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v. fed (fĕd), feeding, feeds
a. To give food to; supply with nourishment: feed the children.
b. To provide as food or nourishment: fed fish to the cat.
a. To serve as food for: The turkey is large enough to feed a dozen.
b. To produce food for: The valley feeds an entire county.
1. To eat. Used of animals: pigs feeding at a trough.
2. To be nourished or supported: an ego that feeds on flattery.
a. Food for animals, especially livestock.
b. The amount of such food given at one time.
2. Informal A meal, especially a large one: We had a great feed at the restaurant.
3. The act of providing food, especially to an animal: food given at one feed.
materials of nutritional value fed to animals. Each species has a normal diet composed of feeds or feedstuffs which are appropriate to its kind of alimentary tract and which are economically sensible as well as being nutritious and palatable. Agricultural animals at pasture have a diet which is very variable and subject to naturally occurring nutritional deficiencies. See also ration.
acidification of feed
used to enhance the stomach acidity, reducing pH and salmonella infection as well as improving pig performance.
feed additives
pharmaceutical or nutritional substances that are not natural feedstuffs are added to made-up and stored feeds for various purposes, chiefly to control infectious disease or to promote growth. Improper use may cause poisoning in the subject animals or undesirable residues in food for human consumption produced by the animals. The use of additives in this way is strictly controlled by legislation in most countries. Some of them require a prescription by a veterinarian to comply with local poisons laws. See also mass medication, growth promotants.
feed beets
varieties of Beta vulgaris developed specifically to provide feed for cattle.
feed blocks
nutritional materials pressed into a block form which animals lick or nibble. Used usually as a vehicle for protein and mineral-vitamin mixes with a variable amount of carbohydrate in the form of cereal grain or molasses.
feed budget
comparison of feed required with feed available and likely to be grown during the time of the budget projection.
feed bunk
see feedbunk.
compound feed
a mixture of macro- and micronutrients in appropriate concentrations to be added to grain or concentrate mixtures to provide an adequate diet for high producing animals.
feed concentrates
one method of supplying supplements and additives is to prepare a mix of these substances which is added to the basic ration. These mixes are called concentrates and, because they usually have a high content of cereal grains, mixes that contain only grain are also called concentrates.
feed conversion
units of production (e.g. lb or kg weight gain) per unit of feed fed (lb or kg weight of feed fed) during a specified time period.
feed conversion rate (FCR)
the number of pounds or kilograms of the ration needed to produce 1 pound or kilogram of animal under standard conditions.
feed deprivation
complete or partial withholding of feed.
forage feed
hay, ensilage, green chop. Any feed with a high cellulose content relative to other nutrients.
feed grade
said of a consignment of grain. Suitable for animal feed but not for human consumption.
feed grain
cereal and other grains used as animal feed. Includes wheat, barley, oats, rye, maize, sorghum.
feed hopper
a funnel shaped bin used to store grain or pelleted feed.
pelleted feed
concentrated foods made into pellets. Have the advantages of ease of handling, lack of dust and waste, and a standard composition of the pellets. They have the disadvantage of additional cost and the potential danger of destruction of vitamins by heat or compression during processing. A common feeding technique in poultry and rabbits. See also ruminal parakeratosis.
feed poisoning
a group of acute illnesses due to ingestion of contaminated food. It may result from allergy, toxemia from foods such as those inherently poisonous or those contaminated by poisons, foods containing poisons formed by bacteria or bloodborne infections. Food poisoning usually causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract (gastroenteritis).
feed refusal
the patient is hungry but refuses to eat the particular feed.
feed residues
materials left over from some treatment of pasture or crop, or of animal material from animals that have been treated with for example a chlorinated hydrocarbon. The residues may be toxic to the animals or their risk may be that of subsequent passage to the human food chain.
feed standards
a set of tables which include the amounts of each dietary constituent required by each age and class of animal for maintenance and for different levels of production. When complemented by tables of composition of feeds it is then possible to accurately formulate rations for individual or groups of animals, a process essential for operation of a least-cost ration feeding program.
feed supplements
nutritive materials which are feedstuffs in their own right and which are added to a basic diet such as pasture to supplement its deficiencies. Includes trace elements and macrofeeds such as protein supplements.
feed antibiotic supplement
antibiotics fed to supply undefined growth promotion factors to farm animals. Called also feed probiotic supplements.
feed probiotic supplement
see feed antibiotic supplement (above).
feed utilization
proportion of a feed which can be utilized by the patient for bodily functions; abnormality may be a characteristic of the feed or of the patient's digestive or metabolic processes.
Patient discussion about feed
Q. Feeding Tub. How does the Feeding Tub works?
A. Is it easy to feed someone with a feeding tub?. My husband has cancer and can not eat any thing. The cancer is in the voice box.
Q. I gave birth 2 weeks ago and I am having real difficulties breast feeding it hurts really bad, and I am constantly worried that my baby isn't eating enough. What can I do?
A. if it really hurts, maybe you should stop it for a while (maybe there is a micro/small wound at your nipple). You should cure it first then you can soon start breastfeeding your baby again.More discussions about feed
Just make sure you have enough drink, be relaxed while breastfeeding, and have enough & healthy nutrition also!
Stay healthy always..
Just make sure you have enough drink, be relaxed while breastfeeding, and have enough & healthy nutrition also!
Stay healthy always..


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(Micro) Zine Of The Week: Razorcake Vol. 58
Posted by Matthew Moyer on March 8, 2012
To prep for Mark Sultan's (aka BBQ) imminent show in St. Aug, you won't go wrong with Razorcake's lengthy interview that takes in all parts of the garage rock titan's anti-career. Features on Pil and Nervous Gender make this issue a win!
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"Solitude," declared author Erica Jong, is "un-American." We seek the company of others.
That's easy in suburbia, where you see your neighbors while fetching the mail or mowing the lawn. But vertical living in the city can be another story.
For urban high-rise dwellers, social activities and gathering spaces go a long way in fostering a sense of community. And even for those residents who treasure privacy, the idea of making connections can be appealing.
At the Lakeshore East collection of high-rise condo buildings in Chicago, residents liken Vanessa Casciano to their cruise ship director. She organizes outings by request and regular activities such as the festival in the park that the development surrounds.
"If a group wants to go to a certain restaurant, I organize that," Casciano said. "If they want to take dance lessons, I find a dance studio."
The development's I Wish Club hosts classes on subjects the residents want to learn, from choosing wine to making sushi.
Single residents prefer club and restaurant outings, said Casciano. "Many of them don't have families here, so they want to meet other people their age," she said.
Young parents prefer children's play groups and holiday parties. Empty-nesters ask Casciano to arrange trips to Chicago's cultural events.
"The social activities give it a neighborhood atmosphere," said Priscilla Mims, who bought a condo last year at Aqua, the newest Lakeshore East building. "I moved here from an active neighborhood in Oak Park, so I like it."
The balconies in her building, she said, serve as urban front porches, where neighbors watch the city's fireworks shows in unison. The building's deck has a pool, running track and fire pit.
A retiree in her 50s, Mims looks forward to warm weather, when she can join her neighbors in the park for movie nights. Meanwhile, she has joined a book club and organized a voter-registration event.
"I live alone, so coming home to a building where people greet you by name is nice," said Mims. "It's those little things that make you feel part of a community."
The Q Room and fitness center clinched the deal for Jordan Lemick and his fiancee, Emily Rolling, when they bought a condo last year at 565 Quincy in Chicago.
"I know the other people who work out at 5:30, and she knows the ones who work out at 4 o'clock," said Lemick. Weekends, they join other 20-something residents in the Q Room to bowl, watch ballgames or play poker.
"It's not just the chance to socialize but also to network," said Lemick. "Someone knows about a job, and you hear about it. You need a lawyer, and there's one in the building."
"Most of our buyers are young and single," said Jacob Kaufman, executive vice president of Belgravia Group, developer of 565 Quincy. "The Q Room, which is like one, big rec room, gives them a chance to get together without spending money. It affects the tone of the whole building. When people get to know each other, everyone's friendly."
An outdoor swimming pool, sundeck and garden help draw buyers to Michigan Avenue Tower II in Chicago, said sales consultant Brenda Cochran.
"We have a lot of young professionals," she said. "Instead of entertaining at their places, they can sit by the pool." In the winter, they meet their neighbors at the building's free weekly yoga classes.
"Urban country club" is the goal at The Ritz-Carlton Residences, in Chicago, slated for October completion, said its developer, Bruce Schultz, principal of Prism Development Co. Unit owners in this 89-unit high-rise are wealthy, mostly 45- to 55-year-old empty-nesters, he said. "They can have our chef cook for their dinner party, or they can join their friends in our Landmark Club," said Schultz. The club also includes a billiards room, fitness facility and "screening room where you can join your neighbors to watch the Bears lose," Schultz said after the team's defeat.
In some high-rises, management oversees social activities and amenities. Others have social committees, like that at Optima Old Orchard Woods, in Skokie. There, residents plan regular holiday parties and singles' nights, plus special events such as an art show and a house walk.
It is no coincidence pet-friendly buildings tend to be among the more social ones, said the managers at Belle Plaines Commons, in Chicago. In addition to its Girlfriends Club, book club and Testosterone Tuesdays (movies targeted at male audiences), its residents include a group of regular dog walkers.
Communal activities, said the developers, not only boost condo sales but help people feel part of their vertical neighborhoods.
Derived from the Latin prefix "com," community means "together." Together, high-rise residents can comfort a sick neighbor, commence a committee meeting, combine cash for a take-out pizza or compete in a basketball game. Or, they can simply commingle.
"Solitude," declared author Erica Jong, is "un-American." We seek the company of others.


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Remember my Japanese green tea cookie post from two weeks ago that I was working on as part of an upcoming cookie recipe kit? Well, I'm happy to report that after extensive recipe testing (and arduous amounts of taste testing!) my friends at GrubKit and I finally launched our Cookies from Around the World kit.
The kit features ingredients for baking cookies from four countries around the world:
- Italian Cranberry and Pistachio Biscotti
- Japanese Green Tea Shortbread Cookies
- Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
- German Gingerbread Cookies (Lebkuchen)
The cookies in the kit are both from traditional recipes and with inventive modern takes. All the specialty dry ingredients are included in the box, so no need to run out and purchase big packs of ingredients like matcha powder, vanilla beans, and crystallized ginger just for one baking project. We designed the kit with the holidays in mind, as an ideal gift for novice bakers, but you can also invite friends and family over for a cookie baking party or bake them one recipe at at time at your leisure.Read More


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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Giveaway - Thomas Paul Kabuki Tote
I'm happy to host a giveaway today thanks to the folks at CSN Stores who offer great products like kids beds, cookware & home accents. I chose this pretty tote bag from the allmodern.com website. I really love that they offer some great brands like DwellStudio, ferm LIVING & notNeutral. The deal lover in me was pretty impressed with their Modern Deals section as well. I saw some really stylish fitted crib sheets for only $6.25 in that section!
This giveaway is open to U.S. & Canadian readers. For a chance to win this awesome tote bag, here's what you have to do:
1. Leave a comment on this post for one entry.
2. I love my followers & feel like they should get an extra shot at this, so....if you are a follower please leave an additional comment saying, "I'm a follower!" or "I follow your most awesome, wonderful blog." Or something like that.
Of course if you'd like to become a follower from here on out. Please do so & you can get an extra entry as well. Be sure to leave that extra comment letting me know that you're following me because I'm awesome.
Good luck! I will choose one winner on April 7th.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Tiger Roar!
Check out this custom embroidered tiger softie that I made for a sweet customer with a tiger obsessed little boy. :) Drawn by Dylan of course & then I did the rest of the work.
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Monday, March 29, 2010
Weekend Happeneings
The big news of the weekend is that Sadie started riding a two wheel bike. The training wheels came off & she just took off. She was really proud of herself. :)
This is what my days look like lately. These girls want to be outside riding from the minute they wake up in the morning. We have one more week of track break & then Sadie goes back to school. I keep reminding myself that we have to enjoy this weather because it will be scorching hot out there before we know it.
The girls wore their Easter clothes to church yesterday. I found these dresses for $10 at H&M a few weeks back. Done! I love how Sadie poses & Claire makes a silly face.
I keep thinking lately about how much I love having daughters. These girls are so awesome. I'm lucky, for sure. :)
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Saturday, March 27, 2010
Sweet Headband
I like it when my favorite bloggers post photos of themselves. I also realize that I don't post photos of myself very often. I like hiding. It's kinda what I do. I don't even have very many photos of myself in my albums. I'm one of those people that avoids photos because I feel really awkward in front of the camera. Well, I'm going to try to change that. I'm going to try to be better & open myself up more. Allow myself to feel insecure & vulnerable. And these feelings might actually change in the process. So, we'll see!
Anyway, welcome to the bathroom. Ha ha. I wanted to show you all my adorable new headband. I asked my sister Kimberly to make me a peacock feather headband & this is what she created. Super cute, am I right? She's been working on some more headbands & such that should be available in my shop sometime in the near future. I am loving headbands lately. :)
That's it for now. Maybe next time you see me I won't be taking photos of myself in the dirty bathroom mirror. :)
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Friday, March 26, 2010
Please Vote For My Bunny
My Bouncy Bunny made it into the Etsy Voter series Which item do you want in your Easter basket? Will you please go on over & vote? Of course you can vote for any item you'd like, but I'll love you so much more if you vote for my buck tooth cutie! :)
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Skirts For Sale
I've started making & adding some toddler girl skirts to the shop using the same fabric that I used for Sadie's dress & Claire's skirt here. I'll be making them in sizes that will fit little girls 2-6 years old. So keep an eye out. I plan to add a couple each day until I use up all my fabric. :)
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One of the perks of living in Vegas is that we get to spend more time with family. This week it was a little field trip to the Clark County Museum with a couple of my sisters & their kids. I have never been to this museum in my life & I thought it was really cool.
It's still really weird to us that we're living in this town again. But we like it.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Mens Shirt to Toddler Skirt Part 2
This time I was working with a polo shirt. I didn't want it to be really poofy, so I cut a rectangle out of the side.
I serged the top & bottom hems & sewed the open side together. Then I made a pocket out of red gingham from a thrifted curtain & attached it to the front.
Made a casing & the top & put in some elastic & it was done. But the pocket was huge & it was bothering me a bit. Claire liked it though & immediately started filling it up with stuff. Then Dylan came home from work & laughed at the big kangaroo pocket saying is was comedically out of proportion.
So I got my seam ripper out & took the pocket off. Made it smaller & sewed it back on (slightly crooked) & then added a little blue button for cuteness. I like it better like this. :)
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Winner - Pretty Little Mini Quilts
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Mens Shirt to Toddler Skirt
I started with an old button down shirt of Dylan's that was headed to trash because of a rip in the elbow.
Drew a few straight lines & cut.
Serged the top & bottom & sewed down both sides of the buttons.
Then I made a casing at the top & put in some elastic. And I sewed some lace to the underside of the skirt hem. Please ignore my horribly sloppy stitching line at the bottom.
I'll be honest with you. I don't love this skirt. Perhaps I should have taken more time with measuring & all. It sits a bit funky on Sadie. It's a little shorter in the back than the front. I sorta hate this lace. I think it's too big & made the skirt end up looking sorta little house on the prairie-ish. But whatever! My girls were amazed that I turned daddy's shirt into a skirt.
Drew a few straight lines & cut.
Serged the top & bottom & sewed down both sides of the buttons.
Then I made a casing at the top & put in some elastic. And I sewed some lace to the underside of the skirt hem. Please ignore my horribly sloppy stitching line at the bottom.
I'll be honest with you. I don't love this skirt. Perhaps I should have taken more time with measuring & all. It sits a bit funky on Sadie. It's a little shorter in the back than the front. I sorta hate this lace. I think it's too big & made the skirt end up looking sorta little house on the prairie-ish. But whatever! My girls were amazed that I turned daddy's shirt into a skirt.
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Monday, March 22, 2010
Giveaway Reminders
1. mini kitchen, 2. mini calendar, 3. my valentine goodies, 4. After: Play Area - a little wall decor
Remember that we are giving away a $25 gift certificate to the shop!!! To enter for this giveaway, you just need to upload a photo of your Sparkle Power stuff as it's displayed in your home to the Sparkle Power Pals flickr group. You have until the end of March to get your photos up & we'll be randomly choosing one winner. Check out some of the awesome group photos above!
We love seeing new photos pop up in this group. It's really nice for us to be able to see where our stuff ends up after we send them off in the mail.
Also, don't forget to get your name in for the Pretty Little Mini Quilts book giveaway. This one ends on Wednesday, so make sure you've got your comment in. :)
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Friday, March 19, 2010
Bunny Softies for Easter
I'm so excited to finally share these with you guys! Last year I made some little softie bunnies for my daughters for Easter. This year I've made some for you! Well, if you want to purchase them from our shop. :)
Once again, these bunnies are drawn by Dylan & stitched & stuffed by me. I chose some really great vintage fabrics for their bellies & back sides.
Perfect size for toting around. My girls love them & are once again disappointed that they are not for us to keep. While hugging one Claire said, "I want to take this to bed with me." So cute! I'm pretty sure I can whip up a few for them before Easter rolls around.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
I Heart Guacamole
Trying to figure out my plan of attack for today. My ears are humming. I came down with the flu earlier this week & my head & ears have been clogged up since yesterday. I expected to wake up today feeling normal...not the case, but we're getting there...slowly.
Anyway, in my procrastinating starting the day, I sat here in front of the computer & came across this photo from last week. I love it. They're eating chips & guacamole. I love that the girls are sitting on the counter top. I love their feet & their messy braids. I love that Sadie is feeding a baby doll a chip. I love that all my peeps are right there next to each other. As a home cook, I love to see my food bring everybody together. :)
My quick guac is just avocados, green onions, lime juice, cilantro & salt. Nothing fancy, but we all love it.
This photo also gives you a little look at our kitchen here in my parents' basement. My Dad took these cupboards & counter tops from a remodeling job that he did. They were just going to get thrown out! Pretty resourceful. I learned from the best! The fridge is pretty old & also pretty loud. Not a good combination with my loud humming ears. I've been saying "Huh?" a lot. Ha ha.
Now that Dylan has started working here in Vegas, we plan to find a place of our own to live, but we want to wait until the school year is over so that Sadie can finish off Kindergarten without any more interruptions. We are so thankful for my parents & all the help they've given us.
Keeping my fingers crossed that I can hear again soon!
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Labels: family life
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Book Giveaway - Pretty Little Mini Quilts
I was really excited to get my copy of Pretty Little Mini Quilts a few weeks ago. I have one little quilt in the book & it was really exciting to finally see it in print. I remember working on this quilt over Labor Day weekend of 2008! The quilt went up for sale through the Craft Hope for Haiti etsy shop & has already found a new home here. :) Love that!
The book is really great & I loved looking at all the other designers pieces. Definitely check it out if your in the mood to make a little quilt!
Lark Books was so great to send me an extra copy of the book to giveaway! You know the drill...leave a comment on this post with your e-mail address & anything else you want to say. I will choose one winner next Wednesday the 24th. Good luck!
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Sundress For Sadie
Last night while watching Project Runway, I decided to get all designerly myself & started making Sadie a dress without a pattern. I had it in my mind & just had to work through it & get it out. It's not perfect, but I'm happy with it. She didn't want to stop watching TV so that I could take a photo. Ha ha!
The fabric is from a tapestry bedspread that I bought on clearance at Target from their dorm room line a while back.
I used elastic in the back so that she could get it on & off easily. By the way, the notions wall is on sale 50% off at Joann's right now. I like to stock up on elastic whenever this sale comes up. I got a bunch of 1" no roll elastic for 50 cents a yard. I use elastic in skirts & pajama bottoms so it's good to stock up on.
And because I had the fabric out & in only takes about 20 minutes, I whipped up a little skirt for Claire in the same fabric.
They get really excited about the clothes that I make them & it makes me feel super happy.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Oilcloth Lunch Bag
For the working man...a woodgrain oilcloth lunch bag. It's super cool because it's reuseable & it's woodgrain! I first saw a lunch bag like this on Design Sponge. They have a tutorial, but I used the tutorial on Skip to my Lou for some reason.
I purchased my oilcloth from The Fabric Farm. I ordered 1 yard & I have a lot of the fabric still left over. I think I'll save it for some baby bibs or a changing pad, or maybe some more lunch bags.
Anyway, I think the Mister will like it. :)
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SAN JOSE — The Sharks announced Wednesday they have extended the contract of assistant general manager Joe Will. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Will, a member of the Sharks organization since the franchise's inception in July 1990 and thought to be a general manager-in-waiting, was first promoted to assistant general manager in the fall of 2011. He was the team's director of hockey operations from 2004-2011, and has also previously served as assistant to the general manager and scouting coordinator.
"Joe is an invaluable member of our hockey department," Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said in a statement. "We are extremely pleased that he has committed himself to staying and working in San Jose, despite being approached with several opportunities by other NHL clubs. We're fortunate to have him in our organization."
In what may be a tumultuous offseason for the team, the Sharks' front office and coaching staff has remained intact since the team's first round loss to the Los Angeles Kings. Both Wilson and coach Todd McLellan were both retained, and McLellan's assistant coaches — Jay Woodcroft and Jim Johnson — will also be back. Larry Robinson will also return as associate coach, and also serve as director of player development.
In addition, as general manager of the Worcester Sharks, Will oversees all hockey operations efforts for the Sharks American Hockey League affiliate, including player evaluation, player contracts and player recall and reassignments.
"I have an immense sense of loyalty to the Sharks organization and to the people I work with," Will said in the statement. "As a charter member of this franchise, San Jose is where I want to be. I think there is some unfinished business here and we are entering an exciting phase of transitioning the club."


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Sunday, January 13, 2008
The Problem of Hacked Accounts
The best way for people to avoid having their account hacked is to be rigorous about their computer security. But sometimes people make mistakes. So what are some other ideas that Blizzard could implement that would help security?
Here are three ideas that I had that could help stem the tide of hacked accounts:
Remove hyperlinks from the WoW Forums
The WoW forums are one of the main vectors of keylogger transmission. It's compounded by the fact that your account and password for the forums are the same as the ones for your game. Most people will not take the extra effort to cut and paste a link rather than just clicking on it. So the lack of hyperlinks will probably cut the spread of a keylogger infection significantly.
The price here, of course, is that you wouldn't be able to link to other useful sites. I personally get a fair number of hits from the link in my signature on the forums. So you would damage the "eco-system" of WoW websites.
Make the user select a secret image upon logging in
A password is just text. You can detect someones password by detecting the keys pressed. There is a one-to-one correspondence between a key and a letter. Every time you type your password, it is the same. So we need something that is harder to detect than a straight key press.
One idea is to have the user select a secret image when setting the original password. Then when logging in, you type your password and choose an image from an array of possibilities. The location of the image changes each time. All you can really tell from outside the program is the exact co-ordinates of the mouse-click.
Since the image's location will change each time, the co-ordinates of the mouse-click will change each time, and it will become harder for a keylogger to capture the necessary information to access the account.
Safe Mode
Have World of Warcraft create a "signature" of the physical machine used to create the account for the first time. This signature would be derived from the physical characterstics of the machine including things like the processor, amount of ram, hardware installed, etc.
When a computer connects to the account, its signature is compared to the signature on file. If the signature is different, the account starts up in "Safe Mode". In Safe Mode you wouldn't be allowed to do stuff like sell or disenchant soulbound blues and epics, spend more than 100 gold, or withdraw items from the bank. Guild officers would not be able to invite, promote, or remove people from the guild.
The idea here is that WoW is basically saying, "Hey, this isn't your normal computer, so I'm going to be very suspicious." Of course, people will occasionally play from different computers, or a laptop, so you can't prevent them from logging in entirely.
As well, you would need some mechanism for changing the computer signature on file for when people get new computers or upgrade. In many ways, this idea is similar to Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage, and it will have the same issues that system has.
Anyways, those are three ideas I had which could help stem the problem of hacked accounts. I don't think that there is anything (short of banning asymmetric trades, which I think is overkill), that Blizzard could do to eliminate the problem entirely. The point of weakness that allows for the installation of keyloggers and computer hacks lies outside Blizzard's control.
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I like your Idea with the Pictures, simple and effective.ReplyDelete
Some other Tips that helps to prevent such things:
- For your daily business: Play, Surf, etc., always use an account without admin rights.
- Use a Software Firewall ,who can block outgoing software calls (so even a keylogger would log, he can't send the data out)
- From Time to time, look into Processes or in the Startup Files, for suspicious programs (use "msconfig" in START->Run)
Quoting Microsoft's 10 immutable laws of computer security:ReplyDelete
Law #1: If a bad guy can persuade you to run his program on your computer, it's not your computer anymore.
None of your proposed solutions actually improve security, because they (at best) address symptoms, not the cause. They are simply security theatre: they only show that something is being done, even if that something is ineffective at best.
First, the hyperlinks in forums: The problem is not that people click hyperlinks, it's that their computers can be infected just by doing that. This is not Blizzard's problem. It's primarily the browser vendors' problem, and secondarily anti-virus vendors' problem. Blizzard's site is not the only site where malicious people post links to keyloggers, far from it. BTW, Clicking vs copy-pasting is a moot point, since Blizzard's forums do not allow you to disguise a hyperlink in any way. What you see is what you get. You yourself admit that forbidding hyperlinks carries a significant cost. Are you sure it's worth it?
Secret image: If the attacker has such access to the target computer that he run code in kernel mode and thus can splice into peripheral I/O and record keystrokes, he most definitely has enough access to record video as well. This only hinders legitimate users while offering no real security against attackers. Giving something for nothing is not a trade-off you want to make.
Finally, the "safe" mode. While it may offer some security gains, it's also a huge hassle for both Blizzard's customer service and more importantly, the customers themselves. The minor security benefit (which can be sidestepped by virtualization), is miniscule compared to the huge number of people who have multiple computers and/or upgrade their computers.
I won't use the official forums these days, as I do see it as an increased security risk. At least in-game you don't have to enter both your account name and your password, unlike the forums.ReplyDelete
Our guild bank has already been cleaned out once by hackers, but we managed to get everything back, just about.
Now the permissions are set a lot tighter, so the number of people allowed access to it is severely limited.
How about making items BOG (Bind on Guild)? Once they are in the guild bank they can't be subsequently sold on the AH, say for anything that vendors for more than a few silver.
Forum links could be disabled for all but a list of sites deemed safe by the forum mods.ReplyDelete
The secret image method is just hobbled two-factor authentication. Truly secure two-factor would use a username (password optional) to log in initially and then a random character/number sequence sent to the user via email/sms. Email/sms would be like getting an "account activation" email every time you tried to log into a website, not just when you create your account.
Safe mode is probably a bit much.
They could create and distribute a linux native client...That would offer many of us additional protections and I could dump windows. (sorry, WINE is too much work to set up properly for playing wow. I work on configuration all day, I don't want to do it when I'm playing too).ReplyDelete
I like your idea for #2. The government uses a similar technique for managing personnel pay. I know people say not to use Auto-updaters for WoW addons but I do. I also, virus scana nd run AdAware after I do my updates.ReplyDelete
My guild officers are afraid I'm going to be hacked but I am very careful of any executable run on my machine.
I got a simple solution to most of the dangers of the internet; a firefox plug-in called no-script.ReplyDelete
It initially blocks all scripts on a website, until you put the script and it's source on the whitelist (with the click of a button). I only let the main site's scripts run, and all banners,adds and suspicious scripts remain off. Using hitman pro I had only 1 infection in over half a year ^^
Real security is layered. First layer is not downloading or clicking on strange stuff. Second layer is your Anti-virus security software. Third layer is the OS. Fourth layer is Blizzard's stuff. You should always assume that the previous layers can be broken. Blizzard can't control what Microsoft does or does not fix, and that doesn't absolve them of the responsibility to do what they can.ReplyDelete
The WoW forums are an extremely potent transmission vector for WoW keyloggers. There's a large audience, 99% of which plays WoW. Your login is the same as your WoW login, so once you have that, a keylogger can easily post links and propogate the its spread. There is no other forum which is as perfect as the WoW forums. Other sites have much smaller audiences, and may use different logins and passwords. That inhibits the spread of the keylogger infection.
Finally, the pictures idea is not two-factor authentication, hobbled or otherwise. It's a slightly stronger form of one-factor authentication, specifically aimed at basic keyloggers. Recording keystrokes is very trivial. Recording video, or image recognition software, is less trivial. Two-factor authentication would require something you are, or something you have, which is impractical for an internet based application.
To be honest, I kind of liked Safe Mode the best. I think that most people, though not all, would play from the same computer all the time. And the restrictions I've put in Safe Mode would still allow you to play 95% of the game, and accumulate stuff. You just can't get rid of stuff.
I just went Ret in 3s, and I took top 10 undefeated.ReplyDelete
Since occasionally you have decent content, and what seems to be a consistent viewer base, if you want me to make a "high end arena" ret article, I wouldn't mind sharing some experience. You seem to be really gun-ho on Paladins as a hybrid, and, for the first time in a long while I actually feel like one, rather than a healer / cleanser.
I never really considered Ret as a viable spec until today. I always compared Ret Paladins to other melee classes, and in that regard they fall short. No interrupt, no snare, no healing debuff etc. etc. I'm sure you've heard it all before. After a few games however, I can see how Paladins can still play support as Ret, and the things that make Holy so strong are still there.
As for on topic, use Firefox, and you'll get 99.9% less Keyloggers.
Sure, Azreal, if you want to write something up, I'd be happy to post it.ReplyDelete
As for Firefox, once it gets popular enough, people will start writing hacks for it. There's too much money to be made for them not to do so.
Either way, it goes back to the idea of layers. Counting on the previous layers that you do not control is never enough.
Also, right now on the WoW Guild Relations forum, there's a thread about someone who logged onto an ex-guildmate's account and sharded all their gear. Or if a couple breaks up and one of them knows the other's account info.ReplyDelete
Now, it's easy to say that you just shouldn't share your account info, but a Safe Mode predicated on the physical signature of your computer would help prevent this kind of stuff from happening.
Popular theme this. I just finished my blogpost on the matter hereReplyDelete
(don't worry keylogger free :P)
So for those suffering from paranoia check for a few options what you can do right now to help reduce the risk of keyloggers.
I do however like the idea of additional picture verification in WoW itself. The presence alone would put a damper on the use of the 'dumb' keyloggers at least on a temporary basis untill the hackers adjust to the new situation.
With a little luck methods like that will inflate the size of the keyloggers significantly. And the bigger they are and the more things they have to do the more easily they are detected.
Either way I wish all of you the best of luck fighting off these greedy endevours.
- Anonymous1:10 PM, January 16, 2008
The true solution to this is for Blizzard to implement a keychain dongle with the game. You plug it into your usb jack when you want to play. The dongle is unique to your account and is required to login to your account. Other software vendors have used this in the past relatively successfully even though normally they use it to prevent piracy rather than keylogging.ReplyDelete
The cost to implement this feature is not low however which is the true reason that Blizzard has not implemented it. Some people absolutely hate the idea as well.
I like the idea of no more hyperlinks, but I still believe that people will get hacked. Blizzard should really implement thatReplyDelete
A guildie of mine actually got hacked today and I don't think he ever visits the forums. =(
I'll make a post on RRVS on the subject at some time in the future as well.ReplyDelete
We've discussed options in our guild forum as well.
I like the picture idea, but once the keylogger has your password, he just tries it with every picture. But we could lock out the account after a few tries. Hmm... 9 million customers clicking wrong once in while, that's a support nightmare I would not want to face.ReplyDelete
How about extending that idea to the whole keyboard? Like done here: https://www.treasurydirect.gov/RS/BPDLogin?application=rs
- Garrett D9:08 AM, January 18, 2008
I used to play Runescape for a long time (I AM NOT ASHAMED!!!) and a recent addition (well it was recent the last time I played which was a few years ago) was a new login system. To access your bank, you had to put in a 4-digit PIN. Once you unlocked your bank with that PIN, you wouldn't have to enter your pin again for the rest of that session. I think you could also set it to require the PIN every time you tried to access the bank, regardless of whether or not you already had done so before during that session. The important part was that it was not a typed PIN, but it was a 3x3 clickable square, and every time you clicked a number, the numbers were randomly moved about, so unless your hacker has a program running a video screen capture on your computer (which is highly unlikely :P), nobody can access your bank.ReplyDelete
Of course that doesn't help the items in your inventory, or all your gold, or all your currently-equipped items, but it's still a step in the right direction. I also think that numbers would be a lot easier to remember than pictures (at least for me, but thats just how my brain works).
Like Shalkis said, a lot of the problem comes from other sources. People running un-updated, and just generally unsafe operating systems. People using unsafe browsers (Internet Explorer ftl...get Firefox or even better Opera...man I love Opera).
I have a mac and I run Opera, so generally if I know something I'm about to click is a keylogger/virus/spyware/whatever, I can click it anyway and nothing happens. I just get an error message telling me that what I just clicked isn't what it's supposed to be.
Having to check your computer for viruses and keyloggers on a daily or even weekly basis seems ridiculous to me. I've successfully operated a PC for the past 8 years without any troubles at all with viruses, spyware, etc. But thats because I know what to look for, how to avoid those things, and I'm the only one to ever use the computer.
Safe Mode just seems ridiculous, and causes more problems than it solves.
Running Linux is also a great option for WoW players on PCs, if they're up for the task.
Also, don't think that having a new browzer (like Firefox, which isn't super-new anymore) keeps you safe. There are hackers working on exploits for every different browzer our there, and the only way you can avoid them is to find the most reliable and impenetrable browzer that still fits your needs as a patron of the internet.
- Beltiras3:41 PM, January 18, 2008
How about selling the USB keys? If you want the added security layer, you can buy it.ReplyDelete
I don't think the cost of a security dongle would be a big issue. Blizzard would be producing a massive quantity (~4 million), and that will drive costs down to a trivial level.ReplyDelete
However, the support issues would be a massive headache. People are going to lose their dongle, have it stolen, forget it elsewhere, and god knows what else. I think it would cause significant support issues, and that is what would hold back Blizzard adopting a physical token.


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Three months ago this urgency drove us to issue an Earth Day Challenge for Facebook to announce a plan by April 22nd to put the company on the path to phase out coal and become clean energy champions over the next decade (see here for more details). This would not only be a wonderful present for Mother Earth, but especially timely considering Facebook's rapid growth -- as the company is likely to build more data centres in the near future.
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During all of this action, we've also seen encouraging steps from Facebook. The company's first custom data centre opened in Oregon, USA, last week, and while primarily powered by coal, Facebook did show its comfort with renewable technology by installing solar on their roofs. We made the following statement:
Though this solar array may be quite small in the amount of electricity it can deliver relative to the amount required to power Facebook's new data centre, we see this as another encouraging sign . . . hopefully this initial investment in renewable energy will quickly translate into a bigger commitment to power Facebook with clean energy and move away from coal and other dirty sources of electricity.
More importantly Facebook announced its Open Compute Project, an open sourced model for building data centres. When asked by Treehugger, we provided the following statement:
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We appreciate the initiative taken by you to make notice of the dangerous gas emission through these companies.
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We appreciate the initiative taken by you to make notice of the dangerous gas emission through these companies.
Facebook, Apple and other such firms should seriously think on this point and try to curtail their emissions.
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Casey: This infographic illustrates the impact of data center pollution on our environment:
Casey: This infographic illustrates the impact of data center pollution on our environment:
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I'm actually considering whether or not to renew my membership, something I thought I never would do.
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Dear Greenpeace,
I'm actually considering whether or not to renew my membership, something I thought I never would do.
I am asking to be persuaded otherwise. I consistently spread your campaigns and support you, my friends actually hear Greenpeace and think of me. I'm currently living in France, but for Christmas I sent my family Greenpeace t-shirts and had them take a picture and send it to me... However, I am extremely disappointed and confused.
I am from a small coal mining town in Pennsylvania, so I strongly support sustainable energy as I have seen the affect coal has on the environment first hand. I have signed all of the petitions you've sent. I even wrote personal letters to the late Congressman Murtha engaging in a dialogue about changing the small town from a coal and steel based town to one focusing on the production of parts required to build the products to produce sustainable energy.
As a result, I was closely following your "Defriend Coal" campaign...Or what evolved into the "Defriend coal by Earth Day" campaign which then devolved or vanished.
I was studying the campaign as part of my digital advocacy class which is part of my Masters of Global Communication. I was eagerly counting down the hours until I would hear how Greenpeace would respond to the action that was obviously not being taken by Facebook (there was no build up on Greenpeace's part which made it quite obvious). However, instead, there seemed to be an effort to distract people from the campaign suddenly reemphasizing the Nuclear crisis in Japan and efforts in the Arctic.
I tried to write objective comments to the Facebook page as well as the blog and my comments were either deleted or not approved.
So I'm wondering...Why didn't Greenpeace use the momentum created behind the "Defriend Coal by Earth Day" campaign and the competition to hold Facebook accountable for not taking action? Any other campaign you would have used this as a launching point....Remember Nestle?
Were you paid off by Facebook to prolong your silence? Are you in some agreement with Facebook?
What is going on and why are you trying to silence people that ask questions? You hold other organizations accountable for their injustices...Aren't you being a little hypocritical?
This is terrible PR on your part.
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Robert Barham announced the following opening to recreational and commercial fishing in a portion of Plaquemines Parish effective 6 a.m., tomorrow July 8, 2010.
The portion of state inside waters east of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish south of 29 degrees 38 minutes 12 seconds north latitude near Mozambique Pt. and north of the eastern shore of the Mississippi River from the Twin Pipeline Canals at 89 degrees 42 minutes 32 seconds west longitude eastward to the double-rig line and 89 degrees 28 minutes 06 seconds west longitude near Sable Island.
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Yasser Arafat's body has been exhumed for investigation, bringing back memories of the unpredictable Palestinian leader and the Middle East in which he operated. That news broke just as a conventional wisdom began to take hold that the Middle East today is much more dangerous, unstable, violent and anti-American than before. Let's take a look at the facts.
In the 1980s, the newly empowered, radical Islamic Republic of Iran unsettled the Middle East with its promise to spread its revolution to the rest of the region. The other powerful players were despots like Saddam Hussein and Hafez Assad, backed and supplied with arms by the Soviet Union. Lebanon was in the midst of a bloody civil war that engulfed not only itself but also the Palestinians and Israel. Iran and Iraq fought a gruesome war with over 1 million casualties. Hizballah attacked U.S. armed forces directly, forcing a humiliating withdrawal from Lebanon. A CIA station chief was captured and tortured, and U.S. secrets and interests compromised. And that was just in one decade!
Consider those days from Israel's point of view. During the 1980s, Jerusalem faced well-armed regimes in Iraq and Syria, leading members of the rejectionist camp that urged permanent hostilities against Israel. No Arab regime other than Egypt would speak openly of peace with Israel. The official charter of the Palestine Liberation Organization called for the destruction of Israel and its replacement with a Palestinian state. Arafat's chief tactic was terrorism against Israelis, Europeans and Americans.
Today the Soviet Union has collapsed, Saddam is gone, and the regime of Assad's son Bashar is tottering. Israel has grown to become a regional military superpower. Its defense budget is larger than those of all its neighbors put together; its technological advantages put it in another league. The Palestinian Authority affirms Israel's existence and works with it regularly. Iran remains a real threat, but it is isolated, sanctioned and contained like few other countries in history. It is roiled by discontent at home and facing the combined opposition of the secular Arab states, Israel and the Western powers. The U.S. is the only outside force with any clout in the region.
In a recent Washington Post column, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned that Syria's chaos could upend the Middle East and threaten U.S. interests as a result. Syria is indeed in chaos. But it is most problematic for Iran, the Assad regime's primary and perhaps only sponsor. Tehran faces multiple problems in Syria. It is propping up a regime that is in slow-motion decay, it is suffering the political embarrassment of supporting a cruel dictator in an Arab world that is moving away from such regimes, and it is bleeding cash to keep Syria afloat. From a brutally realpolitik perspective, a Syria that is bleeding and unsettled keeps Iran stuck in its own quagmire.
Syria's chaos has produced a humanitarian nightmare, however, which must be addressed. It is also causing some regional instability. The Kurds of Syria, in particular, are fleeing and joining up with Kurds in Turkey and Iraq. But the chance that this will lead to the redrawing of borders is remote. Most nations have strange and artificial borders, many drawn by former colonial masters. (Just look at Africa.) But they are rarely redrawn.


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Henar Hevia Pérez, researcher in the area of Genic Therapy and Hepatology at the Applied Medicine Research Centre (CIMA)of the University of Navarra, has discovered the protective role of the methylthioadenosine (MTA) molecule in an in vivo inflammation model. The doctor has recently defended her PhD thesis at the Faculty of Sciences.
According to the biochemist, the inflammatory component is key in the development of many diseases, including those affecting the liver and, therefore, of vital importance in creating new therapeutic strategies aimed at mitigating their effects.
Besides many other functions, the liver plays an essential role in the metabolism of aminoacids, amongst which are metionine, an essential aminoacid and the metabolism of which is altered in hepatic diseases such as cirrhosis and liver cancer. As a result, the focus of the researchers for some time has been the study of the hepatic metabolism of this aminoacid and the pathological consequences of its alteration.
Inflammation associated with liver pathologies
Dr. Henar Hevia studied the role of an important metabolic derivative of metionine, MTA, in inflammation, a process associated with a great variety of pathologies, including liver damage. These studies were undertaken in both in vivo and in vitro models and, in all of these, the potent anti-inflammatory effect of MTA could be verified. The researcher argues that the administration of MTA prevented the development of the acute inflammatory response and thereby completely protected the test animals against death. Moreover, prolonged treatment with MTA turned out to be quite tolerant and never produced adverse reactions in the animals.
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I was honestly getting worried for a moment there that we'd never hear from Wrabel again after his debut EP. Turns out fam just needed a moment to find himself.
As you recall from my live encounter with him almost 2 years ago, the kid's pipes and overall presence stuck with me more so than the EP I stumbled across on Rdio (RIP) on a random New Music Tuesday. That said, it's important to remember that just because you have excellent songwriting skills and a powerful voice doesn't mean you're a qualified producer, arranger, etc. Kid had to find the sound that was the most himself.
"I Want You" clearly taught him that he doesn't want his fans to sit still, but our friend with his small tuff of curly goldie locks knew that it wasn't *just right* yet.
Enter: "11 Blocks", which just dropped today. Not an EDM anthem, but not solely a piano pounder either. It's just right because it's finally him, all the way down to the hand written lyric video complete with his signature doodles one could find on his Instagram (or his body for that matter) at any given moment.
No more auto tune or chest rattling bass, just an authentic representation of his talents carefully crafted together with the help of some people who took the time to invest in his talents the way that we should be doing with every single artist we choose to get behind.
Every artist should be able to say, "it's me. it feels like me." with every single thing they put out. I'm very excited that you all are able to finally see what I was able to see for myself on September 10th, 2014 at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2.
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Tow-truck safety legislation to honor Springs driver dragged to his death
Don't illegally park around the Capitol today. There will be plenty of tow truck drivers around.
The drivers will be there for a 12:45 p.m. news conference with Senate Majority Leader John Morse and the family of Allen Rose, a tow-truck driver dragged to his death in February. Morse, D-Colorado Springs, will talk about his bill to protect tow-truck drivers while on duty.
Senate Bill 260 is known as the "Allen Rose tow-truck Safety Act." It creates the following two class 3 misdemeanor offenses concerning tow-trucks: unlawful removal of a tow-truck warning sign when the tow-truck is within 10 feet of a carrier vehicle; and unlawful placement of a tow-truck warning sign when the vehicle is not being towed or occupied.
Rose died Feb. 23 when he became tangled in a cable tethering a
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The news conference will be on the southwest corner of the Capitol at 14th and Lincoln. The bill then will be heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee at 1:30 p.m.