After filling out a long questionnaire with a substantial amount of personal information, I was prompted to select a package and enter a payment method.

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The technology remains relatively expensive (20-30 cents a chip), and there is still work to be done hammering out what people want in the way of security standards, durability and the amount of information that can be stored.

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U.S. officials will still have to deal with what intelligence experts call "noise" -- the vast amount of reporting and other data that make it impossible to sort out the right information until the event actually occurs and the patterns are known.

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While there are no surveys determining the percentage of schools nationally that have instituted pay-to-play, what they charge, and the effect on student participation, plenty of information is coming out that the percentage is higher, the amount they charge varies wildly depending upon perceived budgetary needs, and whatever is charged, it is driving down student athletic participation.

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Check out more artwork and information about the game at the official website, and a vast amount of discussion, updates, videos and more at the Kickstarter page where husband and wife team Corey and Lori Cole go in-depth on what makes an adventure-RPG interesting, immersive, and fun.

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Given the amount of information being thrown at motorists, such a system could help take some of the stress out of driving.

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