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Hello and welcome to my user page at OWASP.org. You'll find some details about my public work and things related to web application security here. My OWASP wiki contributions here.
You can reach me mailto: achim (at) owasp -dot- org, or check some popular social networks (i.e. [linkedin]) ...
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It's difficult to describe my knowledge in the security world without being subjective, hence replace some by whatever your feel happy with. The official title on the v-card will be principal consultant, which means something too.
(Short) CV
I'm doing software development since early '80s, used to networking all the time, and focused on web application security starting this millenium. Meanwhile I've seen coming, have evaluated, have configured and used, and have seen disappearing a lot of WAFs and web application security scanners. Founded sic[!]sec GmbH in 2010.
OWASP Activities
- Helping some Task Forces like Wiki Cleanup (in process)
- Helping in OWASP Top 10 für Entwickler (2013)
- Co-organize the AppSec Europe Research 2013 conference in Hamburg
- Co-organized the German OWASP Day 2011 and German OWASP Day 2012 in München
- Administrating mail and mailing list for owasp.org (since 2012), see also About Mailman at OWASP and Mailman Statistics at OWASP
- I've participated at the OWASP EU Summit 2008 in Faro, OWASP Summit 2011 in Lisboa, OWASP Summit 2017 in Woburn
- Participating in the German Chapter, German Chapter Board Member
- Project leader, maintainer, developer of O-Saft OWASP - SSL advanced forensic tool Project
- Project leader, maintainer, developer of OWASP EnDe Project
- Co-author TLS Cipher String Cheat Sheet
- Reviewer on some other OWASP projects (SoC 2008)
- CAL9000 (added some en-/decoding and request/response functionality; 2006)
OWASP Papers
- Best Practices: Web Application Firewalls (WAF)
- Best Practice: Projektierung der Sicherheitsprüfung von Webanwendungen
- Pentestvorbereitung: Sitemapping
Public Papers / Work
- WAFEC 2.0 - Web Application Firewall Evaluation Criteria (contributor, 2011/2012/2013)
- Best Practices: Virtual Patching (co-author, OWASP Summit 2011)
- HTTP State Management Mechanism RFC 6265 (Cookie) (contributor 2009/2010/2011)
- Best Practice: Projektierung der Sicherheitsprüfung von Webanwendungen (author 2009)
- Web Application Security Threat Classification v2 (contributor 2008/2009/2010)
- Best Practices: Einsatz von Web Application Firewalls (co-author, 2008)
- Sicherheit von Webanwendungen: BSI-Maßnahmenkatalog und Best Practices (author, 2005/2006)
- Web Application Firewall Evaluation Criteria (contributor, 2005)
- Web Application Security Threat Classification v1 (contributor and German translation, 2004/2005)
Things should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler(Einstein)
KISS - keep it simple secure


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Prescott Valley Auto Glass – What Should I know?
Simply put, this is glass that you would find in an automobile. Not too many know that in Prescott Valley there are two major forms of auto glass. Each one is used on certain windows in the automobile. Both types of auto glass are more impact resistant and stronger than regular glass.
What Are the Different Kinds Of Windshield Replacement Prescott Valley Services that are Available?
Laminated safety glass-this glass is generally used on a car's windshield. It is comprised of a couple of pieces of glass that has a slim layer of vinyl. The glass is then heated and pressed together in an autoclave, which is a type of oven. When this glass receives a tough impact it will shatter also but usually the shattered pieces will stick to the vinyl and not fall on the ground.
If the windshield just has a tiny vein or nick, the auto glass professional may be able to repair the tiny vein or nick to keep it from spreading further. The repair will generally take fewer than thirty minutes in Prescott Valley. The vein or nick is cleaned thoroughly and dried. Resin is injected and a material like Mylar is used to hold it in place. The professional cures the resin by using an ultraviolet light.
How Does Windshield Repair Work? - Auto Glass Repairs Explained
In today's society, many people have a very hectic lifestyle between work and family that it is hard to get some things done during other people's workday. For example, if you come out to get into your car to go to work and find that you have a broken or cracked windshield but have a full day of meetings that are going to last past the time the car window repair shop is open. In most states it is illegal to drive with a cracked or broken windshield so what are you going to do. In this case, you need to find shop that offers mobile windshield replacement. Not all shops offer this service, which is where a technician comes to your place of business or residence and replaces the windshield. In addition to replacing a broken or cracked windshield, the technician can try to fix the crack with resin and smoothed out until you can no longer see the damage.
With a cracked windshield, there is a possibility of having a serious accident if the glass collapses before you can get it fixed. In many instances, your car insurance will cover mobile windshield replacement or repair without paying a deductible. Take the time when you get to your office, call a repair shop, and make an appointment to come to your place of business to take care of the problem.
To make sure that your insurance company will pay for this service you should call them before making an appointment to have your windshield fixed. It is very easy to submit a claim for this service. Once you have found out if the service is covered or not, let the insurance company know that you have windshield damage. There are usually no forms to fill out. Once this is done, you call and schedule an appointment to have this taken care of.
When you call the repair shop they will ask for the model and make of your car so they will bring the correct windshield to your place of business or residence to fix the problem. Once the technician arrives at your place of business, they will let you know they are there. After looking at the windshield, the first thing that the technician does is remove the outer lining around the windshield. Then special suction cups are attached to the windshield to lift it up and remove it. The broken windshield is put into the repair truck and a new one is put back in the same way it was removed. Once the windshield is replaced and set in place, your car is ready to drive. The process will usually take no more than fifteen to thirty minutes to complete.
What Should You Look For in a Windshield Service Specialist?
Despite what the kids might think, cars were around when their parents were young. Glass had been invented by then and was even around during their grandparent's time. Sometimes it comes as a shock that anything cool existed before video games and cell phones, but classic cars are definitely cool. When windows need to be replaced, lovers of classic vehicles cannot always turn to the regular auto body repair shop where they get their 2011 Ford windows fixed. The right pieces of glass are not typically in stock, and not all windows fit every make and model of car.
Patterns for auto glass were different forty, fifty, and sixty years ago. There are special patterns for each type of vehicle which specialist auto glass replacement and repair shops have access to. Although tools used to cut this glass are more technically advanced compared to those which cut glass 50 and more years ago, the glass is cut precisely to fit into the windshield of an old-fashioned Desoto, Hudson, Studebaker, or other pre-1960 model. A number of auto body shops specializing in repairing old automobiles possess a library of patterns. If the one a customer wants is not available on-site, they will order the pattern. These professionals appreciate the beauty of an older vehicle and the history around its creation.
If you are still uncertain about which company to give your business to, websites often post pictures of cars they have helped to restore. Use these to find out if a company seems to know what it is doing. Although there are specialist auto body outfits all over the country, finding exactly the right professional for the job is worth a road trip if you needed an excuse for one.


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As County Auditor, my responsibilities are varied and extensive. I am the chief fiscal officer for the county as well as the tax valuation assessor. It is my job to see that the funds of Washington County are spent legally and that tax revenues are distributed properly, but I do not audit anyone. The Auditor of State has that responsibility. As tax valuation assessor, I am required to have each parcel of real estate valued at market value every six years. The Ohio Tax Commissioner typically orders a statistical adjustment three years later based on actual market sales in our County.
Our office processes various license applications on behalf of the State of Ohio, most notably dog licenses. We also administer several property tax reduction programs such as homestead and current agricultural use valuation. As the county sealer of weights and measures, I am required to check dispensing pumps for fuel quantity (not quality), scales and timers for accuracy, and prepackaged items for quantity.
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Senate Bill No. 109
(By Senators Jenkins and Foster)
[Introduced January 11, 2012; referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources; and then to the Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §16-5O-2, §16-5O-3 and §16-5O-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to permitting unlicensed personnel to administer or assist with administration of medications in certain circumstances; defining terms; and providing exemptions from licensure.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §16-5O-2, §16-5O-3 and §16-5O-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
§16-5O-2. Definitions.
As used in this article, unless a different meaning appears from the context, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Administration of medication" means:
(1) Assisting a person in the ingestion, application or inhalation of medications, including prescription drugs, or in the use of universal precautions or rectal or vaginal insertion of medication, according to the legibly written or printed directions of the attending physician or authorized practitioner, or as written on the prescription label; and
(2) Making a written record of such assistance with regard to each medication administered, including the time, route and amount taken. Provided, That However, for purposes of this article, "administration" does not include judgment, evaluation, assessments, injections of medication, monitoring of medication or self-administration of medications, including prescription drugs and self-injection of medication by the resident.
(b) "Authorizing agency" means the department's office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification.
(c) "Department" means the Department of Health and Human Resources.
(d) "Facility" means an ICF/ID, a personal care home, residential board and care home, behavioral health group home, private residence in which health care services are provided under the supervision of a registered nurse or an adult family care home that is licensed by or approved by the department.
(e) "Facility staff member" means an individual employed by a facility but does not include a health care professional acting within the scope of a professional license or certificate.
(f) "Health care professional" means a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy, a podiatrist, registered nurse, practical nurse, registered nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, dentist, optometrist or respiratory care professional licensed under chapter thirty of this code.
(g) "ICF/ID" means an intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability which is certified by the department.
(h)" Location of medication administration" means a facility or location where the resident requires administration of medication or assistance in taking medications.
(h) (i) "Medication" means a drug, as defined in section one hundred one, article one, chapter sixty-a of this code, which has been prescribed by a duly authorized health care professional to be ingested through the mouth, applied to the outer skin, eye or ear, or applied through nose drops, vaginal or rectal suppositories.
(i) (j) "Registered professional nurse" means a person who holds a valid license pursuant to article seven, chapter thirty of this code.
(j) (k) "Resident" means a resident of a facility.
(k) (l)" Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources or his or her designee.
(l) (m) "Self-administration of medication" means the act of a resident, who is independently capable of reading and understanding the labels of drugs ordered by a physician, in opening and accessing prepackaged drug containers, accurately identifying and taking the correct dosage of the drugs as ordered by the physician, at the correct time and under the correct circumstances. However, if the resident is physically unable to place a dose of medication in his or her own mouth without spilling or dropping it, an unlicensed person may place the dose in another container and place that container to the mouth of the individual.
(m) (n) "Supervision of self-administration of medication" means a personal service which includes reminding residents to take medications, opening medication containers for residents, reading the medication label to residents, observing residents while they take medication, checking the self administered dosage against the label on the container and reassuring residents that they have obtained and are taking the dosage as prescribed.
§16-5O-3. Administration of medications in facilities.
(a) The secretary is authorized to establish and implement a program for the administration of medications in facilities in locations of medication administration where the resident requires administration of or assistance in taking medications. The program shall be developed and conducted in cooperation with the appropriate agencies, advisory bodies and boards.(b) Administration of medication pursuant to this article shall be performed only by:
(1) Registered professional nurses;
(2) Other licensed health care professionals; or
(3) Facility staff members who have been trained and retrained every two years and who are subject to the supervision of and approval by a registered professional nurse.
(c) Subsequent to assessing the health status of an individual resident, a registered professional nurse, in collaboration with the resident's attending physician and the facility staff member, may recommend that the facility authorize a facility staff member to administer medication if the staff member:
(1) Has been trained pursuant to the requirements of this article;
(2) Is considered by the registered professional nurse to be competent;
(3) Consults with the registered professional nurse or attending physician on a regular basis; and
(4) Is monitored or supervised by the registered professional nurse.
(d) Nothing in this article may be construed to prohibit any facility staff member from administering medications or providing any other prudent emergency assistance to aid any person who is in acute physical distress or requires emergency assistance.
(e) Supervision of self-administration of medication by facility staff members who are not licensed health care professionals may be permitted in certain circumstances, when the substantial purpose of the setting is other than the provision of health care.
§16-5O-4. Exemption from licensure; statutory construction.
(a) Any individual who is not otherwise authorized by law to administer medication may administer medication in a facility locations covered by this article if he or she meets the requirements and provisions of this article. Any person who administers medication pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be exempt from the licensing requirements of chapter thirty of this code.
(b) All licensed health care professionals as defined in this article remain subject to the provisions of their respective licensing laws.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this article shall not be construed to violate or be in conflict with any of the provisions of articles seven or seven-a, chapter thirty of this code.
(d) Any individual who is employed to provide community-based services at the direction of the individual receiving services, or his or her legally responsible representative, may administer medication if he or she meets the requirements of this article.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit unlicensed personnel to administer medications in certain circumstances. The bill also defines terms and provides exemptions from licensure.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.


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Take a look at what the founders of AIM had in mind 26 years ago when the company came into being. And remember this name, Bella Vladimirsky.
The owners knew they had something to sell, a unique green barley powder. But how to sell it, how to market it, what did they believe, and why.
Well, they could go retail or they could decide on network marketing. They decided on network marketing. With a minimum investment, modern technology, and an excellent compensation plan, network marketing offers the opportunity to build a business through people helping people, each Member doing his or her share, and each Member benefiting from the efforts of everyone.
The AIM Mission Statement reflects company values as well: "The mission of The AIM Companies is to improve the quality and productivity of people's lives by promoting the Healthy Cell Concept® and the highest principles of free enterprise."
AIM's core values statement builds on the founding ideals of the company.
- Respect for the individual.
- Commitment to excellence.
- Dedication to customer service.
- Success through personal initiative.
What evolved was a simple three-word mantra: Nutrition. Opportunity. Success. A piece of the American dream is there for the taking. Not always an easy route but very rewarding along the way.
Royal Emerald Director Bella Vladimirsky came to the United States in 1989, settling with her husband, Arkady, in Texas in 1990. "We came from Moldavia, part of the former Soviet Union, in search of freedom. We had no freedom of opinions, we could not live where we wanted to, we were forbidden to travel abroad, and even domestic travel was restricted. Having a private business was illegal, housing was scarce, and most consumer goods were in short supply and rationed."
From a land where your life is very regulated from cradle to grave to one where freedom to succeed and freedom to fail are a way of life ... came Bella. "AIM was the first company I was introduced to," says Bella, "and I still love it. The products are great, the staff is wonderful, and the educational materials are excellent."
Now think about this, $54. Doesn't seem like a whole lot. Don't try telling that to Bella. That $54 turned her life into something she could never imagine in Russia. "My first check from AIM was for $54. I couldn't believe my eyes. It was the first American money earned by me. I was so excited I called my brother in Russia and told him the news. I decided that if I could make $54, it would be nice to have another check for $500. I set a goal and started to share the products with everyone I knew. I was on the phone calling my Russian friends all over the U.S., sharing with them about AIM. I thought I could earn an income from this. This is how it all started."
The Vladimirsky family lives in the Rio Grande Valley in McAllen, Texas, with a metro population of 700,000. The population is overwhelmingly Hispanic. So how does an immigrant from Russia possessing limited English skills and no ability in Spanish build a downline that pushed her to Royal Emerald status? "The apartment complex we lived in had only three or four families who spoke English. But I was so anxious to share the benefits of the AIM products that I ordered lots of literature in Spanish. I also had one Spanish video. I met ladies in the laundromat at the complex and gave them literature. I dragged them to my apartment, mixed the green barley powder with apple juice, and had them taste it. They enjoyed it and I started taking orders. Then I started having home meetings and soon my entire neighborhood was drinking the green barley juice."
Bella herself was a beneficiary of the product. "I always had low blood pressure and headaches. When I started using the green barley juice powder my headaches disappeared. I thought this was weird and told my husband I needed to go see the doctor. He laughed and told me it was the barley that was helping me."
A bout of illness with her son sealed the deal for her belief in AIM. Arkady and Bella have two children, a daughter and a son. The son, Eugene, came home from school with chicken pox in his throat. "I had read that the barley juice would strengthen the immune system. The doctor told me it would take 10 days for him to recover. But Eugene was in pain so I gave him some green barley juice three times a day. After three days, the chicken pox was gone. I got very excited. That was good motivation for me. I started calling all my friends to share the news."
The AIM experience has not only been good for the family health and their finances, but also adds Bella, AIM is responsible for the best family vacation she has ever had. "We decided to drive to the Boise convention as a high school graduation present for my daughter, Nelly. The trip lasted three weeks and we went 5,000 miles to the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Las Vegas, St. George, Salt Lake City, Yellowstone Park, and the Rocky Mountains. It was our best vacation ever. Once we got to the convention, we were very impressed with AIM, the people we met, and the motivational speakers."
Bella has master's degrees in biology and chemistry, is a certified nutritionist, a certified iridologist, and a registered naturopath. From all this training and her exposure to AIM comes a piece of simple advice, "Stay healthy naturally."
And her heart is never far from what AIM has provided her. "AIM gave me the opportunity to start my own business. AIM has provided me with excellent food supplements that I can promote to other people so they can stay healthy."
Also dear to her is the chance to participate in the American Dream. "We had free education and free medical care in the Soviet Union," says Bella. "But no freedom. Life here in the United States is much better and richer but it is also more complicated. All that freedom means you have choices, opportunities, and responsibilities."
It almost goes without saying, but here goes anyway. Bella wouldn't have it any other way.


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Wrandees XC TT Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Courtesy Randy and Mark
Results from the TT held Thursday night.
For those of you who don't know, this is a free time trial open to anyone - more will be held later. The course goes from the Cowie Hill entrance to the bottom of roller coaster at the parking lot.
The trail conditions were a little wetter than normal, but it was still a great time, with good weather conditions.
Approx 5km
1. Mark Foster, 24:52
2. Dan Smith, 26:01
3. Rob Klue, 27:43
4. Kyle Swain, 28:23
5. Randy Gray, 28:24
6. Roger Nelson, 30:17
7. Mike Ritter/Clay, 30:42
8. Johnathan Burgess, 32:06
9. Craig Degier, 33:27
10. Jason Martin, 35:10
11. Kona Carl Simoneau, 38:14
12. Anthony Lacopia, 39:40
13. Mark Theriault, 49:18
14. Natalie Burke, 51:05
Blizzard Bike Club Fort St. John, BC - June 19th
Courtesy Pat Ferris
Dave Damery won the 16 km. Baldonnel time trial, Thursday, with a time of 24:06 minutes. Stephen Ferris was second at 24:36 and Mike Hientzman third at 24:52. Pat Ferris was 4th at 25:25 and Tammy Howes 5th with 27:11.
A crowd of 30 riders turned out on a breezy evening.
Trevor McDonell was 6th at 27:50, David Ferris 27:52, Gilbert Bilodeau 27:55, Joseph Gladysz 28:21 and Wim Kok at 28:37 made the top ten times.
Brian Maddigan was 11th with 28:51, Ross Garbutt 29:04, Richard Wood 29:06, Ken Nix 29:08, Lisa Verbisky 29:41, Tara Wallace 30:19, Jean Guillemette 30:38, Owen Giebelhaus 30:43, Gord Harris 30:46, Adam Currie 31:14, Angus Gourley 31:37, Jack Gladysz 31:38, Keith Koebel 32:03, Erin Drummond 32:37, Sam Keats 33:11, Barb Polehoykie 33:37, Angela Ripley 34:25, Trisha Gladysz 35:35 and Jolea Bilodeau 40:05.
Lois Harris won the 8 km distance with 20:17 minutes.
The Blizzards have a busy weekend ahead of them on three fronts.
In the Yukon, Ed Fornelli and Rod Lewis are riding the Kluane Chilkat International Relay along with 1200 other riders from all over the world, Saturday. Ed and Rod are doing the solo, 238 km. distance from Haines, Yukon, to Haines, Alaska, along the Haines Highway. It will not be a 'brief' ride on the Haines.
A group of Blizzards will also be in Fort Nelson for the Tirecraft Triathlon, Sunday. Ross Garbutt, Gord Harris, Erin Drummond, Barb Polehoykie, Dean Lowry, Keith Koebel and Lisa Verbisky will all be swimming 1 km. cycling 40 km and running 10 km.
Saturday, locally, there is a 100 km individual time trial, along the Alaska Highway. It starts at Mile 54, goes to Mile 92 and finishes at Mile 73 Shepherds' Inn. This event was previously run in 1995, 1996 and 1997. The riders will be out to smash the old 1995 record of 2:30:26. Race time is 10:00 am.
Sunday there is a 40 km. Cecil Lake individual time trial at 10:00 am. S & S Turbines Time Trial Champion Mike Hientzman will be out to improve on his jersey winning time from the last outing.
Monday is Duathlon #4 starting at the Baldonnel School at 7 pm. It features a 2 km run, 8 km. bike and another 2 km. run.
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What the Election Results Mean for You -- and Your Pocketbook
GOP gains in Tuesday's congressional elections will bring big change. Or will they?
Voters sent Democrats a blunt message of repudiation Tuesday night, making it clear that they're disappointed with the party that's been running Washington for the past two years. Americans are angry and worried about big government, big deficits and big unemployment -- and the government's inability to address those issues.
But what kind of change can Republicans bring? On the No. 1 issue of spurring economic growth and creating jobs, the answer is "Not much." Further fiscal stimulus is out of the question, a nonstarter because of deficit concerns. So, too, are big new tax cuts. And the most important element -- restoring consumer and business confidence -- has never been an arrow in Congress' quiver. The best that lawmakers can do is avoid making things worse and hope that conditions improve before they have to face voters again.
Beyond that, what exactly will this election mean for you? Here's a rundown.
•An extension of the Bush tax cuts -- a temporary one lasting a year or two -- keeping marginal rates at current levels. Another fix for the alternative minimum tax is certain. A compromise on the estate tax seems likely -- one of the few moves to the middle that stands a better chance than before. The Obama tax cuts (included in the 2009 stimulus), which gave most Americans more money, may be allowed to expire in January as planned. That would mean a tax hike.
•Lower government spending, but the cuts won't put much of a crimp in the overall national debt. Democratic plans to spend more on education, railroads, highways, green tech, job retraining and more will be stopped cold or reversed. Safety net programs -- unemployment, Medicaid and the like -- will get less money, though no gutting is likely.
•No repeal of the health law. Republicans will make a big push for repeal, as promised, but they won't get anywhere. More likely to succeed are attempts to rein in regulators by balking at funding for parts of the law. But Democrats will still have enough votes -- and a White House veto -- to keep the changes to a minimum. Rather than assume the law will go away or be gutted, it'll make more sense for employers and individuals to figure out how to adapt to it.
•More, not fewer, business regulations. Companies worked hard to get a GOP House, hoping to stop the Obama administration's aggressive approach to federal regulation, but business interests may not be happy with the result. Odds are the White House will try to do an end run around a Congress that won't pass the legislation it wants. Plus the constant fighting spells increased uncertainty for businesses, making long-term planning difficult.
•Little for labor. As big losers in the election, unions face certain disappointment. For example, no card check legislation is likely, not even a watered-down compromise. The National Labor Relations Board and the Labor Department will push some regulatory and legal changes that would help unions and improve worker safety, but every move will be hard fought, and compromises may be necessary.
•No climate change legislation. Congressional action will be impossible, but the Environmental Protection Agency will push ahead with rules. The GOP will try to stall, with better results than on health care -- but not much better.
•Minimal policy changes in banking or housing. Republicans will give lip service to repealing this year's regulatory bill, but they won't mount a serious try. They may delay the confirmations of key administration officials and otherwise try to slow implementation, with minimal results. More likely: A successful push to overhaul Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which could have big implications for housing markets.
•No significant changes to Social Security or Medicare. The president's debt commission will likely put entitlement reform on the agenda for the next Congress, but an agreement is very unlikely before the 2012 presidential elections.
•At least a temporary boost for stock markets. Markets typically rise after midterm elections, but if gridlock persists, that will start to weigh them down.
The bottom line: Less change than voters may have thought they were getting, in part because Americans aren't sure what policies they support and in part because Republicans will be less able to deliver anyway. President Obama won't be able to muscle through sizeable initiatives, but neither will Republicans. Both parties only have enough power to say no. Voters who want a government that sits on the sidelines more often will be pleased. Those who want the two parties to stop bickering and work together on the country's big problems will be disappointed.
And remember, the campaign for 2012 begins in earnest now. That will drive the decisions that politicians make over the next two years.


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Logistics and production site in Hamburg
Hamburg, April 2016 -
The Condair Group, a global market leader in humidification and evaporative cooling systems based in Switzerland, will be moving to a new logistics and production site in Norderstedt, Schleswig-Holstein in spring 2017. The foundation stone for the 8,500 m2 warehouse, manufacturing plant and administration center, located in the Nordport area close to Hamburg airport, will be laid during a ceremony on May 3, 2016, with the Minister of Economic Affairs for Schleswig-Holsten, Reinhard Meyer, and Mayor of Norderstedt Hans-Joachim Grote, both expected to attend. The new Condair building will be constructed on an approximately 13,000 m2 plot, and will conform with Germany's EnEV and KfW-50 regulations governing energy efficiency. The company plans to use a range of measures such as triple glazing to achieve efficiency standards close to those of a passive house. Once complete, the new site will provide an innovative and modern workplace for around 130 employees.
Norderstedt is set to be an incredibly important site for the company going forward: its four existing logistics and assembly plants in Switzerland (Pfäffikon), Germany (Hamburg), England (Rustington) and Denmark (Ry) will be merged as part of the move to Schleswig-Holstein, and its current German sales depot will also be moving into the new building.
The Hamburg Metropolitan Region will therefore soon be home to the company's central logistics hub for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia and Oceania.
The visionary interior design of the new Condair building will draw on the concepts of humidification and evaporative cooling themselves, making them tangible for clients and other visitors to the site. Plans include virtual installations created using water vapor, and weather stations that will reflect the climates at the company's other international locations.
The Group also intends to provide a healthy interior climate within the building by ensuring that working conditions are kept at healthy levels at all times:
always between 40 and 60% RH
always between 22 and 26°C
always below 800 ppm
Energy consumption
better than EnEV/KfW-50 guideline standards on average
The latest Condair products will be displayed on mobile, modular furniture that will allow their full functionality to be demonstrated. And as well as attractive offices, there will also be a modern training center providing courses for both customers and the company's own staff.
Oliver Zimmermann, CEO of Condair, explains: "With our new site in Norderstedt, we are creating a solid foundation from which to further our organic growth. Being physically closer to our key markets and customers will enable us to provide faster delivery times and a wealth of other benefits for them. It will also put at less risk from currency fluctuations. We believe that our 'Engineered in Switzerland,Made in Germany' concept will enable us to meet our customers' high quality demands."
The Condair Group employs more than 600 people and is the world's leading manufacturer of commercial and industrial humidification devices and systems. Its main brand, Condair, is constantly raising the bar in terms of energy efficiency and hygiene standards. It has sales and service companies in 16 countries around the world and a network of sales partners covering more than 50 countries. Condair operates production facilities in Europe, North America and China.
Press contact - Manuel Speiseder, Parkring 3, 85748 Garching-Hochbrück


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DUBOIS – Michael White has started his term as president of the Penn State DuBois Alumni Society, an office he will retain until June of 2014. The outgoing president, Jackie Allen passed the gavel to White at the alumni society's quarterly board meeting this week.
As president, White will preside over all meetings, be responsible for general supervision of all work completed by the society, and oversee society committees, in addition to other duties.
White graduated from Penn State DuBois with a degree in business administration in 2007. He came to the campus as a returning adult student after spending eight years in active duty as an aircraft electrician's mate in the U.S. Coast Guard.
Currently, White is the marketing manager for Brookville Equipment Corp. In addition to managing the marketing efforts, he also works as part of the sales team for the diversified transportation manufacturer, whose product line is sold domestically and internationally.
For the past seven years, White has organized the Fat Tire Challenge Mountain Bike Race in Clear Creek State Forest in Sigel. The race averages 120 participants each year. He also earned his Eagle Scout status with the Boy Scouts of America in 1986.
White has received several awards from Penn State, including the Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award, the Penn State Business Outstanding Junior Award, and the Penn State Program of the Year Award, all in 2006. He also received the Penn State Terry Hartman Volunteer Service Award in 2007.


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[This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War by Drew Gilpin Faust (Knopf, 2008). Hardcover, photos, illustrations, notes. Pages: 368 ISBN: 978-0375404047 $27.95]
I would venture to guess that many local papers that rarely devote space to Civil War books have carried a review of Drew Gilpin Faust's This Republic of Suffering. A trip across death's landscape can hardly be called enjoyable, but if we may redefine its fringes to include a soberly inquisitive appreciation of the Civil War's uniquely grim (for Americans anyway) scale of death, then Faust's study fits the bill. The book is well organized, with the various themes surrounding death -- dying, killing, burying, identifying, mourning, believing, doubting, and accounting -- all brought together to form a cohesive narrative. The "Good Death" concept is a pervasive theme in This Republic of Suffering. Expiring in such a manner involved many elements -- a serene acceptance of death. with last words reaffirming a lifetime of faith in God and love of family. Even the condition of the body post-mortem (to include a "peaceful countenance") was a comforting confirmation of a Good Death.
Behavioral science concludes that significant social pressures must be brought to bear before man's innate reluctance to kill can be overcome. Faust briefly discusses how Civil War combatants coped with the dissolution of this barrier. With the Union army's addition of burgeoning numbers of black troops to its armies operating in the South, she notes the particular weakening of restraint along racial lines1. The scale of civilian deaths, violent or otherwise, goes largely unexamined, but the author correctly notes the absence of systematic studies on the subject.
The overwhelming task of burying the massive numbers of battle dead and attempts to ensure later identification for re-interment are detailed. Providing a "decent burial" for the dead of one's own side was a constant struggle; one that most often left little time, resources, energy, or desire for similar efforts to be directed at enemy remains. Faust ably traces the process of identifying and burying the dead, from a task with negligible resources and foresight devoted to it, to a later one of massive government expenditures and dedicated civilian and governmental oversight. While private burial and identification efforts are duly recounted, one of Faust's more intriguing (and oft repeated) contentions is that the scale of death marked a historical turning point in the degree in which the general government was obligated to its citizens on an individual level. The colossal departmental apparatus assembled by the war was put to work identifying the Federal dead and re-interring them in national cemeteries. The author credits this program, along with the massive pension system, with a significant role in transforming the U.S. government into a modern, paternalistic bureaucracy.
For me, the most engrossing section of This Republic of Suffering was Faust's examination of how the scale of carnage affected the belief systems [e.g. religious convictions and faith] of the dying and the survivors. The targeted analysis of contemporary literature -- from the wit of Mark Twain and bitter irony of Ambrose Bierce to the poetry of Herman Melville and Emily Dickinson -- will resonate with many readers2. Faust's idea that the traumatic scale of killing meant that the description and meaning of the war's carnage could no longer be expressed through traditional narrative is memorably developed, if perhaps too broadly stated.
While reasonable observers may differ with some of Faust's generalizing conclusions about the degree of transformation wrought by the Civil War's death toll in terms of American culture and government, her arguments are worthy of considered thought. Not an exhaustive treatise, Faust's study should be evaluated/appreciated for what it is -- an artfully written popular history selectively conveyed through the eyes of mostly recognizable figures. In a field awash with such works, This Republic of Suffering tackles a particularly difficult subject in a manner far more engaging than most, and often rings true.
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1 - The idea that the broader commonality of the cultures of the North and South bred a more restrained attitude toward killing fellow whites is largely true, but is a bit overgeneralized in Faust's study. Many significant departures existed. A particularly grim example would be the northern dehumanization of white, pro-slavery Missourians as "pukes" [a troubling viewpoint stemming largely from the Kansas border troubles and vividly characterized by Michael Fellman in his classic study Inside War].
2 - The snapshot assessments of Bierce and Melville are fine, but it's clear that Faust has a special regard for the poetry of Ms. Dickinson. Can't say I blame her.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Faust: "This Republic of Suffering"
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- AnonymousMarch 6, 2008 at 5:04 PM
I just picked this one up from the Military Book Club. It was apparently an editor's choice both there and at its sister club, History Book Club. Thanks for the review Drew. I look forward to reading it.ReplyDelete
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The ThingLink Twitter Card – How does it work?
This week we released our ThingLink Twitter Card, which allows anyone to browse the live tags in ThingLink interactive images inside a Tweet at Twitter.com.
You can now create an image on ThingLink with in-image links to video and sound players, share it on Twitter, touch the image and interact with the links without having to leave Twitter. This innovation opens up for new opportunities for personal expression as well as marketing opportunities for businesses and brands.
ThingLink and Twitter – How to set it up
Now if you haven't already signed up for ThingLink, do it now. We'll wait, it only takes 30 seconds.
Then upload or import an image and tag it with any of our supported rich media tags, which you can see in the presentation below:
Share the interactive image on Twitter by clicking "Share" or "Tweet" on top of the image or right clicking the image and selecting "Share image".
Any user seeing the tweet can now browse the live tags on Twitter without having to leave the image. Click "View Media" and the interactive image opens up. The image is also viewable by clicking the date/time stamp on the Tweet and the status update version of the Tweet will appear with the image and interactivity.
The image must be shared from ThingLink.com to be viewable inside Twitter. We also suggest that you set up your own channel on ThingLink to allow for people to easily find other interactive images that you've created.
NOTE: Twitter is still testing Twitter Cards with certain users/sessions. The ThingLink-Twitter integration works on ThingLink.com, Twitter's mobile client and Tweetdeck's web version. Hopefully it will work on third party clients in the future.
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Twitter will scale down any image that you share from ThingLink.com to 280 or 560 pixels on mobile and 435 pixels on desktop. That means that any messages in the image should be written in larger text and be more prominent for users to quickly see them. It also means that it's better to use vertical images since the height of the image is not restricted.
We've implemented another fun feature for the Twitter Card. If there are Twitter tags in the image, we will detect them and automatically mention the users when you share the image on Twitter. That way the users in the image will be notified of it whenever the image is shared by you or anyone else. Check out this Twitter example below:
Visit ThingLink now to create your own account!
Read more about ThingLink and Twitter @ Mashable and TheNextWeb.
Read What ThingLink's Interactive Tweets Mean for Brands @ SimplyZesty.


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Killer_Tofu (profile), 25 Aug 2010 @ 12:56pm
Only with a warrantI am sure this technology will never be abused by those in power. Just like the wiretapping and how the FBI was awesome at following the rules there. *cough cough*
I am sure just like the wiretapping they will use this constantly without a warrant, and break every rule they can. Then when they get caught there will be zero repercussions for breaking the law because for some reason our government is above the law. *shakes head* 1984 is only a couple years away.
Bubba Gump (profile), 25 Aug 2010 @ 2:43pm
Re: Only with a warrantBut but but.... I thought Obamessiah was going to fix all that!!!!!
PaulT (profile), 25 Aug 2010 @ 2:57pm
Re: Re: Only with a warrantAnyone who thought that Obama was "the messiah", a socialist, a fascist, 100% left wing or driven by non-corporate interests is a total moron.
Casper, 25 Aug 2010 @ 4:03pm
Re: Re: Re: Only with a warrant
"Anyone who thought that Obama was "the messiah", a socialist, a fascist, 100% left wing or driven by non-corporate interests is a total moron."
That is a weird phrasing. "Anyone who thought... 100% left wing" is a very odd item on that list. What constitutes 100% left? Are you inferring 100% means he is 100% in favor of freedoms or 100% against.
The reality is that he could be 100% left or 100% right on the political spectrum and end up in virtually the exact same place. The farther to the poles one travels, the more extreme and similar they actually become in mentality and functionality. Dictators come from both sides of the political spectrum, the only difference is what they use to excuse their actions. Beware anyone who is extreme in any political direction.
PaulT (profile), 26 Aug 2010 @ 1:51am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Only with a warrantErm, what? You seem to be parsing my statement in a very strange way. 100% left wing would not mean 100% to the left of the 50% mark, as you seem to be interpreting it. It would mean 100% left, as in 0% right-wing sentiment.
As for the extremes, that's kind of my point. We hear a lot of morons talking about how Obama is some kind of perfect messiah who's going to save the planet, or about how he's a socialist dictator who's going to drive the country down into communism, or any number of similar bizarre delusions.
The fact is that the man is a centrist who leans left on some issues, leans right on others and is about as far from the political extremes on either side of the aisle as you can get in American politics - which tends to be right-leaning compared to most other democracies. Therefore, if you think he leans totally to the left, you don't know what you're talking about - clear?
Killer_Tofu (profile), 26 Aug 2010 @ 6:05am
Re: Re: Only with a warrantWhoever thought Obama was going to fix all our problems was deluded. Oh wait, I am supposed to support everything he does and be a liberal hippy according to some people at work. Don't let them know I said this or they have to come to grips with reality.
Anonymous Coward, 25 Aug 2010 @ 6:16pm
Re: Only with a warrantForget 1984. Brave New World is already here.
Dark Helmet (profile), 25 Aug 2010 @ 1:14pm
Hi!My name is Ridiculously Slippery Slope. Great to meetchya! Now if you wouldn't mind assuming the position....
Tom Landry (profile), 25 Aug 2010 @ 1:17pmI hate the idea of it as well but one way or another its going to be utilized. It seems far too useful for Law Enforcement to ignore.
jjmsan (profile), 25 Aug 2010 @ 1:26pm
Secure BordersMy money is that they are using it at border crossings to keep Canadians from sneaking into the US. If any are left they probably put them at our southern borders.
DS, 25 Aug 2010 @ 3:37pm
Re: Secure BordersYes, for all the illegal Canadians sneaking across the border, right?
Anonymous Coward, 25 Aug 2010 @ 4:13pm
Re: Secure BordersI know all those dirty canadians are bringing in that BC weed. And they are all part of that Canadian Mafia gang too.
Anonymous Coward, 25 Aug 2010 @ 9:45pm
Re: Secure Borders"My money is that they are using it at border crossings to keep Canadians from sneaking into the US."
That's no excuse for blasting everyone with tons of harmful radiation. I don't mind the search part so much (for me specifically, though as a policy I kinda disagree with it and think it infringes on our privacy), but the harmful radiation part I personally mind.
It's interesting how the driver is in the vehicle while they're scanning it, I thought the driver/any known passenger is supposed to step out while they're doing it?
Anonymous Coward, 25 Aug 2010 @ 9:57pm
Re: Re: Secure Borders(or that they're supposed to do it after the driver and all known passengers have stepped out and the vehicle is thought to be empty people. Otherwise, this is an unacceptable use of harmful radiation.)
Anonymous Coward, 25 Aug 2010 @ 9:58pm
Re: Re: Re: Secure Bordersempty of people *
TtfnJohn (profile), 26 Aug 2010 @ 1:51pm
Re: Secure BordersWell, we are crossing the border in hordes to buy up all the cheap land in Seattle and Portland, OR cause the locals can't afford it anymore.
These things are also needed to ensure that we don't smuggle oranges into the United States which might do something nasty to the orange crops in Florida and California when all we're doing is packing a lunch for a day of shopping for deals and porn in Bellingham, WA.
As for the BC Bud we've found a way for it to piggy back on the oil pipeline Sarah Palin was so hot to have built from Alaska to the Lower 48 so it never goes near an inspector!
Please note that along with the State of Washington we here in British Columbia are engaging in a program so scanning vehicles for tell tale indications that the occupants are from California so that we can divert them into the Columbia River as it empties into the Pacific Ocean.
Anonymous Coward, 25 Aug 2010 @ 1:29pm
Arms raceAnd, as usual, we will see countermeasures:
1. X-ray detectors. Like radar detectors, would reveal the vehicles which have these scanners; a quick tweet later and the scanning van is not so secret anymore.
2. Extra shielding. Strategically placed plates of denser material.
3. Camouflage. Hide whatever you want to hide within a dense commonplace object (like a vehicular gas tank). This one is only useful if you have something specific to hide, however; it unfortunately does not help much with the invasion of privacy and the extra exposure to harmful radiation.
4. Lawsuits. Much less stupid than lawsuits against cell phone towers or wireless access points.
Note none of these countermeasures are useful for airport scanners, but suddenly become useful when they start scanning common vehicles on the street.
Anonymous Coward, 25 Aug 2010 @ 4:14pm
Re: Arms raceYou obviously haven't tried my patented lead pants.
darryl, 25 Aug 2010 @ 1:39pm
Old technology, you only know about it NOW ?Get with the times !!! this technology has been around and used like this for years..
they have them (in the US) in trucks that can drive around car parks, and look into every boot, and also see any hidden drugs.
But its been around for years, every shipping container entering your country is x-rayed in this manner. And have been again for years.
Move along, nothing to see here. (unless you got one of these things :))
Next you will be telling us about this new things called "Television" where you can see MOVING pictures right there in your living room !!..
Ofcourse, there is NO safe minimum dose for X-Rays, so being exposed to X-Rays is always risky, and should be avoided. But who cares about safty when national safty is at stake !!! Oh wait ...
Also, the X-Rays used that would have a high enough energy level to penitrate a shipping container or shielding is much higher than would be required for a medical X-Ray..
And again, would any of this be necessary if everyone just played by the rules ? .. No. if it is not necessary it will not be done...
Like you favorate, DRM, we would simply not have problems with the creation of copy protection systems if copy protection was not required. ie, people did the right thing, and did not FORCE measures to counter rising or potential problems.
If you purchased one of these things and never found anyone breaking the law, you would have no use for it, but they sold over 500 units, (over the many years they have been around). .So they are usefull and providing results.
Just like DRM is working, or it would not be implemented, and as DRM is broken better countermeasures will be put in place, until that point where the encryption is locked in firmware, that you cannot access (due to the blown fuse bit), and not only are you screwed but so is everyone else..
Ofcourse DRM and such are for those movies and content of value, the very ones that are most popular on the torrent sites. That is to save money, not to 'advance the art'.
It's more "I like that, so ill take it"..
There are laws against it, and there is technology being developed and improved to stop it, its YOU the file sharers that download blockbuster movies that stuff it up for the rest of us.
I used to download lots of public domain stuff from bittorrent, now I cant do that because well you know the rest.
A few greedy people, will always stuff it up for the vast majority.. (and think they are not doing anything wrong).
HuwOS, 25 Aug 2010 @ 1:42pm
Re: Old technology, you only know about it NOW ?oh dear.
Anonymous Coward, 25 Aug 2010 @ 1:49pm
Re: Old technology, you only know about it NOW ?TROLL ALERT!
This person is not serious, he will not debate any issues and only appears to want to get angry responses to his posts.
He will repeat erroneous information even when people correct him multiple times.
Don't waste your time answering to this person, he is a troll and will feed on negative emotions.
In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking other users into a desired emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.
Niall (profile), 25 Aug 2010 @ 2:14pm
Re: Old technology, you only know about it NOW ?How funny!
See how, no matter what the topic (warrentless x-raying of public vehicles?) he turns it to try and compare it with illegal downloading and *GASP* beating DRM. Priceless!
"I'm a tro-holl, fol-de-ro-hol..."
Now all we need are the Three Billy Goats Gruff :)
DigThatFunk(Scottie V) (profile), 25 Aug 2010 @ 11:07pm
Re: Old technology, you only know about it NOW ?darryl, I can't help but picture you as Danny Devito singing "Ya gotta pay the troll toll, to get into this boy's hole, ya gotta pay the troll toll to get in!"(a la Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
\r (profile), 26 Aug 2010 @ 8:43pm
Re: Old technology, you only know about it NOW ?It's more "I like that, so ill take it"..
Dood, I know right, I downloaded one of these trucks last night.. goes good.
Crack. Smoke it. Align yourself with a better plane.
Coyote, 25 Aug 2010 @ 1:40pmThere are places today where your vehicle is subject to mandatory or random search (Military bases, Gov't agencies, etc..) And it is clearly posted that this is the case...
It's really not a big deal as far as those places go, and any business or owner of private property can legally require the same thing. Ever get frisked going into a club? Same thing.
I can see this being put into use there... I'm sure the random physical searches will still happen, but this would let anyone who has the right take a quick look at all vehicles entering the premises.
TtfnJohn (profile), 26 Aug 2010 @ 2:05pm
Re:There are places like borders, too, where inspections are legally done without warrant and where you're already being x-rayed as you cross. Both ways on major Canada-US border crossings.
That said what Mike is pointing at is use inside the country where one can reasonably expect that law enforcement will stay out of things unless they have reasonable grounds enough to get a warrant for this kind of stuff.
As it's already on the road in the US I suspect our boys and girls in red serge up here in Canada are packing it around in their 4x4 SUVs now and scanning just as randomly as I suspect is going on in the US. Oh well.
By the way, I have a new line of x-ray reflecting clothing and bin liners for pickups coming out in a week!
In two weeks I'll have a device when it detects a scan will send back an x-ray of something innocuous like a family of european tourists on a trip to do some serious tree hugging.
hey darryl..., 25 Aug 2010 @ 1:43pmYou're rambling and you can't spell. Take your meds.
Russ (profile), 25 Aug 2010 @ 1:43pm
Customscustoms and immigration operate on less stringent version of the 4th than normal police. I believe that one way they justify that is all those notices that you are subject to search on crossing the border. You don't need a warrant if you are given permission (the old vampire rule)
nasch (profile), 26 Aug 2010 @ 9:41am
Re: CustomsI don't know that that would stand up in court, but even if so what if I've never crossed the border, and thus never been so notified? There's no way every vehicle they search came across from another country.
IMO any defense is just rationalizing the reach for ever more power (not saying you're doing that, but law enforcement is).
Anonymous Coward, 25 Aug 2010 @ 1:45pm
Child SafetyI could see this being used to make sure that children are properly restrained in child safety seats.
Donald Jessop, 25 Aug 2010 @ 1:49pm
And People are worried about Google?So, Google inadvertently stores scraps of information that are freely being broadcast (much like normal AM/FM radio) and the world has a fit. The US government spies on what is not being publicly broadcast (i.e. the inside of your car/van/house) and this is accepted by those same people screaming for Google's blood?
Anonymous Coward, 25 Aug 2010 @ 1:58pm
Re: And People are worried about Google?I think a better news is the one on digg today that says Google and the CIA partnered on a company venture to create something.
cc (profile), 25 Aug 2010 @ 2:07pm
Re: And People are worried about Google?Duh, Microsoft isn't lobbying against the US government.
cc (profile), 25 Aug 2010 @ 2:05pmIncidentally, I also saw this on Slashdot:
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/08/25/192208/GPS-Tracking-Without-a-Warrant-Declared-Leg al
Personal privacy is eroded at such an incredible rate it's just ridiculous.
Kurt Erst, 25 Aug 2010 @ 2:06pm
The constitution is deadI have no issues with technology like this being used at border crossings or by US customs. I am sure this would speed up the already legal searches and probably catch more illegal items. However, I have no doubts this technology will be abused by the government. When they are caught they will cry 'homeland security'. The terrorists have already won. Most folks if asked will gladly give constitutional rights for "security". The mantra of 'if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to worry about' is repeated over and over again. And most people actually agree. Benjamin Franklin and any sane person would disagree. As Benjamin said, "They that would give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety".
Anonymous Coward, 25 Aug 2010 @ 4:24pm
Re: The constitution is deadBen also lit his farts on fire. I love that guy.
Anonymous Coward, 25 Aug 2010 @ 2:56pmBackscatter Van
Texas Police Secretly Deploy Spy Drones
Brad C, 25 Aug 2010 @ 7:28pmAnyone know where I can buy a life-like dummy to leave in my trunk?
IrishDaze, 26 Aug 2010 @ 8:01am
TtfnJohn (profile), 26 Aug 2010 @ 2:07pm
Re:I hear Mythbusters has Buster 1.0 and Buster 2.0, slightly abused, for sale now :)
Bob Vila, 25 Aug 2010 @ 8:37pmI'm sure the public will support some kind of anti-scanning thing at some point. We're doing so good now that I can't see this being on the public agenda.
Anonymous Coward, 25 Aug 2010 @ 8:43pmAll apart from the privacy issues involved, I would think that bombarding people with x-rays without their knowledge or consent would constitute a serious problem on health grounds.
Jay (profile), 25 Aug 2010 @ 10:36pm
Re:From what I recall, it's such a minimal amount that I guess it's considered acceptable.
Lords only know what may happen when the officers start dropping from cancer though...
Anonymous Coward, 25 Aug 2010 @ 9:36pm"Airport Scanner Technology Mounted On US Gov't Vans To Scan What's In Nearby Vehicles"
Again, this is old news, where has everyone been?
darryl, 26 Aug 2010 @ 2:23am
Still any X-Ray can kill you, it takes only ONE to do it.. if your unlucky.There is no minium safe dose for X-Ray radiation, (it does not acrew, or stay in your body). It only takes ONE X-Ray photon, to stike a DNA molocule in the right place to cause a mutation, that could lead to cancer.
Every time an X-ray is passed through your body, there is a chance it will kill you, it only takes ONE to do it.
So the more times you are X-Rayed the more chance you have of being affected by it..
The operators of the equipment know about this and stand behind think lead sheilding.. And yes they should take everyone known in the vehicle out before doing the X-Ray, to do otherwise is stupid and unnessarily dangerous.
The point I was making is that this has been around for years, its nothing new.
And I was just wondering out alout what was the point of this article, making out it is a new threat to deal with.
Its not, its been around for as I said, years..
If you only just found out about this technology, where have you been ? Are you having trouble keeping up ?
Feel free to complain, call me a troll or correct my spelling, if that rows your boat.. good for you..
The TROLL ALERT guy, when you post offtopic posts thats is what TROLLS DO.. You know the kind, that kind that does nothing to call out people for being trolls..
Very much like your posts, you coward :)
darryl's little buddy, 26 Aug 2010 @ 3:45am
Re: Still any X-Ray can kill you, it takes only ONE to do it.. if your unlucky.The point I was making is that this has been around for years, its nothing new.
And I was just wondering out alout what was the point of this article, making out it is a new threat to deal with.
Yeah, X-rays have been around since the big bang at the beginning of the universe. Nothing new at all.
It's a good thing we have darryl to point out how stupid Mike is.
Pete Braven (profile), 26 Aug 2010 @ 8:53am
Re: Still any X-Ray can kill you, it takes only ONE to do it.. if your unlucky.Well yes you do have a point. I don't think that will remove X-Rays from hospitals though and to be honest, the risk of being killed by a random X-Ray is a heck of a lot less than the risk from a random IED driven into your town by a random religious nutter!
Anonymous Coward, 27 Aug 2010 @ 9:23am
Re: Re: Still any X-Ray can kill you, it takes only ONE to do it.. if your unlucky."the risk of being killed by a random X-Ray is a heck of a lot less than the risk from a random IED driven into your town by a random religious nutter!"
The risk of being killed by smoking a cigarette or cutting yourself is less than the risk of getting hit by lightning, therefor you should do it. Maybe nobody will die from one of these X - Rays (though it might lower life expectancy by a minute?) but that still doesn't negate any negative health consequences caused by them.
and a hospital X - Ray is taken for the purpose of figuring out what's wrong with you to help make you better and it's taken with your consent. A hospital X - Ray is justified by the fact that not taking it maybe worse for you than taking it if the doctors can't figure out what's wrong with you. Any harm caused by these search X - Rays are unjustified, my health is more important to me than any governments overarching intrusiveness.
nasch (profile), 27 Aug 2010 @ 11:43am
Re: Re: Still any X-Ray can kill you, it takes only ONE to do it.. if your unlucky.the risk of being killed by a random X-Ray is a heck of a lot less than the risk from a random IED driven into your town by a random religious nutter!
Why do you say that? Something like 3200 people have been killed by terrorism in the US, ever. Right? How many have died due to x-ray scanning? Are you sure it's "a lot" less than 3200?
darryl, 27 Aug 2010 @ 6:35pm
Re: Re: Still any X-Ray can kill you, it takes only ONE to do it.. if your unlucky.From memory, I think the statistics for X-Ray related illness is quite high, higher than what you would expect.
I think (again from memory), a full body scan with a CAT scanner has about a 2% to 3% of causing a cell mutation leading to Atypical cell growth.. ie cancer.
It was a trend for awile for people to pay for a full body scan just to make sure, but when the risk factor of the X-Ray exposure was calculated, it was found its safer not to take the full body scan. as a preventative measure.
(unless there is actually something wrong with you they dont know about, then the risk is probably worth is.
An X-Ray photon, is just like a light photon, or a radio photon. Except X-Rays are at the top end of the energy scale, light rays have high energy, but low penetration, so you get sun burned, if exposed to billions of light photons, X-Rays are super high energy photons, just below gamma rays.
As you know X-Ray photons can pass through steal, people and so on, but it they hapen to interact with a molicule, especially DNA, the potential for deep tissue damage is far higher.
I dont know who many people in the US are killed each year by IUD's but I expect its a very low number, something I would have heard about in the news.
as for the 3200 poor souls from 911 that was sad, yes, but its nothing compared to the US road toll, which is more like 40,000 to 50,000+ people per year.
With X-Rays are border crossings, airports, mobile units, air borne units, including the regular travellers on plains.
I expect the death toll from X-Ray related desease is going to rapidly increase in the coming years..
Starting with the most regular international travellers.
And border crossing truck drivers.
darryl, 27 Aug 2010 @ 6:47pm
Re: Re: Re: Still any X-Ray can kill you, it takes only ONE to do it.. if your unlucky.I dont know who many people in the US are killed each year by IUD's but I expect its a very low number, something I would have heard about in the news.
Whoops :D.. thats funny on so many levels LOL.. Damn those IUD's,,, trampolines for dickheads !!!..
Im sure it would be more fun (its fun is the right word) to be killed by an IUD, rather than an IED.
nasch (profile), 27 Aug 2010 @ 7:57pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Still any X-Ray can kill you, it takes only ONE to do it.. if your unlucky.Yeah I was going to mention that, plus congratulations on a post that makes sense. But I think you're thinking of a diaphragm, rather than an IUD (intra-uterine device). Either way you're right, the death toll is surely very low.
Virginia Willie, 2 Sep 2010 @ 5:22am
x raying at border crossing, is it safe ?I live in Akwesasne which is on the border of the U.S. and Canada. I go though costoms at least once a day. I notice they have a scnning device there. Is there health concerns that i should be aware of, being scanned daily. There has been a lot of residents having issues with cancers, and birth defects.
Ross Wolf, 4 Oct 2010 @ 5:38amDoes Obama Intend to Lockdown America?
(1) It is obvious these X-Ray Vans can be used by the military and police to secure the perimeter of a City, for example during an instance of Revolt, to discover and stop Citizens carrying guns.
(2) Recently Obama effectively proposed disbanding the Fourth Amendment allowing the FBI Warrantless Searches of All Internet Activity including email. Obama is also supporting warrantless wiretapping of all telephone and other electronic communications.
(3) In April 2010 Obama during a national security speech asked for the Power to indefinitely incarcerate Americans not based on evidence or probable cause, but because they might do something violent. See: Obama Sound-Video: http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/630.html
(4) On March 4, 2010, John McCain introduced S.3081 The "Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010" if passed, would allow government to use (only suspicion) or less to curtail an individual's Constitutional Protections against unlawful arrest, detention and interrogation without benefit of legal counsel and trial. According to McCain's S.3081, Government would not be required to provide (detained individuals) U.S. Miranda Warnings or even an attorney. Americans could be held indefinitely in military custody on only suspicion of being an Unprivileged Enemy Belligerent suspected of; having engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners; or purposefully and materially (supported) hostilities against the United States; its coalition partners or civilians. "Materially Supporting Hostilities" against the United States could include any person or group that spoke out or demonstrated disapproval against an agency of U.S. Government; Government could allege attending a protest supported hostilities. When you read the McCain bill it appears "suspicion" is not necessary for government to detain and interrogate Americans. See McCain Senate bill S.3081:
(5) Recently Obama took action to stop the lawful purchase of 100,000 World War Two era, surplus M1 Carbine and M1 Garand rifles that were to be shipped to the curio firearms market in The States. Obama is disallowing the return of these antique American made auto-loaders, the first of their kind. The relic riffles are not considered an item purchased by drug cartels. Interestingly, because there are registration exceptions for gun owners buying 50-year relic riffles, and easy availability of replacement parts and they have auto-reloading capability, government could not track these weapons or ammunition loaded by American collectors. So Why Now does Obama not want American civilians to have these weapons?
When one objectively views the sum of the Obama recent actions that include dumping of the Fourth Amendment that prevents government illegal search of Citizens and their homes without a warrant using Vans with X-rays; FBI/NSA Warrantless seizure of Citizens' phone and other private electronic communications; Obama blocking Americans right to purchase relic riffles, one has to ask: Does the Obama Government have reason to fear the American People? Does Obama intend a Lockdown on America? Are Americans in danger of being harmed by their government?
canon, 25 Jun 2017 @ 10:44pm
canon support
I don't think that will remove X-Rays from hospitals though and to be honest, the risk of being killed by a random X-Ray is a heck of a lot less than the risk from a random IED driven into your town by a random religious nutter!
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