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A trial of automated border control using facial scanners is already in trouble, according to UK Border Agency (UKBA) sources quoted by the Daily Telegraph. The scanners at Manchester airport, said one source, are breaking down on almost a daily basis, and the automatic booths are unable to detect 'tailgating', where two people …
I've been using the IRIS system at Heathrow for a few years now and never had a problem.
It works really well and there is a great satisfaction in getting off a red eye flight at six in the morning, seeing a massive queue at passport control and just breezing through the glass box of IRIS so I can then go and wait two hours for my bags.
I'm largely opposed to all of the ID schemes as proposed but do see the need for good security at airports and using technology to make the airport experience a bit more manageable. Clearly in Manchester they can't get it right.
Where do they get these ideas?
Is it only the government that doesn't know that the state of the art of real world automatic face recognition is rubbish?
I think it was Airplane 2 - the customs guys were watching as men openly carried through AK47s, M2s, RPGs etc, but then they pounced on a little old lady as she set the alarm off.
Now why does this article bring up that image.......
Are they serious about security or not?
I am sick of all this "be scared" terror bollocks...
If they are so damned serious about security, about the ever present threat of 101ml water bombs etc etc why are they constantly looking for ways to automate everything to save money?
If they were serious, no one would be getting through any border without a face to face human check - the very fact that I can apply the same method I use in the office when I've left my pass at home to a fekking airport says they are not at all serious
I assume I can also get through on my own with joke shop quality false nose in place?
So to conclude - would all the various government agencies stop wasting our time and money, cease removing our liberties and generally stop being fascists over things they have already defacto proven by their actions are not a priority
30% false rejection rate
How can that be? My MP assures me that biometrics are magic....
Hmmm, I for one welcome ...
More holidays at home.
Honestly, why go to all this trouble to leave the country? There are plenty of places to go, things to do without resorting to the flying cattle cars.
I admit that you have to guess which week will be summer, but surely that's a small price to pay for not having to learn another language (no talking more loudly doesn't count!), not spending most of the time on the loo (or what passes for one) or being treated as though you should be glad to jump through their hoops in order to leave the country by air.
If you must have a foreign holiday go for a cruise, take a train or as a last resort drive there.
Mine's the one with the matching umbrella-hat.
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"How can that be? My MP assures me that biometrics are magic...."
Allow me to reassure you. Biometrics are, indeed, magic.
* no outsider (and most insiders) don't know how it works
* it relies on gobbledigook phrases
* it never works under real conditions.
* it promises to do everything without any effort on the part of the user.
* when it does work, it doesn't do anything useful
* loads of people believe in it without question, no matter the evidence to the contrary
Has anyone tried this?
I recently got one of these new passports with the chips in, and have been pondering seemingly obvious ways to subvert it's technology ever since.
If someone took my passport, and then, faced the scanner, holding up a lifesize photo of my face in front of their own, would the scanner be tricked into believing it was me?
Doesn't sound all that secure to me.
Recalibration = not science
If they recalibrated it, then the metrics are not based on a statistical study of faces.
However there's a far more serious problem with these. If a gate passes me as Elvis Presley, then every gate will always pass me as Elvis Presley. So I just need to find a match that works, then I know I can rely on that match for every gate from the same manufacturer.
In other words, you've given me a way to subvert your security by giving me a reliable test to see if I pass as a false positive.
What idiot thought to roll these out live at an airport? Oh right, Jacqui Smith, yeh that explains it.
in 10 years time
When you passport biometric data is 10 years different from your face, think how reliable the facial recognition software will be then. If it's rejecting lots of people now, with biometrics only recently introduced, think how bad it will be in 10 years.
This is dumb, only an idiot would roll out this technology.
Re: Has anyone tried this?
A fairly recent development in facial scanning technology is 'liveness' detection, which checks for the kinds of movement that will indicate that the camera is looking a real, human face, and not a picture of one.
So yes, that could well work, so long as the border plods aren't watching you.
The trick
is is certainly not the unreliable face recognition, but the well-placed, highly visible cameras plus large warning signs. Might keep the easily scared deterred.
Works just like the 5$ camera fake, only a bit more expensive ...
Re: in 10 years time
They'll fix this one by charging us for new passports every five years instead, if that's all the biometrics can manage.
So, can we call this then ..
.. loss of face?
Mine's the one with the rubber face and the false beard, thanks.
A question for you
What exactly are those scanner devices on the ceiling in arrivals in Heathrow T2 for?
They look quite interesting, but not obvious what they do. Except contain lasers, if the warning stickers are anything to go by.
re: Re: Has anyone tried this?
Nah, they'll all be busy using the milliwave scanner to look at the fit young bird going through customs.
Hell, the security at US malls were found to be using the CCTV cams to watch the women in short skirts. I can't see that the acceptance tests would be any better.
And where better to be as a closet paedo than stuck hidden in a cubicle behind a lot of TV monitors and a steadycam, eh? Who watches the watchmen?
Should be us.
Any place that has CCTV should have a large screen with the live pic of what the operator is doing at all times.
See how the fuckers like it...
Reinventing the wheel
"a tailgating alarm that actually works will become more important"
Have they never seen a turnstyle like the ones used on the entrance to a football match? Of course new technology is always better isn't it?
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Brideoake's Bill:
Message to H. C. with it.
Post-office Bill.
Hides, Parchment, &c. Duties on, Bill:
Message to H. C. that the Lords have agreed to it, and the Postoffice Bill.
Message from thence, for a Conference on the Bill, for Preservation of Pine Trees in America:
Conference appointed:
Officers of Customs in N. Britain, Establishment of, to be laid before the House.
Mine Adventurers Bill.
Conference on the Bill for Preservation of Pine Trees in N. America:
Lords do not insist on their Amendment to it:
Message to H. C. to acquaint them with it.
Buckley versus Littlebury.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
Hodie 3a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for Sale of Part of the Estate of Richard Brideoake
Esquire, in the County of Oxon; and charging other
Part thereof with Two Annuities, for Payment and
Satisfaction of several Incumbrances affecting his
whole Estate; and for confirming an Agreement,
made between the said Richard Brideoake and others,
claiming Common in Hook-Norton Warren, and Hooknorton Layes, in the same County."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Mr. Rogers and Mr. Meller:
To carry down the said Bill, and desire their Concurrence thereunto.
Hodie 3a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for establishing a General Post-office for all Her Majesty's Dominions; and for settling a Weekly Sum,
out of the Revenues thereof, for the Service of the
War, and other Her Majesty's Occasions."
Hodie 3a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
laying certain Duties upon Hides and Skins, tanned,
tawed, or dressed, and upon Vellum and Parchment,
for the Term of Thirty-two Years, for prosecuting
the War, and other Her Majesty's Occasions."
To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the
Two last mentioned Bills, without any Amendment.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Monckton and others:
To desire a Conference with this House, upon the
Subject-matter of the Amendments made by this House
to the Bill, intituled, "An Act for the Preservation of
White and other Pine Trees, growing in Her Majesty's
Colonies of New Hampshire, The Massachusets Bay, and
Province of Main, Rhode Island, and Providence Plantation, the Narraganset Country, or King's Province, and
Connecticut, in New England; and New York, and New
Jersey, in America, for the masting Her Majesty's Navy."
To which the House agreed.
And the Commons were called in; and told, "That
the Lords do agree to a Conference, as is desired; and
appoint it presently, in the Painted Chamber."
Then the Lords following were named Managers of
the Conference; (videlicet,)
Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in
Parliament assembled, That the Commissioners of the
Treasury do cause to be laid before this House, on or
before Saturday next, at Eleven a Clock, the Establishment of the Officers of the Customs in North Britain,
with an Account of what Ports and Members of the
Ports are assigned and appointed there.
Hodie 1a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
Relief of the Creditors and Proprietors of the Company of Mine Adventurers, by establishing a Method
for settling the Differences between the Company and
their Creditors; and for uniting them, in order to an
effectual working the Mines of the said Company."
Ordered, That the said last mentioned Bill be read
Second Time on Monday next.
The Commons being come to the Conference, the
Managers Names were read.
Then the House was adjourned during Pleasure; and
the Lords went to the Conference.
Which being ended, the House was resumed.
And the Earl of Stamford reported, "That the Lords
had attended the Conference; and that the Commons
have agreed to all the Amendments made by this
House to the aforementioned Bill, except to the
Amendment in Pr. 1. Line 30th; to which they disagree, and gave their Reasons for it."
Which being considered:
It was agreed by the House, not to insist on the said
Then, a Message was sent to the House of Commons,
by Mr. Rogers and Mr. Meller:
To acquaint them, that the Lords do not insist on
their said Amendment, disagreed to by the Commons.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Samuel
Buckley, from a Decree made in the Lord Mayor of
London's Court of Equity, the Seventeenth Day of April
last past, on the Behalf of George Littlebury, Plaintiff in
the said Court; whereby the Petitioner is to accompt
for the Residue of the Testator Isaac Littlebury's Estate,
after all Debts and Legacies paid and satisfied, and
which is not particularly devised by the Will, as in the
Petition, amongst other Things, is set forth; and praying, "That such Part of the said Decree may be reversed; and that the said George Littlebury may answer the Premises:"
It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said George Littlebury may have a Copy of the said Appeal; and shall
and he is hereby required to put in his Answer thereunto, in Writing, on or before Saturday the Nineteenth
Day of this Instant May, at Eleven a Clock.
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Former Castell Alun sixth form student Catrin, of Rossett, is continuing to recover from injuries sustained in the crash last April.
And remarkably, just weeks after learning how to walk again, Catrin has now started skiing too.
She has taken trips to Llandudno's dry ski slope in recent weeks, where she has progressed to skiing without support by her side, attached to a bungee chord which a volunteer holds for her.
"The best way to describe it was like a Zimmer-frame on skis," she said.
"I then progressed to just holding a bar in front of me, and now I'm skiing on my own. It's really good.
"I love skiing and the accident hasn't stopped me from wanting to ski."
The courageous 20-year-old is hopeful of going skiing abroad once again this winter.
This will mean facing her fears and being a passenger once more on the dangerous hairpin bends of the French Alps, which almost claimed her life.
"I'm going to be scared, I know that," she said.
"I'd never go in a coach again.
"It would have to be someone I trust to drive me.
"I'll try and focus on something else, or listen to music.
"It's something I've got to get over if I want to ski again."
Catrin was one of more than 50 British people travelling back to the UK from ski resort Alpe d'Huez, having worked in a hotel in the town for the 2012-13 ski season.
The bus crashed and burst into flames as it travelled down a steep mountain road.
After months of intensive treatment at Whiston Hospital on Merseyside, including more than 200 operations, Catrin is recovering at home.
During her three months in intensive care on life support, Catrin underwent extensive skin grafts, including receiving skin from her mother Sara, a teacher at St Peter's Primary School in Rossett, and brother Rob, 23, as well as skin removed from donors after their deaths from the Liverpool skin bank and a "spray" of cells cultured from her own skin.
Catrin, a former pupil at Darland High School in Rossett, has also been nominated for a Pride of Britain award by ITV newsreader Mary Nightingale and countless numbers of friends and family.
She spoke of the attention she has received since going public with her story on
April 30.
"It's been a really positive response," she said.
"I've had people coming up to me and telling me I'm their inspiration. It's surprised me because I don't think what I've done is that special.
"I was in the car at Alyn Waters and a woman came over and said 'Are you Catrin Pugh?'
"When I said 'Yes', she told me it had made her day to meet me.
"If I'm having a positive effect on people, then I'm happy."
"I was at home and I got a text from my friend Amber saying congratulations on your Pride of Britain nomination. I knew nothing about it!
"Then I saw that Mary Nightingale had nominated me and my friends started rallying round on social media asking people to nominate me.
"I've watched Pride of Britain and never thought what I've been through deserves an award – I just got burned.
"But it's a good news story and if I am invited to go, I'd happily go along.
"It could lead into what I want to do, which is to help people deal with traumatic experiences.
"The effect of burns needs to be publicised. Burns victims are a small community and it doesn't get much coverage.
"I'd like to change that.
"There aren't many well-known major burns victims out there – there's Katie Piper and Simon Weston, but not many.
"It deserves more exposure."
Catrin receives hours of treatment on a daily basis with her physio Debbie Edwards, and has recently taken to picking strawberries – at Bellis Brothers Garden Centre in Holt – in order to increase the range of movement in her hands.
"My condition is improving all the time.
"I can stand for longer, do a lot more things for myself.
"It's nice to be able to do normal things like meeting up with my friends and going into town.
"I got the feeling back in my fingers recently – that was a good moment.
"Before then I could not feel surfaces, temperature, I couldn't tell what things were through touch.
"The strawberry picking has really helped."
Catrin's mother Sara, expressed her thanks to people for their help and support since the accident.
"The support has been overwhelming and we'd like to say thanks to everyone who has helped and supported us, and to everyone who has fundraised for Catrin. It has made a big difference."
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*Great panel in the morning about Panduit Corp.'s decision to integrate all its services — security, fire, lighting, HVAC, etc. — onto the same network.
*The Meet the Press panel I was part of was surprisingly well attended, although I'm sure the free lunch was part of the reason people stopped by.
*Completed three SDNtvNews interviews. Look for discussions with DM's Mark Provinsal, ADT's Hank Monaco and VideoIQ's Scott Schnell on our website this afternoon.
*Pleasantly surprised by the people that turned out for our informal get-together last night at the TI bar. We only promoted it through Twitter and the blog (and some direct invitations). This social media stuff does work after all, although what the overall business value is will be determined over time. Most of the group left their corporate IDs at the door, which was best considering the many "off the record" conversations taking place.
*Last day of the show today — this week has flown by and looking forward to resting once all the work is done.
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Ok, so I'm a blogging fool lately (and the boss isn't even in the office, go figure), but good blog topics just keep arriving in my inbox.
I just read an article about a security review being issued for Pearson International Airport in Toronto by the Transport Minister after he was allowed to walk unchallenged onto the tarmac. That's a big security oops.
A clearly unhappy Baird today warned the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, the airport's operator, to take the security breach seriously.
"There were doors that were unlocked, no security present that would allow anyone from the street to be able to walk in," Baird told reporters. "What I saw was simply unacceptable. And if the Toronto airport authority doesn't share that view, that causes me even more concern," Baird said.
A clearly unhappy Baird today warned the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, the airport's operator, to take the security breach seriously.
"There were doors that were unlocked, no security present that would allow anyone from the street to be able to walk in," Baird told reporters. "What I saw was simply unacceptable. And if the Toronto airport authority doesn't share that view, that causes me even more concern," Baird said.
Here's some even harsher words from Senator Colin Kenny who was with Baird during the test of airport security, who said the airport authority needs to get "off its ass" and step up vigilance.
"The bottom line is they have been doing a lousy job in security at the airport," he said in an interview with the paper.
You may recall I wrote an article not long ago about Toronto Pearson in regards to the streamlining of their credentialing system (also there's a video on sdnTVnews with Quantum's Laurie Aaron about the project), and it sounded like the airport was taking measures to improve its security and make it as efficient as possible. Apparently they missed a few steps though.
EDITORIAL UPDATE: Here's a response by from the higher ups at the airport authority.
"Through training, education, changes to policies and protocols, we will improve airport security," wrote Lloyd McCoomb, president and CEO of the airport authority, in a response letter to the public. "I fully expect to hear commentary about people's perception of security at the airport and I anticipate additional criticism from all quarters. I expect to be challenged and I should be challenged."
Sounds like this incident was enough to get the authority up and off their...
A fatal shooting near Radford University in Virginia caused the school to go into lockdown last night for about five hours, according to the Washington Post. While there are only preliminary reports about the incident, the article said that students were notified via e-mail, text message and voice mail to stay inside and lock their doors. And while all campus security directors hope never to have to use their mass notification system (as I'm assuming this is), it's always beneficial to know that the system is effective at spreading the word during an incident. I'm going to give it a few days before I give Radford a call to see how effective their notification system actually was at reaching out to students, but Radford University isn't far from Virginia Tech, so I'm sure students and staff are especially sensitive to this type of incident.
It's not very often we get some security excitement here in Maine, so I thought it was worthy of a quick blog entry. Today the Portland Jetport (and yes, that means only small planes fly in and out of the 11-gate terminal) had to be evacuated upon suspicion of an explosive device which was detected in a passenger's carry-on luggage.
As of the latest news report, I guess all is clear and it was just an "unidentifiable electronic device" but the Portland Bomb Squad (we have a bomb squad!) had to use a robot to remove the bag from the x-ray machine. And, they were planning to blow up the bag, but news reports say authorities were seen carrying the bag into a squad card, so I guess that means no fireworks.
Normally, I would grab the sdnTVnews camera and head out to the Jetport for some live reporting, but alas, the camera is in Vegas with the rest of the staff, so I can't bring you any live footage. However, in the spirit of Vegas, the three of us have some bets going about what we think this device actually is. Here's what we're thinking:
- vibrating neck pillow
- electric shaver
- Tickle Me Elmo
- iPod
- blender
I'll let you know after I watch the 6 o'clock local news (which is always a treat anyway).
I called it. According to a news report this morning, the "mysterious" electronic device that caused the evacuation and three-hour delay ended up being a "jumble of electronics", including an iPod. Wow, my reporter instincts are impressive. Here's another article about the incident, in case you're really intrigued. Oh, and the good news: The bag's owner wasn't arrested and was even allowed to catch his flight. My bet is he'll never pack his iPod quite the same way, though.
It was an early day for me yesterday. First up, the Axis Communications media breakfast where the company went over its new product line-up and the benefits it offers from an installation standpoint. I'll be interviewing Fredrik Nilsson today for SDNtvNews so you'll be able to hear all the details straight from the horse's mouth.
The rest of my day:
*Was eager to hear Wal-Mart's Steve Lindsay's perspective on video analytics but he was a no show. Jumbi Edulbehram from Axis and Steve Russo from IBM were able to effectively cover the ground from the manufacturer and integrator perspective though.
*I had the chance to chat with Mack Brutsche, director of surveillance at the Atlantis Casino Resort in Reno. The casino recently completed a $75-million renovation that included an upgrade to its surveillance — it added DVTel's iSOC platform to manage the hundreds of cameras in has in place through the complex. Mack said the digital video helps the security and surveillance departments efficiently share video when necessary. The solution also enables him to authorize security, or other departments, to view only the camera feeds it needs to.
At the Global Gaming Expo two years back, there was some talk about security and surveillance being two very distinct and separate departments — Not true at Atlantis, Mack said. Rather, the partnership helps both be more efficient in combating fraud and thef, as well as controlling security incidents
It isn't often that I get to sit down with a security practitioner at ISC West so thanks to DVTel for the opportunity.
*I conducted three on camera interviews for SDNtvNews: Carolyn Ramsey and Eric Zei from Honeywell; Tony Byerly, COO (not CEO as I mistakenly told the camera three times before getting it right) of Stanely CSS; and Don Lyman with Tyco. Those videos will be posted on our web site today.
*Next up was a booth appointment at Xtralis (check out the new web site) with Mariann McDonagh. We had a great conversation about social media — I talked a lot about my tweeting experiment, which is going really well thus far. She is looking for ways to leverage these new mediums for marketing purposes but the question is, how do I craft my message and what will be most effective? I think many of us are still trying to figure that out.
*A colleague (don't know if I can really call him that) called my photo on Twitter, "sexy." Why is that even relevant? Unfortunately, that comment along with the appearance of Miss Hawaiian Tropic show sexism in this industry, although much better than is was five years ago, is still present.
*Met with Kevin Binnie and Frank Albano at back-up power Alpha Technologies. Their motto: No power, no security. It's kind of a no-brainer but it would never be something I would think of. What about you? What are you going to do if you lose power and your security system is rendered useless.
*Tyco reception was well attended as was Dedicated Micros' at Tao. I'm back to following my rules after not getting enough sleep on Tuesday night, but hey, two out of three (so far) ain't bad.
I start out every morning listening to Internet radio streams of the news (often WBUR, the NPR station out of Boston, just because). I'm always surprised at how many segments pique my security interest. One was a piece about the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's visit yesterday to San Diego's Otay Mesa Port of Entry. While there she announced more than $20 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for Otay Mesa (and I'm pretty sure she's far too serious to recognize April Fools, so Otay Mesa can probably start planning to use that money).
Here's more about funds for border security from the DHS press release:
DHS and the General Services Administration will direct more than $400 million in ARRA funding to the Southwest border, including $269 million for port and other infrastructure projects in Otay Mesa, Antelope Wells, N.M., Los Ebanos, Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas, and Nogales, Arizona. $42 million will go toward Non-Intrusive Inspection Equipment (NIIE) at Southwest border ports of entry, including both low energy and large-scale systems—big enough to scan tractor-trailers. Secretary Napolitano also announced $50 million in SBInet funding to accelerate deployment of surveillance technology and associated command and control technologies in Arizona, including deployment in Nogales and Sonoita stations, and $50 million to pay for tactical communications modernization for the El Paso and Rio Grande Valley Sectors.
In general, I can't believe how many news reports I read about Mexico these days. I know Mexico is certainly a security threat, but it's been a security threat for years. I can't tell if things have truly gotten worse there or if the mainstream news media has once again jumped on the sensationalist bandwagon. It all started with that 60 Minutes piece by Anderson Cooper. Oh, that Anderson, he knows how to mix reporting with a healthy dose of sensationalism. Anyway, I guess what matters is that all this attention leads to continued efforts to secure our borders (and leads to more than just putting up a really, really big expensive fence).
So things are pretty quiet here on the home front. Most of our team is out in Vegas soaking up all things security at ISC West. I've been gathering what I can from our editorial team based on Twitter, blog posts (here and here) and a few quick phone calls between events.
Rhianna said she was surprised at how many end users she had already met on day one of the event (which is largely educational sessions, the expo didn't open until today), which I think is a testament to ISC West's efforts to focus programming on end users. I mean, in the end, that's who everyone wants to see there, right? (And curious reporter-types too, of course).
And despite the fact that I'm slightly disappointed I couldn't attend this year's show, when I hear about the crazy schedule everyone is trying to keep, running from booth to booth (and trying to look calm and collected), taking notes and asking the right questions (often while on camera) as well as socializing after the show can be absolutely exhausting and suddenly the peace and quiet of the office doesn't seem so bad.
But things here aren't exactly breezy. There's multiple newswires to get out alone (which can be intimidating, by the way) and still lots of calls and stories to report. I just spoke to several ports who are finding ways to utilize their existing technology to achieve some of the TWIC regulations. And I expect more to come on that issue, especially since everyone likes to hold back their news until ISC West. So, by the time everyone gets back to the solace of Maine, we'll all be in the same boat trying to follow-up with everything that happened in Vegas. But isn't what happens in Vegas suppose to stay in Vegas?
I arrived in Vegas yesterday expecting to take advantage of the warm weather and sunny skies. Well, someone forgot to tell Vegas. Although the sun was shining, the temperature was 45 degrees when I stepped off the plane in McCarran. The same as it was in Maine. Go figure ...
Anyway, today I'm off to a few educational sessions that I will provide Twitter updates on throughout the day. As I have mentioned before, I'm trying out this experiment again after failing miserably at ASIS in Atlanta. You can follow me here or you can follow everyone who is tweeting from the show at ISC Tweets. (Found courtesy of SSN editor Sam Pfeifle.)
I want everyone to know that I am following my own rules so far. I reinvigorated as I was in asleep by 9:30 pm last night (in my defense, I had been up since 3 am Eastern to catch my flight) and I alternated water with the two cocktails I had. I also did some sightseeing — The Canal Shoppes at the Venetian are a really beautiful site.
Just saw an update about the random gate screening measure. USA Today is reporting that the TSA said it began the new measures due to concerns that terrorists will smuggle weapon components through security and assemble them at the airport (or aboard a plane). Despite the fact that the TSA said in earlier reports that this initiative wasn't due to anything in particular, more screening will continue to be a deterrent to terrorists. I'll have to ask those on our staff who are headed out to Vegas for ISC West whether or not they witnessed any gate screening. I'd love to do my own reporting in this case, but, alas, somebody has to keep the ship floating.
I wrote this post a while back but I love rereading it. It's all about navigating the halls of a large conference (such as next week's ISC West) with the least amount of physical and emotional pain. Sometimes I follow these suggestions and sometimes I don't, but I pledge to all of you that I will abide by the rules while in Vegas ... maybe. Anyway, enjoy:
For the past two days, I've been looking at my schedule and panicking more than a little bit. I always have good intentions to not book continuous back-to-back meetings, but once again I have. Figures … If you meet with me at 4 p.m. one day and my eyes are glazing over, I greatly apologize.
So, with regrets in mind I give you my recommendations on how to work the (ISC West) show this week. Otherwise titled, how I would ideally plan my conference if I weren't an idiot.
*Plan accordingly. Do not overbooked yourself — you are not doing anyone any favors. If you squeeze in that extra 20-minute appointment instead of having lunch, for example, you are not going to be in the mindset to focus on business and you're going to hate the people who talked you into this mess.
*Network and have fun, just not too much fun. A colleague of mine once eloquently said, "There is nothing worse than walking a trade show floor with a hangover." Having experienced this first-hand, I wholeheartedly agree. Alternate cocktails with a glass of water, enjoy in moderation and we'll all be much happier in the morning.
*Reinvigorate. Take 20 minutes out of your day to get outside. The sun will help energize you. Florescent lights? Not so much. Also, try to get some kind of 'normal' sleep in. Whether that is nine hours or 40 minutes, you know what you need. Don't ignore it.
*Walk the floor. I never have a chance to walk the floor because I am running around taking meetings with exhibitors that want to show off their latest and greatest wares. But if you take some time to walk the floor, you'll probably see some new vendors that have some pretty cool offerings. Even Axis had to start somewhere.
*Attend as many educational sessions as possible. You're here, why not? Additional education is always a good idea. This year's session topics are interesting and the speakers are top-notch. Take the time out to hear just one, I promise it's worth it if only to get off the exhibit floor.
*Sightsee. This is another thing I rarely do and I always regret it. When my hairdresser asks me what was cool about a city, I want to be able to answer him without saying something about the hotel. Also, I can't tell you how uninteresting photos that are taken from the window of your hotel room are. My family and friends certainly know. Get out and see some sites — what good is traveling without taking in one local attraction? Come on, it's Vegas.
*Take it slow. Sure you may be five minutes late for an appointment, but you're not the only one. Take your time with meetings, walking, lunch, etc. and you'll find yourself much happier and relaxed in the long run.
*Stop by booth #1129 to pick up your latest issue of Security Director News and watch some SDNtvNews interviews occurring. Heckle if you wish.
*Be there: Treasure Island bar on Thursday, April 2 at 10 p.m.
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Bieber arrived Wednesday evening at a police station to a crush of media and screaming fans.
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text: Former Teammate: Dolphins Lineman Incognito 'Scumbag,' 'Cancer' in Locker Room Print article Send a Tip by Breitbart Sports 8 Nov 2013 post a comment Cam Cleeland, who was Richie Incognito's teammate, called him a "scumbag" who was a locker room "cancer" when Cleeland played with Incognito on the Rams, a team Incognito was kicked off of because of on and off-the-filed problems including drug abuse and disorderly behavior with coaches, players, and officials. Before Incognito came into the league, Cleeland was a victim of a brutal hazing incident himself that rocked the NFL nearly 15 years ago. As the Los Angeles Times recounts, "the last time Cam Cleeland had two good eyes, a pillowcase was being pulled over his head." Cleeland still has trouble seeing out of one eye because players almost took out his eye socket by pounding his head with bags full of coins. "I'm not afraid to say that he was an immature, unrealistic scumbag," Cleeland said. "When it came down to it, he had no personality, he was a locker-room cancer, and he just wanted to fight everybody all the time. It was bizarre beyond belief." Fifteen years ago, Cleeland had to run through a gauntlet with "pillowcase over his head" while veterans took free shots at him. "Guys were just rabid," recalled Cleeland, a 6-foot-5, 270-pound tight end from the University of Washington. "And you had a couple guys in the front that would stand in a three-point stance, and you would fire off the line like he was going to knock you over. "You tried to make it through, and they literally just beat the ever-loving crap out of you as you tried to get through. Everything you can imagine, from kicking, punching, scrapping. I remember my ankle was sore and I had missed two days of practice because I had rolled my ankle. "Guys were like, 'He's got a bum ankle! We don't care!' And as I got to the end, I got punched in the nose, so my nose was bleeding. As I rolled my head, I got kicked in the leg and my ankle rolled. I brought my head up … "Guys were like, 'He's got a bum ankle! We don't care!' And as I got to the end, I got punched in the nose, so my nose was bleeding. As I rolled my head, I got kicked in the leg and my ankle rolled. I brought my head up …" And that's when the fateful blow came, one that not only changed Cleeland's life but turned a spotlight on the dark underbelly of professional football. Cleeland was clubbed in the face by a sock filled with coins, coins that free-agent linebacker Andre Royal had spent all day collecting from teammates. Nobody knew what he planned to do with them, but they had donated them by the fistful. In a story that even shocked the NFL then, "the shot shattered Cleeland's eye socket and nearly cost him his eye, which now provides him only with partial vision. He also suffered a badly broken nose. At first, Cleeland didn't know the severity of his injuries": "I was full of adrenaline at that time," he said. "You're in that fight-or-flight mode, survival mode. You've got to get through. So I made it through, and next thing you know my nose is bleeding all over." He wasn't the only one. Defensive lineman Jeff Danish made it through the gantlet at a sprint but wound up crashing through a plate-glass window at the end of the hall. Only a safety bar kept him from sailing out the window and falling three stories. He ended up with 13 stitches in his left arm and later sued the Saints. The gauntlet was mandatory. For instance, guard "Chris Naeole even hobbled through it on crutches when he was fresh off knee surgery. He still was kicked and punched." If players did not go through the gauntlet, urine was thrown under their doors while players urinated on their clothes and personal belongings. One lineman, Kyle Turley, who Incognito has said was one of his idols, got his knee hurt so badly during the hazing incident that he says he "had so much pain medication in me to play for the first month of the season it was crazy." "Any NFL player that gives Martin a hard time — I don't know him — but any guy who says, 'This guy should have been a tough guy, should have stood up to him,' it's BS," he told the Times. "I don't care if you're a good guy or not, you don't deserve that kind of treatment in any workplace. You've got to be tough. We're all tough guys. But in the end, you're still a human being": "What happens if you go to your coach and say, 'This guy's bothering me.' He's going to look at you and go, 'Are you crazy? You wuss. You're not tough. Get out of my office.' I'm not saying that's what would happen with [Dolphins Coach Joe] Philbin, because I don't know, but that's what's going to happen with 95% of coaches."


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What: Benefit concert for Gem Theater restoration
When: Saturday, 7-9 p.m.
Tickets: $10, available at Etowah Chamber of Commerce, businesses in Etowah and Athens and at the door.
Organizers are asking concertgoers to bring non-perishable items to help storm victims.
ETOWAH, Tenn.—For years they played music behind some of the best-known country singers.
For years, the Gem Theater has been Etowah's gathering place for live performances — music, drama, vaudeville and occasionally movies.
Next weekend, the talent and the venue come together for a benefit concert for the Gem.
Each member of Pete Miller and The Country Classic Band has 30 to 40 years experience backing up the likes of Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams Jr., Reba McEntire, Sawyer Brown and the Oak Ridge Boys.
"We never wanted to go on the road again or play a bar again in our lives," Miller said.
Instead the band, from their homes in various places across Tennessee, come together at Miller's Fall Creek Falls home and studio to rehearse. They also formed a nonprofit benefit company to play concerts to raise money for worthy causes.
"Theaters are ideal for us," Miller said during a recent conversation with Etowah business and cultural leaders and the media.
On Saturday, the band will hold a benefit concert to help restore the theater. Concertgoers will see firsthand how some restoration work is being done by volunteers. And they can expect a mix of country classics from the 1970s onward.
The current Gem Theater was a 1927 consolidation of two older theater buildings, said Brian Silber, Etowah parks and recreation director.
The city of Etowah acquired the theater in 1990. In 2000, a firewall was all that saved the building from a massive downtown blaze. The theater is home to the Gem Players and to musical events year-round.
"It's truly a community theater in the truest sense of the word," Silber said.
But the Gem has been showing its age, said Maxine Jones, president of the Etowah Downtown Merchants and Friends Association. A restoration fund was started several years ago.
"The goal is to come as close to the 1927 appearance as possible," she said.
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The Colorado based team of photographer RACHEL HAVEL, florist LALE FLORAL and stylist NICOLE CRUSE – alongside a host of other fabulous vendors – wanted to showcase how an urban setting can be made delicate and elegant without having to drape and up-light every wall and corner. BLANC in Denver proved to be the perfect venue to showcase this, with everything from blank walls, factory floors, old train tracks and crane hooks on the ceilings. The purposefully understated decor highlights the stunning florals and allows for a beautiful, less is more approach. This same sentiment was considered in suspending the flowers above the table to make more room for dinning. The floral tablescape suspension is a great surprise element that if put on the table just wouldn't have had the same effect. Thanks ladies for sharing your beautiful vision with us!
Here's an idea… how about relaxing on your actual wedding day, enjoying time with family and friends, and then have your photo session the next day? That way you also get to dress up twice… and let's face it who doesn't want to wear their wedding dress at least one more time! Without being rushed for time, Megan & Brandon got to relax and make the most of their photo session… and for Megan it meant not stressing about getting the gown too dirty on the actual wedding day. "It was so fun to adventure around Big Sur & not be afraid of getting my dress dirty since I didn't have to think about having a ceremony later. Our photos are something I will cherish forever. Danielle is SO talented and fun to work with!"
Danielle being DANIELLE POFF, who's work I adore! She's done a beautiful job of these images. Megan & Brandon had slightly different ideas of what they wanted for their wedding… he wanted an actual wedding, she wanted to elope. After some research Megan came across the perfect location in Big Sur and promptly fell in love with it. Some unforeseen circumstances saw them having a surprise ceremony back home on family property in Kentucky. Megan tell us, "We told all of our guests they were coming to a party celebrate our marriage since we were eloping. The party was nautical themed and we even built a small "boat dock" and surrounded it with sand, so technically I could still get married in the sand. During the party we showed a video and when it was over we walked out and were married by our grandfathers. It was so special and fun! I opted not to hire a photographer for our ceremony because I still wanted to have our photos taken by Danielle on our honeymoon in California and I'm so glad we did! She was completely understanding of our change of plans and I couldn't have been more thankful."
HOW DID YOU MEET? Brandon and I met through a mutual friend who kept telling us about one another, but at the time neither of us were too interested in seeing anyone. One day I received a phone call from him trying to set us up on a date, which happened to be to a Nascar race in Bristol, Tennessee. I was a little skeptical because we live several hours away from Bristol, so even if we didn't hit it off our first date would be an all day event. Plus, I'm not a huge Nascar fan, but I agreed to go. I can't say our first date was very romantic, but it was so much fun! Brandon was such a gentleman and he still is to this day.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROPOSAL? Brandon proposed on the beach at night in Jacksonville, Florida. It had rained almost our entire trip, so one evening we went on a movie and dinner date. After dinner I asked if we could take a walk on the beach. We walked out to the water and were standing ankle deep when he popped the question. His proposal made up for our not so romantic first date!
TELL US ABOUT FINDING YOUR WEDDING DRESS: I'm not a very high maintenance girl, so I knew I wanted a simple wedding dress. My mom, aunt, and I went on shopping trip to Knoxville, TN. I can't even remember why, but we decided to stop and look at dresses in David's Bridal on our way home. My wedding was still almost two years away and we didn't even know where we were getting married yet, so I definitely wasn't planning to buy. I ended up picking out a few dresses to try on and bought the first one a tried! Despite having no wedding plans, the dress ended up being perfect for our surprise wedding and day-after California photo session with the amazing Danielle.
ANY DIY OR BUDGET ELEMENTS? We were on a budget, so our ceremony/party was completely DIY, from the invitations, to the decorations and flowers, to the food. I have an amazingly talented aunt and she worked so hard to make our wedding beautiful. For our photo session with Danielle, my bouquet was DIY. Brandon and I spent the day driving down the beautiful California coast and stopping along the way to pick wildflowers. I put the bouquet together just before our photo session. I loved how it turned out!
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE OUT TO A COUPLE PLANNING THEIR WEDDING? Don't worry about tradition or what everyone else wants you to do, just do what your heart desires. Remember, a wedding is about celebrating the start of a marriage, so plan and prepare more for your marriage than for your wedding. Don't sweat the small stuff, just have fun & enjoy every moment because the wedding and the honeymoon come and go real quick!
MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT? After our ceremony/party we a had a campout with a few of our best friends and family. We stayed up all night & it was an absolute blast! No, not your typical wedding night, but I wouldn't change it for a thing. We had so much fun! Like I said, everything doesn't have to be traditional. For our session with Danielle, I loved getting in the water in our wedding attire. The pictures turned out awesome!
Photographer DANIELLE POFF / Cake BRIDE'S COUSIN / Gown GALINA / Shoes CORRAL BOOTS / Grooms Attire J.C. PENNEY
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The inspiration for the overall styling of the workshop began with understanding the history of calligraphy. Knowing the influence of the written word and how that impacts our lives today can not be understated. However, the beauty of one's penmanship has been nearly lost in modern times. Therefore, the styling details for the workshop by the RiverOaks team hopefully connected the attendee with being a part of beautifully continuing this practical art form. Drawing from the tools used, the coloUr of the India ink and the texture of paper used in ancient times the workshop atmosphere and story unfolded.
RIVEROAKS used this blue-black ink colour in the stripe table runners, slate boards and black rooster feathers and quills from the venue's chickens. The idea of linen paper was brought in through the use of vintage French linens that were used on the European inspired food table and a soft fabric that created a canopy above the attendees. All were welcomed to their place setting with gold pumpkins personalised by LAURA. The colour gold reflected the metal nibs used today replacing quills and the pumpkins gave seasonal relevance in a subtle way. Along with a welcome bag of supplies gifted to each student by LAURA and put to use in the class the tedious lessons began under perfect skies. All who came were inspired by her encouraging instruction and the challenge that "Practice Makes Perfect."
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Hero is a word we hear often in sports, but heroism is not always about achievements on the field of play. "42″ tells the story of two men-the great Jackie Robinson and legendary Brooklyn Dodgers GM Branch Rickey-whose brave stand against prejudice forever changed the world by changing the game of baseball.
Film informationGenre: Biography, Drama, Sport
- 100Tampa Bay Times - by Steve Persall
One of the all-time great sports movies — primarily because it's one of the all-time great sports stories. ...read more
- 83Portland Oregonian - by Marc Mohan
Spike Lee wanted for years to make a Jackie Robinson film, and I hope he still gets his chance. Another take, maybe angrier or more polemic, could be fascinating, and the heroism of Jackie Robinson was significant enough to justify more than a few movies. ...read more
- 83The Playlist - by Gabe Toro
42 is excessively retro, neglecting the urge to pepper scenes with comic relief or oppressing, flashy conflict. ...read more
- 83Entertainment Weekly - by Owen Gleiberman
Helgeland works in what I think of as a conservative — or maybe it's just really, really basic — neoclassical Hollywood style, spelling everything out, letting the story unfold in a plainspoken and deliberate fashion, with a big, wide, open pictorial camera eye. It's like the latter-day Clint Eastwood style, applied to material that's as traditional as can be. ...read more
- 75Washington Post - by Ann Hornaday
Harrison plays Rickey with a jutting jaw, squinting eye and hoarse bark straight out of the Irascible Old Coot playbook, his character constantly invoking God and the almighty dollar to justify what became known as Rickey's "noble experiment." ...read more
- 75ReelViews - by James Berardinelli
Unfortunately, the generic bio-pic structure of 42 prevents it from ever becoming something great. ...read more
- 75San Francisco Chronicle - by Mick LaSalle
A superior sports movie, dealing honestly with a great American story. ...
- 75New York Post - by Lou Lumenick
42 may not be a home run, but it's certainly a solid three-base hit as worthy family entertainment. ...read more
- 75Philadelphia Inquirer - by Steven Rea
42 doesn't shirk from showing how daunting it was for Robinson to turn the other cheek, as Ford's Rickey tells him he must do, in the face of the insults and hostility. ...read more
- 75St. Louis Post-Dispatch - by Joe Williams
The inspirational movie named for Robinson's number is too dignified to throw audiences a curveball, let alone a knockdown pitch, but its solid fundamentals make it a winner. ...read more
- 75Chicago Sun-Times - by Richard Roeper
42 is competent, occasionally rousing and historically respectful — but it rarely rises above standard, old-fashioned biography fare. It's a mostly unexceptional film about an exceptional man. ...read more
- 75Movie Nation - by Roger Moore
Earnest, righteous, historically accurate and often entertaining. ...read more
- 75New York Observer - by Rex Reed
It's a perfectly unexceptional but slickly made, sincerely acted, often entertaining, sometimes manipulative and always watchable blend of action on the diamond and bravery behind the scenes that will please baseball fanatics more than movie historians. It's a good enough biopic to make you wish it were a better motion picture. ...read more
- 70Arizona Republic - by Bill Goodykoontz
Helgeland has given us an impressive introduction to one of the most important men in U.S. history. But you can't help wanting more. ...
- 67Austin Chronicle - by Louis Black
Boseman as Jackie Robinson and Beharie as Rachel Robinson both deliver terrific performances, and the cast of managers and ballplayers – are excellent. Harrison Ford plays Brooklyn Dodgers General Manager Branch Rickey as a larger-than-life eccentric, seeming almost like a demented Orville Redenbacher at times. ...read more
- 65NPR - by Bob Mondello
A profile in real-life courage that would be stronger as a movie if it weren't quite so intent on underlining teachable moments. ...
- 63USA Today - by Claudia Puig
It takes a particularly ham-fisted filmmaker to transform a fascinating and historically significant story into something as formulaic as 42. ...read more
- 63Miami Herald - by Connie Ogle
And still 42 persists in entertaining you, even when you're cringing, because the real story is so compelling. ...read more
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto) - by Rick Groen
In the hallowed frames of 42, the legend is front and centre and still inspiring. Too bad the more interesting man is nowhere to be seen. ...read more
- 63Boston Globe - by Ty Burr
The ambitious new biopic about Robinson, is better written and produced than those children's books, but it isn't any deeper, and that's a disappointment. ...read more
- 63Chicago Tribune - by Michael Phillips
Treats its now-mythic Brooklyn Dodger with respect, reverence and love. But who's in there, underneath the mythology? ...read more
- 63Rolling Stone - by Peter Travers
Given Helgeland's rep as a screenwriter (including an Oscar for 1997's L.A. Confidential), it rankles that 42 settles for the official story. The private Robinson, who died of a heart attack at 53 in 1972, stays private. We stay on the outside looking in. Let it be. ...read more
- 60The New Yorker - by David Denby
Sixty-six years later, when a black man holds the Presidency, equality may still be, for some, unbearable, but Robinson abruptly moved America forward. 42, however limited at times, lays out the tortured early days of that advance with clarity and force. ...read more
- 60New Orleans Times-Picayune - by Mike Scott
Aesthetically, Helgeland's film -- while highly polished -- is straight-forward stuff, hewing so closely to the prescribed genre conventions as to border on unimaginative. ...read more
- 60New York Magazine (Vulture) - by Bilge Ebiri
Helgeland's epic about Jackie Robinson's first year in Major League Baseball is uneven — often exciting, and just as often shallow and ham-handed — but if there's one thing to which it remains true, it's that the almighty American greenback and the all-American athlete are the great destroyers of bigotry. ...read more
- 60Los Angeles Times - by Kenneth Turan
Robinson's combination of fortitude, restraint and passion for the game was stunning. You can't help getting caught up in this story, even as you are wishing the telling was sharper than it is. ...read more
- 60The New York Times - by A.O. Scott
It is blunt, simple and sentimental, using time-tested methods to teach a clear and rousing lesson. ...
- 58The A.V. Club - by Scott Tobias
The Jackie Robinson biopic 42 operates in a box inside of a box—and not the batter's box, either, because that would imply it has some freedom to swing away. It's thoroughly embalmed in the glossy lacquer of conventional baseball movies, and limited further by trying to deal with the horrors of racism in that context. ...read more
- 50Slant Magazine - by Nick Schager
The film elevates the story of Jackie Robinson to that of cornball legend rather than just honoring his legitimately uplifting, heroic saga by telling it straight. ...read more
- 50The Hollywood Reporter - by Todd McCarthy
Pretty when it should be gritty and grandiosely noble instead of just telling it like it was, 42 needlessly trumps up but still can't entirely spoil one of the great American 20th century true-life stories, the breaking of major league baseball's color line by Jackie Robinson. ...read more
- 50Variety - by Scott Foundas
A relentlessly formulaic biopic that succeeds at transforming one of the most compelling sports narratives of the 20th century into a home run of hagiography. ...read more
- 42Christian Science Monitor - by Peter Rainer
The filmmaking is TV-movie-of-the-week dull and Robinson's ordeal is hammered home to the exclusion of virtually everything else in his life. ...read more
- 40Wall Street Journal - by Joe Morgenstern
What's been carefully filtered out of the film as a whole is the tumult and passion of Robinson's life. ...read more
- 40Village Voice - by Alan Scherstuhl
The movie sugars up Robinson's story, and like too many period pieces it summons some vague idea of a warmer, simpler past by bathing everything in thick amber light, as if each scene is one of those preserved mosquitoes that begat the monsters of Jurassic Park. ...read more
Home Run for 42!!!! Great film. Definitely Oscar worthy. Too bad they released the film in April rather than December for Oscar consideration. The film reminded me of movies like The Natural, Field of Dreams, Remember the Titans, Glory Road, and The Express. The film is well written and directed.
Chadwick Boseman is great in the film. Harrison Ford is unrecognizable here. This is one of his best performances. Lucas Black, Alan Tudyk, and Christopher Meloni deliver fine supporting work here.
I definitely recommend this film.
Jackie Robinson: Are you looking for a Negro who is afraid to fight back?
Branch Rickey: No, I need a player with guts enough not to fight back.
I don't acknowledge this very often, but I like to bookend my reviews with quotes from the film. Sometimes they sum up the film in a sense and other times they are just quotes I enjoyed the most. The two I have chosen for 42, a film that chronicles the introduction of Jackie Robinson into Major League Baseball, are featured in the film, but are also actual quotes from the men who said them. They are not the most inspiring words I have ever read, but 42 also isn't the most inspiring movie I have ever seen. Regardless, it is a film that I have wanted to see, as the subject matter is important. While the film is only good, as opposed to great, it is occasionally quite moving, well made and acted, and a fitting tribute for a man who mainly just wanted to play baseball.
Such an incredible film, Imagine just less than 50+ years ago people were so ignorant and racism was a plague! Times have surly changed and for the good!


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Duck breaks into White House lawn, leaves ducklings behind
POSTED: Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 5:00am
UPDATED: Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 5:04am
NBC NATIONAL NEWS — Some visitors to the White House grounds created quite a "quack" today.
A mother duck ditched her ducklings while they were out for a stroll. She jumped up over a cement railing and slipped through a fence into the White House lawn, all while never looking back.
Concerned onlookers placed a ramp nearby to reunite the ducklings with their mom, but they didn't quite get it.
That's when secret service came to the rescue.
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The editorial "When it rains, it pours" (May 6) shows that misfortunes never come alone but come with the bag and baggage of those responsible for them. Critics did not spare even Lal Bahadur Shastri who accepted responsibility for a train accident. Their uncharitable remark was that he was eyeing a higher post as a Cabinet reshuffle was on the cards at that time. In this case, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's helplessness is visible but his hands seem to be tied.
The basic point is that a taxpayer's money is being wasted and that whosoever governs the country will always have corruption as a part of their world.
S.K. Narula,
New Delhi
It has become almost routine for the government to offer one explanation or the other for every scam. This definitely shows that all this is happening because of a lame duck Prime Minister who is unable to control a wayward bunch of Ministers.
Gone are the days when we had an Indira Gandhi who acted decisively. Hers was the last word, even if it was a wrong or a misplaced assertion. If the Karnataka elections are a face-saver for the Congress, as the exit polls suggest, one only hopes that the grand old party makes sweeping changes.
Sridhar N.,
Despite UPA II breaking its own scam a day record, the Opposition is simply unable to turn the tables on it. Instead of devising strategies to educate the masses and ensure that we don't forget and hence forgive, one finds its members staging meaningless walkouts from Parliament. One wonders if this shows that there is a nexus between the government and the Opposition to fool us.
Josephine Varghese,
Keywords: UPA government


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