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ID Centre FAQs
Joining the Airport ID Pass scheme
How can my company/organisation join the ID pass scheme?
Companies who have been awarded a contract to provide services or undertake works at Heathrow may be eligible to join the ID pass scheme. In the first instance you will need to complete Form 14 which should then be sent to the department detailed on the form.
Once we receive your enquiry, you will be contacted and advised of the next step.
The following information will be needed as part of your application (this information will be required at the next stage when your enquiry has been approved):
- The name and address of each company that has awarded you a contract to undertake work at the airport
- Written confirmation of that contract from each of the awarding companies
Which areas of the airport you will require access to
- The approximate number of ID passes you will need in the first instance and for each year of your contract or operations at the airport (please consider employee turnover within your answer).
If you currently have ID passes to work at the relevant airport you must provide details of the company that currently sponsors those passes.
You will need to nominate an Authorised Signatory to manage your applications made under the terms of the scheme.
What is the role of the Authorised Signatory?
Authorised Signatories manage the ID pass scheme within their own company or section of the business:
- For new ID pass applications, Authorised Signatories have a responsibility for obtaining references and other documents (for example criminal record checks) relating to the applicant. They are also responsible for verifying aspects of each ID pass application. Authorised Signatories do not necessarily have to carry out each and every task themselves. They may have help from those responsible for referencing and other processes within their company.
- For existing pass holders, Authorised Signatories have a responsibility for ensuring that passes are used in accordance with the scheme rules and are returned to the ID Centre when no longer required.
- Authorised signatories become a vital link in the communications between their companies and the airport ID Centre. They should always ensure that relevant communications are passed to other appropriate people within their own businesses – for example HR departments, senior managers, etc.
How do I become an Authorised Signatory?
Your company or organisation must be a member of the ID pass scheme and you have to be nominated using Form 6
Once your nomination has been accepted, you will be invited to attend a training session at the airport ID Centre. On completion of this training, you will be able to apply for airport ID passes on behalf of your company or organisation.
Types of ID passes
What are the different types of pass available?
Temporary ID Pass
Temporary ID passes allow escorted short term access to the Security Restricted Area, other airside areas such as cargo and maintenance areas, and landside areas. Temporary passes are issued for 1-5 days or 1-30 days, depending on the requirement. Temporary passes are normally photographic passes but in exceptional circumstances, paper passes may be issued.
A 1-5 day pass is suitable for an airport visitor, a person attending an interview or undertaking work experience, or someone making a collection or delivery or undertaking unplanned maintenance or emergency cover. Consecutive 1-5 day passes will not normally be issued but it is possible for a person to have more than one temporary pass if they visit the airport on an irregular basis, subject to a maximum of 60 days access on temporary passes in any 12 months period.
A 1-30 day temporary pass is suitable for persons working on a temporary basis at the airport. Only one 30-day temporary pass per person will normally be issued. In exceptional circumstances, the ID Centre Manager may be able to obtain authorisation for a second 30-day temporary ID pass to run consecutively. Temporary pass holders must be escorted by a nominated permanent ID pass holder at all times when in the Security Restricted area.
Does a temporary pass give automatic access to areas such as offices or staff car parks that have controlled access readers?
No. Temporary pass holders must be escorted in any area controlled by access readers. The appropriate building or facilities reception may also require a visitor's pass to be issued and worm whilst on the premises.
Permanent ID Pass giving access to the Security Restricted Area
Permanent ID passes are available for employees and contractors who have employment contracts for work at the airport. These passes are valid for up to five years and permit access to the areas authorised by the card on an unescorted basis. There is an extensive referencing process and criminal records check for all Restricted Area pass applications.
The areas authorised for the pass holder can be identified by the colour of the ID pass and the access numbers shown on the card.
ID Pass colours
The colour of the pass determines the access level.
Colour key
Red: All areas
Blue: External and Internal Airside or External Airside only
Green: Internal Airside
Yellow: Landside
Blue/hatched yellow: Aircrew
Purple: Diplomatic
Grey: Cancelled
ID Pass numbers
- Internal area(s) of the restricted zone (departure lounges, piers and the interior of other buildings) with the exception of 2 and 3 below
- Baggage reclaim halls
- Baggage make-up areas
- Ramp
- Aircraft and their footprints
- All other external areas of the restricted zone (eg runways)
- All areas
Please note that only those who have a specific need to enter the baggage make-up areas will be allowed access. Those who have been given access have a red "B" on their pass, next to the access numbers.
All permanent passes must be on display at all times whilst the holder is in the Security Restricted Area.
Permanent passes are suspended (parked) after 60 days of non-use for security reasons.
Do permanent passes give automatic access to gate rooms or entry to controlled offices?
Where access is required to the terminal gate rooms or offices where card reader access is fitted, the pass-holder will need to visit the relevant terminal to have access rights added to the pass.
Terminal 1: Tel: 020 8745 6003
Terminal 3: Email: email@example.com
Terminal 4: Tel: 020 8745 7918
Terminal 5: Tel: 020 8757 2039
Can a pass be used at more than one airport?
Access to other airports owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd may be requested on the ID pass application form or at a later date by completing Form 5. This form, properly completed and signed by the Authorised Signatory, should be sent to the ID security department in Scotland (details contained in the form).
Landside-only Pass
Landside-only passes are available for employees who never require access to the Security Restricted and Airside Areas but otherwise work in the airport campus. Landside-only passes may be programmed to grant access to certain car parks and controlled buildings access areas within landside offices or administration areas. The extensive referencing process and criminal records check is not required for landside pass applications.
Does a landside pass give automatic access to areas such as offices or staff car parks that have controlled access readers?
No. The relevant access can be granted by the appropriate building or facilities manager. The procedure will vary at each location. Advice can be obtained from the ID Centre.
Applying for temporary ID passes
How can I obtain a temporary pass for visitors or short-term assignment staff?
The Authorised Signatory should download Form 8 and complete sections 1, 2 and 3. Temporary passes are normally issued at the terminals and no appointment is necessary. To obtain a temporary pass from the Heathrow ID Centre, an appointment is required. The applicant is required to bring along the application form when attending the pass issue station, with acceptable proof of identity. The applicant is required to sign section 4 in the presence of the pass issuer.
The Authorised Signatory should advise the applicant that they must carry their proof of identity document and present it to the security officer when entering the Security Restricted Area, along with their temporary ID pass. The applicant should also ensure that they keep their escort within sight at all times when in the Security Restricted Area.
What is acceptable proof of identity for a temporary ID pass?
For British nationals this must be a current full passport or a British photographic driving licence with counterpart (both full and provisional acceptable).
For EU nationals a current valid passport or national identity card is required.
For other nationals, a full valid passport together with an original document confirming the individual's right to remain in the UK and evidence of the right to work in the UK will be required: in some cases a visa should be presented.
Only original documents will be acceptable at the pass issue station and these must be the same documents as those presented to the Authorised Signatory and recorded on the application form.
Are any other checks or documents required for temporary passes?
Unlike other passes, there is no need for criminal record checks or references to be provided. Authorised Signatories must ensure however that the applicant is given a copy of the general security awareness leaflet if security awareness training is not provided. Copies are available from the ID Centre
Applying for permanent ID passes
The Authorised Signatory should download Form 1 and complete all sections except section 5 (applicant declaration). A security interview has to take place with the applicant and proof of identity and background checks must be completed. The application form, and copies of references obtained, must be sent to the ID Security department in Scotland for audit and verification purposes. When the application is cleared, the Authorised Signatory will be contacted and notified that an appointment can be made for the applicant to attend the ID Centre for the pass to be issued.
The Authorised Signatory should advise the applicant that they must carry their proof of identity document and present it to the pass issue officer when attending their appointment. There is normally no need for the applicant to carry any further paperwork as the application form will be sent to the ID Centre by the ID Security department separately. The applicant is required to sign section 5 of the application form in the presence of the pass issuer.
What is acceptable proof of identity for a permanent ID pass?
For British nationals this must be a current full passport or a British photographic driving licence with counterpart (both full and provisional acceptable).
For EU nationals a current valid passport or national identity card is required.
For other nationals, a full valid passport together with an original document confirming the individual's right to remain in the UK and evidence of the right to work in the UK will be required: in some cases a visa should be presented.
Only original documents will be acceptable at the ID Centre and these must be the same documents as those presented to the Authorised Signatory and recorded on the application form.
What other background checks or documents are required for permanent passes giving access to the Security Restricted Area?
Authorised Signatories must provide:
- Satisfactory references covering the last five years' employment history of the applicant must accompany the application form. Only original documents will be accepted.
- A valid and current criminal record check (basic disclosure certificate) will also be required. This certificate lists any prior unspent convictions that may be held by the applicant. Certain convictions will disqualify the applicant from holding a permanent pass. It is the responsibility of the Authorised Signatory to ensure that the certificate is free of all disqualifying endorsements and that it is submitted to us within ten weeks of the issue date. Applicants who have resided outside the UK for more than six months within the five years preceding the date of application will be required to obtain a criminal record check for the past five years in all the states they have resided in. Some types of employment may require a counter terrorist check (CTC) which is a more detailed security screening.
- A copy of the GSAT certificate as evidence that the applicant has undertaken General Security Awareness Training (GSAT). There are certain exceptions for control authorities, airline personnel and those engaged in aviation security duties. This is because the training they receive is more extensive and detailed than GSAT.
How many references does an applicant for an airside pass require?
One or more employment references must cover the previous full five years' employment or education history. Any gaps in employment must be verified by references from the appropriate agency (for example JobCentre Plus for periods of unemployment, or an accountant or the HM Revenue & Customs for periods of self-employment).
In cases where the applicant has neither worked, nor claimed benefit during the previous five years (for example, a carer or a previously non-working partner returning to employment), then a gap reference will be required.
What about self-employment or periods of unemployment?
Periods of self-employment must be validated by a confirmation from the applicant's accountant, solicitor or HMRC office. The JobCentre Plus or other appropriate government agency must verify periods of registered unemployment.
Any gaps of over 28 days must be covered by a reference from an individual (gap referee) who should be asked to confirm in writing how long they have known the applicant and, to the best of their knowledge, what the applicant was doing during the gap period in question. The recommended pro-forma reference request for employment should be used.
What information should gap references include?
A recommended pro-forma reference request for gap references is available. This letter/form should be used and should be generated on your own company's letterhead.
References will be checked and verified by the ID Security department in Scotland, who may contact the referee who issued the reference. It is particularly important that all contact names, addresses and telephone numbers are clearly legible and accurate.
All references should be requested so that they are addressed to and sent direct to the prospective employer at his or her company.
How do I obtain criminal record checks for our employees and new applicants?
Further information and the procedure for making applications can be obtained from Disclosure Scotland. For guidance on obtaining overseas criminal record information is available on both the CPNI website and SIA website.
It is recommended that employers adopt a procedure whereby the application form should be completed by the applicant and sent direct to Disclosure Scotland. On return of the basic disclosure certificate (which will be sent to the applicant direct), the applicant should give the original certificate to the Authorised Signatory. The basic disclosure certificate must be enclosed with the application form sent to the ID Security department in Scotland within ten weeks of the date of issue.
Disclosure Scotland also operates an online service for applications which may be used by participating companies. Companies that require a number of applications to be made should consider registering with Disclosure Scotland.
Arrangements can be made for presentation of the disclosure certificate direct to the ID Centre by the applicant if required.
The basic disclosure certificate always remains the property of the individual applicant.
GSAT security training
GSAT stands for General Security Awareness Training.
All permanent pass holders must gain a certificate before a pass can be issued to them.
There are a variety of training providers listed by the Department for Transport. Your authorised signatory will be able to tell you how the training is delivered in your organisation.
Temporary pass holders are recommended to familiarise themselves with the security information contained in the GSAT leaflet, which can be downloaded below.
Where can I find a GSAT leaflet?
Copies can be obtained from your local ID Centre
Can I appeal against a decision to reject an application?
Appeals may be made in certain circumstances.
- To Disclosure Scotland where you or the applicant believe that the information on the Criminal Record Certificate is incorrect or inaccurate – for example, when an offence should be "spent". Your appeal must be made direct to Disclosure Scotland.
- To the ID Centre where the decision to issue a pass is disputed for some other reason (eg references where the applicant claims it is not practical to obtain a reference and has submitted other evidence to substantiate what he or she was doing at that time). Appeals must be in writing – original documents should be submitted.
- To Transec (DfT): In certain circumstances, appeal can be made to the Department for Transport against a failed criminal record check on the basis of the recency and seriousness of the conviction. A special form is available.
- Details of the appeals process can be found in the application standard.
Download our ID Pass Application Standard (618KB PDF)
Where do I send my completed application pack?
Courier to:
ID Security Department Carlson House
Mossland Road
Hillington Industrial Estate
ID Security Department
PO Box 5577
Free collection service:
You may leave your application at the ID Centre. We have arranged for applications to be collected on a daily basis so they can be safely sent to our Business Support Centre in Scotland for processing.
How can I make contact if I have a question on an application that I have submitted?Authorised Signatories may contact the ID Security department in the following ways:
Tel: 0844 395 0380
Fax: 0141 570 4222
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
How do I make an appointment at the ID Centre?
The Authorised Signatory may make an appointment here.
Applying for a landside-only ID pass
How can I apply for a landside-only pass?
The Authorised Signatory should download Form 1 and complete sections 1, 3 and 4. The Authorised Signatory can then book an appointment for the pass to be issued to the applicant at the ID Centre. The applicant is required to bring along the application form when attending the appointment at the ID Centre, along with acceptable proof of identity. The applicant is required to complete and sign section 5 of the application form in the presence of the pass issuer.
What is acceptable proof of identity for a landside only pass?
For British nationals this must be a current full passport or a British photographic driving licence with counterpart (both full and provisional acceptable).
For EU nationals a current valid passport or national identity card is required.
For other nationals, a full valid passport together with an original document confirming the individual's right to remain in the UK and evidence of the right to work in the UK will be required: in some cases a visa should be presented.
Only original documents will be acceptable at the ID Centre and these must be the same documents as those presented to the Authorised Signatory and recorded on the application form.
Are any other checks or documents required for landside only passes?
Unlike other passes, there is no need for criminal record checks or references to be provided. Authorised Signatories must ensure however that the applicant is given a copy of the general security awareness leaflet if security awareness training is not provided.
How can I obtain a vehicle pass to allow a vehicle 'airside'?
Companies that need access for their vehicles must first obtain a licence to operate vehicles at Heathrow.
Contact details:
Postal address:
Airside Operations
Airside Suite
Building 820
London Heathrow Airport
Prefixes AA to KZZ: Tel: 020 8745 7810
Prefixes LA to ZZZ: Tel: 020 8745 2129
Permanent vehicle passes are issued for a duration of one year. All vehicles entering the Security Restricted Area must have aviation insurance cover of not less than £50 million.
Limited duration vehicle passes carry the same insurance requirements and are only applicable for vehicles that require occasional or very irregular airside access.
All vehicles must be identifiable either by means of company livery or by removable transfers/signage on the side of the vehicle.
Detailed vehicle emission standards are operated at Heathrow and stringent MOT or safety inspection certificates are enforced. All drivers will require an airside driving permit or be accompanied at all times in the vehicle by an airside driving permit holder.
How can I obtain an airside driving permit?
All members of staff undertaking driving duties in the Security Restricted Area will require an airside driving permit. Further details can be obtained from the airside driving unit of the relevant airport.
Authorised signatories are responsible for ensuring that all staff that are required to drive a vehicle in the Security Restricted areas are aware of the security and safety requirements when leaving vehicles unattended at any time for any reason.
Contact details:
Postal address:
Airside Driving Unit
Airside Suite
Building 820
London Heathrow Airport
Tel: 020 8757 3075
Email: caroline_lloydheathrow.com or firstname.lastname@example.com
Ongoing management of Airport ID passes
What happens when a pass-holder's details change?
The ID Centre must be informed of any changes to an individual's pass or ID record. A reissue or revalidation form should be completed for any of the following reasons – change of appearance; company name or logo change; change of company prefix (normally for internal company transfers); change of name or job title; change of home address or telephone number. Requests for changes of access requirements should also be submitted on Form 4.
The Authorised Signatory must sign a declaration confirming their agreement and consent to the changes to being made.
What happens if a pass-holder's pass is suspended ("parked")?
A pass can be "unparked" but only by completing and submitting a Form 7 signed by the Authorised Signatory. If the pass has been parked for more than 12 months and less than 24 months, we will also need you to provide a letter to certify that the holder has remained in your continuous employment since the pass was issued. Authorised Signatories should note that a justification for unparking a pass may be required at any time, particularly where a pass has been subject to repeated unparking.
What happens if an ID pass is lost or stolen?
The loss of a pass is a serious matter and must be reported immediately to the ID Centre (Tel: 020 8757 0990).
If out of hours please report to the STAR or the Airport Control Centre (Tel: 020 8745 7216). We will immediately cancel the access rights of any pass that is reported lost or stolen. You must then complete Form 6 to begin the process of replacing your pass.
Tools of the Trade pass
Tools of the Trade pass ID pass holders who need to carry or use articles for essential airport services that would normally be prohibited in the security restricted area of an airport are required under European Union law to carry authorisation.
For this reason, any Heathrow ID pass holder in possession of tools required for essential airport services must carry a Tools of the Trade card issued by the Heathrow ID Centre. This card does not have to be displayed but it needs to be presented upon request of a security officer at any time.
The card will indicate the categories of tools that the pass holder is authorised to carry. A Tools of the Trade card can be obtained for both full pass holders and temporary pass holders. For all full pass holders a Form 4B must be completed in full indicating which tools are required and this must be signed by an authorised signatory. For temporary passes this can be requested on Form 8, when applying for a temporary pass.
For all new ID pass applicants you will be able to apply for a Tools of the Trade card if required by completing the relevant Tools section on Form 1A. The Tools of the Trade card will then be issued to the applicant along with the full ID pass at the ID Centre. You will also need to complete the relevant section on Form 4A when applying for an existing ID pass renewal.
On the attached list you can find all the different categories of tools. Categories A, B and F will require written authorisation from the ID Centre. Please contact us prior to the pass being issued on email@example.com.


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Brown counseled O'Brien that while the transaction could be done from a legal perspective, it would require assembling a highly specialized team of financial professionals for all the moving parts. Looking back on the transaction, O'Brien says putting this team together took no small amount of time and skill.
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text: Southern Command Reports Unexplained Murders In South American Jungle Stormtrooper July 28, 2012 Army 16 Comments Follow Duffel Blog: FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX — The leadership of US Southern Command is struggling to explain recent and mysterious murders in the uncharted jungles of South America. US military construction in the regions of Honduras and Guatemala has nearly doubled in the last two years under the auspices of the drug war, despite protests from several ruling governments in the region. The increase in activity has led to frequent clashing between American troops and drug traffickers in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Ecuador and Belize — yet the rigors of counter-narcotics operations seem to pale in comparison to the newest threat. Command Sergeant Major of United States Army South's Honduras unit, CSM Alex Fossum, was hesitant to release any information about the attack, as the G-2 Intelligence section is still struggling to piece together the information they've gained. "We had sent out a small squad on a routine patrol, in the hopes of snagging a few kilos of cocaine," said Fossum, between sips of putrid coffee, in an interview yesterday. "Nothing special; we do it all the time. However, they failed to return from the mission. After repeated attempts to contact them, we sent out another squad to recon their last known position…" Fossum stares off into the distance for a moment, the sorrow and confusion in his eyes painfully evident. "They found them alright. Strung up from trees by their ankles, completely skinned. Some of them were missing skulls and spinal columns. They were just left there. We've seen those drug lords do some horrible things, but this is an entirely new level of nasty." Reluctant to tell any more, Fossum stated simply before concluding the interview, "the thing is, there's something out there, and it ain't no man." Leading the squad that discovered the mutilated corpses was Sergeant First Class Jeffrey "Dutch" Breckner, who was similarly jolted by the incident. "After we cut the bodies down, we began to do a perimeter scan, for anything that might lead to the apprehension of the enemy," said Breckner. "We move, 5 meter spread, no sound. Three hours of digging through underbrush later, all we found was some sort of mask, covered in a bright green glowing fluid. Wasn't like any standard issue military equipment I've ever seen before, but it seemed to be some sort of advanced thermal imaging unit. I couldn't read the chickenscratch in the LEDs, but it looked like Chinese to me. Maybe the chinks [sic] are working with the narcos now?" United States Army South's G-2 denied any claims that the mask was in fact Chinese, as confirmed by their linguistics experts. The experts were unable to decipher it, just staring blankly at the nine-decimal system code. 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Sat, Dec 31, 2005
The highlights of the year included several ADIZ-incursion
stories, some bozos shining lasers at aircraft for fun, the DHS
shining lasers at aircraft to warn them out of the ADIZ, and more
TSA shenanigans than you could shake a stick at. These are only the
high points.
After the 2004-05 holiday season featured a number of laser
illumination events, the first issue of the year was to combat
them. Secretary Mineta went into a simulator to experience a laser
attack himself, as the law closed in on the perpetrator of one
laser "attack" in New Jersey -- who found himself in Federal
missile launchers are a serious threat to U.S. commercial
airliners, according to a recent RAND Corporation study. The
Department of Homeland Security should pursue defense systems that
are available on the market, the Coalition of Airline Pilots
Associations said today. (They kept beating on this all year). The
RAND study also said that countermeasures are
cost-prohibitive; the pilots' unions said less about
At the very end of the month, in one of the weird crime stories
of 2005, a kidnapper and her two victims were
removed from an American Airlines flight by police in San
Juan, Puerto Rico. The female kidnapper was intent on
taking her victims to Miami for reasons unknown.
Finally, one of the more abominable TFRs in the
history of the whole corrupt concept was set up at
month's end to protect junketeering Congressmen from the annoyance
of airplane noise, which is as complete an explanation of the
security bureaucracy as you are going to find.
A new budget projected
a rise in security fees -- as
much as 220% -- on airline tickets. Aviation groups predictably
opposed the proposal.
An Arizona pilot dropped bags of flour on some
paintball-playing buddies as a joke -- causing the
park rangers, who weren't in on the joke, to panic, thinking it was
some kind of terrorist attack.
The TSA demanded that all flight instructors and flight school
employees complete security awareness training.
In one of the year's first ADIZ overreactions, FAA (its strings
being pulled by nameless secret police) closed the Washington ADIZ to VFR traffic
for the State of the Union Address on February 2nd.
Airliners were still OK; after all, terrorists have hardly ever had
any interest in airliners.
A Buyback program in
Afghanistan collected numbers of former US Stinger
missiles (below).
We actually praised a TSA screening
operation (in Manchester, NH) for courtesy and
The TSA opened the DC-3 airports to
transient operations.
And in San Diego, blew up a lady's bag for
mouthing off to the screeners.
TSA Adds lighters to
list of prohibited items. The addition was mandated by Congress --
apparently afraid that MacGyver had gone over to Zarqawi.
Briton Christopher Zeyad Hajaig is charged with weapons charges,
amid a publicity campaign claiming he's a terrorist. A shocked
Hajaig surfaces in Britain, where he defends himself. The weapons
charges stem from his decision, after a hostile interrogation by
the FBI, to toss guns that he owned in a river. While Hajaig had
been seeking flight training, we correspond with him and he's
pretty convincing as a young guy who just wants to fly for a living
-- something that's too expensive to train for in England. At
year's end, Hajaig is still indicted in the US, and the British
police have checked him out and have no interest in picking him up
for the US authorities.
Aero-News prints a major Aero-Views on the badly-off track
Federal Flight Deck Officer Program.
Two men flying from Pennsylvania to North Carolina inadvertently
bust the ADIZ (above) on May 11. (One is a licensed pilot, one a
student. The licensed pilot believes the ADIZ only includes the
Class B area, and it's OK to fly under the Class B airspace -- it
isn't). Intercepted by a Customs Black Hawk, they are herded deeper
into the ADIZ (the Customs helicopter launched without working VHF
radios) and ultimately fly within three miles of the White House
before being turned away. They land at Frederick, Maryland and are
handcuffed by Federal Agents. Ultimately, the licensed pilot's
license is revoked (the student escapes). There are no consequences
for the ill-prepared Customs crew.
The Administration had been close to re-opening DCA to general
aviation, under the same kind of tight security used at the DC-3.
After the May 11th incident, they scrap those plans and propose
making the ADIZ and FRZ permanent.
The grounded pilot calls AOPA President Phil Boyer to apologize,
but it's too late.
The FAA proposes making the Washington ADIZ, a forty-mile,
18,000 foot block of airspace created on a heightened security
alert in 2003, permanent.
Three young men who worked for Signature Flight Support at
Baltimore-Washington International Airport are charged with stealing valuables from
checked baggage on international military charter
Phillippe Patricio is arrested and
charged with stealing a Cessna 172 in Connecticut for
a drunken joyride (with two pax!) that ended on a closed taxiway in
New York.
Federal Air Marshals file a lawsuit, saying that DHS rules are
written to prevent them from disclosing wrongdoing by superiors.
The rules also forbid "criticizing or ridiculing" other
TSA begins test deployment of a backscatter-radar system that
allows TSA screeners to see through passengers' clothes. ACLU
condemns it as a "virtual strip-search." The machines are made by
American Science and Engineering and Rapiscan Systems.
Al-Qaeda mounts a series of bus and train bombings in London,
causing security to be increased worldwide.
Transportation Safety Administration makes new recommendations
to loosen airline passenger screening procedures. The goal is to
deal with a lower number of screeners by having the screeners focus
primarily on the greatest risks, such as bombs, and less on trivial
risks, such as eyeglass repair kits containing tiny
Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta (below) announces at
AOPA Expo that the FAA and DOT, together with security officials,
will hold public meetings on the ADIZ.
The TSA slams Potomac Airfield, one of the DC-3 which has been
operating under a special security regime, closed. A snitch based
at one of the other DC-3 airports has evidently been playing junior
G-man and reporting "wrongdoing." The matter is cleared up, but it
takes a month, during which TSA threatens to close the field for
The TSA changes screening rules, allowing small knives and
scissors again for the first time since shortly after 9/11. (Called
before congress to explain in December, TSA head Kip Hawley will
say that the primary terrorist threat is the bomb, and looking for
scissors wastes screeners' time).
The FAA announced that it will listen to pilot complaints about
the ADIZ, in two hotel meetings in Maryland and Virginia in
January. Pilots must present a written request in advance to attend
the meetings (deadline Jan. 5).
Potomac Airfield (above) reopened on December 16th,
after clearing up its "security" problem, which turned out to be
some pilots not signing in and out in a book as they were supposed
to be doing. One of the other DC-3 fields, Hyde, was shut down for
five months in 2002 under a similar "security" complaint.
Air Marshals shoot Rigoberto Alpizar, a mentally ill man who had
gone off his medication and appeared threatening. The names of the
shooters, the DHS says, must not be released or it would undermine
their utility as secret police.
At mid-month, an attempt to deploy air marshals on land
(including bus and rail) and sea transport sites in certain areas
as a test fails when TSA, DHS or FMS failed to notify local
authorities and ran into considerable hostility in
The program envisioned "Visible Intermodal Protection and
Response" teams -- given the poisonous nickname "Viper" teams -- of
a small army of TSA personnel, including two air marshals, with a
token local law enforcement officer.
"In one word, this is
absurd," Doug Laird, former head of security for Northwest
Airlines, told United Press International. "They don't have enough
air marshals to carry out the mission they are supposed to do."
The test program was aborted after two days.
And as the year closed, the Christian Science Monitor ran an
in-depth report on sagging morale -- and sagging numbers -- in the
FAMS. To which the TSA's answer appears to be: "we have different
numbers, but we can't tell you because it's secret," and "we'll
just arm more screeners." The Monitor attributed FAMS
disillusionment to arbitrary rules, top-heavy management, and poor
training (in 2002, training was cut from 15 to 5 weeks and the
advanced marksmanship test was eliminated as the new marshals
weren't passing it).
The Air Marshals Service is almost 2,000 agents short, with
hundreds more trying to transfer to other Federal law enforcement
jobs, according to the Washington Times.
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Honeywell Agrees To Acquire Matrikon Inc.
Honeywell announced it has signed an agreement valued at approximately $142 million to acquire software provider Matrikon Inc. The transaction is subject to approval by Matrikon's shareowners.
Matrikon will be integrated into Honeywell Process Solutions, which is part of Honeywell's Automation and Control Solutions business group.
"Our industrial customers want their plants to run well in any economy, and Matrikon's products help do that," says Norm Gilsdorf, president of Honeywell Process Solutions. "Combining Matrikon's technology and expertise with Honeywell's industrial platform expands our offering to help customers continue to improve plant performance. This is a great addition to our business."
Matrikon will bring to Honeywell complementary applications that monitor oil and gas well performance and mining equipment, as well as supply chain solutions for mining. Matrikon's cyber-security and alarm management solutions also align with Honeywell's solutions for process safety and security.
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December 20, 2014
It should be easy to know what you're getting in to when you sign on for a credit card.
That's the idea behind a bill Congresswoman Nancy Boyda, D-Kansas, is co-sponsoring.
The measure will amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish what supporters call fair and transparent practices. The bill requires a credit card agreement be clear, fair to consumer and up-front about its policies and procedures for changes to the agreement.
Tabatha Hovey joined Boyda in a discussing of the bill Tuesday to share her experience with changing credit card rates. She advises credit card holders to "beware of the changes that they can deal on you without your control. They can just in mid-term change the rate," she says.
Boyda says she believes credit card companies have all the power and consumers "don't even have a fighting chance a lot of the time."
The proposal would also require a credit card bill be sent 25 days before payment is due.. and for the company to give 45 days notice before changing your interest rate.
The bill is on its way to the U.S. Senate.
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Over three years, Gallup and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation set out to explore several key questions: What makes a community a desirable place to live? What draws people to stake their future in it?
The answers are important, especially in today's world, where the most successful cities are able to attract and retain the talented workers that strengthen communities and local economies.
The Soul of the Community study – which interviewed 43,000 people in 26 communities asked a range of questions about personal satisfaction with community life, about pride in the community, and about optimism about its future, and looked at the connections between answers to these questions and people's perceptions of many key community attributes.
When we analyzed what people said about how they felt about their community we found that positive attitudes about community didn't vary much based on respondents' perceptions of the presence of jobs or the quality of basic services in their city. People with the most favorable opinions of their cities also were more likely to have positive assessments of local social offerings, such as entertainment venues and places to meet, openness, or how welcoming a place is, and the area's aesthetics, or its physical beauty and green space.
The study revealed a number of interesting patterns.
Looking across communities, it found that residents of smaller cities were more likely on average to express positive feelings about their community, and optimism about its future. And those communities that have experienced particularly hard economic times had lower levels of expressed satisfaction. Community satisfaction varied with demographic characteristics, too. Some demographic groups were consistently more likely to express satisfaction with their community: older, better-educated and higher-income people and retirees all gave their communities higher marks, on average.
The Soul of the Community survey also presented one apparent paradox: People who express high levels of satisfaction with their community are no more—or less) likely than other residents to be engaged in community activities such as voting, volunteering or attending community meetings.
The Soul of the Community survey raises important questions about how our communities are performing and how those perceptions vary among different groups of the population, and what perceived community attributes correlate with community satisfaction.
The Soul of the Community study was a starting point. The survey establishes that people who are satisfied with their community are likely to perceive that the community has great social offerings, is open and has great aesthetics. It also shows that satisfaction correlates with education and income. The Soul of the Community survey confirms the internal consistency of respondents' rationale for community satisfaction. Our next steps are to further explore the physical environment of community to better understand the tangible aspects of place that attract and anchor talent and provide for opportunity.
By Eric Anthony Johnson
During all the political conversation of recent months, Americans heard precious little on the national stage about the vitality of our cities. Yet our cities are key to future prosperity and job creation due in large part to the proximity of local economic anchors within their boundaries. These are the places where people live, work and learn and where the art of placemaking will be at the center of building competitive advantages.
Today live from its Annual Conference, the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) is celebrating the winners of the Civic Data Challenge. David B. Smith, NCoC's executive director, blogs about the challenge and its winners.
We have used civic health data for years to understand civic life in communities across the country, and to take an evidence-based approach to inform policies, programs, and initiatives that advance civic engagement.
By Chelsea Clarkson and Allison Pinto in The Sarasota Herald-Tribune
With the recent death of Andrea Rody, our community has lost an everyday community changemaker. We are touched by the way in which her neighbors have been coming forth to celebrate her memory, and as fellow residents of the broader Sarasota County community, we want to acknowledge the significance of her contributions as a neighbor, too.
By Ashoka for Forbes.com
Most of us feel attached to our neighborhoods, but can this emotional connection help fuel local economies? According to a multi-year study by Gallup and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the answer is yes: Communities with high levels of attachment actually have higher local GDP growth.
Above: Rocco Landesman, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts
By Richard Florida, Creative Class Group Originally posted at The Atlantic Cities
Arts spending alone can't stimulate economic growth. But a community's aesthetic assets — its architecture and public spaces, its musical, theatrical, and artistic communities and institutions — are among its most priceless resources.
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While engagement is widely seen as a core feature of the best solutions to community challenges, there isn't yet an agreed upon way to describe it, copy it, measure it - or even know if it's spreading.
Dr. Katherine LoflinKnight Foundation's Soul of the Community
The top-4 attachment factors (full study):
Social offeringsOpenessAesthetics Education
If you weren't able to attend, here's a little background: The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Gallup recognized that there had long been a connection between employee satisfaction and business productivity, and they wondered if the same could be applied to communities. So they set out to see if there was any connection between people's general feelings of satisfaction about where they lived and the overall productivity and economic health of a community.
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By Penny Balkin Bach
Working in the field of public art automatically puts us in touch with the public, art, and its social context.
In fact, public art may be one of a community's most overlooked and under appreciated cultural assets; it's accessible "on the street", any time, free to all, without a ticket, and diverse in content. It can be enjoyed spontaneously, alone, or in groups, and by culture seekers as well as new audiences.
By Penny Balkin Bach
Working in the field of public art automatically puts us in touch with the public, art, and its social context.
In fact, public art may be one of a community's most overlooked and under appreciated cultural assets; it's accessible "on the street", any time, free to all, without a ticket, and diverse in content. It can be enjoyed spontaneously, alone, or in groups, and by culture seekers as well as new audiences.
What appeals to you about the neighborhood you call home? Were you born and raised in Minnesota or did you intentionally migrate to the land of 10,000 lakes? What drew you to stake your future here?
The Knight Soul of the Community research project was launched by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Gallup with similar questions, and the findings over time have been surprisingly consistent.
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My name, you need not know. I'm 19 years old and I currently attend Northern Arizona University. My major is Hotel and Restaurant management… I would minor in art, but I hate being in art classes.
I stared drawing seriously around Semptember of 2006, and then posted this comic in November on Deviantart then I moved to this site. I made alot of friends here (look to people at right) :), and I hope to get alot of new fans for this comic.
My official 2 year anniversary for my comic was in September of 2007 and I love it. It's great.
Have a good day.
As a warning, if you don't like anthro art, whether clean or not, then you might not like my comic. Just saying.
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While Jordan has made remarkable strides in achieving gender parity on human development indicators, it continues to face significant challenges in economic inclusion. In 2009, Jordan was ranked by the World Economic Forum as one of the worst performers (122 out of 134 countries) in gender equality in economic participation and opportunity. Jordan has a female labor force participation rate of 23 percent, which ranks it 177 out of 185 countries around the world. Being young and female in Jordan is a double burden. The female youth unemployment rate is 38 percent compared to 17 percent among male youth and young women account for only 9 percent of the economically active population in Jordan. According to a brief World Bank survey of final year community college students in 2010, 90 percent of the soon-to-graduate female responders expressed interest in joining the labor force upon graduating. The reality of Jordan's labor market is even more dismal: Only 23 percent of all women are economically active, out of which 62 percent are able to secure employment.
Jordan NOW is the most recent addition to the World Bank's Adolescent Girls Initiative. This is an effort to facilitate the transition from school to productive employment for girls and young women. Combining financial incentives and skills training, the pilot is underpinned by a rigorous impact evaluation that aims to:
- Improve information sharing between firms and potential workers ;
- Provide the opportunity to build a positive work reputation for female graduates ;
- Subsidize on-the-job skills acquisition;
- Change negative stereotypes among firms and young women ;
- Improve soft-skills and communication skills.
The pilot project comprises two main efforts aimed at improving female labor force participation by reducing initial barriers to entry for young female community college graduates:
- Job vouchers: 600 young women have been selected to receive job vouchers which provide a short-term incentive for firms to take a chance on hiring new graduates who do not have work experience, and to provide firms with an opportunity to overcome stereotypes through directly observing young women working for them. Each voucher has a face value of 150 Jordanian Dinar (US$210) per month, is valid for a maximum of six months, and is transferred to the employer upon verification of employment contract and salary.
- Employability skills training providing 600 new graduates with the opportunity to improve interpersonal and soft skills that employers identify as constraints which in turn makes them reluctant to hire these young women.
Compared to other active labor market policies in Jordan, this pilot project is distinguishable by several key features. First, it explicitly focuses on the promotion of labor force participation and employment of young female community college graduates. Secondly, none of the past programs in Jordan have been evaluated for effectiveness. The impact evaluation of Jordan NOW is unique even amongst the other Adolescent Girls Initiative pilot projects in that it will measure the separate and the joint effectiveness of providing financial incentives and skills training.
Implementation of this pilot has moved forward at record pace. Since securing initial funding of US$ 1 million in March 2010:
- 373 young female graduates completed the training sessions and started looking for jobs ;
- 300 young females were employed under the Job Voucher system by January 2011, just four months after the start of the voucher system in October 2010 ;
- An overwhelming majority of participating trainees who attended at least one training session successfully completed training requirements to receive a completion certificate in eight of the 17 delivered training programs. This is evidence that participants view the training program as highly relevant.
Bank contribution
This pilot is currently funded by the Gender Action Plan with a budget of USD $1 million.
This pilot is Bank-executed and financed with the support of the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Dajani Consulting (job vouchers and MIS) and the Business Development Center (training). A steering committee was formed consisting of representatives from the Al-Balqa Applied University and its constituent community colleges, the Ministries of Education, Labor, andSocial Development, and the Jordanian National Commission for Women. Other key partners include the national and governorate level Chambers of Commerce and Industry. The pilot also benefited from consultations with other development partners who work in Jordan including the Canadian International Development Agency and the European Community.
Toward the Future
A follow-up survey is planned after the vouchers expire in August 2011 to measure the relative and combined effectiveness of these measures, and to learn how many of the beneficiaries retained their jobs after the program ended. Any subsequent expansion of the pilot project will be based on the results of the evaluation.


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About me and my passion for cars
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1964 Falcon Convertible Sprint
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1970 Barracuda 318 4-speed
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65 Shelby or Cobra
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- Type of racing: Nascar
- Driver: Tony Stewart
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- Car movie: Gone in 60 seconds
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deCODEme Privacy Policy
Your privacy is very important to us
deCODE Genetics has been working in large scale population genetic research for over ten years and has always focused on using the highest standards in data security and privacy policies. deCODEme is no different – we believe that genetic information is both personal and private. You should have total control over access to your deCODEme account and be the one who decides who can compare or share your information.
User accounts
deCODEme allows you to select your username at will, as long as it doesn't conflict with existing usernames of other people. Email addresses are required for contacting deCODEme users; however, many users can in principle share the same email address. Thus, email cannot be used to directly identify users and users can change email addresses once the account has been created.
User profile (my settings) visibility and friends
Users are free to enter further information about themselves into their user profile (my settings) or settings, such as gender, date of birth, or even their full names if the so choose. In every case, they can specify who is able to share their user attributes: make the attribute visible to all deCODEme users, visible only to their friends, or fully private and visible only to themselves.
Friends are created by sending invitations to existing users or by sending an email to potential future users. In both cases, the individuals have to accept the invitation in their invitation inbox or by following a link in the email they receive. Friendships are reciprocal, i.e. if user A is the friend of user B then user B is also the friend of user A. Finally, existing friendships can be terminated simply by removing users from the friend lists.
Genetic data
Once a Genetic Scan has been bought and processed, users can use the various analysis features in the deCODEme website. What features are available may depend on the type of the Genetic Scan. As an example of features are genetic risk calculations and comparison of genetic variants with the corresponding variants of their friends, e.g. relationship analysis and genetic sharing. In both cases, the user has full control over it who can compare his genetic data and what details are made visible.
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User attributes, public or private, will be used by deCODE only to gather statistical aggregate information about the users of the deCODEme website. Such analysis may include, but is not limited to; counting the number of users grouped by age, or associating genetic variants with any of the self reported user attributes. In the process of presenting any such statistical information, deCODE will ensure that users identities are not exposed.
deCODE may disclose your personal information only if we believe such action is necessary to: comply with the law or legal process served upon deCODE or to protect and defend the rights or property of deCODE in relation to your agreement with deCODEme. Except for the above, deCODE will under no circumstances provide any 3'rd party, including insurance companies, health management organizations, hospitals, and government agencies, access to any of your personal data or data derived from your samples, unless you grant us an explicit authorization in your privacy settings.
The use of email addresses
Email addresses, provided by users, are only used for the purposes of contacting users in relation to the services of the deCODEme website, e.g. for friend invitations or for the deCODEme newsletters. Under no circumstances will the email addresses be provided to 3rd parties. Users can choose to opt out from deCODEme newsletters and from invitations to participate in research studies by deCODE genetics.
Since email is not guaranteed to be secure or private, users can choose to disable the "forgot password option", i.e. the option to allow the deCODEme system to send out password renewal invitation in email.
Secure Socket Layer
Once you log into your code page (myCODE) from the deCODEme home page, all data transfer between the deCODEme web-server and your web client is encrypted using the HTTPS protocol. deCODEme uses public-key pairs, private key and a certificate, issued by Verisign. Your web browser should be configured to authenticate such certificates.
deCODEme uses cookies to maintain secure sessions with clients. Cookies are small files that are placed on your hard disk by your browser and automatically uploaded by the web browser to the web server in the domain that issued the cookie. deCODEme cookies have time expiration and are intelligible to any other applications.
Page caching
Some deCODEme pages contain disease related information that is based on people's gene profile. Users should keep this in mind when they access their data from an insecure client computer because some browsers may cache the content of these pages to the hard disk drive.
Sample measurements
The buccal swab sample and the DNA extracted from the sample will be stored by deCODE only for the time necessary to perform the Genetic Scan and will be discarded upon successful measurements. Thus, deCODE will only use buccal swab samples and samples derived from them for the specific measurements ordered by its customers.
Data storage and archival
deCODE uses a state-of-the-art network and storage infrastructure. Our server rooms have rigorous access restrictions and our policies and development procedures have in the past been designed to meet the requirements of SOX and FDA.
deCODE guarantees that Genetic Scan data is always accessible at deCODEme for a minimum of 3 months after it was generated. This does not mean that data will be deleted from deCODEme servers after that. However, in the unlikely case of a catastrophic failure of the disk storage systems, users with older data may be required to upload their data to deCODEme, whereas users whose data is less than 3 months old can request to have a new Genetic Scan carried out, free of charge.
Termination of your account
If you choose to terminate your account your account will be deactivated. To prevent your accounts from being accidentally or maliciously removed, the termination request is not executed until 60 days after initiation. During this time period, you can always attempt to re-login to your account and reactivate it.
If your account is not reactivated within the time frame specified above, your data will be deleted from all the operational systems at deCODEme and eliminated from all future backup restores of the operational systems. However, the data may not be eliminated from all historical archival tapes of the operational systems.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
deCODE reserves the right to update this privacy policy. In such an event, you will be notified through our newsletter and we will update the revision date of the policy.
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