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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
TSA has not, will not and our Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) cannot store images of passengers
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- Brian said...
I'm sure TSA can't prevent every camera from getting in the booth unless they're screening each officer every time they enter.
The saving issue is unimportant.
- November 19, 2010 at 12:56 PM
- Anonymous said...
"I'm a software engineer. Give me 5 minuets with the ATI machine, I'll make it save images and post them to my facebook page.
All computers can save stuff. Period."
That's a bold statement. Contact Rapiscan Systems and ask them if they would take your challenge on. Oh the unit you will be testing against will not have internet access and is not networked with any other computer, but please see what you can do in 5 minutes.
I am sure they would be interested in seeing how good their security is.
- November 19, 2010 at 12:58 PM
- Anonymous said...
"Matt Hurley said...
Why are you LYING to the American people, Bob? The US Marshal Service uses the SAME scanner. http://gizmodo.com/5690749/these-are-the-first-100-leaked-body-scans"
Uhhh it took my all of 2 minutes of Google searching to prove you wrong.
The US Marshals use the Gen 2 system, manufactured by Brijot Systems, to screen individuals entering the federal courthouse in Orlando, Fla.
The TSA use ProVision™ Advanced Imaging Technology and Rapiscan Systems Backscatter X-Ray scanner.
They are the same technology but not the same scanner. (Insert witty observation about people against the scanners and pat-downs ignorance, but in a way that it does not violate the blog's policy on comments here.)
- November 19, 2010 at 1:06 PM
- Anonymous said...
LOL! Just read your Myth/Fact section and I have to say that it was humorous as well as infuriating. As a Civil Master, you wouldn't lie to us would you, Bob?
Yes, you would. So would your masters in the government.
The fact is that none of you can be trusted.
- November 19, 2010 at 2:27 PM
- Anonymous said...
Don't worry the American people will just sit back and watch as its rights and privacy are striped away.
I think we should all just agree that flying naked would be the safest thing and is therefore the best.
- November 19, 2010 at 4:26 PM
- Anonymous said...
We have always been at war with Eurasia.
- November 19, 2010 at 4:51 PM
- Old NFO said...
You are full of it... Your own RFP has a requirement to store/save images written into the RFP- and since it runs on Windows, ANY windows machine can save a screen shot with tow keystrokes.
- November 19, 2010 at 6:39 PM
- Anonymous said...
The response to all these TSA lies is simple: opt out of the porno-scanner, then file a complaint when groped.
- November 19, 2010 at 7:43 PM
- kdt said...
Bob - we don't believe you. Sorry, but there are just too many instances where the government has lied to us about what personal information it keeps, and who has access to it. In the words of The Who, "We won't get fooled again ..."
- November 19, 2010 at 10:50 PM
- Travis said...
We don't believe you, Bob. We've seen pictures from these machines. Regardless of who's operating them, be it the TSA or third-party agents, the machines have the capability to store and transmit these images.
Whatever happened to "innocent until proven guilty"? Remove these invasive, illegal searches and restore America to her true position as the land of the free!
- November 19, 2010 at 11:03 PM
- Anonymous said...
Let's assume, for the sake of argument, that the images are deleted. Even then, they still remain in the computer, and can be retrieved.
By the way, do your screeners undergo a search at the end of their shift, just to make sure they are not leaving with property, digital or otherwise, that does not belong to them?
- November 19, 2010 at 11:07 PM
- Anonymous said...
I am sure TSA is lying. I am sure your employees are saving these pornographic images to giggle over, and to pass around to their friends, and sooner or later these images will appear on Facebook.
- November 20, 2010 at 12:01 AM
- Ken said...
please post on the TSA website exactly what a "pat-down" is so I can decide if I wish to place myself or my children through this or not. thank you
- November 20, 2010 at 1:15 AM
- Anonymous said...
- November 20, 2010 at 2:20 AM
- Anonymous said...
I just read all the threads since Monday on this site (it took a LONG time)
Bob, there are NO postive Atta Boy, thanks for keeping us safe posts. This is a red flag friend.
I've cancelled ALL my future flights. My company is very unhappy.
- November 20, 2010 at 2:36 AM
- Anonymous said...
"Rectal exams for all travelers!-it just makes good security sense."
Future post on the TSA blog by you know who.
- November 20, 2010 at 5:07 AM
- Anonymous said...
Sigh..Bob, Bob, Bob..
I just don't know what to say anymore. Come on - surely you can do better than this?
Goodness, you really expect us to believe this?
I'm all for a good debate. But its like me saying I'm typing this from the back of a rocket propelled pony while being fed grapes by space aliens. It just isn't believable.
- November 20, 2010 at 11:47 AM
- Anonymous said...
i'm from the government, you can trust me.
- November 20, 2010 at 11:48 AM
- RJ Ryan said...
Nobody believes a word you say. Can you really blame us? :(
I hope when you go home at night, Bob, you hate this situation as much as we do. I don't want my relationship with my government to be this antagonistic. Why does it have to be?
- November 20, 2010 at 2:49 PM
- SF Flyer said...
What about cameras and smart phones of employees? I'm sure you confiscate those from them before they start their shifts, right?
- November 20, 2010 at 7:39 PM
- Brooks said...
I'm curious just how/if the u.s. government will regain the trust of the public . Doe's the government even recognize that the trust of the public towards the government has been broken ? If we cannot trust you then how exactly do you expect us to just go along with what you command us to do ? This cannot continue to go on like this....something will break eventually...
- November 20, 2010 at 8:04 PM
- Anonymous said...
Why must you enable comment moderation? Of what is TSA afraid?
You can't spell insanity without TSA.
- November 21, 2010 at 2:12 AM
- Anonymous said...
When the inevitable happens and some of these pictures get released (either as copied digital files, or as a picture taken of the screen), what lie are you going to tell then?
To say that because you forbid officers to take cameras into your porn viewing room, that they can't do it is laughable. Do you really believe that because you told someone not to do something it's impossible for it to happen?
I suppose you also believe that because an employee is told not to steal, that it is IMPOSSIBLE for that person to steal. Or because you tell someone not to do drugs, that it is IMPOSSIBLE for them to do drugs. Or because you tell a kid he has to do his homework, that it is IMPOSSIBLE for him not to do it?
Unless you have an independent 3rd party strip searching each TSO before they go in said room, you are doing NOTHING to prevent pictures from getting out.
The TSA better start figuring out what lie you are going to tell Congress and the American people now. You have at best a few months before a picture of a naked passenger taken by a TSO gets out.
You better pray to whatever god you believe in that it isn't a picture of a naked child taken by a pedophile TSO. Because if it is, lots of people (I use that term loosely) at the TSA are going to wish they were dead.
If TSO's feel they are abused and mistreated now..
....just wait until that backscatter porn leaks out. You haven't seen anything yet.
It is only a matter of time.....
- November 21, 2010 at 3:26 AM
- Anonymous said...
When TSA finally finds a "needle" in the haystack, are we to believe that no image will be saved to assist in prosecuting that needle? Yeah, right. I believe you.
- November 21, 2010 at 5:09 PM
- fran drake said...
The TSA should do like Israel....which is to profile and screen accordingly....we have become so politically correct in the USA that ALL innocent citizens are now treated like guilty parties... In Israel, you are profiled and screened accordingly, so a middle aged, overweight woman from the South is not groped....this is left for others who meet "the profile" of a troublemaker.
- November 21, 2010 at 11:19 PM
- Anonymous said...
No one believes you. So much of this blog is just TSA propaganda and lies. And this claim about not being able to store images is just a flat-out lie.
- November 22, 2010 at 12:23 AM
- Anonymous said...
The AITs are the first & primary screening device used by TSA. As such they have an evidentiary role in cases where anomalies are found by such a scan. You had better believe that when an anomaly is found that the agent operating the AIR device will push a button or click on a mouse, and the image-as-evidence, with date & time stamp,airport, terminal, and checkpoint ID will be recorded & saved for delivery to investigators prosecutors.
These are electronic & digital imaging devices; it is ludicrous for TSA to tell us that they are incapable of capturing images. Inherently absurd.
- November 22, 2010 at 2:51 AM
- Anonymous said...
Well I have to admit I have no plans to fly again under current conditions. Glad I don't mind driving.
- November 22, 2010 at 2:54 PM
- Anonymous said...
Out and out bald faced lies from a run amok US government.
- November 22, 2010 at 3:54 PM
- Anonymous said...
Why does the TSA continue to state the scanners are unable to store images when the procurement docs state the machines are required to have the ability to store images?
- November 23, 2010 at 3:54 AM
- Anonymous said...
Sent this question to TSA, got a response that did not answer the question about privacy. So the person viewing the image is in communications with the person at the AIT. Does TSA monitor their communications to make sure it's appropriate? What I'm wondering is if there's this "whoa, you would have loved to see this" going on?
Asked what is the policy for preventing TSA employees talking about what they see in the AIT scan? Do they get to go to coffee together? Are they prohibited from telling family members and friends what they saw?
TSA employees should be under the same rules as health care workers. Divulge info and there's a fine. Can't seem to get an answer on this....
- November 24, 2010 at 11:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
this is a reason why i dont want to fly anymore. sooner or later TSA employees gonna find a way to get these pictures and keep it/post it online. its just a matter of time.
- December 20, 2010 at 7:51 PM
- Dr Libby said...
I still don't want to reveal everything underneath just to fly on an airplane
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Our Hypocrisies
Jesus' condemnation of hypocrites is well-known. He often begins what he says to Israel's political and religious leaders with woe and then condemns them as hypocrites. Because it so easily also applies to me, one of the most memorable is: "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone" (Mt. 23:23). Hypocrites neglect the more important things in favor of the less important.
It is easy for us to assume that Jesus condemned all the scribes and Pharisees of his day, when he did not. Some of his uses of the terms are at least neutral, if not positive, as in Matthew 13:52, and we see that scribes and Pharisees were among those who believed his message (Mt. 8:19, Acts 15:5) including, of course, Paul (Phil. 3:5).
Perhaps when we read the terms scribes and Pharisees it would be helpful to think of them as analogous to our terms Democrat and Republican. It isn't difficult to imagine someone condemning today's political leaders in general without intending to condemn every person who holds either the beliefs that characterize those groups or all of their leaders.
This comparison is especially true of the word Pharisee, which refers to a school of thought more than to a particular class of leaders; though, of course, among the leaders were those who subscribed to that way of thinking. From what the New Testament tells us, first-century pharisaism appears to have included a strict understanding of Israelite ritual purity laws, and some of those who took this approach had become political and social movers and shakers. The loosely defined group with a conservative religious understanding, whom we know as the Pharisees, had become a politically powerful interest group, as it were.
So perhaps we ought to hear Jesus' denunciations of the scribes and Pharisees as hypocrites as if he were saying "Woe to you Republicans and Democrats, hypocrites." Those groups, too, are often made-up of politically powerful interest groups who have interests other than only politics.
Hypocrite is also a word we should pay attention to. As it is for us, in the New Testament the word is pejorative: a hypocrite is a person who says one thing but does another. Hypocrisy may be the most widespread sin both then and now, though seldom is it blatant.
We all know the right answers to Sunday School questions about how we ought to be related to one another: we should love everyone; we ought not to treat people as less than us who don't agree with us or who have made different choices about how to live their lives than we have made; "I am a child of God, and he has sent me here" applies equally to everyone. In spite of that, we too could be charged with hypocrisy because, like those whom Jesus condemned, our deeds often contradict the things we say.
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Re: expression form
It works for me.
a = {a1, a2, a3};
P = {{p11, p12, p13}, {p21, p22, p23}, {p31, p32, p33}};
a1 (a1 p11 + a2 p21 + a3 p31) + a2 (a1 p12 + a2 p22 + a3 p32) +
a3 (a1 p13 + a2 p23 + a3 p33)
Copy and paste and try it again. Maybe you didn't type in the expression you
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Hi, I am fairly new to mathematica, and I have a question on the matrix
multiplication operator.
Suppose a={a1,a2,a3},P={{p11,p12,p13},{p21,p22,p23},{p31,p32,p33}}. I want
to get the explicit expression of a'Pa, where a' is the transpose of vector
a. Since there is no "transpose" concept for vector, my expression in
mathematica is
However, it just
returns {a1,a2,a3}.{{p11,p12,p13},{p21,p22,p23},{p31,p32,p33}}.{a1,a2,a3},
seems nothing is done about this, why?
I use mathematica v7.0
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Listed below are the sub-industries within the S&P Super 1500 that posted six-month (26-week) price performances that were in the top 10% of all 115 sub-industries through July 20, 2001. (Each sub-industry carries the highest S&P Relative Strength Ranking, or RSR, of "5.")
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AD/DC adapter for Battery Powered Device
Hi guys,
I stumbled across this forum via the following post:
which is very similar to the question I have.
The Project
I'm basically trying to power my Photography Flash Heads (which require 4 AA batteries) from the mains. I'm doing this because I use them 90% of the time indoors, and am tired of recharging batteries. I have found similar projects:
which have given me a good starting point, but they mainly refer to building an adapter that will use an external battery pack, rather than an AD/DC plug.
My Key Questions
Thanks for any advise / help you guys can offer. I guess my main concern is really about understanding how Amps are at work here in this battery device. As I said, it requires 4xAA batteries so the Volts are in the region of 4.5 and 6, but the Ampage must vary from battery to battery, so I just don't get what the device expects / can handle?
Here are the two types of devices I'm building this for:
Photographic flash heads do require a healthy power source,
But exactily how much varies from unit to unit,
You would be better off measuring the current required
using an amp meter.
If the power supply is too small,
it will just take longer to charge up.
So you can experiment,
Try a 1 amp supply,
see how long it takes to charge up,
If it takes too long,
try a larger supply, say 2 amps,
You will soon find which is about right.
I'd think the 1800mA converter would work fine. I doesn't hurt to have a power supply with a higher current rating. This is just saying that the power supply can deliver 1800 mA without dropping below 6 VDC. It would probably work with a 1000 mA supply.
I grabbed my Multimeter to see what 4x AAs give me in general current wise, but I'm a little confused to what its telling me:
when set to 20mA range. the readout says: between 4.2 and 6.7
when set to 200mA range: the readout says: between 45.3 and 67.8
when set to 10A range: the readout says: between 3.7 and 4.2
I'm not sure how to interpret the units from my multimeter. Anythoughts?
I'll try and fashion a few wires to allow for me to place the multimeter in-circuit.
If you want to see how much current is being delivered to the flash you will need to pick up a battery clip that holds four AAs in series. The clip will have two wires that can be connected with alligator clips to the battery contacts in the flash and your meter.
Your meter is connected "in series" with the batteries and your flash.
I just managed to rig it so the batteries are connected to the Flash via the Multimeter.. I'm showing 2.3A (when in 10A range), 23.1A (when in 200mA range)... still not sure what the display is trying to say, but sounds like its drawing 2.3Amps (or at least for a split second, cause it drops rapidly down to 1.8, and then to almost 0.1 once fully charged).
I'm gonna swap out these used Alkaline Batteries for 4 Freshly changed 2000mAh NiMh and see if there is any difference in draw.
You need to look at what the units are on the meter's display. I'm quite sure it says somewhere on the display.
The peak current is what matters, and that will be drawn immediately after the flash is triggered, just as it starts to recharge the capacitor. The peak current may only be drawn for a fraction of a second, but this is the current that matters when choosing a power supply. Your meter may not update fast enough to read the peak current. Does the meter have a "peak hold" function? That would be the easiest way to capture the maximum current draw.
Another way to figure this out is to calculate it. Does the flash have a rating in joules or watt-seconds (W-S)? If so, then measure how long it takes (in seconds) for the flash to recharge between flashes. Divide the watt-seconds rating by the number of seconds taken to recharge. Now multiply this by about 5 to get the approximate peak input power draw in watts. Then divide by the voltage (6V) to get the maximum current required. Example: a 10 W-S flash that recharges in 2 seconds would require about 25W peak. At 6V, that's 4.1A.
Interestlingly with fresh Rechargables I'm getting 4.2A (when looking at the 10A range).
Seems like alot of current from 4x AA batteries, but then again I know nothing about batteries. This might explain the earlier numbers I was getting for testing the 4x batteries directly.
Seems like the flash-head is able to pull alot of current, probably as much as its given. No idea how I figure what the max is, but I can live the the recharge rate I'm getting, so I guess 1800mA might be ok.
I'll have to test my other brand's unit and see how that copes.
Any thoughts?
Now the flash head doesn't seem to have a watt-second listed, but I've found a few references to it being 60 online... and it takes a little over 12seconds to charge, so thats 4.166A. Which beautifully enough is very close to the 4.2A that I catch a glimpse of via my multimeter.
mpoulton is there anything dangerous/damaging about providing less Ampage in my situation, or am I just going to experience longer charge times?
The DC adapter I have can do 1800mA, but I think the most I can find for 6v is 3000mA.
The YN560 Flash head I'm hoping to test tomorrow is allegedly arround the same Watt-Seconds. However every indication is that its able to charge in 2seconds, which would mean it pulls 25A... which seems a little mad.
I'm concerned to test it via the multimeter as mine maxes out at 10A. Is 25A likely?
A 2 second charge time is quite likely. I used to use a pair of Alien Bees that would charge in much less time.
I can't speak to the amperage, though.
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What is UR assessment of Sheriff: ACORN Targeting Me Taxpayer Money To Pay For Rev. Al Sharpton's Valley Visit?
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PHOENIX — Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has launched an investigation into embattled community action group ACORN to see whether the organization is behind a federal lawsuit against him.
According to Arpaio, ACORN is secretly behind Melendres v. Arpaio, which alleges Maricopa County sheriff's deputies engaged in racial profiling.
His attorneys issued subpoenas Thursday to the organization's Washington, D.C. offices, even though ACORN's headquarters are in Louisiana.
The subpoenas ask for any correspondence relating to the Melendres case between ACORN and Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, the Department of Homeland Security, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund and the law firm representing the plaintiffs.ACORN's Arizona director Monica Sandshaefer denied her organization's involvement.
"Some other organizations are (involved) — we are not," she said. "Frankly, we were caught a little bit off guard by the subpoena. It seems very nonsensical to us."
Arpaio also said he wants to know if ACORN paid for Rev. Al Sharpton's Valley visit.
Sharpton visited the Valley during the summer and, standing next to ACORN director Bertha Lewis, demanded the sheriff's resignation.
"You don't think Al Sharpton goes anywhere without being paid?" Arpaio said. "So who pays him?"
Arpaio wants to know if ACORN, which receives less than 10 percent of its income from the federal government, used taxpayers' money to bring Sharpton to the Valley.
"We're going to prove it," the sheriff said. "We're going in and going to find every penny they spent against this sheriff to keep me from fighting the illegal immigration."
Sandshaefer said the organization receives the majority of its funds from grassroots efforts. In fact, the recent U.S. House of Representatives vote freezing the group's federal funding will not affect the Arizona branch at all, since it receives no money from the government.
Arpaio said the timing of the subpoenas had nothing to do with the recent release of videos showing ACORN members offering tax assistance to people who described themselves as a "pimp" and a prostitute.
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Two of baseball's top pitching prospects will have to wait a little longer before they step on a Major League mound in 2013.
Pirates right-hander Gerrit Cole and D-backs left-hander Tyler Skaggs -- MLB.com's No. 9 and 10 prospects respectively -- were cut from big league camp Monday with the former being sent to Minor League camp and the latter being optioned to Triple-A Reno.
Cole had hoped an impressive spring would place him in the big leagues for the first time in his young career. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 Draft scattered four runs on 10 hits over 13 innings in four appearances for the Bucs this spring. He struck out 13 and walked three over that span.
Still, the move wasn't altogether unexpected, given that the 22-year-old only pitched one game above Double-A ball last season. He was 9-7 with a 2.80 ERA with 136 strikeouts and 45 walks between Class A Advanced Bradenton, Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Indianapolis in his first pro season a year ago.
"I sort of knew [this was coming], but it's pretty disappointing," Cole told MLB.com. "I pitched really well. I tried not to give them a whole lot of opportunity to make this decision."
Meanwhile, the Pirates weren't discouraged by making that move with their top prospect.
"We're excited about it. He showed up great here in camp," said general manager Neal Huntington. "There's still a checklist for him to work on, and we're very confident he will get it accomplished. He has the stuff you hope to build a rotation around."
Huntington, however, did shoot down rumors that the team cut Cole in order to delay his possible free agency. (If Cole plays for the Pirates before June, he would be eligible for free agency one year sooner.)
"Everybody is going to speculate why he is being sent out -- and they're wrong," Huntington said. "He's being sent out because in our minds he's not ready to compete, to be successful at the Major League level, to be one of those top-of-the-rotation starters, our goal for him."
While Cole was looking at perhaps an outside shot of making the big club, Skaggs found himself squarely in the race for the fifth spot in Arizona's upcoming rotation. He did not perform well during the spring though, giving up 16 runs -- 11 earned -- on 11 hits in nine innings. The southpaw displayed difficulty with command with eight free passes and just five strikeouts.
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Films from the 1980s often get a bad reputation, culturally dominated as they were by family-friendly films (E.T.: The Extraterrestrial, Short Circuit), the rise of blockbuster franchises (Back to the Future, Star Wars, Indiana Jones) and lots of Reagan-era excess: Big hair, terrible fashion, and synthesizer music that's done more to date good '80s movies than telephone technology. There was always a summer camp, a body-switch, or a human with an alien friend, or so it seems. In spite of the complexities of the Cold War, the themes of Hollywood movies during the decade were often ridiculously simple: Get laid, ski to the bottom of the hill first, or outrun the slasher. It obviously wasn't all bad, of course, otherwise the 1980s wouldn't be such a rich resource for remakes and reboots.
Below are 15 of the best '80s movies on Netflix streaming to watch tonight. Some highlight the excesses of the decade. Others flaunt formula and subvert topes made famous by other 1980s films. Still others are singular achievements that would stand out in any decade.
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E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
Re-watching Steven Spielberg's warm alien tale in 2016, it's surprising how well it holds up. It is not plagued by an '80s sheen, cheesy effects, dated fashion trends, or synth-heavy music. In fact, all the CGI animation in the world could not improve upon the animatronic alien that Carl Rimbaldi created for E.T.. It was remarkably ugly, and all the more endearing for being as such (in fact, the reason Reese's Pieces are used in the film is because Mars wouldn't give Spielberg the rights to M&Ms, under the belief that E.T. would scare little children). Every facial expression, eye movement, neck-raise, and gesture is perfect, and somehow that hideous-looking troll can still manage to warm any black heart. It's the perfect kids movie, and the perfect movie for an adult to watch with kids (or on a date, with family, or completely alone).


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BEIJING – China's Jade Rabbit moon rover has experienced a "mechanical control abnormality," state media said Saturday, in what appears to be a setback for a landmark mission in the country's ambitious space program.
The abnormality occurred due to "the complicated lunar surface environment," the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.
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A 4 star Holiday Park set in a small farmlet. "A Stop-Over With a Difference." Fresh eggs and the chance to feed lambs and sheep. Beautiful trees, hedges and gardens complete with a gold fish pond.60's 70's & 80's styled Tourist Flats.
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Our TV lounge and kitchen is stocked with all the equipment you need for eating and cooking for no extra charge.
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You can help feed orphan lams between September and December and our pet sheep, alpaca and George the goat will eat meal from your hands.
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DAMASCUS – Angered over Syrian President Bashar Assad's brutal repression of peaceful protests in Syria two years ago, Paris closed its embassy in Damascus, virtually cutting off the lifeline to the capital's once-thriving French school.
But tenacious parents and staffers, driven by their love for French culture and despite financial hardship, have kept the Charles de Gaulle school open, and children continue to study their grammar despite encroaching war.
Charles de Gaulle is still operating thanks to its financial reserves and to the tuition parents are able to pay, although 40 children of dual French-Syrian nationality do receive financial aid.
The school, which follows the French national curriculum, once enrolled 900 students from kindergarten through high school. But its numbers have plunged. Barely 200 students now attend classes, said Zina Farra, who heads the management committee at the school, which has a staff of 80.
"We are responsible for keeping the school alive, because we are deeply attached to French culture and we do not want to break our links with France," she added.
Syria was once part of the Ottoman Empire, which broke up after it came out on the losing side in World War I. In 1920, France took over rule of the country under a League of Nations mandate.
The country gained its independence in 1946, but the love of everything French continued to be a part of many people's everyday lives.
The current situation has infuriated some members of staff, such as first-grade teacher Marie-Helene Saleh, who has worked at the school for 30 years.
"I condemn France's attitude toward this school. From one day to the next, my country cut its financial assistance, and we lost French teachers who were part of our team," said Saleh as she picked out books for her pupils in the school library.
"The school lives on, because we have students who trusted France and its school system. I am here mainly for them and for their parents, who continue to support the school," she added.
Dimitri Argherinos, who teaches literature at the secondary level, hails the tenacity of Syrian parents who are helping to keep the school alive.
"What is amazing is the parents' stubborn willingness to keep the school going, despite the difficulties Syria is going through," said Argherinos.
The school is located in Mazzeh, an upscale neighborhood in western Damascus that is home to embassies and government buildings and has not been spared deadly violence. On April 29, a car bomb exploded in Mazzeh targeting the car of Prime Minister Wael Nader al-Halqi, who escaped unscathed but whose bodyguards were killed.
Outside the school heavy machinegun fire crackles in the distance, but it doesn't seem to faze the students in Argherinos' class.
"When we are here (at school) we are in another world," said 15-year-old Doreen Hamoui.
France, in addition to closing its embassy in Damascus," has also shut the French Cultural Center and the French Center for Near Eastern Studies.
But the school council manager Farra is committed to carrying on. "Registration is open for next year, and even if we only have 10 students, we won't close the school," she said.


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Perry announces bid for re-election
City Councilor Jason Perry (R-Ward 4), his family and a number of supporters braved the cold, rainy weather, Saturday, to meet on the west steps of City Hall, where Perry announced his bid for re-election in the 2014 election.
Among those who faced the 19 degree temperatures were Rep. Nora Espinoza (R-Roswell), former City Councilor Sonny Espinoza, Rep. Bob Wooley (R-Roswell) and his wife, Jana, Mayor Del Jurney, mayoral candidate Dennis Kintigh, District Attorney Janetta Hicks and Chief Deputy Britt Snyder of the Chaves County Sheriff's Office.
Perry told his audience: "I'm not here at City Hall to play — my sleeves are rolled up. I have [auth] worked hard to make zoning less restrictive to attract new businesses to Roswell and create a positive climate for current businesses stay."
Zoning is an important topic for Perry. He is a voting member of the Extraterritorial Zoning Authority, a body which consists of both city councilors and county commissioners, who plan development of county lands immediately surrounding the city.
He also is chairman of Roswell's Buildings and Lands Committee and a member of the Airport Committee. Perry is active in Neighborhood Watch and feels combating crime is a key ingredient to growth in Roswell.
"I have worked to strengthen public safety and do everything necessary to encourage economic development…"
In the past year, Perry supported a resolution to confirm residents' Second Amendment rights, or the right to bear arms. He proposed an ordinance that places heavy restrictions on sexually-oriented businesses that he believes harmful to the citizens of Roswell.
His views reflect his ministry. Perry is an associate minister at Tabernacle Baptist Church and acts as the church's Minister of Education. In addition, he is president of the School Board for Valley Christian Academy.
He is involved in a number of different groups. Perry is vice-chairman of the Chaves County Republican Party. He was a past president of Roswell's Noon Optimist Club and serves as pianist for Roswell Rotary.
Perry also acts as the city's liaison to the veterans cemetery project at South Park Cemetery.
Perry said he takes his job seriously and has worked to maintain a relationship with Gov. Susana Martinez and the State Legislature to ensure the City of Roswell has a voice in Santa Fe.
After the gathering on the steps of City Hall, a reception was held to celebrate his candidacy, which was attended by 60 stalwart supporters.
"It was freezing, but I was determined to keep my promise that the announcement would take place as scheduled," Perry said.
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Depending upon the size of the clan (which is looking small now due to disbelief over the future events of the 21st), we will have to build housing and small stuctures for shelter.
If the clan is small say less than ten at first, then we will have no problem wit shelter, the selected cave is large enough to house 8-12 people comfortably. For those who aren't in the original clan, housing will need to be erected.
we will build simple structures to protect from the elements. Each person who wants to build a structure will be responsible for gathering material for it. I expect there will be a lot of help from the community in gathering these materials. If lumber is available that will be used. If not we will harvest logs, and build with them.
Although we will have expert concrete builders in the clan (for sure), we don;t expect to lay foundations for these structures do to lack of concrete in the post 2012 world.
We will have to build on the ground. Walls and a roof will suffice, with a hole in center of the roof for smoke to escape.
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Rain fell, temperatures hung in the low 40s, and still a group of parents turned out Monday and Tuesday mornings at Los Cerros Middle School and Sycamore Valley Elementary to collect gifts to be delivered to more than two dozen families at Martin Luther King Elementary School in Richmond.
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Greenfingers: Habitat Restoration at McClellan Ranch Preserve
Who: Volunteers of all ages are welcome; minors under 18 require a signed waiver and children under 12 require an accompanying adult unless prior approval is obtained from the workday supervisor. Groups may contact Jeremy Merckling for their own special program dates/hours.
What: Volunteers help with habitat restoration work such as:
- Removing invasive plants
- Mulching
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Where: Meet near the main parking lot at McClellan Ranch Preserve, 22221 McClellan Road in Cupertino.
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Hello there I am Andrew Boddy. I grew up here in greenwood indiana. I left home in may of 2010 to find myself. After two years of bar fights, hiking to the top of pikes peak, exploring denver, and college i am back. I am staying witb parents at the moment and saving so i can get my own place. In the meantime i would love to meet new people crank some tunes and enjoy life. I really want to find new firends. However if that special person comes along I will not fight it.
I am a cross breed trekkie and whedon cultist. I tend to be a little to nerdy sometimes. I enjoy making buffy references and using picard phrases all the damn time. I have a guitar but I really have never learned to play the damned thing. I love to play chess and D&D 3.5. I am a good cook. I also enjoy a variety of cuisines. My goal is to by this time next year have a nice apartment and be back in school.
I am in love with gothic art and media.
I love all and try my best to understand myself, others, and how we can learn from one another. I truly believe that everything in the universe is connected by an intricate web of energy.
It is more accurate to say that I am pansexual than to say I'm bisexual. However I am an ally to the . LGBTQ community. As such I do not allow prejudiced folks in my life. If you
Have any prejudiced against gay lesbian bisexual transgender or queer people then do not bother to message me. If you don't know or aren't sure what some of those terms means then ask me. It is one thing to have knowledge and be hateful. However the first step to equality is an educated populace. I would not consider you ignorant if you had questions. Only if you had questions but hated blindly could I consider you ignorant.
The problem with the world is that no one helps each other. I am the type of person who would give another the short off my back if I thought it could help. Another piece to that is knowing when your causing more harm than good.
"The greatest harm can come from the best intentions."
- Terry Goodkind
Another problem with the world is that people are stupid. They will believe anything either because they want it to be true or because they fear it is true.
"Given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they're afraid it might be true. People's heads are full of knowledge, facts and beliefs, and most of it is false, yet they think it all true. People are stupid; they can only rarely tell the difference between a lie and the truth, and yet they are confident they can, and so are all the easier to fool."
Terry Goodkind
" Nothing marks a man's character more than his attraction to intelligence"
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"My cat eats mice.Does that make him evil? I don't think so, neither does my cat. I bet the mice have a different oppinon. "
Terry Goodkind
I am also good at making a for course meal our of practically nothing. Making random comments. Spouting random facts from nowhere.
Movies: Lord of the Rings, King kong, 8 crazy nights, the waterboy, the notebook, miss congeniality , pirates of the carribean , Boys Don't Cry, Southern Baptist Sissies, Milk, Thank you for smoking and many more
My absolute favorite movie of all time is The Butterfly Effect.
TV Shows: DBZ, Dragonball, Dragonball GT, The Walking Dead, Spongebob, Futurama, Ghost in the Shell SAC 2nd gig, Cowboy Bepop, Tri-Gun, Gunslinger Girl, Dual Survival, Survivorman, Man Woman Wild, Star Trek: TNG, DS9, Enterprise, TOS, Voyager; Elfen Lied, Naruto, Justice League, Sons of Anarchy,
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"Though free to think and act, we are held together, like the stars in the firmament, with ties inseparable. These ties cannot be seen, but we can feel them. I cut myself in the finger, and it pains me: this finger is a part of me. I see a friend hurt, and it hurts me, too: my friend and I are one. And now I see stricken down an enemy, a lump of matter which, of all the lumps of matter in the universe, I care least for, and it still grieves me. Does this not prove that each of us is only part of a whole?"
- Nikola Tesla
"The problem of increasing human energy"
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Washington, D.C. -- Achievement by U.S. fourth graders in civics has increased while twelfth graders' performance has declined, according to the Civics 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) at Grades 4, 8, and 12 -- known as The Nation's Report Card. The 2010 report showed that fourth graders posted the highest civics score since 1998, with the percentages of students at or above the Basic and Proficient achievement levels higher than in 2006 and 1998. However, high school seniors scored lower in 2010 than in 2006, and had a lower percentage at or above Proficient compared to 2006. There was no significant change in the overall score for eighth graders compared to 2006 and 1998. Twelfth-grade girls scored lower in 2010 compared to the civics assessments in 2006 and 1998. Hispanic students made gains with average scores increasing from 1998 to 2010 in all grades. The NAEP civics assessment measures the knowledge and skills critical to the responsibilities of citizenship in America's constitutional democracy. Comparing the results from the 2010 civics assessment to results from 1998 and 2006 shows how students' knowledge and skills have progressed over time. "We are encouraged by the gains in civics achievement being made by our nation's Hispanic students, who are an increasingly important voice in our democracy," said David P. Driscoll, chair of the National Assessment Governing Board, which sets policy for NAEP. "But clearly we need to reverse the trend for our twelfth graders -- particularly the drop in scores for twelfth-grade girls -- so they too understand important concepts that contribute to a full civic life." The 2010 NAEP civics assessment was administered by the National Center for Education Statistics to nationally representative samples of public and private school students, which included about 7,100 fourth graders, 9,600 eighth graders, and 9,900 twelfth graders. The results are reported as average scores on a 0 to 300 scale and as percentages of students scoring at or above three achievement levels: Basic, Proficient, and Advanced. Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills fundamental for proficient work. Proficient represents solid academic performance and competency over challenging subject matter. Advanced represents superior performance. The scores cannot be compared across grade levels. The civics assessment contained a mixture of multiple-choice and constructed-response questions for each grade level. The assessment questions addressed three interrelated components: civic knowledge, intellectual and participatory skills, and civic dispositions. The civic knowledge questions assessed students' understanding of civic life, politics, and government; the foundations of the American political system; how the constitutional government employs principles of democracy; the relationship of the U.S. to other nations; and the role of citizens in American democracy. At grade 4, students who scored at or above the Basic level (77 percent) were likely to identify a method used to select public office holders, students scoring at Proficient (27 percent) could identify a purpose of the U.S. Constitution, and students at Advanced (2 percent) could explain two ways a country could deal with a shared problem. At grade 8, the 72 percent of students who performed at or above the Basic level were likely to identify a right protected by the First Amendment, the 22 percent who performed at or above the Proficient level could recognize a role performed by the Supreme Court, and the 1 percent who scored at the Advanced level could name two actions that citizens could take to encourage Congress to pass a law. At grade 12, the 64 percent of students who performed at or above the Basic level were likely to interpret a political cartoon, the 24 percent scoring at or above Proficient could define "melting pot" and argue whether or not the phrase applied to the U.S., and the 4 percent scoring at Advanced could compare U.S. citizenship requirements to those of other countries.
Some detailed findings:
Twelfth-Grade Score Declines. The average score of twelfth graders in 2010 declined 3 points from 2006 and was not significantly different from 1998. The percentage of students at or above Proficient in 2010 was lower than in 2006 but not significantly different from 1998.
Scores for Female Students Increase at Grade 4 and Decrease at Grade 12. The average civics score for twelfth-grade girls decreased by 3 points from 2006 to 2010, while average scores for twelfth-grade boys did not change significantly from previous years. However, the average score for fourth-grade girls increased by 5 points over 2006, while scores for fourth-grade boys did not significantly change over the same period. There was no significant change in the average scores of eighth-grade girls and boys.
Scores Increase for Hispanic Students and Gap Closes. Average civics scores for Hispanic students were higher than in 1998 for all three grades and higher in 2010 than in 2006 at grade 8. The average score for Hispanic eighth graders in 2010 was 5 points higher than in 2006 and 10 points higher than in 1998. Although the gap between the scores of White and Hispanic eighth-graders was 23 points in 2010, it was narrower than the gaps in 2006 and 1998. In twelfth grade, the 19-point gap between the scores of White and Hispanic students in 2010 was smaller than the gaps in 2006 and 1998. At grade 4, the White-Hispanic gap of 27 points narrowed compared to 1998, but had no significant change compared to 2006.
White-Black Achievement Gaps Persist. White fourth graders, for instance, scored 24 points higher on average than Black fourth graders in 2010. The gap at this grade level narrowed compared to 1998, but was not statistically different compared to 2006. On average, White eighth graders scored 25 points higher than Black students in 2010, with no significant changes in gaps compared to 2006 and 1998. In the twelfth grade, the 29-point gap between White and Black students was not statistically different from the gaps in 2006 or 1998. The Nation's Report Card: Civics 2010, Grades 4, 8, and 12 is available at www.nationsreportcard.gov. Additional information is available at www.nagb.org/civics.
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A growing number of universities around Japan are serving up ¥100 breakfasts as they seek to promote a healthy diet among students.
The budget breakfasts are proving popular, with many students saying their lifestyle habits have improved thanks to the balanced meals.
At Tokyo Keizai University in Kokubunji, western Tokyo, the breakfasts are now offered throughout the school year following an initial three-week trial last May that was later extended to weekdays from September to early January.
The university said the service was started in response to a proposal from the parents association, which took the idea from a different university.
A spokesman said a survey conducted before the start of the project found many sports club members were skipping breakfast despite the need to build physical strength.
"The university was surprised at the survey results and strongly found it necessary to support such students," the spokesman said.
However, in a follow-up survey conducted last December, 93 of the 111 respondents said they were now in the habit of eating breakfast every day.
The breakfast, cooked by staff in the university's cooperative, is limited to 100 servings a day and usually sells out. It consists of rice, miso soup with pork and vegetables, a main dish such as fried chicken or boiled fish, and two side dishes.
The parents association subsidizes ¥200 of each meal's value of ¥300.
Among the survey respondents, a second-year male student majoring in economics said, "I feel distracted when I skip the breakfast." A third-year female student majoring in business said she was now eating fish.
Also serving ¥100 breakfasts are Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Komazawa University in Tokyo and Hiroshima University of Economics in the city of Hiroshima.
Meanwhile, Shonan Institute of Technology in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, started serving free breakfasts last October.
The meal, consisting of rice, miso soup, salad and a main dish, is offered between 8 a.m. and 8:45 a.m.
An official there said initial reactions were mixed to the idea of the parents association subsidizing the breakfasts, with some people saying the parents of students who live at home might find it unfair.
As a result, the institute decided on free breakfasts with the cost covered by a private fund established by its honorary president.


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Very sorry indeed to hear of Bob Hoskins diagnosis. Good Luck to him in his fight against Parkinson's disease. he is far too young at 69 for us to lose him. Thank you Bob for all the great performances.
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Really good choices.
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Big Mistake on Universal's part.
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ll very well, but it appears the only HEAD TO ROLL was his own. Bummer. You have to pick your moments and he picked wrong time, wrong place, to get into a fight with French Film critics
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Just catching up on saved cannes news from SI. this is ver funny. Why do directors have to think they depression = B.O it don't in France. no way.
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I used to travel a great deal in africa, and i loved Zim, I never met Mr Campbell, but his courage and bravery telling his story and outlining the injustices committed by Robert Mugabe did indeed, make for a wonderful documentary. I send my deepest condolences to his family. thank you for punishing this moving obituary S.I. Frances Willington
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Very bad no-planning all round.
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Do i rally want to go to the movies and have a Velociraptor or a T Rex jump out of the screen with it's big fangs dripping gore and more gore.... NO i do not I want to go to the movies and see high calibre acting and directing as in THE KINGS SPEECH, THE READER, etc. fun can be good, i loved ALICE 3D, but Tim Burton is a whimsical genius. PIRANA 3D was fun also but dinosuars...NO...
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Only in Italy do they mix Prime Ministers, Church scandals, belly dancers of doubtful age, politics, movies and all that goes with them and still get front page headlines. Love it. the land of Opera in truth.
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