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By Janet Evans
Tuesday, Jul 1 2008, 11:15 AM
(Shrugging my shoulders and smirking as I write the title of this blog)
With the price of gas at the highest levels we’ve ever seen, and truckers especially feeling the pain at the pumps, their “profession,” if you will, has really been suffering.
Well, another profession, the “world’s oldest profession,” that is, is also feeling the pain. With the price of oil going up, their business has dropped. And truckers are a large part of that business, especially in Nevada.
Hardest hit are independent truckers, who must pay for their own fuel, said George Flint, a lobbyist for the brothel owners' association.
"So there goes your disposable income to have a little fun," Flint told the Reno Gazette-Journal.
Since January, the number of long-haul trucks based in Nevada has dropped by 4,100, or 12 percent, said Paul Eons of the Nevada Motor Transport Association.
Arnold predicted the industry would weather the slowdown."The customers won't be spending as much, but the brothels will still be there," he said.
"After food, the most important activity, at least for men, is sex. Sex is not going away."
The downturn also has affected brothels by leading to an increase in the number of women seeking jobs as legal prostitutes, [Geoffrey] Arnold, [president of Nevada Brothel Owner’s Association] added.
Read the article from CNN í here
So what does that mean?
Will truckers start finding legitimate girlfriends? Kind of like old-time sailors…“A girlfriend in every port?”
With the price of oil going up…so is the price of plastics…so that blow-up doll is probably out.
Poor guys…
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By Janet Evans
Tuesday, Jul 1 2008, 06:50 AM
I blogged in May about a Naval Reserve Station in LaCrosse, WI that had a 2000 lb. anchor that went missing, most likely at the hands of thieves who turned it in for scrap metal. Who knows how much money that anchor was worth?
With some people tight on funds, instead of picking up cans for recycling for a few extra dollars, the lowest of the low have found a way to make bigger bucks. They’re doing it in none other than cemeteries.
From Chicago to Florida, to Arizona and Texas, they haven’t yet become grave robbers, per se, but they might as well be. They’ve started with ornaments, such as vases. Some just flimsy and decorative, but others more heavy and ornamental.
The stakes are higher in Scottsdale [AZ], according to Jim Welch, director of family services for Green Acres Mortuary & Cemetery.
“While thefts are fewer, stolen bronze vases weigh about 4 pounds and cost $495 apiece. The cemetery foots the bill for replacements.
"We had a theft in January," Welch said. "They took two vases. We haven't had any incidents since then."
Welch said groundskeepers placed replacement vases the same day and families weren't contacted.
"It's very saddening that thieves are preying on cemeteries and grave sites," Welch said. "I don't know what to say that it's come to this, to steal from cemeteries.
We have to put an end to the problem. Police and scrap metal dealers are aware, and we're getting cooperation from them.
"We are open to the public. We can't really close our gates. A cemetery is known to be accessible to families. You don't want to stymie that activity."
View the entire article from Red Orbit
E.V. Scrap Metal Thieves Turn Attention to Robbing Graves É here
That’s just an example, and it’s happening all across the country. So, what used to be elegant and long-lasting as a monument for loved ones, will soon end up being plastic as another sign of the times. What these thieves don't realize as they make their quick buck is that when a loved one comes back to a cemetery and sees a monument or vase for their loved one missing, they've pillaged part of a heart or memory, too.
I guess that’s why the Egyptians sealed their tombs. But alas, that didn’t work either.
Tomb Robbers! É here
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By Janet Evans
Sunday, Jun 29 2008, 08:35 AM
So, I went to pay my AT&T Bill online and this popped up….
AT&T online Billing Site
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My first reaction?
Kind of odd that AT&T is mocking the class-action lawsuit brought against them by the EFF on behalf of customers. They are accused of violating customers' rights by illegally assisting the National Security Agency in widespread domestic surveillance.
Yeah, the average American has nothing to hide. So what?
This isn't about the lawsuit. This is about the ad. I think the ad fails if it was meant to try and make people feel better about AT&T.
Boy, AT&T....
What a stupid ad.
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By Janet Evans
Thursday, Jun 26 2008, 04:15 PM
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 26, 2008
Termination of the Exercise of Authorities Under the Trading with the Enemy Act with Enemy Act with Respect to North Korea
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 101(b) of Public Law 95-223 (91 Stat. 1625; 50 U.S.C. App. 5(b) note), hereby find that the continuation of the exercise of authorities under the Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.) (TWEA) with respect to North Korea, as authorized in Proclamation 2914 of December 16, 1950, most recently continued under Presidential Determination 2007-32 of September 13, 2007 (72 FR 53407), and implemented by the regulations set forth below, is no longer in the national interest of the United States.
Section 1. The exercise of TWEA authorities with respect to North Korea, which were implemented by the Foreign Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 500, and the Transaction Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 505, and that were continued by Presidential Determination 2007-32 of September 13, 2007, is terminated, and Presidential Determination 2007-32 is rescinded with respect to North Korea.
Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to take all appropriate measures within the Secretary's authority to give effect to this proclamation.
Sec. 3. This proclamation is not intended to, and does not, create any right, benefit, or privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person.
Sec. 4. This proclamation is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 27, 2008.
WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-sixth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-second.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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By Janet Evans
Tuesday, Jun 24 2008, 06:45 AM
Ellen Carrington Miss Tennessee.org
The newly crowned Miss Tennessee, Ellen Carrington, has formed a special bond with her dad and says he has been the greatest influence in her life. Many strong, intelligent women have good relationships with their fathers. Sharing hobbies together can help with that. Ellen and her father share a common interest.
Ellen Carrington, 21, who was crowned Miss Tennessee on Saturday night, has a concealed weapons permit."I have a Smith & Wesson .40-caliber," Carrington told reporters on Sunday, "(with a) silver top and black body."
A Jackson native and senior at Union University, Carrington decided to get the permit because she was spending a lot of time traveling to and from Nashville at night. She said spending time at shooting ranges with her father, Pat, helped create an even deeper bond between the two.
Ellen’s platform is volunteerism and being a positive role model. Perhaps she would be a good influence for promoting concealed carry on college campuses. That’s something to think about.
Newly crowned Miss Tennessee packs heat í here
Protesting for Rights - The Right Way to Protest - Colorado University Boulder
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By Janet Evans
Thursday, Jun 19 2008, 10:27 PM
Promises, promises….
or should I say going back on them?
Does this make him the typical politician?
Barack Obama thinks he’s entitled . . .
Entitled to make American citizens look foolish.
Democratic Sen. Obama is going back on his promise to use public financing in his fall campaign.
"Obama's decision to skip an earlier pledge to forgo public financing for the general election if his opponent did so will probably allow the Illinois fundraising phenom to outspend John McCain 3-to-1. But it also raises questions about his keeping commitments, especially when commitments made earnestly and early on turn out to be inconvenient. This sounds like old-style political gamesmanship and calculation, not the message of change Obama had been preaching..."
Read Insights from the Kiplinger Report í here
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By Janet Evans
Tuesday, Jun 17 2008, 06:45 AM
Drugs cost enough money the way it is.
We’re all feeling the pain when it comes to insurance and medical costs.
You want to believe you are being charged the least possible price for medicines at the drug store.
Here are the latest allegations about Walgreens:
“To save taxpayer dollars, Medicaid limits how much it pays for popular forms of drugs. But it doesn’t bother to set price-ceilings on rarely used versions. Take generic Zantac, or ranitidine, for example. The antacid is a huge seller in tablet form. Medicaid limits payment to 34 cents apiece. The same drug as capsules has no price-ceiling because it was so rarely prescribed. Medicaid pays $1.25 each. Walgreens figured it could pocket millions by switching patients from tablets to capsules.”
Read the story from CBS News ç here
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And another topic...
I don’t know if you’ve ever gotten an insurance Explanation of Benefits (EOB) in the mail after visiting your doctor. Here’s what I’ve found several doctor’s offices have done in the past. They do a procedure in the office and choose a “code” to mail in to insurance. You get the EOB and it states that you had something totally different done.
I’ve had EOBs say I had surgery done at a doctor’s office. Upon calling, the doctor’s office will just say, “That’s just the code we use.” Well, that code allows them to be reimbursed for higher fees. The fact is, I never had a surgical procedure and should not be charged as if I did, and that should be reported to the insurance company. This has happened to me more than once, at different offices. I know other people who have complained of the same thing. It pays to read your doctor bills and compare them to your EOBs.
And we wonder why insurance costs are rising so much.
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By Janet Evans
Tuesday, Jun 17 2008, 12:20 AM
Meet In God We Trust....the man...not the picture.
That's right...it's official.
Back in May (below) we heard that Steve Kreuscher petitioned to have his name changed to "In God We Trust." Steve is a bus driver and artist. Now he will start signing his art work with his new name.
Hmm...I thought "In God We Trust" was already being used.....
Judge OK's Man's Name Change ç
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You can certainly change your name if you aren’t happy with it.
It’s not something that’s done only at the time of marriage or by movie stars or artists.
Steve Kreuscher, of Zion, Illinois would like to change his name.
He's petitioned a judge there to do so.
He's asking to change his name to one that is not too common, though.
It's really a phrase.
See, he's worried a popular motto will be taken away, and he'd like to keep it around....
The name he'd like to have?
First name:
"In God"
Last name:
"We Trust"
You can read about it on eNews á here
In God We Trust
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By Janet Evans
Monday, Jun 16 2008, 07:15 AM
Over the past year we’ve heard about many products made in China being recalled because of lack of quality control. We’ve got companies outsourcing to China, but guidelines aren’t being followed in all cases.
When a company in the U.S. has parts of their products being made in China, or other countries, they are required to send representatives to those countries as auditors to make sure federal procedures are being followed.
So who are we to blame? China, or our U.S. companies for not auditing properly and then accepting the imports?
The most recent scare being investigated in China is one that could impact your whole family if you owned the product involved. A tire-stem valve…..
“For its part, NHTSA says the Tech recall is a good enough reason for consumers to have tire valves checked. But until the Dill investigation is complete, there's not enough basis for a national alert. "We monitor all forms of vehicle equipment, and we're always on the lookout out for abnormal rates of failure," says Rae Tyson, a NHTSA spokesman. "We are looking at every aspect of these valve stems.... We can't presume defects till we've completed an investigation." In response to public outrage over contaminated pet food and lead paint on toys made in China, Congress moved last year to bolster the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. But a bill to boost commission funding and force it to notify consumers of unsafe products more quickly has not yet passed. The agency does not oversee tires.
"Congress and whatever agency [involved in overseeing Chinese imports] don't do enough," says Peter Navarro, a business professor at the University of California at Irvine. "It's very hard because they're understaffed and underbudgeted."
Read about it on the Christian Science Monitor ç here
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By Janet Evans
Sunday, Jun 15 2008, 06:05 AM
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 14, 2008
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week I'm traveling in Europe. In the past few days, I have visited Slovenia, Germany, Italy, and the Vatican. I'm spending this Saturday in France. And I will conclude my trip in the United Kingdom.
In my meetings, I've discussed our shared efforts to advance peace and prosperity around the world. America has strong partners in leaders like Italy's Silvio Berlusconi, Germany's Angela Merkel, France's Nicolas Sarkozy, and Britain's Gordon Brown. And together we're pursuing an agenda that is broad and far-reaching.
America and Europe are cooperating to open new opportunities for trade and investment. We're working to tear down regulatory barriers that hurt our businesses and consumers. We're striving to make this the year that the world completes an ambitious Doha trade agreement -- which will open up new markets for American goods and services, and help alleviate poverty around the world.
America and Europe are cooperating to address the twin challenges of energy security and climate change while keeping our economies strong. We're working to diversify our energy supplies by developing and financing new clean energy technologies. And we're working toward an international agreement that commits every major economy to slow, stop, and eventually reverse the growth of greenhouse gases.
America and Europe are cooperating to widen the circle of development and prosperity. We're leading the world in providing food aid, improving education for boys and girls, and fighting disease. Through the historic commitments of the United States and other G8 countries, we're working to turn the tide against HIV/AIDS and malaria in Africa. And to achieve this noble goal, all nations must keep their promises to deliver this urgent aid.
America and Europe are cooperating on our most solemn duty: protecting our citizens. Our nations are applying the tools of intelligence, finance, law enforcement, diplomacy, and -- when necessary -- military power to break up terror networks and deny them safe havens. And to protect against the prospect of ballistic missile attacks emanating from the Middle East, we're developing a shared system of missile defense.
We're also working together to ensure that Iran is not allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon. This week, America and our European allies sent a clear and unmistakable message to the regime in Tehran: It must verifiably suspend its enrichment activities -- or face further isolation and additional sanctions. Together, America and Europe are pursuing strong diplomacy with Iran, so that future generations can look back and say that we came together to stop this threat to our people.
In the long run, the most important way we can protect our people is to defeat the terrorists' hateful ideology by spreading the hope of freedom. So America and Europe are working together to advance the vision of two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, living side-by-side in security and peace. We're working together to protect the sovereignty of Lebanon's young democracy. And we're working together to strengthen the democratically elected governments in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In all of these areas, the United States and Europe have agreed that we must take action -- and that we must go forward together. The level and breadth of the cooperation between America and our European allies today is unprecedented. And together we're making the world a safer and more hopeful place. Thank you for listening.
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Father's Day, 2008
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
On Father's Day, we honor our Nation's fathers for the unconditional love they give to their children and for their selfless dedication to the well-being of their families.
Fathers play a unique and irreplaceable part in the lives of their children and pass along values that help children grow into responsible adults. By providing their sons and daughters with a positive example, fathers help give their children the necessary foundation they need to make wise decisions throughout their lives. Fathers strive to inspire their children to lead lives of integrity, honor, and purpose, and they pray for wisdom and the strength to give their children the love and support they need to achieve their dreams.
All Americans are thankful for the extraordinary efforts of our Nation's fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers, and guardians. Their devotion and encouragement as mentors, providers, and role models help strengthen their families and our country. We are especially grateful for the fathers who serve in our Nation's Armed Forces. These dedicated fathers protect liberty so that all children can have a more promising future. We pray for the safe return of all those serving overseas, and we thank the fathers who support sons and daughters who are defending our freedom around the globe.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, in accordance with a joint resolution of the Congress approved April 24, 1972, as amended (36 U.S.C. 109), do hereby proclaim June 15, 2008, as Father's Day. I encourage all Americans to express their appreciation to all fathers for their many contributions to our Nation's children. I direct the appropriate officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on this day. I also call upon State and local governments and citizens to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-second.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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By Janet Evans
Saturday, Jun 14 2008, 02:40 PM
The Department of Water and Power workers in Los Angeles, as well as local officials and community activists
opened a white tub from where they poured 400,000 black colored balls into the water. image (c) Dakota Smith
In Los Angeles, these black, shimmering plastic balls are as good as black gold; for helping to eliminate bromate from a local reservoir. Bromate is a cancer-causing reaction to sunlight and chlorine.
So while we’re fighting the battle of plastic bottles that emit toxic chemicals....plastics will do just the opposite for drinking water in this case.
Chemicals…you can’t live with them; and you can’t live without them.
Read the story from the Houston Chronicle ç here
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By Janet Evans
Friday, Jun 13 2008, 10:32 PM
What NASA earlier reported as an “unidentified” object ‘floating” (UFLO….my acronym) away from space shuttle Discovery, which is on a return trip from the international space station, has now been identified. The 1.5 foot long object is a clip that is part of the rudder speed brake insulation. No worries, says NASA, this has happened before…..
“NASA says the missing clip isn't critical for landing. It's used to protect the speed brake from high temperatures during the shuttle's launch. "Orbiters have come back with those missing. It's just not a factor for entry," Mission Control told the shuttle crew. “
Oh, my…I know I feel better. I hope the crew does.
Read about it from Breitbart ç here
Space Shuttle Discovery being
prepared for mission
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By Janet Evans
Friday, Jun 13 2008, 08:54 PM
The loss of two good men...
Men who loved their professions and loved bringing information to us.
Today, the untimely death of Tim Russert, from a heart attack. Russert, of Meet the Press, never appeared to have an agenda. He just wanted to bring us the important story; he was fair. He will truly be missed.
AP photo
“President Bush, informed of Russert's death while at dinner in Paris, swiftly issued a statement of condolence that praised the NBC newsman as "an institution in both news and politics for more than two decades. Tim was a tough and hardworking newsman. He was always well-informed and thorough in his interviews. And he was as gregarious off the set as he was prepared on it."
"Here was a guy who, in a really affable way, was able to do something that news anchors don't really do: provide cogent, understandable, compelling analysis of really complex issues," said Syracuse University media expert Robert Thompson.”
Read about Tim Russert on Reuters Ã
And earlier this week, Jim Mckay. ..
AP photo 1984
Some of you won’t remember Jim. He was the host of ABC’s Wide World of Sports beginning in 1961. He also did commentating with Howard Cossell. He is probably most known for his Olympic coverage.
“McKay's assignment as an Olympic commentator would make McKay one of the most recognizable sports personalities throughout the world. His most memorable Olympic games were those at Munich, where his experience as a seasoned reporter was put to the test. While preparing to take a swim on his first day off at the games, McKay received word that gunshots were fired in the Olympic Village. He ran to the ABC studio, threw clothes on over his swimsuit, and for the next 16 hours delivered to the world award winning coverage of the Black September terrorists' attack on Israeli athletes in Munich's Olympic Village.
McKay received two Emmy Awards for his work during the 1972 games, one for his coverage of the games and the other for his reporting on the terrorism. He was also the 1972 recipient of the George Polk Memorial Award, given annually to the one journalist whose work represents the most significant and finest reporting of the year. The Munich coverage was also recognized with his receipt of the Officer's Cross of the Legion of Merit, bestowed by the former West German Federal Republic”
"The thrill of victory; the agony of defeat..."
Read about Jim McKay from USA Today Ã
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By Janet Evans
Friday, Jun 13 2008, 11:10 AM
 Remnants from a Boy Scout uniform sit in the rubble left by a tornado t
hat struck at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch, seen Thursday, June 12, 2008,
near Little Sioux, Iowa. Four Boy Scouts were killed and 48 people were
injured when the tornado tore through their Mid-America Council camp
Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Matt Miller,POOL)
Lost Boys....
Maybe not forever, but that’s what they remind me of.
Just look at the picture of Zach Jessen, speaking to Iowa’s Gov. Chet Culver.
Look at his face to understand some of what I mean.
Zach Jessen a survivor of the tornado that killed 4 scouts Wednesday night
talks with Iowa Gov. Chet Culver Eight-year-old Cub Scout Baileigh Rohde
holds a candle and looks up at Boy Scout Josh Dohse, left, during a candlelight
vigil in Omaha, Neb., Thursday, June 12, 2008, for the four Boy Scouts killed
after a twister flattened their camp in Iowa Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
You sense it when the boys describe their ordeal of when that devastating tornado struck
Wednesday as they waited for a rain storm to pass by; with statements like this,
“When I got up,” Cody said, “there was a boy right in front of me, face down, in a pool of blood. I had never seen that before."
Look at the trees snapped like twigs....
Laura Inns/Omaha World-Herald, via Associated Press
An aerial view of the remnants of a building destroyed at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch in Iowa.
Lost boys….except this wasn’t Neverland. This was very real.
"I was going to the Lord's side, and I was going to go there flying," recalled Bowerman, who was wearing a splint on his wrist. "It felt like I was about to be lifted up. I just hugged the ground as much as I could."
Eight-year-old Cub Scout Baileigh Rohde
holds a candle and looks up at Boy Scout
Josh Dohse, left, during a candlelight vigil
in Omaha, Neb., Thursday, June 12, 2008,
for the four Boy Scouts killed after a twister
flattened their camp in Iowa Wednesday night.
(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
I suppose what I'm really saying is boyhood lost.
It just breaks my heart.
from the Seattle Times
Here Ê
Scouts' Training Helped On Night of Terror
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By Janet Evans
Thursday, Jun 12 2008, 10:13 PM
A United States citizen.
And here is a copy of his birth certificate (thanks to Daily Kos) to prove it.
You see, there’s a reason for the display of this birth certificate.
There was discussion regarding rumors:
Rumors regarding where Obama was actually born
Rumors regarding what Obama’s middle name is
Rumors regarding his mother not wanting to name him after his father.
Read about it at NRO (National Review Online) å here
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By Janet Evans
Sunday, Jun 8 2008, 04:18 PM
No, that’s not a spelling error…
I meant to write “idle.”
This story has nanny state written all over it.
“The Minneapolis City Council and Mayor R.T. Rybak approved changes Friday, to the city’s vehicle idling ordinance that aims to reduce air pollution. The ordinance limits most vehicle idling to three minutes, except in traffic.”
Cripes!
What’s really telling is that Minneapolis had a vehicle idling ordinance in the first place.
You know…you can put the useful information out in a newsletter… or get it to the public at registration renewal time.
Don’t idle! Idle bad!
But do you really need an ordinance?
Read the article from ABC News í here
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By Janet Evans
Friday, Jun 6 2008, 11:15 AM
Looks like airports are going to be seeing a little more than your underpants, since eventually over 2000 of the nation's airports will be replacing metal detectors with body-scanners that can see through your clothing. You've probably heard of these scanners before...they can see your body parts very clearly.
"Body-scanning machines that show images of people underneath their clothing are being installed in 10 of the nation's busiest airports in one of the biggest public uses of security devices that reveal intimate body parts.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently started using body scans on randomly chosen passengers in Los Angeles, Baltimore, Denver, Albuquerque and at New York's Kennedy airport.
Airports in Dallas, Detroit, Las Vegas and Miami will be added this month. Reagan National Airport in Washington starts using a body scanner today. A total of 38 machines will be in use within weeks.
"It's the wave of the future," said James Schear, the TSA security director at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, where two body scanners are in use at one checkpoint.
Schear said the scanners could eventually replace metal detectors at the nation's 2,000 airport checkpoints and the pat-downs done on passengers who need extra screening. "We're just scratching the surface of what we can do with whole-body imaging," Schear said."
Read the full story on USA Today
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By Janet Evans
Wednesday, Jun 4 2008, 05:33 PM
"Tony Rezko — the high-flying developer and fast-food magnate who was once a major campaign fund-raiser for Gov. Blagojevich and Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama and one of the governor’s closest advisers — is now a convicted felon.A federal jury in Chicago convicted Rezko this afternoon on 16 of 24 charges he faced in a political corruption trial that cast a harsh light on the Blagojevich administration"
Read the article from the Chicago Sun-Times ç here
Also, Obama answers questions for the Chicago Tribune about his lapse of judgment:
"Obama's "bigger lapse of judgment," he said, came later when he bought a strip of the Rezko lot to expand his own yard. That embroiled the two men in negotiations over fencing and other issues at a time when Rezko was under increasing suspicion. That involvement with Rezko in the land deal, Obama said Friday, was the "boneheaded move" to which he's previously confessed. "In retrospect," he said Friday, "this was an error."
To be precise about that: Obama contends that all of his Rezko-related transactions were lawful and above reproach, but he didn't keep a prudent distance from Rezko."
Read the article Obama's Rezko narrative ç here
Boy, oh, boy....for all of you who are Obama backers.....
Isn't it a little bit scary that you have to ask so may questions about Barack Obama
and his relationships over the years?
He wants you to BELIEVE in him.
But you have to keep tacking on the word AGAIN .....
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By Janet Evans
Tuesday, Jun 3 2008, 06:00 PM
Perhaps you have a child already attending a college or university, or maybe you are getting ready to send one off in the fall. Maybe you who are reading this are attending a university. Whatever the case may be, if you have a laptop that you carry to class in college to take notes, consider bringing along a notebook and pen with you in the near future.
University of Chicago Law School officials have made the move to ban all wireless connections from their classrooms. Beginning April 11th, they instituted a school-wide ban. Students may still use the laptops to take notes.
University of Chicago Law School is not the first school, and won’t be the last to institute some sort of ban. Some schools have banned laptops totally from class. Suffolk University Law School (Boston) made national headlines in November 2007 when a professor banned laptops outright in her classroom.
According to e School News, Many law schools have given professors the choice of banning wireless access or laptops altogether. A professor at Harvard Law School who did not want her name published said disallowing laptops has cultivated class discussion and student participation. “Students have never complained about it, and if anything, they say the classroom environment is vastly improved,” the professor said. “And I find the students listen to each other more.”
While I’m just referring to law schools here, I imagine this option will spread to all schools eventually. It’s too easy for a student to be distanced from the lecture and the discussion when typing notes. Can you picture a lecture hall filled with laptops and everyone pounding away on them? How distracting is that? Then throw in a few cell phones with some texting going on, too. But not everyone agrees. We have technology for a purpose, after all. Perhaps the answer is having your lecture via the laptop from your dorm room or apartment.
Read an article from The Chronicle of Higher Education: Information Technology
The Fight for Classroom Attention: Professor vs. Laptop í here
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