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2010-02-23

Police said Greg Denny, 37, of Hemet, went to Cherriebelle Hibbard's home on Jan. 15, handcuffed her at gunpoint and forced her husband, who is his cousin, to buy a plane ticket. He then used a fake badge to get through security at Lindberg Field Airport and put her on a plane to her home country, where she remains, according to a police report. Denny was arrested three days later, after his cousin Craig Hibbard realized that he was not a U.S. marshal. Riverside County District Attorney spokesman John Hall said prosecutors have not decided whether he will face charges, which could be state or federal. In his letter, the congressman quoted TSA spokeswoman Suzanne Trevino as saying that Denny "apparently followed the law enforcement procedures." "If TSA screening officers followed guidelines, then the existing procedure is fundamentally flawed," Issa wrote. "On the other hand, if TSA agents did not adhere to procedure, then the officers suffer from either a lack of training or extreme complacency."
That should solve the problem ...
Gotta love it ...
They don't mess around there in Burma, do they ...?
Police officers in the Bronx burst in on a man who was beating his mother with a frying pan Sunday night and fatally shot him, the police said.
I don't know whether I like the sound of that or not ... I guess if your managing data for a large group it would be necessary ...

2010-02-22

As a general rule, they just want to TALK about it because they've hit that magical age when pissing off their parents is what they need to do to convince themselves that they are discrete adults. If we were really interested in solving this particular problem (along with a lot of other related problems) we would make the age of majority match the age of biological maturity ...
Let's not forget Nazis ...
I think it's safe to assume that they'll get around to it ...
I can't picture anyone raised American thinking that Stack's chosen course of action could do anything more than draw peoples attention to his manifesto, and he says as much in the manifesto ... Essentially, by doing a splashy suicide, he writes what would otherwise be a digital manifesto in blood ...
'Un-named experts' should probably be assumed to mean that it's all lies ...

2010-02-21

Today's the day, every day ...
Richard's Second Law: It's cheaper to be invisible than it is to be invincible.
Interesting ...

After 9/11, cockpit doors were sealed, air marshals were added and airport searches became more aggressive, all to make sure an airliner could never again be used as a weapon. Yet little has been done to guard against attacks with smaller planes. That point was driven home with chilling force on Thursday when a Texas man with a grudge against the IRS crashed his single-engine plane into an office building in a fiery suicide attack. One person inside the building was also killed. "It's a big gap," said R. William Johnstone, an aviation security consultant and former staff member of the commission that investigated the Sept. 11 attacks. "It wouldn't take much, even a minor incident involving two simultaneously attacking planes, to inflict enough damage to set off alarm bells and do some serious harm to the economy and national psyche." 
It goes without saying that an airliner pilot couldn't do the same thing despite the air marshals and searches. How do we know. Because they don't mention it in the article ...
Hmmm ... I wonder why they don't mention whose security force they're referring to. The force obviously isn't that interested in the security of the protesters ...
Giving a anonymous serial criminal a public moniker is a double-edged sword, security-wise. It reduces the invisibility of the criminal but also reduces the invisibility of the jurisdiction assigned to catch the criminal ...

2010-02-19

Comelec appears to be seizing power in the Philippines ... odd that no one in the MSM is talking about it ...
Yeah ... a tree-planting ceremony ... that's the ticket ...
The spacecraft are now leaving our solar system, having travelled for over 30 years. They are still doing valuable work and have just made a discovery concerning the outer edge of the magnetic influence of our sun. It has been a revelation to scientists, but that is somewhat complex magnetic physics dealing with words like 'heliosphere' and 'heliosheath'. These craft have established a few records, one of which is that they are now the third and forth satellites to leave the solar system. The first two were Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11, which were launched in 1972 and 1973. The two Voyagers were launched just days apart, in 1977, and have turned out to be among the most successful space adventures ever. In the case of the Pioneers, they each carried a small metal plaque with a message from us earthlings to any intelligent being who might find the spacecraft out in space one day. The plaques were designed with a mathematical code that intelligent beings would be able to crack.
It doesn't seem nearly that long ago ... must be some sort of time dilation ...
No legal definition exists for them. While a refugee who fits the strict definition given by the Geneva Convention is, at least in principle, provided some legal protection, such as the right to food and shelter and the freedom to practice his religion, an internally displaced person is virtually invisible, his story never told, and his rights nonexistent. A United Nations report “Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement” defines internally displaced persons (IDP) as “persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized state border.”
The tendentious semantics that surround the word terrorism have infected much debate about counterterrorism, and have involved other words in that debate. Probably the leading example is the perennial question of “Is it crime, or is it war?” None of the enormous verbiage devoted to that question has shed any light on, or advanced public understanding of, the nature of terrorism or how to deal with it. Of course terrorism is criminal; it involves actions such as killing or assaulting innocent people, which are covered by ordinary criminal statutes whether or not there are any laws specifically defining terrorist crimes. And if the use of military force is one of the tools available for countering terrorism — and it is — then one can choose to call it war as well. The application of either or both of these labels, or any other label, does absolutely nothing to resolve the issues of ethics and practical effectiveness, and not only of legality, raised by such difficult questions as how to handle detained terrorist suspects and whether to conduct targeted killings of terrorists still at large. Labels cannot substitute for analysis and principled discussion.

2010-02-18

The technique wasn't particularly effective, but she certainly gets an E for effort ... the baddy's own mom will be laughing at him from now on ...
Interesting list ...
So far, joining that particular club has had a calming influence ... knowing that you could easily become a smoking glass crater if you screw up has that effect ...
Don't kid yourself ...

2010-02-17

The couple, who run a home-based bookkeeping, accounting and computer programming business, have been customers of Citizens Financial, which is based in Illinois, for 30 years. They maintained personal and business checking accounts with the bank as well as a $30,000 home equity line of credit, which was linked to the business checking account. [The judge's ruling indicates the credit line was $50,000, but the plantiffs' lawyers say this is incorrect.] In February 2007, someone with a different IP address than the couple gained access to Marsha Shames-Yeakel’s online banking account using her user name and password and initiated an electronic transfer of $26,500 from the couple’s home equity line of credit to her business account. the money was then transferred through a bank in Hawaii to a bank in Austria. The Austrian bank refused to return the money, and Citizens Financial insisted that the couple be liable for the funds and began billing them for it. when they refused to pay, the bank reported them as delinquent to the national credit reporting agencies and threatened to foreclose on their home.
Hmmm ... this should be interesting. What's the point of putting your money in a bank that isn't able to keep it secure ...
As long as the quality of the violence increases as well, I'm all for it ...
Law enforcement officials shot holes Thursday in a proposal that would give citizens more legal leeway to defend themselves with a gun, saying it was unnecessary and would increase shootings. “We have enough people in the state killing each other. This will make it easier,” Howard County Attorney Bob Sivick said. “I don’t think that’s good public policy.” Sivick and a deputy chief of the Omaha Police Department both testified in opposition to the measure, LB889, introduced by State Sen. Mark Christensen of Imperial. Proponents of the bill, which included the National Rifle Association, said current state law might force people who killed someone in self-defense on their own property or car to defend themselves again against manslaughter or murder charges or against a civil lawsuit.
Perhaps a casino security boss or two ...
I don't suppose cracking down on them is expected to affect how many votes they get ...
Dubai police appealed for an international manhunt Tuesday after releasing names and photos of an alleged 11-member European hit squad accused of stalking and killing a Hamas commander last month in a plot that mixed cold precision with spy caper disguises such as fake beards and wigs. The case — as presented by Dubai authorities — rings of clockwork espionage and detailed planning that included suspects riding the same elevator as Mahmoud al-Mabhouh before he was slain in an ambush-style attack in a luxury hotel room that took no more than 10 minutes. But questions emerged about the list of suspects after Dubai authorities released pictures, names and passport photos identifying them as six Britons, three Irish and one each from France and Germany. Ireland said the three alleged Irish citizens on the wanted list do not exist. In Germany, officials said the passport number give by Dubai for the lone German suspect is either incomplete or wrong.
Sounds vaguely old-school ...
Yup, that definitely proves it, alright ...

2010-02-16

Funny ...
Hmmm ... the family that slays together, and all that I guess ...
"At least 20 jawans of Eastern Frontiers Rifles (EFR) have been killed in the attack at the Silda camp and the condition of two is stated to be very critical," district magistrate N S Nigam told PTI from Midnapore. The Maoists launched another attack on a CRPF camp at Dharampur in the district tonight. A group of 40 armed Maoists attacked the camp around 8.30 pm in Lalgarh engaging the jawans in an exchange of fire. Nigam said at least 100 Maoists armed with sophisticated weapons came on motorcycles and four-wheelers, exploded landmines near the Silda camp before barging inside with a volley of fire around 5.30 pm. There were 51 EFR jawans and officers in the camp when the attack took place, sources said. The attack took most of the jawans by surprise as they were either "whiling away their time in the camp or busy in the kitchen cooking", a senior police officer said. 
Sometimes I wonder if they're just making this stuff up ... anyway, today's the day, every day, fellas ...
The Washington Times reports that, "it was a rough week for gun rights in colorado. First, Colorado State University voted to ban concealed firearms on campus. Then, the University of Colrado went a few steps further and cracked down on another nefarious threat: Nerf guns." University campus security officials banned students' plans for a 'human vs. zombies' game, since the players wanted to utilize the poular orange-and-green toy weaponry. The University of Colorado has already banned simulated guns, which include those that shoot spongy Nerf balls. A nationwide craze on college campuses, the game involves 'zombie' students trying to eliminate 'human' students by socking them with Nerf balls or socks. The moment a 'human' has been tagged, he becomes a zombie and is forced to wear a bandana around his head.
If college were always this fun, everyone would go ...
Bend waaaaayyyy over ...

2010-02-14

It will either be the parents that teach them about violence or it will be the police. I think they're better off learning about it from the parents ...
It would likely be more productive to be mad at yourself (and your parents) for having gotten to the age of fifteen without having developed the minimal martial arts skill it would have taken to have defeated your foes, yourself ...
Britain's Ministry of Defense unveiled a robot hand that could defuse bombs and a luminous goo that flows around soldiers’ moving bodies but hardens to protect them if they are hit and a uniform that conducts electricity. The innovations were among the first fruits of the initiative that aims to harness scientific innovation for rapid use on the battlefield.   They are being funded by grants from the MoD's Center for Defense Enterprise, which encourages private companies to bring their products straight to the government for development. Officials say that 15 in every 100 applications are tested and about two are then developed.  But, the event held in Oxford on Friday looked more like a convention for dreadlocked and ponytailed Dungeons and Dragons enthusiasts than a Ministry of Defence event.
Gotta love it ...
PUNE / NEW DELHI: In the first major terror strike since the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, at least nine people, including a foreigner, were killed and 32 injured when a bomb ripped through the landmark German Bakery in Pune's upscale Koregaon Park Saturday evening. The blast occurred around 7.30 p.m. after a waiter at the bakery-cum-restaurant, a popular haunt of foreigners, noticed an unattended bag lying in the premises. It exploded when he attempted to open the bag, union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai told reporters in New Delhi."According to information received from the state police and Intelligence Bureau, a bomb/explosive occurred at the German Bakery around 7.30 p.m.," Pillai said, adding that eight people, including a foreigner were killed and 32 were injured. A foreigner was also among the injured.

Hmmm ...

Instructions included ...
Restrictions on action like this are typically the result of the jurisdictions Risk Mgnt. trying to avoid litigation from what it sees as unskilled labor or the police union trying to prevent job loss to what it sees as skilled labor.

2010-02-11

The military contingent alone will require nearly twice the 2,500 soldiers Canada has in Afghanistan. Police and contract security agents must screen up to 1.6 million ticket holders and protect 5,500 athletes and officials -- while preparing for domestic protesters, who a year ago announced preparations for "Riot 2010." Vancouver's location just 30 miles from the U.S. border could elevate the threat of a terrorist attack, analysts said. U.S. authorities this week began fully staffing a $4.5-million, multi-agency Olympics Coordination Center in nearby Bellingham, Wash. The North American Aerospace Defense Command is providing air and marine surveillance on both sides of the border, while Canadian CF-18 Hornets are prepared to intercept any unauthorized aircraft that might penetrate the tightly restricted airspace around the main Olympic sites in Vancouver and Whistler, located 62 miles away along a twisting mountain highway.
He makes a very good point ...
Hopefully, this signals a much-needed shift in British attitudes about self-defense ...
Train vs. Bus video ...
Richard's Second Law of Security: It's cheaper to be invisible than it is to be invincible ...
In a memorandum explaining the order, Lane wrote, "By direction of the Nevada Supreme Court, we are improving safety and security in the courthouse. There have been examples across the nation of violence occurring in the courthouse by people using weapons brought in by courthouse staff. To improve courthouse security, no one is allowed to possess or bring a weapon into the courthouse..." Law enforcement personnel, bailiffs, district attorney's investigators, juvenile and adult Parole & Probation Department personnel, state prison officers and other staff assigned to guard prisoners are not covered by the new rule. Their weapons must be carried or properly secured. For anyone desiring to carry a banned item into the courthouse, any trial judge in his own courthouse is allowed to grant permission to a person to have a weapon. A request form must be completed for review by the appropriate judge, who must then approve or deny the request in writing.
In late autumn 1974, the Irish Republican Army began a bombing campaign in England. In October bombs exploded in two pubs in Guildford, killing 5 people and injuring 65 others. Some six weeks later two more bombs exploded in pubs in Birmingham. Twenty one people were killed and nearly two hundred were injured. Few would disagree that all the incidents were acts of terror. Following the Birmingham bombings, the British Government rushed through Parliament the Prevention of Terrorism Act, providing new powers to the police, port officials and the Secretary of State, and radically curtailing people’s civil liberties. Four people were subsequently convicted for the Guildford bombings and six people for the Birmingham bombings. All had been interrogated and abused over many days before they signed confessions. After spending 14 and 16 years respectively in prison for crimes they did not commit, with their lives ruined, the convictions against them were quashed and they were all released. These ten people had experienced terror at the hands of the police, followed by the terror of wrongful conviction and imprisonment. The boundary line between the prevention of terrorism and the terror of prevention had become blurred, illustrating only too well the difficulties of trying to answer the question: what is terrorism?
Very interesting analysis ...

2010-02-10

Piece of cake ... uhhh ... really complicated cake, that is ...
"The events surrounding this incident are troubling, and the video images distressing," Metro Transit General Manager Kevin Desmond said in a news release Tuesday. "The county executive has ordered us to work with the Sheriff's Office to review the circumstances surrounding this incident and seek advice from other security experts to determine whether we need to change our security protocols." The guards, who work for Olympic Security Services, provide security throughout the transit system. According to the contract with Metro, guards with Olympic Security Services are instructed not to intervene when witnessing suspicious behavior or criminal activity, but to "observe and report" and radio the Metro Transit Control Center, which relays requests for assistance to the appropriate law-enforcement agencies.
What's the opposite of 'security service' ...?
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to disqualify a mayoralty candidate in a Masbate town. Chief Superintendent Perfecto Palad, commander of the PNP Directorate for Integrated Police Operations in Southern Luzon, claimed that Ricardo Bulanon, who is running for mayor in San Pascual town, was not only implicated in some irregularities as provincial jail warden of Masbate but also for violating the nationwide election gun ban. Bulanon, it was recalled, was collared in a checkpoint with a provincial jail guard in Barangay Tugbo, Masbate City during the first day of implementation of gun ban on January 10 after they yielded handguns. “There is a reasonable ground for disqualification of the above-mentioned subject candidate (Bulanon) for the violation of RA (Republic Act 8294 (Illegal Possession of Firearms),” said Palad, citing a clarification made by the regional director of Comelec in Calabarzon area.
I suspect that there will be a lot of this between now and the elections in May ...
I don't think they're using the word 'police' very much like we do ...

Additionally:

A 300-man Chhattisgarh Police party, dispatched to find 12 “missing” persons in order to produce them before the Supreme Court by February 15, was ambushed by the Naxalites early on Tuesday and had to make a tactical retreat. Special Police Officer (SPO) Hari Ram, who was acting as the police party’s guide, lost both his legs in a landmine explosion while another policeman sustained injuries. Hearing a petition filed by Himanshu Kumar of the Vanvasi Chetna Ashram, the Supreme Court, on February 8, had ordered the Chhattisgarh government to produce before it 12 persons alleged to have gone missing after having filed petitions seeking a CBI probe into the deaths of 12 persons in an anti-Naxal operation in Dantewada district. The apex court had given the state government time till February 15 to produce the 12 petitioners.
I guess that makes a little more sense ...
The malware toolkit behind the Zeus botnet has become one of the most successful iterations of such a package yet discovered, but that doesn't mean that competitors aren't always on the rise. According to researchers at Symantec, the newer, more expensive SpyEye botnet kit is starting to grow in popularity as attackers seek out a new platform for more easily and effectively building their zombie armies. While recognizing that the Zeus bot kit is still "the most established" crimeware kit on the underground economy, SpyEye, which was first observed in Dec. 2009 and retails for roughly $500 on many Russian underground forums, appears to be gaining a bigger audience, said Symantec expert Peter Coogan in a recent blog post. SpyEye remains nascent and is not yet widely in use, but it has all the hallmarks of an attack that could become a much bigger fish in relatively short order, he said.
That's nice ...
A cool Cassini pic ... click for full size ...
The Axis Q1910 and Q1910-E Thermal Network Cameras use thermal imaging to detect people and incidents with greater reliability than standard video cameras in conditions that include darkness, haze, dust, and smoke. The first camera is designed for indoor surveillance; the second for outdoor use. Thermal cameras create images based on the heat that radiates from any object, vehicle, or person. "We see a great demand from customers in high-end professional applications to enhance their IP surveillance systems with thermal network cameras," said Fredrik Nilsson, general manager of the company. "Up until now, there have been no full-featured thermal network cameras available on the market, and analog thermal cameras are expensive and have proven a challenge to integrate with modern video surveillance systems. The Axis Q1910 and Q1910-E change this by being the first security and surveillance thermal cameras that mesh perfectly with any network video system...." Both cameras provide 160 x128 resolution, 8.33 frames per second, and a 17-degree angle of view. They support H.264 and Motion JPEG, audio, local storage, and Power over Ethernet. The Q1910 and Q1910-E are priced at $2,999 and $3,499, respectively.
Kinda pricey but ...
Defense officials on the island that has fallen behind in the military balance of power with China had agreed with Washington in 2008 to a study on upgrading Taiwan's aging submarine fleet but will stop pushing the item to keep peace with Beijing, said a source close to the Defense ministry in Taipei. "Taiwan isn't asking for the submarines anymore," the source told Reuters. "The biggest consideration was the warming of relations with mainland China." Defense officials on the island that has fallen behind in the military balance of power with China had agreed with Washington in 2008 to a study on upgrading Taiwan's aging submarine fleet but will stop pushing the item to keep peace with Beijing, said a source close to the Defense ministry in Taipei. China has blasted the United States over a planned $6.4-billion arms package for Taiwan, saying it would place sanctions on U.S. firms that sell weapons to the island.
Hmmm ...

2010-02-09

I guess it's worth a try ... they can't be too bright if they're maoists ...
Vitamin D, the start-up founded by three former Palm executives, said on Monday that it is ready with the final Version 1.0 of its software for Windows and Mac, which enables people to use a standard Webcam as a security system. The company, which caught some interesting things on tape during beta testing, said that the single camera version of its software will continue to be free, as it was during beta testing. A version of Vitamin D Video that works with two cameras will cost $49, while a high-end edition that supports an unlimited number of cameras running off a single computer will cost $199. The software works on both Macs and PCs and has as its biggest selling point the fact that it can pick out humans as opposed to just motion, allowing users to more easily pore over hours upon hours of surveillance footage. 
Hmmm ... may have to take the single-camera version for a test-drive ...
He must be keeping his mouth shut ... always a good policy for your security operation, but one the bad guys seldom see fit to adopt ...
Members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Special Action Force (SAF) were ambushed by suspected communist rebels along the national highway at Brgy. Bading, Uson town in Masbate on Sunday afternoon, the military reported Monday. Major Harold Cabunoc, spokesperson of the 9th Infantry Division, said that the PNP personnel were on board a Toyota Hilux police vehicle with plate number SHS 687 when they were attacked with improvised explosive devices. The explosion injured PO1 Ronnel Rodriguez, who was hit by shrapnel debris on his left leg, and PO1 Michael Sauro who slightly injured his eyes due to the blast.
Also:

At least 10 private armed groups have been dismantled across the country since the government launched a crackdown on such organizations following the Nov. 23 massacre in Maguindanao province, police said on Monday. Chief Superintendent Leonardo Espina, spokesman of Philippine National Police (PNP), said most of the disbanded groups came from Region IV-A, which is composed of the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon. Espina attributed the neutralization of the private armed groups to more aggressive police operations and to the installation of more checkpoints nationwide to enforce a nationwide gun-ban in preparation for the May 10 elections.
I wonder if any of this will go away after the election ...?
Interesting ...
Encryption developers probably shouldn't look forward to resting on their laurels anytime soon ...
The worst case of terrorism during the Olympics was at the Munich Games in 1972, when Palestinians killed 11 Israeli athletes. Hosting the Summer Olympics for the first time since 1936, many hoped the Games could help heal racial wounds left by Adolf Hitler. However, the friendship and spirit generally felt at the Olympics was shattered on the morning of September 5th when eight Arab terrorists stormed into the Olympic village raiding a building that housed the Israeli contingent. Two Israelis were killed as the terrorists broke into the athletes' rooms and nine more were taken as hostages. The terrorists demanded the release of more than 200 Palestinians serving time in Israeli jails. After unsuccessful negotiations, the terrorists took the hostages to a military airport in Munich to fly back to the Middle East. While at the airport German sharpshooters opened fire killing three of the Palestinians. During a gun battle all nine hostages, one policeman and two terrorists were killed. After a day of mourning it was determined the Games should go on with flags flying at half-staff. 
I remember watching this in real-time, or as close to it as you could get before the invention of the 24-hour news cycle ...

2010-02-08

Hmmm ...
Maybe ... it concerns me that with four decades of REALLY INTENSE technological improvement since the first trip that they think it will take twice as long to get ready to go now as it did the first time ... there ought to be a Boy Scout merit badge for building a do-it-yourself moonshot by now ...
You don't have to sacrifice your looks to protect yourself. Let me tell you about how I protect myself. First and foremost, I carry a gun and a knife with me at all times, and I have taken self-defense classes. I keep myself in shape in case I need to run or fight. I'm extremely vigilant when I go out, keeping an eye out for anything suspicious. I keep myself free of distractions while in public, like cell phones and iPods. I wear sensible footwear and sensible clothing. By "sensible clothing", I mean nothing flashy, expensive, or provocative. I can easily blend into a crowd. Notice how nowhere in the above paragraph did I mention gaining weight, wearing baggy clothing, or generally looking like a hag. If you want to do that stuff, go right ahead, but please don't fall into the trap of believing that you NEED to take those measures in order to be safe. You don't.
Argentina has gone through some fairly rough times in the last decade or so, so they are generally worth listening to on the subject of security ...
In these days of high vulnerability of cyber space and the amazing ingenuity of cyber crooks, the first test that any new gadget has to pass is one of security. No gadget or software can be 100 per cent secure. Still, there should not be any gaping holes that can be exploited for committing crime or to settle personal scores between its user and the intruder. Admittedly, like the iPhone, the iPad has only limited security options. While no major flaw in its structure has yet been reported, it has some weak features that should be kept in mind by prospective buyers. First, if stolen, it has no feature like the one in the iPhone that would permit the Administrator to lock it from an unauthorised possessor. The belief, however, is such a facility will be introduced once iPad use becomes widespread. Next comes the issue of encryption, which is one sure way of protecting data that has fallen into wrong hands from being compromised. The first reports are that iPad has the same encryption structure as the iPhone. At least one expert, Daniel Hoffman, CTO of SMobiles, is of the view that iPhone encryption is “worthless” and can be easily bypassed. If this were so, there are grounds to be anxious about iPad security. Also, the OS employed by both the gadgets allows only one-third of applications to run on the device at any point of time. It is therefore unlikely that any major security upgrade to run in the background is feasible at all. One major concern is ‘jailbreaking', an action by the user, after hacking the device, to install software not sold through Apple Store. And we must remember that jailbroken iPhones had recently undergone any number of malware attacks. One is, therefore, anxious that a similar fate should not befall the iPad.
Hard-drive vendors are now building self-encrypted drives (SEDs) to adhere to the OPAL standard defined by the Trusted Computing Group. OPAL hard drives eliminate data breaches as a result of stolen or lost PCs, by ensuring that every byte of data on the hard drive is encrypted using the hard drive's internal electronics. Softex's SecureDrive product allows for easy set up and configuration of the encryption and access rights and allows for multiple authentications mechanisms such as fingerprint, smart card, RFID cards and TPM passphrase. SecureDrive also allows administrators to remotely perform a secure erase of the data from the drive to simplify PC end of life processing. Seamless integration with the new Intel vPro Technology Remote Encryption SDK allows for PC's (powered on or off) to be remotely unlocked by the I/T administrator to perform management tasks such as software installation and patch management.
If I were the Israelis and I knew Iran was planning to do something 'impressive' for February 11, I would be positioning to re-supply the sub(s) I had laying in the deep water off of Muscat ready to punish any foolishness ...

2010-02-07

First, if it is possible, begin packing at least two to three days in advance. At least try to have all important items packed a day in advance. Nothing is more stressful than packing the day you are leaving for an exotic vacation and you leave your digital camera. Second, since Cobb County is approximately a 30-40 minute drive, depending on which area of Cobb you are coming from; adding another 15-20 minutes onto your commute will assure that you arrive at the airport with plenty of time to check-in, maneuver through security, and catch the monorail to your perspective gate. In addition to, avoiding any potential traffic delays, that could hinder your arrival time to the airport. Finally, wear comfortable clothes in case you are patted-down, hopefully you won't feel that the pat-down is too intrusive, if you are wearing clothing that you can feel relaxed in.
And don't forget to vote anti-incumbent until you get good security that doesn't make you feel like a criminal suspect ...
Every day this sounds more and more like a purge ...
I hope they make it to Vegas ...
Can you mention this to some of your associates in other jurisdictions ...?
On August 1, 1966, a student named Charles Whitman climbed the bell tower at The University of Texas at Austin and began shooting students, faculty and staff. Whitman killed 14 people and wounded 32 others before he was shot and killed by officers from the Austin Police Department. This was the deadliest university shooting in history until the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007, where 32 people were killed. The difference that day in Austin was the presence of armed civilians nearby that were able to respond when Charles Whitman began brutally killing anyone that he saw. Using their weapons, regular civilians began returning fire to Whitman's position. Using the suppressive fire from the civilians as cover and a distraction, three officers and a civilian armed with his personal firearm were able to enter the bell tower and kill Whitman before he killed any more innocent people.
Hmmm ... I never heard this version ...
Interesting analogy ...