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Learn More about Digital Cameras
I want to buy a digital camera, but don't know the difference between a DSLR and a point-and-shoot digital camera?
To start, the lines between the two sides are quickly beginning to fade. Some manufacturers produce cameras that seem to behold aspects of both varieties. As with many industries, that of the digital camera advances at a quick rate.
In very general terms, a DSLR (digital single lens reflect) camera offers the option of removable lenses. The lenses have a reflex mirror, which allows the owner to view an intended, captured image through the camera's lens. The owner can see the image through the view finder, and when the shot is taken, the camera's mirror pops up allowing the image sensor to capture the intended sight (what you see is what you get).
Point-and-shoot digital cameras are economically-priced, and offer a lot of abilities for a novice photographer as well as those seeking to perform basic camera functions, though lack some abilities compared to a DSLR digital camera.
Let's consider some advantages and disadvantages of both varieties:
DSLR advantages
- Allows for large pixel sizes
- Adaptable in many situations regarding multiple lens use, accessory use (flashes and filters), and indoor/outdoor settings
- Great speed time regarding startup, focusing, and shutter lag
- Due to the reflex mirror function, they provide genuine images (what you see is what you get)
- Vast array of ISO settings (determines how sensitive the image sensor is to light)
- Variety and finger convenience of manual controls
DSLR disadvantages
- Can be expensive
- Larger in size and come with accessories
- Requires more maintenance (cleaning and care)
- Requires more knowledge of photography
- No 'LCD' window, though some DSLR models feature a 'live view' option modeled after the LCD window
Point-and-Shoot Digital Camera advantages
- Lightweight and compact (some can fit in pocket)
- Very quiet
- Excellence of auto-mode
- Economically-priced
- LCD display windows (help with framing)
Point-and-shoot disadvantages
- Image quality is great for a novice or intermediate, but may be disappointing to professionals or those seeking to produce large prints
- Poor shutter lag time (the time between when the button is pressed and the actual picture is taken) – though this is improving through time
- Poor viewfinder option as opposed to LCD (though most point-and-shoot camera owners only use the LCD window)
- Limitation of manual controls
- Less adaptable in comparison to DSLR accessory capabilities
What's the lowdown on megapixels?
A digital camera's associated number of megapixels will improve the quality of the captured image, so a six megapixel camera will capture a crisper image than that of a five megapixel camera. That being said, it is important to ask yourself what the ultimate desire will be regarding your pictures. Are you going to blow up your pictures for printing? If so, then it is recommended to look for as many megapixels as possible (and/or purchase a DSLR camera). If images will be printed or digitally transferred to a computer at normal size, then any digital camera starting at five megapixels will serve you well.
What are some digital camera added accessories?
That is a good question because sometimes a manufacturer's quoted price only refers to the camera itself; added accessories will cost you extra. Here are some digital camera accessories to think about, which may or may not be included in the original, quoted price:
- Camera case
- Memory cards
- Recharger
- Lenses
- Filters
- Tripods/monopods
- External flashes
- Reflectors
An associated tip is to check to see if you have any compatible gear leftover from prior purchases (or ask a friend or family member for theirs). For instance, some memory cards, lenses, flashes, and filters may be interchangeable regarding digital camera models.
What is the difference between 'optical' and 'digital' zoom?
Both 'zooms' make the captured image bigger, but many believe an optical zoom is superior to a digital zoom. The reason being is that a digital zoom, though making an image bigger, only enlarges the pixels, which can make the image appear more pixilated and a bit distorted. Optical zooms, like digital zooms, will increase the size of a captured image, yet maintain better integrity of the image. Most digital cameras offer optical zooms up to 3x the image, while some offer 'super zooms' can make the image 12x larger or more.
What kind of memory card should I buy for my digital camera?
This depends on how many pictures you want to store. Many standard digital cameras come with a 16MB (megabyte) card; these memory cards can only maintain a handful of images (less than 10) at once. You can always buy supplemental cards, but be sure cards are compatible with your digital camera model. For instance SDHC (secure digital high capacity) cards exist and have storage capacities of 4 GB (gigabytes), yet are not compatible with standard, SD (secure digital) slots.
What are some extra, digital camera buying tips?
- Ask yourself what you are going to do with the digital camera. Is it for occasional event keepsakes? Sporting events? Freelance work? Shooting landscapes? Addressing this question will help you determine core and extra accessories and your budget.
- Are you an experienced photographer or do you intend to further your camera knowledge? If so, then a more advanced digital camera model may be for you.
- How important is camera size and ease of portability to you? Some digital cameras are very compact, yet those more involved are bigger and come with added accessories.
- Think about what features are most important to you. Write down from most sought-after to least-needed features before beginning the purchase cycle for your digital camera.
- How realistic is your budget? More advanced models can be expensive, so that needs to be realized. In addition, if you're looking to become more involved in your hobby, then opting for a superior model may better serve you now than deciding on an upgrade a short time from now.
- Many people now shop on the Web due to convenience and variety of selection. It is recommended to take advantage of what both schools of shopping have to offer. Visit camera shops and play around with some cameras to get a sense of how they feel and how their abilities function. Once you narrow your decision down to a few models, come back online and see what kind of deals the Web has to offer. Web suppliers often offer lower prices because they do not have to associate prices with salespeople, rent of brick and mortar stores, and other marketing endeavors.
- Some digital cameras come with auxiliary lights, which will help in dim or indoor settings. If a majority of shots will be taken indoors, look for this option.
- Look for brand-name digital cameras. Samsclub.com offers Canon, Nikon, Kodak, Olympus, Samsung, Fuji and many more!


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10) What immediate measures can a person take when encountering a less than friendly TSA agent? 12 of our readers asked this question.
First, you can request a lead or supervisor. If you're not satisfied after speaking with a lead or supervisor, you can request a manager. If you're in a hurry and don't have time to talk, or if you are not comfortable making your complaint in person, you can visit our new Got Feedback? web page. "Got Feedback?" is a new program that allows passengers to contact us via e-mail with very specific questions, comments, complaints, etc. Rather than your e-mail being sent to a single mail box where it sits in the queue waiting for a response, it is actually sent directly to the TSA Customer Support Manager at the airport your feedback concerns. Upon request, the Customer Service manager will contact you. Click here to read more about the "Got Feedback?" program.
Our officers have a tough job, and they are there to protect you and your family. Everyone at TSA appreciates the support of the traveling public, including those who express their support with their courteous behavior and words of support.
9) Do any members of the Blog team actively perform screening functions? 12 of our readers asked this question.
Not currently. When Bob joined the blog team, he was a Behavior Detection Officer based out of Cincinnati and a former Transportation Security Officer who performed screening duties. Bob eventually came to headquarters as a full-time blog team member. So, while Bob has 5 ½ years experience in various screening functions, he is no longer a TSO/BDO.
While not in a screening function, Jay is a Federal Security Director for an airport in the Midwest. He oversees screening operations at about 10 airports of varying sizes. Also, we had a TSO contribute as a guest blogger and write an article on Checkpoint Evolution.
There are currently many TSOs and other field employees actively involved commenting on the blog, and we appreciate their participation.
We will continue to invite members of the workforce to weigh in on the blog to keep it relevant to what is happening in airports. The blog will improve as we add new folks with various areas of expertise.
8) Why do you have access to my political affiliation? 13 of our readers asked this question.
"It's unequivocally not our policy to use political, religious, or other sensitive personal topics as identity validation. If it happened, it was wrong and will not be repeated." Administrator Kip Hawley
Perhaps you're asking this question because of a recent story about a person who said that their identity was verified at a checkpoint by asking their political affiliation. Early on, there was a case where the operations call center ran a passenger's information through their database (which includes commercial data) for a passenger without ID, and found no significant information to verify their identity. One thing that did come up was political donations for a person with the same name. Political donations are a matter of public record and accessible to anyone with basic Internet search skills. As a last ditch effort to help the passenger, a decision was made to ask them about their political affiliation. It was a mistake.
7) Why has TSA restarted the pointless gate screening? If the sterile area is in fact sterile, there's no need to screen those who have already been screened. 13 of our readers asked this question.
In reality, we do very little screening of bags at gates. We do, however, conduct a great deal of additional security in the sterile area. For instance, we have Behavior Detection Officers and K-9 teams on regular patrols as well as undercover Federal Air Marshals throughout the sterile area. Not to mention video coverage. We want to pick up on people who may be doing surveillance or attempting to prepare for a later attack. We are interested in activity around gates, but also restaurants, Duty Free shops, and other common areas.
As to gate screening itself, we have special purpose checks for specific items and behaviors. We may also have a particular interest in different flights. We layer in some random activities so as not to raise attention when we do have a specific interest. You may see our inspectors with new portable explosives detection devices that go onboard an aircraft ahead of boarding and check employees with access to the aircraft, including catering.
TSA's overall strategy is to incorporate mobile, unpredictable, intelligence-driven security measures in ways that frustrate a terrorist planner seeking to engineer attacks against an easier, stationary target. We do not, as the question suggests, do gate screening of bags merely to re-do what we already did at the checkpoint.
Click here to watch a short video on gate screening.
6) I had a TSA agent tell me that each airport is free to implement security standards beyond those listed on the TSA site -- meaning that they could restrict items from being allowed in carry-on baggage that are explicitly allowed according to the TSA site. 14 of our readers asked this question.
There is a standard list of prohibited items that is available on our Web site to anybody with an internet connection, including terrorists. Clearly we have to pay attention to those items, since they are obvious tools of would-be attackers.
We cannot, however, fixate on those items and think that if we stop them, we're safe. Terrorists know TSA's standard operating procedures and work on how to engineer around them. Look no further than the August '06 London bomb plot with liquid sports drinks. If those terrorists had made it to the checkpoint, many of the items they were bringing would have been extremely hard to identify.
TSA is moving the focus of our officers from a checklist mentality to an empowered environment where officers use their experience and training -- and trust their instincts. The TSA workforce has screened more than 3 billion people, about half the population of the earth. We have a good handle on what "normal" looks like. Anything out of the "normal" range may get additional scrutiny, whether or not it is on the prohibited items list. That could mean a variety of things from a more thorough physical search to a seemingly casual conversation. It depends on what the anomaly might be. We know that with many layers of security the thinking, engaged and experienced TSO will be the one to stop an attack.
TSA is committed to using the judgment and experience of our officers to keep the security advantage. TSA is embarking on a two-day training for all officers that will tie together the latest intelligence analysis, more advanced explosives detection skills, and ways to engage with passengers in a way that promotes a calmer environment and better security result. It uses the physical checkpoint to our advantage to improve security.
5) Why doesn't TSA consider items being stolen from checked bags a security threat? Dangerous items could just as easily be ADDED to luggage. 15 of our readers asked this question.
We do! We consider every opportunity for someone to get a weapon or a bomb onto a plane and use a variety of methods to ensure there's something in place to mitigate that threat.
Specifically, there are video monitoring systems in places where individuals have access to checked bags, both airline baggage handling areas and TSA inspection stations.
Beyond that, we have a multi-layered approach to security, because if one layer gets breached, another layer or layers can step in to fill the gap. Let's focus on layers that directly affect your question.
TSA does background checks on and issues credentials to all employees who work in the secure area of the airport – which includes people handling baggage. TSA also conducts random employee screening every day in airports to ensure only people with proper and valid credentials get into the secure area.
TSA initiates internal investigations or 'stings' if we have a concern. When caught, arrests are made and serious federal charges are brought. Also, behavior detection officers are trained to spot suspicious behavior anywhere in the airport.
It's also important to note that employees who work in the airport often see the same people day in and day out, and know when something doesn't seem right. While they don't always work for TSA, they are another set of eyes and ears keeping watch for your safety.
4) Where is the Privacy Impact Assessment for the form that TSA provides to people who claim to be unable to present credentials at TSA airport checkpoints? 15 of our readers asked this question.
The Privacy Impact Assessment, or PIA, that covers the information collection and handling associated with identity verification is the Operations Center Information Management System PIA. Identity verification is one of several types of information associated with airport security efforts that fall within the coverage of this PIA.
For bonus points, we'll answer another question that some have asked: whether the form itself requires an OMB control number. Since the form entails no burden beyond identifying the individual and home address, it is exempt from Paperwork Reduction Act requirements pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(1).
3) Given that it's trivially easy to forge a boarding pass, how does presentation of validated IDs do anything to ensure that people on selectee/no-fly lists don't enter the sterile area? 16 of our readers asked this question.
An excellent question. TSA's document checkers are looking at IDs and boarding passes. They are aware of the techniques that forgers use and are looking out for them. We are working with the airlines both in the U.S. and world-wide on this issue. There are encryption and other methods of validating a boarding pass. Some are sophisticated, some are very low-tech and simple. Some airlines are now using encrypted electronic boarding passes that appear on a passenger's cell phone or PDA. The International Air Transport Association, which secures international cooperation and uniformity in aviation regulations and standards, is moving all of its members to use this technology by the end of 2010.
Even so, it is important to remember that the different layers of security work together. We're not only checking IDs and boarding passes at the checkpoint, we have measures throughout the airport, at the gate, and on the aircraft, that identify someone who may be dangerous.
Lastly, one of the other Top Ten questions dealt with random gate screening, which is another way of closing the loophole. The random check can also be used to ensure additional security measures when our information suggests it is warranted.
2) In the context of ensuring air travel safety, what is the difference between two people, both of whom are willing to cooperate with TSA's invasive interrogations, one of whom politely declines to show ID, the other of whom claims he lost or misplaced his ID? 20 of our readers asked this question.
Bottom line is identity matters. We need to verify who is getting on the plane.
The best and quickest way for us to assure identity is with a photo ID issued by a federal or state government. We work with passengers who have something less than that, including no ID. Most passengers in that situation help us quickly resolve the matter by sharing whatever information they have, sometimes verified through our Ops Center in Virginia. Someone declining to show an ID that they have on them endures a lot of hassle for not much of a point since it is far more intrusive for us to resolve it through the Ops Center than showing a legitimate ID up front. It is only when someone refuses to identify themselves or attempts to use fake ID that we would deny entry to the sterile area based on ID.
Ever since airport security started decades ago, it was based on "things" – making sure a bad thing like a gun or a bomb didn't get on a plane. Problem is, terrorists kept finding new ways to disguise their tools to be almost identical to ordinary objects; most recently, bottles of sports drinks and batteries with explosives inside. They will continue to find more novel threats. That is why the additional layer of identity verification matters more now than ever. Watch lists are a valuable tool in keeping people with known ties to terror plotting off planes.
1) TSA cites 49 C.F.R. § 1540.107 and 1540.105(a)(2) as the law giving them authority to demand identification as a condition of granting access to a sterile area of an airport. 49 C.F.R § 1540.5 appears to limit such passenger screenings to searches for weapons, explosives, and incendiaries as the only requirement for granting access to the sterile area. How does TSA reconcile this conflict? 27 of our readers asked this question.
There is no conflict to reconcile. It is true that 49 C.F.R Section 1540.5 describes screening functions and screening locations in terms of the inspection of individuals and property for weapons, explosives, and incendiaries. However, 49 C.F.R. Section 1540.105(a)(2) doesn't use the word 'screening' at all. Section 1540.105(a)(2) simply states that persons may not enter the sterile area without complying with the systems, measures, or procedures being applied to control access to that area. TSA's identification requirement is one such system, measure or procedure that is used to determine who is permitted to access the sterile area.
By citing 49 C.F.R. § 1540.107 in our original post, we were trying to illustrate one of the ways (and indeed, the most visible way) in which TSA has used its statutory authority to establish security procedures at airports. But, it's important to note that TSA's responsibility for aviation security is not just limited to checkpoint screening. TSA has broad authority to develop policies, strategies, and plans for dealing with the changing threats to aviation security. See, for example, 49 U.S.C. §§ 114(d) and (f) (addressing TSA functions, duties, and powers); id. § 114(h) (addressing notification procedures concerning persons who may pose risk of air piracy or terrorism or a threat to the airline or passenger safety). This authority is in addition to TSA's responsibility for the screening of passengers and property. See, for example, 49 U.S.C. §§ 114(e) (addressing screening operations), 44901(a) (addressing screening of passengers and property).


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Monday, November 19, 2012
Opting Out of AIT (Body Scanners)
53 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Hey Bob, your boss, Johnny (Pistole) is meddling with your job security as TSA's Blogger. He's writing letters to the editor in the Washington Post trying to fend off criticisms of your agency. Criticism which is, by the way, not only found on the Washington Post, but all over the internet and other media.
The opinion page? Yes. I don't understand why he doesn't just address everyone's huge concern about the TSA on the six o'clock news or through an interview on some other prime time show. Obama got his messages out to the people that way in everything from 60 Minutes to David Letterman. But he went to an opinion page just like the commentors here on your blog would do. Why not just scribble his message on a pizza box?
TSA.......you guys are so funny LOL!!!!!!!
You'll probably put this comment on the "No Post List." It's about your boss.
- November 19, 2012 at 2:25 PM
- CJ said...
What if I opt out of both because you are violating my 4th and 5th amendment rights? Without probably cause and a warrant the government cannot touch me. Or, is the TSA an extra-constitutional entity?
- November 19, 2012 at 2:37 PM
- Emery Olexa said...
I was recently at the dentist and had xrays done.I didnt want a scan immediatley. But,there I was in the scanner not knowing what it was.(I have never seen one before.)Then they sent me back in again.It turned out to be body sweat. (I did not know it would pick THAT up.) How do you refer to the rays and the dosage you get from one scan?
- November 19, 2012 at 2:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
"TSA takes its mission to protect the safety of the traveling public seriously"
Then why do you endanger the public with dangerous, untested technology you have lied about from day one?
"and our officers will continue to uphold our high standards of professionalism during the busy holiday season and every day throughout the year. "
Your screeners are neither professional nor officers. Shame on each and every one of you for disgracing our country.
- November 19, 2012 at 2:48 PM
- Mia said...
what annoys me is that several times on recent flight checkins, I've gone through the big xray machine and THEN one of the TSA personnages says they have to do a pat down. I wasn't wearing a jacket or a big sweater -- and jeggings with NO pockets.
Plus I'm obviously a grandmother!
- November 19, 2012 at 3:41 PM
- Anonymous said...
what gets me is that on several recent flight checkins, I went through the x ray machine, but had to submit to patdowns in addition. I was not wearing a jacket or a heavy sweater, and my jeggings have no pockets!
Ridiculous. typical of the power-trips most TSA agents are on.
- November 19, 2012 at 3:43 PM
- Susan Richart said...
"If you chose to opt out, simply let the officer know you would like to opt out of the body scanner,..."
"Chose" is the past tense of the verb "choose." Get your grammar correct, Bob.
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- November 19, 2012 at 3:47 PM
- Wintermute said...
"While the TSA does not prohibit photographs at screening locations, local laws, state statutes, or local ordinances may."
Ummm... No, they don't... I believe you intentionally leave this ambiguous so that your "agents" can intimidate their victims. There are no local or state laws which would prevent photography at a checkpoint.
- November 19, 2012 at 4:25 PM
- Anonymous said...
> Why not just scribble his message on a pizza box?
Why not use a pizza box? Well, because pizza boxes are reserved for TSA recruiting purposes!
- November 19, 2012 at 5:51 PM
- Anonymous said...
probable warrant,
Intelligence = 0
- November 19, 2012 at 7:07 PM
- Anonymous said...
Show us the steampunk watch!
- November 19, 2012 at 7:48 PM
- Anonymous said...
These opt-outs cause the lines to slow. Opt-outs should be lowest priority. If they don't fly the same day they'll learn not to rock the boat.
- November 19, 2012 at 10:21 PM
- RB said...
People should Opt Out of TSA Naked Body Scanners because they haven't been tested.
They should Opt Out because the Backscatter Xray Machine displays a near naked image of the person being scanned and no verifiable testing of just how dangerous to humans these machines really are.
People should Opt Out of TSA Strip Search Machines if for no other reason it makes TSA employees work! There is no reason to have 5 or 10 TSA employees standing around doing nothing.
People should Opt Out of TSA Whole Body scanners because TSA can't handle doing passenger screening using reasonable methods.
Opt Out and Film Week!
- November 19, 2012 at 10:34 PM
- Anonymous said...
How many illegal and dangerous items have you discovered and seized from the little children that you thoroughly pat down? How many weapons have you found when you thoroughly pat down women travelers who have been victims of rape?
- November 19, 2012 at 10:54 PM
- Anonymous said...
"TSA respects passengers rights to exercise freedom of speech..."
What about the rest of the Bill of Rights?
- November 20, 2012 at 9:36 AM
- Anonymous said...
The misinformation presented here by "Bob" is just amazing. There are no state or local laws or ordinances that prohibit taking pictures at a checkpoint. And you're jobs program employees are not "officers" in any sense of the word.
- November 20, 2012 at 9:51 AM
- Fed Up Diabetic said...
What is the policy on involuntary medical related opt-outs? I've heard that the metal detector is supposed to be used for them. That has not been my experience at any airport. I have to opt-out due to my insulin pump and I always get an invasive patdown. I'm tired of being treated as a criminal because I'm diabetic.
My choices are to not fly, go through the scanner and risk damage to my pump, or have my genitals touched. That's not much of a choice.
- November 20, 2012 at 9:54 AM
- Anonymous said...
Blogger Bob said, "While the TSA does not prohibit photographs at screening locations, local laws, state statutes, or local ordinances may."
Easy enough to check your airport's website. If it's OK by them, then it's OK! (I checked my local airport and since it's publicly owned, I can photograph or film at will (except for TSA's magic screens).
- November 20, 2012 at 9:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
Blogger Bob,
So, according to this post, the TSA continues to use backscatter scanners even though they do NOT have the much-ballyhooed privacy software?
You have been looking at nude pictures of men, women, and children for two years and hid that fact from the American public.
- November 20, 2012 at 10:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
You are fully aware that the "local ordinances prohibition" of photography is a lie, right? Courts have ruled, repeatedly, that photography of police officers while they are carrying out official duty (and if the photographer does not directly interfere) is protected under the First Amendment. Check out the Glik V Cunniffe case, and stop spreading the falsehood that photography/video recording is prohibited in any way.
- November 20, 2012 at 10:29 AM
- Anonymous said...
Will you be reminding your employess that filming is allowed at the checkpoint? Even though it is permitted by the TSA, it seems like a lot of your employees are unaware of this.
- November 20, 2012 at 10:40 AM
- Bill said...
I keep hearing this "local regulations may prohibit photography in public spaces."
Since each checkpoint obviously has a coordination with local law enforcement, THEY must know which SPECIFIC locations have photography and recording restrictions.
So why not poll each checkpoint location, and instead of a general warning leaving it up to the traveler to do the research, simply publish a VERY SHORT list of those locations, and the rest (I predict 99%) of the checkpoints will be in jurisdictions with photography and recording allowed.
The additional benefit of this is then the checkpoints where there are no restrictions can have ALL THE STAFF educated on the status of their workplace, and then they won't make rules up and claim photography is prohibited where it is not. Benefits the travelers, and can benefit the TSA's image to have one fewer issue not up for grabs and for the staff to show their pack of training.
- November 20, 2012 at 10:58 AM
- Anonymous said...
TSA fails to mention the ability to medically refuse the scanner, and instead receive the walk through metal detector.
Please add, for those infrequent & first-time travelers, the information regarding refusal of body-scanner technology based on medical reasons.
- November 20, 2012 at 11:18 AM
- Adrian said...
I've found it interesting that the last four times I've flown, I haven't had to opt out. In each case, the whole-body imagers had been turned off and passengers were simply being sent through the walk-through metal detectors. It was fast and efficient.
In one case, there were four security lines, only one of which included a whole-body imaging scanner, so it was trivial to opt out by selecting one of the other three lines.
If these devices are so important for security, why are they commonly turned off or easy to bypass?
- November 20, 2012 at 11:45 AM
- Anonymous said...
Always remember that you can choose to leave the screening process AT ANY TIME. While you will not be allowed to fly, you can leave the screening process at any time without arrest.
- November 20, 2012 at 11:58 AM
- Anonymous said...
Always remember that you can choose to leave the screening process AT ANY TIME. While you will not be allowed to fly, TSA has no authority to detain or arrest anyone for doing so.
- November 20, 2012 at 12:01 PM
- Anonymous said...
I believe that medical exceptions to the body scanners are only due to physical injuries.
Mainly related to the inability to lift one's arms over their head.
- November 20, 2012 at 12:15 PM
- RB said...
Anonymous said...
I believe that medical exceptions to the body scanners are only due to physical injuries.
Mainly related to the inability to lift one's arms over their head.
November 20, 2012 12:15 PM
Most insulin pump manufacturers direct patients to not be screened with WBI as they can damage the pump and other components fo an Insulin Pump.
Perhaps if TSA would listen to all of the disability groups it claims to work with this wouldn't continue being a problem other than it seems impossible to train TSA screeners.
I know TSA would much prefer to electronically strip search travelers even if it does harm the person.
TSA Full-Body Scans Can Cause Insulin Pump, CGM Malfunctions
"A report in the October 2012 issue of Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics says that airport full-body scans can cause malfunctions in insulin pumps or continuous glucose monitors."
- November 20, 2012 at 1:50 PM
- Anonymous said...
Please provide us with the location of at least ONE airport where filming would be cause for arrest and conviction or retract the statement about local laws.
- November 20, 2012 at 2:19 PM
- Nicky Yates said...
Why does opting out lead to my being forced to stand right next to the machine that I have very serious (and validated by the EU's decision to ban these devices) health concerns? Opting out should allow me to wait patiently in a safe space and not be ridiculed by standing in the middle of the line and for more than 15 minutes consistently.
- November 20, 2012 at 3:16 PM
- Anonymous said...
Please also note that a patdown includes pulling down a dress and exposing the breasts of a 17 year old girl. Were you looking for explosives between her breasts and just had to get a really good look? Shame on you.
- November 20, 2012 at 3:50 PM
- Anonymous said...
Liar! You do NOT respect anybody's Rights. You violate them by the minute.
Find a new job. One that you can respect yourself at.
- November 20, 2012 at 3:54 PM
- Anonymous said...
I am extremely offended by everything the revolting TSA agency of criminals and perverts does.
- November 20, 2012 at 4:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
I imagine that you may not respond to, or even read, many of the comments on this blog.
I understand the need for airport security. In fact, I encourage it. What I don't understand is why TSA chooses to "pat down" customers, particularly as the "pat down" has been proven not as effective as alternatively having security professionals screen each passenger with a short interview as we do at our borders and upon arrival into our country.
Furthermore, for someone like me, a victim of sexual assault, the notion of someone touching me - even another woman - causes severe PTSD. I work in the child sexual abuse prevention field as well, and in viewing several different videos, the "pat down" of children would be grounds for a report of child abuse and criminal charges in New York State.
I travel extensively in Europe, and generally travel home through Canada. Never have I been "pat down" or had to walk through a full body scanner other than in the US. It baffles me that my uncle, who worked in military intelligence for over twenty years, thinks the screening process for the US is far more dangerous than the EU. And with the safest airport in the world in Tel Aviv not doing "pat downs" or subjecting customers to full body scanners, I have to question the integrity and intelligence of TSA.
I would choose never to fly within the US if possible, but my husband is in the military and we are frequently stationed in locations that can only be accessed by air travel. I hope that someday TSA learns that "patting down" the genitals of young children is no way to prevent violence on planes.
- November 20, 2012 at 4:58 PM
- Anonymous said...
"TSA respects passengers rights to exercise freedom of speech as well as the rights of fellow travelers trying to get to their destination safely and without unnecessary delay." What??!? You have absolutely GOT to be kidding me! TSA is the worst case of collective human rights abuses that this country has seen in over half a century - theft, sexual assault, intimidation, harassment, public humiliation: I am shocked and appalled that the TSA would even try to claim that they respect passengers' rights. TSA does not PROTECT citizens from terrorism...it SUBJECTS them to it.
- November 20, 2012 at 5:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
That's the problem.
TSA allows some medical exceptions to body scanners, but others they force through pat downs.
- November 20, 2012 at 5:18 PM
- Contrary Mary said...
All of this TSA crap has resulted in my decision to never fly again and to let my passport lapse after 30 years of having one. I had only flown for pleasure in the past but I don't want to be subjected to a body scan or a pat down. Humiliating to be forced to do have this done just to get on an airplane. I really wonder just how many people have decided to never fly again and how much that has cost the airlines. Hmmmm?
- November 22, 2012 at 2:50 AM
- @SkyWayManAz said...
I have posted numerous times that I opt out because the AIT will alarm anyway. That is not something I can control, my body refuses to meet the expectation of the machine. Travelling over the holidays when I opted out I had not one, not two, but three different screeners attempt to lecture me on how safe the machine is. I appreciate that they believe that and they do have a job to do. As of now which this blog post confirms I do have the right to opt out. Maybe that will change tomorrow but as of now it is something we can ask of TSA. I made it clear I was submitting to the pat down. The small airport I was at had a new AIT machine and they were clearly unprepared for me opting out. Even with three male screeners standing around it took 5-10 minutes to locate another male screener to perform my pat down. Something they would have had to do if I went thru the AIT anyway since I'll alarm it. That response from multiple screeners, even after I explain how and where I'll alarm the machine, comes off like we'll find him faster if you cooperate. That is not me being belligerent or rude and I cooperated fully with the pat down. Perhaps the agents at this small airport with their new machine need some better training. I filed a complaint on this incident but only because of one screeners personal hygiene being completely unacceptable. Sadly he was otherwise the most polite of the screeners and actually seemed to know how to do his job professionaly without any attitude or lecturing. Not sure what the the personal problem is there but it was offensive and needs to be addressed.
- November 24, 2012 at 10:35 AM
- Anonymous said...
'QUESTION About Scanners...*
I recently went through one of the scanners in DEN and the view screen did not show "OK" on green or "NO" on red like at EWR, rather is showed a cartoon body shape with squares on my legs. I was pulled aside for extra screening but there was absolutely no items ON my legs.. however, IN my legs (front of my thighs) are subcutaneous lipomas, a tumor.
*** Is this scanner powerful enough to penetrate the skin?
*** If so is this by design?
*** My lipomas are non explosive or sharp and don't even show through the skin.
- December 9, 2012 at 11:26 AM
- Anonymous said...
When I asked the operator of the backscatter X-ray to tell me how much radiation I was being exposed to, his response was, "There's no radiation," I challenged this incorrect statement, and he said again that there was no radiation, that it was safe, and that if I wanted to make trouble, I could opt for a pat-down instead.
Your so-called "officers" are either 1) ill-informed, or 2) lying. Both are unacceptable.
- January 2, 2013 at 2:47 PM
- Anonymous said...
Quit your crying and forget about flying. If you don't want to be safe in the air, then take a Greyhound Bus. Screening is not that much of a big deal and only inexperienced travelers are complaining.
- January 7, 2013 at 9:36 PM
- Wintermute said...
Anonymous said...
"Quit your crying and forget about flying."
Umm... It's a right...
"If you don't want to be safe in the air, then take a Greyhound Bus."
Two items... TSA is expanding to other forms of transportation. Plus you're no safer than pre-9/11.
"Screening is not that much of a big deal..."
Violations of civil rights on a massive scal is "not that much of a big deal?!?!"
"...and only inexperienced travelers are complaining."
Check your facts on that one ;)
- January 12, 2013 at 6:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
I'm irritated by the misuse of "your" and "you're". YOUR is possessive, meaning "belonging to you"(or the person you are speaking to). YOU'RE is a contraction of YOU ARE, as in "you're in good health today" NOT "your in good health", you would have to rearrange the sentence for it to be accurate, such as: your health is good. Please!! Put grammar BACK in the curriculum! Yes I realize this is "off topic" but spelling and grammar are things ADULTS should know.
- January 18, 2013 at 2:05 PM
- Wintermute said...
Anonymous said...
"I'm irritated by the misuse of "your" and "you're". YOUR is possessive, meaning "belonging to you"(or the person you are speaking to). YOU'RE is a contraction of YOU ARE, as in "you're in good health today" NOT "your in good health", you would have to rearrange the sentence for it to be accurate, such as: your health is good. Please!! Put grammar BACK in the curriculum! Yes I realize this is "off topic" but spelling and grammar are things ADULTS should know."
Give us some context of who you're speaking to. I believe my post (the one immediately preceding yours) was grammatically correct :)
- February 4, 2013 at 6:59 PM
- Anonymous said...
Border search exception
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Searches conducted at the United States border or the equivalent of the border (such as an international airport) may be conducted without a warrant or probable cause subject to the "border-search" exception.[73] Most border searches may be conducted entirely at random, without any level of suspicion, pursuant to U.S. Customs and Border Protection plenary search authority. However, searches that intrude upon a traveler's personal dignity and privacy interests, such as strip and body cavity searches, must be supported by "reasonable suspicion."[74] The U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Ninth circuits have ruled that information on a traveler's electronic materials, including personal files on a laptop computer, may be searched at random, without suspicion.[75]
- February 8, 2013 at 10:03 PM
- Fred Smith said...
Does anyone know how well the body imaging scanners are protecting us? I just don't know if it is worth the risk to have them. Thanks for allowing use to opt-out!
- February 28, 2013 at 2:52 PM
- freedom said...
Opt-out, opposed as TSA stated and BOB tried to explain here, simply doesn't exist.
Despite is a right guaranteed for those people want keep safe their privacy TSA officers refused to allow me the opt-out choice obligating to a body scan even I clearly and firmly request the opt-out.
Just happened in West Palm Beach international airport at Concourse C, today March, 24th at 4:40pm.
As European citizen I felt violated in my privacy and in my freedom.
- March 24, 2013 at 4:57 PM
- Anonymous said...
At 62 years old with history of
ccancer, radiation and chemo I'm
sure that my body doesn't need anymore radiation. I'll be asking
my oncologist at the next visit for her take on this. I find it interesting that after my last two airport scans the attendant then had to search my left ankle area.
This wouldn't seem so far out if it were my right ankle that has two screws in it but both times my leaft ankle. I'm a little concerned with how the attendants are trained and if they actually get their rights and lefts accurate.
- July 7, 2013 at 10:46 PM
- Anonymous said...
Someone posted a question about how well TSA screening protects travelers. The truth of the matter is that it doesn't protect anyone at all. It's a placebo to make people feel like they're safe. The TSA is a huge boondoggle that drains us of tax dollars, and provides employment to people who are otherwise without any job skills or qualifications. Wake up Americans, because you are giving up your freedoms in the hopes of obtaining security. The founding fathers of this nation recognized that those who give up liberty so that they can have security will have neither liberty nor security.
- January 31, 2014 at 1:36 PM
- Anonymous said...
I just found this blog. I thought it was a joke.
Then I realized that the joke is that we put up with a farce like the TSA and that you people writing this blog can type this stuff with a straight face. Get your unconstitutional scanners and pat-downs out of our domestic travel.
- February 11, 2014 at 1:42 AM
- Anonymous said...
True Americans Opt Out.
- February 24, 2014 at 10:08 PM
- Anonymous said...
The TSA was founded on 11/19/2001. Since that time the TSA HAS NOT captured a single would be terrorist nor foiled a single terrorist plot.
- August 5, 2015 at 1:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
The 4th amendment is what gives TSA the right to do searches if you read the annotations and changes properly. You're perfectly welcome to opt out of both but don't be expecting to get on a plane if you do.
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What kind of scanner are you looking for? There are many people who aren't interested in trying to hook up a big, bulky scanner at home. They may not have room for it, and what if you need to scan something that doesn't easily fit into a scanner, like the page of a book? Fortunately, at Sam's Club, we have portable digital scanners that can fit in your hand, go just about anywhere, and easily transfer a hard copy document to a computer file in virtually no time at all.
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The symptoms of gout usually come on suddenly and severely. They are referred to as gout attacks, which can happen one time or several times. A single gout attack usually only affects only one joint, but recurrent attacks may affect more than one joint. The big toe is the most common site of gout. Other sites include the ankle, heel, foot instep, wrist, elbow, or fingers.
Attack symptoms often develop rapidly overnight and worsen over the next 24-48 hours. Common symptoms in the joint include:
- Severe pain and sensitivity of the joint
- Extreme tenderness
- Swelling
- Redness
- Warmth
Recurrent attacks can lead to permanent joint damage, especially if gout remains untreated. Uric acids can build up and create deposits called tophi. They can lead to:
- Hard lumps under the skin near or around joints
- Hard lumps at the rim of the ear, fingertips, cornea of eye, aorta, spine, or around the brain
High levels of uric acid in the body can also lead to complications in other areas of the body, such as the kidneys.
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- Three inert/replica grenades were discovered this week in carry-on bags at Rochester (RST), Houston (HOU) and Miami (MIA).
|Belt Buckle Knife (LAX), Credit Card Knife (MCI)
- A pocket knife was found taped inside the interior lining of a bag at Denver (DEN).
- Two credit card knives were discovered in two separate incidents at Kansa City (MCI).
- A belt buckle knife was discovered at Los Angeles (LAX).
|Monkey Fist (MOB)
|Items Discovered at (Top to Bottom / Left to Right) HPN, OGG, ROC, SFO, ROC, ORD, ORD
|Ammunition Discovered in Carry-On Bag at (LAS)
|Airsoft Gun Discovered at (SAN)


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Designed for the Vox VT80 Combo. This custom made flight case is built in house using Penn hardware ensuring maximum protection while keeping the external size of the case to a minimum.
As these are custom built cases, if you require some additional features please feel free to get in touch with our sales team.
- Removable lid with shallow base
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- Heavy duty Penn Elcom fittings
- 18mm Foam Lining
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The First Prototype Boba Fett costume is often referred to as the Preproduction #1 costume, prepo 1 costume, or simply PP1 costume.
These photos show the First Prototype Costume being fitted to an actor, piece by piece.
This costume was supposedly painted by Joe Johnston after the decision was made to move away from the all white "Supertrooper" style of costume.
The helmet which accompanies this costume is often referred to as the "Eyes" or "Ears" helmet due to the eye-shaped markings on the top of the helmet.
Note that the eye-shaped marking were moved from the front of the dome of the helmet to the top of the helmet. Faint lines can still be seen on the helmet where the markings were originally located.
This costume was eventually sent to Sandy Dhuyvetter as a template which she loosely followed to paint three additional costumes.


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Legal Hospice of Texas
Who We Are
Estate planning, insurance, credit, housing, employment benefits-discrimination, public benefits, family law, and AIDS related legal problems for people with AIDS, HIV or a terminal illness. Mission Statement: To provide timely and compassionate legal services to low-income individuals with HIV, AIDS and terminal illnesses.
How to Get Help
You can contact this organization by:
- Contact Type
- Phone
- Phone Number
- 241-521-6622
- Contact Type
- Appointment
- Documents
Current photo ID or proof of residency; physician's letter of diagnosis; verification of disability, if applicable (such as a determination letter from Social Security or a private disability insurance company); proof of income, proof of health insurance
Who We Serve
- Area(s)
- Collin County
- Cooke County
- Dallas County
- Denton County
- Ellis County
- Fannin County
- Grayson County
- Henderson County
- Hunt County
- Kaufman County
- Navarro County
- Rockwall County
- Language(s) Spoken
- Spanish / Español
- Cirumstances and languages in which interpreters are provided
in-office appointments only
- Income Guidelines
At or below 300% of poverty level (adjusted) for HIV+ clients, at or below 125% for indigent non-HIV+ clients.
Clients responsible for all filinf fees.
- Is this organization accessible by wheelchair?
- Yes
- Does this organization provide access for the hearing impaired?
- Yes
- Eligibility Restrictions
For help, you must be: Person with AIDS
This program does not serve: Community Groups
Type of Help
- This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:
- Full Legal Representation
- Brief Advice
- Emergency Instructions
What is an Emergency? Subject to review on a case by case basis, for qualified clients only. An emergency exists if the client is imminently terminal. Intake can be taken by telephone of fax.
General Contact Information
- Address
Legal Hospice of Texas
1825 Market Center Blvd (map)Ste 550Dallas, TX 75207
- Phone
- (214) 521-6622
- Fax
- (214) 521-3310
- Website
- http://www.legalhospice.org
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Akin, Ebenezer, Jr. (Fairhaven, Mass.)
Businessman, town clerk, owner or part-owner of many ships, merchant, lawyer, and involved citizen in the town of Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Includes activities as town clerk, accounts for ships he may have owned, entries made as the executor of several estates, accounts of expenditures for clothing and incidentals, and accounts of lot purchases and loans. Also contains genealogical information about the Blossom family of Bridgewater and the family of Benjamin and Eunice Akin.
- Akin, Benjamin, 1715-1802
- Akin, Eunice
- Blossom family
- Clothing and dress--Prices--Massachusetts--Fairhaven
- Fairhaven (Mass.)--Economic conditions--19th century
- Fairhaven (Mass.)--Politics and government--19th century
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- Merchants--Massachusetts--Fairhaven
- Napoleon (Ship)
- Shipowners--Massachusetts--Fairhaven
- Shipping--Massachusetts--Fairhaven
- William Rotch (Ship)
- Winthrop (Bark)
- Akin, Ebenezer, 1816-
Types of material
- Account books
- Genealogies
- Inventories of decedents estates


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by IBM
Mar 13, 2013
Customer Focused Enterprise in Banking
GBS White Paper: Forego creating products, "Bank on the Customer"
Though the global economy is still shaking off the effects of the past and current financial crises, banks in both the emerging and developed economies have an opportunity to manage enormous capital growth and wealth creation. To regain customer confidence and earn their slice of the increasingly competitive market, banks must transform themselves by jettisoning old, product oriented operating models to become a client centric operation.
Banks have been promoting "Relationship banking" for several years, yet their operating models have revolved around products and not customers. True relationship banking requires a new operating model that eliminates the silos between products and provides a 360 degree view of the customers across all channels. "Single view of the customer" would help a bank to better segment its customers, offer need based or event-based products, increase product bundling and offer better relationship based pricing on their products/services. Despite all the obvious benefits associated with a customer focused strategy, most banks world wide are yet to completely embrace and make this central to their operating models.
Read "Bank on the Customer" to understand how and why banks should shed their product oriented operating models and become fully client centric by developing deeper customer insights through advanced analytics and generate accurate, consistent and well structured customer data that is accessible and integrated throughout all channels and parts of the organization.