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• in Travel
  Cupcakes, the TSA and Pilot Fatigue
  The FAA sometimes gets things right like reducing pilot fatigue. But why does the TSA continue to confiscate things like cupcakes?
  by kaleeltvp / on Jan 10, 2012
• in Travel
  Review: GoGear Travel Tubes
  Benjamin Kerensa has a look at GoGear's Travel Tubes
  by bkerensa / on Dec 7, 2011
• in Technology
  Is "Behavioral Screening" Really Just Another Name for Racial Profiling?
  Representative Bennie Thompson (D- Miss) thinks so, and he is calling for an independent review by the Department of Homeland Security.
  by cblaha / on Nov 29, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “tsa”

 

• Report: Government Oversight Allowed Known Terrorists Onto US Flights

  
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  Filed under: North America , United States , Airports , News , Travel Security Pmocek, Flickr Some "suspected or known terrorists" on the TSAs No Fly list were able to board commercial flights in and over the United States for years, according to a new internal report from the Department of Justice. The ...
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• Beware of pitfalls in buying property

  
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  Signing a contract to buy a property (a flat, an office block or whatever) marks a point of no return. You have passed from the zone of negotiations to that of binding commitment. At least that is the idea. Once you sign the contract it should be all over bar the shouting. In principle, it only remains for the seller ...
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• DISAPPEARING MORAL UNDERPINNING OF AMERICA

  
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  dollarvigilante.com / By Jayant Bhandari  / May 20, 2013 Reminiscent of communist countries, Obama’s photograph greeted me on my arrival at the Los Angeles airport. “Welcome to the United States of America.” Typically when I hear someone say “the United States of America” instead of “America”, my ...
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• Rule me out of forging consensus on political reform: Elsie Leung

  
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  Elsie Leung Oi-sie, deputy director of the Basic Law Committee that advises the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on the Basic Law’s implementation, told the South China Morning Post it would not be suitable for her to take up such a role because she did not hold any portfolio on constitutional ...
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• What You Need to Know About the Des Moines International

  
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  What You Need to Know About the Des Moines International Airport Are you an American who is looking to fly out of the country? If hence, you will need to jewel an international airport to just in and out of. If you live in or around Iowa, you may yen to look into the Des [...] The post What You Need to Know About ...
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• Charlotte airport police may reduce staffing wwwprivateofficer.com

  
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  Charlotte NC My 12 2013 The city of Charlotte is reviewing the size and cost of its police presence at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, which has been a contentious issue in the fight over whether the airport should be run by the city or transferred to an authority. The result could be fewer officers, ...
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• "Bunch of perverts!

  
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  "Bunch of perverts! You are slowing down our economy." MoJo has a nice roundup of passengers pissed-off comments to the TSA about body scanners. [ Mother Jones ] Read more...        
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• Saturday Recap: 15% Off Orbitz Hotel Stays, 5,000 Delta Miles for Donating to American Cancer Society, Linger Longer for Less with Langham, Starwood’s Pack Your Getaway Bag Contest, Southwest Airlines Porch Parties

  
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  Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: Save 15% on hotel stays from Orbitz. Orbitz offering 15% off on Hotel Stays:  Orbitz is offering customers 15% off their next hotel stay when they book through their site. All you have to do is head to the Orbitz site  and enter promo ...
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• Man fights federal fine over stripping in Portland airport

  
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  05/10/2013 // West Palm Beach , Florida, US // JusticeNewsFlash // Justice News Flash // (press release) Portland, Oregon – A man who stripped naked in protest of a security check at an airport in Portland is fighting a federal fine . As reported by the Associated Press (AP), John Brennan was fined $1,000 ...
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• UPDATED: WTF?! FBI Detains Pressure Cooker Found in Man’s Luggage, But Not Man (Who Had Bomb Making Lit)

  
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  By Debbie Schlussel **** UPDATE: It turns out that the man with the modified pressure cooker also had bomb-making literature and batteries wrapped in tape on him. And, yet, they let him go????? WTF?! See video, below. **** The Boston Marathon terrorist attacks were not about pressure cookers. They were about the ...
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• Man Who Stripped at Portland Airport Fights $1G TSA Fine

  
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  Fox News | Brennan made headlines last year when photos showing him standing near a metal detector without any clothes on went viral.
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• Airport Scanner Game Helps A Duke University Study On Real-Life Baggage Screening

  
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  Airport Scanner Game Helps A Duke University Study On Real-Life Baggage Screening Posted by Andrew Stevens on May 10th, 2013 [ permalink ] Kedlin’s popular luggage scanning game, Airport Scanner , powers a TSA study at Duke University. Airport Scanner is a casual game where players take the role of a ...
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• Update to TSA PreCheck ID Appearing on Boarding Passes

  
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  I posted previously about the TSA PreCheck identifier beginning to appear on boarding passes for those who qualify for the program. And having just checked in for my United flights, I can report a slight change from what the TSA announced. From the TSA blog (bolding mine): Eligible passengers will see a TSA ...
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• TSA PreCheck Expands to International Travelers

  
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  TSA PreCheck announced yesterday that the express security checkpoint program is expanding to travelers flying internationally, as well as domestically. Currently, 40 airports participate in the program, and will be adopting the expansion to international flyers. No specifics on which international routes TSA ...
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• Air Travel and Breastfeeding: Five Tips for Nursing and Pumping Moms

  
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  Are you a nursing mom planning to fly with your infant? Maybe have a business trip planned (without baby) and must maintain your milk supply across a few time zones? Air travel and breastfeeding can be challenging and not just for the obvious logistical reasons. The TSA and several airlines have been in the news [...] ...
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• Smartphone Game Tests Your Baggage-Screening Skills for Science

  
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  For baggage screeners and radiologists, being able to spot a rare item in a cluttered image can make the difference between life and death. Now, a cognitive psychologist has teamed up with the Seattle-based Kedlin Company to harvest data from ...
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• Summer road hazards your government won’t warn you about

  
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  With the frenetic summer travel season just around the corner, here’s a little warning about a road hazard you might not expect: a checkpoint staffed by Transportation Security Administration workers. The so-called VIPR teams (shorthand for Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response) are...
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• TSA Travel Tips Tuesday: Tips for Military Travelers

  
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• TSA Pre-Check now valid for international itineraries

  
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  As I’ve mentioned in the past, TSA Pre-Check is one of the few good things to come from the TSA in… well, ever. Basically it gives “trusted travelers” (select airline frequent flyers and Global Entry members) access to pre-9/11 style security (minus the liquids ban), where they don’t have to take off their ...
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• TSA agents confiscate 25 guns at nation’s airport in 1 week www.privateofficer.com

  
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    Washington DC May 7 2013 Twenty-five would-be fliers learned an expensive lesson at the nation’s airports last week: It’s not a good idea to pack a gun in your carry-on bag. In addition to 25 handguns — 21 of them loaded and six with a chambered round — the Transportation Security Administration ...
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