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Q&A: What sort of national security briefings do former U.S. presidents receive?

Question by Abby Normal: What sort of national security briefings do former U.S. presidents receive?
I seem to recall reading somewhere that all former presidents still receive national security briefings.

I can’t imagine that they would receive briefings as in-depth as the current president does. Do former presidents just receive the very basics or what?

Does a president just out of office, such as Bush, receive a more in-depth briefing than one long out of office, such as Jimmy Carter or the first Bush?

Thanks!

Best answer:

Answer by .
They have no need to know.

Is that Egor or Igor?

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Freedom of Religion
Image by gnuckx
As stated by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194 (III) 11 December 1948
Having considered further the situation in Palestine,

11. Resolves that the refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible;
Instructs the Conciliation Commission to facilitate the repatriation, resettlement and economic and social rehabilitation of the refugees and the payment of compensation, and to maintain close relations with the Director of the United Nations Relief for Palestine Refugees and, through him, with the appropriate organs and agencies of the United Nations;

Free Palestine!

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American Tubman
Freedom of Religion
Image by Think-N-Evolve
"I looked at my hands, to see if I was de same person now I was free. Dere was such a glory ober eberything, de sun came like gold trou de trees, and ober de fields, and I felt like I was in heaven."

"I knew of a man who was sent to the State Prison for twenty-five years. All these years he was always thinking of his home, and counting by years, months, and days, the time till he should be free, and see his family and friends once more. The years roll on, the time of imprisonment is over, the man is free. He leaves the prison gates, he makes his way to his old home, but his old home is not there. The house in which he had dwelt in his childhood had been torn down, and a new one had been put up in its place; his family were gone, their very name was forgotten, there was no one to take him by the hand to welcome him back to life.
So it was wid me. I had crossed de line of which I had so long been dreaming. I was free; but dere was no one to welcome me to de land of freedom, I was a stranger in a strange land, and my home after all was down in de old cabin quarter, wid de ole folks, and my brudders and sisters. But to dis solemn resolution I came; I was free, and dey should be free also; I would make a home for dem in de North, and de Lord helping me, I would bring dem all dere. Oh, how I prayed den, lying all alone on de cold, damp ground; ‘Oh, dear Lord,’ I said, ‘I haint got no friend but you. Come to my help, Lord, for I’m in trouble!’"

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Earth Day 2012: The Earth Is My Church

Earth Day 2012: The Earth Is My Church In honor of the upcoming Earth Day celebrations (April 22), my friend, I wish you and your dear ones continued blessings, and an ever-increasing sense of connection and communication with the dear Mother Earth. In Lak’ech Ala K’in, CG Music is: “The Earth Is My Church” by Alex (feat. Brad Stanfield & Periel Marr Stanfield) ccmixter.org is licensed under a Creative Commons license: creativecommons.org Full lyrics at : www.kathmandau.blogspot.com All images are licensed under a Creative Commons license—Attribution only. Credits for images, in the order of appearance: 1) www.flickr.com Silence By Mara ~earth light~ www.flickr.com 2) www.flickr.com He was lost in meditation. By skyseeker www.flickr.com 3) www.flickr.com Sun Salutation / Saludo al Sol By Ani Carrington www.flickr.com 4) www.flickr.com Cabrillo Peak Sunrise & Fog By marlin harms www.flickr.com 5) www.flickr.com Gunug Rinjani Summit By Lingaraj GJ www.flickr.com 6) www.flickr.com I love you By kelsey_lovefusionphoto www.flickr.com 7) www.flickr.com Enlightenment Machine truckin’ by Wonderlane www.flickr.com 8) www.flickr.com Maori Warrior puts up the call by Andrew Turner www.flickr.com 9) www.flickr.com 2009-05-23 Mt Tam-3, Redwood Trees in the Fog By Galileo55 www.flickr.com 10) www.flickr.com Almost There By Lee Coursey www.flickr.com 11) www.flickr.com A Rainbow Along the Inca Trail By Lee Coursey www.flickr.com 12) www.flickr.com DSC04920 by MyFavoritePetSitter www
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VSee Video Chat Now Supports Application Sharing On Mac

VSee Video Chat Now Supports Application Sharing On Mac











Sunnyvale, CA (PRWEB) April 20, 2012

VSee™, the leading provider of secure and free group video chat and collaboration, released its application-sharing feature for Mac® today. This much anticipated feature allows users to share any application during a video call interchangeably among Macs and PCs. The VSee service is available for free at http://www.vsee.com

Michele Colucci, http://www.MyLawSuit.com CEO says, “With VSee, not only can we make the virtual connection mirror the in-person meeting, but our clients and attorneys can share documents protected by the highest encryption. Case intelligence must remain inviolate and can mean the difference between success and failure. At MyLawsuit.com, we protect the attorney-client work product at all cost.”    

Earlier this year, VSee released secure instant messaging to further enhance its collaboration tool set. This new addition makes VSee the perfect lightweight communication tool for remote teams, from startup through enterprise, where privacy and security are priorities.

VSee features include

●        Group video chat for 3 to 12 people

●        HD telepresence video

●        Application-sharing and file transfer

●        Secure instant messaging

●        Military-grade encryption (FIPS 140-2 256 bit AES)

“With these crucial VSee for Mac capabilities, VSee expects to fill the demand in Mac-heavy fields such as design, animation, and education. Our goal is for remote team work to be an experience that is engaging, collaborative, and relationship-building. VSee lets remote team members see each other, explore ideas, review work products and make decisions without a time or distance barrier, ” says Dr. Milton Chen, CEO of VSee.

The VSee client for Mac and PC is free for commercial, government, and personal use and includes all the above features. Services such as user management controls and one-click web-calling may be purchased for a fee. Please visit VSee pricing for more information.

About VSee

VSee is the tool for remote teams. VSee provides secure group video calling, application sharing, and file transfer. VSee requires less than half the bandwidth of Skype and Cisco, and uses a network-sensing algorithm that is light on the network, especially over mobile 3G. VSee’s intuitive design is based on the human factors research of former Stanford University scientists and Professors Terry Winograd (PhD advisor to Google founder Larry Page) and Pat Hanrahan (two time Academy Award winner from Pixar). VSee customers include IBM, Intel, Shell, the United Nations, NASA, the US Congress, and the Navy SEALs. Users include Hillary Clinton, Angelina Jolie, Mandy Moore, and the rock band Linkin Park. VSee investors include In-Q-Tel and Salesforce.com. Get started at http://www.vsee.com.

About MyLawsuit.com

MyLawsuit.com helps consumers and small businesses with potential lawsuits connect directly to lawyers in institutional law firms as well as sole practitioners who accept contingency fees for their services (no upfront legal fees; pay a percentage of what you win, only if you win). This disruptive business creates efficiencies in the legal marketplace and adds value through its competitive online platform which offers a secure communications infrastructure, case management tools, access to needed goods and services like litigation funding, community and information. MyLawsuit.com supports litigation before, during and after your case. Our patented business process efficiently and effectively eliminates the barriers to entry enabling the 92% of individuals with legal claims who are not able to take legal action, join the 8% who do, creating equal access to justice for all.

For further information, contact Anne at media(at)vsee(dot)com or 650.331.0165.























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NDAA- The final deadly blow to American Liberties & Freedom

When I first heard about the possibilities of this National Defense Authorization Act almost a year ago, I dismissed it because it is so extreme and so devastating to every American. I could not believe that our own Government would do it to their own people, here in America. Now, the worst nightmare has come true. The (NDAA) National Defense Authorization Act has been approved and days away from becoming law. This is the same power the history’s worst dictators used to slaughter millions of their own people. If the American People allow this, they will be buying their own jail cells or FEMA concentration camps. No Government, or Dictator would ever want this power if they did not have something planned to do with it. It just doesn’t make any sense. People need to wake up fast Obama does what he does best, destroy American Freedom and stuff the pockets of his masters with over Trillion. About the NDAA The Senate has passed the National Defense Authorization Act, a bill that will give US military control over the US streets bringing the battlefield to the United States , arrest American citizens without due process and herd them of to detention centers anywhere in the world. The provision was hashed out in secret by Senators Carl Levin and John McCain. Lindsay Graham, a supporter of the bill, explained that it would, “basically say in law for the first time that the homeland is part of the battlefield” and people can be imprisoned without charge or trial “American
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How do Chrsitians and Muslims feel about freedom of religion?

Question by Freedom: How do Chrsitians and Muslims feel about freedom of religion?
Do you think it is a good thing or do you believe everyone should follow the religion you follow?

Best answer:

Answer by discord71
Nope, pray to whomever or no one…Fine by me..

What do you think? Answer below!

USCGC Bertholf starts deployment

Check out these National Security images:

USCGC Bertholf starts deployment
National Security
Image by U.S. Coast Guard
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, homeported at Coast Guard Island, Alameda, Calif., transits out of the San Francisco Bay, Friday, March 9, 2012. The Bertholf is the first National Security Cutter and is one of the flagships of the modern day Coast Guard along with the cutter Waesche and the soon to be commissioned cutter Stratton. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read.

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USCGC Bertholf starts deployment
National Security
Image by U.S. Coast Guard
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, homeported at Coast Guard Island, Alameda, Calif., transits out of the San Francisco Bay, Friday, March 9, 2012. The Bertholf is the first National Security Cutter and is one of the flagships of the modern day Coast Guard along with the cutter Waesche and the soon to be commissioned cutter Stratton. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read.

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4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland participate in the transfer of lead security authority of Lashkar Gar District Centre to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).

A few nice National Security images I found:

4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland participate in the transfer of lead security authority of Lashkar Gar District Centre to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).
National Security
Image by isafmedia
The Highlanders, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland Battlegroup (4 SCOTS BG) stand to attention for General Abdul Wardak, Defence Minister of Afghanistan during the Transition ceremony to mark the transfer of lead security authority of Lashkar Gar District Centre to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).

NNSA technicians brief Administrator Tom D’Agostino
National Security
Image by NNSANews
Technicians from NNSA’s Y-12 National Security Complex brief Administrator Tom D’Agostino on a USAF C-17 on February 14, 2012.

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Image by isafmedia
Afghan National Army troops prepare for an inspection by their leadership and visiting coalition leaders April 24 at Camp Shoraback in Helmand province. Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of ISAF Joint Command, and Maj. Gen. John Toolan, commander of II Marine Expeditionary Force and Regional Command – Southwest, visited the Afghan soldiers after a meeting with the leaders of the camp. The Afghan troops are constantly training and operating throughout the region to fight back the insurgency and restore stability to their province. (U.S. Army photo by Staff. Sgt. Brandon Pomrenke)

does your place of worship appreciate freedom of religion?

Question by Mom of Three: does your place of worship appreciate freedom of religion?
I’m just wondering why a religon would claim to be politically neutral but also take total advantage of “freedom of religion” law. And also, if a member decides they don’t want to be that religion anymore and they decide to exercise their right to have freedom of religion by leaving that religion they are punished for it.

Best answer:

Answer by gutbucket
No. I don’t have to worry about it, since I have no religion.

Give your answer to this question below!

SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing move to Baltimore gains Congressional participation

SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing move to Baltimore gains Congressional participation











SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing is moving to Baltimore this year. The event attracts top speakers and large audiences, such as this crowd of nearly 1,000 at last year’s plenary talk.


Bellingham, Washington, USA (PRWEB) April 13, 2012

Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Maryland) will participate in the opening ceremony for the SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing exhibition when the event makes its Baltimore debut this month.

After many successful years in Orlando, the world’s largest unclassified conference and exhibition for defense, homeland security, and sensing applications is moving to the Baltimore Convention Center. The move is expected to allow for more participation on the part of researchers and managers at a large number of key government labs and companies.

SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing includes a week-long technical program with more than 2,400 presentations on new technology and social media applications in reconnaissance, surveillance, imaging, and sensing. Conference dates are 23-27 April.

More than 540 companies and agencies will participate in the 3-day exhibition, running 24-26 April. Companies include large prime contractors, established suppliers, and dynamic start-ups providing optics, lasers, sensors, image processing, spectroscopy, infrared systems, and optoelectronics components.

Bartlett will attend the exhibition opening on 24 April at 10 a.m. A longtime supporter of defense R&D, he recently collaborated with California Democrat Rep. Loretta Sanchez to create a new Defense R&D Caucus that will serve as a forum for Pentagon-funded research conducted by industry, universities and the national lab, his office noted.

Other highlights of the SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing meeting include:

    new conferences on cyber sensing and full-motion video workflows and technologies for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and situational awareness
    sessions on sensing applications in food safety and disaster monitoring as well as lasers for guidance and communications
    a featured talk by Bruce Carlson, Director of the National Reconnaissance Office on transforming defense R&D to meet 21st century challenges
    a featured talk by Paul Kaminski of Technovation, recent winner of the National Reconnaissance Office Pioneer Award
    product launches and demonstrations, including a display of unmanned aerial vehicle technology
    technical and industry panel discussions on topics such as social and cultural modeling applications for information fusion, geospatial information fusion in activity-based intelligence analysis, government funding, and early-stage technology commercialization.

Symposium chair is Kevin Meiners, Acting Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Portfolio, Programs and Resources. Kenneth Israel, Lockheed Martin Corp., is symposium co-chair.

See the event website at http://spie.org/dss.

About SPIE

SPIE is the international society for optics and photonics, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1955 to advance light-based technologies. The Society serves nearly 225,000 constituents from approximately 150 countries, offering conferences, continuing education, books, journals, and a digital library in support of interdisciplinary information exchange, professional growth, and patent precedent. SPIE provided over $ 2.5 million in support of education and outreach programs in 2011.





















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