Feb 23rd, 2012 at 1:00PM: I am not a Christian. I have read the Bible twice and have attended the services of several denominations and remain unconvinced. Despite this, any time I'm in London I go to an old church off of Fleet Street to pay my respects.
Fleet Street used to be the center of London's journalism industry and St. Bride's was the journalists' church. The newspapers have since moved away to less expensive ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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St. Bride's Church in London: a place to honor fallen journalists
Feb 23rd, 2012 at 1:00PM: I am not a Christian. I have read the Bible twice and have attended the services of several denominations and remain unconvinced. Despite this, any time I'm in London I go to an old church off of Fleet Street to pay my respects.
Fleet Street used to be the center of London's journalism industry and St. Bride's was the journalists' church. The newspapers have since moved away to less expensive ...Knocked up abroad: applying for a baby's passport
Oct 24th, 2011 at 9:00AM: As my new baby girl was born in a foreign country, getting a passport was a necessity for her to even return home to America. Though Vera was born in Turkey, she's an American citizen by virtue of her parents' citizenship and entitled to a US passport. For Americans born outside the country, the US consulate issues a Report of Birth Abroad that acts as an official birth certificate and proof of US ...Does your passport photo still look like you?
Jun 4th, 2011 at 4:00PM:
My boyfriend got his current passport on his 17th birthday. Now on the verge of his 27th year, the picture inside barely resembles him. He changed and grew as stamps were added, but his passport photo remained the same. His shaggy, teenage hair has morphed into a more clean cut look, and these days his face is looking a little less tan and a little more grown up. But somehow, customs agents ...Amtrak police chief to TSA: Stay off our property
Mar 9th, 2011 at 6:00PM:
Our colleagues over at AOL Travel reported on a really troubling story last week involving the TSA and an involuntary security check at an Amtrak station in Savannah, Georgia.
All passengers getting off a train at that station were forced to have their belongings checked, and some (including kids) underwent a pat-down.
The whole thing stinks - and the TSA of course issued their usual ...
SkyMall Monday: Fake TV Burglar Deterrent
Feb 21st, 2011 at 1:00PM: Going on vacation should be a stress relief. Putting your job, chores and responsibilities aside for a break from your everyday routine is just what everyone needs. However, leaving your home unattended can be a worrisome endeavor. Sure, you could get a housesitter, but that requires you to trust someone not to rummage through your things, steal your valuables and seduce your cat. Whenever I go ...Make a statement at the TSA checkpoint with metal-ink undies
Jan 9th, 2011 at 4:30PM: Tired of all of this business with patdowns, nude-o-scopes and grope-a-thons at the security checkpoint? Want to make a statement? Don't want to strip down to your speedo to make that statement? Well then metal ink undergarments might be in your future.
Over at cargocollective.com, a series of undergarments are now on sale that use metal ink to print in their silk screening process. The ink ...Passenger arrested after refusing TSA patdown
Dec 24th, 2010 at 2:00PM: A Texas woman on her way to Christmas festivites on the west coast will be staying in the Lone Star state this season, all due to a disagreement with the security officers at Austin-Bergstrom International airport. After opting out of security screening at the checkpoint this past week, Claire Hirschkind was pulled aside and prepared for a thorough pat down. She agreed to the procedure but only if ...
"Gate rape" is Urban Dictionary's Word of the Year. Thanks TSA!
Dec 24th, 2010 at 10:30AM:
TSA patdowns have gotten a lot of coverage here on Gadling. The tragicomic lengths TSA officials go through to grab some booty keep us safe have created a whole Internet subculture of jokes and rage. There's even a blog called The Daily Patdown to showcase pictures of security officials looking for the next underwear bomber.
Now the fine folks at Urban Dictionary have named "Gate Rape" as the ...TSA causes two international incidents by searching Indian diplomats
Dec 13th, 2010 at 8:45AM:
It seems we common folk aren't the only ones who find TSA's security checks intrusive. Transportation Security Administration officials have recently caused not one but two international incidents with India by searching diplomats.
India's ambassador to the U.S. Meera Shankar got frisked at an airport on December 4. She was pulled out of the line because she had brown skin and was wearing a ...Galley Gossip: Four year-old kid discusses airport security & TSA pat downs
Nov 26th, 2010 at 9:30AM:
The following video was created for parents traveling with small kids who might be a little nervous about subjecting their children to the new TSA procedures. Regardless of how you may feel about the new enhanced security measures, there's no need for children to be scared. My son will explain to them what a pat down is and even share a few tips. But first a few things the TSA would like you ...Christmas in Afghanistan: Safer than New York City?
Nov 22nd, 2010 at 2:30PM: Nothing beats Manhattan for the holidays. I'm already seeing signs of Christmas appear all over the city. Lights are already wrapped around trees on W. 58th Street, and gigantic fir candy cane sculptures are beginning to adorn the city's skyscrapers. There's no doubt that the holiday season is nothing short of magical in New York City, and if you're looking to experience Christmas away from home, ...TSA pees on Tom Sawyer
Nov 20th, 2010 at 8:15PM: Start with three key ingredients: Detroit, a bag of urine, and the TSA.
Add an agressive pat-down at security and what do you get? A disgruntled man on a plane, soaked in his own warm pee and a national news headline!
On Nov. 7th, a male passenger flying from DTW to Orlando, Florida was selected for additional security screening. A bladder cancer survivor, the passenger carried an urostomy ...Suspected bomb on airplane was a "dummy"
Nov 19th, 2010 at 12:00PM: Yesterday's potential bomb on an Air Berlin flight from Namibia to Germany turns out to have been an American-made "dummy" used by security officials for training, BBC reports.
The "bomb" consists of a detonator, wires, and a ticking clock and is put in a suitcase and through the system to measure the efficiency of an airport's security. The device did not contain explosives and was detected ...Why you shouldn't be concerned about airport x-rays and patdowns
Nov 17th, 2010 at 2:00PM: There's a serious backlash to the TSA's recent airport security policies raging through the media this month, as more and more of the flying public learn what the real meaning of "until resistance is felt" is when security officers are feeling up unsuspecting passengers' legs.
The new policies, covered extensively here at Gadling and at every other travel and news outlet across the web are the ...Disguised Asian stopped in Vancouver -- best disguise ever
Nov 5th, 2010 at 12:15AM: Remember a few years back when you watched Mission Impossible III and Tom Cruise kept pulling off layer after layer of his secret masks to reveal a different identity? That stuff was all make believe, right? Right?
Well, that technology might be closer than we all thought. Canadian authorities are investigating a recent case where a young Hong Kong citizen boarded a flight bound for Vancouver ...Box cutter blades found on Delta flight from Tokyo to Oregon
Nov 3rd, 2010 at 12:00PM: A plane was searched top to bottom upon landing in Oregon after the crew found box cutter blades on it. Delta, recently named the worst airline in the United States, engaged the help of FBI, TSA and Customs and Border Protection officials when Flight 90 arrived from Tokyo, with 155 passengers and a crew of 10.
According to MSNBC:
The flight crew "opted to contact authorities and request they ...Planes in Philadelphia and Newark being swept for suspicious materials
Oct 29th, 2010 at 11:45AM:
Suspicious items have been found on cargo flights that landed in Newark, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania today. According to the Transportation Security Administration, the planes have been "moved to a remote location ... out of an abundance of caution," according to CNN.
The fire department's hazardous materials units in Philadelphia responded to situations with two planes ...New TSA pat down runs up inner thigh, new thrill for travelers
Oct 29th, 2010 at 8:00AM: If you haven't been on a date in a while, ask for a manual search. The Transportation Security Administration is going to start getting a bit cozier with passengers who opt for this check, giving stiff competition to the likes of Plenty of Fish.
According to an MSNBC report, the TSA is going to start using the fronts of their hands in their pat downs – and will include a new part of the ...TSA's Secure Flight takes off, new identification rules come into effect
Oct 27th, 2010 at 5:00PM: Rules exist for a reason ... and apparently enforcement isn't one of them. In a move I can only describe as bizarre, the TSA has announced that, next month, it will start enforcing a rule about passenger identification. The rule, according to the TSA blog, "fulfills a key recommendation of the 9/11 Commission by assuming responsibility of watch list matching from individual airlines." The rule was ...ExpressJet pilot refuses body scan, puts privacy over safety?
Oct 20th, 2010 at 3:30PM: ExpressJet Airlines pilot Michael Roberts wasn't at all interested in getting a body scan, and now he's wondering how long he'll have his job.
Roberts was selected to be scanned at Memphis International Airport last Friday. He refused. He was offered a pat-down. He refused that, too. Then, he went home, according to an Associated Press report.
The pilot says he doesn't want to be "harassed ...
