Barack Obama spent most of of his childhood in Hawaii. Looking at photos of his youth, it couldn’t be any more obvious to reasonable people that the right-wing media reports that he is a “rag head who won’t salute the flag” are flat wrong.
Young Barack at the beach on O’ahu with his grandfather
Class picture at school in Honolulu
On the basketball team at Punahou High School in Honolulu
Barack receiving his high school diploma from Punahou High School
What use are graduate school rankings? They really only tell you which schools the big wig academics like best, but that’s not very helpful when you’re trying to find out which program would best fit your plans. I asked around and wrote an article about what I learned, which appears in the August 20, 2008 issue of Nature. Check it out.
Do you speed through security and feel frustrated when less savvy travelers slow down the line? Or do you take your time and need extra assistance from TSA? Either way, 21 cities in the US have adopted a pilot program to help people move through airport security more efficiently.
This new airport security program is called Black Diamond Self-Select Lanes. It’s a modeled after ski slopes, where the runs are labeled according to difficulty, and skiers decide which runs to take based on their ability. There are three lanes: expert, casual and families/special assistance.
The new program, which has increased throughput by 20-40%, is available in these cities:
For additional details, visit TSA.
Thanks to Kelle Cruz for the news tip.