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This article is primarily for U.S. citizens working and traveling abroad, particularly those representing the United States government. But, as demonstrated by the New York Draft Riots (1863) (as depicted in the Martin Scorcese film, Gangs of New York), by the Watts Riot (1965), by riots in Washington D.C., Baltimore, MD, and Chicago, IL, following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. (1968), by the 1968 Democratic National Convention Riots, by the Los Angeles Riot of 1992, and most recently, by the Toledo Riot (2005), they have happened here throughout our history.

Here are a few survival tips for the riot conscious.

More and more Internet users can conveniently access their e-mail through web-based e-mail accounts. A web-based e-mail account can be accessed through any web browser at any location, including the office. However, an array of potential threats can arise in the workplace when using a web-based e-mail account, including a decrease in productivity, an increase in virus attacks and the potential of divulging proprietary company information. These threats are now forcing companies to reevaluate their current web mail policies or lack thereof.

The following article, originally published in the SecurityWorld INT’L, Mar/Apr 2006 Issue, has been reprinted with permission:

To stay at least one step ahead of threats to the United States, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) now tackles enormous challenges from terrorism as never before, in a robust partnership with private business.

Read entire article.

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an automatic identification method that uses radio waves to retrieve data stored on RFID tags. These tags, also known as RFID transponders, can be attached to objects, animals and even humans. With the convenience of a modern device such as this comes the inevitable trappings of misuse.

Quotes by Barack Obama

There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.

There is not a liberal America and a conservative America - there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and latino America and asian America - there's the United States of America.

We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red States.

What two former U.S. presidents passed away on July 4, 1826?

Answer

• SECURITY WORLD INT'L

• EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH STEVE MENDOZA