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Introducing the latest in portable DVR's, the PocketPro Ultra PV-800. This "law enforcement grade" professional unit features time/date overlay, advanced motion activation, super high resolution mode (720 x 480), and the only portable DVR with a watermarked frame indication in each frame, resulting in tamper proof video files providing solid evidence for law enforcement applications. Built in 30Gb hard drive and SD card slot supporting up to 4Gb SD card. All metal brushed cast aluminum black case offers maximum durability. Get up to 36 hours of DVD quality video!
Features:
Super High Resolution: Able to record 720 X 480 super high resolution picture @ 18fps
Standard High Resolution: Records 640 X 480 high resolution @ 30fps.
Display: 3.5" color TFT-LCD
Camera Output Power: Features 5 VDC and 12 VDC output to supply power for most CCD cameras.
Multiple Recording Modes: Including manual / auto / motion detection / scheduled.
Tamper-Proof Recording: Watermarked with a counter indication is each frame. The recorded video file is tamper-proof, providing solid evidence for law enforcement use.
High Capacity Quick Swap Battery: Uses 1800 ma / 3.7 v high capacity FUJI camcorder rechargeable battery. Extra batteries can be easily purchased from any camera store and maximizes operation time.
Specifications:
Model: PV-800
Display: 3.5" TFT-LCD
Video Recording Mode: Auto/Manual/Motion/Schedule
Recording Time: 65 Minutes per 1GB SD Card
Memory: 30GB HDD & SD Card slot up to 4GB
Video Recording: 720 x 480 @ 18fsp - 640 x 480 @ 30fsp
Audio Recording: YES
Dual A/V Input: Both 2.5mm and 3.5mm A/V input jacks
PC Interface: Mini USB 2.0
Power to Camera: DC 5V Output at 2.5mm A/V input jack, DC 12V output at 3.5 A/V input jack
Battery Type: Quick Swap 3.7V, 1.8 amp lithium
Battery Life: 3 Hours including external CCD power
Photo Recording: YES
Set Includes:
DC 3.7V/Lithium Battery
DC 5V Charger
Carrying Case
Earphone
USB & AV Output Cable
Camera Input Cable
Users Guide Disc
USAID Inadvertently Funneled American Tax Dollars to Terror Related Groups
A federal agency that disburses billions of dollars in humanitarian aid, disaster relief, and pro-democracy programs every year, has inadvertently funneled American taxpayer funds to individuals and entities with "terrorist affiliations" and lacks the safeguards to prevent such incidents from recurring, an internal audit has revealed.
In a report entitled "Audit of the Adequacy of USAID's Antiterrorism Vetting Procedures," dated November 6 and obtained by Fox News, U.S. Agency for International Development Inspector General Donald A. Gambatesa concluded USAID's "policies, procedures, and controls are not adequate to reasonably ensure against providing assistance to terrorists."
Although the federal government has long sought to institute tighter controls on the disbursement of foreign aid, Gambatesa found USAID's "policies or procedures do not require the vetting of potential or current USAID partners."
The audit was triggered this spring, after gun battles at Islamic University in Gaza pitted Fatah forces, loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, against their rival, Hamas, which controls the university and has been designated a terrorist group by the United States. After the shooting stopped, Fatah displayed large caches of weapons recovered from inside the university, and the Washington Times reported the school had received more than $140,000 in USAID funding.
"In the basement of Gaza Islamic University, a U.S.-funded institution," said Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., who sits on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and requested the audit, "Palestinian police found several Iranian agents and an Iranian general teaching the students in the U.S.-funded chemistry lab how to make suicide bombs."
The audit found at least two other troubling cases. Last year USAID learned it had granted $180,000 to a Bosnian group whose president was, since 1997, included on a "watch list" barring his entry into the United States. And before that, a man sentenced to four years in prison for lying about his dealings with a disciple of Usama bin Laden had been part of a group that received $1 million from USAID.
"These kinds of problems appear to be systemic," said Kirk, a former staff official of the World Bank. "And we've created a culture that I would worry is a kind of a welfare terrorism, where the United States is backing both sides in this conflict, largely through incompetence and inattention to detail."
Sean McCormack, a spokesman for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, said he wasn't sure if she'd been briefed on the audit, but he assured reporters she, and officials at USAID, are committed to safeguarding taxpayer funds. "[T]hey have some issue with some of the facts, some of the analysis, and some of the recommendations put forward in the IG report," McCormack said at a briefing Monday. "But that said, of course, we're going to look at this very seriously..."
McCormack did not say what "issues" USAID officials had with the Gambatesa report.
Rooted in the Marshall Plan, which helped rebuild Europe after World War II, USAID was formally established by executive order in 1961. On its Web site, the agency describes itself as "the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms."
Although it is an independent federal agency, it "receives overall foreign policy guidance" from the secretary of state. The administrator of USAID is appointed by the president subject to Senate confirmation. The head of the agency, Randall L. Tobias, a former chairman and chief executive of Eli Lilly & Company and of AT&T International, resigned abruptly last April, amid disclosures he had patronized a Washington, D.C., escort service.
Both Gambatesa and the USAID press office declined to comment for this story. The inspector general's office is supposed to submit another audit, focused specifically on USAID's operations in Gaza, by month's end.
By James Rosen Foxnews
In a report entitled "Audit of the Adequacy of USAID's Antiterrorism Vetting Procedures," dated November 6 and obtained by Fox News, U.S. Agency for International Development Inspector General Donald A. Gambatesa concluded USAID's "policies, procedures, and controls are not adequate to reasonably ensure against providing assistance to terrorists."
Although the federal government has long sought to institute tighter controls on the disbursement of foreign aid, Gambatesa found USAID's "policies or procedures do not require the vetting of potential or current USAID partners."
The audit was triggered this spring, after gun battles at Islamic University in Gaza pitted Fatah forces, loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, against their rival, Hamas, which controls the university and has been designated a terrorist group by the United States. After the shooting stopped, Fatah displayed large caches of weapons recovered from inside the university, and the Washington Times reported the school had received more than $140,000 in USAID funding.
"In the basement of Gaza Islamic University, a U.S.-funded institution," said Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., who sits on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and requested the audit, "Palestinian police found several Iranian agents and an Iranian general teaching the students in the U.S.-funded chemistry lab how to make suicide bombs."
The audit found at least two other troubling cases. Last year USAID learned it had granted $180,000 to a Bosnian group whose president was, since 1997, included on a "watch list" barring his entry into the United States. And before that, a man sentenced to four years in prison for lying about his dealings with a disciple of Usama bin Laden had been part of a group that received $1 million from USAID.
"These kinds of problems appear to be systemic," said Kirk, a former staff official of the World Bank. "And we've created a culture that I would worry is a kind of a welfare terrorism, where the United States is backing both sides in this conflict, largely through incompetence and inattention to detail."
Sean McCormack, a spokesman for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, said he wasn't sure if she'd been briefed on the audit, but he assured reporters she, and officials at USAID, are committed to safeguarding taxpayer funds. "[T]hey have some issue with some of the facts, some of the analysis, and some of the recommendations put forward in the IG report," McCormack said at a briefing Monday. "But that said, of course, we're going to look at this very seriously..."
McCormack did not say what "issues" USAID officials had with the Gambatesa report.
Rooted in the Marshall Plan, which helped rebuild Europe after World War II, USAID was formally established by executive order in 1961. On its Web site, the agency describes itself as "the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms."
Although it is an independent federal agency, it "receives overall foreign policy guidance" from the secretary of state. The administrator of USAID is appointed by the president subject to Senate confirmation. The head of the agency, Randall L. Tobias, a former chairman and chief executive of Eli Lilly & Company and of AT&T International, resigned abruptly last April, amid disclosures he had patronized a Washington, D.C., escort service.
Both Gambatesa and the USAID press office declined to comment for this story. The inspector general's office is supposed to submit another audit, focused specifically on USAID's operations in Gaza, by month's end.
By James Rosen Foxnews
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Iran Test-Fires Another 'Top Secret' Missile
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Wednesday it has successfully test-fired a "top secret" missile, the third in a week, state-run television reported.
The report called the missile an "ultra-horizon" weapon and said it could be fired from all military helicopters and jet fighters.
The tests came during war games being held by the elite Revolutionary Guards in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea since Friday at a time of increased tension with the United States over Tehran's nuclear program.
The television called it a "turning point" in Iran's missile tests but did not give any further details.
On Tuesday, Iran tested a new surface-to-sea radar-avoiding missile that is equipped with remote-control and searching systems, state TV reported. It said the new missile, called Kowsar, was a medium-range weapon that Iran had the capability to mass-produce.
It also asserted that the Kowsar's guidance system could not be scrambled, and it had been designed to sink ships.
Shortly after that test, Gen. Yahya Rahim Safavi, chief of the Revolutionary Guards, said Iran can defend itself against any invasion originating from outside the region — a clear reference to the United States.
"The missile command of the Guards' naval force ... via positioning various types of surface-to-sea missiles, is able, while defending the coastlines and islands, to confront any extraterritorial invasion," the official Islamic Republic News Agency quoted Safavi as saying.
Safavi also called for foreign forces to leave the region. The U.S. 5th Fleet is based in Bahrain.
On Friday, Iran tested the Fajr-3, a missile that it said can avoid radar and hit several targets simultaneously using multiple warheads. Iran also has tested what it calls two new torpedoes.
One of the torpedoes, unveiled Monday, was tested in the Straits of Hormuz, the narrow entrance to the Gulf that is a vital corridor for oil supplies. That seemed to be a clear warning to the United States that Iran believes it has the capability to disable oil tankers moving through the Gulf.
The Revolutionary Guards have been holding their maneuvers — code-named the "Great Prophet" — since Friday.
Some military analysts in Moscow said it appears the high-speed torpedoes likely were Russian-built weapons that may have been acquired from China or Kyrgyzstan.
Others have questioned their capabilities of evading advanced radar systems such as those in Israel.
The United States said Monday that while Iran may have made "some strides" in its military, it likely is exaggerating its capabilities.
"We know that the Iranians are always trying to improve their weapons system by both foreign and indigenous measures," Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said. "It's possible that they are increasing their capability and making strides in radar-absorbing materials and technology."
But "the Iranians have also been known to boast and exaggerate their statements about greater technical and tactical capabilities," he said.
It has not been possible to verify Iran's claims. But it has made clear that it aims to send a message of its military strength.
The U.N. Security Council has demanded Iran give up uranium enrichment, a crucial part of the nuclear process. Washington is pressing for sanctions if Tehran continues its refusal to do so, though U.S. officials have not ruled out military action as an eventual option, insisting they will not allow Iran to gain a nuclear arsenal.
On Tuesday, state TV also said the Revolutionary Guards had tested what it called a "super-modern flying boat" capable of evading radar.
The report showed the boat, looking like an aircraft, taking off from the sea and flying low over the water.
Iran has held war games for two decades to improve its combat readiness and test locally made equipment.
Iran launched an arms development program during its 1980-88 war with Iraq to compensate for a U.S. weapons embargo. Since 1992, Iran has produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles and a fighter plane.
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The report called the missile an "ultra-horizon" weapon and said it could be fired from all military helicopters and jet fighters.
The tests came during war games being held by the elite Revolutionary Guards in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea since Friday at a time of increased tension with the United States over Tehran's nuclear program.
The television called it a "turning point" in Iran's missile tests but did not give any further details.
On Tuesday, Iran tested a new surface-to-sea radar-avoiding missile that is equipped with remote-control and searching systems, state TV reported. It said the new missile, called Kowsar, was a medium-range weapon that Iran had the capability to mass-produce.
It also asserted that the Kowsar's guidance system could not be scrambled, and it had been designed to sink ships.
Shortly after that test, Gen. Yahya Rahim Safavi, chief of the Revolutionary Guards, said Iran can defend itself against any invasion originating from outside the region — a clear reference to the United States.
"The missile command of the Guards' naval force ... via positioning various types of surface-to-sea missiles, is able, while defending the coastlines and islands, to confront any extraterritorial invasion," the official Islamic Republic News Agency quoted Safavi as saying.
Safavi also called for foreign forces to leave the region. The U.S. 5th Fleet is based in Bahrain.
On Friday, Iran tested the Fajr-3, a missile that it said can avoid radar and hit several targets simultaneously using multiple warheads. Iran also has tested what it calls two new torpedoes.
One of the torpedoes, unveiled Monday, was tested in the Straits of Hormuz, the narrow entrance to the Gulf that is a vital corridor for oil supplies. That seemed to be a clear warning to the United States that Iran believes it has the capability to disable oil tankers moving through the Gulf.
The Revolutionary Guards have been holding their maneuvers — code-named the "Great Prophet" — since Friday.
Some military analysts in Moscow said it appears the high-speed torpedoes likely were Russian-built weapons that may have been acquired from China or Kyrgyzstan.
Others have questioned their capabilities of evading advanced radar systems such as those in Israel.
The United States said Monday that while Iran may have made "some strides" in its military, it likely is exaggerating its capabilities.
"We know that the Iranians are always trying to improve their weapons system by both foreign and indigenous measures," Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said. "It's possible that they are increasing their capability and making strides in radar-absorbing materials and technology."
But "the Iranians have also been known to boast and exaggerate their statements about greater technical and tactical capabilities," he said.
It has not been possible to verify Iran's claims. But it has made clear that it aims to send a message of its military strength.
The U.N. Security Council has demanded Iran give up uranium enrichment, a crucial part of the nuclear process. Washington is pressing for sanctions if Tehran continues its refusal to do so, though U.S. officials have not ruled out military action as an eventual option, insisting they will not allow Iran to gain a nuclear arsenal.
On Tuesday, state TV also said the Revolutionary Guards had tested what it called a "super-modern flying boat" capable of evading radar.
The report showed the boat, looking like an aircraft, taking off from the sea and flying low over the water.
Iran has held war games for two decades to improve its combat readiness and test locally made equipment.
Iran launched an arms development program during its 1980-88 war with Iraq to compensate for a U.S. weapons embargo. Since 1992, Iran has produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles and a fighter plane.
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