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Effective Tuesday, September 26, 2006 TSA Is Adjusting The Ban On Liquids, Aerosols And Gels according to the TSA Website. The new restrictions will allow some items which were previously banned. TSA states that by allowing some items to board planes they can focus on real threats. There are detailed videos of people placing items into plastic bags and even include music lol.

From the TSA Website

1. Travelers may now carry through security checkpoints travel-size toiletries (3 ounces or less) that fit comfortably in ONE, QUART-SIZE, clear plastic, zip-top bag.
2. After clearing security, travelers can now bring beverages and other items purchased in the secure boarding area on-board aircraft.

If you ask me this is sort of a waste of time because you could just as easily buy these items when you land with less restrictions. The TSA has been very clear in reference to the guidelines of this and are available in full on the TSA website.

While the batch menu is often overlooked by many Photoshop users the batch tool is a powerfull image tool. Batch processing photos in Photoshop is easy. The most favorable method is to use the batch menu found under the file menu flyout in Adobe photoshop. From the batch menu window you can select a folder and any actions you have created to be preformed on an entire folder. The most common use for the batch menu by far is cropping images and thumbnail generation. However it can be used for other things such as watermarks and red eye reduction the choice is yours. Be carefull when working on slower machines as batch processing lots of images will slow or even lock up ram starved machines and may cause errors in your images. A good practice when working with the batch tools is to make a copy of the directory before batching it. This way if you have an unexpected power failure you wont loose any of your images.

Ever got gum in your carpet? Well I have and let me tell you it is no picnic to try and get it out. Here is some tips on how to remove the sugary compound from your rug, carpet etc.

How to remove gum from the carpet

Ever wanted to create your own hollow book? Well now you can by following these simple instructions.

Materials Needed

1. Elmer’s white glue
2. 2. a container to hold glue solution (I’ve chosen a film canister)
3. X-acto knife, and/or box cutter. Both if you have them
4. brush to apply glue solution
5. pencil/pen
6. ruler, or other rigid straight edge
7. brush to apply glue solution
8. pencil/pen
9. ruler, or other rigid straight edge

How to make a Hollow Book from scratch