Thursday, May 28, 2009, from CBN News web site

"Police are increasingly using Global Positioning Systems to track and catch criminals.

The technology uses satellites to map out locations and police say it is more effective than trailing a suspect with officers.

For example, Wisconsin investigators shut down a drug operation after secretly planting a GPS on a drug dealer's borrowed car.

But critics say the technology goes far beyond surveillance and in some states, officers do not need search warrants to use the trackers.

Courts across the country are now trying to sort out whether law enforcement can continue to use GPS tracking systems without a warrant."

Allow me to comment on this, although the subject needs no commentary to those on this site, I recently was critisized for not enough.

The artical states there is a debate in the kangaroo courts of today to authorize this obstacle of the constitution and the bill of rights. The Bill of Rights clearly states and defines the confines of law enforcment on this issue.
Article VI of the Bill of Rights:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
We have seen through the tears, oh I mean years, the tearing down of our rights through the guise of protection. The fact is that the very laws that were put in place to protect us are being desimated peice by piece. Their was a movie staring Tom Cruise yaers back that put forth the prospect of precrime prevention by the thought police. This is not as far fetched as you think. There are scientific studies right now on how to communicate through thoughts from one person to another.

From DOD NEWS

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Army researches brain-wave communication

Published: Thursday, September 11, 2008 1

Donna Miles | American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The 1982 Clint Eastwood thriller "Firefox" seemed like the ultimate military science fiction story: A former Vietnam War pilot steals a state-of-the-art Soviet fighter plane armed with weapons controlled by thought.

More than 25 years later, the Army is funding research to explore the concept of using brain waves to communicate.

The Army Research Office awarded a $4 million grant in mid-August to lay the scientific foundation it hopes will someday enable Soldiers in the field to communicate through a deliberate thought process.

Elmar Schmeisser, ARO program manager, described the revolutionary concept in terms of the way today's field soldiers communicate with radios.

"You'll press the button on your harness, you'll think, then you'll throw the button off," he said.

Gone will be the microphone. Gone will be the receiver. The message will go directly from the Soldier's head into a computer programmed to decipher his brain waves, Schmeisser explained.

The result will be communication that's silent, secure and free of background noise.

"If I record what you are saying from your brain wave, ... it is automatically noise-free, clear and secure," he said. "No one can overhear you, because you are not saying anything out loud, so it is an absolutely secure system."

But getting to that point will require a monumental scientific breakthrough - something researchers at the University of California, Irvine, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Maryland hope to work toward with the ARO grant.

It could take 15 or 20 years before technology gets to the point to support the system.

"The mathematics behind this is fierce. It is really difficult," Schmeisser said.

But if scientists are successful, they could bring tremendous capability to future Soldiers, he said, while providing a huge side benefit as well. The technology could provide a way for Soldiers with brain injuries - as well as civilians with neurological problems such as Lou Gehrig's Disease - to communicate without speaking or writing, he said.

Test subjects for the project will don special caps that take electroencephalography, or EEG, signals sent out by their brains. The readings register as squiggles on a computer screen. The challenge for scientists is to figure out how to translate the squiggles into messages a computer can type out or speak.

The decoded thoughts - translated brain waves - would be transmitted using a system that points to the person intended to receive the message.

But getting to that point could take decades, Schmeisser said, because of the huge amount of brain activity that takes place at the same time, and the fact that no two people have the same EEG blueprint.

"What makes this difficult is that everyone's brain is unique and everyone's EEG is unique, just like everyone's speech is unique," he said. "So it has to be individualized for every person."

But users also need to be trained to think in a way the system will understand, he said.

For this thing to have any chance of working at all, the individual has to learn to think clearly and loudly," he said.

Schmeisser compared the system to a computer-based voice-recognition program that translates speech into text.

"You have to speak slowly and clearly, and at the end you have a certain amount of accuracy," he said. He noted a variety of factors that can interfere: nasal congestion, an unfamiliar accent or background noise.

"So you will have to think the same way and train the machine so it understands your particular pattern," he said.

Schmeisser dismissed claims that the technology could be used to read people's minds without their knowledge or consent.

"This is not about mind reading. It doesn't even think about 'mind' at all," he said. "For this to work, you are going to have to be fully involved, and that is going to take time."

The program is among the Army's research projects intended to build the scientific foundation for future breakthroughs.

"We're looking at long-term goals," Schmeisser said. "By putting research like this in place now, in 15 years you may be able to harvest that. This is not going to be operational in any real military sense for quite awhile."

The grant for the program comes from the Defense Department's Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative Program, which supports research involving more than one science and engineering discipline.

"In that synergy, you might be able to generate a breakthrough and research that will allow invention," Schmeisser said. "So this program is not focused on creating inventions. It is focused on creating the basic science foundation from which inventions flow."

Few other organizations are able invest in such high-risk ventures, despite the high payoff they could provide.

"The Army is interested in these breakthrough technologies," he said. "They are high-risk, and they may not pay off, but when they do, they pay off big."

And in many cases, the payoffs not only benefit the military, but also have civilian applications. Schmeisser pointed to just a few technologies that started as Army research programs, lasers and radar among them.

The spinout for military technology has been here since the Bronze Age, he said, pointing to how early man developed weapons, then turned them into tools.

"Fighting and the development of military technology is something humans have been doing as far back as we can record," he said. "But the peacetime dividend of military development has been huge."

Another long-term Army-funded program, still in its infancy, is exploring how to use genetically modified viruses to produce nanocircuitry. Angela Belcher, the chief scientist behind that effort, won the 2004 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Award for her efforts.

In addition to paving the way to low-cost production of nanoscale integrated circuits and other electronic components, Belcher's program could also lead to a broad range of next-generation applications: medical implants and tissue growth, energy-efficient batteries and lighting, faster and smaller computers, detectors for hazardous agents and stronger armor for military craft, among them."

Atical By Time.com

The Army's Totally Serious Mind-Control Project

Soldiers barking orders at each other is so 20th Century. That's why the U.S. Army has just awarded a $4 million contract to begin developing "thought helmets" that would harness silent brain waves for secure communication among troops. Ultimately, the Army hopes the project will "lead to direct mental control of military systems by thought alone."

Anoter artical on this subject:
http://www.content4reprint.com/personal-development/coaching/latest-developments-in-brainwave-entrainment.htm
Latest Developments in Brainwave Entrainment
Recently, professionals in the areas of psychology, neurology, medical health and self-help have begun utilizing the power of brainwave entrainment in their work with patients and clients. Advances in the effectiveness of brainwave entrainment have been significant.

What is brainwave entrainment?

It is a relatively young but rapidly growing field that involves the study of how altering brainwaves naturally can allow people to easily enter states of increased intelligence, creativity, relaxation, pure energy and more! Researchers and scientists have found that different bands of brainwaves are associated with different mental states. Scientific studies have shown that brainwaves not only provide insight into an individual's mind and body, but they can be stimulated to actually change that person's current state. By causing the brain to produce or decrease specific types of brainwave frequencies, it is possible to bring about a large variety of mental states and emotional reactions.

How does this work?

Here's the science behind this incredible breakthrough: The brain is made up of billions of brain cells called neurons, which communicate with each other using electrical signals. All of these neurons sending signals at once produce a large amount of electrical activity commonly called a Brainwave pattern, because of its "wave" or cyclic-like nature. "Entrainment" is a principle in physics, where two cycles synchronize naturally with each other in order to work more efficiently. Entrainment is applied to chemistry, astronomy, electrical systems and much more, but can also be applied to the brain.

When the brain is provided with a stimulus, through the ears, eyes or other senses, it emits an electrical charge in response. This is called a Cortical Evoked Response. These electrical responses travel throughout the brain to become what an individual sees and hears. When the brain is given a consistent, repeating stimulus, such as drum beats or flashes of light, the brain responds by synchronizing, or entraining, its electric cycles to the external rhythm. This is commonly called the Frequency Following Response (or FFR), and it can be used to effectively alter our brainwave patterns.

In the last 10 years, there have been great advancements in the field of brainwave entrainment as it relates to cognitive functioning. Studies have shown that the brains of many people are actually functioning at low capacity. By targeting the specific brainwave band that is related to states of intense concentration and strong focus, scientists have been able to help individuals improve their academic performance. Entrainment can also be used to induce states of relaxation and even deep states akin to deep meditation. This can have profound benefits for people who are seeking to perform certain types of work, art or even attain certain spiritual states.

Still Wondering Whether Brainwave Entrainment Really Works?

In 1999, the Journal of Neurotherapy published a case study conducted by Thomas Budzynski, Ph.D. In the study Dr. Budzynski used 8 college students who were struggling academically. After undergoing audio-visual brainwave stimulation, the students outperformed a control group and significantly increased their grade point average. The GPA for the 8 students continued to rise even after treatment was discontinued!

Drs. Siegfried and Susan Othmer found that neurofeedback brainwave training in the 15-18 Hz range can produce significant shifts in IQ score, particularly with people who are suffering from ADD/ADHD and other disorders. In cases where the starting IQ value is less than 100, the average IQ increase was 33 points! They also found significant improvements in memory, reading and arithmetic. In a one year follow-up, trainees showed major improvements in self-esteem, concentration and self-expression.

There Are Two Ways to Alter Brainwaves: Binaural Beats and Isochronic Tones

Binaural beats are the most recognized form of brainwave entrainment because it is the earliest. With binaural beats, a slightly different tone is presented into each ear. The tones then combine in the brain to form a pulse or "beat". The pulse heard by the listener is actually the difference between the two tones. For example, if the left ear is given a tone at 20 hertz and the right ear is given a tone of 30 hertz, then the listener will hear a beat of 10 hertz. And the brain will entrain to that rhythm.

While binaural beats are by far the most used form of brainwave entrainment, other more modern methods are quickly gaining popularity. The most promising of the new methods is Isochronic Tones. Isochronic tones are a somewhat less well known form of entrainment; however, they have proven to be much more effective. Isochronic entrainment uses a single tone that is manually spaced, turning on and off in a precise pattern. This actually enhances the effectiveness of audio entrainment.

Three More Reasons Why Isochronic Tones Are Better Than Binaural Beats:

1) Binaural beats require the use of headphones or special speaker assignments. Isochronic tones do not rely on speaker assignments, and therefore can be used without headphones or any special speaker assignments.

2) Binaural beats are incapable of entraining the brain's hemispheres individually (because they require both ears). Binaural beats are a disadvantage because many of the modern entrainment protocols used in clinical work currently requires the use of separate stimulation to each ear. This is useful for deep meditation, depression, ADD treatment and cognitive enhancement.

3) Studies have found that binaural beats are not as effective as isochronic tones due to the way brain processes the beats. Dr. Gerald Oster's, a pioneer in the field of brainwave technology, study of binaural beats concluded that the depth or intensity of the resulting "beat" is only around 3 decibels or 1/10th the volume of a whisper.

The difference between the peaks and troughs in the wave pattern determines the strength of the Cortical Evoked Response. Looking at the binaural beat pattern on a monitor, it is clear that the wave is shallow. The entrainment is harder to detect and leaves only a minor electrical imprint on the brain. Conversely, the isochronic tone pattern shows each pulse as individual and separated. This results in much greater evoked potentials within the auditory cortex of the brain.

Ultimately, the studies show that a new day has dawned. For those in persuit of any type of self development, brainwave entrainment can offer an excellent array of benefits."

Can you emagine the implications of this? They start off so very innocent, as it seems, to protect us. But wake up, they don't want to protect us, but contrll us. Do you trust your government to this extent? The same government who funds destruction of other countries, and people on a mass scale. The same government who has more jails in its country for its own citizens than any other. And we call ourselves free. That statment is a oxymoron. We can't sell basket of eggs without the government interviening. By what right do they do this.

They are doing it because they have already instituted mind controll of people through oppression. This gps comming to a police force near you is only the begining. The next step will be a helmit, and then a implant to your brain because they want to help you. Get real, I don't know about you but I don't need their help.

I do not think this will be a choice, but a mandatory act for homeland security.

Say it is not so.

Dan

PS. Did you miss this:
Another long-term Army-funded program, still in its infancy, is exploring how to use genetically modified viruses to produce nanocircuitry. Angela Belcher, the chief scientist behind that effort, won the 2004 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Award for her efforts.