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Do you want your privacy (and privates) exposed to airport X-rays?

Do you want to bare it all the next time you fly? A new security X-ray device, called the Backscatter, was recently installed in Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix. Much more sensitive than all previous scanners, it shows security screeners an almost naked X-ray image of your entire body. The device has since been installed in other airports throughout the US.

There have been many complaints since the device was used in tests, primarily because the X-ray image was too graphic for some sensibilities. Now, according to Sky Harbor officials, the image views have been "adjusted" to show less than the nude image. What will they do ... use fig leaves?
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Lose The Layoff Blues; Enjoy Your Cruise PDF Print E-mail


Q: My company recently gave me a birthday present when I hit age 57: a layoff notice. My spouse and I have already booked a cruise for next month, but I’m worried about getting a new job. Should I cancel the cruise? TLR, Buffalo NY A: Don’t cancel unless your bank account is really low and you can’t pay your bills. Consider the cruise a valuable time to rest, reflect and refuel. Take a smartphone on the ship with you, and while sunning at the pool, build a file of useful info about finding a job.

Do some serious research about your future. Check current want ads, Get names of job contacts, update your resumé and otherwise write up thoughts and facts to use during your post-cruise search. Then, you’ll get back home rested and ready to enlist again in the job market battle. Good luck!
 
 
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