Authorities’ claim that virtual strip search pictures immediately destroyed proven fraudulent – use of devices needs to be halted now.
Claims on behalf of authorities that naked body scanner images are immediately destroyed after passengers pass through new x-ray backscatter devices have been proven fraudulent after it was revealed that naked images of Indian film star Shahrukh Khan were printed out and circulated by airport staff at Heathrow in London.
UK Transport Secretary Lord Adonis said last week that the images produced by the scanners were deleted “immediately” and airport staff carrying out the procedure are fully trained and supervised.
“It is very important to stress that the images which are captured by body scanners are immediately deleted after the passenger has gone through the body scanner,” Adonis told the London Evening Standard.
Adonis was forced to address privacy concerns following reports that the images produced by the scanners broke child pornography laws in the UK. When the scanners were first introduced, it was also speculated that images of famous people would be ripe for abuse as the pictures produced by the devices make genitals “eerily visible” according to journalists who have investigated trials of the technology.
However, the Transport Secretary’s assurances were demolished after it was revealed on the BBC’s Jonathan Ross show Friday that Indian actor Shahrukh Khan had passed through a body scan and later had the image of his naked body printed out and circulated by Heathrow security staff.
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"The Transportation Security Administration, under scrutiny after last month’s bombing attempt, has on its Web site a “mythbuster” that tries to reassure the public.
“Meet Mikey Hicks,” said Najlah Feanny Hicks, introducing her 8-year-old son, a New Jersey Cub Scout and frequent traveler who has seldom boarded a plane without a hassle because he shares the name of a suspicious person. “It’s not a myth.”
Michael Winston Hicks’s mother initially sensed trouble when he was a baby and she could not get a seat for him on their flight to Florida at an airport kiosk; airline officials explained that his name “was on the list,” she recalled.
The first time he was patted down, at Newark Liberty International Airport, Mikey was 2. He cried.
After years of long delays and waits for supervisors at every airport ticket counter, this year’s vacation to the Bahamas badly shook up the family. Mikey was frisked on the way there, then more aggressively on the way home.
“Up your arms, down your arms, up your crotch — someone is patting your 8-year-old down like he’s a criminal,” Mrs. Hicks recounted. “A terrorist can blow his underwear up and they don’t catch him. But my 8-year-old can’t walk through security without being frisked.”
It is true that Mikey is not on the federal government’s “no-fly” list, which includes about 2,500 people, less than 10 percent of them from the United States. But his name appears to be among some 13,500 on the larger “selectee” list, which sets off a high level of security screening.
At some point, someone named Michael Hicks made the Department of Homeland Security suspicious, and little Mikey is still paying the price. (His father, also named Michael Hicks, was stopped for the first time on the Bahamas trip.)"
FYI: The underwear bomber was a complete set-up in order to get naked body scanners at airports. They were signed, sealed and ready to be delivered months and even years ago. They just needed the event that would send the masses calling for their rights to be further violated in the name of safety.
Eyewitnesses, including Kurt Haskell and others have stated that they witnessed the Nigerian being led through security by a well-dressed man and was being videotaped the entire flight. The man even told the airport agents in Copenhagen that he was a Sudanese refugee and they do this all the time (cut lines w/o going through security). LOOK IT UP!!!!!!"The Transportation Security Administration, under scrutiny after last... more
Armatix has apparently been working on its so-called "smartgun" concept for quite a while, but it's now finally shown up at the Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT, naturally) with its first actual product: a .22-caliber pistol that relies on a wristwatch as a safety. As you can probably figure out, the gun will only unlock itself when its in close proximity to the watch, which sends a "wireless arming signal" that, of course, also activates some green LEDs for good measure. Previous incarnations of the company's concept also relied on a fingerprint ID as an additional safety, but that seems to have been left off this production model, which will run €7,000 (or $9,700) when it starts shipping next month.
Check out this amazing metal foam developed at NC State by engineering professor Afsaneh Rabiei. Her metal foam will save lives and improve knee and hip replacements. The material is as light as aluminum and stronger than steel. She is working the US military to develop better body armor and reinforcing armored vehicles. The material can make a car bumper dampen impact such that a 25 mph crash would feel like a 5 mph crash to the driver. Go NC State!Check out this amazing metal foam developed at NC State by engineering professor... more
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features safe teen driving information including stories about the dangers of texting and driving, important PSA's, and a few Allstate Insurance Company sponsored You Tube videos.features safe teen driving information including stories about the dangers of texting... more
Plastic provides a good amount of affordable convenience. Only recently have we discovered that the hidden cost may be our health. Plastics, which are used in much of our food storage and cooking, have the potential to negatively affect health in certain applications.
Some petroleum-based plastics leach harmful chemical into foods and drinks, especially when plastic comes in contact with oily or fatty foods, during heating and microwaving, as a result of harsh cleaners, and when exposed to excessive moisture.
Luckily, we can all make safe choices.
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Sixteen-month-old Trinity is recovering in the hospital from critical injuries her mother says are from putting a USB cable in her mouth. http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=130287&catid=339Sixteen-month-old Trinity is recovering in the hospital from critical injuries her... more
The six major baby bottle makers in the United States have agreed to stop using the toxic chemical Bisphenol-A, suspected of harming human development, local officials said.
"All six major baby bottle companies — Avent, Disney First Years, Gerber, Dr. Brown, Playtex and Evenflow — have agreed to voluntarily ban BPA from bottles in a major public health victory," Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said in a statement.
Blumenthal and his counterparts in New Jersey and Delaware wrote in October to the companies urging them to stop using the controversial chemical, widespread in plastic, after studies linked BPA to a range of health problems in infants.
Over 130 studies over the past decade have linked even low levels of BPA to serious health problems, breast cancer, obesity and the early onset of puberty, among other disorders.
"There is no excuse for this avoidable and unconscionable threat to continue," Blumenthal said.
"I am calling for a complete ban against BPA in baby products to stop this needless and negligent public health threat."
Toxicologists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found last year that the chemical could interfere with the brain development of fetuses and newborns.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its European counterpart, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), have said the chemical is safe in the amounts used in such products as baby bottles.The six major baby bottle makers in the United States have agreed to stop using the... more
Watch Cable TV Ch25 in Chicago on Thursday nites at l0 pm and Friday nights at 9:30 pm and RN Host, Karon interview unknown guests on topics of Health, Wellness, Medicine, Dining, Travel or check out shows on Ustream.tv Click on all broadcasts at bottom of page and enter Outspoken with Karon to see shows on Cardiology, Interventional Radiology, Reflexology, Hair Styles, Organic Products, Support our Troops, Autism and others.These are in depth conversations with experts, professionals, and entrepreneurs on their field of education. Business leaders are profiled. These shows have been on cable tv for 28 years. Other topics include hair analysis, biochemistry, innovations, Ph of the body, clinics, weight loss, oncology, holistic dentistry, gastroenterology and psychiatry. The host is coauthor of NURSES ON OUR OWN, the story of Two Chicago Nurses who defied the system and won in business over great obstacles. It also chronicles the adventure in business helping patients at home, in occupational health, on movie sets such as Risky Business and Dr. Detroit, administering to the stars. The host is the recipient of several awards: National Nurses in Business Living Legend Award, Community Service Award, NurseWeek Magazine Award, Southtown Economist News Woman of the Year, Small Business Award and others. She has been featured in People Magazine, The Chicago Tribune and The Chicago Sun Times, the Congressional Record, RN Magazine and other periodicals. She has been a speaker at Universities and Colleges. She may be contacted at auntclaus@yahoo.com or call 815 773 4497 or Write: AmericaNurse PO Box 7717 Romeoville, Ill 60446. Check out tvnurse.com..... Nurses on our Own is available at Amazon.com.....Watch Cable TV Ch25 in Chicago on Thursday nites at l0 pm and Friday nights at 9:30 pm... more
This Little Light Of Mine – I’m gonna let it shine – but be careful boys and girls that you don’t do a Michael Jackson and burn yourself up! PSA - Pubic Service Announcement.
No puppets were entirely burned alive during the filming of this video.
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Even though blind agreement with whatever a man tells me is part of my social etiquette homework, I must point out that women are much safer drivers than men, based on miles driven. Better yet, this research was carried out by a man, so it must be true.Even though blind agreement with whatever a man tells me is part of my social... more
14 year old Kirsty McRae was burnt in an unstaffed tanning salon, prompting a health and safety investigation.14 year old Kirsty McRae was burnt in an unstaffed tanning salon, prompting a health... more
As we all approach the inevitable chaos of the holidays with shopping, company parties, and client gift lists - all on top of Q4 and 2009 reports and wrap ups - please take care care to protect yourself and your family from possible tragedy due to simple oversight...
More children have been coming forward with reports of sexual abuse by women, says Childine.
Since 2004 calls of abuse by women have increased, five times faster than those about male abusers.
From a total of 16,094 children who called Childline in last year, as many as 2,142 of them spoke of being abused by women -- this was an increase of 132% from 2004-2005.
Of 16,094 children who called Childline about sex abuse last year, 2,142 told of abuse by a woman, up 132% on 2004-5.
The NSPCC state that female sex abuse has tended to go under-reported, due to social stigmas preventing the belief that females do not engage in sexual assault.
Lessons in using the internet safely are set to become a compulsory part of the curriculum for primary schoolchildren in England from 2011.Lessons in using the internet safely are set to become a compulsory part of the... more
In what sounds like a sci fi story a malfunctioning robot attacked and almost killed a worker at a factory north of Stockholm.
A worker was trying to carry out some maintenance work on a machine used to lift heavy rocks. He thought he had cut off the power supply so approached the robot, but it suddenly came to life and grabbed hold of the man's head.
He managed to defend himself but not before four of his ribs were broken in the attack.
Never think that robots don't have minds of their own!
LOS ANGELES - Barred from using lead in children's jewelry because of its toxicity, some Chinese manufacturers have been substituting the more dangerous heavy metal cadmium in sparkling charm bracelets and shiny pendants being sold throughout the United States, an Associated Press investigation shows.
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NAFTA and GATT was a bipartisan effort, led by Al Gore and Newt Gingrich b/c both parties are owned by the NWO. If we support the Freedom of Currency Act, Industrial Hemp Act and End the Fed, all proposed by Ron Paul, we can save this country and protect our children.LOS ANGELES - Barred from using lead in children's jewelry because of its... more
They will ask thee of the mountains (on that day). Say: My Lord will break them into scattered dust. (105) And leave it as an empty plain, (106) Wherein thou seest neither curve nor ruggedness. (107) On that day they follow the summoner who deceiveth not, and voices are hushed for the Beneficent, and thou hearest but a faint murmur. (108) On that day no intercession availeth save (that of) him unto whom the Beneficent hath given leave and whose word He accepteth. (109) He knoweth (all) that is before them and (all) that is behind them, while they cannot compass it in knowledge. (110) And faces humble themselves before the Living, the Eternal. And he who beareth (a burden of) wrongdoing is indeed a failure (on that Day). (111) And he who hath done some good works, being a believer, he feareth not injustice nor begrudging (of his wage). (112) Thus we have revealed it as a Lecture in Arabic, and have displayed therein certain threats, that peradventure they may keep from evil or that it may cause them to take heed. (113)
The U.S. Coast Guard was participating in a simulation with the South Padre Island Beach Patrol when one of the rescuers fell in the water.SPI Beach Patrol practice with Coast Guard
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