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New Passenger Security Technology Make Revolutionize Passenger Security Screens
A new technology from an Irish company may revolutionize aircraft passenger screenings and permit passengers to be scanned from 50 meters or so away. Metal detectors currently used for screening aircraft passengers could soon be supplanted by novel millimetre-wave cameras, able to detect even non-metallic concealed objects. The new system, named after a Brazilian bat, […]
US May Use Airline Data to Find Terrorist Sleepers
According to the Guardian, The U.S. May Use Airline Data to Find Sleepers. The article says that the Transportation Security Administration is testing a project known as “Secure Flight” to check for terrorist sleepers on flight passenger lists. Already it is being attacked for violating privacy laws. Supposedly, Secure Flight is a more accurate method […]
Personal Safety in the Outdoors
“Enjoying nature, physical exercise, or getting away from urban stress – whatever your interest and ability, the mountains offer something for everyone. As with anything you do, there is a certain amount of risk involved…” Hiking Safety and the 10 Essentials, The Mountaineers Nature photographers are not immune to the risks found in nature. If […]
Wildlife Ethics – You Are a Guest in Their Home
Parachuting Cats into Borneo In the early 1950’s, the Dayak people in Borneo suffered tragically from malaria and the World Health Organization (WHO) helped them by spraying DDT to kill the mosquitoes which carried the malaria. The mosquitoes died, malaria declined, but there were side effects. Among the first was the fact that the roofs […]