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Stand by, air travelers, because the U.S. Homeland Security Department is preparing to install and test high-tech machines at airport checkpoints that will ”See Thru Clothing!”

Get ready for electronic portals known as backscatters, expected to be tested at a handful of airports this year, that use X-ray imaging technology to allow a screener to scan a body. And yes, the body image is detailed. Let’s not be coy here, ladies and gentlemen: ”Well, you’ll see basically everything,” said Bill Scannell, a privacy advocate and technology consultant. ”It shows nipples. It shows the clear outline of genitals.”

http://earthhopenetwork.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=278

A friend approached me to build a website for a small school. The website needs to access a database since the requirement is that the names and details of all the present and former pupils should be accessible from the website. I am at present learning PHP and MySQL. Is PHP and MySQL good enough to get it done, or are there better options? I can get about 2 months time to finish the project.

OMAHA, Nebraska: The Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an investigation into spending by database marketer InfoUSA Inc.

The lawsuit also questions why Gupta used private jets to fly Bill and Hillary Clinton on business, personal and campaign trips, and why Gupta gave Bill Clinton a $3.3 million (€2.2 million) consulting contract.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/21/business/NA-FIN-US-InfoUSA-Investigation.php

The New York Times reported in May that InfoUSA, which compiles consumer information and sells it to direct marketing companies and others, sold the names of senior citizens, including millions with Alzheimer’s disease and others whom it identified as gamblers, with labels that said things such as, “These people are gullible.”

Ah yes, preying upon the gullible. What Democrat Party does best!

With PHP.

With PHP.