[ RadSafe ] Airport Body Scanners

[Jeff Terry]

Hi Franz,

Yes, it was a joke. The thread was starting to degenerate a bit.

It is a part of our civilization, but the question is it is necessary  
for it to be part of our civilization.

The U. S. government has imposed many "security" related requirements,  
not just in air travel, since 2001. Many of them of dubious value to  
the general security. I have suffered some negative consequences, due  
to my protestations of some of these requirements.

All governments are composed of people and people do not always make  
sound decisions.

Jeff

On Mar 10, 2010, at 8:57 AM, Franz Schönhofer wrote:

> Dear Jeff,
>
> I suppose you are joking, don't you? I  do not even have myself any  
> nude
> pictures of me and being 65 years old I cannot imagine that anybody  
> would
> like to post one and even less look at them!!
>
> I fully agree with your sceptical remarks on politics and  
> politicians - but
> isn't this a part of our civilisation?
>
> Best regards!
>
> Franz
>
> Franz Schoenhofer, PhD
> MinRat i.R.
> Habicherg. 31/7
> A-1160 Wien/Vienna
> AUSTRIA
>
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] Im Auftrag von Jeff Terry
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 10. März 2010 15:39
> An: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
> Betreff: Re: [ RadSafe ] Airport Body Scanners
>
> I was hoping to not have a heavy hand as moderator but I have to draw
> a line somewhere:
>
> Anyone posting nude pictures of Franz is going to get banned ; )
>
> Seriously, the line between science and politics has been
> significantly blurred in the U. S. since the end of the Manhattan
> Project. One can certainly argue whether or not this has been a good
> thing. While it has expanded the size of the pot of funding available
> for science, it has made many scientists beholden to the politicos. I
> am not sure that this has been a good trade.
>
> Radiation Protection is one field that strictly due to the regulation
> is highly politicized. Please just keep the discussions civil.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> On Mar 10, 2010, at 7:04 AM, Chris Steinmann wrote:
>
>> Franz, lets hear more about the naked beaches you wallow in...think
>> of it as
>> a contribution!
>>
>> 2010/3/10 Franz Schönhofer <franz.schoenhofer at chello.at>
>>
>>> Dear Maury,
>>>
>>> You know that I appreciate your contributions to RADSAFE!
>>> Unfortunately I
>>> do
>>> not know the song you suggest to sing together so I cannot join
>>> you...
>>>
>>> That the USA and even the small parts of "America" (Brazil, Mexico,
>>> Argentine) I had the pleasure to visit are beautiful I can only
>>> confirm! So
>>> are many other places in this big, big world I have been able to
>>> visit not
>>> at least central Europe extensively.....
>>>
>>> Sorry, there has to be a connection to radiation to be posted on
>>> RADSAFE...
>>> No problem! I have visited all those places in the course of
>>> conferences on
>>> radioactivity or radiation protection.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Franz
>>>
>>> Franz Schoenhofer, PhD
>>> MinRat i.R.
>>> Habicherg. 31/7
>>> A-1160 Wien/Vienna
>>> AUSTRIA
>>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> You are currently subscribed to the RadSafe mailing list
>
> Before posting a message to RadSafe be sure to have read and  
> understood the
> RadSafe rules. These can be found at:
> http://health.phys.iit.edu/radsaferules.html
>
> For information on how to subscribe or unsubscribe and other  
> settings visit:
> http://health.phys.iit.edu
>