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...said that most of the products that Smith was asked to price, such as golf clubs and a metal detector, were not ones she was familiar with...
...could this be? For starters, the PSA test, like the mammogram, is a less than perfect cancer detector. Men may develop high PSA levels for many reasons: an infection of the prostate, the natural effects of aging, even bruising caused by a long bicycle ride. Or they may have cancer. Only a biopsy can tell for sure...
...Once there was a vent with a string attached and the motion detector kept picking up the string and setting off the alarm. We got the same alarm call three times in one day,” DiVirgilio laughs...
...easy to feel intimidated, even anxious (will my fillings set off the metal detector? Will the guards be unimpressed with my choice of reading material?), but it's amazing what you can adjust to in just a few days - and what routines become, well, routine. Since arriving here in Salt Lake City, I've acquainted myself with the intricacies of metal detectors, learned that no one cares what book I'm reading, and formulated a special dance step that helps me sail through the endless security screenings: Step, unzip coat, open coat, twirl, take off ski hat, move through...
...Another incident involved a well-endowed woman, her push-up bra and a totally clueless National Guardsman who, hearing the shrill wail of his metal detector wand each time it passed over this woman's chest, stood there for at least five minutes, his brow knitted, waving the wand back and forth, over and over again, never realizing what he faced was not a security threat but an extremely sturdy brassiere. Finally, his female colleague noticed what was going on and stepped over and whispered something in his ear. He blushed and waved the poor woman through the entrance...