Privacy or safety first? Since the attempted terrorism attack aboard a Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas Day, the Obama administration has been scrambling to review airport security procedures. And some are calling for the reexamination of a controversial device known as the whole-body imaging scanner, which, shall we say, leaves little to the imagination about what a traveler looks like in the nude. Besides former homeland security secretary Michael Chertoff, at least one group wants President Obama and policymakers to give the scanners a chance: the U.S. Travel Association, which represents the industry. 'Whole-body imaging may or may not be a panacea for security and travelers, but one thing that is clear is that this technology has not received the necessary analysis to determine if it can significantly strengthen security and improve travel facilitation,' Roger Dow, the association's president and chief executive, said in a statement last week. 'Nearly all of the WBI focus to date has been on privacy. It is past time for a more detailed analysis.' The group urged the administration to adopt techniques that strengthen screening while balancing travelers' right to privacy and allowing them to travel hassle- free. In addition to whole-body imaging, the group also backs increased use of canine security. Some experts agree that the time for more aggressive screening has come. Douglas Laird, a former security director with Northwest and president of a Nevada-based security consulting firm, supports the association's request that the scanners be looked at more closely. 'I'm a proponent,' he said, 'for the simple reason that it's the only way you can find what you're looking for.' Laird is less enthusiastic about using dogs at airports. For one thing, he said, they can work only so many hours a day. And they're no match for a crafty would-be terrorist who knows how to manipulate an explosive device so that it gives off no scent. 'The normal person wouldn't know how to seal an (explosive device) and cleanse it, but these guys aren't average people,' he said. 'These guys are engineers; they know how to do it.' Travel Ticker Planning on going to the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games? If so, there'll be more to do than watch downhill skiing or figure skating. From Feb. 6 to May 2, the Vancouver Art Gallery will display the anatomical drawings of Leonardo da Vinci's 'Anatomical Manuscript A' in the exhibition 'Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man.' On loan from the Royal Collection of Queen Elizabeth II, the exhibition will be free to the public during the Winter Games. Admission to the museum all other times is about $21, seniors $15, students $14, ages 5-12 $7, age 4 and younger free. ... Dodge City, Kan., an infamous Western town in the late 1800s, now has a new casino. The Boot Hill Casino and Resort has more than 500 slot machines and 12 tables for poker, blackjack and other games. A 124-room hotel and 20,000-square-foot conference and entertainment facility are scheduled to open in 2012. ... The Virginia Historical Society, a museum and research library located in Richmond, Va., recently announced it was waiving admission fees for 2010. For more information, visit www.vahistorical.org. 