Sunday, February 10, 2008
1954 Cadillac, Midlothian Virginia
Look at the grill work. To see this photo much larger, go here.
See more pictures of this car along with information on my 1954 Cadillac Fleetwood page here
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They can see you!
The United States Capitol Building, December 2007.
Surveillance cameras go live in the U.S., capitol.
This news from the Washington Post:
"D.C. police are now watching live images from dozens of surveillance cameras posted in high-crime parts of the city, hoping to respond faster to shootings, robberies and other offenses and catch suspects before they get away.
Since August 2006, the city has installed 73 cameras across the city, mostly on utility poles, at a cost of about $4 million. But until recently, officers were using them mainly as an investigative tool -- checking the recordings after crimes were committed in hopes of turning up leads and evidence.
Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier said she thought the department wasn't making the most of the technology and was missing opportunities to more quickly solve crimes -- or even stop them in progress. "I thought, 'Why the heck aren't we watching them?' " Lanier said.
And so, for about 40 hours a week, a small team of officers in the department's Joint Operations Command Center watches the live feeds from 10 to 15 of the cameras. They choose locations based on the latest crime trends -- focusing, for example, on areas in Southeast Washington beset by gun violence.
The District is following cities such as Baltimore, Chicago, New York and Philadelphia, where police have actively monitored live camera scenes for years. London is often credited with having the most extensive network -- 500,000 cameras that make up the "Ring of Steel," dating to the early 1990s. "I'd love to have the whole city wired like London," said Lanier, adding that she didn't anticipate that becoming a reality.
...The city first turned to cameras nearly a decade ago, creating a downtown network to aid police in monitoring large demonstrations, inaugurations and other big events. At the time, civil liberties groups and some council members raised concerns about privacy rights."
When I lived in Mt. Pleasant in the late 1990s, I would see unmarked DC government cars with uniformed passengers. They would slowly drive down residential streets during mid-day, typing in all of the license plate numbers on parked cars. I assumed they were trying to nab traffic law offenders so they could administer DC's rather onerous fines, obviously a revenue-raising ploy. But it also provided lists to keep track of who was in the city.
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Thursday, February 7, 2008
James River Water, Richmond Virginia USA
The James River February 7, 2008. To see this photo much larger, go here.
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REVIEW
The Spirit #12: Sand Serif
and Darwyn Cooke's soft women
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The Spirit #12
DC Comics, January 2008 Cover Date
$2.99 cover price
Art and Story by Darwyn Cooke. Inks by J. Bone.
This review has moved here.
Art by Phil Hester and Andre Parks from The Spirit #13.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Emah
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In the 2008 Political Contest, this is my nominee: 
