PoliceOne says that a 60% percent success rate is far (20%) below expectations: Los Angeles’ $15 million high-tech camera system designed to catch red-light runners let four in 10 violators off the hook last year because the drivers couldn’t be identified, according to police data. In other words, the cameras are highlighting another control gap … Continue reading $15million LA camera system failing
Yesterday I had PRK done to my right eye. After consultation with my doctor, PRK was apparently my best option. Lasik is certainly attractive with the instant gratification, but he said the reduction of structural integrity to the eye from Lasik could increase the risk of Keratectasia. So he recommended PRK. I decide to do … Continue reading PRK Recovery Log
Reuters reports that bees have been sucessfully trained to smell out explosives: By exposing the insects to the odor of explosives followed by a sugar water reward, researchers said they trained bees to recognize substances ranging from dynamite and C-4 plastic explosives to the Howitzer propellant grains used in improvised explosive devices in Iraq. “When … Continue reading Bees trained to find bombs