The Coming Police State
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RE: The Coming Police Sta
She could not be charged in Canada as she is only 11. Actually if she was up here and shot them she could not be charged.
She could not be charged in Canada as she is only 11. Actually if she was up here and shot them she could not be charged.
The police had no business doing their duty even if it nipped a ethnic riot in the bud.
Gee let me guess...an neo con :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
Gee let me guess...an neo con :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
If you are really that concerned of the police state I suggest you become a member of the ACLU, if you are not already, and get updates on the Patriot Act and what constitutes a police state.
Coming to a road near you ? :?
RFID tags along to track your vehicle
The Financial Express | July 25 2005
Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, so far confined to warehouse tracking and other small-area applications, is now put in conjunction with VSATs to track vehicles. This new system, developed by Core Projects and Technologies Ltd, is the latest to hit the Indian vehicle tracking market, where card- swiping and GSM-based equipment are the norm.
The company launched a vehicle tracking pilot project on the Delhi-Jaipur highway last week.
Sanjeev Mansotra, chairman of the company, says, RFID grids have been placed along with VSAT terminals at four places at an approximate equi-distance of 50 km. The RSRTC passenger buses moving between Delhi and Jaipur have been fitted with RFID transponders (tags), whereby their movement is tracked, monitored and managed. Each vehicle has been designated a unique ID. Monitoring is done and updated every half-an-hour, as the vehicle moves along the highway.
The system uses different instruments such as bar-codes, RFID tags, Bluetooth, web cams, etc, for capturing the data. The data is then transferred through various mediums such as VSATs, optic-fibre, GPRS, etc, to the control centre. The registered user can log on to the system through internet and can view the current status of the vehicle. The user can generate an HTML report or even ask for a video feed from the web cams fixed at different places along the highway.
Industry analysts say, the current Indian logistics tracking sector is “non-structured and single dimensional”. The IT logistics sector for tracking people, assets and vehicles is expected to be a Rs 500 crore industry over the next 2-3 years.
With the cost of an RFID tag between Rs 2,000-25,000 each, Core Projects says that large scale logistics companies wouldn’t mind the expenditure incurred for a highly effective vehicle monitoring, managing and tracking system. Emphasising on the project’s technical competency, the company says that RFID tags and other data capture tools can be placed on to the individual consignments as well. This would help immensely in inventory management.
According to Prakash Salkar, CEO of the company, the VSAT-based networks would be vital plug-ins while designing a pan-India footprint for a logistics grid. This would especially be an effective solution in regions where other technology options like GSM circles would be unavailable.
RFID tags along to track your vehicle
The Financial Express | July 25 2005
Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, so far confined to warehouse tracking and other small-area applications, is now put in conjunction with VSATs to track vehicles. This new system, developed by Core Projects and Technologies Ltd, is the latest to hit the Indian vehicle tracking market, where card- swiping and GSM-based equipment are the norm.
The company launched a vehicle tracking pilot project on the Delhi-Jaipur highway last week.
Sanjeev Mansotra, chairman of the company, says, RFID grids have been placed along with VSAT terminals at four places at an approximate equi-distance of 50 km. The RSRTC passenger buses moving between Delhi and Jaipur have been fitted with RFID transponders (tags), whereby their movement is tracked, monitored and managed. Each vehicle has been designated a unique ID. Monitoring is done and updated every half-an-hour, as the vehicle moves along the highway.
The system uses different instruments such as bar-codes, RFID tags, Bluetooth, web cams, etc, for capturing the data. The data is then transferred through various mediums such as VSATs, optic-fibre, GPRS, etc, to the control centre. The registered user can log on to the system through internet and can view the current status of the vehicle. The user can generate an HTML report or even ask for a video feed from the web cams fixed at different places along the highway.
Industry analysts say, the current Indian logistics tracking sector is “non-structured and single dimensional”. The IT logistics sector for tracking people, assets and vehicles is expected to be a Rs 500 crore industry over the next 2-3 years.
With the cost of an RFID tag between Rs 2,000-25,000 each, Core Projects says that large scale logistics companies wouldn’t mind the expenditure incurred for a highly effective vehicle monitoring, managing and tracking system. Emphasising on the project’s technical competency, the company says that RFID tags and other data capture tools can be placed on to the individual consignments as well. This would help immensely in inventory management.
According to Prakash Salkar, CEO of the company, the VSAT-based networks would be vital plug-ins while designing a pan-India footprint for a logistics grid. This would especially be an effective solution in regions where other technology options like GSM circles would be unavailable.
Privatization of US Toll Roads and Other Infrastructure Gaining Speed
How long till they try this here :evil:
WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- After privatization of US infrastructure slowed significantly in the 1990s, the concept is rapidly gaining speed now that several international private-public toll road projects have proven successful, according to a project finance lawyer with White & Case.
"US states and municipalities are taking a look at many of the structuring and financing techniques and newer tolling technologies employed by overseas transportation projects to see if such techniques can be applied to US projects. Some of those techniques include shadow tolls, managed lanes, free-flow tolling technologies and innovative lease structures that combine public and private financing sources," said project finance lawyer Ned Neaher, who has advised on numerous toll road projects in Latin America and Europe.
"Public-private partnerships are now viewed by states and municipalities as an attractive method to obtain budgetary support while ensuring first-class transportation infrastructure is provided to their citizens."
Neaher says that throughout the country, state governments and municipalities are making the decision to privatize toll roads, bridges and other vital infrastructure in an effort to combat state funding shortages and reduce procurement costs. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently unveiled a three-prong plan to reduce traffic congestion, including legislation that would allow private construction of toll roads. To offset its $100 billion transportation deficit, Colorado's state legislature is considering privatized toll roads to pay for the construction and maintenance of its 953-mile highway system. And New Jersey's Acting Governor Richard Codey is studying the possibility of leasing one or more toll roads, including the 148-mile New Jersey Turnpike.
In fact, at least 19 states have enacted some kind of public-private partnership program for the transportation sector.
"Public-private partnerships in toll road projects like the Chicago Skyway, where the City of Chicago granted a 99-year lease to Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte (Cintra) and Macquarie Infrastructure Group to operate, maintain, manage, rehabilitate and toll the Skyway, infused $1.83 billion into that city's coffers," said Neaher, who represented Cintra and other developers and financiers in various toll road projects in Chile. "Given the financial crunch that many local and state governments are facing, it's not surprising that US states and municipalities are giving privatization a serious look again."
White & Case has one of the foremost project finance and infrastructure practices in the world, with significant experience advising on toll road projects including the AKA M5 Motorway in Hungary (Europe, Middle East and Africa Infrastructure Deal of the Year by Project Finance International); Autopista del Maipo refinancing (Latin America Refinancing Deal of the Year, Project Finance Magazine); Mexico's Autopista de Nuevo Leon toll road (Americas Infrastructure Deal of the Year, Project Finance International) and Chile's Costanera Norte toll road financing in Chile (2003 Latin American Deal
of the Year, Project Finance International).
How long till they try this here :evil:
WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- After privatization of US infrastructure slowed significantly in the 1990s, the concept is rapidly gaining speed now that several international private-public toll road projects have proven successful, according to a project finance lawyer with White & Case.
"US states and municipalities are taking a look at many of the structuring and financing techniques and newer tolling technologies employed by overseas transportation projects to see if such techniques can be applied to US projects. Some of those techniques include shadow tolls, managed lanes, free-flow tolling technologies and innovative lease structures that combine public and private financing sources," said project finance lawyer Ned Neaher, who has advised on numerous toll road projects in Latin America and Europe.
"Public-private partnerships are now viewed by states and municipalities as an attractive method to obtain budgetary support while ensuring first-class transportation infrastructure is provided to their citizens."
Neaher says that throughout the country, state governments and municipalities are making the decision to privatize toll roads, bridges and other vital infrastructure in an effort to combat state funding shortages and reduce procurement costs. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently unveiled a three-prong plan to reduce traffic congestion, including legislation that would allow private construction of toll roads. To offset its $100 billion transportation deficit, Colorado's state legislature is considering privatized toll roads to pay for the construction and maintenance of its 953-mile highway system. And New Jersey's Acting Governor Richard Codey is studying the possibility of leasing one or more toll roads, including the 148-mile New Jersey Turnpike.
In fact, at least 19 states have enacted some kind of public-private partnership program for the transportation sector.
"Public-private partnerships in toll road projects like the Chicago Skyway, where the City of Chicago granted a 99-year lease to Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte (Cintra) and Macquarie Infrastructure Group to operate, maintain, manage, rehabilitate and toll the Skyway, infused $1.83 billion into that city's coffers," said Neaher, who represented Cintra and other developers and financiers in various toll road projects in Chile. "Given the financial crunch that many local and state governments are facing, it's not surprising that US states and municipalities are giving privatization a serious look again."
White & Case has one of the foremost project finance and infrastructure practices in the world, with significant experience advising on toll road projects including the AKA M5 Motorway in Hungary (Europe, Middle East and Africa Infrastructure Deal of the Year by Project Finance International); Autopista del Maipo refinancing (Latin America Refinancing Deal of the Year, Project Finance Magazine); Mexico's Autopista de Nuevo Leon toll road (Americas Infrastructure Deal of the Year, Project Finance International) and Chile's Costanera Norte toll road financing in Chile (2003 Latin American Deal
of the Year, Project Finance International).