tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77338598698466915242024-02-22T00:23:16.203+08:00CCTV Security Camera System PhilippinesCCTV Philippines Security Camera System Online Buyers Guide | CCTV Philippines Related News | CCTV surveillance system | Home security camera system | news and updates on CCTV camera system Philippines | Tips on how to install CCTV security camera system | Latest News and Updates on the importance of CCTV security camera |Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-25417346045867379912010-10-30T15:21:00.001+08:002010-10-30T15:24:54.340+08:00Philippines CCTV Camera News: DFA confirms it's Pinay nurse in UK life-support Case<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:78%;">By ROY C. MABASA | October 29, 2010, 7:07pm</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:100%;" >MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affirs (DFA) on Friday confirmed that the nurse who was caught on a CCTV camera allegedly turning off the life-support system of her British patient in January 2009 is a Filipina.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:100%;" >The declaration was made after the video, which showed 55-year-old Violeta Aylward mistakenly turning off her paralyzed patient’s ventilator, went viral over the Internet. According to the DFA, the Philippine Embassy in London has already "reached out" to Aylward and is "actively monitoring developments of the case."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:100%;" >The DFA said Aylward's licence was suspended by the Nursing and Mid-Wifery Council (NMC) in October last year. She is still awaiting a schedule for a formal hearing on the matter.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:100%;" >The United Kingdom Crown Prosecution Service, however, did not find sufficient basis to file a criminal case against Aylward after a thorough investigation. The Filipina nurse is employed by Ambition 24hours Care Service.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:100%;" >The patient, who suffered brain damage due to the incident, was identified as 37-year-old Jamie Merrett. He is from Devizes in southwest England and had been left paralyzed from the neck down by a 2002 road accident.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:100%;" >Reports said Merret installed a camera in his home when he became suspicious about the care he was receiving. The video, which was uploaded by the UK Telegraph on its website and has since been circulating among various social networking sites, showed Aylward attempting to restart the ventilator after she accidentally turned it off.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:100%;" >The Filipina nurse tried to revive Merrett but applied a resuscitation bag in the wrong place. Instead of connecting it to the hole in the patient’s neck, Aylward placed it in the patient's mouth. Paramedics was only able to restart the machine after 21 minutes.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:100%;" >"Merrett was starved of oxygen and sustained severe brain damage, leaving him with the mental capacity of a child," the Telegraph said in its report. Merret's family is now preparing to take legal action.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Source: </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/284912/dfa-confirms-its-pinay-nurse-uk-lifesupport-case">http://www.mb.com.ph</a> </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></div>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-14079308315660435062010-10-20T09:55:00.001+08:002010-10-20T09:58:51.955+08:00CCTV Philippines Camera News: Barangay Councilor's Killing Caught On Cam<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">CALASIAO, Philippines - A closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) captured the murder of a barangay kagawad in Calasiao town, Pangasinan, on Sunday.</span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Footage caught by a CCTV camera installed at a gasoline station showed the victim, Barangay San Vicente official Joseph Garcia, being shot to the head at close range.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Garcia was filling his motorcycle with gas when another motorbike with 2 men stopped a few meters away from him. </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">One of the men wearing a yellow shirt and a baseball cap suddenly went toward the victim and shot him at the back of the head.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Bystanders ran in panic while the gunman pumped more bullets into the fallen Garcia. </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">The suspect stole the victim’s change from the gasoline station before he and his accomplice fled the scene.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Police have yet to find a motive for the crime, said Chief Inspector Gary Pascual, Calasiao deputy police head. </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">The victim’s family, meanwhile, declined to give a statement to media.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">A report received by the authorities indicates that Garcia was killed allegedly because he was an informer for the police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group. </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">He was the fourth barangay official in Pangasinan attacked so far, according to police records. </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">The three other victims survived the attacks. – Noriel Padiernos, ABS-CBN News North Central Luzon</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Source: <a href="http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/10/18/10/barangay-councilors-killing-caught-cam">abs-cbnNEWS.com</a> Posted at 10/19/2010 12:15 AM | Updated as of 10/19/2010 12:15 AM</span></span></span><br /><br /></div>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-42332808518979340672010-10-01T19:42:00.001+08:002010-10-01T19:47:49.501+08:00CCTV camera News: MLA Thomas Burns 'alarmed' by jail CCTV faults<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">CCTV cameras in NI prisons have broken down 783 times in the past five years.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The information was revealed in an Assembly answer by the Department of Justice to SDLP MLA Thomas Burns.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">He said he was "very alarmed" by the figures which cover Maghaberry, Hydebank Young Offenders' Centre and Magilligan near Londonderry.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The figures emerged two weeks after the Billy Wright Inquiry said the breakdown of CCTV cameras was a factor in the events leading to his murder.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mr Burns added: "Questions must be asked about the reliability of the equipment being used and immediate action must be taken to solve this problem.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"The prison service is under a great deal of pressure at the minute and it is little wonder staff morale is at an all-time low when their equipment is out of date and constantly breaking down.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"It is clear we need a 'Patten' style reform of the prison service.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"There are so many frequently reoccurring, complex and deeply rooted problems across all institutions that radical change seems to be the only way to deal effectively with them."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Wright Inquiry recommended a complete overhaul of the Northern Ireland Prison Service.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">However, reforms akin to the Patten review of the RUC has been ruled out by the justice minister David Ford on the grounds of cost. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Source: </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11444285">bbc.com.uk</a><br /><br /></span>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-14924136562855416692010-09-22T22:50:00.001+08:002010-09-22T22:51:27.016+08:00CCTV Camera Related News: New CCTV camera scheme for City of Ely and Soham<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Plans to monitor CCTV cameras in Ely from the city rather than from 16 miles away in Cambridge have been proposed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">East Cambridgeshire District Council is talking to the county police force about monitoring the Ely and Soham CCTV from Ely Police Station.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">At present the cameras are viewed by police in Cambridge.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The council, which will make a final decision on the plans in the autumn, said the scheme could save money and provide a quicker response from police.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">'Safety of people'</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Detailed discussions are to take place between the district council, the police, the City of Ely Council and Soham Town Council.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Peter Cresswell, chairman of community services committee at the council, said: "I believe the discussions we have had with the police in recent weeks will lead to a system which meets the needs of everyone.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"The safety of the people who live and work in our district is of paramount importance and I am extremely pleased we are making real progress to achieve this goal."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Insp Andy Bartlett, of Cambridgeshire Police, said: "CCTV not only assists in the detection of crime but also acts as a deterrent."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Source: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-11384354">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-21651923804897000402010-09-22T22:45:00.000+08:002010-09-22T22:47:48.253+08:00CCTV Philippines News- Lesson from Ondoy: CCTV cameras installed in Marikina<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">MARIKINA CITY, Philippines – Solar-powered closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras have been installed on major bridges in Marikina City, the local government said on Tuesday.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The cameras serve as early-warning devices that monitor the water level in the Marikina River, Mayor Del de Guzman said.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The CCTV cameras are in place in the Tumana, Sto. Niño, and Marcos bridges.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“We learned our lesson from [typhoon] Ondoy,” de Guzman explained. “Dati mano-mano ang monitor natin sa ilog... tao-tao, pero ngayon technology at makikita ng lahat mula dito sa City Hall para makagawa ng appropriate action.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">He said aside from being powered by sunlight, the cameras also have night-vision capability and a built-in alarm system that goes off when the river’s water level reaches 14 feet.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Pag tumunog na ang alarma, ibig sabihin kailangan na namin umalis (When the alarm goes off, it means that we have to leave),” said Tumana barangay captain Lucila de Guzman.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hundreds of houses in the village were washed away by floodwaters during the onslaught of Typhoon Ondoy in September last year. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Source: Jay Ruiz, ABS-CBN News | abs-cbnNEWS.com | Posted at 09/22/2010 1:13 AM | Updated as of 09/22/2010 8:50 AM</span></span><br /><br /></span>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-27792024054485958332010-09-18T23:34:00.002+08:002010-09-18T23:39:31.306+08:00CCTV Camera Related News: Thief moved CCTV camera the day before returning to steal charity cash<span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">By edd moore herald reporter</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">A PLYMOUTH man who stole charity cash from a city pub has been jailed for another, meticulously planned theft.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Recovering heroin addict Benjamin Stacey went into a Barbican gift shop, reached up to the CCTV camera and turned it to face away from the till, Plymouth magistrates were told.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The 28-year-old then returned the following day and snatched a money tin from beneath the counter while his girlfriend distracted staff.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Stacey, from Stonehouse, was in the dock yesterday after admitting one count of theft.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The court heard how the unemployed decorator had first ventured inside the Dragon Corner Oriental Gift Shop, in Southside Street on July 10, and turned the camera 45 degrees to the left. He came back with partner Katie McLoughlin at around 11.30am the next day and she persuaded the lone shop assistant to climb a ladder so she could take a closer look at an item that was on display.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">While they talked Stacey, of Manor Street, reached under the till and grabbed a box containing around £180 in cash and electricity meter cards worth about £90, the court heard — but despite having moved the camera, he was captured on tape.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bob Stebbings, for Stacey, said he had been recalled to prison after being arrested while on licence, spending 28 days inside.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"He had a pretty serious session of thinking while in custody," Mr Stebbings added.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"He has finally come to the realisation, after a fairly lengthy criminal career, that something has to change."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Stacey, who had a long-term heroin problem, was now attending the Harbour Centre, and had secured a methadone and diazepam script, the court heard.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">McLoughlin, also aged 28 and of Manor Street, appeared separately to admit the joint charge and was granted conditional bail ahead of sentencing on October 14. The Crown Prosecution Service agreed to take the charity cash theft offence into consideration.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The court was told how the couple had gone into the Minerva Inn in Bretonside where Stacey had dropped a collection tin, thought to contain around £250, into McLoughlin's handbag.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Both admitted the offence when interviewed by police.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jailing Stacey for four months, magistrates said the theft had a degree of planning and related to money that was due to charity.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">They also ordered him to pay £270 in compensation.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Source: <a href="http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/news/Thief-moved-CCTV-camera-day/article-2655149-detail/article.html">http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-46398462786109197282010-09-15T20:39:00.001+08:002010-09-15T20:41:58.660+08:00CCTV Camera Related News: Carlisle Man Destroyed Cctv Camera Spying On His Home<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">A man who objected to a CCTV camera keeping watch on his bedroom window from the house opposite appeared before a judge – for stealing the camera and throwing it in a river.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The camera had been installed in the empty house opposite Christian Lord’s home in Welsh Road, Harraby, Carlisle.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">He and his girlfriend didn’t like the 24-hour monitoring of their movements, so he broke in and removed it.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The 35-year-old pleaded guilty at Carlisle Crown Court to a charge of burglary and the theft of the £1,500-worth of surveillance equipment.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">He was put under 12 months’ probation supervision and ordered to undergo drugs rehabilitation.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Prosecuting counsel Jonathan Dickinson told the court it was unclear who had installed the camera, or why, although it was thought Lord’s landlords – a housing association – were responsible.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“There is no dispute that the CCTV looked out solely upon the property occupied by Mr Lord and his girlfriend,” he said.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">In mitigation defence counsel Kim Whittlestone said Lord’s partner, who suffered from mental health problems, was especially troubled by the presence of the camera.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, she said, Lord decided to get rid of it.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“He was not aware of its purpose, but he was very concerned about where it was pointing. It appeared to be pointing at his front bedroom.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ms Whittlestone said it was something of a mystery why the camera had been installed, because there were no reports of Lord causing any trouble or doing anything wrong in the house.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">In fact, she said, he and his girlfriend still lived there. Judge Peter Hughes QC said he was puzzled by who installed the camera.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Under what authority was it done?” he asked. “There are human rights considerations here.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Judge Hughes told Lord that if the device had been installed by the police as part of a criminal investigation the offence would have been much more serious. “But that is not the situation I have to deal with,” he said. “It is unclear why and on what basis this camera was installed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“But plainly you and your partner were aware of its presence watching your activities and you took exception to it. While in no way can I condone your actions, this is far removed from a typical case of burglary. It seems you did it just to stop yourself being snooped upon.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">First published at 11:26, Wednesday, 15 September 2010 | Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Source: <a href="http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/carlisle-man-destroyed-cctv-camera-spying-on-his-home-1.758045?referrerPath=home">http://www.newsandstar.co.uk</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-80841708400034373622010-09-15T20:24:00.001+08:002010-09-15T20:27:40.809+08:00CCTV Philippines Related News: Netizens mad, want to adopt 'Gulf Air' baby<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">MANILA, Philippines - The Internet has been abuzz with news and reactions regarding George Francis Dimaano, the newborn baby found by cleaners last Sunday in the trash bin of a Gulf Air plane (Gulf Air Flight 154) which arrived in Manila from Bahrain.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The news has been picked up by international media, and netizens the world over have been sharing reports via Facebook or retweeting news items via Twitter.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Surprisingly healthy, George Francis weighed 3 kilos. His first name was taken from Gulf Air's code name (GF) and the last name was from Tristan Dimaano, the man who found him wrapped in tissue and covered with blood.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Netizens from here and abroad expressed shock and anger at the mother, and pity, awe and love for the baby.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">How could this have happened?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">A lot of people could not believe that a woman was able to give birth in mid-air and no one, not even the flight crew, knew.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Twitter user drinkmoxie tweeted: "Seriously how does this happen and no one notice anything. Just glad the baby is doing ok."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another Twitter user, njaymaldito, said: "OMG! An infant covered in a white cloth was discovered inside a trash bin in a Gulf Air plane. Thank God the baby is still alive."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">A woman named saikasyed tweeted: "new born baby found on a Gulf Air flight toilet. How did she give birth in that tiny place? good lord!"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Users iceedebbz and neilmonnery couldn't imagine how it could have happened. User iceedebbz tweeted: "So sad! How does one give birth on a plane and no one notices it? Then the mother leaves him behind poor 'Gulf Air' baby."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Giving birth in mid-air on an aircraft and no-one noticed?" asked neilmonnery.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ali Johnson, writing on Facebook, said: "just heard a terrible news from the Philippines. a new born infant was thrown in the dumps by a passenger of Gulf Air! Who could do that?"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">And Lamya added on Twitter: "so who is this crazy lady who gave birth in Gulf Air's flight and threw the baby in the bin!!!! how did she manage to deliver silently :/"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mother condemned</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">A lot of comments condemned the mother, believed to be an overseas Filipino worker (OFW), for leaving behind a live baby in a trash can.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">User khalidalkhalifa tweeted: "The mother is a criminal."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">AngryBritain tweeted: "Baby dumped in Gulf Air plane toilet bin. Mary Bale strikes again." Mary Bale is the woman recently caught on CCTV dumping a cat in a trash bin in the UK. She said she did it as a joke, then apologized publicly after public outcry.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Twitter user itsmeheidee said: "watching news on TFC. Baby found in Gulf Air flight bin. What kind of a mother would do that to her own blood. Psycho!!! tsk"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">User kristinejdeleon called the mother heartless: "gosh...my heart is cryin for the baby that have been left in gulf air airplane...what a heartless woman! >_<"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">And tor_vic has already pronounced the sentence for the mother: "mom of gulf air baby should be shot on site for abandoning her baby, the most precious of God's creation"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cel Chua on Facebook has another idea--death by stoning: "The mother of the baby boy found inside toilet trashcan of Gulf Air plane has no conscience. A criminal must be put in jail or much better---stoned till death."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Much love for the handsome baby</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">But there was overflowing love and compassion online for the baby, who has been described as "cute" and "gwapo."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">GAMeets tweeted: "Oh my gosh, Paddy! Ang cute ng baby from Gulf Air! Kawawa naman, ang cute ni baby George :("</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">And RadicalLN7 agreed: "the baby found in gulf air is so cute....sayang napunta xa s isang inang wlang PUSO!!!!"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">ilovemaru wrote: "Ano kayang kwento ng nanay ng baby na iniwan sa basurahan ng Gulf Air? Ang gwapo pa naman ng baby"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Many Twitter users were sad and heartbroken over the news.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">jboygonzalessj tweeted: "Heartbroken over this Gulf Air baby abandoned by mom, thrown into a trash bin. Awang-awa ako sa bata."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">thenightlite said: "How sad.....! Heart wrenching... Baby found on board Gulf Air in toilet.... Poor baby!! Bless"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">And presch wondered what's in store now for the baby: "So heartbreaking...What willl happen to Jorge Francis? Baby found in Gulf Air flight bin in Philippines."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Netizens volunteering to be parents</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Baby George Francis may have been abandoned by his mother, but for sure he will get new parents soon.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">trishenson tweeted: "i want to adopt that baby they found in the trash bin of gulf air!"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Twitter user jonrimanuel wrote: "The Gulf air baby is cute! I wanna adopt him! :)"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Celebrity mom Pia Magalona, widow of rap star Francis Magalona, said her son Arkin asked her to take the baby. "I fell in love instantly w d abandoned baby on Gulf Air featured on d news. Arkin said 'let's get it nalang.' I wish!" she tweeted.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">User normantiongco tweeted: "Ang cute ni George Francis! Yung Gulf Air baby! Kung pde Lang ako na aampon sa kanya :)"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">And DaphCLPT expressed her all-out love: "Give me the little baby boy found in the bin of a toilet onboard a Gulf air flight. I'll take him, poop & all. :("</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The baby is currently in the care of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. The mother has been given 3 months to claim George Francis, and if no one comes forward, he will be put up for adoption.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lesson learned</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Authorities are looking for the woman who may have given birth to George Francis. They have already identified who sat on the seat where blood was found.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">According to Supt. Romeo Desiderio, chief of the NAIA Terminal 1 Aviation Police, the mother's violation may be attempted infanticide or abandonment.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Twitter user leavingearth summed up the moral lesson in this incident: "An airplane bathroom is not a place to discard your: A) cig. butts B) disp. razor C) newborn baby."<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Source: <a href="http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/09/14/10/netizens-mad-want-adopt-gulf-air-baby">http://www.abs-cbnnews.com</a></span><br /><br /></span></span>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-11795933136832586402010-09-13T20:29:00.001+08:002010-09-15T20:32:06.627+08:00CCTV Philippines News: Police to Set Up More Checkpoints in Metro<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">By ELLSON QUISMORIO | September 13, 2010, 3:47pm</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">MANILA, Philippines – Spurred by the spate of robberies that have hounded Metro Manila, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said Monday it will set up more checkpoints and chokepoints at strategic areas in the metropolis.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Chief Supt. Leocadio Santiago Jr., NCRPO director, said the move is also part of the plan to increase police presence in the metropolis to deter criminals with the arrival of the Christmas season.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> “I have already ordered that additional checkpoints be set up at areas leading to malls, bus terminals, airports, schools, ports, churches, parks and other places that people tend to congregate, especially with the advent of the Christmas season,” Santiago said.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Police operatives in the checkpoints will be headed by a Police Inspector, the NCRPO chief said.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The cops will use Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) systems and K-9 units to detect drugs, explosives and contraband.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> The CCTV would document the conduct of the police officers to ensure the motorists’ rights are respected while the K-9 units would be used to sniff for any “hot” items.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Santiago gave the order for increase police visibility after Sunday night’s robbery at a fast food outlet in Libis, Quezon City, wherein the perpetrators carted away P150,000 in earnings.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last Friday, commuters aboard a passenger bus were held up in Mandaluyong City while robbers also struck in Taytay, Rizal and Las Piñas City last week.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“We expect criminals to be more active as the holiday season draws nearer, that’s why we are already making proactive measures. I have already ordered my district commanders to be more alert against criminal syndicates,” said Santiago.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Aside from uniformed cops, the NCRPO chief said plainclothes detectives would also be deployed to protect passengers of buses and other transport systems, specifically from thieves and pickpockets.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the same time, Santiago appealed to the public to cooperate with the police in guarding against criminals.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Among the areas that are usually teeming with criminals during Christmas season are the Cubao district and Litex-Commonwealth in Quezon City; Quiapo and Divisoria in Manila; Bagong Silang in Caloocan City and Baclaran in Parañaque City.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The NCRPO is also planning to have a meeting with business establishment owners, bus drivers and transport operators to discuss security measures to be implemented this holiday season.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">NCRPO spokesman Senior Supt. Dionard Carlos said the meeting aims to lower crime rates that usually go up during the holiday season.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carlos said the NCRPO chief wanted to remind traders and bus drivers about the importance of taking security measures especially during the “ber” months.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">He said the NCRPO wanted to update business owners and bus drivers as well as bus operators on the preventive measures to deter crimes. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Among the preventive measures that Santiago wanted to carry out and suggest to bus operators and drivers was to avoid overloading their vehicles which the NCRPO said is a situation that could be exploited by thieves.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carlos said they wanted to advise bus drivers and operators where robbers usually position themselves before staging a holdup.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">He also said one possible solution to avoid robbery holdup inside passenger buses was not to allow passengers in the aisles. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“We will not give them any opportunity to carry out their illegal activities,” Carlos said.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> The NCRPO also wanted to hear the views of bus drivers and operators on the plan to assign marshals inside buses.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carlos said the NCRPO also wanted to know the security measures being implemented in malls and banks so that the police could map out supplementary protective measures.</span></span>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-63535666186677796042010-09-12T15:51:00.001+08:002010-09-12T15:53:17.130+08:00CCTV Philippines News: CCTV-Installer Steals soap, Is caught On Cam<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">QUEZON CITY, Philippines – A thief who carried and broke open a 150-kilogram vault inside a store while hoping to steal a large amount of cash had a surprise of his life.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The vault contained only several bars of whitening soap and P1,500 in cash.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Unfazed, the man pocketed the money and stole the bars of soap. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">A closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) installed inside the A.R.M. Skin Essentials Corporation recorded the scene in Frisco, Quezon City, early Friday morning.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The suspect was identified by police as the electrician who installed both the vault and the CCTV camera.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Before going for the vault, the thief tried to destroy the camera, but only managed to have his face fully revealed. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">He later escaped through a fire exit.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The store owner, Dr. Alvin Matulac, said luck was not on the thief’s side. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Matulac had emptied the vault of its contents of around P5 million, which he deposited in a bank.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Buti na lang hindi nya ginalaw yung mga katabing vault dahil iyun yung mga may laman ng pera... yung sa vault talagang katsa lang ang laman,” he added.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“(It’s good that he did not get his hands on another vault that had cash. The vault that he opened really only contained rags.)”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Quezon City police have placed the thief on a wanted list. – with a report from Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News </span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">abs-cbnNEWS.com/ </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Posted at 09/12/2010 12:21 AM | Updated as of 09/12/2010 12:21 AM</span><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Source: <a href="http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/09/11/10/cctv-installer-steals-soap-caught-cam">http://www.abs-cbnnews.com</a></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-87098432493057361912010-09-12T15:41:00.001+08:002010-09-12T15:48:18.684+08:00CCTV Philippines News: Manila, Are You Really Safe?<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Manila, Are You Really Safe?</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">By Adrian Carlo Velasco The Philippine Star Updated September 10, 2010 12:00 AM</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">‘#ManilaIsSafe’ may have been a trending topic on Twitter but YS decided to volt in with the Citizen Safe brigade to make it a reality. Here’s our unofficial guide to living a little safer in the city.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">MANILA, Philippines - Ingat!” Do not underestimate the power of John Lloyd Cruz’s paracetamol commercial. It makes a lot of sense in a time when anyone — and we mean anyone — can become the stalked, the default cab driver’s victim or the after-party hipster who walks home vulnerable. No, vigilance is not paranoia. As Rock Ed head Gang Badoy puts it, “It is about you and the people you care about.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Admit it, all the whining and ranting about what we “shoulda, woulda, coulda done” to resolve the Aug. 23 Quirino Grandstand ruckus is getting a little tired. Yes, the Philippines has gotten the infamous travel warning from the US Bureau of Consular Affairs (and them some) — in fact, we could be the most dangerous place on Earth — but don’t you think it’s time to shut our pieholes and start living more cautiously?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">In lieu of recent events and the seemingly ancient crimes which we — the private citizens, the police force and the national government together — have tried to forget, we gathered some practical and sane ideas that will make our lives a little better. All thanks to never-say-die non-government organization Rock Ed’s Citizen Safe, “a campaign for urban safety formed in September 2009” after the murder of film critic Alexis Tioseco and journalist Nika Bohinc in their Times Street home — a few minutes away from the Aquino Family residence.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“(It’s) important to put that Citizen Safe is not an acceptance of things about the police. This is an acceptance of the recognition that time will have to pass before law enforcement steps up to raise the level of trust in our environment, where we move in our public places. Habang hindi pa nangyayari ‘yun, we have to be our own security force, diba? And how do we do that?”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ace Esmeralda, owner of security risk management firm Ace And Associates, has been handling Rock Ed’s public concerts for five years now and there have been no major incidents ever since. The former Army Captain, who was assigned in Mindanao for eight years to command an army strike company of an Anti-Kidnapping Task Force, gives his two cents’ worth: “Please be reminded that there is no guarantee in observing these measures. Crimes against a person are situational. (But they) usually victimize those who are not vigilant.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Read each item carefully as Badoy cites the case, Esmeralda lays down the do’s and don’ts, and YS demarcates the measures we need to take in times of danger.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Urban Safety Instructions: Home is supposed to be our refuge</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The case: Ironically, Badoy seeks advice from her incarcerated students during her weekly poetry class at the New Bilibid Prison. “After the murder of Alexis (Tioseco), it was important that I asked it from all sides,” she explains. “What could he have done?” According to her students, Alexis could have called someone for someone to hear the incident. “Pag may tulong ka ng mga (If you have access to) technologies, go for it. How great it would have been if he had remote access to a webcam, something that operates on the net!’”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The moves:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. Generally, crimes similar to what befell Alexis and Nika can be prevented with security awareness program to household staff and proper design of fences and gates. Gates should be designed so that homeowners can see who the people on the other side are.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. Households can install an alarm system to alert neighbors and police units of intrusions or the suspected presence of criminals and ongoing crime.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. Good lighting can discourage criminals while CCTV can help solve committed crimes. A visible CCTV camera may also discourage criminals.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. Take note of the physical characteristics of robbers: height, size, voice, accent, eyes, lips, or face (if not wearing mask), clothes, weapons, and even their demands.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. Generally speaking, to keep people secure, lock your doors, gates and windows always.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">6. Own a dog.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Street Patrol</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The case: “You should be careful when you’re talking on the phone. We always take it for granted,” says Badoy. The street is not our house. Giving out information in public like your next destination, schedule, and even little things, can be dangerous. “So it’s really a delicate balance of telling the right people where you are all the time and not letting the bad elements know where you are,” she adds.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The moves:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. Speak in lower volume when in public areas. Coffee shops are the best places to overhear private matters. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. When you feel in danger, run to a security guard or a building. Why? Security guards are better trained in emergency response.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. If you think you’re being stalked, call a friend. Call your security department. Inform them of your situation. Describe the stalker or your location. Ask them to meet you at the nearest well-lit area. If possible, enter a hotel lobby and pretend to check in. At the front office counter, calmly inform staff that you suspect a stalker. If the stalker did not follow you, ask a friend or relative to pick you up where you are.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. Shoulder bags should be constantly held under arms or at one’s front to discourage pickpocketing.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. Exude vigilance and confidence when walking. Snatchers and thieves go for those who appear frail, weak and not alert.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">6. Unless one is trained and has the confidence of Steven Seagal, do not resist a mugger.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hailing A Cab, Hailing For Help</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The case: We can still remember the unfortunate story of young woman in her 20s who was mugged and beaten up by a cab driver. What could she have done? “Strength in numbers, maximize technology. We do that all the time for marketing. We maximize social networks,” Badoy says. So why not use Facebook and Twitter for safety? “That’s why I like that people always tweet the license plates of the cabs. That’s a great practice, I think. If not prevent crimes, at least helps find the perpetrator.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The moves:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. SMS at least three people the license plate and name of the cab you get into.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. Don’t ride a taxi with a suspicious looking or acting driver.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. If the driver looks suspicious, pretend to call someone, preferably a male (while mentioning a male name like Papa, Kuya, Sir or even Tsip) and mention the taxi body number, name, etc.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. You can ask the driver his name and relay it loudly over the phone. But don’t make it sound as though you are suspicious of the driver.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Computer graphics by TEKS PABUAYON</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Commuting Common Sense</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The case: We’re all guilty of snoozing on the bus, train or jeep ride going home. “When I asked inmates in jail, the ones tried for kidnapping and robbery, they say they always prefer attacking people who look inattentive, tired, distracted or those with a lot of things in their two hands. Interestingly enough, one of the inmates said he never held up anybody who had an umbrella.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The moves:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. Stay awake on public transport. Look alert.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. If the perpetrator has a weapon, cooperate and give in to his demands. Life is more valuable than earthly possessions.do.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. Cooperate! Listen to instructions.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. Take note of robbers’ physical characteristics.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">After-Party Alarm</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The case: What to remember when stumbling out of that bar or club.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The moves:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. Check on each other when you part after a gathering or a party.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. SMS each other if you got home safely. Always let someone else know where you are or who you’re with: parents, mentors, friends or siblings.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. As much as possible refrain from “secret meet-ups” with people none of your friends know. If you meet someone new, always introduce him or her to family or other friends or classmates.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. Students should always have at least one teacher whom they can call, especially when they’re parents are not around.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">State of Emergency</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The case: Start keeping emergency numbers on speed dial. Start living à la Rescue 911.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The moves:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. Emergency Network Philippines (Police, Fire Brigade, DILG, Emergency, etc.): 117</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Emergency Number: 136</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. Chinese General Hospital: (02) 711-4141 / (02) 743-2017</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. Hospital de San Juan De Dios: (02) 831-9731 to 36 /(02) 831-5641 to 49</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. Makati Medical Center: (02) 815-9911</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">6. Philippine Children’s Medical Center: (02) 924-6601</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">7. St Luke’s Medical Center: Contact (02) 723-0101</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">8. The Medical City: (02) 635-6789, (o2) 631-8626</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">9. Text Fire: 0918-688-8888</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">10. National Operator: 109</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">11. Cebu Ambulance: 161<br /><br /><br />Source: </span></span><a href="http://www.philstar.com/youngstar/ysarticle.aspx?articleId=610583&publicationSubCategoryId=84"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">http://www.philstar.com</span></span></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-73941513512535859002010-09-11T23:59:00.000+08:002010-09-12T16:12:39.604+08:00CCTV Camera Related News: Police Refuse To Help Fund Ribble Valley CCTV<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">By Nazia Parveen | 5:50pm Saturday 11th September 2010</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">LANCASHIRE police have refused requests from Ribble Valley council bosses to help fund the borough’s CCTV system.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">It has emerged that Lancashire Constabulary chiefs were asked several times for financial assistance by Ribble Valley Borough Council.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">However, the requests were rebuked despite police describing the system as 'a valuable tool in supporting the work of the police in Ribble Valley and in Lancashire as a whole'.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">A report presented to the Community Services Committee states that Chief Superintendent Bob Eastwood 'made it very clear that Lancashire Constabulary would neither take over the management, maintenance and operation of the Clitheroe and Whalley CCTV system nor contribute in any way to its running costs'.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">In March this year, it was revealed that council bosses were considering closing down the borough's CCTV system due to 'increasing financial instability' in the current economic climate.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">According to the report, police suggested that the council could consider relocating the monitoring service into Greenbank Police Station, Blackburn, to make savings.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">But the report says: “The cameras cannot be integrated into the existing 100+ camera system there. Their installation is possible but only just in what is a cramped operation at present.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“And Clitheroe police would not have the same convenient access to the CCTV system as they do now, something that is highly valued locally.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Charges for running the system, with 27 cameras in Clitheroe town centre, three in Whalley and five across the Bus and Rail Interchange, increased by more than £6,400 this year, from £165,680 to £172,090.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The CCTV, which was first installed in 1995 with seven black and white cameras operating in Castle Street and Market Place, came under threat as part of Ribble Valley Borough Council cost-cutting measures.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Two options for the future of CCTV are now being considered including, searching for a new contractor to run the system or discussing changes with the current system operator resulting in the Ribble Valley, Hyndburn and Blackburn having one contract. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Source: <a href="http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/8385976.Police_refuse_to_help_fund_Ribble_Valley_CCTV/">http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk </a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /><br /></span>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-27353867954229517992010-09-10T16:03:00.000+08:002010-09-12T16:05:43.076+08:00CCTV News: Installing CCTV cameras at Jadavpur University countenance protest<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">One of the India's top most universities; Jadavpur University known for its engineering and science faculties, has been facing a huge protest performed by students from different political associations.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Students are protesting against installing CCTV's cameras in the University.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">For more than 24hours, many senior officials, registrar and the university's vice-chancellor have been confined to their offices as a result of "Gherao" (encirclement) made by the students.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lokeswari Dasgupta, who belongs to the United Students Democratic Forum and is a leading the protests at the Calcutta University, said that students are not terrorists and this is an apparent intrusion to their freedom.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">University authorities have planned for installing CCTV's camera in the Jadavpur campus because of Maoist activities. A Maoist leader Debolina Ghosh who was a former student at Jadavpur University, had recently arranged a press conference in the University campus and dared the police to arrest her in the University premises during the press conference, although this reason was not officially admitted by the University authorities.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Moreover, students also state that installing closed-circuit TV network inclusive of 16 CCTV's is a "complete waste".</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Palash Ghosh, the general secretary of the engineering department of the university mentioned that it is not fair on the part of the university to spend huge amount of funds, two million rupees ($4,200) on CCTVs when food and drinking facilities provided in the hostel are pathetic.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">In addition, there is no Wi-Fi internet connection in the campus so instead of installing CCTV's camera, authorities should spend amount on providing basic facilities in the better way.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Regardless of confined for more than 24 hours, University Vice-chancellor Pradip Ghosh remain stick to his proposal and reluctant to withdraw.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">He also said that students are unnecessarily creating an issue on this matter and installation of CCTV camera are essential for the security reasons in the campus and moreover the installation will be completed within a month's time, including gates and various important locations.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Besides this, students are also protesting against a code of conduct imposed by the University authorities which includes students to show their identity cards at the gates while entering the campus and for visitors to leave the university premises by 9pm.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Maoism first took roots in West Bengal in 1970's and since then Jadavpur University is the breeding ground for all the major activities of the left wing. But in spite of these activities, Jadavpur University has been known for "centre of excellence" and is closely linked to India's nuclear programme.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Source: <a href="http://topnews.net.nz/content/28109-installing-cctv-cameras-jadavpur-university-countenance-protest">http://topnews.net.nz</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-53086225766858519772010-09-09T15:54:00.000+08:002010-09-12T15:57:31.443+08:00CCTV Philippines News: Thieves Caught on Candid Camera<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">By MADELYNNE DOMINGUEZ and MITCH ARCEO | September 8, 2010, 4:25pm</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Manila, Philippines – Close circuit television cameras (CCTVs) are becoming an effective tool in catching criminals at work.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">In Marikina, CCTVs helped security at the Riverside Mall arrest a suspect caught on camera stealing a wallet from the handbag of a woman at a fastfood restaurant.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">In Pasay City, police were able to identify a suspect in the theft of a laptop from an employee of the bus line terminal.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chief Inspector Earl Castillo, chief of the Marikina police Criminal Investigation Division, identified the suspect in the Riverside Mall theft as Teresa Rivera, 43, of Dela Alas Street, Pasay City.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Castillo said Rivera was caught on security cameras at the Riverside Mall stealing the wallet from the bag of Rowena Juanico of Dama de Noche Street, Townsville, Concepcion Uno, Marikina City.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Police said the theft occurred at around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night at a Jollibee branch at the mall while the victim was lining up to order food.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Security guards monitoring the CCTV cameras saw the suspect opening Juanico’s handbag and sneak off with her wallet.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Security then radioed roving guards to accost the suspect before she got away.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The victim’s wallet which contained P12,000 was recovered from the suspect who was brought to the police stations where she is now detained awaiting charges.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Meanwhile, Pasay City police said they are now searching for John Arvic Bella, 29, of Barangay Sto. Niño, Camaligan, Camarines Sur, who was caught sneaking off with a bag containing a laptop by security cameras at the Philtranco Bus Liner terminal at the corner of Epifanio delos Santos Avenue and Apelo Street.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The apparent theft happened last September 2 but the suspect was only discovered after a review of the videotape of the security cameras.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The P30,000 laptop is owned by Dick Callope, Philtranco ticketing officer, who kept it at the terminal’s employees quarters.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The terminal's dispatcher said he saw the suspect roaming around the station before the theft.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Source: <a href="http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/276126/thieves-caught-candid-camera">http://www.mb.com.ph</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-80788166048220529612010-09-08T17:00:00.000+08:002010-09-15T20:47:05.245+08:00CCTV Philippines Related: Young gang recruits tagged in Cavite heist<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">MANILA, Philippines – Young members of a notorious criminal syndicate could be behind a daring bank robbery at a Banco de Oro (BDO) branch in SM Dasmariñas, Cavite on Monday, police said.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The robbers were in their 20s, said Senior Superintendent Danilo Maligalig, provincial director of the Cavite police. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">“What is noticeable, relatively mga bata itong involved in yesterday's operation,” he said, adding that the suspects could be members of the Ampang-Colangco robbery group. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">“Siguro mga bagitong rekrut nila (They could be the gang’s new recruits),” Maligalig said on Tuesday. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">He added that police have information that the heist was led by a certain “Bogart,” a veteran member of the group and former right-hand man of the gang’s founder.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">“We have gathered all the file pictures of its members. Crack teams of investigators went to SM Dasmarinas to interview (witnesses) and show these pictures,” he said. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Police believe that the gang used a female member to sneak in the guns used in the heist.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">“We are also looking into the lapses of the security guards that morning. Kasi limang tao nakapasok na may baril, hindi nila na-check,” the Cavite police chief said.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">A mall guard is also being investigated, according to police. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Maligalig said the unnamed guard, who was not disarmed by the robbers, acted suspiciously during the incident. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">He said the robbery gang’s previous heists involved BDO branch and SM malls.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">“Makikita niyo sa file nila…nakaugat sila diyan somewhere sa security involved (You can see in their file, some security officers are involved in the cases),” he added.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Police are now trying to locate the group’s safehouse in the province.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">In a statement issued Tuesday, the management of SM Dasmariñas mall thanked police and local officials for acting "swiftly and decisively" on incident.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">“(Police) have taken notes of the interviews they conducted with the mall security group and viewed and examined the CCTV yesterday,” the statement said. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">ABS-CBN News sources said the gang stole around P8 million from the bank. Two security guards were also injured during the robbery. – with a report from Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Source: <a href="http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/09/07/10/young-gang-recruits-tagged-cavite-heist">http://www.abs-cbnnews.com</a></span><br /></span><br /></span>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-54941041452727532032010-08-29T10:09:00.002+08:002010-08-29T10:12:11.479+08:00CCTV Philippines News: Hospital thief caught on CCTV<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">By CHITO A. CHAVEZ (</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">August 26, 2010, 7:47pm)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">It pays to have a closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera installed in private and government hospitals.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Station 10 operatives arrested last Wednesday a pedicab driver who was able to sneak into one of the rooms of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) where he stole some belongings of a patient.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Police Officer 3 Joel Sanchez, officer-on-case, identified the suspect as Ricky Beltran, 28, and a resident of 135 Matahimik St., UP Village, Quezon City.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The victim, Marian Geramillo, 36, of 19 Mulawin St., Buenmar Subdivision, Taytay, Rizal said she noticed that her Nokia 6020 telephone and lady’s wallet containing P240 in cash which she placed on top of a small table at Room 2008 were missing when she woke up around 5 a.m.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">She reported the incident to the hospital’s telephone operator who immediately alerted the on-duty security personnel.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The security guards viewed Beltran’s act through the CCTV camera placed inconspicuously near the rooms.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">That videotaped footage led to the suspect’s arrest at the lobby leading to the hospital exit where they discovered the stolen items of Geramillo.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Source: </span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/274284/hospital-thief-caught-cctv">http://www.mb.com.ph</a> </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-76789431608044681522010-08-29T09:59:00.001+08:002010-08-29T10:02:59.471+08:00CCTV Related News: Tourist Bus Commandeered By Hostage Taker To Be Preserved<span style="font-family: verdana;">MANILA, AUGUST 27, 2010 (STAR) By Cecille Suerte Felipe - The Philippine National Police announced yesterday that the tourist bus commandeered by a dismissed policeman in the hostage crisis last Monday in Manila would be preserved in an air-conditioned area with closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) to help in the “US air crash-type investigation.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“The final resting place of the bus will be in an enclosed place, which will be secured. CCTV (units) will be installed inside and outside the bus so that from time to time we can give updates to the public or the proper authorities,” said Superintendent Agrimero Cruz Jr., PNP spokesman.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cruz said the Hong Thai tourist bus would be stored at the Logistic Supply Service compound at Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Manila Police District director Chief Superintendent Rodrigo Magtibay went on leave while four officers of the MPD Special Weapons and Tactics unit were relieved after mishandling the hostage crisis and assault on the Hong Thai tourist bus where dismissed police Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza held hostage the Hong Kong tourists.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mendoza, who was dismissed from the police force last year for extortion, commandeered the tourist bus in Intramuros and held hostage 21 Hong Kong tourists and four Filipino guides for several hours in front of the Quirino Grandstand at Rizal Park in Manila.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The suspect, armed with an M16 rifle and a pistol, had released several hostages before the SWAT team assaulted the bus. The hostage taker and eight tourists were killed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cruz said that at any given time, investigators and even foreign investigators could come and look at the bus from the CCTV cameras and if they are going to come inside they will have to ask permission from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">He said foreign and local investigators would have to wear appropriate clothing so that all evidences will be preserved, including blood.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“So we are going to put air-conditioning to preserve all of these things even if it takes a year or two we are going to sustain the investigation,” said Cruz. “We learn that air crash investigations abroad take several months up to a year or several years and the PNP is willing to do this to ensure that the investigation will be conducted in a professional manner.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Observers, however, said the plan to park the bus in an enclosed and air-conditioned room would be expensive and the PNP could hardly provide service firearms, gas mask, bulletproof vests and other basic equipment to policemen.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“The bus was not the issue but the way police handled the hostage taking situation, why would the PNP spend money to preserve it,” asked an observer.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Source: <a href="http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/hl/hl109991.htm">http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/hl/hl109991.htm</a></span><br /></span>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-5441101988007707942010-08-28T15:59:00.000+08:002010-09-12T16:01:41.382+08:00CCTV Philippines News: NCRPO Wants Spy Cameras At NAIA Waiting Areas<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">By Non Alquitran (The Philippine Star) Updated August 27, 2010 12:00 AM Comments (12) View comments</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">MANILA, Philippines - The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) called yesterday for the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at the waiting areas and parking lots of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City to curb robberies involving foreign tourists and overseas Filipino workers.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">NCRPO chief Director Leocadio Santiago also directed the Pasay City police to review their checkpoints around NAIA to make it difficult for robbers, particularly members of the “Bundol (bump)” gang from going in and out of airport premises.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Bundol gang’s modus operandi is to tail their victims from the NAIA, rear-end the victims’ vehicle, then rob them when they stop.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Santiago said he will coordinate with NAIA general manager Angel Honrado for the installation of the CCTV cameras.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“The CCTV cameras would help us monitor the spotters of the gang in waiting areas and also the plate numbers of vehicles in parking lots,” Santiago said in an interview.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The NCRPO chief issued his call following the rob-slay last Sunday of South Korean missionary Choe Tae Hwan, who fetched his colleagues from NAIA. Robbers blocked the path of their car and shot Choe when he fought back.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Santiago said businessman George Bernas, a brother-in-law of former presidential daughter Luli Arroyo; an American in Mandaluyong City and a Chinese family in Manila were robbed after they left NAIA.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Though the Eastern Police District (EPD) are still determining whether the Bundol gang were also behind the rob-slay of Choe, Santiago said “it is the NAIA which served as a common denominators of these robberies. So we must tighten our security arrangement at the airport and we can do that with the utmost cooperation of Gen. Honrado.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The NCRPO chief vowed to make the neutralization of the Bundol gang as their top priority especially with the expected influx of Filipino workers returning home for Christmas.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Santiago also directed Superintendent Remus Medina, head of the NCRPO’s regional police intelligence and operations unit, to deploy teams to go after the gang.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Source: <a href="http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=606404&publicationSubCategoryId=65">http://www.philstar.com</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /><br /></span>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-51956663732518047902010-08-27T10:57:00.000+08:002010-08-29T10:59:57.650+08:00CCTV Philippines News: DENR Stops Issuing New Logging Permits<span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">As it aims to preserve the remaining vegetation of the country, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday said it will no longer issue permits for logging activities in all natural forests.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"To avoid further depletion of our country's forested areas, we will no longer sign any new permits for tree-cutting and logging permits in natural forests," Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">He said a number of hectares of primary forests "have already been heavily degraded." Industry data showed that less than 16 million hectares in the country were identified as forestland.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Paje said he has issued a new guideline to all regional offices for the abolition of all non-critical checkpoints in exchange for the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in all wood-processing plants in the country.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Some 60 to 70 percent of the total number of checkpoints will be abolished. We will only retain the highly critical checkpoints," he said.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"But in exchange for this, we will be requiring all wood-processing [permit holders] to install at least one 24/7 CCTV camera in their processing plants to monitor the entry of illegally cut logs or naturally grown logs in processing plants," he added.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">CCTV cameras would enable the DENR to witness wood companies that are processing illegally cut timbers.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Paje challenged logging companies to prove that they are not buying illegal logs, saying that "if they want to prove to us, they should show us their processing 24/7."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Meanwhile, the DENR also Thursday earmarked some 15,000 hectares of upland areas for high-value agricultural crops under the Aquino government's National Convergence Initiative or NCI.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Paje said that he has already directed all DENR regional executive directors to identify at least 200 hectares of land per province — or some 15, 000 hectares nationwide — for the agriculture development under the NCI. —JE, GMANews.TV<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Source: </span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.gmanews.tv/story/199511/denr-stops-issuing-new-logging-permits"><span style="font-family: verdana;">http://www.gmanews.tv</span></a></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-86794243211129603082010-08-14T12:52:00.005+08:002010-08-14T13:22:47.984+08:00Tips For Choosing a Wireless CCTV Camera System<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Anyone looking and wanting to buy a wireless CCTV camera? You can check this 5 tips on how to choose your own wireless CCTV camera system. Continue reading.</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5B4xKdwETTaTVms9vdZfi_I00s7clBMR8KOZrgxtelzVzrd9FX1O-l0W-g44OyicDeXmff_PVRe5V-TVxG2fknSqQ-Wdl_5NW7jcS0VqAsqc7OXcJdIiXP1t7B2sR5SUOECO3XsqEC44/s1600/wireless+cctv+camera+system.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5B4xKdwETTaTVms9vdZfi_I00s7clBMR8KOZrgxtelzVzrd9FX1O-l0W-g44OyicDeXmff_PVRe5V-TVxG2fknSqQ-Wdl_5NW7jcS0VqAsqc7OXcJdIiXP1t7B2sR5SUOECO3XsqEC44/s320/wireless+cctv+camera+system.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505131066971872034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNEgLCYSHCv30bifbJR9B6c0xuSY_hg-RuqJEn2PnqFgsPkbMcl5o39Fid7d6ZEJngZj7BvEDc5V-Xp5j3M5RU0asjkq82RqsrDINwON_JitWRDDCmhciDFNVXisAb6nXokfg4eXdnLs/s1600/wireless+cctv+camera+system2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNEgLCYSHCv30bifbJR9B6c0xuSY_hg-RuqJEn2PnqFgsPkbMcl5o39Fid7d6ZEJngZj7BvEDc5V-Xp5j3M5RU0asjkq82RqsrDINwON_JitWRDDCmhciDFNVXisAb6nXokfg4eXdnLs/s320/wireless+cctv+camera+system2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505131521612977906" border="0" /></a></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >5 Tips For Choosing a Wireless CCTV System</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">A wireless CCTV system can be a very inexpensive way to buy peace of mind. It can keep an eye on your kids when you're at work or watch your house when you're out of town. A wireless CCTV system can be something as simple as a Nanny cam in your baby's room or as complicated as five cameras mounted at strategic places around your home and yard. In addition to being inexpensive, wireless CCTV systems are easy to install. In fact, if you choose battery operated CCTV cameras, you can place them just about anywhere.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >How do you choose a wireless CCTV camera system?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here are five things to look for that can help you buy the right CCTV camera system for your home and your needs.</span><br /></span><ol><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Frames per second</span>. This is very important because you can actually buy wireless CCTV cameras that record too many frames per second (FPS). For example, some will record 30 FPS, which is close to real time. However, you don't really want to record every second of every day, as this requires way too much storage space. The fact is that 30 FPS just isn't really necessary. Six FPS is usually enough for you to see what's going on.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Color vs. black and white. </span>The reason behind that is the fact that when you review video that has been shot in color, it's just much easier to see what's going on. Also, black and white video can look washed out and lack definition. However, black and white cameras can be better for outdoor wireless CCTV systems.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Resolution. </span>Just why is this important? It's because the better the resolution the better the picture - just like with your home TV. Some wireless home security systems offer only about 300 lines of resolution. The better ones deliver 500 lines. And exactly what occurs you choose the higher resolution? You will be able to better see what's going on just as you do when watching high definition TV vs. standard definition.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Direct view or recorded video. </span>This can be important as well. Direct view works well if you want to just watch what's going on in your home in real time such as with a Nanny cam. However, if you want to be able to review the video at some later time or you want to use it as "evidence," you will need a system that includes either a video tape recorder (VCR) or a digital video recorder (DVR).</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wireless vs. wired. </span>Why are wireless CTV cameras a good idea? A wireless Home Security System is much easier to install, as there are no cables to run around inside walls or ceilings. And many are battery operated so you don't to install them near an outlet - meaning you can place them just about anywhere in your house.</span></span></li></ol><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Follow these tips when buying a home surveillance system and you're certain to pick a system that will fit your needs and your budget. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Article Source: <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Douglas_Hanna">Douglas Hanna</a> </span></span><br /></span>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733859869846691524.post-42721038384213561332010-08-10T23:10:00.000+08:002010-08-10T23:22:34.372+08:00What is CCTV?<span style="font-family:verdana;">CCTV stands for Closed-Circuit Television. This is a cameras that can produce images or recordings for surveillance purposes, and can be either video cameras, or digital stills cameras.<br /><br />Here's another definition that can be found <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed-circuit_television">here</a>.<br /><br />Closed-circuit television (CCTV) is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors.<br /><br />It differs from broadcast television in that the signal is not openly transmitted, though it may employ point to point, point to multipoint, or mesh wireless links. CCTV is often used for surveillance in areas that may need monitoring such as banks, casinos, airports, military installations, and convenience stores. It is also an important tool of distance education.<br /><br />In industrial plants, CCTV equipment may be used to observe parts of a process from a central control room, for example when the environment is not suitable for humans. CCTV systems may operate continuously or only as required to monitor a particular event. A more advanced form of CCTV, utilizing Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), provides recording for possibly many years, with a variety of quality and performance options and extra features (such as motion-detection and email alerts). More recently, decentralized IP-based CCTV cameras, some equipped with megapixel sensors, support recording directly to network-attached storage devices, or internal flash for completely stand-alone operation.<br /><br />Surveillance of the public using CCTV is particularly common in the UK, where there are reportedly more cameras per person than in any other country in the world. There and elsewhere, its increasing use has triggered a debate about security versus privacy.<br /><br /><br /></span>Red Denalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493093235564459608noreply@blogger.com0