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another Maldives Islands photo

There are some spots around Key West , Florida that this photo reminds for of so it brings back some good memeories.

Schneier on Security - Last Week’s Terrorism Arrests 

Airport security is the last line of defense, and not a very good one at that. Sure, it’ll catch the sloppy and the stupid — and that’s a good enough reason not to do away with it entirely — but it won’t catch a well-planned plot. We can’t keep weapons out of prisons; we can’t possibly keep them off airplanes.

The goal of a terrorist is to cause terror. Last week’s arrests demonstrate how real security doesn’t focus on possible terrorist tactics, but on the terrorists themselves. It’s a victory for intelligence and investigation, and a dramatic demonstration of how investments in these areas pay off.

And if you want to know what you can do to help? Don’t be terrorized.

Library of Congress exhibit called Bound for Glory America in Color 1939-1943, the photo below is called A crossroads store, bar, “juke joint,” and gas station in the cotton plantation area, Melrose, Louisiana, June 1940 by Marion Post Wolcott. Some fascinating photos. Looking at the children and the dates many of them would now be in their sixties. I wonder what they think if they see themselves in an on-line exhibit.