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Photo: ©2008 Steve Hockstein 14 Brian Cury: Keeping A Watchful eye 0 Through The Lens Brian Cury’s company, EarthCam Inc., is a leading A new coffee-table book captures the four provider of Webcam technology, bringing exotic seasons on the beautiful UK campus, as well locations to your desktop, as well as providing security as images of the majestic oroughbred in solutions to corporations and cities.