At the mundane endofthe spectrum, they record cars speeding on roads near schools or snap photos of derelict public parks, then upload them to their community website.
Some people treat the drive up the winding roads that lead north, to the nearby Swiss border and Alpine endof Lake Como, as a further exercise in gawping.
But 1, 000 will remain beyond theendof 2013 to pursue al-Qaeda-linked militants while other international forces concentrate on securing the main cities and roads.