Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday
Image Caption: This image of Kutztown University, Pennsylvania is the first image taken by GeoEye-1. It was collected on Oct. 7, 2008 from 423 miles in space as GeoEye-1 moved down the eastern seaboard of the United States. (click on image to download - credit GeoEye Satellite Image)
Franchise Pick (Free subscription) | yesterday
(Franchise Pick) Saxby’s Worldwide has acquired popular regional coffee chain Bucks County Coffee in a move the company claims will create opportunities for franchise owners. The acquisition includes its 15 retail locations and a distribution channel to approximately 400 grocery outlets. According to the company, the purchase will bring the number of Saxbys Coffee shops [...]
IOL (Free subscription) | yesterday
A new state-of-the-art Swiss-built electrical switch-station on the Foreshore will make sure there's enough power to light up Cape Town's 2010 stadium.
The Real Estate Bloggers (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Wow! I just ran across an image from the Google sponsored satellite being run by GeoEye. The quality is truly amazing. The picture below is one of the first taken by the high quality camera and will be offered with detail down to 20 inches. This is not shabby for use for real estate professionals across [...]
(gem)Stone Soup (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
[1] Next Tuesday (October 14) James Foster will be giving a presentation on MagLev and Seaside from GemStone in Richmond, Virginia at the Central Virginia Ruby Enthuiasts’ Group . Then on Wednesday morning (October 15) he’ll be doing a guest lecture at NCSU in Raleigh, North Carolina. James will also give his presentation in Raleigh, but the details [...]
The Register (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
GeoEye-1 pics destined for Google Earth Satellite imaging outfit GeoEye has released the first pic from its GeoEye-1, launched on 6 September and destined to provide hi-res snaps for Google's all-seeing Earth and Maps services.…
CrapHammer (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
This is not a normal post for us here at the craphammer. Though it does include a rather common act for Sean in that he is getting naked to promote something. What is he promoting, you ask? http://thekaisermix.com/ The Kaiser is launching a live, streaming, multimedia, naked dance party tomorrow (Thursday) at 21:00 Belgium time. This is 3pm, I do...
Right Wing Nation (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
I repeat. Aieeeeee! But I speak also from experience. On a winter morning on the campus of one of our finest colleges, in a lively Ivy League setting with the snow falling outside the window, I sat with a seminar of some twenty-five students, all seniors majoring in history, all honors students-the cream of the crop. [...]
Indymedia ireland (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
New force for social change emerges. In these times of economic turmoil people are actively looking for an alternative to the failed dogma of neoliberal politics. A group of Western based citizens have finally taken the plunge and banded together to establish a new left-libertarian platform in the west.
Library Journal News (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
$50 million complex projected to open in 2012.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
from Tony Gallagher of the Vancouver Province via the National Post, Teams on the eastern seaboard would clearly have a greater advantage and by the end of a long season their fatigue-level advantage would make players in Vancouver envious. Given this new landscape, any free agent worth a hoot would turn up his nose at all West Coast locations unless he was significantly overpaid to put his body through...
Intelligent Travel (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
John Ur crosses into North Carolina on his next stop on the Cinematic Road Trip. If you drive down the eastern seaboard from Maine to Florida, you will see distinct regional differences between New England, the Northeast Corridor (roughly Washington...
Blogger News Network (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Thomas Palfy lives an enviable life. The Hungarian born photographer, now living in Australia, constantly travels the fifth continent in search of new material for his series of photo journals. In his latest book, Australia Illustrated: The Eastern States, Palfy sets out from his home in Melbourne on a tour of myriad cities, architectural monuments [...]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
- Adirondack moves certain risks to Homeowners Specialist - PAWTUCKET, R.I., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Narragansett Bay Insurance Company announced that it has entered into a renewal rights agreement with Adirondack Insurance Exchange. The agreement involves over 4,500 policies with premiums of approximately $10 million and will result in the appointment of independent agents who currently service the...
The Australian (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
THE Commonwealth Bank is close to finalising the $2 billion purchase of BankWest.
