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  • Google Maps, circa 1570 Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 6:47PMLate 16th-century Jerusalem is "the most famous of Judea and the entire East, whose size and splendor marvels the imagination" according to German geographer and theologian George Braun, who during the Renaissance created several of the most important historical maps of the city.
  • Around town in San Diego Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 3:00PMCheck out events happening in San Diego from June 16 to 22.
  • Take summer reading outdoors Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 8:47PMI hope that your summer reading lists includes a few outdoors and nature books. Photographer Jerry Kobalenko is a traveler who believes that feeling small and insignificant in the Arctic makes the world larger and that much more wonderful.
  • Around town in San Diego Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 3:00PMCheck out events happening in San Diego from June 9 to 15.
  • Auction Albuquerque - Bid Daddy Auctions Announces 379 Items Available for Bids for 6-7-2011 Auction Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 12:43PMFor Immediate ReleaseAlbuquerque, NM PITCH ENGINE Albuquerque based auction house announces 379 items are available for bidding for their June 7, 2011 Auction. The selection includes the following itemsSigned/Framed Print of Mediteranian House1.002Ornamental Aluminum Star Mirror1.0033 Mirrored Tin Stars Wall Hangings1.004Red and Clear Floral Stained Glass Wall Hanging1.005Adorable...
  • Poor education to blame for Android returns, not poor apps Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 10:37AMThere's a much simpler reason than poorly written apps and games as to why people return their Android phones. Originally posted at Android Atlas
  • Apple patent adds clues to streaming music service Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 3:30PMQuestions remain about what, exactly, Apple is up to with a streaming music service, though a new patent application provides some clues--specifically about how big libraries could fit on small phones. Originally posted at Apple Talk
  • Hamilton or Honochick? Oops, a Google glitch Saturday, May 7, 2011 @ 9:56PMError in search engine's Maps application renames Allentown's main drag. If there's a street that defines Allentown, it's the one that gave birth to the PPL Tower, Hess's and the Americus Hotel: Honochick Drive.
  • Teen who won geography bee spent more time playing basketball than studying Tuesday, April 12, 2011 @ 12:33PMBY CELESTE GRACEY Thirteen-year-old Arjun Kumar's arms wavered beneath the weight of the world atlas as he posed for a photo. Despite the size of the book, which was taller than his torso, his memory was bigger. The Issaquah teen won first-place in the state geography bee last week, and now looks forward to a trip to Washington D.C. for the national competition at the Smithsonian Institute.
  • 76th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Prize Winners Announced Tuesday, April 12, 2011 @ 12:21PMThe Cleveland Foundation today announced the winners of the 76th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards .
  • Neighborhood News Roundup: What the World Needs Edition Tuesday, April 12, 2011 @ 9:30AMA regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. Just in Time for Free Cone Day : Even though Georgetown University and its neighbors can't get their acts together to establish an easy and coherent process for the university's campus plan, there's one recent plus for local neighborhood development: The Georgetown Metropolitan reports that ...
  • Isabel Wilkerson and Nicole Krauss win Anisfield-Wolf Book awards Tuesday, April 12, 2011 @ 5:14AMStories of migration thread through all four books that have won the 2010 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. The annual prizes -- for the best books to grapple with race -- will be announced today.
  • New atlas takes a graphic approach to global inequalities Monday, April 11, 2011 @ 10:32AMIn 2005, the UC Atlas of Global Inequality went online at UC Santa Cruz. The site uses downloadable maps and graphics allowing students to explore and research various inequalities around the world.
  • 14-year-old heading to state finals of geography bee Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 12:12AMThis spring break will have been an eventful one for Joe Rees. On Sunday, he celebrated his 14th birthday, an event that involved bowling and a trip to Red Lobster. And today, he will compete against 100 other fourth- through eighth-graders in the state finals for the National Geographic Bee.
  • Laputa, Atlantis and Floating Islands Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 2:17AM While there are certainly plenty of folkloric and mythical elements in Studio Ghibli's 1986 anime film Castle in the Sky (aka Laputa ), in this article I'm going to focus on just one, the titular castle itself: the floating island of Laputa...
  • Kinexus Identifies Over 650,000 Phosphorylation Sites in the Human Proteome Wednesday, February 23, 2011 @ 6:00AMsubstrate interactions now
  • Let Inga Tell You: Geographically speaking, we’re lost at sea Wednesday, February 9, 2011 @ 2:59PMRecently I hired an amiable local kid to help me move some boxes, explaining that my husband was in Saudi Arabia. My teen helper’s brow puckered for a moment before he inquired, “Is that near Fresno?”
  • Marsh Clients to Benefit From Enhanced Political Risk Resources Thursday, February 3, 2011 @ 8:16AMNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As companies seek to capitalize on opportunities for growth they need the latest information in key risk areas that allows them to make fully informed business decisions. Emerging markets present particular problems arising from less stable political, legal, and business environments. To assist clients in analyzing and monitoring crucial political, economic, social ...
  • Marsh Clients to Benefit From Enhanced Political Risk Resources Thursday, February 3, 2011 @ 8:00AMAs companies seek to capitalize on opportunities for growth they need the latest information in key risk areas that allows them to make fully informed business decisions. Emerging markets present particular problems arising from less stable political, legal, and business environments.
  • 'Atlas' author takes island cruise from armchair Sunday, January 30, 2011 @ 12:13AMJudith Schalansky, the author of "Atlas of Remote Islands," needed to get away more than most of us: A child of communist East Germany, she could travel only in the coach section of her imagination. She read atlases, studied maps and spun globes, sating her wanderlust with the names of countries, the shapes of landmasses and the squiggly lines drawn by cartographers.
  • Julie Carter: Call of adventure keeps cowboys moving Sunday, January 30, 2011 @ 12:09AMIn the hearts of men is born a sense of adventure, a yearning to see what’s over the next hill. Today’s world makes dreams seem very fragile as they shimmer from afar at what appears to be an unattainable distance.
  • War in the Pacific: A coffee-table book for your iPad Tuesday, January 18, 2011 @ 4:30PMThis multimedia-enriched e-book gives you the sights, sounds, and details of the Pacific side of the Second World War. It's like the print version, only better. Originally posted at iPad Atlas
  • 'Tenfold' growth in mobile game ads expected Wednesday, January 5, 2011 @ 12:13PMGames will be among the top places to spend advertising dollars in the mobile market--nearly $900 million in 2015 alone--in the coming years, Juniper Research predicts. Originally posted at The Digital Home
  • 'Tenfold' growth in mobile game ads expected Wednesday, January 5, 2011 @ 12:03PMGames will be among the top places to spend advertising dollars in the mobile market--nearly $900 million in 2015 alone--in the coming years, Juniper Research predicts.
  • Vudu starts streaming 3D movies Wednesday, January 5, 2011 @ 8:33AMThe 3D service is set to go into effect in the next few weeks for people with the PlayStation 3, but it's available now on Samsung HDTVs and Blu-ray players.
  • Delay may cost Lockheed Tuesday, January 4, 2011 @ 12:42AMLockheed Martin may face a financial penalty due to what the US Air Force calls a “workmanship issue” which has added at least nine months to the already delayed schedule of a new military communications satellite.
  • Cassini Marks Holidays With Dramatic Views Of Rhea Tuesday, December 21, 2010 @ 6:10PMby Staff Writers Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 22, 2010 Newly released for the holidays, images of Saturn's second largest moon Rhea obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft show dramatic views of fractures cutting through craters on the moon's surface, revealing a history of tectonic rumbling.
  • Happginger Presents-Top Ten Games of the Decade Tuesday, December 21, 2010 @ 9:17AMHappyginger’s Top Ten Video Games of the Decade: Well its finally here; The end of a decade. The end of an era. The beginning of a new. As New Years creeps up on us, we begin to look forward, but we also need to look back on the old.   This blog is intendted to spotlight my personal favorite games  of the decade.   This is a definitely and opinionated blog, and is in no particular order. It may ...
  • PlayStation Store Update Tuesday, December 14, 2010 @ 4:54PMWe’re aware of some PlayStation Plus users getting error 80023102 when downloading Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse (Episodes 1-5) and will provide a solution shortly. Hi Everyone – It’s time for the weekly PlayStation Store Update. HOLIDAY COLLECTION (PS3 Store; US/CA Only) Each year, we highlight the best of the best on PlayStation Store [...]
  • United Nations Environment Programme Tuesday, December 14, 2010 @ 3:05AMPanama City, 14 December 2010 ? From deforestation in Guatemala to the effects of mining in Colombia, a new atlas produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) uses over 200 striking satellite images to highlight the most pressing environmental issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.
  • Fresh Delivery: Indie Booksellers Pick 2010 Favorites Thursday, December 9, 2010 @ 11:11PMIt's that time of year again! Susan Stamberg chats with three independent booksellers about their favorite reads of the year, from an atlas of remote islands to a children's book about feminist heroes.
  • Geo4Kids unveils Countries and Capitals atlas software Thursday, December 9, 2010 @ 10:42PMHoping to combat the problem of students who know more about the lay of mythical computer-generated lands than the real world outside their city, software maker Geo4Kids has launched its first product -- Countries and Capitals, a cross-platform learning atlas for Mac, Windows and Linux. The software features a quiz mode, flags, capitals and other facts about the various countries of the Earth ...
  • Understanding Water-Related Risks and Opportunities Wednesday, December 8, 2010 @ 6:52PMConcerns about the world’s most precious resource -- water -- are growing, and businesses are increasingly taking note. A recent survey with responses from 150 large corporations conducted by CDP Water Disclosure revealed that 39 percent of companies have already experienced disruptions in operations, increasing expenses, and other detrimental impacts related to water.
  • Gigantic Gravity 'Lenses' Magnify Far Away Galaxies Monday, November 22, 2010 @ 8:15AMSubmillimeter observatories penetrate cold, dusty galaxies to see stars forming in the primeval past A chance alignment of galaxies, recently observed by a space observatory, presents the perfect opportunity for studying star-forming galaxies billions of light-years away. For decades, astronomers have used Einstein's concept of a "gravitational lens" to study the magnified images of distant ...
  • Morocco: Africa's highest ski resort awaits with rustic appeal Wednesday, November 17, 2010 @ 2:22PMI took pity on the tired, sad-eyed beast draped with shabby, multi-colored blankets. Did I really want to hoist my body — wearing heavy ski boots, and carrying skis and poles — onto the pathetic creature? But his owner was insistent — just 20 Moroccan dirham (about $2.50) for a trip to the slopes.
  • Morocco: Africa's highest ski resort awaits Wednesday, November 17, 2010 @ 1:53PMLike rustic skiing? Morocco’s highest ski resort awaits
  • Local GIS Tidbits Tuesday, November 16, 2010 @ 5:00PMThe Iowa City Council has agreed to use a variety of criteria when voting on where to put affordable housing. Among them are education related data. How to visualize and model the data?
  • Coffee Table Books - Holiday Gift Guide 2010 Friday, November 12, 2010 @ 4:58PMA roundup of coffee table and gift books.
  • TomTom's Survival Strategy: The 'Intelligent Car' Friday, November 12, 2010 @ 4:23PMUnder pressure from Google and other providers of cheap or free navigation services, TomTom plans its future around data, including connected devices and the "intelligent car," which may come close to driving itself.
  • The stylish traveller: Gifts to enhance a trip across town or around the world Friday, November 12, 2010 @ 1:29PMTravel isn’t the glamorous endeavour it once was. Forget the monogrammed luggage and cashmere shawls: today’s frequent travellers want practical tools that get them through security and onto the plane, let them shut out the inflight chaos and, once they arrive, stay in touch with their home and office. But through it all they still want comfort and luxury.
  • Hudson expands map shop in Halls Wednesday, November 10, 2010 @ 9:45AMWest Tennessee's own "map man" will celebrate the expansion of his display space in downtown Halls with a grand opening on Saturday, Nov. 13. With a "price range as broad as its inventory", Murray...
  • Google gives employees 10 percent raise, cash Wednesday, November 10, 2010 @ 1:17AMRaises and bonuses, which apply to all of the Internet giant's 25,000 employees, are apparently intended to prevent defections to competitors such as Facebook.
  • Paragon Software Group and Langenscheidt Publishing Group Announce the Release of the Most Comprehensive German ... Monday, November 8, 2010 @ 11:06AMFREIBURG, Germany Paragon Software Group , a leading software developer for mobile devices and desktop computers, and Langenscheidt Publishing Group , a market leader in language-learning books and multimedia materials, announce the release of 11 new multifunctional talking bilingual dictionaries...
  • Birdbooker Report 138 | GrrlScientist Tuesday, October 5, 2010 @ 3:14AMCompiled by an ardent bibliophile, this is a weekly report about nature, science and history books that have been newly published in North America and the UK Books to the ceiling, Books to the sky, My pile of books is a mile high. How I love them! How I need them! I'll have a long beard by the time I read them. ~ Arnold Lobel [1933-1987] author of many popular children's books. Compiled by Ian ...
  • Six Books for Wine and Spirits Lovers Monday, October 4, 2010 @ 5:19PMThis season’s recommended reading includes books on whiskeys and the wines of Sicily and Burgundy.
  • Literary auction at Bonhams & Butterfields today Monday, October 4, 2010 @ 12:02PMMonday's auction of fine books, manuscripts and historical photographs at Bonhams & Butterfields begins at 10 a.m. PDT. Among the signature pieces are a world atlas, dating from the late 1500s, with vivid color maps, detailed drawings of the locals...
  • Where plains meet mountains Monday, September 20, 2010 @ 11:47PMA quick glance at an atlas and you might think Colorado looks like God's placemat. A more square-cornered, rectangular piece of real estate I challenge you to find anywhere.
  • Germany debating privacy with Google and peers Monday, September 20, 2010 @ 6:30PMGerman officials met internet firms on Monday to try to reconcile Germany's strict data protection rules with programs like Google's "Street View" mapping system, as calls for regulation intensify.
  • Germany debating privacy with Google, peers Monday, September 20, 2010 @ 9:38AMBERLIN (Sept 20, 2010): German officials met Internet firms on Monday to try to reconcile Germany's strict data protection rules with programmes like Google's "Street View" mapping system, as calls for regulation intensify.
  • Crossing the Street: Tales of the Portola -- Artists Oscar Melara and Kate Connell Explore San Francisco’s Portola ... Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:00AMTo celebrate the history and daily life of their San Francisco neighborhood, visual artists Oscar Melara and Kate Connell have collaborated to produce "Crossing the Street", an exhibition of artists’ books inspired by the layered life of the Portola District, on exhibit at the Portola Branch Library, 380 Bacon St. at Goettingen, San Francisco, October 2, 2010 through February 25, 2011.