Monday, September 20th, 2010
CUBA STANDARD – Cuba plans to connect to Russia’s satellite-based navigation system, the Russian ambassador in Havana said, according to RIA Novosti. The Global Navigation Satellite System (Glonass) is the main competitor to the United States-based Global Positioning System (GPS). Read More
Sunday, September 19th, 2010
CALGARY HERALD – When South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham toured some of Alberta’s vast oilsands projects Friday, one thing immediately came to mind: “massive.” The Republican senator’s assessment is increasingly coming to summarize not only the size of the development, but also the importance of the oilsands and energy file to the Canada-U. S. trade relationship. Read
Sunday, September 19th, 2010
RURAL DELIVERY – From up above, the truth can seem so obvious. Satellite photographs of Earth taken from space show us where storm systems are located and in what direction they are headed. These images can tell us how thick the clouds are, their temperature and movements, and suggest a likelihood of precipitation. Read More
Sunday, September 19th, 2010
INFOWARS IRELAND – An East Coast software development company is seeking a court order from a judge in Boston that, if granted, could require the CIA to return “hacked” software it acquired for use in the agency’s Predator Drone program. The software firm, Intelligent Integration Systems Inc., or IISI, filed a motion recently for a preliminary injunction
Sunday, September 19th, 2010
NORTH COUNTY TIMES – A land surveyor showed up for Palomar College professor Wing Cheung’s geography class this semester, along with an ecologist, a high school teacher, day care worker, munitions-disposal expert and other professionals. Cheung assured all of them that they’ll learn the tools to do their jobs better. The class introduces students to
Sunday, September 19th, 2010
U CHICAGO – Originally published to wide acclaim, this lively, cleverly illustrated essay on the use and abuse of maps teaches us how to evaluate maps critically and promotes a healthy skepticism about these easy-to-manipulate models of reality. Monmonier shows that, despite their immense value, maps lie. In fact, they must. Read More
Sunday, September 19th, 2010
AVIATION WEEK – Barely days after ordering a new spacecraft for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) EnhancedView initiative, DigitalGlobe says it will lower the altitude of its WorldView-2 spacecraft, launched in 2009, to enhance spacecraft performance. The move, set for September 2011, will drop the satellite to 680 km. (420 mi.), from 770 km. now. To compensate,
Sunday, September 19th, 2010
MANITOBA HYDRO – Manitoba Hydro is offering you a way to save around 35$ a year and all you have to do, is ask . Manitoba Hydro is offering energy saving kits that will reduce your water usage and your water heating costs. Glen Schneider from Manitoba Hydro says water heating is the second largest user of
Sunday, September 19th, 2010
THE SCOTSMAN – Scotland’s bid to be at the forefront of the marine energy revolution could be thwarted by other countries, including Ireland and Portugal, which are fast catching up, a report warns today. Both the Scottish and UK governments need to come up with swift answers to problems such as how to connect large
Sunday, September 19th, 2010
ABS CBN – In a laboratory in northern China, technicians are breeding billions of micro-organisms in test tubes to create enzymes — proteins that can turn plant waste into clean-burning biofuels. The facility near the port city of Tianjin belongs to Novozymes, a Danish biotechnology company and one of a growing number of foreign firms in China
