Panel: Lawmakers must act fast on flood recovery Aug 27, 2008
The state could also provide assistance to families displaced by the flooding, including aid to rebuild or repair homes, and flood plain maps, many of which are 40 years old, should be updated. Read Comments > | Share This Story. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
AT&T Launches New Data Plans for iPhone Users Roaming Abroad Aug 27, 2008
But AT&T, like its competitors Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel, want users to get hooked on surfing the Web or downloading maps wherever they are because customers pay more for those plans than regular voice plans. AT&Ts rationale for the fees is that it costs iPhone users traveling abroad an eye-popping $40 to download a three-minute video from YouTube (using two megabytes of data) without one of their plans. (New York Times)
Danielsville artists to be featured in Perspectives Aug 27, 2008
Web Search powered by YAHOO. David Morgan's artwork will be featured in the Perspectives 2008: Georgia Pottery Invitational at the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Woman's art will be featured at Perspectives 2008 Aug 27, 2008
Web Search powered by YAHOO. Shelia Bradley works on a bowl on her pottery wheel recently in her studio at her home in Oconee County. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Franklin Mint plan gets positive response Aug 27, 2008
"There are some nice ideas here," said Grove, as he scrutinized four aerial maps with drawings showing various ways the 300- to 400-acre West Baltimore Pike corridor could be developed. The drawings were created by selected residents and other interested individuals - called stakeholders - during a hands-on design session Aug. 23 at Penn State Brandywine. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Delta taps $1 billion credit line Aug 26, 2008
Delta tapping $1B credit line to deal with merger. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Merscom Ships Two Worlds: Epic Edition Aug 26, 2008
The game comes with eight multiplayer maps and allows for unprecedented player-versus-player challenges. Epic Edition also introduces the additional town of Tharnburg to explore, a place where warriors can train and challenge each other in the Gladiator District. (IGN PC Games)
Jewels of a bygone era shine anew Aug 23, 2008
The ornate, filigreed scenes in colored glass depict education in soaring imagery: vibrant flames, world maps, winged cherubs and white doves. Several feature lofty Latin phrases, such as per aspera ad astra -- "Through difficulties to the stars.". (Albany Times Union)
Back to (church) school; new education director at Second Congregation Aug 23, 2008
Colorful maps, interactive tools and simplified books are now part of the lessons. We have amazing resources here, said Cooper. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
Schuylkill River Development Corp. Aug 22, 2008
If you re not excited by this stuff, frankly, there s something wrong with you, said Syrnick, looking at two walls covered in maps, photographs, and conceptual drawings in the SRDC s office high up in the Cira Center. Syrnick has gotten high marks for his leadership from city officials, community activists and the SRDC s board of directors, which includes high-profile players from area industry and institutions. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Art Walk on Friday Aug 22, 2008
Walking maps for the event will be available at any of these locations during regular business hours and on Aug. 22. People are invited to visit one of the locations to view the artworks, have a refreshment, meet the artist(s) and pick up a map of the other open venues to continue their walk. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
This one's a block party! Aug 22, 2008
with maps, info and Web links for many more local produce stands and farmers markets. More photos from the Birmingham and Atlanta area farmers markets mentioned in John Kessler's column. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
GC 2008: BattleForge Update Aug 22, 2008
Wertich hopes that the team can continuously update BattleForge with new cards and maps at least three times a year. The interface of BattleForge is very accessible. (IGN PC Games)
Leeds rushes to be ready Aug 21, 2008
"We have four new computers, three white boards, new maps, a new laptop and a new globe," the second-grade teacher said. "It's wonderful.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Hearings address SH 121 transfer Aug 21, 2008
Descriptions, maps and drawings showing the proposed portion of SH 121 to be transferred to the NTTA and other information concerning the proposed transfer are available for viewing at the TxDOT Dallas District Office, 4777 East Highway 80 in Mesquite. Video Comments. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
GC 2008: EA Announces Star Studded Cast for Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 Aug 21, 2008
The Premier Edition is also packed full of additional Command er Red Alert goodness, including exclusive multiplayer maps, strategy tips from the development team, the official soundtrack and an exclusive beta key to a future Command er game. Those who secure the Premier Edition or regular version of Red Alert 3 now via pre-order will also receive a special bonu 000005B4 s package*, including. (IGN PC Games)
Public Hearings for SH-121 toll road Aug 20, 2008
Descriptions, maps and drawings showing the proposed portion of SH 121 to be transferred to the NTTA and other information concerning the proposed transfer will be available for viewing at the public hearing, as well as at the TxDOT Dallas District Office, located at 4777 East Highway 80 in Mesquite. Reader Comments Comments are limited to 200 words or less. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
1904 Courthouse symbolic site of entry to Anza Trail Aug 20, 2008
National Park Service brochures and maps will now include the 1904 Courthouse as part of the trail. A documented Anza campsite in Nogales is known as Las Lagunas at the cienega or marshland along Country Club Drive, Hoff noted. (Nogales International, AZ)
Review of Olympic Peninsula Loop To... Aug 19, 2008
This audio tour is an excellent travel resource for the Northwest, containing traditional music, local interviews and thorough information, including detailed maps ... The guidebook includes maps: a large overview of the entire tour and a map for each region along the way ... The maps are easy to read, with an explanation of points of interest in each region. (Suite101.com)
New gems from Xbox Live Arcade Aug 19, 2008
50 European expansion, which adds ferries and tunnels, and more maps are on the way. Three-and-a-half stars. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
For the conventions, a gentle blend of art and politics Aug 19, 2008
The performance artist Paul D. Miller, also known as DJ Spooky, is presenting "Terra Nova: The Antarctic Suite," a 70-minute acoustic performance that will include audio samplings of the Arctic terrain along with multimedia portraits of icebergs, maps and other scientific and geographical material. Other projects include "The Veteran Vehicle Project," by the Polish artist Krzysztof Wodiczko, in which a large-scale projector on the back of a Humvee will display audio and text onto buildings. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Move over Cannes: head to Nairn for the perfect antidote to film ... Aug 18, 2008
Move over Cannes: head to Nairn for the perfect antidote to film festivals. Tilda Swinton's brainchild offers audiences the chance to discover something new. (guardian.co.uk)
Old T’s, new skirts - Missoula Saturday Market vendor recycles well-worn shirts Aug 18, 2008
She devised the skirts one day when she wasn t absorbed in her other creative endeavors - making recycled bingo cards and maps into notebooks. I was flipping through a magazine and read an article about reusing shirts to make into another top, and I thought a skirt would be cute, Lapotka said. (Missoulian, MT)
Professor learns plenty from Olympic games Aug 17, 2008
"Security was super tight. They had listed starting and finishing points but no maps or coordinates for folks to figure out where it would be.". As the torch made its way, normal spectators were pushed back as dignitaries were escorted to the front. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Driving Tour of the Olympic Peninsu... Aug 17, 2008
The guidebook includes maps: a large overview of the entire tour and a map for each region along the way. The maps are easy to read, with an explanation of points of interest in each region. (Suite101.com)
Tech Chronicles A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology... Aug 17, 2008
SeeClickFix is a mashup of Google maps, resident-supplied and created neighborhood polygons drawn on blocks of the city with notes about things that are bad or broken, an attachment of contacts for responsible parties and an apparently impressive response already in New Haven both from city officials and private industry. You can also blog about a particular problem. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Project Bamboo members work toward understanding technologys role in scholarship of humanists Aug 15, 2008
All of these groups, Kainz said, are more comfortable using shared technology resources, whether it s blogs, wikis, Google maps or Twitter. Bamboo aims to explore similar ideas and approaches to better support research and scholarship. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
High marks for Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools Aug 15, 2008
The tool kits include a schedule of where each student is located throughout the day; maps of the buildings; room numbers; names of teachers; master keys; emergency information booklet; and bus drivers names and cell phone numbers. Hilgendorf further explained about the lockdown practice drills held at the schools twice a year. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Daily Briefing Aug 14, 2008
Google Inc. is upgrading its maps of war-torn Georgia after users trying to track the nation's conflict with Russia were left with blank screens. Google said it delayed adding details to the maps because information for the region is unsatisfactory. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Eclectic show spans coasts and styles Aug 13, 2008
California photographer Christina Seely's haunting large-scale color series "Lux Portfolio" was inspired by NASA maps of regions of the world at night; the largest consumers of electricity glowed. Seely has traveled to those cities and photographed them at night from a distance, capturing their spooky illumination with long exposures. (Boston Globe)
Autodesk Announces Stitcher Unlimited 2009 and ImageModeler 2009 Software Products Aug 12, 2008
With an intuitive user interface and an automatic photo- merging engine, the software is ideal for generating virtual tours for the Web, matte paintings for movies, environment maps for 3D rendering and panoramic prints for artistic display ... -- High Dynamic Range (HDR) Support: Create exceptionally high-quality environment maps and panoramas through the embedded HDR workflow, with support for EXR and HDR input and output. (PR Newswire)
Tourism bureau lacking key visitors' data Aug 10, 2008
He pointed to advertising that made outsiders aware of the area, as well as maps and other brochures the bureau distributed. Mansukh Paghdal, owner of Rome s Quality Inn, expressed anger at what he said was the bureau s bias in favor of certain other hotels. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Apple pulls the $1000 program with no function Aug 9, 2008
Among the more useful programs available for download are a phone version of Google Maps, and a personal organiser called "Remember the Milk". The more frivolous applications include the "iPint", created by Carling, which allows users to drink a virtual pint of lager. (Independent)
China travel books Aug 9, 2008
It also has indexes for attractions, hotels and streets, along with separate maps for the Olympic Green and the Forbidden City ... VanDam produces maps to destinations around the world ... Its maps include the ArtSmart and ShopSmart series. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Blind-Accessible Museum Tours Grow Aug 9, 2008
Under the agreement, the museum will provide tactile floor-plan maps, regular tours with qualified readers and audio describers, sample models and objects (or reproductions) for tactile examination, sign language services, and integrated wheelchair seating areas. The museum has already developed a proprietary closed-captioning technology and retained accessibility experts to augment compliance. (Suite101.com)
Texas professor compiles Little Bighorn maps Aug 9, 2008
- A Texas art professor who's spent 19 summers as a ranger at Little Bighorn Battlefield has produced a book featuring maps drawn by people in the 1876 battle between Northern Plains Indians and the U.S. Army. For seven years, Michael N. Donahue searched archives for maps by participants in the southeastern Montana battle, or by people who arrived in the aftermath ... He found 90 maps, including one The New York Herald used to illustrate an interview with Sitting Bull a year after the fighting. (Montana Standard, MT)
Kenneth Hosley, Curator Aug 9, 2008
He searches for rare art, such as this Audubon print, as well as books and maps ... What I do: While most of us study maps to find out where we're going, Kenneth Hosley studies them to determine their age, origin and value ... He is managing curator of Grey Parrot Gallery, which specializes in rare books, maps and prints. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Another View Aug 9, 2008
I'm surprised he didn't tell us to save gas by not getting lost with the aid of free Amoco maps. If the candidates wanted to be independent from all oil, I would embrace that green goal. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Old county flood plain maps cause for concern Aug 7, 2008
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- State officials estimate it will cost 15 million to bring Iowa up to speed on flood plain maps. Only 50 of Iowa's 99 counties have complete maps that meet federal standards ... The outdated or incomplete maps are problems because large parts of the state face unknown risks and don't qualify for federal flood insurance. (Sioux City Journal)
Painted grizzlies attracting attention Aug 7, 2008
People come in and ask for maps of the bears' locations, Walsh-Haines said. The response has been way positive and even more so when we tell people it's a fundraiser for the library. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Companies spar over Skippack sports complex Aug 7, 2008
The services Czop/Specter performed for RNC included "investigating and ... creating extensive maps, engineering plans, grades and building plans," the complaint reads. Czop/Specter claims Gateway and RNC each owe the firm $130,130, based on the written agreement of Sept, 8, 2006. (Doylestown Central Bucks Life, PA)
Drilling shows aquifer lies beneath refinery site Aug 6, 2008
The geologists were surprised to find that the aquifer apparently does not reach as far east toward the creek as old maps show, he said. The creek runs just east of the eastern edge of the nearly 4,000-acre site for the proposed refinery, about seven miles north of Elk Point. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Cities XL 'Point, Shoot -- Win!' Contest Winner Announced Aug 6, 2008
Cities XL allows gamers to develop cities on realistic 3D maps using an incredible collection of unique structures and monuments based on American, Asian and European-influenced architectural styles. The maps feature a variety of environments: mountains, hills, canyons, beaches and islands, all set in different climates from tropical to desert, Mediterranean to temperate. (IGN PC Games)
Artists open studios to visitors Aug 5, 2008
Lists of the participating artists are available at each location along with maps. n 177 South 250 E., Burley. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Glendale, merchants team up for promotion Aug 5, 2008
Much like the themed shopping Thursday events that run through the winter, it will feature discounts, maps and other goodies at the Glendale Visitor Center, 5800 W. Glenn Drive. Mimes and other artists will perform. (AZCentral -- Business)
The art of losing Aug 5, 2008
So maybe it's not a surprise that my mother and I kept losing things - wallet, keys, sunglasses, maps, guidebooks and so on. An Elizabeth Bishop poem sang through my head: "The art of losing isn't hard to master; / so many things seem filled with the intent / to be lost that their loss is no disaster." But the item always eventually turned up. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Laguna Coast Wilderness Park Laguna... Aug 4, 2008
Maps are available at many places in town, but you can also purchase a trail map online from Franko Maps, Ltd. Do be sure to wear sunscreen, appropriate footwear and carry your own water. Always check online or in person with the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park in order to check local conditions and any trail closures. (Suite101.com)
Cumberland Mountain State Park Aug 4, 2008
Trail maps can be picked up at the park office. Boating and Fishing. (Suite101.com)
Read more... Aug 4, 2008
Photos from last year's event, as well as a full list of cities with maps and details is available. National Park(ing) Day 2008 is a concept created by San Francisco art collective Rebar in 2005 to re-imagine the potential of the metered parking space. (PNN Online)
* For Brazilian billionaire, money from ore, might from the cosmos Aug 3, 2008
By his telling, he discovered the reserve while driving at night mostly alone in a four-wheel-drive truck, relying on old regional maps dating from 1937. Mining industry publications report that Cavalcanti later sold the reserve, which contains at least 1. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Fencing installed at Douglas campus, contractor seeks bids Aug 3, 2008
Regular updates and campus maps will be available soon on the Cochise College website. The fall semester begins Monday, Aug. 18. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
Cheap College Student Apartment Dec... Aug 2, 2008
A good compromise is to buy some inexpensive frames and fill them with whatever you like--photos, cheap art, maps, posters, or whatever. One stylish way to do this is to be a bunch of small matching square frames and use those to decorate a wall. (Suite101.com)
Spend a couple days in old, and new, Beijing Aug 2, 2008
Wandering is the best option, as the sometimes nameless alleys are too small to be on maps. 7 p.m. - Rest under shady willow trees, or in a lakeside cafe or bar such as No Name. (MSNBC -- Travel)
OCEANSIDE: Residents discuss future of North Coast Highway Aug 2, 2008
On Friday, they displayed maps and concept drawings at City Hall, reflecting what they said was a realistic vision, given market conditions. Key features included. (North County Times)
County zoning changes take effect today Aug 1, 2008
The supervisors set the effective date for today, the same day as publication of the ordinances and full-color maps showing the zones elsewhere on a full page of the Journal. On Tuesday, the supervisors took the final step in the subdivision and zoning-district ordinance process in voting unanimously to repeal the former ordinances, which date back to 1971. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Spain's Sunny Costa del Sol Aug 1, 2008
For those who prefer walking to lying in the sun, the tourist office has a useful brochure entitled "Walking Tours, Costa del Sol" which gives maps and brief descriptions of 15 routes with well-marked trails through rock formations, medieval villages, wetlands, valleys, gorges, ruins of Moorish castles, even around a lagoon filled with flamingoes. Each hike gives access by public transportation. (Suite101.com)
GOOD NEWS: Travel the world with lantern art Aug 1, 2008
For Lantern Art you need: Bibles, Bible concordances, Bible atlases, general atlases, world maps, fine tipped markers, glitter glue, crayons, pencils and white Japanese lanterns ... Ask each child to select a country to research and provide the necessary atlases and maps. (Easton Journal, MA)
QuakeCon 2008 Press Conference Live Blog Aug 1, 2008
Says it's always up to date, free, and you don't need to install the latest maps or anything like that ... But they have hardware road maps so they have a good idea. (IGN PC Games)
Emergent Partners with Allegorithmic to Offer Free ProFX Licenses to Gamebryo Users Aug 1, 2008
Shipping Size - Textures are 500x to 2000x smaller than traditional bitmaps, ideal for downloadable content. Visual Quality - procedural textures are resolution independent and allow users to create high quality complex maps (diffuse, normal, specular, bump, displacement, etc. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Da Vinci copied China's art' Jul 30, 2008
In his latest book - published in the US in June and this month in UK - Menzies says four ships from the same Chinese expeditions reached Venice, bringing with them world maps, astronomical charts and encyclopedias far in advance of anything available in Europe at the time. To support his argument, Menzies publishes drawings of weapons, mills and pumps from a 1313 Chinese agricultural treatise, the Nung Shu, and from other pre-1430 Chinese books, next to apparently similar illustrations by... (India Times, India)
* [ART JOURNAL] Ancient maps and modern conveniences Jul 30, 2008
ART JOURNAL] Ancient maps and modern conveniences. The National Palace Museum has put on display a selection of its vast collection of maps, while the Taipei Fine Arts Museum is mounting an exhibition by Hsu Pang-chieh, the first in his hometown ... "Maps represent the physical horizons of those in power," he said, as he led a group of journalists around the small display chamber filled with maps of various sizes and styles. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Doubts about da Vinci? Jul 30, 2008
" If accepted, the claim would force an "agonizing reappraisal of the Eurocentric view of history," Mr. Menzies says in his book 1434: The Year A Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed To Italy and Ignited The Renaissance. Nonsense The urbane 70-year-old sold more than a million copies of his first book, 1421, which argued that Chinese sailors mapped the world in the early 1400s shortly before abandoning global seafaring. His theories are dismissed as nonsense by many academics Mr. Menzies said... (Globe and Mail)
After Columbus, Da Vinci gets a Chinese touch Jul 30, 2008
In his latest book, published in the US in June and this month in Britain, he says four ships from the same Chinese expeditions reached Venice, carrying with them world maps, astronomical charts and encyclopedias far in advance of anything available in Europe at the time. Menzies says Da Vinci's designs for machines can be traced back to this transfer of Chinese knowledge. (Xinhuanet, China)
Cedar Rapids looks at new floodplain map Jul 29, 2008
The maps matter because, once they're published, they determine which property owners are required to buy flood insurance. Cedar Rapids Public Works Director Dave Elgin says the city's old 100-year-flood plain map was inaccurate because it was based on imprecise information. (Sioux City Journal)
Trips to San Francisco meant eating shrimp and visiting museums, and both were good for us Jul 29, 2008
We had maps of the Middle East on the Sunday school wall and it was a plain fact that Israel is really small. You could look it up; it is just a speck on a world map. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
