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The first airline safety video I've wanted to watch to the end...

Originally shared by Simon Phipps The first airline safety video I've wanted to watch to the end... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBlRbrB_Gnc

Helicopter Fishing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffEYqGGYXRk

Field Trip - Pay the Toll-Or Else...Passage Through Beale's Cut

I thought you might find this interesting, Don't mess with this lady! http://fieldtripper.com/c/Qo-3ves_vuk/pay-the-toll-or-else-passage-through-beales-cut

Google Introduces New Emergency Resources in Response to Sandy

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/google-introduces-new-emergency-resources-in-response-to-sandy/?smid=go-share

Chumash Tribe Wants Painted Cave on Tainted NASA Land

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2012/10/chumash_tribe_wants_painted_cave_on_tainted_nasa_land.php

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We just sent out the Google Earth Sightseer Newsletter for October: http://goo.gl/pj4cH.

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Originally shared by Google Earth We just sent out the Google Earth Sightseer Newsletter for October:  http://goo.gl/pj4cH . Don't miss the Where in the World challenge: Somewhere in Google Earth is this interesting feature. Can you find it? When you think you've found it, please fill out the form at http://goo.gl/jCqXd . We've disabled comments to prevent spoilers. Here are a few clues to lead you to the location: - Site dates back to the early 13th century - Located on the shore of Lake Zurich. - Since 1870 has been home to a nation's museum that is famous for its Pierogi. Good luck!

Google Lat Long: Making Google Maps more comprehensive with biggest Street View update ever

http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2012/10/making-google-maps-more-comprehensive.html

#Caterday

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Zagreb botanical gardens (http://hirc.botanic.hr/vrt/english/start.htm).

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Originally shared by Hazel C. Zagreb botanical gardens ( http://hirc.botanic.hr/vrt/english/start.htm ).  Looks like pegman was busy here cycling up and down rows of plants.  This shot includes the recently restored exhibition pavilion, more about that (with pictures) here: http://hirc.botanic.hr/vrt/english/new/pavilion.htm . For Artistic Google #artisticgoogle in Croatia, curated by Jan McCartney Rob Robinson Chee Yow Jamal Masood This is a digitally processed version of a Google Street View image which can be seen at http://goo.gl/maps/oBV4K

Magnitude 7.7 - QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000df7n.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Van Gogh and His Paris Years at the Denver Art Museum

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/arts/artsspecial/van-gogh-and-his-paris-years-at-the-denver-art-museum.html?_r=0

Google's Oct. 29 Android event canceled due to Hurricane Sandy

Google's Oct. 29 Android event canceled due to Hurricane Sandy "We are canceling our Monday morning event in New York due to Hurricane Sandy. We will let you know our plans as soon as we know more. Stay safe and dry, The Android Team"

#Caturday The new Kitten Maggie...We just got her from the Mojave shelter an hour ago.

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#Caturday   The new Kitten Maggie...We just got her from the Mojave shelter an hour ago.

DARPA Welcomes "Virtual Robots" to Robotics Challenge

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/120363-DARPA-Welcomes-Virtual-Robots-to-Robotics-Challenge?utm_source=googleplusone&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=all

http://fieldtripper.com/c/lMFbdU5cdJY/mule-drawn-convoys-ran-from-saugus-to-ventura

http://fieldtripper.com/c/lMFbdU5cdJY/mule-drawn-convoys-ran-from-saugus-to-ventura I thought you might find this interesting, too. It's your world, explore it. : http://fieldtripper.com http://fieldtripper.com/c/lMFbdU5cdJY/mule-drawn-convoys-ran-from-saugus-to-ventura

http://fieldtripper.com/c/Pz_N0VPXQbA/reaching-the-santa-clarita-valley-via-windlass

http://fieldtripper.com/c/Pz_N0VPXQbA/reaching-the-santa-clarita-valley-via-windlass I thought you might find this interesting, too. It's your world, explore it. : http://fieldtripper.com http://fieldtripper.com/c/Pz_N0VPXQbA/reaching-the-santa-clarita-valley-via-windlass

"At approximately 7:30am Pacific time this morning, Google began experiencing slow performance and dropped...

Originally shared by Jonathan Beri "At approximately 7:30am Pacific time this morning, Google began experiencing slow performance and dropped connections from one of the components of App Engine.  The symptoms that service users would experience include slow response and an inability to connect to services.  We currently show that a majority of App Engine users and services are affected." This includes sites the developer.google.com . Watch the Google Group posts for updates as they come. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/google-appengine-downtime-notify/SMd2pDJsCPo

See the lay of the land with terrain and vegetation data now the default view for Google Maps.

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Originally shared by Google Maps See the lay of the land with terrain and vegetation data now the default view for Google Maps. Read more on Lat Long: http://goo.gl/HWwEu Before and after shot of parts of Asia below:

Field Trip

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nianticproject.scout

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I have always been interested in the workings of Time.

I have always been interested in the workings of Time... and know a lot about it. Love time travel stories and Einstein is my hero... but today I learned something new. Obvious, but new to me. In the information below, I enclosed what was new to me in parentheses ( ) in the 3rd paragraph. ===================================================== In space, light and time act differently than here on Earth, and speed is a different concept when time can theoretically be stopped in its tracks. The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second, or approximately 670 million miles per hour. Nothing in the universe travels faster than light: at the speed of light, time stops. No matter how fast you are moving when you observe it, the speed of light will always be 186,000 miles per second. In physics, the three dimensions of space and the fourth, separate dimension of time combine to form a single construct throughout the cosmos called space-time. Using space-time, scientists can measure both the pla

Google Lat Long: Trekking the Grand Canyon for Google Maps

http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2012/10/trekking-grand-canyon-for-google-maps.html

Boeing tests electronics-killing CHAMP microwave missile - SlashGear

http://www.slashgear.com/boeing-tests-electronics-killing-champ-microwave-missle-23253630/

Jug head and Archie have a friend named after this place.

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Jug head and Archie have a friend named after this place.

The Truth About iPhone Factory Workers.

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Originally shared by Mike Elgan The Truth About iPhone Factory Workers. The Apple iPhone has become the poster child for the problems of Chinese and American labor. One strain of conventional wisdom goes that while rich, entitled Western elites whine and complain over trivial issues like maps and purple haze on screens, abused, exploited Chinese factory workers slave away to make those iPhones in unsafe factories and under exploitative conditions. The iPhone represents the shafting of the Chinese worker. Another strain of conventional wisdom goes that greedy Apple (and other companies) ships factory jobs overseas to China, where Chinese factory workers get all the jobs, and American workers are left in the unemployment line. The iPhone represents the shafting of the American worker. Here’s an idea. Let’s stop accepting these brain-dead caricatures, and insist on the truth about iPhones, factories and workers. http://www.cultofmac.com/197050/the-truth-about-iphone-factory-workers

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Linxx Global Solutions, a fast growing Government contracting company, with corporate offices located in Virginia...

Linxx Global Solutions, a fast growing Government contracting company, with corporate offices located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, is currently looking for experienced Armorers to fill a full-time position at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.

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Oh the stories I could tell

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Oh the stories I could tell

WOGE #265 has been posted and is a little bit harder than #264 thanks to a popular file by Hill and memories of past...

Originally shared by Richard Stawell WOGE #265 has been posted and is a little bit harder than #264 thanks to a popular file by Hill and memories of past F&G games. ;-) Well done Walter and Krenek for gaining more points. :-) http://www.whereongoogleearth.net/2012/10/

Happy Friday

Originally shared by Chris Chabot Happy Friday Always good to start the weekend with a smile and some inspiration. For me my inspiration comes from seeing this Coca-Cola advertisement, makes me wish I could do the challange and win some tickets as well! Actually forget about the tickets, just the experience would be more then good enough! :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDiZOnzajNU

I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if hundreds of unsuspecting onlookers in Cologne were just treated to an...

Originally shared by ThinkGeek I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if hundreds of unsuspecting onlookers in Cologne were just treated to an orchestral Star Wars theme flashmob. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTHXIzHPyqE

Google Earth has released new images for the Edwards AFB area today....I can almost see myself ;) Thanks guys and...

Google Earth has released new images for the Edwards AFB area today....I can almost see myself ;) Thanks guys and gals

8,000-year-old rock carvings in Morocco destroyed by local Salafist Muslims.

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Originally shared by Mike Elgan 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Morocco destroyed by local Salafist Muslims. "Atlas Stones" at an archeological site in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, created more than 8,000 years ago, have been destroyed Salafist Muslims, according to a report in AFP. The stone carvings depict a Neolith religion that worshipped a sun god, and many of the 4- to 5-foot diameter carvings depicted the sun. One of the carvings was made even before the Phoenicians arrived in Morocco. Salafist Muslims have also been accused of burning down one of the major Sufi Muslim mausoleums in Tunisia. Other ancient World Heritage shrines have been also destroyed by Islamists in nearby Mali. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j8YTcHzPr8qkQj8Be68BkdE6L1pA?docId=CNG.bbe1d6490ab6ef1279c6c7aa83c20199.261 (Pic props: http://www.elaineling.com/photo_atlas.html )

Boeing Installs 24-Hour Surveillance System for Delaware River; Mike Hettmann Comments

http://blog.executivebiz.com/2012/10/boeing-installs-24-hour-surveillance-system-for-delaware-river-mike-hettmann-comments/

Google Lat Long: Google’s data centers: an inside look

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/SbSV/~3/bhB-5oPbuC4/googles-data-centers-inside-look.html

Can you give me a hand finding this ?

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Can you give me a hand finding this ?

As Europe plays politics, Boeing should benefit

http://www.stltoday.com/business/columns/david-nicklaus/article_e5ea6ca1-95b4-5e3d-968a-5e2ad85b0a3f.html

Google Lat Long: Making Google Maps more comprehensive with biggest Street View update ever

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/SbSV/~3/pWifwCHFCHk/making-google-maps-more-comprehensive.html

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Very Creative idea !

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Originally shared by Creative Ideas Very Creative idea !

I wanted to share an image of my Cats over on FB.

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I wanted to share an image of my Cats over on FB........... they offered to move this to the top of my news feed......For only $ 6.00

http://fieldtripper.com/c/Cubyl9UmtvY/calico-mountain-mines

http://fieldtripper.com/c/Cubyl9UmtvY/calico-mountain-mines I thought you might find this interesting, too. Never stop exploring : http://fieldtripper.com http://fieldtripper.com/c/Cubyl9UmtvY/calico-mountain-mines

FA18 extended view of Space Shuttle Endeavour's flyover Southern California

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVPNDhOWutk

Snow covered trees in Lapland

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Originally shared by Carter Gibson Snow covered trees in Lapland Yes, this is actually on Earth and very real. Every year the trees are completely frosted over and bend at the top in this Finnish park. In summer the frost melts away and the trees are revealed. Cool! #NationalParksMonday   #Nature   #Photography  Credit: NASA

http://fieldtripper.com/c/M4_s06JEE4E%3D/hmdb%2FThe-Navajo-Code-Talkers

http://fieldtripper.com/c/M4_s06JEE4E%3D/hmdb%2FThe-Navajo-Code-Talkers I thought you might find this interesting, too. The original thirty-two Code Talkers were organized to develop codes based on their native language which were used extensively during World War II. These and many other Native Americans served bravely throughout the Pacific and other combat zones. Charlie Y. Begay • Roy Begay • Samuel Begay • John Benally • Willsie Bitsie • Cosey S. Brown • John Brown • John Chee • Benjamin Cleveland • Eugene Crawford • David Curley • Lowell Damon • George Dennison • James Dixon • Carl N. Gorman • Ross Haskie • Oscar Iltham • Dale June • Alfred Leonard • James Manuelito • William McCabe • Chester Nez • Jack Nez • Lloyd Oliver • Frank Pete • Wilson Price • Balmer Slowtalker • Nelson Thompson • Harry Tsosie • John Willie • Dean Wilson • Flex Yazzie Never stop exploring : http://fieldtripper.com http://fieldtripper.com/c/M4_s06JEE4E%3D/hmdb%2FThe-Navajo-Code-Talkers

http://fieldtripper.com/c/0nZnSaLeruw%3D/arcadia%2FThe-Old-Main

http://fieldtripper.com/c/0nZnSaLeruw%3D/arcadia%2FThe-Old-Main I thought you might find this interesting, too. Old Main was intended originally as a territorial reform school. Local residents lobbied to have the unfinished structure converted to a teacher-training school. The Northern Arizona Normal School was established in 1899. In 1920, an addition, including the Ashurst Auditorium, was made to the west side of Old Main. On July 1, 1925, the Northern Arizona Normal School became the Northern Arizona State Teachers College. Never stop exploring : http://fieldtripper.com http://fieldtripper.com/c/0nZnSaLeruw%3D/arcadia%2FThe-Old-Main

http://fieldtripper.com/c/1HHp5jPqXU0%3D/wwgtml%2FForrest-Gump%2C-1994

http://fieldtripper.com/c/1HHp5jPqXU0%3D/wwgtml%2FForrest-Gump%2C-1994 I thought you might find this interesting, too. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) inadvertently invents the Shit Happens bumper sticker when he tramps through dog poo on North San Francisco Street Never stop exploring : http://fieldtripper.com http://fieldtripper.com/c/1HHp5jPqXU0%3D/wwgtml%2FForrest-Gump%2C-1994

We have this just off the So Cal coast

We have this just off the So Cal coast http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2012/10/08/millions-unexploded-bombs-lie-in-waters-off-us-coasts/
Guess who's Air Space I had to clear !

'Sheriff' John Rovick dies at 93; popular L.A. children's TV host

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-sheriff-john-rovick-20121007,0,2622691.story

http://fieldtripper.com/c/wacRx1Y2lMI%3D/hmdb%2FPortal-of-the-Folded-Wing

http://fieldtripper.com/c/wacRx1Y2lMI%3D/hmdb%2FPortal-of-the-Folded-Wing I thought you might find this interesting, too. Dedicated To The Honored Dead Of American Aviation On The 50th Anniversary Of Powered Flight, Dec. 17, 1953, By Lt. Gen. Ira C. Eaker USAF (Ret.) - - - - - - - - - - - - Beneath The Memorial tablets in this sacred portal rest the cremated remains of famous flyers who contributed so much to the history and development of aviation. The bronze plaques upon the marble walls memorialize beloved Americans who devoted their lives to the advancement of the air age. Administered under the auspices of the Brookins-Lahm-Wright Aeronautical Foundation, this shrine stands as a lasting tribute. Built by MacDonald and Giorgi 1924 National Register of Historic Places Never stop exploring : http://fieldtripper.com http://fieldtripper.com/c/wacRx1Y2lMI%3D/hmdb%2FPortal-of-the-Folded-Wing

Google Lat Long: Street View comes to Google Maps on your Mobile Browser

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/SbSV/~3/zK0s4nOMkks/street-view-comes-to-google-maps-on.html