[digital earth] Astenbeck Buys Shares of Rare Earth, Uranium CompaniesA regulatory filing report by Astenbeck Capital Management LLC had revealed the firm recently bought shares in rare earth metals and uranium mining companies, presumably in a bid to takeFrom: http://community.nasdaq.com/News/2011-11/astenbeck-buys-shares-of-rare-earth-uranium-companies.aspx?storyid=102844[digital earth] Rare-earth shortage to hamper clean energy: EU study (News)Looming shortages of metals that are in high demand and dominated by a single supplier – China – threaten Europe’s goals for cleaner transport and sustainable energy, says a new study prepared for the European Commission. More ?From: http://www.euractiv.com/sustainability/rare-earth-shortage-hamper-clean-energy-eu-study-news-508967[digital earth] Google alum Brit Morin launches digital lifestyle brandMeet Silicon Valleys version of Martha Stewart. Stewart may have invented lifestyle branding, but Brit Morin is determined to give it a digital makeover. Morin, a 25-year-old former employee of Apple and Google, is launching a new lifestyle brand that...From: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/11/google-alum-brit-morin-launches-a-crafty-digital-lifestyle-website-.html[digital earth] AEG Digital Media to Stream the 12th Annual Latin GRAMMY? Pre-Telecast and Other Latin GRAMMY Week EventsLOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Latin GRAMMYs leverages AEG Digital Media to provide high-quality, live viewing experience for global, online audience.From: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111108005265/en/AEG-Digital-Media-Stream-12th-Annual-Latin[digital earth] Close Encounter: Huge Asteroid to Pass Within 201,000 Miles of EarthA 1,312-foot asteroid will soon pass within 201,000 miles of Earth, a distance closer than the Earth’s distance from the moon. The asteroid, 2…From: http://mashable.com/2011/11/04/asteroid-2005-yu55-earth-tuesday-200000-milies/[digital earth] RIO+20 UN Earth Summit: Can we put the world on a path to a sustainable future?Two environmental leaders, Jared Blumenfield and Jacob Scherr, meet up at San Franciscos Commonwealth Club of California to discuss the Rio+20 UN Earth Summit: Can we put the world on a path to a sustainable future? This summit will take place next year in Rio de Janeiro, and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has declared that it will be the most important UN conference in history because of the ...From: http://abc.net.au/rn/bigideas/stories/2011/3355955.htm[digital earth] Hastings Museums giant screen now digitalHASTINGS -- The giant screen theater at Hastings Museum has gone digital and will reopen Thursday with two new 3D movies.From: http://theindependent.com/articles/2011/10/31/news/local/14069894.txt[digital earth] Transforming Teaching in the Digital Age: A Blueprint (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)Literacy and numeracy are important. We all know our children need to be able to read and write and add up, but increasingly as the pace of change in our world increases what were once seen as fundamental aspects of education need to be challenged. And, thankfully, there are people out there not just challenging [...]From: http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/11/transforming-teaching-in-the-digital-age-a-blueprint-geekdad-weekly-rewind/[digital earth] Digital drilling: can data unearth geothermal sources?NSW chief scientist revives Glass Earth initiative.From: http://www.itnews.com.au/News/278248,digital-drilling-can-data-unearth-geothermal-sources.aspx[digital earth] Best-Ever Topographic Map of Earth from NASA and JapanNASA and Japan recently announced a new and improved digital topographic map of Earth, which was produced with detailed measurements from NASA’s Terra spacecraft. The new data covers over 99 percent of Earth’s landmass and spans from 83 degrees north latitude to 83 degrees south. Each elevation measurement point in the data is only 30 [...]From: http://www.universetoday.com/90017/best-ever-topographic-map-of-earth-from-nasa-and-japan/[digital earth] Terra And ASTER Provide Improved Topographic Earth MapNASA and Japan released a significantly improved version of the most complete digital topographic map of Earth on Monday, produced with detailed measurements from NASAs Terra spacecraft. The map, known as a global digital elevation model, was created from images collected by the Japanese Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer, or ASTER, instrument aboard Terra. So-called ...From: http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112402741/terra-and-aster-provide-improved-topographic-earth-map/index.html[digital earth] Empowering public participation with Google Earth; Santa Cruz County resident was one of the first to use tools to ...SANTA CRUZ -- Six years after its launch, Google Earth has been downloaded more than 1 billion times and has been used to take virtual tours of the Roman Colosseum, map the extent of destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, survey minefields and track elephant migrations through Kenya.From: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/rss/ci_19230703?source=rss[digital earth] Satellite data creates new Earth mapPASADENA, Calif., Oct. 17 (UPI) -- NASA says it has released the most complete digital topographic map of Earth yet, creating it in cooperation with Japanese researchers using satellite data.From: http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2011/10/17/Satellite-data-creates-new-Earth-map/UPI-96621318889818/[digital earth] NASA, Japan release improved topographic map of EarthNASA and Japan released a significantly improved version of the most complete digital topographic map of Earth on Oct. 17, produced with detailed measurements from NASAs Terra spacecraft. The map, known as a global digital elevation model, was created from images collected by the Japanese Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer, or ASTER, instrument aboard Terra. So ...From: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111019162245.htm[digital earth] Best-Ever Topographic Map of Earth ReleasedThe most complete digital topographic ever made of the Earth was released by NASA today (Oct. 17).From: http://news.yahoo.com/best-ever-topographic-map-earth-released-204201769.html[digital earth] Improved digital map of Earth wows the worldThe ASTER 3D map is the most complete digital topographic map of Earth.From: http://earthsky.org/earth/improved-high-resolution-map-of-earth-wows-the-world[digital earth] Supply of critical rare-earth elements to expandThere are rare-earth elements in your computer, digital camera, television, smartphone, in the batteries of hybrid vehicles, in long-lasting lightbulbs and serving as critical magnets in guided missiles.From: http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/supply-critical-rare-earth-elements-expand-177619[digital earth] Supply of Critical Rare-earth Elements About to ExpandThere are rare-earth elements in your computer, digital camera, television, smartphone, in the batteries of hybrid vehicles, and in long-lasting lightbulbs.From: http://www.pcworld.com/article/242892/supply_of_critical_rareearth_elements_about_to_expand.html[digital earth] Digital Interchangeable Lens offers electric-powered zoom.Measuring 90 mm in length, LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 45-175mm/F4.0-5.6 ASPH./POWER O.I.S. Lens uses Multi-Actuator Floating Inner Focus System to control 3 lens groups separately. Two extra-low dispersion lenses suppress chromatic aberration, while nano surface coating minimizes reflections at visual light range for reduction of ghosts and light flare. With optical image stabilizer, user can shoot ...From: http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/Digital-Interchangeable-Lens-offers-electric-powered-zoom-601112[digital earth] The 12 Coolest Artificial Islands On EarthWill Rogers once quipped, |Buy land. They aint making more of the stuff.| While we may not be making any more land, we are moving it around pretty creatively.From: http://www.businessinsider.com/artificial-islands-2011-7[digital earth] Dot Earth Blog: On Outdoor Experience and Environmental ValuesExploring the role of direct experience with nature as a path toward caring for its conservation.From: http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/01/on-outdoor-experience-and-environmental-values/?partner=rss&emc=rss[digital earth] Mall owners go digital to recoup baseLONDON -- The worlds largest mall owners are harnessing digital technology to stem an erosion in their tenant base to online retailing and to keep shoppers coming to their centers.From: http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20110905/BUSINESS/109050314/1003/RSS01[digital earth] Digital debate: Do birds have thumbs?It is the kind of question that keeps biologists up at night: from an evolutionary standpoint, is the innermost digit of a birds three-pronged wing more like a thumb or an index finger?From: http://news.yahoo.com/digital-debate-birds-thumbs-194350296.html[digital earth] Intermap Announces Appointment of New DirectorsIntermap Technologies , a leading provider of location-based information solutions created from its uniform, high-resolution 3D digital models of the earth’s surface, today announced the appointment of Dr.From: http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/110824/20110824005399.html?.v=1[digital earth] Panasonic Announces Brands First Digital Interchangeable Power Tele-Zoom LensToday, Panasonic announced the LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 45-175mm/F4.0-5.6 ASPH./POWER O.I.S. , the companys first cutting-edge digital interchangeable lens with electric-powered zoom operation. ? This marks the launch of the companys premium lens brand |X| which is compatible with the LUMIX G Series* and complies with the Micro Four Thirdsa¢ system standard. ? This lens introduction accompanies ...From: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/110826/ny58068.html?.v=1[digital earth] Bridging the digital gapStep into the world of technology your children inhabit and you’ll be in for some surprises.From: http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2011/8/28/lifefocus/9329329&sec=lifefocus[digital earth] Russian spaceship crashes back to EarthMOSCOW (AFP) - An unmanned Russian spaceship with tonnes of cargo for the International Space Station crashed into Siberia shortly after blast-off Wednesday in the latest blow to the countrys embattled space programme.From: http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/10105301/russian-spaceship-crashes-back-to-earth/[digital earth] Relax — comet Elenin poses no threat to EarthThe comet Elenin is passing through the inner solar system right now and will make its closest approach to Earth on Oct. 16. The comet has sparked an Internet firestorm among believers who claim its approach is linked to Earths destruction, a rogue |planet| called Nibiru and a NASA conspiracy to cover it all up.From: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44180579/ns/technology_and_science-space/[digital earth] Earth-shaking reports briefly dominate newsThe nimble news media went into full combat mode within minutes of the earthquake that struck the mid-Atlantic region Tuesday afternoon. News of the 5.8 temblor rocked tales of Col. Moammar Gadhafi and the presidential vacation right off the press radar. Coverage got urgent and colorful in record time. The ...From: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/23/earth-shaking-reports-briefly-dominate-news/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS[digital earth] Todd Harrison: Let the earth shake -- you shouldntAn earthquake rolled through New York City this week; on Wall Street, it was par for the course. While most view the summer stretch as a welcome respite, the stock market has been a wild ride.From: http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/todd-harrison-let-the-earth-shake-you-shouldn-t-1.3122011Page 1 of 3 1 2 3