Atlas Road Map News
- The schools of Liberty Township Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 4:20PMWhile organizing the Clayton-Liberty Township Library’s archives in 2004, we found ephemera from many of the former schools that existed here.
- Oregon football: Well-traveled Andres Reed makes a place for himself as the Ducks' power back Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:56PMReed has been all over the map since leaving South Medford High School in 2003.
- With a map and a mission: 500 miles, 10 days, 1 bike Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 1:07PMPORTLAND, Maine — From inside a car, the landscape rushes by in a blur of rocky water views and clapboard churches. On a bike, the Pine Tree State takes on texture — roads bumpy with frost heaves, air thick with the smell of scorched hay. You feel the land dip into harborside towns and the salty gusts at the crests ... Maine - Portland Maine - United States - Business and Economy - Government
- Cisco Makes 'TV Everywhere' Play With Plans To Buy ExtendMedia Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:17AMCisco Systems plans to acquire privately held ExtendMedia, a provider of content management systems for video, which will form a key part of Cisco's offerings to service providers looking to deliver IP video to multiple devices.
- Jay Lloyd’s Getaway: Don’t Overlook the Map Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 2:16AMThis week, in a world of Mapquest, Google Maps and a chattering GPS, KYW’s Jay Lloyd considers the getaway role of the trusty paper map. Folding a map can be a challenge. But there’s no equal to it for planning the fine points of a getaway or getting an overview of a city or region. [...]
- Places to Hunt Doves Plentiful in Missouri Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:09AMBy Jim Low - For many Missourians, the opening of dove season Sept. 1 marks the start of hunting season, and the state’s top mourning dove expert says this year’s season is full of promise.
- Waze: Using groups and gaming to get geodata Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 4:11PMWaze, the company behind the free turn-by-turn navigation app of the same name, is upping its game with their latest release. It has long made referred to itself as a community mapping app, but there was no really way to be a part of a community within the app -- until now. Today's release is going to add Groups to the Waze iPhone and Android apps.
- India's Unconventional Energy Path Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 7:39AMWith India importing nearly 25 percent of its gas needs – which could rise to 50 percent by 2020 – the government is spurring a push into a plethora of new, unconventional energy sources including shale gas and oil, oil sands, coal bed methane, underground coal gas, coal-to-liquid, tight gas and others to replace traditional natural gas and crude oil.
- Cycling in Europe: the long road home Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 2:26AMAdam Ruck dusts off his Galaxy Dawes for a two-wheeled odyssey across Europe.
- Lenhoff: District 128 deserves kudos for fine feat Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:05AMEven if you're a dog, these so-called Dog Days of summer can be hard to take. Dry lawns, baking-hot concrete drives and sidewalks, so much heat that even ice cream can't cool us down.
- Visiting Fort Crowder Conservation Area Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:05AMMany people don't like to travel long distances when the weather gets as hot as it has been the past several days, so this week's profile will focus on an area that is just a short drive from Nevada. Some readers of this column know the way to Neosho, but if not, it isn't hard to find.
- Kayt Turner: 'By the time you've held up your hands and checked which is which, you're past the junction' Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 5:22PMA QUICK quiz for you. I know, I know, it's Sunday. You're probably only halfway through your coffee and starting to consider the possibility that shouting for that third bottle of wine last night is proving to be an enormous mistake.
- Amador County releases new road atlas Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 5:03PMAmador County Sheriff Martin Ryan has announced the release of the new Amador County 2010 Road Atlas. This road atlas was developed by Amador County Information Technology's GIS Division as part of a larger Emergency Responder Guide project and was paid for with Homeland Security grant funding.
- Bicyclist allegedly steals iPhone during GPS demo Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 2:01AMA man allegedly snatches an iPhone out of a woman's hands. What he doesn't know is that she is taking part in a demonstration of a real-time GPS-tracking system. He is arrested within 10 minutes.
- Learning about Saline Valley Conservation Area Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 12:04AMWith the summer vacation season in full swing, many choose to visit the large lakes of the state. Lake of the Ozarks is one of the most popular destinations, but it is privately owned, so it is not a good subject for this column.
- Rand McNally Updates Motor Carriers' Road Atlas Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 3:35PMRand McNally has released the newest version of its Motor Carriers' Road Atlas, with updated maps and content. "The Rand McNally Motor Carriers' Road Atlas is an indispensable in-cab resource for commercial truck drivers in North America," said Dave Muscatel, CEO of Rand McNally.
- Bangor Ghost Hunters searching Androscoggin River for missing Jay girl's remains Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 11:13PMDIXFIELD — Shards of brown beer bottles and the sun-bleached white carapace of a long-dead crawdad competed for the attention of Mike Watts and Jennie King on Saturday on the rocky shore of “Island No. 10” in the Androscoggin River.
- Word of warning for bargain hunters Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 9:19AMBold traders looking to pick a bounce in the Nufarm share price after the stock fell 28 per cent following Wednesday's profit downgrade should take a moment to read last night's release from Standard & Poor's.
- The Guardian (UK) 07/12/10 Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 8:57AMOur Culture Is Changing. No Wonder We're Disoriented "I think our difficulty, as consumers and commentators, is that this is a period of astonishing, and disorienting, change.
- Historical marker approved for Gloucester Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 10:07PMRoute 14 sign will recall wartime effort of Ware Neck woman GLOUCESTER — A highway marker commemorating the contribution of a former Gloucester woman in shaping Virginia and U.S. history has been approved by the state Department of Historic Resources.
- Historical marker approved for Gloucester Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 4:13PMRoute 14 sign will recall wartime effort of Ware Neck woman GLOUCESTER — A highway marker commemorating the contribution of a former Gloucester woman in shaping Virginia and U.S. history has been approved by the state Department of Historic Resources.
- TomTom's Latest Database Extends Global Coverage Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 8:23PMby Staff Writers Amsterdam, Newtherlands (SPX) Jul 02, 2010 TomTom has announced the availability of its latest digital map products, including Tele Atlas MultiNet 2010.06.
- TomTom's Latest Database Extends Global Coverage with New Countries and Major Cities Added Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 1:30AMAMSTERDAM----TomTom, the world’s leading provider of location and navigation solutions, announces the availability of its latest digital map products, including Tele Atlas MultiNet® 2010.06.
- Ambani Needs to Expand to Boost Reliance Stock Sunday, June 20, 2010 @ 2:06PMBillionaire Mukesh Ambani ’s Reliance Industries Ltd., India’s largest company by market value, must tap the country’s hunger for power and communications to boost the stock that has lagged behind key benchmarks, investors say.
- Travel author Brad Herzog visit Framingham Thursday Sunday, June 20, 2010 @ 11:09AMBrad Herzog, author of "Turn Left at the Trojan Horse, visits Barnes & Noble in Framingham Thursday, June 24.
- Reliance Lagging Sensex Shows Ambani Needs to Expand (Update2) Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 5:58AMJune 17 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Mukesh Ambani ’s Reliance Industries Ltd., India’s largest company by market value, must tap the country’s hunger for power and communications to boost the stock that has lagged behind key benchmarks, investors say.
- For Mission to Mars, a New Road Map Monday, June 7, 2010 @ 6:39PMNASA officials presented their latest views on carrying out President Obama proposed space policy.
- Carneros turkey farm returns to its winery roots Friday, June 4, 2010 @ 6:43PMIn a stately stretch of Carneros, just east of the town of Sonoma, one of California's oldest vineyards is becoming one of its newest. Scribe's 256 acres sit in a neighborhood that doesn't often see big, ambitious new wineries. The easiest road map to the... California - Sonoma Vineyards - Wine - Los Carneros AVA - Winery
- Acrex Announces Commencement of the 2010 Exploration Program on its Cariboo Property Tuesday, June 1, 2010 @ 8:00AMAcrex Ventures Ltd. is pleased to announce commencement of the 2010 exploration program on its Cariboo Region property located near Likely, British Columbia. Acrex has received the necessary permits to allow for road access construction, trenching and drilling on the property.
- Weekly Datelines Monday, May 31, 2010 @ 4:07AMYour guide to what's on in Surrey, White Rock and North Delta.
- George F. Will: Johnson won't shrug; he'll run Sunday, May 30, 2010 @ 4:09AMMILWAUKEE - Before what he calls "the jaw-dropping" events ofthe past 19 months -- TARP, the stimulus, Government Motors, themistreatment of Chrysler's creditors, Obamacare, etc. - the idea ofrunning for office never crossed Ron Johnson's mind.
- Atlas shrugged, Johnson's running Thursday, May 27, 2010 @ 6:32PMRon Johnson, a 55-year-old manufacturer of plastic products from Oshkosh is what the tea party looks like, writes columnist George F. Will. Johnson, a devotee of Ayn Rand, is the GOP challenger to Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis.
- Tea party’s Ron Johnson is running, not shrugging Thursday, May 27, 2010 @ 11:05AMMILWAUKEE — Before what he calls “the jaw-dropping” events of the last 19 months — TARP, the stimulus, Government Motors, the mistreatment of Chrysler’s creditors, Obamacare, etc. — the idea of running for office never crossed Ron Johnson’s mind. He was, however, dry tinder — he calls Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” his “foundational book” — and now is ablaze, in an understated, upper-Midwestern way ...
- Living Wild by Bear Grylls | Digested read Thursday, May 27, 2010 @ 5:05AM4 Books, £14.99 More than a century ago, a lieutenant general in the British Army arranged a camp for 20 boys on Brownsea Island. Scouting has come a long way since then and it is no longer obligatory to swim naked while Baden Powell tries to peek. So what should the modern scout wear instead? As chief scout, I always recommend Speedos. By day, they make you buff on TV and at night they make the ...
- Top 10 one-day road trips from Toronto Wednesday, May 26, 2010 @ 3:19AMMark Richardson's favourite day-long roads trips from the GTA.
- Pioneer AVIC-Z120BT in-dash PND gets Pandora audio support Tuesday, May 25, 2010 @ 5:33AMPioneer have outed their latest high-end in-dash navigation system, and it has brought along mobile Pandora access too. The Pioneer AVIC-Z120BT has a 7-inch WVGA touchscreen, 3D graphics accelerator, onscreen iPod/iPhone control, integrated Bluetooth for hands-free calling and wireless music streaming (along with USB connectivity and an SD card slot) and is SIRIUS XM satellite and HD Radio ready ...
- Ambani ceasefire: Competition or collaboration? Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 2:20AMNo one quite sure, but many do believe pragmatism likely, for now, to show a way forward.
- Weekly Datelines Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 12:07AMYour guide to what's on in Surrey, White Rock and North Delta.
- New map of Ireland confuses Kerry with Cork Saturday, May 22, 2010 @ 9:57AMAmerican tourists may be left scratching their heads over an official new map of Ireland that confuses Kerry with Cork and Waterford with Kilkenny. In addition, Kilkenny county has been party annexed by neighboring Waterford much to the chagrin of the locals.
- Lost? Trust a female to put you on right path Tuesday, May 18, 2010 @ 1:34PMFor every woman who has suffered ridicule for being unable to read a road atlas, this is sweet revenge.
- Old Adobe leads Landmarks' threatened treasures list Saturday, May 15, 2010 @ 12:56AMTo celebrate National Preservation Month in May, Napa CountyLandmarks has announced its annual list of Ten Threatened Treasuresfor 2010.
- Rand McNally Road Atlas features Miss. road trip Wednesday, May 12, 2010 @ 4:23PMJACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Summer travelers looking for road trip ideas are being pointed toward Mississippi in the latest edition of the Rand McNally Road Atlas.
- Rand McNally Road Atlas Features Miss. Road Trip Wednesday, May 12, 2010 @ 2:03PMA trip from Natchez to Tunica, called Following Old Man River, is featured in the new edition of the Rand McNally Road Atlas.
- Many lakes unknown to area residents Sunday, May 9, 2010 @ 6:32PMThere are a half-dozen of them in Perry County — small lakes that are definitely fishable but which are virtually known outside their immediate vicinity. Do you say you know Arkansas lakes? How about Dry Fork Lake, Cedar Creek Lake, Cove Creek Lake, Little Bear Creek Lake, Huston Creek Lake, Rock Creek Lake?
- Kline Twp. OKs extension on school plans Thursday, May 6, 2010 @ 7:11AMKline Township has agreed to extend a deadline for revised plans for a $7.75 million expansion project at McAdoo-Kelayres Elementary School.Spillman Farmer Architects sent a letter to the township asking for an extension until July 31 to allow the firm
- KlineTownship extends deadline for school expansion plans Thursday, May 6, 2010 @ 1:09AMMCADOO - Kline Township has agreed to extend a deadline for revised plans for a $7.75 million expansion project at McAdoo-Kelayres Elementary School.Spillman Farmer Architects sent a letter to the township asking for an extension until July 31 to allow
- Best of Boulder 2010: Retail Thursday, April 29, 2010 @ 3:46PMHere`s a news tip: Sex has gone mainstream. So if you’re feeling a little freaky, there isn’t a better place to hang out than Fascinations. Don’t be embarrassed either, because the people hanging out in there are just as freaky as you.
- TomTom Reports First Quarter 2010 Results Monday, April 26, 2010 @ 12:30AMAMSTERDAM----TomTom :
- FCC remains mum on broadband reclassification Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 5:31PMThe FCC moved forward at its meeting on Wednesday with items for its National Broadband Plan, but it did not mention the sticky issue of broadband reclassification.
- Google adding more user product reviews Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 5:31PMRetailers will have a way to funnel reviews to Google's product pages through a new partnership with a company called Bazaarvoice, which creates user-review systems.