SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Starting Tuesday, if you want to explore the world's oceans - from the bottom of Monterey Bay to Australia's Great Barrier Reef - you won't need a scuba tank or submarine, only a home computer and Internet connection. Expanding its popular Google Earth software, Google on Monday unveiled an aquatic component - think "Google Ocean" - that aims to turn everyone into Jacques Cousteau. The new feature combines satellite imagery, underwater photographs, video and scientific data that allows users to see 3-D images of the ocean floor, along with features like the location of ship...
Virtuality: A review
The Examiner
The Examiner
3 comments RSS Email Print The Phaeton Some of the best sci fi is absent of all light. Monsters lurk in corners. Whether real or imaginary, the monsters can sometimes be the most unassuming character(s). The...
States Consider Gas and Oil Levies
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
By BEN CASSELMAN Cash-strapped states are considering raising taxes on oil production to plug yawning budget gaps, but they face strong resistance from oil companies, which warn the moves could lead to lost jobs and...
Visions of Hope Event a success for Muscular Dystrophy Association
Asbury Park Press
Asbury Park Press
ABERDEEN - Over 350 guests attended the Muscular Dystrophy Association's 2nd annual Visions of Hope event, June 8, 2009, at the beautiful Addison Park. Helping to raise over $85,000 for the organization were sponsors...
Small-town America pins hopes on West trade route
Seattle Times
Seattle Times
LIMON, Colo. - For Joe Kiely, the drone of thousands of trucks passing his Colorado plains town signals economic prosperity. The caravans carrying billions of dollars worth of goods move along a 2,300-mile, mostly rural,...
Obama creates Pacific Northwest Trail
The Examiner
The Examiner
Comments NORTHPORT, Wash. (Map, News) - When the national scenic trails system was created four decades ago, the goal was to build a walking path across the United States. That goal came closer to reality in March, when...
WEATHERAmerica Newsletter, Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 4:05 P.M. CT
The Examiner
The Examiner
Comment RSS Print TODAY'S FUN LINK: Mike Phelps Mobile Weather Stream on USTREAM WEATHER HAZARDS (During The Next 24 Hours) SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...
Photos: The Singing Machine Announces Disney Distribution and Launch of On-line Stores
PR Newswire
PR Newswire
COCONUT CREEK, Fla., July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Singing Machine Company ("Singing Machine" or the "Company")(NYSE Amex: SMD) proudly announces the launch of several new on-line sales initiatives. Three on-line...

