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While some politicians are boycotting Arizona, many Americans are supporting Arizona businesses with their pocketbooks

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One Arizona jewelry company, Aerogem.com, has seen a rise in business since the new immigration law (Senate Bill 1070) was signed last month, in large part by out-of-state residents wanting to show their support for Arizona.Read More

Laser Scanning Flyovers of NYC Will Yield Accurate 3-D Map

New York City may be on the cutting edge of cuisine and fashion, but in nerdier pursuits like cartography, NYC has unfortunately fallen behind - like, 30 years behind. But a twin-engine airplane fitted with LIDAR scanners has lately been gathering data that will close the city's map gap, creating extremely detailed digital maps of the city that will lead to better land management, inform emergency protocols, and help identify the best places to install solar panels across the five boroughs.Read More

This amazing miniature city of Elgin Park was meticulously crafted in 1/24 scale by Michael Paul Smith

By combining realistic miniature models of a small town, and using forced perspective photography, skilled model maker and photographer Michael Paul Smith has created amazingly realistic photographs.Read More

Student Tom Baker began this as a class project, but it has since become an internet sensation – his photography shows Los Angeles streets and freeways without traffic.Read More