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New Immigration Law May Be Good For Arizona Business

Posted By Guest on May 14, 2010

While some politicians are boycotting Arizona, many Americans are supporting Arizona businesses with their pocketbooks
New Immigration Law May Be Good For Arizona Business

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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

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3D Map of New York City

Posted By Guest on May 12, 2010

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

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

Amazing Miniature City

Posted By Guest on February 12, 2010

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

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