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Hello Trivia (Satellite navigation) Game What a corking idea - Hello!

Ed — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:50:12 +0000

Hello Trivia Game

What a corking idea - Hello! just became a best-selling game. Test your knowledge of the lifestyles of the rich famous and stupid - it's superbly tacky.

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Blue Hammock Spend the summer chilling out (Lapland) in dappled

Ed — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:50:08 +0000

Blue Hammock

Spend the summer chilling out in dappled summer sunlight with a long cool drink in your hand. You deserve it.

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Easter comes with a hint of winter (Christmas story)

Ed — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:30:05 +0000

Easter comes with a hint of winter
Daily Star - The area may not have had much of a white Christmas, but it got a hint of a white Easter. Cold air has settled over the region Did you find this story informative?

Cold Weather Chills Spring Rituals
ABC News - 2 Weeks Into Spring, It's Feeling a Lot Like Christmas As Cold Weather Settles Across U.S. Print This Story Print This Story E-mail This Article Email This Article RSS Headlines Newsletters

EASTER STORY: Where do the eggs, baskets come from?
Northwest Herald - Unlike Christmas, which offers a story about the birth of a baby, Easter has elements that might be difficult for little ones to grasp. I personally think why the Easter basket is so popular is when we think of sharing holiday traditions with

Actor s work stands out like Cyrano s nose
East Valley Tribune - That s even with the enlistment of sturdy Southwest Shakespeare regulars, including Eric Schoen (duelist Valvert) and Sandy Elias (the baker and poetry buff Ragueneau), and Actors Theatre s A Christmas Carol Scrooge regular Kim Bennett as

Gyro Force This four-wheeled freak is not for (Satellite navigation) the

Ed — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:30:03 +0000

Gyro Force

This four-wheeled freak is not for the faint-hearted. If you are looking for high-speed full-on unpredictable extreme nuttiness then this is the only remote control car for you.

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Satellite navigation - Review: Garmin Nuvi 660 the ultimate travel companion

Ed — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 22:27:06 +0000

Review: Garmin Nuvi 660 the ultimate travel companion
CNN - CNET.com ) -- The Garmin Nuvi series has proven to be a great success for the veteran navigation manufacturer. The Garmin Nuvi The unit impressed us by acquiring a satellite fix in less than a minute, and subsequent starts were much faster. The system

2005 Infiniti G35
The Seattle Times Classifieds - Includes, Premium Package, Sport-tuned Suspension Package, Aero Package and Infiniti Navigation System, Bose Audio System with XM Satellite Radio, featuring an AM/FM radio and an in-dash single-feed 6-disc CD autochanger with MP3 playback

Dash To Launch Nationwide PND Trial
Consumer Electronics Net - TWICE) _ San Diego ' Dash Navigation will place 2,000 cellular-connected portable GPS units in consumers' hands nationwide to traffic differently," explained marketing senior VP Robert Acker, who was previously a founding member of the XM satellite

Bush Budget Calls for Big Boost in Defense Spending
NPR News - Its budget would provide almost $175 million for a new satellite navigation system, and more than $900 million for additional capital projects that will support the modernization program. DOT wants to revamp the system that funds air-traffic control

Ram Sethu: Saffron brigade finds solace in NASA
Times of India - BJP have found a new rallying point in their campaign against the Sethusamudram project, claiming that some NASA satellite Citing specialists, the petitioners contend that a sea route may be prepared for navigation, without damaging Ram Sethu, by

Survey shows Britons checking up on partners
CNN - LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Britons are a nation of spies, rifling through their partners' text messages, tapping phone conversations and even tailing loved ones with web cams and satellite navigation systems, a survey reveals. The most favored way

Tricked out or tame
Southern Voice - Trends seemed to skew toward technology, with models offering internal hard drives for music files, built-in satellite radio, navigation assistance, keyless ignition, rear-view monitors and models that nearly park themselves. And environmental

WBKO Weather
WBKO - Thousands Camped Out on Higher Ground in Solomon Islands After Tsunami Wrecks Town Blair: Next 2 Days With Iran Are Crucial Tony Blair Says Next 2 Days Are Critical to Resolving Dispute With Iran Over Captured Navy Crew French Train Tops 350 MPH to

Peace Is War
Wired - It's just that space-based communication, surveillance warning, navigation, and weather watching make every other mode of attack obsolete. The rest of the world suffers a massive satellite gap with the US, and it's widening every day. It's not

RTOS selected for Galileo GPS project
Electronics Talk - For years, LynuxWorks has been at the forefront of the embedded aerospace market and the selection of LynxOS-178 for the Galileo satellite navigation system is further proof that we are the experts in this area', says Gurjot Singh, CEO, LynuxWorks.

Chill out this Christmas (Lapland)

Ed — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:23:13 +0000

Chill out this Christmas
Bedford Today - has been bewitched and imprisoned by the Snow Queen in her ice palace. But Gerda manages to charm her way with the help of some fun characters and animals to find Kai. From escaping the Enchantress, leading her to the royal court and on to Lapland

Rome tries to protect Telecom Italia
Euro News - Adventure Activity Holidays to Finland Discover Norway and its wealth of adventures from whale watching safaris, snowmobile tours Arctic safaris and husky trips through Lapland. See Norway for an unforgettable experience.

Reindeer Change Their Eyes for Summer and Winter, Study Finds
National Geographic - The researchers studied reindeer from the Lapland region of northern Scandinavia and found that eyes removed from animals culled in winter appeared deep blue when light was shined into them. But the eyes of summer reindeer were yellow in color.

Wildlife-go-round (A wild ride); Local sculptor turns flora and fauna
Eagle-Tribune - The carousel featured Finnish designs and local fauna, such as the Lapland deer. Briggs also worked on a children's carousel to go to Dubai. The challenge, he said, was that the carousel was for an Islamic nation and it couldn't have any human faces

Search the Post Primary Education
Scoop - A Korean home learning system and a programme offering degrees by distance education in the Finnish region of Lapland are the first laureates of a prize awarded by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to encourage

Herb Scene: Angelica
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - Today it grows in the wild on the coasts of North and Baltic seas as far as Lapland. It is a protected species in Iceland. Other names include European Angelica, Garden Angelica and Angel's Wort. PRIMARY USES Used for dyspeptic complaints and loss of

Son braves the cold to raise funds for research into Parkinson's
This is Malvern - from Parkinson's disease. Pulled by a team of four to six husky dogs, Anthony Burger joined a team of volunteers to travel 155 miles in 5 days. His journey began 125 miles north of the Arctic Circle, and took him into the wilds of Norwegian Lapland.

Wild goose chase at Blenheim
Oxfordshire News - This species used to breed in large numbers all over Lapland - but today there are approximately only 10 pairs left in this region. The geese spend the winter around the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea but hunting by the local population on these

Chirac bows out after 12 years as President
Euro News - Adventure Activity Holidays to Finland Discover Norway and its wealth of adventures from whale watching safaris, snowmobile tours Arctic safaris and husky trips through Lapland. See Norway for an unforgettable experience.

Man is going back to the Moon, and there are plans to travel to Mars
Euro News - Adventure Activity Holidays to Finland Discover Norway and its wealth of adventures from whale watching safaris, snowmobile tours Arctic safaris and husky trips through Lapland. See Norway for an unforgettable experience.

Lapland - Police: Thief Caught On Tape Is Part Of Crime Wave

Ed — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:23:09 +0000

Police: Thief Caught On Tape Is Part Of Crime Wave
WJZ 13 Baltimore - Apr 05 7:29 PM
Howard County Police are asking for the public's help in their search to find a suspect caught on camera trying to steal from vehicles left unlocked. Dennis Edwards Reports On The Search For The Suspect And The Alarming Spike In Thefts Save

LynuxWorks snares European GPS design win
EETimes - Apr 03 6:57 PM
LynuxWorks Inc., an embedded software vendor, said it has been selected by the European Space Agency to supply the real-time operating system for the Galileo project, the European global navigation system.Save

Satellite TV coming to some minivans
Contra Costa Times - Mar 31 9:33 PM
Coming soon to a minivan near you: satellite television. DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group on Thursday announced limited satellite TV service for its 2008 Dodge and Chrysler minivans and several other models, continuing its plan to turn the family cruiser into a living room on wheels.Save

MEDIA CONVERGENCE
Film Journal - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
Thanks to giant TV screens and their crashing prices, home sweet home is getting sweeter, and with the jump in sports programming, sweatier. Out-of-home, where mobile devices and content are free to roam, is equally exciting to consumers.Save

NEW YORK AUTO SHOW: Hyundai Throws Down The Gaunlet With The Genesis Concept
AutoSpies.com - Apr 05 7:03 AM
Hyundai presented the world debut of Concept Genesis during a press conference at the New York International Auto Show today. The concept car heralds the future architecture and design of a rear-wheel drive premium sports sedan scheduled to grace the Hyundai lineup in 2008.Save

Prototype Satellites Demonstrate In-Orbit Refueling
SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - Apr 04 6:45 PM
Despite a rocky start, two unmanned spacecraft have succeeded in their first autonomous satellite refueling demonstration while orbiting high above Earth.Save

Mobile Navigation: Rand McNally And TCS Launch Next-Generation Navigation Application
WirelessWorkforceOnline - Apr 04 8:48 AM
Rand McNally, North America's commercial maker of national and local maps, street guides and atlases, and TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. provider of mission-critical wireless data solutions, recently announced the companies have extended their strategic partnership to include Rand McNally Navigator.Save

Russia challenging the U.S. monopoly on satellite navigation
Addict 3D - Apr 04 3:30 PM
The days of the Cold War may have passed, but Russia and the United States are in the midst of another battle - this one a technological fight over the U.S.Save

Easter Sunday (Lapland)

Ed — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 17:58:14 +0000

Easter Sunday
WTGV - Some people are using whatever they have to help others have a great day. Gayle Perne is used to being in costume their business supplies more than 200 malls with bunnies for Easter and Santa's at Christmas. With her candy basket in tow Gayle

Support for Teen Who Killed Grandparents
ABC News - She also made the trek from her home in Charlotte, N.C., to spend Christmas Eve with him. She's not alone a half-dozen people drawn to Pittman's case visit him weekly. Another woman has flown from Michigan to see him twice in the past year

Christmas Kid takes Ashland Stakes; Oaks likely next
Louisville Courier-Journal - LEXINGTON, Ky. Christmas Kid ruled on the day before Easter, and now she very likely will head for a big day in May. The 3-year-old filly held off hard-charging favorite Octave down the stretch to capture the $500,000, Grade I Ashland Stakes

Bob Clark, 67, Film Director of A Christmas Story Classic, Dies
New York Times - LOS ANGELES, April 4 (AP) The film director Bob Clark, best known for the holiday classic A Christmas Story, died in a car accident yesterday in Pacific Palisades, Calif. He was 67. Mr. Clark and his son Ariel Hanrath-Clark, 22, were both

Despite weather, churchgoers warm in spirit
News 10 Now - I greeted the congregation today not with hello, how are you, but with Merry Christmas," said Joe Coudriet, the pastor of Abundant Life Christian Center. But, the cold outside couldn't change everything, especially the way people felt once the

Driver Accused of Killing "A Christmas Story" Director Could Face
Surf Santa Monica - April 6 -- The drunk driver accused of causing the crash that killed "A Christmas Story" director Bob Clark, 67, and his 22-year-old son on PCH early Wednesday morning could be deported to his native Mexico once his local case is completed

1. What punctures the vast majority of vehicle tyres on Christmas
Daily Telegraph - a) 80 per cent of the population won't rule out the existence of elves b) 30 per cent of the population still believe Father Christmas is a real man c) 65 per cent of the population regularly drink seal's blood

This Easter, it feels more like Christmas
Daily Times - SALISBURY -- Nature is offering Rommel's Ace Hardware employees one more chance to rid themselves of rock salt, snow shovels and ice scrapers with a small snow shower scheduled for the Lower Shore today. "I'm getting ready to put my guys out on it

Egging on the C&E flock
Denver Post - Nicolas Perez, left, and Julian Castillo put together treats for an Easter egg hunt at Colorado Community Church. (Post / RJ Sangosti) Faithful churchgoers refer to their biannual visitors as "C & E's" - Christmas and Easter Christians, the

Gupi - Intelligent Robot Guinea (Satellite navigation) Pig Gupi the furball

Ed — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 03:17:09 +0000

Gupi - Intelligent Robot Guinea Pig

Gupi the furball with attitude. The perfect virtual pet that reacts to you talks to you and doesn't mess up the house.

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Online Press Release (Lapland)

Ed — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 11:43:10 +0000

Online Press Release
PRWeb - Dr Joseph Dello Russo, Lasik Surgeon Featured on Sirius Satellite Radio Dr Joseph Dello Russo answers frequesntly asked questions about Lasik Surgery as guest speaker on Martha Stewart Health Program. - 2006-07-06 Stylish Tips to Unwind By Bringing

Recipient E-mail
DailyTech - The space race against the former USSR may be heating up all over again. This time, the target is not the moon, but the United States' virtual monopoly on terrestrial navigation based on satellite coordinates. The New York Times reports that Russia's

Online Press Release
PRWeb - The recognized leader in online news and press release distribution service for small and medium-sized businesses and corporate communications. PRWeb pioneered Free Press Release Distribution and continues to set the standard for online news

Diet of tarantulas saves hikers lost in jungle
Times Online - However, without satellite navigation equipment and relying only on a compass and maps, they got lost amid dense vegetation and 130ft (40m) trees. We meant to hike for 12 days but when we realised after 12 days that we weren t in Saul, we said

G. Chambers Williams III
San Antonio Express News - seats and armrests; heated front seats; body-color, heated side mirrors and door handles; and XM satellite radio. There is a center console on the EX-L that can hold up to 24 compact discs (this disappears with the navigation

Latest News
dBusinessNews.com - Analog and Digital Radio Signals Universal Radio Tester 3.0 Provides Improved Test Systems for Audio, Video, Navigation and Motive s software is helping wireline, wireless, cable and satellite operators worldwide deliver a new generation of IP

Satellite navigation - You heard it, read it, and ate it here first

Ed — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:54:10 +0000

You heard it, read it, and ate it here first
Chicago Sun-Times - Apr 05 2:18 AM
Second city in what? Chicago has plenty of innovations of which to boast. Those that feed you. Entertain you. Even help save your soul. RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: The character was born in 1939 when Chicago-based Montgomery Ward & Co. asked copywriter Robert L. May to create a Christmas story booklet to give to shoppers as a promotional gimmick.Save

"Christmas Story" Director Dies in Car Crash
CW Arkansas - Apr 04 10:48 PM
Film director Robert Clark and his son Ariel were killed in a car crash near Los Angeles early Wednesday morning. The collision occurred on Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades, the Los Angeles Times reported.Save

Director dies in car crash
Long Beach Press-Telegram - Apr 04 8:29 PM
Robert Clark was known for `A Christmas Story.' LOS ANGELES - Film director Robert Clark, best known for the beloved holiday classic "A Christmas Story," was killed with his son Wednesday in a car wreck, the filmmaker's assistant and police said.Save

'Christmas Story' Director Dies in Crash
The San Francisco Examiner - Apr 05 2:24 AM
(AP Photo/Warner Home Video) In this photo made available by Warner Home Video, Director Robert Clark poses for a photo holding the famed "leg lamp" prop from "A Christmas Story" at a 2003 DVD release event for the film.Save

`Christmas Story' Director Killed in LA
ABC News - Apr 04 4:23 PM
`A Christmas Story' Director and Son Killed in Los Angeles Car CrashSave

People in the news
Lawrence Journal-World - Apr 04 10:24 PM
Keith Richards denies snorting his fathers ashes One doctor prescribed all 11 drugs for Smith Christmas Story director killed in head-on crashSave

OnStage | Cutting-edge dance
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Apr 06 12:08 PM
There once was a gentle boy, created by an eccentric inventor, who found himself alone in the world with long, scissor-like extremities for hands. Edward Scissorhands' story of woe, acceptance, rejection and redemption, written by Tim Burton and Caroline Thompson, became a beloved fairy tale when Johnny Depp brought the story vividly to life in Burton's 1990 film. Across the Atlantic, ...Save

Deaths elsewhere
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Apr 05 7:40 PM
Robert Clark, 67, a film director best known for the 1983 holiday classic "A Christmas Story," was killed along with his son, Ariel, on Wednesday in a head-on crash in Los Angeles with a drunken driver who was going the wrong way, police said. Clark specialized in horror movies and thrillers in the 1970s. His breakout success came with the 1981 sex farce "Porky's." Nina Wang, 69, a Hong Kong ...Save

Black Christmas DVD Review
UGO - UnderGroundOnline - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
Boy, how times have changed. You know, back in 1974, the original Black Christmas was a groundbreaking horror film that went on to inspire the likes of Halloween , My Bloody Valentine , Friday the 13th , and just about every slasher flick known to man.Save

'Christmas Story' director
Chicago Sun-Times - Apr 05 2:16 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Film director Robert Clark, best known for the beloved holiday classic ''A Christmas Story,'' was killed with his son Wednesday in a car wreck, the filmmaker's assistant and police said.Save

Indoor/outdoor electric grill BBQ Limited Offer Was 99.99!The ultimate (Lapland)

Ed — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:54:05 +0000

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Lapland - SnoCountry Reports Latest Skiing Conditions Information

Ed — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 07:57:05 +0000

SnoCountry Reports Latest Skiing Conditions Information
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 15 5:28 AM
Following are the latest skiing conditions information as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports as of Thursday, Mar 15 2007, 6:02:39 AM EDT.Save

SnoCountry Reports Latest Skiing Conditions Information
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 11 4:08 AM
Following are the latest skiing conditions information as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports as of Sunday, Mar 11 2007, 6:20:50 AM EDT.Save

Aalto?s Renown Rises From the Chair
New York Times - Mar 31 6:12 PM
Britain?s first major retrospective of Alvar Aalto?s work aims to bring his contributions to social architecture to light.Save

SnoCountry Reports Latest Skiing Conditions Information
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Apr 03 4:01 AM
Following are the latest skiing conditions information as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports as of Tuesday, Apr 3 2007, 6:04:00 AM EDT.Save

SnoCountry Reports Latest Skiing Conditions Information
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 25 3:49 AM
Following are the latest skiing conditions information as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports as of Sunday, Mar 25 2007, 6:02:56 AM EST.Save

SnoCountry Reports Latest Skiing Conditions Information
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 21 4:09 PM
Following are the latest skiing conditions information as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports as of Wednesday, Mar 21 2007, 6:30:24 PM EDT.Save

Taranis Resources Inc. Selects Quantec Geoscience Inc. to Undertake Deep Penetration E.M. Surveys at Thor Property, ...
[Press Release] CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 13 10:57 AM
Taranis Resources Inc. , a Colorado-based resource company with a number of gold and silver projects, announces that it has engaged Quantec Geoscience Inc. to undertake a deep penetration E.M. survey over its 100% owned Thor Property, located near Trout Lake, British Columbia prior to undertaking a planned 7,000 metre diamond drilling program aimed at further exploring the five known mines on ...Save

GEOGRAPHY QUIZ
The Monterey County Herald - Apr 01 3:04 AM
Questions 1-4 are worth a point each, 5-8 two points each and 9-10 are worth three points each. A perfect score is 18.Save

Wildlife-go-round (A wild ride); Local sculptor turns flora and fauna of Detroit into a creative river carousel
Eagle-Tribune Online - Mar 30 7:54 AM
Newburyport sculptor Jeffrey Briggs has been asked to design some bizarre carousels in the past, but few compare to his most recent commission.Save

Lapland - Reindeer Change Their Eyes for Summer and Winter, Study Finds

Ed — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:49:04 +0000

Reindeer Change Their Eyes for Summer and Winter, Study Finds
National Geographic - Mar 14 2:33 PM
Reindeer alter the color and structure of their eyes with the seasons in response to strongly contrasting Arctic light conditions, new research shows.Save

Little injury (Christmas story) woe for Royals

Ed — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:46:04 +0000

Little injury woe for Royals
Ananova - Reading midfielder Glen Little could miss the rest of the season after admitting defeat in his battle with a damaged Achilles. Little has been playing through the pain barrier after sustaining the injury shortly after Christmas and a scan has

NAMES & FACES UPDATE: Conan having house hunting woes
Detroit Free Press - As a high school teacher, his students convinced him to enter the contest after he sang in the Christmas Talent Program. He produced three original videos for the contest. The first, Daddy s Little Girl was written about his two daughters

'Christmas Story' Director Dies in Fiery Crash
AOL - (April 4) - Bob Clark, who directed the holiday classic 'A Christmas Story' and the 'Porky's' films, was killed Wednesday in a head-on collision on California's Pacific Coast Highway. He was 65. Celebrity news Web site TMZ.com is reporting that Clark

Goldie Hawn Saves Christmas
Coming Soon! - Fox Searchlight has optioned Elisa Bell and Jeff Kline's comedy The Rosenbergs Save Christmas , reports Variety . The storyline revolves around a newly engaged couple from different religious backgrounds. When his family is forced to host Christmas

Job cuts in housing industry skyrocket
AZCentral.com - NEW YORK - Job cuts in the housing industry jumped in the first quarter and almost matched the number of cuts in all of 2006, an outplacement consultancy said Wednesday. Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. reported that job cuts in housing, including

Church mails Easter care packages to troops
Redlands Daily Facts - Christmas care packages sent last year, which included a prepaid phone card, got grateful response from troops. When he received his phone card, Major Roberto Reid immediately called his wife, Melanie, and his children in Highland. Melanie wrote the

A CHRISTMAS STORY DIRECTOR DIES IN CAR CRASH
Contactmusic.com - ROBERT CLARK, the man who made classic holiday movie A CHRISTMAS STORY, has been killed in a California car crash. The 67-year-old director and his son, 22, were both killed when the Infiniti they were driving collided with a GMC Yukon sports utility

Haggadah Better Idea
Slate - Last winter, my 8-year-old son's first holiday season in America, was an eye-opener for us both. His eyes were first opened to the great beauty of Christmas, the lights, the trees, the holiday sales. My eyes were first opened to the allure of America

Stress-relieving tips for divorced families
CNN - So the children may be with Dad on Christmas Eve and then they leave Dad alone and they go have fun on Christmas day and they worry about Dad being alone. It's Dad's responsibility to find a way to be connected on Christmas day say through a phone

Director Clark, son killed in L.A. crash
Washington Post - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Bob Clark, best known as the director of the seasonal favorite "A Christmas Story," was killed along with his son Ariel early Wednesday, when their car was struck by a vehicle whose driver was suspected of being