Solar System in a Can May Reveal Hidden Dimensions. dylanduck writes "A model solar system, made of tungsten and placed in space, could reveal hidden spatial dimensions and test alternative theories of gravity. If the system's 'planets' moved slightly differently to the way predicted by standard gravity, it would signal the presence of new physical phenomena." From the article: "Once at the Lagrange point, the artificial solar system would be set in motion inside the spacecraft. An 8-centimetre-wide sphere of tungsten would act as an artificial sun, while a smaller test sphere would be launched 10 cm away into an oval-shaped orbit. The miniscule planet would orbit its tungsten sun 3,000 times per year." [Slashdot]

 

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A House For One Red Paperclip. Tim_F writes to mention the news that Kyle MacDonald (the guy trying to trade a red paperclip for a house) has succeeded in his quest. His recently traded a KISS Snowglobe in exchange for one afternoon with Alice Cooper. He in turn traded the snowglobe to an enthusiastic snowglobe collector, for a role in a movie. From the article: "Now, the town of Kipling, Sask., located about two hours east of Regina with a population of 1,100, has offered MacDonald a farmhouse in exchange for the role in the movie. MacDonald and his girlfriend will fly to the town next Wednesday. 'We are going to show them the house, give them the keys to the house and give them the key to the town and just have some fun,' said Pat Jackson, mayor of Kipling." [Slashdot]

 

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Multiple Counties Choose eMapsPlus.com (GISCafe).

Multiple Counties Select eMapsPlus.com to Provide Public Access to Property Data

From: GISCafe
Type: Press Release

[CADwire.net - GIS industry news]

 

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Week in pictures: Techie's road trip wrap-up. Reporter Daniel Terdiman grades the gadgets used on his journey through the Pacific Northwest. Also: Views of a timely bridge and homey domes. [CNET News.com]

 

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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Begins New Era in City Planning with Unique GIS Implementation. The new Tokyo Metropolitan Urban Planning GIS is a high-performance, Web-based system that meets the security requirements of the TMG Local Area Network system. [ESRI.com - News]

 

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New ESRI Instructional Series Podcast: Maplex for ArcGIS - Tips and Tricks. Explore Maplex labeling options that can help ArcGIS Desktop users improve the quality of labels on their maps. [ESRI.com - News]

 

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