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THATS impressive .... could even see the block of the hotel I am staying in here in Cleveland!!!!!
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Craig Payne
Department of Podiatry
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia http://www.latrobe.edu.au/podiatry
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The views expressed above are those of the author and not that of La Trobe University This is where I am, where are you?
Everyone has to download this ---- I have been playing with it for ages .... so much for the work....
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Craig Payne
Department of Podiatry
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia http://www.latrobe.edu.au/podiatry
__________________________________________________ ___________________________________ God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things - right now I am so far behind, I will never die.
The views expressed above are those of the author and not that of La Trobe University This is where I am, where are you?
It's SO addictive, isn't it. I downloaded it a couple of weeks ago, and all my kids are now addicted. I have the horrible feeling that they might prefer this kind of educationally valid software to playing pointless games. Hmmm, better give them some Coke and Twisties, that'll fix them.
THE head of Australia's nuclear energy agency has called on the owners of an internet satellite program to censor images of the country's only nuclear reactor.
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation executive director Ian Smith said he would ask internet search engine Google to remove the Lucas Heights reactor from its Google Earth program. The online program combines satellite images with aerial photographs and maps to let users zoom in on almost any building in the world.
While Google Earth "censors" the White House with blocks of colour over the roof and the nearby Treasury Department and Executive Office buildings, anyone with a computer and web connection can use the free program to see aerial shots of sensitive Australian sites such as the Lucas Heights reactor, the secret US spy base at Pine Gap, outside Alice Springs, and Parliament House in Canberra.
The satellite image of the Lucas Heights facility, on a 70ha site 40km southwest of Sydney's CBD, clearly shows the layout of the buildings and carpark.
"We're going to ask Google to take it off," Dr Smith said.
"It doesn't stop somebody who's determined to get the information getting it, but having it on the internet just makes it so much more readily available. We don't want to provide any easy assistance to anyone who wants to interfere with the site."
Dr Smith said the Lucas Heights facility was clearly visible from the road, or from commercial aircraft flying overhead and noted Google's image was about two years out of date.
"The question comes down to, if you put it on the internet, does it go to Pakistan or Afghanistan and make it easy for them?"
Despite the construction of a new reactor and a five-year, $36million security upgrade announced in last year's federal budget, Dr Smith admitted that trespassers could enter the site "if they really want to".
"There's a small area near the middle of the site which is quite secure, but the bulk of our site isn't all that secure," he said.
"We don't have the guarding or the hardware to stop someone from getting in to the site if they really wanted to."
Dr Smith said ANSTO liaised with intelligence agencies to assess threats and met global security standards for storing nuclear materials.
Frenchman Willie Brigitte was deported from Australia in 2003 over an alleged plot to bomb the Lucas Heights reactor, which uses small amounts of uranium to manufacture medicines and for scientific research.
A Google spokeswoman defended the technology, noting the images were six to 18 months old and not detailed enough to zoom in on people. "The same information is available to anyone who flies over or drives by a piece of property," she said.
DigitalGlobe, the US company which sold the Lucas Heights photos to Google, said it did not censor any of its images.
"Although we are very sensitive to the concerns voiced, we are not required to seek permission to image areas around the world," spokesman Chuck Herring said.
Mr Herring said US law banned his company from selling to individuals, organisations or nations - including Iran and Cuba - on the US's "denied party" list. "When we sell it to Google, how they disseminate it over the internet is really up to them," he said.
A spokesman for Attorney-General Philip Ruddock downplayed the security threat posed by web-based imaging. "Australian government security agencies are aware of such sites and the information available on them and factor them into their assessments of threat," he said.
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Craig Payne
Department of Podiatry
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia http://www.latrobe.edu.au/podiatry
__________________________________________________ ___________________________________ God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things - right now I am so far behind, I will never die.
The views expressed above are those of the author and not that of La Trobe University This is where I am, where are you?
Some 800km south of Lima in Peru - 400km south of Nasca and its incredible geoglyphs - on a west facing mountainside just north of Arequipa, there is a shadowy face which becomes visible at a height of 10.86 miles. Many of you will instantly recognise the handsome rugged features of Cameron Kippen staring back at you and will wonder...is it a sign? I think we should be told!
Some have noticed the new link to Member Maps in the bottom navigation bar. Its not exactly Google Earth, but on the map you can submit your location and then later add that link to your signature here.
In the navigation bar at the bottom of each page is a link to maps. This is from GoogleMaps and is for Podiatry Arena members to mark where they are from and for others to check where you are from. Its all about building a better sense of community.
We encourage all members to mark their home location on the map.
In the Marker Title box, type some sort of welcome message.
Then drag the map, so your location is in the center of the page, then zoom in to find your location. Simply click on where you want the marker to be and it will be added. If you make a mistake, simply click again.
In the Marker Text box, type as much of your address that you are happy to reveal publically. For example, this might be the City, State, Country (eg San Diego, CA, USA).
For now, leave the URL for the image box empty (we had a problem with markers displaying when this was used and have not had a chance to look into it yet).
Click on Insert the Information. Your marker now has to be approved by Podiatry Arena staff (as we don't get an automatic notification of new markers, we have to log in to see it, so it may take up to a day or two to get to it). If your marker does not appear after a few days, then contact us.
After your marker has been approved and added, return to the Add or edit your entry link and scroll down to the 3 boxes under Link to your location and copy the BB code one (the others will not work at Podiatry Arena as html is disabled for most members). Go to edit signature in your UserCP (control panel) and paste the BB code in your signature. This provides a link to your marker on the map page. You can edit the words 'My Location' to any text (within reason) that you like.
We do hope you make use of this feature to build the Podiatry Arena community.
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