Tag: U.S.
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China Compass Beidou Global Navigation Satellite System Predicted to Challenge All Other GPS
Here’s an article I found China Daily about the Chinese Compass, or Beidou (Big Dipper) Global Navigation Satellite System which is expected to challenge our U.S. developed GPS, the EU’s GPS and Russia’s GPS. This Compass GPS is planning on providing regional service to China with 12 satellites in 2011. By the year 2020 China…
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Space Station Appearing Nationwide Over July 4 Weekend
HOUSTON — As America celebrates its 233rd birthday this holiday weekend, there will be an extra light in the sky along with the fireworks. Across the country, Americans will be treated to spectacular views of the International Space Station as it orbits 220 miles above Earth. Many locations will have unusually long sighting opportunities of…
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HUD Secretary Donovan Announces Expanded Eligibility for Making Home Affordable Refinancing
Announces eligibility for borrowers up to 125% underwater in Las Vegas with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Congresswoman Dina Titus WASHINGTON – U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced an expansion of the Obama Administration’s Home Affordable Refinance Program to include participation by borrowers who are current but up to 125…
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Boeing Ships Next-Generation GPS Satellite to Cape Canaveral for Tests
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 25, 2009 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] has shipped a Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to conduct a series of key tests for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation satellite navigation system. Built at Boeing’s El Segundo satellite factory, Space Vehicle 2 (SV-2) is…
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We’ve Got the GPS Blues
Here are two news stories from yesterday and today concerning GPS that I think you might find interesting. First, in yesterday’s news. Some GPS devices unable to acquire satellite signal It is being reported today that certain GPS devices stopped working on Saturday and were unable to connect to satellites. This serious problem appears to…
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Could Worldwide GPS Die in 2010?
Houston, we have a problem….. For over a month now there has been some chatter regarding the stability and reliability of Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites and now there is a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) with some very disturbing news concerning the GPS system as we move into the very near…
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April Interest Rate on SBA 504 Loans Declines to Record Low – 5.25%
The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 504 loan program is currently providing long-term, fixed rate financing for commercial real estate at the lowest interest rate since the program’s inception. The SBA’s lending partners, Certified Development Companies (CDCs) are busy working with small business borrowers who are taking advantage of this record low interest rate to finally…
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Cheap Prices Lift US Home Sales BBC News
BBC NEWS reports Cheap prices lift US home sales. “Sales of existing homes grew 5.1% in February to an annual rate of 4.72 million, up from January’s 4.49 million, the largest jump since 2003. The average price fell 16% from a year earlier to $165,000 (£114,000), added the National Association of Realtors” This is another…
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China Plans Crackdown on Illegal Surveying and Mapping
BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) — China has planned a crackdown on illegal surveying and mapping, the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping said Monday. The bureau is the only body in China legally allowed to undertake such work, but illegal surveyors have been publishing and selling maps. The bureau said it uncovered 791 cases of…
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NEWS RELEASE – U.S. CAD Establishes Authorized Autodesk Dealership for Nevada and Southern Utah with Opening of Las Vegas Office
U.S. CAD Establishes Authorized Autodesk® Dealership for Nevada and Southern Utah with Opening of Las Vegas Office New Office Continues U.S. CAD’s Targeted Growth in Western U.S. Las Vegas, Nev. February 9, 2009 — U.S. CAD, Inc., one of the Western U.S.’s largest providers of computer-aided design (CAD) consulting, training and support services, and the…