Saturday, December 14, 2024
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National Park Service Unveils Old Faithful Webcam

Those of you who are stuck in windowless cubicles might enjoy this, and actually, unless you're already in a national park, it could prove interesting, regardless.  The news: there's a live video feed of Old Faithful.

Amazon Partners With National Archives

The National Archives and Records Administration has entered into an agreement with Amazon.com's CustomFlix Labs to make historic films from the National Archives available for purchase on Amazon.

Sci-Fi Writer Threat To National Security ?

Apparently Paypal has frozen the assets of science fiction fantasy writer George R.R. Martin. For some unknown reason his name appears on the United States Department of The Treasury in the Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Sport a Pink Redesign to Support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the United States, and many sites across the internet, especially concentrated within the blogosphere, have redesigned their layouts in pink monochrome to promote awareness of this disease.

National Geographic Shows Musical Inclination

When you think of online music stores, what do comes to mind? iTunes? Napster? How about National Geographic? That's right - the company known for their focus on animals, landscapes, and remote tribes is getting into the music business.

National Instruments Extends Linux Support

National Instruments announced last week the release of its newest line of virtual instrumentation tools for Linux OS, including the NI-DAQmx 8 driver software and new instrument drivers for modular instruments.

Income Up For National City

National City reported its financial results for the second quarter with net income of $625 million compared to $519 million in the same quarter last year.

National Zoo Receives Special Guest: Panda Birth

The National Zoo in Washington D.C. announced Mei Xiang is the proud new mother of a baby giant panda and that the mother and child are doing fine. The birth occurred at 3:41 a.m. EDT and will make a fine addition to the only 1700 or so left in the entire world.