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Yes . Google Maps is not the almighty powerful. Here are a few things you can not  see on google maps.
Really , you can’t see these locations on google maps.

Government and Military Sites

1. The White House: Google Maps’ images of the White House show a digitally erased version of the roof in order to obscure the air-defense and security assets that are in place.
2. The U.S. Capitol: The U.S. Capitol has been fuzzy ever since Google Maps launched. Current versions of Google Maps and Google Earth show these sites uncensored, though with old pictures.
3. Dick Cheney’s House: The Vice President’s digs at Number One Observatory Circle are obscured through pixelation in Google Earth and Google Maps at the behest of the U.S. government. However, high-resolution photos and aerial surveys of the property are readily available on other Web sites.
4. Soesterberg Air Base, in the Netherlands: This Dutch air-force base and former F-15 base for the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War can’t be seen via Google Maps.
5. PAVE PAWS in Cape Cod, Mass.: PAVE PAWS is the U.S. Air Force Space Command’s radar system for missile warning and space surveillance. There are two other installations besides the one in Cape Cod.
6. Shatt-Al-Arab Hotel in Basra, Iraq: This site was possibly censored after it was reported that terrorists who attacked the British at the hotel used aerial footage displayed by Google Earth to target their attacks.
7. Leeuwarden, Netherlands: This Dutch city is one of the main operating bases of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, part of NATO’s Joint Command Centre and one of three Joint Sub-Regional Commands of Allied Forces Northern Europe. Leeuwarden is also one of two regional headquarters of Allied Command Europe, headed by the Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
8. Reims Air Base in France: This lone building on Reims Air Base in France is blurred out.
9. Novi Sad: This military base in Serbia is off-limits.
10. Kamp van Zeist: Kamp van Zeist is a former U.S. Air Force base that was temporarily declared sovereign territory of the U.K. in 2000 in order to allow the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial to take place.
11. NATO C3 Agency: Located in Brussels, Belgium, the C3 Agency supports NATO through scientific support and funded acquisition of C4ISR (Consultation, Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) capabilities.
12. New American Embassy Location: This site is under construction.
13. NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen : This is the site of the main operating of NATO’s Airborne Early Warning Control Force’s E-3A Component, which provides an early-warning radar system to enhance NATO’s air- defense capabilities. The base includes 17 E-3A aircraft used for air surveillance and air-operations-communications support. Crews from 14 nations, including Spain, Turkey and the U.S., power the aircraft.
14. Ramstein Air Base in Germany: Ramstein Air Base figures prominently in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. It’s the home of the 86th Airlift Wing and headquarters of U.S. Air Forces in Europe. It is also a NATO installation. Americans, Canadians, Germans, British, French and other nationalities comprise the base’s population.
15. The Royal Stables in The Hague, Netherlands: A division of the Civil Household, the Royal Stables arranges transport for the members of the Royal House and the Royal Household.
16. Huis Ten Bosch Palace: This address is one of the four official residences of the Dutch Royal Family, also located in The Hague, Netherlands. Queen Beatrix has lived here since 1981.

Political Pushback on Google Earth and Google Maps’ Street View

17. North Oaks, Minn.: In late June 2008, the St. Paul, Minn. suburb of North Oaks successfully petitioned that street images be removed from Google Maps’ Street View feature. The argument put forth collectively by North Oaks’ 4,500 residents involves the fact that the town has private roads that are protected by a trespassing ordinance. Google spokeswoman Elaine Filadelfo said that she didn’t know of any other city in the country that has made a similar request.
18. The Boring Home: Aaron and Christine Boring of Franklin Park Pa. claimed that Google Maps’ Street View feature violated their privacy, devalued their property and caused them mental suffering by posting images of a private road in front of their house. The Borings said that the images of their home must have been taken from their long driveway, which is labeled “Private Road.”
19. Bahrain: In August 2006, Bahrain’s Ministry of Information instructed the country’s Internet exchange to block access to Google Earth servers. The ban lasted three days. Internet rumors claimed that the ban’s goal was to keep poorer citizens from viewing the elaborate residences and private jets of the country’s rich, in order to keep secret the inequity of wealth distribution in Bahrain. Cyberactivists circulated an email that contained a PDF file with annotated Google Earth screenshots of the supposed Bahrain sites.
20. Europe: In May 2008, the EU’s (European Union) data-protection agency railed against Google Maps’ Street View feature, which shows ground-level, 360-degree views of streets in 30 U.S. cities. Officials claimed that the feature may break EU privacy laws if launched in Europe.
21. Singapore: In April 2008, the country’s government claimed that the ban stemmed from a dispute between SLA (Singapore Land Authority) and Google over copyright issues. SLA alleged that the satellite images on Google Earth are direct copies of real geographic features in Singapore and infringe upon the organization’s copyrights.
22. Sudan: The Google Earth ban in Sudan is reportedly due to U.S. export restrictions and economic-sanctions regulations. Knowledge of the ban spread after Google Earth added info about the humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s Darfur region.
23. Iran: Late in 2007, an Iranian businessman tried to download Google Earth and got a message that said, “Thanks for your interest, but the product that you’re trying to download is not available in your country.”
24. India: Google censors certain sensitive sites in India. Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam expressed concern over the availability of high-resolution pictures of sensitive locations within the country.
25. Sydney, Australia: Much of inner Sydney still remains blurred. Google says that it removed the high-resolution photos due to a problem with one of the image providers, but Internet publications pointed to fears that the maps could be used as a terrorist tool. Some of the blocked areas include (or have included at some point) The Garden Island Naval Depot, the Lucas Heights Reactor, Parliament House and the Australian Defence Force headquarters in Canberra.
26. Areas of Southeast Asia: Areas blurred by Google Earth include sensitive political areas like Tibet/Xinjiang Province, northern areas of Pakistan and royal palaces.
27. Central/Eastern village of Yona, on the Pacific Island Territory of Guam: It’s unknown why this location is censored.
28. The city of Utrecht in the Netherlands: Some sites say that the ban on this Dutch city was an apparent mistake, but it does hold relevance as an ancient city and has served as the religious center of the Netherlands since the eighth century.
29. Fortress on Castell de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Spain: This hill no longer houses a military presence, but it’s unavailable in Google Maps’ high-resolution satellite images. However it did become accessible on Google Earth in April 2008.

Nuclear Stations, Energy-Generation Sites and Reserves

30. Seabrook Station: This nuclear-power station is located in New Hampshire and is one of two originally planned units.
31. UMass Lowell Nuclear Research Reactor: This lab’s primary focus is on reactor physics, operations and modeling. It houses 1 MW pool-type nuclear research reactor that has been operating since 1974.
32. Indian Point Energy Center in Westchester, N.Y.: Indian Point Energy Center is a three-unit nuclear power plant station.
33. Hydroelectric Dams and Supporting Waterways Near Niagara Falls, N.Y.: Niagara Falls function as a good source of hydroelectric power, which is probably why Google keeps these dams and waterways blurred.
34. McGuire Nuclear Station: With two Westinghouse pressurized water reactors and an ability to produce 2,200 megawatts of power, McGuire Nuclear Station generates almost half of North Carolina’s nuclear power.
35. Perry Nuclear Generating Station: The San Francisco Chronicle reported in May 2007 that a spokeswoman for FirstEnergy, the electricity company that owns this Ohio nuclear plant, had no idea why the facility was blurred on Google.
36. Oconee Nuclear Station in Seneca, S.C.: Oconee Nuclear Station, which has three pressurized water reactors manufactured by The Babcock & Wilcox Company, is the second nuclear power plant in the country to have its license extended by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
37. Oil-Tank Farm in Braintree, Mass.: An oil-tank farm is a storage facility for liquid chemicals.
38. Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant: Though closed since 1989 due to protests, this General Electric Co. nuclear boiling-water reactor in New York is still fuzzy on Google Maps.
39. Liquid Natural Gas Terminal in Chelsea, Mass. and a Large Portion of an Industrial Port Area in Boston: Both of these areas are blurry on Google Maps.
40. Marshall Steam Station in Terrell, N.C.: Marshall Steam Station is a four-unit, coal-fired generating facility located in Catawba County, North Carolina.
    

    Colleges and Research Labs

41. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory: Lincoln Laboratory is a federally funded research-and-development center working to use advanced technology to help solve problems of national security.
42. General Electric World Research Laboratories and General Electric Main Plant in Schenectady, N.Y.: According to General Electric’s Web site, the research component boasts more than 3,000 of “the best and brightest researchers spread out at four multi-disciplinary facilities around the world.”
43. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory: This research-and-development facility supports the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, which researches, designs, constructs, operates and maintains U.S. nuclear-powered warships.
44. Stony Brook University: Stony Brook University is blurred because it houses Brookhaven National Laboratory.
45. Manhattanville College’s Dammann and Tenney Dormitories: Manhattanville College, located in Purchase N.Y., is probably blurred because it’s near several corporate headquarters, including PepsiCo Inc., Texaco and MasterCard.
46. Noordwijk Aan Zee: The headquarters for ESTEC (European Space Research and Technology Centre and part of ESA (European Space Agency) are located in this Dutch community.
47. HAARP (High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program) Antenna Array on the Alaska/Yukon Border: This is part of the site for HAARP, which studies ionospheric-radio science.Miscellaneous
48. White Plains Train Station: The Wikipedia page for this New York train station states that “due to security reasons, overhead images of the station cannot be viewed in Google Maps or Google Earth.”
49. William Hurt’s Home: This actor’s home outside of Paris is hazy.
50. Playland Amusement Park in Rye, N.Y.: Google will not let you in on the fun at this amusement park, which boasts arcade games and 45 major rides.
51. Saint Louis School in Honolulu: Only the football field, the field house, the gym and ellipse are available on Google. [via itsecurity]

Cant see On Google Maps | Learn What You Cant See On Google Maps is a post from: Mcclure Central

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All the great reviews tell you how great it is..but it doesn’t do anything you already have. The ipad actually does less. It is a good marketing campaign by Apple ..that’s it.  The only functionality of it is it will work with other Apple devices..duh.  *80% of the world uses pc..

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Aldi comes to Texas | Just what Walmart needs is a post from: Mcclure Central

Is your woman ticked off?

Here is a perfect example that will let you know if your woman is ticked off.

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Going Rougue - An American Life by sarah Palin

Sarah Palin Going Rougue

This is the Sarah Palin book my wife asked for.

Going Rouge by Sarah Palin

One year ago, Sarah Palin burst onto the national political stage like a comet. Yet even now, few Americans know who this remarkable woman really is. There is now a Sarah Palin book quickly rising on the charts. Sarah Palin Going Rogue

In this eagerly anticipated memoir, Palin paints an intimate portrait of growing up in the wilds of Alaska; meeting her lifelong love; her decision to enter politics; the importance of faith and family; and the unique joys and trials of life as a high-profile working mother. She also opens up for the first time about the 2008 presidential race, providing a rare, mom’s-eye view of high-stakes national politics—from patriots dedicated to “Country First” to slick politicos bent on winning at any cost.

Sarah Palin Going Rogue traces one ordinary citizen’s extraordinary journey and imparts Palin’s vision of a way forward for America and her unfailing hope in the greatest nation on earth.

On September 3, 2008 Alaska Governor and vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin delivered a speech at the Republican National Convention that electrified the nation and instantly made her one of the most recognizable women in the world.

As chief executive of America’s largest state, she had built a record as a reformer who cast aside politics-as-usual and pushed through changes other politicians only talked about: Energy independence. Ethics reform. And the biggest private sector infrastructure project in U.S. history. And while revitalizing public school funding and ensuring the state met its responsibilities to seniors and Alaska Native populations, Palin also beat the political “good ol’ boys club” at their own game and brought Big Oil to heel.

Like her GOP running mate, John McCain, Palin wasn’t a packaged and over-produced candidate. She was a Main Street American woman: a working mom, wife of a blue collar union man, and mother of five children, the eldest of whom was serving his country in a yearlong deployment in Iraq and the youngest, an infant with special needs. Palin’s hometown story touched a populist nerve, rallying hundreds of thousands of ordinary Americans to the GOP ticket.

But as the campaign unfolded, Palin became a lightning rod for both praise and criticism. Supporters called her “refreshing” and “honest,” a kitchen-table public servant they felt would fight for their interests. Opponents derided her as a wide-eyed Pollyanna unprepared for national leadership. But none of them knew the real Sarah Palin.

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Google Wave has a long list of applications and recommendations for Google Wave. I am a new user and have not received any invites yet to give out. The following article explains the process for giving and receiving Google Wave invitations

http://www.google.com/support/wave/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=162237

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The rich are getting richer, and the poor are at a standstill while the ranks of the poor is growing. The income gaps of Americans is widening. Has been for decades., but it is just getting plain ridiculous. We often hear the question of compensation for ordinary workers counterposed with the idea of profits. The reality, however, is that the total share of GDP that goes to workforce compensation remains eerily steady in the 56-59 percent range year after year.
Here is a nice easy to read article that explains simply
Working Harder – Getting Less

You can read more here
http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2009/07/the-rich-getting-richer.php

Over the last few decades we have been taught that the rich should get richer because it trickles down to the entire economy creating jobs. Has anyone noticed that as companies are still making profits that jobs are being cut, wages have been almost at a total standstill for a decade.

According to the progressive economics blog.. “Real Average hourly earnings (AHE) of private sector employees rose by a total of just 6.7% over the entire decade, and the average  includes private sector managers (AHE up 20.3%) Excluding private sector managers (8.1% of the private sector workforce),  real AHE in the private sector rose by just 4.6%,  and the median non managerial private sector worker (half make more and half make less) experienced a real wage gain of just 3.4% over the decade.

The real average hourly earnings of the highest paid 5% (essentially managers and higher paid private sector professionals) rose by 12%.   The main change in the distribution of hourly wages over the period was a shift within the upper half of workers to the very top.

Real AHE were essentially flat over the entire decade for lower and middle wage occupations – including clerical jobs (down 0.3%); non supervisory manufacturing occupations (up 0.6%); cashiers and retail salespersons (down 3.0%) and even the construction trades (up just 2.2% over the decade.)”

For years corporate growth has not trickled down as our government officials still provide unnecessary tax breaks. The Los Angeles Times reported that “corporate earnings keep rising at a double-digit pace while workers are lucky to get even low single-digit wage increases.” During this period Corporate dividends were also growing.

Even now with the troubled economy the top 1% lost a lot of their value. But what have they down. As the bulk of America has bulked down, lost retirement income, lost jobs, used up their savings, lost wages, basically doing without a lot of things and dramatically changing the quality of their lives..the rich invested in Americas trouble and now are gaining ground again.  Car manufactures were in deep crap a while back..I didn’t see any reducing their prices by much to try and get rid of inventory and generate cash. Hell some financial institutions are already making enormous profits again while the rest of America. While the income gap widens even more.

Capitalism is a great idea, but it is not working as it was intended. The primary reason being our elected officials and their collaboration with big corporations. It never seems to change, just with different elected officials. I am so disgusted.

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Best part is .. It’s totally  Free. Absolutely nothing to download or pay for. You can check out the site here.
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working harder for your money

Does it seem like you are working harder for less money..You are! is a post from: Mcclure Central