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MSN Arms Itself with Bing Maps, Silverlight, and Photosynth for the Battle of Britain - Softpedia Posted: 13 Sep 2010 06:53 AM PDT MSN has armed itself with a range of its own technologies, including Bing Maps, Silverlight and Photosynth, for the Battle of Britain, an interactive Cloud-based guide designed to allow users to get comprehensive insight into the air campaign waged by Luftwaffe against the United Kingdom in the second half of 1940. According to Microsoft, MSN partnered with Shoothill for the creation of the impressive overview of the Battle of Britain, which is now live and available to users. There are no less than three parts to the Battle of Britain guide, each based on a different technology: TimeMap, the Archive, and the Hangar. "The TimeMap is based on Bing Maps Silverlight Control. It shows original maps, reconnaissance imagery and target documents of the German Luftwaffe," revealed a member of the Bing team. "You can navigate to various locations through quick links in a target list for London and Coventry." "The TimeScope can be dragged around to explore the location; the TimeSlider lets you switch between various historic maps and satellite imagery and the Docs-button allows you to explore DeepZoom-Compositions of the original target documents within the TimeScope." Silverlight is an essential part of the application, and users will need to install the technology from Microsoft ahead of anything else. It's Silverlight which will allow users to take advantage of Deep Zoom in order to essentially zoom into the content available, be it photos or documents. Silverlight is also connected to Bing Maps, and to feast your eyes on the synths featuring RAF aircraft. "The Archive is a DeepZoom Composition with historic documents and photos. As usual Shoothill has created this composition as a huge mosaic," the Bing team member added. "Zoom closer to explore the secrets not only of the mosaic itself but also of once top secret documents." "[And] the Photosynth "Hangar" contains Photosynth-Collections of the Heinkel He 111, the Supermarine Spitfire and the Hawker Hurricane in the RAF Museum in London." Follow the editor on Twitter @mariusoiaga This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php Five Filters featured article: Beyond Hiroshima - The Non-Reporting of Falluja's Cancer Catastrophe.

A Guide to Camping in the Fall - Associated Content Posted: 13 Sep 2010 02:21 AM PDT Fall camping is not for the weak or people who can not handle a little cold weather, especially at night. Even though the daily temperatures may reach as high as 30 Degrees Celsius, the nightly average is about 5 to 10  degrees. Finding a beautiful and accommodating location to camp at is as easy as shooting a dart at the map of Canada, a rather large target. However, in order to find the perfect camping location, you must first decide what it is that you want to do while camping, as fishermen, bird watchers and hikers may find ideal camping locations in completely different types of areas. From camping in designated Provincial and Federal Park's campsites, to commercial and private campgrounds, or even camping in the back woods, a guide to fall camping would have to start with knowing the average temperatures for both day and night for where you are camping. If you camp in a mountainous region, you may need snow gear, tent heaters and other cold-weather camping gear. The days may be hot enough to do anything that you want to do outdoors, from fishing to hiking, ecotourism to bird watching, There are some rather nasty plants to stay away from while camping in the fall, or any other season for that matter. From poison ivy and poison oak, to wild parsnips or other plants and weeds that cause major nuisance side-effects or even death, knowing what to avoid can save you a trip to the emergency department at the nearest hospital, which could be hundreds of miles away. When entering the park area that you will be camping in, ask the booth attendants, rangers or other workers what plants should be avoided, and also ask for pictures of what they look like. This information can also be found on-line. What to know about fall camping includes what to bring with you. You will need a sturdy tent, preferably water and wind resistant, a tent heater if you do not like sleeping in rather chilly to down right cold nights. Winter-rated sleeping bags, strong flashlights and good camping stoves are minimal requirements for the non-hearty camper. Hearty campers can camp with no more than a pup-tent, a warm sleeping bag, a knife and length of rope. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php Five Filters featured article: Beyond Hiroshima - The Non-Reporting of Falluja's Cancer Catastrophe.

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