New Geo APIs – 4/23/12

BeThereNYC API: BeThereNYC hosts a listing for events occurring in New York City. It focuses on events taking place at museums, such as exhibitions and stargazing. It also provides a map that shows the locations of listed events. The information on BeThereNYC can be accessed programmatically via REST API. Data-Planet API: The service compiles data on economic and social activities from hundreds of official sources, including several U.S. government agencies, and makes it available to support Read more [...]

GigOptix Announces Listing on the NYSE Amex

SAN JOSE, Calif., Apr 23, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- GigOptix, Inc. (otcqx:GGOX) ("GigOptix"), a leading fabless supplier of semiconductor and optical components that enable high speed information streaming, announced that its common shares have been approved for listing on the NYSE Amex beginning on Wednesday April 25, 2012 under the ticker Read more [...]

‘Shoddy’ Record Keeping Uncovered at Housing Agency

(Source: Josh Sweigart Dayton Daily News, Ohio (MCT) — The Dayton Daily News has uncovered shoddy record-keeping at Dayton’s housing authority that calls into question the management of a program that helps disadvantaged people buy homes. Completely missing are records of most of the homes sold by Greater Dayton Premier Management — formerly the Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority — through its home-ownership program, including a property purchased in 1996 by the mother of agency Read more [...]

2012 NFL Schedule: Five Potential TV Event Conflicts for Football Fans

With a little more than five months until the 2012 NFL season, diehard fans are already planning out their TV times based off the recently released NFL season schedule. Whether you live alone or with a full family, there could be some potential game conflicts or remote wars based off five upcoming live events. Even if you have no one to fight over the TV for, choosing what event to record or watch live could be tricky because of social media spoilers, the anticipation of the event and even Read more [...]

Weavers’ San Jose Boulevard property listed through Concierge Auctions for …

by Karen Brune Mathis, Managing EditorFormer Jacksonville Jaguars owners J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver dropped the price of their gated Lakewood-area riverfront house from $10 million to $5.5 million, according to Concierge Auctions LLC. The Weavers first put the house up for sale in 2006 upon moving into the Villa Riva condominium in Riverside. The Lakewood property, at 6120 San Jose Blvd. W., is available for a “buy it now” price of Read more [...]

French elections 2012: round one results mapped and listed

The first round of the French election results are in, with Socialist Francois Hollande, taking a narrow lead over incumbent Nicholas Sarkozy. We've scraped the results by département, from France's Ministry of the Interior, show how the country voted. Click on or search an area below - or use the dropdown menu to see which bits of France voted for the Socialists, UMP or the National Front• Download this data• Get more data from Regards Citoyens Read more [...]