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The huge storm was born when a surge of moist ocean air spiraled north to meet a frigid blast of Arctic air — the perfect recipe for a Nor'easter. The winter storm has gained considerable strength over the past 24 hours, leading to what may be the region's most intense (and rapidly intensifying) in more than 40 years, according to Eric Holthaus, a meteorologist and writer. Thousands of flights have been canceled as a result, stranding travelers all over the US. Although the storm's power is impressive from the ground, it takes on a whole other dimension in images taken...

For Immediate Release: May 31, 2002"The Sum Of All Fears" Uses High-Resolution IKONOS Satellite Imagery To Create Hollywood Magic Space Imaging Product Provides Realism to Key Movie Scenes to Media DENVER, May 31, 2002 - Movies often push the truth when depicting scenes of advanced technology. However, The Sum of All Fears, which opened May 31, is the first film to use and properly portray high-resolution satellite imagery that has only recently been available outside of the intelligence community. Denver-based Space Imaging supplied satellite images, worth approximately $90,000, to Los Angeles visual effects shop Rhythm & Hues Studios for its...