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Rubber Duckies


They fell into the Pacific ocean in 1992, and have been washing up ever since. Scientists use them to model ocean currents. Some of them have managed to travel 17,000 miles, washing up in the UK after spending years frozen in Arctic ice.

Via AsapSCIENCE.



Thanks to Taffy Cannon.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-464768/Thousands-rubber-ducks-land-British-shores-15-year-journey.html



New Corporate Headquarters in Downtown Peoria - Congratulations





Click to see the video

The CAT downtown campus is 31 acres.

It is bounded by Adams Street to Water Street, and Fulton Street to Interstate-74.

The main portion will be three office towers.



  • Caterpillar to stay in Peoria, build new 31 acre Headquarters

    wqad.com/.../caterpillar-to-stay-in-peoria-build-new-3...
    Feb 20, 2015
    Caterpillar has announced plans to keep its headquarters inPeoria, ... that the company was leaving, saying “We're here inPeoria to stay.”.
  • Caterpillar releases Downtown Peoria headquarters study ...

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f5Dr0Kne0M
    Feb 20, 2015 - Uploaded by Journal Star
    Caterpillar Inc. released the results of the company's long-running world ... Experience the New Headquarters: A CaterpillarCommunity  ...
  • Caterpillar Continues to Play in Peoria - CIProud

    www.centralillinoisproud.com/.../caterpillar...peoria/.../...
    Feb 20, 2015
    Caterpillar's CEO Doug Oberhelman revealed the company's new six-block ... They could of put their new headquartersanywhere in the world,"  ...
  • Caterpillar to stay in Peoria & expand headquarters - WHBF ...

    www.ourquadcities.com/.../caterpillar...peoria.../znCZ...
    Feb 20, 2015
    Caterpillar's world headquarters is staying in Peoria. A model of the new headquarters campus was unveiled Friday. Thecompany's CEO Doug  ...
  • New CAT headquarters unveiled - IllinoisHomePage.net

    www.illinoishomepage.net/.../new-cat-headquarters.../...
    Feb 20, 2015
    PEORIA -- Caterpillar's world headquarters is staying in Peoria. Friday, a model of the new headquarter campus was unveiled. Thecompany's  ...
  • Experience the New Headquarters: A Caterpillar Community ...

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV3FfmAnNnI
    Feb 20, 2015 - Uploaded by Caterpillar Inc.
    http://caterpillar.com/ - Watch a fly through animation of our plans for the new global headquarters campus ...
  • Caterpillar Continues to Play in Peoria - CIProud

    www.centralillinoisproud.com/.../caterpillar...peoria/.../...
    Feb 20, 2015
    Caterpillar's CEO Doug Oberhelman revealed the company's new six-block, 31-acre global headquarters. "We talked about an extremely tall  ...
  • Caterpillar staying put in Peoria, expanding headquarters ...

    www.thonline.com/news/.../article_e4947e6e-b91d-11...
    Feb 20, 2015
    PEORIA, Ill. — Caterpillar Inc. announced today that it is keeping its global headquarters in downtown Peoria and expanding itscorporate campus in what it called a ... Taking his turn at the podium, new Republican Gov.



  • Caterpillar to expand downtown Peoria headquarters ...

    www.cinewsnow.com › News › Top Stories

    Feb 20, 2015 - PEORIA, Ill. -- Caterpillar has announced its plans to stay in Peoria and construct a ... Oberhelman says the new headquarters will be located in the heart of a six-block ... It's wonderful that they have such faith in Peoria, Illinois!
  • Caterpillar Inc. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar_Inc.

    Wikipedia
    2.1 Machinery; 2.2 On-road trucks; 2.3 Engines; 2.4 Caterpillar Defense .... The newcompany was headquartered in San Leandro until 1930, when under the ..... Illinois, which is also the location of Caterpillar's world headquarters and core  ...
  • Caterpillar to stay in Peoria, build new 31 acre Headquarters

    wqad.com/.../caterpillar-to-stay-in-peoria-build-new-31-acre...

    WQAD‑TV
    Feb 20, 2015 - Caterpillar has announced plans to keep its headquarters in Peoria,Illinois. The announcement came from CEO Doug Oberhelman on Friday,  ....
  • Caterpillar | Caterpillar

    www.caterpillar.com/

    Caterpillar Inc.
    Caterpillar Reaffirms its Commitment to Illinois and Peoria as Company's Global ... Tom Pellette is a new member of Caterpillar's Executive Office, serving as ...
  • Caterpillar | Visitors Center

    www.caterpillar.com/en/company/visitors-center.html

    Caterpillar Inc.
    Caterpillar Diesels/Peoria Cats Basketball Exhibit ... SW Washington Street in downtown Peoria, Illinois, near the Caterpillar world headquarters at the ... 29-Aug-2014 — New Product Floor in Caterpillar Visitors Center Offers Fresh Experience  ...
  • Caterpillar Headquarters in Peoria - Chicago Architecture Info

    www.chicagoarchitecture.info/Building/.../Caterpillar-Headquarters.php

    Photo of Caterpillar Headquarters in Peoria, Illinois ... Written by Editor on March 19, 2015 Another new residential tower is coming to River North, and this one  ...
  • Caterpillar will keep calling Peoria home, plans new ...

    www.mining.com/caterpillar-will-keep-calling-peoria-home-plans-new-h...

    Feb 21, 2015 - After a multiyear study focused on modernizing its global headquarters,Caterpillar Inc. today reaffirmed it will remain in Peoria, Illinois, and  ...
  • Proposed New Capital of Egypt



    Designed to cover some 435 sq miles, roughly the size of Singapore


    "It is a project as ambitious as Egypt's ancient pyramids.
    Built from scratch to escape Cairo's choking pollution, a planned new capital will feature an airport larger than London's Heathrow, a building taller than Paris's Eiffel Tower and more than 10,000 km (6,200 miles) of boulevards, avenues and streets.:




  • Egypt Plans New Capital City - International Business Times

    www.ibtimes.com/egypt-plans-new-capital-city-cairo-b...
    Mar 13, 2015
    Egypt is set to unveil plans for a new administrative capital city during an economic investment conference ...
  • What can $300 billion buy in Egypt? A new capital or a ...

    www.reuters.com/.../us-egypt-cairo-idUSKBN0MF1B...
    4 days ago
    CAIRO (Reuters) - It is a project as ambitious as Egypt's ancient pyramids. Built from scratch to escape Cairo ...
  • Egypt unveils plan to build glitzy new capital - CNN Video

    www.cnn.com/.../pkg-daftari-egypt-new-capital.cnn
    5 days ago
    The Egyptian city of Cairo has an historic past, but its days as the ...Egypt has announced plans to build and ...
  • BBC News - Egypt plans to spend $45bn building new ...

    www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31880748
    Mar 13, 2015
    Egypt's government has announced plans to build a newadministrative capital to the east of Cairo.
  • Egypt plans to build new capital city east of Cairo - UPI.com

    www.upi.com/...News/...News/.../Egypt...new-capital...
    Mar 14, 2015
    CAIRO, March 14 (UPI) -- Egyptian leaders uncovered plans for anew capital city east of Cairo to ease ...
  • Egypt 'to Build New Capital' East of Cairo - Boston.com

    www.boston.com/news/.../egypt...new-capital.../video....
    Mar 13, 2015
    Egypt's government has announced plans to build a newadministrative capital to the east of Cairo.
  • Egypt unveils plan to build glitzy new capital - CNN Video

    edition.cnn.com/.../pkg-daftari-egypt-new-capital.cnn
    Added on 1405 GMT (2205 HKT) March 18, 2015. Egypt has announced plans to build and develop a new ...
  • Can Egypt afford a new capital city? | Video | Reuters.com

    www.reuters.com/.../can-egypt-afford-a-new-capital-ci...
    4 days ago
    new capital city for Egypt - that's the ambitious plan designed to solve congestion in Cairo - one of the ...
  • Egypt Pitches Idea For New Capital City - AskMen

    www.askmen.com/news/.../egypt-pitches-idea-for-new...
    Mar 14, 2015
    Considering how much Egypt likes to protest, I wouldn't expect them to just take a $45 billion investment in a ...
  • The Capital Cairo - Egypt Economic Development ...

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7KdtShlwqA
    Mar 13, 2015 - Uploaded by ahmed22922
    The Capital Cairo - Egypt Economic Development Conference ....BBC News - Egypt plans to spend $45bn building newadministrative capital  ...