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I have now successfully resurrected our actual TGO route from the SPOT web service.   This was a lesson in taking a dependency on assumed API behavior rather than documented semantics.   To cut a long story short the SPOT web service only provides access to the last 7 days of tracking information.   However logging into your account page (https://login.findmespot.com) will gives the ability to download all data for the past 30 days.   I’ve jiggered up the tracking page to show the actual route we took.

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Just watched a great talk by Dan Roam on how to use pictures for more effective communication.   Fantastic speaker who demonstrates easy tools that can be used by anyone.

http://videos.visitmix.com/MIX09/C16F

The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

Ever wondered what happened at the end of the Italian Job?  At the conclusion of the film, the getaway van (loaded with gold) is hanging precariously over the edge of a cliff.   Charlie Croker played by Caine says “hold on, I’ve got an idea”.   Then the film ends. What was next?   Now, perhaps we know – read on here [Italian Job conundrum is ‘solved’].