Blogger Stealing My Content on MSN Spaces

I just noticed that a spam site has been copying ALL of the posts from one of my blogs (www.raincityguide.com) onto a new blog using MSN Spaces. When I contacted Microsoft to ask them to remove the spam blog, they say that I'll have to file a copyright infringement claim in order to get the specific postings removed...

I really don't want to link to the site (why add to their popularity?), but you can find it by running a technorati search of my blog (the offending site is called "Seattle Real Estate"):
Technorati: Search for http://www.raincityguide.com

Does anyone have any experience with all their content being stolen by another blog? Of course, I could always hire a lawyer, but I'm looking for a much cheaper (free!) solution. Any ideas would sure be appreciated!

Rain City Guide's gHomes

I've been playing a lot recently getting MLS search to work on top of Google Maps. It's still in an experimental stage, but you might find it interesting none the less:
Rain City Guide's gHomes

Tyr UpdatesGoogle Maps and Terraserver Topographic Images

As a transportation engineer/planner, I'm always interested in checking out the latest mapping technologies. Thanks to Google Maps there has been a huge amount of progress in displaying maps and satellite images in the last month or so. This new site has taken the high quality resolutions available from Terra Server and displays them on top of the vastly better Google Maps interface. Even if you don't use aerial maps for a living, the quality of Terra Server aerials on top of the ease-of-use Google Maps is a very welcome develoment! Thank you David for putting this together!

BTW, you have to scroll down the page a little to get to the map... I'm sure someone will take a technology like this to its own page at some point! Then we'll be able to resize the google map to get a full screen of aerials!!!

Playgroups Could Cut Child Leukemia Risk

Interesting article discussing how infections might play an important role in keeping kids healthy!
Health News Article | Reuters.com

Bina's Visit

We've had my grandmother come stay for the past few days, and we've had a wonderful time...



On the first full day she stayed with us, we took her to the Tulip Festival... I'm not one to spend too much time admiring Tulips, but it was very beautiful.



Of course, we couldn't miss out on Pike Place Market...



Well, it is only Monday evening as I write this, so more fun is definitely in store!