Google Maps - What's happening here?

There's being a lot said online right now about the cool things you can find with the satellite images at Google Maps. After messing around a bit myself, I'm wondering right now what was happening in Union Square, San Francisco, on the day this was taken...

(Click on the link to look at the map :) )

William's First Birthday

Photos from William's party now online... a nice selection of pics from his first birthday party on the weekend. Click above to go to the nifty Flickr interface. Their system works so well I'm not entirely sure what to do with the Photography link in the menu :)

And of course... the favourite:

Mobile phone prank catches man's head in bin

This is another one of those "I can't believe this happened" stories...

"Firemen tried to lubricate the man's head then use the jaws of life, but eventually had to saw the top of the bin from around the man's neck."

More "stupid things slightly or very drunk people will do on a Saturday night..."