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Gnarly Adventurer
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Location: TTG, South Australia
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It is at Long: 138.526247 Lat: -31.114397 http://maps.google.com/maps?q=-31.11....panoramio.all. It is about 2.5kms from Wilpena Rd. You have to ride up a small hill which is about 20m high.
2010 DR650 - Shiny Black one
Joined: Apr 2007
Location: adelaide South Australia
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Pretty close to this::
Triumph Scrambler Blue & White
Triumph Thruxton Red
Yamaha TT-R250
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Dec 2009
Location: TTG, South Australia
Oddometer: 148
Yep, thats around the spot.
2010 DR650 - Shiny Black one
Joined: Jul 2009
Location: Bendigonia, Vic.
Oddometer: 1,623
had a few beers at the pub,
then headed round the back to pitch tents..
decided that the long grass and rocky carpark was 'shit'... and went back to the pub and got a room sorted..
order tea, moved bikes and unloaded gear.. then back into the bar for a feed..
stayed in the pub past closing... then sat out the front for a while for another few...
next morning was pretty slow in the old town...
brought some of the 'long grass' from the camping spot behind the pub with me....
then back up to the pub for a coffee... afterwhich, Phils bike wouldnt start... (flat battery)..
he tried to roll start her down the little dead end street opposite the pub..
didnt work
so after pushing back up the hill i found myself pushing him down the main street...a bit of sweat and she fired up
then it was off to start winding south thru the Flinders...
GoneAgain screwed with this post 09-07-2011 at 01:59 AM
Joined: Apr 2007
Location: adelaide South Australia
Oddometer: 1,783
GA if I only knew you guys could have shared the spare bedroom at the cottage....always the way I guess
This would be Glass Gorge ?
Triumph Scrambler Blue & White
Triumph Thruxton Red
Yamaha TT-R250
Check out my Youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/KaneTerry?feature=mhee
Joined: Jul 2009
Location: Bendigonia, Vic.
Oddometer: 1,623
Joined: Jul 2009
Location: Bendigonia, Vic.
Oddometer: 1,623
ok... gotta finish this off today... sorry, wont be much chatter (not that there usually is a lot..)
anyway... heading south from Blinman to Wilpeena...avoiding the newly made road...
great views..
creek beds..
great roads..
and then into Wilpeena Pound for fuel/snacks and to plan the next leg of the journey......
GoneAgain screwed with this post 09-07-2011 at 02:01 AM
Joined: Jul 2009
Location: Bendigonia, Vic.
Oddometer: 1,623
from Wilpena, it was south a little down the main road..
then west onto the Moralana Scenic Road..
we were out of the Flinders now, and the world was opening up again...
we hit the main north/south road, and jumped straight across it.. we had decided to head across towards Lake Torrens..
unfortunately all the tracks we took, ended at locked farmers gates with 'no access to Lake Torrens' signs...
we finally gave up on the idea of getting to the lake and decided to follow the coal railway south west down towards Port Augusta instead..
this road was an absolute hoot.. pretty much every cattle grid crossed resulted in the bikes leaving the gound
and of course the sun was getting low, and the clouds were building so the scenery was amazing too..
given the day was getting on, and we still had a fair hike down to Port Augusta, it was time to get a few miles down..
(so no more stopping to take photos for a while )
we made Porta-Gutter on dusk, fueled, made phone calls, bought beer and the headed off again, south down Highway One, in the dark, surrounded by wind, rain and road trains...
of the few thousand kms we'd covered in the last week or so, this 50 kms was i think the longest... but we finally got to the turnoff into Mount Remarkable National Park...
it was late, it had been a long day down from Blinman.. luckily, because it was late, we got a discount on the (excessive!!) camping fees, set camp, cooked and drank beer in a wood shed out of the rain and called it a night..
GoneAgain screwed with this post 09-07-2011 at 02:04 AM
Joined: Jul 2009
Location: Bendigonia, Vic.
Oddometer: 1,623
the next morning was up early
and out of the park as the sun rose..
(really like this pic )
toaday was my last day, tonight i'd be home in Adelaide, Philmeup was heading for the inlaws at Mildura, before hitting Melbourne tomorrow...
i didnt need to be home in a hurry, so it was a bit of a wind around day...
into Port Germain...but too early for breakfast
so back inland over towards Murraytown and down thru a few towns before finding somewhere open for breakfast and coffee..
then down thru Clare, stopping in at SevenHill..
for a few bottles of sticky..
then off again, dirt roads, small towns.. odd statues..
we'd decided Blanchetown would be the seperation point..
more dirt from Eudunda..
smoko at some ruins..
then east toward Brookfield Conservation Park..
Phil was in front..
i came over a rise to be greeted by this..
it was i think the only 'damp patch' we'd seen all day..
but Phil had done a good job of it
i pulled up and took that photo (above), and then had my left leg just slide out from underneath me
Phil reconed it looked like id just layed my bike down and stepped off to give him a hand... kinda like a little kid who pulls up on his bmx at the milkbar and just drops his bike on the ground and runs inside
anyway, she probably deserved a rest..
the 650 was caked in mud and had a bent brake pedal.. but was ok..
from there it was into Blanchetown..
for a farewell coke and mars bar..
and then we parted...Phil for Mildura.. and me south thru Swan Reach
into Adelaide past the Big Rocking Horse..
and home for a hot shower and bed... it had been a great 10 odd days.....
GoneAgain screwed with this post 09-07-2011 at 02:19 AM
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Feb 2010
Location: Mitcham and Preston
Oddometer: 104
Here is a few more pics from Lake Eyre.
ready to ride to the lake
Absolutely awesome out here
dont know how this happened but it's a cool photo.
The only big dune on the track, greg charges up it
Another glorious sunset.
This is on our way to Parichilna i think
Awesome public access loop near Blinman
Not sure where this is but i liked the signage.
What a view!!
i'm done for now got to upload more pics.
Joined: Jul 2009
Location: Bendigonia, Vic.
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so a few weeks after the Gammon/Lake Eyre trip with Philmeup, it was time for a run over to Melbourne... wasnt a lot of time to do it, so it looked like there wouldnt be much time for dirt
so the road tyres went back on the bike for the first time since i got her..
day one i was headed from Adelaide to Bendigo..6 or 700kms i guess..
was late leaving Adelaide as usual..
was making 'good time' on the highway untill this fella came over the horizon...
couple of hundred bucks and i was on my way again... 50 kms later i was over the border, and decided to turn off the highway and hit some 'smaller' made roads to ...make up some more time...
just made it to Jeparit to get some fuel (8kms left on the fuel gauge|) only to discover the fuel depot shut at midday, the after hours number was not answering, and the pub had no more ideas..
discovered 'everyone' was at the footy... rode in and asked around abit.. a guy on a dirt bike made a few calls and then said...'yep, follow me'.. we rode about 10kms out of town to an old farm house where a dear old lady was waiting with a jerry can gotta love the country folk...
off again to Warraknabeal and fueled up 'properly' there..
day was getting away again...my 5pm arrival was looking more like 7pm.. the sun dropped and it started to get COLD!
rode the last 1.5 hours into Bendigo in the dark, had a few close calls with 'roos and the onboard computer was telling me it was 2 degrees...my shivering made me think the computer was correct
Made it to Bendigo, to discover that my 'spot' tracker had got a flat battery about 400 kms earlier and there was a bit of 'concern' as to where i was... Spot is great... but it also provides people with 'more' reason to worry...
anyway, next day was an easy day down to Melbourne.. first i cut across to Maldon and hit the Bakery for breakfast..
Spent the rest of the day winding down thru Guildford, Vaugh Springs, Yandoit etc
some great little country roads and old buildings out there..
stopped in at Daylesford and battled the tourist masses for a late lunch then off toward Melbourne again..
spent a few days in Melb, catchin up with some mates, hitting the MCG for the Socceroos send off game and catchin up with mum
then time to hit the highway back to Adelaide... of course the weather came in just as i left..
was running late as usual, so decide to detour from Horsham out past Mt Arapillies and aim for a friends place at Penola for the night..
a few more close calls with 'roos and another chilly night.. and finally got to Penola..
next morning was a peaceful foggy one..
so decided to take my time the last 400kms back to Adelaide and detour thru the Coorong again..
and finally got home....in the daylight for a change....
GoneAgain screwed with this post 09-07-2011 at 02:25 AM
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and then...............
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so Paul (from way back on page 1, who bought a Harley the same day as i got my 800..) had come to his senses, sold the Harley, and after a few weeks of looking had bought a second-hand DR650...
a few weeks before he was due to pick it up, we'd started planning a 4 day Grampians trip...
the time came around quickly, we were due to meet at Dunkeld at midday... not liking the idea of getting up early enough to get there from Adelaide, i decided to leave the day before and stop down near Mt Gambier the night..
i was 'late' leaving Adelaide as usual, and was running low on fuel, so it was a detour into Murray Bridge to fuel up..
then down thru the Coorong 'again'...
was after dark when i finished the day... stopping in at a mates place to have a cold beer to warm up after the chilly nighttime ride..
next morning was bloody cold... 2 degrees when i went to pack bike...
i was late again, but made good time and got to Dunkeld only 1 hour late.. had a text from Paul saying he was running late too..
after some lunch, a few coffees, a thorough investigate of the town and more coffee, Paul finally arrived ...3 hours late.. not bad considering he only had to come about 250kms
so after a chat and the mandatory check out of each other bikes, it was time to fuel up.. and get moving... (since there was only maybe 2 hours daylight left today )
i'd spent a bit of time playing with the gps whilst waiting so had a little bit of a plan sorted for where to enter the Grampians National Park..
it was 'here'
it was a great 20 mins or so of dirt and sand.. which of course ended at the mandatory 'shut gate'..
fortunately it was just 'shut' and not 'locked'..
on again... past this 'mud-hole' that Philmeup and i had 'played' in about 6 months earlier.. bit more water in it this time... since it was getting so late (and cold) we didnt stop to play...
i'm thinking i must just be a bit more used to bikes now, as i was really enjoying this ride more than 6 months ago when Phil and i were here.. (we even 'kinda' vowed not to come back again )
all the water crossings were a bit deeper and wider now too
and the water was 'apparently' colder...
anyway, we soon called it a day (to a wonderfull full moon...)
GoneAgain screwed with this post 09-07-2011 at 02:29 AM
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next day was up in Zero degree weather..
de-iced the bikes..
and headed into Halls Gap for a bakery breakfast and coffee.. then fuel and air checks..
then it was off for a run around Lake Wartook..
a little bit of a hike to a great view at the top of the lake..
and another lookout over Halls Gap..
cant remember what happened here... think it was one of those silly stop and drop your bike moments... either way, its not my bike on the ground
rest of the day was spent winding our way down south, we found a great empty campground...and since there was still about an hour of daylight left... kept riding rather than setting up..
hit the worlds slipperiest bit of track cutting down past this pine forrest..
bike was on the ground in less than a blink of an eye... bike did a 540... i did a 720 (and didnt think i was ever gonna stop sliding/spinning )
Paul being a good mate..followed my lead
no damage to the 800..
a bent gear lever (god knows how since it was on the 'upside' of the bike ) and the handlebars moved in the clamps on the DR..
we straightend (kinda) the gear lever and headed for camp
we setup camp, got a fire going..
and started 'adjusting' the DR's handlebars with a 6 foot long log didnt work too badly..
dinner, some more fire and bed..
next day was another 'beautiful day in the country'
camp was packed..
and we were off again...well untill we got to this and had to turn around
but that was fine...because it meant we got stuff like this instead
anyway... by early afternoon, we were pretty damn cold.. and the rain looked like setting in.. we were due to head home in the morning... but started thinking about maybe heading out late this arvo... rather than campin in the rain just to packup and head off in the morning..
in the end, we decided we'd head into Halls Gap (we were only about 30kms from there, and only about 10kms from the made road) warm up, have a coffee...and make a decision what to do..
I pointed right, told Paul we'd be at the bitumen in 10 kms that way..and let him lead off..
We were about 2 kms from the made road when...............................
GoneAgain screwed with this post 09-07-2011 at 02:35 AM
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We were about 2 kms from the made road when...............................
i found myself swearing at a kangaroo that came out of the forrest on my left...
his head was about seat height.. and i thought..
'you stupid bloody animal'...
my next thought, as a watched dirt/gravel, grass etc skid past about 2 inches from my face for what seemed like an eternity, was 'when will i stop?'
i stopped..
i realised i'd stopped..
i didnt move..
after a couple of minutes, i had gathered my thoughts...
i could blink..
i could move my head..
i could move my right arm..
i could move my left arm..
i could move my left leg..
my right leg wasnt going anywhere... felt like it was trapped under a log..
a minute or so later i pushed up on my elbow...
i could see my bike about 5 metres away..
i could see my leg wasnt under anything..
i reached down and found my foot pointing backwards..
i was surprised how calm i was..
i reached down and spun my foot/lower leg around to point the right way..
i knew it was broken and i wasnt going anywhere...i just layed back down in the wet..
another few minutes went by and i could hear a motorbike getting closer.. i knew it was only a matter of time till Paul came back..
he called an ambulance and took some photos..
the 'roo was dead..
and the bike didnt look too happy either...
after (dunno) maybe 30 mins or so the ambulance arrived..
i got loaded then taken 40 mins to Horsham hospital..
they took xrays etc... confirmed i had a spiral fracture of the Tibia and 2 fractures in my Fibula...
they also confirmed i needed surgery on it, but they didnt have the tools there..
the next day brought a 3 hour ambulance transfer to Ballarat Hospital...
i got brought into Emergency, the orthapedic surgeons looked at my xrays and said to the nurse..
'get him ready for surgery'...she asked what time i'd be going in..they replied 'now'...
the surgeons explained some stuff to me (the operation, 'compartment syndrome', sign here), asked me if i smoked (no)..good, they said..'we wouldnt operate on this if you were a smoker'...
the nurse started to get me ready, and a couple of minutes later the surgeons were back.. nurse said i'd be about 20 mins...
the surgeons said 'no, thats too long, we'll take him now and prep him in theatre and i was whisked away..
in theatre i was bathed in antaseptic, then a needle was poked into my right thigh...it was connected to some electricity supply..when it got into my (dunno how you spell it, but it sound like) syatic nerve, my foot started to twitch... by adjusting the current/voltage they could make my foot shake faster or slower (kinda funny to watch...had to be there i guess)
this determined how much 'blocker' they had to inject into the nerve to knock it out..
after they did that, someone said...'here, have a few puffs of oxygen before we knock you out'.... 3 puffs later i was out.......
4 hours of surgery later and they were done...
'Compartment Syndrome', which apparently is where the swelling restricts the muscles,veins and nerves, choking them and ultimately killing them was 'narowly' avoided (wiki says the critical presure where urgent action is required is 30 'units' of presure... i got to 34.. and was aparrently less than 2 mins away from having 2 30 centemetre gashes cut down each side of my calf to release preasure on nerves, arteries etc.. if they die, amputation is next....
they also discovered another few fractures down near my ankle which needed a couple of screws too
i spent 7 days in hospital, living on morpine and codine, having regular antibiotic injections to try and avoid getting an infection in the bones (which also leads to amputation...)
after a week i got out and went to my mums place near melbourne..
3 weeks later i'm still here..
at the 2 week mark i went back for a checkup... they took out 16 staples, took these xrays and were happy with progress..
its now 4 weeks... i'm still lying around with the leg elevated..
i go back for another check in 2 weeks..
they expect me to be on crutches for around 12 weeks..
the bike is 'officially' a write-off' (bent forks, intruments/headlights etc)
its been a fun 9 months and 25,000 kms on the 800..
i dont know if there will be another one....
the end.
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Champagne - worth every penny
Why is champagne so expensive?
I have been asked this question so many times, and the answer is more complicated than you think.
Demand and expectation play a big part in the pricing structure, especially on the rare and special wines, but it is far more than that.
Because of French Appellation Controllee rules, champagne has to be grown in the designated area of Champagne.
It must be hand pruned and hand harvested.
The wine is fermented, then bottled with a charge of yeast and sugar.
A secondary fermentation creates pressure and the sparkle is born.
Finally the bottles are uncorked, sediment removed then recorked, labelled and made ready for sale. There really are no short cuts.
The bottles are three times heavier than ordinary wine bottles.
The demand for these wines has made the land that is used for wine production fabulously valuable; a hectare of planted vineyard will cost in excess of a million euros.
Even the heavy bottles cost over twice that of normal ones. It is easy to see how the costs begin to add up.
Is it worth it?
Well, the region of Champagne is so far north it has a very cool climate. The grapes are harder to ripen and because of this, very dry wines are made.
These are perfect for the basic wines that are then made into sparkling wine. This, coupled with the soils and geography of the area – the French would call this 'terroir' – make champagne almost unique.
If you want my view, dry, crisp with a biscuity slightly yeasty bouquet, luxurious fruity flavour and slow lazy bubbles, I think the answer has to be yes, especially for a special occasion.
The real value wines are made by smaller less well-known makers.
The champagne house Eduoard Brun owns not much more than seven hectares and makes a stunning wine, Cuvee Speciale, at just under £27. This year they have won gold in the International Wine Challenge, proving that the small producer can achieve top recognition.
In reality £30 for basic champagne may appear to be a lot of money, and it is, certainly for most of us.
But value for money? Well, yes, because it is essentially hand made and in my mind should be, and always will be, the ultimate celebration wine.
Published: February 6, 2012
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Derry Cotter says...
Hi David,the chap with the beard is Dermot Edwards from Lismore,Co.Waterford & is in his eighties,he travelled over for the cricket,enjoying the match
Posted 13:00 20th July 2013
Gerry Trueman says...
Why do England play Kevin Peterson? All the times I have seen him play especially in a Test Match his performance has lacked any form of the brilliance a lot of cricket pundits say he has. I can say, personally, in all the matches I have seen him play in, that brilliance has never shone. Probably IPL would suit his style better, but please England drop him as he does us no favours.
Posted 15:15 18th July 2013
Mark Robinson says...
If footballers are told to play to the referees whistle, why shouldn't it be the same in cricket?
Posted 17:11 15th July 2013
Bboy Zzoy says...
Well, Broad did what he was supposed to do. I remeber in a famous test when Australia chased down with Gilchrist's 140-odd not out against Pakistan (1998-99*)... their openers nicked Akram and stayed there!! 12 years later he admitted that he nicked it. They won that match and legend of great Aussies in test arena begins afterwards...
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The Mexican-inspired restaurant chain is attempting to establish a UK presence for the second time after failing previously. It has already opened outlets in the Lakeside Shopping Centre and in Basildon.
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I have a fine white linen antique table cloth which I think is Irish linen and a hand made lace table cloth, both of which have became stained with a small amount of food as well as red wine. These are too large to hand wash but I have a program on my washing machine for 'tissue' which soaks rather than washes, I also have a 'no spin' function'. The lace is at least 100 hundred years old.
Could you please advise me regarding stain removal as well as washing.
I am not able to forward photo until next week
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Small red wine spillage, sauce drips plus what appears to be an old stain which is brown in colour and must be at least 5 years old and has soaked through the layers when the cloth was last rolled for storage in acid free black tissue paper. I have not made any attempt to remove these stains so far
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- I have made no attempt to remove these stains as I fear causing damage having already damaged a cloth from soaking in modern soap powder.
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linen table cloth possibly Irish linen, and a Hand made, antique, cotton lace
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Your tablecloth sounds lovely. I agree that your cloth should not be subjected to spinning or wringing. So using your washer to soak the cloth should be fine. Fill your water with cool water. Add oxygen based bleach (OxiClean, Clorox 2, Country Save Bleach, Purex 2 Color Safe Bleach) - NOT CHLORINE BLEACH - following the package directions for how much product per gallon of water. Allow the cloth to soak overnight or at least 8 hours. Check the stained areas. If they are clean, drain the solution and rinse in cool water. Allow to air dry.
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Who Needs Logic?
I had a conversation with a friend recently about her belief in something "more." At some point, I began talking about how it was the responsibility of the person positing something about the world that holds the responsibility for justifying the statement. Reason Being's recent post on Martin S Pribble reminded my of this moment.
As he says, "Without question, the person who is making the positive claim has the burden of proof." This is such an easy statement to make and seemingly obvious.
When I made my statement about positing something about the world, my friend nodded, looked at me, and thought for a minute. Her response was; "no, I don't agree with that statement."
Let's say I was dumbfounded.
With a degree in philosophy and two years of formal logic I did my best to explain and give examples of both the reasonableness and logic of this statement. Examples of invisible flying pink unicorns and celestial teapots were useless as they do not get at the fundamental logic. The expose it, but were easily brushed aside with "so." <eyes bulging>
We went round and round about this an other things for a few hours. This is a discussion that I try not to have with anyone. I don't want to talk about the nature of "God" or the universe anymore; instead I proceed as if I am correct.
After using the Socratic Method several times and backing her into a corner . . . she easily slipped out with some mental gymnastics and denial. Her final thought was that I was, "too smart for myself."
Honestly? This was her best argument??? I know and understand too much; therefore, my opinion is less valid.
Of course, contemporaneous with her pronouncement I was thinking about all the studies that correlate higher intelligence and atheism. Did it matter that I was smarter though? Not to her, it was a weaknesses in her eyes. <facepalm>
How do we talk to one another when the language we use is completely different? If we are unable to agree on such a basic premise as logic how will we ever effectively communicate about the nature of the universe?
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Religion is something that intelligent and educated people "grow out of", provided that they take the time to investigate their indoctrinated beliefs properly. People who are lazy, pressed for time (who isn't). basically or poorly educated or at just not birds of enormous brain just don't have what it takes to move beyond moral, intellectual or cognitive maturity in this, and several other, areas.
Good post Kim. I have struggled with that conversation myself. It would appear to me that you succeeded in making your point. Your friend chose to ignore the answer/truth.
You ask how can we communicate in such instances. I think a key part of that has to be a willingness to be open to new ideas. As a freethinker, I am always open to new ideas. Many of us do that, and perhaps we take it for granted. If the person we are conversing with is not really willing to be open, then the conversation is doomed to fail. It fails because the other person is ceasing to be rational.
It does not matter what the topic of the conversation is. If you and I are discussing how to build a deck in my yard, and you have a great plan, show me exactly why my plan will result in a collapsing, and I choose ignore your plan, I am no longer a rational actor in this process.
To have a meaningful conversation, both parties need to be willing to change their view, examine the evidence, and respect the process.
And that's why moving beyond the debate is a good plan, as you mentioned in the earlier post.
Yet they draw us back in! The need to correct is somehow bred into the most logical of us. It's a curse…if we believed in curses.


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Dammit you got me again... you are so good at this!
I'm curious though, how do you define clearing out a division? Is that when you are literally the only fighter in that division? Do you actually have to kill the other fighters? If holding the belt for 7 years and having only one of your fights actually look challenging isn't clearing out a division, then I don't know what is...
There, I kept it short and simple for you.
In my opinion, as long as other fighters are still putting together win streaks, you can't clear out a division.
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Rob Anderson
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Rob Anderson for District 5 Supervisor in San Francisco
When I ran for District
5 Supervisor in 2000, there were two main issues I pushed---doing
something serious about homelessness and using the Green Party
to flank the Democratic Party of San Francisco on the left.
Then my analysis of the homeless issue---and the puzzling
lack of a serious attempt to solve it---placed the blame mostly
on the city's ruling Democratic Party. Hence, I saw
the need for a party to oppose the Democrats from the left
to deal with homelessness and other issues.
What my 2000 analysis failed to understand is that SF progressivism
is a large part of the problem in dealing with homelessness
in San Francisco. City progressives---that rather elastic
term includes Greens and the left wing of the Democratic Party---live
inside an ideological box that prevents their seeing homelessness
and other issues clearly. Instead of seeing it as an ongoing
emergency---with 100-200 homeless people a year dying on our
streets---progressives acted as if the homeless were another
oppressed minority, like blacks and gays, whose rights and
lifestyle had to be defended. As a result, progressives ended
up in effect defending a tragic status quo instead of launching
serious political initiatives to address homelessness.
I first lived in SF in 1961 as a 19-year-old barely a year
out of high school. Kennedy was president, and the Mayor of
San Francisco was George Chrisopher, the last Republican to
hold the office. There were very few homeless people in the
city in 1961. I've lived in San Francisco a number of
times since then, but I spent most of the 1980's and
1990's elsewhere-- Mendocino County, Marin County, Portland,
San Diego.
When I returned to the city in 1995, I was shocked to see
mass homelessness and the associated squalor on the streets
of my beautiful city. I was even more shocked when I realized
that city progressives had no serious intention of doing anything
about it. The city's leftist weekly, the San Francisco
Bay Guardian, for example, was obsessed with P.G.&E. and
public power while people died on our streets. Doing something
about homelessness became my obsession, as I peppered local
newspapers and journalists with email messages encouraging
the formation of the political will to do something about
it. My 2000 campaign was a logical outgrowth of that concern;
my 2004 campaign offers some conclusions about the meaning
of the failure of SF progressives on homelessness and other
(One of those "other issues" city progressives
are befuddled about is Critical Mass. On the last Friday of
every month, bike riders still go downtown to screw up rush
hour traffic. How this furthers the cause of bike riding in
the city is rather murky. Instead, it just angers people trying
to get home from work, while the city has to pay overtime
to police assigned to the politically obtuse demonstration.
Isn't it time for progressive leaders to call for this
to stop?)
Along with my pesky political email messages, this site contains
other pertinent documents, including a suggested speech on
homelessness I sent to Tom Ammiano's campaign in the
mayoral runoff against Willie Brown in 1999. As it happened,
Supervisor Ammiano didn't make homelessness a major
issue in what was a rather tepid, issue-less campaign. Whether
the Ammiano campaign adopted my specific approach or not,
their campaign missed a great opportunity, since Mayor Brown
may have been vulnerable on the issue, having abandoned the
summit conference on homelessness he promised for his first
term. After that the Brown administration also abandoned the
idea of doing anything significant about the issue beyond
pushing the homeless out of Golden Gate Park and from one
neighborhood to another, without any initiative to deal with
the problem as a whole.
Another document I've included is a letter encouraging
Clint Reilly, one of Willie Brown's early opponents
in 1999, to pursue the homeless issue in his campaign. Reilly
made an honorable attempt to get the public's attention
with a solid pamphlet on homelessness that was widely ignored
by the political community. After all, Reilly wasn't
a progressive, was he?
Until then-Supervisor Gavin Newsom came along with Care Not
Cash, the homeless issue lay dead in the water, which was
frustrating to people like me who continue to see it as "the
shame of the city," the title of a recent series on
the subject in the SF Chronicle. Actually, I think the electorate
has been interested in tackling the issue for some time; it's
the city's political leadership that, until Newsom,
failed both the homeless and the city. Willie Brown and the
Democratic Party, the SF Bay Guardian and city progressives,
including Tom Ammiano and Matt Gonzalez, all bear some responsibility
for failing to come to grips with homelessness in San Francisco
over the past ten years.
Rather than pointing fingers, however, our focus now should
be on drawing some conclusions from this rather shocking bit
of political negligence by the city's left. My conclusion:
San Francisco progressives live in a box constructed of equal
parts delusional ideology and moral smugness.
It should now be clear---though a lot of progressives are
still in denial on this---that Mayor Newsom is not the grotesque
anti-progressive figure created by progressive propaganda
during the mayoral campaign. Instead, there's growing
evidence that he's serious about solving homelessness.
I supported him over the allegedly more progressive Gonzalez,
who never came up with a serious alternative to Care Not Cash.
If he had, I think he would have been elected. (See the supporting-Matt
and opposing-Matt email files for a detailed, chronological
account of my progressive, so to speak, disillusionment with
our present supervisor, even though he is quite good on lesser
issues, like the living wage and keeping box stores out of
the neighborhoods.)
I've also included a sample of the kind of writing---an
extended deconstruction of the bogus New Evidence theory on
the Judi Bari bombing---I did between the years 1989-2000
for Mendocino County's Anderson Valley Advertiser, a
weekly owned by my brother and his wife.
Finally, I've invented a new political/literary genre---a
candidate's response to interest group questionnaires
that come pouring through the mail slot when you run for office.
This genre involves essentially ignoring most of the questions
in the questionnaire while presenting one's own political
issues. I may be the first and the last candidate to practice
the form, but it's especially suitable for candidates
like me who have little chance of being endorsed by these
groups in the first place. Most questionnaires are more or
less innocuous, raising legitimate questions about a candidate's
views on the issues of concern to particular groups. Others---like
the one from the Harvey Milk Club---are obnoxiously PC and
overly intrusive, the political equivalent to a cavity search
and deserve rude responses.
These documents no doubt tell many more than they want to
know about my mind set. But how many web sites do any of us
read all the way through? We commonly pick and choose, depending
on our interests. I hope the way I've organized my selection
will, at the very least, be helpful in that process.


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The Kalamazoo Astronomical Society is the oldest organization of its kind in Michigan and one of the largest. Its purpose is to promote the exchange of information among those with a common interest in all areas of astronomy, to educate the public about astronomical discoveries and events and to cooperate with other amateur and professional astronomical organizations.
Our membership consists of people from all walks of life, educational backgrounds and ages. The majority of the membership are novices or armchair astronomers; most don't even own a telescope. Therefore, you don't need any technical knowledge or fancy equipment to be a part of the KAS. Please consider attending a meeting or joining us under a starry sky.
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Website Popularity- Top Ten Reasons We Need It!
Top Ten Reasons To Achieve Website Popularity
So, I'm admittedly a bad student.. Call me the wallflower with nothing to say. Or even worse, the delinquent that is always tardy or that does not bother showing up to class at all. Yes, I am taking ownership of my 'blog' absence but hey, the dog ate my computer? Okay, okay.. no excuses beyond 'life's just been a bit hectic'. So, where to begin..
Firstly, I'll brag a little and say that Website Popularity dot net has been fluctuating beyond page 2 and 3 on the search engines and that's with me ignoring it for almost 3 months. Kind of like the new kid at school that you're not sure how to approach, so.. I'll consider that a start to entering the website ranking internet frenzy. Not too shabby for nominal effort up front, right?
Okay, let the list begin of reasons I want website popluarity:
1. Hey, who doesn't want to be popular, duh? (I had to go with the obvious first)
2. Without the popularity of your site, you'll never be seen. (See reason #3 below)
3. The first position ranked receives approximately 40% of all traffic. (Wow!)
5. Links.. If you've got the website ranked, your popularity with backlinks will soar and the more links the merrier. (Let's fly, baby..fly)
6. Businesses.. You're going to sell more product if the consumers can find your website. (ChaChing!)
7. The second position ranked receives approximately 12% of the traffic.
8. The third position ranked receives approximately 8% of the traffic.
9. The fourth position ranked receives approximately 6% of the traffic.
10. The remaining positions on the first page share approximately 5% of the traffic.
Ugh, those last four are a bit gloomy.. But, all the more incentive for me to keep trying to achieve my website popularity with as little monetary effort as possible. Wish me luck passing the test. I certainly wish the same for you. Feel free to comment if I missed anything as this is still quite the learning experience for me. Cheers!
Website Popularity- The Gloves Are Coming Off!
The whole concept of website popularity reminds me of those crazy high school cliques. When I was in high school oh so many moons ago the popularity scale was pretty basic: the jocks, the cheerleaders, the headbangers, the smart kids, and what I call the freaks. Just for the record I was a freak. And we didn't even have websites and therefore no worries about website popularity.
These days, however, the high school popularity scale has been broken down to such minute detail that I have a hard time digesting it all. Even the freaks have a hierarchy and, sadly, the cut-throat nature of my youth seems to pale in comparison. The battle for website popularity may not bring with it the same dire consequences as a kid with a weapon and a lack of self-control, but in the current economical climate where people struggle to pay bills and keep roofs over their heads, failure to bring in website traffic can affect potential money coming in when you're out of a job.
Honestly, I've ignored this race-to-the-top mentality when it comes to website popularity for years. Mostly because I'm an adult and refused to get caught up in what I viewed as a cheap bid for validation. But things change and while I'm thankfully not out of a job, I do have plans. And plans call for, you guessed it, money.
So the gloves are coming off and I'm entering the fray, conveniently ignoring the voice in the back of my head that's screaming "sellout!" I'm not even sure what that means or if it has any bearing on my determination to be financially self-sufficient. What does a clique mean, anyway, in the world of adults? Sure you have those who never seem to grow out of the high school mentality, but the rest of us are too busy surviving and thriving to give them much attention.
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Featuring Richard O'Brien as Fagin, Oliver! returns with a scrumptious new look and a talented young cast.
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23 June - 7 July 2012
Founders Theatre - Tristram Street, Hamilton
Sat 23 June 7.30pm – Opening Night
Tues 26 June 6.30pm
Wed 27 June 7.30pm
Thurs 28 June 7.30pm
Fri 29 June 7.30pm
Sat 30 June 7.30pm
Sun 1 July 2pm – Matinee
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Wed 4 July 7.30pm
Thurs 5 July 7.30pm
Fri 6 July 7.30pm
Sat 7 July 7.30pm – Final Night
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Fagin: Richard O'Brien
Oliver Twist: Liam Mc Guire
Artful Dodger: Luke Brooker
Nancy: Kelly Donaldson
Bill Sykes: Nick Wilkinson
Mr. Bumble David Artis
Widow Corney: Fiona Artis
Mrs. Sowerberry; Lisa Wiles
Mr. Sowerberry: Tim Pollock
Mr. Brownlow: Garry Snape
Charlie Bates: Charlie Verberne
Dr. Grimwig Humphrey Pullon
Mrs. Bedwin Dorothy Urlich
Old Sally Gayle Williams
Chairman of the Governors: Garry Snape
Ben Overington, Casey Crowley (Captain), Daniel Overington, Ethyn Gillies, Finlay Pirie, Freddie Field, James Smith, Lincoln Swinerd, Murray Field, Nathan Lea (Snake/Delivery Boy), Ollie Neil (Little Nipper), Oliver Soar; Robert Brodnax, Ryan Foster, Thomas Fitisemanu
Derna Wharehinga, Ezra Shield, Jessica Forkert, Kayleigh Peach, Kelsey Becht, Louise Glyde, Madeline Carpenter, Remy Garrett
Amy Rudduck (Milkmaid), Casey Robinson, Cecilia Mooney, Chris Young (Rose Seller), Christina Wilson, Don Johnstone, Georgina Burns, Jenny Henderson, Josh Hedley (Knife Grinder), Kristi Bernards, Lydia Hall (Maid), Megan Goldsman, Michael Barnes, Mike Murphy-Scanlon (Policeman), Owen Mooney (One Man Band), Paula Arevalo, Phill Palmer, Rachel Balme, Rachel Gasston (Strawberry Seller), Tama Tawhai, Toni Paton (Matron)
KIDS CHORUS/Both casts:
Alysha Gill, Bella Milne, Grace Gill, Pyper Kerr, Remy Garrett
KIDS CHORUS/Blueberry:
Abbey Penrose, Amber Belle, Angela Glover, Brodie Ware, Cameron Hicks, Cameron Neilson, Dylan Meyer, Emily Hallam, Emily Palmer, Emily Brouwer, Emma Lynn, Erin Myers, Jesiah Wilton, Josh Devlin, Justin Flintoff, Kendall Buckley, Krystel Morante, Letitia Westbury, Luciph Barlow, Lucy Thomas, Maia Campbell, Maire Neilson, Mereana Atatoa-Carr, Milla Ware, Nicholas Fulton, Patrycia Piontecka, Riley Rolton, Simone Peers, Sophie Muldoon, Stella Soar
KIDS CHORUS/Custard:
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Production personnel:
Executive Producer: Jason Wade
Director: David Sidwell
Musical Director: Victoria Brown
Choreographer: Sonja McGirr-Garrett
Costume Designer: Joy Wright
Hair/Wigs/Makeup Design: Jocelyn Kerr
Set Design: Invercargill Musical Theatre
Lighting Designer: =Aaron Chesham – ACLX
Sound Design: Terry Molloy - White Audio
Properties Design & Construction: Joss Robertson
Financial Controller: Rachel Balme
Stage Manager: Christine Sidwell
Assistant Stage Manager: Shaun Bugden, Tracy Johnson
Assistant to the Director: Yvonne Milroy
Production Secretary: Philippa Chesham
Sound Operator: Jonny Keating
Sound Assistant: Nat Aldridge, Ricky Oatham
Technical Manager/Set Construction: David Atkinson, David Smith
Stage Crew: Willow Totterdell, Lisa Fletcher, Rose Sidwell
Lighting Board Operator: Chris Walsham
Follow Spot Operator: Nicole Hardy, Melissa Clark. Michael Gilling, Tegan Totterdell
Head of Flying: Ron Braithwaite
Fly Crew: Damien Brown, Luke Willis, Ben Mannell, David Atkinson, David Williams, Jared Ivanovich, Sebastian Mitchell, Bradley Harris, David Smith, Bevan Thomas, T.K Kerei
Hamilton City Theatres Technician: Sven Ludewig, Steven Dobbs, Grant Shearer
Marketing/Sponsorship: Jason Wade
Marketing: Megan Lyon
Marketing/Graphic Design: Catie Wilkinson - Somewhere Creative
Programme Photographer: Borden Li - Indie Film
HCT Technical Contact/Advisor: Richard Sutherland
Dance Captain Adult company: Philippa Chesham
Dance Captain Children's company: Remy Garrett
Child Supervisor: Kim Millwood
Parent Liaison: Gillian Lyon
Stage Door/Security: Darlene Tottie
Programme Selling Manager: Jenny Sargent
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Read: Philippians 1:1-11
Approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense. Philippians 1:10
Ive received a lot of good advice in my life. Near the top of the list is this wise observation from a friend: Life is not made by the dreams that you dream but by the choices that you make.
Hes rightyour life today is the sum total of all the choices youve made up to this point. The apostle Paul gave similar advice in Philippians 1:10, when he said to approve the things that are excellent (1:10). In any given situation, we have a whole continuum of choicesranging from really rotten choices, to the mediocrity of average choices, to choices that are good, and then to those that are excellent. God wants to move us across the continuum, past our natural impulses, all the way to excellent choices.
Often its challenging to make the most excellent choice, especially if there arent many others joining us. Sometimes it may feel as if our desires and freedoms have been suppressed. But if you follow Pauls advice, youll notice some really positive outcomeslike being pure and blameless and fruitful (v.11).
Make the choice to live a life filled with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Gal. 5:22-23). Then revel in the result!
The little choices we must make
Will chart the course of life we take;
We either choose the path of light,
Or wander off in darkest night. D. De Haan
Make an excellent choice and watch the ripple effect of blessing.
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men"
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Before you head over to Grant Park this Friday, be sure to register your wristband and sign up for Lolla Cashless. Wristband registration ensures a smooth process when entering the festival each day and makes sure that your investment remains yours. And Lolla Cashless? It's about to rock your weekend. With the tap of a wrist you can grab a drink or score some eats. It's simple, seamless, and makes it even easier to pay for food, drinks, and official Festival merchandise.
From brushing up on your favorite artists and creating your ideal Custom Schedule, to mapping out Grant Park in advance of the Festival weekend – download The Official Mobile App for Android and iPhone to have all you need to know about the Festival right in the palm of your hand.
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Follow the Lolla fun this weekend on all of your favorite social networks. Fill your Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr and Snapchat feeds with live updates from around the park, flash giveaways, special announcements and behind the scenes snapshots.
By now you should have received your 2014 Lolla wristband in the mail, but in case you have any ticket-related questions, you can get all the info you need in the Tickets section of our FAQs Page.
The Festival Box Office, Guest List and Will Call are located on the Northeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Van Buren Street. If you're searching for it, type in "East Van Buren and South Michigan Avenue".
2014 Box Office Hours are as follows:
Wednesday, 7/30: 3PM – 8PM
Thursday, 7/31: 3PM – 8PM
Friday, 8/1: 10AM – 10PM
Saturday, 8/2: 10AM – 10PM
Sunday, 8/3: 10AM – 10PM
Counterfeit Wristband Alert: All Three-Day, Single-Day, and VIP Passes to Lollapalooza 2014 are sold-out. All wristbands contain RFID technology and will be authenticated upon entering the gates. Lollapalooza organizers do not condone purchasing passes from secondary markets, and ask fans to beware of purchasing counterfeit wristbands. Passes purchased from any source besides Lollapalooza.com or Front Gate Tickets may not be honored at the gates.
The safety and security of our fans is our top priority. Please be aware that ALL bags will be searched each time attendees enter the festival grounds. This will require more time during the entry process. We ask all attendees to plan ahead to allow extra time entering the festival. For faster entry, Express Lanes at both the North and Main entrances are available for those not carrying a bag. See here for a full list of prohibited items.
Before you head out to the festival grounds, take a look at our list of Festival DOs and DON'Ts. Get the basic info on re-entry/ins & outs and other need-to-know details, so that you can focus on what matters most – the music!
Now that you're mobile device is loaded up with the ultimate Lolla must-have (see above), get an even bigger head start on the weekend by getting to know the Grant Park layout. Prep yourself for the three-day music party and map the key locations around the park like Chow Town, Green Street, Kidza and more to make the most of your weekend!
While you're here to enjoy the music, remember that there are several activities all around the park for you to take advantage of between sets. Many of our partners and sponsors have outposts dedicated to maximizing your festival experience, not to mention all the free swag! Check out the full list of 2014 Activities.
We're partnering with Red Bull Media House to bring you the 2014 Lollapalooza Livestream! The livestream will be accessible through Red Bull TV on the web at lollapalooza.redbull.tv, as a pre-installed channel on Apple TV, and as a free, downloadable app on Samsung Smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV, Kindle Fire, Xbox 360, Chromecast, and iOS and Android devices.
This won't be your average webcast experience either. Our Lolla Livestream will feature several channels that viewers can select from, including one hosted stream featuring exclusive artist interviews, unprecedented behind-the-scenes access and festival highlights. PLUS two additional channels capturing live performances from around the five different festival stages for an "all live, all the time" experience!
Don't let thirst – or a painful sunburn – put a damper on your weekend! Take advantage of our many CamelBak Filling Stations, bring along two of your own factory-sealed bottles of water, and pack the sunscreen (just not the aerosol kind)!
And if you're looking to stash your stuff or recharge your phone, we'll have personal lockers available for rent. Click Here to reserve a locker in advance. Don't miss the Samsung Battery Swaps throughout the park offering free charged batteries for Samsung Galaxy owners.
If you're riding a bike to Lollapalooza, bike parking brought to you by Specialized will be available between the main entrance and Balbo Avenue on Michigan Avenue. Specialized will be on hand during the day with mechanics offering free tune-ups. Be sure to bring your own lock!
Traveling from the suburbs? Metra's commuter rail system makes it easy. Click here for the scoop on riding Metra to and from Lolla and to see a map of nearby Metra stations. Also, Metra is offering a special $10 unlimited ride train ticket. Available now at all Metra ticket offices, it's valid on trains scheduled to arrive after 9:30 a.m. on Friday, August 1st, and all day Saturday and Sunday, August 2nd and 3rd.
Coming in from out of town? Go Airport Express is offering a $19 Lollapalooza rate for one-way shuttle transfers to & from Chicago O'Hare International Airport or Chicago Midway International Airport! Reserve your shuttle and arrive to the Festival worry-free!
Need a ride while you're here? Download Uber and ride in style to Lollapalooza, all at the touch of a button. Enter promo code LOLLA for a free first ride (up to $30 off). New users only, expires 8/25/14.
Last but not least, if you forget any of the essentials, you can always swing by the General Store next to Buckingham Fountain for any last minute festival needs!
Green Street is your one-stop shop for local, national and world-recognized artisans to sell environmentally responsible goods to all Lollapalooza fans. Whether you need new garb, an up-cycled accessory, or to enhance your art collection — you'll find it in Green Street.
Lollapalooza has always been a place where music fans can learn more about how to help the world around them. Whether it's becoming more environmentally conscious, registering to vote or saving a life through a bone marrow match, Lolla Cares brings together the best of the world's organizations to bring awareness to amazing causes.
LollaShop is back and bigger than ever. Our official Lollapalooza pop-up shop returns for its third year and just like before, it's guaranteed to make your Lolla merch dreams come true. Alongside the complete Lolla collection, we'll be bringing in some of our fave retailers to round out your festival look along with special services. Located at Block 37 (108 N. State St.), LollaShop is open to both ticket and non-ticket holders from 7/25 – 8/4. This satellite merch destination will let you skip the lines in the park while also enjoying exclusive LollaShop experiences and perks!
Wondering what to do with the kids this weekend? Bring em along! We've set up the ideal kid-friendly festival-within-a-festival for you to rock out alongside your little ones. From workshops, activities and all-day music, Kidzapalooza presented by Lifeway will be open daily from 11am to 5pm. And remember— kid 10 and under get into Lolla FREE!
In partnership with Shepard Fairey (Obey Giant), we're launching Art Alliance: The Provocateurs. One of the largest shows of its kind, Art Alliance will feature a range of artists from around the world who will be showcasing their work together for the first time under one roof.
Art Alliance will be taking over Block Thirty Seven – a beautiful space encompassing an entire city block in the heart of the Loop, a short walk from Grant Park.


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Unilever officials and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced the expansion at the factory location in Covington on Thursday. They said the expansion will add 428 full-time jobs over a four-year period, giving the company a workforce of about 1,000 employees in this city of about 9,000 people.
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Museums Host Exhibit by Edgardo Abello
August 26, 2014
Next month, a new exhibit of paintings and drawings by Somers, Connecticut-based artist Edgardo Abello will open in the Starr Watercolor Gallery at the Michele and Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibit, which is part of the Springfield Museums' third annual celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, runs from September 9, 2014 through January 4, 2015, and is sponsored by The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, the Eugene A. Dexter Charitable Fund administered by Bank of America, Trustee, and in part, by the Art Angels.
Museums Observatory Program Returns Next Month
August 22, 2014
The Springfield Science Museum's large rooftop telescope will be re-open for public sky gazing on Friday, September 5 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the "Stars Over Springfield" observatory series. These programs are organized by the Museum and the Springfield Stars Club, and take place on the first Friday of each month. Each event features an introductory talk on topics such as space exploration, seasonal sights of the night sky, current astronomical research, or upcoming events like eclipses or comet appearances.
Jay Griffin to Receive 2014 Ubora Award
August 21, 2014
The African Hall Subcommittee of the Springfield Museums will present the 23rd annual Ubora Award to Jerald Jay Griffin at a ceremony on Saturday, September 20, at 6 pm, at the Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts at the Quadrangle. The Ubora Award, named for the Swahili word for "excellence," is presented to an African-American who has made a significant contribution to the greater Springfield area.
Museums to Host Annual "History on the Move" Car Show
August 19, 2014
Each fall, the Springfield Museums pay tribute to Springfield's role in transportation history with their annual "History on the Move" Car Show. The eleventh annual event will take place on Saturday, September 6, from 9 am to 3 pm on the museum grounds at the Quadrangle. A wide assortment of muscle cars and vintage early automobiles will be displayed, including many pre-1980 cars and an assortment of vintage automobiles manufactured in Springfield. This year's Car Show is sponsored by AAA of Pioneer Valley.
American Moderns Exhibit Extended
August 18, 2014
Through a special arrangement with the Brooklyn Museum, the Springfield Museums have extended the engagement of American Moderns, 1910-1960: From O'Keeffe to Rockwell at the Michele and Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts. The new closing date is now Sunday, September 7, allowing visitors an additional week to enjoy this unique and wide-ranging exhibit.