18 reasons to visit Albury
Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA) opened last year. Picture: Jules Boag1. MAMA’S callingThe hottest new tourist attraction in town is the Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA). Opened in October, the $10.5 million-dollar redevelopment has an edgy collection of Australian contemporary fine art, photography and indigenous works. Its first major international exhibition will be Marilyn: Celebrating an American Icon, from February 12 to May 8. The museum’s Canvas Eatery, run by chef Tim Tehan, formerly of M..>> view originalV8 trials ahead of Adelaide 500
Mark Winterbottom (left) will miss the Bathurst 12 Hour next month but Craig Lowndes will take part..Photo: Mark HorsburghV8 Supercars teams will trial their new combinations in two pre-season tests next month.Although the official warm-up has been abandoned, the teams have to use one of their three test days this year before the season-opening Adelaide 500 on March 4-6.Teams based on the Gold Coast or in Brisbane will conduct a joint pre-season test at Queensland Raceway, near Ipswich, on Febru..>> view originalGALLERY: The week in pictures
BENDIGO: The Bendigo Ultimate Frisbee competitions kicks off this weekend. Picture: Noni HyettBATHURST: Isla Brennan and her son Dary, 10 months, came from Dubbo to see the huge supercroc on exhibition at the Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum. Picture: Phil MurrayBENDIGO: Kara Beer and Michael Roberts with baby Isaac, born in the lounge room at their home in November. Picture: NONI HYETTORANGE: Wakatipu High School players performing their traditional haka before their game against Orange at ..>> view originalTransport options needed for headspace
Sixty per cent of youth who use services at headspace are from WodongaYOUNG LEADERS: Olivia Carmody and Sarah Negrin are members of the first Youth Reference Group which decides which projects get the green light at headspace Albury-Wodonga. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIREGeography has proven to be the biggest hurdle for the Albury-Wodonga headspace, when it comes to service delivery, in their first year of operation.The centre is located in Wodonga and the majority of people, 60 per cent, who utilised..>> view originalVictorian club golf results - Saturday
16 Jan 2016 ALTONA LAKES: Stroke A/Medal: G Monteith (12) 64. B: J Pohlner (16) 70 cb. C: J Bezerra (25) 70. Women Medal: I Mason (13) 70. AMSTEL: Par A: T Harrison (10) 7 up. B: A Clarke (15) 5 up. C: D Pelz (24) 5 up. W: R Bell (6) 42. ANGLESEA: Stableford A: P Richardson (11) 40. B: D Powlston (16) 41 cb. C: M Titsall (23) 37. W: S Britnell (16..>> view originalGwydir trial focused on rows
The Christmas-New Year period brought the precious gift of rain with many of us receiving the best falls for some time.Albeit some cotton in southern Queensland and northern NSW was also damaged with storms bringing hail.These storms and rainfall will enable many to have enough water to see their cotton crops through to February.In the bare fallow this rain will be stored in the soil bucket and carried forward for the winter and/or summer cropping programs with some opting to plant short season ..>> view originalGoogle's self-driving cars can't go it alone
Rackspace shares fall to lowest level in 5+ years
Shares of San Antonio-based cloud computing firm Rackspace ended Friday down $1.47 to $18.84, their lowest close since August 2010.The shares fell more than than 10 percent in early trading Friday, triggering a Securities and Exchange Commission rule adopted nearly six years ago to restrict short selling from further driving down a stock’s price. A Rackspace spokeswoman had no comment.The shares apparently tumbled in response to Microsoft Corp.’s move to slash cloud computing prices by 17 percen..>> view originalTardigrade defrosted after being frozen for 30 years AND it laid eggs
It's often said cockroaches could withstand a nuclear explosion, but the tardigrade or 'water bear' just proved to be even more invincible.Researchers revived two water bears that have been frozen for 30 years and one of them survived.Not only did the creature survive its icy prison, but it laid 19 eggs – 14 of them successfully hatched.Scroll down for videoIt's often said cockroaches could withstand a nuclear explosion, but the tardigrades or 'water bear' just proved to be even more invincible...>> view originalGhost town tests self-driving cars of tomorrow - The West Australian
Ghost town tests self-driving cars of tomorrowAnn Arbor (United States) (AFP) - Tucked away on a tree-lined US college campus, a sprawling ghost town has been built to test the self-driving cars of the future.MCity, which sprung up in an empty field a year ago like a Hollywood set, is where new technologies which are already radically reshaping the automotive industry must prove themselves before they make it to regular roads.The 13-hectare (32-acre) site offers all the trappings of urban life, ..>> view original
Saturday, January 16, 2016
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