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Emergency Alert

Posted on: January 26, 2011

Snow Emergency and Parking Ban

Effective at 9:00 pm tonight, Wednesday, January 26, the city has declared a snow emergency and parking ban on all city streets due to the arriving snow storm. As of 9:00 pm this evening until Thursday 12 noon, all vehicles are banned from parking on city streets. Violators of this emergency declaration are subject to ticketing and towing at the owners expense.

Residents may park in all school and municipal parking lots. If you park at a school, your vehicle must be removed by 6am tomorrow to allow for clearing of school parking lots.

All residents are reminded that they are responsible for clearing snow from sidewalks adjacent to their property.

Your cooperation during this parking ban is necessary for efficient and safe snow plowing efforts.

To repeat, the city of Gloucester has issued a parking ban on all city streets as of 9:00 pm this evening. The ban shall be in effect until Thursday at 12 noon.

I wanted to share this cool little item for those of you who have a Keurig. I found this  reusable filter at Bed Bath and Beyond, but it’s cheaper at Amazon (minus shipping). You save tons of money not buying the individual cups. AND it’s eco-friendly as well!

Tomorrow I’ll have to remember to put the water in before I hit the “brew” button.

If you’ve read my reasoned responses to these bully Eco Food Labelers who use their pulpits to harm Fishermen without ever listening to any reasoned explanations that don’t fit with their incessant rantings to swear off our local fish despite our fishermen having paid the price with increased mesh sizes, a drastically reduced fleet and dramatically reduced codfish quota.  These sacrifices have led to huge improvements in sustainability and codfish biomass but don’t tell the eco labelers.  they don’t want to hear it.

Kerry Byrne sides with the Gloucester Fishermen over the elitist foodie bloggers in his Herald article.

Here are some of my past explanations that have gone unheard-

To Be Clear

Could some one please explain?

Finally Someone Stands Up To The Eco Foodie Nazis

I Was Wrong- Thank You Beth Swan

A full moon is often thought of as an event of a full night’s duration. This is somewhat misleading, as the Moon seen from Earth is continuously becoming larger or smaller (though much too slowly to notice with the naked eye). Its absolute maximum size occurs at the moment expansion has stopped, and when graphed, its tangent slope is zero. For any given location, about half of these absolute maximum full moons will be potentially visible, as the other half occur during the day, when the full moon is below the horizon. Many almanacs list full moons not just by date, but by their exact time as well, usually in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)). Typical monthly calendars that include phases of the moon may be off by one day if intended for use in a different time zone.

Full Moons are traditionally associated with temporal insomnia, insanity (hence the terms lunacy and lunatic) and various “magical phenomena” such as lycanthropy. Psychologists, however, have found that there is no strong evidence for effects on human behavior around the time of a full moon.  They find that studies are generally not consistent, with some showing a positive effect and others showing a negative effect. In one instance, the 23 December 2000 issue of the British Medical Journal published two studies on dog bite admissions to hospitals in England and Australia. The study of the Bradford Royal Infirmary found that dog bites were twice as common during a full moon, whereas the study conducted by the public hospitals in Australia found that they were less likely.  (from Wikipedia)

This full moon was rising at sunset and was an unexpected bonus as I walked home from photographing the sunset at Cambridge Beach one evening.  Then, just as I zoomed in on the moon for a closup shot, this seagull flew in front of it.  I was not bitten by any dogs, nor did I encounter any werewolves or lunatics.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

That Rocky Neck Art Colony is the oldest working art colony in the country, and has been luring artists to its picturesque shores for more than 150 years. Among others, these artists include Fitz Henry Lane in the 1840s, Emile Gruppe, who made The Neck his home and painted into the 1970s, as well as Childe Hassam, Milton Avery, Maurice Prendergast, Cecilia Beaux, John Sloan, Stuart Davis, Frank Duveneck, Nell Blaine, and Jane Peterson. Leonard Craske created “The Man at the Wheel,” Gloucester’s famous landmark sculpture, in his studio on the pier on Rocky Neck in the 1920s. Writers Louisa May Alcott, Rudyard Kipling, and others frequented The Neck.

Today the area is still home to many working artists and to galleries showing paintings in all media, as well as batik, photography, jewelry, prints, sculpture, ceramics, and fine gifts. In addition to viewing the arts, one may snack or dine at unique restaurants that feature fine food and fabulous views.

from http://www.rockyneckartcolony.org/history.html

On this stark, frigid January day, I thought people might enjoy some colorful, warm Rocky Neck memories.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

From The Farm Bar and Grille

The fish house in the top photo, taken in the early 1900’s on what was then called Curve Road, is the same location as in the bottom photo, now called River Road.  The shack is gone, but the granite pier and house remain.

video courtesy Memory Layne (not her porn name)