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Q: How to disable Firefox promt "firefox automatically sends some data to mozilla so that we can improve your experience" for the default profile? I'm using Selenium2 for automated web testing. After a while (don't know how long it takes) a prompt appears on the bottom to choose data choices.
"firefox automatically sends some data to mozilla so that we can improve your experience"
How can I disable this prompt (or better any prompts) by default? And is Selenium2 using always a copy of the default profile?
Thanks!

A: You can create a custom profile for Firefox, set it up however you want, then call it from your tests:
Look here for more information:
http://www.toolsqa.com/selenium-webdriver/custom-firefox-profile/
https://automatictester.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/selenium-running-custom-firefox-profile/

A: DanEng answer is about disabling the health report itself, but (at least in a standard Browser) the notification is still showing.
I use fresh Firefox profile for testing and this annoyed me.
To hide the notification in Mozilla Quantum (not sure if this would work in Selenium), create user.js file in profile folder with this lines:
pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionPolicyAcceptedVersion", 2);
pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionPolicyNotifiedTime", "9000000000000");

Both lines are required.
The time from about now was 1533619817422, when I tried 10000000000, it did ask again.
My guess is it's asking again in periods. Using 9000000000000 works for me.
I also added these settings:
// Two pages will open on first run:

// Disabling first start web page in first tab:
// https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/61.0.1/firstrun/
pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "61.0.1");

// Disabling first start web page in second tab:
// https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/firefox/
pref("toolkit.telemetry.reportingpolicy.firstRun", false);

// hiding the tip showing 4 times below address bar, when selected:
// "Firefox Tip: Get help finding things! Look for the "magnifier" next to search suggestions."
pref("browser.urlbar.timesBeforeHidingSuggestionsHint", 0);

A: This prompt relates to the "Firefox Health Report", which is checked by default in

Open Menu > Options > Options (or Tools > Options) > Advanced > Data Choices

In Selenium, you may disable this prompt by setting the following three properties in the Firefox profile to false:

*

*datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled

*datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled

*datareporting.healthreport.service.firstRun

Here is a demonstration in Python:
profile = webdriver.FirefoxProfile()
profile.set_preference('datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled', False)
profile.set_preference('datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled', False)
profile.set_preference('datareporting.healthreport.service.firstRun', False)
browser = webdriver.Firefox(profile)

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Order This Fright-Rags Shirt to Help Breast Cancer Survivors
We Belong Alive will help breast cancer survivors feel more comfortable in their own skin.
By L.B. Lubomski
Image via Haus of Volta / CC BY
We only recently found out about this latest T-shirt charity event from Fright-Rags, which is nearing the end of its availability, but still wanted to share it since it is for a good cause. Our favorite horror clothiers have teamed up with Haus of Volta for a campaign called We Belong Alive.
A portion of each sale will be donated directly to Haus of Volta, founded in 2015, which has helped over 50 women become more confident in their bodies and live a better life after breast cancer. Founder Sotri Nagel herself is a breast cancer survivor who has gone on to become a model in addition to being known for her charitable work.
T-Shirt Artwork by Coki Greenway.
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T-Shirt is printed on our super soft 4.5oz 100% pre-shrunk ringspun cotton shirts.
Act quickly, since this shirt is only available until 10:00 AM eastern time on Tuesday, October 23rd.
L.B. Lubomski
Lawrence "L.B." Lubomski is an avid horror movie fan, gamer, musician, historian, and aspiring author. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, L.B. was exposed to the works of local filmmaker and godfather of zombie cinema George A. Romero early on. He has since developed a particular fondness for Italian zombie/cannibal and slasher films. This passion for horror extends into other media, from survival horror video games such as Resident Evil to horror-inspired musical artists. In his spare time, L.B. pursues many interests including building his collection of vinyl records, action figures, and vintage video games as well as drumming in various local bands.
This Year in Horror: Convention Season is Like No Other
Because romantic comedies don't have conventions.
Monster-Mania Con to Host Steve Dash Tribute Panel in March
The late Friday the 13th star will be honored at the upcoming convention taking place in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
Fathom Events' Big Screen Classics Series Lineup Includes Psycho and King Kong
Check out what's to come in the year ahead and find out where to order your tickets for these special limited engagement events.
Resident Evil 2, Death Stranding Headline The Game Awards 2019 Nominees
Here is the full list of games in the running for honors at next month's premier awards event.

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Reich Season Marks Debut for Barbican's New Midas
By Mix Staff
The Barbican, Europe's largest multi-arts and conference venue, has invested in a new 32-channel Midas Heritage 2000 console with 16-channel stretch, all flight cased and fully mobile. The desk makes its major debut in the main theater auditorium for the first shows in the special season celebrating the work of American composer Steve Reich. During the Reich festival, the console will also be used in the Pit Theater for other events.
Steff Langley, the Barbican's head of sound, ordered the desk from Richard Nowell Sound Services with a brief "to keep us as mobile as possible. All our outboard is also flightcased, as we move systems not only between the various venues here at the Barbican, but also outside the theater to other locations."
"We're working with the top theater companies in the world," Langley continues, "and they will all include a Midas mixing desk on their technical riders; it fits the bill every time. We have demo'd digital desks, but with so many touring companies arriving here with their own engineers, our own staff would be tied up babysitting if we presented an unfamiliar digital control surface. We're still in the analog world when it comes to theater touring."
The Barbican plan is to move the new Midas Heritage 2000 into the control room position, which will release seats in the back row of the main auditorium. However, the console will still be part of the sound department's 'Mixer City,' the mobile stock of pro audio equipment that moves around the Barbican complex.
For more information, visit www.midasconsoles.com. For more information on the Barbican, visit www.barbican.org.uk.
Deva Makes Times Square Debut at New Year's Eve Festivities
Danley's Massive New Caleb Horn Debuts at the University of Iowa's Kinnick Stadium
Classic Tracks: Arlo Guthrie's "City of New Orleans"
ADAM Audio New S Series Monitors Help Give New Wave Entertainment an Audio Edge in the Broadcast World
Moog Guitar Wins Popular Science's 'Best of What's New' Award
Post New York Alliance (PNYA) Members Recreate Mississippi in New York City for Starz's "P-Valley"
Editor's Note: Empire State of Mind
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FLOW ANIME BEST is FLOW's third best album. It is a compilation of FLOW assembling all the songs released in anime. The album has two editions: regular and limited. The limited edition includes a Kira Kira☆BOX cover, a DVD with a short-anime featuring the band and Nana Mizuki, a special anime illustration book featuring various anime shows that FLOW did theme songs for, a special photo and illustration lyrics booklet and an event lottery ticket. It reached #5 on the Oricon charts and charted for 8 weeks.

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How to set up Windows 10 Mail program tied to my Gmail account?
I use Windows 10 Mail as my email client. I use MailWasher 7.9.0. I also have Gmail as my primary email program. When I set up my mailwasher after installing Windows 10, I used my Gmail email address. In the Email Account Settings window, I notice that under Accounts, it is showing the Gmail "M" icon with my initials.
I want my Windows Mail account to mirror my Gmail emails and folders. In other words, I don't want to establish another account. At the same time, I would like to make sure that I should not have the Win10 Mail icon and symbol showing in the MW Settings.
The main reason for asking this question is: In the past month, I wanted to try another email client other than Mail. I chose eM Client. Again, this was to be tied to my Gmail emails and folders. But, I did not know how to see the eM Client in the MW Settings. Eventually, I had to remove the eM Client because it would bring over and mirror the Gmail folders, but the folders would be empty. Nothing I tried, nor could I find information that helped me. Therefore, I had to remove it and settle for the Win10 Mail. This program did bring over the Gmail Folders with the emails in them.
I notice that under Accounts, it is showing the Gmail "M" icon with my initials.
Are you referring to the icons like this ?
If so, the M is the the favourite icon that www.gmail.com uses, you'll see the same small icon in a tab when you visit the website in your browser. MailWasher loads these icons purely as a visual indicator only. Your initial are taking from the Account Description in MailWasher under Settings >> Accounts >> General. This also is just a visual display to help you identify the account.
When you use another email client, all you want to do in MailWasher is change the client under Settings >> General >> Washing Mail >> select the new program from the drop down folder.
This is why I am confused. When i go to Settings>>General>>.....I do not get "Washing Mail". The Window10 MAIL program does not show up as a choice. In fact, if I click on Add Email Account, it gives me "Unnamed" with a blue triangle next to it with an exclamation point inside. Somehow, it is treating my Gmail as the Client account. Am I correct? If so, it seems to me that it is acting as though there is no "MAIL" account, but only a Gmail account.
homeport wrote: This is why I am confused. When i go to Settings>>General>>.....I do not get "Washing Mail".
That sounds like you're looking in Settings >> Accounts. If you go to Settings >> select General on the left, then Washing Mail in the menu.
homeport wrote: The Window10 MAIL program does not show up as a choice. In fact, if I click on Add Email Account, it gives me "Unnamed" with a blue triangle next to it with an exclamation point inside. Somehow, it is treating my Gmail as the Client account. Am I correct? If so, it seems to me that it is acting as though there is no "MAIL" account, but only a Gmail account.
Gotcha, I know I'm going to explain myself poorly, but you're confusing email Accounts, with Clients.
When you setup another email client, eM Mail, Windows Mail etc...that doesn't mean you need to do anything to your Accounts in MailWasher, it already has your GMail account there and working. MailWasher goes direct to GMail, it doesn't care what email client you have or use.
Sorry for the confusion. It was me, not you. When I looked at Washing Mail, it did show "Mail for Windows" with its icon. In addition, it also has a checkbox for "Use default email program icon" if I chose to use it.
Rusticdog, I forgot to mention. Your explanation was very clear. It is not often that I get as clear and precise an answer as you gave. Keep up the good work.
I think a good way to sync all your emails at one place.
I realized after you mentioned it and i read it here.
I should be reading more clearly from now on.
But on the other hand how do you sync your emails from gmail?
grace wrote: I think a good way to sync all your emails at one place.
And with this i meant with reference to the thread, that it is indeed a good way to bring all your emails at one place.


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In the church year, Easter is when the we remember Christ's resurrection and ultimate triumph over death; Good Friday is when we remember that we, in our sin, put Him to death.
Instead of Jesus the wimp, Mel gives us Jesus the Redeemer. He died for our sins — ie, the "violent end" is the critical bit, not just an unfortunate misunderstanding cruelly cutting short a promising career in gentle teaching. . . .
Judge Winkler has made his decision: The referendum petition drive will be allowed to continue. If we get enough signatures in the next few days, the people will get to vote in November on whether to repeal City Council's "privatization" of city parking meters, lots, and garages.
. . . 9 AM to 5 PM in Mt. Lookout Square. We can accept with drive-thru signatures as well as signatures from pedestrians.
Given that Dee is such a precise, dry and cynical writer — and given the class resentments that his plots stoke — I wonder, not for the first time, why I don't like his books more. Maybe the answer lies in his distinctive atmosphere: Most of Dee's key characters are so cool, so jaded, so "whatever" — it's like they overmedicate.
I think this video strikes a reasonably good balance: It tries to present a lot of the (pretty abstract) arguments for the traditional definition of marriage; at the same time, it tries to be brief and engaging for a general audience.
Mark Steyn reflects on "abortion" "doctor" Kermit Gosnell's grisly murder business, and how differently the mainstream news media treat its death toll from, say, those of the Jared Loughner and Adam Lanza shootings.
Gosnell's murderous regime in Philadelphia reflects on him. The case's all but total absence from the public discourse reflects on America . . . .
A deal has been reached by all three major political parties in the United Kingdom to impose severe restrictions on the freedom of the press, apparently including the Internet. Details are still unclear,* but it seems to include an Orwellian ministry of truth that would have the power to order newspapers to issue "corrections", letting the government replace what a paper reported with what the government says is true.
Some of the Britons or ex-Britons at National Review Online explain.


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Brignac, Mayberry lead Phillies over Padres
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Key contributions from bench players helped the Philadelphia Phillies put a winning streak together.
Pinch-hitter Reid Brignac lined a tiebreaking, two-run double in the sixth inning, John Mayberry Jr. hit a three-run homer and the Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 7-3 to complete a three-game sweep Thursday in a game played in steady rain.
Brignac, whose three-run homer in the ninth sent the Phillies to a 3-0 victory a night earlier, hit a drive off Dale Thayer to the gap in left-center for a 4-2 lead.
Mayberry connected an inning later off Alex Torres. Making a spot start for Ryan Howard, Mayberry also doubled twice.
"It's definitely a game of momentum and I think with the way we've played these last few games, that can definitely carry over." Mayberry said. "I think from top to bottom, we've pitched well, had timely hitting and played good defense. Hopefully we can continue."
Kyle Kendrick (2-6) allowed one earned and seven hits, striking out five in six innings. He earned his second win in 20 starts, dating to last year.
The Phillies have their first three game-winning streak since May 17-20 and recorded just their second series sweep this season. Ken Giles made his major league debut for the Phillies with two outs in the ninth. He threw a 100 mph fastball on his first pitch before Yasmani Grandal hit an opposite-field homer on a 3-1 pitch.
"I just go out and pitch. Whatever it says, it says," Giles said of the radar gun.
As for the homer, Giles said: "It looked like a routine fly ball to the warning track to me."
Welcome to hitter-friendly Citizens Bank Park, kid.
Padres starter Eric Stults (2-8) allowed four runs and eight hits in five-plus innings.
Mayberry is batting .324 (12 for 37) with five doubles, three homers and 12 RBIs against lefties. Howard is hitting just .206 (12 for 63) with one double, four homers, 15 RBIs and 30 strikeouts vs. lefties.
Manager Ryne Sandberg may have to consider a platoon at first, even though Howard is making $25 million per season through 2016 with a $23 million team option for 2017.
"I see it pretty well (against lefties)," Mayberry said. "I think traditionally righties hit left-handers better obviously. I'm just trying to take the same approach into every at-bat."
Mayberry led off Philadelphia's sixth with his second double. Domonic Brown lined a single to right on an 0-2 pitch, chasing Stults.
Thayer came in to face Will Nieves, who hit a bouncer to third baseman Chase Headley. His high throw to the plate was in time to get Mayberry. Sandberg challenged the call, but a video review confirmed catcher Grandal tagged Mayberry before his foot touched the plate.
Thayer then struck out pinch-hitter Howard. But Brignac followed with a shot to the wall to give the Phillies a two-run lead.
Mayberry made it 7-2 with his fifth homer of the season in the seventh.
Padres manager Bud Black won a replay challenge in the third inning when a video review showed Ben Revere was out at first base following a drag bunt. Jimmy Rollins hit an RBI single in Philadelphia's first to move within two hits of breaking Mike Schmidt's franchise record of 2,234.
The Padres jumped on Kendrick for two runs in the first. Will Venable led off with a single and Everth Cabrera followed with a single, snapping an 0-for-23 slump. After Seth Smith's groundout, Headley hit an RBI double.
Smith scored when right fielder Marlon Byrd bobbled the ball for an error and Headley went to third. Kendrick has a 9.00 ERA in the first inning and batters are hitting .393 against him.
"I don't have an answer," Kendrick said. "I've tried everything. Maybe next game I won't warm up."
NOTES: Howard wasn't in the starting lineup vs. Stults, even though he's 2 for 2 with two homers off him. ... Kendrick became the first Phillies pitcher to draw a walk. ... The Padres lost for only the 12th time when having a lead at any point in a game. ... The Phillies open a three-game series against the Cubs on Friday night. Roberto Hernandez (2-4, 4.35) faces Chicago's Jake Arrieta (1-1, 2.50). ... The Padres open a three-game set at the Mets. Andrew Cashner (2-5, 2.13) goes against New York's Bartolo Colon (5-5, 4.31).


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The approval of FARYDAK was based upon the efficacy and safety in a subgroup analysis of 147 patients who had received at least 2 prior regimens, including bortezomib (BTZ) and an immunomodulatory drug (IMiD).
Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive either FVD or placebo in combination with BTZ and dex. Patients, physicians, and the Novartis clinical trial team were masked to treatment allocation, and the statisticians who did data analysis were masked to treatment allocation until unblinding at the time of the analysis of the primary end point. Cross-over was not permitted.
Kröger N. The European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation: multiple myeloma. https://www.ebmt.org/Contents/Resources/Library/Slidebank/Documents/EBMT%202009%20SC%20Slide%20Bank/1211.pdf. Accessed July 22, 2015.


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Сі́монсен () — прізвище данського походження.

Відомі носії прізвища:
 Аллан Сімонсен (; 1952) — данський футболіст, нападник.
  (; 1978—2013) — данський автогонщик.
 Ейрікур Сімонсен (; 1994) — фарерський гандболіст.
 Магне Сімонсен (; 1988) — норвезький футболіст, захисник
 Ніклас Сімонсен (; 1996) — фарерський гандболіст.
 Петер Сімонсен (; 1959) — новозеландський футболіст.
 Рудольф Сімонсен (; 1889—1947) — данський композитор, піаніст і музичний педагог.
 ; (; 1979) — англійський футболіст, воротар.

Інше
 24068 Сімонсен (24068 Simonsen) — астероїд головного поясу, відкритий 8 жовтня 1999 року.

Див. також
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Where does one find Homeric scholia in print?
Post by LCN » Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:49 am
Recently I have been using the commentary on the Odyssey available at Perseus - W. Walter Merry, James Riddell, D. B. Monro, Commentary on the Odyssey (1886).
I enjoy reading the excerpts from the scholiasts that the commentators often cite and wonder if there are published volumes of scholia out there?
The library at my local university doesn't seem to have any, which is only fair given that they don't have a classics department. I didn't have much luck on Google except that I found an out-of-print German volume being sold for over $1,000...
If I could even just find a good citation I could probably get the volume through interlibrary loan.
Location: Between Ilias and Odysseia (ok sometimes Athens).
Re: Where does one find Homeric scholia in print?
Post by Scribo » Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:21 am
http://www.archive.org/details/scholiag ... 00homegoog
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Post by LCN » Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:15 pm
Thanks, that's a pretty exciting resource.
Also I learned from the link that I should be searching for Latin terms, starting with "scholia" and narrowing from there. Turns out the interlibrary loan catalog has everything I need, probably just about everything that's out there.
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Post by annis » Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:30 pm
There are several scholia on Homer. The "D" scholia are less highly regarded for some reason. Nonetheless, Helmut van Thiel has makes the "D" scholia available in very nice PDFs from his web page. Look down to the section "Beilagen." There's one document for the Iliad, another for the Odyssey. At the moment their document server seems stuck, but I've never had problems in the past grabbing these.
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Post by annis » Sat Mar 03, 2012 1:33 pm
I should add that if you're going to dig into the scholia, make your library get you Dickey's book on reading them, Ancient Greek Scholarship.
Post by Scribo » Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:47 pm
annis wrote: There are several scholia on Homer. The "D" scholia are less highly regarded for some reason. Nonetheless, Helmut van Thiel has makes the "D" scholia available in very nice PDFs from his web page. Look down to the section "Beilagen." There's one document for the Iliad, another for the Odyssey. At the moment their document server seems stuck, but I've never had problems in the past grabbing these.
Basically because they're next to worthless in many situations: For Homerist's or even those just trying to study very early Greek culture the pseudo-allegorical meanderings are just...pointless. Though they do have their place, especially if you're making a sort of diachronic study of Greek intellectualism. And they ARE rather early.
I checked in the library earlier, we use the the Erbse editions here in Oxford though I dare say there are many other versions about. Your link, for example, looks interesting.
What is it that we know about Homer that the ancient scholiasts did not know that makes the D scholia 'pointless'?
Post by Scribo » Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:23 pm
LCN wrote: What is it that we know about Homer that the ancient scholiasts did not know that makes the D scholia 'pointless'?
Mmm....several things? I mean...seriously...like...an indescribable amount. The D scholia are not in themselves pointless, it depends exactly one what you want to do with your Homer. If you want to try and get closer to (obviously not a finite, reachable goal) the "original contexts" then allegorical readings are not really helpful since you can happily brush these aside in this instance. If you're studying the reception of the Homeric corpus, the development of Greek academic culture and other such things of course they're very useful.
The scholia are interesting, alongside such things as untenable interpretations, impossible etymologies and odd historicising tendencies you get quite a few gems of real insight and they really ought not to be under-estimated, it's just that they should in general be approached always with their context in mind.
That sounds a little gentler than your first opinion. It's true we have better resources for figuring out etymologies, and impossible interpretations are impossible interpretations, but it sounds like what you're really contemptuous of is the idea of allegorical interpretations.
I have noticed this attitude elsewhere but have not seen it elaborated. Is the claim that the specific allegorical interpretations are plainly anachronistic? Or that we have knowledge that was unavailable at the time that shows that Homer did not use allegory?
LCN wrote: I have noticed this attitude elsewhere but have not seen it elaborated. Is the claim that the specific allegorical interpretations are plainly anachronistic? Or that we have knowledge that was unavailable at the time that shows that Homer did not use allegory?
Various philosophical schools would indulge in quite astonishing acts of interpretation to make Homer or Hesiod fit more comfortably into their systems. Philodemus didn't think highly of the practice,
ἔνιοι δὲ καὶ φανερῶς μαίνονται, καθάπερ οἱ τὰς δύο ποιήσεις Ὁμήρου περί τε τοῦ κόσμου λέγοντες πεποιῆσθαι μερῶν καὶ περὶ νόμων καὶ ἐθισμῶν τῶν παρ' ἀνθρώποις, καὶ τὸν Ἀγαμέμνονα μὲν αἰθέρα εἶναι,...
On Poems, 2; DK 61 A 4
Once you've decided Agamemnon is air, there's no hope for you.
Post by LCN » Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:14 am
I have to admit I don't find the idea that the Iliad would contain a a layer of references to natural cosmology at all ridiculous, assuming such thinking was not anachronistic to the time of the poem's composition.
Of course to say that the work is simply an allegory of natural cosmology would be absurd.
I guess not having read the D scholia I'm not sure how sharply we're using the word "allegorical". The Homeric poems are obviously not allegories in the medieval sense, where each character stands for a concept and a doctrine and can be inferred by simply depersonalizing everyone back into a concept.
On the other hand it seems to me that there is an argument or theory beneath the surface in Homer uniting the various seemingly independent episodes. (With due allowance being made for interpolations.)
The Odyssey in particular surely is saying something pretty definite about what we would call civilization by relating the experiences of different travelers in search of their ideal home among various deficient communities. Whether Homer every rises or sinks to the level of direct allegory I don't know.
Still I'm rather surprised by the second part of the quote from Philodemus. To me the Odyssey seems indeed πεποιῆσθαι περὶ νόμων καὶ ἐθισμῶν τῶν παρ' ἀνθρώποις, among other topics.
I'll have to search for the rest of the quote to see if I'm misunderstanding what sort of interpretation he's referring to.
Post by Scribo » Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:45 am
Philodemos was, like Aristarkhos, a bit of a, as we say, "bossman".
Cosmology does not = allegory. However there is one episode with discernable cosmological leanings and that's the dios apate (Il. 14) which has long been recognised for, amongst other things, its near eastern derivation.
The kind of interpretation offered IS highly anachronistic, basically. Almost as ludicrous as the later Christian attempts at Euhemerising poetry/myth to make it more palatable.
I don't think the Odyssey is about that completely, incidentally. I quite happily treat is as the story of Odysseus. It's been traditional to see is as a "transitional" piece, i.e how the age of heroes is ending but Odysseus can still retain his own. Perhaps with some reflections of the age of colonisation. But I think it can be fairly viewed in the same way we view the Gilgamesh epic.
The best approach to Homer, I think anyway, is to (try to) recognise it for what it is: a "post-traditional" narrative specifically about the past and better men. I don't want to use labels like "heroes", "heroic poetry" etc because these terms are quite frankly mere glosses in modern parlance and do not convey the full Greek connotations. But yeah, definitely treat them as monumental "heroic epics". It's quite clear that Agamemnon is not wind, that the gods DO interfere, that Akhilleus is one hell of an angry man. That, as it itself says, the Iliad is about the "wrath of Akhilleus" and the Odyssey "the clever man Odysseus". For Greek cosmology see Hesiod or the orphic corpus, for proper allegorical meanderings you'll want philosophy.
Post by cb » Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:15 pm
hi, the D scholia aren't as "prestigious" as the A because the A give us the best access to the scholarship of the famous Alexandrians (Zenodotus, Aristarchus etc.)
the D aren't just full of allegory, they're also v useful for just reading homer, giving synonyms and definitions etc. - for reading homer i prefer the D - in particular if one of the things you like about history is connecting with the past then you may well like using the D - you can feel a bit of a connection with the ancient commentators when you're reading homer and get stuck on one word in a line, and check the D, and see that the ancient commentators provided help for just this same word (and not the other words in the line), as if you both struggle on the same points despite the distance in time.
NB the erbse edition doesn't include the D.
cheers, chad
Post by LCN » Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:00 am
Scribo wrote: I don't think the Odyssey is about that completely, incidentally. I quite happily treat is as the story of Odysseus. It's been traditional to see is as a "transitional" piece, i.e how the age of heroes is ending but Odysseus can still retain his own. Perhaps with some reflections of the age of colonisation.
It strikes me that such an interpretation written about an important work of modern literature would be obviously shallow, even anti-intellectual.
What makes us so confident that ancient authors were incapable of doing anything more than passively voicing the putative historical tendencies of their times?
Why should the greatest single influence on Attic culture, cited favorably and unfavorably countless times by Plato and Aristotle, himself be incapable of actually thinking about anything beyond the horizons of his historical period?
I certainly agree with the first part about avoiding modern jargon that conceals a lot of presuppositions foreign to the text. But I think your anxiousness to limit the possibilities of the Homeric epic to mere adventure stories is probably misguided.
Do you really want to fall into the endless cycle of overconfident scholars burying the bones for later scholars to discover? (To paraphrase Nietzsche.)
Homer was a profound thinker. If he were not he would not have so impressed the greatest tribe of thinkers the world has yet to produce.
Show some deference, for ...θεοὶ δέ τε πάντα ἴσασιν.
Post by Scribo » Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:38 am
The fact that you think they're "mere adventure stories" or that the Odyssey being a reflection of its context is "no big thing" says a lot. I'm not going to even answer the "greatest tribe of thinkers in the world" bit, I think you're purposefully having me on there.
The fact is that these things you dismiss as being anti-intellectual are in their own right gigantic revelations about Greek culture. We can happily ignore many of the older generation of scholars for sound reasons, many we still listen to for those exact same sound reasons.
The fact that Odyssey is in many ways an expression of colonisation is in itself such a ridiculously huge complex thing that once you think about it...it becomes near blinding.
Homer wasn't a "thinker". He was a Poet. Capital P. Not that I believe in a Homer but the Greek Aoidos has a very specific culturally vested role, one of the reasons we're so dismissive of the kind of readings I disparaged earlier is basically because they try to postulate a sort of single...proto Oxford don/Philosopher like character. It doesn't wash, not at all.
If I had to summarise the Homeric corpus , I'd probably define them as being about men. That in itself is...wonderful really.
Post by annis » Mon Mar 05, 2012 3:15 am
Scribo wrote: Not that I believe in a Homer but the Greek Aoidos has a very specific culturally vested role, one of the reasons we're so dismissive of the kind of readings I disparaged earlier is basically because they try to postulate a sort of single...proto Oxford don/Philosopher like character.
No man forgets his original trade: the rights of nations and of kings sink into questions of grammar, if grammarians discuss them. Samuel Johnson
Post by LCN » Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:22 am
Scribo wrote: Homer wasn't a "thinker". He was a Poet. Capital P.
Perhaps this is the crux of our disagreement.
What precisely do you think poetry is? Is it just a stratum of imaginative artifacts deposited by the most creative minds of each historical period?
If so why should poems composed thousands of years ago still exert an influence, not merely on antiquarians but on some of our own most important thinkers and artists?
In fact all poets are thinkers and I would venture to say all great poets are great thinkers. As we learn from Aristotle nous and phantasia are always intertwined.
Not that I believe in a Homer but the Greek Aoidos has a very specific culturally vested role, one of the reasons we're so dismissive of the kind of readings I disparaged earlier is basically because they try to postulate a sort of single...proto Oxford don/Philosopher like character. It doesn't wash, not at all.
Or perhaps the problem is you conceive of philosophy in the Oxonian manner, an activity possibly even narrower in its horizons than is the bad kind of classical scholarship.
But of course Anglo-American philosophy teachers would have no use for Homer, just as they don't really have any use for Plato or Aristotle. I did not have analytical philosophy in mind when I suggested that Homer could be a philosopher or proto-philosopher.
As to your specific favored interpretations, I don't see anything profound about finding a shiny new box to bury those bones in. Whatever historical paradigm you choose the goal is always the same - to assure oneself that the Homeric poems are objects to be mastered by the superior tools of the modern intelligence, not living thought capable of rivaling or exceeding our own.
annis wrote:
I have a guess whom Johnson would favor between a Plato and a modern classics scholar for giving Homer (or "Homer", as always) his due regard.
An afterthought occurred to me.
It seems you guys think they I want to de-aestheticize Homer, in some kind of donnish manner? To drain the poems of beauty?
This is so far from my intentions that I didn't realize I had given that impression. Suffice it to say this is precisely the effect of historicizing interpretations, in my opinion. Is it more elevating to read the Iliad in terms of the conflict between justice and mortality, or to read it in terms of 8th century Greek colonialism (or something like that)?


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Blind but Now I See
Posted on April 10, 2017 by Mark Aldrich
Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound)
That sav'd a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
An Anglican clergyman named John Newton wrote the hymn titled "Faith's Review and Expectation" late in 1772, and he introduced the hymn in a New Year's Day service in his parish in Olney, Buckinghamshire, on that date in 1773.
Many years later, the hymn became best known by the two-word exclamation that opens it: "Amazing grace!"
Newton did not attach his hymn to any music, however.
Newton and a poet friend named William Cowper collaborated on many hymns for the Olney parish, and in 1779 the two published a book that collected them entitled Olney Hymns. (The page with "Amazing Grace" is seen at top.) The book was not an instant bestseller, but over time it became popular in America during the Second Great Awakening in the 1830s: at least 37 editions had been published in America by 1836.
"Faith's Review and Expectation," not yet known as "Amazing Grace," was not yet popular, not yet a standard, but the hymnal that presented it was. The lyric was merely one of the many hymns one could find in an otherwise popular book.
During the Second Great Awakening, congregations in America started what became a tradition of singing hymns together. There are more than two dozen versions of "Faith's Review and Expectation" attached to various popular tunes that most people already knew by heart in the 1830s. Congregations started to publish sheet music for church-goers to follow.
In 1835, a South Carolinian named William Walker published a textbook of sheet music for popular hymns. For "Faith's Review and Expectation," Walker used music from a tune titled "New Britain."
That tune, "New Britain," is the one that perhaps started to go through your mind when you saw the first two words from "Faith's Review and Expectation." The words and the music make a sweet sound together.
Many years later, Joan Baez and Aaron Neville:
The WordPress Daily Prompt for April 10 asks us to reflect on the word, "Blindly."
For Shawkan: One More Month
Blindly Paranoid
wscottling · April 10, 2017
Amazing Grace was on of my favorite hymns when I was a Christian.
mumsthewordblog1 · April 10, 2017
Such a powerful hymn 😃🐻
Firelands · April 12, 2017
Great post. What I find "amazing" about the story, is that John Newton was a slave trader, who in 1748 had a spiritual conversion in a terrible storm at sea. He had a pattern in his youth of going on the straight and narrow as a result of coming close to death, then relapsing. But after the 1748 incident, he left the slave trade and became a clergyman.
Mark Aldrich · April 12, 2017
Thank you for that information!
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Cairns offers visitors a range of and attractions to vist. There are Great Barrier Reef & Islands, Tropical Rainforest & waterfalls and other attractions such as the Cairns Aquarium, Art Gallery, Esplanade Lagoon & Wildlife Parks. The list of places to visit in and around Cairns is way to long for just one page. Here are a few ideas for your Cairns Holiday.
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's most extensive coral reef ecosystem, covering approx 348,000 square kilometres from the Gulf of Papua in Australia's north, to the Bundaberg region in the south. It is five times the size of Tasmania or larger that the United Kingdom and Ireland combined! And is one of a few living structures visible from space, appearing as a complex string of individual reef structures along Australia's northeast coast.
Within the GBR there are some 2,500 individual reefs, over 900 islands, 300 coral cays and about 150 inshore mangrove islands. It is also home to an extraordinary variety of marine life; there are over 1,500 species of fish, about 400 species of coral, 4,000 species of mollusk, and some 240 species of birds, plus a great diversity of sponges, anemones, marine worms, crustaceans, and other species. No other World Heritage property contains such biodiversity!
Cairns is known as the 'Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef'. Located in Far North Queensland (approx 2 hours flight from Brisbane), it is the closest departure point for reef cruises to the outer barrier reef. Travel time to the outer barrier reef takes just 90 minutes by boat, or a 30 minute helicopter flight. If you want to see a tropical island then Green Island and Fitzroy Island are just a 45 minute boat ride away. Reef trips depart daily and cater for all abilities.
THE BARRON FALLS
The Barron Falls is located just 5 kilometres outside Kuranda Village.
For Self drivers there is a fantastic elevated rainforest boardwalk from the car park to the falls viewing stations. Situated High up in the rainforest canopy, this is one of the best rainforest boardwalks in the region.
The upper viewing station is well maintained and has information boards on the falls and surrounding environment. To get the best view of the falls you need to continue along the boardwalk for another 5 minutes down to the railway line and 2nd lookout.
Both the historic Kuranda train and the Skyrail cableway provide spectacular views of the Gorge and the Barron River far below. The Kuranda train travels right past the falls and stops at to give it's passengers a birds eye view.
The Barron Falls (Din Din) Lookout walk begins with an elevated boardwalk traversing the rainforest just below the canopy. It then winds its way down the hill past several lookout points and rest stops to the lookout area which also acts as a railway platform. The walk is well maintained, accessible to all, and is a wonderful way to view these huge falls. In the rainy season, you may be enveloped by a cloud of mist from the falls. Informative displays describing the area's Aboriginal and European cultural heritage are located at the beginning and end of this 600 metre walk.
There are package day trips to Kuranda that include both the Kuranda Train and Skyrail. A great option during the wet season or on a rainy day.
BEHANA GORGE
Behana Gorge is about 30 minutes drive south of Cairns, and well worth a visit if you have your own transport. Head south from Cairns on the Bruce Highway past Gordonvale. Keep driving along the Bruce Highway and about 5km past the turn-off to the Gillies Highway (there is a BP petrol station at this intersection) turn right onto Behana Gorge Rd. If you go over the Behana Creek Bridge you have gone too far. I just look out for the line of about five coconut trees on the Behana Gorge Rd near the turn-off. This long access road will take you past cane fields and finally into the unsealed car park at the end. You will see a walking track running along a large water pipe. This is the track.
During the drive you will pass a local mountain called the Pyramid. It is also possible to walk up the Pyramid and we do have an annual run up this mountain however it is not as peaceful as other mountain walks and there is not a beautiful swimming hole reward at the end of this walk. The views, however, are spectacular.
The Behana Gorge walk takes about 45 minutes each way, and you will need to possess moderate fitness to complete some of the hilly climbs. The walk is sealed however is not accessible to vehicles but is a great mountain biking track.
Do not be discouraged, however, as this walk will lead you past swimming holes, breathtaking views over rapidly raging water and finally to a stunning waterfall running into a deep granite gorge.
Behana Gorge actually supplies the town's water and is always running, even in the dry season.
Make sure you bring your swimsuit, as paddling in the crisp cool waters of the waterfall is a must. At the end of the walk there is an ideal area to have lunch and great rocks to jump off.
For those seeking adventure, there is ample opportunity to free climb the granite cliffs and take an exhilarating leap into the frosty waters, or simply take an enjoying slide down one of the more gentle waterfalls (depending on season, good judgement a must). Be very carefull as the water can be strong and dangerous after rain.
During the summer months it is best to start early in the morning to avoid walking in the heat of the day. Walking in the shade is much more pleasant.
As with all National Parks in North Queensland, no dogs are allowed.
We hope you love Behana Creek Gorge. It is a pristine and spectacular day trip and a local secret.
CAIRNS LAGOON
The Lagoon is a 4800sq m salt water swimming facility that offers an all-year round, safe, swimming location without stingers and crocodiles. The Lagoon is filled with salt water from the Trinity Inlet which is filtered through a state-of-the-art filtration system
Thursday to Tuesday 6.00am to 9.00pm
Wednesday 12.00pm to 9.00pm (closed for weekly maintenance until midday)
Public holidays 6.00am to 9.00pm
Entry to the Lagoon is free. Toilet and shower facilities are located in the amenities block alongside the Lagoon.
Lifeguards are on duty while the Lagoon is open. Wheelchair access to the Lagoon is available. For assistance please ask the Lifeguards.
Home to the largest single collection of free flying birds in Australia (some 300 of them!), Birdworld displays more than 50 species of the most spectacular birds from all corners of the planet – as well as from the earth's fast diminishing rainforests. Visitors are free to wander through the lush, tropically landscaped aviary to observe the birds in their own specific – yet natural – habitats.
Two lakes connected by a tumbling waterfall for example are home to waterbirds such as stilts, herons and Australia's own unique Black Swan. In the rainforest canopy overhead, blue, gold and scarlet Macaws dazzle with colourful brilliance as they soar above the tree tops. One outstanding Birdworld denizen not to be missed is that rare avian giant, the Cassowary – now officially enlisted as endangered.
Designed to "create a centre where birds would be showcased in their natural environment without the barriers of cages coming between them and their admiring public", Birdworld is a photographers paradise. (And without those barriers, visitors often find a feathered friend nestling on their shoulder – a golden photo opportunity!) Birdworld can provide guided tours for all group bookings.
Located in the Heritage Markets and connected by walkways the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary and Koala Gardens, Birdworld Kuranda is an ideal stand alone atrraction or combine it with any of the other two attractions.
CENTENERY LAKES
The Centenary Lakes are connected to the Flecker Botanic Gardens by a low lying boardwalk through a pristine swamp forest and melaleuca wetlands. The Freshwater Lake here has birds, turtles and many waterlillies and the gardens here have a picnic pavillion and facilities making it the perfect spot for a family picnic.
There is also a Saltwater Lake on the other eastern side of the park where you can see mangrove habitats including mud skippers, crabs, saltwater fish and mangrove birds.
You can walk from this side of the Centenary Lakes along the timber boardwalk to the Flecker Botanical Gardens.
The Centenary Lakes are connected to the Flecker Botanic Gardens by a low lying boardwalk through a pristine swamp forest and melaleuca wetlands.
The Freshwater Lake here has birds, turtles and many waterlillies and the gardens here have a picnic pavillion and facilities making it the perfect spot for a family picnic.
Nature Playground
A children's playground with a difference, the Nature Play space encourages children to interact with nature; to explore and learn about their surroundings.
It integrates creative play elements with the natural lakeside environment. Features include dinosaur bones to uncover, ropes to climb, play huts to build, a fairy garden, rope climb, tunnels and a digging patch, as well as new pathways, bubblers, irrigation, signage and CCTV.
The nature play concept supports unstructured outdoor play, which has been shown to have a positive impact on children's cognitive and physical development. It focuses on enjoying the outdoors and exploring the simple wonders of the surroundings.
The playground uses the nature-based play concept and includes:
Balance logs
Rocks for climbing, jumping and hopping
A "dinosaur" skeleton hiding in a sand pit
A fairy garden
Rope climb, tunnels and a digging patch
Plants known for their bright colours, smells and textures to encourage sensory play
MUDDY'S PLAYGROUND
Muddy's Playground is open every day of the year from 9.00am and 7.00pm (including public holidays and weekends). Sections of Muddy's are closed for maintenance on Tuesday and/or Thursday mornings until noon. Even when maintenance works are being carried out, Council aims to have at least half the playground available for use.
Muddy's is a modern, fun, safe, splash playground and parkland. It incorporates active, passive, interactive and educational facilities with a combination of play equipment. Muddy's Playground is themed "Life in Trinity Bay" and the playground includes water play areas plus a flying fox, sound chimes, track ride, rope bridge, slides, mouse wheels, play houses, story telling areas, see-saw, trick track and puzzle games.
Please note that the disabled-use Liberty Swing uses the MLAK national keying system. For access please ask at Muddy's Cafe.
Muddy's has two toilet facilities, one at the north end of Muddy's near the cafe, and one at the southern end of Muddy's.
Muddy's has barbecues and picnic tables, an events lawn to accommodate visiting attractions and an on-site cafe. BBQ Egret is located at the southern end, inside Muddy's Playground and due to its popularity it is not available for private hire. BBQ Curlew to the north of Muddy's Playground is available for private hire.
COPPERLODE DAM
Copperlode Dam or Lake Morris is located 20 minutes drive west from Cairns City. Head west along Reservoir Rd. heading towards Brinsmead, turn off at the tourist information sign "Copperlode Dam" 16 km. Follow Lake Morris Rd. up the mountains. The road climbs along the face of Whitfield Range and passes through various types of landscape including pristine rainforest.
Vehicle size limits apply on this road (no caravans or coaches). Always be aware of cyclists. This is a very popular cycling route with the local cycling community and we have a 'share the road' policy in North Queensland.
There is an excellent lookout on the way up the mountain with spectacular 180 degree views of Cairns City & Inlet.
Once at Lake Morris you will find a beautiful lake within a lush rainforest setting. Facilities open 7 days a week from 8am to 6pm. The kiosk is open from Tuesday to Sunday 8am to 3pm. Take a picnic or use the gas and wood BBQ's. There are rainforest walks, disabled access toilets and picnic grounds. You will also find a coffee shop and information display and viewing deck. Ideal for a family picnic.
Boating and swimming in the dam are prohibited as the water is for human consumption.
This beautiful dam is a freshwater reservoir servicing the city of Cairns. The dam was completed in 1976 at an approximate cost of $6,400,000. Additional water supply is now provided from Behana Creek with investigations into another water supply for Cairns' increasing population in progress.
CRYSTAL CASCADES
Crystal Cascades is only a 20 minute drive from Cairns city. Drive to the suburb of Redlynch and follow the signs along the road that point to "Crystal Cascades". This swimming spot is ideal for families as the walk into the Cascades is short and suitable for prams and small children. There are picnic and toilet facilities. You could make a day of it, or, this activity is also highly recommended as a short activity if you are looking for something to do but do not have a whole day. Especially if it's a hot afternoon.
Located only 15 minutes from Cairns city,
Crystal Cascades is a short, scenic walk which follows a concrete path along the rainforest creek past a multitude of rapids, rockpools and waterfalls. Take care when swimming here or jumping from rocks.
A series of small freshwater waterfalls hidden away in the rainforest make up the Cascades. The waterfalls runs over smooth natural rock waterslides into deep swimming holes. The area is surrounded by tall rocky boulders and greenery. Crisp clean water makes for a safe and refreshing swim, especially in summer when it is unsafe to swim at the beaches due to stingers.
Dowah Creek is located at the southern end of the Crystal Cascades carpark. The trail begins as a rough track over boulders and vegetation. Located on the eastern side of Dowah Creek the trail is a short 15 minutes, ending peacefully at a small pool and waterfall. This is an ideal spot to relax and take in the tropical surroundings.
Located only 15 minutes from Cairns city, Crystal Cascades is a short, scenic walk which follows a concrete path along the rainforest creek past a multitude of rapids, rockpools and waterfalls. Take care when swimming here or jumping from rocks.
JOSEPHINE FALLS
Josephine Falls is located 75km south of Cairns. The turn off is 2 km south of Mirriwinni on the Bruce Highway. The sealed road drive into the falls is 8 km.
This pretty waterfall is fed by rains falling on Queensland's highest mountain, Bartle Frere, which looms above this popular picnic spot. Picnic tables, a shelter shed, a coin-operated gas barbecue and toilets are provided in the picnic area near the carpark.
You can view the falls by taking a short walk through the rainforest on an 800m walking track. The walking track leads from the carpark to a viewing platform at the base of the falls.
Josephine Falls has a fabulous natural slide that is very popular. The water is crystal clear and refreshingly cold.
Be aware!! If you notice the water starting to rise or notice a change in the water colour this indicates flash flooding. At this stage leave the water immediately. The water can become a raging torrent if there is rain in the higher catchment area. Flash flooding happens here.
Josephine Falls is the start point for the walk to Broken Nose ( 8 hours ) and to summit Bartle Frere ( allow 2 days )
Camping is not permitted at Josephine Falls. Camping permits are required for 'hike in' camping sites in Wooroonooran National Park.
Birdwatching and wildlife watching is another popular pastime here. Lists of common birds and other animals are available from the Ranger.
SUGARWORLD WATER PARK
Sugarworld Waterpark: Tropical Cairns Water Fun!
Sugarworld Waterpark is located in Edmonton a 20-minute drive from Cairns. This is the ideal place to take the family for year-round water park action. This Edmonton pool and waterslide complex is easily accessible by car or bus from the following locations: Cairns city, Cairns southern suburbs and Cairns northern suburbs.
Address: Hambledon Drive Edmonton (10km south of Cairns) Far North Queensland, Australia.
Email: info@sugarworld.com.au
Located at the base of the Barron Gorge just 20 mins drive north/west of the Cairns CBD Lake Placid is a large natural lake formed by the Barron River.
Lake Placid is a popular spot for local family picnics on the weekends as well as kayaking enthusiasts.
Access to the lake is free and there are BBQ facilities available.
Lake Placid is the final destination for the Barron River Rafting which run daily starting at the hydro electric power station.
Exercise caution. Estuarine crocodiles are found in the lower Barron River, including Lake Placid.
MAMU RAINFOREST CANOPY WALKWAY
The Mamu Rainforest Canopy Walkway is now complete! Experience the exhilaration of being high in the rainforest canopy, and enjoy spectacular views of the North Johnstone River gorge.
The was completed in August 2008 and is located in Wooroonooran National Park, in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The Walkway is about 90 minutes drive from Cairns and 30 minutes from Innisfail.
The Mamu Rainforest Canopy Walkway offers a unique experience. Visitors will get close to rainforest plants and animals, from the forest floor to the forest canopy. They will also enjoy sweeping vistas of World Heritage-listed landscapes. Information signs will help visitors to understand the rich cultural history of the area and the complex web of rainforest life.
The site is on the escarpment of the North Johnstone River gorge, offering spectacular views over a sharp bend in the river and beyond to rainforest-clad mountains. The entire area has cultural significance for the MaMu Aboriginal people.
Walkway features 1km forest walk at ground level, leading to the elevated walkway a 324m elevated walkway, high in the canopy of this lush tropical rainforest a 40m-long cantilever and a 37m-high observation tower with two viewing decks, providing spectacular views over the North Johnstone River gorge and surrounding Wet Tropics World Heritage Area seats, information signs and artworks in shelters along the forest walk and on the elevated walkway an entry building, office building, toilets, bus shelter and a combined bus and carpark.
Forest walk From the entry building, which is a short walk from the carpark, visitors stroll along the ground-level forest walk to the elevated walkway. This gives you a first close-up look at this rich tropical rainforest, part of one of the largest remaining continuous stands of complex vine forest on basalt soils. The walking track is an easy walk, suitable for wheelchairs and visitors with vision-impairment.
Visitors arrive at a shelter with seats and information signs. From the shelter a 40m-long cantilevered structure rises gently as the ground drops away steeply, providing visitors with their first experience of the rainforest canopy. At the end, a viewing platform offers a magnificent view of the valley below, featuring a sharp bend in the North Johnstone River. Visitors then return to the shelter and continue along the forest walk to the start of the elevated walkway.
Elevated walkway
The elevated walkway meanders through the rainforest canopy. Along the way visitors are able to view rainforest plants and animals at close quarters and gain tantalising glimpses of the river valley far below. Two small shelters provide rest areas and three linking sections will offer the choice to leave the elevated walkway and return to the ground-level forest walk, where two shelters provide seats and information signs.
At the end of the elevated walkway a short section of the forest walk brings visitors to the final information and rest shelter. From here a short elevated walkway will lead to the lower viewing deck of the 37m-high observation tower. The top of the tower is reached by an external stairway (not accessible for wheelchairs) and provides visitors with spectacular, uninterrupted vistas of the North Johnstone River gorge and surrounding landscapes. Information signs help visitors to learn more about this landscape.
Wheelchair accessibility
The ground-level walk and the elevated walkway (but not the upper deck of the observation tower) is accessible for wheelchairs with assistance, strollers, and people with impaired vision or mobility.
MOSSMAN GORGE
Mossman Gorge is one of the most visited spots in the Wet Tropics. Part of the Daintree National Park, Mossman Gorge National Park provides a nice, easy and accessible introduction to the tropical rainforest.
This is a great location to cool down in the crystal clear waters running down from the Tablelands.
Lush rainforests cloak steep mountainsides from the riverbanks up to the rugged eastern slopes of the Main Coast Range, and crystal clear water cascades over large granite boulders in the Mossman River gorge. Embark on your own adventure through the Gorge. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy by one of the many swimming holes.
Mossman Gorge Centre:
Entry to Mossman Gorge is via the Mossman Gorge Centre. An Eco Shuttle Bus departs every 15 minutes and is around $8.90/adult, $4.45/child and $22.25/family. 0-4 years Free. This is a new indigenous eco tourism development with a cafe and art gallery. Mossman Gorge Centre Opening Hours are 8am - 5.45pm 7 days per week excluding Christmas Day. Ample free parking is provided.
The crystal-clear water of the Mossman River cascading over granite boulders forms watering holes surrounded by lush green rainforest. These sheltered retreats offer the perfect location for a refreshing and invigorating dip to break up your walk through the Gorge. Float away in the tranquil surroundings and take the time to appreciate nature at its best.
Self guided Walks:
There are two circuit tracks. A short, 400m track provides access to lookouts over the Mossman River. Beyond this is a 2.7km loop track through the rainforest. These can be self-guided.
Self guided River circuit track – 400m return (10minutes) Grade: Easy
This easy circuit track starts at the shuttle bus stop (original car park) and runs alongside the Mossman River, returning through the forest. To extend your walk, you can continue on to the Mossman River lookout and further on to the Rainforest circuit track via the Rex Creek suspension bridge and the Manjal Dimbi lookout.
Self guided Rainforest circuit track – 2.7km return (1 hour) Grade: Easy
This 2.7km loop track is accessed from the river circuit track via a suspension bridge over Rex Creek. There are views of Manjal Dimbi (Mount Demi) plus an access point to Wurumbu Creek. Signs provide information on rainforest plants and their uses by the Kuku Yalanji people for food, medicine and materials.
Ngadiku Dreamtime Walks:
The local indigenous community operates Kuku Yalanji Dreamtime Walks through the ancient Daintree forest on community land. These are called Ngadiku (Nar-di-gul) meaning strories and legends from a long time ago in local Kuku Yalanji language. Journey along private, easy graded tracks, visiting special places and culturally significant sites, past traditional bark shelters and over meandering cool rainforest streams.
You are welcomed with a traditional 'smoking' ceremony that cleanses and wards off bad spirits. The walk then meanders through stunning rainforest and takes in traditional huts or humpies. Your experienced interpretive Indigenous guide demonstrates traditional plant use, identify bush food sources and provide an enchanting narrative of the rainforest and their special relationship with this unique tropical environment. A stop at 'the Beach', gives you the opportunity for a refreshing swim in this water hole, where your guide demonstrates traditions like making bush soaps and ochre painting. At the end of the tour enjoy traditional bush tea and damper.
Traditional smoking ceremony
Visit a sacred ceremony site
Stories of the Kuku Yalanji culture and traditions
Experienced Indigenous guides
Intimate group tour (max 15 guests)
Exclusive access to Kuku Yalanji land
Bush tea and damper
Soap & ochre paint making demonstration
Approx 1.5 hours
0am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm and 3pm daily
Have the best possible time at the Gorge by packing the following items:
Light weight cotton clothing
A comfortable pair of walking shoes
Towel and swimmers
Umbrella/Poncho
Level/Grade of the walks - Easy
Wheelchair accessibility - No
From Cairns, travel north for 80km along the Cook Highway to Mossman. In the centre of Mossman turn left into Johnston Road. This 5km bitumen road leads directly to the Mossman Gorge car park. Please drive slowly and with particular care when passing the Mossman Gorge Aboriginal Community on your way to the park.
Stoney Creek is hidden away at the lower section of Barron Gorge National Park. This is a wonderful little walk through pristine rainforest along the beautiful, cascading Stoney Creek. The track is easy enough for children to negotiate, so bring the whole family, a picnic hamper and your swimming gear.
You will cross over a little bridge at the commencement of the walk. Make sure you wear good walking gear as the first 50 metres of the track is quite rough and rocky. After this initial climb, the track becomes flat, and a leisurely-paced stroll will take you to the waterfall at the end of the track within half an hour. Along the way, you will find numerous freshwater swimming pools, some shallow and some deep. Ancient trees and and vines hang over the track, making this a very cool and shady spot during hot summer days. Stoney Creek itself is a perfectly safe place to swim, unlike further downstream where it joins the Barron River - where crocodiles have been sighted.
At the end of the track, you will come to a glorious waterfall. It is actually possible to climb further than this, and if you do, make sure you bring lots of water. Most people just admire the waterfall, spend an afternoon swimming, and return back along the same trail.
Stoney Creek can be accessed from Cairns. Drive 15km along the Brinsmead–Kamerunga Road. Turn left into Stoney Creek Rd. Go straight through the first and second roundabouts until you reach the end of the road, where you will come to a sign that states you are about to enter the Barron Gorge National Park. You will find a well-marked track that takes you along Stoney Creek.
CAIRNS WILDLIFE PARKS
The are a number of native wildlife parks accessible from Cairns. These are a great option for a half day experience or can be packaged with other day trips.
Hartley's Adventure Park:
Hartley's Crocodile Adventure Park is one of the longest established wildlife attractions in Far North Queensland. It is also one of the first places in Australia to hold crocodile shows and is renowned for presenting 'the Best Crocodile Show in Australia'. The Park is not only home to hundreds of crocodiles but also Koalas, Kangaroos, Cassowaries, Dingoes, snakes, reptiles and other species native to Australia.
The newly constructed park is situated at Hartley's Creek on the magnificent Cook Highway, a coastal road running between Cairns and Port Douglas.
KURANDA WILDLIFE PARKS
Usually combined with a Skyrail & Scenic Train day tip from Cairns, Kuranda has a great selection of Wildlife Parks.
Birdworld: (Kuranda)
At Birdworld you will see the largest collection of free-flying birds in Australia. See the spectacular birds at home in their huge flight aviary, landscaped with lakes, ponds and waterfalls. There are more than 75 species and over 500 native and exotic birds including Regent Bowerbirds, parrots and the increasingly rare Cassowary. Hand feeding opportunities are available and remember to bring your camera!
Butterfly Sanctuary: (Kuranda)
At the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary more than 1500 colourful tropical butterflies - all residents of the local area - flutter around their enclosure in complete safety.
This is Australias's largest live butterfly display. In a lushly landscaped enclosure with running stream and native tropical plants, literally hundreds of brilliantly coloured butterflies will surround you, including the flashing, dancing electric-blue Ulysses, regarded by many as the unofficial emblem of Tropical North Queensland. Wear something bright (either red or white) and entice the butterflies to land on you!
Koala Gardens: (Kuranda)
The Kuranda Koala Gardens gives you the opportunity to see some of Australia's most unique wildlife up close. See wombats, koalas, fresh water crocodiles, meet some water monitors, kangaroos and a variety
CABLE SKI CAIRNS
Cable Ski Cairns, Tropical Queensland's one and only Cable Water Ski park and one of only four parks in Australia, opened it's doors for business in the middle of 2005.
Waterskiing, wakeboarding and kneeboarding- anyone can do it.
Cable Ski Cairns offers a unique watersport experience to young and old. Beginner to Advanced can have fun and a sense of achievement through a well designed and safe activity. Various equipment is provided, ranging from beginners' kneeboards to the more advanced wakeboards and water skis for the extreme wakeboarder and waterskier.
The main building hosts the Administration Offices, the Pro Shop and a Kiosk. An open view terrace with chairs and tables invite you to relax and let the day go by.
A beach with umbrellas and sunlounges, a BBQ area and a small swimming lagoon for our young visitors contribute to the inviting atmosphere.
Three years in the making, it took entrepreneurial skills and strong visionary skills to transform canefields in a flood plain area into a water ski park of the calibre of Cable Ski Cairns.
The lake itself is man made, its water level is maintained by rainwater and in the dry season by natural springs.
Located at the bottom of the Kuranda Range in Smithfield, situated next to two of North Queensland's major Tourist attractions, Skyrail Rainforest Cableway and Tjapukai Aboriginal Park, Cable Ski Cairns is surrounded by mountains and rainforest, which adds to its unique atmosphere.
Easily accessible by car or local transport, the Cable Ski Park is on the main route to Cairns' Northern Beaches and Port Douglas.
Cable Ski Cairns is just north of Cairns CBD, only 5 km from the domestic and international airport and easily accessed via the Captain Cook Highway.
Cable Ski Cairns is located 15 minutes drive north of Cairns City next to the Skyrail Station.
The Cairns Cable Ski Park opened in 2005 and is run by professional wake boarders and water skiers.
You don't need experience to try cable skiing. Children 10 years and over are welcome to have a go. This is a great introduction to water skiing for beginners.
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6. Always Have A Plan.
Are you aiming to learn how to snowboard? If so, you are going to want to be sure to learn the right way from the start. That way, you will be able to build good habits. There are various things that you should be doing as you begin your journey to learning how to snowboard. Below, we will be going over some of the key tips.
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Another big thing that you should be doing when you are just getting started is to figure out your optimal stance. You need to figure out how you will be standing on the board because it can dictate the future techniques that you will learn to implement. If you choose the wrong and/or an unnatural position for yourself, it could push your learning curve back. You want to find the position that you feel the most comfortable in because it is going to allow you to utilize the best technique and really build your confidence much quicker. You can do this very easily by figuring out which is your plant leg. When you fall, figure out which leg falls first in an attempt to catch your balance. That is the foot that you are going to want as the forward leg on your board.
When it comes to getting ready for a snowboarding session, you are going to want to be sure to make the proper investment in gloves. Gloves are very important when it comes to your comfort level and your performance. If your hands are consistently freezing, you are going to be unable to perform as well as you should. For this reason, you should be looking to invest in the best possible gloves that you can find when it comes to your snowboarding gloves.
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When you are snowboarding, you are going to want to focus on always having a plan. It is all about knowing where you want to go and where you are going to be able to flow smoothly.
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It is important to carry the proper sunscreen when you are out snowboarding as your skin will be heavily exposed.
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Overall, there is a lot that you are going to want to do when it comes to learning how to snowboard.