Here's some affordable fun* at a Belgian Train Station.
*This was posted when this blog was still called Affordable Fun -- I like it too much to delete it right now. Note added 3/25/10 j9
Monday, April 27, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
It's All Opening Today
NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART - Kansas City - Today the Nelson is opening the re-installation of The Amerian Collection. There are a few new acquisitions. There are many familiar favorites and a lot of those have been restored. Some have been returned to their original frames or more appropriate frames. It is truly magnificent. And it's free. What's more affordable than that?
KANSAS CITY FILM FESTIVAL - Starts today. In fact I should be there right now getting my first tickets -- but here I am at my post (take that any way you like).
Here's a link to the Fest:
http://kcfilmfest.org/
And a link to the schedule:
http://kcfilmfest.org/b-side/films/
And there's a reception or party every night.
It's at the new Mainstreet Theatre, which will have its grand opening in May. I got a preview and it's spectacular -- Used to be the Empire Theatre -- very la-di-da back when I was a lass.
KANSAS CITY FILM FESTIVAL - Starts today. In fact I should be there right now getting my first tickets -- but here I am at my post (take that any way you like).
Here's a link to the Fest:
http://kcfilmfest.org/
And a link to the schedule:
http://kcfilmfest.org/b-side/films/
And there's a reception or party every night.
It's at the new Mainstreet Theatre, which will have its grand opening in May. I got a preview and it's spectacular -- Used to be the Empire Theatre -- very la-di-da back when I was a lass.
Friday, April 3, 2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Help it Premiere in KC
Help bring this movie premiere to you favorite city.
The city with the most votes (Xs) gets the premiere, so go to
http:\\x-menorigins.com/premiere
and register your vote.
And don't forget to send this link to your friends!
The winning town will be announced on April 20th.
Getting From Here to There
Google Maps - Issues? Here's a suggestion.
There's a lot to love about Google, even though it's size makes us nervous. I've been greatly impressed with Google Maps. It was exciting to be able to switch between satellite view and graphic maps. When we got "street view" I was blown away.
But my neighborhood? We've had some major building changes and there are little problems like a private, gated road I keep being routed through and an unmarked one way street.
Google has contracted with a Belgian company called Tele Atlas Global Crossroads. Tele Atlas insists that you make any changes yourself through an automated correction engine. You have to figure our the system and make one correction at a time. But my neighborhood has too many errors to fix that way and, well, you know, I'm not on their payroll. I should have dropped it right there.
But I had spent time on the ground confirming what street signs said and so forth. I wanted to send Tele Atlas an email and let a professional map corrector take care of my neighborhood. Their website says, "Our contact information is organized by country, so you can find the nearest Tele Atlas representative able to serve your specific needs. If you’re not sure whom to contact, call or email the headquarters nearest you. Simply select your region in the menu to the right." But there are no email addresses on the site.
I called Tele Atlas in Boston 1 800 331 7881. The first time I got automated out of the system. When I called again I stayed on the line through the menu, twice, and reached an operator who gave me an email address. Whew!
I sent my email. It will be interesting to see if any of the needed changes are made.
There's a lot to love about Google, even though it's size makes us nervous. I've been greatly impressed with Google Maps. It was exciting to be able to switch between satellite view and graphic maps. When we got "street view" I was blown away.
But my neighborhood? We've had some major building changes and there are little problems like a private, gated road I keep being routed through and an unmarked one way street.
Google has contracted with a Belgian company called Tele Atlas Global Crossroads. Tele Atlas insists that you make any changes yourself through an automated correction engine. You have to figure our the system and make one correction at a time. But my neighborhood has too many errors to fix that way and, well, you know, I'm not on their payroll. I should have dropped it right there.
But I had spent time on the ground confirming what street signs said and so forth. I wanted to send Tele Atlas an email and let a professional map corrector take care of my neighborhood. Their website says, "Our contact information is organized by country, so you can find the nearest Tele Atlas representative able to serve your specific needs. If you’re not sure whom to contact, call or email the headquarters nearest you. Simply select your region in the menu to the right." But there are no email addresses on the site.
I called Tele Atlas in Boston 1 800 331 7881. The first time I got automated out of the system. When I called again I stayed on the line through the menu, twice, and reached an operator who gave me an email address. Whew!
I sent my email. It will be interesting to see if any of the needed changes are made.
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