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through 5 p.m. yesterday
Temperature
High/low
46 37
Normal high/low
50732°
Record high
74° in 1943
Record low
7° in 1905
Precipitation (in inches)
24 hrs. ending 5 p.m. yest.
Trace
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7.40
Normal month to date
4.12
Year to date
7.40
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4.12
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4.15 in 1964
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Brunswick
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Dalton
53 43 pc
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Greenville
55 39 pc
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Macon
61 45 pc
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Savannah
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Allatoona Lake
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Sunset tonight 5:59 p.m.
Moonrise today 8:56 a.m.
Moonset today 7:46 p.m.
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Coastal Pacific holds more
in store than pleasant cities
At first sight, it seems silly to compare
the town of Olympia, Washington (popula
tion 52,000) with Tokyo, Japan (population
between 10 and 40 million, depending on
how many suburbs we count).
But they have an important
factor in common: Both
are located near an active
volcano. And in both cases,
the volcano is 60 miles from
the city center. In Olympia,
countless sailboats line the
waterfront where Budd Inlet
forms the connection with
Puget Sound, the Salish Sea,
and finally the Pacific Ocean.
With quaint shops in historic
downtown buildings and the State Capitol
rising proudly over the town silhouette,
it’s hard to realize that this is part of the
world’s infamous Ring of Fire. On its east
ern side, the ring runs all the way from
Alaska to Tierra del Fuego at the south
ernmost end of South America. When
Ferdinand Magellan christened the ocean
with its peaceful name, his ships were
emerging from the horribly rough strait
north of Cape Horn. Captain and crew
were ecstatic to find calmer waters.
But the Pacific isn’t peaceful. Tokyo,
on the other side of its rim, runs the same
risk of earthquakes and volcanic erup
tions as Olympia. It takes a stretch of the
imagination to look at those thousands
of ultra-modern high-rise buildings from
the glassed-in walkway on the 2,080-foot
Skytree Tower and think “earthquake, fol
lowed by eruptions and ash cloud”.
For centuries, the Pacific has been a
great trade route between Asia,
Indonesia and the Americas,
as well as Australia and New
Zealand. As a result, the largest
concentrations of people have
emerged on its coastlines. While
Olympia, and even Seattle,
project a kind of “hometown”
atmosphere, the feeling quickly
turns to awe at the sight of mega
cities like Shanghai, Singapore
and Hong Kong. Yet most of the
Pacific Coast, on both continents,
is defined by the edges of the tectonic
plates that make up the earth’s mosaic.
The promise of employment, food, and
economic prosperity keeps the population
at the edge of the Pacific. But it also puts
many millions at risk from some natural
event. New Zealand’s Whakaari Volcano
has just given a demonstration last month,
with the death toll limited to 18. Much
bigger calamities are likely. On our side
of the Pacific, San Francisco is on top of
my list of worries as the next earthquake
seems inevitable.
Rudi Kiefer, Ph.D., is a professor at Brenau
University, teaching physical and health
sciences on Brenau’s Georgia campuses
and in China. His column appears Sundays
and at gainesvilletimes.com.
TODAY IN HISTORY
On this date:
In 1788, the first European settlers in Australia, led by Capt.
Arthur Phillip, landed in present-day Sydney.
In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state.
In 1870, Virginia rejoined the Union.
In 1934, the 125th Street Apollo Theater opened in New York
City’s Harlem district.
In 1962, the United States launched Ranger 3 to land scientific
instruments on the moon — but the probe ended up missing
its target by more than 22,000 miles.
In 1973, actor Edward G. Robinson died in Los Angeles at age
79.
In 1988, Australians celebrated the 200th anniversary of their
country as a grand parade of tall ships re-enacted the voyage
of the first European settlers. The Andrew Lloyd Webber musi
cal “Phantom of the Opera” opened at Broadway’s Majestic
Theater.
In 1994, a scare occurred during a visit to Sydney, Australia,
by Britain’s Prince Charles as college student David Kang
lunged at the prince, firing two blank shots from a starter’s
pistol. (Kang was later sentenced to 500 hours of community
service.)
In 1998, President Bill Clinton forcefully denied having an affair
with a former White House intern, telling reporters, “I did not
have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.”
BIRTHDAYS
Cartoonist Jules Feiffer is
91. Sportscaster-actor Bob
Uecker is 85. Actor Scott
Glenn is 81. Singer Jean
Knight is 77. Activist Angela
Davis is 76. Actor Richard
Portnow is 73. Actor David
Strathairn is 71. Producer-
director Mimi Leder is 68.
Alt-country singer-song-
writer Lucinda Williams is
67. Rock singer-musician
EddieVanHalenis65.
Actress-comedian-talk
show host Ellen DeGeneres
is 62. Rock musician Char
lie Gillingham (Counting
Crows) is 60. Hockey Hall
of Famer Wayne Gretzky
is 59. Rhythm-and-blues
singer JazzieB. (Soul II
Soul) is 57. Actor Paul
Johansson is 56. Director
Lenny Abrahamson is 54.
Gospel singer Kirk Franklin
is 50. Actor Nate Mooney
is 48. Gospel singer Tye
Tribbett is 44. NBA player
Vince Carter is 43. Actress
Sarah Rue is 42. Actor Colin
0’Donoghue is 39.
EVENTS
TODAY
Sunday School. 9 to 9:45 a.m. Mt. Zion Bap
tist Church, 4000 Thurmon Tanner Road,
Flowery Branch, mzbcinfo@yahoo.com.
Free.
Worship. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Mt. Zion Baptist
Church, 4000 Thurmon Tanner Road, Flow
ery Branch, www.mtzionflowerybranch.org,
mzbcinfo@yahoo.com. Free.
Popcorn Craft Week!. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Inter
active Neighborhood for Kids, 999 Chestnut
St. SE, #11, Gainesville. $1 - $9.
Food Truck Sunday. 1 to 7 p.m. 5609 Main
St., Flowery Branch. 470-310-2166. Free.
FPC Fine Arts Series: Jared Cook, organist. 4
p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 800 South
Enota Drive SW, Gainesville. 770-532-0136,
bstegner@fpcga.org. $15.
Woven Marriage Conference 2020.5 p.m.
Camp Hope, 7011 Pony Lake Road,
Dahlonega.
Kenny Baty. 5 to 8 p.m. The Crimson Moon,
24 N Park St., Dahlonega.
Pregnancy and infant loss support. 6 to 8 p.m.
Rock Goodbye Angel, 615 Oak St., Suite G,
Gainesville. 407-252-9884, angela@Rock-
GoodbyeAngel.com. Free.
MONDAY
Penguin Craft Week!. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Interactive Neighborhood for Kids, 999
Chestnut St. SE, #11, Gainesville. $1 -
$9.
Rise and Shine! Family Storytime. 10:30
to 11 a.m. North Hall Tech Center, 4175
Publish your event
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add it. Events publish at the editors’
discretion and as space allows. Call
770-718-3417 with questions.
Nopone Road. Suite B, Gainesville.
Exhibition: House and Universe: Margaret
Evangeline. 10 to 4 p.m. Simmons
Visual Arts Center, Sellars Gallery, 200
Boulevard, Gainesville. 770-534-6263,
alauricella@brenau.edu. Free.
TUESDAY
Covered Bridge. 9 to 11:30 a.m. Quinlan Vi
sual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gaines
ville, raina@qvac.org. $160 - $185.
Adult Jigsaws. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Spout
Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs
Road, Flowery Branch.
Penguin Craft Week!. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Inter
active Neighborhood for Kids, 999 Chestnut
St. SE, #11, Gainesville. $1 - $9.
Celeste McCollough - Dynamic Landscape
Painting. 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Quinlan Visual
Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville,
raina@qvac.org. $375.
Brenau University Basketball vs. Truett-McCo-
nnell College. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Gainesville.
Free Stage Tour! - Pippin. 6 to 7 p.m. Bre
nau’s Hosch Theater, 429 Academy St. NE,
Gainesville. Free.
Live Music + Bingo. 6 to 9 p.m. 37 Main, 212
Spring St. SW, Gainesville.
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY
ARIES (March 21 -April 19).
Your mind does funny things,
mostly habitual. To think on
purpose is to reject a lot of
what your mind throws into
the mix. Just because you
happen to think something
doesn’t mean you should
believe it.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
Make a note of the date and
your ideas because you will
be struck with notions that,
if expressed, wouldn’t win a
popularity contest right now.
But in about five years, every
one will know this thinking is
spot on.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
What you learned in school
wasn’t gospel. It was a group
of opinions gathered together
by people with varying de
grees of expertise on the
subject. Seize the chance to
go see for yourself.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
You are being constantly
cued to ask the next question,
take the next step, buy the
next thing. It will be refreshing
to interact with things that are
so complete as they are that
“next,” if it exists, is irrelevant.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Not all
thoughts are built alike. Some
are straight as arrows; others
are so loopy by nature they
may as well be Hula-Hoops,
and you’ll circulate accord
ingly. Think twice before you
pick that kind up.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
You’ve a gift for recognizing
what people want. Some
times you see what they want
even before they themselves
realize it. You can use this tal
ent for fun and profit.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 23).
Relationships have blissful
turns, peaceful passages and
rocky stretches. The best
motto when things get tense:
“Fewer words, more time.”
Silence makes healers out of
the hours.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
Of all the things to be loyal
to — and there is so much
around that is worthy of your
allegiance — one thing that
can go without your devotion
is your own suffering. You’ve
put in your time. Let it go.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Author Sylvia Boorstein
said that anger wrinkles the
mind. “If you want to think
clearly, you can’t be mad at
anything.” Clarity will be es
sential to take advantage of
the big things coming up for
you.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
A person who is bathing isn’t
necessarily aquatic. A person
who is eating a vegetable isn’t
necessarily a vegan. Who you
are is not always who you’re
being in the moment. Loosen
up on self-judgment.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
People will tell you what they
want. This isn’t what they re
ally want. They are confused,
and it’s certainly not what
they need. With a radical
amount of empathy, you’ll
listen through to the truth and
deliver like no other.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
When atop a slippery slide,
there is no deciding to wind
up at the bottom. The bottom
is an inevitability. Any move
you make will get you there.
Recognize which situations fit
the bill, and avoid.
