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Robin Chapman News: March 2014
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Looking Here and There From the Twenty-First Century. Monday, March 17, 2014. Historic Train Station Continues Its Travels Through Time. The newly renovated Los Altos train station. That is a nineteenth century caboose from the Gold Country. 160; The local entrepreneur who recently renovated the Los Altos train station to transform it into a bakery and café, has joined a tradition begun half a century ago when the station also served as a restaurant. Links to this post. Los Altos Train Station. Telev...
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Robin Chapman News: April 2014
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Looking Here and There From the Twenty-First Century. Sunday, April 27, 2014. A Powerful Book For Our Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin. The latest book from the pen of Doris Kearns Goodwin is very much a story for the 21st century. There is so much talk these days of big, important people in America living by one set of rules while the rest of us are forced to live by another, that the history of the early 20th century is truly a timely tale for the modern reader. Links to this post. Tuesday, April 8, 2014.
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Robin Chapman News: Crazy Time at UC Santa Barbara
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Looking Here and There From the Twenty-First Century. Sunday, May 25, 2014. Crazy Time at UC Santa Barbara. I am an alumnus of the University of California, Santa Barbara, where I got my undergraduate degree before going to UCLA for my Masters. There was a shooting rampage at UCSB this weekend that has devastated the school. This message, from the UCSB Chancellor, went out to all of us this weekend. Very sad story indeed:. A Letter to the UC Santa Barbara Community:. 24 hours a day. While the police inve...
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Robin Chapman News: Memorial Day Tribute: Capt. Ray Kidd
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Looking Here and There From the Twenty-First Century. Sunday, May 30, 2010. Memorial Day Tribute: Capt. Ray Kidd. Captain Raymond O. Kidd. On this Memorial Day weekend, I thought you might be interested in the story of a World War II officer my father knew. His name was Raymond Kidd and he was an engineer from Bedford, Virginia. It was only at the very end of their journey that their CO told them they were headed to Ascension Island where they had an airport to build and ninety days to build it in. You c...
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Robin Chapman News: Great Moffett Paint Out!
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Looking Here and There From the Twenty-First Century. Saturday, September 17, 2011. Great Moffett Paint Out! I'm off this morning to Welcome the Artists participating in the Great Moffett Paint Out. I had this sign made to hang above the Moffett Museum door to welcome them, and though in small form it looks humble enough . In reality it is eleven feet wide and three feet high. I hope it will let them know how welcome they are. Subscribe to Robin Chapman News. Labels: Moffett Paint Out 2011. Interviewing ...
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Robin Chapman News: The "Great Moffett Paint Out" is On As Hangar One Sheds Its Skin
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Looking Here and There From the Twenty-First Century. Monday, August 22, 2011. The "Great Moffett Paint Out" is On As Hangar One Sheds Its Skin. The San Francisco Bay Area landmark, old airship Hangar One at the former Naval Air Station Moffett, has a different look these days as the outside panels come off. I have realized lately, that we need to get the outdoor artists out to paint landscapes on the old Navy base ASAP, as the contractors are removing the skin from Hangar One at quite a pace. The ph...
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Robin Chapman News: Trade, Reindeer Moss, and the Cold War
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Looking Here and There From the Twenty-First Century. Thursday, October 11, 2012. Trade, Reindeer Moss, and the Cold War. The mysterious ring from Carmel. One of the most interesting things you can do, when you shop for goods in the United States is to check the labels to see where the item you are holding in your hand was made. By doing this, you can learn a lot about American foreign policy and American trade policy- which are almost always tied very closely together. The odd ring from Carmel is HUGE.
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Robin Chapman News: B-17 Crews--From the 91st Bomb Group--Gather to Remember
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Looking Here and There From the Twenty-First Century. Friday, May 23, 2014. B-17 Crews- From the 91st Bomb Group- Gather to Remember. Ace Johnson and Don Freer flew B-17s over Germany during World War II. They visited the Moffett Museum as part of their reunion. Members of the 91st Bomb Group gathered at Moffett Field this week for a reunion. The men and their crews flew B-17s over Germany, out of Bassingbourn, England, during the toughest years of World War II. I don't single out these three men because...
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Robin Chapman News: February 2014
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Looking Here and There From the Twenty-First Century. Friday, February 28, 2014. Solvang, California is so HOMICIDAL! Solvang, California on a rainy day in February 2014. I accidentally timed my visit to coincide with the only rainy week weve had in California in about a year, and for me the mood fit neatly. This Danish-California village may be cute; but, it will always seem a little homicidal to me. Since you may find that strange, I shall explain. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Interv...
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Robin Chapman News: CALIFORNIA APRICOTS at the Sunnyvale Historical Society
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Looking Here and There From the Twenty-First Century. Saturday, June 7, 2014. CALIFORNIA APRICOTS at the Sunnyvale Historical Society. I wanted to make sure all the readers of my blog in the region south of San Francisco, knew about this upcoming event at the Sunnyval Historical Society. You don't have to be a Sunnyvale resident to attend: the talk is about the orchards of the region, not just the town of Sunnyvale. Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum and Historical Society. Subscribe to Robin Chapman News.
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