One of South Australia's richest and most prestigious sporting events swings into action from 15 to 18 February 2007 at the Kooyonga Golf Club. Tuesday 13 February 2007
One of South Australia's richest and most prestigious sporting events swings into action from 15 to 18 February 2007 at the Kooyonga Golf Club. 
South Australia Museum - The Da Vinci Machines
The Inventions and Designs of a GeniusDrawings left behind by Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci nearly 500 years ago have been transformed into a stunning exhibition of models that will be displayed at the South Australian Museum this summer.
The Da Vinci Machines, an exhibition developed by Italian artisans Teknoart, gives insight into the mind of Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo was a polymath, architect, anatomist, sculptor, engineer, inventor, mathematician, musician and painter. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and a universal genius.Leonardo conceived ideas way ahead of his own time, such as the concept of the helicopter and the tank: both featured in the exhibition.
Relatively few of Leonardo’s designs were feasible during his lifetime as metallurgy and engineering were in their infancy during the Renaissance, so many remained as drawings and concepts.
Divided into the themes of flight, war, hydraulics and mechanics, the exhibition takes visitors through 40 different designs, many of them bearing striking resemblance to machines in use today.
In the ETSA Utilities Gallery 16 December 2006 to 12 March 2007
Cost: Adults $12, Children $7, Concession $8, Family $28
For information about the exhibtion including advance ticket sales call 8207 7377 or 8207 7575 during office hours.
Advance tickets can also be purchased from the Museum Shop which is open
seven days a week 10am to 4.45pm on 8207 7370.
For information about bringing a school group to the exhibtion call 8207 7429 during office hours.
Humphrey B Bear's future on Another Network?
CHILDREN'S television favourite Humphrey B Bear's future is uncertain, with the Nine Network yet to commission a new series of the beloved bear's program despite a looming deadline. Humphrey has been a fixture on Australian television since 1965, is yet to set a deal with Adelaide-based Banksia Productions to commission a new series of Here's Humphrey, Fairfax newspapers reported today.
Here's Humphrey is not currently airing, but the Nine Network has only weeks left of daily repeats if it does not do a deal with Banksia.
This has left the door open for the rival Seven and Ten networks to step in and give the bear a new home.
When questioned on the future of the honey-loving bear at Nine, network chief executive Eddie McGuire said: “We are in a production break at the moment and we'll discuss Humphrey in due course”.
Nine has signed a two-year deal with the makers of rival program Hi-5 and has ceased promoting Humphrey as one of its programs on its website.
Banksia spokesman Stewart Lamb refused to comment on speculation that rival commercial networks were set to headhunt Humphrey, but said keeping Humphrey on Australian TV was important.
“He's been on Australian TV for 42 years and we don't want that to end,” he said.
Humphrey is a big overseas seller. Banksia flies in Mandarin and Spanish-speaking presenters to serve its large Chinese, Spanish and South American markets.
See the full article as reported by: http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,21217563-10229,00.html
David Hicks will be "at the head of the list" to be tried by US military
TERROR suspect David Hicks will be "at the head of the list" of enemy combatants to be tried by the US military at Guantanamo Bay and the Australian will not return home until he is sentenced.
In the face of mounting community disquiet over Hicks's treatmenst five years after his arrest in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer indicated the Federal Government would wait until the Adelaide man's military trial was completed at the Cuban prison before seeking his return to Australia.
Speaking after a meeting with US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, Mr Downer said the Bush administration had repeated undertakings that Hicks would not face the death penalty, that he would be represented by an accredited Australian lawyer and that he would serve his sentence in Australia.
Hicks's lawyers are lobbying for him to be returned home, saying after a recent visit their client had the look of a "condemned man".
See the full story as reported by Richard Sproull http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21215720-2,00.html
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