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Intel Reports Huge Fourth-Quarter LossesJan 16, 2009
U.S. chipmaker Intel reports a fourth-quarter 2009 revenue of $8.23 million that is 19% less than the previous quarter and 23% down from a year ago.more »
Free Firmware for Broadcom WiFi ChipsJan 13, 2009
Developers Francesco Gingoli and Lorenzo Nava have released firmware under GPL for a number of Broadcom 802.11 chips.more »
Sony DSC-G3 Camera Has Wi-Fi and LinuxJan 12, 2009
Outwardly Sony's DSC-G3 is a 10-megapixel camera with Wi-Fi, but inside lurks the Busybox Linux system.more »
HP Mini Mi Linux Netbook ReleasedJan 10, 2009
Hardware provider Hewlett-Packard has released a Linux version for its mini-laptop. HP wants to be clear from the outset that disabling the Linux command line interface in the product is not an act of heresy.more »
NVIDIA 180.22 Drivers Support OpenGL 3.0 and MoreJan 09, 2009
The NVIDIA proprietary drivers for Linux are now out of beta phase and into a stable version. The new generation includes a number of new features.more »
Acer Puts DVD and Sources to Linpus Lite OnlineJan 07, 2009
Acer has put the source RPM packages and a recovery DVD for its increasingly popular Aspire One Linux netbook online for free download. Sources for the kernel and further components are also available.more »
AMD Publishes R600 and R700 3D CodeDec 30, 2008
Close to year's end, U.S. chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has released the Linux code for its ATI R600 and R700 microprocessors.more »
Linux Graphics Survey: NVIDIA Leads, Intel Catching UpDec 29, 2008
More than 14,000 users participated in this year's Linux graphics survey from Phoronix. The results of the study are now out.more »
Issue 25: Raspberry Pi Handbook 4th Ed./Special Editions
Buy this issue as a PDF
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS released
"Xenial Xerus" comes with a new packages format and several improvements for the enterprise.
Microsoft Visual Studio Code v1.0 is Available for Linux!
Linux users can now download and install the Windows code editor
Open Container Initiative announces Image Format Project
New initiative will address security and interoperability concerns around container technology.
Red Hat Lures Developers with Free RHEL and Container Development Kits
Developers can use RHEL as a development platform without a subscription fee.
Microsoft Brings the Linux Command Line to Windows
Windows users will soon have native access to the Bash shell.
Internet Research Group Proposes Better Email Standard
Improvements to SMTP will provide better guarantee of confidentiality
New Nvidia Driver Offers Wayland Support
Graphics vendor embraces new reality in Linux graphics
Inventor of Email Dies
Pioneer Ray Tomlinson bequeathed the @ sign to billions of Internet users
Microsoft Announces Linux Version of SQL Server
Redmond says its classic database tool will run without Windows
Strange New Attack Lets an Intruder Gain Access Through a Mouse Dongle
New intrusion technique affects most non-Bluetooth wireless mice


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Sheriff's investigators say a man randomly stabbed while walking home alone in Fallbrook in January was a hate crime, and three men now behind bars attacked him because of the color of his skin.
Two brothers accused of torturing and killing a homeless man found in a riverbed were arraigned in court Monday, pleading not guilty to murder, torture and kidnapping charges. NBC 7's Rory Devine reports.
Senator Ted Cruz tells supporters he won't drop out of the presidential race, even if he loses in tomorrow's Indiana primary.
Eric Minella with Fiesta de Reyes visits with NBC 7's Whitney Southwick about Cinco de Mayo 2016.
NBC 7's Chris Chan reports from San Diego State University where students and school officials met over posters on campus.
Dozens of veterans from WWII, Korea and Vietnam returned Sunday from an honor flight to Washington, D.C. As NBC 7's Bridget Naso reports, it was an emotional day for the vets and their families.

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If you are not convinced of the reality of a system of harassment using organized stalking, directed energy, and neurotechnology, I urge you to view the following blog posts: "A History of Torture: A Re-Evaluation of MK-ULTRA" (September 2014 archive), "Terror in the Coming Decades: Important Lessons from Olivier Pauvert's 2005 Novel" (October 2014 archive), "Journal Entry-11/09/2014" (November 2014 archive), "Journal Entry-07/25/2014" (August 2014 archive), "Dr. Hall's Letter to the U.N." (March 2015 archive), "Sample Fliers From Eleanor White" (March 2014 archive), "Coordinated Harassment in Modern America: The Social Significance of Organized Stalking" (December 2013 archive), "A Thesis" (April 2013 archive), "Psychological Torture, Cleansing, and Strategic Isolation: An Inquiry into Contemporary Forms of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (N.L.P.)" (August 2013 archive), "Journal Entry-05/07/2014" (May 2014 Archive), "State Laws Permitting Nonconsensual Experimentation" (May 2014 archive), "Michael Sweeney's Confirmation" (July 2013 archive), "Excerpt from Mark M. Rich's Letter to Victims" (March 2012 archive), "An Interview between British Secret Service (MI-5) Whistle-blower Carl Clark and German Journalist Armin Goss" (July 2012 archive), "Confessions of Fratus, a Utah State Prisoner" (September 2012 archive), "An Account-09/2012" (September 2012 archive), "The American Code" (September 2012 archive), "An Introduction to Records" (October 2012 archive), "My Story" (March 2015 archive), "A whistle-blower's confirmation" (November 2012 archive), "An Exercise in Cost-effective Detection" (December 2012 archive), "The Testimony of John Finch: Torture in Australia" (January 2013 archive), "The Torture of Pat Burhan" (February 2013 archive), "The Testimony of Mother & Daughter..." (Parts I & II: February 2013 & March 2013 archives), "A Family's Testimony: The Case of the Anamuahs" (February 2013 archives), "Excerpts from Victim Robin Webster's Evidence for the Existence for an Invisible Third Degree" (February 2012 archive), "Research Quotes" (1 and 2; January 2012 and February 2012 archives), "Nowpublic.com News Report Addressing Organized Stalking and Remote, Electronic Harassment" (January 2012 archive), "John St. Clair Akwei's Lawsuit Against the National Security Agency" (December 2011 archive), "British Activist Les Dove's Torture Report" (December 2011 archive), " Julianne McKinney's Research" (December 2011 archive) and "The Institute of Science and Society's Report on Bio-electromagnetic Weapons" (December 2011 archive). If you are a target, view the following posts: "A History of Torture: A Re-Evaluation of MK-ULTRA" (September 2014 archive), "Terror in the Coming Decades: Important Lessons from Olivier Pauvert's 2005 Novel" (October 2014 archive), "Dr. Hall's Letter to the U.N." (March 2015 archive), "An Account (01/08/2014)" (January 2014 archive), "Excerpts from Victim Robin Webster's Evidence for the Existence for an Invisible Third Degree" (February 2012 archive), "Research Quotes" (1 and 2: January 2012 and February 2012 archives; 3: April 2014 archive), "My Story" (March 2015 archive), "A whistle-blower's confirmation" (November 2012 archive), "An Exercise in Cost-effective Detection" (December 2012 archive), "Target and Former Engineer Eleanor White's Credibility Essentials" (February 2012 archive), "Key Points for an Affidavit" (January 2012 archive), "On the Need for the Adoption of a Centralized Strategy by the Targeted Community" (January 2012 archive), "Mass Lawsuit Pertaining to Organized Stalking and Remote, Electronic Harassment" (January 2012 archive), "John St. Clair Akwei's Lawsuit Against the National Security Agency" (December 2011 archive), "Shielding Tips from Whistle-blower and Former Defense Contractor Robert Duncan" (January 2012 archive), "Tips for Targets" (January 2012 archive), "Safe Community Cooperative for Targets" (January 2012 archive), "Computer Security Tips for Targets" (both; January 2012 archive), and "British Activist Les Dove's Torture Report" (December 2011 archive).
Beware of false information while conducting research: I have observed that carefully placed disinformation campaigns are spread across the internet with the intent to conceal what has been described as a decades-long American torture regime (see the "History of Torture" blogpost in the September 2014 archive). I would therefore begin with the sources cited in that post and in my personal document A Thesis (seen on scribd.com/EdmundIgberaese and in the April 2013 archive of this blog). Also, for a non-biased introduction into the area of organized stalking, view the following pages: stopos.info, multistalkervictims.org/stats.htm, multistalkervictims.org/lawson (a private investigator's report), multistalkervictims.org/osatv.pdf, and multistalkervictims.org/googledocspages.txt; and for a detailed summary of my victimization, see my affidavit on http://edmundlogs.blogspot.com/2013/09/case-summary-unnotarized-affidavit.html. I should also stress that not all individuals alleged to be "T.I.s" face the same forms of harassment: I have found that a variety of experiences, with strikingly similar fundamental claims, constitute the targeting phenomenon; and I consider, as Australian researcher Paul Baird and others have done, that such variety not only serves to further prevent meaningful patterns from being discovered by investigators but to very easily classify experimentation, harassment, and torture via a multiplicity of covert scientific advancements as "the delusions of the mentally ill" (I do not claim, however, that mental illness does not occur naturally: I merely state that what the mainstream population does not understand or accept can easily be dismissed as "crazy," regardless of their truth or importance; history, with regard to Gallileo's theories of a spherical Earth and others, tells us as much). Moreover, when evaluating targets, be aware that the medium's perception is silently controlled so as to sustain the appearance of mental illness: grammatical and spelling errors on a target's website are not necessarily made by the author or are made by the author without full rationality, and vididly discrediting pieces of information are not necessarily placed by the author or are placed by the author without full rationality. In addition, I must mention that like other targeted websites, the font and format of some of the posts on this website are sometimes altered without my consent (see the "Warning" post in the April 2012 archive), and some individuals have found difficulty in posting comments on the site. If you become one of these individuals, do not hesitate to contact me via email (firstname.lastname@example.com). I should mention as well that I have been prevented from replying to comments on some blog posts, and some of my emails have been manipulated in the past; but I try to respond to all commenters in whatever way I can. Finally, I recommend downloading this and other informative websites as soon as possible with the Windows WinHTrack software (freely obtained from httrack.com) so as to have reference material with you at all times.
In this letter to the United Nations, John Finch of Australia claims strikingly similar ordeals to that of former Utah State Prisoner David Fratus (see "Confessions of Fratus..." on this blog). Finch's accounts of the horror of Brain-Computer Interfaces (B.C.I.s) and psycho-tronic torture in the 21st Century, along with other accounts of ongoing ethnic cleansing in his neighborhood (see other letters), deserve critical attention. Further, these topics, although seemingly incredible, should not be ignored amidst a wealth of evidence for the existence of psychotronics stemming from such wide-ranging places as Bhutan (see activist Tek Nath Rizal's similar accounts), Australia (see Paul Baird's surveillanceissues.com), the United Kingdom (see former British physicist and military engineer Barrie Trower's accounts of a "New Cold War" involving the development of microwave weaponry and electromagnetic weapons capable of seriously affecting the human mind and Tim Rifat's online articles), Russia (see Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's statement of the intent to develop "zombie ray guns" and other forms of directed energy weaponry), the United States (see F.B.I. whistle-blower Ted Gunderson's revelation of the deployment of directed energy weaponry on innocent civilians and U.S. Department of Defense Whistle-blower Robert Duncan's accounts of cybernetic warfare and the decades-long development of psychotronics in America in his 2010 book Project: Soul-catcher, Volume II..., along with civilian accounts of the criminal use of the nation's most advanced satellite-based psychotronic technologies to spy on and harass enemies in Dr. John Hall's A New Breed: Satellite Terrorism in America [2009]). Lastly, it deserves noting that John Finch's formerly popular website, johnfinch.wordpress.com, was involuntarily shut down in 2010.
Here is an account of torture in the 21st Century. Please, read with an open mind; and refrain from judgement till the end.
I sent a series of human rights activist emails to public authorities and forums beginning in 2003 up to 2006. I came to the attention of an extremist US security organisation in 2004 for this exercising of my democratic right to free speech and since then I've had my human rights, liberty and privacy COMPLETELY VIOLATED and ALL aspects and degrees of my human freedom, individuality and mental and physical integrity and health savagely attacked, tortured, mauled and deformed.
a. place a human subject under ceaseless satellite surveillance - no matter where he/she is
b. ceaselessly monitor a human brain by satellite - including thought, reaction, motor command, auditory event and visual image reading - 'Remote Neural Monitoring (RNM)
c. ceaselessly attack directly into a human brain by satellite with voices, noises, other disturbances, images and 'virtual-reality scenarios'; and the ability to override, control, and alter consciousness - 'Electronic Brain Link (EBL)'
d. directly abuse, torture, assault, and interfere with bodies - including performing advanced medical procedures - by satellite
e. directly interfere with electronics, alter, insert etc. data, files, communications and legal evidence even during transmission - by satellite
f. make live TV and radio, and other screens and monitors, two-way - for surveillance, invasion of privacy, deception, traumatisation etc. - '2-Way TV/RADIO and the Orwellian Media (2WTV)'
g. control the flow of information and orchestrate the media worldwide
1. Since 2004 I've been under ceaseless Orwellian surveillance - 24 hours a day 7 days a week - everywhere I go. Since 2004 my brain, body, physical space and privacy have been ceaselessly monitored - including thought, reaction, motor command, auditory event and visual image reading. I have been under this extremely traumatising Orwellian surveillance and interference - and then extremely brutally and hard-core - tortured and deformed since 2004 – and during all this time my psychological, mental, intellectual and physical states, actions, thinking, imaginations and words have been exploited and publicly exhibited via internet TV and radio.
[Annotation: John Finch: Australian civilian targeted with RNM since 2004 by extremist U.S. security organization after exercising free speech online; connection (DoD whistleblower Duncan): targeting began in 2004]
2. subjected to sleep deprivation, sensory overload, and 'mind-*uck' torture.
Under intensive neurological 'mind-control' this included :-
A. a witnessing of the suicide of the 'King of Thailand' and a cutting off of my friends brother's legs
B. a saving of many women's 'souls' from death, and many countries from nuclear attack
C. a 'ritual abuse wedding' participated in by the 'Queens of Norway and Sweden'
D. a fictitious relationship with 'Princesses of Norway and Thailand' and some other illusory women
E. a 'road trip' escaping 'USA army killers and blackmailers', 'Asian mafia/dragon killers' among others; and participating in fake psychoanalysis and personality analysis sessions; and doing Q & A-type interviews on diverse socio-political subjects. (2005-2006)
3. ceaselessly perpetrators'and other voices are forced directly into my brain and they very aggressively and relentlessly psychologically attack, denigrate, interrogate, undermine, mob and bait me. These voice attacks are forced directly into my butchered and mangled brain. This takes the form of a running attack with a personally codified system of comments and responses to my thoughts, activities, social and psychological state, and biorhythms - both straightforwardly and with many different disorienting, infuriating and distorting effects. This sensory and mental torture and attack directly into my brain has varied from extreme causing near-complete mental breakdown and desperation, to loud, intensive and continuous, to milder, and has included numerous mock-executions. It is all completely and totally unignorable and inescapable. The 'circuits' are always open – my brain, body and physical space are ceaselessly brutally violated, monitored and interfered with - and forced into reaction and response - 24 hours a day 7 days a week. It's a brutal, technological, inescapable 'Iago-bullshit-hell-machine'. I literally haven't had a single minutes mental rest, relaxation or privacy since 2005 – not a single minute.
'The Iago-Bullshit-Idiot-Hell Machine (IBHM)' (2004/2005-present)
4. ceaselessly subjected to multiple nightly neurological experiments and interventions. Whilst 'sleeping' artificial 'virtual-reality scenarios' (like little 'You-Tube' videos or cartoons or slideshows) are forced into my brain and therein processed/experienced. Night after night after night – every single night since 2005 - 3,4,5,6,7 or more times per night. I have been on this sleep and brain control regime and I haven't had a natural, uncontrolled nights sleep since 2005. Often my brain processing/experiencing these "virtual-reality scenarios" is transmitted and exhibited by these Mengeles butchers pretending to do "science". Their ability to do this required extensive and very brutal neutralisation and engineering of my normal, healthy brain – in order to effect a kind of 'tabula-rasa' to use as a 'player' – for them to be able to force in their 'codes' and 'play' their 'virtual-reality scenarios'. This has resulted in mentally and psycho-physiologically exhausting, degrading and deforming me.
5. relentlessly subjected to deep, hardcore and other neurological attacks on my brain creating a lasting lobotomised effect – very often similar to being sledge-hammered, repeatedly stabbed, roasted, fan-forced microwaved, blow-torched, axed, bombed etc. in and across the brain. Almost every single night since 2005, mostly multiple times, and sometimes for hours and hours at a time – all night, all afternoon etc.. My whole creativity, 'raw material', senses, sensibility, feelings, thought, speech, intelligence, imagination, emotions and organic health, range, depth and potential have been completely degraded, butchered, mangled, wasted and/or destroyed ('Fahrenheit 451-ed'and/or 'Year 0-ed'). Repeatedly subjected to multiple other experiments and interventions on other areas of my brain.
'Brain Mutilation/Neutralisation Work (BMNW)' (2005-present)
[Annotation: John Finch: target of neurological attacks, voice-to-skull, virtual reality scenarios, genital electrocution, microwave burning, and sleep deprivation]
6. repeatedly and relentlessly – every single day and night - subjected to electrical abuse and torture on the genitals, crotch, reproductive system, glands and lymph system. Electric currents are applied to my genitals, crotch and reproductive system at different intensities and positions, often continuously for extended periods of time. This ranges from mildly disturbing to extremely torturous. The cumulative affect is sickening and constant mental and physical tension and aggravation. This electrical abuse and torture on the genitals, crotch and reproductive system is applied at any time of the day or night. I am often woken up by the application of electric currents to my genitals, crotch and reproductive system - night after night after night. Often I am given erections in coordination with the brain butchery, and occasionally voided of semen (my sperm production has been stopped). I AM BEING USED, EXPERIMENTED UPON AND BUTCHERED LIKE A LAB RAT. My genitals have been liposuctioned, collagened, vasectomied, and my scrotum subjected to repeated reductions and enlargements. I have also been anally raped and interfered with numerous times.
'Genital Electrocution (GE)' (2004/2005-present)
7. My stomach, glands, abdomen, intestines, lymph system and other internal organs are also being continuously, repeatedly and intensively heated and electrocuted i.e. cooked/burnt-out. Often similar to being stabbed, roasted, microwaved, blow-torched etc.. Hour upon hour or all night and/or much of the day.My heart, chest, neck, lower back, back, diaphragm and all over my body. My torso, face and buttocks have been liposuctioned 2 or 3 times. My nipples are often electrocuted. Also in an extremely painful operation they put my spine out of alignment and did extensive nerve reconfiguration work in my spine and lower back throwing my whole body out of alignment – lower back, pelvis, hips, muscles, limbs, balance etc. – and, I think, they are trying to 'engineer' my brain to 'fit' this misalignment.
'Stomach Electrocution And Heating (SEH)' 'Heart Scoring And Electrocution (HE)' 'Chest And Diaphram Electrocution (CHE)' 'Lower Back Electrocution (LBE)' etc. (2005-2011)
Huge - 10,000s of hours - amounts of electricity have been pumped through my body and brain by these nazi butchers. (2005-present)
I believe all of this is an attempted 'reengineering' or 'rendering' of my brain and body, and it has very seriously degraded my senses, sensibility and mental, psychological and physical strength, range, quality and depth. My brain has been reduced in power, quality and function by at least 70%. All my 'raw materials', psycho-physiological powers, energy, amorphous, undeveloped and latent thoughts, memories, emotions, passions, and feelings degraded, burnt-out and/or destroyed. My chest has been sunken, my lungs collapsed, my heart and muscles atrophied, my circulation and metabolism slowed, my stomach expanded and deformed, my genitals mutilated and deformed, and my body-shape completely altered and deformed. As one would expect being a lab-rat in a concentration camp since 2004 it has caused these most profound mental and physical ill-effects and degradation, and profound organic impairments and deformities.
8. subjected to various other mental, physical and social tortures, degradations and dirty tricks. This includes having my privacy invaded by, and being extensively publicly exhibited via, internet, TV and Radio.
Since 2004 whenever I turn on the TV or Radio - if it's live, I am linked to the broadcasting source. It happens any time I see or hear a live broadcast, no matter where I am. It completely ruins live TV and radio - as you are actually like being in a video-conference - so it's hard to remain impassive or unaffected – especially whilst being tortured. This invasion of my privacy and my torture and abuse have thus been witnessed by, and I have protested and appealed to, many newscasters in Australia and overseas, and by anyone who appears live on the news - politicians, celebrities, newscasters and many others. Initially tolerable and even amusing, this came to be extremely traumatising – especially when combined with the relentless hardcore torture, abuse and mutilated 'brain-broadcasting' – and no one even reporting it!
[Annotation: John Finch: television viewing and other forms of entertainment allegedly ruined by Electronic Brain-Link (E.B.L.) with the TV commentator (media harassment)
Connection (Australian researcher Paul Baird): media harassment experienced by many victims; particular scripts physically delivered to corrupt news reporters while on air so as to psychologically damage the viewer]
Also the thoughts and images from my deformed, mutilated brain and and lab-rat life have been 'brain-broadcasted' to the journalists etc. on TV and Radio – and often presented to them as if it was the workings of my normal brain/mind – also a lot of disinformation and misrepresentation has been 'fed' to them. This has often resulted in some of them – both advertently and inadvertently – actually actively participating in the torture and aggravation. Some, I believe, have actually been encouraged to elicit responses from my lab-rat brain and thereby to assist in and facilitate the butchering of my brain and senses to fit these nazi technologies and horrendous violations.
The media has also been flooded with dehumanising and ridiculous 'Psychological-Operations', parodies and caricatures of me, my family and life – as at the same time they are parasiting, torturing and organically destroying me, they are constructing a fiction about 'me' and ceaselessly, idiotically, making what they pretend to be valid psychological and social observations about 'me', my life and family.
'2-WAY TV and the ORWELLIAN MEDIA (2WTV)' (2004-present)
9. My mother, sisters and other family members have been neurologically attacked/surgically mutilated, and both of my parents and other family members have been anally raped using these DIRECTED ENERGY AND NEUROLOGICAL WEAPONS – causing them profound mental and physical ill-effects and degradation, and profound organic impairment and disruption. (from 2005-2008)
10. Since 2005 colleagues, acquaintances, friends or simply anyone I come into contact with on a day-to-day basis have been neurologically attacked/surgically mutilated, and/or anally raped using these DIRECTED ENERGY AND NEUROLOGICAL WEAPONS – causing them profound mental and physical ill-effects and degradation, and profound organic impairment and disruption. Literally over 200 people. (from 2005-2009)
[Annotation: John Finch: relatives and acquaintances targeted electronically
Connection (McKinney): electronic harassment directed towards anyone helping the victim and used to separate victim from family]
11. I have been relentlessly subjected to Organised Stalking/Mobbing. This consists of an intense and highly organized persecution of an individual with the purpose of harass her/him constantly and boycott all the activities, professional and of leisure that the person develops, in order to isolate to take control of the victims life, manipulate the victims mind and ultimately conduct him/her to a helpless situation. This conduct carried out by a group of apparently "normal" citizens is a barbaric form of torture. People are purposely engaged to aggravate me, and to impede and violate my physical and psychological spaces, privacy and freedom. This is extremely psychologically and physically oppressive and suffocating. This happens everywhere I go, anytime, no matter what I do. My whole neighbourhood has been infiltrated. Often these people are neurologically controlled like 'neuro-puppets' to maximise the aggravation through the linking of their actions and movements to mine. Other times they are misguided and/or misinformed 'Jones-Town' type idiots/victims. This is being done to me everywhere I go – including in Russia and Turkey.
www.freedomfchs.com/ www.multistalkervictims.org www.gangstalkingworld.com/
'Gang Stalking (GS)' (from 2004 – relentlessly)
[Annotation: John Finch: subjected to organized stalking and isolation tactics
Connection (Rifat & Webster): "external reinforcement" used to keep the victim in doors for increase in DEW attacks to break the victim's will
Annotation: John Finch: "neuropuppets" even in foreign countries synchronize their movements with his
Connection (Rich and Duncan): "swarm cybernetic hive mind operatives"/"Beowulf clusters" from Augmented Cognition (Aug-Cog) systems used to control individuals around the victim for an intensified perception of endless hostility or a perceived decent towards insanity
Connection (Akwei): N.S.A.-organized crime Kinnecome group altering the behaviors of individuals around him (alleged in 1991 lawsuit)
Connection (Bell and self): gang-stalking and odd incidents even in foreign countries]
Thus my human rights, liberty and privacy have been COMPLETELY VIOLATED and ALL aspects and degrees of my human freedom, individuality and mental and physical integrity and health profoundly assaulted, tortured and wrecked in this ongoing totalitarian nightmare/hell – as I AM BEING RELENTLESSLY, REMORSELESSLY, BRUTALLY, SAVAGELY and CEASELESSLY - since 2004 - subjected to the uninhibited and unchecked aggression, nastiness, ludicrousness, speciousness, and dishonesty of these nazi bully-boys' psycho- and sociopathic personalities, minds, actions and technologies.
They do all this to me and yet these perverted psychopaths allow – even encourage – me to send emails all over the world publicising their sadistic crimes – "we're ass-wiping democracy", and "you're sweeping the floor for us", they continually taunt.
[Annotation: John Finch: permitted to send mass emails concerning his torture so as to further induce a perception of hopelessness (alleged perpetrator's comment: intent to end democracy beginning with TIs)]
The UK and Australian Government and Authorities, Humanitarian Organisations and everybody else have completely ignored, and failed to protect me.
I'm aware that there will probably be considerable resistance to anyone who attempts to help me – but I ask you to not shy away from such an act of bravery and principle.
It is no exaggeration to say my case is as horrendous and urgent as someone fleeing a Nazi or Pol Pot concentration camp – specifically Dr Mengele-type butchers."


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New study says Lawrence below average in managing money, above average in mortgage debt; local home sales off to sluggish start
If I weren't so busy gold-plating random items in my house, I would take offense at a finding of a new study: Lawrence residents are below-average at managing their money.
The financial website WalletHub ranks Lawrence 1,505th out of about 2,500 U.S. communities in its 2016 study titled Best and Worst Cities at Money Management. We're ranked in the 41st percentile, meaning we're about 10 percent below average when it comes to money management.
Honestly, I wouldn't sweat the ranking much. As I've mentioned before, these rankings are very subjective, and this is one where Lawrence's status as a college town probably works against us. We have a lot of young people living in Lawrence who previously thought money management simply involved telling Daddy that it looks like he's lost some weight.
But I'm passing along the information because some of the data the WalletHub folks used is interesting. The financial website created a partnership with the financial services firm TransUnion to get a host of financial data that we normally don't see. Some of that data serves as a good reminder of just how different we are from our neighbors. Here's a look:
— More of our money goes to paying off credit card debt. On average, the ratio of credit credit card debt to income for Lawrence residents is about 29 percent. In the Johnson County communities of Olathe, Overland Park and Shawnee, it is 15 to 17 percent. In Topeka it is 20 percent. (A quick note about the ratios: The Lawrence ratio would suggest that a person who has $40,000 a year in income would have $11,000 in credit card debt. But don't get too caught up in trying to do that type of math. What WalletHub did, according to a spokeswoman, is take the credit card debt data from TransUnion, break it down to a per capita basis, then compare that to the median earnings of individuals, as measured by the Census Bureau. What's important is that they used the same methodology for each community, so it does give a good look at how the communities differ.)
— More of our money goes to paying off car loans. The amount of car loan debt to income is 81 percent in Lawrence. In the Johnson County communities, it is closer to 40 to 50 percent. In Topeka, it is 59 percent.
— A lot more of our money goes to paying off mortgages. On average the ratio of mortgage debt to income for Lawrence residents is 847 percent. That's far higher than most Kansas communities included in the survey. Here's a look at several:
— Hutchinson: 341 percent
— Topeka: 384 percent
— Salina: 386 percent
— Wichita: 407 percent
— Shawnee 416 percent
— Olathe: 446 percent
— Overland Park: 468 percent
— Emporia: 483 percent
But when you look at Lawrence compared with other college communities, we fare much better. Here are nine other college communities in the central part of the U.S. that I chose for comparison purposes:
— Waco, Texas: 520 percent
— Norman, Okla.: 599 percent
— Columbia, Mo.: 783 percent
— Lawrence: 847 percent
— Iowa City: 906 percent
— Manhattan: 983 percent
— Stillwater, Okla.: 1,100 percent
— Ames, Iowa: 1,276 percent
— Boulder, Colo.: 1,648 percent
In that list, Lawrence is pretty middle of the pack, but it is interesting to note how much higher all the college communities are than noncollege communities. There probably is some bias against college communities in the methodology of this particular study. But the numbers also may suggest there is something to the idea that college communities are inherently more expensive places to live. Certainly the strong rental market of a college community sucks up some housing supply that otherwise would be available for homeowners. Are there other factors too? Why does a place like Norman, for example, have housing that appears to be quite a bit more affordable than Lawrence? And conversely, does every home in Ames have a gold-plated commode? (If so, can I get the name of your guy? My guy doesn't do commodes.)
Lawrence leaders are beginning to spend more time on the issue of affordable housing. A pilot project for a new affordable housing trust fund has been selected. That's good. But as the community continues to address the issue, I wonder whether part of the process will be for community leaders to do a deeper dive of why Lawrence's housing market functions the way it does, and conduct a broader examination of how some other college communities have dealt with this issue. I understand people get tired of paying consultants, but trying to change something as complex as a housing market is going to take some expertise.
In other news and notes from around town:
• The Lawrence real estate market will be trying to improve upon what was a pretty good year in 2015. It has not gotten off to a great start, but it is still early. Lawrence home sales for January fell by 23 percent from the same time period a year ago, according to the latest report from the Lawrence Board of Realtors.
Agents sold 40 homes during the month, down from 52 in January 2015. One bright spot in the report is that five newly constructed homes sold in the month. That's a far better start than last January, when none sold. The new home market is one that still hasn't gained as much traction as industry leaders would like in Lawrence.
One number that likely is still creating concern for real estate agents is the number of homes on the market. The number of active listings on the market in January was 260. That's down from 286 in January 2015 and down from 320 in January 2014. Real estate agents have expressed concern that the declining inventory of homes will depress sales because, well, you can't sell what you don't have.
Another number that is worth watching is pending contract. The number of pending contracts in January was down about 9 percent compared to a year ago. That's normally a sign of weaker sales numbers to come.
But keep in my mind that this is only one month, and January normally is not a make or break month for home sales in Lawrence.
New three-story comic and game store coming to downtown; Lawrence home sales top 1,000 for the year
I probably need to spend more time reading comic books. As the "Star Wars" fever rises, some in my household are becoming frustrated that I keep confusing Count Dooku with Count Chocula. But fear not, we don't have to be confused for long because the world of comics (yes, there are "Star Wars" comic books), board games and fantasy is becoming big business in Lawrence.
A new three-story comic and gaming store is opening in downtown Lawrence. Well, sort of. The Game Nut and Astrokitty Comics & More have merged, and an expansion project is underway at Game Nut's longtime home at 844 Massachusetts.
Astrokitty recently vacated its longtime space at 15 E. Seventh St. when owner Joel Pfannenstiel sold Astrokitty to Game Nut. Joel, though, continues to be a part of the business. He's helping design the expansion that will end up occupying all three floors of the Game Nut building at Ninth and Massachusetts.
"We plan to be the largest gaming store in Lawrence and really one of the largest ones in the Kansas City area," Joel said.
The space already is occupying two of the three floors. The top floor of the building houses the comic book shop — now known as Astrokitty @ Game Nut — and it also includes the store's action figure department. The main floor of the building continues to house the electronic video games. Work is underway to expand the shop into the basement level. It will include the board game selection, role playing games, the store's High Score video game lounge, and a large area that can house up to 60 people who want to get together to play tabletop games.
"We want to create space where the community can meet and play," Joel said.
The space, which is expected to be open in February, will be called The Dungeon, complete with the old stone walls of the basement that will be left exposed. Getting together to play board games or other tabletop games has become an emerging trend.
"There's just a camaraderie and social aspect of it that you don't really get as much with the video games," Joel said. "We're really going to push the aspect of community and interaction and people coming together."
Video games, though, will remain a large part of the business. Joel said the number of people who play both video and tabletop games and read comic books is large. Television shows — everything from "Game of Thrones" to the multitude of zombie stuff — has led to greater interest in games and literature related to fantasy and other genres.
"There has been a huge upswing," Joel said. "All this stuff that I've immersed myself in all my life, other people are doing it too. It is very cool."
The Lawrence business community is certainly betting on the trend. This is the third major comic/gaming project I've reported on this year. Boom Comics opened an approximately 15,000 square-foot comic and gaming store earlier this year in the former Kief's Audio Video space at 2429 Iowa St. In west Lawrence, Rolling Gnome Games — a store that focuses on a variety of board, tabletop and card games — opened at 3727 W. Sixth St.
Game Nut and Astrokitty, though, are two of the longer-term players in the Lawrence market. Both are celebrating their 10-year anniversaries this year, Joel said.
It sounds like the expansion in the industry isn't quite done. Joel said Game Nut owner Gene Nutt is undertaking an expansion of his south Iowa Street store. Plans call for the amount of space for the south Iowa Game Nut, which is at 2540 Iowa, to approximately double. Work is likely to be completed in February, Joel said.
In other news and notes from around town:
• If I'm going to start reading lots of comic books, I'll probably need a new house with an extra room to keep all my Count Chocula costumes. (Sorry, I'm still getting confused.) Regardless, I do have the latest figures on home sales in Lawrence.
For October, home sales in Lawrence were basically flat. (I didn't say I had exciting figures. Why do you think I'm still making Count Chocula jokes?) Sales totaled 83 units, down from 84 in October 2014.
The numbers for the year to date are more exciting. The October numbers pushed Lawrence above the 1,000 homes sold mark for 2015. For the year, home sales in Lawrence are up 15 percent compared with 2014. Last year, the real estate market took a little dip in Lawrence, but it seems clear that 2015 will reverse that trend. Last year, home sales declined by about 0.2 percent. That was compared with a 17 percent increase in 2013 and a 28 percent increase in 2012. So, 2015 is on pace to return the market to more recent norms.
Here are some other numbers from the report put out by the Lawrence Board of Realtors:
• The number of newly constructed homes sold for the year have rebounded in 2015. New homes sales total 73, up from 60 at this time in 2014. However, sales of newly constructed homes continue to lag 2013 totals, when 86 had been sold at this time.
• The type of new home being constructed in Lawrence is slightly more expensive than in past years. The median selling price for a newly constructed home is $309,400, up about 1.5 percent from a year ago. It is up about $9,000 from 2013, when the median selling price was $300,620.
• The total dollar value of homes sold in Lawrence is up about 18 percent to $212.8 million.
• The median number of days a home sits on the market before it sells continues to fall. The median is now at 24 days, down from 33 last year and 42 in 2013.
• The number of homes on the market continues to fall, which real estate agents have said is depressing home sales in the city. The number of active listings stands at 317, down about 15 percent from last year and about 13 percent from 2013.
I also have one figure on real estate values. This one comes from the Douglas County Appraiser's Office, instead of the Board of Realtors. The latest data from the appraiser's office shows the average sale price for existing homes in Lawrence and Douglas County is $213,992 thus far in 2015. That's up about 1.5 percent from a year ago. So, the real estate market is seeing some appreciation but isn't going gangbusters, based on those numbers.
Lawrence home sales surge in April; new report finds local housing value growth lagging region; new sights coming to downtown sidewalks
Perhaps I need to fire my Leavenworth-based tax preparer (his motto: I wish I had an open door policy) because it sure looks like a lot of people's tax refunds in April were bigger than mine. Or at least something spurred a surge in home buying in Lawrence, according to the latest figures from the Lawrence Board of Realtors.
Lawrence real estate agents sold 113 homes in April, which is an increase of 25 percent from April 2014. April is a key month in the home-buying market as many buyers are on the market in the spring looking to get settled into a new home during the summer.
The strong April numbers are the latest sign Lawrence's real estate market is in full bounce-back mode. For the year-to-date, Lawrence's home sales are up 18 percent from the same period a year ago. Last year, the Lawrence market ended the year with home sales down slightly from 2013 totals. The city's real estate market, though, experienced growth in 2013 and 2012, so the latest numbers are indicating that last year's slowdown may end up being just a small road bump rather than the beginning of a new trend.
In fact, the most recent figures include several signs that buyers are back in a big way. Here's a look:
— Sales of newly constructed homes entered positive territory in April. Real estate agents sold seven newly built homes in April, up from four in April 2014. For the year-to-date, sales of newly constructed homes total 16, which is up from 13 in the same time period a year ago. Those numbers aren't great — they're still down by 10 homes from 2013 figures — but any type of bounce-back would be welcome by homebuilders. The sale of newly constructed homes was the weakest part of the market last year. Sales in that category fell by 19 percent in 2014.
— The median number of days a home sits on the market unsold has fallen significantly. Thus far in 2015, the median is at 43 days, down from 60 days in 2014.
— The number of pending contracts at the end of April totaled 257, which is up 29 percent from April 2014. That likely is a sign that sale numbers in May and June also should be strong.
— The number of active listings on the market in April totaled 346, which is down nearly 20 percent from April 2014 totals. The declining number of active listings, and the declining number of days a home sits on the market are indicators that there's been an influx of buyers.
One thing we haven't seen, however, is an increase in home prices in Lawrence. The numbers from the Lawrence Board of Realtors show the median sale price thus far in 2015 is $158,900, which is basically unchanged from the $158,500 mark at this time last year. The median selling price of newly constructed homes is up significantly. It checks in at $337,495, which is a 10 percent increase from a year ago.
It has been interesting to watch what has happened to the selling prices of newly constructed homes in Lawrence over the last several years. At the end of 2011, the median selling price for a newly built home was $245,000. We've seen an increase of 37 percent in median price in less than four years. Back in 2011, the gap between the median selling price of an existing home and a new home was about 45 percent. Thus far in 2015, the gap is about 110 percent. As I've been known to say when my key no longer works in my home lock: I don't know exactly what this means, but it seems significant.
• On the subject of housing prices, there's an even better set of numbers that have been recently released for the Lawrence market. They show an even more pronounced stagnation of housing prices in Lawrence.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has released its first quarter numbers for home prices in metro areas across the country. These numbers give a better indication of whether home values are rising or falling than the Board of Realtor numbers. That's because the Board of Realtor numbers simply look at all the homes sold in a given time period, compute and average and then compares that average to the same period in previous years. That, however, doesn't take into account the type of homes being sold. If in 2015, 40 percent of the home sales in Lawrence consisted of five-bedroom homes while in 2014 they only accounted for 30 percent of sales, it is likely the average selling price is going to be higher. But that doesn't mean home values in general are rising. It just means the mix of housing sales is different than it used to be. The Federal Housing Finance Agency has access to more detailed mortgage information, and it is able to account for such factors and conduct a more apples-to-apples comparison.
The latest numbers show that Lawrence home values in the first quarter of 2015 actually declined slightly. Prices dropped by 0.2 percent in the first quarter of the year. For the last 12 months, home values in Lawrence have risen by 2.43 percent. Compared to other metro markets, that's not a lot. Lawrence ranks 237th out of the approximately 275 metro markets that are measured.
The agency also provides information on housing values over the last five years. Here's a look at how Lawrence stacks up compared to some other regional markets:
— Lawrence: down 0.2 percent (1Q); up 2.4 percent (1yr); up 3 percent (5yr)
— Boulder, Colo.: up 0.4 percent; up 7.5 percent; up 20.7 percent
— Columbia, Mo.: up 0.2 percent; up 4.6 percent; up 6.8 percent
— Fort Collins, Colo.: up 1.4 percent; up 9 percent; up 22.3 percent
— Greeley, Colo: up 2 percent, up 9.2 percent; up 23.2 percent
— Iowa City: up 0.9 percent; up 2.3 percent; up 6.6 percent
— Joplin, Mo.: up 3.1 percent; up 3.4 percent; up 9 percent
— Kansas City, Mo.-Ka.n: up 0.6 percent; up 5.1 percent; up 3.1 percent
— Lincoln, Neb.: up 1 percent; up 4.1 percent; up 12.4 percent
— Topeka: down 1.9 percent; up 1.8 percent; down 0.8 percent
— Wichita: up 2 percent; up 5.7 percent; up 3.8 percent
So, looking at those numbers, there are two obvious conclusions: 1. We need more mountains; and 2. The beautiful Kaw River isn't the selling point it used to be.
The mountains are easy to see. Over the last five years, the Colorado communities have seen their home values soar by about 4 percent to 5 percent a year. Back in the 1990s, such appreciation of home values was fairly common in Lawrence too. Clearly, someone has stolen our mountains.
In terms of the Kaw, I say that because look at the three communities that line the Kansas River. Lawrence, Topeka and Kansas City all have seen pretty stagnant home values over the last five years. When you average the growth rates for the three communities, it comes out to 1.7 percent for the five-year period. Not 1.7 percent per year, but 1.7 percent cumulative.
How fast housing values should grow in a community is a matter of debate. Grow too fast and you can price a lot of people out of your market. But grow too slowly, and some people may take a pass on your market because they want their home to be somewhat of an investment in addition to a place that provides shelter. Maybe Lawrence's growth rate is just right, but it does appear to be slower than a lot of other communities in the region. It would be interesting to know what that says about our community.
In other news and notes from around town:
• I've had some people ask what is going into the former Yellow House building at 1904 Massachusetts Street. Construction work is underway to renovate the building. Well, according to documents filed at City Hall, a tattoo parlor is opening in the location. A business called Miller Tattoo has filed for a sign permit at the location.
• Funny things are set to happen on Lawrence's downtown sidewalks, and I'm not even talking about what happens to them after happy hour becomes a bit too happy. The Free State Festival — the big arts, culture and entertainment event set for June 22-28 — plans to get creative in how it promotes the event.
That means you'll start seeing some advertisements and art show up on city sidewalks. The festival has requested city permission to place vinyl lettering and signs on sidewalks and parking lots across town. The festival organizers list about 25 different locations across town, but primarily concentrated in downtown, where they would like to use the vinyl lettering and signs. Organizers say the letter is non-slip, so it should not create any safety issues. The lettering and signs would be removed from the sidewalks once the festival is over.
But there may be an even funkier item coming to downtown sidewalks. Festival organizers are seeking permission to use "GOBO" lights to project images onto downtown sidewalks. The plans calls for each intersection on Massachusetts Street from Seventh to 10th streets to have at least one GOBO display. To be clear, the display would be on one of the adjacent sidewalks next to the intersection, not in the intersection itself.
What is a GOBO, you ask? Well, a GOBO is a stencil that is placed over the lens of a light. The result is the light emits a certain pattern. Probably the most famous GOBO is the bat signal that is used to call Batman in times of need. Unlike the bat signal, these GOBOs will be used to project light down onto the sidewalk rather than up in the sky.
But don't let that difference fool you. I'm almost certain that this means Batman will be making an appearance at the Free State Festival. I strongly suggest you all get your Robin costumes ready.
Work to begin soon on new river trail near downtown; home sales fall in February; Board of Realtors endorses three for City Hall
I already have a guitar and a straw hat — and really, how hard can a gondola be to make? — so it looks like things are finally falling into place for my secondary career as the Crooner of the Kaw. I'll start practicing, but in the meantime there is news about Lawrence getting its own version of a river walk.
No, it won't be as elaborate as the famed river walk in San Antonio, but construction is set to begin soon on a new riverside trail just north of downtown. City commissioners at their meeting on Tuesday are set to approve a nearly $108,000 bid to build a new trail running along the south bank of the Kansas River connecting Constant Park and Burcham Park.
In case you absent-mindedly left your Lawrence parks guide on your bedside table, Constant Park is the piece of green space just north of Sixth and Kentucky streets. Burcham Park is the long park in Pinckney neighborhood that runs all the way down to Second and Indiana streets.
There already is a make-shift trail that runs through the woods along the river, but plans call for this new trail to be highly improved. Parts of the trail will be concrete, while others portions will be crushed asphalt. When completed, it is expected to be appropriate for both walkers and bikers. The trail will connect with one in the Sandra Shaw Park, the new park near Second and Maine streets on the site of the former VFW property.
As we previously have reported, the Sunflower Foundation is providing about $50,000 in grant money for the project. The city will use sales tax dollars to pay for the rest. Lawrence-based R.D. Johnson Excavation submitted the low bid. In what is becoming a bit of a concerning trend, the city project only attracted two bidders.
The city's Parks and Recreation Department hasn't released a timeline for the project, but usually work begins shortly after a bid is awarded. So, look for construction along the river this summer. It will be interesting to see how the trail becomes a part of downtown. Obviously, it won't be a full-fledged riverwalk lined with shops and such. But there have been leaders who talk about making the river a larger part of Lawrence's attractions. We'll see if this trail ends up being opening to do that.
In other news and notes from around town:
• Maybe you are like me and are looking for a new house with a gondola workshop. (My wife says a soundproof guitar room also would be nice.) Well, apparently not many were on the Lawrence market in February. The latest report from the Lawrence Board of Realtors shows Lawrence home sales in February were down nearly 12 percent compared to February 2014.
But local real estate agents had a strong January, so year-to-date numbers are still up about 3 percent. January and February aren't really make-or-break months for the local real estate market. But we are entering a critical period. April, May and June are really big months for the industry, so we'll see whether the housing market can regain some momentum. The market wasn't bad last year, but it was down slightly from 2013 totals.
Other statistics from the latest report:
— The median number of days on market for a home is 64 thus far in 2015. That's down from 84 during the same time period a year ago.
— The number of contracts written thus far in 2015 is up nearly 25 percent. Contracts written don't show up as sales until the deal is finalized, but that number may be a good sign for sale numbers.
— The number of homes on the market is down to 324. That's down about 6 percent from a year ago.
— Builders closely watch the number of newly-constructed homes that sell. Thus far, that segment of the market hasn't gained much momentum. Six new homes have sold year-to-date, which is the same number as had been sold at this point in 2014. The new home market is looking for a bounce-back year. Sales of newly-constructed homes fell by 19 percent in 2014.
• My message to you about these last 10 days or so before election day is the same as I give my gondola passengers: Buckle up. The number of political flyers in your mailboxes and advertisements on your web pages will increase quite a bit as candidates sprint to the finish line.
You'll also start hearing about political endorsements. The Lawrence Board of Realtors has gotten that process started. It has announced that it is endorsing Stan Rasmussen, Matthew Herbert, and incumbent Terry Riordan in this year's election.
How much endorsements help or hurt candidates in Lawrence races has been an open question. The Realtor group has been running ads on behalf of the candidates, and my understanding is has sent some postcards out as well.
As far as other endorsements, I try to pass on the endorsements I hear of from legitimate groups. So, if your group is legitimate, and you've made an endorsement in the City Commission race, send me your information, and I'll make mention of it.
In terms of how this race is shaping up, it is always a bit of guesswork. As a reminder, Leslie Soden finished first in the primary, Ramussen was second, Stuart Boley third, Riordan fourth, Herbert fifth and incumbent Bob Schumm was sixth. Only three will win seats.
History is on the side of Soden and is against Schumm. In my 20 years of covering city elections, I recall only one first-place finisher in a primary failing to win a seat in the general election. I don't remember any sixth-place finisher in the primary winning a seat in the general election. Schumm, however, does have more name recognition than most sixth-place finishers. There have been plenty of examples of No. 4 finishers moving into a top 3 spot, and few examples of No. 5 doing that as well. So, it is a real race. We'll see how many folks show up at the polls, and how many twists and turns the candidates offer between now and April 7.
Downtown business of 25 years closing on Sunday; local home sales fall in August; Wicked Broadband owner considering run for city commission
I often have had shoppers at a garage sale I've hosted tell me I have a particular item priced too high. (I don't care what they say, my portrait of dogs playing pool is at least a $10,000 piece of art.) But I've never had someone like Gary Strong come up to me and say that I need to raise the price of an item. Strong is the owner of downtown Lawrence's Strong's Antiques, and he's been known to do that when he sees someone inadvertently giving away a valuable item.
But Lawrence residents may not be able to rely on such kindness for much longer. Strong is getting out of the antique business. After 25 years in Lawrence, Strong's Antiques will close for good on Sunday. Strong and his wife will continue to own the building, but they've signed a deal with Lawrence-based Lucky Dog Outfitters to locate in the storefront at 1025 Massachusetts St.
Strong said he was simply ready to give retirement a try, and a certain event convinced him of that. In December a stray vehicle from Massachusetts Street drove through the storefront in a strange accident. The accident damaged thousands of dollars worth of antiques, involved hassles with numerous insurance companies, and required eight months worth of construction.
"I began to realize that maybe retiring isn't such a bad concept," Strong said.
Strong said the interest in antiques has declined over the past 10 years, but that business at the shop remained solid, in part because the business had gained a regional reputation for clock repair, music box repair and other speciality services.
Strong even made house calls to repair people's grandfather clocks and other such large items. During the years, he also got to deal with Hollywood types by providing set pieces to productions such as The Day After and other movies that have shot in the area. All in all, it has been a good business to meet a lot of people, Strong said.
"I probably will miss communicating with so many people," Strong said. "It is nice when people are happy when they get something they have been looking for."
Strong said garage sale people also like it when he tells them that what they think is an ugly vase that perhaps should sell for $5 actually is a beautiful antique worth quite a bit more. Strong said he's come across that situation several times in his career.
"I always tried to make them aware of it because I didn't want them to come into my shop someday and see their vase selling for $375 or something like that," Strong said.
I'll see to bring you more information in the coming days about the plans Lucky Dog Outfitters has for the space. The Strongs also also own the space that houses Aimee's Cafe and Coffeehouse, which is run by their son. Strong said Aimee's will remain in business.
In other news and notes from around town:
• As I become an even more prodigious collector of fine canine billiards art, I probably at some time will have to buy a bigger house to display it all. But that time was not in August, and according to the latest statistics from the Lawrence Board of Realtors, I wasn't alone in putting off a home purchase.
Lawrence home sales in August were down about 15 percent compared to the same period a year ago. Real estate agents sold 90 units in August, down from 106 in August 2013.
For the year, home sales have totaled 759 units through August, and are down 5.7 percent compared to the same period a year ago. It is beginning to look like 2013 was the peak of the housing rebound in Lawrence. But it also is good to keep the 2014 numbers in perspective: Home sales are still about 16 percent ahead of 2012 totals. The industry is not in a bad place right now.
Other numbers of note from the monthly report include:
— The total value of residential real estate sold in Lawrence in 2014 thus far is $146.8 million, down 11 percent from the same period a year ago, but up 18 percent from 2012 levels.
— The median selling price in Lawrence in 2014 has been $164,000, down from $170,000 in 2013.
— The median number of days a home sits on the market is down to 33. That's down from 42 in 2013 and 63 in 2012.
— The number of homes on the market has fallen to 414, down from 441 in 2013 and 479 in 2012.
– Sales of newly constructed homes continue to be the most troubling part of the Lawrence real estate market. Only 47 newly constructed homes have sold thus far in 2014. That's down 35 percent from 2013 levels and is down nearly 13 percent from 2012 levels.
• Tonight — Thursday, that is — I will be covering a campaign event for the Nov. 4 sales tax election to fund a police headquarters project. The event is the public forum hosted by the city at 7 p.m. at the police department's Investigations and Training Center at Bob Billings Parkway and Wakarusa Drive. But before that campaign is even done, I'm required to keep my ear to the ground about possible candidates for the following campaign — the Lawrence City Commission races in April.
I had heard speculation that Lawrence school board member Kris Adair is considering a run for the City Commission. Well, Adair confirmed to me that she indeed is seriously considering running for the commission. She hasn't made a decision yet, but she said she's been talking to numerous people about a campaign. (If this were presidential politics, I think we could it an exploratory effort, and Adair would be doing lots of photo opportunities with ethanol, corn on the cob, corn-on-the-cob art and whatever else it takes to suck up to the fine folks of Iowa.)
Adair is an owner of Lawrence-based Wicked Broadband, and as such has had quite a few dealings with Lawrence City Hall. Wicked — formerly Lawrence Freeneet — currently is awaiting a decision from the commission on a $1 million loan guarantee that would spur a pilot project to bring gigabit service to parts of Lawrence. A decision on that issue is expected to be made by mid-November.
In addition to the broadband issue, Adair has been active in lobbying for changes in how the city approaches economic development. In particular, she has called for a greater emphasis on fostering start-up companies and expansion of smaller local businesses.
Adair still has two years left on her term as a Lawrence school board member. She said if she does run for the City Commission and does win a seat, she likely would resign her seat as a school board member. I'm not sure what the law allows in terms of holding multiple elected offices, but regardless, Adair said she thinks it would be too difficult to do both jobs simultaneously.
In case you don't yet have your Lawrence City Commission smartphone election app (that app almost certainly will void your warranty on your new iPhone), here is a rundown: Three of the five seats will be up for election in April. The seats held by Mike Dever, Terry Riordan and Bob Schumm are up for election. None of the three have officially said what their plans are for the future, although Schumm has said some things that indicate he'll likely run again. I believe Leslie Soden, who narrowly missed out on a seat two years ago, also will likely run. And I'm certain there will be others.
QuikTrip moving into restaurant business at 23rd and Haskell; home sales fall in May; area businessman in running for national entrepreneur of the year
There is a major new player coming to the restaurant business on East 23rd Street, and its familiar name may surprise you: QuikTrip.
Just like Da Vinci didn't stop painting after the Mona Lisa, QuikTrip isn't going to let its culinary creations end with the masterpiece known as a roller grill full of hot dogs and polish sausages.
The QuikTrip at 23rd and Haskell recently has received a building permit for $135,000 worth of renovations at the store to install a full service kitchen. QT spokesman Mike Thornbrugh said the kitchen will allow the store to serve items like pizzas, sandwiches, flatbreads and other items that are made-to-order on site. Currently, most of QuikTrip's food offerings are made off-site and shipped to the store pre-packaged.
The renovations will move QuikTrip in the fast-food restaurant industry, in addition to its gasoline and convenience store items.
"The two main sellers in convenience stores have been gasoline and tobacco products," Thornbrugh said. "Those are two products that we don't really believe are going to grow. We've been working very hard to make the switch to the fresh food side."
QT is in the process of installing kitchens in most of its nearly 700 stores across the country. Reports out of Tulsa, which is where QT has its headquarters, give a better idea of the menu the revamped stores will offer. In that market, personal pizzas are made-to-order from a choice of six toppings, flatbread sandwiches come in chicken bacon ranch, chicken quesadilla, and spicy barbecue steak, toasted sandwiches include grilled cheese, American bacon cheddar, three-cheese Italian, BLT with cheese and bacon, egg and cheese.
For those of you who want to take the European vacation without the trip to Europe, the store also will offer something called kolaches, a European breakfast pastry that features a sweet dough but savory fillings such as sausage and bacon.
Also on on the menu are speciality coffee drinks that will be made by a barista, frozen lemonades, smoothies and soft serve ice cream.
According to the Tulsa World article, the company is adding about 2,000 employees nationwide to staff the full-service kitchens. Thornbrugh said work at the Lawrence store was in its final stages and should be completed within a week or so.
In other news and notes from around town:
• Homes in Lawrence would sell at a much greater rate if they were all equipped with roller grills and polish sausage air fresheners. But they aren't, and thus far 2014 is showing a slowdown in local home sales.
Home sales in Lawrence totaled 133 in May, down about 7.5 percent from the activity levels in May 2013. The slowdown continues a trend that has taken hold in 2014. For the year, home sales in Lawrence totaled 380 through the end of May, a decrease of about 7 percent during the same time period a year ago.
At this pace, it is looking more likely that Lawrence's two-year streak of increasing homes sales will come to an end in 2014. But leaders with the Lawrence Board of Realtors are trying to put the numbers in perspective. This year's totals are still much better than just a few years ago when the housing market in Lawrence and across the country was really struggling. The 380 homes sold thus far in 2014 represents an increase of 31 percent compared to the same period in 2012 and 46 percent from 2011.
Susan Bonham, president of the Lawrence Board of Realtors, also noted that the market isn't down across the board. She said sales of homes priced below $200,000 are ahead of last year's pace, but homes above the $200,000 mark are lagging past totals.
Other numbers from the recent report include:
— 13 newly constructed homes sold in May, down from 15 in May 2014. While not positive, that number is an improvement in the trend. Through May, year-to-date sales of newly constructed homes total just 26 units. That's down nearly 37 percent from the same period a year ago.
— $159,350 is the median selling price of a Lawrence home, year-to-date. That's down 5.7 percent from the same period a year ago.
— The median number of days a home sits on the market before selling is 40 in 2014, compared to 57 through the same time period a year ago.
— 451 homes were on the market at the end of May, up nearly 15 percent from May 2013. Real estate agents have said that increase is a positive sign for the market because an increase in inventory is expected to bring more buyers into the market.
— At least one measure is indicating the slowdown in sales may continue for the short term. The number of pending contracts in May totaled 212, down from 242 in May 2013.
• A longtime area businessman is in the running for a prestigious national entrepreneur of the year award.
Smitty Belcher, chief executive officer of P1 Group Inc., has been named a regional winner in the Entrepreneur of the Year contest organized by the business consulting firm Ernst & Young.
P1 Group is one of the region's larger mechanical contractors, and it has deep ties to Lawrence. The company is an outgrowth of Huxtable & Associates, which was founded in Lawrence in the 1920s. P1 Group continues to have a large operations center in Lawrence near 23rd and Haskell.
Belcher has been an active member of the Lawrence business community and area philanthropist. As one of 10 winners in the midwest region of the competition, Belcher now is a finalist for the national entrepreneur of the year award, which will be announced in November.
Lawrence home sales and prices fall in April; new numbers suggest local tax base is growing; city to be featured in True West magazine
Lawrence's spring real estate market is a bit like my lawn this season: There are a few dandelions out there, but you still can convince yourself that those are just pretty flowers.
The most recent report from the Lawrence Board of Realtors confirms a trend that has been developing over the last few months: Home sales in Lawrence are on the decline. Home sales in April, usually one of the busier months of the year, were down 12.6 percent compared with the same period a year ago.
The latest numbers pushed the year-to-date numbers further into negative territory. For the year, home sales are down 6.8 percent, totaling 247 compared with 265 through April 2013.
But as I frequently tell my neighbor, you have to keep these dandelions in perspective. Lawrence's housing market is still performing significantly better than it did in 2012, and it is much healthier than it was during the dark days following the housing bubble. Home sales in 2014 are about 25 percent higher than they were at this point in 2012.
But sales will have to pick up in a hurry if Lawrence is to post its third straight year of increasing home sales, after hitting bottom in 2011. A similar theme is being struck across the country. After gaining strength in recent years, U.S. home sales began to slow in mid-2013. Economists, ever the two-handed beasts, are split on where sales are headed in the future.
Susan Bonham, president of the Lawrence Board of Realtors, said the local market is mixed right now. She said homes in the $100,000 to $300,000 range are still selling reasonably well, but homes outside that price range have struggled.
The latest numbers do create a couple of questions about what lies ahead, particularly when it comes to home prices and the amount of new home construction.
With four months in the books, the median selling price of homes in Lawrence is down about 5 percent to $159,000. These numbers are tough to interpret. It could mean that buyers are simply interested in different types and sizes of houses than they have been in the past, or it could mean that housing prices in general are starting to fall in the city. It is an issue to keep an eye on.
Lawrence homebuilders also will be keeping a close eye on the demand for new houses in the city. Thus far, it has been a poor year in terms of people buying newly constructed homes. In fact, those may be the most disappointing numbers in the report. Through April, only 13 newly constructed homes have been sold. That's down from 26 at the same point in 2013. It also is down from 17 sales at this point in 2012. Sales of newly constructed homes are important because they can provide a real boost to the local economy. Historically, some of Lawrence's best economic years have come when builders are constructing a significant number of new homes.
Other numbers from the report included:
— The total dollar volume of homes sold in the Lawrence area is down 11.8 percent to $47.7 million.
— The number of homes on the market has grown slightly to 429, up from 418 at this point in 2013. The number is down significantly from the 613 listing in April 2012.
— The median number of days a home is on the market has fallen to 59, down from 65 a year earlier. Usually, such a decline would point to market where buyers are becoming more active.
— The number of pending contracts has fallen significantly from a year ago. At the end of April there were 199 pending contracts in the system, down nearly 20 percent from April 2013 totals. That may be an indicator that home sale numbers are unlikely to bounce back in the next month or two.
In other news and notes from around town:
• There is a set of new numbers that do point to a recovery of sorts in the Lawrence economy. Douglas County officials are in the process of tallying the assessed valuation for the city of Lawrence, meaning the taxable value of all property in the city limits.
The preliminary numbers show 2014 is set to post the largest increase since 2007. But be warned, that is a bit like me bragging that the brown spots in my yard are no longer toxic. (Long story, but as I've told the EPA, I really did think it was fertilizer in that bag.) The point is, assessed valuation growth in Lawrence has been pretty anemic since 2007. In fact in 2009, 2010, and 2012 it actually declined.
But the estimate for 2014 shows that it has increased by 1.6 percent. For comparison purposes, during the late 1990s and even into the early 2000s, the city was experiencing growth in its tax base 5 percent to 8 percent fairly regularly. But the 1.6 percent growth rate is welcome news at City Hall because if the tax base grows, the city's property tax revenue automatically increases, unless the City Commission decides to reduce the property tax mill levy. In case you are wondering, I've seen no indication that a property tax mill levy reduction is in the offing for the city's next budget.
The assessed valuation also is important to watch because it is a reasonable indicator of economic health. Tax bases usually grow either because property values are rising or significant new construction is occurring in the community. This latest increase likely is a result of a little bit of both.
• I don't know about you, but I'm always looking for an opportunity to get out my chaps, my 10-gallon and my best rootin-tootin outfit. Perhaps we'll all have an opportunity soon. I've been told by the Lawrence Convention and Visitors Bureau that Lawrence's Old West and frontier history is going to be in the national spotlight.
True West magazine has chosen Lawrence as the community it will feature in its August 2014 edition. I don't have details yet on exactly what elements of our history will be featured, but local tourism leaders are hopeful that recognition will spur some new visitors to check out the community. True West touts that it reaches about 300,000 "heritage travelers."
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Real estate sales, home building off to decent start in 2014; new numbers about county's housing values, tax base released
Perhaps you are like me, and this winter weather has you in the market for a very specific type of home: one with a heated driveway and sidewalks. (Or I would even settle for one equipped with a 10-year old son who doesn't feel faint at the sight of a snow shovel.)
I'm not sure any of those types of homes have sold recently, but the latest series of real estate and building reports indicate that 2014 got off to a decent start for home builders and real estate agents.
Here's a look at a few reports:
• Although January is one of the slower months for local real estate agents, home sales increased by a little more than 10 percent, compared with January 2013 totals, according to a new report from the Lawrence Board of Realtors. Home sales totaled 41 for the month, including five sales for newly constructed homes. The most important number of the report, however, may be the number of homes on the market. Active listings in Lawrence are down 320 homes, which is a decline from 380 in January 2013 and 460 from January 2012. That's a positive sign for the market. More homes are selling, but if the number of listings doesn't move upward, look for prices to rise.
• Lawrence home builders took out permits for nine new homes in January, compared with eight in January 2013. January obviously isn't a big month for starting new home construction, but, for what it is worth, the nine is the highest January total in at least the last five years. The five-year average for January home starts is 5.4 new homes. (Rumor has it, the guy who lived in the 0.4 of a home, spent all his money on heated sidewalks.)
• When it comes to numbers, the one homeowners usually care most about should be arriving in the mailbox at any moment. The Douglas County Appraiser's Office sent out change of value notices on Friday. The notices tell homeowners how much the appraiser's office thinks their property is worth. That number, of course, is key in determining how much a homeowner pays in property taxes. I haven't yet got an update from the appraiser on what most homeowners should expect. When I get that information, I'll pass it along. But his most recent report did include some other interesting numbers:
— The total value of real estate in Douglas County is on the rise. Total assessed valuation — that's the taxable value, not the fair market value — was $1.04 billion dollars on Jan. 1. That's up 2.2 percent from Jan. 1, 2013. Appraiser Steve Miles said most of the increase was due to new construction and an increase in the value of agricultural land in the county. If that number holds — it generally goes down a bit as people appeal their tax values — it will be good news for local governments who use the tax base to help build their budgets.
— The median value of all residential property in the county — excluding big apartment complexes — was $161,700 in 2014. That's up 2.9 percent from the $157,000 median in 2013. The median value had declined in 2013, 2012 and 2009. The report shows that median values still have a ways to climb before they reach the levels seen during the housing boom. In 2008, the median value of residential property in the county was $164,900.
— The report provides a median residential value for each of the four communities in the county, plus the rural area. Those values: Baldwin City, $140,000, up 5.5 percent; Eudora, $137,900, up 9 percent; Lecompton, up $109,860, up 30.8 percent; Lawrence, $160,200, up 0.3 percent; $199,800, up 30.2 percent.
— Housing, of course, is just one part of the county's real estate tax base. Commercial real estate, agricultural land and a few other miscellaneous categories also make up the tax base. But residential property is certainly the giant among the bunch, which has been a bit of a concern to economic development leaders for a long time. The idea is that commercial real estate produces more jobs and pays a higher tax rate. So, having more commercial, job-producing real estate in the community has been a goal.
Well, I've done some figuring. (It wasn't pretty. Those were really big numbers, so I had to call on my neighbors to take off their shoes as well.) Regardless, here's a look: In 2014, residential property made up 68.5 percent of the tax base compared with 68.1 percent in 2013. Commercial real estate made up 25.6 percent in 2014 compared with 25.7 percent in 2013. So, we didn't go in the right direction.
Just for fun, I also went back to 2004 to see how the numbers have changed. In 2004, residential made up 67 percent of the tax base and commercial made up 25.9 percent. These really are big numbers, so you shouldn't expect big swings. But it is telling that for an entire decade we lost ground on the goal of strengthening our commercial tax base.
In other news around town:
• Maybe all these numbers have made you want to be a renter. If so, you might have some questions about the city's proposed rental licensing and inspection program. Whether you are a renter, a landlord or just an interested resident, we want your questions about the program. City Commissioner Jeremy Farmer will participate in an online chat at 11 a.m. Thursday. Click here to submit some questions in advance.
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Group wins grant for new city nature park trail; Lawrence home sales top the 1,000 mark for year
A new Lawrence park and a new Lawrence trail are beginning to look more likely all the time.
A grant totaling up to $55,000 has been awarded to the local nonprofit group Outside for a Better Inside, group founder John McGrew has told me. The grant, from the Topeka-based Sunflower Foundation, will be used to help build a nature trail on the central Lawrence property that used to house the Lawrence VFW.
The trail is a key part of a plan to convert 8 acres in the Pinckney neighborhood into a nature park that will be donated to the city. City officials last month preliminarily agreed to accept the donation of the property, once private funding arrangements could be made for the trail.
The Sunflower grant is a key cog in the funding of the trail. McGrew has estimated the paved trail will cost a little more than $100,000 to build. McGrew — who is a longtime Lawrence real estate executive — has said he is confident the Outside for a Better Inside organization can successfully conduct private fundraising to complete the project.
McGrew believes the trail can be completed by Spring of 2014. I haven't yet talked with city officials since word of the grant, so we'll see what their timelines are. Previously they had expressed optimism that the park, which is around Second and Alabama streets, could be open by late 2014.
Plans call for the trail to go through a hardwood forest and partially around a small lake that used to be a clay pit for an old-time brick factory. As we recently reported, the site has an old cabin and an interesting history as a Lawrence zoo.
The property is owned by the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center. Bert Nash plans to donate the back half of the property to the city, but still has long-range plans to develop the front half of the site with a new building that could house medical offices for Bert Nash and the Heartland Community Health Clinic.
In other news and notes from around town:
• Some people sing Home for the Holidays, while other people buy a home for the holidays. Lawrence home sales in November were relatively strong, according to the latest report from the Lawrence Board of Realtors.
Lawrence home sales in Novembers were up almost 13 percent compared to November 2012 totals, according to the report. For the month, 53 homes were sold.
November's showing continues what has been a real good year for the Lawrence real estate market. In fact, November's sales pushed the market past a key milestone: Total sales for the year stood at 1,001 at the end of November. Lawrence has tried to break the 1,000 home sale barrier for a few years now.
Through November, Lawrence home sales for the year were up 20 percent compared to the same period a year ago. Compared to the same period in 2011, sales are up a remarkable 53 percent. The rebound in the Lawrence real estate market really has been one of the more important business stories of the last couple of years.
It is not only sales that have rebounded, but prices are up too. The median selling price thus far in 2013 is $170,000, up 7.3 percent from the same period a year ago. That's a change from what we saw in 2012. Basically what happened in 2012 is that the local real estate market started to pick up steam, in part, because selling prices of homes had dropped. At this point last year, home prices were down by almost 6.5 percent. But it seems clear that price correction was a one year event. It will be interesting to see how the county appraiser values people's homes here in the next few months. This is a key time for the appraiser's office. State law requires him to set a value for every home as of Jan. 1 of each year. We usually get those change in value notices mailed to us in March.
As for other statistics from this month's report:
— The number of listings on the Lawrence market is down to 380. That's down nearly 17 percent from the same period a year ago. If that trend holds, that also likely will put upward pressure on home prices.
— The median number of days a home stays on the market before selling is now down to 42. That's compared to 60 days in 2012.
— The number of newly constructed homes sold thus far in 2013 is 92. That's up nearly 18 percent from the same period a year ago.
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Lawrence home sales for October strong
After showing signs of cooling off in September, Lawrence's residential real estate market heated right back up again in October.
October homes sales in Lawrence rose by 17 percent compared with the same time period of a year ago. Home sales in Lawrence have increased for nine of the 10 months on record in 2013. But the one month that showed a decline was September, which meant real estate observers were waiting to see whether that was the beginning of a new slowdown in the market.
October's numbers suggest the Lawrence market has dodged a late season slump. Now, the question turns to whether the Lawrence market can dodge something even nastier: the impact of the federal government shutdown.
John Esau, the president of the Lawrence Board of Realtors, noted the only negative in this month's report is that the number of new contracts real estate agents wrote during October was down about 12.5 percent compared with the same period a year ago. Esau speculated that was because during October the government shutdown created concerns about lenders being able to timely process loans and also created economic concerns among buyers.
The shutdown happened during the early parts of October, but most of its impacts on real estate sales likely won't show up until the November report. That's because October's report largely shows sales that had contracts written in September, before the shutdown. November's report will have sales that had contracts largely written in October. (There's no set formula, but generally it takes a few weeks for a sale to be finalized on a house.)
So, it will be interesting to see if November's home sale numbers take a hit, but it likely won't be too much to be worried about since the shutdown is now over. Indeed, the Lawrence real estate market for all of 2013 has been pretty worry free. Here's a look at several of the most recent statistics:
• Through October, Lawrence home sales for all of 2013 total 948, up 20.5 percent from a year ago. Compared with 2011, home sales are up nearly 53 percent.
• Sales of newly constructed homes are up about 21 percent compared with a year ago. A total of 86 new homes have been sold, up from 71 at this time in 2012 and 55 in 2011. It is worth noting, however, October 2013 wasn't a good month for new-constructed home sales. Only four sold in Lawrence in October, down from 11 in October 2012.
• The median selling price for a home in Lawrence is $170,000, up 7.3 percent from a year ago. Interestingly, the median selling price is about where it was in 2011, when it checked in at $168,250. Last year's rebound in the market partially was fueled by a significant drop in housing prices. This year's strong market, however, is happening as average home prices increase.
• The median number of days a home sits on the market is down to 42, compared with 61 in 2012 and 59 in 2011.
• The supply of homes available for sale continues to shrink. At the end of October there were 428 active listings, down from 490 in October 2012 and 575 in October 2013. Based on current sales activity, there is about a 5.9 month supply of homes currently on the market. In October 2011, there was about a 13.4 month supply of homes on the market.
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