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From Brian Bieniowski,
Ambient Review
Somewhere along the line, space became unfriendly. Michael Moorcock wrote in his novel
The Black Corridor
, "space does not care" and it seems that many of today's ambient and space music artists have taken this phrase to mean that space should be infinite blackness and cold isolation. I'm not in a position to argue, especially when "black space" ambient can be some of the most potent drift around (
Celestial Geometries
by Oöphoi and Tau Ceti comes immediately to mind). With all this uncaring space around, arguably the most realistic interpretation of space travel, it becomes all the more refreshing when an artist comes along and creates space music in its classic, positive, bright aspect--all fantasy travels with none of the sugary sweetness of new age music.
It is in the spirit of classic space music, planetarium music, music for interstellar journeys, that I come to Telomere's second album
. This is an album in the grand tradition of Michael Stearns'
Planetary Unfolding
and Jon Serries'
And the Stars Go With You
is an overwhelmingly positive sounding record, the kind of swelling music you feel in your heart when you imagine space as a place man was meant to commune with via exploration and discovery. This is not the sound of a dark Michael Moorcock novel, but of Arthur C. Clarke's proud forward movement to man's destiny amidst the infinite universe.
depicts Earth's surface from orbit on its cover, and this is an entirely apt description of the album's contents. From the opening sounds of track one, "Awakening," we begin with that greatest of metaphors--the comparison of the sea to space. Washes of the tide mix with deep synth washes (most of this music is created on the Serge Modular, making another notable Stearns connection); eventually some dramatic low-toned sequencing enters the fray and we suddenly liftoff on breathtaking synthwork as we shoot right out of the atmosphere into orbit. This track descends gradually back into tidal movement, and bleeds directly into "Microcosmos"--an entrancing, nearly psychedelic, rising and falling of synth tones. Here is where the Michael Stearns comparisons break down. While Stearns' early work with the Serge seemed to be more interested in showing off its capabilities, the work of Telomere has fully digested the instrument's use and is content to create powerful music with understated virtuosity. "Idiochrome" continues the beautiful synth washes of the preceding track, but also serves to remind us that though the Serge is by no means a new artifice for creating music, it is still capable of portraying the timeless. "Ancient Uplift" (a fantastic title) finds us gazing at a completely alien artifact, chattering to itself electronically--this
is incomprehensible, but by looking at it we are somehow pushed forward into an ancient future where mariners sail the spaceways instead of the sea. "Evocation" is just that--slowly building an evocative orbital journey, at once in motion and motionless. "Dawnlight" contains a breathtaking theme, as if a paean to astronomy by starry-eyed, scholars--the equivalent to a planetary love song. Finally, "First Forest" brings us back to the beginnings of Earth, when nature was still somehow connected to the celestial--before humans could create an imaginary barrier between the ground beneath and the stars above. With this track, the atmosphere is no longer a barrier, but a transitional movement into infinity.
is a flawless record. It manages to portray the awesome majesty of the heavens (and Earth) without resorting to needless dramatic flourishes or strained mysticism. While rooted in classic space music of past decades,
is fresh, perfectly produced, entrancing. You will not find a better space music record, bar none. Somehow, Christopher MacDonald (the man behind Telomere) has distilled the essence of space travel and the distinct feeling of the otherworldly inherent in the cosmos. If I could similarly distill this review to one word, it would assuredly be: breathtaking. I give this my highest recommendation--truly
is a testament to the power of space music and its ability to transport listeners simply by hitting the play button.
From Chuck van Zyl, host of
Star's End
Chris MacDonald is better known to STAR'S END listeners as Telomere by way of his 1998 debut album ASTRAL CURRENTS. On this recording, Telomere established himself as one of spacemusic's foremost deep-drift stylists. His fresh insight into the relationship between sound and psyche continues on ZOETOSIS. With barely a rhythm or melody, Telomere produces engaging harmonies and evolving timbres to convey profound musical ideas. Drones swell up deliberatley into a slowly sweeping soft mass while tones change continually between pencil thin lines and dripping wet brush strokes. Within each piece and throughout the album is a sense of movement - a slow motion of cosmic ideas. The spirituality of the synthesizer can be felt fully as electrical current is transformed into synthesized sound. Telomere's music ascends with a clarity of vision found only far above the earth's atmosphere. So much a completely transportive and reassuring experience, that silence at album's end is unsettling.
From Bert Strolenberg,
Zoetosis is the 2nd cd of space-music composer Christopher MacDonald, inviting the listener to another fascinating virtual trip into space. Like his former album Astral Currents, Zoetosis is primarily made on the Mighty Serge Modular (which still remind me of Stearns masterpieces Planetary Unfolding and Chronos) and offers handsfull of amazing soundtapestries which Christopher has melded without sounding pretentious. Listening to the 7 long tracks, 54 minutes in total, on the album gives you a feeling of timelessness as you travel through stargates and float through the overwhelming cosmos and beyond. Zoetosis is planetariummusic at its best and comes with an extraordinary soundquality and production. For those who want to encounter the depths of the galaxy , this is another intruiging entrance next to Astral Currents!
Bert Strolenberg - Klem magazine, The Netherlands-
(Dutch review text) De 2e cd van Christopher MacDonald die met voorganger Astral Currents al een prachtige staaltje spacemuziek afleverde. Eigenlijk is het met Zoetosis niet anders: wederom breed uitgesponnen, zacht galmende kosmische klankvlakken die hoofdzakelijk op de Serge Modular zijn gespeeld, waardoor de sound duidelijk in lijn met Michael Stearns Planetary Unfolding of Chronos ligt. Het gevoel van tijdloosheid en het virtueel rondwentelen door een oneindige kosmos tijdens het luisteren naar de 7 lange tracks van deze aan planetariummuziek grenzende soundtrip maken het geheel tot een waar genot voor de luisteraar. Zowel productie als geluidskwaliteit zijn dik in orde. Meer info op www.evenfall.com
From Bill Binkelman,
Wind and Wire
Christopher MacDonald, who records as Telomere, renews the promise of his excellent debut recording, Astral Currents, with this follow-up album, Zoetosis. Once again, the music is played mostly on a Serge Modular synthesizer, giving the music that soft lush luxurious texture of classic spacemusic from the golden years of the genre. While not remarkably different from Astral Currents, Christopher does indeed show some artistic growth and the music illustrates an evolution of his composing talent throughout the spacy soundscapes. Beginning with the subtle sounds of waves breaking on the shore (the nature sounds which are on the album, and there are only a smattering of them, were recorded on Maui), the opening track, "Awakening," is ushered in by light-as-air synth choruses before the mighty Serge slowly weaves its way onto the sonic landscape. Shimmering faintly and building in intensity, the music evokes an image of a huge yellow sun rising above the distant horizon over the blue ocean waters. However, being spacemusic, the image could also be that of moonrise over the curvature of the Earth as seen from outer space. "Microcosmos," the second song, is softer and quite lovely. Christopher adroitly layers the various keyboards and synths, with lower register drones flowing serenely over pulsing mid-tones and cascading shimmering higher register notes and chords. The music on Zoetosis is not the minimal ambient approach of artists like James Johnson or Stephen Philips. It's also not the overtly melodic approach of Jonn Serrie or Anthony Baskey. And it's not the darker side of space such as Steve Roach or Robert Scott Thompson. The closest comparison I can make would be to Meg Bowles, except that Christopher does not use any beat-driven rhythms or hand percussive effects, as Meg does on some songs. There is also is nary of trace of darkness on this recording, except for the blackness of outer space, that is. Of course, part of the uniqueness of Telomere's music is derived from the sound of classic analog synths and the Serge itself. Nothing quite sounds like it, does it? There are seven songs on Zoetosis - the shortest one being almost six minutes long - so there's plenty of room for the music to stretch out and develop, which it does with a sense of cosmic patience. "Ancient Uplift" begins atypically with deep rumbling effects, layered under some interesting SF synth textures, suggesting cyber-circuitry, with its bleeps and bloops. On headphones, this "robotic conversation" pans deliciously from one side to the other. As it fades away, it's replaced by a dramatic series of rising and falling drones, like huge slow motion waves. Eventually, the Serge makes its appearance with a gorgeous swelling of analog beauty. "Evocation" finally does offer some rhythmic elements, but they are derived from the synths themselves, not from any sampled percussion or drums. This may be the most dramatic cut on the album as well. If you've been listening softly up to now, you might need to turn the volume down on this track. In addition, there is a particular sound (on this song) made on either the Serge or other synth that sure sounds like a section of "Atmospheres" from the 2001 soundtrack. Mondo cool! This display of sonic power is followed by two rather serene cuts - "Dawnlight" and "First Forest." "Dawnlight" is beautiful - long patient washes of near poetic electronic bliss, sometimes with the Serge dominating and other times having a more subdued synth take center stage. "First Forest" incorporates birdsong with the softest synths heard yet on the album. A gently rocking rhythm lends a slight organic quality to the music, counterpointed by chords and washes that soar up and then down in pitch. Retro synth sounds playing an ascending-descending mini-scale in a variety of musical keys fleshes out the track nicely. The music eventually fades out and all that is left are the birds, singing in the "first forest." Unless your definition of spacemusic only allows for the more minimal and melancholic variety (which, by the way, those types are excellent too, of course), I can't believe you'd be disappointed by adding Zoetosis to your collection. Christopher MacDonald has refined his trademark composing style to a razor-sharp level of skill. While the CD is perfect for those who love the sound of "classic" electronic music from earlier days, it is by no means kitschy, overly-retro, or dripping with nostalgia. Instead, it's an inspired recording reminding the older listener (such as yours truly) that some things (in this case, the majestic sound of the Serge) only get better with age.
Astral Currents
From Bill Binkelman,
Wind and Wire
Space music is on the rise again. Maybe it's the weather or maybe it's the presence of
Deep Imact
. Whatever the reason, I'm hearing a lot of good outer space music. This release by Christopher John MacDonald, a.k.a. Telomere, is a great example of the new stuff being every bit as good as the classics.
From the opening long slow synth washes on the first cut, "Departure," any fan of space music knows he or she is headed into the deep but friendly far flung oasis of inter-galactic blackness. Christopher's music is melodic and warm like the best from early John Serrie. There is no mistaking this for ambient music, at least to my ears. That doesn't mean I can articulate
I'm so sure of this. Yes, the cover art (a nicely done photo of a distant nebula) helps set the stage. But, there is something about true space music that's very recognizable.
As the second song starts, I hear the sound of frogs, but these have to be galactic frogs, 'cause we're in space, right?. Well, maybe there
frogs in the Andromeda galaxy. This song is even more luxuriantly spacy than the opener. The synth washes just seem to go on forever. Christopher has a deft touch when blending his keyboards. The synth chords are a combination of other-worldly sounds and traditional textures. On "Lifecycle" the CD takes a slight side trip into a deeper area of space with a more minimalist sound - sparse, even more formless than the previous drifting style. This is less like Serrie and more like Meg Bowles to my ears. Warmth eventually returns with a
lovely series of synth chords in the background, gradually building into an almost Demby-esque crescendo of sorts.
"Visitation" is even more alien-sounding (so, maybe the CD is a
ambient-noirish). It's still build on long washes of synths, twisting inward then outward. The Constance Demby sound emerges again on parts of "Descent" as well.
Astral Currents is a polished effort in the space music genre. The seamless flow of song to song, with enough varying elemnts to intrigue even jaded ears, makes this a stand-out CD. Telomere is a welcome addition to the ranks of the best deep space drifters beyond the outer rim.
-Bill Binkelman-
From Bert Strolenberg,
(Translated to English by the author)
Well, well, here we have a CD which features some music which is perfectly in line with those made some years ago in the classic tradition of spacemusic. Telomere is Christopher John Macdonald, who's "Astral Currents" is his debut-record. Christopher owns a nice piece of electronic gear, the Serge Modular Synthesizer (also called "The Mighty Serge" by fellow space-travellers Kevin Braheny and Michael Stearns), and therefore a great sound is already guaranteed.
And yes, the listener isn't disappointed at all: Telomere composes beautiful space music with great expanding sound textures that starts off with "Departure", and before you know it, you drift somewhere out there in space, voyaging along in your private spaceship toward stars, planets, and towards what may be behind all that to discover. There are enough mysterious angles, bits and details to be heard on this ongoing non-rhythmic journey, which is very nicely produced and of splendid sound quality throughout. Some nice atmospheres are encountered when enjoyoing this music, as we enter both deeper & lighter regions/aspects of our cosmos. For those who like the first CD's of John Serrie or are still clinged towards Michael Stearns "Planetary Unfolding" should absolutely buy this one. This would be a great companion to a cosmic IMAX-film or planetarium show. I only wanted that the CD lasted longer than the featured 42 minutes, as I think this is too short according to nowadays standards.
Hopefully this CD will soon be available through Groove Unlimited so that is can be shared by a lot of lovers of spacemusic over the world.
(Original review text)
Liefhebbers van traditionele en meeslepende spacemuziek zijn met deze schijf van Telomere aan het goede adres. Telomere is Amerikaan Christopher John McDonald, en deze "Astral Currents" is z'n eerste CD. Voor het maken van dit album maakte Christopher uitsluitend gebruik van niets minder dan de Serge Modular Synthesizer, die door collega-bezitters Kevin Braheny en Michael Stearns ook wel de Mighty Serge wordt genoemd. Het eindresultaat mag er dan ook wezen: prachtige, breed uitwaaierende kosmische muziek met een prachtig mysterieuze ondertoon en nagenoeg geen ritmische elementen die zo kan aansluiten bij genre-klassiekers als Serrie's "And the Stars...." of Stearns "Planetary Unfolding". Lijkt me perfecte muziek voor bij een planetariumshow of kosmische IMAX-film. Voordehandliggende conclusie na bovenstaande is dan ook dat dit goed geproduceerde spacemuziek is die echter naar mijn smaak wat langer had mogen duren (de CD bevat net 42 minuten muziek). Het is het hopen dat deze "Astral Currents" spoedig via Groove te bestellen zal zijn.


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You've previously said you were apprehensive about touring in the States. Why is that?
One of the reasons why I didn't tour here for quite a while is because I was very, very outspoken in my opposition to the Iraq war and very critical of the Bush administration and I guess I was sort of gray-listed. I wouldn't say black-listed, but gray-listed because a lot of these big corporations were very conservative and they specifically didn't want to provide any coverage or support to artists who were not supporting the Bush administration. You can see it with a lot of artists; my friend Serge [Tankian] with System of a Down, a very similar thing happened to him.
What can we look for from your set at the House of Blues in Vegas on October 16?
I make the records by myself in my studio in New York, but when I tour it's with a whole bunch of people -- there's a strings section, drummer, two vocalists, keyboard player, percussionist, bass player and then me playing guitar, keyboards and percussion. The show itself is very eclectic. It's a really diverse show and it's working, but I keep expecting audiences to sort of give up at times. It'll go from being a very loud, over the top bombastic rave song to a very quiet almost classically inspired ballad. But somehow, people seem to like it thus far. Hopefully the Las Vegas show will be okay. Las Vegas is an interesting place.
Your new album, Wait for Me, is a quieter, more ambient disc. What did you want listeners to experience?
My goal in making the record was to make something that was more personal and more emotional and maybe even more vulnerable. My hope was that someone would sit down and listen to the whole album and, for the time that they're listening to it, almost feel taken care of.
What's your setlist like for this tour?
It changes from show to show. But on average I'd say the shows are 40 percent songs from Wait for Me and 60 percent older songs. My ethos in putting on a show is to try and put on stage what I would want to see if I was in the audience. When I go to see a band, sure you want to hear some songs from the new record, but you also want to hear older greatest hits.
How did "The Little Idiot" persona begin?
The Little Idiot – I started drawing these cartoon characters when I worked at a record store when I first dropped out of college. When I first ever started signing autographs, just signing my name seemed a little cheap, so I started drawing these cartoon characters instead. He's kind of taken on a life from there. The name "Little Idiot" comes from my manager [who] was insulting me once and he called me a "little idiot." I thought that was really funny, so I just sort of stuck with it.
What about "Moby Gratis"?
Moby Gratis is a Web site that I started that gives free music away to independent filmmakers and film student, because a lot of my friends who are indie filmmakers have a really hard time licensing music because it's expensive and difficult. I figured if I'd just give it away for free and it's all preapproved that it'll make one part of the filmmaking process a little easier.
You are very active in politics and charity. What are some of the causes that you're currently passionate about?
I'm quite involved in the healthcare debate. A friend of mine who's in the House of Representatives, recently hosted a healthcare town hall debate. There was a lot of senior citizens there and at the very beginning he asked everyone to raise their hands who was opposed to socialized medicine, and everyone raised their hand. Then the next question was, "Who here is on Medicare or Medicaid?" and everyone raised their hand. I just feel like people are so up in arms about the healthcare debate, I don't think anyone fully understands what they're talking about.
In such a rough economy, would you be angry at people downloading your music without paying for it?
I can only speak for myself because I know other musicians feel very differently, but I make music because I love music, and I hope that people would be willing to listen to it. If someone wants to pay for it, that's great. The people at record companies deserve to make a living and musicians deserve to make a living. But if the choice is paying for music and listening to it or not paying for it and not listening to it? Basically it doesn't trouble me in any way how people listen to music. At the end of the day it all comes out of the same speakers, whether it's purchased, downloaded illegally… Honestly, there's so much music out there that personally, I'm flattered and honored if anyone takes the time to listen to the music that I've made, regardless of how they're listening to it.


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This family have treated their concrete home really cleverly I think. Teaming up the smooth hard surfaces with natural tones, antique pieces and that rough cut timber slab bench - really help give the place soul.
Images via remodelista
I'm losing it over that kitchen. Concrete and live edge wood are just perfect together. The smooth and the rustic gets me everytime.
I have always wanted to do a concrete home. When I visit the Art gallery in Brisbane, I love the concrete texture. Mimi xx
Jules, you always put me in such a quandry. Just when I think I have settled on a look or style, you go ahead and throw a spanner in the works! Love it!
I do love concrete and wood combos! Beautiful home.


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Japanese guitarist and singer Miyavi is set, and Aussie actor Jordan Patrick Smith (TV's "Neighbors") is in negotiations to join the cast of the Louis Zamperini biopic "Unbroken" at Universal Pictures.
Angelina Jolie directs the tale of Zamperini (Jack O'Connell), a former Olympian and WWII bombadier whose plane crashed at sea in 1943. He and two crewmates were adrift for 47 days and until he was caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a POW camp where he was specifically targeted by a sadistic overseer.
Miyavi will play the role of that overseer Mutsushiro Watanabe, known as 'The Bird', who made it his mission to break the spirit of Zamperini.
Smith would play Cliff, an Australian prisoner who can't take life in the POW camp much longer.
Garrett Hedlund and John Magaro also star. Filming begins in Australia in two weeks ahead of a Christmas 2014 release.
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From teleSur. Originally published on Thursday, January 19th, 2016.
1. What are your thoughts on the multiple counter-inaugural events being planned? What might that organizing process tell us about how resistance might be organized going forward?The fact that there are multiple counter-inaugural events being planned all throughout the United States, and not just in D.C., on the 20th and 21st is a good thing. This motion represents the broad diversity contained within the United States and the depth of outrage and concern that exists in regards to the ultra right-wing shift that is about to occur at all levels of the Federal government, and in most of the state governments, and the clear threat to the human rights of numerous communities that the Trump regime clearly threatens and poses.In the immediate future, we can definitely expect that the ongoing resistance will have a broad, diverse, and autonomous character. This in itself is not a bad thing. But, I would note that it not necessarily a good thing either, as without a higher degree of political and strategic alignment and coordination between the various social movements and political forces mounting the resistance, we won't be able to withstand the onslaught that the Trump regime and the reactionary neo-Confederate forces are planning to unleash. So, we have to overcome the fragmentation that has plagued the left in the United States for decades, and be clear that we cannot rely upon the liberals and the Democrats to be consistent and principled allies in the struggle against the resurgence of white nationalism.2. What would be the ideal outcome of the counter-inaugural actions? What do you expect to happen?Being realistic, the most critical thing the counter-inaugural actions can do are serve notice to Trump and the reactionary forces aligned with him, that the majority of the peoples contained within the United States will not comply, will not consent, will not surrender, and will not be subjectively governed. This will serve to weaken their confidence and give pause to some of their initiatives. But, we need to be clear that given their ideological commitment, these reactionary forces might stall and shift a bit, but they aren't going to stop. So, we need to be prepared to engage in sustained struggle. And to this end, if the counter-inauguration is indeed massive, as in engaging tens if not hundreds of millions of people throughout the United States, it will bolster the confidence of the forces of resistance, which is critical, given how shocked, saddened, and alone the majority of people in the United States felt after Trump won the election. Confidence emboldens individuals and movements will to resist, preserver and ultimately march to victory. So, the counter-inauguration initiatives are and must be viewed as a critical first step in the resistance to the Trumpocalypse, and the launch of the transformative movement the country and the world needs to avoid world war and a climate catastrophe.3. What role do groups organizing for Black empowerment play in speaking out against "white identity politics?" in challenging Trump rhetoric and policy?The Black Liberation Movement has been calling out and challenging the ills of white nationalism and settler-colonialism since the inception of the English settler-colonial project, which became the United States. So, long before Trump emerged on the scene. The centrality of the Black Liberation Movements role in challenging this reactionary ideology and social force has never wavered and will never waiver. The world should expect Black people and the Black Liberation Movement to play a leading role in the resistance to Trump and the advancing neo-Confederacy at every level.The question of who and how the white working class is going to be organized and turned into a force for revolutionary transformation, instead of a bulwark of settler-colonialism and imperialism is a fundamental question. A question that has plagued the left for centuries. There have been some promising signs over the past 2 and half years that a younger generation of white's, from working and petite bourgeois class backgrounds, are willing and trying to break from the hegemony of white supremacy. This has meant engaging in solidarity, and at times in joint struggle with the Movement for Black Lives and Indigenous Sovereignty. But, more, much more has to be done. Trump might be a catalyst for further change. Effective organizing and time will tell.4. What risks could anti-Trump movements run? What pitfalls would you warn organizers and the newly-politicized against?As we see in Indiana with Senate Bill 285, which aims to criminalize protest, the reactionary forces that are now coming into power, fully intend to utilize all of the repressive tools at the disposal of the United States government to quell resistance, and ensure the longevity of their rule. So, all of us, the veterans and rookies of struggle must get prepared for the worse - massive surveillance, repression, imprisonment, isolation, and assassination. We would be fools to take the new situation likely. We must learn, really learn, from the failures of societies and movements in the past that failed to fully challenge white nationalism and fascism as they emerge, and even moreso when they get a grasp of power. We have entered a period where sacrifice, self-sacrifice of the highest order, is imperative. If we don't view the situation this way, and resist as if our lives depended upon it (which they in fact due), we will find ourselves either back in the 16th century or extinct. So, people should expect intense repression and get prepared to make tremendous sacrifices.5. Why fight?We must fight because Trump and the reactionary forces that are now poised to run the United States government are a threat, a real threat to humanity. The course that they are on will only exasperate national and global inequality, hasten civil and world war, and drive the climate and the biosphere to the brink. These forces must be defeated at all costs without question. But, we must not return to the capitalist status quo of the world-system, either in its liberal, social democratic or neo-liberal forms. The liberal center cannot hold and must be viewed as just as problematic as the emergent fascist form of that order as is the neo-liberal order. We have to fight for more. We have to fight for the future, fight for social emancipation on a global scale based on a liberatory program based on the decolonization of land and knowledge systems, the democratization of the productive forces, the full automation of the productive forces, the decarbonization of the economy, the full democratization of markets and the processes of value exchange, and a regenerative social order based on zero-waste and the restoration of the biosphere.


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Thursday, February 21, 2008
The Martha Stewart Show - Homemade Knitwear Day
We all queued outside (freezing) and then we went into a room where we were asked to take out our goods and the producer walked around spotting items that might be featured in the show ..... my little rabbits were very excited and really wanted to be spotted .... alas they did not make the cut. But Anna Hrachovec was picked out for her wonderful knitted toys. My favorite was her carrot patch (what a bunny surprise!)
Anna's work is so inventive and witty - she definitely fully deserved her Martha moment.
Here are pictures of my bunnies in the studio waiting for the show to start.
Throughout the whole show everyone was knitting their latest project ..... I wonder if any of us looked up once from our little projects to see what Martha was doing! Martha showed us how to a make a bunny from a pair of gloves, how to knit with marzipan, cook chicken and make bangles from left over yarn. Check out the show on Monday 25th February on WNBC at 1pm ... you might be able to spot my bunnies in the audience! Once the show was over everyone was given a copy of Sock and Glove ... which luckily for me ... as now I can make a bunny from a pair of gloves too!
The show was the first time that I have taken my bunnies out in public (I was feeling very shy about them on Tuesday evening) and everyone was very sweet about them - so thank you to everyone who said kind words to me - and it taught me something - I am very proud of my rabbits. I was sad today as I posted the boy bunny off to Maryland (he is going to keep a new born baby boy company) - we rather bonded yesterday and I felt that perhaps you sometimes need to keep the odd treasured creation .... just because .......
5 comments:
Oh your bunnies so should have been TV stars!
- February 21, 2008 at 1:48 PM
- Anne Sutton said...
Oh what we bunny lovers will do for our bunnies! Yours are just adorable and if Martha had been the one to choose they would have been on the show. How exciting!
- February 21, 2008 at 4:13 PM
- Anna said...
Your bunnies are so adorable!! I wish I had seen them in person. (I guess it was a little chaotic after the show..)
Thanks for your nice words about my garden project. I guess we'll see how it all looks on Monday!
- February 22, 2008 at 8:29 AM
- PG said...
How glamorous, going to a Martha Stewart show! She has made a proper comeback, hasn't she? I agree, you have to save just one or two creations...but you will know which ones when they give that extra tug at your heart.
- February 23, 2008 at 5:33 AM
- Bumpkin Bears said...
awww I would have chosen your bunnies for sure for the show, I just saw them on your Etsy site - too cute :) Beary Hugs, Catherine x
- February 23, 2008 at 5:53 PM


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The world of teen fashion isn't one that's often address here at The Fashion Police because, let's face it, it's kind of a lawless land. We all know that teenagers wear – and occasionally even get away with – things that we adults just wouldn't even consider trying on. Until now, that is.
Before you are two pairs of pants, both from Hot Topic, and both ugly in their own unique ways. Will you go for the oversized flares, accessorised with strips of tartan, or would you prefer to keep it skinny,and wear your shoelaces where you can see them – all the way up your legs? The choice is yours, but remember, you must pick one of them – or die![Wear or Die: the rules]


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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Downingtown 8-5-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-06. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
- A large bin (either fixed or removable), a storage container, a construction site hamper, a refuse container, or a roll-off box, utilized for the accumulation or storage of debris, trash, lumber, demolition materials, and other repair, rehab and/or construction-related refuse and/or waste; generally temporary in purpose and nature and not permanent; usually attendant to a home repair, building construction or rehabilitation and/or demolition purposes, or a self-contained container that is used to store items for relocation or temporary storage need. Those permanently located on private property and not positioned in or on the Borough's right-of-way, alleyway, or street are excluded from the permit fees of this chapter only.
The owner, operator and user of a dumpster and/or storage pod are each responsible for securing the appropriate right-of-way and public use permit required by the Borough of Downingtown. This permit is to be secured prior to the commencement of any work on a specific project from the Borough Secretary on forms provided by the Borough. Permits will remain valid for an initial period of 15 days. Permits may be extended for valid cause after review by the Borough for an additional, reasonable period determined by the Building Code Official and upon payment of extension fees. A single permit will cover the replacement of dumpsters if more than one is required during the duration of the permit.
The owner, operator and user of a dumpster and/or storage pod each are responsible for any and all damage to streets, sidewalks, curbs, the public right-of-way or any public improvement which results from the placement, service, operation, use or removal of the dumpster and/or storage pod.
The owner, operator and user of a dumpster and/or storage pod are responsible for any liability and/or damage for any personal injury and or vehicular incident and/or accident.
The owner, operator and user of a dumpster and/or storage pod shall assume all risks, and the Borough shall not be liable for any damage to the dumpster and/or storage pod located upon a Borough street, alley or right-of-way for any reason, such as when the Borough is plowing snow, maintaining the street or other facilities within the street or performing other public functions. The Borough may cause the removal of a dumpster and/or storage pod at the expense of the owner, operator and user of the dumpster and/or storage pod, or the owner or lessee of the property, if the Borough staff determines that the owner, operator or user of the dumpster and/or storage pod has violated any provision of the Code of the Borough of Downingtown, if the required fees have not been paid or the permit obtained, or if the placement of the dumpster and/or storage pod raises concerns about the safety, health or welfare of any person.
Fees for the initial permit will be $20 per dumpster and/or storage pod. These fees may be adjusted from time to time by resolution of Borough Council. In addition, whenever an extension is granted, a fee of $15 will be assessed for each extension.
The placement of the dumpster will be determined by the Borough of Downingtown Codes Department, with the approval of Downingtown Police Department. The dumpster and/or storage pod will be placed in front of the property to which the use of the dumpster and/or storage pod is to be devoted when roadway conditions and traffic safety permit.
Any person or entity that violates any provision of this chapter, shall upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $1,000, plus costs, and in default of payment of such fine and costs be subject to imprisonment for not more than 30 days for each offense.
Throughout the time that the dumpster is present within the Borough at the approved location, the dumpster and/or storage pod is to be emptied when full within two days and kept in a safe, secure and sanitary condition, free of pests, vermin and odor. Should the odor be found to be offensive or be the cause of complaints, the Borough has the right to arrange the removal of the dumpster at the permitee's cost by the carting company. Dumpsters are to be kept covered and doors must be closed during nonuse hours.


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Andrew Garcia and Katie Stevens have become the latest contestants to be voted off American Idol.
Two artists went home as a consequence of the judges' decision to save Michael Lynche at the end of last week's results show.
Garcia seemingly failed to recapture the magic of his Hollywood Week acoustic performance of Paula Abdul's 'Straight Up'.
"It's like the coolness has been sucked out of you," judge Simon Cowell told him after last night's performance.
While the rest of the panellists praised Stevens's selection, Cowell found it "annoying" and the voters listened.
Tonight's programme also included a duet from Brooke White and Justin Gaston, as well as a performance from Idol runner-up Adam Lambert.


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When scoping out the list of Paramount headliners for this year's Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival, most of the comedians' names fall effortlessly across the tongue. Hader. Carvey. Schumer. Even Gaffigan is fun to say.
And then there's this name: Anthony Jeselnik (@anthonyjeselnik).
He's got one of those last names that can only be pronounced correctly in the backs of heavily-mucused older women's throats.
Fortunately, this rising star of the standup world has a razor-sharp wit that has made him a sure bet for solid comedy and a recent staple on the Comedy Central Roasts of "celebrities" like Donald Trump, Roseanne Barr and Charlie Sheen.
Jeselnik got his big start on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon during its first season, but he thankfully realized that he had more than enough material and stage presence to make a living out on stage behind the mic.
His first comedy album, Shakespeare, is, for lack of a better word, brilliant. He's a master of the rhythmic one-two punch that made standup famous in the early days, but he makes it feel somehow fresh and edgy with how effing smart it all is.
He's been on all of the lists of Young Comedians to watch since his meteoric rise in 2009, standing out from his peers like Aziz Ansari, Matt Braunger, Whitney Cummings and Kumail Nanjiani mostly because of his hair. It's really impressive hair, y'all.
His latest special, Anthony Jeselnik: Caligula, premiered this month on Comedy Central, and now he's coming to Austin to take the Paramount stage on April 24 at 9:30 p.m. We guarantee that this is one of the show's not to miss.
So now you can't say you don't know who Anthony Jeselnik is. You probably couldn't pronounce his name correctly before. And that's alright, because after Moontower, you'll always remember his comedy.


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Monday, June 12, 2017
"Go To Hell!' Snail Mail Response To Chapter 13 Data Request For Data for Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek's Son Ryan James Stanek 07-CR-17-2058? Corrupt Blue Earth Co Attorney Pat McDermott & Corrupt Sheriff Brad Peterson Don't Want Nemmers Looking Into #StanekScandal Nor #TusethScandal, Do They? Neither Want Nemmers Bring Up The #BrodkorbScandal - #PadillaScandal - #RhoadesScandal Nor The #StoneburnerScandal, Do They? They Don't, Do They? Mankato Free Press Editor/Mn Society Of Professional Journalists' Hack Joe Spear Has Played A Role In Covering Up All Sorts Of Scandals, Hasn't He? He Has, Hasn't He?
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Bradley Peterson firstname.lastname@example.com,
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date: Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 9:05 AM
subject: "Go to hell!' Snail Mail Response To Chapter 13 Data Request For Data for Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek's son Ryan James Stanek?
mailed-by: gmail.com
Pat McDermott, County Attorney (507) 304-4600 & Brad Peterson, Sheriff (507) 304-4809:
I didn't appreciate your "Go to hell!' snail mail response to my Chapter 13 data request for data for Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek's son Ryan James Stanek, did I? I didn't, did I? I have a reasonable suspicion that I'm going to get the same "Go to hell!" response from your wifey Public Safety Commander Debbie McDermott, haven't I? I have, haven't I? Why? I received the same "Go to hell!' response from your former director Todd Miller, didn't I? FYI: The City of Mankato misused public resource to illegally withhold that readily available, free, electronic, public data from me, didn't they? They did, didn't they? Pat, be a good little boy and tell your wifey that I want the data that was illegally withheld from me for the #PadillaScandal, okay? See attached. It's my current data request to your wifey, isn't it? Oh and tell you're wifey that I want the City of Mankato's resolution appointing an administratively and technically qualified Responsible Authority https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=1205.2000; the City of Mankato's Notice to Commissioner of Administration: Adoption of Model Policies http://www.ipad.state.mn.us/docs/accesspol-adopt.docx and the the City of Mankato's arrest data for RYAN JAMES STANEK DOB: 12/21/1992 https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=13.82. Can you be a good little boy and do that, hmm? Inquiring minds want to know, don't they? Tell you're wifey that she can snail mail the data in searchable pdf format to my home at her cost, okay? FYI: I don't accept registered or certified mail, do I?
Pat, my current Chapter 13 data request is a request for all Chapter data requests submitted and processed for your buddy Hennepin County Rich Stanek's sonnyboy RYAN JAMES STANEK DOB: 12/21/1992. And I want the ICR numbers, Prosecutor File Nos. and Court File No of all the cases of suspects charged with Child pornography and solicit a child for sexual contact that were magically and mysteriously released from custody in 07-CR-17-2058. Years: 2010-2017.
Terry Dean, Nemmers (320) 283-5713
P.S. Pat, did you ever wonder why I ask for the Janelle Kendall data? Hmm? Did you ever stop to think that maybe - just maybe - that the relatives of Chase Tuseth contacted me? Hmm?
P.S.S. Are you and Peterson going to stop being naughty little boys and email me my data or not, huh? Inquiring minds really want to know, don't they?
McDermott, Debbie Service areas: Public Safety Title: Public Safety Commander - detectives Phone:507-387-8780 Fax:507-387-9292 Email:
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Regional Alcohol Awareness Trainers Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Updated 2/14/2017 Blue Earth Debbie McDermott Mankato PD Mankato email@example.com
https://twitter.com/Lion__News/status/873925844657258496 Lion News @Lion__News Update #StanekScandal 07-CR-17-2058: @BlueEarthCounty "Go to hell!" snail mail response 4 @HennepinSheriff Ryan data? @jfspear @Mankatonews 8:32 AM - 11 Jun 2017
https://twitter.com/Lion__News/status/873956607658385408 Lion News @Lion__News FYI @mnspj chapter of @spj_tweets = joke, right? Why? Hack @jfspear covering up Kendall conflict interest 4 @CityOfMankato? #TusethScandal 10:34 AM - 11 Jun 2017
https://twitter.com/Lion__News/status/874049535303049216 Lion News @Lion__News FYI @mnspj chapter of @spj_tweets = joke, right? Hack @jfspear covers up @StarTribune hack @mbrodkorb witness tampering? #BrodkorbScandal 4:43 PM - 11 Jun 2017
https://twitter.com/Lion__News/status/874061160571518976 Lion News @Lion__News FYI @mnspj chapter of @spj_tweets = joke, right? Hack @jfspear covers up @CityOfMankato destruction evidence 07-CR-14-171? #PadillaScandal 5:29 PM - 11 Jun 2017
https://twitter.com/Lion__News/status/874147387673006081 Lion News @Lion__News FYI #RhoadesScandal = @StearnsCountyMN Kendall & @StCloudPD forced to dismiss felony 73-CR-13-5992 after illegally w/hold evidence 3 years? 11:12 PM - 11 Jun 2017
https://twitter.com/Lion__News/status/874232365735747585 Lion News @Lion__News FYI #StoneburnerScandal = @StearnsCountyMN Kendall & @sctimes rigging criminal 73-CR-13-7510 for City of Brooten attorney Stoneburner, hmm? 4:50 AM - 12 Jun 2017
from: Lion News firstname.lastname@example.com
to: email@example.com
date: Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 1:24 PM
subject: Chapter 13 data – Mankato police officer Daniel Padilla
mailed-by: gmail.com
Director Miller:
Attached is my data request for Mankato police officer Daniel Padilla. You can email me this data to save time and money.
Terry Dean, Nemmers
Attachment: PadillaDWILtr01.jpg
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#StanekScandal - Was Hennepin Sheriff Rich Stanek's Sonnyboy Ryan Using @stanekmn Pickup For His Felony Solicit Child Sex Crime Spree, Hmm? Three Rivers Park District, Brooklyn Center Maple Grove & West Hennepin Public Safety Illegally Withholding Data From Previous Crime Sprees?
Hey Did You Know That Hennepin Co. Sheriff Rich Stanek's Sonny Boy's Rigged Hennepin Co. Cases 27-CR-17-1425, 27-VB-16-128163 & 27-VB-16-193368 Are Magically & Mysteriously All Being Held In Ramsey Co? Oh Did You Know That Magically & Mysteriously That The Rigged Cases Are Being Held At Different Times Then Posted? Did You Know That 4th District Administrator Kate Fogarty Told Me That All Those Hennepin Co Hearing Officers & Judges Magically & Mysteriously Didn't Know Ryan Was Sheriff Stanek's Sonny Boy? Guess The Corrupt Hennepin Co Officers Of The Court Never Bother To Check Their Own Computer Records, Huh? All For The Sheriff Who Wants To Run For Governor, Right?
Another DWI For Hennepin Co. Sheriff Rich Stanek's Sonny Boy Ryan? Full Name: STANEK, RYAN .JAMES Booking Number: 2017001204 Date Of Birth: 12/21/1992 Sheriff's Custody: IN CUSTODY Housing Location: MINNEAPOLIS CITY HALL Address Received Date/Time: 1/14/2017.. 17:32 Arrested By: MSP? Context: Still Pending - Rigged Case No. 27-VB-16-128163 State of Minnesota vs Ryan James Stanek Undercharged & $126,411.26 Damage To Brooklyn Center Fire Engine? What Kind Of Special Treatment Will Sheriff Stanek's (@stanekmn) Sonny Boy Ryan Stanek Receive This Time From Corrupt Hennepin Co. Courts (@HennepinCourt) & Corrupt Hennepin Co. Attorney Mike Freeman (@HennepinAtty)? Ryan Only Charged After Nemmers Hints At Filing Criminal Complaint Versus MSP Capt Hanson (@MnDPS_MSP) Over Illegally Withheld Data? Undercharged Case# 27-CR-17-1425? Magically & Mysteriously No Court Date After $12,000 Cash Bond?
$126,411.26 Price Tag Is Cost Of Hennepin Co. Sheriff Rich Stanek's Pickup Crashing Into Brooklyn Center Fire Engine? Sonny Boy Ryan's Criminal Charges Magically & Mysteriously Upgraded Only After Nemmers Submits Data Request? Compare/Contrast: Case No. 27-CR- 14-20239 State of Minnesota vs Manuel Jesus Chavez With Rigged Case No. 27-VB-16-128163 State of Minnesota vs Ryan James Stanek? Rewriting History Exposed After Nemmers Requests Back Up Video From Fire Engine? Brooklyn Center Police & Sheriff Stanek Fear That Ryan's Repeated Crime Sprees Will Adversely Affect Sheriff Stanek's Chances For His Bid For Governor, Don't They? Hence, The Rigged Prosecution, Right? Where Oh Where Is The League Of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust Payment (LMCIT) For The Padded Bill Of $126,411.26? Inquiring Minds Want To Know, Don't They?
Update On Hennepin Co. Sheriff Rich Stanek's Son Ryan Stanek Transporting Drugs In Daddy's Vehicle (2BN329) Yet Again? Ryan Gets Another Sweetheat Prosecution? No Suprise, Huh? Rigged Case No. 27-VB-16-128163 State of Minnesota vs Ryan James Stanek? Incident Reports From Fire Personnel Indicate Ryan Was Distracted/Reckless Driving, Right? Field Sobriety Tests And Test Weights Of Marijuana Magically Disappear? Loony Pedestrian Charges But No Charges For Parking Next To Fire Engine? Rich Stanek Doesn't Want His Boat Anchor Son's Criminal Record To Interfer With His Run For Governor, Right? Jennifer Freeburg, State Executive Director Of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Isn't Really Mad About Ryan's Special Treatment, Is She?
Hennepin Co. Sheriff Rich Stanek's Son Ryan Stanek Transporting Drugs In Daddy's Vehicle (2BN329) Yet Again? Ryan Crashes Daddy's Pickup (2BN329) Into Fire Engine? Corrupt Maple Grove Police & Corrupt Three Rivers Park Police Still Illegally Withholding Readily Available, Free, Electronic, Public Data For Ryan's Rigged Case Nos. 27-CR-15-337 & 27-CR-14-21295? Nemmers Wants To Send Judicial Selection Committee An Update That Candiate Chief Deputy Dakota County Attorney Phillip Prokopowicz Is Still Trying To Do His Partner In Crime Sheriff Stanek A Favor By Illegally Withholding Embarassing Criminal Investigative Data? Incriminating Pictures Of Sheriff Rich Stanek's Red Ford LGT Conventional Truck With MN Plate - 509ELE, Right? You Remember That Ryan Used His Daddy's Pickup (509ELE) To Engage In Felony Criminal Damage To Three River Park Property, Don't You? Rigged Case No. 27-VB-16-128163 State of Minnesota VS Ryan James Stanek?
Ryan Pleads Guilty On All Counts? Hennepin Co. Sheriff Rich Stanek Son Ryan Stanek Pleads Guilty To DWI Refusal & Drug Charge? No, Sweetheart Treatment By Prosecutor Mark Gaughan Allows Drug & Refusal Charges To Be Dismissed, Right? Case No. 27-CR-15-337 State of Minnesota vs RYAN JAMES STANEK = Perfect Example Of Rigged Court? Will 27-CR-14-21295 Pre-Charge Diversion Agreement Magically Not Be Violated By Alcohol Conviction? Did the Sheriff Manage To Get Sonny Ryan "Time Served"? Three Rivers Park Police Still Illegally Withholding Incriminating Pictures Of Sheriff Rich Stanek's Red Ford LGT Conventional Truck With MN Plate - 509ELE?
Scandal Alert! Hennepin Co. Sheriff Rich Stanek's Son Ryan Caught Violating Felony Probation In Case No. 27-CR-14-21295 By DWI Refusal? Maple Grove Police (MGPD) Aiding & Abetting Ryan & Rich? MGPD Either Falsified Records Or Never Performed Sobriety Tests/Administered DWI Breathalyzer Warning? Ryan Named As Owner Of Vehicle For Breathalyzer Refusal But Daddy's Name (Rich) Marked Private When Ryan Caught Tranporting Illegal Drugs And Illegal Drug Paraphernalia? Why Is The Citation Missing From Nemmers' Data Request? Storm Troopers From MGPD Still Insisted Nazi Censoring Of MGPD Policy & Procedure Manual Is "Ja Gut!" Sheriff Stanek Still Illegally Withholding Ryan's Mugshots? Three Rivers Park Police Still Illegally Withholding Incriminating Picture Of Stanek's Red Ford LGT Conventional Truck With MN Plate - 509ELE? West Hennepin Police Chief Kroells Trying To Defraud Nemmers Out Of Large Sum Of Money For Free Electronic Public Data? Kroells Lets It Slip That Ramsey Co. Is Prosecuting Case? Case No. 27-CR-15-337 & 27-CV-15-196 (Administrative)?
Scandal Alert! Sheriff Rich Stanek Conspiring With Hennepin Co. Attorney Michael Freeman To Illegally Withhold Mugshot Of Ryan Stanek? Sept 26, 2014 Mugshots Of Ryan From Case No. 27-CR-14-21295 Illegally Withheld Despite Nemmers Submitting Data Request On July 31, 2014? Nemmers Informs Sheriff That He Will File Criminal Charges, Doesn't He?
Scandal Alert!: Hennepin Co. Sheriff Rich Stanek's Red Dodge Pickup Used To Transport Illegal Drugs And Illegal Drug Paraphenalia? Sheriff's Pickup In Incident Report For Son Ryan Stanek's 05/26/12 Drug Bust For Marijuana? Did Ryan Use Daddy Sheriff's Pickup In 04/30/14 Felony Destruction Of Three River's Park Property In Case No. 27-CR-14-21295 State of Minnesota vs RYAN JAMES STANEK? It Would Explain Why Three Rivers Park Police Are Illegally Withholding Stanek's Incriminating Muddy Pickup Pictures, Wouldn't It? It Would, Wouldn't It?
Scandal Alert! Maple Grove Police Try To Illegally Withhold Hennepin Co. Sheriff Rich Stanek's Son, Ryan's Dash Cam Video Of 05/26/12 Drug Bust? (Sounds Just Like Three Rivers Park Police, Doesn't It?) Ryan A Moocher Of Drugs? Ryan Tries To Say Drugs Are Girlfriend's? Ryan Has A History Of Lying To Cops, Doesn't He? Was Sheriff Stanek's Pride & Joy Lying To Cops In Felony Destruction Of Property Investigation?
Scandal Alert! Hennepin Co. Sheriff Rich Stanek's Son, Ryan's First Appearance Mysterious Changed After Nemmers Gets Video Of Ryan's Drug Bust? 09/26/2014 New First Appearance In Case No. 27-CR-14-21295? Three Rivers Park Police Still Illegally Withholding Incriminating Pictures Of Ryan's Muddy Truck? West Hennepin Police Illegally Withholding Policy & Procedure Manual? Attorney Frederic Bruno Hired To Rig Ryan's Case?
Scandal Alert! Hennepin Co. Sheriff Rich Stanek's Son, Ryan's Dash Cam Video For Drug Citation Illegally Withheld By Corrupt City Of Maple Grove Police Dept.? MGPD Policy & Procedure Manual Heavily Redacted To Cover Up Crime? Neo-Communist/Criminal Censoring Tactics Used By Corrupt MGPD? Mayor Mark Steffenson Can Do The Crime But Not The Exposure Time?
Rogers Police Department Makes Lion News Part Of E-Roll Call? Rogers Police Keeping Up On Rigged Case For Hennepin Co. Sheriff Rich Stanek's Son, Ryan James Stanek By Reading Lion News? Rigged Case No. 27-CR-14-21295 State of Minnesota vs RYAN JAMES STANEK?
Scandal Alert! Disturbing Revelations About Rigged Criminal Case For Hennepin Co. Sheriff Rich Stanek's Son, Ryan? Dakota Co. Attorney James C. Backstrom & Hennepin Co. Attorney Michael O. "Mike" Freeman Forced To Give Nemmers & Others Criminal Complaint? Stanek's Criminal Complaint Mysteriously Sitting On Court Clerk's Desk And Not In State Court Computer System? Nemmers Isn't Stupid Enough To Fall For that Loony Tale, Is He? Still Beer Cans But Still Not Stanek's Incriminating Muddy Truck Pictures, Huh?
Scandal Alert! Rigged Criminal Case For Hennepin Co. Sheriff Rich Stanek's Son, Ryan? Two Different Set Of Laws, Right? Dakota Co. Attorney James C. Backstrom & Hennepin Co. Attorney Michael O. "Mike" Freeman Illegally Withholding Criminal Complaint From Nemmers & Others? Co. Attorneys Contemptuously Treating People Interested In Stanek's Criminal Complaint As Their Little Bitches? Nemmers Doesn't "Fetch," Does He? Beer Cans But Not Stanek's Truck?
Scandal Alert! Ask For Data On Hennepin Co. Sheriff Rich Stanek's Son, Ryan's Felony Destruction Of Park Property & Get Harassed By Three River Park District Police Lt. Ross Gullickson? Gullickson Sends Over 150+ Harassing Emails? Hugo McPhee, Director of Public Safety Makes Wild Claim He Didn't Hear Me Giving My Phone Number The Three (3) Times On Complaint Voice Mail? Teenager Angela Marie Tadych Was Arrested For Similar Mudding Crime - Case No. 34-JV-13-199?
Hennepin Co. Sheriff Rich Stanek's Son, Ryan's Felony Charges Filed As Result Of Nemmers' July 18, 2014 Phone Calls To City Of Independence & City Of Maple Plain? Bad Behavior By Independence Mayor Marvin Johnson & Clerk-Administrator Toni Hirsch Caught On Audio? Three Rivers Park Police Lurking On Website And Still Illegally Withholding Ryan Stanek's Incriminating Muddy Truck Pictures? Beer Cans At The Scene?


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Reading and Writing Data Structures to EEPROM
discussion about optimized version
In the Arduino library versions through 0013, the only way to read and write the built-in EEPROM memory was through functions that only support one byte of data at a time. When saving a number from 0-255, this is sufficient. When saving a larger number, you have to call the EEPROM routines more than once, to save a "high byte" and a "low byte" for 16-bit numbers, or even more often for bigger numbers or other data types that cannot fit in one byte.
With the following code, you can write any data structure or variable, using any number of bytes of EEPROM to do it (of course, only as many bytes as your chip holds), all in a single call.
A common use of this would be to have a group of related "persistent" variables that you want to save for future sessions. This could be a high-score list in a game, or a set of configuration choices in a device like an alarm clock.
Note: as of version 22, templates must be in a separate header file.
put this in a file named "EEPROMAnything.h":
Once your sketch has these two functions defined, you can now save and load whole arrays or structures of variables in a single call. You provide the first EEPROM address to be written, and the functions return how many bytes were transferred.
This facility is being offered on the Playground for versions up to 0013 of the Arduino IDE. It will be proposed for built-in support in a future release like 0014. (this apparently did not happen)
If you don't want to bother with a separate header file, you can use the avr eeprom library instead:


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Thanks so much for your interest in being an Awestomy Brand Ambassador! We created this program for a few reasons:
- To spread Awestomy awareness
- Encourage ostomate networking and friendships
- Reward loyal fans
What do Awestomy Brand Ambassadors do?
Become a Brand Ambassador, and we'll send you a marketing packet with Awestomy items inside.Your mission (if you choose to accept it) will be to find ways to distribute these items.
Ideas on who to give these items to may include but are not limited to:
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I am an adult picky eater, I have suffered with selective eating disorder (SED) all my life. This blog explains a little about my struggles with food and my weight as well as trying to give some helpful advice to my fellow SED sufferers and parents of children with SED.
Monday, 2 May 2016
The health problems are kicking in now - Gallstones!
I honestly always knew that the way I eat was going to catch up with my health at some point. However at a matter of weeks away from my thirtieth birthday, I thought I had a while to go before it started.
I went to bed the night before last and noticed a pain at the top of my abdomen. Not anything like normal stomach pain and I had no other symptoms what so ever. Dismissing it as something muscular I tried to get some sleep.
About an hour later I woke up in agony and spent the rest of the night trying my best to find a position that was comfortable to lie in with no success. When I got up yesterday it was still pretty sore, but I still had nothing else wrong, felt otherwise pretty well and it was definitely not as sore as it had been overnight.
As a nurse I had narrowed down my symptoms to either problems with my gallbladder or pancreatitis. I quickly dismissed pancreatitis due to the fact that I hadn't been vomiting and decided that I was far too young for issues with my gallbladder. I also don't eat a whole lot of fatty food which is one of the most well-known causes of gallstones.
Whatever it was, it sure was sore.
I ended up calling the non-emergency out of hours helpline last night which by the way left me waiting for three hours for a callback from a nurse (its supposed to be a maximum of two) despite me telling them that I was a nurse and all I needed was for them to book me in to the out of hours GP. I certainly wasn't sick enough (on in any way inclined) to go to A&E, but I sure was sick enough where I wanted someone to check me out before Tuesday (its a bank holiday here so nowhere is open on Monday).
The nurse called me back and I explained my symptoms again, she asked if I had considered gallstones as a cause. I said no because I am so young, gallstones are almost exclusively found in over 40's. She pointed out that there are exceptions to every rule and asked me if I wanted seen at A&E or GP out of hours. I told her there was no way I was going to A&E because I really wasn't that sick, just sore, so she booked me into the out of hours GP.
It wasn't busy when we got there a little after midnight and it was only about half an hour or so before I was seen by a nurse. The other half came in with me and I honestly thought he was going to die when she said they had to do a pregnancy test!
Of course I knew I wasn't pregnant and that a test is something they would do for any female who walked in the doors if they are of what they call 'child bearing age' which by the way, is a term I have always hated.
Good news was I definitely wasn't pregnant, bad news was there was nothing obvious to explain my pain so back to the waiting room I went to wait for the doctor.
The doctor and I had a long chat about my health, the issues I had with my kidneys growing up and anything else we could think of. We both agreed that none of that would make sense. It likely wasn't gastric because I had not been vomiting and had managed to eat small amounts of food with no issues.
He felt my abdomen, had a listen with his stethoscope and told me he was pretty sure he could feel a gallstone! My gallbladder is definitely inflamed and he wanted to send me to A&E.
I asked him what they would do in A&E and he said not much, just manage my pain. I said I would much rather go home in that case. I was in no frame of mind to sit in A&E for hours to get some painkillers that he could give me there and then.
I pointed out that I am a nurse and I know when something is an emergency and when its not. I promised that if I started vomiting I would take myself to A&E and he let me go home. I have to get an ultrasound scan to confirm if I have a stone or not and they will decide what, if anything to do from there.
He is a little concerned about the length of time I have been in pain for, apparently gallstones pain normally only lasts a few hours when its a non-emergency but doesn't think its life or death so I now need to try and get an emergency appointment for my own doctor tomorrow to arrange a scan and follow up, provided I don't start vomiting or the pain gets worse - in which case its off to A&E for me!
I am still pretty sore today, but there is no way I am taking those painkillers again, I felt so off my head last night its unreal. I might take them before bed mind you because I did get a decent sleep with them. I will call the doctor in the morning, but my chances of getting an appointment this week are slim to none.
The problems are yet to come though. Having issues with your gallbladder means a drastic change in diet, even for a normal eater. I am not prepared for this. I am terrified.
I need to lose weight, but I need to do it slowly. Losing weight quickly can actually cause gallstones. I know they will think my diet and weight are to blame, but I honestly don't eat that much fatty food, I don't fry anything at home and apart from the occasional roll in sausage if I am working at the weekend, I rarely eat anything that's really fatty.
A trip to the dietician is almost certainly in order. I haven't seen a dietician since I was a child, back then they simply told me that I needed to eat more vegetables, I argued that I couldn't and they said I had to. I never went back, they weren't willing to work with me and I wasn't willing to be told what I already knew over and over again, with no actual advice of how to make that happen.
I guess I just have to wait to see what the doctor says if/when I get an appointment.
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Oh dear, did you get it resolved. That sounds very painful, though I think they can shatter them these days, instead of surgery?ReplyDelete
I sort of got it resolved. By the time I was eventually scanned I did not have a gallstone so I either had an inflamed gallbladder or perhaps I did have a stone that was small enough to pass through into my gut, this is apparently extremely painful and would explain why I was sore for such a prolonged period of time. on the other hand though it was only after this that I was finally diagnosed with helicobacter pylori - the pain could have been related to that also.ReplyDelete


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Anti-Counterfeit Electronics
The project will define the optimum Protocols for forward and backward traceability that provide built-in integrity to transactions throughout the electronics supply chain, evaluate the technologies that support those protocols and conduct a multi-link test to confirm applicability and effectiveness of the selected protocols and technologies.
Idea Information
Counterfeit components and ingredients can and do penetrate the supply chains of all manufacturing industries, including High Density Packaging. Reports of counterfeit items penetrating military, aerospace, pharmaceutical, and electronic markets are receiving more attention in the press which is raising public concern and government regulatory agencies are investigating the issues. Standards such as SAE AS5553 are emerging to help industry address some of the counterfeiting issues and concerns. Currently however there is no agreed method of data exchange between hi-tech companies to support or facilitate product traceability or authentication, which is a key requirement in the fight against counterfeit. The aim of this project is to build on the work of existing standards such as Semi T20, GS-1 and IPC-175X to define a data exchange protocol and enable Track and Trace of products as they move through the supply chain. Existing and emerging Technologies that support those protocols will be evaluated and a multi-link test carried out to confirm the applicability of those protocols and technologies.
Present Standards do not adequately address tracability needs for manufactured components.
Definition Information
The project consists of three phases.
Phase 1 - Define the Data sharing protocols between linked nodes on the supply chain that enables and supports the integrity & traceability of product between those nodes.
This phase will examine what data is required to be exchanged between companies to enable product traceability and ensure supply chain integrity. It will examine existing standards such as IPC-175X or Semi T20 and building on those the team will create a protocol for forward and backward product traceability between nodes in the supply chain.
Phase 2 - Evaluate and compare the existing and emerging technologies for product authentication and traceability throughout the electronics supply chain that support those protocols, their applicability and effectiveness at all stages.
This phase will identify and assess the existing and emerging Technologies used for Product authentication and traceability, their applicability at the different stages of the supply chain, their cost effectiveness and rank those technologies in terms of effectiveness and future-proofing.
Phase 3- Identify the optimum future product Screening practices required to identify counterfeit product where various levels of latest authentication technology is utilised, based on a multi-link test of selected protocols & technologies.
This phase will address the future screening requirements of current and emerging technologies and conduct a multi-link test of selected technologies to evaluate their effectiveness and applicability.
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Emily Scheiber
Draft Paper Analysis
Sonnet expresses the poet's intense love for her husband to be, Robert Browning. So intense is her love for him, she says, that it rises to the spiritual level, saying "my soul can reach, when feeling out of sight" (line 3). She loves him freely, without coercion; she loves him purely without expectation of personal gain. She even loves him with an intensity of the suffering, saying "in my old griefs…" (line 10) resembling that of Christ of the cross, and she loves him in the way that she loved saints as a child. Also, she expects to continue to love him after death, "I shall but love thee after death" (Line 14)Technique and style:
Rhyme scheme- Lines 1 to 8: ABBA, ABBA; Lines 9 to 14: CD, CD, CD
In iambic pentameter
Uses anaphora (use of "I love thee" in eight lines)
Point of view is first person
Shift in line 14 from present tense to future tense ("I love thee" to "I shall but love thee")Criticism on the poem:
Not many criticized the poem, many loved it.Personal response:
This poem focuses on love. This is how Elizabeth describes and expresses her special feelings or her love to her special someone. Like the first line, which is, "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways". It means that there are many ways on how can you show your love to others. The other one is, "I love thee to the level of every days". There is also "Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight". It means that she will keep on loving someone even day or night, even there is no light. And the part that is most intense is, "I shall but love thee better after death". This means that she will love this person forever until the end of her life.
sonnet 43
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Do you guys remember the Stuffed Parrot that Rockhopper gave us a while ago? Well, do you know that they can fly! This is how:
- Open your Player Card.
- Take off everything that you are wearing and only put on your Stuffed Parrot.
- Close your Player Card.
- Now, open your Player Card again.
- Take off the Stuffed Parrot and put on your Tours Guide Hat.
- Now, KEEP YOUR PLAYER CARD OUT and Wave.
Then your Stuffed Parrot should be flying! It's super cool
-Cena12121, T.C.P.C. President


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THERE IS NO NEW THING UNDER THE SUN. IS THERE A THING OF WHICH ONE MIGHT SAY,SEE THIS, IT IS NEW? IT HAS ALREADY BEEN FOR THE AGES WHICH WERE BEFORE. Eccl.1:10
The pictures found today in the zodiac were not developed by the Greeks, but were in place perhaps as early as 4000 B.C. predating even the civilizations of Sumeria . These pictures were not merely arranged in haphazard order to aid in the tracking of the star movements, but with the purpose of depicting an epic narrative. Authors like Bullinger and Seiss have suggested that there is a deeper meaning, one that goes beyond even the most illuminated of occult interpretations. The zodiac is a pictorial story of God's plan of salvation on earth. The key to understanding the celestial zodiac is found in ancient depictions of a mythical creature called a sphinx.
Sphinx were often placed at entrances to palaces or temples of antiquity. This positioning implied power, authority and protection. The bodily form of the sphinx combines two to four animals, a lion, bull or eagle with the head of a human. The sphinx has remained an important symbol in our imagination and can be found in today's fantasy games and literature.
The combination of all four creatures in one constitutes what is described in Ezekiel and elsewhere in the Bible as a type of angel.
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Lion - headed god standing on globe with crossed circles.
The true meaning of the celestial zodiac and the symbols of the ecliptic, the course the sun appears to travel the heavens, seems to have been lost to the majority of mankind. The purpose of the zodiac symbols can be understood by connecting the sequence of pictures in story form.
But what is that connection? What point in the circle of heaven is its beginning?
in Greek means to "connect or bind together".A
sphinx combines the head of a woman and the body of a lion. This fixes
the beginning and ending of the celestial narrative -- beginning
with Virgo and ending with Leo.
What about the four creatures of a cherub?
All four of these stars are arranged three signs apart, in the four corners of the heavens - the four fixed signs of the zodiac. These are the four creatures which combine to form scriptural cherubim.
From: David Ulansey Biblical Archaeology
Review, vol. 20,#5 pp. 40-53
As a result, the celestial equator was often described in ancient popular literature about the stars. Plato, for example, in his dialogue Timaeus said that when the creator of the universe first formed the cosmos, he shaped its substance in the form of the letter X, representing the intersection of the two celestial circles of the zodiac and the celestial equator. Thisc ross-shaped symbol was often depicted in ancient art to indicate the cosmic sphere. In fact, one of the most famous examples of this motif is a Mithraic stone carving showing the so-called "lion-headed god," whose image is often found in Mithraic temples, standing on a globe that is marked with the cross representing the two circles of the zodiac and the celestial equator.
One final fact about the celestial equator is crucial: namely, that it does not remain fixed, but rather possesses a slow movement known as the "precession of the equinoxes." This movement, we know today, is caused by a wobble in the earth's rotation on its axis. As a result of this wobble, the celestial equator appears to change its position over the course of thousands of years. This movement is known as the precession of the equinoxes because its most easily observable effect is a change in the positions of the equinoxes, the places where the celestial equator crosses the zodiac. In particular, the precession results in the equinoxes moving slowly backward along the zodiac, passing through one zodiacal constellation every 2,160 years and through the entire zodiac every 25,920 years.
Eze 1:1 - 1:19
As I looked, behold, a storm wind was coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing forth continually and a bright light around it, and in its midst something like glowing metal in the midst of the fire. Within it there were figures resembling four living beings .
And this was their appearance: they had human form. Each of them had four faces and four wings. Their legs were straight and their feet were like a calf's hoof, and they gleamed like burnished bronze.[...] As for the form of their faces, had the face of a man; all four had the face of a lion on the right and the face of a bull on the left, and all four had the face of an eagle.
Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another and two covering their bodies And each went straight forward; wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go, without turning as they went. In the midst of the living beings there was something that looked like burning coals of fire, like torches darting back and forth among the living beings . The fire was bright,and lightning was flashing from the fire. And the living beings ran to and fro like bolts of lightning.
Now as I looked at the living beings ,behold, there was one wheel on the earth beside the living beings , for the four of them.The appearance of the wheels and their workmanship like sparkling beryl, and all four of them had the same form, their appearance and workmanship as if one wheel were within another. Whenever they moved, they moved in any of their four directions[...]
Please view the following books for further info:
Witness of the Stars by E.W. Bullinger
The Gospel in the Stars by Joseph Seiss
This is the whole story of God's atonement work on earth, its beginning and ending are symbolized by the sphinx - combining Virgo and Leo.
The sphinx or wrathful
cherub, asked the question, "What speaks with one voice, yet walks on four
feet in the morning, two feet at noon and three feet in the evening?" The
question decoded using Bible numerics, would read: "What creature,
spoken into creation by God, (one) walked before God in perfection at the
beginning, (four) fell from grace and was divided from God, (two) and will
be redeemed and made perfect by God, (three)?
The answer: man.The real question couched ingeniously in the riddle was this, who will redeem man?
The earliest prophecy in the Bible concerning the messiah who will defeat the serpent, or the rebel cherub is in Genesis 3:15. Oedipus the Wounded Foot is symbolicof the coming Messiah, who would be born of the lineage of Adam and Eve. The defeater of the Greek Sphinx -- the defeater of death -- would speak the answer and the cherub would be destroyed. That is, The Word is Wounded Foot's weapon, and the means by which the bride, and all of the land, would be redeemed.
According to Menzel, author of A Field Guide to the Stars , "Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer, may well be an alternative form of Hercules, for the giant frequently had to deal with snakes, beginning in infancy when he strangled the serpentin his crib. Ophiuchus bears Serpens, the Serpent, in his hands, and his right foot is almost touching the stinger of the Scorpion". The offspring of Adam & Eve, the prophesied Messiah, "Bears the Serpent" as a representation of sin, and redeems all man through his crucifixion and resurrection. Ophiuchusis the resurrected Asclepius [also, Esculapius ], the healer whose symbolis the serpent staff. The learned Greek hero Asclepius was killed because he was able to raise the dead. Here is a brief but illuminating account:
Orion (the blinded demigod who had regained his eyesight) journeyed to the island of Crete. There he met the beautiful Artemis, goddess of the Moon, also called Kynthiabecause she and her twin brother, Apollo, were born on Mount Kynthos. Apollo disapproved of the union between his sister the Moon Goddess and Orion. His sister was so involved with Orion that she forgot to carry the Moon across the sky. Apollo was disgusted with his sister and thought the only way to solve this problem was to kill Orion.
One day Apollo sent Orion to the sea to catch some fish. When Orion waded through the sea,his head just above water, Apollo called his sister and pointed out the unrecognizable black dot far away. He tauntingly told her that although she was good with her bow, even she had her limits, and it was highly unlikely that she could hit the tiny target. Artemis felt insulted, immediately fit an arrow to her bow, and shot the target. Her aim was perfect, as always.The arrow pierced Orion's head, killing him instantly. Artemis was horrified to discover her mistake. She took Orion's body to her nephew Esculapius (son of Apollo & Coronis), begging him to resurrect Orion. Before Esculapius could act, a thunderbolt from Zeus destroyed Orion's body, but killed Esculapius as well. Artemis the Moon Goddess set Orion in the heavens, and Zues, realizing that Apollo's son Esculapius didn't deserve his fate, set him in the stars as the constellation Ophiuchus.
The constellationis mentioned by name, as being perfectly well known both by name and appearance, in the time of Job; and as being an object of familiar knowledge at that early period of the world's history. See Job 9:9; 38:31, and Amos 5:8 (Heb.Chesil, which means a strong one, a hero, or giant).
The picture presents us with "the Light of the world." His left foot is significantly placed upon the head of the enemy. He is girded with a glorious girdle,studded with three brilliant stars; and upon this girdle is hung a sharp sword. Its handle proves that this mighty Prince is come forth in a new character. He is again proved to be "the Lamb that was slain," for the hilt of this sword is in the form of the head and body of a lamb. In hisright hand he lifts on high his mighty club; while in his left he holds forth the token of his victory -- the head and skin of the "roaring lion" [ww - he has been victorious over the rebel cherub/sphinx] We ask in wonder,"Who is this?" and the names of the stars give us the answer.
The brightest, a(in the right shoulder), is named Betelgeuz, which means the coming (Mal 3:2) of the branch.
The next, b (in theleft foot), is named Rigel, or Rigol, which means the foot that crusheth.The foot is lifted up, and placed immediately over the head of the enemy,as though in the very act of crushing it. Thus, the name of the star bespeaks the act.
The next star, g (in the left shoulder), is called Bellatrix, which means quickly coming,or swiftly destroying.
The name of the fourth
star, d (one of the three in the belt), carries us back to the old, old
story, that this glorious One was once humbled; that His heel was once
bruised. Its name is Al Nitak, the wounded One. * Similarly the star k
(in the right leg) is called Saiph, bruised, which is the very word usedin
Genesis 3:15, thus connecting Orion with the primeval prophecy. LikeOphiuchus,
he has one leg bruised; while, with the other, he is crushing the enemy
under foot.
If there proves to be a giant Sphinx Face on Mars, the identity of these monument builders should not be a mystery: Genesis 6:4 These non-human builders populate the Bible, and are the progenitors of those beings of myth and legend, demi-gods, heroes and men of name.
The typology of the Martian Sphinx confirms that its construction is of angelic origin.
Sphinx face on Mars unites Virgo and Leo, the human face and that of a
Richard Hoagland has demonstrated that the placement of the Mars sphinx face allowed the dwellers of the Cydonia City to view a singular sight. On the morning of the martian summer solstice, at some time in the very remote past, the EARTH would be seen to rise out of the mouth of the Cydonia sphinx-- followed by the sun. The significance of this celestial event was profound to the builders of the Cydonia monuments, and identifies them as the pre-rebellion angels who had dominion over the planets before the creation of Adam. These "martian" cherubim understood the Gospel in the Stars, and intended the Cydonia sphinx face to symbolize the promised Messiah , The Word made flesh, the Word of God Who spoke the universe into creation.
thusI brought a fire from your midst (Ezekiel 28)
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Westpac and the Melbourne Institute released their monthly measure of consumer sentiment for October 2013 earlier this week.
The October results of the Consumer Sentiment Index recorded a -2.1% fall over the month with each component of the index falling except for family finances over the past 12 months and time to buy a major household item.
Although the index recorded a fall over the month, it sits at a level 9.2% higher than it was in October 2012 highlighting a noteworthy improvement in the consumer mindset over the year.
On a rolling six month average basis, consumer sentiment was recorded at 104.4 points in October 2013 and has been above 100.0 points for each of the past nine months, again highlighting the recent improvement in the consumer mindset.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released overseas arrivals and departures data for August 2013 earlier this week. The data showed that over the past 12 months, net annual permanent and long-term arrivals to Australia increased by 308,760 persons.
This figure was 6.1% higher than it was 12 months ago and is currently at its highest level since November 2009. The ongoing increase in permanent and long-term arrivals indicates a likelihood of further increases to net overseas migration as more recent data is released.
[sam id=38 codes='true']At RP Data we released our latest Pain & Gain Report earlier this week. The Pain & Gain Report looked at house and unit sales over the June 2013 quarter and focuses on the proportion of properties which sold for less than and more than their previous purchase price.
Across the nation, 12.0% of properties re-sold at a loss compared to 12.5% over the March 2013 quarter. Across the individual regions: Perth (5.0%), Sydney and Canberra (both 6.2%) and Melbourne (8.1%) had the lowest proportion of re-sales at a loss.
On the other hand: Regional Queensland (27.5%), Regional Tasmania (20.9%), Regional South Australia (18.7%) and Regional Western Australia (18.6%) had the highest proportion of loss making re-sales.
National Auction Clearance Rates
Across the combined capital cities, there were 1,501 auctions last week up from 1,243 the previous week and the auction clearance rate fell to 69.3% last week from 73.5% the previous week.
In Melbourne auction volumes rose from 92 the previous week to 866 last week with the clearance rate falling from 77.8% to 71.3%. Auction volumes were quite light in Sydney probably due to a long weekend and the NRL Grand Final.
Last week there were 398 auctions throughout the city, down from 891 over the previous week and clearance rates were fairly steady at 79.0% down from 79.3% the previous week.
There are 2,089 capital city auctions currently planned for this week, a significant increase in volumes now that there are no grand finals or long weekends to contend with. Clearance rates map
Weekly Advertised Listings
Over the four weeks to 6 October 2013, there were 45,895 newly advertised properties listed for sale nationally. The number of new property listings increased by 4.6% over the week and are 0.1% higher than at the same time last year.
Across the combined capital cities, new listings were 5.9% higher over the week and are 2.8% higher than they were a year ago.
There are currently 258,653 properties listed for sale across the country. Total listings at a national level have increased by 1.3% over the week and they are -5.3% lower than they were at the same time last year.
Across the combined capital cities, total listings have increased by 2.1% over the week and they are -12.5% lower than they were at this time a year ago. Capital city listings account for around 43% of all listings nationally.
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I chose to paint the Jellicle Moon alongside some other girls, and it turned out great!
We painted it with a couple of coats of white paint, then added in some black to make darker sections. We also added silver glitter paint, which I loved the most!
This is what the room looked like while we were collecting all the rubbish together, and then mid-tidy-up. It took about half an hour to clean up!
We made a whole bunch of rubbish-collages to decorate the sides of the stage...
And we made mice masks for the kittens to wear in Gumbie Cat!
We made so much more of the set and costumes...
We papier-mâchéd some cutlery, and Miss Catty is going to paint them today, I think!
I also escaped for a while and came up with some choreography and 'poses' for Mr Mistofelees...
Overall, we had a lot of fun yesterday!! Here are some of the in-progress and extra pictures!
|All of these wonderful girls are sisters, except the one in the lower lefthand corner, that's me!
If you were there, I hope you had a great time, but if you weren't, I hope you enjoyed seeing our progress! Until next time :)