Someone once said, "If you fail to plan, you should plan to fail". Developing a plan, or a strategy to successfully sell an asset as large and expensive as a single family home in any market is critical to success. Too often, home sellers "hope" that they will attract a buyer for their home without ever considering the dynamic market swirling about them. Or they rely on the advice of an agent who may or may not be as aware of the economic conditions and competitive nature of a neighborhood. That is why it's important to home sellers to take a break from their daily lives and actually map out a strategy to bring in a buyer that will fall in love with their home. It involves determining the right buyer profile for the property, preparing the home for an uneventful inspection report, staging, photographing, strategically pricing while being aware of the competition close by and many of the steps detailed below. Remember, "Hope" is not a strategy. Talk to an experienced and qualified REALTOR in your neighborhood and learn more about creating a plan for success.
Have you ever heard the saying, "Planning without action is futile, action without planning is fatal"? It's true. For all the good intentions we have when we plan for success, we must take appropriate steps to put that plan into motion. That means, doing everything you can to promote the value of your asset and minimize the risk of loss or failure. How do we promote the value of an asset like a single family home? Simple really. First, get it inspected by a level 3 "Professional" inspector before you go to market. Then make the necessary repairs you can afford to make (we call them 'deal killers') or at the very least, take the time to get estimates from reputable repairmen for each item that may cost over $250. That way, you'll be fully aware of the homes deficiencies (good for the seller's disclosure form), and minimize the chances of unexpectedly finding a "deal killer" during the buyers "option period" (when they send in an inspector) expires. Plus, you'll have real data (estimates) in hand so when the buyer asks for repairs or a price reduction in lieu or repairs you will have the information on-hand to discuss appropriate concessions.
Okay, you've taken the first step as described above – inspected the home and made critical repairs or gathered estimates… next, you'll need to prepare the home 'visually' to show it's very best relative to the competition (the other homes on the market in your price band). This typically involves what is best known as 'Staging'. However, in some extreme cases (where there is greater competition), this step may involve "Strategic Improvements – with a high ROI (return on investment)". Ask your REALTOR for a recommendation for a professional Stager who can help you organize or give you helpful hints about simple de-cluttering, organizing, rearranging furniture to show the most space, removing or opening blinds to let in more natural light, and de-personalizing (neutralizing) the home so buyers are comfortable and don't feel like they are imposing. If competition is high, or you hope to compete in a higher price band, strategic improvements may be necessary to make that dream a reality. Discuss what high ROI improvements can be made to improve your properties value while not taking a huge bite out of the budget. Your REALTOR should be able to assist you in finding the updates and or remodeling that give you the biggest return for the dollar.
You may not know it, but by following the two steps above, you've positioned yourself for success versus 90% of the market. Now, we need to do a few more things to increase your odds to the 99%+ range. That includes doing a DEEP clean of the property (top to bottom, inside and out)… and then having a professional photographer shoot visually attractive photos for use on the internet, MLS and marketing flyers. Ever shopped for a house online? What did you think or say out loud when you saw the house with laundry piled up in the corner, or a kitchen or bath that looked like a bunch of wild teenagers had just come storming through? I'm guessing the comments were not positive. Well, think about it. No one wants to buy a house that looks dirty or unkempt. Clean everything, Pine-Sol is your friend, make sure the Kitchen and Baths sparkle and the windows are crystal clear. When that's done, and the house looks better than it has ever looked before, get those photos taken! They are the first thing buyers will see online… and we need that first impression to be a 'call to action' – request a showing!
Have you ever compared prices for fruit at the grocery store? Turned that bunch of banana's over to see if they are bruised and picked the best one.. only to find it's overpriced versus the other bunch of banana's that is equally as attractive? That's kind of what is happening in the buyer's mind as they shop for a home. All things being equal, if two or more homes offer the same or similar features, condition, location, and are in a similar price band… the buyer will determine the 'value proposition formula' that fits their needs and make an offer on the house that fits best. Too often, sellers do not get "into" the mind of the buyer by actually touring the competition, and then they price their home based on bad information (like how much they 'want' to net, or how much they paid for a house 3-10 years ago (applying some appreciation factor)). That's why it's critically important that you as the seller actually go out and see what other homes are on the market just like the buyers are doing, make notes of their 'pros' and 'cons' and then price your asset relative to how you want to compete versus the other homes. Remember, you want your property to be #1 on the buyer's list…being #2 or #3 doesn't lead to any offers.
Disclose, disclose, disclose… or risk an expensive visit to the courthouse. These days, some homeowners are required to get Energy Audits, or other inspections prior to selling. Ask your REALTOR to gather all the necessary disclosure forms, affidavits, and documents that disclose information about HOA assessments, etc. so you can fill them out well in advance. The buyer will ask you for all of these forms when they make an offer… so do yourself a favor and complete (emphasis) them all in advance.


This model can be broken down into six component pieces, each showing a different section of the ear. These include the cochlea and the semi-circular canal – although unfortunately the ear drum is missing. Once constructed, the model is held together with a number of ivory pegs.
Anatomical models like this were used to teach medical students. As the models were larger than life size, the structure of the ear was easier to understand.


Sadly, most religions have left off emphasizing these three qualities. In the Christian church, self-sacrifice is often touted and called for when it is necessary to keep the machine oiled. And, of course, generosity is often emphasized as long as you are being "generous towards God."


It's still grape juice. Kind of.
The refreshment attendants, Brad (glasses with poofy hair) and Sammy (mohawk and stretched ear lobes) are from one of my really early attempts at a webcomic project about four roomates in a college dorm. It was pretty bad, so it's not online anymore. Just mentioning it for trivia.
This … this is going to turn into a total train wreck, isn't it?
[Note to self.] Add to shopping list: Popcorn – lots of popcorn.
I am incensed! Not only did you beat me to the punch, you did so at the unholy hour of 3:30 A.M.!! I consider that cheating, and as soon as I figure out how to do it, I will scoop you on the popcorn action.
Will you share a bowl with me? I have grated Parmesan to sprinkle on… Or are you a Butter-Salt Purist? I don't do the brewers' yeast topping, but I'm good with anything else … Even anchovies. This scene is better than anything on T.V., I don't think Sculley and Mulder have anything as dangerous as li'l Mandy, although 24-hours has had some fun stuff. What do you think?
Plain M&Ms added to salted buttered popcorn = little bit o' heaven.
My mom used to make popcorn and put little chunks of homemade fudge in. That was good, but I like the concept of melting in your mouth, not in your hands that M&Ms bring to the table.
I make my own popcorn seasoning. I like a little heat, so I mix that nacho cheese seasoning, ranch seasoning, salt, and sriracha powder. Delicious.
I prefer Junior Mints in my popcorn, gives it a zing that M&Ms lack.
(there's one in walking distance from Pennsylvania Station.
I HATE YOU ALL SOOOOO MUCH RIGHT NOW!!!! WHY MUST YOU MAKE ME SO GOD FORSAKEN HUNGRY?! Must….. Buy…….. POPCORN!!!!
the nearest one is a 2 hour train ride away. How do you think _I_ feel?
If a kid drank wine expecting grape juice they'd spit it out , or at least go on about how horrible it is.
I also think this might be a situation of her saying her bit while grabbing the cup & pointing (lots of stuff to convey in a single frame) and she hasn't actually tasted it yet.
Yes, Manischewitz wine is very sweet, almost like a liqueur. It's used in the Passover seder – the Jewish kids I know seem to have no problem at all with its taste. However, it is decidedly uncool, and I doubt it would be served at a hip modern art show.
Ice wines are sweet too, and far more elegant. They are also expensive, and come in tall slender bottles, not boxes. So this is probably an inexpensive boxed sweet red wine, some of which can be quite nice and fruity, especially if served chilled.
I drank Ice Wine once. Can't remember the brand, but I bought a bottle seventy bucks and that was a cheap bottle. Damn nice, had apricot notes that I would suggest to everyone legal to drink if they can afford to drop that much money on a bottle of wine. Though alcohol can get really expensive if you don't just stick to cheap beer.
That's me and beer. I told my friends I didn't like beer, having only tasted one beer-you-buy-in-Safeway my brother had, so they took me to Brauwer's in Freemont (Washington) and had me try a couple dozen varieties.
And drank up all the cups I barely touched. Eventually we found that Geuze (a sour beer) was at least something I would finish a cup of.
But I got a memorable trip, and a nice segue to "woman who drinks" from "novelty of a 30-odd-year-old trying alcohol for the first time" (I enjoyed those months… everybody paid for my drinks), and Brauwer's has absolutely delicious sandwiches called "Croque Monsieur" and similar names, for which I brought my mom one day when we were down near Seattle anyway.
As far as wine, I have yet to find a variety I like, or one I'd finish a glass of. But my understanding is that it's such a variety that I just have to try more over the years until I find one I like. Also, that it differs based on a lot of factors such as what food you've had and what temperature it is? Stuff like that.
When drinking with my friends, they get guinness or scotch, I get rum or mead. Though when we all feel fancy we go for brandy. Typically blackberry brandy.
…unless Amanda has had wine before, and this would be an aspect of the abuse from her previous adopted parents that had not been uncovered or found out about. Because it was never observed, and when asked about it, she just said she was given grape juice.
Its hard to tell how much has actually entered her mouth in the last panel. This may be seconds before she sprays everywhere.
I was at a bar, and did something like that. I'm a nondrinker, and it was like karaoke night, or I would have no reason to be there. It was vodka or something, that looked like water. I think I did a spit take and asked for water.
Also Loling, I used to make up stories/conversations about random people I'd see.
Yes, I too was waiting that happening.
And I still make up 'back stories' for random interesting strangers. It is like playing connect the dots, with a random ink spatter. You are not surE it will be anything – but the brain fills in info where there is none.
Prediction: some arse is going to blame Andi for this because she's only had Amanda for… less then a WEEK. -___- Is it her fault she went to get a drink on her own? No! Amanda's just reacting the way I kid would. I once made the mistake of drinking spiked punch as an eight year-old and what happened to me? Nothing. No one called the cops, no one told my mom she was an unfit parent, and no one told me I was wrong to drink it. I was just drinking from my mom's cup the way kids do and thought it was just fruit punch like Hawaiian Punch or Hi-C.
The only way this could be avoided is if they told Amanda it was wine, because "adult stuff" usually means in a kid's head that it's something only adults like, not something only for adults.
But yeah, in comic and probably in the comments I can see this exploding into a huge crap-fest. Hope for once I'm wrong when I think that.
Adult Stuff = "The tastier-than-normal juice that the adults don't want you to drink until after you eat your vegetables." That's probably what Amanda heard.
Probably the worst possible way Mohawk could have phrased it.
I don't think Amanda SHOULD be in trouble, though. She didn't know it was alcohol, and the servers were trying to say that but they weren't being clear enough. She's impulsive and stubborn, but when concessions are laid out, there's an expectation you can take them.
Andi shouldn't be in trouble for this, either. Maybe the staffers.
I don't think anyone should be in trouble over this at all. This sort of thing happens. What kind of childhood is it if you never once accidentally tasted alcohol without meaning to?
I agree, most kids have an accidentally experience with alcohol. My grandmother used to mix ginger ale and whiskey. One evening, early in she used to live with us, I just grabbed her drink thinking it was just ginger ale. Boy was I surprised! I learned not to just grab drinks and to ask first!
She's angry. Sometimes when angry people don't taste what they eat or drink, just they eat it without thinking. Yeah, she should just spit it out if she tastes it, but if she just swallows without thinking then it's not unfeasible. My sister drank flat beer thinking it was apple juice, but she was so distracted and angry she didn't notice it until she was drunk as a skunk.
this ain't the Moloko Milk Bar is it?
Just say "wine". Most kids know that wine tastes nasty and will actively avoid the stuff.
I'm to figure out why "wine" or "alcohol" is censored. It's not a curse word, nor particularly forbidden for children to know.
This is all going to end in flames….
1. That first panel had me confused as all get out.
2. If Mohawk had said "That's wine and you can't have any" this probably wouldn't have happened. But NOO, she had to be vague and beat around the bush, and now look what you've done.
3. Amanda's either going to spit-take and go "UGH THIS IS THE WORST JUICE EVER!" and take the water just to wash the taste out of her mouth, or she'll make a really sour face and ask for the water anyway. If she does keep it down, it doesn't look like there's enough in that cup to do anything to her anyway so if it'd been my kid I would've said "Oh well, mistakes happen, no harm no foul, be more careful next time".
And I'm almost guaranteeing Amanda's going to be repulsed by it because if they're just giving it away, that is probably the cheapest wine they could get hold of and it probably tastes awful.
Cheap doesn't necessarily mean bad tasting, and since Amanda probably hasn't had wine before (good or otherwise) she wouldn't know what it should taste like. It's possible that the cheap wine they went with (assuming it is cheap stuff) has additional additives (sugar, and lots of it) to attempt to compensate for the lacking flavor. The excessive sweetness could detract from the alcohol taste of the wine, making Amanda think it's a weird juice, but just a type she hasn't had before.
So, unless there are some fancy box wines out there (which there could be, there's always something new hitting the market) I think we're more likely in the overly sweet, inexpensive stuff realm of wine.
I look forward to seeing Andi get utterly destroyed here. And Amanda.
I agree. As an Andi hater, I watch and ask, why? Andi hasn't done anything wrong just yet this time. And Amanda simply is walking around being a sourpuss. Neither deserving of social destruction right now. So why do they deserve it Alcor?
Also why? Andi's had Amanda what a whole week now? Two tops? I've been parenting my stepson for about four years now and it is a looooooooong slow battle to get kids to change, trust me. How many miracles do you expect Andi to have pulled off in a week or so?
Doubtful she'll get completely smashed on a single little cup like that- even though she has a smaller body than adults (and no built up resistance) the amount of alchohol in wine isn't going to get her drunk. Buzzed, maybe, but not straight drunk. And who knows, she might be a Mellow drunk.
Naw, about the only way I see this going bad is if all the adults overreact to it, or, for some reason, let her drink more.
I guess they don't get many children around.
Well, it's a modern art gallery. So, no… I'm pretty sure whoever did the planning isn't used to catering for kids.
Come to think of it, they probably had no idea there'd be this many eight year olds at the show!
li'l wine never hurt anybody. heh. get ready for the three Rs of parenthood: raging, raving, and overrrreaction!
li'l wine never hurt anybody. heh. get ready for the three Rs of parenthood: raging, raving, and oveRreaction!
Amanda seems to be one of those kids who is slow to learn. She acts impulsively and it gets her in trouble. No matter what her past circumstances were, the children of the orphanage are a mess. I think Dave needs a lot of applause for being able to come up with the tension and drama he does. These characters are believable once the suspension of such belief as is necessary to believe in a Selkie community has been established. I wonder how "Truck" is making out since he needed a good shock to get his father to pay attention to his behavior. Real problems in an unreal but very interesting world.
AAAaaaand she just drank wine, she doesn't know what "adunlt stuff" means does she.
Not sure i know what "adunlt stuff" means. But i find with kids stay away from terms like that.
In vino veritas. She hasn't drunk enough to hurt her, but still, this could get interesting. Along with feeling giddy, she may relax her inhibitions to the point of saying a few things she wouldn't otherwise say out loud.
It also doesn't help that some wine coolers (wine mixed with fruit juice) were (are?) sometimes sold in boxes that look a lot like fruit juice boxes. In the mid-to-late 1990s we could barely go a month where I live without a story of some kid ending up at the doctor because they accidentally drank one of Mommy and Daddy's drinks rather than getting an actual juice box.
That small sippy cup size of box wine wouldn't do anything to an eight year old. She'd have to down a few of those.
And that's exactly what I'm expecting her to do, whether she knows it is juice or alkie. Someone's trying to tell her no and she appears to have a complex against that sort of thing.
Why the hell do they have cups of alcohol readily available and within arms reach of children? Like what the hell?
Inb4 Heather's father accuses Andi of being a bad parent and Amanda a rebellious hell demon because she accidentally drank alcohol and he attempts to get Amanda taken away from Andi for negligence.
Well it is a Gallery opening, those things often have wine and fancy snacks (at least the one I did recently had alcohol, but the drinks table was also behind those velvet-rope dividers). I imagine they weren't really expecting a bunch of kids to show up to see feminist art?
Second that. I took my first church communion when I was 9 or thereabouts and alcohol and I have had a rather uneasy relationship since.
I don't like those two. They're not only creepy but really irresponsible. Like how do you not realize that you need to keep wine higher up than that?
They're probably not the ones responsible for choosing the table height, and even if they were, that's not the sort of thing you can fix on the fly. Whoever did the planning was clearly not expecting there to be any kids at all, let alone this many. They've got boxed wine (or a wine cooler) in plastic cups, and bottled water for the adults who don't want alcohol, and that's it. Refreshments on a shoestring.
Nobody told the planner about Andi issuing invitations to a whole elementary school class. If she'd mentioned it, they might have added some fruit drinks to the offerings. So, hey, you could say THIS IS ALL ANDI'S FAULT and you'd have a point!
Still, it's not the end of the world. Wine isn't poison.
Guys, this is an art gallery. The only people with kids at an art gallery are usually very rich, and their kids would either not be able to reach the table (due to being like, 5 or 6), or would be used to having a few sips of wine off their parents' glasses at banquets and such.
Also, I'm going to continue calling Mohawk Mohawk for three reasons.
A: I think it's funny.
2– I don't know this person's actual name.
D, I can't even use a normal gender pronoun because I don't know which one to use and if I use the wrong one this is the Internet and someone is all but guaranteed to have a hissy fit.
V – I can't count very well.
As a brewer myself, I tend to make my mead or moscato very sweet and strong. My last batch was candy sweet, an old-fashioned glass (2oz) had no taste of alcohol whatsoever yet had the AVC of drinking a strong whiskey. So yeah, a kid like Amanda could very well pick up a cup/glass of sweet wine without tasting the alcohol and just think it was sweetened or had a flavor added to it and get drunk as sin. Just saying.


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"Free" Tree Lighting Tickets Sold Online
Dozens trying to profit from annual D.C. tradition
By Tonya LaFleur
Published Dec 9, 2010 at 6:34 AM | Updated at 6:54 AM EST on Dec 9, 2010
WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 03: As the White House is lit in the background, the National Christmas Tree's lights are turned on during its annual lighting ceremony at the Ellipse December 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Lighting the National Christmas Tree is a yearly tradition for the President of the United State during the holiday season. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The price of a D.C. holiday tradition is apparently up to the highest bidder.
Many people have been trying to sell tickets they received for free to Thursday's National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.
The National Park Service distributed 13,000 tickets through an online lottery system during the beginning of November.
Anyone who got the tickets should know they are not for profit.
"Before you submit your information, you have to read the information in the rules that says the tickets are not to be sold, they're not to be made for profit," said Bill Line, a spokesperson for the National Park.
Applicants had to click on an agreement on the website before they could be entered into the drawing.
NBC Washington found dozens of ads in the last several days alone that listed tree lighting tickets for up to $100 each.
The National Park Service admits that it would be difficult to prosecute any offenders.
"The National Park Service has no authority over Craigslist or any other online service that may try to sell tickets," Line said.
The National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony has been held near the White House for nearly 90 years. It has always been free.
Thursday's lighting is set to begin at 5 p.m.
For more information on road closures, click here. For info on the lineup of performers, click here.

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Another important consequence of the formation of serpentine during hydration of mantle rocks is that the density of the rocks change form about 3.3 grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm3) to about 2.7 g/cm3 and the volume of the rocks can increase up to about 40%. The change in density and the expansion of the rocks during serpentinization has the effect that the mountain becomes lighter and needs more room as it swells up, and thus "lifts" itself to greater elevations. The expansion of the rocks also leads to a greater number of cracks and ultimately causes mass wasting along steep slopes.


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Disney & Co News
Mickey to take a trip Around the World for his Birthday!
October 21, 2016 4 min read Chip and Co Past Writers and Friends
When you've had as many adventures as Mickey has, there's only one way left to celebrate something as big as your Birthday.
To celebrate his upcoming birthday, Mickey Mouse is embarking on a trip around the world, where he will make surprise appearances in iconic, real-world locations to delight his fans and friends. These magical moments chronicling Mickey's global adventures will be captured and shared on Disney's Mickey Mouse Facebook page, culminating with the debut of a video highlighting Mickey's travels featuring an upbeat new song, "What We Got." The video will debut on the big day: November 18. Mickey fans are encouraged to join the celebration on social media using #HappyBirthdayMickey.
In advance of Mickey's birthday, Disney has launched the Mickey Mouse Instagram account (@MickeyMouse). Following on the popularity of the Mickey Mouse Facebook page, which has more than 13 million followers, Mickey's Instagram page will showcase videos and images including Mickey's global travels, as well as his appearances in Disney films, television shows, and theme parks.
On Mickey's birthday, select locations at Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts, as well as Disney Stores in the United States, will be distributing commemorative "Happy Birthday, Mickey!" buttons. Disneyland Park in Anaheim will host a special pre-parade birthday celebration for Mickey, and at Magic Kingdom Park in Orlando, characters and performers will dance in a special birthday-themed edition of the Move It! Shake It! Dance & Play It! Street Party.
Also on November 18, Disney Channel will air the Emmy®-winning new Mickey Mouse shorts throughout the day and premiere two new cartoon series featuring Mickey Mouse. On Mickey Meows Club, the feline hosts of a web-based talk show provide their own "cat"-mentary on Mickey's incredible performances in their favorite shorts. Mickey's How Not To will provide viewers with a humorous series of informative tips on how not to do things, using Mickey's funniest fails and moments from the latest cartoons. Plus, that day Disney Junior will debut the teaser for the upcoming series Mickey and the Roadster Racers.
In addition, D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, Oh My Disney, Babble, and other Disney sites will be posting Mickey-related videos, galleries, stories, crafts, recipes, and shareables leading up to and on his birthday.
Mickey's birthday is celebrated in honor of the release of his first theatrical film, Steamboat Willie, on November 18, 1928 at the Colony Theatre in New York City. Since then, he has starred in more than 100 cartoons and can currently be seen on Disney Channel in the Mickey Mouse cartoon series.
How will you celebrate the Big Cheese's Day?
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It starts with the removal of body hair. All body hair, that is. "On the day, I'll shave my beard off, so I have a really clean shave. And all my chest hair comes off on the same day," Timberlina, the Newcastle drag queen told Topics. "Then on the day, I usually start makeup about 2.5 hours beforehand. Before I actually leave my house, that is, to go to a show." The makeup includes three layers of foundation. And eyebrows need to be done. "And then, I get into four pairs of Spanx and stockings, tucking everything and then costumes. It's a lot of effort." Sounds like it. Spanx, you said? "Girls wear them all the time to suck their guts in, apparently. They work, so I wear four pairs. And I usually wear the size that's two sizes too small, so it really sucks everything in," she said. Timberlina has been a drag queen for a year now. Next month, she'll compete for the title of Miss First Nation against six other Indigenous drag queens from across Australia. When she's out of character, Timberlina becomes Tim. Tim works in the construction industry. "I must say when I first started doing drag, everyone in the office was like 'whoa'." Now it's become a normal part of office life. That's partly because Tim talks about Timberlina often. Plus, he gets his costumes, shoes and wigs delivered to the office. His co-workers are supportive. "A lot of them come to my shows," he said. Tim grew up in Gulgong – a small country town, 25 minutes from Mudgee. "When I was 12, we moved to Newcastle," Tim said. "I've always been a performer. But then, I think it really hit home in June last year when I was visiting my sister in the US. "We went to heaps of drag shows. I was like 'I want to do this and it just happened'." Bingo with Timberlina is held most weeks at The Beaumont Hamilton. She also travels the country, hosting a show called Blush - Drag Queens of the Night, which gives amateur drag queens opportunities to strut their stuff. Timberlina loves performing in drag. "It not only gives me an excuse to dress up in sparkles and heels, but it provides joy and laughter to the people who choose to join in on the fun with me by attending my shows." A GoFundMe page, titled Timberlina to Miss First Nation, is rallying support for her shot at winning the glittery crown. Reader Dave Sharpe was interested to read our story last week about a bush turkey invading the Fernleigh Track. The turkey had made a "speed bump" for cyclists out of leaves and dirt. Dave said his wife and kids spotted six bush turkeys in his Kotara South backyard in early winter. "They are regular visitors and we see at least one or two a week. Wasn't it the South Park cartoon that predicted we would be taken over by these beasts?"
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Timberlina the drag queen to compete in Miss First Nation
Damon Cronshaw
The Newcastle drag queen who works in construction | PHOTOS
Beauty Queen: Newcastle drag queen Timberlina will compete for the title of Miss First Nation in Sydney from October 15 to 20.
Timberlina loves being a drag queen.
Bingo with Timberlina is held most weeks at The Beaumont Hamilton.
It starts with the removal of body hair. All body hair, that is.
"On the day, I'll shave my beard off, so I have a really clean shave. And all my chest hair comes off on the same day," Timberlina, the Newcastle drag queen told Topics.
"Then on the day, I usually start makeup about 2.5 hours beforehand. Before I actually leave my house, that is, to go to a show."
The makeup includes three layers of foundation. And eyebrows need to be done.
"And then, I get into four pairs of Spanx and stockings, tucking everything and then costumes. It's a lot of effort."
Sounds like it. Spanx, you said?
"Girls wear them all the time to suck their guts in, apparently. They work, so I wear four pairs. And I usually wear the size that's two sizes too small, so it really sucks everything in," she said.
Timberlina has been a drag queen for a year now. Next month, she'll compete for the title of Miss First Nation against six other Indigenous drag queens from across Australia.
When she's out of character, Timberlina becomes Tim.
Tim works in the construction industry.
"I must say when I first started doing drag, everyone in the office was like 'whoa'."
Now it's become a normal part of office life. That's partly because Tim talks about Timberlina often. Plus, he gets his costumes, shoes and wigs delivered to the office.
His co-workers are supportive.
"A lot of them come to my shows," he said.
Tim grew up in Gulgong – a small country town, 25 minutes from Mudgee.
"When I was 12, we moved to Newcastle," Tim said.
"I've always been a performer. But then, I think it really hit home in June last year when I was visiting my sister in the US.
"We went to heaps of drag shows. I was like 'I want to do this and it just happened'."
She also travels the country, hosting a show called Blush - Drag Queens of the Night, which gives amateur drag queens opportunities to strut their stuff.
Timberlina loves performing in drag.
"It not only gives me an excuse to dress up in sparkles and heels, but it provides joy and laughter to the people who choose to join in on the fun with me by attending my shows."
A GoFundMe page, titled Timberlina to Miss First Nation, is rallying support for her shot at winning the glittery crown.
A Turkey Invasion
Reader Dave Sharpe was interested to read our story last week about a bush turkey invading the Fernleigh Track.
Mobs of wild turkeys once attacked and killed South Park residents.
The turkey had made a "speed bump" for cyclists out of leaves and dirt.
Dave said his wife and kids spotted six bush turkeys in his Kotara South backyard in early winter.
"They are regular visitors and we see at least one or two a week. Wasn't it the South Park cartoon that predicted we would be taken over by these beasts?"


On 3rd November 2015, 26 years after the fall of communism, Queen Marie's heart will be transferred from the storage rooms of Romania's National History Museum in Bucharest, to Pelishor Castle in Sinaia. The heart enclosed into a silver casket will lie on a plinth placed behind the couch where she passed away 77 years ago on 18 July 1938. She was on her way back from treatment in Dresden to her official residence at Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest, but had to make an emergency stop in Sinaia as her health became critical, and the death intervened.
According to HM King Michael of Romania, the most appropriate place for Queen Marie's heart to rest for an undetermined period, is the Golden Room in Pelishor Castle, were she died. The chapel 'Stella Maris' of Balchik Palace, the initial place chosen by Marie, is not longer Romanian territory, being part of Bulgaria, in the aftermath of the Treaty of Craiova between the two countries, signed on 7 September 1940.
This year, on 29 October, we celebrate 140 years since Queen Marie was born at Eastwell Park, in Kent, and also 77 years since her heart left Cotroceni Palace church to Stella Maris chapel in Balchik.
The images of this article show the historical silver casket in which the royal heart was kept since 1938 until 1971. Originally the small silver box containing the heart was placed in a larger gilded silver chest encrusted with diamonds, rubies and other precious jewels that was given as a present to Marie when she first arrived in Romania, by an organisation representing Romanian ladies.
In 1971 the communists decided to sent the heart from Bran Castle grounds where it rested after it was evacuated from Bulgaria, to the newly opened national museum in Bucharest, stored this time in a transparent plastic box, as a museum artefact. The heart, once back in Sinaia, will be placed again in its silver casket. According to the museum, the silver casket is valuated today in post-communist Romania at the amount of c. 24500 Euro (!).
But… there is always a large 'but'. Balcic is very near to the Bulgarian frontier. If there were new convulsions the place of my heart might easily again fall into their hands, and then, oh dear, my poor heart!
Sources: Diana Mandache, Americans and Queen Marie of Romania, p.95; Idem, Balcicul Reginei Maria, p.170; RNA.
Text (c) D.M. Photo credit Diana Mandache @ MNIR; RNA.