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Looking to Share a Ride to Work from Redmond, Washington?

Debra Sinick — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:14:25 +0000

I was excited to see this website, which is a great site for sharing a ride to work. Check it out.

I just wrote a post about the first traffic light coming to Redmond in the 1960's. It's hard to believe that it was only 40 years ago that there was a need for the first traffic light. Things in Redmond have certainly changed over the last half century! With the amount of traffic, particularly around Microsoft, ride sharing is another option for commuting. Fortunately, for Redmond, Microsoft has a terrific commuter service. But there is still much that people in Redmond can do to improve traffic for all. Everyone has to pitch in to make changes with our traffic and use of energy.

XBOX 360: Nuovo abbassamento di prezzo in Giappone

gamingsoon — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:07:34 +0000

Bisogna essere oggettivi, Anche i più fanatici tra i sostenitori delle console SONY e Nintendo sono costretti ad ammettere che alla Microsoft non si arrendono mai: nonostante l'impermeabilità del mercato nipponico alla tecnologia di provenienza occidentale, i ragazzi di Redmond continuano ancora a siglare accordi esclusivi (con grande invidia delle concorrenti) e a rendere la loro console il più possibile appetibile per i videogiocatori giapponesi. E' di oggi l'annuncio di un nuovo taglio di prezzo:

Modello	Nuovo Prezzo	Prezzo Precedente
Xbox 360 Arcade	Yen 19.800 (Euro 125)	Yen 27.800 (Euro 176)
Xbox 360 Elite	Yen 39.800 (Euro 250)	Yen 47.800 (Euro 300)
Xbox 360 60GB-Version	Yen 29.800 (Euro 190)	Yen 34.800 (Euro 220)

Microsoft Japan: Annunciato Ninja Blade

gamingsoon — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:53:02 +0000

Un nuovo gioco di From Software per XBOX 360 è stato inaspettatamente annunciato oggi in Giappone: il suo nome è Ninja Blade.

Ed è una esclusiva per la console di Redmond. L'annuncio, come detto, ha spiazzanto un po' tutti, essendo arrivato a pochi giorni dalla GameConference di Lipsia, a poche settimane dall'E3 e con il Tokyo Game Show all'orizzonte...Evidentemente la via dei mini-eventi ad hoc per annunciare i nuovi giochi sono il nuovo trend dell'industria videoludica.

Del gioco non si conoscono ancora molti dettagli, se il fatto che dovrebbe sfruttare a pieno l'hardware del 360 per garantire un gameplay appagante e innovativo.

Speriamo che non si tratti di un mero clone di Ninja Gaiden II. L'uscita è prevista per il 2009.

Ecco le primissime immagini

My heroes have always been cowboys (but none so much as Willie)

emilyhenke — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:22:57 +0000

Last night I stood within twenty feet of one of my heroes.

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It was epic. If you can get tickets to Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again" tour, buy them now. You will not regret it. I saw him with my family last night in Marymore Park in Redmond, Washington. The man is 75 years old, played for two hours straight, and sounded as good as he did in 1956. And he played most everything for at least a minute or so--only an obsessive fanatic like me would know a few songs he didn't play. On top of being a music and lyrical genius, Willie is a guitar god. Most people don't know that. Willie is the lead (and only) guitarist in Willie Nelson and Family. He solos in almost every song on this tour. His guitar is so ancient and beat up that it has two holes in it, instead of just one.

As impressive as the quality and length of last night's show were, I was even more impressed by how happy he made his audience. Willie Nelson has been an active musician for fifty years and people have appreciated him for thirty. Willie Nelson has been making people happy for thirty years! That's AMAZING! And he seems to thoroughly enjoy himself while he's at it. He spent a good ten minutes signing autographs at the end of his show last night. Anyone who had something for him to sign (and had bought the $70 seats--the most expensive seats offered) could bring their piece of memorabilia to the stage and he'd sign it. When people were out of things to sign he shook their hands. I didn't try for an autograph--I don't really understand the autograph thing. I wouldn't have said no to a handshake, though. Sigh.

In other news, I recorded three new songs at Randy Devitt's house on Wednesday. They are "I Can't Make You Love Me" by Bonnie Raitt, "Stay With You" by John Legend, and "Break Down Here" by Julie Roberts. I'm happiest with "I Can't Make You Love Me." My mom, Cindy Bain, accompanied me on all of them. My sister, Allison, joined us for "Break Down Here." You can let me know if you'd like to hear one or all of them by leaving a comment here.

In other other news, I am leaving for Portland on Sunday. I move into a house in Sellwood on Monday, and school starts on Tuesday. I've found some guitar teachers to call--one of them is even in Sellwood! I've also been exchanging e-mails with some musicians in need of vocals. Some of them are very promising! Craigslist.org is my best friend these days. I will keep you posted about the connections I make in my first few weeks of school.

Until soon,

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Welcome Back to School Redmond, Washington!

Debra Sinick — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:11:55 +0000

The first day of school is on September 2nd, 2008. Check the Lake Washington Schools website to find out the time each school starts.

Are your kids heading to Ben Rush Elementary?

Meet and Greet the Teacher at Ben Rush Elementary

August 28th from 2-3 PM

Redmond Washington's First Traffic Light- The First Busy Intersection

Debra Sinick — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:34:10 +0000

Where was the first traffic light in the City of Redmond? Where was that busy intersection? When was the first traffic light needed in Redmond?

The corner of Leary Way and Redmond Way got the first stop light in downtown Redmond in 1966. The map shows the downtown core which contains many of the historical buildings and shows this all important intersection. Hmm...I think a lot has changed since then. Could be that Microsoft factor.

The corner took on a new identity when the stop light was put in. The crossing was called "Walk and Don't Walk" after the light was installed.

This was the busiest intersection in 1966. What do you think is Redmond, Washington's busiest intersection today?

Microsoft to start charging for e-mails

sirsatire — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:32:53 +0000

Computer software maker Microsoft Corp. announced today that it will start charging for e-mails flowing through its online services, a move that is certain to cause consumer backlash.

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The company had suggested before that charging for e-mails would be an effective way to fight junk messages known as "spam," but few in the technology business thought the company would actually do it.

"We understand that charging for e-mails won't be popular," Microsoft spokesman Jerry Riegel said at a Redmond, Washington press conference. "But we're not trying to win a popularity contest. We're Microsoft."

All e-mails flowing through its online services, such as its MSN network, will be charged 64 cents for safe passage, and either the e-mail sender's or recipient's credit card will be used to collect the "electronic postage," Riegel said.

"We've been accumulating consumer credit card numbers and e-mail addresses for quite some time now," he explained. "I think people can understand why now."

Riegel said that Windows Vista -- Microsoft's newest operating system -- will be utilized to help enforce the new electronic postage.

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"Vista's next service pack release will not allow e-mails into or out of a personal computer until a valid credit card number is supplied by the consumer," he said. "A popup box will appear every 30 seconds asking the consumer if he or she would like to enter a credit card number to activate the new electronic postage feature."

Microsoft founder Bill Gates joined the press conference at one point, and was asked if the same rate applied to e-mails with large attachments.

"The rate will be the same across the board," Gates said. "$0.640 dollars ought to be enough for any e-mail."

(Microsoft Compound photo by Derrick Coetzee, Wikipedia)

The Marymoor Dog Park Revisited

Brian Lutz — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:00:29 +0000

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The last time I was here dogsitting back in April, I put together a brief tour of the huge off-leash dog area over at Marymoor Park here in Redmond. As I said when I previously wrote about the dog park, having a huge place to allow the dogs to run around unleashed makes the job a lot easier, especially when you have high-maintenance dogs like Beagles to deal with. During the warm weather months, this place can be especially popular, although even on the dreariest of days (a couple of which seem to have shown up this week) you'll find the diehards and their canine companions out for their morning walk in spite of the weather.

As with many other things, the dog park tends to change with the seasons, and a few months can change quite a bit out here. To show some of these changes, I thought i'd take a few more photos and show some of the changes that come with the season. After the jump, a look at the dog park in late Summer.

The last time we were here, the grass in this area was relatively short, with a few patchy areas of taller grass scattered around the place. As you can see now, the grass has grown up quite a bit and gone to seed, although there is still a distinct layer of green to be found underneath, highlighted a bit more than usual by the recent rains.

This grass is tall enough that most of it is over Imola and Minardi's heads., giving them plenty of opportunity to "explore" the area.

Because of the height of the grass, the dogs have to "leap" through it in order to get around. Looks kind of fun, actually. Then again, I'm not a dog, and can rarely derive more than a couple of seconds of entertainment from sniffing things.

There are also some areas (such as this one, in the southeast corner of the dog area) where the grass doesn't grow up quite as tall. This field area is one of the more popular areas for playing fetch, although these two (Imola in particular) always tend to get transfixed on some of the holes in the ground that you find over here.

On the walkways, you can still see some of the effects of the heavy rains from a couple of days ago. With the more typical sprinkles and light rain we usually get, this type of thing is fairly rare.

One of the most obvious changes that happens at the dog park around this time of year is the appearance of these fences in the water. These are put in place to protect the salmon runs that begin to go through the Sammamish River around this time of year, although it does leave some area for the swimming dogs to go into the water.

This sign explains the rationale behind these fences. Apparently, they should come down sometime in November after the years salmon runs have finished. Neither Imola nor Minardi are particularly inclined to do any swimming at this point, although the fact that I did actually see a beagle out in the water swimming earlier this week would seem to indicate that it is possible.

As you can see here, Imola will go right up to the edge of the water, and might even dip a paw or two in (there's a lower ledge below where this picture was taken that allows smaller dogs to get out of the water without having to jump up onto the steps,) but I have yet to see her swim.

Minardi will occasionally follow Imola to the edge of the water, but usually seems content to just keep her distance.

Near the water's edge, a significant number of blackberry bushes can be found. The berries here aren't ripe yet, but blackberry picking becomes a popular activity once they do ripen. For better or for worse, you generally don't have to go far to find blackberry bushes around here. In fact, if you wait long enough, the things will come to you, which usually means you can look forward to an afternoon worth of backbreaking labor getting rid of the blasted things, but at least you'll have a delicious helping of blackberry pie to look forward to at the end, right? Didn't think so.

One other interesting thing I noticed was that this one tree, over by the Dog Watch bridge. Many of the outer leaves of this particular tree seem to be covered in what I would assume to be some sort of insect egg, although my searching hasn't been able to determine exactly what they are. Is anyone out there familiar with these? One way or another, I don't know if I want to be around here when these things start hatching...

The last time I took care of Imola and Minardi, for some unexpected reason I found myself giving consideration to getting a dog of my own, although the thought just kind of went away on its own after a while. Although these two have have actually been pretty well behaved this week, I am reminded of just how much work all this dog keeping stuff takes, especially for a high-maintenance breed like the Beagle. Of course, you've probably heard the old advice that a single guy should get himself a dog if he wants to meet women, but with dogs like these, when would I actually have time to meet anyone? Either way, I think I'll be content to just stick with letting my parents keep the dogs and coming over to visit. At least that way there's less to clean up...

Weekly Real Estate Buzz in West Redmond, Near Microsoft, Through August 21st, 2008

Debra Sinick — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:20:02 +0000

The area represented by the statistics posted below is Redmond, 98052, south of highway 908. The neighborhoods are all within shouting distance of Microsoft. In real estate terms, we call this area 530. The area on Education Hill is called area 550 and is not part of this report. The numbers in parentheses show last week’s totals. All numbers are gathered mid-day on Thursdays from NWMLS information.

Active Listings: 80 (75)

New listings: 8 (0)

Pending inspection: 4 ( 0 )

Pending: 1 (3)

Closed Sales: 5 (4)

Sold Contingent:0 (0)

Rented: 0(0)

Price Reductions: 7 (4)

Price Increases: 0 (0 )

Expired Listings:1 (3)

Cancelled Listings: 0 (2)

Temp Off Market: 0(0)

Back on Market: 0(0)

Rented 0 (0)
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$0-$349,999: 1 (0)

$350,000-$499,999: 12 (10 )

$500,000-$749,999: 39 (39 )

$750,000-$999,999: 14 (15)

$1,000,000- $1,499,999: 7 (4)

$1,500,000- $2,999,999: 5 (5)

$3,000,000+ 2 (2)
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Average Price: $869,656 ($871,432)

Median Price: $604,975 ($619,950)

Average Days on Market: 57 (58)

Highest Priced Listing: $3,950,000 ($3,950,000)

Lowest Priced Listing: $349,950 ($364,950)

A busy week in the Microsoft area for real estate. Eight new listings are on the market this week, bringing the total of available homes back up to one of the higher numbers we've seen this year. However, there was a lot of other activity with homes receiving offers, going pending, price reductions, and home sales closing. There was a brisk amount of activity as things were happening in real estate around Microsoft.

This week’s closed sales:

$498,600 Tri-level in Gleneden with a list price of $498,888 on the market for 4 days sold $288 under full price. ***The seller did everything right. This was a well priced home with significant updating, granite, stainless steel, fresh paint and carpet.

$560,000 Gleneden two story with an asking price of $599,000 was on the market for 72 days, and sold for almost 7% below the original asking price. ***A lot of square footage in this two story for the money with its 4 bedrooms, plus bonus room.

$645,000 Ardmore Village was originally listed at $665,000, sold in 46 days for almost 3.5% below the asking price. ***Came on the market at less than what other homes in the neighborhood started selling for earlier in the year.

$610,000 Another Gleneden (is everybody moving in the neighborhood this year?) daylight rambler on the market for 363 days with an original list price of $699,900. ***A unique home with 7 bedrooms and 5 baths, it appealed to a specific market, someone needing the large number of bedrooms and baths.

$812,000 Grasslawn Park area 3 year old home, bank repo, priced at $835,000, sold in 30 days.***Aggressive pricing sold this home.

Introduction to the Gypsy Vanner Ranch

lindatieh — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:58:54 +0000

As I develop this new blog, please be sure to go to www.gypsyvannerranch.com and see what all the excitement is about! We are in Redmond, WA and Oxford, Florida with our horses. These horse go well with good wine, chocolate, high tech, green development and great people! The best of the Northwest! Climate agrees with good wine and Gypsy Vanners originally out of England, Ireland and Scotland. Certainly, not everyone can aspire to one of these horses but if you are looking for the passion in your life, you will want to investigate our world.

Contact me, Linda Tweedie, 425-785-2631 for an appointment to see these amazing horses here at our Redmond ranch!

"The Boss himself" - Apple Chef Steve Jobs räumt Probleme ein

ryanthara — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:41:47 +0000

Der allgemeine Druck bei Apple scheint nicht kleiner zu werden. Gerade das Update der iPhone- und iPodTouch-Software auf Version 2.0.2 sollte viele 3G-Kommunikationsprobleme beseitigen, bei einigen Betroffenen tut sie das auch, bei anderen treten diese Probleme erst jetzt auf. Diese Leute wechseln jetzt ins Lager der Betroffenen. Einige berichten, dass ein Tausch der AT&T-Simkarte eine Besserung brachte.

Auffällig ist weiterhin, dass ab und zu Applikationen sich starten lassen um dann sofort ohne irgendwelche Meldungen zu verschwinden. Dies war zwischenzeitlich einmal wieder besser, hat sich scheinbar aber wieder verschlechtert.

Jetzt hat sich Steve Jobs persönlich geäußert und kündigt an, dass Apple um die Probleme weiß und mit einem der nächsten Updates im September Besserung verspricht.

"This is a known iPhone bug that is being fixed in the next software update in September"

Jetzt warten wir bis es September wird und schauen gespannt in die Zukunft.

Ich denke es ist zu früh, die Lanze mit Apple zu brechen, oder gar den Glauben in diese Firma zu verlieren, aber in den letzten Jahren sind Richtungsweisende Schritte unternommen worden, für die eventuell nicht die nötigen Personalressourcen oder die nötige Sorgfalt an den Tage gelegt wurde. Schade, wenn der Benutzer sich so langsam als Beta-Tester für unreife Produkte fühlen muss. Da blickt man schon ein mal gespannt auf den Nachbar aus Redmond und hart der siebten Fenster die da kommen.

Jembatan Calau Ambruk Karena Overload

fuffuftut — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:08:53 +0000

PADANG - Jembatan Calau yang malam tadi ambruk, disinyalir karena kelebihan daya tampung (overload). Pasalnya, sebelum ambruk, puluhan orang nampak hilir mudik di jembatan tersebut.

“Kejadian ini karena jembatan overload. Pengawas sulit memberitahu pengunjung karena jumlahnya terlalu banyak,” ujar Wakil Bupati Sijunjung, Yus Arifin kepada wartawan di TKP, Senin ( 18/8/2008 ) dini hari.

Dia menerangkan, rombongan yang tertimpa musibah ini adalah jemaah Satariyah yang hendak berziarah ke makam Syech Abdul Wahab. Bahkan, kata dia, rombongan juga sempat mengikuti upacara penurunan bendera di Kantor Pemkab Sijunjung yang haya berjarak 200 meter dari TKP.

“Kabar yang saya terima, jumlah peziarah mencapai 599 orang. Mereka saling bergantian melewati jembatan Calau. Karena jumlah yang melintas begitu banyak, jembatan pun putus dan mereka jatuh ke sungai,” tandasnya.

Sebagaimana diberitakan okezone sebelumnya, peristiwa ini telah memakan korban sebanyak tiga orang. Mereka adalah Rohanah (82), Nibar (60), dan Nurbaiti (72). Selain itu, sebanyak 10 orang juga mengalami luka berat dan masih menjalani perawatan.

Freygolo

Margarita La Diosa De La Cumbia

Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Al Hibbler

Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Sero.Overdose

The Sunshine Underground

The 2 Live Crew

Carman

Ramsey Lewis and Nancy Wilson

Sonny Stitt and Zoot Sims

DJ Kentaro feat. MC Spank Rock

George Lynch and Jeff Pilson

Howling Wolf and Muddy Waters

Natsukawa Rimi

The Dolphins

Tommy Roe

Les Cowboys Fringants

Mas Ricardo and Dj Gogo

The Gil Evans Orchestra

The George Shearing Quintet and Nancy Wilson

Jeans Team

Dj Greg and Lobotomy

Magic Slim and Son Seals and Lonnie Brooks

Oliver Nelson; Bill Evans; Roy Haynes; Eric Dolphy; Paul Chambers; Freddy Hubbard

Psilodump

Taktloss and Jack Orsen

Ben Weasel and His Iron String Quartet

Bilja Krstic and Bistrik

Bleed the Dream

Chuck E. Weiss

Clara Hill Meets Vikter Duplaix

Factor 60

Hott 22

Hott 22 feat Angie Zee

Jack Penate

Kajiura Yuki

Kid Massive

Kid Massive feat Antoine

Kid Massive Feat Robert Owens

Space Tribe and Friends

The Gladiators

Taktloss

Albert Griffiths and The Gladiators

Clara Hill Meets Atjazz and Charles Webster

Mats and Yoshimi Gustafsson

Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger

Dark Dancer

Black Mamba

Roach Braheny Stearns

Green Court feat. DeVision

Ilija Rudman

Nelson Ned

Dj Timan

Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway

Thrills

Cepia

Maria

Mikey Brooks Meets The Upsetters

Mocky

Obsessions

Oliver Hacke

Space Tribe Vs Electric Universe

Taktloss and Mc Basstard

Yves Larock

Michael Shrieve, Kevin Shrieve and Klaus Schulze

Pete Tong and Superbass

Ramsey Trio Lewis

Trinity and U Brown

Keny Arkana

M Flo Loves Crystal Kay

Ben Delay and Chris Powell

Shlomi Aber and Itamar Sagi

Shlomi Aber feat. Lemon

Taktloss and The Rifleman

Velvet Girl Feat. Anita Kelsey

Dj Ugly Cut Aka Taktloss

Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs And The Stanley Brothers

Whirlpool Productions

Marshall Jefferson

Hector Bambino El Father

Joe Montana

Moby Feat. Debbie Harry

Oliver Huntemann

Utah Saints

Os Afro

Stephane Grapelli and Baden Powell

Superbass

Antonio Adolfo E No Em Pingo D'Agua

Michael Franti and Spearhead

Mikael Delta

Udaye Rana and James Harcourt

Spearhead

Butane

Delano and Crockett

Eddie Higgins Quintet

Owen Spencer

Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas

Deadstring Brothers

Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodrigues

Chip Taylor

Blue Mitchell

George Shearing and Barry Tuckwell

Carmen McRae With George Shearing

Karizma feat. DJ Spen

Mike Patton and Buckethead

DJ Spen and Thommy Davis

Cachao y su Ritmo Caliente

Neon Heights

Kenny Rogers, Edson Hudson

Volunteer, Recycle, Hear Great Music all at Redmond Washington's Marymoor Park

Debra Sinick — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:30:06 +0000

Hankering to hear Sheryl Crow or Willie Nelson or The Backstreet Boys? Would you like to hear them for free? Kill three birds with one stone: Hear world class music, help recycle, and volunteer all at the same time. King County wants you to help recycle at the Concerts at Marymoor Park.

Contact Marymoor Park at 206-205-3661 or email marymoorpark@kingcounty.gov.

You must be 18 years of age and you can even submit your requests to work at specific concerts. For more concert information and tickets, click on the concert website.

Hearing Impairment Series-Disabled Legend Granville Redmond

lifechums — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:09:31 +0000

Granville Richard Seymour Redmond was born on 9 March, 1871 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died on 24 May, 1935 in Los Angeles.

Granville Redmond was an American Painter, born to a hearing family. Granville Redmond contracted Scarlet Fever at around 2 1/2 to the age of 3; when he recovered, he was found to be deaf. This may have prompted his family's decision to move from the East Coast to San Jose, California: the possibility for his education at the Berkeley School for the Deaf.

Granville Redmond attended the Berkeley School for the Deaf (later the California School for the Deaf) from 1879 to 1890 where his artistic talents were recognized and encouraged. There his teacher Theophilus d'Estrella taught him painting, drawing and pantomime.

When he graduated from CSD, Granville Redmond enrolled at another CSD: the California School of Design in San Francisco, where he worked for 3 years with teachers such as Arthur Matthews and Amedee Joullion. Granville Redmond famously won the W. E. Brown Medal of Excellence. Granville Redmond associated with many other artists, including Gottardo Piazzoni and Giuseppe Cadenasso. Piazzoni learned American Sign Language and he and Granville Redmond were lifelong friends. They lived together in Parkfield, California, and Tiburon.

1893 saw Granville Redmond win a scholarship from California School of the Deaf and from the School of Design, which made it possible for him to study in Paris at the Academie Julian under teachers Jean-Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant. At the Academie Julian, he roomed with sculptor Douglas Tilden, famous Deaf sculptor and another graduate of the California School for the Deaf. In 1895 in Paris his painting Matin d'Hiver, was accepted for the Paris Salon.

In 1898, he returned to California and settled in Los Angeles, where he painted many beautiful beach scenes. Granville Redmond was married in 1899 to Carrie Ann Jean, a former student of the Illinois School for the Deaf. Together they had three children. It is not known if they were Deaf or could hear.

While living in Los Angeles, he became friends with Charles Chaplin, who admired the natural expressiveness of a Deaf person using American Sign Language. Charles Chaplin asked Granville Redmond to help him develop the techniques Charles Chaplin later used in his silent films. Charles Chaplin, impressed with Granville Redmond's skill gave granville Redmond a studio on the movie lot, collected his paintings, and sponsored him in silent acting roles - the sculptor in City Lights for example.

During this time Granville Redmond did not neglect his painting. Through Charles Chaplin he met Los Angeles neighbor artists Elmer Wachtel and Norman St. Clair. They showed works at the Spring Exhibition held in San Francisco in 1904. By 1905 Granville Redmond was receiving considerable recognition as a leading landscape painter and bold colorist. Granville Redmond's artwork was sometimes compared to Matisse; he loved painting flowers and dark, moody scenes.

Granville Redmond's work is in a variety of collections:

Irvine Museum, California

Laguna Art Museum, California

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University

De Young Museum, the Bancroft Library, San Francisco

California School for the Deaf

New York City Museum, New York

Oakland Museum, California

Granville Redmond's Awards:

Gold Medal, W. E. Brown Award, California School of Design, 1891

Medal, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904

Silver Medal, Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 1909

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What Were the Chances of Selling a Home Near Microsoft in July, 2008?

Debra Sinick — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:24:26 +0000

Sellers had an 16% chance of getting a home sold in West Redmond and East Bellevue, both neighborhoods near Microsoft, in July, 2008.

July, 2008 349 homes for sale, 55 sales, 16% chance of selling.

June, 2008 323 homes for sale, 75 sales, 23.2% chance of selling.

May, 2008 347 homes for sale, 47 sales, 13.5% chance of selling.

July, 2007 205 homes for sale, 69 sales, 33.7% chance of selling.

The area east of 405 and south of highway 908, the Redmond/Bellevue area close to Microsoft, again has the strongest real estate sales activity for the eastside. Even though it's strongest real estate market on the eastside, there was less of a chance to get a home sold last month than in June. June stands out as the strongest performing month for most eastside neighborhoods. July's market performance and the absorption rate is more similar to May's real estate activity than June's. It will be interesting to see if the Microsoft area, Redmond and East Bellevue, remains the strongest area on the Eastside for real estate sales. I'll keep you posted on the weekly/monthly activity.

For a full report on the eastside area's real estate activity check out my eastside blog.

Weekly Real Estate Buzz in West Redmond, Near Microsoft, Through August 14th, 2008

Debra Sinick — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:42:13 +0000

Active Listings: 75 (81)

New listings: 0 (5)

Pending inspection: 0 ( 1 )

Pending: 3 (3)

Closed Sales: 4 (1)

Sold Contingent:0 (0)

Rented: 0(0)

Price Reductions: 4 (2)

Price Increases: 0 (0 )

Expired Listings:3 (2)

Cancelled Listings: 2 (0)

Temp Off Market: 0(0)

Back on Market: 0(0)

Rented 0 (0)
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$0-$349,999: 0 (0)

$350,000-$499,999: 10 (11 )

$500,000-$749,999: 39 (41 )

$750,000-$999,999: 15 (16)

$1,000,000- $1,499,999: 4 (5)

$1,500,000- $2,999,999: 5 (6)

$3,000,000+ 2 (2)
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Average Price: $871,432 ($878,797)

Median Price: $619,950 ($668,250)

Average Days on Market: 58 (56)

Highest Priced Listing: $3,950,000 ($3,950,000)

Lowest Priced Listing: $364,950 ($364,950)

This week’s closed sales:

$520,000 Rambler style home in Little Tree with a list price of $534,995 with an original price of $549,995 on the market for 45 days sold 6% under full price. This home is 2000 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2.25 baths.
***This is a lot of square footage in a rambler style home for the money. Great price per square foot.

$722,760 Sheffield Greens two story with an asking price of $758,500 was on the market for 45 days, and sold for about 5% below the original asking price. The home was a 3 bedroom with 2.5 baths. ***A popular Burnstead resale neighborhood of established homes located just across the street from Microsoft's Redwest campus.

$739,950 Evergreen Lane new construction off of 148th near Grasslawn was originally listed at $752,950, sold in 60 days for almost 2% below the asking price. Two story home with over 3000 square feet, 4 bedrooms, and 2.5 baths. ***New construction with a bit of a discount off full price.

$1,010,000 Parkside at Wilshire new construction home was on the market for 540 days with an original list price of $1,189,800. Two story home with 3700+ square feet and 4 bedrooms, 4.25 baths. ***New construction with a long listing time because the property was listed when it was still an empty lot. The builder gave up about 9% in the price of the home.

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Inventory in the area dropped to 75 homes from the high of 81 homes. The number of homes for sale in the area is almost double what was for sale in the spring.

Homes in this market will sell when they are an attractive home and a value in the marketplace. There is a continous turn-over of homes for sale in the area around Microsoft.

Garage Sale This Sunday on Redmond, Washington's Education Hill

Debra Sinick — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:40:15 +0000

Redmond Garage Sale

When: Sunday, August 17th from 9:30 to 4:00pm

Where: 10837 157th Ave NE Redmond, WA 98052

Books, CDs, DVDs
electronics
women's clothing
new kids' clothing
jewelry
arts and crafts
toys/stuffed animals
decorative items--photo frames, candles, etc.
Kitchenware
We have a little bit of everything! Look for the bright yellow house on the corner!

Good Idea, Bad Idea

Brian Lutz — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:45:02 +0000

Good Idea: Helping people find your business by putting out coupons at the friendly neighborhood newsstand.

Bad Idea: Not bothering to list any addresses on the coupon that aren't 1,200 miles away from here.

Granted, I suspect most people who live around here are aware that K1 Speed does have a location here in Redmond (which is apparently the only one that isn't in the Los Angeles area) and most people here know where it is. On the other hand, if you don't happen to know where this place is, it tends to be a bit tricky to find, and the last time I checked, I don't think the directions to get there included driving south on I-5 until you see Mickey Mouse waving to you at the side of the road. Not a bad place for a nice little drive once you get there, but good luck finding it...