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Line 6 on Tour with Dido and Company
Exploding onto the scene just a few short years ago, North London-born Dido has been a multi-platinum success. She became a household name when Eminem used her song "Thank You" for his own song, the dark and disturbing "Stan," and she's only been growing since. World tours, Grammy nominations and appearances; you name it, she's done it. But behind every successful singer is a great band. And this band just happens to be big fans of Line 6. Guitarist Vini Miranda uses Line 6 gear night after night for brilliant consistent tone. His rig includes PODxt Pro, Echo Pro, Mod Pro, Filter Pro, and an FBV. Vini himself explains why he arms himself with Line 6 below.
Where did you first hear about Line 6?
I first heard about line 6 in the home studio session community. I was doing a lot of work with people who had home set ups and I got turned on to this wired shaped thingy sitting on top of studio mixing boards. I plugged it in and had a go at it. It took me a few go 'rounds to settle in to this peculiar device, eventually I finally bought one of my own and have been using them since. I've got a first generation kidney Pod. The original rack pro. at home and two line 6 Pod pro XT's in my rack out on tour...
The appeal for me at first was portability and ease of use. When your working in the studio, time is the enemy. Bringing in a couple of amps, setting them up and moving mics around, etc., could take quite a bit of time. With the pod, I could show up to a session or rehearsal, dial up a decent tone and go! Six months prior to buying one I couldn't get away from them...It was like attack off the Kidney bean pods! So I said to self, look let's pick one up, fool around with it and learn it or get left in the dust... It got to the point where you didn't even have to bring one to a session, they were everywhere, you knew the in's and out's and you'd just dial it in... If the studio or session project preferred to use amps then the Pod could add some flavor to an otherwise plain sounding amp or give a little "booty" and character to an otherwise one trick pony amp... The Line 6 amp models are varied from pristine clean and subtle to way over the top distortion sounds, dialing in that tone or combining 2-3 different tonal colors became a snap without having to jump from amp to amp, mic placements or endless stombox/amp combinations taking up precious studio time...
You can also run the Pod through a drum loop, organ part, a weird vocal section or an already existing guitar or bass track, etc. It can really add grit, shine or plain old adventure to a track that's in need of some "flava" if your willing to take a leap and get your tweak on!
What Line 6 gear are you using and how are you using it?
Well my current set up goes like this: Avalon 737 into the Pod pro XT rack unit. That's followed by the delay pro, filter pro, and mod pro, rack units. Other things such as a Korg Kaoss pad etc. are chained into the effects loop section of the FBV long board via the Pod pro XT rack. This goes direct to our Monitor desk and front of house console. No amps are used onstage! We have doubles and triples of this set up as back up but as far as my tech George and I can see, we've had no trouble at all. We're about 5-6 months into this world tour and the Line 6 gear has proven itself to be quite reliable. I can trace just about any glitch or hitch we may have had to human error. I haven't had to replace or repair a single unit since the tour started...
How have our products changed the way you work?
Line 6 hasn't really changed the way I work, it just made my life a whole lot easier. Instead of having separate rack stuff from various companies along with their manuals learning curves and quirks, Line 6 keeps the same operating methods throughout the product line, letting the user get to the finished idea/sound one is after in a very efficient manner. It's all quite organized and well thought out. I've owned quite a few different multi effects boxes and rack stuffs in the past but the Line 6 design helps me get to the desired sound in a more timely fashion, without the drama of 4-7 cursor moves before I can even access what I'm looking for. Another fine design cue is organization, keeping things clear throughout the tweaking process we guitarists do endlessly, you can see it clearly in front of you. One can scroll through relatively quickly and find that sweet spot or move the delay time around with lightning speed, quarter note to eight note, etc. It's made programming and finding sounds a painless process allowing me more time to create, experiment and just plain old play and that's how it should be...
What are your favorite settings on the gear you use and why?
I'm a self -admitted tweak freak... The stock sounds in the Line 6 units are ready to roll, I still knob around them and try to find my own spin on stock sounds or build them from scratch....
In the Mod pro. my starting point is often the tri chorus, I build about four different variations from the stock setting using it as the template then copy that to 3 or more patches, adding slightly different depth and mix level points to each patch and then mapping that out as I build a song bank. For example: Foot switch A has 18% chorus Switch B 25% switch C 30% and so on. I try to mix the song in my head and build patches in the Bank that build constantly toward the outro of a song. The same method is applied to delays and reverbs, always building...
In the delay pro. I always use the ping pong or stereo delay as a starting point and it's inserted usually after the second chorus and outro's for a little more movement sonically. I like to play off of the delay pro and off of our drummer Alex Alexander, adding a push and pull syncopated kinda thing. We time align everything to the set tempos of the songs and then build in subtle delay grooves as the arrangement moves along. I'll also use a bit of the delay in the Pod pro XT rack in a short millisecond spread e.g. : L. side 25-30 milliseconds and the R. side 30-35 milliseconds with a mix level of 10-25 % as to give the guitar a bit of width and dimension like a doubling effect again inserted in the 2nd chorus and outros of songs. I like to fool around with the reverse delay settings as well...
The Filter unit inspires the weirdo in me. From dive bombs to using a slide you can always find something in there to twist yours and anybody else's melon for a "what was that!?!" kind of moment...
What would you like to see Line 6 make in the future to help meet your needs?
That's a hard one...
I think the "glass" is still the ever elusive "X-Factor" in solid state/digital processing. Every year technology gets closer and better. The variations of hard wired transformers and figuring out how they react with vacuum tubes is an abstract pursuit and I imagine a highly subjective one as well. The magic that happens between the amp pre-amp and speaker is still the final frontier, Line 6 gets as close as any other modeling competitor on the block or better...
I'm also waiting in anticipation for the next generation of effects will bring ... I mean a good chorus unit is a good chorus unit. I'd like to see Line 6 go deeper and further into the possibilities of experimentation and manipulation of sound. It's a tall order but Line 6 has the goods to take it to the next level!
They've already taken the lead with the new Bose system. I have yet to try it out but the concept seems quite sound. The five to one mix is becoming a regular and accessible to almost everyone with even the simplest of home entertainment systems, it's only logical that musicians would want to spread their sound and sonic ideas into those uncharted territories. I would love to engulf myself and the listener in sound. It's the next wave for sure! Soaring sounds above you and things from L. and R. as well as frontal audio sources. The possibilities and combinations endless!! Tweakers unite!
Any final comments?
Finally I would like to thank Tim Godwin, Michele Wernick, Valerie Corabi, Anny Deery, and all the other Line 6 family I may have left out that have always been so kind and helpful over the years! Keep your Mojo's workin'! All the very best!
But it doesn't stop there. Dido's bass player, the inimitable Keith Golden, is armed to the gills with Line 6 as well. To keep the rhythm section solid, Keith relies on a Bass POD and Bass POD Pro. And he's got a winning smile.
Where did you first hear about Line 6?
I heard about the Bass Pod by Line 6 from Vini Miranda at a Dido rehearsal. I tried it out for 5 minutes and realized it was exactly what i was after to get more subsonic sounds.
What Line 6 gear are you using and how are you using it?
I use the Bass Pod and the Bass Pod Pro to get the absolute deepest fat tones. I mix and match different sounds to get maximum depth with raw clarity.
How have our products changed the way you work?
The Bass Pod gives me tons of sounds and colors at my fingertips.
What are your favorite settings on the gear you use and why?
My favorite setting on the bass pod is "Sub Dub" because the sound is super deep.
What would you like to see Line 6 make in the future to help meet your needs?
I'd like to see line 6 develop sounds that are even heavier than "Sub Dub". Sounds that are deep, dirty, and dripping with bass.
Any final comments?
The Bass Pod is phenomenal. Tons of sounds, tons of choices, tons of possibilities. It's amazing that so many tones can come from one unit. I use both the kidney Pod and rackmount Pod Pro on stage and they move the super subsonic underwater lows. The Bass Pod has something for all bass players.
To see Vini and Keith on tour with Dido, go to www.didotv.com and click on tour dates.


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Obama moves DNC operations to Chicago
In a major shakeup at the Democratic National Committee -- and a departure from tradition -- large parts of the committee's operations are relocating to Chicago to be fully integrated with the Obama campaign.
The DNC's political department, housed in Washington, D.C., will be dramatically rebuilt, with staffers offered a choice of moving to Chicago, joining state operations, or staying in Washington, DNC spokeswoman Karen Finney said.
But the power will clearly be shifting to a centralized Chicago hub.
The DNC's key role in coordinating political operations with state parties is expected to largely be taken over and overseen by Obama's senior staff in Chicago, state party officials said.
"This is part of the implementation of the plans Paul [Tewes] discussed last week with the state party chairs," Finney said. "As part of the efforts to fully integrate DNC operations with the Obama campaign here in Washington, in Chicago and in the states, political, field and constituency operations are moving to Chicago to work in the Obama headquarters. The goal is to consolidate these efforts into one operation and effectively drive one national strategy."
People familiar with the plan said that state party staffers paid for under Howard Dean's 50 State Program would be shifted to working for the presidential campaign, at least in targeted battleground states.
The move reflects Obama's desire to maintain an unusually streamlined campaign, as well as his swift and complete takeover of a Democratic Party that isn't always known for its unity. The move may also save the campaign money, as the Obama campaign can use DNC salaries and staff to pay for elements of its organizing campaign and avoid some of the duplication that has often dogged presidential efforts.


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Producer/director/editor Elijah Drenner keeps it all humming along at a nice clip through the decades, starting around the dawn of cinema and ending with recent tributes like Tarantino and Rodriguez's GRINDHOUSE. There's elements I would have put in (the rise of the VCR and subsequent Disneyfication of Times Square) and others I would have left out (THE TWO-HEADED TRANSPLANT, though it does make a great metaphor for America's geopolitic) but you'll never squeeze the whole history into a single film, and Drenner keeps it all from being too flashy or too slow, too normal or too head-spinningly weird --and does not spare the adult content: bare breasts, sexual assault and horrific gore are all here, with many of the most disturbing clips from the most disturbing films: ILSA: SHE-WOLF OF THE SS and the works of HG Lewis (pictured below), such as BLOOD FEAST, for example. And the clips all look really, really good. It's very strange that this stuff was once so shocking you could only see it as a legal adult in a sleazy theater at the stroke of midnight, and now it's nostalgia, and yet - the times are if anything more conservative and morally regressive than ever. I've even argued the two are linked - we're conservative because we're jaded.
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Psychotronic Cinema Guide The Psychotronic Video Guide To Film is for! What we have here in AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE is a nice little summary of 100% American output, a carny's insider view of Yankee hooplah and pitchman ballyhoo, with art and culture pushed way to the side until it's off the table -- and lands with a lowbrow splat.
There's stuff here I didn't know about, which shocked me. I had no idea the film THE CORPSE GRINDERS was a huge hit for Ted V. Mikels. The grinding of corpses carries no appeal for me, personally, but I always kind of subconsciously associated it with the term grindhouse (or the shredding of old film in a cheap projector, grinding the sprockets). When I learned the name's taken from "Bump and grind" as a mark of when the country's once plentiful burlesque houses were turned into theaters to show films of girls stripping (cheaper that way), you coulda knocked me over with a feather from a rhinestone pastie. Imagine if it was called 'bumphouse' instead? Why just grind, man?
The whole stripper genre was a bit of a blind spot in my sleaze-education prior to this film but apparently there were an awful (in both senses) lot of them. Ed Wood fans still recovering from trying to stay awake through ORGY OF THE DEAD might be glad to know it's not anyone's fault that they failed. LSD fans who tried and failed to watch more than ten minutes of MANTIS IN LACE can also relax for the same reason. Apparently there was a time when looooong dull stationary camera striptease scenes (as with burlesque queen, Blaze Starr, atop with drum) were considered the height of decadence. Fascinating, yet tame and tedious in our age of readily ubiquitous nudity and XXX-rated websites.
On that note, no review of a movie on a topic like this would be complete without the word misogyny, so there it is. Surprisingly, the most feminist-friendly guy on the show seems to be HG Lewis! There's ample time devoted to his feminist-fave, SHE-DEVILS ON WHEELS, but where's Russ Meyer's FASTER PUSSYCAT, Abel Ferrara's MS. 45, that Hemingway sister joint, LIPSTICK, and the whole rape-revenge cycle? For that matter, where's the Satanic possession and the EXORCIST / ROSEMARY'S BABY knockoffs? Where's TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE? ERASERHEAD? Bette Davis' BABY JANE microgenre, and 70s telekinesis? BLACULA? And ballyhoo meister David Friedman's classic quote about how his movies were "all sizzle and no steak," and pornography gave people the steak, so the sizzle was out, and that's how grindhouse essentially died and became pornography?
Not to kvetch of course, just to flaunt my own expansive knowledge and hide my terror. Because not only am I afraid to see LAST HOUSE, I'm afraid to see PASSION OF THE CHRIST (above), which Landis astutely points out is "the last real grindhouse film!"
AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE never reaches much of a conclusion beyond confirming that Americans will always make films with both eyes on the ticket window and just a toe brushing up against the edge of art, and thus our baser instincts will always be catered to. It's a comforting but disturbing thought about the value of prurience and the way always getting exactly what you want to see can make you a perverse mess just like the anti-porn crusaders have always harangued it would. But at a brisk under-90 minute running time (it would be a perfect part of any exploitation double feature), AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE moves fast enough there's nary a dull moment. For casual fans you can really get an idea of what avenues you may want to explore. Just be prepared to be shocked, amazed, and... most of all, flabbergasted! Grind yourself deep into your seat as you enjoy a splice-ridden slice of film history, one bedecked with sound, fury, and sizzle. In the words of Pam Grier in COFFY (below) when her cop boyfriend tells her she can't just go around just killing everyone: "Why not?"


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Flooding disaster hits Australia's east coast
Floodwaters in Bundaberg have peaked, but more than 7,000 people are unable to return to their homes as the city remains in the grip of its worst flood on record.
In New South Wales, Grafton residents have escaped a major disaster despite the Clarence River exceeding new levels but concern has shifted to communities downstream.
This morning's peak in Brisbane was not as bad as previously feared but residents are being asked to conserve water because treatment plants have been affected by flooding.
The key points this evening:
- Bundaberg remains in the grip of a record flood, with 7,500 people displaced.
- Grafton's levee has held back a record 8.1m Clarence River flood but concerns are held for communities downstream.
- There are 41,000 people isolated across NSW where flood warnings for 14 rivers are in place.
- This morning's Brisbane flood peak was not as bad as expected but residents are told to conserve water.
- There are fears dozens of properties at Alberton on the Gold Coast may be inundated tonight.
10:55pm: The predicted flood peak of the Clarence River at Maclean, in northern New South Wales, has been revised and is now due to arrive early in the morning. The peak had been expected about now, midnight AEDT.
However, the weather bureau says the peak is expected in a few hours' time, reaching 3.2 metres, with the levy slightly higher at 3.3 metres.
10:20pm: German tourist Simone Haffner has been forced into an evacuation centre in Bundaberg. She told ABC reporter Bruce Atkinson that the backpackers hostel she was staying in was evacuated on Saturday and her car has been flooded.
I never thought it could happen to me... I miss home now more than before, but it's OK.
10:10pm: Residents living near the Logan River, south of Brisbane, are watching anxiously as flood waters steadily rise. The bureau says the river should peak early tomorrow morning and a number of people have chosen to evacuate their homes.
Waterford West resident Russell Leneham says he is surprised the water has risen so high:
In the 2011 floods, the water just touched on the road further down, where as now it is probably covering it now to about four, four-and-half to five feet.
9:59pm: Becky Gollings from the SES says Clarence River is expected to peak at Maclean at 3.4 metres at about midnight (AEDT).
So that should overtop the levee which is at 3.3 metres... so we could experience some inundation of homes in that area.
9:43pm: Volunteers from the State Emergency Service have been doorknocking homes in low lying parts of northern Maclean and nearby Harwood Island, telling people to leave now. The SES posted on Facebook:
A Flood Evacuation Order has been issued for Harwood Island on the Clarence River near Maclean. An All Clear has been issued for Grafton and parts of South Grafton. Low lying parts of northern Maclean are under an Evacuation Order. The river is expected to peak at 3.4m at midnight tonight.
9:20pm: State MP for Clarence Chris Gulaptis lives in Maclean and has told News 24 he is optimistic the levee in town will hold when floodwaters peak in coming hours.
The river is slowly climbing up the levee wall. I've been monitoring it all day and following also the predictions on the bureau website. The bureau website has been very accurate through the course of the flooding, through Grafton and here in Maclean there's quite a few people down at the levee wall, obviously anxious, but these are long-standing residents who have experienced many floods.
What we are seeing at the moment is that the floodwater is still about 450 millimetres from the top of the concrete levee wall in Maclean. It's not due to peak until about midnight and it's only a couple of hours away and it seems at this stage that it would be unlikely to rise at that amount, 450 millimetres in a couple of hours, so stranger things have happened.
9:10pm: ABC Breakfast presenter Karina Carvalho has tweeted:
@Karina_Carv The Logan river is set to peak at Waterford at 9m between 2200 & 0100.
9:05pm: Astronaut Chris Hadfield has tweeted another picture from the International Space Station, 350 kilometres from Earth. This photo shows floodwater in the Burnett River running out to sea at Bundaberg:
8:54pm: Authorities say it is now unlikely the greater Brisbane area will run out of water tonight. Residents were earlier asked to conserve supplies after muddy flood water forced the closure of the Mount Crosby treatment plant.
Justin Poulus, from Queensland Urban Utilities, says the facility is now partially back online.
It is starting to produce good high quality water again and that is feeding into the network and I guess what that means overall is that it is now very unlikely that we would be going to lose supply to suburbs.
It's still a possibility because the plant's not fully recommissioned yet but as every hour ticks past the likelihood of anyone losing supply diminishes.
8:45pm: Michael Cox, from the Muddy Waters Cafe in Maryborough, tells News 24 his business has flooded four times in recent years. The cafe is underwater again up to its roof. However, he says he has never been tempted to pack in his business.
I've never been tempted to throw it in. We get a lot of support and help from family and local support as well, so we are not a family to give up or throw it in.
We're pretty strong and we just have to wait and see what happens when the water goes down and assess the damage and go from there. You see a lot of mud. In 2011 that was probably the most devastating, one that we've had to date. This one is obviously looking a little worse for everyone in the region as well.
When we brought the business everything was fairly old and we sort of had plans to revamp the place and get it looking a bit fresher and after 2011 we had no choice, we just had to make sure everything was flood-friendly.
8:38pm: Reporter Peter McCutcheon visited flooded communities in the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane, and filed this report for 7.30:Loading...
8:10pm: ABC reporter Bruce Atkinson tells News 24 the Burnett River at Bundaberg peaked at 7pm. Authorities do not expect the river to rise any further.
Excellent news here, about an hour or so ago, the river's been steady at about 9.3 metres all afternoon, or most of the afternoon, and about an hour or so ago they've confirmed that it has reached the peak at 9.53. They don't expect it to go any further. So it is still going, still flowing, lot of water in here but that peak has been reached so a lot of people around town would be really, really pleased.
The people in the hospital have all been taken out. There was so far today 97 have been air lifted to Brisbane by Air Force aircraft, there's 13 more to go and I assume even though it's peaked they'll still want them to go to Brisbane.
The river won't go down in a hurry here but the Bruce Highway, good news to the south, the Bruce Highway will reopen at some stage in the morning. There's army personnel on standby in Brisbane.
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, on board the International Space Station, has tweeted this photograph:
ABC reporter Lucy Carter has tweeted:
@lucethoughts All clear announced for Grafton. People can return to businesses and homes.
Bundaberg resident Ruby Rozenkrantz, who was evacuated from a retirement home in the city's east, is about to spend her second night in an evacuation centre.
She told ABC reporter Caitlyn Gribbon that emergency crews are doing an excellent job.Loading...
"We've got the best little position we could find, with a bit of breeze," she said.
"I picked the best bed in the room. I went around and saw that no-one was in it, so I slid it over, but I really think we're lucky to have a place like this to come to.
"They're absolutely fabulous people. The Red Cross and the other people, the Salvos, they do a fabulous job, don't they?"
More than 80,000 properties are without power across south-east Queensland.
About 28,000 of those are in Brisbane, about 11,000 are on the Gold Coast and about 10,000 are on the Sunshine Coast.
Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ) assistant director-general Bruce Grady has tweeted:
@BruceGrady Has your community slipped under the radar during the #bigwet in #Qld? Let us know how you're going and what you need. ow.ly/1RBP6w
Here's a photo we've come across of cattle at Pine Creek near Gin Gin in Queensland's Wide Bay region.
Here's hoping they don't have to moo-ve again before the water recedes.
The swollen Bremer River peaked well below levels recorded in 2011, much to the relief of residents in Ipswich.
The ABC's John Taylor filed this report earlier this afternoon:Loading...
The weather bureau says while the flood threat has reduced in Brisbane, flows into the Logan River south of of the city will peak tonight.
Logan Mayor Pam Parker told the ABC's PM program that council officials have letterbox dropped about 150 residents who will be affected.
"We expect a peak at the Waterford Bridge at between 10pm and 1am in the morning," she said.Loading...
"We expect the peak to be 9 metres in height, which is equivalent to the 1991 flood.
"So I say to people, if you're not one of the 150 people that got a letter, you'll be OK, but those who have received the letter, monitor your situation as best you can and be on standby.
"Most of them are going to be OK because their homes are up high enough on the parcel of land, but there are one or two that have been very cautious and they've packed all their goods and they're ready for evacuation if necessary."
On the western Darling Downs in Queensland, authorities are monitoring Charleys Creek in Chinchilla as it continues to rise.
The council is preparing for moderate to major flooding in the town, but they are hopeful no homes will be inundated.
Mayor Ray Brown says an evacuation centre has been set up at the local cultural centre.
Meanwhile in the Lockyer Valley, the focus turned to clean-up efforts as floodwaters receded across the region.
The RACQ has tweeted:
@RACQOfficial We've had one of our busiest days ever with more than 4,900 roadside rescues and 3,058 insurance claims! #bigwet
Parts of northern New South Wales are yet to bear the full brunt of the floods, as the swollen Clarence River makes its way downstream from Grafton.
The flood peak in Maclean is expected around midnight and is predicted to come within 10 centimetres of the levee's limit.
Clarence Valley councillor and local resident Jim Simmons spoke to ABC News 24 a little earlier:Loading...
Governor-General Quentin Bryce is to visit flood-affected areas in Queensland and New South Wales.
Tomorrow, Ms Bryce will visit patients evacuated to Brisbane from Bundaberg Hospital before travelling to the Lockyer Valley to meet volunteers and residents.
On Friday, Ms Bryce will attend a barbecue for volunteers and flood-affected residents in the Grafton area before travelling to Bundaberg.
ABC Open producer Lisa Clarke has managed to reach the Queensland town of Stanwell, near Rockhampton, which has been cut off for days.
She has spoken to locals who have told of a wall of water that crashed through the town. In Sackville Street, close to 20 houses were inundated.Loading
Authorities says hundreds of Rockhampton residents will be affected, and the Bruce Highway will be cut, due to flooding from the Fitzroy River this weekend.
Saturday's expected peak is 8.5 metres - the river reached 9.2 metres in 2011.
Around 15,000 homes and businesses are still without power on the New South Wales north coast.
The Tweed, Ballina, Byron, Lismore and Richmond Valley council areas are all affected.
Essential Energy says some regions will continue to be without supply overnight.
The North Burnett Regional Council says Gayndah residents are requested to stop using water except for essential purposes as the water storage tanks are almost empty.
The council is currently experiencing difficulties maintaining essential water levels at current usage rates.
It says water should only be used for hygiene purposes and drinking.
Residents are also advised to boil water prior to use.
The ABC's Caitlyn Gribbin has sent this photo from an evacuation centre in Bundaberg:
Bundaberg authorities say they expect more properties to be flooded this afternoon.
The level at the Burnett River has stayed at 9.5 metres since 11am.
Weather bureau hydrologist David Berry says they are still monitoring the water level.
"It's difficult to call a peak in these situations until [the levels] start to drop," he said.
Forty-one Bundaberg patients are being treated at hospitals in Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay.
A Hercules plane remains on standby to evacuate a further 60 patients.
A total of 160 military personnel from Brisbane are on their way to the city to assist emergency authorities in the worst-affected areas.
While Grafton residents are relieved the town's levee has held back a record 8.08-metre flood peak, concern has now turned to communities further downstream who will be affected in the next 24 to 48 hours.
Many communities have been cut off by floodwaters including Ulmarra, Cowper and Brushgrove.
There is widespread flooding at Ulmarra and the river is expected to peak at Maclean later tonight.
The Pacific Highway between Ballina and Grafton is closed to traffic in both directions and could be cut off for days.
The ABC's Jeff Waters filed this report earlier this afternoon:Loading...
More than 40 properties may be at risk of inundation on the northern Gold Coast between 6pm and 8pm.
The council is monitoring the Alberton area where the Logan and Albert rivers meet.
Mayor Tom Tate says 18 properties could be inundated to floor level and owners are on standby to evacuate.
He says he visited the area earlier today and says safety messages are not being heeded.
"I witnessed myself the message of 'if it's flooded, forget it' hasn't quite got through," he said.
"There was a tractor out there crossing over and it appeared it was going to stall, and with a bit of luck it came through.
"Now if that tractor had stalled right in the middle, we would have had to find a larger tractor to pull that one out."
Here is video of Campbell Newman's press conference earlier this afternoon when he said the floodwaters were nearing their peak in Bundaberg.
He also warned of the need for people in the greater Brisbane area to conserve water as treatment plants went offline because of flooding. Read the story hereLoading...
Electricity provider Ergon Energy says people in Mundubbera and Eidsvold should prepare for another night without power.
Ergon says its efforts to restore power are being hindered by significant damage and access issues.
A coastal management expert has warned against frolicking in the large swathes of foam which are blanketing Australia's eastern beaches.
Many are flocking to the coast to witness the natural phenomena, stirred up by ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald's ferocious winds and torrential rain.
But Professor Rodger Tomlinson from Griffith University's centre for coastal management says the foam may contain sewage and toxins.
Read the full story here
Here is video of a press conference held a little earlier by NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell and emergency officials in Grafton.
The Premier says the town has suffered enough hardship in recent years.Loading...
Queensland Police say a flooding emergency has been declared in Alberton near Beenleigh and is likely to experience inundation throughout today.
Residents are urged to warn neighbours, secure belongings and prepare to leave if necessary.
Anyone that requires assistance is urged to contact the SES on 132 500.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell have announced that 10 flood-stricken local government areas in northern NSW will be able to access jointly funded disaster assistance.
Residents, small business owners and farmers in shires including Ballina, Bellingen, Coffs Harbour, Lismore, and Clarence Valley will be eligible for the funds.
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman holds a press conference to provide an update on the latest flood developments.
He says the Burnett River is expected to peak in Bundaberg around now at 9.6 metres.
That means about 2,000 homes and 200 businesses would be flood-affected.
Mr Newman also repeats earlier advice that the muddy nature of the floodwaters in the Brisbane area have seen officials ask that residents conserve water.
He says Brisbane is currently drawing water from Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast reserves.
The Premier warned that some Brisbane reservoirs could dry up overnight if people did not limit their usage to around 150 litres per day.
"The normal consumption of water across the greater Brisbane area is around 450 megalitres per day, and right now, and this is the issue, we can only probably produce and supply around about half that.
"We'd like you to only use water for cooking, for drinking, for washing, showering and bathing and to completely cease using water for topping up pools, washing down driveways, cleaning boats and cars for the next couple of days or until further notice."
Mr Newman says restrictions do not apply to people cleaning up flood damage.
The Insurance Council of Australia says it has teams of assessors ready to move into flood-stricken parts of New South Wales.
It has declared catastrophe zones for the Tweed and Northern Rivers regions, as well as coastal areas from the Queensland border to the Illawarra.Loading...
Council spokesman Campbell Fuller says until now the industry has mainly been focused on Queensland, but it is expecting a rising number of claims from NSW residents.
"Claims are trickling in from northern New South Wales, they're at modest levels at the moment.
"We are of course still seeing rivers rising in many areas and we expect that the number of claims will increase over the next 24 to 48 hours."
The Queensland Police Media Unit has tweeted:
@QPSmedia Extra police are patrolling Bundaberg to ensure the safety of businesses and residential properties. #bigwet
Grafton residents in northern New South Wales are breathing a sigh of relief as the town's flood levee appears to be holding floodwater from the swollen Clarence River.
The river has peaked above normal levels and is just below the levee.
Clarence Valley mayor Richie Williamson has told The World Today program that he was confident Grafton had the infrastructure to withstand the pressure of so much water.Loading...
"We have never seen heights at this level before since records were first taken in 1839.
"The levee systems are holding, I am told that the levee systems are doing their job perfectly, although it is touch and go with regards to levels this afternoon.
"The engineers, when they designed the levee system around Grafton, designed it to slowly breach in a location.
"The flood engineers tell me that what you don't want is all levees breaching at the same time."
The latest flood warning from the weather bureau can be viewed here
The ABC's Eric Tlozek has filed this report from Gympie, where residents are cleaning up as water levels drop after inundating most of the town centre.Loading...
Queensland's Water Supply Minister, Mark McArdle, is asking people in Brisbane to conserve and limit their water use.
The Mount Crosby water treatment facility is currently offline after becoming clogged with muddy floodwater.
It will take days to fix.
Mr McArdle says people in the Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, Redlands, Moreton Bay, Lockyer, Somerset and Scenic Rim council areas need to limit their water use for the next 24 to 48 hours.
Retailers including supermarket chains Woolworths and Coles are struggling to re-open or re-stock their stores in flood-affected parts of Queensland and New South Wales.
Michael Batycki, the Queensland operations manager for Woolworths, says operations have been seriously disrupted because of flooded stores, roads and railway lines.
"Yesterday we had some 20 stores that had the situation where power was cut and we had up to six stores closed at one stage.
"The most concerning stores at this stage of course are in the Maryborough and Bundaberg region, where we have two stores that are pretty much under water at the moment."
Wing Commander Kathleen Pyne describes how RAAF planes are helping to evacuate hospital patients from Bundaberg as the city's river reaches its predicted flood peak.
The Bureau of Meteorology says the Burnett River will peak at 9.6 metres this afternoon, slightly higher than the previous prediction of 9.5 metres.Loading...
12:12pm: Authorities are preparing to release more water from Brisbane's Wivenhoe Dam after today's flood peak was lower than expected.
@612brisbane SEQ will start re-releasing water from Wivenhoe Dam later on today. More details to come.
12:02pm: PM Julia Gillard says she will be heading up to Queensland to meet flood victims later this week:
"I've had the opportunity to speak periodically to Premier Newman. I've been getting very, very regular briefings about what's happening. Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan's on the ground in Queensland and integrated into the efforts there and I will be coming to Queensland myself during the course of the week."
Ms Gillard says she's been made aware of the problems experienced with the triple-0 service over the weekend.
"We will follow up with Telstra about what happened here and what, if any, engineering solutions are available for the future.
"If there's a lesson that can be learned here about the future and how we can make sure triple-0 services are available in the future, then let's learn it and let's make sure it's in operation for the future."
12:00pm: It now looks like Brisbane's flood peak came in at about 2m so far, below predictions.
Photo: A pontoon floats on this morning's flood surge at South Bank.
11:53am: Coffs Harbour has emerged largely unscathed from last night's storm, but the same cannot be said for the town's marina.
Reporter Jeff Waters says worried boat owners worked through the night moving and securing boats as the rain poured and huge waves crashed over the marina's northern wall.
Only one boat was damaged but workers fear the marina itself may be beyond repair.
Floating pontoons are being smashed as massive swells continue to break over the walls above them.
11:36am: Here's Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk speaking to ABC News 24's Joe O'Brien.Loading...
11:33am: Maryborough update: Flood levels peaked at around 10.7 metres about 8:00am.
11:19am: The Grafton Jockey Club's Michael Beattie says there's a "real air of confidence that the levee system is going to hold".
"There's been a couple of little minor breaches where there's been some water coming over the top and the SES have been there and they've sandbagged.
"I think everybody sort of thinks we're probably getting close to being past the worst of it. So there's a pretty confident air amongst the locals.
"I probably own the lowest set of floor boards on the Grafton side of the river and if it comes over I think I will be the first one in trouble - and I haven't hit the panic button yet."
11:12am: Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk says there are no reports so far of living areas of homes being flooded.
"I don't want to say there isn't any. We're just saying we've had no reports of some at this stage. Once this peak concludes we'll get a situation report over the whole city."
He says the flooding has been "less than the model predicted but not by a great extent", and "in the main it's not looking too bad."
ABC reporter Chris O'Brien tweeted this picture of flooding in the inner-city suburb of Milton in Brisbane.
11:05am: The Brisbane River is hitting a minor flood peak in the CBD now. So far the impact appears to be similar to yesterday, with no major inundation of residential properties. There are floodwaters in streets on low-lying parts of the riverside suburb of Milton.
11:00am: We've set up a Flickr group for people to upload their shots of the big wet.
10:51am: A house is submerged up to its roof near Grafton.
Roads across the flooded regions are closed because of rising rivers and water damage like this landslide across the Gwydir Highway at the Gibraltar Range.
10:44am: On Twitter:
Wayne Swan @SwannyDPM A RAAF C17 has been deployed to help transport equipment from Brisbane to Bundaberg for QLD emergency services. Two C130s already deployed
@shelleylloydabc 600 Goodna residents given the all clear to return to their homes after the Brisbane R peaked lower than expected
@shelleylloydabc Transport and Main Rds says Capricorn H'way will be closed for up to a week due to flood damage
10:34am: Queensland Police Minister Jack Dempsey says 2,000 homes in Bundaberg have been flooded.
7,500 people across the city have been displaced. More than 1,500 people are in evacuation centres and there have been more than 1,000 air rescues in the last 24 hours.
Mayor Mal Forman says the Burnett River is currently at 9.45 metres and heading for a peak of 9.5m about 2:00pm or 3:00pm.
There have been no reports so far of houses being swept off their stumps as feared late yesterday.Loading...
10:30am: Queensland Premier Campbell Newman is speaking in Bundaberg, which he says is the "number one priority of myself and my government."
He thanks all the emergency workers: "They haven't had much sleep and they have been working very hard and they are under a lot of stress."
"I have also been down to the evacuation centre in the civic centre, and I have talked to a number of people who clearly have lost an awful lot, if not everything. But are dealing with this in a very stoic fashion. They are showing a lot of guts, and they aren't going to give up on this.
"Today it's all about the people of Bundaberg".
10:15am: Grafton woman Hayley Hooklin is telling ABC News 24 that the mood in the town is "not good".
"I have lived in Grafton my whole life and been through a few floods, especially where I used to live in Dovedale which has already been evacuated. I have never seen the river rise this fast in my life."
10:08am: In Grafton:
@lucethoughts Clarence River at Grafton now expected to peak at 8.1m at midday. It's over the top of the flood gauge.
In Brisbane: The peak will come in the next hour, expected to be 2.3 to 2.5 metres
In Maryborough: The Mary River will peak at about the same time, up to 150 homes and 30 businesses could be affected.
In the Lockyer Valley: Police are escorting people back into Laidley as the flood threat subsides.
10:00am: In Bundaberg, ambulances are now taking patients from the hospital to the C-130 Hercules plane for evacuation to Brisbane.
The Burnett River is expected to peak tonight or tomorrow morning at 9.5 metres.
The previous highest flood was just under 9m in 1942.
9:54am: In Ipswich, Mayor Paul Pisasale is holding a press conference with Wayne Swan, who says the city has "escaped the worst that nature can throw at us."
"I am told that a maximum of 50 houses have been impacted out here. That is an enormous relief to a lot of people in this community and it is great to see how the state, federal and local governments have worked so well together during this disaster," Mr Swan said.
The Deputy PM says the Australian Defence Force, already at work in Bundaberg, is on stand-by to help south of the border in flooded areas of New South Wales.
He says a 100-strong ADF task force will move into Bundaberg over the next couple of days to help with the floods.
Swan also pays tribute to "Mud Army" volunteers across the flooded regions and says communities are pulling together.
He says more than 40 local government areas have been declared disaster areas, meaning residents are eligible for disaster assistance.
The cost of the floods has already topped $70 million, according to the Insurance Council of Australia.
9:28am: The first of two Defence Force C-130 Hercules transport planes has arrived in Bundaberg to help evacuate patients from the town's hospital. It's carrying a medical team and supplies for the flooded city.
Here are some ABC Twitter follows if you need to keep up to date with the Bundaberg situation:
@shelleylloydabc To keep up to date on the situation in Bundaberg, follow ABC reporters @melindahowells @francesadcock @kerrinbinnie @abcnews
9:21am: Good riddance to Oswald: the weather bureau says the system is finally heading out to sea just south of Sydney. The storm has left a trail of death and destruction from the Gulf of Carpentaria southwards.
9:19am: Here's Lucy Carter's latest cross from Grafton. She's standing in front of the breeze-block levee which is protecting the town.Loading...
9:17am: The SES's Steve Pearce has told ABC News 24 that a "very serious situation is unfolding" in Grafton.
More than 2000 people in Dovedale and North Meadow are being issued with evacuation orders and the rest of the town's population is being given evacuation warnings.
"They too will have to evacuate if this river continues to rise above that level of 8.1 metres predicted at midday today," he says.
The SES says it is carrying out multiple flood rescues.
And Mr Pearce warns that the Clarence River could even exceed the new predicted peak of 8.1 metres.
"The heights that it's now reaching weren't predicted as of yesterday. The amount of water that has fallen over the Northern Rivers area ... has never been seen before. This flooding that we're seeing now in Grafton has never been seen by a generation. So again, like Queensland, we now have a very serious situation here on the Clarence River at Grafton."
Some 23,000 people are still isolated by floodwaters across the region.
In Lismore there are evacuation orders for 150 people.Loading...
8:49am: This is the map showing at-risk areas in Grafton:
@lucethoughts Grafton floodmap with areas being evacuated now highlighted in black. #Grafton @abcnews pic.twitter.com/5AGK8hn
8:41am: Premier Campbell Newman has tweeted this aerial shot of Bundaberg this morning.
The flood threat remains, but the weather has officially cleared in Queensland.
@QPSmedia Severe Weather Warning has now been CANCELLED. Severe weather is no longer occurring in SEQ. #bigwet
8:32am: URGENT: The SES says flood water could be entering the Grafton suburbs of Dovedale and North Meadow "now", or the areas "will have water starting to enter the levee banks in the very near future."
"What we're dealing with here is a flood of record. There has never been a flood of this height in recorded history of Grafton... there isn't historical data to go on. The river is showing signs of dropping further upstream and that's what we have to work with at the moment."
The weather bureau is predicting a "peak near 8.1 metres around noon Tuesday with major flooding."Loading...
8:31am: URGENT: The SES is holding its Grafton presser now. Says the town is under threat from an "unpredictable" flood. An evacuation centre has been set up at the South Grafton High School on Tyson Street. The "indications so far" are that the town's levee is "not experiencing any major problems". The peak is due around noon and police say residents should not wait until the last minute before evacuating.
8:30am: The foam is dying down on Queensland's Sunshine Coast:
Bundaberg locals speak about the town's plight:Loading...
8:22am: The wild weather in Sydney has now eased and the SES says it does not expect any more flash flooding.
"We are not expecting any more flash flooding to eventuate given the forecast we've had from the Bureau. There is still a chance of strong winds later today as a small low tracks down the coast past Sydney and the Illawarra but we are hopeful that low will not cause any further damage," the SES's Phil Campbell says.
8:18am: The latest from Lucy Carter in Grafton.
@lucethoughts Grafton press conference delayed. SES deciding if more evacuation orders are necessary in suburbs. Mayor joining the conference shortly.
8:09am: Here's Lucy Carter's update from Grafton as the river hits 8 metres:Loading...
The evacuation order has now been extended to cover Dovedale and North Meadow.
8:03am: URGENT: An evacuation order has been issued for Dovedale in Grafton.
The levy in the city will overflow at 8.1m to 8.2m.
7:56am: The latest on the Queensland power cuts - some homes have been without power since Sunday.
@Energex 7:30am power update – 159,883 without power in SEQ. For more information on our restoration efforts, visit http://bit.ly/Uy0jQQ #bigwet
7:47am: URGENT: The ABC's Lucy Carter says the Clarence in Grafton is now at 8 metres - "well and truly a record flood".
@702sydney We're in unknown territory now in Grafton - the river hasn't ever been this high - local councillor Jeremy Challacombe.
7:34am: Queensland Police Minister Jack Dempsey tells Kerrin Binnie the Bundaberg rescue operation is still going.Loading...
7:28am: The latest on the Burnett River flood level:
@QPSmedia The Burnett River at Bundaberg reached 9.43m at 5am. #bigwet
7:21am: The BoM says this morning's Brisbane flood peak is likely to be the similar to yesterday - which could be a relief for many homes and businesses which had been under threat.
The BoM website says:
"Minor flooding is expected along the lower Brisbane River downstream of Moggill, with levels at Jindalee expected to be higher than yesterday. At the Brisbane City gauge, minor flood levels are expected on the peak of the high tides from Tuesday morning to Thursday morning. The highest level is expected on the high tide at 11am Tuesday and is likely to be similar to Monday morning's high tide level of 2.3 metres but possibly up to 2.5 metres."
7:15am: The manager of chef Matt Moran's Brisbane restaurant riverside chats to Karina Carvalho about the rising waters.Loading...
7:05am: Wayne Swan says a Hercules transport plane is on its way to Bundaberg to help evacuate patients from the town's hospital.
@SwannyDPM The ADF have advised a C130 Hercules is in the air on its way to Bundaberg to assist with the evacuation of the hospital.
7:02am: Grafton is facing a record flood this morning, the ABC's Lucy Carter is on the scene. Follow her on Twitter at @lucethoughts.
@lucethoughts Residents are scared in Grafton. No one has seen water rise this fast. Just spoke to owner of the cinema in town, he's ripping up the seats.
6:55am: The ABC team reports from Brisbane, Bundaberg and Grafton - the three main towns in the flood situation this morning.Loading...
6:50am: There has been a collective sigh of relief in Ipswich and Logan, as many homes and businesses that had been evacuated have not flooded.
"Instead of thousands of houses, hundreds of houses have been affected - a lot of people will be able to go back into their homes morning," Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale has said this morning.
Logan Mayor Pam Parker says she has had no reports of homes or businesses flooded from rises in the Albert and Logan rivers.
Energex says 165,000 homes and businesses are still without power across south-east Queensland. Some 400 crews are on the job this morning.
6:30am: The heavy rain seen overnight in Sydney is easing and the winds will not be as bad as was feared earlier.
The weather system is expected to move out to sea by this afternoon.
The BoM says rainfall totals for the rest of the day will only be 5-10mm and the strongest winds this morning will be 60kph.
"Although we've received falls of up to 150mm in parts of Sydney overnight and some strong winds, that should start to reduce now," SES Commissioner Murray Kear told ABC News Breakfast.
Two people have already had to be rescued after their car was trapped by flood waters at St Ives on the north shore.
Qantas says it is expecting operations to return to normal this morning, after the weather caused delays at Sydney airport last night.
The airline says one additional flight will be put on for passengers from Sydney to Brisbane, and other passengers will be helped onto flights throughout the morning.
Sydney airport was operating with a single runway last night.
6:13am: Reporter Lucy Carter has just been on ABC News Breakfast updating the situation in Grafton, where the Clarence River is rising fast.
The river was already up to 7.9m at 7:00am local time; it had not been expected to hit that level until 9:00am.
Crowds of locals are watching anxiously to see how much higher the Clarence will go.
The coastal town of Yamba is cut off and travel between Sydney and the Queensland border is at a standstill, with most major roads closed due to flooding.
This dramatic video captures the moment a boat owner became stranded when he swam out to try to save his boat on the flooded Clarence.Loading...
6:07am: The Bremer River at Ipswich is falling after peaking at a lower-than-expected 13.9m last night.
The Ipswich Council expects to know the extent of the damage by about 9.30 this morning.
5:59am: ABC Local Radio's Eliza Rogers says the atmosphere in Bundaberg as day broke was "eerie", after a night spent listening to the sound of army Black Hawk helicopters lifting people off roofs.
5:50am: The situation in New South Wales this morning:
- The SES has received 2,800 calls for help in northern New South Wales.
- 3,000 people are on flood alert in Grafton; evacuation orders in place in Grafton and north Lismore.
- There are reports of well over 100mm of rain in some Sydney suburbs overnight.
- Severe weather warnings are in place for much of the state, including Sydney, Hunter, Illawarra, the South Coast and southern Tablelands.
- 7,000 people are isolated by floodwaters in the state's north, 20,000 homes are without power
- Quick links: SES website; BoM NSW warnings page.
5:37am: Here's this morning's early wrap-up from ABC News Breakfast.Loading...
5:30am: Brisbane hospitals are on standby to receive patients as authorities prepare to evacuate the Bundaberg Hospital.
Ten high-care patients have already been transferred to Brisbane.
Medical transport hubs are due to be set up in the Bundaberg and Brisbane Airports to help with the transfer of 130 patients. The Australian Defence Force, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and CareFlight are expected to take part in the operation.
The town's Burnett River is expected to reach a record 10 metres over the next few days - two metres higher than the 2010 floods.
It is feared houses could be swept away in the fast-flowing waters.
Yesterday helicopters were used to rescue about 1,000 stranded residents. About 2,000 people have spent the night in evacuation centres.
5:21am: For a list of the Brisbane streets still closed this morning, go to http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/council-information-and-rates/news-and-publications/Newsroom/062875
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5:15am: Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale tells ABC News Breakfast that "Mother Nature is a little bit on our side at the moment" after the Bremer River peaked lower than expected.
The river peaked at 13.9m last night - a metre lower than expected - and many homes which had been at risk of flooding escaped unscathed.Loading...
Around 4am this morning the weather system was located near Tamworth.
The Bremer River in Ipswich peaked at below 14m yesterday evening - the predicted high had been 15m.
Councillor Paul Tully from the Ipswich City Council spoke to Queensland local radio from the banks of the Brisbane River at Goodna, upstream from the Brisbane CBD.
He says no properties have flooded, which is good news for people living downstream.
"I can't even hear the river at the moment - I'm at the top of the banks and the river is below me.
"My observations show that no home, no business has flooded here in Goodna. Nothing at all. People were expecting it up above their floorboards yesterday; people got out, they knew what to do.
"There is a possibility of a second peak but at this stage this is fantastic news for Goodna."
Emergency crews are now heading to a property near Grafton in northern NSW where 20 people are reported to be stranded.
The SES says there are reports of localised flooding around Toongabbie and Camden in Sydney's south-west and are bracing for a busy day.
The latest advice from the weather bureau indicates the Bremer River at Ipswich is now easing from a peak of 13.9m about 9:30pm last night. At 3:00am, the river level at Ipswich was 13.25m and falling.
The Brisbane River is still on track to peak at the Brisbane City gauge about 11am today at a level of 2.6m, about 1.9m lower than the January 2011 flood.
The river is then expected to have multiple minor flood peaks above 2m, coinciding with the high tides, until at least Thursday.
The SES says it has received more than 2,800 calls for assistance in northern New South Wales.
The Clarence River is expected to peak later this morning and evacuation orders are in place for parts of Grafton and north Lismore.
Becky Gollings from the New South Wales SES says crews have been out overnight helping those affected.
"Most of those jobs have been on the north coast and mid north coast of New South Wales and we've been seeing lots of things like trees down and leaking or damaged roofs.
"We've also had our volunteers out in the field sandbagging a lot of homes and businesses in places like Coffs Harbour, Lismore and Grafton."
Meanwhile, the weather bureau has issued a new flood warning for the Albert and Logan Rivers south of Brisbane, with rainfall expected to continue throughout Tuesday morning.
The Bremer River was originally expected to peak early yesterday evening but Jeff Carey, from the weather bureau's Brisbane office, says it is always difficult to give an exact prediction.
"We've got the Bremer River and also Warrill Creek responding at the same time, so these peaks - it's very hard to understand exactly when both those floods are going to move into the Bremer River at Ipswich. So there's a bit of a timing issue there, but within six hours is about usually how good we can get them."
The weather bureau says the Bremer River at Ipswich, west of Brisbane, is close to peaking but the situation is still changing.
The river is predicted to peak near 15 metres on Tuesday morning, which is four metres below 2011 levels, but still enough to flood hundreds of homes.
The weather bureau has reissued warnings for the Bremer and the lower Brisbane River.
You can read the latest warnings for the Bremer and lower Brisbane rivers here
UPDATE: The bureau later changed the information about the Bremer - see our 3:50am update.
Ian Hatton gives us a sense of scale of the flooding situation faced in North Bundaberg yesterday. He snapped a group of residents evacuating by boat as helicopters continued operations overhead.
There has been a slight reprieve for people in Bundaberg. The SES says floodwaters in the town have dropped slightly.
However, a spokesman says the water will continue to rise and fall over the next two to three days.
Bundaberg has already broken its previous record flood level of 9m, which was set in 1893. On Monday night the Burnett River hit 9.3m.
The weather bureau still expects a peak to occur on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, but it says the river is currently steady.
BOM has updated its severe weather warning for NSW. Ex-tropical cyclone Oswald was over the North West Slopes and Plains east of Narrabri at midnight and is continuing to move south.
The storm will reach metropolitan Sydney and the Illawarra coastal areas at dawn, and may bring flash flooding, destructive winds and abnormally high tides.
Heavy rainfalls, which may lead to flash flooding are forecast with rain and thunderstorms for the Metropolitan, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Central Coast, Illawarra and South Coast forecast districts and parts of the Central Tablelands forecast districts.
Rain, although still falling, has eased in the Northern Rivers and Northern Tablelands, and the risk of heavy rainfall leading to flash flooding will contract southwards during the morning.
Read the full update here
Here are the latest predicted flood peaks for Queensland from the Bureau of Meteorology:
Ipswich: Major flood peak near 15.0 metres during Monday night.
Moggill: Peaking below the minor flood level (10.0m) at about 9.5 metres overnight Monday.
Jindalee: Peaking near the minor flood level (6.0 metres) early Tuesday morning, about 7.0 metres below the January 2011 flood.
Brisbane: Multiple minor flood peaks above 2.0 metres will coincide with the peak of high tides between Monday and, at least until, Thursday, with the most significant of 2.6 metres about 11am Tuesday.
Bundaberg: Further small rises on Tuesday. A peak above 9.3 metres is expected late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
Walla: Rises up to 24.0 metres on Tuesday.
You can view the latest BOM warnings here
Lachlan Patterson has sent us this photo of cane fields turning into an inland sea on the outskirts of Murwillumbah in northern NSW yesterday:
On Monday night Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale said he was increasingly confident the Bremer River would peak at 14 metres, which would mean significantly less flooding than an earlier prediction of a 15-metre high.
"If it stops at 14 we're going to be a very happy city, that means the pressures on our city and some of the houses won't be there, there'll only be a few houses that'll be inundated and there'll be a lot of people back in their homes tomorrow."
Arveen Singh has sent us in this picture of a tree that has collapsed onto a Forest Lake house in Brisbane's south on Monday. Please take care. Trees can fall due to soggy ground even after the rain has passed.
The ABC's David Spicer gives Lateline an update on the situation in NSW, as storms and floodwater travel through the state's north, causing flooding in several cities:Loading...
Look back over the flooding events in Queensland and New South Wales on Monday in Lateline's wrap up of the day:Loading...


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This Gallery contains only a very small fraction (about 1%) of the photos I captured during the 2014 Nationals competition.
Because of the very large number of photos I capture during each trial day (about 2,000 photos per day), I can only publish all the photos from a given trial for a limited period of time. This is due to space constraints. So, all the photos from a given trial remain on my website for about 1 to 2 months after a trial is complete and then are deleted.
I then compile one gallery which contains only a very very select few of my personal favorite photos from the trial, and that gallery remains on my site indefinitely. So, that is what you see here.


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Side Dish Makeovers
Cut back on the carbs with these gluten-free, Paleo-friendly alternatives to pasta, mashed potatoes, and rice
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Since most people who see me for nutrition counseling are overweight, experience intense cravings for carbohydrates, and/or have elevated blood sugar levels, the most common thing I do is teach them to reduce their carbohydrate intake. On the most basic level, this involves cutting out starchy foods and substituting lower-carb vegetables such as broccoli, asparagus, or spinach in their place. This is especially important in the case of side dishes, which tend to be carb-laden, starchy entries.
With a little ingenuity, however, you can use wholesome vegetables or vegetable-based products to make low-carb alternatives to traditional sides. Just pass up the potatoes and refuse the rice and try a few of these delicious low-carb, veggie-rich options instead.
Mashed cauliflower. A tasty, low-carb alternative to mashed potatoes, the basic version of this side dish is simple enough to make: all you need is steamed cauliflower, salt, and olive oil or organic butter-then mash 'em all together to desired consistency. For a creamier version, try adding organic milk (or unsweetened almond milk). For "loaded" mashers, add cheese, different herbs, and/or roasted garlic.
Spaghetti squash. As the name suggests, this vegetable is a great substitute for pasta, one that's considerably lower in carbs and higher in nutrients. To prepare, bake a whole spaghetti squash in the oven, or cut it in half and microwave (cover half with plastic wrap first). Remove seeds from the center and use two forks to loosen the "strands" of squash, which look like spaghetti. Serve topped with a homemade or gluten-free pasta sauce, homemade or prepared pesto sauce, or organic butter or olive oil and herbs. An average spaghetti squash makes four to six servings and you can freeze leftovers. Its peak season is autumn and winter, so that's when it tastes best.
Vegetable "spaghetti." This low-carb, nutrient-rich pasta alternative is perfect during spring and summer: Slice organic zucchini julienne style either alone or with other vegetables such as carrots, leeks, and red peppers. Sauté in olive oil, and use the vegetables as a base for shrimp sautés or pasta sauce with meat.
Kelp noodles. Made from only kelp, water, and sodium alginate (sodium salt extracted from brown seaweed), kelp noodles (try Sea Tangle Noodle Company) have a non-fishy, neutral taste and pick up the predominant flavors/foods in a dish. They're rich in iodine, which is essential for thyroid health, and they're almost completely calorie- and carbohydrate-free. They're easy to use: Just open the bag, drain, and then sprinkle over salads or add them at the last minute to soups or stir-fries. Or try tossing kelp noodles and sliced vegetables in pesto or your favorite Asian sauce.
Shirataki noodles. The key ingredient of this noodle replacement is glucomannan, a soluble fiber derived from the konjac plant that keeps you feeling full. These uniquely textured noodles (try Miracle Noodles and NoOodles) are thin, chewy, translucent, and gelatinous with almost no flavor by themselves. And because they're made entirely of fiber, they're carbohydrate- and calorie-free. Beware: they tend to have an odd or unpleasant smell right out of the bag, but this dissipates when they are rinsed well, simmered for a few minutes, and drained. Shirataki noodles can be topped with sauce or stir-fried in sesame oil with vegetables and a non-GMO, gluten-free soy sauce or soy sauce substitute such as Coconut Secret Coconut Aminos.
Cauliflower "rice." To make this quick dish, use a food processor with a shredding blade and pulse until the head of cauliflower starts to look like rice. Then steam it for a few minutes in a bit of broth, or sauté it in organic coconut oil, butter, or olive oil until tender (about 5 minutes). Try topping with a curry sauce, Asian vegetable and meat stir-fry, or even beef stew. One medium head of cauliflower generally yields about 6 cups of cauliflower rice.
*If you don't have an immersion blender, you can use a potato masher or a food processor. You may occasionally need to add a Tbs. of water, unsweetened almond milk, or chicken broth to get the right consistency.
Melissa Diane Smith is a nationally known writer and holistic nutritionist who counsels clients across the country and specializes in using food as medicine for a wide variety of conditions. She is the author of Going Against the Grain and Gluten Free Throughout the Year, coauthor of Syndrome X, and a non-GMO educator and speaker. To learn more about her books, long-distance consultations, nutrition coaching programs, or speaking, visit her websites melissadianesmith.com and againstthegrainnutrition.com.


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Following comments at Arab Summit in Doha, President Morsi is reportedly shifting focus away from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States to Iraq and Libya in attempt to underwrite Egypt's financial obligations
President Mohamed Morsi has assured Prime Minister Hisham Qandil that "some funds" would be available in the state coffers before the end of the month to cover at least some of the government's basic financial obligations, said sources close to Egypt's premier.
"We will not be unable to buy the basic needs – [to say so] is untrue. We are not sitting here with our arms crossed. We are working to make sure that everything is covered," a government source told Ahram Online.
Ahram Online had learned that President Morsi is facing difficulties in providing essential cash to cover the purchase of essential commodities, including food and energy.
The country's strategic stocks of imported and local wheat fell to just 2.207 million tonnes by 13 March, enough to last for less than three months.
"Traditional suppliers consider that Egypt is around one million tonnes behind in imports," Fehmi Hannachi, head of commodity finance for Middle East and North Africa at ABC International Bank Plc and a board member of ABC Egypt, told Reuters on 25 March.
Each for its own reasons, the Central Bank of Egypt and the armed forces said they have no immediate cash to provide for the upcoming purchase of food and energy requirements, according to government leaks.
Technically speaking, this could mean a serious drop in commodities available – price rises aside.
Turning to Baghdad, Tripoli
A total of around $8 billion, according to the same government source, should be coming to state coffers starting in the coming week. A part of this amount is coming from Iraq, upon Iranian recommendation, according to a Cairo-based European source.
Other funds were said to be coming from Libya in the wake of the handover of two Libyan officials of the ousted regime of Muammar Gaddafi who were all but accorded verbal asylum in Egypt.
Even though Libya's General National Congress (GNC) denied reports that Egypt's Central Bank would receive a deposit of $2 billion from the Libyan government soon, official financial sources still hope that Egypt's administration will be able to get help from the neighbouring country as political tensions appear to subside after Cairo's arrest of three Gaddafi aides who for months Tripoli had been requesting be extradited.
The new channels between Cairo and both Baghdad and Tripoli are thought by the Egyptian regime to be a provisional replacement for hesitant funds that Egypt was hoping to get from Saudi Arabia, which has been promising to deposit around $4 billion in the Central Bank of Egypt since mid-2012. The Saudi aid seems more distant now, especially after the 24-hour freeze of the funds of key Saudi investors in Egypt upon order of the prosecutor-general for alleged illicit involvement in the selling of an Egyptian bank in cooperation with the sons of ousted president Hosni Mubarak.
"Let's face it, apart from Qatar, none of the Arab Gulf States is willing to generate funds for this regime. I am telling you, they are actually cutting down on their existing investments in Egypt," said a leading businessman who is in partnership with top Arab Gulf entrepreneurs.
Meanwhile, Qatar, according to a well-informed Doha-based source, is not coming forward with much more. "The Qataris are not amused by the negative public and media perception of their assistance to Egypt," he said.
In March, Qatari Finance Minister Youssef Kamal said his country did not expect to give further financial aid to Egypt "in the immediate term." According to the Doha-based source, this is not expected to change anytime soon.
Shifting alliances
During his participation in the abruptly concluded Arab Summit in Doha this week, Morsi's statements and words revealed the new mood of Egyptian perceptions of old and new Arab allies.
The presidential statement before the Arab Summit that "nobody is allowed to put his finger in Egypt" was read by Arab delegations as a direct message to two leading Arab countries that used to be almost unconditionally generous with their aid to Egypt: the United Arab Emirates, which is making no secret of its anxiety towards the intention of the new Muslim Brotherhood leadership in Egypt and that is offering safe haven to Mubarak regime figures who fear or face legal prosecution after the January 25 Revolution, and Saudi Arabia, which had made repeated offers to host the jailed Mubarak and his family in return for a handsome financial assistance package.
Arab – including Egyptian – diplomats say that tension is higher between Egypt and the UAE than between Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
"Ultimately, we are working with Saudi Arabia on Syria and we will be working with them on Palestinian matters," said an Egyptian diplomat.
Both Cairo and Riyadh consult regularly through traditional diplomatic channels, rather than at the top levels as during the years of Mubarak, on options to end the crisis in Syria. Egypt and Saudi Arabia are also working with the Palestinians – Egypt more with Hamas and Saudi Arabia more with the Palestinian Authority, which is now given a cold shoulder from Cairo – to respond positively to a new US diplomatic attempt to resume what Washington portrays as constructive and conclusive peace talks with Israel.
From the Egyptian perspective, the UAE is an almost self-announced enemy of the Morsi government. Egyptian officials speak of "funds" channelled by Abu Dhabi to the anti-Morsi camp, and of "hidden and conspicuous contacts" between UAE intelligence and some quarters within Egyptian intelligence to "topple the Morsi regime."
Prior to his trip to Doha, according to one source, Morsi received fresh information about Abu Dhabi contacts with some Egyptian intelligence generals, which was reportedly behind his finger-pointing at the Arab Summit.


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JERUSALEM, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- The Israeli air force bombed what it called a "terror activity site" in the northern Gaza Strip early Thursday, the Israeli military said in a statement.
The attack caused damage to the Izz al-Din al-Qassam training camp, the Jewish Telegraph Agency reported.
No one was injured in the attack.
"The IDF will not tolerate any attempt to harm Israeli civilians, and will operate against anyone who uses terror against the state of Israel. The Hamas terror organization is solely responsible for any terrorist activity emanating from the Gaza Strip," the military statement said.


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Argentina's presidential election
Fait accompli
La Evonomics y la "crisis del capitalismo"
When an American Company Redomiciles to the Cayman Islands, What Lesson Should We Learn?
Colombia cashes in on '.co' Internet domain
The 'co.' Internet domain in Colombia is a lure for companies in Florida looking for new website addresses.
Colombia's Operation Stairway and the secret agent who carried it out
'Rise of the Apes' Director: Film's Hero Inspired by Che Guevara
Castro dictatorship celebrates Fidel's birthday with more violent repression
More PR Shame: Associated Press Cooperates With Dictatorial Propaganda Machines
EXCLUSIVE: Emilio Palacio presents video evidence that President Correa gave order to fire on police
Violence in El Salvador, El Salvador's gangs joining the drug trade:
Guatemala's presidential election
The final word on the first lady
Drug Traffickers' Paradise
No-fly Zone Proposed for Northeastern Honduras
MAN DISMEMBERED IN ACAPULCO, PIECES OF BODY FOUND IN TOWN, via GoV
The Buffer Between Mexican Cartels and the U.S. Government
Operation Fast and Furious Weapons Found at Scenes of Violent Crimes in the U.S.
VIDEO: Mexico's security spokesman speaks to Al Jazeera
A Panama historic district battles development boom
In a city that's run out of room to grow, residents of a historic district wonder if the old seawall can hold back progress.
El paraguayo Zanotti tercero en el abierto checo de golf
Los mayores enemigos de Ollanta Humala son sus dos hermanos
Puerto Rico edges closer to U.S. voting rights
Puerto Ricans' chances of winning a right to vote in U.S. elections are as close now as at any time in American history. A First Circuit Court of Appeals decision last week has set up the conditions needed for the Supreme Court to review the possibility of voting rights for Puerto Rico's four million residents.
The appeals court deadlocked 3-to-3 on whether to hear a case in which a lower court already denied Puerto Ricans a right to vote. A tied vote means any previous rulings are left to stand.
Hurricane Irene Slams Puerto Rico Twitter hashtag #Irene
Venezuelan emissaries reported to be aiding talks between Qaddafi and rebels
Libya rebels claim Gaddafi is fleeing to Venezuela
S&P Cuts Venezuela's Credit Rating; Outlook Stable, via Joy.
S&P last to downgrade Venezuela to B level
The week's posts and podcasts,
Where's the Colombia FTA? Sitting on the President's desk
You, too, can wear Hugo on your feet
Gold rush: Chavez to nationalize gold industry
Say hello to the Canada-Colombia FTA
Is Cuba going capitalist?
Ecuador's assault against free press
At the Green Room, Ahmadinejad to visit Caracas, Venezuela to move its gold
At Conservative Commune, Gold Rush: Chavez to Nationalize Venezuela's Gold Industry
Silvio Canto's
Political Vindication