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Historic 6BR Danielson House on Beautiful Rural 4.3 Acres-Plenty of Space for Multiple Families and Friends!City: Brooklyn, Connecticut Property ID: 200842
grand total: From $295 Per Night
- Sleeps 16
- Bedrooms 6
- Bathrooms 4
- Type House
Modern Amenities with Old Barn Charm!
Want to get away to the East Coast but not sure you want to get sucked into the big city? What if you could have peace and serenity in the beautiful countryside, all while having easy access to major cities such as New York City, Boston, Hartford, and Providence?
Come experience the splendor of rural northeastern Connecticut by staying in this uniquely historic, beautiful 6-bedroom home located on 4.3 acres of pristine, partially wooded stonewalled grounds. The structure was originally built as a dairy barn, but completely renovated into a house in the late 1970s. The homeowners live in an separate, isolated part of the house so they are available for anything you need. The house was more recently updated with modernized fixtures, air conditioning, new kitchen equipment, a resurfaced and extended driveway, and a relined in-ground 40-foot swimming pool. You'll fall in love with the glorious, classic 40'x96' post and beam structure – it's aesthestically pleasing, and will prove very comfortable for you and your travel companions. You can still see the original framing as well as the 150-year-old weathered wood used for the walls of the kitchen, solarium, and the first floor bathroom. The master bedroom has a delightful cathedral ceiling, an attached privat bathroom, and a balcony, so you can walk outside and be among the treetops. Relax and read a book in the fully stocked library, complete with a cozy wood-burning fireplace (and a complimentary supply of firewood), or observe the picturesque wooded acres overlooked from the wall of windows in the solarium. There is a formal dining room as well as an informal dining room in the kitchen and attached entertainment area including a large chopping block with bar stools. During the warmer months, you'll love lounging in the screened pool house adjacent to the L-shaped in-ground pool.
This home has plenty of room for dining, entertainment, and accommodations for all your family and friends. If you're out exploring the community, make sure you check out the local museums (such as the Ballard Puppet Museum or the Connecticut Natural History Museum), the Creamery Brook Bison Farm, and the Burgess Brook Alpaca Farm. There are also numerous opportunities for outdoor activities such as hiking, birding, pet farms, river and stream paddling, fruit picking, and more. Whether you plan on using this home as your starting off point for excursions to the cities, or want to just relax to the fullest, you are sure to enjoy the privacy and little luxuries of rural lifestyle.
Key Residence Features:
- Amenities include multiple TVs, library, internet connection, private outdoor pool, pool house, solarium, screened porch, balcony, deck, fully-appointed kitchen, supplied with continental breakfast supplies, wood-burning fireplace, and wood stoves with complimentary firewood.
- Owner will stock pantry and fridge with additional special items upon request for a negotiated fee
- Outstanding location - Quiet, serene rural setting within reasonable distance of NYC, Boston, Hartford, and Providence
- 4340 square feet of comfortable living space, including 6 bedrooms, 4 full bathrooms, 2 convertible queen-sized sofa beds, and more!
Bedroom Configuration:
- Master Bedroom: King-sized bed with private balcony
- Bedroom 2: Queen-sized bed
- Bedroom 3: Full-sized bed
- Bedroom 4: Queen-sized bed
- Bedroom 5: Queen-sized bed
- Bedroom 6: Queen-sized bed
- Bedrooms 4-6, along with a full bathroom are on the third floor.
Additional Sleeping:
- There are 2 Queen-sized pull out sofas for additional sleeping. And 4 traditional (non-pull out) sofas that guests can sleep on - 3 (6.5 ft in length) and 1 (5.5 ft in length).
Homeowner Recommendations:
- The Golden Lamb - Famous 'prix fixe haute' cuisine, and great for catering or events
- The Vanilla Bean Cafe - Award winning hearty food known as "Connecticut's Best Country Cafe"
- Sharp Hill Vineyard - Locally raised and grown gourmet cuisine
- No indoor smoking
- No pets allowed except with special permission
- No large gatherings
- No noisy activities or use of screened porch after 11pm
- 15% Connecticut room occupancy tax and $200 cleaning fee per reservation may apply
- $20 per person per night extra person fees apply to reservations with more than 8 people
- Must be at least 21 years old to reserve the property
- Antiquing
- Cross Country Skiing
- Cycling
- Hiking
- Kayaking
- Restaurants
- Shopping
- Swimming
- Internet Connection
- Wireless Internet (WIFI)
- Books
- Cable/Satellite TV
- DVD Player
Included Services
- Linens Provided
Inside Amenities
- Air-Conditioning
- Dryer
- Iron/Board
- Washer
Kitchen Equipment
- Coffeemaker
- Dishware and Flatware
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Stove/Oven
- Toaster
Outside Amenities
- Deck
- Free Parking
- Parking
- Patio
- Patio Furniture
Pool And Spa
- Private Outdoor Pool
- Minimum Age Requirement
- No Pets Allowed
- Non Smoking
Guest Reviews (12)
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Amazing place!
Reviewed by: Erik A. on
The place was huge, interesting, comfortable, and the host was super nice. We have a lovely stay and will definitely be back. The area was quiet with tons of outdoor space. The perfect house for a weekend away with a group of friends or a big family.
*This review was originally posted on HomeAway/VRBO.com for a stay in May 2017
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Reviewed by: tomatakas on
This place is absolutely amazing. Pictures and description do not do it justice. The owners are very friendly and helpful. We had 12 people stay and had plenty of room. It is just a really neat property that would appeal to anyone. I would recommend this property to anyone looking for someplace that can sleep a large number of people or anyone just wanting a great place to stay while in the area.
*This review was originally posted on VRBO for a stay in May-16
Great stay with lots of room for our extended family!
Reviewed by: Alice K. on
Our family traveled from several different states for our son's wedding. Our stay at The Barn was fabulous and conveniently located for travel between Putnam, Plainfield, and Woodstock. With so many bedrooms, it was great to have family and friends stay with us and not worry about individual hotel rooms. It was also nice to have room outside for our grandson to run around. The owner was onsite and readily available to answer any questions we had. Town is just a five minute drive and there are grocery stores, convenience stores, coffee, and even a Walmart close by. Three living room areas provided lots of space to enjoy together. The kitchen was huge and great for family meals. We loved every minute of our stay!
This review was originally posted on VRBO.com for a stay in September 2015.
The Barn at Gray Mare Hill
Reviewed by: Lisa W. on
Our stay at the Barn at Gray Mare Hill was absolutely wonderful! We rented out this space for our wedding at the near by Golden Lamb Buttery and it made a perfect weekend even better. Much of our wedding party was traveling in from out of state so it was wonderful to be able to spend the whole weekend together under one roof. Everyone was able to have their own rooms and there are more than enough bathrooms that no one got in each others way. The huge kitchen was a great bonus as we were able to have a family meal one night and all catch up.
MaryBeth and Doug are absolutely amazing! They are so inviting and they have built a beautiful home that they are more than welcome to show you around and share the renovation history.
This review was originally posted on HomeAway.com for a stay in September 2015
Manager's Response: Thank you for providing this great review! We are so happy to hear that your group had a wonderful stay! The homeowners accommodation to your wedding group is awesome, and we are glad it made your experience that much better. Thank you for your stay with us, we hope to assist you again on future travels! -The Evolve Team
What a beautiful place, owner was great..
Reviewed by: lisa a. on
What a great place. The owner was on site, and so hospitable. She brought us fresh tomatoes from her garden, and homemade pear crisp from her pear trees. The place was beautiful and huge. Plenty of room for the 14 ladies that were attending. We could have fit 10 more easily. We will be staying there again next year. Loved it. Also the pool was awesome.
This review was originally posted on HomeAway.com for a stay in September 2015
Great Experience
Reviewed by: Rene on
Every thing was perfect. We stayed two days because of a wedding of my daughter in the same town. If we can give any feed back regarding improvements is that the room most of the rooms need heavier curtains to keep it darker in the morning. The three rooms at the third level could need better lighting, but don't stop this from going.
Beautiful House, lovely stay
Reviewed by: jaselyn h. on
My family enjoyed this home to come together and celebrate my mom's 60th Birthday. There was plenty of space for all and all the needed materials to make a great weekend. The owner was lovely as well.
*This review was originally submitted on Homeaway.com for a stay on December 19, 2014.
Comfortable, spacious and relaxing!
Reviewed by: Anonymous on
We stayed in this lovely home for 5 days with our extended family for the occasion of our daughter's wedding at the nearby Golden Lamb Buttery. The home suited our needs perfectly! There was plenty of room for everyone and it was wonderful being together in a real home rather than a cramped hotel. The owner, Mary Beth, greeted us upon arrival like old friends! She made sure we had everything we could possibly need, including the few grocery items we had requested in advance. She showed around and explained the history of the converted barn which we loved learning about. We especially enjoyed walking around the grounds and relaxing on the back porch in the comfortable wicker chairs. Being in the area for a wedding was a busy, exciting time but having a great comfortable house to come back to every evening was a pleasure. Thank you, Mary Beth and Doug and I hope we meet again if we are back in the area.
Originally submitted on HomeAway for a stay in September 2014.
Great retreat to relax
Reviewed by: Anonymous on
We had a tremendous stay at the Barn. We took day trips to the aquarium in Mystic, CT., Boston, and even Maine. Doug and MaryBeth were great hosts. The home is very spacious and lots of room to roam outside. It was still a bit cool for us to use the pool, although it was open. It is very nice to have a Wal-mart close (less than 2 miles) but still be in a rural setting. Our biggest complaint would be that pictures on-line don't really do it justice. Also, MaryBeth made us a wonderful breakfast one morning. It is a great place to stay in New England.
This review was originally submitted on HomeAway.com. Date of stay: May, 2014.
Perfect Weekend!!
Reviewed by: Amelia on
About two weeks ago 5 of my closest friends and I stayed at this beautiful home for Valentine's Day Weekend. I was drawn to this place because we are originally from Brooklyn, NY. Upon arrival, Mary Beth gave us the grand tour and we automatically felt at home. The plan was to stay in, bond and cook and we did just that! The kitchen was huge and stocked with spices and utensils. We even used the grill outside despite the weather. The rooms were very comfortable and the bathrooms were clean. Mary Beth was very helpful and her breakfast (blueberry pancakes, sausage and fruit) was delicious. On our last day, Mary Beth arranged for us to visit the Bison Farm, which was pretty cool. Needless to say we had an amazing stay here for a snowy weekend and it was great meeting Mary Beth and her husband. We cannot wait to visit again this summer!
We loved our stay here!
Reviewed by: Hannah Choi on
We stayed here for three nights in July 2013. The house is huge, spotless, nestled in the woods on a beautiful and secluded property, very well-appointed with everything you might need, even with kids! The owner, Mary Beth is wonderful and so helpful and friendly. Her breakfast was top-notch! We had the quiche lorraine. Amazing! There are great roads in the area for running and bicycling. The pool and pool house were immaculate and super fun. If you need a babysitter, ask Mary Beth to connect you. She knows a fabulous one. I don't know if we will ever have an occasion that will bring us back to Brooklyn, but if we do, we will stay here again for sure.
*This review was originally posted 8/28/13 on HomeAway.com
Perfect Getaway for Ladies' Weekend
Reviewed by: Karrin Varucene on
MaryBeth was a lovely host. Her beautiful home was the perfect location for our ladies' weekend, and she made us feel welcome right away. She prepared a delicious breakfast for us on our first morning and told us the history of the converted barn that she and her talented husband built. The spacious kitchen was fully stocked with dishes and cutlery and was perfect for preparing group meals. All linens and toiletries were provided. We didn't have a chance to take advantage of the pool, unfortunately, but it was very clean and had an adjacent screened in gazebo. This is a great space for getting some quiet time out in the country. With a nearby alpaca farm (Safe Haven), a delicious ice cream stop (We-Li-Kit), and a great lunch place (Vanilla Bean Cafe) all within a short driving distance, MaryBeth's home is perfect for a relaxing weekend getaway.
*This review was originally posted 7/24/13 on Flipkey.com


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Surprising Someone Totally Impossible To Surprise [PICTURES]
At 7 p.m. on Friday, May 17, 2013, I breathed the biggest sigh of relief known to man. If you experienced a massive "WHEW!" around that time, it traveled from me to you all the way from Jamestown.
It was SO hard to keep this from you, as we spend every morning together, and I feel like we're friends! But I'd been planning a surprise 65th birthday/retirement party for my dad. He worked his tail off for 40 years to make sure my brother and I had great educations and straight teeth…its the least I could've done.
But my dad is one of those guys who is IMPOSSIBLE to pull one over on. Being that I don't really know WHO my dad hangs out with, tracking down invitees and their numbers (most of them are in their 60s and 70s…so most don't have Facebook!) made me feel like some kind of Magnum, P.I.!
Through a series of hoops, bells, whistles, and massive detective work, I assembled a team of his 20 closest friends and a few family members, changed my dress three times to stall enough for him NOT to be suspicious, and got him to the party for a TOTAL surprise.
Here are a few pictures. The older woman is my dad's mom…coolest 89-year-old independent woman you'll ever meet. The guy with the "Holy Sh*t I'm Old" hat on is the guest of honor, the bald guy is my brother, the blonde is his girlfriend, and the other one…is me.
(PS — If you ever need a Private Eye, turns out, I'm pretty good at it.)

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Students can search for internships through the Cawley Career Education Center. Before beginning an internship, it is important to speak to your dean about how internship credit will apply toward your degree.
The College does not directly award credit for participation in internships. However, we do award credit for courses that combine a student's internship experience with intellectual reflection. The College offers a one-credit pass/fail course for College sophomores, juniors, and seniors in good standing: IDST-315 College Internship Experience. Students may take this course for credit more than once, but only 1 credit will count toward the Georgetown degree (the limit of 1 credit includes credit from MGMT-311, a similar course taught in the MSB). IDST-315 may be taken in the fall or spring semester. A student who has a summer internship may enroll in IDST-315 in the subsequent fall semester.
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Johnny Damon Begs Yankees to Take Him Back!
"I would play for the minimum [$490,000 per year, prorated over 180 days] for six weeks," Damon told The Post last night. "If Granderson returns, I would leave. If there's no room for me, I'm gone."
"I don't think [they] will," he said. "They've had plenty of opportunities since 2009, and it hasn't happened. But if they call, I'm ready to go."
"We are focusing on what we have in camp right now," Yankees' GM Brian Cashman said.
"You got to look at the guys within and try to get them as much playing time as you can and decide what you are going to do,'' manager Joe Girardi said. – nypost
"You guys know that I would have tons of interest to go to New York," Damon told Kay and co-host Don LaGreca. "But I just don't think they would be interested. I'm not exactly sure what happened over the years or something. They have had plenty of opportunities and I kept raising my hand, wanting to go back and, you know, hopefully it would be a perfect fit. It always had been. Have me for six weeks and then send me off on my merry way. That's fine."
"I know how the New York media works," Damon said. "I'm talking to you so I'm sure he'll hear about it tomorrow." – espn
Yankees Spring Training update: Youk out with strained oblique, A-Rod Go-Pher cousin gets high bid for A-Rod 2009 Championship ring
Former Yankee, 39-year old free-agent, Johnny Damon practically begged the Yankees to pick him up after Granderson went down with a broken forearm on Sunday! Damon spoke with the NY Post last night, and ESPN New York 98.7 FM's Michael Kay Show earlier in the day! The Yankees indicated that they will be looking in house first between: veteran's Matt Diaz and Juan Rivera, or newbies Melky Mesa and Zoilo Almonte! Damon has been pleading to return to the Yankees since they cut him following the 2009 Championship! After he was cut from the Yankees, Damon played with the Tigers, Rays, and Indians; the Indians cut him last season after posting a .222 batting average in 64 games! Damon would also have to work on his (out)fielding ability after being switched to a designated hitter! The Yankees also like the upside on Angels' Vernon Wells, who the Angels are willing to swallow $42 Million owed in his contract for the next two seasons!
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This weekend we hope to see you at the St. Camillus Fourth of July Carnival on Beach 99 street and Shorefront parkway. They will be open on Friday, July 2 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and on Saturday July 3 and Sunday July 4 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. There are rides, games and food. Admission is free.
We are saddened by the loss of Helen M. Miley. Helen spent most of her life here and raised a large family. Her son Bill is a great friend who used to own Poppy's Disco in our good old disco years. The Mileys are a very close and solid family with police captains, probation officers and stockbrokers in the family. Helen, the matriarch of the family, with her smile and loving personality, will be missed.
Myrtle Williams, another potential candidate for the State Senate seat, called me this week. Myrtle, a good friend, was president of the Wavecrest Tenants Association. She is the main reason the Goldfarbs renovated the Wavecrest Shopping Center. She has a bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College and is the mother of two District 27 children. Myrtle is unique as a former battered wife and victim of domestic violence who has put her life together and is continuing to try to help others.
We also met with Malcolm Smith, a local builder and former aide to Rep. Floyd Flake. Smith is knowledgeable and has the support of the former Congressman.
This past Wednesday it came to my attention that Brenda Isaacs was no longer superintendent of District 27. Many neighbors and constituents have been waiting for the shoe to drop. Many people referred to Isaacs as "No Agenda Brenda". We are expecting Rudy Crew to clean house in District 27. Right on, Rudy.
With reading scores in District 27 the lowest in queens and P.S. 105 being "closed" by Chancellor Crew we decided to spring into action for my old alma mater, P.S.105. I contacted Al Walden, who is still our State Senator, and Assemblywoman Pauline Cummings who agreed to set up a meeting with Chancellor Crew to discuss reopening and reorganization of P.S. 105. The Assemblywoman will work with the Senator and I to set up a Town Hall meeting to make sure that P.S. 105's doors will reopen in September.
Another item on the agenda is to get someone to fight for a state of the art magnet school for our middle school students. Each day numerous bus loads of Rockaway kids are going to District 21 and 22 to avoid JHS 198 and JHS. 180. Parents pay $150 a month for transportation. Many parents have expressed the thought they would pay whatever they have to for their kids education. We hope the next District 27 superintendent will have this on his or her agenda.
It has also come to our attention that a great lady who has turned I.S. 226 into a real school, Rhia Warren, might be a candidate for superintendent. We definitely should welcome her with open arms because of her ability and persistence.
Sunday night was the opening of the R.MA.C. musical presentations. It was called Neponsit Night because the Neponsit Property Owners gave a sizable contribution. The Gilbert and Sullivan Players were superb. The R.M.A.C. is a fantastic organization that provides great entertainment and culture for our community. Become a member or just make a contribution.
The Housing Authority has donated funds for the formation of a Boy Scout troop at 71-15 Beach Channel drive. See Deborah Smith or Elizabeth Sabat at Hammels Community Center on Friday at Hammels Community Center from 6 to 9 p.m. for information.
Note to community residents; beware of boys claiming to be Boy Scouts selling cookies and candy, Question them closely before you buy. As a former district commissioner, Queens Council, scouting for the handicapped, we are aware of what units are active in Rockaway.
On Friday evening I attended the annual St. Thomas More and St. Edmunds parish show, "Song and Dance of the 20 th Century". This year's show was dedicated to the memory of music director Gene Gilroy who served for 10 years. His lovely widow Lorraine was there to assist choreographer and director Maryellen Barnes.
The show went through songs from the early 1900's to the 1990's. Broadway talent lives in Breezy point. The show left me singing in the aisles. Next year I hope to join them and may be part of the cast.
Our next Atlantic City trip will be on Saturday July 17. Call my office for reservations. We continue to meet on Thursday evenings at 112-20 Beach Channel drive. We have some special guests coming this summer. If you have any questions about this column or need help with a community problem call my office.
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Monkey Bread
Making monkey bread lets kids do what they do best -- play with their food -- while they create something yummy.
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- Yield: Makes one 10-inch Bundt cake
Photography: Josh Titus
Source: Martha Stewart Kids, Holiday 2002
For the Bread
- 2 tablespoons solid vegetable shortening, plus more for pan and bowl
- 1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees to 115 degrees)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar, plus a pinch for yeast
- 1 envelope dry active yeast (scant tablespoon)
- 3/4 cup warm milk (110 degrees to 115 degrees)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
For the Coating
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 3/4 cup firmly packed light-brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
For the Icing
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
Lightly coat a 10-inch Bundt pan and a medium bowl with shortening; set aside. Put the warm water and a pinch of sugar in a small bowl; sprinkle yeast over top. Stir; let the yeast soften and dissolve, about 5 minutes.
Place shortening, milk, sugar, salt, and egg in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the dough hook.
Add yeast mixture to shortening mixture, and beat to combine. Slowly add flour. Knead on medium-low, 1 minute. Transfer dough to the prepared bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, and let stand in a warm place, 20 minutes.
Make coating: Place melted butter in a bowl. In a second bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and nuts; sprinkle 2 tablespoons nut mixture into prepared Bundt pan.
Cut dough into 1/2-inch pieces. Roll into balls. Coat in butter, then roll in nut mixture, and place in prepared pan. Cover with plastic wrap, and let stand in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in pan for 15 minutes. Invert onto a serving plate, and let cool 20 minutes more.
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Stood next to a strike once. I'll never forget the taste of it. Glad no one's hurt.
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Stood next to a strike once. I'll never forget the taste of it. Glad no one's hurt.
On Fri 13th we had a lightning storm and it hit the transformer to our house. Called electric co to have them fix it. They pulled my meter!! Seems there was some kind of neutral problem and the breaker box was grounding out. We had to spend the weekend in a motel and run our freezers off a generator all weekend. Finally got an electrician on Mon afternoon and he replaced a 2 ft pc of ground wire. He said I was lucky it didn't set the house on fire...I have always enjoyed watching storms. Not anymore!!!!
I live in Florida the lightning capital of the world! Been there, done that. Its old hand now. Denise
Dang sounds like you were lucky and it could have been worse! I'm sure glad no one got hurt!
We just left LA! My sister lives in Andalusia and we went through some righteous storms on the way to and from Mobile. Lots of traveling. Glad you are ok!


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noobie to the forum & first post.
I just completed my first week of Simplefit. I cannot do regular pullups (yet), I have installed gymnastic rings in my work out area, and use them for inverse rows as a sub for the pull ups. My body was at approximately a 45º angle from the floor with arms extended for the rows.
i read that "generally" one uses three (3) substitutes for one (1) pullup. On day 3 (judgement day, which was this morning) it seems like I am doing more pull up subs than the other exercises. Seemed that way on day 2 as well. My question is this - would I be ok to lower the gymnastic rings, there by increasing the intensity of the rows, and use two (2) rows/subs to one (1) pullup? Thanks :)
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MY friend can no longer make this con and as such I wondering since I got a extra double bed in the room I was wondering if any one out there is still looking for a room to stay in. Girls only cause I ain't to happy shareing with a guy lol sorry. Any way there is no chage hotel wise call it free broad for the weekend.


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At least eight American soldiers died yesterday in what appears to be the deadliest day in fighting in many months. The attacks showed the ability of insurgents to strike in the heart of the heavily fortified cap[ital as welll as in the restive Diyala province. The suicide bomber hit the soldiers after they had left their Humvees and were chatting with shop owners. While face-to-face contact builds good-will, it also gives suicide bombers, who often slip past security gurard checkpoints by walking, better access to striking at soldiers.
There is no question deaths are down significantly in the past few months due to a combination of the surge, a cease-fire by radical Shiite cleric Muqutada al-Sadr, and the role of former Sunni militants and tribal groups who have switched sides to join the fight against al-Qaida. However, this is a fragile alliance which might well collapse if American troops withdraw from Iraq. An ongoing problem is failure on the part of the Iraq government to create a true alliance and become a force of unity and reconstruction. Until the Iraq government assumes leadership everything depends on an alliance which is centered in the presence of 160,000 US troops.
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Phillip Evan Bigbee, 28, of Brenham, was killed in a tragic car accident Saturday, May 10, 2008.
Evan was born Nov. 27, 1979, in Brownwood, Texas. He grew up in Brenham and graduated with honors from Brenham High School in 1998. He attended several colleges:
Austin College in Sherman, Austin Community College, and the University of Houston. He held an Associates Degree from Austin Community College with a major in the
Japanese language. He worked as an independent petroleum landman with Simmons and Associates.
Evan Bigbee was a unique human being. He had a thirst for learning which led him to study languages, literature, philosophy, and the sciences. He possessed
a love of all cultures, and the world fascinated him. He embraced life fully. Evan looked for the good within everyone he met, and touched the life of every
person who met him. Evan is an unforgettable soul whose presence on this earth will be missed, but whose gentle spirit will remain in our hearts forever.
Evan is survived by his parents, Jan Bigbee Weesner and Terry Weesner and Randy and Cheri Bigbee; brother Jay Bigbee and significant other Helen Judge of
Richmond, Texas; step-sisters Lindsay Martin Valencia and Amy Martin Mamuszka of Austin, numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and grandmother Hazel Bigbee. He was
preceded in death by grandfathers, Rev. Jesse Bigbee and Glenn Peters and grandmother, Avanell Peters, Dallas.
The funeral service was held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2008, at First Baptist Church in Brenham. Officiating were Evan's uncle, Rev. Steve Polaski, and Rev.
Steve Ponder. Visitation was held Wednesday, May 14, 2008 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Brenham Memorial Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts in memoriam be donated to the advancement of education or scientific research.
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Dame Catherine Tizard and Carol Hirschfeld are among 24 experts who will make up the panel for Sir Owen Glenn's international think-tank inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence.
Sir Owen, a businessman and philanthropist, initiated the 'People's Inquiry' last year - a multimillion dollar project to address domestic violence and child abuse in New Zealand.
Sir Owen aims to present the findings to the United Nations after they are delivered early next year.
"New Zealand has an appalling history in violence and child abuse," he said.
The inquiry will involve child abuse and domestic violence experts from Australia, the US, Canada and Uganda as well as the New Zealanders.
Sir Owen said he had been staggered by the number of experts who had come forward and shown interest in participating.
The experts include academics, educators and those working in international human rights.
The think-tank members will share their experiences of family violence and discuss links and possible causes over the next eight months.
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett said she supports Sir Own's inquiry.
"I'm looking forward to seeing the findings - I love that Sir Owen is talking to people on the frontline and those who have been the victims of abuse and neglect, I don't think you can do too much work in this area and if we can take something from it, that's fantastic," said Ms Bennett.


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Bellville Times
Randall Lee Smitheal passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011 at the age of 60.
Randy was born in Houston, on Dec. 23, 1950 to Robert and Gloria Smitheal. He attended Spring Woods
High School and the University of Houston.
As a young man, Randy was an talented athlete, carpenter and successful home builder. He later joined
the family business, Northwest Manufacturing, in Houston.
Randy guided Northwest for over 30 years and forged lasting bonds with many of the employees,
customers and vendors. He balanced his strong work ethic with a deep commitment to family, both as a devoted husband and a loving father and grandfather. He
rarely missed a game or event involving his children, and remained equally engaged in the lives of his many grandchildren. Randy was also admired for his
remarkable dedication to his parents throughout their lives.
Randy was a passionate man with a profound sense of duty, but with a ready smile and a quick wit,
always on the move, and making the most of life, and by example, showing others how to do the same. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt deer in the
Texas Hill Country, from early adventures with his children, continuing all the way until last season. He also enjoyed boating on Lake Travis near Austin, and
there was usually a vintage automobile in his garage waiting for a drive down a two-lane road in the country. However, Randy seemed the most at home hanging
out with his family and friends at his ranch in Bellville. Many people were fortunate enough to have shared these experiences with him over the years. His
kindness and generosity will be missed by all.
Randy is preceded in death by his parents and his brother Rodney Smitheal.
He is survived by his wife Deborah Smitheal, his children and their spouses: Jeremy Lee Smitheal, and
wife Ellen Smitheal; Amanda Smitheal Tatum, and husband Bradley Tatum; step-daughters: Jacqueline Scanlin, and husband David Scanlin; Cheri Medus, and husband
Bobby Medus; Cara Gretch; grandchildren: Emily Lynn Smitheal, Avery Paige Smitheal, Jacob Lee Smitheal, Case Randall Smitheal, Hudson Bradley Smitheal:
step-grandchildren: Hunter Holcomb; Cole Scanlin; Kendall Medus; Ryan Medus. Also surviving him is his brother Robert Smitheal Jr.; sister Cheryl Patton.
Randy's family is grateful for the care provided by the doctors, nurses and staff of the Methodist Transplant Center and a special thanks to Dr. Javier La
Services were held in Bellville on Oct. 22 at St. Mary's Episcopal Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Nora's Life Gift Foundation or Blood/Platelet
donations to the Methodist Hospital Blood Center.
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The U.S. Coast Guard placed a delivery order on Dec. 12, 2013, for four Long Range Interceptor-II cutter boats. The delivery order is valued at $3.973 million. The order was placed as part of a five-year production contract awarded in June 2012 to MetalCraft Marine U.S. of Cape Vincent, N.Y., to produce the LRI-II. The Coast Guard has contract options to procure up to 10 boats, which will be deployed aboard the Coast Guards National Security Cutters (NSC). The contract has a potential total value of up to $10.2 million.
The first LRI-II was delivered to the Coast Guard Feb. 20, 2013, and commenced testing activities soon after. The LRI-II project was approved for full-rate production June 27, 2013, after successful operational and interface testing with Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf.
The LRI-II is 35 feet long with a range of over 220 nautical miles and capable of achieving speeds in excess of 38 knots. The stern-launched LRI-IIs high speed and extended range significantly enhances its host cutters ability to execute missions while underway, particularly in migrant interdiction and law enforcement operations where teams need to be put on scene quickly. Its ability to extend the reach of its host cutter is also critical to search and rescue operations, enabling NSC cutter crews to patrol larger search areas. The LRI-II can carry up to 15 passengers, including crew, and safely operate in seas up to 13 feet.
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Posted by Tim DeGennaro on January 23, 2013
In a recent blog post, I mentioned that hiring and developing the right people for EA's strategic aspirations will be a bottleneck, and as a result, development and certification programs will become a popular topic of conversation. Well it didn't take long for some client inquiries to come in and show me that while I may be on the right track with that prediction, there's more to the topic than one might think. From the looks of it, the challenge runs deep: Development is about more than skill sets and certifications - it's also about real career path - and elevating the job to the level of "profession" akin to those that architect our buildings. To get some more information, I called Dr. Brian Cameron, Founding President of The Federation for Enterprise Architecture Professional Organizations (FEAPO) and Program Director of Penn State's Master of Professional Studies in Enterprise Architecture. Here's what he had to say:
Q:Our clients are interested in developing their teams as opposed to hiring, due to challenges with funding and attracting talent. What are members of the EA community doing about this? Is it more common than not?
Posted by Tim DeGennaro on January 8, 2013
For the last four years, Forrester has run a longitudinal study on the "state of EA" — tracking the changes in focus, priorities, etc., since 2008. Our clients use it to get a sense of whether their progress and plans for EA is on par with their peers.
Based on the year-over-year comparison of the data in the upcoming "State of EA: 2013" document, as well as some anecdotal evidence I'm seeing in client interactions, I've got five predictions about what I expect to see happen with EA practices this year:


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Submitted to: Journal of Applied Entomology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/30/2009
Publication Date: 8/1/2009
Citation: Ahmed, M.Z., Shatters, R.G., Ren, S.X., Jin, G.H., Mandour, N.S., Qiu, B.L. 2009. Gentic distinctions among the Mediterranean and Chinese populations of Bemisia tabaci Q biotype and endosymbiont Wolbachia populations. Journal of Applied Entomology. 134:1439-0418. Interpretive Summary: Whiteflies are one of the major economic pests in crop plants throughout the United States and worldwide. Bemisia tabaci is a species of the whitefly family of insects that is of extreme economic importance with global distribution. Multiple biotypes (distinct variants with different biological characteristics) of B. tabaci occur, of which the B and Q biotypes are aggressive and invasive pests that have spread worldwide from their origin in the Mediterranean area and as a result have created a need to adapt control methods specific to these variants. This research shows the presence of two divisions of the Q biotype and has implications as to the origin of this worldwide pest. This information is being used to help develop control strategies specific to the Q biotype subpopulation that are spreading throughout the world.
Technical Abstract: The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, is a cryptic species complex composed of more than 24 different biotypes around the world. The Q biotype of B. tabaci, which is thought to have originated in the Mediterranean Basin, is now a widespread and serious agricultural pest. In this study, the genetic differences among Q biotype populations from Mediterranean countries and China were investigated. Based on their mt COI gene sequences, the Q biotype populations could be divided into two groups, which were labelled as MedBasin 1 and MedBasin 2. MedBasin 1 is indigenous to the western Mediterranean area while MedBasin 2 is indigenous to the eastern Mediterranean area. Genetic variation was greater in the MedBasin 1 populations than in the MedBasin 2 populations. Unlike the introductions into the USA, which involved both Medbasin1 and MedBasin2 populations, all B. tabaci Q biotype populations in China belonged to MedBasin 1. Wolbachia detection in eight representative Q biotype populations from China, Egypt and Syria indicated that all of the populations were infested with Wolbachia, and the infection rate of the Chinese populations (42.5%) were not significantly different from that of Egypt and Syria (51.4%). Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the evolution of the Wolbachia populations was not closely linked with the evolution of their B. tabaci hosts.


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Session of 1999
SENATE BILL No. 125
By Committee on Judiciary
9 AN ACT concerning domestic relations; relating to divorce; child place-
10 ment investigator's report, dissemination; amending K.S.A. 60-1615
11 and repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14 Section 1. K.S.A. 60-1615 is hereby amended to read as follows: 60-
15 1615. (a)
Investigation and report.
In contested custody proceedings, the
16 court may order an investigation and report concerning custodial arrange-
17 ments for the child. The investigation and report may be made by court
18 services officers or any consenting person or agency employed by the
19 court for that purpose. The court may use the department of social and
20 rehabilitation services to make the investigation and report if no other
21 source is available for that purpose. The costs for making the investigation
22 and report may be assessed as court costs in the case as provided in article
23 20 of chapter 60 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments
24 thereto.
25 (b)
In preparing the report concerning a child, the in-
26 vestigator may consult any person who may have information about the
27 child and the potential custodial arrangements. Upon order of the court,
28 the investigator may refer the child to professional personnel for diag-
29 nosis. The investigator may consult with and obtain information from
30 medical, psychiatric or other expert persons who have served the child in
31 the past. If the requirements of subsection (c) are fulfilled, the investi-
32 gator's report may be received in evidence at the hearing.
33 (c)
Use of report and investigator's testimony.
The court shall make
34 the investigator's report available prior to the hearing to counsel
or to any
party not represented by counsel
Upon motion of either party, the report
may be made available to such party unless the court finds that such
distribution would be harmful to either party, the child or other witnesses.
38 Any party to the proceeding may call the investigator and any person
39 whom the investigator has consulted for cross-examination. In consider-
40 ation of the mental health or best interests of the child, the court may
41 approve a stipulation that the interview records not be divulged to the
42 parties.
43 Sec. 2. K.S.A. 60-1615 is hereby repealed.
44 Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
45 publication in the statute book.


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SUBMITTED: Friday, August 20, 2010POSTED: Friday, August 20, 2010
Good morning Michael,
I would like to take an opportunity to help clarify and quell your concerns that you were improperly treated and that both Mortgage Concepts and I, Steven A. Milner in particular did anything to deceive you by charging you an excessive amount of money on your loan.
First off, Mortgage Concepts is fully committed to its clients who are the life blood of our business. Mortgage Concepts takes any and all complaints big or small of the upmost concern, and is committed to 100% customer satisfaction. This commitment is evident in the fact that Mortgage Concepts business is referral based and is reliant on a happy and satisfied customer base.
Referencing your specific complaint about the size of the Yield Spread Premium (YSP), there is a fair and straightforward explanation for this:
To start with, I just wanted to point out that a Good Faith Estimate was created and delivered that showed the amount of YSP. I do apologize that you had a difficult time reading it, as we would have been more than happy to supply a clearer copy.
Michael, recalling past conversations it was your desire to purchase a loan with a low 1% interest rate. We discussed that this below market rate was only possible with a negative amortization loan that has a pre-payment penalty. We further discussed the impact of both the negative amortization on the loan balance, which you were comfortable with, and the fact that the loan would carry a pre-payment penalty for the first 3 years, which you also agreed to since you wanted to keep the loan rate at 1%.
With regards to the 3% YSP, that is the rate paid by the lender to the broker, and it is mainly based on the length of the pre-payment penalty, in this case 3 years. Since it was your desire to keep the interest rate at 1% the corresponding YSP with a 3 year pre-payment penalty was 3%. If there was an issue with the YSP we would have been more than happy to discuss other solutions, but to maintain the 1% interest rate this was the only solution.
I truly hope you know that I and Mortgage Concepts are fully committed to clarifying your complaint and again if you still feel mistreated or want any further clarification please call us at 1-800-LOANS15.
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A Christchurch resident who scooped $22.6 million playing Lotto has kept his job and is planning his dream house.
The winner is speaking out ahead of a large Powerball jackpot on Saturday.
The recent millionaire, who took weeks to claim his Big Wednesday prize from September, described the experience as "bizarre''.
"The first I had any clue was when there was a knock at my door.
"It's such a bizarre experience winning that much money. I think about it all the time,'' he said.
The winner, who has chosen to remain anonymous, has continued in his day job and is also making plans for his "dream house''.
"Life has changed - you can't deny it. What's different - I give more money to charities now, I help as much as I can without thinking twice. It's a nice feeling.''
With Powerball worth $25 million this weekend, the Christchurch resident had one key piece of advice for potential winners: "Don't spend like a maniac. Just get used to the money slowly before you make big changes''.


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Emily's Genealogy Quest: Leaving a Legacy
Friday, January 1, 2016
A New Year means really thinking about my research
January 1, 2016
In October, through my FACEBOOK connections, I discovered the Genealogy Do-Over group, run by Thomas MacEntee. I attempted to follow along, but with work and teaching 3 courses this past fall, I realized that there was just too much for me to do in 13 weeks. Then I realized he was creating a new book (The Genealogy Do-Over Workbook) designed to be done over one full year. Yes - more my timeline. So, let's begin the New Year!!
After reading the first couple of chapters, I realized that really what I need to do is a Genealogy Go-Over - not starting from scratch, but instead truly reviewing what I have, and where I need to go. For those that don't know my story, it is thanks to my mother
When she passed in 2006, she left me 4 filing cabinets and 40 boxes of genealogy stuff! I was honored, but also taken aback with the amount of paper. And please remember she did the majority of her research without the internet, and was scared she would lose something - so filed things in multiple places! One of the things I have (that I've yet to decide what to do with) are the 1000+ letters - she made copies of everything she wrote and originals of the responses.
As a result of two moves in the past 3 years, I've already done the following. The 4 filing cabinets of folders on family members were all scanned - however, these scans need to get organized. I kept all original documents in folders called "birth certificates, death certificates, etc.) As I scanned a file, I also set up the person on my tree in Ancestry and also synced that with FTM (more on that story later). I did the files in order of the tree - checking citations and information on each. This process took almost three years, to where I know have 1 filing drawer (yes ONE) of files that I'm still working on.
These files are ones where there is little documentation; or confusing documentation - and thus they are for people not listed on my public tree. I just refuse to put something up that doesn't have the right documentation.
The 40 boxes were a different story. Among those boxes were 10 boxes of family pictures and bibles. These have been scanned an attached to the appropriate person; however, I still have a one box of photos - unknown and/or not yet scanned.
The boxes also contained binders and more binders of information. From these, I've started in 2015 to create my own binders, that now have the key documents in archival sheets with each individual. However, I've only done 3 generations - so I have a long way to go. Through this process, I've also discovered additional documentation that I need to obtain.
With the end of FTM, I made the decision to go to RootsMagic, and fortunately the import was reasonably easy. However, one thing will be to double check Ancestry to RootsMagic to FTM to the binders to make sure that I have everything saying the same thing. Plus I'm learning RootsMagic as I go, so trying to find how to do something new is never easy.
Thus the Go-Over - versus the Do-Over. My goals for January?
l. Review the last 2 boxes of paper I have yet to tackle. Scan what I can and know that later I'll have time to chase those leads.
2. Structure my work space so that the research I'm doing on my husbands tree can still continue, while I Go-Over my tree. I started his tree search from scratch and know that the work I've done there has the sources and documentation I need.
3. As requested, think about my current research habits, and how they can be improved. I know that I have not used a to-do list; and that is something I will need to start to use, especially since I'm working on multiple trees. In addition, most of my research now is pre-1850 and it just gets harder to do, thus more thought into what and where to research is necessary.
4. Finally, I need to realize that the time I'm using to better organize will benefit me.
My hope is through this Go-Over project, the organization of genealogy will be easier for anyone else who picks it up in the future.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Going to start again
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Lycurgus S. Lee (1827-1918)
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Teaching Genealogy Again
The past year has seen me accept a new position and make a move to a new university setting - Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. One of the things I knew I would miss from Widener University (Chester, PA) was my work with their Osher LifeLong Learning Institute in Exton, PA. There I had the wonderful privilege of teaching beginning genealogy to a group of individuals who were learning for the "love of learning!" Each week they asked questions and tested me, but together we were able to create new family history's for them, and work to find their missing relatives. This work kept me connected with my heritage of family genealogy - and resulted in my work on this blog.
When I moved, I feared I would lose this connection. But now, just a year later, two lifelong learning institutes have opened at Stetson - one in Celebration and one at the historic campus in DeLand. And once again I'm working with lifelong learners to learn more about genealogy. Today I'm getting ready to teach this week about writing the family history - and how there are a multiplicity of ways it can be done today. Blogs included! I then realized that I had gotten away from blogging during this past year of moving - and thus this entry!
I love that we can now easily share - on a blog - all about the family. Pictures and stories that can be easily accessible to the rest of the family. Although publishing can be done much easier today than before, blogging seems to work for me. I can write in short spurts - and immediately publish what I've discovered.
So what genealogy finds have occurred since I've been in Florida? The largest has been an ancestral chart drawing produced by my grandmother and her sister (Fern Daisy Fox Yoder and Margaret Fox Glass) in 1923 of their memories of their family history. A photo won't do it justice - so you will just have to believe by description. It is in the shape of a circle - hand drawn - with 5 generations of names (that they knew of) on the wheel. What is fascinating is that the wheel, whenever possible focuses on the women in genealogy - not the men! I can't help but wonder if this was their message that they believed in the Equal Rights Amendment, giving rights to women, proposed in 1923! Fern, would have been 26, married for 4 years, with a 2 year old daughter in 1923. So I went hunting for a picture of her, and found this one. This had to be taken when mom was just about 1 year old in 1921.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Thinking of Dad today
Monday, January 9, 2012
H.A. Coleman is the great-grandfather of my husband. We are privileged to have not just this picture, but two trophy's of his that he won playing billiards on the amateur level in the early 1900's. Here is a piece from the New York Herald, on Saturday, February 4th, 1905, after he won the Class B Tourney.
H.A. Coleman wins Class B Tourney
Defeats Albert Lewenberg by 300 to 268 in Final Amateur Match at Daly's Academy.
H.A. Coleman defeated Albert Lewenberg in the class B amateur 14.2 balk line billiard tournament, at Maurice Daly's Academy, last night, by a score of 300 to 368. By his victory Mr. Coleman becomes champion of his class, as he has not been beaten since the tournament began.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Story of Jacob Roller
Found this story about Jacob Roller Jr. the son of Jacob Roller, Sr., who lived in Juniata County, PA after migrating from Germany. He is related in the following way:
"In 1781, Jacob Roller, Jr. and a man named Bebault (Mathias Beebout) were massacred by Indians in Sinking Valley. Few particulars' of this massacre are known, and many contradictory stories still exist in regard to it. We give Mr. Maguire's version of it, but would at the same time state that he did not vouch for the authenticity of it, as he gathered it from the exaggerated rumors that in those days followed the recital of current events.
Roller, it appears was an active and energetic frontier-man, bold, fearless, and daring; and the common belief was that his unerring rifle had ended the days of many a red-skin, Be that as it may, however, it is certain that the Indians knew him, and marked him out for a victim long before they succeeded in dispatching him. Several small roving bands were in the habit of coming down into the valley after the mines were abandoned; but no favorable opportunity offered for a long time to kill Roller.
On one occasion, four of the settlers had met at Roller's house for the purpose of going on a hunt for deer. Early in the morning, when just ready to start, Roller heard the breaking of a twig near his cabin. He peered out into the deep gloom of the misty morning, and discovered three Indians crouching near an oak tree. It was very evident that the Indians had not been close enough to the house to ascertain the number within and the inmates were in a state of doubt as to the number of savages. Profound silence was observed and it was resolved to shoot from the window as soon as the light was sufficiently strong to render their aim certain. The Indians were evidently waiting for Roller to come out of his house. At length, when they thought the proper time had come, the settlers gathered at the window and thrust out their rifles as silently as possible. The quick eyes of the savages saw, even by the hazy light, that there were too many muzzles to belong to one man, and they took to the woods with all the speed they could command, leaving behind them a quantity of venison and dried corn, and a British rifle.
On another occasion, Roller had an encounter with a single Indian in the woods, which probably stands unparalleled in the history of personal encounters between a savage and a white man. Roller left home about seven o'clock in the morning, in search of deer. He had ranged along the edge of the mountain an hour or two when he heard a rifle-shot but a short distance from him, and a minute had scarcely elapsed before a wounded doe came in the direction where he stood. To shoot it was but the work of an instant, because he supposed that one of his neighbors had wounded it; for the thought of the presence of Indians never entered his head. Yet it appears that it was an Indian who fired. The Indian mistook the crack of Roller's rifle for that of a companion left at the base of the mountain. Under this impression, the Indian, anxious to secure the doe, and Roller, intent on bleeding her, both neglected one of the first precautions of the day, - via: to reload their rifles. Roller was leaning over the doe, when he heard the crust of snow breaking in a thicket near him. He jumped to this feet, and was confronted by the Indian, - a tall, muscular fellow, who was quite as large as Roller. The savage, well aware of the fact that neither of the rifles were loaded, and probably satisfied in meeting, "a foeman worthy of this tale, " deliberately placed his gun against a tree by the side of Roller's and drawing his tomahawk, he cast a glance of savage delight at the white man before him, which seemed to imply that he would soon show him who was the better man of the two. Roller, anticipating his intentions, drew his tomahawk and stood on the defensive. The savage made a spring, when Roller jumped aside, and the Indian passed. The latter suddenly wheeled, when Roller struck him upon the elbow of the uplifted hand, and the hatchet fell. Fearing to stoop to regain it, the savage drew his knife and turned upon Roller. They clinched, and a fearful struggle ensued. Roller held his hatchet, and in this manner they struggled until they both were tripped by the carcass of the doe; still both retained their hold Roller, fortunately grasped his knife lying beside the doe, with his left hand, and thrust it into the side of the Indian. The struggle now became terrible and by one powerful effort the savage loosened himself and attempting to close again, the savage stabbed Roller in the shoulder and in the arm. Roller had dropped his hatchet in regaining his feet, and the combat was now a deadly one with knives. They cut and thrust at each other until their buckskin hunting-shirts were literally cut into ribbons and the crusted snow was dyed with their blood. At length, faint with the loss of blood, the combat ceased, by mutual consent as it were, and the Indian, loosening himself from Roller's grasp, took his rifle and disappeared. Roller stanched with frozen snow and some tow, the only dangerous wound he had and managed to reach his home. He was stabbed in four or five places, and it was some weeks before he fully recovered from his wounds. The skeleton of the savage with his rifle by his side, was found the succeeding summer on the top of Warrier Ridge.
The time of Roller's death is not positively known. Mr. Maguire thought it was in the fall of 1781.From subsequent evidences three Indians came down from the mountain avoiding the fort of Jacob Roller, Sr. which was located at the head of Sinking Valley and passed on down through he valley to the house of Bebault whom they tomahawked and scalped.
From thence they went to the hours of Jacob Roller, Jr. who was alone at the time, his family being at this father's fort. He was murdered and scalped while at work in his corn-field. His absence from the fort at night created alarm, and early next morning a party went down to his house to see if anything had befallen him. While searching for him, one of the men discovered blood on the bars, which soon led to the discovery of his body in the field."


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Rockfax Description
12m. The obvious continuation to Thin Air, is a great route if you want some thing to go on about in the pub. From the stance on Knuckleduster step right and climb the arete until a good hold in the base of the groove to the right can be reached. Stand on this with considerable difficulty then continue up the groove with some trepidation. © Rockfax
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Looking Back at My 2009 Reading (Part 2)
>> Tuesday, January 5, 2010
So I'll finish up this review of 2009 with a few statistics about my reading (just because I'm that kind of dork)
Books Read: 102 (16 of those were audiobooks)
Pages Read: 29,469
Audiobooks: 150 hours of listening
That's a few more books and a few less pages than last year so I'm pleased with that. I don't set goals for number of books or pages. My goals are just to read what I enjoy and enjoy what I read. The numbers are just for curiosity's sake.
Library books: 71 (all my audiobooks are from the library)
Books I own: 31
I love both of my county library systems and feel fortunate to have them and use them extensively. This doesn't keep me from buying books by any means. I seek out and read very few ARCs so I'm out there supporting my local bookstores all year long.
Series books
57 of the books I read were part of a series (I seem to have a series addiction – there's a topic for a future post, huh?).
I read at least one book from 44 different series, 12 of those were the first book in a new series for me. Special thanks to Bookfool for getting me started on the Tomorrow series by John Marsden.
Best books of the year? These are the books I rated 5 stars in 2009 and looking back over the year, they're still my Top 9.
In the Woods by Tana French
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Little Bee by Chris Cleave
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Eli the Good by Silas House
Hate List by Jennifer Brown
I heartily recommend all of these. I rarely pick up a book I don't already expect to like, so ratings below 3 are rare, but do happen occasionally. Any of the books I've tagged with 4, 4.5 or 5 stars are what I consider better than average so if you search for the categories over there on the right you'll be able to browse my other highly rated books.


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The SFFaudio Podcast #278 – AUDIOBOOK/READALONG: The Wonderful Window by Lord Dunsany
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The SFFaudio Podcast #277 – The Wonderful Window by Lord Dunsany; read by John Feaster. This is an unabridged reading of the story (11 minutes) followed by a discussion of it. Participants in the discussion include Jesse and John Feaster.
Today's podcast is sponsored by Downcast, a terrific podcast app for iPhone and iPad.
Talked about on today's show:
Saturday Review, February 4th, 1911, the secret story behind of all of modern fantasy, do you listen to podcasts?, our SPONSOR: Downcast, an app for iPhone and iPad, small size, big impact, location based downloading, a super-customized experience, audio drama, The Red Panda Adventures, Decoder Ring Theater, Downcast allows you to lock episodes, the key to understanding, the beginning of binge-watching, Sidney Sime, The Book Of Wonder by Lord Dunsany, its criminal that Lord Dunsany, H.P. Lovecraft, J.R.R. Tolkien, a new podcast idea, Appendix N: Inspirational And Educational Reading, The Dungeon Master's Guide, take up this mantle, Gary Gygax, Dunsany's last champion, Poul Anderson, John Bellairs, Leigh Brackett, Frederic Brown, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Lin Carter, L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt, August Derleth, Lord Dunsany, Philip Jose Farmer, Gardner Fox, Robert E. Howard, Sterling Lanier, Fritz Leiber, H.P. Lovecraft, A. Merritt, Michael Moorcock, Andre Norton, Andrew J. Offutt, Fletcher Pratt, Fred Saberhagen, Margaret St. Clair, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jack Vance, Stanley Weinbaum, Manly Wade Wellman, Jack Williamson, Roger Zelazny, let's understand it, S.T. Joshi, "the death of wonder", bullshit, the inaccessibility of our fantasies, did the Arabic man see Golden Dragon City?, wouldn't we see something different?, "the magi", the Scheherazade salesman, its about writing fantasy, its about reading fantasy, reading life and real life, getting addicted to Game Of Thrones, it seems like it is about television, serial fiction, the August days are growing shorter, winter is coming, George R.R. Martin, prose poems, deft brushstrokes, a more devastating fairy tale, is the window a metaphor within that world, The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs, the yellow robes, mood and temperament, what would Oprah see?, a soap opera, silent pictures, the constellations, The Crystal Egg by H.G. Wells, science fiction, Jesse's pet theory on the opening credit sequence of Game Of Thrones, the four houses, dragons and bears, orrery, Ptolemy vs. Copernicus, epicycles, orbital clockworks, Ringworld by Larry Niven, the inside of a Dyson sphere, Westeros, a fish-eye lens, a D&D style hex system, the mechanistic unplaying of the plot, it's not a half-assed Tolkien, HBO, a metaphor for The Wonderful Window, maybe it's a bowl?, a fantastically wealthy Lannister home?, that guy's based on The Kingpin, credit sequence, Dexter's morning routine, murdering coffee, "oh my god it's over", envisioning greater lives, some guy in Golden Dragon city is looking through a window at 1911 London, Lion City (London), make it WWI, the zeppelin terror, had it been written a few years later would we not assume the red bear as Communist Russia, escape to the secondary world, beaten down into the proper shape for Business, capital "B" business, "a touch of romance", daydreaming, a frock coat, a bookstore, "emporium", Walmart as a soul crushing emporium, howling newsboys, the birds in the belfries, "the seven", analogues for priests and nuns, dragons the most evocative fantasy animal, a silver field, what prompts the destruction of Golden Dragon city, Darkon (2006), LARPers, interesting, good, and sad, fantasy lives on the weekend, a cardboard factory, typical American upper-lower class jobs, religion, plunking away god-dollars, the popular conception of D&D, video games, Elvis' hips, KISS, better jobs, Detroit in ruins, work, podcasts to stave off the rats gnawing, John's gaming group, soul crushing and beautiful, Edward Plunkett, H.G. Wells, toy soldiers, the start of modern war-gaming, empire, "this dang story", 14th century Hungary, Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway, names, Friend, Spork, Carmilla (is a savory name), carnstein (flesh-stone), Mergin and Chater -> margin and cheater?, a used bookstore business is not one designed to make money (precisely), Chapters, the artificial love of books, the way Scrooge would run his business, the one room apartment, "tea-things", we ended on a happy note, fantasy and escapism, there's not much else past The Silmarillion, Elmore Leonard, Jack L. Chalker's last unpublished book, old-fashioned TV watching (no recording), "this window goes nowhere", Mr. Sladden's destruction of the window is better than had it been broken by someone else, the scent of mysterious spices, a breath of Golden Dragon City.
Posted by Jesse Willis
Review of Dragon Blood by Patricia Briggs
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Publisher: Brilliance Audio
[UNABRIDGED] – 10 hours
Wardwick of Hurog wishes to live in peace. Destiny has other plans. He is about to be arrested and imprisoned in the Asylum for Nobel Embarrassments and Inconveniences. Worse still, Ward has learned that the same man bent on his imprisonment, Jakoven Tallven, High King of the Five Kingdoms, is seeking Hurog blood to activate the supernatural equivalent of a weapon of mass destruction.Once again Ward must play the fool to survive. Yet, that will not suffice. Ward's closest companions all must risk their lives and fortunes to keep Jakoven and his malevolent mage Jade Eyes from destroying their world.
After finishing Dragon Bones I was left with some lingering questions and looking forward to this book. For some reason this story wasn't as much fun. It's hard to put my finger on exactly why. My best guess is the pacing. For such a short book, it felt like the plot meandered too much on unimportant details. The beginning was strong. It pulled me right back in again, and I thought everything was good to go. But then it got slow in middle, and felt sort of rushed at the end. I was sort of underwhelmed by the final confrontation especially.
I guess since I wasn't having as much fun with the story this go around and it made the quality of the writing more noticeable. I'm not one to spend much time commenting on the writing too much. I tend to leave that for English teachers/literary types. I care a lot more about story and character development than I do about how elegant the prose is. If you're entertaining me, I'm not going to notice bad sentence structure/dialogue.
If I had to sum this book up with one sentence it would be "Hurog means Dragon." Why you ask? Well because it's said at least once per chapter. Often more than once. Or at least that's how it felt. Eventually I groaned every time another character said it. I wonder if the writing was just as bad in the first book and I didn't notice. "Hurog means dragon" was said a few times in that book as well, but it didn't seem nearly so frequent. I didn't really find the dialogue or prose that bad.
Glancing over other reviews it seems like I may be in the minority. It's quite possible that if you liked the first book, you may enjoy this as well, but I mostly found it to a disappointing sequel.
As far as the audio goes, Joe Manganiello once again does a fine job without really adding or subtracting from the story.
Review by Rob Zak.
Review of Dragon Bones by Patricia Briggs
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Dragon Bones (Hurog #1)
By Patricia Briggs; Read by Joe Manganiello
Publisher: Brilliance Audio (print 2002)
Publication Date: 1 May 2014
[UNABRIDGED] – 8 discs, 10 hours
Themes: / fantasy / dragons / Hurog /
Publisher summary:
We all play roles at times. Wardwick of Hurog played the role of a fool till he reached adulthood, just to keep his father from murdering him. Now he must overcome the image he so carefully built and fight not simply for his birthright but to free the five Kingdoms from tyranny and the rising tide of darkest magic that threatens his world.
Riding into a war that's heating up on the border, Ward is sure he's on the fast track to glory. But soon his mission takes a deadly turn. For he has seen a pile of magical dragon bones hidden deep beneath Hurog Keep. The bones could prove to be dangerous in the wrong hands, and Ward is certain his enemies will stop at nothing to possess them.
This is my first novel by Patricia Briggs. The name was familiar to me, but I wouldn't have been able to have named you any books or series by her.
I couldn't tell you if this is her usual style of book, but if it is, I'll definitely be interested in reading more. This doesn't seem to be as popular as some of her other series though. I found this a quick and enjoyable listen.
It's a play on the chosen one trope, but there is more of a focus on politics. Our protagonist has been playing stupid for years in an effort to reduce the chances his father finds him a threat and killing him. Unfortunately for him, this means that his father also doesn't trust him to take over after he's gone and names his uncle to rule in his place, at least until his 21st birthday. So of course our hero sets out to make a name for himself and show his uncle that he's not really the fool he's been pretending all these years. He gets swept up into events bigger than himself and must rise to the occasion or see his friends, family and home suffer.
In a worlds where dragons are long extinct and magic is dwindling, this is more political than fantastical overall, but there is certainly enough in there to make it more than a historical fantasy.
This is book one of a duology, but I feel like it came to a pretty good stopping point where I don't feel I need to rush out right away to read the second book, or (given it's shorter length) like it was simply one book that was split in half.
Joe Manganiello is a fine reader, though nothing special. He neither adds nor detracts from the story at all.
Overall, I found this a fun and lighter book and I'm looking forward to listening to the conclusion soon.
Review by Rob Zak.
The Hoard Of The Gibbelins by Lord Dunsany
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Lord Dunsany's take on the sword and sorcery sub-genre is high on the Dunsany and low on the Lord (which is itself a very Dunsanian trait).
The Hoard Of The Gibbelins
By Lord Dunsany; Read by Greg Elmensdorp
1 |MP3| – Approx. 10 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: LibriVox.org
Published: June 24, 2007
The bold knight Alderic seeks the fabled hoard of the Gibbelins. First published in the Jan 25, 1911 issue of The Sketch.
Here's a |PDF|.
Posted by Jesse Willis
Lightspeed: The Way Of Cross And Dragon by George R.R. Martin
Filed under: Online Audio
Does it matter if what you believe is factual?
George R.R. Martin has an answer here in his very thoughtful piece of SF. The Way Of Cross And Dragon, which was recently audiobooked by Lightspeed, explores the concepts of heresy, blasphemy, faith and metaphor.
Lightspeed – The Way Of Cross And Dragon
By George R.R. Martin; Read by Stefan Rudnicki
1 |MP3| – Approx. 52 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Lightspeed
Podcast: June 2012
First published in Omni, June 1979.
Posted by Jesse Willis
The SFFaudio Podcast #177 – NEW RELEASES/RECENT ARRVIALS
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The SFFaudio Podcast #177 – Jesse, Tamahome, Jenny, talk about the latest NEW RELEASES and RECENT ARRIVALS in audiobooks and paperbooks.
Talked about on today's show:
Jenny's beagle Bailey loves audiobooks, breed vs. brand, "Space Drama", The Prankster by James Polster (from Brilliance Audio), stranded on Earth, novellas, Luke Daniels is everywhere, Space Cadet by Robert A. Heinlein, Between Planets by Robert A. Heinlein (Full Cast Audio), Ace Tachyon (aka Abner Senries), Methuselah's Children by Robert A. Heinlein, immortality, Universe by Robert A. Heinlein, "Future History", 1941, "the guy with the two heads", Lazarus Long, The Notebooks Of Lazurus Long, kilted spacemen, Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworld by Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner (Blackstone Audio), Ringworld, "big dumb object" (and the blog of the same name), space elevator, Energized by Edward M. Lerner, a NASA engineer is the main character!, Grover Gardner, terpkristin, geopolitical intrigue, hard SF, Larry Niven and Gregory Benford "bowl-world?", Dyson's sphere, library of congress subject headings, Dewey Decimal Classification, Grover Cleveland, a librarian's license, are librarians born or trained?, "on the square and on the level", Trucker Ghost Stories edited by Annie Wilder (Macmillan Audio), Tavia Gilbert, Peter Ganim, 21st Century Dead: A Zombie Anthology edited by Christopher Golden (Blackstone Audio), Simon R. Green, Ken Bruen, Daniel H. Wilson, Brian Keene, zombies are taking over, The Walking Dead (comic), Locke & Key, Joe Hill, Stephen King, "gears and robots" or "steamy robots", Clockwork Angels: The Novel by Kevin J. Anderson, Neil Peart (of Rush), steampunk, steampunk music?, The Steampunk Bible edited by Jeff Vandermeer, Mr Jupitus In The Age Of Steampunk, maker stuff with tophats, is there a good steampunk book to wow Tam?, Murdoch Mysteries, Tesla vs Edison, steampunky, 1950s kitchen appliances, golden age SF, Boneshaker by Cherie Priest, Sword & Laser, VN by Madeline Ashby, Von Neumann machine, "she stopped being able to not harm humans", gynoid vs. android, a girlnoid, guynoid vs. gynoid, Angry Robot, Saturn's Children by Charles Stross |READ OUR REVIEW|, Exhalation by Ted Chiang, non-human main characters, Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, post-apocalyptic Hawaii, "a hard entry point", The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime, fantastical, "fantasy noir", "a noir cannot be series", "investigative fantasy" or "hardboiled fantasy?", darker than you think by Jack Williamson (Blackstone Audio), Jim Meskimen, embroiled in hardboiled?, The Humanoids, With Folded Hands, setee vs. seetee, Technomancer (Unspeakable Things: Book 1) by B.V. Larson (Brilliance Audio), space-kilt!, Red Planet by Robert A. Heinlein, naked on a frozen planet, Saint City Sinners by Lilith Saintcrow, Tanya Eby, Battle Royale by Koushun Takami, Morning Glories (comic), Midnight (Nightingale Trilogy: #2) by Stephen Leather, Ralph Lister, "supernatural noir", hardboiled vs. noir, Philip Marlowe is hardboiled (perhaps with noir elements), Kiss Me Deadly by Mickey Spillane, noir as a visual vs. noir as a story, Hamlet, noir stories don't need detectives (and usually don't have them), femme fatale, James M. Cain, Body Heat, Chinatown, "it's chinatown Jake" = things are so fucked up you should walk away, "kitty kat", "fantasy adventure", Wake of the Bloody Angel: An Eddie LaCrosse Novel by Alex Bledsoe, pirates!, Stefan Rudnicki, The Hammer And the Blade by Paul S. Kemp, Nick Podehl, Functional Nerds, Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, the trouble with fish-gods, a buddy movie (book), dragons, Sky Dragons (Dragonriders of Pern) by Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey, Emily Durante, Brilliance Audio, Blood of the Emperor (The Annals of Drakis: Book Three) by Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis, PKD!, Counter Clock World by Philip K. Dick, Gather Yourselves Together by Philip K. Dick (mainstream PKD) <-published posthumously, Eye In The Sky by Philip K. Dick, Dan John Miller (Brilliance Audio), The Zap Gun by Philip K. Dick (Brilliance Audio) <-an expansion of
The Gun Project Plowshare, Mel Foster, Anthony Boucher liked it, The Man Who Japed by Philip K. Dick (Brilliance Audio), Repent Harlequin Said The Ticktock-man by Harlan Ellison, Dick was a crazy autodidact, didacticism, A World Of Talent and Other Stories (Eloquent Voice), Total Recall (aka We Can Remember It For You Wholesale), public domain Philip K. Dick stories, a strange dedication, Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, John Joseph Adams, The Reel Stuff edited by Brian Thomsen and Martin H. Greenberg, Mimic by Donald A. Wollheim, the Total Recall remake is terrible and stupid, Inception, are "sci-fi" movies are opera for Americans?, Air Raid by John Varley, Loopers, time travel, many new Stanisław Lem audiobooks are up on Audible.com!, Lem READALONG!, Tam is always "Lemming", Lemistry: A Celebration of the Work of Stanisław Lem, Eric S. Rabkin, Cyberiad, Luke Burrage's review of Solaris, Noise: A Novel by Darin Bradley, Chris Patton, dystopias are refreshing, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Spider Robinson, The Road by Cormac McCarthy, Jesse is completely wrong, does a lack of engagement with the society in The Hunger Games make it not really SF?, science fictiony vs. Science Fiction, 1984, an ever evolving book of rules about idea fiction, Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens, George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman, The New York Review Of Books, arguing with books, Jenny's favourite part of the NYRoB, the New York Review Of Books blog, academic writing vs. literary writing, Vanity Fair and Vanity Fair online, Simon Prebble has captured Chrisopher Hitchen's voice, Jo Walton, the Booker Prize longlist, Bring Up The Bodies by Hilary Mantel (historical fiction), history, I, Claudius by Robert Graves, fictionalized history vs. historical fiction, Luke Burrage's review of Wool by Hugh Howey, Jenny makes friends with all the authors.
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Another approach to continuous improvement is through retrospectives and other spontaneous change events (sometimes known as kaizen). When teams naturally refine and grow their capability, they often discover that they consistently have free space on their kanban board. This is a sign that they can retrospectively lower their WIP limits as a result of an improvement.
These two approaches can be related to the states described by Mihalyi Czikszentmihalyi in his book Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience [11]. Pre-emptively reducing a WIP limit is equivalent to moving a team through a state of anxiety, where the skills required are greater than the current ability. Retrospectively reducing a WIP limit is equivalent to moving a team through a state of boredom, where the ability becomes greater than the skills required. Both paths are valid and can be used in context.
Czikszentmihalyi's description of flow is just one model that can be used to help us understand kanban systems in order to learn and improve. Applying different models, such as Theory of Constraints, Queuing Theory, and Network Theory can give different perspectives and insights that help us continuously improve
Viewing kanban systems from these aspects creates a meta-language to help describe and think about any process. Kanban is not a methodology, but something that can be applied to an existing way of working to understand it from the perspectives of workflow, visualization, work in process, cadence, and learning.
As a simple example, it is possible to describe the typical agile timebox in terms of limiting work in process. Don Reinertsen gave me the analogy of a bucket of water as being a container for work in process. If the bucket is being continuously filled with water, then there are two approaches to avoiding the bucket from overflowing. The first is the equivalent of a timebox. If we know the rate at which the water fills the bucket, then we can set a cadence to empty it before it overflows. The second is the equivalent of setting explicit WIP limits. If we have mechanism to signal when the bucket is nearly full, then we can use that to empty it before it overflows.
These aspects can be used as levers, adjustable in either way, to tune a process. This is a different approach to describing a process in terms of practices that are more like knobs to be dialled up to ten (or eleven). The current configuration of the levers can be used to describe the current location of a team's process on its journey of continuous improvement, a bit like a trail marker identifies a location on a forest path.
Having a wide range of configurations of processes, using these aspects of a kanban system, means that we can employ different processes in different contexts, and work to improve those processes as we improve the underlying contexts. Using a ski slope metaphor, we can begin with a "nursery slope" process for an immature team or organization that requires lots of safeguards in place due to low skill level, and, over time, move the team toward an "off piste" process when the team or organization is very mature and requires much less safety due to its high skill level.