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I love DIY. Some people don't. Some people prefer to buy everything pre-made at the store for convenience, but not me. Cooking for me is a fun activity, it's therapeutic, it helps me relax, and helps me to clear my mind. There are few things better then putting on some good music, playing it loud, and setting in on some new culinary adventure. I love to bake bread, both in my bread machine and by hand. I love to make homemade seitan - it's the only kind I ever eat - I love to make my own veggie burgers, my own sauces, my own condiments, I've even made my own peanut butter, but one of my latest interests has been making my own soy milk.
Back in July I was given some Amazon gift cards from my In-Laws for my birthday. At the time there weren't any cookbooks that I was dying to have and so I racked my brain trying to figure out what I wanted. For some time I'd been interested in - and eyeing - various soymilk makers, and so after reading hundreds of reviews I finally took the plunge and settled on one.
I bought the Soyajoy G4 which is a really cool little machine that's super easy to use. It comes with a measuring cup for your soybeans, a packet of non-GMO soybeans for your first batch of milk, a pitcher to pour the milk into and a fine mesh sieve for straining. The machine itself is stainless steel inside and out, which makes it look very sleek. The gripping handle and the lid are made from plastic but these features are on the outside, and do not touch the milk so you don't have to worry about the plastic leaching into your soy milk. There are also several function buttons. The machine can make soy milk, nut milk, raw milks, grain milks, and even soup. It's pretty much a miracle worker!
Of course you can totally make your own soy milk at home without a machine. You can do it the old fashioned way with pots, and your hands, but I as much as I love DIY that's a bit much for me. I don't fancy sitting around squishing my own soybeans all morning when something else can do it for me a lot faster, and a lot better. The Soyajoy will get you fresh hot smooth soymilk in under half an hour, and the best part of it is that it doesn't contain a bunch of additives or nefarious ingredients. It's just straight up soymilk.
Now to be honest if you drink it right from the machine it doesn't taste wonderful. It has a much stronger soy taste then commercial soy milk - which is severely watered down - and there's no sweetness, but this isn't really a big deal. You can easily season your soymilk any way you like with different sweeteners or flavorings. I personally like to use Barley Malt Syrup and Stevia, vanilla stevia if I'm making vanilla soy milk, but you could just use regular old cane sugar or agave too.
Typically once I've made a batch os soymilk I bottle it just the way it is - Unflavored and unseasoned. I use old Kombucha and Kevita bottles that I've saved especially for this purpose - and to use as salad dressing containers. They make the perfect vessel as they're 12oz bottles. Since I mostly use my homemade soy milk for cooking, baking, or to use in smoothies or sometimes cereal I prefer to sweeten the overall dish rather then the individual bottle of soy milk, unless I'm making a particular flavor - such as vanilla.
I've been doing this roughly once a week since July and it's been a really fun process. The soyajoy made great milk right out of the gate, and it's easy to use, but with a little tinkering I've managed to get the texture and flavoring perfect for my palate. I make an expert batch every time now. One of the great things about making your own soymilk is the cost. It's so much cheaper to do it yourself then to buy a carton at the store. A carton usually goes for $2.99-$5.99 but you can easily make 32oz yourself for under $1. I bought a pound and a half of soybeans back in July and I'm still using the same batch! It doesn't take a lot of beans to produce 32oz, so you really do save yourself a lot of money in the long-run.
Some people complain that the soyajoy is loud, and it can be, but it's not loud the entire time it's on. The grinding process is loud, but the boiling, and cooking process isn't. I also love that this machine only has two parts and is super easy to clean, and the straining process isn't as hard as you might think. Once your milk is done you put the sieve over the pitcher pour the milk through and what you're left with is Okara - the pulp. Squeeze a little more milk out of that and then you can either discard the Okara or use it in some other dish. Simple as that.
This is a really great machine, and it's not very expensive compared to a lot of other kitchen appliances. I got mine on sale and paid around $110 for it. Every penny was worth it I think because I absolutely love having fresh homemade soy milk. I love knowing exactly what's in my milk, saving money, and not having to worry about GMO's or crazy additives. You know what else is really cool? You can use your homemade soymilk to make homemade soy yogurt! This is one of my new favorite activities but I'll talk about it more next week so stay tuned!


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Ducks win in the tourney, looked really good.
The guys back at The Independent Sports Bar for day 2 of the NCAA Tournament, as the Ducks cruise versus Iona, plus Kevin Todd has his day 2 picks.
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What is Santa up to during the weeks before the holidays? If you have these LEGO® DUPLO® bricks (similar bricks should work, too), combine them with our free Santa building instruction card for a creative stocking stuffer.
Building their own holiday decorations helps kids pass the time, and it's fun to play detective and find out what Santa likes to do around your house: take turns hiding your LEGO DUPLO Santa somewhere in the house, the car, messing up the sock drawer, or sneaking cookies from the cabinet. (Maybe he needs you to build him a bigger belly if he eats too many cookies.) Or what if he loses his hat somewhere and your child can build him a new one? Think of all the fun hiding places and activities he could engage in while he's visiting you!
Our LEGO DUPLO designers use bricks and elements from a variety of different sets to create inspirational DIY builds. Don't worry if you don't have all the bricks in your LEGO DUPLO sets – you can have even more fun coming up with your own creative ideas using what you have at home!
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Submitted to: American Society for Microbiology
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/1/2005
Publication Date: 1/1/2006
Citation: Johnson, D.M., Thurston Enriquez, J.A. 2006. Comparison of dna extraction methods on dairy constructed wetland wastewater. American Society for Microbiology 106th General Meeting in Orlando Florida. May 21-25th, 2006. American Society for Microbiology.
Interpretive Summary: Microbial analysis of environmental samples such as wastewater and soil is challenging to researchers due to the poor recovery (low concentrations) of current methods. Furthermore, differences between methods have been shown to affect the types of microorganisms detected within the sample. The current study assessed two methods for their ability to recover microbial DNA. We also determined if there were any differences in the types of microorganisms detected by each method (microbial diversity). Wastewater samples were collected from a constructed wetland system designed to treat dairy cattle wastewater. These samples underwent two different DNA extraction methods. The concentration of DNA and the microbial diversity within each sample was analyzed by both methods. Side-by-side comparisons of the two methods revealed that the MoBio method extracted significantly more DNA over the Qiagen method. The types of microorganisms recovered by both methods (microbial diversity), however, were similar between the two methods.
Technical Abstract: Direct DNA extraction from environmental samples is a useful and culture-independent method for the examination of microbial diversity. To date, there is little information on the effectiveness of commercial DNA extraction kits on wastewater. We compared two commercial DNA extraction kits for amount of DNA yielded and bacterial diversity of sequences isolated from three different dairy cattle wetland wastewater samples. DNA extraction efficiency was significantly higher (p<0.0001) using the the bead beating method (Mo Bio, UltraCleanTM Soil DNA Kit) compared to the heat lysis method (Qiagen DNA Stool Mini Kit), averaging 567.5 ng/ml (std. dev.: 430.2) and 40.2 ng/ml (std. dev.: 44.3) DNA, respectively. Neither kit extracted significantly different DNA concentrations between wetland sites (MoBio: p=0.835, Qiagen: p=0.562). The effect of sample freezing on DNA recovery efficiency prior to DNA extraction was also examined. DNA concentrations of extraction solutions from samples extracted within 24 hr of sampling were measured and compared to extractions from the same samples after they had been frozen overnight. The Qiagen kit extractions did not differ significantly (p=0.849) between fresh and frozen samples. MoBio extractions decreased significantly (p<0.0001) after freezing, from 100.9 ng/ml to 22.8 ng/ml. To determine if sequence diversity is affected by the two DNA extraction methods, PCR-DGGE analysis of DNA extraction solutions was performed for several samples. Results indicate little observable differences between the kits since an equal number of gel bands was observed in comparative studies.


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Biggest turnout yet for CDOT open house on Hwy 24 alternatives
Local political leaders critical of project size
Interest continues unabated in the state's plans for expanding Westside Highway 24, as shown by the 244 citizens who signed in
for the Colorado Department of Transporta-tion (CDOT) open house Thursday, Jan. 26 at the West Intergenerational Center.
Viewing more than 20 graphic options for the intersections along the 6 ˝-mile segment, the number of attendees bettered the previous record of 229, set last Nov. 10 at the sixth in a series of CDOT open houses on Highway 24 that started in November 2004.
Although the public's feedback was not available at press deadline - CDOT provided comment forms at the meeting - it was clear from conversations during the evening that, while many people believe improvements are needed on the 40-year-old thoroughfare, a great number still have questions about the size and scope of CDOT's proposals. Results from the Nov. 10 meeting's public comments had indicated a slight majority in opposition to the plans.
The next open house is anticipated in March or April, according to Dave Watt, project leader for CDOT.
No local public official has come out in favor of the alternatives as currently presented. These include Westsiders/ elected officials Sallie Clark (El Paso County commissioner) and Tom Gallagher (City Council member), plus Jerry Heimlicher (a Cheyenne-area City Council member whose district includes the targeted highway segment). All three are calling for a smaller project.
"They (the state) should be concentrating on the Cimarron interchange and Eighth Street, with modest improvements along the corridor," Clark said. "I think they're biting off more than they can chew. It's not that I don't believe in long-range planning, but this is overdoing it."
"It's too big to be compatible," Gallagher said. "It cuts the Westside in half, and some scenarios involve isolating the Midland area."
Heimlicher pointed out there is "no money" for a project for which pricetags of at least $200 million have been suggested. "It's way overblown," said Heimlicher, who (with Clark) is a member of the Executive Leadership Committee that is advising CDOT on the project. "It could be handled in a less intrusive way."
Manitou Springs was represented by Donna Ford, a City Council member, who has spoken out strongly against the size of the project. She was among many who have raised the issue of why the highway needs to expand to six or eight lanes for such a relatively short distance when it backs down to four going up Ute Pass or into downtown Colorado Springs.
Also going on record in opposition has been State Rep. Michael Merrifield, who has pledged to represent neighborhood objections to the executive director of CDOT.
To such criticism, state engineers have responded that their traffic projections indicate an expansion need, based on current figures as well as a predicted 2 percent average increase over the next 25 years. Much of the traffic comes from I-25, with a major infusion seen from the 214-acre Gold Hill Mesa residential-commercial development that is just starting to show foundations for the first of 1,000 or more houses southeast of Highway 24 and 21st Street.
As to the I-25-to-Manitou scope, Mary Jo Vobejda, the lead consulting engineer with CH2M HILL, said in a separate meeting this week with Old Colorado City merchants, "Every project has to begin and end. And those are reasonable places."
The intent of both the Nov. 10 and Jan. 26 meetings, as advertised, was to get an idea from people if they prefer the wider, slower (45 mph) expressway version or the slightly less wide, faster (55 mph) alternative; also, which intersection options they might like.
No final decision will be made as a result of the Jan. 26 open house, according to Dave Watt, project manager for CDOT, but the situation could start to crystalize after the March or April meeting. Meetings to date have been scheduled two to three months apart, and he said the project team's goal is to decide between the expressway or freeway scenario by this summer.
Watt added that the no-action alternative technically remains a possibility. However, CDOT did not have a presentation for it at the open house and also left it off its comment forms. (See story).
One of the big differences in the plans since November is the decision by state engineers not to propose an at-grade intersection for 21st or 8th streets. So the options at both intersections Jan. 26 called for a combined expressway-freeway. However, engineers sought public opinion on the various types of overpass interchanges at these intersections, along with options to relieve traffic from Gold Hill Mesa via overpasses at 10th, 13th, 14th, 15th or 18th streets.
Bob Willard, head of the investment group that is developing Gold Hill, said he preferred the 18th Street scenario because it would allow people to readily access his project's busy-to-be commercial area. However, he expressed concern about impacts on the older neighborhood north of the highway, based on the CDOT graphic indicating a noticeably widened 18th Street between the highway and Colorado Avenue.
At 21st Street, state engineers say they faced difficult choices because the historic Midland Railroad roundhouse (which has housed Van Briggle Pottery for the past 50 years) cannot be relocated. To accommodate the considerably expanded space needed for an overpass-interchange, different CDOT plans showed the envisioned overpass-interchange moving north or south of Van Briggle. Going north would take out the newly built Angler's Covey, the Prospector statue/park and the businesses along Naegele Road. Going south would force the removal of numerous businesses and homes off Bott Avenue.
Dave Leinweber, owner of Angler's Covey, is not happy about 21st Street's northern option. "I had heard whispers that it (a highway expansion) was coming," he said. "But I never thought it would be this big."
West of 21st Street, the intersections of 26th, 31st and Ridge Road could be either overpasses (in a freeway scenario) or at- grade (expressway). The freeway would have four lanes west of 21st, while the expressway would have six lanes until the Manitou exit, according to plans.
One proposal calls for the 31st Street intersection to be moved to 30th Street, directing the bulk of the present north-south traffic up 30th. This would wipe out the RV park north of the highway and have an unknown effect on the existing 30th Street north of Colorado Avenue, a relatively narrow two lanes going through an older established neighborhood and near Whittier School.
A CDOT meeting Jan. 31 with about 30 members of the Old Colorado City Associates (OCCA) merchants group showed strong merchant support for an at-grade interchange at 26th Street, because this is the only alternative that would retain the current free access to the historic shopping district from the highway. Without such access, merchants indicated, would-be shoppers would likely speed by Old Colorado City and - for those going westbound - possibly funnel into Manitou Springs, which is to have an upgraded cloverleaf off-ramp as part of the project.
But this meeting also included skeptics, who questioned the general need for the project as well as the specific impact on residents and businesses along 26th Street. This impact would stem from the expressway version's expanded intersection footprint, including a roughly doubled highway width and medians along 26th Street for about two blocks to the north and south.
In any scenario, construction does not appear likely very soon. No money has been appropriated for it, and the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG) has previously projected that under normal circumstances the earliest that money could become available is 10 years.
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Sierra Oaks Ranch has enjoyed many years of breeding and sales of quarter and paint horses.
We are still caring for our old mares and paint stallion, RR Zippos Ring Mastr (Maestro), but our breeding days are over.
Thank you to all who bred or purchased foals from us. It's been a pleasure to serve you.
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The other vegetable, or to be truthful it's a fruit, that kills me are tomatoes. In my whole adult life, there were only 2 years when I didn't plant at least one tomato plant. And those were my first two years in college - in the dorms and then in a second story apartment (I didn't think of doing a container). But my next apartment was on the ground floor and there was a little flower garden outside so I slipped a tomato plant in there. And from then on, I have always had tomatoes ... but many years only green tomatoes.
I planted 10 tomato plants this year. One was a sunglobe cherry, which always ripen and get eaten right down in the garden. One was a heirloom large slicing variety. The rest were Romas for saucing. I'm in love with Roma tomatoes because they have thick skins that are easy to remove, lots of flesh and few seeds. Also, they don't split easily in the rain like slicing tomatoes do. But for some reason the Romas take for ever to ripen ... at least for me.
My mom lives about 30 minutes south of me, right near the Columbia River. She plants stuff in containers on her back patio. A month ago she was giving me bags of ripe Romas. Mine were just getting to full size. And, yes, we did plant at the same time. And, yes, we both have about the same hours of sun on our gardens.
Now it's mid September and mine are finally starting to turn. But now the rain is upon us and the leaves are wilting and some of the fruit are getting moldy in the dampness. I'm resorting to bringing in any that have even the slightest hint of color and forcing them on the kitchen counter.
But at least I'm getting some this year. I've already made one batch of sauce. Many years, like last year and the year before that, none of my tomatoes ripened. I tried every trick in the book:
- pierce a hole in the stalk, 2 inches off the ground
- stop watering
- put red tarps underneath
- put big black garbage bags over each
- pull them and hang upside-down in the barn
Nothing worked. In most cases the fruit would get black spots or start to mold.
Thankfully I have this awesome recipe for pickled green tomatoes. But after two years of nearly all my tomatoes being pickled, the last thing I need are more. So my fingers are crossed that I'll get more red then green tomatoes.


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Selling Through Auction
Pattinson Auction
For some sellers their initial reaction to auction is- "that's only for desperate people" or "I'm not giving my house away" or "that's only for run down properties." The truth is that auction offers a secure method of selling a property, providing a platform for exposure whilst you retain control of the process.
All properties are sold subject to a reserve price. Your property won't sell for less than your agreed amount meaning you are in control of the price you accept.
With over 25 years of auction experience and an expansive partner agent network we can ensure maximum exposure on a national scale for your property.
Selling your property at auction offers a host of benefits that are not available to you when selling using traditional methods. Read through this guide to discover the advantages of selling at auction.
How does auction work?
A reserve price is agreed on your property, this is the lowest figure you would
accept and we cannot sell the property for anything less than that amount.
A starting bid is set, your property will be entered into our next auction and will
be advertised in the catalogue or entered into our 'online auction' with a fixed
end date.
Buyers can view the property before the auction date and we encourage them to
do so, as when they bid they are committed to purchasing your property.
You will be kept updated with feedback from viewings and offers prior to the
If you are selling unconditionally your solicitor will produce a legal pack with all the
information a buyer will need to exchange contracts.
The property goes to the auction room and will sell for the highest bid above the
reserve. We take the reservation fee and deposit from the buyer and pass their
details and the paperwork to your solicitors to complete the transaction.
Why auction?
You will have the comfort of a non-refundable reservation fee or deposit form any
prospective purchaser. You also have the security of your reserve price which, your
property won't sell below your agreed amount.
With auction you can decide whether you would like the sale to complete within
28 or 56 days. The buyer and their solicitor have to work within these time-scales
or the buyer could lose their deposit.
Maximum price
Your property will be advertised with a starting bid which is more appealing than a traditional asking price. A more attractive starting bid leads to more viewings and interest; this equates to more offers and ensures you achieve the best price in the current market.
Your property will be advertised in our auction catalogue which is sent to an extensive mailing list, it will also be advertised by partner agents both locally and nationally as well as on the auction website.
Paid Entry
You have the option to pay the sales fee instead of having the additional reservation fee collected from the buyer. In this case, a deposit will be collected from the buyer to secure the sale.
Sell for Free
You also have the option to sell through the Unconditional or Conditional routes without any auction or estate agency fees. An additional reservation fee is collected from the buyer allowing us to give you the full auction advertising and marketing without any costs to you.
Selling options explained
Unconditional Sales
This is the most secure and quickest way to sell your property. It gives the buyer the
opportunity to carry out their due diligence prior to bidding.
You must provide a 'legal pack' prior to the auction, this contains all the information and
documents needed to exchange contracts. We have a dedicated team of solicitors who
can produce a pack for you or you can instruct your own legal representative.
Contracts are exchanged on the fall of the hammer, your purchaser is legally bound to
purchase your property and complete within 28 days.
Conditional Sales
There is no need for a legal pack; on the fall of the hammer a non-refundable deposit or
reservation fee is collected from the buyer to secure the sale. There are 28 days in which to
exchange contracts and a further 28 days to complete the sale. Keith Pattinson created the
conditional method of sale 25 years ago. It was an innovation that has grown in popularity.
Reservation Fee
You also have the option to sell through the Unconditional or Conditional routes without
any auction or estate agency fees. An additional reservation fee is collected from the buyer
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Retinal Vein Occlusion
What are Retinal Vein Occlusions?
A Retinal Vein Occlusion is a blockage or obstruction of the veins in the retina. This is like a stroke in the eye. The retina is the light-sensitive layer of tissue that lines the back wall of the eye and is responsible for vision. There are two types of retinal vein occlusions:
- Central Retinal Vein Occlusions (CRVO) occur when the main retinal vein is blocked, causing the blood flow to be reduced to the entire retina. This can cause a marked decrease in vision with bleeding, as well as pain with an increase in eye pressure.
- Branch Retinal Vein Occlusions (BRVO) occur when a branch of the main retinal vein becomes obstructed. Blood flow is reduced in a portion of the retina. The amount of vision loss is usually not as severe as in CRVO. Vision loss may be due to bleeding or swelling in the eye.
What are the Symptoms?
Decreased vision is the most common symptom. Other symptoms include floaters or spots in the vision. In severe cases, eye pain can occur as a result of increased eye pressure. Severe cases also can result in vision loss, permanent damage to the eye, and even loss of the eye.
What causes Retinal Vein Occlusions?
A Retinal Vein Occlusion is often an indication of vascular (blood vessel) problems in the rest of your body. Additional medical evaluation may need to be done by your primary care doctor. Sometimes, the source of a Retinal Vein Occlusion cannot be identified, despite testing. The most common risk factors that may contribute to Retinal Vein Occlusion include high blood pressure, diabetes, atherosclerosis, blood disorders and glaucoma.
How is a Retinal Vein Occlusion Detected?
Your eye doctor will use eye drops to dilate, or enlarge your pupils. Dilating the pupils allows your eye doctor to view the back of the eye better. You may need testing, including a fluorescein angiography. Fluorescein angiography is a test that uses a diagnostic agent called fluorescein that is injected into a vein in your arm. It is used to enhance the specialized photograph that is taken to evaluate the retina.
What are the Treatment Options?
There is no known cure for a Retinal Vein Occlusion. Laser treatment may help improve sight in some patients. Laser treatment is a high energy beam of light used to seal leaking blood vessels in the hope of reducing swelling and bleeding in the macula, which is the central part of the retina needed for reading, driving, and seeing fine detail.
In some patients with a retinal vein occlusion your eye may form abnormal new blood vessels (neovascularization). These abnormal blood vessels may cause severe bleeding or a severe form of glaucoma. If your eye develops these new abnormal blood vessels laser may need to be done to get rid of these blood vessels. The laser will probably not improve the vision but with out the laser further pain or vision loss will probably occur. Laser treatment is performed on an outpatient basis in the eye doctor's office.


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So with each new year comes new beginnings and this year is no different. What is different is that instead of making the normal New Years resolution I have opted this year for a style resolution.
Looking back at my pictures over the past few years I realised my look hasn't changed that much, but this year I've made myself a promise, I have vowed to wear what I have been to scared to wear before and take more risks.
So to kick things off I have gotten myself a new hairstyle, check it out:


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Full details are provided on the first page of the study.
Click here to access: MEMORY EXPERIMENT
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|Stephen Sondheim, Gareth Snook, Michael Cantwell
Merrily We Roll Along (1993 Leicester Cast)
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This is the recording of MERRILY to purchase!
burghtenor | Washington, DC | 06/08/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG was one of Sondheim's biggest flops when it first opened on Broadway in 1981. It suffered from a variety of problems, probably the biggest being that the fascinating concept of the show - relating a story in reverse chronological order - led to a host of difficulties that required more time to solve than the tryout period allowed. Over the next dozen years, Sondheim and book-writer George Furth (along with assistance from a new director, James Lapine), modified the show. The show is drastically improved by the revisions. While Sondheim and Furth have made a few minor revisions since the Leicester Haymarket production (mostly in shortening a few rhythms in the transitions, changing some introductory dialogue, and axing some dialogue in "It's a Hit!"), the Leicester recording is far superior to the recording of the final version of the show produced by Varese Sarabande.CHANGES FROM THE ORIGINAL BROADWAY PRODUCTION:
Some neat concepts from the original production have been left by the wayside to improve the overall structure. Gone is the opening scene at the 1980 Lake Forest Academy graduation ceremony and the accompanying "The Hills of Tomorrow." The title song is now presented as a prologue so that the audience can concentrate on the lyrics' message. The music of the 1979 (now 1976) scene has been heavily revised (including a new melody called "That Frank") to integrate more plot into the lyrics. The 1975 scene has been eliminated, although Mary's music survives intact as the first part of an expanded 1973 scene. A great new song, "Growing Up," Frank's rationalizations for changing his goals and values, has been added to the 1968 scene. Beth now sings "Not a Day Goes By" in the 1966 (now 1967) scene instead of Frank. Lyrics have been revised in "Now You Know" to be about encouraging Frank to take a vacation, not to go back to work. Act II has required less modifications. Gussie opens the act by singing a brassy rendition of the beginning of "Good Thing Going" as her eleven-o'clock number in Frank and Charley's 1964 show. "It's a Hit!" has been shortened a bit, but Beth is now included in the backstage celebration. The 1962 scene includes a song about the New York elite, "The Blob," which had been cut from the original production, plus a reprise of "Growing Up." The scenes from 1960-1957 remain relatively unchanged, although Beth sings lead in the reprise of "Not a Day Goes By." The show now ends with "Our Time," since the 1955 graduation scene has been eliminated.THE RECORDING:
Of the three recordings I know of this show, this is by far the best. Michael Cantwell (who I truly thought I would hate after hearing him in STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW) is a great Frank, both as a successful Hollywood executive and as an idealistic music student. Maria Friedman is almost perfect as Mary, with gravelly singing as an alcoholic in Act I and a youthful exuberance in the "Our Time" dialogue. Evan Pappas has the dramatic range to play Charley, and his enunciation in the difficult "Franklin Shepard, Inc." is admirable. Louise Gold brings the proper degrees of brassiness and insincerity to Gussie, one of musical theater's greatest "dragon lady" roles. (Jason Alexander in the original 1981 cast recording is the best Joe, and Anne Bobby in the 1994 Varese Sarabande recording is the best Beth.) The actors are young enough to convey the youthful ideals of the second act (and hit the high notes) but old enough to convincingly portray 30- and 40-somethings in the first act. The inclusion of key dialogue helps the listener put the songs into their proper context."
Third recording of MERRILY
Mark Andrew Lawrence | Toronto | 04/10/2005
(3 out of 5 stars)
"The original 1981 production played 6 weeks of previews before opening to crushingly bad reviews. Two weeks later it closed. The day after the final performance the cast assembled at RCA's New York studios to record the cast album. In 1985 a revised production directed by James Lapine opened at the LaJolla playhouse and received encouraging reviews. More revisions lead to other productions and 1992 it was given a production at the Haymarket Theatre in Leicester and that production was given a lavish 2 CD recording by John Yap and issued on TER in England and later on JAY in the U.S. This was followed in May 1994 -just a few weeks after PASSION opened on Broadway - by an off-off-Broadway York Theatre Company revival that received generally better reviews than the original received. It was recorded by Varese-Sarabande. Both the Leicester cast and York casts use the revised version with an altered tune stack.
1. OVERTURE - In 1981 the Overture was a complete piece. In the revised version it cuts off midpoint and segues into the title song.
2. MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - The original production began with Frank coming back to his former high school to mark 25 years since his graduation. His speech - a caution to the students to be prepared for compromise and frustration was challenged by the students who launched into the title song. As noted above, the revised version begins with the cast singing the song but without any context.
3. THAT FRANK/RICH AND HAPPY - The party scene. In the original Frank's new movie was terrible though none of the guests would tell him to his face. In the revised version the movie is a success. In THAT FRANK the party guests, Mary excepted, sing of Frank's seemingly endless talents. RICH AND HAPPY drew the conclusion that since Frank was rich and successful he must therefore be happy as well. Both songs use the same accompaniment.
4. OLD FRIENDS/LIKE IT WAS - originally in a separate scene in 1975 at a restaurant where Mary hopes to encourage reconciliation between Charley and Frank. In the revised version this number was placed as a lead in to the 3rd scene, tightening the narrative.
5. FRANKLIN SHEPARD, INC. - this song remains virtually unchanged. In the original Frank walked off the stage of the TV talk show at the end of the song ending his and Charley's partnership. In the revised version, borrowing some dialogue from the deleted restaurant scene, Frank makes it very clear that he is furious with Charley and that their friendship is finished.
6. OLD FRIENDS - though the dialogue scene leading into this song was changed for the revised version, the song remains the same.
7. GROWING UP - added to the revised version. The OLD FRIENDS scene continues after everyone leaves Frank alone in his new apartment and he muses on his friendship with Mary and Charley. Later Gussie arrives having left her husband - Frank and Charley's producer - and intent on moving in with Frank.
8. NOT A DAY GOES BY - this song changed hands a lot. Originally - in previews - Frank's soon-to-be ex-wife Beth sang it on the steps outside the courthouse. The actress playing Beth could not sing it so they re-assigned the song to Frank with a modified lyric. In the revised version it was restored to Beth and the original lyric is used.
9. NOW YOU KNOW - some lyric changes but essentially the same song. The original Broadway production incorporated a dance section that recapped the first act score (in forward sequence) using NOW YOU KNOW, OLD FRIENDS, FRANKLIN SHEPARD INC and RICH AND HAPPY. The dance segment was not recorded and was dropped from the revised version.
10. ENTR'ACTE/ACT TWO OPENING - in the revised version Act Two opens with Gussie onstage performing GOOD THING GOING. The original began Act Two with the scene outside the theatre as the friends listened to the audience reaction.
11. IT'S A HIT! - Essentially the same but loses a clever short section about selling out (Charley: Even if (the show) is a smash, doesn't that mean we sell out? Producer: Well, I hope we sell out! Charley: What I mean is sell out. Well you know...")
12. THE BLOB/GOOD THING GOING - THE BLOB was cut in previews and not included on the OCR. It was restored for the revised version. Note the main melody is the same tune used for GROWING UP. GOOD THING GOING is essentially the same.
13. BOBBY AND JACKIE AND JACK - the revised version slightly trims the number.
14. NOT A DAY GOES BY - Originally a trio for Mary, Frank and Beth at the wedding of the latter two. When Beth lost the song in Act One she was cut out of the Act Two version as well. Frank sang it to Beth as his wedding vow while Mary quietly, sadly duetted from the sidelines. The trio version is restored to the revised version.
These two remain essentially the same.
17. THE HILLS OF TOMORROW - The revised version ends with OUR TIME. The original version had a short final scene in 1955 as Frank finishes his valedictory speech to the class. They then sing a song he and his friend Charley have written. The classmates smile, there is a flash as their class picture is taken and the curtain slowly falls on these smiling faces. It was a fine ending to the show and I wish this (and the opening graduation scene) would be restored. Otherwise the revised script is in every way superior.
Sound-wise the newer recordings have a crisp, clean sound though the orchestra is roughly half the size of the original. The first cast is pretty hard to beat. If you are doing the show only the revised script is available, so you will want one of the new recordings. Jay's 2 CD set is most complete and includes some of the dialogue. V/S has the wonderful Malcolm Gets as Franklin.
Best interpretation of the show and score
Sean | LOOK | 07/20/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This recording only helps to prove that Maria Friedman is the no. 1 British interpreter (if not the no. 1 international interpreter of all-time) of the music of Stephen Sondheim. Her comic timing is immpeccible, and she is larger than life in her singing (especially in "Now You Know"). Louise Gold has an Ethel Merman-y quality to her voice, and this is a great new reading of the character of Guessie (she is, after all, a Broadway head-liner), as opposed to the purring sex-kitten of all of the other Guessies out there. And her rage in the dialgoue excerpt on the first disc is clear. This woman is one heavy-duty actress. We see that Guessie isn't really the only one out of the main characters to become bitter and disilliusioned, as many people make the mistake of believing. Jacqueline Dankworth does not just sing the heart-wrenching "Not a Day Goes By," she acts it. And she acts and sings the hell out of it. She has definately inherited her mother's talent (but is decidedly different in her performance style). As you can see, all of the women on this recording are effervescent, and the men rise up to the challenge (particularly the Joe Josephson of Gareth Snook and the Charlie of Evan Pappas). And there is Frank, menacing as always. This CD is the best out there, with a large amount of dialogue, and all of the score. Here is the definitive, no-questions-asked, no-holds-barred version of MERILLY WE ROLL ALONG on CD. Buy it today!"


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27 March Fans
I average around 4 fan emails a month. That may not sound like a lot to you high flyers out there, but believe me, in this day and age for someone to write an actual, friendly email and sign off with his/her real name (as opposed to an internet moniker) is quite a feat.
This month I received emails from an Englishman who runs a wine club, a doctor from Massachusetts who collects wines, a German man who wanted to know my favorite Amarone producers, an American who is planning her vacation in Italy and wants tips on wineries to visit, and an Italian woman who has bought one of my books and wants to meet up at Vinitaly, the world's largest annual wine trade fair, to have me autograph it. What an eclectic group.
24 March Sur Sur From Donnafugata
I receive samples of a new wine from the Sicilian producer Donnafugata. The wine is called Sursur and is made from the white indigenous variety, Grillo. I pull the cork:
2012 SurSur Donnafugata: well saturated straw yellow. An apricot note on the nose, with a sprinkling of graphite. On the palate the wine is round and satisfying. Tangy fruit fills the mouth. The flavor vibrates through a longish finish. There is a salinity that I often find in indigenous white varieties from Italy (and Portugal and Spain). Very nice wine.
23 March Gian Vittorio Baldi – Rennaisance Man
We went to a showing of some of the works of Gian Vittorio Baldi. I like Gian Vittorio. I first met him when we were part of a jury at a video festival. I won my spot because I am, in a small way, a local celebrity and because I have written and directed TV documentaries. Gian Vittorio's credentials for the jury were…well….at lot more valid than mine. He produced films by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bresson and Goddard. He has written and directed films. He has also written poetry and music….and he is an artist whose works are owned by museums in New York and Paris.
"Costa-Gravas (the film director) has bought 20 of these works for a museum," says Gian Vittorio. "That's not bad, is it?"
22 March More Books – I can't help myself
Italians do not go in for used things. As a result there are no charity shops on the high street and the few second-hand book shops that exist are to be found in University towns and specialize in old textbooks.
Try for a moment to imagine a world without Oxfam, Salvation Army stores or dusty junk shops crammed with potential treasure. Many of my happiest hours have been spent pawing through cartons of old books at the back of such stores.
In the last few months due to the depressing economy two Used Thing stores have popped up on dirty side streets in Verona. They are both definitely located beyond the tidy confines of the city's medieval walls. I stumbled upon one of these today when I tried a new route to one of the Asian shops – you know the ones that sell synthetic wigs, plantains and tofu.
I couldn't resist and dragged my indulgent husband inside. These places all smell the same. Along with the dusty mustiness there is that tantalizing scent of adventure. Well, adventure as defined by a book lover. What did we buy? I consulti, insulti e parenri inconsulti: Medicina e umorismo da Charles Dickens a Woody Allen ("This will be just right for the bathroom," said my husband) and The Third Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders, who is described by the book jacket as "Mr. Best Seller." Yes, I know I am trying to get rid of some of my books….but…I suppose in this world of vices compulsive book buying is pretty tame.
21 March To the Extreme Back of Beyond
Federica picks me up and we head out to the little town of Valdobbiadene in the province of Treviso in the Veneto Region. The car's navigational system sends us off on narrow roads. After an hour the sun goes down and most human life is hidden behind dark shutters. Only slow, slow trucks on the roads. Phrases like: "the middle of nowhere" and "the back of beyond" form in my rapidly tiring brain.
After another hour and a half we arrive in the town. There are no human beings on the streets. Here too the shutters are closed…it is not yet 8 o'clock. Federica parks. Light from only one window spills out onto the sidewalk. Fortunately this is our destination: the Dobladino restaurant. We are greeted by the chef, Cristian Mometti, his wife and their 6 month old baby girl. The restaurant is bright and elegantly appointed. Cristian is credited with advancing techniques in Vascottura. This refers to cooking food in small, sealed glass jars. This method brings out the fragrances and gives new and interesting textures to the food. Excellent. www.cristianmometti.it. Should you find yourself by error or design in Valdobbiadene I urge you to stop at this restaurant. Seriously good and creative cuisine.
We are here for a presentation and dinner organized by Vini Estremi (www.viniestremi.com), Benedetto Cavalieri Pasta (www.benedettocalvalieri.it) and Jolanda de Colo (makers of foie gras and other gastronomic delights www.jolandadecolo.it ).
The wine that stood out on this occasion was the sparkling Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle (2010) from the Valle d'Aosta Region of Italy. "We are the last stop on the Italian train system. After that it's Mont Blanc in France," Says Mauro Jaccod, President of Cave du Vin Blanc de Morgex et del La Salle. (www.caveduvinblanc.com).
The wine is made from 100% Prie Blanc, an indigenous vine that thrives on 20-some hectares in Valle d'Aosta and nowhere else. "Every now and then people ask us for vine starts. We always send them but so far we have not heard back from anyone."
The wine is fresh, with a flavor of green apples and a pleasingly bitter finish. It was superb with small balls of fried snails and baccala mantecato (a creamy dried cod mixture popular in Venice.)
Then home again in Federica's Music-mobile. I love going places with her because she always fills the car with interesting music.
17 March Bardolino, Gin and Rock and Roll
Enzo Richetti Bardolino Classico 2012 (attractive), Le Fraghe Bardolino 2012 (soft, pulpy cherry fruit), La Ca Bardolino Classico 2012 (nice, decent length), La Ca Bardolino Chiaretto 2012 (vibrant pink, a silky nose raspberry, very satisfying), Costadoro Bardolino Cl. 2012 (clean, fresh, fruit-driven, appealing), Bardolino Chiaretto Classcio 2012 (easy cherry/strawberry fruit).
For me, the best sparkling Chiaretto was from Fulvio Benazzoli (email@example.com) Bright, well-balanced, acidity and fruit are one. All of a piece. Flavor of wild strawberries and mandarins. Nose and palate are in harmony.
And the most interesting Non-Bardolinos tasted:
Le Vigne di San Pietro 2012 CorDeRosa. 100% Corvina vinified as a rosè. Fine pink, with bluish highlights. A mandarin acidity. A sprinkling of minerals. Palate follows the nose. Vibrant.
Enantio (a red variety indigenous to the area) made by Roeno was so very interesting.
Roeno 2006 Enantio. 14 degrees alcohol. Fresh, vivid. The color of bruised plums. On the nose balsamic notes, very ripe (near over ripe) cherry on the nose and palate. Interesting knubbly texture.
"It went in all sorts of different directions – but in a nice way," says Michael.
We go to the hotel at which the other journalists will be staying and take advantage of the wonderful swimming pool…all soft lighting and the restful sound of splashing water.
Then a dinner that includes tandoori chicken – quite exotic fare for Italians. This is followed by cocktails and wild tribal dancing….ours mainly.
The band is great. (www.p-51.it). They did covers from the 50s and 60s. At the end of the evening several people came up to Michael and me and (sincerely) complimented us on our dancing. Clearly, more people should adhere to the maxim: Dance like there's no one watching.
The party planner and fabulous trumpet player this evening is Roy Paci (www.etnagigante.com ).
16 March Claudio's Birthday
We head off to Auntie Leo's. Why is a lovely middle-aged woman named Eleonella called Zia Leo by contemporaries to whom she is not related? Because Ugo's children called her that when they really were children (as opposed to teenagers) and the rest of us started using the name as a joke and now it has stuck.
Claudio, whose mother is the world's best cook, made a fabulous fish lasagna. Spices in perfect balance. I loved it but I will never make it. Why? I can't imagine cleaning bags and bags of mussels and clams and making my own pasta and keeping watch on the sauce for hours and hours. But boy am I glad there are people in the world who are willing to do all these things!
8 March A return to John Fogerty
I return to find a CD of John Fogerty The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again on my desk. Lovely Fabio at the Carroarmato gave it to me. I heard it played at the osteria and asked him where he got it because it reminded me of my youth. It is out of print but can be found on e-bay. What a nice man. I fear he may leave the osteria because he has been offered a job at an insurance company – no night work there.
7 March Off to Sicily
I am at the train station at 4:30 a.m. waiting for the bus that will take me to the airport. A train station at that hour is a disturbing place to be. People shuffle by with the slow hesitant stumble of zombies
I meet Alessandra, a very nice rep from the Zonin company, and we board the plane for Catania. In Catania, a driver picks us up and we travel for around two hours. The sky threatens rain, the landscape speaks of isolation. I see no human beings or animals for 45 minutes. We arrive at Feudo Principi di Butera, one of Zonin's 10 autonomous estates. Within its gates the landscape seems tranquil rather than isolated and sunshine seems imminent.
We are greeted by Lili and Lulu, these fine dogs were found abandoned on the road and brought in to the glorious life of Butera winery dogs. They are very well behaved. Friendly enough but they only show their affectionate enthusiasm if begged to do so.
The other journalists arrive as does the eminent wine consultant and we head for lunch. It is prepared by a famous chef. After the 5th exquisitely packaged course I begin to long for food that looks like food and not decorative bathroom tiles or Buddhist funeral tokens. I should underlined here that the food tasted great, all the ingredients were fresh and well-seasoned. It's just…well, sometimes artistic presentation can be carried too far for my tastes.
I sat next to Claudio, the on-site enologist at lunch.
"When does the tasting start?" I ask.
"You can't taste wine at four o'clock after a long, long lunch." I say.
"You're right. Think of it more as a wine conversation than a wine tasting." I like this man.
At three thirty. I begin to wish I could change places with Lulu. How wonderful, I thought, to be sitting in the sun, a cool breeze on my neck, listening to the rosemary scented breeze rustle the palm fronds. At that moment I have an epiphany: what, I asked myself, was keeping me from doing just what I have described? Nothing. I get up from the table and go outside. Bliss.
At 4:30 the tasting starts. My head is pounding; the 3:45 a.m. wakeup alarm has finally caught up with me and I can barely keep alert. I am so tired that my head hurts. The idea of tasting 6 or 7 wines does not appeal. I listen to the French wash over me, wishing it were the rustle of palm fronds.
Fortunately, after around half an hour of meditation that I hope the others will take for attentive listening, I feel better and start to taste. Very nice wines, well made, nice fruit filled finishes.
The two that stood out for me were:
Insolia 2012 (served at lunch) – soft, apricot-tinged fruit with a fine-net of salinity. A very nice, satisfying wine. It costs, I believe, around 7 Euros a bottle.
And the Deliella Nero d'Avola 2005 This is one of the few wines that can really stand up to and – in fact, enhance truffle shavings. Rich amalgam of raspberries and red berry fruit and a roughness that is not roughness…like raw silk. The knubbly quality is on the nose and palate. A decidedly ripe blueberry note emerges on the palate. A vibration of fruit follows on the long finish.
How did Zonin choose this particular estate when it decided to buy land in Sicily? Their head winemaker at the time; Franco Giocosa, had worked for many years in Sicily for a company that bought grapes from many different areas on the island Region and he was an expert on the Nero d'Avola and its site sensitivity. It was he who suggested that the company buy the then tumbled down property and restore it to its original glory because he knew that the microclimate that was responsible for the most elegant examples of Nero d'Avola were to be found there.
I peppered Wine Consultant (and Professor of Enology at the University of Bordeaux) Denis Dubourdieu during lunch and after the tasting with questions. My favorite quote: When asked why his sweet wines sell so well. "Because I try to give pleasure. When I make sweet wines I forget myself, my ego and fame. I am invisible. The technique is invisible. No one knows how the wine is made." He lets the wine take center stage. "I try to achieve beauty and, above all else, pleasure. And I try to reach this goal through minimalism and simplicity."
The staff at Butera refers to him as "The Professor".


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Archive for the 'Sumner County Kansas History & Genealogy' Category
Amanuensis Monday – Warner L Jones Family Enjoys Guests
by Sherry Stocking Kline
28 April 2011
It's a bit past Monday, but I didn' t find this little tidbit until Tuesday, while volunteering to hunt for an obit for the Sumner County Historical & Genealogical Society's requests.
Unfortunately, after looking through the requested time period's "The Monitor Press" (no longer being published) I didn't locate the obit, but did find a cool little bit of news that tells me that my Grandfather and Grandmother, Warner and Carrie Jones and family, hosted a family gathering, when my mom was just a bit more than 15 years old.
The Monitor Press
Marshall Crawford Publlisher
Published Every Wednesday at
117 East Harvey Avenue
Wellington, Kansas
Bell Phone ………….143
Milan – Mr. and Mrs. John Roe and sons, Edwin and John from north of Argonia; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Roe and daughters; Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Breneman and children, Hershel and Ilda Fern, of Wichita; Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Breneman, of Mayfield; Victor Breneman and Kenneth Jones, of Kingman; Mrs. S. E. Breneman; Miss Mildred Swain; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jones, of Milan, were dinner guests of Warner L. Jones and family Sunday.
It was neat to read this, and even neater to tell my mom, "I know what you were doing on a Sunday in September, 1937!"
When I read it to her, she said "I know what I was doing, too! If all of those people were there, I was cooking to help feed everyone!"
And if you notice, the article gave all of the out-of-town people's home towns, and in one case, for a rural resident, even told what area they lived in. What a help! Now I know where these people lived (most likely) in September of 1927!
More Links:
Warner and Carrie Jones Photograph
The Otto Breneman Blacksmith Shop – Mayfield, Kansas
Bernice Breneman – child of Mr. & Mrs. Otto Breneman
Constantine Breneman & daughter-in-law Carrie Breneman Jones & children
Amanuensis Monday – Death of Sgt. Robert Wimp
transcribed by Sherry Stocking Kline
Monday, May 31, 2010
Some time ago at a yard sale (it's that time of year again!) I picked up a box of photographs and other memorabilia, and I spent quite a bit of time then and a few times since, figuring out the family names, finding out what names were on the photos and also learning what cities and towns the photographs were taken in. Tucked in with the photos was the following clipping.
This tiny news article contains heartbreaking news…
On the Paper:
Deaths and Services
Sgt. Robert Wimp
Mrs. Fred Newland received news of the death of her brother, Sgt. Robert Wimp, in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam, on Thursday, Feb 20.
Sgt. Wimp had just returned last week after an emergencey leave when he was called home by the death of his father.
Sgt. Wimp would have completed his second tour of duty this year.
What a heartbreaking news is contained in this tiny little note. Mrs. Fred Newland and her brother had just buried their father, and then Sgt. Wimp had returned to South Vietnam to finish his tour of duty when he was killed, leaving Mrs. Newland to mourn the loss of her father and her brother.
Is the "69" Part of the Newspaper's Date?
This piece of the paper does not have a date on it, for sure, but I think perhaps the little "69" shown in the upper left hand corner next to the "Deaths and Services" Title might be part of the newspaper's date.
This short article doesn't say, but it certainly leads you to wonder if Sgt. Wimp's loss played a role in his death in some way.
Hopefully, after our KCGS Conference date is past, I will have time to research this box of "orphan treasures" and get them to a good home.
And if someone reading this is part of Sgt. Wimp's family, please leave me a note!
Additional info: Ah, I love genealogy friends! What you don't know, or know how to do, they kindly step in and provide! Carol Yates Wilkerson, of http://ipentimento.com, family history and genealogy, looked it up on the Vietnam Wall site and said that he did die in 1969. http://thewall-usa.com/info.asp?recid=56872 Now, to find some living family members!
Tombstone Tuesday – Myrtle B Jones
by Sherry Stocking Kline
4 May 2010
This eight and 1/2 month old child's stone, located in the Osborne Cemetery, Sumner County, Kansas, about 10 miles west of Wellington, Kansas, and about 1/2 mile East of Mayfield on West 20th Street is another mystery that I would very much like to solve.
Kinfolk? Or Just a Lot of Coincidences?
On the Stone:
Myrtle B. Jones
Dau of W. & M. E. Jones
Died July 5, 1890
Aged 8 Mos 18 Days
(I was not able to read the inscription below the name and date, and as I had my granddaughters with me, and no safe way to clean the stone with me, I didn't try to clean and read it while there and am not able to in the photograph.)
Is Myrtle part of my family? I think so, actually. Myrtle's parents are W. and M. E. Jones, and just two stones over is a stone for Evan Jones, and Evan's parents were Willis and Martha Ellen (Smith) Jones, originally from the Hart & Barren County, Kentucky area.
So Who was Ten-Year-Old George T. Hill?
In between Myrtle and Evan is a ten-year-old boy named George T. Hill (photo coming soon) and while so far the Hill name is not one that has shown up in our family tree, my mother feels that he is related, but she does not know how, and both Myrtle and George died thirty-some years before my mother was born. My family lived next door to a Hill family for (at least) two generations in both families, but the Hill child next to Myrtle does not appear (according to census, etc) to belong to any of those Hills.
Is Myrtle my great-great aunt? I think so. In this small cemetery, buried so closely together, and within a few stones of my father that would be a lot of coincidences for there not to be a kinship. But before I add Myrtle to our family tree as a lost child of Willis and Martha, I'm going to be looking in area newspapers for obituaries and making sure there weren't any other W. & M. E. Jones in this area. And then I may just use a pencil when I add her in…
Sumner County Kansas Historical & Genealogical Society on Facebook & Blogger
Recently, Jared Scheel, second Vice President and Director of the Sumner County Historical & Genealogical Society started a Facebook Fan Page and now, just barely two weeks later, the SCHGS already has nearly 140 Fans! Jared invited Sherry Kline and others to share SCHGS info.
What fun! It's a great way to share tidbits about the new research resources, great programs, and the research materials the SCHGS has for sale.
Check out the SCHGS Facebook Fan Page here.
About the same time, the 1st Vice President in charge of programs, Sherry Kline (me) began a Blog page at www.ks-schgs.blogspot.com to share program press releases and longer 'bits' of information.
I confess to knowing nothing about making Blogger websites pretty, and just barely being able to post on it!
But for those who have been interested in the Gold Rush letters that I've been transcribing, part of which the copies are too faded to be legible, Part One of Letter One can be found posted today here.
Thank you to all who have left notes of encouragement to me!
Tombstone Tuesday – Guy L. Wood
by Sherry Stocking Kline
27 April 2010
Here is a tombstone for a family member on my husband's side, and I've been having a great deal of fun lately trying to put the puzzle pieces together, and honestly, trying very hard to just shove some of those pieces in place and make them fit! I knew they had to, I just didn't know how.
On the Stone:
Guy L. Wood
Apr 16, 1891
Oct 11, 1947
Located in the Milan Cemetery, just about 15 miles west of Wellington, Kansas (and a couple of miles west of Milan) on Highway 160.
But the pieces just wouldn't fit, no matter how hard I tried. And then one day, someone said "a Wood married a Wood" and it all fell into place.
Now what are the odds that a Wood family would live a mile away from another Wood family, that they would NOT be related (for at least two generations back), they would originate from totally different Eastern states, and that they had several children with the same name?
Thanks to helpful family hints from a cousin, research I've done, and the records that I've found at the Sumner County History & Genealogy Center in Wellington, I've added some good branches to this tree, and firmed up some of the other connections. More to come!
Volunteering – Carnival of Genealogy
by Sherry Stocking Kline
January 14th, 2009
Yes, I'd be glad to…?
When someone asks for my help I tend to say "yes, I'd be glad to…" though frankly in the last couple of years I've had to learn how to say "I'd love to, but I just can't." With only 24 hours in a day, no matter how I try to stretch it there needs to be time to sleep in there somewhere.
Possibly the most important 'job' I volunteer to do as Vice President of the Sumner County (Kansas) Historical and Genealogical Society is to find speakers that are interesting, informative, and that reflect county, state, national, and sometimes international history. And an important part of that is to try to find speakers that will attract new people into our group so that it will grow.
The Lord provides…
Finding fascinating people who will 'speak for their dinner,' even at a steak house, isn't always easy but when our members ask me how I do it I usually answer "The Lord provides…" Once, during a casual conversation standing in line at Wal-mart I met a talented woman who just happened to be a Native American speaker. Several months later she brought us a very interesting informative program.
In November 2009, Tuskegee Airman Major George Boyd shared his fascinating story with us, and this week I will connect with our speaker, Jim Baumgardner, author of the historical children's fiction "Sarah" books, interview him, write a press release, and send it out to eight newspapers, two cable television stations, one radio station, and so many people by e-mail that my internet provider threatens to shut me down for spamming.
This summer, on June 19th in Wellington, Kansas, our county will host the Kansas Council of Genealogical Society meeting, (you're invited!) and we're working to prepare and promote that already.
Video-Tape the Gen Society meetings….
About a year ago, I started video-taping the SCHGS programs with my camcorder and our city's cable station re-plays most of our programs on the local channel in the months following. My goal is to have a library of DVD's that members can check out and re-watch, and that we can share with elderly members who can no longer attend meetings. (this is something that I think other societies might be interested in trying to do!)
Transcribed Cemetery Information…
In 2003, my husband and I walked a (small?) cemetery of several hundred people, transcribed the stone information, entered it into a database, and shared the information locally with the SCHGS Center as well as published it in "Mayfield: Then & Now" a small-town history book that I co-authored with Elaine Clark. I plan to re-walk the cemetery this year to make new additions, and take photographs of some or all of the stones while there. And I try (but fail miserably) to share all the tombstone photographs that I take with www.deadFred.com.
Because my name is in the paper often, and because I like to help others research and preserve their family history I get phone calls out of the blue asking for help.
I get to meet fascinating people…
How many hours do I volunteer each month? It varies, but more than I have time for and less than I'd like to. But when we get photographs and memorabilia back where it belongs, locate tombstone(s), farmsteads, historic bridges, or the reporter finds info about the old one-room schoolhouse that he needs to polish up an article, it's all worthwhile.
The most rewarding part for me is that I get to meet, interview, and get acquainted with some very interesting people and hear some fascinating and little-known family and historical stories. I get a sense of satisfaction knowing that I've helped preserve (and possibly share) another small piece of history.
As someone I interviewed a few years back about photograph preservation told me:
"The best you can do is to preserve it so the next generation can preserve it again…"
All In a Day's Work
Sherry Stocking Kline
December 28th, 2009
This morning the phone rang twice…
This morning the phone rang twice. Because I write press releases for and am vice-president of our county historical and genealogical society, the Sumner County (Kansas) Historical and Genealogical Society, my name is in the paper quite a bit. So I get a lot of phone calls asking for historical and genealogical help.
It's fun, actually, because I get to hear such interesting stories, and today was no exception.
I love it when someone preserves a piece of history…
The first was Nate, reporter for the local newspaper, asking for information about the Belleview School, a historic country school near Caldwell, Kansas that has been purchased by a couple who plan to move it near to a (busier) highway (Highway 160 going west of Wellington) and restore it to its 1870's look inside so that individuals and groups of schoolchildren can take tours. According to the reporter, they've already added a tin roof to protect it from the elements!
Awesome! I love it when someone takes the time and the money to preserve a piece of history so that others can enjoy it!
Though I've done research on a few of the country schools, this wasn't one of them, so when Nate and I hung up, I quickly got back on the phone, called several other researchers, and found some folks who could help Nate after he finished his research at the Sumner County Historical and Genealogical Center.
My second phone call, coming on the heels of the first one was Chris Fimple, California, who is trying to find the descendants of a box of photographs and memorabilia that his dad took home to California many years ago after visiting in Kansas.
So far, my research, and I confess to not being as internet savvy as would be good (census, tombstone, obituary, google searches, local sources and word of mouth, ) has located obituaries and no living descendants. (Which doesn't mean there aren't any.) I apologized to Chris for not working right before and during the Christmas holidays, and told him I'd try to get back to it after the holidays.
If anyone knows of any living descendants of Joseph T. Raley…
So, if anyone knows of any living descendants of Joseph T. Raley, formerly of Enid, Ok and Sumner County, Kansas, leave me a message, Chris is looking for you…
P.S. When I get more info, website addresses, photographs, I'll add another post!


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Purported live photo of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 tablet made the rounds on Twitter, courtesy of @OnLeaks. The Korean giants full-size tablet is rumored to make its official debut at some point in June.
Overall, it appears that Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 will feature similar design language as the Galaxy S6 smartphone. This should hardly catch anyone by surprise - last years Samsung Galaxy Tab S rocked the same design as the Galaxy S5.
The leaked image appears to showcase a slate with cellular network connectivity. A SIM card slot and a microSD card slot are sitting side by side.
Past rumors have suggested that Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 might be thinner than iPad Air 2. Alleged specs of the slate include 9.7 display with 2048 x 1536 pixels (like recent iPads and the Nexus 9), 3GB of RAM, 32GB of built-in storage, 8MP rear camera, and 2MP front snapper. The chipset is going to be a Samsung Exynos solution with octa-core CPU.
Welcome to the land of "Black Bars!!" As a consumer, I just gave Samsung this feedback concerning their Tab A.. but it very much applies to to that Tab S2. I'm all for a better build quality and 64 bit chipset but a 4x3 ratio wit...
If rather have the micro SD card than without. The latest read/write speeds of around 80mbps is fine, since 4k recording is still pointless for the majority. I'd like the latest fastest internal memory too. Is it hard for Samsung to have both specs?
I've got S 8.4 and the Pro 8.4 is really good too, yup no need to upgrade for a while


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Fifty Years of Giving-
Small moments…big hearts….gifts of time and talents….building friendships….reaching out….making a difference in our community…that's the Naperville Junior Woman's Club.
Whether we are hosting events, lending helping hands….collecting money or goods…or partnering with others in our community…launching Naperville's Safety Town…we've been helping since 1967!
We are so proud of all we do…and have done. We look forward to continuing to make a difference going forward!
On April 8 2017, we partnered with North Central College to celebrate our past and our future….and raise funds for the fabulous Bridge Communities!!
Guests enjoyed music, cocktails and appetizers from Belgio's of Naperville, desserts from the amazing DeEtta's bakery…and a look back at our 50 years! We were thrilled to enjoy the company of our honored guest Mayor Emeritus George Pradel too.
The night was topped off as we enjoyed the comedy stylings of Kathleen Madigan. This was a special night…and a perfect date night!


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Happy Friday the 13th! With St. Patrick's Day right around the corner, I thought I'd be fun to do a roundup of St. Patrick's Day recipes. Whether you have something fun planned or you're hanging at home, these recipes won't disappoint.
The BEST Slow Cooker Guinness Beef Stew. No explanation necessary on this one.
Baileys Chocolate Mousse with Whiskey Caramel Sauce and Whipped Cream because Baileys + Whiskey Caramel Sauce + Whipped Cream = Perfection.
Guinness Chocolate Glazed Donut Holes count as breakfast, right?
Mint Chocolate Cookie Cups are beautiful and so perfect for St. Patrick's Day!
Rustic Irish Soda Bread with Orange Cream Cheese just in case the donut holes didn't seem appropriate for breakfast 😉
Homemade Peppermint Patty Cups…wow! Better than a Reese's if you're feeling like mint and coconut!
White Chocolate Lucky Charm Cookies are so pretty! Can you believe I've never had Lucky Charms!? Might be time to change that 🙂
Last but certainly not least, Mint Chocolate Cheesecakes are no bake for an easy, delicious dessert!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!


text: Ok so it may not be the easiest watch to tell time on, but the Atom Watch is as cool as sin when you put it on your wrist. The watch features all the aspects of an Atom. The nucleus of protons, neutrons, orbiting electrons, and the spherical path of the orbiting electrons all serve a purpose in this Atom watch. You may need glasses to tell time on your wrist but eventually you will realize that the hours and minutes follow the path of the orbiting electrons. The second hand can be found smack in the middle of the Atom's nucleus. The Atom watch will probably make you late for important appointments until you figure out how to tell time on it, but it will certainly make you feel like the king of your next physics class reunion.


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A guide to the Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library
Welcome to the Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library
There are two locations of the Osaka Prefectural Library: the Central Library and the Nakanoshima Library. The Central Library covers general areas, while the Nakanoshima Library covers materials relating to Osaka, classics, and business. Both are integrated to offer unfiled services.
1-2-10 Nakanoshima Kita-ku, Osaka City
□Library hours
Mon.-Fri. : 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Sat. : 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The second Thursdays in June, October and March
National holidays
End of December to beginning of January
About 300m to the northeast (Exit #1) from Yodoyabashi Station on the Keihan Line or Midosuji Line subway.
About 300m from Oebashi Station and Naniwabashi Station on the Keihan Nakanoshima Line. On the east side of the Osaka City Hall.
- General inquiries 06-6203-0474
Features of the Nakanoshima Library
Established in 1904, the Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library has strived to offer citizens a wide range of convenient and valuable information services.
Business support services
- Providing business-related books and magazines.
- Handling business-related inquiries (for surveys and consultation).
- Introducing library patrons to organizations that possess materials not in the Osaka Prefectural Library.
Information on electronic media
We offer online database access, as well as use of the latest information on CD-Roms and other electronic media, all free of charge.
Wide range of materials on Osaka
We have books in a wide range of fields, including the literature, history, politics, and economy of Osaka. We also respond to inquiries on related information.
Classics and related materials
We have a collection of classics including Japanese, Chinese, and Korean works, as well as materials related to these classics. We also respond to inquiries on related information.
Obtaining a library card
- You need a library card to borrow books.
- We issue library cards at the Registration counter to people living, working, or going to school in the Kinki district. To receive a library card, bring a piece of identification showing your name, address and the date of your birth and fill out an application form.
- The library card is valid for 3 years. It can also be used at the Osaka Prefectural Central Library.
Taking out books
- Take the books, along with your library card, to the counter.
- You may borrow up to 12 books for a period of 3 weeks.
- You may renew books once, by telephone, if you call within the 3-week loan period. However, you may not renew books that have been reserved. If you have the "password" of the library, you can renew books by the website. For details, inquire at the Registration counter.
Note: Last order to take books from the stocks is until 30 minutes before closing.
Reserving books
- If the book you are looking for is not currently in the stacks, you may reserve it.
- Books not contained in this library can be ordered from other libraries. For details, inquire at the Information counter or at Interlibrary Loan Room.
Returning books
- During library hours, return books to the counter.
- Outside of library hours, put books in the Bookdrop (located on the south side of the building next to the employee entrance). Put audio-visual materials in the Audio-Visual Materials Bookdrop.
■Assistance finding books
- Ask one of the library staff. They will be happy to help you find the book or information you're looking for.
- We also take written or telephone inquiries.
Copying and printing out materials
- You may only copy materials belonging to the Osaka Prefectural Library. Please abide by copyright laws.
- Fill out an application form and give it to one of the library staff.
- Requests for copies can be made up until 30 minutes before closing time. Copy fee (1 page)
|Copy by yourself
|Copy by staff
|Printout Fromcd-ROM/ Dvdandonline Database
|Copy by yourself
|Copy by staff(Belonging to Osaka-Area Specialties Room)
There are materials that cannot be copied by yourself.
You get photocopies from microfilm later.
You can also apply for copying on the library website. For details, inquire at the copying room or check out the website.
Using the Internet and databases
- You can use the online databases, CD-Roms, and other electronic media in the Digital Resource Room on the 2nd floor.
- You may print out data from some CD-Roms and other electronic media. Ask at the counter for details. Note: Last admission is until 30 minutes before closing.
For special needs library patrons
- We have fax services to assist those who have trouble hearing or speaking.
A few simple rules
- Take good care of books.
- Do not disturb other library patrons.
- Do not come to the library by car and bicycle since there is no parking lot.
Osaka Prefectural Central Library
This general library has some fields including humanities, social and natural sciences, and children's literature.
|1-2-1 Aramoto-Kita, Higashi-Osaka City 577-0011
|About 400m to the northwest (Exit #1) From Aramoto Station on the Kintetsu Keihanna Line (Chuo Line subway).
|Library Hours
|Tues.-Fri. : 9:00a.m.- 7:00p.m.
Sat., Sun. and national holidays : 9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m.
Note that the Children's Room closes at 5:00p.m.


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Summer may have come to an end, but there's no way we're bidding farewell to the deliciously singed taste of chicken, burgers, and vegetables straight off the grill. That's why we're giving you the chance to win a sleek new grease-reducing George Foreman G5 Grill so you can continue to hone your craft, and assert your grilling prowess in the comfort of your heated kitchen.
An indoor grill is an easy way to bring your favorite summer recipes inside for the fall and winter. With the help of your new culinary best bud, you'll be grilling your favorite meats and veggies to healthy perfection through the cold winter months. Maybe you could give your favorite holiday recipes a BBQ twist (chestnuts roasting on an open grill, anyone?). Who knows, you might even bring this little guy outside when spring comes. To enter, check out the Contest Rules below, and start planning some grilled winter dishes!
Contest Rules
Standard contest rules apply. Only open to US residents. To enter, email your answer to the survey question on the left of the page to email@example.com with "George Foreman G5 Survey" as the subject line. (Not seeing it? That means you may have already taken this survey, or one similar; you can still enter the contest by sending the first word on the ad on the left to email@example.com.) You can also enter by sending your answer to the survey question (or the first word on the ad on the left) and your contact information to Gawker Media, Attn: George Foreman G5 Survey, 210 Elizabeth Street, Third Floor, New York, NY 10012. The contest began on October 2 at 12:00 PM ET and ends on November 30 at 11:59 PM ET.


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My Giveaway:
One winner will receive a YA Mythology Book of Choice! (Up to $10 USD from The Book Depository.)
How to enter:
Just fill out the form below.
Additional optional entry:
Leave a comment letting me know which book you would like if you win.
Giveaway Details:
Giveaway is open internationally (as long as The Book Depository ships to your area). Giveaway is open until midnight EST on November 4. Must be 13 or older to enter. Winner will be decided using Random.org. Winner will be emailed and this blog post updated to show the winner. Winner has three days to respond or a new winner will be selected.