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FORT WORTH -- The president of the University of North Texas Health Science Center was fired Friday after regents accused him of sowing "internal discord" by opposing a possible merger of the Fort Worth center and the main university campus in Denton.
"Instead of allowing this study to proceed in a thoughtful and objective way, we discovered that you were conducting a personal campaign to stop any serious internal consideration of this issue," regents for the University of North Texas System told Scott Ransom in a letter dated Tuesday.The Health Science Center, which has its main campus on Camp Bowie Boulevard in Fort Worth, is affiliated with UNT but operates as an independent campus.In August, UNT Chancellor Lee F. Jackson announced that a 90-day study would evaluate the pros and cons of combining the center and UNT under the same academic umbrella, a model that he said would benefit research.Community feared lossof control to DentonThe center, which sits on 33 acres, has long been a point of pride in Fort Worth. Even after a merger, the science center would stay in Fort Worth, where it has been since 1970. But community leaders worried that a merger would force the center to cede too much control and autonomy to officials in Denton.Last month, Jackson tabled further discussions, saying only that because of "other priorities, now is not the best time to pursue this proposal."Publicly, at least, Ransom had expressed support for the study."With a continued commitment to expand our programs, our enrollment, and our research in Fort Worth, we look forward to evaluating the possibilities," he said in an August news release.But in the Tuesday letter, regents said Ransom was behaving differently in private, describing his actions as being of an "acute disruptive nature.""Our concerns about your behavior have nothing to do with the substance of whether the idea of a merger is a good one or not, but instead we are concerned that the internal discord you created actively undermined the ability of the UNT System to conduct a fair and objective examination of this topic that is so important to many of our peer institutions in Texas," states the letter, which was signed by board Chairman Jack Wall, a resident of Dallas who grew up in Fort Worth.Ransom, who had led the center since 2006, didn't respond to reporters as he left a meeting room minutes after the regents' 7-0 vote.But a spokeswoman for Ransom said the board's actions and timing of a meeting just before Christmas was questionable."He's going to appeal this decision," said Nancy Sterling of ML Strategies, a consulting firm in Boston. "This whole process is highly unusual."Sterling said Ransom heard about the regents' concerns for the first time this week."This has been a short and stressful time period for Dr. Ransom," Sterling said.Dr. Michael R. Williams, a former member of the board of regents, was named interim president. Williams resigned from the board Thursday. He had served on the board for 15 months."I'm happy to be here," said Williams, a native of North Texas and graduate of the center's Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. "It's an exciting time to have an opportunity to give back to my community."Concerns about conduct and leadershipThe letter delivered to Ransom began by saying: "Over the past six years, the University of North Texas System Board of Regents and Chancellor Lee F. Jackson have expressed concerns about aspects of your conduct and leadership style, always with the belief that these aspects of your performance would improve and that you would succeed despite these challenges."The board listed several examples of Ransom's lack of cooperation:In August and September, Ransom was said to have continually discussed with regents his interest in being the president of a "newly merged institution."Ransom was said to have been negative about the merger during internal discussions.Regents said he edited a draft of the campus merger study so it was one-sided, showing only the negatives.Regents said Ransom didn't include the system chancellor in discussions with Fort Worth community leaders about the merger.In September, however, Ransom's contract was extended through Aug. 31, 2015.Ransom's salary includes a $678,562 in base pay plus $226,000 in supplemental salary. In 2010, The Texas Tribune listed Ransom's total $904,562 paycheck as the largest for a university administrator in Texas.Sterling said Ransom has not been given any details about a compensation package.The board will try to find a permanent president quickly, said Wall, the board chairman. Wall said he hopes the system and Fort Worth community will be able to work past this chapter. Even though the board liked Ransom, there were too many issues."At some point you have to say: 'This is not working as it should.'"'It's a dark day'The merger talks also stirred concerns among members of the UNT Health Science Center Foundation Board, a fundraising arm for the institution. Several members attended Friday's meeting to show their support for Ransom."It's an extreme disappointment," said Allan Howeth, foundation chairman. "He's been a very capable and dynamic leader for the UNT Health Science Center."Howeth and other supporters said they worried that the removal of Ransom would hurt Fort Worth's effort to become a destination center for health-related fields.Howeth also said he is concerned that a merger would result in a loss of a school president, which would trigger a drop of philanthropic dollars for the school and its efforts to bring an M.D. program to Fort Worth.Foundation members said about $27 million has been pledged for the project and Ransom played a huge role in getting that support. Howeth said they expressed their concerns to regents."It's a dark day," said Tim Sullivan, foundation member.'Fort Worth loves this man,' minister saysThe Rev. Ralph Waldo Emerson Jr. said Ransom's work was inclusive and stretched across the Fort Worth's diverse communities."Dr. Ransom came east of [Interstate] 35 and involved himself in the community," Emerson said.Michele Reynolds, another foundation board member, said Ransom helped put Fort Worth on the map. His work increased the visibility of the campus. Supporters touted his efforts to attract more students and research."Fort Worth loves this man," Reynolds said.Foundation board members also worried that the move would not sit well with lawmakers who must OK efforts to create an M.D. program at the center, which currently has an osteopathic medical school.With the merger study currently off the table, the University of North Texas System renewed its focus on obtaining the M.D. program and top research status for the flagship campus in Denton.Jackson said that while Ransom's termination might cause some setbacks in the quest for a medical school, the shift in leadership may bring new opportunities."I am confident we will not be any worse off in those discussions," Jackson said.Establishing strong ties and gaining the support of Fort Worth's osteopathic medical community will be keys to pursuing the M.D. program, Jackson said.Diane Smith, (817) 390-7675Twitter: @dianeasmith1Scott Ransom's Health Science Center contract
UNT regents' letter to Scott Ransom
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The Resolution Assistance Program (RAP) trains college students, law students and other persons deemed appropriate by the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for New York City Courts to assist unrepresented tenants and owners/landlords, who are appearing in the Resolution Part of Housing Court as parties to nonpayment proceedings.
Nonpayment proceedings are cases where landlords sue tenants to collect rent. In these disputes, tenants and owners/landlords face the possibility of losing their homes through eviction or foreclosure. Despite the high stakes, most litigants appear in court without an attorney to advocate on their behalf.
The goal of RAP is to help litigants who do not have an attorney have a productive court experience through an offering of non-legal support. Participating students work in the courtroom under the supervision of a RAP Coordinator. They have the opportunity to interact with judges, lawyers and litigants, gaining real-world experience. Whatever a student's goal is in volunteering -- helping people in need, making new contacts, learning more about representing a client in court or developing esteem -- RAP sets the stage!
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Students from the following area law schools are participating in RAP: Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, Brooklyn Law School, The City University of New York School of Law, Fordham University School of Law, Hofstra University School of Law, New York Law School, Pace Law School and St. John's University School of Law. Colleges participating in the program include: Bronx Community College and Boricua College.
RAP Assistants volunteer a minimum of 30 hours in the Resolution Part per year. Students are given flexibility with their schedules and may split their volunteer time into hourly blocks over a period of days or months.
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INDIANAPO LIS – Trine University sophomore Mitchell R. Wyss of New Haven was one of 31 outstanding first-generation students from independent college campuses in Indiana to be honored in Indianapolis on Saturday, Nov. 6.
Wyss and his high school mentor, Dean E. Lehrman, who most encouraged him to seek a college degree, will attend the event. Wyss is a chemical engineering major.
Made possible by a grant to the Independent Colleges of Indiana from the Lilly Endowment, "Realizing the Dream" recognizes the triumphs of first-generation students in their first year of college. The student honorees are Indiana high school graduates who subsequently demonstrated superior academic performance during their first year of studies and exhibited leadership in campus or community activities. A $2,000 grant will be mailed to the institution to be deposited into the student's account and applied toward the cost of his/her education.
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Hi I would love to meet up, even earlier in the conference would be nice, since they we'd know each other during the Friday and Sat. daytime events... Could there be a special area that we can sit…Continue
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Hey guys- I'm hoping everyone in this group will spread the word at the convention about 3 things: 1. this meet up for HypnoThoughts members2. tell people to join HypnoThoughts and become active…Continue
Richard sort of let the cat out of the bag on that one. We've been tossing around different ideas for this for a while, and are solidifying things more now.
We'll let everyone know more once there is more to know.
Hope -you had a great holiday William -I would love to see Niagra falls-the convention was really hectic for me too.
Hi William,
We want to have a live get together next spring. Nothing is planned yet but I hope to change that very soon.
Hi Doreen,
I am in Florida in the winter where are you from? I am in Fort Lauderdale.
Hi William,
Not sure if you are talking to me on my convention which is a live two day one 29-30 October. We are just starting to promote it this week. Really very exciting. Shame it is on the same one as another trainer but it was too late to change mine and I emailed him to let him know but I am sure there is enough to go around.
When is the HypnoSummit Live?
Is it a Live convention or a virtual one?
Thank you Michael, Valerie, and William,
I guess it all came together rather last minute and I know how hectic the schedule was at the convention.
I guess we'll have to wait for the HypnoSummit Live conference next year to really all meet up and celebrate being HypnoThoughts fans.
Many of us did meet up and hang out and there were snafus in how to communicate with each other - I thought some one was going to post meet-up info n they thought that I was going to do it -- There was no white board for posting to each other this year...
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True Believers by humorist Joe Queenan is a great read for football season. If you are a rabid sports fan (you know who you are), you will appreciate this book. Queenan opens his book by recounting his visits to a therapist for his sports addiction problem. He and the therapist quickly reach an impasse when Queenan can't understand how he can care more about the fate of the rain forest than that of the Philadelphia 76erers. This book had me laughing from the get go, because I could relate to many of Queenan's sentiments. There is a particularly hilarious chapter on front-running fans, (whom I also find annoying). While Queenan states that these fans have the right to be front runners, he does not believe that "such individuals should ever be married, befriended, employed, feted, consulted, or fed . . . . .Attention, marriageable females: If you go through your Los Angelino boyfriend's closet and find a Chicago Bulls jersey, call off the wedding. If he betrayed the Lakers, he will have no trouble betraying you."
There is also a great chapter on parents bringing up their kids to be fans. Any parent who has tried to take their young kids to a sporting event will appreciate Queenan's account. His theory is that concession lines are long at major league baseball games because nobody really wants to watch more than six innings or so of baseball anyway. And, if you take your kids to the concessions three times during the game to get snacks, you might actually make it to the end of the game! He decries those "mentally ill" parents who bring their own snacks thus ensuring they will only make it to the bottom of the fifth before having to leave. If you don't mind laughing at yourself or fellow fans, give this one a try!


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Saturday, August 4, 2012
The Kildare Mansion
Unfortunately, Mary McCormick was mentally ill and suffered greatly during certain periods. At the time, treatment options were limited so they kept her locked in the house and had several nurses and staff to take care of her. During her lucid periods, Mary a wonderful woman who was known for her kindness and generocity. For her entire life, she needed nurses to help her care for her mental illness. Finally she had to retire to a sanitarium, leaving her beautiful house behind.
From 1932- 1975, the Kildare Mansion fell into disrepair. It decayed slowly as slums and lesser buildings slowly surrounded it hiding it's beauty in their sullen shadows. In 1975, the house was purchased by the Reeves, who lovingly restored the house to its original splendor It was during this time that the house was shown in the tour of historic homes and became a popular visit for haunt jaunters. The house's basement was notoriously haunted by the ghost of Mary McCormick. Still tormented by her madness, she apparently made quite a ruckus at night.
In 2005 the house was bought by a family whose name I won't mention. Since that time, the ghosts have become the least interesting part of this house. The house has always been a favorite site for anyone visiting Huntsville because of its historic significance, its beauty, and its haunted history. Many people drive by the house and photograph it. Since 2005, however, the new owners have spent a considerable amount of time watching out for anyone lingering near the house. If you drive by slowly or stop in front of the house, a woman will emerge screaming at you. Sometimes she'll curse and sometimes she'll use the garden hose to spray your car. Other times she'll shine a spotlight on you and others she'll take pictures of you with her cell phone. No matter what the new owner does, it is always hostile and she seems to always be watching. She sits day and night waiting for those that linger to long, which might make one wonder if Mary McCormick's mental illness might not be spreading? Perhaps the house and its dark secrets have driven the new owner mad? Perhaps madness is part of the curse of the house?
No matter what the case. Sadly, the reason most drive by these days is to see the new owner run out and start screaming. Her wild antics have become a fun attraction for locals who stop by just to see her jump around and scream Few remember the ghost stories or the house's beautiful history.
37 comments:
- Above the Norm said...
Perhaps the house is cursed. That lady sounds crazy...
- March 12, 2010 at 4:20 PM
- Jessica Penot said...
I think maybe the house is cursed. Everything I've read indicates she was a nice lady when she moved into the house.
- March 12, 2010 at 8:45 PM
- Courtney Mroch said...
Do what happened to you when you went by? Did she come out screaming at you? Now I want to go just to see what happens. It reminds me of the U-Turn man incident I had in Denver. And people who act weird like this just draw more lookers when word spreads. But it's a gorgeous house. And it's just more intriguing because of its history!
- March 21, 2010 at 8:17 PM
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- May 20, 2010 at 7:59 AM
- Andra9307 said...
I lived at 2606 Kildare street right down from the house. I move from that street about 3 months ago. I would get off from work and have to turn on kildare street right next to the house on every time me and my husban would pass the house the lady would shine a bright spot light into our car and it was so bright and big that you could feel the heat from the light shine in through our car. One day we drove home and we were playing the music and the lady got in her car and drove to our house as we were getting out to go in to our house and she got out yelling and screaming at us saying stop driving by her house playing music that we were disterbing her 100 guest and the next time she would call the police on un we said that we were sorry and it wouldnt happen again and she went back to her house. The thing was that there wasnt any cars in her yard all the light were off in the house except for the tv of the room that she sleeps in and that big spot light. Creepy old woman is mad and I think as well as others that live on that street is the house thats doing it to her....
- February 11, 2011 at 11:57 AM
- Jessica Penot said...
Thanks Andra... It does sound like it is the house driving her crazy. Madness seems to be part of its history.
- March 8, 2011 at 7:18 PM
- sonny said...
I have met this lady and i think she is a very nice lady!
- March 13, 2011 at 12:28 PM
- Jessica Penot said...
Sonny.. Thanks. We probably just don't see her good side. I'm sure she is nice in many other circumstances!
- March 17, 2011 at 6:36 PM
- rmmckinley said...
I stopped to take pictures today. I knew nothing about this house except that it is a piece of art to look at. The woman stormed across the street. I waved and smiled thinking nothing of it. She came closer and yelled at me about how it was a private residence and her only ounce of privacy. She said it wasn't a museum and questioned why I was taking pictures. When I apologized, I think she realized I genuinely did no know anyone lived there and calmed down a little. I did research and and thrilled to learn this kind of evidence of Huntsville's history is still in great condition!! When the house goes on the market again, I hope that a petition for the city to buy it will start so the rest of us can enjoy the craftsmanship, history, and beauty that makes Huntsville what it is today.
- March 18, 2011 at 4:58 PM
- Jessica Penot said...
rmmckinley... If you ever do get a petition together I would be happy to do whatever I can to help. This house is such a wonderful piece of Huntsville history I would love to help see that history protected.
- March 19, 2011 at 5:55 PM
- Calvin said...
Lady is a ninja. We always joke around that she's a witch. Not sure if that's true or not. She certainly hisses like one. Me and some friends were really intrigued by the house so me and a buddy went by there one night. I looked through my binoculars and all of a sudden a spotlight came into them. Crazy old lady said she'd called the cops and to get out of there. "Don't be lookin in my window with your binoculars!" she said. Me and my buddy got in my car which we parked at the church near the Kildar Mansion and started driving off. As we were driving we realized the lady was following us. She followed us a little ways and stopped. Then some other friends went by there on Halloween and like idiots honked the horn a bunch and drove by repeatedly. They went by with their windows down and the lady sprayed them inside their car with a water hose. Oh the stories all seem the same.
- April 4, 2011 at 12:29 PM
We've driven by there lots of times & she & the other lady that live there jumped in their cars & started chasing us & tried to corner us on a different street!! One came from in front of us & the other came from behind! Crazy Train boarding on platform 5!! These broads are CA-RAZYYYYY!! I'm sure it does get annoying to have people continuously drive by your house looking at it BUT that's what happens when you buy a historical piece of property such as this & it kind of comes with the territory if u know what I mean :-\
- October 7, 2011 at 8:29 PM
Maybe she's just pissed because she made the mistake of buying a house that was already a tourist site in the city. Maybe she's just pissed that she bought the house that everyone stares at and sits in front of. I'm sure a bunch of young douchebags try to vandalize or pester her too to try and make her come out. I'm sure having to put up with that constantly would piss off anyone enough to chase you off the property. In my opinion.
- December 8, 2011 at 12:18 AM
She is probably just pissed off cause people are stopping by the house all the time taking pictures and trying to break in the house cause they think it is haunted. Maybe she is just tired of everyone showing too much attention to her house and it makes her feel uncomfortable... maybe...
- December 9, 2011 at 6:01 AM
Yup, it happened to me today. Drove by with a friend because he had never seen the house. We are both theatre teachers very interested in architecture. We drove slowly by loving the house and it's quirky, eclectic Victorian style. We saw someone in the first floor window and jokingly said it must be a ghost. We then pulled in to turn around and head back out and drove slowly past one more time. It was then that she ran out with a video camera pointed at my car. It creeped me out because I had no idea she made a habit of this! Sad, really. Such a landmark and it's not in good repair. I would certainly support it's purchase by the city or by some entity that would care for it and restore it to it's original splendor.
- February 28, 2012 at 7:45 PM
I just went by there for the first time today.I have never heard of the house and I was driving down Oakwood ave when all of a sudden I saw that beautiful house..so we turned around and were slowly driving by and I was gonna take a picture with my cellphone when all of a sudden that crazy woman(which I did not know about) came out with this mirror like thing and was shining it at my car I was blinded by the thing she then proceeded to run out in her front yard and flash it in our eyes when we were driving back down Oakwood...I was in dibelief so I statred googling the house and low and behold everyone has some very similiar stories...This woman has to be crazy...sounds like the crazy lady who lived there in the early 1900"s has taken over this woman....anyone else got any good info about the house and its owner?
- March 13, 2012 at 3:51 PM
I let my girls talk me into taking them by there, needless to say I will never do that again... I almost peed my pants when she put the spot light in my face and the light followed us down oakwood,as the girls were screaming. We went at midnight, who in the world would be up to shine a spot light that late?
- May 26, 2012 at 11:09 PM
My family purchased this home in early 1966 from Jackie Smith Blackwell (a friend of "Eunice" on Andrew Jackson and a whole different story). We lived in this home during 1966-1967 years. I was in the 6th grade at Chapman Jr. High. It truly was a wonderful place to live. We have many memories that we frequently share. I love that it had a furnace in the basement for heating with forced air using the old style radiators in the rooms. It actually has a small room with a window in the attic, on the front of the house, where you can see the grounds. It was spooky climbing into the attic and not knowing what might be discovered; you had to go through a crawl space to get into the room which was about 6' x 8' in size. From the first floor main kitchen you get to the basement by going down a spiral shaped wooden staircase. One night I had to go turn off the basement light and I was barefoot; never grab and pull a metal chain when barefoot on a concerts floor! On my way down those stairs a bat flew at me. There is a large closet with beautiful stained glass on the double doors in the main living room; this must have been used for storing fine china and linens that were likely used for entertaining on a grand scale. The main floor had 10 or 12 foot ceilings, fireplaces everywhere and 3 kitchen areas. It had beautiful bear claw bathtubs throughout! There was a full bath in the basement as well. If my memory serves correctly, a total of 52 rooms including those in the basement. We loved sliding down the wood banister of the stairs from the 2nd floor to the 1st floor; these stairs are located just inside the main front door. Directly under the stairs on the first floor (at the highest end) was a door that opened to one set of stairs that went from first floor to basement. We actually had a water battle on the second floor one Saturday morning after breakfast but before we began our weekly cleaning. Now you know how my Saturday's were spent during that time. To turn the light on or off you pushed a button. And the elevator, yes it had one, however, it's known as a "dumb waiter" (not sure of spelling) and to go up or down you pulled a rope that was at least 1 inch in diameter and it was the original rope! There was a push button light switch in the dumb waiter. Today it still has the original fire escapes. In the basement is a wine cellar with the original wine racks, at least during the time we resided in the house. My favorite room in the entire place at the time, of course, was the round tower bedroom located on the 3rd floor. This will be on the left side if you are looking at the front of the house from the street. It has a huge veranda out back on the main floor. The small windows above the doors could be opened but it was difficult. At one time there was a small house to the right off the main house; we always believed a groundskeeper had lived in it at some point in time. The last I saw, this small house was rubble. It was rumored that the McCormick's had planned to cover the roof with silver dollars. At the top of the tall windows to the left side of the main entrance (in the upside down V) is the date and initials, McC, 1886. I always hoped to buy this place again someday and restore it to as much of its original glory as possible and make it into a bed a breakfast. I may attempt to post again and include some pics. Hope you enjoyed reading of my living experience.
- June 2, 2012 at 8:47 AM
A group of friends and I had heard about the house and decided to drive by and see it. Two men in suits stood outside and my friends went to talk to them, thinking they were just looking as well. The men started threatening my friends and a woman leaped over the fence with a baseball bat, chasing them back to our car. We had no bad intentions whatsoever but definitely won't be going back.
- June 28, 2012 at 7:22 PM
I had the same thing happen to me! I took a picture of her house and BAM she came out running behind my car and she wanted to know my address. She called the cops on me! My friend is a delivery driver for Dominos and she parked her car in front of the witches house and delivered the pizza to the house across the street from her(witch). While my friend was gone the witch freakig took a rock and busted out her windshield with it! This woman is a nut case!
- July 9, 2012 at 4:31 PM
- L. Shepherd said...
I had no idea that was going on! I can't believe I haven't heard stories about it. I took a tour of it in the mid-80s when a small family lived there. The husband used to take tour through the house- I think it was $2 for kids and $4 for adults. He would tell you about the history of the house and he took you through the rooms that were restored.
They were slowly restoring the whole house, and the rooms that they had completed were gorgeous. I remember he said it had something like 17 fireplaces, and I was astounded that any house could have that many. He had a couple of young kids playing on the floor during the tour and we saw his wife in the kitchen cooking their dinner. It's too bad that that family doesn't still own the house. They were sweet people who seemed to really love it- and they didn't mind people wanting to come and see it. - August 5, 2012 at 1:35 PM
I went tonight to see what it was all about and we drove by 5 times and once we saw a man who threw a rock at our car denting above the window. I don't see how thatis legal because the road is public property
- August 5, 2012 at 9:19 PM
okay, so we went to the masion tonight and drove by four times. the first time we didnt honk. the second and third time we did and nothing happened so we thought we would do it one more time and just when we thought we got away BAM!! something hit our car. we didnt know what it was but we were scared to death and we went to back home and found out there was a dent the size of a fat mans head. we thought we were being shot at. scariest moment of my life. my friend in the back seat was having an asthma attack and saw the rock boulder thing hit the car. i would advise everyone to NOT do that, if you want your car to be dentless.
- August 24, 2012 at 9:27 PM
Why would you want to HONK your horn? That's just rude and ignoramt. Consioder yourself lucky that you didn't get a bullet to your head----obnoxious behaior, like you and your friends exhibited, all deserve one.
- August 25, 2012 at 5:23 AM
that was rude ^ why would you waste your time throwing things at someones car. if she didnt want people to drive by then she shouldnt keep doing things to people. its leads them on to do it more. duh
- August 25, 2012 at 9:20 AM
Wow! We drove by several different "haunted" places in Huntsville today and this beautiful house was one of them. As most have done, we drove by slowly the first time looking. We then turned around to get a second look. As we slowly drove by the second time, a old lady appeared in the bushes. We thought she was watering her flowers at the time!! We all commented about how she "just appeared" because there was no sign of her the first time! Although the kids got spooked when they saw her, she didn't do anything. We searched the Internet on the way home and found out all these similar stories. Very interesting!!! And it sounds like we got lucky!! :)
- August 25, 2012 at 6:01 PM
I grew up admiring this house. When I took my daughter and friends by the house the same thing happened. The woman instantly appeared with a Q beam light and video camera. I rolled down my window (which freaked out everyone else in the car) and apologized for bothering her. I explained that I wanted to show the girls a beautiful part of Huntsville. She was NOT listening.
If you don't want to be disturbed and you like a private life, you probably shouldn't buy the historical, multi-colored, 17,000 sq ft mansion. Just sayin. - September 27, 2012 at 2:15 PM
- LTH said...
My husband and I rode by this house on a recent trip to Huntsville, and thankfully we did not see anyone. I was able to snap a few pictures of the house from my car, and I have posted them online. I have also found a set of pictures on flickr that has pictures of the inside of this house! I was absolutely amazed by the architecture of this wonderful building! Kildare Mansion
- October 2, 2012 at 12:22 PM
My friend's mom works for the Huntsville police and we drove by the house tonight and she was telling us that the police can't do anything about the lady throwing rocks at cars or anything because most people know about her and just drive by for fun so they're taking the risk.
- December 14, 2012 at 9:21 PM
I was in that area of town today for the first time and stumbled on the house and was awed by it architecture and beauty. I kept seeing here look at me when I drove by but could never get her attention - I kept calling as I approached & she chased me away swinging a pole in one hand, holding a camcorder in the other & threats in between. Knowing what I read, above, now - I can understand. The house is a marvel from a lost age. It's a terrible shame...that the house be locked away from the world & this poor lady be so
- February 1, 2013 at 2:51 PM
Has she ever pressed charges against anyone after she called the cops on them.
- May 29, 2013 at 10:26 AM
Be warned... this lady is dangerous! She assaulted a lady yesterday at 1:30 in the afternoon with a fishing rod. The lady was injured, pretty badly. Her offense.... taking pictures of the house with her cell phone! Oh yeah, she then took the victim's cell phone. If she has not been arrested yet.... she will be within 24 hours! What a nut job!!!
- June 5, 2013 at 3:46 PM
- Samantha Knox said...
Haha, well this lady is a lunatic! but its kinda funny the crazy stories you hear lol
- July 6, 2013 at 1:21 PM
- Samantha Knox said...
Haha, well I think she is crazy but its funny and you only live once, so i suggest everyone ride by there at least once or twice in your life! Its a thrill to see a crazy woman recording you on a public road! and if you really think about it, she is invading our privacy cause we are on public roads..
- July 6, 2013 at 1:22 PM
I think it is disgusting how so many people are finding it "humorous" or "entertaining" or "thrilling" even, to go drive be a STRANGERS house and cause a commotion to have the owner come out and yell at you. What else do you expect to happen? If someone drove by my house and honked their horn I would come out screaming too. But I guess since I don't live in a mansion it's not worth doing.
Their house is NOT a museum. They are not there for your entertainment. That is where they live, and people are harassing them. I'm glad they are building their fence, I hope the City of Huntsville lets them finish it. I know if it were me, and that were my house and people behaved the way they did around it, I would build a damn fortress around it. Leave people alone, geez. - October 10, 2013 at 7:09 AM
the city of Huntsville has stopped construction of this 18 +/- foot fence, as it doesn't fit into the neighhorhood norms.......
- October 13, 2013 at 10:00 PM
I look at this house every time I drive by and have noticed a few things. Starting out, they placed long sticks along the edge of the property. I thought it was for some sort of decoration then realized they left no way to drive their onto the property, until I saw the crazy lady moving the sticks so she could drive her car through. That's when I realized the damned snob didn't want anyone on her property. Dona said "I don't think so, she's a real nice lady".
I stopped by the Shell for smokes and "Vieen-yas and crackers" for a fast lunch before heading back to work. I whipped around to Kildare and parked next to the stained glass lace to eat. Munching away I saw the crazy lady and kept on eating. Now here is the short conversation that pist me off.
Her- can I help you?
Me- no thank you, I'm fine.
Her- you're on my property
Me- uh, ok (thinking I didn't know she owned this place too, besides, I'm parked on the side of the road outside of this little plastic chain they have here now. WTF?!?)
Her- I said, you are on my property!
Me- Oh! I'm so sorry, I didn't see the sign saying "owned by crazy snob bitch!".
I through my trash out the window and left. Now every time, I mean every time I go by there I through something out there.
Anyway, they started with sticks, then piled up rocks to keep people out, now they got a damned 12' privacy fence going up all the way around the place. Progressively crazy, yes I think so. - October 14, 2013 at 6:22 PM


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Art Review: Habitat for Artists Collective at Helen Day Art Center
Wrapping up his fourth full day in a 6-by-6-foot wooden studio shed in Stowe last week, Edward Alonzo perched on the plywood ledge that serves as a desk, drawing board and seat, one leg dangling out the open window.
The 29-year-old Burlington artist was working on the maquette for a sculpture, a kind of three-dimensional interpretation of a Greek key, the winding border motif common in the architecture of ancient Greece. The finished work will be a meandering path made of tile and glass that rises and falls like a staircase, he explained, reaching about 5 feet off the ground at its center.
At the moment, though, the maquette was just cardboard and tape on a wooden ledge, and it was hard to focus on, given the stunning view out the window right behind it. The studio sits at the entrance to the Stowe Recreation Path, and the window tempted glances at a brook wandering gently toward the hills.
Then again, perhaps the final artwork wasn't really what mattered. While Alonzo was inhabiting this structure, he and his process were the work of art.
At least, that's the goal the Helen Day Art Center [1], partnering with the Habitat for Artists Collective [2], seems to be after. The two organizations say the mission they are pursuing in the barebones shed over the next month is twofold: They will provide area artists with access to precious free studio space and serve as "a catalyst for mutual engagement between artists and communities."
These studio sheds are nothing new in New York; they've been popping up around the state since 2008, when artist Simon Draper initiated the first Habitat for Artists project, in the Hudson Valley. But this is the first time they've crossed over to Vermont.
In Stowe, the habitat isn't much to look at — granted, it's only been up for about a week — and it has yet to inspire hoards of passersby to take an interest in the arts. But it has sparked some unusual interactions.
If it weren't for the handpainted welcome sign propped against it — and the flung-open door and window — the studio could be mistaken for an outhouse, or a kids' clubhouse. About a week into the project, it was still relatively unadorned. A dove had been drawn on the front wall by the door, and the rear outer wall was decorated with colorful wooden tiles.
Alonzo said he spent his first two days in the shed reading the magazine Artforum and testing the willingness of passersby to approach the space. At first, he sat looking out the window, his back to the open door. None of the people passing dared disturb him. But later he turned his body a little and put up the welcome sign. Soon enough, people began poking their heads in and starting conversations.
But they weren't always the target audience.
"Most of the people who come in, surprisingly, seem to have a relationship with art already, and probably have a relationship in some way with Helen Day or the local art scene," Alonzo said. He could tell because they'd say things such as, "Oh, is this an installation piece?"
"So that's been a little disappointing," Alonzo went on. "Even though this is sort of a nontraditional gallery outside, it still puts off some people; it still makes them scared."
It was looking like that would be the case the afternoon I visited. In fact, I was starting to feel like the whole thing was a bust — until Kurt Santamore showed up.
The nearly 13-year-old Stowe native had visited the shed daily since it opened last week — which seemed odd, given that Kurt described himself as hating art.
But now he was part of it. When Alonzo took up residence in the habitat, he found a note from the previous artist tacked to the wall inside. It introduced Kurt as one of the cooler visitors to drop by and, perhaps unwittingly, he incorporated the seventh-grader into the living artwork. Alonzo recorded each of Kurt's visits, tacking the tales to the wall.
When Kurt showed up on his bike last Thursday, right on schedule, his blond hair hung wet around his face, and his eyes were red from an hour-and-a-half swim in the nearby river. He plopped himself down on the fold-out chair inside the habitat.
"I've been trying to convince Kurt to become a sculptor, because sculptors rock," Alonzo said. "But he doesn't like art."
"Why not?" I asked.
"I just don't like it," Kurt said, grabbing a mess of wire from the ledge. Earlier, with Alonzo's help, he'd tried to fashion it into a bicycle. Now he crumpled the wire between his hands. When I introduced myself, he explained that he'd been in the local newspaper six times already.
"What for?"
"I did art," Kurt said, chuckling. "I made a fish. I was forced to do it in elementary school."
"So why spend so much time in this artists' habitat?"
"I like hanging out with this guy," Kurt said, grinning ear to ear.
The habitat may be a tiny catalyst, after all.
[1] http://www.helenday.com/
[2] http://www.habitatforartists.org/


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David Kudla of Mainstay Capital Management weighs in on the future of the markets.
Apr 18, 2012
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Well it has been a volatile month for the S&P 500 that's for sure just.
Look at April started out strong yesterday hitting a four year high on the second day of the month but then worries over -- -- earning season prompted a big selloff.
Painful sell off with markets tumbling more than 4% in just couple days.
Well now we've recovered about half of that loss from early April but of course the question is -- we just hover around those levels are we push back toward the April highs.
-- pretty easy to -- he CEO.
And -- -- strategist at mainstay capital management -- it's great to have you on the show again you know you're with us a couple months ago and -- credit you actually predicted this early April sell off.
It's -- given your strong traffic which -- -- -- where the markets go next.
Well yeah we did talk about another.
5% or so sell off which -- as you said we got that.
And you know we're in the middle of an earning season here that is going better than expected.
A lot better than many analysts had expected.
Lot of cash on the sidelines of their people who had had stepped aside at some point in the fourth quarter or third quarter been waiting to get back and I think that's what we're saying a lot of money coming in.
To the market -- and not keeping a floor under stock.
Prices -- -- -- sound relatively bullish that we mentioned in our lead.
Volatility is coming in and that makes things especially outlooks tricky.
Yeah absolutely.
You know if you look at it in the first quarter of the year.
We only had one day -- -- more than 1% down move for stocks for the S&P 500 so far in April.
We've already had for those -- so volatility is coming back into the market.
Europe is moving back to that -- if the first page of the newspapers.
We had you know relative calm -- melt up for stocks in the first quarter.
You know we can expect volatility here in the second quarter we can expect.
Some more corrections like like we saw here in early April but we're still bullish on stocks.
What do you think about that what your thoughts on -- saying -- -- go away and you say some corrections will they be is.
Enough you can call 4% all that painful but will they be similar here it is that what -- describing.
Yet we could certainly get you know a deeper correction of eight to 10% but in terms of that sell in May and go away.
Sell in May and go where go to treasuries go to Europe.
You know I'm more concerned right now about people selling bonds and selling stocks you know we got a ten year a lesson -- 2% yield.
And probably the risk is for rates it now -- multi near multi decade lows to go higher.
Not lower so I'm more concerned about the bond exposure interest rate sensitive bond exposure in treasuries that investors have.
Rather -- exposure.
Played every you -- been hearing so many people David -- to stay away from treasuries daily from treasuries they've they've -- they're at the bubbles gonna -- Every time that happens of people keep -- had a little scare we -- interest rates come up about a month or so -- And a way as you pointed out way back down specially in the tenure so I you know they they'd still that the best safety play.
Especially with all the concerns in Europe and you know who knows a -- next economic like it's gonna be here in the US.
-- -- -- -- You know an allocation to bonds and we just think there's more attractive areas.
In corporates high yield bonds emerging market bonds there's just a lot of risk in treasuries that one.
Within the -- spaces we just think there's a lot of -- we saw that in one week we saw rates go about a quarter percent didn't end treasuries sell off 3%.
And so for those investors who think -- and high quality.
Bonds and that's a safe place to be.
You know that risk is real that risk is -- and president and and we will experience that over time.
And we think that investors sent to be really careful about that -- interest rate sensitive portion of their bond portfolio -- -- we'll take your advice David to eleven.
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May 14, 2012
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When he signs today that the president's support of gay marriage his personal support that he announced last week.
May have just reignited the culture wars.
The decision has been praised by most of the mainstream media including Newsweek as you can see here it says the first -- president with president Obama's.
Picture on the front what appears to be a rainbow halo over him.
-- my next guest suggests that there could be backlash that ends up winning Mitt Romney new levels of support from Christian conservatives in particular.
Pat Buchanan ran against George H.
Bush back in 1992 in the GOP primary and he is the author of -- suicide of a superpower pat welcome back to the program.
Thank you very much Megan so that that Newsweek has this cover article -- on him in -- they -- That it is Democrats it is that the president who now is is.
Sort of offensively.
Inserting the issue of gay marriage and reproductive rights into this election campaign they say.
This is actually a -- for Democrats and one that's gonna work to their advantage.
Let's say you.
I don't think -- I think that Joseph Biden basically dragged to Barack Obama out of the closet.
And as you read the New York Times this morning -- and -- United States when he made its decision is calling out black pastors who with him overwhelmingly.
Trying to persuade them of the wisdom and there.
Justice of what he is doing one and was unsuccessful.
What the president has done -- for forfeit let me give you one examples.
North Carolina.
Gay marriage ban on gay marriage won with 61% of the vote in a swing state Obama carried.
Just last week if you go out to Iowa where judges impose gay marriage on the state.
Three judges were recalled and fired.
I think the president has put his presidency at -- because this is an emotional cultural moral issue.
And when folks go to the polls the overwhelming majority.
Already in thirty states have imposed a ban on homosexual marriage.
You know Sally Kohn who's at Fox News contributor came on -- program last week and said that North Carolina vote should not be taken as any indyk indicator of anything.
Because the number of north Carolinians who came out voted on that issue was very small.
And it won't be that -- small sample in a presidential election your thoughts.
When -- was a record turnout in the Republican primary despite the fact that the Republican race is all over.
But how does that guest of yours explain how it works for example in California.
And 2008.
Were Barack Obama was winning by one of the largest margins in history.
52% of Californians voted to ban gay marriage.
A majority of Hispanics and 70% of African Americans.
Book Brock Obama has issues basically against Republicans that they're the party of economic -- -- of Wall Street.
Although the 1% and all the rest of it.
Very powerful issues why would you take this cultural issue this issue of morality.
Stir up the Republican base -- social conservative.
Bring them out behind Mitt Romney where they are going right now.
And at this massive distraction that in the keep it.
-- he seemed to be suggesting -- in his interview with ABC news that it was a matter of personal moral conscience for him that he.
You know and having supported gay marriage back in 1980 -- but then.
Opposed it.
Back in 2004 had fully evolved to the point where he realized.
He just had to supported on a personal basis but while allowing states to decide -- you know on an individual basis what they wanted -- That's not credible for this reason what's -- been considered -- the last fifty years the great moral issue of our time civil rights.
Did the president the United States believe that the state should decide that.
He has decided did this sort of be decided by states rights he is not gonna put gay marriage into the democratic platform.
If you believe in it deeply why not.
Mitt Romney says he supports a constitutional amendment upholding traditional marriage does Barack Obama support a constitutional amendment.
Which uphold same sex marriage.
No the bird behavior the president the United States I think indicates that this is not something he really wanted to do -- want to selection.
Decided to one.
So I think really this I mean there was an argument as to whether or not to Republicans we're gonna rally their base the social conservatives -- traditionalist evangelical Christians.
They are right now writing to the sound of the guns.
But the big -- rights advocates pat say this isn't.
Is it is an issue of bigotry.
That the president has just come out and sort of he didn't go as far as they would've liked him too but he has sort of started to chisel away at the mountain of bigotry that they see.
Against that and it and they ever they are positioning this in a way that would suggest.
That if you are against -- on this issue if you do not believe what they term marriage equality.
You are a big get that is a powerful label for it would -- voters.
It is in the New York Times said Mitt Romney's attempting to enshrine.
This particular bigotry in the constitution of the United States.
What is that bigotry they're talking about.
It is a traditional marriage concept that we've had for 2000 years of christianity and western civilization.
That is rooted in scripture that is rooted in every -- What depression is attempting to do when they -- equality of marriage he -- attempting to impose a radical idea.
On to the entire American people and to do it by coercion the American people aren't accepting of this they projected it repeatedly and done.
What has been the -- you think for 2000 years all of western civilization has been engaged in horrendous bigotry.
Because they've denied the right of homosexuals America.
That's what the New York Times as saying and that's what those people are saying.
Welcome that you -- -- -- history of that in this country I mean you know we were we were we were bigoted in discriminating against blacks.
Four you know a couple hundred years in this country or at least 200 plus and end.
You know that it's not like just because what it took -- a long time to realize it never happened.
Well the idea of slavery was evil we all agree -- that.
And the idea of slavery which I -- he was at condoned and a lot of cases in an American history and her we're all about for 2000 years.
But where is your great religious faith which says homosexual marriage.
It's a -- of men and women can marry each other.
Mean it is it has not existed in American history and what you're saying then is -- as as is Billy Graham Pope John Paul the Pope John Paul the second.
Every Pope and throughout history all these moral and religious leaders -- -- a -- and they were all too stupid to recognize.
The morality of homosexual marriage is being universally condemned throughout history.
They believe and I believe that it is unnatural.
And tomorrow the relationship and we are trying to enshrined.
In the constitution the United States Obama hasn't gone that far.
But that is what they want done in this is the heart of the cultural war meg and it is the fundamental beliefs of -- significant slice this country may be still majority.
In christianity.
And scripture and tradition and all those ideas of right wrong against a new secularist idea which is quite militant.
No -- gaining in strength.
That is the root of the cultural war it's just like abortion is it okay I mean it's not a progressive move wears out of the killing of an unborn child.
These are the things that are really dividing the country and they're gonna continue I didn't -- -- cultural war we just admitted it was there.
Well I mean I was a pack is that a lot and that answer and -- and a lot partners will disagree with what you said but the point is that there are a lot of Americans who've who see the world as you do and and will this election now.
Focus more on the culture wars as -- -- -- -- verses of the way they were looking at this election prior to last week I got to run pat thanks for being here thing.
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Osho,Richard Wilhelm, the man who translated the I Ching from Chinese to German, came back to Vienna very disturbed after spending thirty years in China. He consulted his friend, Carl Gustav Jung. Jung's diagnosis was that Wilhelm was in a dangerous crisis. He had put aside the German culture and adopted the Chinese one, the whole package – religion, education and whatsoever.Jung said, "The part you sacrificed comes back as the sacrificer, the repressed part comes back as the repressor."And Wilhelm loved the Chinese culture, he even worshipped it, but his mind was no help at all. He died from this crisis.Nietzsche, the man who wrote "Out of chaos it will shine forth – the dancing morning star," was not a lucky man either. He freaked out.Nijinsky used his body beyond the boundaries, and freaked out as well.It seems that mind alone or body alone can't take you anywhere.Osho, is the mystical experience the wings that will take mind, body and heart to a non-sleeping condition? Are you the dancing morning star that came out from the East to put fire to the world – or better, to the rebels of the world?
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There are many books like that in the East, which give you a glimpse of your future and also a glimpse of your past.
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