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Childhood sexual encounter
I am the author of this. These are my experiences. Drop me a message if you have a desire to regarding this. Flame me, whatever. Maybe I deserve it. Lemme know if parts need clarification as well.

My mother told me a few weeks ago that my Junior year high school history teacher told her that I displayed attributes of a child who was sexually abused. I laughed. My mother was concerned, but she had no reason to be. I was never an exemplary student as far as grades and behavior went, but none of this is because I was sexually abused.

This comment stuck in my head for some time. I gave it some thought, only because I have lately been interested in the psychology of myself. Was there an event in my life that caused me to act out on occasion, or to not put forth any effort at school? The teacher was right, I did display some behavioral problems sometimes associated with sexual abuse. This is the point when I remembered all the sexual encounters of my childhood.

I do not have a definition of sexual abuse. I do not know if the actions that will be described to the reader constitute sexual abuse, molestation, or natural boyhood curiosity. It is left to you, the reader, to decide. There will not be speculation about how these events have affected my life either, for I cannot even begin to ponder that.

Grade school, 4th grade

A new kid moved into my upper-middle class neighborhood. There were not many children living in my neighborhood, so this was a big event. Making the event even more important was that this child was as old as me. I promptly went over to introduce myself as my mother thought I should. His name, as all others, is obfuscated here. He is referred to as N. N and I met and became friends. N was not like the other children I knew from school, he had a bad side to him. He got in trouble occasionally. His parents were different than my parents and the parents of my friends. Only now can the difference be partially identified--N's parents are "bad" as well. They are not quality people. There is no evidence to support this, but this is what I remember from meeting them in 4th grade.

N and I hung out often. Not every day, but close to that often. I sometimes ignored his bad side, sometimes wondered about it. N's bad side was not an issue in our relationship, it never showed its head in my presence until I asked for it.

N and I were bored. I had become interested in his bad side, and thought that it could provide some entertainment. I told N I wanted to be bad. I wanted to do something evil. After a few suggestions, N said that we should "show butts." I inquired as to what this involved, and it was just as the activity's title predicted. We were to show each other our buttocks to ease the boredom. Even now I can remember the tone of N's voice when he made this suggestion. It was as if he had been waiting to work this into the conversation for weeks, a forced casualness.

I agreed to show N my buttocks. He did the same for me. This activity was titilating; I had never done anything like this before. I was being bad, and it was quite a bit of fun. This was unexplored territory. It was sexual. It was bad. It was fantastic.

We did this many more times, and each time we explored more of each other's body. There was never any conventional sexual activity, only looking and occasionally touching. After the first few times of N leading me, I took over. I asked that we move from seeing and occasionally touching each other's buttocks to the penis. N allowed me to explore his penis, but still stayed fascinated with my buttocks, and still requested me to enjoy his buttocks. I complied. We both met each other's desires.

I remember one debate (a 4th grade version of a debate) about which was better, the penis or the buttocks. I favored the penis, my 4th grade level reasoning being that later in life when I have sexual encounters with females, they will have buttock areas I can enjoy. This may the only time I am able to enjoy a penis. We kept pleasing each other and ourselves in the way each of us liked. This kept up for approximately 5 sessions.

On the 6th session, we locked ourselves in N's shed. N urinated in a bucket of water in front of me, then dumped the bucket of water on me, claiming to have poured out the urine first. I knew this was not possible, and called him on it. I believe that urinating in the bucket was mildly sexual for N, but not dumping it on me. That was just because he could.

The next encounter was in my basement. This is the only time I ever felt strange being half naked and sexual with N. Both of us had our pants down, and he requested I spank him. I did not want to, but did anyway. He then requested I spank him with objects. The first object was something plastic, I do not remember what. The second object was a 2x4. I refused to hit him as hard as he wanted for two reasons. The first reason was that it felt strange, we had crossed some sort of line in my head between "fun being bad" and something else. The second reason was that if I had spanked him as hard as he wanted with the 2x4, I could very well have hurt him.

Despite this strangeness, I was still titilated by our encounters. They did not happen every time we were around each other, but the frequency was increasing as per my request. I made a tent in my room out of a refrigerator box. I showed this to numerous people because I was proud of constructing it. When I showed it to N, I told him it was so we could "show butts" in it. He did a 180 degree turn on me, and became disgusted with the idea of "showing butts" with me. We never did again.

5th Grade

Not long after my encounters with N, I turned to someone else to satisfy my desire to be sexual. Keep in mind, this sexual desire was not very sexual at all. At the time, I was not even able to seperate sexual feelings from other exciting ones. I wanted the sexual encounters only because it was fun. I had no sex drive at all, I rarely masturbated, but it was after N that I started to masturbate more often. There was never orgasm or anything close to it. I was not that mature yet, and would not be for some time.

The next target I chose to sexually explore was MC. This exploration was minor. One day while he was over, I pulled down my pants and told him he could do the same if he desired. He inquired as to why I pulled my pants down, and my reply was, "Men can see men, it's OK." Seeing my logic, he removed his pants as well, and we proceeded to make prank phone calls, something I found exciting as well because it was a bad thing to do. After or during this, I announced I had to use the bathroom, and urinated a small amount onto the floor of my closet, as N had done in the bucket. MC thought my mother would be mad, but I ensured him that she would not mind. MC urinated a small amount after I warned him to only urinate a bit as I had. The urination was not sexual for me, I do not know why I did it.

MC and I may have removed our pants on another occasion after this, but if so it was the same situation. We were men at work making prank phone calls and might as well remove our pants because there was no reason not to. The main exciter was the prank phone calls; the lack of pants was secondary but still important.

After MC

After MC came J. J was a friend of my brother, therefore he was two or three years younger than I. I targeted J for two reasons, the first being because he was convenient; he was at my house often, the second being because I did not like him. I really had only a minor dislike of him, but I ended up using hate as an excuse to act out sexually on him. As punishment, I would grab his crotch. As this happened more and more often, I would threaten to bite his penis while having my mouth around it. This was not oral sex, but it was a 5th grade version of oral sex where the objective was not to stimulate J, but just for my own pleasure.

Sometimes J went along with it, sometimes not. He never outright objected, but most of the time he did not participate. I can only remember two instances where he participated. The first was when J and my brother were camping in the backyard. J "cut the cheese," and I used this as an opportunity to get close to his buttocks. I claimed to want to smell the air that was emitted from this act. I went under the blanket and bit his buttocks. After some time of this activity, I inserted a small candy stick into his anus. J allowed all these actions to take place. After this act, we singed the candy sticks with a lighter and pretended they were cigarettes, another "bad" act. More sexual activity occurred, but nothing that can be specifically remembered.

The other time J participated was another sleep-over night. After bringing him into a room to orally "discipline" him, we all got in the rollout bed in the basement to watch TV. I attempted to fondle J, and he went as far as to unzip his pants to allow me to do so. He also made an attempt to fondle me, but I would not let him. My penis had begun to grow as a result of entering puberty, his had not, so I was embarrassed. This was the first time I experienced pre-ejaculate fluid. I was not sure what to make of it, but I remember finding it interesting.

This may have been the last time that J and I acted sexually on one another. I started growing out of enjoying these sexual encounters and developed the beginnings of a concience about what I could then start to realize was exploitation.

The Last Encounter

If you have not determined me to be a sexual predator yet, this may cause you to. I was 14 years old at the time this occurred. I was hired to baby-sit two children, ages approximately 9 and 11. They were being bad, not horribly bad, but still bad. Their punishments were to go to their rooms. Both received sexually inspired spankings. The 9 year old and I wrestled as a result of this punishment, but we both understood the wrestling was only for fun. We were not really fighting. During the wrestling, I made many "accidental" sexual contacts with the 9 year old. After this, the 11 year old requested use of the bathroom. I told him that I did not believe he had to use the bathroom, so I watched him do his business in the bathroom. This was sexually inspired as well. I knew what I was doing with these kids was wrong. I admit to that, but this was happening during a time when my sense of right and wrong was still being developed, so I did not know exactly how wrong this act was at the time.

Turning down DA

DA was another "bad" kid. We were friends in 6th grade. At a sleep-over, he tried to force sexual activity on me. The method cannot be recalled, but he attempted to force this sexual activity on me until I was able to convince him that I did not want these activities. To this day I do not know why I turned him down, given my past. The best guess I can come up with is that I wanted to be the one to suggest sexual activity. Another possibility is that this occurred during the time that I was starting to move away from sexual relations with J because I was developing this conscience and was no longer interested in sexual activity with other boys.

On My Own

After J, I discovered masturbation. Before I was able to orgasm I would get near climax and urinate into a sock. Now I know this was to simulate a release, all I knew then was that it felt good. My first orgasm came shortly after. I masturbated about once a day, sometimes skipping days and sometimes making up ground by masturbating twice in one day.

During the J episodes, I had a girlfriend. She was a bit of a bad girl. She smoked. After being in this relationship for some time, she wanted me to kiss her, but I never wanted to. I was scared. After some time, we did kiss, but it was never made into a habit. I did not have sexual feelings towards her. This trend continued, there was no sexual activity with any girlfriends, even regularly occurring kissing, until well into high school. Girlfriends complained about it, I dealt with the complaints. The first girl I ever had any real sexual activity with was L, whom I was with from Sophmore year until Junior year of high school. This was the first girl I wanted to have sexual relations with, and we did. It took quite some time for us to agree to have sex, but we made a steady progression towards it. After 6 months in the relationship, we attempted sex in L's van. I only agreed because I loved L (without being able to fully understand love.) During this attempt, my penis would not stay erect. It functioned perfectly during masturbation and sexual activity between L and I, but when it came to insertion, no such luck.

L and I broke up, and I became involved with A some time later. The relationship with A was not very special, not like L and I had, but we stayed together for a long time regardless. After about 7 months, the topic of sex was brought up, even though we never went very far in maneuvers leading up to sex. We both thought it would be a good idea, so we attempted it. Same story, my penis did not work. A was supportive, but did not go out of her way to ease my embarrassment. A dumped me shortly thereafter. I was devastated, but only because we had been together for so long. I recovered in quick time.

There were a few girlfriends after A, but no one remarkable. Then came JK. I met JK while I was 18. JK and I connected on a very deep level as soon as we met, and we had sex on our second or third "date." My penis did not work, but JK was very understanding, and went out of her way to try to make it work. She did make it work, she made something click in my head. We had sex, wonderful sex, and stayed together for close to a year. What clicked? I don't know, but JK was able to offer the support I needed to work past whatever problem I had with my penis refusing to remain erect.

Noticable repercussions

I am entertained by pornography depicting urination. I have no desire to carry this through to sexual activity in real life, however. It is just something entertaining in a world filled with women in porn who all look the same to me I am also entertained by pornography depicting women smoking, but again, I have no desire to have sex with a woman smoking in real life. I have a mild fascination with buttocks. These are the only "fetish-like" attributes I have in my sexual life. These may be due to my childhood sexual experiences, the urination from N, the buttock interest from N, but the smoking interest may come from my mother, who smoked while I was a child; often-times provoking images of me being cool and grown up enjoying a smoke. Even more interesting, I have never yet gotten off on a blow job given to me by a female. I don't NOT enjoy it, however; it just does not provoke orgasm in me. I enjoy (to the point most men enjoy) giving oral sex to females. Speculation is left to the reader if all these do in fact come from my childhood.

The sexual relations with N caused me to have sexual relations with the other children. Keep in mind, I was a child at the time too. Am I a sexual predator? Am I a victim? This I do not know. I believe I have done nothing wrong because I did not know right from wrong at the time, and had I not sexually related to N, I would not have sexually related to the other people that I did. Had this behavior continued past the time that it ended, then I would believe myself to be guilty of wrong-doing, but the behavior stopped as I matured and developed a conscience.

Me, as of now

I am now what would generally be considered a normal person. I am not gay, I am not promiscuous. I am 19 and have had sex once in my life. The relationships with L and JK proved to me that I have a void in my head that needs to be filled by an emotionally intimate relationship with another person, a void I believe others do not have, but this void could be a result of an extremely strained relationship with my parents, not because of the childhood sexual encounters.

How did all this childhood sexual activity affect my life while growing up? Did it cause me to have small behavior problems and grade problems in high school? Does it affect me now? I cannot answer these questions. The reader of this may have some opinions based on experience or based on guesses, and that is their right. The reader can form opinions about this easier than I can; I cannot see myself from the outside. I leave it to the reader to judge my actions and the effects this has had on my life. Maybe I am a monster. Maybe I am normal. I don't know.

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On Process and One Very Sad Announcement

As you may know, I’m fairly neurotic about most things in my writing life. Cat recently tweeted about a girl who had her pitch stolen. To add insult to injury, it got agent-ed and the thief landed a major book deal with a pitch they didn’t write.

This makes me 1) angry, 2) upset and 3) incredibly nervous.

Especially since I was so excited about LIVING DEAD. I really enjoy doing little things, like posting snippets for people to read and it makes me happy when I can give you a full story to entertain you through the Halloween days. Since my level of copyright protection is significantly less than I’d love, and the internet is sometimes a cruel and scary place, I’m afraid I’m going to stop updating LIVING DEAD online. That doesn’t mean I won’t finish it–or the third installment I’d planned for next year–but it does mean you’ll no longer be able to view it. In fact, I’m taking it down altogether.

I’ve wanted to release them as ebooks in the distant future, so I guess you’ll have to wait. I’m sorry. At they’ll have some nifty cover art by then!

That being said, I’ve also been thinking about process. I have several writer friends, some who’ve already made it into Author territory and some just starting out. I think I have issues dealing with other people’s success in comparison to my own.

My freshman year of college, I took the AP level writing class. For the entire semester, the professor adored me, reading my work to the class, praising me on my creativity; it was nice ego boost for a girl who didn’t know what to expect from college.

Then I got into my first research-writing class and those glorious A’s declined into C’s and B’s. I was not please and didn’t understand why I wasn’t doing as well.

That’s kinda the feeling I’m experiencing. I don’t have a finished draft yet. I’m doing small revisions to what I have while working on finishing the story. Watching other people blossom sparks that jealousy in me. I feel inadequate for not writing a book in a month even though I know other people who’ve spent years finishing a draft.

It may also go hand-in-hand with my life situation at the moment. Toss everything into turmoil and making good art gets tough (see previous blog).

I got some positive feedback on the first 9 chapters I showed my darling beta, Laura, and the other day I had a great conversation with a coworker about writing and the fact that, sure, I got a college degree, but basically do whatever strikes my fancy.

And now, I’ve issued a challenge to myself, to overcome these–frankly ridiculous–feelings and push myself into at least hitting the mid-point of The Novel-Beast. I’m finally trying NaNoWriMo again.

I will push myself to write 50,000 words, which will land me at approximately 80k. This will not be easy. Someone will have to issue punishments if I don’t write.

I have 7 days to prepare. I’ll be posting info once I sign up.

Break out the tea.

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4 responses to “On Process and One Very Sad Announcement

  1. Should we support each other through NaNoWriMo so we stick with it?

    Stealing story ideas always worries me… that’s one of the reasons why I’m not as active on Figment as much anymore.

    Ok, I keep seeing your Living Dead updates in my email… is it still up or have you taken it down? Do you mind if I read it, friend? I want a good Halloween read. 😉

    • onegirlvaudeville

      I took it down shortly after updating the blog. And yes, I’d love to be writing pals for NaNoWriMo! I’ve got to sign up and I’ll letcha know my info!

      And yes, you can read Living Dead. 🙂

      • Oh man… but I’m glad you’ll still let me read it. We don’t have to resign up every year do we?

      • onegirlvaudeville

        I don’t think so, but the last time I signed up/in was five years ago, and I’ve got no idea what that username was and I figured it’d be easier to just start over. GlitterandKerosene is this year’s monicker. 🙂

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Tag Archives: Trips

Summer still alive and kicking in Japan…

Thinking about cooling down from the blistering heat and escaping Tokyo’s concrete jungle?  Think no more and head over to Moriya Beach.

This little chunk of Japan’s Pacific Coast is located in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, approximately 110 km from Tokyo and accessible either by car or by train (final destination is JR Katusaokitsu Station).  It is a great spot for sunbathing, hanging out with friends, and cooling down  with a swim around the reefs.

If snorkelling is your thing, Moriya’s waters do not disappoint and you can catch a wide array of marine life, including some speedy squid and beautiful jelly fish (careful with those stingers).

So wait no more and don’t let the hot weather get to you.   Moriya awaits!

Al que madruga Dios le ayuda en la Central de Abastos de Bucaramanga – Rise and shine at the Central Food Market in Bucaramanga

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Aunque a veces cuesta madrugar, siempre he sentido que comenzar el día temprano me brinda cierta satisfacción.  Ver como la gente va llenando las calles, como los negocios van abriendo sus puertas y como la vida cotidiana va comenzando, son uno de mis placeres favoritos.   La reciente visita a la Central de Abastos de Bucaramanga (Colombia), Centroabastos, fue una experiencia inolvidable.  Fue muy gratificante ver como los agricultores, comerciantes, coteros, y un sinfín de emprendedores se reúnen fielmente en esta plaza para que los santandereanos podamos disfrutar de los alimentos exquisitos y frescos que caracterizan a  la región.

La rutina diaria en Centro Abastos comienza temprano.   Las puertas abren a las 3am y las frutas y las verduras no se hacen esperar.  Tampoco se hace esperar el frenesí de la gente…descargan bultos por un lado, regatean por el otro, hacen cuentas, cierran negocios, gozan entre ellos, y sudan hasta la última gota haciendo lo que les apasiona.  Y no solo se trabaja en esta plaza…hay tiempo para un tinto, una arepa, el caldo de costilla y hasta para una que otra copa de aguardiente que calme el frío mañanero.  En un abrir y cerrar de ojos van desapareciendo kilos y  kilos de alimentos y van desfilando cualquier cantidad de camiones rebosados de carga.  No faltan tampoco los famosísimos Renault antiguos que bien saben aprovechar los colombianos.  Como pude descubrir…es un sitio mágico.

Tal y como está organizado Centro Abastos, no lo recomendaría como un sitio turístico necesariamente.  No tiene la infraestructura necesaria para albergar turistas cómodamente y siendo justos, ese no es el objetivo actual de este lugar.   De todas formas, es un lugar abierto al público en general y aunque no sea un punto de interés turístico, recomiendo está experiencia a todos los que de alguna u otra forma están interesados en el campo, en la agricultura, en consumir productos locales y en apoyar el campo Colombiano.  Y por que no?…podemos pensar a futuro y que lugares como este y como las plaza de mercado que abundan en Colombia, se conviertan en sitios que los turistas quieran dejar de visitar.

Les comparto algunas fotos de esta experiencia y de la gente de la cual tenemos que estar muy orgullosos en Colombia.

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Although sometimes is hard to wake up before the sun rises, I’ve always felt that starting the day early is very satisfying.  Watching as people fill the streets, businesses open up and daily life unfolds, are some of my favorite pleasures. The recent visit to the Distribution Centre of Bucaramanga (Colombia), Centroabastos, was an unforgettable experience. It was very gratifying to see how farmers, traders, “coteros”, and countless entrepreneurs faithfully gather in this food market so that ‘santandereanos’ can enjoy the delicious and fresh produce  typical of the region.

The daily routine starts early at Centroabastos. Doors open at 3am as the fruits and vegetables do not wait.  Neither does the frenzy of people …unloading crates on one side, haggling on the other, adding the numbers, closing deals, having fun with each other, and sweating till the last drop doing what they love.   And is not all work and no fun in this place… there’s time for a tinto (sweeten black coffee), an arepa, rib stew and even an occasional glass of “aguardiente” to calm the morning chill. In a blink of an eye, pound after pound of produce  disappear and the parade of overloaded trucks begins.  You can I also catch some of the antique Renault cars famously used by many farmers in Colombia.  As I found out…this is a magical place.

As Centroabastos is organized, I don’t necessarily recommend it as a tourist attraction. It does not have the appropriate infrastructure to comfortably accommodate tourists and to be fair, that is not the purpose of this place.  Nevertheless, it is open to the general public and although it is not a common point of interest, I recommend the experience to all those who in some way or another are interested in farming, in agriculture, in consuming  locally and supporting the Colombian countryside.  And why not? … We can think forward and imagine markets like this becoming places that tourists won’t want to miss.

Here are some photos of this experience and of the people of which we should be proud of in Colombia.

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Delicious coffee and tasty treats at Honohono Cafe…Koenji style.

So, it has been three weeks living in the amazing metropolis of Tokyo, and of all the beautiful areas this city offers, I feel very fortunate to be living in Koenji, a charming and welcoming neighbourhood in the Suginami Ward, full of independent cafes, restaurants, and vintage stores tucked away in its endless maze of narrow streets.

Although I need to do a proper introduction to this little secret called Koenji, I could not help it getting ahead of myself and had to share with you what has now become my regular coffee spot in the neighbourhood.  Being a coffee lover,  I love roaming the streets looking for places where I can enjoy a good cup of coffee, a comfortable atmosphere, and great service.  Well…at Honohono Cafe I found that and much more.

Honohono is nestled in Koenji’s main pedestrian strip, about a 15-minute walk south of the JR station.  It looks very unassuming from the outside, but on the inside, the owners have done a great job to make you feel as if you are walking into your own living room…that is a living room full of beautiful vintage furniture, all of which I want to take home every time I visit.

The coffee is of course delicious and the main reason I come to Honohono.  It is served in a different hand-crafted cup each visit, making the smooth cremma look even tastier then it already is.   And if you are not a coffee lover per se…no need to worry.  Following on the guidelines of cafe culture in Tokyo, Honohono offers a food menu full of tasty treats…salads, curry dishes, miso soup (of course) and sweets that will make your mouth water.

The experience at Honohono Cafe wouldn’t be complete without the welcoming service that the owners provide.  Always friendly and with a big smile on their face, the two girls running this place are doing it right…and I am definitely sold on it.

Please do yourself a favour and visit Koenji and Honohono Café.  You will not be disappointed.

For more information please visit:  http://honohonocafe.com

Getsemaní embraces graffiti to showcase its spirit and heritage

On a recent visit to Cartagena, Colombia, the city that makes my mind wonder like no other, I got to experience first-hand the creativity and imagination that is brewing in Getsemaní, Cartagena’s not-so-well-kept secret.

Thanks to the first edition of the “Ciudad Mural” Urban Art International Festival,  the streets of this magical up-and-coming neighbourhood were covered with bright graffiti, history and lots of culture.  38 urban artists where responsible for this feast of colour, including 11 local artist who got the chance to showcase their city to the world.  I love the fact that one of the main goals of this festival was to create a new cultural experience for the local community which often time is forgotten in the midst of all the foreign tourism.

It is projects like this that make me proud of being Colombian.  It is also gratifying to see the attention the local communities get for something other than drugs and coffee.

Next time you are in Cartagena, be sure to get out of the now-common walled city to explore Getsemaní.  It holds many surprises and stories at every turn.  Let it dazzle you with its art and talent.

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Escape into a colonial oasis in the Colombian Andes.

Visiting Barichara in Santander, Colombia, is like traveling back in time…a time when happiness meant enjoying the simpler things and really taking it one day at a time.   It is a town that embraces the future without letting go of the past.

Nestled in the middle of the Colombian Andes, Barichara is a place to disconnect from the fast pace that we have become so accustomed to.   A leisurely walk around its cobblestone streets will let you discover most of what this Andean gem has to offer. You can wonder around in search of the perfectly hand-crafted art piece, peak through the half-opened wooden doors of the town’s endless colonial houses, chat with the ever so charming locals (including the mobile baker), or take the time to enjoy the delicious treats this oasis of creativity and peacefulness has to offer.

If you do decide to make this a stop during your Colombian journey, I highly recommend you drop by the School of Arts and Trades.  The school has wide assortment of crafts made by locals during free workshops offered in-house.  Or if typical and mouthwatering food is what you are after, try the goat glazed with ant sauce at the Las Cruces Restaurant, also within the School of Arts and Trades.

And if you are in Colombia or are planning to visit…please go to Baricharaa…taste of paradise awaits!

Hacienda El Roble, home to an award-winning Geisha.

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As a coffee lover and drinker, I feel very fortunate to haven been able to learn about the coffee growing process and to have come in contact with the best coffee bean in the world.

This pleasure came courtesy of the El Roble Coffee Farm in La Mesa de Los Santos, Santander, Colombia.  El Roble can boast about having its very own Geisha, that is, the best coffee variety in the world as voted by the Grounds for Health 2013 auction in the US.  Sold under the brand Café Mesa de Los Santos,  El Roble’s coffee is not only 100% organic but it is a delicacy.

A tour around the farm will set you back US$15 and includes a guided walk through the Coffee Garden/Museum, a look at the different varieties of coffee plants, a detailed explanation of the coffee growing process and of course a tasting session of the Geisha and other exquisite varieties.

I highly recommend you add this to your travelling plans on your next visit to Santander.  Being only a 40-minute drive from the city of Bucaramanga, El Roble is the perfect chance to learn about the drink that Juan Valdez has made famous all around the world.

The land of the Guane awaits!

Siendo un amante y fiel consumidor de café, me siento muy afortunado de haber podido conocer el proceso de cultivo de café y de haber estado en contacto con el mejor grano de café en el mundo .

Este placer fue cortesía de la Hacienda El Roble, ubicada en La Mesa de Los Santos , Santander, Colombia .  La Hacienda El Roble puede presumir de tener su propia Geisha, siendo esta la mejor variedad de café en el mundo según la votación en la subasta Grounds for Health 2013 en los Estados Unidos.  Vendido en el mercado local bajo la marca Café Mesa de Los Santos , el café de El Roble es no sólo 100 % orgánico,  sino también un verdadero manjar.

Un recorrido por la hacienda le costará US$15 o $35.000 pesos e incluye un paseo guiado por el Coffee Garden/Museo , una mirada a las diferentes variedades de plantas de café , una explicación detallada del proceso de cultivo del café y por supuesto una degustación de la Geisha y otras variedades exquisitas .

Le recomiendo agregar este tour a sus planes de viaje en su próxima visita a Santander.  Al estar a sólo 40 minutos en carro de la ciudad de Bucaramanga, El Roble es la oportunidad perfecta para aprender sobre la bebida que Juan Valdez ha hecho famosa en todo el mundo .

La tierra Guane te espera!

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The Andes through Colombia – Los Andes a travéz de Colombia

The Eastern Range of Los Andes as it crosses Colombian territory on its way to the Caribbean.
The Eastern Range of Los Andes as it crosses Colombian territory on its way to the Caribbean.

The majestic Eastern Range of the Colombian Andes is a land full of history and tradition.   These mountains were once home to the Guanes, one of the many indigenous tribes  that gave Colombia its richness in culture.  Nestled in these massive mountains one can find quaint colonial towns, mouth-watering food, award-winning coffee, beautiful hand-made crafts, and the ever-so happy and welcoming santandereanos.  This is a place that must be explored and rediscovered.   Stay tuned for more on the region, including a walk around Barichara and a tour around the farm responsible for one of the best coffees in the world.

La majestuosa Cordillera Oriental de los Andes de Colombia es una tierra llena de historia y tradición. Estas tierras albergaron en el pasado a  los Guanes, una de las muchas tribus indígenas que dieron a Colombia su riqueza cultural. Ubicados en estas gran montañas se pueden encontrar pintorescos pueblos coloniales, la deliciosa comida regional, uno de los mejores cafés del mundo, bellas artesanías hechas a mano, y a los santandereanos siempre alegres y acogedores. Este es un lugar para volver a descubrir y explorar.  Esperen pronto  más información sobre la región, incluyendo un paseo alrededor de Barichara y un recorrido por la hacienda cafetera responsable por uno de los mejores cafés del mundo.

Tokyo’s architecture, a seamless fusion of beauty, simplicity and attention for detail

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Strolling along the streets of Tokyo, it becomes clear that this city is all about the details.  The details in its food, the details of an organized transportation system, the details of its history, and the details in its architecture.  It was Tokyo’s architecture and its seamless fusion of beauty and simplicity what capture my admiration and provided the biggest joy while exploring this unforgettable city.  I enjoyed the harmony of irregular shapes, the uniformity obtained from the combination of unique designs, as well as the modernity of the construction while maintaining a calming balance with the buildings’ surroundings.  Here’s is a small sample of one of Tokyo’s greatest virtues.

Paseando por las calles de Tokio, se hace evidente que esta ciudad tiene mucho que ver con los detalles. Los detalles en su comida, los detalles de un sistema organizado de transporte, los detalles de su historia, y los detalles en su arquitectura. Fue precisamente la arquitectura y su perfecta fusión de la belleza y la simplicidad lo que capturó mi admiración y me brindó la mayor alegría, mientras exploraba esta ciudad inolvidable. Disfruté de la armonía de las formas irregulares, la uniformidad obtenida de la combinación de diseños únicos, así como la modernidad de la construcción de sus edificios sin olvidar un equilibrio con el entorno urbano. Aquí les comparto una pequeña muestra de una de las mayores virtudes de la hermosa capital Nipona.

Citi Biking the Big Apple

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When one thinks of visiting New York City, one of the first things that come to mind is how to get around this populous urban centre, and how to do it in the most practical way so as to enjoy all the excitement the Big Apple is famous for.  One option is to ride the subway.  It is fast, affordable, convenient, and can get you pretty much anywhere worth seeing.  However, being underground prevents you from experiencing the hassle and bustle of the city.  Another option is to walk around the eclectic and exhilarating neighbourhoods often showcased in many hollywood films.  Walking around town you can people-watch, window-shop until you drop, and take as long as you feel it is necessary to discover its charm.  Although this is one of the most popular ways to venture around NYC, it is a bit time consuming and not very practical if you are in town for just a few days.

A third option which until recently seemed to be reserved for locals (…or daredevils), is biking.  At first, it might feel like a very risky proposition for a city like New York, but if you can get your head around biking along side hectic traffic, having the bike lane blocked by every imaginable obstacle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ), or sweating it up on your vacation, this is one of the most thrilling experiences that NYC has to offer and a very fun way to get around while basking in on the endless beauty. Biking around the wide streets of New York you will enjoy gazing at the historic buildings, being surrounded by the collage of skyscrapers, coming up close to the diversity of the people and the neighbourhoods.   While on a bike, you will be able to hop on and off easily, get lost in Central Park, and visit the Union Square farmers’ market along the way. Riding down the iconic 5th avenue or over the cobblestone streets, you will feel part of the city and its magic.

If you are sold on the idea, you should consider renting a “Citi Bike”…

Citi Bike is a bike sharing system that provides an easy and affordable option to get around the city.  Renting a Citi Bike for 24hrs will set you back $9.95 plus tax.  This fee includes an unlimited amount of 30-minute trips on a rugged and easy-to-use blue bike.  If you keep your rides within the time limit you will not pay a penny more, but if you take longer, overtime charges will apply.  You can pick-up and drop-off the Citi Bike at any of the 330 locations around the city;  definitely a very convenient service.

So next time you are in the Big Apple, why not let your wild side take over?  Hop on a bike and experience NYC like the locals do.  Many thrills await so enjoy…and share your experience, let me know what you think about biking in NYC.

For more information on the Citi Bike system you can visit  http://citibikenyc.com/how-it-works

Croissant Perfection in Montréal

I have always been a firm believer that every turn you make in life has a consequence in your future.  Opening one door instead of another, biking to work instead of taking public transit, or taking a new route different from your usual one to get home; These simple decisions can sometimes provide us with experiences that might have never occur if we had continued our routine.

Well, this is exactly what happened while in Montréal a couple of months ago.  While visiting the Plateau neighbourhood with my girlfriend (Kako) and her  sister (Moeko), we stumbled upon the very authentic and unpretentious “Au Kouign-Amann Boulangerie-Pâtisserie.  Our plan was to try out Le Couteau, not to far from Kouign-Amann, but (fortunately) it was close and we had to wonder in search of another option.  Wether destiny or not, we made a couple of turns around the neighbourhood and voila!

Kouign-Amann has the best croissants I have ever tried!  Baked to perfection, the croissants are always crispy and fresh.  Of course fresh, every hour the baker needs to bring out a new batch as most of the customers walkout with at least a half dozen of this golden delicacy.  Other treats on offer, such as the sandwiches and clafoutis, are equally delicious.  And on top of the delicious food…the service is friendly and welcoming!

I will definately be heading back to Kouign-Amann next time I visit Montréal.  What are you waiting for?


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Tis Kustom

Tis Kustom Hello Fab Free’rs, I hope you’ve all been having a wonderful week! I’m doing pretty well myself, especially after indulging in a little retail therapy at the current round of Kustom 9. This round of Kustom 9 is an anniversary round. Can you believe Kustom 9 has turned 3? In it’s relatively short time in Second Life, Kustom 9 has become one of the events I personally enjoy the most. I like the fact that it has remained a smaller event while still bringing in quality designers, at least in my opinion. In celebration of this anniversary, most if not all the participating vendors have put out a 9 linden gift. I picked up several, and the ones shown here are just a handful that I thought went well together.

This cute shoulder-length hairstyle is the K9 gift from MINA. I am always a sucker for heavy blunt bangs! I also like the swept back look of the style. I think it appears as though it could be tied back, but it floats over the shoulders and ends in a sort of feathery natural looking edge. The hair includes a color change hud of pretty “light brown” variations, and a version with and one without materials enabled.

Next, Essences also placed out a pretty variation on their Sophia skin as their K9 gift. This lovely face with the lilac lips is a Catwa head applier only. The gift applier is in the Essences medium01 tone with dark brows, and costs just 9 lindens like all the gifts at Kustom 9. I think the subtle makeup on this Catwa head applier by Essences is great for everyday wear. I also believe would look just as nice with casual clothing as it would with formal attire.

Fab Free’s own Kathryn commented on the photo for this post in Flickr that these eyes were “striking”. I completely agree with her, she always has such nice things to say! The eyes are part of the K9 gift from S0NG. S0NG’s 9 linden gift includes this hazy blue pair of eyes, and an equally strange and beautiful greenish pair. Named the “Bomi” eyes, each pair comes in a  mesh set, as well as a classic system layer.

Finally, this glittery iridescent choker with the little heart is from Pumpkin and I’m crushing on it big time! lol The mesh collar/choker has such a fun vibe, and it made me think of all the fun plastic jewelry I would have worn in my teens. Needless to say there was an instant feeling of slight nostalgia which is always a good thing in my book. The glittery heart choker has resize scripts built in for easy fitting, and is seriously cute on, especially for just 9 lindens.

Here are the details, I hope you like this small sample of the Anniversary gifts at Kustom 9.

Hair – MINA – Odyle – Light brown – 9L @Kustom9

Catwa Head Applier – Essences Catwa Applier [K9 Gift] – 9L @Kustom9

Eyes – {S0NG} :: Bomi Eyes :: – 9L @Kustom9

Head – CATWA HEAD Gwen

Choker – [Pumpkin] Glitter Heart Choker- Gift – 9L @Kustom9

5 thoughts on “Tis Kustom

  1. Those bangs look very cute on your avatar, Pru! You have some great finds there 🙂 Thank you for your kind words….it’s so easy to have nice things to say for my fellow FabFree bloggers. I’m truly blessed to have such wonderful and talented people to work with!

  2. Thanks so much Kat, you’re so sweet! It’s been great having you on the team, glad you enjoy being part of Fab Free.

  3. You’re welcome! 🙂

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React v15.0.1

April 8, 2016 by Paul O’Shannessy

Yesterday afternoon we shipped v15.0.0 and quickly got some feedback about a couple of issues. We apologize for these problems and we've been working since then to make sure we get fixes into your hands as quickly as possible.

The first of these issues is related to the removal of an undocumented API. This API was added to enable JSX Spread Attributes in our JS compile tools (react-tools, JSXTransformer) before Object.assign was standard. When we stopped supporting these tools last year, we kept the API there to catch the longer tail of people using those tools. Meanwhile we moved to using Babel and encouraged others to do the same. Babel will typically compile the spread use to an _extends helper, which will use Object.assign. We did not properly research other compilation tools before deciding to remove the API in v15. Specifically, TypeScript and coffee-react are two popular packages using React.__spread, as well as reactify which still makes use react-tools. In order to make sure that code compiled with these tools is not broken, we will be restoring the React.__spread API and adding a warning. It will be removed in the future so if you maintain a project making using of it, we encourage you to compile to Object.assign directly or a similar helper function.

The second issue resulted in cursor position being lost in controlled inputs. We merged a pull request earlier this week to fix a separate regression from v0.14. Our goal was to target <option> elements but we ended up targeting all interactions with value properties. Unfortunately we didn't test it as thoroughly as we thought. We backed out the offending change and fixed the issue in different way which doesn't have the same problem.

We apologize if you installed 15.0.0 and have encountered these issues yourselves.

As usual, you can get install the react package via npm or download a browser bundle.

  • Restore React.__spread API to unbreak code compiled with some tools making use of this undocumented API. It is now officially deprecated.
    @zpao in #6444

  • Fixed issue resulting in loss of cursor position in controlled inputs.
    @spicyj in #6449


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DOM Elements

React implements a browser-independent DOM system for performance and cross-browser compatibility. We took the opportunity to clean up a few rough edges in browser DOM implementations.

In React, all DOM properties and attributes (including event handlers) should be camelCased. For example, the HTML attribute tabindex corresponds to the attribute tabIndex in React. The exception is aria-* and data-* attributes, which should be lowercased. For example, you can keep aria-label as aria-label.

Differences In Attributes

There are a number of attributes that work differently between React and HTML:

The checked attribute is supported by <input> components of type checkbox or radio. You can use it to set whether the component is checked. This is useful for building controlled components. defaultChecked is the uncontrolled equivalent, which sets whether the component is checked when it is first mounted.

To specify a CSS class, use the className attribute. This applies to all regular DOM and SVG elements like
, , and others.

If you use React with Web Components (which is uncommon), use the class attribute instead.

dangerouslySetInnerHTML is React's replacement for using innerHTML in the browser DOM. In general, setting HTML from code is risky because it's easy to inadvertently expose your users to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. So, you can set HTML directly from React, but you have to type out dangerouslySetInnerHTML and pass an object with a __html key, to remind yourself that it's dangerous. For example:

function createMarkup() {
  return {__html: 'First · Second'};

function MyComponent() {
  return
;

Since for is a reserved word in JavaScript, React elements use htmlFor instead.

The onChange event behaves as you would expect it to: whenever a form field is changed, this event is fired. We intentionally do not use the existing browser behavior because onChange is a misnomer for its behavior and React relies on this event to handle user input in real time.

The selected attribute is supported by <option> components. You can use it to set whether the component is selected. This is useful for building controlled components.

The style attribute accepts a JavaScript object with camelCased properties rather than a CSS string. This is consistent with the DOM style JavaScript property, is more efficient, and prevents XSS security holes. For example:

const divStyle = {
  color: 'blue',
  backgroundImage: 'url(' + imgUrl + ')',

function HelloWorldComponent() {
  return
Hello World!
;

Note that styles are not autoprefixed. To support older browsers, you need to supply corresponding style properties:

const divStyle = {
  WebkitTransition: 'all', // note the capital 'W' here
  msTransition: 'all' // 'ms' is the only lowercase vendor prefix

function ComponentWithTransition() {
  return
This should work cross-browser
;

Style keys are camelCased in order to be consistent with accessing the properties on DOM nodes from JS (e.g. node.style.backgroundImage). Vendor prefixes other than ms should begin with a capital letter. This is why WebkitTransition has an uppercase "W".

Normally, there is a warning when an element with children is also marked as contentEditable, because it won't work. This attribute suppresses that warning. Don't use this unless you are building a library like Draft.js that manages contentEditable manually.

The value attribute is supported by <input> and <textarea> components. You can use it to set the value of the component. This is useful for building controlled components. defaultValue is the uncontrolled equivalent, which sets the value of the component when it is first mounted.

All Supported HTML Attributes

React supports all data-* and aria-* attributes as well as these attributes:

accept acceptCharset accessKey action allowFullScreen allowTransparency alt
async autoComplete autoFocus autoPlay capture cellPadding cellSpacing challenge
charSet checked cite classID className colSpan cols content contentEditable
contextMenu controls coords crossOrigin data dateTime default defer dir
disabled download draggable encType form formAction formEncType formMethod
formNoValidate formTarget frameBorder headers height hidden high href hrefLang
htmlFor httpEquiv icon id inputMode integrity is keyParams keyType kind label
lang list loop low manifest marginHeight marginWidth max maxLength media
mediaGroup method min minLength multiple muted name noValidate nonce open
optimum pattern placeholder poster preload profile radioGroup readOnly rel
required reversed role rowSpan rows sandbox scope scoped scrolling seamless
selected shape size sizes span spellCheck src srcDoc srcLang srcSet start step
style summary tabIndex target title type useMap value width wmode wrap

These RDFa attributes are supported (several RDFa attributes overlap with standard HTML attributes and thus are excluded from this list):

about datatype inlist prefix property resource typeof vocab

In addition, the following non-standard attributes are supported:

  • autoCapitalize autoCorrect for Mobile Safari.
  • color for <link rel="mask-icon" /> in Safari.
  • itemProp itemScope itemType itemRef itemID for HTML5 microdata.
  • security for older versions of Internet Explorer.
  • unselectable for Internet Explorer.
  • results autoSave for WebKit/Blink input fields of type search.

All Supported SVG Attributes

React supports these SVG attributes:

accentHeight accumulate additive alignmentBaseline allowReorder alphabetic
amplitude arabicForm ascent attributeName attributeType autoReverse azimuth
baseFrequency baseProfile baselineShift bbox begin bias by calcMode capHeight
clip clipPath clipPathUnits clipRule colorInterpolation
colorInterpolationFilters colorProfile colorRendering contentScriptType
contentStyleType cursor cx cy d decelerate descent diffuseConstant direction
display divisor dominantBaseline dur dx dy edgeMode elevation enableBackground
end exponent externalResourcesRequired fill fillOpacity fillRule filter
filterRes filterUnits floodColor floodOpacity focusable fontFamily fontSize
fontSizeAdjust fontStretch fontStyle fontVariant fontWeight format from fx fy
g1 g2 glyphName glyphOrientationHorizontal glyphOrientationVertical glyphRef
gradientTransform gradientUnits hanging horizAdvX horizOriginX ideographic
imageRendering in in2 intercept k k1 k2 k3 k4 kernelMatrix kernelUnitLength
kerning keyPoints keySplines keyTimes lengthAdjust letterSpacing lightingColor
limitingConeAngle local markerEnd markerHeight markerMid markerStart
markerUnits markerWidth mask maskContentUnits maskUnits mathematical mode
numOctaves offset opacity operator order orient orientation origin overflow
overlinePosition overlineThickness paintOrder panose1 pathLength
patternContentUnits patternTransform patternUnits pointerEvents points
pointsAtX pointsAtY pointsAtZ preserveAlpha preserveAspectRatio primitiveUnits
r radius refX refY renderingIntent repeatCount repeatDur requiredExtensions
requiredFeatures restart result rotate rx ry scale seed shapeRendering slope
spacing specularConstant specularExponent speed spreadMethod startOffset
stdDeviation stemh stemv stitchTiles stopColor stopOpacity
strikethroughPosition strikethroughThickness string stroke strokeDasharray
strokeDashoffset strokeLinecap strokeLinejoin strokeMiterlimit strokeOpacity
strokeWidth surfaceScale systemLanguage tableValues targetX targetY textAnchor
textDecoration textLength textRendering to transform u1 u2 underlinePosition
underlineThickness unicode unicodeBidi unicodeRange unitsPerEm vAlphabetic
vHanging vIdeographic vMathematical values vectorEffect version vertAdvY
vertOriginX vertOriginY viewBox viewTarget visibility widths wordSpacing
writingMode x x1 x2 xChannelSelector xHeight xlinkActuate xlinkArcrole
xlinkHref xlinkRole xlinkShow xlinkTitle xlinkType xmlns xmlnsXlink xmlBase
xmlLang xmlSpace y y1 y2 yChannelSelector z zoomAndPan


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Funny as ****

According to the BethBlog American gaming magazine GamePro has an article on 2008 Best Shooters (yes, shooters) and Fallout 3 is one of the games featured there.

Vice-president for Public Relations at Bethesda Softworks Pete Hines had this to say about the dubious honor:

GamePro has an article on 2008 Top Shooters which includes Fallout 3. But, fear not, because they have a little icon indicating we have an “RPG Twist”. So that ought to set everything right and calm those who would otherwise lose their **** over these types of things.

Eheheheheh, this is funny as ****.

14 thoughts on “Funny as ****

  1. Meh, I think we’re used to this nonsense by now.

    The question is why Bethesda keeps shovelling exclusives at a bunch of tards who just shout “best FPS” or “Oblivion with Guns” at every opportunity.

    Say what you want about NMA’s userbase, but when it comes to being informed and informative, you can’t really beat its articles.

  2. Haven’t heard of gamepro before, seems that they don’t know shit about shit, or then they do – which is even more worrying. Shooterz

  3. I don’t see how Deus Ex can be the best in any sense. The storyline is crap (pretty much, anyway) the choices and consequences are mild, the ambience is awesome though, that’s a nice thing, gameplay is crappy (although it’s probably because the game is old), and the character development is more an annoyance than anything else.

    Deus Ex is the beginning of an era, though: the era of genre blender into the ultimate immersive reality simulation game. Which is… well, crap.

    Also, Deus Ex makes me motion sick because of those indoor levels late in the game… And there are some many exploits due to the real time combat, wow… I guess Deus Ex is ok for what it is, an interesting attempt at creating something deep and interesting for FPS fans, but it really fails as a whole when you compare it with the games that it could actually mimic. Besides, I don’t see how anyone can call that an RPG. Because of the stats? Noup, that’s not genre defining. Then why? Because of the multiple ways of completing some maps and quests, or because of the different endings? I guess, but it’s so tiny…

    You can like it all you like droveri, but it doesn’t change the fact that the game sucks when compared with good FPSs or good RPGs… Because Deus Ex is not a good FPS, and it’s not a good RPG either. It’s just a good genre blender hype game… thing. I mean, I like BloodRayne….

  4. Then I guess you didn’t really get the game. For me, it was enjoyable. I don’t really care for any details on it being FPS nor RPG nor nothing, but it was a good game. That’s enough for me, and storyline was really solid too. I also enjoyed Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines, another great “blend”. Also, I don’t think they’ve ever claimed Deus Ex to be an RPG, since I don’t think there are list of things that have to be in, for the game to be an RPG. Deus Ex is good in it’s own right, I am tired of putting games/music to certain genres where that can’t be done for me it is enough for the game to be good.

    Comparing to BloodRayne, priceless.

  5. So, since I don’t like the game, then I simply didn’t *get* it? That’s illogical.

    And I don’t care about the genre either, but it’s just a fact that when compared with other games, Deus Ex doesn’t excel in any part of it… :\

    And I didn’t compare it to BloodRayne! Don’t insult me!

  6. it took me 6 months to get through a single play through. i was never interested enough in the game to make any solid headway in any one sitting. it just wasn’t for me.

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Hurley, Berkshire Genealogy

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Berkshire Parishes

Guide to Hurley, Berkshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Hurley, Berkshire
Type Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred Beynhurst
County Berkshire
Poor Law Union Cookham
Registration District Cookham
Records begin
Parish registers: 1560
Bishop's Transcripts: 1605
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Reading
Diocese Pre-1836 - Salisbury; Post-1835 - Oxford
Province Canterbury
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court Court of the Archdeaconry of Berkshire
Location of Archive
Berkshire Record Office

Parish History

HURLEY (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Cookham, hundred of Beynhurst, county of Berks, 4¾ miles (W. N. W.) from Maidenhead. [1]

Civil Registration

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records

Hurley, Berkshire Genealogy parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

BERK = Berkshire Parish Records (findmypast) - (£).[2]
IGI = International Genealogical Index (FamilySearch) - free[3]
Hurley, Berkshire Genealogy Online Parish Records

Indexes Images Indexes Images Indexes Images

IGI 1560-1875

Non-Conformist Churches

Census records

Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library.

Probate records

Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Berkshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers

Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.

Hurley in GENUKI

  1. Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 591-594. Date accessed: 08 April 2013.
  2. 'New Berkshire parish records published on,', findmypast, accessed 28 January 2014.
  3. Hugh Wallis, 'IGI Batch Numbers for Berkshire, England,' IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 31 January 2014.


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Sioux City Iowa Family History Center

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FamilySearch This article describes the services and resources available at a Family History Center, a branch facility of the Family History Library.

Center Contacts and Hours

Location Map:

Address: 1201 W Clifton Ave Sioux City, IA 51104

  • Language: English

Phone: 1-712-255-9686

FHC Director:

Open Hours:

  • Wednesday: 9:00am-12:00pm and 6:30pm-9:00pm
  • Saturday: 9:00am-12:00pm

Holiday Schedule:

  • Closed 1st weekend in Apr/Oct for General Conference.
  • Closed the last two weeks December.

Calendar and Events

Upcoming Events

Class Schedule

Staff Training Meetings

Center Resources

  • FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
  • Patrons' Microfiche Collection -- a collection of fiche ordered by our patrons, assorted titles. Contain family histories, vital records, and other types of information.
  • Indefinite Film Collection -- a collection of films on a variety of subjects, to include vital records, county records, court records, etc.
  • Book Collection: -- Dictionaries of many languages. Reference guides for areas worldwide. Head of Families (Early censuses).

Databases and Software

  • FHC Portal This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. (Note to FHC: Not all FHCs have access to this portal. If you do not, you will want to remove this entire bullet. If you do have access to it, just remove this text in italics.)

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Hello Micha29!

The Welcoming Committee is here to support you and offer you a warm welcome to a Community that loves Family History. We thank you for your contributions! Please continue editing and consider joining in Projects Seeking Contributors or a live Community Meeting where you may meet other experienced users and contributors.

This message is posted on your Talk Page which is associated with your personal User Page. Try creating a User Page about yourself by clicking on your name under "Personal Tools" at the bottom of the navigation bar. It's a great place to practice new skills and lets others know something about you and your genealogical interests. We hope you like this place and decide to join in.

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Fanduel Vs Draftkings The Fight

FanDuel Vs DraftKings

Fanduel vs. Draftkings Who is the leader in fantasy sports

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In the world of short-term fantasy sports such as daily and weekly leagues there are two big hitters. The battle for leadership is constantly going on: DraftKings Vs FanDuel. If you have spent any time in the world of fantasy sports you are bound to have heard of them both, but what are the differences between the services offered by these two industry leaders? Let’s take a look and analyse some of the features offered by these two sites look into FanDuel vs DraftKings.

The battle between these giants is a continuation of the long-standing Boston / New York sports rivalry with FanDuel being based in New York while DraftKings are based in Boston. The first thing any player thinking about setting up an account on a daily fantasy sports site will probably think about is, “what site offers me the best bonus for signing up?”. The first victory in this battle goes to: DraftKings.

Bonus Comparison

Both sites offer a signing up bonus in form of free contests. We recommend taking advantage of both offers 😉

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Rake Comparison

When playing games like poker or daily fantasy sports the players play against each other and not against the house like in traditional gambling – but the house still needs to make money right. The way they do so is by charging something called rake. What rake is, it is just a small percentage of the entry fee into a league or tournament that the site takes for themselves, the rest of the entry fee goes into the prize pool. Obviously, the less money is taken in rake the more money there will be in the prize pool, so low rake is good.

FanDuel takes 10% rake across the board, all games they offer take a flat 10% from the entry fee for themselves. How about DraftKings, how do they compare? Well they too take rake starting at 10% although it is not flat, but instead slides downwards as the entry fee increases. The rake taken by DraftKings actually slides down to 5.66% for their highest buy in games.

Game Comparison

As far as the selection of games on offer it is hard to pick a winner in the battle of FanDuel vs DraftKings. Both offer salary capped games and very high GPP (guaranteed prize pool) tournaments. These prize pools offered by both sites are not small, both having tournaments with prize pools of $1,000,000 every single week! That’s an opportunity to win money that will change your life, every single week of the season!

One feature that DraftKings offers that FanDuel does not is freeroll leagues with cash prizes. Freeroll leagues are leagues that you do not need to pay to enter – entry is totally free – but offer the winners real money prizes at the end. DraftKings offers a freeroll every week with prize pools of up to $1,000. There are more freerolls offered by DraftKings during the opening week of the season.

When you win some money playing on one of these sites you are going to want to withdraw some of that money so you can start spending your hard-earned winnings. How do both the giants of the fantasy sports world compare when it comes to withdrawing your funds? Both sites offer withdrawal via PayPal to make transactions as easy and efficient as possible.

Some people may immediately think, “oh, but I have to pay fees to PayPal when I accept payments!” and of course they would be right. Fortunately though, FanDuel have thought about this ahead of time and will actually cover your PayPal withdraw fees for you, so if you withdraw $100 from your FanDuel account you will receive $100 into your PayPal account. This is a feature that is welcomed by the entire community of daily fantasy sports. After all, you have worked hard to earn that money, you don’t want to be given some of it away just because you want to be able to spend it.

Mobile Usage

In the modern age many people are using their mobile devices to access services and many will obviously want to access their daily fantasy sports accounts on their tablet or phone. So how well does FanDuel and DraftKings cater to these needs? I don’t think it will come as much of a surprise to say that both of these sites offer excellent mobile services to their users. Both offer an app that allows users to do everything they need from their phone or tablet.

DraftKings App

Fanduel App

Signing up, picking your teams, entering tournaments and leagues as well as depositing money are all covered on all mobile platforms by both FanDuel and DraftKings. If you do not want to use PayPal, both sites do offer wire transfer or check as well.

Gameplay Comparison

When you are picking your team you are given a salary cap and all players are assigned a value and you have to pick your team within that value. In general, FanDuel give players a bit more room to manoeuvre as far as the salary is concerned that the cap is usually slightly higher while the price of players remains about the same. This of course is not a huge issue as everyone else on the site is also competing with the same salary cap and player prices, but it may make it more fun for individuals to squeeze that extra player into your team that you wanted.

The team you have to select is slightly different in the fantasy football leagues on the two different sites. On FanDuel you need to have a kicker on your team whereas on DraftKings you do not. In the past on DraftKings you needed a kicker but at the start of the 2014/2015 season they changed it so that a team does not include a kicker. Instead of having a kicker DraftKings allows you what they call a Flex. A flex is a Running Back, a Wide Receiver or a Tight End.

One difference that potentially does make a difference to serious and casual daily fantasy sports players alike is that on DraftKings they allow late player swaps. What this means is that if you pick you team before the weekend then before money night football the running back you chose for some reason cannot play that game. If the game has not yet started you are allowed to swap out that player for another player assuming the other player’s game has not started either.

On FanDuel if you run into this situation where you find out one of your players can’t play before the game you are forced to keep them in as soon as any games in the weekend`s schedule has started. Again all players on the site have to contend with this but having the ability to swap out players on DraftKings does add another element of skill to the game that allows players to leverage their own knowledge in their own favor even further.

When the matches have started the in-game experience with DraftKings is more enjoyable as stats are updated nearly real time and you can see how your team is performing on the interface within DraftKings.

FanDuel is the bigger of the two sites but the ground is being closed quickly by DraftKings, especially since they purchased the number 3 competitor in the market. So there isn’t much in it between the two sites and both are offering massive bonuses and promotions all the time to try attract more players and keep their current players happy.

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Fanduel Vs Draftkings Summary

As far as which is better in the FanDuel vs DraftKings battle is concerned is a very difficult call to make. Both are industry leaders for a reason. They both offer excellent services and support to all their customers and are leader an every growing niche. It is predicted that the fees taken by these two sites will be greater than all the legal sports books in Las Vegas combined! That is an absolutely staggering statistic that stands as testament to how far the industry of daily fantasy sports has come in recent years as well as how well FanDuel and DraftKings have adapted and grow with the industry to become the two heavy hitters.

If you have not yet got involved in the great world of daily fantasy sports then there has never been a better time to get involved than now! We hope that this article has shed some light on which is the better site for you to sign up to and start playing the wonderful game of daily fantasy sports. Ultimately though, the site you choose is purely down to personal preference, why not try out both? Just get involved and start experiencing the added thrills that daily fantasy sports brings to the already great pass time of watching sports.

The fantasy sports industry is blowing up and there is a lot of money out there to be made playing daily fantasy sports, many are calling daily fantasy sports the new poker, so why waste time, get involved and start making some money and having more fun than you thought possible.

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Evil Queen of Numeria

In the version of Numeria that has polyester and plastic available to Evil Queens, this is what the Evil Queen wears.

DitaVonTeeseinMichaelSchmidtbyAlbertSanchezYou are looking at exactly what you think you’re looking at: Dita von Teese in a mesh-like 3D printed dress. (Did you really think an Evil Queen of Numeria would choose polyester?)  It was designed by Michael Schmidt and Francis Bitonti  Here’s the press release, complete with more pictures.  Make sure to read the comments about the golden ratio.


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San Francisco Bay Area Photography

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Fastmetrics will be bringing you a different photo from the San Francisco Bay Area every week. The photos are themed around light and speed, however all photos of the area will be considered!

Looking for Bay Area photos to share

If you are a photographer, or have a photo from the San Francisco Bay Area, please send to: karlat@fastmetrics.com.

All photos will be credited and linked to your blog, website or Instagram account. We will also Tweet them and share on our social media profiles.

Our first photo!

To kick things off, here is a photo of Lombard Street, San Francisco, by Sean Arbabi for National Geographic;

A fantastic shot with great use of a longer exposure to capture the car headlights.

What do you think? If you have a great shot of the San Francisco Bay Area, we will share it for you.

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Good things

A few good thoughts to start off the week :)

Fresh air! A whole weekend of sunshine and no rain.  Eager for some fresh air, we woke up on Sunday and drove straight to the San Joaquin River Wildlife Refuge. It was a nice, crisp walk and beautiful to see all the water and green.  I wish we had better hiking nearby (miss the proximity to Tilden so much!) but the loop around the Wildlife Refuge did the trick.

Baby prep-Silvia hosted a beautiful lunch shower on Saturday with friends and family to get ready for the baby. And last week, my office surprised David and me with a shower during our holiday party!  All so fun. Feeling very grateful for all the kind gifts and thoughts from friends and family getting excited for the baby.

WING JONES!! A total weekend highlight–receiving Wing Jones in the mail.  The physical book is actually beautiful.  It’s unbelievably thrilling to hold a book that my best friend wrote and to read her words.  The story is tender and thoughtful and I’m having a hard time figuring out if I’m so emotional reading it because I’m totally wrapped up in the characters or if I just can’t believe I’m reading Katie’s book!!  Either way, pretty special to curl up on a sunny weekend afternoon and read Katie’s beautiful writing.

And now, Monday and a new week. Officially 36 weeks along :)

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Are you ready for the Splinternet?

The Internet is falling to pieces as businesses turn their back on old notions of universal standards and unlimited access, writes Josh Bernoff. Gadgets such as smartphones, Web TVs and e-readers increasingly are driven by proprietary platforms, Bernoff notes, while social networks and information providers keep much of their data away from Google’s prying eyes. That means marketers need to move away from standards-reliant tools such as SEO and devise new platform-specific strategies, Bernoff argues. “The golden age of the Web is coming to an end,” Bernoff writes. “Prepare for the Splinternet.”  Forrester Blog, The/Groundswell

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This page covers the efforts to integrate various virtualization technologies into Fedora.

Virtualization allows one to run many guest virtual machines on top of a host operating system such as Fedora. What this means is that using one computer, you can mimic several individual computers and even run different operating systems in each of these virtual machines. There are many different virtualization technologies, including both free and open source software and proprietary offerings.

At time of writing, Fedora includes full support for the following virtualization technologies

  • KVM hosts support for fully virtualized guests. A hypervisor included in the Linux kernel which requires hardware virtualization support like Intel VT or AMD-V. KVM is currently the main focus of Fedora's virtualization efforts.
  • QEMU, a fast CPU emulator capable of virtualizing OS on both native and non-native architectures (such as allowing a PowerPC OS to run on x86_64).
  • Xen paravirtualized guests supported from install media. NB Xen Dom0 host support was dropped after Fedora 8, its re-introduction blocked on the inclusion of Xen Dom0 support in upstream Linux.
  • xenner is a utility which allows paravirtualized Xen guests to be run using KVM.

A number of 3rd parties provide add-on packages for other virtualization technologies. OpenVZ and Linux-VServer, both provide container based virutalization which can partition a single OS into several isolated zones -- a chroot with much stronger resource isolation. VirtualBox provides a full virtualization technology which does not require hardware virtualization extensions.

Anticipating this diversification of technology, since the days of Fedora Core 5, all core management applications have been built on top of the libvirt toolkit, which offers a technology independent API for managing virtual systems.

Fedora Core 5 was the first release to include Xen as a core integrated technology. The new Linux native virtualiation, KVM, was introduced to Fedora 7. For a more detailed account of virtualization progress in Fedora, consult the Virtualization History page.

There is semi-regular coverage of Virtualization news in Fedora Weekly News, and more detailed status updates posted to the fedora-virt Mailing List. For ease of reference, there is an archive of virtualization news

Getting Started

See getting started with virtualization for an excellent overview to using the virtualization capabilities in Fedora.

See reporting virtualization bugs for some tips on reporting virtualization bugs to bugzilla.

If you wish to help triaging and fixing virtualization bugs, virtualization bugs is a good starting point.

Mailing List & IRC

To get in touch with Fedora virtualization users and developers try the fedora-virt mailing list or #virt on

Relevant Packages

Here's a catalogue of all the virtualization related packages in Fedora:

Core Virtualization

  • Package-x-generic-16.pngkernel provides e.g. the kvm hypervisor core (kvm.ko), support for running as KVM and Xen guests etc.
  • Package-x-generic-16.pngqemu is a CPU and device emulator; it also acts as the userspace component of KVM
  • Package-x-generic-16.pnglibvirt is a toolkit for interacting with the various virtualization technologies
  • Package-x-generic-16.pngxen provides the xen hypervisor and userspace components
  • Package-x-generic-16.pngxenner allows Xen guests to be run on KVM
  • Package-x-generic-16.pngbochs PC BIOS for QEMU
  • Package-x-generic-16.pngetherboot PXE boot ROMs for QEMU
  • Package-x-generic-16.pngvgabios video BIOS for QEMU
  • Package-x-generic-16.pngopenbios sparc/ppc BIOS for QEMU

  • Package-x-generic-16.pngvirt-manager is a desktop user interface for managing virtual machines
  • Package-x-generic-16.pngvirt-viewer is used by virt-manager to connect to a virtual machine's graphical console
  • Package-x-generic-16.pngpython-virtinst provides a python API for installing virtual machines, and a bunch of useful utilitis like virt-install and virt-clone
  • Package-x-generic-16.pnglibguestfs provides an API and tools for accessing and modifying virtual machine disk images
  • Package-x-generic-16.pnggnome-applet-vm is a GNOME applet for monitoring and controlling virtual machines
  • Package-x-generic-16.pngvirt-top is a top-like utilitiy for virtual machines
  • Package-x-generic-16.pngvirt-mem provides tools for monitor virtual machines - e.g. virt-uname, virt-dmesg and virt-ps
  • Package-x-generic-16.pngvirt-df virt-df is df for virtual machines
  • Package-x-generic-16.pngcollectd-libvirt gathers statistics from within virtual machines
  • Package-x-generic-16.pngappliance-tools enables the building of virtual appliance images
  • Package-x-generic-16.pngcobbler is a network boot server that can be used to provision virtual machines

Language Bindings

  • Package-x-generic-16.pngkvm used to provide the userspace component of the kvm hypervisor. It has since been replaced by qemu

oVirt is a Fedora based project which provides small host images and a web-based virtual machine management console. See the website to learn more and get involved.


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Leaving the Realm of the “Have Nots”

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My Laptopasaurus Rex began showing the sure signs of extinction three weeks ago. First it decided to shut down for what appeared to be no apparent purpose. Then it stopped allowing me to get online. Worse yet, L Rex no longer recognized the drive used for the internet card.

In sum, the computer became little more than a glorified typewriter. I would type, save, listen to music, and watch DVDs. Oh, and I could play solitaire or pinball. Outside of these basic functions, the computer was relatively worthless.

So I bought a Mac. Figured that an elitist such as me ought to join the club of “haves” in the world of journalism and mass communication. I may even go full-blown arrogant and slap an Apple sticker on my Honda Element… well, not until I put an “I Love Latin Mass” sticker on my Mac.

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