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Archive for August 2009
DNA News Roundup
10 August 2009 by Libbi.
Summer DNA camps: families that study nutrition and genetics …
Examiner.com - Aug 9, 2009
Additionally, you can learn something about nutrition and how it connects to DNA-driven genealogy and family medical histories from generation to generation …
Utah-based Ancestry.com wants to go public - August 08
KMPH Fox 26 - Aug 8, 2009
The Provo, Utah-based genealogy Web site is seeking approval to sell $75 million in stock. The company did not give a date for the proposed IPO. …
Just Who Is My Lovable Mutt? The Canine Genealogy Test
Inventorspot - Aug 4, 2009
… is selling its Canine Genealogy Kit through Hammacher Schlemmer. It’s $59.95 and includes the test kit and a mailer to send your pup’s DNA to the lab. …
Genealogy Kit determines exactly what kind of mutt you have DVICE
Community calendar: Quilt Plano 2009 opens Friday at Plano Centre
Dallas Morning News - Aug 9, 2009
Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries presents the program “DNA” from 10:15 am to 12:30 pm Saturday in the Program Room at Harrington Library, 1501 18th St. …
Making It All ‘Relative’
Jewish Exponent - - Aug 6, 2009
A genealogy society official informed Katz that she had just completed research on the Magen family for a friend’s son who was celebrating his Bar Mitzvah. …
‘Detectives’ on the Trail of Family History and Long-Lost Relatives
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: ‘I’m Trying to Bridge the Gap Between …
Education Week News (subscription) - 25 minutes ago
Gates’ idea is to have students examine the science behind their own DNA and reconstruct their own genealogy. In the interview, Gates expresses his concern …
What We Learned from Gates-Crowley Flap
NBC Philadelphia - - Jul 29, 2009
… the 11 DNA matches with offspring of Niall of the Nine Hostages, the fourth century warlord who created one of the dominant strains of Irish genealogy …
Gates Is Half-Irish, Related to Cop Who Arrested Him
ABC News - Jul 28, 2009
… the 11 DNA matches with offspring of Niall of the Nine Hostages, the fourth century warlord who created one of the dominant strains of Irish genealogy …
HI MATT! ♥
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PR:’The Turkey Feather Cape’: Tribal Elder Offers Insight into Long-forgotten Native American Artifact and Tribal History
7 August 2009 by Libbi.
ADA, Okla., Aug. 6, 2009 — Cultural artifacts of historical significance are often lost with the passing of time, leaving only those things that have been made of stone or bone - or that have been expertly encased. To the Chickasaw and other southeastern Native American tribes one artifact hard-pressed to withstand the wages of time - the feather cape - was made to honor tribal elders and leaders. To give substance to the task, “The Turkey Feather Cape” explores past written history of Colonial Times, back to 1540 when the Chickasaw met Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto. Going back to the roots of the Chickasaws steeped in the Mississippian Era of 1000- 1550 AD, Perry adds knowledge - from a unique Native American standpoint - to what modern archeologists have “dug up” from the past.In a recent Foreword Magazine review, Laurie Sullivan wrote, “While the painstaking recreation of this craft seems a rather singular pursuit, a quick online search reveals that there is current interest for early American history buffs, artisans, and Native American communities for learning this forgotten skill.
Written in the voice of tribal elder Robert Perry, The Turkey Feather Cape: My Creation from Beyond History
“My thoughts are broader than how to make feather capes,” explains Perry in the introduction.”The hope here is to reawaken skills and attributes that will carry Chickasaw Nation through the 21st century … Today, living at a hurried pace in a ‘fast food’ culture, only a time-out will give us enough pause to recover the senses. I am suggesting a project that will take months to make. You, like the ancient artisans, will be working alone to make a turkey feather cape. Succeed, and you will have a cape and, perhaps, the courage to take a creative path to other complex projects.”Perry suggests the arduous project of making a traditional turkey feather cape - cultural knowledge that had been long-forgotten - while describing the strong spiritual life of his ancestors.
About the Author
Born of Chickasaw parents, Robert Perry left Ada, Oklahoma to pursue a long chemical engineering career, one that earned eight U.S. Patents. He and his wife Faye retired in his hometown, the headquarters of the Chickasaw Nation where Perry is a member of the Council of Elders that advises on tribal cultural issues, an emeritus board member of the Chickasaw Historical Society, and is on the board of the Chickasaw Press. He is a member of the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers. Other books by Perry include Life With the Little People (Frank Waters Memorial Publication Series , No 3)
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News Roundup: Ancestry Going Public
6 August 2009 by Libbi.
Okay. Calmer today. Ready to focus on the rest of the world. Ancestry.com is going public. This company has been on the forefront of modern genealogy in print and electronic media since its inception. The company has filed for an IPO, catching the attention of the media not directly involved in genealogy. Here’s a roundup of the reaction in the financial world: CNET News - - Aug 4, 2009 Popular genealogy site Ancestry.com is going public, hoping to raise around $75 million, according to its SEC filing for an initial public …
Wall Street Journal - - Aug 4, 2009 An online provider of genealogical services is hoping that people’s fascination with their family roots will cultivate…
24/7 Wall St. - 17 hours ago This week came a filing for online family tree site Ancestry.com. The company plans to come public in an initial public offering and no formal financial …
StreetInsider.com (subscription) - 20 hours ago ancestry.com (Nasdaq: ACOM) filed a registration statement with the SEC for an initial public offering of its common stock. The proposed maximum aggregate …
Examiner.com - - Aug 5, 2009 Amid months of speculation, it is no big surprise that Ancestry.com announced on Monday the filing of an IPO with the US Securities and Exchange Commission …
New York Times Blogs - Aug 5, 2009 The appetite for tracing one’s family history is apparently growing. Ancestry.com, the genealogy Web site, is hoping to raise $75 million in an initial …
Softpedia - Aug 4, 2009 By Lucian Parfeni, Web News Editor Genealogy company Ancestry.com is going for an initial public offering (IPO) hoping to raise about $75 million in the …
TMCnet - Aug 4, 2009 (Marketwatch Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SAN FRANCISCO _ Ancestry.com Inc., a decades-old online repository for family histories, filed late Monday with the …
Red Herring - - Aug 4, 2009 Ancestry.com on Monday filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to go public, intending to raise $75 million. …
MarketNewsVideo.com - Aug 4, 2009 There’s a new company hoping to join the Nasdaq-listed ‘family’ of stocks. Ancestry.com has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a $75 …
StrategyEye (subscription) - Aug 4, 2009 Genealogy firm Ancestry.com hopes to raise as much as USD75m through an IPO, according to a recent SEC filing. Morgan Stanley and BofA Merrill Lynch are the …
The Business Insider - Aug 4, 2009 Five underwriters for a $75 million IPO sure shows how hungry investment banks are to participate in the few IPOs coming to market. …
The Daily Deal (subscription) - Aug 4, 2009 A dot-com has queued up in the IPO pipeline, with online genealogy research service Ancestry.com Inc. filing late Monday to raise $75 million in its public …
The Business Insider - Aug 4, 2009 Ancestry.com filed for a $75 million public offering yesterday, planning to trade on the NASDAQ as “ACOM.” The company makes the majority of its revenue …
BloggingStocks - - Aug 4, 2009 Ancestry.com has done something that many sites have failed to do — it built a thriving subscription business. In fact, the site has nearly one million …
Seeking Alpha - - Aug 4, 2009 For those of you that get the subscription VentureWire emails, you may have noticed the subtitle today “Recent buyout-backed IPO activity is a positive sign …
About - News & Issues - Aug 4, 2009 In a year that has seen almost no IPO offerings, the street is buzzing with the news that the Provo, Utah based genealogy company, Ancestry.com Inc. has …
techrockies.com - Aug 4, 2009 Provo, Utah-based Ancestry.com has filed for an IPO, saying in a filing late Monday that it is looking to raise up to $75M in a public offering on either …
Private Equity Hub - Aug 4, 2009 Ancestry.com, a Provo, Utah-based online resource for family history, has filed for a $75 million IPO. It plans to trade on the Nasdaq or NYSE under ticker …
VentureBeat - - Aug 3, 2009 Ancestry.com files for a $75 million IPO – The company, which traces its roots back to Ancestry Magazine and 1983, has collected nearly $400 million to date …
TechCrunch - - Aug 3, 2009 After going a year with nary a venture-backed IPO in sight, here’s more proof that things are finally beginning to perk …
paidContent.org - Aug 3, 2009 Genealogy company Ancestry.com has filed for an IPO and plans to raise about $75 million in the offering, according to an SEC filing. …
NBC Dallas-Fort Worth - - Aug 3, 2009 If you’ve ever wondered just where your Mother’s side of the family gets its blue eyes, or why your Great-Grandfather’s name got changed at …
GOING PUBLIC: Ancestry.com Nurtures Fans Of Family Trees
Is The Ancestry.com IPO For You? (ACOM)
ancestry.com (ACOM) Files $75M IPO
Ancestry.com going public, no big surprise…
Ancestry.com Aims for $75 Million in IPO
Ancenstry.com to Get $75 Million in IPO The genealogy company has …
Ancestry.com files to go public [BC-ANCESTRY:MK]
Ancestry.com Files for IPO
Ancestry.com Files for IPO
Genealogy firm Ancestry.com files for USD75m IPO
Ancestry.com IPO Shows How Starved Banks Are For Fees
Ancestry.com files for $75M IPO
Finally, Another Internet IPO: Ancestry.com (ACOM, OPEN)
Ancestry.com goes for the IPO money tree
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Ancestry.com Files for $75 Million IPO
Ancestry.com Files For IPO
Ancestry.com Files for $75 Million IPO
Roundup: Ancestry IPO, exec pay cap in Congress, Verizon’s sub-$99 …
Finding Family Is Big Business: Ancestry.com Files For $75 Million IPO
Ancestry.com Files For $75 Million IPO
There’s (IPO) Money in the Family
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An important American heritage is at risk
5 August 2009 by Libbi.
Instead of Wordless Wednesday, I am using my blog today to decry a tactic being used to try to kill one of our most important American rights: the right to have an intelligent, thoughtful debate on issues. Organized mobs are intimidating lawmakers, disrupting town halls, and silencing real discussion about the need for real health insurance reform. This is shameful. This is what the First Amendment is all about, folks: Being able to hold a town meeting to discuss something without fear, intimidation or threats. I am absolutely appalled that people who claim to be good citizens are trying the win the argument by simply shouting until their opposition cannot be heard. If ever anything qualified as un-American, this is it.
It does not matter whether the issue is Health Care Reform, a leash law or something in between in importance, these “grass roots” have forgotten that we all have a right to be heard.
5 facts about the anti-reform mobs
1. These disruptions are being funded and organized by out-of-district special-interest groups and insurance companies who fear that health insurance reform could help Americans, but hurt their bottom line. A group run by the same folks who made the “Swiftboat” ads against John Kerry is compiling a list of congressional events in August to disrupt. An insurance company coalition has stationed employees in 30 states to track where local lawmakers hold town-hall meetings.
2. People are scared because they are being fed frightening lies. These crowds are being riled up by anti-reform lies being spread by industry front groups that invent smears to tarnish the President’s plan and scare voters. But as the President has repeatedly said, health insurance reform will create more health care choices for the American people, not reduce them. If you like your insurance or your doctor, you can keep them, and there is no “government takeover” in any part of any plan supported by the President or Congress.
3. Their actions are getting more extreme. Texas protesters brought signs displaying a tombstone for Rep. Lloyd Doggett and using the “SS” symbol to compare President Obama’s policies to Nazism. Maryland Rep. Frank Kratovil was hanged in effigy outside his district office. Rep. Tim Bishop of New York had to be escorted to his car by police after an angry few disrupted his town hall meeting — and more examples like this come in every day. And they have gone beyond just trying to derail the President’s health insurance reform plans, they are trying to “break” the President himself and ruin his Presidency.
4. Their goal is to disrupt and shut down legitimate conversation. Protesters have routinely shouted down representatives trying to engage in constructive dialogue with voters, and done everything they can to intimidate and silence regular people who just want more information. One attack group has even published a manual instructing protesters to “stand up and shout” and try to “rattle” lawmakers to prevent them from talking peacefully with their constituents.
5. Republican leadership is irresponsibly cheering on the thuggish crowds. Republican House Minority Leader John Boehner issued a statement applauding and promoting a video of the disruptions and looking forward to “a long, hot August for Democrats in Congress.”
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Tombstone Tuesday: More from Harper Cemetery
4 August 2009 by Libbi.
Reads: H. Y. Broxson Sr. 1875-1939 He is not dead but sleepeth.
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Genealogy Online: Buy one today!
3 August 2009 by Libbi.
At church, a friend asked me where to buy my book, Genealogy Online. So today’s blog is: Click the link, Richard!
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