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3 pages written 20 Jan 1870 by Sir William Fox in Wellington City to Sir Donald McLean
From: Inward letters - Sir William Fox, Reference Number MS-Papers-0032-0279 (45 digitised items). 43 letters written by Fox from Wellington, Wanganui, Auckland, Grahamstown, Rangitikei, Marton, Dunedin, 1870-1871. Includes letter from Charles J Taylor to Fox, Feb 1870; Fox to Mete Kingi, 1870; incomplete letter to Fox (written from Patea, Mar 1870); Fox to Gisborne, Apr 1870; Fox to Gisborne (copy), May 1871; J Booth to Fox, Wanganui (copy), Apr 1871; McLean to Fox, 1871; Albert J Allen [?] to Fox, Aug 1871.
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Maynor reveals missing Apple flaw
And claims underhand play
Security researcher David Maynor got some measure of vindication at the Black Hat DC Conference this year. Six months after he and his colleague Jon Ellch claimed that Mac OS X wireless drivers were vulnerable to attack, Maynor on Wednesday revealed the code he used to exploit a native flaw in the platform as well as emails showing he notified Apple of the danger.
Maynor said the flaw was in the driver for the Broadcom wireless chip, the hardware under the hood of many MacBooks and PowerBooks.
In an email dated 9 August to Apple from his .Mac account, Maynor promised the company that his demo would not reveal the flaw in the native drivers, but in a third-party card, because the pair of researchers had not fully identified all the platforms affected by the Broadcom bug.
"Don't freak out," wrote Maynor, who is now the chief technology officer at startup Errata Security. "Although it is using a Mac, we are not sharing a native exploit. There are native exploits, but we are still determining how many other platforms are affected."
The flaw affected not only Mac OS X, but any platform that used drivers based on the Broadcom reference driver, he said. While MacBooks and PowerBooks were affected, so were Dell laptops running Windows XP. Apple fixed the flaw on September 21, but did not give Maynor or Ellch credit. The flaw could have allowed a remote attacker to compromise a vulnerable MacBook or PowerBook remotely via an overly long service set identifier (SSID), the label used to identify an access point.
Ellch was not present at the Black Hat DC Conference.
Apple did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the claims. However, in September, the company told reporters that the researchers did not send them information on the flaws, an assertion refuted by the email evidence shown by Maynor.
"They did not supply us with any information to allow us to identify a specific problem, so we initiated an internal audit," Apple spokesman, Anuj Nayar told Macworld. "Today's update preemptively strengthens our drivers against potential vulnerabilities, and while it addresses issues found internally by Apple, we are open to hearing from security researchers on how to improve security on the Mac."
The events underscored that the issues surrounding the disclosure of software flaws have not yet been hammered out. Apple has often been criticised by researchers for not working well with flaw finders.
The company is not the only one attempting to gag researchers: Another security researcher presenting on flaws in radio-frequency identification (RFID) proximity badges at the Black Hat DC Conference had to severely curtail his presentation, after security firm HID Global threatened possible legal action.
According to emails showed during Maynor's session, Apple's later assertions that he and Ellch shared no information with the company and that the researchers changed their story were both incorrect. On 15 August, Apple sent Maynor a blog entry to post on his site in his own name, disavowing the existence of any threat to Apple's laptops from the flaw, Maynor claimed. He showed an email from Apple to his .Mac account that supported the allegations.
Maynor and Ellch refused to talk about the issue because Apple had gagged the researchers by brandishing legal threats at Maynor's previous employer SecureWorks, the researcher said.
"Apple released patches, while at the same time threatening SecureWorks with a lawsuit," he said.
Apple likely made the mistakes out of a lack of experience in dealing with security issues, said Jeff Moss, director of the Black Hat Conference.
"It seems to be the new players who have no experience are causing the problems," Moss said. "Apple is where Microsoft was six years ago. At this point, they don't even have a CSO (chief security officer)."
For his part, Maynor plans to continue researching Apple flaws, but will no longer report the issues to the company.
"I no longer feel comfortable engaging in any type of relationship with the company and I will not report any future findings to them," Maynor said.
Maynor plans to post all of the documents and personal correspondence with Apple on Errata Security's blog.
This article originally appeared in Security Focus.
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v. t. - To wield. 2
n. - An herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America; dyer's broom; dyer's rocket; dyer's weed; wild woad. It is used by dyers to give a yellow color. 2
n. - Coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant. 2
v. t. - To press or beat into intimate and permanent union, as two pieces of iron when heated almost to fusion. 2
v. t. - Fig.: To unite closely or intimately. 2
n. - The state of being welded; the joint made by welding. 2
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One Direction Steals Sofia Vergara's Spotlight on 'Saturday Night Live'
If there's one thing One Direction proved with their 'Saturday Night Live' performances this weekend, it's that they're collectively much better actors than any other boy band before them.
They're clearly Oscar-worthy stage talents were showcased center stage when the group bustled onto 'The Manuel Ortiz Show' opposite 'SNL' host Sofia Vergara as Yolanda. Ms. Yolanda was trying to figure out who her real mother (Kristen Wiig) was, but then got sidetracked when she discovered her mom stole her husband away and got arrested for shoplifting a couch.
Then came One Direction dancing out as Yolanda's five love children. Granted the boys only had two lines, "Gross!" and "Good!," but we can already tell they're on their way to the big screen. Who wouldn't want to put those dreamy faces in a movie?
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Finally, to the enjoyment of every teenage girl watching the episode at home, One Direction lit up the stage with performances of 'One Thing' and 'What Makes You Beautiful.' Sorry 'N Sync, but there is just no way your 'Saturday Night Live' performance was as good. We're thinking it has to do with the fact that none of you were skinny hipsters with bow ties and suspenders.
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Heard on the Street: What J.P. Morgan's Numbers Mean
J.P. Morgan reported its first loss amid more than $9 billion in legal costs. Heard on the Street's David Reilly joins MoneyBeat. Photo: AP.
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... I ... ay ay ay ay ay mm mm mm ... welcome to MoneyBeat I'm Steve Russolillo ... the nation's biggest bank by assets posted its first loss since Jamie Dell Diamond joined J P Morgan in two thousand for ... J P Morgan reported a loss of three hundred and eighty million dollars in the third quarter ... as balls over nine billion dollars in legal costs alone ... joining us now is heard on the Street editor David Reilly ... David morning ... so they take later from from the results this morning big takeaway in big numbers and not a huge loss in the scheme of things but any loss is a big loss to JPMorgan ... let's let's put the numbers cited saving the nine billion for legal expenses is useful when that really shows ... is how much ... how ... big the storm around JP Morgan is right now he got investigations on multiple fronts ... there are in negotiations to try and settle ... of with the regulator is video charges related to mortgages that were sold back by Bear Stearns a walk in you to which they took over in whisper numbers a settlement to be in the eleven billion dollar range ... so there's this huge storm swirling around them ... in now we see how much this actually call us right so you mention nine billion is a big number but there was another big numbers there is a twenty three Billy ... Wright on ... a case in this gets a look of it been ... so abetting creates reserve sort of like to think like a cookie jar for things that are to be coming down the line in each quarter and put some money and ... so they put nine billion dollars into this Joe are ... who we never knew before was how big the jar was his banks in other countries not JPMorgan ... don't like to tell you how much they're putting aside for legal settlements ... J P Morgan for the first time ever this morning said here's what that jar is here's the biggie is twenty three billion dollars ... which is more to the north but it's it's significance the first time it also said that he and I think are the reason they did this was because ... knowing billion such a big number analysts investors in the levy saying woe ... is ongoing in an option than fifteen billion should than eighteen billion finicky don't know what the size of the jar is ... he can really determine that so I think that's why they put that number out there and with all seem to be about the numbers and other banks have not released their own so if you have to say this right this is a cookie jar as a pejorative sense then on to egg Omi that weights or so we try to picture what that is exactly ... so ... I guess big picture here for JPMorgan if you're an investor right now looking at J P Morgan shares the stock is above fifty dollars right now it's been up ... about twenty percent this year so it's still pretty good run ... even amid all the way it's been it's ... not as much today as it was pre market but still up ... and I think part of it is what investors want to know is that it's the market was certainly the one to be able to quantify it ... going into this CEO in September last we heard was that the legal hit might be more than one point five billion ... this is the orders of magnitude higher but at least able to sit down say ... ok I don't expect this is going to happen each quarter from here ... now I can build one model here's what I see ... the look the underlying business of the bank was pretty good at the Inn look aside from that big that it's tough to do that ... they had a pretty good and decent quarter given the very top of our great God that was my next question so do you break that I know it's tough to sort of take away the legal uncertainty here but ... if you do strip that out there like business as you said is pretty good so what what about the underlying business is really doing well for a ... while I thing level with still some things that war and you know them the mortgage business mortgage originations fell off quite sharply ... umm into mortgage production revenue fell off but that was to be expected to renew this to happen we saw mortgage rates go from yelled of around three nap percent on thirty year fixed rate mortgage the spring ... to their about four point three point four percent now so when any time to get pics when mortgage rates that that people are Kinniry by ... people knew that ... but they're they're capital markets are the business ... in ... some areas like in the equity capital markets for that couple more sport those perform quite well on their fixed income trading business it was down but I think not as much as some people were fearing ... on so that you know sort of it wasn't bad it wasn't blow out the lights by any means was in bed the other ports of the business did pretty well one thing that really surprising when you look at the charge off rate or what they have the right offer credit cards ... that is at a historical low the euro Autoweek though is the historic while ... so what's it say about that as it shows you know consumers are either have either ... grown more conservative ... or maybe a bar in Yeltsin of the sun the consumers are getting their household finances in better shape ... that that that the unit that feeds her and so will you weren't seeing ... belong growth is still pretty tepid ... um but the other parts the business or doing okay ... and a big thing to is that rising interest rates ... helped to stabilize the amount of money the making the difference when within our depositors and what they want other people ... and


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(Reuters) - Federal safety officials on Thursday cited the production company formed to make a film about rock singer Gregg Allman for exposing its workers to grave risk, after an incident in which a crew member died on the Georgia set of "Midnight Rider."Camera assistant Sarah Elizabeth Jones, 27, was killed and eight other crew members were injured when an oncoming train tore through the set while they installed equipment to film on active train tracks and a trestle bridge near Savannah in February.
The incident, which sparked an awareness campaign in Hollywood about safety for crews on film sets, led to film director Randall Miller and his wife, producer Jody Savin, being indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter last month in Georgia.
The pair has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
"It is unacceptable that Film Allman LLC knowingly exposed their crew to moving trains while filming on a live track and railroad trestle," Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health David Michaels said in a statement.
The citation comes with a recommended penalty of $74,900 and allows the company 15 days to contest the finding.
A representative for Unclaimed Freight Production Inc., which is owned by Miller and Savin and has the same mailing address as Film Allman LLC, in which the pair also own a stake, did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
Reporting by Jonathan Kaminsky in New Orleans; Additional reporting by Eric Kelsey in Los Angeles; Editing by Eric Beech


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Monta Vista will be among six complete teams competing at the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League golf finals April 29 at Santa Teresa Golf Course.
The Matadors, Los Gatos and division champion Saratoga will represent the El Camino Division, while Palo Alto, Gunn and likely Mountain View will represent the De Anza Division in the 18-hole contest. The six teams that can field complete six-player line-ups will be joined by 16 individuals from the eight non-qualifying teams.
Saratoga entered the week at 10-0 and needed wins against Santa Clara and Wilcox to conclude an undefeated regular season. Meanwhile, Monta Vista and Los Gatos both went 9-3 and tied for second place behind the Falcons.
Monta Vista and Los Gatos each lost twice against Saratoga and split their matches with each other. The Matadors lost to Los Gatos 217-221 in the first meeting, but beat the Wildcats 202-204 in their second match.
Lucas Harjono, Dustin Maenaga and Marcus Harjono have been the top three players for Monta Vista. Other team members include Alex Erf, Pranav Mayuram, Karjik Shankar, Grant Powell and Karan Malhotra.
Matthew Kadiu and German Alvarez of Cupertino, Nikhil Sharma, Joson Ralph, Nick Elias and Henry Greco of Homestead, Ian Pearman of Lynbrook and Justin Young of Fremont all qualified to compete as individuals at league finals.
Only two of the six SCVAL teams, plus five individuals, will earn automatic berths into the Central Coast Section regional tournaments on May 6-7 at Rancho Canada's West Course in Carmel.
Top teams and individuals from the regionals will advance to the CCS finals on May 13, also at Rancho Canada.
Homestead kept its hopes of finishing among the top four in the SCVAL De Anza Division alive with a 4-1 triumph over visiting Palo Alto on April 18.
The Mustangs, who lost a tough 3-2 decision to Paly two days earlier, bounced back behind the play of sophomores Bobby Wood and Nathan Wipfler to even their league record at 6-6 and 9-9-1 overall.
Wipfler's three hits and RBI paced Homestead's 10-hit attack. Wood was the winning pitcher, as the Vikings managed just two hits in the game.
Homestead, which was set to play non-league home games against San Benito, Oakdale and Overfelt this week, will resume division play next week tied for fourth place with Saratoga.
Either Saratoga or Homestead will join Los Gatos, Wilcox (9-3) and Palo Alto (7-3) in the De Anza Division's post-season tournament, which decides the SCVAL's top seed into the CCS playoffs.
The Falcons, who already own a tiebreaker because they swept both games against the Mustangs, will have an advantage in next week's schedule also.
While Homestead plays its final home-and-home series against division leader Los Gatos, Saratoga will take on last-place Gunn. Heading into a series with Palo Alto this week, Los Gatos was 9-1 and 18-4. Meanwhile, Gunn entered a series with Los Altos winless in 10 division games and 1-18 overall.
Even if Homestead can beat Los Gatos twice, it would need Saratoga to lose at least once to Gunn.
Whichever team does not finish in the top four will join Mountain View (4-8), Los Altos (3-9) and Gunn in the consolation tournament.
In non-league games last week, Fremont improved to 10-6 overall with a 10-3 triumph over Mt. Pleasant, Cupertino lost 9-1 to Pinole Valley and Monta Vista (4-14) lost four straight in the Cupertino Lions tourney.
Fremont out-hit Mt. Pleasant 9-7 and the Firebirds committed just one error in support of senior left-hander Alex Bernauer, who was the winning pitcher.
Sam Nastari's solo home run and Surya Kumaraguru's two doubles were not enough for Monta Vista in a 10-3 loss to Willow Glen on April 18, the Matadors' last game of the Lions tourney. Earlier in the week, the Mats fell 13-3 to Leland, 9-2 to Monterey and 12-3 to Redwood.
Pinole Valley scored three times in the top of the first and cruised to victory over Cupertino on April 19. PV led 9-0 before Anthony Pozzetti doubled and scored the Pioneers' only run.
Cupertino (4-4 in El Camino division and 6-10 overall) and Fremont were set to play a home-and-home series this week, before the Pioneers travel to Los Altos on April 26 for a 1 p.m. contest.


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A Fans Point Of View
I thought that this blog would be a little different than the last one I have written. I feel I have let my fellow writers down since I started writing for Lone Stay Struck. I never did "officially" introduce myself.
Well, I feel that there is no better time than now to tell you a little about me and my desire, passion and love for the Dallas Cowboys. Here is just a small example of what I go through each and every week as I prepare for the next game.
MONDAY: As I slowly make my way out of bed and into the shower I reflect on the game and a smile comes to my face I think to myself, WOW, The Cowboys just beat the Eagles for the third time this season, second time in a row. After a long day a work and a lot of trash talking back and forth, I finally collect my debts owed to me from the "haters" that bet against the Cowboys. I get home from work and immediately turn on sports center to catch up on the sports news of the day, and of course watch more highlights of the game. Monday is also poker night, and more trash talking and reflecting on a great game.
TUESDSAY: Out of bed and into the shower and on my way to work. Now the talk shifts to the following week's game. I hear, Cowboys can not beat the Vikings, Favre is too good, and the Eagles don't have Adrian Peterson. No the Eagles do not have Peterson, but the Boys still have Ware and Spencer, a comeback that causes silence.
WEDNESDAY: Had to work overnight and get home just in time to get the kids up for school and my son asks me, "Dad, do the Cowboys play today?" I feel proud as I now know I am raising my son the right way. Starting to get hyped up and excited, only a few more days until the big game. I make sure my jersey, beanie and jacket are clean and ready to be worn. Once again, poker night, and more trash talking and reflecting on a great game.
THURSDAY: Again had to work overnight, wife get kids off to school and I get to rest. Cowboy's slippers, pajamas, cup and Sports Center to start my day. I make my arrangements on where I am going to be watching the game. Unfortunately, this time I know I have to work on Sunday so I am going to record the game and come home from work and watch it.
FRIDAY: I jump out of bed grab the phone and start calling my dad, brother and friends to talk about the game. I double check to make sure I have what I need on Sunday and make more phone calls. Hyped up and ready to go, cant' wait for Sunday, GO COWBOYS!!!!!!!
This is just a small version of what I go through week in and week out throughout the football season. As you can imagine it can be hectic and fun all in one. Hopefully I did not bore you too much while telling you a little about me and how I make it week to week while our Cowboys make their run to the Super Bowl.


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My mom asked me a couple weeks ago what I wanted for Christmas. I know she wasn't expecting me to ask for a DNA test, considering that she thought I was crazy when I asked for one for my birthday . . . and considering that I got one for my birthday. How many DNA tests does a girl need, anyway? (One (Y-DNA) for each male line that survives, plus one (autosomal) for herself, of course.)
Other people in our
families tend to think that genealogy is boring, and can't imagine how
delighted we'd be to unwrap a copy of Evidence Explained on Christmas morning, or to find A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland
in our stockings. And so I'm pretty sure that my loved ones are loathe
to get me what I really want, thinking that it's all just too boring
for words.
At the same time, I think that the gifts I
plan on giving this year do a nice job of incorporating family history
in accessible ways that the non-genealogists in my life will appreciate
and not be bored by. So this gift guide will incorporate both gifts for
the genealogist in your life, and gifts genealogists can give to the
"normal" people in their lives. They're things I'm planning on making,
or buying for others, things I'd love to have, things I own and love,
and things I think are cool. They're not all strictly genealogical, but
they all are useful for research, or help incorporate our family
histories into our celebrations and our lives.
Wand Scanner - I've had the Pandigital Handheld Wand Scanner
for several months now, and I never cease to be amazed by its
convenience. It's easy to use, small enough to fit in my purse so I can
carry it to relative's homes just in case some old photo albums
come out, and I find the quality of the output is great. (I forgot when I
went home this weekend, and I really regretted it! A wand scanner -
don't leave home without it!)
Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner
- I've heard fantastic things about the Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner, but I
don't have one. Between my flatbed scanner and my wand scanner, I feel
that my current scanning needs are pretty well covered. So many
genealogists find it invaluable, though, that I suspect you can't go
wrong getting this for the genealogist in your life. (Especially if she
doesn't have a wand scanner. Every genealogist needs some kind of
portable scanning technology.) (Note: I am not a Flip-Pal Affiliate. If
you're interested in buying a Flip-Pal Scanner, I encourage you to go
through the link of an affiliate, so that another member of the
genealogy community can benefit from your purchase.)
The beauty of books is that they can be customized to the research interests and existing library of the reader or
they can be customized to the interest and family history of the
non-genealogist in the family. You have choices. You could get Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills, or Hey, America, Your Roots are Showing by Megan Smolenyak,
for almost any genealogist. (You could get the latter for almost
anyone, period.) You could tailor your choices to the area of interest
of the recipient, getting A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland, Second Edition
by Brian Mitchell, for example, for someone researching in Ireland
(I've been drooling over this one since I was introduced to it at The Genealogy Event).
You could, of course, choose a relevant history book that's not
genealogy-specific, but that lends context to the work of the
researcher. (Doing most of my research in Brooklyn, I've recently
checked out of the library Diocese of Immigrants: The Brooklyn Catholic Experience 1853-2003 and Brooklyn: An Illustrated History.)
You can also look for general interest books (even fiction!)
that relate to the areas of interest of the researcher, or to the
history of your family. These are a great choice for the non-genealogist
in the family, too. Think on family history, family stories, even
legends - you might help prove or disprove that old tale! If, for
example, the high point in your grandfather's life was the time he
pitched to Willie Mays during batting practice when they were in the
Army together (my grandfather was that lucky man!), your father might be
interested in a copy of the most recent Mays biography, Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend.
There's guaranteed to be a great book out there about almost any
historical person, place, era, or event that intersected your family's
DNA Tests
you're interested in Genetic Genealogy, it's often worthwhile to take
(or have your relatives take) more DNA tests than your average Joe
Genealogy can afford all at once. If you're inclined to get a
genealogist a relatively big-ticket item, discussing their interest in
DNA testing might be a great way to go. FamilyTreeDNA is having their annual sale, so now's the time to buy! (But always find out what company your favorite genealogist prefers to test with first.) I could get one of these every Christmas for the next 5 years, and it wouldn't be too many.
Photo Gifts
gift that includes photos, past or present, is, in essence, a family
history gift. These are great gifts that can be appreciated by both
genealogists and those not genealogically inclined relatives whose
interests you're trying to spark. Any variety of picture frame might
work, depending on your idea for a project, but a few ideas are Christmas ornament frames like these, or a set of photo coasters like these, which I think would look great filled with old black and white or sepia-toned pictures. Be sure to use copies of old photos, never originals!
(I wish I had some great pictures to share, but while these are both
ideas I've had for years, they're not ideas I've put
into practice yet. I'm looking at a photo collage on the wall of my
mother's house right now, that I made her as a Mothers' Day gift a
number of years ago, but I won't be sharing it on the blog, because it
includes both pictures of relatives who prefer not to appear on the
internet, and pictures of me in the throes of an adolescence that I'd
rather didn't appear in the living room, much less on the internet.
Nonetheless, I can attest that it was well-received.)
love education. They love conferences, they love reading, they love
lectures, they love webinars, they love round tables and working groups
and societies. But genealogy as a hobby isn't cheap, and the pursuit of
genealogical excellence is even less so, so most of us have to be choosy
about what we join and attend. Consider getting your favorite
genealogists membership in a local genealogical society, or one in the
area in which they research, or else in one of the major national
societies, like NEHGS, NYG&B, SCGS, or NGS.
Consider buying tickets to a local conference, or offer to sign them up
for an interesting webinar. (Just remember how we started this
discussion with a distinction between what genealogists find interesting
and what so-called normal people find interesting.) Try a subscription
to a print magazine, like Family Tree Magazine, or an online resource, like the Plus Edition of Dick Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter.
there's one thing that genealogists love more than they love education,
it's research. I've always thought that records repositories should
offer gift certificates (imagine finding in your stocking vouchers for 2
BMDs, a probate record, and a declaration of intent!), but despite my
prodding, it never caught on. Still, there are other ways you can give
someone the gift of research. A subscription to Ancestry.com, GenealogyBank, or Fold3
is an obvious way, but you could also do things that are a little less
tangible, but could be more helpful. Offer to watch the kids for a day
so he or she can have some uninterrupted hours at the local Family
History Center. Heck, if you're up for it, offer to accompany her to the
FHC, to help read microfilm. (Don't worry, she'll tell you're looking
for. She may be scanning a large series of marriage records for every
instance of the name Quinn in hopes of finding her
great-great-grandparents, Hugh and Mary. A second set of eyes might mean
the difference between spending a few weeks on a record set and
spending many weeks on it!)
might not enjoy organization quite as much as they enjoy research and
education, but they know that it's just as important, if not more so.
There are a couple of different organizational methods that genealogists
use, and any of them could be the basis for a good gift.
There's genealogy software, like RootsMagic, Reunion, or Family Tree Maker. I can recommend FTM for Mac (version 2), which is what I use and which is the version I linked to, but your preference may differ, based on your needs and your operating system.
And then there are the old-fashioned, low-tech organizational tools that are essential for every genealogist, including
the ones who use software and online programs. File folders, file
cabinets, binders, page protectors, etc. These, I will grant you, are
not particularly exciting, but they're useful. (I'm down to 1 remaining
file folder at my house, and definitely in the market for more!) Check out Gaylord or University Products for archival and preservation-quality folders and boxes.
Genealogy Gear
I'm going to throw in a plug for my own small genealogy shop on Zazzle.com, Wear You Came From.
Check it out for everything from "#1 Ancestor" shirts for genie
grandparents to bowls proclaiming "My family tree has bark!" for the
furriest members of the family. There are undoubtedly also other great
genealogy-inspired shops on Zazzle.com, as well as on CafePress, that you can look to for other designs, if nothing at my shop strikes your fancy. (But check out Wear You Came From first!)
Family Tree
Last year, I bought a set of beautiful family tree charts from the Etsy shop Fresh Retro Gallery.
I used one to make a family tree of my maternal side of the family,
which I gave to my grandparents, and my husband is now working on the
other, which will be given to his parents as a Christmas present this
year. (I have complete confidence that they, like most of my blood
relatives, never so much as glance at this blog, so I don't mind saying
so publicly.) My in-laws haven't gotten their gift yet, but my
grandmother loved hers, and it's now hung prominently in their home.
Most people are glad to hang a beautiful, "completed," family tree in
their homes, even if they wouldn't be nearly as interested in the
research that went into it.
all genealogists are crafty, or fans of scrapbooking. For a long time I
thought that I wasn't. (Two weeks ago, at my parents' house, I stumbled
across not 1, not 2, but 3 forgotten scrapbooks that I had made when I
was in high school and college. Apparently, I was actually quite the scrapbooker at one point!) If
you're a genealogist with that scrapbooking gene, a well-done scrapbook
about a family, person, or event in your family's history makes a
beautiful gift for a relative. If you're interested in digital
scrapbooking, try the MyMemories Suite. It's the tool I used to create
the header for this blog recently, and it can make wonderful scrapbooks,
as well. If you plan to buy MyMemories software, you can use the exclusive coupon code STMMMS25444 to get a discount on your purchase. Watch this space for a full review and a giveaway in the coming weeks!
Family Stories
The gift that I'm most looking forward to giving this is year is a compilation of family stories that I wrote up and had published, using Lulu.com. Before my grandfather passed away, he used to come over for dinner frequently, and often regaled us with stories of different eras and events of his life. One night, my mom remarked, "Someone should be writing these down!" and I resolved to do so, though I didn't tell anyone about it. At the time, I was in high school, and later college, and it was before I was officially interested in genealogy - but I was, thank goodness, interested enough to write down notes after Pop left each evening. (I wasn't perfect - my most frustrating oversight is a note that says "meeting Nan," to remind myself to write down the story he'd told about meeting my grandmother, which I never got around to. I've forgotten the story, as has apparently everyone else who heard it that night, and the story of how they met seems to have been lost to history, though I'm on a mission to ask everyone who might know.) The book - about 20 pages, with illustrations using scanned family photos - is a gift for my dad, but I've also ordered a copy for each of my aunts, and will make it available via Lulu.com to any other relatives who want a copy, in service of a strategy I've dubbed preservation through dissemination. The more copies of something that exist, the more likely it is to survive for future generations. (Again, I know almost no one in my family reads this blog, so I have no qualms about revealing their gifts here. If any of you happens to check in, I'd appreciate your discretion.)
Family Cookbook
This wasn't a Christmas gift, but it was one of the best gifts I've ever gotten. When my cousin got married several years ago, she asked for a book of family recipes, and her sister enlisted the help of the whole family in compiling one. When I got married 18 months ago, my sister piggybacked off of the recipes our cousin had already collected, adding to them recipes from the other side of the family, from my husband's family, and from our friends. When another cousin got married just this month, we piggybacked again, adding recipes from her dad's side of the family as well as from her in-laws. The book keeps growing, and it's a wealth of information, delicious recipes, and family history. Of course, there are somewhat more modest ways to go about this project, too (the most recent version nearly burst the spine of the book it was in!) I could envision taking a dozen or so of a family's favorite Christmas foods and creating a family Christmas cookbook, or requesting a single recipe from each contributor (not half a dozen each, which is what some of my relatives tend to share).
I hope you can take away from this post some creative ideas about how to share your research and your family's history with your loved ones this holiday season, as well as a bit of insight into the mind of a genealogist and how to shop for him or her!
Disclosure: This post contains Amazon.com affiliate links. This means that if you choose to make a purchase from Amazon after clicking one of these links, I will receive a small portion of your purchase price as a commission. I personally make a point of starting my Amazon shopping through the affiliate links of bloggers and friends whenever possible, so that large corporations are not the only beneficiaries of my purchases, and encourage others to do the same, regardless of whether they use my affiliate links or another blogger's.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Genealogy Gift Guide 2012
4 comments:
- Peter Barbella said...
Very nice, Kathleen. May I plug some of your items in my coming "Genealogy 101" presentation?
- December 27, 2012 at 4:10 PM
- Kathleen Scarlett O'Hara Naylor said...
Absolutely, Peter!
- December 28, 2012 at 11:44 AM
I love the Family Stories gift idea! What a wonderful thing to give to your dad. Now I want to start compiling family stories too :)
- January 7, 2013 at 1:50 PM
- Kathleen Scarlett O'Hara Naylor said...
Thanks April! You should definitely start compiling your own family stories - even if you don't do anything "fancy" with them, you'll never regret having them recorded somewhere!
- January 7, 2013 at 6:06 PM
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Jon Heron
posted on Friday, March 04, 2011 - 12:29 am
Hi Bengt/Linda,
very simple question (I hope!)
Please could you tell me how many draws are made with pseudoclass?
many thanks, Jon
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Friday, March 04, 2011 - 7:58 am
20. See the technical appendix:
Jon Heron
posted on Friday, March 04, 2011 - 8:26 am
Brill, thanks Bengt
Jon Heron
posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 7:17 am
Hi Bengt/Linda,
I have a related question to the above which may be simple and/or stupid. I'm hoping for the former.
Why don't the approaches of probability weighting and pseudo-class draws give the same answer since they are using the same information?
I recently have found, as reported in the manuscript "relatinglca.pdf" that estimates based on P-C draws tend to have larger standard errors compared to prob-weighting. Furthermore, I have established through bootstrapping that the prob-weighting SE's appear more or less correct whilst the P-C draw SE's a little high.
I have used stata's iweight option for the prob-weighting. I have also successfully replicated Mplus' PC-draw output in Stata and confirmed that the concordance between weighting and PC_draws doesn't improve if the number of draws is increased considerably.
I should add that here the latent class variable is a multinomial outcome. if I turn things on their head and have the latent variable as a predictor then the agreement is considerably worse.
Please can you help?
many thanks, Jon
Tihomir Asparouhov
posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 11:19 am
The best information on this topic is
I will just add two things.
1. You should not use either P-C draw or probability weighting analysis as your final analysis. The Auxiliary command is an exploratory tool. Once you have identified the "best" predictors with that command you should estimate a model where those best covariates are included in the model and use only those results as your final results. Thus use the auxiliary command to select the most important covariates but you should not use the reported SE beyond what these are intended for.
2. As the paper above indicates a two-step analysis where the class variable is formed in one analysis only with indicator variables and without covariate, followed up by a second step for correlating/regressing (one way or another) the estimated class variable with new variables, is never going to be perfect. The two step analysis has the drawback that the class variable is formed without all the information available, namely, without the information from the covariates. Thus this boils down to the same conclusion - use a one step analysis as your final analysis where both indicators and covariates are used.
Jon Heron
posted on Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 1:15 am
Thanks Tihomir
Jon Heron
posted on Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 1:28 am
Just to add an additional thought, in the case of a distal outcome rather than covariates I understood that it was now established that a two-stage model was the only way to maintain some essence of causality since with a 1-stage model the outcome becomes an additional indicator of the latent variable.
With a 2-stage model with a distal outcome, prob-weighting and pseudo-class results can differ markedly, particularly the SE's. I just don't get it :-S
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 9:49 am
One may disagree, but let me put in my two cents regarding your first paragraph. I am not sure I agree with a two-stage approach being the established way to go.
Perhaps it is useful to think of the example of non-compliance analysis via a mixture of compliers and never-takers, estimating CACE. Here, the post-treatment outcome Y is a primary source in determining the latent class membership, in conjunction with the latent class covariates. This model is a prime example of casual inference (using principal stratification).
I think it is good to include the distal when doing the mixture analysis - it focuses the class formation on the predictive validity that you are interested in. When it comes to predicting, you wouldn't use the distal information, but you use the estimates from the model with the distal. It's a good topic for discussion, however.
Tihomir Asparouhov
posted on Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 10:26 am
Let me point out again that all the necessary information to make an informed decision is available in Tables 6 and 7 in
You can choose between prob weighted and pseudo class depending on what is most important to you: coverage (pseudo class) or true reflection of the variability of the estimates (prob weighted). Both methods are worse than 1-stage.
In addition - take a look at section 4.1 in
In principal using a two-stage model estimation is fine to maintain some essence of causality, but you have to realize that the 1-stage estimation will yield most accurate parameter estimates and standard error estimates. Thus again I would advocate facilitating both methods but using the 1-stage as the ultimate model.
Jon Heron
posted on Tuesday, May 03, 2011 - 7:11 am
Thanks Bengt / Tihomir,
I was referring to this paper
in my paragraph on distal and causality as it seems to me that in most cases we DO want to think of distal outcomes as effects or consequences of the trajectory classes.
Are you both suggesting the use of a one-stage "distals-as-class-indicators" analysis followed by the the use of plausible values to give us a properly defined mixture but still allow us to treat our outcome as a consequence with a 2nd stage.
I hadn't thought of this option + I like it.
Madison Aitken
posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 - 9:35 am
I've run a latent profile analysis with pseudoclass draws to compare the latent profiles on three continuous variables of interest.
Is there a way to request odds ratios/risk ratios for the multinomial logistic regression and to request confidence intervals for these ratios?
Many thanks.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 - 3:43 pm
If they are not printed you need to use Model Constraint to compute exp(beta) and then compute CIs using our FAQ:
Odds ratio confidence interval from logOR estimate and SE
Madison Aitken
posted on Thursday, January 12, 2017 - 9:05 am
Thank you Dr. Muthen!
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Medicine & Healthcare, Medicine in Tanzania by Elaina Rahaman
My name is Elaina Rahaman; I am 17 years old and live in Washington DC. I participated in the two week Medicine High School Special for students in Tanzania.
One afternoon, after a long day at school, I was sitting at my table looking through the mail when I came across a Projects Abroad magazine. I immediately called my mom to come and have a look at it. I began doing some research on projects that were available and decided on participating in a medical related programme; due to the fact that I will be going to university to study medicine. Even though I had an idea of the type of project I wanted to get involved in, I found that the hardest part was deciding on a country to do this project in. Every option presented in the Projects Abroad magazine looked wonderful. However, I finally made a decision to travel to Tanzania. The reason I chose Tanzania was due to a story of a volunteer who had previously travelled to Tanzania.
Arriving in Tanzania
A few months past, four shots later, a whole new wardrobe and plane tickets in hand; I checked my bag into Ethiopian Airlines. I kissed my parents goodbye and boarded the 12 hour long flight that would take me to Adis Abba in Ethiopia. Fast Forward 12 long hours and I'm exiting my plane into a crazy airport where lines don't exist. Finally, I got onto a plane that would take me to Dar es Salaam. Don't be scared of the unknown, finding my way to my next plane was hectic but also an experience that taught me how to communicate in another country. Don't expect everything to go smoothly, but embrace the changes and remember that it is all part of your journey.
When I arrived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, I was greeted by a group of students in the same programme as me as well as our supervisor, Clemetine Sanchez. Everyone was welcoming, excited and shared funny stories, especially their troubles about travelling. Little did I know that these other teens would become some of my best friends! Even now that we are back home we keep in contact and sometimes they visit.
The Medical Project in Tanzania
My favourite workshop during the trip had to be the surgical workshop. During the surgical workshop we learnt about different kinds of surgical techniques. However, my favourite part was getting to learn and practice stitching. At first, it felt awkward holding the tools and my knots were sloppy, but by the end of the workshop everyone's stitches had become much better. This workshop gave me a little bit of experience and a great idea of what it takes to perform surgery all day.
My most memorable moment was when a mother allowed me to hold her daughter and examine her. Unwrapping the layers of cloth she had been bundled in, I could see that she had a serious infection. After taking her vitals and checking her in, I took her to see the doctor. As the doctor explained to both of us what was wrong with the child and how to treat it. I then realized that I was making a difference in someone's life.
The doctor handed me a prescription to fill out before the mother and child headed back home. When I handed the mother the medication her smile and thanking words made the long day worth it. We saw over 100 people that day. When we were done with the day, we packed up the clinic and got back onto the bus to be driven home. Even though it was a long day, we all had big smiles on our faces.
By the last outreach everyone had gotten the hang of setting up the clinic, working the stations and getting to know the people. One family was so thankful for the help that they gave me a painting to take home with me. I now have that painting hanging in my room and whenever I look at it I remember the trip that changed my life.
My Accommodation
During the evenings when we were all home, we would share stories. I loved getting to hear about their life. They taught us a card game, showed us how to prepare the food and many other things! If you are worried about living with a host family, don't be! They immediately become a second family to you. I assure you that you will love the family you stay with. They were so welcoming and understanding and even up until today I still keep in touch with my host family.
Weekends in Tanzania
Projects Abroad don't only provide you with a good medical project but you also get to experience the culture and the country. Getting to hike through the mountains and seeing waterfalls was amazing! To get to the waterfalls we had to climb down a steep hill. Everyone had a good laugh when I slipped and fell down on my buttocks. The hike showed us amazing views but it was also fun because we all got to hang out together and joke around. During the weekend safari I took stunning photos. I did not expect that the animals would be so close or that I would see so many.
On the last day in Tanzania we got to go shopping in the Massai Market. Thank goodness I had extra space in my suitcase because I definitely brought home a lot. More than just shopping, it was a chance to experience a new environment. One thing I learnt to do was to negotiate prices for certain items. Do not just agree to the first price the shop keeper gives you!
My Final Thoughts
Projects Abroad exceeded my expectations. My Advisor was so kind and understanding; I still message her even a few months after the trip has ended. I am meeting up with the friends I made in Africa next summer, and am thankful for meeting them. Although my parents were worried at first, they are extremely happy for the experience Projects Abroad had given me.
Someone once told me that when you travel you never return home the same person. This trip has changed me for the better and I am so thankful to have gotten the chance to be a part of Projects Abroad. I came back home with a new view on life and a desire to travel back to Africa. I hope that you choose to take on this adventure.
Elaina Rahaman
Ce témoignage est basé sur l'expérience unique d'un volontaire à un certain moment donné. Nos projets s'adaptent constamment aux besoins locaux, ils évoluent au fur et à mesure que des volontaires s'impliquent et s'adaptent aux saisons, ainsi votre expérience sur place pourra être différente de celle décrite ici. Pour en savoir plus sur cette mission, vous pouvez consulter la page de ce projet ou bien contacter l'un de nos conseillers de volontaires.


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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Coloring Digital Stamps
Spring has arrived!!! We had a really mild winter here, but I'm still grateful to greet Spring! The warmer temps and beautiful flowers are a hope of renewal! Not to mention that I'm not a big fan of the mess that snow creates, so I'm thankful to be passed that season!!
I made this card for the current Card Caravan over at The Hybrid Chick. This go 'round is a sketch by Julie that is really versatile. I used the kit Lucky Me by Elise's Pieces to create the card. I love that it shouts "Spring" with it's vibrant colors and gorgeous butterfly.
The sentiment is a digital stamp by Krisi's Kreations from her set Write It: Spring Sentiments. I recolored the sentiment using papers from the Lucky Me digital kit so that it coordinated with my card. I've shared a tutorial on how to do this at Krisi's blog. You can find it here.
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Gorgeous card. The colors do scream spring. We had a very mild winter here too, hardly any snow at all. I am still so happy that spring is here though. I just came back from your tutorial..fabulous. Thank you for joining us over at Whimsical Wednesdays.ReplyDelete
Beautiful card! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Love to Create Challenge.ReplyDelete
So Pretty! I love the Butterfly & the paper you used!! Fantastic! Thank you so much for joining us this week at Love to Create Challenge & for sharing your talents with us! We hope to see you back again really soon!!ReplyDelete
Many Blessings,
I absolutely adore that sentiment and what a fabulous card to accompany it! Such a beautiful work of art. :)ReplyDelete
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Spectacular card, Cathy. I love your spring colors and design on this. Thank you for playing along with us at The House That Stamps Built.ReplyDelete
Butterfly is so pretty with the lovely spring dp! Thanks for sharing with us at The Pixie Cottge.ReplyDelete
Eine schöne Karte, gefällt mir, danke für deine Teilnahme bei den Kreativen Stempelfreunden.ReplyDelete
Pretty colors - very nice card!ReplyDelete
Such a lovely spring creation. Just love the butterfly and the shape of the sentiment. Thanks for joining us at Whimsical Wednesday.ReplyDelete
Hugs Sue W.
This is so pretty.ReplyDelete
Thanks for joining us at The Pixie Cottage this week xx
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SDN Readers share 9/11 memories
"My daughter, Mary Malinda Valentine, who was 10 years old at the time, took a photograph of the World Trade Center towers on Dec. 19, 2000.
"We had visited the World Trade Center towers because I wanted her to see them, plus they had some really nice shops on the bottom level. She was looking for some clothes to wear to a concert at Madison Square Garden.
"While in the rotunda area of the Towers, she was begging me to take her to the top. I had told her that we were not going to the top since we had been to the top of the Empire State Building and that was enough.
"She kept insisting, and her godmother offered to take her. I wouldn't let her go, and she wanted to know why.
"I had the most eerie feeling while was in there, and I finally told her that al Qaida had tried to blow up the towers in 1993 and I felt like they would try again and I surely didn't want to be at the top with her when it happened. She asked me if we could leave immediately.
"After the towers came down on 9/11, she kept asking me if the people (in the shops that kept wanting her to talk to hear her Southern accent) that she met there had gotten out safely. I had no idea. We were so happy that we had the opportunity to visit and to cherish our memories."
Debi Valentine
I was living in Atlanta, seven months pregnant with my first child, and working at an Irish bank on the 35th floor of a busy skyscraper. My boss' wife called as soon as the television stations first reported it.
"Huddled around a co-worker's computer, none of us really understood the implications of what was happening until we saw the first tower go. I was so shaken and worried about working in a tall building in a city that housed the CDC (Center for Disease Control) with all of its biological weaponry, that I asked to go home.
"I felt like a sitting duck. My boss let me go, probably only because I was pregnant; everyone else stayed through the day. I remember driving listening to the radio and looking at other drivers' faces; it reminded me of zombies – just numb. I could tell some were crying, as I was.
"I called my husband who was traveling with work and broke the news to him.
"He didn't fully understand, not being around a television. I don't think one can fully understand the symbolic pillars of America and New York City being taken down by an airplane until one actually sees it happening.
"I kept some newspapers of the day, and even 2 months later when my daughter was
born, and it was still very much news, so she could read about it when she grew up."
Amy Zeger Burton
In September 2001, my husband Tom and I were on a Garden Tour led by our good friend and former Starkville resident, Ed Martin, in France. We were to fly home to Atlanta on September 12.
"The morning of the 11th, we had been to Giverny, Monet's garden, where we bought mementoes to bring home. We had returned to our hotel at the Palace of Versailles (a part of the Palace with Napoleon's initial on the arch to the courtyard) to leave those packages. Tom turned on the TV to check the stock market. The first plane had hit and we saw the second plane hit the towers.
"I went racing to the rooms of the rest of the group to tell them to turn on their TV. We listened as CNN told of all borders of USA being closed and knew we would not be flying to Atlanta the next day. Our group huddled in one room watching the news of the horrendous attack.
"Our tour leader, Jeff Sainsbury, was in contact with Air France to see when the first plane would be leaving Paris. We had no idea of how long the borders would be closed. We started talking about getting money from ATM and looking for a less expensive hotel. The tour was planned to end with flourish, so we were in very expensive rooms and knew we couldn't maintain that expense for a week or more.
"We were on the street in front of a small hotel trying to read a French sign with rates when an elegant older woman stopped and asked, 'American?' I could speak no French and she no English, but when I responded 'yes' with a nod of my head, she immediately opened her arms and came to hug me with her eyes rimmed with tears.
"I am sure she remembered what the Americans had done for France in World War II and was still so thankful. I would have to say this was the most memorable experience I had. It still gives me goose bumps to recount that heartfelt incident.
"When the borders opened on Sept. 14, our plane was allowed to fly to Atlanta. Needless to say, Charles de Gaulle airport was very crowded with people trying to get a flight out of Paris.
"We were interviewed by France TV while we waited. They asked how we felt and my response was that I felt like there was a death in the family and I could not get home. It was really strange to realize we could not go home to our USA.
"Finally, our names were called and we were able to fly to Atlanta with no incident. We landed there to see workers on the tarmac waving a huge American flag as we taxied to a stop and everyone on the plane cheered.
"When we went through customs, workers gave us chocolate Hershey kisses; as we rounded the corner to go to baggage claim workers cheered, clapped and stuck small American flags in men's shirt pockets; workers rushed up to us in the halls to ask where we were going and could they carry our luggage.
"There was LOVE in abundance everywhere. It did not matter if you were young, old, black, white, etc. We were all Americans and that meant we were family. Wouldn't it be wonderful if all Americans were treated like that all of the time? 'One nation, under God....'"
Fay H. Fisher
I was having a leisurely breakfast on the morning of 9/11, HelenSue having gone to a computer class, when the phone rang. It was my former secretary.
"'Are you watching TV,' she asked."
"When I replied negatively, she told me about the World Trade Center and the Pentagon being hit, knowing our son, Col. Bill Stoppel, was working at the latter.
"I thanked her and quickly turned on the TV, horrified as I watched what was happening. A long morning followed as I tried to get through to Bill and his wife, Sandi, with no success. A couple of friends came over to sit with me through the long hours, which I greatly appreciated.
"HelenSue got home later in the morning, completely oblivious of what had happened.
"About 11:30, I got a call from my daughter, Ann: 'Get on the e-mail quick. We just heard from Bill.'"
"When I did so, we had a message that he was okay. He had taken our 9-month-old grandson, Will, to the Pentagon Day Care Center for his first day there and had gone to check on him about 9 o'clock. He heard an explosion as he got to the front door and subsequently helped evacuate some 200 children up to the Lee Mansion above Arlington.
"We finally got to talk with him later that evening and learned that just 15 minutes earlier, he had walked where the plane hit. Only a year later die we hear his entire story when he related to the Starkville Daily News on the first anniversary of the attacks.
"It is said that the national unity that brought us all together in the wake of 9/11 has long since vanished."
Bill and HelenSue Parrish
On Sept. 11, 2001, I was at home getting ready to go to the Red Cross office when my husband called and told me to turn on the TV. I could not believe what I was seeing and had no idea how my day would be affected by the events unfolding that morning.
"Little did we know that Red Cross chapters across the country would all be involved with this horrible tragedy. The phone rang constantly — as soon as we hung up from one call another call would come in.
"I especially remember one young, and very frightened mother calling wanting to know how could she protect her children.
"Another lady came in and just stayed with us in the office for several hours. Her daughter lived in New York and at that time she had not been able to contact her and she wanted to be at Red Cross.
"Then many calls came in and people came by hoping to donate blood immediately. Since the local chapter was not a blood unit we were not able to host a blood drive for a couple of weeks. Sadly blood was not needed as much as everyone thought and hoped it would be because so few people survived.
"Sept. 11 is a day that all of us will never forget. Our country was changed forever on the fateful day. I hope and pray that Americans will once again come together like we did after the terrorist attacks.
"We must never take our freedom for granted and we must always pray for the men and women in our armed forces who put themselves in harms way every day to protect our country and her people.
"My prayer is that God will continue to bless America and that more Americans will turn to Him."
Cerese Teel
I was teaching at Armstrong Middle School and I received a call from my daughter, who is a flight attendant for Delta Airlines.
"On that day she was on a flight from Atlanta back to New York, her home base. She said, 'Momma, something bad has happened. Turn on the news! A large passenger plane has crashed into the World Trade Center.'
"Then she said, 'It's not a Delta plane. We're OK. We've been diverted back to Atlanta. We almost were in Washington, D.C., when we got the news. I don't know when I'll talk to you again. I just wanted you to know I'm OK.'"
"I'm so thankful she called me. This was before the news broke on the media. It was over a week before I heard from her again, because cell phones did not work for a while. It was a week before the flight crew was allowed to return to JFK.
"Her comments from the air on her return were, "There is a big smoke cloud hovering over New York." When she reached her residence in Brooklyn, she said there was an acrid smell in the air and she felt like she was in a war zone.
"We later found out that our son and daughter-in-law, who lived in Williamsburg, Va., had allowed their two pet "therapy" dogs to go to the hospital in Richmond, Va., to visit the families of the burned victims from the Pentagon.
"The dogs were a big hit with the families and made several visits to the hospital. Their dog, Katie, received a Presidential Citation for her help with visiting the families."
Nancy B. Underwood
I woke up this morning wondering what it was like on Sept. 11, 2001 for thousands of men and women to kiss their loved ones good-bye that morning and rush off to work at the Twin Towers.
"Like today in Starkville, just a day like any other. Would you think your life was going to end today? But, what if today were the day? That's what 9/11 has done to me.
"First, I have often thought, 'What did the people high up in the first tower know?' When they called a loved one, did they panic, cry, try to assure them everything would be okay? Did they tell them endearing thoughts and remain positive? Did they see on TV or hear on the news that there was no hope to escape?
"Since 9/11 I have embraced ever more, the adage, 'Make the most of today, always kiss the ones you love, if you see a stranger that needs help, help them now.' If you can brighten someone's day with a compliment, say it and mean it.
"I practice what I preach and I have found out that the appreciation I have for my immediate family, my Coldwell Banker family, my Starkville family and my American family has become endless. My son recently came home from (MSU) for Sunday lunch with friends.
"After the visit they ran out to the car calling "shotgun" and took off. I was sitting outside reading. I realized he did not hug me goodbye. As modern days would have it, I sent him a text, "Don't ever leave your mother with saying goodbye and a hug, you never know if we will see each other again." He sent back, "I better see you again!" That's hope.
"Every day I step out of my house I HOPE to see my family again. I pray to see them again and I make the best moments I have with them NOW! That is what 9/11 did to and for me. I hurt for the victims of 9/11, the ones that are gone and the people they left behind. Sometimes I think every American can be thought of as "left behind" from the impact of that tragedy."
Dorothy Watson


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Australian uranium producer Paladin Energy Ltd. (PDN) is tempting acquirers from Canada toChina with a stock price that's less than the value of its net assets as Japan restarts idled nuclear reactors.
Paladin, which lost almost 80 percent of its value after Japan suffered the worst atomic crisis in a quarter century, is now trading at a 22 percent discount to book value, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. While uranium prices have tumbled 26 percent since the meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant in March 2011, the Perth-based company is projected this fiscal year to post its first profit since beginning production of the nuclear fuel, analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg show.
With Japan's decision to turn two reactors back on this month signaling a possible bottom for uranium prices, Paladin, which operates mines in Africa and explores for the fuel in Australia and Canada, may attract interest from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-based Cameco Corp., Resource Capital Research said. Photographer: Ron D'Raine/Bloomberg
With Japan's decision to turn two reactors back on this month signaling a possible bottom for uranium prices, Paladin, which operates mines in Africa and explores for the fuel in Australia and Canada, may attract interest from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-based Cameco Corp. (CCO), Resource Capital Research said. Chinese companies seeking uranium as the country builds 26 new reactors are also potential bidders for the $917 million company, according to Octa Phillip Securities Ltd.
"Paladin is a target," Andrew Shearer, a Melbourne-based analyst for Octa Phillip, said in a telephone interview. "It could be an opportunistic purchase at a time when the uranium market is potentially at its bottom."
Paladin, which rose as much as 11 percent today, ended at A$1.165 a share in Sydney. The company, which is also traded in Toronto and Windhoek, Namibia, was the day's best-performing member of Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index. (AS51)
Strategic Options
Paladin Chief Executive Officer John Borshoff didn't return two messages seeking comment. Borshoff owns about 22 million shares, or 2.6 percent of Paladin, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The company, which told investors last year it may sell stakes in some of its exploration projects, reiterated last week it is considering "joint venture and strategic options offered by participants in the nuclear industry."
"The high level of interest from these parties has confirmed both the global demand for high-quality uranium assets and the desire to partner with Paladin," according to a July 13 stock exchange filing. Paladin said in the statement it is evaluating three potential deals and plans to announce the results of the discussions between August and October.
Founded in 1993, Paladin began acquiring uranium assets five years later during a downturn in the uranium market, its website shows. The company's Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia was officially opened in 2007, while the Kayelekera project in Malawi began production in 2009. Paladin plans to boost output to 8 million to 8.5 million pounds of uranium in the year ending in June 2013, from 6.9 million pounds in the previous year.
'There's Light'
"Now they are actually delivering in terms of production," Troy Irvin, a Perth-based analyst at Argonaut Securities Pty Ltd., said in a telephone interview. "Paladin's long journey highlights how difficult it is to get mines up and running, how difficult it is to get new supply. They've done that, and it appears there's light at the end of the tunnel."
With production rising, Paladin's revenue is expected to reach $488 million in the year that ends June 2013, more than double what was reported in 2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Analysts project the company will report net income of $34 million this year, the first profit since Paladin started producing uranium at the Langer Heinrich mine at the end of 2006, the data show.
'Integral Part'
The nuclear fuel traded at $67.50 a pound before the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan crippled Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501)'s Fukushima nuclear power plant and triggered the worst atomic disaster since Chernobyl in 1986. The accident spurred countries such as Germany and Taiwan to announce their withdrawals from nuclear power, while China put new plant approvals on hold because of safety concerns.
After falling to a post-Fukushima low of $49 last August, uranium traded at $50.15 on July 16, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Uranium, which peaked at $136 in 2007, declined in 2008 and 2009 before surging 40 percent in 2010.
Japan's decision to restart two nuclear power plants, ending a two-month period when all the country's 50 reactors were offline for safety checks, may help improve the outlook for uranium. A Kansai Electric Power Co. (9503) reactor at the Ohi plant started generating electricity earlier this month, and a second Ohi reactor is also set to resume.
"Sentiment has improved," Haris Khaliqi, a Sydney-based analyst at Foster Stockbroking Pty, said by phone. "With Japan taking the first steps to restart their fleet of reactors, that's a positive step and should provide some support for the uranium price. It highlights that uranium will be an integral part of Japan's power mix going forward."
'More Uranium'
A rise in Chinese imports will also help spur a rebound in prices beginning this year, JPMorgan Chase & Co. analysts project. Spot uranium prices may rise from $55 later this year to $85 in 2014, they wrote in a July 10 report.
"China will likely continue to import more uranium than its existing reactors require with the expectation of a significant roll-out of capacity," Mark Busuttil, a Sydney- based analyst at the New York-based bank, wrote.
Still, negative sentiment toward uranium, along with nuclear safety concerns after the crisis in Japan, has weighed on Paladin's shares, JPMorgan said in the report.
A 78 percent drop since Japan's earthquake and tsunami pushed the shares to a seven-year low of A$1.065 as of yesterday's close. At that level, Paladin was trading at 0.78 times the value of its net assets and 43 percent below the A$1.88 price target of 17 analysts compiled by Bloomberg. That compares with an average premium to book value of 31 percent for the26 members of the ISE-CCM Global Uranium (YC) index.
'Stable Floor'
The valuations are helping make Paladin a target for companies betting on an eventual recovery in the uranium market, according to John Wilson, Sydney-based managing director at Resource Capital.
"The uranium price does seem to have found a fairly stable floor above $50 a pound," he said. "They've got an attractive growth profile and exploration pipeline."
Paladin may fetch more than A$1.5 billion ($1.6 billion), a 69 percent premium to yesterday's value, if a buyer offered the same price per pound of uranium paid in takeovers of Hathor Exploration Ltd., Extract Resources Ltd. and Mantra Resources Ltd., Octa Phillip's Shearer said. London-based Rio Tinto Group bought Hathor last year for C$654 million ($646 million).
"We've seen that the prices paid by strategic investors for long-term uranium supply are certainly a lot more than equity market values for uranium stocks," Shearer said.
China Demand
China has 14 reactors operating and 26 under construction, accounting for more than 40 percent of the plants being built globally, according to the World Nuclear Association. China, the world's biggest energy user, approved a five-year nuclear safety plan at the end of May that may lead the nation to end a temporary halt on new plant approvals. China hasn't said when it will start approving more reactors.
"The country has to rely on nuclear power to replace some fossil fuels in the next 20 to 30 years," said Patrick Dai, an analyst at Macquarie Group Ltd. in Hong Kong. "It's not a question about whether China will restart nuclear programs. It is a question of how quickly China will resume the expansion."
Two of the three state backed companies charged with building China's nuclear power plants — China National Nuclear Corp., and China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group Co. — have already begun to acquire overseas suppliers of uranium.
China National Nuclear, which said in March that it was in talks with France's Areva SA (AREVA) to buy a stake in uranium mines, is the parent of Hong Kong-listed CNNC International Ltd. (2302), which owns a mine in Niger and bought Canada's Western Prospector Group Ltd., which explores for uranium in Mongolia, in 2009.
"Chinese nuclear power players will definitely be interested in Paladin, especially while the asset remains cheap, as they need to stock up uranium for long-term capacity expansions," Dai said. "China's current uranium reserves may only be enough for 10 to 15 years consumption, so they would rather acquire uranium assets now rather than later."
Spokesmen for CNNC in Beijing and China Guangdong in Shenzhen could not be reached to comment.
Cameco, the world's largest uranium producer, may also have an interest in Paladin, especially its Michelin project in eastern Canada, Resource Capital's Wilson said. Paladin added Michelin when it completed the purchase of uranium assets from Fronteer Gold Inc. for C$260.9 million in early 2011.
Cameco agreed in May to buy trader Nukem Energy GmbH for 105 million euros ($129 million) after acquiring Areva's 30 percent stake in a uranium project in Saskatchewan for C$150 million. Cameco terminated an offer to buy Hathor after being outbid by Rio.
'Acquisition Path'
A Cameco filing in May to raise as much as C$1 billion by selling stock, bonds or other securities, stoked speculation it is considering further acquisitions, according to Foster Stockbroking's Khaliqi. Cameco said in the filing that it has no immediate plans to raise the funds.
"Cameco has made it clear they're on an acquisition path," Khaliqi said. "Paladin would give them scale and quite a diverse exploration portfolio."
"As one of the world's leading uranium producers, we are often associated with speculation about various business deals," Rob Gereghty, a spokesman for Cameco, said in an e- mailed statement in response to being asked whether the company is considering a takeover of Paladin. "Any material agreement we complete would be broadly communicated to investors and other stakeholders by a news release."
Paladin, trading at the lowest level since 2005, and facing the repayment of $134 million in convertible bonds next March, may be vulnerable to a takeover, said Edward Sterck, an analyst at BMO Capital Markets in London. Sterck expects uranium prices to rise as much as 30 percent to $65 next year.
"Until relatively recently I never really considered Paladin to be much of a takeover candidate," he said in a telephone interview. "Potentially now does represent a good time to look at acquisitions, especially given shares generally are a fair amount lower than they have been in the past."
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LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran British chat show host Michael Parkinson revealed on Sunday that he had prostate cancer, but said he was living a normal life and hoped to make a full recovery.
Parkinson, 78, who interviewed Muhammad Ali, Marlon Brando, Fred Astaire and Orson Welles in a career spanning 50 years, said he was diagnosed with the disease in May, was undergoing radiotherapy and suffering no side effects or pain.
"I'm 78 and I have had a good life," said Parkinson, who announced his retirement from television in 2007. "I shall be around for a while yet, to the delight of my friends and the dismay of my enemies."
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Tomorrow I still have to do some shopping and have to start cleaning and decorating the house...oh dear, it seems that I'm rushing for everything!
I'm trying my best to bake some cookies for this New Year, if you have read my last post, altogether I've done 4 types of cookies. But my husband still prefer those I baked last year..:( And that means I have lots more to bake!!!
Well, he's not the person who likes to try new things, especially my bakes..;p Nevermind then..haha!
Okay, here's the last 2 cookies that I'm going to post............
Hawana Sparkle!!...Its a very yummilicious cookies that most of my family love..(not my hubby of course)..lol. I got this recipe since I was in my secondary school but can't remember where I got it from.
Coated with rich melted chocolate with the crisp of the nuts in it....heaven!!
Last but not least, a traditional cookies requested by my mother.


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We hope everyone's settling into the fall season with relative ease after a warm and wonderful summer.
From Halifax to Vancouver, our calendar is filling up with Gold Party dates and we're looking forward to seeing you at a Gold Party Canada Gold Party very soon.
One of our outstanding Gold Party Canada Agents just received a lovely note from a VERY satisfied Hostess – and we wanted to share it with you here.
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I really wish I had my camera out to take pictures of my friends as they came out of the "gold room". Their faces were lit up like kids on Christmas morning… Now that I think about it, I should have taken a before and after shot like those beauty makeovers. You could see that some were a bit nervous and were really wondering what the value of their gold was before they entered the room. But, wow, they were more than happy and thrilled when they exited the room.
One of my guests even said to me, "I can't read your face. Are you happy or shocked?" Honestly, it was both and more. Even my son and husband were thrilled. The joy spread through the family.
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The National Rosacea Society announced it has awarded funding for three new studies, in addition to continuing support for two ongoing studies, as part of its research grants program.
The National Rosacea Society announced it has awarded funding for three new studies, in addition to continuing support for two ongoing studies, as part of its research grants program.
Perioral dermatitis is a red, bumpy rash that may form on the skin around the mouth and the lower portion of the face.
While travel and vacation can mean taking a break, don't let your skincare and rosacea-friendly lifestyle choices falter when you're away from your daily routine.
This issue includes a report on comorbidity studies that potentially link rosacea to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, as well as many other stories.
Living in a state of stress can impact both mental and physical health. For those with rosacea, stress can also be a trigger for their skin condition.
Those who suffer from rosacea may often hear the same comments. Here are some suggestions for turning these occasions into opportunities to spread awareness and understanding.
A new NRS survey of 1,534 rosacea patients finds that more than one therapy is often used over the course of managing the condition.
Researchers found that rosacea patients were significantly more likely to have insulin resistance, which may be a precursor to diabetes.
Could a rosacea flare-up impair your performance in a job interview? Read these preparation ideas to help put your best face forward with a potential employer.
Although modern standard terminology has been thoroughly adopted by doctors, older terms for rosacea may still pop up occasionally.
A Danish research team has now identified a potential relationship between rosacea and several autoimmune disorders known to be genetically linked.
A new study has found that omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish, may help fight the dry eye symptoms of ocular rosacea.
For many rosacea sufferers, the word "beach" may bring to mind "flare-up" more than fun and relaxation.
Rosacea is sometimes confused with other conditions because its signs and symptoms can appear so similar, and a diagnosis by a dermatologist is essential.
Rosacea patients may face a slightly increased risk for dementia and Alzheimer's disease later in life, according to a recent study in Denmark.
Unlike other rosacea triggers that might be easier to forgo, like hot baths or spicy food, exercise and other physical activity are more essential to leading a healthy lifestyle. Read on to find five fun low heart-rate exercise options to consider.
Two recent small studies on ocular rosacea yielded new findings that help in understanding its manifestations as well as the disease process.
Read about a new study that finds genetics and the environment may equally contribute to rosacea, a theory suggesting rosacea may be the result of a protective adaptation, the possibility that computers may someday be used to assess rosacea redness, and more.
Summer is here, and the sun is shining. Here are some tips on minimizing rosacea flare-ups from sun exposure.
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