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For the last 17 hours, we pranked over 1,000 visitors to BobaFett.com with this farewell page:
We also solicited feedback on the site, Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. Here is a select group of responses:
- "We are all saddened by the loss of the BFFC. It had a great run. Everyday in the Summer, I would wake up and go on the BFFC. Thank you for giving us such a great site." -- Glopino
- "I finally found a Boba Fett website and it is no more! Bad timing a guess, why was the site shut down though? If you don't mind me asking." -- Stephen
- "I'm going to first off say I am a bit suspicious. Is this legit and Lucasfilm finally responded to you or this just an April Fools' Day gag? ... What is the meaning of this? Eh? Canadian onto something? :P" -- Sev
- "That's surprisingly and strangely depressing..." -- Steve (via Twitter)
- "You actually freaked me out for a sec until I went over at the Mando Mercs site, or should I say the Delta Quadrant Star Trek Costume Club. Then I realized what day it is. Good one, dude. Catch you later." -- Sadriel
- "This has to be an April Fool's joke..." -- Rudy (via Facebook)
- "Jeez, i almost bought that." -- Erik (via Facebook)
- "Haha awesome!! Was that your site? I'm sorry to hear..." -- John (via Facebook)
- "April fools?" -- Thomas (via Facebook)
- "Nooo!!! :( So many good memories..." -- Phillip (via Facebook)


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Sure, a lot of people joke about the iPhone 4S virtual assistant — maybe she's a little too bossy, or frustrating, even a little too helpful. She's been the center of many an Internet meme poking fun at her presence in our lives. But now, thanks to a group of various artists Siri has a face and we might look at her in a whole new light.
Actually, Siri has a few different faces as each artist submitted their own personal vision for the virtual personal attendant as part of a competition run by Shapeways, a 3D printing service startup. The contest asked artists to submit ideas for Siri — whether it was a sketch, video or model, and the entries showed a full spectrum of the imagination.
Shapeways just announced the winners on its blog, one in the 3D design category and one in an Inspiring Design category. Check out the winners and some of the honorable mentions — there's everything from what looks like a scary cousin to HAL to some super hot futuristic vixens.
U.S. & World
Now that we can all put a face to the name Siri she may be even harder to forget!
Shapeways, via Huffington Post

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Meatballs especially ones dunked on top of pasta is a favourite in our family. So as expected I have already done quite a number of meatball recipes in this blog. There's our usual spaghetti meatballs, the soupy almondigas, the Spanish albondigas for tapas, even a sweet and sour meatballs. I've been wondering what to cook until I spied this Classic Beef Meatballs recipe from ABC News. Although our usual family meatballs is almost the same as other Italian-style meatballs around, this one had a significant variant in the form of ricotta cheese. That had got me all intrigued enough to try it. And I wasn't disappointed, the cheese made it very moist and soft. The golf ball-sized meatballs weren't to my liking, however. I like them smaller, easier to handle and bite - probably the size of a conker is best for me. So here is my adaptation of that classic beef meatballs.
Classic Beef Meatballs
1 kg minced beef (80% lean beef)
1 cup (250 g) ricotta cheese
1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs
2 eggs - slightly beaten
2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp crushed pepper flakes (optional)
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley or 1 Tbsp dried
1 tsp minced garlic
olive oil
*For the tomato sauce:
3 Tbsp olive oil
2 tsp minced garlic
1 medium onion - chopped
1/2 tsp dried oregano
4 x 400 g can of chopped tomatoes
2 tsp sea salt
freshly ground pepper (to taste)
1 bay leaf
2 Tbsp double concentrate tomato puree (tomato paste)
*Do the tomato sauce first:
- Saute the onion and garlic in olive in a heavy-bottomed saucepan on medium heat until the onion is translucent.
- Add the oregano, ground pepper and sea salt. Cook for about 1-2 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, tomato puree, and bay leaf.
- Bring to boil then lower heat to simmer for 1 hour (if making as sandwich filler) or just 10 minutes (if making for pasta) making sure to stir from time to time to avoid burning. Taste and add more salt if necessary or a little sugar if too sour.
*For the meatballs:
- Grease a 13 x 9-inch metal baking pan generously with the olive oil. Preheat oven to 230°C/fan 210°C/450°F.
- Mix all the other ingredients for the meatballs in a bowl. Combine well.
- Shape into balls about the size of a conker (around 1 inch in diameter) making sure to pack the meat firmly. Arrange closely in the greased pan (they should be touching each other).
- Bake in the oven for 15 minutes. A meat thermometer inserted in the middle should read 74°C/165°F.
- Now, if you want this for sandwiches, spoon the tomato sauce on top of the meatballs and return to the oven for another 15 minutes.
- If, however, you want this for pasta, pour all the roasted meatballs in the tomato sauce pot and continue simmering for 1 hour.


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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Geocaching for Teens & Libraries!
Friday, November 28, 2008
Poetry Friday: Buddhist Blessing
Traditional Buddhist Blessing and Healing Chant
Just as the soft rains fill the streams, pour into the rivers and join together in the oceans,
so may the power of every moment of your goodness flow forth to awaken and heal all beings--
those here now, those gone before, those yet to come.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Goodbye, China!
- Our attitude! I am so proud of my kids and myself for having such a positive attitude about moving to another country. Another country whose language we don't speak or understand. There were some rough patches--like people making fun of us or staring at the kids for being mixed race. Strange, unfamiliar things often appeared on our plates or unwanted at our table. But we made our way through it all...and mostly with big smiles.
- Our created communities! The kids made so many good friends in China...as did I. The people here--both locals and expats--have been nothing but wonderful and welcoming and so incredibly interesting. I am personally thankful for all the good people who have taken care of us--from Stacey and Richard (Seattle buds) to Emily Minor (wonderful blogger) to Yucca to my college BFF Shelli to my neighbors Barbara and Pam to Zhang Shifu and Sue Ayi. To new friends like Meg and John who remembered a story I was telling them weeks ago about a real Chinese cutting board...and then sourced one for me!!!! I am especially grateful to awesome kids with enormous heroic hearts who befriended my kiddos: Sophie, Martha, Olivia, Colleen, Matthew, Orion, and Mason.
- Our sense of adventure! We might not have known more than a handful of words to start, but the kids and I ventured all around Shanghai together--from ancient water towns to city parks to neighborhoods. We ordered local food at dives. We negotiated like pros at underground markets. We rode the subway. Heck, we rode camels on the sand dunes in the outermost reaches of China!
Thanksgiving RAFTS in Shanghai
And people say that the Chinese eat weird stuff? Please. This marshmallow topped sweet potato casserole of American mystery somehow qualified as a VEGETABLE dish at our school potluck.
Today I am thankful for my sense of ADVENTURE. And for my peeps who share the same interest in life.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
North of Beautiful: First Reviews
And then as yet another present, Alvina sent me the first teen reviews for my book. Reading each review really felt like opening gift after gift. Here's one of my favorites:
-Cassie, 17
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Shanghai: Photo Essay on Mops
Mops? I thought. You've got to be kidding.
But as I looked more closely at the fabric-strung mops, I realized there really was something to her idea. Suddenly, I saw the grand ubiquity of mops everywhere in Shanghai: propped against windows, doors, trees. On sidewalks. Inside homes. Alongside shopfronts. And I noticed the grace of their bedraggled Medusan hair. And I saw a story unfold...Wallflowers pretending to take a much-needed respite...
And looking pensively out the window for her prince to come...
Monday, November 24, 2008
Shanghai: More Chinglish Signs
One of the most amusing parts of living in China has got to be finding Chinglish signs. Here's one we spotted at the Shanghai Wild Animal Park. Note: the Fried chicken flesh lump was remarkably tasty.
Today I am thankful for all things funny that make me giggle.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Shanghai: Wild Animal Park
Where else can you see a baby elephant sneaking in snacks while the zoo keeper is gazing off in the distance?
Where else can you see bears and monkeys riding bikes? (I have to say, the bear on a bike was disturbing and wrong in a way that a sea lion performing stunts does not bother me.)
But the best moment of all was convincing my spouse's driver to play hooky with me and the kiddos. We cajoled Zhang Shiful into the park with us. His joy at watching the animals was a highlight only seconded at his joy at spoiling my kids with lunch at the park.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Shanghai: Face off!
Shanghai: Bejeweled @ David Seno
Aladdin couldn't have seen more gems than I did at that showroom, tucked in the industrial Free Trade part of Pudong.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Poetry Friday: The Great Wall
Shanghai: M1nt
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Shanghai: Chinese Hair Wash
A Chinese hair wash?
She nodded. Brought me to the her favorite hair washing salon in the French Concession where we were immediately shown to swivel chairs. I knew I was going to like this new experience when the hair wash started with a 20 minute shoulder and neck rub. Nice!
Afterward, my masseuse-slash-hairdresser approached with a bottle of liquid something-or-other that she squirted directly onto my dry hair...which somewhat alarmingly began to suds up in a way I've never experienced in the shower.
After much scalp massaging and scratching, a pompadeur of clouds appeared on top of my head. (Note to any reader who happens to be doing a book report on one of my novels: you do NOT have permission to include the pictures from this particular blog in said report. Do you hear me?)
After our hair was hosed down, scalps massaged again, we ended back in our swivel chairs for a blowdry.
And finally, shiny hair and all, we were ready to hit the town at M1nt, a private club that just opened officially 3 days ago.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Girlfriend Therapy
Today I am thankful for the sheer joy of SERENDIPITY. It completely floors me that out of all the millions and million and millions of people in Shanghai, I actually bumped into ONE person I know. I love that. It makes me feel as though I have established a community of my own in this big huge city, so far from home.
Tacos in Shanghai
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Shanghai: Metersbonwe Costume Museum
Since I haven't been able to write for the last several weeks, one of my writer-buddies, Dia Calhoun, suggested that I do whatever last research I can do for my next novel while I was still in Shanghai. Brilliant!
So I hauled myself over to People's Square in Shanghai where I had heard there was a marvelous Costume Museum on the 5th floor of Metersbonwe. Think of the clothing store as the Gap of China, the leading casual wear company with something like 5,000 stores.
The museum is FREE and open to the public. The collection of clothes was absolutely breathtaking. Had I more time in Shanghai, I would call the curator and ask for a private tour. Apparently, the museum has amassed some 10,000 items. Only a small portion is on display. How cool would it be to see more of the collection--and get the inside scoop on each of the displayed items: where they were acquired, what each symbol meant...
Geocaching: Skunked in Shanghai
Beauty Everywhere
On the hunt for my daughter's PANDA PAJAMA PARTY, I decided: decorate with bamboo! This led me back to my local flower market--that huge warehouse with vendor after vendor of all matters flora and fauna.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Let Sleeping Turtles Lie
Today I am thankful for all things Cute that make me smile.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Poetry Friday: Winter
Ziye (c. 265-420)
When ice on the pond is three feet thick
and white snow stretches a thousand miles,
my heart will still be like the pine and cypress,
but your heart--what will it be?
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Words to Live By
Use what your intelligence says is right and discount the rest. Rely on only what you know is absolute fact. Listen to what you know is true in the deepest part of your heart. Be careful of what lies on the surface of your heart as it may be misleading. The fewer people you talk with the better. Express your feelings with only one or two people who you know extremely well and you have had long, trusting relationships with. Use them as sounding boards only. Do not talk to others who you do not have this type of relationship with as they don't know you well. Do not make any rash decisions that might be difficult or impossible to undo. Remember time is on your side. Evaluate your investments carefully before you decide what you are to do with them. Before you say or do anything imagine what consequence that word or action might have on any and all possible decisions you might make in the furture. Do not become a recluse but free yourself of anything that you do not have to do. Take short vacations from you worries so you can periodically un-clutter your mind and think more clearly. Take the very best care of yourself physically. Take time to pray and meditate.
Today I am thankful for Wise Women who guide gently yet firmly.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Shanghai Regrets
I've been asking my kiddos what last adventures they want to take with me in Shanghai before we leave for home: visiting the Science & Technology Museum? Touring the historic Jewish neighborhood? Shopping in the Underground markets? Geocaching?
As for me, my biggest regret isn't what I didn't see or do in Shanghai. It's not having the time to turn acquaintances into True Friends. Like with Margaret, my dear buddy Shelli's friend.
From Malaysia, Margaret's half-Pakistani, half Malay with the most extraordinary childhood story. She is a walking novel. Just look at her! She's one of the most beautiful and sexy women I've ever met.
Today I'm thankful to have met marvelous people throughout my travels in Shanghai. However abbreviated this time in China was, I have been blessed with interesting mentors and fierce protectors along the way.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Inspiration Monday
"Let yourself begin anew. Pack your bags. Choose carefully what you bring, because packing is an important ritual. Take along some humility and lessons from the past. Toss in some curiousity and excitement about what you haven't learned. Say your good byes to those you're leaving behind. Don't worry who you will meet or where you will go. The way has been prepared. The people you are to meet will be expecting you. A new journey has begun. Let it be magical. Let it unfold."
--Journey to the Heart Daily Meditations
So today I will journal about what I will bring on this next journey: humility will need its own enormous duffle bag. And the lessons? Whoo boy, I will need an entire cargo container for all the lessons I've learned in the last two weeks. All the things I wish I could redo, rephrase, rethink.
Today I am thankful for the Right Words that people are feeding me. Thank you so much for your loving support.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Shanghai Foot Massage: Happy Feet
(Note to my germ-phobic sister who just finished a microbes class in nursing school: the bucket was lined with plastic. I am assuming--HOPING--that the plastic liner is changed with every client. So far, no weird fungal action on my footsie tootsies, thank you.)
I mistakenly thought foot massage = foot massage. But no! My back was tended to first. Thank goodness. My shoulder muscles were so tight that the woman leaned her scant weight into me.
For tiny little women, these masseuses had surprisingly STRONG hands as they pressed and pummelled and slapped (yes! slapped!) my calves, heels, and toes.
Bottom line: painful, but oddly therapeutic and weirdly pleasant. Better than a full-body massage in the states, for sure. And for less than $10 an hour, I can see why people get addicted to these.
Two thumbs up. (Or should I say, two big toes up?)
Today I am thankful for the kindness of girlfriends and strangers who have been taking such exquisite care of me.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Shanghai Chic
Hip down to the dog's four-sneakered paws.
Fashionable or questionable?
Today I am thankful for all things ludicrous that make me laugh.
Poetry Friday: Sutta Nipata
Sutta Nipata
Let your love flow outward through the universe,
to its height, its depth, its broad extrent,
a limitless love, without hatred or enmity.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Panda Pajama Party
Today I am thankful for girlfriends who know how to divert me and force me out of my big, must-be-packed-soon house...even if it is with shopping.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Homeward Bound
So in the midst of sorrow, I am trying to find some things (anything!) to be thankful for. Here's what I came up with:
- My family. From my parents who said, "Come Home." To my in-laws who echoed, "You are always welcome here." To my sister who stands tall next to me no matter what. And especially my kiddos who are Pure Love and Light itself. For all of them, I am thankful.
- My friends. No one has better, more loyal, more loving friends than I do. No one. I am truly the most blessed person. Who else has friends who meet them at the airport...with presents for the kiddos? Who has friends who don't take no for an answer and show up on my doorstep anyway? Who has friends who are housesitting, yet say, "You need to move back? No problem!" For all of my buddies, I am thankful.
- My readers. On the darkest of all days, a teen reader emailed me, telling me that my forthcoming book changed her perception about herself. And then she quoted me back to myself. As odd as that experience was, those words were actually the right message at the right time: "To dream, you must starve doubt. Feed hope." For all the authors who write so that we can find solace in story--and the readers of this work, I am thankful!
- And today...after returning to Shanghai and having to visit the Police Station to register myself yet again, I am counting myself as very THANKFUL not to have to stand in that endless line, serviced by one lone man, ever ever again. As an addendum, I am also thankful not to have to return to the Public Security Bureau in Shanghai. Honestly.
4. By the time I return to the states, there will be a NEW president. And for THAT, I am exceedingly thankful.
So my project in the next three weeks is to continue adding to my Thankful List. I will be feasting on hope. Will you?


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The American Battle Monuments Commission, established by Congress in 1923, is an agency of the executive branch of the federal government.
ABMC—guardian of America's overseas commemorative cemeteries and memorials—honors the service, achievements and sacrifice of U.S. Armed Forces.
ABMC's commemorative mission includes:
- Designing, constructing, operating and maintaining permanent American cemeteries in foreign countries.
- Establishing and maintaining U.S. military memorials, monuments and markers where American armed forces have served overseas since April 6, 1917, and within the United States when directed by public law.
- Controlling the design and construction of permanent U.S. military monuments and markers by other U.S. citizens and organizations, both public and private, and encouraging their maintenance.


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Mollem, van, family
Van Mollem (Mullem), a former Dutch Mennonite family, of Flemish origin, stemming from Mollem near Ghent, Belgium, or Molhem near Brussels, during 17th-18th centuries members of the Flemish congregation at Amsterdam, where some of them were deacons. As early as 1573 a Dierck Mullem (or van Mollem) is found at Rotterdam, where he was a book printer (Rotterdamsch Jaarboekje, 1931). In 1582 he published the hymnal by Hans de Ries. He was probably an emigrant from Flanders and a Mennonite. Mathijs van Mollem (died 24 October 1689) was a preacher of the Flemish congregation at Rotterdam ca. 1655-1686. To this family also belonged Jacob van Mollem (born 1623), a merchant of Amsterdam, who in 1681 founded a silk factory at Utrecht, which was managed by him and later his son David van Mollem (1670-1746). Their luxurious country seat "Zijdebalen" near Utrecht, built in 1693 and in 1719 enlarged with splendid parks adorned with a large number of beautiful statues, had a wide reputation (see N.N.B.Wb. III, 876, and S. Muller Fzn, "Zijdebalen" in Bouwkunst 1912, repr.). Both Jacob van Mollem, married to Maria Sijdervelt, and David, married to Jacoba van Oosterwijck, were faithful Mennonites.
It could not be ascertained whether Corijn (Krijn) van Mollem (who is confused with Krijn or Quirin Vermeulen in ML III, 119), a Mennonite of Flemish descent living in Danzig, West Prussia, who in August 1612 perished during his attempt to make gold was related to the above van Mollems.
Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam, 2 vols. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: v. II, Nos. 2925, 2927, 2935
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Sure, Kodak is quickly becoming a penny stock. But that doesn't mean it can't still produce a solid and rugged outdoor camcorder like the Playfull Waterproof.
The Playfull Waterproof is a beefed-up addition to the Playfull line. It's waterproof down to ten feet (three meters) for up to two hours, as well as shock-proof, surviving falls from as high as of 5 feet, and dust/grit-proof to boot. It even uses a white balance that automatically adjusts to the on-screen subject for dusty conditions and employs a basic image stabilizer.
Granted, stepping down to 720 resolution from the original Playfull's 1080 may seem like a hard pill to swallow, the waterproof version does offer a significantly broader venue of possible filming locations. The Playfull Waterproof will be available later this fall and will retail for either $100 for just the camera or $120 for the camera/4GB memory card combo. [Kodak via Electronista]
You can keep up with Andrew Tarantola, the author of this post, on Twitter, Facebook, or Google+.


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Georgia Institute of Technology has announced plans for the creation of the Georgia Tech Center for Manycore Computing, a research center for innovations in computer architecture. A collaborative effort between the Georgia Tech Colleges of Computing and Engineering, the Center for Manycore Computing (CMC) will address deep, foundational challenges in programming, design and systems development to overcome power and architecture barriers to the progression of computer performance.
"Our mission at the Center for Manycore Computing is to establish a research agenda that looks well-beyond the short-term and develops innovative and applicable solutions to future limitations on computing progress," said Tom Conte, professor and director of the planned Georgia Tech Center for Manycore Computing. "By projecting out decades, we can better ensure sustained growth in the power, speed and capabilities of technologies that drive worldwide social and economic growth."
Manycore computing will enable computing functions that are impossible today. For example, in the emerging field of mobile robotics, manycore computing would allow exponentially enhanced functionality of the robot, leading to its ability to better assess, react to and manipulate its surroundings. Other prime areas for manycore application include embedded computing, data search and analysis, and gaming/multimedia, among others.
As part of its mission, the CMC will also look at new ways to incorporate parallel programming and advanced architectures into its core undergraduate computing classes. By teaching today's students to "think in parallel" at an earlier age, tomorrow's leaders will be better able to develop the advancements needed to maintain the exponential growth rate for computing performance for decades to come.


text: Satin finish provides corrosion resistance and a slip resistant grip. Curved half-moon shape helps improve access to hidden, difficult to reach locations. 12 point box end allows for fine indexing, helping to improve speed and access. Fits 4, 6 and 12 point fasteners. Box ends incorporate the TorquePlus™ system. Proto® TorquePlus™ wrenches are ideal for use on stubborn or damaged fasteners, and also on fasteners made from soft materials. The TorquePlus™ design is a high performance drive configuration which allows for quick and easy wrench engagement to the fastener flats, not the corners. The TorquePlus™ configuration employs a radius-corner design, shifting contact area and stress away from the fastener corners and distributing contact stresses over a large area of the box end, minimizing slippage. The TorquePlus™ internal design minimizes fastener rounding, helps to extend fastener life, and allows the user to more easily turn worn, rounded, or rusted fasteners.


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Published on Mar 25, 2013
Father Mann organized the Tablet Forum's May 10, 2013, NYC premiere of Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home, an award-winning documentary about farmers and their change of heart about animals. Father Mann is a gifted writer and speaker known for his infectious enthusiasm and warm sense of humor. The Tablet Forum events offer attendees the chance to view films, hear speakers, and participate in discussion of a wide range of topics which foster community and celebrate the potential we each have to make a difference for those most in need. The May 10 film premiere is a free event that is open to the public. Learn more at http://www.tribeofheart.org/tabletforum
Father Mann's own journey has been inspired by visionaries such as Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton, who have shown compassion and moral leadership in the face of injustice. He recently had a deep personal awakening to the plight of animals, and has since incorporated the values of veganism and animal rights into his spiritual life and vision of a more just and peaceful world.
The New York City premiere of Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home is the first Tablet Forum to explore the ethical dimensions of our society's relationship to animals.
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Stocks higher on hopes for a deal to avoid 'cliff'
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks gained on signs that lawmakers are edging towards a deal that would help the U.S. avoid the "fiscal cliff."
Indexes shrugged off an early loss and were higher in early afternoon trading. As of 3:30 p.m. the Dow Jones industrial average was up 95 points at 12,973. It had been down as much as 112 points shortly after the opening bell.
The Standard and Poor's 500 was up nine points at 1,408. The Nasdaq composite was up 20 points at 2,988.
Huge tax increases and spending cuts will come into effect Jan. 1 if no deal on the U.S. budget is reached. Economists say the measures could push the U.S. back into recession. President Barack Obama said he believed that both parties can reach a "framework" on a debt-cutting deal before Christmas, while House Speaker John Boehner told reporters that he was optimistic a deal could be reached, according news outlets including CNBC.
Craig Johnson, a Minneapolis, Minn.-based technical market strategist at Piper Jaffray, said lawmakers realize that there is too much at stake to allow the deadline to pass without reaching a deal.
"I don't think that anybody in Washington is going to do something so draconian, or so negative, that we're going to trigger a recession," Johnson said. "There will be some compromise."
Concern that the U.S. will go over the fiscal "cliff" has weighed on stocks since the Nov. 6 elections with President Barack Obama staying in the White House and Republicans retaining control of the House.
Uncertainty about possible higher taxes for capital gains are prompting investors to consider selling stocks, said Johnson.
Many companies are making special end-of-year dividend payments or moving up their quarterly payouts because investors will have to pay higher taxes on dividend income starting in 2013, unless lawmakers reach a compromise on taxes and government spending.
Costco, the wholesale club operator, surged $5.80 to $102.3 after the company said that it would pay a special dividend of $7 a share next month, in addition to the regular quarterly dividend it pays shareholders.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. rose Tuesday after the casino operator said it would distribute about $2.26 billion to shareholders before the end of the year.
With the market's attention focused on the outcome of "cliff" negotiations, some investors are cau- tioning third-quarter earnings do not bode well for the stock market.
"Think of corporate earnings as the canary in the coal mine," said Douglas Cote, chief market strategist at ING U.S. Investment Management. "Corporations are the first ones to signal that there is something going on with economic growth around the world."
Company earnings are down 0.9 percent in the third quarter, data provider FactSet said in a report Nov. 23. If the earnings finish the period lower, it would mark the first decline in three years.In economic news Wednesday, U.S. sales of new homes dipped 0.3 percent in October, though they're up 20.4 percent for the year, according to a government report. Stable home prices suggest the housing market is steadily recovering.
A pickup in consumer spending and steady home sales helped lift economic growth in October and early November in most parts of the United States, according to a Federal Reserve survey released Wednesday. The one exception was the Northeast, which was slowed by Superstorm Sandy.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.62 percent from 1.64 percent.
Among stocks making big moves:
• Green Mountain Coffee Roasters surged $7.17 to $36.13 after the beleaguered coffee company reported fourth-quarter results and guidance that far exceeded the market's expectations.
• Fresh Market Inc. plunged $7.61 to $52.62, after the company's fiscal third-quarter profit fell short of analysts' expectations.


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Boarding school
A Boarding school is a kind of school where children are sent away to live without their family because their parents love them too much to keep them at home. The more the mother loves her kid the more years she sends her beloved boy (child or children) to boarding school. You have to be very lucky to be in a boarding school, that's what a child is supposed to believe. A child in a boarding school lives without his mother, father, siblings, relatives and friends. He lives without his family or home. That is pretty much the definition of an orphan. Therefore a boarding school kid is a privileged child. In fact the more years he spends in a boarding school the more fortunate he is. This is because a child lives in a boarding school without everyday warmth or affection from his basic family for years together.
Maternal Deprivation[edit]
According to psychologists, institutionalization is detrimental for a child. But boarding schools are a black hole. All human laws breakdown in it. Therefore it is the best place for a child to grow because the child would be completely institutionalized. It is said in the anals of 'The Society of Good Mothers' that boarding school (self-righteous) administrators and good mothers hate scientists, like psychologists. They particularly hate psychologists with Ashkenazi Jewish surnames and their European-Jewish obsession with mother and motherhood.
However as everything else there is always exception. So the best friend of the 'society of good mothers' was a scientist called Dr. Skinner. Boarding school administrators and 'Society of Good Mothers' love Dr. Skinner because Skinner thought that boarding schools would be better termed as operant boxes or operant schools where instead of rats one just places ones own child for eons of years. This according to Dr. Skinner would create a society that would be without any freedom or dignity. [1]
Sissy Scientists[edit]
Good parents particularly can't stand Bowlby, a sissy boy whose good mother send him to boarding school when he was 7 years old, and yet he disgustingly went on to become a child psychologist. Even worse, he spent his entire life studying attachment and effects of maternal deprivation. Instead, the research that interests Good parents are those sponsored by boarding schools in order to reveal to the world the 'truth regarding boarding schools'.
Good mothers particularly can't stand Bowlby and his depressive theory on maternal deprivation. This is because good mothers want to send more children for more long years to boarding primary schools and even better nursery boarding schools, as this is the finest way to show care for children. [2]
Women and boarding school fascination[edit]
Your chance of getting an eve for a date increases exponentially to the years you have been thrown away to boarding schools. Boarding schools are a measure of macho-manliness. Privileged children shipped to boarding schools and who still hate it are indeed sissys that have no taste for women. For a sissy to get a date off the whim, all he needs to do is lie about how he enjoyed boarding school, and how it was the best thing that ever happened to him in his life. The theory goes that boarding schools makes boys into Greek gods called Spartans. Who were supposed to be painless creatures whose heart were removed as kids so that they would feel no pain or hurt. Thus making these children the wonder toy of women. However women themselves do not want to be thrown into boarding schools. After all boarding schools are meant only for Boys. Women however fail to understand that the so called Greek Gods they date are sissys lying from their teeth. When the world finally becomes totally dictated by Amazon, the laws shall make it mandatory to throw all new born males to boarding schools. In the commonwealth countries a mother is given an award for each year that she sends her child to boarding school. Any mother who sends her child for ten or more years in boarding school is then entitled for a badge of honor for making heartless creatures. She becomes the toast of the town and parties cannot be hosted without her presence describing her attainment. In fact according to the laws of the countries of commonwealth a child who never goes to boarding school and grows up at home is an unlucky child.
Just another brick in the wall[edit]
The official anthem of the sissy boys who hate boarding schools was written by a band of sissy boys. Being sissy boys they called themselves as "Pink" and then added Floyd to the name in order to make it poetic. 'Society of Good Mothers' has gone on to make a case against the sissy anthem to the Supreme Court of the United States and of every country. Pink Floyd go about shouting their anti-boarding school anthem, "We ain't need any education", while children are processed in boarding school machines into some jelly like substance. 'Society of Good mothers' do not want these processing to stop and hence have been fighting to ban 'The anti-boarding school anthem' since the late 1970s. After all, the aim of boarding schools is to create individuals who would be just another brick in the wall. It is for this reason that governments and good parents want tribal children to be dragged like cattle to boarding schools to create more bricks to create strong walls that would create good and controlled societies.


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The 27th Maratona dles Dolomites was just a little bit different.
For the first time in 30 years or so there was heavy snow at the end of June in northern Italy and there was a good deal of panic about the event not going ahead. The Giro d'Italia had already been re-routed away from the Maratona course a month earlier.
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However, by the Thursday we had news from the incredibly accurate local weather forecast that the big day was actually going to enjoy the best weather for a while and an enormous sigh of relief was heard around Alta Badia. Just the small matter of tackling the course was now back on the agenda.
There was the usual festival of fun in the days leading up to the big day and the Cycling Weekly group met on the Saturday for the photo and to have a short social spin with a coffee stop before the big lull as folk settle down and get ready for a very early night in preparation for the ridiculously early start on Sunday.
It was not quite as cold as many had expected but the first couple of descents were hand numbingly chilly. As the clock ticked, the thermometers rose and we had an incredibly beautiful day with perfect riding temperatures. I don't ski and I've never seen The Dolomites in winter but I got some idea of what it must be like. I've certainly never seen them looking quite so beautiful.
Two time winner Jamie Burrow (pictured, left) was competing in his last ever race (never say 'never', Jamie!) and trying to retain his 2012 title but had to settle for fourth place, six minutes behind the appropriately named Dutchman Michel Snel who won in 4h43m. Jamie is now going to hang up his cleats to concentrate on his Job with Planet X.
The winner of the women's race, and fresh from her second successive Nove Colli win, was Claudia Gentile in 5h22m. Best British woman was CW rider Natalie Creswick from Surbiton who came 7th overall and 4th in category with a time of 6h04m.
Way behind the guys trying to win, Team CW had a fabulous weekend and proved that this event is absolutely about taking part and not the competition. Yes, we compete with ourselves to improve on previous years, but The Maratona is all about the experience.
Chris Roseblade of Cheshire sums it up:
"I finished 298/299 in my age category but my target was to finish without stopping on any of the passes, and I achieved this. It has been a truly memorable experience and one that I will recommend to any interested parties. Next year I will be fitter and faster!"
What Chris doesn't know is that we had the honour, and in my book it is an honour, of very narrowly having the last finisher of the whole event in a shade over 10 hours – Jillian Evans from Kincardineshire.
Jill is the very proud owner of The Maratona's maglia nera. "I'm gutted not to have finished stronger but this is the most incredible event imaginable for a lover of cycling. I'll be back!".
In the words of Michil Costa, the race president, "'For many of you, the Maratona was a hard race – a day of unimaginable effort. A challenge with yourself, with your wanting to say 'stop'. It was hard for the first and even harder for the last."
Many many thanks to the organisers for having us once again. Thanks too to those who looked after so many CW riders in the beautiful small town of Piculin – Ostaria Posta, Albergo Gader and Chalet Vanzi.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) James Harden scored 29 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 115-101 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.
Harden shot 11 of 18 from the floor to go with seven assists and four steals for Houston, which has won 10 of its last 13 games.
The Rockets, who shot 54 percent from the field, also got 22 points from Carlos Delfino in his return to Milwaukee. He played for the Bucks from 2009-12 before signing with Houston as an unrestricted free agent in the offseason.
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Unfortunately, it didn't take long before the highest generals of the nation realized that even their "bona-fide" antimortallium didn't exactly have the powers they thought it had. With this massive hole in their immortal-defense strategy, the Trattorian Decagon immediately set about trying to create other ways to combat the immortal hordes.
A few months later, a shuttle touches down on the surface of an obscure Trattorian border planet.
It then proceeds to unload its cargo, the Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Fleur, and her two Secret Service men.
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Admiral Fleur: So, how has the funding paid off?
Medikal Direktor: We report that we have found pink glitter radiation to be extremely debilitating on immortals, with heavy, sustained doses enough to reduce one to a state similar to a Wally. While the Immortal Core eventually kicks the condition in the absence of any more pink glitter, we have been researching lengthening the effects and so far have an experimental drug cocktail that will last for 25 years. (the green vial, take note for objectives)
Medikal Director: Of course, we do have to thank the armed forces for capturing a fine lab rat- the Immortal-Maniac Sergeant Banfull. We couldn't have...
A soldier screams into his radio.
"Intruder alert! Armies sighted on the horizon!"
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Admiral Fleur: Commence- Operation Silver Bullet
A general Overwatch of the field. Yep, it's another battle in the time-honored tradition of wall battles.
A close-up of the Trattorian base. Earlier Praetorian orbital bombardment during the AN-TA war destroyed a part of the wall that is now being rebuilt.
An Overwatch of the opposing armies from both sides of the immortal war, each with their own objectives.
EVERYBODY SEND IN YOUR ORDERS NOW!!!Factions
*NOTE: There are no alliances in this battle. There are avenues for diplomacy and foreign relations but this is not one of them
Brittannians: Heavyfishcannon
Objectives: Claim credit for rescuing Banfull; get back at Assyrians for the ZZD incident.
Peaches: IX_Legion
Objectives: Kidnap Banfull and Vial for peachification purposes.
Time-Traveling Super Jews: tymon555
Objectives: Kidnap Banfull and steal Vial in order to sell both.
Immortals: colette(npc for now but anybody can take them)
Objectives: Rescue fellow immortal Banfull
(by the way, are any special stats for immortals or Terrorkhan?)
Assyrians: Natalya
Objectives: Kidnap/kill Banfull and steal Vial; eradicate peaches
Silvarians: Silverdream
Objectives: Kidnap/kill Banfull
Trattorian Mechanized Forces (vehicles): IVHorseman
Objectives: Protect Banfull and Vial
Trattorian Infantry Forces (infantry): Ross_Varn
Objectives: Protect Banfull and Vial
Channel 4 News Team: Stormblessed
Objectives: Document the madness
Civilians: samuelzz10
[No pic, too spread out]
Objectives: Survive
Secret Faction A: Lawmaster
Secret Faction B: Thesson
Secret Faction C (USA): Silent-sigfig
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Natalie Portman took a much-deserved break after winning the Best Actress Oscar for Black Swan and giving birth to her child, but now that she's wading back into the feature film waters she's being courted for just about everything. We recently reported that Portman was being eyed to play Jackie Kennedy in the real-life drama Jackie, and now The Wrap reports that Portman is also mulling over two other projects: the gun-running thriller Code Name Sasha and the drama Last Witness.
Hit the jump for more on both projects and to check out the latest images of Portman on the set of Terrence Malick's new untitled film set within the Austin music scene.
Per The Wrap, Paramount's Code Name Sasha is described as a female Training Day meets La Femme Nikita and centers on a single mother with a long history of being engaged in criminal activity who is courted by the FBI to go undercover and bring down the world's largest gun-running organization. On the flipside, Fox's Last Witness tells the story of a psychologist working with the sole survivor of a bombing in a Boston café who is suffering from amnesia.
Portman's representative says that she's yet to make a decision regarding these films, so she could end up doing one, both, or neither. She's already committed to appearing in Thor: The Dark World, the incredibly promising Western Jane Got a Gun (which she's also producing), and Terrence Malick's untitled project.
Speaking of Malick, the actress was recently spotted filming scenes for the film in Austin. Previously titled Lawless, the cast also includes Ryan Gosling and Rooney Mara. Portman also appears in Malick's other 2012 film, Knight of Cups, opposite Christian Bale, which he shot earlier this year.


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Tagged: Ben Sheets
H.R. & HRs: We Can Do Better
When Joe Torre, one of the untouchable paragons of class, is getting slammed for allegedly revealing all the Evil Empire's dirty secrets in a book that no one has had the chance to even read yet, I think it's a pretty clear sign that we've run out of things to talk about this off-season. Manny being Manny being unsigned is now as interesting a story as Bea Arthur is sexy. The Varitek saga in Boston is teetering on the pathetic. And when the Rangers look to be the best bet for unreliable dark horse Ben Sheets, does anyone really care anymore?
How about a new MLB Network drinking game? It may not be that ramshackle of japery that we created back during the post-season/presidential debate, but it sure will sauce your inhibitions quicker than Rush Limbaugh will make you want to commit suicide.
It's simple. Tune in to the Hot Stove Show and anytime Harold Reynolds leads the panel in a symphony of phrases uncomfortably coated by the word "guy", take a drink. You'll be hammered ten minutes in to the program.
Believe me.
Look, I have nothing personal against Harold Reynolds and his self-serving ramblings. He seems like a genuinely nice man and most of the time I actually get something out of his demonstrations on the diamond; but I sometimes feel dumb listening to his emphatic, annoyingly frequent use of the word "guy". Let me paraphrase a sample, dear reader — a hypothetical spew based on several weeks of actually listening to the man:
A guy like Manny… Manny Ramirez is a guy who just doesn't change a team, he changes a division. Guys see a guy like Manny in the clubhouse and then guys are suddenly seeing changes. He's a guy who has the ability to go out there and be that guy that all the other guys are honing in on — a guy who can beat you every time he takes the field. And guys on the other side, guys on your side, those guys see that too. Makes them want to go out there and be more competitive guys, guys that get things done. You see guys change, not just guys on the team, but guys throughout the division.
I wish I were exaggerating.
H.R.'s inability to find a synonym for "guy" probably wouldn't bother me so much if he didn't subliminally infect the rest of the cast with his lecherous verbal disease. Broadcasting newbies Barry Larkin and Al Leiter have picked up on it, and the ensuing cacophony is near deafening.
But, I keep watching… 'cuz I love the MLB Network. I can't stop watching it. So I might have a problem.
As much as I love it, there is one block of MLB Network programing that baffles me like a Spaceman eephus pitch.
Whoever thought it would be a good idea to rerun old homerun derbies during a prime-time slot deserves to have John Kruk sit on his face during the two hours they're being aired. The homerun derby? Really? I'm supposed to get excited about watching a bunch of superstars hit lollygaggin' Jamie Moyer fastballs from two, three, four years ago while Chris Berman entertains himself ad nauseum with his cutesy cleverness? I didn't care about the homerun derby the first time; why would I care now?
And even if you do enjoy the homerun derby (when it actually happens each July), do you really get excited about watching it again? Save Josh Hamilton's gargantuan effort of 2008 — a contest which he ultimately lost — is there really anything titillating in any homerun derby that makes you say: "Yeah! Can't wait to put aside two hours to watch that again!"
MLB Productions has done a fine job of producing edgy, dramatic, quality programs that explore the deep history and colorful characters of the game. I haven't been disappointed with one of their productions yet. So I am both baffled and bored by the network's decision to rerun past derbies instead of wowing us with original content. Seems like they're missing a big opportunity there.
The good news is: if I play the H.R. drinking game, I won't be conscious enough to watch the derby reruns anyway.
Don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
On Ben Sheets: Buyer Beware
If you're wondering why Ben Sheets remains unsigned in the latter half of January, take a look at this video which accurately portrays the pitching mechanics and inherent injury risks typical of Sheets' style of play:
That's one ugly mess that I wouldn't want to clean up, let alone dish out millions of dollars to for a multi-year deal that would most likely end in pain and suffering (see Carl Pavano & the Yankees).
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This mix serves two purposes. I'm attending a funeral, so I'll be afAGB for a few days. This should keep you occupied until I return. Also, we can consider this technically the first mix as part of the fundraising rewards mix series, but not the official "fundraising award" mix, so if you donated, don't worry that you didn't get this before everyone else. This is the first doom mix I've made, and since I've been really into Pallbearer's Sorrow And Extinction and since I'll be a pallbearer at the service, I thought it would be appropriate to include something off of it, but they just didn't fit the feel. Instead, this is over an hour of black doom, deathdoom, funeral doom (obviously), all things crushing, depressing, and destructive. Enjoy the weekend.
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By Mark Oppenheimer, New York Times
Practically anything goes at the American Academy of Religion's annual conference, where scholars of dozens of religions convene annually to debate, relate and on occasion mate. Conversation ranges from the Talmud to tantra, from Platonism to Satanism. This year, from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 in Atlanta, nearly 5,000 people attended panels including "Seeking New Meanings of God and Dao" and "Madness, Smallpox, and Death in Tibet."
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Hello everyone,
I have given this quite a bit of thought and I think this request falls into the "we need Adobe to do this" category but here goes:
Parameters: Imagine a team of AFX Artists with different equipment with regards to monitors. Working with sRBG colorspace source files. Final delivery to REC.709 colorspace.
Current state: To simulate REC.709 color space in the preview window for a project one needs to open the Project Settings, Select your Specific monitor profile, uncheck "Compensate for Scene-referred Profiles", select "Use Display Color Management" option from the View menu or from the icon in the View-port and then select the desired output. Unfortunately, each Artist needs to select their specific monitor profile in the project setting for each AE file they open. Fortunately, the rest of the settings are retained once set.
Request: A Colorspace Simulation Override that could be activated that would display any Project opened as the desired output colorspace no matter what the color space of the project is until deactivated.
I think this would help many people with color accuracy and mitigate surprises at delivery. Sadly, I don't know if many professionals take the time to think about and properly set up colorspace.
In my example, the team works on almost a hundred project files a day and they each have different monitors. Remembering to check and select the correct monitor profile when one opens a Project is prone to error. With the Override we could have more confidence that we are all looking at the same thing once we calibrate our brightness and contrast settings on the monitors.
A script I could edit and disseminate to each artist (to set their specific monitor profile at the push of a button) could help in the interim and I would greatly appreciate help with that if anyone is able.
Thanks in advance, Dan.
ps. Tips, tricks and suggestions are welcome.
View-port Override for Colorspace.
What type of scripts do you need?
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T.I. + Dr. Dre In the Studio Making 'Hot Beats' and 'Dope Rhymes'
As we wait patiently for T.I. to drop his New Year's Day mixtape 'F— da City Up,' a mixtape trailer featuring Tip in the studio with Dr. Dre hit the Internet on Tuesday (Dec. 27). Is the King of the South working with the King of Beats?
"Dre was here. He sent for me over to the spot," T.I. confirmed to MTV News of their recent in-studio collaboration. "We really just turned up more than anything else. It was about creating chemistry." No word on what came out of their studio time together, but we are willing to bet it was explosive.
According to TI., it's all about gelling with the veteran producer first before anything substantial can happen. "Of course we can get together, he got hot beats and I got dope rhymes, so we can always get together and make music," he explains. "But for people to feel what we're sayin' and for it to sound like a party comin' through your speakers, you gonna have to create some chemistry. So that's what we spent more time doin' than anything else; developing that chemistry."
Judging by the trailer, we think there was some excellent chemistry going on between the good doctor and the Atlanta rhyme-spitter. T.I. is about to make some ears ring when he drops his new mixtape 'F— da City Up' on Jan. 1, 2012. Get ready!
Watch the 'T.I. Created Chemistry with Dr. Dre' Video


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As a public health precaution, both of our locations, along with all Smithsonian museums, are temporarily closed. See our message to visitors.
Biosensor, Auxillary, Apollo 11
Display Status:
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Collection Item Summary:
The Apollo Bio-Harness Assembly was worn under either the intra-vehicular (IV) or extra-vehicular (EV) pressure suit. This assembly was flown on Apollo 11 in July 1969. However, it was not worn during the mission.
The complete assembly consisted of a cotton duck belt, which was fitted with snap fastners and teflon-coated beta cloth pockets, which attached the assembly to either the constant wear garment or the liquid cooling garment.
The components consisted of an electrocardiograph signal conditioner, an impedance pneumograph signal conditioner and a DC-DC converter. These instruments monitored the physiological functions of the astronaut.
Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from NASA in 1970


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2007 US Mint Proof Set (clad) 14 coins This is the official United States Mint Proof Set for 2007. The 2007 United States Mint Proof Set® includes 14 coins, each bearing the "S" mint mark of the United States Mint at San Francisco.
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Texas Vital Records
|Texas Wiki Topics
|Beginning Research
|Record Types
|Texas Background
|Cultural Groups
|Local Research Resources
Introduction to Vital Records
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. United States Vital Records has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Texas Vital Records State Department of Health or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.
Texas Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online[edit | edit source]
The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Texas Vital Records which consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths. Most online resources for Texas Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to confirm the information in the index.
- 1858-1955 - Texas, Comanche County Records, 1858-1955 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1911-1958 - Texas, Gonzales County, Divorce Records, 1911-1958 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1841-1985 - Texas, Mills County Clerk Records, 1841-1985 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1879-2912 - Texas, Swisher County Records, 1879-2012 — index and images
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1840-1981 - Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - free, courtesy: FamilySearch.
- 1903-1935 - Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 - free, includes images, courtesy: FamilySearch.
- 1903-1997 - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 - free, courtesy: FamilySearch.
- 1873-1876 - Texas, Cooke County, Birth Records 1873-1876 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1878-1945 - Texas, Gonzales County, Birth Records, 1878-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1802-2010 - United States Marriages – Texas, 1802-2010 ($) index and some images
- 1817-1965 - Texas, County Marriages, 1817-1965 - index and images at Ancestry ($).
- 1837-2015 - Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015 ($) index and images
- 1837-1965 - Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1837-1973 - Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973 - free, courtesy: FamilySearch.
- 1837-1977 - Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — index
- 1951-1966 - Texas, Grimes County, Marriage Records, 1951-1966 at FamilySearch — index and images
- Texas Marriage and Divorce
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1890-1976 - Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 (New Images) - free, courtesy: FamilySearch.
- 1903-1973 - Texas Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973 - free, courtesy: FamilySearch.
- 1903-2000 - Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 - free, courtesy: FamilySearch.
- 1964-1998 - Texas Death Index, 1964-1998 - free, courtesy: FamilySearch.
- 1977-1986 - Texas Deaths, 1977-1986 - free, courtesy: FamilySearch.
- The Vital Records Search and Information Directory for Texas - Free/$
- Search the Texas Birth, Marriage and Death Records at Ancestry.com ($)
- TXGenWeb.org - Free
- Texas Genealogy and History - Free/$
- Texas Death Indexes
- Mortality Schedules
- Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 ($) available online.
- Order Texas Certificates ($) online from the State.
If you are aware of other online databases, please feel free to add them.
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
- 1899-2012 - United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012 at FamilySearch — index and images
City and County Records of Births and Deaths[edit | edit source]
As early as 1873 some cities and towns in Texas had authorized the registration of births and deaths. For a brief period from 1873 to 1876, the county recorders also recorded births. For records from early times to 1903, write to the clerk's office in the county where the event occurred. The records are open to public inspection.
State Records of Births and Deaths[edit | edit source]
Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1903 with the formation of the Texas Department of Public Health. For copies of Death Records first search:
If not located online, write to:
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Texas Department of Health
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756-3191
Telephone: 512-458-7111
Internet: Texas Vital Statistics
Only authorized personnel may search the records. The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are listed in Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces. [1]Copies of this booklet are at the Family History Library and many family history centers.
The Texas State Library and Archives has indexes to birth, "probate births" (delayed registrations), and death records from 1903 to 1973. These are available for public searches.
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:
Texas Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records
Adoption Records[edit | edit source]
All adoption records in Texas are sealed meaning once the adoption is completed, no one may have access to the record without a court order from the court which sealed it. This includes the adult adoptee, adoptive parents and birth parents. In the case of step parent adoptions or other family member adoptions the prohibition still applies. The opening of a record is solely at the discretion of the judge. There are no required guidelines for a judge to follow. Traditionally, the sealing has included the original birth certificate naming the birth parent(s). The original birth certificate is created in the County Clerks office in the county where the birth occurred and a copy is sent to Austin. Until the adoption is finalized, a birth parent may have a copy of the birth certificate. When the adoption is finalized, the court order along with the original birth certificate is sent to Austin where a new birth certificate is generated naming the adoptive parents in place of the birth parent(s). The new certificate is called a supplemental birth certificate. A copy of the supplemental birth certificate is sent to the County Clerk for their records. Both the original and the supplemental birth certificates have the same number. Some supplemental birth certificates have an "A" after the number to identify it as an amended birth certificate. If an adult adoptee knows the name of his/her birth parent(s)as stated on the original birth certificate, he/she may obtain a non-certified copy of the birth certificate without having a court order. Mostly, these are step parent or family adoptions where the adult adoptee has a personal knowledge of the birth parent(s).
Marriage Records[edit | edit source]
Prior to 1836, only the Catholic Church could legally solemnize marriages. As a result, many Protestants will be listed in the Catholic records. From 1837 to 1966, the county recorders issued marriage licenses and kept marriage registers. Copies of the records can be obtained by writing to the clerk of the county where the license was issued. For information from 1966 to the present, write to the Bureau of Vital Statistics (see address above).
The Family History Library has acquired copies of marriage records from many county courthouses. From the clerk of the county court in Bexar County, for example, the library has 49 microfilms of marriages and indexes for 1837 to 1925.
The Texas Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and other societies have compiled many early vital records. Examples of published transcripts of marriages are:
Divorce Records[edit | edit source]
From 1837 to 1841, divorces were obtained by special acts of Congress. In 1841, the district courts were given jurisdiction, with some restrictions, over divorces. Since 1846, they have had jurisdiction over all cases. You can write to the clerk of the district court in the county where the decree was granted for copies of records.
Lost and Missing Records[edit | edit source]
Denton 1875, liberty 1874, Rusk 1878, Trinity 1876,
Substitute Records[edit | edit source]
Tips[edit | edit source]
- Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) or the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record.
- If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search for church records of christening, marrriage, death or burial. A family Bible may have been used to record births, marriages and deaths.
- Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. Copies of some records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except a direct relative.
- Search for Vital Records in the FamilySearch Catalog by using a Place Search and then choosing Vital Records. Search for Texas to locate records filed by the State and then search the name of the county to locate records kept by the county.
Archive, Libraries and Societies[edit | edit source]
Inventory of Vital Records[edit | edit source]
You can learn more about the history and availability of the records in Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Texas. [4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Hyattsville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 1993. FHL Book 973 V24wv.
- ↑ Grammer, Norma Rutledge. Marriage Records of Early Texas, 1824-1846. Fort Worth, Texas: Fort Worth Genealogical Society, Texas 1971. FHL book 976.4 V25g and FHL film 982117.
- ↑ Swenson, Helen Smothers. 8,800 Texas Marriages, 1824-1850. Two Volumes. Round Rock, Texas: H. Swenson, 1981. FHL Book 976.4 V2s.
- ↑ Historical Records Survey, 1941. FHL book 976.4 A3gp and FHL film 1000610 item 14.


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Thursday, October 3, 2013
Kensington Market Through the Lens of the Ontario Jewish Archives
She will also discuss how the OJA has shaped these narratives through their 40-year old walking tour of the neighbourhood and their soon-to-be-launched mobile interactive mapping feature on the new OJA website.
The meeting will take place on October 30th at the Lillian H. Smith Branch, Toronto Public Library, 239 College Street, Toronto.
To visit the Kensington Market site, go to http://www.kmhs.ca/
To visit the Ontario Jewish Archives, go to http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/
The Ontario Jewish Archives is celebrating their 40th Anniversary this year.
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The Will and Kate orgy of regality isn't just about giant fancy hats and jewels and horses—there's some hard labor to be done! As much as Twitter has been abuzz with gushing hashtags, old tech still matters.
Seen here is Farrier Lance Corporal of the Horse (new winner for greatest title of all time!) Chris McCabe, banging out some horseshoes for the royal couple's equestrian escort. See? It's not all royal smoochies and big bows. [In Focus]