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To be fair, the dance was so good, the freak out by the audience and judges was totally warranted. I mean just look at how ridiculous Alex and Twitch (yep, Twitch!) were. In the words of Lil' C, it was buck.

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Philosophy Departments Are Full of Sexual Harassment

Philosophy! Not only are just about all of us ignorant of the field's meaning, teachings, and history—we're also ignorant of its gossip. That ends today, lucky philosophites! Everyone's talking about Philosophy Department sexual harassment.

By "everybody" we mean mostly philosophers. But Inside Higher Ed has an excellent article today that explains just how pissed off women are with what they say is a pattern of unchecked and unpunished sexual harassment by "well known, famous, serial harassers" in philosophy. (Men.) There's an entire blog called "What Is It Like to Be a Woman in Philosophy?" (famous philosophical essay reference alert! Thanks, Philosophy of Mind class) where women in philosophy share... what it's like, to be them. Spoiler: it's pretty pervy. For example:

I attended a conference at my friend's department where one of our former teachers, a well-known person, Professor A, someone we both admired and respected, was going to be a featured speaker.

My friend told me that when Professor A arrived, the first thing he said to my friend was "Show me a graduate student I can fuck."

Haha, what a smooth-talking intellectual giant! Now, there's a movement afoot to practice "shunning" of philosophers who everyone basically knows are sexual harassers—"not inviting them to publish, not conversing with them at conferences, advising students to avoid their graduate program, etc." That seems appropriate. Females subject to harassment might also try tossing a drink in the dude's face, and kicking him in the balls. Nietzsche would approve.

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What Brett Ratner Should Do With the Oscars

It was announced yesterday that director Brett Ratner, figuring he wasn't going to get much closer to an Oscar, will produce next year's Academy Awards ceremony. Strange choice, Academy! But it's been made, so let's make the best of it and give Ratner some suggestions.

For those of you not familiar with Ratner's oeuvre, he's the visionary genius behind the three Rush Hour films, the third X-Men movie, and the third Hannibal Lecter movie. (Well, the third with Anthony Hopkins anyway.) So he's, y'know, a big deal. Doesn't mean he couldn't use some help, though! Here are my suggestions.

  • Hire Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan as hosts. Think of all the "Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouf?" jokes!!
  • Have someone else direct the first two hours of the ceremony really well, then come in and direct the third hour and totally screw it all up.
  • Kill James Marsden in the first twenty minutes of the show.
  • Hire back Peter Coyote to be the show's announcer. Then blow up Peter Coyote for no reason. Everybody loves a random explosion!
  • Somehow incorporate the flaming wheelchair from Red Dragon? Could be a good way for Anne Hathaway to make an entrance.
  • Turn the whole evening into a giant plug for New York Film Academy. No one can get enough of those ads.
  • Just generally make a terrible show because you are Brett Ratner and making terrible things is what you are best at.

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Last night, AMC debuted the series Freakshow, a reality show about the Venice Beach Freakshow. Its owner, former Grammy-winning producer Todd Ray (Santana, Korn), believes in reclaiming "freak" as a "positive word." "We're trying to bring it back, but we're trying to celebrate the differences," he told the tallest man in America, George Bell, who joined his crew.

"Freak" isn't exactly Ray's word to reclaim, but the show follows his stated ethic as a gentle feelings-based exploration of its entertainers. In the scene above, a bearded lady Ray commissioned tells her story. Yeah, it's one of those triumphs of the human spirit, but this time, at least, it's one for the type of person who traditionally wasn't treated like a human at all and whose spirit went without consideration.


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Biology is taking its place among future defense technologies with a new DARPA office called the Biological Technology Office. It will apply the tools of engineering and related disciplines to biological systems to design next-generation technologies.

BTO will explore the intersection of biology with the other physical sciences to develop technology for U.S. national security, according to a DARPA statement. Its programs will operate across a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. These include from individual cells to humans and other organisms and the communities in which they operate, and “from the time it takes for a nerve to fire to the time it may take a new virus to spread around the world one sneeze at a time,” the agency said.

The office will continue the work of the agency’s Defense Sciences Office and Microsystem Technology Office in fields such as neuroscience, sensor design, microsystems and computer science.

“The Biological Technologies Office will advance and expand on a number of earlier DARPA programs that made preliminary inroads into the bio-technological frontier,” said Geoff Ling, the first director of BTO. “We’ve been developing the technological building blocks, we’ve been analyzing our results, and now we’re saying publicly to the research and development community, ‘We are ready to start turning the resulting knowledge into practical tools and capabilities.”

The BTO will concentrate on three research goals:

Restore and maintain warfighter abilities. BTO seeks new discoveries that help maintain peak warfighter abilities and heal injured service members through autonomous diagnostics and new therapies as well as advanced prosthetics and neural interfaces.

Harness biological systems. BTO seeks to uncover and apply rules governing biological systems to engineering new systems and products with novel materials and functionality.

Apply biological complexity at scale. BTO will also investigate the complexity and living-system dynamics of biological systems with the goal of developing applications to improve health, understand disease migration and secure food sources.

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A fair amount of people in this country eat and drink gluten-free by necessity — the 1 in 105 people who have celiac disease, for instance, or the estimated 1 in 10 people who have non-celiac gluten sensitivity — and many more do so by choice. But even before an awareness of gluten intolerances was cool hit the medical mainstream, the prescient craft beer industry started producing gluten-free beer. Instead of glutinous malts, they used millet, rice, sorghum, buckwheat, tapioca, or special enzymes that denature the gluten proteins that trigger celiac’s autoimmune response.

But when you tinker with malt, one of the four main ingredients in beer (water, hops, malt, yeast) and the one that activates the autoimmune response in those with celiac disease, does the resulting product still taste like beer? And if so, how does it hold up against more traditional counterparts? To find out, we put ten gluten-free beers to a blind taste test. Our conclusion? A select few are good enough for anyone — celiac and non-celiac alike — to enjoy on a regular basis. Others give the category a bad name. They’re ranked below, 10th being the worst, 1st being the best, based on the average scores of our three reviewers.

[Ed. Note: According to a ruling made by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) on February 11, 2014, brewers that use enzymes to denature gluten proteins — Omission, Two Brothers, Brunehaut — cannot legally call their beer “gluten-free,” even if it contains gluten levels of less than 20 parts per million (ppm). While many of those with celiac disease drink beers under 20ppm without a problem, the autoimmune response activates at different levels for different people, and these beers are more likely to trigger a response than others. If you’re concerned, talk to your doctor before drinking “gluten-free” beer.]

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HypoSurface Moving Wall

Right when I thought my naked lady wallpaper was the peak of wall design, Hyposurface has to come out with a wall that can react to sound and movement (as well as spell out words, make pictures, etc.). It runs off of compressed air, and based on the video, I'd say that I need these for pretty much every room of the house. Except for the bedroom, in the bedroom I want to replace my bed with one. Because well, I'm a man that appreciates the motion of the ocean. And the ladies I've been bringing home lately have been prone to popping the waterbed.

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Exchange 2013: Public Folder Migrations

In this article we take a look at Modern Public folders and outline how to migration the legacy version to the Modern (exchange 2013) version.

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Issues with CU6 for Exchange server 2013: An update

Update on some of the issue related to Exchange 2013 CU6: - Databases unexpectedly fail over in a co-existence environment with E2007 - Exchange Online mailboxes cannot be managed by using EAC after you deploy E2013 CU6 - You cannot route ActiveSync traffic to E2007 mailboxes after you upgrade to E2013 CU6

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Exchange 2013: Auto Reseed
Overview Auto reseed is a fascinating subject, introduced for the very first time in Exchange 2013 it meets a need that existed throughout legacy versions. Throughout the previous exchange versions if a disk hosting a mailbox database were to go offline it would mean that the database copy hosted on that disk would be unavailable to exchange as well. In Exchange 2010 that would have meant one copy to be impacted, with the new storage recommendations of hosting multiple copies per volume the impact ......

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Another Exchange 2013 CU6 issue: Exchange 2007 users cannot sync over Activesync
It seems CU6 is not bringing much luck if you still have Exchange 2007 in your environment. There is yet another issue with this update: Log Name: Application Source: MSExchange Common Date: <edited out> Event ID: 4999 Task Category: General Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: <edited out> Description: Watson report about to be sent for process id: 16024, with parameters: E12, c-RTL-AMD64, 15.00.0995.029, w3wp#MSExchangeSyncAppPool, M.Exchange.AirSyncHandler, M.E.A.Handler.LegacyUserAll... ......

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Exchange 2013 CU6 Issue
There’s an issue with CU6 for Exchange 2013 in coexistence mode with exchange 2007. Quite specifically if you have it installed you might experience unexpected database failovers if you have a delegate on 2007 attempting to open a 2013 mailbox. The issue is known and an interim update should be getting released soon. The current work around is to disable MAPI access to the Exchange 2013 server and use OWA until the update is available. Update 9/9/2014: A fix is available from Microsoft: ......

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Exchange updates released
Today we’ve witnessed yet another release cycle for Exchange 2013, 2010 as well as 2007. Exchange Server 2007 SP3 RU14 (KB2936861) Exchange Server 2010 SP3 RU7 (KB2961522) Exchange Server 2013 CU6 (KB2961810) Not only that but a number of blog posts specifying the improvements, most notably the increase in the Exchange 2013 Public folder supported folder limits (now a whopping 100 000!) Public Folder Updates in Exchange 2013 CU6: Improving Scale and More ......

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Powershell: Install Exchange

Another exchange related function (who could guess!) I recently finished is this one. It will download the exchange setup file and install the role you require to be installed. You have to provide the role you want to install, the exchange version and the organization name. Works for 2010 and 2013. Might update this in the future to include RU installations.

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Powershell: Prepare for an Exchange installation

I’m not taking full credit for this one. This script was originally made by someone else (and as soon as I find the link to that post I’ll put it up!) to prepare for Exchange 2010 on windows 2008 and 2008 R2.

I’ve updated it for server 2012 and Exchange 2013, converted it to a function and make you choose th

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Installing Exchange 2013 CU1

To start of the migration path to Exchange 2013 we have to install it first of all! In this post we'll have a look at how we configure the prerequisites as well as installing the actual software itself...

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I was in the presentation launch of the OWA for ios devices and boy, does that look exciting! We now feature a full app for Office 365 supporting OWA offline and many more options. Support for Exchange 2013 on premise deployments is not there yet but is planned to come soon (when it's ready!)"Our goal is to help our customers remain productive anytime, anywhere. This includes providing a great email experience on smartphones and tablets. Windows Phone 8 comes with a top-notch native email client ......

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TOTAL RECALL - Kickass New Trailer Released!

Another awesome full trailer has been released for Len Wiseman's adaptation of Total Recall! The trailer offers up a ton of action-packed new footage and gives us a better handle on the story that the movie tells. This is such a badass looking film, and as much as I enjoyed the original movie, this looks a hell of a lot better. I really love the style and designs used, and it just looks like a solidly well made movie. It stars Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, John Cho, and Bill Nighy

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Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid, even though he's got a beautiful wife who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life - real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police  controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen, the leader of the free world  Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter to find the head of the underground resistance and stop Cohaagen. The line between fantasy and reality gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his true love, and his true fate.

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Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus: Hero mode, characters, and bosses
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Enhanced PS Vita port due out on February 26.

Tecmo Koei and Team Ninja have released new details surrounding Ninja Gaidem Sigma 2 Plus, its upcoming enhanced port for PlayStation Vita, due out on February 26. Find the information below.

Hero play-style: With this mode selected, Hayabusa will get temporary advantages when his health runs low, including auto-block, auto-evade, increased damage, and a higher chance to dismember enemies, allowing gamers the chance to turn around a tough situation without interrupting the fast-paced action.

  • Ryu Hayabusa: A young ninja of the Hayabusa Clan, Hayabusa is forced to face off with his long-standing rivals, the Black Spider Ninja Clan to prevent the resurrection of the Archfiend.
  • Momiji: The last Dragon Shrine Maiden and an elder sister figure to the children of Hayabusa Village. In addition to her ceremonial duties, she has trained to the rank of a full-fledged kunoichi.
  • Sonia: The alias of a CIA secret agent who attempts to track down Hayabusa to warn him of the plot to resurrect the Archfiend.
  • Muramasa: A legendary master swordsmith and the owner of Muramasa’s Weapons and Tools, Muramasa also owns an antique shop in Sky City Tokyo.
  • Elizébet, Ruler of Blood: The Queen of the Greater Fiends is deeply connected to the Black Spider Ninja Clan and works with Genshin on his schemes.
  • Dagra Dai: This evil priest was originally a human philosopher who underwent a horrific transformation to become the Archfiend’s Infernal High Priest.

  • Genshin: The enemy of the Hayabusa clan has joined causes with Elizébet, Queen of the Greater Fiends, in his quest to take out Hayabusa and his father.
  • Alexei, Ruler of Lightning: One of the Four Greater Fiend Lords, he smites enemies with lightning-fast shocks and charges. Players should focus on evading his attacks before counterattacking.
  • Volf, Ruler of Storms: Another Greater Fiend Lord, this lycanthrope werewolf’s immense strength means most of his attacks cannot be blocked. Players should jump or evade attacks and go in for damage as he recovers.
  • Zedonius, Ruler of Flame: This Greater Fiend Lord attacks Hayabusa with high-damage hellfire and relentless close-range attacks. The key to beating him is reading his next move carefully.
  • Black Dragon: After losing to Hayabusa once before, the massive Black Dragon is summoned by Elizébet to exact its vengeance with a devastating variety of attacks.

  • Dragon Sword: Ryu Hayabusa’s legendary and most trusted weapon, providing deadly attacks and combos even at Level 1.
  • Vigoorian Flail: This nunchuck-like weapon mercilessly assaults all enemies within reach.
  • Kusari-gama: Gives players a far-reaching weapon.
  • Eclipse Scythe: Can slice through surrounding enemies with immense swings. The other playable characters are also well equipped, from
  • Fuma Kodachi: Ayane’s short swords.
  • Heavenly Dragon Naginata: Momiji’s weapon.
  • Inferno Hammer: Rachel’s weapon.

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    No way I’m buying this when they’re releasing Razors Edge

    • 浪黒雷 (ro-kurorai)

      NGIII, even as its enhanced RE edition is still way inferior to this gem. NG2 (NGS2+) is hands-down one of the best action games of this generation and definitely the best part of the trilogy.

  • Elvick

    I’ve never played 2 at all, so I’m definitely picking this up. NGS+ looks a lot better on the Vita than in videos and screens. (seems like the case with many handheld games really)

    Plus, I love playing games portable and on my Vita.

    I hope that Razor’s Edge eventually gets released on Vita as well.

    • 浪黒雷 (ro-kurorai)

      This is the best part of the NG trilogy and it’s loads of fun. I can’t wait, especially as Japanese VAs are presumably included in the uncensored NA/EU version of the game =)

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    amazing stuff :D

    wish the new costumes are in DOA5 or NGS2 on PS3 :P


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NEW DNA Company on Facebook

The following information is being sent to you was written by a well respected Genetic Genealogist. This article is a result of other genealogists raising concerns about the new DNA testing being offered by an application on Facebook.

Most of you may not deal with Facebook nor MySpace, but many, many genealogists are beginning to network using these. I am on Facebook, and there are hundreds of genealogists and many, many Genetic Genealogists there.

As DNA is becoming a huge household word, many people are trying to cash in on selling DNA testing to the public. This, in most cases, is quite harmful to the companies which are reputable since these upstart companies are often not organized, do not understand both genealogy and DNA, and do not offer any quailty service. Some even charge for you to see their databases, and this when you are paying them to test!

This low level of quality in service will make finding new testers a problem as over time people will become disgruntled if they buy from such places only to learn later they were fooled in some way. These types of companies are taking advantage of people, and I urge all of you to caution others to do their homework and go with only reliable, long-standing companies.

Although the info below pertains to just one company, there are several others which do not have good organization or good service. We are now receiving complaints on these companies. One main one is Ancestry.com. Complaints are from Administrators of various surname projects as well as from testers. Please educate people you know not to use companies who do not have their websites well organized for the conusmer, who do not provide good service or who are not in the DNA business with a real focus on genealogy. You want a company with a long-standing POSITIVE reputation. One that provides enough services that you can further your genealogy without paying more. One that will answer your questions. One that will be here in the future. Free and cheap are not always best. Remember: "You get what you pay for."

My friend Rebekah wrote the following and gave permission for it to be used here and anywhere else it is needed to help. If you are an Administrator of any project, please forward it to your members. The following includes quotes directly from the company's email to her in response to her inquiry.

Rebekah wrote:

A fellow DNA Project Administrator has pointed out that there is another company entering the Genetic Genealogy business. This is Familybuilder. (Please note that this is NOT to be confused with "Family Tree Builder".)

In the past Familybulider has been the provider of family tree software for networking websites such as Facebook. Ordinarily, I would say that competition is healthy for any industry. This company plans to operate though at a standard below that of any of the companies already out there. They do not plan to make money only by selling you a test and service but by selling their database built with users' DNA. "We may also sell, rent or otherwise disclose the anonymized DNA analyses of our customers and any related anonymized studies to third parties."

Their privacy policy absolves them of all responsibility for the maintenance of your privacy once they pass information on to their unnamed testing lab. "We are not responsible, and you agree that you will nothold us liable, for any actions of such third party, including disclosure by the third party of your confidential information, the content of the analysis provided by the third party, or for any other actions taken or omitted by the third party, or for any consequences, direct or indirect resulting from actions taken by the third party."

We work in an environment where we are already have to gain the confidence of leery relatives. I think that this blatant abuse of trust is the last thing that we need. Please read the privacy policies of any company carefully. Let your friends and relatives know that they should test at a company that is responsible and sells DNA services and not their users.

Rebekah C.

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20 September 2008

DNA Testing vs. CODIS, the Criminal Database

CODIS vs. Genealogy

As I have previously stated, DNA testing for genealogy is NOT useful to insurance companies or government agencies. The portions of the genome used for genealogy cannot pin-point a certain person, and they do NOT contain your health issues.

Law enforcement agencies obtain DNA at a crime scene and test only a specific set of markers to compare against their database.

Both SMG And CODIS are databases for the criminal justice system. SGM is an acronym for Second Generation Multiplex for a commercial multiplex kit (multiple markers can be tested in the same reaction) and is widely used in European countries. CODIS is an acronym for Combined DNA Index System and is used in the U.S. It combines several databases, with DNA profiles for convicted criminals, biological evidence in unsolved cases, and missing persons.

The SGM Plus test uses 10 autosomal Short Tandem Repeat (STR) markers where as CODIS uses 13 markers. Eight markers overlap.

NOTE: Short Tandem Repeat (STR) is a short pattern of the four chemical bases (Adenine, Cytosine, Thymine and Guanine) in the DNA that repeats itself, side by side for each marker. The number of times they repeat is the test results (called the allele) for that particular marker. That is, if you test your Ydna and on marker DYS 393 and you have the result of 13, then a particular pattern of the four basic chemicals in your DNA has repeated this pattern 13 times. This type of results helps to compare different testers.

Profiling with SMG and CODIS:

The purpose of both SMG and CODIS is to identify an individual unambiguously based on probabilities. The odds are billions against finding that any two individuals would have exactly the same DNA. The odds are exactly the same CODIS or SGM profile.

A single mismatch on any of the compared markers means you do not have the same person represented in your reference sample.

Mixed DNA Crimes:

In some cases, it is impossible to do conventional PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction, a process to amplify the DNA in order to obtain results.) analysis where there is a mixture of male and female DNA in sexual assault crimes. The only DNA that can be uniquely identified and separated is the Y-chromosome. In such cases, STR markers are used, and it is not possible to uniquely identify a person, but it is possible to narrow down the population of potential suspects.

General Background:

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CODIS Testing vs. Genealogical Testing:

The DNA is chemically chopped up into chemically-defined fragments using the PCR techniques. In analogy, suppose you had a long piece of tickertape with random numbers on it and you cut the tape every time you saw the number 43. In the end you'd wind up with a pile of scraps of tickertape of different lengths.

Each DNA fragment length you obtain from chopping up the DNA upon analysis appears as a dark line in the long sheet of X-ray film (autorad) you see in detective stories on TV.

The position and intensity of the lines created by your unknown DNA are compared to the position and intensity of lines created by the DNA in the known sample. If the two sets of lines match, the two sets of fragments match, the two kinds of DNA match, and you have your criminal.

In Genetic Genealogy Testing…

The DNA analysis used for genetic genealogy uses only very small segments (short tandem repeat or STR markers) occurring on the Y-chromosome only. They are the same type but not necessarily the same markers as those used by CODIS. In either case you wind up analyzing only a few hundred or, at the most, a couple of thousand bits in the genome.

The analysis is based on the lengths of those markers again, but defined differently. They are defined not according to where "43" might appear on the tickertape. They are defined according to where certain chemical motifs are repeated X number of times.

In analogy, these markers would be defined by the tickertape again, but you would only be interested in how many times 43 is repeated at a certain position on the tape.

Government Fingerprinting Databases:

Ysearch is only one of the public DNA databases for genetic genealogy. Although the criminal justice system can access it or any of the others, doing surveillance on a surname group to see which one of the Smiths or Joneses committed the crime would be so time consuming and expensive that it would not be worth it.

By the time law enforcement gets this far in an investigation, they probably have a list of suspects. If one of them is named Smith or Jones, they will be under surveillance and they might be arrested…but not the whole group.

If you are planning to rob a bank or commit some other crime, DNA is only one way you can get caught. More likely you will be caught because your fingerprints match those in the FBI database. But no one worries about that.

Colleen Fitzpatrick was instrumental in providing the above analogies.

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DNA Privacy Issues

Much of the general public may tend to be fearful of new advances in technology when it comes to something as personal as our own DNA. With the advent of George Orwell’s book 1984, many people may not trust the government or some of their agencies with such intimate information. It is the duty of the Genetic Genealogist to understand DNA testing and to help alleviate those fears.

Alleviating Fears

Often you may find people who have concerns about DNA Testing. They feel that the world will know more about them than they do about themselves. They are concerned that doctors and insurance companies and possibly employers will use the result of the test against them, perhaps forbidden coverage or restricting them from being hired. Others may be concerned that our government may use the results against them, especially in the criminal justice system.

In order to get a relative to test, you must alleviate their fears. With knowledge and understanding, you can at least mitigate their reservations and explain how testing for genealogy is not harmful.

Sharing Haplotypes:

The most important piece of information is to know and understand that your DNA signature (haplotype) which is used for genealogical purposes is not just yours. If you are a male, the test results is either an exact match or it is extremely similar to all the males in your all male line (top line of a pedigree chart). For the case of your mitochondrial DNA (female DNA), an exact match would be for all the females in your all female line (bottom line of the pedigree chart) for thousands or tens of thousands of years.

For example: You and your full-blooded brothers would have the same results on the tests used for genealogical purposes in both the Ydna and the mtDNA. You, your brothers, your father, paternal grandfathers, paternal uncles and cousins on your all male line would have the same DNA signature (haplogroup). There could be minor mutations with some of these relatives, but not all. Therefore, it is impossible for anyone to determine that a specific haplotype is really yours…you share it with others. Women are the same as they share their haplotype with their sisters, brothers (mtDNA only), mothers, grandmothers…all the women in their all female line.

Someone approached me wanting to know if they could test Ydna to determine if two men were the father of a child. This can be done easily unless, those fathers are related on an all male line. In this case, they were; they were a father and son, each impregnating the same woman and each producing a child. Those children would have the same Ydna and mtDNA results. ONLY in the rare case that the son had a mutation that the father did not have could anyone determine whose son was whose.

So each person does not have their own particular DNA signature when it comes to testing for genealogy.

Testing Company Privacy:

Some testing companies keep your DNA sample for a certain number of years while others destroy it after they determine the results. The reason for maintaining the sample is so the owner of the DNA can request other testing. However, anyone can ask that the company destroy their sample at any time.

Testing companies take your name, but when they send the sample to the lab for testing, you are only a number.

Testing companies uphold your privacy as any leaks of data would put those companies out of business rapidly. There are networks of Genetic Genealogists who would see to this.

Insurance Companies:

The type of DNA data an insurance company needs is not available from the markers used for testing in the field of genealogy. Insurance companies need the autosomal DNA (atDNA) as it contains your health issues. Genealogy research does not want the atDNA as it is too inconsistent to help with research. Autosomal DNA re-combines with every conception so you and your sibling would have different atDNA unless you were identical twins. An insurance company’s source would be through a doctor, and the tests would need to be conducted by the medical industry. For these reasons, an insurance company would not access Genetic Genealogy company’s databases, even if they could.

In 2008 Congress, passed GINA (Genetic Information and Non-Discrimination Act) which is now a law protecting the public from discrimination by insurance companies and employers. (For more information on this bill becoming a law see the GINA post on this blog.) The law states that as a result of a DNA test an insurance company or an employer cannot take action against a person. Again, this DNA testing would be through the medical services. However, it is nice to know that if you have a health issue that arises later, you are protected.

Criminal Justice System:

Some people fear that the justice system will obtain their DNA and use it against them. The system the justice department uses is CODIS (Combined DNA Indexing System) and is a system of genetic profiling. The markers used for genealogy are not the same ones used for CODIS, although a few may overlap. However, the way the government tests the marker is completely different than how labs doing genealogical work test them. Therefore, the result would never turn out the same.

For a more detailed explaination see the future post entitled: CODIS

In summary:

The first step in testing and in finding potential testers is to educate them and alleviate their concerns. Coming Blogs will give you more information on CODIS and provide some successfully used ideas on how to contact potential testers.

E. Aulicino
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10 September 2008

Understanding the Benefits of DNA Testing for Genealogy - Part 3: Choosing a DNA Test

There are four types of DNA tests, but only first two listed here really helps with genealogy. The third one helps with one’s more ancient ancestry, if your interest lies there. The last is too unpredictable to be a good indicator of genealogical relationships.

1. Y-chromosome DNA (Ydna). This test can help trace the paternal lines from father to son to grandson. Only males can test as one must have a Y-chromosome. This test can determine or exclude Native American or African ancestry by comparing haplotypes or tester can order a SNP to confirm the haplogroup

2. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). This test can help trace maternal lines – mother to daughter to granddaughter and can be used for genealogical purposes through careful research. It requires good genealogy research and the location of qualified female descendents for success. Mitochondrial DNA can determine or exclude African & Native American ancestry. It is much more useful anthropologically. Successes, when they happen, are huge! This testing can associate men or women to one of the "daughters of Eve"

3. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP). A Variation that occurs when a single nucleotide (A,T,C,or G) in the genome sequence is altered. It occurs in both Ydna and mtDNA and happens only once for the particular marker. SNPs are used to categorize haplotypes for Phylogenetic Trees.

4. Autosomal DNA (atDNA). This type of markers is in the coding or Re-combining region of the genome. It is the random combination of all genetic information passed down to us from all our blood-line ancestors. At conception we received genetic data from both of our parents and it recombines to be the unique you that you are. This type of DNA determines our unique identity and appearance and makes us similar to our parents and siblings. This type of testing is used for the typical paternity tests and individual identity tests in forensic testing (Combined DNA Index System or CODIS).

........It does not aid genealogy research since there is no continuity over time. Testing results given in percentages for some ethnic groups. Connecting to an African or Native American tribe is based on the size of a company’s database which changes regularly. Databases change over time, thus so does the results based on autosomal testing. That is to say, if you tested your autosomal markers to determine what percentage of what ethnic group you are, because these markers recombine with every conception, your sibling would have different percentages quite often. Because of the sizes of the database, if you tested now and tested again in five or so years, your percentages would be different as might be the particular tribe some companies feel they can attribute to your markers. In time when the databases are much larger and the paper trails are more accurate as to which tribes are connected with specific DNA results, Autosomal testing will be more accurate than it is now, but not as accurate in predicting solid information as either the Ydna, the mtDNA, or the SNP.

Who can test and how?

1. Males can test their Ydna to get their father’s all male line
2. Males can test their mother’s mtDNA to get their mother’s all female line
3. Females can only test their mtDNA to get their mother’s all female line

How can other lines of my lineage be tested?

1. Choose the person for which you wish to obtain DNA
2. Put that person as Number 1 on a Pedigree Chart
3. Find the all male or all female line
4. Do “Reverse Genealogy”

For more information on DNA Testing and explanations of all the terms, consult the following tutorials and books. There many more books and online resources, but these are the most understandable by the novice. The books below can be found for under $10. Some may be in your library. For some other excellent books, please see the list on this Blog.

Click on TUTORIALS on the right

World Families Net - many topics

Genetics & Genealogy - An Introduction
Genetic Genealogy DNA Testing Dictionary
Genetic Genealogy Glossary

The Genetic Genealogist...a blog to follow
Free booklet from Blain T. Bettineger, Ph.D. (Click on icon to the right)

Wonderful beginners book on Genetic Genealogy:

....Family History in the Genes by Chris Pomery

Also see if you can find in your library or used book store:

....Trace Your Roots with DNA by Megan Smolenyak and Ann Turner

©Aulicino, 31 Aug 2008

04 September 2008

Understanding the Benefits of DNA Testing for Genealogy - Part 2: Setting DNA Testing Goals

Steps to Determining a Goal

Without understanding how DNA helps genealogy well, it may be difficult to pick the goal and proper test to help you solve your genealogy problem, so it is very important to read as much as you can on the subject and consult people who do understand it.

There are many books listed on this site and you also have the option of contacting me.

Although the learning curve is steep in the beginning, you can learn enough about testing to benefit from it. It does get easier over time and with repeated doses.

1. Narrow down a question you are trying to answer.

There is a large variety of problems you might solve with DNA testing. Those listed below are only a few possibilities:
..........Which line do you wish to test?
..........Are you interested in results that tell you about your most ancient ancestry or something within genealogical time?
..........Are you looking for a biological father?
..........Do you wish to know which other persons with your surname are related?
..........Do you wish to find cousins to help research the lineage?
..........Are you trying to prove or disprove a connection to a famous or infamous person?
..........What is my ethnic heritage?

Just having a question does not help you choose a test unless you understand what DNA testing can tell you specifically for your question. The above questions can be answered with DNA testing, but perhaps not in the way you might assume. For this reason, if you are anxious to test before you clearly understand and before you finish reading all the messages I will be posting on the subject, do write me directly before you order any test. My email: Aulicino@hevanet.com

2. Finding the person you need for the test.

In genealogy we always start with ourselves and work methodically backwards for each generation, gleaning all we can before proceeding backward to the next set of grandparents.

In Genetic Genealogy we do the opposite. The term is “reverse genealogy.” We start with the person whose DNA we wish to target. For example, your great, great, grandfather. In this case we can only test his all male line so we locate the records we need to bring each male line to the present. Work on all the males at the same time as some may “daughter out.” That is, there are only daughters born in one generation so the surname doesn’t continue with that branch of the family.

Bring as many males to the present on an all male line from the targeted great, great, grandfather. To check this work, put the living male as number one on a pedigree chart and see if the top line of the chart goes back to the targeted person…that great, great, grandfather.

Once you have found a living male on the line you need, then check the online phone books or other resources to find a phone number or address and contact that person.

Of course, if that person will not test or is no longer living you then have the other males you researched. Also, you can ask about sons of your possible tester or nephews or cousins on the all male line.

The same strategy is used for the all female line, the bottom line of a pedigree chart.

3. Select the people to test based on the question.

For example, you may wish to know if the Tennessee Talley families are related to the North Carolina Talley families. To answer this question with DNA testing, you would then need to select several male Talley descendants from each of the lines and compare the results of their DNA tests.

A match would prove that the two lines descend from a common ancestor, though would not be able to determine which ancestor. The common ancestor could be their father, or it could be a male from over a thousand years ago. This common ancestor can be further narrowed down by testing additional people and/or additional markers.

4. Convince the person you need to take a DNA test.

This can some times be very easy to do, but not always. The rule to follow comes from a comment made by a good ISOGG (International Society of Genetic Genealogy) friend, Georgia Kenney Bopp when she said: “Never ask for DNA on the first date.”

This is a good mantra. Much of the public is still very skeptical about their DNA being in the public eye….some times, they seem more concerned about that than their credit card information! I will speak to this in more depth later, but for now, just get to know the person on a genealogical level. Ask if they know whether or not your lines are related and if there is a family genealogist. Although genealogists have a varying degree of comfort on the idea of DNA testing, they may tend to understand more easily than just a man off the street. Take nothing for granted, however. Anyone who doesn’t really understand the difference between testing for genealogy, testing for your medical doctor or testing for the criminal justice system isn’t a person likely to test. You may have to first educate yourself; then educate your tester.

After you know what questions DNA Testing will answer and what answer you seek, the next step is Part 3: Choosing a DNA Test

©Aulicino, 31 Aug 2008

01 September 2008

Understanding the Benefits of DNA Testing for Genealogy - Part 1: Why Should You Test Your DNA?

Understanding the Benefits of DNA Testing for Genealogy is a series of three articles designed to help the genealogist use DNA testing to their benefit.

The following articles are:
Part 1: Why Should You Test Your DNA?
Part 2: Setting DNA Testing Goals
Part 3: Choosing a DNA Test

Part 1: Why Should You Test Your DNA?

Many genealogists feel that they have excellent documentation for their lineage and no doubt many do and it is possibly very accurate. However, one never knows until you test your lines using DNA. DNA is the most accurate tool a genealogist has and unlike paper sources it does not lead you down the wrong path with inadvertent errors.

I often tell the story of my Ogan line from Frederick County, Virginia in the mid 1700s. My Peter and Euphemia Ogan were the only family by that surname in the county until one day just before moving to Belmont County, Ohio just after the turn of the century there appeared in the tax records a Samuel Ogan. Now, Samuel was Euphemia’s step-father’s name, and it is common knowledge that when a person becomes of age they are listed on the tax rolls…so this was my assumption: Samuel was very possibly a son of Peter and Euphemia. I began tracing his line in Ohio and found that he had grandchildren named Peter and Euphemia, as did my Peter and Euphemia. Descendants of both families landed in Indiana in later years, although not the same county. I hired a good researcher to glean what she could from areas in both Ohio and Indiana. Hundreds of dollars later I had acquired news articles on the family, deeds, and even a digitalized photo album of descendants. I was in the process of writing a book on all my Ogans, bringing their lines down to at least the 1900s. Elizabeth Shown Mill’s book Evidence! assured me that I could be confident in my work, although circumstantial…it was strong circumstantial evidence. BUT, that was before DNA testing.

After DNA testing arrived on the scene a few years later, I found a male candidate for both my line and Samuel’s. The test results were very far from matching. Hundreds of dollars and many, many hours were wasted. Samuel was not related! I have since learned my lesson…DNA test first where possible!

However, I hold out some hope as I am searching for another descendant of Samuel that would be a distant cousin to the first tester. My line has been repeatedly tested so I am confident in the test results for Peter, but it is still possible that the person who tested for Samuel had what is called an NPE (Non-Parental Event) in his line. That is to say, there was a known or unknown adoption or illegitimate son along the line. This would explain the vast difference in the testing result if a new tester matches the results of my Peter. I have several months before my book will be near completion, so there is time to find another tester so I can safely include or exclude this line and distribute my boxes and boxes of data for Samuel to some worthy descendant.

SO, why should every genealogist DNA test their lines? Because…

Paper sources are inaccurate or missing. Living in a census household with the same surname is not proof of a relationship. Letters or deeds calling someone a brother is not proof of a relationship.

Adoptions and illegitimate children are not always recorded in written or oral history and have happened for thousands of years. Since the days of the caveman, families have taken in orphaned children and it is still done in modern times without being recorded.

Name changes are not recorded. Ancestor had to leave the country/state to escape from the law or ancestor wished to distinguish himself and his descendants with a variation of his surname.

Spelling errors become the norm. The following is a list of some of the spellings for my Ogan surname:

Gaelic name: O’h-Ogain.
Wogan, Agen, Agin, Agun, Augan, Ogan, Ogans, Oogan, O’ogan, O’ogain, O’Hogan, Hogan, Ogen, Ogin, Ogun, Ogyn, Ougan, Owgan, Dugan, U’gan (pronounced Oogawn)

I have personal stories and the DNA to back up everyone of these categories.

In summary, DNA tests can be used by genealogists to...

1. Link specific individuals - e.g. test to see whether you and a person you think may be a cousin descend from a common ancestor.

2. Prove or disprove the ancestry of people sharing the same last name - e.g. test to see if males carrying the surname are related to each other.

3. Prove or disprove oral history of descending from a famous or infamous person.

4. Break through genealogical brick walls. (See a previous Blog)

5. Prove or disprove you paper trail.

6. Map the genetic origins of large population groups - e.g. test to see whether you have European or African American ancestry.

Once you understand how genetic testing can help you with your genealogy, you can formulate your goals for testing and determine which test will help you reach that goal. These topics will continue this series with Part 2: Setting DNA Testing Goals.

Questions or Comments? Email: aulicino@hevanet.com

©Aulicino, 31 Aug 2008


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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Just when you thought you had no more to worry about

Just when you thought you had everything under control, along comes another level of technological development to put it all out of control again. This new imaging system from DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) has developed a 1.8 billion pixel camera that can take picture from more than three miles away and recognize people. I realize this has little to do with genealogy, yet. But if you think about it for a while...

  1. Amazing. Reminds me of the movie Enemy of the State

  2. I wonder if it could help me find my lost iPod?


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Five Generals Honored on All-ODAC Field Hockey Teams

SALEM, Va. -- The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) released its all-conference field hockey teams on Wednesday afternoon and Washington and Lee had five players honored.

Junior forward Sallie Armstrong (Houston, Texas/St. John's School), senior defender Liz Garson (Richmond, Va./Collegiate) and sophomore midfielder Emily Mathews (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr) were all selected to the first team, while junior defender Grace McGee (Virginia Beach, Va./Floyd E. Kellam) and senior forward Christina Merchant (Midlothian, Va./Collegiate) were named to the second team.

Armstrong, who garnered first-team accolades for the third-straight year, started all 19 games this fall and led the team in scoring with 37 points. She scored 17 goals, including a team-high four game-winners, and tallied three assists. Armstrong's 17 goals rank second for a season at W&L, while her 37 points are good for third all-time. Additionally, she will enter her senior campaign ranked second all-time in career goals (39) and career points (93), while her 15 career assists are tied for third all-time at W&L.

Garson, who was tabbed to the second team a season ago, collected first-team honors this year. She started all 19 contests this fall and contributed eight points on three goals and two assists. Garson completed her career with 20 points on six goals and eight assists.

Mathews, the 2007 ODAC Rookie of the Year, was tabbed to the first team after earning honorable mention status last year. She started all 19 games this fall and finished third on the team in scoring with 12 points on two goals and eight assists.

McGee garnered second team laurels after receiving honorable mention honors as a sophomore. She started all 19 contests this year as a member of the W&L defense and recorded three points on one goal and one assist.

Merchant, who earned her first all-conference honor, started all 19 games this season and finished second on the team with 18 points. She totaled seven goals, including two game-winners, and dished out four assists. For her career, Merchant tallied 53 points on 20 goals and 13 assists. She finished her four years tied for fifth on the W&L career lists for points (53) and goals (20), while her 13 career assists rank fourth all-time.

Lynchburg College and Eastern Mennonite University swept the other major conference awards, as Allie Weir of LC and EMU's Alyssa Derstine were named the co-ODAC Player of the Year. Lynchburg's Kristina Morris was tabbed Rookie of the Year, while Enza Steele was named Coach of the Year. EMU's Kristina Landis received the league's Scholar-Athete of the Year award for field hockey.

Washington and Lee finished the 2008 season with a 10-9 overall record and a 5-2 mark in the ODAC. The Generals advanced to the ODAC Tournament Semifinals before falling to top-seeded Eastern Mennonite.


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Monday, November 5, 2012

Rainbows and Flags Quilt Finished!

I started this project over 8 months ago. Never thought it would actually take that long, but I like starting projects before finishing other ones. Anyone else out there like that??? :)

This is the Bundles of Joy quilt pattern by Ryan Walsh. When I first saw this pattern, it instantly reminded me of Swedish flags and I knew this would be the perfect gift for my Swedish sister-in-law and her expecting little boy.

My daughter helped me pick all of the fabrics. She wanted rainbow colors. We couldn't find a red we really liked for the blocks, so we added the red binding. Loved how that turned out. My son arranged the entire top and helped keep them in order.  I was really so happy that my kids wanted to help out so much. I think it makes the quilt that much more special of a gift for their new little cousin!

I added the project to my Threadbias page. Go and check it out!

  1. Your quilts are very pretty. I like to start a new project before finishing the last one, too. I work on five projects at this time and I want to start some more, but then I don't finish anything. Five projects are enough for me.

  2. This blanket just turned out lovely!
    Oh yes, I know that! I can't resist to start new projects before finishing my WIPs and I am always thinking on what I should crafting :)

Ohhhhhh, a comment! You just made my day :)


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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

How did they get here?

Our National Anthem reminds us that Australia "is girt by sea"; it is a big island not reachable by land from any other country.

As my ancestors were not able to walk on water they had to make the perilous journey to the land downunder by sea. Unfortunately a number of them had no say in the matter as they were banished to Australia for a range of petty crimes and the remainder came to escape poverty in Ireland.

As all of my ancestors had arrived in Australia by 1877 there are no photographic records of their journeys. I am therefore offering, as my contribution to "Smile for the Camera, 18th Edition - Travel" some pictures found on the internet of those ships on which my ancestors made the arduous journey to Australia.

Mary Kealy 1877 - Kapunda (Follow link for picture - cannot paste image due to copyright restrictions)

Richard Aspinall 1837- Bengal Merchant

I cannot find immigration details for some of my other ancestors but I presume they didn't swim. Unfortunately I cannot find pictures of the ships that brought the following ancestors to Australia in the 1800s. I will keep searching.

Patrick Curry - Hooghley
James Homer - Elizabeth I
Catherine Maxwell - Caroline
Ellen Moore - Mariner
Elizabeth Phipps - Wanstead
James Pusell - James Pattison
Denis Tierney and Eliza D'arcy - China
John Tucker - Hercules II
James Westbrook - Earl Spencer

This post was prepared for the Genealogy Carnival: Smile for the Camera, 18th Edition"Travel"

1 comment:

Mel said...

My Hayward/Jones ancestors were from England and Wales, but ended up in Australia around 1830-1835. Can you imagine taken such a trip on one of these ships? I wonder how long it took to get over being seasick.

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August 16, 2001

Remarks by the President at "People for Pete" Dinner in Honor of Senator Pete Domenici
Sheraton Old Town Hotel
Albuquerque, New Mexico

6:05 P.M. MDT

     THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  Thank you all very much.  Be seated, please.  Thank you all very much for that warm New Mexican welcome. Gosh, we've had a great day in Albuquerque -- haven't we, Pete.  We've had a great day.  It's really fun to travel with such a decent man around your important city.  I'm really glad I came.  No better way to end it than to urge the good folks of New Mexico to send this good man back to the United States Senate.  (Applause.)

     I appreciate Congresswoman Heather Wilson for being here.  We need to send her back, too, by the way.  (Applause.)  She's plenty capable.  So is my friend, Joe Skeen.  I'm honored that Joe came up and worked today with us, as well.  (Applause.)  I want to thank your Lt. Governor and all the state officials who joined us today.  I particularly want to thank Bill Kelleher and John Dendahl for their leadership of our party.

     I want to thank my friend, Ken -- where are you, Kenny?  Thank you so much for your leadership on this event, and thank you for your friendship. You've done a great job.  (Applause.)  Cheryl Smith, Rick Alvarez, I want to thank you all for setting up this event.  And I want to thank each and every one of you for contributing to Pete's reelection.  It's really important that you've done so.

     Like you, I can't believe anybody would dare run against him. (Laughter.)  But somebody might be foolish enough to.  In which case, we need to send the message that when you get a good, decent man representing an important state, send him back in Washington, keep him in Washington. (Applause.)

     The thing I've learned about Pete Domenici, he's a man of great passion.  He's a passionate person.  He's passionate about subjects that are dear to his heart.  He's a national leader, along with his beautiful wife, in mental health.  It's an important issue.  (Applause.)  And by the way, we both married pretty darn well.  (Laughter.)  I'm sorry my wife isn't here.  She's holding down the fort in Crawford, Texas.  I like to tell people that I love my new address, but I also love my home.  It's important never to forget where you came from.  I came from Texas.  I will serve my time in Washington and I'll return back to Texas.  (Applause.)

     Pete's passionate on research.  He's passionate about research in New Mexican laboratories.  Trust me.  (Laughter.)  He's been to the Oval Office a lot.  (Laughter.)  By the way, it's important to have a senator who can come into the Oval Office representing your state.  You want a senator who will have the President return his phone calls.  (Applause.)

     He talks about making sure New Mexico stays on the leading edge of important research.  And you've got a President who's listening to him, by the way.  (Applause.)  Pete is passionate about the budget.  He's brought fiscal sanity to Washington, D.C.  You see, the tendency in Washington is to want to overspend.  Sometimes people forget up there, they're not spending the government's money, they're spending the people's money.  And Pete is a fiscal watchdog for the taxpayers' money.  (Applause.)

     Pete is passionate about his family.  It's important to have a person in Washington, D.C. who loves his family.  As a matter of fact, there's nothing more important for America than family.  Pete personifies family. Pete loves the people of New Mexico.  He's passionate about the people of New Mexico, like he's passionate about the state of New Mexico.  It's important to have a passionate American representing your state.

     But he's also more than that.  He's a man of enormous dignity and integrity.  And this nation needs more leaders that set good examples for our young, like Pete Domenici.  (Applause.)

     I've got a selfish reason for getting him back up there.  I need his help.  (Laughter.)  We're working on some important agenda items for the American people and we're making good progress.  But there is more to do.

     You know, when I went up to Washington, I was a little disturbed at the tone that was taking place.  I can remember sitting in Austin, Texas, being perplexed and disturbed by the rancor and the bitterness that seemed to have constantly gripped our Nation's Capital.  And I made a determined effort to go change the tone.  We can disagree in Washington, but we should do so in a respectful way.  We need to respect each other more.  We need to hold up the American people more than we hold up our own political parties, it seems like to me, to get some things done.  And we're making good progress.  (Applause.)

     One of the areas where we're making good progress is the budget -- it is to say to the American people through our budget, we're going to be responsible with your money.  As Pete mentioned, we've inherited some problems.  But what the heck, I like to solve problems.  That's my job. And one of the problems we inherited was an economy that was sputtering along and slowing down.  And one way to make sure that we kick-start our economy is to give people their money back.  And so we campaigned on, argued for, and I had the honor of signing in the White House the largest tax reduction in a generation.  (Applause.)

     It was necessary.  And it's the right thing to do.  You'll hear them screaming up in Washington, oh, we're running out of money.  Well, that's because they want to spend every single dime that ever gets up there. You'll hear people say, well, the surplus is going away because of the tax cut.  No, folks, the economy is slowing down, which means we have less projected money.  And that's why we needed tax relief.  Money back to people are going to help kick-start this economy.

     And I want to remind you of something.  We still have the largest surplus -- second largest surplus in the nation's history.  And we're still paying down more debt than ever paid down before in our nation's history. (Applause.)  And the tax relief plan was eminently fair.

     See, it used to be up there in Washington they'd say, well, we're going to pick and choose the winners and losers when it came to tax relief. You get tax relief, you don't get tax relief.  The attitude of Senator Domenici and myself and the members of the congressional delegation who are here said, if we're going to have tax relief, let's provide tax relief for everybody who pays taxes.  And that's the fair way to do it.  It's a responsible, fair tax program.  (Applause.)

     We also sent a clear message to small business owners and farmers and ranchers when we said, we need to get rid of the death tax.  The death tax is unfair to people who have built up a business.  The death tax is unfair to the small business owner who wants to leave a business to a son or a daughter.  The death tax is unfair because we're taxing entrepreneurs and producers twice in America.  The tax code not only reduced all rates and provided tax rebates, it also got rid of the onerous death tax, which is going to make the code more fair and more responsible.

     Now, we're going to have a fight over the budget coming up.  And fortunately, we've got a good man named Domenici who is going help fight off the big spenders.  (Applause.)  They will push for more money here, and they'll push for more money there.  But I want to remind you, the growth in the budget that Pete passed out of the Senate, and was concurred by both the Senate and the House, provides responsible growth in our budget.  And I can assure, Mr. Chairman -- or I wish would be Mr. Chairman -- (laughter) -- should be Mr. Chairman, and will be Mr. Chairman after next 2002 -- (applause) -- and I want the members of Congress to hear that once we set a budget we're going to stick by it.  And if not, I'm going to use the veto pen of the President of the United States to keep fiscal sanity in Washington, D.C.  (Applause.)

     Today we had the pleasure of going to an elementary school, the first day of school.  Gosh, it was exhilarating to shake hands with the 1st graders and the 2nd graders that were just showing up.  Their mothers and dads were thrilled to get them back in school, it seemed like.  (Laughter.) The teachers were great.  They were all excited.  And my message to the folks assembled there was this:  that education is a domestic priority of mine.  I know it's one of Pete's, as well.  It's so important we get it right in America that every child gets educated.

     We passed a good bill out of the House and a good bill out of the Senate.  And I hope they don't play politics with it.  They need to get the conference committee, get the bill resolved and get it on my desk.  And let me explain to you some of the principles involved in the education bill.

     First, it trusts the local folks to run the schools.  I strongly believe in local control of our schools.  I believe we need to pass more power and flexibility and authority out of Washington to the folks in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  (Applause.) The bill does that.

     There's some wonderful programs in the bill.  One of them is a reading initiative that my wife is all involved in and I'm passionate about.  I'll never forget the phrase of Phyllis Hunter  in Houston, Texas.  She stood up in front of a large crowd of people and she said, you know, Governor -- and I was governor then -- she said, Governor, reading is the new civil right. I believe that.  I believe reading is a civil right.  I believe when you can learn to read, then you can learn, and then you can access the American Dream.

     The sad thing is too many of our children can't read.  And I intend to do something about it.  Not only have we targeted money for diagnostic tools to make sure we determine whether or not young children have got problems that we correct, early, before it's too late; we've got teacher training money, we've got intervention money.  But the core of the education bill is accountability.  The core of the education bill says that if you receive any taxpayer's money, you must measure.  You must show us whether or not children are reading and writing and adding and subtracting. (Applause.)

     Now, I know there's a lot of -- oh, you hear all kinds of arguments about whether or not that should take place.  Some will say, well, you can't measure because it means there's too much government.  My attitude about that is, is that if we're spending taxpayers' money it seems like we want to know whether or not it's working.  It seems like it makes sense to ask the question, what are the results.  And there's no more important place to ask, what are the results, than whether or not the children of the United States can read or write or add and subtract.

     And then there are those who say, on the accountability system, it is racist to test.  Folks, I'm going to tell you as plainly as I can, it's racist not to test, because guess who gets left behind in a system where there's no accountability.  (Applause.)  It is so easy to quit on a child whose parents do not speak English as a first language.  It's so easy to walk into a classroom full of the so-called hard to educate and say, let's don't test, let's just move people through.

     We cannot have a system that doesn't hold each child is precious.  And so the cornerstone of reform coming out of Washington, D.C. is more money, focused money, but as well, the demand for strong accountability, so that we can praise the teachers and principals and superintendents who are getting it right, but as importantly, blow the whistle on failure when we find children trapped in schools that won't teach and won't change.  There are no second-rate children in America and no second-rate dreams. (Applause.)

     Pete mentioned we're making progress in bringing some sanity to America when it comes to an energy policy.  This country has drifted along without an energy policy.  And we laid out a good, constructive plan.  It's a plan that says we can do a better job of conserving our resources.  And the federal government is beginning to take a role.  We're making sure that we purchase vampire defeating devises.  A vampire is a devise like a charger for a telephone.  When you plug it into a wall and your phone may not be in there, but the charger is, it still eats a lot of electricity -- or more than it should.

     Some entrepreneurs came along and invented a devise that uses seven times less energy.  So we're going to start using those devises to set the example that we can do a better job of using technology to save.

     But California is the state that's got the best conservation record in the country.  And yet, they ran out of energy.  (Laughter.)  Now, one of the things they're doing is they're building 12 more power plants.  And that's great, and our government has helped them, we've expedited the permitting of the plants.  Those plants are going to require natural gas to power them.  And we've got to get the gas from somewhere.  And so, on the one hand, we need better conservation.  On the other hand, we need more exploration for the resources.  I'd like us to be less dependent on foreign sources of energy.  I think it's going to make our foreign policy a lot more -- (applause.)

     Washington has been struggling with what they call patients' bill of rights for the last couple of sessions.  I made up my mind we're going to get a good patients' bill of rights out of the Congress, one that heralds the relationship between patient and doctor, but one that doesn't encourage frivolous and junk lawsuits that will cause people to lose their health insurance.

     We got a good bill out of the House, a not so good bill out of the Senate.  And I'm hopeful we can get -- finally get a good patients' bill of rights to begin meaningful reform of our health care system in America. (Applause.)

     The Vice President and I spent a lot of time in the campaign -- and by the way, he's doing great.  And what a heck of a selection I made. (Applause.)  As he likes to put it, who said those three electoral votes in Wyoming don't matter?  (Laughter.)  What really matters, he's a steady hand.  He's capable.  We said we're going to make sure that our military remains strong and ready.  (Applause.)

     In one of my trips overseas, I went to Kosovo and I signed another pay raise for the troops.  It's important to make sure those who wear the uniform are well-paid, well-housed and well-treated.  We're doing a much better job in America of treating our folks right.  (Applause.)

     We've got big budget increases in defense.  But I also want you to know that ours is an administration that believes in vision, that there's got to be a plan.  So I've asked Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld to develop a strategic vision for what our military ought to look like today and what it ought to look like tomorrow to keep the peace; how we can remain strong and ready this moment; and as importantly, how we can use technologies to devise a military that will be harder to find, more lethal when it moves, easier to move, and that will incorporate the new technologies so that we don't waste taxpayers' money when it comes to building the weapons systems of the future.

     One of the things that you probably read about is that I believe that, as we go into the 21st century, we need to have new strategic relations with some of our old enemies.  I had some fascinating meetings with Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia.  I told him in plain terms -- I said, Mr. President, you don't have anything to fear from the United States.  We're a peaceful nation.  We don't view you as our enemy.

     The true threats facing the United States are threats from terrorist nations, nations that they call rogue nations, nations that are developing weapons of mass destruction that may be pointed at us, may be pointed at our friends, the Israelis, or other allies we have, to hold us hostage, conduct international blackmail.  It's the true threat, Mr. Putin.  And therefore, we need to get rid of those ancient treaties, codified during a time when we hated each other, so that America can develop the technologies and defenses necessary to protect ourselves and our allies from the true threats of the 21st century.

     The ABM Treaty is out-moded, out-dated.  It codified a hateful relationship that no longer exists.  We need to move beyond the days of the Cold War and free this great freedom-loving people to provide protections for freedom-loving people from all around the world by getting rid of the ABM Treaty once and for all.  (Applause.)

     We have told our friends and allies around the world we will consult with them, and we will.  And I told Mr. Putin, come along with us.  It's a chance to set up a new strategic relationship.  And we'll see how it goes. I think we're making pretty good progress.  My point to you is that we'll remain strong when it comes to our military, and wise when it comes to our planning, and ready when it comes to the true threats that face the American people as we head into the 21st century.  (Applause.)

     And, finally, I had a fantastic meeting today with members of the faith community here in New Mexico.  Bishop, thank you for being here today, sir.  And I want to thank Pete for inviting folks to come and to hear me discuss the philosophy behind a faith-based/community-based initiative.

     We're moving beyond the old welfare paradigm in America.  I gave a speech at Notre Dame and talked about the fact that another Texas President gave a graduation speech and talked about a welfare help plan, and that was Lyndon Johnson, and the Great Society began.  And then there was welfare reform signed by my predecessor that said, people must be independent in America, and you've got to work.  And it had some successes, it really did. A lot of folks went from welfare to work.  But there's still more work to do.  There's a lot of people in our society who hurt; a lot of people who really have no hope.

     Gosh, I remember one of the times I was at a juvenile justice facility in Texas, and I was talking about the American Dream.  A little fellow who had been incarcerated said, what does that mean, what is an American Dream. He doesn't understand dreaming.  He doesn't understand setting goals.

     There's a lot of hopelessness, a lot of addiction, a lot of people lost.  And we've got to do something about it in America.  We're too good a people to allow that to continue.  But what government cannot do is change hearts.  Government can't inspire.  We're good for law, we can spend money. But money isn't the only answer.  In many cases, the lost soul needs somebody to say, I love you -- or to put your arm around you and say, America is meant for you.  We need mentors all across America saying to young children whose parents may be in prison, for example, I care about you; I want you to understand somebody cares.

     And so one of the most important initiatives that we're discussing in Washington is how do we unleash the great passion and compassion of America.  How do we unleash those who have heard the call to love a neighbor like they'd like to be loved themselves; those not inspired by government, necessarily, but inspired by a higher calling.  The people of faith who live in every neighborhood across America must not be feared by our government, but energized and welcomed when it comes to healing those lost souls.  (Applause.)

     It's a powerful initiative because it taps the great strength of America.  And the great strength of America lies in the hearts and souls of our citizenry.

     I can't tell you what an honor it is to represent the people of this country.  My dream is for us to be a more responsible nation -- a nation when the moms and dads of the world understand their most important job is not their day job, but the job of loving the children they happen to have brought into this world, and love them with all their hearts and all their souls.  (Applause.)

     But a responsible nation also requires corporate America to be responsible; it requires all of us to be responsible to shepherd our resources well.  And as importantly, it requires all of us to ask the question, if we see a neighbor in need, shall we not -- shall we make sure we don't cross to the other side of the road?  Shouldn't we as a responsible citizen help a neighbor, and not expect government to do so? Shouldn't we find out areas where we can help somebody who's crying out for help?  And the answer is, in this country, absolutely.  But responsible societies begin with responsible leaders.

     And that's why I'm so proud to support Pete Domenici for the United States Senate again.  He understands responsibility.  He lives it every single day.  And my hope is that the good people of New Mexico don't make a terrible error.  My hope is the good people of New Mexico send this good man back to Washington, D.C. with a resounding victory.

     Thank you all for having me.  (Applause.)

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Sunday, February 17, 2008

HH on Holiday

The apartment is remarkably quiet this morning.

Normally at about this time I’d be looking over my shoulder from my perch here in the kitchen, expecting HH to come padding down the hall with “baby” in tow, looking for Papa and a dry pair of pants. That’s our normal morning routine and even though I know he’s spending the weekend with his beloved Aunt Doris, I nevertheless find myself turning my head toward the door when I hear the floor creak or the baby next-door wail. His absence from the space fills it.

Late yesterday afternoon he called to check in with us, this is a rare thing for HH because he isn’t a phone guy – he normally refuses to speak to his relatives when they call or to anyone else for that matter, he’s just not into small talk. But yesterday he had a message to deliver that was important enough for him to ask his Aunt to place a call. I was taking a nap – something I would likely not have been able to do if he was in residence – and he left instructions that I was to call him back. When I got him on the phone he came right to the point. He reminded me that he had spent two nights with his relatives and that he would be coming home in the morning, then he said goodbye and handed the phone to his Aunt – that’s it – short and sweet. I asked Doris to put him back on the line pretending that I needed a little clarification; otherwise he would have refused to speak with me. This time he gave me a little more detail, not much more, but enough make two points unmistakably clear: It was his decision to take a weekend off from the folks but that he was ready to come home and wanted to be certain we were in agreement.

As much as HH enjoys his time away, he also wanted reassurance that this separation wasn’t an open-ended deal. He’s an independent four-year-old but he’s still just a little boy and in the words of the immortal Dorothy, “There’s no place like home.”


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Monday, August 27, 2012

A Capri "Casa"

The island of Capri (accent on the first syllable) has always been a retreat for esthetes. The names of Norman Douglass, Axel Munthe, Graham Green, and W.H. Auden come to mind, having all of them been residents or at least regular visitors there over the years.

It's a fantasy island that allows you to make of it what your informed classic and nostalgic dreams suggested it might be.

The universally exotic, for instance, in which you all at once feel ubiquitous.

This was once the home of Raffaele La Capria, the Neapolitan author.

But now it's the holiday residence of friends of ours from Lucca, a generous and hugely hospitable couple whose artistic talents are everywhere evident here.

You see this talent in all the collectables which they've taken years to amass.

This is a kind of shrine to the author La Capria, whose typewriter  still sits on his very own desk left behind when he sold the house to our friends about fifteen years ago.

It's a house carved out of a rocky mountain and so the windows are on one side only.

But life on Capri happens outside, for the most part, as here on this charmed terrace whose decor places you on the threshold of all the world's color—the grand tour is complete and you're home now with your mementos!

This is my bedroom.

These are the visions. Certain characters out of Henry James would have called it a "scrapbook interior," without bothering to take a second look.

And there's a little pavilion of glass and wood in the garden. The owners' daughter, who is married to a Spaniard and lives in Madrid, did the bull fighter painting.

But the house is full of precious little paintings, like this 19th century gouche of the "Grotta Azzura."

A Capri cliff.

And so I leave you in this little shadow box of Capri life.

helen tilston said...

Good Morning Paul

As I sit my morning cappucino, I could ask for nothing better than this incredible post. The images have increased my heart beat and I am scrolling upward and downward and seeing something new in each image. This is "A Home". The owners taste is beautifully revealed in their collection. The oil painting by the owner's daughter is particularly meaningful and a masterpiece.
Thanks for sharing and I know I will be returning again to breath in the essence of Capri.

Helen xx

columnist said...

The views from the terraces would render me idle for the entire stay. What a delightfully charming house.

Parnassus said...

That house looks comfortable and inviting, and accomodates so many intriguing article without appearing crowded. Is that an American Belter sofa that made it to Italy?

The Devoted Classicist said...

What a charming house! I can only imagine the dreams one would have in that little blue bed!

Jane and Lance Hattatt said...

Hello Paul:
A Casa with a view....and what a splendid view it is. We are quite certain that we should be stunned by the beauty of it and should wish to linger and drink in the scenery at every possible opportunity.

We delight in seeing interiors filled with collections which reflect their owners' passions and tastes. They really do bring the house 'alive' and speak of lives well travelled and books well read.

We are certain that you will have enjoyed the most splendid of holidays with, we are sure, the most charming of hosts. A summer sojourn to savour.....

La Dolfina said...

Absolute perfection in my eyes!
I adore this little Casa,.
May I share it on my blog while linking back to you?
Your post is like a fantasy mini vacation... A perfect way to deal with a Monday!!!
XO from Caliornia

Paisley Curtain said...

A peaceful home in a very serene setting, even the dullest of minds would become creative after spending a day or two at the Casa.

best wishes

Mary Maki Rae said...

Delightful Fantasy Island indeed-!

Enjoyed the Pristine White Decor with the lively Red Accents - the Evocative Paintings - the Shell
Collections and that dreamy - Spellbinding Terrace-!!

A beautiful Post-!

Laurent said...

Especially shrewd conception, your feeling ubiquitous in such a setting - and possibly, momentarily, exuberantly 'back home' in Mill Valley, I sense, in the brilliant glass and wood pavilion. I'd have played out there all day, and have crept out to listen late at night. There's a release out there which restores, I think.

Loi Thai, Tone on Tone said...

What a beautiful, warm and charming home in such a glorious setting. I love the eclectic collections: artwork, antiques, and objects. Your friends are kind to let us view their home. Thank you for sharing this gem in Capri.
Cheers from DC,
Loi Thai
Tone on Tone

Karena said...

Hello Paul I am so happy that Terri has introduced me to you site. This posting on Capri is so mesmerizing and I look further to much more!

Art by Karena

pve design said...

Normally when I go on vacation, I leave all my artwork behind as a way to recharge however, if I were there, I would be crying if I had left my watercolors at home.
I think I would be a painting machine.
How stunning and sweet is that spot. If you ever need a traveling artist to paint it all for you....why I would jump in a heartbeat~


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Friday, August 28, 2009

Space Project

Lasergun Space Disco!

Not too much info on this recently purchased Disco nugget..

The masterminds behind this record are Canadian producers/musicians Dominic Sciscente and Michel Daigle from Black Light Orchestra, who, when not hustling their way through space, had a hit song with Touch Me, Take Me.

Part MECO, part Cerrone and all amazingly ridiculous!

Space Project - Disco From Another Galaxy Lp - 1978 - US

Get that here:

Space Project - Conquest of the Stars (1978)

Hope you like

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soundmill said...

Wonderful music, I visit your blog every day.

Keep going

mb said...

HI! Just discovered today this WONDERFUL blog. Thank you very much! Marco from Italy

.:J3SS3:. said...

Wow ! I too just discovered your blog while searching for Quebec Disco and I'm in total shock of what I'm discovering here. I'm learning a lot.

Thanks for sharing.

Zambon said...

great album! thanks for posting!

whitepunksondope said...

A great album and strangely given the recent resurgence in all things "cosmic disco" it does not get referenced that often so its great to see it posted!


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Friday, 11 December 2009

ECW Interlude (7)

Looking through Photobucket I realised I hadn't posted pics of these ECW casualty figures. Although a tad gruesome, I thought that I might as well put up the pics since posts are going to thin down rather once the little one finally makes its appearance (8 days overdue now). These are Bicorne figures. The pack gives you 4 "falling wounded" figures and 4 prone ones. It seemed appropriate to dirty up these figures, so I added a bit of gore and pastel mud. The NMA infantryman's hat is from Warlord Minatures - they sell extra metal hat packs for their plastic ECW range, which I can see are likely to come in useful for larger command bases and things like this where the figures have lost their headgear. I haven't added weapons and I'm thinking these may well have been picked up by others who had perhaps lost their weapons or had them knocked out of their hands.

I'll post some more First Carlist War stuff next week. I'm waiting for some more matt varnish to be delivered, which has delayed the basing of my National Militia regiment. I'm close to finishing the 7th Foot for the AWI (the Royal Fuziliers) and have started a Hessian grenadier battalion. At some point before the end of the year I want to do some "test" Carlist infantry and finish off my first unit of Crusader foot for the First Crusade (current wip pic below).

4 figures. Painted November 2009.

spqrdave said...

Very nice context, of course!

Rothwell82753 said...

More fantastic figures! Reading in your post about extra metal hats brings up the question does anyone produce extra AWI hats? I have wanted to do a few hat , not head conversions.

airhead said...

Great looking stuff Giles, I always like casualtie figures, they add an extra dimension to any battle field.

On the little one front, we found chicken Korma sorted out our late delivery.

All the best

Christopher(aka Axebreaker) said...

They look great Giles!

I'm almost done with my AWI casualty figures and I'll post them soon.

Sire Godefroy said...

In their own right, these casualties are very nice. I'm always hesitant to add mud and gore to my miniatures, even downed ones; but you've done it in a convincing way. What will you use these figures for?

As a sidenote, also like the Crusader infantry. Although the formation looks a bit too 'tidy' for a Medieval unit, whereas the arrangement with ome unarmoured men in front and ironclad chaps in their back is confusing. However, that's down to your taste.

Allan (AJ) Wright said...

The leather texture on the cavalry figures is great! I can't wait to see you paint up a full unit of cavalry.


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