Meeting Reminder - Tomorrow, May 19:
Italian Genealogy SIG Luncheon
12:30 PM at
How to Use Headphones With Your TV:
So you've got a nice big widescreen TV and an amazing home theater setup. Your speakers offer excellent sound — there’s just one problem. You want to use it while people are sleeping or otherwise busy. That means turning to headphones.
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Do We Really Need Libraries?
npr: Linton Weeks"In New York City, supporters of public libraries say that respect for — and repair of — the libraries is long, well, overdue. A new campaign, Invest in Libraries, puts forth that in the past 10 years, the city government has reduced funding for public libraries by nearly 20 percent and 1,000 workers or so have been trimmed from the payroll. The campaign calls on the city to increase its support in various ways, such as restoring $65 million in operating funds."
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Let’s Clear the Air About Ancestry DNA Sharing Customers’ Data:
Dick Eastman
"I thought this was settled but apparently not. I read a lot of online news reports about genealogy and also about DNA. Reports surfaced several days ago claiming that Ancestry.com shared customer DNA data with police officials. Some of those reports stated that this was done without a search warrant while others stated that a search warrant was obtained first before the police contacted Ancestry DNA. The articles were confusing, at least to me, and it apparently confused a lot of other people as well. I have now read a number of later articles and have talked with the folks at Ancestry DNA."
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Hands off my DNA!
BioEdge: by Xavier Symons
"A New Orleans man has accused police of an invasion of privacy after he was arrested in relation to a ‘cold’ homicide case."
If you are interested in privacy, you should be following this recent case that has been making the genealogical news.
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A Phonetic Secret Weapon:
Jen Baldwin: Mocavo
"Deciphering the writing is one challenge, but there are times when the handwriting makes finding your ancestor a challenge because it is spelled phonetically."
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This Day In History:
1980: - Mount St. Helens volcano erupted in southwestern Washington State spewing steam and ash over 11 miles into the sky. This was the first major eruption since 1857.
1897: Hollywood director Frank Capra (1897-1991) was born in Palermo, Sicily.
1804: Napoleon Bonaparte became Emperor of France, snatching the crown from the hands of Pope Pius VII during the actual coronation ceremony, and then crowning himself.
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