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Forum Post: How will the United States exist for a thousand years?
Posted 6 years ago on July 18, 2013, 7:06 p.m. EST by JackHall
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Formerly - Will the United States still be here in a thousand years? Part IV
Where will the middleclass be in fifty years?
Imagine the government's failure to restore the middleclass to the prosperity it enjoyed in the 20th century. Outsourcing the core manufacturing and technology industries overseas by both the US Government and US investors to take advantage of human resource costs eviscerated the economy and the ability to create wealth here and raise and restore the American workers' living standard. Government and investors have undervalued American labor. Profits for the few have been given a higher priority than a better living standard for all Americans.
The standard of living is defined as the level of wealth, comfort, material goods and necessities available to a certain socioeconomic class in a certain geographic area. The standard of living includes factors such as income, quality and availability of employment, quality and affordability of housing, hours of work required to purchase necessities, gross domestic product, inflation rate, number of vacation days per year, affordable (or free) access to quality healthcare, quality and availability of education, life expectancy, incidence of disease, cost of goods and services, infrastructure, national economic growth, economic and political stability, political and religious freedom, environmental quality, climate and safety. The government has always backed some mortgages to make it easier for people like veterans and low-income, first-time home buyers to get into the housing market. But during the crisis, the government's role exploded.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, private companies that guarantee mortgages, collapsed and were taken over by the government. Then, as private lenders pulled out and the market collapsed, the government increased the size of the loans guaranteed by Fannie and Freddie and other government programs. As a result, the government now guarantees almost the entire mortgage market.
In March 2013, the agency that oversees Fannie and Freddie said certain operations of the two firms would be consolidated. The government currently guarantees some mortgages over $700,000, which, at 14 times the median household income, is far more than most middle class families can afford.
Peer into the misty horizon and view gated communities of the one-percent of the future, with armed private security personnel. Modern day feudalism is being forced upon the American people, and for the most part, we have been fooled into thinking that it is good for us, when in fact, it is destroying the free markets.
From Bloomberg's edicts on sugary drinks and elevators, to the recent spate of food manufacturers applying for permits to sell horse meat for human consumption, the American standard of living is under assault on a daily basis. We are being encouraged to eat less, want less, and lower our expectations on everything from food to cars.
These ideas are representative of the turn of the tides of power away from the freedom of capitalism, and a return to the tyranny of the elite over the individual. They are using the bogus argument that it is more 'green' and better for our health to turn control of resources over to government. In short, it is a restoration of the forces of feudalism.
In the 'bad old days' of the Middle Ages government was, in most parts, run by a concept described by historians as "feudalism". Although some historians simply describe feudalism as despotic rule, and/or tyranny, feudalism is a term used when the elite or nobility has control over lower classes and their resources, through voluntary or deeded title and landholdings.
American Feudal Lords
http://www.thebrennerbrief.com/2013/03/21/modern-feudalism-is-destroying-free-markets/ [right click]
What is the most enduring and stable system of economic and social order the world has known? Not capitalism, or socialism, or dictatorship. It is feudalism.
By any other name, it is the system whereby political and economic power is held by a relatively small group of capital owners who permit that capital to be worked or used by the large majority of landless for their subsistence. The landless have little or no political power of their own, but in a stable system are guaranteed a basic set of rights. Supreme authority may be further concentrated in a small group of officials or a single individual elected by the capital owners, but this authority is often loosely wielded.
Europe, through most of its history since the Dark Ages was a series of feudal states, which remained remarkably stable for hundreds of years, until power was slowly devolved to larger and larger groups of peoples. The very stable Asian societies in Japan and especially China have long been feudal in nature, and as I will argue, China remains the largest and potentially most powerful feudal kingdom in the world's history.
The Roman Empire was essentially a feudal empire, albeit with a strong centralized government, as was the Greek civilization before it. Although the cradle of democracy, the Greeks limited democratic rights mainly to the landowners, who were served by slaves and freemen who were not participants in shaping the governmental or economic system.
American Feudalism Is Already Here
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/11/22/807131/-America-a-Modern-Feudal-State [right click]
In 2011 a total of 252.78 million migrant workers (an increase of 4.4% compared to 2010) existed in China. Out of these, migrant workers who left their hometown and worked in other provinces accounted for 158.63 million (an increase of 3.4% compared to 2010) and migrant workers who worked within their home provinces reached 94.15 million (an increase of 5.9% compared to 2010). Estimations are that Chinese cities will face an influx of another 243 million migrants by 2025, taking the urban population up to nearly 1 billion people. In the medium and large cities, about half the population will be migrants, which is almost three times the current level.
Urbanization in the People's Republic of China increased in speed following the initiation of the reform and opening policy. By the end of 2012, the mainland of the People's Republic of China had a total urban population of 712 million or 52.6% of the total population, rising from 26% in 1990.
In the long term, China faces increasing urbanization; according to predictions, nearly 70% of the population will live in urban areas by 2035. Over the next two decades China will build 20,000 to 50,000 new skyscrapers and more than 170 cities will require mass transit systems by 2025.
We can listen all day to what the government would be saying it would like to do about creating jobs for the American people "after" the corporations have already moved manufacturing and technology industries out of the country. These are the terms that will be offered to what is left of the American middleclass.
Wouldn't it be more beneficial for Americans if the products China needs for urbanization were made in the USA and then exported to China? The insanity of deregulated outsourcing has stripped the United States of its ability to pay its debts. This wasn't the kind of free market anyone would want. If the United States was exporting products to China instead of technology and factories the trade balance would tip toward the United States for first time in decades and provide a path to paying off our debts. Where is the political correctness of outsourcing American technology and jobs to the world's largest feudal enclave of state-owned corporations at the expense of American labor and tax payers for the profits to private enterprise? Americans don't necessarily want cheaper products, they want value. They don't want products that are harmful or break easily and need to be replaced with or without a warranty. They want products that are built to last. Americans had a living standard due to the efforts of American labor on behalf of their countrymen. Americans want their jobs back. Americans need another "New Deal".
The collapse of the American economy was brought on by the bursting housing bubble and by globalization, outsourcing to China, India, and elsewhere by US Government and private enterprise while globalization has placed control of the economy beyond the reach of sovereign governments. Globalization has enriched the elite. It is ironic that the colony that broke away from feudalism and declared its independence in 1776 was recaptured by voluntarily welcoming globalization. The Declaration of Independence has been redacted.
Imagine the United States one thousand years from now as a network of feudalism: walled cities that devolved from the 50 States. Those unable to live within the walls of these fortresses may have to exist in the wilderness or in a No Man's Land controlled by organized crime.


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Two weeks ago, TheServerSide managed to successfully get a formal commitment from Max Katz, the author of Practial RichFaces, and undoubtedly the industry's foremost advocate for Ajax enabled JSF frameworks, to speak at TheServerSide Java Symposium in March of this year in Las Vegas. (TSSJS 2011).
The thing is, in each discussion we've had with Max, he quickly turns the discussion away from what we can expect from the upcoming RichFaces 4 release, and instead, he starts talking endlessly about this interactive prototyping tool, named Tiggr, with which he's been working.
"It's a web-based rapid prototyping tool. It lets you create, share, collaborate, and preview user interface prototypes right there in your own web browser - any web browser. It lets you create interactive application prototypes that look and behave like the real application."
You could tell that Max was hoping to bring a soap box with him to TSSJS 2011 and start preaching the virtues of Tiggr. Of course, when you've got someone like Max, who's an expert on JSF and RichFaces, you want him delivering a session that's going to be of interest to as many people as possible, which is why we've got him to promise us that he'll do some speaking about RichFaces 4 when he's on the stage in March. Of course, to get him to promise us that, we told Max that we'd give him a chance to preach the virtues of Tiggr in a feature article on TSS, so here it is: Max Katz's article on the virtues of the Tiggr tool, and how Tiggr brings application prototyping to a new level.
Why You Need Interactive and Clickable UI Prototypes for Your Next Project
By Max Katz
TSSJS 2011 ($100 Earlybird Discount if you register before Febrauary 11th!)
Practical RichFaces by Max Katz

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How cool are these bookshelves? I just love how original they are. They spark one of those "ah ha, oh yesss" moments in your head and just push you to look at things a little bit differently. I love when something does that, don't you?
These are from a Kate Spade inspiration shoot from 2010 (one of my favorites!) which I just happened to come across again. And I'm glad I did. As we kick off 2012, I'm eager to be surrounded by fresh ideas and new perspectives, just like this one.
I hope everyone's return to the real world has been fairly painless today. Do something to treat yourself tonight! I'm going to yoga and reading the new Matchbook Mag from cover to cover.


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Corey Taylor Collaborates With Dave Grohl
Foo Fighters main man Dave Grohl is collaborating with an eclectic mix of rockers for a new project. First we brought you news that he was rocking out with metal veterans RATT. Now, Grohl has shared the studio with Stone Sour / Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor.
Taylor recently tweeted his excitement about it, admitting, "HUGE checks off the Bucket List today - did a song with Dave Grohl and Butch Vig. Do the words 'holy sh--' say enough about it?!?"
Although no word yet as to what the song was for, our best guess is that it's part of a side project that Grohl has been reportedly working on. According to NME.com, the project is being referred to only as 'TBA' for now.
Butch Vig produced the latest Foo Fighters album, 'Wasting Light,' and has worked with Grohl since his days as a drummer for Nirvana.
Corey Taylor made a lot of headlines while out on his recent 'Seven Deadly Sins' spoken word/acoustic tour, answering fan submitted questions with a level of honesty that's not always expected in the music world. He even mentioned Grohl in passing and his obvious respect for him while describing his show, saying, "Picture if Henry Rollins, George Carlin and Dave Grohl were the same person – not that I'm as cool as any of those three, but I can assume that I am."
For more on Corey Taylor, check out our recent interview with Taylor, where he discusses everything from his tour to the future of Slipknot.
And since he's showing no signs of stopping, who do you hope Dave Grohl taps next for a collaboration?


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All Collection I figures suck? Hmmm what about the Emperor one?
I hope that they put out a paint-op variant of the SA CloneTrooper that looks like this:I love the blue stripes on these clones for some reason.
Well I opened the first Obi Wan and Anakin - glad I did. I love the Anakin figure.I've got a Chewbacca too - not as bad as I thought it might be, but a far cry from the VOTC one.
I opened Ani and Obi Wish I hadn't. The action feature pretty much ruins any sort of poseability these things had and if that weren't enough, the useless elbow articulation on the left arm ruins it completely. Blech.
Prediction: That will be given out as a poster at the Hasbro booth at C3, similar to the Saga one handed out at C2.
Quote from: JediMAC on March 11, 2005, 06:58 PMPrediction: That will be given out as a poster at the Hasbro booth at C3, similar to the Saga one handed out at C2. Good call! Now, did anyone wind up with any extras of these posters from Hasbro's booth at C3? I'd like to try to get one for a reasonable price or trade, so drop me a line if you can help. Thanks!
Anyone need an assist on the ROTS figure poster Hasbro was giving out? I nabbed a bunch of extras if you do. Free, plus shipping. LMK!- M
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NHL, union get back to bargaining table, but no progress made on player contract issues
Ira Podell
NEW YORK — Both sides in the NHL labour fight seem willing to talk. The problem is neither group likes what is being said at the other end of the table.
Negotiations restarted Sunday following a one-day break, but they were over about 90 minutes after they began. And what is worse, there is no clear plan for them to get going again.
Only the hot-button issue of player-contract terms was on the agenda Sunday. The players' side felt NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman was saying that there was no room for bargaining. Once the union heard that, it saw no reason to keep talking.
"The owners made it clear there is no give with respect to their proposals unless the players are willing to take them — this is my phrase, not theirs — down to the comma, then there is nothing to do, that we're past the point of give and take," players' association executive director Donald Fehr said.
The league countered the players' association assessment of the situation, but its view wasn't enough to keep the conversation going. There is still a chance there will be more negotiations on Monday in Toronto, where leaders on both sides will be for Hockey Hall Of Fame inductions, but that wasn't going to be determined until they touch base again.
NHL owners want to limit contracts to five years, make rules to prohibit back-diving contracts the league feels circumvent the salary cap, keep players ineligible for unrestricted free agency until they are 28 or have eight years of professional service time, cut entry-level deals to two years, and make salary arbitration after five years.
Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Sunday that owners have conveyed the message to him that these issues are of vital importance in a new deal. While there could be room to negotiate within the framework, the bottom line remains the same.
"It's fair to say, while there was a candid discussion on those issues, and certainly each side explained their positions to the other, I don't think there was any progress on those issues," Daly said. "I would've hoped that during the course of the past week they would've shown some movement on those issues toward us, knowing what our fundamental concerns are. The message we basically got this week was, 'We know what your contracting proposals are, we're not prepared to agree to them.'
"They are not issues that can be traded off. They are all important issues to us. That doesn't mean you can't talk about them and shake them. There is flexibility around the issues we need to achieve, but they are not issues that we can walk away from."
Neither side is shutting the door on getting back to the table soon, but frustration is clearly growing.
"The two sides will be talking," Fehr said. "I don't know when we will get back together again. I suspect it won't be too long, but I don't have any idea. We've indicated to them that when they resume, we'd like it to be in Toronto soon. We're meeting down here in large part because of the convenience, especially after the hurricane, for the families and staff of the NHL. Now we'd like to get some of our people back to their families, too."
Getting together hasn't been a problem recently once tensions thawed after both sides rejected proposals on Oct. 18.
Daly met with union special counsel Steve Fehr last weekend, and that led to four straight days of talks this week in New York that ended on a sour note Friday night. Donald Fehr and Bettman also took part in Sunday's brief discussions.
Daly, Steve Fehr and Los Angeles Kings forward Kevin Westgarth got together for an informal lunch meeting on Saturday, and the sides made plans Sunday morning to meet again at the NHL's Manhattan office.
They just couldn't gain any traction.
Despite reports that talks on Friday got heated before negotiations ended, Daly said Sunday he doesn't feel animosity has crept into the bargaining room. However, if the sides can't find common ground, there won't be a deal anytime soon to save the already delayed and shortened season.
A few hours into Friday's third session of talks, negotiations broke down over the core economic differences that separate the sides and are threatening the season completely. The lockout already has caused the NHL to call off 327 regular-season games, including the New Year's Day Winter Classic. A lockout wiped out the entire 2004-05 season.
"I always like to look at the glass as half-full, not half-empty. I like to be optimistic," Daly said. "I don't know exactly where they are on economics. I hope we're getting closer in that regard. With respect to these issues, they are important issues.
"If we can find some way to address our concerns in these (player contract) issues, we can move this process forward. Right now, given their opposition to addressing some of these issues, I don't know where we go."


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Munich's football club "Bayern München" plays against the Chinese Olympic team. This is agame of the so called Allianz cup. Bayern Müchen wins 7:2.
Munich is the capital of the German state of Bavaria and is Germany's third largest city, located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Black and gold - the colors of the Holy Roman Empire - have been the city's official colors since the time of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor.


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Unless you have been asleep at the wheel, you've heard about the partnership between Nike and Apple to create the Nike+. In the context of commercial fitness equipment, the breakthrough product points to a new way of looking at how club products will be designed for the way consumers purchase products now.
The Nike+ uses a foot pod wirelessly connected to an Apple Nano iPod for runners and walkers. The product provides everything from music and real-time video to motivational messaging and logs everything imaginable. Users sync their iPods to a computer, instantly accessing progress reports, downloading music and video, and planning future workouts. This affordable technology is an example of simple, elegant products available to consumers.
Why should you care about this technology? For the same reason that movie theaters are concerned about in-home plasma screen TVs and high-definition home theaters. These products keep more of us at home instead of buying movie tickets.
The commercial fitness equipment industry has generally innovated from the top down. Many technology breakthroughs were introduced first in club equipment and then engineered into home equipment at lower costs. Dozens of products customized for home use from modular home gyms to elliptical trainers feature technology from club-based platforms.
Today, the food chain is being turned upside down because of products like the Nike+, cell phones with real-time TV feeds and other personal entertainment. The next generation of commercial equipment will be driven by devices that people use in other areas of their lives. Exercisers using headsets tethered to a piece of equipment can view TVs at most clubs. Although popular, this entertainment option lags behind mainstream consumer technology.
New consumer technologies are making health clubs look primitive, says Jay Blahnik, a nationally recognized fitness trainer and lead consultant for the Nike+ projects. "Most entertainment currently in clubs is forced on the member according to available in-club technology," he says. "Many club members are now asking why they shouldn't use their iPods to watch on-demand TV, listen to their own playlists and view real-time video without being tied to a facility's limitations."
Manufacturers are exploring different iterations of new technology possibilities, using existing platforms such as the iPod or through partnerships with technology companies.
As Netflix CEO Reed Hasting states, "Increasingly, people will trade fidelity for convenience."
Translation: they would rather have portable personal choices than have the quality of high definition video, etc. Consumers are voting for increased control over customization of their media.
Successful fitness facilities have used trends in demographics to create successful programs. This thinking will drive product innovations that respond to consumer needs. If you question this, walk your fitness floor during prime time. Chances are that more than 30 percent of your members are listening to music on a personal device. For non-club exercisers the numbers are certainly higher. Club owners looking to create services that members and potential members crave must embrace this by partnering with vendors to develop needs-based products.
The critical step as a club owner is to understand and capture your members' entertainment needs, then share this with your vendors. This will drive useful technology enhancements much faster than a manufacturer designing equipment that they believe is leading edge.
Blahnik sums it up best by saying, "My clients are demanding that the technology products they use outside of the club be available to them in my club."
Innovations in personal entertainment are not going away. It's time we catch up.
Gregory Florez is CEO of FitAdvisor Health Coaching Services and First Fitness Inc., which was rated as the No. 1 health coaching online training service by The Wall Street Journal. Gregory can be contacted at [email protected].


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Guinness certifies world's largest gingerbread house built in Bryan
The new world record for largest gingerbread house ever made was set in Bryan this weekend.
The Guinness Book of World Records team was there Saturday afternoon to verify the record-breaking 39,202 cubic-foot structure. The previous record holder was 36,000 cubic feet and was built inside the Mall of America, in Bloomington, Minn.
The house in Bryan is 65 feet by 45 feet. The builders actually built it an inch bigger than expected, pushing it over just a tad more. This one scored extra points with the Guinness people for being built outside in the elements, and in Texas no less.
Built by the Texas A&M Traditions Club, the house took nearly a month to build. It was constructed using 1,800 pounds of butter, 7,200 eggs, 7,200 pounds of flour and close to 3,000 pounds of brown sugar. Add to this the 22,000 piece of candy that are attached to it.
That's a lot of empty calories -- 36 million to be exact, according to Bill Horton, Traditions Club manager. The house is built on the site of the country club in AggieLand, which has lodging and a golf course on the grounds.
The area was sprayed for ants and other pests. Bees became to be attracted to the dwelling along the way too, and arrived during the day to get drunk on sugar.
A team of bakers, artists, and homebuilders chipped in their time for the cause. Bunker sand was used on the ground outside to mimic the look of snow.
What does it smell like inside?
"It smells like ginger of course," laughs Horton.
The wood and the electrical components built into the house are planned to be reused by local charities, according to Horton.
"The weather didn't cooperate with us until the past week," says Horton. The current warmer temperatures and humidity won't help either.
The house will be up until Dec. 14 and open from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday, with Santa Claus hanging around for photo ops. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for kids.
The candy should have a second life, according to Horton.
"The candy that is still wrapped can still be used," said Horton. He thinks that a hog farm or two would be interested in the sugary, gingerbread rubble.
Horton said that he did catch a few people eating on the job.
The proceeds from the visitors will be going to the St. Joseph hospital trauma center. Most all of the components were donated to the projects, with the exception of some of the electrical items.
So far, the house has raised around $150,000 for the hospital, with 12 more days left on the schedule.


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Our culminating activity for our dinosaur/volcano week was a morning playing Escape the Volcano!
2. Print out your game board pieces and tape them to the floor. We printed off two sets and made them go everywhere!
and your house at the end... when you reach the house, you've survived and escaped the volcano!!
4. Brainstorm what you want each game board piece to say. We printed out one version of game board pieces that had pre-printed activities on them and another one that was blank... so my little guy could help me decide what we were going to do.
Some of the activities we came up with were: slither around like a snake, fly around the room like a pterodactyl, skip in a circle, count to 20, kiss Caitlin (baby), crab walk around the room, stomp around like a dinosaur, sing Two Little Blackbirds, etc.
5. Start playing! The first player rolls the dice and then moves that many spaces. Once he gets to his spot, he reads what the game board piece says and does the action.
We had so much fun moving our crazy game pieces across the board... and yelling as we were trying to escape. My little guy kept getting worried that the lava was going to get us!
As we landed on each piece, we talked about the name of each shape, counted the sides (when necessary), and said the color of the shape. You could also talk about objects in your house that are the same shape.
Wow! We were exhausted when we were done playing. If you double the game board pieces, you may want to print out your own blank die and put numbers 1-4 on it instead of just 1-2... otherwise it might take too long. I tried to avoid the dice templates that had numbers 1-6 because they just made the game go too quickly and you ended up skipping too many of the shapes.
After we played the game each time, we walked along the game board pieces and as we stepped on each shape, we said it's name. Some were trickier than others- especially hexagon, pentagon, and octagon!
We also included some game board pieces that asked the players to tell something about themselves (favorite song, food, etc.). When we landed on these spots we worked on using full sentences to share about ourselves. Making a whole game board of "get to know you" questions would be perfect to do with new friends. By the end of the game, everyone would know a little bit more about each other! I loved seeing my little guy's face light up when he got to share something about himself. We worked on not interrupting when I was sharing about myself and he wanted to tell something too. We talked about taking turns in conversation and then how to make appropriate follow up comments or questions when someone shares.


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Anyone who has ever worked in the ER has at some point participated in a "Guess the Blood Alcohol Level" pool. We're a jaded bunch in the ER, and a level usually needs to be over 400 to be considered truly high, and not till it's over 500 are we generally impressed.
Bear in mind the legal limit in most states is 80.
But I read about a new champion this afternoon. His Blood Alcohol Level was 118, which would not be so remarkable except that he was 11 months old! So for his age bracket, I think he wins the gold medal. I wonder how they got him to blow in the breathalyzer? Maybe there's pacifier adapter...
[ed note. I joke with the gallows humor of an ER doc. This is of course terribly sad and obviously criminal.]
22 January 2008
A New Champion!
Anyone who has ever worked in the ER has at some point participated in a "Guess the Blood Alcohol Level" pool. We're a jaded bunch in the ER, and a level usually needs to be over 400 to be considered truly high, and not till it's over 500 are we generally impressed.
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- Anonymous1/22/2008 4:59 PM
- Anonymous1/23/2008 4:56 PM
Yikes. Was he nursing, or did someone do that on purpose? I guess the former is a stretch but I prefer stupidity to malice where babies are concerned. Not that stupidity isn't plenty (perhaps more?) damaging, but it is a bit less depressing.ReplyDelete
did you see this?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1/24/2008 9:49 PM
end result of liberalism. I would bet my 401K the parents are sponsored at least in some part by welfare, food stamps, or medicaid.ReplyDelete
end result of conservatism. you see a story of child abuse, and you've had your brain and humanity ground down so long from all the shit that you've been swallowing, that your first reaction is to blame food stamps.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1/26/2008 12:03 PM
Yeah give out more food stamps, welfare, medicaid, and tax rebates to those who don't pay taxes. Yeah that will decrease child abuse and ignorance. There is so much evidence that it is working over the decades. NOT.ReplyDelete
Silly people. You should know that you can't buy liquor with food stamps!ReplyDelete
heck, you can't buy toilet paper with food stamps! (oddly, you can buy chocolate. at least in Massachusetts.ReplyDelete
I'm fine with the gallows humor, personally
i love people who have money whining about food stamps. in reality, if they didn't exist, your grocery bills would be much higher. why, because shoplifting rates would skyrocket and the grocery chains would respond by just hiking the cost of everything across the board.ReplyDelete
and let me guess, as a conservative, you'd ridicule someone living in poverty who works all day, otherwise is honest and hard-working, and just simply can't put enough away to feed their kids after they pay rent, utilities, etc., so they tuck a few items into their coat now and then on their trips to the store.
why don't we bring back debtors prisons while we're at it.


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25 June 2013 at 12.47pm | 8 Comments
La rondine is not like any other work by Giacomo Puccini. It has more in common with a Viennese operetta than a grand opera.
The premiere took place in Monte Carlo in 1917 but Nicolas Joël's Royal Opera production of La rondine takes us to the era that came immediately after - the glamorous world of Art Deco, evoked with lavish costumes, fabulous jewellery and exquisite sets.
Magda, the heroine of the piece, is a courtesan who exploits men and their wealth. In her wonderful aria, Doretta's Dream, she imagines a different sort of life - true love with a penniless student. Unlike Mimi (Puccini's flirtatious heroine in La bohème), she does not die but continues her life as a kept woman, at the cost of abandoning the man who really loves her. Doretta's Dream turns out to be just a dream.
Like the characters of The Great Gatsby (currently playing to packed cinemas in Baz Luhrmann's starry film adaptation) the protagonists of La rondine live in a world of pretence, decadence and hypocrisy. Daisy Buchanan and Magda share many similarities. Both are glamorous and compelling women, but also shallow and self-absorbed. Both are ultimately ruled by their instinct for survival.
I love this production, not least because Puccini's score is so unique. The show has everything: wonderful music, great dances and, above all, a great cast.
La rondine runs from 5 – 21 July. Tickets are on sale now. The production is sponsored by Coutts. Generous philanthropic support was given by Mr and Mrs Christopher W.T. Johnston and The American Friends of Covent Garden.


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It was an up-and-down season for AX Armani Exchange Milan, in which injuries played a major role. With new players such as Mike James, Nemanja Nedovic and Jeff Brooks, Milan started the EuroLeague in great shape, winning six of its first eight games. Soon after that, Milan lost star center Arturas Gudaitis for the remainder of the season and the injury problems continued; only five players took part in all of the team's EuroLeague games. Milan brought in James Nunnally and Alen Omic to add depth to its roster and a five-game winning streak put Milan in a good situation to challenge for a playoff spot. Milan ranked sixth with a 13-11 record and six games left. Milan was only able to add another win and despite being in the playoff zone for most of the season, it ranked 12th at the end of the regular season. James was the Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy winner (19.8 ppg.) and was chosen to the All-EuroLeague Second Team. Milan did not do well in domestic competitions; it lost against Virtus Bologna in the Italian Cup quarterfinals and was swept by Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari in the Italian League semifinals. With fewer injury problems and coaching legend Ettore Messina running the show, Milan will be eager to challenge for the highest goals in the coming season.
Milan seemed destined for greatness from its beginnings. Founded in 1936, Milan immediately won four consecutive domestic titles. Thirty years later, the arrival of Bill Bradley helped turn Milan into a continental power as the club conquered the 1966 EuroLeague title in front of its home fans. Milan added three Saporta Cup trophies between 1971 and 1976 led by Art Kenney, Renzo Bariviera, Giorgio Giomo and Coach Cesare Rubini. The team tacked on Korac Cup crowns in 1985 and 1993. Mike D'Antoni, Dino Meneghin and Joe Barry Carroll helped Milan beat Varese in the 1985 Korac Cup final, while Aleksandar Djordjevic, Antonello Riva and Riccardo Pittis led Milan past Roma in the 1993 Korac Cup title series. Milan achieved its best moments with a classic team of stars: Meneghin, Bob McAdoo and D'Antoni. They led Olimpia to back-to-back EuroLeague titles in 1987 and 1988, both times against Maccabi Tel Aviv, under two different head coaches, Dan Peterson and Franco Casalini. Milan won both the Italian League and the Italian Cup in 1996 with Nando Gentile, Dejan Bodiroga and Gregor Fucka. A lengthy rough patch followed, but a new era began for Olimpia Milano when fashion mogul Giorgio Armani became the team's main sponsor. Milan reached the Italian League finals in 2005 before losing against Climamio Bologna, but earned the right to play again in the EuroLeague. Armani Jeans Milano reached the EuroLeague Top 16 in the 2008-09 season after winning five of its last six regular season games. The team also made it back to the Italian League finals, a feat it repeated in 2010. The club was back in the EuroLeague Top 16 in 2011-12, and the rise continued for the next two seasons. In 2013-14 Milan returned to prominence at the highest levels of European basketball when, led by Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy winner Keith Langford, it clinched home-court advantage for the EuroLeague Playoffs. However, it was ousted by eventual champion Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv. Milan refocused its efforts at home and knocked off Montepaschi Siena to win the Italian League for the first time since 1996. Milan kept adding titles - an Italian League and Cup double in 2016, a cup repeat in 2017 and another Italian League crown in 2018, but comes off a title-free season. Last season, Mike James was the Ford Trophy winner and a member of the All-EuroLeague Second team, but an injury-plagued Milan missed the EuroLeague Playoffs by one win. Led by Coach Messina, Milan will challenge for all possible titles this season.


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|RBPN Raleigh's LGBT Chamber of Commerce - Dinner Meeting
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We have a monthly dinner meeting with a featured speaker. You will learn information on a variety of topics. Before and after the presentation folks will mingle, network and socialize. This is a great opportunity to meet and greet with other business professionals in the local area. Dinners are business casual attire. Register and pay in advance at https://www.raleighlgbtchamber.org/.
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Declared as the 2014 Pantone Color of the Year, Radiant Orchid is an intoxicating mixture of fuchsia, purple and pink hues. An imaginative shade, Radiant Orchid brings serenity when incorporated throughout the home, and gives a vivid warmth to any space. Inspired by the exotic orchid flower, and found in designs around the world, this pretty purple Color of the Year is complemented by a wide array of accents and undertones, making it a true pleasure to execute in your own home.
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It's often intimidating to introduce a new color into your home, so starting on a smaller scale makes it easier to take the plunge. Instead of dressing an entire room in Radiant Orchid, focus on just one area to test out the shade. The dining room is an ideal space for dramatic designs, so choose which wall serves best as the center of attention. Pictured above, our Plush purple stripes creates an ideal accent. After adding the enchanting Radiant Orchid accents, the wall becomes the highlight of the room.
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Eleven personal trainers were honored by Life Fitness and the American Council on Exercise in the top Personal Trainers to Watch awards, presented at the Club Industry 2011 show on Friday in Chicago.
The winner, Nicole Nichols, Cincinnati, OH, was on hand to receive her award from Chris Clawson, president of Life Fitness, Chicago. Nichols won a plaque, Life Fitness equipment, an ACE Lifestyle & Weight Management Coach certification package and a check for $5,000.
Also on hand were five of the 10 finalists: Mike Koskiniemi, Marquette, MI; Laura Acosta, Gainesville, FL, Jessica Shutters, Kingsport, TN; Dominique Wakefield, Berrien Springs, MI; and Linda M. Cook, Springboro, OH. The other finalists were Carol Michaels, Short Hills, NJ; Kathleen Ekdahl, Hudson, MA; Darren Pangle, Katy, TX; Collin Baldwin, Fayetteville, NC; and Irv Rubenstein, Nashville, TN.
Two of the judges, Scott Lewandowski and Deborah Plitt, also were on hand at the event. Another judge, Pete McCall, exercise physiologist with ACE, introduced Clawson, who announced the finalists and the winner, bringing all on stage to receive their awards.
Nichols is a fitness expert and managing editor at SparkPeople.com, a diet and fitness website. She is an ACE-certified personal trainer and an AFAA-certified fitness instructor with a bachelor's degree in health education. Her exercise videos have been viewed more than 15 million times on YouTube. She also writes a blog that is read by several thousand people each week on dailySpark.com.


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A hotel clerk was sentenced to 90 days in jail for recording the sounds of a newlywed couple having sex.
The employee of the Hotel 340, at 340 Cedar St. in downtown St. Paul, admitted he slipped an audio recorder under the door of a Minneapolis couple's room on Dec. 28.
The man and woman discovered the device and listened to the recording. The night clerk, Jeremiah Caleb Marg of Burnsville, was charged with two gross misdemeanor counts of intentional interference with privacy.
The couple experienced "extreme stress and strain" as a result of Marg's conduct, prosecutor John Penland said.
Marg's voice and that of his child were also recorded on the device; he had used it for taking inventory for his job, Penland said.
As part of a plea agreement with the St. Paul city attorney's office, Marg, 29, who was fired by the hotel, pleaded guilty Monday, Nov. 19, to one count, which was lowered to a misdemeanor. The other count was dismissed at sentencing Monday.
Ramsey County District Judge Joanne Smith ordered Marg to turn himself in to the workhouse Jan. 14 and gave him credit for three days he has served in jail.
Marg made no statements during the hearing except to answer yes or no questions from the attorneys.
He and his attorney, Daniel McGarry, declined to comment outside the courtroom.
Emily Gurnon can be reached at 651-228-5522. Follow her at twitter.com/emilygurnon.


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Jeffrey Stephenson specializes in making sleek, minimalist, art-deco and mid-century inspired PCs. His website features a solid decade's worth of custom wooden mods, spanning the range from full-fledged furniture to cigar box. The Aerodyne is his most recent project, completed this January.
The sleek, compact retro PC is made of mahogany and aluminum. Stephenson's gallery indicates that it's running Windows 8 on an Intel Core i3-2015 CPU, with Intel HD3000 graphics, a 256 GB SSD, 8GB of DDR3 memory, and 150W PicoPSU.
Looking at its radio shape and those gorgeous 1930s curves, I can't help but feel this was made to run BioShock. Stephenson's assembled an enormous gallery tracing all of the mock-ups, planning, glue, and screws that went into the build.


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Covington City Hall moving to make way for hotel
Two-story, $25 million boutique hotel coming
Covington City Hall will soon be moving to make way for a $25 million boutique hotel known as Hotel Covington.
The Kentucky Enquirer reports the new city offices will occupy a two-story, 22,000 square-foot building that used to be a J.C. Penney store.
The new building is owned by the Covington-based Salyers Group.
City Manager Larry Klein said officials are still negotiating the terms of the lease, but it will likely run for three years with an option to renew.
City officials say the move is temporary, but the Salyers Group plans to spend $300,000 to renovate the building in the hope of keeping City Hall there permanently.
City offices currently take up only a small area of the 80,000-square-foot, seven-story building where they are currently located.


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John Williams Discusses The Reasons For The Upcoming Dollar Dump
Courtesy of Tyler Durden
Lately, anywhere we look, there seems to be a pattern emerging: those economic thinkers who actually construct and run their own macro models (not the glorified powerpoint presenter variety) and actually do independent analysis and tracing of the money flow, instead of relying on Wall Street forecasts that have as much credibility as a Moody's home price hockey stick from 2006, almost inevitably end up having a very dire outlook on the economy. One such person is and has pretty much always been Shadowstats' John Williams, whose "shadow" economic recreation puts the BLS data fudging dilettantes to shame. That said any reader of Zero Hedge who has been with us for more than a few weeks, knows all too well our eagerness to ridicule the increasingly more incoherent lies coming out of the US department of truth, so no surprise there. Yet another aspect over which there is much agreement is that no matter how one slices the data, the outcome for the US currency is a very grim one. Which is why Williams over the past several years has become a major fan of the shiny metal. Below we recreate portions of his latest observations on the upcoming currency collapse, courtesy of King World News.
John Williams today was dispatching information regarding gold, silver, M3, nearby massive selling of dollars and inflation. Here is a portion from his commentary, "Despite November 9th's historic high gold price of $1,421.00 per troy ounce (London afternoon fix) and the multi-decade high silver price of $30.50 per troy ounce (London fix) on December 7th, gold and silver prices have yet to approach their historic high levels, adjusted for inflation."
Real Money Supply M3: The signal of the still unfolding double-dip recession, based on annual contraction in the real (inflation-adjusted) broad money supply (M3), continues and is graphed (above). Based on today's CPI-U report and the latest estimate on the November SGS-Ongoing M3 Estimate, that annual contraction in November 2010 was 4.0%, narrower than October's 4.5% contraction, and May's post-World War II record annual decline of 7.9%.
Incidentally, if there is one thing we disagree with John on is that the broadest aggregate (M3 for Williams, Shadow Banking for Zero Hedge) is declining. That said, an expansion in the most critical broad money signal is merely the missing piece of the puzzle that we believe John Williams needs in order to confirm his thesis of upcoming hyperstagflation through (or rather resulting in) currency collapse.
As to how this perceived volatility will impact asset classes, regulars will find nothing surprising in the following:
Currency values and precious metals prices can be volatile, but the long-term weakness in the U.S. dollar and relative purchasing-power-preservation attributes of gold and silver, and the stronger currencies outside the dollar, remain in place. As with systemic risks in the United States, risks in other areas of the world — such as among the countries using the euro — likely will be addressed by the spending or creation of whatever money is needed (indications of any needed U.S. backing are in place) in order to prevent systemic failure. Keep in mind that the U.S. remains the proverbial elephant in the bathtub in terms of pending effective sovereign bankruptcies.
The various European crises remain an intermittent foil for the U.S. dollar, pulling market attention away from the unfolding solvency crisis in the United States and a likely move to massive selling against the U.S. currency. Accordingly, high risk of the early stages of a hyperinflation beginning to unfold by mid-2011 continues.
The full piece can be found at King World News.


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Update: The Senate failed to accept either of the proposals put forth by House Republicans and Democrats, the Associated Press reported on Thursday. Blayney told AdvisorOne on Friday, "I still believe that a last-minute one-year extension of current rates is possible, if not likely, as a way for Congress to avoid the enormous hue-and-cry that would result if they let rates double without any action whatsoever."
When a student takes out a loan to pay for college, she steps into the "catch-22 of the real world," Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards consumer advocate Eleanor Blayney wrote on the Board's blog Wednesday.
Students need the loans to get the education to get the job to pay back the loans, she wrote.
College graduates owe more than $1 trillion and an average $35,000 for this year's graduates, Blayney wrote. If Congress doesn't act by July 1, the current interest rate on Stafford loans could double to 6.8%.
"Most likely scenario, in my opinion, will be for Congress to kick the can down the road with a one-year extension of the current 3.4% on Stafford loans," Blayney, a 2013 IA 25 honoree, told AdvisorOne by email on Thursday.
Several legislators, including another well-known consumer advocate, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., introduced bills in mid-May that would help graduates tackle the extraordinary cost of their education. Warren's bill, the Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act, would allow students who are eligible for subsidized Stafford loans to borrow at the same rate banks get through the Federal Reserve discount window.
Another bill, introduced by Rep. John Kline, R-Minn. and chairman of the House education committee, and Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., ties subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford loans to the 10-year Treasury rate plus 2.5% and caps interest rates at 8.5%. For graduate student loans, the rate would be tied to the 10-year Treasury rate plus 4.5% with a 10.5% cap.
A third bill, this one introduced by House and Senate Democrats, would tie federal loan rates to the 91-day Treasury bill rate, plus an additional percentage to be determined by the education secretary. The bill would cap subsidized Stafford rates at 6.8%, and unsubsidized Stafford and graduate student loans at 8.25%.
"The various Republican proposals basically have loans keyed to market rates. In one scenario, new loans would be locked in at current rates; in another, the rates would be reset each year according to the market, with an overall cap," Blayney told AdvisorOne. "Democrats are not happy with the uncertainty this creates for student borrowers and have countered with plans that either set the rates at which banks get money from the Fed, at one low fixed rate, or indexed to 10-year Treasury rates with an overall cap based on borrower's income. Another major dividing point is the extent to which student loan interest paid back to the government will reduce the national deficit."
As the CFP Board's consumer advocate, Blayney directed her blog post to students struggling with debt rather than financial professionals. She urged graduates who were in the six-month grace period between graduation and the time they have to start paying back their loans to find the best payment strategy for them. To do that, she offered four suggestions:
Identify all loans. Blayney suggested students with federal loans go to the National Student Loan Data System to identify what kind of loans they had—such as Direct, Stafford, Plus or Perkins—and the amount of each. Those with private loans should contact the loan servicer, as the type of loan, the issuer, the amount and whether the borrower is the student or his parents will determine repayment options.
Define overall financial planning goals. Blayney asked students to consider what kind of career they were likely to start and how well it would pay them over time. "Your career choice or desire to continue your education can make you eligible for deferment of your loan payments, and in some cases, even result in forgiveness of your indebtedness," she wrote. "For example, the federal government's Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program offers graduates working in public service – including for the government or nonprofit organizations such as schools or foundations – the opportunity to qualify for loan forgiveness after successfully making 120 monthly payments."
Evaluate alternatives. "Generally speaking, you can base your loan repayment plan either on your income if you meet certain financial criteria, or the amount of your indebtedness," Blayney wrote, suggesting students visit StudentLoans.gov to compare monthly payments over time, total interest and total amount paid for various payment plans.
Monitor your progress. Blayney encouraged students to track their loan payments and total indebtedness. She pointed out that repayment plans can sometimes be changed if they no longer fit borrowers' financial needs or circumstances and suggested anyone who can't keep up with their current schedule contact their loan servicers to discuss alternatives.
"Whatever you do, do not be delinquent in paying your loan, or go into default (usually defined as going 270 days without making required payments)," she urged. "The consequences can be serious: You may be unable to get other credit, rent an apartment, or even be considered for a job. If you do have a job, your wages could be garnished."
With the magnitude debt that could be incurred from student loans, students and families should take advantage of alternatives, especially if legislators are unable to find a compromise.
"Given congressional gridlock, it may be up to students and families to manage their educational debt burden by doing some hard cost-benefit analyses of college education," Blayney told AdvisorOne. She stressed that the analysis should be specific to individual students and should take into account their skills, aptitudes and likely career path, as well as the family's circumstances.
"Will the cost of a given degree at a given university or college be worth incurring debt in the tens of thousands, particularly if this debt burden eclipses other major investments such as homes and retirement plans?" she asked. Some alternatives include vocational programs or community colleges for general education requirements before transferring to another school.
Then, of course, there are 529 college savings plans. According to FRC, 529 savings plan assets increased 7% in the first quarter of 2013 to more than $180 billion. Over the past 12 months, they've increased 14% and net inflows in the first quarter were over $3 billion.
"At the end of the day, finding ways to significantly lower the cost of a college education – either at the national level or at the level of household decision makers – is a far better strategy for dealing with the student loan problem going forward than wrangling about the level of interest rates," Blayney told AdvisorOne. "Keeping education costs affordable trumps low-interest rate loans for high-priced education every time."
Check out these related stories on AdvisorOne:
- Top 30 Colleges for Highest Starting Salaries: 2013
- Top 25 Colleges for Best Return on Investment: 2013
Check out Eleanor Blayney's Twitter feed.


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Stacy Peralta's film, Bones Brigade : An Autobiography will have it's West Coast premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on the evening of Thursday, February, 2nd at 8:00pm and you have a chance to go! Here's how it works. Name the skateboarder in the photo and caption the photo in the comments section and you're officially entered to win two tickets! HINT: HE'S IN THE NEW ISSUE OF JUICE MAGAZINE!
TWO winners will receive two tickets to the premiere. However, you are responsible for being in Santa Barbara on February 2nd in order to claim your prize.
Tommy Guerrero, Steve Caballero, Rodney Mullen, Lance Mountain, Mike McGill, Stacy Peralta and George Powell have all confirmed their attendance. A Q & A will follow the film.


text: Radio signals are as ubiquitous as the urbanity of the city, itself, for metropolitan dwellers. As much as we may love both, the intensity of their inescapability can be daunting. The Hamburg-based collective LIGNA, whose members are Ole Frahm, Michael Huners, and Torsten Michaelsen, have been collaborating since the early nineties to explore 'forgotten and remote possibilities of radio use in order to develop new forms of interactive practices.' This weekend they will present a new work in their series of well-received 'radio ballets,' entitled, 'I Am[not]sterdam,' commissioned by the Dutch agency, De Balie. The piece was developed as a collective radio broadcast performance in which members of the public, accessing the transmission in both physical and ethereal public spaces (the Leidsestraat and the ether), would enact responsive actions in which the listeners 'perform deviant gestures that no one would or could do alone.' The aim is to take audience members out of the city by extracting the city from their bodies. This kind of enstrangement results from LIGNE's efforts to assert disorder and a lack of control within highly-regulated public spheres. It's the kind of out-of-this-world experience the group describes as 'becom[ing] alien by public radio listening!' - Elizabeth Johnston


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BAMBALERE, BAMBINETTI, BAMFORD, BAMMEL, BAMPTON, BANCKER, BANCROFT, BANDY, BANE, BANEY, BANFIELD, BANGE (includes Bang, Bangs), BANGERT, BANGHAM, BANGS, BANGS (Edward Bangs family), BANISTER, BANKER, BANKHEAD, BANKS (includes Bancks), BANKS (United Kingdom; includes Banck, Bancks, Banckes, Bankes, Bank), BANKSTON (includes Bankson, Bankstone, Bengtsson), BANNERMAN, BANNERMAN (Scotland), BANNICK, BANNING, BANNISTER, BANNON, BANT, BANTA, BANTICK (includes Bantock, Bantoft, Bantoste, Banlock, Bentick, Bentinck, Banstock, Banloft), BANTOCK, BANTON (includes Bainton), BANUELOS.
BAO-BARM Surname Mailing Lists
BAPTIE (includes Babtie, Bapty, Babty), BAPTISTE, BARADA (includes Baradat), BARAJAS, BARB, BARBACCIA, BARBAGENE, BARBAKOW (includes Barbako, Barbeko, Barbuhko), BARBARY, BARBEAU, BARBEE, BARBEE (Barbee DNA project; includes Barby, Barbey, Barbe, Barbie), BARBER, BARBER, BARBERIE (includes Barbaree, Barbarie, Barbure, Barburee), BARBIER, BARBIERI (includes Barbiere), BARBOUR, BARBY (includes Barbey), BARCLAY, BARCLAY, BARCLAY (Scotland), BARCLEY, BARCROFT, BARD, BARDEEN, BARDEN (includes Bardin, Bardon), BARDIN, BARDMESS, BARE, BAREFOOT, BAREIS, BARENTHIN, BARENTINE, BARES (Trier area of Prussia and midwestern United States), BARETTE, BARFIELD, BARFIELD, BARGELT (includes Bergelt, Borgelt, Baurgeldt), BARGER (includes Bargar, Barrier, Berger), BARGER, BARGET, BARGY, BARHAM, BARHEIT (includes Barheyt), BARIBEAU (includes Baribaut), BARIL, BARING, BARISKILL, BARKER, BARKER (United Kingdom), BARKLEY, BARKMAN, BARKS (includes Bark, Barkes), BARKSDALE, BARLAGE (includes Barlow), BARLEIGH, BARLETT (includes Barlet), BARLEY (includes Barlee, Barely, Barleigh), BARLITT (includes Barlit, Barlet, Barlett), BARLOW, BARMBY (includes Barmbie, Barnby), BARMORE.
BARN-BARR Surname Mailing Lists
BARNABY, BARNARD, BARNCORD (includes Barncourt, Barncard), BARNDOLLAR (includes Berndaller), BARNES (includes Barns), BARNES, BARNET, BARNETSON, BARNETT, BARNETT (Somerset and Cardiff, England), BARNETTE, BARNEY, BARNEY, BARNFATHER, BARNGROVER, BARNHARDT, BARNHART (includes Barnhardt), BARNHILL, BARNHOUSE, BARNS, BARNSLEY, BARNSTABLE, BARNTHOUSE, BARNUM (includes Barnam, Barnham), BARNWELL, BARON, BARONE, BARR, BARRACLOUGH (includes Barrowclough, Barracluff), BARRAS, BARRATT, BARRE, BARRELL (includes Barrel, Barel, Barell), BARRERA, BARRERE, BARRESCAL, BARRESDALE, BARRET, BARRETT (includes Barrott, Barrette, Barritt), BARRETT (United Kingdom; includes Barritt, Barrott, Barret, Barrit), BARRETT (Reuben Barrett family), BARRETT (Barrett DNA projects; includes Barrott, Barrette, Barritt, Barret, Barrit), BARRICK, BARRICKLOW (includes Barkelo, Barricklo, Barkelow), BARRIE, BARRIENTOS, BARRINGER (includes Baringer, Berringer), BARRINGTON, BARRISKILL, BARRON, BARRON (southern United States), BARROW, BARROWS, BARRS, BARRUS, BARRY.
BARS-BARZ Surname Mailing Lists
BARSON, BARSTAD, BARSTOW, BARTASH (includes Bartasevicius, Bartasius), BARTEE, BARTEE (includes Bartie), BARTEL, BARTELS, BARTENSCHLAG (includes Bartenschlager, Bartenslager, Bartenslag, Bartenshlag, Bartenshlager), BARTER, BARTFAI (includes Bartfi, Bartfei, Bartfee), BARTH (includes Barthel), BARTHEL, BARTHOL, BARTHOLOMEW, BARTLAKOWSKI, BARTLAM, BARTLE, BARTLES (includes Bartels), BARTLETT, BARTLETT, BARTLETT, BARTLETT (Bartlett DNA project; includes Bartley, Barclay, Barkley, Berkley, Burkley), BARTLEY, BARTLEY (United Kingdom; includes Bartlet, Bartle), BARTLEY (Ohio), BARTO, BARTON (includes Barten, Bartin), BARTON (prior to 1800), BARTON (Barton DNA Project), BARTOSCH, BARTOSEK (includes Bartosik, Bartozek), BARTOSH, BARTOW, BARTRAM, BARTSCH, BARTZ, BARWELL, BARWICK, BARWIS (includes Barwyse, Berwis).
BASCH, BASCOM, BASE, BASEY, BASFORD (includes Bassford), BASH, BASHAM (includes Bassham), BASHAW, BASHFORD, BASIL (includes Bazel, Bazell, Basile), BASINGER, BASISTA (includes Bashista), BASKERVILLE, BASKETT, BASKIN, BASS, BASS (southern United States, particularly Cherokee), BASS (Esau Bass, Sr. family), BASS (Moses Bass family), BASSET, BASSETT (includes Basset, Bassette), BASSETT (Australia; includes Basset), BASSFORD, BASTABLE (includes Bastabel, Bastabell, Bastabl, Bastables, Bastaple, Bastible, Beastable, Bestable, Bostable, Bustable, Barnstaple, Barnstable), BASTIAN, BASTIANELLI, BASTIN (includes Bastyn, Baston, Basten, Bastjn, Beisstin, Bashteen, Bastian), BATCHELDER, BATCHELOR, BATCHELOR (includes Bachelor, Batchelder, Bachiler), BATDORF, BATE, BATEMAN (includes Batemon, Batman), BATES, BATESON, BATH, BATHRICK (includes Batrick, Batherick, Buttrick), BATMAN, BATSON, BATT, BATTA, BATTAIN, BATTE, BATTELLE (includes Batell, Battel, Batel), BATTEN, BATTER, BATTERSHELL, BATTERSON, BATTERTON, BATTIN, BATTLE, BATTLES, BATTS, BATTY, BATY, BATZ.
BAUCHER, BAUCOM (includes Baucum, Bawcom, Baughcom, Balcombe, Balcom, Balkcom, Van Baucom), BAUDREAU (includes Baudreau dit Graveline, Baudrou, Budrow, Budreau, Baudrow, Baudro, Budro), BAUER, BAUER (non-US; includes Baure, Bauers, Bouer, Boure), BAUGES, BAUGH, BAUGH (includes Baughman, Baughn, Bough, Baw), BAUGHAN (Baughan DNA study; includes Bughn, Baughn, Boughn, Boughan, Baoughn, Baoughan), BAUGHEN (includes Baughan, Baugham, Baughn, Bauffin, Baffin, Boffin, Boughan, Boughn, Bohon, Bangham, Banghan), BAUGHER, BAUGHMAN, BAUGHN, BAUHER (includes Bauhers), BAUM, BAUMAN, BAUMANN, BAUMBACH, BAUMBERGER, BAUMBERGER (Switzerland), BAUMEISTER, BAUMERS (includes B
BEACH (includes Beech), BEACHAM (includes Beachim, Beachum, Beachem, Beauchamp, Beecham, Beechem), BEACHLEY (includes Beakley, Beachler, Beighley, Beaglor), BEACHY, BEACOM, BEADLE, BEADLES, BEAGLE, BEAGLES (includes Beagle, Beegles, Beegle), BEAIRD, BEAL, BEALE, BEALL (includes Bell, Beal, Bealle), BEALS (includes Bales), BEAM (includes Beem, Boehm), BEAMAN, BEAMER, BEAMS (includes Beam, Beames), BEAMSLEY, BEAN (includes Been, Beene, MacBean), BEANE, BEANBLOSSOM (includes Bohnenblust, Beenblossom), BEAR (includes Bar, Bare, Bair, Bahr, Behr), BEARCE (includes Barse, Barss, Bears, Bearse, Bearss, Beerse, Beirce, Beirse, Berse, Bierce, Burce, Burris, Burrus, Burse, Burss, Bass, Bares, Barrss, Bearc, Beers, Burus), BEARD, BEARD, BEARDEN (includes Beardon), BEARDEN, BEARDON, BEARDSLEY, BEARSE (includes Bearce, Bearss, Barss, Bierce), BEARUP, BEASLEY (includes Beaszly, Beesley), BEASON, BEASTON, BEATON, BEATTIE, BEATTY (includes Beattie, Beaty), BEATTY, BEATTY (Beatty DNA project; includes Beattie, Baety, Baity, Baty, Betty, Batte, Batty, Batey, Beaty, Bate, Baley, Battie, Batisoun, Beattison, Beatie, Battee, Battey, Batie, Betti), BEATY, BEAUCHAMP (includes Beecham, Beauchamps), BEAUDOIN, BEAUDOIN, BEAUDRY, BEAUFORT, BEAUGRAND (includes Beaugrand dit Champagne, Champagne dit Beaugrand, Beaugrande, Bogran, Bogrand), BEAULIEU, BEAUMONT, BEAUREGARD (includes Beauregard dit Jarret, Beauregard dit Vincent, Beauregard dit Davignon, Beauregard Toutant), BEAUTICOVER, BEAUTON (includes Beauten, Beautin), BEAUVAIS (includes Bauvais, Bova, St. Gemme, St. Gem, St. James, Vanesse dit Beauvais, Coderre dit Beauvais, Beauvet, Bauvet), BEAVER, BEAVERBROOK, BEAVERS, BEAVERS (Beavers DNA projects; includes Beaver, Beever, Beevers, Bever, Bevers), BEAVERSON, BEAVIS (United Kingdom; includes Beevis, Beaves, Bevys, Beavours), BEAVON, BEAZLEY, BEBB, BECHARD, BECHERVAISE, BECHLEM, BECHTEL (includes Bechdol, Bachtel, Bechtold, Bechthold, Beachtel, Bachtell, Bechtell, Buchtel, Beghtol, Bechtolt, Bechtol, Baechtold, Bechdolt, Becktal, Bechtal, Bechtle, Bectal, Beghtel, Beghtol, Beightol, Bachtold, Backtell, Bechtl, Becktel, Becthel, Bucktel, Buechtel), BECHTOLD, BECK, BECKER, BECKER (Becker DNA projects; includes Becher, Beckers, Becker), BECKETT (includes Becket, Beckit, Beckitt), BECKETT (includes Becket, Beckit, Beckitt), BECKHAM (includes Beckum, Bekum), BECKINGHAM, BECKLEY, BECKMAN, BECKMANN, BECKNER, BECKSTEAD, BECKWITH, BECKWORTH, BECRAFT, BECTON, BEDARD, BEDELL, BEDELL (includes Beadle, Beedle), BEDENBENDER, BEDFORD, BEDIC, BEDINGER, BEDLINGTON (includes Beddlington, Beadlington, Bedlinton), BEDSAUL (includes Bedsal, Bedsalt), BEDSINGER (includes Betsinger, Besinger, Bedzinger, Betzinger), BEDSOLE (includes Bedsaul, Bedsol), BEDWELL.
BEE, BEEBE, BEECH, BEECHAM, BEECHER, BEECHING, BEEDE (includes Bede, Beedee, Beedy), BEEDLE, BEEKMAN, BEEL, BEELER (includes Bealer, Biller, Buhler, Beiler, Byler), BEEM, BEEMAN, BEEMER, BEEN, BEENE, BEER, BEERS, BEERY, BEESLEY, BEESON, BEETHAM (includes Betham, De Betham, Beethom, Bethome, Beethome, Bethume), BEEZLEY, BEGG, BEGG, BEGGAN (includes Beagan, Lytle, Lyttle, Little), BEGGS, BEGHTOL (includes Begtol, Bechtel, Bechtol, Becktel, Becktol), BEGLEY, BEGNONE (includes Begone), BEGONIA, BEH (includes Beeh, Bee), BEHELER, BEHLER, BEHLING, BEHM, BEHNE (includes Bene), BEHNER, BEHNKE, BEHR, BEHREND, BEHRENS, BEHYMER (includes Becklehimer, Picklesimer).
BEIBER (includes Bieber, Beaver, Beeber), BEIER, BEIERLE, BEIERS (includes Byers, Boyer, Byar), BEIKIRCH, BEILER (includes Beyler, Boiler, Beyeler, Bylor), BEIMS (includes Beimes), BEIN, BEINE, BEINTEMA, BEISER, BEITER (includes Beither, Beitter, Beytter, Baither, Biter, Beuter), BEITH (Australia), BEITZ, BELAND, BELANGER, BELBECK (includes Bullbeck, Bulbick, Bellbick, Bulbeck), BELCHAMBER (includes Bellchamber), BELCHER, BELCHER (United Kingdom), BELDEN (includes Belding, Baildon), BELDING, BELEN, BELEW, BELFORD, BELGRADE, BELGROD, BELINFANTE, BELITZ, BELK, BELKNAP, BELL, BELL (United Kingdom; includes Belle, Beal, Beale), BELL (Scotland), BELL (Bell DNA testing/projects), BELLAH, BELLAMY, BELLAND, BELLAR, BELLER, BELLES, BELLFLOWER, BELLINGER, BELLINO, BELLIS, BELLISTON, BELLOWS, BELOE (includes Bellair, Belloe), BELOW (includes Baelow), BELSCHNER, BELSHAM, BELSHAW (includes Bellshaw,Belsha, Belsham, Belshow, Belsher), BELSON, BELT, BELTON, BEMENT (includes Beaumont), BEMIS (includes Bemiss), BENALLACK, BENARD, BENAVIDES (includes Benavidez, Venavides), BENBOW (includes Benbo, Benbowe, Bembo, Bembow, Bembowe, Bendbow, Bendbowe, Bendebowe, Bentbow, Bentbowe, Benbough, Benboughe), BENBURY, BENCE, BENDA, BENDALL, BENDER (includes Binder), BENDICK, BENDINGER, BENDZALA (includes Bendzale, Bendzalla), BENEAKE, BENEDICT, BENEFIELD, BENES, BENESCH, BENFIELD, BENFOLD, BENFORD, BENGE (includes Bange, Bench, Bengay, Bengey, Benjay, Benjey, Binch, Bing, Binge, Bunch, Byng, Bynge), BENGES (includes Benge, Binge, Bing), BENGTSSON, BENHAM, BENJAFIELD, BENJAMIN, BENJEY, BENKENDORF, BENN, BENNER, BENNET, BENNETT (includes Bennet), BENNETT, BENNETT, BENNETT (United Kingdom; includes Bennet, Bennitt, Benet), BENNETT (Kentucky; includes Benet, Bennet, Bennatt, Benit, Bennit, Bennitt), BENNETT (North Carolina; includes Benet, Bennet, Bennatt, Benit, Bennit, Bennitt), BENNETT (Tennessee; includes Benet, Bennet, Bennatt, Benit, Bennit, Bennitt), BENNETT (Virginia; includes Benet, Bennet, Bennatt, Benit, Bennit, Bennitt), BENNEY (includes Bennie, Benny), BENNIE, BENNING (includes Bening, Bining, Binning), BENNINGFIELD, BENNINGTON, BENNIS, BENNISON, BENOIT, BENSINGER, BENSLEY (includes Benslay, Bensle), BENSON (includes Bensen, Bentsen, Bensingh, Bennison), BENT, BENTHAMER, BENTING, BENTLEY (includes Bently), BENTLEY (United Kingdom; includes Bently, Bentlye, Bentle Bentlee, Bentlea), BENTON, BENTON (England), BENTZ, BENYON (includes Bennyon, Benyan, Benyun, Benion, Bennion), BENZ.
BEPPLER, BERARD, BERCIER, BERECTS, BERENDS, BERESFORD, BERG, BERGANDINE, BERGBAUER, BERGEN, BERGER (includes Burger), BERGERON, BERGERON, BERGERSON (Norway), BERGESON (includes Bergesen), BERGEY (includes Berkey, Berge, Berky), BERGGREEN, BERGHUIS, BERGIE, BERGIN (includes Burgin, Burgan, Burgen, Bergon, Berghen, Burkan), BERGMAN, BERGMANN, BERGOLD (includes Bergolt, Bergoldt), BERGSTRESSER (includes Berkstresser, Bergstrasser, Bergstrausser), BERGSTROM, BERIAULT (includes Beriau, Berio), BERINGER, BERKELEY, BERKELOW (includes Berkilow, Berkalow, Berklow, Barcalow), BERKEY, BERKHEIMER (includes Barkheimer, Berkhimer, Barkhimer, Berkhamer, Barkhamer), BERLE, BERLETT (includes Berlet), BERLIN, BERLIT, BERMUDEZ, BERNA, BERNAL, BERNARD, BERNER, BERNESSER, BERNET, BERNHARD (includes Bernhart, Burnhard, Burnhart, Barnhart, Barnhard, Bernard, Burham), BERNHARDT, BERNHOFT, BERNIER, BERNISH, BERNO (includes Burno), BERNOTAS, BERNSTEIN, BERRER, BERRIAN (includes Berrien), BERRICK (includes Barrick), BERRIER, BERRIMAN, BERRISFORD, BERRY (includes Barry, Barrie), BERRY (Alabama; includes Barry, Bery, Berrey), BERRYHILL, BERRYMAN, BERSELL, BERTEL, BERTELE, BERTHIAUME, BERTONNEAU, BERTRAM, BERTRAND, BERTSCH, BESCH, BESCHNIDT, BESCO (includes Bescoe, Besko, Beskow), BESECKER (includes Biesecker, Bisecker, Beasecker, Basacker, Peacacre), BESHEAR, BESHEARS, BESINGER (includes Betsinger, Basinger, Bedsinger, Bezinger), BESLEY (includes Besly, Bosley, Bisley, Basley, Bezley), BESLY (includes Besley, Bosley, Bisley, Basley, Bezley), BESS, BESSANT, BESSE, BESSENT, BESSER (includes Ba
BEURLE, BEUSCHER, BEUTLER, BEVAN, BEVANS, BEVELHEIMER, BEVELHIMER, BEVELHYMER, BEVELS (includes Bevel, Bevils), BEVENOUR, BEVERE, BEVERIDGE, BEVERLIN (includes Beverly), BEVERLY, BEVIERE (includes Bevier, Bieber), BEVIL (includes Befil, Beville), BEVILL (includes Beville), BEVINGTON, BEVINS, BEVYS, BEWHEY (includes Bowhay, Bowhey, Bowey, Bawhey), BEWICK (includes Buick), BEWLEY, BEWS, BEYER, BEYERS, BEYETTE (includes Biguet, Billet, Beyett, Biette, Byett, Peyette, Peyett, Piette, Pyette), BEYLER (includes Beiler, Boiler, Beyeler, Bylor), BEZANSON, BEZEAU (includes Bezo), BEZER, BEZETT (includes Bezzett, Bezette, Bezzette), BEZONA (includes Bazonian, Bezoni, Bisoglio, Bisoni, Benzoni, Bezonis, Bezonia, Bezolio, Bezolia, Begolio, Begolia), BEZONA (includes Bazonian, Bezoni, Bisoglio, Bisoni, Benzoni, Bezonis, Bezonia), BEZY.
BIALIK, BIAM (includes Piam), BIAS (includes Byas, Byus, Byars), BIBB, BIBBER, BIBBINS (includes Bevan, Bevans, Bevin, Bevins, Bivin, Bivins, Blevin, Blevins), BIBBY, BIBEE (includes Bybee, Biebee, Bibie), BIBELHAUSEN, BIBLE, BIBLER, BICE, BICKEL, BICKENSTAFF (includes Bickerstaff, Bickenstaffe, Bickerstaffe), BICKER (includes Bickers), BICKERDYKE, BICKERSTAFF (includes Bickenstaff, Bickenstaffe, Bickerstaffe, Biggerstaff), BICKERTON, BICKFORD (includes Beckford), BICKFORD, BICKHAM, BICKHART (includes Beckhart, Piccard), BICKLE, BICKLEY, BICKMORE (includes Bigmore, Biggmore, Beckmore), BICKNELL, BICKNESE, BIDDELL, BIDDINGER, BIDDIX (includes Bittick, Bitticks, Biddick, Biddicks), BIDDLE, BIDDULPH, BIDDY, BIDGOOD, BIDLEMAN, BIDWELL (includes Bedwell), BIEBER, BIEDENBACK (includes Biedenbach), BIEG (includes Beig), BIELA, BIELER, BIEN, BIENEMANN (includes Bieneman, Beneman), BIER, BIERBAUER, BIERCE (includes Barse, Barss, Bears, Bearce, Bearse, Bearss, Beerse, Beirce, Beirse, Berse, Burce, Burris, Burrus, Burse, Burss, Bass, Bares, Barrss, Bearc, Beers, Burus), BIERMAN, BIERS, BIERSCHBACH (includes Birschbach, Biersbach, Bersbach), BIESEMEIER, BIESEN, BIFFIN (includes Biffen), BIFFLE (includes Buffel), BIGA, BIGBEE, BIGELOW, BIGGE, BIGGER (includes Biggers, Biggor, Biggors, Biggar, Biggars, Bieger, Biegers), BIGGERS, BIGGERSTAFF (includes Bickerstaff), BIGGINS, BIGGS, BIGHAM (includes Bigum, Biggum), BIGLAND, BIGLER, BIGLEY, BIGNALL, BIGOD, BIHLI (includes Biehle, Byhlin).
BILBO, BILBREY (includes Billberry), BILBRO (includes Bilbrough, Billbrough), BILDERBACK, BILES, BILGER, BILINSKI (includes Bilinska, Bilinsky, Bilinskya, Bilinskyi, Bilinskyj, Billinska, Billinski, Billinsky, Billinskya, Billinskyi, Billinskyj, Bilynska, Bilynski, Bilynsky, Bilynskya, Bilynskyi, Bilynskyj), BILL, BILLAU, BILLBROUGH, BILLER, BILLIG, BILLING, BILLINGHURST (includes Billingshurst), BILLINGS (includes Billing), BILLINGSLEY, BILLINGTON, BILLS, BILLUPS, BILODEAU, BILOTTA, BILTCLIFF (includes Biltcliffe, Billcliff, Billcliffe, Bilcliffe), BILTCLIFFE (includes Biltcliff, Billcliffe), BILYEU (includes Billiou, Balew, Ballou, Belieu, Belew, Boileau), BIND, BINDER, BINET (includes Binette), BINFORD, BING (includes Byng), BINGAMAN, BINGER, BINGHAM, BINGLE, BINION, BINKES, BINKLEY, BINNAS, BINNEY, BINNIE, BINNING, BINNS (includes Binn, Benn, Benns), BINSKIN, BINYON (includes Binion, Benyon, Bingham), BIRCH, BIRCHALL, BIRCHARD, BIRCHFIELD, BIRD (includes Byrd, Burd), BIRD (Delaware), BIRDSALL, BIRDSEY, BIRDSEYE, BIRDSONG, BIRDWELL, BIRGE, BIRKBECK (includes Birbeck, Burbeck), BIRKETT, BIRKHOLZ (includes Berkholz, Burkholz, Birkholtz), BIRMINGHAM (includes Burmingham), BIRNEY, BIRNIE, BIRONG (includes Berong, Berrong), BIROS (includes Beros, Berose, Berosh, Birosh, Biras, Birus), BIRRELL, BIRSE, BIRSTON, BIRT, BIRTCHER.
BISBEE, BISCH, BISCHOFF, BISCHOFF (Hans Johannes Bischoff family; includes Bishop), BISE (includes Bice), BISER (includes Bizer), BISH (includes Bisch), BISHENDEN, BISHOP, BISHOP, BISLER, BISSELL, BISSELL (Edward Hamilton Bissell family), BISSETT, BISSON, BISSONNET, BISSONNETTE, BISWELL (includes Bizwell, Bizewell, Buiswell, Bazzell), BITCON, BITLER, BITNER, BITNEY, BITTICK (includes Bitticks, Biddix, Biddick, Biddicks), BITTIKOFER (includes Buttikofer, Bettikofer), BITTINGER, BITTLE (includes Biddle, Bettle), BITTNER, BITZ (includes Bits, Bitts, Pitz), BITZELL, BITZER, BIVEN, BIVENS, BIXBY, BIXLER, BIXLEY (includes Bixly), BIZGIA, BJERKE, BJORK, BJORN (includes Bj
BLACK, BLACK, BLACK (United Kingdom), BLACKA, BLACKADAR (includes Blackadder, Blackader, Blackater, Blacater, Blacketer), BLACKALL, BLACKARD, BLACKBURN, BLACKER, BLACKERBY, BLACKERBY, BLACKFORD, BLACKHAM, BLACKHAM, BLACKHART (includes Blackheart), BLACKHURST, BLACKIE, BLACKINGTON, BLACKKETTER, BLACKLEDGE, BLACKLOCK, BLACKMAN, BLACKMAN, BLACKMER, BLACKMON, BLACKMORE, BLACKSHAW, BLACKSHEAR, BLACKSTOCK, BLACKSTONE, BLACKWELDER, BLACKWELL, BLACKWOOD, BLADES, BLAGDON (includes Blagden, Blackden), BLAGG, BLAHA, BLAHNIK, BLAICHER (includes Blacher, Blaycher), BLAIN, BLAINE, BLAIR (includes Blare, van Blaricom, van Blare), BLAIR, BLAIR (Scotland), BLAIR (members of Blair Society for Genealogical Research), BLAIR (Blair DNA), BLAIR (ancestry indicated by Blair DNA Project), BLAIR (Jacob Blair family), BLAISDELL, BLAKE, BLAKE (immigrants from Pitminster, England to Boston, Massachusetts), BLAKE (William The Admiral Robert Blake family), BLAKEBURN, BLAKELEY, BLAKELY (includes Blackly, Blakeney), BLAKELY (DNA projects/testing; includes Blackley, Blackerby, Blaikely, Blakeney, Blakeslee, Bleakely, Blatchley), BLAKEMAN, BLAKEMORE, BLAKENEY, BLAKER (includes Blayker, Blakur), BLAKESLEE (includes Blakesley), BLAKESLEY, BLAKEY, BLAKLEY, BLALOCK (includes Blaylock), BLAMIRES (includes Blamire), BLANCE, BLANCETT (Blancett DNA projects; includes Blanset, Blansett, Blansit, Blansitt, Blanscet, Blanscett, Blanchet, Blanchett, Blanchard), BLANCH, BLANCHARD (includes Blancher, Blanchar), BLANCHFIELD (includes Blanchefield, Blanchville, Blancheville, Blaunchevyll, de Blanchfield, de Blanchefield, de Blanchville, de Blancheville, de Blaunchevyll), BLANCK, BLAND, BLANDFORD, BLANDING (includes Bland, Blandin, Blanton), BLANEY, BLANK (includes Blanck, Planck), BLANKENAGEL (includes Blankenagle, Blankanagel), BLANKENBAKER, BLANKENMEYER, BLANKENSHIP, BLANKINSHIP (includes Blankenship, Blankship, Blankeship), BLANKLEY (includes Blankly), BLANKMAYER (includes Blankenmeyer, Blankenmier, Blankenmeier Blankemeyer, Blankenmaier, Blankemier, Blankemeier Blankmeyer, Blankmier, Blankmeier, Blanckenmeyer), BLANKS, BLANN, BLANNIN (United Kingdom; includes Blanning), BLANSETT (includes Blancet, Blancett, Blanset, Blanscett, Blansit), BLANSHAN (includes Blanchan), BLANTON (includes Blantons, Blantan, Blantans, Blanten, Blantens, Blantin, Blantins), BLASEG, BLASSINGAME, BLATCHLEY, BLATTENBERGER (includes Blottenberger, Blattenberg, Plattenberger, Plattenburg), BLAUVELT, BLAXALL (includes Blaxill, Blaxell, Blaxcell, Blaxhall), BLAYLOCK, BLAZA, BLAZER, BLAZIER (includes Blazer, Blazure).
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'The unanimous ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirms a lower court's decision that Richard D. Stokley should be put to death for the murders, which he committed with an accomplice.
'Stokley was eligible for the death penalty because the victims were minors, Stokley committed multiple murders, and he committed the crimes in an especially heinous, cruel or depraved manner. The panel rejected Stokley's appeal claim that his sentencing counsel had been ineffective.
'The date for Stokley's sentence to be carried out has not been set, but I am hopeful that this killer will be brought to justice without excessive delay from the federal system. The families of the victims deserve to see justice in a timely manner."


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Let's see Your "Start Up" Page!
Posted 18 June 2008 - 02:09 AM
Next item on my agenda is using User Tools and User Notes more directly instead of copy and paste into other tools (e.g. mindmanager, word, omnioutliner, etc.).
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Posted 19 June 2008 - 01:36 PM
The Primary 8 DVD arrived in the mail an hour ago. Now I have access to Cross References. The DVD is a very good package.
These are part of the Library Intro level, not on the Scholar's CD series but now with the Primary 8 DVD scholar's can easily add the Library Intro level materials.
Posted 20 June 2008 - 11:12 PM
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David Voth
Posted 21 June 2008 - 09:51 AM
Here is a screenshot of a typical setup for me as I use Accordance.
David, where's your Instant Details Box? Are you using the instant fade option? I hope you're not living without it!
David Lang
Posted 21 June 2008 - 10:29 AM
Posted 21 June 2008 - 12:41 PM
Yes I do have it on the fade option. Right now I have it appear over top of the toolbar at the bottom of the screen to give me the most room for the main window. I also use the keyboard shortcut to turn the instant details on and off as I need it.
David, where's your Instant Details Box? Are you using the instant fade option? I hope you're not living without it!
David Voth
Posted 24 June 2008 - 11:12 AM
David Lang
Posted 24 June 2008 - 12:17 PM
I use a laptop, so I try and maximize my screen space. Here's mine:
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Posted 24 June 2008 - 01:09 PM
I love seeing how other people use and organize Accordance.
Bill Cross
Posted 24 June 2008 - 01:09 PM
Here's my general purpose startup workspace. I really like leaving plenty of space for my user notes, which in this shot are visible only in a tiny corner in the lower right, but once I open them with Command-U then they open in a window that exactly covers the large library window on the right margin. The dimensions fit the entire screen space available on my laptop, although this screen shot seems to open in preview enlarged for some reason. Because I am old and my laptop screen is not as clear as I would like, I use a large font: Bookman Old Style at 18 points -- for all Bible texts and commentaries. Other things, like Cross references, are set more compactly at Geneva 10 pts. I've set up other favorite workspaces as variations on this one.
PS: A quick note on the highlight palette, which I like to keep open to quickly select between various highlight styles. I have the following highlight styles: general significance, grammatical structure, and critical word. Because my research emphasis is the historical development of biblical interpretation, I also like to distinguish between theological, historical, natural and hermeneutical significance.
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Posted 24 June 2008 - 01:32 PM
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Posted 25 June 2008 - 09:46 AM
Here is mine. I like to see the whole Session to see how people organize their window space.
What English font are you using?
Edit: Nevermind, you posted it later on. Thanks!
Edited by Ben S, 25 June 2008 - 09:50 AM.
Posted 25 June 2008 - 02:04 PM
Posted 25 June 2008 - 02:15 PM
I used Online Bible for several years mainly because it was free and fast�didn't have to mess with an interface that hogged a bunch of system resources (I'm not suggesting that Accordance does�it doesn't either). I used it for basic searching and rudimentary access to a couple original language texts. I had decided to finally purchase a CD collection of Online Bible modules (wanted a couple modern translations) when I stumbled upon Accordance. Ah, a great stumble indeed.
Edited by Sean R., 25 June 2008 - 02:25 PM.
Posted 25 June 2008 - 03:47 PM
What English font are you using?
Edit: Nevermind, you posted it later on. Thanks!
The later post had a different font, Epigrafica. The first post I was using Adobe Garamond Pro.
Bill Cross
Posted 25 June 2008 - 11:44 PM
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Posted 26 June 2008 - 08:28 PM
This is a great thread. I'm using a 24" 3.06GHz Imac with 4gigs of ram. Having the extra real estate is a blessing. There are a lot of windows that opens when I first load Accordance (I have them set up as detached windows so when I click on a reference verse or dictionary the windows come to the front ,yet I can still see the main window below the popup window. If there is a better way of doing that I would appreciate any help...Thanks, Joe
I really like how you've made the notes column smaller. Very clever!
This has definitely been one of my favorites threads. I love to see how others have their Accordance set up.
Posted 07 July 2008 - 10:21 PM
Where did you get font Epigrafica?
I checked all the fonts within my Accordance version 8.0.2, and it's not there.
After looking at others screens I have recently adjusted the look of my work space in Accordance. I love the Optima font because it is very readable, but I recently adjusted my font to the free Epigrafica. It is very similar to Optima, but it has a larger character set and is slightly bolder and more readable on screen in my opinion. The font is created with a very large amount of leading which also helps to be more readable. I have also used the background colors to create a shade of grey on windows that are not the main focus so the Biblical text is always highlighted.
I love seeing how other people use and organize Accordance.
Posted 08 July 2008 - 02:45 AM
Hi William,
Where did you get font Epigrafica?
I checked all the fonts within my Accordance version 8.0.2, and it's not there.
You need to download the font from here:
And then install the font (the .ttf files) into your font manager program, Font Book.
Restart Accordance and they should be available.
Bill Cross
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