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Daily Archives: August 5, 2019
Respected engineer killed in weekend bike accident — Mississippi Business Journal
A bicyclist was killed in a weekend accident in Mississippi. It happened Saturday morning near Itta Bena. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports that the cyclist apparently failed to hear the warnings of state troopers, who were directing traffic at the scene … Continue reading
8,000 YEAR-OLD BARBECUE STYLE – Ancient Inca Food in Peru! – YouTube Video
I saw this on YouTube earlier – 8,000 YEAR-OLD BARBECUE STYLE – Ancient Inca Food in Peru! – YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo8Uk7o9y_4 (about 33:36 minutes long). I have never had 8,000 year old barbecue.
Man Bat of the Mississippi – Mississippi Mondays August 5, 2019
#Cryptid I didn’t expect a lot with this one, but decided this week’s Mississippi Mondays post would be about the Man Bat of the Mississippi: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/06/the-bizarre-man-bat-of-the-mississippi/. The link has some of the best details of the various encounters. Seems to … Continue reading
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Adopted Siblings Reunited Through MyHeritage Discover Another Sister Thanks to MyHeritage DNA – August 5, 2019
I saw this on MyHeritage earlier today – Adopted Siblings Reunited Through MyHeritage Discover Another Sister Thanks to MyHeritage DNA: https://blog.myheritage.com/2019/08/adopted-siblings-reunited-through-myheritage-discover-another-sister-thanks-to-myheritage-dna/ This is a follow-up to an earlier story that I mentioned a while back https://upsdownsfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/2018/12/11/myheritagedna-adoption-success-stories; original link: https://blog.myheritage.com/2018/08/against-the-odds-siblings-maria-and-henrik-find-each-other-in-sweden/. Siblings … Continue reading
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Announcing July’s Leaderboard Contest Winners! BillionGraves August 3, 2019
I saw this earlier today on BillionGraves – Announcing July’s Leaderboard Contest Winners! BillionGraves August 3, 2019: https://blog.billiongraves.com/2019/08/03/announcing-julys-leaderboard-contest-winners/. Boom-ba-da-boom! Drumroll, please! Announcing BillionGraves July’s Leaderboard Contest winners! Congratulations to the top 15 uploaders and the top 15 transcribers during the … Continue reading
Medical Education at 23andMe – August 2, 2019
I saw this on 23andMe a few days ago – Medical Education at 23andMe: https://blog.23andme.com/health-traits/medical-education-at-23andme/. Editor’s note: This is the first post in an occasional series explaining our Medical Education program. It is no secret that the evolving field of … Continue reading
Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – July 31, 2019
I saw this today on Ancestry.com – Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – July 31, 2019: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/recent-collections. Only including updates since my last update post. Only including updates since the last July, 2019 update. New and Updated … Continue reading
Mexican Last Names: Frequently Asked Questions – August 5, 2019
I saw this on FamilySearch earlier today; it’s a short blurb as the rest of the article link was posted August 1, 2019 –Mexican Last Names: Frequently Asked Questions: https://media.familysearch.org/mexican-last-names-frequently-asked-questions/. Summary When looking at records, it is important to remember … Continue reading
Social Media Marketing on Twitter — Sam H Arnold
If you want to be a successful author you need to be so much more than a writer. Recently Twitter has been getting some bad publicity, but it is still valuable to writers. It is the social media platform, I … Continue reading
Tygpress Scraping Update August 5, 2019
Standard Disclaimer: I am not an attorney and any comments I post are not intended, nor should they be construed, as legal advice. If you need legal advice, please consult a legal expert who is familiar with the area of … Continue reading
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