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October 29, 2012

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Hurricane Sandy Predictions Worsen for Monday, Tuesday

Beth Lawton | Oct 29, 2012 | 0 Comments

The National Hurricane Center increased its predictions for rain and top wind speeds with Hurricane Sandy in DC and Northern Virginia.

Widespread Power Outages Expected with Hurricane Sandy

Beth Lawton | Oct 29, 2012 | 0 Comments

Few outages reported so far across Northern Virginia and the District.

Virginia Split-Ticket Voters Could Affect Kaine, Allen

Mary Ann Barton | Oct 29, 2012 | 0 Comments

"Split ticket voters" are those who vote one party for one race, and another party for a different race.

Fair Hill Ave., Mary Washington Blvd. Public Hearing

Susan Larson | Oct 29, 2012 | 0 Comments

Review of the plans for widening and extension of these roads is Oct. 30, 2012.

Fredericksburg Closings and Cancellations

Susan Larson and Lauren Jost | Oct 28, 2012 | 4 Comments

An ongoing list of closings and cancellations due to Hurricane Sandy's impact on the area.

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Altered Books From Start to Finish

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Art First Gallery October Exhibit Featuring Pat Thalman & Barbara Taylor Hall

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Sunday, October 28, 2012

: Ireland Reaching Out genealogy project

From NEHGS newsletter

A Note from the Editor: Ireland Reaching Out Diaspora Project

by Lynn Betlock, Editor

I recently learned about the Ireland Reaching Out (Ireland XO) Diaspora project. According to the group's website, "the Ireland XO project is based on a simple idea; instead of waiting for Irish-Americans and their global counterparts to come to Ireland to trace their roots, we go the other way. Working through voluntary effort at a townland, village and parish level, we identify who left, and trace them and their descendants worldwide, proactively engaging with them and inviting them to become part of an extended 'virtual' community with their place of origin. In this way, the entire Irish Diaspora of 70 million can be systematically reunified online and invited back to engage with their ancestral parish for the benefit of all. . . . "

"While Ireland XO parish volunteers are reaching out around the world, the project's website provides a landing point in Ireland for people abroad who have some detail about where their emigrant ancestors come from in Ireland. By joining any parish community online, they can seek direct genealogical research assistance from local people in the area who also volunteer to meet them on their return. This "Meet/Greet/Connect" offer from parish communities across Ireland has been identified as a missing element from developing the Irish Diaspora in times past." A successful pilot already occurred in South-East Galway and the project was launched as a "National Diaspora Programme" in March 2012.

I'm very intrigued by this project. Instead of a descendant tracing one ancestor back to a place of origin, this model has the impetus for the search coming from the place of origin, with a goal of reconstructing the essence of a long-vanished community. This effort reminds me of the numerous and very popular old settlers organizations and Old Home weeks held in New England and elsewhere in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. (For an article on this topic, see "Tracking Migrating Families: The Records of Old Settlers Organizations," by Paula Stuart Warren in the winter 2010 issue of American Ancestors.) In the Internet age, it will be fascinating to see what kinds of genealogical and historical connections can be made on a group level across time and distance.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

A Sketch of the Life Of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion, by William Dobein James

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More on Marion

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The Life of Francis Marion, by W. Gilmore Simms

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Sunday, October 21, 2012

DRD4 gene for dopamine receptor

Out-of-Africa migration selected novelty-seeking genes

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028114.400

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Researching Cavan?

http://www.iol.ie/~kevins/geneo/killeshandra.html

Candidates and the Truth About America - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/21/sunday-review/candidates-and-the-truth-about-america.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

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Joe Queenan: My 6,128 Favorite Books - WSJ.com

I must admit I read this article on an iPad. I do have clutter issues, but I guess my iPad hasn't solved that yet.

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Researchers discover secret of more precise carbon dating | The Bell Jar

http://www.belljarnews.com/2012/10/20/researchers-discover-secret-of-more-precise-carbon-dating/

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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Warriors versus worriers: the role of C - PubMed Mobile

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/17008817/

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Caffeine Metabolism and SNP Correlation - Genetics

https://sites.google.com/a/luther.edu/genetics/Home/student-research-caffeine-metabolism-and-snp-correlation-1

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Why Dark Coffee Is Easier on Your Stomach | Wired Science | Wired.com

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/03/why-dark-coffee-is-easier-on-your-stomach/

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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Genome-wide association study - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Go ahead and jump

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

106-year-old

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Genomics Medicine

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American Genealogy: Clues and Steps in the Ancestor Search: Gedmatch overburdened

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Philanthropy

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Shelter Adoption

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Monday, October 8, 2012

Rainbows

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Sunday, October 7, 2012

Fire Dept rained out

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10/7/12, 11:14 AM Open house at #fxbg fire department canceled for today, rescheduled for next Sunday.

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Friday, October 5, 2012

Like a bridge over troubled waters

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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Unique guitar

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Ancestry posting

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News

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Tweet from The Disco Biscuits (@disco_biscuits)

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10/4/12, 1:27 PM See you tonight @BmoreSoundstage! EARLY SHOW - 7:30 SHARP SET! Keep hangin late @EdensLoungeMD w/ #DrFameus & @therealLTJbukem! #CITYBISCO

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Genome sequencing in the NICU

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Pumpkin patches

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Book project

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules

More adventures in Ancestry.

About Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880

This database contains U.S. federal non-population schedules from 1850-1880 for the following states:

Alabama
California
Georgia
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Nebraska
New York
North Carolina
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Washington Territory

Non-population schedules contained in this database include agriculture,industry/manufacturers, social statistics, and supplemental schedules. For mortality schedules, see this related database: U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880.

In general, data recorded on the non-population schedules covered one year exactly (beginning and ending on June 1) preceding the year of enumeration. The information requested on each schedule changed throughout the years, so you may not necessarily find the same information on the same schedule type for different years.

About the Records:

Agriculture Schedules

Agricultural schedules are useful for both historians and family historians, providing an overall view of the agricultural state of the nation. These schedules recorded statistics on farms, plantations, and market gardens, listing the names of owners, agents, and managers. The type of statistics recorded included the total acreage of land, the value of the farm, machinery and livestock, amount of staples (wool, cotton, grain, etc.) produced, and the value of animals slaughtered, etc. In 1880 farm operators were classified as owner, tenant, or sharecropper.

Industry/Manufacturers Schedules

Industry schedules are useful for illustrating the industrial and technological development of the country. These schedules collected information about manufacturing, mining, fishing, and mercantile, commercial, and trading businesses with an annual gross product of $500 or more. The schedule lists the name of each corporation, company, or individual, a description of the type of business, amount of capital invested, the quantity and value of resources used, the quantity of yearly production, and the number of individuals hired, etc. In 1870 distinctions were made between child and adult labor. In 1880 companies were classified into categories.

Social Statistics and Supplemental Schedules

Social statistics schedules compiled from 1850 to 1880 contain three items of specific interest for the genealogist: (1) The schedules list cemetery facilities within city boundaries, including maps with cemeteries marked; the names, addresses, and general description of all cemeteries; procedures for interment; cemeteries no longer functioning; and the reasons for their closing. (2) The schedules also list trade societies, lodges, clubs, and other groups, including their addresses, major branches, names of executive officers, and statistics showing members, meetings, and financial worth. (3) The schedules list churches, including a brief history, a statement of doctrine and policy, and a statistical summary of membership by county.

Other information recorded on the social statistics schedules include the aggregate value of property, a breakdown of taxes paid, a list of schools, colleges, and academies with their numbers of teachers and students, a list of libraries and their number of books, a list of newspaper and periodicals published within a community, the number of paupers supported by the community, the number of criminals convicted within the previous year, and the number of convicts in jail.

In 1880 a supplemental schedule, called Dependent, Defective, and Delinquent Classes, was included. This schedule listed by name the insane, idiots, deaf mutes, blind, paupers, indigent persons, homeless children, and prisoners. In addition to the individual's name, their race, gender, age, residence, and medical information may have been recorded. This schedule is not included in this database, but can be searched here.

Some of the above information was taken from Loretto Dennis Szucs and Matthew Wright, "Census Records" in The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy, ed. Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking (Provo, UT: Ancestry, 2006).

Oktoberfest opines

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Irish Music documentary

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Dangerous drug cocktail called 'wet' | Fox News

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Florida boy accused of killing 2-year-old brother | Fox News

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Michigan lottery winner found dead of apparent drug overdose | Fox News

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5 things your body does that should not be ignored | Fox News

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Venomous snakes harbor deadly brain-swelling virus | Fox News

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Kentucky restaurant shut down after road kill found in kitchen | Fox News

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Authorities believe Oregon farmer eaten by his hogs | Fox News

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Nazi-acquired Buddha statue came from space | Fox News

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Weather on Mars surprisingly pleasant, Curiosity rover finds | Fox News

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Monday, October 1, 2012

Skydiver aims to break sound barrier in free fall

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Orbital Science's rocket

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Greg's Sky

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Guitar

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Mexico Earthquake

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Meningitis

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7-11 Robbery

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Stafford Backyard Robbery

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Shooter

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Awesome Eats @ El Asador - Fredericksburg, VA Patch

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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Anatomy of the Discovery of the Deadly Bas-Congo Virus

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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Bass Clinic

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Burg Events

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Friday, September 28, 2012

95 Construction

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Fall Hill crash

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Oktoberfest

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Common HIV drug may damage brain - The Times of India

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health/Common-HIV-drug-may-damage-brain/articleshow/16586504.cms

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Flood warning Stafford County FR (@SCFR)

	Stafford County FR (@SCFR)
9/27/12, 9:56 PM NWS reports Flash Flood Warning for Stafford. Monitor local T.V and radio for more information

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Danger roads

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Party hard in the Burg

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Suits file suit Tweer from Bill Freehling (@FredBusiness)

	Bill Freehling (@FredBusiness)
9/27/12, 8:18 PM Telegraph Hill developers file suit against city of Fredericksburg.... fb.me/2haFX7T9f

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Tweet from NewsInTheBurg (@NewsInTheBurg)

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9/27/12, 8:54 PM NWS says a severe storm is about to move through much of the #Fxbg area. Take care.

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Thursday Weather (@NewsInTheBurg)

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9/27/12, 6:47 PM Severe Thunderstorm Watch for most of the #Fxbg region in effect through midnight.

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Naked City

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Hantavirus in Yosemite

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Birth of a new tectonic plate

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Burg becoming the Wild Wild West

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Skeleton identified

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Forecast change: Link from Twitter

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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Link from Twitter

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Teacher

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Tweet from NewsInTheBurg (@NewsInTheBurg)

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9/26/12, 1:20 PM #Fxbg street closures: 5 a.m. Sat. through 2 a.m. Sunday - 800/900 blocks of Caroline and 100/200 blocks of George streets. (Oktoberfest)

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Fred Biz Link from Twitter

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State Fair tix

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Computer glitch delays space station undocking - Technology & science - Space - Space.com | NBC News

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Hubble captures deepest view of space - Telegraph

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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Link from Twitter

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HuBzone

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Personal Genome Mapping

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Uncertainty principle

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New SARS-like virus

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Zebrafish Genome

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Rock On Curiosity!

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Einstein's brain

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Life on Earth

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Longevity factors

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Breast Cancer

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Data hack

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Monday, September 24, 2012

Via Colori Brings Color to City Streets - Fredericksburg, VA Patch

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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Tweet from NewsInTheBurg (@NewsInTheBurg)

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9/23/12, 3:33 PM Via Colori still going strong in downtown #fxbg. Still a little time left. Weather is beautiful.

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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Fire Link from Twitter

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Tweet from NewsInTheBurg (@NewsInTheBurg)

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9/22/12, 4:11 PM @CelebrateVALive spotted at Via Colori #celebritysighting

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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Tweet from Robyn Sidersky (@fxbgcitybeat)

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9/20/12, 2:49 PM This weekend is #fxbg's Via Colori art festival downtown. Sad news: the featured artist will no longer be there due to a family emergency.

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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

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What a great day at the Faire, even though we had a mid-day downpour. It was difficult to say goodbye!

Friday, August 31, 2012

Summer

Bye bye summer

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Security in a digital world

Got a chance to hear the author for a bit on NPR. I'll have to go back
and hear the entire interview, there must a a podcast from All Things
Considered. Here is a link to his article on Wired.com

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking/

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Saturday

I had been meaning to visit the Ashland Coffee and Tea Company
( http://ashlandcoffeeandtea.com/ ) down in Ashland, VA and finally yesterday I did it! Lanny Fields ( http://www.sixwatergrog.com/ ) one of the participants in the Blue and Grey (Lee's Retreat)
( http://www.blueandgraybrewingco.com/ ) Wednesday Jam session has been sending out reminders via email, and on Facebook, about the Old Timey and Celtic session held at Ashland Coffee. This Saturday was kind of a rainy day and a perfect day to do chores, but why do that when you can hang out and hear great music, so that is what I did! I was delighted to see perhaps three dozen cyclists, in their funny shorts and shoes, using the cafe as a refreshment and relief station when I arrived. The coffee shop is just perfect, with sofas and a mini library. The back room is quite large with a music stage. Sadly, not many people came just to listen to the jam, but there were plenty of great musicians. Lanny was on banjo, and several fiddlers and guitarists were playing, and to my surprise, two had autoharps. One guy even whipped out the Jaw Harp (or Jew's Harp). I'm glad I was able to make the trip, and I even saw a guy that I'm always bumping into in the Fredericksburg coffee shops http://www.hyperionespresso.com/ , so this place is known outside of my little Mayberry. Very cool.

Later I had a chance to see a benefit concert by AON (http://www.aonband.com/fr_home.cfm ), down in Warrenton, to benefit Sparrow's Nest. http://www.sparrowsrest.org/ AON's banjoist, Jeff, belongs to the Methodist congregation ( http://www.bethelumc.com/ ) out in Warrenton, and his son Nathan Krauss is an Eagle Scout candidate. He is building benches to seat 80 people at the farm Sparrow's Rest is developing. The non-profit organization helps get older kids in the foster system to develop independent living skills and work on their emotions and behaviors, with equine therapy. My cousin Jack out in Kansas City, Missouri volunteer his time with equine therapy. Nathan's monetary goal was very nearly met with the concert, and he has all the permits lined up for the construction. It sounds like a very worthy cause. Anything that contributes to young children breaking out of a cycle of dependence, and becoming employable and productive is a benefit. According to the information given at the concert, too many kids drop out of school and never even achieve a GED. With society having scarce jobs for college graduates, what is the future if you don't even have a GED? Public assistance, living in hotels, depression, drug addiction, not much hope. This organization seems like a real winner.

I took lots of videos and pictures of AON, as one of their members is returning to his home country of Chile, and I want to have something to remember him by. When I get time, I've got to string them into a little concert film and transfer it to a DVD.

After the concert, we had a short pint at a local Irish pub and got home just in time to have some salmon at an El Salvadoran restaurant. After that, I enjoyed part of a Korean film on Netflix about cyborgs. The film was set in 2077 and was very well done technically. Unfortunately couldn't keep my eyes open to watch all the cool action and read the subtitles, so I'll have to finish that film later.