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My Maternal Grandfather's Parents & Sisters
Stelladanza | August 18th 2008 by Cheryl
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Big Sky Farm - Painting
Artscapes - Musings on Art and Life | August 17th 2008 by artscapes
Big Sky Farm, acrylic, 40×30″ © Michelle Basic Hendry I have been a little remiss in catching up this week. There is so much news, I am going to have to spread it across a few posts. I had the opportunity to spend some time with the photo read more
Pleasant and pretty, if not rapturous
GIBBS CADIZ | August 17th 2008 by gibbs cadiz
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 08.18.2008 Wit, whimsy, irony--they're missing from Manila's stages these days, as three productions show WHY IS SO MUCH competence so lifeless when we look at it? That isn’t an original question, or an idle one. Wa read more
Ancestral Cake
The Bob Files | August 17th 2008 by Bob Francis
Daniel had to work on his “Heritage Badge” for Cub Scouts. Basically this boiled down to making an ethnic dish, representing your ancestors. On the plus side, I am a “mutt”. My ancestors came from all over Europe. On t read more
For the Children
The Cause of Liberty | August 16th 2008 by Stephen Palmer
By Aspen Eggiman We live in an uncertain world. The “securities” that we once thought were so dependable are falling all around us. Guardrails that we put up in the past are now fences in our future. While observing warring nations, elect read more
Little Trees, Lotsa Work
The Zach Bell Show | August 15th 2008 by Zach
I found the most incredible thing yesterday, a tree nursery. Now hold on, I know that doesn’t sound all that exciting at face value. I mean after all, there are huge greenhouses that call themselves nurseries that provide a wade array of pr read more
Turning Heads: A Group Exhibition at Dawson Cole Fine Art, Laguna…
Dreamcatcher Online Event Calendars Blog | August 15th 2008 by Claudia duPreez
Dawson Cole Fine Art, Laguna Beach wanted to take this opportunity to personally invite you to Turning Heads: A Group Exhibition. The face, recorded through the eyes of the artist, truly lives forever. Portraiture has been central to the histor read more
A whole new way of looking at Rizal's 'Fili'
GIBBS CADIZ | August 15th 2008 by gibbs cadiz
Imagine this fanciful scenario. The year is 1891, and an anxious Pepe Rizal is in Paris trying to finish "El Filibusterismo". He is low on funds and in dire need of a room. He rooms with Tunying Ibanez, a rakish illustrado who is too busy having a read more
Business succession planning and the fundamental issues of life
Strategic Inheritance | August 14th 2008 by John Holzmann
Are you a business owner? If so, what is the real inheritance you pass on to your children? Gary North, in the same article from which I blogged yesterday, suggests that the family business may not be part of it at all. Potentially distressing insigh read more
The crucial inheritance: vision
Strategic Inheritance | August 13th 2008 by John Holzmann
Most people seem to assume they should give an inheritance to their children. No matter what. And equally for all. Gary North argues that may be a big mistake! North, I believe, was the first person who challenged me to think about to whom I should g read more
A family’s assets
Strategic Inheritance | August 12th 2008 by John Holzmann
I wrote, about a week ago, about intangible wealth. Somehow the subject keeps coming up in my mind. This past weekend I was in a meeting at our church where we were asked to pray for a group of members who are in Ethiopia helping out with some kind read more
Five smart tips for home buyers
Dreamcatcher Online Event Calendars - Real Estate | August 12th 2008 by Claudia duPreez
1) Get pre-approved for a mortgage before you make an offer. When you are trying to buy a house in a competitive market, your offer to purchase should contain as few conditions as possible. An offer that is conditional on obtaining financing is often read more
Chris Duenas, Guam Olympic Athlete, Competes in Beijing
Tasithoughts Weblog | August 12th 2008
Only 16 years old and hailing from an island 32 miles long and at its widest point 8 miles wide, Guam Olympian, Chris Duenas, competed in the Men’s 100 meter Freestyle swimming Heat 3 round competition against six other athletes. This w read more
Week in Prague - Part V
From my Swiss window | August 12th 2008 by Pumpkin
Prague wasn’t just about sightseeing for us. It was mostly about visiting family. We visited family every night. We went bowling with the Czech family and to the zoo with the family of our hosts (my husband’s cousin and his beautiful wi read more
Participating in the Democratic Process - I learned it on Guam
Tasithoughts Weblog | August 12th 2008
One of the memorable parts of my growing up years was the intense political tradition of Guam. Politics runs thick on the island and as a youth I was involved and active in it. The democratic process was a living part of my life and I was taught by read more
Thanjavur - Brihadisvara Temple and Thanjavur Palace
India Travel Blog | August 11th 2008
My bus dropped me at Thanjavur's old bus stand on an overcast morning in the first week of March. It had rained all night and the day was pleasant. Getting out of the bus stand, I looked around for someone who can tell me the directions to the temple read more
$5 Million+ Jupiter Collection to be Featured at Long Beach
Coin News & Numismatic Articles | August 11th 2008 by Mike
Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries’ upcoming Long Beach Currency Signature Auction, to be held September 17-19, 2008, will be anchored by the impressive Jupiter Collection. “The collection contains a total of fifty-nine Large Size read more
The heritage of a name
Strategic Inheritance | August 11th 2008 by John Holzmann
Our family enjoyed the birth of two grandbabies–our fourth and fifth–in the last two weeks: one, by emergency c-section, on Sunday, July 27th; the other last Friday, on 08-08-08. The first is named Natalia Mae; the second, Jonadab Asaph. read more
Russian Conquest Should Be Stopped Before It Gains Traction
My Errant Mind | August 11th 2008
Russia has made it clear that they are seeking to overthrow the democratically elected government in Georgia. NATO, the EU, and the USA cannot afford to let this happen. Once it starts, Russian conquest will continue. Russia has been desirous of recl read more
Guam Team Relishes Olympic Experience
Tasithoughts Weblog | August 10th 2008
The six athletes competing for Guam in the Beijing Olympics are relishing their Olympic experience. They are overwhelmed by the many amenities provided to them in the Olympic village and are awed by the many athletes they are meeting from all ov read more
Too little time and so much to to !
O'fieldstream Outdoor Journal | August 10th 2008 by J L BOOTH
I will work hard to bring more fresh information to this site on the Outdoor Heritage aspects of O'fieldstream, as well as the stories of it's creative spirit and occassionally the review of an outstanding service, product or provider (guide, manufac read more
MADRAS WEEK AT VANILLA PLACE
Sharanya Manivannan | August 10th 2008 by ranya
Celebrate Madras/Chennai city’s 369th birthday with seven evenings of photography, folksongs and poetry! Seven nights of still life, song and sinful spoken word, saluting our city by the sea. August 18 2008 - August 24 2008 MADRAS WEEK EVENTS AT VA read more
WARRIOR
PhotographyGallery Picsvet | August 9th 2008 by Picsvet Gallery
WARRIOR © Photographer: Cheschhh | Agency: Dreamstime.com read more
Welcome home, David Henry Hwang
GIBBS CADIZ | August 9th 2008 by gibbs cadiz
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 08.10.2008 THE STORY ITSELF READS like a good play. A 10-year-old Asian-American boy, born and raised in Los Angeles, hears that his maternal grandmother, who lives in Cebu, has fallen ill. He asks his parents to let him read more
Kayla’s DNA is in!
Doggies Dog Blog | August 9th 2008
If you’ve been following along, you know I submitted some of her cheek cells to determine her breed. The results came today!!! Now, make a drum roll sound…. She is a true Heinz 57 dog. The majority of her DNA comes from a German She read more
Take Home Staging to the Extreme
Dreamcatcher Online Event Calendars - Real Estate | August 8th 2008 by Claudia duPreez
The concept of staging has been around for years, but it’s no longer an industry secret, thanks in part to TV shows like HGTV’s Designed to Sell and Get It Sold. Simply put, staging is the act of improving and preparing a home so it app read more
Get Web Savvy to Sell Your Home
Dreamcatcher Online Event Calendars - Real Estate | August 7th 2008 by Claudia duPreez
Web sites like eBay, DomuSwap.com and Pad4Pad.com offer alternative methods to sell your home. Almost 80 percent of home searches start on the internet, so why not finish them there too? In lieu of the traditional method of selling through a real est read more
Heritage Donates $8,000 for ANA Club Representative Program
Coin News & Numismatic Articles | August 7th 2008 by Mike
Heritage Auction Galleries is donating $8,000 in support of the ANA’s Club Representative Program. The gift was announced by Heritage President Greg Rohan on Aug. 1 at the ANA World’s Fair of Money® in Baltimore. The money given by read more
Manila, meet David Henry Hwang
GIBBS CADIZ | August 7th 2008 by gibbs cadiz
His thoughts now that he's back in the Philippines after 40 years. His memories as a 10-year-old boy visiting Cebu and listening to his grandmother recount their family history. What he thinks of the Asian-American and Filipino presence on Broadway read more
Interblog day out at Audley End
The Cottage Smallholder | August 6th 2008
“Lets have an interblog garden visit.” Magic Cochin from the superb Purple Podded Peas blog suggested a couple of weeks ago. Danny was alarmed. “Does that mean that we’ve got to weed the herbaceous borders?” “No it’s an outing to a grea read more
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