When it comes to dynamic partnerships, there are Lennon and McCartney, SpongeBob and Patrick, and peanut butter and jelly. Over the past six months, however, another such partnership has formed between two like-minded organizations: TRiO and reACT to Bullying.
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) placed an increased emphasis on providing educational assistance to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Originally, this legislation sought to create opportunities for disadvantaged and low-income students in the pursuit of post-secondary education. Subsequent changes in the act over the years have expanded its scope to include students at elementary and secondary levels.
Unlike many government-administered programs. TRiO is not an acronym. Instead, it draws its name from a trio of student services programs established by the federal government under HEA: Upward Bound, Talent Search, and Student Support Services. Though its scope of services now includes eight programs, the TRiO name remains. TRiO serves over 850,000 low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities from 6th grade through college graduation. It is administered, funded, and implemented by the United States Department of Education. Its programming centers on academic tutoring, personal counseling, mentoring, financial guidance, and other supports necessary for educational access and retention.
Dr. T. Chris George, Director of TRiO Student Support Services at Western Kentucky University, invited reACT to Bullying to present the lunch keynote at the Kentucky Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (KAEOPP) conference in Louisville in October of 2018. This regional conference included TRiO representatives from Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
Indeed, the aftermath of bullying affects individuals well into adulthood. This is why it is important to address bullying behaviors during the formative years of childhood and adolescence.
Such comments are gratifying, to say the least. reACT to Bullying has worked long and hard at the individual school and district level to teach the tools of bully prevention. To have this response from individuals responsible for the advancement of thousands of students gives reACT to Bullying a chance to make a significant impact.
In terms of bullying prevention on a larger scale, the success of these presentations fills me with excitement and gives me hope. There are more than 2,800 TRiO programs nationally, administered in more than 1,000 colleges, universities, community colleges, and agencies. A partnership between TRiO and reACT to Bullying could inform, equip, and inspire so many outstanding staff and young adults.
What could we do with a partnership with a national program like TRiO? The sky is truly the limit!


Using marketing communications to make a measurable impact on a business or brand is not an easy job. It demands both vision and steadfastness. Marketers need to maintain the link between the insight that informed the initial brief and the campaign ideas created by the ad agency. In this case, that meant following an agreed strategic direction that remained relevant and appealing after a few campaigns and several years, all emphasizing the romanticism of a train journey. Byron Sharp describes this in his marketing best-selling book 'How Brands Grow' as "be consistent and avoid unnecessary changes." In the case of NS, the approach worked.
Exceptional in this jury's verdict was the recognition that research was a key component of the success of the campaign. The "well-founded statements" they refer originate from work we have been doing with NS since 2013. As their partner for brand and communications research, our first challenge was to develop a concise set of image statements that incorporated the brands new strategic route. We were required to cater for the existing brand values, as well as accommodate an extensive wish list of fresh ideas.
Furthermore, we introduced campaign statements. These reflect characteristics or messages that have limited duration and are more likely to change in the short term. For instance, marketing activity to raise awareness of a new promotions platform, or recruitment for an incentives program.
After a successful launch of the brand and communications tracker, we noticed how all activities were abiding by the same law of being consistent. Four years after the initial experiment, we can prove that the continuous harmonization of campaigns has generated significant uplifts on both brand and image statements over time. Research follows marketing communications. Consistent research backs the award-winning example of a brand that grows, glows and shines with a well-deserved Silver Effie award.


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A Quantitative Examination of the Impact of College Students' Anticipated Academic Major and Risk for Early Departure on Academic Performance and Persistence
Jason Robert MoranFollow
The purpose of this study was to analyze academic achievement and persistence at River City College, a four-year, private, residential institution located in north central Pennsylvania, dedicated to the undergraduate education of 1,400 students. Institutional data from River City College included multiple variables (e.g., high school class rank, SAT scores, students¿ anticipated academic majors, first semester college GPA, cumulative college GPA, the number of semesters enrolled, and graduation status), all of which were used to analyze students¿ achievement and persistence for eight semesters following initial matriculation. Results from a series of statistical analyses confirmed that predictors of high risk for early departure status and anticipated STEM major had significant effects on first semester GPA and cumulative GPA. Also, high risk for early departure status had significant effects on the number of semesters attended. Finally, an exploratory study confirmed high risk for early departure status had a significant effect on cumulative GPA when controlling for SAT score.
Student retention, High risk status, At risk for withdraw, Persistence, Student departure
Sue Ellen Henry
Moran, Jason Robert, "A Quantitative Examination of the Impact of College Students' Anticipated Academic Major and Risk for Early Departure on Academic Performance and Persistence" (2014). Master's Theses. 113.

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Q: Trying to create a 'FPL' style results table I want to be able to add results into a sheet from my football league and have that automatically add up things like, Games Played, Won, Lost, Drawn, Goals For, Against, Diff and finally, points.
My first hurdle is Games Won.
I want to look at Column B on Sheet 1 and see if it matches the team name, say Team A.
If it does AND the result in column C is greater than that of column D, then I want to add a one to the games won tab. I also want to do this is column E matches the team name and therefore column D is greater than C.
I can share a copy of my sheet if that is easier to see what I am proposing here, as there may be a better approach entirely.
I am doing this in the Web Based Office 365 Excel.
I have tried all forms of =(SUM(IF(AND statments, but I can only get it to work against individual rows, as opposed to a whole table of data.

A: I did this by doing this on a different sheet
=SUM(IF(AND('Scores and Scorers'!$C2>'Scores and Scorers'!$D2,'Scores and Scorers'!$B2=INDIRECT($N$1)),1,0))
So if C2 on the scores sheet is bigger than D2 AND B2 matches the name of the team in M1 (N1 simply says M1, and M1 says the team name), then it will put a 1.
I then repeated this 50 times (25 games, so 25 times with B2 matching the team name and 25 times with E2 matching incase the team name is entered on the other side of the score) and then summed the results at the top.

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Independent restaurants urge Senate approval of aid package
With winter approaching, operators say the $120 billion targeted relief bill is essential to prevent further closures. By Heather Lalley on Oct. 02, 2020
Photo courtesy of Luke Domask
With independent restaurants and bars closing in unprecedented numbers, operators on Friday called on the U.S. Senate to take swift action in approving a $120 billion targeted relief bill before winter forces even more closures.
"There is so much at stake today for independent restaurants and bars, more than there ever has been," restaurateur Andrew Zimmern, one of the founders of the Independent Restaurant Coalition (IRC) advocacy group, said during a press briefing. "Time is running out to save us. Literally, winter is coming."
On Thursday, the U.S. House passed the revised HEROES Act, which includes a restaurant revitalization fund to aid the sector amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Independent restaurant operators are now pleading with the Senate to take action on the measure next week, before the group is set to recess for the rest of October.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., one of the supporters of the aid package in the House, said he has "never seen a groundswell of support like the IRC has mobilized."
"People took for granted the neighborhood cafes, the dining rooms," Blumenauer said. "That's not going to happen again. The industry has found its voice in a way that's as compelling as anything I've seen."
Early on in the pandemic, a number of restaurants received Paycheck Protection Program loans. But that money has largely run out, leaving operators desperate for a solution.
"Those funds were and eight-week fix to an 18-month problem," said Bobby Stuckey, co-founder of Colorado-based Frasca Hospitality Group.
Friday's early-morning revelation that Pres. Donald Trump has tested positive for COVID is "a wild card that adds another element of unpredictability" to discussions surrounding the relief package, Blumenauer said.
But, he added, that passing the aid bill is "the quickest, most-effective way to deal with the area that is most severely impacted."
Blumenauer noted that 40 senators have already voiced support for the revised HEROES Act.
Operators stressed the time-sensitive nature of their situation.
"Many of us cannot or will not make it through the winter without aid," Stuckey said. "As much as everybody said, 'We'll be there for you, in a Patagonia puffy,' it's not happening. Once we lose outdoor dining, there's no way businesses will make it the next six to eight months."
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SPACE – The Great Idea
+ By Christine Fillat + Photos by Alison Harbaugh
Close to Church Circle, near the top of Annapolis' Main Street, sits McBride Gallery. Framed artworks are displayed in the storefront's windows, and inside, oil paintings share space with watercolors, pastels, ceramics, and small sculptures. The gallery's seven rooms are traversed in a circle—its walls lined with masterfully created artworks. The space resembles someone's home, with furniture placed here and there. While visually exciting, the atmosphere is decidedly calm, perhaps meditative, a testament to the gallery owner's discerning vision. This is Cynthia McBride's world.
McBride has a school of thought governing her gallery shows. Her philosophy is all about the great idea. "Artists have a good painting idea," she reasons, "and if they have a great painting idea, that's the start of a wonderful painting." She applies this concept to organizing her shows, with such titles as Women Artists of the West, Best of the Chesapeake, Looking Back: Memories, and 100 Plein Air Painters of the Mid-Atlantic. Gallery shows have openings on Sunday afternoons, often with live demonstrations or artist talks, and are always well attended.
During the 1960s, McBride grew up on a remote farm in the northern reaches of Minnesota, close to the Canadian border. Farming was a family affair. She and each of her five siblings had their respective chores; her duties involved chopping wood, baling hay, driving the tractor, and cleaning out the barn. Water pumped from the well was heated on the woodstove. The family grew all its own fruit and vegetables and had a self-sustaining farm. "I was [like my dad's] eldest son. His right-hand man, his hired hand," McBride jokes. "It was a different life, but very wholesome."
Paintings adorned the walls in the McBride farmhouse, whereas McBride's friends' homes displayed framed images from the pages of magazines. Her family's home was more like a museum, with original watercolor and oil paintings presenting views of landscapes, farm life, and family members, all painted by McBride's mother, Frances Karlsson. A trained artist, Karlsson worked in a home studio, where she'd create paintings for various clients. "We would stand in the doorway," McBride reminisces. "We couldn't walk in while she was working without being invited. She would look at us and we would say, 'Can we come in?' She would say, 'Yes, but don't jiggle the table.' I heard that 100 times or more. We would stand as close as we could but not touch the table."
A solo show at Lutheran Brotherhood Insurance Company in Minneapolis gave Karlsson an opportunity to present her artwork and share it with the public. "That was important," states McBride. "She had a couple of things like that, but being so isolated, she didn't have [many of] those opportunities, and I felt that hurt."
Art lovers and artists gatherer at McBride Gallery to view the 10 painted violins painted by local artists to raise funds for the Annapolis Symphony Academy.
In 1972, after graduating from college and as a young bride living in Massachusetts, McBride decided to open a small business. "I really hadn't been in any art galleries, growing up on a farm and then off to college; I'd seen them from the outside, but I thought, 'I can do that. I know a lot about art,'" she recalls. She opened The Original Gallery in Hull, Massachusetts, selling original artwork and offering custom framing. "When you're 25 and you're deciding you're going to open your first business, you think you can do anything." She learned how to frame, work in a store, and run a business.
She went on to owning successful galleries in Sewickley (Pennsylvania), Annapolis, and Severna Park, promoting local and nationally known artists and custom framing. The lifestyle suits her; she was able to work while her daughters attended school. A McBride-owned gallery has been a significant presence in the Annapolis art scene since 1978.
McBride developed The Best of the Chesapeake to showcase art made in the mid-Atlantic. Artists come to this area from as far away as Canada for the inspiration of the Chesapeake Bay. This yearly show is juried, with cash prizes to artists in different categories. The show's artwork is for sale, with prices ranging from $425 to $15,500. Choosing a favorite piece is a matter of personal taste—and, of course, budget.
A show at McBride Gallery is also a learning experience, with interactive talks with the artists. "If you've learned something, that's energizing," says McBride, explaining why she does this. "A lot of people walk into a gallery, and it's so staid and dead, you don't really leave learning anything. [Learning] benefits the customer, the collector, the visitor. The artist benefits. The gallery benefits . . . We all win."
She takes great pleasure in helping people understand what makes a good painting. "How do I know what's good?" and "I really don't know what I like." are statements she hears often. "Everybody has the ability . . . to appreciate beauty," says McBride. "What we don't always recognize is composition and design." She encourages patrons to trust their eyes to know if something is pleasing or perhaps a bit off.
Gesturing to a landscape painting, McBride points out the places the eye goes to, the places where the sunlight glints and the areas of darkness, and the effect of the intensity of colors. "Look at that red of that barn, there. That's powerful. It's cropped, which makes it more intimate, like you're coming up to it. This is a plein air painting. You're saying, 'My eyes want to squint, that sun is so bright.' Doesn't that feel bright? It almost makes you want to squint. You can feel sun here, shadow here, it's believable. That's the farm I grew up on. That's my daughter Abigail's painting. She loves going back, when she can."
Abigail McBride has a strong presence in her mother's gallery. A skilled still-life and landscape artist who works in oils, she got her first painting lesson from her grandmother Karlsson on the Minnesota family farm. Many of her paintings are made on trips to visit her 101-year-old grandfather. Thus the family tradition continues.
A work of art represents an encapsulated universe. It is a glimpse into the artist's sensibility and becomes a conversation between the viewer and the artist. The sun will always be setting or rising, the cow will always be grazing in the field, and the glints of light will perpetually be dazzling on the horizon. This is what living with art is all about. At McBride Gallery, living with beauty is always possible. It is, perhaps, the best Great Idea. █
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10/5/18: McBride Gallery. Photo by Alison Harbaugh
10/5/18: Art lovers and artists gatherer at McBride Gallery to view the 10 painted violins painted by local artists to raise funds for the Annapolis Symphony Academy. Photo by Alison Harbaugh
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KANSAS CITY – Winners of their last five outings, the University of St. Francis women's basketball team is trending upward as the Saints have climbed four spots into 12th place in the first 2020-21 regular-season NAIA Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll, which was released this Wednesday (Dec. 16).
USF, which has compiled a 7-1 overall record this season to date, tipped off the campaign ranked 16th in the NAIA Women's Basketball Coaches' 2020-21 Preseason Top 25 Poll. The Saints, who are led by fourth-year head coach Steve Brooks, received 360 points in the latest (Dec. 16) poll and tallied 276 points in the preseason poll.
Westmont (Calif.) maintained its hold on the number-one placing with 12 first-place votes and 581 points followed by Wayland Baptist (Texas) and Campbellsville (Ky.), who both tied for second place with 566 points apiece. Wayland Baptist earned three first-place votes while Campbellsville, who moved up from fourth in the preseason poll, garnered six first-place votes. Indiana Tech (405 points) claimed 11th place and Clarke (Iowa), who posted a 78-72 win at USF earlier this season (Nov. 10), remained in 13th place. Marian (Ind.), which fell on the road to the Saints 56-48 this season (Nov. 7) slid from third down to ninth in this week's national rankings.
The NAIA Top 25 Poll is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the teams and the national poll is voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences both of Association of Independent Institutions and unaffiliated Groups.
USF, which is coming off a 70-49 non-conference decision at Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) member Governors State this last Saturday (Dec. 12) in University Park, Ill., will seek its sixth consecutive victory this Saturday (Dec. 19) as the Saints go up against another CCAC foe the St. Ambrose Fighting Bees in a non-league game in Davenport, Iowa. A 1 p.m. (CT) start time is scheduled for the matchup at SAU's Lee Lohman Arena.


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has reportedly hired an independent forensic firm to assist with the investigation into the hacking.
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On the day it is supposed to declare its March quarter (Q4) results, India's fourth largest technology firm Wipro Ltd confirmed reports about a phishing attack on its IT systems. The Bangalore-based IT company did not give out any details on the extent and effect of the hacking. It has reportedly hired an independent forensic firm to assist with the investigation into the hacking.
The breach was first reported by cybersecurity portal, KrebsOnSecurity. "Wipro is investigating reports that its own IT systems have been hacked and are being used to launch attacks against some of the company's customers," the report said, citing unidentified sources.
The sources pointed out that Wipro system's were being used for running a phishing campaign targeting a dozen Wipro customers, who traced malicious and suspicious network reconnaissance activity (a process for testing potential vulnerabilities in a computer network) back to systems that were communicating with Wipro's network. According to one of the sources, Wipro is building a new private email network as they believed that the attackers had breached their email system.
The report further said the breach is believed to be by state sponsored attackers and that Wipro has been dealing with the hacking for over month.
KrebsOnSecurity reached out to Wipro on 9 April for comment. Wipro didn't comment on any of those questions directly, but issued a statement: "The company has robust internal processes and a system of advanced security technology in place to detect phishing attempts and protect itself from such attacks. We constantly monitor our entire infrastructure at heightened level of alertness to deal with any potential cyber threat."
One source familiar with the forensic investigation at a Wipro customer said it appears at least 11 other companies were attacked, as evidenced from file folders found on the intruders' back-end infrastructure that were named after various Wipro clients. That source declined to name the other clients.
Commenting on the attack, Surendra Singh, Senior Director & Country Head, Forcepoint said, "The latest cyberattack on Wipro's IT systems are deeply concerning – and yet not surprising. While the organization has done the right thing to launch investigations into the source of this attack, the reports suggest that nefarious actors compromised digital identities or credentials of approved users – so as to operate within the Wipro network, masquerading as insiders.
Wipro has more than 170,000 employees helping clients across six continents with Fortune 500 customers in healthcare, banking, communications and other industries. The company further reported a net profit of Rs. 2,483.5 crore for the quarter ended March 31. That marked a 1.07 per cent fall from its net profit of Rs. 2,510.4 crore registered for the previous quarter. In a regulatory filing post-market hours on Tuesday, Wipro said its revenue stood at Rs. 15,006.30 crore for the quarter, a decrease of 0.35 per cent compared to Rs. 15,059.5 crore the previous quarter.
Globally, individuals, companies and governments are being increasingly targeted by cybergoons as the number of smartphones users increases and more connected devices underscoring the internet of things (IoT) trend is underway. India is no exception, as cybersecurity continues to be a major issue in India with 76% organizations hit by online attacks in the last year, as compared to 68% incidents across the globe, according to a recent survey by security firm Sophos, which highlights that 97% IT managers admitted that security expertise is one of the greatest issues in the country.
In another report by Seqrite last year, the IT/ITeS industry was highlighted as the most targeted sector, accounting for 27.83% of the total malware detection in H2 2018. This was followed by professional services with a detection share of 24.43%, and manufacturing (17.70%) and education (11.08%) were also identified as at-risk industries.
"Increasingly sophisticated attacks are being launched on enterprises and government agencies to gain access to critical data and intellectual property. And, traditional security approaches for combating such cyber attacks are no longer effective in today's digital world. To secure the digital enterprise, CSO/CISOs need to understand who is accessing data and why," said Singh.
He tipped that organizations should focus on understanding the normal behavior of legitimate users who have access to critical data. "By creating a baseline of normal behavior, it becomes much easier to know when this behavior changes – signalling an attempted breach or a compromised insider," Singh concluded.
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Q: Issues regarding fonts in MiKTeX after updates I have been trying to compile a simple TeX file and have been getting the following error.
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Q: How is params[:id] available to the create action in Rails? I'm learning Rails and am practicing by writing the classic blog application.
def update
  @article = Article.find(params[:id])
  @article.update(article_params)
  flash.notice = "Article '#{@article.title}' updated!"
  redirect_to article_path(@article)
end

How is params[:id] available to the update method? My form_for just passes in the @article object from:
def edit
  @article = Article.find(params[:id])
end

From looking at http://guides.rubyonrails.org/form_helpers.html#binding-a-form-to-an-object, the url that the form will POST to is /articles/create. It doesn't seem to have a query string, so id doesn't seem to be sent via GET. And from what I understand, params[:articles] is all that is being passed in via POST. So how is params[:id] available to the update action?

A: update is a PUT, and the url constructed is /articles/1
create is a POST, and the url constructed is /articles
This is what really is in the doc.
So now you can see where the id param comes from in update, and yes there is no id for create :)

A: It's go to update through rails router. Read this. If you look into config/routes.rb of your application you will find something like this:
resources :articles

and if you run rake routes task inside you application it'll return something like:
     articles GET    /articles(.:format)               articles#index
              POST   /articles(.:format)               articles#create
  new_article GET    /articles/new(.:format)           articles#new
 edit_article GET    /articles/:id/edit(.:format)      articles#edit
      article GET    /articles/:id(.:format)           articles#show
              PATCH  /articles/:id(.:format)           articles#update
              PUT    /articles/:id(.:format)           articles#update
              DELETE /articles/:id(.:format)           articles#destroy

so it's how RESTful resource are maps HTTP verbs. So when you create article there is no :id because obviously you will get it from DB auto increment counter. And when you update it, you already have id and route your request to /articles/:id with HTTP PUT request. And :id there is query param that will be available in controller action.

A: @article = Article.find(params[:id])

is returning instance of article include the ID of the article and all the fields that are in the database.
then (i guess you have form) in parsing the instance and show all the fields in the model.
then when you press submit it pass all changes in hash into update method(PUT method in browser).
hope in answered your question.


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Please welcome my guest blogger today, Roberta Estes, owner of DNA Explain. Roberta was one of the early DNA surname administrators and pioneer adopters of DNA analysis for genealogy, now managing over 20 surname projects including the large regional Cumberland Gap Y-line and mtDNA projects with over 1000 participants each. The Cumberland Gap mitochondrial DNA project is the largest mitochondrial DNA project worldwide. Roberta founded the Lost Colony Genealogy and DNA Research group in 2007 which includes the Lost Colony DNA projects. Additionally, Roberta is the Midwest Regional Coordinator for ISOGG. She has been a genealogist since 1978.
My interest in this topic is due to the number of adoptees I work with. DNA testing for genetic genealogy often represents the best, if not the only hope to adoptees of finding their genetic families.
I'm working with a woman who has two possible surnames to work with. Both are possibilities and the answer could be that neither of these surname is the right one. However, I've managed to put together some genealogy on both lines and I wanted to know how often people are finding matches in the genealogy data bases at Family Tree DNA and at 23andMe for their surnames represented by their parents, their grandparents, and their great-grandparents. For this exercise, I don't care how many matches to each surname they have, only IF they have any match to that surname.
For example, if your parents surnames are Smith and Jones, for example, and you have any matches that include the surnames Smith or Jones in their surnames listed as their ancestors, the answer is yes. If both Smith and Jones have matches, then you have 2 for 2 in the first generation.
The second generation, grandparents, includes 4 surnames, the 2 represented by your parents plus two more, your mother's mother's surname (Anderson) and your father's mother's surname (Ferverda), for a total of 4. If Smith and Jones are already represented, then we need to determine if Anderson and Ferverda have matches. Let's say neither do, so for this generation, you have 2 of 4 possible.
For the great-grandparents generation, we add 4 more ancestors, for a total of 8. Let's say that those surnames are Moore, Brown, Quincy and Scott and let's say that only Scott shows up in the list of surnames of your matches. So for this generation you have 3 of 8, your two parents, plus Scott.
The real question here is what is the likelihood that someone who is adopted will find their biological surnames in the surnames listed by their matches.
An ad hoc survey on both the ISOGG and the DNA-Genealogy lists in January 2012 received results for a total of 57 people who had been tested. A couple of people provided only partial information for a variety of reasons, so the totals in each group are slightly different.
surnames are listed. Overall, there is a 64% likelihood that you will find at least one of your parents surnames listed in your matches. Of course, the question remains, which surnames are which.
Moving to the second, grandparents, generation we find the following.
This means that there is a 30% chance that none of your parents or grandparents surnames are found among your matches. However, there is also a 70% chance that at least one of your grandparents surnames will be found among your matches. There is only a small chance, 7%, that all 4 of your grandparents surnames will be found among your matches.
There is a 20% likelihood that none of your parents, grandparents or great-grandparents surnames will be found among your matches. However, there is also an 80% likelihood that at least one of those 8 surnames will be found among your matches.
The results of the 3 generation, 8 surname survey, when plotted, take the shape of the traditional bell shaped curve, with a lump that would likely smooth out with more samples. Twenty one percent of the people will find 3 of their 8 grandparents surnames among their matches.
name. Many of them also included their total number of matches. The total of matches at 23andMe was, as a rule, was between 4 and 5 times the number of matches at Family Tree DNA. However, the commentary was pretty uniformly that people were disappointed with the contacts, or lack thereof, at 23andMe, in general, and when contact was made, that many had either no interest in or little information on their genealogy, rendering the contact useless or nearly so. One person wondered why someone would test at Family Tree DNA if they weren't interested in genealogy, so the response problem is not unique to 23andMe clients.
Of the people who responded to the survey, 13 of them had tested at both 23andMe and Family Tree DNA. Those results are included separately. Of these at the 8 surname level, there were a total of 21 matches at Family Tree DNA and 34 matches at 23andMe, so testers are obtaining more surname matches at 23andMe, but only about one third more, not in proportion to the 400% to 500% more matches than at Family Tree DNA. This is likely a direct reflection of the number of people at 23andMe that are interested in the health information and not in the genealogical aspect. However, one would think that if they went to the trouble to enter their surnames, they would have some interest in family history.
Interesting aspects were that maybe half of the people had some complicating factor, such as a highly endogamous population or a patronymic population, both of which clearly affect the potential of finding matching surnames. Equally as interesting was the one man who had no matches for any of his 8 grandparents surnames but had relatively "vanilla" colonial American surnames.
As both data bases increase in size, I would expect the numbers and percentages of matches to rise as well. The message here is that today, in January of 2012, for adoptees, there is about a 38% chance that one of your parents surnames is found among your matches, a 64% chance that one or both of your parents surnames will be found, a 70% chance that one or more of your grandparents surnames will be found and 80% chance that one or more of your great-grandparents surnames will be found.
@CeCe & Roberta, love all that you do and have done for the hobby.
However, not sure how helpful this analysis is being based on only 57 samples and no weighting based on how common the surnames are in the population. Someone with a Smith, Jones, Williams, Brown, Davis, etc are going to have a much more likelihood of finding matches with ancestors having the same surname than a Maitlen or Laudenschlager. I'd be willing to take a bet that those you found with matches have more common surnames.
From my own observations, only realistic way for an adoptee to utilize just autosomal DNA (i.e. being female with no Y STR DNA to test, which will be more likely to help identify possible surname for male adoptee), is to "luck into" a relatively close match. Larger database makes this more likely and we've seen allot more half-sibling and close cousin finds on 23andMe than FTDNA to date. These of course are still very uncommon and would suggest adoptees "fish in every pond" to provide best chance of catching a close relative.
Paul, I agree with much of what you say, especially that a larger sample size would be preferable, however I feel strongly that there is value in starting this conversation. As far as I know, no one but Roberta has even began looking at these types of questions. Since I share her interest in assisting adoptees in these pursuits, I support her efforts to bring this type of work to the attention of the community, hopefully sparking further interest. Adoptees have so little to go on, that I think we should work together to help them find answers. Roberta is not one to leave a goal unmet or a project unfinished, so I'm sure this is just an introduction to her work in this area.
On a different note, I was surprised to see that many of my very common ancestral surnames did NOT have matches. I encourage everyone who reads this, knows their 8 great grandparents' surnames and has tested their atDNA at either company, to participate in this exercise and post their results in the comments section.
Thanks so much for this excellent post.
... so in essence only the names of my parents came up because I had already tested close family members. No other matches turned up.
I'd encourage others to do this exercise - every little helps.
And thank you CeCe - the work that you and Roberta are doing is great.


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Love in the Big City 3 / Любовь в большом городе 3
Love in the Big City 3 (Любовь в большом городе 3) is the 2013 continuation of the Love in the Big City (Любовь в большом городе) series, which started in 2009 and continued with a sequel in 2010.
This film takes place five years after the previous one, and all of the central characters now have young children. The three mothers, the wives of the main characters, all decide to go off on a vacation, leaving the fathers alone with their children. The men find the situation too much for them to handle, and they all wish that their children were grown already—and in the morning they find that their wish has come true. Various adventures ensue (among them, of course, the attempt to turn their children back to the way they were).
After the success of the first two films, it was inevitable that there would be a third. Audiences liked it pretty well and it didn't get terrible reviews, though they were definitely worse than those of the first two films. Film.ru had some rather devastating remarks, noting that the almost four-year gap between this film and the previous one had not been used to good effect and that neither the director nor the actors had made much of their time off. They didn't find the film very funny, but, trying to look on the bright side, they said that the film made an interesting moral commentary about the best way to raise kids. The reviewer at RusKino, who generally hates popular Russian films, liked this one better than the other two, which probably serves to confirm that most viewers will feel the opposite. She found that this one dealt with more serious problems, which is exactly why people looking for their romantic-comedy fix may want to pass.
Director: Marius Weisberg
Stars: Aleksey Chadov, Ville Khaapasalo, Vladimir Zelenskiy, Vera Brezhneva, Anastasia Zadorozhnaya, Svetlana Khodchenkova—and a brief cameo by Sharon Stone
Production company: Kvartal-95, Leopolis
Box office take: $15.9 million
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Love Is a Carrot 3 / Любовь-морковь 3
Eight New Dates / 8 новых свиданий
Bishkek, I Love You / Бишкек, я люблю тебя
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Uganda: 12-Day Tour
When I was planning our grand tour of Africa one of the countries I really wanted to visit was Uganda. In fact, it turned out to be the first country we visited in Africa.
It is a beautiful country – lush and green (which means it gets its fair share of rain). Uganda has a variety of wildlife and birdlife that is unmatched by almost any other country, with the big draw being the mountain gorilla. But there are lots of other things to see along the way.
We planned a 12-day tour which covered most of the south-western part of Uganda.
For Uganda, we decided to use a tour company, Matoke Tours, which we highly recommend to anyone planning to visit Uganda. Matoke provided a car and driver for our 12-day itinerary. We decided to not self-drive in Uganda to give us some time to adjust to what being on the road in Africa might be like. It turned out to be a good decision!
Uganda is quite a small country but it has a huge population – around 68 million people. So, as you drive along it seems you come to a village or town every 5km or so, which is always bustling with people. Also, it seems every man has a cheap Chinese motorcycle, which they use to carry everything from people (could be 3 or 4 on a bike), livestock (including large pigs), or just about anything else you could imagine. It feels quite scary driving around surrounded by motorbikes and people.
DAY ONE – ENTEBBE
Arrive at the Entebbe International Airport and spend the night in a guest house in Entebbe.
DAY TWO – ENTEBBE TO ZIWA RHINO RANCH AND MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch in Nakasongola. It is about 176km (100 miles) north of Entebbe / Kampala and takes about 2 hours to drive, which makes it a great stopping point on the way to Murchison Falls National Park.
Uganda at one time had a healthy population of both black and white rhinos, but sadly by 1983, they became extinct in the country due to various factors, primarily the civil war and poaching, as well as urbanisation.
In 2005, Rhino Fund Uganda reintroduced the highly endangered rhinos in Uganda at the 7,000-hectare Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Initially, six breeding rhinos were brought in from the US and Kenya. The sanctuary is currently home to 33 herbivores of the southern white rhinoceros family and the lone breeding centre in Uganda. The plan is one day to take some of the herd at Ziwa and reintroduce rhinos into the National Parks of Uganda.
As well as offering rhino tracking the sanctuary offers a shoebill trek and canoe ride, bird watching and night walk.
See our full blog post on Ziwa Rhino Ranch
After leaving Ziwa it took about another two and a half hours to reach Murchison Falls National Park. Murchison Falls National Park is part of the greater Murchison Falls Conservation Area (MFCA), which encompasses various other woodlands and forests, such as the Budongo Forest Reserve, Karuma Falls Wildlife Reserve and Bugungu Wildlife Reserve.
We stopped at Murchison River Lodge during our stay at Murchison Falls National Park.
The entrance gate of Murchison Falls National Park
DAY THREE – MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
An early morning game drive through Murchison Falls National Park is a great way to begin your exploration.
We ventured into the National Park, which unlike most of the landscape we travelled through the day before, which had been rainforest, was flat and savannah-like, with long, pale yellow grasses and the occasional bush and trees. It was exactly as we expected an African landscape to look.
Along the way, we saw plenty of antelope. There were some antelopes we'd never seen before including the strange and gangly-looking Jackson's Hartebeest and the Ugandan kob.
As well as antelopes we saw giraffes, elephants, cape buffalo and most exciting of all hyenas, lions and a leopard (who was up a tree but came down on to the road).
A leopard hiding in the branches of a tree
In the afternoon you can have a leisurely boat safari up the Victoria Nile. Along the way, you are likely to see hippos in the water, waterfowl, and crocodiles on the banks. There will also be other animals coming to the river to drink including waterbucks, warthogs, giraffes and elephants. The journey upstream ends short of the mighty Murchison Falls, but you do get to see the water crashing through the narrow gap in the canyon walls. The whole journey takes about 3 hours.
Spend a second night at the Murchison River Lodge.
For a full review of Murchison Falls National Park see our Blog Post.
A small family gathering of elephants
DAY FOUR – MURCHISON FALLS AND TRAVELLING TO KIBALE NATIONAL PARK
On the day of our departure, we took the 40-minute car ride to the head of Murchison Falls to get a real close-up.
Murchison Falls, also known as Kabalega Falls. At the top of Murchison Falls, the Nile forces its way through a gap in the rocks, only 7 m (23 ft) wide, and tumbles 43 m (141 ft), before flowing westward into Lake Albert. The English traveller Sir Samuel White Baker visited the falls in the mid-1860s and named them for the geologist Sir Roderick Murchison.
The falls are actually made up of two distinct segments – the primary fall in the narrow gorge is a cascading type drop, with a run of about 320 linear feet, and a portion of the river diverts to the north and plunges over a more vertical fall – known as Uhuru Falls – which can expand to over 200 feet in breadth.Uhuru Falls came into existence in 1962, the same year Uganda got independence.
It is called Uhuru Falls for two reasons. To celebrate Uganda's Independence Day, 9th October 1962 and because the falls were actually formed in 1962.
In 1962, Uganda received heavy rainfall which forced part of Murchison Falls to create a tributary that formed the second falls, named Uhuru. Since then, the falls has created a spectacular view and are often are referred to as twin falls.
The view of the top of Murchison Falls, Uganda
After spending an hour at the various viewpoints at Murchison Falls it is time to head to the next destination, Kibale National Park, 288km to the South. This will take about 5 hours – so settle in for a long drive!
Spend the night at the Turaco Treetops.
DAY FIVE – KIBALE NATIONAL PARK
Located in western Uganda, 5 hours from Kampala, Kibale Forest National Park covers 795km2 and is predominantly covered in a tropical rain forest. It is one of the best safari destinations in Africa for chimpanzee trekking safaris and has the highest number and diversity of primates in East Africa. There are 13 species of primates including chimpanzees: around 1500 call Kibale home. At the park's northern tip, Kibale's highest point stands 1590m above sea level.
The chimpanzee trekking starts around 8:00 am in the morning with a small group accompanied by a Ranger. Once you have found the chimpanzees you get to spend about an hour with them.
A thoughtful look
The chimpanzee trekking will be done before lunch. So, you can have a leisurely afternoon or opt for an afternoon activity. The main choices are a nature walk in the swamp or a community tour. We chose the latter.
The community tour is done in association with a local group that conducts the tour to raise funds for local community projects. The tour took us through the fields to see where mixed crops such as bananas, corn, coffee and vanilla are grown, to see a man make banana gin (delicious), watch how coffee is made from beans, visit a local school and meet with a group of ladies who produce local crafts.
Spend a second night at the Turaco Treetops.
For a full review of Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale National Park see our Blog Post.
DAY SIX – QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
It is only about 150km from Kibale to Queen Elizabeth National which will take about 3 hours, so with a morning start, you will reach Queen Elizabeth National Park around midday.
This gives you time to have lunch and take in an afternoon game drive.
Spend the night at Ihmamba Lakeside Safari Lodge.
For a full review of Queen Elizabeth National Park see our Blog Post.
DAY SEVEN – QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
Boasting one of the highest biodiversity ratings of any reserve in the world, Queen Elizabeth National Park is home to almost a hundred animal species as well as more than 600 types of birds.
The park is 1,978 km2 in size and is famous for its primate species, its unusual tree-climbing lions, and its large concentration of hippos.
Rise early and take a morning game drive before the heat of the day makes all the animals take to the shade.
In the afternoon take the boat ride along Kazringa Channel.
This is a narrow channel that connects the two major lakes in the area: Lake George and Lake Edward. It is a wonderful place to spot wildlife, especially birds and mammals.
Spend a second night at Ihmamba Lakeside Safari Lodge.
Hippo in the water
DAY EIGHT – BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST
Today is a long 320km drive from Queen Elizabeth National Park down to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in the southwestern tip of Uganda, where it meets Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The journey will take around 7 to 8 hours with stops.
You will enter the mountainous region of Uganda, typified by terraced fields of crops on the mountainside and rainforest.
Spend the night about 1 hour from Bwindi Impenetrable Forest at Lake Mulehe Safari Lodge.
DAY NINE – GORILLA TREKKING IN BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST
The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is thought to be one of the most biologically diverse forests in Africa and one of the oldest dating back to over 25,000 years ago.
More than half the world's population of mountain gorillas reside within Bwindi and these are the main focus of visitors. However, there are also healthy populations of chimpanzees, L'Hoest's monkey, red-tailed monkey and colobus as well as five species of duiker and bushbuck. A small population of forest elephants also live within the forest and although the animals themselves are rarely seen, the tell-tale signs of their presence are often encountered.
To visit the gorillas in Bwindi you will need a tracking permit, which costs $700. There are only 152 permits issued each day, so you will need to get your permits in advance. Bwindi has 18 habituated gorilla families, who have been exposed to humans so accept their presence, which is visited by a group of a maximum of 8 people per day for 1 hour.
How long it takes to find your assigned gorilla group is a bit of a lottery. We were very lucky, it only took us 20 minutes, but you could equally be trekking for 3 hours! This a mountainous area, so the trails can be steep and challenging – it is worth paying for a porter to carry your bags (this is their only income in most cases). Once you find the gorillas you are likely to be travelling through the virgin rainforest with a tracker leading the way, hacking through the brush with a machete. The going is physical and often you will be clinging onto the sides of steep slopes, grabbing anything to hand. It was not easy – so think twice if you are not very mobile before taking a gorilla tracking tour.
Spend a second night at Lake Mulehe Safari Lodge.
For a full review of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest see our Blog Post.
The silverback just resting up before moving on
A juvenile mountain gorilla
DAY TEN – LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK
Another long driving day from Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to Lake Mburo National Park. It is about 300km on not-so-good roads, so it will take 7 to 8 hours including some stops.
Spend the night at Rwakobo Rock.
The restaurant at Rwakaobo Rock has some great views to enjoy whilst you eat
DAY ELEVEN – LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK TO ENTEBBE
Before heading back to Entebbe you can explore Lake Mburo National Park, either by doing a game drive or as we did a walking safari. There are no lions or elephants at Lake Mburo so it is safe to walk around, accompanied by a park ranger. There are zebra, giraffes and antelope to see.
For a full review of Lake Mburo National Park see our Blog Post.
Giraffes in the morning fog
After the game walk, have a late breakfast and leave for Entebbe.
On the way, you can stop to see the equator line, located between Nabusanke and Kayabwe along the Masaka Road, about 72km southwest of Kampala.
DAY TWELVE – RETURN HOME
Today, it is time to leave Uganda and return home or continue your adventure somewhere else.
Best time to visit Uganda
The best time to visit Uganda is during its two dry seasons: between December and February, and between June and August, when conditions are particularly good for trekking to see mountain gorillas and chimpanzees.
Game spotting in national parks is also good at this time, as well as between February and March. Large numbers of wildlife can be seen at waterholes from September through to early October.
Temperatures barely change throughout the seasons, sitting around 24°C to 30°C, so you can visit Uganda all year round. The country is also fabulous for bird spotting at any time of year.
Uganda – Month-by-Month
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Sep – Oct
Visiting Uganda in January – February
Considered a dry season, this is one of the best times to visit Uganda, although rainfall can be expected here in any month. Wildlife spotting is particularly good at this time of year as there is less vegetation to obstruct your view and a variety of wildlife can be seen seeking waterholes. This is also a great time for trekking to see mountain gorillas and chimpanzees, while bird watchers can enjoy spotting migratory birds.
Visiting Visiting Uganda in March – May
Considered one of Uganda's wet seasons. Parks are lush and green and animals give birth to their young. It's also an excellent time to spot migratory birds. Heavy rain showers are frequent so the roads can often be in bad condition. As such expect bumpier journeys.
Visiting Uganda in June – August
This is one of the best times to visit Uganda and is considered a dry season, although rainfall can still be expected. It is particularly good for wildlife spotting as there is less vegetation to obstruct your view and a variety of wildlife can be seen seeking waterholes. It's also a great time for trekking to see mountain gorillas and chimpanzees.
Visiting Uganda in September – October
Visiting Uganda in November
Considered a wet season, November sees dry plains gradually turn green in the national parks as heavy rain showers fall across the landscape. It is a good time to see migratory birds.
Visiting Uganda in December
You can expect some rainfall during December, but wildlife spotting opportunities are good. This is also a great time for trekking to see mountain gorillas and chimpanzees, as well as for spotting a variety of migratory birds.
The equator in Uganda
Uganda is one of the few countries in the world where the imaginary line that divides the earth into two half passes. The Equator or the Uganda equator crosses into Uganda at a point situated 75km south of Kampala along the Kampala – Masaka road.
Uganda: Lake Mburo National Park
Lake Mburo National Park is a very special place; every part of it is alive with variety, interest and colour. It contains an extensive area of wetland and also harbours several species of mammals and birds found nowhere else in Uganda. Another nice thing is that this Park is close to Kampala and Entebbe, and can be reached within 3 to 3 1/2 hours by road.
Uganda: Bwindi Impenetrable Rainforest
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is located in the southwestern part of Uganda on the rim of the Rift Valley. The hillsides which are mist-covered are sheltered by one of the ancient and very biologically varied rainforests in Uganda that dates back to more than 25,000 years, comprising of about 400 varied plant species. More notably, this "impenetrable forest" in addition protects an predictable 320 population of mountain gorillas – approximately half of the population in the world, among which are a number of habituated groups, that can be tracked by visitors
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