Identifying birds

 

Birders Behold: Cornell’s Merlin App Is Now a One-Stop Shop for Bird Identification

The app’s ‘Shazam for birds’ feature was made possible through citizen science. Here’s how it all works—and why you should download it.

Popular Science

• Charlotte Hu

Online Auction resources and information

 I will be updating this page with information regarding online auctions and fundraising resources:

 

top charity auction websites to help your search:

1. OneCause
2. Qgiv
3. Snowball
4. Double the Donation
5. ClickBid
6. Silent Auction Pro
7. WebMaestro
8. Winspire
9. eBay for Charity
10. 360MatchPro
11. BiddingForGood
12. BenefitEvents

 

 

• Double the Donation Top 10 Charity Auction Item Ideas. Now that you have your charity auction website, you’ll need to procure some items to post listings of! Check out Double the Donation’s favorite items for some inspiration.
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• OneCause’s Charity Auction Item Ideas. If Double the Donation’s list doesn’t give you enough options, check out OneCause’s list of ideas. Between the two, you’re sure to find plenty of items your donors will love!
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• Double the Donation’s Charity Auction Guide. If you’re just about ready to host your charity auction, take a look at Double the Donation’s ultimate guide to brush up on your auction knowledge and get the best tips in the biz.

 

You might like to check out blog entry of May 25th regarding marketing private schools. 

On another note here is the database of organizations: you can search here

Useful Digital Resources

Most of us have digital data we need to access securely. You might consider secure online and access anytime ad anywhere. We haven't used it yet. However if you have, let us know your experience. We always recommend having your own external hard drives. However there might be variety of file you might like to access often, hence this source would be great to sign up with.

Once you have your family photos and documents digitized, you would like to create your own book to share with your loved ones.

What are you going to do with all thoese digitized photos? How about creating special exciting gifts? Here is a cool source to consider. Personalize your petite & stylish brag book by choosing your eight best-loved photos and favorite fabric cover to fit your style. A unique and fun way to take your memories with you.

How about a love book with your special photos? Note: Disclosure: Please note that some of the links above are affiliate links, and at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you decide to make a purchase after clicking through the link. Please understand that I have experienced all of these companies, and I recommend them because they are helpful and useful, not because of the small commissions I make if you decide to buy something through my links. Please do not spend any money on these products unless you feel you need them or that they will help you achieve your goals

Vatican Library is digitized

In case you didn’t know, the Vatican Library has been digitized and is online

Latest information about DNA databases

Update: April 25, 2022

I love reading comments in groups that discuss people's experience with their DNA results. I

Sharing here some comments:

 

A. I have done FTDNA and it isby far the worst at identifying my Armenian DNA (I'm 1/4). Ancestry was better, but 23&me knocked it out of the park. If another test is in your budget, I'd retest with 23&me.

 

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In this digital age, we have the option to find out about our DNA. Many are so thrilled to find out. However, many are worried of it's negative side, with so much information already about you on the world wide web, what would be the consequences of such personal data accessible by total strangers?

On Facebook DNA conversation thread had this posted:
" Funny thing is the USA government just bought everything ancestors. Com had on all people who did DNA tests the USA also bought the national geographic DNA collection data and that data was not supposed to be allowed for third party sale".
So now it's being trades left and right.

I'll list here more information I find about those huge databases, as they keep changing hands.

23andMe Pros and Cons


11 Significant DNA Database Pros and Cons


10 Pivotal Pros and Cons of DNA Fingerprinting

While we are at it, here is an interesting analysis of technology: 12 Pros and Cons of Technology

You are welcome to comment with updates as well. Knowledge is power as they say. A short thrill of knowing your DNA vs the negative usage by strangers of your data, is it worth having your DNA done? With this knowledge, you might decide to proceed to have your DNA done or not.

Some research got these results, sharing with you:

11 Significant DNA Database Pros and Cons, While having this information, it turns out Vittana organization has a bunch of important research about different topics, such us the pros and cons of living in various states. So if you are thinking of moving to a specific state, you might like to read and decide for yourself. I have friends who live or just moved to Boca Raton, so here is the info. 20 Pros and Cons of Living in Boca Raton, Florida

See also in this blog:

DNA testing and it's dangers

By Social Media - December 26, 2019