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Sunday, December 16, 2012

Weekly Genealogy Picks: Dec 9 to Dec 15

Highlights from news stories and blog posts I have read in the past week that deal with my overlapping interests in Genealogy, History, Heritage, and Technology.
  • The controversial Martin Luther King Jr. memorial transcription, which misquoted the Civil Rights leader, will be removed instead of corrected. (Source: CNN)
  • In a recent patent filing, "Apple outlined a system that analyzes the characteristics of an image's subject and uses the data to create a 'faceprint,' which can then be matched with other photos to determine a person's identity." [Source: Apple Insider]
Other Weekly Lists
Upcoming holidays - religious and secular, national and international - for the next two weeks

Two Week Calendar
  • Dec 16 - Las Posadas/Posadas Navidenas - Dec 16 (evening) to Dec 24 (evening) (Christian - Spanish)
  • Dec 17 - Saturnalia (Roman)
  • Dec 17 - Wright Brothers Day (US)
  • Dec 18 - International Migrants Day
  • Dec 20 - International Human Solidarity Day
  • Dec 21 - Pancha Ganapti - Dec 21-25 (Hindu)
  • Dec 21 - Forefathers' Day (Plymouth, MA)
  • Dec 21 - Yule - Northern Hemisphere / Litha - Southern Hemisphere (Pagan)
  • Dec 24 - Christmas Eve (Christian)
  • Dec 25 - Christmas (Christian)
  • Dec 26 - Kwanzaa - Dec 26-Jan 1
  • Dec 26 - Boxing Day
  • Dec 26 - Zarathosht Diso (Zoroastrian)
  • Dec 28 - Holy Innocents (Christian)
  • Dec 30 - Freedom Day (Church of Scientology)
  • Dec 30 - Feast of the Holy Family (Christian)
  • Dec 31 - New Years Eve

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