Blaine Bettinger's Shared cM Project – An Update

One of the greatest advantages of the DNA Testing Community is the participant's willingness to share. This article and chart are an example. I am pretty sure I sent in my donations to this project. In any case, I am surely glad all these other people did, enabling the author to compile actual data for comparisons.

The Shared cM Project – An Update

Posted on 25 May 2015 by Blaine Bettinger

C = cousin R = removed

As you might recall, a few months ago I sent out a call (“Collecting Sharing Information for Known Relationships“) for information about the amount of DNA shared by people having a known genealogical relationship. I was hoping to get a better picture of the ranges of the amount of DNA shared by people in these relationships (through about the third cousin range). The incredibly generous genetic genealogy community responded by submitting data bout more than 6,000 relationships!

I posted information a few weeks ago (“Collecting Sharing Information for Known Relationships – Part II“), but today I have an update.

This data is shared under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC license. You are free to share and use the information for non-commercial purposes, as long as you give proper attribution and release anything you create under the same license.

Continued here:

http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com/2015/05/25/the-shared-cm-project-an-update/

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Big Changes Coming to 23andMe!!!

The 23andMe Transition – First Step November 11th

Posted on November 5, 2015

If you tested through 23andMe, certainly by now you know they are undergoing a rather dramatic facelift and change of how their webpage, tools and matching works.

What’s Changing?

After November 11th, many changes will occur and many matches will no longer be available to you, especially if they are anonymous or use a nickname.  Here is a complete list of what will and will not be available.

The genetic genealogy community is struggling to understand exactly what this means to us, in terms of matches and functionality – both lost and gained.  Suffice it to say that a lot of confusion remains, so be on the safe side and download both your individual match list and your COA (Countries of Ancestry) matches if you utilize those.

Cont. here:

http://dna-explained.com/2015/11/05/the-23andme-transition-first-step-november-11th/?blogsub=pending#subscribe-blog


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Embracing the Appalachian Accent

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I Am Not Ashamed Of My Appalachian Accent

Our culture goes beyond our vowel pronunciation.

Sydney Meade in 500 Words On on Nov 3, 2015

I spent the first 18 years of my life being molded by the mountains. I have explored every twist and turn on the back of a four wheeler. I know exactly how the Appalachian hills reflect each season with a beauty that only God himself could have crafted. When I left for college, a mere three hours away, I did not know how different I would seem to some of my peers because of where I call home. My accent was always the first topic of conversation, most out of genuine curiosity but some just condescension. The follow up question typically involved “...but what do you do there?” and ended with a causal “I couldnever live there.” It was confusing and sometimes hurtful how easily people could dismiss the place I loved. As college continued, though, I grew and made connections beyond that of my hometown. My accent still remained a tell-tale reminder of where I was from, though. I continued to get questions about it or be asked to repeat words because of the way I said them. I will not lie and say that I was never embarrassed, because I was, but I also knew that hiding my voice would be an injustice to my home.

Cont. here:

http://theodysseyonline.com/eku/ashamed-appalachian-accent/203381

Related:

DICTIONARY OF MOUNTAIN TALK

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_English

This is wonderful that this "child of Appalachia" recognises how precious and valuable her accent is. JEC

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