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Our new Nephew Tommy Olson. He arrived here from South Korea On 10/9/12 the first anniversary of my son Paul’s death. It was a sad and happy day if that makes sense. We babysit at least once a week. He makes my day. We were worried that he’d have a hard time fitting in with a big Italian family. Tommy fit right in. He loves all his cousins, aunt’s and Uncles. He’s such a sweetheart! Hopefully his brother Johnathan will be here soon. Tommy’s such a special Kid!

Learn to Row !!

With the International Dory Racing Committee

This May is your opportunity to take advantage of a free seminar hosted by the GloucesterInternational Dory Racing Committee. Every Wednesday at 6 PM and Sunday at 9 AMexperienced rowers will teach novices the proper rowing techniques required to row a Banks Dory right in Gloucester Harbor. This is a “hands on” seminar with all equipment and the dories provided by the IDRC, but you must be 13 years or older and complete the attached sign-up forms by April 25th. Here is what is in store for attendees:

· Tools of the trade – oars, thole pins, thwarts, etc.

· History of dory rowing – from the Grand Banks fishing to 2013 racing the Canadians

· Basic boat handling

· Stroke technique and pace

· Navigation

· Racing techniques and turns

· And more!

Our first day is Wednesday, May 1stat 6 PM, meeting at the Town Landing, St. Peter’s Square, in Gloucester and class size is limited, so sign up today and learn t

“That’s what I consider true generosity. You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.”

Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986)

A native Parisienne, de Beauvoir studied mathematics and languages at a time when very few women did. She went on to study philosophy at the Sorbonne and wrote her thesis on Gottfried Leibniz. During further studies she met Jean-Paul Sartre with whom she had a life-long relationship, but never married. Her 1943 novel She Came to Staymade her name as an existentialist writer, but her treatise The Second Sex, six years later, solidified her standing as a founder of Feminism, even though an early English translation, hurriedly done, distorted her message. She remained politically active until late in life and is buried, with Sartre, in Montparnasse.

Greg Bover

Robert Brown, John Rockwell and Kevin Levesque.

How to deal with A North Korean Missile Attack

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How long before the PC Police get the best KMART Commercial in the history of KMART commercials pulled?

The ad agency that put that together deserves the highest ad agency award there is.

Hi Joey,
Exciting news! The Open Door has been nominated to compete for a
$20,000 grant from Walmart this month. The more votes we can get, the
better chance we have of winning. You and Good Morning Gloucester
readers can help us win by voting for us through Facebook every day
this month. Will you help us spread the news?
Vote by clicking here: http://bit.ly/14ChKoQ
The funds will be used to support PowerSnack, an after-school supper program.
Here’s how it works:
Now through April 30, go to http://bit.ly/14ChKoQ to vote for our
project. You can vote once a day, so please vote as often as you can.
This funding is critical to our work and will help us ensure that all
children have access to the food they need to thrive.
Thanks again for all your support!
—
Julie LaFontaine
Executive Director
The Open Door

Viddles, Ribs, Rib Eye, Gator Bites, Corn Bread and A wheelbarrel to roll us outta here!

“After hanging around underground for 17 years, billions of flying bugs known as cicadas are due to sweep over the East Coast starting sometime in the next month. And although it’s too early to predict exactly where or when the brood will appear, this spring’s emergence should rate as the most closely watched bug-out in history.

“For entomophobes, this is the season of despair. For the entomophiles, this is the season of joy,” said University of Maryland entomologist Michael Raupp, using highfalutin terms for bug-haters and bug-lovers.

The outbreak is expected to start in the Carolinas in April or early May, and work its way up northward to Washington, Philadelphia and New York by early June. Some observers have already reported the first signs of the emergence. The timing depends on the weather: Cicadas dig “escape chimneys” up from the ground where they’ve been maturing for the past 17 years — and when the temperature reaches 64 degrees Fahrenheit (18 degrees Celsius), that signals the insects to rise up, wriggle out of their shells, take wing and look for mates.

“Be ready for the buzz
The bugs are mostly harmless to plants and humans. The worst a cicada can do is poke you with its pointy proboscis. But the 90-decibel buzz of a sky-darkening swarm can be a bit unnerving to the unprepared. Raupp recalls one harrowing tale from 1962’s outbreak, when “the kids were shrieking in the playgrounds as cicadas divebombed them.”

In Raupp’s view, however, the pluses far outweigh the minuses. The cicada nymphs help aerate garden soil with their burrowing, and when they emerge, the bugs represent a culinary bonanza for birds and other species. (They’re said to taste like asparagus. Or shrimp.)

Besides, cicadas are cool. “Without a doubt, they are a true marvel of nature and one that should be enjoyed whenever possible,” Raupp writes on his Bug of the Week blog.”

CLICK HERE FOR THE REST OF THE STORY

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21134540/vp=51499051&#51499051

Hello there!
I’m part of the Hamilton-Wenham Mother’s club, friends with Jeannine Ryan. She mentioned that last year you put a little blurb on your blog about our race, and we were wondering if you’d be willing to add something again this year? The second annual women’s only Fast Chicks 5k road race is on May 4th at Patton Park. http://www.fastchicks5k.org/Home.html  Last year we had over 200 runners, and we’re hoping to at least double that this year. Each year we pick a charity to donate the proceeds to – this year the proceeds will go to the Community Giving Tree, a North Shore organization based in Boxford that provides gently used children’s clothes, equipment, and basic necessities for families in need. http://communitygivingtree.org/ It’s a great local charity.
Let me know if you’d be willing to add anything about the race on your blog, and thank you so very much!!

Laura Sexton

  The Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association is offering a one day study course for those who are interested in earning the FCC Technician Class Amateur Radio License.This course will take place at the Lanesville Community Center on 8 Vulcan Street in Gloucester on Saturday April 27th starting at 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.The cost of this course is $20.00 which includes study materials and the testing fee.For those interested in taking this course please e-mail course leader Stan Stone at techinaday@caara.net . For more information on the amateur radio hobby please go to www.caara.net

Thanks

Dean Burgess

You can get your

FCC Technician Amateur Radio License in One Day with

Tech-in-A-Day

Note: Morse code is no longer needed for any amateur radio license.

How?

If you can spare one Saturday, chances are very good you can get your FCC amateur radio Technician license. Don’t worry if you’re not technically inclined, this method depends much more on short-term memory than technical knowledge or background. By spending six hours studying the questions and answers from the FCC exam question pool, you’ll remember enough to pass the exam given at the end of the class. The test is 35 multiple-choice questions and you need 26 correct to pass. This method has worked with teenagers to senior citizens.

Why?

With a Technician license, you can use VHF and UHF amateur radio bands, meaning when the phones go dead and your cell phone doesn’t get reception, you will be able to get a message out with a simple hand-held radio. For emergency workers, adding Amateur Radio capability adds to your communications abilities. And, it is great fun with interesting people to meet.

Help!

So after I get my license, what next? The Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association is ready and willing to teach you the practical matters on getting “on the air”. We can answer your questions on how to operate, what radio to buy, etc. We get together every Sunday morning for coffee and donuts—come join us sometime. We also have members’ meetings once a month with interesting presentations.

Schedule

Date: Saturday, April 27^th, 2013

Time: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (includes exam)

Place: Lanesville Community Center
8 Vulcan St
Gloucester (Lanesville), MA

Contact

Stan Stone, W4HIX

978 283-2015 e-mail: techinaday@caara.net

You must pre-register for this course.

Cost & Requirements

Fee: $5 (includes materials & snacks)

Test Cost: $15 (required by FCC)

Bring photo ID & Social Security Number