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Hi Joey,
Ed Kaznocha here. We’ve met at a few local events and chatted about Cape Ann’s Commuter sub-culture, which I’m no longer part of, ever since I retired (I was an Economist).  I have a new Veteran-owned Business, and hope you’ll spread the word via GMG about a talk by Dr. Valerie Miles, in Danvers this Thurs, Jan 24, (free to my guests) and a networking luncheon at the Gloucester House Restaurant on Feb 13th: invites attached. 
Thanks so much,
Ed Kaznocha, 978-283-5039
(Sgt. USAF, 1967-1971)

 “The sea does not like to be restrained. ”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

Just going for the pretty and uncontroversial. Thanks to Joey, I can do that.

E.J. Lefavour

Sefathia wrires-

Good afternoon friends Jackie Hardy and myself need some help we are looking for a space, for 3 days to collect clothes, household items etc for the Perkins Street Fire victims, no stairs please. Any suggestions or ideas? Also if you would like to help out lets us know. We update you once we secure a place Thank you Sefatia

I saw these flyers at CVS this morning. I hope they find their cat.

~Alicia

Hi Joey,

We are getting a few participants and a couple of exhibitors for the 2nd Annual Maritime Summit at Cruiseport on Feb 7th. The sign up details and links for maritime summit posted on Gloucester Marine Terminal Blog (blog in early stages of development) http://www.gloucestermarineterminal.blogspot.com/2013/01/2nd-annual-maritime-summit-registration.html . I have also attached the City Press release and a working overview of the Speakers which include quite a few local waterfront luminaries.

I have a few exhibitors but still nailing down the details but they include Ocean Genome (tracks ocean dna and does bar coding for seafood industry), Sea Sciences (ocean robotics), Ocean Alliance (ocean robotics), Neracoos (green chemistry), Endicott College, Interactive Oceangraphics (mapping and software), and Ocean Wave Energy. I am looking for more exhibitors who might have something cool to show and tell for the group so if you know of anyone or anything in your line of business that would be cool, let me know.

Come on down to Cruiseport to support ART HAVEN.

This is not my gig.  I’m not endorsing it or not endorsing it, just passing it along.

Karen Spencer writes-

To my Sicilian cousins:

For the past few years, I’ve been digging into my family genealogy in a big way. Through a combination of luck, elbow grease and the generosity of other family genealogists, I’ve come up with a pretty good picture of my Sicilian family. I know we lived in Terrasini or Cinisi since at least 1500. However, the more I find out, the more I want to know:

1. Do we really have Phoenician ancestors? 
2. Is the blood of ancient Trojans refugees coursing through our veins? 
3. Those blue eyes and blonde hair, did they come from the Vikings or the Caucasus mountains by the Black Sea? 
4. What is the origin of my green eyes and RH negative blood?

We’ll never know it all, but there is an intriguing way to reach back 10,000 years to at least one or two direct ancestors.

A few of my Sicilian cousins and I are having our DNA tested for genealogy purposes. To really get a good picture of a tribe, it takes a bunch of people who know their heritages interlock. Here is why:

Female Testing: Can only trace the direct maternal line. Essentially, the mitochondrial DNA  we received from our mothers remains unchanged through the millennium. So our cousins with the same maternal line have exactly the same DNA print as we do.  
Male Testing: Traces both the direct mitochondrial/maternal line and the direct paternal line.  Obviously, the paternal line is tested by using the Y chromosome.

There are several organizations doing this, but two stand out. They both have very large databases, are well funded and have clearly articulated missions, albeit different ones. They are also both backed by international experts in the field, and endorsed by reputable scientists. Both allow willing participants to connect with other willing participants who share the same DNA, distant cousins. All that is required is a little vial of spit.

• The testing I am using is the Deep Roots package from 23 and Me. This company claims to have the largest database with 750 maternal and 500 paternal Halogroups. The reviews are that the Deep Roots results are not only good, but also the most user friendly. They are used by PBS. Their primary mission is medical – genetic research. Additionally, they have reduced their price to $99. https://www.23andme.com/ancestry/

• The National Geographic Genome Project costs $200. It’s mission is preserving anthropological history and supporting indigenous revitalization projects.   https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/

The question you need to ask yourself is, would you like to find out more about your:

• Mother’s mother’s mother’s mother’s….. 
• Father’s father’s father’s father’s…..

If yes – now is the time! Together we’ll be able to paint a picture of our Sicilian roots for all our families, from the Aiello to the Zerilli. Whether you are a  Favaloro, Favazza or Frontiero; a Lovasco, LoChirco, Loiacano; a Randazza, Ragusa or Russo; or any of the other dozens of wonderful Italian families in town, join us!

For more on what I’ve found out using traditional genealogical research, I invite you to explore my website: http://www.karenfavazzaspencer.com/Karen_Favazza_Spencer/Favazza_History.html

Karen Favazza Spencer

Are you an over or under type? Why?

A cool houseboat with red roof and purple door tied up at Madfish Wharf on Rocky Neck.

E.J. Lefavour

Due to a vaccine shipping delay, the Friday, January 18th 9-11am Flu Clinic at Addison Gilbert Hospital has been CANCELED.
Residents are directed to one of the following clinics:
Sunday, January 20th 9am-12pm  at Beverly Hospital (85 Herrick Street, Beverly, MA 01915). The clinic is open to members of the public ages 18-64.
Wednesday, January 23rd 9-11am at Addison Gilbert Hospital (298 Washington St, Gloucester MA 01930) The clinic is open to members of the public over the age of 4 years.
Wednesday, January 23rd 5-7pm at Addison Gilbert Hospital (298 Washington St, Gloucester MA 01930) The clinic is open to members of the public over the age of 4 years.

National Opportunity
2013 Gloucester HarborWalk
Public Art Challenge

Deadline: February 8, 2013

The Gloucester Committee for the Arts, on behalf of the City of Gloucester, MA, is seeking professional artist/s and/or artist team(s) for new public art work in downtown Gloucester for our 2012 designed HarborWalk.

Visit http://ghwalk.org to view/download the complete Call.

From there, artists wanting to apply will submit their entry in digital format through CaFE™ at https://www.callforentry.org/

Artists will create a profile page on the CaFE site, upload artwork images and input artwork details.

There is no fee to apply, nor to create a profile on CaFE. Following successful set up, all interested applicants will be granted full access to the detailed application; simply click on “Apply to Calls” and click on “Gloucester HarborWalk Public Art Challenge”.

With all the incredible talent that exists here, it would be a shame to have artists from Pennsylvania or Oregon or somewhere else get to do the public art projects on our HarborWalk just because awesome artists here, who intimately know and love Gloucester, didn’t get their submissions together and in on time. If you have an idea, develop it and get working on your submission now. You have three weeks, and it doesn’t cost anything but your creativity and time to apply. Good luck to all who do a submission.

E.J. Lefavour