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July 23, 2004
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Contents:* New Databases on NewEnglandAncestors.org* Presidential Profiles from the NEHGS NEXUS Archives* NEHGS Library Closed July 27 During Democratic National Convention* New Issue of The Great Migration Newsletter Online Now Available to Subscribers* "Ask a Librarian" Answers Your Research Questions* Visit NEHGS in Texas! Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference 2004* NEHGS Nutshell Lectures Come to Your Home!* Shapleigh Family Reunion* Upcoming "Genealogy in a Nutshell" Lectures at the NEHGS Library* Favorite - and Black Sheep - Ancestor Feedback* NEHGS Contact Information
New Databases on NewEnglandAncestors.org
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850New Town Additions - New Ashford, Saugus, Southborough, Shrewsbury, Stoneham
At the turn of the twentieth century NEHGS was instrumental in the effort to purchase books of vital statistics to the year 1850 for the 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By 1945 the vital records for over 200 of these municipalities had been published. Many of these volumes were added to NewEnglandAncestors.org in weekly installments during 2002. This marked the first time these records were made available online in their original context, including the original source citations.
The newest additions to this database are the towns of New Ashford, Saugus, Southborough, Shrewsbury, and Stoneham.
The Vital Records to 1850 series is available at the Research Library, and most volumes are available to NEHGS members through the Circulating Library. The call number for these volumes are as follows:
New Ashford - REF F74/N47/N5/1916Saugus - REF F74/S18/S2/1907Southborough - REF F74/S72/S7/1903Shrewsbury - REF F74/S63/S6/1904Stoneham - REF F74/S88/V8/1903
Search Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 at www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/vital_records/.
The Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati Profiles - Free Database!
The Society of the Cincinnati was established in 1783 by and for the officers in Continental Service. It was organized in 14 constituent societies, one of which is the Massachusetts Society. Eligibility was based on the officer's length and terms of service.
Membership in the Society of the Cincinnati was extended to the officers of the Continental Army - as well as Continental Navy and Marine officers - who had served until the end of the war, plus those who had been declared no longer needed by acts of Congress and those who had served honorably for three years during the war. Also eligible were the oldest male lineal descendants of officers who died in service. The officers of the French Navy and Army who served with the American Army were also entitled to join.
This database contains information on those Massachusetts officers eligible for membership. Absence from this list does not conclusively exclude eligibility. The following member profiles were added to the database this week: William Scott, Joseph Smith, Simeon Smith, Simeon Spring, Ebenezer Sproat, William Stacy, John Roosevelt Stafford, Joseph Stebbins Jr. , William Torrey (Adjutant), William Torrey (Ensign), Jacob Town, David Townsend, Dominick Trant, William Treadwell, Samuel Tubbs, Samuel Tucker, Thomas Turner, John Steel Tyler, Christopher Walcott, Joseph Wales, Timothy Walker, Nahum Ward, Adriel Warren, Joseph Warren, and William Warren.
Search the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati Profiles at www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/msc/.
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910Added this week:Indexes: 1881 to 1885Records: 1854
The latest installment in this ongoing database includes the indexes to all Massachusetts birth, death, and marriage records from 1881 to 1885 and actual records from 1854 (vols. 78-86). The indexes include name of individual, town or village of event, year of event, and volume and page number of the original record.
View a chart that displays records currently available and those forthcoming at www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/mass_bmd/default.asp?page_id=1299&attrib1=1&page_id=659&attrib1=1&seq_num=102.
For detailed information about this database, please refer to "Introduction to the Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 Database" page found at www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/mass_bmd/default.asp?page_id=1299&attrib1=1&page_id=659&attrib1=1&seq_num=101. This contains information that will contribute greatly to the success of your searches and will also answer questions that you may have about these records and our database. If you have questions that our article does not address, or if you are having difficulty with this database, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Search Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 at www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/mass_bmd/default.asp.Cemetery Transcriptions from the NEHGS Manuscript Collections
New this week: Transcriptions of the following cemeteries in Westbrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut:
Old CemeterySecond CemeteryNew CemeterySource: "Inscriptions Town of Westbrook Conn." Compiled by the Saybrook Third Society, 1907-10. Call number MSS CT WES 22.
Search Cemetery Transcriptions from the NEHGS Manuscript Collections at www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/cemeteries/.
Master Search
Master search all databases at www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/all/default.asp.
A Pair of Presidential Profiles from the NEHGS NEXUS Archives
The Immediate Ancestry of President William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton: An Ancestor Table for Six Generationsby David Curtis Dearborn and a team of NEHGS and other researchers
This article was originally published in NEHGS NEXUS 9:6, December 1992.
William Jefferson Clinton is the first president whose middle name honors a predecessor (Ronald Wilson Reagan, whose middle name was his mother's surname, was born the year before Woodrow Wilson's election); the second president who took a stepfather's surname (the first was Gerald R. Ford, Jr.); the third youngest president (after Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy); and the fourth post-World War II president with southern ancestry (following Truman, Lyndon Johnson, and Carter). The following six-generation ancestor table is a very preliminary outline of the new president's ancestry; it is presented below in large part so that other genealogists, especially NEHGS members in the southern states, may add to it. The NEXUS office will collect all addenda forwarded to us and, if the material warrants, publish a supplement.
Access to the full article is available to all readers at www.newenglandancestors.org/articles/research/?page_id=659&attrib1=1&page_id=659&attrib1=1&seq_num=522.
More Presidential Trivia: Who Was Our Most Inbred President? By Thomas H. RoderickThis article was originally published in NEHGS NEXUS 7:2, April-May 1990.
A few books on presidential trivia have appeared recently. One listed each president's last words. A profound final presidential statement that struck me was "I don't like the wallpaper in this room."
Considerable interest in the ancestor tables of presidents has developed in the past few years (note the several articles on this subject in The American Genealogist) and with the recent publication of Ancestors of American Presidents (1989) by Gary Boyd Roberts, now in its first revised edition, published in December 1989 by Carl Boyer 3rd of Santa Clarita, California. A comparative study of the inbreeding of our presidents could be interesting, since inbreeding is something we can calculate from these ancestor tables.
Access to the full article is available to all readers at www.newenglandancestors.org/articles/research/?page_id=659&attrib1=2&page_id=659&attrib1=1&seq_num=90711
NEHGS Library Closed July 27 During Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention will roll into Boston's Fleet Center July 26 and continue through the 29th. Getting into and around the greater Boston area will be extremely difficult due to security precautions, planned rallies, and many detours and road closures. Because of the disruptions in commuter service during this week, the NEHGS Research Library will be closed on Tuesday, July 27. The library will reopen on Wednesday under normal operating hours.
New Issue of The Great Migration Newsletter Online Available to Subscribers
Great Migration Newsletter Online subscribers may now access the third issue of Volume 13 on NewEnglandAncestors.org. Beginning with this issue, subscribers can now choose how they wish to view and print the Newsletter. This issue can either be viewed in the usual format, with separate links and pages for each article, or it can now be viewed on a single page, which can easily facilitate one-step printing. Just click on the link titled Printer-Friendly Version under the Great Migration image in the main table of contents to view in this format.
Great Migration editor Robert Charles Anderson introduces the new issue in his editorial:
"Because we are using a portion of this issue to conclude the article on New Haven land, begun in the last issue, the arrangement of the current issue departs from the usual format. The lead article examines a narrow aspect of the early history of Boston, which gives us some insight into the growth of private associations, one of the distinguishing aspects of American history. Although the records of this association apparently have not survived, we are able to paint a reasonably full picture of its organization and operation based on deeds and entries in the town records.
"A highly interesting feature of the record survival in this instance is the agreement of 29 April 1656 between the trustees of William Ting and the wardens of the waterworks [SLR 6:21-24]. Most of the verbiage of this document is devoted to reciting at great length the contents of two earlier agreements relating to the waterworks. The second of these two embedded documents is the General Court order of 1652, which survives in a more reliable form in the records of the court. The first of these earlier agreements, however, is not preserved anywhere else, for the stated reason that it was initially a verbal agreement, and never put to paper during the lifetime of William Ting.
"When records are preserved in this way, we are confronted with the problem of assessing the reliability of the document, since it has clearly been copied at least once, after the passage of many years. In the present instance, we are assisted by the inclusion within the 1656 agreement of two earlier documents, one of which exists in an earlier form and the other of which doesn't. Since we are able to compare the 1652 document both as it exists in the court records and as it is reproduced in the 1656 agreement, and since that comparison demonstrates that the 1656 version is a good copy, our confidence in the accuracy of the verbal agreement, which exists only in the 1656 document, is increased.
"This same phenomenon is also seen in a number of the deeds cited for this article. For example, we learn of the piece of land owned by Edmund Jackson in part be a reference in one deed to an earlier deed which does not survive. We gladly take our evidence where we find it."
You must be a member of NEHGS and have an active subscription to the Great Migration Newsletter Online to access these volumes. Subscriptions to the Great Migration Newsletter Online are $10 per year.Subscribers to the Great Migration Newsletter Online may access the new issue by visiting /articles/gm_newsletter/Default.asp.
To subscribe to the Great Migration Newsletter Online visit https://www.newenglandancestors.org/articles/gm_newsletter/subscribe/Default.asp.
To subscribe to the print version of the Great Migration Newsletter, please visit www.newenglandancestors.org/articles/gm_newsletter/Default.asp?page_id=842&attrib1=1&page_id=659&attrib1=1&seq_num=306.
" Ask a Librarian" Answers Your Research Questions
A new selection of Ask a Librarian questions and answers is now available to NEHGS members at www.newenglandancestors.org/research/faq/. Ask a Librarian is a regular feature in which staff librarians answer your questions about research methodology, localities, sources, NEHGS holdings, and much more! Answers to questions in the Ask a Librarian feature are available to NEHGS members only.
Please note that questions about specific families and individuals, or requests for look-ups will not be accepted or acknowledged. Please visit our Research Services department page at www.newenglandancestors.org/research/services/ for assistance with these types of queries.
Due to the high volume of questions submitted, it will take time to answer your question. Because of their busy schedules, NEHGS librarians are only able to answer a limited number of questions, and there is no guarantee that your question will be answered.
NEHGS members can view all the answers at www.newenglandancestors.org/research/faq/.
Here are the questions for this month:Lionel S. Joseph asks:
I have just joined NEHGS and am very excited about researching my family's history. According to family stories, one of my mother's ancestors was a private in General Gage's army in Boston, and when the Revolution started, he went over the hill and joined the Continental Army. Is there a list (hopefully alphabetical) of the soldiers in General Gage's army?Kevin Corwin asks:
I recently came across documentation wherein the researcher had included the country name in place name identification for vital events such as births and deaths. I was perplexed when he identified the country as "USA" for events that occurred during the 1600s in the thirteen original British colonies in North America. That got me to thinking about modern-day town name changes, such as Truth or Consequences, Arizona. What is the appropriate documentation for events that occur before a place name changes?
Charles Hentz asks:
What is the process or procedure for locating registrations or naturalizations at the NEHGS Library?
Tricia Pethic asks:
I am a descendant of Richard Haven of Lynn, and Joseph Bixby of Boxford, Massachusetts. I will soon be in Boston on a rare trip to that region. Since both these families have been documented heavily, I would like to stop by the library while in town and make copies of records and visit cemeteries if possible. I am having trouble finding any cemeteries in which people of either family are buried. What tips do you have for me and what would you suggest I focus on during my brief stay in the Boston area? I was considering a trip to Lynn and/or Framingham but am not sure how fruitful that would be since my ancestors' houses are gone and their land probably cannot be distinguished from the surroundings.
Darnell Schalasky asks:
I am coming to Boston soon and would like to do some family tree research. Where would be the best place/library to go to find obituaries for Boston, Massachusetts, and New Jersey?
Stephanie Meegan asks:
Last week when I visited NEHGS I copied several Suffolk County Deed records for the Damrell family for the early 1900s. It was a very busy day on the fourth floor and I chose not to study the documents until later. Could I have assistance in interpreting the deeds?1) There are grantor and grantee records. What do these terms mean? Were these grants in the sense of gifts, as opposed to purchases where there is a seller and buyer?2) What is the significance of the four-digit numbers in the fourth column? Are they reference numbers, like dockets? Are they real estate valuations? In some, but not all, of the records, there is a fifth column containing three-digit numbers. What do these numbers signify?3) What is meant by notice of petition?4) What do these abbreviations mean? (I may have misread the handwriting)psgy disch. mort. and mort (death? mortgage?) s ux ral Trs. & al Ev.Poss.5) Boston Five Cents Savings Bank is mentioned a few times in the second column where generally names are listed. Why?6) Taking for school property - does that mean the city took the property by eminent domain?I appreciate your assistance in helping us make sense of these deed documents.
Christina Latham asks:
My great-great grandfather was one of the founders of Limestone, Maine, in Aroostook County. All of the town's records were burned in 1922, and I have been unable to learn when he died or where he is buried. Can you help me?
Visit NEHGS in Texas! Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference 2004
Join us at the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) conference, taking place September 8-11, in Austin, Texas. NEHGS will be exhibiting at the conference which is billed as "the premier genealogical event held in the Southwest this year." Several staff members and professionals affiliated with the Society will be attending or speaking at the event.
D. Brenton Simons, assistant executive director for resource development, will give the New England Historic Genealogical Society Luncheon talk on Thursday, September 9. His topic is "The New England Research Experience." Michael J. Leclerc, director of electronic publications, is on the program for "New England Online: Researching Your Family on NewEnglandAncestors.org," an NEHGS-sponsored lecture on Saturday, September 11. Michael will also be speaking at a special APG-sponsored event on "Effective Communication in the Age of Technology" on Wednesday. And, as if that's not enough, he will also be delivering three additional talks: "Five Steps to Building a Website for Your Society" (Wednesday), "Charting Your Family's Medical Legacy: Creating Genograms" (Thursday), and "Publishing in the Age of Technology" (Friday).
Several authors and contributors to Society publications will be speaking at the conference, including Patricia Law Hatcher, CG, FASG; Rhonda R. McClure; and the Great Migration Study Project's Robert Charles Anderson, FASG.
At the NEHGS exhibit booth you'll find Dick Eastman, assistant director of technology; Laura Prescott, director of marketing; and Gary Boyd Roberts, senior research scholar. Gary also will be on hand to sign copies of his recent Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States. We will have a selection of books and CDs from our bookstore on sale at the booth, as well as membership information, and the Society's newly redesigned website will be demonstrated.
If you are planning to attend the conference and are interested in volunteering for a couple of hours at the exhibit booth, please contact Laura Prescott at email@example.com. Even if you do not plan to register for the conference, you are welcome to visit the exhibit hall. It is open to the public, free of charge, and we hope you'll stop by and say hello.
The FGS 2004 conference, "Legends Live Forever: Researching the Past for Future Generations," takes place at the Austin Convention Center, September 8-11. More information is available at www.fgs.org.
NEHGS Nutshell Lectures Come to Your Home!
Do you live a great distance from the NEHGS Research Library? Have you ever wished you could attend one of the "Genealogy in a Nutshell" lectures you've seen listed in eNews? Well, you can now listen to or view a number of these lectures from the comfort of your home. There are forty-six sound cassette recordings and six videotapes of Nutshell lectures available for loan through the Circulating Library.
The following is a sampling of the "Nutshell" sound cassette recordings:
* "Archives of the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston" by Robert Johnson-Lally* "Beyond the Grave: Using Cemetery Records" by David Allen Lambert* "From Sydney to Yarmouth: Researching in Nova Scotia" by George Freeman Sanborn* "A Good Deed: Important Documents for Your Research" by David Curtis Dearborn* "The Ins and Outs of City Directories" by David Curtis Dearborn* "Manuscripts: No Longer a Last Resort" by Timothy Salls* "Case Studies in New England Native American Research" by Mark Choquet* "Deciphering Old Handwriting" by Jerome E. Anderson
A special type of search must be made in our online library catalog to find Nutshell lectures on tape. To search for a complete list of "Nutshell" sound cassette recordings, follow these steps:
1. Click on the link to the NEHGS online catalog located in www.newenglandancestors.org.2. Click on the Advanced Search link, which will bring you to a page with six boxes containing drop-down lists.3. Choose "Document Type" for box #1 and "Series" for box #2 from the drop-down lists.4. Click on Search. This will bring you to a new page.5. Choose your specific Document Type—"Sound Recording"—from the drop-down list and type the Series name—"Nutshell"—in the space provided below.6. Click the Search button to bring up the complete list.
Currently, the following Nutshell lectures are available on videotape.
* "Genealogical Writing: Style Guidelines & Practical Advice" by Henry B. Hoff* "Getting started in Irish genealogy" by Marie E. Daly* "Jewish Genealogy: A Common-sense Approach to Finding Your Ancestors" by Alexander Woodle* "Methods of Finding a Wife's Maiden Name" by David C. Dearborn* "Researching your Union Civil War Ancestors" by David Allen Lambert* "Upstate New York Research" by Henry B. Hoff
The steps for finding the videotaped lectures in the online catalog are basically the same as those for finding the sound cassette recordings:1. Repeat steps 1 and 2 above.2. Choose "Document Type" for box #1 and "Series" for box #2 from the drop-down lists.3. Click on Search. This will bring you to a new page.4. Choose your specific Document Type—"Video"—from the drop-down list and type the Series name—"NEHGS lectures on tape"—in the space provided below.5. Click the search button to bring up the complete list.
If you have any questions about using the Circulating Library, please call, toll-free, 1-888-296-3447, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern time) or email firstname.lastname@example.com. To learn more about the Circulating Library and borrow books online, please visit www.newenglandancestors.org/libraries/circulation/.
Remember you can now borrow up to three books, CDs, or cassettes by returnable pouch for the low cost of $9 per item. Order forms are available for downloading at our website www.newenglandancestors.org/libraries/circulation/.
Shapleigh Family Reunion
The following is a message from The Shapleigh Family Association, Kittery, Maine
Shapleigh Family Reunion 2004 - August 15
Please join with us for our annual Shapleigh Family Reunion. This year the social/meeting will be held on Sunday, August 15, at the Lions Club, Route 1, in Kittery, Maine. This facility is air-conditioned, clean, and handicap accessible with plenty of parking.
A continental breakfast will be served at 9 a.m. Our official meeting will begin at 11 a.m. with a box lunch to follow. The cost for lunch is $8 per person. This year we are excited to say there will be activities for the wee ones, so please bring the youngsters.
To be able to take part in a special project we have planned for you, please bring with you the names of your family line.
For more information please contact Pat Jones, reunion chairperson, at firstname.lastname@example.com or Jane Shapleigh Edgecomb, secretary, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Upcoming Genealogy in a Nutshell Lectures at the NEHGS Library The 2004 "Genealogy in a Nutshell" series continues with:* "Comparing Internet Genealogical Databases" by Dick Eastman on July 24
* Ancestries of the 2004 Presidential Candidates by Gary Boyd Roberts on July 28 and 31
There will be no Nutshell lectures during the month of August.
All lectures take place at 10 a.m. at the NEHGS Library in Boston. Advance registration is not necessary.
For more details about NEHGS education events, please visit www.newenglandancestors.org/events/main/. If you have questions, please call Member Services at 1-888-296-3447 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern time), Monday through Friday.
Favorite - and Black Sheep - Ancestor Feedback
Each week we ask the questions "Who is your favorite ancestor? Who is your favorite black sheep ancestor? Why?" If you would like to contribute information on your favorite and/or black sheep ancestor, please send your story in 300 words or less to Rod Moody at firstname.lastname@example.com. Thank you to all past and future contributors!
Please note that NEHGS does not verify responses.
We are almost out of stories! Submit yours today!
My Favorite AncestorBy Carolyn Branch Leonard of Oklahoma City, OklahomaMy favorite ancestor is my great grandmother, Caroline Stribling. Caroline was a strong and beautiful woman, who overcame many obstacles in her brief life. I have a picture of her as a young wife and mother that hangs on my wall in one of those curved glass frames. She loved her first husband so much that when he died, she married his twin brother.
Caroline was born to a circuit riding Methodist minister and his wife on the Illinois frontier in 1847. She was the youngest of at least six children. Caroline's father died before she was a year old. Her mother remarried and had two more children, but by the time Caroline was twelve, the stepfather died also. In those days widows and children were at the bottom of the social scale and survival was especially difficult on the frontier. I don't know how they made it, but somehow they did.
At the age of eighteen Caroline married Samuel C. Branch, son of a Freewill Baptist minister. Samuel was thirty-one years old, a Civil War veteran, and a widower with a six-year-old son named Will. Samuel and his twin brother Stephen served together in the 62nd Illinois Infantry, and came home to tragedy. While they were off fighting, their patriarch had died, as had Samuel's young wife and two of his three children.
Samuel and Caroline soon had four children of their own and Samuel was a successful carpenter. Then the mysterious deaths began. First a baby, John Logan, then Caroline's mother, then Samuel, and lastly, their little four-year-old daughter, Viola. In 1875 no one knew what caused "consumption" or "lung fever" which we now call tuberculosis, and even the doctors of the day felt hopeless and helpless when a patient presented symptoms. No one considered it a communicable disease, but rather assumed it was hereditary. They called it consumption, because the victim usually simply wasted away. Even if diagnosed, there was no treatment.
Caroline, now a young widow with two children at age twenty-seven, may have been ill, but she managed to survive. In 1880, four years after Samuel's death, she married his twin brother Stephen. They had two children, one of whom died as a baby along with Caroline's fifteen-year-old daughter.
She still had my grandfather and his half-sister Mable and the older half-brother, Will. My grandfather used to give us this puzzle that we could never understand. He had a brother (Will) and a sister (Mable) who were only cousins to each other. And so they were.
Stephen and Caroline apparently decided to seek a healthier climate and moved to Missouri to be near Caroline's brothers and sisters, but it was too late. Caroline died within the year, at age thirty-eight. Mable never lived to adulthood. Of all Caroline's children, only my grandfather survived.
Now when I think I have things rough, I remember Caroline, for whom I was named. She is my favorite ancestor.
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Swift, savvy, sophisticated: words your friends will use as they watch you open a bottle of wine (or several) with this battery-operated wine bottle opener. This sleek black tool is the elegant solution to fumbling around and breaking corks. Just place this unit on top of a bottle and touch a button. The opener will pull out and release the cork. Opens approximately 70 bottles with one set of 4 AA batteries (not included).
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Lets face it sometimes a glass of wine is a little, well, limiting. That's what makes this wine bottle glass a great choice. You can fit an entire 750ml bottle of wine into the glass, which lets you do what you intended to do without the fear of residual cork taste from the bottle opening. As it says, "Finally! A wine glass that fits my needs!" We hear you, America. Hand wash.
While everyone appreciates the convenience of an injection blow molded plastic cooler, it doesnt have to be part of your outdoor decor. Make a bolder statement with this feature-filled Bubba Keg Cooler. It features double-wall insulated construction and holds up to 75 cans of your favorite beverage. It includes an integrated bottle opener, wine bottle holder and fruit trays, a double access insulated lid for easy access and a brass spigot for easy cleaning. The handsome brown oak finish with bands mimics the look of an old fashioned keg and plays well with outdoor furniture. 22in.L x 25in.W x 34in.H.
Opening wine on special occasions needn't result in corks strewn sloppily in drawers or counter corners or even thrown away. Corks capture precious memories when you collect them, and this elegant wine bottle cork cage provides a perfect receptacle. Each time you see it, you'll cherish memories of good times and special events. The durable, decorative metal design features a grape bunch on back and colored glass adornments throughout. The bottom hinge opens to release corks. This beautiful cage also fits a standard wine bottle. 13 1/2in.H x 4 1/2in.W.
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Whether you prefer chardonnay or merlot, this is the wine glass you (and a friend) need. You can savor the flavor all night long as this glass can hold up to a full bottle of your favorite fruit of the vine. Pack of 2.


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We are welcoming, open and affirming to all. Our services begin at 10:30 a.m. Sundays. Religious exploration for school-age children and childcare for preschoolers are available from September to May. Learn more about us and what happens Sundays at UUFF.
Our growing Unitarian Universalist fellowship is led by a part-time minister, Rev. Tracy Springberry, who travels to Fairbanks five times each year from her home in eastern Washington and is available for consultation and pastoral care between visits as well. Other services are lay led or feature guest ministers, ensuring a diversity of topics and voices.


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After publishing an article in the openSUSE Wiki (in portuguese sorry) about AR.Drone, I am developing an application to control it using the library opencv computer vision to Processing and using your camera in the operating system openSUSE 11.4. The source code soon in The Open Build Service (OBS), For now, watch the video below of the image HERE.
Author Archive
AR.Drone with openCV in the openSUSE 11.4September 10th, 2011 by Alessandro de Oliveira Faria
openSUSE in ETEC of Bebedouro/Brazil.March 1st, 2011 by Alessandro de Oliveira Faria
The ETEC of Bebedouro, brilliantly is teaching his students about free software. In the name of the openSUSE community, I thank the area coordinator Mr. Wagner Vieira, Teachers Augusto Aguiar Campos and Rodrigo. Read more…
LiMobile – Linux SDK for Mobile's APPLE.November 7th, 2010 by Alessandro de Oliveira Faria
LiMobile is a Linux distribution (based on openSUSE and created in fantastic SUSE Studio) designed for developing applications for the iPhone and iPad without using Xcode compiler, the system and MacOSX MacBook notebook.
See video below.
Cheat Cube openSUSEOctober 26th, 2010 by Alessandro de Oliveira Faria
The formidable Carlos Ribeiro, researching tools and marketing resources used within the free software found one that deserves mention, the Cheat Cube project fedora. From this model fedora using inkscape and drew a cube version for openSUSE. Congratulations Carlos Jedi.
Posture of a Jedi.August 25th, 2010 by Alessandro de Oliveira Faria
In the proprietary world, the stronger is the dark side. All Jedi of the Order (openSUSE, Fedora, Ubuntu, Slackware and others) should always carry with them a tool to combat the dark side of the force. My lightsaber was created with the command:
$ dd if=/path/to/iso/openSUSE-11.2-KDE4-LiveCD-i686.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=4M;sync
My Wallpaper and Banner with gecko jedi.August 25th, 2010 by Alessandro de Oliveira Faria
Article about iPad with Linux (Brasilian Portuguese)July 5th, 2010 by Alessandro de Oliveira Faria
With a ipad in hand, I saw the exclusion of Apple with Linux users, so I wrote a text on how to communicate ipad and Linux here! Use the force, READ THE SOURCE!
Augmented reality in openSUSE 11.2June 21st, 2010 by Alessandro de Oliveira Faria
Hello WordJune 14th, 2010 by Alessandro de Oliveira Faria
Hello Word…I'm the new openSUSE Member.
Use the forçe, USE openSUSE!
"Collaborate attract friends, compete attract enemy"


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We're off to the Races at the United States Barista Championship!
Coffee stories may start at the farm, but those aren't the only adventures we love in this industry. This week, we're packing our bags (and demitasses!) in excitement for an annual gathering of coffee fans and pros in Seattle, Washington: the United States Barista Championship. This competition pits the best of the best in


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The Governor has recently signed several pieces of legislation into law. A brief description of these new laws is found below along with the web addresses where the acts can be found. I hope you find this helpful.
2003 Wisconsin Act 271; Authorizing HIV Test
Under previous law, certain professionals who, in the course of their professional duties, become "significantly exposed" to individuals may request that the individual undergo a test for the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and may have access to the results of that test. This change in the law adds additional professionals to the list of persons who can require that test and have access to the results of the test. These new additions are social workers and a variety of persons employed by certain educational institutions or agencies. "Significantly exposed" is defined at s. 252.15(1)(em), Stats.
Under this change, if a social worker is significantly exposed to the individual and certain conditions described in s. 252.15(2)(a)7.ai. to c., Stats. are met, the social worker can require the person's blood to be tested for the presence of HIV, antigen or nonantigenic products of HIV, or an antibody to HIV. The social worker may receive disclosure of the results of the test.
A social worker, under the new law, is defined as "an individual who is certified or licensed as a social worker, advanced practice social worker, independent social worker, or clinical social worker" under Ch. 457, Stats.
Effective Date: This change in the law became effective on May 1, 2004.
Web Address: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2003/data/acts/03Act271.pdf
2003 Wisconsin Act 284; Delinquent Acts by an American Indian Juvenile Off of the Reservation by Tribal Court Order
This is a fairly complex new law that we will not fully summarize here. This change in the law was created in response to a Court of Appeals decision in In the Interest of Elmer J.K. III, 224 Wis. 2d 372, 591 N.W.2d 176 in 1999. That decision basically stated that if an Indian child was placed by a tribal court off of the reservation or trust land (except for court orders related to adoption, physical placement or visitation with the juvenile's parent, or permanent guardianship) and the juvenile committed a delinquent act, jurisdiction would be with the state court and that the tribal court would not have jurisdiction. A detailed Legislative Council note is included with the act that clearly summarizes the impact of the revised law.
This change in the law does not directly affect jurisdiction, but creates a process for determining whether jurisdiction should be with the state court or with the tribal court. The new law impacts on the actions of court intake workers, District Attorneys or Corporation Counsel, and the courts. It is recommended that all county agencies discuss the content of this act with all of the actors affected and at least the tribes with which a county primarily deals. Please note that the Indian child may be placed in a group home or residential care center in a county in which the tribe is not located, so all counties must be aware of this new law.
Effective Date: This law became effective on May 1, 2004.
Web Address: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2003/data/acts/03Act284.pdf
2003 Wisconsin Act 287; Statute of Limitations on Child Support
Under current law, with one exception, action on a judgment or decree regarding child support must be commenced within 20 years after the judgment or decree was entered. This law provides for an additional exception to this limit. Under the change in the law, the action to collect child support under a judgment or order entered under Ch. 767, s. 48.355(2)(b)4., 48.357(5m)(a), 48.363(2), 938.183(4), 938.355(2)(b)4., 938.357(5m)(a), 938.363(2), or 948.22(7), must be commenced within 20 years after the youngest child for whom the support was ordered turns age 18 or, if the child is enrolled full-time in high school or its equivalent, turns age 19.
Effective Date: This law applies to actions to collect child support on
or after
Web Address: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2003/data/acts/03Act287.pdf
2003 Wisconsin Act 289; Income Tax Deduction for College Savings Account or College Tuition and Expenses Program
Under current law, certain people may claim an income tax deduction for the above programs if the person is the claimant, the claimant's child or the claimant's grandchild. This change in the law allows the same income tax deduction to apply to a claimant who provides contributions to these programs for the claimant's great-grandchild or nephew or niece. This means, in essence, that a great-grandparent or aunt or uncle may contribute to these programs on behalf of his or her great-grandchild or nephew or niece and claim a tax deduction for that contribution.
This may be an opportunity to garner additional support for children in out-of-home care to attend post-secondary education, especially for those who age out of out-of-home care. Discussions with great-grandparents and aunts and uncles regarding this may be beneficial to children served in our Independent Living Programs.
Effective Date: This new law applies to any such contributions made on
or after
Web Address: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2003/data/acts/03Act289.pdf
2003 Wisconsin Act 292; Confidentiality of Pupil Records; Exchange of Information Between Schools, the Juvenile Justice System, and Law Enforcement Agencies
The definition of "pupil records" under s. 118.125(1)(d), Stats., is enlarged to include the records of law enforcement units. "Law enforcement units" are defined as an individual or entity authorized by the school board to enforce laws or make referrals to enforce laws or to maintain the physical security and safety of a public school. The new law also defines "record" as "any material on which written, drawn, printed, spoken, visual, or electromagnetic information is recorded or preserved, regardless of physical form or characteristics."
The law also adds two circumstances under which pupil records can be released by the school. The first is, for purposes of providing services to a pupil before adjudication, to a law enforcement agency, District Attorney, City Attorney, Corporation Counsel, the Department of Corrections, a county agency, a licensed child welfare agency, a court intake worker under both Chs. 48 and 938, the court of record, municipal court, private school, or another school board. This must be done only pursuant to an interagency agreement and if the person to whom the records are to be released certifies in writing that the records will not be further disclosed except as provided by law.
The second exception is that a school board may disclose such records to appropriate parties in connection with an emergency if the information is necessary to protect the health or safety of any individual.
The new law also allows law enforcement agencies to share law enforcement records with a school if a juvenile has been taken into custody for a violation of state or federal criminal law. Prior to this change, this sharing of information could only occur if a juvenile was taken into custody by law enforcement for those violations that create eligibility for placement of the juvenile in the serious juvenile offender program.
The new law also allows law enforcement agencies to enter into
interagency agreements with school boards, private schools, social welfare
agencies, and other law enforcement agencies that would provide for the
routine disclosure of law enforcement records under
Under current law, if a person seeks access to a law enforcement record and is denied access to that record, the person may petition the court for access. The court then notifies the parties and if anyone objects to the access, the court may hold a hearing on the petition. Under the new law, this process remains the same for access to most law enforcement records, but if access is sought to a selected few types of law enforcement records, the court will review the requested records and decide if the record should be released and issue an appropriate order. The petitioner then provides a copy of the disclosure order to the affected parties who may, at that time, request a hearing on the court's order.
Finally, the new law includes an allowance for the Department of Corrections, a county agency, or a private child welfare agency to enter into an interagency agreement with a school board, a private school, a law enforcement agency, or another social welfare agency that provides for the routine disclosure of certain information from the agency records under s. 938.78.
Effective Date: This law became effective on May 5, 2004
Web Address: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2003/data/acts/03Act292.pdf
2003 Wisconsin Act 301; Qualifications for a Clinical Social Worker
Under current law, a person may become a clinical social worker only if that person met the licensing requirements through training and experience as part of his or her achievement of a master's or doctorate degree. This new law amends the statutes in such a way that a person who has achieved a master's or doctorate degree in social work may, at some later time, meet the additional requirements for licensure as a clinical social worker without having to return to school to earn another master's or doctorate degree.
Effective Date: This law is to be applied to applications for a clinical social work license received on or after May 5, 2004.
Web Address: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2003/data/acts/03Act301.pdf


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City Paper's Annual Guide to Buying People Stuff
We know, you've only just started recovering from the madness of the campaign season, and you're still eating leftover Halloween candy that hasn't even gotten stale yet. But here we are heartlessly reminding you that the winter madness has only just begun. Don't blame us, we're just the messengers. The tidings of retail hell soon to come are not our creation. And no matter how deep your Christmas denial runs, once you've digested that last bit of Thanksgiving turkey, you're sure to feel the holiday shopping panic set in.
So here's a list of things we'll be putting in our friends' and families' stockings this year, all lumped into almost, but not entirely, capricious categories. We've got suggestions for ways to deck out the minds, homes, bodies, and dependents of all the people on your list that go beyond the usual I-had-to-get-you-something-but-I-couldn't-be-bothered-to-care-what sweaters and scented candles. Not that we didn't love those, really. And if you happen to be a friend of ours, consider this our Christmas list.
For Their Minds | For Their Bodies | For Their Homes | For Their Kids, Pets, and Consciences
I Keee You!!! A Collection of Over-Heards
Atomic Books, 1100 W. 36th St., (410) 662-4444, www.atomicbooks.com, $7.95.
The two somewhat lengthy introductions lend this book more explanation and gravitas than it needs, so feel free to skip 'em and dive right into these amusing illustrated bits of overheard conversation. The quality of each entry depends upon a delicate balancing act between the funniness of the overheard (the ones featuring dumb hicks get old after a while) and the skill of the cartoonist (several of whom are CP contributing artists, so insert a big ol' conflict-of-interest alert here). But when the two come together like peanut butter and chocolate, hilarity ensues-see especially Betsy Bartow and Jeffrey Brown's "Poor Andy." I Keee You!!! is compact and inexpensive, so get one for yourself, too.
Daniel Higgs Ancestral Songs
True Vine, 1123 W. 36th St., (410) 235-4500, www.thetruevinerecordshop.com, $15.98.
Young indie white ladies, if your man neither shaves nor bathes with daily regularity, have we got just the CD to stuff in his stocking. Lungfish's enigmatic shaman, Daniel Higgs, has molted his latest slab of indelible sounds for the soul's ears, Ancestral Sounds, and it's every bit as sonorously levitating as any of his various solo excursions in recent years on Jew's harp, solo electric and acoustic guitars, and his own awakening voice-all of which are on display here. Let him tune in and turn on with "Moharsing and Shoenhut" while you-well, you can always remind him that getting it for him means you never have to listen to it if you don't want to.
Good God! A Gospel Funk Hymnal
Various Locations, www.numerogroup.com, $18.98.
It isn't often you can give the same CD to more than a couple of people on your gift list, much less a couple of generations, but this new comp from obsessive reissue label Numero Group will fit nicely in any number of stockings. The twentysomething hipster is gonna dig it, 'cause crate-digger comps of obscure swank from the International Decade of Funkiness (1966-'76) are hot these days, and the Numero folks dig deep. The aging music nerd is gonna dig it, because not only is the music amazing, but the people at Numero are also fiends about packaging, liner notes, and other stuff that turns on Mojo readers. And you can even slip a copy to some of your elders, because all this chicken-scratchin', horn-blastin', James Brown-style get-down is put to the service of gospel music (everything got funky during the IDF), and no one but the staunchest deacon or creakiest grandma is gonna be able to avoid a little "praise Him" and maybe even a little wiggle.
Tony Millionaire's Premillennial Maakies: The First Five Years
Atomic Books and other independent bookstores, $24.95.
Like Drinky Crow, we like the sauce. And, also like Tony Millionaire's quasi-existential creation, we can't always handle the sauce as well as we think we can and have been known to harbor violent thoughts and hang around people itching with venereal diseases-but, you know, such is life in Baltimore. This here venerable alternaweeklytabloidmagazine didn't start running Millionaire's horizontal tease until circa 2002, so if you want to catch the Maakies' nascent 1994-'99 run without scouring for back issues of Williamsburg's Waterfront Week, nab this choice, wide-screen compendium of its first five years.
Amy Sedaris' I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence
Various Locations, $27.99.
Got friends whose parties always consist of a bag of chips and a salsa jar sitting on the kitchen table and no room in the fridge for your BYOB? Cut them out of your life. Kidding. Buy them this most entertaining book on entertaining, and you best just go ahead and buy one for yourself at the same time, because once you start flipping through the pages it ain't gonna get wrapped. With as much advice on throwing theme parties (use clamshell ashtrays for a seafaring fest) as being a good host and guest (if one person is smoking inside, wait to light up. No one likes a smoky room-except for smokers. See how this advice thing might actually teach you something? And did you see how we created a smoking theme?), I Like You is tricked out with recipes, illustrations, lists, and photos taken in Amy Sedaris' very own apartment, proving she freaking knows atmosphere. Sedaris is inspirational, helpful, and funny as shit, but her recipes for Greek food-she's Greek, you know-are worth the admission price alone.
The Wire Season 3 DVD Box Set
Various Locations, $99.98.
As Season 4 winds to its conclusion-and yes, we have seen it, and no, we're not giving anything away-you can catch up with The Wire's rogues gallery of both cops and criminals on the DVD box set of Season 3. Following Season 2's swerve into working-class dockside politics, the third chapter moves uptown into the city's boardrooms and back offices. And while it'd be all too easy to draw cheap, ironic lines between the world of drug dealers and the cesspool of city government, The Wire proves, as so often, that it's just way too smart for that. And more than anything, it retrains its focus on the saga of the Barksdale crew, especially doomed Stringer Bell, the closest thing television has ever had to a character out of a Greek tragedy going for community college credit.
Homicide: Life on the Street Complete Series Megaset
Various Locations, $299.95.
The Wire rules our TV world right now, but every so often we do miss the slightly less wrist-slitting days of NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street. And, series fans, you know what we're talking about: Kellerman's fatuous hubris, Pembleton's feral passion, Luther Mahoney's shrewd game playing, Bayliss' punchy curiosity, and those indelibly great beings best known as Michelle Forbes and Yaphet Kotto. Now you can relive all six years of Baltimore: home of the misdemeanor homicide with this 35-disc behemoth that comes packaged in its own file cabinet. Yes, it's pricey-but with 122 episodes and a smorgasbord of extras, it more than delivers the goods.
Paul Reed Smith SE Singlecut
Various Locations, about $800.
Founded in Baltimore, crafted in Maryland, Paul Reed Smith Guitars made a name for itself over the past decade or so, outfitting Carlos Santana, Dave Navarro, Mark Tremonti-and even NASCAR-with fiery axes that slam and cost many thousands of dollars. Introduced six years ago, the Singlecut model had to beat back a legal challenge from Gibson that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which refused to hear Gibson's appeal in June. Thanks to that decision, those on a budget now have options. This year the company introduced its Singlecut SE student edition. Made overseas to PRS specs, it features a solid mahogany back and neck, flamed maple finishes, and strong hardware. It's still not cheap, but hey, it's a Paul Reed Smith.
Ostrowski's Polish Sausage
Ostrowski's, 524 S. Washington St., (410) 327-8935, www.ostrowskifamous.homestead.com/index2.html, $3.79 a pound.
Every year, around this time, the baskets start coming. You know the ones, full of smoked meats and unidentifiable cheeses. They have the shelf life of plutonium and tend to sit next to the fruitcake until you're hungry, bored, or stoned enough to choke down a summer sausage with a side of semisoft. If you're giving from the meat family, how about something a little more perishable: dee-licious Ostrowski's famous polish sausage. They've been hand-making it since 1919, and it'll work for the traditional Polish Easter and Christmas feasts. It might not last as long as a beef stick, but think of all the extra fruitcake space it'll lear up.
Bubble Roome 100% Goodness Bar Soaps
Double Dutch Boutique, 3616 Falls Road, (410) 554-0055, $4.95.
If you stuck a bar of Dove into someone's stocking, they might think you were trying to tell them they're dirty, and also possibly that you're cheap. If you give 'em a 100% Goodness Bar from Brooklyn, N.Y.'s Bubble Roome, you're saying that they're cute enough and special enough to deserve an invigorating handmade spearmint and eucalyptus bar soaping up their curves, or a basil and lime exfoliating bar taking off just enough of that treasured epidermis to get it all clean and tingly. Bubble Roome bars smell good, they feel good, and they look good, and the price point is mighty good, too.
Shoulder Bag
Lexington Market, inside the main hall between the Paca Street and Faidley's entrances by the stairs, $10.
Does your pal still cart around the messenger bag she or he bought in the mid-1990s? Do you want to get them a new one but can't pony up the $200 for the new design that he or she is eyeing? A good in-the-meantime option is to go with a going-out alternative: one of these $10 over-the-shoulder bags from a Lexington Market stand. (OK, some people might deem it a "purse," but as long as you pick a color wisely it won't look too femme.) With a stiff canvas satchel with one pocket and a tough-enough strap, this compact bag is just perfect for porting one or two paperbacks, the latest New Yorker, wallet, keys, cell phone, etc., and whatever fliers you get passed that evening. And, no, it doesn't come from some Malaysian sweatshop: This baby is made in india, people-says so right on the tag. And there's no child labor in India, right?
Bluebird Artisanal Coffee
Chesapeake Wine Co., 2400 Boston St., (410) 675-2424, www.bluebirdcoffee.com, $12 a Pound.
Since Key Coffee flew the coop, we have thoroughly enjoyed Zeke's. The small roaster, run by Key alum Thomas Rhodes, has ably helmed the role of metro caffeine enabler. So we were doubly excited when we heard that another Key alum, Erik Rudolph, along with business partner Zorana Grdjic, opened Bluebird Artisanal Coffee Roasters in an old warehouse in Greektown. Bluebird specializes in Earth-friendly, people-friendly coffees that are fair trade-certified, stamped by the Rainforest Alliance, or organically grown. Getting Bluebird is a bit of a hitch, though, as it's only available over the counter at one Canton location. But keep checking the shelves at Whole Foods-they will be stocked there soon.
Something Naughty
Chained Desires, 136 W. Read St., (410) 528-8441, www.chaineddesires.com, $13-$50.
Sure, jolly old Saint Nick is a dude, but when it comes down to strapping on the Kris Kringle identity, Santa is not gender specific; s/he's equipped with whatever makes you jingle all the way, so hold the mistletoe down low for that certain someone who stuffs your stocking and surprise them with naughty and nice gear both from the Bad Santas at Chained Desires, who have stocked the shelves for your silent night (ball gag), not-so-silent night (riding crop), hole-y night (g spotter), and anything from a fun set of leather thigh cuffs or faux fur-lined wrist restraint cuffs, to a jolly o-ring garter belt to slip into under that funny red suit to hold up the ho-ho-hose.
Naked Skin Aviatrix Flight Kit
www.nakedskin.biz, $36.75.
Local skin-care line Naked Skin offers all kinds of decadent cleansers, butters, washes, and polishes to make your skin look and feel great. But picking the right product for yourself can be tricky, never mind trying to accurately and without offense diagnose your friends' dermatological flaws. So let's just avoid that by giving the Aviatrix Flight Kit. It's a goody bag filled with Naked Skin items that will help your friend keep from feeling like a dried husk when she gets off the plane. It's got travel-sized cleanser, toner, and pore purifier, and an oil that promises to moisturize and fight wrinkles. There's also a solid lotion bar to keep the skin below your neck supple, lip balm for all those bon voyage kisses, and adorable little exfoliating shower flowers. And you can feel good about giving Naked Skin products to the beauty-fixated ladies on your list because they don't test on animals, use predominantly natural ingredients, and give an annual donation to the House of Ruth.
Nike Air Force 1's Bmore Edition
Various Locations, $129.99.
It's a golden era for sneaker culture right now. There are more shows, conventions, and boutiques dedicated to expensive, fluorescent, glow in the dark, and see-through exclusive kicks and the snobs who collect them than ever before. Most people couldn't imagine paying $500-plus for something you plan on sticking your sweaty feet in, especially here apparently, which is probably why the whole sneaker boutique culture doesn't really fly in B-more the way it does it other cities. Nike knows that, too, because the simple, charcoal gray on black gives a classic no-frills dignity to the limited-edition Bmore AF1's. At $80, it's a cool everyday, blue-collar street shoe that's limited edition enough to still earn a gasp from even the snootiest sneaker head.
Box of Wine From Bin 604
Bin 604, 604 S. Exeter St., (410) 576-0444, www.bin604.com, $99.
Certain folks don't get a tingle or a jingle when unwrapping a gift of alcohol, and that's their prerogative-bah humbug. If all the people you associate with are like that, just quit reading right now and let those of us who enjoy the gift of wine have our fun. We would love, love, love to get a box of a dozen bottles lovingly assembled by the wine experts at Bin 604, wine chosen for its drinkability and, let's face it, availability. The box is also filled according to season, and they change it up every month, meaning in the winter months you'll delight in more of the cozy red. Please note: This is not a gift for the wine connoisseur or a rich uncle, but for your sister who entertains, that couple you gave an empty wine rack to for their nuptials, a friend getting over his divorce. Hell, give it to anyone you regularly welcome into your home, and they're sure to never come back emptyhanded.
www.ohmibod.com, $69 (heh).
Is there a lady on your list who likes music? We mean really likes music, as, like, more than a friend? Then get her the OhMiBod, a vibrator that attaches to your iPod and pulsates to the same beat as your favorite songs. It's a 5.5-inch-long and 1.13-inch-around sleek minimalist tube that almost looks too cool to be a sex toy. And if you're not sure which songs that rock you will also rock your, um, world, OhMiBod's web site links you up to suggested playlists by satisfied OhMiBod customers. They even offer some specially made DJ sets. One suggestion, though: Don't use OhMiBod while listening to songs by your friends' bands. That's just weird.
EWA Training Program
M510 Country Ridge Lane, Essex, (443) 858-2755, www.ewamaryland.com, $2,000.
"It's all fun and games until someone bangs their head on the corner of the coffee table, isn't it?" That's what Grandma used to say, followed by, "No more wrestling in the damn house already!" Oh, if only there were something like the Eastern Wrestling Alliance around when we were kids. EWA's training facility is the only professional wrestling school in the Baltimore area, and for just $400 down and negotiable monthly payments, you or your adult loved one can learn to be a wrestler. Open Monday to Friday with training usually lasting from 6-9:30, it's perfect for whoever you have in your life who has dreamed of putting on tights and a mask and cape and slamming people through a wooden table covered in thumb tacks. And don't we all know someone who has that dream?
A Bike
Various Locations.
We're not talking about any special kind of bike, nor are we committing to any price range. It can have caliper brakes or disc brakes, 24 speeds or one speed. The seat can be a gel-infused ergonomic butt pad or a hard piece of leather. Wheels can be narrow and road-rated or fat and knobby. We just want you to go buy a bike. Swell the ranks of bicyclists in this city, force the maniacs to heed our number. Put yourself or a loved on two wheels. Commute to work. Bike in your neighborhood. Get a messenger bag to pick up groceries. Use less gas. Exude fewer emissions. Lose weight. C'mon, who doesn't love waking up to a new bike?
Old Navy Oxes Ripoff T-Shirt
EBay (maybe), price unknown.
The only thing better than a rare band T-shirt is a band T-shirt that might not actually exist. You may have heard that Baltimore's own Oxes are now tussling with the legal department at cheap-togs monolith Old Navy for a show flier the company ripped off for one of its T-shirts. Since these shirts are presumed to be part of a collection from a few seasons ago and unavailable even if their legality wasn't under dispute, it's a real collectors item. Now, we've never held one of these shirts in our hands, though we did see one on eBay right after the story broke that mysteriously disappeared a few days later. So maybe you'll be able to find one of these shirts and maybe not. Because we'd in no way intimate that those upstanding Oxes would ever pull off some kinda conceptual art prank in public. No sir.
Plant From Rawlings Conservatory
Rawlings Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Druid Hill Park, 3100 Swan Drive, (410) 396-0180, $1-$20.
Not just a lovely outing for visiting relatives, Rawlings Conservatory is one of the very best places in the city to buy healthy plants at rock-bottom prices. The entrance/North Pavilion is filled with dark-green plastic planters filled with such flora as basil, neomarica walking iris, geranium, cactus, aloe vera, jade, spoon flower, and the precious goldfish, all reasonably priced-we're talking a $5 three-foot-tall tropical lily. When ready to gift, set the plant (still in the plastic pot) in a decorative ceramic planter or the beloved and practical terra cotta, and tell the lucky recipient to repot in six months or when the roots make their presence known out the holes in the base. Include a tag with notes on watering and sun-you can always ask a conservatory volunteer if you haven't a clue; they know their foliage. Just don't forget to throw a couple ducats in the donation box at the front desk on your way out; free advice should be well compensated.
Lego Ice Cube Tray
www.lego.com, $7.99.
This one's kinda basic. It's an ice-cube tray shaped like Lego blocks-pretty cool in and of itself. The question is what can you build with them. A Viking village? The Millennium Falcon? A dune buggy? A fully working catapult to launch your freezing cat over the neighbor's fence? And do you cry bitter tears when your cold, water-based replica Middle Ages castle, pirate ship, or iron lung that you spent hours on has melted into a puddle the next day? Forget swans and flower arrangements, Lego ice sculptures are the wedding decorations of the future. Get on board now.
Metal Art
Metal Benders Inc., 5401 Pulaski Highway, (410) 325-1119, www.metalbenders.net, $30-$3,000.
The guys at Metal Benders subsist on making workaday objects like tanks, crab pots, fittings, brackets and such. But the cut-metal Andre the Giant on the front door tells you they have an artistic side, too. Bring them a sketch or an actual scale drawing, and they can fabricate your thoughts out of stainless steel. They've made custom bookends, candle holders, picture frames, and all sorts of furniture. If you have a drawing, they can adapt it to sheet metal, which they cut with a superhot plasma beam. They can work with any budget, and have plans to open a small store in their shop to showcase their interesting work. "Whatever you need out of metal, we can create it," says owner Tom Saddler.
Something From Housewerks
1415 Bayard St., (410) 685-8047, www.housewerksalvage.com, $35-$550.
While the housing boom already may be a bust, that doesn't mean people have stopped buying homes entirely, and those who have certainly are still fixing them up. So if you've got recent homebuyers or dedicated renovators on your list, get 'em something from Housewerks, which has those little extra somethings for rowhouses or Victorians or bungalows or even McMansions. Housewerks specializes in pre-war antiques and salvage-so they have plenty of doors, stained glass, mantels, and plumbing fixtures, among dozens of other things, to choose from. Just be careful when you go down to their Pigtown space. Not only is the former Chesapeake Gas Works gorgeous, but the stock is so enticing you're sure to lay down a few bucks on your house as well. All this prettiness comes at a price.
The Slanket
www.theslanket.com, $48.95.
You know when you're on a plane or just hanging on your coach and you need a blanket because it's cold in your place but also want to eat or work on your laptop or use your hands in some way but you can't without messing up your blanket coverage? Check out the Slanket-it's total why-didn't-I-think-of-that genius. Basically it's a huge fleece blanket with loose, oversized sleeves, like a big comfy poncho. Now you can be warm and snug and cozy and still read or type or do whatever the hell you do with your disgusting hands.
Basket of Organic Housecleaning Products
Bluehouse, 1407 Fleet St., (410) 276-1180, www.bluehouselife.com, $79.95.
For the folks on your list who already have everything, but you need to get them something anyway, how about a gift for them that's a gift for the environment as well. At Bluehouse, the Earth-friendly café/coffeehouse/retail store in Fells Point, you can pick up a sleek wire basket filled with eight chemical-free, biodegradable housecleaning products that are both practical and pretty. The basket comes with floor cleaner, bathroom cleaner, dish soap, liquid hand soap, glass cleaner, and an all-purpose spray cleaner in citrus, grapefruit, or lavender scents. If the recipient of your gift is scent-sensitive (or just too picky), you can even get them unscented. The products are colorful, the basket is useful for storing under a sink or in a closet, and you can hope you've turned one more person on to an Earth-friendly alternative to cleaning products made with toxic chemicals.
Dogon Granary Door
Umri Siki, 1100 Hollins St., (410) 837-8777, $100.
If you buy one piece of true African art, it should be a granary door (or window) carved by the Dogon people of Mali, a mysterious tribe said to believe that a spaceship brought their people to Earth in ancient times. The tribe has known a precise astronomy referencing Sirius, the dog star, for thousands of years-long before European astronomers discovered it. Their granaries are protected by heavy wood doors, intricately carved with ancestral scenes from each family. No two are quite alike; the low relief carvings and iron staples and latches bespeak an intricate respect and reverence for the utilitarian. The doors protect the granaries and render them sacred. Hopefully this present will have a similarly positive effect on whoever you give it to.
Neon Sign
Sign King, 6004 Pinehurst Road, (410) 241-5210,www.sign-king.com, $800 and up.
If you've got the disposable income and a gift target who has the appropriate home bar, game room, or garage to display it in, we can't think of a better gift than an in-stock or customized neon sign from the folks at Sign King. They are connoisseurs of vintage neon found all over the country, especially the Southwest, inspiring the weathering and patina for unique neon signs that will bathe your special someone's wood-paneled rumpus room in the soothing glow of neon, just right for bringing out the color in that velvet Elvis or Nubian princess already on the wall.
For Their Kids, Pets, and Consciences
Squidfire Tees for Wee Ones
www.squidfire.com, $15.
Graphic tees are hot, right? But the toddler in your life looks way better in 'em than you do. Sorry. So, go local and outfit the brat in the clever, creative, and crazycoolcute designs of Squidfire, a design-team marriage of Jean-Baptiste Regnard and Kevin Sherry. Order the lavender panda, grey cockfighter, navy and green octopus, green veggies, sky-blue cave man/dinosaur tees-all manually printed on American Apparel, natch-online and check out the new line of pretty-tough, little nose-wiper hoodies for a touch more scratch. Moms and dads and baby sitters and weird uncles all appreciate non-Disney character-related clothing on youngsters, and hey, you often have no choice but to support Target when outfitting the kitchen. Kids deserve all the DIY influence they can get.
Baby Trogdor Onesie
www.homestarrunner.com, $17.
Alright, this gift has a pretty specific target demographic, but we know several people who fit the bill. What you're looking for is a Homestar Runner fan with a kid. Homestar Runner is a ridiculously funny cartoon web site that if you aren't wasting half your life on already you should start. You can tell fans of the site by the fact that they randomly mention things like burnination, poopsmiths, being raised by a cup of coffee, and how frightening a bear holding shark would actually be. You can tell if people have babies because they tend to be really tired, and when you call them there is often a wailing sound in the background. When you find someone who fits both bills, we promise that they will absolutely lose it over this adorable onesie with a baby version of Trogdor on it.
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Druid Hill Park, (443) 552-5287, www.marylandzoo.org, $20-$1,000.
We've all been there. Junior just had to have a monkey for Christmas and now that you've located a black-market rare animal dealer, paid him in blood diamonds, and smuggled the thing back into the country under your trench coat, you're faced with the near-impossible task of cramming the screeching animal into a stocking without 1) waking up the kids and 2) suffering painful and disfiguring slashes across the head and chest. The good people at the Maryland Zoo have come up with a solution. With packages ranging from $20 to $1,000 you can get the monkey, but they keep it over at their place and take care of the feeding, cleanup, and associated hassles of monkey ownership. You get a picture, adoption certificate, and other goodies, depending on how much you want to spend, and it's not just monkeys-Junior can get himself a Masai giraffe, Panamanian golden frog, or white rhino, among others. Even the $1,000 level seems like a bargain. Do you have any idea what it costs to feed a white rhino?
Doggy Day Care
Charm City Dogs, 401 N. Gay St., (410) 637-3647, www.charmcitydogs.com, one day doggy day care: $27, one night boarding: $20.
Usually dog lovers run out before [insert gift-giving holiday of your choice here] and spend hundreds on rhinestone-studded collars, cute little pet parkas, and leather leashes. But come now, what do the dogs get out of those kinds of anthropomorphic gifts? What they would really like is something they can appreciate-like a gift certificate to Charm City Dogs. Give them a week of spending their days, romping in a huge room with their canine pals rather than crated up at home while you're at work. Or maybe a doggy mini-vacation: Next time you plan to go away for the weekend, a gift certificate could be used for a few nights of cageless boarding at CCD, a much gentler and less-stressful alternative to the loud and not-terribly-luxurious traditional kennel experience. This gift idea is not only practical, it's versatile, too: it's a great gift for either your dog or for your dog-loving friends whose pooches already have half a dozen different ostrich-leather collars and more doggy-sized bomber jackets and T-shirts and booties than you can count.
Doggy Booties
Pretentious Pooch, 1017 Cathedral St., (443) 524-7777, www.pretentiouspooch.com, $39.99.
If you must kit out your canine, have we got the dog booties for you. The one accessory the well-dressed dog simply cannot do without this season is the fur-lined suede boots from Monkey Daze, available from the Pretentious Pooch boutique. Available in 10 sizes (the largest ones are cut for left, right, front, and back paws), the boots feature straps and zippers (the sneakers are even more fabulously colorful, with sequins and all manner of bling). Owner Tom Berger says he'll special order any size or style your dog may desire. "People who like footwear love footwear," he says. "The rest don't get it."
MTA Monthly Pass
www.mtamaryland.com, $64.
Everybody knows somebody who could use a bus pass. Carless friends abound (usually due to their own endearing cluelessness), as do those who would like to lessen their car use. And then there are those who love to walk, but, given a chance, would hop the light rail, subway, or bus en route to their destinations. Monthly passes cost $64, and the one for January goes on sale just after Christmas, so give them as a New Year's bonus.
Crazy Creek Power-Lounger Air Chair
www.crazycreek.com, $76.
Sleeping and sitting can be major hassles for the homeless. The seating engineers at Crazy Creek have come up with a packable blow-up camping chair-the PowerLounger Air-that can make even cold hard concrete comfortable for both. Users can nod off while sitting up or prostrate by flipping out the extra flap from the seat bottom and letting the seat straps go slack. Hand them off to homeless people so they can rest easy. It costs as much as placating panhandlers for a month or so, and it's a lot more thoughtful than casting off chump change.
Maryland Science Center "Adventurer" Membership
Maryland Science Center, 601 Light St., (410) 685-2370, www.mdsci.org, $100.
The best gift you can give a parent is a place for their kid(s) to run around like maniacs for a few hours on the weekend, rain or shine. If it's educational, all the better. So you can't beat the Maryland Science Center's affordable membership program. The Science Center is the kid-tested best children's edutainment venue in town; take a tot to Newton's Alley to play with all the physics experiments/cool stuff or whisk them up to the revamped hands-on Our Place in Space exhibit and you're all set for fun and learning. Plus there are dinosaurs, a bed of nails, a planetarium, fart noises, the whole nine. It's enough to keep you coming back weekend after weekend, which the family-of-four "Adventurer" membership package allows you to do at huge savings over regular admission prices. If it's a gift, even better.
A Donation in Someone's Name to Maryland Food Bank
2200 Halethorpe Farms Road, (410) 737-8282, www.mdfoodbank.org, how much you spend is up to you.
Maryland Food Bank collects, stores, and distributes food to a network of approximately 1,000 community food providers who then pass it on to families with children, the elderly, homeless, homebound, low-income workers, recently unemployed, and people with AIDS and other health problems, so when you're pondering another mug or "gag" gift or smelly candle for that hard-to-shop-for person who seems to have everything (and really doesn't want another mug), show your friend or loved one how lucky they are to have someone in their life who remembers there are lots of people who could use a little help. Donate via phone, internet, mail, or fax, and Maryland Food Bank will send an occasion-related card to the person you are honoring.
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The Gifts That Count (11/18/2009)
The presents that have stayed in our writers' thoughts
The Wish List (11/18/2009)
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The Maria Schneider Orchestra at the Jazz Standard: Go See Them If You're in Town
Great tunesmiths never have to look far to find good musicians. Wednesday night's late set by the Maria Schneider Orchestra at the Jazz Standard may have been a clinic in cutting-edge writing for large ensemble, but it was also a summit meeting of some of New York's edgiest jazz talent. Schneider and this awe-inspiring cast are here through Sunday at 7:30 and 9:30, an annual Thanksgiving week tradition that, if you haven't already joined the cult, is waiting for you to discover and be hooked by it forever.
The most unforgettable solo of the night was when pianist Frank Kimbrough segued from the slinky, suspenseful soul groove Night Watchman into the more sweepingly lush Sailing, adding a menacingly glittering noir coda packed with chromatics and macabre major-on-minor riffs before the bright, buoyant atmospherics set in. Or, it might have been tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin's droll, mischievous portrayal of hijinks out on a Minnesota lake, Schneider looking back on hanging with friends during her formative years. There was also a slowly unfolding, enigmatic but warmly chordal solo from guitarist Lage Lund, an even more ambient and plaintive one from accordionist Gary Versace. an allusively microtonal Steve Wilson alto sax solo; a thoughtfully considered, spiraling trombone solo by Marshall Gilkes and a more spacious yet also more rhythmically adventurous one later on from Ryan Keberle – and there were others. Ironically, this big band relies less on soloing than any other. It's Schneider's compositions that people come out for: contributions from the rest of the personalities are the icing on the cake.
A couple of the set's early tunes were the bluesiest and most in-the-tradition, but also less of a showcase for the sweeping colors and epic majesty that characterizes so much of Schneider's more recent work: it was as she was saying, "So you think I was good then? You should hear me now." A new one, dedicated to the late Brazilian percussionist Paolo Mora, was inspired by the time he took Schneider out to see a performance of one of his massive student ensembles: "It was like being shot out of a cannon," Schneider explained, being surrounded on all sides by all the percussive firepower. And this piece, with its swirling, hypnotic midsection, had the same effect, bolstered by her signature melody and sweep. But there were just as many hushed, rapt moments, as in the closing number, a bittersweet, pre-dawn Great Plains tableau (from Schneider's recent Dawn Upshaw collaboration, Morning Walks), or when bassist Jay Anderson built elegant, plaintive pointillisms with guitar voicings as swells subsided to whispers.
It also happened to be Schneider's birthday, and she was overcome both by the band's affection – not to mention their blend of meticulousness and titanic, Gil Evans-inspired power – and by her memories of the late trumpeter Laurie Frink, an important part of this ensemble for several years. It wasn't much of a surprise that Schneider would wear her heart on her sleeve, considering how emotionally direct her music is. If you're in town this weekend, go see her.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. It was an emotional day for the Kansas City Chiefs.
It was a bad day for the Carolina Panthers. Another one.
The Panthers defense committed ill-timed penalties and made journeyman quarterback Brady Quinn look like Joe Montana, falling 27-21 Sunday in front of an Arrowhead Stadium crowd still struggling to come to grips with the events of the day before.
The Chiefs held a moment of silence before the game to recognize domestic violence victims, 28 hours after Kansas City linebacker Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend, then shot himself outside the teams facility.
There were questions whether the game would go on as scheduled. But after coach Romeo Crennel talked with the team captains, the Chiefs decided to play.
Panthers coach Ron Rivera told his players they would have to try to match the Chiefs energy level. Intensity wasnt the issue for the Panthers; lack of focus was.
Wide receiver Brandon LaFell dropped a certain touchdown pass in the second half. And the defense self-destructed with five of the Panthers seven penalties, including three on a Kansas City touchdown drive at the end of the first half that gave the Chiefs the lead for good.
We were not unprepared for the emotional aspect, wideout Steve Smith said. I think we underperformed and we allowed a team that was with a heavy burden, a heavy heart, we allowed them to hang around. And they had some key plays and they finished us off, and we werent able to answer.
The loss dropped the Panthers to 3-9 and put them within a game of Kansas City and Jacksonville (both 2-10) for the worst record in the league and the possibility of the No. 1 overall draft pick.
Rivera said a couple weeks ago that he expected Panthers owner Jerry Richardson to allow him to finish out the season. Despite losing to the NFLs worst team, Rivera believes that is still the case.
Ill keep soldiering and keep working until whatever happens, happens, Rivera said.
Both teams scored on their first two possessions. Cam Newton tossed touchdown passes to tight end Greg Olsen and Smith to give the Panthers a 14-10 lead.
But the Chiefs reclaimed the lead with a 13-play, 80-yard drive before the first half ended. The Panthers looked like they had forced a three-and-out after stopping Cyrus Gray short of the first-down marker on third-and-2.
But defensive end Greg Hardy was flagged for illegal use of hands to keep the drive going. A few plays later, defensive end Charles Johnson had a neutral zone infraction that turned a third-and-6 into a more manageable third-and-1.
The Chiefs made that first down, picked up another 5 yards on an encroachment penalty by defensive tackle Andre Neblett, and ended the half with a 1-yard touchdown pass from Quinn to tight end Tony Moeaki that put them up 17-14.
The Panthers blew a great opportunity to seize momentum at the start of the second half. On third-and-6 from the Carolina 48, Newton hung in against a blitz and threw deep to LaFell, who had gotten behind cornerback Javier Arenas.
The ball hit LaFell in the hands and fell to the grass.
Disappointing, Rivera said. It was a blitz and Cam made a good check to it, with good protection. He laid it out there and unfortunately Brandon missed it. Thats a play that Brandon will make a majority of the time. Id take him in any situation.
LaFell later left with a sprained foot and did not return. He was receiving treatment on the foot after the game and was not available for comment.
The Panthers defense didnt cover LaFells mistake. On the ensuing possession, the Chiefs drove 87 yards in 17 plays, converting two fourth downs and taking nearly 10 minutes off the clock.
Quinn capped it with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Jon Baldwin, who beat rookie corner Josh Norman on a slant.
Quinn, who had unremarkable stints with Cleveland and Denver, came into the game with a passer rating of 52. His 19-of-23 line gave him a rating of 132.1 just off his career-best of 133.1.
His two touchdown passes were his first in three years, when he was with the Browns.
Seen better quarterbacks
Weve seen much better quarterbacks, no disrespect to Quinn. Hes a good quarterback, too, cornerback Josh Thomas said. We didnt play sound defense. We didnt play disciplined, didnt play consistently. Those kinds of things in the NFL, any quarterback will make you pay.
The Panthers sacked Quinn only once for a loss of 4 yards. His 6-yard scramble on third down late in the fourth quarter allowed Kansas City to take three more minutes off the clock, and all but dashed any Carolina comeback hopes.
And on a day when their focus understandably could have been elsewhere, the Chiefs had no turnovers and one penalty a delay of game with 2 minutes, 45 seconds remaining.
I knew that they were prepared from a football standpoint because we put in the game plan all during the week. I didnt know what our mental state would be, Crennel said. Thats one thing you cant predict, so you just have to go out and play. Those guys pulled together, and were able to pull it off.
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