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Photos by PHIL WILKINS/RUNNING PRESS via THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cats, clockwise from top left, Extraterrestrial, Dinosaur, I Heart You, Shark Attack, and Cowboy Hat,
arefeaturedinthebook,“CatsinHats:30KnitandCrochetPatternsforYourKitty”bySaraThomas.
The book was released March 24.
I
t’s not enough to knit sweaters
for our children and grandchil-
dren – no. Dexterous fingers need
more. They need to knit something
smaller, faster: They need to knit
hats for cats.
What started as a lark – and to honor
the grandmother who taught her to
knit – has turned into steady work for
Sara Thomas, author of “Cats in Hats:
30 Knit and Crochet Patterns for Your
Kitty” (Running Press, March 2015).
Thomas hopes the book, with quick
knitting and crochet patterns for a
dinosaur, chicken, bunny, turkey, cup-
cake, extraterrestrial, banana, Santa,
elf, lion, baby bear and more, will free
up time so she can knit and crochet
something else.
“As much as I love the cat hat, I
do want to do other things,” admits
Thomas, of Nashville, Tennessee.
In 2009, Thomas launched her Etsy
shop, Scooter Knits, with disparate
handmade items, including one hand-
knit kitty hat, which quickly sold.
She’s been crocheting tiny hats for
feline companions ever since. In 2012,
her biggest hat-selling year, that was
300 kitty chapeaus (the holiday hats sell
best). Thomas sometimes crocheted
until 4 a.m. to fill the orders.
Hannah Milman, editorial director of
crafts at Martha Stewart Living, isn’t
surprised. “People love their pets – it’s
‘the new baby.’ So it’s no wonder people
want to create personalized, wearable
gifts for their pets,” Milman says. “A
large part of it is also social media ….
Who doesn’t love seeing cats or dogs on
Instagram in cute homemade outfits or
accessories?”
At least one of the patterns in the
book – the Happy Birthday Cat Hat pat-
tern – is free at Thomas’ blog.
Her two cats, Dorothy and Sinclair,
are first to try out her admittedly
kitschy creations. Dorothy has proven
agreeable, but not Sinclair.
“Sinclair does not enjoy modeling the
hats. In fact, he likes to attack them,”
says Thomas.
A patterns book of hats for dogs isn’t
out of the question. And Thomas also
would like to rework her grandmother’s
vintage patterns for a book: “She was a
beautiful knitter who grew up in Ger-
many, so I’d want to make the patterns
era-appropriate.”
But first? She’ll probably embark on
a holiday-themed book that puts more
cats in outlandish hats. She has learned
that hats for cats sell.
By JENNIFER FORKER
The Associated Press
THE CATS IN THE HATS
Book features patterns
for your favorite feline
‘Sinclair does not enjoy modeling the hats.
In fact, he likes to attack them.’
SARA THOMAS
author of “Cats in Hats: 30 Knit and Crochet Patterns for Your Kitty”
Planters, pots will help preteen’s hospital donation grow
Boston Children’s Hos-
pital, among the world’s
oldest pediatric medical
centers, is a pioneer in
providing health care
for children, performing
research in childhood and
adult diseases, and training
future leaders in medicine
and science.
The Boston Children’s
Hospital community
includes many dedicated
supporters who give to the
hospital in different ways,
including a local girl asking
Mailbag readers to donate
containers to raise plants
to raise donations at an
upcoming plant sale.
Plant sale for benefit
“My 12-year-old daugh-
ter, Alyssa, has chosen
someone every year since
she was 7 to raise money
for, and this year she is
raising money for the
Boston Children’s hospi-
tal,” writes Tammy L., of
Nashua (LTR 797).
“This is the first year she
has set a goal of $1,000. She
took the $150 she earned
shoveling snow and made
the first donation to her
Web page ‘Cash for Kids’
through the Boston Chil-
dren’s Hospital, and now
one of her efforts is a plant
sale, which we are hoping
to run for a couple of week-
ends in mid-May.
“If anyone has empty
pots or planters that we
could have, I would gladly
pick them up in Nashua.
“Also, we are looking for
some Little Tikes coupe
cars for our grandchildren.
Any help is greatly appre-
ciated in both cases. Thank
you all!”
Little Tikes’ Cozy Coupe
has been a favorite toy
for more than 30 years,
but as legs grow, children
outgrow these kid-powered
vehicles. Anyone willing to
part with flowerpots, plant-
ers or Cozy Coupes can get
in touch with Tammy and
Alyssa at 566-2759.
Best of luck with the
plant sales – I hope the
project “takes root!”
Kids ride free
“I have an Evenflo tod-
dler car seat to give away,”
says Hannah B., of Nashua
(LTR 292). “It’s old, but
in decent condition, but
very heavy – new ones are
much lighter and easier to
handle.”
The terms “new and
improved” can often be
replaced with “older, but
just as good,” as long as
straps and buckles are in
good working order and
safety factors apply – al-
though most car seats have
an expiration date of six to
10 years. It’s “safe to say”
Hannah can be reached at
320-9061.
Basketball set, TV
“I have a basketball
set, including backboard,
rim, net, pole and water
tank base, in excellent
condition,” says Bob S., of
Nashua (LTR 1,061).
“Also, I have a 28-inch
TV, excellent condition, but
not HD. This is a heavy set
that must be carried from
my basement.
“Both items are available
CHRIS GRAHAM
Chris’ Mailbag
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IN THE NEWS
Amazon tests Uber-like service
for Prime Now deliveries
NEWYORK – Amazon is testing an Uber-like
service for delivering its one-hour Prime Now
packages that will enlist people to deliver
packages for Amazon with their own cars.
In order to offer the speedy deliveries Amazon
will pay drivers $18 to $25 an hour via its new
Amazon Flex program.The move comes before
the busy holiday shopping period.
And it comes as startup on-demand delivery
services such as Postmates and Shyp prolifer-
ate. Ride-sharing service Uber itself has been
rolling out a food delivery service UberEats.
Amazon has been expanding its Prime Now
service for members of its $99 annual Prime
loyalty program.The service delivers a wide
range of items including paper towels, wine
and beer, chilled and frozen items and televi-
sions and Kindle device in one or two hours.
Two-hour delivery is free and one-hour deliv-
ery is available for $7.99. It now offers Prime
Now in 11 cities with across the country with
plans to roll out to more.
–TheAssociatedPress
UPDATES
6 noteworthy features in Mac
system update Wednesday
NEWYORK – Apple’s new Mac operating sys-
tem, El Capitan, won’t offer dramatic changes,
but rather refinements and enhancements to
the current system,Yosemite. Nonetheless, it’s
an upgrade worth having, especially as it’s free.
Once you get El Capitan, here are six features
worth checking out:
Pinning websites
A pin is like a bookmark on Apple’s Safari
browser, except the website you’re pinning is
always open and refreshing in the background.
If you visit another website and come back,
pins remember where you left off – as long as
you don’t close the browser.You might say this
sounds like browser tabs. A key difference is
when you click on an external link and leave a
pinned site, the browser opens a new tab, so
you don’t lose your place on the pinned site.
Muting audio
As websites get aggressive at delivering video
ads and content, audio might play automati-
cally.This gets annoying if you’re watching
video in another window. Safari now has a
speaker icon to instantly mute all audio playing
in the browser, without affecting audio else-
where. If the video you’re watching is playing
in the same browser, the audio for that will
mute, too. It works better when playing video
in a stand-alone app, such as iTunes.
Split screens and Spaces
The Mac has long let you run multiple apps in
separate windows, but you’ve been limited
to one app when it’s in full-screen mode.This
changes with El Capitan’s SplitView. Although
you can come close to split screens by resizing
two windows and placing them side by side,
you now just need to press and hold the green
button on the top left of an app’s window.
The introduction of split screens also uncovers
a little-known feature called Spaces. If your
desktop feels cluttered, you can spread your
apps out in groups, or Spaces. If you’re on a lap-
top, it’s easy to switch by swiping three fingers
on the touchpad left or right.
Better Notes
The Notes app has traditionally been little
more than a word-processing app. Now, it’s
possible to drag in photos, add map locations
and create checklists. It’s also easier to sift
throughWeb links and attachments you’ve
added.The Notes app on iPhones and iPads
got a comparable update, and your notes sync
across Apple devices.You can also access them
onWindows computers through icloud.com.
Smarter search
You can search for old documents using natural
language, such as“find me spreadsheets from
March 2013.”The search tool also retrieves
more types of information, including weather
and stock quotes.
Shaky cursor
No doubt you’ve had times you’ve needed to
select text or move a window, but you have no
idea where the cursor went. Now, just move
the mouse back and forth rapidly, or swipe
your finger back and forth on the touchpad if
it’s a laptop.The cursor turns into a giant arrow
for better visibility.
–TheAssociatedPress
NEW YORK – Mak-
ing a glass of Coke at
home will soon be pos-
sible, if you don’t mind
paying more than $300
for a machine that sits
on your kitchen coun-
tertop. Plus an extra
dollar or so per drink.
Keurig Green Moun-
tain says it will start
selling a machine Tues-
day that makes single
servings of cold bever-
ages including Coke,
Sprite, Dr. Pepper and
flavored seltzer waters.
The machine is similar
in concept to Keurig’s
brewers, which let people
make cups of coffee and
tea by inserting a pod into
the machine and pressing
a button.
Coca-Cola is betting
big on Keurig Kold,
too; the world’s biggest
soda maker owns a 16.8
percent stake in Keurig
Green Mountain.
Still, it’s not
yet clear
who will
buy the
Keurig
Kold,
which
is the
size of a
very large
crockpot.
Keurig says
the suggested retail
price for the machine
is $369.99, but that prices
could be as low as $299 depending on
promotions. Each pod will cost between
$1.12 and $1.25 and make an 8-ounce
serving. That means it’s not really a way
to save money, since people can buy
2-liter bottles and 6-pack cans of soda for
less, on a per-serving basis.
Instead, Keurig CEO Brian Kelley said
Kold is a way for people to have a vari-
ety of drinks at their disposal, without
having cans and bottles take up space.
Among the other drinks the machine can
make are “craft” sodas made by Keurig,
and later this year, cocktail mixers.
“It’s a premium – it’s about choice and
convenience,” Kelley said.
The idea of making sodas and other
drinks at home isn’t new. SodaStream
International also sells a carbonation
machine that makes seltzer and other
flavored drinks. But its machine differs
from the Keurig Kold.
With SodaStream, people fill a bottle
with water and press down on a button
to carbonate the liquid. They can add as
much carbonation and
flavoring as they want.
A complaint among
some users is that the
carbonation comes
from a CO2 canister,
which needs to be
replaced every several
weeks or so, depending
on how often it’s used.
The Keurig Kold,
by contrast, is more
controlled. People fill
the machine’s water
tank, then insert a pod
to create a specific
drink, such as Coke.
The pods have two
chambers – one with the
carbonation, and one
with the syrup or flavor.
The machine makes the
drink in about 90 seconds
or less, chilling the water
in the process.
In addition to its high
price, Phil Terpolilli
at Wedbush Securities
thinks a barrier to Kold’s
popularity will be that
soda is
already so
widely
avail-
able.
“The
con-
sum-
er
can
al-
ready can go
into a fridge and
crack open a Diet
Coke,” Terpolilli said.
Still, Keurig thinks its Kold machine
could eventually be bigger than its cof-
fee brewers, which it says are in about 17
percent of U.S. households. In addition to
going on sale on its website Tuesday, the
company says the Kold will be available
starting in October at select retailers
in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los
Angeles and New York.
Those who don’t want another machine
taking up space on their countertop
might want to wait a few years; Keurig
says it’s working on a machine that could
make both hot and cold drinks.
By CANDICE CHOI
The Associated Press
FRESH FIZZ
Keurig introduces ‘Kold’ soda machine
NEW YORK – Ask a roomful of people to take
out their phones, and you’re bound to see sev-
eral with cracked screens. Despite engineering
breakthroughs, screen breakage has become a
part of life, the leading type of phone damage.
In part, we’re to blame. We want phones that
are bigger, yet thinner, offsetting strides made
in strengthening glass. We also want phones to
be sleek: A phone that’s rugged enough to with-
stand drops just won’t match what we expect
smartphones to look and feel like.
“The tradeoff is phones get a lot bigger and
bulkier,” said Rick Osterloh, president of phone
maker Motorola. “Without a really big innova-
tion and technological breakthrough, it’s going
to be hard to (make a really tough phone) in a
size people expect.”
That’s not to say phones aren’t getting stron-
ger. In fact, given how frequently we use phones
throughout the day, juggling them as we com-
mute, run errands and chase after children, it’s
amazing screens don’t crack even more.
The latest phones from the two leading phone
makers – Apple’s iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, and Sam-
sung’s Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge Plus – mix
zinc into the aluminum frames for aerospace-
grade strength. The frames will absorb more of
the shock that would have gone to the glass, not
to mention help prevent the phones from bend-
ing.
The displays also use ion-strengthened glass.
Samsung uses Corning’s Gorilla Glass 4, which
gets heated in a process that replaces sodium
ions on the surface with potassium ions. Because
potassium ions are larger, they press together
to create a stronger surface – akin to a layer of
armor to protect the interior. Apple turned to
Corning for a custom glass that goes through two
rounds of ion exchange for greater strength.
SquareTrade, which offers protection plans
for consumer electronics, said that while phone
screens used to crack after one or two drops, the
latest iPhones and the Note 5 survived 10 drops
each from six feet in tests last weekend, at least
when dropped on their corners. But for all three
new phones, the screens broke right away when
dropped face down on concrete. Stronger glass
improves the odds, but the risk isn’t zero.
Scott Forester, director of innovations for
Gorilla Glass, said Corning has made strides in
withstanding the types of surfaces most likely
to puncture glass, including asphalt and con-
crete. But he said that’s offset by glass getting
thinner and screens bigger over the years in re-
sponse to consumer demand.
“It’s always this fine balance between practi-
cality and design,” Forester said.
By ANICK JESDANUN
The Associated Press
Broken phones: Screens are
stronger, but still not enough
Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pressure is applied to a phone with a BendBot, a robot designed specifically to test the bendabil-
ity of today’s most popular smartphones, in San Francisco on Aug. 26.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.
– Fresh out of college, Brian
Torcellini dreamed about
getting a job writing about
surfing.
Instead, he wound up in
a dusty, dimly lit garage
near Google’s Silicon Valley
headquarters six years ago,
getting ready to ride a wave
of technology that thrust
him into an occupational
oxymoron. He became a
driver in a driverless car.
Torcellini, 31, now leads
a crew of test, or “safety,”
drivers who are legally re-
quired to ride in Google’s
fleet of 48 robot cars that
the Internet company’s en-
gineers are programming
to navigate the roads with-
out human assistance.
“Alotofpeoplegotowork
and sit in a cubicle,” Tor-
cellini said. “Our cube just
happens to move around the
roads. And if we are suc-
cessful, we are going to put
ourselves out of a job.”
The driverless cars al-
ready have logged more
than 2 million miles in six
years of sometimes te-
dious testing on private
tracks, highways and city
streets located mostly near
Google’s Mountain View,
Calif., headquarters.
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
The Associated Press
Driving
driverless
cars for
Google
‘A lot of people go
to work and sit in a
cubicle. Our cube
just happens to move
around the roads.’
BRIAN TORCELLINI
driverless car driver

3. LIVINGArts/Entertainment Editor: Kathleen Palmer | kpalmer@nashuatelegraph.com | 594-6403 | fax: 882-2681 | www.nashuatelegraph.com/living TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2016 | PAGE 6
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Editor’s Note: Imagine Nashua:
Then & Now is a weekly photo
column by Don Himsel. Each
week, he will feature an old photo
within a more recent photo and
an explanation of how he got the
shot.
Really, there’s nothing I can
add to this. It’s a dog with a
book. In a chair. On a roof. It’s
wearing glasses and has a pipe in its mouth.
You’re welcome. Have a nice Tuesday.
Don Himsel can be reached at 594-6590, dhimsel@nashua
telegraph.com, or @Telegraph_DonHBy Don Himsel Staff writer and photographer
HIMSEL
Then&Now
Imagine Nashua
THIS DOG.
Staff photo by DON HIMSEL/Archive photo courtesy of KEVIN MULLIGAN
A very patient dog poses for a photo above the Nashua River in this undated photo. Canal Street and various business operations are on the far bank and near the
Unitarian church building.
LOS ANGELES – Trips to the vet-
erinarian leave Joy so scared, she
gets sick. The black Lab-mix dog
shakes and shivers, her heart rate
jumps, her blood pressure spikes,
her temperature rises, her eyes di-
late and she cowers under anything
she can get beneath.
After trying vet after vet, the dog’s
owner Debby Trinen of Sandpoint,
Idaho, has finally found relief for
Joy’s stress from a new approach to
veterinary care called “fear-free.”
The fear-free movement aims to
eliminate things in the vet’s office that
bother dogs and cats – white lab coats,
harsh lights and slippery, cold exam
tables – while adding things they like.
For example, a fear-free clinic
“will have a big treat budget,” said
Dr. Marty Becker, the initiative’s
By SUE MANNING
The Associated Press
Veterinarians aim to
reduce stress for pets
Veterinarian Dr. John Talmadge
poses with his golden retrievers at
Talmadge’s Bigger Road Veterinary
Clinic in Kettering, Ohio, in August.
PhotosbyERINGROTE/BIGGERROADVETERINARYCENTERFORPETHEALTHANDENRICHMENTviaTheAssociatedPress
The adult Montessori and day care area at the facility in Springboro, Ohio,
is seen in August.
PETS | PAGE 7
DECATUR, Ill. – When Jen-
nifer Dahn answered the call
to help the recovery effort at a
tornado disaster area in Wash-
ington in November 2013, she
had no idea she was about to
get a vision that would result
in smiles and encouragement
for thousands of people across
Central Illinois.
During her volunteer work,
she was deeply moved as she
witnessed how therapy/com-
fort dogs visiting with tornado
victims could elevate some of
the lowest of spirits. In those
moments, the inspiration for
PawPrint Ministries was born.
Dahn returned to Decatur,
ignited with a passion to start a
faith-based comfort dog minis-
try that would bless her home-
town and expand outward. Just
five months later, in April 2014,
she had turned her faith into
fruition, founding PawPrint
Ministries with her husband,
Mike.
Since then, Jennifer and her
team of dog handlers have
visited people of diverse de-
mographics, from terminal
cancer patients to disaster vic-
tims, with the intent of touch-
ing lives through the empathy
and compassion of their regis-
tered therapy dogs.
“When my dog comes into
that psych ward, he can do
things for those patients that
no medication can do,” Dahn
asserted. On more than one
occasion, nurses have been
surprised to witness patients
who have been unresponsive
for long periods of time, sud-
denly talk or move after a sight
or touch of a PawPrint golden
retriever.
The ministry has earned a
growing following and they of-
ten see fans at nursing homes
and assisted living facilities
waiting at the entrance, eager-
ly anticipating their monthly
arrival.
“When my dog approaches a
situation, he doesn’t judge, he
doesn’t speak, he just comes in
with compassion, and that’s so
often what they need. My dog
is a bridge that allows that per-
son to come and sit next to me,”
explained Dahn about the abili-
ties of her dogs.
She said that a benefit to be-
ing a faith-based organization
is they are able to share the
love of Jesus with those who
are feeling the world crum-
bling around them. Their de-
ployment to residential areas
devastated by straight-line
windsinQuincyinJulywasone
of their more dramatic steps
of faith. The team brought the
kind-hearted presence of their
dogs to those dealing with the
physical and emotional toll of
the disaster and provided re-
lief, or at least a distraction,
from the destruction.
By JIM BOWLING
(Decatur) Herald & Review
PawPrint Ministries gives
comfort to those in need
Photo by JIM BOWLING/HERALD & REVIEW via The Associated Press
Maxine Critchelow, a resident at Imboden Creek Living Center
inDecatur,Ill.,enjoyseyecontactfromcomfortdog,Eli,duringa
PawPrint Ministries visit with residents on March 18.
PAWPRINT | PAGE 7

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sunday
Photos by HEATHER AINSWORTH/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEFT: Hunt Country Vineyard owner, Art Hunt,
holdsaglassofjuiceyieldedfromcrushedVidal
BlancgrapesatthevineyardinBranchport,N.Y.
ABOVE: Vidal Blanc grapes hang on the vine at
Hunt Country Vineyards.
W
inter finally came down hard on New
York’s Finger Lakes this month with
single-digit temperatures at dawn and
snow blowing over the rolling vineyards.
The wait was over for an ice wine harvest.
Thick-gloved workers briskly picked frozen
bunches of grapes that would be pressed into extra-
sweet juice within hours out in the cold air. Hunt
Country Vineyards makes a sweet wine that has be-
come a specialty for a number of vineyards dotting
upstate New York hillsides — albeit one dependent
on the increasingly noticeable vagaries of winter.
“It was probably the most stressful year that
we’ve ever had. It’s the latest that we’ve ever
picked,” said vineyard owner Art Hunt, stand-
ing over a bin of vidal blanc grapes about to be
pressed. Wisps of snow covered the fruit.
“It’s like biting into the finest sorbet,” Hunt
said after talking off a glove to taste a grape,
“just tons of flavor.”
Ice wine harvests are a far cry from travel-
ogue images of grapes ripening under a radiant
sun. These grapes are left on the vine through
at least the fall. When temperatures get low
enough to freeze the water in the grapes, wine-
makers pounce. The grapes with ice crystals
in them yield a thicker, more concentrated
juice – around 38 percent sugar compared
with 22 percent for juice used to make white
table wines. The resulting wine is sweeter,
heavier and – because of the extra work to
produce
it – often
pricier.
Ice wine has a long history in
Germany and is big in Canada,
but it remains a small niche in
the multibillion-dollar U.S. wine
industry, confined mostly to upstate
New York, Ohio and Michigan. The
Finger Lakes, New York’s highest-
profile winemaking region, has
had more than about a half-dozen
wineries devoting some acreage to
ice wines. Vineyards closer to lakes
Erie and Ontario have also produced
ice wines.
“In Germany, it’s a little bit more
By MICHAEL HILL
The Associated Press
CH-CH-CHEERS!
Finger Lakes ice
wine harvest
late this winter
Workers pick up bins of Vidal Blanc grapes harvested during early morning freezing temperatures at Hunt
Country Vineyards on Monday, Jan. 4. The harvest yields ice wine – a sweeter, heavier and because of the
extra work to produce it, often pricier white table wine.
A glass of sweet juice yielded from
fresh pressed Vidal Blanc grapes
after harvesting the grapes at the
vineyard. Ice wine has a long
history in Germany and is big
in Canada, but it remains a
small niche in the multibillion-
dollar U.S. wine industry,
confined mostly to
upstate New York,
Ohio and Michi-
gan.
WINE | PAGE D-2
Senior bingo players hope for donation of boardBingo is a game of
chance. There are 75 balls
with either a B, I, N, G or O
on them, as well as a num-
ber. The goal is to fill a ver-
tical, horizontal or diagonal
line on a gridded card by
matching combinations of
letters and numbers.
When the letter-number
combinations coordinate with all of the respective
squares on a player’s card,
a winner yells “Bingo!”
A group of Nashua se-
niors call on the Mailbag to
help generate a call to their
contact number offering a
bingo board.
Chance to donate
“I am writing in behalf
of the residents at the Coli-
seum Seniors Residence
who are in dire need of a
new bingo board,” says
Carolyn B., of Nashua (LTR
2,575). “We know that a
new board is not in any-
one’s budget, but a newly
refurbished board would
be a most wonderful gift
for them.
“It’s safe to say that this
one night of bingo is, for
most of these residents,
their only ‘night out’. They
were told recently that
their board is too anti-
quated to get parts for, and
this news was devastating
to them. If there is any
way that a board could be
found, they would also need
assistance in bringing it to
the residence.
“Chris, thank you for the
opportunity to reach out in
our need. Even though said
before, we thank you im-
mensely for your compas-
sionate work in the commu-
nity. So many are blessed
by your column.”
MAILBAG | PAGE PB
CHRIS GRAHAM
Chris’ Mailbag

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Grandparents can’t hide shock over kindergartner’s makeupDEAR ABBY: Our son and
his wife have blessed us
with a darling 6-year-old
granddaughter, “Sophie,”
who is the love of our lives.
We live nearby and are
very close.
When we received her
kindergarten school photo,
she had on heavy lipstick
and light eye shadow. My
husband and I couldn’t
contain our shock. Her
parents said they thought
she looked beautiful, and
Sophie was made up that
way because “she wanted
to.” We were speechless.
When we pick her up on
weekends, she sometimes
wears makeup, too. It makes
her look like a 30-year-old.
We think that wearing it
while playing dress-up is
fun, but doing it outside the
home takes away from her
natural beauty. What are
your thoughts on this?
– Taken aback in Kansas
DEAR TAKEN ABACK: Forgive
me if this seems old-
fashioned, but I think that a
kindergartner should be al-
lowed to remain a child for
at least a few years. I’m not
only surprised that your
son and daughter-in-law
would send their 6-year-old
to school wearing makeup,
I’m equally surprised that
the school would allow it.
And when Sophie spends
the weekend with you,
don’t you think you should
make the rules about
whether she’s allowed to
wear makeup? Someone
has to draw the line, but
when you do, be prepared
for some battles.
DEAR ABBY: My mother
passed away a few weeks
ago. She lived with my
husband and me for the last
2½ years of her life, and I
was her caregiver.
The week after she
passed, my husband did not
stay home even one day
with me. It was the loneliest,
saddest time I have ever
experienced. I feel he should
have stayed with me without
my having to ask him. He
says all I had to do was ask.
Frankly, I don’t think it
was up to me to ask to be
comforted. Who do you
think is right?
– Grieving
in Clearwater, Fla.
DEAR GRIEVING: Please ac-
cept my deepest sympathy
for the loss of your beloved
mother. You were a loving,
caring daughter and, I’m
sure, a comfort to her in
her last years.
It is sad that you and
your husband have such a
poor level of communica-
tion. You shouldn’t have
had to ask him to remain
by your side in your hour
of need. He promised to do
that at the altar, and from
where I sit, he failed you.
DEAR ABBY: I am a woman
married to a woman.
Recently we attended her
family reunion. Her first
cousins (all female) decid-
ed to have a meeting. When
my wife returned from the
discussion, her mom asked
her what it was about. My
wife replied that they were
planning a trip with just the
female cousins – no men. I
feel hurt and excluded, as I
am a woman, too.
Am I wrong? I can
understand not wanting
husbands on an all-girl trip,
but am I not the exception?
– Out of the loop
in Alberta, Canada
DEAR OUT: No. This trip is
for cousins only; no spous-
es. Although all the other
spouses are men, you are
not a cousin, so stop looking
for reasons to be hurt. My
advice is to let it go.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail
Van Buren, also known as Jeanne
Phillips, and was founded by her
mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear
Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. Box
69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
Mailbag| Cross-country skis, poles, boots available to good home
Bingo cards in the UK
and Australia, with 90
numbered balls per game,
differ from the American
version. However, even
if the odds improved,
it’s doubtful they would
justify the expense of the
trip.
Carolyn can be reached
at 943-7418 or williamjpb@
msn.com. I’ll be hoping for
a positive update!
Ski package available
Korean and Vietnam war
veteran Al W., of Nashua
(LTR 1,178), an avid cross-
country skier and outdoor
enthusiast who died in De-
cember, wished to have his
cross-country skis, poles,
and boots given to someone
who enjoys spending time
outdoors, who may have
cross-country skied in the
past or may have wanted
to ski but not been able to
afford the equipment, in
gratitude for the help he re-
ceived from others through
the Mailbag.
The brand is Bonna, with
the name “Conquest” in
black lettering. They are
80 inches, and the bindings
are labled “Rottefella NNB/
bl.” The ski poles are Arc-
tic brand; and the ski boots,
a man’s size 10, say “Alpha
Norway.”
To date, no one has re-
sponded to this offer; how-
ever, last month’s lack of
snow may well have been a
deterrent for anyone mak-
ing skiing plans.
Since Al’s next of kin say
no lengthy explanation is
necessary, interested par-
ties should contact Chris’
Mailbag, Attn: LTR 1,178
(information at bottom of
column). An update will ap-
pear in a future column.
Bistro-type table sought
“I was wondering if
you had any space in next
week’s column to place a
request for a bistro-type
table that would be about
30 inches in diameter
(round or square is fine)
and 24-25 inches high, for
Anita L., of Nashua,” writes
Linda W., of Nashua (LTR
2,762). “She was so grate-
ful to all of the people who
gave her furnishings for
her naked apartment, but
the table is the one thing
she hasn’t gotten, and natu-
rally it is a necessary item
in the home.
“And as always, your
column and all that you
do for it and with it and
us is so very appreciated!
We never miss a chance
to pass along a good word
for Chris’ Mailbag so that
you will have no chance
to slow down and retire
it. Between the Mailbag
and Lucky Dog, we are so
lucky to have wonderful
people who devote their
time and efforts toward
helping others in need –
both human and animal!
Thanks again.”
Bistro-type tables are
not only the perfect size for
a small apartment, but also
add a charming sidewalk
cafe atmosphere (strolling
musician not included).
Linda can be reached at
882-9314, and Anita’s num-
ber is 1-520-220-2516; both
are in Nashua.
Printer cartridges available
“I recently changed
printers, and have
HP940XL ink cartridges,
if anyone uses that ink,”
writes Kristen D., of Mer-
rimack (LTR 1,054). “The
cartridges I have are black
and magenta/cyan, both
new and unopened.”
Hewlett-Packard intro-
duced the LaserJet, the
first printer to use a dispos-
able ink cartridge, in 1984.
However, the printer’s
$3,500 price tag put it out of
reach for most home-based
consumers. The 2000s
made printers affordable
for at-home printing.
Anyone able to use the
above-mentioned car-
tridges might want to give
Kristen a call at 882-6171.
TV time
“We have a small, 13-
inch television we’d like
to find a home for,” says
Luann B., of Nashua (LTR
426). “It’s handy because it
has a built-in video player.
“I know there are some
people who still have VHS,
and this would be a small,
convenient, easy-to-run
player and viewer.”
Judging from the re-
sponse to Mailbag offers of
VHS tapes, video players
are indeed still popular. If
you have VHS movies on
tape waiting for viewing,
you are welcome to email
Luann at gatheringhearts@
yahoo.com.
Starting over
“I just relocated to
Nashua, and I need ev-
erything for an efficiency
apartment,” says Mike
W., of Nashua (LTR 3,243).
“If your readers have it
in their heart to donate a
gently used bed, a dresser,
a smaller TV, radio, dishes,
towels, dishes, silverware,
small table and a couple of
chairs, maybe a recliner or
whatever they have, that
would be fantastic.
“I thank you in advance
for all that you do!”
Mike’s request comes
via the email of Lisa M.,
attention: “On behalf of my
friend.” It’s always nice to
have a friend looking out
for you! If you have any of
the items Mike could use,
he would appreciate a call
at 557-8011. Let me know
how things are working
out.
Updates
Hannah B., of Nashua
(LTR 292), writes, “I had
a superb response to my
request for a walker in last
Sunday’s paper. I picked
one up this morning in
Hollis from the first person
(Bob) who called me. But I
have had many calls since
then. When I am done with
this walker, you will hear
from me about returning
the favor to another person
in need. Thank you, every-
one.”
Linda W., of Nashua
(LTR 2,762), writes, “I just
received some of the most
lovely pieces of material,
and of many different
varieties and colors! And
there was also a box of as-
sorted yarn, both of which
were from Carla D., who
wrote in to the column a
couple of weeks ago offer-
ing the things. We were
able to grab them at once
for our craft group, and
will be able to make many
different things from the
cloth: for infants/toddlers;
household items like pil-
lows/possibly curtains; I
believe even some adult
clothing of different styles
and kinds.
“What a blessing this
was to us! A strange thing
was that we have been in
touch with Carla before,
and when her phone died
on her, I was able to make
contact through her email
so we could be sure of get-
ting the items! She had lost
all the info when the phone
died, so had no phone num-
bers or the like.
“Once again, Chris’
Mailbag has come through
with many valuable things
to help others in their quest
to help others themselves!
Thank you, thank you and
more!”
Contact Chris’ Mailbag by sending
mail to Chris’ Mailbag c/o The
Telegraph, 17 Executive Drive, Hud-
son, NH 03051, or email christine.
graham33@gmail.com. Include full
name and complete address, along
with telephone number or email ad-
dress for publication, if applicable.
Items eligible for publication are for
donation, trade or barter only; re-
quests of items for sale or purchase
will not be included.
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Wine| The finished product can provide a wide range of flavors
of a novelty than it is an
annual product,” said John
Fischer, professor of wine
and spirits management
at the Culinary Institute of
America. In upstate New
York, he said, “they have
turned it into an annual
product. It’s pretty bank-
able up there.”
Hunt has been mak-
ing ice wine since 1987,
annually reserving a few
rows of grapes among his
65 acres under production.
Some ice wine makers use
Riesling grapes, but Hunt
likes the vidal blanc, a
tough-skinned grape that
hangs in loose bunches.
Grapes plucked this
month range from golden
green to deeper purples
and browns. The darker
grapes are affected by
botrytis, or “noble rot,” a
fungus that can be benefi-
cial for dessert wines.
“We have a range of
flavors when we press the
ice wine. It’s going to be
very complex,” Hunt said.
“We have raisiny, honey,
plummy flavors and a good
crisp acidity.”
Growing grapes is a
gamble, but more so for ice
wine. More time on the vine
leaves the grapes vulner-
able to poaching deer and
birds. Some fall off the vine.
Expecting a mild winter,
Hunt harvested half his
ice wine grapes in mid-
December for late-harvest
wine. That left a bit more
than a ton of grapes for ice
wine by harvest, probably
not enough to meet demand
for the entire year.
Recent warm weather in
the Northeast has height-
ened concerns about global
warming. But Hunt thinks
winters will stay cold
enough at least during his
lifetime. While the ice wine
yield this year was small,
they had been good the pre-
vious two years amid cold
winters. It’s hard to predict
year to year.
“You never can tell,” he
said. “It keeps you humble.”
CONTINUED FROM | PAGE D-1
Photos by HEATHER AINSWORTH/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEFT: A bottle of ice wine from 2007 is displayed at Hunt Country Vineyards
ABOVE: A worker harvests Vidal Blanc grapes at Hunt Country Vineyards in Branchport,
N.Y., on Monday, Jan. 4.
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ABOVE: A man signs a book of condolences next to a picture of pop star David Bowie at the Groninger Museum, which hosts the “DAVID BOWIE is” exhibit, in Gron-
ingen, northern Netherlands, on Monday. The museum is normally closed on Mondays but opened its doors to allow people to sign a condolence register and visit
the Bowie exhibit, which runs through March 13.
INSET: Model Hannelore Knuts wears a creation by French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier during the presentation of his ready-to-wear Spring-Summer 2013 in
Paris on Sept. 19, 2012. The look channels the style of late pop icon David Bowie, as part of the rock star-themed show.
D
avid Bowie, with his outrageous alter egos,
was famed as much for his image and power-
ful influence on fashion design as he was
for his music.
From the much-copied lightning
flash face paint of Aladdin Sane,
the oversize shoulders and
white shirt collars of “Thin White Duke” to the
trilby hat and floppy fringe of the alien he
played in the movie “The Man Who Fell to
Earth,” Bowie for decades boldly broke
boundaries in style and gender with his
influential looks.
Then there was, of course, 1972’s
flame-orange haired Ziggy Stardust
– his most recognizable invention.
While Bowie died of cancer
at age 69 on Sunday after just
having released a new album,
he is as alive and young as
ever on the high fashion
catwalks.
Bowie “was a great
artist and a timeless
fashion icon ... who
will remain a refer-
ence,” Chanel de-
signer Karl Lagerfeld
told The Associated
Press.
Such was Bowie’s
unique style that by 1992,
when he married Somali-
American fashion model Iman,
his “relationship to fashion had
already been sealed long be-
fore,” according to prominent
fashion blogger Diane Pernet.
Someobserverssaythat
onlyLadyGagahascomeas
closeasBowiedidinseamlessly
mergingpopmusicandfashion.
Jean Paul Gaultier, Dior, Saint
Laurent and Dries Van Noten and
fashion-conscious actresses such
as Tilda Swinton all owe Bowie a
lot. The check list includes bold hair color,
sometimes slicked back, golden makeup,
high shoulders, space themes, wide lapels on
big monochrome or yellow jackets or sheeny
playsuits with a deep cleavage.
Trendsinrecentseasonshaveturnedtheclocksbackto
theglamrockofthe1970sand’80s–aBowiesignature.
A recent Gaultier ready-to-wear show in Paris entitled
“Rock Stars” paid homage to the man by recreating
Ziggy Stardust on model Hannelore Knuts – who donned
a one-legged, star encrusted net catsuit to applause
from guests.
Gaultier told The Associated Press Monday that
“personally he inspired me by his creativity, his ex-
travagance, his sense of fashion that he was con-
stantly reinventing, by his allure, his elegance and his
androgyny.”
By THOMAS ADAMSON
The Associated Press
POP FASHION
David Bowie had
powerful influence
on design, culture
TRENTON, N.J. – A pow-
der horn that experts be-
lievewasusedbyAlexander
Hamilton sold for $115,620
at auction on what would
have been his birthday.
Hamilton, the nation’s
first treasury secretary
and one of the country’s
Founding Fathers, is now
the focus of a blockbuster
hip-hop Broadway musi-
cal called “Hamilton.” The
owner of the powder horn,
a New Jersey dentist,
hoped buzz from the show
would help boost bids,
which started at $10,000
on Monday at Sterling As-
sociates in Closter, New
Jersey.
The auction house owner,
Steven D’Atri, said he was
happy with the price, but
not surprised. He said the
buyer did not wish to be
identified.
Dr. Warren Richman
acquired the horn from a
patient in 1990 and spent
years trying to document
its authenticity and study-
ing its etchings, which in-
clude a unicorn. A descen-
dant, an arms appraiser
and a forensic documents
expert said they believe
Hamilton used the en-
graved piece of cow horn
to carry gunpowder.
It is inscribed with his
name and 1773, the year
he entered what today is
Columbia University. Ham-
ilton would have used it
leading troops during the
Revolutionary War and
as an aide to Gen. George
Washington.
By SHAWN MARSH
The Associated Press
Powder horn believed owned by Hamilton sold
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Hamilton| Founding Father is subject of a musical in New York
Hamilton’s birthday is
recognized as Jan. 11, but
historians are not sure
whether he was born in
1755 or 1757. He was mor-
tally wounded in a duel with
Aaron Burr in 1804.
Hamilton has lately be-
come the unlikely subject
of a smash musical that’s
the hottest ticket in New
York.
Written by and starring
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the
show tells the true story of
how an orphan emigrant
from the Caribbean rose to
the highest ranks of Ameri-
can society, as told by a
young African-American
and Latino cast.
Visitation to the Hamil-
ton Grange National Me-
morial in New York City is
up almost 250 percent per
month since the Broadway
show premiered, John War-
ren of the National Park
Service said.
CONTINUED FROM | PAGE D-3
A horn believed to have
been owned by Alexan-
der Hamilton is seen at
Antique NJ in Closter, N.J.,
on Dec. 15. It recently sold
at auction for $115,62 on
what would have been
his birthday. Hamilton,
the nation’s first treasury
secretary and one of
the country’s Founding
Fathers, is now the focus
of a blockbuster hip-hop
Broadway musical called
“Hamilton.”
Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
‘The Artist and the
Land’ on exhibit
PETERBOROUGH – The
New Hampshire Institute of Art
has a new exhibition, “Collabo-
ration: The Artist and the Land,”
at their Sharon Arts Center
Campus, 30 Grove St.
The history of the landscape is
inextricably fused with the histo-
ry of art. Each artist has tried to
define the relationship between
him or herself and his or her sur-
roundings. “Collaboration: The
Artist and the Land” features a
small cross section of paintings,
photos and sculpture by artists
who have delved deep into this
rich history and have come forth
with unique and sensitive ap-
proaches to the landscape.
“From photorealism to com-
plete abstraction, each artwork
provides the viewer with a
sense of space and emotion
along with the opportunity to ex-
perience the landscape through
the artist’s imagination,” said
gallery director Kate Lenahan.
The exhibit runs through Feb.
20. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-6
p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. For
more information, call 836-2585
or visit nhia.edu.
Conceptualizations
of ‘home’ in Lowell
Lowell, Mass. – The Brush Art
Gallery, 256 Market St., hosts
“Houses & Homes,” its annual
members’ exhibit.
Artists who are members
of the Brush Art Gallery and
Studios or the New England
Sculptors Association submit-
ted to this juried exhibition. The
theme is the concept of “home”
– including treehouses, nests,
traditional homes and futuristic
homes. All media was welcomed.
The artwork of more than 30 lo-
cal artists will be represented.
Winter gallery hours are
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays-
Saturdays, and noon-4 p.m.
Sundays. For more information,
call 1-978-459-7819 or visit www.
thebrush.org.
Cultural diversity
exhibit at the library
NASHUA – Through Jan. 29,
photographs by Becky Field
will be on exhibit at the Nashua
Public Library, 2 Court St.
The photos will be accompa-
nied by text panels, all of which
come from Field’s book, “Differ-
ent Roots, Common Dreams: New
Hampshire’s Cultural Diversity.”
“This photo project started
because of an act of hate,” Field
said. In 2011 and 2012, malicious
graffiti was scrawled on the
Concord homes of four fami-
lies that had escaped violence
and persecution in their home
countries. Field decided then
to use her camera to honor the
diversity of new Americans, to
recognize their determination
and expertise, to raise aware-
ness about paths to resettle-
ment, and to stimulate public
dialogue on immigration.
Since then, Field has met
thousands of recently resettled
people in New Hampshire, from
nearly 50 countries. Her book
showcases her photographs and
also includes six essays by im-
migrants about their journeys.
A reception for the photogra-
pher will be held at the library
on Sunday, Jan. 24, from 2-4 p.m.
She will give a short talk about
the project at the event. It is
free and open to the public.
The exhibit can be viewed
during regular library hours.
For more information, contact
Bruce at bruce.marks@nashual-
ibrary.org or call 589-4626.
‘Clay for Kids’ mobile
studio seeks noms
MANCHESTER – Studio 550
Art Center, 550 Elm St., is ac-
cepting nominations for their
Clay for Kids Fund.
Studio 550 will bring a
mobile clay studio lesson to a
Manchester-area nonprofit that
works with underserved chil-
dren who wouldn’t otherwise
have the opportunity to work
with clay.
Nominations are due by
9 p.m. Jan. 30, via email to
info@550arts.com.
Organizations may self-
nominate. Nominations are
simple and consist of the organi-
zation’s name, a contact person
and a few sentences about what
the organization does and why
they would benefit from the clay
studio visit.
The studio will be able to
work with about 10-15 kids in
each visit. It will provide all the
materials and tools to teach a
clay lesson, fire the work, and
return it to the organization
finished.
For more information, call
232-5597, visit www.550arts.
com, or visit the studio.
Call for entries:
‘Mail Art’ exhibition
MANCHESTER – Studio
550 Art Center, 550 Elm St., is
hosting an exhibit of mail art
envelopes, Feb. 5-27. Because
getting art in the mail is better
than getting bills!
Artists are invited to submit
envelopes that are transformed
into canvases for their art,
doodles, or sketches. All media
are welcome and all submis-
sions received by the deadline
that follow the exhibition guide-
lines will be displayed. A gallery
reception will be held Feb. 5.
Mail art dates back to the
1950s, when the postal service
was viewed as a cheap, non-
commercialized way to share
small-scale works of art with
other artists without a gallery
or museum. All submissions
will be available for purchase
and will be useable, as artists
are required to leave (ideally,
creatively placed) blank spaces
on the envelopes for addresses.
Finished submissions should
be dropped off at Studio 550 no
later than 9 p.m. Feb. 4.
There is no cost to submit to
the show. For full submission
details, visit the “Opportunities”
page at www.550arts.com.
For more information, call
232-5597, visit www.550arts.
com, or visit the studio.
More than 250
artworks on exhibit
LOWELL, Mass. – Through
Saturday, the Whistler House
Museum of Art, 243 Worthen
St., will present an exhibition of
works by the artist members of
the Lowell Art Association Inc.
as part of the first Invitational
Members Exhibition.
Each fall the WHMA invites
its members to submit artworks
of any style or medium for con-
sideration. This year, more than
100 artists submitted more than
250 works of art. Instead of a
juried show, the museum is pre-
senting an Invitational, where
each member who submitted
work will have at least one work
of art in the exhibition. Submit-
ted works cover a variety of
media including oil, acrylic,
watercolor, mixed media, fiber,
sculpture and photography.
Regular museum hours are 11
a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Satur-
days. More information at www.
whistlerhouse.org.
‘Fresh Visions’
student artwork
LOWELL, Mass. – Through
Jan. 31, “Fresh Visions: Lowell
High School Scholastic Art
Entries 2016” will be on exhibit
at Loading Dock Gallery, 122
Western Ave.
Kick off the new year with a
new generation of artists! This
student art exhibit showcases the
exemplary work being entered
into the Massachusetts portion
of the Scholastic Art and Writing
Awards, sponsored by the Boston
Globe. “Fresh Visions” includes
about 100 artworks from Lowell
students, ranging from painting
and sculpture, to fashion and
jewelry, to digital art.
Also at Western Avenue
Studios this month, the Onyx
Room will display “Boys & Girls
Club of Lowell: 2015 National
Fine Art Exhibit,” hosted by Mir-
acle Providers and Loading Dock
Arts, Inc. This exhibit features
work from youth ages 7-18, who
participated in a fine arts pro-
gram offered through the Boys
and Girls Club of Lowell and
includes drawing, painting, print-
making and mixed media.
For more information, call
1-978-656-1687 or visit the-
loadingdockgallery.com. The
Onyx Room is open by appoint-
ment by calling 1-978-616-6991.
now see this
Photo courtesy of BECKY FIELD
“Burundi Bride – Manchester,” by photographer Becky Field, who has a cultural-diversity photo exhibit at
the Nashua Public Library.
art exhibits around and about
HELPING HANDS
EDITOR’S NOTE: Help-
ing Hands is a weekly
feature that provides
information about the needs
of local nonprofit agencies.
Send changes to kpalmer@
nashuatelegraph.com.
Adult Learning Center
4 Lake St., Nashua, NH
03060
NEEDS: ESOL and Adult
Basic Education tutors for
1½-2 hours per week.
HOURS: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Monday-Friday.
CONTACT: Connie Cullen,
882-9080 ext. 208, or
ccullen@adultlearning
center.org.
WEBSITE:www.adult
learningcenter.org.
Anne-Marie House
180 Lowell Road, Hud-
son, NH 03051
NEEDS: High-efficiency
laundry detergent pods,
toilet paper, paper towels,
disinfectant wipes, copy
paper, tall kitchen bags,
and large garbage bags.
COLLECTION HOURS: 8:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-
Friday.
CONTACT: 883-7338, ext. 1,
or info@annemariehouse.
org.
WEBSITE: www.anne
mariehouse.org.
Boys & Girls Club
of Greater Nashua
1 Positive Place, Nashua,
NH 03060
NEEDS: Volunteers to help
in new science program.
Volunteers must be at least
15 years or older. Program
runs 5-6 p.m. Mondays
and Fridays. Volunteers
can choose which day they
would like to volunteer.
Also looking for volunteers
to mentor Club members,
at least one hour a week.
Mentoring activities vary.
COLLECTION HOURS: 9 a.m.-
5 p.m.
CONTACT: Bree Cosgrove,
bcosgrove@bgcn.com or
883-0523, ext. 237.
WEBSITE: www.bgcn.com.
Corpus Christi Food
Pantry and Assistance
43 Franklin St., Nashua,
NH 03064
NEEDS: The pantry is cur-
rently in need of toiletry
items: shampoo, deodorant,
toothpaste, toothbrushes,
toilet paper, dish detergent,
tissues. Nonperishable
items: canned meat, fruit,
vegetables, juice, coffee,
condiments, jelly, macaroni
and cheese, muffin and
pancake mixes and syrup.
COLLECTION HOURS:
10 a.m.-noon Mondays,
Wednesdays; 2-4 p.m. Tues-
days, Thursdays.
CONTACT: Susan Dignan,
882-6372.
WEBSITE: corpuschristi
foodpantry.org.
End 68 Hours of Hunger –
Nashua
80 Cypress Lane, Unit 5,
Nashua, NH 03063
NEEDS: Cans: soup, tuna,
chicken, ham or pasta;
fruit cups, cereal, oatmeal,
snack foods, crackers,
peanut butter, jelly, mayo,
mac ’n’ cheese boxes,
ramen packets. Donated,
permanent storage space;
preferably with heat and
electricity.
COLLECTION HOURS: Drop
off at Verde Salon, 137
Main St. Nashua, or call
422-5000 for pickup.
CONTACT: Sandy Gribbin,
422-5000, nashua@end68
hoursofhunger.org.
WEBSITE: www.end68
hoursofhunger.org.
Front Door Agency
12 Concord St., Nashua,
NH 03064
NEEDS: New twin bedding,
healthy snacks for kids,
juice boxes, paper towels,
cleaning supplies, toilet pa-
per, feminine products and
55-gallon trash bags.
COLLECTION HOURS: 8:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-
Thursday.
CONTACT: Nancy Paige,
886-2866, npaige@front
dooragency.org.
WEBSITE: www.frontdoor
agency.org.
Greater Nashua Habitat
for Humanity – ReStore
352 Amherst St., Nashua,
NH 03063
NEEDS: Volunteers to help
run our ReStore! Donations
of new and gently used
building supplies, appli-
ances, cabinets, lighting,
hardware, tools, non-uphol-
stered furniture and house-
wares are also needed.
DONATIONS OR SHOPPING:
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays,
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-
Saturday. Closed Sunday,
Monday.
DONATIONS, PICKUPS &
VOLUNTEERS: 943-8980 or
email restoremanager@
nashabitat.org.
WEBSITE: www.nashua
habitat.org/restore.
Humane Society
for Greater Nashua
24 Ferry Road, Nashua,
NH 03064
NEEDS: Iams Adult Cat
Original dry cat food; Iams
dry kitten food; 8½ x 11
white copy paper; gently
used towels, blankets and
sheets; non-clumping cat
litter; bleach; Dawn dish-
washing liquid; and heavy-
duty contractor garbage
bags.
COLLECTION HOURS: Dona-
tions can be left anytime in
the shelter’s donation shed
to the right of the main
entrance.
CONTACT: 889-2275,
dvaughn@hsfn.org.
WEBSITE: www.hsfn.org.
Marguerite’s Place
87 Palm St., Nashua, NH
03060
NEEDS: Circle label
stickers, corn starch, clear
contact paper, paint cups,
masking tape, duct tape,
Band-Aids, googly eyes,
craft pompoms medium
and large, and child-sized
spoons.
Residential items: HD
laundry soap, dryer sheets,
paper towels, Clorox wipes,
toilet paper, tissues, mops,
HELPING | PAGE D-5

8. COVER STORY
MAGAZINEArts/Entertainment Editor: Kathleen Palmer | kpalmer@nashuatelegraph.com | 594-6403 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2015 | PAGE D-1
TheTelegraph
sunday
A
full-scale copper replica
of Lady Liberty’s face
is the first thing that
greets visitors to the
museum in the base
of the Statue of Liberty.
But the face that gives visi-
tors a chance to get up close
and personal with an aspect
of the statue that otherwise
looms far out of reach is avail-
able to only a limited number
of visitors. The museum is open
only to those who have tickets to
the pedestal or the crown.
The National Park Service wants
to change that, and has proposed
building a larger museum on Lib-
erty Island that would be available
to all of the approximately 4 million
annual visitors to the site, not just
the 20 percent or so who have statue
tickets.
“We’d like to make the visit as
enriching as possible,” said John
By DEEPTI HAJELA
The Associated Press
Face of
freedom
Larger, more accessible
museum proposed at
the Statue of Liberty
ABOVE: A large copper face replica of the
Statue of Liberty is shown inside the mu-
seum on Liberty Island, N.Y.
BELOW: The original torch for the Statue of
Liberty greets visitors at the entry to its
museum on Thursday, Nov. 5.
Photos by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LIBERTY | PAGE D-2
Gatherings of family, friends bring culinary creations to table
“Gratitude can trans-
form common days into
thanksgivings, turn routine
jobs into joy, and change
ordinary opportunities into
blessings.”
– William Arthur Ward,
inspirational writer
Thanksgiving is tradition-
ally a time for expressions
of thanks and gratitude,
reflecting on the past, plan-
ning for upcoming holidays
and listening to gift wishes,
but more immediately,
preparation for a main
course and side dishes.
Thankfully, cookbooks
and magazines with recipes
are offered in the Mailbag.
‘Over the river …’
“I’m always thankful
for opportunities to help
others, and now to pass
along assorted cookbooks
and cooking magazines
full of recipes just in time
for Thanksgiving, Christ-
mas dinners and holiday
meals,” says Bert the Pick-
er, of Nashua (LTR 1,775).
“Some of the titles are
‘Country Flavor Cookbook,’
‘Raspberries – Rhubarb,
Rules and Recipes,’ ‘A
Trunk Full of Recipes’ and
‘Hey Kids! You’re Cookin’
Now!’ There are hardcover
books and paperbacks with
recipes put together from
groups and schools. Some
magazines feature ‘Italian
Comfort Food’ and ‘Quick
& Light.’
“I’m still finding more. I
can deliver locally.”
Recipes like those con-
tributed by PTA members,
women’s clubs, church
groups and soccer moms
for fundraisers are likely
to feature on-hand ingredi-
ents and simple steps as op-
posed to exotic spices and
complicated instructions.
Sounds good to me!
If cooking up new reci-
pes to roast or bake, serve
at home or make to take
sounds good to you, call
Bert at 883-0990.
‘Tossing and turning’
“I have an LG electric
dryer available for some-
one who needs it,” says
Cindy D., of Litchfield (LTR
2,915). “The dryer is about
8 years old, looks almost
new and runs perfectly.
I’ve never had a problem
with it.
“I needed a new wash-
ing machine, and decided
to get a new washer/dryer
set.”
In 1997, to compete
better in the Western
market, the Korea-based
Lucky-Goldstar Corp. was
renamed LG. The company
also associates the letters
LG with its tagline, “Life’s
Good.” Especially during
winter, the option of using
a dryer can definitely help
improve “laundry life!”
Cindy can be reached at
CHRIS GRAHAM
Chris’ Mailbag
MAILBAG | PAGE D-2

9. J
eb Bush follows Donald
Trump on Twitter but
that’s a one-way street:
Trump mainly follows
people with a connection
to himself. Ted Cruz’s follow
list is a big tea party, though
he keeps an eye on President
Barack Obama, too.
Marco Rubio seems open
to following everyone under
the sun – Democrats, fellow
Republicans, insiders of every
type and an odd assortment of
outliers who offer advice on
matters ranging from body-
piercing to playing craps and
getting out of debt.
Using Twitter to get a mes-
sage out is now a must-do for
presidential candidates, but
looking at the accounts they
follow can be instructive, too.
Their follow list can reflect
not only their personality
and interests, but sometimes
their strategy. In Rubio’s case,
it seems to reflect a bit of a
problem with spam, as well.
Overall, their choices reflect
an interest in people who think
like they do. Few Republicans
or Democrats want to follow
what people on the other side
say. And most – Democrats
Hillary Rodham Clinton and
Bernie Sanders among them
– don’t follow most or any of
their party rivals.
Some candidates rely on
hired help to tend their social
media affairs, especially those
with lots of money and staff, so
it’s not always clear who’s doing
the tweeting or the following.
Trump, though, is known to
spend the wee hours lobbing
rhetorical bombs at Twitter.
Cruz, said spokesman Rick
Tyler, “does follow Twitter
virtually all day long between
events.” John Kasich has or-
derly lists of Ohio political and
media groups, like a clothes
closet organized by style and
color.
A flood of first-person
tweets from others, too, sug-
gests a personal interest in
the platform. Jeb Bush, for
example, has been tweeting
about policy and family since
long before his campaign.
www.nashuatelegraph.com THE TELEGRAPH | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2015 | 11
TECH STOP
TECH BITS
Google is latest tech giant
to claim space in mobile news
NEWYORK (AP) –Technology giants including
Apple, Facebook, Snapchat and now Google
want to take charge of how we get and see
news on our phones. Google announced a
news-focused toolWednesday.
WHY NOW?
Phonesandtabletsaremoreandmoreimpor-
tanttopublishers,butstoriesandvideocan
takeseveralsecondstoloadonthemobileweb,
totheexasperationofimpatientreadersand
revenue-starvedpublishersthatmaylosean
opportunitytosellads.Outof51topdigital
newsoutlets,whichincludedvideo-heavysites
likeVice,onlinearmsoftraditionalnewspapers
anddigital-onlybrandslikeSlate,onlyninehad
abiggeraudienceoncomputersthanphonesor
tablets,accordingtothePewResearchCenter.
ARETHESE NEW APPS?
Notquite.Facebookisspeedinguphowfast
articlesfromparticipatingpublishersloadwhen
they’repostedonthesocialnetwork.Youdon’t
havetodoanythingnewtoseethem.Google’s
versionspeedsupstoriesclickedonaftera
GooglesearchorinaTwitterfeed,forexample.
IS IT EASIERTO GET NEWS?
When stories load faster, that’s a big plus
because it’s more likely to attract readers. All of
these services are also combining news from
different publishers.That’s useful because it
saves you from having to download individual
apps from all the sources you like, or going to
lots of different sites.
STREAMING
A guide to watching sports
if you don’t have cable
NEWYORK (AP) – It’s football season, and
baseball playoffs are starting. Don’t have cable?
You can still watch.
FOOTBALL
Verizon’s NFL Mobile
THEDEAL:Livestreamingofregular-season
gamestelevisednationallySunday,Mondayand
Thursdaynights;Sundayafternoongamefor
localteam;playoffgamesandtheSuperBowl.
LIMITATIONS: Only onVerizon phones.
PRICE: Free forVerizon subscribers.
DirecTV’s NFLSundayTicket.TV
THE DEAL: Live regular-season games on Sun-
day afternoons.You can switch between games
that are playing at the same time.
LIMITATIONS: Available if you can’t get DirecTV
satellite service where you live. No local teams.
PRICE: $200 on a tablet, phone or computer,
$260 on aTV using Roku, a game console or
Chromecast. $360 for access on both.
NFL GamePass
THE DEAL: Live audio only.
LIMITATIONS:Video of regular season and
playoffs only after games are over.
PRICE: $100 for the full season. On mobile de-
vices and computers, AppleTV and Xbox One.
BASEBALL
MLB.TV
THE DEAL: Live regular-season games. Audio
only for postseason, unless you have a pass-
word for MLB Network,TBS and Fox.
LIMITATIONS: Hometown team isn’t shown live,
whether at home or away. Nationally televised
games, including the playoffs, are also unavail-
able live unless you have a password. Other-
wise, wait 90 minutes after games end.
PRICE:Forafullseason,$110oncomputersonly,
$130onmobiledevicesandstreaminggadgets.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
NBA League Pass
THE DEAL: Live video during the regular season.
LIMITATIONS:Yourhometownteamwon’tbe
availableuntilthreedaysafterthegame.Games
televisedonABC,ESPN,TNTorNBATVwon’tbe
live,butavailablethreehoursaftertheyend.
PRICE: $200 for all games. $120 for one out-of-
market team’s games. $7 per game.
TNT Overtime
THE DEAL: UsuallyThursday night regular-
season games, and more playoff games.
LIMITATIONS:You can see the court from four
different camera angles, but it’s not the same
view that you’d get onTV.
PRICE: Free.
Q & A
Photos by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Top row, from right, are Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Rand Paul. Middle row, from right, are Dr. Ben
Carson,Sen.TedCruz,CarlyFiorinaandSen.BernieSanders.Bottomrow,fromright,areGov.MikeHuckabee,Gov.JebBush,Gov.
John Kasich and Gov. Chris Christie.
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON
The Associated Press
TWIT OR MISS
Who the candidates follow... and who they don’t
CANDIDATES’ TWITTER SNAPSHOT
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
(@HILLARYCLINTON)
Followers: 4.38 million
Following: 290
She follows: Campaign-related
accounts, several celebrities.
She doesn’t follow: Democratic
rivals, reporters.
Notable: Actor Tom Hanks
(@tomhanks), singer Katy
Perry (@katyperrry).
DONALD TRUMP
(@REALDONALDTRUMP)
Followers: 4.35 million
Following: 44
He follows: Nearly half are
accounts linked to Trump
properties and companies.
News figures and celebrities.
He doesn’t follow: His oppo-
nents in the campaign, Fox
newswoman Megyn Kelly.
Notables: Aerosmith singer
Steven Tyler (@IamStevenT),
NBA Hall of Famer Magic
Johnson (@MagicJohnson).
MARCO RUBIO (@MARCORUBIO)
Followers: 886,000
Following: 2,554
He follows: Just about anybody.
Democrats, Republicans, tea
partyers and a how-to-quit-
smoking account.
He doesn’t follow: Jeb Bush.
Notables: Philadelphia Eagles
cornerback Nolan Carroll (@
CarrollCity), Miami Dolphins’
Jonas Gray (@jgray_ND25).
RAND PAUL (@RANDPAUL)
Followers: 693,000
Following: 393
He follows: Republican politi-
cians, news organizations
and reporters, President
Barack Obama.
He doesn’t follow: Jeb Bush.
Notables: Actors James Woods
(@RealJamesWoods) and
Kevin Spacey (@KevinSpacy).
BEN CARSON
(@REALBENCARSON)
Followers: 700,000
Following: 48
He follows: Conservative news
and political accounts, veter-
ans and Christian accounts.
He doesn’t follow: GOP presi-
dential rivals, other than Ted
Cruz and Rand Paul.
Notables: Former NFL coach
Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy),
boxer Evander Holyfield (@
holyfield), Chip Gaines (@
chippergaines).
TED CRUZ (@TEDCRUZ)
Followers: 518,000
Following: 13,840
He follows: Lots of people
who have one or more of
the following as a profile
or background photo: an
American flag, a Confeder-
ate flag, a Don’t Tread on Me
Flag or a bald eagle.
He doesn’t follow: Nonconser-
vatives, except President
Barack Obama.
Notables: Old Southern Moon-
shine Revival (@OSMRmu-
sic), Classic Rock Lyrics (@
RockWsdm).
CARLY FIORINA (@CARLYFIORINA)
Followers: 579,000
Following: 689
She follows: Iowa Republican
groups, politicians and me-
dia. California tech industry.
She doesn’t follow: GOP presi-
dential candidates.
Notables: Los Angeles Lakers
(@Lakers), BOTeleprompter
(@BOTeleprompter), a par-
ody account that pretends
to be President Obama’s
Teleprompter.
BERNIE SANDERS
(@BERNIESANDERS)
Followers: 616,000
Following: 1,281
He follows: News media, ce-
lebrities, labor unions.
He doesn’t follow: Democratic
rival Hillary Clinton and poli-
ticians in general.
Notables: Director Spike Lee
(@SpikeLee), Go-Go’s singer
Belinda Carlisle (@belinda
official).
MIKE HUCKABEE
(@GOVMIKEHUCKABEE)
Followers: 411,000
Following: 495
He follows: Christians, flat tax
supporters, rivals Marco Ru-
bio, Rand Paul, John Kasich.
He doesn’t follow: Jeb Bush,
Donald Trump, Carly Fiorina,
Ted Cruz, Ben Carson.
Notables: Arnold Schwarzeneg-
ger (@Schwarzenegger), ac-
tor Gary Sinise (@GarySinise).
JEB BUSH (@JEBBUSH)
Followers: 325,000
Following: 193
He follows: Republican politi-
cians, many of his opponents.
Members of the Bush clan.
He doesn’t follow: Democrats.
Notables: Rapper Pitbull (@
pitbull), Pope Francis (@
Pontifex).
JOHN KASICH (@JOHNKASICH)
Followers: 111,000
Following: 9,703
He follows: Seemingly every
Republican member of
Congress, many people who
declare support for his Re-
publican opponents in their
background photo.
He doesn’t follow: Democrats,
except @HillaryClinton; rival
Donald Trump.
Notables: Boxer Evander Holy-
field (@holyfield), “Tonight
Show” host Jimmy Fallon (@
jimmyfallon).
CHRIS CHRISTIE
(@CHRISCHRISTIE)
Followers: 55,381
Following: 175
He follows: GOP politicians,
news media, sports figures.
He doesn’t follow: His rivals.
Notables: Musician Bruno
Mars (@BrunoMars), How-
ard Stern (@HowardStern).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology has offered free
online courses for the last
four years with one major
downside: They didn’t count
toward a degree. That’s about
to change.
In a pilot project announced
Wednesday, students will be
able to take a semester of free
online courses in one of MIT’s
graduate programs and then,
if they pay a “modest fee” of
about $1,500 and pass an exam,
they will earn a MicroMaster’s
credential, the school said.
The new credential repre-
sents half of the university’s
one-year master’s degree pro-
gram in supply chain manage-
ment. As part of the pilot proj-
ect, students who perform well
in the online half can take an
exam to apply for the second
semester on campus. Those
who get in would pay $33,000,
about half the cost of the year-
long program.
“Anyone who wants to be
here now has a shot to be
here,” MIT President L. Rafael
Reif said.
The cost of the MicroMas-
ter’s includes $150 for each
of the five online classes, plus
up to $800 to take the exam.
The first courses will launch
this winter, with plans to route
about 40 students each semes-
ter from the online courses to
the campus program.
MIT and Harvard were seen
as pioneers in 2011 when they
created edX, a provider of free
online classes. The idea was to
spread education far and wide,
snipping the tie between knowl-
edge and academic credit.
By COLLIN BINKLEY
The Associated Press
MIT’s free classes can lead to degree

10. COVER STORY
MAGAZINEArts/Entertainment Editor: Kathleen Palmer | kpalmer@nashuatelegraph.com | 594-6403 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2015 | PAGE D-1
TheTelegraph
sunday
HIDEAWAY HOME
‘Cabin Porn’: Photos of intriguing dwellings in rustic settings
Assorted medical equipment meets home care needsThe Family Caregiver
Alliance defines a caregiv-
er as “an unpaid individual
(spouse, partner, family
member, etc.), involved in
assisting with activities of
daily living and/or medical
tasks, formal caregivers
being paid care provid-
ers.”
According to a 2009
AARP report, 65.7 million
caregivers make up 29
percent of the U.S. adult
population providing care
to someone who is ill,
disabled or aged, relying
on special equipment for
assistance.
A recent caregiver
extends a hand, offering
items in the Mailbag.
For folks in need
“My husband has recent-
ly passed away, and the VA
was great in supplying us
with much needed medical
equipment; however, they
do not take back anything,
and it was all only slightly
used and in excellent condi-
tion,” writes Sharon M., of
Merrimack (LTR 3,227).
“The equipment/items
include a padded bed
alarm; wheelchair; walker
with wheels and basket;
foot riser for bed; bed
wedge; side rails for a
regular queen-size bed;
fully electric hospital
bed with side rails and
table; two commodes with
handles; folding bedside
commode; eating utensils
for shaking hands; eight
packages of men’s medium
Depends; Pressure Guard
Custom Care air mattress
with pump (for hospital
bed from Span America);
shower chair with back;
balance assist bath grip;
and a transfer tub bench
with chair.
“I would like to get these
items to people who can
use them. I tried Salva-
tion Army and a few other
places, but they do not take
hospital beds, etc., and then
I was given your email
from The Merrimack Fo-
rum to try. I need the items
to be picked up; they are all
in my garage ready to go.”
I’m sorry for your loss,
Sharon, and thank you for
your thoughts of others at
this time. My thanks also
to The Merrimack Forum,
CHRIS GRAHAM
Chris’ Mailbag
MAILBAG | PAGE D-2
A
luscious new book of photos called “Cabin Porn”
isn’t inviting readers to hole up in the woods to
look at naked bodies. It is inviting them to look at
photos about holing up in the woods.
The book is the brainchild of tech entrepreneur
Zach Klein, co-founder of Vimeo, who bought some land in
upstate New York in 2010 with his wife and friends. They
started collecting photos of cabins as “inspiration to guide
us and motivate us” to build their own. Eventually, they
built some cabins on the property they call Beaver Brook,
and they shared the photo collection in a popular Tumblr
blog called “Cabin Porn.”
They also opened a school at Beaver Brook where indi-
viduals can learn to timber-frame a building from scratch
in a few days.
All of that led to the “Cabin Porn” book, published by
By BETH J. HARPAZ
The Associated Press
CABINS | PAGE D-2
Clockwise, from top,
are a boathouse on
the Obersee, a lake in
Bavaria, Germany; a
home built at an unusual
angle in Oberwiesenthal,
Germany; and a dwelling
in Scottsdale, Ariz. The
Scottsdale shelter was
built perpendicular to
the chimney in order to
create a cloistered out-
door space. All are fea-
tured in the book “Cabin
Porn: Inspiration for your
quiet place somewhere.”
The book offers images
and stories of homes –
often simple and rustic
dwellings – usually lo-
cated in rural or remote
settings.
Photos by
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS