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Chocolate Agave Layer Cake

Chocolate Agave Layer Cake

Honey can be a great ingredient to bake with because it really adds a lot of moisture to things. It also helps to keep baked goods moist over time, so a cake or bread that has honey in it will often taste fresher than one without after it has been stored for a couple of days. Agave syrup, or agave nectar, has this moisturizing property, as well, and I took advantage of it by including it in this chocolate cake recipe.

The chocolate cake is a fairly basic one, the kind that I would have wanted to have a giant slice of after school when I was little. It is more substantial than some cakes, somewhere halfway between a very fluffy cake and a pound cake, but is very moist and tender. Agave syrup replaces some, but not all, of the sugar in the recipe. I found that the finished cake had a slightly better texture when some sugar was still used. The agave sweetener doesn’t have a strong flavor profile and is even more subtle than honey, so you can’t taste any unusual flavors in the cake to detract from the chocolate

For the frosting, I went with cream cheese. I generally prefer cream cheese frostings because they’re a bit more interesting to my tastes than a regular buttercream. I debated about using honey or agave syrup in the frosting, wondering whether I should opt for the more flavorful ingredient or stick with the same sweetener I used in the cake. Ultimately, I opted for honey. It matches well with the cream cheese and adds another interesting hint of flavor to the finished cake. Fee free to use agave syrup, if you like.

Be careful not to overbake this cake. As moisturizing as agave syrup can be, it also can help dry out a cake quite quickly if it is left in the oven too long. Use a toothpick to check the cake a bit early. It’s ok if a few moist – not wet – crumbs stick to the toothpick. You’ll want to pull it out of the oven before the cake really begins to pull away from the sides of the pan.

Chocolate Agave Layer Cake
with Honey Cream Cheese Frosting
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
2/3 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup agave syrup/nectar
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup milk

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease two 9-inch round pans and line them with circles of greased parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar until light. Beat in eggs, one at a time, followed by agave syrup and vanilla extract.
Stir in 1/3 of the flour mixture, followed by the sour cream. Add another 1/3 of the flour mixture, then the milk, before stirring in the remaining flour mixture. Mix only until just combined. Divide evenly into prepared pans.
Bake for 22-28 minutes, until a toothpick comes out dry or with some moist crumbs attached. Do not overbake.
Turn cakes out onto wire cooling racks, peel off the parchment paper, and let cool completely.
Cakes can be wrapped in plastic wrap and stored for a day or so if you don’t want to assemble the cake right away.

Honey Cream Cheese Frosting
1 8-oz package cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
3 tbsp honey
1/4 cup milk
2-3 cups confectioners’ sugar

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and beat at high speed until smooth, gradually adding the confectioners’ sugar until a thick and spreadable consistency is reached. More milk can be added to thin the icing, if necessary.

Level the cake layers and place one on a serving tray or cake stand. Top with 1/2 of the frosting and spread into an even layer.
Place second cake layer on top of the first and top with remaining frosting, spreading into a nice thick, even layer.
Store in an airtight container or serve.

  1. Yay! I’m so please to see you post about Agave syrup. I picked up some of this stuff at Trader Joe’s a couple of weeks ago and have been afraid to use it. It sounds like you can pretty much sub it for honey in baked goods? I’ll have to try it out. Your cake looks yummy, and I prefer a cream cheese frosting as well!

  2. I just bought some agave nectar. I know its a healthier alternative to sugar so I want to start experimenting with it. Great to see your cake turned out yummy!

  3. Glad to see you’re using agave. I’ve been baking with it for a while and find that I need to drop the oven temp by 25 degrees F, otherwise things tend to brown too quickly. I also use coconut flour for a small percentage of the flour to make up for all the liquid in a recipe when substituting it for sugar. Love your blog!

  4. The whole recipe looks great, but I think that honey cream cheese frosting will be worth trying on other cakes as well. Thanks!

  5. Hi there…Man i just love your blog, keep the cool posts comin..holy Saturday . Sasha Cohen

  6. One of my favorite blogs out there, and I visit pretty much every day. Like all your recipes, this one looks different and good. I also gave you the Blogging with a Purpose award, you’ve probably been nominated before, but I couldn’t find a recent one and this really is one of my favorite blogs. :)

  7. This looks so moist. I have been curious about Agave lately. I wasn’t sure how to bake with it, though, but I love experimenting with new ingredients. This looks so tasty :)

    Sophie :)

  8. I hope someone will read this and help me! I want to make the neopolitan cupcakes, but I have no idea what 5/6 c. is. Anybody reading this? Help please.

  9. I’ve wondered about baking with agave. Thanks for the information. I’ll have to pick it up at the store. It runs about $5.00 here, which kills me.

  10. I made this cake yesterday for a friend’s birthday. It was a hit with everyone. Thanks.

  11. wow! i made this cake today & it’s delicious. it was for a child’s birthday party, so instead of the cc icing, which has sugar in it, i used a chocolate ganache made with grain-sweetened chocolate chips and toped it with some whipped cream sweetened with maple syrup & vanilla. the result was delicious. thank you for a great recipe!

  12. Hi
    Can I replace with ordinary honey?

  13. I want to make this for my niece’s first bday party but need to make a yellow cake instead of chocolate. I’m not a baker by a long shot so not sure if I can just remove the cocoa and end up with an acceptable cake or are there further adjustments I’d need to make?? thanks so much – this looks so good!

  14. Agave can be really pricey, but it’s less expensive if you buy it directly from the source. I prefer Xagave, and saved a great deal by purchasing it directly from their website versus the local grocery store. I would guess this would likely be true for the other brands as well.

  15. This is the best chocolate cake ever. You would never know it was made with agave nectar. My son loved it and wants it as his birthday cake. Thanks for posting!

  16. just wondering, how what can I replace the confectioners sugar with? its the Sugar that I don’t want in the recipe??

  17. Sue – You could make this as a single layer and leave it unfrosted, if you want to skip the frosting. The confectioners’ sugar is a pretty crucial component of the cream cheese frosting, so I recommend just skipping the frosting altogether if you want to leave it out.

    You could pair the cake with ice cream, instead, or even top it with some peanut butter “frosting” as a tasty alternative.

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O’Malley, Rawlings-Blake Congratulate Ravens On Super Bowl Victory

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The city’s leaders are congratulating the Baltimore Ravens on their Super Bowl victory.

Shortly after the team’s 34-31 win over the San Francisco 49ers, Governor Martin O’Malley issued this statement:

“The Baltimore Ravens have proven that they are the team of destiny this year. We are incredibly proud of Coach John Harbaugh and our entire Baltimore Ravens team for bringing the Lombardi Trophy back to Baltimore.

“Our Ravens have provided an inspirational lift for all of us to reach beyond our dreams this season. They are the heart and soul of Baltimore, and fans across our great State are celebrating in the historic accomplishments of this team. We look forward to the Ravens homecoming and the parade in the days to come.

“Congratulations to Joe Flacco for being named Most Valuable Player. We also wish Ray Lewis well in his future endeavors, and we are forever grateful for what he has done for Baltimore for 17 years. Go Ravens!”

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake issued her own statement, saying:

“The Baltimore Ravens once again demonstrated strength, poise, and perseverance as they prevailed in Super Bowl XLVII. On behalf of the people of Baltimore, I want to congratulate Steve Bisciotti, Ozzie Newsome, Coach John Harbaugh and the players for bringing another Lombardi Trophy to our great city.”

And Congressman Elijah Cummings also praised the team:

“I am tremendously proud of the Baltimore Ravens tonight, and I’m extremely excited for the team and our city.

“This win is a testament to the can-do attitude of Baltimoreans.  Ninety-five percent of the commentators counted the Ravens out. They said we couldn’t win this game, that we’d lose and it just couldn’t be done. But few things unite a city and a region like a team, and tonight we showed the country how Baltimore faces a challenge: we band together and do what must be done.

“I congratulate the Baltimore Ravens on this win and I’m sure I stand with all Ravens fans – and football fans alike – in thanking Ray Lewis for all he brought to the game and wishing him well in his next endeavors. This is the perfect end to a great season, and for Ray, a wonderful career.”

Sen. Barbara Mikulski calls Baltimore a “world-class city with world-class fans” and says she’s looking forward to welcoming the Ravens back and celebrating Sunday night’s Super Bowl victory.

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Bill Signed Into Md. Law Protects Victims’ Estates

The Frederick News-Post

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s governor picked up his pen to honor a Frederick woman, and standing in the background, her family broke into smiles.

Ann Sue Metz’s son, Jimmy Trout, held his mother’s photograph, while friends and family members wore Metz’s picture pinned to their shirts. Trout said it was both a day to celebrate and to grieve for his mother, whose husband killed her in 2009.

“Oh, gosh. I don’t think I’ve cried so much before in my life,” Trout said of the May 16 ceremony. “The whole week, we were very emotional because we never really had a chance to relax and reflect on Mom’s life (before).”

A new state law named after Metz seeks to prevent killers from benefiting from the estates of their victims.

The Trouts’ support for the bill developed out of their struggles to protect Ann Sue Metz’s belongings.

Though Marshall Metz was swiftly arrested for his wife’s death, from his jail cell, he sold their family home and took control of her assets. Trout said his family wasn’t able to grieve properly because they were wrapped up in defending their mother’s estate.

Today, after spending more than three years and tens of thousands of dollars on legal battles, the family is still fighting to keep investment holdings out of Marshall Metz’s hands, Trout said.

Jimmy Trout’s daughter, Shannon, said she watched as family keepsakes disappeared and Marshall Metz siphoned money from his wife’s property to fund his criminal defense.

Though the Trouts’ losses are irreversible, she said she believes the new law will prevent the same thing from happening to other families.

“Finally, my grandmother’s death has meant something,” said Shannon Trout, of Bunker Hill, W.Va.

The bill signed into law by Gov. Martin O’Malley clarifies that someone who “feloniously and intentionally kills” another person cannot inherit property or money from the victim.

The state’s court system in the past has used common law, a loose network of judicial rulings, to prevent killers from profiting from their crimes. The absence of a clearly stated statute has given rise to widely varying interpretations of the law and a lack of predictability for families of victims.

The legislation sponsored by Republican Delegate Kelly Schulz will remove the vagueness, said Jimmy Trout, who lives in Frederick.

When Schulz first backed the bill in 2012, it failed to clear the legislature. But the proposal met with success the second time she and the Trout family brought it before lawmakers.

Jimmy Trout said he knows his mother would have been proud that her family had worked so hard on rallying support for the bill. But it is also what she would have expected of them.

“I always tell people Mom had a way of making lemonade out of lemons,” he said. “She was just fantastic at being able to take a situation and get the good out of it.”

The Ann Sue Metz Law goes into effect Oct. 1.
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Joe Flacco comments on Ray Lewis' motivational speechesNow that Ray Lewis has left the playing field and stepped into an ESPN studio to sit at a desk with 26 other analysts, the Ravens have posted a want ad for a new motivational speaker. I’m guessing it probably won’t be Joe Flacco.

“That’s not me,” Flacco says. “I love Ray, and I love how he always spoke from the heart, but if you listened to those speeches, a lot of them didn’t even make sense. He meant everything he was saying, but I didn’t know what he was talking about 90 percent of the time.”

That’s what the Super Bowl XLVII MVP told Kevin Van Valkenburg of ESPN The Magazine.

Though it probably won’t sit well with fans, I think deep down we all agree with Flacco. I love Lewis as much as the next diehard Ravens fan, but most of his quotes were often a series of words that sounded good, but had no actual meaning.

Hey, whatever. It worked.


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Wednesday, December 09, 2015

Noodles tell a tangled tale

The crackle of crispy pork skin, the squish and give of a resilient fishball and the pungent tang of shrimp belachan are some of our local food memories. We may not remember the first time we ate such foods but sometimes, when we least expect it, a stray aroma or unexpected taste will trigger the oddest memory.

For me this happened after my family moved to New Zealand. I was only eleven when this happened and previously grew up in a house with my grandparents and aunts. My grandmother looked after the household and would prepare most of the meals with assistance from my aunts and my mother. When we moved, in this new and cold land, it was just the four of us. My health-conscious and time-short working mother modified the traditional dishes my grandmother used to take all day to make. One-pot meals were the new vogue in our household.

When I moved out I continued to cook in a odd mix of European and Chinese cuisine; my favourite dish during student days was bacon and egg fried rice -- then I rediscovered pork fat and pork belly. A recipe required the rendering of pork fat; the fragrant smell and crackling sound took me back to a childhood where I lived over the outdoor kitchen. My grandmother would secretly render pork fat during the day time when my mother worked and slip in this forbidden ingredient into her cooking, but only when she thought she could get away with it. It was forbidden in the house due to its unhealthy nature. Now whenever I smell, hear or taste pork crackling I think of my grandmother, my childhood house and the papaya tree in the backyard.

My family ran a small takeaway on weekends to supplement income and provide Malaysian/Singaporean-style food to the local community in Wellington, New Zealand. Of course my sister and I were pressed into working for our pocket money and spent one day a weekend clearing tables, doing the dishes, and taking orders.

My sister and I became adept at making trays and trays of wontons after school on Fridays. I think my mother thought that our small and nimble children’s fingers would be good at this. Every weekend, bags and bags of yellow noodles were ordered and my sister and I apportioned them into bowls for the laksa or loosened them for my mother to fry. I also had the job of making the fried rice -- to this day I don’t why she thought I was particularly suited to this dish but I remember her detailed instructions standing by my side; she taught me how to scramble the egg before adding the rice. It bubbles vigorously but this sound decreases over time; once it is silent it is overcooked. I learnt to wait for the right sound.

During opening hours, my mother was in charge of making the mee goreng and would stand for hours at the wok clanging her spatula and taking heed of all the endless variations customers requested: more chilli, no chilli, more fishcake, no fishcake, extra dry, extra wet, no egg, egg white only, etc. She taught me how to make mee goreng for it was a special dish that required deftness with heat, timing and sauce addition. Although I never graduated to cooking this for a customer, this and fried rice are the only two dishes she taught me standing by my side.

To this day I have a great fondness for noodles, especially mee goreng, and fried rice. I never used to know why, only that I would gravitate towards large bowls of pasta or noodles after a stressful week at work. I realise now that I seek comfort and solace in these foods for they remind me of the times that spent together with my mother. She is not verbally or physically expressive and showed her love and care in traditionally symbolic ways that I understood only after many years. I realise now that noodles and fried rice remind me of her love.

We never eat anything in isolation. We bring to the table everything that happened during our day, our week, our current mood and all our feelings at that moment. How something tastes is not just what we perceive on our tongue and nose but the processing of those senses into meaning through our memories. We’ve all experienced the nullification of taste when hearing bad or shocking news during eating. In all cases the taste of the food hasn’t changed but it is our perception of the taste, now coloured by unpleasant news, that has changed. Similarly we form positive taste-memories around happy times. Those memories are stored, re-processed and recalled again and again. The taste of something repeatedly eaten during happy times will subconsciously recall the actual event and all the associated positive emotions. So it’s not surprising that when feeling unhappy, many people start to crave food or tastes that make them subconsciously recall happier times.

Many foods, particularly certain combinations of carbohydrate-rich and fatty foods, elicit the release of satiety hormones and neurotransmitters; they make us feel full, satisfied and contented. Traditionally in the West these have been hearty and rich dishes like stews and lasagne. Here in Singapore our comfort foods may be chicken rice, or curry chicken with bread. Someone with Malay heritage may seek comfort in a big bowl of tulang merah.

What foods do you crave when feeling stressed or tired? What foods make you happy? What are your comfort foods? Were these foods always a special treat? Maybe you got to eat them only when a certain aunt would visit; or during special celebratory occassions?

What can you remember when you eat your comfort food? Who can you remember?

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LePage seeks to slice buffer zone around vernal pools

Posted June 05, 2011, at 6:15 a.m.

AUGUSTA — The LePage administration is continuing its push to reduce the state’s buffer zone for vernal pools, despite warnings that the temporary wetlands could suffer irreparable harm.

The Maine House of Representatives on Friday unanimously killed a bill that would slice the current 250-foot buffer to 75 feet. But at the behest of Gov. Paul LePage, a 150-foot buffer is expected to be introduced next week when the Senate takes up another bill, LD 159.

The original LD 159 retained the 250-foot zone while attempting to address implementation issues that have frustrated builders and developers. The bill emerged from committee with a unanimous recommendation and was hailed by environmentalists, Republicans and Democrats as responsible regulatory reform.

However, the forthcoming amendment, released Friday, is expected to revive the vernal pool debate lawmakers seemingly settled in committee.

LD 159’s lead sponsor, Sen. Thomas Saviello, R-Wilton, said he plans to oppose the reduced buffer.

“Give me the science; show me,” he said. “So far, I haven’t seen it.”

Environmental groups say the LePage administration is ignoring science that shows reducing the buffer would do irrecoverable harm to vernal pools — necessary for the life cycles of certain species, including wood frogs.

Nick Bennett, a scientist with the Natural Resources Council of Maine, provided documents showing draft testimony from a scientist at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife on the bill that would have cut the buffer to 75 feet.

The scientist noted that the existing 250-foot buffer was based on 14 scientific studies and described it as “a conservative but critical management tool.” He added that through 2010, the DEP hadn’t denied a single building permit within the buffer area.

The testimony also attempted to correct the misconception that the 250-foot buffer was a no-build zone. In fact, the area is known as a “consultation zone” in which developers are allowed to apply for building permits.

Since 2006, the DEP has approved all 16 full-permit applications to build in the zone. Of the 62 permit-by-rule applications, a less restrictive application, 58 have been approved.

The DIF&W scientist’s testimony, obtained through a Freedom of Access Act request, was never released. Instead, several members of the administration testified in support of the 75-foot buffer, including DIF&W Commissioner Chandler Woodcock.

Bennett of the Natural Resources Council of Maine said the testimony “had been overruled” because it contradicted LePage’s policy position.

“Despite the governor’s pledge to accept good science, he ignored the scientific recommendations of his best scientists,” Bennett said.

Even without the DIF&W testimony, 11 of 13 committee members rejected the administration’s attempt to reduce the buffer to 75 feet.

Saviello said Friday that he agreed to allow the amendment to his bill so the Legislature could decide the merits of the governor’s proposal. Saviello rejected claims that he was being strong-armed by LePage with the threat of vetoing the lawmaker’s entire reform bill.

“Some have suggested that I’m being muzzled,” Saviello said. “I’m not being muzzled.”

Adrienne Bennett, a spokeswoman for LePage, would not say whether the governor had threatened to veto the bill if the 150-foot buffer amendment wasn’t included.

“There are still moving parts to this bill and the governor has not committed one way or another,” she said.

Nick Bennett said LePage’s decision to discount the dangers of reducing the buffer would come at the expense of an invaluable segment of the forest food chain.

“Vernal pools are incredibly important for the forest ecosystem,” Bennett said. “They feed all kinds of animals, including water fowl, that people like to hunt for. Bears feed at vernal pools. Deer feed at vernal pools.”

He added, “It’s not just about froggies. It’s about all the other species. And all of the science supports at least a 250-foot zone.”

More federal regulation?

The governor’s proposal also yielded a response from the Army Corps of Engineers, the agency that oversees federal permitting for vernal pools and wetlands. A representative from the agency has suggested that the 150-foot buffer could disrupt current “streamlining” between the Corps and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. That could mean an increase in oversight by federal agencies.

That assessment was sent to Saviello and Rep. James Hamper, R-Oxford, in a June 2 email from Jay Clement, a regional representative for the Army Corps of Engineers. Saviello and Hamper are co-chairmen of the Legislature’s Environmental and Natural Resources Committee.

“We’ve consistently tried to educate lawmakers that actions taken on this issue may have some degree of unintended backlash and effect on the regulated public,” Clement wrote. “It remains our belief that the public would rather deal with the DEP than deal with the Corps.”

Clement could not be reached for comment.

Despite his warnings, it appears the amendment is moving forward.

Samantha DePoy-Warren, a spokeswoman for the DEP, said Clement’s assessment was speculative.

“We have seen no concrete evidence that [increased regulation] would be the case, and neither our department nor the regulated community would be as supportive of this buffer reduction if we had,” she said.

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Carmel child assault suspect assaulted, stabbed in jail

By Andrew Neff, BDN Staff
Posted Jan. 25, 2013, at 8:38 p.m.

BANGOR, Maine — A Carmel man who was arrested and charged with assault on a child became a victim of an assault in prison Thursday.

Penobscot County Sheriff Glenn Ross confirmed Friday evening that Scott Peavey, 30, of Carmel was beaten and stabbed Thursday by other inmates in the bathroom/shower area.

“He was attacked by another inmate in a shower stall. He was beaten on the head and stabbed in the abdomen with a pencil,” Ross said. “We have assigned two detectives to investigate and have moved some inmates suspected of involvement in this incident out of his protective unit.”

Ross said the suspected inmates face possible additional charges as well as in-house discipline, depending on the findings of the detectives’ investigation.

“It’s up to the DA as far as whether criminal charges are filed, and up to me as far as in-house discipline,” Ross said. “There are always problems verifying validity of incidents involving inmates in prison, where it’s one’s word against the other.

“But we take incidents like these very seriously. You should be safe in jail and that’s how we look at things in terms of safeguarding inmates’ safety.”

Ross said Peavey’s injuries required immediate medical treatment, but were not life-threatening. Peavey was back in custody Friday at Penobscot County Jail in Bangor.

“He [Peavey] indicated there had been problems with other inmates throughout the week, but he didn’t want to report it for fear of making it worse,” said Ross.

Ross said Peavey remains in the protective custody unit within the jail.

“That doesn’t mean isolation,” Ross said.

Ross said assaults like this one are not common.

“There are very few assaults in our jail,” he said.

Peavey is being held on $3,000 cash bail or $15,000 surety. He was initially being held without bail after being arrested Saturday afternoon and charged with assault on a child under the age of 6, which is a Class C crime carrying a maximum penalty of a year in prison and a $2,000 fine.

Peavey was arrested after allegedly hitting a toddler in a car parked outside St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor on Friday afternoon, Jan. 18. Police said a witness reported that Peavey backhanded the female child with “six or seven quick blasts.”

According to a report from Penobscot County Assistant District Attorney Tracy Lacher that Superior Court Justice William Anderson read in court Tuesday, the 14-month-old girl suffered “a black eye, black and blue ear, and fat lip” and a treating physician described the injuries as “abusive.”

Peavey is due back in court on March 7. printed on February 25, 2017


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Laura Connors, PA-C, joins PCHC’s Community Care & Geriatrics

Posted July 09, 2013, at 12:55 p.m.
Last modified July 09, 2013, at 1:10 p.m.

BANGOR, Maine — Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) is pleased to announce that Laura Connors, PA-C, has joined the medical staff of PCHC’s Community Care and Geriatrics whose multi provider team serves patients in area nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities, or for in-home visits. Ms. Connors’ practice centers on all aspects of high-quality geriatric medical care, including patient physicals, acute visits, and health care maintenance.

Ms. Connors received her undergraduate degree from Rivier University and her Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science. Prior to joining Penobscot Community Health Care, Ms. Connors received extensive clinical training at hospitals in Maine and New Hampshire, as well as additional experience in orthopedics. Robert Allen, MD, PCHC’s Executive Medical Director, states, “PCHC is very pleased to have Laura Connors, PA-C, on its staff. Laura is bright, energetic, and caring and will be a great help for the patients of Community Care and Geriatrics and their families.”

Ms. Connors is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and will be seeing patients at area nursing and rehabilitation facilities. For more information on PCHC’s Community Care & Geriatrics, please call 207-945-5247, extension 1598.

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Saturday, October 15

Corporal Punishment

I admit it. I was wrong. Three years' service and a growing impatience at having yet to climb a single rung of the hierarchal ladder may just have seduced a morsel of dismissiveness out from the normally pristine cracks of my psyche. How often I had been forced to sit through yet another horror story from the Stage Caporal at Castel. One by one, scrawny pimple-faced power-trippers and bungling brutish buffoons alike would recount their memories of horrific conditions and sleep deprivation mixed with outrageously safety-endangering activities. Oh how grueling it was!! Oh how painful it was!! Oh how I truly merit my glistening new rank of "Corporal" for having merely survived!! I nodded blankly. I scoffed secretly. I rolled my eyes, all the while quietly saying to myself "Sure, how hard can it be?".

Oh my dear Lord JESUS!

I type this as I career towards Paris for whatever time I can squeeze from our lousy 36 hour free pass, awarded at the half-way point of this insanely sadistic "training" course. I have no voice, my throat being ravaged to beyond repair by the biting pre-sunrise cold of Bertrandou (the Legion's farm for all trainee Corporals and Sergeants). Not that I didn't bring a warm sleeping bag, changes of undergarments and a little gas cooker to combat any descending chills. Of course, having spent a grand total of seven hours in said sleeping bag in the last 6 days hasn't quite afforded the opportunity to reheat any slowly chilling extremities, nor put on clean socks or jocks to replace the soggy, sweaty slabs of cotton glued to my goosebump-covered skin. Simply put, you have no time. NO time. Not a single, solitary minute. If you need the toilet, hold it until the 1 hour or so of designated down-time you may or may not be awarded on a daily basis. If you need anything else, tough shit!

Night-time orienteering is a big hit with the commanding officers at Bertrandou, scattering checkpoints throughout the inhospitable thick brushwood encircling the outskirts of Carcassonne. So you can imagine the effect a combined total of 15 kilometers ran in the early hours of a sub-zero morning in full combat fatigues, sweating litres through socks, underwear and t-shirts without any time to change before the slowly rising sun announces the debut of the next day's schedule consisting of singing, push-ups and comatose classroom sessions might have on a person. First stop upon my arrival in Paris - a pharmacy. I just hope I manage to squeak out my problem to the assistant, although I'm sure they'll catch on quite quickly.

Departing with the voice over the past 4 weeks were several hundred layers of skin from my two bruised, battered and heavily blistered feet. The initial under-layer - exposed by a tumbling duvet of dried skin - doesn't even have the time to repair itself before another layer goes, then another, and another. Double-figure tours around the obstacle course, 10 km runs at breakneck speed (trying desperately to follow a perfectly rested, immaculately fed sergeant), as well as punishing trips down into a dauntingly steep valley and back up the other side to collect drinking water several times day have all played their part. I'm starting to think that a geologist might be more of an appropriate consultant than a chiropodist at this point, such is the depth of some of the gaping holes in the souls of my poor ol' toots. Metres of bandages and strapping tape have been devoured in ever-increasingly vain attempts to stem the decay (and more shall be purchased in the afore-mentioned pharmacy, too). I actually fully envisage leaving Castelnaudary in four weeks time hobbling on two ankle stumps, my feet having eventually been worn down to oblivion. Although I must admit, my Puma Lab IIs feel pretty divine right now, encasing my feet in deliciously stretchy, cushioned glorious goodness. It really is the little things.

On a more informative (and less self-pitying note), our particular trainee platoon comprises a modest 27 legionnaires hailing from all regiments of the Legion based in France. Having gelled quite quickly and - despite the rare but inevitable personality clash - stayed quite cohesive until now, one would hope that the spirits remain as high as possible throughout the 4 weeks that lie ahead. Unfortunately, the pace will do nothing if not quicken, the fatigue will increase as the respective fuses grow ever shorter, resulting in some unavoidable confrontations. I've tried to exhibit a chirpy outlook, never openly displaying any discontent in front of the COs. They really don't like that. So far, so good. We'll see with the rankings at the end, though.

Now when I say that my fellow sufferers hail from all France-based regiments of the Legion, I also include Castelnaudary in that list. You see, the Legion contains this (rather bizarre) program concerned with the accelerated promotion of young recruits. These young recruits , or "Fut-Futs" complete their 4 months of initial training like every other legionnaire, but instead of deploying to a combat regiment, they remain in Castel where they immediately embark on a 5 month preparation program for the Stage Caporal. That's right, here I am with over 3 years service, lining up beside whippersnappers without even a full 12 months under their belt. Granted, I should have been tackling this course a full year ago before a busted ankle laid me up for two months (and spawned this very blog), but the curious case of the fut-futs really takes the biscuit. Theoretically, they're fully prepared. All the answers are there. All the knowledge, tactics, tidbits, you name it. Theoretically. However, when I laid eyes on one such fut-fut (there are four in total in our platoon) utterly unable to lift the lid on the .50cal machine gun where the ammunition is inserted, the gasp of disgust was insuppressible. In less than a month, these fut-futs will be in charge of the instruction of future trainee legionnaires. Such a program can only be detrimental to the progress and improvement of Legion standards. And yet it exists, and will continue to do so. A lot of lip-biting has gone on this past month. I'll have to pace myself if I'm to avoid having my lips go the same way as my feet.

Right, rant over. I apologise for the rushed air this blog entry may carry. I felt obliged to update you all on my news, what with it being a month since my last post. However, energy is at critically low levels and I need to guard some in reserve for the many glasses of whiskey I shall unceremoniously fuck down my throat in a few hours' time. I wish you all more luck, happiness and enjoyment for the next 4 weeks than I could hope to encounter. Our next rendezvous is pencilled in for just after the end of all this nonsense. I honestly can't wait. No doubt there's a lot more to come from this Stage Caporal. Indeed, I've already accumulated a plethora of anecdotes that I just do not have the time to reproduce here. That's the great thing about the Legion though.

Never a dull moment….


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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Jesse Blumberg in North American Premiere at Boston Early Music Festival

Jesse Blumerg & Amanda Forsythe

While we're on the subject of our favorite singers, we should mention that Jesse Blumberg is appearing as Polifierno in the first fully staged performance of Agostino Steffani’s opera, Niobe, Regina di Tebe  in North America. The opera recounts a story from Ovid’s Metamorphoses about the Queen of Thebes whose pride earns her family the vengeance of the gods.

Blumberg joins an amazing cast that includes the soprano Amanda Forsythe as Niobe and the brilliant countertenors Philippe Jaroussky as Anfione and Matthew White as Creonte.

Jesse Blumberg rehearsing Polifierno
There are still five performances remaining in Boston and Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Click HERE for additional cast and performance information. If you're within a 100 miles of Boston, you should make sure to catch this performance.

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  1. beautiful and creative. I hope I could also have been a part of the game. Ny ways love the same.


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In 2012 Barrowford second team won Division Three and the season after in 2013 managed to come fifth place in Division Two, which at the time left them as the highest placed second team in the whole of the Craven League

In 2014 Barrowford first team beat Ingrow St Johns home and away in a season in which St.Johns won the Division One title. Barrowford finished 3rd in the league which was the highest finish since winning Division One in 2004 and 2005. Oakworth won the Wynn Cup that year, knocking out Barrowford in the process. Barrowford II were relegated from Division Two after just two seasons

2015 nearly witnessed the club folding with no off-field structure whatsoever with all the effort going into fulfilling the fixture list and just about getting the ground playable. The executive committee decided to dock all points gained from both Barrowford sides due to no players being DBS checked, which resulted in a harsh double relegation

In 2016 both Barrowford first and second teams were promoted at the first attempt. Barrowford trailed 11 points behind Wilsden in June after a poor start and bad luck with abandoned games. However a run of 11 wins from the final 12 league games so the Lancashire side back to Division One and in the process defeated every team in the league. Barrowford II also beat every team they played except Chatburn II who did the double over the Bullholme Side

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Barry's Genealogy Diary

This online genealogical diary is hosted by Barry T. Self. It is primarily for information pertaining to the SELF surname, more particularly for descendants of John J. and Lydia Avaline Waters Self, who were married in Union County, GA in 1851. Barry Self is the SELF proclaimed family genealogist and historian, having spent over 20 years researching this Self line. This diary is dedicated to preserving and sharing the findings of his research.

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I am married to a wonderful and sweet wife, Svitlana, who is from Ukraine and we have a beautiful daughter, Lydia Elizabeth. I have worked in the funeral business since 1988 and thoroughly enjoy researching my family roots.

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SAMUEL DOUGLAS SELF, SR. - age 83, known by everyone as Doug, passed away Friday, May 28, 2010. Doug lived a very long and fulfilled life. He worked at the Physical Plant at the University of Tennessee. He always had a garden that he took pride in everyday. He also liked to hunt and fish. He was of the Baptist faith and loved the Lord. The thing he loved more than those things was his family. Doug always made sure they had everything they needed. You couldn't ask for a better husband, father, grandfather, or brother and he will always be remembered. He is remembered by his loving wife, of 56 years, Lennis Self; daughters, Debbie Meredith and husband, Charles; Darlene Latham and husband, Jeter; Freeda Evans and husband, Benny; son, Samuel Self, Jr. and wife, Evelyn; grandchildren, Sandra Cooper and husband, Paul; Jennifer Latham; and many other family members. We love you and miss you. Doug is preceded in death by mother and father, Harrison and Lizzie Self; sister, Blonnie Case. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 1:00 pm, at McCarty Evergreen Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Caledonia Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Paul Cooper, Paul Latham, Jeter Latham, Charles Meredith, Mike Self, and Ray Hall. Honorary pallbearer will be his great-grandson, Tanner Latham. Family will receive friends on Tuesday from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at McCarty Evergreen Funeral Home, Asheville Highway. Condolences may be offered at www.mccarty evergreen funeral


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Going, Going, Gone

Goodbye cicadas

Back on May 19, I spotted a few cicada shells — golden brown empty casings — scattered in my Huntingtown yard.
    On May 21, I saw my first teneral adult, emerging milky white from a matching cotton-like casing.
    Then, I saw a few adults — black in their new exoskeleton with eerie red, beady eyes — crawling around the patio.
    After that, I saw nothing else. I could hear cicadas but not see them.
    So I was jealous when I heard reports of cicadas swarming not only in Virginia but also closer to home in Prince Frederick and Dunkirk. But not in Anne Arundel County, which was beyond the range of Brood II Magiciada of the 17-year cicadas.
    They were swarming around at King’s Landing Park, Ranger Winston Boutaugh confirmed.
    “Heck yea, we got ’em all here. I was riding the Gator this morning and they were flying all over me,” he said. “Two landed on my back and scared the heck out of me.”
    Before I got to the park, I heard their buzz and spotted several flying.
    At Pavilion 2, near the equestrian arena, I found myself in Cicada Heaven.
    I could hear them and see thousands of cicadas hovering amid the tree canopy. I held one in my hands and let it crawl up to my shoulder.
    I savored every moment, knowing that I wouldn’t see Brood II Magiciada for another 17 years.
    “My guess is when they’re on the ground, they’re on their way out,” said Park Tech Karlene Happell, who pointed out plenty of lifeless cicadas.
    Last week, Calvert spotters reported them all but gone: dying off in Cove Point, you can no longer hear them in Sunderland, scattered carcasses on the ground in Prince Frederick, all that’s left in Dunkirk are wings.
    The buzz is gone. The air is still and quiet. Even the empty shell casings and wings are gone, blown away by breezes.
    Brood II Magiciada’s time has come to an end.
    And so the 17-year wait begins.

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Once among the country's best warships, a steam-powered destroyer will become an underwater tourist attraction off the coast near Vancouver.

On Sunday, the stripped-out hull of the HMCS Annapolis was towed to Howe Sound for final preparations before being sunk to create an artificial reef.

"It's a very unique vessel, and a great addition to the fleet of artificial reefs we've sunk," said Howie Robins of the Artificial Reef Society, which is organizing the sinking.

When she was commissioned in 1964, HMCS Annapolis was considered the most modern of Canada's fleet. She was the last of the West Coast steam turbine, helicopter-carrying destroyer escorts.

In 1989, Annapolis was transferred from Halifax to Esquimalt, where it joined the Pacific Fleet.

"She was a fast, very sea-worthy, very sea-kindly ship," said Lt. Commander Ray Stacey (Ret.), who served on Annapolis during the 1990s.

She was put in dry-dock after 1998. Now, her name is barely visible, and rust is forming on the hull. But Stacey believes there is life in her yet.

"You can feel her as we stand here now, wanting to get on with it, wanting to serve again," he said.

She will -- under water. Annapolis will find a new home at the bottom of Howe Sound near Vancouver.

The Artificial Reef Society has sunk more ships than any other similar organization in the world. In September 2006, it immersed the first intact passenger jet.

It will take minutes to sink her, but seven months to get the ship ready. Holes need to be created for divers, and the vessel must be cleaned of all pollutants.

"There's various stages in preparing the ship, not just for the environments but also for safe scuba diving," said Robins.

With a report from CTV British Columbia's St. John Alexander


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Wednesday, December 23, 2015

"We are all broken by something. We have all hurt someone and have been hurt. We all share the condition of brokenness even if our brokenness is not  equivalent. I desperately wanted mercy for Jimmy Dill and would have done anything to create justice for him, but I couldn't pretend that his struggle was disconnected from my own. The ways in which I have been hurt-and have hurt others-are different from the ways Jimmy Dill suffered and caused suffering. But our shared brokenness connected us."

                                  Bryan Stevenson,  Just Mercy

If you want a thoughtful, heartbreaking and beautiful book, try this one.

In the Bay with my children and grandchild. Gratitude for sweet family and many comforts. Good food, jigsaw puzzles, blessed rain.

May justice and mercy prevail on Earth.

Friday, December 18, 2015

Waiting in the airport to go to California. Meeting Eden in San Fran where we'll pick up a car. Whenever I get together with my children, I relax. They plan, they drive, they cook. I act like a proper grandma and do whatever I want.

I've learned the trick of checking my bag at the gate. No cost and I don't have to lift the damn thing over my head into the bin.

I'm really hungry. Too bad. Airport food is, as we know, way expensive and not very good. When we landed in Lucca, Italy, the airport had an expresso bar and wee pastries. Diane declared that was the best coffee she'd ever had. Of course this was after an eleven hour flight but still. No Starbucks or Quizno anywhere.

I'd love to go back to Europe. Don't know if I'll be able to afford it again.  Eastern Europe with Eden. In the meantime, there's snow in the mountains and for Christmas, I want Houston to go skiing with me. Maybe Mt Rainier, a most exquisite place. Winter NW foxes. Shaggy peaks. Quiet.

Tuesday, December 08, 2015

The sump pump is going on and off as the rain rains on all around. Grey and cold. Still in bed at 10:30. So far I've ordered The Big Book of AA from Amazon, looked at the Social Security page to see how to apply for benefits next year (do I want to apply for benefits next year???), researched degenerative disc disease for my daughter (ug) and thought about, in a very circular way, how to finish the remodel on my damn house. It is very livable now but the basement is not rentable at all.

Retirement. Oy, when to retire? I got a call from the answering service a bit ago and someone is in early labor. Not looking forward to losing a night's sleep. Don't want to be on call anymore. As much as I love my work life, call is so...wearing. I've declared that age 70 is my limit. One of my partners is an ND and she's needing to have a clinic day to see patients which, selfishly, I'll be impacted by. I've been encouraging her to begin to see clients as a doctor and she's finally doing it. But.

The Dalai Lama is saying maybe he's the last of his line. The NYT had an interesting article about him at 80. The Chinese has effectively invaded and destroyed Tibet and scattered the Tibetans. As we all know, this leads to cultural destruction, a time honored tradition of all conquerers. We are all wanderers and immigrants, layer upon layer of civilizations in the substrata. Our layer will be full of Barbie dolls, cars and disposable diapers.

Yesterday I learned that a former client is very sick with cancer. She has a young child. My dear Jude continues to improve after treatment. She's even starting to eat again and she can walk around the block. Big improvement.

It's time to take myself to my cushion and offer it all up. Today the word is equanimity. Upekka in the Pali language. It is what it is, with wisdom and kindness.

Friday, December 04, 2015

Been a while since I've been here. Moved a lot of art from the basement to the actual house. Now putting it up here and there. How I've missed the photos and landscapes and abstracts and so on. Some of it mine, some my daughter's, some from friends. I won't have enough wall space to hang everything so I'll have to rotate.

The plumber came over today to give advice and an estimate for the basement. Ug. She said to keep the bathroom, just give it a spruce up. I think it needs dynamite but ok, I'll go with it-new drywall, new fixtures in the shower, a sliding door instead of a hinged one. Ok, that works. As for the kitchen, I'm to look for a counter top with sink already installed. We have recycled building warehouses in our town so I'll be haunting the aisles looking for something that will fit. And she said, build out the MIL kitchen first so I have a kitchen while the upstairs kitchen is being torn down and rebuilt. Good idea!

Dealing with anxiety, situational anxiety. I hate it. I want it to go away and never come back. I think there are tigers who will eat me and I will DIE. Metaphorically speaking, of course. Can't say more than that right now.

Made it through Thanksgiving. Hardly thought about Geoffrey. While sorting through basement detritus, I found a few pictures of him, and other dead folks too. At one point I made a shrine to all who have gone on but there are too many now, doesn't stop, the parade of the dead. My dear Jude is getting better but boy howdy, cancer treatment sucks.

Kindness begins with me. Right here. To myself and to all beings, I send loving kindness. So much suffering in the world. May it all be touched with kindness. May we all be free from suffering. Everywhere.


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Rodeway Inn
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Galloway, NJ 08205-9563

Found 3 reports:

I was in room 104. I was very itchy all night and couldn't sleep. I thought maybe I'm allergic to the cheap sheets. But I was very uncomfortable and got up and turned on the light. When I looked on the bed there were 3 bed bugs crawling where I was sleeping. I woke up my friend that I was sharing the bed with and my cousins on the other bed and sofa bed. All 3 beds had bed bugs crawling on the sheets and pillows!!! But only 2 of us got bit. I have red marks all over my body! Face, arms, back, br

east, butt cheeks, and legs!!!! I am so itchy!!! I made the guy at the front counter come look at ALL the bed bugs. All they did was wash the sheets!!!! I made them give me my money back!!!! Plus I called the police and reported it!!!!! Never again will I stay in that dirty, deceased place!!!!

see full report...

See previous report "Rob on 9/12/2012".

I reported the incident to Choice Hotels International. I was on the road all this time and when I got home I got a letter from Choice Hotels dated Sept 18, 2012 from a Dean Tarasenko (Director, Customer Care). In the letter it states
"Your feedback is important to us and has been noted by our office. We are also forwarding your concerns to the hotel's management. Each Choice property is independently owned and operated, and due to the issues yo

u have raised we must defer to the hotel and request that they respond to you directly."
In other words - we defer all responsibility. NICE. Have not heard from Rodeway Inn yet and don't think they will ever respond.
These guys have no idea how bad bed bug bites are and how long you have to suffer if you are allergic to bed bug bites.

Nice work Choice Hotels. I am only a diamond member.

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Stayed at the Rodeway Inn on 09/15/12. I was in room 206. When I woke up I had red bite marks all over my neck and left arm. I looked under my pillow and found a big bed bug. I used a kleenex to squish the bug and it was full of blood - that was my blood. Right now my neck and arm is very itchy and painful and it looks like a terrible rash. I will never go back there again.

11 bedbug reports near this address:

Comfort Inn 0.099 km
Days Inn 0.273 km
Country Hearth Inn 0.301 km
Hampton Inn-Absecon 0.569 km
Clarion Inn & Suites Atlantic City North Galloway 1.703 km
Budget Inn 1.784 km
Best Western Garden State Inn 2.132 km
Superlodge 2.745 km
Travelodge Absecon Motel 3.412 km
Garden State Motel 4.143 km
Quality Inn & Suites 4.219 km


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Bedford Free School & Elstow School - multi-academy trust (MAT) consultation

Following extensive consideration, we are pleased to announce that our Governing Bodies have agreed to enter into discussions together, with a view to forming a “multi-academy trust”.

Two schools – one charitable trust

This means that both schools would come under the care of one academy trust – a charitable organisation that would oversee both schools and be responsible for the quality of their provision. As part of this process, Elstow School would convert to academy status, with the trust taking on responsibility for its staff, buildings and site from the Local Authority.

Why we have chosen to work together

Both schools have thought long and hard before agreeing to this exciting next step.

We have chosen to work with one another as we share the same beliefs and values, and are passionate about the power of schools to transform lives. Whilst confident in our practice, we are reflective and humble, recognising that we must always do better for our children. We also believe that key to achieving this is looking after our staff, students, and their families too.

In coming together, we want to build upon the complementary strengths of the two organisations: Elstow School’s long track-record of care and success with younger children, and Bedford Free School’s growing expertise as a centre of academic excellence at the secondary phase.

One charitable trust – two distinct schools

Elstow and BFS are already great schools, and will be free to run themselves as they see fit. We are clear that both schools would retain their own distinct identities, and both would have their own Governing Body too.

By taking an “evolution, not revolution” approach, things will not change immediately when we officially come together. The intention is that over time we learn from one another, and through working together improve the quality of education for our students.

We would welcome your views

We consulted with our stakeholders and wider community between October 2016 and January 2017.

More details about the consultation can be found in the documents below:

Letter to BFS families

Bedford Free School - MAT Consultation Document

MAT - Frequently Asked Questions

MAT - Consultation Questionnaire

Summary of consultation outcomes (added January 30th)

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March 4, 2008

Is All of Chicago Sick?

I went to the doctor today and I have a viral sinus infection that's crept into my ears and chest. She could tell by looking in my ears that I'm dehydrated. My poor thirsty little ears!

She warned me about exhaustion, instructed me to push fluids, and gave me Flonase and Allegra, but I'm just going to have to wait 5-6 days for the virus to leave my body. If I don't rest now I could prolong my recovery by several more days.

I am so shaky and exhausted right now, and I've hardly done a thing. While waiting for my prescriptions, I was so sweaty and dizzy I decided not to buy groceries because carrying stuff makes me feel weak. I have almost no food at home. Yesterday I fainted after walking up three flights of stairs.

I can't go to ChUC tonight because any exertion beyond typing makes me feel dizzy. This makes me feel worse because Dan is also miserably sick (not to mention he's awaiting the arrival of his little bundle of joy), and this means he'll be producing tonight's show without my help. I'm sorry, Dan, and tonight's performing comedians.

Kristy is sick. Bryan has been a little sick. Melissa (formerly known as Sloan, now going by her real name) is sick. Is all of Chicago sick?

We're ready for Springtime now, please.

Edited to add: Angel is also sick. Pooh on you, wacky weather. Stop this silliness.

Edit again: Nellie is also sick. This is RIDICULOUS.

K-Rock said...

Angel is sick and she's leaving San Francisco on Thursday to be part of an art exhibit being shown during the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Conference.

BLEH. I'm over it!!! I'm tiring myself just from coughing. On the plus side, I haven't had a cig in days, and don't plan to have anymore at all.

Elizabeth McQuern said...

Oh, poor Angel, I hope she feels better. And you, too! And me, too! We have worlds to conquer!

AHP said...

Get better soon. I'm luckily not sick right now, (knock on wood). I credit my flu shot and my immunity boosting trip to India.

Nellie Ann said...

This just in:

I'm sick.

Elizabeth McQuern said...

Thanks for the well-wishes, Atul. I had a flu shot, too, but skipped my trip to India this year. :)

Nellie - Dang it! It was sleeping on that hissy air mattress, wasn't it?

Nellie Ann said...

Must've been the air mattress, yes.

That, or the fact that I work with three little children who were all really sick recently. It was only a matter of time...


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 15, 2007

City Council endorses environmental measures

The Bellevue City Council has endorsed additional steps in a comprehensive environmental stewardship initiative.

Designed to expand existing efforts, the steps will focus on the city's tree canopy, the expansion of recycling efforts at parks and ball fields, natural drainage practices and "green" buildings.

"Our community has a proud tradition of being a strong steward of the environment," said Mayor Grant Degginger. "This initiative will help us build on that tradition in significant ways."

Over the years, Bellevue's ongoing environmental programs have helped earn the city the nickname "City in a Park." Last year, Council members asked staff to review those programs as part of a broader, citywide strategic initiative.

Earlier this year, the Council, as part of that initiative, approved a Bellevue Climate Action resolution to reduce the city's greenhouse gas emissions.
Under the steps approved last week, Council members agreed to immediately fund an updated study of the city's tree canopy with the goal of enhancing the city's urban forest. The city last commissioned a tree canopy study in 1999. Information from the study will be used to determine future canopy targets and prioritize activities such as tree planting.

Staff will also explore specific activities such as expanded tree planting and restoration activities in city rights of way and tree education and assistance programs for private property owners.

In other steps approved by the Council, the city will:

  • Significantly expand its existing recycling program at community and beach parks and school ball fields maintained by the city. At present, recycling containers are located at a limited number of these facilities. The action is expected to divert nearly 57 tons of recycled materials annually from landfills.
  • Continue to pursue changes to storm water standards that will make it easier for residents and builders to implement natural drainage practices. Natural drainage practices are environmentally-friendly storm water management methods that mimic natural hydrologic processes. These include such things as the use of pervious surfaces and green roofs.
  • Train staff in emerging energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly building practices in order to make the review of permit applications for these technologies proceed as efficiently as they do now for traditional applications.

Bellevue on Tuesday will host a King County-sponsored workshop on how cities can facilitate green building practices. The day-long event is expected to draw representatives from communities throughout the county, and will be held downtown at Bellevue's City Hall.

The City Hall, a former telephone switching equipment building recycled into a new civic center and opened to the public last year, uses many green building technologies and principles.

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Contact Information

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450 110th Ave. NE
P.O. Box 90012
Bellevue, WA 98009
Contact: Jennifer Ewing
Phone: 425-452-6129
E-mail: jewing@bellevuewa.gov

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Hornets take 2nd in Russellville

RUSSELLVILLE – The Bryant Hornets track team competed in the Russellville Cyclone Invitational Friday night, earning a second-place finish in what is regarded as the biggest and most competitive regular season meet of the season in the state of Arkansas.
The Hornets scored 72.5 points to finish behind team champion  Bentonville (82 points).  Little Rock Central (66), Rogers Heritage (55), and Little Rock Catholic (47) finished out the top five teams.  Twenty four teams scored in the meet, which featured 13 out of the 16 teams in class 7A.
“I was extremely proud of how the guys competed,”Bryant Coach Steve Oury said. “We were missing a couple of key performers, but we had some team players, like Mar’kevius Nelson and Makiya Hunter, who stepped up and did their best. Darian Jarrett had a phenomenal meet,  as did Steven Murdock and John Winn.  Justin Combs broke through and cleared the 14-foot barrier in the pole vault, which was great.” Darian Jarrett led the Hornets with a first-place finish in the long jump (21-9), a fourth place finish in the 400-meter dash (50.77 - state qualifier), tied for a fourth-place finish in the high jump (6-2), and was on the winning 4 x 400-meter relay team, along with Austin Vail, Steven Murdock, and John Winn (3:24.49).  Winn also placed second in the 400-meter dash in a time of 50.14, while Murdock earned a fourth-place finish in the 200-meter dash in a time of 23.10.
Also earning a first-place finish was the 4 x 800 meter relay team of Murdock, Charlie Terry, Clifton Hampton, and Mark Winn (8:27).  Hampton later placed sixth in the 1600-meter run in 4:42.48, while Terry earned a fourth-place finish in the 3200-meter run in 10:07.38.
Also scoring for the Hornets was Justin Combs, who earned a third-place finish and a state-qualifying mark in the pole vault with a new personal record of 14-0, the 4 x 100 meter relay team of Mar’kevius Nelson, Pierce Finney, Austin Vail, and Makiya Hunter (fifth place in 44.54), and Dillon Daniels in the 300-meter hurdles (seventh place in 43.27).
“Bentonville is just loaded across the board,” Oury said. “They have quality and exceptional depth.  They are going to be tough for anyone to beat, but my guys enjoyed competing against all the great athletes at this meet.  It gave us an idea of what the 7A West conference and 7A state meet will be like.”


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I am finding that I am having my students use their video camera during science lessons. A picture speaks a thousand words. Using video jogs their memory by helping them see things they may have missed in the excitement of the lesson. They can replay it if there is a question about their work. It's great! They can take data down and fill in charts more accurately as they observe if they can play it again and again.

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Objective: Students use what they have learned to develop questions about waves and begin to understand how waves transfer energy.

Big Idea: Using what they have observed about water waves & questioning, students continue to develop the vocabulary and begin to understand how waves transfer energy.

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University_of_rochester_medical_1 Through a process of serendipitous innovation, a team of biomedical researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York may have discovered a new way to attack cancerous tumor growths. It turns out that what researchers originally thought was a "lab disaster" may actually be a new compound that breaks down the cell walls of tumors. The researchers will test the new compound for safety in the hope of developing it to treat cancers such as colon cancer, esophageal cancer, liver and skin cancers. It all started when the researchers decided to use cancer cells instead of normal human cells:

Normal human cells are difficult to grow and study in the lab, because they tend to die. But cancer cells live much longer and are harder to kill, so scientists often use them. [Katherine] Schaefer was looking for drugs to treat the inflammation seen in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, both of which cause pain and diarrhea.

She was testing a compound called a PPAR-gamma modulator. It would never normally have been thought of as a cancer drug, or in fact a drug of any kind. "I made a calculation error and used a lot more than I should have. And my cells died," Schaefer said. A colleague overheard her complaining. "The co-author on my paper said,' Did I hear you say you killed some cancer?' I said 'Oh', and took a closer look." They ran several tests and found the compound killed "pretty much every epithelial tumor cell lines we have seen," Schaefer said. Epithelial cells line organs such as the colon, and also make up skin. It also killed colon tumors in mice without making the mice sick, they reported in the journal International Cancer Research.

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Friday, May 28, 2010

With love from the NOPAlands: Mural in progress.

in progress
Could not resist having the Frenchie pose for a photo in front of the colorful (already!) mural on Fell & Scott street. I first learned about it via Pagelands finest, the calitexican - then I read all the details here: Mural in progress via BikeNOPA
This made me smile. I'm not sure I would have paid much attention to what was there before, as that area, personally, is highly stressful. I'm pretty slow as is, so there are a myriad of cyclists passing me very fast when I ride past this corner, and the traffic I just keep a very close eye to. It is a plate full of chaotic stress and it is nice to see the progress of a happy mural *ponytail* included.
♥I liked that the most.
in progress

May. Rain. Sun. Rain.

Yesterday was epic. Tremendous rain in the morning. Quiet afternoon with some strange doses of sun and some giant cotton white clouds coming in and out of the view above. I really enjoy this cooler weather, whether I stand alone on this, I love it.
Certainly a very quiet bike lane everywhere, especially taken back by the wiggle ratio on rain days. It was 7PM and only one person passed me after 10 blocks (Usally 10 bikers speed past me per second... or something like that).
Market at octavia
Market at Octavia.
Steiner st.
Quietness on Steiner st.

Cycles of bicycles and motorcycles.

ding ding. vroom vroom.
DingDing. VroomVroom.

Greetings from the hemlock tavern.

Meanwhile in San José

This is Santana Row. I have not seen more silicon boobies and a particular breed of the stinky perfumed kind with cigars in awhile, but back to reality, here is the bike racks. Super
Santana Row

Speaking of San José, the SJBikeParty page has a soccer-theme event coming up.
Visit their FB page for more details: June 2010 World Cup Test Ride #1

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Support your local firemen.

Support your local firemen
The Frenchie, SFFD finest and I. Coffee bar at Mariposa and Bryant.

Let's hear it from NYC: Whole Living magazine’s Bike to Work Day event

♥Thanks so much to Sarah in NY, for sending these over.
I'm so happy to share them, so much fun and full of girl-power awesomeness. Can we have these smoothie incentives, often, nation-wide please?! :D
Sarah says:
"Wanted to share some photos from
Whole Living magazine’s Bike to Work Day event today in NYC along the Hudson River Park bike path. We served up smoothies via a bike-powered blender and had lots of giveaways including two bikes – a Café 8 by Felt from Zen Bikes and a Gazelle single speed from Gazelle"

*Photo Credits: Emily Roemer

Alex Postman on bike
Whole Living magazine Editor-in-Chief Alexandra Postman pedals a bike-powered blender from Band of Bicycles
that served up smoothies for New Yorkers along the Hudson River Park bike path on National Bike to Work Day.

Bike to Work Whole Living crowd shot
New York City bike commuters fill out raffle forms to win one of two bicycles at
Whole Living
magazine’s Bike to Work Day event along the Hudson River Park bike path.

I'm. Taking a ride. With Omar.

im. taking a ride. with omar.
The other Sunday Omar and I went for a "short" ride up to Marin. To me, short means coffee. Otherwise it doesn't exist. Well, we still have coffee, but it wasn't until we got to the bottom of a mean steady steep hill, and I said:
-oh we are going back to the cafe that way right?-
Omar said: "No, we are going up, down and then back around. Then we go get coffee"
Up and away.
I hadn't even thought about it much and Omar had taken off.
He said, you got the gears now..."
Two Italians.
Errrrrrrr - ok I went. Was fun. Kinda windy, but OK. We drank coffee at CIBO, the one special spot in Marin currently (the only one perhaps in Sausalito?) serving Blue Bottle coffee. That, itself makes it all worth it. Yes.
Moments of concentration.
So I enjoyed it while I can, then we headed another nasty hill (Alexander dr.) on our way back into the city. I was ready for a hot shower and some more coffee. Cheers.

Photo de dia: Lamborghini on chestnut street.

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Tonino Lamborghini bicycle on Chestnut street. Between Divis and Scott.

Let's Go Ride a Bike: Summer Olympics

The ladies from LGRAB have started the Summer Olympics Games.
Here are the details:

How to play, you ask? It’s easy. There are three main categories, and six events in each category. Complete events in each category over a three week period, and tell us about it via blog post link, email or photo addition to our Summer Games Flickr Pool. Entries must include a story and a photo of each event you complete. If you enter via a post on your own blog, please link to our blog announcement in your entry, include one of our badges and let us know via email.

Anyone who completes at least two events in each of the three categories will be entered to win the Batavus BuB by random drawing. We’re also giving away prizes as readers complete each category.

May 17-June 6: Social Cycling
• Go on a group ride
• Leave a nice note on a bike, or say hi to a cyclist at a red light
• Schedule a bike date with a friend or partner — dress up!
• Recruit a non-biking friend for a ride
• Ride with your family

June 7-June 27: Learning Experiences
• Perform a maintenance task — big or small!
• Decorate your bike
• Read a book about cycling
• Carry a load on your bike — groceries, etc.
• Test ride a different type of bike than you normally ride

June 28-July 18: New Territory
• Ride a greenway
• Have a bicycle picnic
• If you don’t normally ride to work, commute by bike, or by bike/train or bike/bus
• If you do commute, take the long way home: add distance to your usual ride
• Explore a new part of town by bike

Go to for more details. Good luck!!

Got an email from the folks at Cyclorama. Check them out:

We are a small group of cycle enthusiasts who have put lots of time and effort into this project, and we’d like to share it with others in the cycling community. We hope you find cyclorama interesting and inspiring – there are already loads of articles and images to browse, and more added all the time!

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Bikes & The City is floating like a spacemen3 and a tad spectrumized.
Will be back to full posting mañana Thursday.
kthanks. ♥ mucho love.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Tuesday beats: Adventures in Nikonlands, no.2

Part 2/3
One of my colleagues let me use his Nikon D40 for a bit, and this is the result.

car. moto. cycle. bus.
wait. ride. walk. art.
Turistas from Spain.
Gotta love the -is she taking a photo?!- look
At this point a set of random bike shots wouldn't be complete without a silly Prius somewhere in the mix.
Gotta love the -is she taking a photo?!-look

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Memo et moi y coffee and burgers.

William and I got to finally hang out outside bike shops and chat it up. We rode bikes. We drank some coffee at Matching Half and we climbed and descended some monster steep hills. All rewarded by the best veggie burger in town. Wanna know where it is? You must be a wanderluster and ride with me to the neighborhoods you probably visit least. Cheers.
william's drink
at Matching Half cafe.
hurts to look at it
at Mojo's. Muffin and William talking and advising saddles.
Say CHEEZBURGER. Black cat masters unite.
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¡Feliz Birthday VELCRO!

♥My beautiful black cat and blogging partner interweb-assistant turns 2 this week.
noir et moi
international feline of mirror mystery science and bloggership lurking maximus.

United bikes of water.

Found this Facebook page from blog reader and soon-to be bike & water awareness super star: Brittany App. Good luck in your endevaours and please join their efforts!
Water Pressure - Brittany App Cycles Coast to Coast for WaterAid's Photos
Brittany App & Garrett Russell will cycle across this massive continent in the Fall of 2010 to raise awareness of our Global Water Crisis, and to raise funds to provide fresh water to those who need it most.
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Meanwhile in Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Tweed Ride Premier!
This Sunday, May 30
We will take off from Windmill Cafe, head to Wilder Ranch for lunch, then back to the Windmill Cafe for a special INVITE ONLY event.
More info here: SC Tweed Ride

Monday, May 24, 2010

Women Who Bike: Lisa Marie

BIKE NOPA & Bikes And The City have spun out a new collaborative bike series, Women Who Bike. Each Monday and Wednesday we will feature San Francisco women and their bicycles. Check both our blogs for the experiences, stories, and ideas that women who bike the city want to share with you.
Let us know your thoughts and leave comments for the featured riders.
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Women Who Bike: Lisa Marie

How would you characterize your bicycling style? assertive, carefree, cautious, competitive, law abiding, slow and steady
L.Aggressive, but with a smile on my face. I don't need to be the fastest, I just need cars to see me.

Something basic: how often do you bike and what for?
L.I bike for fun, for transportation, and for exercise. I bike anytime I need to go anywhere further than 4 blocks away from my home. Which is maybe 4 or 5 days a week.

What could be done in SF to encourage more women, including teens and younger, to bike?
L.I think the new separated bike lanes on Market are a step in the right direction -- we need more of those! Also repaving streets would be nice, especially that craptacular road - Division. Having more of us everyday bicyclists out on the road in our non-spandex clothing makes other people realize they can do it too. Once you realize how fun and easy it is - you'll be hooked!

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How many of your best dates/friendships started with biking?
L.Lately, ALL of my new friendships have started with biking! And I love it. It's so nice having bikey friends because there's never any question of how we're going to get somewhere. Biking is a given.
My husband and I often go on day-long meandering rides together to explore new neighborhoods. We call them day-long-dates.

I surprise people when I bike by (or with) -
L.with my panniers loaded full of groceries.

Other little things:
My favorite meal after a long ride (or in between) is:
L.burrito and a beer! cures all that ails you.

The best way to hydrate in between rides is: (coffee, beer, tea etc.)
L.water from the tap! sf water is yummy.

A personal item I must have or bring while riding my bike
L.My B. Spoke Tailor arm warmers, because you never know which way the weather will go here.

I first met Lisa via the interwebs when we noticed our photos coincided with multiple local events. Then I noticed she was featured in the NYT [here] and was so excited to see a local bikey woman being recognized alongside her awesome bag company, Hambone designs. I am happy to be her friend and share most of our talks while pedaling through our beautiful city.
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Gracias Lisa!!

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Photo de dia: Gazelle and the bicycle

gazelle and bicycle

Bikes. Baskets. Beautiful colors invade the lower haight.

Ayuchi taking a photo.

Friday, May 21, 2010

Photo de dia: The view from the bike catwalk shot

So what does a blogger do when on the stage that became the bike catwalk?! Snap a photo of everyone. WOOOOOT
The view from the bike catwalk shot
good times

And this closes the posts from Bike to Work Day - Fashion Show & Afterparty
The Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco.
May 13th, 2010

For you, it is Miss Cinelli. Grazie + Happy Friday!

I took the photo of what i was wearing so I wouldn't forget, and those are Lisa's eyes peeking in *ADORABLE*
Note reads:

•Vintage Cinelli jersey (Giordanna classic!) provided by
Sheila Moon short skirt
•Swrve cap
•Meli's famous red boots (««--I was cracking up ♥ ja jaaa!!)
*Both photos below, property of PHYang

So here is what Gwen styled me with and what I wore for the BTWD fashion show, my darlings. I *LOVED* the outfit. So much fun and I could wear this any day around the city -yes-. The Girodanna classic Cinelli jersey. oh so RAD. Below I am with Sarah, the renown badass woman on wheels and the magic behind pushbike SF and Team Murder. Sup.