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I would encourage you to find a doctor who treats FM and knows how to help you cope better. FM is an illness and there are still doctors who have no clue what to do with FMers...call around and see if you can find a doctor who can understand what you are dealing with.
I would then encourage you to be sure and ask the doctor to check your Vitamin D level as well as your Vitamin B levels...this is really important for a lot of people these days. Low Vitamin D can cause additional pain and it can also affect other illnesses as well. Do your own research on this to see just how important it is.
Taking care of yourself is a must...so that you can take care of your youngest child. There are all kinds of good things that you can try. Check out the info here under *tips* and *resources*...you should remember though that what works for one may or may not work for you. We are all different and you have to figure out what the best *tools* are for you.
We, FMers, do understand exactly how you feel....most of us have been there, done that. I am one of the FMers here who has learned how to *control my FM pain* by taking vitamins and supplements...I tried different medicines in the beginning but did not find any which really helped me without causing side effects.
FM is indeed a chronic condition and we have to figure out how to cope with it and ease our pain.
You have found a good support group here. We have some good people who care and share what they have found that has helped them cope better. Everything is a process though. It does take time.
Take care and good luck.
Welcome. I'm one of the 'newish' people here, been coming maybe a month or more? (sorry my memory has fibro too)
Always interesting how many people with fibro have spine problems-- what comes first the chicken or the egg? I guess it doesn't matter, result is pain.
I am using gabapentin--had some problems with it at first but I stopped and realized it has been helping. I also take celebrex 2 x a day-- 3 would probably be better as my pain & stiffness (my #1 problem these days is stiffness) Starts back up early in the afternoon- 1 or 2 usually--and I don't have another pill for about 5 or 6 hours.
I'm sure we've all had a bad time with doctors. Doctors like to see a problem and fix it--and we're very fixable--so far.
There's more research going on and some hopeful news lately--so maybe some day a solution will come?
I hate to say it--but I also don't like pills--but to feel reasonably functional--you probably have to take more.
I never really got relief from tylenol-- I was taking 2 aleeve 2x a day when my dr RXd the celebrex--it worked fast for me-- not everyone benefits from an NSAID but if you have spine problems--you may need to take the gabapentin AND and NSAID, and probably an anti depressant too--which some of them actually do have an effect on pain. I don't take cymbalta--cuz I don't want new drugs if I can avoid it--they are terribly spendy and you don't know for sure what side effects may come in later on. I do take the celebrex--which is newer--but that's desperation.
I take nortryptiline-- amitriptiline also works for pain.
A 3 prong approach to pain--means you can take relatively low doses of all 3 drugs rather than huge amounts of one. Although I think I could use a little increase--I hope not to need narcotics or anything for a long time--I hope. I also take some vitamins-- D & magnesium-- although I know D does help--I am not seeing much new with the magnesium. I also cannot remember who told me to take it.
The memory problems are such a pain too.
There are better doctors--sometimes you just need to switch--although I think for me-- part of my problem is how I talk to the doctors. I feel I need to be more bold and press for answers more. Also speak up-- I did last time I was in a dr wanted to up my nortryptiline and I pointed out that I am on 4 different meds at bedtime--3 of which cause sleepiness and I wasn't keen on adding more to the coctail. They should listen if you say something--if not sometimes you need to be more assertive or change doctors.
Pain is an exhausting thing. My current Dr says it MUST be treated that it just causes more trouble if you don't deal with it. So that's encouraging to me--that he does see it as a thing that must be treated. He hasn't yet told me that I just need to lose weight or exercise-- thank God cuz I think I would scream-- that is not the cause of this. LOL. My last dr was a fitness nut an she weighed about 10 pounds, I tried what she suggested for exercise and ended up in worse pain--which was a year ago and has not let up.
Well anyhow-- welcome! I'm sure others will chime in.
When you leave the office frustrated and sigh....they turn to the desk area and with your chart and they "sigh" and say, what am I going to do with her? How can I help her?.
I used to be so angry at the 9 doctors I saw before my Physician Champion.....before I learned about me and what this is and what I can do for me to be the best I can be in tis mess. We are all different and the mix of fix is different, so frustrating for MD and PT. .
My neurologist was showing me in her book why I felt like I did, why I had my symptomes. I went home and bought her medical book.....then I joined here and took all the help I could from the fmily. The humor here was the most uplifting, seeing it will get better. This is the biggest challenge I have ever faced, but I face it with grace and fortitude....
My bible book too is " FM and Chronic Myofascial Pain" a suvival manual by, Dr Devin Starlanyl. I got it on amazon. It is priceless for me to know where the cause of my issue is and fix for that part of my muscles. Heat, massage and my meds get me to an 8-10 hour wellness window that affords me a full time job and distraction from all of this. Distraction and humor being very powerful meds.
In my beginning I used chiropractic but there was a turning point where I returned to Neurology to care for me, this is where I stay. I use trigger point injections help me survive, every 2 weeks I am there to be reset and have the muscle relax and reset. It is aggressive therapy and it is for LIFE. But I am able to be high functioning and alot of my early syptoms are gone.
Please look to the right and in resources look for the MEMBERS TOOLBOX. The look under Dr Pellegrino and read all his posts, I have made a file of them to return to and use for guidance in my future. Like an article he wrote on working at a desk and how to make that work, as for the last months I have been on a computer project that is extensive, but I used his tricks and I am fairing very well.
So, welcome and hoping that we can tune you up a bit to be better. memory foam mattress? That was the first pearl I got here. My sleeping was awful and no one suggested this in the Dr dept...but the girls brought it up and IT made all the difference.....
I wish you well, stay and post and hope we can give you the support you nedd. Nancy B
None of us WANT to take drugs, but most of us HAVE to take drugs at least some of the time. The thing is, if you don't take the prescribed dosage of a drug and don't take it for about 6 weeks, you won't know if it is going to work for you.
We have all had drugs we just couldn't take. Sometimes we found out with the first pill. Sometimes it took a higher dose or a longer time to experience intolerable side effects. Naturally, you will not take those drugs again.
Do not be surprised if you wind up with a final dosage of 1800 mg. of gabapentin each day. That seems to be the normal full dosage. Once you have been at that dose for 4-6 weeks, you will know whether this medication is working for you.
I agree with Nancy about finding another doctor. See if you can find a neurologist who manages fibromyalgia in your area. Most of these specialists in the nervous system are well aware of all the problems you are dealing with. They know all about the things that can go wrong when your nerve fibers only want to register pain. I miss my friendly neuro immensely.
We have a lot of knowledge here. I hope you find the help and support you need.
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There was as time when city workers' unions protested Haverhill bringing in jail inmates to do work on public property.
The unions said it wasn't right for the inmates to take away work — and eventually overtime pay — from city employees.
But times have changed, and thankfully.
With a decrease in the number of city workers due to budget cuts during the last few years, it is only sensible for inmates to handle work that might not otherwise get done — in particular the removal of graffiti.
After a plague of graffiti hit the city this summer, a crew of inmates from the Sheriff's Department came to Haverhill several times to remove the markings from buildings, bridges and other locations. (See story, Page 1.)
Two teenagers face dozens of charges of spray-painting the graffiti markings. But the city had other graffiti vandals before them and there will be more in the future.
That's why Haverhill must keep using whatever resources it can, including the crew of inmates, to remove graffiti immediately after it shows up.
Police tell us the longer graffiti lingers, the greater the chances are that more will show up.
Other crimes will increase as well, as vandals and other criminals see the graffiti-targeted area as a place where their work has taken root and can grow, police say.
Law enforcement officials are right to encourage the city to get rid of graffiti as quickly as possible, for the sake of keeping crime from spreading and also to keep the community presentable.
There are other good reasons to allow inmates to use their graffiti-removal skills in Haverhill. We are told the inmates allowed on the crew have earned the work, that they have behaved well. It's good to reward them with work that provides some satisfaction and has them moving in the right direction, as they prepare to be released back into the community.
And, frankly, why not have them do some work that benefits the community while they are paying their debt to society?
The inmate program is worthwhile. Haverhill should continue using it.

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Seahawks place Bryant, Hamilton on I.R.
The Seahawks placed DE Red Bryant (knee) and OLG Ben Hamilton (concussion) on injured reserve Tuesday. Both players suffered their injuries in Sunday's loss to the Raiders.
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In addition to getting beaten to a pulp by the suddenly red-hot Raiders in Week Eight, the Seahawks' already ailing roster was further depleted by a new rash of injuries, including a knee injury to DE Red Bryant.
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Jason Campbell threw for 310 yards and two touchdowns, and Oakland's defense did the rest to help the Raiders even their record at the midpoint of the season with a 33-3 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
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The continued growth of the Athletic Department, including the addition of four sports in 10 years, impacted the facilities at the university on a grand scale. The addition of gymnastics prompted Barnhill Arena, previously the largest volleyball-only facility in the country, to welcome its new roommate.
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Barnhill began its adaptation to a volleyball/gymnastics facility with an internal face lift. Some of the changes included a new paint job in areas immediately surrounding the playing surface, new lights to accommodate the space requirements of gymnastics and a state-of-the-art sound system and scoreboards that are both Razorbacks and fan friendly.
When the Razorbacks finally reached campus in the fall of 2002, the fans came. In fact, fans came in droves and by the end of the 2003 season, Arkansas ranked fourth in the nation in attendance, averaging 4,739 people per event.
Arkansas' season best came against No. 4 Alabama when 5,524 fans passed through the doors for the meet. That mark ranked sixth-best in the nation for a single meet in 2005. The Alabama meet attendance was just one of a pair of 5,000-plus fans as Arkansas welcomed 5,427 against No. 5 Florida.
The Razorbacks saw 4,732 fans against No. 4 Georgia and 4,231 fans packed Barnhill against No. 16 Denver in the first meet ever in the arena. And that was just the first season.
Arkansas' attendance numbers continue to flourish and the Razorbacks have ranked in the top 15 each of their eight seasons, including No. 11 in 2010.
The Razorbacks welcomed the program's first NCAA Regional Championship in 2005 and hosted a big meet with the Super Six Challenge in 2006. Arkansas also hosted the NCAA South Central Regional in April 2009.
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Dr. Eugene Dunkley
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What's your favorite thing about working at Greenville College?
I love teaching at Greenville College because the philosophy of education is to form relationships in the community and to share knowledge and experiences which help us in our personal and spiritual growth. My life has been greatly enriched by those that I have met, taught, and worked with, and for that I am grateful to God.
What attracted you to Biology, and how do you use it outside of the classroom?
Biology has been an interest of mine since I was in junior high, and I have found great usefulness in knowing how biology relates to personal and community health. Because of this, we have been able to travel to countries like Malawi, Rwanda, and Guatemala and worked to provided better health to communities by providing clean drinking water, etc. This integration is the heart of Wesleyan ministry and gives purpose and meaning to what I do.
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Language, Literature, and Culture Department Chair and Professor of English
What's your favorite thing about working at Greenville College?
The best thing about GC is the incredible community of people with whom I work. We care about each other and support each others' endeavors-whether personal or professional. You never need to fear backbiting or mean spirited attacks. There are difficult challenges working at a small university, but we manage to work through them together. We may not agree with each other, but we respect each others' opinion. What a blessing!
What attracted you to Language, Literature, and Culture?
As a passionate reader from an early age and coming from a family of teachers, the path was clear-to teach English. Through my higher education studies, though, I realized that I loved learning about language and how/why people learn languages. My focus turned from literature to second language acquisition. My masters is in English Language and Literature, but my doctorate is in Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education. My favorite aspects of SLA include socio-linguistics and cross-cultural studies. I have been teaching English to speakers of other languages for years and have loved every moment of it. Fortunately, I also get to share my passion by training others to teach ESL. The best part is making friends with people from all over the world!
Dr. Kathryn Taylor
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Dr. Karlene Johnson
Associate Professor of Math/Science Education, Co-Director of the Traditional Teacher Education Program
What's your favorite thing about working at Greenville College?
As an alum, GC has always held a special place in my heart. When I was initially hired on the faculty one of the first things I experienced was the faculty coming together in prayer over the existing/new students and their families. When I was a student here, I hadn't really contemplated that I was entering a community that was already in prayer and expectation over me. Community isn't merely a place to us; it is a way of being with one another.
What attracted you to Education, and how do you use it outside of the classroom?
I was originally interested in entering Medicine. After a practicum experience with a doctor, I felt strongly that God was leading me in another direction. After some time of seeking, I realized that the great pleasure I felt from the experiences I had as a Teaching Assistant (during grad school) and a Lab Assistant (at GC) was an indicator that Education was the path I should take. I have never regretted this decision! I love that I get the opportunity to engage with young people for at least a year, building relationships that equip and empower them for future action. The field of Education has also been very good to me. I have had opportunities to teach in day and boarding schools, in the U.S. and overseas.
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Instructor of Special Education
What's your favorite thing about working at Greenville College?
My favorite thing about Greenville is the students. I love how engaged and excited they are about learning. How they seek out new experiences and ideas to wrestle with as they develop into people with a heart for God.
What attracted you to Education?
I love the learning process, so I only ever wanted to become a teacher. Now that I get to teach teachers... I feel I am the luckiest girl in the world.
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Today is Sunday, July 8, 2012 and tomorrow is a big day for Coyotes fans, the City of Glendale (CoG), Canadian social media trolls and many others. Why? Because tomorrow, July 9, 2012 is the day that Joe Cobb and Ken Jones are supposed to turn in their petition signatures to overturn the June 8 vote of the Glendale City Council approving the arena lease deal with the Jamison group, paving the way for the final sale of the Coyotes by the NHL. As we outlined in two previous posts (Is This Milk Bad? Here, Take a Whiff! and Goldwater Reinvents Calendar!), Goldwater Institute feels that rules and deadlines are flexible things, designed to be modified through constant litigation. They have decided to interfere (this word, interfere will probably become important in Goldwaters future) by writing a letter to CoG expressing their displeasure with the July 9 date. CoG, while not required to respond to a letter written by an entity not involved in the case, DID respond, informing Goldwater (actually the ever insistent Ms. Sitren) that their misunderstanding of the regulations had again led them astray.
So, what are the possible scenarios now? There are many, and the faithful reader may decide which course of action all of the parties involved will follow. Be assured, however, that Mr. Cobbs petition (wasnt that a Jimmy Stewart movie?) is only one small piece of the tactics designed by Goldwater to further delay the sale of the Phoenix (soon to be Arizona) Coyotes.
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The Royal New Zealand BalletŌĆÖs Copp├®lia, which opened in Wellington on Thursday, is a lovingly designed and staged production that will suit family audiences.
Set in a mountain village in Hungary, the RNZBŌĆÖs production of Copp├®lia retains its well known storyline and period setting, with beautiful sets and costumes. The work of the late, award-winning designer Kristian Fredrikson is particularly poignant in the second act, inside Dr CoppeliusŌĆÖs house, where his seven very distinctive automatons, as well as Copp├®lia, rest. Two incomplete mannequins hung from the top. The third act, with the wedding scene, is another testament to FredriksonŌĆÖs design ability, evident through the villagersŌĆÖ and Franz and SwanhildaŌĆÖs wedding costumes. Jason MorphettŌĆÖs lighting lifted the story, making it easy to followŌĆöand it was the second act, too, with its moody atmosphere, where his work shone.
Martin Vedel, ballet master on Copp├®lia, stayed true to the core of the story, with classical and folkloric dances playing out the plot. The energetic divertissements in the third act were perfectly performed. Vedel was, according to his notes, aware of the pre-modern, romantic period in which Copp├®lia was created, and sought to retain its beauty, but tightened up the storyline and more clearly portrayed Dr CoppeliusŌĆöperformed by Sir Jon Trimmer, who first danced it for the RNZB in 1964ŌĆöas a social outcast.
The 21st-century touches are, then, in the theatrics of the performance rather than the look and feel, although the limbless, faceless automaton, beautifully performed by Paul Mathews, could feel at home in science fiction to modern audiences.
One cannot help but smile at the performancesŌĆöafter all, Copp├®lia is a happy, comedic ballet, and we noticed that the children on opening night enjoyed it as much as the adults. Lucy Green and Kohei Iwamoto were the well cast leads tonight, as Swanhilda and Franz respectively, dancing their roles expertlyŌĆöand deservedly receiving standing ovations from some of the audience. Unsurprisingly, Sir Jon received similar acclaim, and Joseph Skelton as Zoltan, both in his emphatic solo and his dance with Katherine Grange as Ima, brought immediate reactions as well as loud applause at the end.
Orchestra Wellington faithfully performed the L├®o Delibes score.
After Wellington, Copp├®lia tours to to Palmerston North, Invercargill, Dunedin, Napier, Rotorua, Takapuna, and Auckland, with the season ending on May 31 inclusive. Further information on dates and venues, as well as booking, can be found at the RNZB website.ŌĆöJack Yan, Publisher


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Bill taught printing at Don Bosco High School in Paterson, N.J., in the sixties and early seventies. After moving to Keeseville in 1973, he worked for Denton Publications for several years. He later established Adirondack Litho in Keeseville, which he operated until 2008.
Bill enjoyed hunting, fishing, photography, and collecting coins.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth C. McCann of Keeseville; two daughters, Elizabeth A. McCann of Tupper Lake, and Kathrine Faulkner of Mount Wolf, Pa.; grandsons, Ty Faulkner, and Damon Faulkner; brother and sister-in-law, Arthur and Barbara McCann of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; one nephew; and three nieces.
He was predeceased by his father, William J. McCann; and mother and step-father, Kathryn S. and Joseph Smigelskis.
At Williams request there will be no public calling hours. Services will be private and at the convenience of the family.
Donations in his memory may be made to the FitzPatrick Cancer Center, 75 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901.
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As a 20-year citizen of Andover and chairman of Philips North America, headquartered in Andover, I encourage Andover residents to fully support the proposed Andover Transit Oriented Development District (ATODD) and the 1D2 zoning warrants for the River Road industrial area.
This is one of the biggest opportunities the town has ever had to truly distinguish it as an attractive place to live and work, providing enhanced amenities, residential housing in the town center and an enhanced transportation hub that can serve all residents of Andover.
As a community and as a diversified technology company, we should strive to have a diversified tax base that keeps residential tax burdens reasonable. Twenty years ago, companies were attracted to these isolated corporate campuses to provide easy access and convenience for employees.
Today, we are competing for talent in a pool of highly educated workers where the unemployment rate is under 4 percent. One-third of our employees are eligible to retire in the next seven years.
Today, workers from the millennial generation do not desire the same lifestyles as their parents, choosing to work in collaborative environments and in communities with diversity, transportation, and multiple conveniences accessible without having to get into a car.
This puts distant suburbs like Andover at a disadvantage, and it's one of the reasons why we are seeing many companies move back closer to Boston. The vibrant areas for industrial development are now near transportation corridors providing these features.
Philips continues to value Andover as a partner to the business community, but the community now needs to stop delaying the changes necessary to remain competitive. I firmly believe that approval for the ATODD is just the first in a series of steps to make the Town Yard move financially attractive and appealing to residents, while the lD2 zoning approval gives an opportunity to create a true "campus" feeling for these industrial parks, with strict controls over developers as managed by our Planning Board, including improved traffic configurations that reduce bottlenecks during rush hour.
This is an opportunity to bring Andover to a leading position in the Northeast corridor as a great place to live, work and play.
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Commonwealth Journal
November 19, 2012
Dorothy Daulton
Commonwealth Journal
Somerset —
Dorothy L. Daulton, age 99, formerly of Nancy, Ky., departed this life on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 at her residence.
She was born on Oct. 19, 1913 in Crossville, Tenn. to the late William Franklin and Emma Mae Coots Bradley. Mrs. Daulton was a member of White Oak Baptist Church. She was a retired sales associate for Roses Department store. Mrs. Daulton enjoyed cooking, especially for her family, quilting, painting and traveling.
She is survived by two daughters, Rebecca Jane (and Edwin) Shaw of San Antonio, Texas and Glenda Rae (and Julian) Wall of Waynesburg, Ky.; nine grandchildren, Jeff Zuern, Douglas Zuern, Justin Shaw, Kevin (and Michele) Hudson, Keith Hudson, Bradley (and Kandace) Wall, Byron (and Jessica) Wall, Kathy Gardner, and Pamela (and Layne) Watson; 10 great-grandchildren; and a special caregiver and dear friend, Thelma Phillips.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Marlow Daulton, who passed away on March 21, 2002; six brothers, Ray, Frank, Tom, Jerry, William and Robert Bradley; and two sisters, Pauline Crockett and Francis Randolph.
Visitation will be Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with her funeral service to follow at 1 p.m. at the chapel of Lake Cumberland Funeral Home, 1046 West Highway 80, Somerset, Ky. Brother James Floyd will officiate.
Interment will be in Lakeside Memorial Gardens.
The family request expressions of sympathy be made to The Gideon Memorial Bible Fund, P.O. Box 27, Somerset, Ky., 42502 and/or White Oak Baptist Church Building Fund and/or Hospice of Lake Cumberland, 100 Parkway Drive, Somerset, Ky., 42503.
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By James Niedzinski
Staff Writer
---- — ESSEX — A Superior Court judge has found that a 1991 settlement agreement cited by Conomo Point residents as evidence that they, not the town, own the homes that sit on the town-owned Point property was in fact not a contested issue in that case, and therefore cannot be viewed as "eternally binding."
Judge Richard Welch, sitting in Newburyport Superior Court, rendered that verdict Monday while denying a motion for summary judgment made by residents in a case citing the 1991 Land Court case as definitive regarding house ownership.
Welch found that whether or not the residents own the houses, was not not crotical in the 1991 Land Court case, according to the case summary.
Court documents indicate both parties entered into a settlement where both sides assumed the plaintiffs owned the houses for the two 10-year leases, which expired in January 2011. The case summary also notes the 1991 settlement may be used as evidence for the plaintiffs about structure ownership, but that the 1991 case is not untrue or controlling.
At the same time, Welch recognized that the lawsuit — identified as Judson Pratt et al. v. the town of Essex, filed in the summer of 2012 when residents sought to clarify ownership of the houses on town land — will have a direct effect on another lawsuit filed against the town by Point resident Nina Walker, who, with other plaintiffs, allege that the second-year rates for the town's current "bridge leases" and appraisal rates for northern Conomo Point are far too high.
In that vein, Monday's court proceedings have rolled the two separate cases into one going forward at the request of the Boston-based law firm Kopleman and Paige, the town's general counsel.
In addition, the denial of the motion for summary judgment, would have expedited the process and bypassed a trial.
In both cases, the plaintiffs were represented by Christopher Weld Jr. of Todd and Weld LLP.
According to the Point residents and plaintiffs, the town has acknowledged the residents as the owners for decades, regardless of the location, and residents challenged a 2010 opinion issued by Kopelman and Paige had alluded to the houses being town owned. While the town owns the land at Conomo Point, the residents there – nearly all seasonal —pay both leases and property taxes for their homes.
Neither Kopelman and Paige nor attorneys with Todd and Weld LLP returned calls to the Times as of press time Thursday. A non-jury trial for the consolidated case is slated for August.
On Monday night, the Board of Selectmen voted to extend leases and purchase and sale agreements to residents in both southern and northern Conomo Point, in order to allow residents more time to properly finance their properties.
In the meantime, a handful of residents have organized to form an ad-hoc group in an effort to move the discussion about Conomo Point out of the court room.
The group, comprised of seven people — some of whom own property at Conomo Point — are aiming to clarify the issues surrounding Conomo Point and are trying to communicate information from one party to the other.
Ray Randall, a member of the group who has previously served on the Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee, emphasized that the group does not have any official authority about issues surrounding Conomo Point.
"We are not mediators, we want to clarify the issues," he said during a phone interview. "Maybe — just maybe — we can make it possible for people to step aside from litigation, just for a moment, and talk face to face."
In addition, Selectmen asked the group members to help educate the public about issues revolving around Conomo Point.
In addition to Randall, members include Paul Collins, Bob Murphy, David Burbridge, Jeff Soulard, David Lane, and Bill Liberti. To get more information about the ad-hoc group, email Randall at email@example.com.
Town officials also announced the third and final public hearing about plans for northern Conomo Point, set for Feb. 7 at the Essex Elementary School.
The most recent plans from the design firm Brown Sardina will be posted on the town's website, and forum content will be based on feedback and input from other forums.
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Question: Must try bakeries in San Fran - staying at SF Marriot on 4th St
Besides Tartine that's on my list, what are the 'must try' bakeries in San Fran.
I am from up the coast and will be visiting in the fall, but only a short stay so I want to maximize my time there in search of the best bakeries.
Not familiar with San Fran so to save time, please let me know what are the best bakeries that I should see.
Here's a thread to get you going: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/532453
I think Thorough Bread and Pastry would be at the top of my list. Although you can get Acme bread around town, it's worth going to their bakery in the Ferry Building where they have a wide variety, including pastries (the ham and cheese turnover is decadently delicious).
Are you looking to sample breads, pastries, or cookies?
re: ssfire
More interested in pastries, especially French pastries or the like.
Interested in exploring the bakeries and looking at what they have to offer and picking up some samples to try.
Thinking of opening up shop one day so have a keen interest in successfull bakeries.
Have limited time in San Francisco, so want to maximize my time there.
re: pastriesinparis
re: pastriesinparis
What days of the week will you be here? Many bakeries are closed on Monday. On other days of the week there are appearances from other top bakeries in the Bay Area at farmers markets.
The big one would be Ferry Plaza on Saturday morning where you have Downtown Bakery, Della Fatoria
In SF I agree that Mission Beach Cafe, Thourough and Delessio and Acme would be top choices. Also Patiserrie Phillippe which no one has mentioned yet.
If you go to Ferry Plaza, Frog Hollow and Boulette's Larder are worth exploring.
Briochie Bakery on Columbus is often overlooked, but when people try the pastries and breads they supply to local restaurants they get high praise.
A few other interesting options - Emporio Rulli and Citizen Cake.
Another different bakery take ... the excellent John Campbll's Irish Bakery.
If you have time to get to the East Bay, then I think Crixa is a must stop. It is unique in the slant toward elegant Eastern European Bakery. In that category I would put it as one of the top in the country. In any category it is still one of the top Bay Area Bakeries.
Also worth looking at in Berkeley/Oakland - Masse's, La Farine, Katrina Rozelle's I'd even through Hopkins St in there as a bakery with new owners that does classic American very well. Try the morning buns.
Bakesale Betty's is a really interesting model to look at. They started in a really nothing farmers market and are about to open their next shop. Really nice people and you could probably arrange some time to talk to them.
re: rworange
Good suggestions. At Frog Hollow, one unique thing they have is a risotto tart (photo #1). It's good, not great: it's worth trying once. Boulette's Larder usually has an excellent clafoutis (photo #2 shows the cherry clafoutis); it's extra rich and buttery.
Frog Hollow Farm
1 Ferry Bldg # 46, San Francisco, CA
re: rworange
I will be there in the middle of the week and heading out of town on Sunday.
So many choices with limited time.
Will go through everyone's suggestions and plan my journey to visit what seems to be the 'cream of the crop' only.
I am interested in successful bakeries selling some of the finest French pastries in your part of the world. Interesting in seeing their store concept, sampling some of their offerings and maybe having a quick chat with the owners.
re: pastriesinparis
One of the best French-style bakeries is just outside of San Francisco in Colma. Nora's Patisserie is owned by Nora Tong, one of the best Bay Area bakers and dessert caterers. Her miniatures are beautiful and her cakes taste really good -- I particularly like the black forest cake (I know, it's German, but Nora trained in Belgium, part French, part German or Flemish) the variety of butter cookies, and the gallettes.
re: Nancy Berry
re: Nancy Berry
I was at a party last weekend, and a man brought in a bunch of cakes, cookies, and pasties with labels that said Nora's Patisserie. I'd never heard of them before, and we quickly started tasting.
My favorites were the moist gingerbread and a divine mixed berry turnover. Friends raved about the German chocolate cookie. Coffee cake looked great too. There were some kind of cookie squares that I found too buttery, and a wafer thin chocolate chip cookie, a bit of a refined style compared to Anthony's.
I was then delighted to meet Nora herself, having already enjoyed her baking. She described the location of the retail store as top of the hill Daly City, near Mission Street and the San Francisco border..
Based on what we sampled and Nancy's recommendation, I'm looking forward to checking out the cakes.
I think you should do a bakery tour. Here are four eclectic, but very good possibilities...
Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Victoria Pastry Co
1362 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94133
Liguria Bakery
1700 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94133
Acme Bread
Ferry Slip, San Francisco, CA 94111
For French pastries two musts are Tartine and Boulange (aka Bay Bread, a small local chain with a branch near your hotel).
Miette at the Ferry Plaza seems to be successful but, well, judge for yourself about the quality.
Check out Downtown Bakery & Creamery's stand at the Saturday morning famers market at Ferry Plaza. That's former Chez Panisse pastry chef Lindsey Shere's shop in Healdsburg.
Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Miette Cakes
1 Ferry Bldg # 10, San Francisco, CA
La Boulange
685 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94105
Here is what I recommend:
Mission Beach Cafe on Guerrero St: get there at 7 AM when they open, because everything is hot out of the oven. Try out a canelé, and their chocolate/almond croissant.
Arizmendi Bakery, on 9th Ave: Once again, if you arrive at 7 AM, everything is hot out of the oven. There are two things here that are unique: a corn-cherry scone (photo #1), and what they call a "chocolate thing" (photo #2). The chocolate thing, and also half of their pastries and focaccia, are made with an interesting chewy dough.
Delessio Market & Bakery, on Market St: Their Brazilian French toast is great (it's a pre-made pastry thing).
At Tartine Bakery on Guerrero St: check out the gougère. The chocolate croissant here is interesting, because the chocolate filling is inconceivably great. In the afternoon, they have good pre-made croque monsieurs.
You can also do a canelé taste test trifecta (TM). You can get a canelé at Mission Beach Cafe, and then compare to one from Boulette's Larder at the Ferry building (take BART), then try one from La Boulange bakery (there is a location on Market not too far from the Marriott, but they sometimes don't have canelés until later in the morning).
If you are starting a bakery, and are interested in the "continuous baking" business model, check out Specialty's Cafe & Bakery (there are two locations near the Marriott). They bake cookies continuously during the day, and advertise "warm cookies." Their web site hosts a "warm cookie radar" which tells you when cookies have just come out of the oven.
Also near the Marriott is Samovar Tea Lounge (the Yerba Buena location on Howard St). If you arrive when they open at 10 AM, their oat-cherry scones are hot out of the oven: they are superb, because they cheat: I'm pretty sure they use 50% scone mix, and 50% biscuit mix (photo #3).
Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Delessio Market & Bakery
1695 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Boulettes Larder
Ferry Slip, San Francisco, CA 94111
Mission Beach Cafe
198 Guerrero St., San Francisco, CA 94103
Samovar Tea Lounge
730 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Arizmendi Bakery
1331 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA
La Boulange
685 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94105
Specialty's Cafe & Bakery
101 New Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA
I, too, love Crixa in Berkeley. I think they are closed Monday (or Sunday? do check first).
Right next to your hotel, on Mission St. is one of 2 Beard Papa's in SF. I think the vanilla bean custard cream puffs are delicious.
re: walker
I agree about Bear Papa, and I prefer their "cookie crunch" style of cream puff. I usually ask for half the usual amount of custard (I think of it more as a condiment than a filling).
And right next door to Beard Papa is Schoggi chocolates. I highly recommend the dark hot chocolate (see photo).
Schoggi Imported Swiss Chocolates
87 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco, CA
Beard Papa Sweets Cafe
99 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco, CA
re: walker
Beard Papa's Japanese-factory-made frozen-pie-crust thingies literally stink, but that's a subject for the Chains board:
Omgosh, thanks so much.
Can't wait to check out the bakeries in San Fran.
You guys/gals are awesome!!!!
re: pastriesinparis
re: xanadude
Mexican bakeries, well, speaking of pastries that look better than they taste, I have occasionally come across exceptions but at most you can get half a dozen different items that look totally different and then when you bite into them they're all the same exact heavy, dry cake, just with different decorations.
re: Robert Lauriston
I agree, no matter how beautiful or enticing the smells (I'm thinking of several Mexican bakeries along 24th St. in the Mission - the taste is usually very disappointing, and indicative to me of cheap shortening being used rather than butter.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if some enterprising baker would open an "artisanal" Mexican bakery............
re: lmarie
Maybe fits the bill:
Casa Latina
1805 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA
re: lmarie
But in mexico, it seems the same - good smell, same heavy disappointing taste. Isn't authentic always better? Wouldn't "artisanal Mexican" be cultural appropriation? Shouldn't it be called "cali-mex", if it's mexican infused with californian sensabilities?
(My tongue is 85% in cheek - but really - my experience on Mission is exactly like that in mexico)
re: bbulkow
I think you could say the same about bakeries in America. Certainly there's a huge gap between a cake you buy at Safeway and a cake you buy at Delessio, and the vast majority of cakes that are sold and consumed in the US are of the Safeway variety. If you weren't bakery savvy you could spend your whole life thinking that Costco was the be-all and end-all of cake.
So my question would be, are there bakeries in Mexico that are making better quality versions of Mexican baked goods? Could you find them if you knew where to look? Or are all high-end bakeries in Mexico doing European-style pastries?
re: Ruth Lafler
re: Ruth Lafler
Interesting questions - I found just by walking around mexico with my nose in the air I found all kinds of goodies. Fresh chocolate, fresh coffee, fresh carnitas, fresh grilled meats, fresh tortillas, great tacos. I stopped at good smelling bakeries, too, and got a taste for the breakfast bread. Was there more I didn't find, trends I didn't locate? Possibly! I hope so!
re: xanadude
I agree 100 percent about Mexican bakeries.
For Chinese bakeries, try Golden Gate bakery in Chinatown. There's some debate about whether it's as good as it was before their head pasty chef passed away a couple of years back, but I think their egg custard tarts are still better than 99 percent of other places. The coconut macaroons are fabulous, too, and the other offerings are interesting if you're not familiar with Chinese pastries. From the Marriott it's a straight walk up Grant Ave. from Market -- maybe 10-15 minutes.
re: Ruth Lafler
re: pastriesinparis
Are you driving? If you can make it over to the East Bay, then you can hit La Farine, Masse's and Crixa in Berkeley and Feel Good Bakery in Alameda. Feel Good makes some of the best French-style pastries around, especially the croissants and the macarons, and the owner is usually around (it's a tiny space).
Real French pastry? Patisserie Philippe, hands down (except the macarons, which can be inconsistent.) I've tried almost everything there, and the Napoleon, fresh fruit tarts, Verdon pastry, and Diamante cookies are excellent. The patissier trained with Lenotre, and although Patisserie Philippe isn't quite a match for the top patisseries in Paris, I doubt anything on this side of the Atlantic is. C'est la vie. . . The Bay Bread chain is pretty good for French breads and some pastries, too.
Tartine, despite its name, is a very good American bakery, with a wonderful banana cream pie.
Another vote for Patiserrie Phillippe. It's far from convenient location wise, but it blows away the Bay Bread/Boulangerie chain (though they do make better macaroons, and their canelles are great).
Liguria Bakery does one think, focaccia, and does it well. The fruit and nut breads across the street at Momma's are excellent as well.
The pretzel croissant found at the Bavarian Bakery stand inside the Metreon's food court are real standouts. A few other bakeries are set up there as well.
he custard tarts at Golden Gate Bakery are great, and if you end up at Arizmendi, you can go up the block to Sunset Bakery, another Chinese Bakery. At the corner nearby is a donut chain with some good apple fritters. Bob's on Polk, and Dynamo are considered the higher end donut if you're interested.
The Mexican bakeries do make a few good thinks, and Mexican wedding cookies are one of them.


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The Journal Sentinel's team of Packers beat writers provide the latest news, notes and analysis
Draft Profile: Kimberly's Klein breaks down his playmaking
Indianapolis --- The right place/right time player is difficult to find. In Charles Woodson, the Packers had one of the best. Woodson lived in the film room and, subsequently, earned the right to take chances on game day.
At inside linebacker, Green Bay didn't have such a playmaker last season.
With Desmond Bishop (hamstring) out all season, starters A.J. Hawk, D.J. Smith (before his knee injury) and Brad Jones combined for zero interceptions, eight break-ups and seven sacks. An instinctive, athletic playmaker in the middle of the defense wouldn't hurt. Unfortunately for Green Bay, there aren't many of those players available at inside linebacker this year.
One could be Iowa State's A.J. Klein. The Kimberly native has seen plenty of spread offenses before, and his four interceptions returned for touchdowns tied the NCAA record for a linebacker.
At the NFL scouting combine Saturday, Klein explained his nose for the ball.
"It's right place/right time in a general sense but people have to realize there's a lot of time and preparation that goes into game plans and breaking down the film to put you in those positions to make those plays," Klein said. "It just doesn't happen by chance. But, again, it's just film study and working in practice. I can kind of pick out situations in practice off of their film and see where I can have a chance at an interception if I snag one. So it's a lot of preparation in the film room."
Take for his example Klein's interception against Missouri as a junior, a play rooted in film preparation.
On film, Klein noticed that in third-and-3 and third-and-4 situations, Missouri ran a "Slam 3" route. The tight end consistently did a straight out route in this formation and this down and distance. So Klein took the calculated gamble, and it paid off with a 78-yard interception returned for a score.
"They came out in that formation and they ran a 'Slam 3' route combo," Klein said. "So those are the kinds of things you can pick up off of film, knowing down and distance and knowing tendencies of teams. I jumped the route, picked it off and took it back."
Klein believes versatility could be his greatest asset, repeating that he can play in both 3-4 and 4-3 schemes. As his coach, Wally Burnham, noted previously, Klein could use improvement getting off blocks against the run. The linemen and lead blockers will be bigger and stronger in the pros. Klein also said he'll need to play more man-to-man coverage.
"I was on a zone-coverage team in college and didn't get much work man to man," Klein said. "I think I do have the athleticism to do it. It's just more about doing it and getting more reps at it. I think every player can also improve their handwork -- using their hands to get off blocks. I can improve on that as well."
With a strong performance in Indianapolis, Klein may be able to work his way into the upper echelon of his position, too. He's come a long ways since being a lightly recruited prospect out of Kimberly. Klein initially had only three scholarship offers (Wyoming, Northern Illinois and Western Michigan).
"It's kind of a whirlwind of emotions kind of thing," Klein said, "but being here and have it come up really fast. I mean four years comes up faster than you think. To be sitting here and in this spot, it's really surreal."
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I really like Klein and hope the Packers take some consideration on drafting him especally if fall to us. Kein seems very educated at his position and willing to grow. He has great physical presence on the field and I think Klein can beat AJ Hawk and Brad jones to be our starting ILB next to Bishop. His value rises through out the combine. Very solid player.


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Court summary: In a personal injury action brought by a pedestrian who was hit by an automobile when she stepped into a street, the trial court dismissed the complaint against occupiers of land who maintained fenced dogs, which plaintiff alleged frightened her, causing her to step into the street. The complaint failed to allege any specific conduct on the part of the dogs which caused plaintiff to become frightened. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. NWC 63778, Raymond R. Roberts, Judge.)
The Court of Appeal affirmed. The court held that the complaint failed to set forth facts giving rise to tortious liability on the part of the owners of fenced dogs, either on the theory of simple negligence or strict liability. (Opinion by Beach, J., with Roth, P. J., and Fleming, J., concurring.)
FN1 Two months or so after the filing of the first amended complaint, the estate of Elma Nelson was substituted as a defendant in the place of the deceased Elma Nelson.
FN2 The complaint did not allege that the dogs either barked at plaintiff or jumped at the fence.


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I have always considered it rude to ask a stranger their name before offering my own. Accordingly, it raises my hackles when someone asks me my name before offering theirs. Is that idiosyncratic? UPDATE: I'm not talking about on the phone, but in person.
Monthly Archive: April 2009
Apr 03 2009
Question For My Readers
Apr 02 2009
Comrade PhysioProf Readers' Poll
If you were stranded on a desert island with an unlimited supply of only one alcoholic beverage and one food item, what would they be? UPDATE: You get to have your alcoholic beverage and your food served at the appropriate temperatues and with ice cubes as necessary.
Apr 01 2009
So let me get this straight. Pursuant to getting bailed out by the United States government, the CEO of General Motors, Wagoner, is forced to resign his position, even though he had agreed to take a salary of $1. And he was a lifetime GM company schlub, who spent decades working his way up to …
Apr 01 2009
CPP is equal to the creationist. It's uncanny how similar the mindsets really are. Both are filled with assertions and prefer to rely upon popularity over actual content. There is no debate about creationism in a church, and there is no debate on sexism on feminist blog church. Creationists are constantly offering to do so, …


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WASHINGTON (AP) -- There's more advice on the contentious issue of prostate cancer screening: A leading group of cancer specialists says the decision hinges in part on a man's life expectancy.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology says doctors should discuss the possible pros and cons of those PSA blood tests only with men expected to live at least 10 more years. Then the men can decide for themselves if they'd like the screening.
Monday's recommendation says doctors should discourage PSA testing for men who aren't expected to live that long. For them, the risks will outweigh any possible benefit.
That's a contrast from guidelines issued this spring by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which recommended against routine PSA screening for all men.
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