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Both of my sons are competitive swimmers. My younger son prefers these goggles for practices and meets. They fit his face well, and he likes the color choices. Overall, these are a good value and work well for every day use.
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For some reason, these goggles lasted less than one month. I purchased them in early January 2015 and this weekend, the seam around the eyes fell apart at a swim meet! Perhaps it was just a bad pair but I expected them to last longer than one month!
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Really like the look and color of the goggles, and the fact that the corners are see-through. Has good suction over the eyes, and as I wear contact lenses I had to make sure they don't leak. Only got a bit of moisture coming through, but mostly because I kept taking them off and on and they got wet. I wish it just had a regular adjustable nose bridge, instead of the separate bridges, because I went to the pool the first time and it wasn't fitting right, but I didn't bring the extra parts with me. Once I put on the right size though, it fit really well.
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on 1/13/2015
Both of my sons have these goggles. One likes them, the other does not. The concensus seems to be that these are fine for practice, but are not the quality of Speedo Speed Socket. If you need inexpensive, extra goggles, these should fit the bill nicely.
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on 8/14/2014
Perfect seal with minimum pressure from the eye cups. My last pair lasted more than a year with frequent swimming.
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on 8/2/2014
Since the bridge of my nose is wider than average, I have difficulty finding goggles that fit me well. Since the package for the Nike Swim Remora goggles includes 3 "nose piece sizes", I assumed that the largest nose piece would accommodate me well. Unfortunately, I was wrong!
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We buy our teenage sons these goggles every year. They hold up, don't dry rot like others and fit comfortably. You can buy then shaded too.
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I have had them just a few weeks, and it is by far the best investment I have made in a pair of goggles so far they have not fogged at all and the price was great also. Best of all no water has gotten in them.
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on 3/23/2014
Seem to fit better and are more comfortable that other small racing goggles i have tried. They did not leak in the swimming pool, but the true test will be in the ocean. Open water swimming is a better test of how well goggle resist leaking.
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on 10/9/2013
This is my third goggle and it doesn't fog as much.
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on 8/27/2013
I gave this a 3.5- 4 stars as have tried it on but not really been able to use it yet--it feels comfortable but only know this from trying it on and not after prolonged use.
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These have been the best goggles my son has had. He wears them daily!
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I really like these goggles!! Great right out of the box, easy to use and stay adjusted. Never have had a problem. Price is right as well.
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on 7/6/2012
I just started swimming laps and quickly realized I needed goggles. These were a good price, had decent reviews, and the selection recommendations gave me exactly what I needed. The goggles arrived three days later, were easily adjusted, and work great. I would have liked guidence on head band tightness, but after one lap, realized the suction on the eye piece keeps the water out, not band pressure.
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on 2/29/2012
GREAT GOGGLES! But broke after 1st use:(
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Nike is bomb.
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Michael K.
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on 12/19/2011
I am a distance swimmer (2 miles every morning) in a YMCA pool, and the goggles never fog, they seal tightly against my face, I don't have to stop to adjust them because they're uncomfortable, and once they have been adjusted to suit me, they hold the adjustment. They are a great training goggle.
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on 12/13/2011
I buy items from swimoutlet all the time and I've never been so disappointed. I went to the pool and pulled these goggles out of the package. As I was adjusting the straps to fit they snapped in two different places. I didn't even get to use the goggles once. Major fail. Don't waste your money on these. These were the clear ones. I've also had two pair of the dark ones and never had a problem with them. Avoid the clear ones though - it appears the material the straps are made with is faulty.


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Tautalafua's Three Homer Day Leads Softball To Two Wins
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Northridge, Calif. - Darian Tautalafua hit solo home runs to give Long Beach State the lead in both games of Saturday's doubleheader at Cal State Northridge, leading the 49ers to a pair of wins over the Matadors. After winning game one 8-3, Long Beach State cruised to an 8-0 run-rule victory in six innings in game two.
Long Beach State (35-13, 12-2 Big West) rallied to a game one win after some early stumbles. The Matadors picked up back-to-back hits to start the bottom of the first inning, and cashed both in with a sacrifice fly and a push bunt to take a 2-0 lead.
A third run came across the plate in the second inning, as a leadoff double from Arianna Wassmer led to a run after an RBI triple by Abby Linn, giving Cal State Northridge (29-21, 6-8 Big West) a 3-0 lead.
The Beach bounced back in the third inning, capitalizing on a number of Matador miscues. Christina Montoya doubled to start the frame, and an error on a sacrifice put runners on the corners for Cya Neal. Neal reached after an error to get the lead runner, scoring Montoya, and then a two-base passed ball brought the 49ers within one. Neal would then score on an RBI single from Karli Sandoval, tying the score.
Erin Jones-Wesley and Amanda Hansen combined to hold Cal State Northridge through the next four innings, setting the stage for the comeback.
Tied 3-3 entering the top of the seventh inning, Darian Tautalafua cracked a home run to dead center field, giving the 49ers the lead, and after a walk to Karli Sandoval, Ashlynn Booker followed with a two-run blast to put Long Beach State out in front 6-3.
After a pitching change, The Beach loaded up the bases, and Montoya drove in two more runs with a single to give LBSU an 8-3 lead. Hansen cruised through the bottom half to collect the win in relief.
Tautalafua came through again for Long Beach State, opening the scoring in game two with a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning. The 49ers then pushed across another run in the top of the fifth, before breaking the game open in the sixth, chasing CSUN starter Crystal Maas.
Booker reached on an error to start the sixth, and then Lauren Lombardi hit a two-run home run to left field, advancing the 49er lead up to 4-0. The inning would continue, as two runners were put on for Tautalafua, who crushed her third home run of the day to put the capper on a six-run inning for The Beach.
Hansen finished off her third straight shutout against the Matadors while also getting her second win of the day. The junior struck out a pair, scattering three hits while walking no batters.
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Gavin Ware came to Mississippi State with a good amount of potential on the basketball court.Â
In his freshman season, he has made a big impact. Much of that's due to the fact that there are only seven healthy scholarship players, but nonetheless, he has given the Bulldogs a lift in the post.
It wasn't fun getting beat 81-33, 100-47, 62-42 and 92-41 in Southeastern Conference play.
The Mississippi State women's team decided to do something about it.
After a struggle to even get things done in the first half against the Ole Miss Rebels at Humphrey Coliseum, the Bulldogs shook themselves and pulled off a 72-57 victory.
The road to the Super Bowl can only be achieved through hard work.
Pernell McPhee has that aspect covered.
Throughout his high school, junior college, major college and National Football League career, McPhee has used that plan to reach each level.
OXFORD – It seemed the Starkville High School boys' soccer team had caught the momentum after a nice block by goal keeper Michael Godley.
Godley deflected a penalty kick by Oxford's Eddie Terry early in the first half, but Terry got a second shot as Godley moved before the kick.
RIDGELAND – The Starkville Lady Yellowjackets entered unchartered territory Tuesday night, while competing in their first North State soccer match of the season.
Even though the soccer season ended for the Lady Jackets with a 2-0 loss to Ridgeland, an emotional SHS coach Anna Albritton spoke on how proud she was of the fight in her team and their effort all season long.
COLUMBUS – The Starkville Academy Lady Volunteers hit the 30-win mark on Tuesday night and it came against their rivals across the Tombigbee River.
Sallie Kate Richardson had 25 points as Starkville Academy defeated Heritage Academy 72-34.
PHILADELPHIA – Blair Schaefer had another scoring effort over 30 points as the Starkville Lady Yellowjackets defeated the Neshoba Central Rockets 57-42 in Class 5A, Region 2 action Tuesday night.
Schaefer tallied 36 points for the Lady Jackets, who improved to 12-6 overall and 4-1 in Class 5A, Region 2.
The last time the Starkville Lady Yellowjackets did not have a pleasant experience the last time they played on an artificial turf field.
The Mississippi State men's basketball team is trying to get back on the right track.
The Bulldogs started the Southeastern Conference season 2-0. Since then, they have dropped four contests in the league and now sit at 2-4 and tied for 7th in the league.
Caleb Jordan showed a couple of talents on senior night at Starkville Christian School Monday night.
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Murray's defense team says the doctor left Jackson's side for two minutes and during that time Jackson self-administered a lethal combination of propofol and the sedative lorazepam. Steinberg said that even if Jackson self-administered the drugs, that, too, would reflect Murray's gross negligence.
"You always monitor the patient in the hospital, when we give conscious sedation, the drugs are in cabinets. And we account for all the medications and we don't give an opportunity for the patient to self administer," he said.
He also said that if Murray had kept records for Jackson, he could have better assisted first responders and doctors at the UCLA Medical Center.
Murray never admitted giving Jackson propofol to emergency room doctors. He admitted administering the drug two days later in a police interview.
Doctor Kamangar said that for Murray to fail to mention Jackson's use of propofol was "unconscionable." He also said that Murray was negligent in his assessment of Jackson as an insomniac.
"Insomnia is a problem that very often is secondary…it's associated with other problems," he said.
Things like substance abuse, an underlying medical condition and psychological problems could cause insomnia.
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Modesto boy caught in gang crossfire dies
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) - A young boy hit by gang gunfire that entered the living room of his family's home has died.
Stanislaus County Deputy District Attorney Tom Brennan says the 10-year-old boy died Friday after being taken off life support.
The boy had been kept alive with the help of life support equipment after being shot Tuesday when investigators say shots from outside the Modesto house where he lived with his father, entered the home.
The gunfire also hit and killed a 29-year-old Modesto man.
The boy's father, 34-year-old Epifanio Ramirez, was wounded and lost a finger in the shooting.
Prosecutors say Ramirez has links to a violent street gang. After being treated for his wounds, he was taken into custody on a federal no-bail warrant.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Popocatepetl volcano just east of Mexico City has spit out a cloud of ash and vapor 2 miles (3 kilometers) high over several days of eruptions, and Mexico City residents awoke Saturday to find a fine layer of volcanic dust on their cars.
It has been years since the center of the nation's capital has seen a noticeable ash fall because prevailing winds usually blow the volcanic dust in other directions. Ash fell earlier this week in some neighborhoods on Mexico City's south and east sides.
The city's legion of car washers quickly wiped the fine coating from cars on Saturday with no apparent ill effects.
Claudia Dominguez, spokeswoman for the Mexico City civil defense office, said the very fine ash had probably been floating around the city from eruptions in previous days and had been brought to Earth by a rainfall late Friday. She said no new ash fall had been reported Saturday, despite continuous eruptions of vapor and ash into the air from the 15,000-foot (5,450 meter) volcano.
While city residents were surprised by the talcum-like ash, inhabitants of towns nearer the volcano have had to deal with much thicker accumulations that have coated their crops, homes and sidewalks.
In San Pedro Nexapa, located about nine miles (15 kms) from the volcano, residents swept up small piles of ash from a few square yards (meters) of sidewalk. Some residents wore surgical masks to ward off the dust raised by passing vehicles.
"The ash affects us a lot, because we get our water from the snow melt from Popocatepetl, and right now we can't use the water for bathing, for cooking, we can't even give it to our animals," said Agustina Perez Gutierrez, a housewife in San Pedro Nexapa. "The children get sore throats from the ash, and it affects the few vegetables and corn crops we are able to plant."
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riding the Big Bus in Miami
Neither Christine or I had previously spent time touring the sights of Miami, so what better way to get acquainted with the city than by taking a sightseeing tour? We were fortunate to have passes to get us on the Big Bus, a company offering a variety of Hop-On/Hop-Off routes to familiarize visitors with highlights of the city.
We began with the Blue Route, which pointed out the architectural highlights of the Art Deco District on Ocean Drive. Our guide Jake was extremely knowledgeable, and told us about John Collins, one of the leading developers of Miami in the late 19th century, and for whom Collins Avenue (on which we were staying) was named.
We didn't have time to tour the Holocaust Museum, but if this powerful sculpture at the entrance to the museum is indicative of the contents of the exhibits, I have no doubt I will visit at a future time.
We learned that Miami is home to a large Jewish population, and that Temple Emanuel is the largest synagogue in the US.
On the Red Loop tour, we learned that the best Farmers' Market in Miami is held each Saturday in Coconut Grove from 9 am until 9 pm, with a terrific selection of produce, art, and music. Our brief time in Miami didn't allow us to visit the Farmer's Market, but we did take a tour through Coconut Grove and were impressed by the beautiful homes and public architecture of Coral Gables that included the historic Biltmore Hotel.
The Green Line Tour is the shorter, one-hour route offered by the Big Bus Tour Company which takes you up Biscayne Blvd. to the Bayside Complex of shops and restaurants. We had a terrific lunch with a great view of the marina at the Tradewinds Waterfront Bar & Grill.
Given we didn't have a huge amount of time, being able to ride all three routes in the Big Bus gave us a chance to see a lot, despite the fact that we'd hit a patch of cloudy wet weather for the first part of our stay. Riding the bus was much more comfortable than walking in the rain.
It was sad seeing the old Miami Herald building being demolished, but exciting to learn that a new resort will be built on that site. There is so much new growth in the works for Miami, I can't wait to return and see more of it!
Have you been to Miami? What were some of your favourite sights?
Loving the vibe at South Beach
I had the pleasure of staying at the Metropole Apartments Hotel with a friend last fall in South Beach, when business brought me to Miami. How fortunate we were to have found the South Beach Group of properties–each with its own distinct personality. Several of the properties are older, refurbished hotels with small rooms. There's something for every budget.
We'd originally booked into the budget-minded Hotel Shelley thanks to a fabulous deal on Expedia, but were thrilled to be upgraded to a room at the Metropole, where we were offered a spacious two-bedroom suite with full kitchen and a lovely pool and tropical courtyard. Yes!
The Metropole has an ideal location, situated just around the corner from Ocean Drive and the beach. We loved both! The nostalgic art deco colours of Ocean Drive are like eye candy to those of us who appreciate the colour in life.
And South Beach is a fabulous strip of beach worth strolling–for people watching, and to get your fill of the fresh sea breeze. How I wish we'd had more time to just hang out.
But we were there for the Readers' Favorite Book Awards (at which I won a Bronze Medal for volume I of Chocolatour) and to search out some fine Floridian chocolate (and yes, we found some!) Stay tuned for future posts on both, as well, as some of the highlights of our whirlwind trip to South Florida.
talking chocolate in Kingston, Ontario
Last November I had the great pleasure of giving a chocolate talk on Chocolatour and my chocolate travels at Sugar Swan, 'Kingston's Best Candy Store.' You might wonder what Chocolatour would be doing in a candy store, but I assure you. Sugar Swan has terrific handcrafted artisan chocolate provided by Ridgway Confections, as well as some darn good packaged chocolate candy as well. (I particularly enjoyed the GooGoo Cluster made by the Standard Candy Company of Nashville, Tennessee.) If you like peanut butter, this one's a winner!
I'd never been to Kingston, Ontario, before and wasn't sure what to expect. From what I saw, they have a lovely waterfront park–which I'm sure is most inviting spring through fall. But I happened to be (un)fortunate enough to have hit Kingston the night of a snowstorm, and so the turnout to our chocolate event was much smaller than anticipated.
The wild weather didn't dampen our spirits! It gave me more time to get to know Ken Suitor and his wife Tanya, who are the proud owners of Sugar Swan. The big smiles of these two young chocolate lovers is reason enough to visit the store.
But for adamant chocolate connoisseurs, there's an even better reason. Sugar Swan carries the delicious chocolate creations of Ridgway Confections, a new company headed by chocolatier Derek Ouellet and his wife Cindy Healy, who looks after marketing for the company and is also the genius when it comes to blending spices.
"I love playing with spices," says Cindy, who created the 12-spice Madras ganache made from cardamom seeds, curry, mustard seeds, and coconut cream mixed with white chocolate and 72% dark chocolate. The Madras chocolate cream offers an unforgettable blend of flavours, a mild heat, and artful appearance. Definitely my favourite in the Ridgway product line.
Derek uses maple syrup to sweeten his chocolate and confections, and is soon planning to transition from making his chocolates out of processed cocoa nibs to making it right from whole cocoa beans. I have no doubt that will take Ridgway to a whole new level.
The creativity and artistry already found in Ridgway's offerings include macadamia nuts covered in powered sugar, dark chocolate bars topped with sour cherries, and the aromatic Wendy Bar made from cocoa grown in Ghana–all handcrafted in a chocolate workshop attached to the 1896 house in nearby Seeley's Bay where Derek and Cindy live.
I hope to get back to Kingston when I launch volume II of Chocolatour, as Sugar Swan and Ridgway Confections will be featured in the Ontario chapter. But for now, you'll find Volume I of Chocolatour for sale at Sugar Swan, and with a new baby on the way in the Suitor family, it's sure to be an exciting year for all!
Thanks to my friend and Chocolatouring companion Christine Peets of Napanee, Ontario, for introducing me to Ridgway Confections. In the next post, Christine and I will head down to Miami for some fun in South Beach and the Readers' Favorite International Book Awards.
Nahua Chocolate: Gem of San Jose
Whether you arrive in Costa Rica by air or cruise ship, you are likely to pass through the capital city of San Jose, where you will find a terrific collection of heritage buildings and national museums.
I had the great pleasure of taking a day tour of San Jose back in 2001, and then returning in 2014 for a quick visit. Here are a few of the highlights:
1. The Inter-Americana Highway was built in the 1940's with funding from the US. There therefore is a prominent American presence in Costa Rica, and specifically in San Jose, where you will find many American expats and American brands in stores (such as Walmart and Costco), restaurants (such as Pizza Hut) and hotels (such as Holiday Inn and Best Western.)
2. The national motto of Costa Rica is "Pura Vida," meaning pure life. You will see this on T-shirts and logos everywhere. You can indeed create a pure and simple life for yourself in Costa Rica, as I witnessed in Puerto Viejo, where nearly everyone I met was originally from the US and had left the fast lane behind to enjoy a slower and more simpler life in Costa Rica.
3. There are approximately 1,500 species of orchids in Costa Rica, making the orchid the national flower. And the iconic blue Morpho butterfly is the largest butterfly in Costa Rica, making this tiny Central American country a haven for naturalists.
4. Costa Rica is also a haven for chocolate lovers. As we learned in the past few posts, there are numerous small-batch artisanal chocolate makers in the Puerto Viejo and Upala regions of Costa Rica. In this post, I'd like to introduce you to Nahua Chocolate.
5. Nahua Chocolate is owned by Juan Pablo Buchert, an expat from Argentina married to Karla, a beautiful Costa Rican national, who were kind enough to host me during my time in San Jose. Nahua's shade-grown cacao is grown by a cooperative of 20 families in the Upala region. The 27 varieties of Nahua chocolate bars are made at the production facility in Upala. But the bonbons and chocolate truffles are made fresh in Nahua's chic chocolate shop located in San Jose.
If you visit San Jose, be sure to tour the city centre and the heritage buildings. But be sure to also take time and enjoy some terrific Costa Rican chocolate and local fresh-roasted coffee or hot chocolate at Nahua.
Have you been to San Jose? What was your experience like? Let's talk about Costa Rica!
chocolate makers of Costa Rica
I hope you've enjoyed the series of posts I've done about my visit to Costa Rica for the 2014 Puerto Viejo Chocolate Festival. I've already introduced you to Caribeans Chocolate in the November 17th post. In today's post, I'd like to introduce you to a few of my other favourite Costa Rican chocolate makers.
Henrik Bodholdt is an expat European and founder of Chocolate Craft of Costa Rica. He is also a chocolate educator and chocolate maker under the name Beach Chocolate Factory. Under the Chocolate Craft banner, Henrik helps market assorted artisan chocolate makers of Costa Rica via this site. The Beach Chocolate Factory is located in Playa Potrero, on the Pacific Coast in the Guanacaste Region of Costa Rica, but you'll find Henrik at various chocolate events around the country. I loved his Lava bar, with just the right hint of heat, the Celeste bar with its fruity notes, and my favourite, the Tenorio, which is an incredibly smooth and full-flavoured chocolate.
Tao Watts is the chief chocolate maker at Samaritan Xocolata, also on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica in Perez Zeledon. Tao is an expat originally from Maryland USA, and now long-time resident of Costa Rica whose chocolate creations are as beautiful to look at as they are delectable to taste. Tao is a true artisan who adds a beautiful femininity to the chocolate truffles, bonbons, barks, bars and custom confections offered in Samaritan's line of products. Of the ones I was able to taste, I really loved the Solo Bueno! wave bar, an explosion of 70% dark organic cocoa infused with coconut nectar crystals, chia, sesame, figs, blueberries, ginseng, chili, and more. These are available for worldwide shipping via Samaritan's site. Yay!
Another woman who is passionate about chocolate and who is growing some amazing cacao in the Puerto Viejo area is Christina Orr, an expat originally from California, USA, whose chocolate company is called Talamanca Organica Cacao and Chocolate.
A conservationist and experienced gardener who has passionately brought that knowledge to the cacao fields, Christina is dedicated to creating just the right flavour profile in her cocoa beans by experimenting in the fermentation method of her beans. Christina ferments each harvest of beans separately so that she can very precisely control the development of the flavour in her customized fermentation box. She has only recently began making chocolate from her beans and it will be interesting to see how her chocolate develops over time.
Yes, I found some talented expat Canadians who are growing cacao and making chocolate in Costa Rica, too. Pascal Blanchard from the Eastern Townships of Quebec and his wife Kari Gabriel (who grew up in British Columbia, Canada, but was actually born in Costa Rica) are making chocolate products under the name Xocolat Chocolate. They have a small farm in the Puerto Viejo area, and in addition to producing award-winning chocolate, make fabulous crisps infused with cocoa nibs that they market as Cacao Coast Crackers. I loved them! People often ask me what they can do with cocoa nibs. Dropping them into almost anything will enhance the resulting flavour. But adding fresh cocoa nibs into a tasty batter for baked crisps is a winning recipe that this dynamic duo should market on a wide scale. For now … you've got to go to Costa Rica to get some.
A small stock of Xocolat Chocolate bars can be found on sale at Caribeans Chocolate in Puerto Viejo. At present, Xocolat doesn't have its own website or storefront due to the small quantity they produce. Hopefully, that will soon change.
These are just a few of the talented chocolate makers I met while in Puerto Viejo. In our next post, we'll head to San Jose and discover Nahua Chocolate.
growing cacao in Costa Rica
February is the month in which we celebrate Valentine's Day, so chocolate is high on the minds of many people. But have you ever thought about where the cocoa comes from that is used to make our beloved chocolate? Or what it's like to grow cacoa? Having now seen cacao growing in five distinctly different regions, I can answer that, and would like to share what I learned on my recent trip to Costa Rica.
We saw how the Chinese Rose Beetle has been devastating cacao plantations in Hawaii. We saw how rats are a problem in St. Lucia, ants are the primary culprits in Peru, and black pod rot has been a problem for cacao growers in Ecuador.
There are also many challenges when it comes to growing cacao in Costa Rica. I visited CATIE (the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center) while in this lush Central American country and learned that the experts are finding ways to fight disease and help the cocoa survive and thrive. The netting that surrounds the pods in the photo above helps trap the humidity on diseased pods so that the scientists can isolate the fungus and study it.
The disease known as Frosty Pod Rot or more formally called Moniliasis Disease has long been devastating cocoa plantations in Costa Rica and 12 other countries in tropical America including Mexico. But some progress has been made to battle the disease via ongoing research.
CATIE has been studying cacao's genetic makeup and attempting to develop hybrids of cacao that will be more resistant to disease. I was privileged to be invited to the 70th anniversary celebrations of CATIE and learned much from speaking to the cacao growers and agricultural experts who were present.
In addition to disease, the cocoa plantations battle rodents such as squirrels who like to chew at the pods in order to get to the nectar inside. By planting coconut and guava trees among the cacao, farmers are able to divert the squirrels' attention and have them disturb other produce that is less valuable and easier for the rodents to get at. It's not easy outsmarting the squirrels, as many of us know in attempting to divert them from our birdfeeders!
We all love to eat fine chocolate, but until I began my research, I had no idea how difficult it is to grow the cacao that ultimately becomes our beloved chocolate. No wonder artisanal chocolate is so expensive! The finest quality aromatic cocoa comes from Criollo and Trinitario cacao trees that unfortunately are the most susceptible to disease and intruders.
I hope you enjoyed learning about the challenges facing the cocoa growers of Costa Rica. In the next post, I will introduce you to some of the fine craftsmen and women who make the chocolate.
thinking about the Dominican Republic
Looking at my list of places I intend to visit this year made me realize I'd omitted one important destination. The Dominican Republic was the place that planted the seed for my desire to further investigate the world of fine chocolate back in 2009 when we were enjoying an Air Transat package to Punta Cana.
That was a superb trip, and I'd love to go back and stroll that amazing beach again. But also to continue exploring the island, and visiting the cacao plantation where some of the finest cocoa in the world is grown.
I first became familiar with Dominican grown fine chocolate when tasting the bars, bonbons, and truffles from SpagNvola, an artisanal chocolate company now based in Maryland, USA, but founded and operated by a very creative couple from the Dominican Republic.
The chocolate bars from SpagNvola taste like they've just come out of the jungles of Punta Cana. So full of fresh fruitiness! On SpagNvola's site you can purchase a 3-pack of 70, 75, or 80% cocoa bars that are made from beans grown right on the SPAGNVOLA Estate.
The bonbons are beautifully decorated and filled with exotic flavours such as Passion Fruit, Mango, and White Peach. And the pure chocolate truffles come in flavours that include Dominican Republic Rum & Raisin, Passion of the Sea Salt, and Jasmine Rose. All absolutely enticing!
If you are passionate about fine chocolate and love to travel, a visit to Punta Cana is sure to satisfy on every level. Just ask the folks at your resort to help find a tour that takes you to a cocoa plantation. We took the one offered by Bavaro Runners and really enjoyed it.
Have you been to the Dominican Republic? Did your visit include a stay in Punta Cana? Did you travel with Air Transat on your journey? If so, how was it?
I'd like to thank Air Transat for sponsoring this post, but please rest assured that the information you find on this blog will always be impartial, whether it is in the form of a sponsored post, or the result of subsidized or independent travel. My job is to share my knowledge and opinion with you. Your job is to join the conversation!
Cheers! Our next new post in honour of Valentine's Day, is sure to be a sweet one!
Chocolatouring in 2015
As I continue the research for the second volume of Chocolatour, my chocolate travels will take me to numerous places–some planned, some spontaneous visits no doubt! Among the places I have pegged to visit in the coming year are:
1. The Okanagan Valley and Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada. We're spending the month of January at the Spirit Ridge Wine Resort & Spa in Osoyoos and I'm keeping my eye open in Osoyoos and the surrounding area for signs of noteworthy chocolate and activities you might enjoy.
2. I will be attending the NATJA conference in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, from May 4-9, and will then head to Mexico City to visit the Nestlé Chocolate Museum.
3. I've been invited to come check out the Hershey Chocolate Resort in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA, and will also explore Philadelphia while in the area.
4. I've been meaning to return to the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, to visit a number of chocolatier/chocolate makers and chocolate venues. At some point during 2015, I will make it there.
5. I've not been to the city of New York since 2001! There are several excellent chocolate makers in the city that I absolutely must visit, so a personal Chocolatour to the Big Apple in 2015 is a must.
6. I will also be leading a group Chocolatour to the Hawaiian Islands for clients of CAA Travel in October to celebrate the state's declaration naming October as Hawaii Grown Cacao Month. We will be visiting the islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui during the last two weeks of October.
I have no doubt other destinations will come onto my radar over the next year, but these are locations I am committing to visit for the purposes of my chocolate research during 2015.
As you know, volume II of Chocolatour will focus on the Americas and the Caribbean, so the above list will greatly enhance the information I can offer you in the upcoming volume of the book. If you don't yet have a copy of volume I, or are looking for a gift for your favourite chocolate lover, there is more info here.
Please stay tuned (subscribe using the button the right) for lots more chocolate travel posts in the months to come. In our next new post, we'll head back to Costa Rica for more chocolate travel diversions.
My Top Travel Moments of 2014
This marks my final post of 2014. It has been a terrific year of chocolate travels–great fodder for the second volume of Chocolatour. Here are a few of the highlights:
1. February 22 I was a speaker at the Hawaii Chocolate Festival in Honolulu, and also did a great chocolate tour of the island of Oahu. It was fabulous staying at the Sheraton Moana Surfrider, a magnificent beachside resort I'd first stayed at roughly 20 years before.
2. We ended February with a visit to the Big Island of Hawaii. It was my 1st visit to the island of Hawaii, and I was not disappointed. Staying at the Fairmont Orchid made our time on the Big Island exquisite. The location and ambiance of the resort, incredible staff, and privilege of staying on the Fairmont Gold floor made our time at the resort equally as enticing as our exploration of the island.
3. Visiting the Original Hawaiian Chocolate Factory in Kailua Kona and finding this breath-taking view at the Pololu Valley Lookout were also highlights of our time on the Big Island.
4. Meeting Paul Johnson and his wife Jeanne of Caribeans Chocolate in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica. Paul represents why I am doing the Chocolatour project, and that is to introduce you the chocolate loving reader and traveler to the passionate people around the world who live and breath chocolate.
5. Being slathered in warm, molten chocolate at the Pure Jungle Spa in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica. This photo says it all!
6. Visiting Miami, Florida, to receive my Readers' Favorite Award for Chocolatour and to explore South Beach with my friend Christine.
It's been a great year of travel for me along the Chocolatour. I hope you've had an equally great year of travel experiences, or if you don't have the opportunity to travel, that you've enjoyed sharing them with me here.
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Below are a couple new clips from This Is It, the Michael Jackson tribute film that arrives in theaters next week for a 2-week limited run that we're sure, based on pre-ordered tickets alone, will get extended. The first clip is a featurette that gives us a glimpse of just how huge this concert tour was going to be and how meticulous the preparation had to be to pull it all off.
Every new image or clip of The Wolfman gets me less and less excited for the film's release… and now comes the second full trailer, which ends up playing out like some sort of Victorian version of The Fast & The Furious.
Welcome to Cougar Town. Betsy Russell may be in her forties, but damn if she doesn't make us do a double take. She's been starring in the Saw movies as Jill since Saw III, but you may better remember her in the role of 'Girl' in a 1982 episode of Family Ties. Also, we can't show you the NSFW pics on our site, but Betsy rode horseback in Private School…without a shirt. Sounds painful. A word from Betsy: "Saw VI answers the question, 'What's in my box?'"(Slack-jawed blank stare) One ticket, please! First, Betsy's box and then Cameron Diaz's next month. The mysteries of the universe are about to be revealed to us. The pics after the jump deliver, but not as much as you'd hope.
Choreographer-turned-director Adam Shankman has been tapped to co-produce this year's Oscar telecast. The Hairspray director and So You Think You Can Dance judge will take the reins with movie executive Bill Mechanic. A fact my brosefs and I are way stoked about. I can imagine it now. A long game of touch football in the park, then a nice walk in the crisp winter air, quick stop-off for some tapas and then me and the bros will all curl up and see how the Shank-Man can butch up the Academy Awards. I mean, did you see Zac Efron's Pool Party? That was a machismo fiesta. Reminded me of my fraternity days. (Variety)
The Prisoner Trailer – Watch more Funny Videos Jesus and Magneto star in the new AMC six-part miniseries, "The Prisoner," which premieres on Sunday, November 15th @ 8pm ET/PT and airs in two-hour blocks over three consecutive nights. We don't want to give too much away from this mysterious remake, so here's the basic setup: a man known as Six (Jim Caviezel) finds himself trapped in a bizarre place called the "The Village" led by a man known as Two (Ian McKellen). Two holds the secrets of escape, and Six must defeat him — or else stay in The Village forever. Will Six escape? Or will Two do a wet version of his namesake all over Six's plans? Tune in to find out. Six times Two is Twelve, which is the number of links below minus One: How To Pull Off An Internet Hoax (HolyTaco) 20 Amazing Sports Fan Tattoos (TotalProSports) Why You Miss Summer (TheChive) 10 Weirdest Celebrity Japanese Commercials (SuperTremendous) Bella Swan Vs. The Scary Ethnic Wolves (FilmDrunk) Ten Most Generic Looking Hollywood Actresses (Pajiba) Octomom Has A Crush On Jon Gosselin (CelebJihad) The Scariest Movie Characters Under 5 Feet Tall (Unreality) A Woman's Perspective On Dutch Ovens (Asylum) Tim Tebow's Virginity Is Questioned (BustedCoverage) 17 Examples Of Cute Girls In Daisy Dukes (RegretfulMorning) The Droid Is An iPhone Killer (MadeMan) 25 Hottest Women In Motorsports (AllLeftTurns)
The 120-minute Warner Brothers presentation at Comic-Con 2009 made for one of the hottest talking points at the event, not for the Where the Wild Things Are footage or the A Nightmare on Elm Street trailer that finally showed up online the other day… but for Cameron Diaz's potentially massive spoiler slip-up during the presentation for Richard Kelly's third film,The Box, starring Diaz, James Marsden and Frank Langella. We won't remind anyone of the specifics, but suffice it to say that the slip could turn out to have been fairly egregious. The producers have kept pretty mum since, but some new production stills from the film have arrived online, and we have a handful of them for you after the jump. We think you'll agree that the film's 1970s setting, paired with the compositions and unsettling subject matter have turned Richard Matheson's short story, "Button, Button," into some meticulous, cool Kubrickian nightmare.
TMZ is reporting that David Hasselhoff is close to getting a reality show deal with A&E. Said an A&E representative to TMZ, "We are close to signing a deal with David and his kids." You may remember that not too long ago, David & family had a six-part reality miniseries that aired in the UK called "Meet the Hasselhoffs," in which they traveled around with UK Deejay Scott Mills. You can see a clip here:
Rose McGowan replaces people. She replaced Shannon Doherty on Charmed, replaced Robert Rodriguez's wife in life, and now is replacing Katee Sackhoff, Shaun's girlfriend, in Nip/Tuck. She also replaced her leg with a machine gun in Planet Terror, but that's neither here nor there. Finally she replaced my interest in her with disinterest when she had sex with Marilyn Manson. In a few years I have a feeling she'll need to replace her vagina. A word from Rose: "You know how often guys say, 'You smell just like a rose.' To which I say, 'You look just like a dipshit." It isn't very nice to rudely shoot down a fellow when he attempts to woo you. His pick up lines may suck, but he may have a good heart, or a Porsche. Stem the rose with some more pics after the jump!
Finally the long national wait for the actually good Avatar trailer is over. Coming Soon (tee-hee) reports that a 3 minute and 30 second trailer featuring a hefty amount of story will premiere in theaters this Friday. No word yet on which film it will be attached to but this is said to be THE trailer. The most epic, shart-inducing, nipple-tingling visual feat ever rendered. The film is set to open in less than two months so expect a huge marketing push for this one. In other words, it's about to get Avatarded in here.Shut-ins and bubble people sadly will have to wait until Thursday, October 29th to view the trailer online. Damn! That's not nearly enough time to hone and perfect the intricacies of my CCH Pounder Halloween costume.
Every year, Nerdcore releases a special calendar paying tribute to pop culture with sexy pinup girls. The 2010 Calendar, currently available for pre-order, is a bloody, beautiful homage to horror flicks, and it's a perfectly timed Halloween gift for any discerning masturbator of the macabre friend you may have. According to Nerdcore, "no genre has been more synonymous with nerds and nudity than horror," and we couldn't agree more. Their 4th annual calendar features cover model Jana Jordan getting paranormal with a TV set, sultry scream queen Justine Joli in the most vintage of psychotic shower scenes, Bobbi Starr sewn together (literally) in a more naked version of Frankenstein, as well as Aria Giovanni, Kayla Jane Danger, Karlie Montana, Mosh, and Zoli Suicide getting their scream on. Check out some of the hot, nearly NSFW photos after the jump. Can you guess all the horror movies to which the photos pay tribute? Does it really even matter?
Where the Wild Things Are arrived this past weekend, and it pretty much turned out to be a therapy session with a bunch of clinically depressed forty-somethings dressed like furries. So when we heard that "We Were Once a Fairytale," the Spike Jonze-directed film starring Kanye West, hit the Web today, it was the news equivalent of a Xanax. We have the 11-minute piece here, minus the first minute or so. Spoiler alert: it's effing weird.
The Weinstein Company has rounded up all the major players for its upcoming Scream sequel. Writer Kevin Williamson, stars Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox-Arquette, David Arquette, and now according to Cinema Blend, director Wes Craven are all set to return to Scream 4. Which I'm happy isn't titled Scre4m and isn't planned to be a gimmicky 3D movie. Though production isn't set to begin for another six months, so give them time. Give them time.
For a company with a treasure trove of box office booty thanks to movie pirates, Disney sure is taking a hard stance against the online Captain Jack Sparrows of the world. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Walt Disney Co. chief executive Bob Iger believes technology companies are coming out smelling like roses in the PR war… at the expense of Hollywood. The result? Policing illegal activity online will get even more difficult than it already is:
Drew Struzan is one of the most influential movie poster artists to ever adapt motion pictures into a one-sheet piece of paper and still manage to embody everything the flick is about. He's worked on posters for Indiana Jones, Star Wars, and Harry and the Hendersons, just to name a few. A complete list of his work can be seen on his gallery page, but we've chosen our 25 favorite here, most of which are without the movie's title. Can you name all the films?
"The casualties of war were nothing compared to the casualties of the Dave Matthews Band's Normandy concert."These weekend links are FUBAR!!!Sex Excuse Bingo (HolyTaco)Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Forgets His Line On Jeopardy (TotalProSports)More Lovely Ladies Of Facebook (TheChive)Sense And Sensibility And Mexicans (FilmDrunk)The Amazing Juggling Karamazov Brothers (SuperTremendous)11 Reasons Why The Twilight Phenomenon Is Scary (Pajiba)Robert Pattinson Teaches How To Beat Up Dogs (CelebJihad)Every Kramer Entrance From Seinfeld Ever (Unreality) The Worse Video Game C*ckblockers (Asylum)Oklahoma Fan Lets Ass Crack Breath (BustedCoverage)4Chan Recruits Balloon Boy (RegretfulMorning)U.S. Military Developing Lightsabers (MadeMan)NASCAR Halloween Costume Photo Contest (AllLeftTurns)Drink British Asshole Headbutts Cute Girl (NothingToxic)Dinner Party Dirty Talk (Atom)
Basically, Maggie Q is badass. Not only was she a formidable foe for John McClane in Live Free or Die Hard, but never has a flak jacket looked so good on a female form. She's the kind of woman who can make you putty in her hands with a single sultry glance, and then take your head clean off with a perfectly executed roundhouse kick. It's a blend of constant arousal and fear that keeps a relationship fresh, and endless refills of your Xanax very necessary. A word from Maggie: "Nigga please! I am not anorexic, I am petite because you can't get FAT from eating field mice and rice; hey that rhymes…"I have no idea what the above gibberish means but if came out of Maggie's mouth I'll take it as gospel. I just hope she's moved beyond field mice as a source of sustenance. 'Cause doz field mice be naaaasty!Look at the antithesis of nasty after the jump!


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Others are concerned that the energy required to power waves big enough for surf parks will contribute to global warming.
Momentum around surf parks has been growing since the 1960s, but fewer than a dozen serious parks currently exist in locations from Florida to Malaysia — and cost and wave technology have always been stumbling blocks.
That technology has now advanced enough to make parks economically viable, but operators will need to build near large population centers and make the pool the centerpiece of a larger development to make a profit, said Tom Lochtefeld, owner of Wave Loch, a wave technology company.
Some of the biggest and best-known include Disney's Typhoon Lagoon in Florida, Wadi Adventure in United Arab Emirates and Wavegarden, a private research and development site tucked away in Spain's Basque country.
A park that would attract serious surfers would run between $15 million and $25 million to build and need to be at least 2 acres in size to allow surfers to paddle in, Lochtefeld said. With current technology, the energy price tag for one hour of waves could be up to roughly $500, he said.
Other wave companies have said they can produce waves for $1 a wave, said Matt Reilly, director of operations and marketing at Surf Park Central, which put on the summit.
"It comes in as how you operate a park and that's a question that hasn't been answered by anybody," he said.
Despite the challenges, history is filled with examples of extreme, outdoor sports that have been tamed for the masses.
Before chair lifts, ski bums had to hike up mountains to ride down and rock gyms made rock-climbing possible miles from any mountain, said Dan Harmon, a development manager with Select Contracts, which builds and operates leisure and sport projects worldwide.
"They're places to train, they're safe, controlled environments that allow people that initial introduction and that is absolutely key," said Harmon, whose company operates Saudi Arabia's wave park. "If we can get them in, then we can get them hooked."
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Jacksonville State RB Washaun Ealey arrested
By Dane Brugler | NFLDraftScout.com Senior Analyst
September 5, 2012 9:55 pm ET
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Jacksonville State senior running back Washaun Ealey was arrested on drug possession charges Wednesday and subsequently suspended for the Gamecocks' home opener Saturday. He was charged with second-degree marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia and released. Both charges are misdemeanors.
The incident was first reported by the Anniston Star.
"This is a violation of team policy," Jacksonville State athletics director Warren Koegel said. "He's suspended for this game against Chattanooga, and we're going through the proper channels according to the policy."
It marks the second arrest for Ealey, who was charged in a hit-and-run incident in August 2010.
"Obviously this is a concern, and we're dealing with it," Koegel added. "He will not play."
Ealey began his collegiate career at the University of Georgia and led the Bulldogs in rushing as a sophomore in 2010 with 811 yards and 11 touchdowns. He was granted his unconditional release the following offseason after several run-ins with head coach Mark Richt and the coaching staff, including multiple suspensions for violations of team rules. He transferred to FCS-level Jacksonville State (Ohio Valley Conference) for the 2011 season and led the team with a career-best 1,082 yards on the ground.
Ealey rushed for only nine yards last week in the 2012 opener after a knee injury sidelined him early in the game. He is currently rated as NFLDraftScout.com's No. 20 running back for the 2013 NFL Draft. With a late-round projection, Ealey was the highest-ranked "small school" back entering the season.
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Every Tuesday, Queens Library will introduce you to a great new book!
Our pick for #BookTuesday, July 7 is Code Of Conduct by Brad Thor.
Hidden deep within one of the world's most powerful organizations is a secret committee with a devastating agenda. And when four ...
Join the action this summer and have a blast at the Summer Reading Program at Queens Library. This summer celebrate real-life and fictional heroes, cool books, popular fantasy and graphic novels to the latest in your favorite series.
Summer Reading 2015 begins Thursday, June 4.
The Mayor and the New York City Council have announced their FY 2016 Budget Agreement. We are very pleased and grateful to share that NYC libraries will receive $43 million citywide in additional funding for FY 2016!
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Looking for new music? Look no further than your local Queens Library!
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The Cambria Heights Community Library has:
International Language Collections at the Cambria Heights Community Library include:
Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Cambria Heights Community Library include:
| Child Care / Preschools
Community Board
Community Organizations & Services
Fire Department
Local Hospitals
Local Newspapers
| Parks and Playgrounds
Police Department
Post Office
Private / Parochial Schools
Public Elementary Schools
Public High Schools
| Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools
Senior Centers
Elected Officials
Special Services
|Child Care / Preschools
Cambria Center for the Gifted
233-10 Linden Blvd.
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718) 341-1991
Cambria Heights Christian Academy
221-02 Linden Blvd.
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718) 276-5920
Helping Hands Day Care
225-16b Linden Blvd.
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718) 527-6258
Juliasa Nursery School & Kindergarten
224-03 Linden Blvd.
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718) 525-9434
Le Grand Elite Learning Lab Universal Pre-K
229-16 Linden Blvd.
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (800) 690-2652
Lil Ones Learning Center
229-16 Linden Blvd.
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
The Nurturing Center
225-11 Linden Blvd.
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718) 527-5932
Wonder Kids Academy
116-53 227th Street
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718) 276-8900
|Community Board
Queens Community Board #13 Queens Reform Church,
219-41 Jamaica Avenue,
Queens Village NY , 11428
phone: (718) 464-9700
fax: (718) 264-2739
|Community Organizations & Services
Cambria Heights Civic Association
Kelli Singleton, President, P.O. Box 110007
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: 917-922-4136
Cambria Heights Sports Association
116-49 223rd St.
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718)525-4494
ChaRosa Foundation Corporation
228-08 Linden Blvd. P.O. Box 110279
Jamaica NY , 11411
Haitian-Americans United for Progress (HAUP)
221-05 Linden Blvd.
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718) 527-3776
|Fire Department
Engine 317 Ladder 165
117-11 196th St.
St. Albans NY , 11412
|Local Hospitals
Queens Hospital Center
82-70 164th St.
Jamaica NY , 11432
phone: (718) 883-3000
|Local Newspapers
Queens Courier
South-East Queens Press South-East Queens Press
|Parks and Playgrounds
Cabbell Park/Cambria Playground
121 Ave. & 220th Street
PS 147 Playground (East Springfield)
115th Rd. Bt. 218th & 219th Streets
PS 176 Playground
121 Ave & 237th Street
|Police Department
105th Precinct
92-08 222nd Street
Queens Village NY , 11428
phone: (718) 776-9090
|Post Office
Cambria Heights Station
229-01 Linden Blvd
phone: (718) 528-1484
|Private / Parochial Schools
Bethel Christian Learning Center (Pre-K -12)
219-09 Linden Blvd.
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718) 978-4357
Cambria Center for the Gifted (Pre-K-5)
223-10 Linden Blvd.
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718) 341-1991
Le Grand Elite
229-16 Linden Blvd.
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718) 949-6565
Revealed Word Christian Academy (PreK-6)
230-01 Linden Blvd.
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718) 276-3669
Sacred Heart R.C. School (Pre-K-8)
115-50 221st Street
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718) 527-0123
|Public Elementary Schools
PS 147 Ronald McNair (Q147) K-5
218-01 116 Ave.
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718) 528-2420
fax: (718) 723-7819
218-01 116 Ave.
Queens NY , 11411
phone: (718) 528-2420
fax: (718) 723-7819
PS 147 MINI School Spec Ed (Q852)
218-01 116 Ave.
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718) 528-2420
fax: (718) 723-7819
PS 176 Cambria Heights (Q176) K-5
120-45 235 St.
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718) 525-4057
fax: (718) 276-3458
|Public High Schools
Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School (Q492)
207-01 116 Ave.
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718) 978-1837
fax: (718) 978-2063
Law, Government and Community Service High School (Q494)
207-01 116 Ave
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718) 978-6432
fax: (718) 978-6749
Business, Computer Applications & Entrepreneurship High School (Q496)
207-01 116 Ave
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718) 978-2807
fax: (718) 978-3402
Humanities & Arts Magnet HS (Q498)
207-01 116 Ave.
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718) 978-2135
fax: (718) 978-2309
|Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools
IS 192 - The Renaissance Middle School
109-89 204 St.
St. Albans NY , 11412
phone: (718) 479-5540
fax: (718) 217-4645
|Senior Centers
Alpha Phi Alpha Senior Center
220-01 Linden Blvd
Cambria Heights NY , 11411
phone: (718) 528-8238
|Elected Officials
|NYC Council
Hon. I. Daneek Miller
District Office 172-12 Linden Boulevard
St. Albans NY, 11434
phone: (718) 776-3700
fax: (718) 487-3580
Manhattan Office 250 Broadway, Suite 1810
New York NY , 10007
phone: (212) 788-7084
fax: (212) 788-7093
|NYS Assembly
Hon. Barbara M. Clark
District Office 97-01 Springfield Boulevard
Queens Village NY, 11429
phone: (718) 479-2333
fax: (718) 464-7128
Albany Office LOB, Room 547
Albany NY, 12248
phone: (518) 455-4711
fax: (518) 455-3740
|NYS Senate
Hon. Leroy Comrie
District Office 205-20 Jamaica Avenue, 2nd Floor
Hollis NY , 11423
phone: (718) 454-0162
fax: (718) 454-0186
Albany Office Room 918, Legislative Office Building
Albany NY, 12247
phone: (518) 455-2701
fax: (518) 455-2816
|US Congress
Hon. Gregory W. Meeks
District Office 153-01 Jamaica Ave., 2nd Floor
Jamaica NY , 11432
phone: (718) 725-6000
fax: (718) 725-9868
Legislative Office 2234 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington DC, 20515
phone: (202) 225-3461
fax: (202) 226-4169
|Boro President
Hon. Melinda Katz
Hon. Bill de Blasio
Cambria Heights was originally a farming community which supplied produce to Brooklyn and Manhattan. It began developing in 1923 on 163 acres of land bought by Oliver B. LaFreniere, a real-estate agent. It acquired the name Cambria in about 1924 from its owner the 'Cambria Title Savings and Trust Company' a coal concern located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. "Heights" was added because of the area's high elevation.
First populated by Jewish, German, Irish and Italian residents, the community became a predominantly Black, middle-class suburb after the Second World War. Present demographics reveal a community comprised predominantly of African Americans and West Indians.
Library service for the community began in 1930 with the establishment of a bookmobile stop on Linden Boulevard for one hour a week. The following year, the bookmobile moved to PS 147 where it provided service to the children for a few hours each week. Service expanded as demand grew leading eventually to the need for a regular library.
Campaign efforts by a committee of the Civic Association resulted in the opening on July 15, 1949 of a sub-branch in rental quarters on Linden Boulevard. In 1964, the rental facilities were expanded and upgraded to a new location, 220-20 Linden boulevard, where it remained until 2006.
The latest incarnation of the Cambria Heights library is a state-of-the-art facility located at 218-13 Linden Boulevard. Opened in 2006, the library offers computers, WiFi, programs and materials of all types for all ages.
Cambria Heights before it was Born by George W. Winans (Pamphlet)
The Origin of Community Names in Queens Borough. (Pamphlet)
The Encyclopedia of New York City ed. by Kenneth T. Jackson