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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Wonka SweeTarts Jelly Beans 2010
Wonka introduced a line of jelly beans back in 2006 (original review). They were matte, opaque pastel jelly beans with a strange grainy shell but familiar SweeTart flavors.
This year the product seems to have been reformulated, though there's no mention of it on the package which is also redesigned. Readers alerted me that they were different this year.
The 2010 version of SweeTart Jelly Beans are more vibrant and come in the current SweeTart flavors of Cherry, Lemon, Grape, Blue Punch, Green Apple and Orange.
I noticed the color difference before I even took the bag home. They're more opaque and shinier with consistent colors. They're at once familiar and a little different.
The version I've had before had a grainy and cool-to-the-tongue shell. When I saw these and remembered the comments, I was wondering if Wonka was just using the Spree Jelly Beans which have a harder shell.
The shell is more crisp than the previous version and the flavors seem a little more distinct and intense. They also seem to be more faithful to the flavors of the chalky original SweeTarts disks. But what's missing is probably the tangy hit that the real SweeTarts have.
As you'll notice, I found quite a few abnormal ones in my bag. These were a few that had distinctive shapes, quite a few were just larger than what I'd call normal or smaller than what I would have thought should be the target. They all tasted fine - the narrow ones obviously had more shell to them proportionally.
They're still nice - the grape is much better as it is tangier now. I enjoyed the citrus flavors even though they weren't particularly sour. Green apple is okay, though bland and I usually pick out the cherry and blue punch ones but if I ate them it's not the end of the world.
In the end, the update is definitely different but I wouldn't call it an improvement. I think it brings them more in line with what I'd expect from a product extension but still not as good as actual SweeTarts. Now if they could only do the SweeTarts Chicks, Ducks & Bunnies with all the flavors of SweeTarts we'd have something to talk about.
The versions I've tried before (2007 & 2008) were made in Canada. This bag was made in Mexico. There are no allergen statements on the bag, so they may be nut free/gluten free and contain no animal-derived products.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Swedish Fish Eggs
Seems like everyone's getting into Easter versions of their popular candies. Cadbury-Adams has quite a few new varieties including Sour Patch Eggs and Sour Patch Bunnies (which I bought & will review soon) but the more innovative one appeared to be Assorted Swedish Fish Eggs.
The package is more than quirky. The little red Swedish fish is sporting white and pink bunny ears and a little talking bubble says, "What, you've never heard of Candiar?"
The package notes that it also includes Swedish Fish but it didn't elaborate beyond that.
Inside it's not a large amount of candy for a theater box. It's 3.1 ounces, which means that the inner cellophane bag takes up less than a third of the volume of the box.
The assortment is a mix of the small Swedish fish and the little "eggs" which are half inch hemispheres. They come in three or four flavors/colors. Orange, lemon, lime and "Swedish Fish" flavor.
When I took the picture I didn't know there was a difference between the light green eggs and the aqua eggs.
The Swedish Fish and the aqua eggs are the same berry flavor. Sweet, tangy and jammy.
The lemon eggs are mild, as are the orange ones. Not much zest or juice to it, but still an ultra smooth chewy gel. The lime ones were surprising and more sweet as far as I could tell and more zesty.
On the whole they were fun, the teensy eggs were different but took away from the interactive part of eating a regular size Swedish Fish (biting & pulling it apart).
These are made in Canada but there's no allergen statement on the box. They contain no animal products, nut products or apparent gluten ingredients but you may want to check with Cadbury directly. They also may be vegan, depending on how you feel about eating mineral oil. (There's no glaze or dairy in it.)
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Lemonhead & Friends Jelly Beans
The new Lemonhead & Friends Jelly Beans stand out on the shelves among all the other Easter candies. The bright primary colors - mostly yellow and red are definitely spring-ish but not the usual pastels.
The small bag is jam packed with candy. It's 14 ounces of little jelly beans made with real fruit juice. Most other bags on the same shelf were about 9 ounces.
This new version of the popular Lemonhead candy is rather similar to the new Chewy Lemonheads. They're a jelly center covered with the tart and grainy shell that Lemonhead fans have come to know and love. (My mouth just waters at the thought of it.)
The beans are small, not quite as small as Jelly Belly, but pretty close. If you can't tell already, they're also vivid - strikingly, saturatedly vivid. They're probably the most deeply colored jelly beans I've seen. I'm not that fond of too much food coloring for two reasons. The first is that it often leaves an aftertaste. The second is that it often colors my tongue and I don't like people to know how much candy I've been eating. Other folks are not fond of artificial colors as they've been linked to hyperactivity in children.
The ingredients list an array of acids that I'm accustomed to seeing in candies: fumaric acid (fermented apples & grains), malic acid (found in grapes and green apples) and citric acid (found in citrus) but another that I hadn't noticed before called adipic which Wikipedia tells me is used mainly as a precursor for the production of nylon. (That sounds alarming but doesn't mean that it also isn't food.)
The five flavors are: Lemon, Orange, Grape, Green Apple and Cherry.
The bag definitely smells fruity, mostly citrusy.
Lemon is intense and sour. There are both tangy juice notes and a good dose of almost-bitter zest. It's convincing. Kind of mind blowing.
The levels of acid in these is quite high, so I wouldn't recommend eating more than a small handful at a time. I found after more than a dozen of them it gave me a literal sour stomach. But for a little pick me up while driving or mixed with some other candies they're definitely not your grandmother's jelly beans.
I found them a little pricey for sugar candy compared to the cheap jelly beans usually around this time of year, but then again, they're quite concentrated so it only takes a little. I liked that the bag was actually full. So many candies these days come in half empty bags, these feel sumptuous and indulgent.
There are no statements about the gluten free status on the package, they're not vegan (confectioners glaze). Made in a facility where peanuts, tree nuts, milk, and soy is used. There was also a choking hazard warning (on all the Ferrara Pan products as far as I can tell). This was an extremely fresh package - the expiration date is 12/22/2011.
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Friday, February 19, 2010
Port Dark Chocolate Wine Gels
I first tried Sweet's Port Dark Chocolate Wine Gels at the Fancy Food Show back in 2009. Eventually they turned up on store shelves (I spotted them at a candy shop in Cambria over the summer).
The product is simple yet unique. A pectin gel stick flavored with wine and then covered in dark chocolate.
The box is a half a tube, rather elegant looking matte black with a swirling puddle of chocolate with three chocolate sticks rising from it. The packages are color coded with colored foil tops. In this case the Port version is red, the Cabernet is silver and Champagne is gold. The box is careful to point out that it's made with real wine reductions but contains no actual alcohol. (There are also some artificial flavors in there.)
The half round box opens kind of like an envelope (or a car trunk) along one of the long sides. Inside much of the box is empty, with a sealed tray of the sticks nesting on the flat surface. The inner wrapping does a nice job of keeping them fresh and moist. But the chocolate also does a good part of the work as well.
The little fingers are elegant and lovely. The dark chocolate is crisp, smooth and matte. Just opening the box, the scent of "wine" is strong. The notes are yeast, rose petals and grapes plus a little hint of smoky dark chocolate.
The flavor of port is authentic, though a little sweeter than the real thing. It's a bit grapey but has a nice rounded profile of deep tannins, some soft acids and florals. I've have other wine gels before that are several times the price but basically as satisfying. (Those have been straight gels though, covered in sugar instead of chocolate, which I think goes very well and keeps the sweetness down.)
The chocolate itself didn't wow me. It's a little bit on the sweet side but vegans will be happy to hear that there's no milk or any other animal products in here. (Though it is made on shared equipment, so those with allergies to milk, peanuts or tree nuts should steer clear.) It's also gluten free.
Retail is $4 for a 3.5 ounce package (about 12 sticks) which is a decent price for something that I don't expect most folks would just sit around shoveling into their mouths like malted milk balls or jelly beans. It's more of a little accompaniment for other treats, like a cookie plate, bowl of ice cream or dessert. Since it's mostly a jelly product, it's a lot lower in calories (less fat) than many other chocolate candies.
I picked up this box at the this year's Fancy Food Show because I couldn't actually find them locally.
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Gimbal's Cherry Lovers
I'm the wrong person to review the new Gimbal's Cherry Lovers but I'll do my best.
I'm not generally keen on cherry flavors, but I do love real cherries and I'm generally a fan of Gimbal's products. This bag of little heart shaped jelly bean type objects boast nine different cherry flavors plus vitamin C and real cherry juice. Gimbal's makes their candies in the USA in a factory that's Kosher, peanut free, tree nut free, dairy free, gluten free, gelatin free and soy free. So for allergic folks these are pretty special. (Sorry vegans, though the colors are artificial they do use beeswax and confectioners glaze.)
They're drop dead gorgeous. A riot of reds, pinks and purples they seem to go beyond the frilly satin hearts of the season. They're a little rustic because each heart is unique and not quite perfect.
Wild Cherry - plain red - you know, cherry. Tart, sweet, floral and deep woodsy notes. But not quite that good. The medicine flavors are kept pretty faint here.
Cherry Vanilla - white with red speckles - like a cherry marshmallow, mostly a soft flavor with a strong fake vanilla flavor to it. Pretty much pleasant.
Black Cherry - deep red - tastes mostly like red. The cherry flavor is pretty intense as far as these hearts go, more on the woodsy side compared to the Bing Cherry.
Chocolate Cherry - brown - oh, this is quite a tragic flavor, not quite cherry and mostly empty cocoa flavors. It's like a very bad Cherry Tootsie Pop.
Cherry Cheesecake - pink with red speckles - a tangier version of the Cherry Vanilla, this one had a yogurty twang to it and but still a marshmallowy flavor.
Cherry Daiquiri - deep pink with red speckles - this one was rather fun, kind of a lime and vanilla with a hint of cherry cough syrup. A little bit like aftershave though.
Bing Cherry - lighter red - Tangy and sweet, a well rounded cherry flavor. A little chemical aftertaste from the food colorings, but about as good as the Jelly Belly I usually avoid.
Cherry Cola - dark red - at first I liked the cherry cola, because it tasted like cola, even had a weird effervescent quality to it (maybe that was just the tangy part playing with my mind) but then the cherry kicked in and ruined it for me. But that's just me.
Kiwi Cherry - pink with green speckles - this was just terrible. Maybe it's because I had a recent run in with fresh Durian, but I just couldn't get that out of my head when it came to this one. The kiwi flavors were more like melon and onions than kiwi, though the cherry seemed about average.
The didn't do a thing for me. The colors were pretty, the shapes and distinctiveness of the flavors was actually pretty good. But I wouldn't consider these a breakthrough candy so I found it odd that the National Confectionery Sales Association awarded Cherry Lovers best new Premium/Gourmet product:
Robby at Candy Addict had a better opinion of these. I'll just consider them very pretty Valentine's decorations in a bowl.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Marich Black Heart Licorice
This isn't necessarily Valentine's Day candy, but the shape, goth styled packaging and uncommon flavor might just win over a few hearts.
Marich Confectionery is a California candy maker that specializes in panned items and novelty molded creams and fondants for all holidays. I've recently fallen in love with their extra dark chocolate panned items like 72% Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Cashews and Dark Cacao Nib Toffee (which I've bought twice with the intention of reviewing but ended up eating).
Their new Black Heart Licorice items are all natural and instead of being wheat-based with molasses, these are more of a gumdrop style dense jelly candy.
I picked up my samples from the Fancy Food Show last month. They were showing off two versions: Black Licorice and Black Cherry Licorice.
The package design is nicely done. The six inch stand up box with the cut out window shows off the candy and is no bigger than it needs to be. The tab on the back folds into a little slot and keeps the candy closed and pretty fresh inside its inner cellophane bag. There's a little story on it about a candy maker creating the candy to woo a woman, but I skipped right to the candy. (You can see a snapshot of the ad about it here.)
The Black Heart Black Licorice are darling little matte hearts. They feel a little rubbery, like they're made out of silicone. The scent is only very lightly of anise.
The texture is a smooth and dense chew, a bit firmer than a Dot, but still easy to bite. The flavor is clean and clear - anise with some deeper woodsy licorice. It's not very sweet, in fact, these have a bit of salt in them (75 mg per serving). Though they are colored, it's all natural coloring so there are no strange artificial bitter flavors to get in the way of the real stuff.
They do stick in my teeth a little bit, so that's a distraction. The flavor isn't too strong to mean that I was constantly munching them without getting that overly full or burnt out feeling.
The surprising item for me was the Black Heart Black Cherry Licorice. I didn't even want to take the samples, but figured they were red and would photograph well, I should at least try them. When I read the ingredients, it actually sounded pretty good. Again, all natural so no nasty Red #40 to give me a weird aftertaste ... but there's also licorice root extract in there too. So it's truly red licorice.
They don't smell promising to me, like black cherry flavoring. However, the texture is quite dreamy ... it's silky slick and easy to chew. The flavor is tangy and has a black cherry note to it. It's woodsy and has an actual cherry pie flavor and then just a hint of the bouncy sweetness of licorice. The whole thin isn't too sweet either, again, the benefit of the touch of salt in here. Wow, a cherry candy I actually like, because it actually tastes like cherries. For those who don't like licorice, it's not a bold anise flavor, just a different kind of sweetness that highlights the woodsy notes of the cherry flavors.
I don't know if they're in stores yet, I didn't see them at Whole Foods, which is usually where I pick up Marich candies (though I also see them at Gelson's in Southern California as well). I expect the price to be around $3.50 to $4 per package, so a little steep.
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Monday, January 18, 2010
Jelly Belly Honey Beans
A few years ago Jelly Belly was taking suggestions for their new bean flavors. I was actively advocating honey. I know, it's not dazzling like Juicy Pear or knock-your-socks-off like Buttered Popcorn, but let's face it, honey is one of humans' first candies.
Honey actually made it to the final cut of the flavor voting, but the trendier Acai Berry won (with honey as a close second). The good news is that honey made a good enough showing that Jelly Belly went ahead and made it anyway! Which is good, because I'd much rather have a spoonful of honey than of acai berry.
The beans are dark amber and ever so slightly translucent.
They're soft and mild - really like a less sweet globule of honey. The texture is smooth overall, though with that slight grain of the thin jelly bean shell. There's a little bit of a fresh aftertaste, kind of like jasmine tea.
It's too bad that they're not all natural (there are some artificial colors in there) but they use real honey in them, and that definitely is apparent.
Honestly, I didn't think much of them when I had them the first time, but the true honey flavor comes through and I found myself wanting more later. I can't say eating a huge bag of them would be a goal, but they were a nice little mid-day refresher. My confidence level that these are going to appear in stores is pretty low. I don't expect to see them at the grocery store, but perhaps in the stores that carry the single flavors in bulk ... so the Jelly Belly website is probably going to be the best bet. (A custom mix I'd make for myself would probably be to mix the honey and Citrus Mix for a special sort of cough drop if only they'd make a mentholated jelly bean.)
Jelly Belly are gluten-free, dairy-free and gelatin free plus Kosher.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Chuckles Ju Jubes
Chuckles Ju Jubes are gumdrops in the same flavors as the classic Chuckles jelly candies.
They're a pretty simple candy and also rather hard to find. I picked these up at the Dollar Tree, but I haven't seen them anywhere else in the past five years or so.
Chuckles are now made by Farley's & Sathers but they were the brainchild of Fred Amend back in the 1920s. He was the fellow who go the bright idea to do a sugar crust on gum drops to keep them from sticking together and retain their jelly softness. The company was sold to Nabisco in 1970. At first it was a great marriage. Nabisco wasn't known as a candy company yet they'd acquired the number one jellied candy brand. They even sponsored Evel Knieval's attempted jump over Snake River Canyon in 1974. But Nabisco was going through its own growing pains, as it was itself acquired and apparently forgot to manage the brand. Then in a strange turn in the 80s, several former Nabisco executives bought the Chuckles brand and jelly candy company and tried to bring it back to its former glory by moving into gummis as the trend emerged.
I'm having a bit of trouble tracking the history from there. I believe that Chuckles were sold in 1987 to Leaf (Huhtamaki Oy) and then Leaf was sold to Hershey's in 1996. Farley's & Sathers acquired it in 2002 along with other jelly candy brands like Heide Jujyfruits and JuJubes.
About 2/3" in diameter and a 1/2" high they're a small bite of candy. Each is shaped the same, a six pointed berry. They're really very similar to Jujyfruits except they lack the variety of shapes.
The flavor array is identical to the classic Chuckles: Licorice, Cherry, Orange, Lemon and Lime.
The exterior is soft and dry - no sugary coating, no residual corn starch and no greasy mineral oil. The texture is very smooth, more like Dots than Jujyfruits. They're soft and completely about the sweet and zest, not any tartness or tangy notes.
Licorice was a disappointment. It was mostly soapy and not much in the way or licorice or anise. Perhaps it got a little too much cherry near it. There's also a bit of a menthol or minted note to it.
Cherry is quite bold. It reminded me of cherry LifeSavers, at least the smell of someone eating them nearby. Rather pleasant until the bitter Red40 aftertaste hit.
Orange is where things picked up. The citrus zest was strong, almost bitter but in an authentic way.
Lemon was also pretty zesty and fresh.
Lime was off the rails and into fragrance. I had a similar reaction to Chuckle's green as well. It's not the end of the world, I can eat around it.
They're pretty and certainly pretty cheap. They do stick in my teeth in little globs and chunks pretty much like Dots.
I don't see myself buying them again. I liked the orange and lemon, but I can just get Orange Slices if I'm in that sort of a mood. I can see these being used for decorating cupcakes or gingerbread houses, especially since they're so inexpensive.
(The Chuckles company was one of the last companies to make the Pine Brothers glycerine cough drops I absolutely loved as a kid.)
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Hari Sauri Prabhu wrote: ". . . please note the authors of this paper have avoided these quotes in their new presentation."
Not so. We included them all, for we thought that devotees would want to read them. Therefore they are in a supplement to the main article. Surely the readers saw them there if they read everything we sent.
Hari Sauri wrote: "We would naturally expect that the authors would have contacted Yadubara and Vishakha prabhus, to find out what their impression was. . . . They both felt that Srila Prabhupada wanted the Capitol to serve as 'an option' or 'as some form of inspiration'. . . . one has to ask whether Carana Renu mataji was: involved in any way with putting together the '9 points' paper? Whether she sent this message from Vishakha to the authors, or in any way indicated its contents to them? . . . If she did, then we have to say that this eye-witness, first hand observation was deliberately left out.
Carana Renu has been sympathetically involved in our discussions. She wrote to Vishakha and Yadubara only after we published the article, and received their reply a few days ago. Therefore their observations were not deliberately left out.
(Carana Renu has been planning to write to Ambarisa Prabhu and Hari Sauri Prabhu to make known her feelings about the design and to reassure them that she is still cent percent dedicated to helping with the planetarium plans. She just has been very busy and hasn't managed to do this.)
Hari Sauri wrote: ". . . where do the authors get this contention, from my book, that he [SP] had an extreme enthusiasm for an 'Indian design'?"
Our logic is: Srila Prabhupada was "extremely enthusiatic" about the plans shown in Saurabha's drawings; those plans led to Saurabha making a model of a TVP with an Indian design; this model later was put on display with Srila Prabhupada's approval.
Hari Sauri wrote: "It is interesting that again the authors have excluded my exact wording."
Again not true. The exact quote is in the supplement to the main article.


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My times in the early mornings are strictly for ME. My days usually start at the ripe hour of 5:00 a.m. to spend time with Brian before he sets off to work. Not soon after that begins the inner dialog of whether or not I should exercise. Usually after a 15-minute heated debate with myself, the need to exercise wins out. Like a child who is forced to do something he/she doesn't really want to do, I forcefully slam my feet into my shoes and sigh. Pulling my hair up into a haphazard ponytail, I set out the door, slamming the door shut behind me.
The first five minutes I am thinking, "Why do I even bother? The scale hasn't budged in over two weeks and I'm just going to go home and dive head-first into the Crunch-n-Munch." Ten minutes later I'm wondering, "Maybe I just DON'T TRY hard enough. Maybe I'm slacking." Usually fifteen minutes into it, I'm throwing my body so hard into the uphill climb that I'm not thinking of ANYTHING. I'm too busy trying to get enough oxygen into my lungs to conquer the next hill on the next mile. Then something happens. Just when I tell myself I can't go any harder, my rebellion wins out and I'm running.
While I'm running, my thinking returns. I begin thinking about all the little things that are bugging me, the things that are giving me a struggle in my day-to-day relationship with God. Or I think about the weaknesses that I have as a person and I get so frustrated, so annoyed that I think if I slam my feet into the soil hard enough, fast enough, it will trample them away. Before I know it, I'm so out of breath and my heart is beating so fast that my head swims. I have to take a breather. I have to usually sit on a rock that overlooks a little stream and allow my lungs to catch up. It is then that I usually see the sun rising over the pines, I hear the birds greeting each other in harmony and I look at my hands as they rub my thighs in comfort.
It is then my soul is usually quieted. The storm in my spirit is usually soothed by that point. My frustrations and anger spent, I look to the sky and tell God that I'm doing my best and that I long for the day when these torments, these doubts and and confusions will no longer be a source of contention for me. As a lone ant or some other "creepy-crawly" makes its journey atop my sneaker, I am mesmerized by the masterpiece that God has placed me in, this earth that He has created for me to live in. Maybe I just DON'T TRY hard enough to appreciate these things that God has given me.
Sighing, I usually get up and before I know it I have a renewed sense of strength. I tell myself, "I can do anything I set my mind to." I slowly pick up the pace and suddenly I am running the last fifteen minutes back to my house, the place where I left in such a fitful way. My mind suddenly starts filling with things I can do to try to make a difference in my family's lives, in my life and, perhaps, the lives of others. By the time I throw myself into the back door, I am anxious to better myself, to share a smile with someone, to pray. No, I'm not going down for the count...not today.
This is a typical morning in my life. I'm not saying that EVERY day I manage to make it out the door but it's becoming a little easier to make it five times out of seven in a week. There is something about exercise that not only feeds the body but it feeds the soul as well. It makes me rebel in the best of way, whereas before, I rebelled the wrong way by eating my way out of emotional strife. I'm not perfect in that area either. But I accept that's who I am.
Today is a new day. It always is. What will come, will come, but it better be ready to face me.
At least for today.
It seems these days I am speechless and have nothing of real importance to say. I could talk about how I really hate it when I get the squeaky grocery cart at the store. You know the ones that are kind of "off-kilter" and sort of rock as you push them, all the while squeaking with every other revolution of the wheel? Don't you hate it when people look at you like, "Are you DEAF? Don't you HEAR that?" "Yes, miss, my goal today is to annoy you! Suck it up!" Squeak, squeak, squeak....
I could also talk about how I fell through our front porch yesterday. First of all, Brian decided it was time to get the siding replaced on the house. Like I've told a few friends earlier, it was either Hershey, Pennsylvania to tour the chocolate factory or siding. Brian picked siding. He said the other stuff was getting warped and it needed done. I argued that warped siding gives a house character and that the chocolate couldn't wait! That's when his selective hearing kicked in and he grabbed a bucket of nails. Soooo, yesterday I went out to the front porch to check his progress and CRACK BAM! My right leg went through a board while half of the board swung toward my face and clocked me in the forehead. Plus my left leg was abnormally stretched up to my chin. Needless to say, the porch must be redone now. (And I made a mental note to lay off the carrot cake for a few weeks.)
Don't you hate it when you go all the way into town (especially when you live out in the boonies) to rent a movie you've been DYING to see and it's OUT? Or, worse yet, you rent it, bring it home, get halfway through it and it skips?? Right before Gerard Butler takes off his shirt? That really hurts, man. Deep inside my heart.
Local commercials really bother me, too. We have this one where the car deals are so low, it's a "CRIME." The police chase the car dealer around the car lot with a butterfly net until they find him laying, hiding in the back of a used truck. If you look really close you can see a crumpled up beer can and a half-eaten bag of Cheetos. Ya gotta love southern Ohio.
Breanna got a letter Friday concerning her housing arrangements at Ohio University. Everything is fine but she has to order special sheets to fit her bed. Apparently THEIR beds are a foot longer and slightly narrower than regular beds but not to worry! They have "special" sheets you can buy for only $119.00 a pair! Oh, thank goodness! Standard bed sizes are so YESTERDAY! Okay, I know that it's not really that abnormal to pay a significant amount for good sheets, but C'MON! We're talking kids here! Spilled pop, streaks of pizza grease and busted ink pen stains. And WHY are their beds weirdly-shaped? These questions and more will be answered at student orientation in August. No need to pay for the $350 orientation fee up FRONT. No, it will be billed to your student's account. That way you can pay for it LATER.
Well, that's about all I have to say for now. By the way, Brian wasn't totally oblivious to the fact that I really wanted to go to Hershey's. He went to town last night to return the botched movie and picked me up a couple of Hershey's candy bars. Aw! Suh-WEET! However, they're still sitting on the counter. Ya know, it's like I really need them....
But they're going to STAY there until he rechecks the strength of the remaining boards on the front porch. I'm not taking another chance! :)
Have a great day guys!
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What a week! Well, what a week and A HALF! I've been wondering about what to write but I think I know. I want to take a few minutes to tell Betsy, Barb, John, LINDA (MY DEAREST AZCUPCAKE) G-Ma and all the others who so steadfastly believed in me and urged me to come back THANK YOU. Most of you know the circumstances that unfortunately took place, why I left, so I won't go back into those. I am just so happy to be back amongst you all.
I have to admit, at first, I was upset that I lost all of my blogs, points, goodies, etc. But nothing compared to feeling like I lost all of my wonderful friends. You guys are really the bread and butter that kept me going for the last year and a half. John, you have been THEE best brother that anyone could have. Your encouragement, your faith, your love of reminding me that I'm a klutz, got me through some of the most difficult times. Barb, you've been one of the greatest little sisses ever. You're the only person other than me that gets excited about explosives. I love it! But, BITE ME, okay? Bets, you and I have an appointment with the Gypsy Queen Cruise Line and I get first dibs on the TOILET. Eulla Belle and Krissie say so. G-Ma. Do you know how much respect I have for you? I can't believe how much emotion we had during that time I got out of hand. I'll never forget my daughter taking your side, LOL! I love you to pieces; after all, you ARE my SparkPeople lover. :)
AZ, you have been the voice of reason. I'm not saying the others weren't, but Linda, you have a way of making me feel calm during the storm. I can only imagine the steadiness of your voice, the warm tone, the firm yet gentle reassurance in your demeanor as I read your words. I feel like we've shared so much with one another, yet we haven't gotten the chance to meet yet. HURRY UP AND COME summer of 2011...the day Phoenix will never be the same again!! I can hardly wait until we squeeze the beloved goobers out of one another and tear up the town. You are one of the most beautiful people I know.
To my Victorious Secret team... it seems like only yesterday that John and I wanted to come together and make a place for you to come. Your prayers, your faith, your belief in me is what brought me home to you.
I love you all dearly, from the bottom of my heart. Amazing grace, that's what this is...God bless you, each and every one of you.


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Anthony Low (also, D. A. Low or Donald Anthony Low) (born 22 June 1927),[1] FAHA[2] FASSA FRHistS[3] is a historian of modern South Asia, Africa, the British Commonwealth, and, especially, decolonization. He is the Emeritus Smuts Professor of History of the British Commonwealth at the University of Cambridge, former Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University, Canberra, and President of Clare Hall, Cambridge[4] and Exeter College, Oxford.[5]
Low gained his doctorate from Oxford University.[5]
Career highlights[edit]
The academic positions which Professor Low has held include the following:[3]
- Founding Dean of the School of African and Asian Studies, University of Sussex, 1968–1971
- Dean, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS), Australian National University, 1973–1974
- Vice Chancellor, Australian National University, Canberra, 1975–1982
- Smuts Professor of the History of the British Commonwealth, University of Cambridge, 1983–1994
- President, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, 1987–1994
Selected bibliography[edit]
- Low, D.A. (1962). Political parties in Uganda 1949-62 (1st ed.). London: Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, Athlone Press.
- Low, D.A. (editor) (1968). Soundings in modern South Asian history. California: University of California Press.
- Low, D.A. (1973). Lion rampant; essays in the study of British imperialism. London: Cass. ISBN 9780714629865.
- Low, D.A. (editor) (1988). The Indian National Congress: Centenary Hindsights. Delhi: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195621425.
- Low, D.A. (1991). Eclipse of empire. Cambridge New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521457545.
- Low, D.A. (1996). The egalitarian moment: Asia and Africa, 1950-1980. Cambridge New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521567657.
- Low, D.A. (1997). Britain and Indian nationalism: the imprint of ambiguity, 1929-1942. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521892612.
- Low, D.A. (2006). Congress and the Raj: facets of the Indian struggle, 1917-47 (2nd ed.). New Delhi Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195683677.
- Low, D.A. (2009). Fabrication of empire : the British and the Uganda kingdoms, 1890-1902. Cambridge, UK New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521843515.
Chapters in books[edit]
- Low, D.A. (1988), "Congress and "mass contacts," 1936-1937: ideology, interests, and conflict over the basis of party representation", in Sisson, Richard; Wolpert, Stanley, Congress and Indian nationalism: the pre-independence phase, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 134–158, ISBN 9780520060418
- ^ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2014. "Prof D.A. Low, President of Clare Hall, Cambridge, 1987–94, 84"
- ^ "The Academy Fellows 'L'". The Australian Academy of the Humanities. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Professor Donald Anthony Low Collection". National University of Singapore | NUS Libraries. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "Emeritus Professor Anthony Low AO". Academy of the social sciences in Australia | Fellowships. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ a b "List of Honorary Fellows". Exeter College, Oxford. Retrieved 21 June 2014. "Prof Anthony Low - DPhil Oxf, FAHA, FASSA"
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The Rugby Championship
This week Fox HQ brings you the best of 2014, from bloopers to tries and much more.
The Western Province Rugby Union wants to persuade the South African Rugby Union to hand Newlands the Springboks / All Blacks Rugby Championship Test next year.
This comes after SANZAR on Monday issued a release revealing that the Springboks will tackle the All Blacks at a South African venue to be decided on Saturday, 25 July.
It will be part of a curtailed, single-round Rugby Championship for the first time since its inception in 2012, a situation brought about by the priority given to next year's World Cup in England and Wales from September.
The Boks play both the defending champion All Blacks and Argentina (Saturday, 8 August) at home, with their only overseas obligation being against Australia in Brisbane (Saturday, 18 July).
WP president Thelo Wakefield said that they will send a letter to SARU president Oregan Hoskins to consider handing the All Blacks Test to Newlands.
Australia will play New Zealand twice in a week as part of their preparation for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
The draw for the condensed 2015 Rugby Championship sees champions New Zealand host Argentina in Christchurch but travelling to South Africa and Australia.
South Africa finished second overall courtesy of their Ellis Park derring-do against New Zealand, and for but five points, the collective margin of defeat against the Wallabies in Perth and All Blacks in Wellington, it could have been a massive celebration for the team.
Admittedly the eventual champions boasted a 49-point difference advantage over the Springboks, but if the South African's 4-2 ledger had been 5-1 (bonus points wouldn't have come into the equation), the trophy would be theirs.
The victory is Meyer's 24th in 33 Tests (a 73% winning mark), closes the gap in the IRB rankings (versus one and two) to just over two points, while the Republic boasts nearly a five point advantage over newly promoted England in third.
South Africa's four wins and two losses equalled their return from last season, and their overall ten victories in The Rugby Championship's history over 18 Tests gives them a three win lead over Australia (from 2012-2014) and second over the last three years (All Blacks 16-1-1).
The All Blacks second defeat in 44 Test matches was met with mixed reaction throughout the rugby world, not enough to prevent New Zealand from claiming The Rugby Championship, but it did stop a tournament whitewash for the third straight season.
Generally Kiwis did not panic, the consistency of Steve Hansen's results deservedly have built up some emotional credit.
Some quarters of the media almost ridiculously hailed it as the beginning of the end for the World Champions, most were restrained wary to feed the wounded beast.
The All Blacks finished first overall, winning their 13th title since 1996, winning four Tests, drawing one and losing their final match – which was their first tournament defeat in 18 fixtures.
New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen has confirmed that Tawera Kerr-Barlow faces a six to nine month recovery period.
Kerr-Barlow suffered a nasty injury in the second half after coming against the Springboks at Ellis Park.
The Chiefs scrum-half may possibly need two surgeries to correct the injuries to his leg.
"He's done his ACL," Hansen said.
Troubled Wallaby Kurtley Beale faces new allegations of having breached the players' code of conduct.
It is almost certain the latest revelations will result in Beale not being offered a new contract by the Australian Rugby Union.
It was revealed by ARU the that a new disciplinary allegation involving the utility back, Beale, will be referred to a tribunal.
Beale was dropped for the last Rugby Championship Test against Argentina last Saturday, after an ugly in-flight public spat with members of the team management.
ARU Chief Executive Bill Pulver said Thursday that while investigating the incident, during the flight from Johannesburg to Sao Paulo, officials were made aware of another matter involving Beale and text messages he sent in June.
The ARU said Beale will not be considered for Australian selection until the tribunal concludes.
While the Springboks must be commended for ending their Rugby Championship campaign with consecutive home victories, it's important to remain performance rather than results-driven.
I believe it's fair to say that most of us view rugby games through a retrospective scope, which effectively means that the final result fundamentally informs our thought patterns and opinions.
Although the Springboks whipped the All Blacks in the first half, the reality is that had referee Wayne Barnes not gone upstairs to the TMO, having being probed by the matchday producer, captain Jean de Villiers and the partisan home crowd, the Springboks could easily have lost the Ellis Park test.
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has taken time off his busy schedule to answer some of your rugby related questions.
Meyer's Springbok team just finished their Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign with a famous win over New Zealand at Ellis Park.
The Q&A session once again proved very popular with our readers with hundreds of questions streaming in. We picked out the widest possible range of questions to put to the Springbok coach.
Here is what he had to say:
This weekend saw the finale of The Rugby Championship and we saw two very contrasting games. The All Blacks won the trophy… again. Deservedly.
The Pumas won their first ever fixture in this tournament, a historical moment and one they will never forget… I certainly won't, but the highlight had to be the bromance in the coaches box after the game where their Latin exuberance, warmth and hot blooded nature got the better of some of them… Put it this way, there was lots of lovin!!
During the wee hours of Sunday morning SA Time the 2014 edition of The Rugby Championship came to and end with a dramatic first victory for Argentina over Australia.
Those who stayed up for the match might have been a tad disappointed with the fare dished up, unless they were into one penalty after the other type rugby.
What an absolute shambles. A rudderless and distracted Wallabies outfit got what they deserved by suffering the embarrassment of being Argentina's first victim in The Rugby Championship.
Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie's position is now under serious question after the team suffered one of its most inexplicable losses of recent times at the end of a road tour from hell that publicly exposed the division within the Australian team camp.
Full marks to Argentina for taking advantage of a sidetracked opposition, who made it so much easier for them by being ill-disciplined, disorganised, dispirited and clearly lacking on-field leaders.
In the end, the most entertaining moment of the Australian performance was singer Marcelo Zelada's mangled version of Advance Australia Fair before kickoff, which included snatches of English, Spanish, gibberish and even a bit of humming.
Bernard Foley has refused to blame laser beams for the Wallabies shambolic capitulation to the Pumas on Saturday but conceded it would be helpful if match officials granted kickers a second shot at goal when the potentially harmful practice takes place.
Foley battled green laser beams on his face for the entire match and missed two crucial kicks when Australia trailed Argentina 18-17 towards the end of the Test.
One kick was from 49 metres out – beyond the range of even Foley, the Waratahs' new ice man after his title-winning kick two months ago – but the second, in the 70th minute, was inside the 22-metre zone and just to the left of the posts.
20 Springboks contracted by the SA Rugby Union (SARU) will take part in a training camp in Stellenbosch from October 20 to 24, the union announced on Sunday.
The camp forms part of the team's preparations ahead of the Outgoing Tour next month.
"The Springboks are our first priority and the provinces have been very supportive, which we're very thankful for," SARU chief executive officer Jurie Roux said.
Argentinian tenor Marcelo Zalada managed to cock up the words of Advance Australia fair, but at least, unlike Ras Dumisane, he still managed to make it sound decent.
In case anyone forgot what Ras did to Nkosi, have a listen.
Liam Napier explains the mystery of why South African rugby bosses are keeping the All Blacks away from the nation's second-biggest city.
It's one of the world's most popular destinations. In 2008, 25,000 readers of South Africa's Daily and Sunday Telegraph readers voted it the world's best city.
But while the All Blacks travel to South Africa at least once every year, 2008 was the last time Cape Town hosted the All Blacks.
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer described the 27-25 win over New Zealand in the final match of the Springboks Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign as one of the best matches in which he had been involved.
The support of the sell-out Ellis Park crowd also lifted the team's effort, he said.
"I have been involved in rugby for almost 30 years and this support was unbelievable. We saw the crowd support on the way into the stadium and the national anthem was awesome. It was an unbelievable Test match," Meyer said.
What former Springbok coach NICK MALLETT had to say on SuperSport about the Springbok victory over the All Blacks at Ellis Park.
On what the win means moving forward
"What a Test match. It can't get better than that, can it? South Africa played some of the best rugby I've seen them play in that first half, but the All Blacks showed their championship quality the way they came back at them in the second half.
Los Pumas (8) 21 / 17 (14) Wallabies (Final Score)
The Argentinian Pumas and Australian Wallabies did battle in The Rugby Championship at
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza at 00:40 Sunday SA Time (22.40 GMT, 19:40 ARG Time, 09:40 Sunday AEST).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
Springboks (21) 27 / 25 (13) All Blacks (Final Score)
The South African Springboks and New Zealand All Blacks did battle in The Rugby Championship at
Ellis Park, Johannesburg at 17:00 SA Time (15:00 GMT, 04:00 Sunday NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
In most cases, comparing a young player with a legend of the game is to burden him with unfair expectation.
To say Julian Savea is the new Jonah Lomu is definitely unfair. Unfair because it is selling Savea short. The 24-year-old wing may already have surpassed Lomu, according to All Black coach Steve Hansen.
SARugbymag asked some experts on their thoughts on tomorrow's clash between the Springboks and All Blacks.
Exciting times ahead with only one more weekend of Rugby Championship matches to go.
Dead rubber or not, it's the Springboks versus the All Blacks, so it will still be a cracker of a match, with Heyneke looking for that elusive first win over the men in black as coach of the Boks.
The Currie Cup is nearing the end of the regular rounds, and it's only DHL WP and the Golden Lions that can feel certain that they will make the Top 4.
Heyneke Meyer lauds him as the one of the unsung heroes in the Springboks' transition to an attacking game plan, with many of the stellar try-scoring feats being attributed to his role, but ask the average rugby fan what they know about Johan van Graan and many will struggle to come up with a single fact.
From his early days as a ball-boy at Loftus Versfeld, kicking the leather pigskin back to the likes of Naas Botha and Johan Heunis, Van Graan has always had an obsession with the game.
But now it is his hard-work, the hours that go unseen as he meticulously analyses the opposition, helps craft the Springbok attacking structures and spends almost every moment in trying to make the Bok side a massive success that make him such a vital cog in the current Springbok machine.
Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen will be given as much time as possible to recover from injury while Bismarck du Plessis will start Saturday's final round Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.
This match will be Springbok captain Jean de Villiers' 50th appearance in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, the most by any South African.
Vermeulen is recovering from a rib cartilage injury and if he doesn't recover in time to face New Zealand, Schalk Burger will start in the No 8 jersey with Warren Whiteley coming onto the bench.
John Mitchell holds concerns for the Springboks' World Cup prospects and doesn't believe they have the attacking threats to upset the All Blacks at Ellis Park on Saturday.
After four years in South Africa, following his departure as All Blacks coach after the semifinal exit at the 2003 World Cup, Mitchell is well placed to assess the country's changing landscape.
His main worry is the lack of youth being promoted by the Boks.
With about 250 South Africans now playing rugby overseas – the equivalent of six professional teams – Mitchell says the next generation are suffering through a lack of faith from Boks coach Heyneke Meyer, who has instead turned to aging veterans Bakkies Botha, Victor Matfield and Schalk Burger.
A request that Kurtley Beale change his T-shirt escalated into a heated inflight argument that has shrouded the playmaker in controversy, put a staff member's future in doubt, and now threatens to engulf the Wallabies a day out from a Test match.
Wallabies team business manager Di Patston flew back to Sydney on Tuesday, two days after she and Beale were involved in a heated stoush across the aisle in the business class cabin of South Africa Airways flight 222 from Johannesburg to Sao Paulo on Sunday morning.
Two injury-enforced changes in the tight-five, rewards for strong form, and a new-look bench are the features of the All Blacks team to take on the Springboks at Ellis Park on Sunday morning (NZT).
Lock Brodie Retallick (concussion) and prop Wyatt Crockett (facial cuts) have been officially ruled out with Jeremy Thrush, in his second start against the Boks, and Joe Moody, in his maiden test start, respectively promoted.
Kurtley Beale has been axed from the Wallabies line up less than a day after it emerged he was involved in a heated in-flight argument with a staff member.
Beale will miss his first test this year after being overlooked for utility Rob Horne and halfback Nic White, who were the only two backs named on the reserves bench for Australia's clash with Argentina on Saturday.
Horne was one of the few Wallabies bench players who made an impact in the side's bitter 28-10 loss to the Springboks in Cape Town on Saturday, while Beale struggled to wrest back the game's momentum as it swung South Africa's way mid-way through the second half.
On the evidence of the Springboks' four-try bonus point win over the Wallabies at Newlands, the intent of Heyneke Meyer's men to keep the ball in hand was clear for all and sundry to see.
However, the final result should not be the only brush used to colour our canvas. For 69 minutes, the fact of the matter is that the Springboks employed a multi-phase approach yet enjoyed limited success and, prior to the arrival of the impact players, were potentially on course to lose the match.
While Schalk Burger and Bakkies Botha offered an immense physical presence in the forward pack, I believe that Patrick Lambie's game-management ability at flyhalf ultimately made all the difference.
Wallabies playmaker Kurtley Beale is facing an ARU integrity unit investigation after an alleged incident on a team flight in South America.
The ARU on Wednesday night said in a statement the matter had been referred to team management and Beale is facing disciplinary action.
The investigation centres around an alleged incident on the Wallabies' flight from South Africa to Brazil on Sunday.
Beale isn't being sent home but it's not immediately known if the 47 Test star will be available for selection for the Wallabies' Rugby Championship clash with Argentina in Mendoza on Saturday.
It's the game that many of us have been waiting for, perhaps ever since Nigel Owens blew the final whistle at Ellis Park last year to end one of the greatest test matches ever played.
The fact that the Rugby Championship is no longer up for decision matters not one bit. There may be no trophy at stake, but there's plenty to be gained, and a lot to lose for both teams when they run onto the hallowed turf again on Saturday.
There has certainly been a sense of something really building in Heyneke Meyers Springboks.
Argentina have made five changes to their starting line up as they make a last ditch bid to end their three-year Rugby Championship drought.
Pumas coach Daniel Hourcade will take a side to Mendoza missing the 120 Test caps' worth of experience of veteran back rowers Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe and Jean Manuel Leguizamon they boasted on the Gold Coast three weeks ago.
On a sun-drenched afternoon at Johannesburg's Witwatersrand University, Joost van der Westhuizen's smile shone brightest.
Confined to a wheelchair, but his fighting spirit there for all to see, the former Springboks captain savoured the chance to meet the All Blacks on Tuesday (NZT Wednesday).
Preparations for this weekend's test against the Springboks were briefly put aside as the All Blacks took time out from training to pay their respects to one of the world's greatest halfbacks.


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Your go-to winter boot, now available in \223cute.\224
The North Face Women's Chillkats Boot is an extremely functional, all-purpose winter boot, which you can explain to people after they complement you on how attractive it is. PrimaLoft Eco insulation keeps you snug as a bug in a boot all the way down to -25 degrees Farenheit, and the waterproof nubuck and suede leather upper makes soggy shoes a thing of the past. Special TNF Winter Grip rubber outsoles are just the right soft-and-stickiness to grip icy trails and streets. So while folks notice the Chillkats Boot's non-bulky design and contrast-printed fleece-lined collar, you really love them because they keep you toasty all the way from the snowshoe trails to the ski village.
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Perfect Snow Boots
This is my second pair of these boots. The first time I bought a half size smaller and they fit perfect. This time when I was reading reviews I decided to order my normal size. They feel exactly the same. I do not find that the back rubs like others have stated. I wear them all winter long. We make at least one trip to Breckenridge skiing and I wear them the whole time with no issues. I love these boots that is why I now have two pairs. A+++
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shoes are very good.
Women's Chilkat
I love these boots! They are comfortable, warm and dry. I have not had any of the problems mentioned by other reviewers. I bought these last winter to replace another pair of boots that did rub the back of my legs raw, but have not had any problems with my Chilkats.
Diana Miller
Way too narrow and stiff...
I've never thought of myself as having super wide feet (in fact i've never ordered a size wide shoe ever), yet my feet are neither tiny or super narrow either, but these boots were extremely narrow and painful to try to walk around in for more than a few minutes. They were completely squishing my toes and foot bones all together and the uppers were terribly stiff and uncomfortable which pinched and hurt my ankles, not fun! To be fair, they were fairly warm for the short time i had them on, and I have read that they do pack out ~.25"-.5" after wearing them for a while, but i didn't have the pain tolerance to try...lol...
This is the third pair of North Face's shoes/boots i have tried this winter and they have all been way too narrow and small, and in one of the cases they did not allow for med. to high arches and that part of the boot (Janey Boot) was way too painfully tight across the top of my foot.
I used to have a pair of NF's trailrunners a few years back and i loved those, so, i don't know if things have been changing in the footwear deptartment there lately, but North Face either needs to make their shoes a bit wider so real people can fit their feet into them, cause we also want to wear winter socks with them, or they need to offer them in a wide width as well as their regular width...I love all of NF's outerwear, jackets/coats, backpacks, etc...they have gotten it right in those departments, I really wish they could adjust this one...
I'd like advice on a good jacket for hiking...
I'd like advice on a good jacket for hiking Macchu Pichu; has to be light, be able to withstand rain and temps from 30 degrees to 85 or so degrees. Any suggestions?
I like the McMurdo better
After seeing the Chilkats I decided I would rather buy the McMurdo boots. Unfortunately I cannot find them anymore since winter has ended. So, I will start early this coming Fall! :-)
Great snow boots
I bought these boots to replace my Columbia Bugabos whose rubber area split. I had absolutely no problems breaking in my Chilkats compared with the old Columbia boots. I read other reviews on these boots and followed the advice to get one size larger; they fit perfectly. My only problem is that my heel area tends to slide around a bit but that happened with my ski boots a long time ago also; I apparently have narrow heels. Anyway, the Chilkats are great and I use them to walk my Scotties to my garden plot which is muddy right now. For long hikes I probably would prefer boots that would fit more snugly around my heel area plus these boots would be too hot I think without snow. I bought my Chilkats for snow and ice really. Great boots.
serious boots
These are heavy duty...good quality boots. I ordered a half size up which was perfect for me. They are not the most comfortable boots for hiking, and I really would not recommend them for a long hike. I walk to work, about a mile, and these are perfect for that. Go right through snow & slush while keeping your feet warm & dry.
Love it!
I love mine! I was a little hesitant because of the reviews, but I still got it! Definitely get a 1/2 size bigger. I got a whole size bigger, which is perfect for me because i wear thick socks in the winter and these shoes are well padded inside, making it tighter. They don't hurt my ankles, but then again I don't go hiking in them like some of the other ladies in here. I just go out and play in the snow with my sons!!! They are wonderful and I love them.
totally satisfied
I find these boots to be incredibly comfortable....they keep me nice and toasty (and dry)...toes get cold occasionally but my toes normally get cold no matter what. I ordered 1/2 size up (normally an 8 and ordered 8.5) and they are perfect with room for really thick socks or doubled socks.
I would definitely recommend them...I read a lot about other customers finding these to be very uncomfortable but I disagree completely...
Chilkat Review
I have been wearing Chilkats for 10 years. The same pair with leather uppers. They are finally packed down so I decided to purchase another pair. The new pair with suede uppers although they fit beautifully when I hiked in them my feet sweat and the boot simply retained the moisture. Don't get me wrong I sweat in my 10 year old boots as well but they seem to be capable of breathing better. I removed the inserts from the new boots and let them air dry in a warm environment for two days. They are still wet to the touch inside. Crazy. If they can fix this issue I will buy another pair but in the meantime they are being returned.
Chilkats Boot - Women's
Great pair of boots. I haven't owned winter boots in a long time and I wanted a pair that would keep my feet both warm and dry. Not only did I get both of these things, but they're very comfortable. I would highly recommend these boots to anyone.
Great buy!
So far this winter this is the best purchase I've made for staying warm and comfortable, and able to get out and hike, snowshoe and still do every day tasks like drive a standard vehicle and walk around town. Very functional boots, great features like a notch to strap snowshoe strap tighteners (not sure of the technical term for what they are) around your heel, and very warm. They break in quickly from my experience. I never had the heel pinching problem mentioned thankfully. Only problem is that they do not tighten enough by pulling the laces, I have slim legs, so I have to adjust them as I hike. Love the boots.
Not the most comfortable boot
I agree with the posts about these boots hurting ankles. I found if I wear a higher sock it gives extra padding and it helped. Also they do run small so definetely go up a half a size.Wore them snowshoeing yesterday and my feet were very warm. Its going to take some time to really break these boots in. ( On the upside I get a ton of compliments on how cute they are)
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Nice looking boot, but only good for sitting on the couch! I've broken in a lot of boots and hiked a lot of miles in my day, and I deem these boots un-break-in-able. I went for four hikes in snowy woods with these and was nearly in tears on my last trip out. (The first couple of hikes weren't as bad -- the pain increased gradually.) I made it less than 100 meters from the car and limped back to the car to go home and get my old boots. But since the hounds were pressuring me, I decided not to lace the top grommets (sp?) instead. This enabled the dogs to go about 1/4 km with me before I had to go home. The front of this boot is so stiff that the base of my shins above my ankles are bruised. Yes, perhaps I tried too hard, but I really wanted them to work. The foot bed fits fine. I wear an 8.5 or 9 and I ordered a 9 and had a touch of room to spare. They are snuggly warm. Oh -- it is also hard to pull the laces tightly over the top of the foot because of the stiffness of the boot.
too tight
The style of the Chilkat was just what I was looking for in a boot to work outside and be able to go to town. I ordered a size up like I usually do in a boot but it was too narrow around the ball of the foot. I found them very tight. I tried to wear them but after going for a walk and to town I was in terrible pain. I hated to give them up but I did not see that they were going to give any with use and the snow was comining. Unless you have a narrow foot I could not recommend these boots to anyone. Great looks terrible fit.
asha stoddard
an improvement
I had a front zip pair of northface (which they dont seem to make any more so maybe that is a sign). I had a problem with my heel slipping in them when I went snow shoeing, thus I bought them in the lace up version...def an improvement. My heel no longer slips, they have good ankle support and are as warm and comfy and dry as my old pair, which i still keep for causal wear on snowy tahoe nights and after snowboarding.
To prevent ankle bite, I tie the lower portion tight and put in a half knot around the eyelet to secure the snugness and then keep the top ankle portion less tight.
I bought mine a size smaller than usual ad they fit great with a thin pair of socks (which is all that is needed because they are so warm.
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Caused pains in the ankle
Bought these boots for my girlfriend. Great look, stability, and function but they caused her pain and discomfort around her ankles. Had to return for refund.
Bought these as a gift for the wife, she absolutely loves them. We live in New England, and she uses them for her commute to and from work, and finds them comfortable and dry. Would have liked to try them on...but overall, a good boot.


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