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pour Couplespar Divan
Publié le 28 mai 2014 sur Hotels.com
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Great quiet location away from the beachPublié le 25 mai 2014
Only stayed the night. The food was great. Views of the water were nice
pour Couplespar Joan and Winstonde Canada
Private and PeacefulPublié le 23 mai 2014 sur Hotels.com
We wanted a quiet and peaceful place for our second honeymoon and we went to the right place. The staff were friendly and our room was very clean. The only thing is that it is a distance from the main road. I would definitely go there again.
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Wonderful calm place near the cliffsPublié le 25 avr. 2014
What I liked most about the place: as our room was close to the cliffs, you you hear the waves hit the cliffs which is a wonderful meditative sound; I recommend to hire a car as this place is a little bit outside of the "center" Swimming is not ideal here, tanning by the pool or near the cliffs is ideal though
pour Couplespar Bryan Rittenhousede home
Exotic & serene escape from beach frenzy.Publié le 22 févr. 2014 sur Hotels.com
Nice quiet slowdown from Negril.
pour Tout le mondepar Donnell
Great relaxation in JamaicaPublié le 20 févr. 2014
Les + : Ocean view and friedly staff
Les - : Water could be hotter, dont like taking cold showers.
Situation : Five or six miles from downtown, Location give you peace and quiet.
Truly good time for all, as I escaped snow in the Washington DC area for a warmer climate in sunny Negril. Considering the beauty of Negril, its kind of hard to go wrong. The Westlander is on the side by the Cliffs, not the beach, so to get to the beach you will have to take a shuttle. Its impossible to walk anywhere from the Westlander, so be prepared to either pay $3.50 a trip for a Westlander shuttle or pay a lot more for longer rides to the rum factory or the National park. The Westlander shuttle is ideal for quick trips to Times Square and downtown restaurants. MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THE WESTLANDER SIDE YOU WILL BE STAYING ON. I think they have a total of about 15 rooms but if your not on the ocean side, there is not much to see. I as many others requested to be moved to the ocean side. It makes a world of difference to wake up to the sounds, and sights of the ocean. The food was good particularly the breakfast,but venturing out is suggested. Found a place called the Bourbon Beach which sold jerk wings im still thining about. Good room service, everyone is trained to say, no worries mon, just relax man. They set up trips for snorkeling, scub diving etc..... So you have to pay, but its all there. The funniest thing is all the old pot heads. Yep, our neighbors, lawyers and bank managers go to Jamaica to smoke buddha ses. So dont be suprised. Other than that, have fun.
pour Couplespar Lisade DeBary, Fl
Great out -of -the-way locationPublié le 12 févr. 2014
Les + : The rooms were nice and big. Loved all the balconies. The pool was clean and well kept, and the grounds were well groomed. Best thing... no kids!
Les - : The prices in the restaurant were a bit on the high side. I think 40 US dollars is a little much for breakfast for two
Situation : no trip to Negril is complete without a stop at Rick's café. Very convenient to get to. If you want sandy beach, it's just a couple miles down the roa
The hotel is in a remote location... perfect for a long weekend getaway. Didn't want any hustle and bustle. The inn was charming and very low key. Exactly what we were looking for.
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I'm gonna try to be nicePublié le 12 janv. 2014 sur Hotels.com
There are better places to stay in Negril.
Recommandépar WolverineScarde Seattle
Great place, well deserving of its high ratingsPublié le 6 janv. 2014 sur Hotels.com
Great staff , many with international experience. Spent a super relaxing week there during peak Dec time and it still did not feel crowded. Great place to catch up on a book or just laze around. If you want to be on the beach all day, you should look at something on 7-mile instead.
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quiet getawayPublié le 28 déc. 2013 sur Hotels.com
great little quiet space away from everything. shuttle takes you into town for 3.50 pp rt. very remote, but its nice if you want that peace and quiet and its easy to get into town. good restaurant on site. lovely people


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Fist Wrapped In Blood Lyrics - Silverstein
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Finish me off, follow the plan
break all the bonds, sever the ties
and now your mission is complete, find and destroy me.
torturing me, with words from your lips
filleting my skin, pulling my teeth
please forgive me for not being good enough.
Drown your sorrows in my pain (pain)
and it's something you can't explain.
when I'm choking on words you'll never say (say)
and you'll never feel the same
Bound and gagged, I cannot move or speak
these things I want to say, I can't explain them anyway
so if I had it all again, if I could start from the first words I ever said
I would do it all the same.
Drown your sorrows in my pain (pain)
and it's something you can't explain.
when I'm choking on words you'll never say (say)
and you'll never feel the same
Your joy is my pain
my fingers are yours to cut off
and my bones are yours to shatter in pieces.
my teeth are yours to pull out and my soul is yours to slowly rip apart.
I can't trust anyone I meet.
From now on, my chest feels more like
a fist wrapped in blood
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Fist wrapped in blood | Reviewer: anynomous | 10/13/2007
This song describes me almost perfect and its an awesome song. If people dont like siverstein after this song then they must be deaf. I give this song 5 stars and 2 thumbs up.
Amazing!!! | Reviewer: Anyone at all | 6/14/2007
Every since i got the album Discovering the Waterfront i have almost completly stoped listening to everything else exept for silverstien
Some people say its only addiction but its much more!!! hehehehehehehehehe but not in a gay way
AWESOME | Reviewer: Susan | 3/18/2007
Uhmm ya this is one of the best songs by Silverstein in my opinion...although basically all their songs are good.The vocals and music are really awesome and compliment eachother really well.<3
Fist Wrapped In Blood | Reviewer: Jennifer | 2/16/2007
I absolutely love this song! It is my favorite song off of Discovering the Waterfront! Yep...
Fist Wrapped In Blood | Reviewer: Anonymous | 2/19/2007
I love this song. The first time I heard it, I only heard a part of it, so I had to hear the whole thing. I'm really glad I did. It's a little angsty, but the lead vocalist's voice is amazing.
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Where do most of your calories come from, fats or carbs? I lost most of my weight eating under 150 carbs per day, but I switched to 300+ now (good carbs not sweets and such) I feel this large amount contributes to my cravings for bad foods. However, at the peak of my weight lost, I was getting light headed when stood up and felt sick. This could be because I was jogging in summer heat plus p90x, or do you think this was because my body just wasn't getting enough glucose?
I don't believe carbs are bad, there are just some that don't help out. Like you said sugar...that can be good at the proper time. After a workout I prefer fruit though versus candy or other sweets. Basically you'll be lacking the extra vitmains and minerals you could be getting from fruit (other healthier carbs in general) rather than from a candy bar. But you seem to already have figured that out.
Most of my calories do come from Carbohydrates, I have an intake of about 1800 calories a day. I try to focus on getting about 150g of protein and then fill in the rest with carbs and fat; that's easier for my sense, not for everyone though.
Basically the idea behind low carb diets is to have your body switch to fat, ketones, for energy. cardio done at a low intensity level (long distance running) will use fat as the primary source though already. If your body switches to ketones (apparently completely skipping muscle they would have yo believe) then your body will be burning fat 24/7 instead of relying on glucose. so your body could have very well been in a low carbohydrate state, not yet using fat, and you felt funny because of it; like you said dizziness. read these,
what has worked for me (FOR ME!), like I said, focus on the protein amount, then fill in the rest with the carbs and fat (like 30% protein, 20% fat, 50% carbs). I also prefer to have barely any food in my house except enough to last me 1 or 2 days; just simpler to cut out temptation vs trying to fight it.
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The young United forward came on as a second-half sub for England but a red card in extra-time brought his tournament to an abrupt end, even though Stuart Pearce's side went on to scrape through 5-4 on penalties after drawing 3-3.
At the time of his 60th-minute entrance, Campbell was all set to start Monday's final following Gabriel Agbonlahor's second yellow card of the tournament. The Aston Villa striker's booking was the only blemish on a brilliant first half for England who stormed into a 3-0 lead with goals from Portsmouth defender Martin Cranie and Manchester City centre-back Nedum Onuoha plus an owngoal by Swedish captain Mattias Bjarsmyr.
All the goals arose from corners - Cranie fired the young Lions ahead after 55 seconds following a setpiece, Onuoha turned in the second after a ball came in from the left and when a right-wing cross was delivered at the second attempt, Bjarsmyr diverted Lee Cattermole's flick-on past his own goalkeeper.
Sweden's first goal also came from a wide area when Guillermo Molins pulled the ball back and the tournament's top scorer Marcus Berg buried a low shot past Man City keeper Joe Hart in the 68th minute.
The hosts set up an agonising last quarter-hour for visiting coach Stuart Pearce when they made it 2-3 with Ola Toivonen's exquisite free-kick over the wall; Berg then completed the erosion of England's lead six minutes later, with a fantastic strike set up by Robin Soder.
Campbell's first caution came when referee Cuneyt Cakir found fault with his challenge on Swedish keeper Johan Dahlin towards the end of normal time; the crucial second yellow card followed a foul on Mikael Lustig in the 14th minute of extra-time.
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Thursday, April 24, 2014
Oak Leaf Refresh Triple Mint Chewing Gum
I don't chew gum often, but when I do, I chew it a lot. It's particularly hard to find gum that's still sweetened with only sugar and not artificial sweeteners like aspartame and sucarlose. I enjoy gum as a candy, which means that I chew all the sugar out of it and before the flavor has much chance to fade, I swap that piece out for a fresh one. (It's probably a style of consumption that gum companies should welcome.)
I love chiclet style gum because primarily because it's attractive, but also because it has texture to it; the crunchy shell has its own flavor and goes with the pleasing experience of chewing until the sugar is depleted. I can line up the pieces like Skittles or M&Ms on my keyboard. I got a huge sample bag of Oakleaf Refresh Triple Mint Chewing Gum from SweetWorks late last year and have been making my way through the bag. This is the kind of gum you'd find in a quarter twist vending machine, a little handful of pieces for some of the change in your pocket.
Wintergreen - these white pieces have little speckles of blue on them, some of the time. The flavor is clean and soft, with a good note of wintergreen. It's not overpowering, but definitely strong enough that others nearby may think you've been rubbing lineament into your joints. There's a little numbing tingle towards the end, as wintergreen can have that sort of effect. The flavor lasted longer than the sugar, but did taste a lot more medicinal after the sugar was gone.
Peppermint - is a nice medium blue. I don't really need this much food coloring in my gum, as the point of minty gums is to act as a bit of a digestive but mostly to freshen my breath. don't want my tongue looking blue when I'm done with it. It's fresh, it's not terribly strong but very sweet. I found it comforting but not challenging.
Spearmint is a pretty rare flavor in gum these days, so it's nice to see it here. It's green, for some reason spearmint is green and peppermint is blue (or red and white). The flavor is good, it's peppery at first and quite strong, but mellows out after chewing and mixing with the sugar.
Of the three flavors, I preferred the wintergreen, but I'm usually mindful of not smelling like wintergreen in social situations or closed spaces. So the spearmint was my go-to flavor of the variety, especially since I can get peppermint chiclets in the form of actual Chiclets that don't have blue food coloring. But since I already have these, they're being consumed.
I did find that they stuck to one filling in my teeth (just that one old amalgam, even though I have other fillings). It's hard to rationalize the large amount I have, but it works for my consumption style. It would be nice if they came in boxes like Chiclets or perhaps a tin like Altoids. The company that owns Oak Leaf, SweetWorks was recently purchased by the Swiss company called Frey which makes chocolate but also has their own line of gums, so maybe they'll start doing some more gum packaging.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:50 pm Candy • Review • SweetWorks, Inc • Gum • Mints • 6-Tempting • Canada • Comments (0)
Friday, February 7, 2014
Oak Leaf Hearts Candy
I'm a sucker for the look of candy, especially in bulk. I couldn't help but pick up a five pound bag of these compressed dextrose hearts.
The weblisting for the product says that they're pastel, but they're much brighter than that. It's hot pink, magenta/purple, turquoise blue and light yellow. The heart shapes are small, rather pillowy in form and about the size of a nickel.
I wasn't really interested in how they tasted, at this price, it was more about having a pretty candy jar filled with little hearts before Valentine's Day to share with co-workers. That was about two weeks ago and the jar is empty. (I didn't eat them. But they were popular.)
These are not tart candies. I don't think there are any acid flavorings at all in here. They might be flavored, but it's so mild it's hard to say for sure.
Purple is a lightly floral grape. Red has some strawberry notes. Blue is a kind of bitter raspberry, really the only flavor in the bunch I didn't care for. Yellow is lightly lemony, quite fresh.
They're pretty. They make a nice decoration, but not really very good candy. There's nothing to offend anyone, no weird flavors because there's barely any flavor at all. But I'm not saying that they're not compelling, they're gorgeous to look at and easy to munch. I've had other much more flavorful Oak Leaf candies before, so this must be from a much more subtle line of candy than I like.
Ultimately the review around the office was that they were too pretty to pass up. But no one wants me to buy them again. Kind of a weird relationship to have with candy. Personally, I'd prefer the Wonka Heartbreakers, so that's what I've been eating while others have emptied the jar.
The SweetWorks website lists these as gluten free and nut free, though take care if you get them from a bulk bin (if you have concerns about cross contamination, it's always best to get it in a factory sealed package).
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 3:34 pm Candy • Review • Valentines • SweetWorks, Inc • Compressed Dextrose • Kosher • 4-Benign • Canada • Comments (1)
Friday, December 20, 2013
SweetWorks Foil Covered Chocolate
SweetWorks, which makes many flavors of the break apart chocolate orange and Sixlets, also makes a wide variety of foil wrapped chocolate pieces and figures for all occasions.
Their holiday range is quite diverse, featuring chocolate balls, disks and semi-solid figures. The company sent me a huge box filled with confections to sample before Thanksgiving, and I've finally made it through all of the items before Christmas.
SweetWorks Milk Chocolate Ornaments are one of the classics. They're just a little solid chocolate sphere wrapped in foil.
Foil Colors: Solid Hunter Green, Solid Red, Diamon Silver, Diamond Blue, Diamond Red.
Taste: The milky chocolate is very smooth and has a lot of dairy notes to it. It's on the sweet side but also has a lot of vanilla notes to it.
Verdict: Very nice, easily munchable. This sort of piece will appeal to kids and adults.
Rating: 8 out of 10
SweetWorks Milk Chocolate Crisp Balls
Foil Colors: Hunter Green, Silver & Red
Taste: The milky chocolate has a nice ratio of crisped rice. It's creamy, a little softer than the solid chocolate bars but not quite as sweet.
Verdict: This is what I want from my candy in my stocking. It's comforting and filling but still attractive.
Rating: 8 out of 10
SweetWorks Dark Chocolate Balls
Foil Colors: Hunter Green, Gold & Red
Taste: These are extremely dark looking, almost black. I checked and noticed the ingredients list: sugar, chocolate, chocolate processed with alkali, cocoa butter, butterfat (milk), soy lecithin, and vanilla. So this chocolate contains alkalized cocoa, which makes it darker. It also has butterfat in it, so it's not vegan, which is too bad, because it's hard to find vegan holiday treats. The flavor profile is a little odd. It's definitely not overly sweet, but the particle size of the chocolate gives it a slight grain and a dry finish.
Verdict: I liked them well enough to pick them out as something to eat in combination with other things, like nuts, but I didn't like the dry afterbite.
Rating: 7 out of 10
SweetWorks Solid Milk Chocolate Bells
Foil Colors: Hunter Green, Silver & Red
Taste: These are a bigger bite than the balls, about 2/3 bigger, so it's a lot more chocolate at once. I noticed the smoothness of the melt much more in this shape.
Verdict: These are easier to peel and eat, though one piece is a little bigger than I prefer a bit of chocolate to be. But they don't roll around, so that's a plus.
Rating: 7 out of 10
SweetWorks Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Bells
Foil Colors: Green with Silver Trees & Red with Silver Trees
Taste: These didn't smell like much in the package, but once unwrapped there was a nice fresh peanut scent. The milky chocolate is really smooth and the peanut center was part meltaway, part peanut butter.
Verdict: They're not the same texture or peanut flavor profile as Reese's, so as long as you're okay with that, these are very satisfying.
Rating: 8 out of 10
SweetWorks Milk Chocolate Medallions
Foil Colors: White Snowman, Blue Santa, Green Teddy Bear & Red Reindeer
Taste: Milky, sweet and creamy.
Verdict: This was the most disappointing design as far as I was concerned. They seemed dated and missed an opportunity for something a little more splashy. A simple patterned foil or perhaps better artwork for the illustrations would have put these over the top. I like the format of the disks, as they're easier to bite than bells and something that can be used in S'mores very easily.
Rating: 6 out of 10
SweetWorks Milk Chocolate Santas
Foil Colors: Dominantly Red with Green & Yellow Accents - 4 designs
Taste: Thin and long, it's an easy two bite piece. They were exceptionally shiny.
Verdict: Like the medallions, the design of the Santa foil is a little dated. But in the case I found it utterly charming, especially since I could walk them around on my desk and set them up in little tableaus as if they were interacting. The bonus here is that the Santa is molded with quite a bit of detail, so even unwrapped they're beguiling.
Rating: 7 out of 10
SweetWorks Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Santas
Foil Colors: Dominantly Red with Blue & Bronze Accents - 4 designs
Taste: This has a similar light peanutty flavor to the Bells. It's not a deep roasted flavor, it seemed a bit saltier and a little thick/stickier in the melt.
Verdict: I didn't like the ratios as much as the Bells, but I have to appreciate the cute little Santa expressions.
Rating: 7 out of 10
SweetWorks Milk Chocolate Hollow Foil comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. They have Turkeys in full feather, Santas, Nutcrackers and a Rocking Horse. (I think they also do a Teddy Bear.) These are very sturdy, the foil is thick and well designed. Instead of a bit piece that wraps around to the back, these are crimped. This means that there's a full front and back design with a large seam where the two sides are pinched together.
The sizes vary, as you can tell from the photos. As an example, the SweetWorks Milk Chocolate Santa is a little shy of 6 inches and weighs 70 grams (2.5 ounces). The base of the Santa is thick, which makes it very stable when standing. They're all very attractive designs and would be good as either stocking stuffers or as decorations on a cookie plate or as place settings at a table.
The SweetWorks Hollow Chocolate Rocking Horse is 3.5 ounces, so the same as a standard tablet bar, only in a fancier format. SweetWorks uses all natural milk chocolate for their hollow molded figures. The ingredients list only: sugar, cocoa butter, milk, chocolate, soy lecithin and vanilla. They're also kosher and gluten-free though processed in a facility with tree nuts and peanuts. The SweetWorks Hollow Chocolate Nutcracker is the largest of the pieces they make for Christmas, at 4.5 ounces and is nearly 7 inches tall.
The SweetWorks Milk Chocolate Turkey is only 1 ounce, but seems like a far larger portion. The base, like the others, is mostly solid which keeps the figure upright whether it's wrapped or not. The chocolate tastes milkier and smoother than the foil covered balls. (My guess is that the formulation is just a little different for the molded chocolate because of the production demands of filling the intricate molds.)
Rating: 8 out of 10
Like the others, the molding details are great, it really is a nicely sculpted turkey and completely recognizable when it's unwrapped. I liked these much better than the Hershey's or Dove versions found at Easter, but they're not quite as rich as the Lindt foil figures. I really liked the Rocking Horse though, I thought its design set it apart from the other offerings on the store shelves. I saw the Turkeys at Dylan's Candy Bar, and I think they were $2.99 but online they're a bit less. I just wish they were easier to find. For Easter they make a 3.5 ounce Yellow Chick and 3 ounce sitting Rabbit. It makes me wonder if there are figures that could be more "year round" or generic for parties and decorations since the Teddy Bear seems like a natural item for a baby shower.
SweetWorks can be found in the bulk bins at Dylan's Candy Bar (and probably other places). Their foil balls actually come in a dozen colors and are also available as hearts year round in a wide color and texture palette. You're more likely to find these online (you can buy direct from SweetWorks.net) and usually for a pretty decent price for all natural chocolate that isn't Hershey's Kisses.
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Monday, December 9, 2013
Ovation Mint Filled & Pumpkin Spice Oranges
One of the special items for the holidays would be what I consider the anchor item of a well-stuffed stocking. Usually, a good stocking has a mix of candy, perhaps some small gifts and then a specialty food item. Like the Chocolate Rabbit anchors an Easter Basket, a chocolate orange fills a similar role for Christmas.
There are a few brands out there, though the Terry's Chocolate Orange is probably the most ubiquitous, it's also probably the most disappointing for adults as the chocolate quality has declined over the years. It's fun to see some more upscale versions, but also some that incorporate other flavors and new production techniques to achieve a unique experience.
I've reviewed quite a few of the Ovation chocolate oranges, which were also sold under the name Florida Tropics and made by SweetWorks. It's an American company using all natural ingredients in their chocolate. Today I have two of the holiday versions: Ovation Dark Chocolate Mint Filled and Ovation Milk Chocolate Pumpkin Spice.
I'm starting with the Ovation Dark Chocolate Mint Filled because I was really excited about the construction. It's mint filled. So not only is it a chocolate sphere made of 20 sections molded like orange segments, each one of those is filled with a minted white confection. That's crazy!
The Ovation oranges are wonderfully structured. They're a bit overpackaged, but it does pay off. All of my oranges were in excellent shape. Though the sticker exhorts the consumer to BREAK then OPEN, I usually choose to pry it apart. This means less chocolate dust, though it's possible that some sections will still get broken.
This orange is a bittersweet chocolate base (though made with dairy fats) filled with a minted white confection. It smells lightly of mint once removed from the foil. Though there's not listing on the package, I'd estimate that the chocolate is about 55% cacao.
The snap is excellent and the individual slices have a pretty consistent stripe of minted white confection in the center (not a true white chocolate). The melt is good, very smooth with a silky, cooling note from the mint. If you're fond of something like Andes Mints, this is a similar product, except much cooler to look at. I wish it was real white chocolate in the center, but it is all natural. It's made in a facility with peanuts and tree nuts, it contains milk and soy. There's no statement about gluten. It's also Kosher, which means it would be a great Hanukkah item as well.
The Ovation Milk Chocolate Pumpkin Spice is also very well made with all natural milk chocolate and flavored with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, cloves and natural pumpkin flavor. The pieces are like the dark chocolate version, 20 segments held together in a spherical form by a dollop of chocolate in the core. They're easily broken apart by either smacking the whole thing on a hard surface, or just prying it in half.
These smell milky and sweet with a light spice note. The flavor is overly sweet with a lot of milk components and a warm hint of the pumpkin spices. Mostly I got the nutmeg and ginger, not as much of the cloves and cinnamon. It's a lot sweeter than I like my chocolate, though didn't quite arrive at the throat searing level. I'm finding now after a couple of years of these spiced chocolates that it's not my preferred genre. My usual use for chocolate that's too sweet to eat or bloomed is to make it into hot chocolate or chocolate pudding. I think this is an excellent candidate for that.
Their standard chocolate versions are also very good, and a great value for 6.17 ounces of all natural chocolate. If you have a Trader Joe's nearby, you'll also notice that their chocolate oranges are made by the same company under the Trader Joe's holiday packaging. Ferrara Candy also makes chocolate oranges, which I've seen on sale at Walgreen's.
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Friday, October 18, 2013
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Update 10/31/2013 - An earlier version of this post listed Welch's PB&J Snacks, but I was just informed that the information is not accurate, so I have removed it.
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Thursday, June 9, 2011
Ovation Cappuccino Sticks
Ovation Chocolate Sticks are one of those candies that you've probably seen before but rarely thought much about them one way or the other.
I got this box of Ovation Cappuccino Sticks in a box of samples from Sweets & Snacks Expo. They're made by Sweet Works, the same company that makes Niagara Chocolates, Florida Tropic Chocolate and Sixlets.
The box is a great presentation format for chocolate sticks. It's hexagonal with a wonderfully colored and folded lid (that would make an excellent hat if done in felt). The colors are great and actually made me rethink my position (or lack of one) on Ovation sticks.
Inside the box are about 44 individually wrapped sticks of chocolate flavored with real coffee.
The sticks are rather small (but also low in calories, about 15 calories each) at 3.33 inches long. The construction is fun, the center is a coffee milk chocolate (with plenty of actual ground coffee in there) covered in bittersweet chocolate. The effect is a strong coffee flavored stick. It's creamy, a little on the sweet side, but with plenty of coffee punch. It's a little bitter at times and I'm not that keen on the coffee grounds left over in my mouth. But the flavors are really good - the woodsy and deep roasted coffee, a light touch of milky cream and of course the background of chocolate.
I don't see myself just eating these as a candy, but they are a nice accent for a dessert tray, with coffee or perhaps stuck into a bowl of ice cream.
Online these look a bit pricey. The box holds 4.4 ounces (about .1 ounces per piece) and looks like it might retail for about $5 a box. For that I might opt for a bit better chocolate bar, but for sharing, especially for a little hostess gift, this is a nice presentation and decent quality item.
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Friday, February 26, 2010
Florida Tropic Milk Chocolate Balls
Easter is the season for foil wrapper chocolate, probably more than Christmas. So I thought I'd include these Florida Tropic Milk Chocolate Balls here now.
I have three varieties, which are all small foil-wrapped milk chocolate balls in a fruit flavor. Key Lime, Raspberry and Orange. The flavors are familiar to those who have had the Florida Tropic Oranges (which come in far more flavors).
The little stand up bags are nicely formatted, cleanly designed and compact. Of course they're color coded - raspberry is hot pink, orange is orange and lime is green. (They're also bilingual, half is in French.) There's 5.3 ounces in there, so it's enough to share, but not quite enough to fill up an ample candy dish like a bag of Hershey's Kisses might.
Each 3/4" ball of milk chocolate is wrapped in matte foil keyed to the flavor. While they're not quite Easter eggs, they colors, the fact that they're individually wrapped & ready to nestle in some basket grass makes them an ideal choice. Especially since there really isn't much out there like this.
The first is Florida Tropic Milk Chocolate Key Lime. Key lime is an interesting flavor. While it's tempting to call all lime flavors the same, there is a perceptible difference between key limes (sometimes called Mexican limes) and the larger Persian limes that are found in most grocery stores. Key lime juice isn't clear, it's rather milky and has a more zesty and chalky flavor to it.
The flavor profile is softer than the Persian lime notes, which are a dichotomy of bitter zest and sour juice but little in between. In this case the slightly floral notes and powerful zest goes well with the milk chocolate. It doesn't immediately call to mind cleaning products like Persian limes do. The aftertaste is strong though, strong enough to make me want to either eat more or something else.
The milk chocolate itself isn't particularly notable - it's smooth enough, better than the Terry's Chocolate Orange I was once accustomed to. The milk and dairy notes are good, and give this a bit of a yogurty note.
The Florida Milk Chocolate Raspberry smells strongly of floral berry notes right away. Raspberry is a tough flavor to do, it's strong and can be cloying and put off some folks who actually like the fresh berries. This one is pretty close - there are strong flowery odors along with some good deep woodsy components. There's a slight aftertaste again, the lingering flavoring. The chocolate combines well and the natural tang of the milk in there gives it a bit of a chocolate cheesecake vibe.
The Florida Tropic Milk Chocolate Orange is probably the crowd pleaser in the set. The chocolate is sweet but has a passably creamy melt, milky texture and well rounded orange zest flavors. I liked the texture better than the orange shaped one, and oddly it didn't seem as orangy (maybe it's just that they're smaller morsels). There's a little salt in the milk chocolate, which keeps it all from tasting too sickly sweet. It's far better than any of the novelty-flavored Hershey's Kisses I've tried recently.
I don't have a price on these, but judging by the prices of the Oranges they make, I'd expect a bag to be tagged at less than $4 for the 5.3 ounce bag. A little more than Dove or Hershey's but offering something they don't ... a little fruity note.
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Monday, December 14, 2009
Florida Tropic Oranges
I see the Florida Tropic oranges from time to time in the stores, but I haven't really payed much attention to them until this year. When I attended the convenience store show in Las Vegas (NACS) a while back the folks at SweetWorks, the company that makes the Florida Tropic chocolate product line gave me a set of almost every flavor (I got eight of the nine).
Since there are a lot of flavors of their version of the segmented flavored chocolate "orange", I'm going to deal with just three of them today: Dark Chocolate Orange, Milk Chocolate Orange and the 70% Cacao.
The boxes are quite simple. A plastic holder for the sphere of chocolate segments, which is wrapped in foil. The boxes are simple and show off the product well, but are frustrating to open. They use so much glue on them that it's nearly impossible to just flip open the top, instead pulling it apart shreds the usability of the box to store the product.
While Terry's Chocolate Orange tells us to Whack & Unwrap, the Florida Tropic Orange says "Break then Open" with a little drawing of a hand cupping the orange firmly. As I've opened a lot of these in the past few weeks I can say this: don't whack or smack or break. Just open it up and either break it in half then or use a knife to wedge in and loosen a slice. It's far less messy, though probably not as satisfying.
The foil wrap is great. I've been frustrated with the plastic stuff that Terry's has been using for a few years now, it's slightly too small for re-wrapping, and of course it doesn't actually stay the same way foil does. This foil is great, it's heavy and of course pretty. It's also, for the most part, color coded by flavor. (Except for the milk and dark orange flavored ones, which are similar shades of orange.)
The pieces are a nice two bite size. They have a textured "rind" and one side of each section is designed to look like an orange slice complete with peel and pulp. There's a distinct ridge on the edge which makes the pieces a little lighter, which might account for the difference in weight between Terry's Chocolate Oranges and Florida Tropic. (There are 18 slices, so that also accounts for it.)
The orange scent is a mix of orange oil and the smell or orange Tang drink. The dark chocolate is mostly orange flavored with both the citrus zest and a strange bit of juice note. The melt is quite decent, though not quite buttery and smooth, it's still slick and only slightly gritty and chalky near the end. (I think the cacao content is about 50% on these.)
The orange is a bit too strong for my desires for this product, but when combined with non-oranged items like pretzels, plain almonds and the 70% Cacao version below, it's quite a nice treat. I ended up using much of this orange for some chocolate pudding over the weekend. I combined 3 cups of milk, 3/4 cup of cocoa, 1/4 cup of corn starch and 7 finely chopped slices instead of sugar (see my earlier experiment with pudding). No, it wasn't sweet at all, but it was very chocolately. (Next time I may try the milk ones, as they have more sugar.)
The chocolate is actually vegan however it's processed in a facility that also handles milk products, so may contain traces of dairy.
The standard Christmas stocking treat, I would guess of all of them, is the Florida Tropic Milk Chocolate Orange.
What I thought was fun about this one when I opened up the wrapper, besides the lovely look of the puzzle of slices, was how it's put together. I've had oranges before that are made of slices that are then melted onto a plastic stem & disk thing. (I think that was the Droste brand ... can anyone confirm?) What this photo shows pretty simply is that the slices are packed into a ball and then a small amount of molten chocolate is squeezed into the bottom to just hold everything together (you can see from the top dark orange photo that the chocolate anchor only extends about half of the way through the middle). Separating them from the sphere isn't hard at all.
The dairy scent is easily teased from the orange and sugar. There's a slight creamsicle vibe to the whole thing, maybe like dunking orange sherbet in hot chocolate. The texture is smooth for less expensive chocolate, but still a little fudgy and grainy for my liking. It's quite sweet as you can imagine for a milk chocolate. Still, it has a good cocoa vibe to go with the strange orange flavors which are both natural and artificial.
Though I have another half a dozen flavors to profile at some point, I decided to include the 70% Cacao here because it's such a basic and the only in the bunch that's not flavored or has any inclusions.
The wrapper is a matte toasty brown. One of the things I really enjoyed about all the oranges I had is how stunningly beautiful they are when opened. They way the slices are all stacked neatly then slightly tilted, like some sort of puzzle. From distance it's like a tightly tucked chocolate armadillo or pillbug.
As an unflavored product, it's the only one in the Florida Tropic line that gives me a chance to really taste the chocolate. They use real vanilla and no butterfat or other dairy extenders - so it's true dark chocolate. (So it also qualifies as all natural.)
The chocolate flavor is in the middle of all the profile notes: a hint of roasted coffee, a touch of tangy raisin, a little whiff of woodsy smoke and a comforting texture that's both creamy, not too sweet and a slightly dry finish. There's a small grit to it from time to time, something I noticed in the dark flavored orange so may just be the style for this brand.
Just a correction, I reported before that I believed that the Trader Joe's version was by Ferrara. It's now quite clear that they're actually made by SweetWorks. There's really not that much difference between them. The biggest is that the standard Florida Tropic is 18 slices and 5.3 ounces and the Trader Joe's is 6.17 ounces and 20 slices. But besides the size, it's the same product, right down to the sticker on the top and the color of the foil. Just the box is different (and I rather prefer the Trader Joe's whimsy.)
I'm quite please so far with the Florida Tropic oranges. Overall the product design is great and their attention to detail is quite good. The flavor variety is large, besides those covered here: Key Lime (Milk), Almond (Milk), Peppermint Crunch (Milk), Pina Colada (Milk), Raspbery (Milk) and Toffee Crunch (Milk). The price is good and the fact that they're made in the USA may be of comfort to some folks instead of the Terry's Chocolate Oranges which are made in Poland by Kraft.
So while I'm not a fan of Sixlets, which are also made by SweetWorks, the orange line shows that they can do really cost effective, attractive and crowd pleasing candy. (Not that Sixlets aren't cute as buttons.)
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Samsung Honda rider Alex Lowes controlled the first race at Cadwell Park to take the win after starting from pole position. The Lincolnshire rider got a good start with non of the following group able to get passed. Reigning champion Shane Byrne finished second onboard the Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki. Australian Josh Brookes finished third, the Suzuki rider making a good ...
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Milwaukee Yamaha rider James Ellison bounced back from a disapponting race one to take victory in the second superbike race of the weekend. Shane Byrne again took the lead from the start, but it wasn't long before Ellison made his move to the front. With two laps remaining Byrne attempted to pass Ellison on the entry to Surtees, but had ...
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Team WFR has taken the decision to take a break from competing in both two and four wheel motorsport. The team enjoyed a successful year in 2012, with Alex Lowes qualifying for the Showdown and finishing the season in fourth position. James Westmoreland finished seventh to win the Riders' Cup. Team WFR Managing Director Myles Schofield said: "It's been an ...
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WFR Honda rider Alex Lowes will start tomorrow's first BSB race from pole position after seeing off competition from reigning champion Tommy Hill in the final qualifying session. Current championship leader Josh Brookes starts from the outside of the front row in fourth, with Kawasaki rider Shane Byrne heading the second row in fifth. The top five slots on the ...
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Mexico is a beautiful country; it has everything a person could want for a foreign vacation. The culture, history, food and landscape are overflowing with pure decadence. The legalities of traveling abroad aren't part of the painted portrait of the perfect vacation, but researching early and having a good understanding of the local laws will make the trip flow seamlessly and without any hiccups.
Even though a passport is required to enter the country, the government also requires each person to not only obtain a Permit Customs form, but also keep the document on them to be shown on request to officials. The form is valid for 180 days and can be picked up at any port of entry, airline office that services Mexico, or travel agency. Tourists can be detained by police for not having the form on their person.
In addition to these two documents, if there is a minor that will also be traveling with one parent and not the other, proof needs to be shown that the minor in question in entering the country with the consent of the parent that is absent. Court papers awarding full custody, a notarized letter from the other parent or a death certificate is sufficient in most circumstances. The papers need to be originals and placed together with the birth certificate of the minor and carried in a place that would make it easy to show officials if requested to do so.
Personal items aside, only $300 worth of items can accompany someone into the country without having to pay a fee. Upon leaving Mexico there is a Non- Immigrant tax that costs approximately 294 pesos. This fee is to help with tourist programs as well as immigration programs.
Driving a car across the border can be just as tricky if the right paperwork is not obtained as well. All vehicles must have a temporary import permit unless the vehicle will be used to travel through the Baja Peninsula. To get a vehicle permit, a registration, driver's license, car title, proof of citizenship (i.e. passport) and a processing fee need to be submitted to the Mexican Army Bank at customs, or the Mexican consulate.
A deposit is also required as a guarantee that the vehicle will be out of the country by the time the permit expires. To get the deposit of about $200 to $400 back, tourists must go to customs right before leaving the country. In Mexico the law requires vehicles to have Mexican insurance since insurance purchased in the U.S. is not covered by most companies. Mexican law also states that the owner has to either be driving the vehicle or riding in the vehicle at all times, or the car could be confiscated and not returned.
Sometimes the worst possible scenario will come to pass. In the event that a tourist from the United States is arrested, there are procedures that should be followed. After the initial arrest the authorities upon learning that the person they have arrested is a foreign national, are supposed to notify that country of the arrest. The tourist being arrested should make it clear that they are from another country and request that their country of origin be notified, because there are times where notification either takes months, or never takes place at all.
When outside of the United States, compliance with local laws is not optional. Claiming to not know or understand the laws is an excuse that officials won't always accept. When traveling it's important to dot every 'I' and cross every 'T' in order to keep safe, save time, and especially to keep sane.


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Group petitions to protect libraries
Updated On: Aug 27 2013 06:07:42 PM EDT
Save Our Public Libraries is collecting signatures for a petition to make protecting libraries a choice when Duval County voters go to vote next.
The group says it's going to do anything it can to protect local libraries because it says they are so important for the future.
"As for me, I think I would have died when I was about 12 and injured if there had not been books for me to hang onto," volunteer Mary Lou Southerlin said.
Southerlin was in a bad accident as a child and says library books were her outlet as she sat in a hospital bed.
"Libraries are important," she said. "They're important to the children, they're important to the older folks."
Southerlin was one of the Save Our Public Libraries volunteers who brought petitions in by the box load at the Supervisor of Elections Office on Tuesday.
There were 2,500 more signatures from people supporting the cause. The petitions ask for voters to have the choice to see on the next election ballot whether or not they can establish an independent funding district for public libraries. The group says it wouldn't raise taxes but would just make sure the money already collected doesn't go to pay for other things.
"It's simply taking monies that are already appropriated to the city through our taxes and separating library funds so that they cannot be touched for other purposes so the libraries will be safe," volunteer Elizabeth Breting said.
So far, the group, which has been collecting signatures all across the county, has had nearly 18,000 of its petitions verified by the Supervisor of Elections. Tuesday's 2,500 more will make them closer to the 25,931 signatures needed by January to get the choice on the ballot.
Volunteers say saving the libraries should be a top priority, even in tough budgetary times, and they think locals agree.
"I would say that 99 percent of the people we meet say, 'We know what this is about. We want to sign. We're with you,'" said John Hall, of Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library.
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What's not to love about those costumes, right? Oh you beautiful dancers, you. Forget the hours of practice it takes to nail a performance. I'm all about the photogenic clothes. And, in this case, my photogenic niece, as well.
After my niece's summer dance recital, I asked her to come over so that I could play with my camera a bit and photograph her just for the glorious fun of it.
The glorious fun of it… hmmm…
Maybe then, it wouldn't just be the dancers that get to dance during their shoot. Maybe we all would.
"You are, and always have been, my dream."
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Dear Karla,
He woke up from a short nap to find me, a complete stranger, staring at him.
And yet it was his eyes that pierced into my soul.
He knows he's special and he should.
Yes, I wish things were fair.
Some people don't get the opportunity to leave behind a tiny piece of hopeful magic before they leave this Earth. Some people don't get to see those tiny eyes pierce into their soul.
But you did.
No, it's not the way you planned and I wish it were different; as I'm absolutely sure those who love you do in ways that are deep and true.
But the gift of a legacy… your legacy… he beams with beauty and adventure. He will feel close to you all the days of his life and I hope to visit him again someday soon because it was my honor.
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Simon and Angelica Lusky have a sacred responsibility: feeding the St. Louis Cardinals. Perhaps it is merely a coincidence that ever since Mr. Lusky came on the scene as their nutritionist, the Redbirds have been on a tear. (OK, they have always been winners, but Lusky has kept up the streak.) Could ... More >>
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A fire damaged a home Sunday in Middletown, Dauphin County.
Officials said the fire started Sunday afternoon in a bedroom at the home in the 1200 block of Russell Avenue.
No one was injured.
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May 12
Posts: 1007
cornbowl says:
I'm calling you out.
With you being so near to the Fatherland, I was thinking maybe you were a U-boat commander called Fritz, cruising the North Atlantic, but you're not.
What I think you are is a Welsh Idiot, now would you like to get back to me on that, and I can point out the reason why. I await your reply with interest.
Now to the article, it seems the new Ducati boys, are hoping for a sorted Desmoditchit to try after Valencia, it will be interesting to see how they go.
Nov 10
Posts: 266
Homer40 says:
......who are you talking to.......there is only your post? and mine now but i'm confused??????
Do you need help? are the voices in your head talking to you? don't listen to them
Sorry I'm awaiting a reply from Fritz, I need to give him reply room, I can't have it jammed up replying to dumb questions like yours, all will be revealed when Fritz surfaces on the evening tide.
Dec 11
Posts: 92
jackinthebox says:
Spies and Dovi better hope there is an improvement because if not they are going to be in trouble very soon and I suspect they will be in trouble anyway.Homer do not worry he or should I say they, because this person has about 10 different names and argues with himself thinking he is fooling everyone.Each to there own though.What ever floats your boat .
Aug 11
Posts: 700
Bootlegger says:
Dark water Ducati or not ? The minnows are clearly 2nd best. Yes,second best prototype manufacturer. HRC and Yamaha joint first of the 4 stroke era. Japanese giants Kawasaki and Suzuki can squabble over 3rd best and who cares anyway. Curred out. Stats,lies and more damn lies to support arguments and nevermind persuasion. Facts. Statistically Ducati build the next best thing to HRC and Yamaha. Rossi could not ride it. Neither could the deadly duo incorporating Burgess develop it and it was not for lack of cash. Spies and Dovi may aswell try it. Let's see what the Tissot timing sheets throw up in a bunch of weeks time.
I would like to know about these lies you seem so sure about.If the Ducati is as good as you say why has only one rider been able to have some success on it?And who do you think can develop it?You cannot develop a bike when it has as serious issues as the Ducati has.Can you?
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Firebird3 says:
It looks as though the Ducati has improved with the last couple of upgrades. Ducati had more practice at Misano, while the others had more at Aragon, so there hasn't been a level playing field with the new mods, so Motegi will be the real test.
No ! The stats remember. The stats make one a GOAT and one a dunce. Ducati statistically creamed Suzuki and Kawasaki in the 4 stroke era. Get it Jack and stay in your box. Firebird,enjoy whatever you ride, The Ducati stats have gone backwards since Rossi's signing. Fact. Hell even Nick beat Lorenzo at Aragon back in 2010.
Having read some of your previous posts I can now see your point.You are a Rossi hater and you let that blur your vision on the Ducati.
Your're comparing apples to oranges. You have got to compare the same rider on the same bike. I could say that Stoner had gone backwards from 2007 and that Stoner was to blame, but as we all know it was down to the lack of development at Ducati.
Rossi may not of got on with the Ducati in the same way as Stoner, but a 2nd is an improvement on past results and that's all you can go on to compare.
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Weather is a pivotal demand factor in energy consumption, but one that is difficult to predict and impossible to control. With weather-hedging tools available in the over-the-counter (OTC) markets for several years, the market has grown to $4.2 billion, with approximately 4,000 contracts traded in 2001, according to Pricewaterhouse-Coopers.
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As we move deeper into the summer season the sands of the hourglass are quickly flowing to the bottom of the glass. There are still many designs yet on the trestle board. There are still a lot of interesting programs scheduled for the year. I am sure there is something of interest in the months to come that will in-terest you. There is also the fact that we can get together and share as friends and brothers. The Stewards have done a great job this year in providing refreshments after the meeting and are to be commended. So, if the stated meeting is not your thing please join us for fellowship in the dining hall after our meeting.
I hope that if you have not attended lodge this year, you will give a thought to attending at least one meeting. Please come see the new artwork that has been completed by our Senior Deacon, Brother Mark Chapman. He has completed and installed the first of four pieces of art. The first of which is the Widow's Sons' floor cloth. I can only say it is a beautiful piece of art which will be enjoyed by the brethren in years to come.
I would like to thank our District Deputy Grand Master, R. W. Philip Nelson for the fine job he did in chairing our scholarship committee and making the presentation prior to our stated meeting in June. We wish these young men and women much success in their future educational endeavors.
If you missed our Table Lodge to celebrate the Festival of Saint John the Baptist on June 24th, you missed an evening of a great meal, good friendship and lively toasts. A big thank you goes out to Brother Tim O'Brien for putting this together. Also, I cannot thank Ill. Brother Albert Pike (AKA M.W. Jeff Hodges) enough for bringing us the fifth toast of obligation and inspiring each of us with his presentation and re-marks. Thanks to all who attended and participated.
For our July stated communication we are fortunate to have two speakers for the evening. First, Brother Pascal Bussiere will make a presentation on Freemasonry in Haiti. Brother Pascal travels to Haiti regularly and visits with our brethren there, He has put together an interesting history both then and now of Masonry in Haiti. Secondly, R.W. James Friend Dickerson our District Education Officer will bring us an interesting and informative Masonic education program.
A big thank you goes out to our speaker in June, Brother Bob Garner who traveled from Roanoke to pre-sent a program on John the Baptist for us. The presentation was enjoyed by all in attendance. Thanks again Brother Bob.
The Reid J. Simmons Academy of Masonic Leadership is to be held at the Best Western Inn in Waynes-boro between July 31 through August 3rd. I encourage anyone who wishes to learn Masonic ritual to con-sider attending. I especially would encourage our officers to consider attending.
Dress for our July stated communication through the month of September will be casual attire, for example golf shirts and dress slacks (no ties required).
I hope to personally have the pleasure of welcoming you at our next stated communication on July 21st at 7:00 PM. Finally Brethren, may you live in peace and may the God of peace and love delight to dwell with and bless you.
Sincerely and Fraternally,
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