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Manhattan Chocolates Dipped Mint CremesTonight marks the start of Passover (the 15th of the month Nisan). The dietary restrictions during Passover not only mean no grains, chometz, except for matzo meal but also no kitniot (legumes). This means a lot of the ingredients commonly used for candy preparation are forbidden during this festival. No peanuts is obvious, but also no corn syrup, no soy lecithin, no cornstarch, no soy or canola oil. Most observant Jews I know simply go without candy during this time or stick to the tried-and-true holiday specialties like macaroons or chocolate dipped matzo. I know that it's possible to make great candy that's Kosher for Passover - something that goes beyond the mediocre Manischewitz molded chocolate items. The Gelson's Market near my house had a nice display of Passover items near the entrance and I was pleased to see a few more upscale and decadent items than the common jelly slices. I picked out these Chocolate Dipped Mint Cremes from Manhattan Chocolates. The box was pretty, just green themed on white with chocolate drip along the top. Inside it was a little less upscale. The mint cremes are nestled in little cubbies in a plastic tray, which isn't such a big deal, except that the candies were much smaller than their little nooks, so they rattled around quite a bit when I carried them home ... and is probably why they look a bit scuffed. (A piece of that fluffy, corrugated waxed paper would probably help.) The ingredients look great: Chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, vanilla), sugar, tapioca syrup, natural and artificial flavors. (During the rest of the year there's soy lecithin in the chocolate and corn syrup instead of the tapioca syrup.) There are 15 pieces in the box, which holds 6 ounces (so each piece is .4 ounces). They're rather tall, more like a cream chocolate than a patty, a little larger in diameter than a quarter. The chocolate shell is nicely done, no voids or little leaky spots. They smell sweet and a bit like toasty hot chocolate. There's only a slight whiff of mint. Once I bit into one, the cream revealed its mintness. It's soft, the cream is quite silky with only a slight small grain to it. It's not flowing soft like a Junior Mint and not hard and crumbly like a York Peppermint Pattie ... just a bit in between. The dark chocolate shell is sweet and not quite bitter enough to offset the very sweet center. But overall it's a very good post-Seder treat to refresh the palate after those bitter herbs. I wouldn't call these glorious or anything, but if I were in a week where I was limited in my choices, the Manhattan Chocolates seem very promising as a line. They're also lactose free - all year round. Carl at the National Confectioners Association also found that Oh Nuts! has a great selection (and there's still time to order before Passover ends). Related Candies
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Ritter Sport PeppermintHere's another item I knew was coming out but it took me months to find it. Ritter Sport Peppermint isn't exactly new, but newly available in the United States. It's a simple bar, described on the wrapper as dark chocolate with peppermint filling. I fully expected it to be like a molded York Peppermint Pattie. Where this is different from the York Peppermint Pattie is fat. While a York is marketed as a lowfat food, it clocks in with a smidge from the dark chocolate coating, about 2.5 g per 39 g serving. Ritter Sport Peppermint, on the other hand, has a liberal amount of fat in it, about 11 g per 38 g serving. At first I thought it was because there is more chocolate, ratio-wise, in the Ritter Sport. But looking at the ingredients, it lists palm kernel oil in there (which I'm guessing isn't in the chocolate, since it does say it's chocolate and not a chocolate flavored shell). Some would find that disconcerting, or perhaps even a reason to eschew it. I, on the other hand, have often wondered what a fattier York Peppermint Pattie would be like. The bar was lovely to look at. Glossy and dark, though not as dark as some dark chocolates. It smells mostly of peppermint, delicate and refreshing with a little acidic twang. The snap of the chocolate was good. It broke along the segments easily and there was no sticky goo emerging from the margins. Biting into an invididual segment though, that was a very nice feeling. The chocolate shell keeps its shape well, not shattering into a bazillion flakes. The mint filling is silky smooth, whatever fat is in there is doing a wonderful job of keeping it from becoming a fudgy blob or a crystallized chunk. Instead it's almost like a white chocolate truffle - sweet and minty but not watery or milky. The chocolate is buttery smooth as well, and melts readily but without any sort of greasy tastelessness. It's a little bitter, a little dry and the perfect balance for the sweet center. I don't know why Ritter Sport hasn't sent this to the States before, it's definitely not like other chocolate & mint fondant options here, so it's allowed to occupy its own niche. I hope it's not seasonal, because I think this is a perfect item for a crisp fall picnic. (I give these suggestions as if I live this sort of life, which I don't, but go ahead and imagine it.) Jim's Chocolate Mission has been doing an awesome job documenting far more Ritter Sport than I've been able to. (Of interest to me are the Trauben Cashew, Neapolitan Waffle and the Voll Erdnuss.) Related Candies
Friday, December 19, 2008
Christmas Mint Round UpI'm buried in mints! So here's a huge roundup of all the mint items in my queue that I wanted to get through before Christmas. Like the Trader Joe's Espresso Pillows I picked up a few months ago, Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Mints come in a cute round tin and hold 2.45 ounces. Unlike the Espresso Pillows, these are not a very original product. Inside the tin is a fluted liner that holds a large handful of soft, white candy-shelled mints. Each is about the size of a kidney bean. The tin says that there are no artificial flavors or preservatives. I think they shy from the "all natural" part because the white shell is created with titanium dioxide. They reminded me of the classic Dutch Mints and luckily I had some of those around for comparison. Jelly Belly makes a large variety of Dutch Mints. They come in different colors, these are all hot pink and individually wrapped, though you can also get them in the stark white, pastel mint colors or right now in the Christmas assortment of red, green and white. (And they're Kosher.) The Dutch Mint is the size of a garbanzo bean but my guess is the same mass as the TJ's. They're both the same construction, a soft mint fondant with a thin layer or dark chocolate then a crispy candy shell. Both are lovely and addictive. The Trader Joe's retails for $1.22 an ounce. The Jelly Belly can go for anywhere from $.70 an ounce for the small 2.9 ounce bag to $.56 for a one pound tub (check out Cost Plus World Market). Jelly Belly Dutch Mints get a rating of: 8 out of 10 These also closely resemble the York Mints that also come in a tin. The previous are great for toting around and especially nice if a restaurant gives you a few with the check. But if you're entertaining, you might want to provide some other more chocolatey mint morsels. I've always loved After Eight Mints, which are a flowing mint fondant in an ultra thin square. I used to love how they came in individual glassine envelopes, like a little file box of deliciousness. Of course After Eights are made by Nestle now and not nearly as good as I remember them on top of the controversies that they're made from questionably sourced chocolate. The Fair Trade movement has been working to bring families and communities out of poverty through fair payment for goods & services. Divine Chocolate has been doing this since 1998 in the United Kingdom and recently expanded into the United States. Not only do they have tasty bars they also have addition treats like these Divine After Dinner Mints. The mints are nicely sized for two bites at about 1.5" square. The mild semi-sweet chocolate is crisp and cracks well. The mint fondant center is creamy and minted only slightly so as not to overpower the chocolate. The dark chocolate has some berry and fruity tones that combine well with the cool peppermint flavors. I've seen these at Whole Foods (at an endcap display for hostess giving), so they should be pretty widely available this season. Divine After Dinner Mints get a rating of 7 out of 10. Creme de Menthe Altoids have been out for a few months, though it took me a while to find the variety that isn't covered in chocolate. I realized that I might have seen them before, the green of the package is only slightly lighter than the Spearmint boxes. These were on sale for $1.50 to boot! Basically the flavor of these is like a Peppermint TicTac. It has a powdery vanilla scent, softer than a harsh peppermint and perhaps just a hint of licorice. But these are Altoids. Though they might start out mild, they do pack a much stronger kick later on. I like the flavor a bit better than the straight Peppermint if only because of the mix of aromas. Creme de Menthe Altoids get a rating of 8 out of 10. Quite a few folks have been lamenting that Trader Joe's discontinued their English Soft Peppermints. I'm pretty keen on the generic & mild butter mints I find at the drug store, but those were some pretty good mints. Around this time of year, however, I see a lot of these See's Peppermint Twists in candy dishes around the office. It took me a while, but I think I found out who makes them. There were two contenders: King Leo Soft Peppermint Candy or Bob's Sweet Stripes. I saw this box of King Leo Soft Peppermint Candy at the 99 Cent Only Store and thought I'd give them a whirl. They were a dollar for 3.5 ounces. I thought they were "butter mints" and read through this to see how I came to that conclusion: So I was expecting a soft mint. Either crumbly soft or mushy soft. These were neither. They're soft as in rounded and smooth, but after that they were not butter mints until I sucked on them for a while. Which is kind of the opposite of "soft from the moment you open the box". Annoyance aside, they're peppermint candies. They are airy and dissolve nicely and of course none of those hard candy sharp edges. They're sweet and a bit less intense than a starlight mint and really pretty to look at. Like those English Soft Peppermints that were really made in the Netherlands, King Leo are made in Mexico. Kosher. King Leo Soft Peppermint Candy gets a 6 out of 10. POSTED BY Cybele AT 9:23 am Candy • Review • Christmas • Divine Chocolate • Jelly Belly • Trader Joe's • Wrigley's • Chocolate • Ethically Sourced • Fondant • Kosher • Mints • 6-Tempting • 7-Worth It • 8-Tasty • Mexico • United Kingdom • United States • 99 Cent Only Store • Ralph's • Comments (8) Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Cream Drops versus Creme DropsA few months ago I saw Creme Drops at the 99 Cent Store, but since it was hot out, I didn't pick them. Then I saw Robby's review on Candy Addict of the Necco variety and I thought maybe I'd made the right decision. But then I saw these on the website for the Vermont Country Store and made a mental note. Well, that mental note didn't sit there too long because a couple of weeks later VCS wanted me to try some of their candy and I specifically requested their Assorted Cream Drops. Since it's finally gotten cool in Los Angeles, chocolate shipping produces less anxiety than the other 8 months of the year. (They're packaging for shipping was great, too, by the way. Everything arrived in great shape.) The best part of the description on their website: real chocolate. The rest of the description is rather vague. The name they use is Chocolate-Covered Cream Drop Assortment with 6 Luscious Flavors but the box never actually list the flavors by name (but digging around on the description page does yield the list). And the drops all look exactly the same. So I set about picking them out of the box and cutting them in half, like it was some sort of logic puzzle like mine sweeper. After eight of them (three were Lemon and not in a row), I determined that they are randomly loaded into the box. The dividers in the box do a great job of protecting the candies without any fussy papers. (Eventually I found that sniffing them carefully did allow me to pick out orange or maple, but then again, who wants one that I've held up to my nose? I think I'm better off poking holes in the bottom.) Yellow = Lemon: sweet and creamy but a little like a scented candle. The bittersweet chocolate shell set the mellow center off quite nicely. It's not very zesty, just a light aromatic lemon. All of the pieces had sugar grains in it though, unlike the other flavors. I'm guessing this was just a manufacturing glitch. Beige = Maple: I could often sniff this one out, the maple flavor was quite pungent. It combined well with the sweet and slightly stringy fondant center. Orange = Orange: reminded me of a creamsicle. Sweet and with a good mouthfeel and a nice chocolate note that cut that almost-too-sweetness of it. Pink = Raspberry: this interior was very bright pink, which alerted me that this was probably the one with the Red Dye #40. It was all about the floral and perfumey flavors, not much of the rich tangy berry in there. Brown = Chocolate: this is the mellowest of the bunch. It's not so much chocolatey as just less sweet and slightly creamier. The filling is not quite silky, but the gooeyness is more than pleasant. White = Vanilla: tastes exactly like a Junior Mint without the mint. The fondant center is wonderfully smooth, the chocolate becomes the star. It melts easily though admittedly the whole thing is very sweet. I would recommend eating these with strong black coffee or black tea. These are a quality product. The consistency of the fondant center was fresh and glossy, the chocolate was good. They're not really something that I would eat on a regular basis, when I have a box of mixed chocolates, I usually leave the creams for last so actually buying a box of creams isn't something I'm likely to do. I prefer the slightly fattier creams that Fannie Mae (we had a box of those at the office recently) or See's make. But if you've always wished that Junior Mints came in other flavors or perhaps want a less chocolatey or dark chocolate version of a Cadbury Creme Egg, then this might be for you. Rating: 6 out of 10 I saw the Zachary version of Old Fashioned Creme Drops at the 99 Cent Only Store, this time with a festive wreath on them, so I figured they were fresh so I bought them. The description on the package says: Creme Filled Center with Smooth Chocolate Flavored Coating!. So yeah, it's mockolate. (But at least their snowflakes have six points.) I had hopes though, since it's also a full 12 ounces ... for only a dollar? That's quite a value there. A one pound box of sugar is about $1.19 at my local grocery store. Because they're bagged and not in a box with little partitions, they are a little more scuffed than the Vermont Country Store variety. (But again, the price difference is absurd - VCS are $1.25 an ounce and Zachary's are 8.3 cents an ounce.) They also only come in one flavor, plain. (Or perhaps I should call it vanilla, but there is no vanilla or vanilla flavor listed on the ingredients.) The shell is mockolate but has a dark, toasted scent. The bite of the Zachary candy (left) is vastly different from the soft and glossy VCS variety (right). This is a solid fondant, similar to the center of a York Peppermint Pattie. The texture is smooth, but crumbly, kind of like an albino fudge. I rather liked the center but the mockolate coating ruined it for me. It was sweet and had that stale Easter essence. It's rather sad, I'd gladly take 1/3 of the quantity at twice the price if they were real chocolate because the centers are pretty good. I can recommend these for people who already love them (and I shouldn't quibble with folks who like what they like). I can recommend these for placing as a decoration on a tray of cookies or perhaps adding to a dessert plate when you're really in a crunch and don't like your guests (or know that they all have colds and would simply appreciate the fondant texture). Rating: 3 out of 10 I kind of wish both varieties came in mint. Related Candies
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Candy Place Harvest MixWhen I was a kid and we'd go to the Halloween Parade in town (Mechanicsburg, PA, if you're curious), both folks from the floats and those watching from the sidewalks would throw corn. (Not on the cob, silly! Just dried feed corn.) I don't know why we did it, but I kind of likened it to the harvest version of throwing rice at weddings. This fun little remembrance has nothing to do with anything. Except that I was recently in Mechanicsburg and that it's National Candy Corn Day and it made me think of throwing corn. I picked up this Giant Eagle Candy Place Harvest Mix in Ohio. I believe they're made by Mayfair. Though the colors looked rather faded in the package and the already known-quantity of the Brach's Halloween Mix was on the shelves, too, I really wanted to try it. At 99 cents, the risk was minimal. The assortment was much more broad than Brach's. First, none of the shapes were assigned a particular color/flavor. Second, there were a lot of different shapes and this mix included both candy corn and Indian corn. The shapes I found were: owl, skull & bones, pumpkin, jack-o-lantern, cat, witch, ear of corn, bat and mellowcreme pumpkin. The colors were orange, tan, yellow and brown. The whole bag smelled kind of like band-aids and maple syrup. Orange mellowcremes tasted like marshmallows and honey. Soft, smooth, very little grain and an even and sweet taste. The tan shapes had a slight maple flavor to them and were my favorite in the bunch even though they lacked the touch of honey that the orange had. The brown had a caramel and cocoa note, but it wasn't very pronounced and seemed much sweeter than the other flavors. Yellow tasted just like orange, which wasn't a bad thing overall. The candy corn were exceptionally smooth and had that light kiss of honey ... really good stuff. While I didn't like them as much as the Brach's, this particular variety had no gelatin in it (but did have egg whites) and was made in the USA so there are many reasons why folks might prefer it. Even though the colors aren't as vibrant and the flavors not quite as remarkable it is a quality product and certainly worth the 99 cents I paid. Related Candies
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Brach's Chocolate Candy Corn & Halloween MixFirst thing I have to say about Brach's Milk Maid Chocolate Caramel Candy Corn is that the name is too long. If the name takes up three lines, it's too long. These are tiny little pieces of candy ... the name should not weigh more than the candy itself. I knew this candy existed, but I was having trouble finding it. I was delighted not only to find it at Walgreen's, but also in this 7 ounce bag (instead of the 9.5 ounce Caramel Apple Candy Corn a few weeks ago and the mondo 22 ounce bag I got of the the Caramel Candy Corn last year). The package says that it's made with real cocoa and real milk. I'd never really thought about candy corn being a dairy product. (Makes me think about creamed corn.) The pieces are attractive. A medium brown bottom, a darker brown middle and a white tip. My bag was exceptionally sloppy. There weren't many well-formed pieces, some were missing a color but mostly they were just irregular. Part of the fun is the attractiveness of candy corn. This didn't quite measure up. The base flavor is the caramel. It's a bit salty and has that fake butter flavor to it that I can handle in tiny doses. The middle section has a light cocoa flavor and the white top is, of course, unadulterated sweetness. They taste a bit richer than the typical orange & yellow candy corn, but I found the fake butter a little too artificial to keep me eating these. It makes me wish they sold these in 1 ounce bags. That would have been enough to satisfy my curiosity. The ingredients list salt above the actual milk in here. There's also gelatin, so no good for vegetarians and it's not Kosher. This was the first Brach's package I've seen so far that makes note of the new Farley's & Sathers ownership. I was rather excited to see the Brach's Assorted Halloween Mellowcremes on the same shelf. I thought they discontinued or perhaps only available in bulk. The package joyfully tells me it's America's #1! (It's also made in Mexico.) Honestly it's been so long since I had the Brach's Mellowcremes, I didn't remember whether they were flavored or not. (The Autumn Mix is not distinctly flavored.) These little fondant nuggets come in four colors and eight shapes: crescent moon, black cat, pumpkin, jug, jack o'lantern, bat, corn cob and sheaf of wheat. The flavors are determined by the color of the Mellowcreme. Yellow = Banana - either you love fake banana or you don't. As strong as my aversion is to fake butter flavor, my affection for artificial banana matches it. The flavor is mellow, with a touch of honey and salt. It's soft and slightly grainy but melts easily. Tan = Maple - this was the surprise of the package. I fully expected these to be the caramel flavor. Instead they have a nice woodsy/toasted taste to them, like a hunk of brown sugar. Dark Brown = Cocoa - far more cocoa flavored than any Indian Corn I've ever had. But not really that good either, terribly empty and cardboard tasting, like a Tootsie Roll that's been freeze dried, pulverized and smashed into a bat shape. Orange = Candy Corn - the pumpkins are faithful to the Brach's Candy Corn flavor. Sweet, bland and with a slight touch of honey. (Though there's no honey in here.) The package I picked has more yellow and tan ones, so I think I did well here as those are the ones I'm picking out to eat anyway. The salt really helps these out. There's 110 mg of Sodium in every serving, which is quite a lot for a candy (but an excellent stat if this was a canned soup). Consider it a boost to your electrolytes, maybe athletes will start carrying Mellowcremes as a recovery supplement. I think the bragging rights are earned here. I now think that Mellowcremes are worth the search. (These also contain gelatin.) 7 out of 10 Related Candies
Monday, September 22, 2008
Milk Maid Caramel Apple Candy CornIt's the first day of fall, so my thoughts turned to harvest. Brach's is pretty much the gold standard for Candy Corn for me. There are other good quality makers out there too, like Jelly Belly and Zachary, but I prefer the Brach's stuff because I can actually taste the honey and that's what I prefer. Brach's has a pretty extensive line of candy corn products and they've returned to shelves for fall. I've seen the Autumn Mix, Indian Corn and regular Candy Corn on shelves. I picked up this newer version called Milk Maid Caramel Apple Candy Corn this year. I tried the other flavor introduced last year as well, Milk Maid Caramel Candy Corn which I found tasted more like buttered popcorn than caramel. The pieces are fun and feel like fall and harvest. They're a medium brown on the bottom, a milky red in the middle and have white tips. Unlike my experience with the Caramel Candy Corn, this didn't smell at all before opening the package. Once I did, I found it a pleasant mix of apple, sugar and vanilla - exactly what I would have expected from the name. Most of the pieces seem pretty big and dominated by the red center. Like most candy corn, this bag had its assortment of not-quite-ready-for-primetime players. These were shorter pieces that were missing one or more colors. I rather like the variation and ability to eat just one of the flavor layers if I want, so I don't hold it against them. The red center has a light apple flavor, rather like apple peels not the sour green apple candy flavor. The brown caramel layer at the bottom has a light salty hit to it and a butter flavor that bugged me when I just at the brown bits alone. But as I've noted before, confections that use Red 40 tend to leave a bitter aftertaste in my mouth. So I enjoy these for about five minutes and then I regret eating them. Then I toss them in a drawer in my desk, go away for the weekend and come back and it's like I've completely forgotten about the aftertaste (maybe it has some sort of short-term memory wiping properties?). As a novelty flavor, I like these better than most. I wouldn't mind it being added to the Autumn Mix, but I still prefer Indian Corn. Brach's also makes a Milk Maid Chocolate Caramel Candy Corn which isn't even mentioned on their website but I saw on ebay. I'm still looking for it. This candy corn has gelatin in it, so it's unsuitable for vegetarians and isn't Kosher or Halal. Related Candies
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Mint Cremes from the Makers of Jelly BellyLong before Jelly Belly made jelly beans, they made all sorts of other kinds of candy including dozens of different fondant-type confections. The Goelitz Bros. Candy Company made buttercream candies which took many different shapes and flavors - the best known is candy corn. One lesser-known version of those buttercreams were little treats like these Mint Cremes (there is no butter in there). Last year while in Pennsylvania Looking at the through the cellophane wrapper they were exceptionally regular. About the size of a quarter they came in four colors: yellow, pink, white and green. They're smooth and firm to the touch (the hand crafted variety break easily). They don't smell like much, so I worried at first that I'd bought something completely different. But after biting into the first one it was clear, these are a very stiff fondant, flavored strongly with peppermint. They're all the same flavor. The outer shell is glossy and seals in the flavor and scent and keeps them a bit softer than I think they'd be otherwise. It's a combination of carnauba wax, beeswax and confectioners glaze. Inside the center is dense, like a mello creme or candy corn but with a strong and heavy mint. Not as strong as an Altoid, but a bit more than a peppermint starlight. It's pretty much the inside of a York Peppermint Pattie. I was hoping they'd have a more "melt in my mouth" quality than I got. They're a bit stiff and lacking some personality. But they're very pretty and would make a different offering in a wedding favor mix or at the end of a meal at a restaurant with the check. I was hoping for a bit more creamy consistency, especially since they're called cremes like the Romanego Fondants I had last year as well, but considering the price of these, I really shouldn't have been expecting something that delicate. But it's not as though these were cheap either. At $12 a pound I'm entitled to expect something. In the end, I think I prefer good old fashioned pillow mints (after dinner style). These have a confectioners glaze so may not be appropriate for vegetarians who don't wish to consume shellac. Related Candies
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You also don't take into account that the Rangers might have failed to sign him, in which case they would have been screwed.
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November 2012 Data Released on 12.14.2012Off-Premise Sales Grow by 6% in ValueRetail sales of domestic table wines held a steady growth rate of 6% during the 52 weeks ending in November. Volume grew less slowly, and the average price per bottle rose by 21 cents.
Off-Premise Sales » Month 12 Months November 2012 $389 million 5%$4,996 million 6% November 2011 $372 million $4,701 million Though their growth rate dipped in November, sales of wines at $20-plus per bottle continued their years-long climb. Since January 2010 the category has roughly doubled in value.
High-quality Merlot producers have some good news in terms of bottle price, as the varietal rose faster over that past year than any other major varietal in the $20-plus range. This runs counter to Merlot's price performance in DtC shipments. Red blends also grew significantly in price, paralleling their performance in DtC.
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WhatsApp has just been acquired by Facebook for $19 billion, probably the largest deal ever for a tech startup. The numbers of this app are impressive: 450 million active users and 50 billion messages every day. Besides WhatApps there are a lot of other instant messaging apps that are growing fast. Here you can find the top 5 apps that let you easily chat with your friends and connect you with the global community!
According to the vocabulary Zen is "a Japanese sect of Mahāyāna Buddhism that aims at enlightenment by direct intuition through meditation. Zen aims to achieve a state of mind named "Enlightenment". Exactly what Enlightenment represent is not easy to describe, but we can say that it is the liberation from the material world and its dualism. Now the question is: can mobile devices actually help keep you focused and achieve this state? Can an app really bring a sense of calm? Yes, they can and here you can find many Zen apps to help you meditate and be mindful.
Our Top Applications are specifically chosen by our team to show you the "best of the best" out there in the wonderful world of cool mobile apps, including the best android apps. While we also categorize by type – these are the apps that consistently linger at the top, are highly rated and are the most downloaded in the world! We have tried, tested and reviewed every single one. Whether it be everyone's favorite sweet addiction Candy Crush saga, famous photo filter Instagram or videos-in-action Vine, we also try and include awesome top android apps and Android apps that you might have missed such as Skitch, a way to communicate visually or musiXmatch lyrics player – the number one lyrics app in the app store Or what about Shakechat? All you have to do is shake your phone and instantly chat with new friends. These apps are ones that you should have in your mobile device NOW so what are you waiting for? There are tons of must have android apps to choose from so start downloading them today!
Chatting has never become easier with the sheer volume of chat apps & social apps available in the mobile market. Perhaps you are looking to meet new people or even just connect with old friends, we have a great selection of social media apps (some famous - some less so) that we know you will enjoy. We have painstakingly went through app stores and personally selected, tested and reviewed only the best chat apps out there. Thinking of starting up a romantic relationship but consider yourself shy? Why not download Badoo, one of the most popular dating apps out there and start meeting new people.Looking for that perfect android chat app? Or discover cool app Shakechat! All you have to do is shake your phone and you can chat with new friends instantly! Not looking to meet new people but just remain close with family and friends? We recommend Path! Your private instant messaging. Connecting with people has never been so easy! There are many different options to choose from.
Apps can't be all fun & games, sometimes you need useful apps in order to protect your precious information such as passwords, or your phone itself, which is why we created the utilities category full of your best useful android apps.Here you will find tools all designed to help you better use your phone such as your hand Flashlight for android, the best battery saver app for android,or even a Free Wifi finder to help you stay connected online anywhere in the world! Need some help organizing your financial life? Or what about finding the best weather app for android. Check out cool app LearnVest! The Swiss Army Knife app is full of cool tools such as flashlight, unit converter, stopwatch, timer, magnifying glass, ruler and all FREE to use or an android phone finder to track your mobile device if it gets lost or stolen. We have personally picked, tested and tried each of these apps and provided a personalized review. Start organizing your life and your phone today!
We all know how much everyone loves to shop and now with the internet - finding those great deals for good android apps has never been easier. Here we have lovingly collected, tried and tested all of our favorite shopping apps that you can use to find that perfect sale! We know you want only the best so of course you can find famous free favorites such as Ebay and Groupon here while we have also discovered cool phone apps you may didn't even know existed! For example, the AT&T code scanner app scans UPC, QR and Data Matrix barcodes that you find on products, or find the best price comparison app! Or why not organize your next shopping trip with Shopping List app! So much shopping, so little time! You will find so many e-shopping based free apps to choose and stay tuned for updated ones added to the list. We love shopping!
Yoga apps, pilates apps, apps to control your carbs, exercise apps - best sports apps to help you stay in shape by letting you know which are the best sports-related apps on the mobile market. We wanted to find you guys only the very best, highly rated exercise apps available for FREE. We tried and tested each one and provided a personalized review. You can bet that sometime this was exhausting! You can track your runs and share them on your favorite social networks - same for cyclists with apps like Map My Ride! This app is full of the best android sports apps and free sports apps for android for sporting enthusiasts. What about finding a new yoga move – daily? Also keep in mind that these cool apps are all free and highly ranked. Get moving today, you now have no excuses to be lazy when you have these cool apps. We have provided you with many different sports apps free to choose from.
What would we do without the best photo-editing apps? No, but really! While we all snap photos on our mobile devices - what are the best photo apps out there? If you look online you will find almost too many choices out in the market and who knows if any of the apps are any good. This is why we have selected and tested many different options and here is our list of the best photo editing apps for editing and creating unique photos with an awesome photo collage app. Favorites such as Instagram and Adobe Photoshop made the list and lesser-known but just as fabulous apps Snapseed and Touch of Color, where you can insert color only where you want it! These two apps alone have changed our photo editing life and we think they will change yours too. Don't get stuck behind the times! There are many cool photo apps here that you can choose from.
The way we travel has changed tremendously with the invention of travel apps, and we couldn't be happier! We have searched and tested many apps to bring you this top list of the best travel apps. What are the best travel apps for android? We will discover them for you! This category allows you to check the best deals available out there on apps like Skyscanner or booking.com or even Insider tips to get the most out of your visit. Apps like WorldMate help you plan every aspect of your trip. Need to exchange money? Download a currency converter app! Find out what restaurants and bars are in your area with Yelp. There are so many different travel apps to choose from. You can even use a GPS based app in case you get lost so without a doubt, you will feel 100% ready for your next amazing adventure no matter where you are traveling to in the world. Bon Voyage and have fun!
We have listed here some of the best music apps for music available for your mobile phone. Everyone loves music and with all of the choices out there, it can be overwhelming. This is why we have personally chosen, tried and tested and reviewed what we have deemed the best music app for android currently available. Love lyrics? Check out musiXmatch lyrics player, the number one music lyrics app in the google app store along with the editors choice in over 44 countries! Why not try Deezer app to bring music to another level? Can't remember that song on the radio? Shazam is the app you NEED to have to find the name of even the most obscure songs along with SoundHound. Tune into the world's radio stations with the highly-rated app TuneIn Radio with 70,000 live radio stations and 2 million podcasts. Find out what your friends are listening to with cool app - Soundtracker. Listening to free music has never been so easy! Find out what are the best apps for music!
Best apps to personalize your smartphone, customize your android. Our customized picks will ensure that you will have no ordinary phone! Download custom fonts with Font Maker or what about downloading Free App Icons to make each icon your own personal masterpiece! Why be like everyone else? With cool app Emoticans you can send any emotion via text, or messaging apps. Your friends will be impressed and beg to know what you have downloaded in order to customize their smartphones! Don't forget Volume app boosters and even a really cool Mood Pad. Why be happy with the default options that come with phone when you can add so much more! There are so many different apps here that we guarantee you won't even know you want! We suggest trying our picks for your android customization and android apps for personalizations! We only list our own personal tried and tested favorites and reviewed each one so that you have access to only the best customizable apps on the market!
Here you will discover the best free movie apps and tv movie apps available! We have searched all of the awesome apps catering to movies available in the mobile phone market and have tried & tested each of these apps, not mention given each one a personal review! Browse IMDB's extensive database to discover details from your favorite films. Have a Netflix account? Get the official app to stream from your device! Check out free movie apps for android! Spend some time browsing famous Bollywood cinema trailers via a special app or download the 'kayak' of streaming services "Can I Stream It". Or what about WikiTap, search anything in the wide Wikipedia database and find all sorts of cool videos related to the topic. We ensure that you are never left without plenty of fun videos to watch at any hour of the day! These are just a few of the apps that we have listed for you all so stay tuned!
Apps can also be used for educational purposes which is why we created this awesome category of free educational apps. Have you ever wanted to learn another language but have never found the right learning app for you that also happens to be free? Then you haven't discovered our favorite free language app on the market – Duolingo! Skip Angry Birds and put learning to the test with our list of apps designed to make your brain work and help teach kids via interactive interfaces. We have personally picked each app and tried it in order to give you a personalized and very real review of the app. Plus we may have learned a thing or two along the way. There are numerous free apps for math and science, reading, language learning, quizzes and much much more. Why not embrace technology and make learning FUN! It has never been easier with these choices to learn something via a free app!
These are your top android games available in the mobile market. These are not only highly-rated apps but also the apps with the most downloaded ones from around the world. We have tried and tested each one in order to make sure they are still as great as they claim to be! Which top android games do we love? Of course you will find awesome favorites such as Candy Crush Saga, where you will surely find your sweet tooth or Angry Birds Free to launch your enemies into faraway lands! Too bad you can't do that in real-life! Like to draw? Why not compete with players around the world with Draw Something or create worlds on the go with classic favorite, Minecraft game app. These top game apps are the best of the best so keep an eye out to lesser known but just as amazing ios games and android ones available free! We have plenty for you to choose from.
Not every game app is meant to be a difficult game of chess! Leave the stress at home with these top choices in the world of android casual games. We tried many free casual game apps and here is our top list of only the best android casual games for you to choose from. Some of the ones we chose include, iSplume app, which lets you use loveable 'splumes' to complete easy to solve puzzles, or what about Paper Toss? This game app is oddly relaxing as it mimics the same 'paper tossing' you might try at work or school. Why not try your hand at Dentistry with fun, casual free app 'Dentist office'. Or better yet, grow a virtual app that your parents won't mind you bringing home! Farm lovers will appreciate fun app 'Hay Day' which takes you back to the 'lay of the land' where your job is to cultivate the farm! See what else we listed here and start playing!
These are the best rpg (Role Playing Games) available in the mobile market. We are personally obsessed with all things RPG so you can rest assured that we have tried and tested each of these game apps and not to mention provided our own personal reviews. Become your favorite characters as you take on all sorts of adventures in far off lands of wizards and dragons. You can also find ingenious multiplayer game apps such as Avatar Fight and Book of Heroes and the best iphone rpgs out there. Tons of fun, strategy and fantasy scenarios with other apps like Kingdom Conquest II and Dark Galaxy where you MUST win the battle for survival! Whether it be monsters, far off kingdoms or hobbits. These RPG games will have you coming back for more. There are many to choose from, what advice can we give you? Don't get addicted – like we did! Plus, the best part is that they are all FREE to download.
The best free arcade games that you can play on your smartphone. Did you spend your youth in arcades playing video game classics like pinball or PacMan? Well no need to feel nostalgic, because here you will find an awesome variety of FREE Arcade app games for your smartphone! Tried searching android arcade or android arcade games? We have tried and reviewed each of these apps to only suggest the highest-rated and most fun apps. Games like ActionPotato and SonicDash - these games are guaranteed to give you an adrenaline burst as you navigate your way through various scenarios. Try Japanese made Capcom Arcade or drive fast in a world ravaged by Nuclear Annihilation, an action arcade game, Zombie Apocalypse and Alien Invasion in The Last Driver or what about Streaker Run -an exhilarating endless-runner game that will test your nerves and your reflexes! There are many arcade games to choose from so get out your phone and start downloading today!
Challenge yourself and your friends with the best action games for android in the mobile market! These games are not meant for the faint-of-heart. Instead if you are a true adrenaline junkie looking for a good action game - check out some of these apps for action! Battle it out with G.I. Joe on the battlefield or play Ironman 3 - the official game app from the famous movie. Sneak your way in, and shoot your way out with Contract Killer 2 or participate in the largest Allied Invasion in WWII with FrontLine Commando - D-Day. Or what about avoiding the jaws of the most famous and feared shark of all time, Jaws Revenge! Explore thug-life with cool free app - Big Time Gangsta. These are just a few among so many more! So many awesome options that you won't ever get bored playing. All of these games have been tested and tried by our dedicated team of geek gamers!
A Las Vegas Casino has come to your smartphone with this collection of games meant to make you feel like you are on the betting floor of a real casino! If you are a fan of trying your luck with slot machines, we have a variety of free casino apps dedicated to just this! We have personally selected and tested each of these casino-themed apps and have only listed the best of the best! Roll your dice with 'Dice with buddies free'! Or get down and dirty with a free bingo app Blingo Bingo and Bingo Beach - this is not your grandmother's version of Bingo! Free Bingo apps are almost too fun! There are all sorts of high-stakes games to entice you to play against friends or even worldwide, who will come out with the winning deck? It could be you! Winning never was more fun with this collection of Free casino apps. We have so many apps here for you to enjoy!
Play to Win! Love collectible cards?These game apps will let you enter the best circles of card players from around the world. We have compiled, reviewed and tested this top list of competitive and fun various best trading cards games and you can be sure that we had a lot of fun doing so! Some of the apps include Boyaa Poker and Hearts! Free. Love classic but fun Solitaire? Download Solitaire City Lite which includes games like Spiderette and double klondike or Sorceress Free! Or enjoy many of our team's favorite,Texas Poker, in a variety of different fun apps! You too can experience real life like blackjack with stunning graphics and smooth game-play with FREE virtual chips so that you can have a ton of fun without emptying your wallet. There are many casino card game apps to choose from. Just remember - what happens in the casino stays in the casino. Have fun winning!
Fun games to stimulate your brain. This list of brain training apps will have your cranium working like no other. Here you will find our top picks of awesome, challenging game apps that work as a memory trainer! Our team tried and reviewed each of these 'brainy' apps and here is out compiled list of favorites like Sudoku, Bejeweled blitz and the world's best quiz game Quiz Cross. Get addicted with Bubble Mania - where you must defeat the evil bubble wizard and rescue baby critters. Ever heard of What's Behind HD? If you love puzzles as much as we do, this is the game for you as you swipe away parts of the screen to reveal the mystery picture, a very cool brain app! To win you have to guess the picture faster than your friends Puzzles, quizzes and all sorts of mind-bending madness. these free 'brainy' game apps will wear you out faster than you can say "wazoo!'. Also keep an eye out for all of the other brain teaser apps we have listed here, there are many to choose from!
Experience the best of the best when it comes to the best android sports games on your mobile with our top collection of sports-based games. We know you want only the best free sports games on the market which is why we wanted to find only the best highly rated free sports games in the mobile market. We have tested these top game apps ourselves to make sure they were worthy of passing along to you. Get ready to go to the end zone with Big Win Football or kick butt with the best air hockey app with Touch Hockey 2. Are you a fan of darts? Why not play a super popular and 3D dart game called Darts 3D! Or go wild in the worlds of Frisbee with Frisbee Forever! With Baseball superstars 2013 - you can participate in the ultimate smart baseball experience! We also have many more sports game apps to choose from so start downloading!
Here you will find the best Trading Card Games that you can install and play for free. Collect beautiful cards and wield your power while trading them in our list of top trading card games or Trading Card game apps. Our dedicated gamer team has searched far and wide for only the top TCG games for this catalog and we have tested and personally tried every single game here. What kind of apps do we have listed here? Some include Spellstorm, which has you take powerful cards with cool graphics to battle players from all over the world. Or why not become the most powerful Darklord with Darklord Legends - where you can collect over 125 different cards! Let the power lie in your hands with Duel of Fate game app. Or, uncover the mysteries of Deity Wars. All for free and you can download any of them today!
Fun educational apps for both kids and adults. This is our collection of game apps that collide with education. Yes you can actually learn and have fun at the same time; in fact you won't even feel like you are learning! Compiled here are some great game apps for kids and education which our team has tried and played before adding them to this list. We are very diligent on which apps we select and only pick those that we find to be easy to use and fun! We know education is important to you which is why we added this category to our database. You will find all sorts of different game apps for a wide range of ages, from toddlers to adults. There is something for everyone! Keep your eye out for updated and added free educational apps as we will try to keep this list current and fresh! Start the path towards entertainment and learning today!
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Ini adalah sebuah permainan, penguna bisa berinteraksi dengan Simsimi; bercakap-cakap selayaknya di dunia nyata dan juga semaumu mengajarinya. Jangan bayangkan berbicara dengan temanmu, karena respon Simsimi bahkan lebih mengejutkan; menggelikan, menyebalkan, mengenaskan, membuat dahi mengernyit, bahkan bisa sampai geleng-geleng kepala.
Berbekal intelejensia buatan, Simsimi dihadirkan untuk membuat waktu luang menjadi lebih menyenangkan. Meskipun bukan benar-benar bersifat Artificial Intelligence (AI), kemampuan Simsimi berbicara ditentukan berdasarkan kata-kata yang diajarkan. Makin banyak diajari, semakin pintar juga Simsimi berdalih dan bersilat lidah.
Simsimi is a friend you can talk to about subjects ranging from ordinary chitchat to the more personal. Its attractiveness comes from its uniqueness, in that Simsimi can be virtually taught just about anything. Simsimi is still a baby: Cute, cuddly, curious but at the same time naughty and mischievous, which is typical of small children, is what makes it hard for us to look away from Simsimi.
This is a form of entertainment where users can interact with Simsimi; a conversation similar to one in the real world and also an ability to teach Simsimi all you want. Be forewarned that this is unlike talking to your friend. Simsimi's response can be more shocking, ridiculous, annoying, pathetic, make you frown, and even make you shake your head in disbelief.
Equipped with artificial intelligence, Simsimi exists to make leisure time more enjoyable. Although not a true form of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Simsimi's ability to engage in a conversation is determined by the words being taught to it. As more words, sentences, and expressions are taught to it, Simsimi will get smarter which will present a more interesting and exciting experience to the user.
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a href="http://www.adventurecompany.co.uk/country-overview.aspx?productid=35800" target="_self">Holidays to Nepal could leave travellers wanting more, after one trekker explained that an earlier experience had left him wanting to revisit the country.
Ryan Van Duzer, from Boulder in the US, recounted his experiences on the adventure in The Daily Camera, which is part of a trek that he is filming for The National Geographic.
Having first visited the land of the Himalayas ten years ago, the author explained that the small portion of the Annapurna Circuit in which he had trekked had left him longing to return, saying: "It was one of the most magical experiences of my life."
He added: "This time, I'm here to complete the entire 210km trek."
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Guide to The Sundial for Villa Il Salviatino Papers SCM0144
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Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
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Stanford University Libraries.
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Bracewell, Ronald N. (Ronald Newbold), 1921-2007
Bracewell, Ronald N., ((Ronald Newbold),), 1921-2007.
Designs, press release, clipping, and one photograph, 1982-1984, concerning the sundial designed by Bracewell for Stanford's
overseas campus in Florence; and a sketch, description, and letter concerning his sundial for the Terman building at Stanford,
Ronald N. Bracewell is the Lewis M. Terman Professor of Electrical Engineering Emeritus at Stanford University.
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A crash course in business ethics may be in order for a Forest Hills-based special education services provider.
Bilinguals Inc., which operates as Achieve Beyond, has found itself in hot water after an audit by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's Office revealed nearly $900,000 in misappropriated funds over a three-year period from 2009 to 2011.
According to the audit, employee bonuses, rent for Bilinguals Executive Director Trudy Font-Padron's Manhattan apartment and even spending on an employee's funeral among other expenditures add up to $875,729 in taxpayer funds that were inappropriately spent by the company.
"Bilinguals, like other special education providers audited by my office, took advantage of lax oversight to cash in," DiNapoli said in a statement. "The State Education Department needs to recoup the money paid for these unwarranted charges and put in place more stringent standards to protect taxpayer dollars and ensure the parents and children who rely on special education programs get the funding they deserve."
According to the audit, the private, for-profit company, which provides pediatric therapy services to children with autism in locations across the nation, distributed $218,682 in bonus payments that did not comply with state guidelines.
Additionally, the audit states Bilinguals claimed $243,950 for compensation for 17 individuals who did not work on the audited programs and $29,722 was claimed by the company for Font-Padron's rent, cable and three cars.
DiNapoli's office also noted that $279,552 was spent on recruiting employees who spoke English and Spanish from South America, including over $28,000 on travel for the recruits.
Only eight such people were hired, something the audit says wouldn't require the full $279,552 as claimed.
When contacted by the Chronicle on Wednesday, a Bilinguals spokesperson forwarded a statement from the company, expressing its disappointment over the audit's "inconsistent" findings.
"We are disappointed with the comptroller's assessment, much of which is inconsistent with the reimbursement requirements outlined by the State Education Department," the statement read. "Bilinguals has been providing critical therapeutic and educational services to children in need for almost 20 years and at all times worked diligently to comply with department requirements."


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Video Projectors for your phone
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Smart phones are basically mobile computers. We watch video on them, review PowerPoint presentations, pull up the news and art. Heck, with the iPhone pushing the limits, people are watching full length movies and companies like Netflix are looking at ways to make their entire catalog of movies available on the phone.
The real drawback is the size of the display. I mean, how many times have you wanted to share something you have on your screen with a friend or colleague and you have to hand them your phone? I don't know about you, but I hate handing people my phone...
The obvious solution is a built in projector using laser pointer technology.
Televisions (the CRT type, not our new panels), work by taking three colors beams (Red Green Blue, hence RGB colors) and focusing them on a single point to create a spot of color. So, get yourself a Red, a Green, and a Blue laser pointer and bind all three to move in sync with each other.
This could be done using a diffuser (a LCD lens could do the trick or a flexible lens that modulates at just the right frequency). Focal distance would probably be limited, but you'd get a viewing area much bigger than the 3.5" screen, and for movies the 480x320 screen resolution would still be just fine.
Unfortunately, it doesn't exist yet, but one can dream...
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Bluegrass Music Across North CarolinaBluegrass music traditions have rung out in our mountains for hundreds of years. Start mapping your journey with this sampling of settings.Read more »
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Chatham County Line's "Living in Raleigh Now"Take a tour of Raleigh in this music video inspired by the home of the International Bluegrass Music Association's World of Bluegrass Festival.
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Chatata Valley holds Member-Guest tournament
The Chatata Valley Ladies Golf Association recently held its annual Member-Guest tournament. The team of Honey Climer and Kim Rogers took the top spot, finishing the day with a net score of 59. Winning second-place honors in a scorecard playoff were Debbie Patterson and Gayle Petitt, putting the team of Rita Hannah and Ginger Sample in third. The team of Delores Haynie and Linda Mullins won the fourth-place spot in a playoff against Beth Harper and Cornelia Marcom. Sixth place winnings went to Mickey Wooten and Joni Petitt.


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7:00am | Elvis Costello "When I Was Cruel No.2" from When I Was Cruel CD ALBUM (Island 2002) —happy birthday, declan!Buy it! |
7:07am | XTC "Earn Enough for Us" from Skylarking (Geffen unk 1986)Buy it! |
7:10am | The Replacements "The Ledge" from Pleased To Meet Me (sire 1987)Buy it! |
7:16am | Jim Reeves "Distant Drums" from Jim Reeves - RCA Country Legends (RCA/BMG Heritage 2002) —happy birthday!Buy it! |
7:18am | The Platters "ONLY YOU" from 18 Greatest Hits (Red Cab Records 2010) —happy birthday, paul robi!Buy it! |
7:21am | The Everly Brothers "Love is Strange" from 18 Karat Gold (Pegasus Entertainment 2011)Buy it! |
7:24am | Teddy Thompson "I Wonder If I Care As Much f/Emmylou Harris" from Teddy Thompson (Virgin Records America 2000)Buy it! |
7:27am | The Antlers "Drift Dive" from Undersea - EP (Co-operative Music 2012) N Buy it! |
7:32am | Beachwood Sparks "Talk About Lonesome" from The Tarnished Gold (Sub Pop Records www.subpop.com 2012) N Buy it! |
7:37am | The Honeycombs "This Year Next Year" from The Best of the Honeycombs (EMI UK 1993) —happy birthday, john lantree!Buy it! |
7:40am | Jackie DeShannon "Needles And Pins" from The Very Best of Jackie DeShannon (CAPITOL 2007) —happy birthday!Buy it! |
7:43am | Jackie DeShannon "That's What Boys Are Made Of" from You Won't Forget Me: The Complete Liberty Singles (Import 2009)Buy it! |
7:45am | Peter, Paul And Mary "Too Much Of Nothing" from Rhino Hi-Five: Peter, Paul & Mary - EP (Rhino/Warner Bros. 2006)Buy it! |
7:47am | Fiona Apple "WereWolf" from The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (Columbia 2012) N Buy it! |
7:50am | Best Coast "How They Want Me to Be" from The Only Place (Mexican Summer 2012) N Buy it! |
7:54am | One Direction "I Wish" from Up All Night (Sony 2011)Buy it! |
8:02am | John Lee Hooker "BOOM BOOM" from Boom Boom SINGLE (Charly 1993) —happy birthday!Buy it! |
8:06am | Count Basie & Joe Williams "Shake Rattle And Roll" from Love 60's (Open Records 2011) —happy birthday, count basie!Buy it! |
8:08am | Count Basie and His Orchestra "NORWEGIAN WOOD" from Basie On The Beatles (Tam-Tam Media 2007)Buy it! |
8:11am | The Beatles "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" from Help! CD ALBUM (Parlophone 1965) —for Steve and TobyBuy it! |
8:14am | I Was Totally Destroying It "Follow You" from Vexations (Greyday 2012) N —wow wow wow i love this songBuy it! |
8:19am | Barcelona "Evermore" from Not Quite Yours (NBD 2012) N Buy it! |
8:22am | The Gaslight Anthem "Here Comes My Man" from Handwritten (Mercury Records 2012) N Buy it! |
8:28am | The Bangles "Going Down To Liverpool" from All Over the Place (Columbia 1984) —happy birthday, debbi peterson!Buy it! |
8:31am | Wilco "Casino Queen" from A.M. (Reprise 1995) L —although Wilco are on my Most Unwanted list after their live show gave me a SEVEN DAY migraine, i still love this song.Buy it! |
8:34am | Elvis Costello & the Imposters "The Delivery Man" (Lost Highway Records 2004) —still wishing my man happy birthday!Buy it! |
8:39am | Wayne Shorter "SPEAK NO EVIL" from Speak No Evil (Blue Note 1964) —happy birthday!Buy it! |
8:48am | Ape School "Carry On" from Junior Violence (Hometapes 2012) N Buy it! |
8:52am | Karate Bikini "It's a Gas" from Sauce of the Apple Horse (self 2012) N LBuy it! |
8:56am | Bloc Party "Kettling" from Four (French Kiss Records 2012) N Buy it! |
9:01am | The Who "Bell Boy" from Quadrophenia (MCA 1973) —happy birthday, keith moon, you brilliant mad man!Buy it! |
9:06am | The Undertones "Teenage Kicks" SINGLE (sire) —happy birthday, john o'neill!Buy it! |
9:09am | Julian Casablancas "4 Chords of the Apocalypse" from Phrazes for the Young (RCA 2009) —happy birthday!Buy it! |
9:16am | The Clash "Hateful" from London Calling CD ALBUM (Epic 1979) —happy birthday to the late and much missed joe strummer.Buy it! |
9:19am | The Clash "Jimmy Jazz" from London Calling CD ALBUM (Epic 1979)Buy it! |
9:23am | Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros "Bhindi Bhagee" from Global A Go-Go (Hellcat 2001)Buy it! |
9:30am | Elvis Costello & The Attractions "Shipbuilding" from High Fidelity soundtrack (Hollywood www.hollywoodrecords.com)Buy it! |
9:35am | Elvis Costello & The Attractions "Shabby Doll" from Imperial Bedroom (Hip-O Records 1982)Buy it! |
9:40am | The Great Grandfathers "St. Anthony's Fire" from Saint Anthony's Fire (Tate Music Group 2012) N LBuy it! |
9:42am | Spectator "It Comes Too Early" from In The Brick (self-released 2012) N LBuy it! |
9:47am | Olly Murs "Heart Skips a Beat" from In Case You Didn't Know (Columbia 2012) N Buy it! |
9:51am | Luke Haines "The Upper Classes" from Outsider/In - The Collection (Music Club Deluxe 2012) N Buy it! |
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I decided to build my own PC last December but I may have cheaped out on the PSU and I think I need to replace it before something bad happens. Currently I have a Powercool 750W which seems to work fine except the LEDs on the PC case keep flickering and it looks like some of the plastic covering the wires have melted inside.
Maybe I'm overreacting but I figure better safe than sorry, so I'd appreciate it if anyone could recommend me a reliable PSU. My PC has a I5-3570K, GeForce GTX670, Asus P8Z77 LK mobo, 8GB Corsair Vengeance and a 500GB western digital hard drive. I think 750W is enough for that.
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By Katie Fustich in General on Oct 07, 2013
Questions have become answers! In a sitdown with CNN, supercool voice actress Susan Bennett talks about what it's like to be telling the 25% of the population who own iPhones (that's 78 million people, yo) if it's going to rain or where they can buy pizza. That's right: She's Siri.
Bennett recorded the Siri voice all the way back in July 2005. At the time, she had "no idea where [it] would end up." She didn't even hear herself on the iPhone until a friend called and said "Isn't this you?" Talk about the opposite of a diva. If I was the voice of Siri, I wouldn't be writing this because I would be too busy sitting in a locked room asking my iPhone existential questions.
This isn't the first time Bennett's voice has been used en masse, though: She was also the voice of "Tillie the All Time Teller" – one of the first ATMs in the 1970s.
But why let me talk about it? Listen to Siri--Err, I mean, Susan Bennett herself tell you more in the interview below:
Thanks to TIME.
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Have (happily) used AVG free since version 7 or even earlier.(Have XP) When CNET advised 2013 was available, I attempted the download... it hung up at about 80-90% according to task bar. Removed and attempted again, with same result. So, tried full version trial and that loaded, but it seemed to be slowing down my other activities. Removed, attempted to load free and have not been successful. Even with removal tool, search showed 335 AVG references; ran removal again, down to about 170... every attempt to clear and download stopped at same place. Eventually paid my $15 to let AVG do it... over 2 hours later, even they gave up. Because I had to be on line for awhile, removed again and downloaded Avast free.... as a stop gap. Will get back with AVG for the paid install, since Avast seems to bog down on occaisions as well.
This is very surprising and disappointing... have always been happy with AVG and never had problems downloading (never had to use removal tool before either)Summary
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Report: Lobbyist Drawing Up Legislation To Ban Gays In NFL
Former Missouri defensive end Michael Sam inspired millions when he came out as homosexual before the 2014 NFL Draft. But, he also inspired those who oppose homosexuals to try to take drastic action.
Could Michael Sam Fit Into Dolphins Plans?
University of Missouri defensive end Michael Sam will be the most debated NFL prospect until his name is called during the 2014 NFL Draft. Some have said his coming out will hurt his draft stock and that he's a "tweener" for an ideal position. In Miami, the question is would he fit with the Dolphins?
Ross Says Fins Would Welcome Sam With "Open Arms"
Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross is the latest NFL executive to weigh in on the landmark decision by NFL Draft prospect Michael Sam to reveal his homosexuality.
Michael Sam Reveals Homosexuality Ahead Of NFL Draft
Former University of Missouri defensive end Michael Sam revealed to the world Sunday night that he is homosexual. The consensus All-American's declaration could set the stage for him to be the first active openly gay player in the history of the NFL. But the decision to reveal his sexuality also comes with great risks for his future in the game of football.


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Monday, March 4, 2013 Tame Impala @ Turner Hall Ballroom March 3, 2013 By Thomas Michalski It probably goes without saying that psychedelic rock is a fairly loose genre. Beyond a certain set of conventions, like repetition, unconventional song structures and time signatures and general tr
Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 The O'Jays @ Potawatomi Bingo Casino Feb. 21, 2013 By Evan Rytlewski Spearheaded by the songwriting/production team Gamble & Huff, the Philly soul renaissance produced almost impossible volumes of great music throughout the '70s, the biggest and most memorable of which came from
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 LAZY w/ Technicolor Teeth @ Circle-A Café Jan. 9, 2013 By Joe Guszkowski After an afternoon that was practically balmy, Wednesday took a familiarly frigid turn post-sundown, bringing us all back to the icy reality that is January in Wisconsin. January is typically a slow time for shows, so Wednesday
Monday, Nov. 26, 2012 Low @ Turner Hall Ballroom Nov. 24, 2012 By Michael Carriere Formed in 1993, Minnesota-based slowcore pioneers Low have lived through tremendous changes within the world of underground music. Such history affords them elder statesmen status at this point, and the strength
On Music 11.08.2012 | | Posted at 12:30 PM David Bazan Revisits "Control" By Evan Rytlewski During my college years in Madison, most of the touring indie-rock bands of interest played at a now-defunct basement coffeeshop with unclear ties to the church next door. I never fully understood that place. The regulars were almost eerily quiet and polite, and the atmosphere was always so much more muted than the revelrous punk shows I was used to from Milwaukee that I never quite knew how to ac...
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 When Warhol Did his Warhol Shtick '10 Portraits' at Jewish Museum of Milwaukee By Tyler Friedman In the early 1960s, Andy Warhol's star was on the rise. The triumph of post-war consumerism had been addressed by the young Warhol to the pleasure of a counter-cultural Zeitgeist bent on thumbing its nose at the values of the Greatest
Thursday, July 5, 2012 The Joy Formidable @ U.S. Cellular Connection Stage, Summerfest July 4, 2012 By Evan Rytlewski <p>As a general rule, there's not much substance to be found in music festival stage banter, but The Joy Formidable lead Ritzy Bryan managed a few sharp insights during the rare pauses in the Welsh power trio's walloping set last nigh...
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Friday, June 29, 2012 Foo Fighters w/ Silversun Pickups @ Marcus Ampitheater June 28, 2012 By Joshua Miller "It's gonna be a long, fuckin' sweaty night," said a jubilant Dave Grohl, a few songs into Foo Fighters' long-anticipated return to Milwaukee.
Monday, March 12, 2012 Tyga @ The Eagles Ballroom March 10, 2012 By Evan Rytlewski Until recently, Young Money's most successful rappers have been outsized personalities, ceaseless showmen who flood every verse with their eccentricities and individualism. The camp's latest star, by comparison, is something of a non-presen...


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January 29, 2015
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January 21, 2015
Monmouth University Marine Scientist Jim Nickels was featured on FiOS 1 News on January 13.
The Series brings highly regarded experts to campus to engage students and the community in dialogue on critical aspects of sustainability.
January 07, 2015
The Asbury Park Press featured a story on Professor John Buzza and students from his entrepreneurship class on January 1.
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A news segment about Wilson Hall at Monmouth University being used as the exterior of Warbucks' mansion was featured on FiOS 1 News on December 19.
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Monmouth University Professor John Buzza was featured in Bloomberg News BusinessWeek on December 12.
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Santander Bank, N.A. announced that it renewed its commitment with Monmouth University for its Santander Universities Global Division to support the Urban Coast Institute (UCI) Marine Science & Policy Initiative.
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Monmouth University's Urban Coast Institute Director Tony MacDonald was featured on CBS New York on October 29.
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Chris Evans—coming to the big screen soon as our newest Captain America—serves as the face and shirtless body for the Gucci Guilty men's fragrance. In this new ad for the fragrance, Evans poses alongside True Blood actress Evan Rachel Wood, who looks like she wouldn't mind indulging in a little guilty pleasure with the good Captain.
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Specialty lingerie chains recorded 20.2 percent of total lingerie sales in France in 2006, according to the latest statistics compiled by the French Fashion Institute, or IFM. That's a big step up from when chains first hit the retail scene here in the early Nineties, then representing around 6 percent of sales.
"Chains have made a spectacular advance," said Nathalie Gennérat, head of research for the lingerie market at IFM. "Their presence is a real menace to both independent boutiques and supermarkets."
Gennérat listed Etam, Darjeeling, Orcanta, Body One and Princesse Tam Tam among the country's leading specialty chains, with Etam "a long way out in front." According to IFM, French women over age 15 spent 2.5 billion euros, or about $4 billion, on lingerie in France in 2006.
Specialty chains have been aggressively expanding in Europe to grab a bigger slice of the innerwear pie. Etam, which operates 279 stores and shop areas in France, with 123 franchises abroad, opened 90 stores last year, of which 20 were in France and the remainder mainly in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
"We've been focusing on emerging countries, as the Anglo-Saxon markets are too saturated," said Judith Sebban, head of Etam's investor relations.
Aside from supermarkets in France, fashion chains such as Hennes & Mauritz are considered the sector's main competitor, churning out bargain bras and panties. As a result, Etam introduced its own low-budget label last fall called Undiz that specializes in young mix-and-match fashion sets. The brand, which now has five stores in shopping malls around Paris, will initially be developed across France, Sebban said.
"It's important to have all of the price points covered," she added, explaining how store renovation, merchandising, evolving product offerings and innovative concepts, such as mother-and-daughter lingerie sets, are among the firm's strategies for maintaining business growth.
"We create very theatrical window displays and have also increased our advertising budget to ensure visibility on billboards and in fashion magazines," she said.


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The Women's Republican Club of Miami, Federated invites you to our upcoming event featuring one of South Florida's most influential radio talk show hosts, Joyce Kaufman who will share her views on how the GOP can move forward and win back seats this election year. Ms. Kaufman, host of "It's all about Joyce" on 850 WFTL Radio, has been featured on CNN, Fox News, CBS Miami, Telemundo, Univision, among others.
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Pain of oil boom: top Texas firms in oilfield accident claims
The drilling boom in Texas' oil and natural gas fields has brought jobs and prosperity, but extracted a bloody human toll. In Texas, 65 oil and gas workers were killed on the job in 2012 — a 10-year high and 50 percent more than in 2011, according to official government statistics. At least 18,000 suffered […]
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A rare look inside a Houston cantina known for human trafficking
La Costeñta cantina was razed in December, with proceeds from the sale of the property and others benefiting teenaged victims of trafficking. Crime scene photos obtained by the Houston Chronicle provide a rare look at a Port of Houston area cantina that functioned for years as a center for a human trafficking ring. Read the […]
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A quick look at questions about Congressman Stockman's campaign finances
In Sunday's Houston Chronicle, read about how Congressman Steve Stockman's campaigns have had a history of reported problems both in 2012-2013 and in the 1990s. In October, Campaign Treasurer Jason Posey filed an amended report disclosing that he and another staffer, Thomas Dodd, had improperly contributed $15,000 to Stockman 2013 campaign. Congressional staffers are not […]
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See where U.S. citizens are being killed in Mexico
Reports of U.S. citizens murdered in Mexico accelerated from 2007-2011 as violence spiked and shootouts occurred in Ciudad Juarez, Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros, Tijuana and other border cities that Americans often visit for work, tourism or to see family. By comparison, most tourist zones have had few or no reported U.S. citizen murders, according to the […]
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Study says if you can't make bond you do more time
Gerald Wheeler is an amateur photographer and published poet who happens to be retired director of Harris County pretrial services. The doctoral researcher has spent a lot of his retirement days over the last year poring through more than 6,000 criminal court records to compile a detailed analysis of what happened to people who could NOT […]
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More about the "shut up" incident involving Judge Edith Jones
Those following the formal complaint filed this week alleging judicial misconduct against Circuit Court Judge Edith Jones, who is based in Houston, can hear for themselves a recording of an incident in September 2011 in which Jones told another circuit court judge to "shut up." Here's a YouTube version of the exchange between Jones, then chief […]
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Civil suits allege trio of labor recruiters engaged in human trafficking
Michael Pol founded an international labor recruiting company and began importing Indian workers to the U.S. in a lucrative business venture with two others.
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Formal complaint of judicial misconduct filed against Circuit Judge Edith Jones
Circuit Judge Edith Jones, a Houston-based jurist who until October was the chief judge of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, is the subject of a formal judicial misconduct complaint submitted this week by 13 different attorneys on behalf of different civil rights, anti-death penalty and ethics groups. The complaint claims Jones made a series […]
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Asset forfeitures – fed and state officials have use the law to target the guilty, and the innocent
Dozens of comments came flooding in this week in response to Washington-based reporter Stewart Powell's piece on the rapid growth of federal asset forfeitures nationwide: http://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/Asset-forfeiture-both-an-effective-tool-4546043.php. See a related slideshow of some of the nation's biggest and most controversial forfeiture cases here: Government forfeitures: Big Business for the feds. Some of these cases are huge – […]
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The Records Man retires
The Texas Public Information Act aka Tx #FOIA requires public officials to respond to document requests quickly – within days and without lame excuses. Unfortunately, reporters get used to having to fight for records since bureaucrats tend to balk. They appeal to the Texas AG for permission to deny requests. They claim to lose them. They […]
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