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Marie, that was during a war with Japan which attacked the USA .
Was France fighting a war with Harkis ? Did the Harkis attack France and were the Harkis a potential source of spies for an enemy at war with France.
@ sherryblack
I'm afraid it's true, kept in camps for 30 years and their children brought up there. However, I'm not surprised you have never heard of the Harkis. The French media practised self-censorship for years on this question. Remember, the head of the public TV stations in France is appointed by the President of the Republic himself, so don't be surprised. ( This is the man, incidentally, who has just criticised Hungary for introducing a 'media law'!!)
It's very simple really. In America there is a free press, so abuses, generally, become known. In France, like so many other countries, you'll never hear or read of these abuses in the media.
@ sanmartinian
I would be interested to know what was "surealistic" in my message to marie-claire when I told her about the Uganda Asians being expelled by Idi Amin.
@ marie-claire
Sorry, I'm trying to follow your reasoning. You told 'Blando' earlier that Britain never had to receive 'repatriés'. I wrote to you and gave you an example of the Uganda Asians who were absorbed immediately into British society within a few weeks of their expulsion. You replied and said, more or less, "well, 70 000 isn't very much really"!!
The Harkis were much more numerous. I don't know if they had French nationality, but they lived in Algeria, which administratively was
"France", not a colony, and they served in the army, so they should have had it, if only in recognition of their services.
Your argument that France couldn't absorb them for economic reasons doesn't hold. They were kept in camps for 25/30 YEARS. Their children grew up in camps. Even recently, under Sarkozy, there was discussion about the 'Harki problem',even after all these years.
Why is this? Perhaps the presence of a far-right party in France has a lot to do with it.
to pumpernickel2,
Thank you for posting here, during my short absence, the table I sent you privately.
As you know the thread it was destined to was closed a little prematurely before I had time to fulfil my promise to post it.
Reading with some delay the important bits of this issue of the Economist, I'm a little alarmed at what I see.
The tendency not to take facts at face value, the increased propaganda, the distortion of realities according to one's wishes, the high pitched hostility, the complete lack of common sense and moderation (which goes on equally elsewhere) have increase dramatically in the last couple of weeks.
It so reminisces me of the atmosphere in the early thirties, I'm beginning to be scared.
Read what should be a technical argument, comments on Time for Plan B, and you'll see what I mean.
You'll even meet Schadenfreudjunior a much more highly qualified officer than his Dad, without even spelling mistakes.
Apart from that amusing contribution, the whole thing shows the stubbornness in pursuing the present politics of divide will enormously increase the gap between the haves and have nots tat are always the main cause for serious historical upheavals.
Biology will certainly prevent me from seeing it, but alarmed I am.
Hope I am very wrong.
Thanks again.
"In Afghanistan we just help to save chinese investments...."
Prehaps you got this impression because the USA does the dirty work of taking out those German citizens in Al Qaeda camps in drone attacks. Apparently there are about 100 German citizens with German passports in Al Qaeda camps.
I suggest Germany spend billions to build some drones to take out the Germans in Al Qaeda training camps .
Why are they depending on a foreign country to do their dirty work for them? If there are 100 Germans in Al Qaeda camps, why is the German military not bearing the burden of taking them out? why is the German taxpayer not paying for taking them out?
"that some in the US (especially the Heritage-Foundation) try to use NATO as a tool to divide et impera!"
What? So according to you the heritage foundation makes foreign policy. I am sorry to notice that the German education system is so poor you don't know that it is governments that make foreign policy, not private organizations.
The heritage foundation is a private non-governmental organizations. There are many private foundations is the USA, some liberal, some conservative. They don't make foreign policy - the government makes foreign policy.
You must be pretty desperate to cherrypick a private non-governmental foundation and use that is the evidence to back up your wild eyed anti-American theories.
PS: Europe depends on Nato because it wants to have its cake and eat it to. If it didn't live under USA protection it would have to spend billions and billions more on its defense. This would mean cuts in its social programs.
Anyway there are two parties to this arrangement - the USA & Europe.
The USA has already made its decision. The USA has been transferring military and diplomatic assets from Europe to Asia for past decade. The USA will be gone from Europe by the next generation.
Don't live in a delusional world where it is only Europeans who make decisions about Nato. There are two other non-European countries in Nato and they have already made their decisions. Canada has removed all its troops from Europe, it has already left Europe in both mind and body. The USA will follow shotly.
Blondo, if you weren't such a new born, on this site, you would know That I never priced the teandem Franco Allemand, and this since they manifested their BILD spirit, I always preferred particular Nations alliances rather than this octopusian aEU administration, but I suppose that the franco-german closeness was/is more disturbing for you the Brits, that can't suffer their eviction as a world power, plus licking Obama's feet didn't bring anything concluant LMAO
Blondo, Ben Ali is Tunisian and was sponsored by the US
If we'd said anything about Ben Ali's regime it's funny how you, Anglo-Saxons, are prompt to point on our ingerence in our former colonies policy !
so motus and bouche cousue, but we didn't acept Ben Ali on our territorry !
"But we should keep in mind, that some in the US (especially the Heritage-Foundation) try to use NATO as a tool to divide et impera!"
It was surely the objective of the Bush administration, but since waters passed under the bridges, America hasn't the means to buy EU leaders anymore, see how the Polish and Czechs missiles were cancelled, prority has been given to pragmatism, and including Russia into the global war on terrorism was part of it: Now, Russians are back in Afghanistan, sure, not as fighters, but as infrastructures builders.
"In Afghanistan we just help to save chinese investments...."
uh that's what I read on a few articles, then the Chinese pay the Americans army :-) some others, (Russians) said that we protect the anglo-saxon drugs traffics !
Hmmm if it happens that, in some part, there is a truth in there, being in Afghanistan isn't this only goal, we rebuild infrastructures, hospitals, schools, and try to educate women, that will make the tribal mentality change there.
@ Marie Claude
I agree with you on most parts of your statement.
But we should keep in mind, that some in the US (especially the Heritage-Foundation) try to use NATO as a tool to divide et impera!
So it`s about results and not some mythtical special relationships
A striking example: SWIFT, europe gained nothing from it, but gives away data that is easily misused for economic espionage.
Or the EU-America summit in Praha (Prag) 2009 - Barroso and the presidents of the member states behaved like a bunch of immature kids towards Obama.
Germany and the Euro-Zone are facing an extremely hard landing wchich will end in a crash.
Thanks for dropping the fake American persona.
With every post your German persona comes through more and more.
If you are American as you claim, why the hell are you so concerned about criticism of Germany?
I don't see you mentioning the "bitching" about France and Britain which is so plentiful in this thread . LOL
uh Josh, how come that Germany is above the lot, and that the markets don't notice it?
FRANKFURT—Germany failed to attract enough bids at its first ultralong bund auction in six months, catching investors somewhat offguard, as the bund line was considered overvalued despite its recent cheapening against euro-zone peers.
"The [German] bond is expensive in relative value terms and this did not help," said Aro Razafindrakola, a strategist at Société Générale in Paris.
By contrast, in a separate tender, Italy sold €8 billion of six-month treasury bills and €2.5 billion of December 2012-dated zero-coupon bonds, or CTZ, amid strong demand, despite money-market volatility as the auction results were released just a few minutes before the European ...
tip to my portugese friend
knowing the British we have to take them as they are.
Finally British problems are not a German business.
And I do not mind at all what the British think they should do or not.
For Germany Britain is absolutely at the sideline.
Germany has more important partners who need full political and economic concentration.
So it is the proper reaction of German politics that they widely ignore the British because only this way they can avoid new rowings and stress.
Too often they had to make the experience that a cooperation is senseless because nobody in the world what the British finally want.
Let them have their five o'clock tea and have a look over the white cliffs of Dover dreaming that the lost Empire will resurrect one morning.
As long as they dream this dream even I like them.
But America is booming for real and on the best way to solve all its problems within the next 4 weeks.
If it is not Britain then it is America actually that is the most successful economy in the moment and within the next months.
As it looks like British economy seems to be in a real boom upwards.
Germany can only look full of jealousy at the British miracle of a booming economy.
2011 seems to be the most successful year of the British economy and I think 2012 will be even better.
The British seem to have got the hang of it.
Hey Schade,
Isn't it amazing how Josh sounds more and more like Teutonicus with his German chauvinism which constantly tries to show Germany in a better light even if it means hiding unplesant facts.
One way to make Teutonicus, sorry I mean Josh go berserk is to post those links from the NewYork times showing Germany's massive sales, over 51% of WMD capability to Saddam. He will literally go berserk.
It will be interesting when he retorts with the same Teuton lies about the USA to cover up Germany's wrong-doing.
Without realizing he writes all the same distortions and half-truths like Teutonics. LOL
Everything you say is perfectly true. But if we were all in complete accord, then what would happen to the verbal give and take that gives these threads so much pungency?
Visit the 'euro area and plan b' thread for a real slugfest. Unless you like everything neat and tidy and wrapped in a ribbon.
Add some more of your spice to the mix, we welcome it. What fun!
Hey Scade,
Please ignore Josh/Teutonicus.
Remember he is a troll and belongs to the propaganga gang of Sanmartarin, Pumpernickel, Apolitica who only post to smear those who spoil their propaganda party.
As you may have noticed all his posts are vicious personal attacks and smears, the classic tactic used by that gang as Maher pointed out.
That's for responding. Do you think the Karlsruhe ruling will be the trigger to the bankrun you predict? How about a little more detail on the process? What will the rest of Europe and the world be doing while the bankrun unfolds? What is the end game and the aftermath?
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I just started using a new coconut oil.. still 76 degree but from diff mfg. When I mix (by hand) my lye/water mixture into my oils, by time I finish pouring the lye/water, the whole batch is JUST ABOUT ready to be poured into mold..... With OLD Coconut oil, I would need to use a stick blender for about 4-5 mins after adding the lye/water mixture. Should I be concerned? nothing but the coconut oil has changed. |
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Interval Junkie --Nobby
2014 Goals: sub-3 Marathon
Current Status 11/10: Back to building up miles. Junk feels mostly okay. Kinda.
Not as cool, but someone in this town has RUN 262 as part of the normal plate sequence.
Well at least someone here is making relevance to the subject.
I wonder if 262 SUB5 is taken?
Must admit that if I saw that plate, I'd think the owner is kinda a douche. Sorry. The guy in the office next to me is a sub 3 marathoner and actually won a marathon, but he never talks about it unless asked and even then is very modest about it.


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A survey of public conveniences in Chennai has lessons for planners in other Indian cities.
Like many cities in India, the need for toilets in Chennai is great. For example, a survey of 3.2 lakh residents of undeclared slums in Chennai — published by the Slum Clearance Board in 2005 — revealed that only 29 per cent of them had access to individual toilets or pit latrines, while the rest depended on public toilets or had no access at all.
But when Transparent Chennai — an action research project on urban governance — surveyed and mapped 49 public toilets in one zone of north Chennai, we found that more than half the toilets there were barely used by residents, including women and children. How could this be the case in a city where the need for sanitation is so great?
Our mapping of the zone revealed that toilets were not located in areas of greatest need. They were found in areas with very little foot-traffic, away from bus stops, market areas and informal sector workplaces. Toilets were also poorly maintained, had frequent blockages, and lacked water and electricity. Our map of toilets shows how they are unequally distributed throughout the zone — some wards had multiple toilets, while many had none. When we compared our toilets map with a map of undeclared slums — areas where the need for toilets would be the greatest — it showed that very few of these slum areas had a toilet nearby.
How could toilets have been built in this manner? Our research showed that decisions about building toilets in the city are not based on data about needs and existing resources. Building toilets in the absence of such data has led to the misallocation of scarce resources.
Poor record keeping
Collecting the most basic data on public toilets revealed the shoddy state of record keeping. We wanted to know the number and locations of public toilets in the city, but the Buildings Department at the Chennai Corporation, responsible for the toilet structures, did not have a centralised record. We were told to ask each zonal office for this information. We visited the offices, sometimes multiple times, and also filed a Right to Information (RTI) application. The data given to us voluntarily by the engineers listed a total of 572 toilets in the city, but the RTI response showed 714. Every single zone listed a different number of toilets in the RTI than they had reported to us voluntarily. Mapping the toilets in the zone we studied, a zone with a considerable population of slum-dwellers and informal sector workers who rely on public toilets, uncovered further problems; the government's database often lacked specific location information, and sometimes misidentified locations entirely.
Interviews with the different agencies charged with providing sanitation for the poor in the city indicated that they do not make any efforts to share data with one another, data that could be used to build resources effectively and target them to areas of greatest need.
The construction and maintenance of public toilets in the city is the primary responsibility of the Corporation of Chennai, while other agencies act as support. The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB), better known as Metro Water, is supposed to provide water and sewer lines to these toilets. The Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board is responsible for providing hygienic conditions for slum dwellers in the city. Ideally, the location of a toilet should be based on an assessment of need and the availability of sewerage networks. However the Corporation does not seek Metro Water's advice before choosing locations for new construction. Sewer lines are instead connected to the toilet at a much later stage, in locations that are often not suitable for easy maintenance. The result is frequent sewer blockages, leaving the toilets unusable. Further, our study revealed that the Slum Clearance Board does not share its data about declared and undeclared slums with the Corporation, which means that toilets are often built with no relationship to existing settlements of the poor.
None of this comes as a surprise to those familiar with city services, especially those focused on the poor. But familiarity should not blind us to the very real impact of these processes: toilets are underutilised because they are not built in the places where they are most urgently needed, and then the lack of users at existing toilets is used as evidence that more public toilets are not needed in the city. But public toilets are a vital and necessary stopgap measure to increase access to sanitation, while the government undertakes the complex process of ensuring that every individual household has a toilet.
The poor quality of existing city level data, and the unwillingness of city agencies to use this data to allocate resources, means that even the limited existing public services fail to reach the needy. The lesson for Indian cities from our research in Chennai is that if city managers are serious about improving equity, efficiency and accountability in service provision, a prerequisite is that infrastructure decisions be based on rich public data that captures ground realities.
(Somya Sethuraman is a researcher with Transparent Chennai, housed at the Centre for Development Finance, IFMR. She was recently appointed a member of the Steering Committee on "Urban Water Supply and Sanitation" for the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission's 12th Five-Year Plan. E-mail: email@example.com)
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So this isn't very big news, but I think that the forum would be interested considering that there is no real NFL news until training camps open...
I was at a charity bowling event in Miami last night, hosted by Stephen Tulloch and Rosenhaus Sports Representation. The last thing that I was expecting to see was a Steeler, but about 30 minutes after I sat down I see none other than Lawrence Timmons mingling in the crowd. I actually did a double take, because he looks so much bigger than I remember him from TV, pictures, or from Heinz Field. He has REALLY bulked up this offseason, and was by far the largest athlete there. I actually thought of the picture copied below, and he makes the guy in this pic look skinny...
I don't know how much weight he has put on, but it looked to be all in his shoulders, chest, and arms. I was talking one of the Rosenhaus guys, and he was really excited about him, too. He kept going on about how much of a beast he is and that he is going to the ProBowl this year...
I got to meet him later, and he was really well spoken and friendly. He jokingly made fun of me and a few friends for drinking beers, and was disappointed that my buddy's girl was drinking diet coke instead of "Coke and Henn' ".
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As someone who consumed organic food for several years I can attest that none of the organic food I ate tasted better than its conventional counterpart.
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PRESCOTT VALLEY - Logan Fougnies took the literal crushing blow when a pass by Orme's Metehan Akcam smashed into his face midway through the third quarter of the 1A boys basketball state title game on Saturday afternoon.
The Gilbert Christian team felt the metaphorical hit about a half hour later.
The Knights' quest for a second consecutive championship came up short as Orme's international starting five proved too talented in a 68-56 victory at Tim's Toyota Center.
Gilbert Christian went undefeated last season and hadn't lost to a 1A team this year, but met its match.
"We've had a lot of adversity this year and our guys had come through it every (time)," Gilbert Christian coach Jim White said. "I just figured we'd do it again. I was kind of surprised we didn't overcome…but boy, that's an athletic team."
The Knights (28-4) were within four points with 3:33 remaining when Roberto Reyes made one of two free throws, but Orme went on an 11-3 run the rest of the way to wrap up the win.
Gilbert Christian had trouble hitting its shots from outside as Orme turned up the defense late.
"We ran some sets in the second half, and I thought we were going to hit (the jump shots)," White said. "But we didn't. And give them a lot of credit, because they did. This is a tough place to shoot it, and they did well."
All five of Orme's starters are from out of the country, but worked together well in the victory. Akcam led the way with 25 points and Theo Young added 23. All 68 points came from the starters. Michel Nzege was a defensive stopper on the interior, frustrating Gilbert Christian big man Connor Patterson and clogging up the middle when the Knights penetrated.
The officiating crew also allowed more contact in the paint than usual.
"Our big (Patterson) is used to being at the line a lot," White said. "I'm not sure how many times he was, but it wasn't as many as we thought it would be. It was just a little different tempo than we were used to."
A smooth season hit a bump for Gilbert Christian on Jan. 10, when coach Steve Currier was fired.
The Knights were 12-0 since White took over, but came up a game short.
"I think we grew as a team through the adversity," White said. "We didn't get the ultimate goal… but it was still a special high school experience (making the title game)."
Gilbert Christian will return four starters next season and sixth man Roberto Reyes as it moves up to Division III next season.
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Wonka Randoms Gummy Variety (and some Rowntree)Wonka, a Nestle company, has been trying get traction with some newer candies over the past decade. There have been many introductions, but none have the staying power of some of the classic candies under the Wonka label, like Runts, SweeTarts and Nerds. The new Wonka Randoms are billed as an Endless Gummy Variety because there are dozens of different shapes and colors possible, each bag is likely to be a unique mix of possibilities. There are five different colors/flavors and three different textures. The easiest version to spot is the transparent molded shapes which come in yellow, orange, pink, purple and red. Some also have a foamy white bottom with a transparent fruity top layer. Then the third version is also a foamy bottom, but they're usually dome shaped and have a dollop of goo in the center under the transparent layer. The variety of shapes is quite charming. Most are mundane and realistic, such as trains, crowns, ships, alligators, unicorns, pieces of candy (how meta), paintbrushes, footprints and bicycles. The Pink are Strawberry, or something similar. It's bright and tangy with a mellow jam quality instead of fresh fruit. They're soft and with a balanced and dense flavor. Orange are Orange. It was ordinary and a little disappointing, as it tasted more like an orange popsicle than a good, zesty orange gummy. The package says that the flavors and colors are all natural, and includes real orange and lemon juice. Red is Cherry. This one was admirable. It had a light black currant note to it, a bit of tangy bite and less sweetness than the others. Purple is Grape. I was rather surprised this was a flavor. I didn't care much for it, as it was rather like eating generic purple jelly on toast at a diner. It was tangy and had a fruity note, but didn't taste as good as some other grape gummis I've had from Japan. Yellow is Lemon. It's a very strong lemon flavor, with a blend of tartness, zest and sweetness. It had a concentrate note to it (which I always associate with aluminum, for some reason) but was very flavorful. The Marshmallow Whip ones were very similar, but a bit bouncier from the aerated gummy base.It gives it a creamier note, but also dilutes the overall intensity of the flavor. The Jam Filled were okay, the jam was mostly sweet, without much of its own flavor contribution. It definitely made the pieces a quicker chew, less dense. Since Nestle is a global company, they have a much larger presence in Europe. Many of the Wonka products we know in the United States are under the Rowntree brand in the United Kingdom and parts of Europe. I first saw Rowntree Randoms in London when was there back in March and picked up a few little bags. The Rowntree packaging doesn't state where they're made, but the Wonka Randoms are made in the Czech Republic, which is also where previous Wonka gummis (such as the Squishy Sploshberries and Sluggles) were also manufactured. The molds and flavors were the same as far as I could tell. Overall, the idea of so many different shapes in a single bag is delightful. The actual flavor variety doesn't quite float my boat - I like pineapple and a wider range of citrus flavors in my gummis. These look great in a bowl and are fun to share. Many parents will appreciate that they use naturally derived flavors and colors. They're not gluten free and there's no statement about other allergens like peanuts and tree nuts. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 11:55 am Candy • Goo Filled • Review • Nestle • Gummi Candy • 7-Worth It • Czech Republic • Target • Comments (2) Monday, July 14, 2014
Ghirardelli Minis - Sweet Dark Chocolate and Cookie BitsGhirardelli has a very large and varied line of chocolate bars and individually wrapped squares. This year they also introduced a new line of Ghirardelli minis in five varieties: Milk & Caramel, Milk Chocolate Sea Salt Almond, Milk Chocolate Toffee Crisp, Dark Chocolate minis and Sweet Dark Chocolate Cookie Bits minis. The package explains that "minis are the sweet way to share your love of chocolate ... anytime, anywhere." The bag is rather slight at only 4.1 ounces but is priced comparably (per ounce) to the bars. I chose the Sweet Dark Chocolate Cookie Bits because it was a flavor I'd never seen in the bars or the standard squares before. Unfortunately the package doesn't detail the cacao percentage. The packaging is a beautiful matte, medium blue that I found very appealing. The wrappers are also easy to open, which I appreciate when spending a little more on my candy. I have to say that I don't understand the point of these. They squares are 7 grams each, while the regular Ghirardelli Squares are 10.75 - so they're about 2/3 the size of the original version. They're a little thicker, but not unwrapped like so many Bites and Minis are these days. (Not that I think they would fare well jumbled in a bag, they'd probably break and get scuffed up instead looking incredibly charming. The little squares are about one inch on each side. The smell is odd for a chocolate product, it reminds me of frosting in a can, overly sweet with more of a cocoa and vanilla extract scent than the complex smell of chocolate. The bite is easy, and the thickness of the chocolate means that the little cookie bits have space to stack up and provide some texture. The cookie pieces are crunchy and less than sweet overall, which is a welcome change from the chocolate itself. The chocolate is smooth, but like the smell, tastes a bit on the fake side. I know it's not, that it's probably the cookies giving off that smell, but it just turned me off from the experience. I was hoping for some sort of deluxe version of the Limited Edition Hershey's that come out from time to time, but here I found it no better. I'm still keen to try some of the other flavors, this minis line seems to be a bit more on the comfort candy side of flavor combinations than the regular line, which I think is fun. This one just didn't work for me. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:52 pm Candy • Review • Ghirardelli • Chocolate • Cookie • Kosher • 6-Tempting • United States • Target • Comments (0) Monday, June 23, 2014
Simply Balanced Dark Chocolate Mixed Berry (Target)Target has a variety of house brands on their shelves right now, though not that many in the candy aisle any longer. I did spot this new variety of little fruity chocolate morsels and picked up Simply Balanced Mixed Berry Fruit Juice Pieces Covered in Dark Chocolate. I don't actually know what these are supposed to be called, since that sounds more like a description than a name. The brand called Simply Balanced is also new to me, the package says that its goodness guarantee takes the guesswork out of eating well. As far as I can tell, a Canadian confectioner called Brookside invented the concept of a little antioxidant-themed jelly morsel covered in dark chocolate back in late 2010. They grew quickly enough that Hershey's decided to purchase the company and of course knock-off versions have emerged over the intervening years. This version from Target has some interesting elements to it. They're made with Rainforest Alliance certified cacao from Ecuador. Though it's nice dark chocolate, it's only 60%. The package also calls them fruit juice pieces, similar to the language used by Brookside for their jelly thingies. In reality they're jellies. They're made from glucose, water, fruit juice from concentrate, citric acid, pectin and corn starch. So, it's less fruit juice and mostly sugar. Honestly, I would mind something called dark chocolate covered fruit jellies (those already exist, and they're usually raspberry or orange flavored and usually sticks). But this new genre of candy is trying to paint itself with the fine qualities of antioxidant rich berries, when the reality is they're made from not just blueberry, pomegranate and cranberry juice, but also apple and lemon. As much as I may make fun of their marketing materials, it is a list of ingredients that I could put together in my kitchen (though the end product wouldn't look as nice). The pieces are large, like Peanut M&Ms instead of the smaller pieces from Brookside. The coats are not quite as smooth, a little dinged up, I think, from getting jostled around. But still shiny. They smell a little fruity, with some woodsy notes of chocolate. The bite is pretty soft, the jelly center is springy and dissolves quickly. Some had a small hint of grainy sugar to them, but most were smooth. The chocolate is creamy and has a good, quick melt and soft bite. The fruity centers were tangy with a strong blueberry and cranberry flavor to them. There's a light bitter note towards the end that reminded me of cranberries. The pieces are easy to eat and a nice change from nut and chocolate combinations. They're not innovative, but nicely done. The ingredients are pretty clean and the use of Rainforest Alliance cacao and labeling it as being made with non-GMO ingredients is a nice touch. The candies contain soy and are made in a facility that also processes milk, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and eggs. (Too bad, it would be nice if these were at least free of some of the major allergens.) They're kind of expensive at $3.59 for only 7 ounces, but comparable to the Trader Joe's, Brookside and Brach's versions price wise, but I actually prefer them. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:34 pm All Natural • Candy • Review • Chocolate • Ethically Sourced • Jelly Candy • 8-Tasty • Target • Comments (0) Monday, June 16, 2014
Peeps Minis Vanilla CremeJust Born has introduced a new year-round version of marshmallow Peeps. The new Peeps Minis are different in a few ways. First, they're not packaged a tray, they're tossed together into a stand up, reasealable bag. Second, they're mini versions of individual Peeps, each Peeps is not a single bite. They're available in several different flavors, but the only one I can find here in Los Angeles right now is the Vanilla Creme Peeps Minis. The package holds on 3.4 ounces and cost $2.79 at Target. They're part of this whole hand-to-mouth snacking trend, as they analysts call it, that I refer to as morselization. The surprising thing about Peeps Minis is that they do fulfill a big hole in the candy aisle. There are no sugar crusted marshmallows. If you meander over to the ingredient aisle in grocery stores you'll find starch coated Jet-Puffed and Campfire marshmallows, but they're only rarely found in the candy aisle (usually in special displays for S'mores along with graham crackers and chocolate bars). They do smell a lot like cake. A sort of butter flavored cake, maybe pound cake and strongly of vanilla extract. Each Peep is pretty small. They're about half the weight of a regular Peep (which is usually about 8.5 grams) at about 4 grams each. There are only 14 calories per Peep, mostly because they don't weight much and are made from sugar and a little protein. I like white Peeps because they have no artificial colors to get in the way of the flavors. They do taste rather cakey, like an Angel Food Cake in both flavor profile and actual texture. I liked them much more than I thought, though I still doubt I'd pick these up as a go-to candy, even in the summer. My biggest issue is the eyes, I can't stand the little wax eyes on Peeps, I have to pull them off, which means that I can't just eat them. They are an ideal version of Peeps to take to the movies, as the package is very quiet and of course they're easy to share ... and would probably pair very well with popcorn. It seemed like there was less sugar sanding on the, and because the package does a better job of containing the leftover sugar than the trays, they were far less messy. I don't know how good of a job the zipper-top package does at keeping them fresh, I only had them for a few days, did not seal them and they're still fresh. (But it's a bit more humid in Southern California as were in our June Gloom weather pattern of low clouds in the morning.) They're gluten free and fat free (as if people have allergies to fat). They're made in the USA, and may contain milk but have no other notations about allergens such as nuts. Since they're marshmallows, they're also made with gelatin and are not for vegetarians. There's no specification as to the source of the gelatin, so I would guess it's porcine. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:17 pm Candy • Morselization • Peeps • Review • Just Born • Marshmallow • 7-Worth It • United States • Target • Comments (3) Monday, June 2, 2014
Dove Hazelnut Crisp Dark Chocolate PromisesBack in January Target introduced Dove Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Promises for Valentine's Day. Instead of an actual gianduia product,which would combine hazelnut paste with chocolate, these were just dark chocolate with a hazelnut flavoring. Dove hasn't abandoned the idea to Valentine's Day, instead they've released the new Target-Exclusive flavor: Dove Hazelnut Crisp Dark Chocolate Promises. The curious difference here is not actual hazelnut pieces, but little crispy bits. The bits are made from tapioca starch and rice flour, so for those who avoid wheat, these might seem like a good option (sadly the full allergen disclosure says that they're made on shared equipment with wheat, so those with extreme sensitivities should be aware). They have the same nutty smell and deep cocoa notes. The flavor of the Promises doesn't disappoint. The chocolate is soft to bite, quick to melt and has a very dense, brownie batter flavor to it. There are a lot of toasted and woodsy notes to the chocolate and a light sort of chalky dryness towards the end, even though it's exceptionally fatty. The cookie bits are interesting, they remind me of the sort of Oreo-like bits found in the Cookies & Cream type chocolate confections. It's a little sandy, very crunchy but less cereal-like than a corn flake bit or crisped rice. The addition of the texture is successful. It's just the sort of boost these needed to make me eat them one after another. It would be ideal if they actually were gluten free, since celiacs have been denied the wonders of cookies and cream for far too long. A previous Target-exclusive flavor was Sea Salt Caramel, which is now widely available.
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Twix Unwrapped BitesThe final candy bar in the Mars pantheon to be morselized is the Twix Bar. The new unwrapped bite size version was just released this month in stores. Twix Unwrapped Bites are exactly what they sound like, a bag of tiny little Twix bars (more like nuggets) all jumbled up, out of the wrapper and ready to eat. Mars already makes bites which include the primary elements for the classic bar version, but have different ratios because of the miniaturization process. It's an uneven transfer to the new format, in some case I prefer the new ratios, in others I think that one or more elements is lacking. So far I've tried: Milky Way, Milky Way Simply Caramel, 3 Musketeers, and Snickers. The little lumps aren't really that pretty, but they're chocolatey, so that's appealing. Like the other bites, they get scuffed up tumbling around in the package, so they don't have the elegant, shiny ripples of the long fingers. They smell sugary and sweet, just like regular Twix bars. They're not as messy as I find regular Twix, as I pop the whole thing in my mouth at once. The crunch of the cookie is good, there's a bit higher ratio of chocolate in this version, and a good caramel chew to bring the elements together. Sweet, milky, a mild sandy crunch ... a good blend of textures. Like the other bites, it's easy to mix them in with other items to create a custom mix. I think this might be good with a Chex Mix if you're a sweet & savory person. I thought it was interesting to note that in the United Kingdom, Mars also introduced a morsel version of Twix last year. It's a little different though. Since I knew that the Twix Unwrapped Bites were coming to the United States, I made sure to find the Twix Mix while I was in London back in March so I could compare them. The format of Twix Mix is actually a mix of little nuggets of biscuit (cookie) and caramel. They're slightly different shapes, so if you'd prefer to eat one or the other, or make sure you're mixing them, you can pick them out. The caramel pieces are just little spheres of a firm caramel covered in a very milky, thin chocolate shell. The biscuit pieces are a little flatter. The effect is actually quite nice. The ratios don't match the classic Twix bar at all, and the milk chocolate is much milkier and the whole experience is a bit more on the malt side than the usual emphasis on the toffee/caramel notes. As a confectionery snack, they're good and different enough from a bridge mix or something as traditional as Milk Duds. The American Twix Unwrapped Bites have no notation on the packaging regarding the cocoa sourcing yet, though Mars promises that is coming in the next few years. They contain dairy, soy and gluten and may contain traces of peanuts.
POSTED BY Cybele AT 11:45 am Candy • Morselization • Review • Mars • Caramel • Chocolate • Cookie • Kosher • 7-Worth It • United States • Target • Comments (4) Monday, March 31, 2014
Hershey's Milk Chocolate Almond EggsAlongside the Hershey's Milk Chocolate Eggs on shelves this year are the new Hershey's Milk Chocolate Covered Almond Eggs. They're not something particularly Easter-themed, as chocolate covered almonds are already rather egg shaped. But they're still a welcome item, since some chocolate covered nuts sound less sweet than the many other marshmallowy, sugar-crusted and white chocolate items that typify the holiday fare. They were expensive, as real nut items often are. I picked up this 7.1 ounce bag for $3.29, which is on par with what I'd usually pay for an item from Whole Foods ... yet I bought this at Target. They look great. Dark and glossy. They varied in size quite a bit, from a peanut all the way up to an almond in the shell. I expected this, because almonds themselves vary. The chocolate itself is Hershey's tangy, cheesy, fudgy chocolate ... it's odd. But it goes well with the almonds, which are well chosen, nicely crunchy and good quality. I ate the whole bag in about two days, so I must have liked them, but I didn't feel satisfied by any particular element. The chocolate is gritty and has that Hershey's burp note ... the almonds are good, but the fact that I spent over $3 on less than half a pound of a Hershey's chocolate product was a little odd. Hershey's had a version of these in their Pieces line that had a candy shell which added to the texture experience, but I haven't see those in stores for a while. If you're a lover of the Hershey's Milk Chocolate with Almond bar and wanted an Easter version, I think these ratios are good. The allergen warning only says that these may contain traces of peanuts. They are made with soy, dairy and almonds as well. There's no note on gluten or wheat at all. Related Candies
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Jolly Rancher Strawberry and Green AppleWhile most hard candy is considered "old people candy", Jolly Rancher really sets itself apart as an intense sweet for all ages. Most of us encounter Jolly Rancher candies as little twist wrapped pieces in a bowl. So when I saw this little rectangular pack at Target, I thought it was an interesting way to format the iconic candy. Jolly Rancher Strawberry and Green Apple Hard Candy has 1.2 ounces and 9 pieces inside. Each is wrapped in a piece of clear cellophane, easy to carry, easy to share and with just two flavors. The pieces are different from what I'm accustomed to with Jolly Rancher candies. They're not little rods, they're squares. The ingredients are also slightly different. The original Jolly Rancher hard candies are not aerated, there are no bubbles in them and they're ever so slightly soft, like some sort of viscous solid. The ingredients list corn syrup first, then sugar. In these little squares, it's sugar first, then corn syrup. Looking at the candies, they're not glassy transparent either, so it appears they've been aerated slightly. I started with Green Apple, because that's the iconic flavor that Jolly Rancher is known for. It's a tough flavor, because part of its profile is its artificiality. It was definitely tangy and caustic at first, like some sort of chemical peel for my tongue. That faded quickly into the familiar acidic green apple flavor. What was most surprising was the crunch ... I could crunch it. Because the pieces are small, you can crunch away immediately and there's not tooth-cement issue. Still, the artificial flavor has a sort of of "sour but maybe bitter and salty at the same time" flavor going that was not as good as I recall the truly authentic version having. Strawberry is quite tart at the beginning and reminded me immediately of sorbet (which often has an extra little pop of lemon juice in it). The flavor is bold and pretty well rounded and only has a slight note of metallic artificiality to it. It's fresh tasting, overall. I like the crunchy, it's not too much candy. My roll had three Green Apple pieces and the rest were Strawberry, so the flavors are not evenly distributed. (Lifesavers always had an order to them, though you might not get a roll that started with the same flavor, they always went in the same progression once you started.) The way the package is made, you have to tear the outer wrapper to get to the inner pieces ... they seem to be glued in there. I felt these were missing one of the key attributes of Jolly Rancher hard candies, the smooth, syrupy dissolve. Without that, the flavor was just passable, nothing terribly exciting. I might feel differently if they had the Fire Stix in this format, as there really is no other cinnamon hard candy roll out there (since Reed's disappeared), even if they don't have the same texture as regular Jolly Rancher. But they're not a great value and difficult to unwrap. These are made in Mexico. There's no nutritional information on the wrapper and nothing, at this time, on the Hershey's webpage for Jolly Rancher that lists it for this particular version of the product. There is also no statement about allergens, but does contain soy. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 3:10 pm Candy • Review • Hershey's • Hard Candy & Lollipops • 5-Pleasant • Mexico • Target • Comments (2) |
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Maria Maior, left, her fiance, Shane Palmer, her 12-year-old son, Brandon, and their two dogs in their room at an extended-stay motel in Itasca, Ill., Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. The family was the subject of a Tribune article in October, chronicling their homelessness, which included living in a storage unit. Since the article, readers offered support, including money and a job for Maria. The family now has the means to stay at the motel until they can save to rent more stable housing. Read the story. (David Pierini, Chicago Tribune / November 18, 2009) |
Maria Maior, her fiance Shane Palmer and her 12-year-old son Brandon were featured in an Oct. 28 story on the spike in homeless families and students.Their plight sparked an outpouring of donations, from dog food to cash, allowing the family to move out of the cold 10-by-24-foot unit and into an Itasca motel. "I never dreamed that so many people would care," said the 39-year-old mother. "They didn't even know us, and yet they were willing to help us out."
To most people, squeezing two adults, a pre-teen, a chow and Rottweiler into a no-frills motel near the interstate would hardly qualify as luxury lodging.
But Maior pronounced the accommodations "heavenly," ticking off a long list of amenities -- starting with heat, a refrigerator and a bathroom.
"I'll never take those things for granted again," she said, while Brandon watched cartoons.
Maior also started a new job Wednesday as a machine operator, earning $9 an hour -- her first full-time employment in about 18 months. Contributions, along with her paychecks, will make it possible for them to stay at the motel at a reduced rate through December. "We have a real good shot of getting back on our feet," said Palmer, who did a brisk business installing carpeting before the housing market went belly-up.
After layoffs, falling behind in their bills, getting evicted from their apartment and losing their transportation (an uninsured drunken teen plowed into their parked van), the family teetered on the edge.
Their solution: hunkering down in a $179-a-month storage unit, along with their household items and furniture.
"We're not real good at asking for help," Palmer explained, "which is probably how we got into this situation to begin with."
With Americans reeling from foreclosures and unemployment, the family certainly has lots of company. And Brandon is one of thousands of students in the Chicago area classified as homeless.
In the first quarter of the school year, the number of transient students was at an all-time high, with suburban Cook, Will and McHenry counties all posting increases of 70 percent or more compared with the same period a year ago.
"The more affluent towns can no longer say, 'We don't have homeless here.' Now, it's undeniable," said Maggie Dempsey, homeless liaison coordinator for School District U-46, where Brandon is in the seventh grade.
If there is an upside, it is increased awareness, said Dempsey, whose efforts also benefited from the public's generosity. She received about $200 for the Project Access Fund, which helps buy supplies for the 230 students in the northwest suburbs living in motels, campers, shelters or doubled-up with relatives.
The family's dire straits touched Berneice Woodson, a soldier serving in Iraq, who read the story in Stars and Stripes.
"I can't do much, but I can at least put them in a hotel," wrote Woodson, who is with the Ohio National Guard and one of more than 65 people who contacted the Tribune with offers of assistance.
Jeff Charnogorsky of Hawthorn Woods recruited a buddy, Kevin Ritter, and treated the family to dinner. Together, they sat down at a Denny's, trying to plot a turnaround strategy.
"I think it was Brandon's statement, 'As long as I have my parents, I'm fine with this,'" said Charnogorsky, a small-business owner, explaining his motivation. "It takes a special kid to be able to look at his current situation with that attitude. As the father of a 13-year-old boy, I guess it hit me even more."
As a fellow animal lover, Lori Stein felt compelled to reach out, especially because she also owns two large canines.
"You obviously treat them as members of the family and are fighting to keep them with you," wrote the North Side resident, who responded with a gift card for dog food.
The story also tipped off relatives and former neighbors who had no idea that the family's life had capsized.
When Brandon's football team, the Bartlett Raiders, met the Bloomingdale Bears, his former team, this year for the Super Bowl title in the Bill George Youth Football League, the Bloomingdale parents gave the family an envelope of checks, cash and gift cards, drawing them into a circle of warmth and community. (Bartlett is planning something of its own this weekend.)"We just cried," Maior said.
Folks on both sides of the field admonished them for being so secretive about the downward spiral.
"There's just no easy way to drop this into a conversation," said Palmer, stretching out on the motel bed. "You just can't say, 'Hey, I'm glad you're doing well. By the way, we're homeless.'"
The family still faces daunting obstacles, including repairing tarnished credit. But for now, they have gained some traction and hope for a better Thanksgiving than in 2008.
"We had no idea that people could be so good," he said. "And we're grateful."


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7 Ye husbands, likewise dwelling with them according to knowledge, giving honour to the female as to the weaker vessel and as to the co-heirs of the grace of life: that your prayers be not hindered. | 7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers. |
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So you re saying you were running before the wind , 4-5 ft seas with a genoa. That moves all the force forward on the boat to te bow. As you dropped down the face of a wave it would pull the bow down. A recipie for trouble .
Wouldn't it just be better to reef your main and keep the center of force further back.
In my experience when my boat is overmatched because of sail area, the object is to reduce it, not shift the center of force forward. It makes the boat harder to handle. To gain control of te conditions balancing the boat is most important. One sail up, epecially the jib makes my boat more difficult to steer.
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There are others here with tons more experience than me, but in response to OP prior stated concern about gybing in following seas, running on genoa alone completely eliminates the threat of a gybe. Perhaps that's obvious, but I didn't see it mentioned.
Virtually all my sailing is in protected river water, but last May I was down in Delaware Bay by Miah Maull Shoal when it started to blow and I was caigjt in 4-5' following seas. I did manage to get on the cabin top to get my sail down (no lazy jacks on my boat), and then ran on the genoa. Even with that, I had my hands full pulling the wheel all the way to port every few seconds to prevent broaching. It took both hands, and lasted about 90 minutes. I had a water bottle on my binnacle drink holder and could not pause long enough to take a drink. My mouth dried out so much I ended up with cracked lips, but I just couldn't grab the water bottle.
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14 But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice immorality. | 14 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: You have people there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin by eating food sacrificed to idols and by committing sexual immorality. |
15 So you also have some who hold the teaching of the Nicola'itans. | 15 Likewise you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. |
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MIDDLEBURY, Vt. ? Middlebury College Professor of Political Science and Addison County Independent columnist Eric Davis is available to comment on the upcoming United States Supreme Court case on Vermont's 1997 campaign finance law. The court will consider the constitutionality of the law following oral arguments scheduled for Feb. 28.
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In the case before the Supreme Court, Randall v. Sorrell, the justices will consider whether Vermont can put limits on the amount of money that candidates for state office may spend. By regulating overall spending, not just campaign contributions, the Vermont law places limits on the amount of money candidates may spend on their campaigns, whether that money is raised from individuals, interest groups, or political parties. Vermont Right to Life, the Vermont Republican Party, and other political activists say the law violates their constitutional right to free speech. This case will provide the opportunity for the Supreme Court to revisit some of its important holdings in the area of campaign finance and the First Amendment in light of the state and federal efforts to control the cost of political campaigns over the last 30 years. A decision from the high court is expected by June 2006.
Eric Davis is a professor of political science at Middlebury College. He teaches courses on American politics, the presidency, Congress and elections. He has been a close observer of presidential, congressional and Vermont elections for more than 25 years. Davis writes a biweekly political column for the Addison Independent, and frequently provides political commentary for several Vermont media organizations, including Vermont Public Radio, WCAX-TV and the Rutland Herald. He has been interviewed by a number of publications, including The New York Times, The Boston Globe and The Washington Post. Davis received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Brown University, and his doctorate from Stanford University. He joined the Middlebury College faculty in 1980.