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Richard White: Individual with criminal record cannot serve as a director
Q. Can an individual, who has a criminal record, be elected as a condominium director or officer? Can this be challenged in court or other legal venue? We recently had an election where such a person lost by one vote.
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A. The condominium statute does disqualify such a person from serving as a director, FS 718.112. What would happen if such a person were elected and was allowed to sit on the board and vote? Any action taken by the board and the association could be determined as improper and made unenforceable. Say the association elected a person who did have a criminal record and at the first board meeting they voted to enforce a rule violation in court. The violator in court could say that there was a director who was not qualified to vote on the enforcement issue. While I cannot say what the judge would rule, I think you can see the situation the board would be in trying to enforce any rule.
Q. I am a director on the board of a HOA. I recently took a position on a change to our bylaws that put some homeowners at odds with other members. The manager took it upon himself to send an e-mail to all directors about the concerns of my actions. In so many words, I was accused of an unspecified illegal act and unethical behavior. Did the manager break any laws by publicly airing his admonition of me to the other directors? Is the manager out of bounds by injecting himself in a controversial issue about a pending bylaw change?
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A. Since I do not know the details of the bylaw change, I cannot provide a solution that will answer your question. I will say that a manager can be placed in a difficult position of knowing of acts by the board or directors that are in violation of the statutes or documents. The manager must then decide if he/she must jeopardize their job and do the correct thing to report the matter. You engage a manager to provide guidance and direction. Should a serious breach by the board take place and the manager not report the matter, his/her license could be revoked. I have been placed in similar situations twice in my management career. I found that the boards were acting illegally and notified the members of the illegal acts. On one of the occasions I was fired. It is a tough choice by the manager to report the matter knowing of improper actions by the board. A well-trained manager will advise the board of their illegal acts and report the matter to the members. It is not a personal thing, just a position the manager must take.
Q. We would like to change our rules. Is there a repository or some source we could go to get samples of rules? Can you provide a list of other condominiums whose rules we could use? We do not want to reinvent the wheel by drafting them ourselves to address legal problems that other may have already resolved by others.
St. Petersburg
A. Do you realize that you are addressing the documents and the deed restrictions? Is there something that has happened to your recorded rules that require such changes? Never attempt to change your rules and regulations without a valid need and legal guidance. When you and your neighbors purchased, you agreed to comply with the rules and regulations. If you change them, you now must have the members agree to the changes to their deed restrictions. They must be properly drafted, approved and recorded in the county records. No two associations are the same. Since associations differ in their requirements, there is no such thing as a standard set of documents of rules and regulations. However, there are varying degrees of rules. While you have your documents and their rules and regulations, the board can adopt certain rules and policies that do not conflict with the recorded rules. Some of these policies can involve collections, inspections, and architectural changes, along with a host of other policies. A policy is nothing more that the board putting in writing a set of guidelines that can be changed from board meeting to board meeting. They are approved by the board and do not conflict with the documents. Such a policy could set a location for dogs to be walked and areas that are restricted. Another could be the hours of operations for the clubhouse or pool area. Above all, use legal guidance because a rule that you cannot enforce is not worth the time and effort used to create the bad rule.
Q. Current homeowner associations are governed by FS 720 superseding FS 617. As an HOA, does any of FS 617 apply to an HOA? There seems to be difference of opinion by some members. FS 720 was taken from FS 617 starting in Section 300. I believe FS 617 does not apply and we should follow FS 720 only. Could you enlighten me on this matter?
A. FS 617 is the corporation not-for-profit act. Most associations are created under this act or the corporation for profit act FS 607. If you check your articles of incorporation, it will list one or the other of these acts. Do not forget that your association must comply with corporate rules and acts. In other words, you are a business and must comply with the corporate laws as well as association operations. Yes, FS 617, as well as many other statutes, must be complied within the business and actions of your association. I have a set of legal books with 23 such Florida statutes that I use for reference on my desk for reference. However, in a few situations, I must look up other statutes on the state Web page (www.leg.state.fl.us) to locate the most current statute. Not all associations will fall under all these 23 statutes, but many will fall under a number of them. There is not just one catch-all statute. In addition, Florida associations will fall under the Florida Administrative Codes as well as the statutes. Do not forget that there are federal acts and codes that will be required. It is a jungle out there with all the statutes, codes and regulations. You fall under many of these statutes and codes. So your answer is that you are not limited to just FS 720.
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Eastern Henrico FISH depends on the help of local churches and charitable organizations to get members in the community back on their feet. The non-profit serves Henrico residents east and south of Mechanicsville Turnpike including Highland Springs, Varina, and Sandston providing clothes, food, and financial assistance for people with short term emergencies. "We strive for FISH's presence to help strengthen Eastern Henrico through the organizations and community that supports us," said Vickie Martin, director of FISH. Martin has been with FISH since 2002 and got involved with the organization through her church, New Bridge Baptist, and has worked as a volunteer and staff member before becoming director. FISH, which is a nationwide organization, has been in Metro Richmond for 38 years and since 2001 has served clients and donors out of Village Presbyterian Church with a clothes closet, food pantry, information and referral services. "We moved to the church to be more accessible to clients and to make it easier for donors to drop things off," said Martin. The organization helps victims in all kinds of situations that have put them at a disadvantage. FISH covers portions of rent, a mortgage, car repair, or utilities for those that qualify. FISH has established criteria to help the people in the community who are desperately in need of financial aid or other items and takes time to consider circumstances in each household. Last year, it served 400 households, or about 1,100 individuals. "We look at what the need is, we see them through that emergency, and are there to help them get through that bump in the road," said Martin. All of the items such as clothes and food are donated by the community or from members of the 26 churches that are involved with FISH. The group partners with these churches, civic groups, businesses, social services and other government agencies and non-profits to better serve their clients. "We rely on churches in the community for support," said Martin. Fundraisers are held by the non-profit to spread awareness and help to aid their mission. An annual benefit concert is held to bring everyone involved in the organization together and take up donations. It's usually the organization's largest event and is held at different venues each year. The most recent concert was held at Sandston Baptist Church. Eastern Henrico FISH has an average of 50 volunteers, with several coming in each week to assist families and individuals over the phone and work in the clothes closet and food pantry rooms. In 2009, volunteers gave 3,000 hours of their to help clients of FISH. "Without the support of our volunteers we couldn't maintain," said Martin. Eutanaha Fluker has volunteered for FISH for over 20 years and has seen the positive effect the organization has on the community. "FISH does a good job of determining what a person's real needs are and referring them to churches," said Fluker. Like Martin, Fluker is a member of New Bridge Baptist and got involved after word spread about the growing needs of the non-profit. "It's really important for churches to work together to do what we do for FISH," Fluker said. Fluker has served as a church representative for the group in the past, worked the phone taking calls from clients and spent hours in the food pantry and clothes closet. Around this time of year, FISH receives a good amount of food donations for its food pantry but is in serious need of financial donations. It's also seeking other churches that are interested in joining the cause. "We're always looking to add churches to support our mission," said Martin. FISH is available to people in the Eastern Henrico area Monday- Friday from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Families or individuals needing assistance from FISH, or people who wish to make a contribution, can reach the organization at 222-5564. |
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RAMPS (Ramp Access Made Possible by Students) recently received an $8,000 grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. The award was one of 75 grants totaling more than $600,137 awarded by the Reeve Foundation to nonprofit organizations nationwide that provide more opportunities, access, and daily quality of life for individuals living with paralysis, their families and caregivers.
RAMPS, an organization founded by then-Henrico County high school students to build ramps for local low-income residents who need them, will use the grant to purchase modular wheelchair ramp supplies. These supplies will be used by local high school RAMPS clubs, who provide volunteers to build the ramps. > Read more.
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Henrico resident Larry Loving, Jr., will compete with three other locals – Thomas Scribner (Richmond), Roscoe McGhee (Midlothian) and Larry Loving (Richmond) in the Liberty Mutual Insurance Invitational National Finals at TPC Sawgrass, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Feb. 26-Mar. 1. The foursome qualified for the national golf tournament by winning the Liberty Mutual Insurance Invitational, held at Whiskey Creek Golf Club in Ijamsville, Md. on June 11. That event supported the RiteCare Center for Childhood Language Disorders.
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Apr 27, 2010, 08:45 PM | |
Polk's Tracker III 2.4G Hack Job
I've been thinking about adding 2.4G functionality to my Polk's Tracker III for quite some time. I've scanned over the various hack threads here with out a lot of luck on existing examples done with a Tracker III. So after some in depth research and some questioning on another thread I decided to try it.
I used a module from a Fly Sky T6 radio I had that was not working properly and had defied my modest attempts at repairing it. Most of the information I needed for this was found in the "FlySky 2.4GHz Hack Idiot's Guide", that can be found on post 934 in the link below. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...3#post12420518 The other forum members reading that thread were also of great help with identifying the correct places to tie into to make this work. Now a little about the Tracker III TX. Some people love them and some seem to hate them. I'm one of the people who think their great! They have been selling them new for $99 + shipping for a couple of years now and that's a great price for an eight channel radio with 99 model memory, built-in FM channel select-ability (no crystals required) and built-in FM scanner. So the only thing it doesn't have is 2.4GHz compatibility. So that's what I wanted to correct. I'm starting this thread to help out anyone else who might like to hack a 2.4GHz module into there Tracker III. If your using a hack module from Corona or Assan or making your own from one of the modules out there please read up on the several other threads here about your specific module type. They all should be able to work in this radio and the modules that are made for hacking will be even easier to do then what I have done, because they don't need the extra circuitry that the FlySky module does. Now for the photo's: ImagesView all Images in thread
Apr 28, 2010, 09:39 PM | |
Well I have not tried it myself so I really can't say which is the better module, but here are some links, so you can read about them and decide for yourself. Corona and Assan are the only two brands that I know of that make a module specifically for hacking other radios. A lot of people have also done it though using regular modules designed to fit in Futaba or JR radios.
Links to Corona and Assan Hack modules at HK: http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...RX_%28DSSS%29_ http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...%28PPM_Only%29 DIY Hacking threads: Corona http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1098611 Assan http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=994433 Here is one with info on FrSKY Hack module (I did not know they had one till now) http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1231927 |
May 01, 2010, 04:11 PM | |
Well I just discovered a deal on the FLyDream hack modules and receivers on bidproduct.com. They are selling the hack module for only $20 and they have receivers from 4ch, 6ch and 8ch at $19-$22 each. I know there shipping is a little high, but it may be worthwhile to comparison shop before you buy anywhere else for this brand.
I have bought most of my cheap FM receivers from this same site and never had any problem with them. I just buy two or three receivers at a time since shipping seems to go up with the amount of money you spend instead of just weight. Not sure if this is always the case, but I always check the shipping cost before finalizing my order. http://www.bidproduct.com/part/Produ...STAL_210b.html BlueFFF |
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Jan 22, 2009, 08:32 AM | |
I tested the 7" and 8" props last night and I'll write 'em up today, but the bigger stuff will have to wait - I think it is safe to say the trend is clear - they draw more than say APC E (sometimes a LOT more) but they deliver commensurately more thrust too, at only marginally lower pitch speed.
One word of warning before you purchase - you may need to be careful in your prop size selection, since the 7" and 8" props may draw fully 40-50% more than the same sized APC E! |
Jan 22, 2009, 05:24 PM | |
Here are the figures and graphs for the 7" and 8" props:
The 7x4.5 EMP was a real surprise - it draw more than the 7x6 EMP, yet generated less thrust at lower pitch speed... that's a lose, lose situation! I was so astounded by the measurements that I thought I might have inadvertently mixed up the props or transposed the results - so I re-ran both props in exactly the same regime (making certain of the 7x4.5 and 7x6 embossed upon them) - well, all that proved was that my test stand is consistent! I got the same result the second time around, with plus or minus just a watt or two, a few grams or a few rpm here and there. Another significant finding was that the EMP props drew a LOT more than the APC E props - yes, they did generate more thrust, but this really emphasizes the fact that, if one is cognizant of amp/watts limits of one's motor, one CANNOT simply substitute different brands even if they are the same pitch and diameter. The 7x4.5 EMP drew 56% more than the 7x5 APC E and the 7x6 EMP drew 30% more than the 7x6 APC E. The 7x6 EMP is a very good prop because, as seen on the "Thrust from Watts" graph, it generates more thrust than any of the other props (admittedly at fractionally lower pitch speed), yet still is more "efficient" than them! The 8x4 EMP really sucks some amps (>40% more than the 8x4 APC E), but it does generate a lot more thrust (765g @ 35mph). If you can fit nothing bigger than an 8" prop on your plane, yet need lots of thrust - this is the boy for you! But, beware of casually switching an 8x4 EMP in place of your 8x4 APC E - your amp draw will go from <10A to >14A! At the other end of the spectrum the MAS Electric Only again demonstrates its inferiority! It draws a lot of amps, but doesn't deliver a heck of a lot of thrust (only 4.78g/W)! In comparison with its sibling 8x4 MAS G/F 3, it draws 25% higher current and delivers only 13% more thrust, at lower pitch speed. The GWS HD, at its amp-miserly, lower power level, appears to be easily the most "efficient" but of course this depends on the true pitch, doesn't it! Enjoy! Cheers, Phil |
Jan 22, 2009, 07:56 PM | |
Since you guys may not know what these EMP Scimitar props look like, I thought it might be useful if I posted some "comparison" photos to illustrate the wide variation that exists in props with the same basic numbers (diam x pitch). I could have thrown in Graupners and Aeronauts and APC SF .... but that would just have confused the issue further!
Note that the 6x4 EMP is actually 6.1" diameter (~155mm), whereas the others are all around 5.9"-6.0" (~151mm-152mm). Here are the 4.1x4.1 and 6x4 props together, then the 7 inch props, then the 8x4's. |
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Doctor, I was comparing the 10x4.7SF APC to the 10x4.7SF EMP. The EMP is stiffer, heavier and from what I can tell slightly less efficient. I hope you get a chance to compare SF props. I tried the 12x6E EMP on my 3DHS 40" Edge, it shook the plane. So I balanced it, pretty far off. Have not tried it yet. Looking foreward to your further reports.
Jan 23, 2009, 07:25 PM | |
The plot thickens!
Today I received from HobbyCity a package of props I had ordered a few weeks ago - I had ordered several sizes of their TGS Sport propellers. It would seem Hobby City is even more devious than we had suspected - the package came marked as a "Gift" with a declared value of "$13" - since it was clearly a commercial transaction it should have been marked as "Goods", and the declared value as the correct "$29"... I guess that's one way of defrauding the mail service and customs. Moreover there was no invoice included, so the real value of the goods could not be determined, even if the parcel were opened. But it gets better! The props (all 10 of them) came in plastic sleeves which had been opened by removing the staples. Each sleeve had within it the appropriate "tree' of prop adapter rings and a red and yellow slip of paper headed with Caution......., but none of the sleeves had the cardboard closure piece on which would have been printed the makers name and the prop size. I guess we know why that vital piece of red and checkerboard cardboard is missing - it would have been printed with EMP www.electricmodelpower.com and had stick-on label which would have read, for example, Electric Model Power 11*5.5E, and a bar code. These props are in fact EMP props identical to those sent to me by Steven Chao at Cermark, and advertised on the Cermark website. quite properly. as being from ElectricModelPower. It would seem that HobbyCity is simply selling EMP props [which they would probably argue, "fell off the back of a truck somewhere"] under its own name (TGS Sport). Hmmm! Cheers, Phil |
Jan 23, 2009, 09:34 PM | |
I was just disturbed by the fact that any labels which might have indicated the origin of the product were quite clearly deliberately removed. Why go to that trouble, and advertise them as your own product by a completely different name, if there was not something "fishy" in the wind.
Jan 24, 2009, 06:42 AM | ||
....the box had a chinese label on it with no packing slip. The slip had very little english on it, but it did say the contents were "Toys" and that the value was $17. A bit surprising since most of the order was small lithium batteries. From China to me in a few days, so I assume it went via airmail. Now don't get me wrong...I'm happy/satisfied that the package arrived. BUT I have to wonder what the outcome would be if it had not. Would I be eligible for only the declared value of $17? Now wonder their economy is spanking our domestic market. They don't pay their fair share of taxes/tarrifs to us. The other edge of the sword is that they can sell us good and vastly undercut our domestic market price. Sometimes it's a tough decision. |
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Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy used to detect palladium and silver metal dispersed in bacterial cellulose membranes
Applied Optics, Vol. 42, Issue 30, pp. 6174-6178 (2003)
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The technique of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy has been used for the first time to our knowledge for the identification of metals such as palladium and silver that were dispersed in bacterial cellulose membranes. These results for palladium-dispersed films have been correlated to a calibration curve obtained by use of atomic absorption spectroscopy and were found to be in good agreement. The experiments were conducted by use of wet and dry metal-doped membranes. The metal peaks obtained with a dry membrane are greater than five times higher in signal-to-background ratio than when metals are detected by a hydrated membrane. The advantage of this laser-based technique is that minimal sample handling and sample preparation are needed and measurements are completed in real time (a few seconds). Hence this technique can be used for the detection of metals in dry membranes that would be used in the construction of electrode assemblies.
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Madhavi Martin, Barbara Evans, Hugh O'Neill, and Jonathan Woodward, "Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy used to detect palladium and silver metal dispersed in bacterial cellulose membranes," Appl. Opt. 42, 6174-6178 (2003)
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In a speech in Wyethville, Va., on Tuesday afternoon, Vice President Joe Biden attempted to clarify comments he made at a stop in Danville that morning in which he said Mitt Romney will try to "put y'all back in chains" by deregulating Wall Street, a remark the Republican nominee called "outrageous." The vice president said he misspoke and intended to use the word "unshackle," which has been used by the GOP in the past.
"We don't have to imagine anymore. The details are there. Here's what Congressman Ryan said. He said, 'We believe a renewed commitment to limited government will unshackle our economy.' The Speaker of the House said, used the word 'unshackled' as well, referring to their proposals. The last time these guys unshackled the economy, to use their term, they put the middle class in shackles. That's how we got where we are," Biden said in Wyethville.
"I'm told that when I made that comment earlier today in Danville, Virginia, the Romney campaign put out a tweet. You know, tweets these days? Put out a tweet, went on the airwaves saying, 'Biden, he's outrageous in saying that,' I think I said instead of 'unshackled,' 'unchained.' 'Outrageous to say that.' That's what we had. I'm using their own words. I got a message for them. If you want to know what's outrageous, it's their policies and the effects of their policies on middle class America. That's what's outrageous," Biden added.
Biden's reference of Rep. Paul Ryan's use of the word "unshackle" comes from the Wisconsin representative's delivering the Republican response to the State of the Union in 2011.
"We believe a renewed commitment to limited government will unshackle our economy and create millions of new jobs and opportunities for all people, of every background, to succeed and prosper. Under this approach, the spirit of initiative, not political clout, determines who succeeds," Ryan said in the speech.
Biden's initial remarks sparked a wave of criticism from the GOP, even prompting Republican nominee Mitt Romney to respond, calling Biden's statement "outrageous."
"His campaign and his surrogates have made wild and reckless accusations that disgrace the office of the presidency. Another outrageous charge came a few hours ago in Virginia, and the White House sinks a little bit lower," Romney said in a speech in Chillicothe, Ohio, on Tuesday evening.
"This is what an angry and desperate presidency looks like," Romney added.
ABC News Emily Friedman contributed to this report.
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Russell Stover Big Bite CoffeeRussell Stover Big Bite House Blend Coffee is a new all-year item from Russell Stover. The 2 ounce pieces are actually big bites, more than a single serving but less than a sharable piece. The package says: smooth dark chocolate enrobes a robust coffee-flavored center. This is the first I've seen a coffee flavored item from Russell Stover in their single serve line, though I think they do some coffee items in their boxed chocolates. The dark chocolate coating is pretty thick and sticks to the filling well. The filling is what I'd call a cross between a ganache and a fudge. It's thick and has a good melt. The base is made from sugar and cream, so it's like a ganache, but doesn't have that much chocolate in it. Instead it's just loaded with coffee. The coffee flavor is woodsy, with a little bitter acidic note to it. It's definitely strong, and not terribly sweet, considering the amount of sugar in there. It's nice. However, it's big. I don't want this much chocolate and ganache. I want about half as much, and maybe in more of a stick or plank format than a big patty. Or maybe a smaller patty, like a Peppermint Patty format, but with a coffee ganache center. Russell Stover Big Bite Cappuccino is similar to the House Blend Coffee, instead of a dark chocolate shell, it has a white chocolate shell, kind of like a cappuccino has a milk foam topping. The package says: Rich coffee-flavored filling surrounded by creamy white chocolate & dusted with cocoa. My photo didn't turn out very well, partly because it's actually a low contrast wrapper. It's a light gold foil with other darker gold accents and a mix of brown and white text. Not easy to read on the front and even worse on the back. It smells similarly coffee-ish to the House Blend Coffee, only there's a more sweet note from the white coating. The combination wasn't appealing to me on paper, as I was expecting it to be cloyingly sweet. However, the bitterness of the center can actually accept quite a bit of sweetness from the white chocolate coating, which is especially thick at the middle. It never quite mixes to create a good approximation of a cappuccino or latte, but does give me more of a coffee ice cream note to the whole thing. On the whole, Russell Stover has done an excellent job with their coffee flavoring for the center. It has a lot of the right flavor elements without tasting too much like instant coffee or including actual coffee grounds in the center. I wouldn't mind seeing these in the seasonal varieties, mostly because those are a bit smaller than the Big Bite line, but I think this is a good addition to their line. Since there aren't many coffee flavored chocolates out on the market, it's a nice option. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 4:51 pm Candy • Review • Russell Stover • Chocolate • Coffee • White Chocolate • 7-Worth It • United States • Walgreen's • Comments (2) Friday, December 19, 2014
Russell Stover Cake Assortment ChocolatesAs a little stocking stuffer item, I've noticed these boxes of Russell Stover Cake Truffles at drug store chains and places like Target this year. I picked up a pair of boxes since they were only $1.00 on sale, though often the regular price is about $1.79 for 2 ounces. There are four pieces of candy in the box, one of each of the cake flavors: Red Velvet, Chocolate, Carrot and Wedding Cake. All of these flavors have been presented in the seasonal shapes, so they're not new candies, just a different assorted presentation. The ratios do differ slightly from the Egg or Santa versions, though. Red Velvet - (Dark Chocolate) this first debuted as a Santa piece in 2012, though is also available at Easter and Valentine's. It's a dark chocolate shell with a red "creamy" center that has some cake mix in it. Oddly, this could benefit from a white chocolate coating to simulate the cream cheese frosting often found on Red Velvet cake, though this box already has two white coated pieces. The center is less sweet, so that's a plus, but the batter-like consistency simply tastes like paste to me. (Santa review.) Carrot Cake - (White Chocolate) this first debuted as an Easter piece in 2014. Like the other cake flavors, this features actual cake mix in the center, which gives it an uncooked flour note ... it's a little pasty, unlike the experience I had with the Egg version which wasn't as dense. The flavor profile is actually nice, a good spice mix that fits well with Christmas with a hint of allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon. (Egg review.) Wedding Cake - (White Chocolate) - this first debuted as an Easter piece in 2014. If you don't like spice flavors found in Carrot Cake, then maybe Wedding Cake is more your speed ... all fake vanilla, sweetness and PlayDoh. I thought (Egg review.) Chocolate Cake (Milk Chocolate - might actually be new. I can only find records for Brownie pieces before this. The center here was less sticky and pasty, so that was a plus but the raw flour notes were very distracting as it tasted more like wallpaper paste (yes, I've eaten that before, thankyouverymuch). There's a grainy note, as well, since the sugar isn't completely combined. So, think of it more like a chocolate cookie dough and you might be pleased. If you're frustrated that the seasonal shape items are too big, then these are probably a good idea for you. I'll stick to the more traditional coconut and pecan delight versions though. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 4:06 pm Candy • Review • Christmas • Russell Stover • Chocolate • Cookie • White Chocolate • 5-Pleasant • United States • Target • Comments (0) Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Hershey's Candy Corn Creme with Candy BitsHershey's has a lot of returning holiday favorites for Halloween, but hasn't neglected to introduce a few new items. Hershey's Candy Corn Creme with Candy Bits was one of the odd items that really has no name (I think the best adaptation of an existing name to Halloween would be the Cadbury S'creme Egg). A few years back Hershey's had a seasonal variety of Kisses called Candy Corn Kisses. It made perfect sense, Kisses are kind of triangular and the layered look was a nice adaptation of the idea. The white confectionery base was simple enough, just a sort of honey/strawberry flavored version. In the Hershey's brand scheme, though, the Cookies n Creme bar has already captured the white confection lovers, so they're more likely to spark to the new Hershey's Candy Corn Creme with Candy Bits. The bar is simply a white chocolate style confection (Hershey's uses a combination of cocoa butter and other oils instead of just cocoa butter which it would need to be a true white chocolate). Scattered within the bar are orange and yellow candy sprinkles. The effect is that it does have a similar coloring to candy corn, though the yellow-white of the creme is dominant instead of the yellow-orange of Candy Corn. If you've always wanted Candy Corn to have fat in it, that would be why you'd want to buy this. The snack size bars are simple, they're long and have four little segments with the name Hershey's inside each. The bars smell sweet and milky, with a hint of strawberry. It reminds me of a glass of Strawberry Qwik in smell only (certainly not in color). The melt is decent, not creamy smooth, but a little waxy. It's quite sugary and extremely sweet, though the flavor and a hint of salt moderates that slightly. The sprinkles are annoying. They're waxy and add no actual flavor or real textural interest. I would have preferred either nonpareils or perhaps if they swirled different colors of confection into it instead. I think the Kiss version was more successful visually, but I didn't care for the butter flavoring. This one is definitely less intense, but neither is great to eat. If Hershey's wants to capitalize on their Cookies n Creme bar, I think making a seasonal version with a cookie in it, a la Golden Oreos might actually be more tasty. There are all sorts of ingredients in here, including partially hydrogenated oils, PGPR, resinous glaze (on the jimmies), tocopherols and artificial colors. The candy contains milk products and soy and is made on shared equipment with almonds. There is no statement about gluten or peanuts. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 9:35 am Candy • Review • Halloween • Hershey's • Mockolate • White Chocolate • United States • Kmart • Comments (0) Thursday, April 17, 2014
Valrhona Blond DulceyOne of the most popular luxury chocolate brands is Valrhona, which is made in France. Though you may not know the name or the label, chances are you've had their chocolate because they're used so widely in the pastry and confectionery trade. Though I rarely buy their bars, I am fond of their feves, which are little oblong chocolate disks which are great for baking or simply eating. Since it's Easter, I thought I'd review one of the iconic confections of the season: White Chocolate. Valrhona introduced a new white chocolate bar last year called Valrhona Blond Dulcey 32%. It's like a dark white chocolate, if such a thing could exist. It's 32% cocoa butter, which is more cocoa butter than some chocolates have for all of their combined cacao content. The next ingredient by percentage (32%) is then whole milk (in the form of whole milk powder, skim milk powder, butter and whey), then there's sugar and some vanilla, soy lecithin and salt. If you think that sounds rich, it is. That's 50% of your saturated fat in half a bar. When I calculated the calories per ounce, it came out to 195 (that can't possibly be right). But it's also 3 grams of protein and a full 15% of your daily RDA of calcium. The bar is thick, which is nice considering that it's only 2.46 ounces, smaller than the usual 3.5 or 3 ounce tablet that I've become accustomed to as a premium bar. The diagonals score the bar well enough that it can easily be broken into these irregular but perfect bite-sized pieces. The color is just what you see here, a butterscotch color instead of the creamy yellow-white or most cocoa butter confections. The literature about the Blond Dulcey makes note of the biscuit flavors along with a touch of apricot. They're not wrong, it does have a rich cereal note to it, along with some toffee and maybe a light hint of lemon. The bar has a good melt, though I admit that it's a little fudgy at the start. I'd say that's more from the milk solids than any sugar-grain. It's lightly salty at first, there's over 100 mg of salt. It is like a digestive biscuit flavor, just lightly toasted, sweet but not so much that it hurt my throat. There was no slick or greasy coating in my mouth afterwards as many white confections made with tropical oils can leave.The vanilla note is overpowered by the sort of toffee and burnt sugar flavors, though I would have enjoyed some bourbon or tobacco in there. I found my bar when I was in London, though they do sell them in the United States. It was about $8, which it's pretty steep for a smallish bar like this. I'll probably stick with the Green & Blacks or the Ritter Sport if I can find it. This may be one of those white chocolate bars that converts people who don't like white chocolate. Or just something for those who do like white chocolate to munch on. It's a lot more satisfying than many other white bars that I eat, I didn't feel the need to eat the whole thing. That may be a function of the high protein content as well. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:49 pm All Natural • Candy • Review • Kosher • White Chocolate • 8-Tasty • France • Comments (6) Thursday, April 10, 2014
Nestle Mini Smarties Chick & Milkybar RabbitNestle Mini Smarties Filled Chick are little hollow chocolates wrapped in yellow foil. Inside is a small handful of mini Nestle Smarties. I kind of made up the name of the candy, the name on the sticker on the base of the foil is Hollow milk chocolate figure containing mini Smarties. Seems like they could have named them something like Nestle Nestling. The idea of a hollow chocolate figure filled with other treats is nothing new, but is a fantastic idea that's utilized much better in Europe since these overprotective Americans think that we'll all choke on the fillings. Nestle has many different sizes they do for Easter, as well, including a foil wrapped hen filled with Smarties as well, and often sold in a box that looks like a chicken coop with a bunch of the little chicks. There were a lot of displays of these in grocery stores and drug stores while I was in London, so it was easy to pick up both. Most were priced at about two for one pound, which I thought was a bit steep for 30 grams (about 1.06 ounces) when you factor in that it's Nestle chocolate. Unwrapped the little chick is just as cute. It's very well molded. The best thing about the candy is really the sound. Just shake the figure and it's like a rattle. The milk chocolate isn't stellar, as it is Nestle; the ingredients are subpar. It wouldn't qualify as real milk chocolate in the United States, as they use milk whey as a filler. However it's 25% cacao content and they do use sunflower lecithin instead of soy, so if your kid has a soy sensitivity, you might want to seek the UK Nestle confections. The Smarties also use all natural colors for the shells and rice starch. Still, the label states that it may contain traces of soy, gluten, peanuts and other tree nuts. For those of you not familiar with them, Nestle Smarties are little chocolate lentils. Unlike many of Nestle's global brands, they're not sold in the United States very often, as they have the same name as a pre-existing candy. Instead of renaming them, Nestle just doesn't compete with M&Ms in the United States. (They do in Canada, though.) The little chick is rather thin. The chocolate is rather soft, so it was easy to stick my thumb through it to break it up. Inside were 15 little Smarties lentils, far smaller than the regular Smarties. They come in pleasant pastel colors. The chocolate is bland and sweet and sort of fudgy-thick. It doesn't taste like something that should be eaten, more like packaging. The texture is decent enough, but I admit I'm spoiled from the Rococo Chocolate I had yesterday, so perhaps the proximity of the reviews is unfair. The Smarties don't use the same chocolate. They taste nutty, like unroasted peanuts and porridge. The thin, crispy shell is fun. They're about as good as Sixlets. Even though I thought this was a marginal product, they're inexpensive enough to buy and use as place settings for a dinner or give to a child. The interactivity of the candy inside is really what makes this special along with the attention to detail in the foil wrap and mold. The Nestle Milkybar Rabbit is just as cute in his little white foil outfit. Milkybar is a Nestle white confection bar. It's made with natural ingredients, but like the Smarties chick, it contains extra whey as filler and some vegetable oils ... but there is real cocoa butter in there. It does seem to have a mix of sunflower and soy lecithin. The other allergens listed on the label were traces of peanuts and tree nuts. While I may complain about the use of vegetable oils, this is 26% dairy, so they're not kidding when they say milky. This fellow clocked in a little shy of a full ounce, my guess is the difference in weight between the two is the little Smarties. (Why this one doesn't get Smarties, I don't know. They don't make a white confection Smarties at the moment.) Out of the foil, this rabbit looks a bit like a themed guest soap. It's cute and has a very thick base so he stands up well. It smells okay, very "dairy" though I'd also say slightly rancid or just not quite fresh. The texture is good, not as silky as, say, the M&Ms White Chocolate, but still not terribly grainy. The dairy flavors are thick and just unpleasant overall. The whole thing has a bit of a plastic note to it, as if I was eating a foam egg carton, not a white chocolate. I'm not a white chocolate snob, I actually like the stuff, but this is not good white chocolate. It's been a long time since I've had a Milkybar (I haven't review them before) but it never impressed me since there are many excellent true white chocolate bars available these days. It's still fun to look at, and for a child who doesn't care for the milk chocolate stuff, if this is what they ask for, it couldn't be cuter, and on top of that, the portion is already controlled. Nestle has been doing a lot to source their cacao through verified sustainable sources, however, their Easter novelty line does not seem to have any of those certifications. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:57 pm Candy • Review • Easter • Nestle • Chocolate • White Chocolate • 4-Benign • 6-Tempting • United Kingdom • Comments (2) Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Russell Stover Eggs: Carrot Cake, Birthday Cake and Wedding CakeI'm not surprised that Russell Stover is expanding its cake-themed candies, as they already have a Cookie Dough Egg and multiple holiday version of Red Velvet Cake. This spring they've introduced three new eggs all with cake themes: Carrot Cake, Birthday Cake and Wedding Cake. The thing that's so odd about them is that they're eggs. None of these flavors are particularly Easter themed. In fact, I find the idea of a Birthday Cake flavored egg for Easter downright odd. Carrot Cake is the only one that makes a modicum of sense, since carrots are associated with rabbits, which are associated with Easter. Russell Stover Carrot Cake Egg covered in White Chocolate is only one ounce. It looks the same as the other Russell Stover egg packaging, green foil and a white emblem on the front with a little bow and the Russell Stover logo. There are elements of an amber orange and a slice of cake featured on the lower right. As with the other cake and dough eggs that Russell Stover started making, it's an odd sort of bon bon. The filling actually contains cake mix. So inside is an unbaked cake mix that's creamed together with some milk and butter to create a filling that's then molded into an egg shape inside a white chocolate shell. Kind of weird. It smells very sweet with a little note of cinnamon and nutmeg along with some sort of dairy milk. It's a little flat, so it's easy to bite. It's extremely sweet, but the filling has a sort of cookie dough consistency. It's a little grainy, as I can feel the sugar and the raw flour in the center. It's not pasty, as there's enough fat in there to let it dissolve and melt like a bon bon should. The carrot notes are a bit lost, it's the spice cake flavors that really create the reality. Overall, aside from its sweetness, it's pretty good. I can't say that I've ever really wanted a carrot cake bonbon, so this doesn't fill a hole in my heart. I'd say that some pecans would enhance it, but they're an unlikely addition at this price point. Russell Stover Birthday Cake Egg in Milk Chocolate with Sprinkles doesn't look much like a birthday item. Sure, there's a bow on it, but there's a bow on all of them, and they're not for anyone's birthday. This egg feels bigger than the others, though the wrapper says it's also one ounce. The cake featured in the picture is a yellow cake with a chocolate frosting. Just as the carrot cake version lists cake mix, this one lists Yellow Cake Mix in the ingredients (also white chocolate, even though it's covered in milk chocolate). The egg is not molded like the others, instead its enrobed, like the Cookie Dough Egg I reviewed last year. There are little sprinkles stuck to it, though I think there were just as many rattling around in the package when I unwrapped it. I don't care for sprinkles, they look pretty and all, but they're a mess. They don't taste good and they just leave evidence everywhere that you've not only been indulging, but indulging in something with sprinkles on it. The egg itself smells a bit like dough, it has that uncooked batter note to it. The center is soft and easy to bite, the chocolate stays together, but the sprinkles rarely make it into my mouth. The milk chocolate is merely passable, it's not strong but does have a sort of malty element that stands up to the otherwise bland battercream. Though I don't have a cookie dough version right here, I recall this being much different except that the center is a little softer and less crumbly. If you're a cake person, sprinkle person or your birthday happens to fall around the time we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, this may be the perfect candy for you. Russell Stover Wedding Cake covered in White Chocolate is an extremely sweet confection. (I didn't get a photo of the package, or even a particularly good photo of the candy.) It's a white cake center with a white chocolate coating, so the notes are pretty much vanilla and sugar. The center is a bit softer than the Birthday Cake, though still has the sugary grain to it. It's just slightly fluffed but has an overall milky sweet flavor and a hint of the raw flour. It was far too sweet with no actual purpose to it. The idea of wedding cake that's all white with white frosting and no note of raspberry or marzipan is actually kind of foreign to me. This taste more like grocery store sheet cake ... which is not something I think anyone strives to emulate. I'm sure there are some super-sweet-toothers who will enjoy this, but I think it as was just too sweet and one-note. The cake thing is lost on me. I don't mind when things go back to the source of why we made it a cake flavor in the first place, like taking the flavor elements of coconut and chocolate and caramel from a German Chocolate Cake ... but yellow cake can stay in the realm of baked goods from no on. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:14 pm Candy • Review • Easter • Russell Stover • Chocolate • Cookie • White Chocolate • 5-Pleasant • 6-Tempting • United States • Walgreen's • Comments (4) Thursday, January 2, 2014
Justin's White Chocolate Peanut Butter CupsJustin's White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups are a limited edition version of their dark and milk chocolate peanut butter cups. They're available only at Whole Foods this winter. What sets these apart from other white peanut butter cups is the fact that Justin's not only uses real white chocolate, it's also fair trade cacao butter. All of the ingredients are organic except the sea salt,which is an inorganic item anyway. The palm oil is sustainably sourced and the cacao comes from Rainforest Alliance certified growers. Justin's is gluten free as well. Still, with all those qualifiers, they're still a white chocolate candy, which has a pretty narrow band of fans. The cups are beautiful, a creamy yellow white with a little dollop in the center. The white chocolate has a lot of milk in it (the third ingredient) and has a lot of dairy flavors to it. The peanut butter center is salty, with a grainy crunch but also a smooth roasted flavor to it. From my early taste tests of Justin's peanut butter cups, they've really come a long way in balancing out the texture of the center without being too oily or too dry. The white chocolate bring a lot of creaminess and vanilla flavors, the overall effect is like eating peanut butter cookie dough. I'm a fan of good white chocolate (and will eat bad white confections against my better judgement) and this is some very well made stuff. Since Reese's switched to a white confection, as far as I know, these are the only nationally distributed white chocolate peanut butter cups available. I did notice one odd thing on the package. The cups are 1.4 ounces total and it says that it's 180 calories. But the rest of the nutrition panel does not support that. There are 16 grams of fat (9 calories per gram) and 19 grams of carbs (4 calories per gram) then 4 grams of protein (4 calories per gram) all tallies up to 236 calories, not 180. (Reese's Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter cups are 210 calories for 1.5 ounces.) So if these calculations are correct, that's 169 calories per ounce. Mmm, high fat density. I like these and I'd probably pick them up again. But Justin, where are those dark chocolate hazelnut butter cups I've been longing for? Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 10:57 am All Natural • Candy • Review • Justin's Nut Butter • Ethically Sourced • Limited Edition • Organic • Peanuts • White Chocolate • 8-Tasty • United States • Whole Foods • Comments (5) Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Sugarfina: The ChocolatesLast week I profiled the exceptional and hard to find gummis from Sugarfina. They also sent a second Bento box to me with chocolate items. They're all panned candies but a far more diverse selection from the gummis. Most are made in the US, and like the gummis, Sugarfina doesn't specify who makes them. Vanilla Bean Malt Balls: The white chocolate coating is flecked with vanilla bean bits. The pieces smell strongly of vanilla with a hint of toffee and coffee in there. The coating is sweet and milky, but completely overwhelmed by the bourbon-y vanilla. There's also a fair bit of salt in there, so it wasn't as sickly sticky feeling as it could have been. There's a layer below that, perhaps a dark chocolate but mostly it's there to break up the sweetness. Below that is the crunchy center, which has a mild cereal flavor but not much in the way of malt. The whole effect is satisfying, but in the sense that I didn't need to eat more than two in one serving. So even though the package was small and had very few pieces in it, I never felt the need to gobble the whole thing up. Single Malt Scotch Cordials: are a classic from Koppers. While I love the panned cordials, these raised my expectations a little too high. I'm good with a comforting rum flavored cordial without complaint. But these were labeled as single malt scotch. Though they have a little stronger note of leather or tobacco, they're not terribly different from the ordinary flavored cordials. I'll probably stick to the rum or cognac version in the future. If you've never had them, there's a liquid center, which is a little flavored syrup, then a sugar crusted shell then a layer of dark chocolate. The sugar shell makes it all very sweet. The Espresso Caramels were very similar to the Trader Joe's Butterscotch Caramels (which I suspect are made by Marich). They're wonderfully proportioned with a fair amount of mild semi-sweet chocolate and a nugget of soft, chewy caramel at the center. The coffee notes were not particularly strong, but still created a satisfying candy. The Marshmallow S'Mores are an extraordinary little construction. At the center is a little marshmallow, then a milk chocolate coating. What sets this apart is the dusting of graham cracker on the outside. The marshmallow is mild and also kind of tiny, so all it does is make the whole thing lighter and easier to chew without giving it the doughy puff of sugar that I usually associate with Smores. The milk chocolate is sweet and very milky which offsets the graham crackers slightly salty and cereal flavors. I didn't really care for the graham notes, mostly because they seemed a bit on the stale side, for crumbs. Pastel Malted Milk Eggs are a classic. It's hard to not like them, even when they're bad. There were only four of them in the little box, because they were each so big. The malt was good, crunchy and dense. The chocolate was okay, it didn't add much to it, as is usually the case with pastel eggs because of the crunchy shell. I'd eat a lot of these if I had them. Peanut Butter Caramels are not new to me. I tried them a few years back after hearing the concept and being intrigued. It's a caramel center with a peanut butter coating then it's rolled in powdered sugar. The whole effect is sweet, not peanutty enough and not chewy either. But I still find myself eating them all. I don't know if they need chocolate or not, but I like the idea of a peanut butter confection that doesn't have chocolate. Rainbow Raisins were completely new to me. It makes sense, if a Peanut M&M is just a candy coated Goober, why can't there be a candy coated Raisinet? The colors are satisfying and lovely. The shells are crunchy and perhaps even a little floral tasting. The raisins were especially moist and chewy though sometimes I wasn't sure there was any chocolate in there at all. They're quite sweet, but the tangy bite of the raisins cuts that a little bit. On the whole, the chocolates are quite fun and it's easy to see how the hard to find combinations would make a special gift. They're also expensive and though the bento boxes are a silly amount of packaging, the regular boxes are actually pretty efficient as they're stuffed to the brim. The result of the packaging is that the candies don't roll around a lot and get scuffed up. I'm giving the whole roundup an 8 out of 10 rating. Related Candies |
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Bob Weir Featured On CBS Sunday Morning
This morning's episode of CBS Sunday Morning focused on the music industry preceding tonight's Grammy Awards broadcast. Part of today's "Cover Story" featured a segment hosted by San Francisco-based CBS News correspondent John Blackstone focused on the "ever-changing musical landscape" and featured Bob Weir and his San Rafael-based TRI Studios.
Here's a "web exclusive" from CBSnews.com: