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Not sure i don't recall. But just do a back up first just in case. Back up to iCLoud and you're all good to go.
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Posted by BurasTigah on 10/2 at 1:51 pm to UltimateHog
Try weeks, they have already jailbroken the iphone 5, just working out the tweaks for mass comsumption. iOS6 was jailbroken during beta, so just given em a few more weeks to push it out to everyone.
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Posted by Dav on 10/2 at 4:09 pm to BurasTigahJust got a call from Radio Shack saying they had one in for me (Black/32GB). I wanted the 16GB but I bit the bullet since I can't wait any longer, my current phone blows.
Figure for $100 more I get double the space so I can load all my songs, essentally becoming my new ipod. Plus this would be my first iPhone.
Anyone else rolling with a 32GB model?
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Posted by UltimateHog on 10/2 at 4:13 pm to BurasTigah
No, the A6 is nowhere near jailbroken. In fact, there is no current exploit for iOS 6 on any device.
You might get a jailbreak on the A5X chip this year, but highly unlikely on the A6, and the Chronic Dev Team generally likes to release one program for all devices, so if the A5X jailbreak is done, it likely still wouldn't be released until the A6 was also ready. If you are jailbroken, you didn't update to iOS 6 on your A5 device for this reason.
It will be similar to the iPhone 4S, which was about 7 months and launched in May.
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Posted by CQQ on 10/2 at 4:23 pm to UltimateHogDoes anyone have any fonts they recommend on Bytafont?
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Posted by UltimateHog on 10/2 at 4:30 pm to CQQ
Watch this and pick one you like
I use 309 Font.
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Posted by BurasTigah on 10/2 at 4:54 pm to UltimateHog
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Posted by UltimateHog on 10/2 at 5:02 pm to BurasTigahDeveloper jailbreak bruh.
Totally different.
You must have missed the Jailbreak Developers Conference this weekend huh? I'll quote some info for you since you are out of the loop with how this process works.
Now you know. You're welcome.
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Posted by BurasTigah on 10/2 at 7:11 pm to UltimateHog
I will give you that I didn't realize his scheduled had been revised to months, but let's relook at what my original quote....
The iphone 5 has been jailbroken, but only for developers and they have to work out issues with such as apple apps working correctly, etc for mass consumption... Besides the months, how was my original statement wrong?
iOS6 has been jailbroken in beta several times including in the most recent beta 4 with Cydia working.
Reading comprehension works wonders...
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Posted by UltimateHog on 10/2 at 7:24 pm to BurasTigah
Because a failbreak is not a jailbreak, like Pod2G said, "Pod2g revealed that there is currently no working untethered jailbreak for iOS 6".
Sure has, on non A6 devices. You said iPhone 5, which has no jailbreak, it has a failbreak, which is not a jailbreak. It is not able to be coded into a program and a simple click, jailbreak, reboot, done. Not how it works, the Dev Team has yet to find any exploit inside iOS 6 that will enable them to code a program to patch the kernal and install a rocky racoon equivalent.
Yes it does, you should try it sometime instead of looking like an idiot to a Cydia developer.
Once again, I will repeat Pod2G for you, there is no working iOS 6 jailbreak/exploit that would allow for a public release. The failbreak for developers is not an exploit that can be used to jailbreak a device in a program such as redsn0w. The Dev Team is currently spending all of their time trying to find an exploit within iOS 6, which will take months. Then after that, expect a few more months in order to create the program, beta test it, and get the apps/Cydia up and running flawlessly.
Like I said, HIGHLY unlikely the iPhone 5 will see a jailbreak this year, just like the 4S, it will be a few months into 2013. There is a chance the non A6 devices see one, but doubtful. If they do, it will likely be tethered.
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Posted by Mac on 10/2 at 7:28 pm to BurasTigahFirst time I've looked at this thread... only read you and UltimateHog's last few posts and replies to each other. That being said...
What about this post on Greenpois0n's website?
I'm not saying either of you are wrong, just wondering how that fits into what you two have been talking about.
Image: http://cache.greenpois0n.com/images/gp_header1.png
Click on the picture for a link!
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Posted by UltimateHog on 10/2 at 7:31 pm to MacGreenpoison is fake and will steal your info.
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Posted by Mac on 10/2 at 7:33 pm to UltimateHogoh well that sucks. that is what they said to use in that long arse jailbreak thread last year :( Hope my info didn't get stolen :( x2
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Posted by UltimateHog on 10/2 at 7:36 pm to Mac
There is a fake greenpoison and a real greenpoison, if you successfully jailbroke your device, you used the real one and are clear.
If you have AnitVirus downloading the fake one will pop up as a trojan so that should tell you enough right there.
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Posted by BurasTigah on 10/2 at 7:41 pm to Macyeah, that's a fake site. People put up fake greenpois0n a lot.
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Posted by BurasTigah on 10/2 at 7:44 pm to UltimateHog
He said "untethered" jailbreak. Jailbreaking tethered is still jailbreaking, dumbass.
They were able to get cydia loaded and working, that's jailbreak. Yes, it's for developers because a ton of other stock shite doesn't work when they do it this way. Which is why they got to tweak it.
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Posted by BurasTigah on 10/2 at 7:45 pm to UltimateHog
Sure..... OT Balla!
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Posted by UltimateHog on 10/2 at 7:48 pm to BurasTigah
Reading comprehension thing again...
No, it's called a failbreak. Again, not the same thing. You really have no clue what you are talking about please stop.
NO. How many times do I have to tell you no? That has NOTHING to do with it. There is no fricking tweaking to be done, a failbreak is not possible for a public release, PERIOD, no tweaking, no "Stock shite doesn't work". I am a fricking developer for the 2nd time, stop misleading people in this thread.
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Posted by BurasTigah on 10/2 at 7:55 pm to UltimateHog
You are only calling it that cause you quoted fricking Cyril.
Grant is still pursuing it, but has to find other exploits to get it to fully work.... AKA tweaking
Still calling you a silly fricking bullshiteter.
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hey im a student at the art institute of tampa and was wondering what font is similar to the all caps font they have on their website
http://www.g-unitclothing.com/ and also if there is a website i can get the font from and hopefully not have to pay since im a poor college student =P
That is AGENCY from FONT BUREAU
The repeating letters have different parts "grunged" so I think the text was rasterized and processed with something like Mr. Retro's Wash Filters
can't you create something of the same effect with a brush tool or some effect in adobe photoshop? also u said agency but on that link there is about 25 different styles it looks kind of condensed to me from what i can tell almost like the type you see on military vehicles
k i got it now and i just used a custom charcoal brush to create the effect and everything thanks for the help!
can't you create something of the same effect with a brush tool or some effect in adobe photoshop?
Yes, as you have found out.
Mr. Retro's way is nice for me because there are so many variations that work fine without me having to have artistic talent. I only have the first set, but as soon as I can figure out how to write this stuff off, I'm getting the others.
ya just fooling around with it i almost got it with the chalk tool to look exactly the same i for fun made one of my name on here and the picture hopefully should show up soon here :)
My favourite way of grunging stuff up is the following:
1. Find a picture of rust, dirt, concrete, etc.
2. Greyscale this picture and turn up the contrast so it's mostly white with black grunge on it.
3. Copy this onto a layer above your text and set the blending mode to "Multiply".
4. Tweak the contrast of the top layer as necessary.
This lets you change the text underneath if necessary while keeping the grunge on top.
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oooooo cool idea !! thanks ill remember that these forums are awesome for getting information!
My favourite way of grunging stuff up is the following:
I think that is similar to what The filters do, but they make it a PS "action". But I am saving your comment. On the texture photo pages on my website are a lot of things that might make interesting things to try with this using my own photos. Thanks.
I forgot to mention that this only works for images with a black background. If you want to grunge something on a white background, you'll have to invert the dirt layer and set it to "Screen".
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I do something similar to what Lex does however I do it in such a way as to work on all backgrounds (sorry Lex ;-P). Anyway the way I do it is to get a grunge texture (rust, flaking paint etc.) and then bring the photo into the file that also contains your text. From here I click on the photo layer, press 'Control/Command A' to select all then 'Control/Command C' to copy the photo. From here I go into my Channels palette, create a new channel and then press 'Control/Command P' to paste the grunge texture into the Channel. It will automatically become black and white, from here you can alter your levels/contrast etc. until the texture is too your liking. Then I click the channel selection button at the bottom of the palette, you should have some marching ants around the whiter areas of your texture. Then go into your layers palette click on your text layer then click the create new layer mask button. Voila, one nice sexy set of grunged up text.
I have not done much grunge work recently however, I sense it's going out of style. Still I found the method to be the most effective.
Aha - layer mask. I knew there had to be something like that in Photoshop. I came up with this grunge effect when I was working on some video design in After Effects. We had to have animated grungy text where the video behind the text had to be visible through the grunge holes. In AE you can use one layer as a tracking matte for the one below it, which would be the equivalent to layer mask in PS.
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That is AGENCY from FONT BUREAU
WRONG! It's actually United Sans Regular Bold, from the exceptional new type family from House Industries.
That is one BIG avatar you have there, Sean.
>United Sans Regular Bold
I think we are getting confused by the number of fonts used on this site, assuming we are looking at the navigation bar HOME•COMPANY etc, but I don't see anything that is United Sans Regular Bold (M & E), equally I'm not convinced by Agency (K & S). However, I can't id it either.
I'll concede that Agency isn't a perfect match. But, G-Unit clothing has been online too long for it to be United Sans, as well, the corners are rounded and not faceted.
A few others to consider (none exact):
Banque Gothique http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/redrooster/banque-gothique-rr/
Stratum 1 http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/processtype/stratum1/
TX Manifesto http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/typebox/tx-manifesto/
Don't forget Refrigerator by fellow typophile Mark Simonson.
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What to do with broken pots!
Help! I had several large garden pots that fell this winter in my storage shed. Most are in two pieces. Any ideas on what to do with them? Thanks!
If it breaks up and down, put it in the ground on its side and plant in it that way. They are beautiful and I have even seen some done that way at a hotel in Georgetown TX. they used an all year green type shrub that flowered but I think they are great with petunias.
I don't know if your pots are too large for this or not, but I had a regular clay pot, medium sized and It broke kind of down the middle...top to bottom. I laid it on its' side under one of my hostas and kind of pushed it in so that it was secure. I did that in the hope that the toad in my garden would find a nice cozy shelter....and eat the slugs before the slugs ate my hosta! :)
If it wasn't under the leaves of my hosta, I would probably fix it up a bit and maybe paint it and put a sign out front like my neighbour has that says 'toad abode'
I lost a large urn a couple years ago and it has been on its side, with the brken side down and coleous planted in it. I like it better broken than I ever did before. I have a smaller terra cotta planter in a similar fashion in the back yard with the broken side up. That particular little garden area is small and I sprinkled a lot of the broken pieces around like a mulch. They looked really cute with the broken planter. Both those gardens are in a kind of shady area and the pots do get some moss growing on them too, which I think is extra nice.
I am notorious for not getting pots put away before the cold weather breaks them. So I've used "half pots" like others described above and they do make beautiful "potted plants!"
Also everytime I break a dish or pottery I put the pieces in a certain garden area and add a bit more dirt ...my area happens to be a "lily" garden with a tall post in the middle with a martin house. I figure some day... someone will dig up that garden and find all the broken pottery...it will be like discovering dinosaur bones! What fun! Jeanne S.
Depending upon the type of pots, you can use the pieces for mosaics. I have seen some cool things done with broken terracotta pots along with stones embedded in concrete tiles to form a patio or patio border. I wish I could scan a picture out of a book I have to show you!
Thanks so much for all your responses! I'll definitely use them with my plants! If anyone has a picture of the pots used in mosaics with instructions, I'd appreciate receiving it. Thanks again. I can't wait to get outside today and start planting my pots! Jeani


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2010 - A Linux Odyssey.
Here at Linux Journal, 2010 has been designated a Linux Odyssey. I was fortunate enough to be asked to lead the charge as the Guest Editor for the January issue where we took a small departure from our normal January focus and instead looked at Amateur Radio and Linux. February, we are going to dive into Desktops (and I am sure by the time you read this, Shawn and Kyle will have posted their review of the February issue). Editor's note: the podcast David speaks of will be live and on the site late morning of Dec 31, stay tuned!
My Linux Odyssey for 2010 is going to be two pronged. One, as the control op here at the Linux Journal's Virtual Ham Shack, I am going to start the process of converting my few Amateur Radio programs to Linux. One of the first programs I want to dive into is Xastir, the APRS program. My training is as a geographer, with a focus on cartography, so anything maps is right up my alley and I look forward to leveraging the abilities and capabilities of Xastir. Second, I am going to continue my focus on Linux, particularly in business, as we move through the year in my occasional posting in this space.
Now that does not mean I will not comment on things that catch my interest. For example, over the next few days, now that I have some breathing space, I want to look at the Australian censorship bill that has been passed, forcing ISPs to block sites. This is not a new topic for me, or the Australians, but I want to do a little more research and tie in a few other things that seem connected.
What are you going to do in 2010. Do not think of this as a resolution. We all know how little weight they carry. Think of it as a personal goal of accomplishment.
Happy 2010 everyone. Let the journey begin!
David Lane, KG4GIY is a member of Linux Journal's Editorial Advisory Panel and the Control Op for Linux Journal's Virtual Ham Shack
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Thursday, November 23, 2006
KitKat Pumpkin
Things to be thankful for: I apparently rebound from weariness rather quickly! After my declaration that I will not try any other limited edition KitKat bars, I've been sucked back in. And by a Pumpkin version no less.
In honor of American Thanksgiving, I had to review them. So I met Santos, of The Scent of Green Bananas at the Farmers Market yesterday for some lunch and a huge and generous mess 'o candy (like trick or treating for grown ups! - more on that in the coming week). I rushed home afterwards to photograph them so I could give them a try.
First thing to know about these is that they are Japanese. Second thing to know is that they are pumpkin flavored, not pumpkin pie or pumkpin pie spice or pumpkin custard. They're pumpkin flavored. Ever eat a pumpkin?
They're milk chocolate covering the normal bland wafers with a pumpkin creme inside. Lest you think that they're subtle, they smell quite distinctly of pumpkin. In fact, when I opened the bag (not even any of the packets, just the bag that they were in) it smelled like baby food.
It takes a little getting used to, but the pumpkin KitKat has a nice toasted, caramelized flavor. It's not as sweet as the usual grainy sugar cream, so it offsets the cheap and greasy chocolate quite well. I can't quite put my finger on it, except to say that the flavor is Pumpkin (or perhaps simply squash). The package is all in Japanese.
There is a long and strange aftertaste to this candy, a pumpkin aftertaste and not something I've ever experienced in my life before. I kept walking around the house thinking of baby food. Baby food. Look at the package - there's a family of pumpkins on there. Daddy pumpkin, Momma pumpkin and of course little baby pumpkin with his two front teeth just growing in. (Does he eat this pumpkin puree KitKat?) I keep thinking ... Babies with faces caked with strained squash. Smelling of squash, a smidge of fabric softener and of course that baby smell.
They are, in fact, strangely addictive. I don't know how, because any gourd and chocolate has never sounded like a good combo to me, but here I am, eating another. I hesitate to give them a high score, but the fact that I continue to eat them means the have to get at least a 7 out of 10.
(Here are Santos' thoughts on the latest KitKats.)
Final thought: thank you all for reading and commenting in the past year.
Monday, October 30, 2006
Nerds Gumballs
I have only one gum that I consume regularly. It's plain old Chiclets (peppermint). They're not that easy to find (and I think made in Colombia now) so when I see the multipack at the 99 Cent Only store I usually grab one.
I then empty out the box on my desk and divide the pieces up into groups of three. I chew three pieces at a time and then spit it out when the sugar is gone. Rinse, repeat. A whole box of 12 pieces might last an hour.
Sugarless gum is great for freshening breath and calming a queasy stomach, but Chicklets are like candy to me. But let's face it, they're just white tiles ... sometimes I want something pretty to chew on.
So the 99 Cent Only store didn't have the Chiclets last time I was in there ... so I bought these gumballs (hey, at 4 for 99 cents, how could I resist?). Made by Wonka, they're plain old large gumballs with Nerds inside.
They're big gumballs and have a pleasant rattle when you shake them close to your ear. The Nerds inside are confetti colored and have no relation to the outside color/flavor of the gumball itself. Some gumballs had lots of Nerds in them, with 12 being about average. However, there were two gumballs (I consumed two packages) that had four or less.
The gum itself was ordinary with a light fruity flavor.
Orange: orange - mild and pleasant. The tart bump of the Nerds was nice and combined well with the sugary graininess of the gum.
Purple: grape - it had that bitter initial taste to it, which I suspect is the food coloring. The flavor was floral and fruity though it faded quickly but went well with the Nerds.
Red: cherry - a light cherry flavor and a slight bitter tinge but sweet and pleasant after the flavor was halfway gone.
Green: apple - I'm not sure what flavor this was, it was sweet and fruity and had a slight sour bite which goes nicely with the grainy tartness of the Nerds.
Yellow: lemon - sweet and tangy and probably the most flavorful of all of them, not that it lasted very long.
I'm not going to switch to these. The flavor wasn't very intense, though the gum was nice and soft and had a good sugar charge to it that was supplemented by the Nerds. If you're one of those people who likes to eat saltines with your gum for a nice crunch, these might be perfect for you.
Friday, October 20, 2006
KitKat Cappuccino
Why is the American KitKat packaging so boring? I mean, look at this box that the Malaysian version of KitKat in the limited edition flavor of cappuccino came in. You may not be able to tell, but it's actually embossed as well (click on the photo for a larger version).
I'm a fiend for coffee, but since I limit myself to two cups a day on weekday and one a day on weekends, I need to get my coffee fix in other ways too. There are very few coffee bars, so I'm always keen to try these limited edition ones. The American KitKat came out with a limited edition coffee flavor last year, which I rather liked.
This limited edition flavor is made by Nestle and comes in two individually wrapped two finger bars. Upon opening the wrapper it smells not like coffee but more like maple and yogurt. These are not bad smells, kind of tangy ... very sweet and with a woodsy essence. But still, the espresso scent of a cappuccino was missing. It tasted sweet, a little grainy but the crunch of the wafers was nice. The tang was a little odd, but not unpleasant. Overall, I'd say this tasted more like a Spanish flan than cappuccino. This is not a bad thing ... I love flan.
If I were presented with this bar again, I don't think I'd buy it. It misses the chocolate note that I buy chocolate bars for but still a good thing to have at least once.
Note from the package: this candy is certified Halal.
Sunday, October 1, 2006
What does that Nestle code mean?
Following up on decoding the Mars code, here's the Nestle code, thanks to Reader Dave.
Nestle uses something called the Julian code. The first four digits of the code on the wrapper will give you the date the product was manufactured.
Julian code is rather difficult to read on the fly, but here goes: the first digit represents the last digit of the year. The next three numbers represent the day of the year.
My Baby Ruth bar says:
That means that it was made on the January 25, 2006. (That was an easy one.)
My Nestle Crunch bar says:
Hmm, anything that begins with a 5 sounds kind of bad in October. This one was made on October 21, 2005. Almost a year old.
My 100 Grand bar says:
Again with the 2005 ... but at least the second number "334" is pretty large. That'd be November 30, 2005.
A quick way to calculate the month is to divide the three digit number by 30. If you can't do that in your head, try dividing by 10 (moving the decimal place once slot) and then by 3. For the last one it gives you the approximation of November ... which is probably all you really wanted to know anyway.
For the record, the true Julian day number is a lot more complex and tracks the number of days since 4713 ... kinda like stardates!
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Lifesaver Musk
Months and months ago a reader suggested I get familiar with a strange favorite it Australia - musk sticks. Basically they're pressed candy stick flavored like musk. You know, the perfume. I figured if I've eaten violet candies, rosewater ice cream and 10 year old Lifesavers, there's no reason I shouldn't try these.
I found them at Mel & Rose's, which seems to carry a lot of Australian candies. The package doesn't make them look that appealing, the word musk has those little "smell wafts" coming off of it. The candies themselves are the pressed chalk variety like Pep-O-Mint, not a hard candy like the Butter Rum Lifesavers.
They smell like incense or a soap shop. It's more like a lightly floral patchouli. So when I took the photo and then put the roll in my desk drawer, it was kind of like a sachet in there.
The little candy is sweet and of course easy to crunch. The flavor has no other notes besides this soapy detergent scent and made me wonder if this is what it'd be like to eat incense cones. There isn't any listing of ingredients on the package or dietary info, so for all I know, they are meant to be burned.
I have no idea if the Lifesavers version of musk is consistent with the other musk sticks so popular in Australia and New Zealand, but I think my curiosity is satisfied. I suppose if I were trying to cover up strong mouth odors (like smoking or antibiotic side effects) this might be a good candy, but for some reason I think my neck should be perfumed, not my breath.
Note: though these candies are branded Lifesavers, they're made by licensing agreement by Nestle.
Monday, September 4, 2006
(Free) Nestle Chocolatier Line
Nestle has decided to get into the chocolate numbers game.
They've introduced a new line of baking products with higher cocoa content than their usual products: Nestle Chocolatier. They have chocolate chips in 53% and 62% cocoa solids, baking pieces (chunks in 53% only) and baking bars. Their new website offers some pretty decadent dessert recipes to make full use of the purported smooth chocolate experience the higher quality product is supposed to offer. (There's even a Molten Chocolate Cake which I suppose you're free to use any other brand to make.)
The bars and pieces will retail at a slightly higher rate than most of us are used to (I like to buy my chips on sale for, oh, about $1.29 a bag) but they have a viral marketing plan in place where you can get coupons good for free merchandise by getting people to click on their link. Basically, you join up and then put the link on your blog or maybe in a food chat forum.
You (can't click here) and help me earn some coupons to give the full line a try (and sign up if you want to join the bandwagon to earn your own free item coupons - you get a coupon for every 25 unique clicks). If you don't want to get into that whole viral marketing thing, I completely respect that, but I wanted everyone to know up front what I was up to.
UPDATE: They shut off new signups yesterday. Apparently they didn't understand how quickly this stuff spreads and they're retooling.
UPDATED UPDATE (10/17/2006) - The M80 campaign was pulled completely. I'll have more later but I would rate this as a "debacle" as viral marketing goes.
Friday, September 1, 2006
Head to Head: Chewy SweeTarts vs Chewy Tart n Tinys
There are a lot of candies that are not unique, and there's nothing wrong with that. It's good to have choices. But usually there are similar products on the market becaue they're made by different companies. I ran across these recently: Chewy Mini SweeTarts and Chewy Tart n Tinys. SweeTarts and Tart n Tinys used to be nearly identical products, except for the shape of the little pieces. And that was fine because one was made by Sunline (SweeTarts) and the other was made by Wonka (Tart n Tinys). Then Tart n Tiny's were glazed in a bright candy shell and they were suddenly a vastly different product and coincidentally now owned by the same company (Nestle).
But here we are again with the same thing?
Chewy Mini SweeTarts are little spherical versions of the larger Chewy SweeTarts which, in turn, are like the original SweeTarts. They come in five flavors: grape (purple), cherry (red), orange (orange), lemon (yellow) and apple (green). There are also Giant Chewy SweeTarts, which have been around since I was a kid.
They have a little glaze on them to keep them from sticking together and their colors are a little mottled, but not unattractively so. The chew is soft but grainy, with a nice cool feeling to it and a quick dissolve. The flavor is about what you'd expect from a SweeTart - a lot of tart at the beginning with a round, chemical flavor and then it finishes sweet and grainy.
Somewhere back in the distant past Tart n Tinys were not colorful - they were plain and chalky, like SweeTarts only pellet shaped. Then someone gave them a shiny color coating. They have little character versions of the candies on the package, but I've never paid much attention to them, but I guess that's what sets them apart from SweeTarts.
The Chewy Tart n Tinys are little chewy pellets of tartness, a bit of flavor and a grainy chew all coated in a thin, crunchy shell. They come in five flavors: grape (blue), cherry (red), orange (orange), lemon (yellow) and apple (green). Sound familiar?
Besides the colorful coating and the difference in the color of the grape flavor, and the slight difference in size (the Tart n Tinys are 11% smaller than the Chewy SweeTarts Minis) they're the same candy.
SweeTarts come in a handy dispenser tube (but I've seen them in the bags before, too), which is kind of fun for sharing and saving for later. There's a little more in the Tart n Tinys package (1.6 ounces vs 1.75 ounces) but I guess it all comes down to how you want your candy to look. Chewy SweeTarts Minis look kind of like tiny Trix and Chewy Tart n Tinys look like little beads. Chewy Tart n Tinys have fewer calories per ounce, I can only guess this is because the tartness ingredients are higher on the list and perhaps there are more colorings in the Tart n Tinys, which take up mass but have no calories. Both deliver a lot of variety and a consistent product. Why they both exist from the same company is beyond me, but then again they stopped making Wacky Wafers because they said they were too similar to Bottle Caps, and I really miss Wacky Wafers.
In the end, the Chewy Tart n Tinys win out by a very slight margin. I'm not sure why, I think it's just that I like the look of them better, and when the taste is the same, that's just about all it comes down to.
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Kit Kat Matcha
Green Tea (Matcha) KitKats from Japan have been around for a while, but it took me this long to get my hands on some. I couldn't even find a single-serving bar so I had to buy this bag of miniatures. At over $6, it's not something I'm likely to repeat for a mass produced consumer candy.
These little wafer sticks are covered in a white mockolate flavored with real green tea. The color of the coating is real, it's a pretty shade of creamy green. It smells of sugar and the delicate scent of matcha. The layers are flaky and crisp, just like a KitKat ought to be. The mockolate coating is very sweet though, so the matcha nuances are lost until you reach a saturation point ... at about the second stick.
A little about matcha. Matcha is a style of preparing green tea that starts with preparing the tea leaves before harvest, where they are covered from the sun for a few weeks before they are picked. After drying they are ground into a fine powder to create the matcha. This powder is used to prepare the tea and unlike regular brewed teas, the hot water is added to the powder and it is not strained out. Think of it as the difference between coffee and cocoa. With coffee we brew the beans by passing hot water through the grounds. With cocoa we grind the beans very finely and add them to hot milk. You get more complex flavors when you consume the whole leaf.
While I found these enjoyable, they were a tad sweet, which covered up much of the green tea flavors. The white mockolate had more of a greasy consistency, since the ingredients go: sugar, vegetable oil, lactose, wheat flour, milk powder and the cocoa butter. The American label on the package may or may not be correct, as I found a huge discrepancy in the reported calories for them and I had to puzzle my way through the Japanese listing. Luckily numbers are universal.
I think these are limited edition, as they're no longer on the Breaktown.com site, maybe someone can read that label and let me know. (Dont' worry, these weren't expired candies or anything, the freshness date said 01/2007 on it.)
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All the TMF yearmixes from 1995 to 2008. Collected from various sources, so the quality is a bit shabby, but nonetheless, it's a collection. Or if you look it that way, a discography. The overall performing quality is decreasing, or so to say the yesteryear's mix by "dj" chuckie is a big pile of poo-poo compared to what the dutches did in 2k1 and 2k2. Included with the files are the tracklists, some of them are incomplete. Feel free to fill in the gaps. Cheers! PS: The 2002 yearmix is done by an independent contractor, and is no way endorsed by TMF, hence the MTV logo in the upper right corner. ;)
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Brownback says perception of ALEC influence is 'overblown'
Topeka — The presence of the American Legislative Exchange Council agenda in the Kansas Legislature can't be denied, but Gov. Sam Brownback thinks the perception of ALEC's influence is "overblown."
"They do model legislation, they have meetings, but there are probably hundreds of groups that do model legislation and hold meetings. I think it gets overblown a lot," Brownback said during an interview Monday with the Lawrence Journal-World.
ALEC describes itself as a group that promotes free markets, limited government, federalism and individual freedom. But its critics say it is a front for corporate interests that push legislation in Statehouses across the nation.
Both Senate President Susan Wagle, R-Wichita, and House Speaker Ray Merrick, R-Stilwell, have held high-ranking positions with ALEC over the years.
Approximately 50 Kansas legislators, all Republicans, are members of the group.
In recent years, the Republican-dominated Legislature and Brownback have approved numerous ALEC-developed bills.
Brownback's personal and business income tax cuts are modeled after ALEC policies. In 2011, Brownback wrote a foreword to ALEC's annual report, "Rich States, Poor States," which is written by economist Art Laffer, whom Brownback hired as a $75,000 consultant on Kansas' tax-cutting plan.
Brownback also signed into law the ALEC-inspired Health Care Freedom Act, which was designed as an impediment to federal health reform.
In recent years, ALEC has come under increased criticism and has been losing corporate members after civil rights and government watchdog groups complained about ALEC's push for voter ID and so-called "stand your ground" laws.
Phil Minkin 1 year, 3 months ago
Bob Smith 1 year, 3 months ago
The role of ALEC in the Permian Extinction has never been fully investigated.
Lane Signal 1 year, 3 months ago
You would think Brownie would at least be smart enough to keep quiet about ALEC. Denying something so obvious just draws attention to it. Perhaps Brownie's intention is to draw attention to his ALEC affiliation, but that's pretty stupid. Most ALEC affiliated donors are self unconscious enough to want to avoid a spot light on their activities. They know any light on their real agenda will be unflattering light. But Brownie seems too stupid realize this.
Bart Johnson 1 year, 3 months ago
How does such a group become so influential?
Lane Signal 1 year, 3 months ago
ALEC is so influential because it is aligned so strongly with corporate and private donors who craft and drive it's agenda. ALEC is a means for the wealthy and big corporations to band together and fund candidates who support a common agenda. That common agenda is concerned with 2 primary goals: government policy that financially rewards the wealthy (corporate and private) and policy that favors the election of those willing to favor the wealthy. Republican politicians know 2 things about ALEC: If a politician supports the ALEC agenda they will find significant funding. If a politician does not support the ALEC agenda, their competition (for Republicans, often within their own party) will get that funding.
Bart Johnson 1 year, 3 months ago
Bribes, however, are illegal. You cannot enforce a bribe in court, and in fact you will go to jail. The media would have a field day if they could dig up proof of a bribe. Without a government court to enforce such an agreement, and with the threat of prosecution for making such an agreement, how are they enforced? Why would anyone pay so much money for a "contract" that is dangerous and unenforceable?
David Reber 1 year, 3 months ago
The headline should read "ALEC tells Brownback to say perception of ALEC influence is overblown."
Richard Heckler 1 year, 3 months ago
ALEC is not a lobby; it is not a front group. It is much more powerful than that. United States of ALEC – Bill Moyers http://www.democracynow.org/2012/9/27/the_united_states_of_alec_bill
Unfortunately ALEC and a large majority of the republican party got married to the idea that working class blue and white collars make too much money. Talk about living in glass houses. Right to Work means lower wages.
ALEC and Repubs Busting unions is about YOU working for less money Union or NOT = monster corporate profits!!.
Through the corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council, global corporations and state politicians vote behind closed doors to try to rewrite state laws that govern your rights.
These so-called "model bills" reach into almost every area of American life and often directly benefit huge corporations.
In ALEC's own words, corporations have "a VOICE and a VOTE" on specific changes to the law that are then proposed in your state. DO YOU?
ALEC – The Voice of Corporate Special Interests in State Legislatures http://www.pfaw.org/rww-in-focus/alec-the-voice-of-corporate-special-interests-state-legislatures
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Richard Heckler 1 year, 3 months ago
Arthur Laffer works for Sam Brownback. The consensus? Laffer seems to have forgotten, or ignored, some pretty basic concepts in economics. In other words, Laffer is getting laughed off the economic stage. Hmmmmmm food for thought I'd say.
Economist Arthur Laffer, patron saint of tax cuts, is back, with an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that he hopes will put the kibosh on future plans for government stimulus.
Laffer, who had his heyday back in the Reagan years, is best known as the popularizer of the notion that raising tax rates beyond a certain level can actually reduce tax revenues by, among other things, discouraging entrepreneurship.
The graphic representation of this idea, though not original to Laffer, came to be known as the Laffer Curve.
While he's always had detractors, Laffer also had a lot of fervent fans back in the day.
But his latest excursion into the public debate has drawn harsh criticism not only from liberal economists like Berkeley's Brad DeLong but also from stimulus-hating, anti-Keynesian economists you might expect to agree with the Laffer line.
The consensus? Laffer seems to have forgotten, or ignored, some pretty basic concepts in economics. In other words, Laffer is getting laughed off the economic stage.
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Richard Heckler 1 year, 3 months ago
I doubt corporate money supporters of ALEC have fully left the organization. They just don't want their names readily available to the public. My bet - the corporate $$$$$$ are still flowing into the ALEC cookie jars somehow.
Also considering tax paid members meet in secret how does ALEC skirt the Open Meetings Act?
Michael LoBurgio 1 year, 3 months ago
how a bill become law in Kansas
Devin Wilson 1 year, 3 months ago
Good to know how our Governor feels about ALEC. Sorry, I disagree with his perspective. I understand ALEC meetings seem to be contentious, but an attempt at transparency would go a long ways. If people like what they see being discussed in ALEC meetings, they can make informed decisions on retaining their representatives, and supporting corporations who fund ALEC. Let the people have the knowledge and power to make informed decisions.
Larry Sturm 1 year, 3 months ago
If ALEC is so good why do they not let the news media in to their meetings and also have their meetings off shore, also why are their only republicans that belong to it. Tax payers should not be subsidizing congress members to go to these meetings.
Grégoire Guillaume 1 year, 3 months ago
ALEC is the bellwether of what's wrong with Kansas and the nation. There mission is to create an environment that deifies the rich, gives away the farm to them in order to create an under class that will fight among themselves and be willing to work for peanuts. It's disgusting that those we elected to represent us are saboteurs working laboriously to strip us of what's left of the "public good" sentiment to provide welfare, yes welfare for corporations.
Cait McKnelly 1 year, 3 months ago
Sorry, Sam, this is one instance when "plausible deniability" just isn't going to work.
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My kids are starting a new school this year. My son (going into grade 4) has bipolar disorder and anxiety disorder plus learning disorders so school is a very stressful and anxiety producing thing for him. Unfortunately he has come down with a cough and a fever (started on Thursday) and I am very worried he will not be better in the next 36 hours. I think missing the first day would be really bad for him because it is the day that they learn all the routines and meet their classmates. For the average child it may not be a big deal but for him it may cause real problems. So my question is if he is mostly better but still not quite would it be bad of me to medicate him and send him? Obviously if he still has a high fever and bad cough we won't have a choice but if he is on the mend but not quite there would you send him?
UPDATE Sept. 7/2010 - Well, he didn't go to school. He was up most of the night with a horrible cough and a 103 degree fever so I took him to the urgent care clinic after I dropped the girls off and he has bronchitis. The doctor prescribed antibiotics and an inhaler and said he should be okay to go to school tomorrow or the next day.
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I think that in his case, you should do what you feel is best for him without worrying to much about the other kids catching it.
However, my DD with a social anxiety does worse with things when she is even a tiny bit under the weather, so I wouldn't send her if she was still sort of sick.
I'm sorry things aren't going smoothly for your start of the school year.
Your son sounds like some of the children in my class. I think I would send him if he was on the mend--even if he only stayed for the morning he would meet his classmates on the first day and begin to learn the routines of his classroom. If he is not well enough to attend on the first day perhaps you could contact the teacher and bring him early on his first day so he/she could go over some of the routines before the other students arrive which might help your son be a little less anxious about not knowing what to do. The teacher might also be able to put his desk in area with students who may be more helpful to a new student.
I think it depends on how sick he is and whether you are medicating fevers. My dd had strep and then pneumonia in the same week and the symptom of the pneumonia was the cough and fever, she had nothing else except that. If he just has aches and pains then I think sending him in isn't a big deal, but if he has high fevers requiring medication for five days I suggest bringing him in just to make sure it isn't turning into something serious.
We haven't been medicating for the fever during the day, we've been giving him Tylenol at night. We've been giving him echinacea and today we started giving him Sambucol (Black Elderberry Extract for kids) and Oscillococcinum for kids. I'm going to give him some expectorant (plain robitussin) when he wakes again. For tomorrow we are going to try medicating the fever the whole day to see if it will give his body a break and continue with the rest of the stuff. I can hear him coughing up a storm right now but he is still asleep.
I'm hesitant to take him to the doctor because my middle child had the same thing about 2 weeks ago and we did take her and they said it was just the flu.
Honestly, with it being allergy season in 1/2 the country right now your DS is probably feeling like many of the kids at his school. A cough, elevated temp, runny nose, asthma symptoms etc. I would send him. The 1st day is important for many reasons. Im sure once your DS gets to school he will forget about his cold/cough and enjoy his day.
Give him some tylenol before school and he should be fine.
Linda on the move
Does he have a sore throat too? A fever for that long with a sore throat can be strep. Our doctor's office will do a strep test without an appointment. We can just call and let them know we are coming in, the nurse does the test, they call later with the results.
just to be on the safe side. (thursday through sunday seems like a long time for a fever to me)
Could you call the school and ask the teacher to meet at the end of the school day to show your ds the class and routine and his seat etc?
While I truly sympathize with your situation, I'm going to be the voice of dissent. Please do not send a sick child to school. I realize you have something of a "special case", but you simply do not know the situation of the other children in the class. My daughter just started K a week and a half ago, and has just come down with Scarlet Fever (granted I don't know whether someone in her class infected her, or if she picked it up somewhere else, but school is the only place where she is in close contact with other children). We are uninsured, had to go to the emergency room for treatment, and are now facing hundreds of dollars of medical bills which we can't afford to pay. In other possible scenarios, a child in school might have a compromised immune system and exposure to something that might be a simple virus for other kids, could cause serious damage to them and send them to the hospital. You just never know who you might infect and what the consequences will be for that person. And while the possibility of getting sick is a part of every normal life, knowingly sending a sick (and likely contagious) child to school just ain't right in my book.
Now, if you are CERTAIN that he is no longer contagious, then that's a different story. Then it just depends on his own comfort level. But if you think there is a chance that he is still contagious, no way.
I honestly do not know whether he is contagious. He is on his 5th day of illness so I am thinking there is still a possibility that he is contagious. Despite that we will be sending him. It is just too stressful of a situation for him not to send him. We've been pumping him full of immune boosters and we'll be giving him a dose of tylenol before school if he still has a fever at all. He was a lot better today than yesterday so I am hoping by morning he'll be mostly on the mend. I agree that sending a sick child to school isn't fair. I do totally understand that. But for this one day I really feel it's necessary. If for some reason he is sicker in the morning we won't send him but as long as he's still on the mend he'll be going. Thanks for all the input!
I really think its unfair to expose anyone else to this bug.
There are kids in that class with asthma. The flu is not benign for them or their families (I have asthma. DD gave me a bug that put me in the hospital this past Spring and I am going to be dealing with the medical fall out
for a year.
Situations like yours are why I am hoping to homeschool.)
I would talk to the teacher about other ways to integrate your child into school. I can't believe your only option is to send him regardless of its impact on anyone else.
So no. I would keep him home. I don't think is is fair to him or anyone else.
Besides, the impression you will make as the parent who sends sick kids to school is not necessarily the one you'll want to live with for the next year.
And if you aren't sure if he's contagious call the ped and ask.
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If he still has a fever or feels crummy, I wouldn't send him. I understand the issues with having him miss the first couple days - I just don't think it would be worth it if he is truly still ill.
I would keep him home until you get the ok from a Dr or are positive he is not contagious.
Not only do you put other kids and teachers at risk of being sick ( for 5+ days), but you also will send him with a lower immune system and put the risk that he will pick up something new.
As PP said- even in light of you unique situation---you should think that there may be students in the classroom (or staff members) that could seriously get sick if your son is still contagious. He may have gotten sick for 5 days...someone else it may be twice as long or they may develop complications.
As a parent----I would be upset if I saw an obviously ill child at school. Flu-ish symptoms can be serious.
He would not be the only child to miss, the first two weeks are often ones of transition and kids moving classes, in/out of the area.
His anxiety will be worse if he is feeling ill on top of the first day of school. High anxiety also lower immune function.
If a fever is still present, the illness is most likely still contagious. A person should be fever free for 24 hours (NO Tylenel or Motrin) before returning to school/work.
The school nurse will also potentially send him home if he looks/acts ill. That would be more upsetting to most kids than just staying home anyway.
Updated in original post.
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poor guy.
I hope he feels better soon.
Linda on the move
I'm so sorry that he is still sick. I hope the antibiotics kick in quickly!
Hope he feels better soon!
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Poor guy, I hope he bounces back quickly!
As I teacher, I REALLY appreciate when parents stick to the 24-hours free of fever rule before sending their kids. It does no one any good to have a teacher out sick for a week... a sub just isn't the same, the teacher gets more than a week behind in all the behind the scenes work, and if different parents send their sick kids, it can happen over and over again to the poor teacher. I can't believe how many times I've had kids practically passing out in my classroom, or coming right up to my face to whisper they are too sick to do the work... UGH. The germs are all part of being a teacher, but a little consideration is appreciated.
Hope your guy is feeling better that you were able to work with the teacher to ease his transition. I'm really sorry that things worked out this way
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PTFF: Building Metropolis, Flying Saucer Smashes Into Rose Theater Roof and Buck Henry Interview (Videos)
Multimedia journalist Nina Jurczynski travels to the Port Townend High School to get the low-down on students making the Metropolis set for the entrance into the [Read More]
Port Townsend Film Festival: Live Streaming Webcam Interview – Filmmaker Tristan Stoch
Beginning Friday, the Videoblogging 206 team will be streaming live interviews with filmmakers, actors, directors, movie-goers and volunteers from the showroom of Joglo during the annual Port Townsend Film Festival (PTFF) that will be held September 23-25. Multimedia journalist Nina Jurczynski interviews Chimacum, WA filmmaker Tristan Stoch about his film, "Clarity" from the Joglo showroom […] [Read More]
Port Townsend Film Festival: Artist Author Rikki Ducornet – A Video Interview
Mutlimedia journalist Nina Jurcznski chats with Rikki Ducornet, author/artist, in her Port Townsend home studio about her life as a creative soul and the comic strip art series she designed for the weekend Port Townsend Film Festival. Nina (left) and Rikki react to the scary alien poster that was made during the interview. [Read More]
Jefferson County Farm Tour Video Reports From Three Farms
Multiemedia journalist Nina Jurczynski talks to Alpenfire Cider's Steve "Bear" Bishop in his trellis orchard about his "flame weeding process". Nina and Steve Bishop in organic apple orchard. Nina interviewed her former elementary teacher Crystie Kisler, owner Finn River Farm, about the cidery and farm tour. [Read More]
Port Townsend Film Festival: Interview With Mike Magidson French Director Of INUK
Janette Force, Executive Director for The Port Townsend Film Festival (PTFF), Bill LeMaster, co-owner Lehani's, on Taylor Street in Port Townsend, WA about the Port Townsend Film Festival. The Port Townsend Film Festival is next weekend (September 23-25) but today multimedia journalist Nina Jurczynsky conducted a live webcam interview with French/American filmmaker/director, Mike Magidson. They […] [Read More]
YouTuber Offered Three Month Contract To Produce Product Placement Videos For QR Code On FUEL Energy Beverage Can
Press Release: QR Code On Product Packaging Used To Promote YouTube Channel To Consumers While YouTuber Channel Promotes Product After an intensive international search, FUEL Energy Beverage has offered Port Townsend, WA YouTuber newbie Nina Jurczynski a three month contract to show the natural drink in at least one of her videos each week from […] [Read More]
Bumbershoot: Back Stage Interview With Whalebones
Multimedia journalist Nina Jurczynski chats with Justin Deary, lead singer/songwriter, from Whalebones. Nina and Justin talked before Bumbershoot via webcam on Vokle.com. [Read More]
Wooden Boat Festival: Interview with Lin and Larry Pardey – Super Sailing Team For 45 Years
Multimedia journalist Nina Jurczynski chats with Lin and Larry Pardey at the 2011 Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend, WA. Lin and Larry have voyaged more than 200,000 miles together on self-built engine-free wooden boats. Their voyages have taken them around the world, both east-about and west-about, including counter-to-the-prevailing-wind passages south of the great southern […] [Read More]