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Monday, August 23, 2010
Arcor Whisper
I picked up a handful of these enigmatic peanut butter bonbons in Ohio at the Dollar General Store. I really had no idea what they were, but at 33 cents each it was hardly a gamble.
I was concerned they wouldn't travel well, but they did surprisingly well considering the mileage and temperature/humidity variations.
I had to take the wrapper off completely to find out exactly what they're called and who makes them. They're called Milk Chocolate Bonbon Whisper. They're made by Arcor in Mexico. Now, I'm not a huge fan of Arcor's chocolate candy. But since I already had these in hand I tried to keep an open mind.
Not only is the package vague, but it also leaves out the most important part about this candy, the peanut butter. The domed chocolate pieces are about 1.5 inches in diameter. Nicely formed, they're glossy and rather cute. I picked up four of them and three made it back in good shape (and even the smashed one was still edible).
The construction is simple and rather familiar. There's a large sphere of peanut butter surrounded by a light wafer then covered in milk chocolate. It reminds me of a New World Ferrero Rocher (swapping peanut butter for hazelnuts). There are no crushed nuts on the outside though.
The piece is about .7 ounces, so about the same heft as a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. It smells lightly like peanut butter, a little hint of a grassy note instead of the dark roasted flavors of Reese's. The chocolate looks light and milky, and though I was concerned that it wasn't real chocolate but the ingredients listed cocoa butter and I think the soybean oil is in the peanut butter filling.
The chocolate isn't fabulous, it holds everything together and is rather soft, but it's not overly sweet or grainy. It just doesn't have much of a cocoa punch. So the focus of the bonbon becomes the center. The peanut butter filling is smooth and fresh. It's not greasy but feels a little empty at moments, like there's a filler in it (maybe that soybean oil that's so high up on the ingredients list). It's sweet and salty and has a good overall peanut flavor. The crispy wafer is overshadowed a bit but still provides a nice crunch.
The wrapping is just a large piece of mylar. It wraps the piece very well though, even though it's not completely sealed. The ingredients and manufacturing information was nearly impossible to read. The mylar is gold and the printing is blue. I ended up taking photos of the info and then blowing it up on the computer and adjusting the levels in order to read it.
It's an odd little candy. It's a great idea, but it lacked a bit of oomph and balance of textures with the flavors. It needs better chocolate and I think it could use little bit more crunch. But the price is certainly decent and the originality of the candy is a plus.
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Friday, May 28, 2010
Nestle Butterfinger Snackerz
New Nestle Butterfinger Snackerz are crispy bite-size candies with a smooth Butterfinger-flavored center.
They come in a rather petite package, it weighs only 1.28 ounces, which is a pretty remarkable difference compared to the standard Butterfinger bar which clocks in at 2.1 ounces. Of course that does mean that there are fewer calories per serving, here a bag is only 170 calories (133 per ounce) while a bar is 270 calories (129 per ounce).
The package is a simple pouch, a little taller than a bag of M&Ms and in a bright yellow and orange with blue accents.
The Snackerz look every bit as appealing as the actual Butterfinger bar. They're a bit chalky and smell like sugar and fake butter. They're about 1.25 inches long and .75 to 1.00 inches wide. They're decorated with little zags of orange icing confection. They're an irregular puff shape, there's a little pocket of Butterfinger creme in there.
The crunch is like a sweet version of Fritos or a breakfast cereal. Inside the sweets, salty and buttery flavored cream has a little hint of roasted nuts. The cereal and peanut butter combination is fun and different enough. The mockolate coating is a joke, it's fresh so there's no hint of rancid cocoa or anything that I get from Butterfingers now and then. But there's no rich cocoa to go with it.
A few years ago I tried something called Butterfinger Stixx, which were a little wafer tube filled with a similar creme, but the difference there was that they were covered in real milk chocolate. That was a great idea. This is mediocre at best ... a smaller portion than most candies offer at this price but sub par ingredients.
After seeing what Nestle did with the Wonka line to create products with better ingredients, this is just plain disappointing. I know they can do better.
Made in Mexico, no Kosher statement on the package.
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Friday, April 30, 2010
Wonka Exceptionals Fruit Jellies: Grapefruit, Goji Berry & Red Apple
The new line of Wonka Exceptionals includes new chocolate bars to replace the classic Wonka Bar and the completely new Wonka Fruit Marvels.
The Wonka Exceptionals Fruit Jellies are a bit more classic. They're simple cubes of real fruit jelly made from all natural ingredients in Mexico. They come in single flavor boxes, the initial varieties are Grapefruit, Goji Berry and Red Apple.
They are packaged similarly to the Fruit Marvels. The label sleeve is over an eye-popping magenta and maroon box. Inside the box is an unlabeled purple mylar bag. It's a lot of layers, and while I enjoy the fancifulness, it's really wasteful.
The package simply describes them as fantastically flavorful soft jellies dusted with sugar. I also got a press release that said:
The ingredients go like this:
The beta carotene is the only ingredient that isn't marked as all natural, though it's certainly not an artificial color.
I've had a lot of pate de fruits over the years, which are full fruit jellies. They're usually thickened with the actual fruit instead of corn starch though sometimes there's additional pectin (depending on the fruit). Though the new Wonka Fruit Jellies don't quite rise to the level of pate, they do a good job with the texture and are less sweet than gum drops or fruit jellies like Boston Fruit Slices.
Grapefruit is light yellow, none of this pink grapefruit stuff for Wonka.
The scent is a beguilingly authentic grapefruit peel. Grapefruit is a favorite smell for me, even clinical testing backs up its use for aromatherapy - the smell of grapefruit soothes, engenders trust and youthfulness (for women being sniffed by men, anyway). I like it because it smells like something I want to eat. It's a mix of balsam, lavender, lemon and windy beach.
The half inch jelly cubes are rough and dusted with sugar. They're a little messier than a gum drop but not as dusty as Turkish Delight. They're soft to the touch but firm enough that they can't be squeezed flat very easily. The moist jelly has a nice give, it's not a sticky as a gum drop, these are more of a jam you can eat.
The flavor is mostly about the zest and grapefruit peel but there's a light juice note with a little tangy snap. They're not too cloying or sticky sweet, but not quite intense enough for me to call them a true pate de fruits.
The berries are related to tomatoes, peppers and eggplants. They have tiny little seeds in them but they're edible and provide a little bit of texture, though not quite like, say, kiwi or fig seeds do.
The package says nothing about where the flavor for these comes from, just that it's natural. The whole point, as far as I can tell, of people eating goji is because of its high antioxidant properties, so just flavoring something with goji seems like a miss.
They're sweet with a little tangy note. Kind of like raisin and orange. Not really that interesting to me.
Note: the Goji variety of the Fruit Jellies uses cochineal color, so they are not vegan.
Red Apple was much more appealing than I expected. It's quite red, which was refreshing instead of the more common acid green that candies end up being.
The flavor notes are reminiscent of apple cider. There are notes of apple peel, a mellow and honey-like sweetness along with a light tart bite.
My hesitations with these are because of the excessive packaging, but for a natural fruit jelly product they're priced rather well but still quite a bit steeper than other gummis or jellies. (They're about twice the price per ounce compared to the Wonka Sploshberries.) The size of the pieces is perfect, I just pop them in my mouth, no messing biting & putting half aside. I do love grapefruit, which is a hard flavor to find, and apple lovers may enjoy a real fruit experience too. Goji can go, hopefully replaced by something really inventive ... maybe we'll finally find out what a snozzberry is.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:16 pm All Natural • Candy • Review • Nestle • Discontinued • Jelly Candy • 7-Worth It • Mexico • Comments (7)
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Wonka Fruit Marvels
Nestle is going full-tilt to reinvigorate their stagnant Wonka candy brand. Last year it was gummis (Sluggles, Puckerooms & Sploshberries), this year they revised their chocolate bar line under the new Wonka Exceptionals and now they're introducing some new sugar candy items to the Exceptionals line. The first is called Fruit Marvels which are vaguely described on the packaging as hard candies with soft centers, delicately sugar dusted. They come in three flavors: White Grape, Pomegranate and Clementine Orange.
There are two formats for the packages. The first is the tins, which hold 1.9 ounces (14 pieces) and retail for $1.99. Though that's a little expensive, there's a second more cost effective option which is the 5 ounce box which retails for $2.99 (and you can refill the tin).
The box is imaginative and quite different from the holographic mylar/plastic of the chocolates. These stand up boxes come in two parts. There's a tall tab top box with a dizzying purple/lavender design, over that is a sleeve. The sleeve is taped to the box and features little circular cut outs that reveal the patterned box underneath. Like the Wonka Exceptionals Chocolate Pieces, even the UPC code gets Wonka-fied.
Inside the box is another package, a long mylar pouch with the candy in it. They're not marked for the individual flavor, as I discovered later on when I ditched the boxes and carried all three pouches around in a ziploc bag while I was tasting.
The front of the package states Made with Natural Ingredients* and then directs folks to read the list of ingredients to explain the asterisk. Flipping over the box the ingredients are really easy to understand. For the White Grape they were: Dextrose*, Sugar*, Corn Syrup*, Pear Juice Concentrate*, and less than 2% of Modified Corn Starch, Tapioca Dextrin, Natural Flavor*, Tumeric Color, Citric Acid*.
I find this a little confusing ... they're saying it's made with natural ingredients, but not saying that all of the ingredients are natural. (So just about all food products would qualify under this "Made with Natural Ingredients" thing.) I appreciate that they're not saying that highly processed ingredients like modified food starch is natural, but I'd prefer if they just said "made with real fruit juice but no artificial flavors or colors" and left it at that. Both Clementine & Pomegranate have Carmine coloring, which is a natural coloring derived from insects but of course not considered vegetarian/vegan, may be an allergen for some sensitive folks and is not kosher/halal.
The Pomegranate Fruit Marvels tin is simple. Inside are tucked over a dozen little candies. The tin is about 3.5 inches in diameter and just shy of an inch thick - a little big to tuck in a pocket. There's a piece of waxed paper cushion on the bottom and on the top. The tin is easy to open and close, but stays closed so I wouldn't worry so much about this coming open in the bottom of your bag.
They're about .75 inches in diameter with a sugar sanded coating and soft coloring. The candies are really a puzzle at first. I didn't understand what they were by the description, but I guess that's why they called them Marvels.
The outside is a hard candy shell, it's made of dextrose like SweeTarts, but it's not compressed like other powder candies, instead it's panned (added as a liquid layer that forms a hardened glaze after many coats). Inside is a firm and flavorful jelly. It's like a super jelly bean in a way but remember that the shell is very thick.
When I first popped it into my mouth I thought it would be like a Gobstopper, many flavored layers and then a jelly ball in the middle, but it is actually faithful to the scale on the package. I tried sucking on them first. The sugar sanding is rough at first but that dissolves away quickly to the shell. The shell is dextrose (glucose) so it has a slightly cooling effect and it has a kind of thinness to the sweet note instead of the round syrup sweetness of sucrose (sugar). Eventually there's a little hint of the floral berry flavors of pomegranate. There's a layer just between the jelly center and the shell that has a little burst of sour.
I pulled quite a few of the candies apart. I found I preferred biting them to letting them dissolve. It's not advisable to just crunch them up at first until you gain some experience at it, I think letting them warm and dissolve a little helps.
You can see the thickness of the shell here and how it's dense but kind of crumbly.
The jelly center is complex. It's smooth and thick, it's also nicely flavored without being too sweet or tangy. Though I don't think any candies really capture pomegranate flavor well, these are still an excellent flavor no matter what it's called. It's more raspberry to me - floral and jammy.
The sanding isn't messy, no sticky fingers, but there is a bit of sugar dust in the bottom of the tins or the bags which can get everywhere.
The Clementine Orange Fruit Marvels sounded really good. I love citrus and the less-common oranges often have wonderful notes that make things so much more interesting than just eating spoonfuls of Tang drink mix. Clementines are a tasty little citrus, they're easy to peel and are usually seedless - they have the tangy profile and juicy taste of a tangerine.
The outside sanded shell doesn't give much indication of the flavor inside, just a soft orange color.
The flavor is truly like a tangerine. There are bold juice and citric acid notes but there's also a really good zest component that sets it apart from straight-laced orange. There's no bitter or lingering orange peel aftertaste though.
The White Grape Fruit Marvels are nearly colorless on the outside but a little on the yellow side after cracked open. (They were devilish to photograph, but I think you get the idea with the other two.) White grape was always one of my favorite fruit juices as a kid, so I'm very familiar with the flavor. This is extremely faithful. There's a concord grape note to it, but also a brighter and lighter feeling to it, a little like champagne.
All three flavors are distinct and faithful to their profiles. The candy itself is unique, I've never had anything quite like it before so I give Wonka high marks for not just regurgitating the ordinary with a frivolous name and funny packaging. I like the concept of the boxes and that they're more cost effective than the tins but still $3 for 5 ounces of sugar candy is on the high side, even for something that doesn't have artificial flavors/colors. Also, the amount of packaging is silly, the outer sleeve could easily disappear without losing the feeling of upscale decadence.
I'm a little unclear about the target market for these, I'm guessing they're not for little children like many other Wonka products lately like Kazoozles. Perhaps they're targeting young adults, especially since the tins are great for sharing. They might also appeal to folks who want an intense flavorful indulgence without too many calories. Since they're all sugar there's no fat and each piece is about 12 calories. The tin makes each piece feel rather special. (Honestly, it seems like the target market is for grown ups for never quite grew up, which would be me.)
I like where Wonka is going lately.
These are in limited release right now, they're available exclusively at WalMart stores until June 2010 when they'll start appearing at Target. The candies are made in Mexico.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:16 pm Candy • Review • Nestle • Hard Candy & Lollipops • Jelly Candy • 8-Tasty • Mexico • Comments (22)
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Wonka SweeTarts Jelly Beans 2010
Wonka introduced a line of jelly beans back in 2006 (original review). They were matte, opaque pastel jelly beans with a strange grainy shell but familiar SweeTart flavors.
This year the product seems to have been reformulated, though there's no mention of it on the package which is also redesigned. Readers alerted me that they were different this year.
The 2010 version of SweeTart Jelly Beans are more vibrant and come in the current SweeTart flavors of Cherry, Lemon, Grape, Blue Punch, Green Apple and Orange.
I noticed the color difference before I even took the bag home. They're more opaque and shinier with consistent colors. They're at once familiar and a little different.
The version I've had before had a grainy and cool-to-the-tongue shell. When I saw these and remembered the comments, I was wondering if Wonka was just using the Spree Jelly Beans which have a harder shell.
The shell is more crisp than the previous version and the flavors seem a little more distinct and intense. They also seem to be more faithful to the flavors of the chalky original SweeTarts disks. But what's missing is probably the tangy hit that the real SweeTarts have.
As you'll notice, I found quite a few abnormal ones in my bag. These were a few that had distinctive shapes, quite a few were just larger than what I'd call normal or smaller than what I would have thought should be the target. They all tasted fine - the narrow ones obviously had more shell to them proportionally.
They're still nice - the grape is much better as it is tangier now. I enjoyed the citrus flavors even though they weren't particularly sour. Green apple is okay, though bland and I usually pick out the cherry and blue punch ones but if I ate them it's not the end of the world.
In the end, the update is definitely different but I wouldn't call it an improvement. I think it brings them more in line with what I'd expect from a product extension but still not as good as actual SweeTarts. Now if they could only do the SweeTarts Chicks, Ducks & Bunnies with all the flavors of SweeTarts we'd have something to talk about.
The versions I've tried before (2007 & 2008) were made in Canada. This bag was made in Mexico. There are no allergen statements on the bag, so they may be nut free/gluten free and contain no animal-derived products.
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Monday, October 19, 2009
Farley's Harvest Mix
Candy Corn haters probably think all candy corn is alike. And for the most part it is. It's just a very sweet fondant lovingly crafted to resemble a stylized piece of field corn.
There are dozens of new version that are flavored, but by far the most popular and best selling is the classic stuff that comes in the Harvest Mix of mellocreme items.
Farley's is an old company, making candy under the Farley's name since 1891. They've distinguished themselves by making a huge variety of generic and popular candies such as gumdrops, candy coated peanuts and hard candies. In 1996 Farley Candy Company merged with Sathers Candy Company, a company with a strong distribution arm to become Favorite Brands International. In 1999, Nabisco bought up Favorite Brands and then within a year Kraft Foods purchased Nabisco. Then in 2002 Kraft Foods sold off Farley's Candy Company and Sathers Candy Company which became Farley's & Sathers Candy Company, Inc. Since then Farley's and Sathers has swallowed up a few other candy companies, most recently Brach's in 2007. Other brands include the classic Fruit Stripe Gum, Heide, Now and Later, Trolli Gummis, Super Bubble and Bob's.
I found this Farley's Harvest Mix at the Dollar Tree. The Harvest Mix (or Autumn Mix) is usually a combination of Candy Corn, Indian Corn and Mellocreme Pumpkins. This is no different. I found the bag a little odd. It's a pretty big bag, and I think that 9 ounces for a buck is a good value, but the bar seemed barely half full.
Farley's Candy Corn is made in Mexico, as is Brach's ... which as I mentioned earlier (if you didn't skip that paragraph) is now owned by Farley's & Sathers, so I have to wonder if it's just the same stuff. Both are made with honey and both contain gelatin (most other brands of fondant type candies are made with egg whites).
They look very much the same (well, most candy corn looks the same). I wouldn't call the attention to detail fantastic, some were smudgy at the margins of the colors, others were of course shortened two color or one color versions. But the general flavor of them was a smooth and sweet dissolve. The texture is only slightly grainy and satisfyingly dense with a light moisture to it to keep it from being completely crumbly.
The honey note is noticeable as is a little hint of salt, which keeps the sweetness in check.
The Indian Corn from Farley's is definitely not the same as Brach's or any else that I've photographed to date.
Instead of three color stripes, there are only two here. A deep brown base and an orange top.
The brown base has a light cocoa flavor but the orange top seems less like the traditional candy corn. It doesn't have that little bit of salt or honey flavor. It's just bland and sweet. There's not enough of the cocoa to balance out all that sweetness, so this Indian Corn, though it has a nice texture, is just too sweet.
I also got a little bit of a bitter aftertaste from it, which I suspected was from the food coloring. (More orange means more Red #40.)
These little pumpkins are quite cute. They're nicely made, I found virtually all of them to be well formed, without bubbles or uneven bottoms.
The green stem and deep creases give them a nicely stylized look of real pumpkins. (If real pumpkins were smaller than your thumb and had flat bottoms.)
Like most other Mellocremes, these are just a dense sugar fondant. The flavor isn't as pronounced or salty as the corn, so it's all sugar. The texture is extra smooth, as the centers are quite soft.
But the sweet is simply too electric for me. It shoots bolts straight through my teeth and into my brain, leaving me feeling weary and abused after eating a half. There's also the orange aftertaste, a lingering metallic note.
UPDATE: I talked to a representative at Farley's & Sathers who confirmed that the Farley's Candy Corn & mixes are now the same as the Brach's. (They kept the Brach's recipe.) So there you go ... I just re-reviewed the same product.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Brach's Gummi Candy Corn
Last year I spotted Brach's Gummi Candy Corn but it came in an insanely huge nearly two pound bag and I had to admit that I just wasn't curious enough to bring home 30 ounces. I was hoping they'd come out in a smaller mixed bag, but I still haven't seen them sold that way.
What's cool though is that this 54 treat pack bag has each little portion already sealed up. (This is a general problem with most candy corn sold in stores - it's not good for handing out for Trick or Treat.)
Brach's makes pretty good gummis, more in the American tradition of the super-soft but also very juicy. I flipped over the package to find out about the ingredients on this one as was pleased to see fruit juice on there ... but curiously I didn't see gelatin. These aren't gummis at all ... they're a jelly candy. Which is disappointing on one hand for someone hoping for some fun little rubbery candy corns ... but good news for folks who eschew those sorts of animal products.
Each little mixed package holds a random assortment of the four flavors and holds about 15 grams though I found that some had as few as 5 candies and other had more than 10.
They're the standard shape and size of candy corn, maybe a little slimmer and the jelly seems to hold a point. They're a bit matte but also translucent, so it's an odd effect, like they're made of beach glass.
The texture is a chewy jelly, not too sticky but it doesn't have that bite that gummis have.
Each layer is actually different flavors. The top is orange - a general light & tangy citrus without much zest. The base is pineapple. Again, a nice punch flavor but not too deep or complex. Eaten together it's much more like a tropical punch, and not really a great effect for me.
The color of these was definitely like frosted glass. The grape flavor had a bit of a cherry note to it, but that could just be proximity.
I got a burning feeling in the back of my throat, a little effervescent note after I was done. Not my favorite of the bunch.
Like most jelly candies there were little bits left in the corners of my teeth when I was done.
This cherry seemed to dominate every package I found.
It's like cough drops. Each layer is the same, but the top pink part is less about the food coloring and more about the medicinal woodsy cherry punch.
Honestly, I liked them more than the grape. I didn't feel the need to pick around them.
I don't know why berries and kiwi get lumped together as flavor combinations so often. This color combo is rather odd - not that I haven't combined these colors in outfits in the past.
As a flavor kiwi is a little bit melon and a little bit citrus ... and mostly bland. The berry side is similarly like punch but has some strawberry notes.
It was the mellowest of the flavors and actually went well combined with the others.
On the whole the mixture is fun. It's vegan (unlike actual candy corn which usually has eggs in it) so for kids who avoid gelatin/egg products, this is a fun & colorful mainstream looking product. However, the package says that it's processed on equipment that also handles the top allergens: eggs, wheat, milk, peanuts, tree nuts & soy.
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Monday, August 24, 2009
King Leo Dark Chocolate Crunchy Patties
King Leo is known for their mint sticks. Currently their branching out a bit and have a few new items. One is a line of Dark Chocolate Crunchy Patties in different flavors.
They feature dark chocolate and a fondant cream center, but the unique selling proposition here is crushed hard candy bits to give them a little crunch.
They come in a cute gable box. I liked it's simplicity - it's just a paperboard box, but looks cute and befits the classic contents. Inside the box is a cellophane bag with the chocolates ... not quite as elegant, but I'm sure much more efficient than the trays that Turtles usually come in.
I tried the Peppermint variety first.
They smell clean and minty with a little note of cocoa. While they're called patties, they're really not flat at all, they're like a half-round candy.
The chocolate is very thick but nicely tempered with a good crack but doesn't flake too much. The candy crunches are mixed in with the chocolate coating (pretty much just on the top).
The cream center is a mellow and smooth fondant - softer than a York Peppermint Pattie but firmer than the gooey version inside Junior Mints. The package shows that the center is pink, thankfully it's uncolored.
The mint is quite powerful and lingering. Each piece is pretty sizable too - about 3/4 of an ounce. So it's a good portion, it feels decadent and satisfying - and also comforting since it's not terribly fussy.
The chocolate isn't quite as creamy smooth as I would have liked, but it is real and if it weren't for the egg white they used in the fondant these would be vegan.
Rating: 7 out of 10
The next variety on my list is the Lemon.
The package is similarly themed with vertical stripes, this one obviously going with yellow. As an array the four varieties are quite attractive.
One of the issues of tossing enrobed chocolates into a bag like this is that they get a little scuffed up. These were shipped to me by Quality Candy, the company that runs King Leo these days, so they may be more bumped around than what you'd get in a store. (I haven't seen these in stores yet but they're supposed to retail for about $6.00 for a 6 ounce package.)
Unlike the Peppermint, these barely betrayed their cream flavor. They smelled a little like citrus oils, but mostly like sweet chocolate.
The centers of the lemon version were pastel yellow. The cream center is both tangy and sweet with a good pop of zest to go with it. The crunch in the chocolate and the comforting lemon flavor was pleasant and definitely different. The dark chocolate actually went very well with the lemon in this case - I got the distinct flavors of both without one winning out.
The cocoa flavors of the chocolate aren't the most complex, but they stand well to the lemony notes.
Rating: 7 out of 10
The Orange package has smart looking two-toned orange stripes that set off the chocolate photos and the gold logo much better than the other varieties.
I'm a sucker for orange and chocolate, especially orange and dark chocolate. But I admit that I was a bit dubious of the Orange ones going in, because I thought they were going to be more like an orange hard candy mash-up with some chocolate than a fine cream.
Opening the inner cellophane package, these smell like cocoa and a bit like peppery orange.
Like the lemon, the orange creams are tinted and slightly tangy.
The orange and dark chocolate goes well together and has a nice blend of both the citrus oils and the juicy orange notes. These were by far the crunchiest of the patties I had, which was quite refreshing.
I rather liked these two citrus varieties, especially as a summer chocolate treat because they didn't seem as sickly sweet.
Rating: 7 out of 10
The last package was Raspberry with riotous pink and magenta stripes & accents.
Quite simply, these smelled strongly of raspberry. It wasn't so much that it felt artificial, it was simply that it was strong.
When I took the photos, I had a little dish of my sample pieces that I usually enjoy after dinner. In this case I had the little dish sitting by me in the living room. I ate the orange and lemon ones, but left this one sitting there overnight (the bitten one, I ended up putting the whole ones away for later). Well, the next morning I came down to the living room and couldn't believe that one little candy could actually scent a room that size.
Scent aside, they're cute and a little flatter than the others. The center also seemed firmer and crumblier than the others.
It has the same light tangy quality and the interesting combination of the creamy and bittersweet chocolate with the crunchy candy bits. Overall it was far too much raspberry for me, but I enjoyed the simulation of raspberry seeds with the hard candy.
Rating: 5 out of 10
King Leo was founded in 1901 and is thought to be the oldest trademarked candy brand in the United States. They were bought out by Quality Candy Company in 2000. At that time the brand was just a line of peppermint sticks (three versions), since then Quality Candy has expanded the flavors and variety of products. They're made in state of the art facility in Tijuana, Mexico. (You can read more about it in this trade magazine article - warning PDF.)
Overall I liked them, but find the price point a little steep ... but then again looking over the ingredients they haven't mucked it up with too many unwholesome things - yeah, artificial flavors, but it's real chocolate and real vanilla. The initial offering of flavors is a good variety without being too weird so I expect them to do well.
Quality Candy sent me a huge box with one package of pretty much everything they make ... and I'm pretty sure they sent similar samples to other blogs, so expect to see a lot people talking about them for the next few weeks.
Candy Addict starts with their Choco-Crisps, Candy Yum Yum had some heat issues and put her Crunchy Patties in the fridge and is giving some away, Todo Candy has a great video that shows how humungo this box was.
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Welsh National Opera at St Davids Hall
Join the orchestra of Welsh National Opera and Music Director Lothar Koenigs for three specially selected concerts.
2010/2011 at St David's Hall, Cardi f f Listen to a clip from each piece wno.org.uk/stdavids Welsh National Opera at St David's Hall "WNO's new music director, Lothar Koenigs, brings a cracklingly precise electricity to the constantly astonishing score, and the orchestral playing and singing are superlative." THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ON WOZZECK, SEPTEMBER 2009 Come with me on a fascinating orchestral journey. Lothar Koenigs, Music Director "Lothar Koenigs orchestra was thrilling" THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ON DIE MEISTERSINGER VON N�RNBERG, JUNE 2010 "the signs are that great times lie ahead" THE TIMES REVIEW OF SALOME, FEBRUARY 2009 wno.org.uk Registered Charity No 221538. Design petergill.com 196560910 Photo by Darryl Corner Welcome to Welsh National Opera's 2010/2011 concerts at St David's Hall, Cardiff. Our performances are part of the International Concert Series. In this brochure I will personally guide you through the three programmes and share my thoughts with you about the works I have selected for you to enjoy. A common thread runs through each of these programmes. Different pieces of music are brought into a relationship with one another and I believe that through these juxtapositions the beauty, diversity and sensuality of each piece will become even clearer. By the end of each evening you will have experienced a complete spectrum of colour and emotion. In addition to the three orchestral concerts, the Chorus of Welsh National Opera will join us for a seasonal performance of Handel's Messiah, my first for the company. Both the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera and I look forward to seeing you at St David's Hall. With best wishes, Lothar Koenigs, Music Director Welsh National Opera orchestral concerts at St David's Hall are supported by Mathew Prichard 3 Rachmaninov Isle of the Dead Ravel Piano Concerto in G Webern Six Pieces for Orchestra Stravinsky Firebird Friday 29 October 2010, 7.30pm Conductor Lothar Koenigs Piano Jean-Philippe Collard In this concert we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the composition and first performance of Stravinsky's Firebird, which made him famous internationally. Together with Firebird you will hear Rachmaninov's Isle of the Dead and Anton Webern's Six Pieces for Orchestra. These two pieces could not be more different from each other in texture, sound world and aesthetic ideas. I think it is fascinating that all three were composed around the same time, 1909-1910. What an exciting time that was! I look forward to working again with Jean-Philippe Collard, soloist in Ravel's Piano Concerto in G, a work of genius, which combines more than one style of music. Franz Marc, Birds 4 Listen to a clip from each piece wno.org.uk/stdavids Welsh National Opera at St David's Hall Sergey Rachmaninov Isle of the Dead (1909) Isle of the Dead is a symphonic poem. It bears the same title as the sombre, atmospheric painting by Arnold B�cklin, and shows the increasingly morbid trend of neo-romanticism. The sequence of the Latin Requiem mass, Dies Irae (Day of wrath) is the central motif and the theme on which the entire piece is based. Almost all of the music is based on 5/8 time, which represents the rocking of the boat and the rippling of the waves. The harmony is characterised by `labyrinthine chromatics' which, in the end, despite its distinctly Russian character, goes back to the `Tristan' harmony. Maurice Ravel Piano Concerto in G (1929) Ravel began to work on his two piano concertos in 1929, finishing them together later that year. The outer movements of the Piano Concerto in G are of sheer brilliance. In its seemingly carefree and daring mixtures of styles the concerto reminds one of Stravinsky's Petrushka, of the neo-classicism of the 1920s, of Rachmaninov, Jazz and Music Hall. By contrast, the middle movement flows with grand, elegiac calm and post-romantic tunefulness. Anton Webern Six Pieces for Orchestra (1909/1910) From 1945 until the 1960s it was Anton Webern's works that had the greatest influence on the next generation of composers. Today, they are considered a vital part of the curriculum of all music conservatoires and universities. During his lifetime, however, his works were more or less unknown. The Six Pieces for Orchestra were clearly inspired by Schoenberg's Five Pieces for Orchestra. Although Webern's textures are more transparent than those of his teacher, there are many passages in which short melodic phrases are passed from one instrument to the next. This is in the style of Klangfarbenmelodie (tone-colour melody), which Schoenberg wrote about in his Harmonielehre (Study of harmony) of 1911. The fourth, and longest of the Pieces is written in the style of a funeral march, with a notable use of percussion, emphasising low-pitched bells and gongs. These pieces of music mark the middle of Webern's progression towards the final discovery of his own musical language. Repetitions or melodiously expanding lines are rare. The tutti passages are short, despite the large orchestra: "No motif is developed; it happens, at most, that a short phrase is repeated instantly. Once the motif is introduced, it expresses everything it contains; it then should be followed by something new" (Anton Webern). We will perform the 1928 version. Igor Stravinsky Firebird (1909/1910) Firebird was originally written as the score for a ballet. The storyline of Firebird was written by Michael Tolkien (after Russian folk tales and legends) in close cooperation with Stravinsky. Stravinsky wrote the music in St Petersburg between November 1909 and May 1910. From the outset the ballet was highly successful and made Stravinsky famous internationally. Musically, the piece is based on opposing sound worlds: one is purely diatonic (progressions in tones or semitones conforming to our basic system of scales), representing the prince and the princess; another, made up of dazzling chromatics, represents Koshchey, the evil sorcerer; while the firebird shares both sound worlds. The colourful score is rich in contrasts, and switches between impressionist sound-qualities and expressionist rhythmic outbursts. We will perform the 1919 version. Listen to a clip from each piece wno.org.uk/stdavids 5 Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 3 Bart�k Piano Concerto No 2 Kurt�g ...quasi una fantasia... Beethoven Symphony No 7 Friday 21 January 2011, 7.30pm Conductor Lothar Koenigs Piano Peter Donohoe This concert is themed around the art form of the concerto grosso. We will see how different composers have used it in vastly differing ways throughout the history of music. J S Bach used this form in many of his works including his six Brandenburg concertos. We open the concert with the third of these celebrated concertos. More than 200 years after Bach wrote his piece, Bart�k composed his second piano concerto, combining Lisztian romantic virtuosity with elements developed from Bach's concerti grossi. Gy�rgy Kurt�g follows Bart�k's tradition in ...quasi una fantasia... a piece which quotes a Beethoven piano sonata. The concert will climax with Beethoven's magnificent 7th Symphony. I am particularly pleased that Peter Donohoe, a favourite with WNO audiences, will play the solo part in Bart�k's concerto as well as in ...quasi una fantasia... Adolph Friedrich Erdmann Menzel, Sketch for The Flute Concert 6 Listen to a clip from each piece wno.org.uk/stdavids Welsh National Opera at St David's Hall J S Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 3 In his earlier years as court organist and later as chamber musician and as leader of the orchestra at the Weimar court (1708-1717), Bach was fascinated by the formal structure of the Italian concerto, as well as the solo concerto and the concerto grosso. The third Brandenburg concerto is an orchestral piece in which Bach explores the tonal and contrapuntal possibilities of three string groups, the violins, violas and cellos (representing the treble, alto and bass parts), with additional cello and harpsichord providing the continuo. The nine string parts are on equal terms. They sometimes come together in ripieno (tutti, all instruments), and at other times play individual solos or together in small groups. In this way every musician has the task of acting as a solo player away from his continuo group, while also playing together with them in the ripieno sections. B�la Bart�k Piano Concerto No 2 Bart�k's second piano concerto was written between October 1930 and October 1931 in Budapest and premi�red on 23 January 1933 in Frankfurt. Rosbaud conducted the piece with the composer himself playing the piano part. In the formal structure of the work the paths of two types of music cross: firstly, the romantic virtuosic showpiece influenced by Liszt and secondly the concerto grosso, further developed from J S Bach, with neatly executed concertino parts, in which the rest of the players, especially the wind instruments, show off their strengths. Bart�k said of the concerto: "The first movement is orchestrated for wind and percussion, the Adagio for muted strings and timpani, the Scherzo for strings and for part of the wind and percussion sections: only the third movement uses the whole orchestra." Gy�rgy Kurt�g ...quasi una fantasia... Gy�rgy Kurt�g was born on 19 Febuary 1926 in Logoj, Romania. B�la Bart�k's music was the starting point for Kurt�g's works. Although in his first string quartet (1959) Anton Webern's influence is very audible. ...quasi una fantasia... refers directly to Beethoven's piano sonata op.27/1. The movement headings underline the characteristics of a fantasia: Introduzione, presto minaccioso e lamentoso (like a confusing dream), recitativo, aria adagio molto. As in Luigi Nono's oeuvre, this composition involves Raumklang (spatial sound). Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No 7 Beethoven's image in our time is characterised by his reputation as a symphonic composer. In particular, his Ninth Symphony and the enthusiasm which it unleashed in many composers of the 19th century (including Wagner) contributed to the fact that Beethoven's symphonic creations have a much stronger appeal, even to modern audiences, than for instance his late string quartets. In his lifetime Beethoven's symphonies provoked a great deal of debate. The premi�re of the 7th Symphony on 8 December 1813 was the first to be received with enthusiasm by the Viennese audience. Richard Wagner described the work as the expression of "joy, which carries us away with mighty bacchanalian power through all spaces of nature, through all rivers and seas of life... this symphony is the apotheosis of dance itself." Listen to a clip from each piece wno.org.uk/stdavids 7 Wagner Siegfried Idyll Bruckner Symphony No 7 Friday 29 April 2011, 7.30pm Conductor Lothar Koenigs The main work of this concert is the 7th Symphony by Anton Bruckner, one of the greatest and most important of the romantic symphonic composers. During his lifetime he received little recognition; his admiration for Richard Wagner went against the opinions of many of his contemporaries. In the Adagio movement of the symphony Bruckner expresses his great sorrow at Wagner's death. The Siegfried Idyll is the only purely symphonic work by Wagner to have established its place within the concert repertory. Its music is pure sound and pure poetry. Lebrecht Music & Arts, Otto Bohler, Richard Wagner and Anton Bruckner 8 Listen to a clip from each piece wno.org.uk/stdavids Welsh National Opera at St David's Hall Anton Bruckner Symphony No 7 Today Bruckner is often deemed to be the most significant symphonic composer between Beethoven and Mahler. In his lifetime he received comparatively little attention and understanding from his fellow composers. Only after his death did the greatness of his work begin to be acknowledged. It was gradually appreciated that at the time of their creation his symphonic works took the position of an avant garde, and that Bruckner had created a new monumental type of symphony with a bold and modern tonal language. The conservatives around Eduard Hanslick fought against Bruckner not least because of his emphatic support for Wagner's works. Consequently they branded him an "anarchist", "a bungler and fanatic", and "a harmonic heretic". Even his more sympathetic contemporaries and his students did not always recognise the legitimacy of his symphonic work and its stringent structural logic. The seventh symphony was the first work to bring him actual success, and it opened the doors of concert halls to his other symphonies. A close analysis of the score makes one marvel at the boldness of conception, the modernity of the tonal language and the curious structural logic. His boldness and modernity are most obvious in his use of harmony, in which Bruckner is more progressive than Brahms. There is a story about the creation of the symphony's Adagio that has contributed to the establishment of its fame. Bruckner had a premonition of Wagner's death as he finished the draft of the Adagio around 22 January 1883. When the news of Wagner's death on 13 February, reached Bruckner, the composition had progressed as far as the coda. Bruckner wanted people to understand the entry of the tubas and horns (at letter X) as "music of mourning to the memory of the master's passing". Thematic connections with the last movement of the `Te Deum' reveal in the Adagio an underlying Christian idea of hope: "Non confundar in aeternum". Richard Wagner Siegfried Idyll Wagner said the Idyll was "the only one of my works which grew out of my life". It is amazing that Wagner, right up until the end of his life, and even after composing Rheingold, Siegfried, Tristan und Isolde and Die Meistersinger, held this work in such high esteem, even though it is in every sense a modest piece of chamber music. Irrespective of all the motivic threads connecting it to the Ring, this music is pure tone and poetry. Its force becomes even more obvious as the thematic links transform themselves and dissolve. Listen to a clip from each piece wno.org.uk/stdavids 9 Messiah Handel Sunday 12 December 2010, 7.30pm Conductor Lothar Koenigs Soloists include Laura Mitchell, Patricia Bardon, Robin Tritschler and Darren Jeffrey This Christmas the Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera give a seasonal concert performance of Handel's sublime masterwork � Messiah, the greatest of all oratorios. From the jubilant `Unto us a child is born' and `Hallelujah Chorus' to the haunting `I know that my redeemer liveth', Messiah is a dramatic, life enhancing experience that will leave you moved and exhilarated. 10 Listen to a clip from each piece wno.org.uk/stdavids Book now Welsh National Opera at St David's Hall Tickets �10 � �40 (Messiah �10 � �30) 029 2087 8444 stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk �10 �15 �22 �27 �32 �40 Tiers 5,10 & 12 (rear) Tiers 9 & 13 Front Centre Stalls, Tiers 3, 4, 6 & 7 Tiers 10 &12 (front), Tier 11 (rear) Side & Mid Stalls, Tiers 2 & 8, Tier 11 front Rear Centre Stalls, Tier 1 Platinum Ticket � Tier 1 (front) Seating plan 9 8 7 10 11 1 12 13 2 SIDE STALLS �19.50 Front Side Stalls, Tiers 10 & 12 (mid) SIDE STALLS CENTRE STALLS 6 PLATFORM 4 3 5 Seating and price plans are for orchestral concerts. Separate seating and price plans are used for Messiah. Platinum Ticket includes prime seat in Tier 1, interval glass of champagne and programme. Save money Book for all three WNO orchestral concerts and add another International Concert Series concert to make savings. Call St David's Hall Box Office on 029 2087 8444 for details. Listen to a clip from each piece wno.org.uk/stdavids 11 Welsh National Opera at St David's Hall 12 Listen to a clip from each piece wno.org.uk/stdavids Photo by Brian Tarr


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The Shock Doctrine
Welcome to ShockDoctrine.com. This website is more than a promotional tool for a book, although you can receive the latest news about The Shock Doctrine, read reviews , and see where you can purchase a copy .
The process of researching The Shock Doctrine was so fascinating and revelatory that I was left with a strong desire to share as much of my own discovery experience as possible — to steer readers to the books, essays, documentary films and primary documents that did so much to shape The Shock Doctrine . In that spirit, ShockDoctrine.com is designed to serve as a living companion to the book for readers — particularly students and educators — who want to delve deeper into the book's material and themes, and who want to see the evidence for themselves.
Debra Levy, a trained librarian, was the primary researcher for The Shock Doctrine , working for years on the project. After the book was complete, she dedicated herself to opening up our research files and putting them online, curating, along with designer Andrew Childs,… Continue reading
By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky
Global Research, October 6, 2007
US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) has announced the conduct of major war games under Vigilant Shield 2008 (VS-08).
Vigilant Shield 2008 (15 to 20 October, 2007) is designed to deal with a "terrorist" or "natural disaster" scenario in the United States. The operation will be coordinated in a joint endeavor by the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security.
Yet, VS-08, which includes a massive deployment of the US Air Force resembles a war-time air scenario rather than an anti-terrorist drill. The VS-08 war games extend over the entire North American shelf. Canadian territory is also involved through Canada's participation in NORAD. (See Nazemroaya, October 2007)
These war games are being conducted at an important historical crossroads, amidst mounting US pressures and threats to actually declare a "real war" on Iran.
VS-08 is predicated on the doctrine of preemptive warfare, with a vie to protecting the Homeland. The war games are coordinated with anti-terrorist drills directed against presumed Islamic terrorists.
Moreover, the announcement by NORTHCOM of the VS-08 war games-anti-terror drills coincided with a declaration by the Bush administration in early September that military action against Iran is being contemplated at the highest echelons of the US government and Military:
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"President George W Bush and his inner circle are taking steps to place America on the path to war with Iran, .. Pentagon planners have developed a list of up to 2,000 bombing targets in Iran, … Pentagon and CIA officers say they believe that the White House has begun a carefully calibrated programme of escalation that could lead to a military showdown with Iran.
From The Sunday Times
January 6, 2008
For sale: West's deadly nuclear secrets
Insight: Chris Gourlay, Jonathan Calvert, Joe Lauria
A WHISTLEBLOWER has made a series of extraordinary claims about how corrupt government officials allowed Pakistan and other states to steal nuclear weapons secrets.
Sibel Edmonds, a 37-year-old former Turkish language translator for the FBI, listened into hundreds of sensitive intercepted conversations while based at the agency's Washington field office.
She approached The Sunday Times last month after reading about an Al-Qaeda terrorist who had revealed his role in training some of the 9/11 hijackers while he was in Turkey.
Edmonds described how foreign intelligence agents had enlisted the support of US officials to acquire a network of moles in sensitive military and nuclear institutions.
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Among the hours of covert tape recordings, she says she heard evidence that one well-known senior official in the US State Department was being paid by Turkish agents in Washington who were selling the information on to black market buyers, including Pakistan.…Continue reading
Title: "Transcript Of Japanese Parliament's 911 Testimony"
Author: Benjamin Fulford
January 14, 2008
Student Researchers: Kyle Corcoran, Alan Scher, Bill Gibbons, and Elizabeth
Faculty Evaluator: Mickey S. Huff, MA
Testimony in the Japanese parliament, broadcast live on Japanese television in January 2008, challenged the premise and validity of the Global War on Terror. Parliament member Yukihisa Fujita insisted that an investigation be conducted into the war's origin: the events of 9/11.
In a parliament Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee session held to debate the ethics of renewing Japan's "anti-terror law," which commits Japan to providing logistical support for coalition forces operating in Afghanistan, Fujita opened the session by stating, "I would like to talk about the origin of this war on terrorism, which was the attacks of 9/11, . . . When discussing these anti-terror laws we should ask ourselves, what was 9/11? And what is terrorism?"
Fujita pointed out that, "So far the only thing the government has said is that we think it was caused by al-Qaeda because President Bush told us so.
We have not seen any real proof that it was al-Qaeda." He reminded parliament that twenty-four Japanese citizens were killed on 9/11, yet the mandate of a
criminal investigation by the Japanese government never followed. "This is a crime so surely an investigation needs to be carried out," said Fujita
(Censored 2008, #16).
Fujita went on extensively to ask "about the suspicious information being uncovered and the doubts people worldwide are having about… Continue reading
Letter Describes Senior State Dept. Official Marc Grossman as Tipping off Turkish Embassy to Valerie Plame Wilson's 'Brewster Jennings' Counter-Proliferation Operation…
By Brad Friedman from on the road…
London's Sunday Times has just published a follow-up to their explosive front-pager from two weeks ago which described allegations by former FBI translator turned whistleblower Sibel Edmonds.
Though there has been worldwide coverage of the recent blockbuster in the Rupert Murdoch-owned British paper, the U.S. media have remained entirely mum, a point which has drawn great consternation from both Edmonds and the 70's-era "Pentagon Papers" Daniel Ellsberg, whom The BRAD BLOG has spoken to this evening, following the release of tonight's extraordinary new Times piece.
The paper now reports that they are able to corroborate an apparent FBI cover-up of documents detailing an investigation of the theft and sale of nuclear secrets to agents working for Turkey and Israel, who in turn shared the secrets with Pakistan, who in turn may have shared those secrets with Iran, North Korea, Libya, and possibly even al-Qaeda.
As The BRAD BLOG reported along with the Times two weeks ago, the operation also includes allegations that high-ranking U.S. officials — such as Marc Grossman, a former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, who served as the #3 official in the State Department under Colin Powell and Richard Armitage from 2001 to 2005 — were involved in the sale of those secrets and may have accepted pay-offs from agents in the black… Continue reading
DANIEL ELLSBERG: Covering Up the Coverage – The American Media's Complicit Failure to Investigate and Report on the Sibel Edmonds Case
In an Exclusive BRAD BLOG Op-Ed, the Legendary 'Pentagon Papers' Whistleblower Calls on the Media to Perform Their First Amendment Obligations, on Congressional Leaders to Perform Their Oversight Duty, and for Insider Sources to Come Forward to the American Public…
— Guest BRAD BLOG Op-Ed by Daniel Ellsberg
For the second time in two weeks, the entire U.S. press has let itself be scooped by Rupert Murdoch's London Sunday Times on a dynamite story of criminal activities by corrupt U.S. officials promoting nuclear proliferation. But there is a worse journalistic sin than being scooped, and that is participating in a cover-up of information that demands urgent attention from the public, the U.S. Congress and the courts.
For the last two weeks — one could say, for years — the major American media have been guilty of ignoring entirely the allegations of the courageous and highly credible source Sibel Edmonds, quoted in the London Times on January 6, 2008 in a front-page story that was front-page news in much of the rest of the world but was not reported in a single American newspaper or network. It is up to readers to demand that this culpable silent treatment end.
Just as important, there must be pressure by the public on Congressional committee chairpersons, in particular Representative Henry Waxman and Senator Patrick Leahy. Both have been sitting for years on classified,… Continue reading
January 28, 2008 Issue
by Philip Giraldi
Most Americans have never heard of Sibel Edmonds, and if the U.S. government has its way, they never will. The former FBI translator turned whistleblower tells a chilling story of corruption at Washington's highest levels–sale of nuclear secrets, shielding of terrorist suspects, illegal arms transfers, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, espionage. She may be a first-rate fabulist, but Edmonds's account is full of dates, places, and names. And if she is to be believed, a treasonous plot to embed moles in American military and nuclear installations and pass sensitive intelligence to Israeli, Pakistani, and Turkish sources was facilitated by figures in the upper echelons of the State and Defense Departments. Her charges could be easily confirmed or dismissed if classified government documents were made available to investigators.
But Congress has refused to act, and the Justice Department has shrouded Edmonds's case in the state-secrets privilege, a rarely used measure so sweeping that it precludes even a closed hearing attended only by officials with top-secret security clearances. According to the Department of Justice, such an investigation "could reasonably be expected to cause serious damage to the foreign policy and national security of the United States."
After five years of thwarted legal challenges and fruitless attempts to launch a congressional investigation, Sibel Edmonds is telling her story, though her defiance could land her in jail. After reading its November piece about Louai al-Sakka, an al-Qaeda terrorist who trained 9/11 hijackers in Turkey, Edmonds approached the Sunday Times of London.…Continue reading
Kill The Messenger, the long-awaited film about Sibel Edmonds is still not apparently available for purchase. 911truth.org has sent repeated requests to the producers, ove rthe course of several months, but have received no reply. Now, the film has been uploaded to Youtube. We will update the site as soon as we learn how readers can purchase this film.
Sibel Edmonds – "Kill The Messenger" – Part 1/6
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Sibel Edmonds – "Everybody Knows"
Sibel Edmonds, a 32-year-old Turkish-American, was hired as a translator by the FBI shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 because of her knowledge of Middle Eastern languages. She was fired less than a year later in March 2002 for reporting shoddy work and security breaches to her supervisors that could have prevented those attacks.
Edmonds has been fighting the corruption permeating the FBI since her unfair dismissal and sued to contest her firing in July 2002. On July 6, 2004 , Judge Reggie Walton in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed Edmonds' case, citing the government's state secrets privilege.
While an FBI translator, Edmonds discovered poorly translated documents relevant to the 9-11 attacks and reported the shoddy work to her supervisors.…Continue reading
by Philip Giraldi
Sibel Edmonds is the FBI translator turned whistleblower who decided to go public late in 2002 and has been seeking to tell her story about high level corruption in the United States government involving Turkey and Israel. What makes her story particularly compelling is that the corruption relates to the theft and sale of United States defense secrets, most particularly nuclear technology. Sibel obtained her information while translating Turkish language telephone intercepts directed against several Turkish lobbying groups who had contact with senior officials in the Bush Administration, both at the Pentagon and in the State Department. Many of the officials involved are apparently the same neoconservatives who cooked the books to enable the rush to war against Iraq and who are continuing to urge more wars in the Middle East, most notably against Iran and Syria. Several of them are close allies of leading Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
To stop Sibel from telling her story, then Attorney General John Ashcroft subjected her to a state secrets privilege gag order after her appearance on CBS's 60 Minutes in October 2002 that not only forbade her providing details of her employment with FBI but also made the ban retroactive so that anything relating to her case would be considered a state secret. Edmonds had been discouraged by her experience with CBS as her most important points wound up on the cutting room floor. Then came the gag order, which she has observed while working assiduously to get… Continue reading
By Jane Sutton Fri Feb 8, 4:43 PM ET
Guantánamo BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) – Military lawyers defending Osama bin Laden's former driver on terrorism charges in the U.S. war court at Guantánamo Bay have offered a compromise in their quest to interview September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
They promised not to ask Mohammed about his treatment in U.S. custody or about the CIA's admission that it subjected him to a simulated drowning technique known as "waterboarding" during interrogations.
Bin Laden's former driver, Salim Ahmed Hamdan, was captured in Afghanistan in November 2001 and faces life in prison if convicted in the Guantánamo court of conspiring with al Qaeda and providing material support for terrorism.
The Yemeni man said he never joined al Qaeda, had no advance knowledge of its attacks and became bin Laden's driver in Afghanistan because he needed the salary of $200 per month.
Hamdan's lawyers said Mohammed — the highest-ranking al Qaeda leader held at the U.S. naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba — can help their defense by telling them what role, if any, Hamdan had in the organization.
They likened it to somebody "on trial for organized crime and you've got the opportunity to bring in the godfather."
The request was still pending when a pretrial hearing ended on Thursday but the military judge suggested he might at least let the lawyers question Mohammed via written notes.
The judge is expected to rule in the next couple of… Continue reading
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Ruling Allows Executive Branch To Police Itself, Says ACLU
NEW YORK — The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to review a legal challenge to the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance program. The case was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of prominent journalists, scholars, attorneys and national nonprofit organizations who say that the unchecked surveillance program is disrupting their ability to communicate effectively with sources and clients. The court's decision today lets stand an appeals court's ruling on narrow grounds that plaintiffs could not show with certainty that they had been wiretapped by the National Security Agency.
The following quote can be attributed to Jameel Jaffer, Director of the ACLU's National Security Project:
"Congress enacted the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act intending to protect the rights of U.S. citizens and residents, and the president systematically broke that law over a period of more than five years. It's very disturbing that the president's actions will not be reviewed by the Supreme Court. It shouldn't be left to executive branch officials alone to determine what limits apply to their own surveillance activities and whether those limits are being honored. Allowing the executive branch to police itself flies in the face of the constitutional system of checks and balances."
The following quote can be attributed to Steven R. Shapiro, Legal Director of the ACLU:
"Although we are deeply disappointed with the Supreme Court's refusal to review this case, it is worth noting that today's… Continue reading
By Colin Meyn, In These Times
February 19, 2008
In New York City, the Department of Homeland Security is training New York City firefighters to assist in gathering intelligence information during routine inspections and emergencies.
In November, the Associated Press reported that in New York, Homeland Security was testing a program called the Fire Service Intelligence Enterprise (FSIE) to help identify "material or behavior that may indicate terrorist activities."
The Fire Department of New York (FDNY) and Homeland Security hosted a September 2007 conference in New York City to discuss plans for the new intelligence program. There, chief officers from fire departments in Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and 12 other U.S. cities met with NYC fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta and officials from the Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Surveillance. "Real-time intelligence and information leads to a heightened state of situational awareness," Scoppetta said at the conference. "And situational awareness is key to saving lives."
"We are not training firefighters to be intelligence gatherers or special agents," says Jack Tomarchio, Homeland Security's deputy undersecretary of intelligence and surveillance. "We are helping to provide crucial information to those people who are often the first responders."
In 2002, the Bush administration proposed having bus drivers, mail carriers and telephone repair personnel spy on the American public as part of Homeland Security's "Citizen Corps" initiative. The program, called TIPS (Terrorism Information and Prevention System), never made it past Congress. But because the FSIE is managed at the city level, it has bypassed… Continue reading
Spectre of 'another 7/7′ led Tony Blair to block bribes inquiry, high court told
David Leigh and Rob Evans, The Guardian
Friday February 15 2008
Saudi Arabia's rulers threatened to make it easier for terrorists to attack London unless corruption investigations into their arms deals were halted, according to court documents revealed yesterday.
Previously secret files describe how investigators were told they faced "another 7/7″ and the loss of "British lives on British streets" if they pressed on with their inquiries and the Saudis carried out their threat to cut off intelligence.
Prince Bandar, the head of the Saudi national security council, and son of the crown prince, was alleged in court to be the man behind the threats to hold back information about suicide bombers and terrorists. He faces accusations that he himself took more than £1bn in secret payments from the arms company BAE.
He was accused in yesterday's high court hearings of flying to London in December 2006 and uttering threats which made the prime minister, Tony Blair, force an end to the Serious Fraud Office investigation into bribery allegations involving Bandar and his family.
The threats halted the fraud inquiry, but triggered an international outcry, with allegations that Britain had broken international anti-bribery treaties.
Lord Justice Moses, hearing the civil case with Mr Justice Sullivan, said the government appeared to have "rolled over" after the threats. He said one possible view was that it was "just as if a gun had been held to the head"… Continue reading
By Ryan Paul
March 06, 2008
Computer security analyst Babak Pasdar says that a major mobile telecommunications carrier has a built-in backdoor that provides an undisclosed third-party with unfettered access to its internal technical infrastructure, including the ability to eavesdrop on all calls through its network. In an affidavit that describes the circumstances and basis for the allegations, Pasdar provides evidence which could indicate that the FBI is on the other side of the secret line, engaging in warrantless surveillance of mobile communications.
Pasdar discovered evidence of the backdoor when he was part of a rapid deployment team that was brought in to facilitate a large-scale network security hardware migration for the mobile carrier. During the migration, Pasdar was instructed not to migrate the traffic for one particular DS-3, which was referred to as the "Quantico Circuit" by consultants who worked closely with the carrier (the FBI Academy is based in Quantico, Virginia).
According to Pasdar, the consultants informed him that the Quantico Circuit is supposed to have no firewalls of any kind and no access control—it is given complete access to everything in the carrier's internal network and there is no way to tell conclusively what has been accessed through it. The consultants indicated that they knew who was at the other end of the Quantico Circuit, but they refused to divulge this information to Pasdar.
When Pasdar insisted that the Quantico Circuit should at least have the minimum level of security access logging if not access control, the… Continue reading
By Peter Phillips
March 20, 2008
Will November 2008 bring a meaningful change to America? Will getting rid of George W. Bush and Richard Cheney without impeachment or indictment really make a difference? Will a 600 billion dollar war/defense budget be cut in half and used for desperately needed domestic spending? Will the ninety-three billion dollars profits in the private health insurance companies—those parasitic intermediates between you and your doctor—be used instead for full health care coverage for all? Will Habeas Corpus and Posse Comitatus be restored to the people? Will torture stop? Will all students in public universities be able to enroll for free? Will the US national security agencies stop mass spying on our personal communications? Will the neo-conservative agenda of total military domination of the world be reversed?
The answer to these questions in the context of the current billion dollar presidential campaign is an absolute no. Instead we have a campaign of personalities and platitudes. There is a race candidate, a gender candidate and a tortured veteran candidate, each talking about change in America, national security, freedom, and the American way. The candidates are running with support of political parties so deeply embedded with the military industrial complex, the health insurance companies, Wall Street, and corporate media that it is undeterminable where the board rooms separate from the state rooms.
The 2008 presidential race is a media entertainment spectacle with props, gossip, accusations, and public relations. It is impression management from a candidates' perspective. How can… Continue reading
Inside the Shell Game
By Paul Craig Roberts
March 24, 2008
The investigative journalist Edward Jay Epstein has taken up the Litvinenko case.
The media used the Litvinenko case as sensational propaganda against Russian President Putin and then tossed it aside. For those whose memories of the case have faded, Alexander Litvinenko was a former KGB officer living in England who died in 2006, apparently from the radioactive isotope Polonium-210.
The British government encouraged the tale that Russian President Putin had sent Andrei Lugovoi to poison Litvinenko's tea at a meeting on November 1, 2006. The story appealed to people brought up on James Bond thrillers, but the story never made any sense. Polonium 2-10 is a rare and tightly controlled substance as likely to contaminate the assassin as the victim. There are far easier and more effective ways of killing someone.
Moreover, there is no evidence to connect Russia to Litvinenko's death. But this didn't stop the British government from grandstanding, sending an extradition request for Lugovoi in July 2007. The British government sent the request despite the facts that there is no extradition treaty between Britain and Russia and the Russian constitution prohibits the extradition of Russian citizens. Epstein suggests that the purpose of the extradition request was to block the Russian government from investigating Litvinenko's death in London. Litvinenko had a false passport provided by the British government. A real investigtion might have opened up the shadowy world of security consultants in which Litvinenko rubbed shoulders… Continue reading
March 31, 2008
By Paul Craig Roberts
The US Congress, the US media, the American people, and the United Nations, are looking the other way as Cheney prepares his attack on Iran.
If only America had an independent media and an opposition party. If there were a shred of integrity left in American political life, perhaps a third act of naked aggression–a third war crime under the Nuremberg standard–by the Bush Regime could be prevented.
On March 30, the Russian News & Information Agency, Novosti, cited "a high-ranking security source: "The latest military intelligence data point to heightened US military preparations for both an air and ground operation against Iran."
According to Novosti, Russian Colonel General Leonid Ivashov said "that the Pentagon is planning to deliver a massive air strike on Iran's military infrastructure in the near future."
The chief of Russia's general staff, Yuri Baluyevsky, said last November that Russia was beefing up its military in response to US aggression, but that the Russian military is not "obliged to defend the world from the evil Americans."
On March 29, OpEdNews cited a report by the Saudi Arabian newspaper Okaz, which was picked up by the German news service, DPA. The Saudi newspaper reported on March 22, the day following Cheney's visit with the kingdom's rulers, that the Saudi Shura Council is preparing "national plans to deal with any sudden nuclear and radioactive hazards that may affect the kingdom following experts' warnings of possible attacks on Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactors."… Continue reading


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Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States. Someone in the U.S. dies from heart disease every 90 seconds. That's about the time it takes you to walk to your mailbox outside.
Here's some important new research from the American Heart Association, combined with tips from Alegent Creighton Clinic Cardiologist Atul Ramachandran, M.D., to keep you heart-healthy:
You speak of heart palpatations as a risk factor. I recently had to make a personal decision that I'm not sure was right. I discovered that being on cholesterol medicine, and then antibiotics seems to cause me to have severe heart palpatations. So, I felt I had to chose between the two and knowing that I am prone to sinus infections, and at least once a year upper respitory infections, I need to be able to take an antibiotic. I don't want to live with the danagers of high cholesterol, but I more scared of a stroke or heart failure due to the palpatations it seems to cause. Any suggestions?
Thank you for this valuable information. I plan to share it with as many people I can.
If you are having palpitations when taking the antibiotic and the cholesterol medication then you may want to stop the cholesterol medications during the time(1-2 weeks)you are also taking the antibiotic. The rest of the year you can continue to take the cholesterol lowering medication. If you are having severe palpitations then you should have it evaluated by you physician.
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Mini DVR Video Pen + 2GB Micro SD Card & Card Adapter 3840x2880 JPG 960x720 AVI 30 FPS - 2011040001B
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|This is not an ordinary pen. Yeah it's not only used for writing but it also has a built-in DVR (Digital Video Recorder) with HD camera which can be used to capture / produce high resolution photos and video with sound. It's indeed a cool spy gadget which is great for monitoring and capturing any situation or for just having some fun. You can make videos or record voices without being noticed by the others, for example: stealth surveillance, listening to a speech, record presentations and more.You can always use this unique pen for writing because it uses a replaceable standard cartridge. Within the pen there is a hidden camera, it's almost unseen. The pen is equipped with a small micro DVR with the function of taking high resolution photos and recording video, plus a high sensitive microphone that capable of recording clear voice within 15 square meters area.
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I'm on my second one. The first lasted only a week. The Chinese instructions are difficult to understand even though there is an English version. It does work good before the battery gives out. I guess you get what you pay for. FYI, make sure the battery stays charged. Don't leave it more than 2 or 3 days without charging. The battery will fail, no longer holding a charge.


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May 13, 2015
These shoes appear a good buy with an alleged 50% discount. however, the 'loop' on the tongue pulled off the first time they were worn. the shoes seem sturdy enough and they're certainly a good looking shoe, if that doesn't sound too weird! nice colour too. hopefully, the replacement pair will be top notch.
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Daughter loves it.. i love it. what more could i have asked for?
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Really nice walking shoes, love the colour and very comfortable.
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Great sturdy walking shoes for my 7 yr old
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Great product of high quality - perfect for the outdoors
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Scouting/BSA/Coin Collecting Merit Badge
1. Understand how coins are made, and where the active U.S. Mint facilities are located.
2. Explain these collecting terms:
a. Obverse - The head of a coin b. Reverse - The back of a coin c. Reeding - The reeded edge of a coin is the grooved lines that encircle the perimeter of certain coins d. Clad - Clad coinage is a term used to describe coins that have a core of one type of metal and an outer layer of another metal or metals e. Type set - Collection of coins of one denomination f. Date set -
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4. Know three different ways to store a collection, and describe the benefits, drawbacks, and expenses of each method. Pick one to use when completing requirements.
5. Do the following:
a. Demonstrate to your counselor that you know how to use two U.S. or world coin reference catalogs. b. Read a numismatic magazine or newspaper and tell your counselor about what you learned.
6. Describe the 1999-2008 50 State Quarters Program. Collect and show your counselor five different quarters you have acquired from circulation.
7. Collect from circulation a set of currently circulating U.S. coins. Include one coin of each denomination (cent, nickel, dime, quarter, half-dollar, dollar). For each coin, locate the mint marks, if any, and the designer's initials, if any.
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a. Identify the people depicted on the following denominations of current U.S. paper money: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100. b. Explain "legal tender." c. Describe the role the Federal Reserve System plays in the distribution of currency.
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10. Do ONE of the following:
a. Tour a U.S. Mint facility, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, or a Federal Reserve bank, and describe what you learned to your counselor. b. With your parent's permission, attend a coin show or coin club meeting, or view the Web site of the U.S. Mint or a coin dealer, and report what you learned. c. Give a talk about coin collecting to your troop or class at school. d. Do drawings of five Colonial-era U.S. coins.


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Hi Matteo,
This is Peter.
Could you please help me to choose a jacket with great ventilation but also with the good abrasion resistance.
I realize that Ergo 365 is the best for now in terms of abrasion, tear & etc. resistance and it's even CE 13395 certified.
But I really like the Netforce which has more ventilation features and will be really cool in hot Moscow weather. And as far as I understand it has Tenax reinforcements in impact areas.
I'd like to find out more about this tenax fabric. Is it possible to see any test results on abrasion resistance for Tenax?
Is it possible to compare Netforce to Step-In Ride Jacket for abrasion resistance? Especially in impact areas? Leather vs Tenax?
And the last question - do you think that Hard Track will be more abrasion resistant than Netforce? WHat about ventilation? Is it as good as in Ergo 365?
Look forward to hearing from you.
Peter, you put so many points to compare, it's better for me to give you a ranking in terms of abrasion resistance, top to bottom:
1. Ergo 365 Pro (Certified Level 2)
2. Sep in ride
3. Hard track
4. Netforce
Level of ventilation, top to bottom:
2. Ergo 365 Pro
3. Hard Track
4. Step in ride
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CHAPEL HILL A new clinical trial at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill using a popular low-dose contraceptive could uncover a more effective treatment for the 5 to 10 percent of women who suffer from premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
PMDD is much more severe than premenstrual syndrome, or PMS. The disorder interferes with a woman's ability to function effectively several days out of each month, every month. Physical symptoms include bloating, low energy, heart palpitations and joint or muscle pain. Far more disruptive emotional symptoms include irritability, anxiety, depression, mood swings, difficulty focusing and trouble sleeping. For many women with PMDD, five or more of these symptoms occur the week before menstruation starts and disappear a few days after the period begins.
The National Institute of Mental Health awarded UNC a $3 million grant for a five-year clinical trial using a low-dose contraceptive called YAZ (ethinyl estradiol/drospirenone). The trial is based on previous research by David Rubinow, M.D., the Asad Meymandi Distinguished Professor and chair of psychiatry in the UNC School of Medicine.
Rubinow discovered it is the change in not the level of reproductive hormones that triggers depression in women who are susceptible to PMDD. In other words, women with the disorder don't have abnormal levels of reproductive hormones, but are more sensitive to the shifts in them that occur prior to menstruation. That sensitivity triggers mood symptoms.
"This study will potentially demonstrate that it is the regimen of administration of birth control pills rather than their specific formulation that results in successful treatment of PMDD," Rubinow said. His colleague and fellow co-principal investigator of the trial, Susan Girdler, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry, added: "If we can eliminate the hormone cycling, we should eliminate the PMDD symptoms."
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|gerni78 said 2008-07-15 22:23
Hi guys,
i hope anybody can help me.
I bought a 83\´ GL500, which was registered in the USA.
Now i need an official documents(from honda) with all technical information of this bike to create german documents.
i already called a dealer in CA, but he has not have a technical spec for this old bike.
I hope anybody can help me.
thanks and best regards
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1. Mix the first 4 ingredients with hands (and love!) into a fist-size lump of good ol' sour cream dough.
2. Roll out the dough into a flat round sheet. This will be the pizza crust.
3. Rub some Canola oil onto the pizza rack. Place the raw crust on top.
4. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Half-bake the crust for 3 minutes. Then take it out and flip the crust on the rack.
5. On the crust spread the tomato sauce all the way to the edges.
6. Spread ½ amount of cheese all the way to the edges.
7. Slice ingredients 7-10 up into tiny pieces. Spread them out all the way to the edges.
8. Top with the other half of cheese all the way to the edges.
9. Switch the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake the pizza for 15 minutes.
In the end
Make sure no more than 5% of the surface is brown after the baking.
* Very important to mention again that the toppings should be in tiniest possible amounts.
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