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Lieutenant Colonel Jennifer L. Stokes is the Commander, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 088 and Professor of Aerospace Studies, California State University - Sacramento. She is responsible for recruiting, training, educating, and motivating officer candidates for a commission in the Air Force. She leads a detachment that administers a comprehensive commissioning program for nearly 200 cadets enrolled at 15 colleges and universities across the Sacramento region. As the Chair of the Department of Aerospace Studies she oversees and instructs a wide range of curriculum to include the foundations of the Air Force, evolution of air and space power, leadership studies, and national security affairs.
Lieutenant Colonel Stokes was commissioned in 1996 following graduation from the United States Air Force Academy. She served as an instructor pilot in the KC-135, and has flown 103 combat missions over Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, and Bosnia. She served as the Chief of Special Operations Air Refueling for the 22d Air Refueling Wing and as the Director of Safety for the United States Air Force Academy. Prior to her current assignment, she was the Chief of Safety and Director of Staff for the Deputy Chief of Staff – Air, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Lieutenant Colonel Stokes is a command pilot with more than 3,500 flight hours in the T-37, T-1, KC-135, UV-18, T-52, and T-53 aircraft.
1996 Bachelor of Science degree in engineering mechanics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2002 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2005 Master's degree in aeronautical science, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
2008 Air Command and Staff College, correspondence
2012 Air War College, correspondence
1. December 1996 – December 1997, student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin Air Force Base, TX
2. June 1998 – September 1998, student, KC-135 Combat Crew Training School, Altus Air Force Base, OK
3. September 1998 – November 2002, KC-135 pilot, aircraft commander, instructor pilot, standardization and evaluation liaison officer, squadron executive officer, and assistant flight commander, 906th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND
4. November 2002 – February 2006, UV-18 pilot, chief of training, chief of scheduling, operations flight commander, evaluator pilot and chief of standardization and evaluation, 98th Flying Training Squadron; later UV-18 site chief, 306th Flying Training Group, USAF Academy, CO
5. April 2006 – April 2009, KC-135 instructor pilot and flight commander, 344th Air Refueling Squadron; later weapons and tactics flight commander and chief of Special Operations Air Refueling, 22d Operations Support Squadron; later Assistant Director of Operations, 344th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, KS
6. April 2009 – May 2010, Chief of United States Air Force Academy airmanship programs and T-52 command flight examiner, Headquarters Nineteenth Air Force, Randolph Air Force Base, TX
7. June 2010 – July 2012, Director of Safety, United States Air Force Academy, CO
8. August 2012 – February 2013, Chief of Safety and Director of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff – Air, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, Kabul, Afghanistan
9. July 2013 – Present, Commander, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 088 and Professor of Aerospace Studies, California State University, Sacramento, CA
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 3,500
Aircraft Flown: T-37B, T-1A, KC-135R/T, UV-18B, T-52A, T-53A
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with seven oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device and ten oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster
Second Lieutenant May 29, 1996
First Lieutenant May 29, 1998
Captain May 29, 2000
Major May 1, 2006
Lieutenant Colonel July 1, 2011
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The Student Forum officers are elected by the GSD student body each December. They serve one-year terms starting in the beginning of the Spring Semester and continuing until the end of the Fall Semester. All of the officers meet frequently with the student body, administrators and staff and work closely with the Dean of Students, Laura Snowdon, to communicate and resolve student concerns. The specific officer positions and the current representatives are below:
Academic President - Vice President: Judy Fulton / Bri Patawaran
Treasurer: Tristie Tajima
Academic Chair: Caroline Shannon
Events Chairs: Carl Koepcke, Connie Migliazzo, and Michael "Caco" Peguero
Internal Relations Officers: Melissa Hurcomb and Roger Weber
External Relations Officers: Anne Liu and Parsa Kamali
Alumni Relations: Lauren Kim
Infrastructure Chairs: Lesley McTague and Derek Galey
Media Relations Officer: Wes Thomas
Academic President/Vice President: Judy Fulton / Bri Patawaran
The Academic President acts as the main liaison between the student body, faculty and administration. In addition, the Academic President coordinates the efforts and initiatives of the officers, representatives and committees of Student Forum. The Academic President chairs monthly meetings with the Dean, Student Forum officers, and the general student body, as well as meetings with the Departments, the Student Affairs Committee, the GSD's Visiting Committee and the Alumni Council.
Treasurer: Tristie Tajima
The primary responsibility of the treasurer is to provide the GSD
student body with a fast and easy means of accessing funds for
extracurricular activities.
Each year, every student makes a mandatory contribution of $90 to the
student community through the term bill. The Treasurer leads the other Student Forum officers in managing this pool of funds - funding student groups, GSD events, and general initiatives.
Specific responsibilities include:
- balance an annual budget of $60,000
- manage financial accounts
- meet with student groups to plan out fiscal needs
- work with Harvard University Fiscal Services
- set-up event sales systems
- pay-out reimbursements
In addition, the treasurer has the opportunity to participate in all
student Forum initiatives - meeting regularly with GSD faculty and
Academic Chair: Caroline Shannon
The Academic Chair serves as the head of the Class
Representatives Committee. Class reps serve as the liaison between the student body
and the administration; they compile and present the concerns and suggestions
of their classmates to all the other reps and to the heads of their
respective departments.
There are two primary tasks for which the Chair is responsible. The first is to organize at least 2 meetings a semester with the reps. The second is to set up at least one meeting per department per semester between the reps and both the program directors and chairmen of each department.
For all of these meetings an agenda must be prepared, in advance, by this Chair. In essence, the Chair guides the reps in order that they may have the maximum possible effect on each of the departments. The reps and the chair work together towards giving the student body a strong and focused voice regarding academic affairs.
Events Chairs: Carl Koepcke, Michael "Caco" Peguero, Connie Migliazzo
The Events Chairs assist the Events President in planning and overseeing
all Student Forum events including the Halloween Party, Carnivale, and
the Spring and Fall picnics. Aides Events President in coordinating
events and community service committees.
The Events Chairs are solely responsible for arranging pre-finals massages, ordering food for student forum meetings, and setting up donut night.
Internal Relations Officers: Melissa Hurcomb, Roger Weber
The internal relations officer is a liaison to the GSD student groups and their officers. This includes, organizing the GSD Student Groups Fall Fair which occurs during one of the first Beer N' Dogs of the semester, holding a meeting once or twice a year with the student group officers and periodically responding to any questions and concerns with these groups. The officer also maintains all minutes and documentation for Student Forum For the monthly all-school student forum meetings, and books rooms with Building Services.
External Relations Officers: Anne Liu, Parsa Kamali
The External Relationship Officers are liaisons between the GSD
student body, the greater Harvard community, and design schools and professional initiatives of the region. They represent the student body at the Harvard Graduate Council biweekly meetings, other graduate school's student government sessions and university-wide community events.
The External Relations Officers inform the GSD community of events of interest in the larger Harvard and design community. In Fall of 2004, the first contacts were established with other design school's student governments. Through these new lines of communication, these officers act as "ambassadors" to other universities and articulates and communicates activities of interest.
Since this is a new position initiated Fall 2004, there is flexibility in defining its role.
Alumni Relations Officer: Lauren Kim
The Alumni Relations Officer seeks to improve interaction between the
student body and the alumni. More specifically, the Alumni Relations
Officer interacts with Career
Services, the Development
and Alumni Relations Office, and the Alumni
Council. This officer position represents student forum once per
semester at the Alumni Council meeting at the GSD and meets monthly
with the Alumni and Development Office.
Ongoing projects include the development of a student-accessible Alumni Directory for purposes of mentoring and career advice. Since this is a relatively new position that started in Spring 2003, there is flexibility in defining the role of this position.
Infrastructure Chairs: Lesley McTague, Derek Galey
The liaison between computer
resources, building
services, the library
and the student body who works to improve the physical environment of Gund Hall. Meets with the Director of Computer Resources, the Facilities Manager and the Librarian of the Frances Loeb Library, at least once at the beginning of the semester and then as needed. Sends out a survey to gauge student concerns and address issues with the appropriate person or department each semester.
Also, this officer Initiates relevant campaigns to improve the GSD such as finding a way to improve the temperature control in the building, implement the use of recycled paper, etc. Since this is a relatively new position started in Spring 2003, there is flexibility in defining the role of this position.
Media Relations Officer: Wes Thomas
The media relations officer maintains all student based web media, including the Student Forum website, and students.gsd. Specifically in the fall semester, this officer sets up the online voting web pages for the Student Forum elections and in both semesters, creates and administers the web pages for GSD and non-GSD students to purchase Student Forum event tickets online. This officer is the student liaison for Computer Resources and the webmaster, and approves bulk Student Forum emails, LCD panel uploads and Events Calendar submissions.

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In recent years, Americans have increasingly moved away from beer consumption in favor of wines and spirits. U.S. beer consumption fell slightly from 28.3 gallons per drinking-aged adult in 2012 to 27.6 gallons last year.
Despite declining across the U.S. overall, beer consumption remains quite high in some states. According to a recent study from Beer Marketer's Insights, a brewing industry trade publisher, the highest consuming state averaged 43.3 gallons of beer per drinking-age adult in 2013. This was more than double the 19.6 gallons per legal age adult consumed in Utah, which drank the least beer.
From 24/7 Wall St., based on figures from Beer Marketer's Insights, these are the 10 states that drink the most beer:
10. Iowa
Per capita consumption: 33.2 gallons
Alcohol intake per capita (2012): 2.55 gallons (23rd highest)
Percent binge drinkers: 21.7% (6th highest)
Total brewers (2012): 38
Like most of the country, Iowa residents have been drinking less beer than they did in 2009, when they consumed slightly more than 36 gallons of beer per drinking-age adult. By 2013, consumption had declined to just over 33 gallons. Iowans, though, still drink more than most Americans. While beer consumption had declined, consumption of other forms of alcohol had increased. Iowa adults drank 59.6% — nearly a third of a gallon — more spirits in 2012 than they did 10 years before, a greater increase than in all but a few other states. Overall, alcohol intake in Iowa rose by 13.3%, among the highest increases in the nation. The state's relatively high binge drinking rate may be behind the increased alcohol consumption. More than one in five legal-age Iowa residents reported binge drinking in 2012, among the highest rates nationwide.
9. Nebraska
Per capita consumption: 34.2 gallons
Alcohol intake per capita (2012): 2.69 gallons (16th highest)
Percent binge drinkers: 22.1% (3rd highest)
Total brewers (2012): 19
Like most of the nation, beer consumption in Nebraska has fallen in recent years. Consumption of other forms of alcohol has been on the rise. Drinking-age Nebraskans' intake of hard alcohol rose by 39% in 2012, compared with 2002, among the largest such increases nationwide. This amounted to an additional one-fourth of a gallon of pure alcohol for each drinking-age adult. State residents were also among the most likely to binge drink, as 22.1% of adults reported consuming four or more drinks in one occasion in 2012, which was more than in all but two other states. The CDC has associated binge drinking with a variety of health problems. Nebraska residents, however, are among the nation's healthiest, according to a recent Gallup poll.
8. Maine
Per capita consumption: 34.8 gallons
Alcohol intake per capita (2012): 2.86 gallons (10th highest)
Percent binge drinkers: 17.7% (17th highest)
Total brewers (2012): 47
Beer is exceptionally popular in Maine despite the $0.35 per gallon excise tax in the state, among the higher alcohol tax rates in the country. While alcohol intake from beer consumption fell 8.6% between 2002 and 2012 across the nation, Maine's intake from beer increased 11% during that time, nearly the largest increase nationwide. Last year, beer consumption amounted to nearly 35 gallons per drinking-age adult in Maine. One explanation for Maine's high beer consumption could be its low population density, which is often linked to higher substance abuse rates. Maine residents were also more likely than Americans overall to binge drink on a regular basis.
7. Nevada
Per capita consumption: 34.9 gallons
Alcohol intake per capita (2012): 3.48 gallons (4th highest)
Percent binge drinkers: 15.1% (13th lowest)
Total brewers (2012): 19
Nevada has among the nation's highest beer consumption rates. Still, it was one of the few states where total alcohol intake actually decreased between 2002 and 2012. Nevada residents drank more than 8% less alcohol in 2012 than they did in 2002. Over that time, alcohol intake from beer alone fell by more than 17%, also nearly the largest decrease nationwide. Nevada is the only state on this list where residents were less likely than the nation as a whole to binge drink, with just 15% of adults consuming four or more drinks in one sitting in 2012. In Nevada's case, declines in alcohol consumption may be due to economic conditions and declines in tourism. Nevada has struggled with high unemployment in recent years. Not only are residents strapped for cash, but also the state has raised alcohol taxes in recent years in search of more reliable revenue sources. At left, people play beer pong in Las Vegas.
6. Wisconsin
Per capita consumption: 35.8 gallons
Alcohol intake per capita (2012): 3.20 gallons (5th highest)
Percent binge drinkers: 25.2% (the highest)
Total brewers (2012): 132
More than one-quarter of Wisconsin adults reported binge drinking in 2012, the most nationwide. That year, 8.5% also reported heavy drinking — defined as consuming large numbers of drinks weekly — which was tied with Montana for the most nationwide. State residents have favored wine in recent years. While alcohol intake from beer actually fell by 8% between 2002 and 2012, per capita wine intake increased by 31% over that time, a larger increase than in all but a handful of states. Low taxes may have something to do with beer's popularity in the state. Wisconsin's excise tax for a gallon of beer is just six cents, versus a 20-cent nationwide median excise tax and less than all but just two other states.
5. Vermont
Per capita consumption: 35.9 gallons
Alcohol intake per capita (2012): 3.02 gallons (7th highest)
Percent binge drinkers: 19.3% (10th highest)
Total brewers (2012): 25
While Americans nationwide drank less beer in 2012 than they did in 2002, Vermonters consumed 11.2% more alcohol from beer. This was the largest increase in the country. The dramatic spike may be due in part to growing enthusiasm for craft beers, for which Vermont has become famous. Several local Vermont beers have been rated among the world's best, and in some cases black markets have emerged in the wake of excess demand. Like several other states with the highest beer consumption rates, wine has also become considerably more popular in recent years. Drinking-age Vermonters consumed nearly one-fifth of a gallon more alcohol from wine in 2012 than they did in 2002, the largest increase in gallons nationwide, and roughly four times the increase across the country.
4. South Dakota
Per capita consumption: 38.1 gallons
Alcohol intake per capita (2012): 2.94 gallons (8th highest)
Percent binge drinkers: 20.6% (8th highest)
Total brewers (2012): 10
South Dakota adults consumed 11.4% more pure alcohol in 2012 than they did in 2002, a larger increase than in all but a handful of states. Most of this increase came from spikes in wine and spirits consumption. While alcohol intake from beer grew by less than 1% — still one of the larger increases nationwide — legal-age adults in South Dakota increased both their wine and spirits intake by more than 30% over that time. Binge drinking may have contributed substantially to the state's consumption totals. More than 20% of legal-age adults in South Dakota reported consuming at least four drinks in a sitting in 2012, among the highest binge drinking rates nationwide.
3. Montana
Per capita consumption: 40.5 gallons
Alcohol intake per capita (2012): 3.13 gallons (6th highest)
Percent binge drinkers: 21.8% (5th highest)
Total brewers (2012): 31
A legal age Montana resident consumed an average of 40.5 gallons of beer in 2013, down from more than 43 gallons in 2009. Montana residents were largely beer drinkers, even though the state ranked 12th in total alcohol intake from spirits in 2012, per capita intake from wine was roughly in line with the nation as a whole. Dangerous drinking was also quite common in the state, where 8.5% of adults were heavy drinkers in 2012, tied with Wisconsin for highest rate in the nation. Additionally, almost 22% of the adult population engaged in binge drinking, more than in all but a few states. High levels of drinking had notable health implications for residents as well. There were 37.7 alcohol-attributable deaths per 100,000 residents in Montana between 2006 and 2010, more than in all but two other states. At left, a large crowd attends the Black Star Beer Barter in Whitefish, Montana in 2012.
2. New Hampshire
Per capita consumption: 42.2 gallons
Alcohol intake per capita (2012): 4.74 gallons (the highest)
Percent binge drinkers: 17.0% (22nd highest)
Total brewers (2012): 21
New Hampshire trailed only one other state in total per capita beer consumption in 2013, and it was the nation's leading state for beer drinking as recently as 2011. Additionally, New Hampshire led the nation in per capita intake of alcohol in 2012, with residents drinking the equivalent of 4.7 gallons of pure alcohol that year on average, versus 2.5 gallons per legal adult nationwide. However, these figures may be somewhat distorted by sales to nonresidents by liquor stores located near state borders. Visitors often buy liquor and wine in the state because of the lack of tax at state-run liquor stores.
1. North Dakota
Per capita consumption: 43.3 gallons
Alcohol intake per capita (2012): 3.69 gallons (2nd highest)
Percent binge drinkers: 24.1% (2nd highest)
Total brewers (2012): 4
At left, men exchange money for beer outside a bar in Williston, N.D. North Dakota residents are the nation's biggest beer drinkers, consuming an average of 43.3 gallons per drinking age adult in 2013. One reason for this may be binge drinking. In 2012, more than 24% of the adult population reported binge drinking, more than in any state except for Wisconsin. Between 2002 and 2012, North Dakota led the nation with a 24% increase in pure alcohol consumption per capita. By comparison, consumption nationwide rose by slightly less than 3% in that time. Most of the increase in alcohol intake between 2002 and 2012 came from higher spirits consumption. High levels of beer consumption, binge drinking and alcohol intake may be related to the state's attractiveness to younger Americans looking for work. North Dakota had the nation's lowest unemployment rate in 2013 and has had the nation's fastest-growing state economy in each of the past four years.
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Jan 21 2013
Gummy Peach Rings and the Seven Deadly Sins
About three weeks ago, I began thinking about gummy peach rings. It began one dark winter night after a nice, hearty dinner. It had been a savory explosion and I needed a little something sweet to eat. I had ice cream in the freezer and brownies on the countertop, but neither sounded good. I scoured my brain to find the one sweet thing would appeal, and when it hit on "Gummy Peach Rings," it froze.
And it hasn't moved since.
So for the past 22.5847 days, I have been obsessed with gummy peach rings to the point of daydreaming, demanding, berating, driving, and gorging.
No, I'm not pregnant.
But let me just sketch it out for you.
When I was first struck with the gummy peach ring craving, I had no gummy peach rings in my house. It's not something a person generally stocks. But my hunger for gummy peach rings was instantly through the roof. I dreamed about them that night and had a very restless night of sleep. I woke up chewing my lip. I remember being disappointed it didn't have much peach flavor.
I daydreamed about them the next day.
I had to have gummy peach rings.
Gummy peach rings I had to have.
This might come as a shock to some of you, but I'm not very demanding in my household. I'm not! I demand that you accept this as fact!
My point is, I began demanding that people in my household bring me gummy peach rings.
My girls were on their way home from soccer practice one evening and I texted, "Don't come home unless you bring gummy peach rings. I love you. —Mama"
I texted Marlboro Man on his way home from Kansas one day: "You want dinner tonight? Bring peach rings home today. I love you. —The Wife of your Youth"
Suddenly, my needs were placed above everyone else's needs in my family. I didn't care about inconveniencing them, I didn't care about adding to the stops they had to make, I didn't care that I had suddenly metamorphosed into a demanding wife and mother with jowls. And okay, I had jowls before. I just cared that I wanted gummy peach rings. And I didn't care who I took down in the process.
A few times, certain people in my household would come home without gummy peach rings.
"I'm sorry, I didn't see your text before I left town," they'd say.
"I had to get out to the shop to meet Pete and didn't have time to stop," they'd say.
"I'll get you some tomorrow," they'd say.
So I'd get even! "Well…okay, that's fine," I'd say.
I always have the last word.
A couple of times over the past three weeks, I have expended valuable time, energy, and fuel to drive to town for the sole purpose of buying gummy peach rings.
I always throw in a bottle of dishwashing soap or baking soda so I have an alibi!
Usually, I'll just nibble on a few gummy peach rings and my craving is satisfied for the next four minutes.
But one time, I ate the whole bag. That's about 320 calories.
320 delicious, gummy, sweet, slightly crunchy because of the sugar coating, peach-flavored calories.
And okay, I did that twice.
The Seven Deadly Sins
You know what? I could also approach the past three weeks using the Seven Deadly Sins model.
Sloth: I sit around and don't do any work while thinking about gummy peach rings.
Pride: I think I am entitled to gummy peach rings.
Lust: I use this to get gummy peach rings by batting my eyelashes at Marlboro Man. It almost worked once. I'll keep at it!
Envy: I think about people eating gummy peach rings and am filled with a jealous rage.
Wrath: If my family members do not bring me gummy peach rings, I wipe them from the earth.
Gluttony: I eat gummy peach rings with great abandon.
Greed: I don't always share my gummy peach rings with my children.
But you know what? They're growing children and they shouldn't eat candy.
So I'm redeemed!
I just love happy endings.
532 Comments and 30 Replies
katie b. On Monday, January 21 at 7:31 pm
Love Peach Rings!!! Had them over Christmas and ate them till my mouth hurt…told myself no more….now i'm not so sure!
Pammy On Monday, January 21 at 7:40 pm
Reading about your craving brought such joy to me! I enjoy your posts.
Kathy On Monday, January 21 at 7:47 pm
Got to have my gummy bears i hide mine so noone finds them . Not a greedy person but dont even try to take my gummies!!!!!!!!!
Ginger McWilliams On Monday, January 21 at 7:49 pm
Confession: I have had these same cravings! I would be driving down the street, whip in a convenience store and pick up a bag of Gummy Peach Rings. I tried to taper off by not eating the whole bag. I was hoping they would make me sick so I would stop eating them (they never did). I don't eat them any more but I saw a bag the other day and I was tempted.
Jen G On Monday, January 21 at 7:50 pm
I love gummy everything!!! I love standing in the center of the bulk food section of the grocery store and filling the large plastic bag with an array of gummy treats!!! I see a trip in my future!
Ginger McWilliams On Monday, January 21 at 7:51 pm
P. S. Just looking at your picture made my mouth water. LOL
Diana in PDX On Monday, January 21 at 7:55 pm
You are soooo lucky I have a few Gummy Peach Rings in my house right now!! I call them Peachy Rings – and yes, it must be capitalized!
I haven't had them in a long time. My son brought me a bag the other day, he knows how to get what he wants!
judi n On Monday, January 21 at 7:55 pm
I ADORE gummy peach rings – and now, or course, I have to HAVE SOME! And it's 8 below out – so they'll have to wait until tomorrow
Tara On Monday, January 21 at 7:59 pm
I knew we were soul mates! For the past two days, this is all I've wanted!
kim On Monday, January 21 at 8:01 pm
sure, time for bed and what am i thinking about?
Suzanne On Monday, January 21 at 8:01 pm
No "spainin" needed Lucy- they're affectionately called just "peachies" in my home:)
Carole On Monday, January 21 at 8:03 pm
Gummy Peach Rings are terrific. I love Chocolate Reisin Dark Chocolate Caramels…. Tum!
Emily On Monday, January 21 at 8:07 pm
When I was in junior high I used to use my lunch money to buy Peachy-O's and Diet Coke for lunch. Don't tell my mom! THAT was the lunch of champions. Healthy, too, what with the diet drink.
Ann C. On Monday, January 21 at 8:14 pm
I found a vintage ( 1966 ) complete "Incredible Edibles " toy yesterday and thought what fun it would be to try and replicate making them again.
I wasnt interested in exactly those same flavors, or chemicals ! mainly capturing the texture of the finished "edible" ( funny they could call it that, the finished candy tasted really gross!)
I found many gummy candy recipes online and even bought the two main ingredients; a 3 oz. box of flavored jello and 3 packets of unflavored gelatin.
Crossing my fingers in hopes that this works as good they say. "Just like a gummy bear from the store". Then on to try homemade Peachy rings!
kim On Monday, January 21 at 8:15 pm
I'm sorry but hunky peach rings are nasty
JMeservey On Monday, January 21 at 8:15 pm
I LOVE peach gummi rings…but only the kind I can buy at our local farm and home store. While most people go there for animal supplies, I make a special trip for their peach gummi rings! I've been resisting my cravings for weeks now…thanks for making me want them even more!!
Daurene On Monday, January 21 at 8:15 pm
Well all I can say is……don't try chocolate covered gummy bears, because they will drive you insane:0
Kara On Monday, January 21 at 8:16 pm
Thanks, now I want some…:). I guess I will go make a salad. Don't think I could get my man to go and get me some.
Munchiedog On Monday, January 21 at 8:25 pm
Where in the world do you find Gummy Peach Rings??
Nicki On Monday, January 21 at 8:28 pm
Man, I want Gummy Peach Rings now.
Jan from SoCal On Monday, January 21 at 8:30 pm
A sad "heads up" here: apparently 911 doesn't think not having any gummy peach rings is an emergency. Just sayin'.
Lindsay On Monday, January 21 at 8:36 pm
I am dying over here! Lol!
liz On Monday, January 21 at 8:37 pm
I haven't had these in YEARS. And now I have to have them. LIke 5 minutes ago. Thanks.
(love this post.)
Jo Hunt On Monday, January 21 at 8:39 pm
You make me laugh out loud….and now I will have to run doen some gummy peach rings!
Leslie On Monday, January 21 at 8:44 pm
My daughter went through a peach ring phase and I didn't get it. Now I do. It happened to me with the chewy watermelon slices, they're amazing. Ya gotta try them!
Gin Gin On Monday, January 21 at 8:51 pm
I too went through a gummy peach ring phase. I got in so deep that I was able to differentiate one drug store brand from another, sans packaging, much like fine wine. It lasted for approximately 2.5 years. Warn your family!
Sue W. Bloomington, MN On Monday, January 21 at 8:59 pm
OMG! I love these things!
Peach is my favorite flavor.
Kristen B. On Monday, January 21 at 9:02 pm
I'm dying. I just love you. "I don't always share my gummy peach rings with my children.
But you know what? They're growing children and they shouldn't eat candy." Exactly. Gotta look out for the kids.
claire barker On Monday, January 21 at 9:11 pm
I love the sour patch gummies as well as the peach ones. argh, now i want some
Pam M On Monday, January 21 at 9:25 pm
I feel so much better now.
Sandi W On Monday, January 21 at 9:30 pm
You make me laugh.
leisha On Monday, January 21 at 9:30 pm
Just too funny–That's all I can say!! Thank you and I'm pretty sure that we're sisters–but Mama liked me best:)
Laura Muhl On Monday, January 21 at 9:31 pm
I understand completely, although I prefer the Haribo Peaches to your peach rings (yours are not peachy enough / too chewy for me – the Haribo are more gummy). AND I buy 2 bags at a time: one to eat instantly in its entirety – one to hide in my secret hiding spot (so my husband and kid don't snarf them) to enjoy a few as needed for a pick me up. Your obsession is not unique. And now I must go sneak 3 in before bedtime…
Cyndi A On Monday, January 21 at 9:33 pm
Mrs. Flinger On Monday, January 21 at 9:36 pm
HA. You know, I had to check up on you because, I dunno, it's been like FOREVER (read: I got a full time job a year and a half ago) and it turns out? TOTALLY still nodding "uhhu, yea, uhhu" to your post.
Jelly Candy should never been born. But ohhh the yummies….
Andrea E. On Monday, January 21 at 9:38 pm
You go Ree!
I currently have 3 bags of peachi-o's stashed around the house…. 1 open in the candy
drawer, 1 in the pantry, and 1 hidden for emergency. LOVE IT!!!
LauraSC On Monday, January 21 at 9:40 pm
It's tootsie pops for me. They have a delicious new blueberry flavor which have a light blue wrapper and I insist that "whoever" is purchasing my tootsie pops must look through the bag to insure there are some blueberries within.
Carla from ND On Monday, January 21 at 9:41 pm
Well said…I can totally relate with this story!
Rachel On Monday, January 21 at 9:49 pm
Hmmmmm Now I want Snapple peach tea…….. *Sigh* Trying to be good and stay away from caffeine tho since I'm pregnant. Only 8 more weeks to go! Maybe I need to write my husband a note: "After this baby is born I want Snapple peach tea. Sincerely, The Woman who has collectively spent 80 weeks carrying, and then birthing two children for you."
Catherine On Monday, January 21 at 9:51 pm
Funny you should mention sweet cravings. Had this conversation earlier today, only the forbidden fruit was Red Vines.
I have the same problem with red vines. Not Twizzlers mind you, but the soft fresh, red-vines that come in a bucket. Two will not do, three or four are not enough. I think an average Red Vine frenzy backs off at about twenty, and that may be an underestimate. So far I haven't bought a bucket, but I am thinking about them. Scratch that, fantasizing about them. ARrghghgh. Nothing else will do.
Tabitha (From Single to Married) On Monday, January 21 at 9:57 pm
I feel the same way about peanut butter fudge!
Dora On Monday, January 21 at 10:04 pm
Ree, thanks for the great giggles and knowledgel that I'm not the only "sweetsaholic"who gives in to her cravings. Keep up your fun blog!!!
Janelle On Monday, January 21 at 10:12 pm
My favorite part of this post is that you mentioned Kansas – the place of my birth, where my parents and grandparents live, and where it is much flatter and windier than it is here in Tennessee.
TrainMom On Monday, January 21 at 10:16 pm
We have farm type store that sells peach and green apple rings by the pound, 'nuff said
Kathy On Monday, January 21 at 10:32 pm
For me it was the fall of 1995 and I was suddenly overcome by a notion of NEEDING Pixie Sticks?! I actually made a 30 minute road trip to Walmart to buy a bag, but that was not enough…instead of robbing my kids' Halloween bags for their Reeses like normal Moms, it was all about those Pixie Stix. But there was hope. A week before Christmas I had my now 17 year old daughter and the madness was over!
Trudy in MS On Monday, January 21 at 11:17 pm
Had a similar craving . Found out I was a diabetic!
Bea On Monday, January 21 at 11:23 pm
Favorite non-chocolate candy, no doubt. I rarely allow myself to buy them because I can't help but eat so many I feel sick. It works much better when my husband demands to share the bag with me!
May On Tuesday, January 22 at 12:08 am
I'm almost 60 years old and still love gummy candies! Haribo Fruit Salad is my favorite.
Julie From Texas On Tuesday, January 22 at 12:15 am
You are so delightfully weird.
Lynn H On Tuesday, January 22 at 12:29 am
My husband used to deliver boxes and boxes of said "Gummy Peach Rings" to convenience stores in the outlying areas of North Texas. I knew he would have cases of those wonderful chewy, sweet rings of bliss..
In his van…
In our driveway..
waiting for my willpower to melt…
calling my name…
taunting me…
I would grab his keys, hit the unlock button and scramble into the back of the van and pull out a bag or two (okay, as many as I could hold) and take them for my own.
I finally had to make him sleep with the keys under his pillow to stop my nighttime marauding so his customers would have a few to sell to other peach loving gummy eaters.
And so that I didn't have to buy new clothes every other weekend!
Now he's retired and I now have to get dressed and go find some convenience store with stock….NOW!
Nancy E. from Wyoming On Tuesday, January 22 at 12:30 am
My ChiO's turned me on to them bless their souls.
Just bought a bag at the dollar tree!! Had those very same cravings!?!! But the best ones come from TJ Maxx or Home Goods but make sure they are soft. Happy eating.
Monika On Tuesday, January 22 at 2:08 am
My craving is for a BIg Red soda (AHHHHHH!!!), I haven't had one in years. I was first introduced to it while at camp in Ft Knox, Kentucky. When I got home (NC) I was disappointed to not find it anywhere. I had a friend who's family was from Indiana so when she would go home she'd always bring it back for me. And when I would go on vacations, I'd always look for it. Big Red has finally made its way to NC but not in my area. Darn it all for being so elusive…
Dyepotgirl On Tuesday, January 22 at 5:26 am
I hear ya sister! I have a thing for Gummy Bears, and not just any old brand of Gummy Bears. My favorites are the ones from Haribo. Their flavors are the best. Man when I want Gummy Bears watch out! I'll move Heaven and Earth to get them. What's funny is that I now have my whole family liking gummy bears. My husband used to think they were awful but now he really likes the fruity flavors. My son came out of the womb demanding gummies so there was no effort needed to make him come to the Dark Side. My dog thinks that gummies are the greatest things since bones. One was accidentally dropped on the floor once and he pounced on it before anyone could stop him. Now he hears the bag rattle and that's all she wrote. Just in case you didn't know, you can get all kinds of gummies from http://www.groovycandies.com. I checked and you can get your beloved gummy peaches delivered right to your house. Pounds of them! It won't do your jowls any good but it will make you smile. Enjoy your gummy peaches. Life is short and besides, doesn't peach flavor belong to the fruit section of the food pyramid? Oh and btw, I'm not associated with Groovy Candies in any way. I'm just a very happy customer of theirs. Just saying…
Rochelle On Tuesday, January 22 at 6:18 am
You are hilarious! Thank you!
rosanne perez On Tuesday, January 22 at 6:23 am
Ree, i love gummies, but ive never had peach rings, i ve seen them in stores of course, but never purchased them,, you know what ill be getting as soon as i see them! Cant wait.. rosanne
Kim P On Tuesday, January 22 at 7:11 am
That's an awful lot of guilt for a few Peach Gummy Rings…Cut yourself some slack…You showed patience, strategy and determination. Your linear focus is to be admired!
Patty Wilkins On Tuesday, January 22 at 7:20 am
Now that I've caught my breath after laughing like a loon…Thank you for the laugh and a great start to my day. *giggle*
Susan On Tuesday, January 22 at 7:24 am
Thanks for the story. I love sugar too Ree!
shelly from tn On Tuesday, January 22 at 7:43 am
now i need peach rings………………..
MommaSchafe On Tuesday, January 22 at 7:49 am
I suspect that, like so many things that I have craved, you will wake up one day and be so over gummy peach rings that you never want to see another one in your whole life….then it'll be on to cheese curls and chocolate milk! (Don't knock it until you try it!)
Gretchen N On Tuesday, January 22 at 7:53 am
Hey Ree! How bout this?
Jenny C. On Tuesday, January 22 at 7:55 am
Thanks for the laugh! I'll never think of gummy peach rings again without having a chuckle.
Kellie OK On Tuesday, January 22 at 8:01 am
I love almost anything peach! Everyone knows, including the carhops at the local Sonic – "Diet Sprite with double peach, easy ice, please."
Tina On Tuesday, January 22 at 8:10 am
My son loves these but I am not a fan….give me real German Haribo gummi bears anyday!
Patricia Dwyer On Tuesday, January 22 at 8:19 am
I love your happy ending and enjoy watching your shows on the food channel.
Thank you for sharing your gifts of love and family.
Rene Foust On Tuesday, January 22 at 8:29 am
I love peach rings!!!!!! I also love Watermelon slices made by the same people that make sour patch kids. Try them and it will be a love affair!!!
Lisa On Tuesday, January 22 at 8:30 am
We all have our little vices:
Sloth: I sit around and don't do any work while thinking about chocolate.
Pride: I think I am entitled to chocolate.
Lust: I use this to get chocolate by batting my eyelashes at spouse. It almost worked once. I'll keep at it!
Envy: I think about people eating chocolate and am filled with a jealous rage.
Wrath: If my family members do not bring me chocolate, I wipe them from the earth.
Gluttony: I eat chocolate with great abandon.
Greed: I don't always share my chocolate with my children.
Janice On Tuesday, January 22 at 8:35 am
Orange slices are my favorite. Will have to try the peach rings. Just remember, if you close one eye while you eat it's only half the calories. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
cheryl p c On Tuesday, January 22 at 8:37 am
FROGS! gummy frogs! they're the best. ever. and very elusive. peach rings are yummy – but they're not frogs!
Grace On Tuesday, January 22 at 8:47 am
I love gummy, anything gummy!! Now I want these so bad!!!
Marie M.C. On Tuesday, January 22 at 8:47 am
I've never eaten peach gummy rings. I don't think I will because then I might be stuck with a brand new Frankenstein. I use the word Frankenstein to call a food I've developed an overwhelming, intense desire/need for. My current Frankenstein is Tiramisu. I buy it at a restaurant in my neighborhood — because I KNOW if I made an entire recipe — I'd eat the whole blasted calorie laden thing. And they'd go straight to my hips which, sadly, are already big enough. Blast.
Jamie On Tuesday, January 22 at 8:48 am
I like the apple ones. Was introduced on my last road trip and now I will have to repeat it.
Annie @ Annie's City Kitchen On Tuesday, January 22 at 8:50 am
This is SO WEIRD because just this week I've eaten two bags of Peach Rings! I haven't had any in years and they caught my eye at the store and now I'm hooked!
Matykol On Tuesday, January 22 at 8:54 am
I can totally relate. I love them. I try to reserve them for road trips. And when I do I always eat them all.
Lindsey McClennahan On Tuesday, January 22 at 8:59 am
HOME GIRL! You better watch out! Your PO BOX is gonna FILL up!
Rebecca Richeson On Tuesday, January 22 at 9:06 am
TRY the Hairbo Peach Slices – those are amazing …much better than the rings. And I have had a similar craving for MONTHS!
Madeline B. On Tuesday, January 22 at 9:10 am
Please try not to entice cravings any longer! I stopped for coffee on the way to work and saw gummy watermelon rings and HAD TO HAVE THEM! Yummy and gone before 10am!
Jeanie Eyraud On Tuesday, January 22 at 9:10 am
animal crackers, so crunchy!
Nola On Tuesday, January 22 at 9:17 am
My gosh, I have never seen the rings, we have some flat things, gummy peach slices I guess. I am a sucker for berry and peach things. I need rings, don't tell me they are only available in Oklahoma ! What sort of store do I look in ?
Diane in GA. On Tuesday, January 22 at 9:20 am
OMG You are hilarious. I love those stupid things and your story had me laughing out loud. Thanks for the uplifting mood this morning.
Kathy in Kansas On Tuesday, January 22 at 9:22 am
Oh my you are funny! And I must confess I love those peach gummies too and everyone knows they are addictive… you can't just eat one.
K M On Tuesday, January 22 at 9:25 am
Oh man. I fell for the gummy peach rings when what I was really craving was peach jolly ranchers. They didn't do much for me. Boy how I miss peach jolly ranchers!!!
Jeanie On Tuesday, January 22 at 9:27 am
You are too stinking funny!! Now I'm craving gummy peach rings!! Thanks!
Susan On Tuesday, January 22 at 9:34 am
I'm a gum drop gal! I've had the gummy peach rings and they are good, but fruit flavored jelly candy has my name written all over it! Give me Sunkist Fruit Gems or Chuckles any time and I'm a happy Mama. (which means that if Mama's happy, everybody will be happy)
Sandy On Tuesday, January 22 at 9:42 am
I must admit I have absolutely no idea what gummy peach rings are but at the moment I feel like I may die if I don't have one. Going to the store. Bye.
Lauren Gilley @ Hoofprint Press On Tuesday, January 22 at 9:47 am
Haha! Sounds like me with Hershey's Kisses.
Marty Monterey On Tuesday, January 22 at 9:55 am
Careful out there! Remember when all you wanted was a doughnut?
Margi On Tuesday, January 22 at 10:00 am
Have you ever tried peachy penguins? They are soooo cute. They are cute little black gummies with just enough white to look like a real penguin. The taste is so incredibly peachy! You can mail order them off Amazon!
Kathy W. On Tuesday, January 22 at 10:04 am
Oh the gummy peach rings. I have a 3 month old and I could not get enough of those little buggers when I was pregnant! Mmmmmm…..
Donna C. On Tuesday, January 22 at 10:08 am
I read this yesterday and I DREAMED ABOUT GUMMY PEACH RINGS!! I've never eaten a gummy peach ring but I wanted one when I woke up!
Megan On Tuesday, January 22 at 10:09 am
This is the best post ever! This describes how my sister and I are to the tee. Love it!
Valerie On Tuesday, January 22 at 10:14 am
…and you just became a stumbling block to this real foodie. But my first mistake was clicking on the post! Lol! I totally knew what i was doing when i did it. I used to love those and the apple ones.
Jamie Butterfield On Tuesday, January 22 at 10:14 am
I just recently started watching your show and I love it! I grew up on a farm and my husband and I really want to find a farm to move to and raise our kids the way you guys do. You guys are an inspiration!
Becky On Tuesday, January 22 at 10:19 am
I know the feeling. My daughter and I were obsessed with the cherry sour patch candies, and now they don't sell them anymore (I even emailed the company to find out). They sell watermelon, but they aren't as good or addicting in our opinion.
Fran Harris On Tuesday, January 22 at 10:25 am
Now I want some peach gummy rings.
Jenny On Tuesday, January 22 at 10:27 am
I kid you not! I go through this ALL THE TIME!!! not for gummy peach rings, but for anything I suddenly crave!!! I feel totally normal… someone once suggested that I might try "over-eaters anonymous"… silly!
Mary Jane On Tuesday, January 22 at 10:32 am
Okay! I know what I must have after work today!
Jessie On Tuesday, January 22 at 10:32 am
I seem to have those same feelings about Chick-Fil-A chicken sandwiches and always on Sunday.
susan h On Tuesday, January 22 at 10:37 am
red and white gummy bears but has to be Haribo!!! grew up in Germany and my uncle store had all kinds of gummies and i loved to eat them and still do!!!
Heidi On Tuesday, January 22 at 10:42 am
My kids just discovered peach rings a week ago, thanks to their grandparents. Now they beg for them, and since I'm a fan I think I might just have to give in and buy them (me) some.


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(This column, which originally appeared in Global SMT & Packaging magazine 6.2 (Feb 2006), is also available as a free PDF.)
Since shortly after the introduction of the first ICs there has been an effort to put in place standards for IC packages.
Prior to the IC, discrete transistors had reasonably standard packages,
and before that vacuum tubes had pin outs that matched the sockets into
which they were to be placed for interconnection. Vacuum tube devices
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The beginning of IC era was a bit bumpy. Competing packaging solutions were offered by pioneering IC competitors Texas Instruments and Fairchild, with TI opting for a flat ceramic package and Fairchild using a TO can device with more leads. Both packaging technologies can still be had today, but they have been overshadowed by myriad newer, more advanced IC packaging concepts that have been developed to address the exploding number of pins on ICs and the increasing speed and power associated with advanced silicon technologies.
Standards have long played a pivotal role in electronics industry. It has been noted in this column before that standards have served as a sort of 'industrial-strength glue in that they have helped to hold the industry together. Standards greatly facilitated the nascent electronic design process and the evolution of CAD tools by providing proven and predictable land patterns around which testing equipment could be designed and manufactured. They also served as a foundation on which a base of understanding relative to assembly reliability could be built. Standards have driven the cost of electronic systems down by allowing manufactures to supply parts that were pin-for-pin compatible with their competitors, opening the door to a more cost-competitive industry.
However, there is a dark side to standards as well. Standards are slow to develop, and as consensus documents they tend to be base-lined on average solutions that may be suitable for average applications, but evolution demands something more than average. If standards are slavishly followed, evolution is impeded. The future is much less about certainty than it is about change. In fact, change is the only certainly. One must be willing to step away from the familiar if one is going to go about exploring and extending knowledge and understanding. Standards are tethers to the past, important tethers to be sure but tethers nonetheless. The stakes must be pulled out if progress is to be made. Once the new ground is secured, new standards can be developed and applied.
In the case of IC packaging, it is a simple reality that standards are not friendly to innovation. Demanding definitive I/O arrangements in familiar patterns may make for more orderly design but it also limits system performance potential. An exemplary area for discussion is volumetric system miniaturization and interconnection (VSMI), or 3D interconnection. One of the more innovative areas of electronics assembly and IC packaging in recent times, it is also least amenable to standardization. For innovative interconnection solutions to truly take to flight, they must be free of the fetters of standards. Something is lost, but so also is something gained in doing so. Thus, as we lose the solid footing of ground, we gain access to the limitless sky.
Of course, it must be granted that lessons will doubtless need to be learned, especially in the arenas of assembly, test and reliability, but the potential benefits to be gained in terms of performance increases, reduction in design spin count and decreases in power seem well worth the risks. Indeed, it is arguably an imperative. Change is, after all, a requirement for survival.
In summary, standards have an important place in the world of electronics manufacturing; however they are a double edged sword, a sword that can cut through some important impediments to manufacturing flow but that can also cut off innovation. As to the question posed in the title of this column, the answer is that standards are both a benefit and a burden. However, change is key to survival and so one must either be constantly prepared to move to change or they must prepare for extinction.
In closing, I would like to draw on the wisdom of one of the great sages of the 20th century. Winston Churchill observed that: "To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often." I am reasonably confident that the great man was not thinking of standards for IC packaging and electronics manufacturing when he made this comment, but I think we can all see that it applies nevertheless.
1) Fjelstad, J. and Mitchell, C. "The Past, Present and Future of IC Packaging" Chip Scale Review, July 2004, pp 24-28
2) Fjelstad, J., Grundy, K. and Yasumura, G. "3-D Partitioning of Printed Circuit Design" Advanced Packaging, February 2005, pp 12-19
3) Fjelstad, J., "Freeing IC Package Design to Unleash Performance" Global SMT & Packaging, May 2005, Pg 4
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I'm surprised the assessor said taxable value would be flat. The January 2009 council retreat presentation predicted a 1.2% decline in overall taxable value for 2010 and a 5.2% decline for 2011. Drops in residential TV were 6.4% in 2010 and 7% in 2011. The commercial real estate market was predicted to be stronger than residential.
I wondered what changed between January and now to go from a predicted decline to flat?
The DDA parking contract is not the only one with incentives. The recent contract with Waste Management for exclusive collection of commercial refuse has incentive payments. The relevant portion of the contract is as follows:
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Is the cost of replacing both bridges now up to $50 million? That's a big jump from the $20 million cost for both bridges in the latest capital improvements plan. It's also a big jump from the estimated cost included on www.eaststadiumbridges.com website set up by JJR in the fall of 2007. That website is no longer active but you can find the page by searching east stadium bridges project overview and clicking on "Cashed". The project overview page of that website states the following:
"A preliminary engineering study of the replacement of two bridges, roadway reconstruction (including sidewalks and bike lanes) and the replacement of the raw water main on E. Stadium Boulevard was completed in October 2005. The cost of all improvements was estimated to be approximately $31,000,000." A footnote indicates the cost is in 2006 dollars.
That same page also says it will take up to 18 months do do construction documents for the bridge. I think the public will have to put up with two lanes for quite a while or maybe even no lanes, if the bridge deteriorates further.
Sorry Judy. I did not read your statement closely enough.
Your March 2008 article on funding these bridges quoted Homayoon Pirooz as stating "there is no funding as we speak" in reference to greatly reduced available state funding for the stadium bridges compared to the broadway bridge projects. My impression from reading that article was that the city's position was that the bridges could not be replaced without state funding. But your recent article did not make that statement.
A city March 2008 press release reinforced the impression that the city could not afford to replace this bridge without outside help. It stated "Because other projects were already identified prior to the need for repair of this bridge, the Street Reconstruction Millage adopted by voters in 2006 is not considered a source that could fully fund the bridge replacement project." I'd like to know what those other projects are. They certainly don't seem to include fixing the potholes.
Where did the $35 million number come from? The latest capital improvements plan shows only about $20 million in cost to design and build the bridges.
Claiming the state program provided the bulk of the funding is an exaggeration. According to the funding breakdown in the detail project description in the 2008-2013 capital improvements plan, MDOT and other grants were supposed to provide $5.8 million of the $12.85 million cost to replace the bridge over the AARR and $4.2 million of the $9.2 million cost to replace the bridge over state.
I hope the city is spending as much effort paying its old bills as it is collecting old bills. According the the management letter in the latest (fiscal year 2006) audit, the city's general fund owes about $1.3 million in performance deposits dating back to the 1980's and tree escrow deposits dating back to 1997. If some of these deposits are owed to developers who stiffed the city on hook up charges, they can be used to offset the amounts charged to the innocent purchasers of these homes.


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The recycled rice bag products we are offering have been met with great enthusiasm.
The bags are made by the Daughters of Cambodia, a group that rescues girls (and boys) from the sex business in Phnom Penh. All the proceeds will go back to the Daughters of Cambodia.
The items will be on sale at two upcoming events:
A reception at Chapter One: the modern local. A restaurant scheduled to open next month at 227 N. Broadway in Santa Ana's Artist Village area. Jeff Hall and his partners will sell Kampot pepper and Chef Oge Dalken will incorporate it in some of his recipes. (www.chapteronetml.com)
Then Chef Haley Nguyen will conduct a cooking demonstration featuring Kampot pepper at her Xanh Bistro, 16161 Brookhurst Street in Fountain Valley. Haley teaches Culinary Arts at Cypress and Saddleback colleges in addition to running a great restaurant with very innovative dishes.
Details to both events should be coming soon. Stay tuned.
Today in Cambodia (Thursday, Nov 25) is a national day of mourning for the victims of Monday's tragedy at the water festival in Phnom Penh. This message was posted on the Daughters of Cambodia facebook page:
"All Daughters clients & staff are safe and have been accounted for after the stampede tragedy the other night!! Some are missing family members and one has a relative with severe injuries and is in the hospital...please pray for supernatural healing and for the restoration of families! today is the national day of mourning... let's pray in joyful dancing for this mourning and crowns of beauty over these ashes!"
Our hearts go out to the hundreds of people who were injured and killed in this weekend's horrible tragedy. What started as a celebration of the Water Festival in Phnom Penh left more than 300 dead and hundreds injured. We are deeply sorry for their loss.
Well, it's the last day in Phnom Penh before heading home.
Wasn't able to make connections with Esther at Khmer Life as planned. Hopefully, we'll be able to do our business through emails.
I went to the Russian Market this morning to finish some last minute shopping, returned to the hotel to pack up so I'm ready to leave for the airport at 9:00 am tomorrow.
The hotel (California 2) has worked out really well. The guys who run it are friendly and helpful. The tacos are really, pretty good. The huevos rancheros are good, even though you have to pay extra…they're not included in the free breakfast. There's plenty of cable TV showing old, bad movies. The same tuk tuk drivers are out front all the time so you get to know them.
All in all, a great trip…very productive…have many of the pieces in place to get this business going.
I had a very enjoyable lunch at Malis with Starling Farm owners, Mark and Anna. They've had an interesting journey starting the farm, creating innovative growing techniques and receiving Kampot Pepper authentication. They are going to be a great partner.
After lunch, I picked up the new packaging from Daughters of Cambodia and it looks great. Ruth gave me a tour of the day center which was an eye-opening experience. They gave me brochures, a copy of the DVD and photos which we can use for promotion. They also sent me off with various items from the shop to sell on consignment.
Another incredible day. I feel like the pieces are in place to make this a great success.
Today, I plan to take a walk to the beach and the crab market and still replaying the details of yesterday.
Phary has been incredible. He was so jazzed when we were distributing all the backpacks to the kids yesterday. It was amazing.
And having the doctor come in to the clinic on his day off…on a scooter…was so grateful for everything. He looked at each item, said something to his assistant in Khmer and went on to the next item. He said, "people in the city have money. They don't have money out here and can't afford things like this."
That was truly one of the most incredible days of my life.
Phary and I went out to visit the families in the salt fields today to deliver all the goodies. The photos of the kids we printed out from our last trip were a huge hit. They loved them. And they were all thrilled with the backpacks…they put them on immediately. Phary explained to them what all the stuff was. (There were liquid bubbles, matchbox cars, colored pencils and crayons, activity books and construction paper, barrettes, hair scrunchies, toothbrushes and beach ball globes for them to blow up.)
We lined them up for Julie's photo, each holding a paper with different letter printed out to spell "THANK YOU MHS"…it may be a little scrambled but the nurses can figure it out! The little ones kept running around, then they kept the letters, clutching each one…incredible…a million great photos. They said, "when you come back next year, bring more photos."
We had to leave them to go to the rural health clinic in Kampong Trach to deliver the few medical supplies that we had gathered. I had tears in my eyes all the way there. This has been a very emotional time…in a good way.
We arrived at the clinic and because it's Sunday, they called the doctor to come in. He was the same doctor we met back in April who spoke with Julie. He was thrilled at what we brought. He examined every item, his assistant got me a chair, brought out a fan and cut open a coconut for both me and Phary. They were deeply appreciative. They showed me around the hospital and I got some good photos. Same sad stories, different patients.
This is a very brief account of my day. I guess words don't really describe it…like nothing I have ever experienced.
The trip to Kep from Phnom Penh is four-plus hours of bumpy, dusty road. I think they are still working on the same parts of road as they were six months ago.
But I'm here...at The Veranda...with an appetite. I just ordered a plate of char kreng (just like I did six months ago)...still loaded with Kampot pepper, still damn hot. But a large Angkor beer helps wash it down.
Not much at The Veranda has changed however the pool looks done. I'll have to check it out some time in the next few days.
Pretty much a full house. I just had a 10-minute chat with a guy from Riverside (CA) who lives in Phnom Penh...his wife works for the Peace Corps. Interesting.
I met Lily (owner of The Veranda) who is very charming. She also has some clothes she would like to donate to the salt families. I have another idea about the shipping...details to come.
I need to get hold of Phary (pronounced Perry)...tuk tuk driver extraordinaire. The meeting is confirmed for 8:30 tomorrow morning in Kampot Province to meet with the pepper folks.
Well, the adventure began with a bang. I arrived in Phnom Penh (without Cris this time) and had a very productive and encouraging meeting with the folks at Daughters of Cambodia. I will be returning to pick up samples of the packaging this afternoon. Their ideas were amazing, things we never thought of, like using only naturally dyed fabric, right down to the drawstring. I can't wait to see what they come up with.
I've booked the bus trip to Kep and leave first thing in the morning. Meet with the pepper folks there (in nearby Kampot, actually) and get all the product details ironed out...shipping...availability...etc.
Off to have fish and chips for lunch...and maybe a Beer Lao.
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. Steven Jackson practiced on Monday for the first time in almost a month, and Falcons coach Mike Smith said the running back is on schedule to be play in Atlantas season opener against New Orleans.
Jackson had not practiced since July 28, when he hurt his right hamstring. There was added concern because the running back missed four games with a left hamstring injury last season. Because it was the preseason, the Falcons took a cautious approach to Jacksons recovery.
Jackson, who also had not been available for interviews since the injury, said Monday he always knew this hamstring injury was less serious.
I knew this injury was nothing like last year, Jackson said. But at the same time, you have to listen to your body. I wanted to make sure I did that. In the NFL season, you dont get time. This time I had time to make sure I was right.
Jacquizz Rodgers has started at running back in Atlantas first three preseason games. Antone Smith and rookie Devonta Freeman have been the top backups.
Smith would not say if Jackson will play in the Falcons final preseason game at Jacksonville on Thursday night. Some established starters are not expected to play.
In terms of what were going to do with playing time, there will be some guys that will and there will be some guys that wont, Smith said.
Weve got some guys that we need to get some work and weve got some guys that we definitely know what theyre capable of doing. The ones that we know what theyre capable of doing will probably not get a lot of work.
Jackson was hurt on the Falcons first practice in full pads. The Falcons did not wear pads in Mondays workout.
Jackson, 31, said he doesnt need much time to prepare for the season.
Its not that tough, Jackson said. Im an old veteran guy. I know the tricks of the trade, what to do to get in shape.
The Falcons may choose to avoid exposing Jackson to hits in a game before the regular season.
Asked if he wanted at least a few snaps in a preseason game, Jackson said, I love the game of football, so whenever theres a football on the field and two teams opposing, youre ready to play.
At the same time, those hits in the preseason hurt just like the ones in the regular season. Whatever way coach decides to go, Ill be prepared for it, but just because its the preseason doesnt mean the hits are any softer.
The Falcons finished last in the NFL in rushing last season. Jackson, the NFLs active career leading rusher, set career lows with 543 yards rushing and 3.5 yards per carry.
The Falcons have given Rodgers the chance this preseason to show he can be more than a change-of-pace back. He had eight carries for 33 yards and five catches for 31 yards in Saturday nights 24-27 preseason loss to the Titans. Rodgers (5-6, 196) was stopped on a fourth-and-1 run.
The Falcons hope the powerful Jackson (6-2, 240) is healthy for those short-yardage situations in the regular season.
Jackson said he pressed to force his return last season and took a more relaxed approach with this injury.
Last year I was stressed to make sure I was out there on the field, he said. I felt I had something to prove. And this year I said, you know what, Im going to take it with a grain of salt. Im going to make sure Im 100-percent healthy when I come back, so that the Atlanta fan base gets to see exactly what they expect.
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In this week's "The Bold And The Beautiful" Throwback Thursday Soaps.com takes readers back to 1988 when Beth Logan walked away from Eric Forrester in order to hide her cancer…
These days, Wyatt is trying to reignite the spark between him and Hope. Years ago, Beth Logan walked away from romance in order to keep a secret. Beth managed raising her children alone after her husband Stephen walked out on their family. It wasn't until she had catered a job in Beverly Hills when she ran into her former sweetheart Eric. Reminiscing about the days of old, Beth recalled how Eric left her when Stephanie announced her pregnancy and how she'd married Stephen to forget Eric.
Eric and Beth never truly stopped loving each other and found their way back together. However, when Beth was informed she had cancer, she pushed Eric away, not wanting to be a burden to him. Brooke realized what her mother was up to and told Eric about Beth's cancer. Eric supported Beth throughout her treatment but a future wasn't in the cards for them after Stephanie located Stephen, who managed to convince Beth to reunite their family.
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Spreading your money across a number of different investments and/or asset classes is known as diversification and is the simplest way to reduce risk. For example, investing in ten different companies carries a lower overall risk than investing in one, particularly if they are in different industries or countries. Different types of investments perform differently under various market conditions – so whatever your investment goals, appropriate diversification is very important. More on diversification.
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Three of five rhinoceros species are critically endangered, and increased poaching in South Africa has called for a drastic response.
On Nov. 3, the WWF transported a herd of black rhinos, by helicopter and truck, away from a poaching area in the Eastern Cape of South Africa to a new home in Limpopo.
The rhinos, which can weigh over 3,000 lbs., were sedated before being lifted high into the sky by helicopter. Wearing blindfolds and tied by their legs to rope, the animals were transported upside-down to their destination.
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Volkswagen makes its way into the flash memory business
Well, not really, Volkswagen the company actually has nothing to do with these cute little flash drives modeled after their more famous vehicles. There are 4 models, 2 beetles, and 2 campers.
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to the California Department of Water Resources. The current wet season has also been severely dry, marking a third dry year for the most populous U.S. state. Governor Jerry Brown asked the state's residents to cut water use by 20 percent
about 7 percent of the region's water demand. "The past two dry years in California, plus the prospect of a third dry year in 2014, underscore the importance and value of investing in long-term, drought-proof water sources such as the
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Eagle Pass police officer pleads guilty to possession of stolen firearm
Eriberto Leija, 40, faces up to 10 years in prison, $250,000 fine
An Eagle Pass police officer faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a maximum $250,000 fine after he pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon to one count of possession of a stolen firearm.
Appearing before a judge, Eriberto Leija, 40, admitted that on July 15, 2012, he possessed a stolen M1 .30 caliber rifle, which he claimed to have discovered while investigating a drive-by shooting in a vacant lot in Eagle Pass.
Leija also admitted to taking a picture of the rifle and then sending that picture to a co-worker in an attempt to sell the firearm for $500.
The Eagle Pass Police Department discovered that Leija was in possession of the weapon after he requested a firearms check to determine whether the rifle was stolen. The check returned a positive hit.
During questioning by department personnel, Leija stated that he was not in possession of the firearm, that it was in Mexico, and that he had queried it as a favor to a Mexican Federal Police officer.
Police said Leija attempted to cover up the fact that he knowingly was in possession of a stolen firearm by soliciting a Mexico Federal Police officer to create a false document purporting to transfer the custody of the stolen firearm.
When confronted by authorities with the solicitation and photo he sent to his co-worker, Leija admitted that he lied about the scheme and that fact that the weapon had been in his possession the entire time.
Leija is currently on bond pending sentencing. A date for the sentencing had not been set.
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