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Thursday, October 8, 2015
Tastykake Fall Kandy Kakes: Salted Caramel and Karrot Kake
The Tasty Baking Company has been based in Philadelphia since 1914. Back in 1930 they introduced a new snack cake called the Tandy Take which was eventually renamed in 1974 to Kandy Kakes (to avoid confusion with the Tandy Company). These were the snack cakes of my childhood. I'm not sure if I had a Twinkie until I was in college,but Kandy Kakes, I'd had plenty of those.
Their most popular item is the Peanut Butter Kandy Kake (they bake a half a million a day as of 2014), which was also my favorite of their products. The Peanut Butter Kandy Kake is a disk of sponge cake (or maybe angel food cake) with a stripe of peanut butter covered in mockolate. Their second most popular item, the Butterscotch Krimpet is also a curious creation made of a sponge cake (sort of like a Twinkie) but with crinkle cut edges and a butterscotch frosting. (Pennsylvania is kind of known for butterscotch confections, see also the Boyer Smoothie cups.)
When I was growing up there was still regionalism for baked goods, Tastykake was really a local company, though recently they expanded south and also took over production of the Hostess brands including Twinkies. This year Tastykake announced West Coast distribution for their more popular items. (Though it says on their website they're available at some of my local stores, I still haven't found them on shelves.)
For those of you just discovering this nostalgic brand, you should catch up with this add for Tastykake, I'd say it's from around 1975, starring Betty White:
First off, are Kandy Kakes even candy and do they belong on the blog? Well, I've debated about this for a while. For the past few years when I travel to Pennsylvania, I've usually come back with a box (or two) of the Peanut Butter Kandy Kakes. They fit most of my rules for candy in that they're sweet, portable, shelf stable and require no preparation to eat. However, they're also baked (but then again so are Twix). I also have the same problem with chocolate covered pretzels. What pushed me over the edge with this review is the fact that Tastykake offered these new Fall flavors: Salted Caramel Kandy Kakes and Karrot Kake Kandy Kakes.
First off, Kandy Kakes is a strange name. Substituting letters in a standard word is usually an indication of lesser quality, just like chocolatey denotes something not-quite-chocolate. Not only that, Tastykake and their product line has a lot of Ks in it. A lot. It's like they're going for something wacky (this all predates the Kardashian ownership of the letter).
So, the name might be a bit juvenile, but maybe it's also supposed to be delightful. Betty White said some nice things about the ingredients in her commercial in Tastykakes, but for reference here's what's in the Salted Caramel Kandy Kakes (yes, I transcribed all this, so forgive any spelling errors as many of these ingredients don't come up in spellcheck):
The Salted Caramel are described as cakes with chocolate flavored coating and salted caramel filling (naturally and artificially flavored).
The large box (a half a pound) holds 6 of these packages of twin cakes. They're actually a little weird out of the box because there's no indication of which flavor it is. (So if I had the Peanut Butter version out of the box, I wouldn't know ... that little BN initial on the package, what does that mean?)
There's 90 calories per cake, so the pair is only 180 ... for 1.3 ounces, so not really a low calorie product, just its size helps with portion control.
They smell sweet, but not like anything in particular. The chocolatey coating is noticeably thin and fake. The bite is nice, the cake is soft and a little dry but that's balanced pretty well by the caramel stripe on top. The caramel is quite salty, though there are only 95 mg per pair. The mockolate is terrible, far more noticeably terrible on the salted caramel version than the peanut butter. There's no cocoa flavor and certainly no creamy cocoa butter experience. There's not even any milk in that fake milk chocolate.
It's pretty dreadful. Maybe I'm not a good judge of pastries, or petit fours or whatever category these should be in, but they're not actually good candy.
The Karrot Kake Kandy Kakes sound good in theory. But in reality the white coating is suspiciously white. It's not milky white, though at least this white konfectionery koating has nonfat milk in it. The coating has more titanium dioxide in it than soy lecithin.
However, they do smell good. They smell like a nice spice cake ... a little nutmeg, a little cinnamon, maybe a touch of clove and sweet milk. The bite is soft and a little more substantial than the Salted Caramel as this cake is actually carrot cake ... there's actually carrot in there and even some raisin paste, orange puree and coconut. The white coating is filmy and there's another creamy layer in there that's kind of like cream cheese or perhaps unscented foot balm.
It's a great idea but the coating completely ruins it for me. (Now, a salted caramel stripe in there and maybe an actual white chocolate coating ... but then we're into actual petit four world, not cheap snack cakes.
The cakes are made on shared equipment with peanuts and tree nuts and contain milk, soy and coconut.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 2:56 pm Candy • Review • Caramel • Cookie • Kosher • Limited Edition • Mockolate • 3-Unappealing • United States • Comments (5)
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Mentos Incredible Chew!
I found a new candy on eBay, they're called Mentos Incredible Chew! and are available in Thailand and Australia (and probably other places). I picked up my packages on eBay from a Bangkok-based seller, so the packages are in Thai.
Mentos new chews Incredible Chew! are more like Morinaga's HiCHEW than Wrigley's Starburst. The package are 45 grams and have 11 pieces of the same flavor. They boast no artificial colors, but I can't say whether the flavorings are naturally derived. I did notice that the ingredients for the Australian version has gelatin in it, but this package and the Aussie version are Halal (so the gelatin is not from pigs). The three initial flavors are Strawberry, Grape and Green Apple.
Mentos Strawberry Incredible Chew! is layered, a white outer layer with a pink center. The flavor also might be layered, though it's hard to tell. The flavor is less of a jammy strawberry and more like a strawberry yogurt. There's a creamy note, a sweetness and some floral notes and actually two tangy notes, one is a little bit like goat milk or yogurt and the other tartness is more like citric acid. The effect of this whole thing is only okay. It's not as vibrant as HiCHEW and it doesn't have the interesting texture that Mentos have.
The texture is a smooth and bouncy chew, rather like latex. It's kind of like a chewing gum at first, completely smooth and sweet and flavorful, and then eventually it disappears.
Grape Incredible Chew! comes in a mostly purple wrapper, with big, round purple grapes on it.The pieces are white with a medium purple interior. The flavor is definitely concord and not the American SweeTarts grape. It's a juicy flavor that has a lot of the notes I associate with actual concord grape skins. It's a little tangy, mostly sweet with a smooth chew that starts bouncy but stays smooth.
Of the three flavors, this was my favorite. It tasted clean and the flavor lasted through the texture changes as I chewed.
Mentos Green Apple Incredible Chew! wasn't even a flavor I was interested in, but when I ordered on eBay, half the cost of the initial package was shipping, so throwing in an additional package was purely an efficiency decision. The center is the same light green as the apples on the wrapper. The flavor is a cross between American Jolly Rancher Green Apple and the more subtle Japanese apple flavor. It's tangy, and has a long chew but it's also very artificial, especially towards the end when the sweetness that gave it an apple juice note dissipates and it's just artificial flavor after that.
Overall they're a decent candy, I just don't understand why anyone would buy these instead of Morinaga HiCHEW, which are available in far more flavors and have a much better flavor profile in my experience.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 3:31 pm Candy • Review • Perfetti van Melle • Chews • 6-Tempting • Thailand • Comments (2)
Friday, October 2, 2015
Trader Joe's Magic Beans
This nondescript little bag showed up in the Trader Joe's new products showcase last week. The simple flat bottomed cellophane bag holds tricolor chocolate morsels called Magic Beans. They're described as chocolate covered nougat beans.
I've come to understand that the word nougat really doesn't mean much as a description. Here in the United States, depending on the initial inspiration of the confection, nougat can be a hazelnut paste, a nut toffee or a whipped sugar, honey and egg bar. In this case, the nougat is a very dark nut brittle.
These Magic Beans come from France, which also makes some stunning whipped egg nougat as well. So, I can see that some folks might be more confused than bewitched by these.
The beans are about the size of Trader Joe's chocolate covered almonds, though actually kidney bean shaped. They come in three colors, a mottled white, a mottled green and a stand milk chocolate. The coating is a little bumpy on all of them.
Inside the milk chocolate coating is a nugget of almond toffee, or maybe it's nut brittle, it's hard to tell from the ingredients label. (They candies may contain traces of hazelnuts, chestnuts, pistachios and walnuts. They're made with coconut, almonds, milk, soy and wheat.) The nuts themselves are little bits, not whole nuts, and the sugar crust holding them together is very toasted, almost burnt.
The milk chocolate coating is very milky, it has some decent cocoa notes, but for the most part it's just creamy and sweet. This is a nice counterpoint to the roasted and slightly bitter note of the crunchy center. They reminded me a little bit of the sesame snaps that I pick up at the health food stores.
If you go into these expecting something more like Nutella bites or Charleston Chews, you're going to be disappointed. These are quite different from other nutty items, so that unique selling proposition is what got me. They're not magic, but quite enjoyable.
As a side note, I bought something very similar earlier this year in New York City at Eataly. The food mall has an amazing selection of Italian chocolates and sweets, including one of the largest selections of Venchi I think I've ever seen outside of Europe.
This is called Venchi Nougatine and are pretty much the same thing as the Trader Joe's Magic Beans, except they're made in Italy and covered in 60% dark chocolate. This package of less than 2 ounces was actually the same price as the Magic Beans (7.2 ounces).
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Candyology 101 - Podcast Episode 23 - Trader Joe's
In this episode Maria and I host our first guests on the show, the crew from Let's Talk TJ's (Nathan, Sonia and Russ, who also run What's Good at Trader Joe's). We chat about the wide world of Trader Joe's house branded candies.
Download directly and of course check out our complete show notes with links to many of the products we mention.
POSTED BY Cybele AT 10:28 am Candy • Trader Joe's • Highlight • Radio Interviews • Comments (0)
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Brach's Sea Salt Chocolate Candy Corn
Brach's has a few new versions of their classic Candy Corn this year, in addition to the return of Apple Pie, Pumpkin Pie and Caramel Macchiatto. The Brach's Sea Salt Chocolate Candy Corn says it's made with real honey and comes from the same factory in Mexico that makes all the other Brach's candy corn.
The image on the front of the bag shows what looks like chocolate truffles coated with far more salt than anyone should be eating. The good news is that it's just an artistic representation, it's there's not that much salt on them and certainly none that's visible.
Brach's classic candy corn has 70 mg of sodium per serving of 19 pieces. The Sea Salt Chocolate version has 95 mg of sodium. The ingredients label lists both regular salt and sea salt as ingredients. The sea salt, which is the defining feature that the product leads with is way down at the end of the list after the first salt, after the palm kernel oil, after the natural and artificial colors and some extra dextrose. The only items lower on the list are gelatin, honey and the artificial colors plus sesame oil and soy lecithin.
So, back to that picture on the front of the bag, it took me a little while of eating the pieces in layers to realize that the picture is actually a code for the candy.
The base layer is sweet, though a little less sweet than a standard candy corn fondant. There's a light cocoa note, like that feeling that you get when you go into the kitchen and realize that someone left a package of hot cocoa mix open. The next layer, the middle one, is pretty much the same, expect I think I caught some fake butter notes. Then the white top layer is not that "bland white tip of the candy corn flavor", instead it's actually salty. There are actually little crunchy bits of salt in there.
The whole thing tastes every so slightly less sweet than standard orange and yellow candy corn, but not actually chocolatey. It's missing the honey notes and the weird butter flavoring really didn't belong at all.
Of the recent novelty flavors, I think the Caramel Macchiatto was my favorite, but I'd love them to try an espresso or maybe affogato. This one seemed a little too late for the trend and not well executed.
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Juanma: Salido Rematch Pushed To September, October
By Jhonny Gonzalez
Former world champion Juan Manuel "Juanma" Lopez is waiting for the official date for the very anticipated rematch against Mexico's Orlando Salido. Lopez was knocked out in eight rounds by Salido on April 16 in Puerto Rico. Lopez was pushing to have the rematch in August, but it was very unlikely after BoxingScene.com reported last month that Salido was going to make a voluntary defense on July 23 in Mexico. Lopez expects a rematch date between September and October, and the location will fall in either Las Vegas or Puerto Rico.
"In two weeks I will give the official date for the rematch, but we already started to run and this week we are going to start working in the gym. The month of August is ruled out. The fight will be in either September or October, in Las Vegas or Puerto Rico. Everyone wants me to box, but my style is to be all over my opponent, and that's what I do. When the bell rings on the day of the rematch, I'm going to be all over Salido in the first round," Lopez told Jessica Andino.
So, if the match with Salido is being pushed back, who's JuanMa fighting in the interim? Lopez should get another fight in before the rematch with Orlando. One of the things that drives me crazy about current boxing is waiting…Comment by Hiei on 06-10-2011
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Skip to comments.Rick Perry backer Robert Jeffress: Mitt Romney not a Christian
Posted on 10/07/2011 5:17:45 PM PDT by freespirited
Texas evangelical leader Robert Jeffress, the Baptist megachurch pastor who introduced Rick Perry at the Values Voter Summit, said Friday afternoon he does not believe Mitt Romney is a Christian.
Jeffress described Romney's Mormon faith as a cult, and said evangelicals had only one real option in the 2012 primaries. Continue Reading
That is a mainstream view, that Mormonism is a cult, Jeffress told reporters here. Every true, born again follower of Christ ought to embrace a Christian over a non-Christian.
Asked by POLITICO if he believed Romney is a Christian, Jeffress answered: No.
Jeffress's comments represent the first major attack of the 2012 cycle on Romney over his membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, an issue that some Romney supporters believe cost the former Massachusetts governor in his last presidential run.
The attack on Romney wasnt just faith-based. Jeffress called the Republican presidential candidate a conservative out of convenience who does not have a consistent track record on the subject of marriage, on the sanctity of life.
I just do not believe that we as conservative Christians can expect him to stand strong for the issues that are important to us, he said.
Jeffress said that he had not spoken with Perry about his views on Romney's faith and was in no way speaking for him. In an email, Perry campaign spokesman Robert Black said that the campaign didnt choose Jeffress to introduce Perry and does not share his view of Mormonism.
The Romney campaign did not respond to a request for comment, nor did the campaign of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, the other Mormon candidate in the Republican presidential race.
Looking ahead to the general election, Jeffress warned that in a race between Romney and Obama, he believes many evangelicals will stay home and leave the GOP nominee without their votes.
I do not think evangelical voters are going to be motivated to go out and vote for Mitt Romney, he said. The conservative Christian leader said that he himself would vote for Romney and does not doubt that he is a good man.
I think hes a fine family person, Jeffress explained. It is only faith in Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone that qualifies you as a Christian.
Jeffress said he does not believe that Mormonism is a disqualifier for the presidency, pointing out that constitutionally, the government can impose no religious test.
Private citizens can impose all kinds of religious tests, he added.
...Just deceived.
Who do you think those Mormons who would have voted for other candidate otherwise? I probably was not clear. I was referring to the general elections. I would think that the Reid-type Mormons will vote for the Dim candidate anyway. Although you may be right. In the primaries, Mormons voting for Romney because of his religion may make a difference.
Mormon's weren't really GOP until about the 1950's. When I was LDS a lot of the older members were still staunch democrats. But, things change.
Anyway, Utah isn't in play it will go for Romney.
By the way, how do you justify the Mormon conception of the Godhead?
The LDS church currently teaches that God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost are separate gods. In LDS theology, God the Father is called "Elohim" and Jesus Christ is called "Jehovah." This Mormon doctrine raises an interesting theological difficulty. In Hebrew the Ten Commandments read:
2 אָֽנֹכִ֖י֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֧ר הוֹצֵאתִ֛יךָ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם מִבֵּ֣֥ית עֲבָדִֽ֑ים׃
3 לֹֽ֣א יִהְיֶֽה־לְךָ֛֩1 אֱלֹהִ֥֨ים
2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
In the KJV of the Bible the word "LORD" (in all capital letters) stands for the holy name "Jehovah" which I will abbreviate as "J" from now on to prevent too much repetition of this most Sacred Name. Thus what the Ten Commands are really saying is: I am J thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the House of Bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. In other words J has just forbidden anyone to worship any other deity than Himself. If Mormonism teaches that J is really Jesus, and that Jesus is a separate God than the Father, then why do Mormons worship the Father? Wouldn't this constitute a violation of the Ten Commandments since Mormons would be worshipping Elohim rather than J?
Furthermore Mormonism teaches that God the Father is named Elohim, but in Isaiah 45 J says that there is no Elohim besides Himself:
5 אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ וְאֵ֣ין ע֔וֹד זוּלָתִ֖י אֵ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֲאַזֶּרְךָ֖ וְלֹ֥א יְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃
5 I am the LORD,and there is none else, there is no God [Elohim] beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
I am sure that you see what I am getting at here. If Mormons teach that the Father is Elohim and Jesus is J, then why does Isaiah say that there is no Elohim besides J? The implication is that J is the only Elohim, and therefore that J and the Father are the one and only God. Thus the Father and the Son would be the same being which creates a theological problem for the LDS since the LDS teach that these two are not one being. This passage does, however, make sense to one who believes in the Trinity.
I am sorry if this is coming across as an attempt to bash your belief in God. That is not my intention, I am only pointing out questions concerning the above mentioned theological difficulties in Mormonism that appear to undermine or contradict its own doctrine. These doctrinal problems and the Mormon conception that there are many gods just don't seem to mesh with what the Bible is saying.
We already covered that when you posted it earlier.
Pat says it's ok to divorce your wife if she has alzhiemer's. It shows Pat has lost his mind. This is just further proof that he needs to get out of ministry.
And I still don't get why Mormons want to be considered Christians since so many of the leaders have stated such hateful things about Christianity.
Want sources, Rip?
To me the mormon part doesn't matter, I simply don't trust Romney.
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For me the Mormon part is a good reason WHY I don't trust Romney. Been there done that (see tagline) and I know the reasons why he flip flops and lies to get what he wants and it gets back to Mormonism.
Given a choice between a mormon and a muslim....I take the mormon every time!
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There are reasons why the LDS would rather work with Muslim charities than Christian ones and why Muslims are so at home at BYU (I can source both of those btw)....
I will be to this generation a second Mohammed, whose motto in treating for peace was the Alcoran [Koran] or the Sword. So shall it eventually be with usJoseph Smith or the Sword! - LDS founder Joseph Smith
The Greek and Roman Churches, which have been called Christian, and which take the name of Christians as a cloak, have worshipped innumerable idols. On this account, on the simple subject of the Deity and His worship, if nothing more, I should rather incline, of the two, after all my early traditions, education, and prejudices, to the side of Mahomet, for on this point he is on the side of truth, and the Christian world on the side of idolatry and heathenism.
- Apostle Parley P. Pratt, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 3, p.38
..instead of saying that Mahometanism prevailed against Christianity, and that Christianity was in danger of being done away by its prevalence, we would rather say, that where Mahometanism prevailed, it taught and established one truth at least, viz., the true and living God, and so far as this went, it did preserve people from worshipping idols. And had the crescent waved on the tower of London, or on the church of St. Paul, instead of the cross, and had the Mahometan religion been enforced instead of the Roman religion that was enforced for a series of generations, and had tradition riveted what the sword enforced, then that nation and the surrounding nations would have been worshippers of one true God instead of idols; they would have recognized it in theory at least, whether they would have worshipped Him in spirit and in truth or not. But now [Christians] do not recognize Him in theory, for they acknowledge as their god an imaginary being without body, parts, or passions.
- Apostle Parley P. Pratt, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 3, p.39
Now, if we take Mahometanism during those dark ages, and the corruptions that are so universally prevalent over the earth, and the idolatrous systems of religion, falsely called Christianity, and weigh them in a balance; with all my education in favor of Christian nations and Christian powers, and Christian institutions, so called, with all my prejudices of early youth, and habits of thought and reading, my rational faculties would compel me to admit that the Mahometan history and Mahometan doctrine was a standard raised against the most corrupt and abominable idolatry that over perverted our earth, found in the creeds and worship of Christians, falsely so named.
- Apostle Parley P. Pratt, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 3, p.40
Though Mahometan institutions are corrupt enough, and need reforming by the Gospel, I am inclined to think, upon the whole, leaving out the corruptions of men in high places among them, that they have better morals and better institutions than many Christian nations; and in many localities there have been high standards of morals. So far as that one point is concerned, of worshipping the one true God under the name of Mahometanism, together with many moral precepts, and in war only acting on the defensive, I think they have exceeded in righteousness and truthfulness of religion, the idolatrous and corrupt church that has borne the name of Christianity.
- Apostle Parley P. Pratt, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 3, p.41
Hi T. :)
Thanks for posting this. I did not know that.
"Like it or not, there will be some conservatives who will not vote for Romney because hes a Mormon, not because of his positions on policy issues."
Like it or not, there may indeed be many of them.
I don't think Mr. Romney is going to do very well with Christian evangelicals, for example.
Just speculatin'...
Dont know much about mormons other than I wont vote for Romney.
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Well T minus and I DO know a lot about Mormons. I was one for several years. What you don't know can harm you when it comes to them.
I can get along with Mormons and think they are nice people but I am not about to bow to a pressure to label their religion the same as my own when it is not.
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I am often accused of being a Mormon hater because I speak out against Mormonism and I have a duty to do so (see tagline), but I do it because I love Mormons and know there is something better, the Real Jesus of the Bible.
I still have a lot of friends who are LDS, and I love them. They know where I stand and that I was LDS. They know I don't accept them as Christians and I know they consider me a 'son of perdition'. We get through it.
Romney IS Obama - just 'white and delightsome' (to use a Mormon phrase).
That being said. If Mittens is the nominee, I will hold my nose and vote for him against the current abomination in the White House.
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And, as a Christian, I will not. I cannot. Romney is Obama - just paler.
We need to make sure Romney doesn't get the nomination and what scares me is how many are throwing up their hands and resigning themselves to vote for Romney.
I wish I could find one intelligent anti-Mormon activist. All the ones I see are like you and they dont do justice to your cause.. whatever it is.
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I wish I could find one intelligent Mormon apologist. All the ones I see are like you and they dont do justice to your cause.. whatever it is.
ROFLMAO.. You really need to do your research and quit giving the LDS pat answers.
Just once I would like to come across an intelligent Mormon who could defend their faith...oh wait, if they do that much research, they end up leaving like me!
Yeah, when you are down to bravado and such, well you are out of everything else...
But your views on the nature of God are based on old sectarian notions, interpreting Biblical scriptures in a way to fit your own beliefes, not revelation from God to clarify such issues directly.
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That is RICH coming from a Mormon. And their 100+ sectarian breakoffs. And it shows you know NOTHING of real Church history.
Christians agree on the basics, person work nature of Christ, salvation by Grace, reliability of the Bible for teaching and doctrine.
Mormons disagree with Christians on all of those things. No Christian church accepts Mormon baptism or considers them to be Christians.
And if we are all 'apostates' why are you guys so desparately trying to convince everyone you are one of us?
Don't trust Mormons to tell you the truth. They spin and redefine Christian words so what they SAY and what they mean are often 2 different things. I've been there, done that (see tagline)
Check out this post and the ones following it. One of the posts I parse a typical Mormon/Christian conversation.
If you have any questions feel free to ask me either in thread or via freepmail.
I guess this means "evangelicals" would prefer to have a moslem over a Mormon. Brilliant, they are.
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Not that much difference...
In the heat of the Missouri Mormon War of 1838, Joseph Smith made the following claim, I will be to this generation a second Mohammed, whose motto in treating for peace was the Alcoran [Koran] or the Sword. So shall it eventually be with usJoseph Smith or the Sword! - Joseph Smith
F15's summary of the return of Christ to Missouri is accurate.
It is still taught today. There is currently a compound going up near there by some wealthy LDS businessmen (and I think one of the Osmonds) in preparation for Christ's return there.
I can give you other sources for this as well, from LDS leadership.
IIRC, Joseph Fielding Smith was Joseph Smith's great nephew (grandson of Hyrum). None of Joe's children followed Brigham Young, they were all RLDS.
And I think you are correct that McConkie was married to one of JFS's daughters.
Wow, talk about pots and kettles. Newsflash for you, I understand my faith quite well, since I had to completely rely on the Bible for my theology when I came to the realization that Mormonism was a fraud. What would you like to know about my Christian faith? Ask away...
Your responses are so typical and so not thought out that it really isn't funny.
It isn't uncharitable in the least to fight the heresies of Mormonism. I will give you credit though at least you admit to teachings and doctrines that your co-religionists cover up on here.
There are 20,000 polytheistic Christian churches?
I assume you have a valid list...
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I have a valid list of the over 100+ breakoffs of Mormonism I can post,
I respectfully suggest you get one. The measure of a man would seem to include what god he worships.
Hey sis :-)
Now you are getting the idea!
The Christianity issue aside, Mittens is very likely a nominal Mormon.
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I'm sorry but he is not. He is what is called an 'active' Mormon, he believes, attends the temple to do work for the dead, attends his meetings, does his 'home teaching', has 'callings' (church jobs), etc. You only do that if you really believe, been there done that.
BTW, Reid is also an 'active' true believing Mormon. He even states that his politics are because of his Mormon faith not in spite of.
Excellent post!
You are welcome. One thing I learned coming out of Mormonism is that most people have no idea what Mormons really believe or teach. I didn't before I joined.
Yeah but at least its 'fresh meat' and this one is honest.
Adam-ondi-ahman ought to be enough to cause any Mormon with a KJV Bible to realize it is a fairy tale. After all Joseph Smith took several men out there to show them the so-called altar
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And they found "Zelph". ROFL. I always thought those had to be animal bones.
Looking back after all these years, it is like looking at someone else. I intellectually know I believed all of that (and I did), but it is almost surreal to think that I really believed all of that, that I could be so blind and stupid. My only excuse is I was a teenager. When I became an adult I put away 'childish things' including my faith in Mormonism.
Does that makes sense?
He's got 'em...
I predict they will be IGNORED; just as EVERY statement (damning) from Mt. SLC gets ignored.
Don't feel badly; millions of MORMONs don't know it either!
In case you don't recognize the title of this post, it is part of President Hinckley's answer to a reporter's question that appeared in the August 4 1997 issue of Time magazine. The reporter referenced the King Follett discourse. The answer supplied and the manner in which it was delivered caused the reporter to draw some false conclusions about a very important doctrine.
In that discourse, the prophet Joseph Smith said, "If the veil were rent today, and the great God who holds this world in its orbit, and who upholds all worlds and all things by His power, was to make himself visibleI say, if you were to see him today, you would see him like a man in formlike yourselves in all the person, image, and very form as a man." (See also D&C 130:22)
The article referred to Lorenzo Snow's couplet, "As man is now, God once was; as God now is, man may become." The reporter said, "God the Father was once a man as we are. This is something that Christian writers are always addressing." President Hinckley was then asked, "Is this the teaching of the church today, that God the Father was once a man like we are?"
The bothersome reply
"I don't know that we teach it. I don't know that we emphasize it. I haven't heard it discussed for a long time in public discourse. I don't know. I don't know all the circumstances under which that statement was made. I understand the philosophical background behind it, but I don't know a lot about it, and I don't think others know a lot about it."
The reporter wrote, "On whether his church still holds that God the Father was once a man, he sounded uncertain." That's an unfortunate conclusion. Of course I wasn't at the interview and neither were you but I'll bet the reporter mistook careful thoughtfulness for uncertainty. This doctrine is indeed deep territory and not something that is taught outside the LDS Church.
An earlier and similar interview
The San Francisco Chronicle, published an interview with President Hinckley in April of 1997. The reporter asked, "There are some significant differences in your beliefs. For instance, don't Mormon's believe that God was once a man?" President Hinckley responded, "I wouldn't say that. There is a little couplet coined, 'As man is, God once was. As God is, man may become.'"
He then said, "Now that's more of a couplet than anything else. That gets into some pretty deep theology that we don't know very much about." The reporter pounced on this. "So you're saying that the church is still struggling to understand this? " President Hinckley responded, "Well, as God is, man may become. We believe in eternal progression. Very strongly."
President Hinckley's response
President Hinckley said in October 1997 General Conference: "I personally have been much quoted, and in a few instances misquoted and misunderstood. I think that's to be expected. None of you need worry because you read something that was incompletely reported. You need not worry that I do not understand some matters of doctrine.
"I think I understand them thoroughly, and it is unfortunate that the reporting may not make this clear. I hope you will never look to the public press as the authority on the doctrines of the Church." And there lies the whole point of my post today. Some members did indeed become a little concerned by the exchanges they read in the press reports of those interviews.
Does the Church still teach this?
I know this is old news but it still bothers some people when they discover the anti-Mormon attacks floating around on the Internet. President Hinckley was right. We really don't know much about how our Heavenly Father became a God. The idea that he passed through a mortal probationary state like you and me is certainly not documented in any scripture of which I know.
However, it is still taught. In the Gospel Principles manual in the chapter on exaltation we read, "Joseph Smith taught: "It is the first principle of the Gospel to know for a certainty the character of God. . . . He was once a man like us; . . . God himself, the Father of us all, dwelt on an earth, the same as Jesus Christ himself did" (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pp. 345-46)."
Summary and conclusion
I don't know why this should bother anyone. The doctrine is true. Joseph Smith knew a whole lot more about this than I do. President Hinckley also knew a whole lot more about this doctrine than he was willing to share with reporters who did not have the background to understand it. It must have been difficult for President Hinckley to hold back and not teach it in those interviews.
It didn't bother me when I read the interviews back in 1997 and it doesn't bother me today. However, I know it does bother some people. We each have trials of our faith. I have never depended on an intellectual understanding of the gospel in order to accept it and live it. There are some things that just can't be fully comprehended without the temple, prayer and faith.
There are some things that just can't be fully comprehended without the temple, prayer and faith.
Hey MORMONs!!!
Your OWN Robertson is now dead (Hinckley) so you may now safely comment on things he did in HIS doddering years of leading LDS in SLC!
Or... maybe not:
"Any Latter-day Saint who denounces or opposes, whether actively or otherwise, any plan or doctrine advocated by the 'prophets, seers, and revelators' of the Church is cultivating the spirit of apostacy..."(Improvement Era, June 1945, p. 354)Reinforced here......
MP3 File
This is the audio clip of Dallin H. Oaks, current Mormon Apostle leader, from the PBS documentary, "The Mormons", declaring unequivocally:
"IT'S WRONG TO CRITICIZE LEADERS OF THE (MORMON) CHURCH, EVEN IF THE CRITICISM IS TRUE."Don't criticize?
And here:
Temple Recommend Questions:
1 Do you have faith in and a testimony of God the Eternal Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost?
2 Do you have a testimony of the Atonement of Christ and of His role as Savior and Redeemer?
3 Do you have a testimony of the restoration of the gospel in these the latter days?
4 Do you sustain the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the Prophet, Seer, and Revelator and as the only person on the earth who possesses and is authorized to exercise all priesthood keys? Do you sustain members of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as prophets, seers, and revelators? Do you sustain the other General Authorities and local authorities of the Church?
5 Do you live the law of chastity?
6 Is there anything in your conduct relating to members of your family that is not in harmony with the teachings of the Church?
7 Do you support, affiliate with, or agree with any group or individual whose teachings or practices are contrary to or oppose those accepted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
8 Do you strive to keep the covenants you have made, to attend your sacrament and other meetings, and to keep your life in harmony with the laws and commandments of the gospel?
9 Are you honest in your dealings with your fellowmen?
10 Are you a full-tithe payer?
11 Do your keep the Word of Wisdom?
12 Do you have financial or other oblgations to a former spouse or children? If yes, are you current in meeting those obligations?
13 If you have previously received your temple endowment:
Do you keep the covenants that you made in the temple?
Do you wear the garment both night and day as instructed in the endowment and in accordance with the covenant you made in the temple?
14 Have there been any sins or misdeeds in your life that should have been resolved with priesthood authorities but have not been?
15 Do you consider yourself worthy to enter the Lord's house and participate in temple ordinances?
Oh, they can say that their leaders were NOT speaking for GOD when they said WHATEVER but that's NOT the same as criticizing!
( Remember fellow Christians: the Mormon's criticize US because they've been taught that they CAN'T criticize ANY of their leaders; so they HAVE to vent somehow! )
I sure miss PD.
At least HE could direct someone to ALL of the places that had the answers to ALL of our questions!
(If they truly wanted to know; that is...)
A sampler:
Here is an alphabetical list of some of the more important terms and their meanings to a Mormon:
AARONIC PRIESTHOOD: This is called the lesser priesthood, and is usually held by young men starting at the age of 12 to the age of about 18. It is also held for a short time by men who have just become members.
AFTERLIFE: The Mormon afterlife is divided up into four levels. From the lowest to the highest they are: hell, and then three levels of heaven: the telestial, the terrestrial, and the place where God dwells, the celestial (also called the kingdom of God). The celestial is also divided, the highest level being "exaltation," or becoming a God.
APOSTLES: The Mormon Church claims to have the same organization as the primitive church that Jesus set up. They also have twelve apostles and sometimes use this as a proof of their divine appointment as the one true church. But they actually have fifteen or more most of the time. The general practice has been for a new president, who is also an apostle, to appoint counselors from the Quorum of the Twelve; then the openings left by the president and his counselors are filled, resulting in a total of fifteen.
ELESTIAL KINGDOM: See Heaven.
ELOHIM: The name of God the Father.
EXALTATION: This is becoming a God in the highest level of the celestial kingdom.
ETERNAL PROGRESSION: The teaching that each of us has the potential to become a God just like God the Father did. He was once a man capable of physical death, was resurrected and progressed to become a God. We can take a similar path and get all the power, glory, dominion, and knowledge the Father and Jesus Christ has. We then will be able to procreate spirit children who will worship us as we do God the Father.
GOD: Usually means God the Father. He was once a man like us capable of physical death and he progressed until he became a God. He has a body of flesh and bones, but no blood. Within Mormonism, Gods, angels, people and devils all have the same nature or substance but are at different stages along the line of progression to Godhood.
GRACE - The Mormon concept of grace means making oneself worthy of the grace of God by doing good works in the church, temple, and community.
HEAVEN-The Mormon church teaches there are three levels of heaven (three "degrees of glory"):
- Telestial - where unbelievers go
- Terrestrial - for religious people who aren't Mormons and for Mormons who have not met the requirements of the
- Celestial - for Mormons who have kept ALL of the laws and ordinances of their church. What will the celestial heaven (kingdom) supposedly be like for a good Mormon? He will be a god, he will rule over a planet with his wives and spirit children.
HELL: A place of torment from which the worst of sinners are resurrected (if they repent) into the Telestial kingdom; only a limited number remain in hell forever, - the devil and the demons and apostates who consciously reject and work against Mormonism.
HOLY GHOST: The third member of the Godhead, a personage of spirit, unlike the Father and Son who have bodies of flesh and bones.
JEHOVAH: The pre-incarnate name for Jesus Christ.
JESUS CHRIST: The spirit of Jesus Christ was the first spirit born to God the Father and his wife (Heavenly Mother). He progressed to become a God under the Father. (The Father is also the literal father of Jesus' body in the exact same way we were begotten by our earthly parents.) He now has a body of flesh and bones, but no blood. He is the spirit brother of Satan whose spirit was procreated in the same way as Jesus'. To Mormons, even the atonement of his shed blood is not enough to provide forgiveness of sin and bring eternal life. Stripped of his Deity and demoted to a partial Savior, the Jesus of Mormonism has been robbed of his power and authority. Not only is the Mormon Jesus one who had struggled to achieve his own salvation, he also failed to establish his church. Both in Jerusalem and in the America's where Jesus was supposed to have visited, he attempted to build a group of followers. But in each case, truth was overcome by the alleged early church apostasy into false teaching.
MARRIAGE: The Mormon Church teaches two types of marriage. One ends at death. The other is for "time and eternity." If the couple is married in a Mormon temple by someone with authority it is believed they will stay married in the next life. This kind of marriage is needed if they are to progress, not only as husband and wife, but as God and Goddess.
MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD: The higher of two categories of ministry in the LDS Church, assigned primarily to seasoned members over the age of 18, males only.
POLYGAMY: The practice of men having more than one wife was started by Joseph Smith in the early/mid 1830's and ostensibly ended in 1890. It is not now sanctioned by the LDS church headquartered in Salt Lake City. Members found practicing it are excommunicated. While the practice was ended, the revelation teaching it is still in Mormon scripture (Doctrine & Covenants 132). Some Mormon splinter groups believe the teaching was for eternity and still practice it. These modern-day polygamists (called fundamentalists) number in the 30,000-50,000 range.
PRE-EXISTENCE: The Mormon teaching that our spirits (Mormons and non-Mormons) were procreated in a premortal life by God the Father and our Mother in Heaven, that our spirits were born and raised to maturity before coming to earth to obtain physical bodies, and that the spirit of Jesus Christ was the first one born to our Heavenly parents.
PRIESTHOOD: A category of ministry in the LDS Church open to all worthy males 12 years of age or older, empowering them to act in God's name. Non-Mormons cannot hold the priesthood, hence they have no authority. Men of African descent have only recently (by special correction of the original revelations) been allowed to hold these offices.
PROPHET: The top leader of the Mormon Church is considered not only a prophet but is also a seer and revelator. He has the title "president." He is the only one who can speak for the whole church and receive new revelation for the whole church. When the current prophet dies, the most senior (time as an apostle, not age) of the twelve apostles, the president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, becomes the new president. He can appoint counselors, who receive their authority from him.
SALVATION: A word that Mormons qualify in one of three ways: unconditional or general salvation is simply resurrection from the dead, granted to all through Christ's atonement; conditional or individual salvation involves entering the celestial kingdom through works of Mormonism; full salvation means exaltation to become a God as a result of temple ceremonies and other works. The word 'salvation' can have a two-fold meaning: a) forgiveness of sins and b) universal resurrection:
- "There will be a General Salvation for all in the sense in which that term is generally used, but salvation, meaning resurrection, is not exaltation" (Stephen L. Richards, Contributions of Joseph Smith, LDS tract, p.5).
- "All men are saved by grace alone without any act on their part, meaning they are resurrected" (Bruce McConkie, What Mormons Think of Christ", LDS tract, p.28).
The Mormons have several different levels of "salvation".
- General salvation- in Mormon theology, the death of Christ ransoms men from the effects of the fall (Mormon Doctrine, p.62), except for a few sons of perdition who fell with Lucifer. Thus, all mankind will eventually receive general salvation because all men will be resurrected.
- Individual salvation - to obtain individual salvation, the standards set forth by the Mormon church must be met. This comes by grace plus baptism plus works.
- Exaltation - different degrees of exaltation
- Eternal life on the other hand is reserved for the elite few who qualify and are found worthy of this "honor" or "reward" and who will move on to be "exalted." This salvation is in fact the personal "exaltation" or the fast track of the "eternal progression" process in attaining your own self-made status of godhood in order to people your own planet.
SATAN: One of the spirit children of God. As a consequence of their rebellion Satan and his angels cannot have mortal bodies - hence cannot progress.
SCRIPTURES: The Mormon Church has four documents it calls canonized scriptures: the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price, and the King James Version of the Holy Bible.
SON OF GOD: Along with Jesus Christ, all of us are viewed as the children of God, his literal spirit children. This makes us all - Mormons, non-Mormons, Jesus Christ and Satan - spirit brothers.
SPIRITS: Nonmaterial beings allegedly procreated in the pre-existence by God the Father and his wife. Jesus Christ, and even we ourselves, were supposedly born and raised to maturity as spirits before coming into bodies on this earth. The spirit of Satan was also procreated in this way. This makes Satan and Jesus Christ spirit brothers. Jesus selected a righteous path; Satan selected the opposite.
STANDARD WORKS: The four canonized scriptures (see Scripture above) used by the Mormon Church are called the Standard Works.
TEMPLE: One of about four dozen special (for LDS) buildings around the world in which sacred (to LDS) ceremonies are performed for the living and the dead; off limits to nonmembers and even to Mormons who lack a "temple recommend" from their leaders. Only about 20% of the Mormons qualify to go.
TRINITY: This word is used by Christians to summarize the Biblical teaching that within the one true God is three persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost. They share the same nature or substance so that there are not three Gods, but three persons in the one God. Mormons say they also believe in the Trinitarian concept of God. But really what they mean are that God the Father is a God, God the Son is another God, and God the Holy Ghost is a third God and they are "one God" because they are "one in purpose." Mormons often have an incorrect understanding of what Christians mean by the "Trinity." They say Christians believe that the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are one person (i.e., Monophysiteism) or that God shows himself as the Father or the Son or the Holy Ghost (i.e. Modalism).
VIRGIN BIRTH: A concept negated by the view that God, a resurrected man with flesh and bones according to Mormon teachings, literally fathered Jesus in the flesh in the same way in which earthly men father their children. Despite the documented position of previous Mormon prophets, presidents, and apostles about the nature of Christ's conception, modern LDS apologists maintain that "Christ was born of a virgin". How can they? By changing the definition of the word "virgin". The reasoning goes like this: since Mary had sexual relations with an immortal man, not a mortal man, the phrase "virgin birth" still applies.
WORD OF WISDOM: The name for the Mormon Church's teaching requiring abstinence from tobacco, alcohol, and hot drinks (tea and coffee).
A pretty little girl named Suzy was standing on the sidewalk in front of her home in Salt Lake City. Next to her was a basket containing a number of tiny creatures; in her hand was a sign announcing FREE KITTENS.
Suddenly a line of big black cars pulled up beside her. Out of the lead car stepped a tall, grinning man.
"Hi there little girl, I'm President Thomas Monson. What do you have in the basket?" he asked.
"Kittens," little Suzy said.
"How old are they?" asked Monson.
Suzy replied, "They're so young, their eyes aren't even open yet."
"And what kind of kittens are they?"
"Mormons," answered Suzy with a smile.
Thompson was delighted. As soon as he returned to his car, he called his PR chief and told him about the little girl and the kittens.
Recognizing the perfect photo op, the two men agreed that the president should return the next day; and in front of the assembled media, have the girl talk about her discerning kittens.
So the next day, Suzy was again standing on the sidewalk with her basket of "FREE KITTENS," when another motorcade pulled up, this time followed by vans from Deseret News, The Ensign magazine and KSL.
Cameras and audio equipment were quickly set up, then Thompson got out of his limo and walked over to little Suzy.
"Hello, again," he said, "I'd love it if you would tell all my friends out there what kind of kittens you're giving away."
"Yes sir," Suzy said. "They're Christians."
Taken by surprise, the Living Prophet® stammered, "But... but... yesterday, you told me they were MORMONS."
Little Suzy smiled and said, "I know. But today, they have their eyes open"
Mittens; eh?
It sure SOUNDED like kittens!
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Elizabeth Hurley
The Royals Sneak Peek: Queen Helena Tells the Princess She'd Be 'Nothing' Without the Monarchy
Originally posted 03/23/2015 11:00AM
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In an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLE, Helena and Eleanor butt heads over who gets to wear purple – the most regal color on the wheel – at the big event.
The Royals Review: Finally – The O.C./Gossip Girl Mashup We Deserve
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The Royals is everything that's been missing from your life since Gossip Girl and The O.C. ended their respective runs. While there have been worthy contenders to the throne since then (90210, The Carrie Diaries) none have been able to capture that same charm – until now.
Funnily enough, E!'s first original scripted series was actually created by Mark Schwahn, of One Tree Hill fame. While The Royals bears little resemblance (if any) to OTH, you can rest assured that one of the keepers of our mid-2000s hearts and minds has our backs in this new venture.
Elizabeth Hurley on Hugh Grant: 'He's Very Annoying' (but a Great Lover)
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How Did Princess Diana & Cruella de Vil Inspire Elizabeth Hurley for The Royals?
Originally posted 03/10/2015 01:25PM
When Elizabeth Hurley began creating her character for E!'s new primetime soap The Royals, the actress spotted a few unexpected inspirations.
To play Britain's Queen Helena, "I didn't use the Queen of England because we're from different generations," Hurley told PEOPLE on Monday night at the show's premiere in New York City.
"But I'd like to think Princess Diana could look and dress – had she ever become Queen of England – like Queen Helena because she looked very modern, very fresh."
Hurley said she also drew from Disney villain "Cruella de Vil and a lot of other people ... to make my part three-dimensional."
Joan Collins Plays Elizabeth Hurley's Mother in New Trailer for Royals (VIDEO)
Originally posted 02/23/2015 12:00PM
[YOUTUBE "k0A5m24jO-0"] God save the queen – from her mother.
In a new teaser trailer for E!'s first scripted series, The Royals, we get our first live-action look at Joan Collins playing Elizabeth Hurley's mother.
Being the queen does not, it seems, save you from a mother's criticism: "I see you've decorated," the Grand Duchess of Oxford tells her daughter. "I'd love to know whatever possessed you to choose 'Vegas' as your theme."
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Originally posted 08/15/2014 07:50AM
All hail Joan Collins.
The Dynasty actress has closed a deal to guest-star on E!'s first scripted series, The Royals, an hour-long drama about a fictional British royal family set in modern-day London.
In her role, Collins, 81, will play the Grand Duchess of Oxford, otherwise known as the mother of Queen Helena (Elizabeth Hurley).
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Elizabeth Hurley's engagement to Shane Warne has brought with it an added benefit: an instant brood.
"I've added three more children [to my life]," Hurley, already mom to son Damian, told PEOPLE at Monday's Breast Cancer Research Foundation's Hot Pink Party in New York City. "And I'm learning to be a stepmother to three extra children, so that keeps me running around and on my toes."
Hurley, who revealed in October she was engaged to the Aussie cricket star, adds that fans should hold off tossing any rice.
"We haven't actually managed to arrange a wedding yet," she says. "But it's definitely in the pipeline."
Elizabeth Hurley & Shane Warne Take Their Kids on a Wild Ride
Originally posted 12/21/2011 12:45PM
Elizabeth Hurley and Shane Warne's whirlwind romance has gone Down Under – literally!
The newly engaged couple, who announced their intent to marry over Twitter in October, enjoyed rides, games – and some very public PDA! – during a visit to the Movie World theme park on the Gold Coast in Australia.
Joined by his three young children, Brooke, Summer and Jackson, and Hurley's son, Damian (dad is film producer Stephen Bing), the casually-clad crowd did everything as a family unit – save for one heart-racing activity.
"Rides too scary for me-I had to bury my head in my 9 year old's shoulder," Hurley Tweeted, before congratulating her cricket-playing fiancé on braving Lethal Weapon and Super-Man-themed roller coasters.
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Mariam Film Screening and Director DiscussionApril 21, 2016
The Weitz Cinema will be hosting a screening followed by a discussion with Saudi filmmaker and the writer and director of Mariam, Faiza Ambah, on Tuesday, April 26th, at 7:00 PM.
Lawrence Archbold Final Organ RecitalApril 21, 2016
Long-serving Professor of Music and Organist Lawrence Archbold will be giving his final Carleton recital this Sunday, April 24th, 2016 at 3:30 PM in the Concert Hall.
Why a WALK Festival?April 21, 2016
On Friday, April 1, the exhibitions Crossings: Harriet Bart and Yu-Wen Wu and Passages: Walking in Contemporary Art opened at the Perlman Teaching Museum as part of the WALK! festival happening on- and off-campus this term.
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Carleton College is about to begin construction on an expansion of the Weitz Center for Creativity that will provide new teaching, rehearsal, and performance space primarily for the College's Music department. As with almost all College events, performances in the new spaces will be open to the entire community, as we welcome the opportunity to share work by student artists and guest artists with our neighbors.
National Theater Live: As You Like ItApril 18, 2016
On Tuesday April 19th, 2016 at 7:00 PM, Carleton's English and Theater departments will be hosting a screening of the National Theater Live production As You Like It.
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I recount all this history because, almost like the levels of an archeological excavation, the different epochs of La Cite can still be seen today. For example, different-sized stones record work done on the ramparts in the 3d, 13th and 19th centuries. Further, the 13th century has taken on new relevance here of late, with the region assuming the identity of le pays Cathare, as if that were the most important moment of its history. Certainly, it is not difficult to find people here ready to argue that the Cathars were unjustly crushed, that they were innocent victims rather than devilish heretics.
This period in the town's long history and more form part of the guided tours of La Cite's towers and ramparts that leave regularly from the gates of the Chateau Comtal. The tours visit areas not otherwise open to the public and help bring alive the history of La Cite. A little ''train'' on rubber wheels and several horse-drawn carriages offer 20-minute visits of the moats and ramparts.
The other monument not to be missed is the Church of St.-Nazaire. There was a church at the site as early as the sixth century, although the earliest remains -- a splendid Romanesque nave -- date from the 12th century. With Carcassonne brought under the control of the French monarchy in the 13th century, the church was largely rebuilt to conform to prevailing Gothic fashions. The graceful narrow columns around the apse and transept make the church seem even taller than it is, while its magnificent north and south rose windows, dating from the 13th and 14th centuries respectively, cast beautiful light at dawn and sunset.
Wandering around the narrow streets of the overbuilt town offers a few surprises. A new Greek-style amphitheater behind St.-Nazaire offers a busy program of classical and pop concerts in July each year, followed by a medieval show in August. Nearby, at 3 Rue du Plo, there is the Musee de l'Ecole, a delightful little museum housed in an old primary school that shows how French classrooms looked 70 or 80 years ago, flip-up desktops and fountain pens included.
Vacationing children, on the other hand, are more likely to be drawn to the Cartoon Museum, on the Rue du Grand Puits, which shows how cartoons are made. The presence of familiar Disney characters seems doubly justified here: some say La Cite inspired the set of Walt Disney's 1959 movie ''Sleeping Beauty.'' Older children may prefer to cross the street to see the museum dedicated to the Cathar Castles and Instruments of Torture. It matters little that, except for the early 13th century, La Cite was untouched by the Inquisition or torture. Both are privately run museums aimed at the passing tourist.
Inevitably, outdoor cafes and restaurants take full advantage of the splendid setting, with the shaded Place Marcou a popular spot for a snack. Fortunately, there are also ample opportunities to taste the cuisine of this region, notably its famous cassoulet and foie gras. Les Coulisses du Theatre and La Marquiere are among the better restaurants, although serious gourmets should head to La Barbacane, the restaurant at the Hotel de la Cite. The hotel, which occupies a former bishop's residence, is also the best within the fortress, its gardens offering a good view of the Ville-Basse and beyond.
Carcassonne's Tourist Office is eager to draw visitors to the ''modern'' city, but perhaps the only reason to go to Ville-Basse is to see the market that fills the Place Carnot on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. Fruits, vegetables, cheeses, meats and a rich selection of pates and terrines serve to remind that, no matter how much they complain about their economic troubles, the French continue to master the art de vivre. Indeed, for a taste of farm life, there are a number of fermes-auberges in the area that offer lodging and excellent meals for reasonable prices.
Still, for me, the best reason for leaving La Cite is also the main reason for approaching it -- to peer once again in amazement at its majestic profile, to wonder what medieval peasants and warriors alike thought when they saw it, to know that, generations hence, it will still be there. In that sense, then, there is no hurry to see it. On the other hand, don't forget Gustave Nadaud's sound advice: ''You should not die without seeing Carcassonne.''
Among the towers and turrets, cassoulet and foie gras, and rooms with a view
Getting There
Visitors can take a train from Paris or almost anywhere in France, connecting in Toulouse or Narbonne (Paris-Carcassonne round trip: first class, $243; second class, $174, calculated at the rate of 6 francs to the dollar). For train information, call the S.N.C.F., (33-1) 220.127.116.11.
Or you may take a plane from Paris, either to Toulouse, where you can make connections with the train or rent a car, or direct from Paris to Carcassonne by TAT/Air Liberte, with one stopover, three times a day on weekdays, once a day Saturday and Sunday (round trip: $125 if you book two weeks before departure; $174 if you book one week in advance; $418 if you book at the last minute).


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UNITED FULFILLMENT BUREAU This company is listed for grants regarding small business grants. I filled out my information and sent $299.95 back in 2/2007! BIG SCAM!!! LAKEWOOD Colorado
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I did not receive my application information back till last week 9/2007 and to my surprise nothing regarding a grant to help my company. All the information they sent was regarding SBA website and phone number. I knew this information without paying $299.95! I have tried to call 866-424-9115 and it states that the mailbox is full and call back later!
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From Russia to California: What the Olympics Taught Us About InteropNet
To say that Avaya networking engineers have been getting their fair share of air miles would be an understatement. As Avaya was the Official Supplier of Network Equipment for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, many of our most talented engineers were given the opportunity to travel to Sochi to support the network that was providing critical wired and wireless connectivity services to Olympic athletes, officials and journalists.
Although you'd think that they'd be busy supporting a network of 50,000 ports & 2,500 WiFi access points, running 36 HD video channels and 7 separate virtualized networks, they seemed to have time to check out many of the competitive events:
Avaya Core Systems Engineer Dom Rumford managed to catch a few Olympic events at Sochi 2014, including bobsledding.
The good news is while the team was checking out hockey and bobsledding, not a single severity one or two ticket was raised on the Avaya network. This was a trend that lasted the entire duration of the Games. So, in addition to Canada coming 3rd in the medal standings, this was also a reason to celebrate!
From Sochi, many of these same engineers had to travel straight to California for the hot staging of the InteropNet environment. This is the second year that Avaya has been selected to provide the backbone network for the coming Interop event in Las Vegas.
Related article: What is Avaya's Strategy Around SDN? A Q&A with Avaya Networking's Chief Architect, Paul Unbehagen
This got me thinking… there are a lot of similarities between InteropNet and Sochi's network. Both are temporary networks set up for a short duration of time. While the Olympics have the eyes of the world on it, Interop has the eyes of our peers. In both cases, the network has to work flawlessly.
There are a number of reasons that our Fabric Connect technology (based on enhanced IEEE/ IETF Shortest Path Bridging) is ideally suited for these and other large scale events and why it was selected by the organizing committees of each event.
- Simplicity: With both networks, there are limited staff onsite, and a large reliance on vendors and volunteers. Therefore, having a network that is easy to design, operate and manage is of huge value. Our ability to deliver all network services (L2/3 routing and multicast) with a single technology, and configure those services with simple end point provisioning (rather than hop by hop) enables these highly visible networks to be run with a lean IT staff.
- Agility: Events are dynamic in nature, so having a technology that enables adds, moves and changes on the fly is of huge value. Again, Fabric Connect, with its ability to enact changes at the end points, only eliminates the risk of human error during change (according to ZK research, a cause of approximately 29 percent of all network downtime) and enables IT to enable new services and changes with greater speed.
- Resiliency: Uptime is paramount for these events. Having a streamlined, load-shared network allows for recoveries in the milliseconds in the event of a failure. In a Winter Games environment, there is always the risk of a fiber cut in an alpine venue, especially when there is not much snow (which was the case in both Sochi and Vancouver). Luckily, with fiber diversity and load-sharing between them–even without snow–technical teams can breathe easily.
- Secure Traffic Separation: At Sochi, we needed to support 7 different network environments over a common infrastructure. At InteropNet, we are collaborating with Axis and ONSSI to deliver high-quality video surveillance that we want isolated on its own network, separate from exhibitor and conference room traffic. Our ability to easily create separate, independent virtualized networks completely isolated from one another (a feature we call "stealth networking") that can be set up in just a few simple commands is of huge value in both of these environments. The nice thing is these networks are completely invisible from an IP reachability perspective, making them more secure and less vulnerable to attack.
So although it's been an action-packed month of travel for many of our engineers, there has never been a more exciting time to work in Avaya Networking.
For more details on Avaya's role at Sochi, check out: http://www2.avaya.com/ru/sochi2014/index.html. For details on how to visit Avaya in the InteropNet NOC, email me at email@example.com.
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Interior design, gardening, and marketing all share a rule stating that individual elements seem more balanced when they are grouped in threes. While home décor, gardens, and marketing are interesting, for me, they don't hold my attention like a good technology discussion. Let's borrow the rule to understand why Avaya joined the OpenDaylight Project.
So, why is Avaya good for OpenDaylight?
- Real-Time Applications Depth: Few companies have as deep an understanding of business communications and collaboration as Avaya. When industry pundits hold forth on the benefits of SDN, it's those gained from real-time applications that are usually at the top of the list. Avaya will represent the industry well.
- An Innovative Culture must thrive in a project like OpenDaylight. Not only has Avaya been an innovator for over 30 years in networking through acquisitions and organic development, but Avaya has shown that they are consistent in delivering the best technology possible, period.
- Industry Collaboration: Avaya realizes that some customers prefer the "whole stack" from one vendor and that some customers prefer a "buffet" from multiple vendors. Avaya technology enables customers to have the best of both worlds and designs products accordingly. Avaya also holds memberships in OpenStack and UCIF.
And why is OpenDaylight good for Avaya?
- Automation in the Core: The central problems that SDN is meant to address are often caused by a handful of 25-year-old control plane protocols such as xSTP, OSPF, and PIM. Instead of building an SDN control plane on top of an already complex infrastructure, or waiting on a disjointed industry to deliver a new way of implementing the complexity onto white boxes, Avaya already has the foundation for SDN with a technology called Avaya VENA Fabric Connect. Avaya Fabric Connect automates the set-up and tear-down of everything from QoS to routing on the underlying infrastructure, to complement the automation and simplicity of SDN applications managed by the controller. The great news is that Avaya Fabric Connect is field tested and running in customer sites around the globe and was the underpinning for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
- Innovation in the North: With the automation of the mundane set-up and tear-down of networking tasks, Avaya wants to contribute to creating relevant north-bound API's that the controller can abstract from the applications and translate for the infrastructure to implement.
- Hospitality in the South: Avaya understands that the infrastructure may become a very mixed environment. A given site may use legacy switches, Shortest Path Bridging (SPB)-enabled switches, and vSwitches all at the same time. Avaya's goal is to help evolve southbound API's to a state that allows the controller to either dictate directly to individual elements in a passive environment or to delegate to the fabric in an intelligent environment.
In keeping to the rule of three, Avaya's message to customers is straightforward: Implement Avaya's foundation for SDN today and plan for open orchestration tomorrow. Here is how:
- Implement a network-wide fabric for core automation
- Plan for applications with an OpenDaylight Controller
- Start defining policies for interactive application performance management and the scope of automation
In short, this relationship is a good fit for Avaya, OpenDaylight, and an industry looking to embrace the promises of SDN. See the announcement of Avaya membership at the OpenDaylight website.


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