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Yes. I am truly losing my mind. For real this time.
Some of you already know my embarrassing story of the week. Others are in for a hearty little giggle today.
So, there I was, reeeeaally early Monday morning (like 5am early) and I wake up in a full on panic attack. (I get those from time to time) The kind of attack that leaves one breathless, scared half to death that a heart attack is totally underway. Sometimes these happen to me for no apparent reason, but that was not the case (or maybe it was, actually) the other day. I woke up knowing that I had forgotten Thanksgiving. That it was *this* Thursday, and hadn't planned, hadn't purchased and hadn't invited anyone. I anxiously awaited a suitable time to start making the phone calls (I don't think potential guests would have been impressed with a 5am phone call, you?). I rushed to the market and bought tons of things and reserved my turkey at the butcher. Still in a panic, I began the list . A sort of play by play of what I need to do and when to orchestrate this grand feast for family and friends that I had only a couple of days to prepare for. I was feeling a little better, still freaked the eff out that I had so little time, but hey.
Fast forward to yesterday morning. Again, my internal body monster clock decided that 5am would be a fascinating and wonderful time to be awake. You know, since there's so much to do at that time of day. Obviously, I logged onto the computer to go through my Google reader. Duh, no brainer, right? The thing is, my homepage is My Yahoo. On which I have my calender, links, news, etc. So I glance over at the calender and am all like, "WTF isn't Thanksgiving listed for Thursday?! That's so weird!" I clicked on next week's Thursday, and there it was. "Thanksgiving, US." Can someone PLEASE tell me why I am such a mental case? Kthx.
At any rate, the food is bought, the guests are invited. We ARE celebrating a week early (on Friday, actually, because of work schedules, etc). So look for some Pre-T-Day fare over the next few days.
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LOL! It happens to all of us. At least you're organised and I look forward to seeing your feast. Good luck!
Okay! And why didn't your guests say anything!? Ha ha ha. Anyway, a feast is a feast– maybe you can spend next week with some other friends! Stress-free!
Hey in Canada we celebrate Thanksgiving in October. I don't think it matters what day you celebrate as long as you're surrounded by family and friends:D
Hilarious…like totally hilarious!
the way you cook, i'll eat a thanksgiving dinner by you any time!
i know its not funny, but it is! i'm glad you got it all sorted out
Oh, that is just too funny! Though I think it would be easy to get the dates messed up if you aren't in the State
Hey, I know it's next Thursday, and I haven't done anything either. I did order a turkey, I guess. I always have my shit so together, then something still goes awry. Shrug.
Hey welcome to the club! LOL Good thing is that my social life sucks lately and those kind of attacks have stopped. I am looking forward to what you are going to make for Turkey day
You just absolutely crack me up!!! That is so normal for me it's not even funny. Usually I can get everyone in the family all worked up as well…at least you keep it to yourself!!
Your Thanksgiving will be great. And on the real one you can just put your feet up and relax. You're already done!
Maybe you should serve nutballs to your guests! I can only imagine the dirty talk that would ensue.
Gobble gobble!!
LOL, those kinds of things happen to me all the time. At least you are prepared! And for an early Thanksgiving. Can't wait to see what you make!
The bad news: you're a nutball. The good news: you're a really-well-prepared-for-Friday-Thanksgiving nutball.
And we all have the 5am devil inside of us. I was up this morning about 5…or more to the point not wanting to up at 5…menu planning for a dinner party this Sunday. There is no escape!!!
Love the story and it sounds too familiar.
We celebrated our Thanksgiving last Saturday and I was annoyed and perplexed as to why in the Sunday paper the next day there were sale adds for turkey etc. Didn't these people KNOW Thanksgiving was yesterday? Uh, duh, only our was. I feel your pain.
Well, I don think you are loosing your mind at all! This is what I called "anxious" and thinking too much?? Happens to me once awhile;)
It's just so late this year! One of the latest dates it's capable of being, save for next year. Understandable.
I'm still laughing at you though.
You're funny… but not so unusual. I think all of us foodie types wake up in some sort of panic attack regarding food at one time or another. (and here I am at 5:49am going thru Google Reader… you're not alone my dear!)
is it wrong to laugh at other people's goofball moves? if it is, i guess i should be punished because i do it all the time, and i've just done it to you.
OMG that's so funny, I know the feeling and it's the worst! Glad you got it all together and can't to see what you come up with!
You were able to fix things in time for your guests to celebrate your own thanksgiving. Hmmmmm, your case is not yet that nutty.
Oh poor you!!!! I have phoned people on their birthdays before only to find out I am a week early……..s……happens!!!!
Peter, forcibly organized! lol
Mark, no one said anything because Thanksgiving isn't celebrated here. No one else realized the mistake until after I did. LOL
Val, agreed!
Darius, hee! I laughed a little, too.
Furious, well, dinner is at 4 today. I'll set an extra place, k?
Ashley, it is. I can admit it.
Kat, that is TOTALLY the excuse I'm going with.
Heather, yes, I can usually manage to fuck up a perfectly good plan. lol
Ben, Glad your a little less frazzled, but get into the groove and go out, man!
Judy, laugh at will. Happy to be of service. lol
Becky, now there's an idea. heee
Elly, just making the old standby's, though dessert is a killer this year.
Wineguy, maybe we need to join some sort of support group for 5am food panic attacks. Hello…my name is Nikki…lmao
Erinn, isn't that always the way?
Angie, thanks. I'm used to my nutball ways. I'm ok with them. lol
Melissa, it IS late this year!
RG, hee! I think you're right about the foodie community.
Grace, absolutely not. Or if it is? I'm totally going to hell.
Hi Cathy! Yes, I'm a total dork. lol
Emeka, talk to me later on when I'm full in the throes of trying to pull this off. Nutty won't even begin to cover it. lmao
Nina, It's ok. We can just say that we're too excited to wait!
i lived in australia for many years and although i never got the day wrong, it was important to me to make the meal. so good on ya, mate. nice going. can't wait to see whatcha made. i think tonight's the big night! but it's later there so it's over…. or os it next week… see? now you have confused me….
I often forget about holidays as well. I look forward to seeing what you make.
I have been secretly reading your blog for awhile now. It is this time of year that makes me all nostalgic and melancholy. 12 years ago I was living in Las Islas Canarias and there is so much that I still miss terribly. It wasn't until tonight that I realized that I could ask you.
One Christmas eve, while on Tenerife, a friend had invited us over for dinner. We had vena de vaca, a vegetable stuffed beef tenderloin with a sauce. It was the best piece of beef I have ever had. Do you know what it is and how to fix it? This has been a 12 yr quest with poor results.
I will continue to read your blog and with a deep sigh remember all the wonderful things about the islands.
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Wow girl! What a blast!!! This kind of thing has happened to me sometimes pero no tan fuerte and never waking up at 5:00 in the morning!!!!!
But since I come from your last post (the ThanksGiving one) and seen that it has been a success… you should be happy about it . Maybe if you had celebrated it when you should…. it wouldn't have been so good ;D
I suck at remembering dates, special occassions and holidays…i prepared a bday gift for someone special once, and had to sneakily check his ID card to make sure i was gonna give my gift on the correct day. LOL
But Nikki!
You are fine since you are on a different time zone (US + 7 or so), right? So you are entitled to pre-season!
Glad it turned out well!
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Well dahlink – at least you can blame it on a panic attack. What you described is my life in a nutshell – so what's my excuse – sometimers? The good news is that we can all still laugh at ourselves and salvage for another day. It is kinda funny though isn't it (after the fact)
man… life is stressful. i'm w/ becky – XANAX baby! poor girl… panic attacks suck.
Next year I´ll remember you the correct day. Hohoho

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Nothing says 'redneck' like 1-string bass guitar made out of an old 1978 Mercury Grand Marquis gas tank and a weed-whacker string. That's exactly what Split Lip Rayfield bassist Jeff Eaton plays, but you wouldn't guess by the sound that comes out of this highly skilled bluegrass trio. I've seen these guys before and they always draw a nice (albeit, strange) crowd.
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Highlights: Shabazz Muhammad Wins McDonald's H.S. Dunk Contest
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One player whose name has been ringing lately is Shabazz Muhammad, a 6-foot-6 high flying senior playing forward at of Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. He recently won the McDonald's Dunk Contest and will be playing in the highly prestigious McDonald's All-American Game this Wednesday. You definitely want to look out for this kid next year on the college level.
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I know I'm a little late on this but as I'm sure most of you know, Sacha Baron Cohen stopped by SNL this weekend to do an in-character promotion of his new film The Dictator. Around the time of the Oscars, when Baron Cohen released this video in response to being banned from the event and after he pulled this stunt on the red carpet, where he pretended to spill the recently deceased Kim Jong Il's ashes on Ryan Seacrest, I briefly spoke out about how Baron Cohen's character and his new film are extremely problematic and racist and why this is concerning even though it's all "just for comedy."
As the film's release date nears, Baron Cohen and the cast are increasingly doing promotional appearances, including the video I've posted from SNL's Weekend Update segment. Perhaps I'm looking in all of the wrong places but where's the substantive discussion about how problematic this film and recent SNL appearance are? In this clip, Baron Cohen greets Seth Meyers, who may or may not be Jewish (I can't get a definitive answer), by calling him a "Zionist," playing into the misconception and stereotype that all non-Jewish Middle Eastern individuals blindly regard all Jews and Westerners as Zionists, as if the joke is that Zionism is actually a good thing. (It should also be noted that Sacha Baron Cohen is an Ashkenazi Jew with an Israeli mother.)
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Baron Cohen's character goes on to reveal a kidnapped Martin Scorsese, film critic Roger Ebert's severed thumbs, and reads a blood-splattered review from a "tortured" New York Times journalist, playing, of course, on the stereotype that the Middle East is inherently violent and its residents are violent, demanding terrorists. The Middle East is all about solving problems with bombs and that violent, backwards, "radical Islam," the latter of which Baron Cohen jokingly alludes to as his character reiterates some of his previous films, "The 14-year-old Virgin" and "The 7-year-old Virgin."
As if the Xenophobic anti-Arab and anti-Muslim climate in the West didn't make the premise of The Dictator problematic enough, Baron Cohen's character Admiral General Aladeen hails from a fictional republic in North Africa, where we've been witnessing historic revolutions take place. Call me oversensitive but it seems to me that generalizing a very diverse region to mock a culture and peoples at such a vulnerable moment for the purposes of Western entertainment is just highly inappropriate and insensitive. It might be good fun to mock some of the dictatorial Middle Eastern leaders but lest we forget precisely who propped them up, even directly installing others, and helped create the conditions many of the people of the Middle East face today.
Where's the discussion about how problematic all of this is? Or are the laughs Western entertainment brings more important than the stigma engendered by racist frat boy depictions of a very diverse populace already demonized by Western media and politics?
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If words are like food
Properly digested and understood
Can keep body in perfect health
That no magic can be done even by wealth
So if words are expressive
In sense very bold but assertive
Can spring surprises
With so much of love and harmony to promise
Words can bring war to next door
If it is told or spelled very poor
Whole toot cause of problem is word
That can push you backward or take forward
Fast development becomes easy
If words are powerful enough to be choosey
Fit them anywhere with honesty
Even may move the will power of almighty
Have sweetness to influence the opponent
That effect will remain in force as permanent
It shall bind together nations and continents
If spirit behind is read with its true contents
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December 2005
Thursday, December 8, 2005
Guide to Gifts for Candy Lovers
Here it is, your guide for what to get those candy obsessed people on your gift list. Some of this is stuff I've bought before, some is stuff I'd like to get and of course some is just something I've read about and thought was cool. Feel free to leave comments to expand this list!
Games & Diversions
Or for those who want to get close to someone during the holidays, maybe some Chocolate Body Tattoos ($15.00) or Candy Bra/G-String ($9.99 - link not safe for work).
Do you have a Poker fan in your life? There are lots of poker themed candies out there now. The simplest is instead of chocolate coins, get them chocolate poker chips. They have a huge selection at Candy Warehouse of chocolate novelties including playing cards, racked chips, dice and other gambling themed items. Of course you can also find candy themed playing cards (I have some Hershey's Kisses ones) but I don't know how the Poker club would feel about that. Candy Corn shaped playing cards by the dozen, Candy Hearts playing cards ($4.95), or go for a whole Chocolate Casino Kit ($17.99). You can't eat it, but it's stilly pretty sweet: Chocolate Monopoly ($21.08) - called Chocolate-opoly.
Candy Crafts
If you really want to get into candy making, Candy Crafts is a great place to start. They have kits you can use to make your own candy gifts or give to someone else.
Crazy Candy Art kits where you can make sand art with candy powder (or just guzzle the half gallon bottles of the stuff).
Paper Goods & Art
Don't forget how welcome a candy poster might be for your sweet-toothed recipient. Art.com has a huge selection of candy photography and classic advertising recreations. You can get them framed (starting at $50) or unframed ($6.99+). May I recommend the Andy Warhol version of the Lifesavers ad, "Do Not Lick This Page? (144.99 framed.)
We've all seen the bowls of Murano glass candy. Either you hate it or love it, but if you want to give it to someone, here's a cool site that seems to have excellent prices and a pretty wide selection. Rebecca's Unique Glass ($6.99-99.99). Don't forget to pick up a jar or bowl for it!
Keeping Candy in Your Life
Here's something that I'd be happy to get. It's actually for spice storage, but I think it'd be super cute to buy this and fill each of the little tins with fun, tasty and colorful candy. Magnetic Spice Storage ($12.99). You can do the same thing with just about any spice rack/storage solution. Filled with pretty pastel Jordan Almonds, Skittles, M&Ms, Kisses (or the new Kissables) or anything your recipient would find tasty is a fantastic and pretty inexpensive gift that keeps on giving.
Purse/Clutch made from candy wrappers ($22-$235) - even if you don't buy any, they're just so cute!
Dispensers and Holders (actually designed for that purpose)
Don't forget the fun with the Candy Poopers. Especially if someone's a fan of animals and candy (how could you not like both). There's even a Penguin Pooper now, so go ahead and bundle it with the March of the Penguins DVD. (My original review here.)
Ornaments & Decoration
Whole Body Indulgences
Face Candy
Candy for the Feet
Candy as Protection
Of course you can take candy to the pool or shore with beach towels that look like candy packages: Candy Bar Beach Towels (14.99) - they come in Tootsie Pop, Dots, Charms Blo Pop and Sugar Daddy. You can also order directly from Bazooka for the Bazooka Bath Towel ($17.99 + 25 comics)
If you want more from your beach towel, how about one that doubles as a game board. Catch this one fast, it's already on clearance at Bed Bath & Beyond: CandyLand Beach Towel Game! ($7.99 clearance).
Sweet Dreams
Edible Gifts (something for everyone)
Sushi lovers might enjoy any of these Koo-ki Sushi ($12-$65). If you were looking for these gummi sushi, that I reviewed before, unfortunately it looks like they're discontinued. But maybe someone on your giftlist is a Manga/Anime fan? Jbox has a great candy kit ($25.00) that includes a variety of KitKats, Pocky and fruity snacks like Lotte blueberry gum.
Crate & Barrel - Food/Candy (prices are a bit steep but the tins & packaging are pretty cool)
I've actually gotten this Chocolate Lover's Crate from Zabar's before. Yum! If that's too pricey maybe just check out their tins of candy.
If you didn't blink with the prices at Zabar's, well head down to SoHo to Dean & Deluca. Spectacular packaging, great website and I've ordered from them before and have to say that the stuff does get there in one piece. The best looking thing they had there was the Joseph Schmidt Chocolate Bowl ($34.00). No, it's not a bowl for chocolate, it's a bowl made from chocolate. Shazaam! I can't link directly to the products there but check out the regular gifts like Chocolate Tower Tiers ($75-$125), Caramel Dominos ($45.00), Chocolate Ornaments ($20), and Pig & Piglets (it's like a Trojan pig, you crack open the pig and pigs come out! - $34.00). Fear not they have an Under $25 Section. (You can also order the chocolate bowl directly from Joseph Schmidt.)
Lake Champlain Chocolates - check out their amazing online store. I really enjoyed their 5 Star Bar and their medallions but I'm sure everything is great. Check out their sale items too, there's some great deals in there.
Chocosphere for online ordering of most of the top brands of chocolate - a good place to go if you want to combine different chocolate brands in one candy gift.
Wilbur Chocolate - of course I've talked about my favorite chocolate before. What's cool is that it's not that expensive, even for their top of the line pacakges. My favorite is the Bud filled Milk Bottle ($16.09) but they also have the following Super Assortment in a box ($49.99), Tier of Treats ($63.79) and the more cost efficient selections like the Crock 'o Buds ($26.99) and the Cocoa Mug ($10.99). You can't order online, you have to either fax or call it in (800)2WILBUR. (My reviews here.)
Boule - a tiny candy shop in Los Angeles that makes this fantabulous Fruit Pate and some pretty innovative taste combinations for their truffles. Here's my review.
Candy All Year Round
Candy of the Month Club from Candy Warehouse - three levels: Bazooka Joe, Gruffi Gummi Bear and The Thurston Howell Chocolate Package.
Seventy Percent has a chocolate tasting club where they send you a different 70%+ chocolate every month. Chocolate Connoisseur's Club includes three bars (or more) plus tasting notes for each of the featured items. Based in the UK, they have access to chocolates that I've never heard of. Prices start at 13.95 pounds per month plus a 3.95 pound surcharge for non UK addresses. Without making a huge committment you can also pick up one of their "Chocolate Hampers" which feature incredible selections.
For Stockings / Gelt
For more stocking stuffers check out Cost Plus World Market or some similar store in your area. Ours carries not only a huge selection of international foods and candies but also gift kits, baskets for making your own and tins of retro candy, nostalgia items and of course cute stuff. Their prices are far and away more affordable than someplace like Williams Sonoma or Crate & Barrel but probably the same stuff.
Other Gift Guides
UPDATE: Here are a few things I left out!
Plush Puffs (reviewed here) is featuring a great new gift basket that allows you to pick your assortment of three packages of their gourmet marshmallows. $27.99 (but there are gifts for all price ranges).
Yum Boxes ($48 for a set of 8) - I'm not sure if this is a gift idea or an idea for your next party. They're cool little invitations for parties that include candies and handy mailing boxes. They're pricey but maybe something you can custom make at home.
Regular reader Desertwind suggests Allentown's own Josh Early Candies which looks kinda like a Pennsylvania version of See's with their black and white logo and focus on nuts, chews & toffees.
Last, I completely forgot Scharffen Berger! I went to their factory last week and was enchanted with their stuff in the gift store. How can you resist their chocolate shirts with the messages: (semi) sweet, (bitter) sweet and (extra) bitter ($14.50). Sassy! Oh, and they have chocolate too. Can I recommend their panned chocolates ...ooh, I already did!
KitKat Mint
Name: KitKat Mint
Yup, there it is, the latest KitKat iteration that Hershey has graced us with. It's mint flavored milk chocolate covering layers of crisp and cream. Limited Edition, so try it and love it and then get upset when it goes away or miss out and curse yourself for the rest of your life.
First, I have to say that the color of the package, like the Orange and Cream one (which didn't photograph nearly as bad as it looked in real life) is one of the least appealing colors I think I've encountered in a while. It's not a color that I want to eat. It looks like some bad frosting on a cheap cake.
That aside, upon opening the package the KitKat looks perfectly normal. Only there's a slight minty smell. Upon eating the KitKat there's the familiar crunch and snap to it, but again, the cooling sensation of mint. It's not really strong like a York Peppermint Pattie, and the milk chocolate keeps it from being rich like a Girl Scout Mint Thin cookie. But it's nice. It doesn't blow me away, but when you think about it, there are very few mint/milk chocolate combos out there, so if I'm in a minty mood, this might be what I grab. (Of course my favorite will always be the sometimes limited edition, sometimes discontinued Hershey's Cookies n' Mint.)
I was doing a little research last night and found that Japan has some new Wine KitKats (and White Chocolate Maple Syrup and Strawberry with real strawberry bits). I could just make a KitKat blog.
Once again, here are all the KitKat reviews/profiles to date.
UPDATE: Rating - 7 out of 10
POSTED BY Cybele AT 9:04 am Candy • Review • Hershey's • Chocolate • Cookie • KitKat • Limited Edition • 7-Worth It • United States • Comments (12)
Wednesday, December 7, 2005
Clark Bar
Name: Clark Bar
I finally tracked down a Clark bar (they aren't that easy to find on the West Coast). Clark bars were originally manufactured by the Clark company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania starting in 1917 (WWI) but were bought a few years back by Necco. I remember when I lived in Pittsburgh one of the best things about it was the huge, lit Clark sign on the factory. What I also liked about the Clark company is that they made one of my favorite gums, Teaberry.
The Clark bar is very similar to the Butterfinger and the current 5th Avenue bar. (All of these bars have changed hands over the years, Butterfinger was originally made by Curtis and 5th Avenue was by Ludens.) It's possible Clark was the original peanut butter honeycomb bar, but even if it wasn't it was one of the few to survive to the present day. The center of a Clark bar is honeycomb peanut butter crisp covered in a chocolate-like substance (I don't know if it was ever covered in real chocolate).
Given the choice when it came to peanut crisp bars, I usually opted for the Zagnut, which is a coconut covered peanut crisp bar (now made by Hershey's). So my recollection of the real Clark bars is a bit dim. But what I can tell you about the one I tried is that it's very dense. It's not crispy like a Butterfinger and it lacks the complex toasted flavors of the 5th Avenue. (Look at the photos on the head to head review to see the difference in the centers.) However, the fake chocolate is much better than most, it's sweet and smooth without being waxy. The crisp ends up becoming rather chewy and finally gives up a little more molasses flavor, but still doesn't have the pop that 5th Avenue gives me.
(Related nostalgia - Clark wrappers, Clark bar memories, Clark sign on Flickr, two more shots of the same old sign, story about classic sign on North Side.)
Rating - 5 out of 10
UPDATE April 21, 2010: Necco has updated the Clark Bar, it's now bigger and has a real chocolate coating. They're also available in dark chocolate. Check out the new reviews as well as a full head-to-head comparison of Butterfinger, 5th Avenue and Clark Bar.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 9:03 am Candy • Review • Necco • Chocolate • Mockolate • Peanuts • 5-Pleasant • United States • Comments (69)
Tuesday, December 6, 2005
Chocolate Smell Targeted by EPA
Most folks grew up somewhere near some sort of factory or have visited one. Some are absolutely terrible neighbors. I can remember living in Humboldt County and dreading a shift in the wind which would bring the acrid, burning sting of the pulp mills' stacks to Arcata.
However, I also remember living near Hershey, Pennsylvania and getting a wonderful whiff of chocolate when passing through town (well, we also smelled peanut butter from the Reese's plant, which was sometimes a little burnt from the roasting process and not that pleasant).
Chicago has its own problems right now as the EPA is cracking down on local chocolate manufacturer Blommer. The EPA has ordered Blommer to install equipment to remove the sweet emissions from their plant. (Image credit: Tim Boyle/Getty Images)
Scharffen Berger - Cacao Nibs
Name: Chocolate Covered Cacao Nibs
You're saying, what the heck is a cacao nib and why cover it in chocolate? (Well, never ask why cover anything in chocolate ... we cover things in chocolate because that's what sets us apart from animals.)
Cacao (that's pronounced cuh-COW) nibs are what chocolate are made from. They're the edible part of the cocoa bean after it's been harvested, dried, fermented, roasted and hulled (winnowed). Yes, after all those steps (usually invovling at least two continents) you get these unassuming little crumbly brown bits. These are raw chocolate. In order to make a chocolate bar you take a bunch of them and mash them into a paste and then add some more cocoa butter and some sugar and maybe a little lecithin to keep everything smooth and you've got a chocolate bar. (The extra cocoa butter is made from taking nibs and expeller pressing them to get out the cocoa butter which leaves behind the cocoa solids which are used to make powdered cocoa.)
You can eat the nibs just as they are. They're kind of like really roasty tasting nuts. Not quite chocolately, but they have a wonderful butteriness that you don't find in many nuts. But they're a little chalkier than a regular nut as well and can be freakishly bitter at times. Apparently using nibs in recipes is all the rage now, especially since Martha Stewart featured them in a recipe recently. By coating the nibs in chocolate they're a lot more scrumptious.
But enough about the history lesson. This is pure chocolate enjoyment. Seriously. Whew!
The chocolate coating is 62% semi-sweet Scharffen Berger chocolate over the cacao nibs, which are unsweetened. They look kind of like little glossy cocoa krispies. But they taste absolutely divine. There's an alcoholic aroma to them, an intense bitter start and then this incredible mix of woodsy flavors, acidic elements, astringency and this lingering smoky feeling on the tongue. The vanilla of the chocolate coating also lingers nicely. The nibs, being a rather raw product, are unpredictable. Sometimes they're crunchy and smooth, sometimes you get one that's a little fibery or chewy.
What's also odd is that some of them taste different. I guess they may have been from different trees or harvested a different week or something. Some mouthfuls will be fruity, with intense plum or apricot notes and sometimes it's oaky or maybe have a touch of maple or even sassafrass to it. What it does is make me want more ... I keep eating them. Which is bad. These are expensive little puppies. (As is all Scharffen Berger.) Of all the Scharffen Berger products I've tried (and they're very well regarded though I'm not particularly fond of them) this is the one that sends me over the moon.
Rating - 10 out of 10
POSTED BY Cybele AT 11:06 am Candy • Review • Scharffen Berger • Chocolate • Kosher • Nibs • 10-Superb • United States •
Photos: Mini M&Ms
I love eating candy but I think one of the things that makes it so appealing is the look of it. There are a lot of great photographers out there taking awesome shots of candy.
Of course one of the best things about candy is the continuity, I love a whole frame filled with the same thing, sweets!
POSTED BY Cybele AT 9:33 am M&Ms • News • Photography • Comments (0)
Monday, December 5, 2005
The Fizzmaker
This story is making the rounds on the internets.
I'm fond of "what if" questions. This one goes, "What if you put a roll of Mentos into a 2 litre bottle of soda?"
The answer is, well, a mess.
I'm not about to try it myself, I'm going to believe the video on the webpage as authentic (and of course the chemistry makes perfect sense).
Put a roll of Mentos into a carbonated drink and you do get a foamy, sticky eruption.
I'm wondering if it would work just as well with seltzer?
Reese's Snack Barz
Name: Reese's Snack Barz
You know this is a cool candy for kidz because there's that hip Z at the end.
This bar is not really a snack bar in the sense that a power bar or some sort of trail mix bar would be. It's a candy bar. (I think most bar shaped things that are sweet are considered candy bars whether you stuff some vitamins in there or not.)
This bar is a peanut butter marshmallow crisped rice treat with a base of chocolate. The peanut butter mixed in with the marshmallow cement is smooth and nutty with a good hit of salt. The crisped rice is, well, crispy and it all pulls apart easily without crumbling into bits (as is a problem with some crunchy granola bars). The chocolate base for the whole thing is a really nice sweet complement.
Hershey has a full range of these bars in different flavors including S'mores and Chocolate Cream. They're apparently fortified with calcium and seven essential vitamins (only 15% of the RDA for them though) and have no saturated fats but 3 grams of protein. There are worse decisions you can make for snack foods and certainly better ones in the candy family, but this is a nice in-between food. It's certainly satisfying and is a rather large feeling bar. I can see this being a good candy to travel with, a nice little snack on the plane with a watery cup of coffee to wash it down.
Rating - 8 out of 10
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Brian Hibbard Movies and Career Information
Nov 26, 1946
Ebbw Vale
Brian Hibbard (born 26 November 1946) is a Welsh actor and singer, best remembered as the lead vocalist in the original Flying Pickets. Hibbard was born in Ebbw Vale, and after various job including teacher, steel worker, barman and chimney sweep, he formed the Flying Pickets with a group of other actors who had practised a cappella singing while travelling by coach to their appearances. He made two concerts in Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre when touring with the Flying Pickets, and formed a picket line on Top of the Pops at the height of the miners' strike. Following the group's success in the early 1980s, Hibbard went on to pursue a career as a television actor, appearing in Coronation Street as garage mechanic Doug Murray, in Emmerdale as Bobby-John Downes, and as Johnny Mac in the Welsh-language soap Pobol y Cwm as well as the youth drama Pam Fi, Duw?. He has also appeared in the drama serial Making Out; in the Doctor Who story Delta and the Bannermen; in comedy The Armando Ianucci Shows; and in films such as Twin Town and Rancid Aluminium. He has two daughters, Lilly and Hafwen, and a son named Cai.
- Brian Hibbard Movies before 2013
- Rancid Aluminium 2001
- Twin Town 1997
- Little White Lies (2006)


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[Asia-pacific, USA] Decreased Smoking Disparities Among Vietnamese and Cambodian Communities — Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Project, 2002–2006
The Office of Minority Health and Health Equity selected this intervention analysis and discussion to provide an example of a program that might be effective for reducing tobacco use-related health disparities in the United States.
Apr 18, 2014 Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
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Fewer smokers in Colorado, but more among youth, people of color
according to the 2012 Attitudes and Behaviors Survey on Health recently released by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. "While we have made progress in reducing this grave public health threat, too many Coloradans still smoke," said
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[Dominican Republic, South America/Caribbean, USA] Irony: Dominicans shun tobacco despite being major growers
Ironically Dominicans are the U.S. Latinos which smoke the least, despite the fact their country figures among the world's leading tobacco producers, says a study by the Yeshiva University's School of Medicine, in Manhattan. Citing data from the Centers
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Racial/Ethnic Differences Among Smokers: Revisited and Expanded to Help Seekers
Help-seeking Blacks may exhibit more risk factors for difficulty quitting compared with other groups. Hispanics may have some protective factors, such as lower dependence, but require attention to alcohol use and menthol smoking. Identifying preinterventi
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For the first time, lung cancer surpassed colorectal cancer to become the second most common invasive cancer in Hispanic men. Among Hispanic women, colorectal cancer remained more common than lung cancer, the CDC authors said.
Mar 27, 2014 HealthDay [HealthScout]
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New Study Finds Smoking Rates Vary Widely by County – Proven Tobacco Control Measures Must Be Fully Implemented Across the U.S.
study provides new evidence for the effectiveness of tobacco control measures, ... underscores the need for every state and county to fully implement proven strategies that reduce tobacco use, including higher tobacco taxes, comprehensive smoke-free air l
Mar 24, 2014 Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
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Tobacco More Likely to Be Sold at Pharmacies in Poor and Latino Communities
Poverty and the racial makeup of a community are a good indications of whether someone can go into the neighborhood pharmacy and find a pack of Marlboro cigarettes for sale, according to a Rutgers study. The new research ... , confirmed a disturbing t
Mar 24, 2014 Rutgers University
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LeNOIR: Black Doctors See Devastating Impact of Tobacco Advertising
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Mar 18, 2014 Charleston (SC) Chronicle
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ARCHIVE: Smokers Who Try E-Cigarettes to Quit Smoking: Findings From a Multiethnic Study in Hawaii
Despite lack of evidence regarding efficacy, smokers treat e-cigarettes as valid alternatives to FDA-approved cessation aids. Research is needed to test the safety and efficacy of e-cigarettes as cessation aids.
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Celebrate "30 Days of Family Health" with an assortment of healthy family recipes from the American Diabetes Association (ADA). For the month of September, we'll introduce one ADA cookbook each week, as well as six recipes from that cookbook. Plus, you can find all these books and more in the ADA online cookbook catalog. That means even more healthy family recipes to choose from!
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Monday, September 30: The American Diabetes Association Vegetarian Cookbook, by Steve Petusevsky
Herbed Spaetzel and Lentil Soup
Broccoli Black Bean Hummus
Endive Salad with Stilton, Pean and Walnuts
Summer Harvest Pasta
Sweet Potato and Apple Salad with Chipotle Lime Dressing
Pan Seared Shredded Brussels Sprouts and Apples
Monday, September 23: Healthy Calendar Diabetic Cooking, 2nd edition, by Lara Hamilton and Jen Lamplough
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Monday, September 16: Gluten-Free Recipes for People with Diabetes by Nancy Hughes
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3800 Ocean's Collaboration of Chefs, led by Larry LaValley, are throwing their irons in the fire by representing the Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa at Food Network's South Beach Wine & Food Festival.
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SINGER ISLAND, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 02/15/13 -- Florida is hot year-round, but things really heat up in February, when Food Network hosts its annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival. This year, 3800 Ocean's Collaboration of Chefs, led by Larry LaValley, are throwing their irons in the fire by representing the Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa.
One of the biggest events in food and wine, this year's festival takes over South Beach from February 21st through the 24th. The star-studded event draws some of the world's top culinary talent to its tables, and on February 23rd, chef LaValley and his team of chefs of this Palm Beach, FL hotel :
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will join Iron Chef America winner Geoffrey Zakarian for Thrillist's "BBQ & The Blues." Combining BBQ-inspired dishes and delicious cocktails with live music, the event is one of the not-to-be-missed items on the festival's menu.
Located at the Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa, 3800 Ocean's culinary team brings modern American-style menu items to the shores of Palm Beach with its new collaborative kitchen concept. Under the direction of Larry LaValley, assistant general manager -- and former executive chef under acclaimed celebrity chef Mark Militello -- 3800 Ocean offers a unique approach to dining at this Palm Beach, FL resort :
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, with a collective menu that is produced by the entire culinary staff, highlighting chef specialties and culture.
3800 Ocean's culinary team features the talents and cultural influence of Chef Adam Hervieux of Massachusetts, Chef Frances Deskin of Florida, Chef Ernesto Sierra of Mexico, Chef Alistair Housen of Jamaica and Chef Deana Lezcano of Arizona.
The kitchen at 3800 Ocean is inspired by sustainable practices and sources local ingredients where possible. Highlighted signature dishes are created with fresh-from-the-ocean seafood including scallops harvested by personalized scallop divers, ingredients from Swank Specialty Produce's hydroponic farm and poultry from Murray's family-farmed and naturally raised chickens.
The stage at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival will be set for the 12th year in a row, bringing together top wine and spirits producers with chefs and culinary personalities for four days of fundraising to benefit the Florida International University. Last year more than 60,000 guests attended the festival, and this year's calendar is sure to attract many more. Attend seminars on everything from mac n' cheese to oysters, sit in on a movie screening hosted by Anthony Bourdain, spend an evening sampling gourmet chocolates from GODVIA® and rub elbows with big names including Michelle Bernstein, Bobby Flay, Nobu Matsuhisa and Rachael Ray.
For information about the festival, including a detailed list of events, tickets and more, visit www.sobefest.com/ :
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Set along Florida's Gold Coast, the Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa brings together luxury and leisure in its oceanfront resort. With its sleek, boutique-chic style and high-end amenities, this AAA Four Diamond resort is perfect for a sunny family vacation, intimate wedding or unforgettable honeymoon. Condo-style Palm Beach, Florida, suites :
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3800 Ocean opened in January 2011 and is located at 3800 North Ocean Drive Singer Island Riviera Beach under the management of Urgo Hotels. 3800 Ocean is open daily 7am - 10pm, breakfast, lunch and dinner and accepts both walk-ins and reservations. 3800 Ocean offers guests live entertainment performances Friday and Saturday evenings in the lounge or on the terrace, weather permitted. For more information, please visit www.3800oceanrestaurant.com :
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text: Shibuya is a popular shopping and entertainment district area in Tokyo, especially for younger people in the last 30 years. Shoppers will go weak in the knees as over a dozen major department store branches such as Marui, Parco and 109 can be found around the area catering to all types of them. Most of the area's large department and


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For most of the past week my mother sat on the front porch in a rocker and stared out at her beloved ocean. She said "beautiful" a lot. Last year's word was "gorgeous." I don't remember if she had a word the first year we spent time together on Cuttyhunk Island. She had just been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and pronoucned unable to live alone; my sisters and I had emptied her house, moved her into assisted living, sold her residence while furnishing the second-- and then I had gone along to stay with her in the house she had rented for many many years.
She had taken the house for her usual three weeks but when we explained the owner what had recently happened, she generously let us cut it back to a week; none of us was sure how it would go. My mother and I had had, to put it mildly, a fractious relationship for as long as I can remember (infancy?) and while I was willing to go and care and cook for her, see she took her meds, keep her from wandering, falling, sinking into depression, I thought three weeks would be two weeks too much. Besides, I had a daughter to care for and a home that was, since my divorce that winter, mine alone.
The week went fairly well with her only blowing up at me three or four times.
The next summer went far better, even though I shared the cottage with a new husband as well as my mother and we quickly discovered that the house, charming as it was, could simply not hold three large adult persons with large adult personalities.
And then this summer, with her eightieth birthday nearing, we decided to take a larger house, bring as much family as it could hold, and spend the week being as festive as possible.
The weather held, the party went off without a hitch, my sisters were there, my daughter, my nephew, my mother's sister and her husband, my mother's best friend and her husband and daughter.... everything fell into place. Even my father, who owns a house on the island but has been separated or divorced from my mother for thirty years, came with his second wife. My mother rose to the occasion and even made a small speech. She drank far too much but then she always has and once the diagnosis was confirmed she saw even less reason to stop.
Interestingly, even with her continued drinking, my mother's difficult personality has measurably softened over the years since her diagnosis. She has become voluble in expressing her love (which she never had before), lost much of her selfishness and self-absorption, and become incredibly generous of spirit and pocketbook (not her strong suit). It's such an odd turnaround, especially as I have heard countless stories of people diagnosed with Alzheimer's becoming coarse, angry, mean, rude, difficult. But my mother has become almost a different person. I am still getting used to her, even as her memory and function fades evermore.
The week this year was even busier than usual and quite stressful emotionally and physically, and I don't quite look forward to next year-- even though I adore Cuttyhunk and have been visiting the island myself, with boyfriends, husbands, childrend and friends for twenty eight years. Yet, I know that if my mother is up for it, if her condidtion has not further deteriorated, I will once again drive up up from Virginia with my husband, and, I hope my daughter, and we will all will trek groceries and luggage out to the ferry, climb aboard and take the forty five minute ride to what remains, even with the new and difficult memories, a certain kind of paradise for me.
Alzheimer's is a terrible disease. When my father and I were dealing with his mother's illness, the running joke was always "When I get Alzheimer's, remind me to kill myself." I guess we have dark senses of humor. Unfortunately, I only really dealt with my grandmother when she was very deep into the disease—she lived with it for over fifteen years. From the time I was seven or eight she had no idea who I was and could barely speak, but little glimmers of the wonderful woman she was would occasionally shine through.
You are very lucky that you are getting to spend this time with your mother while she is still here, and even better that the differences between you are growing less important and divisive. Time with our loved ones and family is precious, and short. Thanks for writing.
-Max Sindell, Red Room
you and your mother
oh, sure. all about you.
i would like, gentle reader, to inform you that this week on the island would not have been possible without the unnamed "new husband."
Michael, you turned what could have been a horrow show at times into a bearable and even occasionally enjoyable experience. you were always there, always willing to listen to my mother, to sit with her on the porch and give us a break from the never-ending vigilance. and you did it all graciously, with a smile. perhaps it was just the southern gentleman in you rising to the occasion, but whatever the cause, the result was the same.
i thank you.
one of the unnamed sisters
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Care-free about safety
I was at Mic Mac Mall last week with a school bus, and while waiting for my passengers, I parked near the crosswalk at the main entrance to the mall.
In light of the high number of crosswalk accidents recently, I decided to note how many pedestrians and motorists watched for each other at the crosswalk. It was an easy count: almost none!
Pedestrians walked blindly into the crosswalk, chatting with each other or on cellphones, and motorists drove through without slowing down to see if a pedestrian was waiting to cross.
The high number of collisions following the first snow of the season also caught my attention, so in my walk through to the lower parking lot — straight out and straight back; I didn't do a patrol — I noted who had snow tires or at least all-season tires with good tread.
Again, it was easy. Many cars had tires with poor tread and two vehicles had virtually no tread on their front tires. Until a fix is found for these two problem areas, watch for more pedestrian-motor vehicle and motor vehicle-motor vehicle encounters.
Gary Myers, Aylesford
Hallmark hunkers down
Just as an aside to Jean Cameron's Dec. 13 letter about the demise of Christmas cards and her comment that "may God help Hallmark and all who work for them," Hallmark announced last week it was closing its operations in Canada, and transferring those 300 jobs down to the U.S.
That's a Hallmark moment!
David Wood, Dartmouth
More serious than assault
It's so very hard for me to understand why two people can go on someone's property after dark with a four-wheeler to jack deer with two large flashlights and a rifle.
When the property owner starts to make an inquiry, he is viciously attacked and beaten badly. A rifle is discharged. A remark by one of the assailants: "I think we killed him."
Miraculously, he is able to crawl to his home and call 911 for help. Two police officers get him to emergency; the bullet just grazed his skull. A lot of other bruises are treated and he is released with scars and lumps all over his body, stitches — alive.
Police arrest two suspects and they spend the night in jail. After a nice hot breakfast, they are released the next morning. They are on the loose now, but are supposed to be back in court next month charged with assault. I'm no lawyer, but this seems like a far more serious incident than assault.
Isn't it against the law to jack deer? Is it OK to attempt to commit murder? Seems to me these are too potentially dangerous suspects to be on the street.
Gordon Morse, Wolfville
Perilous impatience
My wife and I were driving to Tantallon on Highway 103 on Dec. 10 around 5:30 p.m. It was snowing — no salt, no plow — so I am doing 80 km/h. Someone is tailgating me, so I flash my four-ways.
At a passing double lane, he starts to pass, gets alongside and changes his mind, as it is hard to see in the snow if you are first in line. He falls back and tailgates again, flashing his high beams at me. He doesn't pass at another double lane and is still tailgating. He finally passes at the top of the hill at Tantallon. It was a flat-bed tow truck! If anyone should know better, it should have been that driver — or was he looking for business.
Do yourself and others a service by driving for the conditions. Do not tailgate and have some patience.
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DaneGlesak 1 year, 4 months ago on Squawk of the Day 24 Nov. 2012
Squawk of the Day 24 Nov. 2012
I've already made peace with myself about it all. I came into this world broke and I will leave it broke. I will work all of my adult life so that others, MOST who do not deserve it, can get the money that is taken out of my check every payday. Between these programs and the cartel we call the Federal Reserve System there is nothing we have ever or will ever be able to do to stop this criminal act. It has been made law and we allowed it to be passed. Period. Help yourself if you wish to worry yourself to death over it or to stress out so much you have a heart attack. Make it easy on yourself. Live your life, squeeze out enough to raise your kids and have a place to live and consider yourself lucky. The rish will remain rich, the poor will remain poor, and us middle-class suckers will continue to pay the entire bill for it all. That is life in America. Always has been, always will be. What makes me wonder is what will happen right around the corner when all this squeezes us so much that the middle class dwindles and falls into poverty level. Unemployment, taxes constantly going up, foreclosures on our houses we've had for over 20 years and are given zero help to save it, combine it all and it won't be long. When that day comes and the middle class goes away it will be the time for the government to do what they've been planning for a very long time. I just hate it for our kids who will be the ones who will have to live deal with it.
DaneGlesak 1 year, 4 months ago on VIDEO OF THE DAY: (UPDATE) Black Friday madness in Moultrie
VIDEO OF THE DAY: (UPDATE) Black Friday madness in Moultrie
What? This is a normal shopping day at the Wal Mart in Albany.
DaneGlesak 1 year, 4 months ago on Squawk of the Day - Nov. 20, 2012
Squawk of the Day - Nov. 20, 2012
I miss badly the old ma and pop stores. They spoke politely, gave the best customer service and many knew you by name. I purposely go to one of the few "service stations" left in Albany to have my oil changed and to get gas and other automotive needs taken care of. Every time I go I thank them and tell them how much I appreciate them for staying in business against all odds. I would imagine one big reason the customer service at W-M is so bad is because we as a people have gotten so use to buying things at such a low price we go and will continue to go no matter how bad they treat us just because we are cheap. Nothing means what it used to, holidays, respect of each other and even of ourselves. It is so sad what our country has become and it's no ones fault but our own.
DaneGlesak 1 year, 4 months ago on DCSS board to meet Monday to discuss interim superintendent
DCSS board to meet Monday to discuss interim superintendent
I just hope they do not use the system or company or whatever it was they used to pick #34 as a person to even consider. Please tell me they have a better plan this time.
DaneGlesak 1 year, 4 months ago on PSC investigator following up with those in CRCT report
PSC investigator following up with those in CRCT report
Mr. Grant is one man. It would take a 12 man crew trained like Navy Seals to recon and then aggressively remove the problem but they are so dug in and so many people including those in high authority that it will never be solved. It would bring down too many and leave us with so little personnel the state would have to bring temporary people in just so we could finish the school year out.
DaneGlesak 1 year, 4 months ago on Americans renew lease with Obama
Americans renew lease with Obama
We did not vote Obama back in, no group of people did. Tell me how they could say he won that quickly when an entire state, Florida, had not turned in a single vote yet.??? The prophecy has gone to the point where they don't even care if we can see clearly what they are doing. They know there is nothing we can do to stop it from coming. He was put in that position by a force that will be exposed when the time is right. Obamacare and many other things are tools, each a brick in the building of what our future has in store. It's all Biblical, spelled out in whtie, black and red. But don't listen to me, go read it for yourself. Another tool being used can be seen right here on this website. Division. From the very first squawk 95% of those who posted comments, no matter what the issue or article was quickly turned it into the "us and them" racist based arguments spouting hate is many ways. A country, a world divided is a world easily taken over by powers that have one main agenda, complete control. People, you can say I'm a doomsdayer, say what you will but it will not change or effect what is to be sooner than you could ever dream. May God have mercy on us all.
DaneGlesak 1 year, 4 months ago on DCSS board releases Murfree from contract
DCSS board releases Murfree from contract
Those who said DCSS was a mess way before Murphree came on are right. Folks can blame him for everything uncluding global warming and gas prices if they want but the real problem is way deeper than a man with a degree bought off the web. It will take nothing less than a miracle to upright DCSS. If we all would spend our energy on positive things like praying instead of hating and the white/black worn out issues we are hung up on things would probably get better.
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Civic club focuses on unity under God
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