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John Mastema
Joined: 28 May 2000
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Location: Hell, NJ
Posted: Sun May 28, 2000 10:53 am
Post subject: Metal God?!?!
When I first heard that Mark Wahlberg would be portraying Judas Priest frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens I thought for sure someone was kidding me. How could Marky Mark "Boogie Nights" Wahlberg accurately portray a Metal anything, especially Judas Priest's lead singer!
Not only is this insulting to my intelligence, but it is more insulting to the Metal audience than Airheads or Beavis and Butt-Head. With all the work that has been done to bring Metal back, a movie like this will do what? I'm sure that the idiots at mTV are snickering right now under their breath. Marky "Feel the Vibrations" Mark does not, in any way, represent Metal or Metal fans! I contacted Judas Priest Management and was told that they have no say in who is cast because they do not endorse this film, apparently some loser bought an article in the NY Times about Ripper Owens a few years ago and wrote an unauthorized screenplay about it! Typical Hollywood greed!
George Clooney, Marky Mark and Jennifer Aniston... What the **** were you thinking?!? Somehow, I don't associate those names with Metal, but apparently some idiots think that their actual lives and the fact that they are not Metal doesn't count. Sure, and next Vanilla Ice will be cast in the life story of Chuck D and David Duke as Farrakhan.
This is ridiculous and I'm sick of the mainstream media thinking they can insult Metal and Metal fans in this way! Sure, it's supposed to be a positive film. However, white rappers who are the brothers of New Kids and portray Disco Stars do not a Metal God make! Doesn't anyone remember, Disco is the enemy of Metal?!? Even Alice Cooper remembers that. Apparently Mr. "Calvin Klein" Mark Wahlberg doesn't realize that Jim Carrey is more Metal than he is! (It's true, it's true!) I can't wait for Kurt Loder to make some wisecracks about this film. Just great.
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Location: London, England
Posted: Sun May 28, 2000 12:56 pm
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Isn't the movie supposed to be a comedy though? I'm not entirely sure. However, Mark Wahlberg is an actor, not a rapper/model. That's what he USED to be. Who would have thought Madonna would successfully pull of playing Eva Peron?
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Posts: 446
Location: ireland
Posted: Sun May 28, 2000 3:37 pm
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Firstly I respect the fact that everyone is allowed have their opinion whatever it may be
and I have no intention of starting an arguement over something which is meant to be entertainment, be it music of any variety or movies.
As for the film maybe it won't work maybe it will but considering it is still in production I feel that even the most cynical of critics save their opinions until they actually see it.
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Cathy Y
Joined: 28 Apr 2000
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Location: Middletown, NJ 07748
Posted: Sun May 28, 2000 5:12 pm
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FYI, John, Mark Wahlberg did not play a disco star in "Boogie Nights" (a movie you obviously haven't seen, otherwise you'd have a little more appreciation for his talent as an actor). He played a porn star (though he has a disco dancing scene in it). By the way, following your logic, they should have cast real porn stars in "Boogie Nights" and real fishermen in "The Perfect Storm."
Mark Wahlberg is not appearing in "Metal God" as Marky Mark... he is an ACTOR, and IMO one of the finest actors working today. (I must say that unlike some people on this board I have zero interest in anything he did as Marky Mark. Just not my kind of music; then again, neither is heavy metal.) In fact, when he was starting his acting career, he repeatedly said that he would avoid any film roles that exploited his "Marky Mark" image, e.g. he wouldn't be typecast as a "white rapper" etc. He has also made some very self-deprecating comments about his own singing. I read somewhere that he studied with a voice coach for "Metal God," but I'm not even sure he does much of his own singing in the movie. It's actually very common for the singing in movies to be dubbed, because the person with the best voice is not necessarily the best actor for the part. "Metal God" (which BTW will be released under a different title, apparently) is not a concert movie, it's a comedy that focuses on many other things beside the music. So stop being so touchy about some imagined disrespect to heavy metal.
To give you an analogy, I happen to be a huge basketball fan, but I'm not sitting here bellyaching because movies like "Love and Basketball" use actors who are not professional athletes to portray basketball players. (They're taught a few basic moves, of course, otherwise doubles do the work.) Is this "disrespectful" toward basketball? Sheesh...
Actually I do have some misgivings about "Metal God," because (sorry John) heavy metal is just about one of my least favorite things in the world, and I also don't care much for Jennifer Aniston -- I find her very bland and lacking in personality. On the other hand, it will be nice to see MW in a comedy role, and it definitely sounds like a movie that expands his range as an actor.
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Annie M
Joined: 08 Jan 2000
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Location: Muskogee, OK, USA
Posted: Sun May 28, 2000 11:32 pm
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I have been informed by TWO different people who have worked as extras on "Metal God", that, contrary to what has been reported in the press, the film is NOT a comedy.
I had read that is was, but apparently that is false. These people were there during the shooting, so they would know.
I have to say that John did not do very much research before he opened his uninformed opinions up to us! Samuel Clemmons once said, "Fools' names and Fools' faces are often seen in public places." I think that goes for Foolish remarks as well!
Annie M
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Cathy Y
Joined: 28 Apr 2000
Posts: 120
Location: Middletown, NJ 07748
Posted: Mon May 29, 2000 2:09 am
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That's interesting. The Upcoming Movies website (upcomingmovies.com) describes Metal God as a comedy ... of course I'm sure they sometimes get things wrong ... but then again, it's possible for someone to do some work on the set and not really catch the whole drift of the movie, no? Anyhow, comedy or not, the point is still that it focuses on a lot of things other than music, and it is not being made primarily for heavy metal fans. Actually, I think that in one of his recent interviews at the Cannes festival, Mark was quite upfront about the fact that he doesn't even like heavy metal music (though he spent a lot of time listening to it for the movie). So what???? "Metal God" was originally supposed to star Brad Pitt -- who is not a musician at all (and in my view not nearly as good an actor as Mark Wahlberg).
I looked up that item about Mark taking lessons with a voice coach for "Metal God." Apparently he does get to sing one duet in the movie himself, the rest is dubbed, and hiring the voice coach was his own decision because he really wanted to make sure he did good.
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Joined: 15 May 2000
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Location: London, England
Posted: Mon May 29, 2000 4:48 pm
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Maybe Metal God is going to be a bit like 'Boogie Nights'. I initially read that that was a Comedy, but in fact was a touching original Drama, but with some very funny moments in it
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Annie M
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Location: Muskogee, OK, USA
Posted: Mon May 29, 2000 11:57 pm
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Yes, I think you are right, and I sort of figured that MG will turn out something like BN, but with metallic instead of disco music.
Y'all will be glad to know that Mark is playing the guitar HIMSELF. He took lessons, and was said to be pretty good!
I really cannot wait to hear this! I know he has spent a lot of time rehearsing with the band for the film, too.
Annie M
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2000 3:56 am
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All I've got to say is that Mark looks like Jesse Harte from Southgang with those hair extensions.....LMAO!
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Santa pays a virtual visit to hospitalized kids
One of the greatest things about the holiday season is the wonder and excitement it brings to families across the world. For the past six years, Cisco has ensured that children and their families who are unable to celebrate in the comfort of their own home due to illness are able to experience some of the festive traditions this time of year brings. Cisco's annual Santa Connection Program virtually connects Santa Claus to thousands of hospitalized children worldwide. Through the magic of Cisco's video collaboration technologies (TelePresence and Jabber for mobile devices), children virtually connect to the "North Pole" and are able to share their holiday wishes and Christmas lists with Santa directly.
This year, I was fortunate enough to visit Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. and get an early glimpse into how our Santa Connection Program will help nearly 400 kids at this hospital experience the magic of the season alongside their families. The hospitals' telemedicine area will undergo its transformation into a Winter Wonderland complete with snow, Santa's sleigh and shimmering holiday décor, all to create a place of joy for the children spending their holidays in the hospital.
In this magical room, patients connected with Santa's Workshop via Cisco Jabber for iPad and TelePresence carts, allowing these children to meet face-to-face with Santa (and his elves!). I know that the excitement and joy these children experience while speaking with Santa is a moment that will never be forgotten and Cisco is honored to be a part of this annual event.
Currently in its sixth year, this is the program's most successful season yet. From December 4-21, 2012 Santa will connect with nearly 3,000 children in 33 hospitals across the U.S. alone, and make additional stops to other hospitals across the globe, including the UK and Ireland and Canada. With this super-speed cyber sled, children can rest assured knowing St. Nick will have enough time to make his list and check it twice!
Stay tuned for more updates on Santa's visits in the coming weeks as he virtually crosses the globe and delights thousands of kids during this special season. Here's a first-hand account about Santa's recent visit to Children's of Alabama hospital in Birmingham, Alabama earlier this week! You can also read more about the program on our healthcare blog.
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Shasha (First Name)
Nice article and very good initiative taken by cisco & co.
nicol methew
It's a very good initiative of Cisco for children, all families,w ho are unable to enjoy holidays or other things. It is a big support of all Cisco employees in this work. Today, many wedding bands in Cork Ireland are also giving their live acts for children and families, who cannot pay any amount to see their acts in musical shows and other events.
Unlock 04.12.01
this is wery good post
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Wonderful initiative. Very rewarding to all, children, parents and Cisco employees that support.


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Despite the Prime Minister, David Cameron saying that the Government would 'look favourably at any bids from the area for a Local Enterprise Zone' during his visit to Stoke-on-Trent in April, this morning Stoke-on-Trent & North Staffordshire woke to the news that it has missed on being granted a Local Enterprise Zone.
After the announcement of 11 Enterprise Zones in March it was announced that a second 'competitive' wave would be held in July. The 11 successful locations chosen from 29 applications for this second wave of Local Enterprise Zones announced this morning are
- Alconbury Airfield in Cambridgeshire
- Daresbury Science Campus in Runcorn
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- Great Yarmouth in Norfolk & Lowestoft in Suffolk
- Humber Estuary Renewable Energy Super Cluster
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- Newquay AeroHub in Cornwall
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We are determined to do everything we can to make Britain the best place in the world to start and grow a business.
Enterprise Zones are a major step towards delivering this; cutting business taxes, easing planning restrictions and giving business the tools they need to invest and expand.
These new Enterprise Zones will be trailblazers for growth, jobs and prosperity throughout the country.
Too many of our towns and cities have been left behind, but the answer has never been to impose ineffective sprawling regional structures. It is local business and commerce that drive the private sector growth, jobs and wealth this country needs. This Government's job is to foster local enterprise and create the conditions for businesses to thrive in. That is why low tax, low regulation Enterprise Zones are being planted across the country and will give businesses all the incentives they need to grow their local economy and create thousands of new local jobs.
The Stoke-on-Trent & North Staffordshire Enterprise Zone was to be based at Etruria Valley, with specialised sites at Keele University Science Park and the Hadleigh Business Park at Blythe Bridge.
It was hoped that the LEZ would have delivered up to 115 hectares of prime development land ready to go for business, with capacity to create up to 10,000 jobs by 2015.
The first wave of Enterprise Zones saw
- Leeds
- Sheffield
- Liverpool
- Greater Manchester
- West of England
- Tees Valley
- North East
- The Black Country
- Derbyshire
- Nottinghamshire
- London
being given Local Enterprise Zone status.
Speaking to reporters during his visit to Stoke-on-Trent in April this year,
You are not missing out on an enterprise zone. There will be an enterprise zone within the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire LEP area, and we will be advised by the LEP as to where it will go.
The Government Enterprise Zones will be a 'shot in the arm for the British economy'
We have lost out and have to go it alone regardless of Cameron promising there would be one for this area.
North Staffordshire needs jobs and investment. I supported the LEZ bid as did many others- from the Chamber of Commerce to the voluntary sector and lobbied all government ministers on this.
It had full cross party support including all MPs and Staffs County council all backing the Local Enterprise Partnership's bid.
This government has abolished the regional development agencies but put nothing adequate in their place. It has gone back on its word for Stoke on Trent.
Eric Pickles says previous Enterprise Zones "set up a load of retail parks" – something which will not be seen with current set.
We are extremely disappointed at this news.
Stoke-on-Trent needs jobs and private investments as we made that clear in our application to Government and our recently announced Mandate for Change. We will endeavour with or without Government help to make Stoke-on-Trent a 'great working city' to shout the message on the regional, national and global market we are very much open for business.
Of course this is a huge blow for us but we are determined to succeed.
We will be urgently asking for more details and feedback on this decision and exploring if there are any further opportunities for future Enterprize Zones or any other similar Government initiatives.
However the Enterprize Zone on its own was never going to be the solution. We need investment and expansion from the private sector and we are working hard to make this happen.
So Cameron lied. We'll just have to work harder 2 bring new business to Nth Staffs despite no EZ. SoT has great assets to promote
Everyone in North Staffordshire will be disappointed and somewhat astonished this morning to find that the promises of the Prime Minister just before the local elections have been abandoned; we are not getting the promised Enterprise Zone. It is all the more frustrating that this announcement has been made while Parliament is in recess and so I must wait a couple more weeks before I can try to question the Prime Minister on his reasons for this u-turn. Given his usual form, I don't expect any sort of proper answer from Cameron.
While this is indeed a setback I know that our city and North Staffs have so much to offer businesses, from land and building availability to a fantastic workforce, with excellent road, rail, and air links into the bargain. I will continue to work with the City Council to approach potential businesses and of course support the Local Enterprise Partnership and North Staffs Chamber of Commerce in all our efforts to promote Stoke-on-Trent as the best place to come to set up businesses.
I am writing to the Business Secretary to see what other support government will make available but I think the message is a clear one – we must stand and fight alone, without the Tory-led government's help. That means we must all now focus our efforts on singing the praises of Stoke-on-Trent and not allow anyone to talk down the area and those working to promote it.
We have a fight ahead but working together we can win and see North Staffordshire prosper.
Rob Flello MP
It is of course a huge disappointment that the government has let down Stoke on Trent. Despite the promises of manufacturing-led regeneration, David Cameron has decided to turn his back on one of the great industrial centres of Britain.
I was sceptical of the LEP going for a three site bid when the application would have been better focussed simply on the Etruria site.
This round looked like a party political fix, rather than a clear enterprise zone priority.
That said, when parliament reconvenes, together with the other Stoke-on-Trent MPs, I will be seeking an urgent meeting with Vince Cable to understand their decision making process.
It really is beyond ridiculous to prioritise Oxfordshire and Hampshire above Stoke-on-Trent. But Stoke-on-Trent is bigger than this: we must create our own enterprise zone in the Etruria valley.


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"We took a gamble and didn't win the race, but it still worked in our favor to run second. It gave us a chance to win," Earnhardt said. "It sucks to lose like that, but we can't let that be a negative.
"We have got to go to Bristol and try to win there. The only way to be productive is to be positive. We have got to look at the positives in today and keep working toward our goal of winning some more races."
As for the decision to try for the win rather than play it safe, Earnhardt emphasized he and his No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports team would never have taken the chance if not for the new Chase format.
A debris caution on Lap 221 brought most of the lead-lap cars down pit road for fuel, but Earnhardt, Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin elected to remain on the track.
Edwards and Hamlin both made it to the finish, with Edwards finishing fifth and Hamlin 12th. Earnhardt remained in the lead until he ran out of fuel entering Turn 3 of the final lap.
"I think the way the new format is, nothing is perfect, right? But it definitely is showing it has tons of positives, and it's better as far as entertainment for our sport," Earnhardt said.
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African and Latin Rhythms Highlight Wamidan Concertby Steve Charles • April 8, 2011 Share:
African and Latin American rhythms resonated in Salter Hall as the College's world music ensemble presented its final concert of the school year last Wednesday.
The 11th Annual Wamidan Spring Concert brought the group together with the Wamidan Children's Ensemble and guest artists the Tuula Ensemble for an evening of songs ranging from Acholi children's songs to Argentinian ballads to folk songs of the Baganda people.
The ensemble also honored senior Bryan Burzon (at right) and others for their contributions to the group.
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Dennis Parks is Curator Emeritus of Seattle's Museum of Flight.
During the closing years of the 19th century, there were important events that brought the development of aircraft to the edge of powered flight. It was a period of great expectations, full of such developments as the gasoline engine, the automobile, electric lights and the telephone. The experiments of this time in aeronautics by the likes of Lilienthal, Chanute, Maxim, and Langley were important in providing inspiration and laying the technical foundations that the Wright brothers and others would follow.
Born in Germany, Otto Lilienthal's exploits in manned glider flight made the first significant contribution toward the achievement of powered flight. Fascinated with bird flight from his youth, he received an excellent education at the Berlin Technical Academy. After service in the Franco-Prussian War, he began serious research in aeronautics with a series of experiments designed to establish the scientific principles of bird flight.
This research, including important studies of the lift created by a curved surface, was published in 1889 as Der Vogelflug Als Grundlage Der Fliegekunst (Birdflight as a Basis of Aviation). This seminal book influenced many aeronautical researchers. In 1891, after more than 30 years of study, Lilienthal began work on a series of gliders to demonstrate the practical applicability of his research. His bat-shaped gliders consisted of broad wings made of delicate curved wood spars covered with silk, with a harness in the center from which Lilienthal would suspend himself.
He built an artificial hill near Berlin that he used for a running takeoff into the wind. Control was obtained by weight shifting. Over the next five years he built 18 gliders and made more than 2,000 flights. The results of his glider experiments were published in Zeitschrift Fur Luftschiffahrt in November 1893 as "The Carrying Capacity of Arched Surfaces in Sailing Flight." This work was translated and published by Octave Chanute in his book, Progress In Flying Machines, in 1894. Lilienthal was on the verge of trying powered flight with the use of a small carbide gas engine when he died from injuries from a glider crash.
Born in Paris, France, Chanute came to America when he was 6. He was one of the country's leading civil engineers when he became interested in aeronautics. His interest led him to do a great deal of research and correspondence on the subject, which was reported in his 1894 book, Progress In Flying Machines.
In 1896, when he retired from his occupation as a civil engineer, Chanute began his own experiments in manned flight. With the help of another engineer, August Herring, he developed several gliders. These ranged from designs with as many as six tiers of wings down to the more effective biplane model, in which his assistants made more than 300 flights down the sand dunes of Indiana near Chicago. His knowledge of bridge building techniques brought to aeronautical construction structural strength that was unknown before. He also became a close consultant to the Wright brothers in their developments.
Maxim, an American by birth, and better known for the machine gun of his name, provided an interesting sidebar to the history of aircraft at the end of the 19th century in England.
Maxim set out to prove his theories of wing-lift and propeller thrust through the construction of a huge machine. It was not intended to fly but to lift itself off the ground. He started out with the testing of airfoils on a whirling arm and also experimented with propellers. The huge test rig he built was basically a biplane with a lifting area of 4,000 square feet and two monoplane elevators, one fore, one aft.
It was powered by two lightweight steam engines of his design that produced 180 hp each. Each engine drove a propeller of over 17 feet in diameter. The four wheel undercarriage ran along 1,800 feet of steel rails, which had a wooden guard rail to restrain the vehicle from raising any higher than 2 feet. The total weight of the machine and crew of three was 3-1/2 tons. On the test flight the machine rose in the air and caught on the rails and brought the test to a stop. That performance proved beyond Maxim's expectations the thrust of his propeller design. Having proved his point on thrust and lift, he stopped his experiments.
Langley was apprenticed in architecture and civil engineering but turned his interest to astronomy and astrophysics. From 1887 until his death, he served as the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He started his serious investigations of flight in 1887 with the construction of a whirling arm test mechanism to test bird wings and airfoils. He also tested 30 to 40 rubber-powered model airplanes. In 1891 he started building his steam-powered models called "Aerodromes."
His first successful one, the No. 5 Aerodrome, was built as a tandem wing machine. It first flew on May 6, 1896 — a distance of more than 3,000 feet. The machine had a wing area of about 65 square feet and the steam engine of about 1 hp drove two midship-mounted propellers.
Based on his success, Langley received a federal grant to develop a full-size man-carrying aircraft. This was completed in 1903. Attempts to fly the machine in October and December 1903 ended in failure with the craft crashing into the Potomac River. Nine days after the last attempt, the Wright brothers successfully demonstrated their flyer.
In 1896 the Wright brothers read regularly of the gliding experiments of Lilienthal. His death while gliding increased their interest in flight and gendered a desire to solve the problem of powered flight. They also studied the efforts of Maxim, Chanute and Langley. From these studies they came to realize the obstacles on the path to success.
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How long is my cycle?
Count the first day of full flow (aka you need to use a pad or tampon) as cycle day one and keep counting until you start your next full flow. The time before you ovulate is known as the follicular phase because your ovarian follicles are getting ready to release an egg. This usually happens between CD (cycle day) 12-18 (if you have a 26-32 day cycle). The time after ovulation is known as the luteal phase because after your ovary releases an egg the corpus luteum secretes progesterone (which will support your hopeful pregnancy, but also create a lot of symptoms that mimic pregnancy like sore breasts and sensitivity to smell).
When should we BD?
In order to maximize your chances of conceiving you should determine your average cycle length, subtract 18, and start having sex on that day. For instance, if you have a regular 42 day cycle then subtract 18 and start having regular babymaking sex on CD (cycle day) 24. Although most women who are actively trying to conceive will try to have intercourse every day, sperm can live for up to 5 days inside you, so every other day is fine.
How long will it take?
After a miscarriage it's difficult to determine what a normal conception time frame is. Some women will get their period 28 days after their loss and some won't get it back for 8 weeks. Some will spot off and on for months and some won't see AF (Aunt Flo - menstruation/period) for quite some time. If your period shows no sign of returning 6 weeks after you completed your miscarriage you should contact your doctor or midwife to schedule a follow-up.
Once your period returns you fall back under the standard conception time frame (in other words, already experiencing a pregnancy doesn't give you a headstart)
Even if you time everything perfectly and do everything right you still don't have a 100% guarantee of conception. If you are:
20-25 years old your chances of conception per cycle are about 25%
25-30 years old your chances are about 20% each cycle.
30-35 years old your chances are about 15% each cycle.
After 35 years old your chances are about 10% per cycle
There is a lot of misinformation about being more fertile after a miscarriage. There is simply no scientific evidence to back that up. In fact, after a miscarriage (especially after 8 weeks) your body will need time to recover and get back to normal. Many women do not ovulate for a few months. It's totally normal to take 6-12 months to conceive after a micarriage no matter how fertile you are. It doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you and you're not doing anything wrong
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The College of Mount St. Joseph is a Catholic liberal arts college located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Lions are appearing in the Division III playoffs for the fourth straight year. The Lions are perennial favorites in the Heartland Athletic Conference, but this year bowed to Franklin for the league championship. The Lions posted a 9-1 regular season record and have won four straight games since losing 28-19 to Franklin.
The Mount St. Joseph football team boasts a balanced attack offensively and a defense that has recorded three shutouts (37-0 vs. Anderson, 10-0 vs. Defiance, and 28-0 vs. Bluffton). The team averages 405 yards and 33 points per game and yields just 268 and 14 points per contest.
Junior quarterback Vince Palmer (pictured right) makes the offense go. He's thrown for 1,684 yards and 15 touchdowns with only five interceptions, and has rushed for 222 yards.
The Lions' running game is impressive with three runners posting over 450 yards and six touchdowns each. Senior Mike Lovell (5-9, 185) leads the team with 559 yards and eight touchdowns and has caught eight passes for 129 yards and another touchdown. Jake Davis, a 5-9, 205-pound rookie, is second on the team with 477 yards, but his nine touchdowns lead the Lions. Senior Kevin Cocanougher (5-11, 190) averages 7.6 yards per carry with 450 total yards and six touchdowns.
Mike Jones, a 6-3 senior receiver, leads the team with 32 receptions and four touchdowns, while fellow senior Jonathan Burrell has 22 catches and two scores. Junior Tim Meiner (6-2, 165) is the team's best deep threat with 20 receptions and five touchdowns; he averages 17.5 yards per catch.
Mount St. Joseph has an excellent defense that allows just 268 yards and 14 points per game. The Lions have a veteran secondary that is particularly tough against the pass. They allow just 137 passing yards per game and have intercepted opponents 18 times on the season.
Junior Ricky Stautberg leads the team with six interceptions, while senior Phil Potter has five interceptions, two of which he's returned for touchdowns. Senior Joel Steinmetz has four interceptions.
Senior Kyle Prosser (6-2, 215) anchors the linebacking corps and leads the team with 92 tackles. Junior safety Nick Yahl (6-1, 195) is second on the team with 74 stops, but has 10.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks.
Junior Rocky Siegel (6-0, 235) is a hard-hitting linebacker with 70 tackles. Sophomore defensive lineman Alex Harbin (6-4, 240) is the team's best pass-rusher with 9.5 sacks and three fumble recoveries.
In their 28-19 loss to Franklin, Palmer threw for 295 yards and a touchdown, while Lovell rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns. Franklin did much of its damage on the ground, rushing for 243 yards. The Lions allowed Franklin just 140 yards through the air.
Photo of Vince Palmer courtesy of the College of Mount St. Joseph website.


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How much can $1 million buy you in today's real estate market? The answer, of course, varies depending on where you're looking to buy.
Throughout the US housing crisis, home values have fallen sharply and short sales are becoming commonplace. However, many in local real estate markets - from New York and San Francisco to Anchorage and Omaha – are optimistic about a gradual recovery in home prices.
One price range of particular interest is the $1 million market, where affordability and luxury come to a crossroads. In some places, $1 million may buy you a mansion, in others the price will fetch a nice, yet moderate home. Although these are not typical homes by any means, they provide a good point of reference for spending across the country as well as the health of local economies. For reference, we have also included information on the market for homes priced $1 million or greater, with information from Zillow.com.
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Quick Fixes For Failed Phone Connection to Apple CarPlay In Your VWBy Product Expert | Posted in Tips and Tricks, Volkswagen Tech on Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016 at 5:31 pm
Why Won't My Phone Connect to Volkswagen Apple CarPlay?
We don't hear it often, but once in a while a driver will ask: why won't my phone connect to Volkswagen Apple CarPlay? If you have Apple CarPlay in your new Volkswagen model but are struggling to connect your iPhone, there are a few things you might want to check into to easily solve the problem. We'll run through some of those solutions here.
How to Fix Failed Connection to Apple CarPlay In Your VW
Usually, connecting your iPhone to Apple CarPlay in a Volkswagen is as simple as plugging it into a USB cable. If you're running into issues, however, there are some common problems drivers are running into. Usually, you'll find it is an issue with the phone itself.
- Incompatible phone: The Apple CarPlay system may not be compatible with all iPhone models. And even if your phone is compatible, you'll want to be sure you have the latest updates installed on the phone. You can find out if your iPhone is compatible here.
- Incompatible cable: Another issue some are running into has to do with the USB charging cable they're using. You'll want to use a Lightning to USB cable, preferably the one that came with your iPhone originally or one from Apple. Other Lightning cable brands may not work.
- Phone restrictions: Some have found that there were restrictions on their phone that had to be turned off. On your iPhone, go into Settings > General > Restrictions > CarPlay, and turn restrictions off.
- VPN apps: Others have reported that having VPN apps on their phone caused an issue, and deleting such apps should be enough to fix the problem.
This is only a short list of some of the reasons why your phone won't connect to Volkswagen Apple CarPlay, so if you know of any others and their potential solutions, be sure to share them in the comments section below. Also, be sure to try restarting both your phone and the car when attempting these fixes. Of course, if you're still running into problems, feel free to bring your phone and the vehicle to a qualified VW service technician.
52 Responses to "Quick Fixes For Failed Phone Connection to Apple CarPlay In Your VW"
I have an iPhone 6+ and a 2015 Passat SE that I regularly use Car Play with. 8 or 9 times out of 10 the iPhone connects fine. However, every so often the phone/Car Play will get stuck in a failed connection loop. The console will display a message that the phone connection was cancelled and asks if the phone is unlocked. I do get a message about the Bluetooth being unavailable while connected so it seems like the phone is partially connecting.
I normally don't connect with the phone unlocked and unlocking it at this point does not ever resolve the failed connection. The only way around this issue that I've found is to turn off the car long enough for the sound system to restart (more than a minute or two). I've tried power cycling the phone and re-connecting but it immediately goes back to the connection cancelled, retry connection loop.
Having the same problem with my 2016 Jetta since I bought it last June. The only way to hot fix it is the method you mentioned. The dealer wasn't convinced that it was the car's fault until we got several cables and different iPhones to work, yet with no solution.
They contacted VW service HQ and recommended to exchange the cable connecting the USB port to the system. Did the swap and still the problem exists. They told me to call them again as they are suspecting another cable that might be the problem.
The software developer in me suggests its a software problem not a hardware one, but the system diagnostics doesn't show any errors.
I'll keep updating.
Having the same problem on my 2016 Golf. Very Frustrating! Any/all suggestions welcome.
If you press and hold the VW sound system power button for some time >10 seconds I think the system will reboot. I find this helps me.
I have had the same problem! It's infuriating. It happens at least once or twice a week. It's definitely the system, and not the phone, because I have two iPhones (because of work), and once, I tried to connect the work phone when it wouldnt connect to my personal phone and got the same failed connection loop.
It's most likely to happen when I disconnect briefly to go into the store for a few minutes or something and then reconnect, so I try to avoid doing that. Sometimes Bluetooth fails as well.
I've had the same problem as the two above me. There should be no reason that this ever happens.
…and I have the same problem: VW Polo 2016, iPhone 6, 6+ and 7 all exhibit the issue intermittently – very frustrating. When I last had my car in for Warranty Service in February, I specifically asked if there were any software updates for the dash, and the answer was no. Meantiime, Apple has released iOS 10.3 with some enhancements / fixes to CarPlay. I'll see if that improves things after I update.
Same problem in 2016 Golf with iPhone 5S and iOS 10.3.2 as with previous builds. The quickest but still slow and annoying (and dangerous, if driving) workaround for this annoying problem is to pull the usb/lightning cable out of the phone, reboot the VW console by pushing and holding the on/off button until you get a reboot screen, then replug your phone and it should connect. What I don't get is sometimes the phone connects automatically, the way you'd think it should, on plug in and gives the apple app menu screen on the VW console but sometimes not. If not you have to hit the menu button on VW and click through an annoying and dangerous!-if-driving series of buttons to get connected (select CarPlay, select device dropdown, select iPhone…the unlock your phone which from drop down and hope. Buggy buggy buggy.
Same problem in 2017 Passat with iPhone 7 and iOS 10.3.2.
I have a 2016 VW Jetta SE that I bought in August of 2016 and an iPhone 6. I have had the same issues since day one. The dealer has tried everything including installing and new radio last year. The problems have continued to the point that nonstop errors come up when the phone is plugged in. Now the phone does not connect at all and the radio intermittently shuts off and turns back on. The dealer contacted VW headquarters without resolve. They have given me every excuse in the book. This in unacceptable.
Have just started having this same "non-connection" problem on our brand new 2017 Dune Beetle. CarPlay worked flawlessly for the first month, then, it just started going into the failed connection loop. Searching the web for possible solutions. Thanks for this forum! Good luck to all.
I have a 2016 VW Dune and i also get intermittent connection problems…gets stuck in that loop..very frustrating especially when you need to use the GPS.
Yup. '16 Passat, iPhone 6. Same issue. Very intermittent.
Searched for solutions brought me here. Disappointing
If it's stuck in the annoying "can't connect/use source loop: Hold down the power button until you see the VW sign come back
Omg you just saved my life! Worked like a charm!!
Same problem Polo 2016. Glad to hear how to reboot console. Thanks
2016 Jetta, iPhone 6 plus, same issues. You would think that by now there would be a definitive solution either from Apple or VW
I have a 2017 Jetta. Carplay worked well for a month. The other day was working then stopped. Got the connection failed error then the trying to connect but nothing happens. Tried a different USB cord, still doesn't work lastly tried another iphone got the message it was Adding it, then failed. Removed carplay from my phone, tried to reconnect didn't work. Have an appt with dealership, however they didn't sound like they had run into this before. Someone mentioned holding the power button on the stereo down, which did nothing. Any suggestions are welcome.
Usually holding down the power button for 10 seconds will reset the console and enable the connection again. It might not work the first time, so please repeat. I found a subtle but effective solution that worked for me every time. When you establish the CarPlay connection it seems to register that connection on the system, but if you turn off the car or remove the iPhone and system resets again, which mostly happen, this connection registry blocks a new registry to be created, thus canceling you new connection.
The solution is to cancel the connection before you remove the iPhone by pressing on the VW app on CarPlay and press on disconnect. When you try to make a new connection it will ask of you want yo connect your iPhone. Press Yes, Ok, or Connect (can't remember, sorry). It will make CarPlay work every time.
Enable SIRI will make CarPlay work
Enable SIRI will make CarPlay work
Thanks! Enabling Siri made the connection possible.
Hi everyone!
I hava a MK7 Golf R Variant and Iphone 7 IOS 11.0.3. My dislplay is only showing Reading USB for a couple of seconds then….NOTHING.
For months my CarPlay worked but after upgrading to IOS 11 this started to happen. Ideas?
Did you ever find a solution??
Had the same problem after iOS 11 upgrade; this worked for me: with phone connected, press setup on the car console and go through CarPlay setup. Took 20 seconds and no problems since.
Same thing, iOS 11.0.3 2017 Alltrack. Working ok for months now I get the reading usb message then nothing.
Ugh same thing! I'm so frustrated.
Same issues as the others here, but the answer was my Companys email security app Mobile iron.
I alterd a few settings there, and i also deleted Betternet that also is an VPN controling app.
So look into your apps.
Could you please describe what did you change in MobileIron?
I have the same problems. I bought VW beetle DUNE 2017 in November 2017. The dilership is desperately trying to fix the problem.
Does anyone get a blank screen after carplay boots? I get this intermittently but it was not an issue initially (I think some of the iOS updates may have introduced it?). I find I have to unplug my phone and plug it back in. That typically fixes it.
I have a connection problem that my dealer cant figure out whats happening.
All Iphones can connect to my Passat gte carplay but mine Iphone 8+ i get the message unable to connect and something about incompatible device
We have tried everything any solutions?
In case it helps anyone else, I found that disabling bluetooth solved the problem for me. Before I figured this out, I used bluetooth sometimes and tried to use Carplay other times, but now I just disabled bluetooth by forgetting my car in my phone, and I use Carplay all the time instead. No more connection issues.
I have a 2017 Passat since July of this year and an iPhone 6. The car play app worked great until last week. Then Apple updated to iOS 11.2.1. My car will not recognize my car play app. I took it in and dealer updated the car software, the car found an iPhone 3 and a 5. My car won't or can't find my phone. My phone can't find the car to synchronize. So VW dealer is little help, I'm left to deal with Apple? I've seen a lot of posts on Apple support blogs complaining so let's hope next update will fix this issue. I'm not buying a new phone just YET! Anyone have same problem and have fixed their phone? Thanks!
P.S. for about a week before my car play demise, when I plugged my phone in, I was getting a message that the source (the phone) was not seen. But sometime it worked.. so sporadic demise, the 11.2.1 update was the death knell. The Bluetooth function still works great.
Same issues with recent iOS update. Can use bluetooth but not CarPlay. ALSO, I can't connect my phone at all as USB starts the 'searching process' for the phone and loops round and round…. draining the iPhone's battery! In other words, aside from the inability to use CarPlay I have no way of charging my iPhone while I drive.
(You could try charging by putting a plug in the cigarette lighter outlet. You shouldn't have to, but it'll work.)
My RLine having same CarPlay locked out does not matter what cable, I have to do reboot. There clearly an issue with the software.
I have a V6 Highline Amarok MY17.5
Using iPhone 6s+
Also had Norton WiFi Privacy installed
S1. Apple Car Play does not always start at time phone is connected to lightning connector. (USB end of cable left plugged in to socket all the time). Ie: Sometimes will connect and sometimes doesn't.
S2. 1-2 minutes into song played from car play a loud buzzing noise is played.
Resolutions Attempted
R1. Pause & Restart Music – no change
R2. Change to genuine Apple cable – no change
R3. Remove Carplaysettings on phone and reinstall Apple Play on connection – no change
R4. Turn off NortonWiFi Privacy when in car connected using Apple Play via lightning cable – problem appears to resolved and loud buzzing has not returned so far 😊
Problem appears related to nonApple VPN products running on iPhone or Apps installed on your phone that mayutilise with / without your knowledge a VPN.
Same issue here, with a 2017 Jetta and a 2 year old iPhone 6. Same issues as the others – It sometimes searches for Carplay then says cannot connect. Then it connects either by USB or BlueTooth. I have heard the loud buzzy sound too, and last week the system reset itself. Issues seemed to get worse after upgrade to ios 11. Is there no VW system upgrade that keeps up with ios upgrades?
I'm about to trade the iphone 6 for an 8 and hope it will fix these issues.
Same problem. New 2018 Seat Leon.
Tried different cables and seems to connect well more frequently with a genuine cable, but don't have the cable curled / folded up as this seems to cause more connection issues.
So no real fix from all these posts above… what an annoying shame !
2016 Golf R, same symptoms (occasionally CarPlay can't connect). As mentioned above, the solution that worked for me was resetting the car's radio by pushing in the car radio power button for around 10 seconds. The car radio will reboot and problem gone.
My 2017 VW Passat – car play not working. My iPhone 7+ cannot find my car and car does show car play. It worked great first 10- months I had car than stopped working. My daughters iPhone 7 car play works in my car but mine does not. I have tried every suggestion nothing works. So frustrating. I see Honda's are having same issue.
I've had this problem with my 2016 Beetle since I got it. Sometimes if I leave my phone plugged in for a few minutes while it does the connection loop thing it will eventually restart by itself. Sometimes I hold the power button down on the stereo so that it will reboot- that fixes it sometimes too. Usually I end up resorting to Bluetooth or having to use my phone for the GPS though and it's really frustrating so if anyone has a solution that is really working let me know!!
I have a 2018 VW Amarok Ultimate.
The car play will work for all functions however, the problem is that when you make a phone call you can hear the person clearly but they can not hear me. The person says that I sound far away and that I cut in and out.
Have been to dealer twice. They have checked the car play in my amarok and the IPhone 6, IPhone 7, IPhones 8 and a Samsung all work. I tried my IPhone SE in another car a Audi and it worked. I tried my IPhone SE in a 2018 VW Tiguan and the same phone call problem occurred.
I have also had the SE phone replaced by Apple with a new SE and the problem still occurs. Have also replaced cables, restored both phones to factory settings.
Apple have currently escalated the problem to their technicians.
I am now at the stage after spending approximately 30 hours on this issue of just not using car play as the Bluetooth works perfectly. I was going to just get a new IPhone 8 but other people on this site seem to be having issues with other models of the IPhone as well.
Hopefully Apple will fix this bug in future software upgrades.
Same problem with my 2018 Golf Alltrack. Phone connects OK – Siri reads messages and I can dictate replies, but when I phone I can hear fine but my voice sounds like I'm talking under water, breaks in and out and is almost impossible for others to follow what I'm saying. Bluetooth works fine. Initial response was buy a new Apple cable – did but no change. Must be my iPhone – No! Three other iPhones had same issue. Must be system software. Dealer did software reinstall. No change – problem still exists. New car, 1500 k, VW service centre doesn't know what to do next. Any ideas will be really welcomed.
Go to Bluetooth settings on iPhone and select the data plug to do a clean pair
I have a new T ROC 2018; I have an Iphone 6 with IOS 11.4.1
I ca'nt connect my iphone; the iphone is recognized; but no connection !
iphone open; siri ok; good cable; no restrictions; no VPN
Help please
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My iphone 6 cant find my 2017 golf TSi on CarPlay
I have tried several suggestions, like using original Iphone cable and somewhat still no luck.
Similar problems with iPhone 8+ sometimes not connecting seamlessly in 2018 Tijuan Ltd; I'm using cable that came w/phone, but often the sound system will give a LOUD screeching noise; I unplug cable and replug about 5 min later, but it is EXTREMELY annoying and quite disappointing!
THANK YOU! Holding down the power button on the car radio button until it reset (about 15 seconds for me) worked to fix this issue!


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Electronic Program Guide (Channel Guide) - Yes
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Argos capture Grey Cup with 35-22 victory
Chad Owens, Pacino Horne and Dontrelle Inman had touchdowns in the first half as the Toronto Argonauts won the 100th Grey Cup game, 35-22 over Calgary.
Andre Durie added a touchdown in the second half as the Argonauts beat the Stampeders before a loud home crowd of 53,208 at Rogers Centre on Sunday night.
Swayze Waters added two field goals for the Argos, who claimed their 16th Grey Cup and their first since 2004.
Calgary was limited to four Rene Paredes field goals and a safety touch.
Windsor's Walter Spencer captured his third Grey Cup ring. The Forster graduate signed with the Argos midway through the CFL season after spending five years in Montreal and winning two Grey Cups with the Alouettes.
Toronto built a 24-6 first half lead and never trailed in the game.
Owens opened the scoring as he took a pass from Ricky Ray on the right flats and ran in from the five-yard line 8:03 into the game.
The touchdown came after Jon Cornish fumbled an exchange with quarterback Kevin Glenn to give Toronto the ball on the Stampeders' 45. Calgary had failed to score after Quincey Butler picked off Ray's first pass of the game in the opening minute.
Larry Taylor returned the ensuing kickoff to the 40, then took a pass on the right side from Glenn for a 42-yard gain.
After Cornish was held for short yardage twice, Paredes was good on a 30-yard field goal to make it 7-3 at 11:11.
The Toronto defence made 14-3 only 43 seconds into the second quarter on a 25-yard interception return. Glenn's pass was nowhere near Maurice Price and went to cornerback Horne, who wove his way into the end zone for his first TD ofthe year.
The Argonauts struck again on their next possession with Waters' 16-yard field goal at 5:56. The score was set up when Ray made a deft move to avoid a sack and found Jason Barnes alone up the middle for a 62-yard reception, the longest ever thrown by the veteran quarterback in his four Grey Cup appearances.
The Stampeders offence got going and Paredes made it 17-6 at 12:29. Nik Lewis did most of the work, catching a pass over the middle, slipping out of the grasp of Marcus Ball and heading for paydirt until Jordan Younger caught him at the 12 after a 61-yard gain.
The Argos struck right back to with Inman's touchdown with 20 seconds left in the half.
It was set up by Inman's catch at the one in tight coverage by Brandon Smith. The play was reviewed to see if Inman had scored, but the challenge was denied. After Chad Kackert was stopped on the run, Ray tossed to his lanky receiver for the score.
Paredes added a 27-yard boot at 8:52 of the third quarter on Calgary's first possession of the half with the help of Toronto's first two penalties of the game, which cost them 32 yards.
The Calgary kicker needed to make a tackle as Owens returned the ensuing kickoff to the 53. Seven plays later, including a 20-yard Kackert run, Waters' 20-yard kick made it 27-9 at 12:19.
Taylor looked to have returned the ensuing kickoff for a 105-yard TD, but it was called back on a holding call against Keon Raymond. But Rod Maver's perfectly placed punt put the ball on the Toronto two, leading to a safety as time expired in the quarter.
A 40-yard pass interference call against Ahmad Carroll put Paredes in place for a 19-yard kick to cut Toronto's advantage to 27-14 at 5:14 of the fourth.
But Calgary took 30 yards in penalties on a punt and Toronto re-established the 20-point lead as Durie took a pass and dove over the line for a seven-yard TD with 5:22 left to play.
Noel Prefontaine added a punt single with 1:28 remaining.
Calgary backup quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell hit Price with a late 12-yard touchdown pass and then the two combined on a two-point convert, but it was far too late to make a difference.
Toronto defensive tackle Adriano Belli, who intends to retire for a second time after the Grey Cup, was ejected at 12:49 of the third quarter for unnecessary roughness.


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Monday, December 14, 2015
Trader Joe's Chocolate Marbles
Trader Joe's often has the most wonderful seasonal confections. They're often reasonably priced and unique items that are hard to find anywhere else. Many of the items at Trader Joe's for 2015 are returning from previous years, including their cordials, passport chocolate stacks and Belgian chocolates. The newest item that caught my eye are the Trader Joe's Chocolate Marbles.
There's nothing particularly wintery or holiday about them. They're just chocolate spheres filled with different pralines. There are six varieties, each sphere is then given a mottled color coating to distinguish it from the others. There are ten marbles in the package. It's just shy of 5 ounces, so each piece is about 4/10 of an ounce. The flavors are: caramel, coconut, praline & almond, and chocolate mousse. The description on the Trader Joe's website goes like this:
Almond Praline (Green), Hazelnut Praline (Orange), Chocolate Mousse (Blue), Coconut (White), Caramel (Brown), Crispy Cookie (Yellow)
They're about the same size as a Lindt Lindor Truffle, but really the similarities end there.
The tray is wonderful for protecting the candies, but makes it devilishly hard to get them out, they're tucked in there and I couldn't quite grab a single. All I would end up doing is spinning it around in its little cup. However, once out, the slightly bumpy outside means that they're not as rolly as some spherical chocolates. (Sixlets probably max out the scale at a 10 and these are probably about a 4 - they can sit on a flat surface but anything raked and they will go with gravity.)
The lovely medium blue marble is filled with Chocolate Mousse. The shell is dark chocolate with a milk chocolate filling. The filling is soft and creamy and definitely sweet. It's light but I wouldn't call it a mousse. The dark shell was different enough from the filling, but if I wasn't told what this flavor was, I'm not sure I'd guess it. However, it's quite different from the Lindor, it's much more dense in flavor with less of that thin oily feel on the tongue.
The white marble is filled with a chocolate cream with Coconut. This was rather mainstream tasting, very pleasing for my American palette. This was the only one I was able to pick out by scent. The chocolate was sweet and the little crispy coconut bits did make it all pop a lot more than the more delicate praline pieces.
The brown marble is filled with two half domes of Caramel. It tastes like a lot more chocolate on this one, but the caramel holds its own. The caramel is a bit more of the saucy side than chew. The flavor is quite deep, with scorched and burnt sugar notes particularly strong. There were also a lot of milk flavors, more than the other pieces, so that may have been part of the caramel.
I think this was my favorite of the assortment, because it was so different from most American and British caramels. The only drawback I noticed after the third or fourth piece was that the colorful coating was a little waxy and though it seals in the flavors and keeps them from melting if you hold them in your hand for a few minutes ... it's a shellac and rather tastes like it.
The yellow marble is filled with a Crispy Cookie praline. I was expecting this to be like a Speculoos, but it's not a spiced cookie.
It's a milk shell with a milk chocolate paste in the center and little cereal or cookie bits. It was a little malty and a little corny… when I say corny, I actually mean it tasted like corn nuts or polenta or something. It was not as sweet as some of the other milk chocolate pieces and definitely different.
Green - Almond Praline has a darker chocolate shell, though I'm not sure if it's full dark chocolate. It balanced the almond praline pretty well. It's not marzipan, it's more of an almond butter mixed with a touch of cocoa and sugar. It's sticky and satisfying, but doesn't have a strong jolt of almond flavor.
The orange marble is filled with Hazelnut Praline. This is quite sweet but has a very good roasted hazelnut flavor. The filling is more paste with a definite crystallized sugar grain to it. It doesn't have the smooth melt of the mousse, so it's a bit sticky. I thought the milk chocolate shell made it all too sweet, but the lingering toasted nut flavors really kept it from being cloying afterwards.
I think these are a great hostess gift, excellent for using as an accent to a dessert plate of holiday cookies, or tossing in a little dish with some snacks. The price, for the quality and unique appearance, is quite good.
These are made in France, is suspect by the same confectioner that made the Magic Beans. The ingredients look good, all natural things, even natural colorings They contain milk, wheat, hazelnut, almond, soy, coconut. May also contain traces of chestnut, pistachio, walnut and/or eggs.
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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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POSTED BY Cybele AT 3:26 pm Candy • Morselization • Review • Trader Joe's • Brittle • Chocolate • Nuts • 8-Tasty • France •
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
YumEarth Organics Gummy Fruits
YumEarth Organics Gummy Fruits were a surprising item to see at the Walgreen's. It's an appealing package, but the fact that Walgreen's has some all natural and organic offerings in the sweets aisle was impressive.
The soft and chewy candy comes in four flavors: banana, cherry, peach and strawberry. The package says these organic candies use no artificial colors or flavors, are made with real fruit juice and are fat free, nut free, gluten free and contain 100% of the daily RDA of vitamin C.
Here's the thing about these, they're not gummis. Though many candy companies use gummi and jelly interchangeably, gummis are very specifically a gelatin-based confection. These are jelly candies and there's nothing wrong with that, when you're selling yourself as a vegan candy.
They're not jelly beans, they're more like gumdrops. It's a jelly center with a little sugar sanding on the outside, slightly smaller than a gourmet jelly bean.
The colors are muted so it's hard to tell the flavors apart on sight. The easiest one for me to pick out was the Peach. The sugar sanding helped to sell the fuzzy flavor, which has a nice acidic bite and slightly piney/apricot flavor.
Cherry looked a lot like the peach, a medium orange color. It's nice and jammy, though not much else going on with it, it's not as tangy as the peach.
The Strawberry was difficult to discern as was the Banana. There was a definitely a yellow candy but it didn't taste like banana or strawberry, more like a generic jam that you'd put on your generic toast.
Oddly enough, even though I don't care much for cherry or peach as candy flavors, those two in combination made a really interesting punch flavor when eaten together.
The texture is very firm, though not quite gummi, it's a nice texture that releases a lot of flavor after you get past the sugar crust.
I think children may like them, but they're not as versatile as something like a jelly bean because they're just a bit messier. The colors are very hard to tell apart, especially in dim light situations. But, the assortment stands well in combination, so just tossing a few without looking into your mouth should work out fine.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:28 pm All Natural • Candy • Review • Jelly Candy • Organic • 6-Tempting • France • Walgreen's •
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Valrhona Blond Dulcey
One of the most popular luxury chocolate brands is Valrhona, which is made in France. Though you may not know the name or the label, chances are you've had their chocolate because they're used so widely in the pastry and confectionery trade. Though I rarely buy their bars, I am fond of their feves, which are little oblong chocolate disks which are great for baking or simply eating.
Since it's Easter, I thought I'd review one of the iconic confections of the season: White Chocolate. Valrhona introduced a new white chocolate bar last year called Valrhona Blond Dulcey 32%. It's like a dark white chocolate, if such a thing could exist. It's 32% cocoa butter, which is more cocoa butter than some chocolates have for all of their combined cacao content. The next ingredient by percentage (32%) is then whole milk (in the form of whole milk powder, skim milk powder, butter and whey), then there's sugar and some vanilla, soy lecithin and salt.
If you think that sounds rich, it is. That's 50% of your saturated fat in half a bar. When I calculated the calories per ounce, it came out to 195 (that can't possibly be right). But it's also 3 grams of protein and a full 15% of your daily RDA of calcium.
The bar is thick, which is nice considering that it's only 2.46 ounces, smaller than the usual 3.5 or 3 ounce tablet that I've become accustomed to as a premium bar. The diagonals score the bar well enough that it can easily be broken into these irregular but perfect bite-sized pieces.
The color is just what you see here, a butterscotch color instead of the creamy yellow-white or most cocoa butter confections. The literature about the Blond Dulcey makes note of the biscuit flavors along with a touch of apricot. They're not wrong, it does have a rich cereal note to it, along with some toffee and maybe a light hint of lemon.
The bar has a good melt, though I admit that it's a little fudgy at the start. I'd say that's more from the milk solids than any sugar-grain. It's lightly salty at first, there's over 100 mg of salt. It is like a digestive biscuit flavor, just lightly toasted, sweet but not so much that it hurt my throat. There was no slick or greasy coating in my mouth afterwards as many white confections made with tropical oils can leave.The vanilla note is overpowered by the sort of toffee and burnt sugar flavors, though I would have enjoyed some bourbon or tobacco in there.
I found my bar when I was in London, though they do sell them in the United States. It was about $8, which it's pretty steep for a smallish bar like this. I'll probably stick with the Green & Blacks or the Ritter Sport if I can find it.
This may be one of those white chocolate bars that converts people who don't like white chocolate. Or just something for those who do like white chocolate to munch on. It's a lot more satisfying than many other white bars that I eat, I didn't feel the need to eat the whole thing. That may be a function of the high protein content as well.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:49 pm All Natural • Candy • Review • Kosher • White Chocolate • 8-Tasty • France •
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Peanut M&Ms Intense 65% Cacao
My European candy blogging friends latched onto a new product last year, the Peanut M&Ms Intense 65% Cacao which are made in France but sold in quite a few European countries. When I had the opportunity to do a candy swap with Kristian at CandyBrain.de, this was on my wishlist of items.
I have to admit that the United States has the most diverse selection of M&MS, and we've even had Dark Chocolate Peanut M&Ms in stores before. So, I was mightily surprised to see that France got 65% cacao M&Ms before we did.
The bag is pretty big, with 9 ounces in a stand up gusset package. Instead of the zip top that many snack sized packages are getting the US, this on has a little sticker on the back you can peel off to use to hold it closed after you roll the top down.
The color variety for these is interesting. I looked at the ingredient panel to check if these were all natural, and it appears that it's nearly so. I looked up all the colorings and found the following listed:
e100 is Turmeric, a yellow-orange dye (derived from plants)
Here's the weird thing about the coloring used on the shells. I could tell what some of the colors were without looking by the taste. The red one had a banana note and the orange one had a hint of curry.
The shell is quite the same as in the US version. It's crunchy and not too thick but doesn't crack easily. They smell nicely of cocoa and a hint of roasted peanuts. The chocolate inside is quite dark, with an immediate bitter note and a little bit of a dry undertone. It's creamy and a little chalky but not in a grainy way. The peanuts however, were weird. I found most of mine were over-roasted, too dark, bitter and just plain ... well, not right. Maybe they're not American peanuts, which I admit I'm quite acclimated to.
I wanted to like these more than I did, though I had no trouble eating them all. Of course the fact that they're not available in the United States solves any issues I'd have if I did love them a little too much. Now ... maybe if they started putting Marcona almonds or Hazelnuts in there along with the dark chocolate ... then we might have something that would drive me to order from eBay regularly. I would be even better if the M&Ms World Stores would stock these international versions.
Some other reviews in the local territories:
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Monday, July 8, 2013
Lindt Wasabi
The trend towards mixing savory and sweet has been going on in the confectionery world for quite a while. Combining salty, crunchy pretzels and sweet milk chocolate is not a strange notion. There's no reason that any number of herbs and spices can't be combined with chocolate to great effect. It's great to see different cultural takes on, like curry or smoked chili or lavender.
The Lindt Wasabi bar is certainly not the first chocolate bar to include the Japanese horseradish. But the others I've had were from Japan (the KitKat) or from small chocolatiers.
The bar was just introduced, but when I saw it at Target, it already had a Clearance label on it (marked down from $2.49 to $2.11) while the expiration isn't until the end of November. I believe Lindt already has a successful bar with their Chili and I also liked the Touch of Sea Salt Dark bar.
This bar is not particularly dark, it's only 47% cocoa solids. And the ingredients aren't anything special either, the wasabi is artificial.
Though I don't like a lot of spicy foods, such as those made with chili peppers, I am fond of horseradish and wasabi. (I also enjoy curry and ginger.)
The bar smells sweet and earthy, with notes of horseradish right away. But there's also a sort of metallic note to that as well, like a bag of pennies. The bar has a wonderfully smooth melt, though it's quite sweet. It's smoky and the chocolate is rich but immediately overpowered by the prickly wasabi flavor. It's not terribly spicy, but has a little mustard seed kick to it and warms my throat.
As far as an enjoyable confection, this is not. It's a novelty to me, and 3.5 ounces was far too much. I'm fine with the occasional fine chocolate that uses it as an accent for some sort of combination but for the most part I want my chocolate to either challenge me to search my taste archives for flowers, tea, exotic fruits and fine cognacs or to comfort me with the gentle flavor of plain old chocolate.
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Monday, April 30, 2012
Hollywood Chewing Gum
Here's one of those weird purchases I made at a liquor shop called Mel & Rose that sells imported candies. There, within sight of the Hollywood sign, I bought Hollywood Chewing Gum: Chlorophylle. But it's not a quaint local brand or even American. It's made in France, by Cadbury (now owned by Kraft). It's not even one of those original gum brands from the final days of the Victorian era.
The gum is simple and pleasant. It's the classic style of stick, right down to a real foil wrapper on each piece. The flavor is spearmint and it's quite mild but with a good enough punch to make me feel refreshed and clean without a sticky or artificial feeling. The package also boasts that it has chlorophyll in it, you know, that stuff that allows plants to photosynthesize. I remember it was popular in gum and mints in the seventies, but hadn't seen it on a package in quite a long time.
I like that it was made with real sugar, so few stick gums are these days. So if you're looking for something to remind you of the classic Wrigley's Spearmint Gum, this is probably the closest you can find since Wrigley's went to artificial sweeteners. The sugar isn't terribly grainy, but the flavor and sweetness does go away pretty quickly, much quicker than Chiclets, but this is a more adult gum than Chiclets.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 7:37 am Candy • Review • Cadbury • Gum • Mints • 6-Tempting • France • Mel and Rose •
Friday, September 23, 2011
Trader Joe's Allsorts -a- Licorice
Before I started Candy Blog there was a rather short but significant list of candies that I had never tried before. One of them was Licorice Allosrts. This is mystifying for regular readers, I'm sure, who already know that I love licorice. But I didn't quite understand what it was and as Allsorts are often sold in bulk bins, there was no package (or blog) to explain it to me.
Allsorts are various shapes and combinations of licorice mixed together. The most common items within a variety bag would be rockies (cream filled tubes), twists, nibs, sandwiches (layers of licorice with layers of either fondant cream or coconut fondant), buttons (jellies or gummies covered in colorful nonpareils) and possibly licorice flavored mellocreams.
Trader Joe's Allsorts -a- Licorice is a very conservative and safe assortment of little licorice shapes, perfect for those who are shy of strong licorice and want to dip their toes into the anise waters.
The bright and moderne fifties style design on the packaging does a decent job of demystifying its contents. It says that it includes a fun and colorful variety of licorice shapes and sizes including sandwiches, tubes and swirls. The ingredients boast that there are no artificial flavors or colors, though as is the case with most licorice, it's not gluten free and also contains milk and gelatin ingredients. Though there is no coconut in the sandwich creams, there is coconut oil.
The assortment consists of: tubes filled with pink, orange or yellow cream; sandwiches with pink, orange or yellow cream; twisted nibs and licorice wheels.
While they're glossy and pretty, they're also soft. So soft that many in my package were lumped together.
The cream element is very soft and though it's not sticky it does like to stick to the other pieces and gets dented and malformed easily.
They're made in France, so they've had a long trip (but they're well within their expiry date - good until July 2013).
The texture is soft and chewy without being doughy like some Australian styles can be. It's also not crumbly or waxy like Twizzlers can get. The addition of gelatin gives it a good bounce and helps it keep its moisture. The licorice flavors are mild. There are some nice bitter molasses notes, it's sweet and lightly salty and only lightly anise-y. The cream is sweet and only slightly grainy, it's soft and dissolves quickly, almost like frosting. The flavors are what you'd expect: yellow is sweet lemon, orange is a little bit like orange and pink has a floral strawberry sweetness.
I enjoyed the different shapes, though the sandwich pieces were the least successful because they were so malformed. It was interesting to have a cream licorice sandwich that didn't have coconut, as so many do. I missed the chocolate flavored cream though, that would have been fun.
I found the mix very munchable. It didn't really satisfy any deep cravings for licorice, but it was a great snack. As a die hard licorice fan I don't think I'll be picking this up, but if you're looking for something that kids and adults can enjoy together, this has some features that both will appreciate.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 4:19 pm All Natural • Candy • Review • Trader Joe's • Licorice Candy • 7-Worth It • France •
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