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Friday, August 22, 2014
Yowie Hollow Chocolate with Toy
Back in 1995 Cadbury introduced a hollow, molded chocolate novelty called Yowie that included an animal toy in the center in Australia. They were wildly successful not only in Australia but in Oceania, as well, even outselling the more globally known Kinder Surprise Egg in those territories. Then about 10 years ago some disputes between Cadbury and the product line's creators, they were discontinued (more about that here).
There are plenty of hollow chocolates out there filled with little candies, but it's not easy to find them with a toy surprise. In the United States they are banned because in most cases the toy inside qualifies as a choking hazard. Even though the toy is enclosed within a plastic egg that is far too big to be swallowed, it's the tiny toys (often requiring assembly) that have American regulators on watch for them. (I've brought back the toys from Kinder Eggs from Germany, but never the intact candy.)
The Yowie Group has found a way around all of this regulation by simply making the toy inside too big to be a choking hazard and are reintroducing the Yowie line of toys enclosed in chocolate ... starting this time with the United States.
Yowies also have a few other features that Kinder Surprise Eggs do not. The chocolate is considered real chocolate (all natural) and is Rainforest Alliance certified. They're shaped and molded not like a simple egg, but in the form of different characters. Inside the molded chocolate is a plastic capsule (also kind of a toy itself) that holds the toy. The toy is actual decent quality and are themed as little animal figurines with information inside the capsule about them.
The chocolate is formed in halves, fully designed on both sides (though the back is less interesting). It comes apart rather easily to reveal the capsule inside. They're rather large, about 2.75 inches tall.
I bought two of them at Lolli & Pops in Glendale (I can't even find anywhere online to buy them as I write this). They were expensive, $3.75 each. Sadly, one of them was badly bloomed and inedible. They had the same expiration on them, and none of my other chocolate I purchased had any texture/blooming issues, so I'm going to have to say that it happened somewhere between manufacturing and the checkout counter. (So, I staged the photo below to make sure you'd see both of the toys.)
The chocolate itself is pleasant. It's very thin, so once I put a piece in my mouth, it melted very quickly. It has a fresh "dairy milk" flavor, a rounded cocoa note and a smooth texture. It's not the best milk chocolate I've ever had, but it's certainly very good for a chocolate novelty item.
You're not buying it for the chocolate anyway, and as far as candy indulgences go for kids, it's only one ounce (most chocolate/candy bars are 1.5 to 2.5 ounces) so it's pretty low in calories overall (153). The little toys are solid and good quality for something considered a novelty ... though certainly not a product I'd be willing to pay more than 50 or 60 cents for, let alone $3.75, even if it does include an ounce of chocolate. But this is for kids.
It's difficult to read the foil for the ingredients and other information. The press release from the company says that the chocolate is ethically sourced and their website shows the Rainforest Alliance logo. The chocolate is gluten and nut free and Kosher certified. The novelties are made here in the United States at Whetstone Chocolate of St. Augustine, Florida.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:53 pm All Natural • Candy • Review • Chocolate • Ethically Sourced • Kosher • Novelty/Toy • 7-Worth It • United States •
Friday, April 18, 2014
Pelino Confetti Flowers
A classic item for wedding favors are little parcels of confetti. Confetti is a generic Italian term for panned candies such as Jordan almonds, coated nuts, mints and of course chocolate. Tradition is a little sachet of five pieces, symbolizing health, wealth, fertility, happiness and longevity for the couple and their guests.
Another style of presenting the panned sweets is to wrap the little pieces up and form them into flowers and other shapes. I've seen these for years, I remember seeing a display of them in New York City's Little Italy in a deli by the counter. They were so pretty, I'm not sure I even understood that the petals were edible. This photos shows them made with Jordan almonds and tucked into crepe paper. I've seen them made with cellophane which can be clear or tinted as well as tule mesh, which can also be uncolored or tinted (but probably isn't sanitary).
I picked up this little bouquet in London at Harrod's in their Easter display. It was expensive for so little actual candy, £3.50 for about 15 little pieces (about $5.85 USD). It's made by Confetti Pelino of Sulmona, Italy. They were established in 1783, in a region of Italy that's well known for this traditional and painstaking method of confectionery.
This isn't as much a review of the candy as it is a deconstruction of the assembly of the five stems of flowers.
The bouquet is held together by green floral tape and decorated with green crepe paper leaves of the same color. It's pretty top heavy, as the candy petals are thick and will tip over the little bouquet when placed in a water glass or wine glass (so be careful if you're playing with these at a wedding reception). Each little flower is on a stem of wire, held together with tape and string. Floral tape isn't exactly sticky, so there's no issue of excessive adhesive with these. It unravels quite easily.
Each little piece of candy is a small, circular disk covered in cellophane. The cellophane is twisted together, the pointed, twisted ends are then tied together with a bit of string, and then taped onto the wire stem.
The candy at the center of these isn't a Jordan almond, just a little sugar disk. It's kind of bland, and as far as I can tell, unflavored. It dissolves and tastes like, well, sugar.
As candy, it's expensive and darned difficult to eat because of all the string and wire and tape and wrappers. As a favor or decoration is classically charming. There are a lot of different ways to achieve these with different colors of candy, different sizes, different tape and leaves or flower shapes. Harrod's is a fine place to buy one bunch if you're curious, but if you're interested in using them as favors or centerpieces, do some research on which will suit you best.
Though chocolate candies could be used, I would advise folks to stick to centers that are more weather-tolerant. It'd be fun to make them with M&Ms or Reese's Pieces, but I can't imagine anything with a lot of oil in it would do well with the heat of being handled a lot or possibly sitting in the sun or a hot car. I looked around to find a tutorial for making these but didn't have much luck (if you know of one, please leave a link in the comments). I can imagine that the same techniques could also be used to make candy wreaths, garlands and other styles of centerpieces.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 3:08 pm Candy • Review • Hard Candy & Lollipops • Novelty/Toy • 6-Tempting • Italy •
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Giant York Peppermint Patties (1 Pound)
One of my favorite styles of gifts (especially when I had much more modest capital than now) was the gift of beloved common items to delightful excess. This meant that it might a pretty jar filled with Atomic Fireballs or shoebox filled with Reese's Peanut Butter Miniatures. The sheer volume in itself is a luxury, something most normal people don't do for themselves, but they're happy to relish it from a loved one.
Part of a newer trend from the candy companies is to pre-package this for you. You can buy something that looks like a Giant Tootsie Pop that holds a bunch of lollipops, or a giant box of Wonka Nerds. A few have gone so far as to create actual giant versions of their candies - Hershey's has been making a 5 Pound Hershey Bar for quite a long time. A few years ago they also created the World's Largest Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (each in the twin pack is a half a pound) and the 1 Pound Snickers Slice n Share has returned again this year.
The newest addition to this is the Giant York Peppermint Patties.
The package holds two half pound patties, so it's one full pound of York Peppermint Pattie goodness. Unlike the normal Peppermint Patties on the market right now, which come as a single 1.4 ounce pattie or in the individually wrapped miniatures, these are not meant to be eaten as a single serving or portion of a serving. Each pattie is deemed to be 6 portions.
A regular pattie is about 2.65 inches across. The half pound patties are about 5.25 inches across. The ingredients are identical.
The trick with supersizing a filled confection is ratios. The 5 Pound Hershey Milk Chocolate bar is not substantially different from a 1.55 ounce one, since it's a solid object. For a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup it might mean a different in the milk chocolate and peanut butter filling. For the Snickers Slice n Share, I found it difficult to get all the textures and flavors in a single bite because of the masses of each. In this case, the texture is dominated by the peppermint fondant.
The first thing I noticed was the color and texture of the fondant. It's a bit more moist than the 1.4 ounce pattie. It's smooth and has less of a crumbly break than the small ones. It's pretty easy to slice, though a little stickier. The chocolate layer is thicker (and nicely rippled on the top) and provides a good, slightly bitter counterpoint to the sugary center. It's lightly minty, as expected, a clean flavor. Overall, it still captures the essence of the York Peppermint Pattie without violating the ratios too radically. It's difficult to eat, as you might expect. I sliced off pieces (but not actual slices) and ate them. The pieces from the center obviously got less chocolate than the edges.
An interesting difference with the Giant Patties is that they're made in the United States. The other sizes of York Peppermint Patties are now made in Mexico. Still, the Mexican-made Patties are almost always a better deal. Even on sale at Target for $8.00, that's eight dollars a pound. Most of the time you can get the miniatures in lay down bags for about five dollars a pound or less if you find a good sale. As a gift it's a great idea, especially for a Secret Santa or for a child to give to a hard-to-buy-for-but-not-diabetic grandparent. The chocolate is not certified ethically sourced at this time. (Though if Hershey's were going to roll out brands, it would be easy to make York Rainforest Alliance Certified since it contains so little chocolate. As a side note, the Bliss line will be Rainforest Alliance Certified by the end of the year.)
I bought this at Target, the only place I've seen them for sale. They're not even mentioned on the Target website or even the Hershey's website.
York Peppermint Patties contain dairy, soy and eggs. May also contain peanuts and tree nuts. There is no statement about gluten on the wrapper.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 10:10 am Candy • Review • Christmas • Hershey's • Chocolate • Kosher • Mints • Novelty/Toy • 7-Worth It • United States • Target •
Monday, August 27, 2012
Bubble Gum Cigarettes
I picked up these Victory Bubble Gum Sticks which are also known as Bubble Gum Cigarettes at Rocket Fizz last week. They're a nostalgic item, now made by World Confections, Inc. and probably not very popular with a lot of parents.
There are a few different package designs, with different names like: Kings, Lucky Light, Target, Round Up and Stallion.
There were two kinds of fake cigarettes when I was a kid. There were candy sticks, which were like a Necco wafer sugar stick with a red tip that was supposed to look like it was alight. Of course the sticks were much thinner than an actual cigarette, so the effect was weak. The second is of course the bubble gum cigarette. It's a rod of gum a little smaller than an actual cigarette, but each is wrapped in a bit of waxed paper with a light brown end to mimic the filter. Each piece of gum was coated in a little corn starch and the wrapper is loose enough that you could blow on one end and form a little puff of powder like smoke. Of course it only worked once.
The box construction on this Victory design box is a little bland. It's a flip top box, so there's no tab top that tucks back in or a flip top like real cigarette packs have. The artwork is minimal, but it works in the most impressionistic manner.
There were three flavors in my box of 8 sticks. Orange, Lavender and Pink.
Pink is cherry and it's just horrible. It's sweet and crunchy at first, then softens up and gives up all of its sugar over the course of about 10 good chews. It's then very stiff and bitter (from the food coloring). The slight medicinal flavor of the cherry disappears quickly as well.
Orange is orange. The flavor is vague to nonexistent. It's quite sweet and sugary and tended to stick to a couple of my fillings until the sugar was gone. It didn't get as stiff and difficult as the pink, but also did do much in the bubble department.
Purple is grape. There's a strong grape flavor initially, plenty artificial but still exactly what I expected. But that fades quickly along with the sugar in the gum. This flavor also gets dense quickly so the bubble blowing window is very short. The piece of gum is also pretty small, so the size of the bubbles was always going to be modest.
The gum is marginally passable, but the packaging is quite cute. Really all I was looking for was that experience of blowing the little puff of starch out. The gum is made in Macedonia, I think my first Macedonian candy. I think the Bubble Gum Cigars are more successful overall as a novelty item that still maintains its candiness.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:32 pm Candy • Review • World Confections • Gum • Novelty/Toy • 5-Pleasant •
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Big Bite Gummy Rocking Horse Ornament
A few years ago I picked up a Big Bite Gummy Bear. It's not the biggest gummi bear available on the market, but they're easy to find and pretty well priced for a novelty item.
This year the Big Bite family of gummis is expanding with holiday themed shapes. For Christmas they have three: a Tin Soldier (red cherry), a Christmas Tree (green apple) and a Rocking Horse (red cherry). I found the Big Bite Gummy Rocking Horse charming and well designed so I picked that one from the display at Cost Plus World Market. They're not as big as the Big Bite Gummy Bear (which is 12 ounces), they're about half that weight at 5.82 ounces.
First, as a Christmas tree ornament, this is a colossal failure. It's weight makes it too heavy and big to put on a normal tree. But as a party favor, stocking stuffer or table decoration, it does pretty well.
The gummi is constructed of two molded halves that are bonded together. They're packaged in a clear plastic form (which could actually be the mold) that works as an excellent storage container for the partially eaten candy and also as a more appropriate ornament when you're done.
Even though it's not as big as the original Big Bite Gummy Bear, it's still pretty large for a single portion of candy. (Come on, this is at least three portions.) The texture is soft, the surface is smooth but a little greasy because of the carnauba wax coating.
Out of the package, the Rocking Horse stands well on its own, though she's (yes, I checked) a little head-heavy and tips forward.
I was disappointed in the flavor selection, but I understand with novelty candies they have to go with what's most popular. (I would have preferred raspberry or strawberry or maybe something truly holiday themed like cranberry or cinnamon.)
Once I cut off the head, the halves of the candy pulled apart quite easily. The texture is pliable with a smooth flavor. It's cherry and though not the best cherry gummi I've ever had, it was passable. It was light, a little tart and had a nice overall balance. It wasn't too dark, not black cherry or wild cherry but more of the stereotypical cherry of most candies. (I think Tootsie Pop Cherry is as close as I can think of.) However, the edges of the product were tough and leathery, while the center was a bit softer. I also got a bit of an aftertaste and slight burning in my mouth ... this could be my reaction to the red food dye or just simple paranoia.
The tag lists the ingredients (contains gelatin and not Kosher/Halal) as well as the nutritional information. It was printed so small I had to photograph it and blow it up. The serving size is the whole candy but the calorie count for the whole thing was a rather modest 592 calories. (That Venti Pumpkin Spice Latte with the whipped cream at Starbucks has 520 calories.) But the really surprising part is consuming the whole thing is 10.7 grams of protein.
The candies are imported by a company called Novelty Specialties and are manufactured in China. I'm not enthusiastic about candy (or any food product) made in China because of their lack of accountability when it comes to food safety, though the United States and United Kingdom have their share as well. If I weren't writing this blog, I never would have purchased, let alone eaten this product (but that goes for a lot of the candies I've tried, and sometimes I'm pleasantly surprised).
The price was $3.99, which was the same price as the twice-as-big Big Bite Gummi Bear. $3.99 could buy some very nice, American or German gummis that you could put in a holiday themed package. Just saying. If you're not planning on eating it and want to dispose of it in the garbage disposal, well, this is better than plastic.
Since writing the review of the Big Bite Gummy Bear, which seem to be widely available, the company's website has disappeared. (Here's the page I got when I went to NoveltySpecialties.com.)
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 11:15 am Candy • Review • Christmas • Gummi Candy • Novelty/Toy • 4-Benign • China • Cost Plus •
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Candy Sweet Spots
Here's a new twist on a classic product. The classic Candy Buttons are a small strip of paper, like a receipt, that has little crunchy sugar dots on them in bright colors.
This new version is amped up in size and has another twist, actual flavors to the candy buttons (the classics may be flavored, but it's not perceptible). They're called Candy Sweet Spots and they're made in China by Greenbrier International, Inc.
The package is big. The strips are 11 inches long and 4.25 inches wide. There are three strips inside, which provides a full 2.4 ounces of candy - I paid a buck for it.
I've never seen a package include, perhaps even advertise, the word artificial so much. The name of the candy might actually be Candy Sweet Spots Artificially Flavored. Then at the bottom there's a little arrow that points up to the candies themselves that also exalts, "Assorted Artificial Fruit Flavors!"
The package goes on to list all of the flavors, right there on top of the actual candies in the see through package. I appreciate the information.
Yes, they are bigger than the traditional paper buttons. For the most part they're 1/3 to 1/2 of an inch in diameter. The old style buttons are a little less than 1/4 of an inch.
They come in four flavors: Artificial Cherry, Artificial Orange, Artificial Lemon and Artificial Raspberry. There are fifteen Sweet Spots of each flavor on each sheet.
The Sweet Spots are pretty much regularly sized and shaped. The bonus over their traditionally sized cousins is that these come off the paper rather easily. I had no trouble getting them off, no bits of paper stuck to the bottom. But they do leave a little residue of color/candy on the paper (so you can't reuse the paper for notes or anything).
Cherry (red) is sweet and mild, it has an actual authentic artificial taste to it and even a little note of Red #40.
They're really not that good as candy, but as something to amuse a small child for a while, they're okay. They're also made in China and contain gelatin and artificial flavors and colors.
I would say that they're a good accent item, but the original Candy Buttons are too. You can peel them off the paper and put them on a decorated cake or cupcake, which is especially useful if you just want to do a plain uncolored frosting and not have to mix anything else. (And easy for kids to do.) Unless you're looking for something in a larger scale, I'd say move along to some candy that's actually good. But if you can't resist the look of these, well, the price is good and the quality of the colors makes them at least a good deal as decorations. Other party ideas include hanging a strip on the wall to make "lickable wallpaper" or as an accent behind a candy buffet.
There's another version of these called Mega Candy Buttons which are actually even bigger and are Kosher (so probably don't have gelatin in them).
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 11:05 am Candy • Review • Compressed Dextrose • Novelty/Toy • 4-Benign • China • Dollar Tree •
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Dubble Bubble Gum Cigars
I bought these Bubble Gum Cigars while on vacation last month, mostly because it'd be so longer since I'd seen the full array of the flavors in quite a long time. They're made by Concord Confections in Canada which is now owned by Tootsie. (They also make Dubble Bubble Gum.)
I picked out three of them, in a standard array of colors orange, green and yellow. Each has a special name on the band, which is smaller than the standard cigar band (so I can't wear it as a ring, even on my pinky). The wrapping is simple, just a clear cellophane sleeve, all were fresh and pliable (though if you'll notice I dropped the orange one and it broke into pieces).
Cigars have faded a bit from pop culture, but starting sometime in the early 20th century it was common to celebrate a new baby with a gifting of cigars to friends (mostly by the father to friends, coworkers and contacts). As something that children today are aware of, it's kind of an anachronism, as I know I can go months without even catching a whiff of the scent of a cigar, much less actually seeing someone smoking one. The relationship between real cigars and bubble gum ones is so far removed, I don't think anyone can say that they actually improve the opinion folks have of tobacco. The reverse is probably true, the shape and association of a cigar with a children's chewing gum is more likely a hindrance to sales.
El Bubble is green and Apple Flavored. I admit that I'm kind of a gum purist. Chewing gum should be mint, cinnamon or that Juicyfruit flavor ... and bubble gum should be bubble gum flavored. None of these cigars is actually bubble gum flavored (I couldn't find a pink one). The apple is actually rather more on the actual apple juice flavor side of things than tangy green apple. It's sweet and light. Even after the sugar fades, it's not offensive or even very strong at all. I don't think anyone sitting near me would recognize the flavor.
The gum is soft and easy to chew. It's gets very soft and grainy quickly, kind of made my mouth fill up with saliva. But a little chewing and the gum firms up into a stiff enough piece that makes decent bubbles.
Gold Dragon is yellow and Banana Flavored. Banana is a rare flavor of gum in general, so it's nice to find. I'm sure there are some sort of Freudian/Mae West jokes about cigars and bananas, as well. The chew is soft and sugary with a mild and sweet banana flavor. Eventually as the sugar fades the flavor is much more artificial and caustic. Bubble blown at this point end up filled with noxious vapors like walking into a poorly ventilated nail spa.
Wild Tiger is orange and Orange Flavored. It's a purely sweet affair here, sickly sweet with only a touch of orange flavoring. Don't worry, it' doesn't taste like Aspergum, that would be too intense. Instead it's more like some sort of sugar paste that was next to something orange flavored at one point.
They're a fun little piece of gum, mostly inoffensive and colorful. They could easily just be little rods of gum or tubes ... but the idea of the little bands and their colorful names is the one bit of novelty here I enjoyed. The gum itself was passable, but I'm sure something that kids would chewy like I do ... just long enough to get the sugar out, then blow a few bubbles and move on.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 4:26 pm Candy • Review • Concord Confections • Tootsie • Gum • Novelty/Toy • 6-Tempting • Canada •
Monday, June 27, 2011
Trolli Gummi Bear-Rings
Mederer GmbH is a Germany candy company best known for its Trolli is a brand of gummis. By 1975 gummis were already very popular in Germany, with most of the market dominated by Haribo. So Mederer introduced the Trolli line with an affectionate mascot, the Trolli troll, with rainbow hair. The Mederer company also started making gummis in the United States, in Iowa, but later sold that off in 1996. It changed hands a bunch of times (passing through Nabisco & Wrigley's, notably) to what is now known as Farley's and Sathers Candy Company.
So in the United States, the Trollis you buy here are different from the Trolli candies from Europe (which are now made in Germany, Spain and Czech Republic). But that doesn't mean that you can't get the German Trolli brand, you just have to look for it under their American brand, called e.fruitti.
While I was in Europe earlier this year, I visited with the Trolli company's booth at the ISM Cologne candy fair. They make an amazing array of candy and many of their gummis, most in novelty flavors and shapes, which are available in the United States as well. One that I was excited about was the Trolli Gummi Bear Rings. (They're sold here in the United States with the same name, here's a comparison of the non-US branding of the candy with the Trolli brand and the American efruitti branding.) They're exactly what the name sounds like, rings made out of gummi candy with gummi bears on them like gems.
The bears are made with real fruit juice. Each piece is a combination of two flavors which are: orange, strawberry, apple, lemon/lime and cherry. The bears come in a variety of poses as well, with reclining bears, bears doing single pawed handstands, waving and splits.
The pieces are firm and have a soft, non greasy waxy coating. They fit pretty well on the top of my rather chubby fingers. If I tried I could get them down across the big knuckle. As long as your hands are really sweaty or damp, they don't get sticky.
The gummi part is quite stiff though still chewy and intense in its flavor. I'll just dissect them and take the flavors separately:
Cherry (red) is quite good and not the American style, it's more Kirsch-like, more like a classic cherry juice flavor.
Lemon/Lime (yellow) is zesty and tangy. It really is a great flavor to complement just about all the others.
Orange (orange) is rather ordinary. There's a fair amount of zest which keeps it from tasting like a rubberized version of orange Jell-O. But it was still a little bland.
Apple (green) isn't the regular artificial American green apple flavor, this was quite authentic, with apple juice flavors, it reminded me a little bit of a fruit roll up with a much smoother texture.
Berry (blue) is the one I wasn't sure about. The flavor of the blue gummi was rather berry-ish, more like raspberry. But the package said strawberry. However, the red was most definitely cherry. So I'm not sure about this one. It was tasty, chewy and a bit sour with some nice florals and jam notes.
The big point to these though isn't the flavor it's the fact that they're rings. You can wear them while you eat them. As an alternative to keeping them on your fingers, I'd say putting them on a necklace (just a piece of string) might be fun too. Just in case you were thinking that these were the gummi equivalent of brass knuckles, well, they would have the opposite effect if you punched someone with them on. They're quite bouncy. (Don't try that at home, please.)
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:19 pm Candy • Review • Gummi Candy • Novelty/Toy • 7-Worth It • Germany •
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Internet of Objects vs. Internet of Things vs. Web of Things vs. Things on the Web vs. Real World Web vs. Whole World Web
Now, it's actually pretty hard to sequentially represent a Twitter conversation between several people so the transcription below only approximates how it unfolded in real-time. Plus, there were participants whose Twitter accounts are not public, and so not included here. But the perceived issues of the debate are what's most interesting to me, along with who or what drops out of conversation.
tomcoates: Trying with @bobbiejohnson to think of a better phrase than 'internet of objects' for pervasively networked, web of data aware devices...Any thoughts?
jennielees: @tomcoates i prefer 'the internet of things', or if you're oreilly-oriented, 'web cubed'..
tomcoates: @jennielees The problem with the 'Internet of Things' is that I think it triggers a whole bunch of weird assumptions. It doesn't quite fit.
kevinmarks: @tomcoates I take it you don't like @bruces's 'spime' then?
tomcoates: @kevinmarks I'm not anti-spime as a useful descriptive term, although that's not completely what we're talking about here.
tomcoates: @kevinmarks Spime—as I understand it—is more of an object that can be tracked through space and time, rather than as a two-way transport.
jackschofield: @tomcoates It's already known as the Web of Things! http://bit.ly/9Adjed (@bobbiejohnson, er, who? ;-)
tomcoates: @jackschofield Yeah, I don't really buy that one either. It implies a web between things, not a relationship between things and the web.
tomcoates: @jackschofield Honestly, I'd prefer Things on the Web, although that's also semi-confusing, I accept.
tomcoates: Suddenly struck by the phrase "Real World Web" as a semi-reasonable phrase to describe the shift towards connected devices and environments
jackschofield: @tomcoates If you want to rename everything that could have a better name, you'll be busy for decades, and it won't make the world better.
tomcoates: @jackschofield I'm 100% with you - I'm not greatly in favour of having long, drawn-out semantic arguments about the names of things.
tomcoates: @jackschofield Generally much more important to get on with the process of building stuff.
tomcoates: @jackschofield But certain ideas just don't kick off if their naming is wrong or you can galvanise a community by renaming it.
tomcoates: @jackschofield The three obvious (positive) examples that leap to mind are the coining of 'social software', 'web 2.0' and 'ajax
jackschofield: @tomcoates True, though the actual meaning of Web 2.0 is arguable, and ajax's meaning is not obvious or recognised by most users...
jackschofield: @tomcoates What do the French, the Germans, the Japanese, the Chinese etc call Web of Things? One of those might suggest a better word...
egoodman: @tomcoates Maybe Whole World Web? The claim that some worlds are "realer" than others always bothers me. Life online is pretty damn real.
tomcoates: @egoodman I know exactly what you mean, but I think the danger is that you have to spell out what's different about the term.
tomcoates: @egoodman Whole World Web can be read really easily as the same as World Wide Web - both *could* refer to the physical world...
tomcoates: @egoodman That's the bit I'm trying to get to - how do you have a phrase that captures (1) the full range of meaning (2) is self-explanatory
tomcoates: @egoodman I think web of objects or things is nasty though - sounds like a separate distinct web from the web of pages or data...
egoodman: @tomcoates Agreed to all. Although in the beginning, World Wide Web was also a mysterious term.
egoodman: @tomcoates Mixed r=eality web? Hybrid web? ... now I'm just spiralling down, aren't I.
tomcoates: @tigoe I would go further and say the "Internet of Things" term has never been useful. Generally, though, I agree with you.
tomcoates: @tigoe My problem with The Internet of Things is that it feels separate and analogous to the Internet, when there's no distinction.
tomcoates: @tigoe What we need is a term that points towards the extrusion of the data-rich network into objects, while acknowledging the wider whole.
tomcoates: @tigoe For me, the interesting thing is not the 'things' but the way the network pushes its way into / through them.
tomcoates: @tigoe I think that's why I like the Real World Web pitch - because it points to that extension of the web. A new phase of The Internet.


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While this project is theoretical research-oriented, we are aware of the necessity of validating our assumptions and models by considering real-worlds situations. Two industrial areas are particularly interesting for us: mechanical manufacturing and food industry. With this objective in mind, we will collaborate with "pôle LUTB", "pôle Viaméca" and the company Diana Food that accepted to provide us with data and relevant examples.
First, we have to determine the attributes that affect demand. For instance, the carbon footprint is often considered, but it is a shortcut that is increasingly challenged by some comprehensive approaches such as the Life Cycle Analysis. Then, we have to build mathematical equations establishing the relationships between the environmental performance of a product and its demand level. The next step is to integrate the demand functions established in the previous phases in SC design models and to solve these models. Two main categories of models will be considered:
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Friday Funday!Posted by Alexa
Happy weekends everyone! What is on your agenda this last weekend in April? Can you believe it?
Kirby and I are taking some fun blog photos tomorrow and we can't wait to share them with you. We've got our J.Crew colored skinnies all laid out and I'm feeling the power of spring! Remember Leetal? She took our first batch of photos two years ago and we are working with her again and are beyond excited to see what she comes up with.
Also, I'm celebrating Kat's birthday with the KRAP girls, which is always a good time.
Hope your weekends are just as lovely. Here are your links:
This John Derian collection has me thinking of big open fields in days long past. Found via Extraordinary Wonders.
Anna never disappoints with her DIYs. Love these lined wooden boxes.
The Big Picture.
I just downloaded these backgrounds for my iPhone. Isn't Amy Moss talented?
I'm in blog love with Seventeenth and Irving and MeMe & He. (Two of my recent finds. Check them out)!
Don't forget to enter our giveaway for a bracelet from Thief & Bandit!
{Photo: Sand dunes on the North Island of New Zealand. Matt wrote out his name. Yep, that's him standing next to it.}
16 comments:
- Morgan Stone said...
Have fun with the bday celebration and the picture taking! I can't wait to see them! :)
- April 27, 2012 at 12:22 PM
- Kristina Gulino said...
Woohoo! Can't wait to see these new photos. You girls are going to look amazing! I totally need to get some done too. Spring is refreshing, huh? ;)
Nook & Sea
- April 27, 2012 at 12:25 PM
- Brynn {chartreuse and a twist} said...
great photo!!! sounds like you have an exciting weekend lined up! have a great one :) cheers to friday! XO brynn
- April 27, 2012 at 12:27 PM
- Jennifer @ Delightfully Noted said...
Can't wait to see the colored skinnies! That DIY lined box is sooo cute! Need to make me one now.
- April 27, 2012 at 12:57 PM
- Rema said...
That photo is epic! Can't wait to see your new bloggy photos!
- April 27, 2012 at 3:11 PM
- kristina said...
what an awesome photo alexa! have a wonderful weekend ahead!!
- April 27, 2012 at 11:45 PM
- Rachel {little bits of lovely} said...
That photo is awesome, I love it! Have fun on your photoshoot, sounds like its going to be amazing - can't wait to see how they turn out. Have a wonderful weekend xx
- April 28, 2012 at 5:08 AM
- BlushnCheeks said...
Matt's picture is cool as hell. He almost looks like a bird sitting at the end of the T. Have a nice weekend
- April 28, 2012 at 7:18 AM
- dana @ wonder forest said...
Oh fun, can't wait to see the pics!
Xo Dana
- April 28, 2012 at 7:39 AM
- Ashley said...
Can't wait to see the pictures and your skinnies :-)
- April 28, 2012 at 10:52 AM
- Alex said...
So excited for these photos! I hope you're having a good weekend girl :)
- April 28, 2012 at 12:24 PM
- Anthea said...
Can't wait to see the photos! Sunny patios :)
- April 29, 2012 at 3:45 PM
- Caitlin C. said...
That photo is brilliant!! Can't wait to see the photos from the shoot :)
- April 29, 2012 at 8:12 PM
- Ana Degenaar said...
I can't wait to see the photos! Color skinniness are the best!
- April 30, 2012 at 4:24 AM
- Punctuation Mark said...
hope you had an amazing weekend... it certainly like it was!
- April 30, 2012 at 4:37 AM
- Lucinda said...
Unbelievable image!!! Would LOVE to be in New Zealand!!! Hope you had a Happy Weekend!!
- April 30, 2012 at 5:54 AM


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In today's post I'd like to share the latest page created for my advent calendar project.
Advent Calendar; Day 20
- Stamps Used; Penny Black; 2800K The Sound of Snow. Anna Griffin; Clear Stamp Border
- Inks Used; Adirondack; Bottle. Versafine; Vintage Sepia
- Paint Used; Adirondack Acrylic Dabber; Gold
- Cuttlebug Alphabet; Olivia
I'd love to see your results if you are making daily pages for a similar advent calendar. If you missed the tutorial at the start, here's Part 1, which contained a download for how to create your calendar. Hope you like this project and will join me tomorrow for the next page.
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Win this one and we're atleast in the playoffs.
Win this one and we're atleast in the playoffs.
Timmons and Harrison have to come up really big! Clark and Mundy need to step up their game to levels they are unaccustomed too. C'mon guys! Make it happen!
leaving for the game have fun folks,i know i will you too blazed by my nut sack...only go when it's nice c'mon son gotta do better than that coldest game of the year so far
The tequila is tasting great this afternoon...go steelers
Cmon boys you gotta win this one. A clinched playoff spot would be a great bday gift for me. LOL.
I think we win though. I'm gonna say 21-6.
Proud fan of Dale Earnhardt Jr., Pittsburgh Steelers, Duke Bluedevils, and San Antonio Spurs.
Field conditions are good, it's cold as a tin can in siberia out there (so says Wolf on the sidelines) LOL
Ravens are up by 3 as we speak...we gotta win this.
Colts are beating the Jags which also factors into our playoff chase.
Greetings Nation! It's December. It's a tough AFC opponent. It must be time for another huge game at Heinz Field! Now let's get this damn Colts game over so I can watch the Steelers!!
We kick it yet? Or not til 415pm?
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 13, 2012) – Many ETSU basketball fans had been eagerly awaiting the debut of redshirt freshman Lester Wilson (Knoxville). Against Virginia Tech last Saturday, the 6-foot-4 forward did not disappoint.
Posting a team-high 20 points to go along with nine rebounds, Wilson was definitely impressive against the Hokies. For his efforts, he was named the Atlantic Sun Conference newcomer of the week on Tuesday.
In that game last week, Wilson hit on 8-of-15 shots from the field and was 3-of-6 from 3-point range, as he came off the bench to play 27 minutes.
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COSTA MESA — Publicly opposing a proposal to reduce the size of the city's Police Department, interim Police Chief Steve Staveley resigned in protest Monday.
In an interview with the Daily Pilot and a memo widely circulated at City Hall, Staveley took strong parting shots, questioning the ethics, integrity and legality of some of the decisions made by the City Council majority.
In turn, the city's chief executive defended the proposals as ethical and called the resigning chief's statements "simply libelous."
Staveley, a retired law enforcement veteran, stepped in as the fill-in chief March 16. He was to oversee the department while the city searched for a permanent police chief.
"There's a point in time where I reached an ethical dilemma: stay and take their money and be quiet about the foolish council decision-making, or reject their money and call them on it," Staveley told the Pilot in reference to a decision to trim the police force from 139 officers to 131.
Calling them "foolhardy," Staveley challenged the notion of the council majority that the cuts were necessary to make the budget work. Costa Mesa is in the middle of an ideological battle with four council members who claim there is a budget crisis, and a fifth council member and employee associations saying the problems are overstated.
"I've been doing this for a very long time and I can read a budget," Staveley said. "I am unable to sit there and accept checks for looking pretty. I can't do it. If we can't move the organization forward, that's the way it is."
City Chief Executive Tom Hatch said the city's fiscal problems are not overstated.
"Costa Mesa's financial numbers are simple and alarming," he said in a statement, adding that the city spends much more than it takes in and has used more than $33 million of its reserves in the past three years.
While Hatch tried to stay away from cutting public safety, he said there's not much he can do but make some cuts to the department. The city plans to cut 3.5% from the CMPD budget.
The city and a consultant have come up with a plan to maintain patrol hours, he said.
Costa Mesa proposes increasing the number of non-sworn employees for support services and changing their schedule to five days a week, which would be similar to the work schedule in the private sector, Hatch said.
"In some areas, the level of service won't be the same for residents and the business community, but unfortunately, this is what we can afford…," Hatch said in the prepared statement. "I live here with my wife and daughters. I wouldn't do anything to jeopardize their safety."
Hatch named former La Habra Police Chief Dennis Kies as the interim chief. Kies is expected to serve for a few weeks before Hatch names a permanent chief.
In the letter to the Police Department's staff, Staveley listed the five-days-a-week schedule and the cuts proposed by the council majority as among the reasons for his departure.
"If you let council people meddle in such small matters, is it long before they tell us who we can cite, or arrest, or require us to release or whose burg gets investigated? I think not," he said in his letter. "It is simply a step to corruption and I won't play in that arena."
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2005 Suzuki Forenza ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
Competent sedan, wagon and hatchback.
When you're shopping in the $15,000 new-car market, chances are that head-turning style and high-performance aren't first on your priority list. No, more likely you're looking to get as much car as you possibly can for as few dollars as possible.
It is into this hotly contested, price- and feature-sensitive market that Suzuki enters with two new models this year. The Suzuki Forenza Wagon and Reno are new to Suzuki's Forenza family for the 2005 model year. Both are based on the Forenza sedan, which was introduced as an all-new model for 2004. The underpinnings of the three body styles are mechanically identical. The major difference among them is exterior styling and a few trim choices.
From the standpoint of stuff for the money, the Forenza family of cars does well. They are well equipped even at the base trim level, and retail for less than most of their competitors.
The Reno is the fun member of the family. Its job is to be Suzuki's pretty face, attracting buyers who might otherwise consider cars sitting on Scion showroom floors, or perhaps the sleek lines of the Mazda 3, to which it bears a slight resemblance. The Forenza Wagon's most compelling feature is just that: it's a wagon. Larger than the Chevy Aveo and Kia Rio, it costs significantly less than comparably sized wagons such as the Ford Focus ZXW or the Toyota Matrix. The Forenza sedan is designed to offer a strong value in a sea of value-priced compact sedans, no easy job. It does this by providing side-impact airbags as standard equipment; they're extra-cost options on the 2005 Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla and Ford Focus. Other features that are optional on the big brand names are standard on the Forenza, including air conditioning, power windows and door locks, and a CD player.
Suzuki is able to keep prices low because, despite the Japanese nameplate, the cars are built in Korea by Daewoo, courtesy of General Motors, which owns a stake in both Daewoo and Suzuki. General Motors benefits by keeping its Daewoo plant active, and Suzuki gets a full line of cars to draw more people into its dealerships.
The cars resulting from this complex genealogy are not ground breaking; few cars in this segment ever are. Breaking ground costs money, after all, so breaking ground is a job usually done by more expensive vehicles. However, these cars are strong on features, have warranties, and are good values for the money, even if they are short on pizzazz.
Suzuki Forenza and Reno models are available in three trim levels: S, LX and EX. All models come with four-wheel disc brakes and a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. Five-speed manual gearboxes are standard on S and LX models, four-speed automatics are optional ($800). Forenza sedan and Reno hatchback are the same price, while the Forenza wagon adds $500.
Reno S ($13,499), Forenza S ($13,499) and Forenza wagon S ($13,949) come standard with air conditioning, cloth upholstery, AM/FM/CD/cassette with six speakers, steering wheel-mounted audio controls, power windows, power door locks, heated power mirrors, 60/40 split folding rear seats, intermittent wipers and other features. Also standard are details such as a trunk light, seatback pockets, and remote releases for the trunk and fuel filler door. The Reno's stereo also supports MP3 playback.
Forenza and Reno LX ($15,349) and the Forenza wagon LX ($15,849) add remote keyless entry, cruise control, fog lamps, a power sunroof, 15-inch alloy wheels, and a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob.
Forenza and Reno EX ($16,949) and the wagon ($17,449) come with leather upholstery and the automatic.
Safety features include side-impact airbags as standard equipment along with the mandated dual front airbags. We recommend getting the optional anti-lock brakes with electronic brake-force distribution ($500), which are available for LX and EX models. Three-point seatbelts are provided for all positions and we strongly recommend wearing them because they are your first line of defense in any crash; the front seatbelts are equipped with pretensioners designed to reduce belt-related injuries in a crash and adjustable shoulder-height adjusters for better comfort. The LATCH system of lower anchors and top tethers for child seats comes standard along with rear-door child safety locks. Safety sells, and these Suzukis are long on it for this class.
The biggest distinction between the Suzuki Forenza and Reno models is the exterior styling.
The Forenza sedan and wagon boast clean lines when viewed from the side, and the jeweled taillights are a nice touch from the rear. The front, however, features a three-element grille, with a center section surrounded by body-colored plastic. Dead center is a Texas belt-buckle sized Suzuki 'S.' It's not the most flattering angle of the car, and it reminds us of Mitsubishi's similarly peculiar nose treatment. In addition, the 15-inch wheels look a little lost in the bodywork, especially in the back. Bigger wheels would help, but they would also push that low base price up, which would be an unforgivable sin.
The Reno boasts a much smoother design, and if the word 'Italian' crosses your mind when looking at it, give yourself a pat on the back. Penned by Italy's ItalDesign studios, the Reno's smooth shape is its best asset. Sleek headlights sweep into the body work, the fenders are nicely arched, and a strong character line runs along the top of the fender, over the doors, and to the tail. The arched wheel wells give the same 15-inch wheels a little added dimension, so they don't look as tiny here. It's one of the nicer five-door hatchbacks on the road, better than Suzuki's own Aerio and several others.
Fit and finish on these cars is good, but not class leading. Still, we couldn't find any assembly problems or anything that pointed to a slapdash effort on the part of the Korean builders. Word is that Suzuki's engineers taught Daewoo a little something about fit and finish, and the lessons seem to have taken hold. The paint was nicely sprayed, with our Forenza wagon a very pretty medium blue color. Silver is a tough color to get right, but the Reno's paint job was without blotches or other cheap-looking touches. The only quirk, and we've noticed this in all the Korean-built Suzuki models, were doors that required a strong effort to slam. We're not talking blast-door weight here, but we frequently found ourselves staring at the 'door ajar' light.
The interiors of the Reno and Forenza LX models we've seen were virtually identical, with the only exceptions being the shape as dictated by the bodywork. The dash is trimmed in black and metallic-look plastic, and it's a harmonious and integrated design that eschews gimmickry for common sense. If you've driven any Japanese car in the past 20 years, you'll be immediately familiar with the control layout. Hard plastic is kept to a relative minimum, and the dash top, door pulls and virtually anything else you'll touch on a day-to-day basis feel as good as comparable Korean or, as the case may be, Japanese competitors.
Gauges are big and clear, with a central speedometer flanked to the left by the tachometer and the right by the fuel and temperature gauges. The stereo in both cars sounded only mediocre, but both had clear controls and were easy to figure out.
The front seats were comfortable, with adjustments for fore, aft, and height. Engine noise gets intrusive the higher you rev it, but wind and road noise is well controlled for this price point. As long as you don't expect Lexus-levels of silence, you'll be happy.
Rear-seat room is among the best in the class. On paper, the Forenza sedan offers more rear hip room, head room and leg room than the Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic, Mazda 3 and Nissan Sentra. And Reno offers more rear legroom than the Mazda 3 and Toyota Matrix. Still, this is a compact, so the back seats are tight. Although five belts are available, we recommend squeezing three people in the back only if they still want cookies and milk before naptime. Back seat roominess is mostly identical for sedan, wagon and hatchback, though the wagon offers more rear headroom than the Reno does.
Trunk space in the Forenza sedan is about average for the class, 12.4 cubic feet.
With five doors, both the Reno hatchback and Forenza Wagon lean heavily on utility to get them through the day. All Forenza and Reno models share the same 102.4-inch wheelbase, the norm for the class. But the Forenza Wagon is 10 inches longer overall, so it's able to carry more stuff. With the seats up, the Forenza Wagon can swallow more than 24 cubic feet of cargo, while the Reno manages just under 9 cubic feet, less than the sedan. Fold down the seats, however, and the Reno really opens up with 45.4 cubic feet of cargo space compared with 61 cubic feet in the wagon. Neither car's rear seats fold completely flat, but they're good enough for temporary storage. Also, the cargo covers on both cars deserve special mention for the total lack of reflection they cast on the rear window when in use.
Driving Impression
The driving experience in the Suzuki Forenza and Reno is about what you'd expect in a value-oriented compact. The Reno and Forenza share the same platform, including suspension, engine and transmission. So we weren't surprised when all three body styles shared similar driving characteristics.
Power comes from a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. It's not particularly powerful nor is it particularly fuel efficient. With 16 valves, double overhead cams, direct ignition and most of the other modern engine tricks we see today, its 126 horsepower at 5600 rpm are somewhat disappointing. Torque is a bit better, at 131 lb-ft at 4000 rpm, but no matter how you slice it, this is not a very sporty engine, a fact reinforced by the unhappy noises it makes when pushed hard.
EPA-estimated fuel economy is just 22/30 mpg City/Highway (manual transmission, all models). That's distinctly sub-par for the class. On the plus side, they meet ULEV Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle requirements, meaning they're relatively clean.
Part of the problem is weight. These Suzuki models are fairly heavy cars for this class. Base curb weight for the Forenza sedan is 2701 pounds, which is 200 pounds heavier than a Toyota Corolla and 250 pounds heavier than a Honda Civic. The Reno hatchback weighs in at 2750 pounds while the wagon tips the scales at 2850 pounds. Weight impacts acceleration performance, and these cars are not quick.
We tested both the five-speed manual and the four-speed automatic transmissions. The automatic shifts smoothly, but feels as though it's taking what little power the engine puts out and hiding it away somewhere. The automatic features a fiddly gated shifter on the floor and you have to have to push down on the shifter handle to move it from neutral to reverse, all of which seems to add layer of needless complexity. On the plus side, it offers a Hold function designed to keep the car in gear on long uphill stretches. The standard five-speed manual felt smooth and buttery in a Reno we drove, but vague and ropey in a Forenza sedan.
As befitting a budget car, the suspension is pretty basic, although it is fully independent. MacPherson struts hold up the front of the car, while a dual-link setup takes care of the rear. It's a tried and true setup that does its job well, and is well-sorted in this car, with few extraneous ride motions, and an overall comfortable ride. Despite its looks, the Reno is no sportster, but it and the Forenza have well damped suspensions that keep control of the car body in most circumstances. It feels tuned to the soft side, which was nice on bumpy, broken pavement, but it dove under braking and squatted under acceleration. The steering had a bit of play in it. The steering is decently weighted, but we frequently found ourselves having to re-center the wheel ourselves, rather than letting the car do it.
Brakes are firm underfoot. Anti-lock brakes are optional. We recommend getting ABS as it allows the driver to brake and steer at the same time in an evasive maneuver. Electronic brake-force distribution helps balance braking force front to rear according to the situation, resulting in quicker stops and better stability under hard braking. In short, these features can help you avoid a crash, whether it's wet, wintry or dry pavement on a sunny day.
The Suzuki Forenza and Reno models offer a lot of stuff for the money when compared with the big name brands, and come with an excellent warranty (3 years/36,000 miles bumper-to-bumper, 100,000 miles/7-year powertrain). The Reno five-door hatchback, the Forenza four-door sedan and the Forenza wagon are essentially the same vehicle in different body styles. Reno is the best looking with its Italian styling.
New Car Test Drive correspondent Keith Buglewicz is based in Southern California.
Model Lineup
Suzuki Forenza Sedan S ($13,449); Sedan LX ($15,349); Sedan EX ($16,949); Wagon S ($13,949); Wagon LX ($15,849) Wagon EX ($17,549); Reno S ($13,449); Reno LX ($15,394); Reno EX ($17,049).
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