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Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Toblerone Toasted Corn Crunch
Last year about this time Toblerone introduced a new version of their classic milk chocolate mountain bar: Toblerone Toasted Corn Crunch. Oddly enough, they were available exclusively at that time at duty free shops in Europe. I never thought I'd run across a bar. But I was strolling the candy section at Cost Plus World Market and not only did they have a stack of them, they were also on sale for 99 cents for a 3.52 ounce bar.
The bar features Toblerone's Swiss milk chocolate with toasted crushed corn, honey and almond nougat.
The bar format is exactly like all the other Toblerones. This comes in the classic cardboard prism box. Inside there's a foil wrapped bar made of 12 triangular segments.
The bar looks like any other milk chocolate Toblerone from the sides, but the bottom reveals there's lots of bumpy stuff inside. The scent is sweet and milky along with a really strong corn note. The corn doesn't smell quite like popcorn, more like, well, corn or maybe polenta. The chocolate is quite sweet, though smooth, it's very sugary. The corn bits are like corn nuts, very crunchy though not quite hard enough to break any teeth. (Sometimes I feel like I'm chewing on teeth when I eat corn nuts.)
The combination of the lightly malty, cereal flavor and the very mild chocolate is pretty good. There's a nice boost of salt in there, which also offset the sugary chocolate. But I never really got the nougat and honey flavors that I enjoy so much in a Toblerone. The only good thing is that I felt like it keep me busy a long time, as I was working those corn bits out of my teeth for about 20 minutes.
It's an interesting bar but I see no need to consider it as a replacement for a Ritter Sport Knusperflakes (Corn Flakes). It's hard to be harsh on the bar when it's so much better than a Nestle Crunch Bar which is half the size and the same price. As far as their new bars, I think the Toblerone Salted Almond is worth seeking out.
Toblerone still does not provide consumers with any information about their cacao sourcing with regards to ethics or sustainability. The bar contains eggs, soy, milk, corn and almonds. It's made in facility that also handles other tree nuts. There's no gluten statement on the package.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:11 pm Candy • Review • Kraft/Mondelez • Chocolate • Kosher • Nougat • Nuts • 7-Worth It • Switzerland • Cost Plus •
Monday, June 8, 2015
Mars Milky Way Marshmallow with Caramel
Mars has been teasing quite a few new candy items lately, the first one to hit store shelves will be their Milky Way Marshmallow with Caramel Bar. The press release says it delivers a magnificent combination of fluffy marshmallow nougat covered with a layer of smooth caramel, enrobed in creamy milk chocolate.
Limited Edition bar should hit shelves in July or August ... when they're gone, they're gone. (Though sometimes Mars will bring back a limited edition item.) The Impulsive Buy readers have already spotted them in the wild.
The bar looks good. The fluffy white nougat is definitely different from the normal Milky Way nougat. The scent is also a change from the traditional Milky Way, it's less malty, less milky smelling. There's a slight vanilla note to it, even before biting.
It's a very sweet but clean tasting bar. There's no lingering malty notes, not as much of a salty hint either. It tastes fresh. So if the concept of the Milky Way bar appealed to you, but the fact that the nougat was malty was holding you back, this might be the bar for you. Is it marshmallowy? No, the texture of the nougat is not smooth, not as fluffy as actual marshmallow. However, if you're a vegetarian, the fact that it's a nougat (made with egg whites) and not a marshmallow (made with gelatin) might be a selling point.
The bar contains soy, egg and milk and also may contain traces of peanuts. There's no statement on gluten.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 3:49 pm Candy • Review • Mars • Caramel • Chocolate • Kosher • Limited Edition • Nougat • 7-Worth It • United States •
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Snickers Mixed Nuts
It's been a while since Mars has done something new with the Snickers bar. Sure, they miniaturized it, and brought back the Snickers Rockin' Nut Road Bar, but nothing innovative has come along in a few years.
Mars announced last month that they're releasing a new limited edition bar in November nationwide. It's called SNICKERS Mixed Nuts Bar. They bill it as a satisfying mix of peanuts, almonds and hazelnuts combined with SNICKERS® Brand caramel and nougat, all coated with creamy milk chocolate.
Mars sent me some samples of their new candy bars, so I thought I'd give a preview. I think it's an exciting concept to include so many different kinds of nuts in one bar.
This is a strange bar, because of its mixed status there's not quite enough of any of its elements. It smells a bit like peanuts, but not as peanutty as a regular Snickers. The nougat is salty and the caramel chewy, all the nuts are crunchy ... the almonds are especially bold and I do recall at least two hazelnuts. If I sound disjointed, that's the bar right there. It's a stop and a start, I kind of got going with a nice almond and then there were some peanuts. I'm more mellow than Snickers, more bold than Snickers Almond.
In addition to the milk, eggs, soy, hazelnuts, almonds, and peanuts, the bars may also contain traces of other tree nuts. There's no statement about gluten.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:59 pm Candy • Review • Snickers • Mars • Caramel • Chocolate • Kosher • Limited Edition • Nougat • Nuts • Peanuts • 6-Tempting • United States •
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Candyology 101 - Podcast Episode 9 - House Brands
In this episode of Candyology 101, Maria and I talk about house brands. You know, generics or downmarket clones of popular candies.
You can download the file directly: MP3.
Here's a quick review to go with the podcast.
In preparation for the episode, I picked up the 99 Cent Only Store version of the popular Mars candy bar array. The cross sections are shown in the image above. They're all packaged by Momentum Brands in Turkey. Though the wrappers said that they were milk chocolate covered candy bars, the milk chocolate actually contained dairy whey, which is considered a filler in the United States and cannot be labeled chocolate here. In general whey is used in place of extra sugar in cheaper milk chocolate. Think about it, if you want to make an inexpensive chocolate, you're going to use as little of the most expensive ingredient as you can. So the cacao content (not even listed) is probably not more than 20%. Then there's milk, which is usually milk fat and milk powder (which includes both the milk proteins and milk fats) ...and sugar. Too much sugar and the chocolate is unappealing and too much milk fat and the chocolate won't set. So, milk protein does nicely as a filler that has a slightly malty flavor but is generally benign.
Choco Coco (Bounty) are like Almond Joy without the almonds. The coconut was very firm, but thankfully not that sweet. The milk chocolate has an odd malty flavor to it and a sort of "vitamin" note. Overall, satisfying for a cheap candy ... there were three little bars in the package for 60 cents.
Choco Duo (Twix) - This was a smaller package instead of the king size versions of the others. The sticks smelled malty and sweet. The biscuit base was very hard with a sort of graham cracker or digestive note to it, instead of the exceptionally bland version in the US Twix. The caramel was quite stiff but ultimately chewy ... much chewier than a Twix. The texture of the whole was more within my preferences than actual Twix. But it still isn't in my arena of candy bars.
Coco Nut (Snickers) were also a king sized package that had two not-quite-full-sized bars. Mine were bloomed (all others were shiny) and I noticed right away that they're much flatter than Snickers. The ratios are completely off and the peanuts taste foreign, as if they're a different variety from the US bars. It's not very peanutty, the caramel and nougat had the same chew ... it was fine for eating, but did not scratch the same itch that a fresh Snickers does.
Coco Nougat (Milky Way) is not at all like a Milky Way. This is actually more like the Milk Munch (also make in Turkey) that I had years ago. Very malty, a little too stiff and not fluffy enough.
I'll stick to paying full boat for my Mars family of bars, especially when for a similar price, the 99 Cent Only Store sells those snack package with 6 or 8 little bars for a dollar anyway.
Don't forget you can check out the show notes for Candyology 101 and my previous "Designer Imposter" reviews.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:20 pm Candy • Caramel • Chocolate • Coconut • Mockolate • Nougat • Peanuts • 5-Pleasant • Turkey • Highlight • Radio Interviews • 99 Cent Only Store •
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Brach's Candy Corn Nougats
I've purchased quite a few candy corn themed candies this year, so it was easy to toss the Brach's Candy Corn Nougats in my basket as well.
Brach's makes a variety of holiday versions of their individually wrapped nougats, but this is the first year they've made a Halloween Candy Corn version. The bag holds 12 ounces of three different color varieties of the candies. They come in yellow, white and orange, just like the layers of candy corn and each features a little image of candy corn at the center. Like many of Brach's other candies, these are made in Mexico.
Nougat is already very similar to Candy Corn in its ingredients. It's basically sugar, glucose (sugar syrup), honey and a little protein (in this case egg whites, some candy corn uses gelatin). It's a little different from taffy in that it's usually a bit softer chew and has a mild honey flavor. Nougat is usually a smoother texture than fondant, but they should both have a clean and fresh melt on the tongue without much tooth-sticky.
It's hard to say that these are bad when they succeed at being exactly what they're supposed to be. They're a soft nougat that tastes like candy corn. So that's good.
The chew is soft, really too soft. They're not quite foamy or puffy like a marshmallow, but not chewy like a taffy. They're not quite melt in your mouth divine like a French nougat, either.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 2:33 pm Candy • Review • Halloween • Brach's • Ferrara Pan • Nougat • 5-Pleasant • Mexico • Walgreen's •
Friday, March 21, 2014
3 Musketeers Bites
We're almost through Mars complete morselization of their candy bar line. The latest release is the 3 Musketeers Unwrapped Bites (the final piece will be Twix later this year).
The bites are exactly what you'd think from the name, unwrapped little cubes of 3 Musketeers nougat filling covered in milk chocolate and tossed in a bag.
I've observed this with past reviews of the Bites line for Mars: I'm disappointed with the look of the products. It's tough, because the packaging means that the pieces are tossed around for months and miles and get scuffed. I'm sure when they come off the line at the factory they're exquisitely cute. But the chalky look is a bit of a turnoff for me, I don't want to dump these in a bowl and admire then like I usually do with chocolates that come in little pieces.
They're quite consistent little cubes, with fewer cracking and oozing problems than the Milky Way Simple Caramel Unwrapped Bites. There were also more pieces in the package. There were about 16 Simply Caramel Bites while the 3 Musketeers Bites package had 24 ... that's all because of the airy nature of the nougat filling.
The bites smell malty, though also a little like plastic. They're light, definitely not as dense as other candies would be for their size. I really liked the Milky Way Bites, so I had high hopes for the 3 Musketeers. The bite is soft, as the center is fluffy. The chocolate melts well, though doesn't have much more than a vague cocoa flavor. The center is mostly a fake vanilla with a hint of salt. I didn't get much in the way of malt from it though the texture is quite nice. There's only a slight hint of grain from time to time. Overall, it's just really sweet without much of a definitive flavor profile.
Mars has gone back and forth on the 3 Musketeers filling flavor over the years, tweaking it here and there, to the point where I'm not sure which version this is, but I know I don't care for it. These might be good when combined with something, or perhaps frozen. I'll stick to the Snickers version.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:46 pm Candy • Morselization • Review • Mars • Chocolate • Kosher • Nougat • 7-Worth It • United States • 7-11 •
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Amy's Organic Andy's Dandy Creamy Candy Bar
Amy's Organic Andy's Dandy Creamy Candy Bar is another bar in the new organic line from the famous ready-made food company.
The package describes the bar as Whipped Creamy Center with Caramel Covered in Chocolate. So, rather like a Milky Way Midnight bar.
The back of the package spends a lot of space telling you about what ingredients are in there, what ingredients may have been near the other ingredients and what ingredients are never in anything they make. It's free from GMOs, preservatives, peanuts, eggs and gluten. Made from 99% organic ingredients (salt and water are the only non-organic items). It contains soy and dairy (made with rBHT free cows), but it's also manufactured in a facility that processes tree nuts, wheat and seeds.
The two bars are a nice size. They're one ounce each (a total of 2 ounces for the whole package). For comparison, a Milky Way Midnight bar is 1.76 ounces. The price for the bars is steep, I paid $2.49 for this, so twice as much as a regular Mars candy bar but actually larger. Inside the wrapper (which was devilish to open) the bars are set in a tray which protects them pretty well.
The bar just out of the package smells rich, like woodsy cocoa. Biting into the layers, it's soft, not quite foamy but very forgiving. The fluffy center is less than creamy. It's more like the nougat center of a 3 Musketeers. It's airy and slightly grainy. It smells a little, well, cheesy. The caramel is unremarkable. There's a malt note to the whole thing, but overall the center is quite sweet.
The dark chocolate is good, it's at least bittersweet and cuts through some of the sweetness. The overall effect of the sort of the brewers yeast flavored center with the overt sweetness and lack of toasty caramel notes left me unimpressed. Granted, Milky Way has never been a huge favorite of mine, so the alternate versions I've had over the years are trying to measure up to something that I don't care for in the first place. At this point, I'd say the other offerings in the Andy's Dandy bar line are going to be more satisfying.
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Monday, January 6, 2014
Revisit Reviews: Pretzel M&Ms, Rally Bar and Snickers Rockin' Nut Road
Every once in a while candies get a revamp, so I like to revisit them. Here are a few that caught my eye.
Pretzel M&Ms were introduced in 2010 (original review) and have done well enough for Mars that they have continued as part of their regular repertoire, even getting seasonal color varieties for the holidays. I noticed a new version on shelves that advertised "now more pretzel taste." Since I was able to find the previous version, I thought I'd taste them side-by-side. They have similar "best before" dates.
They look identical. The originals are on the left and the new version are on the right. Same colors, same shape, same size.
It is striking how much better the new ones are. The new ones are crunchier, taste lighter and airier yet have more of that malty, pretzel toasted coating. There was no difference I could see in the ingredients or in the new nutrition panel. They're still a pretty low calorie candy treat, at only 150 calories per package, they're pretty satisfying without being too fatty. (Of course the portion is only 1.14 ounces, but there's a lot going on with the textures.)
The original rating stands at 7 out of 10. They're not perfect and I still don't think I've bought them since the first introduction (though I eat them when given a sample package, which happens once or twice a year). I still go for the Almond M&Ms when given the chance.
Hershey's Rally Bar is a strange sort of candy bar in that it appears and disappears on store shelves with little notice. It's a Hershey's candy bar, first test marketed in the late 1960s, it was in wide distribution by 1970 across the country. The advertising theme was: Reach Me a Rally Bar, the Milk Chocolate Covered Nut Roll for the Man-Sized Appetite as well as the more gender-neutral The Crowded Candy Bar. This was one of the Hershey Corporation's earliest attempts at advertising, before this they stood with the founder's position that a quality product would sell itself. More about the Rally Bar on Collecting Candy.
The candy bar has no real package identity to adhere to in this reissue. This is what it looked like back in 2008 and this is what it looked like in 2004. The new one doesn't even mention the name Hershey on the front. I picked it up at Walgreen's as an exclusive item.
Though it was probably a chocolate candy bar when it was introduced, by the 2004 wrapper it was evident that this was a mockolate item. (Here's my original review.)
This is smaller than the 2.2 ounce bar I tried back in 2008. This is 1.66 ounces (which is actually a good size for me). It smells like peanuts. The fudgy center is like a nougat, it's soft and chewy with little flavor of its own. The peanuts are Payday-like, they're crunchy, though not quite as salty. The chocolatey coating actually has a hint of salt, keeping it from being sickly sweet. Overall, it's an okay bar but I don't see it as that different from a Baby Ruth.
I stand by my previous rating of 6 out of 10.
There was a time when there were oodles of limited edition candies - not a month went by in the late Aughts that the major candy companies didn't present a flavor twist on one of their tried and true candies. Snickers alone went through many iterations including: Shrek (green nougat), Indiana Jones (spiced nougat), Charged (caffeinated), 3X (chocolate nougat, chocolate caramel), Fudge (chocolate fudge instead of nougat), Xtreme (no nougat) and Nut n Butter Crunch (peanut buttery nougat).
The Snickers Rockin' Nut Road changed up a few items in the standard Snickers Bar. First, they replaced the milk chocolate coating with dark chocolate. I approve. Second, they replaced the peanuts with almonds. I find this to be a good substitution. Third, they changed the lightly peanut butter nougat with a smoother marshmallow nougat. Definitively goes with the other two items. The structure is the same - nutty nougat on the bottom, caramel on the top and covered in chocolate.
I gave these an 8 out of 10 rating last time (full review) and I fully endorse them again this time. The nougat is smoother than the 3 Musketeers style and the crunch of the almonds is great. It's more of a variation on the classic Mars Bar, but I won't quibble with Mars if they want to bring this back. (In fact, I prefer it to the standard Snickers Almond, which replaced the Mars bar).
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Pemirolastis used to treat the itching in your eyes that happens with allergies.
Pemirolast works by preventing certain types of inflammatory cells from releasing irritating substances that cause allergic symptoms.
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
This medicine has been tested in children 3 years of age and older and, in effective doses, has not been shown to cause different side effects or problems than it does in adults.
There is no specific information available comparing the use of pemirolast in the elderly with use in other age groups.
There are no adequate studies in women for determining infant risk when using this medication during breastfeeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding.
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your healthcare professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine.
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco.
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
Pemirolast is used to help treat the itching that often occurs with allergic conjunctivitis.
The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.
The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.
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Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.
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You should avoid wearing contact lenses when your eyes are red and irritated from your allergies.
For patients who continue to wear contact lenses and whose eyes are not red, be certain to wait at least 10 minutes after applying pemirolast to your eyes before replacing any contact lenses normally worn.
Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your doctor as soon as possible if any of the following side effects occur:
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Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
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Wednesday Apr 11 2012
Junior's rodeo finals, varsity semis this weekend
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Pageant for queen Friday
This promises to be an exciting weekend at the Lincoln Rodeo Grounds as the California High School Rodeo District 3 holds its semifinal senior event, final junior event, and the competition for next year's rodeo queen. The pageant for queen is Friday, 5:30 p.m. The junior division will hold its final competition of the year with an awards ceremony to take place Sunday afternoon. The top performers will come away with saddles and belt buckles for their terrific performances this season. The senior division competitors will battle to put themselves into position to capture the top spot in each event. The District 3 rodeo finals will be held April 28-29 with the awards ceremony to follow on Sunday. The rodeos include both boys and girls competitions, plus team roping. The grill will be turning out Western style barbecue for the biggest of appetites each day with plenty of fixin's and snacks throughout the day. There is no admission fee to get into the rodeos thanks to the many generous sponsors who support District 3 Rodeo. The state and national senior finals will take place later in the spring. What: High School Rodeo Who: CHSRA District 3 Where: Lincoln Rodeo Grounds Sterling Parkway off Highway 65 When: All Day Saturday and Sunday What: 2012-13 District 3 Rodeo Queen Pageant When: Friday, 5:30 p.m. at the arena What: 2011-12 Junior Rodeo Awards Ceremony When: Sunday afternoon


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Our favorite part was when the kids were all holding hands because it showed how they helped each other. The pictures look so real. You need to see them.


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Women smokers' death risk soars
Women who smoke are now far more likely to be killed by their habit than they were in the 1960s, a major US study has found.
The increased risk in these women - partly a result of changing smoking habits - outweighs improvements in medicine that have cut overall death rates the last 50 years.
In the 1960s, women in the US who smoked were almost three times more likely to die from lung cancer than women who had never smoked. This surged to almost 26 times the risk between 2000 and 2010. A similar pattern is seen for another smoking-related disease called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
The increased impact of smoking is in part down to the fact that women today generally start their habit earlier - so have been smoking for longer.
Changing smoking habits may also play a part, as people today tend to smoke cigarettes designed to promote deeper inhalation.
The study involved more than 2.2 million men and women aged 55 and older and included data from 1959 to 2010.
Daily cigarette smoking in men peaked in the 1970s, whereas it did not peak until the 1980s in women. This is why it is only now that women's risk from smoking is starting to match that of men.
The findings strongly confirm the claim that "if women smoke like men, they will die like men," say the researchers, led by Dr Michael Thun from the American Cancer Society.
Another study in the same journal - the New England Journal of Medicine - found that persistent lifetime smokers lost an average of around a decade of life compared with people who had never smoked.
But the study, led by Dr Prabhat Jha from the University of Toronto in Canada, also confirmed that quitting smoking at any age reduces death rates from all major diseases caused by smoking. And giving up the habit altogether was far more effective than reducing the number of cigarettes smoked.
Smokers who quit by the age of 40 avoided nearly all of the excess smoking-related risk of death from lung cancer and COPD.
Claire Knight, health information manager at Cancer Research UK, said: "These studies add to the huge body of evidence from over 50 years of research showing the dreadful toll smoking takes on your health. Smokers lose an average of 10 years of their life so, if you're a smoker, the best thing you can do for your health is to quit.
"It's never too late to stop smoking, but the sooner you do, the more of those years you could get back."
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Li vs. Pei on China's Prospects for Political Reform
On the eve of a once-in-a-decade transition for China's top leadership, China Real Time invited influential political analysts Cheng Li of the Brookings Institution and Minxin Pei of Claremont McKenna College to debate the chances of political reform.
Mr. Li, more optimistic on the outlook, argues the case that reform is possible. Mr. Pei, more skeptical, argues that it is unlikely. Part one of the debate, covering the need for reform and the personalities of China's new leaders, is below.
China Real Time: What does political reform mean in China, and why is it so important right now?
Cheng Li: Political reform means that China's leadership will open the political system for competition, supervision and for rule of law. To a certain extent it's a democratic change, although they may be hesitant to use that phrase. They will emphasize intra-party democracy or intra-party elections.
I think there's a very good chance that the new leadership, the fifth-generation leadership, will push for serious or even fundamental political reform now, for several reasons.
First, this is actually not a choice, in my view; it's a necessity.
The Bo Xilai crisis revealed the fundamental flaws of China's political system. Corruption is completely out of control. It's unprecedented in terms of scale and scope -- one may even argue unparalleled in today's world. We're talking about, you know, a couple of billion U.S. dollars for many cases, including the railroad minister.
So the Communist Party has largely lost the moral high ground with these kinds of cases. There's no moral bottom line. That's clear in the case of assassination with Bo Xilai's wife; and also terrible abuse of power elsewhere.
At the same time, the new leadership wants to have a new mandate to lift public confidence, give a fresh image - and particularly at this time when public confidence is so low, and there's a high expectation for the new leadership. I think they should seize that opportunity.
If you look at the past generations, each generation actually starts with a new program.
Deng Xiaoping's second generation really changed the course of China's history, moving away from the Cultural Revolution and Mao's approach. Jiang Zemin with his idea of the "Three Represents" -- basically recruiting entrepreneurs or capitalists into the Chinese Communist Party -- profoundly changed the composition of the Party, particularly its leadership.
And Hu Jintao, with his "harmonious society," paid more attention to social issues, social cohesion and more balanced regional development. You can dispute whether his policy has been successful or not. But it's a major change from the coastal development strategy to a more balanced regional development model.
Against this background, it's not difficult to imagine that the fifth-generation would put emphasis on political reform, not least because there's a growing consensus that China's economic problems -- particularly the recent slowdown -- is a result of the political bottleneck. That makes political reform a must.
Without political reform, China cannot have structural change from an export-led economy to an innovation-driven, domestic consumption-driven economy. That's because an innovation-led economy needs political openness. And consumption or service-sector development needs stronger rule of law. So without this kind of political development, you will not achieve the level of economic growth China needs.
Finally, there's also realization of the leadership that, yes, political reform is risky, but they want to be on the right side of history. Otherwise, revolution will be a possibility. No one -- no leader -- wants to go in that direction. So China's fifth generation face a tough choice: Either save the party, which means bold political reform and even giving up some of their power and privilege, or they will be out of history.
Minxin Pei: I think political reform in China should include not just administrative tinkering, which wouldn't solve any problem in the current circumstances. That's because restructuring the bureaucracy or launching another anti-corruption campaign or offering some new slogans will not restore public confidence in the integrity of the current system.
So political reform should include -- and I agree with what Cheng said -- expansion of democratic participation by the people, which really means making local elections much more meaningful. We're talking about substantive changes in electing people's representatives to local People's Congresses.
These are all the doable things - making town mayors elected by competitive election. And I also want to add making the legal system, as Cheng said, much more transparent and independent. And giving people genuine civil liberties -- freedom of the press and freedom of association - or strengthening Chinese civil society, is critical.
So these are the political reforms that I think will make a dent in the current system and launch it on the way toward a much more open political system.
I also agree with Cheng that there is necessity for reform. The need is huge, because we know the government today has no credibility. It maintains power mainly by repression. On the eve of the 18th Party Congress, when you have to ban stores from selling knives, this is not exactly a very self-confident government.
Corruption has gone out of control, and the people now have seen the connection between the lack of political reform and economic stagnation looming in the future. So I also agree on the need for political reform. And of course I want to add that social tensions are rising very high, and that forces the government to act, not just by giving people promises but by delivering genuine reforms.
But I'm a little bit hesitant, for the following reason: The necessity for reform does not mean that reform will take place. We've seen this not just in China but in many other authoritarian countries, where you see enormous need for the government to take certain action, but for one reason or another, such action does not take place. So I want to have a cautionary note.
Even in the case of China - leaving aside the issue of political reform, which is far more difficult, let's look at economic reform. For the last 10 years people have been talking about the necessity for rebalancing the economy, dealing with corruption, dealing with inequality, dealing with the strengthening of the state sector at expense of the private sector; but nothing was done. So we have to be cautious.
Another reason to be cautious is that political reform does not take place in a vacuum. It has to take place, first of all, at an intellectual level. That is, the current elites will have to reject authoritarian rule as a viable model for China. They have to realize that it is a bankrupt model, and if they follow this route their survival is on the line. There's just no way out for them. Are Chinese leaders there at this point? I'm very skeptical. When you look at what they are saying, what they are doing -- this does not reflect a fundamental rejection of authoritarian rule as a model of political survival.
Finally you have to look at the lineup of the leadership. In all probability, this is going to be a carefully balanced leadership with no dominance by people who would want to take China politically in a different direction. So at this point, I think it is a bit too early to say that because there's a need of reform, reform will take place.
CRT: What about the personalities in China's fifth generation? Are Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang reformers?
CL: Xi and Li - along with most of the other leaders that will be on the Standing Committee and the Politburo - belong to the Cultural Revolution generation. This is quite a unique generation. Both Xi and Li were sent to the countryside, where they worked as farmers for many years. They developed a unique combination of idealism and pragmatism during their formative years. Both of them also developed a risk-taking attitude. This is uniquely linked to their generation.
They were in college in the late 1970s - particularly in Li Keqiang's case - and early 1980s. This was a very liberal period in China's educational system, exposed to all kind of ideas - Western ideas. And most importantly, both of them actually have a kind of law degree. In Li Keqiang's case, it's a solid undergraduate law degree. He even translated, along with his classmate, a book about British constitutionalism when he was in college. Xi Jinping also has Ph.D. in law. They will be joined by other leaders with a legal background.
So you see the emergence of the leaders with a law degree or law training. That's important. It reminds me of what happened in Taiwan in the 1970s, when it was predominantly led by technocrats, then in the 1980s and 1990s there was a transition to a new generation of leaders with a legal background.
If you look at some of Taiwanese leaders like Chen Sui-bian, Lu Hsiu-lien, the former president and vice president, and current president Ma Ying-jeou, and the DPP candidate Tsai Ing-wen, they had one thing in common: They were all trained as lawyers. Now, we are also seeing lawyers emerge as leaders on the mainland. The question is, will their legal training give China's new leaders confidence to pursue political reform?
Finally, Minxin was absolutely right that the leadership lineup will be carefully balanced. But I would see that balance as a strength rather than a weakness. The diversity in the background of leaders, diversity in terms of factional identity and socio-economic background, also should be a strength rather than a weakness.
Now, Minxin mentioned the lack of intellectual vision. But in reality, there's a very heated debate within the political establishment, and outside the political establishment, largely by legal scholars. It's very lively - talk about the importance of rule of law, constitutionalism. I think if China wants to reach consensus for the future, one area of potential agreement is rule of law. Rich people, poor people and the middle class, they all realize the importance of law. To a certain extent, law also can protect the interests of political elites.
There are some signs China's leaders are paying more attention to rule of law. Even Zhou Yongkang, who is considered a very conservative leader, recently said that China should pursue judicial independence. China just recently released a white paper. It did not mention the party's absolute control over the legal profession. Instead it talked about judicial independence. I think the party congress will be a showcase for whether the party will make a statement that it should be under the law rather than above law.
So I do see some encouraging signs, but at the same time it's not easy. A country's transition to constitutionalism takes many years or decades. But the fundamental breakthrough, the ideological, legal and political statement should be made sooner rather than later.
MXP: Some of the new generation of leaders did come of age during the Cultural Revolution, and the Cultural Revolution had a huge impact on their socialization and experience. Some of them did get into college at the very beginning of the reform era, and that was the era of political enlightenment. So that could have heavily affected how they think about politics as well.
But I look at the record, because you can guess all you like about what they did in college, and whether the Cultural Revolution shaped their ideology or ideological outlook. But the best evidence we have is what they have done when they actually were in charge of large provinces. That's true of both Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang.
And here you have to be a little bit cautious. They may be capable local administrators, but they did not do anything that would suggest they were very bold reformers. Both are relatively cautious people, and as they should be, because the Chinese system today does not encourage risk-taking. We know what happened to Bo Xilai because he was a risk-taker.
We should also remember that there are retired leaders, people like Jiang Zemin, people like Hu Jintao, who will retain enormous influence over policy. And based on what the Jiang administration did and the Hu administration did, it is probably correct to say that they are not very fond of political reform. So their opposition will have to be taken into account when we think about political reform in the future.
Finally, Cheng mentioned the Taiwan example. I've thought a lot about the Taiwan example, and finally I've concluded that the Taiwan experience is, at best, semi-relevant to China. That's because the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) in Taiwan was an authoritarian party. The Chinese Communist Party is a totalitarian party. It is so deeply connected with everything else - the economy, the judiciary, the military, the machinery of the state. It is far more difficult to reform -- to make a totalitarian party more democratic than making an authoritarian party democratic.
Continue reading: Part 2 (on whether CCP system allows for reform) and Part 3 (on vested interests)


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They are important because they're introducing new genes to the endangered species' captive population. Unlike most zoo babies, their father, Pat, was born in the wild.
He was captured in Central America after being deemed a problem for attacking cattle. He also has a book named after him, "Pat the Great Cat: A Jaguars Journey," which was written by children in Milwaukee and Belize as part of a literacy program.
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Two criminals have escaped from an open prison.
Philip Stephenson, 33, and Gareth Robinson, 24, fled HMP Kirkham in Lancashire together yesterday.
Stephenson was serving a sentence for firearms offences while Robinson was in prison for burglary, Greater Manchester Police said.
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"I would also like to remind people that if anyone is found to be assisting or harbouring these wanted men, they too will face being arrested and a possible prison sentence of their own. So please get in touch if you know where they are."
There has been a flurry of controversy over open prisons after a spate of inmates went on the run.
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The soothing strains of a string quartet waft through an airy rehearsal hall at St. Paul's School. The Concord, N.H., prep school admits top students from all over the world. These young musicians are no exception. A visitor marvels at their advanced playing skills.
The members of the Marian Anderson String Quartet, who are giving a master class here, are less dazzled. After a short time they stop the students. One by one the adult musicians critique their student counterparts.
"Get the growl," urges one to a student cellist. "You must set the color and tone."
What word does this piece bring to mind? the adult musicians want to know. The students look at each other and fumble for an answer. Decide, they are told – and then express it.
After another couple of false starts, the Marian Anderson Quartet decides to demonstrate. They pick up the students' violin, viola, or cello, sit down in their chairs, quickly tune up, and then attack the same passage as the students look on.
The piece transmogrifies from timid and pale to Technicolor – full of drama, passion, precision, and commitment.
That's the way the members of this two-decade-old quartet love to play ... and teach: with passion and total commitment, four unique individuals united by a single purpose – a love for classical music.
That a group of African-American women have formed their own professional string quartet might seem unusual. That the group has stayed together for so long might be impressive. But that the quartet has made a career "doing what they love," as cofounder Marianne Henry describes it, in today's economy might be the biggest accomplishment of all.
The quartet is expanding its work. Along with touring and performing, and a teaching residency at Blinn College in Bryan, Texas, it's running a music school in Bryan for anyone interested in classical music, regardless of race, sex, or age.
Students who can't pay are taught free of charge. "No one who wants to learn is turned away. That's part of the mission of our school," says member and cellist Prudence McDaniel. Together the four teach nearly 200 students in violin, viola, and cello.
The name Marian Anderson holds a special meaning to the quartet.
Anderson, an African-American contralto from Philadelphia, won acclaim for her singing in Europe and America during the mid-20th century. (Legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini once told her, "A voice like yours is heard once in a hundred years.")
In 1937 Anderson famously sang on the steps of Washington's Lincoln Memorial to a crowd of 75,000 after having been denied the right to sing in Constitution Hall because of its "white artists only" policy.
"She was a pioneer through doing her craft. And that's what we want to be," Ms. Henry says. "What a wonderful legend to look up to." Adopting Anderson's name means "everything you do must be to a top-notch level," Henry says.
In the early 1990s the group went to Anderson's home in Portland, Ore., shortly before her death to play for her and ask permission to use her name.
"We gave her our signed photograph," Henry says. "She placed it on her piano next to a photo of her and President Kennedy."
As musicians, the group's members – Henry (first violin), Diedra Lawrence (viola), Nicole Cherry (second violin), and Ms. McDaniel (cello) – are "also soloists of the first order," says Robert Leslie, a pianist and organist who has performed with the quartet many times for nearly a decade.
But when they play together, audiences feel something special, he says. "Their personalities project from the stage to the audience, and the audience is drawn to them and thus to the music."
He takes special delight when they perform in colorful Nigerian outfits. "When they come out playing Schumann dressed as if they're from sub-Saharan Africa, you're never the same," Dr. Leslie says.
The quartet tries to "champion as many African-American composers as possible," such as Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, who died in 2004, Ms. Cherry says. They're working on a project that would commission American composers to arrange Negro spirituals for string quartet.
But they are passionate about European-based classical music, too.
"I lean toward folk music very much ... like [Czech composer Antonín Leopold] Dvorák," Cherry says. "He really loved his own [folk] music and others'. I love music that has that element of the real people."
"Honestly, these [European] composers were writing for [ordinary] folks," Henry adds. "Mozart was writing operas for the people."
Americans often view classical music as something "lofty," she says, but "I feel very strongly I can share this. If I see a low-income kid, I'm going to put a violin in their hand. It's discipline, and it's opening kids to a new sound world that's beautiful and can focus you."
Baroque music of the 17th century was "the original jazz," reminds McDaniel, employing jazzlike improvisation and chord progressions.
Though each quartet member had a unique upbringing, the common thread was a love of music in their homes.
Growing up in New York's impoverished South Bronx, Ms. Lawrence found that, of her peers, "half were pregnant before they finished high school and half went to jail before they finished."
But she escaped into music. "My mother was a very well-educated woman who loved classical music," she says.
Henry and Lawrence became close friends while students at the Manhattan School of Music, where McDaniel studied as well. To make ends meet they'd recruit a couple of other string players and head for Greenwich Village to play Bach and Mozart quartets "in front of the bank on Christopher Street," Henry says. "We'd go to the nearest pizzeria, divide the money up, and come back a couple of days later."
Cherry recalls that every night after dinner her dad would play jazz and classical music on the family piano.
"I know that public school arts programs are dwindling but I'm grateful that my county in Maryland was very supportive of the arts. I had the greatest music teachers growing up," she says. Cherry eventually earned an advanced degree from The Juilliard School in New York.
The quartet honed its sound for three years at the Eastman School of Music under the renowned Grammy-winning Cleveland String Quartet.
Cherry, the newest member, left a tenured position with an orchestra in North Carolina to join the group. McDaniel's background includes playing with the New York Philharmonic during conductor Zubin Mehta's last year.
Yet for each, something was missing.
When you're playing with "one of the best orchestras in the world, there's a problem if you wake up and say, 'oh, I have to go to work now,' " McDaniel says.
"In an orchestra, you can sit in the midst of many and still feel alone," Cherry says. "Whereas [in this quartet] there's constant interaction and constant awareness of how your colleague is feeling or not feeling all the time. They become family.
"We often call the music the baby. And we're the parents," she says with a laugh.
While the quartet loves to perform, teaching is at the heart of its mission. "When you get a kid who is starving to learn more, it's just as satisfying as performing," Cherry says.
"They're some of the best teaching artists I've seen in the classroom," says Elizabeth Duffell, director of education at the UW World Series, a program at the University of Washington in Seattle. The quartet had residencies there in 2004 and 2009 and will be going back next spring to work with elementary and middle-school students.
A lot of musicians entertain the kids or inspire them, Ms. Duffell says, but "Marian Anderson takes it a step further. They really are teaching these kids discipline. They don't let them get away with anything. They're so rigorous and set such a great example."
The group's good humor and playful nature also win over students – as well as adult audiences.
"They're such a joy. They're so fun. Each one is very different," Duffell says. "I love them. I can't wait to spend time with them again."
"They are some of the most approachable and delightful people as you could imagine," adds pianist Leslie.
Their mission, cellist McDaniel says, is to make classical music available to everybody "because it is for everybody."


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Straight Guy Explains Why He Loves Living w/ Two Gay Roommates
Apparently some people are surprised to learn that a straight man could happily cohabit with not one, but two gay men.
Straight guy, Kasey, shares the virtues of living with two gay roommates in this YouTube video. Watch!
Just a reminder that we're awesome! Except for you crazy ones. You know who you are.
(H/T: The Gaily Grind)
Is this really news? A straight guy has met some pleasant gay people to share room and board with...well stop the presses! He seems like a nice guy, but like every other self important millennial, seems to feel the need to make a very mundane detail in his life the subject of national discussion. Instinct magazine, you can do better than this.
Hi, I just thought I'd clarify for you; this isn't the first video he has been in, the couple he lived with vlogged every day and he made the video due to a large number of comments on their videos about him living with them. I do agree with you on the fact that it isn't news though, especially as this video is like 2 years old!
I feel the same way about my black roommates!
See what I did there? SWEEPING GENERALIZATIONS FROM A CHILD. He's got good intentions but "a gay" can just as awful as "a straight". Not all of their apartments are gorgeous and they don't all have money to throw at every barback who goes topless. "Gays have money and I GET that money FROM them. Don't you understand THAT'S why I work in a gay bar!?"
Mary you'd make the same money at a Chilis.
But sure, that said I'd rather have you being mildly retarded than unstable and violent.
I'm gay and hang out at a str8 bar (cause there's no gay bar near me). I meet lots of guys his age and trust me...thery DON'T CARE! Being gay is not a big deal anymore. Guys in their late teens/early 20s basically react with, "You're gay? Cool." or "I support you". None of them react wih horror:)
I'm gay and hang out at a straight bar, with my trans spouse... well, a bar, they just don't care there as long as everyone is being nice and having a good time, because I hate gay bars. LOL Seriously, so much drama and BS and cliqueishness. I don't have time for that. Want to know how much trouble I've had at this bar? Absolutely zero.
Well, there was this one time where someone was teasing me (all in good fun) for playing Baby Got Back on the jukebox, but that's neither here nor there.
James, I can definitely assure you that he is not gay. Don't judge a person from just one video. If you were around him for more than 30 seconds, you would know he's straight but doesn't care if his friends are gay or not. He has both gay and heterosexual friends. Also the roommates he's referring to that are now in LA have heterosexual friends.
Sorry! I am using voice recognition on my phone. I referred to Kasey as a she. He is definitely not a she. He is definitely all manner. too bad he plays for the straight team. LOL! if he were gay, I would definitely want to go out with him. He's a nice guy and quite attractive too. I'd like to know what bar he works at. I would tip him for walking around shirtless. Ha!
I love Kasey. although he doesn't live with them anymore, he was recently in LA visiting with them. I think yesterday or today was his last day there. I don't think she has a YouTube channel. If he does I would definitely follow it. If you want to follow the vlog that he is in from the beginning, I believe its under Shep689 on YouTube.


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In the book Copyright Unbalanced: From Incentive to Excess (edited by Jerry Brito of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, 2012 ) the impressive list of contributors makes a case for reeling back the twentieth century extensions of copyright. They advocate for the consideration of the original intent of the creators of the constitution as we reinvent copyright law to meet the need of today's digital world. They argue that this is "NOT" a liberal view, but rather the true conservative and libertarian position.
What does the constitution say about intellectual property? In Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8 (the Copyright Clause) the constitution empowers the United States Congress to "..promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries."
The book, which notes there is no precedent in "common law" for copyright protection, states that "What follows in this book is not a moral case for or against copyright; it is a pragmatic look at the excesses of the present copyright regime and of proposals to further expand it." You can read the entire first chapter of the book on website of the Mercatus Center.
On the website you will find a link to purchase which sends you to Amazon.com. You can order a Kindle version or a paperback. The Kindle version which can be read in any web browser if you don't have a Kindle is just $3.99. If you haven't tried out the Kindle Cloud Reader it's possible to download the book so you can read off line.


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Beginning the 2015-16 the New York Islanders will play at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn New York. This will keep the historic franchise in the local area and bring an end to the over two decade saga of the Islanders arena issues. Here is to the next two decades plus on New York Islanders hockey.
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Here's a question for all of you history buffs out there: What do Thomas Kemp, the Wades Point Inn, and the War of 1812 have in common?
In August of 1813, the British Royal Navy came up the Chesapeake planning to take over the town of St. Michaels. They were met with much resistance in St. Michaels harbor, so they regrouped and took their troops down the Bay searching for a way to get their troops on land. Coming ashore at Wades Point, the British troops started their march into St. Michaels, only to be met by five hundred (unexpected) Maryland troops beginning what is now said to be the largest land battle in Maryland for the War of 1812. Where does Thomas Kemp fit into all of this, you ask? Well, Thomas Kemp was a shipbuilder in Fells Point and built some of the fastest ships on the Chesapeake Bay (and subsequently used in the War of 1812)—including the Chausser, which was known as "The Pride of Baltimore", and after which the current Pride of Baltimore was modeled. Thomas Kemp also went on to buy Wades Point after the war and moved his family there away from the hustle and bustle of the city. He put his architectural skills to work building his new how which was inspired by the Brice house in Annapolis. Tucked alongside of the top of the chimney is a hidden room, the perfect lookout for spotting those pesky British ships!
On Saturday, July 27, Wades Point Inn will be hosting a discussion about the War of 1812, which will be led by a group of authors who joined forces to produce a book about the War and how it affected St. Michaels. Join us for a great discussion, beautiful views, and scrumptious hors d'oeuvres. The reception will begin at 5 p.m., and seats are going fast! Call the Inn today at 410.745.2500 to reserve your seat and to be a part of this historical celebration!
Getting into the spirit of all things nautical and Chesapeake Bay related, we've updated and added to our "fleet" of kayaks and have also added paddle boards for our guests. For those who like to keep your feet on dry land, don't worry—we've also updated and added to our "fleet" of bicycles for your cruising pleasure!
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Daryl Gates, Former LAPD Chief, Dies
In this May 29, 1992 file photo, Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl Gates autographs his book for new police officers after their graduation in Los Angeles. (AP)
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April 16, 2010
LOS ANGELES — Daryl F. Gates, the polarizing former police chief whose 14-year tenure ended amid widespread criticism over his department's response to the city's deadly 1992 riots, died Friday after a short bout with cancer. He was 83.
Gates died at his Newport Beach home with his family at his side, according to a police statement.
Gates' brother said in February the former chief had bladder cancer that had spread to a bone near his hip.
A tart-tongued career cop with a short fuse and a penchant for making controversial statements, Gates was a flashpoint for controversy long before the riots that broke out after four white police officers were acquitted of most charges in the beating of black motorist Rodney King.
"He was a man of deep convictions," said former Police Chief William Bratton, who left the department last year. "He was very happy to stand up for them, whether you liked them or not. And he enjoyed being in the middle of the bull's-eye. He thrived on it."
Although often at odds with civil rights activists, the mayor and other political figures, Gates was well-liked by rank-and-file police officers. He was responsible for numerous police successes that came to be overlooked when he was forced into early retirement after the riots.
Gates was a "one-in-a-million human being," current Police Chief Charlie Beck said. "He inspired others to succeed and, in doing so, changed the landscape of law enforcement around the world."
He was credited with developing the policing plan that brought off the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics with not so much as a traffic jam. He also created the department's popular Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or D.A.R.E., program for youth.
As a member of the police department's command staff in 1972, he formed Los Angeles' first Special Weapons and Tactics Team or SWAT. He also shut down one of the department's intelligence units in 1983 after learning officers were spying on the American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations.
"He was a man of courage and character who had a deep commitment to the rule of law, with a deep pride of the LAPD," said Paul Weber, president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the police officers union. "Chief Gates was a cop's cop."
As early as 1982, Gates came under fire for saying more blacks died than whites during the use of carotid chokeholds because "the veins or arteries do not open up as fast as they do on normal people."
Forensic experts said there was no such difference between races and a black community leader said the only reason blacks died more frequently was because the chokehold was used on them more often.
Gates later apologized.
In 1991, when a policewoman was killed in the line of duty, Gates labeled her accused assailant as "an El Salvadoran drunk who doesn't belong here." He once told a congressional committee that drug users should be shot.
Gates' police career began to unravel with the 1991 beating of King, which was videotaped by a man in a nearby apartment after King was pulled over for speeding. Audiotapes of the officers making racist remarks about the incident were released and the videotape of the prolonged beating televised.


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Coming to Vodafone?... Yes! "Coming soon" to Vodafone?... Perhaps not. We reported earlier that techsite, BGR, acquired information from sources today which say that the Bold 9900/9930 will not be launching until mid-August at the earliest. Three months from now is hardly "Coming Soon." If the information received is correct, then be prepared to have a little patience to get your hands on the device.
It could be that Vodafone just wants to get a hand in first with the touchscreen Bold device from RIM with a early announcement. Either way, you can still be the first to know when it becomes available by registering for updates at the Vodafone website.


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How to Combine Strength Training and Cardio
Creating a training program can sometimes be confusing. You start to wonder when you should be lifting weights at the gym and when you should be doing cardio. Do you need two days of cardio a week and three days of strength training? What will give you optimum results? First, it is vital to know the importance of performing cardio and resistance training throughout your fitness routine. Once you are able to understand why your body needs these two components, I will tell you the secret on how to know which fitness routine is right for you.
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Cardio is any exercise that raises your heart rate. When you are performing cardio, you are working your heart muscle and making it stronger. The benefits include: improved heart health, weight loss, better sleep, increased bone density and the list goes on! Cardio is also well known for burning calories and even elevates your metabolism after your workout is over.
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But if it comes down to money, the two board option makes a difference. But not as much as the advantage you will have with two kites.
I would use a 10m Freak Dog Vicious with 27m and 23m lines and my boards would be a 138x40 TT and a 6'2" directional. That would pretty well cover me in the 12mph - 30 mph range. Pretty good range!dr. wrote: hi, is anyone using just 1 kite with a combination of 2 boards and 2 sets of lines? i would be inetrested to know what size & model of kite, what 2 lengths of lines have you set up and what 2 boards you are using? finally what conditions & wind range does all your gear cover? i know this is such a broad question but just interested to find out.
12m at 30+mph (i.e. 26 knots).BullsShit.com wrote:I use a 12m Thruster (08) in winds from , kite just able to stay in the air, to 30+mph (which is almost dangerous)
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�Exodus� is the story of Kitty Fremont, a Christian nurse, and her love for Ari Ben Canaan, a leader of the Jewish underground set against the background of the struggle for a Jewish homeland in Israel. They meet when he comes aboard a ship filled with refugee Jewish children trying to run a British blockade to reach Palestine in order to organize a hunger strike. Kitty also becomes attached to Karen, a young refugee who becomes like a daught...
Trinity tells the story of two young friends from the north of Ireland. It follows them as they mature and discover their Irish identity and their second class status in the area that they from. Over time, they become dedicated to breaking the political link between Ireland and Britain and join the revolutionary group, the Irish Republican Brotherhood. One, Seamus, excels in the area of writing and the spoken word, while the other, Conor, has the attrib...