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Podcast Review #35: Dead Mech
Title: Dead Mech
Author: Jake Bible
Genre: Science Fiction/Horror
Released: 26 September 2009 – 27 June 2010
Located: iTunes, Podiobooks, Author's Site
Formats Available: Podcast, Dead Tree version coming soon
Rating: R for intense violence and gore, strong sexual content and pervasive profanity
A while back you might remember I made a concerted effort to fill the void created in these reviews by the lack of horror. I believe I mentioned at the time that it is probably my least favorite of the speculative fiction categories, and it remains so. As I was looking for a good story or two to review I was amazed to find how popular zombie fiction had become. (I know, sometimes I'm a bit slow on the uptake.) I don't remember who recommended Jake Bible's Dead Mech to me, or even if it was one I stumbled upon on my own, but I just finished listening to the last ep and had been holding this review until that episode dropped. Thank goodness for author's that release on schedule (even a Sunday release schedule… Sunday? Really?).
So, on to the review.
Synopsis: After the zombie apocalypse decimates the world, human civilization tries to put itself back together again. Their secret weapon: the Mechs. But what happens when a mech pilot dies in his mech and becomes a zombie? Hell on earth is unleashed… (Minor quibble.. authors, you put A LOT of work into your stories and then the podcasting of them. Consider providing a synopsis that, even if it is brief, give me a very good idea about what your story is about. I'm more likely to listen.) (Stolen from podiobooks.com)
Production: Mr. Bible bills his story as the world's first "drabble" novel. Don't know what that is? Don't feel bad, neither did I. In a nutshell, a drabble is a 100 word story. Exactly 100 words. So, Mr. Bible has written a novel that is broken into 100 word bites. Not chapters necessarily, but scenes, characters point of view, etc. What does this have to do with production? Simply that at the end of each drabble, the story pauses. No music, no sound effect, just nothing. for an obscene amount of time. Like at least a minute. Well, not really probably more like five seconds. Still, it seemed much longer.
Mr. Bible did one other thing in his production that I really have to admit I would not recommend. Author "metadata" (all those things that author's share with us that might or might not have anything to do with the story) is really fun and I usually subscribe to the iTunes or author's site versions so as to be able to listen in on it. However, if you are going to place it at the beginning of the ep, I believe it should be kept relatively concise and keep on tract. Several of Mr. Bible's intro's approach the 10 minute mark. Yes, I know that I could have subscribed to the Podiobooks version and then I would not have this complaint. And of course, that is a very valid argument. And truthfully, now that this story is complete, I would suggest you do. (Well, it should be complete at Podiobooks before you get that far anyway.)
Cast: Mr. Bible does a straight read on his Dead Mech but does provide a good amount of inflection. He really doesn't do much in the way of voice characterization, but it really doesn't need it and the story stands up quite well.
Story: Dead Mech is a horror story. It really is. But it is a horror story in the vein of Aliens where it is very dependent on the science fiction element. Mr. Bible does a very good job on blending the two. Mr. Bible also provides a disclaimer at the beginning of each episode letting the listener know this story is really intended for adult audiences. Believe him. I have never heard this much profanity in a podcast before. (It came to me as I was mowing the yard while listening to an ep that I can imagine Mr. Bible counting the words of the latest paragraph and finding himself at 98, so why not throw two 2 more f-bombs in to [that is meant as a light hearted musing only folks] wrap it up nice and tidy. If that in itself is a stopping point for you, don't bother. There are also detailed scenes of gore and sexual violence, violence and cannibalism. Seriously. And we're not talking zombies munching of humans either. However, this is a story that I've never heard before in any variation. I love the idea of his Mechs and the specialized duty they are capable of.
Verdict: I didn't love Dead Mech, but I sure didn't hate it either. I liked it. And it is telling that it is one of the podcasts that I wait for every week to listen to. For horror (and me) that is really saying a lot. I would recommend it if you are a horror fan and you don't mind frequent and considerable profanities. It isn't Shakespeare or Dostoyevsky, but what is? It is a good story, read moderately well that will keep you entertained. If this was a movie, I'd call it a summer popcorn flick, and there is definitely a need for that.
Disclosure: I don't follow Mr. Bible on Twitter but will probably be correcting that sooner or later. To my knowledge, he doesn't follow me either and I don't remember every exchanging Tweets with him.


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Christian Cage's nearly two-year run with TNA is documented in a new DVD, Christian Cage: The Instant Classic. And while the eight full matches on the disc are bouts we've all seen, it's the extras that make this purchase a no-brainer.
The best part of this DVD? The one-hour interview with Cage. It might sound drab, but the subjects that he talks about (childhood, meeting Adam "Edge" Copeland and Rhino, how he got into wrestling, why he chose to come to TNA) are intriguing.
For instance, who knew that he was born in Kitchener, moved to Huntsville, then to Grand Valley and utimately to Orangeville? And who knew that his father is American and his mom is Canadian? Not me -- and that's why I like this DVD. It's not just a compilation of his best TNA matches. You actually learn a thing or two about "The Instant Classic."
Another part I liked was when Cage talked about how his parents wouldn't let him miss hockey practice on Saturday mornings, so they would tape wrestling for him and he would hurry home from the rink to watch it when he arrived home. Hockey. Canada. Who knew?
A bonus match of Cage versus Lance (Simon) Diamond (with Dawn Marie) from a Pennsylvania Wrestling Federation show back in the early 1990s is a top-notch extra if you're an independent wrestling fan or if you want to see Cage and Diamond in their early 20s. Cage and Diamond also provide commentary and throw out some names they worked with back then.
"I wanted it on the DVD," Cage said of the early footage. "You can see the progression of what it actually takes to become, what you have to do to evolve and become a force in the business and compete at the top level, and how much work it actually takes, that you just can't step in the ring and be at the top right away; it's an actual progression and you have to learn every single time
that you step in the ring."
Another one of the bonus features was his first-ever interview.
"It was brutal," recalled Cage of the Suicide Blondes interview with Copeland. "It's a brutal interview. When I watch it I cringe. But it's something that's on there, that you can see, as far as my mic skills are now compared to where they were when I first broke it. I was all for having it on there."
Cage also takes the viewer on a tour of his pad down in Tampa and yes, it is the same one Abyss mauled him in about 18 months ago. Make sure to check out Cage's "dance studio" and his take on a certain salad dressing. Hilarious stuff.
A photo gallery is the other feature.
As for the matches portion, each one is, or is close to, a four-star match, yet some may argue that.
The eight matches included on the DVD:
1. Against All Odds 2006 - vs. Jeff Jarrett
2. Bound For Glory 2006 - 8 Mile Street Fight vs. Rhino
3. �iMPACT!� - Barbed Wire Six Sides Of Steel vs. Rhino
4. �iMPACT!� - vs. Sting
5. Final Resolution 2007 - vs. Abyss and Sting
6. Against All Odds 2007 - vs. Kurt Angle
7. Destination X 2007 - vs. Samoa Joe
8. �iMPACT!� - vs. Rhino and Kurt Angle
Cage said he was sent a list of matches that TNA wanted on the DVD and asked his thoughts.
"I sent them back, 'Well, maybe not this one, but this one,'" he said. "For for the most part, they had it nailed, what matches I would have put on there. There were a couple we slid in and a couple we slid out. It was a mutual thing."
All in all, at the end of the day, I HIGHLY recommend adding this DVD to your collection. This is probably the best "Best Of" DVD that TNA has produced since they entered the DVD market.
-- with files from Greg Oliver
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Monday, December 8, 2014
Cella's Dark Chocolate Cherries
Cella's has been making chocolate covered cherries since 1864. The company was bought by Tootsie in 1985 and enjoys wide distribution at drug stores and mass marketing chains all over North America.
Since I tried the an array of Queen Anne chocolate cherries, I though it would only be proper to try the best-known cordial cherries. Luckily they were on sale at Target yesterday for only $1.39 for a box of 10 cherries ... less than I paid for the lowest priced version of Queen Anne.
Cella's Cherries come in a variety of packages, I'm most familiar with the boxes that feature individually foil wrapped versions. They come in both Milk Chocolate and Dark Chocolate versions. I chose dark.
This box of Cella's was minimalist and efficient. The box was about half the size (flatter) than the Queen Anne and still held 10 pieces. (Though the total box only holds 5 ounces, not 6.6 ounces, so they're smaller.) The tray plastic, but it's easy to pull the chocolate's out. They were all flawless, though I heard from a reader who also bought some over the weekend and half were cracked.
They're well molded, shiny and fresh. Cella's feature a 100% cordial center, which means no sugary fondant, it'll all syrup and cherry in there. Cella's are also made in a peanut free and gluten free facility, so these are appropriate for a wide range of sweet-lovers. Sadly, even though this is a dark chocolate product, there is some dairy in there (and soy). It would have been nice to find a vegan cherry candy. The cherries are treated with sulfur dioxide, sodium benzoate and calcium chloride and they add red dye #40.
They do smell like cherry. So much that it really overpowers the chocolate, but in general I consider the chocolate in a cordial cherry to be only a delivery vessel. The syrupy center is sweet, but certainly less so than the Queen Anne. The cherry is firm and crunchy and has just a slight tart note to it and a wholly maraschino flavor.
I was never really a cordial cherry fan, but I've been coming around. For the price, I really can't complain about this product. The chocolate was creamy and had some toasted notes, though could certainly be darker. It was excellently tempered and these would be a lovely treat to serve with dessert to folks at the holidays. Because there's a lot of water in the center, these are quite low in calories per ounce, so if you're looking for a little treat without breaking your diet, this is also a nice change as the flavors are intense and linger. There are better looking packages, though, if you're looking for a hostess gift.
Some people prefer the fondant style center to the syrup cordial, so it's good to know what kind of person you are going in. SugarPressure did a comparison of Brach's, Cella's and Queen Anne and preferred the Queen Anne.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 2:15 pm Candy • Review • Tootsie • Chocolate • Kosher • 7-Worth It • United States • Target •
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Dubble Bubble Snow Balls
Christmas candy is mostly about peppermint and chocolate and shiny colored foil wrapping. Holiday gum is rather unusual, so I was pleased to see Concord Confections part of the Tootsie Roll company has a variety for winter: Dubble Bubble Snow Balls.
I enjoy novelty gums for the same reason I enjoy other candy coated morsels: they're fun to look at before eating. The Snow Balls are extremely cute. Each is the size of a garbanzo bean and rattle around easily in the theater size box. What I also liked about this particular gum was that they were white ... there was no artificial coloring (though there is titanium dioxide as a whitener), so I didn't have to worry about anything getting into the flavor except what they intended as the flavor. The gum is made with sugar and corn syrup with no artificial sweeteners.
The pieces are beautiful. They're rough and white and though spherical, they don't roll around. The bite was wonderfully soft and easy to chew, but the flavor is ... well, it's kind of like fabric softener at first. It's floral - somewhere in the neighborhood of violet and maybe musk. After chewing (two pieces seemed like a good portion), the crunchy shell and gum base were very soft. However, within a minute, the sugar dissipated to the point that the gum was getting quite stiff ... another two minutes and it was an unchewable lump that was less appealing than a wad of paper. My style is to switch out at that point anyway, so I just spit out the first piece and repeat.
Now, since this was bubble gum, I should comment on those qualities. It works. The bubbles can't get that big, as the gum base is too stiff and unforgiving. But it's not particularly sticky, which is a plus. But it's most definitely not bubble gum flavored, and any children you give this to might be turned off by the soapy notes.
After chewing, even a half hour later, I did notice a lingering floral taste in my mouth, rather like jasmine tea.
Dubble Bubble is peanut free and gluten free ... and in this instance is also free from dyes but may contain traces of soy. The gumballs are made in Canada.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:31 pm Candy • Review • Christmas • Concord Confections • Tootsie • Gum • 4-Benign • Canada • Walgreen's •
Monday, October 21, 2013
Charms Super Candy Corn Blow Pop
After experiencing the lackluster Super Caramel Apple Blow Pop last week, it's a wonder that I was still looking for the Candy Corn Super Blow Pop. An astute reader said that Walgreen's was carrying them (which is where I found the Caramel Apple version) so I tried what I call the Super Walgreen's in Hollywood. It's near the Arclight Cinema/Cinerama Dome and Amoeba Music, so it was easy to find a reason to be over there this weekend. The store is like a movie set of what a Walgreen's should be (and maybe it is used as a set for their commercials). The cosmetics have LED lights on each shelf, the aisles are wide and they have a snack bar and prepared sushi in a refrigerated section. And of course there's a huge candy aisle that's both clean and has a wide selection. It bears virtually no resemblance to the Walgreen's where I usually shop in Echo Park, which isn't even 5 miles down the same road. (Though the staff at both is quite good, no complaints.)
Their seasonal aisle had a good selection of the specialty Halloween items (though not as much bagged candy as other places like Target or KMart). I found the Super Blow Pops there on sale at 50 cents each, so I bought two. Instead of an opaque printed wrapper, this version of the Blow Pop uses a clear wrapper to show off the candy inside, something I've not seen them use on the Blow Pop line before. There are only two colors on this, orange and yellow ... there's no white top on the layers.
The candy part of the Blow Pop is just like the flavor of the Charms Candy Corn Lollipops. It's a mellow, salty sort of butterscotch without the creamy texture. I found these far brighter and more fun to eat, as the colors were sparkly, unlike the Caramel Apple version which was downright depressing with its brown and dark green. However, the sparkle in this case was created by adding some air to the hard candy, this can create sharp areas as it dissolves. Because the pop is so large, this meant I had a couple of sore spots on my tongue by the time I finished.
The gum at the center smelled terrible, just like the Caramel Apple version. There's some sort of caustic chemical scent to it and the chew is stiff at first. Biting it sounds like tearing a phone book, a multitude of ripping layers all at once. It softens up and in this case, the flavor is pretty bland. It does become a bubble gum eventually, for a few minutes there's a right balance between flavor and sugar before it all gives up and becomes like a wad of chewed paper. I'm not sure what flavor the gum is supposed to be, it's not green apple, it's not colorful ... it might have been butterscotch.
The initial experience was probably better than any other I've had with a Blow Pop this year, but that's not saying much. But I'll go ahead and give this a positive review, if you want a jumbo butterscotch Blow Pop, this would be the lollipop for you. It's pretty, it's pretty cheap.
Charms pops are made in a nut free and gluten free facility, but always check the labels or call the manufacturer if you're in doubt.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 2:18 pm Candy • Review • Halloween • Tootsie • Gum • Hard Candy & Lollipops • 6-Tempting • United States • Walgreen's •
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Charms Super Blow Pop Caramel Apple
Tootsie is always a go-to brand for Halloween candy, as they make the popular Tootsie Rolls, Tootsie Pops and Charms Blow Pops. Though some adults like to rank them on the Worst Halloween Candy lists every year, they wouldn't keep making them if someone wasn't buying them and eating them enthusiastically.
Tootsie has two new Super Blow Pops out for Halloween this year: Charms Super Blow Pop Caramel Apple and Charms Super Blow Pop Candy Corn. I couldn't find the candy corn version (though I did find the flat Charms Candy Corn Pops), so I wanted to go ahead with this review of the Caramel Apple version.
The Super Blow Pop line is a beefy version of the standard Blow Pop. The regular Blow Pop is .65 ounces, the Super Blow Pop is 1.125 ounces. As a point of reference, a single Starlight Mint is about 5 grams, so this pop is like eating 6 or 7 mints in one sitting.
The pop is structured in layers, the center is bubble gum, the middle layer is green apple hard candy and the outer layer is caramel flavored hard candy. It's an odd combination and I'd say my initial impression was not good. The caramel flavoring was just that, flavoring with a heavy dose of artificial butter. There was a little hint of salt, so that was interesting. After getting to the apple layer (which was very dark green) I did start noticing a good combination of the two, the falseness of the butter combined with the reassuringly fake green apple flavors.
The texture was a little more ... sandy than I like in my hard candy. It wasn't completely smooth, though the bubbles were minimal. The size of the pop means that there's a lot of lollipop before you can crunch to the center.
The most surprising part is the center. It's not pink bubble gum. It's green. The texture was horrible, biting into it, it was like packaging material. When I bit off a piece, it sounded like I was pulling apart the paper stick. The smell was bizarre and I can only say that it reminded me of the Pennsylvania Turnpike tunnels. (Maybe it's a mix of the smell of asphalt, gasoline, diesel and apple juice.)
I wanted to like this, mostly because I found the Tootsie Caramel Apple Pops to be quite fun. It just kept getting worse as I got closer to the center. I can only hope that the Candy Corn version was better.
Charms Pops are made in a facility that's gluten free and peanut free.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:42 pm Candy • Review • Halloween • Tootsie • Gum • Hard Candy & Lollipops • 4-Benign • United States • Walgreen's •
Monday, October 14, 2013
Assorted Charms Hard Candies
If you like Charms Blow Pops and thought to yourself that you'd be happier with just the candy and not the gum, they make that. They come in rectangular foil packs called Assorted Charms.
There are five flavors: Cherry, Strawberry, Lemon, Lime, Green Apple, Orange, and Raspberry and 10 pieces in the package. They're not necessarily distributed evenly among the flavors. I got three cherry and three lime while I only got one lemon, one green apple and one orange.
The fun things about Charms are that they're square but have a little dimple in the center, and that they're individually wrapped. So they're less likely to end up as a sticky single piece like Life Savers. (Of course there's no pineapple or tangerine in their flavor assortment.)
I've seen old candy ads that show that they used to come in single flavor packages, but the only way they sell them now is in the mixed flavors.
The pieces are just shy of 3/4 of an inch square.
I like the individual wrappers, as I'm the kind of person who likes to eat the flavor I want, not the one dispensed to me. It's actually pretty easy to dump them out of the packet without tearing it, and then put them back.
Orange is nice, well rounded, a little tart but not very complex. Raspberry was good, it's very floral with an overall soft flavor and a hint of tartness. The Cherry is like time traveling to the 70s for me. It's not quite as "black cherry" as Life Savers, but of course has the same taste as the Cherry Blow Pop. Strawberry is interesting, as it's pretty uncommon flavor for hard candy. I didn't care much for it, it was more like a watery popsicle than jam. Lime is quite citrusy, though not very sour. There's a lot of zest to it, and even a note of bitterness. Green Apple was nice, it was extremely mild at first, but then warmed up with a lot of juice notes. Lemon was a little too tepid for me, I was hoping for something like a sour ball but it had more sweetness than tart/zest notes.
There's a lot to like here about the simplicity of the candy. The flavor assortment is different from Life Savers, though I can't say that they're better or worse. The packaging is truly charming and simple. The package holds only 1 ounce, so you can't really feel too bad for chomping through all 10 pieces. There's no nutrition label but hard candy is usually 95 to 100 calories per ounce ...so these are unlikely to be more than 100 calories per package.
There's no info on the package about allergens, though other Charms products are gluten and peanut free (but please check before consuming).
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Monday, October 7, 2013
Charms Candy Corn Pops
I knew there were some new lollipops out these year, so I've been on the prowl in the Halloween aisles. I found the Charms Candy Corn Pops at Wegman's in Mechanicsburg, PA. I didn't necessarily want a huge bag of them, but they weren't sold individually like the seasonal Blow Pops.
It's a simple concept, they're lollipops with three layered colors that tastes like candy corn. What does candy corn taste like? Something like buttered honey. Or honeyed butter.
If you're a fan of candy corn but can't eat it because it often contains gelatin or egg whites, you'll be happy to hear that this may be vegan, as long as you're good with processed sugar. The Charms lollipop line is also peanut free as well as gluten free, tree nut free and egg free.
I've always liked the size and shape of Charms lollipops. They're wide and flat but rounded. They're experts at combining flavors in the pops, I often enjoyed the Sweet & Sour pops as a kid. Though this one is different colors, I could detect no difference in the flavor for any of the three colors: orange, yellow and white.
For the most part this was a mild butterscotch lollipop. I welcome that, it wasn't overly buttery flavored, it has a mild hint of salt and a dense texture without any voids that can create sharp spots.
They're not the most exciting lollipops in the world, but quite good. I was disappointed that the layering was actually stacked, they were more randomly swirled. The one in the photo is about as close as I could get to the vertical stack of candy corn. (Well, if you stand it up on its end.) I hear there's a Blow Pop version of this, too, but I've only been able to find the Caramel Apple Blow Pop (review soon).
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:35 pm Candy • Review • Halloween • Tootsie • Hard Candy & Lollipops • Kosher • 7-Worth It • United States •
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Sugar Daddy
Sugar Daddy was introduced in 1925 but originally called "Papa Sucker", it took on the name Sugar Daddy in 1932. The pop is a simple, but large caramel slab on a stick.
Like many candies over 50 years old, this one has a long history of changing hands. It was created by the James O. Welch Company, which also made fudge and later invented Pom Poms, Sugar Babies and Junior Mints. Later in 1963 Welch was sold to Nabisco. Nabisco continued making the line of Sugar Daddies, Sugar Mamas and Sugar Babies. Nabisco sold their candy lines to Warner-Lambert (known mostly for drugs) in 1988 and then Tootsie acquired them in 1992. The package design changed little over the years. Here's a wrapper from the 50s and a later one from the 70s when it was made by Nabisco. The only functional difference is that the top end is sealed now, instead of folded.
The caramel pop is very simple. Perhaps my memory is hazy or idealizes the candy of my youth, I remember Sugar Daddy as a very dark, glossy and smooth caramel bar on a stick. While the pair that I bought were in good condition (no sign that they'd melted & reformed or were sticky and crystallized around the edges), they just weren't as awesome as I recall.
The ingredients look functionally the same as ever: Corn syrup, sugar, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, dry whole milk, whey, natural and artificial flavors, salt, soya lecithin.
The slab is sturdy and thick. It's pliable but not exactly chewy. I found it possible to bite some off, but not without a lot of bending and wiggling to cause some sort of equivalent of metal fatigue.
The dissolve is smooth and the flavor is creamy with a distinct caramelized sugar flavor with a pleasant buttery note. I prefer the Sugar Babies, I feel like the centers have a little bit more pronounced burnt sugar flavor that's balanced with the sugary shell. The Sugar Daddy is just difficult to eat without making a mess, though I think the slightly smaller pop would be better for those who aren't tempted to chew on it, because it fits better in the mouth.
I'm glad this around for a newer generation. I credit Tootsie taking over this line with the very popular invention of the Tootsie Caramel Apple Pop.
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Friday, November 11, 2011
Tootsie Frooties - Root Beer
In a candy tease last year I mentioned the existence of new flavors of the iconic flavored Tootsie Rolls. The line is called Frooties. They were introduced in the 1970s when actual penny candy still existed. Last year a few new and perhaps trendy flavors were introduced including CranBlueberry as well as Frooties Root Beer.
I finally found some while on vacation back in September at a little candy shop in Cayucos. I bought a handful of them at 10 cents each and ate them without a review. (I was on vacation.)
I kept looking for more, but no one seemed to carry them. Over the weekend I was shopping at Smart & Final and ran into the bag pictured - it contains 360 pieces and almost two and a half pounds. It's the size of an airplane pillow. Yeah, it was silly, it was $5.99 but I'd already tasted them and knew I wanted to review them. I had no rationale to get rid of the excess after review, no Halloween Trick or Treaters coming to my door. I fully planned to eat them myself.
The candies are small, they're the smallest size of the Tootsie Roll, a little more than 3 grams each and only one inch long. They were very fresh, soft and easy to upwrap. The wax paper is simple, just twisted at the ends and classic.
They look kind of like Tootsies, they're brown and don't smell like much. But biting into one, it's satisfying. The Root Beer flavors are well balanced, a mix of cinnamon and wintergreen with only the lightest acidic bite like a soda. The chew is smooth and slightly creamy. It's not sticky and not too sweet. If I eat a lot of them, I get a bit of a warm mouth buzzing sensation, similar to something I experience with wintergreen flavors.
They come in other flavors, but I'm not terribly interested in them. Root Beer candy is hard to find and this strikes the right balance of warm spice and smooth chew. Sure, it's probably like chewing hardened Ben Gay, but I actually like that. I'm sure I'll manage to eat all 360 pieces eventually.
They're made in the USA, certified Kosher in a peanut free, gluten free and tree nut free facility. It does contain dairy though, so it's not for vegans.
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LOS ANGELES >> Three men accused of starting the massive Colby Fire, that blackened 1,952 acres, injured six people and destroyed five homes, claimed innocence during an arraignment in Los Angeles federal court on Tuesday.
Clifford Henry Jr., 22, of Glendora and transients Jonathan Jarrell, 23, and Steven Aguirre, 21, pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of setting fire to timber, grass, underbrush in the Angeles National Forest by building a campfire on Jan. 15 and Jan. 16, two misdemeanor counts of violating a fire restriction order by using a fire outside a recreation site in the forest, a misdemeanor count of causing timber, trees, brush, and grass to burn in the forest without a permit and a misdemeanor count of causing and failing to maintain control of a Jan. 16 fire that damaged the national forest system.
A U.S. Magistrate judge set a trial date of March 11 and a status conference hearing of Feb. 20.
The felony charges come with a maximum sentence of five years each and three years supervised release, according to Thom Mrozek, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office.
He said each of the misdemeanor counts carries a maximum sentence of six months in prison or up to five years probation.
Henry and Aguirre are being held without bail at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles. They were handcuffed, wore jumpsuits and green jackets.
Jarrell, who is out on bond, wore a long-sleeved shirt and beige pants.
Jarrell was released on $10,000. He is being housed at a residential treatment facility and is supposed to have an electronic monitoring device.
Authorities said the three men built a campfire Jan. 15 when they camped overnight along Colby trail. Campfires are not allowed in that area.
The trio set another campfire the next morning when it was cold and windy. Along with twigs, they told investigators a notebook was tossed on the fire.
But embers from this second campfire ignited nearby dry grass and spread quickly.
After failing to stomp out the fire, Jarrell, Aguirre and Henry ran.
They were arrested that morning.
Thousands of residents in Azusa and Glendora, who live near the forest, had to evacuate their homes due to the blaze.


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2 reported dead in shooting at Kentucky college
A gunman firing into a vehicle killed two people and wounded a juvenile Tuesday as they sat in the parking lot of an eastern Kentucky community college.
The campus was locked down for more than an hour while police searched the two buildings of Hazard Community and Technical College in Hazard, Ky., to ensure there was no further danger before allowing students to leave, police told a news conference broadcast live on WYMT-TV's website.
College President Stephen Greiner said that at the time of the shooting, there were probably about 30 students on campus, which is based 90 miles southeast of Lexington, Ky.
Police recovered the weapon, a semiautomatic pistol, at the scene, Hazard Police Chief Minor Allen said. He said a man who walked into an office of the Kentucky State Police in Hazard and said he knew something about the shooting was being questioned as a suspect. The man had not been charged with a crime and no other suspects had been identified at the time of the news conference, which was held about three hours after the shooting.
A male and female were already dead when police arrived about 6 p.m., Allen said. The wounded juvenile, a female, was taken to University of Kentucky Hospital, he said.
A hospital spokeswoman said she could not provide any information about the juvenile's condition without a name, which police did not release.
Police believe the shooting may have been the result of a domestic dispute, Allen said. He didn't know the relationship between the victims and the shooter.
In a statement released late Tuesday, college officials said they did not think the school was specifically targeted or that any of the people involved in the shooting were either students or employees of the college.
Conor Duff, the college's evening coordinator, said the outbreak of violence was startling.
"Everybody here's been pretty shook up," he said. "This is definitely something people around here are not used to. We have our fair share of problems, but normally this isn't one of them."
Classes had resumed Monday at the campus after the holiday break, according to the college's website, which also posted that there had been an incident and asked students to stay away from the main campus. The school called off classes for Wednesday.
The college's academic programs range from associate's degrees in arts and sciences to career-focused training in mining technology and heavy-equipment operation.


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2003 Harvard University, Ph.D. in Government. Dissertation: "Leo Strauss and the Problem of Freedom of Thought"
1988 Cornell University, B. A., cum laude in Government
Research Fellow in Political Philosophy & Director of the Leo Strauss Project, Henry Salvatori Center, Claremont McKenna College, 2005-present
Post-doctoral Fellow, Tel Aviv University, 2005
Golda Meir Post-doctoral Fellow, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2004
Madison Fellow, Princeton University, Fall 2003
Associate Editor, The Good Society, 2002-2005
Research Fellow, The New Citizenship Project, 2001-2002.
Teaching Fellow, Harvard University, spring and winter 1995, winter 1997, spring and winter 1998, spring and winter 1999, winter 2000, spring 2001.
Led sections in "The American Political Novel" (Government 1075), "Democracy and Inequality," (Moral Reasoning 17), "The History of Modern Political Theory" (Government 1061) and "Liberalism and Conservatism in American Political Thought" (Government 1091). Taught 10 classes of the department's required tutorial for sophomores, "Constitutional Democracy in America" (Government 97). Designed and taught a junior tutorial entitled "The Quarrel Between the Ancients and the Moderns."
Rapporteur and participant for "The Achievement of Edward Banfield," a conference sponsored by the Henry Salvatori Center, May 7-9, 1999.
Conference coordinator, rapporteur and participant for "The Achievement of Leo Strauss," a conference sponsored by the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, October 16-18, 1997.
In addition to writing the conference report, selected readings and session topics, wrote proposal and made various arrangements for conference director Charles Kesler. Report subsequently published as The Achievement of Leo Strauss (Henry Salvatori Monograph, New Series, No. 1, January 2000, 46 pp.).
Research Analyst, Hudson Institute, 1989-1992.
Primary task was to assist Mark Blitz on a project investigating the character and institutions of American political and professional life.
Work in Progress:
The Problem of Leo Strauss (William Kristol, co-author); book commissioned by Oxford University Press.
Scholarly Essays:
"Strauss's Burke Reconsidered." Forthcoming in The Arts of Rule (Rowman & Littlefield, 2008).
"Jewish Voices, Jewish Influence and Neoconservatism" (Yossi Shain, co-author) Jewish Civilization, Jewish Thought and Philosophy (Georgetown University Program on Jewish Civilization Occasional Papers, Summer 2005) pp. 18-33.
*"Leo Strauss: An Introduction" (William Kristol, co-author), Perspectives on Political Science (Fall 2004–a revised and enlarged version of "What Was Leo Strauss Up To?"), pp. 204-214.
"Symposium Introduction: Leo Strauss." Perspectives on Political Science (Fall 2004), p 196.
"What Was Leo Strauss Up To?" (William Kristol, co-author), The Public Interest (Fall 2003), pp. 19-39.
*"A Literary Exercise in Self-Knowledge: Leo Strauss's Twofold Interpretation of Maimonides," Perspectives on Political Science (Fall 2002), pp. 225-234.
* "A Cinematic Call to Self-Knowledge: An Interpretation of Miller's Crossing," Perspectives on Political Science (Spring 2001), pp. 85-92.
* "Strauss's Farabi, Scholarly Prejudice and Philosophic Politics," Perspectives on Political Science (Fall 1999), pp. 94-102.
"Leo Strauss and His Contemporaries," The Political Science Reviewer (1993 annual issue), pp. 124-156.
* "Strauss's Three Burkes: The Problem of Edmund Burke in Natural Right and History," Political Theory (August 1991), pp. 364-391.
Essays marked by an * were peer-reviewed.
Articles and Reviews:
"Crime Pays," a review essay on the novelists Donald Westlake and Bill James, The Weekly Standard, September 1st, 2008, pp. 37-41.
"Empathy, Anyone?," The Weekly Standard, January 28, 2008.
"Comments on [Mark Blitz's] Duty Bound: Responsibility and American Political Life," The Good Society (Vol. 16 No. 1, 2007) pp. 66-68.
"An Unsurpassed Scholar: Muhsin S. Mahdi, 1926-2007," The Weekly Standard, September3, 2007.
"Guide for the Perplexed," a review essay of some recent books on Strauss, The Claremont Review of Books. Spring 2007.
"Becoming Leo Strauss," a review essay of Heinrich Meier's Leo Strauss and the Theologico-Political Problem, The Weekly Standard, April 17, 2006.
"Love at Langley," a review of Claire Berlinski's Loose Lips: A Novel, The Weekly Standard, December 1, 2003.
"Leo Strauss and the Detective Story," Claremont Review of Books, Summer 2003.
"Crime & Punishment?: Bill James's Unconventional Mystery Novels," a review essay of Bill James's Naked at the Window, The Weekly Standard, June 30, 2003, pp. 31-33.
"Leo Strauss and the Conservatives," a review essay of Willmoore Kendall: Maverick of American Conservatives, edited by John Alvis and John Murley, Policy Review, April & May, 2003, pp.75-82.
"A Thinker's Progress," a review of Leo Strauss: The Early Writings: 1921-1932, edited and translated by Michael Zank, National Review, September 16, 2002, pp. 53-54.
"The Dictator's Dotage," a review of Mario Vargas Llosa's The Feast of the Goat, The Weekly Standard, December 17, 2001, pp. 34-35.
"The American Comedy," a review essay on Donald E. Westlake, The Weekly Standard, July 2, 2001, pp. 33-39.
"Judaism and Enlightenment," a review of Ralph Lerner's Maimonides' Empire of Light and Ruth Wisse's The Modern Jewish Cannon, The Weekly Standard, January 1, 2001, pp. 35-37.
"Strauss Among the Straussians: Leo Strauss and America," a review of Leo Strauss, the Straussians and the American Regime, edited by Kenneth Deutsch and John Murley. The Weekly Standard, August 28, 2000, pp. 35-37.
"The Problem of Happiness Today," The Good Society, Fall 1999, pp. 52-54.
"Two Cheers for Postmodernism," a review of Peter Lawler's Postmodernism, Rightly Understood: The Return to Realism in American Thought," The Weekly Standard, October 25, 1999, pp. 36-38.
"Injudicious Distortions," a review of Jeremy Rabkin's Judicial Compulsions: How Public Law Distorts Public Policy, Regulation (fall 1990), pp. 80-83.
Various brief reviews in The Weekly Standard's "Standard Reader" on Liberalism, Harvard, Plato, Leo Strauss, Spinoza, Xenophon, Carol O'Connell Donald E. Westlake, and Michael Connelly from December 2001 to May 2005.
"How to Study Leo Strauss," A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association on a panel entitled "Leo Strauss and the Art of Writing" in the "Politics and Literature" pision, August 2003.
"Author as Educator: Leo Strauss's Twofold Treatment of Maimonides and Machiavelli," a paper presented at the at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association on a panel entitled "New Studies on Leo Strauss," September 2002.
"The Medieval Complication to the Quarrel between the Ancients and Moderns" – presentation on a round-table discussion of Leo Strauss and the question of the ancients and the moderns at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 1999.
"Natural Right Goes to the Movies: An Interpretation of Miller's Crossing" – a paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association in the "Politics and Literature" pision, September 1998.
"Political Enterprises Ancient and Modern," a paper presented at the New England Political Science Association, May 1998.
"Leo Strauss's Politics," a public lecture delivered at Claremont McKenna College, September 1992.
"Strauss's Critique of the Ancients," an essay delivered at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 1992.
Earhart Research Fellowship (Summer-Fall 2003)
Derek Bok Teaching Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education (Fall 1997, Spring 1998, Fall 2000)
Mellon Completion Fellowship, Harvard University (1996-97)
Mellon Research Fellow, Harvard University (Spring and Summer, 1996)
Earhart Fellow, Harvard University (1992-95, 1997-98)
Salvatori Fellow, The Heritage Foundation (Summer 1991)
Bradley Fellow, The Claremont Graduate School (1988-89)
Publius Fellow, The Claremont Institute (Summer 1987)


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OAKLAND — A 19-year-old Oakland man accused of being in a gunbattle that resulted in one death and serious injury to several revelers leaving a popular Uptown street festival last week will not be charged with murder, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.
Donald Everett Parks Jr., however, still faces a lengthy prison term for allegedly unloading a semi-automatic handgun into a crowd resulting in the injuries of several people. The gunbattle also resulted in the death of 18-year-old Kiante Tay Campbell just after last week's First Friday street festival.
District Attorney Nancy O'Malley said in a statement late Tuesday that her office charged him with the crimes that it believes can be proven against Parks based on the evidence collected so far in the case.
"The charges filed by my office today represent the crimes that we believe we can prove beyond a reasonable doubt based upon the evidence that is currently available," O'Malley's statement read. "We will continue to work with the Oakland Police Department to develop the case against the individual responsible for the homicide that took place."
Law enforcement sources said that they believe more than one gun was fired at the scene.
Instead of murder, Parks, who is being held in jail on $1.2 million bail, faces six counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm, one count of carrying a concealed firearm and one count of carrying a loaded firearm in a city. He faces a maximum prison term of about 50 years.
The shooting occurred as revelers were leaving First Friday, a popular street festival that occurs the first Friday of every month in the quickly developing Uptown neighborhood.
The festival is an offshoot of Art Murmur, a gallery walk that was launched seven years ago and happens on the same night as First Friday. The success of both festivals has attracted thousands to the burgeoning Uptown neighborhood and gives local bars and restaurants a steady stream of patrons.
Parks is accused of shooting at a group of revelers at about 10:50 p.m. after a confrontation broke out in the parking lot of a beauty supply business on Telegraph Avenue between 20th and 21st streets. The street festival officially ended at 10 p.m.
In addition to Campbell being shot, three other people were wounded during the shooting, including a friend of Campbell's and two women not involved with the fight who were hit by stray bullets.
Oakland police Officer Jason Andersen said in court documents that Parks admitted to the shooting during a videotaped interrogation. In addition to his admission, Parks was allegedly seen firing a gun in a security video.
The gunfire shook a city that has struggled with rising rates of violent crime and caused many to worry whether First Friday would be able to continue.
In a statement released a day after the event, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan said that the city will work with festival organizers in an effort to boost security at the event.


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BRUNSWICK — Financial turbulence at Parkview Adventist Medical Center in recent years has nothing to do with a bid by Central Maine Healthcare to take the Brunswick hospital over, according to officials on both sides of the proposed acquisition.
In nonprofit 990 tax forms posted online, Parkview, with expenses of around $40 million, reported a loss of $2 million in 2009 and $840,000 in 2010, according to the most recent records available. In addition, Parkview Interim President Randee Reynolds said Parkview borrowed $5.6 million from CMHC four years ago when Parkview was "insolvent, basically."
But Reynolds said Parkview posted a $1 million revenue surplus in 2011 – and he said in-the-black operations have continued so far this year – and is current on its loan payments to CMHC. Chuck Gill, vice president for public affairs for CMHC, confirmed both of those assertions.
"We have had losses in the last few years," Reynolds said. "We've really turned the picture around."
Reynolds said a major factor in the return to profitability was a recent electronic medical records project, which has reduced costs and resulted in anticipated refunds from the state of almost $3 million, the second payment of which is due in November.
He said the positive ledger stance was despite about $5 million the Maine Department of Health and Human Services owes Parkview from unpaid Medicaid claims that have accumulated at Parkview and other hospitals in Maine since 2009. Reynolds said Parkview still owes CMHC about $5.4 million of the $5.6 million loan and that the proposed merger between the two organizations would not erase the debt.
The merger between Parkview and CMHC, which is the parent organization of Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston as well as Rumford and Bridgton hospitals, was approved unanimously by Parkview's and CMHC's board and is the subject of a state-level review known as a certificate of need application.
Mid Coast Hospital, which like Parkview is also located in Brunswick, filed a competing certificate of need application last week that seeks to absorb all of Parkview's operations into its Cooks Corner campus.
Mid Coast's application argues that control over medical facilities in Brunswick should remain in Brunswick – not in Lewiston – and that its takeover plan would save the Brunswick area $24 million per year by eliminating redundancies in operations, staffing, administration and facilities overhead. Mid Coast President and CEO Lois Skillings has said that any reduction in jobs in Mid Coast's plan could be accomplished through long-term attrition.
Reynolds said he and members of Parkview's board have met with Skillings and considered Mid Coast's proposal, but believe CMHC's plan is better.
"Mid Coast Hospital has supplied us with their vision for health care in the Brunswick area," Reynolds said. "We looked at Central Maine Healthcare and saw what they've done with Bridgton and Rumford. We want to be a part of that group."
In an opinion letter published by the Bangor Daily News on Sunday, two Mid Coast Hospital physicians argued that a merger between Parkview and Mid Coast is best for the community. Jay Mullen, chief of emergency medicine and president of Mid Coast's medical staff, and Jamie Rines, Mid Coast's vice president of the medical staff, wrote that the Brunswick area is the smallest community in the northeastern United States supporting two acute-care hospitals.
"Together, by incorporating the major elements of both of their missions and cultures, Mid Coast and Parkview could find a new way together," the letter said. "In doing so, they could eliminate the costly duplication of many systems, facilities and expensive technology."
Tory Ryden, director of communications for Parkview, said Sunday that the doctors' letter had some inaccuracies, including two points about finances: the amount of money Parkview borrowed from CMHC and the letter's statement that Parkview is still operating at a loss.
"If Mid Coast is believing that there are millions of dollars in savings, why don't they find the savings at their own hospital?" said Ryden, who reiterated that Parkview's interest in CMHC has a lot to do with what that organization has done with the hospitals in Rumford and Bridgton.
Rumford Hospital had a revenue shortage of about $1 million in 2009, according to its nonprofit 990 filings, but was $4.6 million in the black in 2010. Bridgton Hospital performed well in 2009 and 2010, according to its 990s, with profits of $3.1 million and $7.6 million, respectively.
Mid Coast Hospital's 990s showed revenue surpluses of $4.1 million in 2008 and $3.2 million in 2009 with operating expenses exceeding $100 million, in the two most recent years for which records were available at the website GuideStar.org. Central Maine Healthcare Corp. posted combined profits approaching $9 million in 2009 and 2010. Central Maine Medical Center, which is another CMHC subsidiary, had revenue shortages of $4.5 million in 2009 and $9.2 million in 2010 with expenses in excess of $300 million.
Gill said part of the reason for the merger proposal between Parkview and CMHC is that the two entities have had a relationship for several years in which CMHC provides administrative and medical services.
"We've gone quite a ways with the administrative services agreement so the next step is for them to be a full member of our system, we believe and the Parkview board believes," said Gill. "That's the next step, just as it's happened all over the state of Maine. The trend is for hospitals to join larger health systems."
Reynolds said one result of Parkview merging with either Mid Coast or CMHC is that Parkview Adventist Medical Center will lose its affiliation with the Adventist Church. Under the CMHC proposal the facility would become "Parkview Hospital," with a local board of directors answering to CMHC's board. Under Mid Coast's, Parkview would cease to exist as a separate entity.
According to an Aug. 27 article in a publication called Adventist Today, Parkview's affiliation with the Northern New England Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is "the last Adventist hospital in this part of the world to stand alone without being affiliated with one of five Adventist healthcare systems in the country."
Reynolds said despite the loss of the affiliation with the Adventist Church – the merger with CMHC would effectively dissolve Parkview's board of trustees, which is made up of the church's trustees – Parkview will continue with its faith-based mission for patients who want it.
"As far as the church base goes, they're saddened that the Adventist name will be taken off," he said. "There are lots of different religious organizations who come here and pray with or for our patients. Central Maine Healthcare is totally on board with that."


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Just a copy from the original one. Some jokes and poor acting. Nothing classic from this movie.
The movie. Was really funny.
Fun, laugh out loud comedy. I thought the adult "avatars" did a good job expressing the insecurities of teenagers. I watched this with my thirteen year old nephew, we both had a blast.
The "skimpy clothes" that people keep referring to are shorts and a crop top that revealed nothing but the woman's toned abs. People complain about kissing in a kids movie, there were only two kisses in the hole movie.
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Size: 349x246cm Tabriz rugs are from the city of Tabriz, the capital city of East Azarbaijan Province in the northwest of Iran. It is one...
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When you buy something from Lilla Rugs, we want you to love it. However, should you change your mind (it happens!), and subject to the conditions set out below, you have 14 days from the delivery date to return items. Note that sale items cannot be returned.
Lilla Rugs Delivery & Returns Information
We take pride in offering a quick and personal delivery experience. Processing is usually completed within 24 hours of ordering; however, some orders may take up to 48 hours to process. You will receive your rug within 2-3 working days from the time of a processed order. Note that a design form to make your own bespoke rug is not included in this. Useful information:
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- Deliveries take place between 9am – 6pm Monday to Friday. Delivery time 24-73 hours from dispatch. Note: Your order will be delivered to your delivery address, for an alternative address please contact us. For Saturday and International Deliveries please contact our customer service.
- Deliveries to Eire, Northern Ireland and all Offshore Islands including the Isle of Wight and Isle of Man are £30 per order.
- Although we use all reasonable means to ensure that your order is delivered within a specified time, we cannot accept responsibility for late deliveries due to circumstances outside of our control. We will inform you of any unexpected delay.
- All deliveries are signed for by courier service, so someone must be present at the address.
- Express delivery is not available outside of the U.K. Worldwide shipping is fast (same 2-3 days) - this excludes any hold ups at customs.
- Please note that due to US sanctions we cannot currently ship Persian rugs only to the United States.
- Please be aware that customers are responsible for payment of any local customs duties.
- A contact number is needed for delivery. We will not be able to arrange delivery without one. We will not use your contact number for any other purpose unless instructed so by you (see privacy policy for more).
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- We accept exchanges, but note that it will not be for another of the same product, as every rug is one of a kind.
- We happily accept returns. Simply get in touch in within 5 days (from delivery, not purchase date) and let us know what the issue is. If accepted, you will need to return the rug in the condition in which it was received within a 14-day period from the day of delivery. Note that refunds will be minus initial delivery costs. It is also your full responsibility to arrange shipment or drop-off of items being returned.
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Items being returned must be in the same condition they were delivered in. If any damages or faults are noticed, we will be in touch and this may affect your refund amount. Don't worry, we know lots of handmade rugs have wear & tear and are very aware of the condition of every rug before we send it out.
The returns period for Europe-bought full-price items is 14 days from the date of delivery. However, you must let us know within 5 days of delivery date if you wish to make a return. Note that this does not affect your statutory rights.
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Tabriz rugs are from the city of Tabriz, the capital city of East Azarbaijan Province in the northwest of Iran. It is one of the oldest weaving areas and makes a diverse collection of hand-knotted rugs. They are made with good quality, fine, soft wool.
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On April 18, 2011 we all suffered a great loss when Officer Eric "EZ" Zapata from Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety was killed in the line of duty. He dedicated his life to serving the people of Kalamazoo and preserving the safety of our community. To honor Eric and his legacy, the Eric Zapata Memorial Foundation (EZMF) was created to fund and maintain a law enforcement scholarship.
In 2012, EZMF created the first annual EZ5K Memorial Run/Walk which hosted over 650 participants in 2012 and 720 in 2013. Donations and sponsorships from this event are used to maintain a scholarship fund for students enrolled in law enforcement programs at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Grand Valley State University and Grand Rapids Community College.
The Sixth Annual EZ Memorial Run/Walk presented by Norman Camera will be April 15th, 2017. The 5K run/walk and 10K run will take place at Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC) beginning at 7:00am. At the conclusion of the event there will be a reception for the runners, families, guests and a presentation of awards. Become a corporate sponsor for EZ.


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ORLANDO, FLA. -- Richard Morgan Fliehr paused, struggling to find the right words, tears welling up in his eyes.
Never at a loss for words in front of the camera, Ric Flair ... The Nature Boy, The Dirtiest Player in the Game ... knows that when he faces Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 24 on Sunday, it may be his last hurrah in a WWE ring.
With a "Career Threatening" label attached to the match, WWE may be looking to do what so few have been able -- beat The Man.
It may take more than an eye poke or low blow for the 59-year-old's career to continue.
"I think (WWE's) afraid that I'm going to get hurt while I'm on their watch," said Flair. "But I'm thinking positive, I'm not planning to leave the ring.
"My biggest problem right now is mental. There's nothing anybody can do to me that hasn't been done to me 100 times before. Nobody, with the exception of a handful of guys, could step into the ring with guys like Bruiser Brody and Stan Hanson for an hour. I did. Try getting kicked in the head 25 times in an hour."
Facing Michaels, The Heartbreak Kid, is also a big deal.
"It's a very special match with a very special opponent," said Flair. "A huge honour."
Flair will also be inducted into WWE's Hall of Fame tomorrow night.
"You have no idea what it means," said Flair, his voice trailing off. "To be able to go into the Hall of Fame ... it's an incredible honour."
So, will we see the Flair of old, the stylin', profilin', limousine-ridin', jet-flyin', wheelin', dealin', son of a gun? The guy who "kissed all the girls and made them cry."
"That character died about 10 years ago," said Flair. "For about 20 years of my life, Ric Flair was the same inside and outside of the ring. I lived that life. I loved that life. Every day. I couldn't get enough.
"I think I'm wrestling's Jesse James. About half the stories you hear are probably true. I had fun. There were no drugs, nothing illegal. I just wanted to be part of the party.
"And if I can find that again before Sunday, that character, I'll guarantee a win."
If this is his last night, if the sun has finally set on the legend's career, how would he like to be remembered?
"I'd like people to remember that I gave all I had to give," said Flair. "I've been to the nuthouse, I've had a heart attack on TV, I've been buried alive in the desert and I've played musical chairs.
"There's not much I haven't done."
Way to go Naitch ... Wooooooo!
WWE stars Armando Estrada, Super Crazy, Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins were at SeaWorld yesterday. Estrada was a natural, grabbing a microphone and interviewing a 30-year-old Pacific walrus and a 23-year-old sea lion. For the record, the sea lion predicted victories for The Big Show (over Floyd Mayweather) and Randy Orton (in a triple threat match vs. Triple H and John Cena).
Mayweather says size won't matter. The Show outweighs Mayweather by 300 lbs. and is a foot and a half taller, but the boxing great says he'll kept his unbeaten streak alive. "Thirty-nine have tried, 39 have failed," said Mayweather. "I'm going to pick him up and throw him," said The Big Show. "I'm going to launch the first Mayweather satellite."


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The Miss America contestant who introduced herself as "streaming to you from Silicon Valley" finished second in Sunday's pageant, the runner-up to Miss New York.
Miss California — Crystal Lee, 22, of San Francisco — has two degrees from Stanford: a bachelor's in human biology and a master's in communication. Her platform issue for the Miss America competition was women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math, and she won the state crown while representing Silicon Valley.
She has worked as an intern at Dropbox and KRON TV.
Introducing herself on the broadcast, she said: "Tweet me, like me, text me! Streaming to you from Silicon Valley, I'm Crystal Lee, Miss California."
In the talent competition, she danced ballet. In the interview portion, she was asked about Syria, and responded: "I believe as one of the most powerful countries in the world we do have an ethical obligation to prevent a leader of a country who is using chemical weapons on his people. I believe we should use congressional support, if we can, and the U.N."
Among her competition was another Crystal Lee, Miss Hawaii.
The winner, Nina Davuluri, 24, is the first Miss America of Indian descent. The rest of the five finalists were Miss Minnesota, Rebecca Yeh; Miss Florida, Myrrhanda Jones; and Miss Oklahoma, Kelsey Griswold.
Jones competed wearing a knee brace, having torn ligaments while rehearsing her baton-twirling routine on Thursday. Miss Kansas, Theresa Vail, displayed her much-talked-about tattoos in the swimsuit competition but did not advance past semifinals.


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by Michael Caruso
Chestnut Hill was alive with music Sunday afternoon. There were so many musical events that I wasn't able to attend them all. But I was able to take in the first half of a piano recital at Woodmere Art Museum and then drive over to the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill to hear Tempesta di Mare's "Brandenburg 4 & Friends" concert. I'm just sorry I had to miss Choral Evensong at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, offered one of the most ambitious programs I've yet heard from the region's leading period instruments ensemble. Surrounding Bach's glorious "Brandenburg Concerto No. 4" were Vivaldi's "Concerto in G minor," Handel's "Concerto Grosso in F" and Rebel's "Characters of the Dance" in the first half, then Weiss' "Concerto in B-flat" and Fasch's "Concerto in D" after intermission. Actually, only a portion of the Weiss followed the Bach. Lutenist Richard Stone snapped a string on his instrument, and since the new string wouldn't hold its pitch, the performance was stopped early in the first movement.
Although both the Vivaldi and the Handel are splendid examples of Baroque music at its best, elegant yet energetic, it was the Bach that proved itself the program's finest score and received the afternoon's finest rendition. Soloists Emlyn Ngai on violin and Gwyn Roberts and Priscilla Smith on recorders were the exemplary concertino, balancing their individual and combined tones against the full force of the tutti of strings, woodwinds and harpsichord. The entire ensemble played with such textural clarity that Bach's stupendous counterpoint was evident throughout all three movements.
Over at Woodmere, Astral Artists duo-pianists Stanislava Varshavski and Diana Shapiro played a program of Ravel's "Spanish Rapsodie," Milhaud's "Le Boeuf sur le Toit," Debussy's "Petite Suite," Schubert's "Variations on a French Song" and their own arrangement of Gershwin's "An American in Paris." I only heard the Ravel and the Milhaud before dashing over to Chestnut Hill Presbyterian. However, I was impressed by the playing of both performers, particularly in the Milhaud, a medley of Latin American songs. Here they conjured up all the fun of one of those garish 20th Century Fox Technicolor musicals starring Don Ameche, Carmen Miranda and Xavier Cugat.
Astral Artists will collaborate with St. Paul's Church for its first Friday recital, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, with Alexandre Moutouzkine. Visit www.stpaulschestnuthill.org.
Yannick Nezet-Seguin opened his first season as the Philadelphia Orchestra's music director with three concerts this past weekend in the Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall and one on Tuesday in New York's Carnegie Hall. The program boasted only one work, Giuseppe Verdi's "Requiem" Mass, but his rendition of that single score powerfully made the point that a new era has begun for Philadelphia's premier classical music ensemble.
Although Verdi was well known as a severe critic of the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church, the transcendent power and beauty of the music he composed for its Liturgy of the Dead point in a different direction regarding his belief in the faith itself. Verdi's "Requiem" Mass not only encompasses the breadth and depth of the Catholic theology, but it reveals the human responses to these doctrines: the fears that terrorize the individual in the face of mortal death and the hopes of immortal life. If, indeed, the "Requiem" Mass is Verdi's greatest opera — and its musical style is certainly more "operatic" than typically "sacred" — it's assuredly a masterpiece, perhaps even the greatest of all settings of the Latin text.
But the evening belonged to Yannick Nezet-Seguin, and Saturday night's sold-out audience showered him with wave after wave of well-deserved applause. Each successive time I've heard him conduct, I've become more and more convinced that he's the musical savior the Philadelphia Orchestra so desperately needs and Philadelphia deserves.