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Have an incredibly enticing English accent (or a threatening Scottish one if you run into me on the wrong day) and blue eyes to drown in but a shitty haircut. Everyone has their downsides.
Computer Science undergraduate at University of Birmingham. Tend to travel to far flung corners of the country on my weekends; floors are always appreciated.
At some point I'm gonna stop fancying everyone
These guys should be yr favourite 'new' band. Their album's getting released with the (I think) May issue of Rocksound and it's gonna be ace.
For some odd reason I got the urge to listen to this album today.
I still can't believed that I had this album on rotation in middle school. That was a long time ago.
Fuck I feel old.
There isn't one bad song on this album.
It still stands the test of time.
Cheers to that.
For some odd reason I got the urge to listen to this album today.
I still can't believed that I had this album on rotation in middle school. That was a long time ago.
Fuck I feel old.
There isn't one bad song on this album.
It still stands the test of time.
Cheers to that.
This played in my family's car non-stop the last time we went to Italy, which must've been back around the time it came out.
IT'S SO GOOD. You can't hate an album with Dirty Little Secret on, can you?
So, this is an awesome Spotify playlist of 2011 built by me. Yeah.
Los Campesinos! Hello Sadness
"Life, life is a long time. Too long to my mind, too long by far. Between my waterfalls and your landslides there's cartography in every scar."
So, this album only arrived on my doorstep yesterday but it is amazing. It's so full of emotion. Gareth joked that "I'm really depressed, so the lyrics on this album will be amazing" on twitter whilst they were writing it, I guess, and he definitely wasn't wrong. Even Q gave it 4 stars (out of 5). EVEN Q.
If I were to recommend you songs they would be: Hello Sadness (Soundcloud), Hate For The Island, Songs About Your Girlfriend (YouTube), Baby I Got The Death Rattle
Four Year Strong Enemy of the World
I am rediscovering my love for this album.
Don't fix it if it hasn't broken yet.
Twin Atlantic Vivarium
Such a great CD. Not for everybody, mainly due to Sam's accent I think, but some of the songs on here are incredible. Seriously, there's something here for everybody. Hot guys, great songs, sexy accents.
And is there anybody out there? Disassemble I'm trying to breathe. YEAAAAAH.
Straight Lines Persistence In This Game
A small band hailing from Wales. This has some amazing songs on it though, and it's probably best listened to now, whilst there's still a bit of summer in the air and you can go around dancing and singing with all your friends. On tour with The Subways at the moment I believe, I'd check them out. They're great.
The Wonder Years Suburbia: I've Given You All And Now I'm Nothing
If you haven't heard this band then you are a failure. Simple as that. This album and it's predecessor, The Upsides (Y'know, that one where they said "I'm not sad anymore" and it became a fucking massive tumblr thing) are without any bad or filler tracks. There's so many anthems on the two that it's unbelievable.
If you're a depressed/semi-depressed/feel a bit down young person then you will love this. Guaranteed. (Unless there's something wrong with your head)
The Dangerous Summer If You Could Only Keep Me Alive
So, technically not a full album, but still, this was TDS first offering and damn it's good. The Permanent Rain, their 'hit' if they had one is on there, along with Of Confidence, a favourite amongst everyone I've talked to, and Home, a personal favourite.
There's so many sing-a-longs on this it's ridiculously and it's pretty feel good for an EP/mini-album thing that goes into suicide and heartbreak. Listen to it.
Listening to this album again and it's fucking perfect. There's nothing wrong with it. Oh my God it's beautiful. If you haven't heard it, please give it a spin. Admittedly, if you do it'll probably ruin most music for you, but it'll be worth it.


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The road through the nature preserve near Detroit Lakes, Minn., was a favorite bike ride for Jean Melicher and her 7-year-old grandson. But on June 8, 2012, the unexpected nearly took her life.
Jean took a bad fall, hitting her unprotected head and knocking her unconscious.
An ambulance rushed her to the local hospital, then on to specialized care at Sanford Emergency Center in Fargo. Imaging scans showed a severe traumatic brain injury. Lifesaving neurosurgery and a week in the Intensive Care Unit followed.
"I don't remember any of it," says 61-year-old Jean, now home in Fargo. "But I do remember waking up in the Rehab Unit at Sanford South University."
A critical window
Successful recovery from traumatic brain injury requires high-level rehabilitation. Sanford speech pathologist Jena Gorden, one of several therapists who worked with Jean, explains why.
"After a brain injury, there's a critical window of time when intensive, individualized rehabilitation can help rewire the brain appropriately," says Jena. "Without it, brain-injured patients can easily become the 'walking wounded.' They appear normal on the outside but inside things are very scrambled. Long-term limitations can be devastating."
Jean's 18-day stay in the rehab unit included twice-daily physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. Between therapies she napped, worked closely with her rehab nurse and functioned as best as she could. As her husband Kevin and family members can attest, she behaved oddly at times.
"We have big laughs now over some of the things I said and did," says jean. "But that was my brain in its early stages of recovery. I ordered a glass of Pinot Noir from my nurse, I demanded to know who stole my luggage and I wanted the phone so I could call a cab to get me out of this 'very bad hotel.' In reality, I was in the best possible place and the care I received was wonderful. We're extremely fortunate to have this rehab facility in Fargo."
Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities, Sanford Rehab in Fargo is also accredited for brain injury rehabilitation.
Learning the tools and using them
Jean embraced all she was taught in rehab, including brain exercises, strategies for accomplishing tasks and the limits of her fragile but healing brain. Mental exhaustion and overload can occur quickly.
"I often tell patients we therapists have the easy job," says Jena. "We provide the tools to help them recover but they decide what to do with them. Jean's a shining example of what happens when a patient uses the tools to the fullest. She also stays positive and has a very supportive family."
Jean recalls her biggest challenge was accepting that life would be different. She was still the vibrant, intelligent, compassionate woman her family and friends knew, but her cognitive abilities were drastically altered.
"Basically I started this rehab journey with a 6-year-old brain," says the retired first grade teacher. "I had a lot of work to do."
Inpatient to outpatient
Jean progressed faster than expected. By July 3, she was able to go home, continuing with therapy on an outpatient basis. Good communication among staff ensured a seamless transition.
"Leaving was scary. I honestly wondered if I could get along without my rehab team," says Jean. "Before I left, they introduced me to my outpatient therapists. That gave me confidence."
Jean participated in twice weekly outpatient occupational and speech therapy at Sanford. She recently graduated from occupational therapy and today continues speech therapy. After all therapy concludes, she'll still continue her home exercises. The brain takes 12 to 18 months to heal, sometimes longer.
Jean receives comprehensive follow-up at Sanford's outpatient brain clinic where a multidisciplinary rehab team assesses her progress and makes recommendations.
"They put you through many tests, but that's good. At my appointment in October, I found out I could get my driver's license back," says Jean. "It's part of getting back to normal."
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Jean recalls another moment of normalcy: Attending an NDSU Bison football game with her family.
"I had my Plan A and Plan B as I always do these days, and I was well prepared, including excellent earplugs," says Jean. "Kevin and I made it through three quarters and we left happy."
But the team that gets Jean's biggest cheer is her very own "Team Melicher," all the family members, friends, neighbors and medical professionals who've helped her recover.
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impositionLine breaks: im|pos¦ition
Pronunciation: /ɪmpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n /
1 [mass noun] The action or process of imposing something or of being imposed: the imposition of martial law
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imposing, foisting, forcing, inflicting, obtruding, pressingcharging, exacting, application, applying, enforcement, enforcing; setting, establishment, fixing, laying, introduction, institution; decreeing, ordainment, enactment, promulgation
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burden, load, onus, encumbrance, strain, demand, pressure, charge, bother, worry
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2.1A tax or duty.
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late Middle English: from Latin impositio(n-), from the verb imponere (see impose).
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My AJC colleague Ariel Hart had a revealing game of cat-and-mouse with Gov. Nathan Deal on Thursday, over the topic of who might replace the exiting Vance Smith as head of the state Department of Transportation:
Q: Do you have a preference for who ought to be the next GDOT commissioner?
Deal: No, I hope that they will come up with someone that's qualified, and has an experience factor of being able to deal with difficult problems.
Q: Have you suggested anyone to (the DOT board)?
Deal: I have suggested that there may be some existing state employees who might be considered, but this is their decision and we're going to watch and see what they do.
Q: Would that be Steve Stancil (who is executive director of the Georgia Building Authority)?
Deal: Well, Steve Stancil is someone that we think has done an excellent job in his current position and I think possesses the kind of qualities that you would be looking for.
Q: You suggested him?
Deal: (chuckling) I think I'll leave it at that.
Purely by coincidence, the Georgia Building Authority that Steve Stancil heads has decided to pull the rug out from under Gov. Nathan Deal. Literally.
Writes Dave Williams of the Atlanta Business Chronicle:
In the "times are tough" category, the agency that oversees state buildings is looking to sell a rug that has graced the Governor's Mansion for four decades.
The [GBA] has posted a notice on the state's procurement site asking for brokers interested in selling the rug to submit a "letter of interest" to the agency.
The rug, which has been part of the mansion's décor since 1970, originally cost more than $35,000.
We've no details, but we're told GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be in Atlanta on Monday to raise a little cash.
As has become a long habit, former President Jimmy Carter appeared before the incoming freshman class at Emory University this week. Highlights can be seen below:
Carter on Sarah Palin:
"I think she was an acceptable governor of Alaska for two years."
Carter on the Republican field:
"I don't think there's any doubt that Governor Perry from Texas is in the leadership. I've seen some of the exchanges between him and some of the other Republican candidates. At this point, I think he's the most likely one of the existing candidates to be the Republican nominee….
"I think he's been particularly mistaken at some of the radical positions he has maintained and repeated during the debates. I think it's going to hurt him in the general election against President Obama, although it might help him within the Republican party environment."
And on whether the GOP is sabotaging President Barack Obama in order to win the White House in 2012:
"I wouldn't that be condemnatory of the Republicans. I know a lot of them. My belief is they would like very much to see the economy to recover. Under which circumstances they would like very much to figure out a way for them to get credit for it."
The Marietta Daily Journal and InsiderAdvantage are out this morning with a poll that shows banker and CPA John Carson has a slim lead in next Tuesday's five-candidate special election to fill the seat held by the late state Rep. Bobby Franklin, R-Marietta. From the MDJ:
Former state Sen. Robert Lamutt, who is trailing Carson by less than the poll's margin of error, is leading the race in fundraising.
The phone survey, conducted on Tuesday by InsiderAdvantage/RosettaStone, asked, "If the election for state representative were to be held today, for whom would you vote?"
Of the 356 people polled, 19.8 percent chose John Carson, 17.3 percent said Lamutt, 11.6 percent said Roy C. Barnes, 11.4 percent said Dr. Geraldine Wade and 4.9 percent said Don Hill.
Thirty-five percent had no opinion.
The AJC's Politifact Georgia today takes a look at U.S. Rep. David Scott's contention that President Barack Obama's $447 billion jobs bill would put an end to the layoffs of teachers and law enforcement officers and firefighters.
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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September 16th, 2011
10:37 am
Nathan Deal on DOT: "We're going to watch and see what they do." That's leadership for ya.
September 16th, 2011
10:50 am
I love when people get on these blogs that do not have a clue how the State Constitution has set up the different agencies to run and those people thank they are going to get a dig in at someone in leadership. Who looks like the fool now?
September 16th, 2011
10:59 am
Only the liberal media is interested in what former President Carter thinks politically – especially when it comes to Republicans.
September 16th, 2011
11:08 am
Speakuh Glen (the Gland) Richardson is available and knows the workings of state govt. Jawja loves him too!
Jim, what about McGinness' book on Sister Sarah Palin. She may have some trouble with her Dikkksie constituency when and if the Glen Rice story and the "Mogambo fixation" enters their little brains. Maybe Bishop Eddie (HOW LONG?!?!) Long can tell her how to slide by the dimwits (on the downlow).
Seems both are members of the Cult of the Giant Black Snake.
September 16th, 2011
11:13 am
Not a very interesting topic today, sir.
September 16th, 2011
11:16 am
A vote for Perry is a vote to reelect OBAMA. The question is can our country take 4 more years of OBAMA?
September 16th, 2011
11:25 am
Obama all the way in 2012!
September 16th, 2011
11:29 am
Perry has proven he is a LEADER. He was a CheerLEADER in college. A very good, flamboyant CheerLEADER with lots of charm.
Gov Perry is responsible for the rain shower that parched areas of Texas got yesterday, payoff from His pray for rain prayer fest back in April. That is a LEADER.
Give me an (R)…2012
September 16th, 2011
11:41 am
39% approval rating….Obama is doing a great job of working his way out of a job!!! GREAT!
September 16th, 2011
11:48 am
And Centrist, absolutely nobody is interested in what YOU think politically.
September 16th, 2011
11:53 am
Wrong, I enjoy Centrist's posts.
September 16th, 2011
11:56 am
The DOT Board has become dysfunctional. 13 and soon to be 14 cooks in the kitchen are too many. The board was a good idea back when we were divvying up motor fuel funds to build state highways, but transportation has evolved. The DOT board has not. A bunch of has-been politicians sit on it and act as if they understand transportation.
September 16th, 2011
11:58 am
Could we remain on the Steve Stancil subject? We tend to wander about on Friday for unknown reasons.
September 16th, 2011
11:58 am
Georgia is still paying the price over at GDOT for the political battle between Sonny Perdue and Glenn Richardson over hiring a commissioner. The first battle was over Perdue's girl Gena Evans, who was acomplete and utter train wreck. After the GDOT board fired her, the second battle was over Richardson's choice of Vance Smith as Commissioner.
So now, Georgia has had 5 DOT Commissioners in 4 years and transportation continues to fall behind because of petty politics. Now Deal wants to put another political hack at GDOT in Steve Stancil. The word is that deal fell apart because Stancil wanted a 3-year contract at the government trough. Make that utter disaster #3 in a row.
Here's a novel idea. How about the GDOT Board going out and find the best, most qualified transportation expert in the country to come clean up the mess in Georgia. Forget political favors, and political pay backs, Go hire somebody that can come fix this mess and stop hiring political re-treads with no experience in transportation. Stancil is a nice guy, but not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer. And he doesn't know flip about transportation.
September 16th, 2011
11:58 am
While I don't always agree with "Centrist", I do enjoy his opinions. Afterall, this board is where we can all voice our opinions and ideas.
September 16th, 2011
12:01 pm
Didn't Gena Abraham come from the Georgia Building Authority? What, is the GBA the farm team for GDOT chiefs?
September 16th, 2011
12:04 pm
@ R U Kidding Me?
You are so correct with everything you posted.
September 16th, 2011
12:04 pm
@ brad – feel free to skip over my posts when you see my monicker. I do the same for several posters here.
@ Retired Soldier and Bob – thanks. It would really be boring if we always agreed, and certainly gets old when we never agree with certain posters.
September 16th, 2011
12:06 pm
Question for all you brilliant and opinionated guys. What does the Dekalb School Board, DOT board and the Keystone Cops all have in common?
September 16th, 2011
12:12 pm
Give up? Well, they're all a bunch of Chag Koffs!
September 16th, 2011
12:14 pm
We agree most of the time, when we don't I forgive you for being wrong!
September 16th, 2011
12:19 pm
"Only the liberal media is interested in what former President Carter thinks politically – especially when it comes to Republicans."
Doesn't seem like a person that values different opinions does it Centrist?
September 16th, 2011
12:29 pm
@ Retired Soldier – My wife says there are always two sides to a story. Her side, and the wrong side.
We only have 2 rules in our house:
#1. The wife is always right.
#2. When the wife is wrong, see rule 1.
September 16th, 2011
12:30 pm
Have the same rules here. Dang those women.
September 16th, 2011
12:32 pm
@ DannyX – I, like most people, don't value ALL opinions. Only valid ones.
September 16th, 2011
12:43 pm
I would like to see a 3rd party hired to take on this monumental task. I had a professor who worked for GDOT and left because it was a complete and utter trainwreck from top to bottom.
September 16th, 2011
12:52 pm
@ Mike….hey guy, do your homework. This is not part of the governors job, and if he went out and advocated someone, it would be reported that he "was influencing a department that he had no business influencing". This was a no-win gotcha question from start to finish….
September 16th, 2011
1:02 pm
The General: You are correct. And Steve Stancil, who led GRTA at that time was asked…no told… he would go to lead the GBA to clean up Gena's mess there! He would be an excellent choice. Are the legislators that smart? GDOT Board Members?
Of the 5 contractors selected/qualified to bid the Design Build contract in Savannah, 2 of them have Georgia offices and have done substantial work in Georgia…they just happen to be a branch of firms whose corporate headquarters are out of state.The boardmembers said they fired Comm. Smith becaus none were from Georgia! They wanted one from Georgia! I expect the current board chairman will try to put his man in charge.
September 16th, 2011
1:04 pm
markie mark: How do you think its done…the governor has had his choice since Rives.
September 16th, 2011
1:20 pm
Jimmy needs to stay in Plains and Deal shouldn't sponsor anybody for anything.
September 16th, 2011
1:46 pm
Carter on Sarah Palin:
"I think she was an acceptable governor of Alaska for two years."
November 6, 2012 on Jimmy Carter – I think you were an unacceptable governor of "The Great State of Georgia" for FOUR Years and an extremely unacceptable president of "The United States of America" for FOUR Years – Jimmy, four and four = Eight years of unacceptability, please shut up.
September 16th, 2011
1:49 pm
td, short memory
politicians don't care what thew Georgia constitution says
the governor and legislature influence selections to lead every board, especially those that pay more than the governor…
September 16th, 2011
1:55 pm
We don't need a political hack for the job. The GDOT has been broken into 2 groups. One can not serve 2 masters. The legislature needs to put GDOT back under 1 CEO. Purdue ruined the GDOT. It used to be an efficient organization. It really needs some study and be a "bona fide" Transportation Dept.
September 16th, 2011
2:16 pm
But sonny had his new trucking company to worry about.
The heck with the rest of us!
September 16th, 2011
2:31 pm
I bet you the poll was conducted before Robert Lamutt's tax evasion came to light. He owes the government 0ver $135,000 in back taxes! In addition, Lamutt is trying to short sell his home and stick it to the bank which loaned him money on his home.
This man is beyond belief in that he really wants to represent Cobb County but can not pay his taxes.
Sorry but the numbers do not add up for Lamutt to be a elected member of our taxing body (the General Assembly)
September 16th, 2011
2:38 pm
GDOT should hire someone who has experience in transportation this time. Novel idea, yes?
September 16th, 2011
2:46 pm
"I bet you the poll was conducted before Robert Lamutt's tax evasion came to light."
I have a hunch you are right. Lamutt's tax problems prove to Republican voters that he should not be trusted, which of course makes him the clear favorite now. If that poll were taken today I'm sure it would show Lamutt with a big lead. I picture Lamutt heading up the House Tax committee soon.
September 16th, 2011
3:08 pm
Personal economics is certainly fair game in evaluating election candidates. Purposely calling it "tax evasion" is partisan politics. Here are the facts:
He had unpaid quarterly and unemployment taxes owed by his business and entities. He says he has worked out a payment plan with the IRS and is currently paying off the debts.
Lamutt said he had 15 employees at Diversified Assets Management who "were family" and has stated: "Like virtually everybody in commercial real estate, we got to the point where we had more taxes than we had income. I was advised to go ahead and bankrupt the company, fire all employees and start over. I could have gone bankrupt and walked away from everything and everybody, but I worked out a payment plan and paid back the companies we owed."
As to his house and possible short sale – it sounds like downsizing to avoid bankruptcy and would only be done with the mortgager's permission.
September 16th, 2011
3:09 pm
"Purposely calling it "tax evasion" is partisan politics."
September 16th, 2011
3:30 pm
Yep – Republicans tried it with Secretary of the Treasury Geitner, and it didn't stick either.
September 16th, 2011
3:44 pm
For those of you who think GA transportation is a wreck: 1) You have an excellent interstate system; you have one of the very best state highway systems; 2) You have the busiest airport in the country; 3) You have one of the busiest & best economic engines in the nation in the Savannah Port.
You don't have a good mass transit system. Why? Most folks don't want it AND you do NOT have the population density to support it without massive subsidies (ie increased taxes). Vance Smith was in way over his head. I hope they hire somebody like Harold Linnenkohl again. Engineer Ross would probably do a good job, if interested.
September 16th, 2011
5:33 pm
Of course as long as he is white, male and rep he has the job, this is georgia
September 16th, 2011
6:09 pm
Centrist opinion R yea-D nay…..
September 16th, 2011
6:22 pm
How about Todd Long to head up GDOT?
September 16th, 2011
7:51 pm
"As has become a long habit, former President Jimmy Carter appeared before the incoming freshman class at Emory University…"
It is wildly inappropriate for new college students to be subjected to a left-oriented political speech by this failed former president.
September 16th, 2011
7:56 pm
It kind of looks like Robert Lamutt got the Governor to hold a quick special election, against the wishes of most in Cobb.
Now I would suspect that Governor Deal has a tremendous amount of pity for him since he appears to be in the same sort of situation. I kind am led to believe he pulled a major favor and thought a quick election would not expose the numerous lawsuits and liens against him.
The Bottom line question: How do we elect a leader to oversee our tax monies, when he owes over $135,000? While I am sorry for Mr. Lamutt, his business dealings do not reflect someone who claims to be an expert on fiscal policy on his campaign web page.
Lamutt's social conservative policies, although appealing to many voters in the 43 and myself, do not alone give him the moral compass to provide oversight for our state's tax money.
I say he should prove he is an expert – get his company in order, then after proving successful come back another time and offer himself for public service.
September 16th, 2011
10:41 pm
@R U, I totally agree that Gena Evans was a total train wreck. TOTAL. But I also agree with Time for Reform that the DOT Board is completely ineffective. As for Steve Stancil, if what you say is correct, who can blame the man for wanting a contract given the fact that the Board boots out the commish every couple of years.
And why would "the best, most qualified transportation expert" come work for a Board comprised of mostly ex-politicians who don't seem to know what or who they want?
September 16th, 2011
11:14 pm
@Halftrack, GDOT is down 1500 employees from 3 years ago yet they're churning out the same amount of work. That would, I think, be considered pretty darn efficient.
September 17th, 2011
1:30 am
I do not think President Carter a failure.Governor,president,writer.builder,understands plight Palestinian people.Good Honorable,Religious man.
September 17th, 2011
5:52 am
Kay: Not quite. Add to that the numerous consultants and subtract the money from reduced gas tax revenue and money which now must be held to fully pay for projects at their beginning of construction. They swept all future payments for active projects back to the treasurer to accumulate the needed money. A few years ago they let $2.4 B to contract in a year…now it is down to less than $1 B. Maintenance is only overlaying 2.5% of state routes; before they overlaid 10% each year. Also the level of expertise of staff is way down. I am not saying that staff are not doing their jobs,or that they are not dedicated, but the money is short.


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Monday, April 21, 2014
Hot Tamales Tropical Heat
Just Born has been making Hot Tamales, a cinnamon flavored jelly candy, since 1950. Their newest twist is Hot Tamales Tropical Heat, which features spice combined with fruit flavors.
While the classic Hot Tamales get their warm heat from the active ingredient in cinnamon, cinnamaldehyde, the twist with this new version features hot peppers. The active hotness in chili peppers is caused by capsaicin.
Hot Tamales Tropical Heat come in a mix of three flavors in the bag: Limon Fever, Mango Tango, and Pineapple Picante.
I bought this half pound peg at Cost Plus World Market for $2.99 ... I found that a bit steep for what are basically jelly beans, but I was very interested in Just Born's entry into this segment. I'm quite fond of the original and keep them on hand in my candy jars in my office.
The pieces are beautiful and easy to differentiate from the regular Hot Tamales or Milk and Ike, if you happened to mix them together.
The Limon Fever is light green with a few green speckles on it. Though limón is lemon in Spanish, this has a distinct lime note to it. There's a bitterness at the front, a nice zesty note of citrus peel, then a tart juicy flavor (which could be lemon) and a note of jalapeno. Though I get the spicy burst and the warmth, it's not too much, not throat searing, just warm. Then after a while it's just sweet and a little grainy.
Mango Tango is medium orange with red speckles. This seemed to be the dominant flavor in my package, which is too bad. As much as I love mangos, they're rarely good in candy format. The flavor starts out with a mild tangy bite and the heat from the chili, then it gets sweet and taste like peaches. That's pretty much it. It's not terrible, but it's not quite mango.
Pineapple Picante begins with a good mix of floral and lightly tart. The chili warmth comes in just as the whole thing descends into sweetness though the floral pineapple remains. It's the freshest tasting of the three, though I liked the enduing zest of the Limon as well.
Though I found these a little strange, I actually liked them, and I don't actually like chili peppers. They're warm but not painfully hot. But if you're someone who likes their spicy spices to burn, these will not do it for you.
Hot Tamales are gluten free, contain no gelatin but do have confectioners glaze so wouldn't be appropriate for vegans.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 3:41 pm Candy • Review • Just Born • Jelly Candy • 7-Worth It • United States • Cost Plus • Comments (3)
Friday, April 18, 2014
Pelino Confetti Flowers
A classic item for wedding favors are little parcels of confetti. Confetti is a generic Italian term for panned candies such as Jordan almonds, coated nuts, mints and of course chocolate. Tradition is a little sachet of five pieces, symbolizing health, wealth, fertility, happiness and longevity for the couple and their guests.
Another style of presenting the panned sweets is to wrap the little pieces up and form them into flowers and other shapes. I've seen these for years, I remember seeing a display of them in New York City's Little Italy in a deli by the counter. They were so pretty, I'm not sure I even understood that the petals were edible. This photos shows them made with Jordan almonds and tucked into crepe paper. I've seen them made with cellophane which can be clear or tinted as well as tule mesh, which can also be uncolored or tinted (but probably isn't sanitary).
I picked up this little bouquet in London at Harrod's in their Easter display. It was expensive for so little actual candy, £3.50 for about 15 little pieces (about $5.85 USD). It's made by Confetti Pelino of Sulmona, Italy. They were established in 1783, in a region of Italy that's well known for this traditional and painstaking method of confectionery.
This isn't as much a review of the candy as it is a deconstruction of the assembly of the five stems of flowers.
The bouquet is held together by green floral tape and decorated with green crepe paper leaves of the same color. It's pretty top heavy, as the candy petals are thick and will tip over the little bouquet when placed in a water glass or wine glass (so be careful if you're playing with these at a wedding reception). Each little flower is on a stem of wire, held together with tape and string. Floral tape isn't exactly sticky, so there's no issue of excessive adhesive with these. It unravels quite easily.
Each little piece of candy is a small, circular disk covered in cellophane. The cellophane is twisted together, the pointed, twisted ends are then tied together with a bit of string, and then taped onto the wire stem.
The candy at the center of these isn't a Jordan almond, just a little sugar disk. It's kind of bland, and as far as I can tell, unflavored. It dissolves and tastes like, well, sugar.
As candy, it's expensive and darned difficult to eat because of all the string and wire and tape and wrappers. As a favor or decoration is classically charming. There are a lot of different ways to achieve these with different colors of candy, different sizes, different tape and leaves or flower shapes. Harrod's is a fine place to buy one bunch if you're curious, but if you're interested in using them as favors or centerpieces, do some research on which will suit you best.
Though chocolate candies could be used, I would advise folks to stick to centers that are more weather-tolerant. It'd be fun to make them with M&Ms or Reese's Pieces, but I can't imagine anything with a lot of oil in it would do well with the heat of being handled a lot or possibly sitting in the sun or a hot car. I looked around to find a tutorial for making these but didn't have much luck (if you know of one, please leave a link in the comments). I can imagine that the same techniques could also be used to make candy wreaths, garlands and other styles of centerpieces.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 3:08 pm Candy • Review • Hard Candy & Lollipops • Novelty/Toy • 6-Tempting • Italy • Comments (1)
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Valrhona Blond Dulcey
One of the most popular luxury chocolate brands is Valrhona, which is made in France. Though you may not know the name or the label, chances are you've had their chocolate because they're used so widely in the pastry and confectionery trade. Though I rarely buy their bars, I am fond of their feves, which are little oblong chocolate disks which are great for baking or simply eating.
Since it's Easter, I thought I'd review one of the iconic confections of the season: White Chocolate. Valrhona introduced a new white chocolate bar last year called Valrhona Blond Dulcey 32%. It's like a dark white chocolate, if such a thing could exist. It's 32% cocoa butter, which is more cocoa butter than some chocolates have for all of their combined cacao content. The next ingredient by percentage (32%) is then whole milk (in the form of whole milk powder, skim milk powder, butter and whey), then there's sugar and some vanilla, soy lecithin and salt.
If you think that sounds rich, it is. That's 50% of your saturated fat in half a bar. When I calculated the calories per ounce, it came out to 195 (that can't possibly be right). But it's also 3 grams of protein and a full 15% of your daily RDA of calcium.
The bar is thick, which is nice considering that it's only 2.46 ounces, smaller than the usual 3.5 or 3 ounce tablet that I've become accustomed to as a premium bar. The diagonals score the bar well enough that it can easily be broken into these irregular but perfect bite-sized pieces.
The color is just what you see here, a butterscotch color instead of the creamy yellow-white or most cocoa butter confections. The literature about the Blond Dulcey makes note of the biscuit flavors along with a touch of apricot. They're not wrong, it does have a rich cereal note to it, along with some toffee and maybe a light hint of lemon.
The bar has a good melt, though I admit that it's a little fudgy at the start. I'd say that's more from the milk solids than any sugar-grain. It's lightly salty at first, there's over 100 mg of salt. It is like a digestive biscuit flavor, just lightly toasted, sweet but not so much that it hurt my throat. There was no slick or greasy coating in my mouth afterwards as many white confections made with tropical oils can leave.The vanilla note is overpowered by the sort of toffee and burnt sugar flavors, though I would have enjoyed some bourbon or tobacco in there.
I found my bar when I was in London, though they do sell them in the United States. It was about $8, which it's pretty steep for a smallish bar like this. I'll probably stick with the Green & Blacks or the Ritter Sport if I can find it.
This may be one of those white chocolate bars that converts people who don't like white chocolate. Or just something for those who do like white chocolate to munch on. It's a lot more satisfying than many other white bars that I eat, I didn't feel the need to eat the whole thing. That may be a function of the high protein content as well.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:49 pm All Natural • Candy • Review • Kosher • White Chocolate • 8-Tasty • France • Comments (5)
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Marks and Spencer Chicky Choccy Mini Eggs
There was a time when the only choice for candy-coated chocolate eggs for Easter was Cadbury Mini Eggs. Times have changed and there are many versions, ranging from fair trade and all natural to tiny versions with Belgian chocolate to Hershey's.
The the United Kingdom, there are also plenty of varieties available from store brands. I picked up some from Marks and Spencer, a department store with a chain of grocers. Marks and Spencer is already known for many unique confections, like their line of gummis featuring Percy Pig. I picked up the Marks and Spencer Chicky Choccy Mini Eggs.
They're pretty bit eggs, at about one inch long. They come in three different speckled colors. The colorings used are all natural, derived from vegetable sources, making the end of the ingredients label look more like the contents of a green smoothie. The ingredients state that the cocoa solids make up 30% while the milk solids are 20% minimum. (The rest is sugar, you know, because it's candy.)
The shells are quite thick and crunchy. Some natural colors can give a faint flavor to candy shells, but I didn't notice that here. The shells are shiny and slick (not matte like Cadbury Mini Eggs).
The milk chocolate center is sweet and very milky. The melt is good, a little cool on the tongue with a mix of toasted cereal flavors, a little hint of malted milk and cocoa. The intensity of the chocolate is quite weak, though it's still a pleasant profile. I found them very satisfying to eat, but definitely not high in chocolate content.
The allergy information is very easy to find. It contains soy and milk and is not suitable for people with nut allergies because of manufacturing methods. Suitable for vegetarians (not vegans) with all natural flavors and colors.
If you'd like a little more Easter fun, here's the recent episode of The Nosh Show with Marvo, Dubba, Ryan and Eric where we talk a bit about Easter candy.
The #1 reason why I love Easter candy: the crunchy candy shell.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:09 pm All Natural • Candy • Review • Easter • Chocolate • 7-Worth It • United Kingdom • Comments (1)
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Mars MaltEaster Bunnies
One of the things that I've always been surprised about British confectionery is that they're not terribly interested in malt. They do have one malted milk ball brand, called Maltesers made by Mars. But that's it. No Easter varieties with pastel speckled candy shells, no snowballs, no jumbo double dipped. It's just not in their list of classic candies. However, even though Mars hasn't tried to extend their malted milk ball range, they have done some wonderful and unique things with their malted milk flavors. They make a hot cocoa mix and for Easter they make MaltEaster Bunnies.
There are two versions of the bunnies on the market. They come in the standard single serving size of 29 grams (1.02 ounces) and also in a mini version of 11.6 grams each (.41 ounces) that come in this bag of five. (I think I paid £1.50 for it, which is about $2.50 US.)
The little bunnies are, well, just the epitome of perfection. They're about two inches high with tall ears and little round bellies with huge feet make them very attractive. The tiny size makes them about two bites each.
Though Mars prides itself on only using real chocolate in their candy in the United States, they're not afraid to use "family chocolate" in the UK for their confections. Basically, it's chocolate that contains fillers and cannot be called milk chocolate under the current USDA definitions of chocolate. In the case of MaltEaster Mini Bunnies, the ingredients include extra vegetable fat instead of cocoa butter and whey, which is a milk byproduct.
I've had Malteser malted milk balls before, and though I like the centers, I found the milk chocolate coating a little lackluster though certainly better than the Whoppers in the US (made by Hershey's).
The center of the MaltEaster bunnies is actually a crunchy & creamy Maltesers center. I wouldn't exactly call it creamy, it's just a thick sort of malty fudge thing that holds the crispy bits together. The malty bits are crunchy and fresh and have a good malt note to them.
The chocolate is very sweet and matches the center. There's a milky malt note to the whole thing and a sort of greasy aftertaste in my mouth. They're a lot fattier than regular malted milk balls, as they do have about 152 calories per ounce compared to about 130 for regular chocolate malted milk balls.
Of the two versions I tried, the mini and the regular, I prefer the regular one. The mound of the bunny's belly was a much larger reservoir of malt and cream, so the proportions change as you eat it. With the mini, there was a far greater proportion of chocolate, which would be great if I thought the chocolate was good enough to eat plain.
Even though I didn't think these were as good as they could be if they were made with better ingredients, I'd still buy them again. They're a unique item and suit my malt leanings very successfully. I'd be curious to see Mars bring this whole line to the United States, though I understand they've tried to compete before with existing brands. Back in the 80s they tried going head to head with Peter Paul with their Bounty Bars which are similar to Mounds and nutless Almond Joy.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 3:03 pm Candy • Review • Easter • Mars • Malt • Mockolate • 7-Worth It • United Kingdom • Comments (2)
Monday, April 14, 2014
Creamy Lemonhead and Friends JuJu Flowers
In the list of candy holidays, Easter ranks at the top by creating more Candies You Can Play With than any other. The product name, Creamy Lemonhead and Friends JuJu Flowers, actually sounds weird. A lot of those words don't seem to go together. The Lemonheads and Friends as a brand doesn't work for me, as I don't think that the friends are that identifiable. The word creamy before Lemonhead is absolutely jarring and the idea of Jujus are anachronistic enough but then adding the shape of them just makes for a string of "I don't think I've had that before, have I?"
These pretty morsels aren't shaped like eggs or rabbits, but simply like little six petal flowers. (For the record, I looked up jujubes, they're in the same order as roses and do actually have five petals or multiples of five.)
The flavors sounded interesting: marshmallow creme, orange creme, strawberry creme, lime creme and banana creme. The last one, banana creme was the one that really got me. Banana is not a common flavor, so this pretty much was why I plunked down my dollar.
Marshmallow Creme is pretty much flavorless. Not that there's anything wrong with sugar flavored candy. It was very clean with a light vanilla note. I liked using it as a palate cleanser between the other flavors.
Lime Creme has a rather interesting flavor profile. The creamy background gives this a key lime note, though there's no tart note to it like actual citrus fruit.
Orange Creme is refreshing. It's like a creamsicle without the zap of the orange juice. It's just sweetness with the creamy smoothness of the jelly chew and a hint of zest.
Strawberry Creme , unfortunately, has some red dye flavors that just ruin it for me. It's more strongly flavored that the other pieces, the strawberry is rather fake instead of clean and fresh, which is too bad. Since there's no tangy component, a candy like this should taste rather like cotton candy, not a vinyl inflatable beach ball.
Banana Creme was not what I'd hoped. Instead of a creamy, sweet tropical banana flavor ... it really tasted like a bland lemon creme to me. It tasted do much like lemon that I have to wonder if the packaging label was a mistake. Now, as a lemon creme, it's passable, actually good. It's like the marshmallow but with the slightest hint of lemon.
All the flavors were mild, but the whole thing was, well, simply pleasant. They're like Dots, except they don't stick to my teeth quite as much (but they still stick).
I wouldn't buy these again for eating, but they are really great looking. Their outside texture is smooth and dry, so they don't stick together at all. The colors are bright enough that they could be used for something other than Easter, as well. I could see these as a nice jar of candy for a candy buffet for a wedding or shower. They're certainly inexpensive, at $2 per pound, if you wanted to sort them to use only particular colors, that would be a viable option for many budgets. They're not gummis, so there's no gelatin in there. They're made in a facility with peanuts, tree nuts, milk and soy.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:47 pm Candy • Review • Easter • Ferrara Pan • Jelly Candy • 5-Pleasant • United States • Dollar Tree • Comments (2)
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Nestle Mini Smarties Chick & Milkybar Rabbit
Nestle Mini Smarties Filled Chick are little hollow chocolates wrapped in yellow foil. Inside is a small handful of mini Nestle Smarties. I kind of made up the name of the candy, the name on the sticker on the base of the foil is
Hollow milk chocolate figure containing mini Smarties. Seems like they could have named them something like Nestle Nestling.
The idea of a hollow chocolate figure filled with other treats is nothing new, but is a fantastic idea that's utilized much better in Europe since these overprotective Americans think that we'll all choke on the fillings. Nestle has many different sizes they do for Easter, as well, including a foil wrapped hen filled with Smarties as well, and often sold in a box that looks like a chicken coop with a bunch of the little chicks.
There were a lot of displays of these in grocery stores and drug stores while I was in London, so it was easy to pick up both. Most were priced at about two for one pound, which I thought was a bit steep for 30 grams (about 1.06 ounces) when you factor in that it's Nestle chocolate.
Unwrapped the little chick is just as cute. It's very well molded. The best thing about the candy is really the sound. Just shake the figure and it's like a rattle.
The milk chocolate isn't stellar, as it is Nestle; the ingredients are subpar. It wouldn't qualify as real milk chocolate in the United States, as they use milk whey as a filler. However it's 25% cacao content and they do use sunflower lecithin instead of soy, so if your kid has a soy sensitivity, you might want to seek the UK Nestle confections. The Smarties also use all natural colors for the shells and rice starch. Still, the label states that it may contain traces of soy, gluten, peanuts and other tree nuts.
For those of you not familiar with them, Nestle Smarties are little chocolate lentils. Unlike many of Nestle's global brands, they're not sold in the United States very often, as they have the same name as a pre-existing candy. Instead of renaming them, Nestle just doesn't compete with M&Ms in the United States. (They do in Canada, though.)
The little chick is rather thin. The chocolate is rather soft, so it was easy to stick my thumb through it to break it up. Inside were 15 little Smarties lentils, far smaller than the regular Smarties. They come in pleasant pastel colors.
The chocolate is bland and sweet and sort of fudgy-thick. It doesn't taste like something that should be eaten, more like packaging. The texture is decent enough, but I admit I'm spoiled from the Rococo Chocolate I had yesterday, so perhaps the proximity of the reviews is unfair. The Smarties don't use the same chocolate. They taste nutty, like unroasted peanuts and porridge. The thin, crispy shell is fun. They're about as good as Sixlets.
Even though I thought this was a marginal product, they're inexpensive enough to buy and use as place settings for a dinner or give to a child. The interactivity of the candy inside is really what makes this special along with the attention to detail in the foil wrap and mold.
The Nestle Milkybar Rabbit is just as cute in his little white foil outfit.
Milkybar is a Nestle white confection bar. It's made with natural ingredients, but like the Smarties chick, it contains extra whey as filler and some vegetable oils ... but there is real cocoa butter in there. It does seem to have a mix of sunflower and soy lecithin. The other allergens listed on the label were traces of peanuts and tree nuts. While I may complain about the use of vegetable oils, this is 26% dairy, so they're not kidding when they say milky.
This fellow clocked in a little shy of a full ounce, my guess is the difference in weight between the two is the little Smarties. (Why this one doesn't get Smarties, I don't know. They don't make a white confection Smarties at the moment.)
Out of the foil, this rabbit looks a bit like a themed guest soap. It's cute and has a very thick base so he stands up well.
It smells okay, very "dairy" though I'd also say slightly rancid or just not quite fresh. The texture is good, not as silky as, say, the M&Ms White Chocolate, but still not terribly grainy. The dairy flavors are thick and just unpleasant overall. The whole thing has a bit of a plastic note to it, as if I was eating a foam egg carton, not a white chocolate.
I'm not a white chocolate snob, I actually like the stuff, but this is not good white chocolate. It's been a long time since I've had a Milkybar (I haven't review them before) but it never impressed me since there are many excellent true white chocolate bars available these days. It's still fun to look at, and for a child who doesn't care for the milk chocolate stuff, if this is what they ask for, it couldn't be cuter, and on top of that, the portion is already controlled.
Nestle has been doing a lot to source their cacao through verified sustainable sources, however, their Easter novelty line does not seem to have any of those certifications.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:57 pm Candy • Review • Easter • Nestle • Chocolate • White Chocolate • 4-Benign • 6-Tempting • United Kingdom • Comments (1)
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Rococo Easter Egg
While in London I made a point of visiting Rococo Chocolates. I've picked up quite a few of their bars in the United States before, I loved the packaging design and the molding of the bar in addition to their choice of Grenada Chocolate Company and Valrhona as chocolate sources. It's not hard to find their products, they were sold in some of the grocery stores and in most of the food halls at the flagship department stores. But I wanted to see the store for myself, and pick out some individual pieces of their famous violet creams (not a whole box).
The Rococo Chocolate Shop on Motcomb Street is not far from Harrod's and in an area with a large number of embassies. I mention this because I happened to walk past the Ecuadorian embassy, which I probably wouldn't have given a second glance except for the demonstrators calling attention to the fact that Julian Assange was in there.
With my limited space in my suitcase, I wanted to bring back something special, something seasonal but also something that would travel well. The Rococo Easter Egg filled with a Selection of Ganaches seemed like an ideal item.
It was expensive, at £11.75 for only 70 grams, but something I wouldn't find in the United States. The box is lovely, a heavy cardstock printed box with no other branding on it once I removed the product sleeve. The decoration on the box are prints from catalogues of old chocolate molds.
The egg is a common format I've seen in Europe for Easter. Some places call them Flame Eggs. It's a hollow egg, made of two sections that are usually wrapped in foil separately and then filled with a selection of other chocolates, like little ganaches or just a pile of Cadbury Mini Eggs or Smarties. They can be small, like this one, or gigantic centerpiece items that can weigh more than a pound and are meant for a whole family.
Everything inside the box was also neatly wrapped. The egg itself was wrapped in tissue paper, in a print matching the box. Inside the two hemispheres of the egg were the little ganaches wrapped in another large piece of food-grade tissue paper. Even though this had traveled thousands of miles, it fared very well.
The egg piece are wrapped in a nice orange-gold foil that's easy to peel off. The egg itself is about 3.25 inches high and 2.25 inches wide at the widest spot.
The chocolate egg was formed in two layers, as it kind of cleaves when bitten. The quality of the chocolate is excellent. The tempering is superb, as it looks great with its beautiful glossy sheen and silky melt. The flavor profile is very rich. The toasted notes of toffee and coffee are immediately forward with some bitterness along with a sort of brownie flavor. The shell is 65% cacao, but tasted far darker.
The ganaches inside were unmarked, the package only said that they were a mix of ganaches, so I'm not certain what I had. Here are my guesses:
Milk Chocolate - orange ganache with mango & passion fruit jelly. The light orange truffle center was sweet and tangy with a little note of zest. There was a layer of firm jelly with a wonderful tart and floral flavor, the mango was more forward with only a hint of the passion fruit.
Dark Chocolate - Valrhona Manjari Madagascar single origin. This was a wonderfully reliable piece with a nicely acidic ganache center with notes of cherry and raspberry (which means it might have been a berry ganache). Very good melt and very little sugary grain to the whole thing.
Coffee - Irish coffee white chocolate ganache in dark chocolate. This had a little sprinkling of coffee bits and turbinado sugar on the top. It was much sweeter than I was expecting, not as intense or as chocolatey as I'd hoped. As soon as the coffee flavors developed, it was gone. Maybe if I ate several of them in succession ...
I also picked up a few impulse items. The Honecomb Crunch bar is one of the Bee Bar line, which have a charming bar mold design (see that here). It's organic milk chocolate with a bit of crushed cinder toffee (sponge candy). The bits of the candy were too small to appreciate properly, but provided a nice toffee note. The milk chocolate was dark and had a lot of cheesy dairy notes, rather in the Swiss style. It's quite a munchable bar.
Rococo Carre squares are single origin pieces, probably about 7 grams each. They're each a different color, depending on the source of the chocolate.
63% cacao from Peru's Chanchamayo Province smells strongly of honey. The melt is quick and a little thin and sweet. It later develops with excellent cherry and raisin flavors: dark and jammy. A very nice munching chocolate, especially if you like those fruity flavors that typify Peruvian chocolate.
Finally, I also picked up four little chocolates from the candy counter while I was there to consume while I was in London. The key piece worth noting was the Violet Cream. This is something of a British traditional chocolate. I'm not adverse to floral flavors, I like them very much ... if I had to rank them, it would go something like this: orange blossom, jasmine, lavender, rose, geranium, elderflower and then violet. I don't have photos, but they're as you would imagine, a small dollop of sugary fondant covered in dark chocolate. The texture of the cream center was very nicely done, not grainy at all, not even too sweet. But the violet as overwhelming. There was scarcely a note of chocolate in the coating. They're simply not for me.
I'll continue to seek out Rococo Chocolates, the flavor combinations are a little more traditionally British, which is refreshing when so many other brands I've tried from the UK seem more in line with the Swiss/Belgian traditions.
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Around every corner, under every bridge, and in your community, New York City's industrial history can still be seen and felt. Many New Yorkers asked architects to develop more innovative, adaptive, functional strategies for reusing these old industrial spaces so they can match the social, ecological and economic climate of today.
The students at CUNY's Spitzer School of Architecture couldn't be more spot on when they said they wanted to see "the degraded industrial infrastructure around the city reclaimed, remediated and re-utilized for a civic purpose, activating a new social, spatial, and ecological awareness." Their proposed site is Gowanus Canal and its areas in proximity. Another entry submitted by Brendan calls attention to the Aqueduct Walk in the neighborhoods of University and Morris Heights. He thinks the aqueduct path should be "renovated to create a beautiful new linear park." Michelle in the Upper West Side thinks, "The 69th Street Transfer Bridge along the West Side Highway could become a part of the park that residents can access" in an effort to create "a dialogue between cutting-edge, new forms and what has come before." Lastly, Regina wants to see the armories all across the city used for "arts and cultural activities, like the one on Park Avenue."
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Police are questioning the person of interest Wednesday evening, police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala said.
Chicago police are looking for two suspects involved in a robbery on the South Side that ended with one teen killed.
Three armed men tried to hold up a man at a gas station, when that man, who was an off-duty Cook County deputy, pulled out his gun and killed one of the suspects.
This time, instead of being just another gun violence story, it has ignited the conversation on concealed and carry.
"I'm at this gas station almost every day and it's kind of disgusting to see what's going on out here, all this violence and stuff and it's a school right across the street," Matthew Lopez, a customer of the gas station, said.
Violence such as that the occurred Monday night at 10 p.m. However, tables were turned on the suspected robbers.
While this man, who sources said is a 20-year-veteran of the Cook County Sheriff's Department assigned to the courthouse at 26th and California, was pumping gas at 103rd Street and Cottage Grove Avenue, when three armed suspects ran up and demanded money.
The 47-year-old sergeant pulled out his wallet. Then, seconds later pulled out a gun and killed the 16-year old teenager who had a gun pointed at him.
"The ones who have the guns already are the ones already using the guns, so they're definitely going to be the ones to shoot first. Especially when they see their life is in trouble,' Lopez said.
The suspect, Deonta Mackey was a sophomore at Corliss High School.
His mother said he was in and out of trouble.
The teen lived a couple of blocks from the gas station.
The victim's mother didn't know where her son was last night around the time of the shooting and started making calls asking about his whereabouts.
A family friend of the dead teen told me what happened is another neighborhood tragedy.
The crime took 25 seconds. Two suspects are still on the loose.
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Asheville, NC
Organic Growers School is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that inspires, educates, and supports people to farm, garden and live organically. We are building a mutually supportive network of prosperous farmers, knowledgeable gardeners, and informed consumers committed to creating thriving communities.
OGS seeks an Executive Director to start work before December 1, 2013.
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Program Development & Evaluation
- Facilitate regular and strategic evaluation of programs as they mature to ensure they remain effective, applying short and long range vision to projects for the benefit of OGS and its clients.
- Maintain organizational resources to ensure that they are adequate for quality program delivery
Human Resources
- Engage and energize board members, funders, and volunteers toward OGS mission and goals
- Recruit, hire, train, and supervise staff; discharge staff as needed; and carry out routine staff evaluations – to accomplish the mission of OGS
- Encourage active committees of the board, serving on each committee and assisting committee chairs with committee directives
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- Complete, or cause to be completed, any paperwork or administrative functions required for on-going general business of OGS
Finance & Fundraising
- Develop and maintain a balanced budget
- Expand revenue through a diversity of sources including, but not limited to, grant writing, sponsorship solicitation, and earned income
- Increase funding and in-kind resource opportunities for OGS via networking /partnerships / relationships
- Manage an accounting system using software such as Quickbooks and accepted accounting practices
- Assist the Board of Directors in developing strategic goals that will further the organization's mission and core values
- Recommend appropriate timelines and estimate resources needed to attain strategic goals
- Recognize opportunities, and understand the context and climate surrounding OGS' work in the community.
- Act as the public face of the organization, and maintain contact with community partners
- Provide leadership to refine all aspects of communications and marketing – from social media, web presence, and e-news to visual marketing and external relationships, expanding OGS' brand and deepening awareness of OGS' work
- Encourage free-flowing internal communication amongst staff and board to ensure organizational efficiency
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– Must be willing to commute to Asheville
– Must demonstrate adequate education and/or experience and demonstrated ability to do the job
– A demonstrated ability to develop and implement new programs is a plus
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– Must have excellent communication, writing, and public speaking skills
– Prefer some history of working in a small-scale nonprofit organization
– Must be adaptive and willing to pitch in to solve problems on short notice
– Strong preference for candidates with a familiarity with organic agriculture, organic gardening, and local food
We offer a salaried position to pay $30,000 per year with the possibility of annual increases based on performance. The workplace is home-based virtual office at present but a physical office in the Asheville area is expected to be established in 2014.
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Organization Background and History
Organic Growers School inspires, educates, and supports people to farm, garden, and live organically.
Organic Growers School is the premier provider of practical organic education in the Southern Appalachians. We are building a mutually supportive network of prosperous farmers, productive gardeners and informed consumers engaged in creating healthy communities.
History of Organic Growers School
In 1993, a group of farmers and specialists gathered to discuss the growing need for a conference that addressed the nuts and bolts, region specific, crop-growing information applicable for farmers in Western North Carolina. The Organic Growers School (OGS) is a grassroots organization that grew out of the Spring Conference and has since expanded to include CRAFT, Apprentice Link, and other initiatives.
Organic Growers School Spring Event
• On February 21, 1994 the First Organic Vegetable Growers School was held at the Research and Extension Center in Fletcher, NC. This was the first organic growers school in the state. One hundred people attended. Throughout the years from 94-98, the school moved between the Research Station and Warren Wilson College, and the proceeds were donated to different non- profits willing to assume the role of fiscal agent over the event.
• From 1998-2001, the school was held at Highland Lake Inn and Blue Ridge Community College, and there was a paid coordinator. Attendance rose from about 230 people to around 400 in 2000. Carolina Farm Stewardship Association was the fiscal agent.
• From 2001 to 2005 the attendance rose from 500 to 800 and CFSA and WNC Coalition for Social Concerns were fiscal agents. In 2005 OGS incorporated as a non-profit organization.
• In 2006 we hired a spring conference coordinator. The event was held at Blue Ridge Community College from 2006-2009, and attendance rose from 900 to 1300.
• In 2010, the event moved to UNCA, where it is held currently. Attendance in 2012 was nearly 2000.
Future plans for the Conference include appealing to a wider demographic, offering more scholarships, maintaining class lineups that are parallel with OGS' strategic directives, and raising more money for OGS via the Conference.
Organic Growers School CRAFT program
From 2004-2006, OGS initiated several models of programming that sought to reach an audience of commercial farmers and aspiring commercial farmers explicitly. Through partnerships with NC Cooperative Extension and NC A&T University, we reached out to roughly 200 farmers or aspiring farmers with education in those years.
As these programs lost funding or leadership (due to staff and board downsizing in 2006), the Farmer Education committee began to rework the approach to farmer education.
In 2009, the OGS Director and the farmer ed. committee partnered with area farmers to establish the CRAFT-WNC Farmer Training Initiative, in which established farmers mentor their interns and other member farmers' interns, as well as young aspiring farmers not working on area farms in tenets of sustainable agriculture. The program's curriculum is set up as a series of farm tours in which the farmers lead the group through a pre-determined checklist of their farm's components/operations, and then focus in on one area of expertise. In its first year, CRAFT had 13 farm members and workshops averaged 30 people.
Since its inception, the program has grown to more than 45 farm members and 100 student or intern members. In conjunction with two fellow Asheville- area non-profits, the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) and Mountain BizWorks (MBW), OGS wrote and received three years of funding from the USDA to support a staff member to administrate CRAFT and expand the program into Eastern Tennessee and conduct feasibility for expansion into upstate South Carolina. CRAFT Southeast launched in spring 2012 in the Chattanooga area. In addition to satellite programs, CRAFT is expanding to include winter farmer round tables during the off-season.
Future goals for the CRAFT program include the creation of sub-regional CRAFT networks, refinement of the CRAFT curriculum, development of more year-round programming, a wintertime farmer's conference, and funding for full-time farmer programs staff. CRAFT serves as OGS' bridge to partnerships and areas of service that go beyond production education, such as access to land and capital.
Organic Growers School Apprentice Link program
Apprentice Link is a farmer-to-worker matching service that is based on the Internet. Farmers and farm workers alike can go online, create a profile, and enter themselves into a database that advertises their ability according to specific criteria. The goal of the program is to attract more farm workers to the region, assist farmers in setting up successful labor programs on small farms, and reduce the difficulty of finding workers for area growers. In addition to the database, OGS staff provides consulting for farmers in understanding how to hire and maintain workers on the farm.
NC Apprentice Link started in 2009 as a database for NC farms available for interns to search, and apply for farm work. In the years since, the service has grown to include farms outside of the state of NC, and the name has been changed to reflect a broader client base. Through success in matching and plain advertising, the service has grown on a very slim budget to include over 40 farms and close to 100 interested farm workers. Due to such growth, OGS renovated the online component in 2012 to include better search ability and functionality.


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