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By Jason Beck / MLB.com
They're the first swings Jackson has taken since he tried to take batting practice last week in Cleveland and was shut down after a round. Jackson also did some running, though that was the extent of his baseball activities.
Jackson will be re-evaluated on Friday to get a better idea how close he is to a return. At this point, though, the Tigers don't have an estimate on it.
Jackson went on the disabled list retroactive to May 17 with an abdominal strain. Quintin Berry has played well in Jackson's absence, but he entered Thursday batting 2-for-13 in Detroit's four-game series vs. Boston with nine strikeouts.
Avila fine after taking foul ball off his mask
BOSTON -- The Tigers, who had battled a rash of injuries over the last two weeks, had another from an unexpected player. But as it turned out, the worst wound to Alex Avila from a third-inning foul ball off his catching mask on Thursday night was a cut across his nose.
An initial exam of Avila after the Tigers pulled him showed no symptoms of a concussion. Manager Jim Leyland said he'll probably sit against Yankees lefty CC Sabathia on Friday, something he probably would've done anyway, before getting back behind the plate Saturday.
"The way the mask hit my helmet and cut me open, it made it look a little bit worse," Avila said after the Tigers' 7-3 win over the Red Sox.
As foul tips go, Avila said it wasn't any worse than what he usually gets. He endures a lot of them off his body, earning him a reputation as one of the toughest catchers in the Majors. That toughness allowed him to catch 133 games last year, making him a fixture down the stretch after his backup, Victor Martinez, suffered a knee injury.
That said, Avila was clearly rattled when Ryan Sweeney fouled off a 96-mph fastball from Max Scherzer into the top of Avila's mask, which slid off across his face and dragged his helmet down to his nose.
"I wouldn't say it was harder than any of the other ones I ever had," Avila said, "but it got me in a good spot."
Head athletic trainer Kevin Rand immediately attended to Avila as Leyland joined him out from the dugout. Blood could be seen streaming down from Avila's nose as Rand attended to him.
"When I first went out," Leyland said, "I was concerned this was not good, because he was seeing stars."
Avila said he wasn't seeing stars, just the field in front of him. But he admitted he was rattled.
"A shot to the face, you're going to be dazed no matter what," Avila said. "I got up and I felt fine. I told them I could stay in the game."
Given the concern in recent years over concussions in all sports, that wasn't going to happen. Rand suggested to Leyland that Avila should be checked out just in case. Leyland, a catcher during his playing days in the 1960s, was in total agreement.
"I'd never forgive myself if he sat back down there, keeled over and passed out," Leyland said.
Avila walked off the field on his own power, with Rand and Leyland joining him. Avila's backup, Gerald Laird, replaced him behind the plate.
Avila returned to the dugout after the exam and watched the rest of the game from the bench. At one point, pitching coach Jeff Jones walked over to him, waved his hand and asked how many fingers he was holding up.
"I said five," Avila said. "He said, 'Nope. Four and a thumb."
Coincidentally, the Tigers called up a third catcher, Omir Santos, on Wednesday. He was brought up to allow Leyland to use one of his other backstops at designated hitter without worrying about what to do if his other catcher was injured.
Brookens ejected in series finale vs. Boston
BOSTON -- For the second time in a week, first-base coach Tom Brookens was ejected from a game. This time, first-base umpire Jeff Nelson ejected him in the second inning of Thursday's 7-3 win over the Red Sox for arguing over a close play at the bag in the first inning.
The play in question happened with the second batter of the game. Brennan Boesch grounded out to short, but replays showed it was a very close call as to whether he beat Mike Aviles' throw.
Brookens immediately exchanged words with Nelson on the call, and he then continued it later in the inning. Once Brookens took the field again for the second, he apparently picked up the argument with Nelson, who promptly tossed him before the Red Sox's defense was in place.
Infield coach Rafael Belliard quickly jogged out of the Tigers' dugout to take Brookens' place in the first-base coaching box.
It came exactly a week after Brookens was ejected by first-base umpire Paul Emmel in Cleveland for arguing that Indians pitcher Justin Masterson balked with a runner on first. Replays showed Masterson never came set before going into his delivery.
Brookens said earlier this week that Emmel had warned him that he wasn't going to hear any more arguments and then promptly tossed Brookens after the next thing Brookens said. Brookens said he did not use a curse word.
Neither Brookens nor the Tigers' staff knew if umpires were operating under a new philosophy on not allowing continued arguments, but the same stance seemed in place when third-base umpire Tim Tschida ejected third-base coach Gene Lamont on Monday.
"There does seem to be a limited tolerance," Brookens said Tuesday.
The Tigers have to wonder. Manager Jim Leyland and members of his coaching staff were ejected six times on their 10-game road trip.
Leyland said after the game that he would pay Brookens' fine.
Tigers don't anticipate long DL stint for Fister
BOSTON -- The best news on the Tigers' injury front, oddly enough, is the latest addition to their disabled list. They weren't expecting to lose Doug Fister again, but the results from his MRI exam suggest he shouldn't miss as much time as his month-long absence in April.
Fister underwent an MRI at Massachusetts General Hospital, the results of which were compared to an MRI exam from his initial injury. The results, head athletic trainer Kevin Rand said, showed no new damage besides the strained cartilage along his ribs that initially forced him to the DL.
"It just showed that [the injury] is still resolving. It still isn't completely resolved," Rand said. "There was no new bleeding, nothing was new, and that was key."
Team doctors will further examine Fister in Detroit on Friday to determine how much he can do and how much time he might miss. However, Rand said, Fister is not back where he started on the injury.
Rand added he is "not anticipating" Fister missing another month like last time.
Dirks dealing with sore Achilles tendon
BOSTON -- After placing two players on the disabled list during this three-city road trip, the last thing the Tigers wanted for their return home was another injury situation. For now, however, they're hoping Andy Dirks' sore right Achilles tendon isn't serious enough to consider that.
Dirks was out of the lineup for a second straight game Thursday, though there was hope he'd be available to pinch-hit.
"It kind of appears that the tendon's just a little irritated," head athletic trainer Kevin Rand said, "but it's not major."
Don Kelly, who had been sent home from Tuesday's game with flu-like symptoms, started in left field in Dirks' place, batting eighth.
Villarreal dominating since latest promotion
BOSTON -- Brayan Villarreal had Wednesday to recover after throwing 1 2/3 innings of relief Tuesday night, with a 38-minute rain delay in between. Whenever he pitches, opponents will be trying to put a ball in play against him for the first time this week.
All five of Villarreal's outs against the Red Sox on Tuesday night came by strikeout. The only baserunner he allowed reached on a walk. The outing continued a solid stretch for him since returning from Triple-A Toledo on April 26.
The 25-year-old right-hander has allowed an unearned run on three hits over 7 1/3 innings in his latest stint as a Tiger. Thirteen of his 22 outs have come by strikeout, with just two walks.
It's the type of pitching that prompted manager Jim Leyland to compare Villarreal's potential to high-strikeout reliever Al Alburquerque last week. Villarreal has a ways to go to reach that, and Leyland himself said the righty teetered towards falling into old command problems at one point Tuesday. Lately, though, pitching coach Jeff Jones has kept him in control.
"He's done well," Leyland said. "He has teetered a couple times, but he's caught himself. In the past, he hasn't been able to do that. He's kind of wavered a couple times, but he has gotten over that all the time. So far, he's been very impressive. He wings it pretty good."
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Whole-life jail terms are "wholly justified in the most heinous cases", the Government has said, as it furthers negotiations with European human rights judges over a controversial ruling against the so-called "life means life" sentences.
Whole-life tariffs were deemed a breach of human rights following a successful appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) by murderers Jeremy Bamber, Douglas Vinter and Peter Moore.
Ministers have sent an initial response to the Council of Europe, which oversees the ECHR, to confirm it is considering what steps are necessary as a result of the judgment.
But the Ministry of Justice added the Government intends to argue whole-life tariffs should remain available to courts when a number of key cases are brought before the Court of Appeal later this month.
April Jones murderer Mark Bridger, Lee Newell, who murdered child killer Subhan Anwar in prison, and murderer and rapist Matthew Thomas have been listed to challenge their whole-life terms on January 24.
As part of the same hearing, the panel of five judges will also consider the case of triple killer Ian McLoughlin, whose life sentence with a determinate tariff of 40 years was referred to the Court of Appeal by the Attorney General for being too lenient.
In each case, the central legal issue is the nature of the sentencing scheme for whole life orders and the compatibility of such an order with the European Convention on Human Rights.
A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said: "The Government has today responded to the Council of Europe, noting the Court's judgment.
"We are clear that this raises important issues, on which Parliament and the public has strong views, and that our response should not be rushed.
"The Government remains firmly of the view that whole life tariffs are wholly justified in the most heinous cases, and that they should continue to be available to the courts.
"We will be strenuously arguing in the Court of Appeal that a judge can and must impose a whole life order in cases such as these."
Some 52 criminals are serving whole-life sentences including Ian Brady, the Moors murderer and serial killer Rosemary West.
Last year's appeal by Bamber, Vinter and Moore ruled that their whole life sentences amounted to ''inhuman and degrading treatment''.
Whole-lifers should be entitled to a review of their sentence 25 years into their term at the very latest, the Grand Chamber of the Strasbourg-based court said.
The ruling by 17 judges from across Europe sparked further outrage among critics of the court - despite reassurances that the decision did not amount to grounds for imminent release.
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas, will be on the panel of judges to consider the test cases at the Court of Appeal later this month.
Bridger kidnapped five-year-old April before sexually abusing her, murdering her and disposing of her body.
The former slaughterhouse worker was given a whole-life sentence by trial judge Mr Justice Griffith Williams after he was convicted by a jury at Mold Crown Court.
Newell, 44, is challenging a whole-life sentence imposed last September at Warwick Crown Court.
He was convicted alongside Gary Smith for the February 2013 murder of convicted child killer Anwar in his cell at Long Lartin Prison, Worcestershire.
Newell was already serving a life sentence for a previous murder committed in 1988.
Convicted rapist Thomas was told "life means life" after murdering a newlywed bride and then kidnapping and raping a second woman.
Thomas, then 43, from Luton, pleaded guilty to the murder of Colette Magee in Luton in November 2013.
He also admitted two counts of rape, one of indecent assault and one count of kidnap of the second woman.
Another one of the test cases concerns triple killer McLoughlin, 55, who was jailed for life at the Old Bailey last October for stabbing a man on his first day-release from prison after 21 years in custody.
When sentencing McLoughlin, the trial judge imposed a 40-year tariff, saying he could not pass a whole-life term because of the European court ruling.
McLoughlin - who had killed twice before - stabbed Graham Buck, 66, as he came to the aid of a neighbour in Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, last July.
Attorney General Dominic Grieve referred his case to the appeal court because he regards McLoughlin's sentence with the 40-year minimum term as "unduly lenient".

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Mospeng-kun, a tissue dispensing robot created by a development and rental company in Japan, has been causing a stir in the techie world and while I know this will never become a must-have item - that is unless you were Born Rich - I am riveted by the idea. Apparently, when Mospeng-kun detects a person nearby, she utters a high-pitched "onegai shimasu" and offers up a pack of tissues. When the tissues are taken, Mospeng-kun thanks the customer with an "arigato gozaimashita" and grabs another tissue pack for the next taker. If only she made chai too.
Apparently, InterRobot's rental fees start at 100,000 yen ($835) for 5 days, which although decadent doesn't take it out of the running for my birthday entertainment. Although I might have to purposely get a cold in order to make it worth it. According to the company website, Mospeng-kun is capable of gathering information about the people it encounters on the job.


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Heisman Trophy voter Steve Greenberg's weekly breakdown of where things stand.
BCS predictions | AP top 25 | Coaches' poll | Best of Week 9
My top five if I were voting today:
1. Collin Klein, QB, Kansas State
There was a ton of chatter on Twitter on Saturday night, as Notre Dame was stifling Oklahoma, about Manti Te'o giving defense a real chance this year. Well, sure—a chance. But Klein is a runaway leader at this point. No one comes close to him if 8-0 K-State wins its last four games. I can't imagine not voting for Klein if a) the Wildcats win the Big 12 and b) finish with at least 11 victories.
Season stats: 117-of-165 (70.9 percent) for 1,630 yards (203.8 per game), 12 TDs, 2 INTs; 175.5 pass efficiency rating; 634 yards, 16 TDs rushing.
Next game: vs. Oklahoma State on Nov. 3.
2. Braxton Miller, QB, Ohio State
Oregon's Kenjon Barner seems to be getting a lot of Heisman love these days, but do you know whose rushing stats are nearly identical to Barner's? Yep, Miller's. The actual running back is at 121.8 yards per game, with 14 touchdowns, to the quarterback's 121.4 and 12. And the quarterback happens to do a few other things for his undefeated team as well.
Season stats: 112-of-198 (56.6 percent) for 1,527 yards (169.7 per game), 12 TDs, 6 INTs; 135.3 pass efficiency rating; 1,093 yards, 12 TDs rushing.
Next game: vs. Illinois on Nov. 3
3. Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame
Te'o was outstanding in the win at Oklahoma. Through eight games, he has been the heart and soul of the unbeaten Irish. He'd be the heart and soul of any defense in the country.
Season stats: 80 tackles (10.0 per game), 5 INTs, 2 fumble recoveries.
Next game: vs. Pittsburgh on Nov. 3.
4. AJ McCarron, QB, Alabama
Here's your FBS leader in pass efficiency. If McCarron gets out of Baton Rouge this weekend without throwing a pick, everybody's going to start talking about that zero in the interceptions column. Why do I have him only fourth? Because Alabama would easily be a top 25 team without him, whereas K-State and Ohio State would be up the creek without their QBs
Season stats: 122-of-177 (68.9 percent) for 1,684 yards (210.5 per game), 18 TDs, 0 INTs; 182.4 pass efficiency rating.
Next game: at LSU on Nov. 3.
5. Marqise Lee, WR, USC
In case you missed it, Lee had 16 catches for 345 yards and two scores in the Trojans' 39-36 loss at Arizona. Lee has become that guy who's going to get a lot of consideration regardless of his team's record. There are a lot of great wide receivers in college football this season, but Lee stands alone.
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ESPN HOLLINGER PLAYOFF ODDS HAS THE RAPTORS AT 8th and to finish with a 37-45 record. This puts as ahead of the 6ers and celtics
ESPN HOLLINGER PLAYOFF ODDS HAS THE RAPTORS AT 8th and to finish with a 37-45 record. This puts as ahead of the 6ers and celtics
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I would be honored to get our asses spanked by the Heat in the first round. I hope he is right.
Oh come on ESPN! It's always the same with those mainstream American guys, no recognition at all! We are going to be 5th or higher, you bastards.
I am down for a Miami series.
I can just see ratptor fans now blaming the losses on Casey's in game decisions. (just a credit to Raptor fans, we think our team is always the best)
...but I still find it funny that fans ride Casey's coat tails to 3OT against the spurs, and then blame the coaching during the final minute for the loss.
If we play Miami in the first round...I will consider a 4 - 2 series a moral victory...a 4 - 1 (we eek out one home game on sheer will power) series a likely outcome and a complete sweep even more likely.
There are always a couple of teams in the Hollinger rankings that are way off - for example the Nuggets are currently the fourth highest ranked team while the Heat are fifth - but this is still good news. I can realistically see the Raps ending up with a better record than the Sixers, however I can't help but feel that the Celtics will get it together during the last third of the season (probably because they've done this every year since they won their championship).
Still all for taking on the worst contracts in the league for picks. Just because someone gets paid a lot of money doesn't mean they should or have to play **cough**Bargnani**cough**.
Boston without Rondo is complete garbage as we saw in the loss to Sac town. 76ers have hit the wall, they won't get higher than 8th without bynum. So the raptors odd's are high for the 8th seed
But i want use to finish 9th and let okc have the shit pick
I hope the Raptors win every game, but if it unfolds that the Raptors finish 9th or 10th, this year's pick goes to OKC, BC goes on his merry way, the roster is tweeked by the new GM, then the Raptors will be hopefully headed in the right direction. Happy New Year!
As well, Hollinger's Power Rankings have us at 16th overall, and 7th in the East, ahead of Brooklyn, Philly, Detroit, Boston, as well as the usual bottom feeders. His power rankings are used as a starting point for his playoff predictor. Since they do weight a team's recent 10 heavily, it makes sense that the projection shows us gaining a lot of ground over recent strugglers like Philly and Boston. I think 37 wins is halfway between realistic and optimistic, but sort of doubt that it'll be enough for the playoffs, even in the East.
I don't know if we're making the playoffs or not. But 37-45 sounds about right. And hopefully I'm wrong, but there's no way the Celts are finishing with 37-45 too.
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" Brand: Cadbury's / Type: Cereal Bars "
* Prices may differ from that shown
At work I always have a few snack items in my locker, also in my cupboard at home. Most are on the hold healthy but I do enjoy my occasional treats.
Cadbury Brunch Bar -Raisin:
My Findings:
I personally only buy cereal / snack bars when on offer I normally get a couple of boxes for home and work. Recently the Cadbury Brunch bars were on offer so I picked up their raisin ones and hazelnuts ones.
I've had these several times in the past and really enjoyed them. The whole balance of the bar for me works quiet nicely. The 35g bar is a decent size and certainly fills the gap for awhile. The bar is really more like a treat bar with its milk chocolate cover on the bottom.
It consists of a mix of oats, flakes raisins, and honey. Then the half of the bar is covered in milk chocolate! The consistency is soft to bite into, chewy to, not in a sticky way and it has all been well compact.
Each bite is simply more delicious than the last until sadly it is all gone! I find it to taste a little like cornflakes mixed with raisins; you only get a small hint of honey and a nice big burst of yummy sweet milk chocolate.
On the hold this brunch bar is rather sweet so not for the savory lovers; I love my sweet treats so of course this is a winner for me. I would like to have some more raisins with the bar as everyone one I've had there only seems to be a couple in. This is a raisin bar after all!
These come in a box of six and all individually wrapped in a foil wrapper for freshness. All of which can be recycled when finished.
Nutritional Information:
Per bar
Calories - 150
Sugars - 14.9g
Fat - 5.3g
Saturates - 2.8g
Salt - 0.20g
As you can see not a healthy bar at all! But when having a busy day at work I find these handy to give me a boost. Not something to eat often though!
Allergy Information:
Contains - Milk, wheat, gluten, soya and may contain peanuts and eggs.
Price and Availability:
The normal price for a box of six is £1.99 which I do feel is a little pricey; however they seem to be on offer in most places right now for just £1.00 per box which I think is a decent price.
I love the sweet mix of this bar, certainly morish but does satisfy the hunger. A nice little treat when I have a busy shift at work which keeps me going. I will most likely purchase again when on offer and fully recommend.
Four out of five stars
Thank you for reading.
Additional Information:
Milk chocolate (22%) (Sugar, Dried whole milk, Cocoa butter, Cocoa mass, Dried whey, Vegetable fat, Emulsifiers (E442, E476), Flavouring), Oat flakes (18%), Invert sugar syrup, Bran flakes (10%) (Whole wheat flour, Wheat bran, Sugar, Salt, Barley malt extract), Glucose syrup, Raisins (9%), Vegetable oil, Crispy cereal (6%) (Wheat flour, Rice flour, Sugar, Dextrose, Salt, Emulsifier (E471)), Honey (2%), Humectant (Glycerol), Salt, Molasses, Emulsifiers (Soya lecithin, Sunflower lecithin, E471).
These Brunch bars are a regular feature of my work day, one of them accompanies my mid-morning cuppa, and it really does bridge the gap when lunch seems a long way away... they are real revitalising boost.
They are made by Cadburys, which was the initial big draw to me - you know there is going to be some great chocolate featuring in the snack somewhere. The packs come in 6's, and inside, the bars are individually wrapped . Apart from the familiar (comforting) dark purple of Cadbury's, the packaging is a fairly uninspiring shade of light purple - this is the same for the box as well as the individual bars. I guess it does look ok, it looks better than the hazelnut ones which are a dull light brown and the choc chip are a very chocolatey dark brown. None of this packaging is particularly eyecatching in my opinion. Fortunately, what's inside more than makes up for it...
When you unwrap the bar, you find a generous amount of chocolate - the base is covered, and the chocolate goes most of the way up the sides. The main make-up of the bar is chewy oats - chewy when the weather is warm ... don't keep them in a fridge or let them get too cold or they will seriously challenge you to hold on to your teeth!! They are flavoured with honey, and of course in this case, the raisins. From time to time we also have the choc-chip variety and the hazelnut variety at different times. The chocolate covering, oats and honey are common to all three varieties and they are all delicious in their own way.
Nutritional Information
Despite the presence of all those oats, these are in no way a 'healthy' treat! The raisin bars are 150 calories and contain 5.3g fat. The hazelnut variety are 165 calories and 7.3g. In terms of the raisin bars, those stats represent 8.3% and 10.4% respectively of your Guideline Daily Amounts! Having said that, you know you're getting chocolate so it doesn't exactly come as a shock, and for me at least, it's a real treat and the only "sweet" thing I would have on an average day. Everything in moderation!
As a mid-morning snack, these do their job brilliantly, by 11am, breakfast has worn off, and I'm flagging ... these bars really give a great sugar-fix and they are quite filling. Also, because they are all individually wrapped they are also handy to keep a box in the house, just in case anyone fancies a quick snack. The full price of these is usually between £1.75-£2.00 in Tesco or Asda, but we have also picked them up occasionally in Poundland and for nearer to £1 on offer. At their normal price they work out about 30-35p a bar, which compared to chocolate bars still represents good value, but at £1 for 6 they are just too good to resist!
Since returning to work after my maternity leave I have been trying to get back into the habit of food routines at work, such as set morning breaks and lunch breaks, rather than being able to eat whenever when I was at home. I seem to have quite a fast metabolism and get hungry quickly, despite me always eating a hearty breakfast, so I need to have something with me that will be filling and be my little treat for the day!
I usually always pack a cereal bar to munch on as my little treat to eat with my lunch, and when I saw Tesco selling these Cadbury Brunch bars for £1 for a pack of 6, I thought they would be ideal to try. I vaguely remember trying these a while ago, but the packaging has been updated from the photo shown above. These bars appear to come in two main flavours - raisin and choc chip. My local Tesco only stocked the raisin, and I was quite happy with this.
On the front of the box, it states that these bars contain 'oat flakes, bran flakes, raisins, crispies and a drizzle of honey dipped in Cadbury milk Chocolate. When you are eating these bars, it is possible to taste all of those ingredients listed above, and it really makes for a tasty treat. I say treat, since one bar alone is worth 150 calories. One bar also contains 14.8g of sugar and 5.5g of fat. So, it isn't what you would call a healthy cereal bar, and should be classed as one that is reserved for treats. However, I think it is fair to point out that despite the high calorie content, this is a very filling bar, that will probably ensure you aren't reaching for another snack in a couple of hours time, as it will definitely fill you up!
There is no doubt that these are tasty cereal bars, especially with the added chocolate layer at the bottom, but I'm not sure they are the kind of bars that I would buy every week as I do think they are quite high calorie, even though I now they fill me up well. I would purchase these again to keep in the cupboard as a treat, but not as an everyday cereal bar, simply due to the high calorie, sugar and fat contents.
Im stuck in bed with a horrible cold today and don't feel like eating but managed to munch a Brunch bar for a little energy and it seems to have brought me round a little so im going to write this review and get my head down again.
The brunch bars are made by Cadbury's and come in a pack of six which are on offer at the moment in Morrisons supermarkets for £1 a pack which is great as if you eat them like your supposed to and have one a day these can give you the energy to carry on working or just get you going in the mornig if you don't feel like breakfast like me today.
The packet is cardboard and can be recycled and inside you get six brunch bars individually wrapped in foil packs, the packaging is cream coloured with the usual purple coloured lettering that cadbury's is famous for. The one's I bought were the raisin bunch bars, as I like them better than the original one's.
When you open the packet you can see the brunch bar is nice and solid with a thick layer of chocolate covering all along the bottom and up the sides of the bar, the bar itself looks a lillte like a flapjack but it's softer with raisins in and the bar is bendy when you want to break a piece off and is chewy when you bite it.
Taste wise there are very moreish and you have to be careful not to be tempted to have two as they are high in calories at 150 cals per bar for a small 35g bar, which doesn't sound high but is also high in sugar and saturated fat, so if your dieting you can treat yourself with one of these for breakfast but not two or more.
I like these as they are convenient, I often take them to work with me as I can eat them in the car on the move and not worry about missing my breakfast as if I'm late I can just grab a bar and eat it on the way.
If you get peckish between meals then this is a better alternative than a chocolate bar as it will fill you up more and give you energy to carry on working.
If your looking for a quick easy snack or breakfast replacement then I would recommend them to you as they are tasty, chewy and great for on the go.
This review is for the chocolate and hazelnut variety of the Brunch Bar.
In my quest to be healthier I have swapped my usual morning chocolate bar or biscuit for a cereal bar. I generally find these products quite expensive so buy them when on offer or at a reduced rate. Whilst browsing in my local Home Bargains store I found a box of 6 Cadburys Brunch bars for £1.09.
The box is pretty standard as these things go with a slotted top that opens in the middle. You are supposed to be able to slot your fingers between the two and be left with a resealable edge but I always end up ripping the cardboard and this packet was no exception. As the product inside is individually wrapped it isn't really an issue unless you want to hang the box up side down for storage.
The box has all the usual with the Cadburys name, variety and information. It is quite appealing with a picture of a bar half covered in chocolate and some pictures of oats and nuts. This bar promises to be better for you without compromising n taste.
The bars themselves are foil wrapped so great for popping in your bag as a snack whilst you're out. They also look great with a picture of the bar, the name and a lovely cream background. The nutritional information and ingredients are also listed which isn't always the case with multipacks products.
The end of the packet has a serrated edge that pulls down and immediately wafts the milk chocolate smell in your face. The bar itself looks fairly nice; it is packed with oats and rice and then the bottom half is covered in milk chocolate.
The texture is firm but easy to chew and the initial taste it of hazelnut, these must be fairly small pieces as they aren't visible. The oats and rice don't seem to add anything to the taste and appear to be there to add substance. There seems to be a pleasant sweet taste with a sort of syrupy consistency and then the smooth chocolate comes through after each bite.
I do find some cereal bars have me reaching for a drink in between mouthfuls as they can be quite stodgy and dry but this isn't the case here; by the end of the bar I haven't even reached for my drink, the delicious taste alongside the texture doesn't dry you out at all.
Overall I am really impressed with these; they are tasty, satisfying and give a pleasant sensation in your mouth. At just over 20pence per bar these work out half the price of a chocolate bar and being just as tasty.
Nutritional Information per 35g bar:
Energy 680kj / 160kcal
Protein 2.5g
Carbohydrate 21.2g
(Of which sugars) 12.6g
Fat 7.5g
(Of which saturates) 2.9
Fibre 0.8g
Sodium 0.1g
This product may contain sesame seeds and traces of peanut and egg.
It is suitable for vegetarians.
I really like these brunch bars, mainly because it allows me to get a cheeky chocolate fix but still feel as though I am eating healthily.
The product comes in a pack of 6, which costs approximately £1.50. I brought mine from Morrisons although they are available from all major supermarkets and from some of the smaller convenience stores although the prices may vary.
I really like the packaging, purple is my favourite colour so that probably influences my opinion. I think its fairly simple and has the usual Cadburys style. I like the fact the product displayed on the box is a true image of the product inside. You can find with some products that the picture on the box has been modified to make it seem more appealing.
Each bar is individually wrapped in a cream and purple foil wrapper. The wrapper has a picture of the product on it in the left hand corner, "Brunch Bar" written in the middle and a bit about the product and its ingredients underneath the logo. On the back it contains all the nutritional information, ingredients and use by date.
Nutritional Information per bar
Energy - 630kj
Calories - 150
Protein - 2.0g
Carbohydrate - 23.2g
Fat - 5.4
Fibre - 0.6
Sodium - 0.1g
Salt equivalent - 0.2g
The product is a mix of oats, raisins, bran flakes and crispies mixed together with honey and layer of Cadburys milk chocolate along the side and bottom of the product. I thought that the product would be a little sickly, but it isn't. It contains just enough of chocolate and honey and the raisins add a lovely sweetness to the product. I find oats etc to be quite dry although mixed with the honey and the juiciness of the raisins they go down well.
Ingredients include...
Milk chocolate (25%) (Sugar, Dried whole milk, Cocoa butter, Cocoa mass, Dried whey, Vegetable fat, Emulsifiers (E442, E476), Flavourings), Oats (17%), Invenrt sugar syrup, Bran flakes (9%) (Cracked wheat, Wheat bran, Sugar, Malt extract, Salt) Glucose syrup, Raisins (9%), Vegetable oil, Crispy cereal (6%) (Wheat flour, Sugar, Dextrose, Salt), Honey (2%), Humectant (Glycerine), Salt, Molasses, Emulsifiers (E47), Soya lecithin).
I use this product for my breakfast, as I am usually in a rush, however I am on a diet, if I wasn't I would quite happily eat these as a mid morning or afternoon snack. I find them quite filling the product is definitely satisfying and keeps hunger at bay.
I would say that the product is suitable for all the family, my son usually has one after his breakfast on his way to school and my partner enjoys them too, in fact on occasions I do have to hide a couple in order to get a look in.
Overall I would say this is a very good product and a great alternative to chocolate bars. They can seem pricey but I think they are definitely worth every penny.
I drive quite a long distance to work each day and as a result don't normally feel like eating breakfast so early in the morning. When I eventually get to work I am starving and need something quick and easy to fend off those hunger pains.
I have recently discovered that Cadbury produces a handy brunch bar that comes in both raisin and hazelnut flavours. My favourite flavour is the raisin bar which forms the basis of my opinions in this review. The bars are made using a mixture of oats, bran flakes, raisins, crispies and honey which are all bound together with a layer of Cadbury's milk chocolate - delicious!
The packaging is fairly small as each box only contains 6 x 35g individually wrapped bars. The box is a perfect size for keeping in my desk drawer at work for when I get the mid morning munchies.
The design of the packaging is fairly simple with a mixture of product shots designed to illustrate the flap jack texture of the bars. The top and sides of the box incorporate the famous dark purple so that you can easily identify it on the shelf as being a Cadbury product.
The texture of the bars is quite incredible as there is a slight crunch as you bite into the bar but as the chocolate slowly melts, the mixture turns to a gooey delight in your mouth. I have to admit that I find the taste of the bars rather plain but this is lifted by the sweetness of the chocolate.
I find that the bars are very moorish and one bar never seems to be enough. This is probably compounded by the size of the bar as I can normally eat a single bar in three bites!
Each bar contains the following nutritional values:
Energy (630 kj)
Protein (2.0g)
Carbohydrate (23.2g)
Fat (5.4g)
Of which saturates (2.8g)
Fibre (0.6g)
Sodium (0.1g)
Salt equivalent (0.2g)
The bars may not be suitable for everybody as the wrappers clearly state that the bars may contain sesame seeds and traces of peanut, nuts and egg.
The bars are not cheap when you consider that a pack of 6 bars currently costs £1.70 from Tesco. To put this is perspective, a 500g box of Kellogg's Crunchy Nut Cornflakes costs only 55p more at £2.25 and will probably last longer. As with everything in life, you pay a premium for convenience.
* Vey convenient to eat on the move
* Small packaging to store in your draw at work
* Nice snack for anytime of the day
* Relatively expensive
* Not that good for you when compared to a breakfast cereal
* Small size so you have to eat more bars to feel full
These bars work for me and I would recommend a try. Perhaps I should try getting up a bit earlier and making a bowl of cereal once I get into the office instead... yeah right!
Thanks for taking the time to read my review.
I bought a packet of these with my wife the last time we were in Tesco. They were on offer & as we do tend to like things like Nutri-Grain Bars I thought that we would give them a try.
The packet was priced at 75p which was half the normal price of £1.49 for a pack of 6 individually wrapped bars. Each bar is around 3 inches long by around an inch wide. They are a crunchy cereal bar than are actually more filling than they look.
I thought that the bar tasted good. The chocolate was Cadbury's Dairy milk chocolate which tastes as good as ever. The raisins were juicy & sweet & went well with the chocolate & all the cereal added a crunch that suited the other textures well. None of the flavours were paticularly strong & overpowering the rest, but all the flavours together meant that the bar was far from bland.
The bar I had contained 115 calories, 6.2 grams of sugar plus 6.1 grams of fat. This doesn't make them the healthiest item bearing in mind it only weighed 23 grams in total (having around 36% fat).
I would be happy to recommend them. They are tasty. Pretty Filling & not that expensive even at full price. Although I think people watching their diet might not be as impressed.
Cadbury's brunch bar is similar to many other of the cereal bars on the market aesthetically. However many of the other bars tend to be far too like consuming roughage or , in the case of those containing chocolate or the odd solidified yoghurt substance many of them contain, can be really worryingly sweet. It also should be note that the chocolate used in some of the other bars is very cheap and unpleasant tasting and the yoghurt can be distasteful in a horribly synthetic way.
The Brunch Bar its self was introduced in 2001 to nationwide indifference. It is a stick of oats, bran flakes and crispy bits glued together with a sticky, syrupy honey concoction and then coated with cadbury's chocolate. They are softer than I had expected with a pleasanter texture than most cereal bars and a pleasant biscuity, sweet, chocolatey flavour.
Overall these are better than any other cereal bar but not much healthier than a chocolate bar and they are less pleasant.
Cadbury's brunch bar is a great cereal bar to snack on when you are feeling a bit peckish. They taste really yummy and aren't too expensive to buy. They come in a pack of six bars and you can purchase them in two different flavours - raisin and hazelnut. The brunch bar is basically made up of oats, bran flakes, crispies and honey and raisins on a bed of cadburys milk chocolate. They aren't the most healthy of cereal bars though as they have quite a lot of calories and fat in them so i wouldn't recommend if you a looking for a healthy snack. They contain 165 calories, and 7.5 grams of fat. However, they are quite good for kid's lunch boxes as a slightly healthier alternative to a chocolate bar. The raisin brunch bar i would say is not as nice as the hazelnut one as the raisins can be a bit dry and overly chewy. So i would recommend purchasing the hazelnut brunch bars instead. I normally eat these as a mid morning snack when i'm working to keep my concentration going and they normally will satisfy my hunger for a two hours or so! In addition, i feel that they are a lot more satisfying than other cereal bars that are available which can taste really artificial!
"Oats, Bran Flakes, Raisins, Crispies & Honey in a bed of Cadbury's Milk Chocolate"
My Gran's regular breakfast of choice is a Cadbury BrunchBar - which is why, when she's staying, we make sure they are in plentiful supply in the cupboard. Of course, being the snacker that I am, I end up eating many of these tasty breakfast thingies myself - so I thought I had better write a review of the raisin variety.
I generally think that BrunchBars are a bit of a cop-out, pretending to be healthy, but actually representing an excuse for chocoholics to snack in the morning. For this reason, I generally stick to cereal at breakfast, although there's no doubting that these Cadbury offerings are very tasty.
Price & Availability
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Currently, the 6 x 35g box of Cadbury's Raisin BrunchBar's are available for £1.72 from Tesco. The cheapest deal at the moment is at ASDA however, where you can buy a box for 30p less.
Taste & Appearance
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Measuring around ten centimeters in length, the Brunch Bar is a tasty looking delicacy comprising a honey clustered assortment of grains with its bottom half covered in a layer of Cadbury's chocolate. On the underneath, the chocolate has a diamond checkered pattern - although, this is taking the attention to detail a little too far on the part of Cadbury.
Biting into the bar is a chewy rather than crunchy experience, and the overall taste is sweet yet not too sickly. There are a few raisins encrusted into the bar, which actually affects the flavour more than you might expect - the result is a generally fruity taste which is quite pleasant.
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Milk Chocolate (25%) (Milk, Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Vegetable Fat, Emulsifiers (E442, E476), Flavourings), Oats (17%), Invert Sugar Syrup, Bran Flakes (9%) (Cracked Wheat, Wheat Bran, Sugar, Malt Extract, Salt), Glucose Syrup, Raisins (9%), Vegetable Oil, Crispy Cereal (6%) (Wheat Flour, Rice Flour, Sugar, Dextrose, Salt), Honey (2%), Humectant (Glycerine), Salt, Molasses, and Emulsifier (E471, Soya Lecithin).
The above list proves my point exactly with regards to the less than healthy nature of these bars, and I wouldn't really recommend a diet of emulsifiers, flavourings, and vegetable fat first thing in the morning.
Final Word
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Cadbury's Raisin BrunchBars are filling and tasty snacks, which, depending on the individual, will perhaps tied you over until lunch. That said, my breakfast of choice is cereal, or toast, and I personally don't think these glorified chocolate bars represent a particularly healthy start to the day.
Nutritional Info Per Bar
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Calories: 150
Fat: 5.5g
I've often walked past this in shops, as although i've had them before, I would rather have a nice bar of Chocolate when browsing in a shop rather than a "healthy" bar, which is what I always thought of this being.
This cost me 47p for a not that large bar. I think it was about 35g, so not sure if I was having this for Breakfast or a late morning snack if it would take the hunger away.
The packaging is alright. The Bar is a thin-ish rectangular shape and the wrapper fits it just right. It is a cream-ish colour with a bit of a sheen to it. The writing is in purple and stands out on the front, and there is a small Cadbury's branding. You see a picture of some Chocolate and some Raisins.
So what's in these? The base of it is Milk Chocolate and piled on top of that is Bran Flakes, Raising, Oats, little bits of Crisped Rice and a smearing of Honey.
So it kinda sounds healthy with all the fruit and healthy bits in it. It's not bad as the bar only has 150 calories and 5.4g fat in it, so like a healthy snack from your average shop. The taste of this is sweet with the Milky sweet Chocolate and the Raisins with their slightly sticky texture. There isn't a huge amount of Chocolate in this, but enough to know that you are eating Chocolate. The Oats and Flakes are slightly Salty and the testure of these go well with the smooth and sweet taste of the Chocolate.
I would probably buy these more often after trying them again after a while. They are more filling than a Nutrigrain and in my view a lot nicer tasting.
Cadburys brunch bars are a really great tasting bars, they don't really fit as a breakfast bar nor a bar of chocolate, I suppose this is why they come under the brunch category. These are fairly sweet in taste and I find that with them being chocolate coated that if you put one in your pocket these are not much use come dinner time, so these are not like a usual cereal bar in that respect.
The look?
Imagine a standard cereal bar then coat three of the four sides with Cadburys chocolate that's pretty much how they look. A good amount of raisins too. I would say this is Cadburys version of the Tracker maybe. You will get around 3 to 4 bites out of it and is slim but around the same size as most competitiors
£1.70 for six 35g gram bars, this works out to be 81p per 100 grams, which is about right price wise for this kind of product
About the Taste?
Really chewy and soft, I think this is mainly down to the honey which sticks together the oats and bran which makes sure this is not to dry to eat. The chocolate is the right amount also, leaving for a bit of an alternative to your standard cereal bar I think
Each bar weighs in at 155 kcals, this is not too bad I suppose. 440 kcal per 100 grams, the sugar and sat fat are both red on the traffic lights, fat and salt are amber. 37.8 grams of sugar per 100grams is fairly high for what you may think is quite good for you
Don't be thinking it's a cereal bar that will help you with the calories, great tasting, chewy, different to a normal cereal bar
I think most of you will all know that I have suffered pretty bad morning sickness (all day sickness) throughout my pregnancy and despite being over half way through I'm still suffering. On my last visit to my midwife I virtually pleaded with her to give me ideas of what I should eat. Before I get bombarded with suggestions I had tried everything, crackers, ginger nuts, the list is endless but I have either a) sickened myself with certain foods as they are all I can eat or b) these suggestions have still made me feel sick and I can't stand the sight of them. My midwife suggested I try Cadbury's Brunch Bars in particular. She explained that a cereal bar is great to have on the go but there are many varieties which taste like cardboard and are too low calorie for my needs or too high in fat and full of sugar. But she assured me that Cadbury's Brunch Bars are tasty and not at all like cardboard but not full of "rubbish" like some cereal bars. So in my desperation I decided to give these a try and wow I have not looked back since.
The Packaging:
Each Brunch Bar is individually wrapped in a foil wrapper. This is purple and cream in colour with an image of the brunch bar on the front of the bar. The bar shows a cereal bar containing oats, and crispies with raisins inside and Cadbury's milk chocolate covering the side and bottom of the cereal bar.
The Brunch Bars if bought in a multipack come in a rectangular box. The box contains 6 Brunch Bars (standing upright) in the box. The colourings of the cardboard box is the same as the bar wrappers. The standard Cadbury's purple colour along with a wide cream strip on the centre of the box. The Cadbury's logo is visible on the front of the pack with an image of the Brunch Bars on the front of the box.
An individual 35g Cadbury's Brunch Bar costs 40p in my local newsagent. This is slightly cheaper than other cereal bars sold in there (such as Special K and Nutri grain bars) and these products are priced at 50p.
You can also purchase Cadbury's Brunch Bars in a multipack. A box of six Brunch Bars costs £1.49 in my local Asda. I think that this is reasonable as the Special K range of cereal bars are priced at £2.09.
***Brunch Bars***
I was very surprised by Cadbury's Brunch Bars. Although they are a "cereal bar" they have the feel of confectionary rather than a traditional cereal bar.
For those of you have never tried a Cadbury's brunch bar they are essentially a cereal bar. The main bar consists of oats, what, bran, crispies and raisins and covered in honey so it forms a golden coloured cereal bar. The bar is then partially dipped in Cadbury's milk chocolate so that it has a chocolate base and the sides of the bar are partially covered in a layer of chocolate.
The size of the bar was the greatest surprise. I often find that I am very disappointed when I take a cereal bar out of the wrapper only to discover it is tiny; hence why it is considered "low calorie". The Cadbury's Brunch Bars are a decent size, about 9cm long 2cm wide and 1.5cm thick.
When you open the wrapper the bar has a lovely scent to it. A slight creamy chocolate scent alongside a sweet honey scent. I found this pleasant as I have found that with some cereal bars they have an unnaturally artificial sweet scent to them.
As soon as you bite into the Brunch Bar a very pleasant sweet taste hits your taste buds. This is a creamy honey sweetness as opposed to being overly sugary. As you chew the bar you get the wholesome taste of the bran and oats which tastes wholesome and complimented well by the natural sweetness of the raisins. The milk chocolate base adds to the creaminess of the bar and adds sweetness to the bar which is great for providing a sweet treat for those eating a Brunch Bar as an alternative to confectionary. Although the chocolate taste is apparent it does not overpower the taste of the other ingredients for example the oats and the bran, so you still get the feel you are eating a "cereal bar".
The Brunch Bar is slightly more chewy and soft than some cereal bars I have tasted. Although crunchy it is not so hard and crunchy as a Special K bar or a Tracker bar. Personally I like this but Mr Lools commented that he found the Brunch Bars a little too soft and chewy and he would prefer something with more crunch.
My only slightly criticism is that because these bars are half covered in chocolate, if you are carrying a Brunch Bar around in a bag "for emergencies" you will need to ensure that you do not put your bag anywhere warm. Otherwise you will end up with a melted mess, as I found out when I put my bag on my desk next to the radiator only to discover my melted Brunch Bar 2 hours later!
**Nutritional Information**
Per Brunch Bar (35g):
150 calories
14.8g sugar
5.4g fat
As a snack these are relatively good for you and provide a reasonably healthy snack. As far as "cereal" bars go these are not the lowest calorie product that you could opt for so not really aimed at dieters but are a lot lower calorie and lower in fat than some "healthy" cereal bars. As a sweet treat and substitute to an ordinary confectionary product these are excellent and contain half the fat and calories of a Mars Bar or a bar of Dairy Milk for example.
Brunch Bars are not suitable for those with a nut allergy as they contain traces of peanut. The bars also contain sesame seeds and egg.
If you are looking for a very low fat and low calorie cereal bar these are not for you. However if you are looking for reasonably healthy treat which will satisfy a sweet craving I would definitely recommend Cadbury's Brunch Bars. Oats and raisins with a small amount of sweet creamy Cadbury's milk chocolate these snacks are perfect not just for brunch but any time of the day.
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When I leave the gym which is almost every day I get a real yearning for unhealthy snacks. Usually I burn off several calories, then eat load of snacks and undo all my good work but think oh well least I've earnt it type of thing though of late I've tried to change my nasty habits and eat more healthily!
I spotted this in my local Nisa store costing 49p and put down my favourite king size Twix in favour of it due to me checking out the calories and seeing it only contained 150 of them and contained come Cadburys milk chocolate lol.
The Packaging:
Cream and purple coloured foil oblong wrapper with a picture of the bar on the front of it and in black and purple writing I'm told it's Cadbury's Raisin Brunch Bar which contains oats, bran flakes, raisins, crispies & honey in a bed of Cadbury's mik chocolate. Other information on the back of the packet includes ingredients and allergy advice being given (and being told it is suitable for Vegetarians) a full nutritional chart is show, size is stated which is 35g and contact details for Cadburys are given. It's a nice wrapper and I do believe these can also be bought in boxes of 6 as well as singly.
The Bars:
In a word they're lovely! and I was really surprised by them to be honest with you but as usual Cadbury's stick to making a tasty product ! Appearance wise it's not too thick and it's a sort of beigy colour and you can see a few bits of raisins poking out of it and it's slightly rough in texture. The underside looks dipped in milk chocolate though it isn't a heavy chocolate base but it is evenly coated and it all just smells slightly sweet.
It's easy to handle and unmessy to eat and it tastes healthy with a hint of naughtiness from the choccy. To me this tastes of oats and wheat, I cant taste the bran thankfully and the raisins add a little sweetness and moistness and to give more sweetness honey and sugar is in there as well though it really isn't all that sweet really everything is just so well blended. The chocolate is chocolaty of course and that's what lifts this bar up in my estimation. I like the way it all sort of melts in the mouth and the flavours all still hold their own. It's lovely and very morish and I still can't believe it only contains 150 calories a bar! A healthy sweet fix?! You'd never know by taste. Its fabby!
Allergy Advice:
May Contain: Sesame seeds and traces of Peanut, Nuts and Egg.
Nutritional Information Per Bar:
Energy: 150 Kcal
protein: 2.0g
Carbohydrate; 23.2g
of which sugars:14.8g
Fat: 5.4g
of which saturates: 2.8g
Fibre: 0.6g
Sodium: 0.1g
Salt equivalent: 0.2g


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The creator of this Kickstarter project, Tyler Nehowig, explains how and why he designed and implemented his smart, Arduino-powered Nixie tube modules.
A few days ago, I found myself meandering through the Kickstarter.com website (as you do) perusing and pondering various projects, when I ran across an amazingly cool project that mixes two of my favorite things: Arduinos and Nixie Tubes. I was so excited by what I saw that I felt moved to write a blog post about it.
I think this smart Nixie Tube concept is a really great idea. So do a lot of other folks, apparently. This Kickstarter project is already funded to twice its original goal, and it still has 14 days to go at the time of this writing.
I must admit that this project really interested me, so I reached out to its creator, Tyler Nehowig, to ask him more about it. He very kindly sent me a photo of himself holding a 10-digit display (I want one), and he explained how and why he instigated the project, as discussed below.
Max Maxfield: How did you come up with this concept?
Tyler Nehowig: I came up with the idea after my first Kickstarter project, the open-source Nixie Tube Shield. I was getting a lot of questions regarding which Arduino board the shield was compatible with, etc. As a result, I set out to integrate the Arduino Uno hardware into the Nixie Tube design to reduce confusion on compatibility. In the middle of the design process, I thought it would be great to make this display modular, so that if you required only two digits, for example, then that's all you had to purchase. And if you subsequently decide that you need six digits, you can easily add four more. Lastly, I wanted to integrate RGB lighting, so users can easily change the accent lighting to suit their preferences.
Max Maxfield: What were the design decisions you made, and why?
Tyler Nehowig: One of the major design decisions I made was to stack the PCBs in order to keep the design compact. This allowed multiple digits to connect close together and, once enclosed, look like a single display. It also allowed an easy way to light the tube from below, as the RGB LED is directly under the Nixie Tube. The nice part about splitting the layout into two circuit boards is that all of the hardware required to control the Nixie Tube digits is on the top PCB, while all of the hardware to run the microcontroller is on the bottom PCB. This means that someone could design a new PCB for a completely different Nixie Tube series and be able to plug their board into the existing bottom PCB and immediately be running with zero firmware/software changes.
Max Maxfield: What issues did you run into along the way?
Tyler Nehowig: Luckily, I was able to glean a lot of experience from my open-source Nixie Tube Shield Kickstarter project and apply it toward this new project. The boost circuitry was already proven. In fact, with the help of some of the backers from the first Kickstarter, I was able to improve the efficiency of the boost. Creating the Arduino Uno section of the schematic was extremely easy, since there is so much great documentation out there from multiple vendors -- Arduino.cc, Adafruit.com, SparkFun.com, etc. Obviously, there are a limited number of Nixie Tubes out there, so getting a hold of a large quantity is always a challenge. I proactively purchased a few hundred for this project to establish some key relationships with guys in Eastern Europe, so hopefully, if all goes well, I can purchase plenty more to fulfill as many smart Nixie Tubes as people are willing to buy. Also, price was a huge consideration for this project. I wanted to make it as affordable as possible for people while still making it worth my time to design the layout and procure the Nixie Tubes. The nature of modularity often comes at a price, and in this case it means having a microcontroller on every digit, which drives up the cost when compared to similar nonmodular displays. At the same time, I believe modularity is the smart Nixie Tubes' greatest strength.
Well, I for one am very impressed with Nehowig's work. I wish I had his get up and go when I was his age (unfortunately, my get up and go got up and went years ago). I predict a bright future for him, and I will be watching with great interest for his future Kickstarter projects. What do you think about all this?
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DETROIT - Somehow, Jhonny Peralta has survived.
Barring some last-minute trade that doesn't look apparent at the moment, Peralta will be the Tigers' starting shortstop on Opening Day next Monday in Minnesota against the Twins.
In didn't always look as if that was going to happen for Peralta, who is entering his fourth season in Motown.
In fact, there seemed to be one thing almost certain late last September: Peralta was a goner.
The buzz was that Tigers needed to make a change as Peralta was finishing up a dreadful season, especially at the plate.
Peralta, 30, went from an All-Star in 2011 with a .299 batting average with 21 homers and 86 RBI to a paltry .239 with 13 HRs and 63 RBI.
Hence, in the off-season there were rumors that the Tigers might not pick up his option and were in the market for a new shortstop.
And even after they did pick up Peralta's $6-million option for this season, the trade talk for a new shortstop didn't go away.
It was so loud that Peralta heard all the talk in his home country of the Dominican Republic.
"It didn't bother me," said Peralta, who hit his first spring training homer on Saturday in the Tigers' 10-6 victory over the New York Yankees. "I tried to play day and day and whatever happens is going to happen. I don't worry about them getting another shortstop."
The name that kept coming up was J.J. Hardy, the Baltimore Orioles' shortstop. He didn't hit any better as far as average, batting a woeful .238. But Hardy had more pop with 22 HR and 68 RBI.
Plus, the Tigers like him in the field better than Peralta. Hardy won his first Gold Glove last season.
For a hot minute, there was also talk of signing free-agent SS Stephen Drew.
GM Dave Dombrowski tried to downplay all the chatter. He admitted that if the Tigers wanted to get more athletic at a spot, it would be at short. But added, "We're happy with Peralta."
Like him or not, it is kind of a slap in the face to Peralta. After all, he did hit well in the American League Championship Series. He batted .389 with two homers and three RBI in the four-game sweep of the Yankees.
Plus, Peralta's team did make it to the World Series with him at shortstop. Yet, he was identified as the player that had to be replaced.
"Last year, we went to the World Series," he said. "It's important to try to keep things together.
"I'd like to be here, try to go to another World Series. That's what I've tried to focus on for this year."
Still, the Tigers' offense was so feast-or-famine last season. Proof positive was that the Tigers scored just two runs in getting swept in four games by the San Francisco Giants in the World Series.
The Tigers need Peralta to be a tougher out and pick up those RBI chances at the bottom of the lineup.
Peralta isn't exactly tearing the cover off the ball this spring. Going into Sunday, he was batting just .194. But he said he's not worried at all.
"I feel good at the plate," Peralta said. "I see the ball pretty good from the pitcher.
"I'm not hitting great, but I feel good."
It's not just an offensive thing. It's defensively as well. Although he made the same amount of errors as he did in 2011 (seven), Peralta just doesn't get to a lot of ball. His range is limited.
That's a bad thing for a team that has two anchors at third base and first base as well. Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder don't get to balls average players playing the corners do.
With the stellar starting staff the Tigers have, the last thing you can afford to do is give up hits on balls that should have been turned into outs. "I feel good in the field right now," said Peralta, who dropped 21 pounds.
At no time did the Tigers tell Peralta to ignore the rumors. "No we didn't talk about it," he said. "I just come to the field and focus on playing.
"Whatever happens, happens."
So far, nothing has happened.
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Written by The New Pittsburgh Courier
After the New Pittsburgh Courier reported in June that Pittsburgh's Equal Opportunity Review Commission was failing to report accurate minority contracting levels, city Councilman Rev. Ricky Burgess sponsored legislation to create a city department that would remedy the problem.
City Council has authorized creating a Department of Equal Opportunity, whose director would report directly to the mayor and council. Not only would the new agency collect and report inclusion plans for minorities and women on city contracts, it would monitor them to see that minority subcontractors are actually employed.
In cases where they are not, the department would be able to withhold payment to prime contractors and even suspend contracts.
"For the first time, we'll have a department with real power and real authority," Burgess said. "We're creating a mechanism that provides an in-house department that has the capability to monitor, and to enforce, and to advocate and to report to council."
The New Pittsburgh Courier noted problems with the EEOC 's 2011 contracting report after discovering several minority contractors had been listed as receiving millions in contracts they never got.
Review Commission Director Phil Petite said he recorded the minority participation plans submitted to the commission by contractors working with the city or its authorities. Recording the actual utilization, he said was the responsibility of those departments or authorities.
"There is no comprehensive report of utilization by the city and its authorities," he said in June. "We probably should, so we can reconcile these reports."
The new department would do so, Burgess said. The legislation also calls for the city to purchase new computer software so that contracting participation data can be collected and monitored across multiple departments and authorities. The department will also be required to submit quarterly reports on participation to council and the mayor.
"This will allow the department to track the dispersal of monies to minority and women contractors in real time," he said. "Structurally, the department will look much the same. Plans for participation will be submitted to the commission for approval, but now those contracts will be monitored closely. Before, as Phil said, he did not have the resources or the charge to do so. Now he does. The problem isn't manpower, it's resources and direction. The process is now more aggressive and targeted."
Councilman R. Daniel Lavelle, who co-sponsored the bill, called it "a critical piece of legislation."
Council also approved companion legislation submitted by Lavelle to spend $250,000 on a disparity study to get an accurate assessment of minority businesses in Pittsburgh. The last such study was conducted after the 2000 census and cannot be used to set contracting participation goals.
City controller Michael Lamb, who had been conducting a regularly scheduled performance audit of the EORC at the time of the Courier report, said he was pleased by council's approval.
"For too long the EORC has operated without proper enforcement," he said. "I am glad we were able to shed some light on the accuracy of MWBE contract reporting and I appreciate that council recognizes the need for this kind of change."
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl has indicated his support for the legislation.
"We want this done right, and we will be putting the resources behind the commission to make sure it can get the job done," he said.
Press Secretary Joanna Doven said the city will go through the standard procedures required when selecting someone to head the new department, and estimated the Mayor would be able to submit a candidate for council approval within six months.
Funding for the department, including the software and the $70,000-$90,000 director's salary, and the disparity study will be in the 2013 budget.
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Watson can't return as specialist bat: CA
Australia's cricket selectors don't believe vice-captain Shane Watson brings enough value to the Test team as a specialist batsman against South Africa.
Still battling a calf strain, Watson is highly unlikely to return for the second Test in Adelaide as the selectors only want to pick him as an allrounder.
Team performance manager Pat Howard on Wednesday revealed the two-time Allan Border Medallist could not play his way in the Australian team purely as a batsman.
It's a mind-boggling development and suggests Cricket Australia has taken a hard-line stance with the injury-plagued Watson, demanding he fall into line to regain his place in the team.
Captain Michael Clarke last week surprised when he said Watson would not be guaranteed an immediate return if his replacement, Rob Quiney, succeeded in his Test debut at the Gabba.
Quiney only made nine but Howard said the Victorian brought extra value to the side after being called on to bowl seven overs of medium-pace.
Making the situation all the more surprising, Quiney is a mere part-timer and rarely bowls for the Bushrangers.
Howard said the five-man selection panel's strategy with Watson was only to play him as an allrounder against South Africa, which would be a mouth-watering individual battle with Jacques Kallis.
"For different series, there are different policies," he said.
"There has been times over the past 12 months he has been considered in both (batting and bowling) roles and sometimes as a batsman only.
"But very much for Adelaide, they (selectors) are looking at his bowling and his fitness around bowling to see if he is capable of doing both.
"As you saw with the Test match the other day, a fair few bowlers were called on and Shane's value to do both is pretty strong."
Asked whether Watson wouldn't be selected for the second Test unless he could bowl, Howard agreed: "Yes, it would go against him significantly".
Despite rivalling Clarke as Australia's most-productive batsman since the 2009 Ashes, the selectors are aware Watson has averaged 25 in five Tests over an injury-interrupted past 12 months.
Converting starts into big scores has been Watson's trouble, notching just two centuries in his 35 Tests at an average of 37.54. He has 59 Test wickets with his bowling at an impressive 28.91.
The 31-year-old is pushing hard to prove his fitness after batting in the nets twice this week and preparing to return to bowling practice on Friday, but still has plenty of work to do.
"Shane is progressing and look, if the Test match is tomorrow, he wouldn't play," Howard admitted. "By Sunday, we'll have a much better indication where he's at."
NSW's request for Watson to make his playing return in Sunday's interstate one-day clash with Victoria has been rejected as Cricket Australia does not want its Test stars to be mixing white-ball and red-ball cricket.
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Discussion in 'Americas' started by Arte, Feb 1, 2010.
No, its not.
Thanks for so promptly finding a place where I could take a leak. someday you'll get old and need to pee alot
Glad to see you got the woodshed cleaned up
Thanks for all the route input. Going to put some of it to paper and fire off some more questions when I have a minute to process it all.
I have changed my flight and decided to make the push from PV to the border. It has been a frustrating experience but lessons learned. I will land in PV the evening of the 25 and be ready to get on the road sunrise on the 26. My papers expire on the 29 so I am assuming as long as I process on the 29th I am good?
Thanks again for all the help and hope my mis-steps have helped others. All this is part of the experience and will make me more dilligent about my paper work in the future.
Throughout the entire process I maintained a positive atittude while dealing with everyone and saved my venting/ranting for here. I renewed my attitude and faith in Mexico after a great day of surfing and beer drinking in Sayulita with some transplants from Guad. Another offer for a free place to crash when I return and sympathetic ears for my oversight in the import process.
Very aggressive!!!
Did I miss something????
AK Style is about the same as Island Time...its pretty chill in these parts!!!
Another happy ending and the woodshed is looking much better.
Bob, that Costco will never be the same, lucky I had my card. Well, lucky for me!
You must be tipping well on your massages
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I have been turned around more times, I think it just add's to it in the end...
That once you get off opiates (pain killers ) the human body pain thermostat takes around 6 months to reset ...Bet they are right ., ran yesterday into this door that I hit with my arm., Oh man ! if it was painful :huh
I accidentally bumped into this thread ... and boy do I feel better.
Hey Jimmy, John D did the "Jimmy Ride...slight return" today. Slight variation of the original because he rides the damn wheels off that Kawasaki Super Sherpa of his. I thought we'd be going slow because it's only a carbuereted 250cc.
It was like riding with my shadow. Always there! We did the route down the mountain via Saltillo La Fragua which we missed when you did it, because of the fog and crap weather that time.
John D is a great guy to ride with, and if anyone is thinking twice about sponsoring him a little, pony up, he's a helluva rider and real fun to spend a day with. Hands down, he is the happiest person I have ever met from Nebraska! ha,ha! I noticed a few signatures on the tank, appears he's met more than a few riders on here. 9 degrees centigrade in Coatepec, froze my arse off heading in, but it warmed up to 30 c on the way in from Orizaba to Veracruz, John headed off for Ciudad Mendoza after we took the old/new Cumbres route and he was heading for Oaxaca via Acultzingo and the lane changing fun and games on the way back up to the altiplano. The Mystery Rider, Craneguy, and Doug were sorely missed, today. And by the way, Craneguy, that road that was torn up in that small mountain town when you got the V-Strom on a nice near verticle angle, is still under construction, but this time John hopped the curb and zipped up the road and left me with a smile and looking for an alternate route, couldn't get the clearance over the curb but it wasn't for trying.
Damn, I'm still trying to get the oil out of my airbox after that little stunt... And I'm not just talking about the bike!
Ignore this. I just wanted to get post # 11111 :)
Edit: I'm an idiot... It's 11101
What's that spell in binary? :)
How long have you been sitting in front of the computer, finger poised over the "submit reply" button, in order to have the honor? It's a shame it didn't happen yesterday! (11/11)
my computer shows your post as #11101
+1 lo mismo aqui 11101
I failed to notice the count on Habibi's post
11111 should be something special. Who has an old pic of Heather Lockleer on the beach?
Glad you guys got to hang out and ride a little. The pics look very nice and green. Love the clear view to Pico de Orizaba. Saludos, Jim