BEST TOFFEE EVER — Old fashioned toffee topped with chocolate and chopped nuts.
This really is the Best Toffee Ever, and it's perfect for sharing with family and friends this holiday season! I have tried many, many toffee recipes over the years.
Quite a few of them have been complete failures (and I have a funny feeling it wasn't the recipe).
Melt butter and sugar over medium heat, whisking the WHOLE time (the constant whisking is very important).
Bring your toffee to a steady, but NOT rolling boil, at about medium heat, and continue to stir constantly.
When your thermometer says 285 degrees, drop a bit of toffee into some ice water…it should be brittle. If so, it's done!
I've had several people tell me they don't use a candy thermometer when making toffee.
They just cook the caramel until it's the color of peanut butter. I haven't tried it, but it seems to work for a lot of people.
Just made this and it is awesome! My first try didn't come out very good because I didn't cook it long enough.
That's it! You're ready to make some delicious toffee. And once you've perfected your toffee making technique, you'll really be able to impress your family and friends with your delicious homemade candy.
It really is worth all that whisking and stirring!
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This article has some great tips for candy making in general, and toffee making specifically. Remember, toffee is tricky and takes practice. I had to give it several tries myself before I got it right.
So if it's your first time making toffee and it doesn't turn out the way you hoped, keep trying!
Old fashioned toffee with chocolate and chopped nuts.
In a large heavy bottomed saucepan, combine the butter, sugar and salt. Cook over low heat, whisking constantly until the butter is melted. Bring to a boil, and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture has reached 285 degrees F (137 degrees C).
Remove toffee from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour mixture onto the prepared baking sheet. (If desired, you can sprinkle some of the nuts on the baking sheet before pouring on the toffee).
Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top, and let chocolate soften for a few minutes. Spread the chocolate into a thin even layer. Sprinkle with chopped almonds.
Refrigerate until set. Break into pieces, and store in an airtight container.
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Yummy! I can't wait to try this! Thanks for the recipe! Have a blessed day, HUGS!
Thanks Theresa! Hope you love it!
Just made this! IT IS WONDERFUL! You are correct, it is the best toffee ever!
I attempted this recipe THREE times. Every time the sugar recrystallized precisely at 225 degrees. I've been making toffee and peanut brittle for twenty years and I've never had them recrystallized. This is the absolute worst recipe.
The proper temp for pouring the toffee is at least 280 degrees & I keep cooking it to 300. It is brittle & doesn't stick to your teeth. 225 degrees would be like mush! High heat, med heat, low heat shouldn't make any difference as long as it doesn't burn.
Beautiful photo, drool-worthy recipe. I'm beside myself.
I've only made toffee once. It was good. I will give your recipe a try since it is the "best toffee ever". I can't pass that up!
Pinned this and definitely making it!
OMG_my daughter just sent me this recipe. She said the girls at work thought it was better than almond roca-I'm so making this. thank you.
I LOVE toffee! It's such a great gift this time of year too…looking forward to trying yours! Lovely!
I am a toffee addict – especially during the holidays and I'm super excited that I have everything needed for this recipe so I can try it tonight!
Do you add almonds to the toffee mix before adding the chocolate chips? Looked like there was some mixed in in the picture.
You can add some into the toffee if you like Anna (right before you pour it onto the baking sheet), which I do sometimes, or you can just sprinkle them on top. Either way is fine.
I made this the other night. It was so good! The flavor was the best toffee I'd ever had for sure! My texture was off though. I used a candy thermometer and brought it up to the right temp, but when it hardened, it was still kind of soft. It was firm enough to pick up, but it kind of melted in your mouth. It was still amazing, but definitely not toffee texture. I talked to someone else who is really good at making toffee and she said that she doesn't even use a thermometer. She just cooks it until its the color of peanut butter (mine was lighter in color than peanut butter for sure). I will try that next time (or maybe I just need to buy a new thermometer?).
Glad you liked the flavor Anna. I've always thought candy making is tricky and I often have to make a recipe a few times before I get it right. I usually err on the other side and burn it though! I know there are ways to test your thermometer to make sure it's accurate (I'm sure you could find a tutorial on Google). Altitude can also be an issue. Dropping some in ice water is also a helpful trick. I'd love to know any tips you come up with if you make it again.
You could certainly use a 9×13 pan Sherry. Candy making can be really tricky sometimes. For me it works to take it off the heat right at 285, but you might need to go to 290. All kinds of things can make a difference, like altitude, and candy thermometers can vary too. I definitely recommend dropping some of the toffee in ice water when it reaches 285. That should give you a pretty good idea of what the final product will be like. If it's too soft, you can always keep cooking it a little bit longer. Hope that helps. There are also some helpful comments above this in the thread too. I find I often have to make a candy recipe more than once to get it just right for my climate/altitude/thermometer, etc. Good luck!
What size pan makes it the correct thickness?
There really isn't a set size of pan you need to use Sherry. You can make the toffee as thick or thin as you would like. I use a large cookie sheet, just to make sure I have plenty of room, but I don't spread the toffee all the way to the edges. I just spread it until it's the thickness I like. If you want to spread the toffee to the edges of the pan and make a perfect rectangle, I think 9×13 would be a good size. Mine looks more like a big blob before I break it into pieces. So there really isn't a correct thickness, just whatever your personal preference is.
I've been making toffee for over 60 years, using a similar recipe but no vanilla and I spread pecans over my baking sheet & then drizzle the hot toffee over those. The thinner you can spread the toffee, the easier it is to break up & the more brittle it will be. I didn't use a thermometer for years but watched for the color to darken & allowed about 15 minutes for cooking. If I do use a thermometer I go closer to 300 degrees & just on the verge of burning. My coated Circular pan works better than my old stainless steel as it doesn't burn as easily. CONSTANT stirring is only necessary towards the end so it doesn't burn. I also add chopped pecans over the chocolate after it's spread & then frost the other side after it's cooled with melted chocolate & the ground nuts. A baking pan would make the toffee too thick & not easy to work with. I like to use some peanuts or cashews in place of the pecans once in awhile. This is great for gift giving but just remember NOT to pour it too soon!!!! Also, too big a pan would be too hard to handle for pouring. I have always used a 3 qt size & it gets close to the top but with careful heat & stirring it works. I yours failed you are not alone. About half the people I give the recipe to get it right the first time & if it's soft or sugary you have not cooked it long enough. Better to burn a little than pour too soon! Good Luck!!!
hi, I heard someone saying to use brown sugar instead of regular sugar. Is that correct? mine didn't get that brown color and the butter separated from the sugar, what did I do wrong?
I've always used white sugar. Sometimes the butter & sugar DO separate toward the end of cooking but if you just continue to cook it wii go back together again. I've been using a higher heat the past few years & it hasn't been separating. Not sure if this is why. I also use a bit more than the 2 cups of sugar & add a TLB of water to the pot. You MUST get it to the darker color & even if there is a little butter on top when you pour it, it shouldn't make a difference. My sister blotted hers with a paper towel.
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I just made this using organic cane sugar and think half the butter would work if you want to sub this sugar in likely because it is more grainy? I had to pour a lot of butter off butter off and really re-work it with the cane sugar. Just an FYI for anyone looking to make it this way… That aside – I love this toffee!
salted or not salted butter?
I use unsalted, but you can use salted and just omit the salt from the recipe.
Mine turned out great. My biggest question is when you pour out the toffee you say to cool it for a few minutes. Does this mean to wait until the toffee sets up to be slightly sticky before you put the chocolate chips on to melt?
You can place the chocolate on the hot toffee right way. If you frost the other side you will of course have to melt the chocolate first & you would wait for your slab of candy to cool before turning it over for frosting.
I tried making this and the butter separated during the boiling process. I was whisking the whole time, not sure what happened. I couldn't get it to come back together and had to toss it out. Any ideas about what could have gone wrong?
Candy can be really finicky. I have had my toffee separate too, but I do have the most success with this recipe. If you were whisking the whole time, some other things that can cause toffee to separate are the quality of your saucepan–some can cause hot spots and it's important for things to come to a boil at a steady, even rate. Along those same lines, you don't want to heat things up too quickly. If you used medium heat, it might be helpful to try medium low next time. This article has some really good tips if you decide to try again, even some tips for saving toffee that has separated. http://candy.about.com/od/carameltoffee/f/separate_faq.htm Good luck!
I'm not going to waste any more time or ingredients on this recipe. I cooked it on medium-low setting and it was at a rolling boil while stirring constantly. Like I said, I've made toffee before and it was fine.
I've made many different recipes for toffee before and thought I'd try this "best ever" recipe. Well, it did not work. I cooked the butter, sugar and salt exactly as specified to 285*. As soon as I removed from the heat and added the vanilla, the butter separated from the sugar and no amount of mixing made it blend together. I ended up with a full cup of melted butter after I poured it off of the toffee. Another thing. the sugar was still grainy. So I wasted a full pound of butter and 2 cups of sugar. FAILURE.
Same here! What did we do wrong? What a disappointment.
Just made this and it is awesome! I'm going to try it with pistachios next! My first try didn't come put very good because I didn't cook it long enough.I read the comments and someone said she took it off the stove when it reached the color of peanut butter.Thank you very much because the second try was perfection!
Thanks Wanda! Toffee is tricky. I had to make it once or twice myself before I got it just right. I think that's how it goes for most people….and I think the peanut butter comment was awesome. That has helped me get it just right too! And pistachios are a great idea!
Nope. Didn't work at all.
I had a cup of clarified butter and a 5×6 piece of liquid sugar/butter at the end.
I live in Florida where it can get humid, so I keep mine in sealed containers in the fridge. Humidity causes the toffee to get soft & sticky. Some friends have hidden theirs in the freezer, only to find it months later and it is still good. I make it all during the month of December.
I have been making candy for 50 years and this is the worst recipe ever. Inconsistent, greasy, and not right. Yuck!!
When it comes to making toffee, you either can or you cannot. I cannot. After a couple years go by, I try again. With this recipe, I grabbed a bigger pot than I would've because that's what the recipe said. I think that was my downfall. The temperature never reached 285 and the butter eventually separated from the sugar. Down the disposal it went. The second attempt, in regular old pot, was better, reached 285, and made it to the pan. But I don't think it's right. Well, we're eating it anyway. I need to stick to cookies!
Just made this. It took forever and the butter separated several times. I read on another site to add hot water and whisk until it goes back together. I had to do this twice. Finally, it was done and I forgot to the put the vanilla in!! Grrr. Anyway, its setting up in the fridge. Can't wait to try it.
Update-even though it took two hours, struggled with butter separating, forgot the vanilla, the toffee tasted great. I poured it into a 1/4 sheet pan lined with parchment, smoothed it out. Then I sprinkled milk chocolate chips and let them melt and then spread them to cover toffee. Refrigerated until set. Then I cut in bite size pieces. Will definitely make notes and make again.
I made this again and followed some tips I found on line. I also made sure I stirred and cooked on medium heat. Came out perfect! I think I was stirring too fast and scraped sides and I guess that can cause it to be grainy. I guess practice does make a difference. It only took about 30 minutes!!!
Good for you, Julie! Yes, you are right not to scrape the sides of the pan & even though I've been using a coated pan the last 10 years, I still line it with the melted butter before I add the sugar. I don't find that the cooking temp or the speed of stirring makes any difference. MOST important is to cook it long enough.
1 cup of butter & one cup of sugar should be close to ready to pour in 15 – 20 minutes on med to high heat.
Made this yesterday per instructions. It did not get very hard and was super thick on the large cookie sheet. Didn't work for me!
Well ….. After 1.5 hours following the recipe to a t. This is what I have ended up with, grainy, tardy looking mess. Won't use this recipe again.
I tried this recipe tonight. Very easy and came out perfect!! I worked in a small candy store when I was young and one of their signature candies was almond butter crunch! This is it! Perfect recipe and easy to make. Can't wait to bring to my office tomorrow. I can't leave it at home because I would eat the whole batch myself!!!!!!
I"m not sure, but I find if I use a whisk and whisk constantly the entire time, this doesn't happen to me.
I've been making toffee for over 60 years! Sometimes it separates & sometimes it does not but it always turns out just fine. I've used high heat & low heat, electric stove & gas. The last 10 years I've added 2-3 T of water to the butter & sugar, which seems to make it more brittle. Never have bothered with vanilla. I cook it to at least 300 degrees & if there is a big separation, I keep cooking & stirring & smelling to make sure it isn't burning. The darker it gets, the better it tastes! If there is some butter floating on top I drizzle the candy over my pecans anyhow & i never see it again! Biggest reason for failure is not cooking it long enough. Never mind the separated butter. Also, use a large sheet pan because the thinner you spread the toffee, the better it is.
Thanks so much Donna. Great tips!
I've also been using a bit more sugar than my original recipe. I use 2-½ cups of sugar to 2 cups of butter. This works well & gives me a little more finished candy. The recipe I started with many years ago was: 1 lb sugar, 1 lb butter, 1 lb pecans, 1lb chocolate. This amount of chocolate will frost both sides & half the pecans are ground for toping.
Made this last year and again this year. Turned out perfect both times Everyone loved it Don't know why it worked for me, I don't make a lot of candy. I did turn the heat up a little when it was not changing color both times and it was great.
I have tried this recipe for years and about 75% of the time it works. A cool kitchen helps. Thanks for sharing!!
I made this today, and something is not right! The toffee layer is not hardening…. this has never happened to me! It's been in the fridge for 4 hours.
The first thing you do is check the humidity. Don't try this recipe unless the humidity is low. I have been making toffee for almost fifty years at Christmas time. My recipe is slightly different and I use pecans. I also use Hersey Kisses for the chocolate.
The toffee turned out great but it sticks to my teeth. Is this normal. If not what did I do wrong?
That's perfectly normal. This is, essentially, a hard caramel.
Keep it in your mouth for a bit to dissolve some of the sugars, then crunch lightly. Not like chewing, but a grinding motion. I use my front teeth (which is not recommended, but oh well).
It was very easy, I made it my first time today. It turned out great but, no one liked it. My cousin spit her piece out and said it was disgusting. Everyone seems to think it was the chocolate and I used the semi sweet chocolate morsels but, the taste sure wasn't what we were expecting. Anyone else use any other type chocolate?
Followed recipe but turned out grainy. Sugar didn't melt. Help!
You are right. If you don't have someone to show you, use the thermometer.
This is the recipe that I've used for years with just a couple of differences….
My recipe calls for one cup of butter and one cup of sugar plus one tablespoon of water. The water was added a few years ago after a few failures! I did some research and if you separate it's recommended to add a tablespoon of water and whisk, whisk to recover. I live in a very humid climate and don't find that it makes the difference in my batch. I'm going to try this "double batch" since this the the thing everyone wants for Christmas from me I end up making 10 batches at the smaller size!
Toffee is my absolute favorite candy! I never thought it would be so easy to make. Since I am a comment reader, they definitely helped. I have never made homemade candy before..ever! This is so easy. Yes, it's a lot of stirring, and consumes quite a bit of time, but so worth it! I do not have a candy thermometer, so I literally grabbed a jar of PB and compared until I was satisfied. Spooned a little and dropped in ice water, abera cadabra, it was brittle and delicious. Finishing was so easy to follow. Have it setting in the fridge now, can't wait to try it once set. Thank you thank you thank you for explaining so thoroughly I got it right on the first try. Once finished and tried, I will be making more for friends and family for Christmas in a few short days.
I consider myself pretty good in the kitchen and I had absolutely no trouble with is recipe at all. I loved it and my family loved it! My only suggestion echoes one all ready made above; rather than using a squre baking dish, use a jelly roll pan lined with buttered parchment paper. This does make the pieces thinner and easier to break.
And with respect to cooking times – my first batch took nearly 25 minutes to reach 295 degrees; while my second batch took 15 minutes.
I followed the recipe and the butter seperated before 250…it did nothing after that…total flop.
Help! I made this toffee and it turned out great! Only though, after a day or so it started getting softer and softer and now it's just awful. What causes that?
I have made toffee every holiday season for the past 30 plus years. I have found that stirring constantly is the secret for making good toffee—especially until the butter and sugar are completely combined. I also add slivered almonds when the candy reaches about 235°F. on a candy thermometer. The almonds get nicely toasted by the time the toffee is done. I pour the hot candy into a buttered cookie sheet that has sides and, while hot, I spread the chocolate chips over the top. Once the chocolate is melted and spread over the top, I sprinkle it with chopped slivered almonds. This makes a very good toffee and I always receive compliments when I share it with friends.


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JUST IN: Girl Scouts Of Northeast Texas Announces Sara Martineau And Nina Vaca Women Of Distinction And Todd Williams Man Enough
Apr 4, 2017 1:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean
Susan Glassmoyer and Laura Downing (File photo)
For those emerging from Samoa and Thin Mints rehab and in need of a Girl Scout fix, there's great news. The Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas have just announced plans for their annual Women of Distinction Luncheon. It's already been announced that Dr. Mae Jemison will be the keynote speaker, thanks to Luncheon Co-Chairs Laura Downing and Susan Glassmoyer.
But now comes word that the fundraiser on Friday, November 3, at the Omni will honor Sara Martineau and Nina Vaca on stage receiving the Woman of Distinction Award.
Sara Martineau (File photo)
Nina Vaca (File photo)
According to Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas CEO Jennifer Bartkowski, "It is an honor to recognize Nina, Sara and Todd for their exemplary leadership and lifelong commitment to serving our Dallas community. Empowering and supporting girls is the key to our future, because they are the innovators, leaders and change-makers of tomorrow. It comes down to a simple truth – when we invest in the advancement of girls, we are not only helping them reach their fullest potential, we are also investing in the future success of our businesses and communities. We are incredibly thankful that each honoree recognizes the importance and value of empowering girls."
Todd Williams*
As for the second male to be recognized by the Girl Scouts for his understanding and support of the Girl Scouts' mission, Todd Williams will be presented with the Man Enough to be a Girl Scout Award.
Regarding the Young Woman of Distinction, stay tuned. It will be announced "late summer."
BTW, last year's luncheon impressed vet munchers with the fact that it ran right on schedule.
Tickets are available here, but no, there will be no cookies as incentives.
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of Northeast Texas
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Announce 2017 Women of Distinction Honorees
DALLAS – (GSNETX) announced today the three local community leaders to be recognized at the annual Women of Distinction Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, November 3, 2017 at the Omni Dallas Hotel.
In honor of their outstanding commitment to community leadership and service to others, both Nina Vaca and Sara Martineau will receive the Woman of Distinction Award. For his extraordinary efforts in mentoring and empowering girls in Northeast Texas, Todd Williams will receive the Man Enough to be a Girl Scout Award. This year's keynote speaker will be NASA astronaut and the first African American woman space, Dr. Mae C. Jemison. Former board member and longtime Girl Scout advocate, Clarice Tinsley, will return for her third year as the luncheon emcee. The Women of Distinction luncheon is co-chaired by Susan Glassmoyer and Laura Downing.
"It is an honor to recognize Nina, Sara and Todd for their exemplary leadership and lifelong commitment to serving our Dallas community," said Jennifer Bartkowski, chief executive officer for the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas. "Empowering and supporting girls is the key to our future, because they are the innovators, leaders and change-makers of tomorrow. It comes down to a simple truth – when we invest in the advancement of girls, we are not only helping them reach their fullest potential, we are also investing in the future success of our businesses and communities. We are incredibly thankful that each honoree recognizes the importance and value of empowering girls."
The Women of Distinction Luncheon honors extraordinary women and one man who have made significant contributions toward advancing opportunities for girls and women. Awards are issued annually in the categories of Woman of Distinction, Man Enough to be a Girl Scout, and Young Woman of Distinction. The Young Woman of Distinction Award, given to an active Girl Scout and Girl Scout Gold Award recipient (highest award given by Girl Scouts), will be announced late summer. Funds raised during the luncheon will provide crucial leadership development, socio-emotional skill cultivation, and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), entrepreneurship, life skills, and outdoor leadership programs to more than 26,000 girls in Northeast Texas.
Honorees: Nina Vaca, Sara Martineau and Todd Williams
2017 Women of Distinction recipient, Nina Vaca, is Pinnacle Group's Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer. Her dynamic leadership over the past 20 years has propelled the company from a niche IT services firm to the workforce solutions powerhouse it is today, with a suite of business lines to address the range of IT human capital challenges companies in the Fortune 500 face. Pinnacle's evolution and astronomical growth is the result of Vaca's fearless approach to overcoming challenges and her intense focus on two core values: delivering impeccable service to clients and putting people at the heart of everything Pinnacle does. Pinnacle has been named to the Inc. 500/5000 list of fastest growing companies for over a decade and in 2015 was named the Fastest Growing Women-Owned/Led Company in the U.S. by the Women Presidents' Organization. In 2017, Vaca was named one of Fortune's 50 most powerful Latinas and most recently recognized as the youngest of thirteen women named to the National Women's History Project (NWHP) National Women's Month Honorees.
Vaca is a committed civic leader and philanthropist. She advocates passionately for women and entrepreneurs and works to advance girls and women in STEM fields. In 2014, the White House appointed Vaca as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship. She also serves as Chairman Emeritus of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
2017 Women of Distinction recipient, Sara Martineau, has been serving the DFW community for over 20 years. She has dedicated her life to the betterment of others through her vast philanthropic efforts. Martineau is a member of Crystal Charity Ball and Junior League of Dallas. She currently serves on the Salvation Army DFW Metroplex Command Advisory Board, the Catholic Foundation Advisory Board, The Dallas Opera Women's Board, the Trinity River Mission Advisory Board, and the UT Southwestern Medical Center President Research Council.
For her exemplary leadership, Martineau has been recognized with several awards including the University of Texas at Dallas – Gifford K. Johnson Community Leadership Award in 2010, the Juanita and Henry S. Miller Jr. Founders Award in 2011 presented by The Dallas Opera, was recognized as the SMU Meadows School of the Arts Honoree in 2013, and presented the Ruth and Ken Altshuler Callier Cares Award in 2014 by Callier Center for Communication Disorders.
Sara is married to David Martineau, and is the proud mother of two children, Maria and David. Sara and her husband are committed to serving the Dallas community and are actively involved in over 15 local nonprofit organizations.
2017 Man Enough to be a Girl Scout recipient, Todd Williams is a highly committed to public education. Todd is the founding Chairman and Executive Director of The Commit! Partnership, the nation's largest collective impact organization with over 190 institutions (including 15 school districts and eight higher education institutions educating over790,000 students) focused together on meaningfully improving post-secondary completion levels across the Dallas/Fort Worth area. He also serves as the Education Policy Advisor to Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings.
Todd is a current trustee and former board chair for Austin College, one of the region's leading liberal arts institutions located in Sherman, Texas. With his wife Abby, Todd also serves on the board and was the founding chair of the regional advisory board for Teach for America in Dallas/Ft. Worth, and also helped establish in 2007 the Williams Preparatory School, a K-12 free tuition public charter school operated by Uplift Education that educates over 1,500 primarily low-income children in northwest Dallas. 100% of its graduates since its first senior class in 2011 have been accepted to a four year college or university.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mae C. Jemison, the first woman of color in the world to go to space, served six years as a NASA astronaut. Today, Jemison is leading the 100 Year Starship program that is working to ensure the capability for human interstellar space travel to another star is possible within the next 100 years. She is also the founder of The Jemison Group, Inc., a technology consulting firm that integrates the critical impact of socio-cultural issues when designing and implementing technologies. Prior to working at NASA, she joined the Peace Corps for two and a half years as the Medical Officer for Sierra Leone and Liberia overseeing the healthcare system. At the Women of Distinction Luncheon, Jemison will inspire others with her story of how she dedicated her life's work to scientific, technological and medical advancements.
Emcee: Clarice Tinsley
In November 2016, Clarice Tinsley marked her 38th year as the 10 p.m. anchor on KDFW Fox 4. With major investigative reporting awards to her credit, including the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award, Clarice is recognized as one of Texas' more knowledgeable reporters.
Clarice has earned a DuPont-Columbia Citation, an Emmy, three Dallas Press Club Katie Awards, two Awards of Excellence from American Women in Radio and Television, Best Investigative Reporting from Texas Associated Press, the Texas Headliner Award for Investigative Reporting, the Journalistic Award for Excellence from the American College of Emergency Physicians and First Place from the Texas Public Health Association.
Clarice is an active member of the Dallas community. She is a former member of the Board of Directors of Girls Scouts of Northeast Texas, an Advisory Board Member of St. Philip's School in South Dallas as well as an Advisory Board member for the School of Journalism at SMU. She is a member of the YET Board of Directors and Chairs the YET Communications and Public Relations Committee. In May 2016, Clarice received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Austin College in Sherman, Texas.
Co-Chairs: Susan Glassmoyer and Laura Downing
Susan Glassmoyer and Laura Downing are excited to serve as co-chairs of the 2017 Women of Distinction Luncheon. Working moms of daughters, Laura and Susan are both active members of the Crystal Charity Ball and volunteer their time and talents at Highland Park ISD schools, CitySquare, and the Park Cities Chapter of the National Charity League.
Laura, a proud mother of three girls, is Managing Director of Talent at RGP and a CPA. She is involved with the United Way Women of Tocqueville, Park Cities Baptist Church, Genesis Women's Shelter, and chaired the 2016 Ally's Wish Boots and Blessings Gala.
Susan, a proud mother of two daughters, teaches yoga, leads the Confirmation Class at Highland Park United Methodist Church and volunteers with her daughter's Girl Scout Troop. She serves on the Boards of the SMU Kappa Kappa Gamma Advisory Council, Hope Supply Co, Hunger Busters and New Friends New Life.
For more information about becoming a sponsor, purchasing tickets or a table at the event, please contact Amanda Rainey at [email protected] or visit www.gsnetx.org/wdl
About Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas:
Girl Scouts is the premier leadership development organization for girls. Girl Scouts builds girls into G.I.R.L.s – go-getters, innovators, risk takers and leaders™ who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas serves more than 27,000 girls and 12,500 adults in 32 northeast Texas counties. Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas recently received the Center for Nonprofit Management nonprofit of the year award in 2016. The board is chaired by Kit Addleman, partner at Haynes and Boone, who was recognized by both the Dallas Business Journal and Center for Nonprofit Management nonprofit board chair of the year awards in 2016. For information on how to join, volunteer, donate or reconnect to the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, call 800.442.2260 or visit www.gsnetx.org.
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In this section kids will learn how to tie a quick release knot, make their own saddle soap, make a ribbon browband and use a line of symmetry to complete a drawing of a horse's face.
Detailed instructions for how to make a practice braiding board for both long and short manes are provided. Followed by how to braid short manes using elastics or yarn and how to braid long manes with either a running or diamond braid.
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How many degrees of monocular vision do horses have and how does that compare to our vision? What is a Punnett square and how can you use it to predict a foal's colour? Did you know there's a way of using a horse's Body Condition Score and their height to estimate a horse's weight?
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Many horse crazy kids dream of someday having a farm of their own. They may not realize how much math will be required to operate their own stable successfully. This math worksheet will not only inform them of some fence building basics, it will show them how important math is in the real world of horses!
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I am in awe at the glory of God, as revealed through His handiwork.
That's the Earth and the moon, as seen from Mars.
"I am in awe at the glory of God, as revealed through His handiwork."
And with this photo, I could go on and on with the spiritual implications. I mean... the beauty of creation is only visible when reflecting the radiance of the sun (son!); the earth is suspended and held in orbit by the unseen hand which guides it faithfully through its circuit; the utter darkness that we pass through will be met by light in the morning, so we should have hope in Him who brings that light; etc., etc.
How people can look at the vastness of the heavens and not fall in humility and fear at the might of the creator of the universe blows my mind. But as Paul says... to those who are perishing, the cross is such foolishness, but to we who are being saved, it is eternal life. Beauty is only seen by those who are not blind, and only God heals the blind.


As ever, it's time to take a few minutes and find out what's been happening around the country as another action packed weekend begins to loom into view.
Nottingham Panthers are building up to their play-off last eight clash with Fife Flyers with an update heading into the games, along with interviews with Robert Farmer and Patrick Munson about the games against Todd Dutiaume's side.
Glasgow Clan are looking ahead to their play-off clash with Guildford Flames this weekend, but two more players have been added to the injury list. However sales are good for the home leg on Sunday.


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Pats trading Garoppolo to Browns may be inevitable
By Todd Walker Mar 16, 2017
by Jared Dubin
Link: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/heres-why-the-patriots-trading-jimmy-garoppolo-to-the-browns-may-be-inevitable/
The on-again, off-again Jimmy Garoppolo-to-the-Browns saga is, apparently, (maybe) on again. ESPN's John Clayton stated in a radio interview that Garoppolo could be headed to the Browns soon.
Speaking extemporaneously about Cleveland's quarterback situation, Clayton mentioned that it may even be worse than it was last year, with the Browns merely having replaced Robert Griffin III on the roster with Brock Osweiler. "I think in the end, they have to come to some kind of Jimmy Garoppolo trade," Clayton said.
As for the Patriots, Clayton focused on their lack of early-round draft picks. "With the Patriots not having picks in rounds one and two, there's got to be some kind of a trade coming up with Jimmy Garoppolo," he said.
The Pats traded their first-round pick last week in a deal for former New Orleans Saints wideout Brandin Cooks. They also dropped down from the final pick in the second round to the eighth pick of the third in a trade that saw them acquire former Panthers defensive end Kony Ealy. That pick, No. 72, is currently the first time the Pats are slated to make a selection in the 2017 draft.
They've made a couple high-profile acquisitions in Cooks and former Bills corner Stephon Gilmore, and re-signed Dont'a Hightower on Wednesday , but they've also lost several players in free agency (Logan Ryan, Jabaal Sheard, Martellus Bennett), could lose several more (including Chris Long), and now have limited draft resources to acquire adequate replacements.
"He doesn't have picks in one and two. If they don't get Dont'a Hightower re-signed, then they're down four players on defense in a very good defensive draft and so they need some volume," Clayton said. "That's why I can't imagine them sitting there with a quarterback that's not gonna play next year because he's got Tom Brady on the team -- waiting to get a third-round compensatory pick in 2018, when he can get a good group of draft choices now."
The Pats could acquire a draft pick for Malcolm Butler if the cornerback comes to an agreement with the Saints after a visit to New Orleans on Thursday (his restricted free agent tender would return a first-rounder as compensation), but moving Garoppolo would likely help them nab even more early picks.
What kind of picks? Well, who knows, really? The Pats either are or are not willing to move Garoppolo, and they either want a first , two firsts , or the No. 1 overall pick in exchange for his services. Rumors are all over the place. This is just another one to add to the pile, which is likely to grow more and more as we move closer to draft day.


I love The Hobbit. I always have, and I always will. I grew up watching the Rankin/Bass adaptation, and indeed, just finished watching it for the second time this year. I'm re-reading the book at current, which was the inspiration to pop it on and try to coax the little one to watch it with me. It didn't do anything for her yet (understandable – she's not yet 2), but I hope it has the same impact on her tiny soul as it had on mine. It opened me up to fantasy and fiction and grand adventure, and even all the epic fantasy sagas that I've read over the years can't fill me with longing and excitement as much as this simple children's book.
Okay, I know - wrong Sting. I can't help it!
Having said that, I have yet to date been able to stand anything past The Hobbit. I've tried to read Fellowship at least half a dozen times; they get to a garden gate, and I zone out. I've never managed to stay awake through any of the adaptations (Bakshi, Jackson – same snooze), and unsurprisingly, I get a lot of flack from (frankly) assholes who insist that I'm somehow deficient because I found the books and films incredibly dull.
Anyways, back to the Hobbit, and my mild reservations about the forthcoming films. I do like what casting I've heard of – I think that Martin Freeman will make a brilliant Bilbo, and I have no qualms with Sir Ian McKellan continuing his role as Gandalf. I don't know most of the rest of the people being cast (film is a medium I general despise due to overweening CGI so 'perfect' as to be boring and terrible to be forced to see; this would prevent me from knowing many actors). Nor have I quite processed the why of it being two films; I get the cartoon left bits out, but I wouldn't call it enough to warrant a second film. And even if they only focused on what else is going on in the world… *shakes head* Sounds a mess.
Still, if the get the songs 'right', I guess I'll likely shut hole and watch. 'Right' being the way that they were done in the Rankin/Bass adaptation – I think they were solid and added strongly to the ache in my soul, and I very much fear that they'll be ignored instead of embraced… but I guess we shall see in time.
Have a nice Friday and whatnot!


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UPDATE: Julie Wheeler sentenced for health care fraud
Julie Wheeler and her husband faked her death in attempt to avoid sentencing on federal health care fraud conviction
UPDATE: (Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at 3:30 pm) CHARLESTON, WV (WOAY) – A woman who pled guilty to health care fraud is sentenced to prison.
Julie Wheeler of Beaver had a sentencing hearing in Charleston in front of Judge Copenhaver today. Wheeler was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison, 3 years of supervised released, 100 dollar special assessment, no fine, and restitution in the amount of 289,055.07. The court made a recommendation for Julie to be housed at the Federal Corrections Institution in Alderson.
Wheeler pled guilty to health care fraud back in February of this year.
Both Julie and her husband faked her death back in May, which led to a two-day search at the Grandview Overlook.
The Wheeler's have been charged with fraudulent schemes, conspiracy, false information to WVSP, false emergency incident, willful disruption of a governmental process, obstructing an officer and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
They are still awaiting court for the new charges.
UPDATE: (Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at 4:30 pm) BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) – A sentencing hearing that was scheduled today for a woman who pled guilty to health care fraud was delayed.
Julie Wheeler was scheduled to have a preliminary hearing in Charleston, but it was delayed until June 30, 2020, at 1:30 pm.
The reason for the delay was due to the presentence report for the case is being revised with the addition of significant matters that affect the USSG guideline range.
UPDATE: (Friday, June 12, 2020, at 10:30 pm) BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) – A preliminary hearing was scheduled for a couple who orchestrated a missing cover-up story.
The Wheelers were supposed to have a preliminary hearing, but it had to be rescheduled because they make too much money for a court-appointed attorney.
They are in the process of finding an attorney. A new hearing has not been scheduled.
UPDATE: (Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at 12:45 pm) BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) – A husband and wife who orchestrated a missing cover-up story have been arraigned.
Julie and Rodney Wheeler were arraigned via video conference, and each was given a 100,000 dollar bond.
Prosecuting Attorney Kristen Keller tells WOAY that she requested that if they make bail, they are put on home confinement, which was granted.
WOAY will have more updates on this story tonight at 5 and 6.
UPDATE: (Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at 9 pm) BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) – Julie Wheeler and her husband, Rodney Wheeler, have been charged after Julie was reported to be missing.
It was determined the Wheeler's orchestrated and fabricated the missing person complaint. Several local, city, state, federal, and private agencies assisted in the search.
UPDATE: (Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at 5 pm) BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) – After an extensive search, Troopers from the Beckley State Police Detachment has located Julie Wheeler alive and well.
Mrs. Wheeler was reported missing recently from the Grandview Overlook area.
The details surrounding this situation are being held due to this being an open and ongoing investigation.
UPDATE (Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at 1 pm) GRANDVIEW, WV (WOAY) – Officials have released the name of the woman that reportedly fell off the overlook at Grandview.
Park Rangers confirmed to WOAY that the woman is Julie Wheeler, 43, of Beckley. Wheeler allegedly fell off the overlook at Grandview on Sunday night just after 8 pm.
The National Park Service joined by the Beaver Volunteer Fire Dept., West Virginia State Police, the Raleigh Co. Sheriff's Dept., Jan-Care Ambulance, and the Fayette Co., Vertical Rescue Team, were all on the scene Sunday night and again on Monday.
National Park Rangers have been out all day today, searching for her.
Julie M. Wheeler entered a guilty plea for federal health care fraud. Wheeler faces up to 10 years of incarceration, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release when sentenced. She will also be subject to an order of restitution in an amount ranging from $302,131 to $469,983, with the final determination to be made by the Court at sentencing.
Her sentencing hearing was originally scheduled for Friday, May 22, 2020, but was continued to June 17, 2020.
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This week, The Indianapolis Star (a paper where the Spy Commander worked for 17 years) had a feature story about how Indiana University is the home to a collection of Ian Fleming's first-edition books and 007 manuscripts.
Understandably, this made its way around social media. Some British 007 fans decried how a library in the United States had custody of this material.
I understand the sentiment. But when you look at things how they are compared with how they should be, the situation becomes more complicated.
Specifically, Ann Fleming (1913-1981), the widow of Ian Fleming, had no use for James Bond. She thought she was marrying the foreign editor of The Sunday Times of London.
Instead, she got married to an author who was in the process of creating James Bond.
Ian Fleming died in August 1964. Ann eventually sold off Ian's collection of rare first-edition books (the primary interest of Indiana University's Lilly Library). As part of the deal, she threw in many Ian Fleming manuscripts of James Bond novels.
As a chaser, the university received Fleming correspondence with the likes of (among others) Raymond Chandler, Allen Dulles and Robert F. Kennedy.
Anyway, during a discussion about this on Facebook, some British fans decried how the papers concerning the most British of heroes were housed in the United States.
I understand that. It is not what you'd expect.
The thing is, if Ann Fleming hadn't sold the collection off, she probably would have just chucked it all in the trash. She wasn't a Bond fan and it was taking up a lot of space in her home.
The question is not why are Fleming's papers in the United States. The answer is known: Ann sold them off (for $150,000, according to The Indianapolis Star story).
The question is are the papers in safe hands? The Lilly Library at Indiana University has holdings including a Gutenberg Bible. The answer appears to be yes.


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Tom was that last comedian to perform at the Hotel du Nord back in March 2005.
It was quite a night and he even got a live CD out of the show.
and this will be his first appearance at La Java and his fifth in Paris.
Watch a brief extract from his 2005 slot at the HdN by clicking below.
The life of Tom Rhodes began anew the night he stood alone in front a large crowd and created laughter. Since that night in Florida at the age of seventeen, Tom has been willfully following his bliss. It's the solemn duty of those who receive that rare, beautiful, it was his obligation to do something momentous in their lives, or at least die trying.
And now television was beginning to catch on to his unique style.
Tom's many TV appearances in the early nineties (Evening at the Improv, MTV's Half Hour Comedy Hour, Comic Strip Live) were helping to make him a popular club attraction. However, his first significant break came when a new 24 hour, all comedy cable network calling themselves Comedy Central, signed Tom to it's first ever talent development contract. They began airing thirty-second spots of Tom expounding on a range of subjects from war and authoritarianism to the state of the economy and the defects of human behavior. It was a perfect outlet for the rising talent to share his twisted perceptions with greater audience. These "image campaigns" were already doing wonders for Tom's popularity, but the apex of his affair with Comedy Central came with the critically acclaimed "Viva Vietnam: A white trash adventure tour". This hour-long special followed Tom on a hilarious and sometimes emotional journey through the once war torn country where his father had served as a helicopter pilot.
In the summer of 1995 Tom was invited to appear at the Montreal Comedy Festival. It was there that he caught the attention of an N.B.C. talent scout. The "Mr. Rhodes" show aired on the N.B.C. network in the fall season of 1996 and 97'. In the starring role Tom played a revolutionary schoolteacher bent on inspiring his pupils with ides of free thought and rebellion at an uptight prep school.
Once his acting contract had expired Tom moved east again, this time to New York, where he promptly returned to the arms of his first love of stand-up. During this time he made several more television appearances on "Later with Craig Kilborn", "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Politically Incorrect" while resuming his global assault on comedy audiences.
Tom's first film project titled "Living the Funny" is due for completion in early 2000. The film is the combined effort of Tom and San Francisco independent filmmaker Gary Smithson to document the evolution of Tom as a stand-up comedian. It's an insightful look at Tom's ongoing and unconventional odyssey into the world of show business. The film is already an underground hit in the Bay area and will be premiering at film festivals world wide throughout the year.
At times Tom's journey is like a manic game of international hopscotch; the endless web of show dates might find him on a redeye across the Atlantic or in the honky-tonks of Georgia without discrepancy. That's fine by Tom, for every stage he steps onto, either grandiose or makeshift, is an opportunity to take a group of strangers on the ride of his life. The subsequent thrill of that ride is the result of a life dedicated to the riches of experience, the power of knowledge and the willingness to live a thousand lives and die as many deaths. These are the chores of the modern day comedian, and why Tom Rhodes is one of the best.
How can you not love Paris? Paris has always been about overindulgence and what are we here for if not for pleasure? Human beings are instruments built for joy. Being sad or depressed actually goes against our very function and why we are here.
This past December was the last time I was in Paris just a few weeks before the Millenium celebration. I had been out boozing it up with some Parisian friends of mine and at 3 o'clock in the morning instead of going home I directed the taxi driver to take us to the Eiffel tower and leave the meter running when we got there. On a previous trip I had been to the top but I just couldn't resist visiting that old girl again. With the taxi meter running I went out underneath the Eiffel tower and spread out comfortable on my back looking upwards into the interior of that monument of love with my heart lined up where I thought the top point of it's antennae would be. Looking up from under the Eiffel tower at 3 in the morning is where Nirvanna is found. The tranquility of it all and the absolute silence that penetrates all memory of earthly chatter, peace is what your brain will find there, the only sounds you will find is the singing of the multitude of birds living on it's insides. From the bottom looking up the Eiffel tower looks like a rocket ship about to blast off and that symphony of birds chirping it's heavenly melody is one of the sweetest sounds my pea brain has yet to record in my life on this planet. I enjoyed it undisturbed for 20 minutes even after I had given up on trying to persuade my friends to stop being so French and give it a try. Of course they didn't, they sat in the cab broading over cigareetes and being French. On the wat home they remarked how crazy I was and above all how much of a waste of money it was. The whole round trip affair with tip cost about 40 U.S. dollars and by far it was the best 40 U.S. dollars I ever spent.
Everyone has style in Paris, even the poor Garbage men wear snappy uniforms and the Firemen have pants that would be killing it in any of the late night clubs of New York. To me, coming here feels like you are visiting your favorite relative. Everywhere you look in Paris there are dramatic statues and the honoring of womanhood is the primary theme of most of them. Some of them have been so finely executed that they have the power to seduce and make you surrender to the urge to place your head in their laps and sleep in their warm tenderness.
Most of my time has been spent in the Bastille area where you may recall was the catalyst of the French revolution and the scenes of it's bloodiest episodes. There are still rectangular foundation blocks in many of the Bastille area's intersections from where the Guilletine's were set up...That's a nice reminder for the Politicians; "We didn't like this one group of leaders we had and we cut off all of their heads" Don't let us down.
I saw a teenage girl at the D'Orsey museum wearing a t-shirt that said: "Kill God, Kill your Parents, Kill Yourself" Obviously she didn't mean it because she was at a museum supporting truth & beauty.
My first serious adult love story was with a girl named Nathalie who was from Paris, we lived together in San Francisco for 6 years. Her Mother who I'm still close with and still lives in Paris would always say "The best thing America ever gave the world was Elvis Presely and chewing gum" In France they have a popular chewing gum and it's brand name is "Hollywood chewing gum" This gum usually makes me angry because I think to give yourself a name like "Hollywood" you've got a lot to live up to and this gum looses it's flavor in less than 3 minutes. It finally dawned on me that it should loose it's flavor after only 3 minutes because that's exactly how long tastes last in Hollywood.
As an American the best sentence to know in French is: "je sois des ole" Which means: "I'm sorry" I was jumping around on the statue gravestones of Par Lachaise cemetary when these two little old ladies came up scolding me in French, you should have seen them fold and start to blush when I sheepishly said "Je sois des ole" to them, it also helps that being an American is like having a passport to idiotic behavior, if you are an American Europeans almost expect you to be an ill mannered monkey and I guess I didn't do too much to have anyone percieve otherwise.
I went to see Jim Morrison's grave but I was disappointed to find a bunch of stoned losers there, I had pictured being the only stoned loser there, I had pictured having my moment with Jim. But only a few hundred feet away is Oscar Wilde's grave and he was far more memorable and poetic than Jim and noone was hanging out with Oscar so I hung out with Oscar. I read a book of famous quotations not too long ago and the best quotes were from Oscar; for example: "We are all lying in the gutter, some of us are looking at the stars" Even on his deathbed his last words were: "Either that wallpaper goes or I do" Come on, were those really his last words? That's almost a little too clever, maybe his last words were something more like: "Get the doctor quick! Gurggle gurggle puff ahhh..." But that wouldn't look cool in a quote book. I would like to be a lot more like Oscar Wilde, but without all of that pesky cocksucking of course.
I drank Absinthe for the first time this trip to Paris, my friends had a few bottles and it just recently became legal again after being prohibited in Europe for the past 100 years. It's what all the great artists and poets like Verlaine,Rimbaud and Baudelaire used to drink and it was rumored to have driven a few people crazy which is why it was originally taken off the market which was precisely the reason why I was so anxious to try it. We even found the Absinthe spoons of those old days for sale at a flea market along the Seine and we melted sugar cubes into it's flourescent green shade as was the appropriate custom. It has the feeling of a narcotic rather than that of liqour and it made me transform into a wolf as I was stepping with delight in the nightime air, it did not produce in me the urge to go home and write the world's greatest poem, however it did give me the desire to dig up Oscar Wilde's corpse and blow him.
I once saw a film with Jean Paul Belmondo and in it he said these tantalizing words: "We are made of dreams and dreams are made of us, so what is the point of figuring it out?"
The first time I ever came to Paris there was a night I had gone out by myself and was jumped by two street thugs and they maced me right in my eyeballs. I consider it an honor to have been maced in the city of love, that sounds like the perfect country song 'Maced in the City of Love'. I have now been to Paris a handful of times and I still don't know anymore about love then I ever did, I still look at love like a romantic 14 year old girl, I'm still dreamy and optimistic enough to believe all of those fairy tales we were told and that each of us has one true soul mate out there that was meant for us. I don't ever want to not look at it like a romantic 14 year old girl, life is so much more enjoyable that way and life is about protecting your innocence and protecting innocence in general.


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HAMBURGER | 15.12.2007 21:23 | G8 Germany 2007 | Repression
Up to 5000 people, more than half of them classified as a "potentially violent" part of the 'Autonome' movement, have participated in a demonstration against "security madness and surveillance state". Clashes between riot police and protestor occured in the early evening hours.
The demonstration was directed particularly against paragraph 129a of German criminal law, that has been used to criminalise left-wing political groups as "terrorist organisations". The "terrorism paragraph" has led to dozens of raids on self-organised spaces and housing projects, as well as to a number of arrests. In the run-up to the G8 summit in Heiligendamm 40 premises were searched by police, telephones tapped and letters opened, to gain information about possible counter-demonstrations.
The demonstration left from the infamous "Rote Flora", social centre and meeting space for the autonomist scene, with a cordon of up to 3000 riot police and armoured vehicles in the side streets. Police had expected up to 2000 "potentially violent" protestors, and the courts had banned a route through the inner city, as well as the carrying of banners that exceeded the length of 150cm. Protest organisers vowed to break through into the city, and the concept of "out of control" suggested to escape the police cordon.
The demonstration was repeatedly stopped and violently attacked by police who claimed that banners were too long, and demanded that no masks were to be worn. Hundreds were dressed with hooded raincoats and sunglasses to avoid being identified by police. They responded to the attacks with fireworks and by walking in 'chains'. Protest organisers decided to end the demonstration some 300meters from the city centre, as constant police repression had made a march impossible.
Media sources claim that after the end of the demonstration police had "lost control" of the city, with some 1000 protestors broke into the city centre area. Violent scenes erupted as cars were damaged and litter bins put on fire. Police were unable to separate protestors from Christmas shoppers. According to some sources, a car went up in flames, while police had arrested a dozen 'troublemakers'.
demo assembles in front of "Rote Flora"
Organiser claim that up to 80 protestors were detained by police, many of them for refusing to be marched surrounded by a police cordon. Some are being treated for head injuries, mostly sustained through baton charges.
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the scene here could get demos like this going
i think we need to work on the joy/duty continum here in london. we seem to be setting up too many demos because we "have" to as a duty, we need to make them seem more fun and alive, maybe by bringing sound systems along like they had in the 1990s? and other stuff?
In the old days we, other people, used to go on demos with flatbed trucks with P.A's, sound system and ourselves on. Was great for getting the crowd up and also for moving against statics police lines if you were feeling a bit bold on the day. Probably woudn't be allowed these days. On the other hand, if one just turned up, who knows what would 'be allowed". This truck business is quite common in Italy, Germany, Spain etc. Maybe we just forgot about it.
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