Poll are these statement grounds for a Chat Ban?

[101stAB714x]

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If they are grounds, should HP follow its own guidelines?

[101stAB714x]

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[x101stAB714]

Time for a bump.

[--Riz--]

she asked for a thrid strike, give it to her.. They did when i told them too.

[-Pinocchio-]

the thing which is starting to worry me is u can get banned for something as simple as CAPS in the lobby,
as for banter surly u can tell the difference between insults and banter,
i like lobby chat and usualy the other players keep each other in line
what do u think?

as for u ...ur posts have been wiped out so i guess u pizzed sum1 off and they usualy give u a few chances (i been banned 1nce myself)

[.Kate.]

Soo now Hollywood Poker banned anut4miss and aussiemegan8 for provoking that certain celeb as well!
What a Joke!
If theres any1 else out there that seen that conversation between me and that certain so called celeb please DO NOT speak up, freedom of speech is not at the top of Hollywood Poker's ethics list.
Keep up the good work HP, U really know how to keep ur customers happy!

if any1 has screenshots of that convo I would like to see them..
U know the drill ..
ty in advance..

DELETE ME HP!
go go RK!


:eek:
:waytogo:

[gothecrop]

What happened yesterday I must say is quite shamefull.
But let's not forget, it is just a chat ban. The anger of the first moment will pass away and then we realize is not worth one bit of our time.
I have been ban myself and as the others that got banned for stupid almost unexisting reasons.
They have created this system where they want screenshots that can't be showed as proof of complaints.
No one will never know if they have or there is any proof cause once you ask to see the screenshots that accuse you, they say they can't show :).

Stupid of them enough because this time there were many witnesses and more than one abitual player has seen that the issue the star complained about was unexisting and actually all the players involved are clear.
As I said yesterday, if you need to provide screeenshots to ask for a player to be ban, then they must have screenshots. And if in those screenshots there is what has happened yesterday, I must say...HP people need a new pair of glasses or go back to primary school cause my nephew can read better. And he is 1 y.o.


i find this funny miller cause you have had more people banned than the stars

[Kelliekrop24]

Wished I could see the images...
Why is HP hiding them?
:silly: :silly:

[BitByte69]

Thats a very good question Kelli!
We have been asking HP for the screen shots but have been told they are for internal use only!
We are being accused of doing something wrong but HP refuses to show any evidence supporting that claim!
Something just doesn't seem right in this situation!
Just a lil one sided dont you think?
ahh BYTE IT!

[HenryMiller.]

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i find this funny miller cause you have had more people banned than the stars

[Kelliekrop24]

Time for a bump.
like the hat
:silly:

[BaileyHart32]

...can't we all just get along.... :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: http://www.funny-games.biz/celeb-fight.html

[appers9]

Is that a rhetorical question?

:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:

[aussiemegan8]

I think it's about time HP "HIGHER UP'S" realised where the money comes from, I mean the "STARS" are not allowed to deposit .. .. are they??????????

[shmooky]

The thing i dont understand is that these caviling PUBLIC figures are or should be USED to the public eye.
I am quite certain of the fact that most celebs (Johnny Depp excluded) have had to deal with REJECTION.
I am only a self-proclaimed star, and I have been face to face with adversity.
I am able to deal with people saying I'm a joke or I'm a loser or whatever.
I happen to have enough self-love to realize what strangers say DONT matter.
In fact, the above statement would be even truer had I sold 4 screenplays that had actually made it to film or I was a co-star with Kim Cattrall.
And as many folks know, when people have made fun of me, I reply in parallel form which in most instances is not reciprocated further.
A little wit and thought can go a longer way than screenshots and whining.
Its a proven fact that not EVERYBODY in the world will love you. In fact, only three out of my seven mothers love me... try dealing with that.
So whatever, artists are artists, and some are flakes and some are geniuses, just like all the 'regular' people out there.
I just wish that certain ones were secure enough to be a part of the fun instead of this pathetic clash of the Titans.
http://taskboy.com/img/ego.gif

PS I wouldve voted had the choice "FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS THE BOMB, YO" been available.

[--HONEY--]

You might not be able to understand me all the time, or any time lol but that was very well put Shmooky! :waytogo: :silly: ;) :dance: :jump:


HONEY gives that a thumbs up!! :waytogo: (I know I'm in there somewhere! :oops: )hehehe

[Shrek ew poo]

I have every episode of Wonder Woman on beta max' and a tattoo of your belt buckle on my chin. im a proper fan.
i rest my case.

[aussiemegan8]

Shrek I am shattered :sad:
After all we been through I pop by the forum & what do I see :sad:
You chatting up Wonderwoman :sad:
1st it was Shmooooooooo, then me and now .................. :sad:
But alas I do have a soft spot for green ogres so I will wait till your infatuation is over. :sad:
Yours Always Megeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Shrek ew poo]

forgive me Megg, for i know not what i do

[aussiemegan8]

Are you being true or will you be moving onto the Bionic woman next or maybe even Batgirl :sad:

[AngelPie64]

One of these days I will respond, as I am always the first person to voice my opinion in real life, whether I agree or disagree with the way things are. That's pretty much what I get paid to do for a living. If I don't stick up for what I believe, or stick up for the people I believe in, then a lot of people would be out of a job. Up until now I have been content to sit back and try and figure out what all this banter is about as I am here to play the game that I love. (not going so well in that department at HP, but that's another whole can of worms) I'm not here to get into slagging, berating, bullying or name calling. Since this is a public lobby there will always be this problem, and when I see it happening I leave. It was one of the first things I said when I joined HP "People here can be very mean to one another" and the very people to whom I was referring to happened to agree.
With that said, the most obvious observation I have come across, is blatant favoritism towards certain members of this site. That is what makes me bite my tongue, because if I didn't I'd be the chat ban queen for sure.
So, unless I have something nice to say here, I'll say nothing at all.....which by all accounts will be never.

Peace
^i^ ^i^ ^i^

[Shrek ew poo]

i have a serious point to make, never mind wether or not hp celebs who are resident US citizens can get away with having multiple accounts by useing offshore accounts to deposit, i dont care about that, what i wanna know is,, does the chewing gum realy lose its flavour on the bed post over night?

[aussiemegan8]

Shrek, I understand the seriousness of your question & how not knowing could keep you up all night, so I done the only thing I could.... GOOGLE
This is 1 of the things I came up with ....

Oh-me, oh-my, oh-you
Whatever shall I do
Hallelujah, the question is peculiar
I'd give a lot of dough
If only I could know
The answer to my question
Is it yes or is it no

Does your chewing gum lose its flavour
On the bedpost overnight
If your mother says don't chew it
Do you swallow it in spite
Can you catch it on your tonsils
Can you heave it left and right
Does your chewing gum lose its flavour
On the bedpost overnight

Here comes a blushing bride
The groom is by her side
Up to the altar
Just as steady as Gibraltar
Why, the groom has got the ring
And it's such a pretty thing
But as he slips it on her finger
The choir begins to sing

Does your chewing gum lose its flavour
On the bedpost overnight
If your mother says don't chew it
Do you swallow it in spite
Can you catch it on your tonsils
Can you heave it left and right
Does your chewing gum lose its flavour
On the bedpost overnight

Now the nation rise is one
To send their only son
Up to the White House
Yes, the nation's only White House
To voice their discontent
Unto the Pres-I-dent
They pawn the burning question
What has swept this continent

(Lonnie speaks)
If tin whistles are made of tin
What do they make fog horns out of
Boom, boom

Does your chewing gum lose its flavour
On the bedpost overnight
If your mother says don't chew it
Do you swallow it in spite
Can you catch it on your tonsils
Can you heave it left and right
Does your chewing gum lose its flavour
On the bedpost overnight

On the bedpost overnight

(Man)
Hello there, I love you and the one who holds you tight

(Lonnie)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday, Friday, Sat'day night

On the bedpost overnight

(Man)
A dollar is a dollar and a dime is a dime

(Lonnie)
He's singin' out the chorus
But he hasn't got the time

On the bedpost overnight, yeah

[BaileyHart32]

:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:

[Shrek ew poo]

I knew that you were the ONLY one i could rely on for such an informative answer to a question that has puzzled me for nearly,,,,,1 month, 3 weeks,and 4 days.you are my brand new GURU from this day forth.:waytogo:

[BitByte69]

Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.
To push advantages too far is neither generous nor just!
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
(non-byte quotes ;) , please do not sue)

HP BYTE IT!

[gothecrop]

Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.
To push advantages too far is neither generous nor just!
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
(non-byte quotes ;) , please do not sue)

HP BYTE IT!


iam with him hp

take 2 bytes

[Shrek ew poo]

come with us and play!
see, we have breasts as women!
from your tents by the sea
come play with us: it is forbidden

come with us and play!
lo, bare, straight legs in the water!
by our boats we stay
then swimming away
come to us: it is forbidden!

come with us and play!
see, we are as tall as women!
our eyes are keen:
our hair is bright:
our voices speak outright:
we revel in the sea's green!
come play: it is forbidden!

BITE BITE BITE IT
:happy: :happy: :happy:

[Shrek ew poo]

i just got a call from Professer Ivor Sweettooth, from the Chewing gum research foundation in Mianus Conneticut. and he said' A chewing gum having a rolling compound comprising gum base, flavoring, and sweetener. The chewing gum preferably comprises between about 0.5 to 10 percent by weight rolling compound. The rolling compound preferably comprises between about 20 to 90 percent by weight gum base, 1 to 15 percent by weight flavoring and 5 to 75 percent by weight sweetener. The rolling compound preferably has a particle size between about 75 and 850 microns. A method for manufacturing the gum is also disclosed.
so i said' does it or dont it? he said' having read your post in hp, our research teams are now looking into it. so i said' how long have your researchers been looking into chewing gum loseing its flavour in Mianus? he replied' ever since Megan opened our eyes to the depth of this deep dark unexplained void.
i told him to call me when he finds out and thanked him in advance

[aussiemegan8]

BYTE IT x 3 and KMA :dance:

[Shrek ew poo]

Professor Ivor Sweettooth just got back to me.

and said''

Chewing gum may be dusted with materials such as powdered sugar to improve appearance and initial taste. Dusting also prevents the chewing gum from sticking to the fingers when handled, or to the wrapper when the product is unwrapped. The material used to dust chewing gum is known as a dusting compound or a rolling compound, because it also makes gum more manageable during the rolling and sheeting process.
Conventional known rolling compounds include sugars such as sucrose, alditols such as mannitol and sorbitol, starch, calcium carbonate and talc. This invention employs a new rolling compound comprising gum base, sweetener, and flavoring.
The manufacture of ground gum product is disclosed in U.K. Patent No. 1,456,474 and European Patent Application No. 0,221,850. The grinding or pulverizing of gum formulations for use in tablets is disclosed in European Patent Application No. 0,151,344, PCT Publication No. 86/003967, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,262,784, 4,370,350, 4,737,366, 4,741,905, and 4,753,805. Patents which disclose the use of sweeteners in rolling compounds include U.S. Pat. No. 4,562,076, U.S. Pat. No. 4,373,858, PCT Publication No.89 007895, JAP 73-049962 and European Patent Application No. 0,160,607. The use of two gum formulations attached to each other for aspartame stability is disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,822,621 and 4,822,622.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to one aspect of the present invention, a chewing gum containing a rolling compound comprising gum base, sweetener and flavoring is provided. One advantage of the gum is an improved flavor impact and extended flavor duration.
In another aspect, the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a chewing gum composition. The method comprises mixing gum base, sweetener, and flavoring to obtain a rolling compound mixture and adding the rolling compound mixture to a preformed gum matrix. The gum matrix comprises chewable gum base, sweetener, and flavoring.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENTLY PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The present invention contemplates in one embodiment the use of an inventive rolling compound which comprises gum base, sweetener, and flavoring to significantly improve flavor impact and extend flavor duration. Preferably, an anti-sticking agent is also included in the inventive rolling compound.
The rolling compound preferably has a particle size that is greater than 90% between 20 mesh and 200 mesh or 75 to 850 microns. The rolling compound can have a larger particle size than conventional rolling compounds which are generally 95% through 80 mesh, or smaller than 180 microns. Conventional rolling compounds like sugar or mannitol need a smaller particle size to eliminate a gritty mouthful. This grittiness is due to the crystalline nature of these rolling compounds. In contrast, the inventive rolling compound has soft particles and does not need to be ground as fine to give a smooth mouthful.
Grinding the inventive rolling compound is the preferred way to achieve the desired particle size. Grinding the rolling compound may be accomplished by using a wide variety of crushing and grinding equipment. The inventive rolling compound is preferably ground using a hammer mill under a Nitrogen blanket to keep the air and product below freezing. Grinding may be done cryogenically with flow agents added to prevent sticking. However, any method of grinding the inventive rolling compound is contemplated by this invention.
Any gum base may be used in the inventive rolling compound. The gum base in the inventive rolling compound generally comprises elastomers, resins, fats and oils, waxes, softeners and inorganic fillers. Elastomers used may include polyisobutylene, isobutylene-isoprene copolymer, styrene butadiene rubber and natural latexes such as chicle. Resins include polyvinylacetate and terpene resins. Fats and oils may also be included in the gum base, including tallow, hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils and cocoa butter. Commonly employed waxes include paraffin, microcrystalline and natural waxes such as beeswax and carnauba. The gum base may also contain inert fillers such as calcium carbonate, talc, and calcium phosphate. If the gum base does not contain a filler it will be able to absorb and hold more flavor than a gum base with filler. The gum base may constitute between about 20 to 90 and more preferably between about 50 to 80 percent by weight of the inventive rolling compound.
The flavoring in the inventive rolling compound may comprise essential oils, synthetic flavors, or mixtures thereof including but not limited to oils derived from plants and fruits such as citrus oils, fruit essences, peppermint oil, spearmint oil, clove oil, oil of wintergreen, anise and the like. Artificial flavoring components are also contemplated. Those skilled in the art will recognize that natural and artificial agents may be in any sensorially acceptable blend. All such flavors and flavor blends are contemplated by the present invention. The flavoring agent may constitute between about 1 to 15 and more preferably between about 2 to 8 percent by weight of the inventive rolling compound.
The sweetener employed in the inventive rolling compound may be either a sugar sweetener or a sugarless sweetener. Sugar sweeteners contemplated by this invention include sucrose, dextrose, lactose and the like, alone or in any combination. Any known sugar sweetener can be used in this invention. Sugarless sweeteners contemplated by this invention include sugar alcohols such as sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, and the like, alone or in any combination. Any known sugarless sweetener can be used in this invention. The sweetener constitutes between about 5 to 75 and more preferably between about 10 to 50 percent by weight of the inventive rolling compound.
An anti-sticking agent or flow agent can also be used in the inventive rolling compound. The level of anti-sticking agent employed can be about 0.5 to 5.0 percent by weight of the rolling compound depending on the type of agent used. Any conventional anti-sticking agent is contemplated by this invention including starch, talc, magnesium stearate, and silica. Silica is the preferred anti-sticking agent.
The inventive rolling compound may be mixed with conventional rolling compound at a level of 10-50% inventive rolling compound to 50-90% conventional rolling compound. Conventional rolling compounds, as discussed above, include sugars such as sucrose, alditols such as sorbitol and mannitol, starch, calcium carbonate, and talc. These conventional rolling compounds are less expensive and easier to produce. Therefore, mixing the inventive rolling compound with conventional rolling compounds decreases the cost of using the inventive rolling compound.
The inventive rolling compound can be applied to any gum matrix adaptable or suitable for dusting. A chewing gum matrix typically comprises a water soluble bulk portion and a water insoluble chewable gum portion, and typically water insoluble flavoring agents. The water soluble portion dissipates with a portion of the flavoring agent over a period of time during the chewing. The gum base portion is retained in the mouth throughout the chew.
The insoluble gum base generally comprises elastomers, resins, fats and oils, waxes, softeners and inorganic fillers. Elastomers may include polyisobutylene, isobutylene-isoprene copolymer, styrene butadiene rubber and natural latexes such as chicle. Resins include polyvinylacetate and terpene resins. Fats and oils may also be included in the gum base, including tallow, hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils and cocoa butter. Commonly employed waxes include paraffin, microcrystalline and natural waxes such as beeswax and carnauba. According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the insoluble gum base constitutes between about 5 to 95 percent by weight of the gum. More preferably the insoluble gum base comprises between about 10 to 50 percent by weight of the gum and most preferably between about 20 to 30 percent by weight of the gum.
The gum base typically also includes a filler component. Commonly employed filler components include calcium carbonate, talc, dicalcium phosphate and the like.
Gum bases typically also contain softeners, including glycerol monostearate and glycerol triacetate. Further gum bases may also contain optional ingredients such as anti-oxidants, colors and emulsifiers. The present invention contemplates employing any commercially acceptable gum base.
The water soluble portion comprises primarily sweet bulking agents which are powdered sugars or sugar alcohols such as sucrose, glucose, dextrose, fructose, lactose, sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, and the like.
The water soluble portion of the chewing gum may further comprise softeners, sweeteners, flavoring agents and combinations thereof. Softeners are added to the chewing gum in order to optimize the chewability and mouth feel of the gum. Softeners, also known in the art as plasticizers or plasticizing agents, generally constitute between about 0.5 to 15 percent by weight of the chewing gum. Softeners contemplated by the present invention include glycerin, lecithin and combinations thereof. Further, aqueous sweetener solutions such as those containing sorbitol, hydrogenated starch hydrolysates, corn syrup and combinations thereof may be used as softeners and binding agents in gum.
The present invention relates to sugar-containing or sugarless chewing gum formulations. Sugar sweeteners may include saccharide components commonly known in the chewing gum art which comprises but are not limited to sucrose, dextrose, maltose, dextrin, dried invert sugar, fructose, levulose, galactose, corn syrup solids, and the like, alone or in any combination. Sugarless sweeteners include components with sweetening characteristics but are devoid of the commonly known sugars. Sugarless sweeteners may comprise sugar alcohols such as sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, hydrogenated starch hydrolysates, maltitol, and the like, alone or in any combination. The sugar alcohols function not only as sweeteners for sugarless gums, but as bulking agents, i.e. a water-soluble component of the gum base which provides bulk.
A flavoring agent may be present in the chewing gum in an amount within the range of from about 0.25 to 5.0 weight percent of the gum. The flavoring agents may comprise essential oils, synthetic flavors, or mixtures thereof including but not limited to oils derived from plants and fruits such as citrus oils, fruit essences, peppermint oil, spearmint oil, clove oil, oil of wintergreen, anise and the like. Artificial flavoring components are also contemplated. Those skilled in the art will recognize that natural and artificial flavoring agents may be in any sensorially acceptable blend. All such flavors and flavor blends are contemplated by the present invention. It is preferred that the same flavoring is used in both the gum and the inventive rolling compound in order to improve flavor impact and flavor duration.
Optionally, high intensity sweeteners may be present in the chewing gum. These are typically natural or artificial compounds which are at least 20 times sweeter than sucrose including aspartame, acesulfame, cyclamates, saccharin, glycyrrhizin, dihydrochalcones, alitame, sucralose and their food acceptable salts.
Optional ingredients such as colors, emulsifiers and pharmaceutical agents may be added to the chewing gum.
In general, chewing gum is manufactured by sequentially combining the various chewing gum ingredients in any commercially available mixer known in the art. After the ingredients have been thoroughly mixed, the gum mass is discharged from the mixer and shaped into the desired form, such as by rolling into sheets and cutting into sticks, extruding into chunks, or casting into pellets.
Generally, the ingredients are mixed by first melting the gum base and adding it to the running mixer. The base may also be melted in the mixer itself. Color or emulsifiers may also be added at this time along with syrup and a portion of bulking agent. Further portions of the bulking agent may then be added to the mixer. A flavoring agent is typically added with the final portion of the bulking agent.
The entire mixing procedure typically takes from five to fifteen minutes, but longer mixing times may sometimes be required. Those skilled in the art will recognize that many variations of the above described procedure may be followed.
The rolling compound may be applied before or after the gum mass is extruded into a slab. Preferably, the inventive rolling compound if used alone is applied at a level of about 0.5 to 10 percent by weight of the chewing gum composition. The inventive rolling compound may be mixed from 1:1 to 1:9 with conventional rolling compound. If the inventive rolling compound is mixed with conventional rolling compound, the overall level of the inventive rolling compound can be proportionally reduced.
It is to be understood that changes and modifications to the preferred embodiments described are contemplated by the invention. The following examples are not intended to limit the invention, but are included merely as an illustration of various embodiments.
EXAMPLES
Example 1
Gums A and B were prepared as follows. One batch of gum was prepared according to the following formulation.
______________________________________
Ingredient Weight Percent
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Gum Base 20.70
Sugar 54.24
Dextrose Monohydrate
10.10
Corn Syrup 13.20
Glycerin 1.20
Spearmint Flavor 0.56
______________________________________
Two portions of the finished gum batch were taken and treated as follows.
Gum A was prepared as follows: the first portion of the gum batch was sheeted and dusted with a rolling compound containing only powdered sugar. Gum A had an overall flavor level of 0.56%. The overall flavor level is defined as the amount of flavor present in both the chewing gum and the inventive rolling compound measured as a weight percent of the entire chewing gum composition.
Gum B was prepared as follows: Rolling Compound 1 was prepared with a mix consisting of 70% Base 1, 25% sugar and 5% spearmint flavor. Base 1 was prepared according to the following formulation.

[aussiemegan8]

:sorry: BUT YA LOST ME AT CHEWING GUM :sorry:

[Shrek ew poo]

personaly i think Professor Ivor Sweettooth talks too much'

[aussiemegan8]

Maybe he should try to analyze HONEY.
I think it would be much much simpler :happy:

[BaileyHart32]

personaly i think Professor Ivor Sweettooth talks too much'

...pardon interruption...couldn't help but overhear....I gotta go wit Shrek on this one....

:dance: :dance: :dance: