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Crafted of solid walnut primary surfaces, this very attractive chest of drawers boasts clean and undistracted lines. The top is edged with an attractive molding, projecting softly over a facade of four graduated drawers. The walnut planks selected for the front of the chest are a testament to the craftsman's eye - each boldly grained board flows with a soft harmony from one into the next, the vibrance and golden glow of the planks making the case truly stand above it's peers. The drawers are outlined in a ovular stringer inlay and edged with cockbead molding around the large matched dovetails, the bottom board chamfered along the edges and sliding into grooves in the sides of the drawer. The brasses are period and appear for all intents to be the first brasses on the case - however, our analysis is that the case originally had brass knobs, these leaving just a single hole - these oval brasses were exchanged for the knobs at some point early in the life of the chest. The chest rests over splayed french feet, these replaced with utmost respect to the form of the case - each is crafted in a period manner, the edges hand chiseled and left unfinished and rose head nails utilized for the blocking. Rough hand hewn blocks secure the delicate feet permanently in position.. For anyone passionate about American Federal antiques, this is a very attractive acquisition that remains in a simply gorgeous state of preservation, the surface well maintained and with only minor dings and abrasions throughout.
Materials: Poplar (drawer bottoms, sides); Walnut (some drawer backs, all primary surfaces); Chestnut (some drawer backs, backboards)
Measurements: 40 1/4" wide x 21" deep x 36 1/4" high
Condition Report: Top with a patched knot; drawers with four small patches. Left brass pull on top drawer shifted, though all brasses show every indication of being original, possibly suggesting the case used to have knobs instead of oval brasses. Wells for the pins appear to be somewhat recently deepened, the oxidization mismatched between the chipping of lower depth, further supporting this assumption. Replaced locks, no key. Yellow pine runners added inside of the case for all drawers, probably replacing strips that fell out. All feet replaced, though in a manner showing great skill: each is hand carved, hand chiseled on the inside and utilizes rose head nails for the triangular blocking. Front right foot with old tape residue from being repaired, the joint between the front and facing still open (but very stable). Surface in very nice condition with just light scuffing and abrasions here and there. Drawers with some restoration (some backs replaced, some runners replaced/repaired).
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Friday, September 29, 2006
What does that Mars code mean?
As I'm often found eating expired (or at least past prime) candy, it was a wonderful comment on the Skittles Fresh Mint post that breaks the code on the package of Mars products. Reader Dave posted the code in the comments and I'm putting it here for everyone to use.
Here's how do figure out when that candy was made:
The date of packaging is within the first three digits of the code - the first digit is the last number of the year and the next two are the week of the year.
So, the Milky Way bar I have in front of me says:
That means it was made in the 20th week of 2006 - or sometime between May 14th to the 21st. Pretty fresh.
The Milky Way Dark I have says:
That means it was made in the 14th week of 2006 - or sometime between April 2nd to the 9th. Not bad.
This seems to work with Canadian Mars products too, as this is what the Mars Dark says:
That means it was made the 35th week of 2005 ... hmm, sometime between August 26th and September 2nd. That's a little old. But I it must have been stored properly as it was still fresh and tasty.
The week of the year thing is a little tricky unless you have a payroll calendar nearby, so a quick and easy way to approximate the month is to divide the week by four (it gets less reliable the higher the number because there's usually a fraction of a week left in the month).
The UK Mars bar I have simply has an expiration date on it (12-11-06). I'm not sure if that's the European date style (November 12th, 2006) or the American (December 11, 2006) but at least neither of them have passed yet.
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Head to Head: Milky Way & Mars (Canada & UK)
I'm not quite sure what possessed me to do this array of bars, but here it is. Readers write in and ask what sorts of American candy they should take with them as hostess gifts or ship to friends overseas as quintessential American bars. The Milky Way is right up there, as one of the earliest bars that Mars developed (1923).
It's a bar that I should love, after all, it's supposed to be a malted milkshake in a bar.
There are several iterations of this bar both here and abroad. I got a hold of the American versions of both the milk chocolate and dark versions and the UK Mars (milk chocolate) and Canadian Mars Dark (dark chocolate).
The bar is called Milky Way in the United States but everywhere else on the planet it's known as the Mars. (There was once an American Mars bar, but that's since been renamed Snickers Almond ... there is a bar called Milky Way in the rest of the world too, but that's like the American 3 Musketeers bar.)
I haven't had a Milky Way bar in about 10 years. I've always thought they were too sweet, but after breaking one open the smell of malt was really compelling, making me doubt the wisdon of my embargo. The nougat here is the highlight, a medium color of fluffy, slightly grainy nougat covered with a stripe of caramel and covered in milk chocolate.
The flavors go nicely together and the caramel has a slight salty note to it that balances out the very sweet and only passably smooth chocolate. The malt is earthy and brings flavor to the bar.
The UK bar known as Mars has a similar cocoa colored and grainy, fluffed nougat covered with a stripe of glossy caramel and then milk chocolate. The caramel here was noticeably smoother, but the maltiness was much more subdued and replaced with a milky flavor.
The American bar is on the left and the British on the right. There was a difference in size, the British slightly larger at 62.5 grams over America's 58.1 grams. The UK bar as slightly longer and a little taller.
Recently the standard bars started to appear in darker coats. Back in 1936, based on the success of the Milky Way bar, Mars introduced the Forever Yours bar. It remained in the Mars product line until 1979 when it was discontinued. Customers complained and the Milky Way Dark bar was introduced in 1989 and then the name changed to Milky Way Midnight in 2000.
Milky Way Midnight - beautiful dark bar with little folds of chocolate on the top. The dark chocolate has a little reddish tone to it. Inside is a fluffy white (with a yellow tone) nougat and a stripe of caramel. Smells slightly smoky and very sweet. The caramel dominates in this bar and its sweet stickiness isn't completely offset by the smooth but otherwise flavorless dark chocolate.
Mars Dark - a stunning dark bar with glossy dark brown chocolate. Inside is a fluffy white nougat (with a slight yellow tone) and a stripe of caramel. The nougat on this one seemed slightly grainier but still sweet and only slightly less overwhelmed by the caramel. The chocolate, though pretty still doesn't add much of a flavor counterbalance for the whole bar just a smooth texture.
The wrapper on the Mars Dark bar is a bit of a blunder, if you ask me, as it seems to indicate milk chocolate by its lighter, creamy color over the black package of the Mars bar.
So, you're wondering what the difference is? The American one is on the left and the Canadian on the right. The Canadian bar is larger, by .1 grams. The ingredients list is virtually identical as well. The only difference on the labeling is that the Canadian one lists the true trans fat content at .1 grams (American food does not have to be labeled if it's less than .5 grams).
The important thing to note is that the milk chocolate and dark chocolate versions differ in more than their coats. The nougat is markedly different. The dark bars are missing the malt component, and instead have the vanilla nougat (that's found in the American Snickers Almond bar). The difference between the American and foreign bars isn't that marked and I think that fans should be happy with either when they're traveling. I give all bars a 6 out of 10.
Overall, I wish that the Milky Way Midnight or Mars Dark really was just a dark chocolate version of the Milky Way/Mars bar - I think the combo of dark chocolate and malted goodness would be great. But Mars must not believe that (I'm not sure if the Forever Yours had the malted nougat or not ... honestly I think it's wrong to muck with too many ingredient variations and try to stick the same name on it). I might pick one of these out of a bowl of miniatures, but I'll stick to the See's Awesome Nut & Chew Bar as my favorite nougat candy bar for now.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 7:23 am Candy • Review • Mars • Caramel • Chocolate • Malt • Nougat • 6-Tempting • Canada • United Kingdom • United States • Head to Head • Comments (27)
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Skittles Fresh Mint
This isn't the first time Skittles has introduced a mint assortment. They did it back in 2002 (if I recall correctly) and sold them in little plastic containers instead of the normal bags and charged twice as much for half the amount of product. I tried them, and actually liked them, but just couldn't pony up a dollar for a little box.
This is where buying stuff at the 99 Cent Only Store gets me into trouble. I don't know if this is a leftover from 2002 or they're reintroducing the Fresh Mint Skittles. They seem pretty fresh (if someone knows how to decode the batch numbers, please help me figure out what 349BX3 means). They come in five flavors - white, green, aqua, turquoise and light green.
White - tastes like a mint combo of spearmint and peppermint. Like toothpaste.
Green - tastes like toothpaste
Aqua - tastes like toothpaste
Turquoise - tastes like toothpaste
Light Green - wait, this might be wintergreen.
As a chewy mint, they're fun and refreshing. If they're different flavors, they've done a great job of making sure that none is too distinct so that you can't combine them instead of picking through the flavors.
I'd actually buy these again. They're pretty and very agreeable for most purposes. I'll probably put them in a dish on my desk - a good little pick me up throughout the day. They're the first Skittles you can eat with your morning coffee (well, I suppose you could have the Ice Cream ones, if you wanted to start the day wrong). If they're four years old, I have to say they keep really well. I suspect it's possible because the nutrition label doesn't mention trans fat content as they're now required to. Yeah, I'm gonna guess that they don't make these anymore.
The package advertises that they're only 5 calories per piece.
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Friday, September 22, 2006
M&Ms and the Dark Movies Painting
M&Ms has launched another online promotion for their new 'Dark' Chocolate M&Ms.
It's a little game that's actually pretty fun and very well done. It's a treasure hunt where you search an original painting for visual puns that are the titles of "Dark Movies".
The style of the painting reminds me of Hieronymus Bosch
It's flash based and kind of resource intensive (if you're on dial-up ... anyone still on dial-up?). You move around the image and click when you think you've identified a pun and input the title into the little box. The box glows green when you get it right and the pun fades. You don't have to complete the game all at once, you can save it for later by inputting an email address.
There are 50 movie titles. Check the comments section here if you want to cheat and see the list of titles (you still have to match them up with the images on your own).
Tuesday, September 5, 2006
Cocoavia Chocolate Almonds
I've avoided Cocoavia since it was introduced last year. There's something disconcerting about selling candy as health food in my mind. I don't disagree that things like chocolate can have beneficial elements in them, but the fat and calories and lack of other positive characteristics makes it seem like we're kidding ourselves when we believe that chocolate is good for us.
But all things in moderation, eh?
I've only seen the bars at the store, so I wasn't particularly interested in what appeared to be a Dove bar with a lot of health benefits. But then I found a product I hadn't seen before, Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds. Inside this large but light box are five one ounce packets of dark chocolate covered almonds. I usually buy Trader Joe's mix of dark & milk chocolate covered almonds, but these were in individual packets, which is a nice feature and a quick glance at the box showed that they were even fortified with extra vitamins and minerals.
Each packet has an ounce, which is about 13 chocolate covered almonds. The package is appealing, with luxurious dark colors and some sassy photos of the candy within. The chocolate is glossy and dark though it doesn't really smell very compelling. It melts readily on the tongue and though the package says semisweet, it's not sticky, sickly sweet at all and buttery smooth. It has a nice smoky and complex flavor without much acidity. There's a little floral note to it that gave it a little lightness. The almonds are superb, crunchy and fresh and a decent size.
I was really surprised at how good these were. Though I still don't subscribe to the whole "eat these for a healthy heart" thing, I will definitely finish the box. The packages provide a good degree of portion control and each bag is only 140 calories. It also offers 3 grams of fiber and protein, 20% of your calcium, 4% of your iron and 10% of your Vitamin E, Folic Acid, B6, Vitamin C and B12. The almonds contain essential fatty acids and of course the chocolate has cocoa flavanols that recent studies are showing can have a positive effect on cardiovascular disease risks. Even though there are all these things on the box and the marketing that are saying how healthy these are, I'd prefer to think that they're at least not a detriment to your health when eaten in responsible quantities.
So, if you're on a restricted diet and are looking for a little treat that won't throw you off whack, I'm a huge believer in the nut and chocolate combo as a satisfying sweet. (Not nearly as bad for you as, say, a dish of ice cream.) The benefit over any old chocolate covered nuts is this proprietary Cocoapro (tm) process that's supposed to pack more flavanols in there that can lower bad cholesterol levels. The price is, well, pricey (about $16 a pound) but try to find them on sale.
Thursday, August 31, 2006
M&Ms to Honor Reward Pledge
I know a lot of folks have seen the happy news that the angsty painting, The Scream, was recovered in good condition in Norway. But what about the reward that M&Ms pledged as part of their kickoff of the new M&Ms Dark product?
Mars is still coordinating with the police in Oslo and are waiting for verification of the authenticity of the painting and how the sizable reward of 40,000 packages of Dark M&Ms can be delivered.
There was no word if the actual painting had been defaced with a hopscotching M&M in the background ... my guess is not.
I'm glad to see that M&Ms plans to honor their word in the contest, unlike these folks who promised a years supply of Kissables and have never announced a winner. (Or maybe the competition is still open, so feel free to submit an answer.)
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
M&Ms Line
There's a favorite candy here in the United States, it's called M&Ms ... or maybe they're called M&Ms, I'm never quite sure about how to make implied plurals singular.
M&Ms are not unique, they have a similar candy product in the UK and other former parts of the crown called Smarties. And of course there are plenty of knock-offs, including Hersheyettes, Jots, Rocklets, Sun Drops and Garfield's Chocobites. There are quite a few legends about how M&Ms and Smarties were invented, but suffice to say that they exist and that's the important part.
Milk Chocolate M&Ms
You're not crazy, they were once called Plain M&Ms, but in 2000 they shifted their name to Milk Chocolate M&Ms.
A little bit of trivia and history. The Ms in M&M stand for Forrest Mars and R. Bruce Murrie. Forrest Mars left his fathers candy company and partnered with Murrie to create the M&M. It took some help, which came from Murrie's father, who ran the Hershey Chocolate company at the time. The technology behind the manufacture of M&Ms and even the chocolate itself came from Hershey's factories. In the 60s Mars starting making their own chocolate and no longer needed to order it from Hershey.
Red M&Ms were discontinued in 1976 because of a scare with a food dye called Red Dye #2 (which was not used in M&Ms). At that time the colors in the M&M pack were: Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Brown & Dark Brown. The Red M&M returned in 1985, at first as part of the Holiday color mix then in the regular mix.
Peanut M&Ms
Overwhelmingly consistent in size, which is a credit to M&Ms production line choosing peanuts that are all the same size. The crunchy candy shell and slightly smoky tasting nuts combine well but overshadow the chocolate a smidge. But the chocolate provides a mellow sweetness and a creaminess during the final stages of chewing. I do get a bad peanut every once in a while, but usually not one every bag.
M&Ms were not a blazing success when they were launched, though they were well received. The trick for Mars was to figure out how to reach both their intended consumers (children) and the decision makers (parents). M&Ms were initially sold to the military during WWII, but Mars thought they were the perfect kids candy. Kids loved them, they just couldn't convince their parents to buy them. It wasn't until they hit upon their slogan, "melts in your mouth, not in your hands" that parents caught on that it was a less messy chocolate candy for kids. The rest is history.
Almond M&Ms
Really, this is the perfect M&M, as far as I'm concerned. They almonds might not be top notch as they're often small, but they're fresh and crunchy and provide a good backdrop to the very sweet and slightly grainy chocolate.
Peanut Butter M&Ms
These are very nice and satisfying, but I find them a little greasy and smoky tasting.
One of the interesting bits of trivia about M&Ms Peanut Butter is that there was a large lawsuit between Hershey & Mars when they first came out. Hershey accused Mars of trying to make them look like Reese's Pieces - the packaging was the same color, the format of the bag, the type was in brown, etc. Now you'll notice that the color is slightly shifted away from the Reese's Orange (tm) to a reddish color.
Crispy M&Ms
The look of these is terribly inconsistent, which strikes me as a little odd since you'd think they'd have more control over how big the crisp centers are than peanuts. The colors also weren't quite the same, the green was a little light and the red was a little thin looking. I wasn't able to find the American Crispy M&Ms, so I bought some Canadian ones. So the chocolate on these is slightly more milky tasting, which is an interesting, malty complement to the crispy center. A little sweet, a little bland.
Dovetailing with the earlier issue with Reese's & Peanut Butter M&Ms, you'll notice that the Crispy M&Ms are positioned to rival the Nestle Crunch Bar, which is really all they are, a little Crunch bar in a shell. The light blue and use of the Red M&M echoes the Nestle Crunch colors.
Dark Chocolate M&Ms
These have a smoky and darker flavor than the milk M&Ms, but also a little note of coconut. The ingredients also list skim milk, milkfat and lactose, so I'm not sure how they're considered "dark chocolate." They're gorgeously shiny and consistent, so consider me tempted when they're sitting in front of me. There's currently an additional reward of 2 million Dark M&Ms being offered for the return of The Scream.
White Chocolate M&Ms "Pirate Pearls" (Limited Edition)
Yup, white chocolate in a candy shell. They're nice enough, but just too sweet for me. They're okay when you eat them in combination with other M&Ms (especially the Dark ones), but I'm not sure I'll buy these again and I won't protest if they don't end up as a permanent item.
Other versions of M&Ms over the years: Dulce de Leche (2001), Mega (still around), Minis (still around), Spec-tacular Eggs (seasonal), Mint (seasonal) and of course many color promotions and movie tie ins. Then there are other M'azing things done with them that I've never gotten on board with.
There has never been an M&Ms gum ... but I'm not saying it won't happen.
Have you had enough of M&Ms? If not, check out these scans of knock-offs, Brad Kent's wrapper collection (you'll have to search for M&Ms to find them all), how they're made, some more history, Candy Critic's M&M Destruction Project, a Century of Candy Bars (there are pictures of M&Ms wrappers through the years) and if you're still obsessed, join the M&M Collectors Club (they collect the merchandise, not the actual candies).
The product line gets a 9 out of 10. I might not like every variety, but they're a great product and really do make snacking fun.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 6:26 am Candy • Review • Mars • Chocolate • Cookie • Limited Edition • M&Ms • Nuts • Peanuts • White Chocolate • 9-Yummy • Canada • United States • Comments (81)
Dark M&Ms Offer Reward
I hesitate to call this a new contest, but M&Ms is running a promotion for the new Dark M&Ms. On the second anniversary of the theft of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" from Oslo, M&Ms announced their commitment to finding the painting by adding to the current reward of $2 million. Now the reward has an additional bonus of 2 million M&Ms.
In case you were wondering how many M&Ms that is, well, it's a lot. 2.2 tons. So if you've got that Scream painting sitting around taking up room in your house, just know that by returning it you're going to have to make a lot more room for 40,000 packages of Dark M&Ms. Of course if you're the one returning it, you're gonna go to prison. But fret not! You can make your very own art with M&Ms.
Here's the press release on the subject that includes information about consumer attitudes towards dark chocolate.
UPDATE: Holy Moly! The Scream and Madonna (also stolen at the same time) were found! They were found by the police who have been systematically looking for the paintings ... no word yet if M&Ms is gonna send those couple of tons of candy to the cops.
UPDATED UPDATE: M&Ms has responded!
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Though publicly traded corporations have mostly shied away from new super PACs, one California energy giant is bucking the tide with a $2.5 million donation to a Republican group, new records show. Chevron Corp. donated the money on Oct. 7 to the Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC focused on House races with close ties to Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). The gift appears to be the largest contribution from a publicly traded corporation to a political group since the Supreme Court ruled in 2010 that companies could spend unlimited money on elections. "Chevron exercises its right to participate in the political process through various contributions," the Concord, Calif.-based oil and gas firm said in a statement Friday. "All of our political contributions are fully disclosed. We support political initiatives and candidates committed to economic development, creating affordable energy, strengthening American businesses, and delivering good government." The amount dwarfs the $1.2 million that Chevron's political-action committee and its employees have given to federal candidates, primarily to Republicans such as Boehner and presidential nominee Mitt Romney, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The firm has also spent nearly $15 million on Washington lobbying since the start of 2011. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and subsequent rulings, the courts have upended the campaign finance system by making it easier for corporations, unions and wealthy individuals to spend money directly on elections. The loosened regulations have led to a frenzy of spending by outside groups, particularly on the right. But until now, major companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange or other markets have acted cautiously, fearing the kind of blowback that Target Corp. received in 2010 for helping pay for television ads on behalf of a Republican candidate opposed to gay marriage. Donations to conservative super PACs remain dominated by billionaires or closely held private firms, records show. The $2.5 million from Chevron made up the bulk of the $3.1 million raised by the Congressional Leadership Fund from Oct. 1 to Oct. 17, according to an FEC disclosure filed Thursday. The super PAC and its affiliate, the American Action Network, have said they plan to spend more than $20 million this cycle backing House Republican candidates, who tend to oppose efforts to close tax loopholes for oil companies as well as energy industry regulations.
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There is plenty of speculation that Phil Jackson will fire Mike Woodson and bring in Steve Kerr to be the new head coach of the New York Knicks. Sunday, Kerr declined to comment on the subject.
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by Bryce Covert Posted on March 5, 2014
The idea that women trade lower pay for better working conditions doesn't pan out.
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That would mean an extra $854 billion in the economy.
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Despite the fact that women tend to be caregivers, it's men who are more likely to work outside the office.
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The gender wage gap has narrowed for younger women, but there is every reason to think it will grow the more their careers progress.
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Flexible schedules can help working parents meet the demands of work and home.
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The conversation about "having it all" is a healthier one when both men and women are involved, as this classic Bill Watterson speech, illustrated beautifully by Gavin Aung Than, demonstrates.
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So far got 15 sales. Estimate for month might be 85.
Not bad
Think this month will be pretty good as well.
sales over here are hard to predict, on Monday we sold for 50$ and today (Tuesday) we sold for 217$ ( net ) every day is a surprise…
It's going to be interesting to see how November and December turn out sales wise. I feel they will be a bit slower with all the holiday time coming up but other authors have reported that they are two of the best months. This month started off kind of slow but it has picked up the last couple of days.
Just 7 sales
Not bad 84 so far
Mobile category has been pretty much dead this month. Are only certain categories being advertised these days or something? It seems like since September there have been very sudden highs and lows, even literally overnight. Before that there were always steady sales..
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105 so far. This will be a good month.
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105 so far. This will be a good month.
Only 7 days passed and already 105 sales? It's like about 450 sales per month, $20k/70% per month…THAT'S A LOT!... I'm just saying. Great to see that at least some one gets fully reward for their done work. GLWS Mate!
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Generally known as 'associative economics', and more extensive in German than in English, a considerable literature exists based mainly on the work of Rudolf Steiner. Steiner's main text is a seminal course of lectures given in 1922 and published in English originally as World Economy, and then in revised editions (1993, 1996, 2014) entitled Economics – the World as One Economy', reworked for a 'mainstream' readership and complete with an original synopsis by Christopher Houghton Budd. Importantly, given the predominance of Anglo-Saxon influence in economics, these lectures were given at the same time as the British economist, John Maynard Keynes, conceived his equally seminal work A Tract on Monetary Reform. An introductory essay entitled, Rudolf Steiner, Economist, by Christopher Houghton Budd outlines Steiner's work in the broader sweep of economic history.
Apart from his main work, Rudolf Steiner also spoke and wrote about economics in many other contexts, but these other texts are chiefly only available in German. Others have also taken up this work, including Marc Desaules in Switzerland, Udo Herrmannstorfer mainly in Germany and Switzerland, Gary Lamb in the USA, Marco Bertalot in Brazil, and Christopher Houghton Budd and Arthur Edwards in the UK. (These are mentioned because of their treatment of associative economics in terms of economics as such, coupled with their mainly apolitical approach, and in some instances because of the link made to accounting and finance. The last two also represent associative economics in mainstream and academic contexts.)
The Economics Conference also provides the setting for various publications, a chief characteristic of which is their collaborative basis:
2003 Step into Another World! Economic Life as a Medium for Initiation
Entrepreneur as Neophyte / The Sovereign Individual / Company as Temple / Rehabilitating the Company / Finance as Guardian / World Money…
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2003 A Human Response to Globalisation
Discovering Associative Economics
Marc Desaules
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2003 The Metamorphosis of Capitalism
Realising Associative Economics
Christopher Houghton Budd
See Abstract. Available here.
2009 Towards True Pricing and True Income
Contextualising 'True Pricing' / True Pricing instead of Basic Income / Towards True Pricing / True Pricing and the Role of Associations / Consciously Regulated Markets and Consumer Organisations / Can a Share Company act Associatively?
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2013 True Price = True Income / Marc Desaules A talk given at the Goetheanum, 29 November 2013. Available here.
2013 True Price instead of Basic Income / Marc Desaules Albeit more challenging than the basic income idea, in this succinct article the case for true pricing is made as a way of providing true income that is closer to Rudolf Steiner's economic analysis. Dutch. German. French. Italian. English.
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I don't think the Security Council had a clear understanding of what no-fly zones can or cannot do to protect civilians. It didn't take too long to deal with the Libyan Air Force. However, the heavy weapons available to government forces were a major threat to civilians. To protect civilians, tanks, artillery and other heavy weapons had to be destroyed. As Gates noted before leaving the Defense Department, a no-fly zone is an act of war. There were some boots on the ground, but not enough to actually control Libya after Qaddafi.
There is some pressure from the opposition in Syria for a similar operation against Asad, but Europeans and the US have been sidelined with their self-imposed economic crisis. I don't think it would get past the Security Council because of a Russian and or Chinese veto.
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Lower circulating preptin levels in male patients with osteoporosis are correlated with bone mineral density and bone formation
1 Department of Rheumatology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tong Ji University, Shanghai, 200120, China
2 Department of Geriatrics, Ningbo First People's Hospital, Ningbo, China
3 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Ningbo First People's Hospital, Ningbo, China
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2013, 14:49 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-14-49Published: 31 January 2013
Serum preptin levels among subjects with different bone mineral densities (BMD) were measured and investigated to determine the correlation between BMD and bone-metabolic markers.
Approximately 52 elderly male patients with osteoporosis, 50 elderly men with osteopaenia, and 31 age-matched normal bone mass controls participated in the study. The serum preptin levels and bone metabolic markers were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The relationships between preptin levels, BMD, and metabolic parameters were also assessed.
The serum preptin level was the lowest in the osteoporosis group and positively correlated with BMD. All the bone formation markers in the osteoporosis and osteopaenia groups were significantly reduced compared with those in the normal group. Serum preptin level was positively correlated with all the bone formation markers, whereas no correlation was observed with the bone resorption marker TRACP-5b.
Serum preptin levels are decreased in osteoporosis and osteopaenia patients and positively correlated with BMD. Therefore, preptin is involved in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis, probably through bone formation rather than bone resorption.


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jaan_black 4 years
I am f******* crying from these comments....that shyt is too funny...home girl need not give anybody advice about anything...she's obvs not the worst looking thing but she looks a lot better in clothes - for real
ElenaEv 4 years
Not everyone is talking constantly about exercising and what they put in their stomach either though... Not to mention a working out DVD.
chocolate79 4 years
Not everyone has a great body, Gwyneth Paltrow is just like everyone else who doesn't have a great body, she's not a model, but her diet and exercise is just to keep her body from going out of shape and be healthy..
MiaMia 4 years
I thought she had a perfect body from working out so much and her diet, guess it doesn't work.
ElenaEv 4 years
Is she working out so hard to have that body?!Poor thing.
ElenaEv 4 years
Is she working out so hard to have that body?! Poor thing.
amandachalynn 4 years
My son wears a speedo, and I'm American. He hates trunks and would take them off every time we had people over. I wouldn't want a bunch of fabric around my legs while I'm in the pool. Anyway, she looks like any mom at the beach with her kids. Good for her.
YelenaRose 4 years
so what if the kid is wearing speedos??I think Gwyneth is growing on me... a bit :)
YelenaRose 4 years
so what if the kid is wearing speedos?? I think Gwyneth is growing on me... a bit :)
4 years
I think it's real sad that her husband never join her on family outings. May be that's what British men do, skip out on their family. If not then at this point I do believe that she and Chris are separated if not divorced. I believe they share custody of the kids.
4evrfuzzy 4 years
Jeez! Someone has a LOT of anger in them! I'd rather be fat then hateful.
SweetPeasMom 4 years
Re Anonymous #1, they're not common in the US because they look stupid.
kissmestupid 4 years
She has a speedo on that poor little boy. Don't drop the hat, Moses!
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I want to go to there.
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I don't see its lucky to win a gold medal..he had to win 6 matches in 9 days..its no luckier than any other tourney.
and so what if marc rosset won a gold as well, petr korda, and andreas gomez won majors ??...if you don't agree that's fine,
but the Olympics are becoming as important as majors to top players and that trend will continue.
Completely irrelevant. This has nothing to do with the prestige of it as a tennis event. A gold medal means you represented your country and won the highest honor for them. Doesn't matter if it's tennis or any other sport. Unlike a lot of sports, tennis has a ton of big name tournaments. Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, the WTF, the masters 1000s, etc. This isn't true for a lot of sports. Getting the gold medal is part of the "Grand Slam" for table tennis because they only have two other large tournaments, the world championships (which occur every two years), and the world cup (held once a year), so they had no other major tournaments until 1988 when table tennis was added to the olympic sports, and only four people have won all three.
I mean if OG means that much, are we willing to say Nadal as surpassed Sampras? I mean he has OG and FO so he has the career slam. Two "major" things Sampras doesn't have. Is anyone willing to make this argument yet?
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One of Europe's lesser sung cities, the Hungarian capital Budapest is full of food. And quiet, old-fashioned charm
The sun glows a feisty pink as it sets over the Danube. The bridges that connect the hilly Buda to the flat Pest start twinkling with evening lights and darkness sets in around a pewter moon. A man soulfully plays the violin nearby, as I sit atop a hill admiring the beauty of Budapest, one of Europe's unsung capital cities.
One of the best things about exploring this city by foot is that it is as much about eating at indecent intervals as it is about meeting another culture. Starting the sunny day with a fresh-baked, warm cinnamon doughnut 'horn' brought from a push cart, we begin walking towards St. Stephen's Basilica, which interestingly rises to exactly the same height as the Hungarian Parliament building, signifying equality of matters spiritual and material. A stroll away is the lush city park Varosliget,where I get myself a delicious mint and basil ice-cream. Perching on a wooden ledge, we dangle our legs over the lake overlooking a castle, feeling too lazy to go in.
We head towards the Food Market Hall for lunch and grab a Langos — you can't really go wrong with fried bread slathered with sour cream and cheese accompanied by a long list of toppings that would outdo most pizzas. We decide that the best way to digest this is to make the rather long walk to Europe's largest synagogue. A beautiful red building replete with geometric patterns, its neighbourhood hosts, I must add, many cafes specialising in hummus.
The town of Eger, a two-hour train journey from Budapest, is quaint, with cobblestone pavements and open piazzas with serenading musicians. Its abandoned minaret gives you a sweeping view of the town — an assorted palette of capsicum red flowers, coffee brown roofs and canary yellow churches.
A short walk from Eger is the famous Valley of Beautiful Women. My friend imagined it would have a bevy of doe-eyed beauties feeding grapes to thirsty travellers, but a local pointed out that it actually contained musty cellars where you could taste the local Hungarian red wine appropriately called Bull's Blood. As we walked towards the valley, the clouds began to darken, accompanied by thunder began and streaks of lightning that lit up the valley like the furious fingers of a pianist playing a crescendo. I watched transfixed, knowing this was the picture of Eger I would take back.
Among the things the Turks left behind are the hot public baths. It's a perfect place to watch the Hungarians go about their life. Some are queuing with prescriptions to soak in the mineral baths, some are gossiping, some playing chess, and some even working with a pen tucked behind the ear. There isn't anything tub-like about the baths. One of the most famous ones, the Szechenyi, is built like a series of huge, sprawling outdoor swimming pools and bubbles at a gloriously warm temperature. It is perfect for floating under a nippy evening sky, surrounded by happy cherubs spouting water. I would have never left the haven of warm water were it not for the flight I had to take back home.


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There's an article in today's New York Times about anger over bear bile farming in China and the growing animal rights movement in that country. Bear bile is an ingredient in some Chinese medicine, and the methods for collecting it from bears held in captive is seen by many as animal cruelty. Listen to Leonard's 2012 interview with Jill Robinson, founder and CEO of Animals Asia, discussing bear bile farming and bear rescue efforts and the documentary "Cages of Shame."
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