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Happiness and Economic Growth: Does the Cross Section Predict Time Trends? Evidence from Developing Countries
Based on point-of-time comparisons of happiness in richer and poorer countries, it is commonly asserted that economic growth will have a significant positive impact on happiness in poorer countries, if not richer. The time trends of subjective well-being (SWB) in 13 developing countries, however, are not significantly related to predictions derived from the cross sectional relation of happiness to GDP per capita. The point-of-time comparison leads to the expectation that the same absolute increase in GDP per capita will have a bigger impact on SWB in a poorer than a richer country. In fact there is no significant relation between actual trends in SWB and those predicted from the cross sectional relationship. Nor is a higher percentage rate of growth in GDP per capita significantly positively associated with a greater improvement in SWB. In the developing countries studied here a greater increase in happiness does not accompany more rapid economic growth. These conclusions hold true for two measures of SWB that are separately analyzed, overall life satisfaction and satisfaction with finances. The two SWB measures themselves, however, typically trend similarly within a country, providing mutually supporting evidence of the trend in well-being.
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Skip to comments.Grocery price stickers no longer mandatory next week (MA)
Posted on 01/02/2013 12:29:47 PM PST by matt04
Individual price stickers on groceries may disappear in the new year.
A new state law allows shop owners to place price scanners throughout their store as an alternative to having individual tags on each item. Many larger stores already have such scanners.
It is designed to be a cost saving measure, but it has some disadvantages for customers. Some consumer advocates also argue that scanners can be unreliable.
Mary Ann Spencer of Springfield told 22News that the change is not good for her.
"It would be more difficult for me because I am handicapped, and so if I had to run back and forth with an item to see how much it's going to cost, it would take me an awful long time to do my shopping, she said.
Before the new law was passed, Massachusetts was the last state in the country to require individual price stickers on each item. Retailers are still required to have product prices marked in store aisles.
Well, they did elect a stanch solid conservative by the name of Romney...
Right. :)
So, I guess being handicapped means she's too stupid to look at the price tag on the shelf...
save the buggy whip industry
hum? Really, there is not one thing I buy at the grocery that is individually priced but "wait for it", there is a price on the shelf right by the product.
Good lord, some people are sooooo helpless.
I think you've helped us identify the nature of her handicap
Side by side comparison shopping? Hell, we don't need that in Mass. People here have lots of money. What's a few dollars per grocery store trip? No problem.
Another reason I can not imagine living in Mass.
What?! Am I reading some common sense? Couldn't be.....
How about this idea? I know it's crazy. But, how about the stores do what they want, and the customers choose to go to the stores that do what they want, and stay away from the stores that don't do what they want?
"Good lord, some people are sooooo helpless."
You have to understand that here in the People's Republic, our economy depends on helplessness. We have a whole state bureacracy dedicated to helplessness. We have a whole private helplessness industry to deal with the state helplessness bureacracy.
Massachusetts, where helplessness is nobody's fault and everybody's business!
I shop looking at the shelf labels and the 'price per ounce' amounts constantly. I do shelf side-by-side comparisons everyday.
I don't want this change.
and the customers choose to go to the stores that do what they want, and stay away from the stores that dont do what they want?
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The shelf stickers with the unit price stay. They no longer have to place a sticker of every can of corn, box of pasta, etc.
Yah,he was the filthy worthless Commie who promised to repeal OsamaObamaCare,promised no tax increases and never laid eyes on "Rules For Radicals",Bill Ayers,"Reverend" Wright or Van Jones.
That Communist punk!
""It would be more difficult for me because I am handicapped, and so if I had to run back and forth with an item to see how much it's going to cost, it would take me an awful long time to do my shopping, she said" I guess now we know why POSs like this stayed back in the 1800s when the people with BRAINS went WEST. People like this stayed back and became MASSHOLES and NEW YAWKERS!
Oh, HORROR: MA shoppers are going to be forced to endure the benefits of technological advancement in retail! OH NO!
Makes it easier to track the subjects; for our own good of course.
Did this story fall out of a time warp from 1980?
It'll make it much easier for the stores when inflation hits big-time.
For the consumers? Maybe not so much.
"Some consumer advocates also argue that scanners can be unreliable."
Before I retired, the error rate of a UPC with error checking was lower than 1 in 13 million. I wonder how many consumer advocates could enter in the price of 13 million items without an error!
Where an error can occur is the human entering a new price into the store's database such that when the UPC number is called up an incorrect price will be sent to the register.
Pricing every item in the store is a daunting and expensive task.
I recently got one 89 oz orange juice free because the scanner priced it higher than the labeled price.
I remember when K-Mart started not marking their products on the shelf. That was probably 20 years ago and I havent been back there since.
Or maybe he was against those things before he evolved in favor of them, or was it he was for them before he evolved against them? Oh well, give the etch-a-sketch another shake and make it what you want, I mean even after he ran during two elections and did his damnedest to smear every other candidate, he didn't really want to run for President
But don't worry stalwart conservatives like Paul Ryan and the GOPe in congress would "hold his feet to the fire"..........you know those same stalwart conservatives that voted for the "fiscal cliff" disastrophe.
That the communist punk you referring to GSC? Or is there some FR fantasy-land candidate you thought was the "second coming of Reagan" by the same name?
How about we come up with real candidates that actually have Conservative values rather than defending liberal massholes like Myth Romney and pretending something they're not?
Massachusetts politicians bravely take a big jump from the 1960's all the way into 1970's technology.
I think it's terrible. I consider the labels on the shelf, and especially the unit prices, an important service I want from the store.
and others...
"Massachusetts was the last state in the country to require individual price stickers on each item. Retailers are still required to have product prices marked in store aisles".
Some confusion here. They are just normalizing things.
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One Salt Sea: An October Daye Novel (edition 2011)
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I'll keep this review short and sweet, because if you've made it to book 5 in this series, you already know if the writing style works for you or not. So specifically, how did this particular plot work out?
This is the Toby Daye book I've liked least so far in the series. Part of that is probably for personal reasons, but part of it is for repetitive plot reasons. Toby just….seems to have to save children an awful lot. Now, I'm not saying that an urban fantasy that basically involves someone solving crimes in a world where there's a huge taboo on murder of immortals won't repeat some crimes. I am saying that I think doing abducted children again right after a book that did that theme so incredibly well (Blind Michael is the ultimate in creepy) is just too repetitive. There are actually some sly nods to the reader that the author knows abducted children plots are happening a lot. Toby comments something along the lines of gee she's sure sick of saving children. If your main character is sick of saving kids, maybe the readers are tired of reading it. Just saying. Beyond that, there were two other things that made me meh about this plot.
First, we're clearly supposed to sympathize with Toby in the whole "whyyy does everyone think I'm a terrible mother" plot, but honestly I don't sympathize with her, and I do think she's a terrible mother. So. There's that. But I fully admit to having some of my own mom issues, so it might be harder for me to see this with a neutral viewpoint. Other readers may have a different experience. But be prepared to possibly like Toby less.
Second, you know how most romances have various love interests and you're on a certain team? Well, I am 100% #TeamTybalt, and I was not pleased by all the Connor scenes. I just find him dull and drab and I am massively creeped out by the webs between his fingers that never go away. Plus…male selkies….eh. This book could easily be called the #TeamConnor book so readers who like him….enjoy. For the rest of us, you might find yourself rolling your eyes a bit.
I know that sounds like a lot of negatives but it is the book I've liked least in the series so far, in spite of really enjoying the series, so it seemed apt to discuss at length why it didn't work so well for me. All of that said, I read it quickly, and I fairly soon picked up the next book in the series, so I certainly didn't hate it. A lot about the series works really well for me, there are just certain aspects of this book and plot that I think might make it less enjoyable for certain readers compared to the rest of the series.
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*initial thoughts*
I'm just getting tired of Toby having to save kids. Also, it's hard to empathize with her in this book.
Connor dies, Gillian becomes human and Tobey loses Goldengreen and turns into a mermaid for awhile. Rayseline is sleeping for the next 100 years, possibly, if she doesn't die first. Things are definitely changing! Looking forward to the next book in this series!!
Seanan McGuire ripped poor Toby apart again. She just doesn't give her even a moment of respite. What an intense, gripping and fantastic read!
Toby nearly died in last book, and here she is again, thrown into an attempt to stop the war between Land fae and Undersea folks, because the sons of Duchess of Saltmist are kidnapped.
October and her friends have only three days to solve the case, and Toby works almost non-stop especially when her own daughter gets involved and the stakes in this dangerous game skyrocket...
Oh My God, people! My heart just couldn't bear the tension! Poor Toby, poor parents, unbelievably tough choices and tragic losses. Very dark, bitter ending of the book.
October Daye has come a very long way and evolved so much from a simple changeling detective in the beginning to a powerful, ruthless player. I can not wait to read Ashes of Honor and see what comes next.
Hugely recommend this series! First two books are a bit shaky, but from the 3rd onwards it's pure awesomeness.
Got an ARC of this and man was it good.
I enjoyed this book more than the previous one in the series. For one thing, I did a little digging around and discovered that there are three volumes beyond this one, already titled and scheduled for release. That made me very happy, because it meant that this series is planned, with running themes; a beginning, middle and end; and won't simply drag on with one thing following the next.
"One Salt Sea" takes us to a new part of the fairy realm, namely the sea. We have been given some hints about this kingdom - the protagonist's love interest is a Selkie - but not in detail. Toby doesn't know anything about this part of fairy, which allows McGuire to give us a lot of information without resorting to "as you know Bob." We find out more about the Luishaig, the Sea Witch, as well, which is very satisfying.
Trying to avoid spoilers, I will say that the ending was something of a set up, but of a very believable kind, not of the deus ex author kind. Now that I know there is a definite ending, I will be reading the rest of the series with interest.
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Skip to comments.Noah Primeval: Chronicles of the Nephilim Book One
Posted on 01/06/2012 12:22:13 PM PST by ml/nj
Speculative Biblical Epic by Brian Godawa
The beloved story of Noah re-imagined for a new generation. This is the tale of an ancient world submerged in darkness. Fallen angels breed giants and demigods that enslave mankind. Noah, a tribal leader, has been prophesied to bring an end to the rule of these gods and save humanity from coming destruction. But Noah is a broken hero, a defeated warrior, short on faith and long on remorse as his wife and son are captives of these dark forces. To rise against this supernatural evil and rescue his family he will need his faith restored and the backing of an equally supernatural army.
While this book is a speculative retelling of the Biblical Noah (we are not told much about him in the Bible), it is based upon historical and biblical research into the time period as well as other ancient Sumerian and Hebrew literature. All the fantasy elements in the novel are drawn from biblical images and concepts interacting with their ancient Mesopotamian culture. Several appendixes at the back of the book provide an explanation of some of the concepts such as the divine council, the Nephilim, Leviathan, and the ancient Mesopotamian Cosmography in the Bible.
The text quoted above is author Brian Godawa's own synopsis of his novel Noah Primeval: Chronicles of the Nephilim Book One. This link will take you to the reviews at Amazon. I don't think I would rate it quite so highly as seems to be the general Amazon consensus.
My initial interest in the book was entirely based upon discussions I am sometimes involved in concerning these seemingly mysterious verses from Genesis Chapter 6:
These verses briefly interrupt the introduction of Noah and the events of the Flood.
1. And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them,
2. That the sons of G-d saw the daughters of men that they were pretty; and they took as wives all those whom they chose.
3. And the L-rd said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for he also is flesh; yet his days shall be a hundred and twenty years.
4. There were Nefilim in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of G-d came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them, the same became mighty men of old, men of renown.
5. And G-d saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
6. And the L-rd repented that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
7. And the L-rd said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the birds of the air; for I repent that I have made them.
Godawa mostly does as he suggests filling in the blanks with battles between the fallen sons of G-d, their progeny, and human worshipers on one side; and Noah and other human worshipers of the true G-d [El-him] on the other. I thought some of this was silly; some predictable, and some quite interesting. But amongst the 269 pages which tell this story there are these two quite separate paragraphs
Anu [a fallen god] concluded his tirade with a plan. "But I bring new hope and change. I want to undo the separation, to erase the distinction between creatures. I want to make all things into One." Anu bent down and looked at one of the jars of fetuses on the shelf. "By combining my seed with human seed, I will fundamentally transform humankind. I will create man in my image rather that El-him's image. I will give man his proper destiny. I will make man into a god."
This just pops up out of nowhere on page 193. The ancient evil god Anu would seem to have a modern analogue!
So I was on high alert for more of this as I continued to read. Here is the second excerpt from page 208:
Emzara's [Noah's wife, taken prisoner by Anu] heart had bled for her son [Ham] from the day he was take from her. [Ham was born in captivity and raised mostly apart from Emzara to become a high priest in Anu's realm.] She did not hold it against him. How could he know the goodness that was hidden from him. She had taught him of El-him as best she could with the few visits she could get throught the years. But what chance did she have with a system of idolatry that controlled his every waking moment from the education he received to the entertainment he imbibed?
So it would seem that Godawa intends his book not just to be about the time of Noah and the Flood, but of our own day too. And for me at least, this added significant value to the book.
The appendices at the end of the book run nearly 100 additional pages. I've only skimmed these so far, but I haven't noticed anything political (in the modern sense) in them.
Lots of opinions on the "giants in the land" before the flood, but there is nothing to confirm anyone's opinion on the topic. We'll find out someday, if we care by then.
One of the problems with this is that if the nephilim were one of the reasons to wipe out all living creatures, where did the "giants" in the promised land in the days of Joshua come from?
You can listen to a interview with the author at VFTB.
This is only "Book One." Based upon the way it ends, I think that Godawa might deal with this question when the time comes.
This sounds like what may have influenced Tolkein and any number of fantasy writers.
I've glossed over this at VFTB. Sooner or later I'll listen to the interview.
...and there were Giants in the land who had come to the City of the Atlanteans to do battle.
But the Falcons of the City of the Atlanteans were waxing strong and defeated the Giants of the East............
by R. P. Nettelhorst
Set in a high-tech world where much of the solar system has been colonized, Noah Benseth's family is part of the ruling dynasty of the Solar Union, which governs the warmer inner planets. The Outer World Federation, or Outworlders, controls the worlds from Jupiter and beyond. Coveting the warm worlds of the Solar Union, the Outworlders begin a war of conquest.
As his family defends their home, God pays a visit — because of hatred and selfishness, civilization will be destroyed; only Noah and his family will be spared.
This is the story of Noah and the Ark like you've never read it before...
Madeleine L'Engle has a book that deals with the subject. It's part of her "A Wrinkle in Time" series.
The text seems to answer your question by stating that this is not the only time that these gaints were upon the earth. And it is suggested that they are called by differnet names at differnet times.
So I was curious about the Godawa's use of "box." Sure enough I looked up "box" in my little Hebrew-English Dictionary and the first listing I found was tevah. So then I went to the Oxford English Dictionary and looked up "ark," and it seems that the first meaning of this word is "box."
The scriptures testify to the Nefilim's presence before and after the flood.
If, ancient witness to the ability of the "GODS" to fly is accurate, a flying Ark can be surmised to being the mechanism that provided the "in those days; and also after that".
The "Book of Enoch" was quoted in the scriptures and read by the early church. It is quite explicit in details as to the world at that time.
Yes, that's always been a question for me. I've seen three possible explanations.
1. The giants were included with the "beasts" taken aboard the ark. This is the most ridiculous one, since it would contravene one of the purposes of the flood in the first place.
2. Some of the giants survived the flood somehow, but not aboard the ark. This, I think, is also far-fetched, since it also seems to contradict passages in the Bible about Noah and his family being the only survivors.
3. The post-flood giants were made again by the same method as the pre-flood giants. This seems more reasonable, except that it would seem to make the flood unnecessary if destroying the giants was a main purpose of it. Also, it wouldn't explain why more giants weren't just made again after David & co. exterminated the post-flood giants.
This question still puzzles me. I'm actually formulating a novel involving the Nephilim, but in a totally different setting from this guy's, so I'm going to have to come up with a way to explain this :)
Since this isn't one of the "main and plain" issues, and definitely not a salvation issue,
I just treat it as a matter of curiosity.
Yes, the ark wasn't so much a boat as it was a big floating wooden box. God was the rudder.
Someone created a model of the ark based on the Biblical measurements, in a long rectangular shape, and they found after testing it that it was a very good shape for enduring rough seas, so long as you don't need to steer or propel the ship.
Maybe Noah/Flood/Giants aren't real, but a fanciful story.
The same ratios are used today in supertankers for maximum stability.
The ark's dimensions were a perfect balance of integrity, stability, comfort, and capacity.
But what would you expect?
Is that from the episode of Futurama with Donovan?
Sure, and maybe the virgin birth is just a metaphor...
No, it's from the Prophecies of the NFL Playoffs on Sunday.....
What did he need to steer for? He wasn't going anywhere............
Excellent question. How about a speculative answer?
Presumably, the giants in Joshua's day came into existence as they did before the flood. Apparently, God did not restrict the activities of these renegade angels {Jude 1 v6} until some time after the flood. Genesis 6 v4 only states that there were giants in those days and also after that.
This will beg the question of "Why didn't God put a stop to this at the same time as the flood?" - I can't even guess at that.
If one is of the opinion that Genesis 6 v4 is merely talking about believers marrying unbelievers . . . I can only point out that this has been happening for thousands of years. And the offspring are not "giants","mighty men", or "men of renown".
I consider myself pretty square in the theology, but I put a question mark by everything until Abraham. I have no problem with the virgin birth.
Some people exceed their intelligence.
Don't be so harsh on yourself.Study,research and enlighten yourself.Everything will be alright.
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Definition of sour mash in English:
sour mash
1A mash used in distilling certain malt whiskeys.
1.1Whiskey distilled from this.
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Carolina Marine and Cycle Ron Thompson He will take your money and run Matthews, North Carolina
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*Consumer Comment: Hard to believe
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I found Carolina Marine and Cycle on ebay and they were selling a lower unit for a OMC outdrive I was looking for but he had the incorrect model on ebay yet he advertised to have many parts available. So I emailed Ron about the year and model I was searching for and he stated that he had one.
After several emails and my misguided trust I paid the invoice through pay pal, then Ron took several weeks to ship the product he had one excuse after another as I called him weekly inquiring about the lower units delivery.
Once I recieved the item it was not correct not even close to what was described to me (I still have all the emails) I called Ron and he acted surprised and said he would get back to me. He never called or emailed me back thus I pursued him and he stated that his son had shipped the incorrect item to me and he would re ship and send a call tag for the incorrect unit he shipped me previously.
He never followed through , quit taking my calls and refuses to answer emails from me. He is a ripoff.
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AUTHOR: QuintinA - (USA)
SUBMITTED: Monday, June 13, 2016POSTED: Monday, June 13, 2016
Totally wrong. You must have other issues. I have had all the Opposite you are claiming. Everyone I spoke to raves about Carolina Marine and Cycle... including myself Now. I had the best work done in an extremely fast amount of time. I was charged almost Nothing for the parts and labor.
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purchased outboard motor parts and was very pleased with service and parts
plus ron thompson saved me a few hundred dollars and helped with
problem that wasn't covered in my shop manual. no problems fast service
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I have never known him to dodge any customers calls or fail to correct any wrong parts problems.
I have bought thousands of dollars in parts and motors from him and any issue was handled fast and to my satisfaction.
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I would love to see her in a shoot with the bike. It's a shame to cover the body, but she looks good clothed as well.WayneCon - about 1 year ago
that's the only pink helmet you will see on this site....:(muttley - about 1 year ago
More please! Please book her for some more!bowfinger - almost 2 years ago
Por favor, qué tiene de sexy el disfraz de la Hormiga Atómica? Please someone tell me what is sexy in the Atom Ant custom?kharma - about 2 years ago
You have to bring her back!Johnny Tees - about 2 years ago
she's SO SO SO prettty! The others outside are less "inspired" but... 1st pic is great + all the ones where she's at home! :-)AndyC - over 2 years ago
too hot. too boring of a shoot.moopieb - over 2 years ago
Isabel has very lovely legs, and up the skirt pics are great. Would luv to see her posing in some thongs outside.bigal - over 2 years ago
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Cadbury Orange Creme Eggs
Last year I tried the first expansion in the Cadbury Creme Egg line, the Cadbury Caramel Egg. That one made perfect sense, as Cadbury is known far and wide for their Caramello bar. This year they've introduced the Cadbury Orange Creme Egg.
The egg looks the same on the outside, with its classic egg shape and simple star design on the shell. It smells like a Terry's Chocolate Orange. Sweet and a little orangy ... but nothing like chocolate.
I was pretty pleased how it looked when I opened it. Both of the eggs I bought had some leakage/gap issues. The one pictured here had a small cavity that made a little portion of the fondant more crumbly than smooth and flowing (you can see it on the larger part of the egg to the left of the yolk. The second egg had a leak in it and was pasted to the foil. I was very careful when picking my eggs at the store, I got them out of the still full display box towards the back of the shelf instead of the one at the edge of the shelf and I made sure the package wasn't at all sticky or bumpy.
The chocolate is ordinary American Cadbury milk chocolate. A little milky tasting (like powdered milk), very sweet and with a slight grain. The interior looked like the Cadbury Creme Egg is supposed to look in the center - a bright white fondant with a yellow yolk. The fondant has a pleasant light orange taste to it, a little like a Creamsicle - all sweetness and no tang but lacking the zestier elements that orange oils can bring.
Overall, this was more to my liking than the regular Cadbury Creme Egg, but I don't see myself buying and eating these again. I'm curious to hear what the CCE fans have to say about it though.
See SugarHog.net's take on the egg as well, she's a bigger fan than I of the CCEs as a whole.
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Soubeyran Array
This is just an excuse to brag about a great recent gift that I just finished consuming. It was a gift box of Arnaud Soubeyran treats. It featured an assortment of nougats, chocolate covered almonds and marzipan. (I dropped some heavy hints about this in the holiday sales post.)
The large, flat box displayed the candy to great effect. The box itself is pretty nice too, a red linen with the Arnaud Soubeyran logo only lightly embossed on the front.
If you recall, I fell in love with the Soubeyran Nougat de Montelimar last year.
There were three different kinds of nougat here. The first was the plain with lavender honey, almonds and pistachios. The second is the same covered in dark chocolate. The third is orange covered in milk chocolate. The classic and dark chocolate were fantastic, as usual. I love the small, individually wrapped pieces. The orange was a bit too sweet for me, the milk chocolate wasn't really chocolatey enough for me but the idea of orange nougat is pretty compelling. I'm not saying that I didn't like it well enough to eat them all, I'd just have the others before and after.
The other item in the assortment worth mentioning are the chocolate covered almonds (Olivettes). The almonds were crisp, fresh and crunchy. The chocolate was good quality and not too sweet. The olive colored one was a "white" chocolate on the outside and dark chocolate on the inside. I thought they were pretty sassy looking and ended up putting them in a jar just so I could admire them before I ate them.
The last element in the box were two rows of marzipan called Calissons. They were pretty little leaf shaped wedges of firm marzipan with a bit of sugar glaze on them. I found them tasty, if a little dry. They didn't taste like poison quite as much as most other marzipans do to me, so I might consider that a plus. My husband enjoyed them quite a bit, so I felt a little better that I was sharing.
You can get an assortment of these nougats sans extras from ArtisanSweets.com (scroll down to the Montelimar Nougats Gift Bag) for $11. Yes, it's expensive stuff. I really shouldn't have been sharing it.
Mentos Ice Pomelo
Santos of Scent of Green Bananas has been a great source of fun Mentos and KitKats. She's been promising me some Pomelo Mentos, which I imagine are much like Pink Grapefruit Mentos.
But last month she surprised me with these little gems from Guam.
Ice Pomelo Mentos sound rather odd. For those of you who have never seen them, pomelos are large citrus fruit with a very thick skin and grapefruity taste (the common grapefruit is a cross between an orange and a pomelo). I'm always a little leary when combining mint and citrus but then I have to remember that the mojito seems to combine Lime and Spearmint to great effect, so I'm game.
They look rather like the Pink Grapefruit Mentos, a cool and mellow pink. Upon biting into them, they're soft and chewy (hooray for fresh freshmakers!) with an immediate hit of mentholated mint ... kind of like a Hall's cough drop. The citrus pops in with some nice zest to it, but no tangy/juicy component.
I can't rate these as high as the Pampelmousse, but I still liked them quite a bit, especially since I've been getting over the bronchitis and medicinal tasting things are actually a comfort.
Monday, February 26, 2007
Snickers Dark
I'd heard that this Limited Edition Snickers Dark bar was out several months ago, but as usual, it took a while for me to find it. (At the 7-11.) While Hershey's seems to have a blanket method ("change everything in everything") for Limited Editions, Mars seems to take a very measured approach to them, sticking to simple little changes. I doubt we'll see a Wild Cherry Milky Way or Twix Caramel Espresso (though that sound pretty good, come to think of it).
The Limited Edition versions by Mars usually have either changed one ingredient or left one out. The most recent one was the Snickers Xtreme, which had no nougat. This one is just a plain old Snickers with a dark chocolate coating.
I'm a big fan of Snickers, though I rarely buy them. When I do, I find them so substantialicious that I can't finish it in one sitting. It's a big bar at 2.07 ounces.
The Dark however, is only 1.83 ounces.
It's a good bar. I found the dark chocolate tasty, it tastes like actual dark chocolate ... it's creamy, a little dry a little smoky and is able to hold up to the peanutness of the bar. The darkness of the chocolate is less sweet than the regular bar and actually supports the true peanut flavors much better. However, the dark chocolate does overpower the caramel. The caramel texture still comes through, but the salty sugar notes are completely lost. I don't think that's such a bad thing.
I think this is an excellent change up of the tried and true Snickers and I think I could see myself buying this far more often than the regular Snickers. I really hope they consider making this a permanent part of their repertoire.
David at CandyAddict reviewed it and found it too chocolatey.
Friday, February 23, 2007
Jelly Belly: Lollibeans
Jelly Belly introduced a new product line this year: Jelly Belly Lollibeans.
They're premium lollipops in Jelly Belly flavors. I tried a good assortment of their current line, courtesy of many visits to their booth at the Fancy Food Show and rummaging around in the samples bin.
Sizzling Cinnamon - a pretty sassy flavor. Not too hot, but a little too "flavory" for me without the burn that I was hoping for. I mean, they put "sizzling" in the name.
Cotton Candy - sweet and plain and delicious.
Tangerine - softly orange with a subtle zesty hit. No tart ring to make it juicy.
Bubble Gum - this one is the most alarming looking, it's a bright, opaque pink. A slight tutti frutti element to it, but not really that unlike Cotton Candy.
Lemon - I'd call this light lemon. It's sweet and fruity but has no tangy element to it.
Root Beer - I was really looking forward to this one. It smelled sweet and earthy. It's smooth, like a really dense Root Beer Barrel (but no sharp voids to cut your mouth). I was not disappointed, this is a real winner.
The quality of the candy is great. It's very dense, ultra smooth and lasted a long time. However, the size and shape of the pop is a challenge. The bean is perpendicular to the stick, so it's pretty wide (1.75") for placing comfortably in the mouth. Sucking on them, because of the shape, also tends to be a little noisy, it took me a few pops before I got my consumption tactics honed to the point of silence. Another small pet peeve of mine with premium pops like this is that the stick is paper and you can suck air through when you dissolve far enough down on the stem, for reasons I don't quite understand, this results in more slobber.
If you've ever had Linda's Lollies, these are very similar. I think I still prefer the fruit flavors in Linda's because they're a little more rounded and of course there's a much larger variety ... but she also has a 20 or so year head start.
The other flavors I didn't try were Watermelon, Grape, Strawberry Cheesecake & Very Cherry.
These should be hitting stores soon, though there's still nothing about them on the Jelly Belly website. You can order them on the web, but you have to get full cases of single flavors. Retail they're supposed to go for 79 cents to 99 cents.
KitKat Chocolatier (Strawberry & Green Tea)
Yes, they're back. I've got more KitKats. I've got soooo many KitKats. However, these are the only KitKats branded by an Iron Chef (Yasumasa Takagi).
The pair I'll review today are from the Chocolatier line from Japan: Strawberry, Pistachio, Almond and Thyme. These have been around for a few months and as international KitKats go, they're not that hard to get a hold of, as many eBay vendors, JBox.com and even Amazon seem to have them in stock. They come in a pretty little lift-top box (about the same footprint as a box of tissues) and hold 16 little individually wrapped fingers.
These are slightly smaller than regular KitKats, they're actually the same size as those minis I tried after Christmas in the Dark Mint Chocolate.
This little morsel smells like milk and sugar. There's only the slightest hint of strawberry in there, without the tangy berry bite, just a vague floral taste. The nutty flavors are also very subtle. I got no sense of the thyme whatsoever.
That's not to say that it wasn't nice, it wasn't as sweet as some other white chocolate versions of KitKat, such as the Matcha, it's just so refined it's beyond me. As fruity KitKats go, I think I liked the Strawberry KitKat from Japan a bit better, mostly because it was more strawberry-y.
The second little box is Ujimaccha, Kinako, Ume by Patissier Takagi. That's green tea, soybean and sour plum.
These are also wonderfully pretty. Subtly green and sweet smelling with a little woodsy hit of tea and malt.
The sour plum hits me more as a salty taste, which is good to cut through the sweet white chocolate coating.
The packaging on these is very nice, it's easy to have one or two little fingers and then reclose the box. It's also great for sharing, people think it's a really nice bit of candy I'm offering them. Of course the packaging might be a little extreme, it feels like I've eaten a lot when I have three and there's a huge pile of wrappers next to me and I've eaten less than an ounce.
Sera at Candy Addict also had similar feelings in her review a few weeks ago.
See all KitKat reviews to date here. If you want to see all the KitKats (whether I've reviewed them yet or not) have a look at this Flickr set.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Cadbury Royal Dark Mini Eggs
The Easter treats were on the shelves before Valentine's this year (Easter is one week earlier than last year), but now that VDay is out of the way, the Easter candy is really taking over the stores. I saw Cadbury Mini Eggs, Peeps and Creme Eggs at the drug store back in late January. But now everything is out, even though we have about seven weeks to go.
There are quite a few offerings from Cadbury this season, the various Creme Eggs (orange was introduced last year, and I finally found it this year). But this one, the Cadbury Royal Dark Mini Eggs took me by surprise.
The little chalky looking eggs are a smidge darker on the outside, more vibrant than the Cadbury Mini Eggs and don't have any speckles.
The shell is sweet and rough on the tongue at first, then becomes soft and a little cool on the tongue. Inside is a core of creamy dark chocolate, the chocolate is super smooth and reminds me a bit of Dove. It's sweet, but not overly and doesn't have that milky-sticky quality of other Cadbury products.
It's kind of weird, but they remind me more of a good cup of hot chocolate than candy. They're definitely growing on me.
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Naked Chocolate Maltballs
This review is less about the malted milk balls and more about gratuitous photos of cross-sections of candy. I couldn't resist.
These malt balls are Maple flavored and from Naked Chocolate in Philadelphia, PA. I don't know that much more about them. In fact, I'm not even sure that they are Maple flavored, there's no label on them that says one way or another, but they taste maple-y (or maybe pecanish?) and that's good enough for me.
They're stunning to look at from the outside. Wonderfully glossy, these milk chocolate covered balls have a secret inside, a second inner shell of dark chocolate. This may be where the flavor is.
The malted center doesn't pack the malty punch that I usually look for, but the woodsy smell and taste along with the crunchy center was pleasant enough for me to eventually eat the whole package.
These orange beauties are Pumpkin Spice. Again, I'm guessing here, because there were no labels. They definitely had a good pack of spice in them, some mellow nutmeg, a little allspice and a light hit of cinnamon & clove (not so much as to bother me).
The orange color took a while getting used to, as did the sweetness of the white chocolate (that looks orange). There were no pumpkin notes, but that's okay with me (I'd already had my fill of Pumpkin KitKats before I got these).
I can't say that I liked these as much as the maple ones, at least that's what the evidence of me still having the Pumpkin ones around and no more Maple says. They do make my desk drawer smell fresh and woodsy. Perhaps it's that the center of the ball isn't malty but more like a graham cracker flavor. Which probably goes with pumpkin spices better but left me wanting my malt fix.
I've seen a lot of different flavored malt balls out there, peanut butter, espresso, toffee crunch, mint ... the list goes on and on. And though some of these iterations are good, they lack the malt delivery that I've come to expect in a sphere of chocolate with a crunchy center. So either I have to adjust my thinking about what I'm about to eat or I need to stop picking these up and hoping to get my malt on. Then they're pretty good.
UPDATE: it looks like these are actually made by Koppers.
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Monticello OKs measures for recreation funding
MONTICELLO — The council approved two measures aimed at providing funding for recreation facilities.
The first earmarks video gaming revenues toward a new parks and playground equipment fund.
Gaming revenues have just started to roll in, but will bring an estimated $35,000 annually. The city has already committed $25,000 a year through 2016 to Piatt County's Habitat For Humanity. The remainder will go to the parks fund, then all gaming revenue will be earmarked for rec purposes in 2017.
The council also endorsed the idea of transferring $100,000 annually for four years into the parks fund in order to match state grants that will eventually be sought for development of the 30-acre rec site.
"Since the treasurer's report now has more money in it than it did at this time last year," City Superintendent Floyd Allsop said, "why not take ... some of that money each year and dedicate it for those purposes?"
The idea is for the city to have the requisite matching funds on hand should they receive grant approval. Allsop noted the dollars may be recalled by the city at any time.
Several aldermen spoke out in favor of putting aside funds aside for parks.
"This is a prudent, worthwhile investment," said alderman Tim Hayes. "This just moves us the next step forward" in regards to the 30-acre site on the west side of the city.
Allsop added the city's popular Nick's Park also needs equipment upgrades, and hopes that gaming revenues can help fund another community effort to provide new equipment.
"The city's not just for roads. The city's not just for sewers. It's not just about police," added Alderman Kevin Hiller. "You've got spend a little bit here, a little bit there."
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This is a ball buster course where hills are concerned!! Beautiful park, will come back when I can spend more time..!!
Overall great trail run. Wide trails accomodate passing when needed. Very hilly as advertised. Short, steep climbs. No long steady climbs. Steep downhills, too. Nice course for variety and challenge, both the 5K and 10K routes.
This is an excellent event! It was very well run, as has every Dirty Spokes production I have participated in this this year. The hilly terrain is challenging; it also helps space runners out. I was a little disappointed that the course didn't take us across the nice creek flowing the park. Re: XTERRA VICTORIA BRYANT TRAIL RUN Reviews
Very hilly and challenging course. Well run event and worth braving the cold for. Stay up in the area for the weekend and go to Chateau Elan and the outlets while you are up there.
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OMG! The hills went on forever, but I made! We loved the event-as always. The race was well oganized. It was great to spend some time with lots of good people on a COLD morning! Looking forward to the next race.
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) has been one of the most successful international institutions able to manage the major changes that have occurred in international trade by fostering openness and lowering tariff trade barriers, increasing confidence and encouraging fair trade practices in the global economy. With 162 current members that have diverse perspectives, histories, relation, economies and ambitions, there is a need for the WTO to recast its lure of free trade. In light of recent changes in the trade context and decreased multilateralism, the WTO should become more inclusive, introduce smaller and more limited negotiation events based on subject areas, and transition into a more social-network based platform to include civil society and private sector in rule making and agenda setting of future trade agreements.
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Innovation has been regarded as the crucial driving force for competitiveness. Recently, new approaches to innovation have transformed the innovation activities of firms. Open innovation, for instance, has emphasized the role of external partners in increasing innovation performance and competitiveness. In this analysis we link the implementation of open innovation practices to the competitive environment of the firm. We use a comprehensive firm level dataset for firms in 30 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. We find that innovation activities are significantly affected by the competitive environment of the firm. The competitive intensity exerts an inverse u-shaped effect on innovation activities. For the implementation of open innovation practices we do not find significant effects exerted by the competitive environment. Rather, we see that it is international ownership linkages that facilitate the diffusion and implementation of open innovation practices in firms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

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Pattern is the indispensable artistic language of knitted fabric. Knitted fabric pattern can be performed by structure and color pattern. Color pattern is jacquard. Fractal pattern is a complex and irregular graphics, and we can construct protean art designs with its unique features and obtain inspiration for knitted fabric pattern design. For current knitted fabric pattern is mainly composed by traditional pattern, the paper programs fractal pattern based on unit pictures and escaping time algorithm according to different generating principles with C++ language, then redesigns the pictures in the pattern design software of computerized flat knitting machine and weaves the fabrics with the pattern procedure. The result shows that the unit picture can be applied to knitted jacquard fabrics by rearranging and the fractal pattern based on escaping time algorithm can be applied to knitted jacquard fabrics with the form of block surface.
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