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Ikea?s jumping into furniture rentals. Here?s what that might look like
Using furniture rental startup Feather as a proxy shows the premium you pay for flexibility Word leaked on Tuesday that furniture giant Ikea plans on exploring a furniture leasing program, but anyone hoping for a sneak peak at what the service might look like are only left to speculate, as details are scant and the program is in its ?very early stages,? according to an Ikea spokesperson.
Here?s what we do know: The program will start in Ikea?s native Switzerland and begin by leasing office furniture to business customers who?d rather not pay the full price to stock their office, which would help for any company on a short-term lease. Ikea is also looking at leasing kitchen designs.
The move comes at a time when furniture makers are becoming increasingly aware of the huge amounts of furniture thrown away every year. According to the EPA, 9.8 million tons of furniture were thrown away in 2009, accounting for 4.1 percent of household waste. Given Ikea?s emphasis on low-cost flatpack furniture, the company is undoubtedly responsible for its fair share of that waste. How and to where Ikea?s furniture leasing program might expand is unknown for now, but there?s already a few companies that have taken a stab at the idea, including Fernish?which just raised $30 million in capital last month?and Feather, which launched in April 2017 and currently operates in New York and San Francisco. A look at the latter?s pricing model offers a glimpse into what Ikea?s program could look l...
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NEW ORLEANS, La. - Bethany Nickless and Megan Lewis were named to the 2007 NCAA Division I USA Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USATFCCCA) Women's Cross Country All-Academic Team, it was announced Monday.
Lewis, a psychology major, graduated this winter with a cumulative GPA of 3.82, which included a 4.0 in her final quarter. Nickless also had a 4.0 last quarter and currently has a GPA of 3.35. She will be graduating this spring with a degree in mathematics.
Nickless and Lewis were both named to the NCAA All-Regional team after leading the Gauchos to a fifth-place performance at the West Regionals and a return to the NCAA Championships as an at-large participant. In addition, Nickless was the Big West Athlete of the Year, and Lewis was the Big West Conference Champion.
A total of 91 female student-athletes representing 62 Division I institutions were named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic team. Four of those student-athletes finished in the top ten at the national meet.
The award honors those student-athletes who have succeeded both academically and athletically. To be eligible for the award a student-athlete must carry a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade point average and have completed a minimum 24 semester hours through the 2007 fall term. Additionally, the student-athlete must finish in the top 15 runners or top ten percent of finishers at their respective NCAA regional meet, or receive All-American honors.
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2500 Parkway Drive
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1st Official Water Circus in America COMING TO MELBOURNE!
Many people dream of visiting Europe one day, and immersing themselves into the culture. In less than one week, you will have the chance to experience a traditional event enjoyed in every village, town, and city across the "Old World:" A GENUINE, EUROPEAN TRAVELING CIRCUS WITH A UNIQUE FEATURE NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE IN AMERICA. Cirque Italia has gathered circus performers from around the world for this year's production. The Cirque Italia owner decided to start NEW CONCEPT in America with a TRAVELING 35,000 GALLON WATER STAGE!!!
This 40 foot Broadway circular style stage is 4 feet height and contains 35,000 gallons of water inside. During the show, audience members will be surprised when the lid lifts up 35 feet in the air while a CURTAIN OF RAIN AND FOUNTAINS DANCE WITH EACH PERFORMANCE MOVE!
When meeting the owner of Cirque Italia, Manuel Rebecchi, you will be surprised that such a young entrepreneur took the same footsteps as his family. Mr. Rebecchi is from Milano, Italy, and has brought his legendary family's genuine, traditional European style circus to United States. Manuel is the nephew of the famous Moira Orfei. Moira Orfei Circus is Italy's most famous circus, founded in 1960. Moira Orfei has been called the original Cleopatra of the big screen and appeared in 48 movies. Her face has become synonymous with the BEST Italian Circus performances of our generation. Her husband, Walter Nones, is a circus entrepreneur and producer who not only brought fame to the Circus Moira Orfei, but also has produced a large number of shows such as Holiday on Ice, Moscow Ice Circus, Moscow's Circus, The Chinese Circus and Red Army Circus. His brother, Massimiliano Nones, is a recipient of the prestigious Gold Clown award, which was given to him directly by Prince Ranieri of Monaco.
CIRQUE ITALIA celebrates its 2nd Season in America, after having entertained families across America. The Producer; Chante' DeMoustes and Owner; Manuel Rebecchi have pulled out all the stops to make this year's show "A Magical Experience!"
You will be sure to witness lots of EXCITEMENT, side-splitting comedy and death defying thrills which will keep everyone laughing, gasping and having more fun than ever.
Some of the performances include: Coco the Clown from Argentina who rides the WORLD'S SMALLEST BICYCLE; contortion on top a 8 foot coat rack; a HULA HOOPING Balancing Act AROUND A RING OF WATER; Juggling Fusco Twins, Guinness Book World Record Juggling5 clubs for longest time at 57 minutes; A MERMAID that will dazzle little girls' hearts while swinging above their heads; Vertacali Act ALL THE WAY FROM ITALY sings UPSIDE DOWN; and more GENERATIONS OF CIRCUS FAMILIES SHARING WITH OTHER FAMILIES THEIR TALENT FROM AROUND THE WORLD. You won't believe your eyes when you see the 360 LASERMAN ACT! A truly magical illusion! Blades of laser light are hand manipulated right in front of your eyes! Watch the laws of physics crumble when the performer actually "holds" a beam of light in his hand, splits it into two, then bends them and spins them around like a light sabre! He even throws the beams over your head, up into the tent and creates blasts of excitement!
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"[T]he difference between 'significant' and 'not significant' is not itself statistically significant."

"[T]he difference between 'significant' and 'not significant' is not itself statistically significant."

Andrew Gelman and Hal Stern, in an article of the same title[http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/research/published/signif4.pdf], The American Statistician, November 2006.

Andrew Gelman and Hal Stern, in an article of the same title[http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/research/published/signif4.pdf], The American Statistician, November 2006.

Submitted by Margaret Cibes
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Revision as of 09:54, 18 July 2010
"All scientific work is incomplete - whether it be observational or experimental. All scientific work is liable to be upset or modified by advancing knowledge. That does not confer upon us a freedom to ignore the knowledge we already have or postpone the action that it appears to demand at a given time."
Sir Austin Bradford Hill, as quoted at Toxipedia.
Submitted by Steve Simon.
"His lectures were loud and entertaining. ...He took umbrage when someone interrupted his lecturing by pointing out some glaring mistake. He became red in the face and raised his voice, often to full shouting range. It was reported that on occasion he had asked the objector to leave the classroom. The expression 'proof by intimidation' was coined after Feller's lectures (by Mark Kac)."
Gian-Carlo Rota, Fine Hall in its golden age: Remembrances of Princeton in the early fifties.
Submitted by Paul Alper
"In the dark candlelit room where they swear allegiance to FIFA, coaches and commentators have agreed that if you are a soccer person, you have to say you don't buy into stats."
Mark Brunkhart, president of Match Analysis, as quoted in When it comes to stats, soccer seldom counts, New York Times, 8 July 2010.
Submitted by Bill Peterson
"Basically, I'm not interested in doing research and I never have been. I'm interested in understanding, which is quite a different thing. And often to understand something you have to work it out yourself because no one else has done it."
David Blackwell, as quoted in
David Blackwell, scholar of probability, dies at 91,
New York Times, 16 July 2010.
Suggested by Priscilla Bremser
"It's better than Disneyland in terms of how you can take technologies and go after a resource that is thousands of years old and do so in an environmentally sound way."
-- Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski to the Senate Energy Committee (7 months ago) on the science of deep-sea drilling
Predictable outcomes are unusual within ecological systems, while "unpredictable, chaotic events [are] usual."
--Environmentalist Carolyn Merchant
Quoted in "A Hole in the World", The Nation, July 12, 2010
Submitted by Margaret Cibes
"When I teach a course on statistics (to about 300 second-year psychology students, all of whom have had several courses in introductory stats already) I start by waving a 20 euro bill around, telling them 'if you can tell me exactly what a p-value is you get 20 euros'. Result: I always get to keep my money, because they have no clue what a p-value is."
Blogger commenting on "Odds Are, It's Wrong: Science fails to face the shortcomings of statistics", Science News, March 27, 2010.
"The practitioner [of the religion of Statistics] engages in a ritual known as 'hunting for p values.' …. Once the calculations are completed, … the practitioner must be prepared to suffer the wrath of the angry gods of Statistics. If the p value is bigger than .05, he will not be allowed to publish. It may even mean running another experiment. If he is clever, the practitioner may find ways to modify the original data (leaving out numbers that are obviously wrong is the most common practice) and invoke the gods again. …. Sometimes, however, no manipulation of the data short of outright fraudulent misrepresentation will produce a p value less than .05. The sensible practitioner will remember that we live in an unfair and irrational world and accept his defeat."
David Salsburg, in "The Religion of Statistics as Practiced in Medical Journals", The American Statistician, August 1985.
See also "Comment on 'The Religion of Statistics'", The American Statistician, August 1986.
"[T]he difference between 'significant' and 'not significant' is not itself statistically significant."
Andrew Gelman and Hal Stern, in an article of the same title[1], The American Statistician, November 2006.
Submitted by Margaret Cibes
The following Forsooths are from the RSS NEWS June 2010
Labour's betrayal of British workers. Nearly every one of 1.67m jobs created since 1997 has gone to a foreigner.
Immigration was at the centre of the election campaign today as it emerged that virtually every extra job created under Labour has gone to a foreign worker.
Figures suggested an extraordinary 98.5 per cent of 1.67 million new posts were taken by immigrants.
The ONS figures show the total number of people in work in both the private and the public sector has risen from around 25.7 million in 1997 to 27.4 million at the end of last year, an increase of 1.67 million.
But the number of workers born abroad has increased dramatically by 1.64 million from 1.9 million to 3.5 million.
The English language currently comprises roughly a million words. Discounting new words that are added every day, and those occasionally lost to posterity, the possibility of forming a three-word combination is therefore a million cubed, or a quadrillion--that's followed by 216 zeros.The Guardian, 21 August 2009
Submitted by Laurie Snell
Some responses to a Josephson Institute survey of American public and private high-school students, "The Ethics of American Youth: 2008":
30 percent said that they had stolen from a store within the past year.
42 percent said that they sometimes lie to save money.
64 percent said that they had cheated on a test during the past year.
26 percent admitted that they had lied on at least one or two questions on the survey.
93 percent said that they were satisfied with their personal ethics and character.
77 percent said that when it comes to doing what is right, I am better than most people I know.
The 2008 survey had 29,760 respondents, although not all respondents replied to all questions. The website has links to the original questions and to demographic background data for every question.
Submitted by Margaret Cibes
Return on investment in college
Union, RPI rank high on education value.
by Caitlin Tremblay, Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY), 30 June 2010, p. A5
The article reports that that two local colleges (Union College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) "are listed among New York state's and the nation's best colleges for making back the money spent on a bachelor degree, according to a study by the website PayScale.com …Payscale, a compensation research website, took the price of the schools' degree and compared it to the average income of graduates to calculate a 'return on investment.' Only those with undergraduate degrees and full-time hourly or salaried jobs were included…Topping Payscale's list are Massachusetts Institute of Technology (annual ROI of 12.6 percent), California Institute of Technology (12.6 percent) and Harvard University (12.5 percent)."
The website Paycale.com (which also explains the methodology) asserts that "A return on investment (ROI) calculation tells you what you get back for what you spend - and it's a great way to compare college costs…PayScale helps you figure out which school's tuition costs will return the biggest dividends for you after graduation."
Discussion Questions
With the help of the Payscale.com website methodology description:
- Critique, from a statistical perspective, the use of the results of this study in comparing colleges with regard to assessing "what you get back for what you spend."
- How might the validity of such a study be improved and, if implemented, how would this impact any reservations you might have about the conclusions that you might draw?
- Comment on any other aspects of the underlying methodology and how it might be improved.
Submitted by Gerry Hahn
Paul the octopus plumps for Spain
ESPN soccernet, 9 July 2010
Spain will defeat Netherlands in Sunday's World Cup final, according to the latest prediction from Paul the psychic octopus.
To intense media interest on Friday morning, Paul, who has an unblemished record in the tournament so far, picked Spain as the victors in the Johannesburg final and also predicted that Germany will defeat Uruguay in Saturday's third-place play-off.
The decision was welcomed in Spain - who were also tipped by Paul to defeat his home country, Germany, in the semi-finals - with Marca's website leading with the story of how el pulpo Paul predicted that Spain would be campeones.
Paul has achieved global fame after correctly predicting the results of all of Germany's games at the tournament in South Africa. In order to harness his powers, his keepers at Sea Life Oberhausen present Paul with the choice of two glass boxes, both containing a mussel but each bearing the flag of a different country.
The odds of Paul correctly predicting Germany's results so far are 1 in 64 and he proved correct once again when tipping Spain to beat Joachim Low's side in the semi-final, which they duly did thanks to a header from Carles Puyol.
Many German fans were unhappy with Paul's decision to plump for Spain and, fearing a backlash, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero has joked he will offer state protection to Paul!
Read more about Paul here and see if you would trust Paul in your bets.
Submitted by Laurie Snell and suggested by Dan Rockmore
A golf oddity
"Paul Goydos and the Odds of Shooting 59"
by John Paul Newport, The Wall Street Journal, July 10, 2010
In a July 8, 2010 golf tournament, Paul Goydos shot a 59, only the fourth such score in 612,489 rounds on the PGA Tour.
Those odds of 153,123 to 1 compare with 2,139 to 1 for baseball no-hitters and 21,084 to 1 for perfect games during the same period. A 59 is 1/300th as likely as a hole-in-one on the PGA Tour; [it is] 1/25th as likely as a double eagle.
Submitted by Margaret Cibes
Tuesday's child
The famous nursery rhyme proclaims: "Tuesday's child is full of grace." Well, factoring in Tuesday for a birth date as discussed in Chance News 64 and Andrew Gelman's blog produced a flood of comments.
Without Tuesday muddying the waters, the well-known answer to
I have two children.
One is a boy.
What is the probability that I have two boys?
is 1/3, rather than 1/2 as many are prone to say. William Feller in his famous book (Introduction to Probability Theory and Its Applications, Volume I, Third Edition, page 117) says the value of 1/2 is the solution to a much simpler problem: "A boy is chosen at random and comes from a family with two children; what is the probability that the other child is a boy?" He explains why: The 1/3 "might refer to a card file of families," while the 1/2 "might refer to a file of males. In the latter, each family with two boys will be represented twice, and this explains the difference between the two results."
Many of the comments focused on the intuitively irrelevant aspect of Tuesday and yet, a careful laying out of the sample space indicates that the day of the week for the birth of a boy turns out to be relevant. Some of the comments tried to explain the cognitive dissonance by referring to similarities to the so-called Monty Hall Problem, in the sense that available information needs to be accounted for.
With Tuesday thrown into the mix, the answer to
I have two children.
One is a boy born on Tuesday.
What is the probability that I have two boys?
surprisingly, turns out to be 13/27, which is close to 1/2, the answer to the simpler problem.
Consider a different physical situation, where "boy" now represents a successful knee operation and "girl" now represents an unsuccessful knee operation--we have, after all, but two knees. Ignoring the "Tuesday" aspect, knowing there is a successful knee operation implies a 1/3 chance of two successful knee operations. But this seems especially the wrong-way round because knowing of an unsuccessful knee operation implies a 2/3 chance of a successful knee operation.
When "Tuesday" is added to knee replacement, the implication is closer to 1/2. In fact if we recorded time of day to the nearest minute of the day, rather than to the particular day of the week, we would be even much closer to 1/2. But that is bothersome too because this allows for manipulation of the data keeping/presentation merely by tacking on what might be deemed a "spurious" variable that can take on many values.
Expanding on Feller's explanation, what is the proper "card file" to use here?
Submitted by Paul Alper
Placing great stock in stock software
"Letting the Machines Decide"
by Scott Patterson, The Wall Street Journal, July 13, 2010
The author describes a small ($7 million) New York hedge fund, Rebellion, that has been using an artificial-intelligence program, "Star," to invest in stocks since 2007. Its conservatively traded portfolio has beat the S&P 500 by an average of 10% per year (after fees).
Run by a "small team of twentysomething math and computer whizzes," Star bases its buy/sell/hold recommendations on about 30 factors and more than 10 years of historical market data and adjusts its strategy on its own when the portfolio is underperforming.
The company claims that a Rebellion human trader always follows Star's recommendations. One member of the Rebellion team stated that, even when worried about a Star artificial-intelligence recommendation,
I've learned not to question the AI [rtificial] I[ntelligence].
One blogger commented, "I hope they have the plug on a short leash so it can be pulled at a moment's notice." Another stated, "[T]he AI is only as good as the person designing it, and humans make mistakes." On the other hand, a third blogger felt that "the biggest advantage to AI is the fact that it is not emotional, which can trip up many investors."
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Manhattan Murder Mystery
Woody Allen's 1993 comic caper "Manhattan Murder Mystery" has been released on a limited-edition Blu-ray from Twilight Time Movies, which has continually put out a new Allen film with each month's lineup of films. (To be fair, there are certainly plenty to choose from considering the writer/director has put out a new film every year since 1982.) The film began as an early draft for "Annie Hall" back in the '70s, but was shelved due to Allen's lack of enthusiasm for the material (he compared it to something you would read on an airplane, which is ironic considering this is an apt description for many of his contemporary efforts).
This whodunit was eventually released in 1993 after a series of production snafus -- the lead female role was originally written for Mia Farrow, but seeing as she and Allen were going through a divorce and child custody battle, the role was given to Diane Keaton instead. Thankfully, Allen and Keaton have always shared a plucky chemistry together, and their collaboration in "Manhattan Murder Mystery" is no exception.
Allen and Keaton star as a middle-aged married couple who become involved in a murder plot, which eventually pulls actors Alan Alda and Anjelica Huston in on the fun. These perilous proceedings are gorgeously captured by cinematographer Carlo Di Palma, while Manhattan once again serves as a character itself.
While the film can be tiring at times (Allen's films often suffer from viewer fatigue), it is certainly quite funny, entertaining and this is an excellent visual transfer. Bonus features on the Twilight Time Blu-ray include:
- Isolated Music & Effects Track
- Original Theatrical Trailer
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Take Charge - Graduate Faster and Cheaper
By Shauna Thornton
At 50, I'm not considered a traditional student in the usual sense of the term. My years between 18 and 24 were not filled with thoughts of colleges or degrees, but about getting the best paying job I could to help my family. I was "getting by" but never able to really "get ahead." I was held back often for lack of a degree. First it was that coveted high school degree, which I got a little later than most, now it's a bachelors degree, but that will be awarded to me this spring. Overall my experience with education has been a struggle, and I can honestly say that decisions I made way back then, had flaws.
I would have helped my family far better by staying in school. I could have used my time and money much more efficiently. I should have researched my options and asked more questions. Despite my list of 'woulda, coulda, shoulda's' I'm on track now with school and am proud of my path, goals and accomplishments.
I moved to Alaska in my 30's on a whim – I had always dreamed of having an Alaskan adventure. I landed in Kenai and it has been my home since 1991. But being passed up for promotions and missing out on advancement opportunities because I lacked a degree had grown tiresome. So four years ago I decided to buckle down and finally get my degree. Kenai Peninsula College offered me great local student employment and degree options. I applied, registered for classes and joyfully started attending classes. During my second year I began getting involved with student activities and was elected into student government. It was a little strange as most classmates were younger, but I was welcomed and had much to offer in terms of life experience.
One of the first meetings I attended as a student representative was a town hall sponsored by the UA President's Strategic Direction Initiative. It was titled "Shaping Alaska's Future" – and who wouldn't want to be part of that? During the discussions, deans and directors from the UA System spoke openly about issues keeping students from completing college, such as transferring credits or other barriers students encounter. They presented student achievement statistics and discussed efforts focused on student achievement and keeping students on track. This was the first time I'd heard about UA's Stay on TRACK program. The conversation sent my head spinning.
I knew what my goals were, but never put the pieces together to chart a realistic path for myself. I didn't do the math. A bachelor's degree is typically 120 credits. To attain this in four years a student (like me) needs to take 30 credits a year. The concept had never occurred to me, and I initially felt embarrassed about it as I sat there. They were talking about me. I remember realizing "I can get this done faster and spend less money doing it." I changed my behavior immediately and sought out an advisor to help plan for graduation.
My new routine included taking 15 credits that counted toward my degree each semester. I made up for lost time by taking summer classes. I shaved 2 years off my education just by taking charge. I saw myself positioned to succeed. It was a very powerful realization. I had switched from thinking about "if I graduate" to "when I graduate."
I am now enrolled at UAS via distance delivery, yet I use the services and facilities through the UAA campus in Kenai. I'm sort of a dual citizen. I received a $500 tuition rebate this last year from UAS – kick-back for completing 15 credits a semester. I thought it was a mistake but it is part of their way of supporting the Stay on TRACK campaign.
Most semesters I have taken 15 credits, and if needed, a summer class to keep ticking off the needed credits for graduation. I have heard "you're crazy," directed at me more than once these past few years and I laugh and think at times that that is quite possibly true. I then focus on why I'm sticking to my plan. It's simple. It makes economic sense. I will graduate this spring – on time. If saving money, graduating in a shorter time frame and incurring less student loan debt are the benefits, I think a little crazy is a good thing.
When I graduate in May 2014 my family and friends will be there to celebrate with me as I walk across the stage in Kenai. Yes I will be getting a degree from UAS, but the UA system works like that. Education in Alaska isn't a one size fits all system – it is even flexible enough for me.
Shauna Thornton lives in Kenai and is a full-time UAS student attending classes via distance delivery. She is Speaker of the University of Alaska Coalition of Student Leaders.


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High blood sugar – infants; High blood glucose level – infants
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Adams & Brooks
Founded in 1932 and based in Los Angeles, California USA. Candy products include PNuttles, Whirly Pops, Hoffman's Cup-o-Gold, Christopher's Big Cherry, Fairtime Taffy and Coffee Rio.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Christopher's Big Cherry - Dark
It's amazing the diversity of candy bars that are still available, many of the most popular bars we eat today have been around for over 70 years. One regional classic that started right near where I live now is the Christopher's Big Cherry (original review).
The lump of a candy bar was introduced by the Christopher Candy Company, which started in 1887 in Southern California. (That company was later bought out by Ben Meyerson, who made the Sunkist Fruit Gems, who then sold out to Jelly Belly in 2006 who kept the Fruit Gems line but sold off the Christopher's line to Adams & Brooks, keeping it in Southern California.)
More recently the folks at Adams & Brooks introduced the Christopher's Big Cherry Dark. The wrapper is a rich brick red instead of the bright pink of the classic bar.
The bar looks terrible. It's a big, golf ball sized mass. It's lumpy and irregular but at least smells good, like roasted peanuts and hot cocoa.
The ingredients are, well, barely passable as an edible item, very high in partially hydrogenated oil:
The previous review I did of the classic Christopher's Big Cherry didn't have a cross section. So I wanted to be sure this review fully documented the innards of this candy. What does set it apart from all others (Cherry Mash and Twin Bing) is the fact that it uses a whole cherry in the center. That auspicious fact aside, it's marginally satisfying.
The center is sweet and slightly grainy. The mararschino cherry is sweet and heavily artificially flavored and colored. The mockolate coating is supposed to be "dark" but still has milk products in it and really doesn't do much for me except that it's less sweet than the original version. The peanut bits in the mockolate are the shining star here, they're fresh and crunchy and flavorful. The combination of flavors is odd, the peanuts come across as rather savory, the fudgy mockolate has a vague brownie flavor to it but at least isn't sweet and the cherry center is a blast in the face of fake cherry and sugar.
It's certainly not a candy for me. The fakeness on so many levels is disappointing, especially for $1.89 which I could spend on things with real chocolate and real cherries in it. But it's unique, if that's still a selling point. If chocolate covered bacon can be all the rage, I suppose this can find a home somewhere.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:19 pm Candy • Review • Adams & Brooks • Fondant • Mockolate • Peanuts • 5-Pleasant • United States •
Monday, April 25, 2011
Adams & Brooks P-Nuttles plus Coconut
P-Nuttles are a pure comfort candy. I associate them with vending machines and truck stops, and I can see why they'd be a favorite snack for both situations. They're loaded with satisfying protein from the peanuts and a sweet crunch from the toffee coating. Throw in a little salt and it's has a bit of a savory kick that makes it as much a snack food as a candy.
Peanuts that are individually covered in toffee are far easier to eat then barks or brittles, so I also congratulate Adams & Brooks on solving that dispensing issue.
I saw this new flavor announced last year at the Sweets and Snacks Expo and finally found it at my neighborhood Walgreen's: P-Nuttles plus Coconut.
The concept is pretty simple, fresh roasted peanuts are coated in a coconut toffee. In addition to the toffee peanuts, a few coconut jelly beans are also thrown into the mix.
The peanuts are not large, but most are fresh and tasty. I ate about half of the bag and found only one bad nut. (It's never fun, but this is the hazard with using natural ingredients.) The toffee coating varies, some had barely a sheen on them, but others a hefty shell. The flavor is sweet with a light touch of butter. The saltiness varies widely, as does the coconut flavor. Some were quite tropical tasting and others were very salty. I rather liked the variation. The jelly beans are small and pack a pretty good coconut zap. They're sweet and chewy, though not terribly soft.
I didn't get any coconut texture in any of this, which I quite enjoy. But the tropical coconut notes were a welcome addition to a rather comforting but bland peanut and toffee experience. I didn't think I'd care of mixing jelly beans, a decidedly non-organic sort of texture product, with the more artisan peanuts covered in toffee. However, it worked very well. The smooth and consistent flavor of the jelly beans was a welcome sort of dependability when contrasting the varying peanuts and their cloaks of toffee.
Adams Brooks will be introducing more twists on the classic P-Nuttles later this year: P-Nuttles Peanuts Smokey Style and P-Nuttles Peanuts Chili*Lime.
The jelly beans contain confectioners glaze, so this combination is not vegetarian.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 4:04 pm Candy • Review • Adams & Brooks • Coconut • Jelly Candy • Peanuts • Toffee • 6-Tempting • United States • Walgreen's •
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Christopher's Good News
Christopher's Good News bar is something of a mystery to me. It's currently made locally in Los Angeles by Adams-Brooks but before that it was created back in the late thirties by Ben Myerson for his newly founded Ben Myerson Candy Company. In 1955 the Ben Myerson Candy Company acquired Christopher's Candy which was already a venerable confectioner in Southern California since 1887. In 2006 Ben Myerson was bought up by Jelly Belly, who quickly gobbled up the Sunkist Fruit Gems brand and spun off the chocolate products like the Good News bar and Christopher's Big Cherry to Adams-Brooks.
The bars were extremely popular as a gift parents would hand out to friends heralding the birth of their baby. The package design to this day looks like a newspaper masthead and my bar even had a little sticker that said "it's a girl". But the curious thing about this bar was instead of going national, as other brands within Ben Myerson's company did, the Good News bar became hyper-regional. In fact, the only place it's still sold widely is in Hawaii. I happened to find my bar at Marukai Market in Torrance, CA which is a Japanese grocery store that also carries a lot of Hawaiian favorites (as many Southern California Japanese folks either immigrated through Hawaii or have relatives there).
The bar's description is rich milk chocolate, peanuts, caramel. What the description doesn't mention is that there's also crisped rice in there. Looking at all that, you can see that it's actually a unique bar, there are no other nationally distributed bars that match this element combination.
The bar is beautifully enrobed in a rippled, dark looking milk chocolate. The center is a combination of caramel, peanuts and crisped rice. The ingredients are wholesome and easy to understand and probably the worse thing on the list is a little bit of hydrogenated cottonseed oil towards the end.
The chew is firm and light with a good balance of crisped rice. There weren't that many peanuts in my bar, enough to impart a nutty flavor but the cereal flavors of the crisped rice definitely won out. The caramel had a milky flavor that was far stronger than the chocolate, which was passable and well-tempered. I was afraid the bar would be messy to eat, as sometimes chocolate coatings flake off, but this was easy to bite even slice.
I'm not sure why these bars aren't more popular. The elements are similar to a 100 Grand but with a few peanuts tossed in (and an extra quarter ounce for the same price).
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 3:24 pm Candy • Review • Adams & Brooks • Caramel • Chocolate • Cookie • Kosher • Peanuts • 7-Worth It • United States •
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Coffee Rio
It's fun to wake up on a long holiday weekend, the air brisk and chilly, and have a cup of hot coffee.
It's also fun to carry around a little candy in your pocket that emulates that feeling.
I've been eating Coffee Rio since I can remember developing a taste for coffee sometime around the age of ten or so.
I think the first time I had one, I thought they were coffee flavored Tootsie Rolls and was a little startled to find a hard caramel (much like Pearson's Coffee Nips).
Coffee Rio are made by Adams & Brooks, which is based right here in my home city, Los Angeles, California. While they may be hard to find elsewhere in the country, I see them just about everywhere around here.
The candy is pretty simple. A hardened caramel flavored with real coffee. Though it contains quite a bit of milk products, it tastes more like black coffee with a bit of sugar than coffee & cream (which is what Pearson's Nips are like - but they're also Kosher and Coffee Rio isn't).
The little rods are wrapped in a simple twisted mylar. I got this jumbo bag at Trader Joe's for $2.69 for the bag, which I thought was a pretty good deal. They boast on the package that there are no artificial flavors, colors or preservatives. (But there is some lightly hydrogenated soybean oil rather low on the list of ingredients.)
The texture is very smooth. They dissolve nicely and soften a bit as well (yes, you can chew them at some point, but also risk cementing your teeth together). The flavor is rich and like a mellow mocha java. At the start sometimes there's a hint or charcoal and bitterness, but that fades away as the other woodsy coffee flavors come in.
Rating: 8 out of 10
I have been to the Island of Hawaii (the Big Island) and toured some of the Kona Coast's coffee roasters. The stuff was fabulous, but you know drinking a cup of coffee from beans that were just roasted is bound to be better than the stuff you get at home.
One of the things I noticed about Kona coffee was its extreme dark acidic punch, even when not given the Italian roast treatment.
As Kona coffee is extremely expensive, most is sold as a blend. In the case of the Kona Blend Coffee Rio it's only 10% Kona coffee.
These seems to capture that molasses & tangy bite really well. It's not as sweet but no more bitter than the original Coffee Rio.
I also noticed that these were a bit softer, so much so that I was able to chew them after warming them. I love that! Even better, I got the bag at the 99 Cent Only store for a buck.
Rating: 9 out of 10
With my tendency to chew things, even if they're not supposed to be chewed I was pretty excited to see that there is now a Coffee Rio Chew Coffee Caramel.
There's pillowy cloud on the front of the package that reinforces that these are soft.
The ingredients, oddly enough, are identical to the other Coffee Rio, so it must be all in the process to create this softer version.
The package outside looks similar, but once I dumped out the pieces I realized that these are a bit different.
First, they're bigger. They're the same length, but have a greater girth than their hard brethren.
Second, they're wrapped in foiled paper. I'm guessing this is to keep them well sealed from moisture.
They have a wonderful sweet & woodsy scent, less milky than the others.
The chew is very soft, softer than a Tootsie Roll, more like a chewy fudge. It's a little bit grainy and I realized that this is a "short caramel" instead of being a "wet caramel." Short caramel is slightly grainy, crystals have been allowed to form. It keeps its shape really well and provides an easy "bite". A wet caramel is stringy and smooth and lacks the crystallization and can be very sticky and possibly runny.
I'd hoped this was a slightly softer Kona Blend.
The chew is soft and pleasant, but the light grain to it interrupted the creamy notes from the milk products. The coffee flavor was slightly acidic and tangy and lacking the coffee punch of the other hard varieties. I give it a pass.
Rating: 6 out of 10
Now I realize that I'd really like Tootsie to make Coffee Sugar Babies with chewy centers like the Kona Blend Coffee Rio.
I don't know if these have caffeine in them or how much, but I suspect so, since they used to offer a decaf version. I can't imagine it's very much though. I sent an email to Adams-Brooks asking about it and I'll update if I find out.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 9:47 am
Friday, July 7, 2006
P Whattles? P-Nuttles! I make fun of it, but it's really a pretty cool name for a candy.
Sometimes I forget about the blessed simplicity of some classic candies.
P-Nuttles are one of those. Turning over the simple orange foil package I looked at the ingredients: peanuts, sugar, butter, salt. That's it!
The uneven looking little morsels are simply panned peanuts coated with a crunchy toffee. Sweet with a solid salty hit, they're dependably tasty. No worries if you come across a nut that's lost its toffee coat, that means more crunchy shell at the bottom of the package.
These are great to put on ice cream or of course a good summertime sweet that won't melt.
After my bad peanut experience yesterday, I was very happy with these. Not a bad nut in the bag, and considering how many that was, those are good odds. The only problem I have with them is that I have no idea where to buy them. I'm going to have to keep my eyes open for sightings in the wild, but at least I know I can get them online. I wouldn't be surprised to find them at 99 Cent stores, as I've often found Cup-O-Gold there.
POSTED BY Cybele AT 6:18 am
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
The Mysterious Cup-O-White Gold
Name: Peppermint Cup-O-Gold
This candy cup has left me mystified. Is it really from Adams-Brooks? They don't mention it on their website ... no one mentions it on their website on any of the internets. Have I stumbled across an inter-dimensional 99 cent store that sells candy unknown to us here?
Why is it called Cup-o-Gold anyway? The center is clearly white. The package is silver ... these things trouble me. But not enough to keep me from eating it.
Like the original Cup-O-Gold, this milk chocolate cup sports toasted coconut and almond bits in the chocolate. The ratio of chocolate to the filling is a little off. Upon my first small bite (not pictured), I didn't hit filling, just chocolate. The second bite, which was sizeable (like the photo) didn't hit filling. Finally on the fourth bite which by now meant half the cup was gone, I hit a small hidden cavity of filling. Instead of a light, frothy filling like the Cup-O-Gold, this one was a little tacky, a little stiff. The mint was barely perceptible.
I bought this thinking it'd be like a milk chocolate Junior Mint - a gooey minty cream center. Alas, the coconut competes too much with the scant mint. If there were less chocolate and more filling, perhaps it wouldn't seem so overpowering. However, the package does say thick rich milk chocolate, so who am I to go expecting things not advertised?
Rating - 4 out of 10.
POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:29 pm Candy • Review • Adams & Brooks • Chocolate • Coconut • Marshmallow • Mints • 4-Benign • United States • 99 Cent Only Store •
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Name: Cup-O-Gold
Okay, I'll admit I bought this in an effort to diversify my offerings on the site. I like the idea of supporting some smaller candy companies, and this one is made right here in Los Angeles. I didn't think I'd like it. I'm not that keen on marshmallow as a rule. I love toasted marshmallows, but for some reason I don't think of those as candy. Most other marshmallow candies are just to sticky sweet. The only one to date that I like (and buy regularly) is See's Scotchmallow - which is a marshmallow top on a disc of caramel covered in chocolate. Their mallow has a bit of a honey note to it, which complements the caramel well.
Anyway, this little delightful cup is made with milk chocolate with bits of coconut mixed in and crushed of almonds. Inside that is an incredibly light and foamy marshmallow creamy filling. I also liked the package. The graphics are bold and smooth and appealing.
The complex flavors really blend together well. The bits in the chocolate offset the sweetness of the chocolate and the foamy center gives a smooth texture and lightness to it all. The thing is, I'm still not sure if I'll buy these again. Maybe if I get a jones for a scotchmallow and I'm not in the mall.
Rating: 7 out of 10
POSTED BY Cybele AT 9:56 am Candy • Review • Adams & Brooks • Chocolate • Coconut • Marshmallow • 7-Worth It • United States • 99 Cent Only Store •
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Christopher's Big Cherry is Big Peanuts
Name: Big Cherry
I had no idea there were made right here in Los Angeles. I also didn't know that the Ben Meyerson Candy Co. is also behind all those Sunkist candy treats. It only makes sense then, that they'd have a big chocolate covered cherry in their repetoire. The primary curiosity of this candy, as Amy pointed out, is that the first ingredient on the label is not chocolate or cherries, but peanuts. Then sugar, corn syrup, CHERRIES and four items later is Cocoa. Hmm, might not be real chocolate on the outside.
It certainly smells nutty. Peanuts and cherries sound like a good combo. The wad is pretty big, picture a lumpy golf ball. Maybe it's a bit bigger than that. It smelled chocolately and nutty and sweet.
I really should have taken a photo of the inside, because that's the most interesting part. Inside is a bright pink cream - yes, pink like the package ... maybe brighter. The outside shell is thick and soft and the inside is well, thick and softer. There, far at the center was a dark, plump, red maraschino cherry.
I'm not overly fond of cherries and when I have chocolate I prefer the real stuff. The combo of peanuts and cherry cream was pretty good though a tad sweet without allowing the flavors to come through.
Rating: 5 out of 10 (because I don't like cherries that much).
POSTED BY Cybele AT 11:37 am Candy • Review • Adams & Brooks • Chocolate • Peanuts • 5-Pleasant • United States •
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One of my strongest characteristics is my sense of humour and I want this to play an important role in my image.
As mentioned above, my target market includes primarily adult individuals and couples with an emphasis on people who plan to parent. Though I will do work in the corporate arena, I will use a different corporate image for that work.
I am looking for a logo to represent my coaching business. I plan to use the logo on marketing materials, of course, but also want to be able to have a web design based on the look and feel of the logo.
I want to include the image of a butterfly on a leaf - the sense of the butterfly opening to the world, about to fly. I want yellow with hints of orange in the butterfly and bright green in the leaf. I am interested in seeing both hand drawn images and photo images for comparison.
Remember, coaching takes people on a spiritual journey inwards, so they can fly outwards in life. It needs to inspire. It needs to be simple and clean.
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Was anyone else shocked that PG, James and Denise were the top favs? I really thought Todd or Courtney would be in there.
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