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Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn have offered me the great opportunity to meet wonderful people. Through Twitter I met Dina an experienced aromatherapist, a WAHM, and co- founder of Family Reviews who firmly believe "when mama's happy everyone is happy!". She was very generous to review my Aromandina Products. I invite you to read this review and to visit her page, it's loaded with fantastic information to keep us mamas sane! "One of the things I love most about blogging is having the chance to work with amazing companies, the women that own them, and getting a chance to review the products. I met Cristina Proano-Carrion founder and owner of Aromandina on Twitter. Cristina is a highly trained aromatherapist and has brought the unique plants of Ecuador into her wonderful blends of essential oils. I highly encourage you to go to her website and read her blog where she provides a lot of education on aromatic medicine and will be hosting some upcoming webinars. Cristina graciously sent me 9 essential oil samples to test and review. When I received the package in the mail I could smell the aromatics before I even opened the box which told me immediately they were of a very high quality. Because several blends contain plants I have not worked with before I was thrilled that I would be testing something unique and powerful. Cristina has created products call the 7 Solutions Sets, each of the seven serve a different healing purpose and each set has different products containing the blends. Because I am an experienced aromatherapist she sent me the pure essential oils not the final products such as bath salts or massage oils blended for immediate use on the body. I will talk of my experience with the blends but I encourage readers to buy her end result products if you are not familiar with mixing the correct amounts of essential oils. Respiro Set- For respiratory and immune issues. The guinea pigs had the opportunity to try the Allergy Calm and the Immune Support. I am fortunate enough to not have allergies but my husband does, we blend it with a carrier oil and he massages it into his chest and back as well as his feet. If he feels an attack coming on he inhales it. He has not taken allergy medicine since he began using it. My son was showing the signs of a cold and cough, we started to massage in the Immune Support at the first sign and it was gone after a day. We have also been diffusing it in the air and putting some on our hands after being out in public. I got to use the Sereno Sleep Time Oil, I normally have no problem sleeping but leading up to my dance performance I was constantly going over the routine in my head and could not fall asleep. I massaged some into my feet and my head and I was sent to never-never land. Cristina sent me two oils from the Exulto set, the first Alegria is designed to uplift, help with depression and grief. While I am not depressed it is very uplifting and the scent of May Chang (part of the blend) is so unique. I diffuse this one in my home and in the car and everyone is happy! The second Fiesta makes you the life of the party and helps with sluggishness which for me always sets into my system in mid-afternoon. My son is a morning kid and by 2 pm I am ready for a nap before the evening activities begin. But like most moms I rarely make the time for it. Fiesta diffused in the house for about an hour between 1-2 really helps me get over that hump. This may be my favorite of all the oils. She also sent me Vigor Energia which is also an energizing blend but specific to mental fatigue and adrenal fatigue so I used this on as a massage oil on the adrenal points on the feet. The adrenals become fatigued when we are under high amounts of stress and feel our adrenaline pumping. During the time of rehearsals and performances I was feeling this kind of fatigue. I highly encourage my readers to check out these products and Cristina's blog. I also had the opportunity to interview her: 1. How were you introduced to aromatherapy and what about it stirred a passion in you? I was a travel agent in Ecuador, I met someone who was distributing Australian essential oils in Colombia. When I smell them they transformed me, I asked her if I could sell those oils in Ecuador and I placed my first order. Little did I know that was going to change my life. Once I had the oils I bought tons of books and started to study and to put in practice what I was studying and the oils never disappointed me. Maybe what stirred my passion was the day after 4 years of trying to get pregnant my husband and I have given up, but we started to give each other massages with a blend of oils that I created to balance the hormonal system and help our bodies come back to balance. The result: I got pregnant of Juan Martin, he is 13 now and is my "aromatic" boy, I have never used antibiotics, he doesn't remember his last fever and is a happy boy surrounded by the oils. 2. What inspires you to come up with a new blend? Do you have a lot of trial and error before it is a final product? I have a big library of aromatherapy books and I read them daily, morning and evening, there's always so much to learn. So books inspire me to try new things, but I first think about the blend in my head, I know already the outcome and very seldom I have to do an adjustment. It's a little difficult to explain, I let the oils talk to me. 3. Do you visit Ecuador frequently…and is there always something new to learn from what the plants there have to offer? Have you ever had a profound moment when you knew you had to explore a native plant in more detail and incorporate it into your work? Unfortunately when I go home it's for such a short time that all I want to do is be with my parents, I miss them a lot, so I don't have much time to do research. There's a lot of wisdom there related to medicinal plants (not aromatic plants) that are used for so many things. My doctor in Ecuador is an expert and he prescribes herbs, not extracts, not bottled and processed herbs, but the actual herb that is carefully dried by him. It's such an experience! 4. How do you balance the art of aromatics and creating a new blend with the business of manufacturing? Right now I'm mostly dedicated to manufacturing and writing articles on my blog. I create new things for myself and if I like the effects and how it smells I keep that record for future uses, but the bulk of my creation is in the 7 Solutions Line 5. Do you have any career advice for an aspiring Aromatherapist? Aromatherapy is about practicing with you and your "guinea pigs", get to know your oils by using them consistently, do you have a headache? Try lavender, peppermint, rosemary. Do you have menstrual cramps? Do some warm compresses with geranium, clary sage, and fennel. 6. What is on the horizon for Aromandina? Every day I have new projects, I can't stop thinking and creating, right now I have started an online aromatherapy certification for the Spanish speaking people around the world, there's a need in that area and I'm very pleased with the response I've had so far. Disclosure: My experience with the oils is mine, this is not meant to diagnose or treat. consult your aromatherapist, herbalist or doctor before using essential oils. If you are pregnant please refer to Aromandina's Pregnancy page. I was not paid for these review but did receive complementary samples. In addition, I became a proud affiliate of Aromandina after experiencing the oils."
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Lessons from Blessed John Paul II
Saturday Book Pick: What a Swiss Guard learned from the Pope for life and work.
Andreas Widmer's The Pope & the CEO is part memoir and part coaching manual inspired from his two years of service as a Swiss Guard under Blessed John Paul II and now, more than 20 years later, as a corporate executive.
In the same way John Paul focused his papacy on developing a robust understanding and defense of the dignity of the person, Widmer applies the same principles at the SEVEN Fund, which he founded to develop enterprise-based solutions to poverty.
Divided into nine lessons, The Pope & the CEO is not meant to be a philosophical treatise on work or leadership. Instead, it's a practical read meant for actual application through its questions for reflection at the end of each chapter. This makes it an ideal tool for business leaders or other groups to use for book discussions and activities.
At the core of Widmer's work is a profound narrative of how one's faith should not be limited to one's attendance at Mass or time spent in private prayer. Faith, as the Church teaches, requires application in all areas of one's life — including the way we interact with our friends, family and co-workers.
Widmer's two years of service as a Swiss Guard was during the height of communist Eastern Europe. In The Pope & the CEO, he recounts visits to John Paul from both Ronald Reagan and Poland's dictator, Wojciech Jaruzelski, whom he notes John Paul treated with the same respect and kindness. At the same time, Widmer uses the opportunity to not just critique communism's utilitarian philosophy, but to extend that lesson to how companies should treat both their employees and customers.
Utilitarianism — the maximization of personal pleasure and the pursuit of the maximum amount of pleasure for the greatest number of people — is now the world's prevailing philosophy and the hallmark of modern-day individualism. Widmer counters this with a call to reorient oneself and one's priorities toward what is best for the common good — particularly in the workforce.
Ultimately, The Pope & the CEO is a reflection on vocation, which Widmer defines as "one's mission in life." While he details the various vocations in the Church, his central message is that we all must come to understand and be certain of our vocation in life. By knowing what we are called to do and what our purpose is we are able to recognize that we are also being prepared and made right for the next life.
Throughout John Paul's 27-year pontificate, the world saw some of his greatest and lowest moments. From the survival of the assassin's bullet in 1981 to his many trips around the world, to his public suffering and death, he showed the world not only how to live, but also why he lived. During this time he also shared some invaluable lessons to a young Swiss guard, who has now chosen to share them with the rest of us.
Register correspondent Christopher White writes from New York.
John Paul II's Leadership Lessons to a Young Swiss Guard
By Andreas Widmer
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Mr. Aetna: "No, my co-pay is $25."
Mary: "It's $25 for your internist, sir. According to your card, a specialist, like Dr. Grumpy, is $50."
Mr. Aetna: "Here's $25. He wasn't that special."
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
Not to worry, Dr. Grumpy... WE still think you're special !!!
Have Mary tell him that Dr. Grumpy is artisnal, and his copay for that IS $50.
Otherwise, he isn't allowed to leave and will have to work off the remaining $25.
Yeah, so why does a couple extra years of school make you so special anyway? Huh? Huh?
Come on, give the guy credit. That's funny.
Oh no, Mockingbird, if Dr. Grumpy is artisnal, the copay has got to be at least $150!
It's not the couple extra years of school.
It's the reflex hammer.
And he knows how to use it. Plus, if he uses it, that'll be another $200.
So just pay the $50, Mr. Aetna, and back away slowly.
That made me snort. Yes. Snort.
That's just cold. Maybe on his next visit, he needs a prescription for something that will give him night terrors...
I think he is going to have a bunch of bills from a collection agency and after awhile, it will be more than $25 because there will be interest charges.... I once got a mildly nasty letter 6 mos after physical therapy saying I owed $4.00. Whatever. I paid it.
How can you argue with that?
You didn't prescribe him enough Dilaudid.
Bickering about a co-pay? Man that sucks Dr. Grumpy. That never happens at the pharmacy (yeah right). I need a sign at work that says "I can neither confirm nor deny your co-pay!" People will still ask me though. It's just the way it is I'm afraid.
Mary needs a Mr. Bat.
Every year in the spring you can find them at the "Toys 'n' at" stores. They've got a plastic handle but the top is over 2' of foam. They come with a big foam ball 'cause they're designed for toddlers to play very very soft softball with.
The best thing about them is that when they hit they sting just a little, but because it's all foam it leaves no mark.
(Sorry about being off-topic, but from the New Yorker on the subject of artisanal...)
Should have gone to special school.
It never ceases to amaze me how shocked and irritated patients act when they are asked to pay their copay. As if they didn't know that the little section on their card that says "copay" actually means something? And then they want to catch attitude with you as if YOU make up their insurance rules and picked their plan for them. UGH!
No cognitive deficit there.
That's when I just shrug them off, tell them that they don't have to pay anything today and we'll just leave it up to their insurance to bill whatever they'd like. They usually pony up a credit card when I say that :)
Grumps is as about as special as you can get! You could go exclusively private, and get rid of copays at a stroke, just on the basis of your sense of humor!
This does not stop me from rather cynically asking whether you might possibly be unconciously fishing for a few back pats from your fans by posting this story.....
Whatever, I sympathize completely, because we all get little or no thanks for what we do, usually very well, with no fuss.
An amateur psychoanalyst fan (aka artisanal doc)
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I'd have been tempted to tell him that if he wants to bargain, he'll have to do it with his insurance company, and they'll refund him later.
What an idiot...hello, this is not the flea market!
Not special? How many people do you know who are neurologists AND Mongolian yak herders?
well, did you get the other $25??
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text: Apple has grand plans for a secondary campus in Cupertino, California. The city just released a treasure trove of floor plans, technical drawings, and renderings, so now we can see exactly what Apple has planned. Construction on Apple's Campus 2 is expected to begin later this year (pending final approval from Cupertino's City Council) with construction completing by 2015. The four-story, 300,000 square-foot circular structure, which according to the late Steve Jobs looks "a little like a spaceship landed," will eventually host 13,000 employees. Apple isn't ditching its corporate headquarters at 1 Infinite Loop, though: The new campus will act as a separate, supplemental research facility to the company's current campus. In May, Apple's CFO Peter Oppenheimer sent area residents a brochure detailing what to expect from the proposed campus. Besides not replacing 1 Infinite Loop, the structure will be LEED certified, with a huge solar array on the main roof. Campus 2 won't be open to the public, but it will feature a variety of amenities for its employees, like a fitness center and an auditorium for product events. For a closer look at Apple's "spaceship" campus, click through the gallery above. via iDownloadBlogIn this rendering of a portion of Apple's new campus, you can see the lush foliage that will surround the circular building, as well as what looks to be a four-story-tall restaurant or meeting area.Apple's Campus 2 has a huge footprint, with a diameter of 1,615 feet. That's bigger than the Pentagon, which is 1,566 feet wide.In a letter to area residents, Oppenheimer wrote: "By keeping the majority of existing trees along the perimeter – and planting additional perimeter trees and thousands of new ones throughout the interior – the building will fade into the landscape. What's currently a sea of asphalt will be transformed into nearly 120 acres of green space." That abundant green space includes jogging trails.Campus 2 is a four-story structure. The basement houses a number of things, including a huge auditorium for holding media events and product unveilings.Four companies handled the architectural design for the campus: San Francisco-based Arup North America, London-based Fosters + Partners, Philadelphia-based OLIN Landscape Architecture and Urban Design and Santa Clara-based Kier & Wright.Plans for the building were originally submitted in August 2011, and employees should begin occupying it in 2015.When Steve Jobs spoke to the Cupertino City Council on June 7, 2011, he said, "There is not a straight piece of glass in this building. It's all curved. We've used our experience making retail buildings all over the world now, and we know how to make the biggest pieces of glass in the world for architectural use."


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The wait is nearly over. The Online Network, which is producing online versions of All My Children and One Life to Live, announced Monday that the revamped soaps will premiere on April 29.
Is Susan Lucci returning to All My Children?
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Sunday, June 15, 2008
What The Heck?
Once again, this has been one of those weeks where I pause...and wonder...what the heck? Is it the moon? The stars? The barometric pressure? Did we lose another planet? Are my chakras in-fighting?
Not that it's been a bad week - no. Just one of those weeks where I go hmmmm, well that's interesting. For example:
- My younger dog, Marcel Verdel Purcell, smelled like cumin, CUMIN, all week long. Distracting, really, because 1) there was no reason for him to smell like cumin as I haven't used the spice recently and 2) I couldn't wait to get home every day to scoop him up and give him a whole bunch of whiffs - being the cumin lover that I am. Damn, he smelled good - as well as inexplicable.
- I drove my car with patience - and found myself thinking "who is this woman driving this car". It was an out-of-car experience, yet I was still driving. Bizarre.
- I agreed with something Bill O'Reilly said on the television. WHAT DID I JUST WRITE? Yeah, I know. I assure you, after I agreed with whatever-it-was - I slapped myself 7 times, donated to the ACLU, showered with an SOS pad, and sent Rosie O'Donnell some flowers.
- I received an anonymous text message stating "Rawh it's the boogy man and i'm gonna eat you :)" - now, personally, given how long the Boogy man has been around - I would have thought he could spell by now AND would know that "I" should be capitalized. I don't mean to split hairs, Boogy, but really - you should also check Wikipedia, where your correct spelling is listed as "Bogeyman", mmkay?
- Someone sat in my lap in a waiting room. I was minding my own business, while guessing at everyone else's, of course - and a gal walks in - walks toward me - angles her ass toward me and proceeds to sit on me. At the same moment that I suck in my breath - she realizes that the chair she chose doesn't exactly feel like a chair - so she squeals and skyrockets off of my lap. She finally whips off her sunglasses (MIGHT have been helpful EARLIER), puts her hand over her mouth in sheer horror, apologizes profusely, and slithers away. You know when someone farts and you're not supposed to laugh? That's how I felt for the next 10 minutes. Tortuous.
So, I thought we needed something reassuring to eat in the household - just to balance all the what-the-heckness. Of course, chocolate always makes our brain cells feel like the rest of the world can just go screw itself - and then couple that with the retro happiness of peanut butter frosting, and well, we're drinkin' the kool-aid of perfect happiness, if only for a just a few stolen moments.
Brownies with Peanut Butter Frosting
Now, these are really about the frosting - more than anything. You want to taste the chocolate - but of course - but the real star here is the topper. I'll warn you, these are rather dangerous to keep around - because they are tasty and creamy and seductive. And, somewhere in your mind - you convince yourself that they're clearly more "healthy" because they contain peanut butter - yes, I know that game, and this little harlot of a brownie will try that number on you - I assure you. So, beware. You can use any old brownie recipe you have in your collection. If you use my brownie recipe, substitute the chocolate chips tossed in at the end of the batter for a cup or two of peanut butter chips (or, just do a plain batter, with no chips at all). Then again, some would say - "never enough chocolate" - so use the chocolate chips if you like, whatever floats your boat, right? Here is the recipe for the frosting:
1 1/3 c. powdered sugar
1 c. creamy peanut butter (not natural peanut butter)
6 T unsalted butter, room temperature
1 t vanilla extract
1/4 t salt
1/3 c. heavy cream
In a medium bowl, combine sugar, peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and salt. Beat on medium low speed until creamy, making sure to scrape down the sides as needed. Add the cream and beat at high speed until mixture is creamy and light. Spread on cooled brownies.
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Mmmmm. That peanut butter frosting looks soooo good, I feel like licking my computer screen. I don't think that's any wackier than almost sitting on another person in a waiting room. Crazy people!
- June 15, 2008 at 4:04 PM
someone sat on you??? lol that is really strange. i'm sure sunglasses don't make you that blind...
- June 15, 2008 at 4:26 PM
- Jennywenny said...
Oh my goodness they look good and thanks for giving me the biggest laugh of the day although it still sounds a bit raw for you to find it as funny as we did!
As for your dog smelling of cumin, do you think he rolled in a curry bush? They smell very strong...
- June 15, 2008 at 5:24 PM
- NV said...
Ok, I needed this laugh. Thanks!
Someone sat on you. Still choke-laughing.
It has been a weird week. I think it's the waxing moon.
- June 15, 2008 at 5:58 PM
Chocolate cures all ills. I swear -- what is up with all these chicks in their HUGE sunglasses? I feel like they all just stepped off the tennis courts in Dynasty. They look utterly ridiculous. And shoulder pads have returned. Why? Who ever thought it would be good to have the shoulders of a lineman? Is that sexy? If so, I am officially out of touch.
- June 15, 2008 at 7:03 PM
- Ann said...
Firefly - Since we're all a bunch of wackos - I say go right a head and give it a lick!
Grace - all I can attribute it to is the fact that here in the desert, the sun is blazing - so perhaps she was blinded when she walked in from the outside, but COME ON, ya know?
Jennywenny - All I can say is, it was all pretty funny - and wow, I wish my dog smelled like cumin ALL the time, bc it was SO good.
NV - I know! I mean really? Really!
Lacy - oh, that made me laugh - Dynasty - my mom used to worship those crazy nutball women of Dynasty. Pretty soon, I think sunglasses will just cover the entire head. A sunglass hat, if you will.
- June 15, 2008 at 7:29 PM
- Minnesota Matron said...
Oh My God - I'd eat a pan of those brownies after that week. Once I agreed with our past governor, Jesse Ventura, and nearly fell off my chair. Get it.
- June 15, 2008 at 7:37 PM
Comic relief and food porn, love this place. Good way to end my weekend.
- June 15, 2008 at 8:04 PM
Excuse me? Bill 'O? Cripes woman, you'd better go face down into something good, because obviously your brain cells are lacking in some serious carbohydrates.
- June 15, 2008 at 8:22 PM
- NV said...
OH! I forgot to mention the Billow reference. Jeez, girl!!!! Talk about a weird week.
- June 15, 2008 at 10:23 PM
- grace said...
i commend you on your frosting-to-brownie ratio. finally, someone's gotten it right! any ol' frosting deserves to be the star of the dessert, but this peanut butter delight is particularly incredible. it makes a "what the heck" week well worth it!
- June 16, 2008 at 2:53 AM
- Celine said...
thank goodness for the newly found foodgawker for allowing me to come across your blog!
- June 16, 2008 at 3:14 AM
Those brownies look absolutely heavenly. I must make that frosting!
- June 16, 2008 at 4:06 AM
- Ann said...
MM - LOL, got it!
Sarah B. - glad I was able to help cap off the weekend. :)
Standing Still - I know...SHAMEFUL. DEPLORABLE. UGH-ful.
NV - Isn't just a shocker? Maybe I was possessed for a while?
Grace - exactly - I mean, if you're going to do frosting - do it UP, you know? PILE it on.
Celine - thanks for stopping by! :)
Bakingblonde - we loved that pb frosting - sort of like a pb-cup-brownie - really delicious.
- June 16, 2008 at 7:42 AM
My condolences on agreeing with Bill, that must have been devastating for you! Look at it this way, it can only get better from there, right?
- June 16, 2008 at 8:33 AM
As a major PB Cup fan, this is on the list. As for someone sitting on you, I laughed out loud; I must say, I'm sometimes guilty of wearing my suns as I enter a building and I cannot see for a few seconds. Luckily, I have not yet sat on another human.
- June 16, 2008 at 11:45 AM
- Jennifer S said...
Your Bill O'Reilly comment was hilarious! Shocking, but very funny. Yes, there's a full moon tomorrow.
I would have had a really hard time not laughing. I can't believe she sat on you! Was it Paris Hilton? Was she drunk?
- June 16, 2008 at 3:42 PM
I read what you wrote about the sunglasses hat -- and roared! You should have seen these girls I saw today in A.C. Moore (arts and crafts store): complete with matching extraterrestrial eye wear and side pony tails. Guess what else -- single strap tank tops with glittery platform shoes and shorts with Hollister written on the hind end. All I could think was -- wow. If only Ann were here to help me laugh at this.
- June 16, 2008 at 3:45 PM
blimey! ann, what a week!
makes mine sound pretty normal. one, that text was pants! he can't spell to save his life much less scare someone with a bogeyman scare. geeez.
and that girl who sat on you. sigh, all i can say is you must be pretty hot to start attracting girls to your lap. :)
awesome brownies ann. they look absolutely scrumptious. i could do with one of those but i've been eating so much sweet stuff this week (due to the time of the month) my teeth feel a little off.
- June 16, 2008 at 3:58 PM
Dig on this scene:
I'm at my desk, pretending to be working on one of my many, many, large loans, but I'm really catching up on my blogging.
One thing leads to another (as it always seems to do, right?) and I find my self on your blog. I think, "Hey, what the hell. You've got company time to kill, read on."
So, I listened to myself and began to read.
{author's note: I work in a large, stiff bank with marble floors and the acoustics are good to an absurd level}
The dog smelling of cumin was hilarious. It's such a distinctive scent, that to the well trained nose, you'd smell it anywear. Too funny.
And although I agree with Bill O'Reilly on probably a bit more than you do, the SOS pad assisted shower was just plain hilarious.
So, I'm at my desk and when I read the SOS pad part, I burst out laughing. I'm sounding like Fran Drescher and Angela Lansbury, and everyone is looking at me.
Thanks for that.
- June 16, 2008 at 4:13 PM
- Sugar Jones said...
Wow... thanks for visiting my blog. Lap dances and peanut butter... I think that's all I needed to say. haha
- June 16, 2008 at 5:09 PM
- Ann said...
Kelsey - that is a GOOD point. Suck it, Bill! Phew, that felt good.
Meagan - But think of the story you'd be able to tell. So, maybe just consider sitting on the human, just for the locker room story? The sunnies would be a great excuse.
Jennifer - I KNOW! BILL! It was so shocking that I can't even remember what the H I agreed with him on, maybe that the sky was blue. As for the sitting girl - who knows - maybe paint thinner?
Lacy - See? The glasses will soon encompass the entire head. And the rest of that look? Would have loved to have been a fly inside your head for those few moments - I bet the one-liners were priceless, wish I would've been there!
Diva - maybe that girly WAS trying to make a pass at me - didn't even think of that. I totally shoulda copped a feel then. :)
Morton - You just painted a GREAT picture here - I'm picturing this great guffaw echoing through this pristine, gigantic bank - and all eyes turn toward you. And you're all "Dudes, it's the loan app - back off". Guilty. Love it.
Sugar - thanks for visiting here, you sweet thang, you!
- June 16, 2008 at 7:00 PM
- Sydney said...
I really should stop reading blogs about amazing and delicious food like yours late at night.
Now I have an insane craving for these...
- June 16, 2008 at 9:58 PM
- Jenn @ Juggling Life said...
I'm glad you had an appropriate reaction to agreeing with Bill O'Reilly.
Somebody stop me from making those brownies!
- June 17, 2008 at 12:43 AM
- Big Boys Oven said...
the peanut butter frosting look awesomely delicious!
- June 17, 2008 at 3:12 AM
- Manager Mom said...
Your Bill O'Reilly comment made me cackle.
- June 17, 2008 at 3:49 AM
- Lisa said...
Hey Ann - well what can I say - brownies = divine. other stuff = hilarious. Trade me lives for the day?? I have chocolate in my desk drawer . . . .
- June 17, 2008 at 10:05 AM
ann - That's basically it. But instead of, "Dudes, it's the loan app-back off" it was more like:
"Gentleman, I apologize sincerely for my disrputive behaviour, and I implore you to look into your hearts and find a morsel of forgiveness for a wretch such as myself.
Furthermore, I'd like to comment on the current economic situation as it pertains to our industry, and its impact on our margins.
I believe that it is in our best interest as a financial institution to make an attempt at adjusting our focus from being primarily a lending bank to instead giving our attention to gathering deposits."
...that way they forgot completely about my mishap, and instead began to think about business strategy.
I'm brilliant.
- June 17, 2008 at 11:00 AM
- Ann said...
Sydney - I know, it really can be tortuous, yes? Food porn is evil sometimes.
BB Oven - it was de-lish.
Manager Mom - I know, disgusting isn't it? I need an exorcism.
Lisa - trade for a day? Would love it, how fun would that be?
Morton - you ARE brilliant - I mean - a segue like that cannot be undertaken by just anyone. I bet you pulled it off with aplomb and then some. :)
- June 17, 2008 at 12:32 PM
The important thing is that you recognized the Bill blunder. I once almost agreed with Rush. Thankfully I didn't or I may have ended it all right then and there. Go Obama.
- June 17, 2008 at 1:00 PM
These look so amazing I could clim through my computer screen right now!
- June 17, 2008 at 2:26 PM
These look so amazing I could clim through my computer screen right now!
- June 17, 2008 at 2:26 PM
- Clumbsy Cookie said...
I hope your next recipe is not something like cumin chicken or similar... That would be veryyyyyyy suspicious!
- June 17, 2008 at 4:07 PM
- Mrs. G. said...
I love the smell of cumin. I just might have to sprinkle your dog with cheese and wrap him in a burrito.
- June 17, 2008 at 4:30 PM
- Ann said...
Sunflower - GO Obama, woot!
Noble Pig - It'd be like "The Ring", foodie style. And with frosting, and no death. Rated PG.
Clumbsy Cookie - LOLLLLLLLLLL! Funny you say that, bc I actually took Marcel and shook him lightly over my hubby's food, just to give it some cumin essence! Hub just looked at me like I was on my last synapse, which nothing new 'round here.
Mrs. G - can't tell you how many times I look at my dogs, and they're so darn cute that I just want to eat them! As in, "I want to roast that cute little leg and just eat it!" Shut up, self.
- June 17, 2008 at 7:17 PM
You are so lucky to have had a cumin dog! All we ever get from our dog is corn chip feet. (Bleh!)
I have to say that I use natural peanut butter in my frosting all the time--partially because I'm not sure where to pick up a jar of supernatural peanut butter. ;)
- June 17, 2008 at 8:07 PM
- LisAway said...
Oh, you're too funny for my own good. (mostly because I really don't need another blog to read. These kids need a mother!)
I have been meaning to make peanut butter frosting for a while, so when I saw your pictures it was clear that today was the day. The only kind of PB they have here is almost like natural (I think) but it worked wonderfully well, just had more peanut butter taste and I had to add a bit more cream (oh, and I flubbed it up by trying to half it and then forgetting about the 1/2ing it thing on the "add the sugar" part--so it was sweeter. I didn't do double, but more than called for for sure, but it was still soooooooo good). Oh, yum! Thanks for a great recipe!
- June 18, 2008 at 5:57 AM
do you know peanutbutter boy? he'd love this. how sinful!
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Try collectlfor System Monitoring
Most Linux system administrators are familiar with
sar for collecting system status data. However, there's a few ways that
sar shows its age and doesn't quite live up to expectations. If you're looking for a newer utility that also handles NFS, Slab data and sub-second intervals, collectl may better fit the bill.
The collectl utility was written by Mark Seger, and it is dual-licensed under the Artistic License and GNU General Public License (GPL). It's written in Perl and does a bit more than just read from
/proc and copy data to the terminal.
Basically, collectl collects system data that reflects the system status/performance. If you're familiar with sar, you'll be right at home with collectl. If you've never used sar or a similar tool, here's a quick example running
collectl -s cn:
#<--------CPU--------><----------Network----------> #cpu sys inter ctxsw KBIn PktIn KBOut PktOut 16 8 619 733 0 0 0 0 24 8 773 1164 0 0 0 0 18 3 925 1261 11 14 2 14 20 4 812 1031 4 4 1 4 8 2 577 847 1 5 1 5 25 10 1103 1481 18 33 5 39 44 13 1879 2076 225 224 21 154 18 5 1057 1525 93 97 12 77 11 2 672 1040 7 6 1 6 36 13 1048 986 6 19 4 18 20 5 975 1385 27 34 7 31 54 16 1484 1280 12 22 5 21
As you can see, the
-s cn tells collectl "read the CPU and network subsystem data." By default, in interactive mode
collectl will read and display data every second. You can crank that up with the
-i interval option if you want. It can make data grabbable as frequent as every quarter of a second. Note that you'll also need the Time:HiRes Perl module. This might be installed by default. Check
collectl -v to be sure.
Collectl has an interactive mode, playback mode, record mode, socket mode and plot mode. Interactive is pretty self-explanatory. The record mode saves to a file for use later -- and you can use the playback mode to replay the data. The plot format saves data in a delimiter separated format that can be used with plotting utilities so you can graph system performance data. Finally, the socket mode directs collectl to send its data to a port specified with the
-A option.
Why would you want to use collectl instead of sar? For one thing, collectl is supposed to have very low overhead. The author claims it's been measured to use less than 0.1 percent when run as a daemon -- although this may not hold for systems with massive numbers of disks and running processes.
It also handles things that sar doesn't, like Lustre file systems and Infiniband interconnects. As mentioned already, collectl has finer-grained monitoring intervals, so you can snarf data below the 1 second interval if you really must.
You can also control the format collectl uses to export data, if the default ones don't work for you for some reason. And it has support (experimental) for temperature and fan sensors.
If you monitor systems on a regular basis, check out collectl. It's not yet packaged for Ubuntu and just recently made it into Debian (so expect it for Debian Wheezy), but it's available for Fedora and openSUSE (Factory, at least -- haven't checked 11.4 yet) already. The most recent release came out in May, and you can grab an RPM or source on SourceForge.
Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier is a freelance writer and editor with more than 10 years covering IT. Formerly the openSUSE Community Manager for Novell, Brockmeier has written for Linux Magazine, Sys Admin, Linux Pro Magazine, IBM developerWorks, Linux.com, CIO.com, Linux Weekly News, ZDNet, and many other publications. You can reach Zonker at firstname.lastname@example.com and follow him on Twitter.


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MIAMI (Reuters) - Most uninsured adult Americans lack basic knowledge about President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law and haven't visited their online insurance marketplace because they think health insurance is unaffordable, according to a survey released on Thursday.
The survey from Enroll America, a non-profit healthcare enrollment coalition, found that 68 percent of uninsured adults had not yet logged onto their online exchanges.
A similar number, 69 percent of the uninsured, still lacked knowledge about tax subsidies and other financial help designed to make the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, affordable for many, the survey said.
"Large proportions of the uninsured are also still in the dark about deadlines and that brand new plans are available," Enroll America said in a report about the survey.
"A lack of facts about costs and coverage may be the greatest barriers to enrollment," it added.
The law is expected to reduce the number of uninsured in the United States by almost half, or about 25 million people, in the next 10 years.
As many as 7 million people are expected to buy insurance on the state exchanges and 8.7 million new beneficiaries are expected to enroll in Medicaid in 2014 alone.
The administration, however, appears to be far behind in meeting its enrollment goals.
Anne Filipic, the president of Enroll America, told reporters in a conference call about the survey that more than 2 million uninsured Americans have signed up for plans through state and federal exchanges so far.
The nationwide survey of 910 adults was conducted December 12-22 by PerryUndem Research/Communication and had a margin of error of 4.3 percentage points.
It found that eight in 10 uninsured adults were unaware of the need to sign up for insurance by March to avoid a fine, under the so-called individual mandate.
Forty-three percent of Latinos participating in the survey said they weren't aware of the federally managed Healthcare.gov website. Only 25 percent of blacks and 21 percent of Latinos said they visited the website, compared with 30 percent of whites.
In response to the survey, Enroll America said it was hiring 60 more staffers in 11 states to get its message out, sending them to supermarkets and churches to connect with more people while seeking volunteers to serve as "ambassadors" for Obamacare.
"Greater awareness and education about financial help and addressing cost concerns may be effective ways to boost enrollment for the remainder of the period," the coalition said
Additional reporting and writing by Tom Brown; Editing by David Adams and Jan Paschal
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It's "Never Say Never" from a different generation.
Filmmaker Steven Lippman, along with "Howl's" Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein are collaborating on a new film chronicling Judy Garland's famous 1961 Carnegie Hall concert, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Though there isn't footage of the actual concert, the filmmakers are trying to capture the night as an experience, rather than documenting the performance.
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"It's loomed so large that it's easy to forget that this was something that happened in a kind of immediate way," Friedman said.
Garland, of "Wizard of Oz" fame, took to New York's famed Carnegie Hall after struggling with substance abuse for some time, to the acclaim of all in attendance, from the media to celebrities at the time.
The film, called "Stay All Night," will feature interviews of concertgoers and audience members. Audio from the show will also be used.
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A new report says the number of doctors practicing in Iowa has risen again.
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The Des Moines Register reports that despite the increase, the state still has fewer doctors per capita than the U.S. average and faces a marked shortage in some medical specialties and rural regions.
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So how does virtual reality work?
Further innovations on the horizon
Following on from the virtual reality application, the Digital Base Camp is now working on new innovations. This department focuses on using data intelligently to drive digitalisation across the company. It aims, for instance, to further improve Group-internal processes and develop new services for customers.
Predictive maintenance is a prime example here. In future, Linde wants to be able to predict when a component is likely to fail. To do this, it uses algorithms to evaluate data that sensors have been gathering in industrial plants for many years now. Past service incidents can be used to calculate the probability of future events. Technicians could then replace individual components in advance and minimise downtime for the entire plant.
In the future customers can expect completely new services.
Virtual Reality tour presentation at Gastech 2017 (Tokyo)


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Something Special
Something Special
Something Special is a children's television programme broadcast by the BBC Network and aired on CBeebies.
The programme aims to increase young children's awareness of the world around them and introduce them to Makaton signing.
Something Special features the Tumble Family whose main members include: Mr Tumble, Granddad Tumble and Baby Tumble; it also features signing as well as clips of young children and popular nursery rhymes.
Each episode incorporates a simple and repetitive format enabling viewers to learn new information and to also recall previously learned facts regarding their surroundings.
The show also features aspects of the Early Years framework designed to enhance children's learning.
Something Special is produced by Allan Johnston who worked as a teacher of children with special needs prior to joining the BBC.
The show's webpage also provides viewers with additional activities through which they can learn, while being entertained at the same time.
Previous episodes of Something Special can be watched online via Youriplayer.co.uk, a free on demand service.
Similar programs: Tiny Tumble.
Watch all episodes of Something Special here. Something Special is a tv-programme of BBC One. You can see all episodes of Something Special here via Youriplayer.co.uk.
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This years IFComp games have been announced.
I can see at least two ADRIFT V5 games in the list -
Land of the Mountain King by Kenneth Pedersen
Temperamentum by Matthew Sawchuk
David Whyld wrote:I'm actually tempted to vote for some of the games this year for the first time in... oh, ages. I'm still not sold on the updates during the voting period idea (still seems at odds with it being a comp to me), so if I go ahead and vote, I'll download all the games right now and not play any of the updated ones.
But... 80 games. That's a lot. I've played maybe half a dozen IF games over the past year so 80 games within the voting period is a pretty daunting amout to get through. Not with the best of intentions am I going to get them all played.
rotter wrote:Results are in.
Well, my Inform 7 game Word of the Day managed a reasonable 13th place.
58th place (tie) Land of the Mountain King by Kenneth Pedersen
72nd place Temperamentum by Matthew Sawchuk
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