Saturday, 19 July 2014
Thursday, 10 July 2014
Top 25 Candies
We're Americans, and when an afternoon sugar craving strikes, we have a gaggle ofcandy bars to choose from. Sometimes, when our blood sugar is low we make terrible choices. This has led us to tasting most of the candy bars currently for sale in America, and some of them -- quite frankly -- are better than others.
These are the best candy bars, ranked in order. These are all candy bars that a popular and sold in America. Do not recommend a Crunchie bar or a Flake bar or aYorkie bar to me. They are delicious, but have no place here. Come on this journey through peanuts, coconut, nougat, caramel and (of course) chocolate, and see how your favorite candy bar stacks up.
25 ZeroWikimedia/Evan-amos
UGH. White chocolate? Zero is right.24 Mr. GoodbarWikimedia/Evan-amos
Let's take a perfectly good Hershey Bar and shove a bunch of peanuts into it.23 Charleston ChewWikimedia/Evan-amos
If you like chocolate-coated rubber.22 Hershey BarWikimedia/Evan-amos
Standard, classic, terribly boring.21 Mars BarWikimedia/sannse
Eh?20 5th AvenueWikimedia/Evan-amos
Seriously, without Googling it -- can you remember what this chocolate bar tastes like? Didn't think so.19 Oh, Henry!Wikimedia/Evan-amos
Oh, chewy caramel overload.18 Take 5Wikimedia/Evan-Amos
This has everything in it. And sometimes less is more.17 Pay DayWikimedia/Evan-amos
"We accidentally dropped this caramel fudge in some peanuts, so let's sell it and pretend it was on purpose."16 Baby RuthWikimedia/Evan-amos
"We accidentally dropped our Pay Day in this chocolate, so let's sell it and pretend it was on purpose."15 MoundsWikimedia/Evan-amos
Always feel like a nut, guys.14 WhatchamacallitWikimedia/Evan-amos
This candy bar has a ridiculous, un-spellable name, but it is freaking delicious.13 KrackelWikimedia/Evan-amos
The best of the fun sizes.12 Almond JoyWikimedia/Evan-amos
ALWAYS, ALWAYS FEEL LIKE A NUT.11 Kit KatWikimedia/Evan-amos
These would have ranked better, if not for the disgusting commercials they insist on airing where people mouth-crunch the tune of the Kit Kat jingle.10 Heath/SkorWikimedia/Evan-amos
Guess what -- they're the same, calm down.9 100 GrandWikimedia/Evan-amos
This candy bar is so good it's basically a full meal.8 Nestlé CrunchWikimedia/Evan-amos
Exactly as advertised.7 SnickersWikimedia/Evan-amos
We'll eat whatever Betty White sells us, okay.6 ButterfingerWikimedia/Evan-amos
There is really nothing else on earth like a Butterfinger.5 TwixWikimedia/Evan-amos
The reason that there are two Twix per package is because immediately after finishing one, you NEED another instantaneously.4 Sky BarWikimedia/Evan-amos
If you have never had a Sky Bar, you need to seriously re-evaluate your life choices. IT'S FOUR CANDY BARS IN ONE.3 3 MusketeersWikimedia/Evan-amos
What's that? You wrapped a chocolate cloud in chocolate? And I can buy it for $1.00?2 CaramelloAmazon
This candy bar is nothing short of a miracle. Decent chocolate, perfectly flowing caramel, always a mess, always delicious. It was almost #1.1 Milky WayWikimedia/Evan-amos
If a 3 Musketeers bar and a Caramello had a baby, it would be a Milky Way. And then we would eat that baby. Sorry. That got weird.
Friday, 11 April 2014
stress
Large Intestine 4 (Union Valley) -- probably the MOST POWERFUL acupuncture point of them all!!!
Squeeze the fleshy place between your index finger and your thumb, known as the Hoku (Union Valley) spot in Chinese medicine. Applying firm pressure there for just 30 secs can reduce stress and tension and works wonder for Headache. Press and hold the point until pain subsides and you feel the muscles relax.
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Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Snowden: NSA 'Targets Millions' With Malware
By Dominic Waghorn, US CorrespondentBritish and American spies are acting as malware hackers potentially targeting millions of computers worldwide, according to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Britain's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in Cheltenham 
Mr Snowden claims the NSA has also set up fake Facebook servers
The latest Snowden revelation claims that the NSA and GCHQ are expanding a massive programme of state-sponsored malware infection.
The NSA has also set up fake Facebook servers, to infect target computers, according to claims reported by The Intercept.
The malware allows spies to listen in to targets, watch them in some cases, extract data and destroy computers, according to documents reportedly acquired by Snowden.
The malware was previously used secretly to target only a few hundred victims.
The NSA has now developed an automated system code-named TURBINE that allows "the current implant network to scale to large size (millions of implants) by creating a system that does automated control implants by groups instead of individually".
Britain's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in Cheltenham What was a carefully-tailored programme run by a small number of human operators is being automated, it is claimed.
The document describes TURBINE as "a new intelligent command and control capability designed to manage a very large number of covert implants".
These implants are thought to be capable of spying on individuals through their PC cameras and microphone, extracting files, monitoring computer usage, and destroying a computer's files.
Earlier documents leaked by Snowden suggest up to 100,000 computers were infected in this way.
The TURBINE revelations suggest a far higher number may be more infected.
Mr Snowden claims the NSA has also set up fake Facebook servers Computer users spend billions on anti-malware software.
The revelations indicate British and American taxpayers' money is being spent developing new malware that is then circulated on the internet.
Critics say neither intelligence agency can guarantee that the malware is not being used by the wrong people.
The programmes therefore make the internet less safe, say critics.
The report claims one technique, code-named QUANTUMHAND, tricks users into thinking they are logging into Facebook by masquerading behind a fake Facebook server.
The disguised NSA server squirts malicious data packets that allow spies to gain control of the victim's computer.
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By Gerard Tubb, North Of England CorrespondentBritain's struggling high streets could be saved by a combination of social networks and loyalty schemes, according to shopkeepers in Yorkshire.
Sarah Lyle from Attic womenswear
The market towns of Ilkley and Boroughbridge are fighting back against supermarkets, retail parks and the internet by using Twitter and Facebook along with newcomer Phlok.
Sarah Lyle, who runs Attic womenswear in IIklely and helps organise the town's new initiative, says digitally connecting independent traders to their customers is paying off.
"Social media is amazing, just last week alone it accounted for a quarter of my turnover," she said.
The latest part of Ilkley's social media strategy is Phlok - a digital loyalty scheme that rewards customers with points each time they spend money in any of the 29 independent businesses signed up in the town.
Ms Lyle pays the firm £69 a month, and when customers redeem their points via a smartphone app it puts money back into her account.
The scheme already has more than 40 clusters of businesses signed up across England and Northern Ireland, with four Yorkshire market towns online and more in the pipeline.
Sarah Lyle from Attic womenswear Phlok founder and chief executive Paul Graham said the scheme was the opposite of the old message "Use us or lose us" which relies on making people feel guilty for shopping elsewhere.
"What we're saying is: 'Businesses are investing in a system to reward you the customer for remembering they exist' and that's much more positive, he said.
It is a message that has struck a chord in Boroughbridge on the other side of Leeds where 16 independent businesses have signed up to the Phlok scheme which was launched in the town last month.
Like Ilkley, it is seen as a logical next step after traders embraced social media to promote the town.
Organisers have set up training sessions on how to use social media effectively along with a "Love Boroughbridge" website and a business self-help group which meets monthly in the town's Crown Hotel.
Local trader Louise Leong is convinced the new ideas have created a buzz around the town and improved business.
"More towns should be working together like this to keep their economies thriving," she said.
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