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Air Jordan 8.0 'Aqua' – Arriving @ Retailers
December 30th, 2011 by Brendan Dunne | 28 comments
Say what you want about the hybridization of Air Jordan classics, but at least they bring the OG models more up to date from a tech standpoint. Let's face it, if you show up to ball rocking a pair of Air Jordan VIII's you're not exactly getting the most of what current basketball sneaker construction has to offer. For that reason alone the Air Jordan 8.0 in the beloved 'Aqua' colorway is worth checking out, with the black and blue look intact on this modern take on MJ's eighth. Follow us after the jump for a few additional views and let us know in the comments where you stand with this hybrid model, which is starting to trick in at retailers like Oneness.
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this article is useless. it talks about the shoe having new tech, compared to the og, but then doesn't tell us any of the tech that went into it. not even if they use zoom or lunar or air. and they still could've easily made them look much better anyway. JB is garbage nowadays
That's why these are great, these are far more advance then the actual aqua 8's. Only a dumbass would disagreee, the flywire straps are much more durable, the materials are far beyound the OG and 07's. U don't have to worry about paint chipping and cracks toebox collasping in so bad, these are basketball shoes so the performance and quality r so much more better. For all yo who think fashion these will fit in, most of y'all got the fusion aquas. Most of y'all 07 pair is though or bought to be so y'all might as well. These will sell out not the first day by over a month or so cuz the basketball players and collectors are gonna scoop'em up
All those who's complaining on these don't know shit. These are good for the game, they're made to ball in. Every jordan isn't made for style they never was there to play basketball. Only the retros from 06 til now were made for fashion that's why less of materials or quality y'all say hasn't been there. Ppl rock jordans for fashion now and jordan knows it so of course he's gonna charge more, long as jordans are on the street then the basketball court he'll yea jordan gone give us what he be giving us
same goes for me, wait til the price drop then imma cop. it's not as bad as i thought it would be although the tongue logo should have been the OG's. Strap is ok for me but the whole shoe looks kinda big, like having a big ass submarine on feet
When the price drop, i'll cop
That's Caca!!!
Nahh just Retro these shits ,
if they were 90.00 then these would work but 150.00??.....GETouttahere
i'd cop on sale.
To me its like getting a breast reduction for a girl. I'd rather just have the actual air jordan 8.
they are straight but im still passing on them rather rock my 07 aquas
Agree with sneaker news, when it comes down to it jordan has to be about preformence, that doesnt mean they cnt come out with the same kind of heat that they used to, but preformance is the priority. That being said i don't that hybrids are a good idea. They always end up getting hated on estericly, and they never have the innovation to be high preformance.
Don't know why everyone is bitching? For those of us lucky enough to own a pair of aqua 8's and may not want to get them destroyed on court (esp dusty courts) these make an excellent alternative. They may even out-perform the 8's in terms of performance with the addition of herringbone and by the looks of the mesh, better breath ability.
These kick are an abomination look too much like the aqua 8s.....99% of jumpman kicks are all garbage that's why they always on sale and clearance ..... retros all day 4 me
these are sick i will copp,but until they go on sale.......ppl talking shit they are made for basketball not for fashion.....
I'd cop these on clearance ....lol.. just so my Aqua 8's can last even longer.
straps make this shoe so much more hideous
For ppl like the BTK dude I want you guys to know Js were made for balling not for fashion, I understand the whole sneaker grail ra ra, but Js were made for balling. They don't design Js retros or new for what would look good on feet, they designed them to make you an animal on the court. I feel like alot of ppl are forgetting this. There are ppl out here who actually move, play sports, etc and use the shoe for what it is build for and not for trying to flex on ppl when they go out.
I actually like these, unlike the other ones. I'd consider getting them when they go on sale..maybe. lol
The front looks terrible... if you rock your jeans right you may be able to get a pass for some real aquas. #fail
arent as bad as the other ones but still not a cop..
i actually do like these but its waaaaaayyy too much heat comming out
Man WTF are you saying...... Summarize dude, please summarize. All this goddamn rambling for nothing. Fuk!
don't hate...
then explain the patent leather 11 hmmm?
yeah i like them too.....but 150$ to much man maybe i'll just wait until they hit the clearnce shelf
patent leather made the shoe more lighter and durable... get at me bruh
patent leather makes the shoe lighter as opposed to regular leather?... get the fu*k outta here wit that $hit jordans are made for style and performance

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2. Process half each of watermelon, ginger ale, water, and limeade concentrate in a blender until smooth; pour mixture into a pitcher. Repeat procedure with remaining half of ingredients; stir into pitcher, and serve immediately.
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Cantaloupe Cooler: Substitute 8 cups (1/2-inch) cantaloupe cubes for watermelon, and add 2 tsp. grated fresh ginger to mixture in blender. Proceed as directed.
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A couple of shots from my recent trip to New York
having a crafty sunday :) made this sketch book ready for my upcoming travels!
Experimenting with water colour pencils. A study of a wall in Copenhagen
My work as part of the falmouth graduate stall in the Cornwall Design Fair. It was a fantastic weekend, lots of great feedback.
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'Reconnect, recollect' at New Designers 2013
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Final Degree show layout with test pieces. It includes piece made from concrete, jesmonite, paper, snowcrete and raku fired ceramic. the wall pieces are core samples drilled from the vertical pieces and displayed in a glass tube.


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Matt has been working on this thing whenever he gets a chance. At the beginning, there was a lot of discussion about placement, depth, height, how the structure would be supported, not impeding our nice view from the kitchen, etc. Then lots of string line to get it lined up. Digging holes, pouring concrete footings. Posts. Beams. Uh, those things that go perpendicular to the beams. A lot of temporary bracing and scaffolding. Painting. Painting. More painting.
Emmett wants to paint like Daddy.
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ECI Touts More Power in a Smaller Aircraft Engine Package
Claiming "the weight and size of a 320 with the power of a 360," Engine Components International (ECI, Booths 269 & 270) unveiled its new TITAN 340 Stroker Monday morning at AirVenture 2013. "It looks like a Lycoming, it sounds like a Lycoming," the company added, "but it has a higher power-to-weight ratio."
The 180-horsepower, four-cylinder piston powerplant received FAA STC approval on May 1, and is intended as a direct replacement for existing 150- to 180-hp Lycoming engines. The new engine will cruise at 2,400 RPM with a constant-speed propeller, the company added, and will bolt up to existing cowling, baffles, exhaust and engine mounts in aircraft previously equipped with Lycoming 320s.
ECI also offers the engine for experimental and special light sport aircraft (S-LSA) applications, with an ASTM-approved variant powering the CubCrafters Carbon Cub SS.
Engine upgrader Texas Skyways of Boerne, Texas, is flight-testing the TITAN 340 Stroker in a Cessna 172, with later plans for STC approval in selected Piper airframes. ECI plans to offer both carbureted and fuel-injected variants, with magnetos or electronic ignition. Recommended TBO for the STC variant is 2,000 hours.
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The Hurricanes made a surprising move today by deciding to send down forward Zac Dalpe to the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League and recall Tim Wallace. Dalpe had two points in six games and is the only forward on the team who can go to the AHL without needing waivers, so he was sent down in favor of Tim Wallace who could possibly add some grit to the team. Wallace sometimes played in the top-six for the Charlotte Checkers, can kill penalties and has 20 goals and 43 points with them. He hasn't been much more than a fourth liner at the NHL level. Wallace can be useful to Carolina, so I don't have an issue with being called up, the problem is that Dalpe deserves to be on this team. Dalpe was playing on a line with Jordan Staal and Jeff Skinner for most of the year, so sending him down opens up a hole in the top-six. That alone makes this move a bit perplexing because the Hurricanes are already starved for secondary scoring and don't have many candidates who can slide up into Dalpe's spot. Not only that, but Dalpe was a contributing member to the second line. Second Line Scoring Chance Numbers # Player 5v5 SCF 5v5 SCA SC +/- 5v5 CF/15 5v5 CA/15 Diff 22 Zac Dalpe 29 24 5 7.11 5.88 1.23 11 Jordan Staal 38 36 2 6.10 5.78 0.32 53 Jeff Skinner 35 37 -2 5.34 5.65 -0.31 Dalpe's two points in six games do not look like much, but whenever he was on the ice during five-on-five play, scoring chances were going in the Hurricanes favor. Dalpe was also creating a high amount of offense relative to the minutes he was playing. Oh, and he managed to do this while playing alongside Jordan Staal, which means that he was being given some of the toughest assignments on the team. I try to keep rants and complaints out of this blog, but demoting a forward who can drive the play, produce offense and is competent enough to play the toughs makes little sense, especially with Carolina's need for secondary scoring. So now the question is who slides up into Dalpe's spot? Chad LaRose was playing there for most of the third period on Saturday night against Philadelphia but he didn't do much of anything at even strength, so I'm not sue if he'll stay there. The other candidates are Drayson Bowman and possibly Patrick Dwyer all of which are good third liners but not ideal top-six options. That's the same problem Carolina had with their top-six last year, though. They were overslotting third liners into top-six spots because they didn't have much else to turn to, something that many thought wouldn't happen this year. With Ruutu's injury, Boychuk being lost on waivers and now Dalpe being demoted in favor of a fourth liner, the scoring depth Carolina once had is now in jeopardy. The good news is that Dalpe can be recalled at any time, but sending him down doesn't make much sense in the first place.
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b. An abrupt change in security threats calls for an abrupt 35 percent2 DOD budget increase over that in 2.a above.
c. A peace dividend calls for reallocating 25 percent3 of the DOD budget in 2.a to other national needs.
3. Assess the limitations in meeting the above workforce needs and the forces shaping those limitations.
4. Estimate the fraction of the above workforce needs that will not be met by the civilian educational enterprise without supplemental DOD intervention. Where and how should DOD invest to achieve its workforce need?
5. Given the unpredictability of: scientific and technological change; levels and trajectory of DOD budgets; advancements and emerging threats; and the historical inadequacy of past projections of future workforce needs—How can the DOD ensure an adequate workforce capability for itself and its defense contractors in the future?
The workshop included discussions by five individual panels, each focusing on one of the questions listed above. Starting off each of the five panel sessions, an invited speaker(s) gave an introductory talk designed to provide an overview of the topic or to otherwise stimulate the discussion by offering thought-provoking comments or introducing a few key ideas. Then, each of the four panelists assigned to the panel on a particular question was given 10 minutes to address the topic. The panels were chosen to offer a broad range of views from the public sector and the private sector, including major defense contractors, and from nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), all of whom are stakeholders in the future STEM workforce. At the conclusion of their prepared remarks, the panelists fielded questions from the session moderators, who were members of the NRC committee, as well as from other NRC committee members in attendance and from workshop participants.
The workshop included two keynote presentations. One presentation was made by the president of the National Academy of Engineering to introduce the topic through a discussion of the supply of scientists and engineers entering the workforce nationwide. The other presentation provided the opportunity for the workshop to hear from the sponsor, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
The report includes, in Chapter 2, a discussion of what the committee believes to be the key points raised by workshop participants. Chapter 3 then presents a summary of the keynote presentations, and Chapter 4 offers summaries of the panel discussions, including the introductory talks and the question-and-answer period that ensued. Chapter 5 summarizes the concluding session of the workshop.
2Roughly the percent increase, in real terms, in DOD spending from FY 2001 to FY 2005 following the events of September 11, 2001; compare also the 25 percent increase from FY 1982 to FY 1989. (SOURCE: Office of Management and Budget. Historical Tables. Available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/Historicals. Accessed June 17, 2011.)
3Roughly the percent decrease, in real terms, in DOD spending from FY 1990 to FY 2000 following the end of the Cold War. (SOURCE: Office of Management and Budget. Historical Tables. Available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/Historicals. Accessed June 17, 2011.)


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The following worked for me:
1. Install PEAR, (for *nix):
2. Once PEAR is installed, from the command:
#pear install Image_Graph
#pear install Image_Canvas
#pear install Image_Color
#pear install Numbers_Words
#pear install Numbers_Roman
This should get you going. There are few issues I faced:
1. Generated graphs may not have labels on them due to font issues as far as I know. Look into base_conf.php for
defaulting to other fonts if dejavu font is not installed.
2. If you want the map report generated, it will require more work and workarounds. I will need to dig up my notes on
how I got it working. Generally, you have to move 2 map data files (.txt and .png) to some directory, download MaxMind
GeoIP .dat file into another directory, and tweak base_conf.php to tell it which method to use to generate the data.
Two methods are available and you may require other Perl modules.
3. Generating these graphs are processing intensive, make sure you have enough processing power
Hope that helps.
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The City of Fort Worth Code Compliance Department is seeking to hire qualified applicants for Code Compliance Officers to investigate complaints and enforce the municipal building code including the minimum housing standards, environmental health and zoning ordinances (i.e. inspecting private property, conducting investigations, and recognizing fire, life, health and safety hazards to self and others; and to perform a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility. This position will also investigate complaints and violations related to the functional areas within the Code Compliance Department to include code enforcement, substandard buildings, solid waste, animal control and consumer health.
This position involves extensive customer interaction through face-to-face personnel contact, written communication and via telephone; reading and interpreting ordinances; issuing violation notices and stop-work orders; conferring with owners, violators, complainants and authorities to explain City policy, ordinances and recommend rectifications; preparing correspondence and reports of inspections, investigations and recommendations for action; maintaining daily logs and supplemental inspection reports with photographs; testifying in court and administrative proceedings concerning investigation findings; and coordinating with or assisting City of Fort Worth Police Department and other City departments in matters of mutual concern.
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6000 Mabeline Road, Hanahan, 29410
Commute to Downtown Hanahan
This apartment is in Hanahan. Nearby parks include Hillsdale Park and Midland Park.
Lakewood Lodge Apartments has a Walk Score of 25 out of 100. This location is a Car-Dependent neighborhood so most errands require a car.
Nearby schools include Hanahan Elementary School, Midland Park Elementary School and Alice Birney Middle School.
The closest grocery stores are Saigon Supermarket, Shakes and Blends and Little Johnny's BBQ.
Nearby coffee shops include Starbucks, Starbucks and Kangaroo Express. Nearby restaurants include Number One Kitchen, McDonald's and SUBWAY® Restaurants.
Tucked away in the serene beauty of a pristine lake, yet minutes from great schools and shopping, Lakewood Lodge offers the best of both tranquility and convenience. Large one bedroom apartments and two bedroom townhomes feature walk-in closets, fully equipped kitchens, ceiling fans, patios, washer/dryer connections, central heat & air conditioning as well as unique amenities like our private boat launch and fishing dock.
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Lakewood lodge is okay. The work out area is a joke, I really wouldn't call it a work anything. The pool area is closed at times when its so hot you need to give yourself a break. Other apartment complex 's in the area offer much nicer up to date amenities. I would have to think about living here. If those things don't bother you, then it might be a good choice.
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iOS 6.1.4 released, tweaks iPhone 5 speakerphone
Summary: The iPhone 5 gets a very, very minor update.
Apple has released an iOS 6 update only aimed at the iPhone 5.
Apple on Thursday released iOS 6.1.4 which delivers an "updated audio profile for speakerphone". And that's about it: there don't appear to be any accompanying security updates to 6.1.4.
The last update, 6.1.3, was released in March and fixed six flaws, four of which were found by the jailbreaking hacking crew evad3rs who used the flaws in a popular jailbreak for iOS 6.0 to 6.2.
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Customize your Olympics with the Breaking News app
Our updated Breaking News app for Android is available for download today! Android and iOS users can customize their 2014 Sochi Olympic coverage and stay spoiler-free.
The world is defaulting to Sochi time as thousands of athletes, politicians, journalists and spectators gather in Russia for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
During the 2012 Olympics in London, we saw an outcry from users across news sites, apps and social media who were trying to dodge event results until they were televised in primetime. For many news organizations, including our own, it was counter to what we do – we report the news as it happens. At Breaking News, we called an audible and decided to stop tweeting and sending push alerts with results. Instead, we published real-time results to our apps and website and used Twitter and push alerts to tell users they could come get the information if they wanted it. Not the most graceful solution, but it solved the problem and we heard from many appreciative users.
We learned a lot from that experience. Users are not a homogenous group that all want the same thing. Personalization and customization are an essential part of any news experience, but especially a mobile experience.
At the end of 2013, we launched a completely new Breaking News app for iOS that lets users control what's news to them and how they receive it. Today, we're launching our updated app for Android users and we're focused in on the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
The Breaking News app for iOS and Android allows users to experience a spoiler-free Olympics with just a simple tap of the screen. Avoid event results entirely by clicking the mute icon on the Olympics event results topic tag. Want to avoid all Olympics coverage, period? Click the mute icon on the 2014 Sochi Olympics topic tag.
Our editors will be following the games and publishing updates on the events, as well as culturally significant moments (Team USA uniforms, anyone?) and related hard news, like protests and security threats. We're organizing and sorting those updates to make it easy for you to customize your app experience.
Maybe you're a big fan of figure skating and you can't wait until after work to know if Gracie Gold lands her jumps, but you also want to wait for the broadcast of the US-Canada men's hockey game. Maybe you're just not into skiing and you want to skip seeing those results altogether.
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Welcome to our Market Shops
These are just some of the many shops we have here at Ettalong Markets. We welcome you to come and visit us. We are open every weekend of the year as well as holiday Mondays. Each and every store is managed by the business owner.
When you come along on Sundays, we also have a lucky door prize which changes every week. The entertainer will draw the winning ticket out at 1.00pm and let us all know who the lucky visitor is.
We have cafes, restaurants, and a multi-screen cinema complex within the resort so there is a great deal to do and see. Why not make this weekend the weekend to visit. Click here to see how to find us.
Set beneath Ettalong Beach Tourist Resort, brick paved walkways meander through a bustling Market, open every weekend & Public Holiday Mondays.
Discover clothing, shoes, jewellery, homewares, kitchenware, arts & crafts, antiques, curios, rugs, luggage, electrical items, plaster fun, leatherware, imported bargains, fruit & vegies, massasge therapist, psychic readers, watches & more. The Central Coast's premier undercover markets was established in 1979.
Children's entertainment & live singing performances add to the atmosphere daily. Accommodation is available & cinema complex as well to enjoy the whole weekend here!
Ettalong Markets, as review by Dora Bona of WeekendNotes.com - 27th July 2011
"If you've never been to the Ettalong Markets, you're missing a real treat and a fabulous day out. Ettalong is a quiet village near Umina and Woy Woy, and is home to the largest undercover market on the Central Coast.
If you live on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, the quickest and easiest way to get to Ettalong and add to a delightful day, is to drive to Palm beach, park your car and take the half hour ferry ride over to Ettalong. Ferries leave frequently, and if you happen to get there early, you can enjoy a stroll or a cup of coffee around Palm Beach wharf.
Every Saturday and Sunday – plus public holiday Mondays, the sleepy little village of Ettalong comes to life with a bustling market.
But it's not just market stalls at Ettalong Markets. The venue is set amongst restaurants, cafes, a 6 screen cinema called the Cinema Paradiso, and an outdoor cinema as well"….Read the rest of Dora's review here.


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I'm always for new holiday-related junk food. Even if it's somewhat uninspired or just plain gross, I'm willing to try it, especially since odds are likely I'll never see it again, or at least until next year.
There have been items I've really enjoyed, like Mission Sugar & Cinnamon Tortilla Chips and Scary Blackberry Ghoul-Aid. There have also been holiday items that made my mouth sad, like White Chocolate Peppermint Pringles and Disney Candied Apple Candy Corn.
Speaking of candy corn (talk about a suave segue), here we have yet another candy corn that isn't supposed to taste like candy corn! Isn't that exciting?
The answer is no. Remember how I said I'm all for new holiday food in the first sentence of this review? I'd like to directly contradict that by saying that I'm really tired of candy corn. Hell, I was tired of candy corn when it was just candy corn-flavored candy corn. Now things are really getting out of hand.
So now, here we are, with Brach's Carrot Cake Candy Corn. Brach's, the original candy corn offender.
If you're going to try to get me to eat carrot cake candy corn, you're going to have to do better with your packaging than a slice of cake and a vaguely Easter-looking basket with no handle. Seriously, no handle? I mean, I want an Easter bunny and some cute looking little chicks, but at this point I would settle for a tisket with a tasket. Sigh.
Well, at least the corns are kinda cute. The colors are vibrant and appropriately carrot-y.
When I first opened the bag and took a whiff, all I got was that weird plastic-like smell of regular candy corns. My brain went, "Oh no…oh wait, this could actually have gone much worse, so be thankful, nose." And when I first popped a handful – looking back, throwing back this amount was a brazen move that could have gone terribly wrong – all I could taste was candy corn.
However, that flavor gradually gave way to distinctive but subtle notes of cinnamon and nutmeg that actually gave the corns a reasonable facsimile of the taste of carrot cake.
There was no hint of cream cheese frosting, which pairs so well with a nice, moist slice of carrot cake, but maybe that's asking too much. Also, that initial taste of regular candy corn never quite went away, which, unfortunately, went a long way in removing the suspension of disbelief that you weren't actually eating what is, essentially, a Halloween candy.
As I expected, the texture was also exactly the same as regular candy corn, which is neither a positive nor a negative; it just is, because these are candy corns.
I wouldn't call Brach's Carrot Cake Candy Corn offensive, but I can't say I was blown away, either. They weren't gross, but they weren't great, either. If I found a small bag of them buried in the plastic grass of my Easter basket (with handle) amongst the Reese's Eggs and giant chocolate bunny, I wouldn't throw them in my parents' face. I mean, it's not like they're black licorice jelly beans. I'm not a monster.
However, after one handful, I was already over carrot cake-flavored candy corns, so the other 11 ounces in this giant bag will probably sit in my cupboard for about six months before I need the room for whatever the next crazy flavor of Oreos is.
Brach's Carrot Cake Candy Corn
When I wrote my first MunchPak review, I swore I'd never do it again, because it was epic and, therefore, rather lengthy and exhausting.
However, as I've continued to receive MunchPaks with intriguing items, I've had the burning desire to share them with the Internet, because that's just the kind of person I am. So, instead of wearing myself out cataloging every single box, I've decided to pick out a few things I find interesting and make some quick little reviews about them.
And thus, MunchPak Piks has been born!
Calbee Shrimp Chips
Oh, god. Oh my god. I was fooled by the all-English packaging. I figured Calbee was some sort of English or American company, and therefore the flavor would be mild and inoffensive.
No. They were horrible. They tasted just like the smell of rotting fish. I've never been so thrown off. I immediately chucked the bag in the trash and wished I'd never, ever had that experience. Seriously, rotten fish chips.
I can't even tell you about the texture or anything else because the taste just drowned everything out, including my will to live.
Also, it turns out that Calbee is a major Japanese snack food manufacturer, and I need to do my research before I start eating things. And I should trust my nose, which initially went "Oh fuck, this smells like the worst fish market in the world." Not that that would have stopped me from trying them, but I would have had a little more…caution.
They look like little french fries. Who cares.
PS: Shrimp is listed as an actual ingredient, pretty high-up on the list. They must use rotten, rotten shrimp.
Nutryvitta Banana Passa
My first Brazilian snack! I don't know much about Nutryvitta, because everything on the package and their website is in (presumably) Portuguese.
I was initially scared of Banana Passa, because the picture of dried bananas on their wrapper looks remarkably like bacon. I like bacon, but that's just weird. But after the Shrimp Chip disaster, dried bananas sounded positively heavenly.
…Okay, maybe I should take that back.
Banana Passas are extremely sticky, which is pretty much the opposite of dried. They look terribly repulsive, as you can see. I made that face that babies make when they don't want to eat as I hesitantly brought the Banana Passa toward my mouth.
The taste wasn't that bad…I guess. It was like a banana that's overripe but you think to yourself, "I can still salvage this." Then you take a bite and realize, "Nope, this one's a goner." Sickly sweet and slightly rotten. The sentence "The taste wasn't that bad" is starting to ring hollow even to my ears.
Is today "foods that taste rotten day" or something? The worst holiday.
The texture was firm yet chewy, which didn't help matters at all. I couldn't take more than a couple of bites before the Banana Passa followed the Shrimp Chips into the trash.
Maybe this is one of those cultural things where the taste and texture of Nutryvitta Banana Passa is perfectly normal and enjoyed in its home country of Brazil, but for me it was a definitely no-go.
(Malaysian?) Italian Tiramisu Cookies
I picked these for two reasons: one, because these are "Italian" Tiramisu Cookies, but 90% of the package is in some Asian language. The only reason I guessed Malaysian is because there was a sticker – that was not a part of the original package – that stated that this is a product of Malaysia.
The sticker also said it was imported by JFC International, which is apparently a major distributor of Asian food products. Now you know everything that I know.
Oh right, the second reason: on the front of the package, there's a little English. "Tiramisu Cookies With Soft Chocolate Filled Cookies. Enjoy the Italian taste of Tiramisu Cookies."
Hey guys, I think these are cookies!
Given that my day so far has been filled with rotten-flavored food, all my hopes rest on these tiramisu cookies. These Malaysian Italian Tiramisu Cookies cookies cookies.
The packaging seems a little excessive, what with the tray and the individually-wrapped cookies. But at least that means they're tough to break!
Oh Malaysian Italian Tiramisu Cookies, you saved the day. The cookie has a light but crunchy texture, and the filling inside is creamy, rich chocolate, with a lovely compliment of coffee. I think there's even a bit of crunch in the filling, but I'm not sure.
These cookies were surprisingly yummy and tasted impressively high-end for Malaysian Italian cookies. They didn't exactly capture the full tiramisu experience, but the chocolate/coffee combo was delightful. I'd recommend you go get some, but I couldn't begin to tell you where to find them and I'll probably never see them again, myself.
So things went terribly wrong at the beginning but ended on a high note. That's MunchPak for ya, folks! Until next time!
Nabisco has really gone off the rails with their Oreo flavors. If I sound like a broken record, that's because Nabisco has really gone off the rails with their Oreo flavors. This makes it really hard to come up with something unique to say about all these new Oreo flavors. Don't get me wrong – I love variety. But this is getting exhausting. So exhausting I'd just like to get down to business. Cookie business.
Marshmallow Crispy Oreo
Right off the bat, Marshmallow Crispy Oreos and I start off on the wrong foot. Upon seeing the package, all I wanted was a Rice Krispies Treat, and then I wanted an Oreo-shaped Rice Krispies Treat sandwich with Oreo filling.
Knowing from the package that neither of these are what I would find inside, I swallowed my prejudice, as it were, and dove into what registered-trademark-respecting Marshmallow Crispy Oreos really are.
I have to say, first impressions were pretty damn close to what the picture on the package promises: a Golden Oreo with marshmallow filling that contains little crispy bites.
Since I figured I'd get the best impression of the filling by doing what everyone does with their Oreos, which is lick the crème, I…licked the creme.
It makes me mildly uncomfortable to put a picture of something I licked with my disgusting human saliva on the Internet, but I was so impressed with the number of crispy bits in the filling that I had to share. The open, un-licked cookie just doesn't do it justice.
Defying the odds, the crunchy bits stayed crunchy in the creme and had that Rice Krispies-esque taste and texture. The creme itself did have a bit of a marshmallow taste to it, but it was a lot sweeter and came closer to the flavor of regular Oreo filling than I would have liked.
Unfortunately, that "regular Oreo" feeling came full circle when I ate a Marshmallow Crispy Oreo as a whole. The two Golden Oreo cookies already had a bunch of crunchiness to them, which made the crunchy bits in the creme pretty much disappear.
If you ask me, the best way to truly enjoy Marshmallow Crispy Oreos is to eat the filling separately and then use the Golden Oreo cookies to…uh…I dunno, dip into some cake frosting and then go into a complete sugar coma? That's the only way I can think of to really make Marshmallow Crispy Oreos stand out from regular Golden Oreos.
Cookie Dough Oreo
If you're to fall for the packaging on these cookies, the Cookie Dough Oreo looks a hell of a lot like a chocolate cookie, and is "made with chocolatey chips". This verbiage sends up red flags, as "chocolately chips" sounds a lot like "not actual chocolate chips" or maybe "chips, but not really chocolate in nature".
Upon opening my first cookie, I feared I'd never know the truth either way, as there did not appear to be any chips of chocolatey or chocolatey non-chips at all.
I tried a second cookie at random and found it to be a little more cookie dough-looking.
I've eaten my share of cookie dough back in the day, laughing in the face of E. coli or salmonella or whatever the hell they say is wrong with eating raw cookie dough. Given that I'm pretty sure my bones are made of expired Slim Jims and my blood is mostly processed cheese sauce, I just don't have these kinds of concerns. I'm sure one day this will come back to haunt me, possibly in the form of coming back up to haunt me, but I like to live dangerously.
Enough about telling kids it's okay to eat raw eggs; the point here is that I know what cookie dough tastes like, and I can definitively say that none of the flavors of this dangerous but delectable treat are present in Cookie Dough Oreos. There's not even a chocolate chip texture.
In fact, the creme in these cookies tastes kind of like…a mocha caramel coffee drink? What the hell?
I was so flummoxed by this that I broke my rule of not reading other people's reviews until I'd posted my own and went in search of other people's opinions on these cookies, certain that somehow my tongue had gone haywire. Sure enough, The Impulsive Buy shared my sentiments almost exactly, reassuring me that I had not had a stroke.
That said, mocha caramel coffee Oreos are delicious. The problem, obviously, is that these are not Mocha Caramel Coffee Oreos, these are Cookie Dough Oreos, and, given that, they fail everything that cookie dough actually is, taste- and texture-wise.
Both Marshmallow Crispy Oreos and Cookie Dough Oreos disappointed my taste buds on some level. The former with its lack of distinct marshmallow flavor and disappearing crunchy bits, and the latter with its lack of chocolate chips and, well, cookie dough-ness.
That said, I'm not kicking either of these limited edition flavors out of my cupboard. Unlike Limited Edition Watermelon Oreos, there's absolutely nothing offensive about either flavor. While Marshmallow Crispy is just rather pedestrian, Cookie Dough is straight rockin', although not for any reasons its namesake would imply. Given that neither will be around long, I encourage readers to give them both a try.
Limited Edition Marshmallow Crispy Oreo and Cookie Dough Oreo
The "lettuce" pun was Wendy's, not mine, and I can't decide if I wish I'd thought of it. They also use the phrase "unbe-leaf-ably tasty". I'm proud of you, Wendy's marketing team.
Anyways! Wendy's has two new salads involving chicken, but that's pretty much where the similarities end.
The new Asian Cashew Chicken Salad includes garlic-and-onion-dusted cashews, fire-roasted edamame, red peppers, sliced cucumbers, eleven different field greens (resisting the urge to make a Soviet time zone joke here) and "a Light Spicy Asian Chili Vinaigrette made with chili garlic sauce, roasted peanuts, soy sauce, lime juice and brown sugar". That's…a lot of ingredients!
The BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad features fire-roasted corn, diced tomatoes, Applewood-smoked bacon, shredded cheddar cheese, the same ridiculous amount of field greens as the Asian Cashew, all drizzed with honey barbecue sauce.
You may be wondering where the ranch comes into play. Well, in addition to the honey barbecue sauce, this salad also comes with BBQ Ranch dressing, "made with real buttermilk, parmesan cheese, ancho chili pepper, honey and brown sugar".
The Asian Cashew Chicken Salad goes for $5.99 full-size and $3.99 half-size. The BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad is $6.19 full-size and $4.19 half-size. Prices may vary depending on location.
Taco Bell loves going XXL: So far they've gone plus-sized on their Chalupas, Grilled Stuft Burritos, and most recently, their nachos.
Not content to sit on their wide-bottom laurels, they've now gone XXL on their tacos, touting the new XXL Crispy Steak Taco as their "BIGGEST taco ever."
According to Taco Bell's press release, "The XXL Crispy Steak Taco features double the marinated steak, fully loaded with lettuce, tomato, shredded cheese, avocado ranch sauce and reduced fat sour cream, all in a new crispy shell."
The XXL Crispy Tacos will launch at participating Taco Bells nationwide on February 27. The steak offering will be priced at $2.99, while the shredded chicken option will be $2.79 and the seasoned ground beef $2.49.
Accidentally a day late, but here are the winners of the Jack in the Box giveaways!
Two $10 Jack Ca$h Cards: Carolsue
One $10 Jack Ca$h Card and "What Does the Bork Say" t-shirt: Andy Sage
Congrats, winners! I'll be emailing you soon! Thanks to everyone who participated!
Jack in the Box always delivers on the marketing side of things, and the Bacon Insider burger is no exception. First off, we have the commercial.
I want to hate the jingle, but for some reason I find it difficult to do so, even though I managed to memorize the entire thing and get it stuck in my head after just two viewings. Well, I guess that's the sign of a good jingle.
What does it say about me that I'd rather have the curly fry tree than the chopper out back?
What we really need to focus on here, though, is the bork. In case you haven't figured it out, it's beef and pork, represented in the commercial by pigs with cow-like markings on them.
This creative take on the "stuffed burger" concept seems cute and innocent in the commercial, but I sense some dark, Island of Dr. Moreau-esque undertones. This is punctuated by the bork at the very end of the commercial that proclaims, "Moink?"
It's the desperate cry of an abomination, confusion showing in the question mark as it struggles to understand its place in nature when, in reality, it has none.
I'm just fucking with you. I instantly fell in love with "Moink?" and have said it like, five times today. It's a delightful portmanteau.
If you want a real bonus treat, watch the Spanish-language version of the commercial, which contains mariachis wearing Mexican pointy boots, a thing I did not know existed until now. The boots, not mariachis. Credit to sometime guest-reviewer Robert for finding this gem.
Also true to form, Jack in the Box has created a special promo site for the Bacon Insider, including a tour of Jack's farm and a game where you control a bork in…virtual space? that shoots bacon at regular hamburgers and turns them into Bacon Insiders. If this weren't Jack in the Box, I'd consider that a bizarre sentence.
Here's Jack's long-winded description of the Bacon Insider: "Jack's newest creation is a bacon triple threat. A juicy beef patty mixed with savory pieces of bacon. This new bacon and beef patty is sandwiched between hickory smoked bacon and topped with creamy bacon mayo, lettuce, tomato, and American cheese. All served on our new soft warm brioche bun. This burger is sure to make you want to 'bring home the bacon.'"
Can we pretend they never used the phrase "bring home the bacon" and just stick with "moink" and "bork"? I'm sure the Swedish Chef would agree. Bork bork bork.
The Bacon Insider, deconstructed. The lettuce was a little sad, but the tomatoes were juicy, and look at that lovely bacon configuration. Instead of letting the slices just flop out the sides, they've been neatly arranged to fit in the burger. And plenty of it, too!
But wait, there's more! And by that I mean more bacon and bacon mayo underneath the bork patty. Double bacon layer. That's pretty awesome.
Speaking of the bacon mayo, I tasted some on its own and it was tangy (because it's mayo, duh) but only vaguely bacon-y. As you can see, there were little speckles in it that looked bacon-ish, but it wasn't like there was some JitB employee hand-crumbling pieces of bacon into the condiment.
Now we come to the bork patty. There were definitely some visible bacon pieces in the burger, and when tasted on its own, the bacon was impressively noticeable. In my experience, most "stuffed" burgers don't actually gain any flavor from whatever they're stuffed with, so this is a bit of an accomplishment.
Now that we've deconstructed the Bacon Insider, the real question is, how did it taste altogether?
I found it to be what is probably the most baconiest fast food burger I've ever had. The bacon strips were what I would call mid-level crispy, and the configuration of the strips, in addition to having them on top of and beneath the burger, guaranteed that I got bacon in each and every bite. How often does that happen with a bacon cheeseburger?
Looking at the big picture, it seems like it's the proliferation of bacon strips that did all the heavy lifting on the Bacon Insider. Maybe the bork patty and the bacon mayo added a little extra bacon support, but I could also argue that their flavor disappeared under all that bacon.
The bottom line, however, is that the Jack in the Box Bacon Insider burger really does deliver the bacon goodness. (I almost made a "bring home the bacon" joke there, and then realized what I was doing and quietly backspaced. Oh, wait, I probably wasn't supposed to tell you that.) I credit the amount and configuration of the bacon strips, but I do wish the bacon mayo and the bork patty had been able to shine a little more. However, it made for a great marketing campaign, and I learned about Mexican pointy boots!
At the end of the day, all I can say is…moink?
[Disclaimer: This Bacon Insider burger was purchased with gift cards provided by Jack in the Box. This is no way compromises the integrity of this review.]
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Jack in the Box Bacon Insider Burger
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Welcome to what I have to assume will be the longest JFB review ever written! We've got 25 snacks to cover, here. Don't worry, there will be lots of pictures and we're all going to learn some new things!
I've been excited ever since I heard about MunchPak back in October of last year. In their own words, "MunchPak is our solution to provide the average person with a monthly variety pack of the best and most popular snacks and treats from all over the world. Unlike other subscription boxed services, MunchPak aims to provide our subscribers with the best and tastiest snacks, as opposed to just the 'healthiest'."
This last part may confuse you, but I'm pretty sure MunchPak is making a jab at Graze. Graze operates off the same principles as MunchPak, but they offer healthy items such as seeds, nuts and dried fruits. They've been operating out of the UK for some time, and I was lucky enough to get a very early invite to the US beta of Graze.
It's fun, but as MunchPak points out, it's also very healthy, and does not offer anything brand name. As you might guess, the idea of having international, brand name junk food delivered to my door was something I was mighty interested in.
MunchPak sent me a sample to review, and it did not disappoint in quantity or variety.
Some will have few words and only packaging pictures; this is just too big to get into everything. I'm going to assume Americans are familiar with some of these; I apologize to my international audience, but to be fair, MunchPak is made for US residents.
You might notice something missing – the Herr's Ketchup Potato Chips. I have no idea where that bag went. My only two guesses are that one of my cats managed to get in the box and drag it off to some hidden location, or I got drunk and ate them and forgot I did so. The latter seems more likely.
Anyways, it looks like the rest survived, so let's get down to business!
Chex Mix Traditional
A classic. Can't go wrong here.
Gardetto's Original Recipe Snack Mix
Another classic. Gardetto's also makes bags that contain nothing but their Roasted Garlic Rye Chips, which I think is genius because those are obviously the best part of their Snack Mix.
de la Rosa Peanut Candy Marzypan Style
Here we have our first international offering. De la Rosa is a Mexican candy company, and I see them often on store shelves. MunchPak just so happens to be based out of Scottsdale, AZ, which is about a ten minute drive from where I live, so I know for a fact they've got easy access to Mexican treats.
Despite the availability, I rarely sample any of these goods. There's no particular reason for this; I've just never gotten around to it. This is one of the reasons why I love the idea of MunchPak so much – I might see these things on store shelves every day, but never bother trying them if it weren't for MunchPak.
This Peanut Candy Marzypan (I love that spelling so much) Style is like deconstructed peanut butter. As soon as it hits your saliva, it turns into a sugary peanut powder.
I can't say I've ever had such a candy experience before. Neither the sugar nor the peanut are overpowering, but the texture is super interesting. I can't say I'm in love with it, but it was definitely unique.
Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme Bar
I used to really dislike milk chocolate, and when Hershey's came out with this candy bar, I was over the moon about it. I've since expanded my horizons, but I'm still fond of Cookies 'n' Creme, with its white chocolate and little chocolate crunchy balls.
Meiji Hello Panda Biscuits with Milk Cream
Hello Panda is a Japanese candy, in case you couldn't guess. This box is adorable.
Sports I was able to identify: sailing, shouting into a megaphone?, fencing, being a pirate with a scimitar?, parasailing, kayaking, rollerblading, playing basketball with a baseball, golfing, hockey, lacrosse, skateboarding, and what I can only describe as "boogie-ing".
That's a crazy fucking variety of prints! I'm totally impressed, Hello Panda, even if some of these don't really seem like sports. Golf, for example. Heh heh heh.
As for the taste, it's kind of like a thin vanilla Teddy Graham filled with some knockoff Oreo creme. I feel like I'm not really nailing it there, but I tried.
Pop-Tarts Strawberry Toaster Pastry
Hey, it's Strawberry Pop-Tarts! Okay!
Unknown Asian Rice Cracker Thingies
What you see is what you get, here. Puffy cracker…things in a clear package, with three symbols on them, presumably Japanese? There's no way for me to even look this up. If you know what these wrappers say, I'd love to hear it in the comments.
How do I describe this thing? It was very crunchy, like a dense rice cracker. It was not sweet; it had a somewhat earthy flavor to it. It tasted foreign. I wish I had better words for it. Seaweed? Some sort of bizarre curry? I'm at a loss. The one thing I do know is that I would not like to see this in future MunchPaks.
CornNuts BBQ Crunchy Corn Kernels
CornNuts are one of those snacks that I feel I'm too adult to be eating. Like, it was okay to eat them as a kid, but no respectable adult actually eats them. I'm pretty sure that's a weird thing to think, but I will also say that as an older person with bad teeth, I'm terrified that they will break my mouth. Seriously, CornNuts are hard.
Imagine every BBQ-flavored chip/sunflower seed/whatever other snack, and you know the flavor of these CornNuts, although I will say the BBQ powder is nicely understated.
Morinaga Hi-Chew Grape Fruit Chews
Hi-Chew is Japanese in origin and was apparently created in 1931 by a guy who wanted to find a way to make swallowable gum because taking food out of your mouth is considered impolite in Japan. I guess the whole "Want some ABC gum?" joke doesn't go over well there. Also, I'm pretty sure everything is considered impolite in Japan.
Anyways, that's a pretty cool origin story, and apparently more than 113 flavors have been created over the years.
I got grape.
The texture of Hi-Chew was unlike any other chewy candy I've had. It was like a mix between a Starburst and a gummy bear. It lasted a little while, like the former, but was also springy and wanted to stick to itself, like the latter. Very interesting.
I wasn't too fond of the grape flavor – it reminded me a little too much of grape-flavored medicine.
Snyder's of Hanover Peanut Butter Pretzel Sandwiches
Here's another common snack that I've never bothered to try. Peanut butter pretzel sandwiches are completely pedestrian, but I've never had Snyder's before. Frankly, the whole cracker/pretzel sandwich thing reminds me of elementary school day care. But if you're looking for a high-quality snack sandwich, I would say Snyder's is the way to go.
de la Rosa Japanese Cocktail Peanuts
de la Rosa Japanese Cocktail Peanuts are vying for "favorite MunchPak snack" before I even taste them for several reasons: first off, they're Japanese peanuts made by a Mexican snack company. So multicultural! Also, what the hell is a cocktail peanut? I can't wait to find out!
Third and most obvious:
I have never seen a happier pair of semi-racist peanuts. I wish I could find that much joy in my life, and I'm an easily amused person.
So, if these are any indication, cocktail peanuts are peanuts with a salty, crunchy coating that actually has very little flavor, unless you count peanut. This basically makes them peanuts+. Could definitely see having a beer with these.
Penguin Original
Those two words are the only things I know about this, without doing any research. That is all the package had to say. I assumed it was a candy. That was all.
According to Wikipedia, this is a "milk chocolate-covered biscuit bar filled with chocolate cream". They were apparently created in Glasgow, which is in Scotland, just in case you failed geography. My first Scottish snack!
Actually, there's one more thing – each wrapper comes with a joke! Are you ready for some laffos?
Q: What do you call a happy Penguin?
A: A Pen-Grin
I kind of love you already, Penguin.
The bar was basically a chocolate-covered chocolate wafer. Despite being chocolate-on-chocolate, it was actually very light, airy and not too rich or overwhelming. Way to go, Penguin!
I also really, really want to buy a case of Penguin bars just so I can read all the penguin-related jokes. Really. Really.
Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats Marshmallow Square
Another pedestrian offering. And yet, the moment I saw it, I said to myself, you know what, I do want a Rice Krispies Treat! This is perfect.
Observant me, at first I thought this was some bizarre blank packaging. And then I saw, "A wrapper you can write on!"
How adorable is that for a mom making her kid's lunch? Screw Post-It notes when you can write on a Rice Krispies Treat!
Marinela Barritas fresa Strawberry Filled Cookies
These guys be Mexican in origin.
I had absolutely no idea what to expect when I tried one, but when I opened the package, I was instantly reminded of Tactical Sammich, which is something you never want to be reminded of when you're supposedly eating a strawberry cookie.
In reality, these things have the exact taste and texture of a Strawberry Fig Newton, which I guess are technically Strawberry Newtons. Another snack I haven't had in forever. Verdict: yum.
The Original Cracker Jack
Another classic. But there is one thing that always makes Cracker Jacks unique…
SCORE! A motherfuckin' temporary tattoo. The best of all Cracker Jack prizes, in my opinion. Now, back in my day, you got a a whole booklet of the things, but I will accept Underbite Swashbuckle, He of Ye One Gold Tooth. Swashbuckle rules. If I were still in school, he'd be plastered on my cheek tomorrow. And we're talking college, here.
De la Rosa Pulparindo Hot and Salted Tamarind Pulp Candy
Tamarind is a popular candy flavor in Mexico. I'm pretty sure I've never tasted it before. It has a Wikipedia page that is as intimidating in length as tamarind itself is in looks. The words "hot and salted" are a little scary, too, but this is all about new things and adventure.
It was like a short, thick Fruit Roll-Up, and also the stickiest candy I have ever encountered. The instant my fingers touched it, they could touch nothing else without leaving a gross residue.
It was easy to chew and the sugar quickly disintegrated, but I am apparently not fucking man enough for Mexican candy.
It tasted like a sugary, salty piece of soft taffy made entirely of chili powder. Hogod. I don't feel comfortable calling it terrible, because I know tamarind candy is crazy popular in the Mexican community and I think I'm just experiencing culture shock. But my mouth was not ready for a chili powder Fruit Roll-Up. The more it sat in there melting, the more I thought, hmmm, maybe I could get used to this. But for now? Whoo.
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Skim Milk & Cocoa
I've never had Nutella. I've been told that puts me in the minority. I've also been told you're supposed to spread it on toast, but I decided to just dunk my finger right in there, like the classy lady I am. Listen, I'm going through 25 snacks, here. I don't have time for things like toast.
Also, look at that little package! It's adorable! It's like a single serving jam, but somehow even less healthy!
I'm not gonna get all into how it tasted since I'm guessing most Americans already know. I will say, however, that it is delicious, and I have been missing out. Thank you for educating me, MunchPak!
Walkers Pure Butter Shortbread
In case you couldn't tell by the "this is my fancy kilt" packaging, Walkers Pure Butter Shortbread are made in Scotland.
And I have to say, what happened, Scotland? You did so well with the Penguin Original Bar, but this is a total disaster. It tasted like a buttery, slightly salty dog biscuit. While I'd like to pretend I've never had a Milk Bone before, I'm almost positive that I tried one during my curious youth, and I'm really not far off, here.
There's only four ingredients: wheat flour, sugar, butter, and salt, but I think they switched the order around. I'm pretty sure sugar belongs last on this list. Blech. Woof.
Marukawa Strawberry Bubble Gum
This is a Japanese gum. The box is adorably small – only a little bit bigger than a quarter. You could easily forget and leave it in your pocket, resulting in a laundry disaster that I have experienced firsthand and is entirely unpleasant.
I would have made Marukawa Bubble Gum the gum of choice for my Barbie dolls back in my childhood days.
Each piece of gum is round and a little smaller than a Lemonhead, which means you'll have to toss all four pieces into your mouth if you want anything close to a normal amount of gum.
It had a pleasant artificial strawberry with an odd hint of mint.
The texture was also very weird – the balls had a shiny coating, but that quickly gave way to the feeling that the gum was going to fall apart in my mouth at any second. Have you ever made the mistake (as a kid, hopefully) of trying to eat chocolate and gum at the same time? That was the sensation I felt, except it just baaaarely kept holding itself together. It did blow a pretty good bubble, though.
It's bizarre to actually feel something new in the way of gum, but this certainly qualifies for me, so at least there's that.
I've never had a Chick-O-Stick, but it seems like one of those candies that have always been around. According to this very narrow package, it is "Crunchy Peanut Butter and Toasted Coconut Candy".
What does this have to do with chicks? Not a damn clue.
I'm not that fond of coconut, but of course I was going to give it a try. They've been around since the Great Depression, so something must be going right for them.
Holy shit are Chick-O-Sticks bright orange. But you know what? It turns out their taste and texture is almost exactly like that of a Butterfinger! I was very pleasantly surprised.
There is a faint aftertaste of coconut, but the Butterfinger-esque flavor is so strong that I really didn't mind it, and the two went pretty well together. Lesson: don't be scared of snacks, kids!
Marinela Gansito Filled Snack Cake
As you may have guessed, this is a product of Mexico. Apparently, "gansito" translates to "little goose", which explains the mascot. But does anyone else think he looks like he's barely escaping a lawsuit from Disney for looking like Scrooge McDuck's nephews? Just sayin'.
Honestly, this was pretty disappointing. I guess the best I could describe it is as a generic knock-off chocolate-covered Twinkie. The chocolate covering tastes cheap, and the sprinkles on top add nothing. The sponge cake inside is okay, but the cream tastes slightly off. Just overall mildly disappointing.
Toxic Waste Sour Smog Balls
This candy comes with a story on the back of the package! I already love it. Here it is! This is the longest story I've ever seen on a candy package!
"Dr. Igor Smogg is a wealthy industrialist who made his fortune in heavy manufacturing. But his methods are wasteful and produce lots of toxic by-products, which he disposes of in environmentally irresponsible ways. His latest scheme is to pump massive amoutns of toxic smog into the atomosphere from the smokestacks of his factory. Once airborn, the pollution will condese into particles of solid waste and rain down upon the unsuspecting countryside.
"Fortunately, Professor Sauernoggin is on the case! Sauernoggin has dedicated his life to finding ways to transofmr toxic waste into good and useful products. Once blast from his [unreadable] 'Smog-o-matic' ray gun and the cloud will rain down delicious sour candy balls…an outcome Dr. Smogg is less than pleased about!"
Whew! That's quite the backstory!
Toxic Waste Sour Smog Balls are Crunchy Candy with a Sour Chewy Center and come in blue raspberry, strawberry, lemon, grape, lime and cherry. Way to not fall for the green apple trend, Toxic Waste!
I dunno if I'd call the center "chewy", exactly. More like "fall apart-y". The sour level is what I'd call middlin'. It's one of those novelty candies for the kids that delivers more in fun than in taste. But how can you not love Dr. Igor Smogg and Professor Sauernoggin?
Wow. We're done. I dunno about you, but I'm exhausted. I obviously didn't sample all these in one day; I'm not even sure that would be possible.
MunchPak offers a Mini version and a FamilyPak, and you can get it delivered monthly, bi-weekly or weekly. If I were rich, I would get a weekly family pack, but I've instead opted for the Original MunchPak delivered monthly for $20.20. It seems like all these snacks actually add up to more than that if you were to buy them separately, which is cool.
I got my first paid-for MunchPak before I finished this review, and I am so happy to report that my one fear was completely unfounded. I thought perhaps I'd wind up getting the same things month after month, but my two MunchPaks are completely different from each other. This excites me to no end. Seriously.
I really, really love MunchPak. I think it's a great idea and it's fun as hell. If you spend any amount of time in the snack aisles of the convenience store, I highly, highly recommend this.
Oh my god we're done.
[Disclaimer: Junk Food Betty received this product free from MunchPak. This is no way compromises the integrity of my review.]
Starting on January 23rd, joining the two already-existing Loaded Grillers (Beefy Nacho and Loaded Potato) are two new Loaded Grillers designed to taste like popular appetizers all rolled up in a tortilla.
The first is the Chipotle Ranch Chicken Loaded Griller, "Taco Bell's take on a spicy chicken wing with ranch dip, and it includes grilled chicken, kicked-up chipotle ranch sauce and cool sour cream, all wrapped up and grilled for maximum portability."
The second is the Chili Cheese Fries Loaded Griller, "Our version of loaded chili cheese fries, featuring savory chili, crispy potato bites and warm nacho cheese sauce, all wrapped in a tortilla and grilled."
I'm honestly intrigued by both of these new offerings, although it sounds more like they should be calling them Stoner Grillers as opposed to Loaded Grillers.
I don't know what price Loaded Grillers usually go for, but for a limited time all four offerings will be sold for $1 all day long, as opposed to just during "Happier Hour" (2-5pm).
It was quite the struggle, finding Ben & Jerry's Ron Burgundy's Scotchy Scotch Scotch Ice Cream. At first it was only available at B&J's Scoop Shops, the closest of which is approximately 200 miles from me.
I like ice cream, but not that much.
Once I found it, I made a decision: I will not turn this review into one giant Anchorman reference.
This is going to prove difficult and also result in a short and probably very unfunny review, but I figure every single other person on the Internet who has even mentioned this ice cream in passing has made some sort of Anchorman joke.
Don't get me wrong, I love the movie, and it's very quotable. I toyed with making the entire review a sarcastic conversation between Veronica Corningstone and Ron Burgundy. I considered writing it as if I were Brick Tamland.
But in the end, I decided to go the opposite direction. If I were to psychoanalyze this decision, I'd come to the conclusion that this is because there's a part of me deep inside that strives to go against the mainstream.
I'd never psychoanalyze myself, however, because self-awareness is totally overrated.
Scotchy Scotch Scotch is described as "Butterscotch Ice Cream with Butterscotch Swirls". That's pretty Scotchy, all right.
Ben & Jerry's couldn't help but get into the Anchorman spirit on the back of the carton: "We don't know how to put this but this flavor is kind of a big deal. Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it 'Scotchy Scotch Scotch'. Scholars maintain that the translation was lost hundreds of years ago. Stay Classy, From all of us at Ben & Jerry's."
See? I let B&J do all the Anchorman references for me.
The coloration of the ice cream didn't do Scotchy Scotch Scotch any favors. The ice cream itself was cream-colored, a fine hue for butterscotch, but the swirls were a disturbingly bright shade of orange, like the inside of a Butterfinger bar. Or maybe some carrot baby food.
I was worried that butterscotch-on-butterscotch action would result in an ice cream that was too rich, which is a problem I've occasionally come across with Ben & Jerry's flavors. I'm pleased to report that this was not the case.
The butterscotch ice cream base is smooth and creamy, and tasted much like a Werther's Butterscotch Candy. I could eat quite a large amount of it at once without feeling butterscotch overload.
The butterscotch swirls, however, were somewhat odd. Aside from the alarmingly bright color, they were crunchy swirls, which I was not expecting. I think I would have been better prepared for this if they'd called them "Butterscotch Candy Swirls". In fact, that describes them perfectly.
Once I got accustomed to the fact that the swirls were crunchy, they offered a nice counterpoint to the smooth ice cream. They had a little more intense butterscotch flavor than the ice cream itself, which is how a butterscotch/butterscotch swirl ice cream should be.
I went in to Ben & Jerry's Ron Burgundy's Scotchy Scotch Scotch Ice Cream with a few expectations, but was ultimately surprised. The two scotches didn't make the ice cream too rich, the swirls looked like baby food but were a nice crunchy counterpoint to the ice cream, and I actually had to be careful not to eat the whole pint before I'd finished taking all my pictures. B&J sometimes tries to cram too many flavors into one ice cream, but this one was butterscotch through and through, and it worked well.
This is a limited batch tie-in flavor, and often times to me that equals "we didn't really try", but I'd like to see Scotchy Scotch Scotch become a permanent fixture on grocery store shelves. Of course, they'd have to change the name to something less topical; might I suggest something like "Grandma's Ancient Candy Bowl"?
Okay, that's not exactly complimentary. I guess I'll leave that up to B&J's marketing team, if my wish for a permanent place in the frozen foods aisle ever comes true.
Ben & Jerry's Ron Burgundy's Scotchy Scotch Scotch Ice Cream


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Taylor admitted being terrified to perform in front of those 20,000 hometown Philadelphia 76er fans. She also talks about the wonderful support she received and still gets from her parents, who knew almost nothing about the music business. And Taylor gets into her songwriting – how no one in her life is safe from becoming the subject of a tune. [pullquote quote="Anybody can be factored into a verse or a chorus at some point." credit="Taylor Swift"]
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His hair is growing in nicely and all the bald spots are gone. He has gained four pounds since coming home. His skin has some color and he does not look so sickly. He learns things very quickly and just continues each day to come more alive! One of his favorite things to do is throw everything he can find down the stairs. One day I found him trying his best to throw everything back up the stairs.


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Clearcreek Township officials violated state law by holding secret meetings, a Warren County judge ruled Tuesday.
Warren County Common Pleas Court Judge James Flannery found that township officials violated Ohio's Open Meetings Act on multiple occasions when they attended informal meetings in the township administrator's office prior to the public session to discuss agenda items and other matters.
The judge, noting that violations are "likely to reoccur," issued an injunction against future violations.
"Public bodies are not free to ignore the Sunshine Law no matter how beneficently motivated," Flannery wrote in his ruling.
The law requires that public officials take official action and conduct all "deliberations upon official business" only in open meetings unless the subject matter is specifically exempt by law.
It defines meetings as any prearranged discussion of public business that includes a quorum of the public body.
The suit, brought by resident Jack Chrisman against the township and current trustee Glenn "Ed" Wade, accused township officials of violating state law on six occasions in 2009-2011 when public business was discussed by a majority of the three-member board in the pre-meeting sessions.
The public was not invited, nor did trustees give notice of the meetings or file minutes of what was discussed, he argued.


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Announced this week, 312 Main Street will become Vancouver's first technology acceleration and social innovation centre. Intended to serve as an innovation hub supporting local entrepreneurs, startups, and social innovators, the centre plans to open in 2015.
The idea for the centre germinated in a City program for business during the 2010 Olympic Games and was subsequently added to Vancouver's Economic Action Strategy. Since then, the VEC has conducted extensive research, business planning, site visits, and business and community engagement. The VEC partnered with the City to identify an optimal location for the Centre, and an ideal partner to operate the facility and manage the delivery of on-site programming. The City has also been instrumental in providing support to the VEC's vision for an innovation hub to serve local entrepreneurs and social innovators with world-class programming and support services.
More details can be found in the press release here.
The ribbon cutting ceremony for the new greenHUB in the False Creek Flats took place today. The greenHUB is the product of collaboration between Recycling Alternative and United We Can to create a centralized trash-busting facility that improves the efficiency of both operations through shared space and resources.
The Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC) has just announced an open call for expressions of interest (EOI) for projects from around the world that have a strong potential to result in significant, verifiable and sustainable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
The Italian production company, Collateral Films, has officially opened its first North American office in Vancouver. The company's background is in producing video and marketing materials for some of Italy's most iconic couture brands, such as Armani, Gucci....
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