Well, not really. Here are the top 10 Most Popular
Chocolate Candy in the US…(CNBC)
Where did your fav land?, take a look..

10. Almond Joy

Revenue Generated: $60.8 million
Unit Sales: 62.2 million
Peter Paul Candy Manufacturing, which was established in 1919, didn’t invent the Almond Joy bar until 1946. Designed as the nuttier sibling to Mounds, it’s made of sweetened coconut, topped with two almonds and covered in dark chocolate. Cadbury purchased Peter Paul in 1978 and Hershey bought the company’s U.S. operations in 1988.

9. Milky Way

Revenue Generated: $70.2 million
Unit Sales: 84 million
Created in 1923, this chocolate bar was named after the popular malted milk shake, not the Milky Way galaxy. It was designed to capture the taste of the malted drink and is made of chocolate malt-flavored nougat and caramel-covered milk chocolate. Milky Way also has the distinction of being Mars, Incorporated’s first candy bar, created in Frank Mars’ kitchen. At the time, it sold for just a nickel.

8. Hershey’s Cookies N’ Creme

Revenue Generated: $80.4 million
Unit Sales: 80.1 million
This is the newest candy on our list. Hershey’s Cookies ‘N’ Cream first hit the candy stands in 1994, and was billed as a unique twist on the classic Hershey Chocolate Bar. It’s made of white chocolate and promises cookies in every bite.

7. 3 Musketeers

Revenue Generated: $100.7 million
Unit Sales: 102.5 million
When it was first introduced in 1932, 3 Musketeers was three pieces and three flavors: vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. The candy bar is now a single piece made of fluffy chocolate-flavored nougat covered with milk chocolate. The 3 Musketeers family recently expanded to include a Mint bar and Truffle Crisp.

6. Twix

Revenue Generated: $169.9 million
Unit Sales: 153.4 million
Bringing in just under $170 million in sales, Mars’ Twix sits right in the middle of our top ten list. The crunchy cookie, caramel and chocolate bar is a relative newcomer to the American marketplace compared other top sellers. It was introduced in the U.S. in 1979.

5. Kit Kat

Revenue Generated: $201.8 million
Unit Sales: 202.5 million
This British creation was launched in 1935 by Rowntree Limited of York and was originally called Chocolate Crisp. It was later renamed Kit Kat, allegedly after the Kit Kat club, an 18th century Whig literacy club in England. Nestle acquired Rowntree in 1988 and now produces Kit Kat for over 70 countries. In the US, however, you’ll see a different name on the label. Hershey has been the licensed US manufacturer of the chocolate bar since 1969.

4. Hershey’s

Revenue Generated: $249 million
Unit Sales: 264.6 million
The oldest candy bar on our list, Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bar was developed in 1900 by Milton S. Hershey. Hershey wanted everyone to be able to enjoy the great taste of milk chocolate, which was a privilege only the wealth enjoyed at the time. So he started his chocolate operation right in the heart of the Pennsylvania’s dairy county and charged just a nickel for his candy bar. From 1941 to 1945, The Hershey Company produced more than a billion rations bars for troops serving in World War II. These days, Hershey makes more than 373 million of its signature candy bar every year.

3. Snickers

Revenue Generated: $386.2 million
Unit Sales: 405.3 million
Mars calls Snickers the world’s most popular chocolate bar, although it is third on our list of U.S. chocolate candy sales. Introduced in 1930, the bar was named after one of the Mars family’s favorite horses. More than 99 tons of peanuts go into making over 15 million Snickers bars each day, and each bar contains around 16 peanuts.

2. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup

Revenue Generated: $398.9 million
Unit Sales: 366.2 million
The inventor of these tasty treats, Harry Burnett Reese, was a former dairy employee of Milton S. Hershey who decided to strike out on his own and make a living in the candy business. Reese began selling his peanut butter cups in five-pound boxes for candy assortments in the 1920s, and the candy soon surged in popularity. In 1963, things came full circle when Hershey bought the company for $23.5 million. Several decades later, the candy is still a hit. The company claims if you were to line up the Reese’s sold annually, it would wrap around the earth several times.

1. M&Ms

Revenue Generated: $406.7 million
Unit Sales: 417.7 million
The best-selling chocolate treat on our list has been around since 1941 and was designed by Forrest Mars Sr. so consumers could enjoy their chocolate without having it melt in their hands. M&Ms, which was named after its inventors Forrest Mars and R. Bruce Murrie, were served to GIs serving in World War II and went on its first space mission in 1982. M&Ms are red, yellow, blue, orange and green, but it’s red that gets top billing — it has been the official “spokescandy” since 1952. There are now eight permanent varieties of M&Ms candies, as well as seasonal offerings.

BUYING JEANS IS MORE STRESSFUL THAN MOVING: A new poll found that for women — finding the right pair of jeans is more stressful than moving. Out of 1000 women surveyed, 43 percent said that purchasing jeans left them feeling more anxious than moving — with it being most traumatic for those over age 50. Conducted by online retailer isme.com consumers said that skinny jeans make them feel fat and unattractive while two thirds of women aged 50 and over confirmed it as the most stressful of all their clothes-buying experiences. (Telegraph)

Kim K and Kris H have set a wedding date, Aug 20th in Calf.
I wish them all the best, but Im in the office pool for:
6 Months, maximum, sorry kids….

You may probably know that Chinese people usually choose an ausipicious date for the wedding. Choosing a good date for marriage will bring fortune and luck to both the couples and the two families involved. As a result, choosing the date becomes a very important issue.

Read more here:
 http://www.bestgiftsforwedding.com/blog/…

MEN WHO FLIRT AT WORK ARE BORED: Men who flirt at work are not necessarily doing so because they find you attractive — many are in fact just bored. University of Surrey researchers asked more than two hundred men and women between the ages of 21 and 68 about whether they flirt at work. The lawyers, stockbrokers, charity workers and civil servants were also asked questions about their personalities, how satisfied they were in their jobs and how hard they worked. The results revealed a clear difference between the sexes. Women who flirted were just as happy in their jobs as those who kept relationships on a strictly business basis. However, male flirts tended to be less satisfied with their jobs. A business psychologist explained, “If men are feeling unsatisfied in their roles, then they may resort to flirting to keep them entertained and this would partially explain the negative relationship.” (Daily Mail)

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The Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
Parks and Recreation
30 Rock

Drama Series

Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Mad Men

Lead Actress in a Comedy

Laura Linney, The Big C
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope
Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Lead Actor in a Comedy

Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Steve Carell, The Office
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Louis C.K., Louie
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Lead Actor in a Drama

Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
Timothy Olyphant, Justified

Lead Actress in a Drama

Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law

Supporting Actor in a Comedy

Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Chris Colfer, Glee
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Ty Burrell, Modern Family

Supporting Actor in a Drama

John Slattery, Mad Men
Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age
Walton Goggins, Justified
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife

Supporting Actress in a Comedy

Jane Lynch, Glee
Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

Supporting Actress in a Drama

Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Michelle Forbes, The Killing
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Margo Martindale, Justified

Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Taraji P. Henson, Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Jean Marsh, Upstairs Downstairs

Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Greg Kinnear, The Kennedys
Barry Pepper, The Kennedys
Edgar Ramirez, Carlos
William Hurt, Too Big To Fail
Idris Elba, Luther
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood

Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
Brian F. O’Byrne, Mildred Pierce
Tom Wilkinson, The Kennedys
Paul Giamatti, Too Big To Fail
James Woods, Too Big To Fail

Variety, Music, or Comedy Series

The Colbert Report
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
Conan
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Reality – Competition Program

So You Think You Can Dance
The Amazing Race
Project Runway
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Top Chef

Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program

Jeff Probst
Cat Deeley
Phil Keoghan
Tom Bergeron
Ryan Seacrest

Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
Parks and Recreation
30 Rock

Drama Series

Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Mad Men

Lead Actress in a Comedy

Laura Linney, The Big C
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope
Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Lead Actor in a Comedy

Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Steve Carell, The Office
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Louis C.K., Louie
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Lead Actor in a Drama

Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
Timothy Olyphant, Justified

Lead Actress in a Drama

Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law

Supporting Actor in a Comedy

Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Chris Colfer, Glee
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Ty Burrell, Modern Family

Supporting Actor in a Drama

John Slattery, Mad Men
Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age
Walton Goggins, Justified
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife

Supporting Actress in a Comedy

Jane Lynch, Glee
Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

Supporting Actress in a Drama

Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Michelle Forbes, The Killing
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Margo Martindale, Justified

Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Taraji P. Henson, Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Jean Marsh, Upstairs Downstairs

Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Greg Kinnear, The Kennedys
Barry Pepper, The Kennedys
Edgar Ramirez, Carlos
William Hurt, Too Big To Fail
Idris Elba, Luther
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood

Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
Brian F. O’Byrne, Mildred Pierce
Tom Wilkinson, The Kennedys
Paul Giamatti, Too Big To Fail
James Woods, Too Big To Fail

Variety, Music, or Comedy Series

The Colbert Report
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
Conan
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Reality – Competition Program

So You Think You Can Dance
The Amazing Race
Project Runway
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Top Chef

Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program

Jeff Probst
Cat Deeley
Phil Keoghan
Tom Bergeron
Ryan Seacrest

The 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Award’s
will be handed out Sunday, Septemeber 18th.

Molly Ringwald turned down the role of Vivian in “Pretty Woman” and the role of Molly in “Ghost” among others. Umm, Double OOPS!!!

Mel Gibson – Turned down the lead role in Gladiator. A role which landed Russell Crowe the Academy Award. Mel also turned down the part of Robin Hood in “Robin Hood Prince of Thieves.” Instead, that part went to a not very belieaveable Kevin Costner.
Alec Baldwin – The role of Richard Kimball in “The Fugitive” was originally offered to Alec. After he turned it down, it went to Harrison Ford.

Read more Here:

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Greetings my fellow Memphians!
Hope you’re having a great summer so far. I love this time of year for so many reasons. Long afternoons that stretch until almost 9pm, standing over my backyard grill with an ice cold brew listening to the cicadas in the trees while I think about what to serve with that juicy steak sizzling in front of me. When I was a kid, on those rare occasions when we had steak, my mom would serve up thick slices of the freshest red tomatoes she could find, just the way they do with dinner in her native Ukraine. Last summer when my sister Elizabeth and I stayed with our Ukrainian family in Kramatorsk, the tomatoes we ate took me back to my childhood. Sweet, full bodied, and rich, with just the right amount of acidity. Oh my they were delicious! So much so that I wanted one just like it when I got back to America. A quick trip to the store and I brought home four of the reddest, roundest, blemish-free beauties I could find and sliced them up to serve with dinner. That first bite left me feeling, well, just betrayed. This tomato had no flavor at all! It was red and flawless, but instead of the rich earthy sweetness I was expecting, my taste buds were surprised to find….nothing. Surely in the good old south I could find a decent tomato! So I decided to do a little research in my quest for some of that fruit of the vine I was craving.  What I found out surprised me. The best climate on earth for growing tomatoes is in Italy. Here in America, there are many good tomatoes to be found, but most of them are home grown in what amounts to more organically pure conditions. The reason I was so disappointed in the tomato from the big grocery is that these jewels were imported from Florida, the state that can produce huge volumes of tomatoes, but at the same time turns out to have some of the very worst conditions for imparting that soul-satisfying flavor. Namely humidity, very sandy soil, and many predatory insects, which requires the big agra farmers who sell to the big stores to deploy various chemical agents, creative genetics, and other artificial techniques to produce a good looking fruit that is harvested green, taken to a special warehouse and treated with ethylene gas to produce that perfect shade of red before being shipped off to the store where you see them in all their round shiny glory. As one farmer said, they don’t pay me for the flavor, they pay me for the volume. And it’s been that way for so long I think most people who have tasted authenticity have forgotten what it tastes like, and millions more have never tasted it. This sent me on my search for an honest tomato. I am happy to report to you that I found it. At Whole Foods Market at Poplar at Mendenhall. It’s called an Heirloom tomato, and it comes in various colors and shapes. It has all of natures flaws, from the irregular shape, to the tomato’s natural  perishability and fragility (you can’t drop one of these and expect it to bounce), but oh my GOD, the flavor took me back to my childhood, long before things like freshness, goodness, and nutrition got in the way of the bottom line. These are grown in California, where abundant sunshine and low humidity make for near Italian conditions. They are genetically pure and 100% organic. No pesticides are used near them, and they are grown from seeds that have been passed down from generation to generation. It’s truly like tasting a delicious and long forgotten past. You’re going to pay a little more for that (about $5.99 a pound) but when you think of all the garbage that vaccuums up your dollars nowadays, I believe it’s worth it. Try one today and tell me you don’t agree. Bon apetit! Bill