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My wife and I purchased an airline ticket through cheapticket.com to travel to Canada on July 30th and return August 4th. The reservation CheapTickets record locator: # is **. Unfortunately due to family emergency we did not make the flight and Delta Airline told us to contact cheap ticket about a refund or rebooking. We did and several cheapticket agents told us we can use the existing $964.00 (ticket cost) as credit for a future reservation as long as it was used before May 10th 2011 and we agreed.
We were told several times there would be a penalty of $150.00 on each ticket and the difference of $664.00 would go toward our new airline reservation tickets with Delta. We were OK with this as we told by several cheapticket agents this was the normal penalty fee. We call cheap ticket two weeks ago and were told they cannot find the booking in their system so we should speak to Delta Airlines, Delta send us back to cheapticket. I then insist on speaking to several supervisors over this time and they pulled our records, told us all the information related our last reservation but said they cannot rebook the flight because that file was not available.
We have been calling cheap ticket everyday for the past two weeks and kept being told by different supervisors that the files for that bulk purchase with Delta is purged but will be reinstated in 48 hours. We are now told we will have to make a new reservation using our credit card and the price of the ticket would be immediately refunded to the card once the new ticket is issued. The refund would cancel out the tickets from our credit. I ask how long it would take for the ticket to be issued and was told immediately after the new reservation is processed. I call back to make the reservation today and I am now being told there is an additional $50.00 rebooking fee for each ticket.
Our new reservation was to New York and the ticket price was $249.00 with all fees paid on each ticket (2). Even with the addition $100.00 rebooking fee for both tickets I was ready to set up the reservation because at this point after hours on each call I was ready to get it over with and the $664.00 credit would definitely cover the cost. I again asked and was told before starting the reservation that all funds would be refunded to my card so I gave my card information. Feeling very uncomfortable with doing this before the reservation was completed I asked how much exactly my card would be charged and was told $350.00.
I was very surprised by this and ask where this figure came from. I was shocked when I was told this amount would not be refunded on my card. I was told this was to cover the two $150.00 ticket penalty and they were waiving one of the $50.00 rebooking fee. After weeks of being told this would be taken from the existing credit this supervisor was pulling a fast on me. Ask why this was so she told me they have no way of separating the transactions, cost for ticket and airline penalty. I told her to cancel the transaction. This is so frustrating and upsetting.
I recently needed to book a flight to Washington, DC from Buffalo, NY. Considering there are a plethora of options of where to go online to book flights, I weighed my options and took a chance with cheaptickets.com. I booked my flight and was content with the simple and easy process for picking flights and booking via credit card.
In checking through my records, I realized that I failed to receive a confirmation email with my account and flight information on it. Given that Cheaptickets.com had put a $2 hold on my credit card for the flight, I had assumed as anyone would in my position that everything was a-OK and that I had nothing to worry about. After all, cheaptickets prides itself on being the cheap, easy way to book a flight. I called customer service on 9.04 to verify my flight, thinking that my confirmation must have been sent to my spam folder in my gmail account.
My cheap and easy ticket buying experience was quickly compounded into one of the most unprofessional and horrible experiences I have ever had from this point forward. Upon calling customer service, the customer service representative who was merely doing her job in assisting me went on to tell me that not only did I not have a ticket booked, but I must have done something wrong to cause the error. Now, being an Internet savvy person as you have to be in this day and age I need you to realize the level of frustration on my behalf as a customer.
I followed all prompts on your website, entered all appropriate information, and was led to believe I had purchased the ticket that I needed. Further emphasizing this point, a hold was put on my credit card for $2 from CheapTickets.Com for the purchase. At no time did I receive an error or an email from customer service on your behalf saying something was wrong. Instead, a week goes by with me believing that I have a ticket booked for my trip, and I come to realize that I do not have one and am told by your customer service agent that I did something wrong to cause this.
Follow this path of "logic" and you will see that indeed, I did nothing wrong but there must have been a glitch in your web interface causing the issue, considering one would never be so bold as to accuse their customer of not being intelligent enough to hit a submit button. This being insinuated from your company is utterly ludicrous, unprofessional, and downright inappropriate.
Furthermore, I am told by your well trained customer service agent that "she is sorry that I feel the way that I do" about the service I received, but there was nothing she could do to help me, besides book another ticket for the same trip that was $70 more expensive. Not only was this not an appropriate response in the way of customer service, but training your customer service agents to be condescending in any way to a customer is not only unacceptable but it is going to cost your company in the long run. I ended the call frustrated and belittled.
Your training program at cheaptickets.com must be a short one, after all your customer service department does not actually provide any customer service.. rather they blame the customer for any mistakes and then take advantage of them by charging even more for the ticket they are trying to book. That is a very dishonest and counter intuitive approach to customer service.
Today competition is everything in the marketplace. The one thing that makes a business stand out from another is the level of customer service one receives from that company. Great customer service makes customers happy, makes them repeat customers, and makes them recommend that business to others. Word of mouth makes companies in times of a rough economy.
In the reverse, poor customer service is a detriment to a company. A company who puts customer service as second seat to everything else is a company that receives poor reviews of their services all over the internet, like the ones I read about your company (just do a search for cheaptickets.com reviews and read about all of your unsatisfied customers give their two cents).
A company who belittles and makes their customers uncomfortable will lose existing customers and future customers based on word of mouth. Customer service is everything, and customer service is something that your company is lacking as a whole. I'm sure that my definitions of customer service aren't a surprise to your company, being a corporate entity. My question remains, however why is it that you do exactly opposite of what will build a customer base by treating your customers in such a manner?
I come from a family who works in the service industry, and I understand what it means to build a clientele and how you need to give to customer wants and needs at times, as well as how much the old saying "the customer is always right" really builds a reputation with a company. In general I am appalled that in the way that I was treated by your company and how little was done to rectify my situation.
I had the opportunity to be a great and loyal customer to your company, one who travels often, with many acquaintances who do the same. Now I stand as a customer who was ill treated and unsatisfied. I was unable to re-book my ticket to DC throughout this whole process, and now I have a business trip that is ruined and no one to blame for it but your awful customer service standards and poor web interface. What is one to do in this case?
I can go about my business and let it lie that I had a bad experience with your company and leave it at that. I could also go forth and warn those who I know against using your company's services based on the experience that I have had. I can also put my two cents in to all of those searching the internet for a place to book their next vacation through. Regardless of what I do, my situation was not made right.
I stand unsatisfied, and your company is to blame. The weight of that, times a thousand bad experiences is enough to sink a ship, in this case the ship being your business. I would appreciate a formal apology for the way this situation was handled, and some insight on how it could be rectified on Cheaptickets.com's behalf. After all, the customer is always right, and I was severely wronged.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA -- I bought a package from the Bay Area (San Francisco area) to Las Vegas for my wife's best friend's bachelorette party (including roundtrip airfare and hotel for my wife and her friend during the Memorial Day Weekend). The departure flight involved Aloha Airlines and the return was with United. When Aloha Airlines went bankrupt, we instantly contacted Cheapticket to ask if it would affect the vacation, if we needed replacement flight etc. The staff at Cheapticket could not answer and recommended us to do nothing. Approximately 1-2 weeks before departure Cheaptickets contacted us to inform us that the Aloha ticket was canceled.
I called Cheapticket and asked for options, hoping that the bachelorette party would still be able to proceed as planned. The sales person suggested I got a single ticket from the Bay Area to Las Vegas to replace the canceled flight. I asked him 3-4 times during the conversation whether he could ensure that the return flight with United would still work out. I said that my wife would be very upset if they got stranded in Las Vegas. He ensured me the trip would now work out as planned.
At the last night in Las Vegas, my wife and her friend tried to print out their boarding passes for United but found out that their tickets for their flight at 6 am were canceled. Panic ensued and they called Cheapticket around midnight to inform them about their predicament. The staff just confirmed that the return flight was canceled without providing any further assistance. After a lot of hurdles, it was possible to find an alternative ticket for them home (without assistance from Cheapticket).
I contacted Cheaptickets and demanded an explanation and spoke to **, a supervisor. He claimed they had a recorded phone conversation with my wife's friend, where they informed her ahead of time that the trip was canceled. He offered me a $100 voucher as compensation because they HAD noticed us ahead of time that the return flight was canceled. I accepted the offer, thinking that my wife's friend had missed to inform me about this phone conversation. However, when I spoke to her, and we looked at the date for the phone call, it turned out that ** referred to the "panic call" at midnight, 6 hours before the canceled flight should had departed.
I contacted Cheapticket again, spoke to supervisor **, arguing that "the 6 hours notice" (done during a phone call initiated by us) hardly can be seen as a timely "warning." He promised to look into the matter. When three weeks had passed I called Cheapticket again (today 07/08/08). I spoke to supervisor **. He again referred to that "they had warned us that the return flight was canceled" (the panic phone call at midnight) and that because I accepted the $100 voucher (sent to me by e-mail and never used) the issue was settled.
He was even rude enough to say "Well, you did use the hotel room, didn't you?". Through my bank I have disputed the dollar amount of the trip related to the Aloha Airline ticket. The case is still pending. ** tried to make it sound like THEY had refunded my money related to Aloha, while it was ME who took action.
I ended up spending an extra $800 on flight tickets because Cheapticket NEVER warned us that the return flight was canceled with enough notice for us to act properly. Their substandard customer service has created unduly hardship on a very special event (a bachelorette party) that only happens once and cannot be redone. As a customer, I did all in my might to make sure the trip would work out as planned - still Cheapticket did not fulfill their part of the contract.
I found it shameful that ** tried to "trick" us by claiming that the "panic call" was a timely notice of the canceled flight (he had access to the dates and I had no calendar in front of me during the call) and that ** was trying to take credit for the pending refund of the canceled Aloha flight. In addition, as a customer, I should be able to expect that Cheaptickets is actually trying to help me. Not trick me (as ** tried to do), not ignore my issue (as ** did), and not behave rude or trying to take credit for pending settlements that was initiated by me (as ** did).
CALIFORNIA -- My husband and I had to fly to Chicago, from California for a funeral. Since it was short notice, I went through cheaptickets.com to get a lower priced ticket. I got us both tickets and noticed that same day they "reserved" the money in my checking's account. The day we had to fly I didn't check my bank account. We had to be at the airport early. We got to our destination, with no problems. Until I tried to get the rental car, my card was declined.
Since this was a unexpected trip, money was a little tight, but I got the rental car through cheaptickets.com and the hotel was very inexpensive, so it was do able, we were only staying 3 days. My husband had to put the car on his card and we knew that was it. He was taking care of all the bills at home (either of us have a credit card, we only use our ATM/debit cards). So we get to the hotel, I tried to put the room on my card (its was cheaper than the rental car) but again my card declined. The lady behind the desk was so nice to allow me to use their computer so I could check my checking account.
I noticed that a new charge of $320, then another for $320 was made to my account that day, along with two separate over draft fees of $24 (since I didn't have the money in my account). I also noticed cheaptickets was still holding the $640 reservation fee for the flights, even though I was charged that day. (Each ticket cost $320 each). I didn't know what to do. All I needed was $210 for the rental car and hotel room, but I didn't have it, they were holding onto it. I called back home, to my in-laws house and asked them to get us cheaptickets.com customer service number. In the meanwhile, my mother in law called the hotel and put the room on her card. She didn't want me, who is pregnant sleeping in a car for two nights.
I called the number and after being put on hold forever. I finally got through to some guys, who barely spoke English. I explained to him the situation and he said there is nothing they could do about it. He said they never "hold" money, even though the amount help was the exact amount the plane tickets cost and it was the exact day I initially "bought" the tickets. He said he was looking in my account and only charged me once, which wasn't true, they actually charged me twice, each ticket separately. He said I need to call the bank because they are holding the money.
I told him my bank was closed, its a Credit Union and they are only open Mon - Fri and I was calling Sat night.. banks aren't open at night either. My bank doesn't have an 800 number, where people work late. But in the past my bank has never done this, weekday or weekend. I had this happen to me once before by a different company and when I called it was a simple minute and the money was released and I told them that and he said he wouldn't do anything. The guy kept putting me on hold and each time he came back on line, he was very mad and "bothered" by me.
I told him I was done speaking to him and asked for a manager and he said the company doesn't let people like me talk to managers. He continued to put me down and be mad at me and told me the money problem was my problem and if it doesn't get better by Mon call him back and he will see what he can do. I told him if he could fix it Mon then he needs to fix it NOW, that we are on the phone. He said No; it's not his problem. He put me on hold, this time it was close to an hour. I waited, I needed my money. Finally he asked me for my phone number so I gave it to him and he said the manager would call me back.
I was upset, crying and gave up. I didn't know what else to do, but at least my mother in law got us the room and we had gift cards for different restaurants. Right after the funeral I get a phone call from a manager, I told him what happen with the money being held and about the conversation I had with his employee and he asked me to hold on and when he came back he said the money should be there and asked if there was anything else I needed.
I told him about the 2 over draft fees and he said he couldn't help that. I was still upset about the guy I spoke to the night before but he never apologized or anything for his employee's behavior. We hung up, I went to an ATM and the money was released, this was on a Sun (when my bank was definitely closed). I used cheaptickets so help us out, but in the end, they caused more heartache, as if we weren't suffering enough. I will NEVER use them again.
VIRGINIA -- The site says it has lots of tickets available a a certain price but when you select any of them, it says, "sorry, no longer available at that price; the new price availability is $**" which is $700 higher. Beware of this site! It is a scam!
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -- NEVER USE CheapTickets' ON-LINE SEAT SELECTION! I'VE been a customer of CheapTickets (CT) for years. May continue, but will never use their on-line seat assignment feature. Here's why: Based on experiences on 11/4 when I ordered Christmas trip tickets, and today, when I tried to recover from the damage, here's how their on-line service actually works.
CT reads the current data from whichever airline for the flight in question, and populates CT's display. You pick the seats as displayed. CT STORES your request, and moves onto your next flight leg. After you have ALL your selections for ALL your flights, and finish, THEN CT sends your seat requests to the airline(s). If ANY of the seat requests are rejected by the airline(s), CT throws away ALL YOUR SEAT REQUESTS without telling you. You may even have a screen shot print-out with the seats you asked for. Too bad.
After purchasing tix and picking seats on 11/4, for flights on 12/19 and 12/24, I forgot to check the SECOND e-mail confirmation they sent that evening, since the first one had my flights, the airline's record locator number, my freq flier numbers, and the price. BUT it's the second e-mail, the one with the airline's actual ticket number, that said I still needed to select seats.
Today, two months later, the day before the flight, I went through EXACTLY the same process at CT, with GREATLY REDUCED selections (no kidding!) and found two legs out of four that still had a pair of seats side-by-side, for me and my wife. Went through the whole selection process, then went back to my CT itinerary, and it STILL said I needed to select tickets. So I went over to the airline's site, used the locator to find my flights, and one of the two pairs of seats had become a single seat. All the other seats I had asked for, on all other flights, were still there. So I did all my seat reservations through the airline's site, and I have those confirmed now.
Spoke with the folk (singular) at CheapTickets, after a 40-minute wait, and she confirmed that a) they bundle and send the requests to the airlines at the end of your transaction, that it's not really interactive, and b) CT does not guarantee their seat selection process. Well, I learned the hard way. Save yourself the trouble. Just pick your seats at the airline's website. Better yet, have Cheaptickets find the best seats for you, then order them on-line at the airline's web-site. Why give CT money when their service isn't reliable? Airlines themselves are bad enough.
Especially when this 'ordering airline tickets' example is the standard example problem used in all computer schools to demonstrate database data locking. When two reservation clerks are looking at the same seats on the same flight, who gets told their request was rejected? Apparently, NOT CheapTickets Customers!!!
MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE -- I would like to take this time to warn future flyers about CHEAP TICKETS practices. I order my tickets on line and never got a confirmation number. I quickly called my bank and the money was gone * I used my ATM/check card. I called Delta Airlines and they did confirm I was on " a plane" but it was not the flight schedule I had selected. They placed me on any plane they wanted. I saved a copy of my purchase place on line which showed proof that I was simply placed on a random plane. I was told by Delta that they could not do anything and they gave me an 1800# that is not available on the web site of Cheap Tickets-there is no 1 -800 number available at Cheap tickets-only e-mail and they do not respond.
I spoke with Cheap Tickets and they refused to put me on the flights I paid for without charging me ( for there error) a $ 475 dollar fee. I asked for a supervisor and I was a victim of outsourcing -I was transferred to a Rose in Minnila and Mindy MRV also in Manila and neither could speak English and they hung up 2 hours on the phone. She laugh and said "wrong plane mam....we change little bit more to change you...even though it was there error.
I called Delta again-they said I could be change to the correct flight but the new price was 616.00- much higher than what cheap tickets quote. This was there error and I was stuck with a flight schedule I could not use. Now I'm working with my bank as this is a freudulent charge now.
I wish I had seen other compliants. This is obviously a lucrative business if you change peoples flights and charge them to change it. my flight was 233.00 originally now I would have to pay 425-600.00 additional for mistakes that Cheap Tickets made.
TEXAS -- After I signed up for Cheap Trips, I received their "kit" (a few pieces of paper including the Welcome Letter, Airline Savings Certificate, Reward Miles, 4 Free Trips (HA!) and Member Benefits) and, due to the nearly false advertising (the 4 "free" trips had so many qualifications and you have to book them 60 days in advance, with choices that must have at least 30 days between each choice) I decided to cancel immediately.
I tore up the papers and called the company to cancel. They said that they needed their "kit" back (even though it would be useless for anyone, including myself to use ANYTHING they sent me, because you must use your Member Id Number) and that they must receive it within 30 days of initial sign up. When I asked why and said how do I know that they would even receive it, they said I could send it certified return receipt - in other words, I could send more money. I asked if I could just fax in my letter requesting cancellation. Sure, I could, and they would cancel me immediately - but I would not be refunded.
This company is despicable and I am so sorry that I even though to sign up with you. I consider your behavior to be criminal. CANCEL me IMMEDIATELY and REFUND my MONEY IMMEDIATELY - NOT in 30-60 days, but IMMEDIATELY. (The same way you took it!)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- I booked an international flight from Canada to London on Cheaptickets because it had a slightly cheaper fare than any other site I could find, and have since lived to regret the decision significantly. I've called to change the ticket 3 times. When I tried the first two times I was on hold for over 45 minutes each time, and had to hang up before getting through to a customer service agent because I had to return to work. The third time I called I checked the price of the ticket through the airline and noticed that it had dropped by $40.
Despite this, the completely unhelpful people at Cheaptickets told me that the fee to change was still $200, plus the $75 to Cheaptickets. I told them that the price of the ticket had dropped, and they said there was nothing they could do about it. When questioned about what the $275 was for, they told me that they have a "sophisticated" system that requires them to charge an operating fee. They are quite easily the worst service I have ever come across, and it has been an absolute nightmare dealing with them. For anyone reading this, NEVER USE CHEAPTICKETS!
Cheaptickets.com is not a bargain! I have been trying to reach customer service in the international flight dept. to change my flight reservations for a week now. This last time, I was placed on hold for more than an hour which leads me to believe that they don't have the staff to handle their business. I tried to change the flights online myself but because it was an international flight, the website directs me to call them directly. After waiting for an hour on hold, I asked to speak to a supervisor, of which does not pick up. This company is a scam!


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Court Rules In Favor Of MN Bear Researcher's Live Video FeedsThis winter, live video feeds will once again broadcast from inside bear dens in Minnesota. On Monday, an appeals court ruled that the founder of the North American Bear Center and Wildlife Research Institute near Ely, Lynn Rogers, does not need a permit to place cameras in bear dens.
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Downers Grove IL – January 17, 2014 – Today Manufacturing.NET released their official "15 Most Innovative Companies for 2013". Hearthside Food Solutions ranked #4 on this prestigious roster. Not limited to food companies, the top 15 included a wide range of manufacturing firms, including Toshiba which ranked #5 on the list. [Read more…]
Hearthside: Most Innovative Manufacturers #4
Hearthside: Doing it the Right Way
Story "Doing it the Right Way" from September 2013 Baking & Snack by Dan Malovany.
"When we take a step back and look at the past four years, it's hard not to say, 'Holy cow. No wonder I'm tired,' " said Brian McNamara, vice-president of sales and marketing, Hearthside Food Solutions, Downers Grove, IL.
In 2009, Hearthside Food Solutions began a series of acquisitions that has made it one of the nation's largest comanufacturers of snacks and baked goods. With the backing of Wind Point Partners, a Chicago-based private equity investment firm, the then newly created company acquired a substantial portion of the assets from Roskam Baking Co., based in Grand Rapids, MI.
Then in May 2010, in a swift, bold move, Hearthside purchased Consolidated Biscuit Co., based in McComb, OH, as well as the cereal division of Golden Temple, Eugene, OR. In 2011, it acquired another Roskam Baking facility in Grand Rapids that produced granola.
Hearthside's latest milestone — one that propelled its annual sales north of $1 billion — came this spring with the merger of Ryt-way Industries, a Lakeville, MN, provider of contract manufacturing services and packaging equipment; it was also a part of Wind Point Partners' portfolio of companies. Hearthside also sold off its Golden Temple division to Post Holdings for $158 million and used the profit to fund the Hearthside/Ryt-way merger.
To Rich Scalise, Hearthside's chairman and CEO, the merger of the complementary businesses makes perfect sense. Hearthside produces an array of snacks, cereal and baked goods, including cookies, crackers, croutons, stuffing, pretzels, rye bagel chips, popcorn, snack mixes, bread sticks, toaster pastries, muffins and more, and in a big way. The company, for instance, cranks out more than 3 billion cold-pressed and baked bars on an annual basis.
Ryt-way specializes primarily in co-packaging of dry foods. It also produces packaging equipment under the Cloud Equipment brand. Its expertise on the back end of the production line can open new opportunities for both businesses. Together, the combined company has 20 manufacturing facilities and 7,500 employees in seven states.
"As we look at our customer base and growth, packaging is playing a bigger and bigger role on the consumer side," explained Mr. Scalise, a 35-year veteran of the food industry. "Day-part snacking is huge. There's snacking at breakfast, lunch and dinner. All of a sudden, you're seeing a proliferation of new products, packaging sizes and different shapes."
While the increase of 100-Cal packs has softened, the demand continues to multiply for even smaller airline-pack snacks, individually wrapped bars and sandwich crackers in cups as well as to variety packs, club store bags and family-sized boxes of cookies. "Customized packaging is one of our solutions," Mr. McNamara said. "With Ryt-way, we're able to do it in a much more powerful way."
In the co-manufacturing world, the ability to survive — and even thrive — relies on how a company adjusts to constantly shifting trends while maintaining the ability to be fast and flexible yet drive value, according to Mr. Scalise.
"In order to win, we have to be faster at what we do," he observed. "We have to be flexible, and we have to add additional value. And value is not just about price. It's about the whole equation of quality, service and employee engagement."
Redefining speed to market: Combining Hearthside and Ryt-way isn't an idea that came out of the blue. Throughout the past few years as a part of Wind Point's portfolio, the two companies' management teams exchanged information about the challenges and opportunities they faced in their respective industries, and there was a growing realization that it might be a good idea to combine their businesses someday.
In several cases, they served the same customers, which make up a "who's who" of multinational corporations that market many of the top-selling household brands in the snack, baking, food and retail industries. In other cases, the combined customer base provides potential new business for both Hearthside and Ryt-way.
"When we looked at our customers and how we do business, it just made sense," Mr. Scalise said. "This is a perfect complement not only for the baking and snacking sides of our business, but there is also a bigger opportunity to serve our customer base. And there's a whole other set of customers who are packaging products who we can service with other products that we can do."
Moreover, Hearthside and its customers are redefining the role of the traditional contract manufacturer, according to Mr. Scalise. "When we started, we were great commercialization experts," he said. "Our customers came to us with their base formulas, and we helped commercialize them through our production and packaging capabilities. Today, we are starting to evolve, and our customers are evolving, too."
Instead of being considered part of the procurement process, Hearthside now strives to be acknowledged as part of a customer's supply chain. It didn't happen overnight. "It's been very gradual, but it's been a dramatic change from just four years ago," Mr. Scalise said. "The great branded companies are going to market more quickly, but they need our help, so they're going outside of their organization and reaching out to us."
See full "Doing it the Right Way" story on bakingbusiness.com
Hearthside Defines Contract Manufacturing: BakingBusiness.com
From BakingBusiness.com October 10-2013
Hearthside Tightens Focus on Contract Manufacturing
Hearthside Food Solutions sold Golden Temple in May because the Eugene, OR-based granola and cereal business no longer fit into its co-manufacturing business model, according to Rich Scalise, Hearthside's chairman and CEO.
Downers Grove, IL-based Hearthside purchased Golden Temple in 2010 thinking that the cereal company would enhance its co-manufacturing capabilities and reduce shipping costs to the Northwest and West Coast. All of Hearthside's other snack plants are located in the central US.
Not a brand company: During the past three years, Golden Temple's branded and private label business expanded, and it became apparent to Mr. Scalise that it might be a better fit for another company. "We're not in the branding business," he noted. The proceeds from the $158 million sale to Post Holdings is helping fund the merger between Hearthside and Ryt-way Industries, Lakeville, MN.
Hearthside defines contract manufacturing: But how does Mr. Scalise define co-manufacturing? Co-manufacturing means Hearthside doesn't sell directly to retailers or foodservice operators, and it doesn't have any direct communication with consumers. Rather, it produces snacks and baked goods for customers that ultimately sell their branded products to retailers. Private-label products are typically sold under supermarket or store brands and sold directly to consumers.
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Rich Scalise on American Bakers Association
From BakingBusiness.com October 10-2013
Rich Scalise on American Bakers Association: For Hearthside Food Solutions, the American Bakers Association (ABA) provides not only a voice in Washington but also an opportunity to network with some of the Downers Grove, IL-based company's biggest customers.
The value of the ABA: "ABA gives me access to all of the folks who have great brands," noted Rich Scalise, Hearthside's chairman and CEO as well as second vice-chairman on the association's board. "ABA is one of the best organizations around in being close to legislation and regulations that can affect your business. It excels in having the ear and the access so we can explain the issues to legislators. I think it does it better than any other organization.
"It's not about twisting someone's arm," he added. "It's about the ability to have open dialogue with congressmen and senators about those things that really affect us and our ability to grow."
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Hearthside: A Fastest Growing Food Company
August 26, 2013 — Downers Grove IL — Hearthside has been ranked as one of the fastest growing companies in the US in the The 2013 Inc. 500 / 5000 List of fastest growing companies. Ranked at #1284 overall, Hearthside is also the largest and fastest growing contract manufacturer in the food industry, and a fastest growing food company, based on the data in the Inc 500 / 5000 tables.
The Inc 500 / 5000 List, published by Inc. Magazine, has ranked America's fastest growing private companies since 1982. Inc Magazine has been continuously published since 1979 and is focused on fast growing companies in all sectors and industries.
2013 is the first year Hearthside was eligible for the Inc 500 / 5000 list which requires three years of annual sales to qualify. Hearthside also ranks as a fastest growing food company overall and one of the largest food companies on the list for 2013.


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New Song launched at Cybercrime Pre-Summit Led by the EFCC and Microsoft
(Article from N'dee Uwadoka)
Abuja, Nigeria, 3rd February 2009 — As part of efforts to tackle cybercrime in Nigeria, Microsoft today presented a song entitled 'Maga No Need Pay' to the diplomatic community and other stakeholders at the cocktail which marked the closing of the first West Africa Cybercrime pre-summit held in Abuja.
'Maga No Need Pay' was created by 9 of Nigeria's most popular artistes The song which discourages crime and promotes the dignity of labour was created the very talented Banky W, MI, Omawumi, Modele, Cobhams, Rooftop MCs, Bez and Wordsmith. This collaboration was brokered under Microsoft's Internet Safety, Security and Privacy Initiative for Nigeria (MISSPIN) launched in October 2008.
Mrs. Farida Waziri (AIG RTD), Executive Chairman of the EFCC commended the artistes and expressed the hope that other youths would take a cue from them and bring their own contributions to the table to address the cybercrime issue which has permeated our society.
"Despite the fact that cybercrime impacts both the country and its citizens negatively, a number of Nigerian artistes have actually created songs which have become quite popular, celebrating 'Yahoo, Yahoo' and its perpetrators," said Dr. Jummai Umar-Ajijola, Citizenship Lead for Microsoft in Anglophone West Africa. "We wanted to counteract this by working with some of the best artists in the country to create a great song which celebrates the results of honest work."
"The choice of this tactic is premised on the fact that music is very influential in shaping young minds. It also ties into the whole MISSPIN strategy to provide an alternative to cybercrime through positive peer influence," Dr. Umar-Ajijola added. "We are proud of these artistes who have contributed their time and their talents to this project."
The MISSPIN campaign was founded in July 2008 by Microsoft and the Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) with the aim to redirect the energies of Nigeria's youth from cybercrime to more positive online engagements. 24 MISSPIN ambassadors were selected to create awareness around cybercrime issues among their peers, and influence them by positive modeling to turn to honest means of income. They are located throughout Nigeria, driving various anti-cybercrime activities including trainings, workshops and media campaigns.
The song collaboration was driven by Ohimai Godwin Amaize, one of the MISSPIN youth ambassadors under the B.L.I.N.G platform which says that we are 'Brilliant. Legitimate. Innovative. Nigerian. Great.
"We believe prevention is better than cure and in focusing our efforts on ensuring young people understand the negative impact of cybercrime, we are working to prevent the next-generation from making the mistakes of the past," said Ohimai Godwin Amaize. "Young people relate to music and the incredible work of the musicians who have taken part in this project shows that combating cybercrime can be fun as well as impactful."
Gbenga Sesan, the Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, said, "Through working with Nigerian youth, demonstrating our creative response and our leadership in tackling cybercrime, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, Microsoft, the MISSPIN Ambassadors and all the musicians taking part in this project are helping to transform the cyber-image of Nigeria to reflect a true image of us as a nation where the internet is a safe and secure place to communicate with others, study and do business."
Dr. Umar-Ajijola also thanked all the partners who have supported the MISSPIN project from its inception, "I am truly excited by the level of support we have enjoyed so far from organisations and individuals including Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, EFCC, Galaxy Backbone Limited, Ovation International, Transcorp Hilton and our media partners who have actively promoted the fight against cybercrime. I also want to acknowledge Kemi Adetiba who conceptualized and produced the music video as her contribution to the project. Thank you all so much for all you are doing to improve the image of our great country Nigeria."
You can read more about this article on Tim Cranton's post - "'Maga No Need Pay': Nigeria Gets Creative to Fight Cyber Scams"


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Judge Clark Douglas is not real, but rather an elaborate illusion created by Ricky Jay, who is standing right behind you.
Editor's Note
Our reviews of The Illusionist (2006) (published January 22nd, 2007) and The Illusionist (2010) (Blu-ray) (published May 19th, 2011) are also available.
The Charge
Nothing is what it seems.
Opening Statement
"My intention has only been to entertain, nothing more."
Facts of the Case
It's the early 1900s, and the mysterious Eisenheim (Edward Norton, Red Dragon) is wowing audiences in Vienna with his astonishing magic show. One evening, the Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell, Dark City) attends one of Eisenheim's performances and allows his fiancée Sophie (Jessica Biel, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry) to serve as a volunteer in Eisenheim's performance. Eisenheim discovers that Sophie is actually an old childhood friend. He still has intense feelings for her, and she for him. Leopold is quite upset when he learns of the connection between the two, and tasks Chief Police Inspector Uhl (Paul Giamatti, Shoot 'Em Up) with proving that Eisenheim is a fraud and shutting his act down permanently.
The Evidence
When The Illusionist was released, it was afflicted with endless comparisons to Christopher Nolan's The Prestige (being released around the same time). It was an unlikely coincidence that two films about turn-of-the-century magicians would be released at the same time, so critics immediately began the task of determining which of the two was the better film. I confess, I engaged in these debates myself. However, as I look back on both films, the similarities between them are really only superficial. The Prestige is a cold, clever, plot-driven affair while The Illusionist is a warm, romantic, mood-driven film. Both movies cheat a little bit. Each deserves to be appreciated for what it is, and I happen to be very fond of what The Illusionist has to offer.
The film is, among other things, a meditation on the nature of illusion. When audiences see Eisenheim's tricks they are so astonished that they immediately begin to debate whether they are witnessing something scientifically explainable or entirely supernatural. Eisenheim makes no claims about being able to use "real magic," but he doesn't go out of his way to insist that it's all illusion. On another level, there are moments in the film when we wonder whether we're actually seeing something genuine or whether we're merely being deceived by the trickery of cinema. Which of the tricks are actually performed and which are made possible through CGI? To put on a magic show within the decidedly deceitful medium of cinema is a tricky proposition indeed; one which The Illusionist recognizes and exploits quite cleverly.
The film was directed by Neil Burger, whom I once expected might become one of the great cinematic stylists on the basis of this film. Then he made the perfectly ordinary road movie The Lucky Ones and dashed my hopes. Even so, The Illusionist has such a distinct look and feel, as the detailed recreation of early 20th Century Vienna is wrapped in the gloriously inviting golden glow of Dick Pope's cinematography (the filtering and flickering effects suggest that we're looking at a moving daguerreotype). Composer Philip Glass (a composer whose own musical style is often accused of being coldly intellectual) matches this look with one of his warmest scores; bringing a wonderfully theatrical sense of mystery to the proceedings.
The cast is just right. Edward Norton's slight accent, ominous Van Dyke, and melancholic eyes are perfect for Eisenheim, who is the film's most impenetrable yet most sympathetic character. Paul Giamatti is equally good as the audience surrogate, willing to do the unsavory tasks Leopold gives him but genuinely curious about Eisenheim's magic and respectful of his abilities. Giamatti's bewildered, delighted facial expressions rank among the film's most charmingly memorable images. I've never been a particularly big fan of Jessica Biel's acting, but she turns in a rather good performance this time around. She brings the blend of royalty and free-spirited passion the role needs. Finally, Rufus Sewell finds that tricky balance between menace and cowardice required for a villain of his sort.
This visually marvelous film receives a fine Blu-ray transfer, though some of the softness that is built into the cinematography prevents it from being the sort of immersive knockout it might have been. Still, detail is as strong as the film wants it to be. Flesh tones are warm and accurate, while blacks are reasonably deep. A couple of the darker scenes could use slightly better shadow delineation, but it's never bad enough to actually complain about. Those unfamiliar with the film should know that the flickering effect is also an artistic decision, not a transfer problem. Audio is strong as well, with a particular emphasis being placed on the Glass score. I did notice that the audio on this disc was a good deal quieter than on many of the other Blu-rays in my collection, as I had to raise the audio a few notches higher than usual to get the volume to a solid level. Still, it's all consistent, so once you adjust there will be no more need to play with the remote.
In terms of supplements, The Illusionist is getting the treatment of Misery, Out of Time, and a number of other Blu-ray releases: a Blu-ray disc containing only the film paired with the old DVD (which contains some special features). While I still insist that this is a remarkably lazy and unimpressive way to go about putting together a Blu-ray release, I suppose it's better than a flipper disc or than a set without any special features at all. On the DVD copy (just a repackage of the old release), you'll find an audio commentary with the director, two very brief featurettes than run less than five minutes combined, and a theatrical trailer.
The Rebuttal Witnesses
Two minor issues I have with the film. First, while Sewell's performance is perfectly effective, I think the character might have been more compelling if he had been given a bit more complexity. It seems that whenever we are given a film in which the hero has to steal the girl away from another guy, screenwriters have a tendency to make "the other guy" as much of a jerk as possible so that no one will feel any conflict. What if the Crown Prince had been a fundamentally decent, loving person who simply wasn't the true love of Sophie's life? Just a thought. Come to think of it, Sewell played precisely that sort of character in the otherwise underwhelming Tristan + Isolde. Some sort of karmic trade-off, I guess.
Also, breathlessly exciting as the revealing montage of the conclusion is, it does leave certain questions unanswered and doesn't fill a couple of plot holes. While this can be appreciated on one level as fitting with the enigmatic nature of illusion, on a more basic level it's a little bit frustrating.
Closing Statement
Skillfully crafted and boasting fine performances from its cast, The Illusionist is a show worth experiencing. The Blu-ray release is fine, but there's no urgent need to upgrade from the DVD.
The Verdict
Not guilty.
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"After almost eight years of litigation, we are pleased to have this matter resolved," City Attorney Pete Holmes said.
He said the city admits no wrongdoing on the part of the officers who stunned the woman, dragged her from her car and laid her face-down in the street during the November 2004 incident.
Court records show the woman, Malaika Brooks, was driving her son to Seattle's African American Academy in 2004 when she was pulled over for doing 32 mph in a school zone.
She told officers it was the car in front of her that was speeding, and refused to sign the ticket because she thought she'd be admitting guilt.
Rather than give her the ticket and let her go on her way, the officers decided to arrest her. One reached in, turned off her car and dropped the keys on the floor. Brooks stiffened her arms against the steering wheel and told the officers she was pregnant, but refused to get out, even after they threatened to stun her.
The officers - Sgt. Steven Daman, Officer Juan Ornelas and Officer Donald Jones - then stunned her three times, in the thigh, shoulder and neck, and hauled her out of the car, laying her face-down in the street.
Brooks gave birth to a healthy baby two months later, but has permanent scars from the Taser. She sued the officers for violating her constitutional rights, and U.S. District Judge Richard Jones allowed the case to continue. He declined to grant the officers immunity for performing their official duties and said Brooks' rights were clearly violated.
In March 2010, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out Malaika Brooks' case, in a 2-1 ruling, saying the police officers were justified when they used the Taser.
However, Brooks appealed to the full 11-judge 9th Circuit panel to rehear the case, and the request was granted. That court eventually sided with Brooks, but also said the officers were immune to Brooks' constitutional claim because the law was "not sufficiently clear at the time of the incident."
Both the officers and Brooks then appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court - Brooks to get the officers' immunity overturned; the officers to have the ruling they violated the constitution overturned.
But the Supreme Court declined to review the appropriateness of stun guns used by police on suspects.
The state Legislature subsequently amended state law to provide that individuals who refuse to sign citations are no longer subject to arrest, and Seattle Police Department policy now restricts the use of Tasers on pregnant women to exceptional circumstances.


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German Cucumber Salad with Sour Cream
Total Time
Prep 20 mins
Cook 1 hr
This is a very light, tasty salad, and not sweet like many cucumber salads. It's very refreshing with a tangy bite from the green onions. I used dried herbs, of course using less, and it was still very tasty. I got the recipe many years ago from a recipe board online, but do not remember the source. However, it was attributed to a man who made this for his guests at an inn he ran in Germany. I included slicing the vegetables in the approximate time.
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- 2 medium cucumbers, peeled and sliced thin
- 4 green onions, sliced thin (both white & green parts)
- 3 small tomatoes, sliced
- 2 tablespoons fresh snipped parsley
- 1⁄4 cup sour cream
- 1⁄4 teaspoon prepared mustard
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill, minced (or 1 tsp. dried)
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
- In a bowl, combine all the salad ingredients.
- In another small bowl, mix together well all the dressing ingredients.
- Pour over the cucumber salad mixture and toss gently.
- Cover and chill for at least an hour.
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WOW, how yummy. This is a recipe to keep. I overdosed the salad with the onion(white onion that I scalded) and the kids still helped me clean the bowl down to the last drop. Used ordinary cream as no sour, and had no dill, so extra parsley. Can't wait to try it with these two ingredients.
Yum! I made this as directed but used dried dill. Simple and tasty salad. Thanks for sharing. Made for Cookbook Tag.
Just like Mom and Grandma made when I was growing up!


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Yay, Redskins! It was a pretty pathetic victory but it will do. We went to Winstons - the best Redskins bar ever. They raffle off Redskins gear after the third quarter of each game (I won a t-shirt!), give out free shots after touchdowns (that was just one today if you're counting), and, when we play the Pats, they give out free pity shots to ease the pain. If ever you're in San Diego and want to watch the game, Winstons in OB is the very best! They're even dog-friendly. Stella is more of a Chargers fan but she still has a decent time. Check it out...
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The Spanish influences in the design details of this sandal is the reason for the Spanish name, senorita. Subtle pastel hues, super soft footbed styling and classic designs with a sophisticated polish, style this pair with kohl-rimmed eyes and an ethno-western ensemble!
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I obtained a used older Colt AR 15 in the late 1980s and have enjoyed using it. It's quite accurate and reasonably reliable with proper lubrication. It doesn't like really extended shooting sessions involving the consumption of hundreds of rounds at a time. I don't frequently treat it that way so it isn't an issue with me.


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Red edible glitter hearts to sprinkle on your homemade goodies! Made from Gum Arabic, a little glitter can go quite a long way. Please note: these hearts are labeled as red, but are more of a rose pinkish-red color.
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My wife is carrying our first baby- due December 29 :)
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Hey there! It's very early, but I am the proud mommy of our very own poppy seed! (My gorgeous wife is carrying!) We should be due around the first week of March! SO excited to move over here.
Married to my beautiful Camilla 9/3/2010 and mommy to little Miriam 2/12/2013!!!
Hi ladies!
I am due 12/6/12 and we found out yesterday that I am having a girl! We told our four year old yesterday and she is VERY excited! :)
Glad to be here on this board. :)
A house full of pink!
Mommy + Momma= Big Sister Isabella Rose 5-8-08
Baby Girl due 12-6-12
Niki (27) & DW Jess (30) finally a BFP after 27 months of TTC! EDD March 3, 2013!
Barrister, hope you are making it through the work weeks. I agree that your weight gain seems fine. Do you like that you're showing? I'm really liking it - I think in part because it helps it seem more real.
Rager, yay congrats on the boy! Very exciting!
Lill, good luck with the move!
Nice to see new faces. Amber, IsabellasMommy, and Nicole, Congratulations!! That's a lot of fantastic news!!
AFU: I may have spoken a little too soon on the exhaustion front. I seem to be really tired again. As for finding out the sex, I sorta wanted to and my partner didn't, so we went back and forth. I was convinced by the argument that it will be nice to postpone the gender-specific stuff for as long as possible!I suppose we might still change our minds before the appointment, but, for now we're thinking we'll let it be a surprise.
Hope everyone is doing well!
Anyway, I'm interested in hearing the experiences of other gay prospective .
Best wishes to you all!
Ugh. Anyone else having dizzy spells? Had to leave work early last night and then spend the morning in the ER. They gave me a diagnosis of Vertigo and told me to keep taking Meclazine.
The only reason I went to the ER was I really started to panic.
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So happy to see some new BFP's joining us-welcome Nicole, Amber and Zenia! Nicole-I can't believe you long you tried-how did you finally get pregnant? Amber-I've heard a little of your story on fertility board. Congrats to all of you.
Isabella's Mom-great news that you have another little girl on the way.
Perrla-I have not had dizzy spells. Be sure to check with your OB right away about it. She knows better than the ER docs. I had another doc (that my OB referred me to) give me meds that the OB said were dangerous and not allowed so I was glad I double checked with her.
Sam-I'm still sort of freaked out by the belly I'm getting-it makes the pregnancy a public topic of conversation which is uncomfortable for me sometimes. I also have 2 friends who are 4 and 6 weeks ahead of me and both of them barely have a bump so I feel like something is wrong that I'm showing more than them. DW thinks I'm totally crazy for all of this and loves the belly. It still doesn't seem real to me-except for the u/s appointments where it briefly seems real. I feel kind of fat, sort of sick (tired, run down) and pissed I can't have diet coke-but rarely pregnant.
We decided to find out the sex because DW thought it would help her bond-and I think it has. We are keeping things neutral anyway-although I'm sure we will be gifted lots of pink clothes.
Our due date was changed from 11/20 to 11/24 (u/s say 11/20 and that is 40 weeks from our IUI but LMP gives the date of 11/24). Based on that baby is measuring 14 days or so ahead which the OB thinks is a sign I have/will have gestational diabetes. So we are actually 19 weeks today. I'm doing okay with the long work weeks but plan to stop the 6 day a week schedule at 28 weeks or so. In fact, I'm thinking of taking off a few weeks before the due date-if short term disability will cover it...
Thanks, barristernyc! We are on LI, btw. :)
zenia- I have a subchorionic hemmorhage and I am on bed rest so I understand how scary bleeding is. I bled through four hospital sheets with my first daughter, who is 4 years old and healthy and happy and playing Cooking Mama on her iPod touch right next to me as I type this. I have bleeding again with this pregnancy and quite frankly, it sucks. Something that I did to really help me out with the anxiety I had with my 1st pregnancy- I bought a bistos hibebe doppler from amazon.com for about $120 and that included a tube of the ultrasound gel. I was able to first hear Bella's hb around 16 weeks and with this one, I could hear it on my own around 13 weeks. I listen every single day for reassurance even though I am 17w3d and have started to feel some movement. Good luck and hang in there. Also- stay really super hydrated.
Perrla- I had terrible dizzy spells right when I was around that many weeks, too! There are two reasons, that I know of (and holy cow, isn't the dizziness scary?!). One is that your body is having to move about 40% more blood through it and so that change can cause your equilibrium to be off and the other issue could be blood sugar drops. It takes a good 20 minutes for anything to reach your stomach, so maybe your sugar was a bit low. I had numbness of my lips, ringing in my ears and felt like I was walking sideways down the hall into my bedroom with each dizzy spell. The only thing that helped was getting off my feet. I hope that yours don't last long! Good luck! :)
A house full of pink!
Mommy + Momma= Big Sister Isabella Rose 5-8-08
Baby Girl due 12-6-12
Sam, I have my tired days, that's for sure, despite being 16 weeks. Today is one of those days! All I want to do us eat and sleep!
Barrister, I hope the rest of your long work weeks go by really quickly! I am completely with you on just feeling fat! I am starting to show but it doesn't quite look like a baby bump yet, so I have a hard time wearing form fitting tops. I have moved into elastic waist capris and skirts. I even bought a few summer dresses. Like yours, my DP lives my belly. She touches it all the time and is always talking to and singing to the baby. Very cute!
Rager, congrats on being on summer holidays!!! What a great feeling! How are you doing?
Afu, I'm 16 weeks today. We saw our OB last week and she was great. We heard the baby's heartbeat for the very first time. What an amazing sound! Dayna is busy working away on the baby's room today. She is making her very own bookshelf and change table for baby. Two amazing projects! It's gay pride weekend in Toronto this weekend and the big parade is today, but it's too hot and crowded down there, so we opted out this year. We did go down for a bit yesterday though. I think that's all I have to report! Keep the updates coming!!!


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Coolbyke and the Steamboat Wheelies Hannibal Cycling Club is hosting and sponsoring Hannibal Ride of Silence at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 15. The purpose of the special bike ride is to remember cyclists who have been killed due to a bicycle-motorist crash. The Ride of Silence is a national and worldwide ride.
Starting at Coolbyke in the Huck Finn Shopping Center, the bike procession will ride up Veterans Road, over to Warren Barrett Drive, through downtown and onto Palmyra Road, then returning to Coolbyke. Each participant must wear a helmet and wear white clothing if possible. All participants ride at their own risk. Participants under 16 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
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LNP returned in Wide Bay, Hinkler and Flynn
With a majority of the votes counted, the LNP will retain all seats in the Wide Bay region.
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The Coalition won the election with a national swing of 3.5 per cent, seizing a swathe of seats in Tasmania, Victoria and across New South Wales.
As of 9.32am on Monday September 9, 80.2 per cent of the vote has been counted in Hinkler.
Liberal National Party candidate Keith Pitt received 44.4 per cent of the primary vote, and the ABC election computer predicts after preferences he will win the seat.
Mr Pitt succeeds MP Paul Neville who is retiring after 20 years as the sitting member. Mr Pitt says he is still waiting for the polls to be declared but he is very pleased with the result.
"My focus at the moment is to get into the job and to get to work and obviously to prove myself, and that was always going to be the case," Mr Pitt said.
"To follow the path of Paul Neville, who is a very experienced man and he has held the seat for six terms, you've got to convince people, and the only way to do that is to get to work."
Palmer Uniter Party candidate Rob Messenger says he will not concede defeat at this stage. Mr Messenger said in a statement, he has written to the electoral commissioner for Hinkler asking for a full preferential vote.
"While the odds of winning Hinkler are against me, after receiving 18.19 per cent of the primary vote counted to-date - mathematically under a full preferential voting system, it is still possible for me to win the seat for PUP, if the preference flows come my way," he said.
To get the latest results visit the ABC Election's guide to Hinkler.
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As of 9.42am on Monday September 9, 78.5 per cent of the vote has been counted in Wide Bay.
Liberal National Party incumbent Warren Truss received 48.5 per cent of the primary vote, and the ABC's election computer predicts after preferences, he will retain the seat he has held since 1990.
As the leader of the Nationals Party, Mr Truss will now potentially take up the position of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for infrastructure and transport in the new Coalition Government.
Mr Truss says $2 billion will be spent in the seat of Wide Bay on improvements to the Bruce Highway, and he hopes to improve employment in the region.
"We need a positive environment for investment and that will help to create jobs in this region," he said.
"What we want to do is try and support people and give them the kind of economic environment in which they can trade successfully."
To get the latest results visit the ABC Election's guide to Wide Bay.
As of 9.57am on Monday September 9, 76.4 per cent of the vote has been counted in Flynn.
Liberal National Party incumbent Ken O'Dowd received 44.8 per cent of the primary vote, and and the ABC's election computer predicts after preferences, he will be re-elected for his second term.
Mr O'Dowd appears to have increased his margin, with a 1.1 per cent swing to LNP, two-party preferred.
Mr O'Dowd says in government he will sit in the National's party room, and looks forward to the challenge of representing Flynn.
"Although we're a very big electorate, the amount of money generated in Flynn is humongous," he said.
"Representation of the bush, or regional/rural areas is tough because we just haven't got the numbers, but I'm fortunate to have Warren Truss as the Deputy Prime Minister and as my leader."
To get the latest results visit the ABC Election's guide to Flynn.
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Cast: Joey Strange, Bianca Jordan, CinnaBunz, Lena Ramon
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The concept is so good, this could be a series.
Punished in Plaid is a pure tongue-in-cheek, almost comic book twist on the bondage genre that deserves to be pre-nomed in the B&D specialty tape category. If for nothing else, just on the merits of its script. College girls (hence, the plaid skirts) who have broken school rules to one degree or another are ushered into Jim DiGiorgio's office. DiGiorgio's wry voice-over-screen exchanges with the girls lead to only one conclusion - that the ladies walk the long mile to the warehouse to meet Mr. Nelson [Joey Strange], a real charmer with Popeye tattoos and a twisted sense of humor. Mr. Nelson builds things, cleans things and is, generally, the school enforcer in a way that Dr. Mengele was a genetic researcher.
The scholarly-looking Lena Ramon who's been caught smoking in the girls' room tells the chain-smoking Strange, "I thought you were a janitor." To which Strange, power drill in-hand replies, "You've seen my work, I'm no janitor." And thus begins a journey of uncomfortable discovery, not only for Ramon who anguishes about calling her parents, but Bianca Jordan and Cinnabunz as well who discover what that 2x4 scaffolding in the warehouse is really used for. A very antic Ramon suggests both to DiGiorgio and Strange that the school re-think the corporal punishment policies, and it's obvious by the response that not too much time is going to be invested with reconstructionist policies. Every square inch of Ramon's body, which is rigged like a window display in a bait and tackle shop, is deployed to solicit physical stress including the use of her skirt as weight resistance in tandem with her nipple rings.
Bianca Jordan, who could pass for Kristi Myst, has gone to class without a bra and receives some first class cracks to the ass as does Cinnabunz who's been caught wearing a halter top and no bra, and for which she's the recipient of the spanking/pube torture combo - very popular at B&D drive-throughs. Even if you've never darkened the door of a "specialty tape," this is the feature that can seriously tempt you to knock three times and tell 'em Gene sent you.


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Elliott B. Oppenheim practiced family medicine and emergency medicine for nearly eighteen years before attending law school and obtaining a master's degree in health law. He attended Occidental College (BA 1969), The University of California at Irvine (MD 1973), Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University (JD 1995), and Loyola University School of Law, Chicago (LL.M. Health Law 1996).
He has written extensively about medical malpractice litigation, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, and spoliation of evidence in medical negligence litigation and continues to write on medical-legal subjects. Dr. Oppenheim has been active in the field of medical negligence litigation for almost twenty-five years. He heads coMEDco, Inc., a national medical-legal consulting firm as President and CEO. Dr. Oppenheim also teaches health law.
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