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The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company, known until April 2005 as the Hershey Foods Corporation[4] and commonly called Hershey's, is an American company and one of the largest chocolate manufacturers in the world. Its headquarters are in Hershey, Pennsylvania, which is also home to Hershey's Chocolate World. It was founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1894 as the Hershey Chocolate Company, a subsidiary of his Lancaster Caramel Company. Hershey's products are sold in over 60 countries worldwide.[5][6] In addition, Hershey is a member of the World Cocoa Foundation. It is also associated with the Hersheypark Stadium and the Giant Center.
The original Hershey's chocolate factory, 1976
|Traded as
|February 9, 1894
(as Hershey Chocolate Company)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
|Milton S. Hershey
|Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
Area served
Key people
|Michele Buck (President and CEO)[2]
|List of products manufactured by The Hershey Company
|US$7.421 billion[3] (2014)
|US$1.389 billion[3] (2014)
|US$846 million[3] (2014)
|Total assets
|US$5.629 billion[3] (2014)
|Total equity
|US$1.519 billion[3] (2014)
|Hershey Trust Company
Number of employees
|14,800[3] (2014)
Early yearsEdit
After an apprenticeship to a confectioner in 1873, Milton S. Hershey founded a candy shop in Philadelphia. This candy shop was only open for six years, after which Hershey apprenticed with another confectioner in Denver, where he learned to make caramel.[7] After another failed business attempt in New York, Hershey returned to Pennsylvania, where in 1886 he founded the Lancaster Caramel Company. The use of fresh milk in caramels proved successful,[8] and in 1900, after seeing chocolate-making machines for the first time at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Hershey sold his caramel company for $1,000,000[8] (equal to $28,788,000 today), and began to concentrate on chocolate manufacturing, stating to people who questioned him, "Caramels are just a fad, but chocolate is a permanent thing."
In 1896, Milton built a milk-processing plant so he could create and refine a recipe for milk chocolate candies. In 1899, he developed the Hershey process, which is less sensitive to milk quality than traditional methods. In 1900, he began manufacturing Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bars, also called Hershey's Bars or Hershey Bars.
Hershey, PennsylvaniaEdit
In 1903, Hershey began construction of a chocolate plant in his hometown of Derry Church, Pennsylvania, which later came to be known as Hershey, Pennsylvania.[8] The town was an inexpensive place for the workers and their families to live. Milton treated the people well and provided leisure activities to make sure the citizens enjoyed themselves. The milk chocolate bars manufactured at this plant proved popular, and the company grew rapidly.
Hershey's KissesEdit
In 1907, he introduced a new candy, bite-sized, flat-bottomed, conical-shaped pieces of chocolate that he named "Hershey's Kiss". Initially, they were individually wrapped by hand in squares of aluminum foil, and the introduction of machine wrapping in 1921 simplified the process while adding the small paper ribbon to the top of the package to indicate that it was a genuine Hershey product.[8] Today, 80 million of the candies are produced each day. Other products introduced included Mr. Goodbar (1925), containing peanuts in milk chocolate, Hershey's Syrup (1926), semisweet chocolate chips (1928), and the Krackel bar containing crisped rice (1938).
Labor troublesEdit
Labor unrest came to Hershey in the late 1930s as a Congress of Industrial Organizations-backed union attempted to organize the factory workers. A failed sit-down strike in 1937 ended in violence, as loyalist workers and local dairy farmers beat many of the strikers as they attempted to leave the plant. By 1940, an affiliate of the American Federation of Labor had successfully organized Hershey's workers under the leadership of John Shearer, who became the first president of Local Chapter Number 464 of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union. Local 464 still represents the Hershey workforce.
Shortly before World War II, Bruce Murrie, son of long-time Hershey's president William F.R. Murrie, struck a deal with Forrest Mars to create a hard sugar-coated chocolate that would be called M&M's (for Mars and Murrie). Murrie had 20% interest in the confection, which used Hershey chocolate during the rationing era during World War II. In 1948, Mars bought out Murrie's interest and became one of Hershey's main competitors.[9]
21st centuryEdit
In June 2006, Philadelphia city councilman Juan Ramos called for Hershey's to stop marketing "Ice Breakers Pacs", a kind of mint, due to the resemblance of its packaging to a kind that was used for illegal street drugs.[10]
In September 2006, ABC News reported that several Hershey chocolate products were reformulated to replace cocoa butter with vegetable oil as an emulsifier. According to the company, this change was made to reduce the costs of producing the products instead of raising their prices or decreasing the sizes. Some consumers complained that the taste was different, but the company stated that in the company-sponsored blind taste tests, about half of consumers preferred the new versions. As the new versions no longer met the Food and Drug Administration's official definition of "milk chocolate", the changed items were relabeled from stating they were "milk chocolate" and "made with chocolate" to "chocolate candy" and "chocolaty."[11]
In April 2014, the Hershey chocolate plant on East Chocolate Avenue in Hershey Pennsylvania was demolished to make way for mixed-use development.[12]
A 2016 attempt to sell Hershey to Mondelez International was scuttled because of objections by the Hershey Trust.[13]
Reese's Peanut Butter CupsEdit
Harry Burnett Reese invented Reese's Peanut Butter Cups after founding the H.B. Reese Candy Company in 1923.[14] Reese died on May 16, 1956 leaving the company to his six sons.[15] On July 2, 1963 the H.B. Reese Candy Company was acquired by the Hershey Chocolate Corporation in a tax free stock-for-stock merger. In 2017 after 54-years of stock splits, the original 666,316 shares of Hershey common stock received by the Reese family now represent 16 million Hershey shares valued at over $1.7 billion, paying $42 million in annual cash dividends.[16] In 1969, only 6-years after the Reese/Hershey merger, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups became The Hershey Company's top seller.[17] As of September 20, 2012, Reese's is the best-selling candy brand in the United States with sales of $2.603 billion, and is the fourth-best-selling candy brand globally with sales of $2.679 billion—only $76 million (2.8%) of its sales are from outside the United States market.[18]
In October 2017 as we look at the convenience store channel, Reese's is the largest confection brand by far: It's 62% larger than the next brand, with more households purchasing Reese's than any other confection brand across the U.S. Reese's includes the No. 1-selling confection item – the iconic Reese's Peanut Butter Cups King Size, and six of the top 20 chocolate/non-chocolate items. The Reese's brand also accounts for over 47% of all seasonal sales within the convenience store channel, with the top two items in all four seasons (Valentine's, Easter, Halloween, and Holiday). As a comparison, the next largest brand accounts for only 10% of seasonal sales.[19]
In 1988, Hershey's acquired the rights to manufacture and distribute many Cadbury-branded products in the United States (except gum and mints, which are part of Mondelēz International). In 2015, they sued a British importer to halt imports of British Cadbury chocolate, angering consumers.[20][21]
Krave JerkyEdit
In 2005, Krave Jerky was founded by Jon Sebastiani after he trained for a marathon and looked for a healthy source of energy.[22] Alliance Consumer Growth, a private equity group, invested in Krave Jerky in 2012.[23] Hershey's purchased the company in 2015 for $240 million.[24] In February and April 2007, Hershey's announced that their Smiths Falls[25][26] and Oakdale[27][28] plants would close in 2008, being replaced in part by a new facility in Monterrey, Mexico. The Oakdale factory closed on February 1, 2008.[29] Hershey chocolate factory in São Roque, Brazil, was opened in August 2002.
Hershey also has plants in Stuarts Draft, Virginia; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Hazleton, Pennsylvania; Memphis, Tennessee; Robinson, Illinois, and Guadalajara, Mexico.
Visitors to Hershey can experience Hershey's Chocolate World visitors center and its simulated tour ride. Public tours were once operated in the Pennsylvania and California factories, which ended in Pennsylvania in 1973 as soon as Hershey's Chocolate World opened,[30] and later in California following the September 11, 2001, attacks, due to security concerns.[28]
On September 18, 2012, Hershey opened a new and expanded West Hershey plant. The plant was completed at a budget of $300 million.[31]
Other sales and acquisitionsEdit
In 1969, Hershey received a license from Rowntree's to manufacture and market Kit Kat and Rolo in the United States. As of September 2013, Hershey continued to make and market these brands in the U.S. under license from Nestlé, owners of the Rowntree brand. That license would be revoked and revert to Nestlé if Hershey is sold.[13] In 1977, Hershey acquired Y&S Candies, founded in 1845, and became the makers of Twizzlers licorice candies. In 1986, Hershey's began a brief foray into cough drops when it acquired the Luden's cough drops brand. By 2001, though, the brand had been sold to Pharmacia (now part of Pfizer),[32] and Luden's eventually became a product of Prestige Brands.[33] Hershey's kept Luden's 5th Avenue bar. In 1988, Hershey's acquired the rights to manufacture and distribute many Cadbury-branded products in the United States (except gum and mints, which are part of Mondelēz International). In 1996, Hershey purchased the American operations of the Leaf Candy Company from Huhtamäki.
In 1999, the Hershey Pasta Group was divested to several equity partners to form the New World Pasta company (now part of Ebro Foods).
On July 25, 2002, it became public knowledge that the Hershey Trust Company was seeking to sell its controlling interest in the Hershey Foods Corporation. The value of Hershey stock skyrocketed 25% with over 19 million shares trading that day. Over the following 55 days, widespread press coverage, as well as pressure from Pennsylvania Attorney General Mike Fisher, the community of Hershey, and Dauphin County Orphans' Court Senior Judge Warren G. Morgan, led to the sale being abandoned. The seven Hershey trustees who voted to sell Hershey Foods on September 17, 2002, for US$12.5 billion to the William Wrigley Jr. Company (now part of Mars Incorporated) were removed by Attorney General Fisher and Judge Morgan.[34] Ten of the 17 trustees were forced to resign and four new members who lived locally were appointed. The former Pennsylvania Attorney General, LeRoy S. Zimmerman, became the new chairman of the reconstituted Milton Hershey School Trustees. Mr. Zimmerman has publicly committed to having the Milton Hershey School Trust always retain its interest in The Hershey Company. If Hershey was to be sold, the rights to make and market Kit Kat and Rolo products in the U.S. would have reverted to Nestlé.
In December 2004, Hershey acquired the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. from The Shansby Group.[35]
In July 2005, Hershey acquired the Berkeley, California-based boutique chocolate-maker Scharffen Berger.[36] In November 2005, Hershey acquired Joseph Schmidt Confections, the San Francisco-based chocolatier, and in November 2006, Hershey acquired Dagoba Organic Chocolate, a boutique chocolate maker based in Ashland, Oregon.
In December 2011, Hershey reached an agreement to acquire Brookside Foods Ltd., a privately held confectionery company based in Abbotsford, British Columbia.[37]
In 2015, Hershey announced that they had acquired Krave Jerky, marking the company's first foray outside of the confectionery market in more than a decade.[38]
In 2016, Hershey acquired barkTHINS, a New York-based chocolate snack foods company which expected to generate between $65 million and $75 million in revenue for that year, for $290 million.[39][40]
Hershey's chocolate is available across the United States, due to their wide network of distribution.[41] They have three mega distribution centers, with modern technology and labor management systems.[42]
Product recallsEdit
- In November 2006, the Smiths Falls production plant in Ontario temporarily shut down and several products were voluntarily recalled after concerns over Salmonella contamination possibly found in soy lecithin within their production line. It is believed that most of the products involved in the recall never made it to the retail level.[43][44]
- In July 1998, a number of 100 g (3.5 oz) milk chocolate bars being sold for fundraising events were recalled because they may have contained traces of almonds not listed in the ingredients.[45]
Hershey has made large contributions to education. One of their most notable contributions was the Elizabethtown College Honors Program.[46] The program was established in 1999 and is funded partially through the endowment.
In 2015, Hershey announced a commitment with Clinton Global Initiative to help build a sustainable supply chain to support basic nutrition for children in Ghana.[47]
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Cocoa purchaseEdit
Hershey has been criticized for not having programs to ensure sustainable and ethical cocoa purchase, lagging behind its competitors in fair trade measures.[48]
The "Raise the Bar, Hershey!" campaign was launched in September 2010 by Global Exchange, Green America, the Oasis Trust, and the International Labor Rights Forum. The purpose of the Raise the Bar Campaign is to pressure Hershey to commit "to take immediate action to eliminate forced and child labor … from Hershey's cocoa supply"; "to sourcing 100% Fair Trade Certified™ cocoa beans by 2012 for at least one of its top five selling chocolate bars … making at least one additional top five selling bar 100% Fair Trade Certified™ every two years thereafter"; and that "the majority of Hershey's cocoa across all products will be Fair Trade Certified™ by 2022." Pressure was particularly directed at Whole Foods Market, which announced on October 3, 2012 that it would cease carrying Hershey's Scharffen Berger line.[49] The Campaign stated that "Whole Foods' decision follows more than 40 natural food retailers and coops publicly expressing concern about carrying Scharffen Berger and Dagoba products as a consequence of the giant chocolate maker's refusal to address child labor in its supply chain."[49] The same day, Hershey's announced, "it will source 100 percent certified cocoa for its global chocolate product lines by 2020 and accelerate its programs to help eliminate child labor in the cocoa regions of West Africa."[50]
See alsoEdit
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- ^ "Murrie, William F.R.; 1873–1950", hersheyarchives.com. Cf section "The Story of M & Ms"
- ^ Porter, Jill (December 5, 2006). "Hershey's int/drug: Kisses, disses". Philadelphia City News.
- ^ Coffey, Laura (September 19, 2006). "Chocoholics sour on new Hershey's formula". MSNBC. Retrieved June 10, 2006.
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- ^ Rooney, Ben (January 23, 2015). "Hershey Lawsuit Angers Fans of British Chocolate in U.S". CNN Money.
- ^ Baker, Andrew (January 26, 2015). "Why is Hershey's Afraid of British Chocolate?". The Telegraph.
- ^ Columbia Business School. "Hershey Buys Jon Sebastiani's Krave Jerky". Ideas & Insights.
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- ^ "Hershey's To Close Oakdale Plant". KCRA 3 (NBC). Hearst Television, Inc. April 30, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
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- ^ Salerno, Christina (February 2, 2008). "Employees get teary eyed as the last Reese's roll off Hershey line". The Modesto Bee. McClatchy Corp. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
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- ^ "Hershey unveils expanded West plant". Lebanon Daily News. September 18, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
- ^ Hersheys.com. Retrieved September 29, 2006.
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- ^ Business Wire (December 8, 2011). "Hershey Reaches an Agreement to Acquire Brookside Foods Ltd". Business Wire. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ "Hershey to Buy Krave, a Maker of Jerky". The New York Times. January 30, 2015.
- ^ "Hershey Acquires barkTHINS Snacking Chocolate | Business Wire". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
- ^ Feldman, Amy (2017-02-21). "Brand Boys: How An Upstart Private-Equity Firm Makes 40% A Year On Gourmet Jerky And Vegan Makeup". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
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- ^ "Soy not confirmed as salmonella source in Hershey recall". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. November 17, 2006. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
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- ^ "Elizabethtown College -Honors Program".
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- ^ "Hershey Dominates US Market, but Lags Behind Competitors in Avoiding Forced Labor, Trafficking and Child Labor | International Labor Rights Forum". Laborrights.org. September 13, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "Whole Foods Drops Hershey's Scharffen Berger Chocolates Over Child Labor Issues". Green America. October 3, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
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External linksEdit
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- Official Hershey's chocolate and candy site
- Official Hershey corporate site
- Business data for The Hershey Company: Google Finance
- Yahoo! Finance
- Reuters
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We are excited to announce our annual mission trip for this Easter Break, and we are returning to Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico to work with the same pastors who we have known and worked closely with for over 10 years! (Formerly in San Quintin) They pastor a church in an area of Ensenada (approx. 1.5hrs south of border) called Colonia 89. Foothills has sent down a team every month to minister to and connect with them for the last 9 years! We are very familiar with the area and the people. We want to give as much information as possible and address any and all concerns with the trip so below are the things to remember.
Don't want to register online? No problem! Download this: Permission slip then fill it out and turn it into the youth department, or bring it on the day you leave for Mexico.
Mexico Mission Trip Registration: Closed
April 10th-14th
April 10th-14th
What to Bring:
-Travel Documents: Passports are NOT required for this type of trip, but you MUST bring a copy of your birth certificate AND photo ID (school IDs are ok, if you do not have an ID try to buy or reissue a school one!)
Mandatory Pre-Trip Preparation:
All Missionaries must attend ONE of the following classes:
– Sunday April 2nd 1pm-2:30pm (in church multi-purpose room)
– Friday April 7th 3:30pm-5:00pm (in church room A-1)
Fundraising Opportunities:
– Food Sale #1 Saturday and Sunday Services weekend of March 18 & 19
– Food Sale #2 Saturday and Sunday Services weekend of March 25 & 26
Cost: $135
This is to cover gas, campsite, food, drinks, and supplies for our outreaches and ministry
Parent Meeting:
Sunday March 12th at 12:30pm in Room A-2 at Foothills Christian Church, or Tuesday March 14th at 7pm in the multi-purpose room at Foothills Christian Church.
These meetings are not mandatory for parents but are informational meetings concerning the trip and to address any and all questions and concerns parents may have. If you are unsure of how a trip like this works or have questions please come and let us address these.


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Germany's 19th Century Iron Chancellor, Otto Von Bismarck, once observed politics is the art of the possible, and it was Tip O'Neill who said all politics is local. Put both of those thoughts together and we really should have swarms of registered voters every time we have an election for City Council or the Board of Education.
While a great deal of newspaper and television coverage of Politics with a capital "P" tends to fixate on the statehouse and Governor's Mansion or on Capital Hill and the White House, for most of us it really is those closest to home, our local elected officials, whom we see as having the greatest impact on our community and our quality of life. Yes, the President is the Commander in Chief but I'm not asking him about a cracked sidewalk at the house on the corner.
We've got some time and distance to go before the next cycle of elections around here for both the City Council and the Board of Education. Lots of time for those who are incumbents to make (more) progress on those projects they took on as their terms began. And plenty of time for those who are contemplating a run at elected office to measure at least twice before cutting once.
When the time comes,I don't care how you vote so much as that you do. If you're registered to vote, make sure you do and if you're eligible to vote but aren't registered, make sure you do register. Click here for the Norwich Registrar of Voters or here's the Connecticut Secretary of the State's Web Portal. Democracy is a contact sport and we cannot win if you do not play.
Let's face it, the current terms of office of members on both bodies have not been a walk in the park for any of them. Some say we should regard a problem as an opportunity to excel and in that context those currently in office have been spoiled for opportunities. So, too, have we even when on more than one occasion I've disagreed with decisions the neighbors who serve in elected office have made.
There's a temptation when you're not Teddy Roosevelt's Man in the Arena to speculate about how well someone else might do in a particular office. Some hypothetical solutions always seem to lend themselves to much happier endings, whether those endings are real or not. I've contended had my mother married a Kennedy, I might be living in the White House-but she didn't, so I'm not.
See how much more attractive fictional lives can be?
But in the here and Norwich in which we live, between now and November look at where we are as a city and where you see us heading. Nothing is eaten as hot as it's served and nothing's so marvelous it cannot be improved. We can always use another great idea and the energy to implement it and no one in any party has a monopoly on either.
Many believe we're rebuilding our downtown and enhancing our community's quality of life as well as our grand list. Many others are not so sure. There's room enough for both the hopeful and the skeptic.
What we are now is what we were at the last election and the election before that. What we are to be is limited only by our willingness to find out. It's not how you start, it's how you finish and we're far from done.
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- Price$377,900
- Beds5
- Baths4
- Sq. Ft.2,050
- Acres25.00
- Built2004
16825 Baumann Lane, Warrenton
Magnificent 5 bedroom 4 bath split bedroom ranch situated on 25+/- sanctuary of land! This brick front home with huge covered front porch invites you in with soaring 12' ceilings & open great room featuring custom brick wood burning fireplace, recessed lighting and door leading out to your deck with a view! Kitchen has tons to offer including plenty of custom cabinets with under lighting, breakfast bar, pantry & french doors leading out to 18x12 custom deck. Retreat to your over sized master suite with luxurious master bath with garden tub, separate shower, dual sinks & walk in closet. Finished Lower level has 9 foot ceilings, bedrooms, huge recreation area, custom floor to ceiling brick wood burning fireplace, recessed lighting as well as plenty of natural lighting thanks to tons of egress windows, build in walk-in safe/room and french doors leading to one of your two back patios, measuring 20x18 & 10x8! ** All of this backs to Reifschneider State Park and its 90% forested 1388 acres
Essential Information
- Price$377,900
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4.00
- Full Baths3
- Half Baths1
- Square Footage2,050
- Acres25.00
- Year Built2004
- TypeResidential
- StyleRanch
- StatusActive
- Basement TypeBathroom in LL, Fireplace in LL, Full, Rec/Family Area, Sleeping Area, Walk-Out, 9 ft + pour, Poured Concrete
- FeaturesCovered Porch, Deck, Smoke Alarm/Detec, Patio
- Parking Spaces2
- ParkingAdditional Parking, Attached Garage, Rear/Side Entry
- # of Garages2
- Garages24x22
- Lot DescriptionBacks to Trees/Woods, Creek, Adjoins Government Land, Wooded
- Windows6 Panel Door(s), Some Insulated Wndws, Bay/Bow Window, Some Tilt-In Windows
Additional Information
- Date ListedJune 23rd, 2017
- Days on Market151
- HOA Fees Freq.None
Community Information
- Address16825 Baumann Lane
- AreaWarrenton R-3
- SubdivisionNONE
- CityWarrenton
- CountyWarren
- StateMO
- Zip Code63383
- InteriorOpen Floor Plan, Some Carpeting, Walk-In Closets
- AppliancesDishwasher, Disposal, Microwave, Range/Oven-Electric, Water Softener
- HeatingForced Air
- CoolingCeiling Fan, Central-Electric
- Has BasementYes
- BasementBathroom in LL, Fireplace in LL, Full, Rec/Family Area, Sleeping Area, Walk-Out, 9 ft + pour, Poured Concrete
- FireplaceYes
- # of Fireplaces2
- FireplacesWoodburning Fireplce
- Stories1 Story
School Information
- DistrictWarren Co. R-III
- ElementaryWarrior Ridge Elem.
- MiddleBlack Hawk Middle
- HighWarrenton High
Listing Details
- Listing OfficeWestplex Real Estate
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You don't have authority over coworkers, and it's not your job to criticize them. So you may figure it's best to keep quiet. But left unchecked, their problems can worsen and affect you.
Here's how to weigh how and when to dish it out to colleagues:
What's to gain? The three worst ways to criticize a co-worker are to launch a thinly veiled insult, to play know-it-all or to embarrass someone. You'll make an enemy and lose any chance of influencing that person in the future.
Before you criticize, make sure the benefit outweighs the cost. Ideally, your colleague should be willing and able to apply what you say and do the job better. Then and only then should you proceed.
Can you take the backlash? Even if you think your co-worker will appreciate your unsolicited input and respond well, the repercussions can sting. That same individual may criticize you in return in a less tactful and more hurtful tone. You'll need a thick skin to withstand it.
Can we talk? Consider timing and setting before you criticize. It's unwise to blurt out your feedback as you're racing out the door, leaving the colleague standing there alone to dwell on your comments. And if others overhear, you've compounded the mistake.
Set the stage to have a private, relaxed talk free of interruptions. Don't answer the phone or greet passers-by. Focus on the other person and prepare to invest extra time hearing him out. He may disagree or defend himself rather than "take it."
Are your intentions good? Only criticize a co-worker if you can honestly say, "I'd want to know the same thing." If you're motivated by a need to help— and you speak with fairness and diplomacy— then you increase the odds your colleague will accept your message gracefully.
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New Fad Explained: Snorting Lines of Cocoa in Place of MDMA
A fairly new trend is making its way through Europe as ravers in the continent are reportedly getting high off of raw chocolate consumption, whether that be through drink, pill, or even powdered form.
The new craze of snorting lines of cocoa apparently provides a rush of endorphins into the bloodstream, which can then cause euphoria, particularly when paired with dance music. In addition, the magnesium in the chocolate also acts as a muscle relaxer and research conducted on cyclists who implored the tactic were proven to go not only faster, but longer.
The fad can be traced back to the chocolatier Dominique Persoon, who originally made a chocolate-snorting device for a Rolling Stones party back in 2007. From there, the concept took off. Snorting chocolate is now not only used in the party scene, but also is used at the dinner table, particularly at "The Fat Duck," a British restaurant founded by culinary innovator Heston Blumenthal.
"It has taken him years to develop the perfect snorting powder as early experiments with pure cocoa powder revealed it was too dry," said Persoon, before he decided to add mint and ginger for the perfect combination.
"The mentality when you think about sniffing is: 'Oh it's kinky, guys who do that stuff. I'm not the bad boy promoting drugs, not at all... Life is boring. Let's have fun." - Persoon
If this oddly healthy inhalation interests you, know that the chocolate-shooter device is available for purchase in Russia, India, Canada, Australia, and the United States. The packaging of the device warns against excessive sniffing, but Persoon insists that the practice is indeed safe. However, we don't endorse this practice, so please consider before trying!
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Dr. Aliev, President "GALLY" International Biomedical Research Institute Inc., San Antonio, Texas, USA. He also hold appointment with the University of Atlanta, Georgia, USA as a Professor of Cardiovascular, Neuropathology, Gerontology, Health Science and Healthcare Administration and as a Leading Scientist, Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds. Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow Region, Chernogolovka, Russian Federation. He received his MD in 1982, from the Baku Medical University (former USSR) with cum laude and Ph.D. in Cardiovascular Diseases from the prestigious Russian Academy of the Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia in 1988 with cum laude. He received postdoctoral training with Professor G. Burnstock in the University College of the London. He authored and coauthored more than 500 publications in the fields of neurodegenerative diseases research, cardio- and cerebrovascular disease, cancer, and electron microscopy.
Masaki Mogi, M.D., Ph.D., graduated from Osaka University Medical School in 1994, and received Ph.D. from Osaka University in 2001. After following Postdoctoral Fellowship as a Research Fellow at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Tufts University, and the Department of Molecular Cardiology in Boston University in Boston (USA), he served as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geriatric Medicine and Department of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology and Pharmacology in Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine from 2003 and 2004 respectively. he became an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology and Pharmacology in Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan since 2011.
Dr. Nakagami graduated from Nara Medical University in 1994 (M.D.). After resident (Cardiology, Jichi Medical School), research fellow (Geriatric Medicine, Osaka University), postdoc (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School), or assistant professor (Gene Therapy Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine), he is now Professor in Department of Health Development and Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine. He has published more than 100 scientific publications in cardiovascular and life style related diseases. He has recently focused on the immunotherapy for hypertension, diabetes or other common diseases.
Dr. Nakagami is currently the Associate Editor of this journal (Immunology, Endocrine & Metabolic Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, IEMAMC), published by Bentham Science Publishers.
Dr. Fiore studied Biological and Natural Sciences at the " Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy and obtained his doctorate in "Medical Sciences" at the University of Groningen, the Nedherlands. Currently he is a researcher at the Institute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology of the National Research Council in Rome, Italy. He has published more than 140 scientific publications. Dr. Fiore is currently Regional Editor of this journal (Immunology, Endocrine & Metabolic Agents in Medicinal Chemistry), published by Bentham Science Publishers and is Associated Editor of other international scientific journals as Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, Adipobiology and Biomedical Reviews.
Dr. Ramana obtained a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Biochemistry form the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Research, Chandigarh, India. Currently, he is a Professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA. The chief objectives of his investigations are to examine the involvement of cellular metabolism and oxidative stress signals in inflammation and to delineate the role of aldo-keto reductases and anti-oxidants in mediating the inflammatory pathways. He has published more than 100 peer reviewed articles. He is also serving as an editorial board member of several journals.
Professor Narinder Mehra, PhD is the National Professor and Former Dean (Research) at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. His research interests include Transplant Immunology and Clinical Immunogenetics, Immunology of infectious and autoimmune diseases and Stem cell research. He has made significant contributions in defining immune mediators influencing graft success in organ and bone marrow transplantation, genome diversity of HLA at the population level, and towards developing MHC based vaccination approaches in infectious diseases. He has more than 450 scientific publications and is a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Rodriguez obtained a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Chemistry from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (1990). Then, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Institutes of Health (1992-1993) He was appointed Assistant Professor (1997), and then Professor (2005) both at the Department of Organic Chemistry, Universidad de Buenos Aires. He has published more than 70 scientific publications and is a named inventor of 5 U.S. patents. His fields of interest are the design of antiparasitic and antiviral agents as well as total synthesis of compounds of pharmacological importance.
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Giuseppe Currò was nominated a permanent professorship at Faculty of Medicine where he initiated a laboratory of experimental surgery. Over the last 10 years, he has focused his scientific interests on the topics related to hepato-biliary-pancreatic and metabolic disorders including cancer diseases. With his expertise in hepato-biliary-pancreatic and bariatric surgery research, he has established a series of platforms for clinical evaluation of therapeutics in liver/pancreas tumors and obesity with its comorbidities, published numerous SCI journal papers, edited/reviewed for many academic journals, worked as a guest professor in many universities and institutes.
Dr. Ahmed RG received his Ph.D. in Developmental Biology (Developmental endocrinology, Toxicology, Neurobiology and Biochemistry) from Beni-Suef University, Egypt and received research training (postdoctoral fellowship) as a visiting scholar at the Katholic University, Belgium. He has outstanding records of scientific and academic accomplishments with multiple research funding, numerous publications (books/papers) in highly prestigious journals and various presentations in both national and international conferences. He served as a scientific editors and reviewer for the national and international research institutions. He has an honor from Society for Endocrinology in project of You and Your hormones. He is a member of a number of eminent societies, organizations & schools.
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DetailsStainless Steel Ball Valve. Each end of the valve has 1/2" female pipe threads with 3/8" ID pass through. Suitable for applications where the temperature will be between -20 to 450 degrees F
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text: After 39 years of service to NOAA and its predecessor agency, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, the NOAA ship Whiting is being decommissioned today in a ceremony at its home port in Norfolk, Va. The ship has been an essential part of the NOAA fleet, working in support of NOAA's mission to ensure safe navigation of the nation's coastal waterways. "It is a sad occasion to say goodbye to Whiting after so many years of excellent service to the nation," said Rear Admiral Evelyn Fields, director of the NOAA Commissioned Corps, the nation's seventh uniformed service, and NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations, which operates and manages the NOAA fleet of ships and aircraft. "After nearly 40 years, it's time to replace it with a newer vessel that will operate more efficiently. NOAA has already begun conducting surveys with its replacement, the former Navy ship Littlehales, which is about one third the age of Whiting and more cost effective to operate." Mariners who use nautical charts to navigate coastal waterways along the eastern seaboard can thank NOAA ship Whiting for providing much of the hydrographic survey data used to create or update the charts. Whiting boasted the most technologically advanced hydrographic survey platform in the world. Outfitted with modern multibeam echosounders and side-scan sonars, Whiting and its launches efficiently and rapidly completed surveys for the safe navigation of the nation's maritime commerce. The data storage for survey data was close to two terabytes - one terabyte equaling 1,000 gigabytes. Nine workstations allowed survey personnel to process the data with state-of-the-art software and create impressive 3D models of the ocean floor, side scan mosaics as well as imagery of historical wrecks like the USS Monitor. In addition to conducting hydrographic surveys, she was used for oceanography, fisheries research and homeland security surveys. Whiting deployed last year to the Virgin Islands, Gulf of Mexico and the southeast coast of the United States in support of homeland security and nautical charting and returned in November. This deployment marked an end to its 39 years of service. Commissioned in 1963, the ship has successfully completed deployments from Duluth, Minn., to Honduras and all waters in between. Whiting has also played an important role in disaster response for the nation. It was one of two NOAA ships that were instrumental in finding the wreckage of John F. Kennedy's aircraft in 1999. That same year, Whiting located the primary wreckage fields of downed Egypt Air 990 off the coast of Rhode Island. Cmdr. Steven Barnum, NOAA Corps, has commanded Whiting for the past two years. He also led the ground support of the ship during the Egypt Air 990 recovery efforts. "Whiting has served the nation well not only in the realm of nautical charting, but in helping to bring closure to tragedies involving aircraft lost at sea. Her dedicated crew and officers are sad to say farewell to Whiting, but are also looking forward to continuing her important survey work aboard Littlehales." Whiting is named for Henry Laurens Whiting, a 19th century engineer who served in the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. In addition to becoming one of the great experts in topography and coastal engineering, he served as an educator at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the U.S. Naval Academy. The NOAA fleet of research and survey ships and aircraft is operated, managed, and maintained by NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations. NMAO includes civilians and commissioned NOAA Corps officers. The NOAA Corps is the nation's seventh and smallest uniformed service and, as part of NOAA, is under the U.S. Department of Commerce. The Corps is composed of officers - all scientists or engineers - who provide NOAA with an important blend of operational, management and technical skills that support the agency's environmental programs at sea, in the air, and ashore.


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(SARASOTA, Fla.) — A daredevil grandma from Florida is dropping jaws around the globe after a video was shared of her hanging from a 100-foot pole.
"I love attention," Carla Wallenda of Sarasota, Florida, told ABC News Thursday. "I'm 80 years old now and I started performing when I was at age 3. It's part of my life. [I enjoy it] because I entertain people and I've been to so many places."
Lyric Wallenda Arestov, 31, said her grandmother Carla began performing by walking the high wire when she was a toddler, after Carla's father Karl started his own circus company.
"I'm [the] seventh generation of circus performers of the Wallenda family," Lyric told ABC News. "My family came over to the U.S. in 1929 with 'Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey.' They performed and toured with 'Ringling' for 17 years until my grandfather decided to produce his own show."
Lyric is the oldest of Carla's nine grandchildren. Carla also has four children and five great grandchildren.
Along with Lyric, Lyric's mother, Rietta, and Carla, there are three generations of women performing in their show, "Circus Incredible."
Lyric said her mom's oldest brother, Rick, and four cousins also perform thrilling acts like tightrope walking and the sway pole, which Lyric, Rietta and Carla are all able to climb.
"My grandmother was there when I was 5 years old and made my debut doing an aerial act," Lyric said. "She helped all us grandkids. She taught me a lot. … She actually pushed me to go up in the air."
Both Lyric and her mom, Rietta, climb an 80-foot sway pole while entertaining in their outdoor family fun shows.
But it was her grandmother Carla's March 20 aerial performance on a 100-foot sway pole that had the Internet impressed by the veteran's fearlessness.
"One of the reasons I posted the video is I'd love to give my grandmother some recognition and the fact that there's still three active generations still performing," Lyric said. "As far as I can research, she's the oldest circus performer still performing aerial acts."
Lyric shared the video of Carla, "The High Flying Granny With Nerves of Steel," hanging off the sway pole with no safety devices and later, standing on top of it at the spring festival in Palm Bay, Florida.
It was her first stunt performed since her 80th birthday on Feb. 13, Lyric said.
"It really is thrilling. … It's death defying, it's dangerous," she added. "She'd rather perform and be in the spotlight than do anything. She's active, she's very on it, she's very sharp and she's a tough woman — let me tell you. And she doesn't take anything from anybody. She's got a little spunk in her step."
In addition to the 100-foot sway pole, Carla has also done pyramids on the high wire tightrope and the "Iron Jaw," where she's hung by her teeth off a hot air balloon.
"It's a real blessing that we can have the relationship we have and do this together and it's something I don't take for granted," said Carla's daughter Rietta, 55. Carla is "enthusiastic right now and feeling better than ever, so were really excited for it."
As for her secret to staying young, Carla credits her circus stunts and her insistence on following her dreams.
"I want everybody to know, just because you have years on you, it doesn't mean you are old," she said. "Keep on moving and don't sit down on your fanny. Live your dream. Do whatever you want to do. My dream is that they'll hire all three generations of us, performing at the same time on the sway pole."
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High in vitamin C, potassium, and fiber, a pomegranate gives you a tasty — and healthy — treat. Enjoy the seeds or juice to benefit from the pomegranate's heart-healthy antioxidants.
You will need
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- A sieve
Step 1 Cut off the crown Use a sharp knife to cut the crown off the top of the pomegranate.
Quick Tip:
Buy heavy pomegranates with red skin that is thin yet tough and unbroken. The heavier the pomegranate, the juicier it will be.
Step 2 Score the skin into quarters Lightly score the skin of the pomegranate into quarters. Cut from the crown end to the stem end, being careful to cut through the skin, but not too deeply.
Step 3 Break the sections apart Place the pomegranate, crown side down, in a bowl of cool water for several minutes, and then break it apart. The seeds, or arils, will sink to the bottom of the bowl.
Quick Tip:
Refrigerate the seeds for up to three days, or freeze them on a tray in a single layer and keep them in an air-tight container for up to six months.
Step 4 Eat the seeds or add them to another dish Eat the seeds as they are, or add them to a salad, dessert, or any other dish for a sweet, tart treat.
Step 5 Blend and strain Blend the seeds until they are liquefied, and then strain the liquid through a sieve for fresh pomegranate juice.
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Access to the arts is now easy and affordable. Activities like visiting the art gallery or museum with friends and family are social, sensory and 'live' ...
Access to the arts is now easy and affordable. Activities like visiting the art gallery or museum with friends and family are social, sensory and 'live' experiences but thousands of Australians are missing out. With this simple community app, audio guides – and even live performances - at cultural venues such as museums, art galleries, parks and zoos can be translated into access options for everyone – all on your own phone or tablet! - Auslan translation - Captioned audio - Audio description - Other languages - Wayfinding with maps - Live show interpretation - Image recognition - Bring your own device or use a venue-supplied device - Feedback and share on social - Bluetooth triggering, QR codes, geolocation - Sound amplification Available at a range of venues, including the National Sports Museum at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Werribee Open Range Zoo, the Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) and Sydney Town Hall. Check the Conexu Foundation website (http://www.conexu.com.au) for accessible venues near you. Simply key in the number of the exhibit to play content in your preferred communication format, or scan the QR code at the exhibit. "It is easy to use and people can switch to and from between Auslan and audio with captions at any time. Thank you to Conexu for creating a free app with high quality contents for all Deaf and hard of hearing people to fully benefit."- Sophie Li Winner 2014 Telstra Apps for All Challenge by Australian Communications Consumer Action Network Winner 2011 New Captioning Initiative award by Deafness Forum of Australia Powered by Conexu
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Hampton Roads Business Weekly Episode 24 Show Notes
Dr. Mary Jo Burchard, Organizational Consultant and Regent University Alum
Mary gives us some tips about how business owners can keep morale up in the workplace. She gives us three examples of cultivating happiness in the workplace: cultivating gratitude, empathy and kindness, and fostering a sense of welcome. Check out her segment for more details on how to keep your office culture positive.
Millennial Minute with Mike Doherty and Rene Carling
Mike and Rene talk about how businesses can utilize YouTube to increase their customer base, especially with Millennials.
Entrepreneur of the Week: Angela Reddix or ARDX
Angela's multi-million dollar consulting firm is based in Norfolk, VA. It took her nine years to make her company what it is today, and she has done so due to the ability of simply saying "yes". Angela talks about the importance of surrounding yourself with people who choose to see the opportunities in life, rather than the challenges. Learn more about how she managed the rapid growth of her company, and some of the core values she uses in her business.
Daniel Plawski of Peninsula Landscaping
Daniel discusses how his business has evolved and grown since it started twelve years ago. From mowing lawns when he was 12 years old, to a full-scale landscaping business, his company has changed immensely. Most recently, Daniel has added a technological aspect to his company called Lawn Wizard. Watch his segment to learn more about his new innovative way of interacting with his customers.
Renee Ainslie of iFly Virginia Beach
Renee shares how iFly has utilized social media and videos to promote their company and engage with customers. By creating a Facebook page to showcase their business, they gained around 4,000 interested customers before their doors even opened. Renee cites videos as one of their most popular features on their social media accounts, as it gives the public an idea of what their company is all about. Check out this segment to learn more about how to increase your engagement with customers through social media.


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AUTHORITIES have intercepted another two asylum seeker boats carrying a total of 55 people.
Navy patrol boat ACV Hervey Bay stopped the two vessels, one northwest of the Cocos Islands and one to the north.
There were 49 people on board the first boat and six on the second.
"The people from each vessel have now been transferred to Australian government authorities on Cocos Islands for basic health and security checks pending transfer to Christmas Island," Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare said in a statement.
On Christmas Island, the asylum seekers will undergo security, health and identity checks.
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What is Credit Score?
Your credit score is a 3-digit number between 300 and 900 that depicts the credit worthiness of an individual who has taken a loan or had a credit card in the past. In India, prospective lenders have the option of using credit scores calculated by CIBIL TransUnion, Experian, Equifax or CRIF HighMark to grant a loan. As CIBIL is the oldest of these, many lenders consider CIBIL score to be the benchmark for granting a loan to an individual. Your credit score reflects the credit and repayment history, utilisation of credit, tenures of previous debts, and so on. Though every bank in India has its own cut-off limit to give loans the higher your score is to 900, the better you chances of being approved for new credit.
How is it calculated?
The CIBIL score of any individual is calculated on the basis of several important factors especially the credit history of the applicant and his or her credit repayment behaviour. Every credit information company uses its proprietary algorithm to calculate the score thus the actual weight assigned to each factor is not available to the general public.
Here is a look at the various aspects that contribute to an individual's credit score.
Credit History:
Experts say that this factor plays a major role in determining your credit score. This factor contains information about your previous credit card and loan payments as well as whether you have repaid them on time, missed your payments or paid after the due date. Any type of loan or credit card payments default negatively affects your credit score and is reflected in your credit history. You need to clear all your dues and debts within the time limit to use this factor to an advantage.
Credit Type:
This is the other key factor that affects your credit score. Credit bureaus like CIBIL, Experian, Equifax and CRIF HighMark consider the type of loans (secured or unsecured) that you have taken in the past and how old your credit history is. Those with high credit score usually have a mix of secured and unsecured loans instead of only relying on a single type of debt like a personal loan or credit cards. Mixing a credit card (unsecured debt) for instance along with a property loan (secured debt) may be better than simply relying on a credit card to maintain a high score.
Credit Exposure:
This also contributes to how high or low your credit score is. If you have some debt such as a credit card that you use, it skews the score to the higher side while having no debt at all may work against you. In addition, individuals who have a lower debt to credit ratio (<40%) tend to have a higher credit score as it acts as proof of their ability to take on additional debt and repay it in the future.
Other Factors:
There are some other factors as well which are responsible for a good (high) or bad (low) credit score. The remaining of the total credit score is based on these factors. Applicants who have successfully handled credit such as loans and credit cards longer tend to have higher credit scores. On the flip side individuals who have been denied multiple times for new credit tend to have a lower credit score as these lender checks show up on your credit report.


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Permasense has completed certifications to supply to Japan and Russia.
The new certifications allow Permasense to supply its monitoring system to its growing order book in these countries, and continue the impressive growth of the company's global footprint. Permasense has achieved TIIS safety certification and compliance with Radio Law in Japan. While, in Russia, the company has achieved TR CU safety, Rossvyaz radio certification and Rosstandart metrology certification.
"Our continued expansion demonstrates the global demand for the real business benefits that our solutions provide. Permasense's technology is allowing operators on all four corners of the earth to make better informed operational decisions," says Dr. Jake Davies, Marketing Director at Permasense. "We have gained the seal of approval to bring our unique, wireless integrity monitoring sensors to these new and exciting markets."


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I've been nominated for my first Sunshine Award from Caragale over at Silver Screen Serenade. If you've never checked out her movie blog then you should. She recent Noooooovember post are very entertaining and worth checking out. After spending about an hour trying to find out exactly what the sunshine award originated from I came up with nothing but I did find out that the Sunshine Award is given to those who inspire other people's blogs. Thank you Caragale for nominating me for this award. I really appreciate this!
The Sunshine Award comes with it's set of rules.
1. Share 10 facts about yourself
2. Nominate 10 other bloggers
Those are the only two rules. Before I share my facts about myself I would like to share some insight on the Sunshine Award itself. After visiting various blogs I noticed that it's been dumbed down. From what i've seen on older post it used to have you post questions to ask your nominees. Now lets get to those facts!
1. I get a lot of my inspiration from my wife. If it weren't her for I don't know what I'd do.
2. I used play street football for at least 5 hours everyday after school. I was the fastest person in the neighborhood and I never dropped a pass.
3. I've been working on my first novel on and off for the last 5 years.
4. I've had a concussion before.
5. I've been hit by a car twice
6. I've been gaming since I was a year old.
7. I prefer the Wii U over the Xbox One, and Playstation 4.
8. I've played close to 150 games this year.
9. I watch an average of 20 movies a year.
10. The only time you'll catch me watching tv is on Sundays.
Here are my ten nominees.
6. gamebloggirl
7. johnheatz
9. MissRhiosace
10. lunaliah
I would like to thank Caragale again for nominating me for this awesome award and I would also like to say something to my wife who I know is reading this. Thank you for always being there for me through the good times and the bad. You make my life better by just being it and you inspire me everyday to be the best person that I can be.
Please don't feel pressured to respond to this just because you see your name on the list. This is just my way of letting all of you know that I think you're awesome!
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WILLIAM P. on 04/01/2015
"Service Review"
Our '08 Camry Hybrid received its 64K service on 30 Mar 15 at Toyota of Puyallup, the location of all its previous service appointments. As usual, the work was completed as the Service Technician, Nic promised. The mechanic discovered during the multi-point inspection that the cabin air filter required replacing which Nic quickly brought to my attention and asked approval prior to proceeding. The time required was a bit less than the hour Nic had forecasted and I was on my way.
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Service Date: 03/30/2015
Review Created: 04/01/2015 09:45 AM