Did you know that Harrison death was in
Wellington, Fla., which comes only a couple days after the company announced
he was taking an unplanned medical leave of absence?
Did you know that bfore joining CSX in March,
Harrison was president and CEO of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and the
Canadian National Railway Company?
Did you know that Harrison was the head of the Illinois
Central Railway in the 1990s?
Did you know that there had been concerns about his health. The Wall Street Journal reported in May that Harrison often worked from home and occasionally required portable oxygen?
Did you know that Omarosa Manigault Newman,
reality-television villain, presidential confidante, and owner of many
pairs of shoes, is out at the White House?
Did you know that Omarosa submitted her resignation
to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly Sarah Huckabee Sanders?
Did you know that “Omarosa Manigault Newman resigned to pursue other opportunities her departure will not be
effective until January 20, 2018?
Did you know that the official word is that she resigned and was not fired, this marks the fourth time The Apprentice, as well as a follow-up season and The Celebrity Apprentice, has been removed from the employ of Donald Trump?Did you know that it’s unclear how this will affect the day-to-day function of the White
House because it was generally unclear what Omarosa did every day?
Did you know that officially, Omarosa title was assistant to the president and director of
communications for the Office of Public Liaison, which is in charge of
special group outreach intended to further the president’s agenda?
Did you know that Omarosa made $179,700, as a White House staffer which was the maximum salary for any staff before she decided to resign?
Did you know that the headlines that followed her had more to do with where she kept her shoes (“all over the White House”)
and how she was using the headquarters of the executive branch as her
wedding-procession backdrop, with a bridesmaid luncheon on St. Patrick’s
Day and a photo shoot that could not be released because that would
constitute a security breach?
Did you know that Omarosa also invited a journalist to trail her
in the White House without notifying anyone else on the communications
team, and canceled an appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, where she would have promoted her episode of TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress?
Did you know that is it a coincidence that her departure fell on the same day that an alleged pedophile,
endorsed by Trump, failed to win a seat in the Senate thanks in large
part to black-women voters of Alabama, the timing is indeed stunning?
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Did you know that PBS will no longer distribute Tavis Smiley following what a spokeswoman called “multiple, credible” allegations of sexual misconduct uncovered by a recent investigation into the late-night show host’s behavior?
Did you know that news of the suspension of Smiley’s show, produced by TS Media, an independent production company, was first reported by Variety?
Did you know that in
a statement, PBS Vice President for Corporate Communications Jennifer
R. Byrne said the company had engaged an outside law firm to investigate
“troubling allegations regarding Mr. Smiley?”
Did you know that the “This
investigation included interviews with witnesses as well as with Mr.
Smiley. The inquiry uncovered multiple, credible allegations of conduct
that is inconsistent with the values and standards of PBS, and the
totality of this information led to today’s decision,” she said.
According to Variety?
Did you know that Smiley responded to the accusations In a lengthy statement and video posted on Facebook and
Twitter,: “To be clear, I have never
groped, coerced, or exposed myself inappropriately to any workplace
colleague in my entire broadcast career, covering 6 networks over 30
years,” he wrote. “Never. Ever. Never?”
Did you know that filmed in Los Angeles, Smiley’s half-hour show has been
distributed by PBS since 2004 and airs in Southern California, New York,
Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco and in other areas of the country?
Did you know that Smiley contracted with NPR to host The Tavis Smiley Show from 2002 to 2004?
Did you know that Smiley’s suspension follows PBS’ decision to part ways with talk show Charlie Rose, who was accused of sexual misconduct by eight women cited by The Washington Post?
Did you know that those allegations cost Rose his relationship with CBS News and 60 Minutes?
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| Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and President Donald Trump |
Did you know that Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) called for
President Donald Trump’s resignation following multiple sexual assault
allegations that have come out against him?
Did you know that President Trump called Senator Kirsten Gillibrand a “Lightweight , a total
flunky for Chuck Schumer?
Did you know that President Trump said that Senator Gillibrand was someone who would come to his office
‘begging’ for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do
anything for them)?
Did you know that the women who accused Trump during the 2016
election cycle once again came forward, saying during a press conference
they were disappointed and hoped their allegations would be given more
weight, in light of recent events?
Did you know that Gillibrand was just one of the four Democratic
senators who called for Trump’s resignation over sexual assault
allegations, saying that Trump should be investigated?
Did you know that Trump dubbed those allegations as “FAKE NEWS?”
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Did you know that Callan Pinckney was an American fitness professional?
Did you know that Pickney was born as Barbara Biffinger Pfeiffer Pinckney?
Did you know that Pinckney achieved unprecedented success with her Callanetics exercises?
Did you know that Pinckney 9 books helped her to become an international best-sellers and the video series that followed went on to sell over 6 million copies?
Did you know that Pinckney’s first video release “Callanetics: 10 Years Younger In 10 Hours” outsold every other fitness video in the US?
Did you know that Callanetics within 3 years pushed Jane Fonda into second place on the all-time individual best-selling fitness video chart and it remains the all-time fitness bestseller in both the US and UK?[1]
Did you know that Pickney died she was 72?
Did you know that with encouragement from her students she started work on what would become the best selling exercise book of all time?
Did you know that Pickney had no idea about agents, publishers or even how to write a book but she didn’t let this stop her?
Did you know that by the beginning of 1984 Pickney illustrated the book with pictures of her actual students and even some of her 76-year-old mother?
Did you know that Pickney secured a publishing deal with William Morrow and Company relatively quickly and by September the book Callanetics: 10 Years Younger In 10 Hours was on the shelves?
Did you know that The Callanetics exercises were so unique and effective yet it would take her another year of exhausting promotions before she would really get people to sit up and notice?
Did you know that within two years the book had sold close to a million copies in the US alone. She was profiled in Time Magazine[3] and People Magazine [4] and appeared on every major chat show?
Did you know that Pinckney needed a way to increase the number of students who could get personal instructions in Callanetics so she struck a deal with MCA/Universal to put together the first Callanetics video.[5] which was released in 1986?
Did you know that Callanetics did not have a large advertising campaign surrounding it but the word-of-mouth spread and the video was catapulted to the top of the charts.and it still remains the number one selling exercise video of all time?
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Did you know that the
Smithereens and DiNizio had a string of hit songs that have persisted
among rock fans, from “A Girl Like You” and “Behind The Wall Of Sleep”
to “Only a Memory” and “Blood and Roses?”
Did you know that DiNizio’s bandmates said. “He channeled
the essence of joy and heartbreak into hook-laden three minute pop
songs, infused with a lifelong passion for rock & roll?”
Did you know that The Smithereens were founded in Carteret, N.J., in 1980?
Did you know that They released their first full album, Especially for You,
in 1986 — after DiNizio sent a cassette tape of their music to Enigma
Records to help net a record deal, according to the band’s website?
Did you know that the Smithereens had a particularly big influence in New Jersey,
their home turf and a place they always embraced?
Did you know that despite solo projects by DiNizio, the band had
remained active through the years?
Did you know that in 2011, they put out their first
new album in a decade; they were planning to go on tour in January,
touting their nickname: “America’s band?”
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Did you know that in the investigation by food website Eater, four women — three of whom have worked for Batali — said he touched them inappropriately?
Did you know that Batali
did not deny the allegations, saying in a statement that “although the
identities of most of the individuals mentioned in these stories have
not been revealed to me, much of the behavior described does, in fact,
match up with ways I have acted?”
Did you know that Batali said “That behavior was
wrong and there are no excuses,” he said. “I take full responsibility
and am deeply sorry for any pain, humiliation or discomfort I have
caused to my peers, employees, customers, friends and family?”
Did you know that the revelation had immediate consequences
for Batali’s television career, but it’s unclear whether his other
ventures will be affected?
Did you know that Batali brand spans dozens of restaurants in six
U.S. states and Singapore, and his name is attached to several culinary
products, such as a line of pasta, sauces, oil, vinegar and slow-cured
meats?
Did you know that Batali, the author of 13 cookbooks, has a strong presence in Los
Angeles, including his Mozza restaurants and the Eataly marketplace
that opened at the Westfield Century City mall last month?
Did you know that according
to Eater, a woman who worked for Batali in the late 1990s said he came
up behind her in the dining room, “put his hand on half of my butt and
he squeezed it.” Another former Batali employee said he repeatedly
grabbed her from behind and held her tight against his body?
Did you know that another
former worker said he grabbed her breasts during an industry party a few
years after she stopped working for him?
Did you know that one woman who never worked for
Batali said the chef rubbed her breasts at a party about 10 years ago
after someone spilled wine down her shirt?
Did you know that the Eater did not publish the women’s names?
Did you know that Reaction
by TV executives was swift. Batali has co-hosted the ABC daytime
cooking and talk show “The Chew” since it launched in 2011; on Monday,
the network said that it asked him to step away from the show while it
reviews the allegations against him. During his absence, it will not air
reruns that feature him?
Did you know that the Food Network said it was putting plans to relaunch Batali’s show “Molto Mario” on hold?
Did you know that the Eataly
USA — which counts Batali as a minority shareholder — called the
allegations about the chef’s behavior toward women “extremely troubling”
and said it fully supported his decision to step away from active
involvement with Eataly?
Did you know that in addition to its Los Angeles store, the
company has locations in New York, Chicago and Boston?
Did you know that Nancy
Silverton, who co-owns several restaurants with Batali and restaurateur
Joe Bastianich, said the chef visited the team at their Mozza location
in Los Angeles only once or twice a year?
Did you know that Silverton said that “We’ve never
had a complaint against Mario,” ?
Did you know that Silverton — co-owner of
Osteria Mozza and Pizzeria Mozza in Los Angeles, Newport Beach and
Singapore, and Mozza2Go and Chi Spacca in Los Angeles — said she agreed
with Batali’s decision to remove himself from operations at all the
restaurants, noting that he did not deny the allegations?
Did you know that Silverton said “But it is sad for the industry,” she said. “He was a mentor to all. He taught so many of us how to cook and how to eat?”
Did you know that Silverton runs the restaurants under the distant supervision of Batali and Bastianich?
Did you know that Silverton also stated “When
I go in today to talk to the staff, I’m going to tell them that we will
remain a harassment-free zone, that nothing will change,” ?
Did you know that Seattle-raised
Batali revolutionized the idea of Italian fine dining in America,
taking it from its proprietor-driven status quo to a place where the
chef’s vision reigned supreme, wines were likely to come from ambitious
young winemakers, offal was as common as veal chops, and the dining room
echoed with Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley cranked up to 10?
Early
in his career, he cooked for notoriously difficult chef Marco Pierre
White in London. He first came to prominence at Po, a small trattoria in
New York’s Greenwich Village neighborhood.
Did you know that Batali gained mainstream
recognition with the 1997 debut of his TV show “Molto Mario” on Food
Network?
Did you know that Batali a year later, he and Bastianich opened the New York restaurant
Babbo.
Batali and Bastianich would end up opening 30 businesses together, including several popular restaurants in Las Vegas?
Did you know that Batali in 2002, was recognized by the prestigious James Beard Foundation as the best chef in New York City?
Did you know that B&B
Hospitality Group, which provides back-office and operational services
to 24 restaurants owned by Batali, Bastianich and others, said Monday
that it took the allegations “very seriously?”
Did you know that The
Hospitality company said it has had systematic policies and training about sexual
harassment for more than 10 years, and that all members of management,
including Batali, have participated in that training?
Did you know that a
company spokesman said B&B received one complaint in October from an
employee at one of the restaurants, reporting inappropriate behavior by
Batali?
Did you know that the company investigated the report, reprimanded Batali and
required him to get additional training from outside legal counsel,
which the spokesman said Batali did?
Did you know that the spokesman also
said Batali volunteered not to visit the restaurant listed in the
complaint, plus he declined to identify the restaurant or describe the
inappropriate behavior?
Did you know that in October, celebrity chef and New Orleans
restaurateur John Besh stepped down from his company after more than two
dozen women accused him of sexual harassment?
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Did you know that The New Yorker Fires Star Reporter Ryan Lizza Over ‘Improper Sexual Conduct’?
Did you know that “The New Yorker recently
learned that Ryan Lizza was engaged in what they believe was improper sexual
conduct?
Did you know that The New Yorker reviewed the matter and, as a result, have severed ties
with Lizza,” a spokesperson for the magazine said. “Due to a request
for privacy, we are not commenting further?”
Did you know that Lizza disputed the magazine’s description of his
firing: “I am dismayed that The New Yorker has decided to characterize a
respectful relationship with a woman I dated as somehow inappropriate?
Did you know that The New Yorker was unable to cite a company policy that was violated?”
Did you know that Lizza felt that the decision, which was made hastily and
without a full investigation of the relevant facts, was a terrible
mistake?”
Did you know that Wigdor LLP, the law firm is representing Lizza’s
accuser, issued a statement in response: “In no way did Mr. Lizza’s
misconduct constitute a ‘respectful relationship’ as he has now tried to
characterize it?
The Law firm went on to say that our client reported Mr. Lizza’s actions to ensure that
he would be held accountable and in the hope that by coming forward she
would help other potential victims.”
The firm noted that the accuser would like their identity to remain confidential?
Did you know that Lizza
is perhaps best known for inadvertently ending the short-lived White
House career of Anthony Scaramucci?
Did you know that upon
hearing of Lizza’s dismissal from the magazine, a CNN spokesperson told
The Daily Beast: “We have just learned of the New Yorker’s
decision. Ryan Lizza will not appear on CNN while we look into this
matter?”
Did you know that Lizza serves as an adjunct lecturer, at Georgetown University, the university statement said he will not return next semester?
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Did you know that there was a search for two people who were aboard a tug boat that reportedly sank in the Mississippi River near Mud Island Friday?
Did you know that the Coast Guard received a notification of a mayday emergency broadcast, the news release said although It wasn’t clear whether the people on board the boat made the broadcast or someone else did?
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| Earle Farrell |
Did you know that the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office also joined the search with their water
rescue unit, said Shelby County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Earle Farrell?
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| Gary Locke |
Did you know that Lee was mentored
by older student Gary Locke, who went on to become a
Washington
governor?
Did you know that Like Locke, Lee served as class president?
Did you know that a history teacher encouraged Lee to apply to private Bowdowin College
in Maine, setting the young man on a path that led to a law degree from
the University of California at Berkeley?
Did you know that earlier in Lee’s career he was dedicated to
renters and civil rights and an introduction to politics?
Did you know that Lee headed San Francisco’s Human Rights Commission, then held several
other roles in the city’s government, including public-works director?
Did you know that in 2011, he was elected San
Francisco mayor?
Did you know that Lee, was a married father of two, grappled with a tech boom
and a housing crisis while defending his city’s sanctuary policies
toward immigrants?
Did you know that Lee’s statement to the people was “I am able to make a link to the Asian communities,” he told Northwest Asian Weekly the year he was elected. “Being mayor helps them to know that they no longer are second-class citizens?”
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Did you know that a well-known climber who has thousands of followers on the social
network Weibo died while performing a skyscraper stunt in China, BBC News reports?
Did you know that Wu Yongning, 26, died on Nov. 8 after falling from a 62-story building in the city of Changsha?
Did you know that Yongning was known to post dramatic videos of himself perched on top of tall buildings without the use of safety equipment?
Did you know that according
to Chinese media reports, he was participating in a challenge to win a
substantial amount of money when he recorded the Weibo video?
Did you know that Yongning had martial arts training, and previously took part in some television and film productions?
Did you know that the act of “rooftopping” has become increasingly popular across the world, according to the BBC?
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Did you know that 2017 Bugatti Chiron is worth $2.6 million (aboutR34 million)?
Did you know that Ferrari Pininfarina
Sergio is the ultimate car for Ferrari fan not only is it probably out of your price range, but only six of these were ever created and it was
available for purchase by invite only?
Did you know that the Lamborghini Veneno cost about $4.5 million (about R59 million)?Did you know that Veneno is one of the most exclusive and expensive cars in the world plus only nine have been made and sold to very wealthy owners?
Did you know that boxing champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather owns a CCXR Trevita is a
limited edition with unique, white carbon fibre body work?
IDid you know that Maybach Exelero was built
way back in 2004 and only one of these expensive cars have ever been
produced?
Did you know that adult film star who starred in almost 290 movies has died at the age of 23?
Did you know that August Ames, who was from Nova Scotia in Canada, reportedly died in Camarillo, California on Tuesday morning?
Did you know that the exact cause of death currently remains unknown but police have said there is no indication of foul play, according to the Evening Standard?
Did you know that the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Ames, whose
real
name is Mercedes Grabowski, had passed away but did not give a
cause?
Did you know that Ames may have taken her own life?
Did you know that her husband, was Kevin Moore?
Did you know that Ames’ death took place just days after she came under heavy criticism
for saying she refused to work with men who have also appeared in gay
pornography, someone she described as a “crossover” performer?
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Did you know that SolarCity Corporation is a subsidiary of Tesla, Inc. that specializes in solar energy services and is headquartered in San Mateo, California?Did you know that Solar City merged with Tesla, Inc. and now offers energy storage services through Tesla, including a turnkey residential battery backup service that incorporates Tesla’s Powerwall?
Did you know that Solar City the company, is in partnership with Panasonic, which operates the Tesla Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo, New York, where it manufactures solar module components?
Did you know that Solar Power World magazine listed it as the No. 2 overall solar installation company in the U.S?[7]
Did you know that SolarCity purchased Paramount Solar from Paramount Equity for $120 million in 2013?[8]
Did you know that October 2014, SolarCity announced it would be offering up to $200 million in solar bonds to launch a new online website to buy the debt, the first registered public offering of such bonds in the United States?[10] 
Did you know that in late 2015, SolarCity withdrew from solar sales and installation in Nevada, following the decision by the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to raise the monthly service charge for rooftop solar customers and progressively reduce the return on solar energy sold back into the grid under the state’s net metering rule?[12]
Did you know under the new rules, the monthly service charge imposed on Nevada Power’s rooftop solar-generating customers rose from $12.75 to $17.90 and was scheduled to rise to $38.51 by January 1, 2020?
Did you know that as a result, state’s Public Utilities Commission SolarCity eliminated more than 550 jobs in Nevada?[12]
Did you know that SolarCity at the end of 2015, had 15,273 employees but at the end of 2016, it had 12,243 employees?[18]
Did you know that when SolarCity eliminated 20% of its total workforce in 2016,[18] the company did so to preserve cash?[19]
Did you know that Solar City job cuts affected workers across the entire company,[18][17] 22% of jobs were cut in operations, installations, and manufacturing; and 27% in sales and marketing?
Did you know that Tesla’s mission since its inception has been to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy?
Did you know that as of August 2016, Musk owned 22% of SolarCity stock.[25] More than 85% of unaffiliated shareholders from Tesla and SolarCity voted to approve the acquisition on November 17, 2016,[26][27] which was closed on the morning of November 21, 2016?[16]
Did you know that the Buffalo Billion is a billion-dollar program from the administration of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the program’s intention is to revitalize Buffalo New York in areas across Western New York?
Did you know that Google’s was also the largest investor in clean energy?[87]
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| SolarCity in Buffalo New York |
Did you know that in 2014, SolarCity announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Buffalo, New York,the initial manufacturing complex will be a 1.2-million-square-foot (110,000 m2) facility that will cost $900 million and employ 1,500 workers in Buffalo and 5,000 statewide?[88]
Did you know with a planned capacity of one gigawatt of solar panels annually by 2019, the new plant would be the largest solar plant in the U.S?[89]
Did you know that Panasonic and SolarCity/Silevo are developing similar but somewhat different HIT-technology, and by combining the two companies’ technologies SolarCity expects the Buffalo plant production of 10,000 solar panels per day?
Did you know that Elon Musk announced in 2017 that production of Tesla’s solar roof products would be moved to the Buffalo plant at the end of 2017?[100]
Did you know that as of August 2017, production of solar roof tiles had begun at the factory, and Tesla expected to continue to ramp up production through the rest of the year?[66]
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Did you know that Paul McCartney earns nearly half a
million dollars every year from his Christmas song, which many critics
regards as his worst song ever?
Did you know that a large part of Sweden’s population watches Donald Duck cartoons every Christmas Eve since 1960?
Did you know that in 1918 and for the past 40 years, the
Canadian province of Nova Scotia has sent the city of Boston a giant
Christmas tree as a thank you for their support after the 1917 Halifax
explosion?
Did you know that Between the 16th and 19th centuries
was what is known as a “little ice age” where global temperatures were
several degrees lower than normal. It is for this reason that many
Christmas carols and songs stress a “White Christmas”?
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Did you know that Rep.
Joe Barton (R-Tex. announced that he would not seek re-election in 2018 in the wake of public revelations of his
sexual communications with women?
Did you know that Barton of the 6th District of Texas Rep for over three decades?
Did you know that Barton
was first elected to Congress in 1984 and he was the longest-serving member
in the Texas delegation and currently serves as the vice chairman of
the House Energy and Commerce Committee?
Did you know that Barton and his wife are now divorced?
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Did you know that now the California sheriff’s
office is saying differently?
Did you know that Feldman alleged that actor Jon Grissom and former
child talent manager and convicted sex offender Martin Weiss both
molested him when he was younger?
Did you know that Feldman said he went to the police in
1993 and nothing happened. Fearful of retaliation, he never went back to
the authorities?
Due to the fact that this case involves the alleged sexual abuse of a
child, we are unable to comment further and any documentation or
evidence related to this case is exempt from release.
Did you know that ever since film executive Harvey Weinstein
was accused of widespread sexual misconduct, the dominos have fallen in
quick succession with figures in business, media, Hollywood and
politics being called out by victims?
Did you know that Time magazine just named The
Silence Breakers, whom the magazine described as “the individuals who
set off a national reckoning over the prevalence of sexual harassment,” as its Person of the Year?
Did you know that Feldman has been trying to raise $10 million
to make a movie about the sexual abuse he experienced?
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Did you know that The complaint asserted that Venit had not been properly held accountable for the
Did you know that in late
November, Crews complained that Venit’s one-month unpaid suspension and
demotion were not sufficient?
Did you know that Crews dropped WME as his agency last month when Venit, never called him to apologize?
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Did you know that Sen Franken The Minnesota senator called the latest anonymous accusation
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| Sen. Heidi Heitkamp |
Did you know that ” Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota explained in a tweet
that “for decades as a country, we have been far too tolerant and
dismissive of past allegations.”
Did you know that Franken seat would be on the ballot in next
November’s election — joining an open governor’s race and Klobuchar’s
re-election bid, which would make for the highest-stakes Minnesota
election in a generation?
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| Leann Tweeden |
Did you know that the
first was Los Angeles radio host Leann Tweeden, who said Franken forced a kiss on her during a USO tour several years ago before he joined the
Senate/
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| Stephanie Kemplin and Al Franken |
told CNN that
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| Lindsay Menz |
Did you know that Lindsay Menz said that Franken had made her feel uncomfortable with him trying to touch her?
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Did you know that the original name of the Whole Foods was “SaferWay” — because, youDid you know that Whole Foods offers more than 2600 natural and organic products, as well
as its 365 Everyday Value products?
Did you know that if a brand manages to get eye-level
rack space in Whole Foods, the brand has officially made it, Why?
Because shoppers are willing to shell out more than $5 per bottle of
kombucha and would rather save up from local, organic produce from Whole
Foods than a fancy meal at a restaurant?
Did you know that Whole Food has also been credited as the top job
creator, having increased the number of employees by 784% since the Fortune list began?
Did you know that Whole Food has more than 85,000 team members and Whole
Foods is the titan of the high-end grocery store industry?
Did you know that several times a year, our stores hold community giving days (known as “5% Days”) where five percent of that day’s net sales are donated to a local nonprofit or educational organization?
Did you know that Whole Foods Markets stopped using disposable plastic bags at checkout on Earth Day 2008, keeping 150 million plastic bags out of the landfills since then?
Did you know that Whole Foods started with 19 Team Members in 1980, and several of them are still with us?
With “the crack heard round the world,”
Whole Foods Market was recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records
for “the most wheels of parmigiano reggiano ever cracked at the same
time.”
Did you know that the Whole Foods in Glastonbury, CT store was the first supermarket to generate power from an on-site fuel cell?
Did you know Whole Foods Market was once under seven feet of water?
The 11,000 sq ft building that housed it in the early 1980s (now a used
music store) was hit by the Memorial Day flood in 1981. What we
learned: oranges float. Wine bottles don’t?
Did you know that Team Members. Lee
Tobin. a baker from our
Chapel Hill store began experimenting with gluten-free baking and by
October 2004, he was proud to fire up the gluten-free ovens in a new,
completely separate, dedicated facility: the Whole Foods Market Gluten Free Bakehouse?
Did you know that in 2006, Whole Foods purchased enough renewable energy credits from wind
farms to offset 100% of the electricity used in all stores and
facilities in the U.S. and Canada?
Our Team Members are very generous folks. They have donated over $500,000 to the Whole Planet Foundation, funding 2,700 microloans and helping over 13,000 people work to lift themselves out of poverty through entrepreneurship.
Did you know that Whole Foods commissary kitchen in Massachusetts gets 100% of its electricity from recycled cooking oil?
Did you know that CEO John Mackey “a man who has done more to improve the quality,
sustainability, healthfulness, and purity of the food Americans
eat—from farm field and barnyard to kitchen table—than anyone else in
the past 25 years?
Did you know that Whole Foods hires cheese lovers who have received credentials from the American Cheese Society?
Did you know that only 406 people have passed its certification exam, so we’re talking
serious prestige in the cheese world?
Did you know that Whole Foods Market is now the largest supermarket retailer of natural and organic
food products in the world?
Did you know that if you had the power of teleportation, you could visit a different
Whole Foods Market store every single day of the year — and into the
next year. There are 385 Whole Foods locations around America, Canada
and the U.K?
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| John Mackey and Rene Lawson, |
Did you know that Whole Foods founders, John Mackey and Rene Lawson, lived at the
flagship store
in Austin for a while after opening it, because they got
kicked out of their apartment for storing food products in it. They
bathed using the dishwasher shower hose?
Did you know that Whole Food
’ commitment to natural food products is evident by its enduring
commitment to research unhealthy additives and add them to its
ever-growing list of unacceptable ingredients.
Hydrogenated fats, artificial colors, preservatives, and sweeteners are
strictly prohibited from being in every product sold at the grocery
chain?
Did you know that New Orleans was home to the first Whole Foods store outside of Texas and sixth overall, opening in 1988?
Did you know that the Whole Food company isn’t just concerned about organic foods; Whole Foods
opened its own gluten-free bake house in Raleigh, N.C. in 2004?
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| Austin flagship Whole Foods |
Did you know that the Austin flagship Whole Foods is unsurprisingly the largest of
all the locations at 80,000 square feet. It has a 25,000-square-foot
roof garden, a plaza with 200 shaded seats, space for entertainers, a
playscape, a flowing stream and native landscaping — oh and an ice
skating rink o?
Did you know that Detroit Mayor Dave Bling called the Whole Food store’s opening in the troubled city a “game changer?”
Did you know that The Edgewater, Ill. location outside of Chicago opening later this month was
built to accommodate two or three “hangouts,” which could include a tap
room or wine bar so people would “linger longer” in the store?
Did you know that animal products have to meet a strict set of regulations to make
it onto Whole Foods Market shelves, including: no antibiotics, no
hormones, no animal by-product ingredients, animals traceability to
farms, pasture-based farming (animals can have only very limited time in
barns), no castration or tail docking allowed, natural weaning, and
animals must be in a four-hour proximity to the slaughter facilities?
Did you know that you can even buy vegan cane sugar at Whole Foods ?
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Did you know that Johnny Hallyday, France’s rock ‘n’ roll icon has died, he was 74?
selling millions
of records?
Did you know that as the years passed,
Hallyday branched out from his rock ‘n’ roll origins, catching new
trends as they came along. He tried practically every musical genre,
from R&B and pop to country and acid rock?
Did you know that Hallyday health had been declining for years and in 2009, he underwent surgery for
colon cancer and months later for a herniated disc?
Did you know that there are only two Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic in the world?
Did you know that Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., has sent a letter to
House Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi informing them
of his decision to step down from Congress as of Tuesday, amid
allegations of sexual misconduct leveled by multiple women?
Did you know that Conyers
told a Detroit radio show Tuesday morning that “I am retiring today,”
though he is effectively resigning, he also said in an interview on The Mildred Gaddis Show that he wants son John Conyers III to succeed him in Congress?
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Speaker Pail Ryan |
Did you know that Michigan law says it’s up to the governor to call a special election to fill the seat?
Did you know that Conyers, 88, has denied the allegations, saying Tuesday that “they
are not accurate; they are not true?”
Did you know that Conyers had a settlement two years ago for
wrongful dismissal of a female employee?
Did you know that settled with a woman that received a $27,000 confidential settlement, Marion Brown, accusations against Conyers. “He Violated my body, propositioning me,
inviting me to hotels with the guise of discussing business, and then
propositioning for sex,” Brown said?”
Did you know that Brown said she came forward because she wants
“to be a voice” and so that her granddaughter would “not have to endure
sexism and gender inequality and she thought it was worth the risk to stand
up for all the women in the workforce that are voiceless?”
Did you know that Melanie Sloan, a founder of Citizens
for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, who had worked for Conyers also came forward. She told The Washington Post about alleged mistreatment and verbal abuse, though Sloan said she did not believe she was sexually harassed by Conyers?
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