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Ghirardelli Chocolate

   On November 29 2012, I was at Walgreens doing some shopping when I seen Ghirardelli's Midnight Reverie on sell for $1.99 each. Along with other things I did buy 3 bars of Midnight Reverie. When I got home I give my husband one. He took a big bite, and told me I wouldn't like it. I thought he was playing cause I'm diabetic and have to watch my carbs and sugar.  I opened mine and took a small bite, it was so bad I spit it out! I did call the company to make a complaint. At first they give me the run around on who I needed to talk to, when I did get to talk to a lady she was very rude and told me this was the companys busiest time of the year.

Government HIV Testing

   By now most of us have heard the reports that the US government wants to mandate HIV testing. So I Googled it, and this is what I founded some of it may surprise you.

   In the US ages 15 to 65 years old 200,000 people don't know they might have HIV. 1.5 million Americans do have HIV, with there are 50,000 new cases a year!

   In the US there is already mandated HIV testing. Most likely you was not told of but was tested.

* When a female goes in to a Dr office to be put on birth control
*Pregnancy /Prenatal care
*Some that meets the ethnic background
* Getting a Visa to a other countries
*If you tell your Dr that you have had more than one partner without a condom

   In 2006, the CDC in the US started "strongly" recommending that all sexually active people between ages 13 to 65 years old get the HIV testing at lest once a year, BUT hads not come into law yet to fully mandate.

   Also the US is not the only country to do this. My research shows that South Korea, China, and India. Depending where you live is how hard they are on the mandated HIV testing.

   Now with all that said I don't care if the US does mandate it for anyone over the age of 18. Maybe have it when you go have your yearly physical that you should have any way. I do not think they should give a HIV test to anyone that is under age of 18, without their mom/dad/caregiver asking for it to be done.

   Also to have the HIV test is not a big deal most Dr offices can do it, or go to your local health department. Most health care companys pay for it, and most health departments will do it for free.

   I had a HIV test done long ago at my local health department for free. I was young, unmarried and had a crazy "dating lifestyle". They let me pick to have a mouth wipe test or the blood work. I picked the mouth wipe. When my labs work came back I was told I was clean and healthy.