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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>~~Happy Valentine’s Day everyone~~ I [HEART] libraries!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> U.S. Census Field Division [mailto:field.division@subscriptions.census.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 13, 2014 7:31 PM<br><b>To:</b> Mase, Sheryl (MDE)<br><b>Subject:</b> Facts For Features Valentine's Day 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=700 style='width:525.0pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='background:#EEEEEE;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in'><a name="gd_top"></a><span style='font-size:22.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> FACTS FOR FEATURES<o:p></o:p></span></h1><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div></div></div><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> VALENTINE'S DAY 2014<o:p></o:p></span></h2></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id="gd_ab_pad_row"></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id="gd_ab_first_sidebar"><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse' id="gd_ab_content_cols"><tr><td width=140 valign=top style='width:105.0pt;background:white;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FEBRUARY 14, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><img width=92 height=138 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USCENSUSFD/2014/02/261838/279591/roses-b_original_crop.jpg" alt="ROSES B"><o:p></o:p></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Flowers<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>15,307<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The total number of florists' establishments nationwide in 2011. These businesses employed 66,165 people.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>$280,357,058<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The value of imports for cut flowers and buds for bouquets in 2013 through October. The total value of fresh cut roses as of October 2013 was $354,703,231.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div></div></div><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jewelry<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>23,394<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The estimated number of jewelry stores in the United States in 2011. Jewelry stores offer engagement, wedding and other rings to couples of all ages. In February 2013, these stores sold an estimated $2.8 billion in merchandise.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=290 valign=top style='width:217.5pt;background:white;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="gd_ab_main_col"><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Expressing one's love to another is a celebrated custom on Valentine's Day. Sweethearts and family members present gifts to one another, such as cards, candy, flowers and other symbols of affection. Opinions differ as to who was the original Valentine, but the most popular theory is that he was a clergyman who was executed for secretly marrying couples in ancient Rome. In A.D. 496, Pope Gelasius I declared February 14 as Valentine Day. Esther Howland, a native of Massachusetts, is given credit for selling the first mass-produced valentine cards in the 1840s. The spirit continues today with even young children exchanging valentine's cards with their fellow classmates.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><img width=93 height=117 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USCENSUSFD/2014/02/261839/279599/i-do-pic_original_crop.jpg" alt="I DO "><o:p></o:p></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>29.0 and 26.6 years<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Median age at first marriage in 2013 for men and women, respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2.1 million<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The provisional number of marriages that took place in the United States in 2011. That breaks down to nearly 5,800 a day.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>68.6%<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Percentage of people 15 and older in 2013 who had been married at some point in their lives — either currently or formerly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>52.7%<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The overall percentage of people 15 and older who reported being married. <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6.2%<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As of 2009, the percentage of currently married women who had been married for at least 50 years. A little more than half of currently married women had been married for at least 15 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=140 valign=top style='width:105.0pt;background:white;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="gd_ab_second_sidebar"><p class=MsoNormal><img width=151 height=108 id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USCENSUSFD/2014/02/261841/279593/chocolates_original_crop.jpg" alt=Candy><o:p></o:p></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Candy <o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1,148<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Number of U.S. manufacturing establishments that produced chocolate and cocoa products in 2011, employing 35,538 people. California led the nation with 122 of these establishments, followed by Pennsylvania, with 109.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>440<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Number of U.S. establishments that manufactured nonchocolate confectionary products in 2011. These establishments employed 19,198 people. 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