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China Spring Festival

2012-02-08T10:00:09-05:00

Spring festival is definitely the most glorious festival in China. All family members gather together and celebrate the beginning of the lunar calendar new year. The celebration usually starts 24th Dec. of lunar calendar and end with the Lantern Festival at 15th Jan. of lunar calendar. In yje old days,...

Waffles for Pete's Sake!!!

2012-01-16T11:29:02-05:00

The smell of warm and tasty waffles filled the office at Corporate as we helped fill our For Pete's Sake Stock the Houses donation box with much needed items last Friday, January 13, 2012.

Photos from Shanghai Open House

2012-01-16T11:15:03-05:00

Rebecca Tapp - Brand Ambassador

2011-12-21T14:52:21-05:00

Excerpt taken from Rebecca Tapp's Brand Ambassador Form: Rebecca has grown greatly in her own confidence and is reflected in her high performance in Billing for ALL Parts & Service for Jeffreys. Rebecca has well over a 10,000 customer base for Jeffreys. Needless to say Rebecca has mastered the art...

Michael Garner - Brand Ambassador

2011-12-21T14:44:19-05:00

Excerpt taken from Michael Garner's Brand Ambassador Form: I met Michael 10 years ago when he came into the shop I worked for as a service tech and replaced a spindle in a Haas machine we had. After helping with the job I told him in passing that if they...

Happy Holidays from Phillips – here are some pictures from our Hanover & Federal Holiday Party

2011-12-20T16:46:45-05:00

Feel the holiday cheer! Celebrating Phillips 50th Anniversary a this years Holiday party 2011 See more on our Phillips Facebook! See More

The Rocky Road to Virtuosity (And Why It's So Much Fun!)

2011-12-20T13:55:42-05:00

We talk a lot about “virtuosity” at Phillips Corporation, and a metaphor that often comes to mind is of great musicians and how they devote themselves to a lifetime of reaching for impossible perfection. A friend of mine sent me this brief, eight-minute video clip from a class taught by the great American cellist János Starker, and I have been watching it over and over again for the many lessons it holds and for the pleasure of seeing Starker play his large instrument as if it were a Hungarian fiddle. Here is the link: What I have seen so far: 1. The extreme joy in the young virtuoso’s face when she tries what the teacher has shown her and it works. She gets it! When Starker first makes a comment about how she can improve, she respectfully counters with what she is already doing that makes it so good. The teacher patiently puts her hand in position, she tries it, and she instantly experiences the joy of moving her playing to the next level. Celebration! Champagne! 2. Starker’s comment that “each level has its beginning”, and that we need to celebrate when we master one level and be aware when we enter the next one that “basically, everything is wrong”. 3. Starker’s idea that for there to be no limit or endpoint along the path to virtuosity, we must know the basics. It’s easy to build early success on hard work, talent, and luck. What will limit us is not knowing why things work the way that they do. While we are reaching for the sky, we must be clear on the basic underpinnings of what we do, and continue to work to perfect what the choreographer Merce Cunningham called the “dailiness” of our work. 4. Another thing that I watch and rewatch this video for is the fun of seeing János Starker play. If you have ever tried to get a clear sound out of a stringed instrument, or if you have ever been a little kid carrying an instrument as big as you are to school every morning, you have some idea of the physical strength and precision that he is bringing to making sounds as light as air and as fast as light. Give the clip a listen. I would love to hear what you have picked up that I have missed, and to read your better ideas about my comments.

“The Tale of the Mice and the Rice Jar”

2011-12-13T16:48:16-05:00

老鼠与米缸在一个青黄不接的初夏，一只在农家仓库里觅食的老鼠意外地掉进一个盛得半满的米缸里。这意外...

Haeger Shanghai ---The Cooking Competition

2011-12-07T10:19:40-05:00

Haeger Shanghai ---The Cooking Competition Since My first day work in Haeger. I knew that Phillips corporation is so wonderful a company and Haeger is the leading technology holder in its territory. I made a decision then. I will do all I can do to make all the partners feel...

Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-11-22T12:11:04-05:00

Many thanks to the entire family of Phillips employees for their unyielding support of our program. During this week when we pause to give thanks for our many blessings in life, we pause and extend our gratitude to all of you for helping us help others get a break from...