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Courier Company seeking an Operation Manager, with Management and Operational experience (required), and Courier Industry Management and Operational experience preferred. REQUIREMENTS: Five or more years of successful Operations Management experience in the Transportation industry. Ability to supervise and motivate others. Dedication to excellence and a strong work ethic. Attention to detail and c...
Responsibilities Dispatch and schedule courier routes including re-routing for specimens, supplies, and store setups. Occurrence management focused on preventative actions and resolution to outstanding issues and trending data. Identify and address process changes and implementation of new workflows with changing operations environment. Develop and maintain operational and quality metrics to ensur...
About the Company: American Modern Insurance Group (American Modern) is a widely recognized, national leader in the specialty insurance business home-based in suburban Cincinnati, OH. With more than 48 years of experience in the manufactured housing insurance sector, the company delivers specialized products and services for residential property, like mobile homes and specialty dwellings, as well...
Contract Courier/Delivery Driver Needed COMPANY: Henry Industries Henry Industries, Inc., a national 3rd party logistics, distribution centers, and 3rd party warehousing provider, is seeking independent contract drivers. Make your own schedule, drives available 24/7. Both routes and on call drives available. Be your own boss, drive your own delivery vehicle and let it make money for you! If you ar...
Company Confidential Phoenix, AZ, 85018
Position Overview/General Purpose Provide administrative, secretarial, clerical, and basic computer support to other members of the Canyon team. These team members may be located in our Phoenix office, and other offices or work sites located throughout the United States. This position is the face of our company in the Phoenix office and expected to ensure that an efficient office environment is cr...
Responsibilities Manage and maintain inventory of supplies for departments, locations, and Theranos Wellness Centers. Address process changes and implementation of new workflows. Process supply requests and unpack supplies from departments, locations, and Theranos Wellness Centers. Manage and assist with store setup, pulling, assembly, and packing. Coordinate supplies for courier and Theranos Well...
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KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Everything was gone in the blink of an eye; now Shirley McMillion and her family are just trying to survive.
"It's been like a roller coaster that you're just trying to hold on," said McMillion, who lost her home in the gas pipeline explosion in Sissonville earlier in December.
The house where they were planning to spend the holidays is gone, and they say it's rough knowing they won't be home for Christmas.
"It does knowing that there's not a home to go to, but we're making it home here for now," said McMillion's family member Angie McNeely.
Their Christmas tree this year is shared by all the other guests at the motel they've been living at for the past couple of weeks.
"It's been pretty rough at times, but it's brought the generosity out in people," McMillion said. "And I think this time of the year -- it's been really tough on us, but people have been amazing. They've treated us so well."
High schools, churches and their employers have all donated time, money and goods to help them out.
This time of year, it's all about family, and they know everything will be OK.
"Each other -- the fact that our family has each other and I think we've become closer through this ordeal," McMillion said.

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All those girls who turned me down when I was single and asked them if they'd like to go to a movie with me don't know how fortunate they were.
I'm a lousy movie date.
No, we're not talking about libertine behavior in a dark theater. The Pollak men are gentlemen.
It's my totally defensible and warranted reaction to the whole movie experience that makes going to a movie with me and — in particular — discussing it afterwards such a drag.
I don't squawk much at the cost of admission, and I can even tolerate having to take out a second mortgage to purchase a small bag of popcorn and some Raisinets. But if I'm going to pay for the experience, I want to enjoy it.
And, you know, it's really hard to do that when the couple sitting behind you thinks they're in their living room and free to comment about everything they're seeing on the screen.
My first reaction is always the old "turn around and stare" technique to let them know that their running commentary is disturbing me, but that rarely works. If they had any sensitivity to something that subtle they wouldn't be yakking in the first place.
A "shush" not only sounds silly, but only tends to make them talk more, as if to say: "Who is this guy who thinks he can 'shush' us when we paid good money just like he did to see this movie?"
Leaping over my row of chairs and grasping a kibitzer's neck in search of an artery is frowned upon in polite society, so I invariably induce my companion (almost always my 35-years-long-suffering bride) to move with me to another row. As this ritual can repeat itself two or three times in the showing of one movie, it's easy to see why she attends so many films by herself.


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I write about the importance of creativity in modern branding.
Toys R Us just outraged a lot of moms at the worst possible time, the approaching holiday shopping season. And it would have been so avoidable had they just appreciated the perspective of their audience. Let me set the stage here. I am a big fan of what I like to call "Reality Pranks," or live stunts that brands play on people (or between people) in order to make a larger branded point. These pranks are shot live and then edited into sometimes compelling films.
But Reality Pranks are inherently risky endeavors. Let's just say they're not designed to generate responses like these on the Toys R Us Facebook Facebookpage:
This ad makes me weep for the kind of values we are passing down to future generations. - Kelly Brown
Very disappointed in this ad. Its sole purpose is to downplay the excitement that living nature offers and substitute artificial commercial toys as enjoyment . . . Not a good life strategy! - Marquita Manley
Worst possible message ever! Using a green bus from a "tree foundation" to promote materialism? Shame shame on you. Never shop there again! - Sharon Bowman
And this Facebook-page slaying goes on and on and on, in stark contrast to the way the film was served up in the original post by Toys R Us: "How did we make all their wishes come true? Watch & see!"
Watch and see for yourself:
Reality Prank Makes A Mother Of A Mistake.
It's a Reality Prank, for sure. There's a foil – the kids. There's a prank – the actor who at first appears to be a forest ranger but is actually a Toys R Us representative (well, actually he's an actor who tries desperately to be Ben Stiller, but let's move on). It's "reality" in that it's real kids with real reactions. And it's filmed and edited very well. I actually liked it. But I am not the intended audience.
In order for this film to work, they needed to get a rise from the kids, so they decided to bore the kids senseless with an iconic and "boring" topic. So far, so good. But do they take on, I dunno, a boring symphony? That's an iconic yawner for kids. No. A tour of a government building? Nope. A cold, quiet museum? Nadda.
No, they take on Mother Nature and, in the process, provoke the nature of mothers.
The Female Marketing Experts Agree. This Reality Prank Backfired.
I learned about this ad from one of my female Creative Experts at Ideasicle, Lisa Taylor. She sent me an IM on Facebook with the YouTube link. Her comment, as only she could put it,
Marketing-wise, they're leveraging a classic and totally valid conflict scenario to make the children's enthusiasm more emotionally justified after the reveal. I just wish the element of surprise wasn't pitted against elements of nature.
Being a guy, I totally missed that point. Curious, I got the perspective of a parenting expert and publisher, Liz Gumbinner. She is widely known as the authority on marketing to moms with her "Mom 101" and " Cool Mom Picks" blogs. She also is an ex-Deutsch freelance creative director, so knows a thing or two about communications. She piled on,
I can't imagine why a major toy retailer would want to alienate parents and educators just before the holidays by promoting the idea that learning is lame, forest rangers are lame, and field trips are lame.
Now, let me stop there for a second. I thought the ad was pretty good. Not the best Reality Prank I'd ever seen, but a nice departure for Toys R Us and what I thought was a good risk taken. But, again, I'm a guy. I don't matter. It's not my perspective with which Toys R Us is trying to connect.
So my next stop was Kat Gordon, creative director at Maternal Instinct and founder of the 3% Conference, an organization devoted to changing the fact only 3% of all creative directors at ad agencies are women. Her view is that because of this "3% Problem," advertising, in general, is missing the female perspective and it often shows. So her assessment of the Toys R Us ad wasn't too surprising,
My gut says that a seasoned parent definitely did not write this campaign. I think a father or a mother — of kids at least the age of those in the commercial — would know better than try to fly this up the flagpole with other parents.
But it gets worse. The North American Association For Environmental Education took it up a notch with an open letter to Toys R Us. Here's a key excerpt:
While you may say that these were the real reactions of the kids, we question the method in which you presented the nature trip in order to get the "bored" responses, as it is our experience that children, particularly those from urban areas, are delighted at the chance to connect with nature and explore.
The NAAEE doesn't even believe the kids' reactions were real. Yikes.
The Reality Of Reality Pranks: High Risk, High Reward.
The nature of a Reality Prank is that you're not in complete control. There's a whopping variable that you're hoping to manage – the unsuspecting participants' reactions. But when it's done well, it can be to great effect:
LG Ultra HD TV – LG replaces an office "window" with a giant LG Ultra HD TV and then shows what looks like a meteor hitting the city outside to innocent interviewers in the room. Hilarity ensues.
Samsung Stare Down – Samsung stages a contest of sorts in a highly trafficked area where people can challenge its new technology that tracks where the viewer is looking. It's a stare down. But the lengths Samsung goes to in order to distract the contestants is fantastic, making the real reactions of the on-lookers even more compelling.
Carlsberg Challenges True Friendship – Carlsberg Carlsberg gets real friends to test their friendship with each other by staging an elaborate scheme. Any more would give it away, but it's great and it is way beyond the convention of claiming that this beer is for good friends.
Each of these examples stares down the barrel of danger in some way. And it's that danger that is the power of the genre, and what makes the resulting films so compelling.
But that wasn't the problem here (the Toys R Us ad got a great reaction from the kids). No, this problem was utterly avoidable. Toys R Us was so blind to the perspective of its audience and, as a result, so politically incorrect that this guy can only suggest that Toys R Us either bring in some female perspective into the creative process or stick to the sandbox of traditional advertising from now on.
It bothers me that the author of the Forbes article (Will Burns) keeps reiterating that he doesn't understand the hullabaloo surrounding the Toys'R'Us commercial because he's just 'a guy'.
I'm a guy, I get it. I'm sure lots of other guys get it, too. It's not that he's 'just a guy', it's that he's just ignorant (although he supposedly understands 'the importance of creativity in modern branding').
Modern, eh? A modern sentiment like, say 'men cannot relate to issues of kids and families'. Stop playing to the stereotype that guys don't understand kids and education and families, it's not very, shall we say, modern. A bit of self-deprecation is fine (and I believe was the goal of the repeated statement) but don't throw our entire gender under the bus for your failure to understand kids and families (quite ironic in an article written specifically about males and their lacking the ability to connect to a female audience, then lacking to connect the fact that he's also disconnected from a 'modern' male audience).
Now I'm pissed at the commercial AND at Forbes for it's stereotyped analysis. Maybe I should write an analysis on the analysis.
I just did.
"Being a guy, I totally missed that point." "But, again, I'm a guy. I don't matter. " Maybe I read it wrong, but it sounds like you are suggesting that real men don't appreciate feminine and childish things like nature.
Too bad I didn't realize that. I could have saved myself some time and effort over the years. Here I was trying to promote the necessity of every human to be connected to nature at the camps I directed, the adult rock climbing groups I guided and all the science classes I have taught. Guess I should have only focused on the girls. Thanks for the help, fellow man!
Yeah, but it's not just women that may have a problem with that.
Maybe women do have a problem with it to a greater extent than men, I don't know (and I sort of doubt it), but your constant appeal to your "guy-ness" was really annoying, even if I ultimately agree with you.
As a former "clueless" male creative director, most of the mistakes we make are simply thinking we know what we're doing and never even bother to consult with the audience we're trying to reach. After the fact it's easy to see how we missed the mark. I've learned that to prevent these mishaps all you have to do is park your big male ego at the door, admit that women belong in the creative process, listen to what they have to say and admit that maybe, just maybe they know more than we do.
Sounds simple. So…why isn't it happening?
I wonder how many outraged parents were typing this from their $600 smart phone toys?
Agree totally on that one… It seems to be so easy for adults to judge what they in fact do their selves.. I am one that just tries to set there and think before I make a judgment… We as parents do the same thing, and do something nice for our children and then we set back to watch their reaction… You give any parent $3,000 to $5,000 dollars and give them the option to take their child to Disney World or to the Zoo and 3 out of 5 are more than likely going to choose Disney World.. I know I would. I have never been to Disney Land and it would be a dream come true for me as well as it would be for a child… People react negatively because they do not want to seem selfish.. There are times when we think correctly and times when we do not. It's life….


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We are finally receiving some much needed rain. Last year we had something like13 inches of rain with normal being perhaps 25. Those of us who use the streets and trails for exercise got rather spoiled by not having the rain to hamper our outings. I normally take a long ride on Sundays…22 round trip miles along the ocean which gives me a good two+ hours of exercise. Two Sundays ago it was so windy that on my return trip I had to call for help. Heading home in strong gusts was not fun. Last Sunday, heavy rain and no ride. This morning….perfection.
Another indication of this being a nice day to ride is that apparently everyone else had the same idea. I encountered dogs, kids walking their parents, and lots of other bike riders.
Despite the sun, it was a little cool. I am layered with two vests, a sweat shirt and two t-shirts.
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Drain and mash artichoke hearts and mix with mayo. Add cheese and mix. Drain and rinse crabmeat and add to mixture. Place mixture in an ovenproof 8" x 8" casserole that is suitable for serving. Dust top of mixture with paprika. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until slightly brown and bubbling. Serve hot with crackers, pita bread wedges or toast points. Serves: 6
"The Real Deal" Macaroni and Cheese
Yield: 6 servings
1 (8-ounce) package elbow macaroni
2 T unsalted butter, softened
1-1/2 cups milk
3/ 4 t salt
1/ 4 t white pepper
8 (1/4-1/2-inch thick) slices sharp Cheddar cheese
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 2-quart baking dish and set aside. Prepare the macaroni according to the package directions. Drain and transfer to a mixing bowl. Add the butter and gently stir until the butter melts. Stir in the milk, salt and pepper. Transfer to the prepared baking dish. Place the cheese slices evenly on the top. Bake 20-25 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the macaroni is bubbly. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Dressed for Sunday Black-Eyed Peas
Yield: 8 servings
1 (14-ounce) can black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
1 (15.5-ounce) can white hominy, drained and rinsed
1 (15.5-ounce) can yellow hominy, drained and rinsed
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 sweet white onion, peeled and chopped
1 orange bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/ 4 c chopped fresh parsley
1 (8-ounce) bottle Italian salad dressing
In a large bowl, gently combine the peas, hominy, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, jalapeno᷈no peppers, garlic, and parsley. Pour the dressing over the mixture and toss gently. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours. Drain and serve at room temperature.
Uncle Jack's Cider Sauced Pork Tenderloin
2 pork tenderloins (about 1 1/4 pounds each)
1 t ground black pepper
1 t dried rubbed sage
1 t dried thyme
1 t ground ginger
1 t ground cinnamon
1 t salt
2 T vegetable oil (divided)
2 c peeled, chopped apple
1 c finely diced onion
1/2 c apple cider
1/2 c Jack Daniel's whiskey
Trim and discard fat and silver skin from tenderloins. Slice each tenderloin into 8 medallions; flatten slightly with heel of hand. In small bowl, combine all seasonings; sprinkle over both sides of medallions. In large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Add half of the medallions; cook until browned, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer pork to platter; cover and keep warm. Repeat with remaining oil and medallions.
Place pan with drippings over medium-high heat. Add apple and onion; cook stirring often until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Remove pan from heat; add cider and whiskey. Cook until mixture begins to simmer. Return medallions to pan; cook until internal temperature of pork is 155 degrees F., about 5 minutes. Makes 8 servings.
2 c finely crushed gingersnap crumbs
1/4 c brown sugar
1/3 c butter, melted
Combine gingersnap crumbs, brown sugar and butter in a bowl; stir to mix. Press crumb mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a deep dish pie plate. Bake at 350F for 6-8 minutes. Let cool slightly.
1 (29-oz) can sweet potatoes, drained and mashed
1 1/2 c evaporated milk (12-oz can)
1/3 c brown sugar
2 t cinnamon
1 t allspice
1 t vanilla
4 eggs, beaten
Combine sweet potatoes, milk, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice and eggs in a bowl and beat to combine. Pour sweet potato mixture into crust. Bake at 350F for 30 minutes.
Streusel Topping
3/4 c coarsely crushed gingersnaps
1/4 c brown sugar
2 T flour
2 T butter
Sweetened whipped cream, optional garnish
Combine gingersnaps, brown sugar, flour and butter in a bowl, mixing to combine into a crumbly mixture. Sprinkle streusel over pie and bake an additional 15 minutes. Cover pie loosely with aluminum foil and bake an additional 20-25 minutes or until pie is set. Cool on wire rack and garnish, if desired, with whipping cream. Yield: 6-8 servings.
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Welcome to the I-55 at Weber Road Study Website
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is preparing a Categorical Exclusion Type II (CE II) of possible improvements to the Interstate 55 (I-55) interchange at Weber Road. The project study limits extend along Weber Road from 119th Street north of the interchange to 135th Street to the south and 1/2 mile east and west of Weber Road along I-55. This study has been identified as a Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) project.
This web site will provide information on the progress of the project, relevant project-related materials and details about upcoming public meetings and opportunities to participate.
Project Updates
A Public Hearing was held on Wednesday November 13, 2013 from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the Romeoville Village Hall. The intention of the hearing was to present the Purpose and Need for improvements, the Preferred Improvements Plan, and to seek public comment. Public is encouraged to provide comments on the recommended preferred improvement. Written public comments can be submitted through this website via email at firstname.lastname@example.com or mailed to IDOT using a comment form. To download the comment form click here. The comment period for the hearing will close December 3, 2013. For more information about the hearing can be found in the Get Involved page.
CAG Meeting #7 (June 2012)
The seventh CAG meeting was held at the Romeoville Village Hall to update the public on the project status, present the results of the alternative evaluation process, present and gather input on the preliminary preferred alternative, and to explain the next steps in the project process. The agenda and additional documents from this meeting can be found on the Study Documents page.
CAG Meeting #6 (August 2011)
The sixth CAG meeting was held on August 31, 2011 at the Romeoville Village Hall. The purpose of the meeting was to review the alternatives evaluation process and discuss the 21 potential project alternatives. The project team described the "fatal flaw" screening process (environmental and community issues) and solicited the CAG's input on various stages of screening and evaluation of the alternatives. The agenda and additional documents from this meeting can be found on the Study Documents page.
Public Meeting #2 (May 12, 2011)
A public meeting was held at Romeoville Village Hall to update the public on the project status, present the project problem statement, present the purpose and need, review the Initial range of alternative, introduce the alternative evaluation process and screening criteria, and to explain next steps in the project process. Comments and new ideas provided by the attendees were collected by the project team. An agenda and additional documents from this meeting can be found on the Study Documents page.
CAG Meeting #5 (April 2011)
The fifth CAG meeting was held to review and obtain comments on the presentation and displays for Public Meeting #2 on April 26th, 2011 at the Romeoville Village Hall. An agenda and additional documents from this meeting can be found on the Study Documents page.
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Seaholm High School in Birmingham is mourning the loss of one of its own this week, after special education teacher Frank Ventrella passed away Sunday.
Ventrella, 53, a 25-year Seaholm instructor and Northville resident, passed away after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. During his years with Birmingham Public Schools, Ventrella worked extensively with the district's Autistic Education Program.
"(Frank Ventrella) had a positive impact on hundreds of students' lives during his tenure," a note from Seaholm principal Deanna Lancaster said. "Frank was a compassionate and caring man with a great sense of humor."
"Even after enduring several grueling rounds of chemotherapy, Frank returned to Seaholm this fall to teach his students," Lancaster added.
Already, Ventrella's family and friends had taken to Twitter and Ventrella's obituary page to honor Ventrella's memory on Monday and Tuesday.
"I hoped I wouldn't see this day for another 40 years. RIP cousin Frank Ventrella," tweeted Gabrielle Fazio Sunday.
"Mr. Ventrella I will miss you," tweeted Lauren Vermillion. "You have made a huge impact on my life. We will see each other again in the end."
"I am so sorry to hear of Frank's passing," writes Karin Schamber of Milford on Ventrella's obituary. "My heart goes out to your family especially at this time of year. May you know that many warm thoughts and prayers are with you in the days ahead."
Despite undergoing intense cancer treatments, Ventrella himself was active on Twitter in the weeks leading up to his death, connecting with students after returning to Seaholm in August. Ventrella took medical leave from Seaholm in April.
"Fantastic coworkers make for a good return back to work! I am a lucky man at home and at work. Truly blessed," Ventrella tweeted on Sept. 6.
Ventrella and his wife Lisa had three children, Gina, Tony and Ellie. He also leaves behind his parents Joseph and Mary and his siblings, Michael and Joan.
A viewing was held from 2-9 p.m. Tuesday at the Northrop Sassaman Funeral Home at 19091 Northville Road in Northville. A prayer service was held at 7 p.m.
A funeral service is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, located at 47650 N. Territorial Road in Plymouth. In-state begins at 9:30 a.m. with the funeral service and mass scheduled for 10:30 a.m. A wake will follow.
All donations can be made to the Unlimited Strides Scholarship Fund in care of Frank Ventrella.


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Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie receiver Mike Williams, the Riverside High and Syracuse product, was arrested early this morning on a "driving under the influence" charge in Florida. According to reports, Williams was speeding and weaving through traffic. His blood-alcohol level was said to be below the state's legal limit, but he failed a field sobriety test, reports say.
ESPN's Adam Schefter has gotten conflicting statements from Bucs officials on whether Williams will start Sunday's game against San Francisco.
Williams leads NFL rookies in receiving yards with 627.
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August 2, 2014
Belfry Fire Chief Rexel Jackson suffered a heart attack.
Jackson was a founder of the Belfry Fire Department and had been fire chief for the last 16 years.
Visitation is going on right now until nine at the rogers funeral home in belfry.
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By Wally Kennedy
JOPLIN, Mo. —
Projects at the Joplin Regional Airport that will begin this year are designed to eliminate some potential safety problems identified by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Steve Stockam, airport manager, on Thursday told members of the Joplin Area Transportation Study Organization that the FAA identified two "hot spots" within a complex intersection at the airport that it wants corrected.
Stockam said that when the problems were identified, the airport took some corrective steps with additional markings. Those steps, he said, were not enough to satisfy the FAA.
"They want physical changes, and that's what we are going to do," he said.
The changes are in response to an air crash on Aug. 27, 2006, at Lexington, Ky. The aircraft was assigned to the airport's Runway 22 for takeoff, but it used Runway 26 instead. Runway 26 was too short for a safe takeoff, causing the aircraft to overrun the runway before it could become airborne. All 47 passengers and two of the three crew members on board were killed.
A similar configuration of taxiways and runways exists near the general aviation area at the Joplin Regional Airport, Stockam said.
"We're going to remove pavement so that a plane cannot taxi out and get on the wrong runway," he said.
The first phase of the project will cost an estimated $1.1 million. The second phase, which begins in 2014, will have an estimated cost of $1.7 million. Stockam said the airport is again part of the FAA's entitlement program.
Matt Wright, with JATSO, said 95 percent of the costs will be paid by the FAA and 5 percent will come from the airport.
In addition to the taxiway changes, the construction of a service road for fuel trucks also was recommended by the FAA. Fuel trucks must now cross two taxiways to haul fuel from the general aviation area of the airport to the new terminal.
Stockam said the service road would loop around the airport's 13/31 runway. The airport will receive $120,000 to do the engineering for the eventual construction of that road.
The airport also will receive funding for a new snow blower and a new firetruck to be purchased later this year. Those costs will total $500,000.
JATSO also learned that the Missouri Department of Transportation has entered into a $512,000 contract for repairs at the interchange where Highway 249 and Highway 171 meet on the east side of Webb City.
Dan Salisbury, assistant district engineer with MoDOT, said the on-call contract means that MoDOT can move quickly to fix an erosion problem when the problem is small and less costly to correct. He said the slide-prone area appears to be stabilizing.
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A SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL safety program has been funded with a $25,000 grant by the Federal Highway Administration. The bicycle- and pedestrian-safety program will be offered at Jefferson, Eastmorland, McKinley and Duenweg elementary schools.


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2012 might not be the end of the world but it hasn't been kind to these five Canadian newsmakers. We take a look at the biggest losers of the year:
1. The NHL
Photo: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has been one of the reasons why the NHL remains locked out. (AP photo)
It wasn't long ago that NHL players and NHL owners left fans out in the cold. In 2004, stubborn-headed owners and players forced the cancellation of the NHL season. The Stanley Cup, one of the oldest trophies in professional sports, was not awarded. The previous time that happened was in 1919, when a global flu pandemic swept the globe and North America was still recovering from the First World War.
Just a few short years later, here we are again. The stadiums are empty, the bars quiet, fans' jerseys and face paint still squirreled away. It's clear that the collective bargaining agreement put into force in 2005 was not enough to keep costs down. Or is it because the NHL insists on trying to expand into markets where teams just cannot survive or, worse, cost the league money.
Owning a hockey team in Canada is a licence to print money. It's why the Maple Leafs, valued at a billion dollars, are the most valuable team in the league. It's why money-making Canadian teams foot the bill for teams in the U.S. sun belt. Forbes estimates that more than half the league is losing money while Canadian teams like the Leafs, the Canadiens and the Canucks rake in the cash.
At the other end of the spectrum, there are teams such as the Phoenix Coyotes, a team that has been bankrupt and owned by the league since 2005, or the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers, both money losers.
The league is broken, and it's going to take something drastic to fix it. It might come in the way of revenue sharing, moving teams to stronger hockey markets (we hear Hamilton is dying for a hockey team), or shutting down teams in unsustainable markets.
There are no winners in this lockout. The league had a real chance to make inroads into the U.S. this year. Coming off an improbable championship, the Los Angeles Kings could have made hockey a feasible sport in southern California. The New York Rangers would have been Cup contenders, and the New York Islanders are now in Brooklyn. Meaning the NHL has a bigger footprint in the U.S.'s largest media market. The Minnesota Wild signed two of the most notable American players of their generation in Zach Parise and Ryan Suter.
Instead players are forced to sit out and not do what they do best. Of course there are the fans, who are all but resigned to the fact that the chance of seeing professional hockey dwindles by the day.
— Ron Nurwisah
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"This is an old family recipe that my mom has cooked for 50 years. It's a wonderful, 'stick-to-the-ribs' meal that goes wonderful with warm cornbread or rolls. I find that kids love this when they don't like regular 'spicy' chili. Enjoy!"
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- Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
- In a small saucepan, simmer celery and green pepper with water to cover until tender; Drain.
- Place ground beef in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Cook until evenly brown. Add onion, and cook until tender and translucent. Drain excess fat. Add celery and green pepper. Stir in kidney beans, condensed tomato soup, diced tomatoes and brown sugar. Season with salt and pepper, and stir in macaroni.
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This dish can be made in one deep frying pan with a lid. Saute the beef with the onions, peppers and celery until translucent. Add the rest of the ingredients including the macaroni mix well and cover. Cook until macaroni is done (about 15 minutes) stirring occasionally. The flavors blend better using this method and there's only one pan to wash. A tablespoon of chili powder is nice and not to spicy.
The previous reviewer needs to be a bit less negative and read the explanation of the recipe; it is NOT intended to be like regular chili--I take no responsibility for the name "chili mac"---the recipe is over 50 years old, who knows why they called it that?? That's why I explained in the intro that IT'S NOT SPICY! And, by the way, macaroni is the main ingredient in macaroni and cheese, and, I don't know about you, but I would consider that dish to be pretty all-American...not Italian.
I am not a big fan of Hambuger Helper-type boxed dinners: due to the preservatives and sometimes the quality of boxed/dried foods. This is a little bit sweet, HOMEMADE "hamburger helper" that kids and, everyone that tries it, seems to like a lot. I do not use three pans to make, however. I just re-use the macaroni pot and skip the boiling of the celery and green peppers and just add them to the browned and DRAINED ground meat: and cook til celery is tender. Then finish recipe, as stated. I believe it adds more flavor that way. This is great as a leftover! Thanks for the recipe!
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Amount Per Serving (6 total)
- Calories
- 489 cal
- 24%
- Fat
- 22.4 g
- 34%
- Carbs
- 49.2 g
- 16%
- Protein
- 22.1 g
- 44%
- Cholesterol
- 64 mg
- 21%
- Sodium
- 997 mg
- 40%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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I'm proud to have two female relatives both of whom have successfully worked for Bain Capital, the company Mitt Romney founded, for over 10 years - and who continue to receive pay equal with their male counterparts.
President Obama pays his female staffers 18% less than their male counterparts. Real numbers here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2128513/Women-paid-significantly-Obama-White-House-male-counterparts.html
But Obama is a champion of equal pay for women, and Mitt Romney keeps women in binders. Could the Obama campaign possibly be trying to distract women from the reality of his failed policies and the drop in women's quality of life these have directly caused? Is apathy among women the real goal of Obama?
It astounds me that the Obama campaign believes women are more gullible than men.
A female sent me this video with the following message:
Please watch this 5 minute video. Share it with every woman you can. Email it to everyone you know (even the men).
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Don't let the corporate-controlled media distract us from what matters. Now is the time to defeat all apathy and think for ourselves.
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text: Don White, age 76, of Clarkson, KY., passed away on August 15, 2013 at his residence. He was a Farmer. He was the son of the late Carl and Bessie Knight White. He was married to Linda White. Funeral services will be Monday, August 19, 2013 at 10:00 AM CDT at Rogers-Oller Funeral Home with Bro. Wilford Logsdon officiating. Cremation to Follow. Friends may call at Rogers-Oller Funeral Home between the hours of 2-8 PM CDT on Sunday, August 18, 2013. He was preceded in death by his Parents, four Brothers and four Sisters Mr. White is survived by his wife Linda; two sons Alan of Louisville and Aaron of Clarkson; two grandsons Tommy Hayes of Texas and Little Aaron of Clarkson; a granddaughter Marty of Leitchfield; Megan Ward– Don's caregiver and fiancé of Aaron White. A brother Leonard and his wife Alma of Louisville. Special Niece-Patty and sons A.J. and Devin; Lots of loving Nieces and Nephews. SPECIAL NOTE; In lieu of flowers make donations to: Peonia Christian Church Cemetery Maintenance Fund at Bank of Clarkson.


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License Defamation
Defamation is the "communication to third parties of false statements about a person that injure the reputation of, or deter others from associating with, that person."
Unfortunately, under the law, you can't be sued for defaming a software license. If I could, I'd sue Microsoft for what it has said about the GPL. Their statements are false and are obviously intended to deter companies from associating with GPL-licensed software—specifically Linux.
The latest onslaught from Redmond came in the "Royalty-Free CIFS Technical Reference License Agreement", under which Microsoft offers to license its CIFS technical specifications, along with certain of its patents necessary to implement those specifications, on a royalty-free basis. (Read it yourself at msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnkerb/html/Finalcifs_LicenseAgrmnt_032802.asp.)
At first I was thrilled to see that Microsoft was willing to license its patents on a royalty-free basis. Members of the Open Source community have long insisted on royalty-free patent licenses for any technology needed for interworking or other standard implementations. But there are so many exclusions and limitations to the CIFS license that this license is useless for anything except Microsoft's propaganda purposes; I can't imagine anyone who will want the CIFS technical specifications under those terms.
For example, the license is limited to implementations on "Non-Microsoft Platforms". Whoopee! That's how Microsoft stops direct competition at the doorstep so that nobody can write better software to replace any of Microsoft's own software.
It was the insult in the CIFS license that really caught my eye. The CIFS technical specifications and patents are not available for use with software that is distributed under an "IPR Impairing License". This term is defined as:
...the GNU General Public License, the GNU Lesser/Library General Public License, and any license that requires in any instance that other software distributed with software subject to such license (a) be disclosed and distributed in source code form; (b) be licensed for purposes of making derivative works; or (c) be redistributable at no charge.
So Microsoft again reveals that the only real competition it fears is from Linux and other open-source software.
The term IPR Impairing stands for intellectual property rights impairing. In Microsoft's confused lexicon, the GPL impairs intellectual property rights. Whose? How? Is the impairment good or bad?
There is nothing in the GPL that impairs anyone's intellectual property rights, and it is outrageous for Microsoft to assert otherwise. Anyone can use GPL-licensed software without any effect at all on his or her own intellectual property. For example, you don't have to publish your source code merely by running your software under Linux. You can even modify GPL-licensed code—including Linux—and as long as you don't distribute your modifications you incur no obligation whatsoever to distribute the source code to your modifications. (By way of contrast, don't you dare to reverse-engineer, much less modify, Microsoft code!)
You are not forced to license your software under the GPL and to distribute your source code—except in one rare situation: if you take GPL-licensed software, modify it and distribute your modified version, you must license your modified software under the GPL.
This reciprocity provision is based upon a legitimate bargain. In essence, the licensor is giving you broad rights to his or her software, including the right to create and distribute modifications, but only if you agree to reciprocate by returning your distributed modifications to the commons. You must pay for the right to create and distribute modified software, but the currency for your payment is not money—it is your improved software itself.
How does that differ in principle from the obligation to pay the asking price for Microsoft software?
The owner of GPL-licensed intellectual property is establishing a price for a license to his or her property. You are always free to decide not to make and distribute modifications to GPL-licensed software, but if you elect to do so, you must pay the price set by the owner of the original software. You received a benefit from the free software you modified to create your own software, and the price for that benefit is reciprocity.
That is simply capitalism at its finest. The GPL is not, despite Bill Gates' protestations to the contrary, the end of capitalism as we know it.
What can be far more serious challenges to capitalism are the monopolistic practices that Microsoft continues to engage in. That company pretends it is offering a royalty-free license to CIFS, but the license doesn't apply to implementations on either the Microsoft platform or on the major challenger to that platform, Linux.
Welcome to Microsoft's white elephant sale. I suggest you don't buy.
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"modifications" to a GPL
"modifications" to a GPL project is not the same as "usage". By the GPL definition, a modification of a library is merely using it in your project.
I see a problem with your response right there.
Re: Geek Law: License Defamation
Excellent, very well written. I especially like the "capitalism at it's finest" bit. I'd not previously thought of opensource as a barter system. It certainly knocks down many of the "open source is communism" arguments I've seen floating around the web.
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It certainly knocks down many of the "open source is communism" arguments I've seen floating around the web.
Not communism, socialism. ---But what does smack of communism is trying to paint a massive barter system based on code (not money) into being modern USA-style capitalism. Try and make your house payments or buy baby diapers with code.
This movement started when some under-funded academics rebeled against the commercial software industry. Their movement was then picked-up by contractors who are now mounting a war to reallocate their customer's budgets from commercial software products to commercial software services.
But in the end, the only things that get re-released for use by other contractors and their customers under OpenSource are works that were created in the public domain (for governments) or works created for ignorant customers who (knowingly or unknowingly) yielded the strategic/competitive advantage bought with their capital spending on services.
The result of this will be a shift from a system where capitalism/free-markets cause commercial software vendors to constantly improve and release better and better works (from DOS to WindowXp), to a bankrupt socialist system where everything is free and both quality and innovation suck
(from RHL4.2 to RHL8.0). People are making money now because they are draining it out of the commercial software product vendors (through services and distribution sales that stand on the back of open-source) --but when the commercial software vendors are truly gone, all customer needs will be addressed by free software. Only the process of downloading and installing it will remain as a viable way to make money (and rest assured, even that will be highly automated by the decendants of today's ISPs). In such a future, new and innovative software only gets written by customers who can financially afford it to gain strategic advantage over their competitors --and they are unlikely to release that back to the world for free --so stagnation occurs.
Perhaps after countless trillions of dollars of productivity and millions of jobs have been lost while mankind stagnates for 40-50 years with opensource-socialism, then commercial software companies will re-form to fill the innovation-void and defeat the socialist software movement --assuming the government/people let them.
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What have u done to ur GM truck today? Part 2
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motonerd liked this post06-07-2013, 05:51 PM #2
Oh this is gonna confuse people for a little bit.
On the other hand, I havent done anything to the truck today.David
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Today I finished the switch install into my new panel and checked its fitment and it looks amazing. Now I just need to seal the two halves and it'll be done!! Also I'm getting use to using my OBDII adapter it works amazingly. I just don't full understand some of the measurements like F/T% for the O2 sensors. and g/s for the MAF maybe a more tech savy person like @Pikey can help me out with that
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F/T% is fuel trim %. G/s for maf is an unit of measurement Grams/Sec. I found this explanation of fuel trim:
Fuel trim is just as it sounds. It "trims" the mixture by adjusting the injector pulse width. Short term fuel trim is immediate adjustments and long term is as it sounds. You must add long term and short term to calculate total trim. This is important because if long term trim is 6% and short term trim is -3%, then total fuel trim is actually 3%.
Fuel trim is calculated mainly based upon O2 sensor readings, but many other sensors are involved in the computer's complex calculations.
if trim is positive, the ecm is adding fuel to the mixture, and if trim is negative, the ecm is subtracting fuel. If you see a trim which is about 15% or -15%, there is likely a problem, something like a vacuum leak or misfire. A fuel trim which is highly positive may indicate the ecms attempt to correct a lean conditions, and a higly negative trim is an attempt to correct for a rich condition. The ecm can only correct for a certain amount, then the check engine light will come on. This usually happens at about 20%-25%
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Thank you very much for that info @Pikey. These were the readings I was getting at idle once the truck was at temp today. For the MAF I just needed units because g can mean g's as gravities in the acceleration unit, g as in gallons in mpg, or g as in grams like it seems to be.
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Indianapolis Colts president Bill Polian says the formula for building a winner in the NFL calls for putting premium values on quarterbacks, pass rushers, offensive tackles (the QB's prime protectors) and cover corners. The others? Important, but much more interchangeable.
Sure enough, a look at 2011 payrolls shows teams pouring money into these spots, particularly quarterback and defensive line – the ten highest NFL salaries in 2011 all play one or the other. Offensive linemen like Miami's Jake Long ($11 million a year) and St. Louis' Chris Long ($6 million) along with premium defensive backs like Denver's Champ Bailey ($11.5 million), Philadelphia's Nnamdi Asomucha ($12 million) and the Jets' Darrelle Revis ($7 million following a holdout last season) certainly rake in their share of the riches.
But the top ten, at least this year, is the exclusive property of the league's premier QBs and defensive linemen. Topping the list: Colts veteran All Pro Peyton Manning, who Polian turned into the NFL's highest paid player with a three-year, $69 million extension that begins this year. With the deal, Manning leapfrogged his biggest rival over the past decade, New England's Tom Brady, who cashed in with an $18 million a year extension last September.
Unlike other major sports leagues, the NFL loads its contracts with several variations of bonus money, much of it not guaranteed. Our list is based on total compensation players are currently due for the 2011 season – not just the guaranteed portion, since most have made their respective rosters at this point and figure to collect all or most of their 2011 contracts. Figures are derived from rotoworld.com, Bleacherreport.com and other published reports.
Also on the list are young QBs from recent drafts, those lucky enough to be among the last to capitalize on the lucrative rookie contracts before the recent lockout resulted in a rookie wage scale as part of a new collective bargaining agreement. The Rams' Sam Bradford, last year's No. 1 overall draft pick out of Oklahoma, will rake in $18.4 million this year as the bulk of the bonus money kicks in on his six-year, $78 million deal. Similarly, the Jets' Mark Sanchez makes over $13 million this season, the peak year of the five-year rookie contract he signed in 2009 ( another pair of recent first round QBs, Detroit's Matthew Stafford and Atlanta's Matt Ryan, are also making over $9 million a year, though they fall just short of the top ten). By contrast, this year's No. 1 pick, former Auburn University quarterback Cam Newton, settled for a four-year, $22 million deal from the Carolina Panthers (though all of it is guaranteed).
On the defensive front, six-time Pro Bowler Richard Seymour just cashed in with a two-year, $30 million extension with the Oakland Raiders, the team that acquired him two years ago from the New England Patriots in exchange for a 2011 first round pick (the Pats got offensive lineman Nate Solder out of Colorado at No. 17 overall). Right behind Seymour is Denver's Elvis Dumervil, a fourth round draft choice in 2006 who was ultimately rewarded with $61 million extension after a monster 2009 season (17 sacks). Dumervil promptly tore a pectoral muscle and missed the 2010 season, but he's back on the field this year, where he'll collect $14 million in salary and bonus.
How about some of the other guys that signed deals the past 2 weeks with big first year payouts like Charles Johnson, Lamar Woodley and Logan Mankins?
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Yesterday, I participated in an AARP program with several authors of books on caregiving. One fellow panelist, the novelist Walter Mosley, was wonderfully provocative as he reflected on what he calls "the great equalizing effect of great age." Mosley, whose mother was Jewish and whose father was black, put it this way: "White people become black people when they can no longer care for themselves." The older you get, he added, "the more you move into the Third World–" marginalized by the rest of society.
Frances Norwood, who has written about end of life issues, calls this phenomenon social death: The idea that many frail elderly and younger people with profound disabilities the human connections that make life what it is. Before they physically die, they are discarded by friends and even family, become defined by their disease, and lose all control over their lives as decisions are made for them by others.
In his recent novel The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Mosley puts readers into the soul of a 91-year old man with dementia. Ptolemy lives alone in an apartment filled with the memories his mind can no longer manage. He is a hoarder. He can't bathe himself and because his toilet is stopped up, he must urinate in a cup and wait until someone can take him to a nearby restaurant to defecate. But Ptolemy has things he wants to say and to do. There is still, behind the dementia, a man.
Before the program, I asked Mosley where he got the idea for Ptolemy. He told me about his mother who had dementia and his struggles to care for her. Later, he told another story: His mother had never been able to say she loved him. I know she did, Mosley remembered, but she could never express it. As her dementia progressed, Mosley would call her three times a day. And he'd end every call by telling his mother that he loved her.
For three or four months, he remembers, she'd never respond. But one day, he said, "I love you momma." And she answered, "I love you Walter."
As I cared for my own father, I found small events such as this extraordinarily powerful. In some way, they wash away the stress and despair that so often accompanies caregiving. They are, as Mosley says, "moments of incredible intimacy you wouldn't have experienced otherwise."
My fellow authors and I provided a wide range of views on caregiving from our varying perspectives as physicians, advocates, novelists, journalists, or researchers. Yet, we each have been caregivers ourselves. And Mosley spoke eloquently for us all—not as long-term care experts, but as wives and daughters, and husbands and sons.
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It is those moments of intimacy that are so worth the effort. In years of nursing and more years of assisting those who struggle with aging parent issues, I have never met anyone who regretted being kind to one's aging parent. This is true for those who have never had good parenting from that vulnerable, ill parent. It is true for those who had great parents. Being in the moment with an aging, frail and needy parent is a healing exercise for the caregiver. We leave the baggage of the past, the hurt and deprivation behind, and simply show compassion. It is what humanizes all of us.
When I was a young girl, I used to run errands for the elder people in our building. There was one old lady that I would visit. I would wash her clothes, run errands to the store, and listen to her stories of life. I was ten years old. As payment, she would give me some of her wonderful home baked cakes, and what remained of any foods she had prepared, especially for the holidays. We were poor, and those special days and treats meant alot to me. "Old people" are our elders. They used to correct and help guide our lives with the tender wisdom of their experiences. Today, in our abnormal obsession with youth, it is no wonder many turn to plastic surgeons to stave-off their obsolescence. To discard them because they are no longer youthful consumers, is to discard our true wealth, and portends a sad and unfortunate decline of the core of our social and family value systems.
Very few are aware that it is equally important to save people from dying socially due to the disabilities. The touching story of Ptolemy contributes to this important cause.


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The study or science of meaning in language forms.
The study of the relationships between various signs and symbols and what they represent.
The scientific or philosophical study of the relations of words and their meanings.
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Oscar nominations preview
I'll be wearing my best pajamas tomorrow morning when the Oscar nominations are announced at 7:35 a.m.
They will be carried live on E! Entertainment, but you should check this blog for breaking Oscar news tomorrow and throughout the awards season. The Oscar telecast is Feb. 26.
Certainly the black and white, almost completely silent film "The Artist" has to be considered a shoe-in for a best picture nomination.
It has already received numerous guild and critic awards including best picture from the Producers Guild of America over the weekend.
What else will be nominated?
Likely suspects include "The Descendants," "Hugo" "The Help" and "War Horse," and while the Palme d'Or winner "Tree of Life," may be too esoteric for the mainstream Oscar voters, it could be a dark horse. Long shots include "Moneyball," "Midnight in Paris," and even "Bridesmaids."
This year's best picture race is complicated by a tabulation system that is best described as arcane and could result in as few as seven films being nominated.
I've read this article explaining it and I still don't understand.
Acting nominees are could include: Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo from "The Artist"; Meryl Streep from "The Iron Lady"; Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer from "The Help"; Christopher Plummer from "Beginners"; Melissa McCarthy from "Bridesmaids"; Michelle Williams from "My Week with Marilyn"; George Clooney from "The Descendants" and Brad Pitt from "Moneyball."
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