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Donohue & Associates acquires Indiana engineering firm
Sheboygan-based Donohue & Associates Inc. said Tuesday it has acquired Ken Herceg & Associates Inc., of South Bend, Ind., as part of its strategic plan to expand services in northwest Indiana.
The newly combined companies provide water, wastewater and wet weather engineering as well as transportation and architectural services, Donohue said. Before the acquisition, the two companies collaborated on developing engineering services for shared clients in the public and private sector.
"This unique partnership combines Donohue & Associates' strong multidisciplinary water services with Ken Herceg & Associates' solid geographic presence in northwestern Indiana and the South Bend area in particular," said Craig Brunner, president of Donohue & Associates, in a statement. "The acquisition also allows us to offer new resources and services to our clients throughout the Midwest, such as architectural planning and design with LEED certified staff," he added. »Read Full Article
Bucks' solid first half gives way to meltdown
It was a deflating turnaround for the Milwaukee Bucks.
A solid first half turned into a nightmarish second half as the Bucks gave the ball away repeatedly, leading to Houston fast-breaks and open three-pointers.
The Bucks' 18-point first-half lead and 11-point halftime advantage vanished as the Houston Rockets rallied for a 115-101 victory Friday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. »Read Full Article(9)
Jobs agency gave or lent $56 million
Madison - The state's flagship jobs agency said in its yearly report Friday that it helped hundreds of businesses and opened several new international offices in its first full year.
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. said in its report that the money it invested affected a total of 218 businesses and 23,759 jobs in the state last fiscal year. WEDC made a total of $56.2 million available to businesses through 170 grants and loans, the report found.
The agency also increased the number of international offices, which seek to boost exports from Wisconsin and investment in the state, from four to nine over the course of last year. The state now has a presence in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, India, Mexico, New Zealand and South Africa. »Read Full Article(110)
2 'persons of interest' sought in El Rey fire
Milwaukee police said Friday they are seeking two "persons of interest" in connection with the suspected overnight arson at the El Rey grocery store at 5200 W. Oklahoma Ave. that caused an estimated $300,000 to $400,000 in damage.
Store videos released by police show two white males bundled in coats and hoods loitering outside the store, walking back and forth, and then running shortly before flames shoot out from an area outside the store where grocery carts are kept. The video on the police website labels the incident as "arson."
The fire was reported about 11 p.m. Thursday, according to fire officials. »Read Full Article(58)
Judge allows wolf hunting with dogs
Madison - A Dane County judge said Friday the Department of Natural Resources had failed to enact adequate restrictions for dogs used to track or trail wolves, thereby prohibiting the practice under current state law.
However, Judge Peter Anderson's ruling would allow dogs to hunt wolves.
"There is no evidence that there is a safe way to undertake training of dogs to hunt wolves," Anderson said. "The agency had authority to put in place rules, but it failed to act." »Read Full Article(139)
Time Warner Cable adding 200 jobs in Milwaukee
Two companies, with very different interests, said Friday that they are adding a total of about 350 jobs in Wisconsin this year.
The first one, Time Warner Cable, said it's hiring 200 people at its downtown Milwaukee offices, boosting the total employment there to 800 by August.
The new hires will work as customer retention representatives and will have a starting wage of $13 per hour plus sales incentives that could bring their pay to about $45,000 per year, according to the company. »Read Full Article(54)
Economy adds 155,000 jobs; jobless rate remains 7.8%
The nation's slow-growth recovery lumbered into its 34th consecutive month of subpar job creation last month as employers added 168,000 private-sector jobs and the unemployment rate remained stuck at 7.8%.
In a sign of continuing government austerity, public-sector employment fell by an estimated 13,000 in December and lost 68,000 over the course of last year, according to government data released Friday. That meant total nonfarm employment, which includes both government and private employers, increased by only 155,000 in December, which is too few to meaningfully lower the unemployment rate in any given month.
The U.S. economy needs at least 110,000 new jobs each month merely to absorb population growth and new entrants to the job market, but that's not enough to meaningfully shrink the pool of millions of unemployed left over from the 2008-'09 recession, said Abdur Chowdhury, economics professor at Marquette University. »Read Full Article(471)
LogistiCare not penalized for complaints
Over the past four months, LogistiCare has received more than 7,000 valid complaints about rides not showing up or arriving late to take Medicaid patients to dialysis, cancer treatment and other medical appointments.
Hold times on LogistiCare's hotlines have exceeded the time allowed under the company's state contract more than 60% of the time.
Yet state officials didn't assess any penalties, partly out of consideration for LogistiCare's bottom line and partly for fear that service would get worse, an official said Friday. »Read Full Article(45)
1 killed, 5 others injured in New Holstein fire
New Holstein - One person died and five others were injured Friday in an apartment fire that started in a kitchen area of the two-story building, authorities said.
The building originally was a bar and boardinghouse before it was converted to apartments.
Replacement vehicle is blue, not red, so couple sues
A Fond du Lac couple bought a new 2010 Ford Escape XLT in February that year. It was Sangria Red Metallic, with stone-colored premium cloth seats.
But in the first year they owned it, the small SUV was out of service more than 30 days with repeated and serious transmission problems. In the fall of 2011, David and Mary Porter sought replacement under Wisconsin's lemon law.
On the last day of a 30-day deadline to comply, Ford offered up a similar Escape, a 2012 model with the same equipment package and trim level. The only difference was the color - Steel Blue Metallic with charcoal interior. »Read Full Article(124)
Frederick explains reasons for jumping to NFL
Madison - Wisconsin center Travis Frederick, a redshirt junior from Sharon, Wis., has decided to enter the 2013 NFL draft.
Frederick explained his reasons for making the move in a letter posted on UWbadgers.com.
He did not specifically talk about the stress caused by the staffing changes but don't discount two factors at work. »Read Full Blog Post(84)
EPA settlement reached on Green Bay, Wausau coal plant pollution
Wisconsin Public Service Corp. will stop burning coal at aging power plant boilers in Green Bay and Wausau, under an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Agency announced Friday.
The Green Bay-based electric and natural gas utility also will pay a $1.2 million civil penalty to settle allegations that it violated the Clean Air Act by making upgrades to the power plants over the years without installing pollution controls.
The agreement is similar to settlements the EPA has reached with utilities across the country, including We Energies in Milwaukee and Dairyland Power Cooperative of La Crosse. »Read Full Blog Post(3)
Vigil for Wauwatosa Police Officer Jennifer Sebena is tonight
A vigil honoring Police Officer Jennifer Sebena, who was shot and killed Christmas Eve morning, is planned for 6 p.m. today at St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1615 Wauwatosa Ave. Public officials, including representatives of the city, and state Sen. Lena Taylor, among others, are expected to speak.
The event is organized by Peace for Change Alliance.
Packers' Murphy: No stock sale for 10-15 years
Mark Murphy, the president and CEO of the Green Bay Packers, told fans in a first-ever phone chat on Friday that there will be another stock sale, but not for 10 to 15 years.
The team's fifth stock sale ended early last year and generated $67 million in revenue that was applied toward the $143 million Lambeau Field project. That project calls for adding as many as 7,000 seats in the south end-zone area. The additional seats will be ready for next season.
Murphy also said the Packers will announce a plan soon to renovate the Lambeau Field Atrium. The Green Bay/Brown County Professional Football Stadium District announced Friday that a special meeting will be held next Tuesday to hear from the Packers about atrium renovations. »Read Full Blog Post(20)
With grants, police want to improve quality of life in 3 neighborhoods
Armed with two federal grants totaling $825,000, Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn said Friday that his department is targeting three city neighborhoods in which officers would work with community organizations "to create environments for families to pursue the American dream."
Flynn told members of the Common Council's Public Safety Committee that, in addition to improving data that measures crime and disorder in the city, he wants to continue to work to improve city neighborhoods with a form of community policing.
The most recent grant totals $600,000 and will target the Washington Park neighborhood. The money will be used for police overtime, the hiring of three neighborhood organizers and money for research. »Read Full Article(53)
The Advocate names Tammy Baldwin person of the year
The Advocate, a national gay and lesbian news magazine, has named U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin its person of the year.
Baldwin, who became the first openly gay U.S. senator when she was sworn in Thursday, tells the publication in a wide-ranging interview: "At every glass ceiling I've broken, I've hoped that that's the message that goes out so loudly and clearly," she says. "This is a message that we don't have to limit our aspirations in this society anymore."
Beloit man sentenced to 39 years for robbery, battery of elderly couple
A Beloit man has been sentenced to 39 years in prison for his involvement in the robbery and battery of an elderly couple.
Twenty-one-year-old Christopher Dawson was convicted in October of armed robbery, armed burglary with a dangerous weapon, two counts of battery to an elderly person and intimidating a witness.
Dawson, along with three other suspects, were charged with breaking into the home of an elderly couple in November of 2010. Prosecutors say Dawson and the others bound the victims and pushed them down the stairs. Dawson put a shirt over the head of the female victim and told her she and her husband were going to die.
The Beloit Daily News says the suspects stole cash, a coin collection and a Green Bay Packers ring. (9)
Power restored for 8,400 customers along Brookfield, New Berlin border
Power has been restored to about 8,400 We Energies customers in Brookfield along the border with New Berlin, We Energy spokesman Brian Manthey said Friday.
The power failure occurred about 11:15 a.m. and was restored at 12:40 p.m.
Manthey said the problem was a fault in a piece of equipment on a pole that then sent a signal down the line to the substation, which knocked out power along the line. The pole was located in the Calhoun Road/Lincoln Ave. area, he said. »Read Full Article(1)
Bradley Corp. acquires Michigan manufacturer
Washroom equipment maker Bradley Corp. said Friday it has purchased the assets of Keltech Inc., a Delton, Mich., maker of commercial-grade electric tankless hot water systems.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The sale closed Dec. 28.
Keltech systems are used in industrial plants, hotels, stadiums, food-processing and safety. »Read Full Article(1)
Former U.S. Attorney Biskupic leaves Michael Best, opens own firm
Steven M. Biskupic, the former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, has left the Milwaukee firm of Michael Best and Friedrich to start his own law firm, he said in a statement.
His partner in the new firm is attorney Michelle Jacobs, who served as Biskupic's chief deputy in the U.S. attorney's office and was interim U.S. Attorney after Biskupic left the office in 2009.
Jacobs also was a partner at Michael Best. »Read Full Article(10)
Young-adult group of NAACP plans summit Saturday
The second One MKE initiative summit, sponsored by the Milwaukee branch of the NAACP and its Young Adult Committee, will be held Saturday beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the MATC Cooley Auditorium, 1015 N. 6th St.
The Young Adult Committee of the NAACP was formed last year at the One MKE summit to encourage those between the ages of 21 and 40 to get involved with others and develop ways to improve the political, educational, social and economic picture of the African-American community.
"The idea was to engage that demographic and get them involved in various community issues and develop leadership for the larger NAACP organization," said Geraud Blanks, a spokesman for the Young Adult Committee. »Read Full Article(21)
Attorney for West Bend mother negotiating plea deal in child's death
West Bend - The defense attorney for Leann L. Leszynski, a 25-year-old mother accused of child neglect resulting in the death of her 3-year-old daughter, is negotiating a plea agreement on her behalf and the criminal case could be resolved before a scheduled jury trial, the attorney, Gary Schmaus of Germantown, said Friday.
Washington County Circuit Judge James Pouros set a status hearing for Jan. 11 to determine if a plea agreement has been reached with Leszynski, of West Bend.
In September, Leszynski pleaded not guilty to felony child neglect and seven other criminal charges against her. A jury trial is scheduled to begin Feb. 18. »Read Full Article
Packers Podcast: McGinn and Dunne preview Vikings-Packers game
In this week's podcast, Bob McGinn and Tyler Dunne discuss various aspects of the wild-card rematch between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings Saturday night at Lambeau Field.
Listen here, or download the mp3 file here. You can also find the podcast in the iTunes store. (17)
Mason Wells announces leadership change as part of succession plan
Thomas G. Smith is assuming the role of executive managing director of Mason Wells, the largest private equity firm headquartered in Wisconsin.
Smith is replacing John T. Byrnes, who has held the position since the firm started in 1998. As executive managing director, Smith will be responsible for day-to-day investment activities of the funds Mason Wells has under management and overseeing portfolio development.
Byrnes will continue as executive chairman of the board and president of the firm. He will focus on long-term strategy and personnel development. Byrnes will continue to serve on the investment committee and manage several portfolio investments, but will no longer initiate new investments for the firm.
The moves are part of a management succession plan that has been evolving over the last few years, the firm said. Mason Wells manages more than $800 million of capital through its buyout funds.
Video: McGinn talks about '94 playoff game vs. Barry Sanders; analyzes Vikings-Packers matchup
Bob McGinn remembers the '94 wild-card game vs. the Detroit Lions when the Packers defense held Barry Sanders to minus-1 yard rushing at Lambeau Field, just weeks after giving up 188 yards to the great Lions running back.
He also talks about some of the keys to the Vikings-Packers game Saturday night at Lambeau Field.
Driver gets 3 years in friend's death
Over the objections of the victim's family, the driver in a drunken-driving crash that killed his close friend was sentenced Friday to three years in prison.
Xavier Hughes, 22, was rushing Thomas Olson to the hospital April 29 because Olson had just learned that his mother, Mary Jane Moore, had been struck by another driver in West Allis earlier that night.
But as Hughes sped down W. National Ave. he lost control and crashed. Olson, 22, died in the crash. Moore was not even at the hospital; she had been declared dead at the scene where she had been lying in the street outside a tavern. »Read Full Blog Post(7)
Consumer alert: Medicare card scam pops up in Wisconsin
If you receive a phone call claiming that you need a replacement Medicare card, hang up! It is a scam.
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection recently received a complaint on behalf of a senior who received a phone call from a group calling itself "Preferred Benefits to Seniors." By the end of the call, this consumer had turned over her bank account number to the caller, but was able to close her bank account before any money was stolen.
A number of consumers have complained on different scam-tracking websites about receiving similar calls from this group. In their complaints, consumers note that the caller often tells seniors that they need replacement Medicare cards. In order to process the new card, the caller asks to "verify" the senior's personal information and asks for the senior's bank account number. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Ace, Sweetwater plan to produce cellulosic ethanol
Ace Ethanol will team up with Sweetwater Energy Inc. to produce next-generation ethanol at its plant in Stanley.
The Stanley plant opened in 2002 as Wisconsin's first large-scale corn ethanol production facility.
Ace and Rochester, N.Y.-based Sweetwater will team up under a plan in which Sweetwater will provide sugars from cellulosic, or non-food biomass, sources to the Stanley plant. »Read Full Blog Post(2)
Senators wager on Packers, Vikings
The Green Bay Packers once again prove the last bastion of bipartisanship in Wisconsin.
The state's ideologically opposed U.S. senators, Republican Ron Johnson and Democrat Tammy Baldwin, said Friday they've backed the Green and Gold for Saturday's playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings in a wager with their Minnesota counterparts, Democratic Senators Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar.
Johnson and Baldwin are wagering a selection of Wisconsin beers on Aaron Rogers' passing, with Franken and Klobuchar putting up Minnesota brews on Adrian Peterson's rushing.
Banana caper doesn't fool the self-help checkout register
A Mount Pleasant man is accused of trying to fool the grocery store self-checkout with banana swipes, the Journal Times in Racine reports.
Zoo remembers orangutan Mahal with commemorative wall
Mahal, the 5-year-old orangutan who died unexpectedly on Dec. 29, will be remembered on a commemorative wall that will be launched Saturday, which is a Family Free Day at the Milwaukee County Zoo.
Members of the public are invited to post cards, memories and photos on the wall, which will be housed in the Primates of the World Building, where Mahal had lived since 2008 with his surrogate mother, M.J. The wall will be up during regular zoo hours, starting 9:30 a.m.
Mahal came to Milwaukee from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colo., aboard a private jet belonging to Terry and Mary Kohler. His story was told in a three-part series, "Ambassador Mahal." »Read Full Article(3)
New Berlin Mayor Jack Chiovatero will face four challengers
Two-term New Berlin Mayor Jack Chiovatero will face four challengers in his bid for a third term, with one of those challengers being a former mayor and another a current alderman.
Mary Claire Lanser, 14550 W. Meadowshire Drive, served as New Berlin mayor from 1993 to 1997. District 7 Alderman David Ament, 18330 W. Lynette Lane, is running both for mayor and unopposed for re-election as alderman.
If Ament is elected both mayor and alderman, the Common Council would likely appoint someone to serve as District 7 alderman until an election can be held in April 2014 for someone to finish the rest of the term, speculated City Clerk Kari Morgan. But she will confirm that if the need arises, she said. »Read Full Article
WS Packaging acquires New York label printer
Green Bay-based WS Packaging Group Inc. said Friday it has acquired Label World, a full-service printer located in Rochester, N.Y., that specializes in labels and flexible packaging printing.
Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Pressure-sensitive labels are Label World's core business, according to WS Packaging. The company also produces tags and inserts, point of purchase, extended content labels, plow-folds, and pouches and packets. Founded in 1985, Label World produces labels for the health and beauty, pharmaceutical, wine, and specialty beverage markets.
With 21 manufacturing plants, WS Packaging said it is one of the largest printing and label converting operations in North America. The company is majority owned by J.W. Childs Associates, a private equity firm based in Boston.
Dairy production gets a boost
Dairy farmers in Wisconsin and Minnesota had an especially strong month in November.
Milk production in both states increased 5% compared with their output in November 2012. No other state showed as large an increase, and the increase nationwide was just 1%.
Wisconsin dairy farmers harvested 2.2 billion pounds in November. That was an increase of 99 million pounds from the same month a year earlier. »Read Full Article(3)
Mortician to stand trial on drug charges
Markesan - A mortician accused of dealing drugs at her family's Markesan funeral home will stand trial.
Twenty-five-year-old Melissa Wachholz has pleaded not guilty to drug charges in Green Lake County Court, including maintaining a drug trafficking place. She's waived her right to a preliminary hearing.
A criminal complaint says Wachholz told investigators she traveled to Milwaukee every day to buy five to eight grams of heroin for her personal use and to sell.
New Berlin Ethics Board unanimously dismisses complaint against Laura Karvala
The New Berlin Ethics Board on Thursday unanimously dismissed an ethics complaint about New Berlin Alderwoman Laura Karvala, saying the complaint didn't meet the requirements in the in city's codes.
Michael Neuens, chairman of the three-member Ethics Board, announced that the board agrees with Karvala's attorney that the complaint is insufficient.
In a letter to the city's Ethics Board, attorney Michael Maistelman had argued that the Jan. 3 ethics hearing should be dismissed, citing reasons why the Ethics Board should not have found probable cause to hold the hearing in the first place. »Read Full Article
Lawyer who padded hours to get bonus suspended
A law firm partner who regulators say inflated his billings to qualify for more than $45,000 in year-end bonuses has been suspended from practice by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Mathew Siderits was a shareholder and the treasurer at Otjen, Van Ert & Weir. Another partner noticed that year after year, Siderits seemed to just meet the threshold of 1,800 billable hours that would qualify him for a bonus.
After a little digging, they found out that in at least a couple of years, Siderits - though he billed more than 1,800 hours -- had gone back and modified the actual bill sent to clients and that the adjusted totals were under 1,800. He was fired in June 2009. »Read Full Blog Post(12)
Gulfstream to add 100 aircraft jobs in Appleton
The Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. facility, in Appleton, will get about 100 more jobs this year as it gears up for more work on a new large-cabin aircraft.
The site currently employs 725 people, including nearly 425 technicians.
With the certification of the new aircraft, Gulfstream says, it will need about 100 more people in positions ranging from materials handling to engineering. »Read Full Article(10)
Pioneering feminist, UW professor Lerner dies
Gerda Lerner spent her 18th birthday in a Nazi prison, sharing a cell with two gentile women arrested for political work who shared their food with the Jewish teenager because jailers restricted rations for Jews.
Lerner would say years later that the women taught her during those six weeks how to survive and that the experience taught her how society can manipulate people. It was a lesson that the women's history pioneer, who died Wednesday at an assisted living facility in Madison at age 92, said she saw reinforced in American academia by history professors who taught as though only the men were worth studying.
"When I was faced with noticing that half the population has no history and I was told that that's normal, I was able to resist the pressure" to accept that conclusion, Lerner told the Wisconsin Academic Review in 2002. »Read Full Article
Packers pledge to be 'extra vigilant' on fan code of conduct
Alcohol sales for Saturday night's NFC playoff game between the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings will be cut off at the beginning of the third quarter, instead of at the end of the third quarter as usual, the Packers have announced.
The Packers officials are also reminding fans going to Lambeau about the code of conduct guidelines for games and say that stadium and law enforcement personnel "will be extra vigilant at the game given the game's unique circumstances: Saturday night, playoffs and a division rival."
Doug Collins, the Packers' director of corporate security/risk management, said in a statement that night games have presented "more challenges than normal with regard to inappropriate behavior." »Read Full Article(9)
Townhouses proposed for South Milwaukee put on hold
A 20-unit townhouse apartment development proposed for South Milwaukee is on hold.
Vangard Group proposed the townhouses for a 1.45-acre parcel at 909 Menomonee Ave.The city-owned site is within walking distrance of downtown South Milwaukee, and just north of Heritage Reserve condos.
A city Plan Commission hearing, tentatively set for Jan. 15, has been canceled, said Tamara Mayzik, city administrator. That hearing was canceled after concerns were raised by commission members about plans for parking and other details, she said. »Read Full Blog Post(4)
Wind and cold this morning before warming trend
Winds whipping up to 30 mph will keep temperatures low this morning before sunshine and warmer air kicks in for the weekend, according to Today's TMJ4 meteorologist Scott Steele.
Readings this morning will be around 10 degrees. But the warming could reach up to 40 degrees by the middle of next week. For those headed to Lambeau Field for Saturday's nights playoff game between the Packers and the Vikings, kickoff temperatures are expected to be around 20 with wind chills in the teens.
On Tap: A date with Oscar
Oscar buffs: You're late, you're late, for a very important date. The Academy Award nominations will be announced Jan. 10, which means you only have six days to see the likely A-listers before they're revealed.
But some of the films are elusive. So check out our Weekend Cue guide to where you can see these movies right now.
More new films are already arriving, of course. Find out if "The Impossible," based on the true story of a family caught in the 2004 tsunami, keeps its grip on audiences. »Read Full Blog Post


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I'm looking for a convenient upper bound on the integral
\begin{equation*} \int_y^\infty x^k \exp(-(x-\mu)^2/2) dx \end{equation*}
for (possibly large) positive integer $k.$ This is equivalent to finding higher moments of a truncated normal distribution. A bound that works for non-integer $k$ as well would be even better.
Of course "convenient" is in the eye of the beholder, but I'd like some sort of fairly simple expression that I can use in further calculations. For example, an upper bound of the form $f(x) \exp( -g(x))$ where where $f$ and $g$ are low-degree polynomials would be great. I'm more interested in simplicity of form than in obtaining the tightest possible bound.

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September 3, 2014
Staples Launches Series of Omnichannel Updates
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August 27, 2014
Best Buy Sees Online Spike in Second Quarter
While Best Buy saw its domestic revenue decline by 2.4%, its online revenue increased by 22% or $581 million in the second quarter, the company said in a press release.
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August 27, 2014
Why Customers Still Shop Offline
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August 26, 2014
Protective Packaging Considerations for Omnichannel
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August 26, 2014
Merchants Refine Omnichannel Strategy as Demand Grows
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SNIDER, Arnell A., Jr., age 88, of Toronto, OH, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2012, at the Trinity Medical Center West, Steubenville, OH.
He was born September 22, 1924, in Harrison County, WV, the son of the late Arnell A. Snider, Sr. and Mabel L. Swiger Snider.
Arnell was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Toronto; the Toronto American Legion Post 86; Toronto Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 1276; Valley of Steubenville Scottish Rite Masons; former member of the Steubenville Masonic Lodge 45 and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
He was retired from the Ironworkers Local Union 549 out of Wheeling, WV.
Arnell was preceded in death by a son, Arnell A. Snider, III; brother, Lewis Snider; sister, Corina Carolyn and step-sister, Patricia Peach.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia L. Styer Snider; sons, Larry E. Snider of Ormond by the Sea, FL, and Richard K. (Molly) Snider of Sterling, VA; step-son, Michael Styer of Mingo Junction, OH; daughters, Patty S. DeMeglio of Massachusetts and Sherilyn L. Snider of Dickerson, MD; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation hours for Arnell will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, November 18 at the Clarke Funeral Home, 302 Main St., Toronto.
A celebration service of Arnell's life will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 19, with the Reverend Kevin Rinkes officiating.
Memorial contributions in memory of Arnell may be made to the First United Methodist Church, Sixth and Main streets, Toronto, OH 43964
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6 Hilarious Ways Al-Qaeda Is Going Corporate
The capture of Osama bin Laden revealed more than just the unmitigated badassery of Navy Seals. It also exposed how little we knew about the jihad lifestyle. For years we thought bin Laden was camping out in a cave, living off of canned Beanee Weenees and scurrying from stalactite to stalagmite with all of his belongings in a bandanna on a stick.
While Osama was living it up in the lap of adequacy in Abbottabad, his little jihad club had gone corporate -- and we mean that in the very lamest sense of the word. Here are six weirdly business-y (and mundane) tactics that terrorists are using in their war on the war on terror.
#6. Circulating Internal Memos About Branding
Maybe bin Laden wasn't caught in the act of building suicide bombs in a cave or buying plutonium from wild-eyed inventors, but he was still a terrorist -- someone who, by definition, exists to scare people. So as the head guy of al-Qaeda, you'd expect him to give about as many shits about what people thought of him as your average raving homeless man. What you don't expect is a guy so worried about the company's image that he was one memo away from changing al-Qaeda's name in a last-ditch effort to rebrand the organization.
"Nobody leaves this room until we hash this out!"
The Corporate Gesture:
In the same way that Kentucky Fried Chicken insists that we pretend the company's name is "KFC" to obscure the fact that their chicken is fried, Osama bin Laden speculated that changing al-Qaeda's name would get more sympathy from Muslims around the world. As if the whole "murdering innocent civilians for attention" thing had nothing to do with their declining numbers.
When bin Laden's compound was raided, the Navy Seals found an undated internal memo speculating that al-Qaeda's membership was dwindling because Muslims didn't quite "get" them. And the reason everyone was missing the jihad boat was a simple matter of the name. Technically, al-Qaeda is named "al-Qaeda al-Jihad" or "The Base of Holy War." According to bin Laden, it was the West that shortened the name to "al-Qaeda," and by doing so, we rechristened the terrorist group "The Base," which is utterly meaningless.
Just ask Prince about shortened names.
The solution? A name change. Bin Laden played around with " Taifat al-Tawhed Wal-Jihad" ("Monotheism and Jihad Group") and "Jama'at I'Adat al-Khilafat al-Rashida" ("Restoration of the Caliphate Group"). So you can add "coming up with catchy organization names" to the list of things that bin Laden was terrible at.
Like shaving.
Still, had he lived, bin Laden just might have P. Diddied al-Qaeda.
#5. Using Porn as a Recruiting Tool
Imagine you're part of a cause-oriented organization, like PETA. Now, imagine that in addition to recruiting new PETA-ers from farmer's markets and yoga studios, where you might find like-minded souls, you are explicitly instructed to find new members at the Beef: It's What's For Dinner recipe forum. You'd either have to be the greatest salesman in the world, in which case you wouldn't be working for PETA, or you'd have to tap into some deep, underlying meat-hate from people who are specifically looking for meat recipes. Either way, it's a tough sell.
A meat-hating woman berates some pork before beating it senseless.
Speaking of meat ...
The Corporate Gesture:
al-Qaeda is doing something like the above hypothetical, but with porn.
The leadership of al-Qaeda in Morocco realized they needed a lot of young men who dealt with their repressed sexuality by hulking out. Where did they look? The Internet, of course! After a lengthy debate, al-Qaeda's media committee said "Fuck it" and started posting recruiting ads on a porn site.
Even though porn-browsing is as forbidden among militant Muslims as bacon-browsing is among militant PETA activists, the leadership figured this was one case where the end justified the means. Strategically speaking, it's a very smart, if cynical, move. After all, if an organization is full of people willing to die so they can get laid in the afterlife, it's a good bet they aren't having a lot of sex in the now-life. If those same people are banning women from buying cucumbers and killing goats that weren't wearing underwear, it's safe to say they may have issues with sexual repression.
Goat orgy! RUN!
And if you can't find the sexually repressed on a porn site, you're just not looking hard enough.
#4. Coming Up With Social Media Strategies for Recruitment
Terrorists may be rotten-ass evildoers, but they still have friends and families and ex-girlfriends who broke their homecoming date in order to go out with your cousin Mike, just like everyone else. So it's not surprising that terrorists have been using Facebook for a while now, and for the same reasons you do. al-Qaeda members post videos, host discussions and presumably annoy former acquaintances with feel-good Maya Angelou quotes.
Al Qassam English Forum
Boy howdy, of course we want to read about martyrs and multimedia!
But while it's one thing to picture 24 villains posting "Words With Friends" scores in between making bombs and planning their glorious martyrdoms, it's quite another for al-Qaeda officials to strongly encourage members to bone up on their social media skills in order to woo new recruits as a matter of policy.
The Corporate Gesture:
According to one jihadi author, it's high time for al-Qaeda to get its online media act together, like stat. The faithful are not only encouraged to get Facebooking and Twittering for the cause, but also asked to figure out how to get their video quality up to snuff in order to stop embarrassing themselves like it's amateur night at the Islamabad Apollo. And just like middle management bosses trying to update their skill set for all the wrong reasons, Abu Sa'd al-'Amili isn't having the least amount of fun with all this new technology:
"The enemy can no longer stand alone in the field with its misleading media tools, because the Mujahideen and their supporters have through these blessed pulpits entered the battlefield from a number of gates that they (the enemies) can not completely shut."
"You know, I was thinking the same exact thing!"
"The enemy" meaning us, "misleading media tools" meaning social networks and "gates" meaning, uh, the same social networks? We're not sure. In any case, this guy's not seeing a disconnect between linking demon Western capitalist websites and his anti-capitalist holy war at all. Although he is interested in making a jihad shadow YouTube, probably because he's got some killer footage of his terrorist cats that he wants to share with his friends.


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6 Products Designed Solely to Make You a Worse Person
#3. Spoof Cards
Long before the Internet, the telephone was invented primarily for perverts and people who like to fuck with other people out of stabbing range. Little known fact: The world's first telephone conversation was not, "Mr. Watson, come in here, I want to see you," but "Mr. Watson, come in here, I want to see you... naked."
In the past, the problem with crank calling and telephonic perversion was that pesky caller ID. Worry no longer, thanks to the Spoof Card. With it, you can change your incoming caller ID number to any 10 digit number you like. Hell, make it 800-YOU-SUCK.
Once again we're sure the manufacturers have no immoral purpose in mind for this product. After all, there are all sorts of perfectly legitimate reasons you'd need to call someone anonymously that have nothing to do with, say, making anonymous threats of violence against your ex-girlfriend's new guy.
But what about your voice? Fortunately, the Spoof Card can also disguise that and promises to do so a lot more effectively than the current method of talking like Christian Bale's Batman or sucking helium from a balloon. And once more there are surely all sorts of non-illegal reasons you'd need to do that. Like if you want to call in to Glenn Beck's radio show but are afraid he'll track you down and show up at your house the next day.
The best part is you can download the Spoof Card right to your iPhone. Are you a deranged pervert with a mountain of misplaced anger? There's an app for that.
#2. The Alibi Network
So you're planning wacky hijinks and need a cover story, something a bit more iron clad than, "I was playing World of Warcraft all night. You can check my login time, Your Honor." An air tight alibi is the golden ticket of the liar; the ultimate Get Out of Jail Free card. If only there was a "cutting edge, full service, discrete agency," that specialized in providing their conniving clientele with alibis and excuses...
Why, look at this! It's The Alibi Network!
Need to hide the fact your "business meeting in Boise" is really a gangbang in Bangkok? They can whip up an itinerary, hotel confirmation and a mock hotel answering service. Need to buy the other woman something lacy from Victoria's Secret? They'll handle the purchase and even tuck in a mushy card for you.
So whatever you need to hide and wherever it was you did it, these folks can make sure you were never there at all. And if you can't trust these guys with mountains of your incriminating data, who can you trust?
#1. The TEC-9 Semi-Automatic
Up until this point, the shenanigans we've been talking about were mere child's play. Now it's time to step up to the big leagues with the TEC-9 semiautomatic handgun. Favored by street gangs and the Columbine shooters (who used a modified version), the gun was even featured in RoboCop. So what makes it different than any other gun? Couldn't anything be used as a weapon in the hands of a man with an evil heart?
Well, the fine people at Intratec (TEC-9's manufacturers) advertised that the gun was "resistant to fingerprints." Oh, and they also played up the fact that it had a threaded barrel, where you could fit a silencer on it. You know, for home defense.
Unfortunately for all of you hunters who wanted to shoot some deer without fear that the other woodland animals would go CSI on the gun and take revenge, the TEC-9 is now banned. Intratec went out of business a few years ago (they were found liable after a guy used the gun in another mass shooting).
Honestly now, if the Second Amendment doesn't protect our right to do a drive-by without getting caught later, then why do we even have it? Now our only choice is to get that fingerprint-removal surgery that is now popular among criminals. Or, you know, wear gloves.
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Another month with a couple of welcome blu-ray upgrades and some new to home video releases that have me licking my chops.
#178/My Life as a Dog-Lasse Hallström
My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund) tells the story of Ingemar, a twelve-year-old from a working-class family sent to live with his uncle in a country village when his mother falls ill. There, the boy finds both refuge from his misfortunes and unexpected adventure with the help of the town's warmhearted eccentrics. Featuring an incredibly mature and unaffected performance from the young Anton Glanzelius, this is a beloved and bittersweet evocation of the struggles and joys of childhood from Oscar-nominated director Lasse Hallström.
#230/3 Women-Robert Altman
In a dusty, underpopulated California resort town, naive southern waif Pinky Rose (Sissy Spacek) idolizes and befriends her fellow nurse, the would-be sophisticate "thoroughly modern" Millie Lammoreaux (Shelley Duvall). When Millie takes Pinky in as her roommate, Pinky's hero worship evolves into something far stranger and more sinister than either could have anticipated. Featuring brilliant performances from Spacek and Duvall, this dreamlike masterpiece from Robert Altman careens from the humorous to the chilling to the surreal, resulting in one of the most unusual and compelling films of the 1970s.
#579/The Phantom Carriage-Victor Sjostrom
The last person to die on New Year's Eve before the clock strikes twelve is doomed to take the reins of Death's chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year. So says the legend that drives The Phantom Carriage (Körkarlen), directed by the father of Swedish cinema, Victor Sjöström, about an alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well (Sjöström himself) who is shown the error of his ways and the pure-of-heart Salvation Army sister who believes in his redemption. Based on a novel by Nobel Prize winner Selma Lagerlöf, this extraordinarily rich and innovative silent classic (which inspired Ingmar Bergman to make movies) is a Dickensian ghost story and a deeply moving morality tale, as well as a showcase for groundbreaking special effects.
#580/Le beau Serge-Claude Chabrol
Of the hallowed group of Cahiers du cinéma critics turned filmmakers who would transform French film history, Claude Chabrol was the first to direct his own feature. His stark and absorbing landmark debut, Le beau Serge, follows a successful yet sickly young man (Jean‑Claude Brialy) who returns home to the small village where he grew up. There, he finds himself at odds with his former close friend (Gérard Blain)—now unhappily married and a wretched alcoholic—and the provincial life he represents. The remarkable and raw Le beau Serge heralded the arrival of a cinematic titan who would go on to craft provocative, entertaining films for five more decades.
#581/Les cousins-Claude Chabrol
In Les cousins, Claude Chabrol crafts a sly moral fable about a provincial boy who comes to live with his sophisticated bohemian cousin in Paris. Through these seeming opposites, Chabrol conjures a piercing, darkly comic character study that questions notions of good and evil, love and jealousy, and success in the modern world. A mirror image of Le beau Serge, Chabrol's debut, Les cousins recasts that film's stars, Jean-Claude Brialy and Gérard Blain, in startlingly reversed roles. This dagger-sharp drama won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and was an important precursor to the French New Wave.
#582/Carlos-Olivier Assayas
Carlos, directed by Olivier Assayas, is an epic, intensely detailed account of the life of the infamous international terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sanchez—also known as Carlos the Jackal. One of the twentieth century's most-wanted fugitives, Carlos was committed to violent left-wing activism throughout the seventies and eighties, orchestrating bombings, kidnappings, and hijackings in Europe and the Middle East. Assayas portrays him not as a criminal mastermind but as a symbol of seismic political shifts around the world, and the magnetic Édgar Ramírez brilliantly embodies him as a swaggering global gangster. Criterion presents the complete, uncut, director-approved, five-and-a-half-hour version of Carlos.


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I have recently started using Arch with nvidia driver (I had a lot of problems getting nouveau to even work so I decided to try nvidia) and I started experiencing rather odd problems. Every now and then, at random, the screen starts displaying grid over all windows. Screenshot
Dock (cairo-dock) seems to be unaffected: Screenshot
I am running Arch 3.4.3-1 (x86_64) with Compiz-Fusion and Cairo-Dock under Gnome 3.4.1. Nvidia was installed using nvidia package in [extra]
Name : nvidia
Version : 302.17-1
URL : http://www.nvidia.com/
Licenses : custom
Depends On : linux>=3.4 linux<3.5 nvidia-utils=302.17
Conflicts With : nvidia-96xx nvidia-173xx
Architecture : x86_64
Description : NVIDIA drivers for linux.
Window manager is Emerald. Graphics card is GT220.
There is nothing relevant in the log (that I can see). The only way (that I found) to solve this is restart X server.
I would appreciate any help - I have been trying to find any way to solve this but haven't had any luck.
EDIT: I have been using gnome-shell for past 45 minutes and it hasn't crashed yet. Could it be a problem with compiz/emerald?
EDIT: Nope, sadly gnome shell experiences the issue as well. However it turns out that youtube videos are unaffected.
EDIT: Downgrading to 295.59 seems to have solved the problem.


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Lawmakers in Connecticut, Massachusetts and a number of other states are presenting bills that would require gun owners to buy liability insurance. For the responsible gun owner, it's sensible to have such coverage. Indeed, National Rifle Association members can buy coverage with a $100,000 limit for $47 a year, plus $118 for self-defense coverage. A $250,000 limit costs $67, plus $187 for self-defense coverage.
O. Ricardo Pimental, a columnist for the San Antonio, Texas, Express-News, "reached out to a couple of insurance agents who drew a scenario under which gun owners could attach an excess liability or umbrella policy to existing homeowner or renters insurance. If we're talking as Illinois once did, of, say, $1 million in liability gun insurance, one agent suggested a cost of $250 annually, on top of your existing homeowners premium."
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The good news is that people your age are over twice as likely to keep their new year's resolutions than people your parents' age. The bad news is that the majority of college students will still fall short. So what makes these resolutions seem so easy on January 1st and so hard on January 2nd?
Here are the five biggest mistakes you can make when setting a resolution:
1. You have a goal but not a plan.
"I want to lose weight."
This might be the most frequent resolution, and I'm willing to bet it's the most likely to fail as well. The problem is that losing weight is a great objective, but it's not very meaningful as a resolution if you're not focusing on how you can lose weight. Continue reading "The 5 Biggest Mistakes in Making Your New Year's Resolutions"


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I'm looking for well known tools that will scan for any PII within a network. For example, I would like to be able to use a plug and play method, meaning I drive to a client, plug my laptop in, and scan for all sensitive material, such as SSN, Account numbers, medical records, etc. I believe I'm looking for a "portable" DLP system. Currently, I have come across, Find_SSN, Sensitive Number Finder (SENF), Spider, Identity Finder. Any thoughts? In addition, I've read about FTK toolkit and EnCase, but not quite sure if they would perform the way I'm hoping them to. Essentially, I would like these tools to perform similar to any VA tool, such as Nessus, LANguard, OpenVAS, etc., but scan for PII.
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Try http://code.google.com/p/opendlp/
You may well be able to use Nessus for this. Nessus Compliance checks apparently have the ability to scan for strings inside windows files. I've not actually used that side of their compliance checks, but the general process of using nessus for credentialed checks works reasonably well, in my experience.


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Adams Wildlife Sanctuary
A green oasis located in the center of town, the sanctuary is open for hiking or strolling the one-mile nature trail from sunrise to sunset.
Backwoods Berry Farm
Pick up fruits of the season from the roadside stand or head to the fields to pick your own strawberries, black raspberries or asparagus.
Bergen Park Golf Course
This nine-hole course is a par 35.
Brookhill's Golf Club
This nine-hole, par 31 course includes a driving range.
Bunn Park Golf Course
This 18-hole course is a par 72.
Carlinville Campground and Lake
Camping & Seasonal spots for outdoor lovers. Carlinville Lake open for fishing and boating. Campground opens April 1st for the season. For more info call the Lake office at 217-854-8931 or City Hall at 217-854-4076.
Crazy Horse Campground
Crazy Horse is a 55-acre campground blanketed with rolling hills, hiking trails through wooded land, and two large ponds for fishing, boating, and a swimming beach. A lodge for rest and relaxation and a playground for the little ones makes this campground a great place to get away for the season or the weekend! Check out our wide, level sites with full hook-ups as well as our primitive camping area. Call 217-886-2089 or stop by and see us. We're located 8 miles north of Jacksonville and 25 miles west of Springfield, and we're happy to show you around!!
Doc's Soda Fountain
Located on historic Route 66, this was originally a pharmacy built in the 1880's. The soda fountain was added to the business in the 1950's. Stop in for an old-fashioned treat or ice-cream. Doc's is also open for lunch and dinner.
Edgewood Golf Club
This 18-hole, par 71 course has water on 11 holes, many mature trees and several elevation changes.
Henson Robinson Zoo
The Henson Robinson Zoo is home to animals native to Australia, Africa, Asia and North and South America. Over 90 species of native and exotic animals are housed here among naturalistic exhibits. Special events are held throughout the year and provide many hands-on experiences for children and adults alike. Also, take a "Zooper Edventure" with the zoo's education programs for children ages 2 to 17. Facilities include a gift shop, concessions and a petting area.
Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway
The experiences you'll find here are as unique, fun and memorable as the road is long. Route 66 defined a remarkable era in our nation's history - and it lives on today in Illinois Route 66's many roadside attractions, museums, restaurants - and the shining ribbon of blacktop we call The Mother Road. Illinois' stretch of this mythic road boasts the highest density of kitschy, interesting things to do you'll find from here to California. So, join us for the far out journey that never ends on Illinois Route 66.
Illinois State Fairgrounds
The Illinois State Fairgrounds encompasses over 360 acres of land that is fully fenced for added security. The landscaping and scenery throughout the grounds provides one with a sense of hospitality and homeyness. Springfield and Illinois offer the finest in services and recreational opportunities available anywhere. With over 1,500,000 visitors each year, guests will surely have a pleasant experience while making their own history here at the fairgrounds.
Knight's Action Park
The theme park offers miniature golf, go-karts, batting cages, carnival rides and an arcade. While the water park features a wave pool, bumper boats, water slides, paddle boats and a lazy river. Catch a movie at the old-fashioned drive-in, adjacent to Knight's.
Lake Shore Golf Course
Rated 3½ stars by Golf Digest, this challenging scenic course has rolling hills, blind shots on three holes, many mature trees, watered fairways and bent grass greens.
Lake Springfield Marina
Full-service marina with slip rental by day, week, month and season with certified mechanics on duty. Cruise or fish on beautiful Lake Springfield on your rental pontoon boat, personal watercraft, conoe, kayak or paddleboat. Have a family or company outing on the 35 foot Party Barge.
Lincoln Greens Golf Club
This golf club features an 18-hole, par 72 course and driving range.
Lincoln Memorial Garden Nature Center
Located on the shores of Lake Springfield and designed by landscape architect, Jens Jensen, five miles of wooded trails lead you on a journey through the Illinois landscape Lincoln walked.
Longbridge Golf Course
Longbridge features a nine-hole, par 36 course.
Lost Bridge Trail
This easy to traverse asphalt trail, starting in Sprigfield, winds you through wooded landscapes, over bridges and alongside a well-groomed community park.
Nelson Center
A multi-purpose recreation complex that provides leisure endeavors for all ages, including public ice skating, group skating, lessons, and learn-to-play hockey. In the summer enjoy the outdoor public pool.
Oak Leaf Country Club
Oak Leaf offers a nine-hole, par 32 course.
Original Brick Road
This beautiful 1.4 mile long piece of restored hand-laid brick road is a segment of 66 done in 1931 and placed over a concrete roadbed. Route 66 at its best.
Pasfield Park Golf Course
Pasfield features a nine-hole, par 34 course.
Piper Glen Golf Club
This 18-hole, par 72 course includes a driving range.


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Learn From The IOUG at Oracle OpenWorld 2013
By Markus Weber on Aug 29, 2013
As in previous years, Oracle OpenWorld attendees will have the opportunity to not only learn from Oracle product experts and partners, but also directly from customers and actual users of Oracle technology.
For Oracle Database and related technologies, a great venue to do this is the User Group Forums on Sunday, Sept. 22, and very specifically anything organized by the IOUG (Independent Oracle Users Group). Check here for more info.
In addition to those sessions, the IOUG will also have a pavilion, and will organize plenty of other fun activities. More info on IOUG's site.
To talk about this and more, I recently had the pleasure to host IOUG President,
Oracle ACE Director, Michelle Malcher and we recorded this podcast.


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The Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Last Modified: May 3, 2002
Stop All of This! mixed media 13 x 9 inches 1985I am an art therapist at a large pediatric oncology hematology center, and my work has been dramatically altered by my experience with children with cancer. Art has been a therapeutic way for me to release indescribable emotions.
Death is not the only frightening thing about this disease. I see what the children have to bear in their treatments; the road to a cure is such a painful one. This seven-year-old girl has leukemia. She had a lot of difficulty with procedures. We worked on her coping skills, including the use of relaxation and visualization. In one session, we wrote a fantasy letter to the doctors. I asked what she wanted to tell them. Her response, "Stop all of this!"
Together Mixed media 13 x 11.5 inches 1995
When a child I have worked with dies, I say good-bye through my art. John was a nine year old who died from acute myelogenous leukemia. He was a gifted artist and utilized art therapy sessions fully; he displayed amazing depth. I am constantly amazed at how these children cope with the journey that cancer takes them on.


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You may not want to make the veggie lunch meat I posted yesterday for your daily brownbag at the office, but you will definitely want to make it for this recipe. I guarantee that you will be overwhelmed by its sweet and messy awesomeness.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Shaved Seitan BBQ Sandwich
You may not want to make the veggie lunch meat I posted yesterday for your daily brownbag at the office, but you will definitely want to make it for this recipe. I guarantee that you will be overwhelmed by its sweet and messy awesomeness.
Posted by Vegan Dad at 7:49 PM
Labels: BBQ, fake meat, kid-friendly, omni-friendly, seitan
12 comments:
- Michelle said...
That looks very delicious. Well done!
- June 19, 2008 at 8:47 PM
- mark said...
I must convince my wife to make this for me so I can take it to work and make a total fool of myself.
I'm good at that.
- June 20, 2008 at 12:38 AM
- Chris said...
I think I'm going to quit blogging and just re-direct my blog to yours. I've been wanting to make my own veggie lunch meat for quite a while but I've neither the time nor the inclination. And I could say the same thing for many other posts here as well.
This sandwich in particular makes me want to run into the kitchen and start cooking but at the moment I've got a sleeping baby in one arm so cooking will have to wait. Ok now it's a crying baby...
- June 20, 2008 at 6:54 AM
- John Plummer said...
This looks very good, but I am excited to try the lunch meat straight up with vegenaise! Today's office brown bag consists of a couple of your perfect tempeh burgers.
- June 20, 2008 at 8:06 AM
- Vegan Dad said...
Dudes are doing it for themselves in the kitchen these days! If you can make "tasty tomato surprise," then this dish will be no problemo.
Don't worry, by six months infants get into a solid sleeping schedule. Then you will forget all about the sleepless nights, the constant fussing, etc., and do something crazy like have another kid.
Do you freeze the burgers? They go so fast here I never have had the chance.
- June 20, 2008 at 8:17 AM
- John Plummer said...
Yes, I make a big batch of the burgers and keep them in the freezer. They keep very well. I bring them to work frozen, put them in the fridge, and then microwave for about a minute before putting the sandwich together. This is my lunch at least once a week. Thanks!
- June 20, 2008 at 8:22 AM
- Lily Girl said...
I made essentially the same thing recently with some leftover simmered seitan; totally hit the spot.
Speaking of the tempeh burgers, has anyone else had issues with them not holding together? I made them and really enjoyed them, but I almost doubled the vital wheat gluten trying to get them to come together and then I had to treat them pretty gently when cooking them as they tried to fall apart on me. I wonder what I did wrong... But they were delicious!
- June 22, 2008 at 1:09 PM
- Vegan Dad said...
lily girl,
If you boiled or steamed the tempeh first, you need to cut back on the liquids, or up the gluten. They should not fall apart. In fact, one of their selling points is that they are so durable. I have grilled them, made them into meatballs and simmered for hours, etc. My guess is that you missed an ingredient--maybe the breadcrumbs.
- June 22, 2008 at 2:28 PM
- Erin said...
Great idea to use up seitan, sounds delicious!
- June 23, 2008 at 12:09 PM
- alaskaVeg*n said...
I made this last night and it was great! I reduced the ketchup, removed the water and added Marsala and dashes of other odds and ends. Really tasty!! Thanks for sharing another delicious recipe.
- June 23, 2008 at 5:32 PM
- Vegan Dad said...
It's almost silly having a recipe for BBQ sauce, isn't it? Throw in whatever you like.
- June 23, 2008 at 7:59 PM
- Jenny said...
Made these last night, they were incredible! The best bbq sandwich ever. Just found your blog two days ago, and Im so glad I did. Made the sausage recipe first, also delicious and a big hit at home. Thanks for the great recipes!
- October 2, 2008 at 2:51 PM