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Sherman A1's JournalAugust 19: Potato Day
and Hot & Spicy Food Day, Aviation Day, Root Beer Float Day, Cup Cake Day & World Humanitarian Day.
Now this would be embarrassing......
Quadcopter collides with groom's head during photo shoot
While capturing bridal pictures, a photographer accidentally flies a quadcopter into a couple. Don't miss the video of this crazy situation only possible with today's tech.
A few days before a wedding, a couple gets all dolled up, stare lovingly into each other's eyes, and a photographer uses creative angles and scenes to capture that loving moment forever. During the shoot, a small quadcopter, controlled by the photographer, flies right into the groom. Ouch!
Earlier this month, an anonymous photographer uploaded the video of the accidental -- yet amusing (since he's OK) -- collision to YouTube, and provided a description of what exactly went down (aside from the groom-to-be).
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57598941-1/quadcopter-collides-with-grooms-head-during-photo-shoot/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title
August 18: National Soft Ice Cream Day!
Also it's World Daffodil Day, Mail Order Catalog Day, Bad Poetry Day & Serendipity Day.
Suggestions flow as Missouri legislators weigh options for Medicaid
JEFFERSON CITY • Give patients with chronic diseases a health care team. Monitor a state database to spot abuse of prescription drugs. Reward pregnant teens who keep their doctor appointments.
Those were among the many suggestions that flowed Wednesday to a Senate committee examining ways to improve the quality and efficiency of Medicaid, the joint state and federal health care program for the poor.
The Senate hearing was one of two held Wednesday as Missouri legislators grapple with whether to expand Medicaid to cover an additional 260,000 people, as envisioned by the federal Affordable Care Act. A House committee, meeting in St. Louis, heard from a long list of witnesses who urged that the program be expanded.
Medicaid pays for doctor visits, prescription drugs, nursing home care and other services for about 875,000 Missourians — low-income seniors, people with disabilities, and some families with children. Missouri’s program costs state and federal taxpayers about $8.5 billion a year.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/suggestions-flow-as-missouri-legislators-weigh-options-for-medicaid/article_0560ecb4-19fc-597a-aa13-999839f8325b.html
Cahokia Mounds receives 10 millionth visitor
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site on Tuesday, Aug. 13, welcomed its 10 millionth visitor since achieving the rare distinction of being designated a world heritage site, according to a press release.
Michelle Miller, of Waterloo, was the 10 millionth visitor, accompanied by her mother, Lorraine Novak; daughter Gabrielle Miller; and her daughter’s friend Keira Schmitz. Miller received a personal tour of the site and a $100 gift certificate from the Cahokia Mounds Museum Society.
Miller couldn’t quite believe she was the 10 millionth visitor. Miller and her family are huge fans of Cahokia Mounds and visit the site often from their home about 25 miles away. She said her daughter practically knows the exhibits by heart.
Cahokia Mounds was declared a world heritage site in 1982 in recognition of its unique role in history. The site once served as the civil and religious center of the sprawling Mississippian Culture. Thousands of people fished, farmed, worshipped and traded with other cultures.
http://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals/illinois/life/mounds-receives-millionth-visitor/article_60a53dd9-6e68-5f7e-90c3-f0882da9f0ad.html
'Obama rodeo clown' announcer resigns, school board launches investigation
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - A rodeo announcer at the Missouri State Fair has resigned as president of the Missouri Rodeo Cowboys Association.
Mark Ficken stepped down Monday evening from the post and says he's been unfairly roped into a controversy involving a clown posing as President Obama.
Ficken says he's been threatened physically and fears he'll lose his job as superintendent of the Boonville School District. The school board is launching an investigation into whether Ficken was involved in any of the behavior many are calling offensive.
"He's shaking like a small dog passing razor blades," Ficken's lawyer, Albert Watkins, said.
http://www.ksdk.com/rss/article/392474/3/Announcer-resigns-after-clown-poses-as-Obama
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