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Sherman A1

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November 1, 2012

Power Outages Delay Some Store Openings

NEW YORK — Widespread power outages in the Northeast kept some supermarkets closed Tuesday, while others gradually reopened throughout the day in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
Karen Meleta, a spokeswoman for Keasbey, N.J.-based Wakefern, told SN Tuesday that many ShopRite stores throughout the region were without electricity, as was the company's Edison, N.J., distribution center, which was running on generator power.

"We're slowly coming back online," she said. "Today our focus is on reovery, getting [refrigerated trucks] to where they are needed, and getting supplies to the areas that need them."
She said several Wakefern facilities were running with "skeleton crews."

"The safety of our workers is our main concern," Meleta said.

Tracy Pawelski, a Carlisle, Pa.-based spokeswoman for Ahold USA, told SN that as of Tuesday afternoon "under 20" Stop & Shop stores in New York and New Jersey were closed due to damage, flooding or road closures as a result of the powerful storm, which caused what some estimated as tens of billions of dollars in damages.


Read More:http://supermarketnews.com/retail-amp-financial/power-outages-delay-some-store-openings

November 1, 2012

Arrow Rock State Historic Site First Saturday Lecture Series


Saturday, November 3, 2012 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Area historians will tell the story of the Civil War as it affected the "Boonslick Country" of central Missouri.

Arrow Rock State Historic Site
39521 Visitor Center Drive
Arrow Rock, MO

http://mocivilwar150.com/event/728

http://mostateparks.com/event/59214/first-saturday-lecture-series
October 31, 2012

Meijer Prepares for WI Entry

Meijer Inc. is acquiring a distribution center in southeastern Wisconsin, as the Michigan-based superstore chain prepares to open its first stores in the Dairy State.

Meijer has struck a deal with Supervalu to purchase, for an undisclosed sum, a 580,000-square-foot distribution complex in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., just north of the Illinois-Wisconsin state line, MLive.com has reported. Meijer has signed agreements for five Wisconsin sites.

Supervalu reportedly will continue to operate the distribution center into early 2013. Meijer does not have immediate plans to operate or staff the facility, but the retailer plans to upgrade the two-decade-old complex.

Meijer operates 199 stores in Michigan, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.

http://www.progressivegrocer.com/top-stories/headlines/industry-intelligence/id36577/meijer-prepares-for-wi-entry/

October 31, 2012

Raley’s on Verge of Strike

Associates at West Sacramento, Calif.-based Raley’s appeared to be poised for a strike this week amid management’s announcement that 40 of the chain’s 130 stores are losing up to $2 million each annually, the Modesto Bee reported.

Meanwhile, union leaders are reportedly not convinced of the company’s dire straits as the privately held chain has refused their demand to inspect its financial records.

Some observers say a strike could be catastrophic for Raley’s, which has never had a strike in its 77-year history.

Raley’s had not responded to PG’s request for comment at post time. Read the full Bee article for more details. http://www.modbee.com/2012/10/29/2433650/raleys-workers-are-gearing-up.html

http://www.progressivegrocer.com/top-stories/headlines/industry-intelligence/id36588/raleys-on-verge-of-strike/

October 30, 2012

It's "Buy a Doughnut Day"



October 29, 2012

Black soldiers’ 1862 valor finally recognized at Missouri site

BUTLER, MO. -- Earlier this week, the golden prairie-grass pasture here 70 miles south of Kansas City was quiet except for whistling wind and the distant growl of a tractor.

On Saturday, though, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources expects 200 people to gather on this spot about a mile up a gravel-covered Bates County road off Missouri 52 at 11 a.m. A band will play patriotic music, dignitaries will speak and a flag will rise as the state dedicates this farmland as a historic site.

A bronze plaque will be unveiled on a stone monument at the edge of this field, which in the past year has been transformed into a state park.

Here — on the Old Toothman farm — the First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry set up headquarters 150 years ago, calling it Fort Africa.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/25/3885869/black-soldiers-1862-valor-finally.html#storylink=cpy

October 27, 2012

Oct 27, 1838 Gov. Lilburn Boggs issues the Mormon Extermination Order

Missouri Executive Order 44, also known as the "Mormon Extermination Order"[1] (alt. exterminating order)[2] in Latter Day Saint history, was an executive order issued on October 27, 1838 by the governor of Missouri, Lilburn Boggs. The directive was issued in the aftermath of the Battle of Crooked River, a clash between Mormons and a unit of the Missouri State Guard in northern Ray County, Missouri, during the Mormon War of 1838. Insisting that the Mormons had committed "open and avowed defiance of the laws", and had "made war upon the people of this State," Boggs precipitously directed that "the Mormons must be treated as enemies, and must be exterminated or driven from the State if necessary for the public peace—their outrages are beyond all description".[2]

While the order is often referred to as the "Mormon Extermination Order" due to the phrasing used by Boggs, relatively few people were killed as a direct result of its issuance. However, the state militia and other authorities used Boggs' missive as a pretext to expel the Mormons from their lands in the state, and force them to migrate to Illinois. Mormons did not begin to return to Missouri until 25 years later, when they found a more welcoming environment and were able to establish homes there once more. In 1976, citing the unconstitutional nature of Boggs' directive, Missouri Governor Kit Bond formally rescinded it.[3]

more at link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extermination_Order_(Mormonism)

October 26, 2012

How to Keep Your Jack O’Lantern Looking Dapper Longer

1. First and foremost, pick a pumpkin that is hard. Also, make sure that it has no blemishes. “You don’t want them to have any frost damage,” says Andres. “You can tell that by looking at the fruit.” Watery dark spots on the top of the pumpkin are an indication of frost damage.

2. “You want to wait until the last moment before carving pumpkins,” says Andres, since they tend to rot within a week or so. “But once you carve them, there are a few tricks to making them last a little bit longer.” You can squirt lemon juice on the exterior of the pumpkin, for instance. Lemon juice, as you may know, prevents the browning of fruits, such as apples and avocados (and pumpkins!). The browning is a result of phenols and enzymes in the fruits reacting with oxygen, but acidic lemon juice blocks the enzymes and thereby inhibits the reaction. Vaseline or vegetable oil can also be applied to preserve the pumpkin once it is cut.

3. Spray the jack o’lantern with a bleach solution, to stave off fungus growth.

4. Keep the pumpkin away from freezing temperatures. If it freezes, the pumpkin will thaw and inevitably rot.

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2012/10/keep-your-jack-olantern-looking-dapper/?utm_source=smithsoniantravandcult&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=201210-travel

October 26, 2012

Arizona Brothers making Millions on Red Light Camera Tickets in St. Louis

(KMOV.com) -- Critics of red light cameras say they’re about money, supporters say they save lives.

Most of the cameras around Metropolitan St. Louis come from one company based in Arizona.

That company gets a portion of every ticket paid here in St. Louis and it’s leading to some incredible wealth.

So News 4 we wanted to know who’s getting rich. Because make no mistake, those cameras might be about safety but they’re also about money.

Shawn Dow might just be the most vocal critic of American Traffic Solutions. Dow and his group, Campaign for Liberty, have been battling the Scottsdale, AZ Company for years.

When asked about the company’s stance the cameras are about safety, Dow replied “it is a lie; it is pure PR spin so they can keep their money grab going.”

http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Arizona-Brothers-making-Millions-on-Red-Light-Camera-Tickets-in-St-Louis-175861641.html

October 26, 2012

Ethics complaint filed against St. Louis County Library

ST. LOUIS COUNTY • A complaint filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission accuses the St. Louis County library of violating campaign laws by spending public money and using its staff to promote a tax increase referendum on the Nov. 6 ballot.

A University City resident, Tom Sullivan, filed the complaint alleging that the library has spent $175,000 for radio ads and brochures that are designed to drum up support for Proposition L.

Sullivan also found that the library's website linked users to a campaign site that promotes the tax increase, a practice that the ethics commission has previously declared as a violation of campaign laws.

And emails that Sullivan obtained from the library indicate that personnel were, at one point, cooperating with a political consulting firm, Sequel LLC, of Clayton, in the firm's request for a list of its patrons, including juveniles, to be used for campaign mailings.

Library Director Charles Pace said the ads and brochures don't violate any campaign laws because they are strictly informational.

http://www.stltoday.com/print/a-section/9867c227-144b-5f31-a46e-200ddff8d14c.html

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