Posts Tagged ‘Kansas City’

Air Traffic Controllers are tested on the job almost every day, but we rarely hear about them unless something awful happens. Monday night in Orlando, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association celebrated the best of the best, presenting Archie League Medal of Safety Awards to 17 men and women who performed gracefully under pressure, almost certainly saving lives in the process. Jessica Hermsdorfer was honored for smoothly ... Full story

Unions, Community Organizations to Challenge Major Restructuring Moves in Detroit Schools, city government, pensions and medical center targeted By Abayomi AzikiweEditor, Pan-African News Wire During the week of March 15, several key initiatives were unveiled bythe corporate interests in the Detroit area that are designed tofurther the usurpation of local control of the city. The emergencyfinancial manager for the Detroit Public Schools Robert ... Full story

Given the state of affairs in California, if you could move out, would you? Why or why not? To comment on this issue, please see our forum. There was a time when California was a migration destination. With its sun-drenched coasts, dynamic economy and boundless promise, it stood as a beacon that drew people from all over the ... Full story

We’ve already covered the Quarterbacks and Running Backs rankings this week, so read on for the rankings and some selected analysis for Week 11, and then go check out the Tight End rankings: 1. Larry Fitzgerald @ STL 2. Reggie Wayne @ BAL 3. Andre Johnson vs. TEN 4. Vincent Jackson @ DEN 5. Randy Moss vs. ... Full story

Chiefs head coach Todd Haley must have had a bad experience as a child at the hands of someone with a last name of Johnson. In addition to the most recent episode with former Chiefs’ running back Larry Johnson, Haley continues to harbor some sort of ill-will towards Kansas City linebacker Derrick Johnson. So much so, that he can’t seem to find a situation or a ... Full story

What team is deeper than the Nuggets at point guard? Nobody. Nil. Nada. That is, according to Denver head coach George Karl. “We have the best third point guard in the NBA,” the wise old coach told The Denver Post Tuesday. With Anthony Carter returning from a strained hip injury, the same one that kept him out of four games last year, he gives Karl another option in ... Full story

A health information technology project “may revolutionize how health care is managed” by using medical records to coordinate patients’ records. The Kansas City Star reports: “A pilot program is helping 13 area doctors’ offices convert to doing that for their patients. The two-year program, backed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and Leawood-based TransforMED, involves 13 primary care, family practice and ... Full story

Adknowledge, a Kansas City-based provider of behavioral online advertising solutions, has acquired the primary assets of SocialMedia Networks, a San Francisco-based provider of a social media ad platform. No financial terms were disclosed. Adknowledge raised $48 million in funding in 2006 from Technology Crossover Ventures. SocialMedia Networks had raised VC funding from Charles River Ventures, IDG Ventures SF, Marc Andreessen and Jeff Clavier.PRESS RELEASE Adknowledge, the ... Full story