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With Americans up in arms about the new security procedures of the TSA, one would expect that the industry most affected by these measures to speak out. But after clicking through page after page of Google search results, I couldn't find any airlines making statements against these travel-hindering moves. One could assume that the airlines appreciate the broader lines drawn in the sand, but the loud voice of protest by the pilots and flight attendants seems to trump that argument. This leads to an interesting question, though: Why would the airline industry be totally silent about something that would keep travelers from looking forward to heading to the airport?

I was having a quick bite to eat with friends at the Exotic Grill this week and noticed that they had created 12 new sandwiches (six burgers and six chicken). It was hard to choose, but there was one that started calling my name: it was named the Elmer Fudd. The Elmer Fudd is a breaded chicken breast topped with bacon, hash browns and pepper gravy all on an incredibly tasty bun. It was so good I had to offer a portion to my dinner guests and they too agreed that it was unlike any other chicken sandwich. Stop by the Exotic Grill and tell them semo.net sent you to try out their Elmer Fudd. You'll be glad you did.

Following a grassroots campaign by Cardinals fans, the White House announced today that Stan Musial will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor awarded by the government, just as Musial is about to celebrate his 90th birthday.

The 2010 General Elections are upon us. If you are a registered voter, be sure to get out and cast your vote. If you are not current on all the ballot measures for Missouri, you can find them here. Also, the daily weblog Lifehacker has put together an  informative article on finding more information on the candidates and ballot measures. Note: The Project Vote Smart website referenced in the Lifehacker article appears to be running extremely slow at the current time.

File synchronization and sharing has never been so easy as it is with Dropbox. Dropbox allows users to backup, share, & synchronize up to 2 GB of files over the internet and across multiple computers for free. Fear not, for those who need to sync over 2GB of data there is a 50GB and 100GB plan available. The catch is those plans are not free. Dropbox supports Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android operating systems. Dropbox also allows you to sync files of any type. This means you can easily transfer pics, music, or files from an iPhone to a Linux Desktop or from a Motorola Droid to a Mac Book. There are also multiple plugins for various browsers that