ODOT planning would be aided by bill, officials say

Tulsa World
By JARREL WADE World Staff Writer
Published: 12/6/20112:26 AM
Last Modified: 12/6/20115:59 AM

OKLAHOMA CITY - Transportation officials discussed Monday the possible benefits of a U.S. Senate bill that, if passed, would consolidate federal funding programs.

Oklahoma Department of Transportation officials currently apply for funding through about 90 programs, ODOT Director of Capital Programs Tim Gatz said at the organization's monthly commission meeting.

The Transportation Reauthorization Bill, co-authored by Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe, would also streamline other areas of ODOT's efforts to request federal money and set hard deadlines for the programs, Gatz said.

"That enables us to plan further ... so we're not living month to month," he said. "It's beginning to do some things that we've been talking about for years." FULL ARTICLE

Posted on Tue, December 6, 2011 by John Cox

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1. Sudha wrote:: Do obese people have trobule recognizing who's overweight, who's anorexic, and who's at their optimal weight?I seem to notice that whenever I see an online article showing a before and after photo of someone who's undergone liposuction (and really looked like they needed it based on the before photo ) there's always at least a dozen posters responding to the article and complaining that the patient wasn't THAT overweight prior to the procedure, and I can't help but think, Are you messing with me? I automatically assume that they must be very overweight themselves to make comments like that. For example, someone who's 70 pounds overweight might consider another individual who's 50 pounds overweight to be skinny . I've also seen women in magazines who are shorter (and naturally slender) get ridiculed for being too skinny as well, but when someone is short, I think they're healthier-looking if they aren't as plump. These observations have always somewhat unsettled me because I am American, I keep up with the news, I'm relatively well-traveled, and thus I've heard the fat American stereotype already, and I'm considering pursuing a degree in public health so I wonder if the morbidly obese have begun to think of everyone who's even slightly lighter than themselves as skinny. Is it just me or is this a bad sign of the times?Joe Malang Your answer is not even relevant.For the record, I don't think people who ARE skinnier are always healthier. I remember my anatomy and physiology teacher telling us that this skinny kid in her last class had abnormally high blood pressure (the highest of anyone there).
Fri, April 27, 2012 @ 9:29 PM

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