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Quantum Teaching: Orchestrating Student Success
Allyn and Bacon, 1999 - Education - 230 pages
Quantum Teaching shows teachers how to orchestrate their students' success by taking into account everything in the classroom along with the environment, the design of the curriculum, and how it's presented. The result: a highly-effective way to teach anything to anybody! Available as an illustrated how-to book that bridges the gap between theory and practice and that covers today's hottest topics, like multiple intelligences, this book provides specific, easy-to-follow guidelines for creating more-effective learning environments, better ways to design curricula, and more interesting ways to deliver content and facilitate the learning process. Designed and written as an interactive tool, Quantum Teaching includes lesson planning guidelines to help teachers cover all the bases, without having to culminate different theories or refer to different source materials. A reproducible lesson planning guide makes it easy to start implementing new strategies immediately.
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"When they find Zimmerman not guilty ima riot along with everybody else…ima tear some shit up."
Paul Joseph Watson
July 2, 2013
Supporters of Trayvon Martin are threatening to stage riots and looting if George Zimmerman escapes a conviction, with scores of Twitter users taking to the social network to promise chaos and violence in major cities across the United States.
When they find Zimmerman not guilty ima riot along with everybody else…ima tear some shit up
— I Am Mr. GQ ™ (@datboi_gmoney) July 2, 2013
As we reported last week in a story that went viral after being picked up by the Drudge Report, numerous individuals have expressed concerns that a 'not guilty' verdict in the trial could spark nationwide race riots.
"I fully expect organized race rioting to begin in every major city to dwarf the Rodney King and the Martin Luther King riots of past decades." warned licensed private detective and former Chicago police officer Paul Huebl, advising people to "be prepared to evacuate or put up a fight to win. You will need firearms, fire suppression equipment along with lots of food and water."
Columnist and former senior presidential advisor Pat Buchanan cautioned last month that, "The public mind has been so poisoned that an acquittal of George Zimmerman could ignite a reaction similar to that, 20 years ago, when the Simi Valley jury acquitted the LAPD cops in the Rodney King beating case."
Political Strategist Charles D. Ellison also warned that, "There is the risk of a flashpoint as intense as the aftermath of that fateful Los Angeles police brutality verdict in 1992," if Zimmerman escapes a conviction.
Zimmerman haters also celebrated the fact that CNN broadcast his social security number live on air yesterday, with one tweeting, "Now HE can be victimized!"
As we reported during the presidential election, innumerable Twitter users also threatened to stage riots if Barack Obama lost the race, as death threats against Mitt Romney became commonplace in the weeks before the vote.
It is important to recall that Trayvon supporters looted a Walgreens last year as part of a "!demonstration" against the fact that Zimmerman had not been arrested. Video surveillance footage showed teens ransacking a store in North Miami, damaging property and shoplifting goods.
View a sample of the threats to riot and loot by Trayvon Martin supporters below. It is important to emphasize that these are not joke accounts, they are genuine comments. The following tweets were collected from just the last 10 hours.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Infowars.com and Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a host for Infowars Nightly News.
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Dierks Bentley always brings his guitar with him when he visits the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Really, he says he should be bringing a guitar case full of tissues.
"You go to St. Jude and you bring a guitar thinking you're gonna help raise some spirits and make people feel better," Bentley explains to Taste of Country, "and you end up walking out of there just crying because the kids are so much stronger than you are."
The 'I Hold On' singer echoes dozens of other artists who say St. Jude is a happy place. The doctors and staff strive to make sure the smallest details are attended to. Even the chef in the Kaye Kafe takes personalized orders when he can, occasionally turning them into new menu items. One former patient remembered how he'd inject gummy bears with electrolytes, so vitamins tasted like candy.
For Bentley, this fun place is also an inspirational place.
"They really have a way of making you see things in yourself that you didn't see before," the star says. "It's almost a divine experience, because they're a lot closer to God than you are in a lot of ways."
Taste of Country is making an effort to raise money for St. Jude. For 25 years, country radio, artists and record labels have helped raise more than $500 million, ensuring that no one ever pays a dime for treatment at St. Jude.
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Garcinia Cambogia is the hot new fat burner everyone wants. Every since a certain celebrity doctor, whose name makes you think of a yellow brick road, endorsed it popularity has been soaring. Many refer to it as the "Holy Grail" of weight loss. All someone looking to buy Garcinia Cambogia has to do is browse the selection over at Amazon and you will quickly find there are many choices.
1000mg, 1600mg, 75% veggie filler, where is one to begin in choosing one to order. If you happen to be just learning about Garcinia Cambogia, and thinking that maybe you want to try it, there is always the option of opting for a free bottle. Pay to have the bottle shipped to you, and if after a few days you do not feel like it's having an impact, cancel.
Let's get back to picking where and what to buy when looking at Garcinia Cambogia.
First, you want to make sure that the Garcinia Extract you are buying is at least 50% HCA. HCA is Hydroxycitric acid; it is a derivative of citric acid. HCA inhibits the enzymes that allow carbohydrates to be stored as fat. As a result, excess carbohydrates are expended instead of stored as fat.
The reason you will not find 100% HCA is that extremely high doses have shown adverse side effects in tests. So staying around 50-65% is best though you will find products out there with more or less HCA content.
HCA has some other benefits as well:
- HCA increases Serotonin levels, this assists in elevating your mood to reduce or eliminate emotional eating
- HCA acts as an appetite suppressant, keeping you from wanting to snack between meals, or over eat at meal time
- HCA prevents new fat cells from forming
- HCA manages Cortisol levels, Cortisol is a stress hormone that results in belly fat.
Next, you want to select a product that is 100% natural. Some manufacturers are using fillers in their Garcinia Cambogia capsules, tablets, and pills. Even vegetable extract as a filler should send you looking at another product.
Natural diet supplements are a safe way to aid in the loss of weight, so if you are going to add a supplement to your weight loss efforts be sure you pick one that is 100% natural.
The Garcinia Cambogia extract linked to above and again here offering a free bottle meets the criteria above. Couple that with the fact that it gives you a chance to try out the product and it's a no brainer to at least start there even if you decide to later increase your dosage amount, or the percentage of HCA. At 50% HCA you will see two to three times the weight loss achieved by dieting or exercise alone.


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Wow. A few days ago I didn't even know what a BLOG was and now here I am creating one. I chose to add a journal to this site because I wanted to share with family, friends, and well-wishers what was going on in my life and in the development of my babies (both prenatal and after they are born). It occurred to me that they (well you) were missing so much because things keep unfolding quickly. In the last week alone, I have had a lot of drama and excitement, but we will get to that momentarily. My uncle, generously, has created this site to try to help raise support for my unborn babies and now has managed to introduce a new term into my vocabularly - BLOG. After a quick computer guided tutorial, here I am typing away. Hopefully, it won't be wasted. I am not sure of what I am in for, especially given that comments are allowed. Not sure if my hormones can handle an influx of criticism to my private thoughts. My emotions are all over the map, but I am assured that this is not the start of some mental illness, but a normal part of pregnancy - especially a multiple pregnancy. But, I digress. After reassuring you of my mental stability, I shall begin to BLOG.
To catch you up to date, I am now 23 wks pregnant with 2 sets of identical twins. I am only 2 days away now from 24 wks, the gestational age when the babies would be "viable." It would be very bad for the babies to be born now, but they would have a chance at survival. My goal is to make it to at least 30 wks, although I hope to go as LONG as I can. To maintain my pregnancy and prevent preterm labor, I am on bedrest. There are many levels of bedrest, from light bedrest where one has more liberal privileges and can sit in a chair for a long period of time to strict bedrest where one is only allowed to get up for bathroom privileges and meals. I have been ordered to the strict level in the last couple of weeks after being properly chastised by the loving perinatologist who is overseeing my care. I am doing all I can to stick to it, with only a few exceptions.
I have been ill for over a month. I started with a cold on Christmas Day and when I thought it was clearing up, I got an ear infection. When I was treated for an ear infection, I began to have a sore throat and chest congestion. I lost my voice and breathing became hard. I have been through two types of antibiotics and breathing treatments, but the voice didn't come back and the breathing problems haven't resolved. I went to see a pulmonologist/internist locally, whom I had known from work, very recently. He didn't initally recognize me and later explained that my appearance has drastically changed. Well who's wouldn't? It's not like I am getting my make up and hair done daily and that 40 pounds I have put on might have something to do with it. He told me that there was still infection and sent me home with my third course of antibiotics and sample nebulizer treatments, before telling me not to come back to him because he didn't want to be responsible for 4 babies. Of course he said this lovingly. I threatened I would go see his wife, since she is also a physician in the area and he was not opposed to this idea at all. Ha Ha. Seems everyone is frightened in my rural town to be involved in caring for me. My perinatologist will not be laughing.
Well my ribs hurt from coughing so much and I had a hard time sleeping at night, especially having to share the bed with my husband the bed hog and my cocker spaniels who try to sneak up on the bed several times a night but lately have been ending up on the floor because I can't handle the closeness. I have only been able to sleep a couple of hours at a time, though I sleep on and off all day. Perhaps I am readying myself for the schedule the babies will hold me to once they are born.
Well, we have been trying to find a way to get into a bigger place even though our income is limited. Family friendly rental properties are limited in my area. Who is going to rent to a couple with quads and two dogs in a predominantly senior town? Combine that with the fact that most input we have recieved is pro-buying vs. renting e.g. if you rent, you are throwing away money, mortgages are so low, it costs as much to rent, etc. etc. However, I am much more pragmatic than most of those around me because I said we would have to wait to purchase a home until after I could return to work and after we had some savings so we could put a down payment on a house. Everyone in the immediate family, both mine and my husband's family have kind of looked at us as crazy for waiting. After all, someone will remind me regularly (not pointing any fingers here) "YOU are going to have four babies!" "Where are you going to put them?" My husband set out to look for housing and I just laughed at his delusions.
Then possibility became real. My parents graciously agreed to help pay the mortgage until I could get back to earning an income, making it more possible that we could obtain a home. My husband got a realtor to show him homes and found one that was ideal for us. It was walking distance to my mother's house (she will be my main child care support). The realtor hadn't asked him about anything until he went to sign an contract contingent on financing and found that we don't have the ten to twenty percent down payment. I am sure she felt her time was wasted, but she did a contract contingent on financing. I contacted my good friend Jennifer, who works for a mortgage broker and discussed the possibility of financing with her. She was pretty positive in the beginning, but the reality of one income prevented us from getting 100 percent financing that wasn't anything short of INSANE payments. I gave up immediately, resigned to my I live in the real world mentalilty and accepted that this RV will be the only home we will have until we can find a rental after the babies are born. No expectations, no let downs. My husband called me a quitter, but you know what? I don't need the stress. He accessed another broker, a real go getter from the Boca area. I reluctantly talked to her and told her from the beginning, if a friend of mine cannot do it, I don't expect you can either. Well, she was very optimistic about her abilities to get it done. However, a few days later, after my optimism had peaked, I found that she could not get it done in our name. However, she questioned if my parents might be the borrowers. I told my mother of her inquiry and my mom spoke to my father. They agreed to buy the house for us and put us on the deed at closing. With a new buyer, Carrie, the mortgage broker was able to get us pre-approved for a mortgage. I don't know why I had it in my head that interest rates were 5%. We calculated our mortgage on the house we loved and found it reasonable. I was very disappointed to find that with 100 % financing, I would be carrying 2 mortgages - one at 8.6% and one at 11.6%. This made the mortgage unaffordable. I felt like my emotions were on a rollercoaster. Every piece of good news was followed by bad news. I gave up each time. Add to that, someone else put a contract on "OUR" house and I was definitely ready to call it quits. That same house became available and unavailable as quickly as I had mood swings. I was ready to just go back to - no expectations no let downs. Why had I let myself get caught up in all this excitement?
The mortgage broker came up with an idea to help us. She said that we would need to get the seller to give us a 5% concession at closing so that we could have no money out of pocket and "buy back points." I had never heard of this before. However, it means that if your seller contributes money at closing, the lender will reduce the finance percentage 1 point per 1%. We were back in the ballfield of affording a mortgage. Now we had a new challenge. Every house that was considered now had a contract on it or would have one on it five minutes after it was liked by my husband. Things were just getting hilarious. Again, I was the quitter. I said, "It just isn't God's will for us right now." Too many signs were there. I still was wondering how we could afford a mortgage. My husband and mother say God will provide. I think this is just a misuse of scripture.
In the midst of this, my mother ends up in the hospital for syncope. I went to see her and was very unhappy with the way that she was not being helped. She had been there most of the afternoon and evening without knowing who her nurse was, having someone provide her with ice chips she had requested, nor had anyone started an i.v. I was upset she didn't go to "my" hospital. I know that she would have good nursing care there. So, I had a mini episode with the staff, who I am sure were concerned that I would go into labor if they didn't help her quickly. Within an hour, she had ice chips and an i.v. Glad my hormones could be helpful for once. She was treated and released two days later. She came home happily, but continued to feel dizzy. She had to prove this point by falling out of the bathtub and breaking her nose and tooth while bruising her chest and face. My 80 year old grandmother came to me (the one on bedrest) for help when the bleeding started. She's fine. Don't worry. She got stitches at the doctor's office the same day and prognosis is good. Nothing can be done about broken noses they say.
The next day, I end up in the hospital. My husband brings me home a fast food sandwich, which I didn't eat immediately. When I did, it wasn't tasting good. I became sick, as I frequently do. When I did "get sick" (polite version), I put stress on my back. I heard a loud popping or snapping sound and felt excrutiating pain flood my back. I was screaming in pain. I felt like I couldn't breathe. The crying made it worse, but I had a hard time containing myself. My husband rushed home from work at my request. He tried to get me up so he could take me to the hospital, but every move he made was wrong and I ended up feeling more pain. I was crying "My back is broken. I know it is broken." Without any better options, he called 911. I had my first ride in an ambulance. The pain wouldn't let up, but I had to put pressure at the bottom of my rib cage for a modicum of relief. Spasms kept coming. I made a fool of myself in the ER, crying and screaming. I did this in front of the assistant to the adminstrator and the VP of nursing who came to check on me (forgive me Debbie and Donna) I couldn't contain it. It seemed to take forever, but finally the Xray technician came and did a chest x-ray. He was very pessimistic about the probability we would find anything because the area that needed x-rayed would be covered with a lead skirt to protect the babies. Sure enough, my x-ray revealed nothing. I was sent home with tylenol three with codeine (a whopping five of them), some phenergan, and instructions to follow up with my perinatologist. I could not bear the pain initally. I was unable to lie in bed. I slept upright in a chair. So much for bed rest. I contacted my perinatologist and told his partner, the one on call, what had happened. He suspects that I have a hairline fracture in the rib cage area and I suppose this isn't uncommon for multiple pregnancies. He said it wouldn't be detected on x-ray and there is nothing that can be done but to give it time to heal and "hang in there." For two solid days, I screamed with every movement - lying down, going to the bathroom, coughing, being transported by car to my mom's. It was horrible! My perinatologist's partner called in another pain medication, amazed that I was sent home with only 5 pills from the ER with the weekend encroaching. I am pleased to say that five was more than enough. I didn't have to fill an additional prescription. I have now grown tolerant of the pain and can handle it all much better (except when I cough). Funny how you grow accustomed to pain.
Finally.... good news on us obtaining alternate housing. Family, who at this point wish to remain unmentioned, came forward and offered to buy a house for us cash and then sell it to us with an interest rate of 6%. In other words, they hold the title and we make payments directly toward them. They said that when we get on our feet, we can choose to purchase the house in our name and it will be sold to us at the same price purchased less that which was paid toward the principal. This way, we have a much more affordable mortgage since we will not have to pay for a first and second mortgage. They were most generous to extend the offer to us. I have to admit, it is very hard for me to accept the offer. I didn't have a hard time accepting when it was my parents, but I think I kind of see them as "mine." I have a hard time accepting from anyone else. It is very humbling to be a receiver. I can't believe that someone took it upon themselves to "invest" in us with our financial situation glaringly apparent. Now, we are closing on our first home at the end of the month. I should also thank Chip Boring, the seller of the house, who agreed to sell the house for less than requested. Thanks for working with us!
Thanks for baring with me as I do my first BLOG. I know that I went on and on, but there was a lot I wanted to update people on. The changes in our lives are huge as we embark on this journey. We don't truthfully know what to expect. It is not like it is common knowledge when you are having quads. Everything is scary and exciting about our future. I really want to thank everyone out there who is praying for us. I feel the strength from your prayers. I know in my heart that these babies are going to make it because of those prayers. So far, I am told that I am doing a "phenomenal job" carrying these babies. I think I have a phenomenal God who knows better than I what these babies will bring to this world. Thank you to all of you who have sent emails to my mom with questions/support/offers to help out. Thank you Norma from Restoration Church who generously offered to gather diapers and wipes for us from your life group families. Thank you Lynda, mother of twins, who have offered to come and help when the babies are born. Thank you former supervisor, Donna, for offering to help in any way you can. Thank you Fr. Jose and The Gabrielle Project for keeping me/us on the prayer list, doing rosaries, and checking in on me. Thank you "Kitty" for calling because you saw a story like mine on Oprah and for being so invested in my progress. I appreciate every kind thought and word you all share and I could never thank you enough. It really touches me to see people be supportive and to reach out to us in any way. Thank God there are kind people in the world who believe in the simplest of blessings - prayer. After what I considered a very poorly written article on our situation, with misquotes and crucial information left out plastered on the front page of our local newspaper... I am very surprised at all that I have received any support. I recieved hate mail in fact via my mother's email address from one anonymous - Richardwells whom I have no idea who he is or if he even exists. I never wanted to do a website or for that matter did I want media exposure. I followed advice of those who I know had my best interest at heart and initially felt like I had been right with my belief that one should deal with their own needs and not ask for help. If you do ask for help, you open yourself up to scrutiny and basically get kicked. What I didn't expect is that for every "kicker," there is another who will pick you up and comfort you. Thank you for making me realize I was wrong. I am blessed by you.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Wow. A few days ago I didn't even know what a BLOG was and now here I am creating one. I chose to add a journal to this site because I wanted to share with family, friends, and well-wishers what was going on in my life and in the development of my babies (both prenatal and after they are born). It occurred to me that they (well you) were missing so much because things keep unfolding quickly. In the last week alone, I have had a lot of drama and excitement, but we will get to that momentarily. My uncle, generously, has created this site to try to help raise support for my unborn babies and now has managed to introduce a new term into my vocabularly - BLOG. After a quick computer guided tutorial, here I am typing away. Hopefully, it won't be wasted. I am not sure of what I am in for, especially given that comments are allowed. Not sure if my hormones can handle an influx of criticism to my private thoughts. My emotions are all over the map, but I am assured that this is not the start of some mental illness, but a normal part of pregnancy - especially a multiple pregnancy. But, I digress. After reassuring you of my mental stability, I shall begin to BLOG.
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At Milipol, I was walking around FN Herstal's booth, playing with futuristic-looking P90s, Five-Sevens and F2000s when I noticed a camera-toting tourist pretend-blasting with something very very cool: The Armatronics "Black Box" suite with Moving Red Dot Fire Control.
They'd taken a SCAR assault rifle, and put a "black box" inside the handgrip, networking it with the soldier ("with a kind of Bluetooth" according to the PR guy), and also to home base. The grip is a sealed, 10-year unit that logs the number of bullets fired and remaining ammo a la Aliens. They're also working on pairing to specific soldiers, perhaps using biometrics. Deactivating it if the Taliban get it, for instance? "In the near future," said PR man enigmatically.
The second part of the suite is the Moving Red Dot Fire Control Unit, which is a networked firing solution computer for the grenade launcher. You press a button next to the trigger to activate the laser rangefinder, then the computer calculates the solution, shows it to you in the LED display, then moves the red dot to aim it. That's right—laser-guided grenades. You are your own air support. [FN Herstal]
Apoorva Prasad is a freelance writer and photographer based in Paris, France, who covered the Milipol 2009 military-police expo for us. He has a thing for holo-scoped assault rifles, and sounds disappointed when admitting he's never been Tased.


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Williamsburg, Iowa – Row-crop growers will have the opportunity to see the newest innovations from Kinze® Manufacturing, a leader in the agricultural equipment industry, at the 2010 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky., February 10-13.
Both the 3800 Forward Folding and the 3660 Twin-Line® planters with Air Seed Delivery (ASD) will be on display at the Kinze booth – #4042 in the North Wing. Additionally, booth visitors can see demonstrations and displays of the latest technology from Kinze and visit the Kinze Store.
The unique 24 row Kinze 3800 handles and maneuvers like a smaller planter. The planter features a three-section frame that has 10 degrees of flex up and down, for planting in uneven and terraced fields. The exclusive forward folding toolbar design with telescoping tongue transports at just 14′ 7″ wide.
The planter's dedicated transport axle is located ahead of the toolbar providing better balance and maneuverability for handling tight turns. The wheelbase of the 3800 planter is shorter than other large planter models and row unit ground clearance is much greater. Available in 24 row with 30″ spacing, the 3800 planter is offered with mechanical metering or EdgeVac® vacuum seed metering.
The innovative Kinze 3660 planter will be displayed with the Interplant® option to plant in 30″ or 15″ rows. This planter features a hydraulic weight transfer mechanism that shifts weight from the center of the planter to the wings to maintain even pressure along the length of the toolbar. This allows for more uniform and accurate planting. A flexible, three-section frame features 13 degrees of up and down movement, which makes the 3660 planter adaptable to fields with rolling terrain and terraces. The 3660 is available in 12 or 16 row configurations.
The 3660 planter will feature the exclusive scale package option that is available on all ASD planters in the 2010 Kinze product line. As the only planter manufacturer to offer a scale package as a factory option, Kinze is excited to show row-crop growers how the option is an important management tool that will help them improve planting efficiency and seed management.
Both the 3800 and the 3660 planters are available with the ASD system that features two centrally mounted, 55 bushel hoppers (110 total), for optimum filling ease and convenience. Booth visitors will have the opportunity to view a new video of how the ASD system works in the field. Additionally, an interactive demonstration of the ASD system and EdgeVac vacuum seed metering system will be located in the booth.
The durable Harvest Commander® 1050 grain cart will also be on display at the National Farm Machinery Show. This cart features a 1,050 bushel capacity and a powerful auger system for easy and effective unloading. The 1050 empties in approximately 2.1 minutes, making harvest more efficient as it unloads at a rate of 500-600 bushels per minute.
The 1050 is offered with multiple undercarriage options from Row-Crop tires to Sof-Tred (large flotation tires) to Sof-Traks (rubber tracks), making this cart an ideal harvest option for any farming operation. The cart is available with a number of additional options, including electronic scale packages, adjustable discharge spout and rolling tarp.
Growers can also view some of the best monitoring technology on the market. The Kinze Vision®, Kinze Cobalt™ and KPM III monitoring systems will be on display at the 2010 National Farm Machinery Show booth. These systems allow for more precise and accurate planting – lowering input costs and reducing field time during a busy planting season.
"Our goal has always been to provide durable and reliable products to row-crop growers," Susanne Veatch said, the vice president and chief marketing officer at Kinze. "At the 2010 National Farm Machinery Show, growers can see demonstrations and learn more about the most innovative planter and grain cart technology available in the industry."
To learn more about Kinze equipment and technology stop by the Kinze booth (#4042) at the National Farm Machinery Show, contact your local Kinze Dealer, or visit www.kinze.com.


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The camera features three various image sizes at roughly at 10MP, 5.6MP and 2.5MP. It allows RAW, RAW + Jpeg Fine, Jpeg Fine and standard file formats. It has roughly a FOV crop of 1.5x. The camera has a built-in Super SteadyShot that stabilizes all your shots. They claim the stabilization can compensate for 2-3.5 steps in shutter speed. The autofocus has a wide AF area setting, spot AF in the center or manual selection of 9 points. It has an auto-tracking focus point display and predictive focus control for moving focus points. The camera also has an AF assist illuminator that is on the internal flash so it must be raised to be used. The camera has 6 scene modes including portrait, landscape, macro, sports, sunset and night portrait. The ISO sensitivities includes an auto 100-800 or manual selection from 100-1600. There is also a Lo80 and Hi200. The shutter speed can be set from 30 secs to 1/4000 sec or to bulb. The flash can be synced to 1/160 or 1/125 with the super SteadyShot on. It also features a dedicated DOF (depth of field) preview button.
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The battery defiantly lasts over an entire day. Sony stats their battery will last 750 shots using the flash 50% of the time. Most people will never get close to shooting this many photos in a day. I tested this camera during Fashion Week in Los Angeles and was glad to know I could go through a whole day of fashion shows without having to worry about battery life. Also note the battery is not the same as on the Maxxum bodies.
Using the camera in manual mode takes some time to get used to with only one dial wheel; you have to push a button to change the shutter speed. It has 2 or a 10 second self timer.
When reviewing photos the zoom feature takes a while to get used to but makes it very quick and easy to zoom in to check focus and detail of your very large photos. It lets you automatically zoom up to 12x at the last magnify level with a push of a button.
There is a left dial that is for function controls and the right dial for your program type. The function dial is very easy to understand just rotate to the function you wish to change including focus, iso, white balance and more then click the function button in the center. At that point you control and setup that function/feature using the back panel.
One of the biggest selling points for this camera is the Dynamic Range Optimization. The idea of the Dynamic Range Optimization is to lighten the shadow areas and keep the highlights. It has a standard, advanced and off setting. The Optimization will run only if you use the Multi-Segment metering and at 100-400 ISO and wont run if you run in Manual Exposure mode or shoot in RAW or RAW+JPEG mode. Overall the Advanced mode brings out the sky and lightens up the shadow areas. Not being able to use the Optimization modes in certain circumstances is a little disappointing.
The full retail price of the body is $899 and with a 18-70 lens kit is $999. The image quality of this camera is great. It has an eye start feature which is useful and doesn't seem to suck up the battery. The battery life is amazingly long. The intergraded usb 2.0 is useful for transferring photos. The built-in SteadyShot helps add the extra speed stops to any lens. Any serious amateur looking for their first DSLR should take a serious look at this. Anyone who also misses the old Minolta bodies should try one of these out.
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When it comes to cutting their money, you can expect a lot of music's greatest to take action.
Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Cee Lo Green, Ne-Yo, Maroon 5 and about a hundred other artists have released an open letter to Pandora, regarding their attempt to persuade Congress to pass the Internet Radio Fairness Act, which would reduce the fees the Internet radio service pays for playing artists' music, saying that this proposal would "gut the royalties that thousands of musicians rely upon."
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"We are big fans of Pandora," the letter starts. "That's why we helped give the company a discount on rates for the past decade. Pandora is now enjoying phenomenal success as a Wall Street company. Skyrocketing growth in revenues and users. At the same time, the music community is just now beginning to gain a footing in this new digital world.
"Pandora's principal asset is the music," the letter continues. "Why is the company asking Congress once again to step in and gut the royalties that thousands of musicians rely upon? That's not fair and that's not how partners work together."
According to the Los Angeles Times, Pandora officials explain that reducing their fees is necessary to keep them competitive with broadcast radio.
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Bill's articles on PCs, notebooks, and printers have been cited five times in the annual Computer Press Association Awards. He was named as one of the industry's ten most influential journalists from 1997 to 2000 by Marketing Computers and is a frequent commentator on TV news and business shows as well as at industry conventions. He also wrote the PC Magazine Guide to Notebook & Laptop Computers. He was an executive editor and senior editor of PC Magazine from 1985-2001 and wrote PC Magazine's On Technology column through 2005
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Well, now you have something to do this weekend ... Watch Evangelion.Nessephanie wrote:That's what I ended up doing, and it was still a pain in the ass cause they're all out of order and I had to keep scrolling around :\GloryQuestor wrote:Also, if you are still confused by the titles and the pop-ups aren't working for you, just open a tab with the VCA forum and match the title lists here.
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The road you need to take in life can sometimes be paved with chocolate. Fang Jia Hua (Vanness Wu) is expected to go into his family's business, which doesn't interest him at all. His dream is to pursue his love of chocolate and open his own business making and selling gourmet chocolates. When his father doesn't understand his passion for chocolate, he decides to leave home so that he can fulfill his sweet dream. In his efforts to open his own business, he keeps running into Hong Xi En (Joanne Tseng) and her family. Xi En is an industrious woman who does all manner of odd jobs, such as delivering newspapers and fast food to driving cabs and painting fences, to help support her family and her special-needs brother. When Xi En eventually gets a job working for Jia Hua, she must pretend to be a man. How long can she hide her true identity? "Ti Amo Chocolate," which translates to "I love chocolate" in Italian, is a 2012 Taiwanese drama series.
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Public Comment
BRT, NIMBYs, and the New York Times
On March 12, the New York Times ran an article named "Green Development? Not in My (Liberal) Backyard."
It began by saying, "Park Slope, Brooklyn. Cape Cod, Mass. Berkeley, Calif. Three famously progressive places, right? …. But just try putting a bike lane or some wind turbines in their lines of sight."
Then it pointed out that, in Park Slope and in Cape Cod, residents are suing to stop bike lanes and wind turbines, and "In Berkeley last year, the objections of store owners and residents forced the city to shelve plans for a full bus rapid transit system (B.R.T.), a form of green mass transit…."
The article said that the residents all claimed to have reasons to oppose these projects, "But some supporters of high-profile green projects like these say the problem is just plain old Nimbyism."
As surely as night follows day, an outraged opinion piece named "Why is the New York Times Bashing Environmentalists?" appeared in the Berkeley Daily Planet objecting to this slur against our city: "the author's claim that opposition to a full bus rapid transit system on Telegraph Avenue was a function of 'nimbyism' is a bald-faced lie. There's certainly nothing new about the mainstream media trying to find hypocrisy in the most environmentally forward thinking city in the United States, but opposition to that particular BRT route had everything to do with sound transit planning and nothing to do with nimbyism."
Anyone who attended the meetings about BRT in Berkeley and heard the people involved knows that the New York Times is right and the Daily Planet opinion piece is wrong.
BRT was supported by the two major environmental groups working for better transportation in our area, the Sierra Club and TransForm.
BRT was supported by many individuals with a long history of environmental activism. Many supporters have degrees in city planning or transportation. Others, like myself, are not professionals but have been working for environmentally sound transportation for decades.
BRT was opposed by Telegraph Ave. merchants and vendors who cared only about its effect on business.
BRT was opposed by people in adjacent neighborhoods who cared only about its effect on traffic and parking in their own neighborhoods.
BRT was opposed by people who were simply pro-automobile activists, complaining that it would take away lanes that they use for driving, making their auto trips take 10 or 20 seconds longer.
Finally, BRT was opposed by the usual suspects who make a career of being against everything proposed in Berkeley.
Opponents did claim that BRT was not "sound transportation planning," but those of us who have some background in transportation issues saw through them immediately. Their arguments generally took one number from the DEIR in isolation, and anyone experienced in transportation planning could see that they were new to the issues and did not understand what the number meant.
I will not rehash these arguments. I will just point out that the US Department of Transportation found that, of all the Small Starts projects proposed in 2010, our BRT project was the most cost-effective.
The writer of the Planet opinion piece seems to be blind to all these facts.
Merchants, vendors, and neighbors made some valid points about the impacts of BRT, which I think could have been accommodated in the final plan. Unfortunately, the career obstructionists stirred up so much opposition to the plan that the city killed it before the FEIR was completed and mitigations were developed.
Anyone with experience in local politics knows that it is easy to stir up opposition to a project by using scare tactics among those who are immediately impacted by it.
The overwhelming majority of BRT opponents were people who had never been active in the past on environmental issues or on transportation issues, and who became active only when a project was proposed in their back yard. The overwhelming majority of supporters were people with a long history of activism on environmental issues and transportation issues.
What do we usually call people like the majority of BRT opponents?
People who were never active on energy issues until wind generators were proposed near their Cape Cod homes, or people who were never active on transportation issues until bicycle lanes were proposed near their Brooklyn homes or bus lanes were proposed near their Berkeley homes and businesses, people who then worked against these projects out of pure self-interest, without thinking of their impact on the entire region or on the environment, these people are usually called exactly what the New York Times called them: NIMBYs.
Charles Siegel's most recent book is Unplanning: Livable Cities and Political Choices. He is a long-time Berkeley resident.


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Banking On Tomorrow
This story appears in the August 1996 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Many banks now offer customized software programs or support popular money-management applications such as Intuit's Quicken, so individuals with personal computers can pay their bills or track personal accounts online. Since the mid-1980s, banks have also provided their large corporate customers with PC banking programs to track payments in real time. So what's available for small-business customers?
Not much.
The good news: Experts predict that's likely to change in the near future. Bill Burnham, an associate with New York City-based management consulting firm Booz Allen & Hamilton and leader of the company's recent Internet banking survey, says banks are beginning to provide online banking services to companies, including small businesses.
"Online banking services are probably better suited to business owners than to consumers because businesses need a real-time way to manage payments and keep track of their financial situation," says Burnham. "We think [the banks'] focus is going to change dramatically as [bankers] start to recognize small business's true potential."
In the past, online banking has been available primarily through dedicated software programs installed on individual users' computers. But Burnham predicts most of the industry's future growth will be in another area: the Internet. In fact, the Booz Allen & Hamilton study found that more than 30 banks expect to have Internet banking sites by early next year, and more than 500 say they will have such sites by the end of the decade.
Since May, Wells Fargo Bank customers have been able to transfer funds between their Wells Fargo consumer accounts, as well as pay their Wells Fargo credit balances, through the Internet (http://wellsfargo.com). It expects customers will be able to make payments over the Internet to other vendors in the near future. In addition, First Union's corporate trade customers can apply for commercial letters of credit online through its new service on the World Wide Web, called Cyberbank LC, which is accessible from First Union's home page (http://www.firstunion.com). Likewise, First Union expects to offer fund transfers and bill payments over the Internet by year-end.
Still, most Internet banking services leave something to be desired. Almost 90 percent, however, have aggressive plans for improving the size and functionality of their Internet banking offerings. Within three years, 69 percent of the banks surveyed plan to offer advanced services such as account balance inquiries and bill payments over the Internet.
Just how will Internet banking help small business? In the coming years, Burnham anticipates small-business owners will be able to apply for bank loans; check their deposits, balances and payments; review their financial histories; and even discuss account activity with an account manager via videoconferencing over the Internet.
"In the next five years," says Burnham, "you'll be able to conduct banking business remotely at any time of the day from your home, your office, and maybe even your car. From a small-business owner's perspective, this is going to be a great benefit."
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Own a retail business? Need someone to talk to about today's fickle market? Bend someone's ear at Retail Advisors' Small Business Resource Center site (http://www.retailadvz.com). Subscribers to its BizTherapist service ($59.95 per month, six-month minimum) can discuss their retail business's personnel, sales, marketing and more with seasoned retail consultants; responses to inquiries are given within 72 hours via e-mail.
Also, be sure to check out the Ask Harry section, where you'll find about 60 small-business resources, as well as Harry's Internet Rolodex, which connects you to useful places like the FedEx, United Parcel Service and AT&T sites.
The Small Business Resource Center is a forum to share your personal wealth of information as well. You can recount humorous experiences in the Small Business Diary section or offer suggestions in the What Works for Me area.
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Listen up: Millennium experts say massive calculation errors
will occur in your computer
system and software if they haven't been equipped to compute the new century properly. What's the problem? All dates need to be converted from the current six-digit format (12/22/96, for example) into an eight-digit sequence (12/22/2000)-or else computing blunders will occur in time-sensitive information such as accounting programs, databases, tax documents and more.
For most small companies using computers, there's still time to begin tackling this problem-but you need to act quickly. "For the small-business person, now is the time to strike," insists Jerome T. Murray, co-author of The Year 2000 Computing Crisis: A Millennium Date Conversion Plan (McGraw-Hill).
Why the rush? Murray estimates the entire date conversion process can take anywhere from two to four years. This includes the time needed to find and hire appropriate computer consultants and time for them to become familiar with your business's operations, diagnose the problem, develop a conversion plan and implement it. And the longer a company procrastinates, Murray warns, the slimmer the pool of professional personnel to choose from-particularly for small-business owners who don't have the deep pockets corporations have to solve this problem.
Conversion doesn't come cheap. Murray anticipates it will cost small companies anywhere from $500 up to $10 million, including costs for consultant expertise, new software tools, and potential profit opportunities lost to competitors that have already converted.
Unless you have the expertise, you'll need a computer consultant to get you started on the conversion process. Murray recommends interviewing several consultants to find one who has worked on this type of problem in a company of similar size and kind. Talk with your consultant often to track the conversion process. Then, once you're satisfied with the solution-and have conducted several test runs on your computer-it's time to implement it into your regular operations.
Book Smarts
If you're looking for an easy-and cheap-way to market your new Web site, consider calling your local telephone company. Several regional phone companies are beginning to list businesses' World Wide Web and e-mail addresses in their telephone directories. For instance, for a paltry $6 to $16, Chicago-based Ameritech will include this information in several of its directories' business listings beginning this fall. Or, you can add a line to your existing Yellow Pages advertisement free of charge.
Eventually, Ameritech plans to supply electronic versions of its telephone directories. The company says it will begin offering hypertext links to Internet sites in 1997.
Speak Up!
Finally, a computer that actually listens when you talk to it: IBM's newest version of its OS/2 Warp operating system, code-named Merlin, allows users to give vocal commands to their personal computers. Merlin's new speech recognition capabilities mean PC users can vocally navigate through menu bars and objects on the desktop to, say, open files, launch applications-even access Internet sites. Plus, the dictation component enables you to dictate memos and other documents, then paste them into word processing or e-mail applications to either print out or send on their way.
IBM says Merlin's speech recognition capabilities are about
95 percent accurate, with a base vocabulary of about 22,000 words.
The system also supports six languages: U.S. and U.K.
English, French, Spanish, German and Italian.
Other new features include a cleaned-up interface with 3-D icons, a WarpCenter tool bar that accesses a task list indicating which programs are running, and a Warp button that quickly creates a view of everything on the desktop.
The newest version of IBM's OS/2 Warp is expected to be available by year-end.
Contact Sources
Ameritech Advertising Services, 100 E. Big Beaver Rd., 15th Fl., Troy, MI 48083, (http://www.ameritech.com);
Booz Allen & Hamilton, 101 Park Ave., New York, NY 10178;
Jerome T. Murray, 5493 N. Via Frassino, Tucson, AZ 85750;
Retail Advisors, 1463 E. Republican, #174, Seattle, WA 98112, (206) 324-2627;
Wells Fargo Bank, (800) 423-3362.


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Graduate Council Meeting
November 01, 2004
I. The meeting was called to order at 2:30 p.m.
Voting members and alternates present were: B. Baker, K. Bennett, G. Bernhardt, N. Bourbakis,
J. Brandeberry, W. Carmichael, A. Chamberlain, R. Grandhi, R. Grubbs, B. Jung, M. Leffak, J. Leung,
P. Martin, S. McConnell, T. McKee, S. Mohan, S. Nelson, R. Ritzi, C. Ryan, P. Saunders, K. Scordo,
V. Shalin, T. Sudkamp, J. Thomas (Chair), J. Turchi
Non-voting alternates present were: S. Narayanan
Non-voting attendees were: S. Foster, D. Hopkins, J. Kimble, G. Malicki, D. Orenstein,
D. Pringle, W. Sellers
II. Approval of Minutes
It was moved and seconded that the minutes of the May 10, 2004 meeting be approved as written. Motion carried unanimously.
III. Election of Secretary
It was moved and seconded that Gerald Alter be reappointed as Secretary of the Graduate Council for 2004-05. Motion carried unanimously.
IV. Report by Faculty President (Drew Pringle)
Faculty Senate is having a good year. The Quadrennial Review Committee is meeting this year to consider changes in the Faculty Constitution. One topic is the quarterly General Faculty Meeting and a proposal to institute a secure web site for a faculty vote on changes in the Faculty Constitution.
V. Report of the Dean (J. Thomas)
Dean Thomas welcomed Sulabh Mohan as the Student Government Representative.
The four standing committees of the Graduate Council and their 2004-05 chairs are: Policies Committee (D. Orenstein, Chair), Membership Committee (R. Grubbs, Chair), Student Affairs Committee (N. Klingbeil, Chair), and Research Council (J. Thomas, Chair). J. Petrick will replace R. Grubbs as Chair of the Membership Committee after fall quarter, 2004. The memberships of these committees were listed.
A summary of fall enrollment from 2000 to 2004 was presented. Over this period, graduate headcount increased 11.9% and graduate credit hours increased 26.1% (excluding School of Medicine and School of Professional Psychology whose enrollments are capped). For fall 2004, however, there was a 2.9% decrease in graduate headcount from fall 2003. It is important to enhance recruiting so that this does not become a trend.
Of the 1,906 students enrolled full time for fall 2004, 690 receive financial support; 544 as Graduate Assistants (these numbers are adjusted from those presented at the meeting), eight as Graduate Council Scholars, and 139 students receive Tuition Scholarships only. There was a decrease this fall in Graduate Research Assistants related to several major research programs ending and a decrease in international graduate students.
In regard to recently approved programs, nineteen students are enrolled in the new Master of Public Health program for fall 2004. The Certificate in Scientific Computation was approved by Faculty Senate in September, 2004. The program development plan for a Master of Information Systems is presently in the RACGS review process. A reading committee for the full proposal is planned. The Master of Arts in International and Comparative Politics was approved by the WSU Trustees in October, 2004.
An internal search for a full time Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies is announced. It is anticipated that the position will be filled by January, 2005.
VI. Report of the Provost (D. Hopkins)
Provost Hopkins expressed gratitude to the Council members for their accomplishments in regard to new program development and recognized the achievements in sponsored research. The Strategic Plan is under continuous scrutiny and is being closely tied to budget augmentations. The budget looks good this year but there is concern for next year. Small enrollment increases are essential. This year WSU's enrollment increase ranks third in Ohio, which has been helpful. It is important to not let the slight decrease in graduate headcount for 2004 continue. Accordingly Provost Hopkins will provide $20,000 to be administered by the School of Graduate Studies for targeted graduate recruitment efforts. The University is moving forward on several strategic investments including seeking new faculty members. However, some of the new initiatives are being funded by savings so there is a need to seek ways to be cost efficient.
VII. Committee Reports
- Policies Committee (D. Orenstein)
The Committee met October 15 and October 22 and discussed and acted upon the following issues:
A program linking the bachelor's degree in Accountancy with the Master of Accountancy (M. Acc.) was approved by the Committee. Students will be accepted to a master's "transition program" at the beginning of the senior year, allowed to take four courses (16 cr. hr.) for graduate credit, and are guaranteed admission to the M.Acc. for a specific quarter assuming the undergraduate program is successfully completed. This further accommodates the recent change requiring 235 credit hours to take the CPA exam.
The "transition program" required changes in the policy on Senior Permission to allow more than the current limit of 12 credits and to begin graduate coursework before completing 162 credits. Language was proposed to allow seniors to take graduate credits either according to the current guidelines or for students accepted into an approved Transition Program. The proposed change was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously.
The Master of Humanities program has developed an emphasis in modern languages. This fits within the currently approved degree requirements so no further approvals of program changes are needed. However, the emphasis envisions the transfer of 12 credit hours from a foreign university whereas the current Graduate Council policy only allows transfer credits from regionally accredited US universities. A change in the transfer credit policy to also allow transfer credits from foreign universities previously approved by a program and the Policies Committee was moved and seconded. Following discussion, the language was amended for clarity and approved unanimously.
A Graduate Certificate Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in High Technology, a joint offering by the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Raj Soin College of Business, was approved by the Committee and recommended to the Council. It was moved and seconded to approve the Certificate Program. Following discussion, it was approved unanimously. The Program will now be submitted to Faculty Senate as new business.
The Graduate Council was informed of other Policies Committee business. (1) Tracks entitled Technology-based Learning with Disability were approved in the biomedical sciences, computer science and engineering, engineering, and human factors & I/O psychology PhD programs. Students will complete all requirements for the PhD program as well as interdisciplinary studies in learning with disabilities. This is in anticipation of receiving a $3.2 million NSF Integrated Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award. It builds on Wright State's long reputation of accommodating disabled students. (2) The Committee approved a change in the degree requirements for the MA in History to move from anExamination Plan to a Course Intensive Plan. (3)Discussion has been initiated on limiting the number of hours of credit by examination that can be applied to a degree program. (4) The Committee is reviewing a proposal to add a Communications Track to the Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree.
- Membership Committee (R. Grubbs)
The Committee met May 26 and October 21, 2004 and considered and recommended 13 nominations for full graduate faculty membership and six nominations for adjunct full graduate faculty membership.
The full member nominees are:
|Green, December
|Pol Sci/CoLA
|Henderson, Richard
|Anat & Physio/S&M
|Killian, Jerri
|Urban Afrs & Geography/CoLA
|Kozlowski, Gregory
|Lee, Daniel
|Luehrmann, Laura
|Pol Sci/CoLA
|Patrick, Steve
|Pei, Yong
|Petkie, Doug
|Seitz, David
|Subban, Jennifer
|Urban Afrs & Geography/CoLA
|Wenning, Mary
|Urban Afrs & Geography/CoLA
|Young, Henry
The adjunct full member nominees are:
|Alam, M. Khairul
|Hussain, Saber
|Pharma & Toxi/SoM
|Kobryn, Pamela
|Layne, Jeffrey
|Riechers, Ronald
|Sanders, Jeffrey
It was moved and seconded that the nominees be approved; the motion passed unanimously.
In response to a question, R. Grubbs replied that credentials that are considered by the Committee when reviewing applications for full graduate faculty status include graduate level teaching, evidence of active scholarship such as publications and research funding, and student committee involvement. If the nominee is a junior member of the faculty hired specifically to strengthen a graduate program, a strong letter of support from the department chair can be substituted for graduate teaching and mentorship experience.
VI. Research Report (W. Sellers)
For the first time, over $50 million in external support was received during 2003-04. About $27 million of this was for research and $24 million was from Federal agencies. Federal funding was predominately from NIH and DoD. It was suggested that good opportunities are available at other agencies such as NSF, DoE, and DoEd, and NASA and should be pursued.
The deadline for submitting Research Challenge Early Start/Augmentation proposals is Wednesday, November 3. Eligible faculty members have been notified.
The Research and Sponsored Programs New Faculty Orientation was held in October, with limited attendance. W. Sellers solicited suggestions for higher attendance at future orientation presentations. If an interest exists, Research and Sponsored Programs is considering hosting a Scholarly Proposal Writing Workshop.
VII. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m.


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Only on WISN 12: Wauwatosa man's arrest leads to multistate counterfeiting investigation
A sexual assault arrest in North Dakota led police to a storage facility in Milwaukee, where they raided four lockers filled with counterfeit clothes and handbags.
"It's nuts. It's crazy because I just don't believe it because they're nice," neighbor Colum Mastrogiovanni said.
Neighbors watched as police raided a Wauwatosa apartment where the suspect lived with his girlfriend in search of counterfeit clothing and handbags.
"Things like purses and football jerseys, She and I both love purses," neighbor Marie Willis said.
Police arrested 51-year-old Adrian Williams in Jamestown, N.D., last month on sexual assault charges and said they found drugs and counterfeit merchandise in his car. Their investigation led them to the Milwaukee area, where investigators said Williams' operation centered.
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In court records, police revealed Williams had operated stores where he sold knockoffs in Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, Oconomowoc and Appleton, Wis., dating back to 2008 and had recently opened stores in Williston, Watford, Belfield and Jamestown, N.D., as well as Wyoming.
Last week, North Dakota's attorney general issued a cease and desist order to shut down his businesses there.
Police searched the Wauwatosa apartment, three cars he kept there and the four storage lockers he rented.
The search warrant details pages of designer knockoffs and counterfeit sportswear they found. Willis is stunned.
"If they arrested him and put him in jail, I'm going to miss him because when I have a full cart, he carries it upstairs for me," Willis said.
North Dakota police told WISN 12 News that Williams is in custody there on sexual assault and drug charges.
They are working with law enforcement in Wisconsin as they continue the investigation into counterfeit trafficking.


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Microsoft wants all of its Windows XP users to know exactly how much time they've got before XP is taken out to the back shed and mercy-killed with a shot to the nape. Which is why the "Windows XP End of Support Countdown Gadget," available now from Microsoft, would be so, so handy—if it were compatible with XP devices.
As i-Programmer points out, the Countdown is a desktop widget, which means it's only compatible with Vista and Windows 7. Meaning the only people who can enjoy the constant reminder of XP's impending doom are those who have already shucked it.
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Hundreds of Philadelphia high schoolers whose class-cutting put their prom plans in jeopardy have gotten the chance to reclaim their big night — with care packages for United States troops in Afghanistan.
South Philadelphia High School officials informed their nearly 500 juniors and seniors last month that half of them were ineligible to attend prom because they had cut class too many times, in a follow-up to a September assembly outlining who would be eligible for prom.
Students who had cut class more than 20 times lost their prom privilege, they said. The "cuts" list was posted so everyone could publicly see who was affected, and the most serious class-cutter had 420 cuts.
"They thought we weren't serious," school counselor Pierre LaRocco said. "Men and women overseas are fighting for your freedom, and you're using that freedom to walk around the hallways."
Adara Jones, 17, hadn't realized she had 23 "cuts." She and her friends were frantic when they learned they wouldn't be able to attend prom.
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LaRocco and principal Otis Hackney III wanted to make prom possible while also making sure students had earned the opportunity to attend, so they came up with a way for students to earn back their prom rights: They brought in the troops.
Well, not exactly.
Hackney decided what the students needed was to do something selfless for others, and the school initiated its own service project to support U.S. troops.
Students barred from attending the prom can create a care package for U.S. troops — specifically, for South Philadelphia High's 2012 graduate John Russino's unit serving in Afghanistan — to earn back their prom privileges.
"This is a great cause to help students find their way and show support to our fellow soldiers overseas," said Russino.
For every 20 times a student cut class, a student must submit a care package and a personal letter to a service man or woman to earn back their prom. So if a student has 101 cuts, she must submit five care packages.
"I think it's a good opportunity. It not only gives students a chance to get their 'cuts' off but also gives back to the soldiers," student Adara Jones said.
Each prom-to-troops care package contains beef jerky, nuts, sunflower seeds, granola bars, Crystal Light singles and lip balm. Its estimated value is about $25.
"These gift boxes will lift the morale of the troops. Soldiers are serving overseas and risking their lives. Free education, not taking full advantage of it," said ROTC teacher Timothy Mack. "This is a great way to help soldiers and the students."
Students have until May 9 to create a package. Two days before the due date, the school received 22 packages.
Councilman Jim Kenney heard about the project and connected the school with the Liberty USO, which has come forward to cover the cost of shipping the boxes.
The prom takes place June 6 at the Double Tree Hilton on Broad Street. With 250 students ineligible for prom, the school expects hundreds of care packages to come in to support the women and men serving abroad.
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When an actor signs themselves over to a director like Fernando Meirelles, who made the exquisite City of God and the far less interesting The Constant Gardener, they are giving their trust to this director's vision. Hoping that in the end there will be meaning in the images and breadth given to the performances. The actor, while having the whole arch of their character in mind, has to focus down on each and every moment and trust the director to put those moments together as a whole. Unfortunately Meirelles's take on the award winning book Blindness, is simply ridiculous.
I would call it a melodrama, but it isn't, it's more like a Soap Opera, as situations become dramatic for the sake of being dramatic. A virus that leaves its victims blind, seeing a washed out white landscape instead of darkness, randomly infects a Japanese business man, and quickly spreads to the people he comes in contact with. Mark Ruffalo, simply called the Doctor treats the Japanese business man, and just can't put his finger on the cause of the the sudden blindness. Maybe it's psychological he pontificates to his wife, Julianne Moore, simply called the Doctor's Wife. Like The Happening earlier this year, there's no reason given for the sudden attack on humanity, which would be fine if the film's messages and themes weren't overtly obvious at some points and so convoluted at other points, and if the film was a bit more intelligent with it's representation of what happens to blind people.