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Man arrested after accidentally shooting through apartment wall while naked
Apparently, practice doesn't make perfect as a 53-year-old Bayside man found out after accidentally shooting through the wall of his apartment in Bayside.
According to a Bayside police report:
The man was arrested for a misdemeanor charge of endangering safety by negligent use of a dangerous weapon after discharging a firearm inside his apartment which went through his wall into the next apartment in the 9100 block of North White Oak Lane at 4:20 p.m. July 22.
The man said he was sitting naked on his living room floor practicing loading and unloading his .45 caliber gun and pulling the trigger to "improve his muscle memory." He thought the gun was empty when he aimed at a picture on the wall in front of him and the gun discharged. His wife was sitting just six feet away from that picture. The bullet went through the wall into the next apartment where it hit a vase, skipped off the ceiling and ended up in another vase. That resident was within a few feet of the flying bullet.
The man said he felt "horrible and embarrassed."
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Swimming water quality? There's an app for that
An app released by Milwaukee Riverkeeper makes it easy to find a safe beach for swimming.
The Swim Guide uses water quality monitoring data from government authorities. Green marks indicate acceptable water quality, while red marks show where it is unsafe. It also enables users to get directions, view photos and report pollution immediately to Milwaukee Riverkeeper.
Milwaukee Riverkeeper wants to protect beachgoers from getting sick, and raise public awareness about pollution threatening our rights to swimmable waters.
The technology was developed by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and is now managed by Milwaukee Riverkeeper and other member groups of the Waterkeeper Alliance, a network of 200 water protection groups worldwide.
The app can be downloaded at milwaukeeriverkeeper.org/content/swim-guide.
No injuries reported in Glendale garage fire
Glendale - Firefighters responded to a garage fire at 7425 North Berwyn Avenue at approximately 4 a.m. this morning, extinguishing a fire which caused an estimated $90,000 in damages and no injuries to occupants of the building.
According to a North Shore Fire Department news release, the Bayside Communications Center received the first call around 4 a.m. from an alarm monitoring agency. While responders were on the way to the scene, two more calls came in and the response was upgraded to bring more equipment and personnel.
Firefighters arrived to find a fire in the attached garage of the community based residential facility, and called for additional support. The fire was extinguished quickly, limiting the exposure of the living area of the facility, though smoke damage was reportedly extensive throughout.
One firefighter was treated for a minor injury at the scene. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
Noodles & Company headed for Mequon
Noodles & Company plans to open a restaurant in Mequon as the fast-casual restaurant chain continues to expand in Wisconsin, one of its most important markets.
The Mequon Planning Commission on Monday approved a conditional use permit for a Noodles at 10930 N. Port Washington Rd.
The outlet would be the 17th Noodles in metropolitan Milwaukee. The chain opened its first restaurant in the area in 2000.
Based near Denver, Colo., Noodles has about 300 restaurants. More than a third are in Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota, with 32 in Wisconsin.
Noodles specializes in bowls of pasta prepared with Asian, Mediterranean and American recipes.
Thief arrested after owner watches break-in on surveillance video
Surveillance video and an alert business owner helped police catch a man who allegedly broke into the same car wash four times.
According to the Brown Deer police report:
A 42-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested at 11:35 p.m. July 10 for burglaries all caught on surveillance video at Car Choice Auto Wash, 8300 N. Teutonia Ave., on July 5, 6, 7 and 10.
On July 10, the owner was watching surveillance video from his home and saw the man, whom he recognized as the same man in the other burglaries, breaking into his business and called police.
The man was arrested but said he had only entered the business because he had to "pee." In each burglary the man used a crow bar to open the pay boxes taking at least $200 each time. On July 5, he also took the payment device valued at $3,462 which held about $300.» Read Full Article
Fox Point-Bayside district sets referendum wheels in motion
Fox Point - In an effort to combat past and potential reductions to the district's revenue limit, the Fox Point-Bayside School Board set plans in motion Monday night which could ultimately bring a referendum to voters next spring to supplement the district's operational budget.
The proposed referendum would aim to provide between $500,000 and $600,000 annually to the district over a 10 year period, though School Board members advised the higher figure.
Fox Point-Bayside has seen an approximate $662,000 decrease in its revenue limit since the 2010-2011 school year, and has used its fund balance to cover operational costs. Officials said that, without the referendum money, the fund balance will run out and the district would have to reduce staffing or services to balance the budget.
"The education we provide will change dramatically if we don't find another source of revenue," said School Board President Michael Weiss.
Having received preliminary approval from the School Board, district administrative staff will return with a fleshed out referendum proposal for the board at its August meeting.
Driver strikes train while looking at cell phone
A woman who told police she was looking down at a cell phone was cited for inattentive driving last week after her car struck a slow-moving train.
According to the Mequon police report:
The 20-year-old Mequon woman was cited after her car struck the train on Mequon Road, just east of Fond du Lac Avenue at 10:10 a.m. July 18.
The woman admitted she was looking down at her cellphone while approaching the tracks and was unable to stop for the train, which was backing up at the time.
There were no injuries.
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photo gallery of today's WIAA state summer baseball finals in Mequon with images from the championship game between Oak Creek and Germantown.MyCommunityNOW has just updated its
Oak Creek rallied from four runs down to win, 5-4.
Germantown defeated Waukesha West, 3-2, in the first semifinal. Oak Creek downed Sheboygan Falls, 10-0, in the second game.
Mequon native recovering after being shot in theater
Trying to keep his wits about him after being shot during a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises," Mequon native Carey Rottman reached out to his sleeping Facebook friends from a hospital emergency room to ask where Batman was when he needed him.
Rottman and a friend were among 59 people injured by a gunman who hurled a gas canister in a crowded Denver-area movie theater and then opened fire during the early Friday morning showing of the new Batman movie. Twelve other moviegoers died.
"Shot in the leg at Batman. Where is he when you need him. Please pray for everyone here," Rottman, 27, typed from his cellphone to his Facebook page around 3 a.m. Mountain time.
An ambulance had whisked Rottman from the Aurora movie theater to a nearby hospital with a single gunshot wound to the left thigh.
Rottman's friend was shot in the arm and foot. He was taken to a different hospital, where he was recovering Friday. The friend, who plans to become a pastor, officiated at Rottman's outdoor wedding in Minnesota last month, when Rottman married his college sweetheart.» Read Full Article
Lightning strike ignites Shorewood duplex
Shorewood - Firefighters and police were dispatched to 3602 N Murray Avenue around 8:44 p.m. last night, quelling an attic fire which caused an estimated $300,000 in damage, according to a media release.
Fire investigators have concluded that the likely cause of the fire was a lightning strike from the severe storm system in the area at the time of the call. First responders found smoke coming from the roof and eaves of the duplex and upgraded the call to bring in additional companies, which fought the fire from two ladder trucks.
Fire, smoke, and water damage to the attic and third floor of the duplex is reportedly extensive.
Two firefighters were taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries, and have since been released. No civilian injuries were reported.
Bayside lawyer charged with $737,000 theft
A disbarred Bayside lawyer has been charged with embezzling more than $737,000 from a Milwaukee law firm where he used to work.
Brian Mularski, 37, is named in two counts, one covering a period of more than 20 months in 2006 and 2007, and a second covering a period in 2008 and 2009. Each is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. His first court appearance is scheduled for Thursday.
According to the criminal complaint, Mularski diverted payments from the law firm Eisenberg, Riley and Zimmerman intended for insurance companies into a U.S. Bank account he had created in the name of the Mularski Law Firm.
A firm manager learned of the problem when the companies contacted him while Mularski was on vacation. The manager found copies of canceled checks that appeared to have gone to and been endorsed by the insurance companies, but the companies said they never got them, and the endorsements were fake anyway.
Once confronted with the thefts, Mularski repaid the firm $238,126. According to complaint, he used the stolen funds for "various personal and business expenses not related to the Eisenberg firm."» Read Full Article
Whitefish Bay apartments win Plan Commission approval
Mandel Group Inc's proposal to build 103 upscale apartments in Whitefish Bay has been recommended for approval by the village Plan Commission.
The development would be on parking lots behind the Fox Bay Cinema building, 302-334 E. Silver Spring Drive, and other neighboring retail properties, in three separate buildings. Two buildings would have three stories and another would be four stories.
The proposal will be the subject of a July 30 public hearing before the Village Board and Plan Commission. Mandel is seeking over $4 million in public financing to help pay for the $27 million project.
For more on the Plan Commission vote, check out an article at Whitefish Bay Now.com by reporter Michael Meidenbauer. And for more background on the public financing proposal, here's a link to my original May article..
The apartments, ranging from one to three bedrooms, would rent for about $1,300 to $2,400 a month. The project would target empty nesters looking to move out of their homes in Whitefish Bay and other North Shore communities.» Read Full Article
No injuries reported in Shorewood basement fire
Shorewood - Police and firefighters responded to a basement fire at 4502 N Wildwood Avenue in Shorewood around 5 a.m., reporting approximately $5,000 in damage and no injuries, according to a North Shore Fire Department media release.
Shorewood police arrived at the property to find fire and heavy smoke in the basement. Once firefighters arrived and confirmed that everyone had been evacuated, the fire was quickly contained and extinguished.
The apparent cause of the fire was the inadvertent mixing of chemicals which had been stored under the basement stairs.
Shorewood fireworks may fly in September
Shorewood - The fireworks show postponed at Shorewood's Fourth of July celebration may highlight a community picnic at Atwater Park on Sept. 1.
The Shorewood Foundation -which originally funded the show - along with other local organizations like the Shorewood Men's Club, Friends of Atwater Beach, and Shorewood Seed Foundation have expressed interest in co-hosting the community picnic to accompany the rescheduled fireworks.
Village Manager Chris Swartz told the Village Board Monday that between overtime for police and firefighters and the cost of a band, the event could run somewhere between $800 and $1,500. Cancelling the fireworks outright would incur a $4,100 cancellation fee, though Swartz said it hasn't been worked out who would pay that yet.
Trustees were wary that the Village might need to postpone the fireworks again on September 1 if the dry conditions don't let up.
"I would hate to schedule it and unscheduled it," said Trustee Michael Maher.» Read Full Article
Future's not bright for Bayshore sunglass thieves
The lure of high-priced sunglasses proved tough to resist last week as three incidents of shoplifting occurred at a Bayshore Town Center store.
In the first, a 24-year-old Mercer, Wis., man was arrested for theft of three pairs of sunglasses valued at $435 from Sunglass Hut, 490 W. Northshore Drive, at 11 a.m. July 10 in Glendale.
The man left the store but was identified because he had purchased a pair of glasses and filled out a warranty card. He was ordered into the station where he admitted taking the glasses saying he did because he had a pair stolen a few days before.
A few hours later, at 7 p.m., an 18-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for theft of one pair of $150 glasses. He ran from the mall and across a street. When stopped, he said he ran because he thought the police "were going to rob him." Then he said he ran because he was "out for a jog to cool off."
And at 8:40 p.m., a man took three pairs of sunglasses valued at $550 but police were not notified. An officer reported the theft during a follow-up.
Wollersheim resigns as Dominican basketball coach
Calling recent allegations against him a nightmare for his family, Paul Wollersheim announced his resignation Friday as boys basketball coach and athletic director at Whitefish Bay Dominican.
Wollersheim, who led the Knights to the Division 4 state championship this past season, was arrested May 25 by Whitefish Bay police after a female teacher at the school accused him of sexual assault. Earlier this week, the Milwaukee County district attorney declined to issue charges against the 50-year-old, who had been placed on leave by the school.
"When you go through a situation like my family and I just went through, you quickly realize what matters in life," Wollersheim said Friday. "I had some real soul-searching to do with regard to the amount of time that I spend away from my family with being the athletic director and basketball coach.
"It just became obvious. To me, the most important thing is to be with my wife and my family."
So after compiling a 352-66 record and winning six state titles in 17 years at Dominican, including three in the now-defunct WISAA, Wollersheim said he is unsure of his career plans.» Read Full Article
Bay School Board OKs alterations, clarifications to employee handbooks
Whitefish Bay - The Whitefish Bay School Board approved a handful of additions and clarifications to its employee handbooks tonight.
Under previous collective bargaining agreements, the district would layoff employees it couldn't afford. Now, using employee handbooks in place of bargaining, the district non-renews teacher contracts it can't afford.
When collective bargaining was in place, a nonrenewal had a negative connotation and was associated with poor performance, though that isn't the case today, said Director of Human Resources Mark Kapocius.
The School Board approved an addition to the teacher handbook outlining grounds for nonrenewal for economic reasons, so that teachers non-renewed as a result of budget or enrollment constraints wouldn't be viewed negatively.
"We wanted to make it clear that it's for economic reasons and not performance reasons," said Kapocius.» Read Full Article
Brown Deer farmers market has new location
Brown Deer - The Brown Deer farmers market has taken up a new location at 8900 N. Deerbrook Trail.
The market is open from 9 a.m. through 6 p.m. each Wednesday through mid to late October.
Fox Point wants fire funding package to be doused with time limit
Fox Point - If the village has its way, the sun will set over the formula used to determine how much each community pays to support the North Shore Fire Department.
On Tuesday, the Village Board, which has expressed concerns over Fox Point's share of the funding, requested that a three-year sunset clause be added to the latest formula. Village President Michael West will also seek a reduction in the village's share.
The proposed funding formula, an update to a previous version approved in 2007, has been making its way through the seven member communities for approval over the course of the last month. River Hills tabled the proposal in late June to seek a sunset clause, and Shorewood will address the issue in an upcoming meeting.
Less is still more
According to the new formula, as approved by the NSFD Board of Directors in early June, Fox Point would contribute 10.31 percent of the NFSD's operating, maintenance, and capital budgets beginning in the 2013 budget year - down from 10.38 in the previous formula.» Read Full Article
Erfourth complete for Homestead
Down 1-0 in the top of the second inning, No. 5 seeded Homestead appeared to be staring a 2-0 deficit in the face. That was until Highlanders junior pitcher Jake Erfourth fielded a bunt in front of the mound and fired it to third base, cutting down the lead runner and silencing 12th-seeded Port Washington's threat.
That set the stage for Homestead to plate four runs in the bottom of the third inning, earning three walks and scratching out two hits, paving the way to a 5-2 WIAA summer baseball regional semifinal victory Tuesday night at Rennicke Field.
"My defense had my back and I just tried to keep the ball down," said Erfourth, who struck out five while walking three, with just a lone earned run against him. "The bunt right back at me was big to get the runner on third. That was a bit of a turning point in the game. It took their momentum."
The victory earns Homestead a spot in Friday's regional final at No. 4 seed Arrowhead, which topped Nicolet, 3-1.
The Pirates (10-19) collected a pair of one-out walks off Erfourth in the fourth inning but did not get a runner past first base the rest of the game.» Read Full Article
Gaberino, Todarello help Arrowhead top Nicolet
When the WIAA summer high school baseball tournament begins, the stakes are high for every school. Win your first game and advance to the regional finals, keeping dreams of playing in the state tournament alive.
Lose that first game, as Arrowhead has discovered the past two seasons, and the season ends with a thud.
Fortunately for Arrowhead, there were no thuds Tuesday night.
Hosting 13th seeded Nicolet, the No. 4 seeded Warhawks scored once in the bottom of the second inning and twice in the sixth as they defeated the host Knights in the regional opener, 3-1. Nicolet finished the season with a 14-17 record.
The Warhawks advanced out of the first round for the first time in three years. After winning the state title in 2009, Arrowhead lost in the opening round the last two summers.» Read Full Article
Errors do in Bay in 4-2 regional loss to Slinger
Last year, at this point in the season, all the hits fell in and all the catches were made by the Whitefish Bay baseball team.
That level of play led to a WIAA state tournament berth.
But this season, it was kind of hit or miss for the Blue Dukes, and Tuesday night back at Cahill Park, it was a miss night in a big way. Despite a sound pitching performance by team ace Justin Alt, Bay allowed four unearned runs and could not muster enough offense to overcome those kind of mistakes in a season-ending 4-2 WIAA regional semifinal loss to Slinger.
"He (Alt) pitched a great game," said Blue Dukes coach Jay Wojcinski. "We just didn't make a lot of plays behind him. ...It was typical of the season. It was either really good, or really bad. Tonight it was the bad part."
The Blue Dukes, who reached the state semifinals last season, ended their summer with a 15-16 mark while Slinger (13-16) advanced to a regional final at sectional top seed Menomonee Falls (26-4) on Friday.» Read Full Article
DA declines to issue charges against Dominican basketball coach
The Milwaukee County district attorney has declined to issue charges against Whitefish Bay Dominican boys basketball coach Paul Wollersheim in relation to an alleged incident in May.
Wollersheim was arrested by Whitefish Bay police May 25 after a female teacher at school accused him of sexual assault.
Last week assistant district attorney Paul Tiffin declined to issue charges. Upon the accuser's request, the case was further reviewed by deputy district attorney Patrick Kenney.
Wollersheim, who is also the athletic director at the school, was placed on leave shortly after the arrest.
Dominican High School Head of School Leanne Giese released the following statement today:» Read Full Article
Brown Deer Road reopened
Brown Deer - The two lanes closed earlier this afternoon on Brown Deer Road between the 5200 and 5600 blocks have been reopened.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation provided a temporary fix by grinding down raised areas of asphalt which had buckled due to the heat.
Crews will repave the damaged areas on Monday, July 9.
Heat causes two-lane closure on Brown Deer Road
Brown Deer - Two lanes of eastbound West Brown Deer Road from the 5200 block to the 5600 block have been closed until further notice due to asphalt buckling and unsafe conditions.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is in the affected area making repairs, though it is unknown for how long.
One lane is still open, and travelers should expect delays, especially during rush hour. Authorities urge motorists to seek alternate routes.
Missing couple found at Bay View restaurant
An elderly couple, missing since Thursday night, were found Friday afternoon at a Bay View restaurant, a family spokeswoman said.
A waitress at the restaurant, who had watched a television news story about the missing couple, recognized them and called authorities, the spokeswoman said.
Douglas and Berna Levy went missing after they left the home of a relative on Lake Drive in Fox Point about 8 p.m. They were heading to their apartment at Saint John's on the Lake, 1840 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, but never arrived.
The family spokeswoman said the couple got lost on their way home.
Ozone advisory for Milwaukee and other counties
issued an ozone advisory for Milwaukee and other counties along the Lake Michigan coast, from the Illinois line to Door County.With continued hot weather, the Department of Natural Resources has again
The advisory lasts until 1 a.m. Friday. It's due to persistent elevated levels of ground-level ozone, which is formed when pollution from power plants, factories and other industrial sources reacts with high temperatures and stagnant air.
The designation is orange, which the DNR says "is considered unhealthy for people in sensitive groups and others, including people who are not in sensitive groups but who are engaged in strenuous outside activities or exposed for prolonged periods of time."
The DNR advises people in these groups to reschedule or cut back on strenuous outside activities.
Here is a recent history of advisories in Wisconsin, showing that the spate of hot weather has been the impetus for more advisories. There have been nine advisories in the state since June 15. Most have included Milwaukee County.
Shorewood cancels tonight's fireworks
Shorewood has canceled its Fourth of July fireworks scheduled for Wednesday night.
The event will be rescheduled to a different day, but that's not been set.
The decision was made to cancel by the village because of dry conditions and wind blowing in from the lake.
Independence Day photo gallery updated
Independence Day photo gallery with colorful shots from today's events in Oak Creek and yesterday's parade in Menomonee Falls.We've just updated our suburban
We'll continue to update the gallery throughout the day with more images from the metropolitan area.
Brown Deer Fourth of July kiddie parade canceled
Due to the heat advisory that has been issued for July 4, the kiddie parade scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday has been canceled. The ice cream party scheduled for 2 p.m. will be held near the 1884 Schoolhouse Museum.
The main parade scheduled for 1:30 p.m. will continue as planned. Village Manager Russell Van Gompel in a news release reminds "spectators and participants to stay hydrated and follow the common procedures to reduce the potential of heat stroke."
The Brown Deer Pond will be open from noon until 5 p.m. as a way to provide relief from the warm weather. The Pond is located in Village Park, 4920 W. Green Brook Drive.
The fireworks remain as scheduled at 9:30 p.m.
"We have taken additional precautions by watering and protecting the drop zone to reduce the fire potential," Van Gompel said. "As a reminder, it is unlawful for any discharge of private fireworks within the village.» Read Full Article
West Allis Hale slugger named NOW Softball Player of the Year
NOW All-Suburban Softball Player of the Year after slugging her way to 12 home runs and 40 RBIs for the Huskies this season.West Allis Hale junior Rachel Seefeldt has been named the
She is joined on the squad by teammate Sarah Mueller and players from 10 other suburban teams.
Germantown co-coaches Kurt Raguse and Amy Barbiaux were named the coaches of the year.
Willowbrook Place to expand care services
Thiensville - Senior living community Willowbrook Place will have the ability to offer Residential Care Apartment Complex (RCAC) services to all of its tenants.
RCAC services include support such as housekeeping, personal assistance, health monitoring, and medication management, as well as meal plans.
The Village Board approved the change to Willowbrook Place's conditional use permit tonight, which used to allow up to 40 percent of residents to receive RCAC services, after a joint public hearing before the Village Board and Plan Commission.
President William Arpe of Fiduciary Real Estate Development, which owns Willowbrook Place, said that after the recession hit fewer seniors are willing to sell their homes and move into establishments like Willowbrook, and that 40 percent RCAC service hasn't been enough for all the tenants who need it.
"Our original business plan was to be independent (living)," said Arpe, "but it didn't work."» Read Full Article
Ozone advisory for Milwaukee, Ozaukee counties
ozone advisory until 1 a.m. Tuesday for Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties.The Department of Natural Resources issued an
The advisory, issued at 4 p.m., is due to persistent elevated levels of ground-level ozone, which is formed when pollution from power plants, factories and other industrial sources reacts with high temperatures and stagnant air.
The designation is orange, which the DNR says "is considered unhealthy for people in sensitive groups and others, including people who are not in sensitive groups but who are engaged in strenuous outside activities or exposed for prolonged periods of time."
The DNR advises people in these groups to reschedule or cut back on strenuous outside activities.
Dispute over cleaning bill leads to threat
A 26-year-old man, possibly from Illinois, is a suspect after threatening an employee and a security guard at Buffalo Wild Wings, 5800 N. Port Washington Road, at 12:30 p.m. last week.
A week before, a waitress at the Glendale restaurant spilled ranch dressing on his shorts and he was told to have them cleaned and the restaurant would pay for it.
He brought in a receipt for $39.95 on June 26 and when that amount was questioned, the man became angry saying he had a gun and would shoot their "(expletive, expletive) off."
He left in an Illinois rental car.

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Hundreds ran in the Medical Center 10k Classic this morning for a good cause.
While some ran for the competition, others ran to make a statement.
You would never think men in dresses, would be preparing to run a race.
You also wouldn't expect these men to be members of the Bowling Green Fire Department.
"The two of us went to Goodwill and spent about an hour, picking out dresses and getting a lot of strange looks," Firefighter, Dustin Rockrohr says.
"We've had some interesting costumes this morning and that always adds a little more to the event. So, it's been a great day," says Medical Center 10k Classic Co-Director Joe Tinius.
"We just decided you know we were going to have some fun with the 10k this year. Last year we ran it in our turnout gear and this year we decided to do something a little different," Rockrohr said.
While the firefighters did stand out in the crowd this morning, their choice of attire means more than just a few laughs.
"We'll be wearing pink t-shirts for the rest of the month. We just got those in yesterday," Rockrohr said.
The 10k this morning was just the kick-off for the Bowling Green Fire Department to help raise awareness for breast cancer this month.
"It's for fun. We have a good time, but, it's worth the cause," Firefighter, Jacob Lee said.
As the race progressed, the group of cross-dressed firefighters were separated.
"I hated to run off and leave them other ladies, but I was just running ahead and keep a path clear for them," Firefighter Billy Menhardt said after his run.
But, the rest of the rest of pack would soon follow, and finish strong.
"We're a little hot, a little tired. Wore out in spots I'm not usually wore out in," Lee said, "I think we made everybody's day, which was nice. You can go out and run a race any day, but at least now they're smiling about it."
And they got the attention they were expecting.
More than 2500 people participated in the Medical Center 10k Classic this morning.


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What is a good example of a locally compact Hausdorff space that is not normal? It seems to be well-known that not all locally compact Hausdorff spaces are normal (and only a weaker version of Urysohn's Lemma holds in general in the locally compact Hausdorff case). However, I can't seem to think of any examples that demonstrate this, and I have tried all of the "standard" topological counterexamples such as the long line, etc.
I think the Tychonoff plank serves as an example. It is obtained by taking the product of the two ordinals $\omega_1+1$ and $\omega+1$, each with the order topology, and removing the corner point $(\omega_1,\omega)$. The product is a compact Hausdorff space, so the plank, as an open subspace, is locally compact. But it is not normal, because the "edges" $\omega_1\times\{\omega\}$ and $\{\omega_1\}\times\omega$ don't have disjoint neighborhoods.
Another nice elementary example is the rational sequence topology. For every irrational number $x$ we pick a sequence $q(x)_n$ of rational numbers, all different, that converge to $x$ (in the usual topology on $\mathbb{R}$). A topology on $\mathbb{R}$ is then defined by specifying basic neighbourhoods: a rational number $q$ has $ \{ q \}$ as a basic neighbourhood (it is isolated), while an irrational number $x$ has basic neighbourhoods of the form $\{ q(x)_n : n \ge k \}$, $k \in \mathbb{N}$. One checks that this defines a topology in which the irrationals are closed and discrete (in itself), $\mathbb{Q}$ is dense (and open), and $X$ is Hausdorff and zero-dimensional (basic open sets are clopen, this uses that 2 sequences that converge to 2 different irrationals only have at most finitely many terms in common, so no basic neighbourhood can have another irrational in its closure), so Tychonov, and locally compact, as all basic neighbourhoods are compact (finite or convergent sequences). But by Jones' lemma (in a normal space, with dense set $D$ and closed discrete set $A$ we have that $2^{|A|} \le 2^{|D|}$), a proof of which can be found here, e.g.) we have that this space is not normal.
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Let me give a construction that gives many locally compact spaces that are not normal. If $X$ is a completely regular space and $C$ is a compactification of $X$, then $X$ is paracompact if and only if $X\times C$ is normal. Therefore if $X$ is locally compact but not paracompact, then $X\times C$ is locally compact but not normal. Furthermore, the paracompact locally compact spaces are precisely the spaces that can be partitioned into a collection of $\sigma$-compact clopen sets (recall that a space is $\sigma$-compact if and only if it can be written as a countable union of compact sets). In particular, if $X$ is a connected locally compact space that is not $\sigma$-compact and $C$ is a compactification of $X$, then $X\times C$ is not normal.
My example of a locally compact space which is not normal ,is the Katetov space. this space is defined as follows:
$K$ =$\beta\mathbb{R}$-($cl_{\beta \mathbb{R}}$$\mathbb{N}$-$\mathbb{N}$). this space has The countable subset $\mathbb{N}$ as a closed subset with any accumulation point in $K$. that's why, this space is not countanly compact. but this space is pseudocompact.(You can easily check this claim). then this space is not normal. because a normal pseudocompact space is countably compact.


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Why They Didn't Simply Go to the FISA Court -- Because That Court Will Not Approve Illegal Surveillance
Marty Lederman
Many people have been asking why the Bush Administration didn't simply seek authorization from the FISA Court for its interceptions. After all, that court is exceedingly deferential to the Executive, granting well over 99% of all applications. I've suggested previouslythat the answer was likely that such applications could not be written in good faith, because there was no possible way for dragnets of this kind to satisfy the FISA standards, the most important of which are that there must be an identifiable Al-Qaeda-related target and that there be "no substantial likelihood that the surveillance will acquire the contents of any communication to which a United States person is a party."
There is another possibility. They are using a technology that FISA couldn't keep up with. Its possible that the whatever technology TIA was going to use might have been adopted by the NSA. There's an interesting article at arstechnica suggesting that very possibity.
If in fact the TIA technology is involved in the Bush's SpyGate, it raises a question in my mind: how far do you scan into a communication (email, phone conversation, etc) before you're conducting surveillance? Halfway? Three quarters?
Marty - I have a request. Could you guys talk about the relevance of the Padilla case to the executive authority issues underlying the spying debate? (If the Supremes take the case, that is.)
I know the 4th Circuit approved Padilla's detention under Hamdi, which gave the President broad powers under Congress's 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force. Considering all that's happened since Hamdi came down, do you think the SC could use Padilla to clip the President's wings a bit? Although the SC probably won't address the Yoo Doctrine directly, might they curtail the President's power under the Congressional resolution, forcing the Administration to rely directly on Yoo's constitutional theory for future actions? That, at least, might set the stage for a future examination of Yoo...
If you want to tap a terrorist, you go to the court - if you wanna tap a political opponent, you avoid the court.
When I was working at GE, a company salesman reported showing us a new technology. What it did was break down the linguistic word patterns of free speach and put them into categories, categories that could ten be sorted and filtered by oracle based software to look for patterns.
With such software it would be possible to take the free dialog from say 1 billion cell phone users, download it daily and look at it. The oracle software can then be used to filter and identify key words such as "Bomb" or any speech in Arabic. That filter could then identify a given cell phone user and tag him - monitoring all in-bound and out-bound calls. Since this form of wiretapping is done on basically every US Citizen, there must have been a grave concern amungst the NSA concerning the legality of their efforts
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I was interested in the usage of "O.K" and "All right" in the following conversation of a man ordering food delivery to a wrong number and a man who unfortunately received the wrong number call in the fiction titled "The Lost Order" appearing in New Yorker Jan. 7th issue:
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"O.K. I knew."
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"Lemon chicken -" "Garlic chicken –"
"Don't just say 'O.K." and then bring me the wrong order. O.K., O.K., O.K. Don't just say 'O.K.'
He starts dictating his address. I have no pencil in hand.
"O.K.," I say "I mean: all right."
I've lost track of whether it was the lemon chicken or the garlic he wanted.
I was under impression that "O.K" is an exact alternative of "All right." I checked OALD for confirmation, and it defines "O.K" as (1) Yes, all right. (2) used to attract sb's attention or introduce a comment. (3) used to check that somebody agrees with or understand you.
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Are there a meaningful difference of nuance or degree of affirmation between "O.K." and "All right"?


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Amethyst has been a part of history throughout the ages. Evidence suggests that prehistoric humans used amethysts for decoration as early as 25,000 B.C. Legends suggest that the Egyptian queen Cleopatra wore an amethyst signet ring, as did Saint Valentine, who bared an amethyst engraved with the figure of Cupid. During medieval times, people used the stone as medication to stay awake and alert. Leonardo Da Vinci claimed that amethyst could dissipate evil thoughts and quicken the intelligence. In some legends, the stone represents piety, celibacy and dignity. In the Middle Ages, for instance, the gem was an important ornamentation for the Catholic Church and other religions. It was considered the stone of bishops, and they still often wear amethyst rings. In Tibet, amethyst is considered sacred to Buddha and rosaries are often made from it. Amethyst has also long been a favorite of kings and queens for its royal purple hues that symbolize wisdom, strength and confidence. Amethysts are even featured in the British Crown Jewels and were worn by Catherine the Great.
Amethyst's availability and magical qualities make it the stone of preference in ancient lore and mysticism. As a meditation stone, it is said to quiet the mind, promote contemplation, sharpen psychic powers and uplift the spirit. It is a stone of deep wisdom. Folklore says it can quicken the wit, calm fears, ward off anger and overcome alcoholism. It has a royal purple essence that is said to lend courage to travelers, scare off thieves and protect travelers from harm, sickness and danger. Placed under the pillow or worn to bed, there are claims it promotes peaceful sleep, pleasant dreams, and the healing of tired joints and muscles. Amethyst can also be worn to supposedly make the wearer gentle, amiable and happy.
The stone is mined in Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia and Argentina, as well as in Zambia, Namibia and other African nations. Very dark amethyst in small sizes also is mined in Australia. But the ideal for fine quality amethyst was set by a Siberian variety, often called Russian or Uralian amethyst, which is now considered a defunct source. Generally, South American amethyst tends to come in larger sizes than African amethyst, but the African variety has a reputation for having deeper color intensity and is therefore considered more valuable. The African version also is harder to come by than amethyst mined from South America. Most of today's amethyst comes out of Brazil.
Named from the French word for lemon, "citron," citrine is a variety of quartz available in a range of golden hues from lemon, to straw, to sun yellow, to deep gold, to orange, brown and deep red. Darker colors are more highly valued, including the medium golden-orange and dark-sherry colors, sometimes called Madeira citrines after the color of the wine.
Citrine crystals can form together with amethyst to form ametrine, or with smoky quartz to form bicolored quartz. Citrine is generally less expensive than amethyst, and is also available in a wide range of calibrated sizes and shapes, including very large sizes. Considered an alternative to topaz as the birthstone for November, it is also thought to be the traditional gift for couples celebrating their 13th and 17th wedding anniversaries. Citrine ranks a 7.0 on the Mohs Scale, and because of this durability, it is ideal for jewelry wear.
Almost all citrine on the market is heat-treated amethyst, and generally starts life as either smoky quartz or amethyst geodes. Heat treatments first turn them clear and then give them a permanent color ranging from yellow to brownish-red. In some amethyst deposits, the amethyst has been partially or fully changed to brown citrine by natural means of heating, thereby transforming it into citrine. Natural citrine is pale yellow to orange, and occurs in much lighter hues than the heat-treated material. Citrines whose colors have been produced by artificial means tend to have much more of an orange or reddish caste than those found in nature. Since most citrine was originally amethyst that was heated to turn its color to gold, both citrine and amethyst jewelry should be kept away from prolonged exposure to strong light or heat.
Citrine is found in volcanic rocks and quartz veins and owes its color to the presence of iron. Most citrine is mined in Brazil, but almost all of the Brazilian material is heat-treated amethyst. Supplies are most plentiful in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, particularly from the Serra Mine. The Ira' Mine also produces large quantities of the gem. Citrine can also be found in the Ural Mountains of Russia, in Dauphine, France, and in Madagascar.
In ancient times, citrine was carried as a protection against snake venom and evil thoughts. It was thought to give calmness and mental balance to its wearer. Throughout history, people have confused citrine for topaz. Many citrines were sold as topaz and thus thought to carry the same qualities, such as knowledge and beauty. Today, citrine symbolizes truth and integrity, and is believed to promote creativity and personal clarity. It is also believed to impart happiness and cheer to its wearer while raising self esteem, as well as cleanse, regenerate and attract abundance.Quartz:
With its uniquely mystical appearance, quartz was the "rock crystal" used in ancient times to make crystal balls. It was believed to attract energy and is still considered to be spiritual today. The gemstone was once believed to be a compact form of ice. In fact, the Greeks originally named quartz "krystallos," meaning ice, but this terminology soon applied to any type of crystal.
Often identified by its six-sided prism shape, quartz is the most common mineral on Earth, found in nearly every environment throughout the globe. With a ranking of 7.0 on the Mohs Scale, it is a component of almost every rock type and occurs in virtually every color imaginable. Quartz has a great amount varieties that are well-known by other names, including amethyst, citrine, ametrine, rock crystal, agate, druzy, chalcedony, tigers eye and many more. There are also several varieties that hold the name "quartz," including rose quartz, smokey quartz and rutilated quartz.
The pale pink color of quartz is known as rose quartz, the traditional gift for couples celebrating their 2nd anniversary. It is a delicate powder pink color that ranges from transparent to translucent. Transparent rose quartz is quite rare and is usually so pale that it does not show much color, except in large sizes. The translucent quality of rose quartz is much more common and is used for jewelry and carvings.
Rose quartz is probably one of the most prized stones for its mystical properties. Known as the "Heart Stone," it is believed to have incredible powers to balance emotions and open the heart. Folklore says rose quartz can comfort brokenhearted people, bringing healing and clarity to the heart and allowing the wearer to learn to trust again. The stone is also said to foster happiness and the joy of life by bringing about contentment in love and filling one with optimism, tenderness and gentleness.
In addition to helping with romantic love, rose quartz is believed to enhance all other forms of love as well, including self-love, platonic and maternal. Its loving, nurturing energy is said to take away fears, resentment and anger and replace them with feelings of higher self-esteem and confidence. This soothing stone is also thought to balance emotions and heal emotional wounds. It is said to be especially powerful in times of stress or loss, bringing peace and calm to the wearer.
Ranging in color from nearly black to smoky brown, smoky quartz is transparent and owes its warm earthen hue to exposure to natural radioactivity. Care must be taken since its rich color will fade in the sun. Spelled either "smoky" or "smokey," this variety of quartz is often incorrectly called "smoky topaz."
Smoky quartz is believed to help dissolve negative energy, release stress and relieve depression. It is said to be a mild sedative with a relaxing effect that calms, soothes and restores balance and harmony. Folklore says the gem can embrace dark areas with light and love and therefore clear and cleanse the body both physically and emotionally. Smoky quartz is thought to be a warm, friendly and down-to-earth gem.
Rutilated quartz is a type of transparent rock crystal that contains long, fine needles of rutile crystals (titanium dioxide). These highly valued inclusions form a landscape of shining gold needles in an array of patterns that is breathtakingly beautiful. These golden inclusions are also known as Venus hair, Cupid's darts and fleches d'amour ("arrows of love"). There is a less well-known variety called tourmalinated quartz that, instead of golden rutile, forms black or dark green tourmaline crystals.
Although rutilated quartz is usually cut as a cabochon, it can be a difficult stone to attain a smooth surface without pits. This is because rutile ranks a 6.0 on the Mohs Scale, while quartz ranks 7.0. The difference in hardness between the two materials, and because of the way rutile forms inside, causes problems when cutting. Each final cut piece is unique, with no two being exactly alike. Modern folklore says rutilated quartz brings forth each person's strengths, originality and ability to relate to others.
A symbol of strength and intelligence, topaz derives its name from Topazios, an island in the Red Sea that is known today as Zabargad. The Greek word "topazios" means "to seek," since the island was covered with a thick fog and difficult to find. Gemstones found on the island were called topaz, although the stones were eventually found to actually be peridot. The real gem of topaz is found throughout the world, with different occurrences producing specific colors.
Brown, yellow, orange and red topaz are found in Brazil, Sri Lanka and Siberia. Most brownish topaz is heated to produce a permanent and glamorous pink color. Following the discovery of pink topaz in Russia during the 19th century, Imperial topaz was found. Featuring a sherry red, deep pink or reddish-orange color, the gem was so coveted that its ownership was restricted to the Czar, his family and those who received it as a royal gift. Today, Imperial shades are the most rare and, therefore, the most valuable.
Blue topaz is rarely found in nature and is most often created through a combination of heat treatment and irradiation. It is found in Brazil, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and China. Topaz is often colorless, too, and can be found in the United States, Mexico, Russia and Pakistan. In 1998, a new type of enhanced topaz made its appearance with a greenish-blue or emerald green color. All colors of topaz rank an 8.0 on the Mohs Scale of hardness.
Yellow topaz is November's birthstone and blue topaz is December's birthstone. Blue topaz is also the traditional gift for 4th and 19th wedding anniversaries, while Imperial topaz is celebrated as a 23rd anniversary gift. Perhaps the most famous topaz is a large, colorless stone known as the Braganza. It was discovered in Brazil in 1740 and was originally thought to be a priceless diamond. Today, the giant 1,680.00ct stone is set in the Portuguese Crown.
The mystery and allure of topaz goes back thousands of years. To the ancients, it was a symbol of love and affection and was thought to ward off sudden death. The Romans associated topaz with Jupiter, the god of the sun. The Greeks called it the Stone of Strength, believing it had the power to increase strength and make its wearer invisible in times of emergency. The Egyptians said the gem was colored with the golden glow of the sun god, Ra, making topaz a powerful amulet that protected its wearer against harm.
Topaz's mystical curative powers were believed to wax and wane with the phases of the moon. The gem was said to change color in the presence of poisoned food or drink and falcons were carved on the stones to help earn the goodwill of kings and magnates. During the spread of the Bubonic plague in 1347-1400, the clergy touched topaz to people's sores. Also in medieval times, the gem was thought to prevent death and heal physical and mental disorders. The stones were ground into powder and added to wine to prevent asthma and insomnia.
Today, topaz is said to be the gem that has the widest range of curative powers. It is believed to dispel enchantment, improve eyesight and protect against negative emotions such as depression, anger, fear, greed and envy. Its properties are supposedly enhanced when the gem is mounted in gold. Because of this association with gold, topaz is used to bring or enhance the wearer's money-gathering abilities and has long been used in money and wealth rituals.
Wearing topaz is said to improve and deepen relationships, promote patience, ensure fidelity and enhance the ability to love. The gem is also believed to bring friendship, intelligence, long life, beauty and a pleasant disposition.
Meaning "green gold" in Portuguese, ouro verde is a type of quartz found in Brazil. Its name comes from its color, which is a vivid chartreuse hue with yellow highlights. Most ouro verde today is produced by heat-treating (irradiating) amethyst or yellow quartz, which gives the transparent stone its pale, golden-green color. Also known as green gold, the name of this gem can also be spelled "oro verde." It ranks a 7.0 on the Mohs Scale and is spectacular for jewelry.
A selection of our jewelry is made of sterling palladium alloy. Palladium is a member of the platinum group of precious metals. By replacing a portion of the copper content used in standard sterling silver with palladium, this proprietary formula renders a precious metal with superior performance attributes. Sterling palladium is five times more tarnish-resistant than standard sterling silver and has strength similar to that of 14K gold.
Palladium has been used as a precious metal in jewelry since 1939, originally as an alternative to platinum for making white gold. Its naturally white color requires no rhodium plating. Additionally, palladium is proportionally much lighter than platinum and is ideal for use in heavier gemstone jewelry. It is a more expensive alloy than nickel, but it seldom causes the allergic reactions that nickel alloy can.
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I will soon be traveling transatlantic on a British Airways 747. I was hoping to use my over-the-ear headphones with their armrest entertainment system rather than the earbuds they provide. Does anyone know if this is possible? My concern is that their armrests have nonstandard sockets that regular headphone plugs will not work with. I'm flying in economy class, if that makes a difference. Thanks.
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text: There is plenty of new music artists out there that has come out and made it from 2004 to present day. One of these bands is who I will be doing a logo on today. When it comes to making the letters in a graffiti type style, you have to be sure to draw them in the simplest way possible. I was asked to "please" make a tutorial on "how to draw LMFAO", step by step. The band started in 2006 out of Pacific Palisades Los Angeles California. The two main stars of the band are Redfoo and SkyBlu. They both come from the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles and together they became the group LMFAO. Did you know that the original name that Redfoo and SkyBlu chose was Sexy Dudes? It's true; they changed their name after their grandmother said that it would be a good idea to change the name. I like some of their songs and I know that there are plenty of members on Dragoart that loves LMFAO too. Have fun drawing the logo, and I will have fun making more drawing fun for tomorrow. Peace people and enjoy!


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I am not familiar with the concept of entropy for time series. I am looking for good reference papers and examples of use.
As a good starting point read this recent paper by Jing Chen:
For a special use of the entropy concept for forecasting the '87-crash read this paper:
For a more popular exposition of the use of entropy in money management (key word 'Kelly formula') you should read this intelligent page turner by Poundstone: Fortunes Formula
EDIT: Quite an interesting paper is this one where Black-Scholes is derived through the use of concepts of relative entropy: http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/2/2/70/
Google for granger causality and its general version, transfer entropy, for a measure of whether a time series has a causal relationship with another (measured by calculating how much the conditional entropy of a time series decreases if we know another one, conditioned on everything else we know).
I have applied the concept of entropy and more specifically conditional entropy to spreading (ie, as a pricing model to get a sense for value) & execution decisions. It's good for everytime you're facing a problem of the sort, given X what is the probability density function of Y.
Also, the concept of mutual information which evaluates mutual dependence between two (random) variables can be useful in many applications. Again spreading comes to mind, risk management, etc
No papers on hand, but as usual the wiki is pretty good one going


text: How many times have you watched Disney's version of 'The Jungle Book'? Well, for me I have watched it more than a few times and every time I decide to pop the DVD in the player, I always ready myself for fun and laughter. I was looking through the cartoon section to see how many characters I have for lessons from the film. I found that even though I have Mowgli and Bagheera, I failed to make a tutorial on Baloo. So here it is, my personal way that I draw Baloo in a step by step lesson. Baloo the bear is one of my favorite characters. He is one hundred percent lovable, playful, and irresponsible. Nonetheless, Baloo is still a funny addition that Mowgli loves very much. When I first watched the film I wasn't sure what type of bear Baloo was. After questioning myself for a long period of time I finally had to go and search for myself to find out what type of bear he was. Found out that Baloo is a sloth bear, and these bears have long claws, and very big appetites. Anyways, this lesson is going to be easy enough for anyone to tackle so go ahead and have fun drawing Baloo, I'm sure you won't be sorry. I will be back soon so try and stay tuned.


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From Cruiser to BruiserWritten by Drew Hardin on June 11, 2001 Contributors: Steve Temple Performance Mods to Maximize the PT Cruiser
Whether you love it or it leaves you cold, Chrysler's PT Cruiser is an unmitigated hit. People are still standing in line to buy this little car (van? mini-SUV? whatever...), even a year and a half after its introduction. And while some love it just the way it is, most of the people we've met see it as a project car in the making. Its neo/retro styling almost screams, "Lower me! Paint me! Turn me into a woodie!"
Now, appearance doo-dads are fine, but what if you';re looking for something more substantial? Although the PT's performance is adequate enough for, well, cruising, what if the 150 horses coming from its 2.4-liter four-banger just aren't good enough? (As if we had to ask.) Well, have we got some good news for you. There's a whole raft of companies out there developing parts for the PT. And we mean honest-to-goodness speed parts. Not just air cleaners and mufflers, though there's a bunch of those, but turbochargers, superchargers, headers, dual-exhaust kits, even engine swaps. (Can you say "Hemi"?!) You won't believe some of the stuff that's going on out there. We didn't. But we're glad to see it, because hot rodders aren't content to just cruise in a PT.
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Does a stock 2.4-liter four banger trotting out 150 horses sound a bit lame? Sure it does. Well, have we got a few surprises for you!One of the most radical Cruiser mods we've seen is the HemiCruiser project, under construction at Automotive Innovations (AI) in Michigan. There are two HemiCruiser projects in the works, actually. AI owner Nick Gavriles is stuffing a Mopar Performance 426 Hemi crate engine into a customer Allen Langford's car, which has already been modified with a PTeazer widebody panel conversion, turning it into a two-door panel delivery. Plus, Gavriles will be fitting a 472-inch Hemi into his own Cruiser. Neither car is destined for the race or show circuit; both are being built as drivers. As you might guess, the transformation is more than a little complex.First Gavriles had to find room for the engine. He cut away a good chunk of the firewall and set the engine back from the four-cylinder's original location, though he was able to keep the dash, seats and steering column in their original locations. He also re-oriented the driveline so that power moves to the rear wheels through a 3,000-rpm lockup converter, Chrysler four-speed automatic transmission and Viper rearend. (A six-speed manual was considered but the slush box got the ultimate nod for driving ease.) Gavriles had to construct what he called a "dogbone" chassis structure under the PT to integrate the Viper's rear control arms with the Cruiser's existing chassis. The RT/10 rearend widened the rear track by 4 inches, while the front suspension, which surprisingly retained many of the stock components, was widened by nearly 3 inches. Wilwood disc brakes are at all four corners, and the car sits on a full Air Ride suspension.The Hemi going into Langford's Cruiser is a 426 crate motor modified with a Holley fuel-injection system, Nitrous Express nitrous system, custom headers, and a 3-inch lakes-pipe-style side exhaust. (The side exhausts are just one of several products AI makes for PT Cruisers.) Gavriles modified the Hemi's oiling system with a unique pan, and a Be Cool aluminum radiator will keep the water temperature in check. For more info, check out http://www.hemicruiser.comIn addition to the side-exit pipes, Automotive Innovations does a number of engine swaps for the PT Cruiser. If the Hemi is a little overkill for your needs, Gavriles can also stab in a GM 3.8-liter V-6 or a small-block V-8. He also hints that yet another exotic motor transplant is in the works, though he won't unveil it until the 2001 SEMA show. We'll be sure to show it to you as soon as we see it. Contact: Automotive Innovations, 866/960-0700, www.hemicruiser.com.Hennessey Motorsports is putting its own spin on PT Cruiser engine swaps, but this one is even more radical (if that's possible). John Hennessey has drafted plans to mount one of his Venom 650R Viper V-10 engines behind the Cruiser's front seats to create the PT Crusher. A sequential six-speed tranny would be installed behind the engine F1 style, and the car would ride on "a race-inspired suspension using QRS shocks and springs," says Hennessey. Stopping power would come from enormous Brembo discs all around. Hennessey estimates that the car's impressive power-to-weight ratio would give it sub 4-second 0-60 acceleration times. None of this comes cheap; Hennessey figures he'll build only 25 of the Crushers and sell them for a cool $200,000 each. Contact: Hennessey Motorsports, phone 281/579-2223, www.hennesseymotorsports.com.One of the very first modified Cruisers to catch our eye was the PT Bruizer, built last year by the Performance West Group. At a time when Cruisers were nearly impossible to come by, these guys got their hands on one and really did a number on it, from the Xenon body kit and ChromaFlair color-shift paint to the Eibach springs, Koni shocks and 18-inch BBS wheels.What really intrigued us, though, was the Kenne Bell twin-screw supercharger under the hood. Now available in 50-state-smog-legal kit form, the blower sends 6 pounds of boost to the four-banger to increase its horsepower and torque by 40 percent, according to Kenne Bell (which would put it in the 210hp range, according to our calculator). The kit also includes a Kenne Bell Boost-a-Pump unit to increase the amount of fuel going to the engine, and an ignition Optimizer that recalibrates the stock ECU's fuel and ignition curves. Oh, and if you're hunting for more power, Kenne Bell has worked with NOS to create a nitrous kit that's matched to the blower. Contact: Kenne Bell, 909/941-0985 (tech support); 909/941-6646 (orders).While we're on the subject of blowers, Whipple has also developed a 50-state-legal, twin-screw supercharger for the PT Cruiser. The bolt-on kit is available in either black (shown here) or polished finishes and includes the blower, intake manifold, engine management system, air-bypass system, and installation hardware. Whipple claims a 55-percent increase in horsepower (to about 230hp) and a 58-percent increase in torque (to the mid-250 lb-ft range). More to the point, our sister publication <i>Motor Trend</i> track tested a Whipple-equipped Cruiser and got quarter-mile times that were about 1.5 seconds quicker than stock (15.27 vs. 16.65). Contact: Whipple Industries, 559/442-1261, www.whipplesuperchargers.com.
Best known for its prowess in tuning Hondas, Jackson Racing is currently developing a PT Cruiser supercharger kit. Based on an Eaton Gen IV Roots-type blower, the JR unit will put out about 4.5 psi of boost, bringing the horsepower up from 115 (at the wheels) to 170. The kit will include a two-piece, cast-aluminum intake manifold; billet CNC aluminum bracketry for the belt drive; and proprietary fuel-enrichment electronics. Once the development work is completed, JR will submit the kit to the C.A.R.B. to obtain an E.O. number, making the blower 50-state smog legal. Jackson Racing expects to debut the kit in October. Contact: Jackson Racing, 805/681-3410, www.jacksonracing.com.On the other side of the forced-induction family, Hahn Racecraft has designed a turbocharger kit that will boost the 2.4-liter's output by 60 horsepower. The kit includes a 16G turbocharger made by Mitsubishi, a K&N air intake system, and all the required plumbing and installation hardware. According to Hahn, the turbo can supply enough air to produce 300hp, so when you're ready to make some real radical changes to the motor--pistons, rods, head, cam--it will be, too. Contact: Hahn Racecraft, 630/801-1417, www.turbosystem.com.So far all the mods we've discussed concern getting more air into the engine. But as we all know, the motor has to exhale sometime, right? And if you're bringing more air in, more air has to get out. One path to better exhaust flow is the smog-legal JBA Cat4ward header, designed as a direct replacement for the factory exhaust manifold. The header is constructed with mandrel-bent, 409 stainless-steel primaries, 3/8-inch laser-cut flanges and JBA's Firecone collector, and it's finished with a ceramic coating. Header kits include mounting hardware, gaskets and instructions. Contact: JBA Headers, 800/830-3377, www.jbaheaders.com.On the air in-and-out theme, Borla Performance has developed a new PowerSet line that improves flow at both ends of the engine. Borla's PowerSet for the PT Cruiser includes a T-304 stainless-steel cat-back exhaust system with 2 1/4-inch, mandrel-bent pipe and a reusable air filter. You can also choose from three different exhaust tip configurations, in single- and dual-tip designs. Borla has also developed stainless-steel headers for the Cruiser. Contact: Borla Performance Industries, 877/GO-BORLA (462-6752), www.borla.com.


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I would like to rearrange my home office, currently my desk is located next to a window which has an all-right view. The question is whether I should relocate the desk to a spot where there isn't any window views.
I have worked in cubicles where I can't see any windows, and I have worked on desks right next to a large bay windows. Over time at these locations, I haven't been able to detect any bias towards one option to the other.
I think that the only aspect that really boosts my productivity is the presence of natural lighting, artificial light just doesn't cut it with me.


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- BSO Case Number: BS01-08-10251
- PIO Number: 01-8-29
- Date: Aug. 21, 2001
- Time: 1320
- Place of Occurrence: 1351 S. University Drive, Plantation
- State of Florida
- Mohamed Ghanie, 26, 8/1/75, male, 192 Gulfstream Cir., Royal Palm Beach
Description of Incident:
A Palm Beach County man was arrested Tuesday after he drove to Broward County to rendezvous with a teenager solicited over the internet.
Mohamed Ghanie, 26, was arrested by a BSO detective assigned to the LEACH (Law Enforcement Against Child Harm) task force when he arrived at the McDonald's restaurant at 1351 South University Drive on Tuesday afternoon. While posing as a 14-year-old girl in an online computer chatroom on August 8th, the detective received an instant message from someone using the screen name "MG21." MG21 claimed to be a 21-year-old man who wrote that he was interested in having sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl. Investigators learned that MG21 was Mohamed Ghanie, who was actually a 26-year-old salesman from Royal Palm Beach.
On Monday, the undercover detective, still posing as a teenage girl, was contacted via computer again by MG21, who suggested that they get a motel room, promising he would "be gentle and use protection." On Tuesday, they communicated one more time and a rendezvous was arranged for that afternoon at the McDonald's restaurant. When Ghanie arrived in his new leased gold Lexus, the detective he had unwittingly propositioned took him into custody.
Ghanie was charged with one count of Computer Pornography and was booked at the Broward County Jail. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
- THIS REPORT BY: Det. J. Vella, Lt. P. O'Connell, LEACH Jim Leljedal / PIO 8/22/01 1415
Posted At: 08/22/2001 02:19 PM
- photo of suspect - Mohamed Ghanie
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Given two closed disks of unit radius, such that center of one lies on the circumference of the other, let M denote their union. We want to place the maximum number of points in M such that their pairwise distance is strictly greater than 1. We can show that we cannot place 10 points, and we have examples where we can place 8. Is it possible to place 9 points? We have not been able to prove that 9 points is impossible. Any suggestions welcome. (I cannot seem to place image tags since this is my first question.. but the images showing why 10 points are impossible and a configuration showing 8 points are available at:
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?3c080eeea5.jpg, and http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?7ff64600b3.jpg


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The Cartesian product of two empty sets is the singleton set $\{ () \}$ containing the empty tuple. So, given a set $A$ which is empty, $A \times A $ is defined as: $$ A \times A = \{ (a,a) \mid a \in A \} = \{ () \} $$ Now, does that mean that $()$ satisfies the condition $a \in A$? And if so, why don't we include the empty tuple in the Cartesian product of non-empty sets?
(It would be nice if you point out which concept I mis-understand: the set comprehension, or the tuple.)
Thanks in advance.
[edit: I should add the following link: Wikipedia: Empty_product#Nullary_Cartesian_product]