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On an almost weekly basis, it seems the Ocean City Mayor and Council is facing tough decisions, revolving largely around saving money while trying to balance financial common sense and quality service to the community and visiting public.
All in all, the judgment of the town's elected officials seems to be on par. Proposals to cut expenses have been presented by the town's appointed officials, such as City Manager Dennis Dare, Public Works Director Hal Adkins, Police Chief Bernadette DiPino and others, and the council has sorted through them, approving some and frowning on others.
An example of a pitch shot down was Adkins' proposed reduction in bus service, which was aimed at reducing expenses. It was proposed eliminating or reducing the graveyard shift in the winter month would save as much as $100,000. The council was facing an interesting dilemma here, as any decrease in the bus schedule was going to inconvenience local residents who utilize the bus during the overnight hours. The city had already significantly scaled back bus operations, saving thousands, but there was an opportunity to see a big decrease in expenses.
We believe the council failed to make the right call with this proposal. Yes it was a difficult decision, but these officials are elected because the voters feel they can represent them with a view of the big picture. In this case, the financial ramifications should have won out here, rather than inconveniencing a select amount of people.
One proposal presented to the council to increase revenue currently on the table is a proposed hike in parking at the Inlet and at side streets in the downtown area. Last week, the council tabled any decision on this increase until all the budget cuts have been exhausted. The idea here was to look at all possible means to reduce expenses before resorting to hiking user fees, which come with a risk.
While we understand this approach and agree all efforts to reduce expenses is the way to go at first, there is no question the cuts will not be enough. Somewhere along the way fees are going to have to be increased, and parking in the downtown area is an obvious place to start.
The council should forge ahead with this fee increase, which is forecast to bring in approximately $1 million more in revenue. The city has long tried to discourage people from bringing their cars to the downtown area. That's an exercise in futility for the most part because people are married to their vehicles due to the convenience factor, but it's consistent to continue on that mission and increasing the Inlet rate for the first time in six years is logical. Add the off-street parking hike to the mix also makes sense for a number of reasons including continuity.
This is a winter of huge decisions, none of which are pleasant. However, it means something when Dare says this is the "toughest" budget process he has faced in 26 years. Dare is also right when he says visitors to this town should not have to concern themselves with the town's budget concerns. It's irrelevant to them. They come here for the beach, ocean, bays, restaurants, hotels and bars and all the hospitality.
Economic conditions, a drastic decrease in property values and perhaps some pork in certain department budgets have combined to create a nightmare of a budget. The city is following a laudable process here, starting with cuts and soon moving on to fee hikes. One they should okay immediately is the parking fee increase proposal.


text: My first inquire on this? My folks(parents) have an interest in coming along in their RV, as my guests and did so in Tennessee also. Is room available for many RVs this year. Hookups not an issue, but would be nicer. I know LOTS of RVs come along and I just wanted to know IS the room available for lots of this RV'in thing this year. I ride far from the West and my folks live in nearby Virginia, so a nice family reunion thing would be cool, but they need their RV. Happy Trails, Randy

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Well I can't make any promises but there is a chance a mention of Slosh #3 might be on Fox news tonight. I e-mailed them yesterday and was told if I sent some pics and a short blurb that they might try to get it into the evening news. Gwillim was kind enough to send me some great action shots from today. Hopefully I was able to get it to them soon enough. So stay tuned.....
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V. T. Boyd and C. R. Hoffman, both local residents, have opened a new lumber yard in Cortez called "The Wood Shed." The new business will be managed by Hoffman and located at 116 N. Broadway.
Jack Booth, former Glade District Ranger, will be in Dolores for about two months after being detailed here by Regional Forester Bill Lucas to prepare an environmental analysis of the undeveloped areas of the San Juan National forest. He will be assisted by Ranger Clyde Steel and his staff and by personnel from the Forest Supervisors office n Durango.
Fanciers of old things will have a chance to buy an old wall-type crank telephone next month as Sky-High Ski Club offers to sell four of them. They were recently taken down from the ski club's lift lines at Stoner and replaced with newer ones.
A contract agreement for prospective growers of sunflowers has been worked out and will be presented to growers at three public meetings scheduled for this week. Anyone interested can sign the contract at one of these meetings.
Approximately 2,300,000 board feet of Ponderosa Pine saw logs will be sold in the near future in the House Creek area of the Glade District, San Juan National Forest. The purpose of this sale is to remove disease susceptible over mature old growth as well as perform a commercial thinning in the young, residual stands. The timber purchaser will construct approximately 2 miles of road westward from the Dolores-Norwood road towards Beaver Rim. Following the harvest of timber, spur roads and skid trails will be seeded to grass.
A new Forest Service headquarters building is to be built in Dolores this year and will be located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Highway 145 and Fourth Street according to information supplied by Jack D. Payne of Moab, Utah, who was successful bidder for furnishing the new facility. The new building will face the highway and will be built on property owned by Richard Tibbits and under option to be sold to Mr. Payne.
Effective March 30, 1973, all roads on Taylor Mesa, Dolores Ranger District, San Juan National forest will be closed to public use until further notice because of melting snow, thawing conditions, deep rutting and all the mud.
Mary Jane McRae attended Study Club in Cortez on Thursday afternoon.
Six Eastern Star members from Dolores attended Grand Visitation in Manocs on Tuesday evening.
Alex Vigil was admitted and released from Southwest Memorial Hospital on Sunday. Mrs. Vigil was taken to the hospital in Cortez by ambulance on Wednesday morning.
Lois Rash went home with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Martin Sunday of last week, after they had spent the weekend her in Dolores. **************************
Mrs. Rash and the Martins enjoyed the concert given in Moab by the Utah Symphony Orchestra on Monday night. This outstanding musical group of 75 musicians have played all over the United States and Europe.
Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Hathaway flew to Denver over the spring vacation and then on to Kansas City to visit with Mrs. Hathaway parents. They then visited Emporia, Kansas where Dr. Hathaway viewed a project being completed that he had worked on while he was at Greeley.
Margaret Nielson was hostess to the Tuesday night bridge club at the home of Tade Garbareno.
Margie Welch entertained her bridge club on Thursday evening.


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LAKE FOREST, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IDEX CORPORATION (NYSE:IEX) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per common share. The next dividend will be paid October 31st, 2012 to shareholders of record as of October 15th, 2012. This dividend represents the company's 72nd consecutive regular quarterly cash dividend payment.
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Case studies within a five-part case study set that will provide inputs to the development of the Water for Food and Ecosystem (WFE) framework strategy for Viet Nam were introduced to the Viet Nam - Netherlands WFE Partnership stakeholders in a study tour held on 30-31 May.
The tour provided project stakeholders with the opportunity to understand the priority issues that WFE is addressing in different geographic areas, and strengthen relationships between sectors and organizations involved in the project's implementation.
This partnership aims to facilitate cross-sectoral collaboration for integrated water resources management (IWRM) in Viet Nam, which will enable both food production and ecosystems to thrive.
Approximately thirty representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV), Viet Nam Water Partnership (VNWP), Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN), Vietnam Institure of Water Resources Research (VIWRR), Vietnam Environment and Sustainable Development Institute (VESDI), Water Resources Conservation and Development Center (WARECOD), and local institutions participated in this study tour.
The first site visited was the North Duong River Irrigation System, which is the area for the case study "Potential use of wastewater for irrigation to alleviate water pollution while assuring sustainable and safe agriculture in the North Duong River System in Ha Noi and Bac Ninh Province."
During the visit, participants discussed water resources utilization and management practices. They examined water quality and agriculture product monitoring to assess the feasibility of re-cycling polluted wastewater for agricultural use from Phong Khe paper handicraft village.
The second field visit was to Xuan Thuy National Park for the case study "Maintaining ecological integrity while fostering productive and sustainable use of water and ecological resources in the Red River Estuary in Xuan Thuy National Park, Nam Dinh Province."
Participants learned about the biodiversity value of the park and initial results of the case study were disseminated. The findings will contribute to innovative solutions to maintain the ecological integrity of the park while developing income-generating schemes and improved agriculture and aquaculture production.
This strategy is expected to be released at the end of 2008 when the current first phase of the WFE initiative is completed.


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The occasion of the Wisconsin Lawyer 75th anniversary gives us an opportunity to pause, to recognize the impact this magazine has had on documenting the development of the practice of law in Wisconsin. Thumbing gingerly through the yellowed pages of the late 1920s and early 30s, you'll witness the practical impact Prohibition, gangster violence, the Great Depression, and the introduction of automobiles had on the profession.
Representing Wisconsin Lawyer editorial, production, and advertising staff are (from left) Jean Anderson, design/production manager; Karlé Lester, associate editor; Joyce Hastings, communications director/editor; and Karen Richter, advertising manager.
Examining nearly eight decades of magazines - that's about 550 issues - in preparation for the following anniversary salute article, was no small feat. Assigning decade reviews to members of the editorial board and staff, we found it impossible to avoid getting drawn into the magazine's pages. Ask editorial board chair Jim Peterson, who elicited the help of his lawyer-wife Susan Collins, to review the 1950s. Or, editorial board members Ann Nelson, Kevin Palmersheim, and Liz Estes who spent an afternoon at the Bar Center, only able to tackle a handful of issues because they couldn't resist interruptions to read bits of history. And, for staff, this review took on an additional dimension, wincing at our growing pains, beaming with pride at our success, thinking about what is ahead.
In the following pages, freelance writer Dianne Molvig, who has been a part of this magazine since her first article appeared in 1995 - 69 articles ago - tells the story of the maturing of the State Bar's flagship publication. After burying Dianne with background - it was all interesting to us - she tactfully reminded us that the article easily could turn into one of those family vacation slide shows people put on for their friends. Showing slide after slide, treasuring every moment, the folks in the audience are nodding off.
"Readers want the highlights, the interesting stuff, and, as an outsider, I can be more objective about assessing that," Dianne writes in an email explaining why she left volumes of material on the cutting room floor. Associate editor Karlé Lester and I laughed after reading the message. Yes, we know; after all, we utter those same words to our authors month after month. "Keep the reader in mind."
You, our reader, have been center stage since the publication's debut in 1927. Gilson Glasier, our first editor, in his second issue of the Bulletin of the State Bar, repeats his call for frank reader opinion and constructive criticism. He cites as the publication's purpose keeping members informed of the business of the association and progress of its committees, leaving the printing of technical articles and notes to cases to other publications. Through continued calls for regular reader feedback and periodic readership surveys, the magazine has evolved into something much different today.
Reflecting on our past allows us to recognize what it takes to produce a quality publication year after year - the support of the State Bar's leadership, our loyal readers, the editorial advisory board, our contributors who generously share their expertise, and the advertisers providing the necessary financial support.
The Wisconsin Lawyer also is a source of pride for the professional staff who work behind the scenes to do it just a bit better than the month before. Associate editor Karlé Lester's work with authors, and painstaking attention to accuracy, organization, grammar, and style, is the reason the magazine reads as well as it does. Production manager Jean Anderson's design work gives Wisconsin Lawyer its visual zing, and her attention to evolving production technologies ensures we're producing an efficient and cost-effective magazine. Advertising manager Karen Richter's efforts gives us the financial resources to print this magazine, while providing a valuable reader service.
I'd also like to acknowledge the work of part-time graphic designer Donna Collingwood who assists with the magazine's design/production and produces the online Wisconsin Lawyer; Nancy Repyak, providing the important administrative work to support this publication; Deb Heneghan, who authors the "Legal News & Trends" column along with her other writing responsibilities; on-call proofreaders attorney Margie DeWind and Barb Sanford; and our regular contributors too numerous to name.
Over the past 75 years, the Wisconsin Lawyer has endured three title changes, at least six major facelifts, and five editors - three of whom have held this position for more than 20 years. With your continued involvement, we will deliver a forward-looking, insightful publication that meets the changing needs of this profession.
The Wisconsin Lawyer, I hope you'll agree, has aged gracefully.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 8:51 AM
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Foothill grad Cody Hall charged in death of Dublin bicyclist
Original post made on Jul 30, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 8:51 AM
a resident of Oak Hill
on Jul 30, 2013 at 9:50 am
"The 18-year-old whose vehicle struck and killed a bicyclist on Foothill Road last month was doing 83 miles an hour, more than twice the legal limit, court documents show."
"The speed limit on Foothill Road at the location of the crash is 40 miles an hour."
"Cody Matthew Hall was also passing another vehicle in a two-way, left-turn lane and across double yellow lines, those documents say."
Well, the facts from the investigation of the accident appear to be coming out and it doesn't look good for this driver. It's official: He really was doing almost 85 mph - over twice the speed limit - on Foothill road when he killed Diana Hersevoort. Insane. He deserves everything that is coming to him.
a resident of Downtown
on Jul 30, 2013 at 11:23 am
For all of those claiming this was just a tragic accident, read the report again. This was no accident. He drove twice the speed limit on purpose and he illegally passed the car on purpose. This poor woman had her life stolen from her by the actions of Cody Hall with his parents totally enabling him. They are just asynchronous at fault as their son.
I pray for the woman and her family and friends. How dare someone steal her from her family as this man did when the outcome was so predictable given the reckless driving at the time of him mowing these people down. I do hope the pursue a civil case against him and his parents. There's. I way to react all they've lost, but hopefully they are awarded a very large sum from the Halls so the Halls are reminded forever of what they all did that cost this woman her life.
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a resident of another community
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I really have no idea if Cody can be "saved" or not. But I do know that if there was an awareness and established procedure for those who saw his bragging social postings, history might have been different.
I think if the school kids were enabled by the school to get together and talk about a preventative solution, they might come up with some good ideas, and IF they were listened to, maybe those ideas could become standard practice at all high schools. What to do if you know your friend is a speeding thrill addict, or you see a similar posting on a social network. How to help them help themselves BEFORE something happens.


text: Greetings, Everyone! This is it - 13 episodes and counting, until Fringe comes to a final, and hopefully, satisfying end. I for one think it's going to be entertaining as hell to watch the Bishop Boys do their thing in the future. Will they prevail? Will they find Olivia? Will Belly be back? Did Walter place Jean into amber as well? These, and hopefully many, many more questions will be answered over the course of the next several months!


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Risotto alla Marinara
Giovanna Tornabene
Gangivecchio's Sicilian Kitchen
Published by Knopf
It is always considered uncivilized to serve Parmesan cheese with any seafood pasta or risotto, but I always sprinkle both with cheese because I like it. It's up to you. —G.T.
Total Timeunder 1 hour
OccasionCasual Dinner Party, Family Get-together, Formal Dinner Party
Recipe Coursemain course
Taste and Texturecreamy
- Olive oil
- 1 small onion, minced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- ¼ pound fresh fish fillets, such as mullet or snapper, cut into small pieces
- 1 pound cherrystone clams, scrubbed and washed
- 1 pound mussels, scrubbed, debearded, and washed
- ½ cup dry white wine
- 1½ cups Arborio rice
- ½ pound small shrimp, shelled and deveined
- 1 cup fresh peeled or canned tomatoes, chopped
- ¼ cup freshly chopped Italian parsley, plus 2 sprigs for garnish
- Pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons sweet butter
Heat ½ cup of the olive oil, the onion, and garlic in a large frying pan, and cook over medium heat, stirring often, for 3 minutes. Add the fish fillets and cook over low heat for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set aside.
Put the clams and mussels into a large pot with ½ cup of water and the white wine and cook, covered, over medium-high heat until the shells have opened, stirring occasionally.
Remove the mussels and clams from their shells and add to the pan with the fish. Strain the juices from the pan the clams and mussels cooked in through a fine strainer lined with a double layer of cheesecloth into a saucepan. Add 5 cups of water and bring the seafood broth to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer. Put a ladle into the pan and keep it close to the burner on which you'll be cooking the risotto.
Heat 4 tablespoons of the olive oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and add the rice. Stir constantly for 2 minutes. Ladle in 1 cup of seafood broth and, stirring vigorously and constantly, cook until the liquid has been absorbed. Add another ladleful of broth and stir the rice until the liquid has been absorbed. Add the cooked seafood, shrimp, tomatoes, parsley, cayenne pepper, if you like, and 2 ladlesful of broth to the risotto. Stir and continue adding the broth, ½ cup at a time, stirring until the liquid has been absorbed and the risotto is done. If necessary, add boiling water to the seafood broth and keep it simmering.
Five minutes before the risotto is ready, call everyone to the table.
Season the cooked risotto to taste with salt and pepper and stir in the butter. Turn the risotto into a warmed serving dish or bowl and garnish with the parsley sprigs. Serve at once.
1996 Giovanna Tornabene and Gilda di Paola Tornabene


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He was born Dec. 7, 1954, in Wichita, Kan., to Curtis Astor and Doris Evelyn Rachel Bishop.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Randy Jean Brooks.
Survivors include a sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Larry D. Haston of Village Mills, Texas.
Service and burial in Ball Hill Cemetery near Russellville are private, by Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.
The online obituary and guestbook are available at www.shinnfuneral.com.


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Javier Baez hit his first home run of his proessional career on Saturday night helping the Chiefs destroy Kane County 15-3. Baez ended the game going 3-for-5 with three RBI's and two runs scored. Yasiel Balaguert and Taiwan Easterling also delivered three RBIS's and Anthony Giansanti had two. Also contributing offensively was Wes Darvill who went 4-for-6 with an RBI and two runs scored. One of the more unusual stats came from Pin-Chieh Chen who went 1-for-1 with five walks and four runs scored.As good as the bats were on Saturday, starting pitcher Jose Rosario was just as good. He pitched seven scoreless innings giving up three hits and striking out ten. He improved his record to 4-5. The game got interesting late when up 13-0 Baez swung at a 3-0 pitch. Kane County's manager visited the mound and Baez got hit in the ribs on the next pitch. Things stayed calm and Baez will learn from the experience.
After scoring 16 on Friday night, Daytona answered by scoring 10 more Saturday beating Fort Myers 10-5. Everyone in the lineup had at least one hit as Daytona pounded out 16 hits. John Andreoli scored three time and he Rubi Silva both had three hits for the Cubs. Arismendy Alcantara and Nelson Perez added two hits a piece with each driving in three runs. The Cubs used four pitchers to take care of the win. Ryan Searle eventually got his second win of the year as he went three strong innings in relief only giving up two hits and striking out three. The Cubs bats look stay hot as we move into Sunday.
Montgomery outlasts Tennessee winning 4-3 in 10 innings. The Smokies got the scoring started in the second inning and scored another in the fifth to take a 3-0 lead. Montgomery would put up a three spot starter Dae-Eun Rhee in the sixth and the score would stay tied until the bottom of the tenth when the Biscuits walked off with a win. Jae-Hoon Ha had three hits and a run scored on the day. RBI's came from Justin Bour, Nate Samson, and Elliot Soto. Junior Lake had rough day as he went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts. It is always tough to lose games when you are up by three or more runs late in the game, we will see how Tennessee responds.
Iowa scored enough to win most nights, but giving up seven runs in the seventh proved to be too much. It looked good for Iowa early as they scored the first five runs of the game. Oklahoma City would get right back in the game when they scored four in the third. Iowa would score the next three runs of the game, however the bullpen could not hold the lead giving up seven in the seventh. Offensively there were a lot of good things as Brett Jackson stayed red hot going 3-for-5 with two doubles and a triple. Anthony Rizzo was back on Saturday, he went 2-for-4 with a double. Former first rounder Josh Vitters continues to swing a good bat as he had two hits including his ninth home run of the year. Luis Valbuena, Ty Wright, and Blake Lalli all had multi-hit games. Unfortunately for Cubs this game was pitched by are all designated team, as Rodrigo Lopez, Ryan Rowland-Smith, and Mike MacDougal were are all terrible. Hopefully Iowa can respond tomorrow with a victory.
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Pocky Is God wrote:
Mind if I ask what your setup is? I have a Logitech Driving Force Pro right now, the wheel I think I can manage with for the time being but I want to throw the pedals out the window.
I'm sure that I'll be purchasing the ECCI 6000 Wheel and the CST pedals. Thats about...$1700? Damn expensive hobbies!
I'm sure that I'll be purchasing the ECCI 6000 Wheel and the CST pedals. Thats about...$1700? Damn expensive hobbies!
Not at all. I use the Logitech g27. It has nice pedals, much better than the Logitech GT and Thrust-master Ferrari pedals I have used. Its platform is heavier and the pedals have more resistance, less flappy than those others I mentioned.
Personally I don't see the need to spend many dollars on industrial grade controllers. At one point some of the aliens were known to use flight-sim controllers or turned off force feedback completely. I've heard the high-end controllers won't make you much faster but can help some with consistency (but so can practice/seat time).
The simple (and cheap) upgrade I have considered (but have not done) is a bodnar box: http://www.leobodnar.com/products/DFPG25conn/
Apparently it quadruples the number of levels the brake/accelerator provide. As I recall, Biscuit uses one (and he's always been faster than me).
The brake pedal is the absolute thing that drives me nuts. I've tried the G27 ones and the brake pedal on that is crap as well. I really need something with a load cell as opposed to a simple potentiometer AND something that is incredibly stiff. I lock up the brakes all the time on the Williams and its hard to brake late into corners with my shit pedals. The wheel would be nice mainly for the FLDS system that ECCI uses.


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- 2 pints Heath Bar ice cream or vanilla ice cream
- 8 old-fashioned sugar cones
- 6 ounces Heath Bars, coarsely chopped
- 9 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 tablespoons solid vegetable shortening
- Soften ice cream slightly in refrigerator if hard. Using small spoon, gently pack some ice cream into hollow part of each cone. Top each with rounded scoop (about 1/3 cup) of ice cream. Place each cone, ice cream side up, in small glass. Freeze overnight.
- Place chopped Heath Bars on plate. Place chocolate and shortening in medium metal bowl. Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water and stir until melted and smooth. Remove bowl from over water. Let chocolate stand until cool but still liquid, about 5 minutes. Dip ice cream end of 1 cone into chocolate, rotating to coat completely and tilting bowl if necessary. Hold cone until chocolate is almost set, about 10 seconds. Immediately roll dipped portion into Heath Bars, pressing gently to adhere. Return cone to glass and place in freezer. Repeat with remaining cones, chocolate and Heath Bars. (Can be prepared 1 week ahead. Wrap each cone in plastic.) Serve frozen.


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Pam Hicks of Blytheville is suing for access to evidence authorities gathered in the death of her son, Stevie Branch.
Circuit Judge Victor Hill will consider Hicks' request on Oct. 24 in Crittenden County Circuit Court, the Jonesboro Sun reported Wednesday.
Branch and fellow second-graders Chris Byers and Michael Moore disappeared in May 1993 while riding bicycles in their tree-lined neighborhood. Their bound bodies were found later in a watery ditch.
Click here to read the full story from Arkansas News.


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'Final Fantasy' Comes to an End for Sony
Following a string of sales from prime properties to its Vaio personal computer brand, Sonyys it's now letting go of its entire stake in Japanese videogame publisher Square Enix Holdings.
The move comes as the Japanese tech giant grapples with losses from its flagging consumer electronics businesses. Over the past year, Sony has unloaded a series of buildings from its former headquarters to its U.S. building at 550 Madison Avenue.
On Wednesday, Sony said it will sell its 8.25% stake in the maker of megahit role playing game series "Final Fantasy" and "Dragon Quest." At its current market value, the stake held by its game unit is valued at ¥16 billion ($156 million).
The company expects to book a one-off profit of around ¥4.8 billion from the stake sale during the first quarter ending June. It said it will release its earnings outlook for the current fiscal year ending March 2015 on May 14 when it reports results for the just-ended business year.
Sony's investment in the videogame software developer dates back to 2001. At the time, it bought 11.2 million new shares, or an 19% stake, in Square before the videogame maker later merged with rival Enix in 2003.
Back then, Microsoft had doggedly pursued both Enix and Square in the hope of getting them to write software for its Xbox game console. But the two firms remained firm supporters of Sony's PlayStation. For its part, Sony bought shares in Square as a defensive measure and to support the game developer. While Sony's stake in the merged entity fell from 11.2 million shares to 9.5 million shares as a result of the integration, the company has held onto its stake over the past decade.
While the sale is unlikely to affect close relations between Sony and Square Enix, the move underscores the company's continuing struggle to turn itself around.
In February, Sony warned investors that it expects to incur a loss of $1.1 billion for the year ended in March due to costs associated with fixing its troubled television and PC businesses. At the time, it said it would eliminate 5,000 jobs, sell off its PC business, and split off its TV division into a separate subsidiary.


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Julian de Guzman's last minute heroics against Vancouver have made him the talk of the soccer world this week. ESPN's Jeffrey Carlisle chatted with de Guzman about his revival in Dallas, his time in Toronto and that magical goal that has FC Dallas in the playoff hunt. The entire story is worth your time, but here's an excerpt:
While Toronto limps to another last place finish in the Eastern Conference, de Guzman's arrival has helped revive Dallas' campaign, and his contributions go well beyond his stoppage-time winner last weekend against Vancouver. Overall, de Guzman's play has been sharp, and this is borne out by statistics provided by OPTA. de Guzman's pass completion percentage has been 83.4 percent since joining FCD, compared to just 70.5 percent while with Toronto.
How to explain such a difference then? Is it a case of being surrounded by better players? Is it a matter of style? Or is de Guzman simply in a better place mentally now that his Toronto nightmare is over? It's likely a combination of all three. The arrival of de Guzman in Dallas coincided roughly with the return of several injured players, including 2010 MVP David Ferreira. Just as important, de Guzman feels FCD's playing style suits him better.


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Feb 21 (Reuters) - European health regulators for a second time rejected a diet pill developed by Vivus Inc and said the obesity treatment would not be approved there unless the company conducts a large lengthy trial to prove its heart safety, Vivus said on Thursday.
The drug, sold in the United States as Qsymia, was approved by U.S. regulators last year. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration also approved another diet pill, Belviq, sold by Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc, making them the first new obesity drugs approved in the United States in more than a decade.
Qsymia, which was to be sold in Europe under the brand name Qsiva, was initially rejected by the European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) last October. Vivus requested a re-examination of the decision and was turned down again on Thursday.
"We are disappointed with the CHMP decision regarding Qsiva and the position the Committee adopted with respect to the need for a preapproval cardiovascular outcomes trial," Vivus President Peter Tam said in a statement.
Another diet drug developed by Orexigen Therapeutics Inc faces a similar hurdle in the United States after the FDA said it would not approve its pill, which is called Contrave, without a lengthy, expensive study to prove that it does not increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Vivus shares fell 2.4 percent to $12.57 in extended-hours trading from their Nasdaq close at $12.88.


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Hi all Another size problem I'm going to get a spitfire timber tec in either 600 or 602. I was planning on getting the 600 but the surf shop owner is trying to convince me to get a 602 or even a 604. He thinks that the size charts on here are more geared to the experienced surfers I'm 5'11 and about 83 kg (180lbs) I am a advanced beginner surfer and want something to progress my skills to be more fluent in making turns. I'm not the strongest paddler going around but also want this to improve. Will be surfing a mix of beach and point breaks around the waist to head high Any help would be greatly appreciated Cheers
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I'm same size as jd494949 and have over 40 years of experience on short boards. Size and volume depends on purpose - is it for small beach breaks? or a general everyday board? I've got a 6'4" spitfire that hasn't been wet for a couple of months due to a submoon. I have always gone to the top end according to volume calculator particularly for a small wave board as they have less push and the crowd factor in sub 4 foot is another problem. Hence submoon in summer crowds is fabulous and in small winter waves the spitfire will be used. You can only surf waves IF you can beat the crowd to catch them and volume, if distributed properly, will allow this!
I think you should go the 6'00" based on your height (you could go smaller but based on your experience level I think the 6 is a good starting point). I ride a 6'4" but am 6'4" tall and 92kg so reckon I can probably sink a rail on the bigger board better than a smaller guy, and I use it from 1.5' mush like yesterday in Sydney but have taken it out in up to 5'-6' but above 4' it really starts to hit its limits. Awesome board, ride it as a quad I reckon - it grovels really well, but goes great in 3' walled up waves.
I run kinetic racing x4 quad because mine came fcs, lot of people like the rusty r2 as a quad as well, and they come in a five fin option in futures and fcs so you can run it as thruster set as well. People also rate the rastas and stretch fins with spitfire but i havent had a chance to try these ones out. The new fcs 2 system looks good, think they have some new fins in this setup but haven't heard any reviews yet. Guessing if you buy new it would be the fcs 2 fin box though as its been around a couple of months now.
Jd, I'm 6'0" 170 intermediate, in decent shape, and ride a 5'10". I'm stuck in the far Northeast and don't get much time out of a wetsuit and the 5'10" is great. If I get to go somewhere warm again I'll probly get a 5'8". I think the 6'0 would be a good fit for you. I have the Rusty quad in Futures and LOVE them. My stretch quads will be here soon but everyone says they're amazing in the spitfire.
To give you more insight, I was riding a 600 SF when I was 200lb. It was the best board I've ever owned. I rode it from knee high, to 1.5x OH. below head high I ran the stretch quad, and over that I ran either JC1 blackstix or the JC1 fronts with stretch quad rears. I'm now 225lb and sink the 600 SF.


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Maspalomas Gay Pride has become the second largest gay event of Spain (after the one in Madrid). For a week, different cultural and political activities and drag shows are held on the island. One of the highlights was the main parade on Saturday, which took thousands of gay men and women through the streets of Playa del Ingles to the Yumbo Center. At the main square of the Yumbo Center awaits a big stage, with big shows, acts, and an outdoor dance party. Every day the party continues in the many gay bars and clubs in the Yumbo Centrum. Enjoy this selection of images and make a date to go next year.
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Sennheiser PXC 450 headphones review
Quiet and comfortable even at work
Ralph Graves is one of Crutchfield's blog editors, and part of the company's social media team. He writes about home audio/video gear, specializing in Apple-related and wireless technologies. Ralph holds a master's degree in music composition, and his works have been released on various labels. He's served as product manager for an independent classical and world music label, produced several recordings, and worked extensively in public broadcasting. Since 1984 he's hosted a weekly classical music program on WTJU, and is also active as a blogger and podcaster.
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I'd actually tried out the Sennheiser PXC 450 NoiseGard™ noise compensation headphones before, as part of our noise-reduction headphone shoot-out. But those evaluations were based on short, structured listening sessions. I was glad to have an opportunity to try them out the way they were meant to be used — in listening sessions stretching over several hours.
Guarding against unwanted noise
Even though I didn't take these on a plane, I put the PXC 450s to work. There was plenty of ambient noise in our office for the headphones to deal with, and deal with it they did. As with many active-type of noise-cancelation headphones, the PXC 450s did a better job with steady background noises, rather than transient ones.
The reason has to do with the process of noise cancellation. Tiny microphones built into the outside of the earcups pick up the ambient sound surrounding the wearer. That sound is then processed by circuitry, creating a signal that's exactly 180° out of phase with the original noise. That processed signal is then pumped into the earcups. The out-of-phase noise acoustically negates any ambient sound leaking into the earcups, resulting in silence.
Because it takes a fraction of a second for the out-of-phase signal to be generated, it's always slightly behind the source. For ambient sounds that don't change in volume (or change slowly), that's not a problem.
So, for example, once I put on the PXC 450s, I ceased hearing the dull, steady hum of our HVAC unit. Without any music playing, silence reigned inside the earcups. When a conversation started in the next cube though, the voices still came through, although significantly muted. I couldn't quite make out what my colleagues were talking about, but I was aware they were talking.
Press to Talk
In the middle of the right earcup is a Talk button. This feature was designed for airplane travel, but I found it quite useful in the office. It's a big button with an indented surface that's easy to find just by feel. The button temporarily disables the noise cancelation, and instead sends the signal from the exterior microphones straight through so it's audible.
When someone wished to speak to me, I simply pressed the indented button. My music was muted, and outside sound was relayed through the headphones. I could hear — and respond to — my colleague without having to remove the headphones.
A word about my headphone auditioning setup
I used my standard at-work music setup for these headphones. The headphones were plugged into a NuForce Icon HDP headphone amp/USB DAC/stereo preamp, which is then connected to my laptop via a USB cable. Residing on my laptop are lossless audio files.
The NuForce is the important link the chain, as it serves double duty. First, it's a headphone amp, which is helpful for auditioning higher-end headphones like the Sennheiser PXC450s. It means they're not starved for power and can operate at peak efficiency (even at low volume levels). Second, through the USB connection, the NuForce bypasses my laptops marginal digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and uses its own on-board DAC to decode the audio files. And that matters because better conversion ensures higher fidelity.
So even though it's a simple system, I enjoy better audio than I would get from just plugging the headphones directly into my computer.
Now, about sound quality
Overall, the headphones did a very good job. The sound had a lot of detail in it. The edges sometimes seemed a little soft, but I think that was a side effect of the active noise-cancelation. I especially noticed it in bass-heavy tracks. The low end was present and clear, but on the tracks I was very familiar with it seemed to lack a little bit of impact I normally heard.
That's not to say that the 'phones sounded bad — quite the contrary. They did an excellent job with noise canceling (their primary purpose) and delivered better-than-average sound quality. Even though I wasn't sitting on a plane and relying on the PCX 450s to shield me from the drone of the engines, I was more than happy with the sound.
The PXC 450s presented a nice, full soundfield with good stereo imaging.
And let's not forget comfort
No question — noise-canceling headphones are most useful for travel (especially by air). Which means wearing these headphones for hours on end is the norm rather than the exception. And that's exactly what I did. I put them on at the start of the workday, and wore them as long as I remained at my desk.
I often wore them for 5-6 hours a day, and they were consistently comfortable the entire time. The earcups fit securely over my ears without applying undue pressure to my temples. The headband padding was more than sufficient to let the phones rest lightly on my head without discomfort.
One thing to be aware of — the drivers are angled in, which means that there are slight bulges inside the earcups. They're designed to fit in the hollow of the ears, and are small enough to accommodate most ear sizes. I didn't have any trouble with them at all, but there are always exceptions…
The bottom line
The Sennheiser PXC 450 headphone are noise-canceling headphones, and they perform that function admirably. It wasn't until I put them on that I became aware of just how much office noise I had gotten used to. They also performed well as headphones, delivering my music with a full, detailed sound. And the PXC 450s were so comfortable I sometimes forgot I was wearing headphones – until I realized I could barely hear my coworker. Thank heavens for that talk button!


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Weather clears for Christmas
Christmas Day will get off to a cloudy start with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting isolated showers for Melbourne.
But those showers should clear by about 10am with the day headed for a top of 22 degrees and a sunny afternoon.
Melburnians enjoyed a much cooler night with the overnight temperatures dropping to about 15 degrees.
This is a stark contrast to Sunday night, when the temperature hovered near 30 for most of the night, dipping to the overnight low of 27.4 at 9am.
Today's temperature is expected to peak at 22 degrees, with expectations of isolated showers clearing by the afternoon.
It is likely the Boxing Day test will have a warm and sunny start, with an expected top temperature of 26 degrees.
Bureau of Meteorology duty forecaster Michael Efron said it wasn't unusual to have several hot nights at this time of year. He said it was not an indicator that the rest of summer would be warmer-than-usual.
''You have to look at them in isolation. (Sunday) was also one of the warmest December days since 2010, but it's nothing too unusual so far.''
On Sunday, Melbourne had its hottest day since New Year's Eve 2010, with temperatures reaching 39.2 in some parts of the city.
Temperatures in the Melbourne CBD reached 38.3 shortly before 5pm, and remained above 34 at 7.25pm.
The state's top temperature of 41.9 degrees was recorded at Walpeup in state's north-west at 3.18pm.
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DETROIT - 8:53AM Video turns on.
Kwame and Bernard Kilpatrick are the first defendants in the courtroom this morning, followed closely by a conservatively attired Bobby Ferguson.
U.S. Attorney Michael Bullotta and Kwame defense lawyer Jim Thomas are talking about a matter they want to take up with Judge Nancy Edmunds.
9:03AM Judge Edmunds enters the courtroom and all lawyers go straight to sidebar at the judge's bench. Audio switched off so that media can't hear.
While they're in sidebar, here's the fashion flash: Kwame is in a beige suit and dark tie while Bobby is in a dark sports coat, light striped tie and khakis. The guy is unbelievable, wearing leather to court one day and Brooks Brothers looking jackets the next. Bernard Kilpatrick is in a grey pinstriped suit, yellow shirt and pocket hankie. Victor Mercado is a typical dark suit.
9:08AM Sidebar disbands.
9:09AM Jurors sit.
Jennifer Blackwell for government. Government calls Radmilla Kest. Works at a Center for Yoga. Studio owned with husband and is in 4 locations including West Bloomfield, Ann Arbor and Birmingham.
In 2002 and 2003, center received request for yoga for the mayor. Sent someone to the mayor's office- an independent contractor. He provided a few dozen classes. The yoga center charged $225 per lesson.
Witness looks at documents.
KPS 11- invoices for lessons. Check for $1,500 to the Center for Yoga dated December 20th 2002. Signed by Christine Beatty and Kwame Kilpatrick. On Kilpatrick Civic Fund check. For services provided October through December.
Another check. December through February. For $1,500. Date 12/26/02
A third check for $900. September 2003.
KCF 12- Another check from Kwame Kilpatrick for $1,125 dated April 2003.
9:16AM Jim Thomas cross examines.
You never met him? No.
You did not instruct him? No.
Who provided services? Brian Grenadier.
Please look at KCF 11- did you know if Kwame Kilpatrick was a signatory on those checks? I don't know.
Thomas said check was negotiated and you received payment? We received payment.
Group rate? Between $100 and $150.
Witness says it was supposed to be for mayor and peers.
Do you do group lessons for non-profits? Yes.
What is the benefit for yoga? What does it do for corporation? Team building and morale of the company.
How does it help in Team Building? Witness says it's very physical and emotional and people come to unwind.
What does yoga do for the person? Creates relaxation, focus, "makes them kinder people."
Thomas says "we have some lawyers who should do that actually. I should sign up."
Thomas says no further questions.
Witness steps downs.
9:21AM Blackwell for government. Witness sworn in. Probably yoga boy. Kwame is laughing.
Brian Granader- a yoga teacher. Owns his own studio- Red Lotus Yoga since 2003. Yoga instructor since 2002. At one time instructor for Center for Yoga in 2001 and 2003.
Provided lessons for Center for Yoga and for Kwame Kilpatrick. First lesson was in late 2002. Took place at Cobo Hall. 5 to 8 people present including mayor. Understood people to be working with the mayor. Pretty sure they were bodyguards. Lessons were early at about 7 or 7:30AM.
Did lessons twice a week for a couple of months. First bunch of lessons at Cobo Hall, but some at Manoogian Mansion. Mayor was always present. Assumed the particpants were security from mayor's staff.
Witness paid through the Center for Yoga.
Thinks he taught mayor for 2 to 3 months.
When he was at his own center, got called 2 or 3 times to provide lessons for mayor. Paid by check by the mayor. Never heard of the Kilpatrick Civic Fund. No youths were present at classes.
9:26AM Thomas cross examines.
Worked with him early? Yes.
Was he devoted to the lessons? Yeah.
Any women come to the lessons? Yes.
Who were they? Assumed they were sercurity detail.
When you were you first contacted by the government for this matter? They took a statement it should be dated.
Thomas says I'm looking at it here. Can I show it to you? Yes.
Judge asks Thomas to show it to Blackwell first.
You were contacted by IRS on this? No.
Only people criminal investigators? Don't know.
Can you point them out? Yes. Witness points out IRS agent Sauer.
Thomas says Kwame paid you personally for latter lessons? Yes.
Why do corporations want to give yoga lessons? Witness says to improve health of employees and give them greater peace of mind in stressful situations.
Thomas jokes "don't break out in any moves now."
Thomas says none of the other defendants went to yoga lessons? No.
Granader steps done.
9:31AM Michael Bullotta recalls Special agent Ron Sauer.
Were you one of principal investigators? Yes.
What were you doing? Looking to see if any expense of Kilpatrick Civic fund benefited Kwame personally, mail fraud- looking to see if US mail service of FEDEX or UPS used to obtain something of value under false pretenses.
What about wire fraud? Also investigated wire fraud, faxes from Michigan to out of state to obtain something of value under false pretenses.
Bullotta asks about text messages on Civic Fund. Did you see any? Yes
Sauer has seen exhibit TXT 18.
Bullotta admits KCF 7A: dated January 23 and 24 2002. Between Kwame and Christine Beatty.
11:55PM Christine Beatty: "Hey did you get my last message?" (Had texted about whether he wanted to go ahead with ads)
Kwame reply: Yes yes on the ads from the Civic Fund. Go home!"
Did you compile all the checks? some of the ones from the Civic Fund.
KCF 40- checks made payable to New York University for $2,500. Made from the Kilpatrick Civic Fund November 21st 2001. Memo line says Diarra O. Kilpatrick- Kwame kilpatrick's sister.
IRS subpoenaed records fro NYU.
KCF 41- records from NYU. For the account of Diarra O. Kilpatrick for the Tisch School for the fall of 2001. Document reflected $2,500 payment by check for tuition.
KCF 38- check to Tennessee State University. From the Kilpatrick Civic Fund on August 13th 2001 for $1,000. Signed by Beatty and Kwame. For Jamilla O. Evans- Kwame's cousin.
IRS subpoenaed Tennessee State for records- KCF 39. Check payment entry in records on August 15th for Evans's tuition payments.
Bullotta shows KCF 13A. Text message between Beatty and Kilpatrick on February 14th 2002.
"Can we write Bone (nickname for sister Ayanna) a check for 2000 civic." from Christine
Kwame replies : "Yes"
Exhibit KCF 13AA- found a check from Civic fund for Ayanna. A check dated February 14th 2002 for $1,500. Signed by Beatty and Kwame.
Was there a follow up text message on February 19th 2002 showing KCF 13B? Who was it to? Sauer says it was from Ayanna Kilpatrick and I have to refresh my mory who it was to.
Sauer says it was to Christine Beatty. From Ayanna to Christine.
KCF 13B texts: "I paged you yesterday re transfer of the loot." from Ayanna to Christine.
A check from Civic Fund to A Step Ahead. the preschool that Kwame's kids attended. Memo says 2002 Graduation week for $5,000 dated 6/6/02.
KCF 31: 4 Kilpatrick Civic Fund checks to Mongo and Associates. April 20th 2004 for $25,000. signed by Beatty and Derrick Miller.
2. Check dated September 30th 2005 for $8,000 to Mongo and Associates. Memo line says consultant fee.
3. Dated February 10th 2008 for $6,000. Memo line says consultant.
4. Last check from Civic Fund to Mongo and Associates. Dated August 14th 2008 for $30,000 Signed by April Edgar and Kandia Milton. Edgar worked in mayor's office and became a signer on the account, Beatty's sister.
Bullotta shows text message from KCF 14: a text between Kwame and Beatty. Date October 24th 2002.
B: "did you just miss me?"
K: "Yes ma'am. I just made my reservation to Denver."
K: "Denver Nov 7th
B: "Is that 8:57AM. should I take the same flight."
K: "yes."
KCF 15- admitted over objection. October 28th 2002 exchangge between Beatty and Kwame.
K: "I really like that verse too. That shit sounds good..."
B: "Are you ready for the 7th.?"
K: "I'm SOOO ready...... Sauer reads with emphasis.
B: "She is making my reservation..."
K: "Are you ready for the 7th?"
B: "You can't even understand how ready...."
KCF 18- check from Civic fund to Sonnenalp Resort for $1,009.40 dated November 7th 2002. Signed only by Beatty.
KCF 19- photo of the resort. Located in Vail Colorado.
KCF 20- documents subpoenaed from resort. The room record for Sonnenalp for Kwame Kilpatrick lists address on Leslie St, Kwame's address prior to Manoogian Mansion. Arrival November 7th and leaves November 9th 2002. Rate is $420 a night. 2 adults- lists the second adult as "Coleman E. Young."
There were charges for spa treatments at resort. 2 on November 8th and then a cancellation charge for $25 on November 9th. 2 spa treatments on a Friday.
Included Sonnenalp deluxe manicure ($75), pedicure ($80) and a gentlemen's facial ($125). They were at 1pm Friday November 8th 2002.
KCF 17- copy calendar of November 6th to 10th 2002. Pages out of mayor's calendar. Looking at page 1. Dated Wednesday November 6th 2002. Various appointments listed.
November 7th 2002 on mayor's calendar: Hold for Mayor "Gone Fishing!" is the only entry.
KCF 16: Another text message exchange. Between Kwame and Beatty on November 9th 2002.
"Everything ok?"
B: "I guess."
B: "Come to ticket counter when you drop off..."
B: "they are saying $407 each..."
K: "...get civic Fund checks out of my bag."
B: text says everything ok now.
KCF 26 : check from Civic Fund to Joan Anderson Travel dated January 29th 2002 for $1,026.18.
KCF 27 : documents IRS received from Joan Anderson travel. Shows travel by Bernard Kilpatrick from Detroit to New Orleans.
Next is receipt showing Bobby Ferguson also going return to New Orleans on February 1st to February 5th 2002. Same flight.
KCF 21: Civic Fund check payable to Lacosta Resort and Spa in California. Dated June 28th 2006 for $8,605.03.
KCF 23: picture of the Lacosta resort in Carlsbad, CA.
IRS got the records from Lacosta: KCF 22. Room #804 Kwame Kilpatrick and Mrs. Kilpatrick. Lists Manoogian Mansion address. Arrived August 12th and left August 19th 2006
Shows check payment of more than $4,000- room charge daily is $625 a night plus taxes and other charges.
One LC massage for $145 and one deep tissue for $160. August 14th 2006 date of massages. Lists room #804.
KCF 24: pages from Mayor's calendar in 2006. Spa charges were on a Monday, August 14th at 1pm Kwame gets his deep tissue.
Pedicure for Carlita, manicure and pedicure for Kwame also on August 14th at 2:45PM. 2 rooms paid for with that Civic Fund check. Kilpatricks stayed for 7 nights.
Arrived at LaCosta on August 12th 2006.
Looking at mayor's calendar. Day before check-in several different appointments on Friday February 11th 2006. Following dates, At bottom of page reads "Family Trip Do Not Schedule." The calendar says the same for following dates while family is at the resort.
Judge calls for break. Kwame manages to smile and yawns before leaving courtroom.
10:42AM Sidebar at the beginning of session today was Thomas objecting to the government's submission of text messages between Kwame and Christine Beatty.
10:45AM Judge re-enters courtroom.
10:46AM Sauer takes his seat at the stand.
Another check to Joan Anderson Travel- KCF 29- from Civic Fund dated August 14th 2002 for $1089.50. Signed by Beatty and Kwame.
Subpoenaed record from travel company: Christine Beatty and Maya and Lauren Beatty, daughters. Traveled from Detroit to Los Angeles on August 15th 2002. Check paid fro that travel.
10:48AM John Shea, Bernard's lawyer, cross examines.
Looking at government exhibits KCF 26 and 27- Joan Anderson Travel document.
Whose handwriting on document? Don't know. It was there when we received it.
Produced by travel document? Got it from Joan Anderson. Appears to be handwriting, looks to be ink.
Joan Anderson booked to travel related to Kilpatrick administration? Don't know what it is related to. Know that it was written from Civic Fund.
Circumstantially you think it correlates but best you can say it was used to buy flight coupons? Correct.
And again you don't know whose handwriting? Correct.
Witness says this check paid for Bernard and Bobby's tickets. The handwriting references check numbers.
You can tell flight coupons issued on January 22nd 2002? Hard to see.
Do you see the letters "SITI"? Yes I do.
Look below you'll see #s and date of issue Jan 22 02? Will take your word for it.
Witness finally sees it.
Appears that the check issued to Joan Anderson is on January 29th 2002 and date of travel was for February 1st through 5th 2002? Correct.
Did you ever verify if checks were used? I did not.
Did you verify other expenditures on those dates? I did not.
IRS agents pretty extensively combed through financial records? Correct.
No evidence on travel expenditures from those accounts? I don't have that knowledge.
No evidence of hotel expenses, meals? I don't have any knowledge of that.
Shea ends.
10:57AM Thomas cross examines.
This case not about Beatty affair? No it's not.
Nothing illegal about having affair? No it's not.
Christine Beatty had a job? Yes she was Kwame's Chief of Staff.
As Chief of Staff could have traveled with him for business purposes? Could have.
Beatty was on Civic Fund? Yes she was. She signed checks.
Looking at document that Thomas has on overhead. Lists Beatty as Treasurer on Kilpatrick Civic Fund.
Thomas says it's a government file? Correct.
Dated June 2nd 1998, postmarked received June 9th 1998.
You determination that Beatty signed checks? She signed a large number of checks.
Almost exclusively she was signatory with other person? Correct.
We had seen checks post 2002 that had Kwame's signature? Refresh my memory.
Were you aware that Kwame was not director post mid-year 2002?
Is there any explanation why his signature would appear? You'll have to help me out.
Did you consider that he might have pre signed checks? That's a possibility.
Can you consider the fact that he might have signed large number of checks? That's a possibility.
D KCF 2- dated July 19th 2002. Thomas cross examined regarding document. Signed by William Phillips. Document lists people responsible for Civic Fund and Kwame not listed anywhere. No longer had an official title at that point.
D KCF 4- Articles that list purposes of the Civic Fund: a. to promote community activities that enhance neighborhoods as well as activities that contribute to the betterment of the the lives of youths of Detroit and surrounding activities.
Sauer says he would go back to purposes of Civic Fund on form 990. Sauer says he looked at articles of incorporation since early in the investigation.
Looking at communication between Beatty and Kwame on January 23rd 2002.
Thomas asks who initiated this contact? Beatty says Sauer.
Thomas says both Beatty and Kwame officers at Civic fund at this point? Yes.
Communication about something to do with Civic Fund? Yes.
It appears that Beatty was at work at 11:55pm? Yes.
It appears that she had a job other than having an affair with Kwame? Yes.
Looking at KCF 41- check to NYU paying for a student who is identified as Diarra Kilpatrick. Apparently this is generated to see a check of $2,500 applied to significant tuition. Correct says Sauer.
Thomas says it's your position that it was a Civic Fund check that paid that $2,500? Yes.
In your review of the articles of incorporation was there a prohibition on anyone with the same last name for the proposes of education? No.
Looking at articles of incorporation again: "to operate act for charitable and educational purpose." e. " to receive and administer assets for charitable, educational and religious purposes."
Would you consider scholarships a charitable donation? Yes.
Looking at Tennessee State tuition- nothing that prohibited Evans from getting scholarship for educational purposes? Correct.
Did you receive some people who got money from Civic Fund? Yes.
NAACP? Yes.
Big Brothers and Big Sister? Don't have a recollection.
March of Dimes? Doesn't ring a bell.
Witness says I don't recall seeing these entities but if you gave me a check that would refresh my memory.
Thomas says if I told you Civic Fund had $3million and gave almost $400,000 to charitable organizations? That wouldn't surprise me.
Tuition for going to college an educational purpose? Yes it is.
KCF 13 A- Thomas switching gears to text messages.
Who is asking who question? Beatty to Kwame.
Ayanna apparently going to receive $2,000? Correct.
Now looking at February 14th 2002 check- is this it? Appears to be the check that was written.
Written to Ayanna? Correct.
In February 2002, would have been just after election, if someone had worked on the "Get Out The Vote", could they be paid? i believe that's possible.
Did you investigate what the $1,500 was for? There were no documents that supported the "Get Out the Vote Contention."
Did you talk to Ayanna? I did not.
Looking at KCF 18: November 7th 2002. Thomas says your investigation led you to see if Kwame had benefitted and thus there might be a tax violation? Not exactly. appeared to be of a personal nature.
KCF 18 shows it was negotiated by Sonnenalp Resort. It was in Vail, CO about an hour from Denver.
Did you ever go out there? No I did not.
When traveling for Civic Fund no one says you have to stay at Holiday Inn? I believe it was for a spa package.
Thomas refers to spa picture and this is in November of 2002, right? The travel? Correct in November of 2002.
You got record? That's correct.
And it's from the record that you got that he was going for a spa? Looking at records and text messages.
Do you know if there was any other purpose for going to resort other than being with Beatty? I don't know of another reason.
Witness says he looked at records, texts and calendars. Witness says you might put business trip if you were trying to disguise trip with lover.
Looking at KCF 20- Sonnenalp receipt.
Thomas says there is no difference in rate if people share a room? There was a spa package says witness.
You think because it's spa package it couldn't be for business? It impacts rate of the room.
Do you see anything there that might prevent being paid for by Civic Fund? Yes there is one the second page.
Series of expenses charged to the room? Correct.
Does that total up to $147? I'll take your word on it.
Witness says the check did not cover full amount of the bill and there was a cash payment.
Thomas says there may have been a credit card payment for the bill? Yes there may have been.
And there was a cash payment that covered numerically for the spa? Yes.
If there was a business purpose to my trip it would be reimbursable? It depends if you're misusing Civic Fund monies.
Did you consider that there might have been purposes for Kwame going other than having affair? could have been.
Where there any business meetings?
If the National Council of Mayors was meeting that weekend in Denver would that not have interested Kwame? I have no knowledge of those meetings.
Did you pull receipt of car leased to see if enough mileage between Denver and Vail? Did not pull records.
Don't you think Kwame would have valid reason to promote image as mayor? I don't understand the question.
Suffice it to say that the only purpose you see for Kwame is "for a rubdown?" Not my word says Kwame.
$5,000 check on June 6th 2002 to A Step ahead? Correct.
Kwame's sons went to Step Ahead? Correct.
This is a check for graduation week? Yes.
As a father wouldn't he be interested in education of children?
Did you know the ages of Kwame's twin sons? Don't know.
Would you think it would be important to figure out to check out if it was for a personal purpose? I knew that his kids went to program.
Did you know that Kwame's sons graduated in 2001? Did you know sons were not in school when that check was written? Did not know that.
Could this not have been a contribution to an educational institution? It's a preschool.
So I guess you never went there? I requested records but they did not have any.
Witness says I'd have to refer to my records.
Thomas points to KCF 26- was air travel to New Orleans? Correct.
Do you know if that trip was related to Super Bowl in New Orleans?
You knew Kwame was involved in the planning of Super Bowls? Yes.
KCF 21- LaCosta Resort and Spa. The check signed by Christine Beatty for $8,605.03 on Civic Fund.
Kwame's image was about being married and having a family? Correct.
And as head of Detroit had a profile? Correct.
Still mayor in 2006 still had ability to meet with people of Civic Fund? Yes.
Did you consider that with La Costa? No.
If he went for Civic fund would that not be appropriate? Not appropriate because he went with family.
But isn't family part of his image.
Did you ever go on vacation and do business at the same time? No.
Mixed purposes for trips? Possible.
Did you determine who he met with and spoke to while out there? I don't know if he met with anyone at resort.
Did you pull phone records? I did not.
Did anyone pull them? We probably did.
Witness says that it appears he paid for family trip with Civic Fund money.
You don't know who he spoke to and if he spoke to anyone? I don't know who he spoke to and if he spoke to anyone.
KCF 22- Shows he was there from August 12 to the 19th? Yes.
There was a check payment for $4,976.71 that is not amount of $8,605.03? Yes.
Witness says they are splitting check between 2 rooms.
Apparent that Kwame and Carlita staying in a suite? Yes.
Witness says some hotels charge fees for additional guests.
So $625 standard rate for high end hotel? That is not where I'd be staying says witness.
It's a very, very high end resort isn't it? Yes.
I could write it off for business? Depends says witness.
Payment for $1,208 on a credit card? Yes says witness.
Do you think Carlita has any role in fundraising for Civic fund? Don't know.
Would you agree that you are going to be raising money on a national scale, that meeting someone where they live would be appropriate? I don't know of Kwame meeting anyone at LaCosta.
You don't have any phone records to see who he met with? No.
Phone records requested? Not sure if they are requested or not.
It wasn't important for you to do anymore investigation, you already had him? That's not the way I look at it says witness.
Thomas ends.
11:51AM Gerald Evelyn for Bobby Ferguson cross examines.
Travel documents to New Orleans. You are just looking at coupon and ticket and assuming what happened? Correct.
Your agency got a bunch of records from my client? I'm aware records were taken.
How long have you been with investigation? Since 2006.
Have you received any confirmation that Bobby was in New Orleans on those dates? No.
Have you reviewed texts, credit cards, phone, car rentals? Haven't reviewed those records.
Witness says he has very little role on Bobby side of investigation.
11:54AM Bullotta redirects.
Did you come across anything indicating of fundraising at La Costa? Not aware of any fund-raising at LaCosta Spa.
You were asked about payments including $1,208, was that on First Independence Credit Card? Yes.
Witness says it's same credit card that $282,00 in cash was paid on.
Do you have an exact recollections of what donations were made? Would it help to look at spreadsheet? Yes it would
Witness looks at it and says it refreshes memory. Gave Big Brothers $500.
What did Civic Fund give March of Dimes? Witness looks at spreadsheet. It appears to be $200 in 2003.
How much was bill for La Costa Resort on Civic Fund? $8,605.03.
11:58AM Thomas redirects.
List of payees came from document you put together? Correct.
Do you remember a check in the amount of $500 to Spain School Board? Don't remember.
Michigan Crossover team do you remember that? Don't have a specific recollection.
Pershing High School? Remember that? No.
New Providence church? Good News Bible Church? If it's on the spreadsheet.
$5,000 to Black Slate? I do remember a check to the Black Slate.
Thomas lists numerous churches.
Judge interrupts. This is not proper use. Can't use the document that way. Admit it into evidence and use it substantively.
If I can't explore what he knows and doesn't know says Thomas. Judge says that is not an appropriate use. Can't do it that way.
Thomas concedes and questioning of witness ends. Sauer is excused.
Judge calls for a 5 minute "comfort break."
12:15PM Thomas and Kwame sharing a snack during the break.
12:17PM Judge re-enters courtroom and court back in session.
Government calling a new witness. Bullotta passes a sheet to Thomas.
Calling Matt Allen. Went to Michigan State for BA. Worked for a small period of time as private investigator. To pay for college was in the Army for 14 years, Military Police Corp. Stationed at Fort Bragg. Got into broadcasting in 1998, worked for WWJ and then Fox 2 News where he worked ultimately as chief Assignment Editor. Ended in July 2006 when he went to work for Mayor Kilpatrick as press Secretary. In 2005, during primary process, helped organize primary debate and got to know people working on campaign. Had had phone conversations with Kwame when he was in state legislature. Overture made in February 2006 for a job in the mayor's office.
Mayor knew that witness was hometown guy and lived in the city of Detroit with wife and step-son. Mayor had said he really wanted his administration to be from Detroit. Started in July 10th 2006.
What did you do as press secretary? Helped facilitate info with media. Answering Freedom of Information Acts from media. Clarifying media questions.
So media would make FOIA requests? Yes.
Sometimes requests would come directly to mayor's office but all would eventually go to the law department.
In the spring of 2007 were you aware of FOIA by Steve Wilson? Yes. An investigative reporter for channel 7. He wanted city issued credit card records for the former mayor that included August of 2006.
What was Wilson looking into? He wanted to know if charges were made to a resort in California on city issued card.
The La Costa? Yes.
Witness says he went to Chief of Staff.
Did you tell mayor? Yes. What I learned from conversation that the city issued card was used to reserve room and then put charges on his personal credit card says witness.
What was your explanation going to be after talking to mayor? That the city issue credit card was not used and that mayor paid for family vacation on personal credit card.
Did mayor ever mention Civic Fund? No.
Did you talk to Wilson? I told Wilson that when I gave him documents.
Wilson asks witness several times how mayor paid for family. Witness told him that the mayor paid for it personally.
But he kept asking you? Many times yes.
At some point were you interviewed by Channel 7? Not live. Another reporter was hanging out by building and witness went outside by city county building to see her.
Witness says reported called producer from live truck. Asked me "Did mayor pay for trip?" And witness say yes.
Witness says he saw himself on tv news that night.
Bullotta plays video- witness says on video "For the family trip, the mayor paid for the family trip."
Witness says for the family portion of the trip, I told reporter that he had paid for it.
Witness says there was a TV piece later that had a fax of a check to the LaCosta Spa for $8,605.03.
Was that the first time you saw that check? Yes.
How did you feel? "Well I kind of felt like I had my pants down."
Witness says Beatty and Kwame angrily and wondered where check was from.
Witness says he called Channel 7 and he was mad that he hadn't been told everything. "For me, I wanted to get to the bottom of things." Witness felt he had done everything to be transparent and got "stung."
Witness says what was explained to him that trip was paid for by Civic Fund because mayor was there to do fund-raising.
Was this after the report? Yes it was.
Witness says mayor was there for vacation and fund-raising for Civic Fund.
Was that you had heard of fund-raising? Yes.
Witness says that the TV news station had used a fax forwarding agency to get the fax of the check. It came through his attention, that the mayor had called and requested a copy of his bill.
What were you trying to do? I was trying to get to the bottom of it. Inquiries were made at the hotel and it was determined that someone had posed as the media. Witness proposed pushing back at the media for its crappy shots. "We kept score. It was our chance to get back at media for dirty play."
Witness says so they asked for an investigation to be done on Steve Wilson. Police interviewed mayor and Wilson and Wilson did not come off well. Witness thought that it was a good opportunity to show the rest of the media.
Kwame filed police report.
Witness says that when everything came together, they decided to have a press conference "to basically pull Steve Wilson's pants down in public."
At any point did you ask for donors from California to say something?
Thomas objects.
Witness said that in brain-storming session he proposed getting donors that met with you for Civic Fund.
What did the mayor think? "He didn't like that idea."
Do you know William Phillips? Yes.
Was he at press conference? Yes to answer questions about Civic Fund.
"It was bitter-sweet because we got a dig in but it didn't make the media go away," says Allen.
Nothing ever came of police filing. No one was ever charged.
Looking at exhibit EB 7- pictures of mayor's office. EB 8- picture of Iris's desk.
Picture of "barber shop room".
Looking at EB 10- recognize room? Witness says it's the interior of the barber shop room.
EB 7A? Witness says it's the barber chair.
Who did you see mayor meet with? Any number of people.
Did you ever see private meetings with Bobby? Yes.
And Bernard Kilpatrick? Yes.
During 2006-2008, was there brochure made of accomplishments of administration? Yes.
Who oversaw that? Chief of Staff, Christine Beatty.
Witness says brochure made as give away for Mayor's State of the City Address.
Government questioning ends. Thomas says he has lengthy questioning for the witness so Judge Edmunds adjourns court and says session will resume tomorrow.
Kwame definitely looked agitated during questioning. Word from the courtroom is that juror body language was very strong today. While defense examined, one juror crossed her arms over her chest and cocked her head to the side and one male juror actually smirked.
And the list of dubious things paid for out of the Kilpatrick Civic Fund charity continues to grow.
Items on that list revealed in testimony today included group yoga sessions at the Manoogian Mansion, contributions towards the out-of-state college tuitions of two relatives, payment to the preschool attended by Kwame Kilpatrick's twin sons and luxury hotel stays in Colorado and California.
Jurors were inundated by the government's interminable laundry of evidence. The first witness on the day, Radmilla Kest, testified that her Center for Yoga received checks totaling almost $4,000 from the Kilpatrick Civic Fund for yoga sessions provided to the former mayor in late 2002 and early 2003. Brian Granader, a yoga instructor, recounted to the court how he would go to Cobo Hall and Manoogian Mansion and teach yoga to a group of 5 to 8 people which included the former mayor.
IRS Special Agent Ron Sauer was called back yet again to divulge further questionable expenses out of the Kilpatrick Civic Fund.
Two out-of-state college payments were made in 2001. The first was for $2,500 to New York University for part of the tuition of Diarra Kilpatrick, Kwame's sister, while a second check for $1,000 was made out to Tennessee State University on behalf of Jamilla Evans, his cousin.
The court also heard about a check for $1,500 issued to Ayanna "Bone" Kilpatrick on February 14th, 2002 and another for $5,000 that was given to A Step Ahead preschool which Mr. Kilpatrick's twin sons had attended. Both checks were also from the charity.
But the really juicy testimony had to do with spa vacations at luxury resorts in Colorado and California. In November 2002, Kilpatrick and then mistress Christine Beatty stayed at the $420 a night Sonnenalp Resort in Vail, Colorado. While there, the couple indulged in spa treatments including a manicure, pedicure and a gentleman's facial. A check from the Civic Fund was issued to the hotel to the tune of $1,009.40.
In August 2006, the Kilpatrick clan traveled to Carlsbad, California to spend a week at the La Costa Resort & Spa. The Kilpatricks stayed in two rooms at the $625 a night resort and accrued an assortment of costs which included expensive massages and pedicures. A check for $8,605.03 from the Kilpatrick Civic Fund was issued for that particular stay.
The defense faced a tough battle today and Kwame's defense lawyer Jim Thomas acquitted himself well. Under cross examination, Thomas pointed out that Beatty had signed many if not most of the checks that had been introduced from the Civic Fund.
"Did you consider that he (Kwame) might have pre-signed checks?" Thomas asked Sauer. "It's a possibility," conceded the IRS agent.
Thomas also referred the witness back to the Civic Fund's articles of incorporation which stated that the charity could "receive and administer assets for charitable, educational and religious purposes."
In obvious reference to the college tuition payments, Thomas asked "Would you not consider scholarships a charitable donation?" Yes replied Sauer.
In terms of the payment made in June 2002 to A Step Ahead, Thomas said that it couldn't have peen a personal payment for the Kilpatricks as the boys had graduated the preschool in 2001.
As for the luxury hotels, Thomas argued the government hadn't proved that the former mayor didn't have legitimate business and fund-raising reasons related to the Civic fund that warranted the stays.
The last witness on the day was Matt Allen, Kilpatrick's press secretary between 2006 and 2008. Allen recounted how "I got caught with my pants down" when a media investigation revealed that the La Costa stay had been paid in part with a city-issued credit card. In the storm that ensued, city staffers brainstormed ways to diffuse the controversy. Allen proposed bringing forward some of the California donors to the Civic Fund that Kilpatrick had met with.
"What did the mayor think of that?" asked U.S. Attorney Michael Bullotta.
"He didn't like that idea," responded Allen.
Defense will begin its cross examination of Allen tomorrow at 9AM.
About the author:
Alexandra Harland is a Princeton undergrad and has a masters degree in International affairs with Columbia. A Montreal native, she worked with the Daily Telegraph newspaper for a few years before transitioning to TV, when she worked at ABC News with Peter Jennings. Alexandra has also worked in newsrooms in both Detroit and Boston.
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April 16th, 2013
Mobile shooting and uploading with Nikon WU-1b adapter and PicturePro
We're talking George Jetson here. Nikon's recent introduction of the D600 full-frame
DSLR brought a raft of accessories, one of the most interesting being the WU-1b
Wireless Mobile Adapter. Couple that with David Shield's PicturePro app, (motto:
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shooting and sending photos from wherever you can score a Wi-Fi signal.
Along the way, your laptop may get an inferiority complex.
Adaptable with the Nikon D600, and Nikon1 models J3, S1 and V2, the WU-1b allows
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used standalone, it's one of the slickest things to appear on the photographic
accessory scene in quite a while, but is it too little, too soon, or just the thing for
busy photojournalists and Facebookers alike?
Read on as
gives the WU-1b and PicturePro app a workout in the
real world of automotive photojournalism.
Covering the New York International Auto Show at the Jacob Javits Center is one of
those out-of-the-frying-pan, into-the-fire situations that have you jostling for position,
bumping shoulders, bruising egos, and still a time to be aware of your surroundings
and gear, lest they decide to grow legs and disappear from the middle of the show
The Nikon WU1b ($59.95) and an iPad equipped with PicturePro ($49.95,
App Store
) frees up
the need to haul a laptop along during assignments or photo excursions. Working
within its own Wi-Fi network, the WU1b will pair with a downloaded Nikon App,
inelegantly named the "Wireless Mobile Adapter Utility." Adaptable to smartphones
or tablets, it can be used to control the linked camera and take, view or download
photos. From the device, images can then be uploaded to social media sites or servers.
We have wondered why Nikon did not choose a simple name like "Nikon Connect,"
or something along those lines. The App is available on iTunes and Google Play, at
no charge.
Connection is easy enough on the D600. With the camera turned off, the WU-1b is
plugged into the mini-USB port that is covered by a hatch on the left-hand side of the
camera. Turn the camera back on and a green light goes through its status checks
while, in this case, our iPad recognized the Nikon WU network under its Wi-Fi menu.
Once the camera is connected, its battery level and other controls are seen under
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download in progress. The range of the Wi-Fi connection, under optimal conditions,
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cropping, color and exposure correction, editing and captioning, according to wire
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event. In this manner, the basic caption remains, while information such as subject
names are added for further identification.
FTP and e-mail profiles can also be stored so web addresses for multiple clients can
be accessed for instant recall. Once completely captioned, the images can be queued
for transmission, via e-mail or FTP, to a waiting editor on the receiving end.
For the most part, the systems both work and when they are at the top of their
game, they work extremely well. We felt as though the WU-1b would occasionally
act up like a spoiled child who won't play well with others. In the case of the Javits
Center, there were over 40 individual wireless networks vying for the affections of
our iPad's Wi-Fi system. With the WU-1b drawing all of its power from the Nikon
D600's ENEL15 batteries, it was pulling less amperage than if it were self-powered.
Acting as a slave, it managed to cut the camera's lithium ion battery supply by nearly
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images per charge. The end result of that was a situation that saw continual signal
cessation from the camera, causing the WU-1b's own internal Wi-Fi network to drop
off the screen of the iPad. Our work around involved us leaving the actual Javits
display floor to seek quieter spots in the lobby of the building where the images
transferred without a hitch. In View Photos mode, the Nikon App allowed us to
browse images from the camera on the screen of the iPad and then download only
those we selected as part of our final edit. That's a real time saver, if you ask us.
If we were in a deadline position, we would have picked up the Apple Camera
Connection Kit that allows a hard wire connection from the camera to the iPad.
Regardless, it's a good thing to have stashed away in the bottom of your camera bag.
Once in the camera roll section of the iPad, it was a quick process to find the most
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we could adjust brightness, cropping, exposure, contrast, color temperature,
shadows and highlights, as well as check with a "loupe" for overall sharpness. Once
we performed our modifications, the images were saved and then we
captioned them as a group for transmission to the Leftlanenews.com servers for uploading.
At the end of the day, and despite the problems with multiple Wi-Fi networks in a
large convention center, we still managed to complete our job with less gear, less
backache and in less time than many of our colleagues. Between Nikon's WU-1b and
PicturePro, the iPad steps beyond that of a mere movie viewer or eReader to a
truly functional piece of equipment for News and Studio Photographers, as well as
serious photo enthusiasts.
- Simple wireless add-on
- Reduces need for additional gear
- PicturePro provides options for professionals
- WU-1b drains camera battery
- Problematic in congested Wi-Fi areas