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Four counties play big role in Senate race
Four big Wisconsin counties appeared to play crucial roles in Democrat Tammy Baldwin's victory over Republican Tommy Thompson: They're Kenosha, Racine, Brown and Milwaukee counties.
Kenosha and Racine counties. Two years ago, Russ Feingold lost both to his then Republican rival and now U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. On Tuesday, Baldwin won them both.
Kenosha County: Baldwin took 54.2% of the vote. Feingold had 46.8%
Racine County: Baldwin took 51%. Feingold had 43.4%. »Read Full Blog Post(15)
Transcript of Obama's victory speech
Here's a transcript of President Barack Obama's victory speech Tuesday night at Chicago's McCormick Place. It's taken from the website of an Alabama affiliate of National Public Radio, and comes with this editor's note:
NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by a contractor for NPR, and accuracy and availability may vary. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future.
With that in mind, the transcript: »Read Full Article(4)
Some glitches, long lines and voter ID confusion at polls
After months of divisive political debate and a feverish buildup, election day was relatively uneventful by Wisconsin standards, though there were scattered reports of voting machine glitches, ballot shortages, unusually long lines and overly aggressive election observers.
In the end, Wisconsin produced a huge voter turnout; final totals won't be available until at least Wednesday.
Heavier than expected voting in Racine led to seven or eight polling sites running out of ballots Tuesday, according to Ann Jacobs, an attorney with the Wisconsin Election Protection group, which dispatched poll watchers to several communities. »Read Full Article(871)
GOP retakes state Senate, full control of state government
Madison - Republicans recaptured the state Senate on Tuesday, once again giving them the complete control of state government that they used to enact sweeping changes in the last legislative session.
But their margin and sway in the upper house remained unclear because of a tight race in east central Wisconsin. Whether Republicans have a one- or two-seat majority in the Senate is pivotal because GOP Sen. Dale Schultz of Richland Center has bucked his party on some key issues. Among the issues Republicans hope to take up in the next two-year session is loosening mining regulations - a proposal Schultz has resisted.
The fight over the Senate comes down to the race between Sen. Jessica King (D-Oshkosh) and Fond du Lac Common Council President Rick Gudex. »Read Full Article(152)
Obama carries battleground states en route to re-election
President Barack Obama won a second term Tuesday after a fierce campaign battle, amid a struggling economy, over the role and size of the federal government.
Obama defeated the Republican ticket of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan in a virtual sweep of key battlegrounds, including Ryan's home state of Wisconsin, which voted Democratic for the seventh presidential election in a row.
"Tonight in this election, you the American people reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the United States of America, the best is yet to come," Obama told thousands of supporters gathered in Chicago. »Read Full Article(1000)
Baldwin defeats Thompson in contentious Senate race
Democrat Tammy Baldwin emerged victorious over Republican Tommy Thompson in a hard-fought and bitter race for U.S. Senate that drew national attention and tens of millions of dollars in outside spending.
The victory is historic.
Baldwin is both the first woman from Wisconsin elected to the U.S. Senate, and she becomes the first openly gay person to serve in the Senate. »Read Full Article(163)
Kapenga concedes 33rd Senate to Farrow
With over 75 percent reporting in, Paul Farrow has gained a slight lead at 27,449 votes over Chris Kapenga who holds 25,052 votes for the 33rd State Senate Seat. Kapenga recently called Farrow to concede the primary special election race.
In a prepared statement, Kapenga wrote that he wanted to congratulate Paul Farrow in his win and said that he looked forward to continuing his service with Farrow in the state legislature to "make Wisconsin a better place to live and work."
"I look forward to working with Chris Kapenga and serving both the 98th and 99th Assembly Districts, during the next State Legislature session," Farrow said. He also said that he was excited about working for better education and education reform during the next session.
A general election is still planned to take place early December and Farrow's vacant seat in the assembly seat will likely trigger a special election, possibly in spring of 2013.
Obama win leaves Gov. Walker with health care dilemma
Madison -- Barack Obama's re-election win poses a political conundrum for Gov. Scott Walker over how to handle the president's signature health-care law.
The victory for the president and the return of the Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate means Obamacare will remain the law of the country. But Walker decided late last year to stop planning to implement the health-care law in Wisconsin, preferring instead to hold out for an Obama defeat and a repeal of the law.
Now the state will have to scramble if it wants to put in place a virtual marketplace, or exchange, required by the law to allow consumers and small businesses to purchase health coverage. »Read Full Blog Post(254)
After a long career, Tommy makes his political exit
Tammy Baldwin's victory over Tommy Thompson for the U.S. Senate marks the end of the former governor's political career.
From humble roots in small-town Elroy as the son of a grocery store owner to the corridors of power in Madison and Washington, D.C., Thompson, 70, built a career unlike any other in modern Wisconsin political history.
In a concession speech to his supporters Tuesday night, Thompson made it clear he wouldn't fade away but wouldn't run for political office again. He said he decided to run for the U.S. Senate because he thought America, the land of opportunity, was slipping away. »Read Full Article(71)
Incumbents dominate state's congressional races
The power of incumbency was on display across Wisconsin Tuesday as each of the state's seven congressmen seeking re-election won another two-year term by comfortable margins, according to incomplete, unofficial returns.
In the 2nd Congressional District, where U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin did not seek re-election, voters picked state. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Madison) to replace her.
1st District. U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Janesville) handily defeated Democrat Rob Zerban to hold on to the seat he has held since 1998. »Read Full Article
Results slow to report in Waukesha County
Only about half of the voting precincts in Waukesha County have reported results.
According to the latest counts provided by Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus, 55% of the reporting units in the county have completed results for the U.S. Senate race.
Nickolaus indicated that the slow results turnaround might just be because of high voter turnout, and not because of some larger issue with the county's election results process. »Read Full Blog Post(28)
Bicyclist critically injured in West Bend crash
A 57-year-old woman was critically injured Tuesday when she was struck by a vehicle while riding her bicycle in West Bend, police said.
The woman, from West Bend, was struck shortly after 5 p.m. at the intersection of S. Indiana and W. Kilbourn Aves. by a vehicle driven by a 38-year-old man, also from West bend, according to police.
The woman was taken to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa. Anyone who was in the area of the crash when it occurred is asked to call West Bend police at (262) 335-5000.
Crowd erupts as Obama re-elected
Deafening noise filled the ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee hotel Tuesday night as President Barack Obama was re-elected.
State Democrats who had sweated out the night celebrated with cheers and beers.
"This is your victory," Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett told them. »Read Full Blog Post(9)
AP calls 7th Congressional District for Duffy
Freshman Republican Rep. Sean Duffy of Weston defeated Democratic challenger Pat Kreitlow of Chippewa Falls on Tuesday to win a second term in the House, according to a projection by the Associated Press. The AP called the 7th Congressional District race with 65% of the vote counted.
Duffy is a former prosecutor and onetime reality TV star, and Kreitlow is a former state senator.
AP calls 3rd Congressional District: Kind is re-elected
The Associated Press is calling incumbent U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-La Crosse) the winner of another two-year term after defeating Republican challenger Ray Boland in the 3rd Congressional District race.
With 49% of the vote counted at 10:35 p.m., Kind was steadily building a wide gap between himself and Boland.
Presidential race might be over, Darling says
Republican State Sen. Alberta Darling said it looks like the presidential race is over.
But she said all of the votes have not been counted. And: "It's not over till it's over,." she said,
But she was also accepting hugs and statements of condolences from fellow Republicans in the crowd. (18)
AP calls 4th Congressional District race: Moore re-elected
With 23% of votes counted, the Associated Press is calling incumbent U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) the winner in her race against Republican challenger Dan Sebring to represent the 4th Congressional District.
At 10:25 p.m., Moore was outpolling Sebring by an insurmountable margin.
This was Sebring's third consecutive unsuccessful attempt to unseat Moore.
Ryan wins his 1st Congressional District seat
With 23% of the vote counted, the Associated Press is calling U.S. Representative Paul Ryan (R-Janesville) the winner of another two-year term representing the 1st Congressional District.
Shortly before 10 p.m., Ryan was outpolling Democratic challenger Rob Zerban by a wide margin.
If Mitt Romney is elected President and Ryan becomes the next vice president, Ryan's congressional seat will be vacant until a special election can be scheduled. (9)
AP calls 8th Congressional District race; Ribble wins
With 36% of the vote counted, the Associated Press is calling the 8th District Congressional race for Republican incumbent Rep. Reid Ribble of Sherwood over Democratic challenger Jamie Wal, of Green Bay.
The Journal Sentinel will report complete unofficial results later this evening. (1)
Glut of absentee ballots, machine problem slow City of Waukesha count
The City of Waukesha was seeing a record number of absentee ballots as of Tuesday evening, with more than 13,000 to count, according to city clerk-treasurer Tom Neill.
Neill predicted it would take well past midnight Wednesday to count all of them.
Waukesha's absentee ballot count got slowed down earlier Tuesday when one of the machines broke and zeroed out, forcing many of the ballots to be sent through a second time.
Counting all the absentee ballots at Waukesha City Hall poll headquarters was new this year. Previously other polling locations around the city would collect and count absentee ballots, then send their results into City Hall. (2)
Pocan vows to fight for health care, jobs
Newly elected Wisconsin congressman Mark Pocan, a Democrat from Madison, spoke to supporters at Monona Terrace in Madison, vowing to fight for health care and working to lower the unemployment rate.
Noting the 2nd Congressional District was represented by Fighting Bob La Follette, Bob Kastenmeier and Tammy Baldwin, Pocan said "This is a tremendous honor and responsibility I do not take lightly."
With his husband Phil Frank standing next to him on the podium in a ballroom at Monona Terrace, Pocan, who served in the Wisconsin Legislature, said he plans to fight in Washington against efforts to "voucherize" Medicare.
"This has been an increasingly dysfunctional Congress," Pocan said. "We have much to do. We have to rebuild our economy and get people back to work again."
Too early to call state, Vrakas says
Waukesha County Executive Dan Vrakas, a Republican, said Tuesday night it's too early to put Wisconsin in the Obama win column.
"I just think it's too early because part of the state hasn't come in yet," he said.
"I just have a sense that when some parts of the state come in, Republicans will be doing better.
For example, he said four years ago U. S. Rep. Paul Ryan, now the VP on the GOP ticket, received more votes than President Obama. (6)
Last vote finally cast at Marquette polling site
Long lines that began in the morning persisted at the Marquette University polling place in Alumni Memorial Union Hall. The last voter got through at 8:34 p.m.
All told, 3,629 people voted at the Marquette polling site, exceeding the turnout the election commission expected by about 20%.
According to preliminary reports, not all of them could bring themselves to vote for either the Republican or Democrat in the presidential and Senate races. President Barack Obama outpolled former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, 2,009 to 1,500, and Democratic Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin outpolled Republican Tommy Thompson 2,073 to 1,500.
The Marquette campus includes three Milwaukee wards: 190, 191, 192.
Pocan defeats Lee for 2nd Congressional District seat
State Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Madison) will represent the 2nd Congressional District after he defeated Republican Chad Lee Tuesday.
The Associated Press called the race shortly after 9 p.m.
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin did not seek re-election to the House seat and chose to run for the U.S. Senate.
Crowd gathers at Baldwin party
Madison - Hundreds of people have gathered in a ballroom at the Monona Terrace convention center for Tammy Baldwin's party. The place filled quickly after doors opened at 8 p.m. and the crowd cheered when televised results on a large screen at one end of the room showed Democratic candidates leading national races including Elizabeth Warren's Senate bid in Massachusetts.
Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold predicted a victory for President Barack Obama in Wisconsin, something several news networks have already projected.
"It'll be a decisive win, far more than the pundits on Fox News are reporting," said Feingold as he made the rounds of the media arrayed on a large riser in the back of the ballroom.
Referring to Mitt Romney's vice presidential running mate Paul Ryan, a congressman from Janesville, Feingold said, "They even picked a guy from Wisconsin and it didn't work." (5)
AP calls 6th Congressional District: Petri wins
With 18% of the vote counted, the Associated Press was calling the 6th District Congressional race for 17-term incumbent Republican Rep. Tom Petri over Democratic challenger Joe Kallas, a retired teacher from Princeton.
The Journal Sentinel will report complete unofficial results later this evening. (1)
AP calls 5th Congressional District race: Sensenbrenner wins
With only 14% of the vote counted, the Associated Press is calling the 5th Congressional District race for incumbent GOP Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner.
Sensenbrenner, of Menomonee Falls, built a large, early lead over Democratic challenger Dave Heaster, of Sussex, a technology employee for Kohler Co.
The Journal Sentinel will report complete, unofficial results later this evening. (2)
Dems elated when state called for Obama
A huge roar filled the room at Wisconsin's Democratic Party election night party Tuesday night when MSNBC called the state for President Barack Obama.
Milwaukee County Exeuctive Chris Abele said he was confident from early on that the president would do well in Wisconsin.
"They (Obama's campaign) know the state well," Abele said, sipping on a bottle of Miller. "They ran a great ground game here last time." »Read Full Blog Post(14)
Racine ran out of ballots at several locations, poll observers report
Seven or eight polling sites in Racine ran out of ballots late in the afternoon Tuesday, according to poll observer Ann Jacobs of Wisconsin Election Protection.
Racine election officials said the shortages were intermittent, and officials were scrambling to keep enough ballots at polling sites in the final hours of voting. With heavier than expected turnout, the glitch grabbed national media attention.
"We verified ballots were out at multiple sites at various times during the day," Jacobs told the Journal Sentinel. "Several hundred people were in line." »Read Full Blog Post(6)
Observers ejected from city polling places
Prosecutors monitoring polling places during Tuesday's elections removed several election observers, following complaints lodged by election inspectors, Assistant District Attorney Bruce Landgraf said.
One of the polling places where an observer was removed was at Milwaukee's French Immersion School, at Lisbon Ave. and N. 51st St. Information on which other polling places had problems with observers was not immediately available.
The ejection of the observers was prompted by "rules infractions and not following the requests of chief election inspectors" at polling places, Landgraf said. »Read Full Blog Post(33)
Woman identified in fatal shooting at Jefferson motel
A woman shot to death at a motel in Jefferson was identified by police Tuesday as Zoey L. Krueger, 22.
The shooting was reported shortly after 5 a.m. Monday at the Hilltop Motel.
A 25-year-old man was arrested, police said.
Dems in Milwaukee encouraged by Va. and Fla. closeness
The first applause and cheers at Wisconsin's Democratic Party election night party in Milwaukee came at 8:15 p.m. when the state of Pennsylvania was called for President Barack Obama.
Republicans had hoped to steal Pennsylvania.
Joe Zepecki, Wisconsin's communications director for the Obama/Biden campaign, said he also was encouraged by the closeness of the vote in Virginia and Florida. »Read Full Blog Post(2)
Exit polls show Obama, Baldwin leading in Wisconsin
President Barack Obama leads GOP challenger Mitt Romney 52% to 46% in the exit poll taken on election day in Wisconsin. Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin leads Republican former Gov. Tommy Thompson 51% to 47% in the U.S. Senate race.
These numbers, however, are subject to further revisions as they are weighted according to the actual vote returns after the polls close. In fact, they frequently do change, often by a point or two.
While the exit poll has Obama ahead, it also points to a narrower race than in 2008, when Obama won a double-digit victory of unusual demographic breadth. »Read Full Blog Post(32)
Baldwin ran better campaign, expert says
Regardless of who wins, UW-La Crosse political scientist Joe Heim says that Tammy Baldwin appeared to make a greater effort to get out state and meet voters than Tommy Thompson.
"I have to say that she ran a very strong race – stronger than Thompson," Heim said.
Baldwin was probably advised to court non-metro votes, especially in western Wisconsin. Otherwise, they were Thompson's to take.
"Tommy's going to do well in rural Wisconsin," Heim said. "Tammy doesn't come across as a rural person."
Thompson election night party under way
The doors have just opened at the election night party for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson at the Milwaukee Marriott West in Pewaukee. He's looking to win the Senate seat over Democratic U S. Rep Tammy Baldwin of Madison.
Supporters, including Republican state Sen. Alberta Darling of River Hills, are on hand for the gathering that's drawn a big turnout.
Meanwhile, cars are circling in the parking lot, looking for a place to park. (4)
How Baldwin would influence the Senate
Chuck Wolfe is president of the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund.
He said a win by Tammy Baldwin tonight is bound to influence the Senate on gay issues.
"Once someone is actually sitting in the room, it makes a big difference," Wolfe said. "It completely changes the tenor or conversations." (5)
Poll watchers complain at Merrill Park, DA investigates
Partisan poll watchers at Merrill Park complained Tuesday morning that they could not hear voters state their names, Asst. Dist. Attorney Jacob Corr said.
Corr, accompanied by two police officers, responded to the complaint and discussed the situation with the half dozen poll watchers who were seated in a designated area at the south end of the voting area. Their seats were near voting stations, but out of ear shot from the tables where voters sign in and register.
Both the Romney and Obama campaigns had poll watchers at Merrill Park. The complaint came from the Romney poll watchers, although none of them would confirm that. A poll worker said that was "common sense" assumption, and an Obama poll watcher said that the Romney watchers had complained . »Read Full Blog Post(52)
Ryan loses race but raises profile in run for vice presidency
Paul Ryan's first national run ended in defeat.
But it could well mark the beginning of something bigger.
Ryan, the Republican Party's vice presidential nominee, emerged from the 2012 race as a standard-bearer of small-government conservatism. »Read Full Article(45)
Abele may veto medical examiner legislation on custody deaths
Amid concerns about the national accreditation of the Milwaukee County medical examiner's office, County Executive Chris Abele is leaning toward vetoing legislation that would require changes in procedure involving deaths in police custody, his spokesman said Tuesday.
The legislation, adopted by the County Board on a 17-1 vote Monday, would require the medical examiner to review all police reports, video recordings and audio recordings of deaths in police custody before making a ruling. It was prompted by the death of robbery suspect Derek Williams in Milwaukee police custody in July 2011.
Assistant Medical Examiner Christopher Poulos did not ask for or review any police reports or video during his initial investigation of Williams' death. Instead, he relied on a detective's statement to an on-scene investigator from the medical examiner's office that Williams was arrested "without incident." »Read Full Article
Voting machine breakdown at Samuel Clemens school
A voting machine at Samuel Clemens School, 3600 W. Hope Ave., broke down on Tuesday, forcing the chief election inspector to remove some ballots and put them in a secure place, a Milwaukee Election Commission spokeswoman said.
Spokeswoman Jodie Tabak said a part had to be replaced on the voting machine.The problem was reported at 9:40 a.m.
However, Eric King, a 53-year-old Milwaukee man who was present when the machine broke down, said he saw an undetermined number of ballots that had spilled on the floor. He said he saw a poll worker put the ballots in what he described as a recyclables bag. »Read Full Blog Post
Case pairing sexual assault, reptile abuse takes new twist
The case against a Milwaukee reptile expert, which made national headlines 2 1/2 years ago for its odd blend of sexual assault and animal abuse charges, took the latest of its many unusual legal turns Tuesday, one that is likely to hasten a conclusion one way or the other.
At a hearing Tuesday, Terry Cullen's attorney asked that the entire case against him be dismissed, citing two occasions when prosecutors have made offers to resolve the case, then rescinded them, once causing the delay of rulings on key defense motions, and once leading the attorney to, in his words, "out" Cullen to authorities in Florida, where he runs a reptile compound and lives part of the year.
The case involves an Illinois woman, 26, who reported that Cullen, 62, assaulted her at his south side home after she had come to Milwaukee about an internship with his reptile organization. While investigating her complaint, authorities discovered more than 200 animals, mostly exotic reptiles, they claimed were stored improperly at Cullen's home and a second location. Cullen was charged in May 2010. »Read Full Article
Tom Lidtke to retire from Museum of Wisconsin Art
Some things are predictable in the art world. For a host of reasons, museum directors often retire as important expansion projects are realized, not unlike Moses surveying the Promised Land.
And so it goes for Tom Lidtke, the director of the Museum of Wisconsin Art, a man with substantial knowledge of our state's art history. He is planning to retire as the museum opens a $9.9 million, identity-altering building.
The retirement will be "semi," however. Lidtke, who has been with the museum for 30 years, will remain on as the emeritus executive director and continue his research into the region's art. »Read Full Blog Post(2)
Gov. Walker praises clerks and election workers
Madison -- Gov. Scott Walker paid tribute Tuesday evening to the volunteers and public officials in the state who went through a highly charged and grueling process of elections the past two years.
"Today, thousands of poll workers, election officials, clerks, and others have been involved in administering the 2012 presidential election in Wisconsin," Walker said. "While outcomes of elections are immortalized in history books, it's equally as important to recognize the dedication of individuals all across our state who work hard, often times for twelve hour shifts, at the polls."
"Many of these individuals have worked seven grueling statewide elections in the last two years. On behalf of all citizens of Wisconsin, I would like to thank those who have fairly and diligently worked to administer today's election." »Read Full Blog Post(11)
Passions remain high in Elkhorn voting lines
Elkhorn – After lunch, the early morning long lines were gone but voters were still passionate about their candidates at the National Guard Armory.
Riley Oman, his wife, their two daughters, his sister-in-law and her infant all came to the polls. And all who could, voted for Mitt Romney. »Read Full Blog Post(17)
Barack Obama K-8 School sign near polling place is OK
Naming your school after Barack Obama isn't illegal – even if it's a polling place.
An Obama sign was hanging above the entrance for voters at the former Custer High School building, 5075 N. Sherman Blvd.
But Government Accountability Board Director and General Counsel Kevin Kennedy said that while the sign may be distracting, it's not electioneering. That's because the building, now known as the Milwaukee Campus for Trades, Technology and Media, houses two schools. One is the School of Career and Technical Education. The other, formerly known as Thirty-Fifth Street School, was renamed Barack Obama K-8 School in April 2011. »Read Full Blog Post(61)
Plexus to no longer supply Juniper Networks
Plexus Corp. said it will no longer be a supplier to Juniper Networks Inc., the second-biggest maker of computer-networking equipment.
The Neenah company was informed of the disengagement from Juniper on Monday, Plexus said. The timing of the shift isn't known, although Plexus said it expects it to be by the end of the fiscal year.
"This is very surprising news to us given our recent communications and activities with Juniper," Plexus Chief Executive Officer Dean Foate said in a statement. "While this is a significant event for us in the near term, our new business wins of $956 million during fiscal 2012, including in the networking/communications sector, provides us continued optimism in our strategy."
Plexus said it will hold a conference call Wednesday morning to discuss the change. The company's shares were halted ahead of the announcement. The stock closed at $27.96, up 35 cents.
What will tonight tell us about ticket-splitting in Wisconsin?
One of the keys to the U.S. Senate race tonight will be how many voters split their tickets between that contest and the presidential race.
How many Obama voters will vote for Republican Tommy Thompson? »Read Full Blog Post(4)
Scag Power Equipment acquires Giant-Vac
Scag Power Equipment and its parent company, Metalcraft of Mayville Inc., have acquired the assets Giant-Vac, a maker of leaf blowers, trail vacuums, commercial mowers and debris handlers.
Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The deal closed Monday.
Scag is one of the largest independent manufacturers of commercial mowing equipment in the country, according to Metalcraft. According to its website, Giant-Vac was part of the Briggs & Stratton Yard Power Products Group. »Read Full Article(3)
Alverno College student casts her first vote
Shortly after 12:30 Tuesday afternoon 21-year-old Amanda Luciano cast
the first presidential ballot of her life. Her vote was placed at the St. Francis Public Library.
The Alverno College student wouldn't say who won her vote, but she felt the significance of what
she was doing.
"I feel like I can't really complain unless I vote," Luciano said. "It
makes me feel important. It make me feel like I'm making some
contribution to how our society is." (4)
Voting machine malfunction hits Pewaukee
Officials in the Village of Pewaukee will be handcounting ballots at the end of the day.
While the count is part of the normal procedure in the district, it may also be required by law because a machine malfunctioned.
A voter told the Journal Sentinel that when he voted Tuesday morning, the machine count didn't advance after he inserted his ballot. »Read Full Blog Post(34)
Will Milwaukee see record turnout?
Don't know yet, says Neil Albrecht, who's the executive director of the Milwaukee Election Commission.
The early morning saw what he called "a huge rush" of voters. But it will be the after-work crowd that will determine if this year breaks 2008's record.
Remember, Albrecht says: If you are in line when the polls close at 8 p.m., the polling place will remain open so you can cast your ballot. (6)
Traffic steady at polls in Milwaukee County's southern suburbs
Traffic at the polls was heavy early in the morning and steady through the early afternoon in southern Milwaukee County, leading election workers to expect a strong turnout for the presidential election.
"Busy for here. Extremely busy," said Barbara Terranova, chief election inspector at the Park View School in Cudahy. "We had people all the way out to the parking lot when we opened this morning."
Terranova has been an election worker since her daughter entered fourth grade; that daughter is now 50 years old. "This is probably one of the most," she said of the turnout. "We did run out of ballots at one point and they couldn't get them here fast enough." »Read Full Blog Post(2)
Teens talk election day politics in Beloit
BELOIT – Politics – along with grilled cheese and fries – was on the lunch table at Culvers on Tuesday as four teenagers talked about the election in which none of them can vote.
The votes were running 3 to 1, Republican to Democrat at this table, with abortion representing a big issue for all of three juniors and one senior at Beloit Memorial High School, taking a break during statewide standardized testing.
Rebecca Charles, 16, said she believes a fetus is not part of a woman's body but a separate life that needs to be protected, even in the case of rape. »Read Full Blog Post(2)
Brookfield Von Maur TIF vote might be pushed into December
Town of Brookfield officials are still waiting for Marcus Corp. to guarantee the success of the Von Maur-anchored Corners shopping development.
"It really comes down to them getting all the necessary leases for the stores that will be attached to the anchor," Town Administrator Rick Czopp said.
The Town Board and a special joint review board had been expected to vote on creating a special taxing district for the Corners by the end of this month, but that's looking less likely now. »Read Full Article(3)
ZBB Energy posts loss, announces hybrid electronics orders
ZBB Energy Corp. of Menomonee Falls is supplying power electronics to help buses run as hybrid electric vehicles.
The company was awarded a long-term supply agreement from an unidentified engine manufacturer for electronics used in hybrid electric buses.
That contract alone has generated orders totaling $1.36 million, ZBB said, including orders valued at $500,000 that are being shipped in this quarter. »Read Full Blog Post(5)
Missing Mazomanie man's body found; 3 arrested
Three people, including the half-brother and stepmother of a disabled man missing since June, have been arrested in connection with the man's death, the Dane County sheriff's office said.
A body believed to be that of Matthew J. Graville, 27, was found Monday buried in a wooded area of public land near Highway 130 just south of Lone Rock in Sauk County.
The case involves allegations of misuse of Graville's disability payments and finances, as well as "extensive physical and mental abuse" to him by the three held in the case. »Read Full Article
When polls close and answers emerge
All polling locations in Wisconsin are open until 8 tonight, but results from other states will be rolling in long before the Badger State gets its final tally.
Here's a look at when polls close nationwide (all times are Central):
At 5 p.m., voting ends in Indiana, Kentucky and the U.S. Virgin Islands. »Read Full Blog Post
Tracking those unpredictable Bush/Obama/Walker voters
Four years ago, Democrat Barack Obama flipped more counties from red to blue in Wisconsin (32) than he did in any other state in the country.
Those counties will be good ones to watch tonight. No doubt some of them will flip back to the GOP, since many of them are Republican-leaning, and since Obama will not repeat his 2008 14-point victory margin in Wisconsin. But how many?
A whole website is devoted to these so-called "Bush-Obama counties" around the country. Here's the national map on that site of the counties won by Republican George W. Bush in 2004 and Democrat Obama in 2008. »Read Full Blog Post(7)
Broken voting machine at MLK Elementary School adds to delays
A larger turnout than expected has led to lines more than two hours long and a rough morning of voting at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School on Milwaukee's north side.
"People were frustrated. A number of people were discouraged," said Milwaukee Common Council President Willie Hines, Jr., who was among extra volunteers called in to help at the polling site.
A large number of people wanting to register on site also caused some confusion. They were supposed to register before getting in line to vote, but some did not, said poll watcher Rebecca Salawdeh. »Read Full Blog Post(11)
Crews investigate 'suspicious' house fire in Menomonee Falls
A house fire that erupted early this morning extensively damaged a two story, single family residence on Claas Road, causing about $90,000 in damage.
No one is currently living in the vacant home. The cause of the fire that was reported at 12:48 a.m. at W136 N6870 Claas Road is considered "suspicious," said Menomonee Falls Fire Chief Jeffrey Hevey.
Crews from the Menomonee Falls Fire Department and Police Department were still on scene as of noon today investigating the fire. »Read Full Article
Briggs to acquire Brazilian power equipment maker
Engine and generator maker Briggs & Stratton Corp. has agreed to acquire a Brazilian power equipment maker for $60 million, the company announced Tuesday.
Wauwatosa-based Briggs is buying Companhia Caetano Branco, which makes generators, water pumps and other outdoor power equipment used primarily in light commercial applications in Brazil. Branco has annual sales of $40 million, with operating margins of 13% to 17%, and 150 employees.
Briggs & Stratton anticipates financing the transaction from cash or with its existing credit facilities. The purchase is expected to close within three to four months. »Read Full Article
Magnetek signs deal to sell radio control products in China
Magnetek Inc. said Tuesday it is expanding distribution of its radio control products in China.
The Menomonee Falls maker of digital power and motion control systems said it signed a distribution agreement with Beijing Asiastars Electronic Technologies Co. to distribute its radio control products to the material handling and mobile hydraulic industries in China.
"We believe radio control products provide an important growth opportunity for Magnetek, and expansion of our distribution channel to reach new customers outside North America is a key strategic growth initiative," said Peter McCormick, Magnetek president and chief executive, in a statement announcing the agreement. »Read Full Article
Madison utility's profit up 12% on rate hike, heat wave
Hot summer weather and an electric rate hike helped boost sales and net income in the third quarter for the parent company of Madison utility Madison Gas & Electric Co.
MGE Energy Inc. said Tuesday it posted earnings of $23.6 million, or $1.02 a share, compared with $21 million, or 91 cents a share, in the same period last year.
During the quarter, residential electricity use rose 5.1%, mainly because of heavy air conditioning use in July. The average temperature in July was 79.7 degrees, which was nearly 3 degrees higher than July 2011 and nearly 8 degrees above normal. Electricity use by business and industrial customers fell in the quarter. »Read Full Blog Post(3)
Emotions high on election day in West Allis
Carlos Rodriguez, 73, is, for the most part, a patient man. He drives a school bus full of 12- and 13-year-olds. So, you can imagine how trying that can be.
But when he showed up to vote on Tuesday and the poll workers couldn't find his name on a roster of registered voters, Rodriguez lost his cool. He stormed out of the building, a recreation center at S. 61st and W. Orchard streets in West Allis, saying he had "had enough."
No amount of coaxing seemed to work. »Read Full Blog Post(32)
2 men sentenced for fatal La Crosse shooting
La Crosse - Two men have been sentenced to 35 years each for killing a young La Crosse woman.
Kong Vue and his uncle, Pao Vue, were found to be equally responsible for the shooting death of 20-year-old Sara Hougom. Family and friends of Hougom packed a courtroom in La Crosse on Monday for the Vues' sentencing.
WKBT-TV reports the victim's childhood friend, Paige Roth-Smith, says she still gets angry and upset that the men took the life of a beautiful and innocent person.
Kong Vue admitted that he went into Hougom's apartment to steal money and shot in her direction when he saw someone move. Pao Vue was driving the getaway car.
Tip: When to vote to beat the lines at the polls
We all hate waiting in line, so here's a tip for those of you who have not yet voted today: Poll workers in New Berlin and Brookfield told me that voters come in "waves."
To beat the rush, go between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. or between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Poll workers said rush hours tend to be early morning (7 a.m. to 8 a.m.) and right after work (about 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.) Sometimes, lunch hour about noon to 1 p.m. is also fairly busy. »Read Full Blog Post(9)
Will election turnout trump election burnout in Wisconsin?
If there's one very predictable thing about Wisconsin elections it's that no matter how sick and tired people are of partisan politics and negative ads and nonstop campaigns, they're not too sick and tired to vote.
Is six statewide elections in nine months a recipe for voter burnout?
Is the most negative U.S. Senate election in the country a formula for voter disgust? »Read Full Blog Post(4)
Legal specials and general revelry on election day
OK, so those offers of a free whatever for sporting an "I voted" sticker are illegal.
But the deals celebrating Election Day that are offered to everyone, regardless of whether they voted, are A-OK in the eyes of the law.
And no one's going to get arrested for watching the returns on TV. Some sports bars -- like Upper 90, 322 W. State St., with seven screens and Catch 22, 770 N. Milwaukee St., with 22 screens -- will have their TVs tuned to today's great sporting event, the election, for people who like the party feel of watching with others as the results come in. »Read Full Blog Post(3)
Poll workers report strong turnout in Brookfield
Voters came out early and strongly in Brookfield on Tuesday morning.
As early as 45 minutes before polls opened, hundreds of voters were already lined up outside Heritage Christian Upper Elementary School on Greenfield Ave., chief poll inspector Judi Wisla said.
"I've never seen anybody here at 6:15," she said. "They were way out the door. I would say we had about 200 in here." »Read Full Blog Post(14)
Indulgence Chocolatiers opens in Shorewood
Indulgence Chocolatiers said its new chocolate boutique is now open at 4525 N. Oakland Ave. in Shorewood.
The store's hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
"Our hope is that chocolate enthusiasts all over the Milwaukee area will view us as a destination where they can learn about and enjoy all of the fine chocolate confections we handcraft in our local kitchen," sid Indulgence owner Julie Waterman.
As a grand opening promotion, Indulgence Chocolatiers is offering a $5 gift card for a future visit to customers who spend $25 or more. The promotion runs until Nov. 17. (2)
Poll workers can direct police officers at polling sites
Election day is the only day an average Wisconsinite can tell a police officer what to do.
If a chief election inspector at any polling site wants an observer removed, he or she can order a police officer to take care of it. The inspector has the final word on whether the observer is disrupting the voting process – it's not up to the officer to decide.
"It's the only law I'm aware of where a citizen can order a police officer to do something," said Bruce Landgraf, an assistant prosecutor who is overseeing the voter integrity hotline at the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.
As of late morning Tuesday, no inspectors in the county had issued such an order, he said. (3)
Tazinos opens in downtown Milwaukee
Tazinos Pizza & Salad Bistro said it will open its new restaurant in the CityCenter at 735 building at 735 N. Water St. on Tuesday.
The election-day opening features bistro meal prices of $7.99 for all-you-can-eat lunch from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., followed by an $8.99 all-you-can-eat dinner from 4 to 8 p.m. Tazinos also offers food to go and catering.
The new downtown Tazinos occupies about 4,000 square feet in the building's street level. The restaurant will be closed on Sundays.
St. Francis-based Tazinos Inc. also has restaurants in Menomonee Falls, Oak Creek and Pleasant Prairie. The company said the restaurant marks the initial phase of its expansion plans. (9)
Elmbrook Senior Taxi facing funding shortfall
A decrease in federal grants has the Elmbrook Senior Taxi struggling to stay on the road.
The non-profit service, celebrating its 20th year this month, provides more than 5,000 one-way rides a year to seniors in the city and town of Brookfield, Elm Grove and Butler.
Frequent destinations include the grocery store, beauty salons, shopping and doctor's offices. »Read Full Article(13)
Among hometown friends, Paul Ryan casts ballot
JANESVILLE -- Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan voted Tuesday morning, hugging poll workers he knew from his teen years and then casting his ballot as one of his sons looked on.
Ryan, his wife, Janna, and their three children, Liza, Charlie and Sam, arrived at 8:50 a.m. at the Hedberg Library on S. Main St. and moved to the front of the line of about 30 people.
Wearing a dark suit, powder blue tie with an American flag pin on his lapel, Ryan voted at Ward 13 in a reading room in south central Janesville. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Disaster medical assistance team from Wisconsin helps with Sandy response
A special disaster assistance team from Wisconsin is helping with the response to superstorm Sandy, staffing a 250-bed makeshift federal hospital for patients and nursing home residents in Middlesex, N.J.
The team includes a doctor, two nurses and three paramedics. Jason Liu, associate professor of emergency medicine and associate EMS director for the Medical College of Wisconsin, is coordinating the team.
The Sandy response represents the first mission for Wisconsin-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team, which is part of a federally coordinated system to help overwhelmed local and state hospitals in large-scale emergencies.
The six medical personnel from Wisconsin will stay in New Jersey for up to two weeks before coming home. If hospitals in New Jersey are still in need of help after two weeks the first Wisconsin team could be replaced by a second team.
East side development site sold to investment group
The former Goll Mansion, a 9,000-square-foot office building and potential condo site on Milwaukee's east side, has been sold to a local investment group for $835,000.
The property, 1550 N. Prospect Ave., was sold by Associated Bank to East Bay Holdings LLC, led by Marian Nasgovitz, wife of William Nasgovitz, president of investment management firm Heartland Advisors Inc. The sale was brokered by Michael Seramur of Ogden & Co.
East Bay may eventually redevelop the site, which overlooks Lake Michigan, said Gordon Steimle, vice president of Ogden's commercial brokerage division. »Read Full Blog Post
WorkWise acquires Cedarburg software company
WorkWise Inc. said it has purchased OnContact Software, a Cedarburg provider of midsize customer relationship management systems.
Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
WorkWise is a Milwaukee company that works with manufacturers who want to use technology to improve the efficiency of their operations. »Read Full Article
For election day: Louis C.K. parodies Spielberg's 'Lincoln' on 'SNL'
The popular stand-up comic Louis C.K., whose weirdly personal show "Louie," appears on FX, parodied himself and Steven Spielberg's upcoming film "Lincoln," on last weekend's "Saturday Night Live."
The sketch is modeled after the format of his FX show.
Beware any ads that might be lurking in the embed.
Free art to get out the vote
The debates are over, the robo calls will soon come to an abrupt end and by this time tomorrow those lawn signs may seem like yesterday's news. In these final hours of the 2012 election there is really only one kind of messaging left -- get out the vote.
And as we say in journalism, that kicker counts. Getting through at the very end, after a long haul of dialogue over taxes, health care, the environment, national security and jobs, among many other things, is no easy feat.
So, leave it to the artists and designers. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Four adults, 2 children escape Town of Waukesha fire
Four adults and two children escaped a house fire in the Town of Waukesha Monday evening, authorities said.
The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department said the fire was called in around 6 p.m., and fire departments from Waukesha and several other communities helped extinguish the flames. No one was injured.
Initial investigation suggests the fire started around the chimney. The residents had a fire in the fireplace at the time.
The Sheriff's Department continues to investigate the incident.
Modine posts quarterly loss, lowers full-year forecast
Modine Manufacturing Co. reported a quarterly loss Tuesday, reversing a year-ago profit, prompting the company to lower its earnings forecast for the full year.
The Racine maker of automotive heating and cooling products said it had a fiscal second-quarter loss of $12.2 million, or 26 cents a share, compared to net income of $1.34 million, or 2 cents, a year earlier.
Sales decreased 14.4% for the three months ended Sept. 30, to $339.9 million from $397.2 million. »Read Full Article(1)
Jokes, subs and enthusiasm in election day lines
A spot check of polling places in the region by Journal Sentinel reporters found a few long waits for voting, including a line at the Cass Street School on Milwaukee's east side, where voters were waiting 50 minutes or more to cast ballots. Some people had to leave and head for work rather than wait.
Wauwatosa's city hall also had a 50-minute wait early Tuesday.
The former Villard Ave. library in Milwaukee, a new polling location for many voters, was bustling just after voting started at 7 a.m. »Read Full Blog Post(3)
East side cocaine ring conspirator gets 19 1/2 years
A Milwaukee man convicted as part of a cocaine distribution ring operating on the city's east side has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison.
Earl R. Williams Jr., 27, was arrested a year ago along with four other men charged with selling powder and crack cocaine in the area since 2008.
Williams was also convicted of money laundering, using drug sale proceeds to buy expensive jewelry, much of which has been ordered forfeited to the government, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
The drug ring was investigated jointly by Milwaukee and West Allis police and the FBI. (2)
53-year-old charged in brutal stabbing homicide
A man apparently enraged over the slap of his girlfriend responded by stabbing the woman's assailant multiple times, according to a criminal complaint.
Jerrome Dubose, 53, of Milwaukee is charged with first degree intentional homicide in the death of Mark Chatman, 42, at Dubose's south side apartment on Thursday.
According to the criminal complaint: »Read Full Blog Post
Whitefish Bay-Waunakee playoff game moved to Wisconsin Lutheran
The Division 2 football semifinal between Whitefish Bay and Waunakee has been moved to Wisconsin Lutheran College's Raabe Stadium. The game will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday.
For those of you who have never been there, the stadium isn't on the college's campus. The address is 10200 W. Watertown Plank Rd. in Wauwatosa.
Man shot in leg in robbery attempt on south side
A 27-year-old man was shot in the leg during an apparent robbery attempt on Milwaukee's south side Monday night.
Milwaukee police said the shooting occurred about 9:30 p.m. in the 700 block of S. 31st St. The suspects fled on foot and no one has been arrested yet. The investigation is ongoing.
East Pointe Marketplace sold for $15.4 million
The 58,000-square-foot East Pointe Marketplace, on Milwaukee's east side, has been sold for $15.4 million, according to documents filed with the Milwaukee County Register of Deeds.
A partnership affiliated with Mandel Group Inc., which opened the shopping center in 1993, and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. sold the property to investment groups led by Los Angeles-based Westwood Financial Corp.
The shopping center, 605 E. Lyon St., is anchored by a Pick 'n Save supermarket. (3)
On Tap Today: The election's upon us
Will Obama be re-elected for a second presidential term? Will Mitt Romney and his Wisconsin-based VP candidate Paul Ryan take over the White House? One thing is for certain - this election thing is a pretty big deal, particularly in a so-called battleground state like Wisconsin. So unique entertainment options appear to be a bit spare tonight as we wait to see how this election will pan out.
That said, the Riverwest Public House Cooperative at 815 E. Locust St. has found a way to celebrate the election and bring some much needed fun to the evening. It's been preparing for tonight with a series of "Hot Blind Debates" discussions this fall in addition to screening the actual presidential debates. Tonight, election coverage will be playing on two big screen TVs, with raffle prizes for guessing the popular vote in states before they're called, plus political jokes and "I Voted" drink specials. Oh, and according to the site, depending on how things go, cat videos might be shared as well.


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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The idea was a good one, but a long time in coming: a joining of three public services, Trident United Way, Goodwill and Family Services Inc. to offer those in need throughout Berkeley County and the Lowcountry a central place to come for social services.
The Prosperity Center opened its doors last week in downtown Moncks Corner, and offers the services of United Way, Goodwill and Family Services under one roof.
Chris Kerrigan is the CEO of Trident United Way.
"The more hands involved the better the work gets done," he said to a reception of local business and civic leaders last week. "The need here is so large we had to figure out a way to join together and pull all these programs under one roof. The opening of this Prosperity Center is the culmination of this collaborative effort."
The Prosperity Center, located on Main Street next to Barron's Department Store, is collective community impact in action.
Trident United Way will offer the Benefit Bank, income support and free tax preparation services. Family Services Inc. will provide financial education counseling, credit counseling and foreclosure prevention and assistance. Goodwill offers adult education, Work Keys certification and employment training.
David Geer, CEO of Family Services Inc., said the opening of the new Prosperity represents an exciting time for his organization. "We hit the ground … it's working and we're running," he said, "And we are all very excited about the new ways we can be of service to the area."
Goodwill CEO Robert Smith agreed.
"This is an exciting joint venture," he said. "Individually we do a lot of great things, but collectively we will do a lot of amazing things."
Prosperity Center manager Tomekia Martin provided visitors guided tours of the refurbished and remodeled former United Way offices. "We're very excited to be partnered with Goodwill and Family Services," she said. "With everyone working together the results are that 30 percent more local residents are financially stable."
For more information about all the services provided by the Prosperity Center, visit the Trident United Way website at www.tuw.org or call the Trident hotline at 2-1-1.
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Cato-Shuler connection
HUNTINGTON — From a personal standpoint this season, things are quite surreal for Marshall quarterback Rakeem Cato and wide receiver Tommy Shuler.
Friends since they were 7-years-old, Cato and Shuler used to talk about making it big one day in football.
At the time, neither dreamt it possible to make the journey together.
However, that opportunity presented itself in high school when Cato and Shuler were both recruited by Marshall.
It was something they couldn't pass up.
"We go home and joke about that," Shuler said. "(Cato's) made the comment, 'Boy, the work paid off.' He's right. It's paying off right now."
Statistically, the two Miami products are both among the top 10 nationally at their respective positions.
Cato has thrown for 2,311 yards this season while completing 70 percent of his passes. Shuler has caught 58 passes in six games for 562 yards.
The two connected for the most receptions in one game when Shuler caught 19 passes for 200 yards against Purdue. However, that game - like many others in the first half of the season -- ended in disappointment as the Herd lost despite statistical dominance.
Cato has said several times that Aaron Dobson's presence on the outside forces the defense to have a safety over the top, meaning that Shuler is going to be lined up in several man-to-man situations.
At that point, it becomes just like playing pitch and catch in the yards of Miami.
"We've been doing that since way back - just going out there and having fun with each other," Cato said. "He's got a great I.Q. for the game of football and I know where he's going to be at and he knows I'm going to throw the ball to him."
All it takes for the duo is eye-contact once they see the defense and the other knows exactly what's going through the other's head.
In all the nation, there might only be one other quarterback-receiver duo that can boast of such a life-long bond, and it just so happens to be a pair of guys from just down the road who are now playing in the same state as Cato and Shuler - West Virginia's Geno Smith and Stedman Bailey.
Shuler joked around that the dueling duos give football a fun game-within-the-game as they prepare for Saturdays.
"We love to battle with them. They are from Broward and we are from Miami," Shuler said. "Dade County and Broward always go at it with each other. Me and Cato always look and say 'Man, we've got to beat Geno and Sted out.' We have to have jokes like that to keep things loose a bit."
The dynamic between Cato and Shuler is an intriguing one - almost like a perfect balance.
Cato is the fiery competitor that likes to get everyone's blood pumping and get the crowd into the game. Shuler is more the silent assassin on the field and also a calming force for Cato off the field.
Shuler even laughed about some of Cato's antics and the fun they have back and forth on the field.
"Getting ready for the game, Cato tries to go out and have a mean face," Shuler said. "I'll go and tap him and he'll just start laughing. He's just funny with some things. After he makes a big play, you can hear him talking and with how he talks, you can't understand him. I'll just look at him and be like 'Huh?' Those are the little things we love to do every week."
Last week against Tulsa, things started going astray for the Herd as they fell behind 17-3. Cato's competitive spirit came out as he came to the sidelines visibly upset and getting after his teammates to step up.
Knowing Cato needed to get back in the right frame of mind, Shuler went to him and calmed him down. The Herd scored a pair of touchdowns to knot the game before the half.
"He's so hyped and into the game and wants to win so bad," Shuler said. "You need that as a quarterback. Other quarterbacks try to be calm and he just lets himself out. He's going to show his feelings and his emotion.
"When we were down, I told him that team isn't 14 points better than us. He said 'You're right. We are just starting slow.' I told him 'Pick it up. Once you start your atmosphere up, everyone is going to follow you.' He got into his groove and started striking. The crowd got into it, he got into it and everyone got behind him."
Keeping the atmosphere loose has not been so easy for the Herd duo over the past couple of weeks as mistakes and losses have piled up, leading the Herd to an early 2-4 record.
According to Shuler, the bye week couldn't come at a better time for the Herd.
"After so many losses, I feel like we un-bonded," Shuler said. "We are using this week to bond and get that back like what we did in camp. We are going to go to Southern Miss and start this six-game stretch and get this done."
The Herd gets back to work with film study on Sunday afternoon before a week's worth of practice leading up to the team's departure for Hattiesburg, Miss., for Saturday's 7 p.m. contest at Southern Miss.
Cato said over the final six games, it is on the Herd and the Herd alone to start turning close losses into victories.
"No one has stopped us. We've stopped ourselves," Cato said. "Once we start to correct the small, simple mistakes, the sky is the limit for us."
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Firefox and Opera have a little-known feature: the sidebar. You can open any page in a persistent sidebar that sits in the left of your window. Because the sidebar is usually very small, not every web page is usable when added to the sidebar.
If the links from this page don't automatically create a sidebar, you'll have to bookmark them and select "Show in panel" (for Opera) or go to the Bookmark Manager, and enable "Load this bookmark in the sidebar" in the bookmark's properties.
1. Google Notebook - a simplified version of Google Notebook that lets you access your notes and easily add new notes. It's a good idea to use it if you don't want to install the extension.
2. Google Talk - the Flash gadget for Google Talk is a good replacement for the desktop client if you don't use more advanced features like voice chat or file sharing.
3. Google Search - this page was designed for Internet Explorer and it's useful if you want to see the list of search results in the sidebar.
4. Google Docs & Spreadsheets - the list of your files sorted by the last modified date. (If the sidebar doesn't show any document, replace 100 with a value smaller than the number of documents from your account. This is a bug.)
5. Google Calendar - it shows the calendar, your agenda and you can use it to quickly add events.
6. As most of these pages were actually created for Google gadgets, you may be wondering if it's possible to add any gadget to the sidebar. Some of the gadgets can be added by bookmarking this address:
http://gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=[Gadget Source]
where [Gadget Source] is the URL of the gadget's source code, which can be found if you click on the little arrow from each gadget box and select "About this gadget".
Example: http://gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=
http://www.counttonine.com/google-sudoku.xml (a Sudoku game).
Now that you have a lot of sidebars, you'll want a way to organize them. Opera lets you easily switch between panels and for Firefox there's an extension called All-in-One Sidebar that adds this functionality.
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Kelleher's first Jones County office was in the former office of Dr. Jones near First Baptist Church of Gray. In September of 2001, he moved into his new building on Pecan Drive.
His practice thrived at his new location, but problems arose when the real estate crash hit and the value of his property dropped below the amount of his commercial loan. The two banks that financed most of the growth in Gray failed, and in stepped the FDIC.
"When the new bank took over, they started liquidating, and my loan was included in that. I was unable to renew the loan on my property," he said.
Despite his efforts to work it out, the bank foreclosed on the property because of the difference in what was owed and the appraised value.
Kelleher said he kept Romans 8:28 in mind, "All things work together for those who love the Lord," and had faith everything would work out.
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Building out a highly available website means that it is fault-tolerant and reliable. A best practice is to put your web servers behind a load balancer not only to distribute load, but also to mitigate the risk of an end user accessing a failing web server. However, traditional load balancing funnels traffic into a single-tenant environment—a single point of failure. A better practice is to have a distributed load balancer that takes advantage of the features of the cloud and increases the fault-tolerance abilities on the load balancer. GoGrid's Dynamic Load Balancer service is designed around a software-defined networking (SDN) architecture that turns the data center into one big load balancer.
GoGrid's Dynamic Load Balancer offers many features, but one of its core features is high availability (HA). It is HA in two ways.
First, on the real server side, deploying multiple clones of your real servers is a standard load-balancing practice. That way, if one of your servers goes down, the load balancer will use the remaining servers in the pool to continue to serve up content. In addition, each GoGrid cloud server that you deploy as a web server (in the real server pool) is most likely on a different physical node. This setup provides additional protection in the case of hardware failure.
Second, on the Dynamic Load Balancer side, the load balancers are designed to be self-healing. In case of a hardware failure, Dynamic Load Balancing is designed to immediately recover to a functioning node. The Virtual IP address of the Dynamic Load Balancer (the VIP) is maintained as well as all the configurations, with all the changes happening on the back end. This approach ensures the Dynamic Load Balancer will continue to function with minimal interruption, preventing the Dynamic Load Balancer from being a single point of failure. Because the load balancer is the public-facing side of a web server, whenever it goes down the website goes down. Having a self-healing load balancer therefore makes the web application more resilient.
Users with websites or applications that need to always be available would benefit from including GoGrid's Dynamic Load Balancing in their infrastructure. The load balancer is important for ensuring the public side of a service is always available; however, including easily scalable cloud servers, the ability to store images of those servers in persistent storage, and the option to replicate infrastructure between data centers with CloudLink are all important elements of a successful HA setup.
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Miranda Perry Fleischer
Professor of Law
- LLM, 2003, New York University School of Law
- JD, 1996, University of Chicago Law School
- BA, 1993, Duke University
Areas of Expertise
Professor Fleischer teaches and writes in the areas of individual taxation, federal estate and gift tax, and tax-exempt organizations.
Professional Experience
Fleischer served as a law clerk to the Honorable Morris Sheppard Arnold of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She practiced law at Shaw Pittman LLP and Wiley, Rein & Fielding. She was a staff attorney for Institute for Justice
in Washington, DC. She was an associate professor of law at University of Colorado Law School and University of Illinois College of Law and a scholar in residence and an acting assistant professor of tax law at New York University School of Law. She joined the USD School of Law faculty in 2013.
Honors and Affiliations
Fleischer won University of Colorado's Provost's Faculty Achievement Award in 2011 and was the Richard W. and Marie L. Corman Scholar at University of Illinois College of Law from 2007 to 2009. Fleischer won the Harry J. Rudick Memorial Award at New York University School of Law in 2003. She was student editor of Tax Law Review and a member of University of Chicago Law Review. She won the Duke University Alice Baldwin Scholarship for Academic Achievement in 1992.
Key Works
Fleischer's publications include "Charitable Giving and Utilitarianism: Problems and Priorities" in 89 Indiana Law Journal 1485 (2014); "Equality of Opportunity and the Charitable Tax Subsidies" in 91 Boston University Law Review 601 (2011); "Theorizing the Charitable Tax Subsidies: The Role of Distributive Justice" in 87 Washington University Law Review 505 (2010); "Generous to a Fault? Fair Shares and Charitable Giving" in 93 Minnesota Law Review 165 (2008); and "Charitable Contributions in an Ideal Estate Tax" in 60 Tax Law Review 263 (2007).


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Small-Sided Game : 6v6 / 7v7Watch this video on thecoachingmanual.com
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A short film...my first one
For christmas I got a Samsung NV24 HD camera. I`ve always wanted to make my own little "compositions" but my parent`s camera wasn`t made for that.
I love to take photos and make movies as I think that these are special ways to keep a moment, an expression, a situation.
Of course I`d rather sit behind my kit, practicing...still it`s wonderful to play with perspectives, sounds, atmospheres and moods.
I`ve recorded the clips in 1280x720p at 30 fps...unfortunately through editing the video with Adobe After Effects and Movie Maker there was a big quality loss and the original (very nice looking) 16:9 wide screen format was lost somewhere between encoding and Movie Maker. :-)
Well, as for the short film itself...it`s kind of horror but the psychological key is that you have to imagine. Just 2 minutes, I plan to do more after I got an SD-card.
Criticism/tips are very welcome!
Best wishes and merry christmas...
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Well that's a dissapointment about the software i guess after that camera your gonna have to get some expensive movie making software too :p nah i'm sure you'll find something. You might have exported it in the wrong format on movie maker. I think it can only handle like 640x480 anyway. Also it looked as if it was still in 16:9 to me.
As for the film itself, pretty creepy. I reckon you should have perhaps put a bit of blood on those tools or something then maybe some drilling sounds. But that's just me.
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Karl that was fantastic!
You certainly have a talent for this, I loved the sound, lighting, and camera angles, you created a very chilling atmosphere right from the start.
As for ideas or constructive criticism, here's my input for a potential creepy scene;
My knowledge as a film maker equates to basically nothing, but as a viewer, I think It would be quite cool to have a creepy shot of one of the hallways, with some of that eerie music rising in volume slowly, from very soft to very loud. I think about halfway through the crescendo, the screen should start flickering every few seconds, with a close up of one of those nasty looking tools for just one or two frames.
I don't know how well I conveyed my idea, but hey, whatever :)
I'm looking forward to more!
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It was great for your first buddy. Good job.
When trying to force pyschological distress through film it can be hard to convey due to 2 reasons. #1- Ambient Noise Levels (you did great) #2- Situational Awareness (you could have used just a bit more). In order to get your audience to start thinking/wondering you need to give them something to think/wonder about. The shots were really good, the only thing I would suggest is forcing your audience to know that there is uncertainty within a 360 degree radius and from a distance as well.
Some angular wide shots and slow sweeping motions with the camera will go a long way. Your audience needs to comprehend that thier personal space and security could be thretened from any direction. If your audience comprehends that they are all alone in a creepy and unfamiliar environment they will start thinking and thier mental distress should automatically trigger. That is when the close up & still shots become effective. If your audience knows that there is uncertainty all around and at a distance the close up shots will stimulate more mental distress because now they are being forced to see something up close though they know the uncertainty more than likely will be comming from the distance and they will always be waiting for that wideshot and sweeping motion to let them know its safe out there. Finding the balance between the two is where the magic lies and it comes with trial and error. You need to continually stimulate your audiences distress in order to maintain it.
If your looking for a constant rise in distress levels there are other avenues one can use as well.
You really did a great job. 8.5 out of 10 for creativity and effective use of the camera and music.
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Thats was pretty creepy, Did you add the music afterwards. Sorry I know squat about these things but it is amazing how much just the music can creep you out because nothing else was really creepy by itself. Good job.
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Thanks buddies! I really appreciate your honest opinions and your tips!!!
Yes, if I watch the footage again and again I can just agree that I should have thought about more psychological effects, other cuts.
I`ll experiment...
nhzoso: Yes, I added the sounds after video editing and cutting. Generally it`s a low "creepy" pad with a few light crescendos. Additionally I threw in some strings to build tension, this shout-like sound and the whistling person washing his/her hands.
More on the way, these days I`m getting outside...not just gigging, also filming.
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why did you shoot 30fps?
you should (if you want and if you can) 24fps (this is what film shoots) - and shoot progressive of you can, this will also add to giving your footage an overall filmic look. Also try playing with the shutter which will alter the depth of field a lot, a small depth of field can be amazing.
just a few tiny tips that help me with my day job (TV Director)
i can tell you come from a stills background, i don't, i'm good with moving image, not so good with stills...
good work, good composition, more story, for me story is everything - it can be abstract - but has to be there....or it needs to look freaking amazing. IMO..really good work for such a small camera
make more....
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I like where you were going with teh grading but it seemed a little bit over-saturated.
was there an earthquake going on the entire time you were shooting?
and when you did that swift zoom im pretty sure oyu had autofocus on your camera. thats definitely a no no.
it seems like you get your roots from photography, so learn more about editing. your transitions were jumpy and didnt make sense.
after effects is great! check out www.videocopilot.net for invaluable tutorials
if you can, "commandeer" yourself a copy of adobe premiere (its very easy to do) so you can lose movie maker's bs
hopefully you get something from this.
also, youre white appeared to be correct most of the time, but make sure you ALWAYS white balance when you change lighting.
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Wow, thanks sooo much nate and ddamm! These are great great tips which I didn`t know or wasn`t sure about.
Great that you mention the framerate nate. I wasn`t sure about this especially, so I`ll involve that into my next little project. It`s right that I`m from photography, I prefer to work with stills indeed. Even when filming a dialogue I try to work with some stills (other images that reveal more about the plot, atmosphere etc.) while someone is talking.
Some questions: Can I change the framerate to 24 with Adobe AE? Also, what`s the difference between 24 and 23.97...... fps? I`ve seen that in AE I think. There`s also 29.97, what`s the difference, does it have an effect?
And how should I zoom in and out?
Thanks for your help!!
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i'm guessing 29.97 is NTSC trying to do 30fps...
make sure when you edit the project is set to PAL settings not NTSC - that why your getting these odd frame rates..
zooming...hmmmm...i bet it's really tricky on such a small camera, and i think zooms' can be a bit tacky, but everything has it's place...it depends what your making.
a good method to use (if you camera allows this) is to compose the shot, the wide 1st - the zoom in to your close up - focus the camera on this point, then zoom back out to the wide. hit rec. then when shooting - you zoom in you'll be in focus....
a nice trick in editing, if you can't shot progressive is to remove a field (every fame has 2 fields) to give it that look....but it really comes down to what you like...so play about have fun..
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yup - your right....there's SECAM too....ahhhh the french...
but PAL is 25fps generally, or it was when i edited it for 10 odd years....it's getting confusing now though...but that's the general idea me thinks....some broadcasters wont take anything shot progressive, so it's always best to check.
film is shot at lots of speeds, but as a rule of thumb 24 is the standard, for normal action. Film is very different from digital, or ande tape. it's pretty. still better than any Red Cam or HD cam i think..
PAL also looks nicer than NTSC too...(had to put that in...)
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Thats some good stuff man, I can't wait to see some of your outdoor shots. I'd also like to see some footage of you and your band playing. Maybe a practice or something, I've heard you play and am a big fan, like to see some vids of you guys.
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Really nice, i liked it.
I do photography and im almost jealous of that first shot, down the stairs, its really great.
Nice work!
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