Florida man charged with stealing Wi-Fi

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This article mentions that Wi-Fi stands for “Wireless Fidelity”, although this is disputed.

Thursday, July 7, 2005

A Florida man is being charged with 3rd degree felony for logging into a private Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Internet access point without permission. Benjamin Smith III, 41, is set for a pre-trial hearing this month in the first case of its kind in the United States.

This kind of activity occurs frequently, but often goes undetected by the owners of these wireless access points (WAPs). Unauthorized users range from casual Web browsers, to users sending e-mails, to users involved in pornography or even illegal endeavours.

According to Richard Dinon, owner of the WAP Smith allegedly broke into, Smith was using a laptop in an automobile while parked outside Dinon’s residence.

There are many steps an owner of one of these access points can take to secure them from outside users. Dinon reportedly knew how to take these steps, but had not bothered because his “neighbors are older.”

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2016 Holidays, A Success For Amazon And Third Party Sellers}

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Submitted by: Dave Furness

Amazon got more than what it asked for last Christmas, hence calling the 2016 holiday season the best ever.

The giant retailer shipped more than one billion items worldwide, but the highlight was selling millions of its voice-controlled Alexa devices.

Sales of Amazon Echo and Echo Dot were nine times higher this holiday season than they were during the same period in 2015.

Despite our best efforts and ramped-up production, we still had trouble keeping them in stock, said Jeff Wilke, CEO of Worldwide Consumer at Amazon.

Orders for Echo and Echo Dot continuously poured into Amazon on Dec. 23, the busiest day for Prime Now deliveries as customers ordered 3x more items compared to the previous year.

However, no other day was busier than Dec. 19 as Amazon claimed it was the peak worldwide shipping day.

Aside from the impressive sales of Echo devices, Handmade at Amazon also made a notable performance a month earlier on Cyber Monday.

Amazons one-year old category for handcrafted goods saw a 200 percent increase in sales, which is way more than what it made a year ago.

More Amazon Shoppers Mobile Devices

A big number of Amazon customers shopped through their mobile devices over the holidays.

Seventy-two percent of customers engaged in M-commerce, while those who used the free Amazon mobile app to shop grew by 56%.

According to Amazon, 46 electronics and 36 toys were purchased per second on a mobile device throughout Cyber Monday.

Thanks to 45,000 robots who worked hand in hand with the Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) team, these customers got their orders delivered to their doorstep on time.

Record-breaking Sales for Third-party Sellers

Now we couldnt go without congratulating you and other Amazon sellers who made a killing over the holidays.

It came as no surprise that the items shipped by FBA for third-party sellers grew more than 50%.

Based on Amazons data, its third-party sellers worldwide received orders for 28 million items as early as Cyber Mondaythats a 21.7% increase from what they got on Cyber Monday in 2015.

Whats more, the number of sellers on Amazon using FBA jumped to 70%.

Sellers are choosing Amazon because we help them build and grow their businesses with impactful programs like Seller Fulfilled Prime, and were proud of the fact that sellers are reinvesting their success into their local communities by creating jobs, said Peter Faricy, VP for Amazon Marketplace.

Many of the sellers knew as early as Black Friday that 2016 was going to end with a bang for them, as they got 10x more online customers than a year ago.

Those whose products are with the Seller Fulfilled Prime program got millions of orders from Prime members, who very happily took advantage of the free two-day or next-day shipping.

Way to go!

Once again, we saw what knowing what to sell and where to sell can bring to ones business.

May you and your business flourish all the more in 2017.

What were your bestselling products during the holiday season?

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TECA celebrates 60-year anniversary with Taipei Audio Video Fair

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Saturday, November 10, 2007

The 28th Taipei Audio Video Fair (TAVF), organized by the Taipei Electrical Commercial Association (TECA), featured not only some innovative domestic market exhibition ideas, but also offered a pavilion entitled the “Global Audio and Video History Corridor”, to showcase the audio and video industry’s world-wide history. Wikinews reporter Rico Shen attended the fair, which, this year, highlighted TECA’s 60th anniversary.

At the Taipei Grand Hotel (Yuanshan Hall), some participants (exhibitors) rented soundproof guest rooms, which offered the best quality and performance for audio experiences. With high-definition television becoming a popular topic, some pre-market or marketed wide-screen HDTVs featuring 1080p were exhibited at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC Hall).

The TAVF show runs from November 8 to 12, closing at 8:00 p.m. (Taipei Time) each night except November 12, which has a closing time of 6 p.m. To assist visitors from The Grand Hotel, TWTC and TECA hired the Metropolitan Transport Corporation for an inter-hall shuttle service. The peak number of visitors are expected to be on the weekend after permitting minors under 120 cm to enter the showground.

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Helping Wives During Menopause: A Crash Course For Husbands

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By Sharon Bell

A woman will have to endure menopause at some point in her life. At this stage, there are a lot of changes going on inside her body; but more than the physical transformations, her emotional and psychological changes can bring about frustrations and crushing difficulties. And when that happens, her relationship with her husband may suffer.

As a husband, you should be considerate enough to understand and support your wife during this crucial stage in her life. For many men, menopause can be viewed as a one-way street where the wife should get all the sympathy and tolerance. But for someone who really loves his wife and values his family, such selfish mindset should be nothing more than a hallucination.

Just think about it, would you rather be the one suffering menopausal symptoms? Can you handle the mood swings, the hot flashes? How about vaginal or, in your case, testicular dryness, if there is such a thing? Of course, your answer will be a big NO!

So the best thing that you can do for your wife during her menopausal stage is to help her get through it. In fact, that is the only thing that she is asking from you. Your wife’s menopausal phase is the true test of how much you care for her all these years; so you might as well learn how to give her the helping hand and the moral support that she needs.

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Learn About Menopause

If your forty-year-old menopausal wife suddenly yells at you, would you yell back at her? Not if you know that being a little bit hostile is one of the symptoms of menopause. The point is that if you invest a little of your time in learning about menopause, the better it is for you to handle difficult situations linked to its symptoms.

In short, you will have an open mind about menopause, which is the beginning of gaining an understanding about the things that your wife is going through. You can easily learn about menopause and its symptoms by browsing the Net, consulting your doctor, or even asking your own mom.

Talk Things Over

After your brain had its fill of all the vital information about menopause, the next step to take is to talk things over with your wife. Open communication is the best path to take during these challenging times. It is useless if you have suddenly become an expert on menopause but you have no idea about how she feels at this stage.

So go on, talk with your wife. There is a big chance that all that she needs to endure menopause is a person she can talk to, without inhibitions, about the things that are going on inside her. And the best candidate for that job is you, her husband.

Brighten Up Her Days

Not all signs of menopause can be experienced by any woman; but if there is one big symptom that most, if not all menopausal women will have to go through, that is going to be depression. Experts say, this feeling of despair is caused by the fact that menopause has just ended a woman’s ability to bear children. And all the weight gain and loss of sex drive are also not helping her feel inspired.

During menopause, it is important that you give your wife all the reassurance that you still love her and that she is still the most beautiful woman in your life. Making her feel important, that she still occupies a vital part of your family, can surely ease her menopausal sufferings.

In the end, always remember that your wife did not ask to experience menopause. Nature is the one at fault here. But instead of making things worse for your wife, you can give her all the support that she needs.

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Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate

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Saturday, April 17, 2010

Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview.

Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 race immediately following the 2008 election. Schriner refers to himself as the “Average Joe” candidate, and advocates a pro-life and pro-environmentalist platform. He has been the subject of numerous newspaper articles, and has published public policy papers exploring solutions to American issues.

Wikinews reporter William Saturn? talks with Schriner and discusses his campaign.

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Andrea Muizelaar on fashion, anorexia, and life after ‘Top Model’

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Monday, November 26, 2007

In the 18 months since Andrea Muizelaar was crowned winner of the reality TV series Canada’s Next Top Model, her life has been a complete whirlwind. From working in a dollar store in her hometown of Whitby, Ontario, to modeling haute couture in Toronto, she had reached her dream of becoming a true Top Model.

But at what cost? Unknown to casual television viewers, Muizelaar had been enveloped in the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, which inevitably became too much for her to bear. She gave up modeling and moved back to Whitby, where she sought treatment for her disorder, re-entered college, and now works at a bank. Where is she now? Happy and healthy, she says.

Recently Andrea Muizelaar sat down with Wikinews reporter Mike Halterman in a candid interview that stretched to nearly two hours, as she told all about her hopes and aspirations, her battle with anorexia, and just what really happened on Canada’s Next Top Model.

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Former adult film actress forced to leave teaching job again

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Friday, March 11, 2011

Tera Myers, a former actress in pornographic films, has left her position as a science teacher at Parkway North High School in St. Louis County, Missouri after her past was revealed by a student. This marks the second such controversy involving Myers, also known under the names Tericka Dye and the stage name Rikki Anderson. She was suspended by Kentucky’s McCracken County Public Schools system in 2006 after her career in pornography was made public.

Don Senti, interim superintendent of the district, said Myers was on administrative leave from her position at the school at her own request. Myers’ request, granted “out of respect for her privacy and that of her family,” came after a student inquired about her pornographic career. The district said Myers passed background checks before being hired as a teacher in 2007, but it did not know about her past until the student found out about it online, because her career in the pornography industry was legal. A Parkway representative said the Kentucky school at which Myers last worked was contacted in 2007 to verify her references, but no mention of her suspension or stint in pornography was provided.

Myers will continue to be paid until the end of the semester, at which time she is to leave the Parkway School District. “We’re surprised, very surprised,” said Parkway spokesperson Paul Tandy. “At the same time we feel for her and her family. We do believe she has tried to move on with her life … Unfortunately, even though it happened fifteen years ago, [the video] is still there.” According to Tandy, Dye “was concerned about the impact it would have in the building,” and, on March 4, informed the school’s principal of her past after being asked by the student. Myers also was the coach of the girls’ volleyball at Parkway North High School.

Myers previously taught at Reidland High School in Paducah, Kentucky, and was suspended in 2006 after a student there discovered her pornographic career. That May, Myers defended herself, saying, “Anybody who has been in my classroom could tell you how much I love teaching and how much I love these students, and that should be what matters more than anything in my past.” Known as Tericka Dye at the time, she protested against her dismissal and even appeared on the “Dr. Phil” talk show.

Myers said she became involved in the adult industry after working as an impoverished exotic dancer in California.

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Less Pain And Better Results From Dentists In Columbus, Wi

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Many people are leery of visits to dentists. The experience can involve some discomfort, and even a simple cleaning can include the bad news of required future dental work, such as cavity fillings or even tooth removal. This has long been the reputation of a trip to the dentist; however, dental groups in Wisconsin and across the country are making an effort to turn a trip to the dentist into a better overall experience.

Choose a Dentist That is Client Oriented

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First and foremost, your dentist’s approach to routine care or a specific procedure will shape your experience. When a dentist has the personality and training to provide personalized care, it can have a huge impact on your dental experience. At Dentistry of Wisconsin, the comfort of their clients is always the first priority. The dental group achieves this goal by hiring dentists, dental hygienists, and support staff who understand how important it is to tailor services to an individual client’s wants and needs.

Find a Dental Group Investing in New Tools

Of course, the tools available to dentists are improving and ever-changing. Lasers and other technology are helping dentists to detect decay sooner and with less poking and prodding. Enhanced x-ray systems are safer than ever for taking important pictures of your teeth, gums, and jaw. As well, dental groups are turning to preventative measures, such as using fluoride, to prevent costly and uncomfortable procedures, such as root canals. These same offices are often investing in technology and devices to keep patients comfortable during procedures, such as advanced televisions and/or music devices.

Dentists Should Look to Latest Techniques

The skills and methods utilized by dentists are also improving client experiences. Dentists in Columbus, WI are investing in continued learning and training programs to stay up-to-date on the latest dental procedures and techniques. This can have a huge payoff in terms of customer service, as newer methods are often focused on providing a pain-free procedure.

2008 Taipei AMPA: IT industry will pulse the growth of automotive industry

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Sunday, April 13, 2008

2008 Taipei AMPA, not only showcased automotive parts and accessories, but there were also several seminars in progress at the TWTC Nangang. In addition, the “Taiwan IT Solution Pavilion”, organized by IT industry including Industrial Technology Research Institute and the other 14 companies, showcased not only solutions for automotive industry including manufacturing, e-commerce, and logistic managament, but also industrial applications like RFID, Barcode, and ERP.

According to some statistics by TAITRA, the export value of service industry reached USD$284 millions, more than 67% ratio of GDP in Taiwan.

After the Taipei AMPA, the TAITRA scheduled to promote this cross-industry solutions in not only Taiwan but also China, Japan, Hong Kong, and South-east Asia countries by participating different trade shows like Tokyo Game Show in Tokyo, Japan and AMAZIA, the first-ever gaming and entertainment industry trade show in Hong Kong.

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