Steven Kazmierczak, 27, had been involved in student government, a proponent of social justice and had been widely regarded as a stand-out student during his time at NIU. Kazmierczak left the school following last spring semester and transferred to another area college.
Kazmierczak entered a lecture hall on the campus of NIU on Thursday and opened fire with a shotgun and two pistols, killing six students and himself while wounding at leats 15 others.
Atlanta, GA 2/08/2008 03:53 PM GMT (FINDITT)
A possible drunk driver was reported and Nye County Sheriff’s office said deputies responded, and pulled over Fleiss. After searching the car officers found drugs but no prescription. Fleiss insists she had a prescription for the pain killer Vicodin but she didn’t have it with her.
“I’m squeaky clean this time,” Fleiss said.
The passenger in the car, John Owen, was arrested and charged with being under the influence of controlled substances and possession of marijuana.
Feliss has had run-ins with the law in the past. In 1997 she was convicted on tax evasion problems and was accused of running a prostitution ring.
February 4, 2008 (Computerworld) Corporate IT managers who have long resisted implementing Web 2.0 technologies such as wikis, blogs and social networks will likely start adding them to their priority lists this year, according to a report released last week by Forrester Research Inc.
Of 119 companies that the research firm surveyed in the third quarter of 2007, 42% said they had no plans to invest in Web 2.0 technology. But Forrester predicts that about half of those companies will add it to their priority lists by the end of this year. Many of those firms had long called Web 2.0 technology "frivolous," but they will "take their heads out of the sand" this year, Forrester said.
"Is it the year for the perfect storm, where everything comes together?" said Josh Hilliker, community manager for Intel Corp.'s vPro Expert Center social community. "If you look at the tools that are out there and the business applicability, it is absolutely that time."
Intel launched the online community five months ago to solicit feedback from users and partners on the next generation of its vPro chips.
Hilliker said he is using the online community the first one Intel has aimed at end users rather than developers to show executives that Web 2.0 products can be used to tackle complex business problems.
"We produce reports once a week that talk about what is happening on the site, what it means [and] the tone of the community," said Hilliker. "I am keeping the managers, the executive vice presidents informed on what is happening. The IT shop, the executives ... are deeply vetted in the activity. They're seeing real value."
Jo Sullivan, senior vice president of development and communications at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said that Web 2.0 technologies are a key part of the ASPCA's plan to increase traffic on its Web site by 120% in 2008.
For example, she noted, a 90-second video posted on YouTube brings about 830 new users to the ASPCA's site each month, generating monthly donations of $18,000.
The New York-based animal welfare group is also attracting traffic from the 27,500 "friends" it had on its MySpace page at the end of 2007, she added.
In its report, Forrester called Web 2.0 a "high-impact, low-cost method" for IT managers to show leadership and innovation.
The report also predicted that CIOs are conceding "that they cannot quell passionate employees' use of consumer-oriented or software-as-a-service Web 2.0 tools and will mitigate risk by deploying enterprise-class tools in their stead."
Atlanta, GA 2/01/2008 05:38 PM GMT (FINDITT)
According to reports, the 29-year-old model parked her car on the side of a busy
She was dragged for several minutes before she let go. According to reports, Loginova died of massive head injuries.
“According to eyewitnesses, an intruder just threw her out of the car. She grabbed the door handle, but when the car took off and picked up speed, she let go,” says police investigator Oleg Pavlov.
The Porsche was found abandoned. There have been no arrests in her death.
Loginova ran an agency for female bodyguards. She was also a famous glamour model. Loginova appeared on the covers of many Russian magazines and posed for advertisements including those for the German carmaker BMW.
Friday, February 01, 2008
Justin Chambers, "Grey's Anatomy" star and Clark County native, checked into UCLA Medical Center's psych ward on Monday and checked out Wednesday.
The 1989 Southeastern High grad "was exhausted and suffers from a sleeping disorder," his rep tells TMZ.com. "He went in voluntarily to get some help."
Chambers, a married father of five, plays Dr. Alex Karev on the ABC drama.
In his first trip home in almost three years, Chambers, 37, made himself available to local fans during a charity luncheon at the Courtyard by Marriott on Jan. 10.
The UCLA Medical Center is the same facility where Britney Spears is currently under a 72-hour psychiatric hold.
