Green Bay Confidential

Occupy Green Bay meets

2012-01-20T16:40:00.002-06:00

https://www.facebook.com/events/193418894090800/

Occupy Green Bay General Assembly

Saturday, January 21 at 6:00pm at Harmony Cafe - Green Bay

Fwd: News Alert: House Republican Leaders Agree to Payroll Tax Deal

2011-12-22T16:20:00.000-06:00

The New York Times has reported Thursday, December 22, 2011 -- 4:57 PM EST ----- "House Republican Leaders Agree to Payroll Tax Deal Bowing under intense pressure from members of their own party to end the politically damaging impasse over a payroll tax holiday, House Republican leaders on Thursday agreed to accept a temporary extension of the tax cut, beating a a hasty retreat from a showdown that Republicans increasingly saw as a threat to their election opportunities next year. Under a deal reached between House and Senate leaders — which Speaker John A. Boehner was presenting to the rank and file in an evening conference call — House members would accept the two-month extension of a payroll tax holiday and unemployment benefits approved by the Senate last Saturday while the Senate would appoint members of a House-Senate conference committee to negotiate legislation to extend both benefits through 2012."

Wisconsin Jobs Now Protests at Ribble’s Green Bay Office

2011-12-21T23:10:00.001-06:00

Workers will pay more.

Members and supporters of the Wisconsin based organization Wisconsin Jobs Now visited the Green Bay office of Congressman Ribble, Reid [R] today to express their dissatisfaction with Republican vote to block the bipartisan Senate plan for a $1,000 payroll tax cut for 160 million middle income taxpayers. The Payroll Tax Compromise was a bipartisan effort to keep in effect the lower tax rates of 4.2 percent of your pay for Social Security and 10.4 for the self-employed. The rates will now increase by 10%. Last year around this time a President Obama basically had to agree to an extension of Bush-era tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans to pass a similar Bill. There was no option to submit to political blackmail this year.

Lightly Staffed

The only worker at the office present was a “social worker” who was neither a secretary nor had any idea of the Congressman’s schedule the protesters were told. She did have the contact information for the person to contact to determine the congressman’s schedule. That person and their office is in Appleton. The worker, Kerry Niemcek , has a degree in Journalism and Political Science. Stated her sole mission was only to address veteran’s issues. One veteran asked what he would need to do to find out what medical benefits he was entitled to by his service in the US Marine Reserve. She did not know the answer immediately. As a veteran, I did. There is a website by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs that a former serviceman can enter his service dates and will receive a review and estimate of available benefits. She did get back to the veteran with an answer by mid- afternoon. She stated in her call for the veteran to direct his inquiry to the Brown County Veterans office.

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Packers finally loose a Game in 2011

2011-12-19T16:00:00.001-06:00

These guys seemed to sum it up pretty good. I noticed that they get hardly any views on their YouTube page, so I though maybe I could help them out by counter posting their video.

As they are making video for the Green Bay Press Gazette, I would have thought they would have more views.

As a reminder, soon I will not be posting to this blog. After my move I will be starting a new National orientated blog. It will be based in San Francisco, CA. I am looking for suggestions on what to call it.

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An Odyssey to Take Back the Capitol.

2011-12-17T13:05:00.001-06:00

An Odyssey Begins

On a chilly Sunday night a small group of citizens from the Green Bay area gathered at the DePere Park and ride. In the dark they were assembling to begin a journey From North East Wisconsin to the Capitol of the United States. An endeavor organized and funding by the group Wisconsin Job's Now and with the support of the United Steelworkers Union.

A diverse group, ranging in age and backgrounds as wide and diverse as the community they were to represent. A community who identify as themselves as the 99%. The first leg would take them through the Fox River Valley, ending with a very short hotel stay in Milwaukee. Their route would have them picking up more along the way. It was a short layover then on to the buses bright and early on Monday for the main journey to Washington DC.

The ride was for most part comfortable on the large touring buses that were acquired for the trip. With each bus having a "captain", roll call was called after each bus "break" in which riders would depart the bus for a short gas station break. We smokers looked forward the each one.

With the Buses departure from Milwaukee at about 8am, and a dinner break at around 7 pm, the group arrived in Chevy Chase, Maryland at the 4H National Conference center in the rain. The rain would become a constant companion for much of the week we would soon find out. The facility was basic, but clean and was adequate to meet most of our needs. Wireless High speed internet was throughout the facility.

After a little confusion of room assignments and location, soon the group was settled in, glad to finally be off the buses and looking forward to their first day of taking the Occupy Movement to Take back the Capitol.

Day One of Take Back the Capitol

The next morning starting with boarding the buses (school type this time) for the 45 minute ride to the Mall, in Washington DC home to the main encampment of the "Take Back the Capitol" event. This was a nationally organized event done in spirit with the #Occupy Wall Street movement. But the other #Occupy camps in DC were not directly involved in this event, as they were focused on other just as important themes and or messages.

As we arrived there was as usual some confusion, but it all came together shortly after some strong coffee and a breakfast of egg and croissant were found and consumed . Then more coffee.

We were instructed to register at the tables where we were assigned to groups that were being sent to specific representatives on the hill.

I was with the group that was sent to see U.S. Representative Sean Duffy (R-07) . Rep. Duffy is a former Lumberjack competition champion and Lawyer. He had opposed the Democratic supported Dodd-Frank bill that the Democrats pushed after the most recent financial crisis that has fueled America’s stubborn economic downturn. A bill that would have reigned in some of Wall Street excesses by those that then benefitted by the tax payer bailouts in the trillions of dollars.

With the Federal Reserve Bank fervently resisting a currently pending bill to require an audit of the total amount sent to Wall Street in 2008, corporate control of government increasing, the effect of big money in politics combined with stagnant wages, the record loss of living wage jobs and massive bailouts of Wall Street firms who were the root cause of our economic distress, we carried a message. A message that our representatives were ours and do not belong to the big money special interests of K street and those they represent. A message that said "were are here, and we are not going away". A message that clearly states "we demand change". A message that states we demand the end of our taxation without representation. Our general focus that day as directed by the organizers was on jobs. Jobs that pay a living wage that can actually support "the American Dream".

As some of you who have come to know me may notice, I can always bring any theme that finds it's basis in economics back to the root cause of monetary policy and the control of our monies in this country by a secretive and private Federal Reserve Bank. A Bank that many of our greatest leaders throughout American history warn us would be the leading cause our enslavement to the money controllers, the impoverishment of the American people and the end of the American Revolution.

Our mission that first day was to take the message directly to our elected representatives by marching to their offices and insisting of having our concerns heard. By insisting that we be listened to, and that not all Americans are not going to quietly sit by while their country to sold out to wealthy self-serving private interests with far less than the good of the country and its people as their primary concerns.

I am not that so sure that any of the participants were hopeful to actually speak to any of the Representatives that day. But some of us were successful that day. In my group’s case, I learned that Rep. Duffy had be a co-sponsor to bill HR 459 to audit the Federal Reserve’s bailouts of Wall Street in 2008-2009. I wondered if Rep. Duffy would be willing to explain my fellow occupiers why this is a very important bill that we should support. This was also a sort of strategic positioning common in politics that placed him in a positive with us, thus offering the possibility of letting him "sell" himself and his efforts to our group. After asking this in such a manner and with this type of wording to his chief aid, the aid quickly went to his office and got on the phone. I wasn't that much later, maybe an hour or so, that we received word that the Representative would indeed meet with some of his direct constituents that had come from his district in NE Wisconsin.

With a small group of constituents along with a coordinator on their way to meet with Rep. Duffy, the rest of us moved to another location in the building in front of Rep. Paul Ryan. There was an interesting sign on the locked office door (most remain unlocked) that may, or may not have been directed at our group. By now word had spread throughout the building that members of the 99% had occupied the building. I observed the resolute but eventually unsuccessful attempt to speak to or see Rep. Ryan, which didn't really surprise me. In the case of Rep Duffy, where there was at least one issue that he could say that he is on the side of the 99%, there is or was no such common ground with Rep Ryan regardless of how small or minute.

With the likelihood of any more success rapidly decreasing, I decided to take it upon myself to make my way back to the main camp to get to the media tent. There I could at least get out a quick report on the day’s events so far and publish a few of the many photos of the day.

With the weather conditions quickly worsening and the mud of the camp grounds getting thicker, the day was essentially done by 5pm. Sandwiches (somewhat soggy) were provided in one of the tents, and I grabbed two. Another 45 minute bus ride back out to the 4H then lead to an evening of reflection on the day’s events with the various members of the groups that we had lost communication with throughout the day. There was a wide range of success expressed, with many basically feeling ignored by the representatives they were to see.

Overall, everyone I spoke with did feel that day was an overall success. As far as anyone could recollect, no such specific effort had ever been made in this exact manner by this or any other recent movements of recent memory. A new method of directly expressing dissatisfaction with the status quo had just been tried and executed with limited success. A model for future events had just been tested. A model that I feel we will soon be seeing often in the near future, especially after the winter and entering next year’s election cycle and political conventions.

Day one ended not in a tent in the mud, but with a hot shower and warm bed, and as a former Ranger, I am happy and not ashamed to say.

To March in the Rain

Day two began with less confusion and more rain than the day before. After a long lost bus ride … coming soon.

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Take Back the Capitol Begins with Some Success.

2011-12-06T15:41:00.000-06:00

Members of the 99% have descended upon Washington DC with a mission that is more than carrying signs and singing chants. Today they have begun the “Peoples Lobby” as they have send small groups to seek out and “occupy” the offices of their representatives. As to be expected, most of the elected representatives were unavailable to the 99%ers. But in a few (two that I know of as of the writing) elected representatives that did agree to see their 99% constituents. One was Rep Sean P Duffy of Wisconsin. When asked about bill BR 459 (#202 in the Senate) the aid that was present in the office and talked with the 99%ers showed interest as Rep Duffy is a co-sponsor of the bill. The bill requires an abbreviated audit of the loans handed out to Wall Street during the bail outs of 2008. Shortly afterword it was announced to the group that was assigned to him that he would indeed meet with the members of the group that were direct constituents. This change in tactic, from simple protest to actually lobbying may prove to actually show results.
As I was in the office with the group, it seemed quite unlikely they would be able to meet at first, but as it was displayed to his staff that some of the group were actually informed and educated in bills he was co-sponsoring, as well as many of the issues at hand, there was a sudden change of hart. It will remain unlikely that the likes of Congressman Paul Ryan would with to speak to those who are quite opposite of this policies of placing corporate and big money interests in front of the average man.
I am not having very good luck getting any stories out but I will continue to try, so please be patient. As I am not really being classified as a media person, it adds a bit of hardship to my efforts. I also do not have a personal computer of my own on the ground and I am writing this report from one of the laptops in the media tent. I will try to bring the most relevant and important developments of this phase of the movement to you as they occur here in Washington DC.

Last Preparations Underway

2011-12-01T17:15:00.001-06:00

The final preparations for the Trip to Washington DC been made or are in the final stages. With a final meeting and all coordination's set in motion, we will be boarding the buses in Milwaukee early on Monday morning. Be sure to continue to follow the progress of the trip from this page or from the page that is exclusive to the trip, Occupy Washington DC American.

With a full itinerary for the week, we plan to have our voices heard on the hill and on K street, home of the corporate champion big dollar lobbyists. Stay tuned for details of the trip and our actions in DC starting on the 5th of December.

Close to Closing in Wisconsin, then on to DC

2011-11-26T15:27:00.003-06:00

As preparations here in Green Bay continue for the big trip to DC and the move to San Francisco, I will be posting a few recent and last photos of Green Bay here. I am looking forward to new and interesting photo subjects.

As I am not able to do any video on the trip, I will be shooting and posting more still photos to try to tell the story that way.

The march, protest and occupation of Washington DC is a hopeful to be one of the largest in the history of the country, I will be there to see.

I know that as I have been studying monetary policy and the practice’s of Wall Street for the last few months, it was a coincidence that the Occupy Wall Street movement started just after I began researching the subject. Although many of the protesters don’t seem to know what they are protesting, they DO know that something is not right with this country. When an already very wealthy person can get tax dollars in the form of a bail out that amounts to what it would cost to provide free health care to the uninsured for a year … for the whole nation … something is wrong. This Army Ranger will be looking at all of this very closely. Keep checking back for more of my last local photos and updates on the trip preparations.

Fall Ends with the Beginning of Holiday Seasons

2011-11-25T16:36:00.001-06:00

With the arrival of formal Winter just ahead, the weather has change just as quickly. Changes are of course coming to my list of blogs as well. I am going to keep this blog page up, but only for reference. I will not be posting here as of December 5th. I will be posting to and and updating a few new pages. The first will be only for the trip to Washington DC for the Nationwide based (Occupy folks will be coming from throughout the United States) protest and occupation of will be onsite live Occupy Washington DC America. I will be counter posting (meaning that I will not be posting to that page now as well as my final postings to Wisconsin Confidential and Green Bay Confidential.

Once I reach my final destination of San Francisco, I will be starting a page suited to that area as well.

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Green Bay Confidential / Wisconsin Confidential most likely Shutting Down.

2011-11-19T16:32:00.000-06:00

With my camcorder mysteriously and suddenly not working any longer while simultaneously getting interference from local business persons and "social" activists and workers, my independent blogging and reporting is no longer tenable. I was working (for a very competitive price) for a local children's development group. This is the project that has just been nixed by the "powers that be". I have included here the "sample" video that I shot (in 20 minutes) and edited (in 45 minutes) to bring awareness to the community of their existence and needs. I know they cannot afford one of the local production houses, so I do feel bad and hope the best for their efforts. I have never been paid or asked for direct compensation for my work and content. It has been a learning experience for me. Never the less, it may be time for my to onward and upward. I get a lot of pressure to "go work at the packing plant" from many individuals (many who are local social or technology professionals with amazingly poor technology and or social skills) who often seem quite offended by the skills I have gained in my many years of blogging, reporting, and photography and video. I am quite sure many of the production houses and some (not all) media outlets will be quite please with my departure. I really do appreciate my readers and the support of those out there who over the years have become faithful readers and viewers. I will be departing for Washington DC on the 5th of December. I will most likely not be coming back. As one last effort, I have sent this message to several citizen journalism support groups, but I have little faith that anything will come out of it. This would be the only way I could continue here as I have opportunities in San Francisco.
"My camcorder died as I arrived in Milwaukee to cover the Occupy the bridge event. It appears to be junk. Do you know any one or any charitable organizations that helps impoverished citizen journalists like myself. I would not be asking for cash, but help getting a new or comparable camcorder and a laptop to replace the ones that just died and were broken. The timing is interesting, as we (some OWS folks from Green Bay) have been planning on going to DC Dec 5 - 9 for a big event there, and I have no way to cover it in video now. It would have been my biggest story to date. If interested, you can see examples of my work (all original content, including original music) below. You can see a promo at http://youtu.be/plFaQJQ_d44?hd=1 (this was shot with my Canon HF 10 Consumer Camcorder). My local news blog is http://greenbayconfidential.blogspot.com/. You can see a report I did recently on the Occupy movement in Green here at http://youtu.be/MeDeFhrVPf4?hd=1.
Any advice or assistance you can provide will be greatly appreciated and noted in my upcoming work as well".
Thank You.

The 2011 Green Bay Thanksgiving Day Parade

2011-11-19T14:55:00.019-06:00

Green Bay hosted a quite large and entertaining parade today to the enjoyment of it's citizens in the downtown area. One of the largest ccrowds ever showed to enjoy the parade floats from a local area business's, organizations and schools. The parade was Broadcast live on MYNEW 32 and Re-broadcast on NBC 26. Before the parade the public was invited to go over to to the YWCA Green Bay-De Pere for cookies and hot cocoa. After, head to The Daily Buzz Coffee Shop (130 E. Walnut) for free cookies and cocoa, pictures with Santa and a meet & greet wit the Door County Sled Dogs! This years parade included marching bands, floats, special characters, a giant "Chilly Willy Penguin" balloon, Door County Sled Dogs and of course Santa on a custom horse drawn carriage. It was nice to see large floats this again this year, along with a variety of animals. Many also found it interesting to see an electric car as well. Here are a few highlights. If you wish to purchase photos (I have close to 180 available) please contact me by leaving a comment on this post.

Brown County Central Library will be Closed November 22nd.

2011-11-19T14:11:00.002-06:00

The central Downtown Green Bay Library will be closed for repairs on on November 22nd. The Skylight, which has been leaking, will recieve the repairs that have long been needed. All branches of the Brown County Library system will also be closed November 24th for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Pleas make a note!

Local Boy Rob Schultze Makes the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle's Datebook

2011-11-19T12:45:00.008-06:00

Local boy Rob Schultze went to the San Fransisco School of Arts. He (his photos and a story about him) just made the front page of the datebook section of the San Franciso Chronicle.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/19/DDTV1LU0F1.DTL

His sites are ... http://www.robertschultze.net/ and somephotographer.com. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?

No more video

2011-11-17T23:46:00.001-06:00

No more video from me. Camcorder died today ... just as I arrived in Milwaukee for the Occupy Milwaukee event. Sorry folks.

Scenes of the Bridge of Occupation in Milwaukee

2011-11-17T00:28:00.007-06:00

Cold weather was not a major factor for supporters of the Occupy Wall Street Moment, or the 99percenters as they are known in some circles, as they "Occupied" North Avenue Bridge in Milwaukee Wisconsin this last Thursday. In fact, it may help signify the seriousness of the issues the local Occupy movement were out marching and protesting about. There was also a strong presence of pro-recall, anti Governor Walker protesters as well, as their unhappiness with the current "pro big money" for "big money government", both state and federal, was expressed with the march to and occupation of the North Avenue Bridge over Interstate 43.
As I experienced the events of the day on the bridge myself, and took in the situation, I thought of a few things that need to be said, or in this case, written.
I was impressed with just about everyone I encountered over the course of the event. I was impressed with the organizers of the event Occupy Milwaukee. They displayed excellent judgment along with strong leadership in the form of keeping everyone safe and keeping the peace to the best of their ability. I was also impressed overall with the Milwaukee Police Dept’s handling (with the backup of some Sheriff’s Personal) of the situation throughout the course of the day. They showed restraint and generally respect for all present and simply kept the peace. This in light of the way some of the events around the United States were handled by their Law Enforcement agencies and the violence that ensued at many of them, the MPD clearly showed that it was not necessary. Watching footage from around the county, many scenes reminiscent of the uprisings of recent in the middle east were brought to mind as armed security forces aggressively and without concern for the safety of the public or the general peace moved on protesters using excessive force. Many departments throughout the U.S. showed displays of unprofessional Law Enforcement standards of conduct of legal severity. Not so in Milwaukee on this day.
In the one truly dangerous incident, both the organizers and the police reacted quickly. After dark, a man driving a white van ran the barricades of the west side of the bridge and drove erratically through the crowd at a relatively high rate of speed. He was quickly arrested by the police. While this was occurring, many in the crowd began to surge toward the Van, but were held back by organizers. I did hear of 4 other arrests, but they were deemed no danger to the overall bridge occupiers. I could not confirm that they were even formally with the protest.
As the Occupy Wall Street movement continues to spread through many walks of life, I was struck by the utter diversity of the Milwaukee Bridge protesters that day. Literally from every social and economic background, it was a crowd that definitely reflected America. You can see for Yourself.

The Occupy Movement set to Occupy the Bridge in Milwaukee WI

2011-11-16T17:44:00.011-06:00

The Occupy Movement in Wisconsin is poised to conduct Get On the Bridge-MILWAUKEE tomorrow. You can go to the event listing on facebook here ...https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/255594054489910/

Veterans Honored with "Card Stunt" at Lambeau Field for Monday Night Football's, Packers Vs Vikings Game

2011-11-14T12:19:00.006-06:00

American Military veterans were once again honored during a presentation of Monday Night Football with a "Card Stunt" at Lambeau Field for Monday Night Football's, Packers Vrs Vikings Game. Volunteers from many groups from students to homeless individuals from St John's Shelter worked for several days and many hours taping colored cards to spell out "Thank You Veterans" on the seats on Lambeau Field. Almost completed on Saturday, volunteers had to go back to on Sunday and Monday finish and re-tape the cards as many had been removed by high winds overnight. Veterans (myself included) can and I am sure do appreciate the efforts of the volunteers and their hard work. A big thanks go out to them as well. One can see the cards on dislplay during Monday Night Footballs presentation of the Packers Vrs Vikings Game.

Green Bay Police Involved in Fatal Shooting

2011-11-13T14:29:00.001-06:00

GBPD: Green Bay Police Department officers involved in shooting incident on Sunday 11-13-11 at 12:45. One man dead, age 35. Officers okay.

We will have more details tomorrow.

Uncle Sam Wants You, Or At Least Your Money!

2011-11-11T16:28:00.000-06:00

Now that Fannie Mae has asked for more bailout money just after they issued nice large bonus’s to their good old buddies, it really does seem like business as usual in Washington. Or should I say Wall Street.

A Classic Large and Very Expensive Bank Building,
this one in Green Bay, WI
Photo; Marcel Kuemmet Photography

While many huge Banks (some new to being banks, only recently being classified Bank Holding Companys in order to obtain Federal Bailout funds) have taken huge bailout (some the public knows about, most the public does not have any idea of) while at the same time offering massive bonuses to the top executives under all sorts of interesting names and classifications. All this while now Federal regulators and the FBI search for 593 million dollars in missing MF Global investor money, just after large bonuses were paid out to their former ex-governor, ex-politician, ex-CEO.

One may begin to wonder the ultimate wisdom of the Bi-partisan effort (initiated by GOP Wall Street financed House members, then signed into law by then President Clinton) that culminated in the 1999 repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act, which many experts and independent economists say was the true cause of the economic crisis of the last 5 years. One may wonder if they made enough already, or is there another “crash” coming soon.

Conservative Activists Plan To Masquerade as Signature Collectors in Wisconsin Recall

2011-11-11T13:08:00.000-06:00

Accourding to politiscoop.com, conservative activists plan on collecting signatures for the recall of Gov Walker, telling those who sign, not to sign other petitions in order to prevent the gathering of enough signatures to initiate a recall of the controversial Wisconsin Governor.

Although illegal in the state, it will remain to be seen if there is any action taken from the majority GOP in the state government to stop the illegal actions before they accur, or take action after.

We will be covering a planned march to protest local area banks in Green Bay by the Freedom Coalition and Occupy Green Bay members and will have more information later and tomorrow.

Occupy Green Bay starts Blog Page

2011-11-08T10:31:00.002-06:00

The Occupy Green Bay movement, in cooperation with the Freedom Coalition, has started a blog page at http://occupygreenbay.blogspot.com/ . Hopefully this will make it easier for non-facebook users to get information on events, meetings and marches.

Occupy Green Bay Meets and Marches Saturday, November 5th

2011-11-05T16:44:00.004-05:00

After a short organizational meeting at the Kavarna Coffee House in Downtown Geen Bay, Occupy Green Bay condutcted a protest march in support of Occupy Wall Street Movement.More information can be found at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-Green-Bay/275819412442131?sk=wall&f... .

Videos being blocked on Public Computers

2011-11-04T12:59:00.002-05:00

I have noticed that my embedded videos are blocked on all public computers, I.E. the Library, state owned computers, ETC. To watch my videos on these computers, go to http://www.youtube.com/user/kuemmet.

Occupy Wall Street Reaches 4 Continents, Occupy Green Bay on Day 3

2011-10-17T00:25:00.005-05:00

A Movement Spreads

If one would have driven down East Walnut Street in Green Bay this afternoon, seeing a few young people with signs on the road by the Court House today may have seemed like no big deal. If one considers that a movement that started with a few young people has now spread to 4 Continents, that may seem like a big deal. In Green Bay, the biggest deal on a Sunday during football season is the game. As the Packers went on to another win today, to keep a perfect record, there were a few die hard members of the Occupy Movements local chapter, Occupy Green Bay, who were out on offense driving home a message. According to a report by Dave Gilson and Carolyn Perot of Mother Jones, “A huge share of the nation's economic growth over the past 30 years has gone to the top one-hundredth of one percent, who now make an average of $27 million per household. The average income for the bottom 90 percent of us? $31,244.”. With a strong wind blowing from the West, these Green Bay protesters were out spreading a message of dissatisfaction with those statistics. Out spreading a message of dissatisfaction with Corporate control of our political system. A message of dissatisfaction with high paid lobbyists with too much influence. A message of dissatisfaction with some who are too big to fail, and the rest of us who don’t seem to matter. A message of many issues that result in economic inequality. Not just in the United States, but now with the “Global Economy”, the entire world.

Logistics, Planning, and a Camper

The movement, which has grown from the original Occupy Wall Street demonstrations, has now begun to offer training online with it’s global revolution livestream channel and on occupytogether.wikispot.org. One of the most important aspects to a movement like this is logistics. Through the use of a Camper, Occupy Green Bay has been able to offer a little comfort and support to the local marchers. If you would like to offer your support, either by participating in the march or providing assistance in some other way, you can contact Occupy Green Bay by leaving a comment on their facebook page, or leave a comment here and I will forward.

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Occupy Green Bay Marchers Speak out on Day's 1st March

2011-10-15T11:08:00.005-05:00

Now that here in North East Wisconsin the Occupy Wall Street movement has taken hold in the form of Occupy Green Bay, one can only speculate on the extent and effect of the protest movement. In New York, the movement that goes by several names started out quite humbly with a few hundred student protesters. Going by Occupy Together, We Are the 99 Percent, etc., the original Occupy Wall Street | NYC Protest for American Revolution movement has taken many names as well as many forms. One from a corporate marketing firm may say they have “convoluted” their “name-brand” with too many titles and themes. But so far diversity has been an asset for this leaderless movement.
As most local corporate media outlets are limited to the amount of time they can give to the marchers, or the entire Occupy Together movement that is all of the protests throughout the nation, I felt that using this media to do more detailed interviews with some of the marchers would help get a better understanding of the movement and it’s marchers. This is not to slam the local stations, as we do need them to cover all of the news and local stories. Not easy with the amount of time and personnel they have.
To listen to the “Man on the Street” who is taking his time to be part of a movement, is to better understand the core of the movement and the objectives and goals of those who make it up. As the OccupyWallStreet movement continues to grow, those in the 1 percent will become more defensive and actively try to oppress the movement. They will use the “class warfare” term to to describe the movement. But if one looks closely at the redistribution of wealth in the United State over the last 40 years, one can only deduce that class warfare, at least the economic kind, has been the order of business for the top 1 percent as well as stand operation procedure for those in business. Provide the lease, charge the most, and to hell with the people and the nation as a whole.

Occupy Green Bay Begins

2011-10-14T20:28:00.001-05:00

The Occupation of Green Bay, Wisconsin has begun. In solidarity and support with the Occupy Wall Street movement, the Occupy Green Bay group have started to march and protest in downtown Green Bay. Just as in cities throughout the United States, as well as several foreign counties, the marchers are protesting economic inequality and Wall Street’s recent exorbitant profits among and national economic crisis and just after tax payer bale outs.

We will have a detailed video report Saturday afternoon with several interviews with some of the marchers, or as some would call them, “Occupiers”. Under the video below, I included a few photos of today's march.

Occupy Green Bay, Off-shoot of Occupy Wall Street, Set to Begin

2011-10-13T16:51:00.001-05:00

The Occupy Wall Street Movement set to begin in Green Bay

The organizers of the Occupy Green Bay movement, and off shoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement, are planning to start a weekend long or longer protest here in Green Bay this Friday, October 14th at 3pm. They have selected a location of the Front of City Hall, and/or the Brown County Court House. There is last meet at IQ’s Bar tonight at 6pm for last minute organizing. I am sure that they will be looking for supporters of the movement to come down and join them. One would wonder as well if a “base of operations” is in the works. If a downtown landowner would not mind having some protest “campers” on an empty lot, or someone offer an empty building to use as a warming and logistics base, they would be much appreciated for supporting their country and the cause through Occupy Green Bay .

A Former Green Bay Photographers view from a far, San Francisco.

Photographer Robert Schultze, formerly of Green Bay, now lives, works, and studies in San Francisco. He is a friend and he recently documented the the events there and did portraits of the 99% at the Federal Reserve Bank on 101 Market st in San Francisco on 10/08/11. In the video he simply shows some of the people who are the 99%. You can help by going their funding page.

Fledgling Protest takes local form with Occupy Green Bay

2011-10-09T15:18:00.001-05:00

Trying to organize and create that which has not been organized or created can be an interesting and fascinating affair. I am sure the young organizers of the Occupy movements throughout the country are fast learning this. Some have asked where the actual “occupation” is here in Green Bay. As of this Sunday, October 09, 2011, there is none.
One should consider some of the other movements throughout the world of recent. Movements that were once thought of as absurd, now not only exist, but have or are on the verge of success. But success does not come easy. And success is relative.
There was a relatively small turn our at the Occupy Green Bay meeting this Saturday at IQs Tavern to organize for the start of the protest/movement in Green Bay on October 14th. They did not announce a location yet. I did not see a “formal” meeting called to order, but as is in these types of events, formality is, well, just a formality. Those who showed were meeting to arrange basic logistics and get more ideas on location and the general make up of the event.
The views expressed in the video by those who did attend were quite interesting and enlightening. I interviewed several of the participants of the meeting, as well as Craig Pansier, the general organizer of Occupy Green Bay and the creator of their Facebook page.
From the humble beginning of the movement, to what has evolved into a national protest, one could expect the numbers of the local protesters to grow once it gets a start and location. As most of the demonstrations nationwide are permanent sit-ins, it remains to be seen if there will be adequate manpower to conduct a 24/7 protest.

Occupy Green Bay Meets Saturday Afternoon.

2011-10-08T14:20:00.001-05:00

According to the Occupy Green Bay Facebook Page …

Occupy Green Bay

Next meeting Sat Oct 8 at 3pm at IQ's in Green Bay. Meeting is to finalize locations and to make posters, fliers,ect. Please join us.

Ok I will be leaving for the meeting At Iq's in a little bit hope to see you all there. Meeting starts at 3pm and will run for as long as needed or people want to. Iq's is providing us with the space and will sell us refreshments at cost. Thanks again to IQ's. See you there!

Occupy Green Bay, inspired by Occupy Wall Street, Begins.

2011-10-07T20:16:00.001-05:00

A Second American Revolution?

As the American people’s discontent gradually grows with the economy, while simultaneously a small elite grows wealthy by biblical proportions, a movement has been borne. With support growing among a large variety of groups and organizations increasing as quickly as the numbers of protesters present throughout the country, the Occupy Wall Street movement is still growing in numbers and strength.

With the recent protests against the Walker Administration and their policies and methods in Madison and throughout Wisconsin fresh in memory, established continuous protests are being established in Milwaukee and of course Madison. Here in Green Bay, the movement slowly, but steadily grows. With a friend count on their Facebook page steadily increasing, Occupy Green Bay does not seam to have a specific organizer or leader. I have however had individuals familiar with Wall street, financial and monetary policies express an interest to speak at any rally or events. Primarily to express their ideas on specifics and propose positions as well as possible solutions Occupy Green Bay plans to begin organized protests on Friday, October 14 and 15. As of now no specific location has been selected.

A movement without a cause

One must be forced to ask, just what are you protesting and what changes are you demanding? One may assume from it’s originating location the protest is strictly financial. A matter of the disproportional distribution of wealth that is present in this country. But is that really the source issue? Just what exactly is the root cause of that disproportional distribution of wealth? As one watches the protests, their message to seem very general. Reminiscent of the protests of the 60s and their counter culture message, but in a more modern, high tech, up to date present culture. A message the money men were obviously out of range to receive. A message that seems to say that “present” American culture is counter culture. A message that seems to say ”Hey, I’m not rich, so I’m not “it”, I am just the other 99 percent”.

Social Media as a weapon of empowerment of the people?

Throughout the world, especially in the Middle East, social media has recently been used as a tool of empowerment by the people in those locations and countries. Effecting great change, and empowering themselves with a form of democracy that serves them … at least for now. While this was happening, many of the powers that be in the west, especially the United States, expressed praise for the democratic movements, and their causes. They also quietly waited to see what kind of economic benefits they would acquire. Now these same local powers may be taking a second look at social media. As is already the case in New York, some of the methods applied by our “security” and “Police” may seem more draconian than what we Americans witnessed with the Egyptian movement, where the military basically joined with the movement and forced rapid change (although to what extent the Egyptian movement will achieve full democracy remains to be seen). It also remains unclear to what extent Americans will go to protect their rights to express their views compared to some of the other cases of social media driven movements of recent.

Another notable change to the movement of recent is the increased coverage it is receiving in the National Media, At first just a mention on the back page, the movement now commands the attention of the world media. As the movement grows, it is also receiving attention of the local media outlets as well. This blog will definitely be closely following the progress of the movements, especially locally.

An Electronic Ghost Army

The group Anonymous has been in the background from the start of the movement. Some may say there were the original callers to march. They will surely be a sort of electronic sentry protecting the movement from being hacked themselves by their enemies. But the movement has definitely become more and is continuing to evolve, in New York, the US, and here in Wisconsin and Green Bay. As the numbers grow, organized with simple online tools and an growing army of support, they as Anonymous likes to say may just become Legion.

Time will tell. Maybe less than one may think.

The “Occupy Wall Street” Movement Reaches Wisconsin and Green Bay.

2011-10-04T20:22:00.001-05:00

As the Occupy Wall Street movement spreads with the help of social media and finally gets attention from the American Media, the movement has arrived here in Wisconsin. With movements starting in Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay and a few smaller cities throughout Wisconsin, the movement is slowly beginning to take root throughout the United States.

At a recent public forum on Monetary Policy, one of the main issues is the control of money by the federal reserve, a private entity. Joseph Cheslock is a local educator who has been stressing the issue and trying to bring it’s importance to the attention of the people.

In this video below I start our talking about my Raspberry bush, but soon switch to discussing the forum and show some footage and views expressed by those who attended the forum.

As one studies this issue, and the Occupy Wall Street movement, like myself, I believe that many people will see that the movement is closely connected to Monetary Policy.

There is a protest being organized by Occupy Green Bay for October 14 if there is enough interest.

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2011-07-24T21:42:00.001-05:00

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GBPD: Area banks report fraudulent transactions on credit and debit cards. Check bank statements

2011-07-23T14:42:00.001-05:00

The Green Bay Police Dept has sent out an alert stating that area banks report fraudulent transactions on credit and debit cards. Check bank statements, notify your bank immediately if unauthorized activity or transactions are recorded on your account.

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Wisconsin July 19 Recall Confusion and MIsinformation

2011-07-20T18:58:00.001-05:00

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2011-07-08T22:55:00.001-05:00

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2011-07-08T01:54:00.001-05:00

Get out and Vote! … WI. Re-Call Election Information Here

2011-07-07T00:31:00.001-05:00

Some of us have simple minds (this blogger included) that work on past experience. The recall election is such a thing that makes us scratch our heads. The election dates may be a little confusing for some of us … including me, but there is a good source for clarification. The Government. The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board has published the list of dates relevant to the various re-call elections being conducted here in Wisconsin.

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Here is some of the information provided by … this list most relevant to North East Wisconsin.

July 19, August 16, 2011 Recall Elections

On June 10, 2011, the Government Accountability Board ordered recall elections for July 19, 2011 in the following State Senate Districts:

District 12 -- Senator Jim Holperin

District 22 -- Senator Robert Wirch

Distirct 30 -- Senator Dave Hansen

If more than one person runs against each incumbent, the July 19 election becomes a primary, and the general recall election will be held four weeks later on August 16, 2011.

Challenges

Click here for challenges filed to nominating petitions of candidates for the July 19 recall elections.

All Candidates Registered for July 19, 2011 Recall Elections

This PDF report contains the names of all candidates who have registered for campaign finance purposes, as well as those who filed nomination papers by the deadline of 5 p.m. June 21. It will be updated as staff verifies the the numbers of valid signatures on each nominating petition.

For up-to-the-minute information about who has registered, please use the Campaign Finance Information System. Click on "View Registrants" to search.

Manitowoc Road Open and Early Neighborhood July Fireworks .

2011-07-03T01:59:00.001-05:00

There were some reasons to celebrate if you life near or use Manitowoc Road in Bellevue, WI. There were reasons to celebrate as some local neighborhood fireworks were to be enjoyed.

Now compete with bike bath, sidewalks and safety rails, the road is noticeably an improvement from the rough ride could expect in the past while motoring on the section on Manitowoc Road. The area completed has been a major inconvenience to motorists for the last 2 months. The area is highlighted on the map below right. Fireworks in the area almost seemed to be timed to the reopening of the road, as there was quite a display in the neighborhood.

Homeless in Green Bay, WI ... The CVIA, Those Who Speak Out

2011-02-23T11:27:00.008-06:00

Seldom do we hear from those who most need to speak. Most communities have their criers. Most have little to say that is actually important. Some communities have voices that not only speak out, but take action as well.

CVIA In Action

Community Voices in Action, a Green Bay Wisconsin based human rights organization, does just that. Speaking out and taking action while advocating for the areas most vulnerable and disadvantaged citizens.

Local Members Meet at the Attic this last Tuesday

Formed in May of 2005 by mostly homeless and formerly homeless individuals, with the assistance of two New Community Shelter Resident Case Managers, the group partners with local organizations such as the Brown County Homeless and Housing Coalition, as well as nationwide organizations such as the National Coalition for the Homeless.

The Rev Guy Blair

Starting out with assistance and guidance from Ms Sarah Schindler, and community activist pastor Rev. Guy Blair of St Johns the Evangelist Church, the group had humble beginnings and still operate on a shoestring budget. Registering homeless voters, providing community services from seminars to meals and picnics to providing public testimony are only a few of their active missions.

The group is always looking for greater community participation, as the voices of all peoples from all walks of life need to be heard. The group is having their next picnic coming up very soon. .

If you wish to speak up and have your voice heard, or just wish to support the group, please contact New Community Clinic, Attn; Admin. Business Assistant, 622 Bodart Street, Green Bay, WI 54301. Phone; 920.437.9773.

Homeless in Green Bay, WI ... Those Who Feed and Clothe

2011-02-18T10:03:00.010-06:00

Food is the sustinance of life. Clothing is not just a statement of who we are, but also of who we are not. If one does not have food and clothes, one cannot have life. Clothing protects and covers our bodies. Food provides the body and the mind with fuel.

Jim Hogenson, Mana for life

One Green Bay area provider of this life sustainment if Mana For Life. Offering not just soup, and a shirt, the local area organaization offers a variety of support options for the communities less fortunate.

Located at 1599 University Avenue the organization was founded in 1998 by James H. Hegenson (he likes to be called Jim) to help the now 2000 to 2500 individuals and families each month. They are a faith based "Christ-centered" oroganization, but you will find little preaching done there to those who do not care to beleive. It looked to me as there was little time, as all involved were quite busy with the day to day operations. As I have noticed, many of the advocate agencies will want to eventually preach, or get some control over the persons they help. This can drive many a needy individual away, as some of us are very reluctant to give up our freedoms for any reason what so ever. One will not find this here.

Among the services they provide are the meal program (a home cooked lunch served Monday - Friday, from 11:30AM to 1:00PM), Food Pantry (every Wednesday, requires signup), Thrift Store, job training and placement, emergency vouchers for those in need, free sandwitches and bread dailey (get there before noon, they are located in the thrift store just to the right at the entrance) and the Worship Center. One will find a very comfortable and welcoming atmosphere here. I have personally used their services in the past. I asked Jim about his organization and it's history in the video below.

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Homeless in Green Bay, WI ... Green Bay Residents Protest as More Homeless on the Way

2011-02-17T10:24:00.006-06:00

As Governor Scott Walker, Wisconsin's new Republican Governor, threatens the use of force of arms to suppress protest to his budget repair bill, economic disparity is sure to grow in Wisconsin. Watched over by many of those who would be financially hit in the bill, hundreds of people gathered at the Brown County Courthouse steps to exercise their right to assemble. It seem to me to almost seemed to resemble the protests in Egypt, where their armed forces actually offered protection as well as a sage location to have their say. In this case, the protesters were there to take issue with a proposed law that would directly effect those who stood watch, keeping the peace, with side arms in their holsters, and M4A2 Assault rifles safely tucked away in their squad cars.

As far as the the details to the actual budget, we citizens will be that last to know, however. For the first time in history that I am aware of, the Governor intends to deliver his budget address directly to those he most serves. Not in the peoples house, but in private setting attended by corporate representatives and high paid lobbyists. Most likely keen to see the their money, what used to be our money in most cases, at work for them and serving their very specific and elite interests.

Homeless in Green Bay, WI ... Those who do for God

2011-02-10T16:38:00.012-06:00

Faith As an Advocate

Pastor Paul, United Methodist Church, Green Bay, WI

Religion has inspired love, peace, service and even War. There are those who live by the true meaning of their faith as they see it. And inspired to serve. There are those who serve, without critical judgement, with an open mind and willingness to try to understand. To, for a moment, walk their brothers path, in their brothers shoes.

Pastor Paul is one of those who serve. Living true to his faith. A man of God. A man who, at a moments notice, will walk in his brothers shoes, on his path, and hopefully, show him or her the way to the light.
An Interview with Pastor Paul, of United Methodist Church, Green Bay, WI.

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Packers Win Superbowl XLV, Celebrate Downtown

2011-02-07T11:14:00.003-06:00

Packer fans and cheezeheads converged opon downtown Green Bay Sunday night to celebrate the Pakers win Superbowl XLV. Some were pretty wild. It did appear to me though that the GBPD had everything in order.
The first video below, you can see the crowd building as I was recording my first report. As I was on a time limit (had to be back at the shelter by 11pm) I got as much as I could.
The second video has two interviews with some pretty excited fans.

Now that I am not able to do interviews, or video updates at the Brown County Library, it is frustrating that I am apsulutley sure that corporate media would have no such problem.
If you would like to send and email to the Library director, pleading for me to be allowed to continue to conduct video interviews, You can help by sending an email to to the libary director, asking to make an exception in my case. So I can continue to report and do video intererviews with freezing.
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Homeless In Green Bay, WI ... Former US Marine NCO Homeless and Abused

2011-02-04T13:41:00.001-06:00

There are many causes of homelessness. Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, and low wages among many. We have live through the corporate devaluation of labor and those who produce and actually do the work.
Another aspect is what the condition of homelessness can cause.
Here I interview a former US Marine. She is an Airborne qualified, NCO (non-commissioned officer) with 6 years of service to her country. By sharing her life, in a tough situation, with an alcoholic, she has found herself in an abusive relationship. Now trust me, this woman could put her man (he is of small stature and not in good physical condition) physically down in a marine second. So this marine is being kind by taking such abuse at the hands of someone she said she loves. I wondered why she wouldn't use here military training in combatives (that military speak for hand to hand, or physical unarmed fighting) to put him in his place. But then again, would you?
If you can help her, or have any suggestions, please contact me by leaving a comment. I will make sure she contacts you back. Please do not send me any money to pass on to her as it would be better to help her in other ways. She is Marine! She can help herself.
On another note, the library staff (at least one of them) has denied me the ability to continue to interview and shoot (video tape) in the libary. It is a violoation of their policy, I am told. Somehow though I would bet any corporate media (IE Fox News) would not have any such problem. You can help by sending and email to Click here to email to the libary director, asking to make an exception in my case. So I can continue to report and do video intererviews with freezing.
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Homeless in Green Bay, WI, Homeless Superbowl Ticket Winners Speak Out

2011-02-02T16:41:00.001-06:00

Here is Wisconsin, we have a way of applying the wisdom of the Native Americans that live among us. One piece of wisdom that I believe applies here is an old saying "Do not judge a man until you walked a mile in his shoes".
TV stations and networks shows, IE "The Morning Buzz" among many others, seem to have an infinite wisdom to all things and experience in all matters to include homelessness, social issues and the economy. I am not sure what qualifier this is based on. Listening them them disrespect and insult those who they do not know, and those whose shoes they have not walked is like listening to Glenn Beck or Rush Limbaugh speak to the finer aspects of military matters, as experience in matters of the national defense, or service in the military obviously is not a requirement. At least not for those "Special" persons in our nation.
Ouida Wright and Aaron Hernes, the homeless couple that for the last year have been down on their luck, but were lucky enough to be Green Bay's "Have you been to Dallas Lately" contest winners have been the victims of ruthless and totally uncalled for attacks, insults, putdowns, name calling, and borderline personal threats. They can not even rest assured that they will be treated fairly while being interviewed by those (like I) who wish to bring out their story. This, even though they have agreed to being interviewed without monetary compensation or any personal reward what so ever. I believe if your are going to hammer someones reputation and attack an individual personally on the air, one should at least have the decency to pay them!
The trolls are on the prowl. Never creating, or contributing, or for that matter, doing anything at all.
In this interview I give them a chance to address those who will speak ill of them, and I am in awe of there ability to take it all in stride (although seeing tears, sadness, and regret at having even been the winners of the contest ... off camera of course, reminds me all of us are human) and maintain a positive attitude among all the negativity and viciousness.
I hope that the CNN crew that wishes to follow them around Dallas, shadowing their every move, will at least let them take the camera crew to a few shelters, talk with some of the directors and activists in the area, in order to not only prove a point, but to bring attention to the underpaid and under appreciated everywhere. The very people who make up the fabric of this the United States of America. Those who build, create, serve you your food, and fix your computers. Those who fight and die in our wars so the trolls and fat cats, doing their pharmaceutical drugs and going on ranting ravings for the entertainment of millions of Americans, can make millions doing so. Those who patrol our streets, work in our factories, take our photos, and yes, tell our stories.
And on the other side, we have those who take every single operating dollar out of a company, in order to line their pockets, and drive the company into the ground for lack of funds. Those who sit back and watch ... and do nothing ... then insult those who do. Those who complain, then do nothing.
We ... Americans, of every color, race, creed, religion, and political order who have taken action (yes, even you Republicans), served their country, community, and people, you have my respect.
RLTW!

Homeless in Green Bay, WI ... Interview with Packers Superbowl Trip winning couple.

2011-01-31T16:47:00.001-06:00

If life has it interesting turns, this would be one of them. A Dallas tourism and promotion group recently conducted a contest in Dallas and Green Bay offering two lucky couples (one in Dallas, one in Green Bay) the chance at an all expense paid trip to the Superbowl. One lucky couple in Green Bay were happy when they asked just the right person "Have you been to Dallas lately".
Ouida Wright and Aaron Hernes had just learned of the contest less than hour earlier, and with little to no research into the clues got the right answer. "We were shocked and very happy" said Ouida Wright, who recently moved to Green Bay from Hawaii. Having been rendered homeless with her boyfriend Aaron Hernes, who is originally from Sturgeon Bay, it was a well deserved break. They plan to enjoy the trip, root for their team the Green Bay Packers, and return with a fresh outlook. They also have hope that all the attention will bring notice to those in need of jobs who are dealing with homelessness, as well as possibly resulting in job offers to them as well. Ouida Wright and Aaron Hernes are not what one imagines when picturing the homeless. They are bright, cheery, and well spoken individuals, both well deserving of decent paying jobs, and happy lives.
Lets wish them the best along with our team in Dallas.
As I myself am still homeless, and still looking for a paid assignment, please wish me well too!
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Homeless in Green Bay Part 2.2 Matt's Story

2011-01-26T15:30:00.004-06:00

President Obama visits my hometown of Manitowoc, WI, my home town today. I wanted to cover the visit, but this is more important in the real world. Not just mine, but the actual world. He is going to talk about business's. Jobs. The economy.
Why am I bringing this up. America has lost it's work value ethic. Creative labor, actually producing something tangible, that can be seen (video and photos), touched (textiles), and tasted (dairy) has all lost their value. I am trying to understand why the value now is those who speculate in such things, driving the prices up in order to wedge their way in to make a cut. I am staring to see sense in the economic policies of today's Russia, where such speculators could easily wind up in prison. If they didn't have rampant corruption (we do to, it's just covered up, layered, and done in the "Oblique Business" fashion. Now there is nothing wrong with the "Oblique Business" model, as that is what would best describe my business when I make TV ad spots. You don't see a streamer on the bottom that says "TV spot made by Marcel Kuemmet Photography".
In corporate America, where up to 95 percent of the profit made by a business is taken by the top few in the company, it is no surprise that many of these business's fail for lack of operating capital. Quite often it is those who cannot create or produce anything that gain the most reward. It would be obvious that when a business can only retain those who feed off of it, and loose those who have the know-how to produce, that eventually that business or entity will fail.
When I first got out of the Army, in the early 1980's, the starting wage at many business's was around 7 to 8 dollars an hour. The same as now, over 25 years later.
Ad to that our societies abundance of chemicals available at low prices to those who have developed an unnatural need to consume them. All to the benefit of the corporations who manufacture these lovely things. And all legal. All with a very strong and well financed lobby in Washington DC. A lobby financed by Matt. He is a Native American, and an Alcoholic.

Holy Cold Wisconsin, Midwest in Deepfreeze

2011-01-21T19:46:00.001-06:00

It was a very cold day in Wisconsin and the Midwest today. Temperatures fell to over -15° here in Bellevue, WI. With wind chills below -45°. It will actually be a little warmer tonight, with some light snow tomorrow, and slightly warmer temperatures.

From NWS Green Bay, WI, Tonight: Snow likely after midnight. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 3 by 4am. Southwest wind between 3 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than 1 inch possible. Saturday: A chance of flurries before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. West northwest wind between 8 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. North northwest wind around 9 mph.

Early 2011 Wisconsin News, Art, and Photography Videos in the Works.

2011-01-16T07:51:00.001-06:00

Fog Blankets the State for the Last Hours of 2010

2010-12-31T19:28:00.001-06:00

The last day of the year has Wisconsin blanketed in melting snow and fog. Warm temperatures for western winds have a good portion of the snow here melting.

Statement as of 6:30 PM CST on December 31, 2010
Dense Fog Advisory
... Dense fog advisory remains in effect until 9 PM CST this
evening...
A dense fog advisory remains in effect until 9 PM CST this
evening.
* Areas of dense fog will continue into the early evening.
* Visibilities will be restricted to less than 1/4 mile at times.
* Motorists should be prepared for poor visibility in fog.

Precautionary/preparedness actions... A dense fog advisory means visibilities will frequently be reduced to less than one quarter mile. When driving... be sure to slow down... use your low beam headlights... and keep a safe distance from other vehicles.
Statement as of 3:01 PM CST on December 31, 2010
Special Weather Statement
... Slippery travel conditions expected to develop across the area... Travelers should prepare for scattered slippery travel conditions across north-central and portions of central Wisconsin late this afternoon and this evening. Hazardous travel conditions are likely across the entire region after midnight. A band of light precipitation will surge across the area this afternoon and early evening. Since temperatures across north-central and parts of central Wisconsin were around the freezing mark ... some of this precipitation will be in the form of light freezing rain. At this time the amounts will be light but will still be capable of producing scattered slippery spots on untreated roads and sidewalks. Temperatures across the entire area will turn sharply colder late this evening and in the hours after midnight. Although the precipitation is expected to have ended by then... the plunging temperatures are likely to cause lingering water on roadways to freeze into a sheet of ice... a situation known as a flash-freeze.
This could result in the rapid onset of treacherous travel conditions across the entire area. Anyone planning to drive home after a new year's eve party should be prepared to encounter icy roadways.

Winter Settles in Throughout Wisconsin.

2010-12-24T02:05:00.001-06:00

Wisconsin is starting to settle in to winter. Even I am starting to get used to it.

The Calm Before the Storm

2010-12-19T23:46:00.000-06:00

Another round of winter weather is forecast for the Wisconsin and the upper Midwest. Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 6 PM Monday to noon CST Tuesday... A Winter Weather Advisory for snow remains in effect from 6 PM Monday to noon CST Tuesday. * Snow is expected to develop across the region early Monday evening... and continue into Tuesday morning. Accumulations of 3 to 5 inches are expected. Some freezing drizzle is also possible on Tuesday. The snow will produce hazardous travel conditions cross the region on Monday night and Tuesday morning. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means that periods of snow will cause some travel difficulties. Be prepared for snow covered roads and limited visibilities... and use caution while driving. The latest Wisconsin Road conditions can be obtained by calling 511.

Forecast For Brown County, WI …

Monday...Increasing clouds. A chance of light snow in the afternoon. Highs 23 to 28. Light and variable wind...becoming southeast at 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 30 percent.
Monday Night...Snow. 2 to 4 inches of accumulation expected. Nearly steady temperatures in the middle 20s. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent.
Tuesday...Cloudy. Light snow likely and a chance of freezing drizzle in the morning...then a chance of freezing drizzle and light snow in the afternoon. An inch or less of additional accumulation expected. Highs in the lower 30s. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

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Winter Arrives in full force in Wisconsin

2010-12-12T22:45:00.001-06:00

Every apparatus known to man to be of value in the battle with the frost was employed today in the War with Old Man Winter. Winter arrived with a strong front carrying high winds, cold temperatures and snow. In this case it seems to be the wind and blowing snow creating blizzard like conditions in Wisconsin and throughout the upper Midwest. The front continues moving east as it’s effects could increasingly be felt nearing the east coast.

Snow drifts as high as 4 feet were encountered here, with high winds and drifting making travel difficult. It did appear that most of the roads in our area were mostly free from extremely high snow and contain only occasional drifts. One can see that travel in smaller vehicles could become difficult in some areas. With high winds and lots of fresh light snow, some roads could refill with snow within minutes of being cleared. As the amount of snow was not the overriding issue, the wind and dropping temperatures are now the current weather concern.

The current weather forecast calls for dropping temperatures here in Wisconsin, with gusts of wind of up to 40 mph here in Bellevue. Although the Sun will be shining at time, it will feel cold with temperatures in the teens.

Here is the current forecast for Green Bay and NE Wisconsin from the National Weather Service;

Overnight: Areas of blowing snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. North northwest wind between 20 and 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. North northwest wind between 14 and 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -2. Wind chill values between -15 and -20. North northwest wind between 9 and 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. Northwest wind between 6 and 9 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. West wind between 5 and 7 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
Wednesday Night: A 10 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Friday: A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 25.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Be sure to check back here for updates and for breaking Wisconsin, Green Bay, or Bellevue news. Your only High Definition News source in NE Wisconsin.

Winter Storm Hits NE Wisconsin

2010-12-12T00:44:00.000-06:00

Severe winter weather hit Green Bay with Blizzard like conditions at around 7:15pm tonight. I was working on wrapping up an earlier report as the weather quickly changed. Before I could upload the first report, it was snowing heavily already here.

Below the earlier report is an updated one with more current conditions.

Here is the forecast from the National Weather Service …

Blizzard Warning
Special Weather Statement
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Overnight: Snow and widespread blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 21. North northeast wind between 32 and 34 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around 10 inches.
Sunday: Widespread blowing snow and a chance of snow before noon, then a chance for flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 15 by 5pm. North wind between 28 and 33

mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than 1 inch possible.
Sunday Night: Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. North northwest wind between 23 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. North northwest wind between 17 and 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -1. North northwest wind between 9 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 13.

Winter Storm Heads for Wisconsin

2010-12-10T20:53:00.001-06:00

The first major winter storm is heading for Wisconsin and will arrive overnight. Snowfall amounts of 10-18 inches are expected with blowing snow and drifting. Here is the forecast and warning from the National Weather Service.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly

cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 27 by 5am. West wind at 11 mph becoming east.
Saturday: A chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 9am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain, freezing rain, and sleet between 9am and 1pm, then snow after 1pm. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 34. North northwest wind between 6 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of around 5 inches.
Saturday Night: Snow and areas of blowing snow before midnight, then snow likely and widespread blowing snow after midnight. Low around 17. North northeast wind 9 to 12 mph increasing to between 25 and 28 mph. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of around 5 inches.
Sunday: Widespread blowing snow and a chance of snow before noon, then areas of blowing snow and a slight chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. North northwest wind between 26 and 30 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night: Areas of blowing snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. North northwest wind between 17 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 257 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM THIS WEEKEND... .A VERY STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES OVER NORTHERN IOWA AND EXTREME SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ON SATURDAY...AND INTO LOWER MICHIGAN ON SUNDAY. AHEAD OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO PUSH INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT BEFORE INTENSIFYING AND SPREADING ACROSS THE REST OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN ON SATURDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY EVENING...THEN WIND DOWN AFTER MIDNIGHT. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE LOW AND GENERATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS. WINDS MAY BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY FOR MAINLY NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. WIZ005-010>012-018-019-030-035>037-045-110500- /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0003.101211T0600Z-101212T1800Z/ VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MARATHON-WOOD- PORTAGE-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON... TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT... WAUTOMA 257 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST SUNDAY. * SNOW WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT AND REACH EASTERN WISCONSIN SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ON SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES BY SATURDAY NIGHT WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS A RESULT OF THE HEAVY SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

Wisconsin Gets Significant Snowfall

2010-12-09T22:17:00.001-06:00

Wisconsin received a significant snowfall of 2010 today. According to the National Weather Service; A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW

CONTINUES TO PUSH FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING & COULD BRIEFLY CHANGE TO SOME LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE BEFORE ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. AFTER A PERIOD OF QUIET WEATHER ON FRIDAY.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY AS IT OVES OVER IA & NORTHERN IL ON SAT & INTO LWR MI ON SUNDAY. AHEAD OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.SNOW WILL BEGIN TO PUSH INTO CNTL WI SAT MORNING BEFORE INTENSIFYING & SPREADING ACROSS NE WI SAT AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SAT AFTERNOON INTO THE SATURDAY EVENING.THEN WIND DOWN AFTER MIDNIGHT. IN ADDITION.GUSTY NO. WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE LOW AND GENERATE BLOWING & DRIFTING CONDITIONS. SOME UNCERTAINTY EXISTS WITH THE TRACK & STRENGTH OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.SO SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE AS THE EVENT DRAWS CLOSER.

.WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
.WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SAT MORNING THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH.WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SAT MORNING THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

* LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY
EVENING.THEN DIMINISH TO FLURRIES.

FOR THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ARRIVING ON SATURDAY.SNOW WILL ARRIVE EARLY SAT MORNING OVER CNTL WI. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR LATE SAT MORNING THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. LOOK FOR SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH TO FLURRIES.

AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH THE SECOND STORM DUE TO MOVE OVER THE AREA SAT & SAT NIGHT.

* ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED & SLIPPERY MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT THIS EVENING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SAT INTO SAT NIGHT AS A RESULT OF THE HEAVY SNOW.& REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM THE BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW.

Midwest Wind Storm strong, but no Cyclone in Wisconsin

2010-10-26T21:32:00.001-05:00

There have been tornado touchdowns, power outages in Door as well as other counties, and a second day of the same on the way.

Here are the warnings currently

Your CURRENT SEVERE Weather RADAR MAP Link...http://www.emergencyemail.org/weathergetWANG1.asp?src=DS.p19r0/si.kGRBSEVERE WEATHER ALERT LINKhttp://www.EmergencyEmail.org/wxl/WI/wxl55009-60427.55.aspYOUR LOCAL FORECASThttp://www.Emergencyemail.org/wx/us/WI/55009.asp.VERY WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE

TONIGHT & WEDNESDAY..AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM LOCATED OVER NO. CNTL MN ISFORECAST TO SLOWLY MOVE INTO EXTREME SW ONTARIO TONIGHT.THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE A BIT LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.& THEN INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINEDWINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THECNTL & EAST ON WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPHWITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NO. ON WEDNESDAY.WIZ020>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-270430- /O.CON.KGRB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE- WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.KESHENA.STURGEON BAY.WAUSAU.WI RAPIDS.STEVENS POINT.APPLETON.GREEN BAY.ALGOMA.WAUTOMA.OSHKOSH.CHILTON.TWO RIVERS.CRIVITZ341 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010.HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.* VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING A BIT OVERNIGHT. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.* SW WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH. POTENTIAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE INTO EARLY EVENING & THEN DIMINISH TO 40 TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT. WEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ON WEDNESDAY.* WINDS AS STRONG AS FORECAST CAN LEAD TO DOWNED TREES. TREES FALLING ON POWER LINES CAN CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING. ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.WILL BE HAZARDOUS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS ALSO WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THESE STRONG WINDS.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTEDOR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTSNEAR 60 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TREE BRANCHESAND POWER LINES CAN COME DOWN IN WINDS THESE STRONG. HIGH PROFILEVEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN THESE CONDITIONS.&&$$ WIZ005-010>013-018-019-270430-/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST- FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.EAGLE RIVER.RHINELANDER.CRANDON. TOMAHAWK.ANTIGO341 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010.WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.* WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING A BIT OVERNIGHT. THE WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN ON WEDNESDAY.* SW WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. POTENTIAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE INTO EARLY EVENING & THEN DIMINISH TO 30 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. WEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE ON WED WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.* WINDS AS STRONG AS FORECAST CAN LEAD TO DOWNED TREES. TREES FALLING ON POWER LINES CAN CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING. ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.WILL BE HAZARDOUS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS ALSO WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THESE STRONG WINDS.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDSTHIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHPROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.&&$$AKTo make changes to your email profile or to unsubscribeGo to....http://www.EmergencyEmail.ORGclick on the UPDATE E-mail Link----THE EMERGENCY EMAIL & WIRELESS NETWORKhttp://www.EmergencyEmail.org

“Midwest Cyclone” currently effecting all of Wisconsin

2010-10-26T12:52:00.001-05:00

Severe weather in the form of high winds are currently causing concerns in all of Wisconsin, as well as Green Bay and Brown County. Being referred to as the “Midwest Cyclone” by the national media, it is a weather event of significance.

This Advisory Message has been issued by the Brown County Emergency Management.

“Tuesday October 26, 2010 10:17 AM CDT, High winds over 50mph are expected today and tomorrow. Secure lawn items, patio furniture, etc. Drive with caution. High Winds to Strike Brown County Today and Tomorrow Brown County, WI- Severe winds in excess of 50mph are expected to hit the Green Bay area today and tomorrow.Emergency responders are preparing for potential damage that this wind may cause. Brown County Emergency Management and the City of Green Bay Emergency Management are guiding activities from the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), which is now open and at a level IV activation. Mayor Jim Schmitt and Brown County Executive Tom Hinz have been notified of the activation and will be monitoring the situation.

We are asking that residents secure any items that may be blown away by the high winds such as lawn ornaments, decorations, and patio furniture. It is possible that the winds will also do damage to power lines and trees. Stay clear of all downed lines and fallen trees. Take in garbage cans as soon as pickup occurs. Make sure to hang onto car doors when entering and exiting your vehicle and use caution when driving as visibility will be poor with the rain that is expected to accompany the winds.

Additional information will be released to this media station as soon as it is available. Please do not come to the disaster site and do refrain from calling the 9-1-1 Emergency Dispatch Center unless it is a true emergency”

Phosari Fall Photography, Fall Color Depth of Field

2010-10-19T17:25:00.001-05:00

THE RIGHT LIGHT FOR FALL PHOTOGRAPHY

With the fall color peak recently passed, there are still many great opportunities this time of year to capture interesting images. I like to use the “Golden Hour” of photography, as it is commonly referred to, or that time of twilight just as the sun is setting or rising. This is a time of soft and somewhat diffused light, provided courtesy of our atmosphere and the earths curvature. With the proper white balance setting and a good meter reading, I like the look I get as I adjust the exposure and shutter speed to what suits my eye. I will often focus on one subject, then move the composition slightly for a better or more interesting background. This will highlight the subject nicely, and if I metered the subject correctly , or off metered for a darker or lighter exposure, one can achieve the results as envisioned in the minds eye.

DOF; A TOOL FOR PHOTOGRAPHY

Combining one of oldest photography techniques with the newest technology available in photography, as well as videography or filmmaking, is the use of DSLR cameras with HD video capability. With the use of short or long focal length lenses, interesting effects and be achieved naturally. One of my favorites is the use of DOF, or Depth of Field effects.

Scenes composed with longer lenses, or “zoomed in” create as smaller depth of field. This causes the centerpiece or primary subject of the photo to be in focus, while the background and/or foreground are slightly out of focus, thus drawing the eye to the subject and created a more interesting image. One sees this in many a cinema movies, and documentaries. Try it out and if you have any questions, thoughts, or suggestions, please feel free to leave a comment below.

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Sudden Cloud Burst Showers Northeast Wisconsin

2010-10-13T22:31:00.001-05:00

Just after returning from a nice little bike ride with perfect weather we were surprised by a sudden rain burst. Out to re-register to vote (don’t forget to vote!) and get a few more fall color photos, the weather looked perfectly clear on the radar as well as to the eye. But just after returning home we suddenly heard hard rain falling on the roof. As we didn’t notice any dark clouds while out riding, is was quite a surprise. As one can see in the video, it was raining pretty good there for a short while.

I was unable to find any data on how much rain actually fell. There was not a mention on the weather sites I checked. It did appear from where I was it could have been a half and inch or more. I am always amazed and entertained by sudden unexpected weather, as long as there is no damage or injury of course. Once again, I will be keeping my eye out and camera ready if we have any more sudden and interesting weather events in North East Wisconsin and here in Green Bay.

Online HD News Distribution Quickly Becoming a Worldwide Standard

2010-10-08T06:24:00.001-05:00

In today’s digital flow of information, news and images, getting a story out in almost real time isn’t only for the big guys any longer. With tapeless workflow, small efficient High Definition cameras and all digital non linear editing systems available now to even basic consumers, it is quickly becoming all about workflow and efficiency.

Those with an already established workflow and a proven and efficient method of distribution will win. He who gets the story out first … wins.

Now with today’s even most basic non linear editing systems … it is possible to quickly render one to two minute reports in full … crystal clear High Definition, with rapid online worldwide distribution available in multiple formats and resolutions depending on the ability of the consumer’s hardware and their personal preferences.

For those who embrace this new forum to distribute quality information, news, and video will have an advantage over the others in cost as well as quality.The ability to provide content to independent as well as network distributors with very little in investment or overhead costs for the distributor … in a rapid digital format that can keep pace with today’s continuous rapid flow of events as they occur.

With the internet infrastructure improving and bandwidth expanding the demand for quality High Definition content is increasing every day.

By using the Opaque business model and working directly with your field crews, we can provide you with a low cost method of delivering High Definition online video content.

Creating this high quality content at a cost and pace never before seen … providing our viewers with the highest quality content in the shortest amount of time … Getting the story out first … with the technology of today … and the vision for tomorrow

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Trapped in Southern Bellevue … Road Construction Woes

2010-09-15T21:23:00.000-05:00

If anyone has recently tried to get around in eastern Bellevue recently, one may have easily become frustrated. With many (in our case most) of the throughways blocked by construction, it has been both an expensive (in gas) and time consuming endeavor in making ones way to any destination other than directly out of town.

At least with Stage 1 of the construction project completed, including the addition of a new round a bout at Verlin Rd (Co. JJ) and Main Street (Hwy 141), it helps somewhat.

Now to Stage 2.

Phase 2 of Manitowoc Road Project Begins Monday, September 13th as described on th e http://villageofbellevue.blogspot.com/ blog with more information on the town’s website,http://villageofbellevue.org/.

One may derive from the stage 2 detour map that only one direction may be available. It almost felt as if we were trapped here for a good part of the summer. We should not have been surprised when trying to get on to I43, a route SE in to Mason St via Ontario Rd. Not so much. One will find that just to the north of Ontario Rd/Eaton Rd Round A Bout, Ontario Road is closed and blocked as well. One does not seem to discover this until there. At the blockage. This fill force one to take a detour … from the detour, thus adding more time to the overall trip and miss ones appointment. On the map to the right I, I show the approximate location of where Ontario Rd is blocked.

The Village of Bellevue Blog states “Project Status; Construction has started on the 2nd phase o f the project. With this phase the bridge between the ramps over I-43 will be closed to traffic during construction. In addition, night ramp closures will also occur. The first closures will be September 14th, 15th, and 16th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 AM. This closure will impact the NB I-43 Ramp to Manitowoc Road. The second set of closures will impact the SB I-43 On & Off Ramps and will occur on September 21st, 22nd, & 23rd. These dates and times subject to change based on weather. All construction must be completed by November 23, 2010”.

The Village of Bellevue Website states in their Stage 2 Overview “The second stage of the project will be to complete the work needed on the bridge and ramps over I-43. It is anticipated that the bridge will be
closed to all traffic for a maximum of 15 working days. During this time the bridge concrete will be repaired and resurfaced. The ramps would remain open except when temporary closures take place for repairs and improvements on those ramps. Construction will be allowed at night to expedite the construction. Ramps may be closed at night from 7 pm to 9 am, but reopen during the day. All lanes of traffic along CTH JJ between the ramp and Eaton as well as the ramp and Main Street will remain open to traffic”.

Let us all hope that the remainder of the work goes well and is finished on time. I am depending on it, and so is my gas budget.

Heavy Rain and Hail Strike Northeast Wisconsin, Bellevue and Green Bay WI

2010-08-20T19:33:00.001-05:00

Heavy rain and up to quarter size hail fell in North East Wisconsin this afternoon starting at around3pm this afternoon. Street flooding was reported in Green Bay, including at the location of WFRV TV on Mason and Rosevelt streets in Green Bay.

According to the most recent

bullitin from the National Weather Service more is expected for this evening.

One can look at one of the recent postings below for a view of the current radar.

Here is the most recent warnings.

BROWN WI-KEWAUNEE WI-OUTAGAMIE

WI-MANITOWOC WI-WINNEBAGO WI-CALUMET WI-635 PM CDT FRI UG 20 2010.A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN CALUMET.NORTHERN WINNEBAGO.NORTHERN MANITOWOC.OUTAGAMIE.

KEWAUNEE & BROWN COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT. AT 630 PM CDT.NATL WEATHER SVC DOPPLER RADAR INDICA TED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BLACK CREEK TO GREEN BAY TO KEWAUNEE.MOVING NE AT 60 MPH. THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY LAST FOR UP TO 30 MINUTES.

Bellevue spared from severe weather … for now

2010-07-14T21:09:00.001-05:00

Bellevue and Green Bay were mostly spared from the damaging weather and dangerous

intense storms experienced earlier in western and central Wisconsin. There were reports of funnel cloud sightings in the Fox Valley area.

Below is the current radar.

Go to the Green Bay, WI Doppler radar

Heavy Rain in Green Bay Again

2010-07-11T19:25:00.001-05:00

A very strong front moved through once again, here is some raw footage of the storm.

Storms Over Bellevue and Green Bay … Update

2010-07-10T17:35:00.001-05:00

UPDATE 10:30pm; The storm did not actually amount to much here in Bellevue, although there were reports of sizable hail in some locations throughout northeast Wisconsin.

Storms moved into Brown County, Bellevue and Green Bay Wisconsin this afternoon. Here is the text from the warning …. Video reports on the way.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CALUMET.
WESTERN MAN ITOWOC.SOUTHEASTERN OUTAGAMIE & S. BROWN
COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT.
AT 417 PM CDT.NATL WEATHER SVC DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL.& DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING F ROM 9 MILES SW OF GREEN BAY TO 6
MILES NW OF BRILLION TO NO. FOND DU LAC.MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE.
BRILLION.CHILTON.ST ANNA.VALDERS.HILBERT.BROTHERTOWN.
JERICHO & POTTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS.LARGE HAIL.& DEADLY
LIGHTNING. FOR YOUR PROTECTION.MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. SEVERE STORMS CAN
OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO SIGNIFICANT WIND
DAMAGE.

Phosari ... Walk the dogs in Allouez WI and fix a dual Swing Seat.

2010-07-09T16:53:00.001-05:00

In this PHOSARI, we take a look at a nice spot to walk the dogs.

We looked pretty closely and did not see any signs stating that dogs were not allowed, so we gave it a go.

You can see in the video the dogs were happy getting a nice run, and it was a nice time and location to do some still photography.

I always like the sun can effect a lens, and I include a still photography tip where I demonstrate how I meter differently for various basic effects such as getting a lighter or darker exposure with a digital camera.

Then I work on an old two person outdoor swing seat.

On a quick note … I have a new site that I am doing for a friend that do will on occasion do a little work for. Check it out and get ideas at Affordable Handyman & Tree Monkey Green Bay, WI

Remember that we offer a full line of discount still and HD video services. If you have any needs, be sure to contact us by leaving a comment here, or call the numbers on the card below.

And be sure to check out my other sits, Wisconsin Confidential , Green Bay Confidential , and The Green Bay Music Scene .

Below are some of the photos from our doggie walk.

Phosari, June 14 2010

2010-06-17T12:41:00.001-05:00

Internet Freedom

2010-06-15T17:15:00.001-05:00

Here we have a video (not my work) that features a few internet or Youtube stars talking about net neutrality and how the big corporate interests would just love to get more control over the internet. This is really important to me and others like me that actually create online content, not

just seek to profit from the work of others. If the corporate interests can purchase their way into effective control over who get bandwidth, many of the content creators like myself will most likely eventually cease to exist, or pay the corporations … to use our content and profit from it as well.

From Videofreepress — June 10, 2010 — “Free Press and the Harry Potter Alliance collaborated on this video featuring a series of online celebrities and writers speaking about the importance of Net Neutrality.
Featuring John and Hank Green (the vlogbrothers); actor and blogger Wil Wheaton; bestselling author Maureen Johnson (http://www.maureenjohnsonbooks.com); Shawn Ahmed from the UnculturedProject; vloggers and musicians Kristina Horner and Luke Conard; and Adam Savage from Mythbusters.
Take action to save the Internet now”: http://www.savetheinternet.com”

Marcel Kuemmet Photography

2010-06-08T19:20:00.001-05:00

Remember, for all your professional Business photography and Video for Television, online, or print, Marcel Kuemmet Photography can custom suit your needs within the budget you have.

Serving Green Bay, WI and the Fox River Valley and surrounding areas.

Phosari Returns

2010-06-01T01:56:00.001-05:00

We will have a few new shows coming out soon. Look forward to a new and updated (and this time somewhat comical) “War Driving” video. That’s where we go around town and search for the best Wi-Fi wireless connection hotspots around town. We will be also working on a few interesting short “Safety” videos.

We are always open to suggestions. If you would like to make a suggestion, please leave a comment below.

Thanks!

Absolute Write Water Cooler Warning; Home of Scams, Virus’s and Spyware

2010-04-07T14:27:00.001-05:00

When I went to this forum while researching my investigation of examiner.com, I was surprised to find so many examiner.com fan boys. Most posts about the examiner were negative, but not here. It almost seemed that the forum was created to discredit all those complaining about being ripped off. I guess as usual I was correct.

Absolute write water cooler is like the little dog (and it is a dog) to the left.

They will get all your information … then damage and infect your computer.

It would also appear from the forced change to the search results that what ever virus or spyware I spent most of this morning removing from my computers had a design that will direct one’s search query to a commercial search site the only shows the corporate positive marketing that examiner.com’s CEO Rick Blair would like to see. Line one’s pocket by any means by taking every last dollar, dime and penny from the all ready broke American public … including screwing up ones computers so they can’t even find an income to feed this corporate greet.

I even bet they are republicans … this is right up there alley, although I am surprised as most republicans don’t know a computer from a SCAR rifle (oh, being such military experts and war mongers that never served a day serving their country, how could they know?) from the VCR that they never figured out how to set the clock on.

OK … if you do a search, and up comes Absolute write water cooler forum, AVOID Absolute write water cooler forum with a passion and run like you are being chased by an oil man armed with heating bill that you don’t owe but will have to pay anyways.

This is a warning … be afraid …. be very afraid.

Absolute Write Water Cooler forum ... very bad

2010-04-07T06:07:00.001-05:00

Be very aware of ... your computer can get infected. Don't even go there ... avoid it.

Is examiner.com a Fraud?

2010-04-06T09:44:00.001-05:00

I have recently bailed on examiner.com.
I use HTML to do my posts (that is how I get my own look). I couldn't figure out why this upset them so much until I placed my own counter on the page (s) though the use of hidden HTML.
The results were shocking. I couldn't figure out why I was getting so few hits when my own blog pages were getting up to 100% more and discovered that the page view numbers from examiner.com get automatically adjusted ... down.
So ... I am doing an investigative report on them, the Clarity Digital Group, and their CEO Rick Blair.

To any examiners out there I ask this?

Have you ever actually been paid?
Have you ever noticed any discrepancies in the number of page views from one day to the next?

One can see this as one goes from the "weekly" view to the "monthly" view. The numbers just don't add up.
I hope I discover that I am wrong, but if I am correct, this could be my biggest story.
With my Army Ranger, and law enforcement background, I do not fear any corporate backlash ... I actually hope they do come after me as that would expedite the process and only provide me with more materials of discovery for my story as well as my case and would quickly bring the US Justice Dept and the FCC into it.

Look forward to more on this, as I am not being paid anyways, so I have nothing better to do with my time other than report on what is appearing to be just another corporate rip off of the working people.

Phosari ... Message for Examiner.com viewers and subscribers.

2010-03-31T00:11:00.001-05:00

I am making this announcement to let me readers and viewers know that I will n

ot be currently reporting or posting for examiner.com.

The stories and videos I have done in the past will remain for viewing, but I am going to be focusing on my own blogs.

I will be working on getting more bands and venues covered for The Green Bay Music Scene , getting more serious, hard hitting stories for Wisconsin Confidential and Green Bay Confidential as well as some true PHOSARI style videos in which we going to show a crew record a how to video while they actually shoot a commercial spot. These will in essence be a “third eye perspective”.

I also plan on shooting a few of the talented photographers I know while they are working for Marcel Kuemmet Photography so that folks can see some of the gear and methods these shooters use.

So be sure to keep an eye on my sites, or subscribe to my Itunes Podcast to get the latest the fastest.

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