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WAY AV
SURVEILLANCE AUDIT SYSTEM (HDAVSA) CAN PREVENT PONZI SCHEMES
Avi and Sara Rushinek, Accounting and CIS professors, University of Miami (UM), arush@miami.ed= u arushine@aol.com (305)666-7890
HD (HIGH DEFINITION) 2-WAY AV (AUDIO VIDEO) SURVEILLAN= CE AUDIT SYSTEM (HDAVSA) CAN PREVENT ‘PONZI SCHEMES’ AND NIP THEM = IN THE BUD
David Ovalle dovalle@MiamiHerald.com posted on Thu, Sep. 04, 2008 an article at http:= //www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/671210.html and published it at the MiamiHerald, Page D3, entitled: “Police: Elde= rly snoop at crime scene is killer.” It says that: “On Walgreens' surveillance video, Detective … had seen Alvarez wearing the white cap earlier in the night. Police tracked down … and found him still wearing the cap, Stained red, a bl= oody knife in his pocket, He admitted he fought … but did not say he stabb= ed him, police said. He was char= ged with second-degree murder. Po= lice said Alvarez was stabbed Friday night at a bus stop in front of the Walgree= ns ..., then found mortally wounded at a nearby …” This is a typical example of how surveillance systems help stop criminals, and may deter potential criminal. However, in an educational environment it has several other utilities including improving teaching, learning, and providing backup and faster disaster recovery from floods, where the university can provide videos while the university is submerged.
Todd Wright (twright@MiamiHerald.com) posted on Wed, Sep. 03, 2008, on the web Facebook Digg del.icio.us AIM, and published an article in the MiamiHerald, “Struggle to find jury in beating A North or Central Florida jury may determine the fate of two Browa= rd men accused of murdering a homeless man in 2006,” pages 1B, 2B. In http://w= ww.miamiherald.com/todaysextras/story/669526.html this article states that “Defendant shown admitting role in homeless beatings Youth shown admitting role in beatings … Most of the problems center around a videotape that shows two young men -- … -- repeatedly clubbing a homeless man with a bat. The surveillance video, considered the = key piece of evidence going into trial, made national news and spread over the Internet.
But attorneys in the homeless beating case might be ha= rd pressed to find a location in the state that hasn't shown some footage of t= he video or run media reports… Pierre, 60, had been sleeping on a bench outside the downtown Fort Lauderdale campus of Florida Atlantic University, That beating was captured by an FAU (Florida Atlantic University) surveilla= nce camera. Many people mistake t= he videotaped attack as the one involving the murder, which leads to some of t= he biased feelings…”
As Todd Wright suggested the courts use surveillance v= ideos as key evidence going into the trial, and help convince the defendants to a= dmit their role in the crime. Howe= ver, it may also have some disadvantages that we have to consider. Such disadvantages include confusi= ng the public and leading to bias against the defendant. Such bias may lead to additional d= elays and additional struggles to find a jury that is not bias against the defendants. Notice that the c= rime occurred in 2006. It is recor= ded on video, and the defendant admitted their role in the crime. Yet, as of Wed, Sep. 3, 2008, 2 ye= ars later, this murder case has not yet concluded, and is struggling for a jury. We can only imagine how= much longer it will take had we not have the videos. Unfortunately, video surveillance = is not as wide spread outside the university communities (due to the added benefit= s of university surveillance as described later) as it will probably be in the future as technology improves, prices go down, and more of the beating would have been caught on surveillance cameras, leading to less confusion and more evidence against the criminals. This research analyses the extra advantages of deploying surveillance cameras in a university environment, explaining why and how universities are leading the development of HDAVSA leading eventually to a better educated w= ork force and a safer world.
In http://w=
ww.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/668190.html
the MiamiHerald reporter writes “Latest park guest: cameras to make s=
ure
you behave
A dozen new surveillance
cameras at a park in a small Southeast” Broward city are aimed at cut=
ting
down on vandalism and other problems. Posted on Tue, Sep. 02, by Robert
Samuels,
rsamuels@MiamiHerald.com and M=
arsha
Halper / Miami Herald Staff: “A sign at the entrance …informs
visitors that video cameras are in use. The Broward County …installed=
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video cameras at the park, to record vandalism, gambling and drug dealing,
arrest the culprits, and prevent further illegal activities.” The same applies to UM researcher
testing cameras for a similar purpose.&nbs=
p;
“… the blueprint for the future: playing fields, basketb=
all
hoops and a dozen security cameras monitoring every square inch of activity=
--
all day, every day. When the =
city
… installed some $10,000 worth of cameras last week for intense
monitoring, an international trend: government-sponsored
surveillance.” The same
applies to universities.
“Security cameras at” universities “can be found
from” the University of Miami to “Weston to Hallandale … =
and
in far-flung places from Seattle to London. “As recently as two decad=
es
ago, experts say, it all might have sounded a little too 1984. But an
increasingly voyeuristic culture and life in a post-9/11 world have changed
expectations of privacy in all aspects of life -- from flying in an airplan=
e to
playing in a park,” to teaching in a classroom.
''The big advantage of
universities is that it can also be used to improve teaching effectiveness =
and
learning, repurposing the videos it records for backup and recovery from hu=
rricane
when the university is submerged, and generate additional revenues for dist=
ance
education'' said Professor Sara Rushinek, a privacy policy and technology
expert from the University of Miami.-based think tank. Parents, professors and students a=
re
concerned that a shooter may strike at their classes -- largely agreed to
accept having their university record them if it means deterring and or
catching more killers earlier, and as long as there is responsible usage.
“Such support might =
be a
litmus test for an even larger debate in November, when the Broward County
Commission votes on a law mandating security cameras in parking lots of
shopping centers and drugstores. Many on the commission have given the idea
cautious support, hoping the law will help deter criminals from preying on
shoppers. In June, there was =
an
immediate impact after West Park installed six cameras near the entrances a=
nd
exits to Mary Saunders Park, according to City Administrator Russell Benfor=
d.
Their presence helped reduce instances of graffiti, Benford said. And, after
reviewing security tapes, police were able to catch a suspect who was break=
ing
into the park,” he said.
The jury is still out on
whether cameras actually reduce crime, according to Harper of the CATO
institute. ''The best research I know of shows surveillance cameras will sh=
ift
behavior from one place to another,'' Harper said. “If there is graffiti in the=
park,
it might just shift to an alley or another block. It could make an interest=
ing
experiment.'' If a killer is
planning to shoot classes of students and professor a particular university
will be better off if the killer goes to another place that does not have
surveillance cameras.
“Bill Schoolman, who=
is
the leader of the Broward ACLU chapter, would like to add another element to
the test: how the city uses the information. The ACLU has no problems with came=
ras,
he said, as long as the footage is disposed of quickly and is viewed only o=
n a
need-to-know basis. ''The concern is when you start having cameras on every
block,’’ Schoolman said. ``We are somewhat concerned because we
live in a democracy where our freedom and rights are protected, and we can =
be
entering an age where Big Brother can end up watching everything.''
What if both the camera are streaming AV (Audio Video)= to a DVD-Recorder, and the DVDs are made available to the instructor to improve their teaching effectiveness, and to the students to review the classes, especially when they were absent or unable to attend the classes due to the university being submerged in water after the hurricane? http://www.onafree.com/Vide= oPodCast/8-13-8_mhtm_University%20of%20Miami%20(UM)%20Researchers%20have%20= developed%20a%20Web-based%20system%20businesses%20continuity%20for%20submer= ged%20U.mht
This is a research project that some of the manufactur= ers of the new HD Blu-ray disks are interested to support, and the university researchers are interested in investigating its potential. Not only will it deal with crime prevention and reduction, faster prosecution, but also help teaching effectiveness, learning, and reduce campus and parking congestion, students= can participate in the class from a distance, even from a simple cell phone equipped with internet browsing. The university may be able to sell the DVDs and videos on the web, as well as to fund additional improvements.
HD (High Definition) 2-Way AV (Audio Video) Surveillan= ce Audit System (HDAVSA) targets fraud prevention where visual and auditory im= pact is very effective. The classic example is a “Miami Date Fraud Case,” by Scott Hiaasen (shiaasen@MiamiHerald.com). “Prosecutors say Masvidal --= a former banker, business leader and one-time Miami mayoral candidate -- boug= ht the watermelon slice using money from the county project and then used a ph= ony receipt to cover up the purchase. Masvidal, 66, who was arrested on fraud a= nd theft charges last year, has pleaded not guilty. Before his arrest, Masvidal used the melon as collateral on a $125,000 loan from Arizona Federal LLC. W= hen he failed to pay the loan back, Arizona Federal filed a suit, forcing the auction. In May, the Miami-Dade mayor's office said it considered the sculp= ture county property and that the county would go to court to fight for the melo= n. Instead, the county chose to seek the cash value of the sculpture -- roughly $150,000 -- as part of a larger lawsuit against Masvidal's former company, Hometown Station Ltd., Assistant County Attorney Bruce Libhaber said. The county's lawsuit says Hometown Station violated its lease on county land ne= xt to the South Miami Metrorail station, where Masvidal was expected to build a $25 million headquarters for the county's Housing Agency. The building was never completed. The county is seeking to recoup $5 million it invested in the deal -- that includes the m= oney used to buy the melon sculpture, according to an investigation by the count= y's inspector general.“
As Scott Hia= asen reports in the Miami Herald, Mon. 9-1-02008 “Miami Dade Fraud Case Me= lon Slice a Steal At $100,” 3b ht= tp://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/667020.html. The developer purchase the $150,000 water melon statute, sold for $100, but failed to complete the $25 million headquarters for the city. Pl= acing a system like HDAVSA at the development site, would have made it way too obvi= ous even for the Miami Date County to perpetuate such a ridiculous fraud over s= uch a long period of time. Most l= ikely it would serve as a deterrent to the fraudsters, and even if it does not de= ter the fraudster, it may deter the banks (Arizona Federal LLC) from supporting it. “The watermelon slice was sold off on a Friday morning, amid 141 homes and condos lost to foreclosure. Arizona Federal was the
only bidder for the sculpture; the $100 price was $50 = less than the cost of publishing a notice of the sale.”
“Prosecutors say Masvidal used $287,000 in county money to pay for the pair. The teacups sculpture was intended to decorate the Housing Agency's new offices, but prosecutors say Masvidal planned to take the watermelon for himself. The costly sculptures ended up in storage in a Medley construction yard…Masvidal's development company also used the teacups statue as collateral on a second loan from Arizona Federal, also for $125,000. The le= nder filed another foreclosure suit to take possession of the statue to cover th= at loan, which is also overdue.”
HDAVSA Can Prevent ‘Ponzi Schemes’ and oth= er fraudsters, such as bogus real-estate developers that do not deliver at all= , or do not deliver on time. Such developers will be required to place a HDAVSA camera on the development site and open the web site in the camera to public surfing, any time public tax payer money is involved. The public, the press, and especially the auditor will have unlimited access to= PTZ camera, they will be able to talk to the developers and record any surfing, even if using only a cell phone. Such scrutiny will nip such fraudsters in the bud. Most of them will not be stupid en= ough to even try, and the rest of them will be caught much earlier and prosecuted much more effectively.
As CNN reporters (http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/20/miami.ponzi.scheme/i= ndex.html?iref=3Dmpstoryview ) Abbie Boudreau and Scott Zamost, CNN Special Investigations Unit. “= MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A Florida man used facilities at the University of Miami to run a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme and recruited school employees for the ope= ration, angry investors and investigators tell CNN…” University of Miami researchers are discovering systems to prevent, trap, and minimize the negative impact of s= uch fraudsters.
“HD (High Definition) 2-Way AV (Audio Video) Surveillance Audit System (HDAVSA) can prevent or at least detect illegal ‘ponzi schemes’ and nip them in the bud” says Business School, CIS (Computer Information Systems) Professor Sara Rushinek. Such HDAVSAs will post messages as follows: “All AV on the premises is recorded and broadcasted for trai= ning and auditing purposes, by staying here you imply that you permit us to use = such AV for the above purposes.” In the event that a fraudster is stupid enough to ignore such messag= es, and tries to conduct the fraud anyway, HDAVSA will get to work.
HDAVSA will alert the authorities that an unauthorized activity is taking place in a certain conference room, by sending an e-mail= and a telephone call to the internal audit and the security guard on duty, attaching a 10 second AV clip of the activity, in the conference room. Likewise, it will sound an alert i= n the speakers in the conference room announcing on the PA system that “the current activity in the conference room has not been authorized, by the Internal Audit and Security departments, and any AV in the conference room = is recorded and broadcasted to the Internal Audit and Security departments.= 221;
If the fraudsters ignores such a warning, the security= guard on duty, will view the AV clip, in real-time, dial the IP (Internet Protoco= l) from his cell phone, and gain access to the PTZ (Pant Tilt and Zoom) Network camera in the conference room, telling the fraudsters that he is recording, broadcasting and monitoring their unauthorized conference, and that he is on rout to provide them with request forms to use the room.
If the fraudsters ignore it again, the security guard = on duty, will come into the conference room and ask the head fraudster to sign some documents requesting the use of the room, while authenticating his driver’s license and other IDs. He will then tell the fraudster that he is going to pass it on to the Internal Audit and Security department for approval. Just in case it is a legitimate cl= ass in progress, the guard may not be authorized to dismiss it on the spot. Such HDAVSA system will suffice to= nip such a fraud in the bud.
http://www.onafree.com/VideoPodCast/4-5-8d_MHT_FORENSIC%20AUDI= T%20OF%20INTERNATIONAL%20OUTSOURCED%20REPURPOSD%20CLASSROOM%20WWW%20GOOGLE%= 20WEBCASTING.mht describes more details of the oper= ation of such HDAVSA systems.
As the Miami Herald reports “NVESTMENTS: iPod sa= les plan was scam, investors say,” Published on August 21, 2008, Page A1, Miami Herald, The (FL)”
“Source: JAY WEAVER AND OSCAR CORRAL, jweaver@MiamiHerald.com
A
In the event that Andres Pimstein got the proper appro= val and rented the conference room legitimately, he most likely will not keep promoting his fraud ‘ponzi schemes’ knowing that the HDAVSA is recording and broadcasting his AV proceedings. He would most likely go to another university that does not have such facilities.
In the extreme event that Anders will ignore such a sy= stem, and continue with his fraud ‘ponzi schemes’ the Internal Audit = and Security department of UM would listen in and investigate the contents of t= hese proceedings. If they fail to = detect this fraud ‘ponzi schemes’ for what they are, at least they will have the complete AV archives of such conferences, to quickly confirm such allegation and effectively assist the FBI.
“Now,” as “the FBI is investigating Pimstein, owner of The Bottom Line of South Florida, as the suspected ringleader.” The UM will be able to provide them with the AV archives= of all the meetings to effectively analyze it and find out quickly what is the truth.
http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/=
we/Archives?p_action=3Ddoc&p_docid=3D122B3B2B36B343F0&p_docnum=3D1<=
/a> published online and in the Miami
Herald, The (FL), August 21, 2008, Edition: D1, Page: A1: “INVESTMENT=
S:
iPod sales plan was scam, investors say.&n=
bsp;
The FBI is investigating a 'Ponzi scheme' which operated out of a
A
“Now the FBI is investigating Pimstein, owner of= The Bottom Line of South Florida, as the suspected ringleader of a "Ponzi scheme," said agency spokeswoman Judy Orihuela.” Right now he is only a suspect, th= e FBI has to prove “A Ponzi scheme revolves around an organizer who takes m= oney from initial investors and pays them back with some money from new investors.” It would ha= ve been so much easier to prove such claims for the FBI if they had the AV rec= ords of all the conferences.
“But the scheme can survive for only so long bec= ause there's no actual business generating income.
Pimstein, 48, could not be reached for comment because= his phone numbers at listed businesses and residences in Miami-Dade have been disconnected.” As long = as the fraud survived, it is way too long. Now “A university spokeswoman sent an e-mail to The Miami Hera= ld saying UM is aware of the federal investigation. UM official Margot Winick called Pimstein's venture "an investment program involving a few curre= nt or former employees who participated as personal investors."
"University funds are not involved," she said. But what evidence doe s= he really has? The answer probab= ly is no evidence at all. If the university was keeping all the AV archives, these archives will provide eno= ugh evidence to support the UM assertions.
"The university will cooperate fully with the investigation." But what= can the university really do. The answer is in the best case scenario the UM can claim that they do not know anything, which is not nearly as helpful compared to having all the AV archives.
“The story broke late Wednesday when CNN reporte= d that Pimstein used UM facilities to run the multimillion-dollar scheme and recru= ited school employees for the operation.
CNN, citing angry investors who sued Pimstein and his business in June, said the UM alum promised returns as high as 18 percent.” http= ://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-stories/story/651018.html
Again these “angry investors who sued Pimstein a= nd his business in June, said the UM alum promised returns as high as 18 percent.” These angry investors make assertions that are not substantiated as of yet. If t= he UM had the AV clips, we could all play them back and see and hear exactly what= was said and done.
As the
UM EMPLOYEES INVOLVEMENT MAY GIVE THE FALSE IMPRESSED = THAT UM IS INVOLVED IN SANCTIONING AND SUPPORTING THE SCHEMES
“As many as three dozen current and former UM employees -- including Weber and two former senior university officials -- bought into Pimstein's operation. Pimstein had a joint bank account with We= ber, according to Black. "Pimstein was able to convince a couple people [at= UM] to use their computers to control the bank accounts that he laundered the m= oney through," Black said.
RECORDS YOUR EMPLOYEES' WEB SITES VISITED, EMAILS SENT AND RECEIVED, CHATS AND INSTANT MESSAGES, KEYSTROKES TYPED, FILES TRANSFERRED
HDAVSA can record and broadcast not only through tradi=
tional
external (to the computer network) PTZ surveillance security network camera,
but also from within the computer.
Using such software as http:=
//www.spectorsoft.com/. As SpectorSoft describes it is a
“Solution for monitoring your employees company-wide.
Spector 360 records your employees' web sites visited, emails sent and
received, chats and instant messages, keystrokes typed, files transferred,
documents printed and applications run.&nb=
sp;
In addition, through a first of its kind surveillance-like camera
recording tool, Spector 360 shows you in exact visual detail what an employ=
ee
does every step of the way. Spector 360 takes the recorded Internet and
computer activities from each of your employees, feeds that information int=
o a
database and provides you with more than 50 built-in reports and unlimited
customization to answer questions like: Which employees are
spending the most time surfing web sites?, Which employees chat the most?, =
Who
is sending the most emails with attachments?, Who is arriving to work late =
and
leaving early?, What are my employees searching for on the Internet?
Beyond reporting, Spector 360 retains the user-level
investigative tools our customers have grown to rely on. If you detect a
problem or suspect a specific employee is the main culprit of abuse, you can
dig deeper and review every detail of the computer and Internet activity to
gather the evidence you need. The level of detail is so precise that you can
see what an employee does each and every second.”
Most likely, if employees know about such HDAVSA system, they
will not permit any outrages unauthorized money laundering activity using t=
heir
UM computers. Thus, such a sy=
stem
will act as an excellent preventive control, preventing any such Ponzi sche=
me
frauds, in the first place. B=
ut in
the worst case scenario, in which they do not prevent the frauds, they will
record and broadcast the evidence, making it very easy to detect, investiga=
te,
and litigate.
In a case of unauthorized ponzi schemes money launderi= ng involving employees computers, such system can record all screen images, keystrokes, and sound (through a microphone on the computer), as well as im= ages capture through a web cam on the computer, in stealth mode (without employee knowledge or controls) on a remote network hard drive. So in the extreme case that the em= ployee destroys the computer, all the evidence will remain on the remote network h= ard disk drive.
"It was about making money, and then it turned in= to [Pimstein] being the center of attention," Black told CNN.” According to http= ://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-stories/story/651018.html . Such involvement of UM empl= oyees may give the false impression to prospective investor that UM is involved, giving the fraud more legitimacy.
HDAVSA c= lips may have helped the UM figure out what is going on earlier in the process, and = if indeed the claims are correct, check further these frauds and prevent them = from spreading.
As we can see on the web http://theprereq.com/ published an article entitled: =
220;
Under News, The Daily Prereq | By Jessica Dye describe=
s the
case like this: “How do you turn empty college classrooms into cold, =
hard
cash? Ask Andres Pimstein, a
LAWSUITS FILED IN MIAMI-DADE
COURTS REACH $80 MILLION AFTER EVERYTHING IS SORTED OUT
As Susannah A. Nesmith and Oscar Corral report in “Investors say they lost millions in iPod pyramid scheme
Dozens of South Florida investors trapped in an alleged pyramid scam are trying to track down millions they say they lost,” (= http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/655381.html), in the “COURTS” section of the Miami Herald, ( Su= n, Aug. 24, 2008) quoting Attorney Jayne Weintraub says her client, Leonard Esformes, was a childhood friend. ''We're talking betrayal in the biggest s= ense of the word,'' she said. Esformes' parents and sister also invested with Pimstein. ''Leonard is wiped out and so is his whole family and so are his closest friends,'' she said. She said Esformes was the first investor to ca= ll the authorities, filing a report a few months ago with Miami Beach Police.”
They proceed to write that “UNIVERSITY USED seve= ral investors set up corporations with Pimstein, including one former Universit= y of Miami employee and several of the accountants. The University of Miami investors even used campus conference rooms and the school's computers to coordinate their investing. The university won't comment on the case except= to say no university funds were invested.”
Keith Grumer, a lawyer representing Jorge Azor, said B= ottom Line was originally Azor's company and was legitimate. Pimstein, an old fri= end of Azor, approached him about eight years ago with a hard-luck tale.
Attorney Michael Tein, representing one of Pimstein's largest investors, developer Victor Gonzalez, said his client lost more tha= n $2 million. ''This guy was an exceptional con man,'' Tein said. ``He could have sold snow to Eskimos.''
They proceed to write
that”two lawsuits filed in Miami-Dade courts... lost millions. One la=
wyer
figured the losses would reach $80 million after everything is sorted
out.” The question is w=
hat
could UM have done and how much money would it take to prevent this outcome
from affecting UM and how can it be done?
We propose installing a simpl= e IP network cameras in every room (classroom and office) at UM (http://panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products/en/netwkcam/lineup/bl-c111/inde= x.html) 000 (Appendix A), at about $100 a piece.&n= bsp; For all 10 schools (Business, Law, Medical, Engineering, Architectur= e, Fine Arts, Education, Marine biology, Continuing Education, Hospitals, and misc. Administration) * 100 average number of offices and classroom in each school * $100 per camera, that is a total of $100,000 (=3D10 schools * 100 = room * $100 per cam), and several Internet DVRs (Digital Video Recorders) Archos T= V +, for about $222 a piece (http://= www.amazon.com/Archos-TV-80-GB-Silver/dp/B000S6R93C ) to record from outside the computer.&nbs= p; Plus, a university wide site license for the SpectorSoft software to record from within the computer $1,000 per unit * 10 for each school =3D $10,000. Making it a total expenditure of $110,000 to save the damages of $80 million in out of pocket losses, plus uncounted damages of reputation, pain and suffering.<= o:p>
<= o:p>
T=
he
university could recover the cost by simply selling lecture videos to stude=
nts
who want to review classes, or outsiders who want to learn from the
professor’s lecture. To
breakeven in a typical classroom, the UM will have to sell ($222 Archos DVR=
+ $100
Panasonic IP Network Surveillance Cam)/$10=3D 22 1 hour lectures, assuming =
that
they are pricing a lecture at a $10 (contribution margin) per 1 hour lecture
video.
<= o:p>
T=
he
cameras will record the lecture in the classroom and store them in the
DVRs. Security personnel will
access the camera in real-time and the archives to investigate fraudsters a=
nd
other security matters. Stude=
nts
will access the camera and DVR to watch lectures, the UM may charge a small=
fee
of $10 per video download, or $11 for a DVD with the lecture. With a Selling Price of $11 less $=
1 cost
per DVDRW, that produces a contribution margin of $10 per DVDRW (Read
Write). Students can reuse the
DVDRW and overwrite the lecture with other movies or data, after they are d=
one
with review the lecture videos.
<= o:p>
P=
ROGRAMMING
IS STORED DIRECTLY ON THE DVR OR TRANSFERRED TO AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE OR
COMPUTER… CAPABLE OF RECORDING FROM MOST ANY VIDEO SOURCE--INCLUDING A
SATELLITE OR CABLE BOX, VCRS, AND DVD
<= o:p>
As
Amazon.com describes it “using the lightweight and responsive infrare=
d,
QWERTY remote, which includes a nine-point mouse, and navigation
buttons…one-touch activation or the reliability of scheduled recordin=
g, Appendix A2=
.
Programming is stored directly on the Archos TV+ or transferred to an exter=
nal
hard drive or computer… Capable of recording from most any video
source--including a satellite or cable box, VCRs, and DVD players,” a=
nd
surveillance security IP cameras, “--the Archos TV+ records in MPEG-4=
and
plays back in DVD (640x480) quality. With Wi-Fi Connectivity, the TV+ trans=
forms
your television into a Wi-Fi center, combining your favorite” classro=
om
lecture movies “with access to your favorite Web sites and online vid=
eos.
You can stream movies, TV shows, and music stored on your computer, and wit=
h an
optional plug-in, you can enjoy clips from your favorite online video
sites,” or view university classroom lectures that you have missed or
need an extra review. It
“included wireless QWERTY keyboard puts you in control, so you can su=
rf
to your heart's content--and download content directly to your TV+ using the
new Archos Content Portal (ACP). ACP makes it possible to save your favorite
media without a computer. Setting up is easy, with clearly labeled ports and
jack. Built-in Wi-Fi and Ethernet capability gives you options, and a USB 2=
.0
connection allows the Archos TV+ to be used as a hard drive for moving file=
s on
and off your PC. Access Movies, Video,” and classroom lecture recordi=
ng,
from the IP Network Camera in the classrooms. “In addition to storing and
replaying your videos and recorded TV shows, you can use the built-in Wi-Fi=
and
Ethernet for on-demand video downloads through CinemaNow. The TV+ can play =
the
most popular video formats: MPEG-4 and WMV. It plays protected WMV, MPEG-2,
VOB, and H. 264 with optional plug-ins).&n=
bsp;
Then put your 80 GB TV+ to work as an external hard drive: storing a=
nd
organization up to 45,000 songs or 800,000 images. Transferring files from =
a PC
or most mass storage devices is a breeze with the USB 2.0 high speed
interface. Able to play all o=
f the
most popular music files (MP3, WAV, WMA and protected WMA, as well as AAC a=
nd
AC3, with optional plug-ins); the TV+ also organizes your media. You can vi=
ew
by artist, album, type of music, and title, and you can create your own
playlists. What's in the Box? - Remote control, power supply, two audio RCA=
/RCA
cables, two S-Video cables, user guide, connection sheet, legal and safety
notice, and warranty sheet.
STUDENTS AND SECURITY GUARDS SELECT THE CLASSROOM OF T= HEIR CHOICE BY CLICKING THE WIRELESS PHONE KEY PAD THE CAM NUMBER
Students and Security Guards select the classroom of t= heir choice by Clicking the wireless phone key pad the Cam number, according to = the classroom number, Appendix A3. In the event of a fraud in progress, the security guard can use the 2-way audio capability of the system to question the fraudsters in this case iPod pyram= id schemers, and initiate an investigation of the matter ASAP, before it blows= up into lawsuits.
STUDENTS CAN CONVERSE WITH THE PROFESSOR AND OTHER STU= DENTS DURING A CLASS IN PROGRESS AND PAN THE IP PTZ NETWORK CAM
Much like a Home Construction Application, Appendix A4, where the owner may converse with the architect and the builder from a remo= te cell telephone, students can converse with the professor during a class in progress. They can click the = number 4 on the cell phone viewer or the key pad to pan the IP PTZ Network Cam to = the Left (L), the number 2 Up (U), Down, Right, etc.
Conclusions, Summary, and Implications
High definition 2-way audio video surveillance audit s= ystem can prevent ‘ponzi schemes’ and nip them in the bud, much like help= ing detect and deter other crimes. More importantly, it can serve educational organizations providing teaching effectiveness improvements to professors, learning improvements to students, and backup and disaster recovery to the university along with more effective auditing tools. As the techno= logy improves such systems will proliferate and become standard education equipm= ent.
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References
David Ovalle dovalle@MiamiHerald.com “Police: Elderly snoop at crime scene is killer” MiamiHerald, P= age D3, Thu, Sep. 04, 2008 http:= //www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/671210.html
Todd Wright (twright@MiamiHerald.com) “Struggle to find jury in beating A North or Central Florida jury may determine the fate of two Broward men accused of murdering a homeless man in 2006,” Wed, Sep. 03, 2008, The MiamiHerald, http://w= ww.miamiherald.com/todaysextras/story/669526.html pages 1B, 2B
Robert Samuels and Marsha Halper “Latest park guest: cameras to make sure you behave A dozen new surveillance cameras at a park in a small Southeast” Posted on Tue, S= ep. 02, by Robert Samuels, rsamuels= @MiamiHerald.com and Marsha Halper / Miami Herald Staff http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/668190= .html the MiamiHerald 9-2-2008, D1,D2
Scott Hiaasen, the Miami Herald, Mon. 9-1-02008 “= ;Miami Dade Fraud Case Melon Slice a Steal At $100,” 3b ht= tp://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/667020.html.
“NVESTMENTS: iPod sales plan = was scam, investors say,” August 21, 2008, Page A1, Miami Herald, the (FL)” “Source: JAY WEAVER AND OSCAR CORRAL, jweaver@MiamiHerald.com
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http://theprereq.com/ published an article entitled: “University of Miami MBA’s Summer Scam.” (http://= theprereq.com/university-of-miami-mbas-summer-scam/ )posted on August 21, 2008
Under News, the Daily Prereq | By Jessica Dye
Susannah A. Nesmith and Oscar Corral, “Investors= say they lost millions in iPod pyramid scheme
Dozens of South Florida investors trapped in an alleged pyramid scam are trying to track down millions they say they lost.” S= un, Aug. 24, 2008, Facebook Digg del.icio.us AIM http://w= ww.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/655381.html Investors say they lost millions in iPod pyramid sc= heme Sun, Aug 24, 2008
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Appendix A3
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Appendix A4
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From:
Avi and Sara Rushinek, Accounting and CIS professors, University of Miami (UM), arush@miami.ed= u arushine@aol.com (305)666-7890
To:
Miami Herald, the (FL)
David Ovalle dovalle@MiamiHerald.com
Re: We have enjoyed your article “Police: Elderly snoop at crime scene is killer.” …” We have some comment = on it as follows:
HD (HIGH DEFINITION) 2-WAY AV (AUDIO VIDEO) SURVEILLAN= CE AUDIT SYSTEM (HDAVSA) CAN PREVENT ‘PONSI SCHEMES’ AND NIP THEM = IN THE BUD
What do you think?