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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Why You Need To Build Multiple Streams of Income For Yourself ...

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Everyday, hundreds of people all over the world join up with network marketing opportunities online, hoping to make riches, but often the opportunity that they join up with is closed down within a few short months. This is one of the main reasons that online entrepreneurs need to focus on building sustainable and long term residual incomes for themselves.

Problem is most internet marketers join every opportunity that comes their way, and then never actually make anything much in any of them. The reason is that they don't treat one opportunity like a business and work on that particular opportunity until they are actually in profit. Instead they try for a little while with one and then join up with the next best thing that comes around.

The secret to success is working your part time job just as hard as you would your full time job for at least six months or until you are in profit. Only after you have done this will you see whether or not the business will work out for you or not.

The other problem that many face is that they do all the above and then the company closes their doors just when you do start earning yourself a nice little income. Overnight, poof, their earnings have gone.

Okay, we all know that internet marketing is hard work and always will be. Only once you have in disposable income in your hands, can you make your money work for you and afford yourself more time to live your life. It will be hard work until then, building up your business and learning all there is about driving traffic to your program.

Here are some things to look out for before joining up with any MLM or Internet Marketing Business and what you can do to sustain your income:

1. When you find something that appeals to you, Google it and see what others have to say.

2. Try not to lay out any money unnecessarily. If possible, make some money first, then reinvest it into your business.

3. If there is a monthly fee involved, which there normally is in any good business, make sure that you will be able to afford the first three months at least, until you have something coming in.

4. Try to join up with opportunities that are either more than two years old, or that help you to build multiple streams of income in more than one different place. In that way if one of the streams collapses, then at least you will have another to sustain you.

5. Build up a good relationship with all the people that you bring into the business. Give your referrals all the help and support that they need, because if they are successful, then in turn your will also be successful.

6. Join up with an online opportunity that you only have to promote one URL and earn multiple streams of income. In this way you can focus your time more productively on promoting one thing instead of trying to promote many different things and thus dilute your advertising power.

7. Make sure that you invest money in a product or service, as there are many pyramid schemes to invest in with nothing to show for it, and these are normally the types of sites that don't last very long.

Network marketing is the wave of the future, as this is one of the only ways that you can build yourself a great residual income. A residual income is money that you are earning without having to put in hours of work each day, the way you would at a regular job. When you get to this stage, you will be able to enjoy your life more and not have to tie yourself to your desk for eight hours a day.

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1: What is Cyber Marketing And Why It Is So Important For The Success Of Your Website

Cyber marketing has now become an indispensable segment of e-commerce as well as the internet and World Wide Web related topics. Cyber marketing simply refers to a technique of attracting potential customers by advertising your products or services through such means as websites, emails, and banners.

2: SEO Copywriting: How To Choose Article Marketing Topics To Achieve Maximum Exposure

Distributing articles online can be an effective way to build backlinks to your website -- when done correctly. This article explores how to choose the right topics for your article marketing campaign so that they will be widely accepted and distributed online.

3: Article Marketing Strategy: Putting Together a "Class Schedule" For Your Article Topics

Businesses go to so much trouble when there is one sure-fire, simple, very inexpensive way to attract new clients to a business: Teach a free class. That is what article marketing is like. Your articles are just like free classes. You teach your target readers something helpful in your article. Your resource box then says, "If you enjoyed this article you can visit my website and apply what you have learned."

4: Stumped For What to Write About? 15 Article Topic Ideas...

Do you ever dread sitting down to write because you're just not sure what to write about? When you're doing article marketing, you need to create a steady flow of articles. Even if you feel stumped, I assure you--you have more creative writing ideas in you. You just need a little help in looking at your topic in a new way to come up with new writing ideas. Use these 15 article ideas to start your next brainstorming session.

5: Article Marketing Or Guest Blog Posting : Which Do I Favor?

An analysis of Article Marketing in comparison to Guest Blog Posting as a strategy towards achieving the twin objectives of gaining backlinks and getting massive traffic

Source: http://www.content4reprint.com/internet-marketing/why-you-need-to-build-multiple-streams-of-income-for-yourself.htm

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What I've Learned So Far, Part 1

$What I\'ve Learned So Far, Part 1$

In the past few months, what I?ve learned so far about myself through online marketing is the possibilities are endless. The affiliate, article, and internet businesses are all huge potential income avenues that are filled with additional revenue streams that I have yet to uncover.

My learning curve is steep but not impossible to conquer.

This journey is never boring and is always challenging. I think my blood would stop coursing through its veins, if I didn?t challenge myself to seek out new mountains to conquer. It?s been one heck of a roller coaster ride, to say the least!

The Party?s Not Over Yet

I?ve just begun to tap into the never ending potential of these three income streams and I don?t intend on stopping until I?ve mastered them. That?s my tentative plan, anyway.

The internet has leveled the playing field for everyday people like myself to earn a living online.

I don?t want to give the impression that this ride is completely free of cost. If you find ANYONE offering to teach you how to start a business with no money down, run in the opposite direction as fast as you can!

The saying, ?It takes money to make money?, is so true.

I?ve had to make small investments in time and money I hope will reap benefits in the long run. I don't regret it, though. Compared to the cost of attending a college or university for one semester, what I?ve invested so far is miniscule.

Which is a good thing because I?ve learned I?m not cut out to work for someone else year in and year out.

Unlike my Dad, who was employed for almost 30 years for the same company, the thought of doing that breaks me out in hives.

One painful experience I?ve learned is to always backup the content of my site. A week ago, I accidentally deleted it and the few articles and videos I posted are gone (Ay, Chihuahua!). I could just kick myself for not backing up my site.

But lesson learned. As soon as I complete a project I?m working on, I?ll continue rebuilding it better than ever.

On Writing

It's something I?ve always enjoyed. Although, I never thought I could write full time and I never imagined there was any possibility of making money doing something I enjoy.

Many types of genres, topics, and tools to get my writing juices flowing interest me.

But keeping a journal has been one of the primary ways I?ve used to record the events of my life and it really sparked my renewed interest in composition in the past couple of years.

It never felt like a chore because I was pouring my heart onto paper. In good times or in bad, keeping a journal is therapeutic for me and helps me to process my feelings and emotions.

What I?ve learned from expressing myself in a diary is I have a little skill that?s slowly developing in positive ways. This skill has been transferred to other content creation sites that like my body of work enough to publish it. And yes, I?m pleasantly surprised by that discovery!

Don?t misunderstand me.

I?m not trying to pass myself off as the next Maya Angelou or Toni Morrison. Nor do I even consider myself a writer, much less a published author, it?s just what I like to do.

With practice, written communication is something I would love to continue to explore.

I hope you enjoyed reading part 1 of ?What I?ve Learned So Far?. Leave your comments below and tell me what you think about it.

Source: http://www.streetarticles.com/self-improvement/what-ive-learned-so-far-part-1

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61 Push Ups, in 60 Seconds (Cooler Than You Think) [VIDEO ...

This year, at the tenth annual Anytime Fitness conference (a meetup for franchise owners and employees) one fit-feat stood out amongst all the speakers, awards, and fancy dresses. In the middle of Chicago?s Millennium Park, April Calderon, worked out her arms, chest, abs, hips, and legs for hundreds of spectators. It only took her a minute.

Calderon, who is the general manager of three Anytime Fitness clubs in Central Florida, pressed out 61 pushups? in one minute? balancing on three medicine balls. In case you weren?t counting, that?s more pushups than there are seconds in a minute.

To verify Calderon?s coolness, let us inform you that the 24-year-old has tackled this balancing act before, and it was for charity. Calderon?s September 14^th go at the push-ups hasn?t yet been confirmed by The Book of Alternative Records, but if and when it is, she will hold the world record for most pushups completed on 3 medicine balls in 1 minute. She?d be added to the collection of weird, crazy, incredible, and unusual feats of dexterity, endurance, strength, and agility held by the book.

While there?s been a slight uproar over the integrity of the last 20 or so push ups, we?ve got to hand it to Miss Calderon for motivating the crowd and youtube viewers alike. So excuse me while I try to even balance on three unstable medicine balls in our office and not break my schnoz.

What 60-second fit goals do you want to tackle? Tell us in the comment section below or tweet the author @nicmcdermott.

Also check Out Greatist?s Complete Collection of?Weekly Viral Videos!

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Sony makes Olympus rescue pact official with $645 million investment

After months of speculation about who would step in to save the scandal-ridden Olympus' rocky fortunes, Sony has finally opened up its checkbook. The two companies are entering into a "business and capital alliance," with Sony pumping in $650 million to its former rival. In exchange, it's gaining a seat on the company's board and a 51 percent stake in a new joint venture based on Olympus's coveted medical imaging tech -- something Kaz Hirai outlined in his "One Sony" strategy. The deal also includes a component-sharing agreement in the photography space, with Olympus mirror cells and camera lenses being given to Sony, while image sensors (where Sony is very strong) will go the other way.

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                                   International Journal on Integrating Technology in Education  (IJITE)  http://airccse.org/journal/ijite/home.html                                 *****************************************************************  Scope & Topics: ============        This journal is an interdisciplinary form for educators who wish to improve the quality of instruction through the use of computers and how to implement it       effectively into instruction. This forum also aims to provide a platform for exchanging ideas in new emerging trends that needs more focus and exposure        and will attempt to publish proposals that strengthen our goals.         Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following                Integrating technology in curriculum: Challenges & Strategies               Collaborative & Interactive Learning               Tools for 21st Century learning               Learning Analysis               Education Management Systems               Education Policy and Leadership               Business Education               Virtual and remote laboratories               Pedagogy Enhancement with E-Learning               Course Management Systems               Educating the educators               Professional Development for teachers in ICT               Teacher Evaluation               Web-based tools for education               Games and simulations in Education               Learning / Teaching Methodologies and Assessment               Curriculum, Research and Development               Counselor Education               Student Selection Criteria in Interdisciplinary Studies               Global Issues in Education and Research               Technology Support for Pervasive Learning               Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Human computer Interaction in Education               Mobile/ubiquitous computing in education               Web 2.0, Social Networking, Blogs and Wikis               Multimedia in Education   Paper Submission ****************            Authors are invited to submit papers for this journal through E-mail: ijitejournal@yahoo.com or ijitejournal@airccse.org .  Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated  for this Journal.   Important Dates ===========  Submission deadline     : 15 October, 2012 Acceptance notification : 15 November, 2012 Final manuscript due    : 20 November, 2012 Publication date        :  determined by the Editor-in-Chief  For other details please visit http://airccse.org/journal/ijite/home.html

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Thursday, September 13, 2012

Pa. man makes no bones about buying 2 skeletons

SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) ? A pair of skeletons for sale at a Pennsylvania auction house went for more than a couple of bones.

A Lancaster County antiques dealer bought both skeletons Tuesday at Tom Hall Auctions in Schnecksville. A male skeleton in a tuxedo went for $900 and his Bible-carrying female counterpart went for $950.

The skeletons are believed to be of German or Irish origin in the late 19th or early 20th century. They each were owned at one point by a New York mortician's museum and the Independent Order of Oddfellows, the likely origin of their accessories.

Auction winner Bill Wood says he bought the skeletons to go along with another he has at Old Mill Antiques, his Strasburg shop. He plans to resell all three.

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Somali president, Kenyan FM escape deadly bomb attack

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the visiting Kenyan foreign minister on Wednesday escaped an apparent suicide bomb attack on a Mogadishu hotel where they were holding a news conference unscathed, witnesses said.

Somalia's al Shabaab rebels said they had carried out the attack, which killed at least eight people and came just two days after Mohamud was elected in the first presidential vote in Somalia in decades.

Two explosions shook the Somali capital, underscoring the huge security challenges facing Mohamud who came to power in a process that was billed as an historic break with 20 years of violent anarchy.

"We were behind the Mogadishu hotel blasts. It was a well planned Mujahideen operation," Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, a spokesman for al Shabaab's military operation, told Reuters.

A television journalist accompanying Kenyan Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Ongeri said she had seen "pieces of meat flying all over the place" after the first blast.

"Then I saw a second guy shooting as he stormed towards the hotel," said Jamila Mohammed, who was outside the hotel when the assailants struck.

Mohamud's election by Somali lawmakers on Monday was hailed by his supporters as a vote for change in the war-ridden Horn of Africa country that has lacked effective central government since 1991.

Although he is a relatively new face in Somali politics, the former academic faces old problems: a stubborn Islamist insurgency, acrimonious clan politics, rampant corruption and maritime piracy.

"First and foremost we will address the security issue. Priority number one is security and priority number two and priority number three," Mohamud said moments after the blasts.

A Reuters witness said the body of what appeared to be a suicide bomber could be seen outside the hotel. A severed head lay in a large crater in the road.

Al Shabaab - who are al Qaeda-linked militants - said the explosions had killed four members of the government's security forces. A Somali ambulance service worker said they had picked up the bodies of five government soldiers and two civilians.

"I could also see three dead African Union soldiers," the ambulance worker, who declined to be named, said.

The attack targeted the Jazeera Palace hotel which is located near Mogadishu's heavily fortified international airport.

The airport compound is a major base for African Union peacekeepers and the surrounding area is considered one of the safest parts of the coastal city.

On Tuesday, al Shabaab branded Mohamud a "traitor" and vowed to continue their jihad against a government they say serves only Western interests.

Kenya sent troops into Somalia in November to help crush the Islamist insurgency.

"The bomb blasts will change nothing at all. We are determined. We are there for the course and until that course has been achieved," Bogita Ongeri, a spokesman for Kenya Defence Forces, told Reuters.

(Additional reporting by Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar in Mogadishu and Richard Lough and Drazen Jorgic in Nairobi; Writing by Richard Lough; Editing by Andrew Osborn)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/somali-president-kenyan-fm-escape-deadly-bomb-attack-142315592.html

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Egypt security forces, protesters clash outside U.S. Embassy

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iOS 6 gets official debut on the iPhone 5

Now that the iPhone 5 is officially out of the bag, it's time to talk software. Apple hasn't exactly kept its cards close to its chest in regards to iOS 6: Cupertino teased the software at WWDC, letting us in on increased Facebook integration, a new map application, Passbook and "Do Not Disturb" in the process. Today the OS gets official, and Scott Forstall demoed the OS running on the iPhone 5 running these features and more.

Not too much new here, but the software is up and in action on the new smartphone. One of the most hyped additions to iOS 6 has been the Maps application, which includes Siri navigation, 3D building view and satellite imagery. In Safari, there's now a full-screen mode and you'll be able to share tabs from your desktop with your phone (dubbed iCloud Tabs). We're also seeing Passbook in action once again, bringing up a plane ticket at the lockscreen when you get to the airport, for example. One new thing here: Delta is confirmed as a partner for this digital ticket service.

As we've already known, on the Siri front you can bring up sports ranking and Rotten Tomatoes movie ratings via the voice assistant. And, of course, one of the most welcome features is FaceTime over cellular -- no mention of whether that will be supported on all carriers, but it certainly looks that way. iOS 6 will be available for download on September 19th (also when the iPhone 5 will go on sale), and it's coming to the iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, new iPad, iPad 2 and iPod touch.

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

AP source: NFL has 5-week schedule for officials

NEW YORK (AP) ? The NFL has devised a temporary five-week schedule for using replacement officials.

A person familiar with the schedule told The Associated Press on Monday that the setup is done through Week 5 of the regular season. The regular officials are locked out and replacements worked the preseason and the first week of the regular season.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the league has not made public officiating schedules.

In early June, the league locked out the officials, who are part-time NFL employees, after their collective bargaining agreement expired. The NFL Referees Association and the league met for three days at the beginning of September before talks collapsed.

The NFL and the union, which covers more than 120 on-field officials, are at odds over salary, retirement benefits and operational issues. The NFL has said its offer includes annual pay increases that could earn an experienced official more than $200,000 annually by 2018. The NFLRA has disputed the value of the proposal, insisting it would ultimately reduce their compensation.

Replacements were used in 2001, but only for one week of the regular season before a deal was reached.

This year's replacements have had some errors, particularly late in Arizona's 20-16 victory over Seattle when the Seahawks were awarded an extra timeout. The officiating crew admitted its mistake after the game.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ap-source-nfl-5-week-schedule-officials-131955153--nfl.html

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GAO Slams DHS Over BioWatch Biological Defense System

What you folks aren't realizing is that even though he is dead, bin Laden is still winning this war.

His stated aim was never to be able to beat down the United States in a military or conventional war. Even he knew there was no force outside the United States that could do that. The only way to destroy the United States was to create a set of conditions where it would destroy itself and the best way to do that would be to create havoc in its economy. What's happened since the 9/11 attacks and a few other minor events? The US has taken part in a ongoing military action in several countries in the middle east that have cost it hundreds of billions. It's instituted internal measures to counter "terrorism" on its home soil that have cost more hundreds of billions. In an attempt to make everything seem all right, it fostered a false economic boom that finally crashed and put the country on shaky ground economically. Citizens are now encouraged to report each other if they seem to be acting in a suspicious or covert manner. (Could be they are planning to blow something up. Could be they are planning a surprise birthday party. It doesn't matter, it's all suspicious.) And, because the government doesn't learn from its mistakes, this process just keeps on growing. The US is facing yet another credit cap crisis that either hits the wall and reduces the government and the services it provides drastically or gets elevated again creating an even more likely worse event sometime in the future.

bin Laden is winning and you don't even know it. The measures to counter terrorism have already been mentioned earlier in this thread. Quit considering terrorists as some special class of criminal. Their actions are no different than any other kind of criminal and can be prosecuted under normal criminal law, murder of various degrees, illegal weapons use or movement, false accounting practices to fund their operations. All these things are just normal criminal activities if you remove the stigma of the label terrorist.

The most damning thing about the situation right now is the dichotomy between FEMA and the FBI. FEMA promotes emergency preparedness, stockpiling food, water, other supplies, cash (in case the electronic transaction system fails) while at the same time these actions are labeled by the FBI as indicators that someone is a potential terrorist.

You all best get ready to see the United States break apart into a smaller set of unions or independent countries. The larger entity is just about at the end of its rope. Of course, if you look back you might find that the founding fathers never really considered the United States as being a single country from sea to sea. There were plans to foster an independent sister (or brother, for the patriarchal minded among us) state on the west coast. In hindsight, it might have been a good idea; having someone about who could cuff your ears every once in a while when you start acting stupid.

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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

'Catching Fire': Why Garrett Hedlund Passed On Finnick

'On the Road' actor confirms to MTV News at TIFF that he was up for 'Catching Fire' before Sam Claflin joined cast.
By Josh Wigler, with reporting by Josh Horowitz

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Will ex-cop Drew Peterson be eaten alive in prison?

This month, a jury found Drew Peterson, a former Illinois police sergeant turned flamboyant criminal, guilty of the 2004 murder of his ex-wife Kathy Savio. Now, hundreds had gathered to celebrate. Dateline NBC's Hoda Kotb reports.

By Andrew Mach, NBC News

As a former police officer, Drew Peterson may have a tougher time behind bars than other inmates, according to prison experts.

But as the one-time ?Police Officer of the Year? awaits sentencing for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, one ex-cop who spent time behind bars says Peterson's brash personality could be at least as big a liability.

?When he gets in there, those people are going to eat him alive. Absolutely,? says Bill Pederson, a former Drug Enforcement Administration officer who served time in prison. ?He?s got such a big ego, and if you go in and you?re cocky, they?re going to wail all over you, and there?s no safe place in prison.?

Peterson, 58, was found guilty of first degree murder of Savio last week, and faces up to 60 years in prison when he is sentenced on Nov. 26. While he is far from the first police officer to be staring down decades behind bars, he is among the most high profile, with his story catalogued in countless TV shows and tabloid magazines.

?[Inmates] know everything. They know your background, what you?ve done, where you work. There are televisions, there are newspapers, and they probably cheered when he was found guilty," said Pederson, who served 15 months in the federal prison in Oxford, Wis., on a 1992 conviction for theft of public records.?

Much of Peterson?s experience will be driven by whether prison officials decide to incarcerate him with the general inmate population or alone in segregation. But making that decision, a board will weigh the pros and cons of both options for Peterson.

?All offenders received by IDOC are evaluated for placement within a facility on a case-by-case basis, based on several factors,? the Illinois Department of Corrections said in a statement regarding Peterson. ?These factors include the nature of offense and the offender?s criminal history as well as any safety and security needs of the offender. When appropriate, an offender?s prior employment may be a factor in determining whether they should be placed in protective housing.?

However, because Peterson has not yet been evaluated by the department, IDOD spokesperson Kayce Ataiyero?told NBC News that there is no way of determining at this time whether he will be housed with or segregated from the general prison population.

But experts say there's a strong likelihood that the prison will err on the side of safety.?

?They?ll take precautions because it is a former law enforcement person who may have dealt with these individuals that may be in there or they have friends or families of people in there,? Frank Bilecki, Cook County (Ill.) Sheriff spokesman, told NBC News. ?You don?t want to put them in harm?s way of being around any of those individuals. My guess is that he?ll be in protective custody and he may have requested that.?

Peterson was kept in segregation at the Will County Adult Detention Center in Joliet, Ill., for the duration of his trial due to the high-profile nature of the case and will continue to stay there until his sentencing.

AP file

Former Bolingbrook, Ill., police sergeant Drew Peterson arrives at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet, Ill., for his arraignment on May 8, 2009.

?We have a lot of people here that are in protective custody that didn?t want it,? Bilecki said. ?They wanted to be with the general population but it wasn?t in their best interest or ours. Each case needs to be looked at closely.?

Jeff Shannon, a police officer and psychotherapist in the San Francisco Bay Area, said prison can cause great mental strain for former officers.

?When a person who has a super strong identity as a police officer goes from a position in society that he is very proud of and that he earned to all of the sudden being in handcuffs in the back of a police car and in jail, it becomes a psychological crisis,? Shannon said.

Shannon, however, believes Peterson?s brash public demeanor might actually help him in prison.

?You don?t want to appear to be a victim, and if you hold yourself in a confident manner, physically, and you?re assertive and tough, you?re going to fare better than if you walked in and you don?t know what you?re doing.?

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Additionally, Shannon says, as a seasoned police officer, there?s no denying Peterson?s awareness and understanding of the prison system.

?Officers spend their entire careers dealing with people in prison,? Shannon said. ?They?re familiar with how they think and how to communicate with inmates. There?s this whole kind of lingo that he?ll be comfortable with that will serve him well in prison.?

Peterson began working with the Bolingbrook, Ill., Police Department in 1977. He served on the Metropolitan Area Narcotics Squad, and he was named ?Police Officer of the Year? in 1979 by the department.

Peterson was fired in 1985 from the Bolingbrook Police Department after a board of police and fire commissioners found him guilty of disobedience, conducting a self-assigned investigation, failure to report a bribe immediately, and official misconduct. Indictments alleged he solicited drugs in exchange for information. The charges were later dropped and he won reinstatement with the department in 1986.

The murder trial for Peterson began years after Savio, 40, was found dead in her dry bathtub on March 1, 2004. Her death was initially ruled an accidental drowning, but investigators reclassified it as a homicide after Peterson's 23-year-old wife, Stacy Peterson, went missing. Peterson was indicted on May 7, 2009 by the Will county Grand Jury and arrested for the murder of Savio. Stacy Peterson has not yet been found.?

If he winds up being charged with a crime in Stacy's disappearance, Peterson could face even more time behind bars.

?I don?t think that just because you?re the police, you?re in danger,? said Pederson, the ex-DEA agent. ?There might be some froggy guys in there who say I?m going to get the copper, but for the majority of the inmates, it will depend on how he conducts himself in there, not because of what his job was out here.?

"Wherever he?s going, police would have been there before," Pederson said. "It?s not that unique of a situation. But he?s got to start eating some humble pie."

NBC News? Kari Huus contributed to this report.?

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