<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hi all,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I went to the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a journalism major beginning my freshman year and graduated with my well-earned and valuable journalism degree. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">It has allowed me to do what I want to do for work and travel the world and the nation while doing it.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I never wavered in college, nor have I ever regreted my beloved career choice.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">:)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Yours,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Todd </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:"Courier New"">Todd R. Weiss<br></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:"Courier New"">Technology Journalist</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:"Courier New""><br></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:"Courier New"">Contributor:</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:"Courier New""><a href="http://www.channelfutures.com/" target="_blank">www.ChannelFutures.com</a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><a href="http://www.ChannelPartnersOnline.com" style="font-family:"Courier New"" target="_blank">www.ChannelPartnersOnline.com</a><br></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><a href="http://www.eWEEK.com" style="font-family:"Courier New"" target="_blank">www.eWEEK.com</a><br></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></p><p style="margin:0px"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:"Courier New""><em>Formerly with eWEEK.com and Computerworld.com</em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:"Courier New"">TechManTalking</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:"Courier New"">717-806-5932 office<br>717-413-9630 cell</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:"Courier New""><a href="mailto:toddrweiss@gmail.com" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(32,98,127);outline:none" 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