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NHIAA Roundup: Riehl lifts Goffstown; Central rallies past Alvirne
December 15. 2012 12:55AM
Tim Riehl hit two late free throws as the Goffstown High boys' basketball team knocked off Windham, 64-62, Friday night in Windham.
Windham got off a last-second 3-point attempt, but the shot was off target. Riehl finished with a team-high 18 points. Goffstown received 13 points from Jake Mount and 12 from Mike Bailey.
Andrew Lohman scored a game-high 29 points to pace Windham.
Manchester Central 58, Alvirne 42: At Hudson, Central went on a 19-0 run in the fourth quarter and converted 18 of 21 free-throw attempts in the final eight minutes to post a season-opening Division I victory.
The Little Green trailed, 30-23, at halftime despite four 3-point baskets in the first half by Dawson Dickson. Dickson finished with 19 points.
Central's stifling defense took over in the second half, limiting the Broncos to 12 points. Sophomore Brett Hansen scored 12 points including a key 3-point basket to give the Little Green the lead for good with six minutes remaining in the contest. Hansen netted 18. Tyler Livingston was the lone Bronco in double figures with 11.
Memorial 66, Londonderry 58: At Londonderry, Tong Akat tossed in 22 points and Oumaru Kante finished with 18 as Manchester Memorial opened the season with a Division I victory. Drew Coveny led Londonderry with 16.
Merrimack 57, Salem 48: At Merrimack, junior guard Eric Gendron scored a game-high 18 points as the Tomahawks opened their season with a victory. Mitch Denton added 13 for Merrimack. Migel Pimental led Salem with 16.
Pembroke 66, Pelham 47: At Pembroke, Pat Welch erupted for 33 points as Pembroke opened its season on a winning note. Jordan Williams added 15 points for the Spartans. Keith Brown scored 18 points for Pelham, which received 16 from Jake Baiknoris.
Trinity 87, Concord 41: At Manchester, Trinity opened the season with balanced scoring, getting double-digits from five players. Ryan Otis led all scorers with 17 points, Mabore Gabriel (13), Patrick Keefe (13), Brad Rhoades (12) and Carmen Giampetruzzi (11) also scored in double figures.
Nashua South 56, Keene 50: At Nashua, the host Purple Panthers out-pointed the Blackbirds 22-9 in the third period before staving off a Keene fourth-period rally to secure the win. South was led by David Dunham's game-high 21 points, which included four 3-pointers. Jack Preston added 18 points. Hunter Downs (four 3-pointers) netted 15 for Keene and Taylor Sarrette chipped in 13.
Winnacunnet 66, Pinkerton 58: At Hampton, Alec Basner dropped in five free throws and a 3-pointer to spark a 30-point fourth period for the Warriors, who rallied from a six-point deficit to gain the victory. Ben Gareau led Winnacunnet with 17 points. Eight different Winnacunnet players combined for 10 three-pointers. Cam Welch netted 15 and Scott Bradley 10 for the Astros.
Coe-Brown 64, St. Thomas 42: At Northwood, Chris Laurion scored a game-high 22 points to pace Coe-Brown of Northwood to a season-opening win. Andrew Langdon added 15 points.
Girls' basketball
Pinkerton 67, Winnacunnet 38: At Derry, Colleen Fortier tossed in a game-high 18 points as the Astros improved their Division I record to 3-0. Fortier made three of her team's five 3-pointers. The Astros received 14 points from Val Martin and 10 from Sam Breslin. Melissa McLeod led Winnacunnet (1-2) with 12.
Trinity 44, Concord 38: At Concord, junior point guard Lizzy Meehan made five free throws in the fourth quarter to help Trinity (2-1) pull away from Concord (0-2). Meehan led Trinity with 11 points. Cassidy Emerson led the Crimson Tide with 12. It was a 30-30 game entering the final eight minutes.
Alvirne 57, Manchester Central 41: At Manchester, Sandi Purcell poured in 22 points and the Broncos won their third game of the Division I season. The Little Green, paced by Amanda Gaudreault's 14 points, stumbled through the first quarter and trailed 14-5 after eight minutes. Veronica Moceri added 16 points for Alvirne.
Londonderry 54, Memorial 42: At Manchester, visiting Londonderry improved to 2-1 in Division I. Aliza Simpson scored 14 points and Jenna Conroy added 10 for the Lancers. Danielle Fletcher scored 15 to pace Memorial (0-2).
Goffstown 42, Windham 37: At Windham, the Grizzlies won their second straight game as they rolled to a 27-19 halftime advantage. Tori Florence led the Goffstown effort with 14 points while Rosalie Edmonds added 10. The Jaguars' Clairee Putnam banked in a game-high 21 points, which included a trio of three-point field goals.
Campbell 60, Prospect Mountain 30: At Alton, the Cougars burst to a 34-10 halftime lead and cruised to their third victory in five games. Aly O'Donnell and Hannah Neild led the winners with 14 points apiece. Prospect Mountain is 1-3.
Merrimack 47, Salem 44: At Salem, Kaitlyn Petrocelli collected a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Tomahawks to their first Division I win of the season. Kate Cole added nine points and 10 boards as the winners rallied from a 12-4 first-period deficit. Emily Hickey led the Blue Devils with 14 points.


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I was just looking at the Episode Guide for "Wookiee Hunt", and didn't realize that one of the trophies in the Trandoshan's ship was a very familiar looking crystal skull - kind of a neat easter egg. I guess I missed it on the initial viewing.
I was never able to find the video commentary explaining why the Wookies didn't have their own ships - what was Filoni's explanation to it?
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|Stephen J. Grabill
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|Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo
|Civic Art and the City of God: Traditional Urban Design and Christian Evangelism
|Philip Bess
|Receiving Community: The Church and the Future of the New Urbanist Movement
|Eric O. Jacobsen
|Why Be Moral? Social Contract Theory Versus Kantian-Christian Morality
|Kelly James Clark
|Luigi Taparelli D'Azeglio, S.J. (1793-1862) and the Development of Scholastic Natural-Law Thought As a Science of Society and Politics
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|Three Concepts of Political Liberty
|Kyle Swan
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|Spontaneous Order Versus Organized Order
|Jan Klos
|"Just Remuneration" Over a Worker's Lifetime
|John Lunn, Robin Klay
|A Biased View of Rationality As a Brake to Progress in Economics
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|Mark Pennington
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|Review of "Choosing the Good: Christian Ethics in a Complex World" by Dennis P. Hollinger
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican White House candidate Mitt Romney is offering new ideas on the controversial issues of taxes and immigration, sparking a fresh flashpoint with President Barack Obama before their inaugural debate Wednesday.
In interviews, the GOP nominee suggested an option of limiting deductions to pay for his across-the-board income tax cut and revealed that he would honor temporary permission the Obama administration granted to young illegal immigrants to allow them to stay in the country.
The candidates stepped off the campaign trail Tuesday for debate practice and left their running mates to rally voters in swing states. The Romney campaign pounced after Vice President Joe Biden told a North Carolina audience that the middle class has "been buried the last four years."
Romney posted on Twitter that he agrees with Biden. "The middle class has been buried the last 4 years, which is why we need a change in November." The campaign also scheduled a conference call with former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu to criticize Biden's comments.
Biden told about 1,000 people in Charlotte: "This is deadly earnest. How they can justify, how can they justify raising taxes on a middle class that has been buried the last four years? How in Lord's name can they justify raising their taxes with these tax cuts?"
Obama campaign spokeswoman Lis Smith said Romney's campaign was making "another desperate and out-of-context attack."
"As the vice president has been saying all year and again in his remarks today, the middle class was punished by the failed Bush policies that crashed our economy — and a vote for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan is a return to those failed policies," Smith said.
Biden's staff responded to the Romney criticism, also via Twitter, saying Biden "made clear in his remarks today that Romney-Ryan would take us back to the failed Bush policies that crashed our economy."
The dispute followed the Obama campaign's criticism of Romney's remarks on immigration in an interview published Tuesday in the Denver Post.
"The people who have received the special visa that the president has put in place, which is a two-year visa, should expect that the visa would continue to be valid. I'm not going to take something that they've purchased," Romney said. "Before those visas have expired we will have the full immigration reform plan that I've proposed."
Obama announced in June that he would prevent deportation for some children brought to the United States by illegal immigrant parents. Applicants must not have a serious criminal record and must meet other requirements, such as graduating from high school or serving in the U.S. military.
The program closely tracked with the DREAM Act, a bill that failed to pass Congress that would have provided a path to legal status for many young illegal immigrants. Romney said during the Republican presidential primary campaign that he would veto DREAM Act legislation.
Obama campaign spokesman Gabriela Domenzain said Romney's statement to the Denver Post "raises more questions than it answers," including whether he would repeal Obama's policy or deport those who have received a deferment after two years.
"We know he called the DREAM Act a 'handout' and that he promised to veto it," Domenzain said. "Nothing he has said since contradicts this and we should continue to take him at his word."
The Denver Post interview comes as Romney and Obama are fighting a heated battle for Colorado, whose significant Hispanic population could determine which candidate receives the state's nine electoral votes.
Throughout the Republican primary, Romney took an aggressive tack on immigration, saying in debates that he approved of "self-deportation," where undocumented workers would choose to leave the country on their own because they were unable to find work. He assailed rival Rick Perry, the Texas governor, for allowing illegal immigrants to attend Texas state colleges and universities at reduced, in-state tuition rates. Romney always has said he supports a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who serve in the military.
After Romney secured the nomination, he indicated he would review potential legislation from Florida Sen. Marco Rubio that would allow some young illegal immigrants a way to stay in the country.
In another interview Monday with Denver television station KDVR, Romney laid out a possible scenario for paying for proposal to cut all income tax rates by 20 percent. He's previously said the cuts would be funded by closing loopholes and deductions, but that the specifics would have to be worked out with Congress.
"As an option you could say everybody's going to get up to a $17,000 deduction; and you could use your charitable deduction, your home mortgage deduction, or others — your health care deduction, and you can fill that bucket, if you will, that $17,000 bucket that way," Romney said. "And higher income people might have a lower number."
Obama spent Tuesday preparing for Wednesday's debate at a resort in Henderson, Nev., while Romney was spending most of the day in practice with plans to tour the debate stage set up on the University of Denver campus.
Associated Press writers Philip Elliott in Clinton, Iowa; Mitch Weiss in Charlotte, N.C.; and Kasie Hunt in Denver contributed to this report.


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Now, as the Kats prepare to defend their championship, preseason honors for 2012 continue to head towards Huntsville.
Junior running back Tim Flanders from Midwest City, Okla., has been named to the Walter Payton Award watch list. Senior safety Darnell Taylor from Mesquite is on the list of top candidates for the Buck Buchanan Award.
More than a third of the 54 players named to the 2012 preseason All-Southland Conference team in July were Bearkats. Eleven Sam Houston players were first team selections and seven earned second team preseason honors.
"I think this is a season of great anticipation for us," head coach Willie Fritz said after Sam Houston received first place votes from each of the league's other head coaches in the annual Southland preseason poll. "We've got so many guys back. It was a fantastic run last season."
A look back shows just how remarkable the flood of regional and national accolades has been for the Bearkat football program. In the six seasons from 2005 to 2010, six Bearkats were honored with All-America recognition. In 2011, seven players were named as All-America a total of 20 times.
Ten times Bearkats were named as first-team selections with Darnell Taylor leading the way with four first-team honors.
When the Kats swept through the Southland Conference postseason awards, it almost seemed like a foregone conclusion. Willie Fritz was named coach of the year, Flanders player of the year, "wildkat" back Richard Sincere from Galveston offensive player of the year and Taylor defensive player of the year.
But the national awards kept rolling in for the Bearkats. Fritz was named the American Football Coaches Association national FCS coach of the year. Fritz quickly deflected most of the recognition to his coaching staff and the Bearkat players.
"An award like that is really just a reflection of the team and coaches you have," Fritz said. "You can't win a coaching award without having a great season, so everyone really gets the credit for this."
But the players received plenty of individual recognition on the national level as well. Toward the end of the season, Flanders was named to the Walter Payton Award watch list and finished seventh in the final voting. The Walter Payton Award is sometimes referred to as the Heisman Trophy for FCS football. It is given out to the best offensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision.
It was the sixth time a Bearkat had been a finalist for the award (Chris Chaloupka 1999, Josh McCown 2001, Dustin Long 2004, D.D. Terry 2006 and Rhett Bomar 2008). Flanders ended up finishing seventh in the voting last season.
"This is an honor, especially since I didn't get onto the watch list until mid-season and had a few games where I finished at halftime," Flanders said. "It was exciting to get 10 first place votes. That's something to look forward to this season. To be associated with an award named for one of the all-time great running backs in football is really something."
Last season Flanders was recognized by six different news outlets for All-America honors, including a pair of first-team selections from the American Football Coaches Association and College Sporting News. No Bearkat has ever been listed on more post season honor teams than Flanders did last season.
While Flanders topped the list for the most All-American honors, Taylor garnered the most first-team recognitions. In addition to joining Flanders on the AFCA and CSN first team, Taylor was also on the Sports Network and Phil Steele first-team lists. Only Michael Bankston (1991) and Jonathan Cooper (2001) have earned four different first-team recognitions in the same season.
Offensive lineman Travis Watson earned three first-team selections in 2011 , while Chris Crockett and Sincere each earned one. Daxton Swanson and JT Cleveland were the other two Kats to earn national honors with Swanson a third-team pick and Cleveland a fourth-team selection.
All the attention the Bearkats received last winter and this summer has put a target on the Sam Houston football team.
"Every team that is No. 1 is going to have pressure on them. Everybody is coming for you," two-time All-Southland Conference safety Kenneth Jenkins said. "We can't afford to get the big head. We know we need to be better than last year and continue to do the things that made us successful."
Sam Houston State begins its 2012 football campaign Saturday, Sept. 8, when the Bearkats play host to Incarnate Word at 6 p.m. at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium. The Kats face a challenging schedule that includes important Southland showdowns with 2011 NCAA playoff participant Central Arkansas and 2009 and 2010 league titlist Stephen F. Austin at Reliant Stadium. Sam Houston also takes on Baylor and Texas A&M in non-conference action.
"The challenge for the coaching staff as we prepare for the coming 2012 season is to bring the guys back to Earth to get us back to doing what we were last season," Fritz said. "Our success came because of a lot of hard word and taking it one game at a time."


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I know that's not really the case. I'm merely referring to some of my experiences with PC-based RPGs where, for some odd reason, everyone in (usually) the "Good" group were working together without any faction-shattering differences. There may be some tensions between nations or subfactions, but they always seem to work together against a common enemy. My problem with that is that it assumes that everyone will band together to fight the Evil Wizard. What if the Lawful Good Merchant decides that he thinks he could profit more by not involving himself in the war, and instead waiting until later to provide goods to either side. I agree with Tesral and others when they say that the Alignment mechanic might serve a purpose in the as-is D&D game, but is ultimately flawed as it adheres to too many assumptions.
Someone else even mentioned that it is a bad idea to assume that the Evil Kingdom is the Evil Kingdom because the King is Evil. What if everyone else isn't?
Now I realize that many players and DMs like the simplicity that a black and white system provides, and I'm even willing to play with this sort of system. However, I think I prefer the Alignment thing better if it applies only to extreme circumstances. For the most part, I feel that characters should have their own motivations, and that their "alignment" is primarily based on those motivations.
Allegiances are always cool to bring into a game. Again, these should be a freeform sort of thing. The "Super Secret Council For Spying on the King's Enemies" could just as easily have psychopaths in addition to those loyal to the crown and/or humanity. Something like this seems more interesting to me, because the end result is the fact that a "Good" faction has Evil elements within it.


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Over the last couple of weeks we have taken a look at the Phillies' personnel situation heading into the offseason. We will continue to do so, but first a quick look-in at the Arizona Fall League, where prospects from around the majors are competing in the annual developmental showcase. The Phillies' contingent is short on top-shelf talent, but one name that jumps out at you is center fielder Anthony Gose, whom the club shipped to Houston in the Roy Oswalt trade last July.
The speedy center fielder is hitting .290 with a .371 OBP with four doubles, three triples, three home runs and three stolent bases in 62 at-bats. This after former catching prospect Travis D'Arnaud hit .311/.371/.542 with 21 home runs for Double-A New Hampshire during the minor league season. The Blue Jays acquired D'Arnaud in the Roy Halladay trade, then netted Gose after Houston flipped him for Brett Wallace.
With Shane Victorino and Carlos Ruiz both entering the final year of their contracts, it's a reminder that the Phillies have given up significant young talent to maximize their opportunity of winning another World Series during this current window.
The only current Phillie of note thus far has been Cody Overbeck. Plenty of scouts and personnel people think Overbeck has a bat that can play some kind of role in the big leagues. The question is his position. He has not succeeded at third base. The Phillies tried him in the outfield, but he was nowhere near big league ready at the end of last season. In the Fall League, he is playing first base, where through 11 games he is 11-for-36 (.306) with a .444 on base percentage, a double, a triple, and nine strikeouts in 36 at-bats.


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Someone on Usenet recently asked what people thought about charging for technical support via a 900 number. The principle is that the call would not be free but the user would be guaranteed of getting through and getting an answer. The 900 numbers are generally quite expensive, on the order of $1 per minute after a set charge for the first few minutes. However, users only requiring occasional help would not have to pay a large fee for a year's support that they wouldn't use often.
Reaction on the whole has been negative. Most feel that it could be a good system if the cost was reasonable (i.e. lower), the answers were good and quick (i.e. you should never be on hold), the product was stable and well-designed so few calls would be needed, and the company would call back if they couldn't answer the question right away. However, a large percentage of the postings complained about these very issues, which points towards the 900 number support not being particularly useful. One person mentioned that a tax preparation company liked the idea also, but on trying it found that customers hated it. People like toll-free numbers and sometimes feel that even a long-distance call is too much to pay for technical support. Other disadvantages mentioned include the association with the sex-call numbers and the fact that some companies prevent employees from calling the 900 numbers.
Our feeling is that Lotus has a fairly good system in that you get toll-free support for the first six months, after which you have to use the normal long-distance number. Another possibility would be to have a flat fee for technical support calls, say $10, as well as a flat fee for a period of technical support. That way, the occasional users would not pay for everyone else's support, and frequent users would pay much less than the per call rate. A company should at best break even on support because otherwise there is temptation to put out a complicated, confusing, or badly-documented product. Even better, support should be handled by email, as is done informally by some companies on Usenet, and more on CompuServe, GEnie, America Online. Email forces the user to think more carefully about what happened in writing the mail and removes some of the sense of urgency from the problem, allowing the support folks to work more calmly, completely, and (we hope) rationally.
A company called PC Helpline recently started offering independent technical support at a rate of $2 per minute, billed to your credit card. They looked at the 900 number system but shied away from it because of its negative connotations, because many companies restrict 900 calls, and because it bills indiscriminately, whereas they can determine when to start billing themselves with an 800 number. The people who started PC Helpline felt that users needed a source of technical support other than the various hardware and software companies. We don't yet know if they will answer Macintosh questions as well as PC questions, but if their service is popular enough they could probably be persuaded to set up a Macintosh division.
PC Helpline -- 404/956-8125
Information from:
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Civil Service Western Region Qualifier Results (18.02.2012.)
The West of England qualifying section of the annual Civil Service Championship was held last weekend at the Met. Office in Exeter. The winners here qualify for the National Final to be played at Leeds University in July. Although hundreds of chess-playing civil servants throughout Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset and Gloucestershire were eligible, only seven players entered, all of whom live within a few miles of the venue, which suggests more pre-event publicity might be in order next year. Never the less, there was a worthy winner in Alan Brusey (HMRC) on 5/6. Alan was the first National Champion over 20 years ago and is the current one and has played in every event in between. Joint 2nd were Sean Pope (Rural Payments Agency) and Steve Murray (Met. Office) on 4½ pts. These are the qualifiers. Other scores were Neville Lane (RPA) 3; Wilf Taylor (M.O.) 2; Davis Thompson (M.O.) 2 and Patrick Gwynne (RPA) 0.
Here is one of Alan's games from earlier in his career, with notes based on those by former WECU officer, Richard Rendell of Swindon.
White: J. Riddell. Black: A. W. Brusey
39th Paignton Premier (5) 1989.
English Opening – Sicilian Variation. [A21].
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Nf3 f5 3…Nf6 is the most common move here, and …f5 is next most popular, but has mixed results for both sides, with not many draws. 4.d4 e4 5.Nd2 Nf6 6.e3 Be7 7.Be2 c6 8.d5 0–0 9.0–0 Nbd7 10.f3 cxd5 11.cxd5 exf3 12.Nxf3 Ne5 13.Nd4 g6 Despite his backward pawn on d6, Black has a comfortable game and has control of the centre. He also intends to get his pieces moving on the kingside. 14.Kh1 a6 15.Bd2 Nfg4 16.h3 Further weakening his influence over the dark squares. 16…Bh4! 17.Bf3 An interesting sacrifice. If 17.hxg4 Bg3! 18.Nf3 Nxf3 19.Rxf3 Qh4+ 20.Kg1 Qh2+ 21.Kf1 Qh1# Thus the knight cannot be taken as White has no defence to the mate. He therefore is forced to give up the exchange. 17…Nf2+ 18.Rxf2 Bxf2 19.Qe2 Qh4 The Queen comes in now and the hunt for the White King is on. 20.Rf1 Bg3 21.Be1 Bxe1 22.Rxe1 g5 23.Qf1 g4 24.Be2 Rf6 25.Kh2 gxh3 26.gxh3 Rg6 27.Nf3 Ng4+ 28.Kh1 Nf2+ 0–1 White resigned, for if 29.Kh2 Qg3#. So forced would be 29.Qxf2 Qxf2 30.Rg1 Rxg1+ 31.Nxg1 Qxe3 and White is hopelessly down on material with no threats.
The British Solving Championship is being held today at Eton College, and I hope to have the results by next week, together with one of the easier problems involved.
Last week's 2-mover was solved by 1.Rf8! and the threat of a double check and mate cannot be avoided.
This week's position arose in a recent Devon League match. There was a move available to White that would have won the game and, with it, the match. He missed it, and went on to lose the game leaving a 2-2 draw. Can you spot it?


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Fire, tornados, burglary…all of these unfortunate events may affect not only your home, but also your financial stability. Buying a home is an investment that needs to be protected from unimaginable occurrences. Homeowners insurance provides damage and liability coverage for you and your home.
If you own or are buying a home, homeowners insurance is necessary to protect your investment. Homeowners insurance covers you, your family, your home, and its belongings against natural disasters, theft, even vandalism and injury. When your home is damaged or worse yet, destroyed, your homowners policy helps you replace what was lost or damaged.
Homowners policies guard you against personal injury or damage caused to someone else while on your property. Because homeowners insurance provides liability coverage, you are protected against personal injury claims or legal costs that could be incurred if someone was injured on your property. Securing a homowners policy will protect you from an unimaginable loss to your home.
Homeowners Policy Basics
A fundamental rule regarding homeowners policies is that you must both own and live in the home that you are insuring. Homeowners insurance policies are considered multi-line contracts because they are comprised of two parts. The first section contains the property coverage while the second part provides casualty coverage. Additional endorsements can be added to your individual policy to ensure that you receive the amount of protection to fit your needs.
There are numerous types of homeowners policies available that are dependent upon the number of "perils" that are covered. Perils are events or happenings that may cause damage or loss to your home and are covered by your homeowners policy. Your homeowners contract contains two types of coverage:Property Coverage and Casualty Coverage (or Personal Liability Policy).
Property Coverage
The property coverage provided by most homeowners policies divide what is insured under property into four broad categories:
Additional coverage may be included in an individual homowners policies. Common additional coverages include debris removal, property collapse, and reasonable repairs.An individual homeowners policy will determine additional coverage types and amounts as well as any exclusions, conditions, and deductibles regarding coverage.
Casualty Coverage (Personal Liability Policy):
Casualty coverage protects you from financial loss in the event that you or your family injures someone or damages someone else's property. Liability coverage always pays the third party involved and generally covers personal liability and medical payments to others.
Homeowner's insurance policies are written annually. At the end of each term, your homeowner's policy will be reviewed for coverage and liability limits. Extensive claims the previous year may increase your premium or in the extreme, cause your policy to be cancelled. Also, if you buy a new home or make significant modifications, your homeowner's policy will need to be adjusted to account for additional or decreased coverage needs.
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Homeowners insurance premiums are determined based on an individual homeowners policy.The location of the home, as well as the cost of the home, its belongings, and property value also affects the premium price.In addition, the number of perils that you want your home to be protected against also affects the premium cost.
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2nd Round Mock Draft (2008)Posted by Anthony Mastantuoni under 2008 NHL Draft
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As if trying to produce a Mock Draft the First Round of the 2007 NHL Draft wasn't hard enough, here is my longest of shots attempt at a Second Round Mock Draft.
Each player has ratings for the following scouting services: The Hockey News (THN), Central Scouting (CSS), Red Line report (RLR), McKeen's (McK), Canada's TSN (TSN) International Scouting Service (ISS). TSN and ISS each list a prospect's comparable NHL player – if available. CSS divides their ratings between North Americans (NA) and Europeans (Euro). The draft positions used are as of June 15, 2008.
31. Florida Panthers – Colby Robak (D)
THN: #18 – CSS: #13 NA skater – RLR: #24 – McK: #38
ISS: #19 (Brent Burns) – TSN: #28 (Joni Pitkanen)
The Panthers should take the mobile offensive d-man with size (6-3/194), but they
might look to go for a netminder for the future.
32. Los Angeles Kings – Mitch Wahl (C)
THN: #37 – CSS: #64 NA skater – RLR: #64 – McK: #29
ISS: #39 (No player comparison) – TSN: #52 (Matt Stajan)
With three second round picks, the Kings will go for a bit of reach as they bring in the native Californian who plays well at both ends of the ice and is a strong playmaker backed with solid hockey sense.
33. St. Louis Blues – Aaron Ness (D)
THN: #43 – CSS: #27 NA skater – RLR: #23 – McK: #45
ISS: #29 (Brian Rafalski) – TSN: #40 (Phil Housely)
The winner of the 2008 Minnesota's Mr. Hockey award, Ness is as strong an offensive d-man as there is in the draft. The one drawback is his size (5-10/162).
34. St. Louis Blues – Nicolas Deschamps (C)
THN: #35 – CSS: #57 NA skater – RLR: #17 – McK: #18
ISS: #25 (Jarret Stoll) – TSN: #25 (Patrice Bergeron)
The Blues continue to build for the future. Deschamps is a hard working two-way player who got better as the season wore on. He scored five points in six playoff games and then scored three goals in seven games as a checking center with Canada's U-18 season following the QMJHL playoffs.
35. Phoenix Coyotes – Jimmy Hayes (RW)
THN: #65 – CSS: #63 NA skater – RLR: # Not Available – McK: #Not Available
ISS: #64 (No player comparison) – TSN: #Honorable mention list
Don Maloney has shown a willingness to take a shot with an American power forward type (see Hugh Jessiman). Hayes projects out as a prototypical NHL power forward. The Coyotes hope he can come close to the production of his second cousin – Keith Tkachuk.
36. New York Islanders – Cody Goloubef (D)
THN: #42 – CSS: #34 NA skater – RLR: #47 – McK: #40
ISS: #33 (No player comparison) – TSN: #48 (Josh Gorges)
The two-way d-man made his mark as a 17-year-old freshman with the University of Wisconsin. He showed well defensively and expects to improve his offensive game as he matures and gains more confidence in college.
37. Columbus Blue Jackets – Tyler Ennis (C)
THN: #41 – CSS: # 31 NA skater – RLR: #46 – McK: #43
ISS: #44 (No player comparison) – TSN: #33 (Cliff Ronning)
Ennis is another one of the smallish (5-9/146), but skilled forwards available in the draft. The Ronning comparison works because of his skating ability and his stick handling skills,
38. Phoenix Coyotes – Evgeny Grachev (C)
THN: #74 – CSS: #9 Euro skater – RLR: #34 – McK: #48
ISS: #24 (Todd Bertuzzi) – TSN: #55 (Michal Handzus)
With four picks in the second round, Maloney will look to trade up into the first round or take a couple of chances in the draft. Grachev impressed scouts at the U-18 tournament. Like Hayes, Grachev is a power forward and uses his size and skill to fend off defenders.
39. Phoenix Coyotes – Mikhail Stefanovich (C)
THN: #20 – CSS: #57 NA skater – RLR: #33 – McK: #39
ISS: #57 (No player comparison) – TSN: #38 (Frank Mahovlich)
Stefanovich is yet another forward with size (6-2/202). He left Belarus to start his career in North America as he played last season in the QMJHL. He has all the tools, but he must work on his consistency and work ethic.
40. Nashville Predators – Luke Adam (C)
THN: #64 – CSS: #42 NA skater – RLR: #83 – McK: #34
ISS: #51 – TSN: #34 (Steve Bernier)
Adam has the size (6-1/210), hands and scoring ability to find his way into the first round if not for his average speed. ISS selects him as one of their draft darkhorse candidates.
41. Vancouver Canucks – Yann Sauve (D)
THN: #23 – CSS: #29 NA skater – RLR: #65 – McK: #68
ISS: #53 (No player comparison) – TSN: #41 (Robyn Regehr)
New GM Mike Gillis selects Sauve to help overcome the loss of Luc Bourdon. Sauve is a solid and steady defensive blueliner. At 6-2/210, he is a physical presence who will improve his offensive game as he settles in and gains experience and maturity.
42. Ottawa Senators – Tyler Cuma (D)
THN: #28 – CSS: #19 NA skater – RLR: #18 – McK: #17
ISS: #36 (No player comparison) – TSN: #16 (Steve Staois)
With Wade Redden likely a free agent casualty, the Senators need to start building their blue line back up. Cuma is a strong skating two-way defenseman who does well skating the puck out of the zone or making the first pass.
43. Anaheim Ducks – Jake Gardiner (D)
THN: #39 – CSS: #23 NA skater – RLR: #29 – McK: #20
ISS: #31 (No player comparison) – TSN: #21 (Trevor Daley)
Anaheim might look to add depth in goaltending, but will settle on Gardiner – who is another of one of those strong skating offensive d-man. Gardiner is a converted forward. The former Mr. Minnesota finalist will be attending the University of Wisconsin.
44. Buffalo Sabres – Jyri Niemi (D)
THN: #44 – CSS: #25 NA skater – RLR: #19 – McK: #46
ISS: #65 (No player comparison) – TSN: #49 (Joe Corvo)
The key to Niemi's game is his big booming shot and ability to move the puck. Both of these assets make him a big-time power play QB. His development was helped by playing in the WHL last season.
45. Carolina Hurricanes – David Toews (LW)
THN: #40 – CSS: #79 NA skater – RLR: #Not Available – McK: #Not Available
ISS: #27 (Dany Heatley) – TSN: #Not Available
Toews does not have his younger brother Jonathan's offensive prowess. However, he is hard worker who will make his mark in the NHL as a two-way forward who will lean more to the checking side as opposed to the scoring side. David is following in his brother's footsteps by attending the University of North Dakota after attending Shattuck-St. Mary's.
46. Nashville Predators – Jamie Arniel (C)
THN: #46 – CSS: #20 NA skater – RLR: #74 – McK: #66
ISS: #45 (No player comparison) – TSN: #46 (Matt Stajan)
Jamie is the son of former NHLer Scott Arniel. He is in the same boat as David Toews in that he will make his mark in the NHL as a two-way center who favors a more defensive style of play. He is strong on face-offs and has good hockey sense.
47. Boston Bruins – Michael Stone (D)
THN: #33 – CSS: #39 NA skater – RLR: #Not Available – McK: #Not Available
ISS: #47 (No player comparison) – TSN: #Honorable Mention list
Stone has NHL size (6-3/206) and a game that NHL teams will like. He is equally comfortable in both ends of the ice. He will be a good two-way d-man who could get even better if his skating and mobility develop at an NHL level.
48. Los Angeles Kings – Jake Allen (G)
THN: #Not in Top 100 – CSS: # 8 NA goalie – RLR: #31 – McK: #30
ISS: #4 goalie (No player comparison) – TSN: #31 (Marty Turco)
The Kings struggled the last couple of years with their goaltending. While they do have young Jonathan Bernier, the Kings would be wise to invest one of their plethora of early picks on developing even more depth in goal. Allen led Canada to an U-18 gold medal and was named the tournament's best goaltender. Allen is one of, if not the best, stickhandling goalies available in the draft. His international success very well could push him into the first round of the draft (possibly to Detroit?).
49. Phoenix Coyotes – Maxime Sauve (C)
THN: #45 – CSS: #26 NA skater – RLR: #30 – McK: #31
ISS: #35 – TSN: #37 (Simon Gagne)
Sauve is yet another prospect with a connection to a former NHLer – he is the son of Jean-Francois Sauve, nephew of goalie Bob Sauve and cousin of former goalie Philippe Sauve. Maxime's game is built on speed and his creativity with the puck. He needs to find a consistency to his game and get a bit stronger to make up for his slight stature (5-11/170).
50. Colorado Avalanche – Patrice Cormier (C)
THN: #77 – CSS: #61 NA skater – RLR: #39 – McK: #37
ISS: #75 (No player comparison) – TSN: # 53 (No player comparison)
ISS considers Cormier a "potential draft day steal". He has the size (6-2/201) and skill to succeed. He has good speed and plays an aggressive style of game. The problem is that injuries have limited his playing time the last two years. He stepped up during the playoffs by scoring four goals and five assists in nine games.
51. New York Rangers – Jared Staal (RW)
THN: #31 – CSS: #43 NA skater – RLR: #114 – McK: #79
ISS: #63 – TSN: #50 (Trent Hunter)
It is understandable as to why Ranger fans want their team to draft Jared – given brother Marc's successful rookie season. The fourth and final Staal brother, Jared has the size (6-3/195) the Rangers can use on the wing. Staal does use his size well – especially when he drives to the net, but his skating is the one thing that might hold it out of the first round – even though some team might gamble on him in the first round based on his genes. He did show develop from his three points in limited time as a rookie to his 49 points in his second season.
52. New Jersey Devils – James Livingston (RW)
THN: #52 – CSS: #53 NA skater – RLR: #Not Available – McK: #Not Available
ISS: #38 (No player comparison) – TSN: #Honorable Mention list
Livingston is the kind of player that Lou Lamoriello likes, He has good size ((6-1/200) and is a pretty good skater. He is effective on the offensive end as a strong forechecker and cycling the puck down low. He is still developing and showed marked improvement from his seven point rookie season to his 44 point second season. At the very least, he projects out to being a good two-way forward.
53. New York Islanders – Vjateslav Voinov (D)
THN: #76 – CSS: #8 Euro skater – RLR: #53 – McK: #50
ISS: #37 (No player comparison) – TSN: #44 (Danny Markov)
Voinov is a physical defenseman who battles every shift as if it were overtime. Voinov is not just a defensive player because he shows the ability to join the rush or pinch in from the point. Even though he is only 18, he has already played in Russia's Elite League. While he struggled in the World Junior Championship, he played well in the U-18 tournament.
54. Washington Capitals – Viktor Tikhonov (LW)
THN: #Not in Top 100 – CSS: #7 Euro skater – RLR: #Not Available
McK: #Not Available – ISS: #43 – TSN: #Honorable Mention list
Tikhonov is the4 grandson of legendary Soviet coach Viktor Tikhonov. The younger Tikhonov went undrafted in 2007 – something that will not happen this year. Another prospect who played in the Russian Elite League, Tikhonov is hard worker who translate that into offensive ability. Tikhonov was named the WJC's best forward. He is another player who might sneak into the first round.
55. Minnesota Wild – Danny Kristo (RW)
THN: #80 – CSS: #37 NA skater – RLR: #122 – McK: #35
ISS: #56 (No player comparison) – TSN: #39 (Maxim Afinogenov)
The Minnesota native is one the better skaters available in 2008. He spent the season as a member of the USA National Team Development Program and played well in the U-18 tournament. While he is offensive player, Kristo is not afraid to mix it up despite his slight stature (6-0/172).
56. Montreal Canadiens – A.J. Jenks (C)
THN: #26 – CSS: #50 NA skater – RLR: #Not Available – McK: #Not Available
ISS: #82 (No player comparison) – TSN: #Honorable Mention list
The Habs are not strangers when it comes to drafting Americans – they have drafted three of them in the first round during the last two years. Jenks' development as an NHL player depends on his ability to improve his skating. He has the size (6-1/206) and tools to succeed, but it his skating that will elevate him to the next level. He showed good improvement from his first year (23 points) to his second year (55 points).
57. Washington Capitals – Justin Schultz (D)
THN: #Not in Top 100 – CSS: #:38 NA skater – RLR: #55 – McK: #57
ISS: #42 (No player comparison) – TSN: #58 (No player comparison)
Schultz is the cousin of former Capital first round draft pick Kris Beech. Justin is an offensive blueliner who uses his speed to jump into the rush, and the best part is that he has the hockey sense to know when to do it. However, he does need to work on defensive game and he needs to add some muscle to his frame (6-1/163)
58. Washington Capitals – Geordie Wudrick (LW)
THN: #53 – CSS: #71 NA skater – RLR: #Not Available – McK: #Not Available
ISS: #40 (No player comparison) – TSN: #Honorable Mention list
Another one of the ISS darkhorses entering the draft, Wudrick has all the tools to be your prototypical power forward: good size (6-3/204), skates well and can handle the puck. According to scouts who talked to THN, there are concerns about his hockey sense. Given his potential, he should have done better than 20 goals and 24 assists in 66 games with Swift Current (WHL).
59. Dallas Stars – Shawn Lalonde (D)
THN: #62 – CSS: #32 NA skater – RLR: #61 – McK: #67
ISS: #49 – TSN: #45 (Andrew Ference)
Lalonde is another one of those mobile offensive defensemen who has the ability to join the rush and create offense. Lalonde needs to work on finding a consistency to his game and he needs to add some muscle to his frame (6-0/175).
60. Toronto Maple Leafs – Roman Josi (D)
THN: #49 – CSS: #6 Euro skater – RLR: #19 – McK: #46
ISS: #41 – TSN: #47 (Tomas Kaberle)
Josi does a lot of little things well. He has some offensive ability, good size (6-1/187) and has the ability to play well at both ends of the ice. He was a member of the Swiss U-20 team and captained their U-178 squad.
61. Los Angeles Kings – Brandon Burlon (D)
THN: #58 – CSS: #41 NA skater – RLR: #21 – McK: #59
ISS: #52 – TSN: #42 (Adrian Aucoin)
Burlon will be making the transition from Jr. A to the University of Michigan in the fall. He is offensive defenseman who, like many of the d-men in the second round, jump in and join the rush. He may be a QB on the power play at the NHL level because he has a good shot and handles the puck well. He needs to work on his defensive responsibilities and learn to pick his spots in the physical game because he is not that big physically (6-0/190).
Second Round Draft Pick Transactions
* Pick 31 (Tampa Bay to Florida): Florida traded Chris Gratton to Tampa Bay in exchange for the Lightning's 2008 2nd round draft pick (June 13, 2007).
* Pick 33 (Atlanta to St. Louis): St. Louis traded Keith Tkachuk to Atlanta in exchange for Glen Metropolit, the Thrashers 2007 1st and 3rd round picks and their 2008 2nd round pick (February 25, 2007).
* Pick 35 (Phoenix): The NHL awarded a compensatory draft pick (#35) to the Coyotes because Blake Wheeler rejected a contract offer – thus becoming an unrestricted free agent (June 2008).
* Pick 38 (Toronto to Phoenix): Phoenix traded Yanic Perreault and their 2008 5th round draft pick to Toronto for the Maple Leafs 2008 2nd round draft pick (February 27, 2007).
* Pick 42 (Chicago to Ottawa): Ottawa traded Martin Havlat and Bryan Smolinski to Chicago in exchange for Tom Preissing, Josh Hennessy, Michal Barinka and the Blackhawks 2008 2nd round draft pick (July 9, 2006).
* Pick 46 (Florida to Nashville): Nashville traded Tomas Vokoun to Florida for the Panthers 2007 2nd round draft pick, 2008 1st round draft pick and 2008 2nd round draft pick (June 2007).
* Pick 43 (Edmonton to Anaheim): Edmonton's 2008 1st, 2nd and 3rd round draft picks are transferred to Anaheim for the Ducks decision not to match the Oilers offer sheet to restricted free agent Dustin Penner (August 2, 2007).
* Pick 48 (Calgary to Los Angeles); Los Angeles traded Craig Conroy to Calgary in exchange for Jamie Lundmark, the Kings 2007 4th round draft pick and their 2008 2nd round draft pick (January 29, 2007).
* Pick 49 (Ottawa to Phoenix): Phoenix traded Oleg Saprykin and the Coyotes 2007 7th round draft pick to Ottawa for the Senators 2008 2nd round draft pick (February 27, 2007).
* Pick 53 (Anaheim to NY Islanders): On July 3, 2006, Edmonton traded Chris Pronger to Anaheim in exchange for Joffrey Lupul, Ladislav Smid and draft picks. The Oilers then traded the acquired Ducks 2nd round pick to the Islanders for Allan Rourke and the Islanders 2008 3rd round draft pick (July 5, 2007).
* Pick 57 (san Jose to Washington): San Jose's 2008 2nd round draft pick goes to Washington due to a 2007 Draft day trade that sent a Capitals 2007 1st round draft pick to San Jose for the Sharks 2007 and 2008 2nd round draft picks.
* Pick 58 (Philadelphia to Washington): Philadelphia's 2008 2nd round draft pick goes to Washington due to a 2007 Draft day trade that sent a Capitals 2007 2nd round draft pick to the Flyers for their 2007 3rd round draft pick and their 2008 2nd round draft pick.
* Pick 60 (Pittsburgh to Toronto): Toronto traded Hal Gill to Pittsburgh for the Penguins 2008 2nd round draft pick and 2009 5th round draft pick (February 26, 2008).
* Pick 61 (Detroit to Los Angeles): Los Angeles traded Brad Stuart to Detroit in exchange for the red wings 2008 2nd round draft pick and their 2009 4th round draft pick (February 26, 2008).


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CRESTVIEW � Having a bigger campaign fund than opponents in this year�s municipal elections didn�t guarantee incumbents more votes.
CRESTVIEW � Having a bigger campaign fund than opponents in this year�s municipal elections didn�t guarantee incumbents more votes.
If having more campaign money than challengers means certain reelection, Charles Baugh Jr.'s $8,354 should have trounced winner Mickey Rytman's $3,523.95. And Joe Blocker's $624.23 should have been no match to Benjamin Iannucci III's $2,041.28.
But when Supervisor of Elections Paul Lux announced the final results Tuesday evening, Rytman, who sat stunned by the announcement, had defeated Baugh with 762 votes to 536. Iannucci fell to Blocker 494 to 424.
"Anything's possible when you deal with voting," Iannucci said.
Incumbent City Clerk Betsy Roy � out-funded $3,994.48 to $3,384.55 by her opponent � faced a tough battle against real estate agent Wanda Davis. Roy trailed Davis 446 to 414 when the results of early voting and absentee votes were coupled with results from four out of the city's seven precincts. Roy won, 581 to 557.
Baugh and Iannucci are relative newcomers to Crestview, while Blocker, Davis and Rytman are Crestview natives. Roy has lived in Crestview since 1995.
Also elected was Crestview native Shannon Hayes, who defeated transplant Bill Cox to assume the Precinct 2 seat being vacated by retiring Councilman Tim Grandberry. Hayes, who raised $2,570 to Cox's $1,120, is the son of the late council member Sam Hayes.
"I know Dad is smiling up there," Hayes said after the results were announced.
City Councilman Tom Gordon, a Crestview native, said that over the last two elections, he has seen a trend of voters turning incumbents out of office.
"Two years ago, the Crestview citizens sent a clear signal of 'out with the old and in with new,' Gordon said. "Looks like Tuesday night's results were an echo of two years ago."
Voter Theresa Lambert raised another possibility.
"I want to see the locals back in charge," she said. "Most of those people on the council aren't from here. They don't know this place like we do."
Whether voters focused more on defeating incumbents or putting lifelong residents into office is questionable, but one quantifiable fact concerned Gordon: only 10.5 percent of the electorate determined the election's outcome.
"It's hard to fathom how 90 percent can possibly be satisfied with 10 percent making the decision for them," Gordon said. "If you don't vote, don't fuss."
Crestview city clerk
Salary: $55,000
Campaign contributions*/expenditures:
Wanda Davis: $3,994.48/ $2,091.54
J.T. Kinsey: $1,450/ $1,446.08
Betsy Roy: $3,384.55/ $3,119.30
Crestview city council
Salary: $5,040
Campaign contributions*/expenditures:
Precinct 1
Joe Blocker: $624.23/ $273.63
Landrum Edwards: $395.60/ $100
Benjamin Iannucci III: $2,041.28/ $1,306.45
Precinct 2
Bill Cox: $1,120/ $1,002.94
Shannon Hayes: $2,570/ $2,320.14
Precinct 3
Charles Baugh Jr.: $8,354/ $6,950.48
Mickey Rytman: $3,523.95/ $1,413.64
Laurel Hill mayor
Salary: $2,400
Campaign contributions*/expenditures:
Robby Adams: $325/ $308.68
Mike Blizzard: $692/ $395.08
Laurel Hill city council
Salary: $1,200**
Campaign contributions*/expenditures:
Larry Hendren: $40/ $10
Johnny James: $33/ $10
Joan Smith: $20/ $10
*Includes monetary and in-kind contributions
** Laurel Hill city council members have voluntarily waived their salaries to allow the city to pay down its debt.
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John DiStaso's Granite Status: New Manchester GOP consulting firm could play in South Carolina special House raceBy JOHN DiSTASO
Senior Political Reporter
January 09. 2013 10:49AM
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9. STRONG PICK-UP. Newly formed RightOn Strategies of Manchester has picked up its first major client, a potential candidate for what will likely be a closely watched U.S. House race in South Carolina.
The Manchester firm, co-founded by Mike Biundo, Derek Dufresne and Kory Wood, has been hired by Republican Andy Patrick for the U.S. House special election in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District.
Patrick is exploring a candidacy for the post vacated by U.S. Rep. Tim Scott, who was tapped by Gov. Nikki Haley to fill the vacancy left in the U.S. Senate when Jim DeMint resigned.
Patrick is a state representative from Beaufort County and a former state trooper and Secret Service special agent.
Biundo became acquainted with Patrick while working in the key state of South Carolina as national campaign manager for former Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum's presidential campaign. He later worked for the Mitt Romney campaign as deputy national coalitions director.
Several other Republicans are being mentioned as potential candidates, as well as Beaufort County Democratic Chairman Blaine Lotz.
The primary for the special election is March 19, a run-off is slated for April 2 and the general election is May 7.
As we reported on Tuesday (see item below), RightOn Strategies is also organizing a meeting of leading New Hampshire Republican activists on Feb. 7 to discuss the results of the Nov. 6, 2012 general election.
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow)
TUESDAY, JAN. 8. WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY. Against the backdrop of increasing tensions in the race for NHGOP chairman (see our item below), conservative activist Mike Biundo and his consulting partners are making a push for a strong showing at a meeting of state party leaders being organized by their new RightOn Strategies.
In invitations for the Feb. 7 meeting at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics sent to top GOP leaders, Biundo and partners Kory Wood and Derek Dufresne write that the meeting is intended "to give an analysis of what we believe happened, where New Hampshire Republicans go from here, and give you an open opportunity to voice your thoughts and ideas."
They say the meeting is "by invitation only" and will be closed to the press to allow "elected officials and activists to have an open discussion."
By the time the meeting is held, the NHGOP will have chosen its next chairman. Biundo, in a recent opinion piece in the New Hampshire Union Leader, blamed the GOP losses in the state and nationally in the last election on a voter identification program and overall ground organization that was inferior to the Democrats' operations.
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
TUESDAY, JAN. 8: "LIENING" ON HORN. With just more than two weeks to go before the Republican State Committee elects a new chairman, the race for the post is getting a bit nasty.
Jennifer Horn is the target of a recent attack focusing on her (and her husband's) personal finances. Horn's opponent, Andrew Hemingway, said he does not believe the attacks are emanating from his supporters and he has written on Facebook he does not condone personal attacks against Horn.
At issue is the fact that Horn and her husband have federal tax liens totaling $92,184 filed against them by the IRS for 2008 and 2009. Horn confirmed that the liens exist and said she and her husband are working to pay off what they owe.
In a written statement, she said, "Like a lot of families across New Hampshire, the recession took a toll on our household. My husband was under-employed for a period of time and we were forced to make tough decisions, but we have been working with the IRS to resolve this matter as quickly as possible. "It's a shame that this race for state party chair now includes personal attacks on my family," Horn wrote. "While others may want to spend their time attacking other Republicans, I will remain 100 percent focused on building a stronger New Hampshire Republican Party."
Does this personal issue reflect on her ability to run the New Hampshire GOP? That's for the 506 members of the state committee to decide on Jan. 26. Hemingway himself said he had no comment on that question. He also said he has been the target of personal attacks regarding his personal life.
"I have nothing to do with these attacks against Jennifer," he said. "It's just part of being in the public eye." Hemingway, meanwhile, has been endorsed in recent weeks by former U.S. Sen. Gordon Humphrey. "Both candidates are dedicated, heart-felt conservatives," Humphrey wrote. "That's vitally important, because principles are vitally important. "But it's also vitally important to move the GOP into the 21st Century in terms of the mechanics of winning, bringing to bear maximum use of advanced technology to find new Republicans, register them and ensure they vote. The Democrats have far surpassed us in this.
"Only one candidate is an expert in the use of computer technology and social media to win elections," wrote Humphrey. "That candidate is Andrew Hemingway, and he has my confidence and support."
Horn and Hemingway have sent out letters to state committee members in recent days making their cases for the chairmanship. Hemingway writes, "We must sharpen our message, implement new technologies and rebuild our grassroots infrastructure.
"Our state party needs to be better funded and better staff to ensure we have the resources to create an environment where Republicans can be successful." Horn writes, "We need a chairman who understands the many moving part of a campaign and the structure of a political party." She writes that the chairman is needed "who not only understands contemporary technologies, but also has the political understanding to implement it strategically to assist us in winning elections."
Horn has also included a four-page plan she calls, "Priorities for the NHGOP: A Plan for a Vibrant, Winning Republican Party." Hemingway also has a specific plan and has been talking about them during Facebook Town Halls. Last night's event focused on his financial plan.
Also, controversial former presidential candidate Andy Martin this week announced he will run for the state chairmanship. Martin, a perennial candidate for a host of offices in various states over the years, was a controversial figure during the last New Hampshire presidential primary campaign. He was dis-invited to a local Republican committee after past comments he made came to light that were construed by some as being anti-Semitic.
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
MONDAY, JAN. 7: PRAISE, SKEPTICISM. The state's two U.S. senators predictably differed in their views of President Barack Obama's choice for Secretary of Defense on Monday. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen praised Republican former Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, President Barack Obama's nominee for Secretary of Defense, as a "strong and independent leader" who "valiantly defended our nation in Vietnam, where he earned two Purple Hearts."
Shaheen, a Democrat and Obama supporter, said that in the Senate from 1997 to 2009, Hagel was "a voice of pragmatism and principle." She stopped short of formally endorsing him, however, saying she looks forward to speaking with him and "considering" his nomination.
Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte said, "While I deeply respect Senator Hagel's brave service in Vietnam, I am concerned by several positions he took as a senator, particularly his long-standing opposition to increased Iran sanctions and his views regarding Hezbollah and Hamas, as well as our close ally Israel.
"As the Armed Services Committee reviews his nomination, I will vigorously question him on these and other issues," Ayotte said.
Shaheen and Ayotte serve on the Senate Armed Services Committee, which will hold a confirmation hearing on Hagel. Obama's nominee for CIA director, John Brennan, will go before the Senate Intelligence Committee for a hearing.
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
FRIDAY, JAN. 4: GOING VIRAL. A Democratic state lawmaker's recent web post critical of the libertarian-leaning Free State Project has gone virtually viral in the past few days and, as one might expect, has drawn criticism.
Reacting to reports that the Free State Project is aggressively trying to bring 20,000 supporters to live in the state over the next two years, Rep. Cynthia Chase, D-Keene, wrote on BlueHampshire.com: "In the opinion of this Democrat, Free Staters are the single biggest threat the state is facing today."
She went on to write that while there is "legally, nothing we can do to prevent them from moving here to take over the state, which is their openly stated goal," she proposed making "the environment here so unwelcoming that some will choose not to come, and some may actually leave."
Chase continued, "One way is to pass measures that will restrict the 'freedoms' that they think they will find here. Another is to shine the bright light of publicity on who they are and why they are coming." She wrote that the last election "was a repudiation of their extremism.
"Ultimately," Chase continued, "the Free Staters want NH to be a platform state for them to export their views to the rest of the country. Some of these folks dress up pretty well, but if you check their website you will find that they are really wolves in sheep's clothing."
The post this week was picked up by the Breitbart.com website, the creation of the late conservative commentator Andrew Breitbart, with columnist Warner Todd Huston opining: "Imagine if a legislator had written a blog post targeting the freedoms of gays, or women, or some other minority? One would think that the media would go wild with such a story.
"But here we have an elected official suggesting that government be used in the United States of America to eliminate freedoms for certain citizens in order to gain political control, and the media is silent."
Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh mentioned the controversy on his program on Friday and posted a link to the Breitbart web site commentary on the top of his web page. He also wrote about it in a web commentary.
Limbaugh did not mention the Free State Project specifically, saying instead that Chase wanted to restrict the freedoms of "Granite State conservatives." Free Staters, however, are generally viewed as more libertarian than conservative. He also posted a photo of Chase and wrote that she "looks like a Teamster."
A post on TheFreeEconomy.com includes a video from libertarian author Thomas E. Woods, Jr., who says the Chase comment made him "doubly enthusiastic" about the Free State Project, "just to drive this woman crazy. It's become an end in itself to me."
Locally, state Rep. Mark Warden, R-Manchester, a Free State leader, said, the Chase post was "inappropriate, of course, and a bit chauvinistic for anyone to say they don't want people moving to New Hampshire. If you replaced her reference to us with 'Irish' or 'Indian' or 'women' or 'gay people,' she would be in every newspaper in the country as one of the biggest bigots around.
"But it's OK for them to bad-mouth people moving here because they believe in more liberty or smaller government," said Warden, who, as a real estate agent, is helping Free Staters relocate to the state.
Chase could not be reached for comment Friday. Democratic National Committeewoman Kathy Sullivan said that while she could not speak for Chase, the lawmaker is entitled to her opinion, "just as the Free Staters are entitled to their opinions."
Sullivan said Free Staters have a variety of opinions on various topics, but must "contend with" opinions sometimes expressed by leaders in favor of secession, even though not all Free Staters support secession.
Sullivan said that if Free Staters run for office they should "disclose that they are part of that organized effort," but she said she disagrees with the idea of trying to keep anyone from moving into the state.
"Would I prefer that more people of my political persuasion, who support strong public education, for instance, move into the state? Yes, but that's not what our democracy is," Sullivan said. "Walls don't work."
She said she was not surprised Limbaugh picked up on the matter, but added, "Maybe everyone on either side needs to calm down and talk to each other."
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
THURSDAY, JAN. 3, UPDATE: KELLY'S KEY ROLE, NEW COMMITTEES. As the 113th Congress took office Thursday, U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte was appointed to an important role advising the Senate Republican Leadership.
Ayotte was named a counsel to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., a role held by former U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg several years ago. She was also named to two new committees and will continue serving on three others.
In the role of counsel, Ayotte will have a seat at the GOP leadership table and will offer input and advice to McConnell and other top Republican senators. She is one of only two GOP senators to serve as counsel to leadership, along with Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. McConnell said in a statement that Ayotte "brings invaluable insight to our conference on issues that affect American families.
"Firmly committed to getting our fiscal house in order, she will perform a critical role as a member of the Senate Republican Leadership team," said McConnell.
Ayotte was also named to the Senate Armed Services; Commerce, Science and Transportation; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and Budget committees as well as a special committee on Aging.
Ayotte spokesman Liz Johnson said Ayotte is new to the Homeland Security Committee and is returning to Aging Committee, where she briefly served two years ago before leaving to serve on the Budget Committee. She will no longer serve on the Small Business Committee, Johnson said. Ayotte served on the Armed Services, Commerce and Budget committees in the last Congress.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., last month announced she will serve on the Senate Appropriations Committee and will no longer serve on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Shaheen will continue to serve on the Foreign Relations; Armed Services and Small Business committees. Ayotte said McConnell picks two GOP senators who are not elected to leadership and "have them participate at the leadership table, giving him advice.
"I appreciate the opportunity to be at the table and give my input," she said. "If you're at the table you can offer your opinions. "They may not always be taken but it's good to be there in a position to do that," Ayotte said in an interview. Ayotte said the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee is a major assignment because "it is the oversight committee in the Senate."
"It's not only a strong committee in terms of really looking at each agency and how we do things in Washington, but also we'll have strong Republican leadership on it that will be very focused on delivering better government to the people and looking for ways to eliminate redundancy." Ayotte said "significant challenges" continue to face the nation on the homeland security front.
"We still, post-9/11, need to focus on making sure we have coordination to obtain the best intelligence to prevent terrorist attacks," Ayotte said. She also said the committee has been involved in probing the breakdown in security that led to the deaths of four Americans at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya on Sept. 11 of last year. She said numerous Benghazi probes will continue this year, including a likely probe of the military response by the Armed Services Committee.
Ayotte said she still believes the "best method would have been to have a select committee to allow us to look at the big picture." She also hopes that outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify "after she recovers from her unfortunate blood clot," as well as Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta.
Also, she said, "I will continue to be a strong advocate for Pease and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard." And as a member of the Budget Committee, Ayotte said, "I have one wish for the New Year: that we actually do a budget this year in the United States Senate."
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
THURSDAY, JAN. 3, UPDATE: UNINSPIRING. A former New Hampshire congressman, speaking on behalf of the bipartisan Campaign to Fix the Debt-NH, says the deal to avert the "fiscal cliff" was a meager effort. "Tuesday's debt deal was a move in the right direction, but it wasn't much of one," said Dick Swett, a Democratic former U.S. House member from the state's 2nd District. "Lawmakers need to do a lot more to address country's real debt problems," said Swett, a member of the Fix the Debt Steering Committee. "As we enter the New Year, I encourage legislators to constructively cooperate and collaborate, and put the good of our nation ahead of politics by addressing the nation's long-term debt problems."
The New Hampshire campaign said the agreement "did little to tackle the biggest drivers of the country's fiscal problems or tackle the growing national debt. Without meaningful entitlement, tax and spending reforms the debt will continue to grow, continue to endanger jobs and economic growth, and continue to put an even greater burden on future generations."
The local group is calling for "reforms to further control spending, ensure the sustainability and solvency of entitlement programs, and reform the U.S. tax code to promote and greater revenue."
(Earlier Granite Status Reports follow.)
(Note: the Granite Status was on vacation from Dec. 22 through Jan. 2)
THURSDAY, DEC. 20: GOP SOUL-SEARCHING. RightOn Strategies, the consulting firm started up in recent weeks by veteran conservative strategist Mike Biundo of Manchester, has made progress since our initial web report this week on its planned meeting of conservative and GOP leaders "to discuss," as Biundo put it, "a plan for 2014/2016 and reflect on the lessons learned from 2012."
The meeting is now set for Feb. 7 at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College. Biundo said both current candidates for NHGOP chair, Jennifer Horn and Andrew Hemingway, have promised to attend regardless of the outcome of the party election on Jan. 26. Also confirmed to attend is NHGOP vice chair Cliff Hurst, Biundo said. Invites have been issued to leaders of conservative groups, former and current office holders as well as grassroots and other party leaders.
Biundo said he and his RightOn partners, Derek Dufresne and Kory Wood, both formerly of outgoing Rep. Frank Guinta's campaign, will give an analysis of "what we think happened and where to we go from here, as well as give others an open opportunity to voice their I ideas and thoughts." Biundo said the meeting will be open, "so we are not limiting the guest list to only those we think of but we will cap attendance to a manageable level so we can be productive."
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"NOT INCONSISTENT." GOP chair candidate Horn said she is not now and never has been inconsistent on her pro-Second Amendment position.
Critics this week pointed out that when Horn ran for Congress in 2008, she said in an interview that she backed "common-sense restrictions to protect kids from guns" and then five months later pledged "I will never vote to place restrictions on the Second Amendment and will always fight to preserve this right."
"There is no inconsistency," Horn said yesterday. "My record on guns has been clear and consistent. I am a strong, passionate defender of our Second Amendment rights and always have been. I also believe, as the NRA does, that children should be educated and supervised in their use of guns."
She said she has received "A" ratings from the NRA, high marks from the New Hampshire Firearms Coalition and the backing of some of the state's strongest pro-gun advocates, including former state Reps. Bev Rodeschin and Steve Cunningham and Grafton County gun shop owner Skip Riley.
She also noted that as chairman of party platform committee, "I made sure there was a strong pro-Second Amendment" statement. Her opponent, Hemingway, said he had no qualms with the party platform on guns. "It's right where it should be," he said.
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WHAT THE PLATFORMS SAY. Here, by the way, is what the two major political parties' platforms say with respect to guns: Republicans: "Protect the rights of law-abiding citizens to own and carry firearms to defend themselves, their families and their property; oppose any taxation, licensing restrictions, or registration of firearms; oppose the requirement to obtain a license to carry a concealed firearm; oppose any 'assault weapons' ban; support the universal right of self defense wherever one has a legal right to be."
Democrats: "We believe in policies that appropriately balance the rights of individuals to protect themselves, to responsibly own and use firearms, and to live in a community safe from violence."
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A SHAHEEN VICTORY. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen won a major legislative victory this week when House and Senate conferees approved repealing a 21-year-old policy that denied women in the military insurance coverage for abortion in cases of rape or incest.
The amendment will put "Department of Defense rules in line with other federal policies and ensure that women in uniform receive the same reproductive rights as the civilians they protect," according to a statement from Shaheen's office. Democrat Shaheen, who is staunchly pro-choice, called it "an important step to restoring equity to military service women."
Earlier this month, Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers supporting Shaheen's amendment.
"While I strongly oppose abortion, I have also been clear that I support exceptions in cases when the life of the mother is endangered or in cases of rape or incest," Ayotte wrote several weeks ago. Ayotte has long opposed the use of federal funding for abortion. But her support for the Shaheen amendment is not inconsistent with that position, a spokesman said.
"She opposes the use of federal funds for abortions except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother - which is consistent with current law governing health care for federal employees," said spokesman Jeff Grappone.
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NEW HASSAN STAFF. New staff hires in Gov.-elect Maggie Hassan's office include: -- William Craig, her former state Senate legislative aide, as policy director -- Amy Kennedy, policy adviser; former deputy state political director for Obama's reelection campaign -- Chris Kennedy, legislative director; current Senate Democratic Caucus staff director -- Jennifer Kuzma, appointments director and liaison to the Executive Council, her current role in Gov. John Lynch's office. Hassan's Office Administration team comprises former Lynch aide Alice Chamberlin, former Planned Parenthood policy director Jennifer Frizzell, attorney Steve Gordon and former state economic development director Mike Vlacich.
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MARTIN MOVES OVER. Gene Martin is taking Chris Kennedy place as staff director of the Senate Democratic Caucus staff at the State House. Martin worked several years ago as a state Senate legislative aide before joining the New Hampshire Democratic Party office as political director. In this year's election cycle, he ran the Committee to Elect House Democrats, a PAC, which was obviously quite successful.
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THE HOUSE MAJORITY LEADERSHIP. House Speaker Terie Norelli officially announced her leadership team yesterday, including Reps. Naida Kaen of Lee; deputy speaker; Steve Shurtleff of Penacook, majority leader; Gary Richardson of Hopkinton, majority floor leader; and Jeff Goley of Manchester, deputy floor leader. Assistant majority leaders are Reps. Beth Arsenault of Laconia, Mary Cooney of Plymouth, Susan Ford of Easton, Suzanne Gottling of Sunapee, Melanie Levesque of Brookline, Robert Perry of Strafford, Deanna Rollo of Rollinsford and Stephen Spratt of Greenville.
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AT THE WHITE HOUSE. A group of high-profile state Democrats were at the White House this week for a Christmas party that included Obama supporters from Northeastern states. Among the Granite Staters who attended were state Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley, state Senate Democratic Leader Sylvia Larsen, state Sen. Martha Fuller Clark and her husband, Geoffrey, lobbyist Jim Demers (who was the state's very first Obama activist); Executive Councilor-elect Chris Pappas, speaker Norelli, former U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes, Democratic National Committeewoman Kathy Sullivan and her husband, John Rist, and State Employees Association President Diana Lacey.
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Quick takes:
-- D.C. gossip: Ayotte dined at Monocle Restaurant Tuesday night with former Reagan adviser and current Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan. We understand it was a "getting-to-know-you" get-together.
-- There will be no rest for Stephanie DuBois. She leaves as outgoing U.S. Rep. Charlie Bass's spokesman on Jan. 2 and will start the next day at the National Community Pharmacists Association in Alexandria, Va., as director of communications and marketing. The NCPA represents 23,000 pharmacies, including about 20 in New Hampshire.
-- Tyler Deaton, former spokesman for the pro-same sex marriage group Standing Up for New Hampshire Families, has joined B-Fresh Consulting as managing director.
-- As the Granite Status wraps up its 31st year of reporting New Hampshire's political news, we wish all of you and your families a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Hold your children (and parents) especially close this holiday season.
-- Watch for updates as news occurs the rest of this week on UnionLeader.com, and we'll be back in print in January.
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John DiStaso is senior political reporter of the New Hampshire Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Twitter: @jdistaso.


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