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I really don't want to pile on Mitt while his run continues a downward spiral, but his campaign is shaping up as among the worst in memory.
He is, after all, running against an incumbent who failed a pledge to cut the deficit in half, who faces foreign policy fires abroad, including a growing crisis over a nuclear Iran, and who famously, though somewhat awkwardly, said in 2009 with regard to fixing the economy, "If I dont have this done in three years, then there's going to be a one-term proposition."
And yet, where are we?
Daily tracking by Gallup now shows the president with six-point lead (50-44) nationally in a race that for so long was a virtual tie. And this comes as poll after poll shows widening leads for Obama in states such as Florida and Ohio that are critical to the Electoral College vote total needed to win the presidency.
It's not that the economy got better or that governance improved or that the unemployed got jobs or that Obama, as pledged, change the ways Washington.
It's that Romney's campaign is horrible. It consistently allows the Obama camp and the media to direct the narrative -- Mitt's money, Mitt's tax returns, Mitt's wife's horse, Mitt's corporate past, Mitt's personal awkwardness, Mitt's GOP pals talking about "legitmate rape," Mitt's Clint Eastwood, etc. -- instead of staying on and riding hard the message of fixing the economy.
From the start, right after sewing up the GOP nomination, Romney allowed Obama to define him as an uncaring corporate raider who hides his wealth in foreign investments. It wasn't until the mostly-botched Republican convention that Romney even tried to humanize himself with stories of his family and faith.
Then, in what might well be the moment most remembered from campaign 2012, he reinforces the Obama campaign's portrayal with that 47-percent remark. And while I assume when he said, "My job is not to worry about those people," he was talking politically, meaning his campaign needs to attract the other 53-percent, there's no escaping the damage done by the next sentence: "I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."
Worse, just as there was no good Romney campaign answer to the early Obama efforts to define Mitt, there was no good response to the 47-percent comments. Mitt saying it "was not elegantly stated" didn't stop a week-long torrent of criticism and campaign free-fall.
Then, nine days later, Romney's campaign released a new ad, "Too Many Americans," with Mitt speaking directly into the camera. It's good. It talks about poverty growth, the increase in folks on food stamps, the promise to enact policies to create jobs. And it says "compassion" shouldn't be measured by the number of people on welfare but by getting people off welfare and into jobs. It ends with Mitt saying, "We can't afford another four years like the last four years.
You can see the ad here.
Problem is, just like earlier in the campaign season, it comes after the damage is done. It's another example of the Romney camp apparently being tone-deaf to what plays well politically and what hurts its candidate directly.
Obama's not winning. Romney's losing. And it's because of his stupid campaign.


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Penguins top Bruins to extend winning streakBy VINCE COMUNALE
The Sports Xchange
March 17. 2013 7:11PM
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins met for the second time in less than a week on Sunday afternoon with both teams wanting to establish their superiority atop the Eastern Conference.
And it was the Penguins who were superior - at least on Sunday - as they skated to a 2-1 victory to extend their league-best winning streak to nine straight.
"It was a tight game and it ended up in a 2-1 hockey game in which I think both teams had a chance to win," said Bruins head coach Claude Julien.
Although the Penguins have been an offensive juggernaut with three players in the top 15 in points, it was a stingy defense that, again, propelled the Penguins to victory. Consider that Pittsburgh has allowed just five goals in its past five games.
"They played pretty sound defensively, you've got to give them that," said Bruins left wing Brad Marchand.
Just one point separated the two teams heading into the game. The Penguins came in with 42 total points, good for second place in the Eastern Conference standings. Meanwhile, the Bruins entered play with 41 total points, perched fourth in the Eastern Conference.
The Penguins got the first tally of the game at the 12:06 mark of the first when Pascal Dupuis dug out the puck from the skates of Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara behind the net, backhanded a pass out to Chris Kunitz, who then threw a backhand pass of his own across the slot to Penguins captain Sidney Crosby.
Crosby corralled the puck, backed up slightly and wristed the puck past Bruins netminder Tuukka Rask for his 13th of the season.
"We just wanted to try to get a good start," Crosby said. "They're pretty disciplined defensively so they're comfortable playing tight games so if we can get a lead or put some pressure on them maybe we get them out of it a little bit, it's to our advantage."
The Bruins countered less than five minutes later when defenseman Johnny Boychuk took a shot from the right point that hit traffic in the high slot and caromed to the stick of a wide-open Tyler Seguin, who promptly wristed the puck into an open net from the bottom of left faceoff circle.
Penguins netminder Tomas Vokoun had positioned himself to stop Boychuk's shot and wasn't able to recover in time to challenge the shot of Seguin.
It appeared as though the game would remain knotted at one heading into the second, but with just 32 seconds remaining in the first frame, the Penguins reclaimed the lead when Craig Adams broke down the right wing and fired a slap shot on Rask.
The puck deflected slightly, causing Rask to have to make an awkward glove save. After the save, Rask fell forward and stumbled to try to get back into position, allowing Pittsburgh's Joe Vitale to swoop in and roof a wrist shot over Rask before he could fully regain his composure.
The tally was Vitale's first of the season.
"To chip in and help the guys out in a one-goal game like this, a big game against Boston, is pretty exciting," Vitale said.
The Bruins' best chance to tie the game came with just under seven minutes left in regulation when Seguin attempted a wrap-around shot that eluded Vokoun, but slid right along the goal line without entering the net.
Vokoun made 31 saves in the victory, while Rask made 16 saves in defeat.
Boston's David Krejci exited the game in the third when he took a slap shot to the knee area from Boychuk. He will be re-evaluated today.

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Rail officials clearing Nashua train derailment, eye bridge integrityBy Benjamin C. Klein
Union Leader Correspondent
March 08. 2013 12:40PM
NASHUA – Pan AM Railways and Department of Transportation officials are currently trying to determine if a rail trestle, which was damaged in a train derailment by the Bridge St. rail crossing Thursday night, is structurally sound.
Officials are also trying to re-rail the 10 cars with the hope that that the scene will be cleared and a determination on the trestle made by the end of the day.
"There is quite a bit of damage to the trestle," Cynthia Scarano, executive vice-president for Pan AM Railways said, adding, "there is damage to the railway ties. Bridge inspectors are checking out the trestle to make sure the bridge hasn't been compromised, but we don't believe it has been."
Complicating official's ability to inspect the trestle and remove the cars is the weather.
"Our main problem is the bad conditions due to the snow, it is making it difficult on us," Justin Kates of the Nashua office of emergency said.
Pan AM Railways, which owns the tracks and but not the rail cars or cargo, was shipping coal when Scarano said an unknown problem caused the derailment.
Scarano said that rail officials on site have already re-railed three cars, and hope to have all 10 back on the line and away from the scene by the end of the day.
Kates said he did an inspection of the trestle earlier Friday morning and found it to be in good shape. "It was built strong, some work will have to be done though to repair the wood plank, but the steal structure of the bridge was not affected."
He added there is no concern of coal spilling out as the cars are re-railed as every car remains upright, making the process easier.
"If the coal did spill it wouldn't (be difficult) to clean up, it is solid and can be scooped up. It would be more of a concern if it was a hazardous material, and thankfully, it was a huge relief for us that the cargo was not going to be an issue if it spilled. Makes it easy in comparison to cleaning gas or a liquid hazardous material," Kates said.
However, to prevent that from happening, Kates said Pan AM officials are using specialized equipment to get the cars back on the tracks safely.
Even if the structure of the trestle is sound Scarano said work would have to be done to replace damaged track. However, she explained the process wouldn't take long, as the company has pre-fabricated panels that, "just slip in."
With the cause of the derailment currently unknown, the Boston and Maine Railroad Police are investigating the cause of the crash. The railroad police are a private police department operating under the Boston and Maine Railroad, which is a subsidiary of Pan Am Railways.
With no one hurt, no hazardous cargo, and every derailed car remaining upright, Scarano said, "If it had to happen this is the best way it could."


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Life in an apartment the size of a double parking space will be on full display Monday as the public gets its first inside look at the mini-living going on at the restored Burns Block building on West Hastings.
Boasting 30 micro units described by developer Reliance Properties and partner ITC Construction Group as the smallest rental units in Canada, the Burns building is part of the city's ongoing affordable housing strategy.
Coun. Kerry Jang told The Province Sunday that the low-rent suites, which range in size from 226 square feet to 291 square feet and rent for an average price of $850 a month, were designed with modest income earners in mind.
"What we are trying to do as part of the affordable housing plan and housing in general is to provide a range of housing," he said. "Because right now, if you rent a place, it's over $1,000 and that's beyond people who are making $10 or $12 an hour."
The city contributed a $50,000 grant to fix the face of the 100-year-old heritage building, $144,000 in property-tax reductions and 62,000 square feet in heritage bonus density.
The remodelling, which Jang described as "cool and funky," was completed earlier this year and all 30 units were filled by early September.
Each self-contained suite is equipped with a fold-down bed, kitchen, built-in TV, shelving and folding table. Rent includes furniture and cable.
"It's for folks who need to work in Vancouver but can't afford to live here," Jang added. "They can live in Vancouver, go to work and save money on cars and all that kind of stuff because they don't have to drive in so it makes a big difference."
Current renters will be on hand as part of the day's tours to share their experiences on what it's been like to live in such cozy quarters. Deputy mayor Raymond Louie is also scheduled to speak.


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**** I didn't mean to post that quote by the time I realized I did that on my ipod touch I was out of Network range at the airport.... my badKovy27 wrote:Maagwa wrote:Maagwa wrote:I think was like 4 years old, I got carried onto the ice by Iceberg.
I want to say it was a Pens-Devils game, I have a picture of Iceberg holding me up at center ice. I was rocking the mullet back then B).
So...that was 3-5 years ago?
emptyfriend wrote:Mine was the Mario 5 goals 5 ways game on New Years Eve against the Devs.....
Hawkeynut wrote:My first Penguin game was Dec 21st, 1999 at the Maple Leaf Gardens. The Pens got slapped around by the Leafs 7-2.
My first Penguin game on home ice came last fall Oct 10th against the Canadiens, another loss 3-2
I have concluded that I am flat out a bad luck charm for the Pens. I have watched them 5 times in 3 different cities and they only won 1 of those games.
schreibdog wrote:emptyfriend wrote:Mine was the Mario 5 goals 5 ways game on New Years Eve against the Devs.....
Nice, this was my first game too! I wish I had known how big a deal that game was when Mario scored his 5 goals. What a game.
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The move clears the way for Silver Springs to become part of the state park system.
Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan that positions Silver Springs to become part of the state park system.
The panel voted unanimously to accept Palace Entertainment's offer to pay $4 million to be released from its lease to operate the Silver Springs attraction.
The lease, which was set to expire at the end of 2029, now ends Sept. 30.
That means on Oct. 1 the state Department of Environmental Protection will take over the 242-acre site encompassing the world-renowned springs. State officials have said Silver Springs will be incorporated into the adjacent Silver River State Park.
Palace Entertainment will continue to operate the attraction until that time.
During the interim before the change in management, Palace Entertainment will spend the $4 million on internal improvements at the site.
Scott and the Cabinet — which includes Attorney General Pam Bondi, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam — did not comment on the proposal before voting.
Marion County Commissioner Stan McClain addressed the panel and recommended approval of the proposal on behalf of the community.
"Silver Springs has and always will be part of the identity of Marion County and … created an iconic brand that is still recognized today," McClain said of the springs, considered Florida's first tourist attraction, whose identity as such dates to the 1870s.
Yet, he added, visitors recently have left "filled with disappointment" with their experience, lamenting especially the decline in clarity and quality of the once crystal clear waters.
Wednesday's decision returns Silver Springs to the idea that state environmental regulators had in cutting a deal with the Florida Acquisition Corp. to purchase the site in 1992.
Its use as a theme park was designed to be limited and temporary. State officials mandated that the site be readied as a state park when private vendors eventually left.
After the vote, DEP Secretary Herschel T. Vinyard said in a statement, "We are pleased that the governor and Cabinet have decided to approve this agreement so that the Department can return the property closer to its natural state, involve the community in recreation opportunity decisions and continue our efforts of improving water quality in Silver Springs, one of Florida's most iconic treasures."
"Florida's 171 state parks, trails and historic sites are pleased to welcome the Silver Springs property into our family of resource-based recreation areas and historic and cultural sites," Donald Forgione, director of the Florida Park Service, added in his own statement. "We look forward to working with Palace Entertainment during the transition and to opening the gates on Oct. 1 as a state park."
DEP officials also announced Wednesday that the agency's Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration had held its first meeting to finalize a basin management plan for Silver Springs.
That, officials said, was the first such restoration plan to reduce the nitrates that have caused the springs and upper Silver River to be declared impaired.
As part of its initial plan for Silver Springs, the DEP intends to provide more opportunities for recreational activities, such as hiking, biking, wildlife-viewing and picnicking.
Environmental regulators also have discussed establishing "interpretive" programs that focus on the park's natural, cultural and water resources.
The state also plans to bring in private concessionaires to provide many of the services now offered by Palace Entertainment, as well as launching new ones.
DEP officials said new admission fees have yet to be determined.
The Florida Park Service plans to honor all the passes sold.
The state also anticipates retaining Silver Springs' current staff to the extent possible.
DEP officials said a long-term management plan, as required by state law, is expected to completed by September 2014.
Palace Entertainment, a California-based amusement park operator, has run Silver Springs since 2002. The company is the longest surviving in a series of renters over the past two decades. Yet, according to a recent Cabinet staff report, Palace Entertainment is suffering financially because of reduced profits from the attraction.
Contact Bill Thompson at 867-4117.


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Charles M. Arlinghaus: How the Internet sales tax would unravel the NH AdvantageCHARLES M. ARLINGHAUS
April 24. 2013 2:16AM
Other states have always been annoyed by states like New Hampshire that don't have a sales tax. Tax competition is distressing to the uncompetitive. But few tax grabs are as ill-considered, unfair and anti-competitive as the federal government's attempt to impose a massive new Internet sales tax.
New Hampshire in particular needs to be careful. The new tax will lead to the elimination of the sales tax competitive advantage that is the foundation of our retail economy.
Under the American tax system, states may apply taxes to entities that have a physical presence (or "nexus") in the state. It would of course be ridiculous to expect an orange grower in Florida to apply your state's sales tax on fruit you buy on vacation or to exempt you if you came from a state with no sales tax. So, in general, one state's tax collector has no authority to reach across state lines and regulate you from beyond the borders.
For decades, mail-order catalogs annoyed state tax collectors. Because they weren't located in a state, they didn't pay taxes to that state just because a local placed an order. After many skirmishes, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the retailer and ruled that taxing a company with no state presence was a violation of the interstate commerce clause.
If mail order companies annoyed tax collectors, the Internet angered them even more. My buying a shirt or book online and not paying sales tax apparently threatens the foundations of democracy.
By the way, how much of a threat to regular stores do you think the Internet is? It's less than you think. Total retail sales in 2012 were $4.3 trillion. The e-commerce share of sales was 5.2 percent of that total.
Nonetheless, Congress is trying to pass a law to force every Internet retailer to collect sales taxes for every jurisdiction in America. That's not 50 different tax schemes. There are 9,646 different tax schemes. For example, in Chicago you would pay sales taxes on a purchase to four different entities - five different ones on certain purchases.
If you are a giant retailer like Amazon.com, this is less of a problem for you because of your size, so you support the law. It won't put you out of business, but it will be a nightmare for your smaller competitors. If you are a small, home-based retailer that does a little business through eBay, you'll just go out of business. Thank you, Congress.
So far, Congress is only punishing the e-commerce people. For the 95 percent of sales that go to "brick-and-mortar" stores, this tax-collection scheme is considered burdensome. (I'm not sure what the pinheads in Congress think it is about using the Internet that makes a regulatory burden not a burden to business conducted online, but then logic is not Washington's strong suit).
Don't expect the state tax collectors to be content with leaving the physical stores alone. Massachusetts has been trying for decades to force New Hampshire retailers to collect sales and use taxes from Massachusetts residents. The Internet sales tax bill gives Massachusetts both a mechanism and a precedent.
If we can force mail-order and Internet companies to collect taxes for more than 9,000 jurisdictions, then how hard will it be for Massachusetts to force tire stores or appliance stores to collect its taxes? The day is not long off when Massachusetts brings action under the new scheme to force our state liquor stores to collect and remit Massachusetts taxes on all those cross-border sales.
Sens. Kelly Ayotte and Jeanne Shaheen are both opposed to the bill, but the New Hampshire Legislature is technically helping to fund the effort to tax us. The Legislature pays dues to the National Conference of State Legislatures ($126,761 annually to NCSL and others in the current budget draft). The NCSL is pushing this bill as some sort of state tax relief (I'm not making that up) and promises to "continue to advocate vigorously for" the new tax. (By the way, New Hampshire House Speaker Terie Norelli is president of the NCSL.)
When the federal government interferes in state tax policy, it is never to help you pay less. Somehow "reform" always involves you paying more and the politicians having more to control.
Should every retail business in America, large or small, have to collect taxes for all 9,646 different tax jurisdictions? Garage sales, flea markets, the guy selling old records on eBay, an out-of-print book I bought by mail from England?
Congress should stick to destroying the federal government. It's good at that. But I wish it would leave state tax policy alone.
Charles M. Arlinghaus is president of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, a free-market think tank in Concord.


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July 27. 2013 10:35PM
Civil Liberties Union questions increasing use of costly military-style equipment by NH law enforcement
By SHAWNE K. WICKHAM
New Hampshire Sunday News
The Manchester Police Department's BearCat. (Thomas Roy/Union Leader)
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Keene councilman says $285,933 BearCat courtesy of Uncle Sam 'a waste of money'
WSJ: Rise of the Warrior Cop - Is it time to reconsider militarization of American policing?
Concord is poised to accept $258,000 in federal funding to buy an armored vehicle that police say would provide protection for officers and civilians alike during a terrorist attack, riot or shooting incident.
But some - notably the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union - are questioning the increasing use of what they call "militarized" equipment by civilian police forces.
Concord's City Council will hold a public hearing on Aug. 12 about the proposed purchase of a BearCat G3 rescue vehicle, paid for entirely by a grant from the Department of Homeland Security.
The police department applied for the grant on behalf of the Central New Hampshire Special Operations Unit, which includes 20 local communities, Merrimack County Sheriff's Office and Plymouth State University. The SOU has an "early 80s-vintage" Peacekeeper armored vehicle, but it needs to be repaired "constantly," Concord Police Chief John Duval said.
Concord's City Council unanimously approved the grant application for a new BearCat last fall, according to Duval. But in the months since, some have raised concerns about just how and when such a vehicle would be used.
Duval said he understands concerns about government overreach, especially in light of recent revelations about government surveillance of telephone and email records. But he said those questions need to be asked "in context."
Built on a Ford chassis, the BearCat, Duval said, is "an armor-plated box on wheels."
"That's all it is. It is not digital communication, it's not a listening device, it's not weaponry, it's not any of those things.
"Every year," Duval said, "police officers are lost in the line of duty protecting the rights of citizens. Tactical response units go into known lethal, hostile situations.
"And this vehicle is simply a vehicle to remove people who may be in harm's way, remove injured parties and bring police officers in closer."
But Devon Chaffee, executive director of the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union, said the national ACLU is concerned about the "militarization" of police departments across the country.
The ACLU has submitted more than 255 requests for information to law enforcement agencies across the country regarding the use of "counter-terrorism tactics and of military equipment," she said.
The NHCLU has sought such records from police in Concord, Derry, Keene, Manchester and Portsmouth, Chaffee said. "What we're trying to do is really shed light on what is happening with regard to the increased use of militarized tactics and equipment by domestic police," she said. "Because we think that the public has a right to know."
And what she got back from Concord only increased her concern, Chaffee said.
In its grant application to DHS, the police department said New Hampshire's experience with terrorism "slants primarily towards the domestic type," and said "the threat is real and here."
"Groups such as the Sovereign Citizens, Free Staters and Occupy New Hampshire are active and present daily challenges," the application stated. In addition to organized groups, it cited "several homegrown clusters that are anti-government and pose problems for law enforcement agencies."
Chaffee called that language "alarming."
"It's far from clear to us why an armored vehicle would be necessary to address what are generally, by and large, non-violent movements that in fact provide little or no threat to the security of our state," she said.
Duval said it's not so much organized groups that concern police.
"It's in those cases where things escalate for whatever reason by fringe people who attach themselves to these groups, because of the topic that is being expressed, that it becomes a catalyst for a lethal situation.
"We have to be prepared to protect our law-abiding citizens," he said. "And that's our core function, to protect life and property."
Chaffee said she's concerned that "having militarized equipment and using militarized tactics will result in escalation of violence."
And she asked, "Is this vehicle really going to be limited to those extreme circumstances that have been cited by the Concord police?"
Duval takes issue with the description of the BearCat as a "militarized" vehicle. It has no weapons or offensive equipment, he said; he likens it to the Kevlar vests that police officers wear to protect themselves.
He cited a shooting incident in upstate New York last December in which police used a BearCat to safely remove 30 residents from a neighborhood under fire.
"The essential function of this vehicle is to deploy people safely and to remove people, possibly, safely from a lethal situation."
Lt. Mark Sanclemente is assistant commander of the Manchester SWAT team, which has had a BearCat since 2007.
"We use it as a protective vehicle," he said. "It protects our officers, it's there to protect the public."
Sanclemente said the vehicle has been used when police serve drug search warrants or respond to incidents involving weapons; it's also gone to surrounding towns when police request assistance.
And the SWAT team took it to Watertown, Mass., last April to assist in the search for the accused Boston Marathon bomber.
"It doesn't get out every day. It's very, very limited," he said. "It's a personnel carrier, and it gives us an option to keep our officers safe."
Sanclemente noted that Manchester's BearCat also is parked in a "low-profile location" during political events such as presidential appearances. "It's nearby, it's not out so that everyone can see it, but it's still close if it's needed."
He said he thinks most people understand why the BearCat would be needed in certain situations. "I think the majority of the public likes knowing that we have that vehicle as an option. It's there to protect the community, and that's all it is."
But Chaffee said the presence of such equipment has a negative effect on the communities in which they're used. "You see that type of vehicle operating in your community, and it has a real impact on the sense of security," she said.
"That's part of why there needs to be real careful consideration of how this equipment is used."
Duval said there are legitimate questions about the appropriate use of SWAT teams.
"As a police chief, I don't want our citizens to feel that their police department is becoming a quasi-military unit," he said. "We pride ourselves on community policing."
But he said, "The reality of it is, unfortunately, we have an increasing amount of lethal situations that without the appropriate assets, law enforcement is at a disadvantage to protect our citizens."
Duval said he also understands questions about spending taxpayer money on such vehicles, which might only be used a few times.
But he noted Concord's BearCat would be available to assist any police agency that requests it. "And to me, that is a level of security for this state that is money very, very well-spent," he said.


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Originally appeared in InsideCounsel on August 13, 2014.
Recent decisions interpreting the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act (FTAIA) are bringing the courts into closer alignment on the extraterritorial reach of the US antitrust laws, which has been the subject of substantial debate for years. While the trend seems to be toward more expansive extraterritorial reach, important questions about the scope of the FTAIA remain open.
The FTAIA, which applies to both criminal and civil antitrust claims, governs when federal antitrust laws apply to alleged anticompetitive conduct occurring outside the US. The FTAIA provides that the Sherman Act shall not apply to conduct involving trade or commerce (other than import trade or commerce) with foreign nations unless the "domestic effects" exception is met. Under that exception, the Sherman Act applies to non-import trade or commerce with foreign nations when the foreign conduct both has a "direct, substantial and reasonably foreseeable" effect on US commerce and gives rise to an antitrust claim.
Jurisdictional or element of a claim?
Notorious for its awkward wording, the FTAIA has spawned considerable litigation over its scope, including whether the FTAIA established prerequisites for subject matter jurisdiction or simply set out an element of an antitrust claim.
On July 10, 2014, just weeks after the 7th Circuit's decision in Motorola Mobility LLC v, AU Optronics Corp. and the 2nd Circuit's opinion in Lotes Co. Ltd. v. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd., the 9th Circuit quelled this point of contention in United States v. AU Optronics (AUO), joining the 2nd, 3rd and 7th Circuits—and ending a Circuit split—in holding that the FTAIA sets out substantive elements of a plaintiff's antitrust claim and does not go to the district court's subject matter jurisdiction. This is an important distinction, as subject matter jurisdiction can be challenged at the outset of a case before the expense and burden of full- fledged discovery, whereas the substantive elements of a claim generally are difficult to challenge before summary judgment, when the parties have the benefit of a complete discovery record.
The AUO defendants appealed their convictions for fixing prices of TFT-LDC panels that were both imported into the US and sold to foreign third parties and incorporated into finished products (such as computer monitors) before being imported into the US. The 9th Circuit, like the 2nd and 7th Circuits, held that foreign anticompetitive conduct is per se illegal (not subject to the rule of reason analysis) and upheld the convictions based solely on the imported goods sold to customers in the US, on the grounds that the Sherman Act covers import trade; the FTAIA does not exclude it at all.
Disagreement over proof of "domestic effects"
There remains, however, a Circuit split over the evidence necessary to fall within the "domestic effects" exception to the FTAIA. In AUO, the 9th Circuit left intact its decision in United States v. LSL Biotechnologies on the "domestic effects" exception of the FTAIA, defining "direct" effect on US commerce as one that "follows as an immediate consequence of the defendant[s'] activity." This "immediate consequence" standard is stricter than the test adopted in the 7th Circuit in 2012 and 2nd Circuit in 2014, which held that "direct effect" means "a reasonably proximate causal nexus" between the conduct and the effect in the US. The 7th Circuit roundly criticized the 9th Circuit for imposing the idea of "immediate consequence" on top of the express language of the FTAIA because it "comes close to ignoring the fact that straightforward import commerce has already been excluded from the FTAIA's coverage." Concluding that "direct" simply addresses "the classic concern about remoteness," the 7th Circuit found it excludes from the reach of the Sherman Act "foreign activities that are too remote from the ultimate effects of US domestic or import commerce."
In Motorola Mobility, a civil case against AUO involving the same TFT-LCD cartel, the 7th Circuit once again addressed—perhaps too hastily—the application of the "direct effects" prong of the FTAIA. While the 9th Circuit focused on AUO's imports into the US, the 7th Circuit decided, without full briefing or oral argument, that AUO's price fixing of panels it sold to Motorola's foreign affiliates, which then incorporated the panels into cellphones Motorola ultimately imported into the US, did not have a "direct effect" on US commerce—with no mention of the "reasonably proximate causal nexus" standard previously articulated. Rather, the court found this conduct "closer to the situation" where the FTAIA would block liability because the foreign action "filter[ed] through many layers and finally cause[d] a few ripples in the [U.S.]." The 7th Circuit, however, recently vacated the opinion and will rehear the case, with full briefing and argument.
The determination that the FTAIA goes to the merits of a plaintiff's claims, not to a district court's jurisdiction, will directly impact defendants' ability to exit antitrust lawsuits early. Instead, assuming sufficient allegations of domestic effects, defendants may not be able to challenge the claim until summary judgment — after they have incurred the often substantial costs of discovery.
Open questions also remain under the FTAIA that may impact future litigation involving foreign cartelists. The 9th Circuit AUO opinion left open two issues that could be determinative in future cartel matters arising out of foreign conduct. First, whether the import exclusion applies only where the defendant cartelists are directly involved in the imports, or are imports by customers or a third party sufficient? Second, whether the FTAIA reaches collusion in sales of components to customers outside the U.S. that were incorporated into finished products outside the US, then subsequently imported into the US—would such collusion have a "direct effect" on US commerce? Finally, the 9th Circuit may ultimately abandon its more stringent direct effects standard, as its rationale in LSL for adopting the narrower "immediate consequence" definition was closely intertwined with its holding that the FTAIA is jurisdictional, a holding now reversed. These issues are likely headed to the Supreme Court.


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Report: Ubaldo Jimenez to the Cleveland Indians (UPDATED: It's Happening)
First Kosuke Fukudome, and now Ubaldo Jimenez? Clearly the Indians are striving to collect the best players in baseball.
Today the Cleveland Indians landed the Rockies' ace (who, yes, is just a little bit more valuable than Fukudome) according to Troy Renck. The team will give up some seriously excellent prospects, given Jimenez's talent, age (just 27), and favorable contract. Those excellent prospects are expected to include Drew Pomeranz, Alex White and Matt McBride.
UPDATE: Jimenez is warming up in the bullpen for his start tonight, so Renck is now backing off his report that the deal is done. It's still expected to get done, though.
UPDATE II: Jimenez was removed from the game, and did the dugout-hugging thing, so it's happening.


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Ex-Terrier player, assistant Quinn hired to replace Boston University hockey coach Jack ParkerBoston Herald
March 26. 2013 10:18PM
Former Boston University hockey captain David Quinn is coming home.
Quinn, 46, was announced as the successor to legendary men's hockey coach Jack Parker at an introductory press conference Tuesday at the BU School of Management.
"When this job opened up, and I was talking to MIke (Eruzione) I couldn't believe how excited I was over the opportunity to come back to Boston University to coach hockey," Quinn said. "I knew it would be a job that I might be interested if Jack retired some day. I'm humbled, I'm honored, I'm excited, and I wish tomorrow was October 1 and the first day of practice."
Quinn, who played for Parker from 1984-87 and then served as an assistant coach for the Terriers from 2004-09, arrives back at Comm. Ave. after serving the past year as an assistant coach for the NHL's Colorado Avalanche under another BU product, Joe Sacco.
When asked if the new position was his dream job, the Cranston, R.I., native and former All-Hockey East defenseman said: "Absolutely it is. It's great to be home. I'm a BU guy through and through."
In making the announcement, Boston University Athletic Director Mike Lynch thanked Parker for "40 years of sustained excellence." He reflected on Saturday's loss by BU in the Hockey East championship game, explaining that the game "ended an era that will never be seen at Boston University, one that will never be duplicated."
BU President Dr. Robert A. Brown described the search for a new coach, saying "We looked very carefully at a short list of candidates." He went on to address the choice of Quinn. "Although he has 40 years to do it, I'm confident he can fill Jack's shoes."
Quinn is hoping to stick around BU for a long time.
"I've moved around an awful lot," he said. "But I'm here for the long haul ... I've been to a lot of different places but it's good to be home."
He went on to say he "Talked with Jack last night. He said, 'Don't mess it up.' I think he's excited for me. That's what he said, anyway."
When explaining his reaction to being offered the job and accepting it, Quinn said he was "thinking of my father in heaven who's probably proud as a peacock but saying, 'What did you hire him for? You could have done better than that.' "
Luckily for Quinn, BU didn't think it could do any better than choosing the former Terrier star to take over the program.


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In Congressman Kevin McCarthy's vision for deficit reduction, negotiations occur within Congress rather than going through the White House.
McCarthy, the Majority Whip and third ranking Republican in the House — talked about the path forward for the country following the last-minute deal to avoid going over the fiscal cliff in a phone interview Friday.
But before he addressed the economy, McCarthy took a moment to praise the first responders and teachers at Taft Union High School.
McCarthy represents both Taft and Ridgecrest in Congress and was in Taft on Thursday after hearing the news of the shooting.
In particular, he hailed TUHS teacher Ryan Heber as a hero for convincing the gunman to put down his weapon.
"This teacher did a great job and saved many kids," McCarthy said.
The shooting was a dark distraction from a tough battle ahead for McCarthy and Republicans as they try to work a deal to reduce the country's deficit.
He criticized President Barack Obama's leadership in this process, saying that Vice President Joe Biden "did more in six hours than the president did in six months."
The country stood at a self-created precipice dubbed the Fiscal Cliff thanks to the inability to reach a consensus on the debt ceiling in the summer of 2011.
Republicans in the House demanded the country's deficit spending be reduced before they agreed to any raise in the debt ceiling — the country's borrowing limit.
When a deal couldn't be reached, both sides agreed to raise the credit limit so long as the government agreed to a way to address the deficit by the first of this year.
If the government couldn't reach a consensus on budget cuts and tax revenues, than the Bush Era tax cuts would expire and about $1 trillion of automatic cuts would go into place.
The 13th hour deal pushed through by the Senate kicked spending cuts down the road to March and increased taxes on the wealthiest Americans. Rates went up for individuals making more than $400,000 per year and couples making more than $450,000 per year.
McCarthy voted no on the deal, joining Majority Leader Eric Cantor in dissenting from the Speaker of the House.
He was one of 167 House members to vote no.
McCarthy pointed out the country's debt is now greater than its economy. The path he wants to see is one where both houses of Congress pass a bill on spending cuts, and they work to meld the two proposals.
"What I want to see is the House pass something early. Then the Senate does what it wants and we send it to conference," McCarthy said.
He expressed little confidence in something being worked out with the White House.
McCarthy's biggest complaint is even after Obama won the battle for more revenue through tax increases, McCarthy said now the president wants more through closing of tax loopholes.
McCarthy called this irresponsible to do now on top of the tax increases.
"It will harm the economy greatly," he said. "There will be less money for people to spend and it will harm small businesses."
Before the deal reached on Jan. 1, some in Congress had pushed for the closing of tax loopholes to reach the revenue demands from the president.
McCarthy said it was an either-or proposition and the president shouldn't have it both ways. He said closing loop holes but leaving rates alone was just part of a fair tax system, but hitting businesses with a double whammy of tax increases would injure an economy slowly getting out of the Great Recession.
On top of deficit reductions, the country is once again going to have to face the debt ceiling.
"The debt limit in the short term is the biggest hurdle," McCarthy said. "(But) it gives us an opportunity to put us on a better path economically."
Taft shooting reaction
Though McCarthy expressed his condolences to those in Taft, he doesn't want to make any policy changes too soon.
"I wouldn't want to pass anything out of emotion," McCarthy said.
Ironically, on the same day as the Taft shooting, the White House was meeting with both sides of the gun control debate to discuss how to prevent further mass shootings.
McCarthy said he doesn't want to take any option off the table just yet, including the NRA's proposal to put armed guards at every school.
But any way forward, McCarthy said, needs to address the mental health system in the United States. He criticized the president for looking too hard at gun control laws rather than focusing on those who have mental disorders and preventing them from gaining access to weapons.


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Londonderry crash shuts down Route 28
March 15. 2013 10:01PM
LONDONDERRY - A portion of Rockingham Road remained closed Friday night after an accident involving a car and box truck that felled a telephone pole and sent one person to a Boston hospital.
Police Sgt. Mark Morrison said a BMW sedan hit a GMC box truck about 4 p.m. Friday on Rockingham Road. The truck went off the road, onto its side and into the utility pole. The pole fell and "penetrated" the box of the truck, which became stuck on the pole.
The driver of the BMW was flown to a Boston hospital for treatment of his injuries, while the truck driver was not injured, Morrison said. Morrison said he did not know the names of the drivers involved in the crash or which hospital the BMW driver was taken to.
The road remained closed late Friday while crews tried to dislodge the truck, which was carrying diesel fuel and other chemicals, from the pole, Morrison said.
Nobody has been charged in the crash, which Morrison said is under investigation.


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Roger Brown's First and 10: CHaD event good practice for frosh 'CatsROGER BROWN
June 20. 2013 11:01PM
Souhegan of Amherst offensive lineman Jake Kennedy has no trouble recalling the conversation he had with University of New Hampshire football coach Sean McDonnell that took place during Kennedy's official visit to UNH last December. Among the topics discussed: What should Kennedy do if he's picked to play in a postseason all-star game?
"They encouraged me to play," Kennedy said. "Some schools don't want kids to play for fear of getting hurt. I'm glad UNH is allowing me to play."
Kennedy and Portsmouth defensive lineman Rick Holt have each signed a national letter of intent and will play football for UNH. Each player was picked to play in the CHaD East-West All-Star Game, which will be held at UNH on Saturday, June 29. Kennedy will play for the West, and Holt will represent the East.
The CHaD game features 74 New Hampshire football players who graduated from high school this year. Each team held its first practice on Wednesday.
Kennedy and Holt have also each accepted an invitation to play in the Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl, which will be held at Dartmouth College in August. Both all-star games raise money for charity.
"I remember telling Coach McDonnell that I was selected for the CHaD game and he said, 'Yeah, you can play,'" Holt said. "Same thing with the Shrine game. He said he knows the tradition and how much of an honor it is to represent your high school."
It's not unusual for college coaches — football or other sports — to prohibit incoming players from participating in all-star football games. McDonnell, who is in his 15th season as UNH's head coach, said UNH typically has eight to 10 signed recruits selected to play in all-star games each year.
"I talk to the kids about it during the recruiting process," he said. "We tell them if they get picked they can go ahead and play. I know some people are concerned with possible injury. My feeling is if a kid's going to get hurt, he's going to get hurt doing something."
Last year McDonnell allowed two of his signed recruits — Trinity of Manchester's Andrew Lauderdale and Lebanon's Andrew Morrill – to play in the Shrine game even though it meant they wouldn't be at UNH for the first few days of practice.
"I think it's a great cause and the best players in the state of New Hampshire should be playing in it, whether it's the Shrine or the CHaD game," McDonnell said. "It's a great opportunity for kids to represent their high school, the state of New Hampshire, and, for the first time, the University of New Hampshire. I think we've done a pretty good job of understanding what the game means to people.
"The other thing is when kids play in these games they usually show up (to UNH) in pretty good shape, and that's a benefit to us. It's a win-win."
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WEST head coach Jim Schubert said Goffstown's Connor Benjamin will be used as a running back. Benjamin was Goffstown's starting quarterback during his junior and senior seasons.
"He played in a spread offense and that's not what we're running," Schubert said. "Plus it's the position he wants to play."
Benjamin rushed for 1,660 yards and 24 touchdowns, and passed for 1,342 yards and 15 TDs last season. His best game may have been in the Division III semifinals, when he rushed for a touchdown and the two-point conversion in overtime to give fourth-seeded Goffstown a 54-53 triumph over top-seeded Souhegan.
Benjamin completed 15 passes for 306 yards and four touchdowns in that victory. He also carried the ball 29 times for 162 yards.
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EXETER'S Logan Laurent would appear to give the East an edge in the kicking game. Laurent, who will punt as well as handle the placekicking duties, received a scholarship to kick at the University of Massachusettts.
"I didn't deliberate about taking a kicker at all," Camirand said. "He was one of my sure things and I'll tell you why: I watched him pretty much decide the championship game against Pinkerton two years ago."
Laurent kicked three field goals (23, 35 and 40 yards) that day to help Exeter post a 23-13 upset in Derry. He also put four of his six kickoffs in or out of the end zone. One of his two other kickoffs was a squib kick that the Blue Hawks recovered.
In addition to kicking, Laurent will also earn a position on the East offense, Camirand said.
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SCHUBERT coached Central to six state championships and guided New Hampshire to a Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl victory in 2006. Camirand was Concord's head coach when the Crimson Tide won the Division I title in 2000. He was also an assistant coach for three teams that won the Division I championship: Salem (1983), Concord (1987) and Concord (1989). … Milford's Keith Jones coached the West to a 44-12 victory in last year's game. … Twenty-two players on the CHaD rosters were also picked to represent New Hampshire in this summer's Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl. ... Wilson provided this year's game shirts. … Nashua South quarterback/defensive back Trevor Knight, a junior who is a likely candidate to play in next year's CHaD game, received a scholarship offer from Albany this week. He also has offers from UNH and UMass.


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Red Dawn. H½ Theres wrong and then theres wrong. This ones up there with trying to rewrite the Quran. See, the problem is, they already made Red Dawn and it was awesome. Just stop it, Hollywood. Rated PG-13.
Lincoln. HHHH Daniel Day-Lewis delivers a spot-on performance as the Great Emancipator in Spielbergian splendor. Rated PG-13.
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Chasing Ice. HHH (Wednesday only) National Geographic photographer James Balog crosses the Arctic with time-lapse cameras designed to capture a multi-year record of the worlds changing glaciers. Rated PG-13.
Playing for Keeps. HH A former soccer pro coaches his kids team and is introduced to the world of soccer moms. (See review this page.) Rated PG-13.
Killing Them Softly. HH Brad Pitt is a hitman who has to do an internal investigation of a mob poker game gone bad. Rated R.
The Collection. (No Ebert rating.) A home invader becomes a hero to a family kept captive by a psychopath whos turned their country home into a house of horrors. Rated R.
Life of Pi. HHHH (In standard format and digital 3-D with surcharge) An Indian zookeepers son is stranded at sea with a boatload of wild animals, including a Bengal tiger. Rated PG.
Rise of the Guardians. HHH (In standard format and digital 3-D with surcharge) Another one of those animated things. This ones about an evil spirit launching some cataclysm on Earth and then there are these Guardians who protect all the children. Wouldnt have been my first choice, but whatever. Rated PG.
Breaking Dawn: Part 2. HH½ The official trailer description: After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi. Is it OK that Im really glad this is finally over? Rated PG-13.
Skyfall. HHHH This time, its up to Bond to save MI6 itself from extinction. Never ends for the poor guy, right? Rated PG-13.
Flight. HHHH Denzel stars as an alcoholic airline pilot who pulls off a Sully-like feat of derring-do, but then questions arise as to whose fault it was that things got so bad in the first place. Rated R.
Wreck-It Ralph. HHH (In standard format and digital 3-D with surcharge) Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) is a video-game doormat who goes on a spree across the arcade wreaking havoc. Rated PG.
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Maine man held on $200,000 bail after 4 kids left in carBy DAN SEUFERT
Union Leader Correspondent
July 17. 2013 9:10PM
FRANKLIN — A 28-year-old Maine man was being held on $200,000 cash bail after police say he left four children in his car with the windows closed as temperatures hit 97 degrees Wednesday.
Jeremiah Hollenbeck of Lebanon, Maine, was charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a charge of possession of stolen merchandise, and a felony charge of possession of a narcotic drug, said Franklin Police Sgt. Daniel Ball.
Two of the children in the car were 9 months old, one was age 5, and the fourth was age 9, Ball said, declining to say if the children are related to Hollenbeck.
The children were checked for injuries at Franklin Regional Hospital but are all doing fine, Ball said.
Police were called by a woman who passed by the car and saw the children without open windows just before 4 p.m.
Police went into the store to find the man, who store workers said was purchasing sandwich bags and multiple decks of playing cards.
Items stolen from the Family Dollar store were found inside the man's vehicle, Ball said.
Ball said the children could have suffered grave illness if left in a car without ventilation.
A store clerk, Joseph Kosits, said Hollenbeck had been inside the store, shopping casually, for 10 to 15 minutes.
"He bought all these playing cards," Kosits said. "Then all of a sudden the police came in and took him away."


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BRUSSELS — A summit meeting of European leaders collapsed Friday, Nov. 23, amid bitter discord over a new budget for the European Union, delivering a further blow to a 27-nation group already struggling to contain a debt crisis, social discontent fueled by rising unemployment, and doubts about the long-term viability of the euro currency.
Leaders abandoned efforts to set the shape of a trillion-euro long-term budget and called for a new round of talks early next year to try to reach a deal.
Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain, who along with the leaders of the Netherlands, Sweden and several other countries had pushed hard for deep cuts, blasted proposals that left spending on the union's administrative machinery intact.
This, he said at a news conference, showed that "Brussels continues to exist as if in a parallel universe," referring to the headquarters for the union's institutions.
The refusal to trim bureaucratic costs, which amount to about 6 percent of total spending, is "insulting to European taxpayers" when many governments are slashing spending, Cameron said.
The impasse after two days of negotiations was the second failure this week in Brussels. European finance ministers met all night Monday without reaching agreement on whether to release the next round of emergency aid to Greece, where unemployment is around 25 percent.
Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council, who convened the summit meeting and called off the negotiations rather than prolonging them through the weekend, said that the European Union's budget "has to be balanced and well prepared, not in the mood of improvisation, because we are touching upon jobs, we are touching upon sensitive issues."
"We should be able to bridge existing divergences" in the new year, Van Rompuy said.
Much of the attention at the meeting focused on Cameron, who rallied a group of other countries in favor of deep cuts to the Multiannual Financial Framework, a seven-year spending plan.
Disagreements over where the ax should fall left France and Germany on different sides, disrupting a Franco-German tandem without which significant deals in Europe rarely happen.
France defended payments to farmers, which make up around 40 percent of the current budget, but insisted there was no rupture with Germany.
"I don't only defend the position of France, but the position of Europe as a whole," President Francois Hollande said at a news conference.
The negotiating marathon over the budget is held every seven years. The focus on hard cash tends to push national interests to the fore and swamp talk of European harmony, a cause for which the Norwegian Nobel Committee last month named the European Union as the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
The budget, which amounts to about $168 billion per year, goes mostly to subsidize farmers and support regional projects in poorer member states, policies that were originally intended to help bind Europe together and mute the economic discord that in the past fueled antagonisms that led to bloody wars.
But differences in economic performance and in priorities between member states are huge, pushing them to embrace starkly divergent agendas in budget talks.
In large measure, this is because what began as an economic bloc with six similarly developed market economies in Western Europe is now a 27-member body that includes 10 much poorer Eastern and Central European nations that were part of the socialist bloc.
As well as divisions between east and west, there is also a big gulf between northern countries, especially Germany, and so-called Club Med states in the south like Greece, which, burdened with huge debts, is struggling to keep its economy afloat and avoid social unrest.


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Joined: 25 Jul 2009
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posted: Sat 10 Oct 2009, 17:31
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Thanks ttuuxxx
Not a bad idea re the forum thread: Puppy Recycles.
Since starting with puppy the forum has already taught me heaps, what I thought was scary is now a real challenge, when something doesn't work I scour the forums to find the answer and so far have succeeded.
Getting my Vodafone modem to work was the clincher. Now there's no looking back too Microsoft only forwards to puppy.........
Would be too glad to help where I can in relation to older hardware. I only recently turfed out a heap of old stuff (before I found puppy)
However I still have heaps of different systems and new ones too. Can't seem to help myself re hardware.
I fear after finding puppy by accident this will only make my addiction worse!
My goal now is promoting puppy to all and sundry who will listen
Yell it out loud and clear
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I have a question
Does anyone know an easy way to categorize the posts here, so that people can may meet up/contact with others offering similar/related help....?
For Example: Colonel Schell is starting to organise updating manuals/info, [a much recognised need] and several have offered help here, but aren't linked to his announcement/ thread....
If you are interested....
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Location: Tallahassee FL US
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maybe level 2 i can make pets, and sfs files. i have only used linux for around 2 years.I started running web servers on windows and switched to linux, hell i still have a windows server still running cuzz just to lazy to switch to linux.If anyone needs files hosted or mirrored i have alot of space.i have very crude skills in html, and php. i am decent at mysql but used it mostly in my windows days.i have very bad writing skills and am not good at putting my thoughts to words.
I love puppy and have it on 6 of my 7 computers i use, well besides the one windows server.
i do not use irc much but can message me here on the forum.
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Posted: Mon 28 Dec 2009, 22:52
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Level 1
Minimal programming knowledge of C and python
Self-taught HTML
Intermediate at shell scripts
I've never created a .pet nor a puplet but I have used Puppy for 2+ years now and I know how most of the system works.
Forums - William (Dthdealer), Dthdealer (William), Dthdealer
No registered IRC account, my nick is normally Dthdealer.
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username forum = saturn
puppy linux irc nickname = Xrter ,moderator
i'm barely a level two kinda between one and two to be honest in the fact that I am not totally new to puppy(been using it since 2006) but more to the fact that i know basic housekeeping tasks ,how to install and such and the only programming knowledge i have is a basic understanding of c,c++ and html
I am a bandwith sponsor serving up a recorded eight gb's of pets a day according to host monster's aw stats program
and I am also trying to help the community out by starting a better, more robust and capable wikki with Iguleder in the hopes it will be on par with other major distro documentation such as debian and arch
we are looking to compose articles that are very through ,extensive, and easy to understand in plain english
more info here:
so ya I am level two guy just not too big on programming
that is all
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Location: Bandung Indonesia
Posted: Sat 06 Mar 2010, 04:04
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look like the other guy was longg time with puppy, registered now.
btw i miss this
forum name : pri
irc : HaRoCafe
doesnt have any background IT just having some fun work on puppy, and learning it by doing.
make some pet and iso, ( ithink this one is usual just simple) so i think i just in number 1
Learning by Doing
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Location: New Zealand
Posted: Sat 28 Aug 2010, 06:43
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I've started contributing, I'm no programmer, but I'm good with Html & CSS & Graphics design in general. I've been trying to learn PHP, so if any of you PHP guru's can spare some time, help me where you can.
I have a good appreciation of linux system structure, I'm slowly learning bash scripting, I know quite a bit about how Ubuntu works.
So I put myself at
level 2...
If I can help in any way (that might challenge/improve my skills), & other than just making pet's and sfs's then give me a PM.
PS. I'm also hoping to learn more about python programs and how they can be made into executables - so I guess I better start learning python too...
forum name = paulhomebus
IRC name = palhmbs
Puppylover 4 eva...
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Posted: Sat 28 Aug 2010, 14:54
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Level 1
, though somewhat level 3. I know a few languages (C++, PHP, ect.), but have hardly used linux.
forum/IRC: noryb009
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Level 1 ; -)
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Level 1 going on 1-1/2.
I haven't picked up on all the proper vocabulary (what's a symlink?) but I catch on fast and I'm learning to do some pretty advanced stuff. Just don't ask me to debug it on my own
e.g. made two pets (from debs) that don't work yet. I've very little idea as to what's broken.
Be happy to offer slightly old hardware (5+ yrs of age) as well, but I'll have to charge a little for it, mostly for shipping.
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Email: laserhawk64[at]yahoo[dot]com -- or just click the email linky at the bottom of my posts.
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Global Internet Name=abushcrafter
(Nooby level) Bash/GTK Dialog
Menu System Config
adobe flash is rubbish!
My Quote:"Humans are stupid, though some are clever but stupid." http://www.dependent.de/media/audio/mp3/System_Syn_Heres_to_You.zip http://www.systemsyn.com/
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Location: N.E. Georgia Mountains, USA
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Name: DM was on fire!
IRC: [dmwasonfire]
E-mail: email@example.com. This is also my MSN address.
I do graphics, know a little bit about Linux (I really should considering I've ran it almost nine years now). Call me a level 1 and 3/4.
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Location: California
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Glad to see so many users willing to contribute to open development! I've been cold for 2 years now, but am going to start looking back at new compilations and see what's changed. As for everyone saying you don't know linux..that's OK. Linux kernel is very established, and the key players aren't leaving..ever. The BIG thing is your wide range of skills here. If you can PHP, Java, C+, C#, etc. then you have the ability to compile native to linux via those skills. Take applications you enjoy now and spice them up. Don't like the GUI? Change it! Think it needs a new button? Add it and upload! cant build a PET file? Look over the list here..tons of people are getting good. Communicate your needs, and pass the files to be packaged! Lots of "the other system" has programs that can be translated be skilled coders. We "open sourcers" NEED that to keep this platform meeting OUR demands.
As for an earlier question, symlinks are just a linux equivalent to a shortcut in proprietary systems. It's a redirect within another file location. Generally this practice is supposed to help eliminate file redundancy, and in general it does exactly that. Dependent files are structured this way. If java is required to run the program, why have a second copy of it? You don't. You require java, then in your own package include symlinks within the files to the standard java locations.. OR creat a script that serached for the version of java and creates a sym link during the installation. Both are practiced, and in some cases both are used together to form low level fail safe loading.
The MAJOR DIFFERENCE from the big guys, and this system is FILE STRUCTURE. The user base is defining it day by day. HOPEFULLY.. If you plan to develop a package, you follow through with writting down the logical structure and create the appropriate file layout for your program based on what exists. IE- if you need a temp folder for a subroutine, just reference an existing location for that. Why create "Temp" when you already have "temp" or "tmp".
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Isn't this supposed to be the time of cheer and goodwill toward one another? Apparently not for two real-world Grinches who robbed two "traveling home theater salesmen" at gun point, reports The Orlando Sentinel. The men were robbed at gunpoint, and their van was subsequently stolen. It was, of course, loaded with "home theater equipment."
The two "salesmen," who are said to have been working for "Gulf Stream Audio and Theater Concepts", were apparently lured by two teens at a gas station to go meet with two other men. Those two other men then proceeded to rob the home theater installers/salesmen.
The two salesmen were met by the suspects, Brandon Pitts, 25, and James Edward Walker, 20, at an apartment complex, at which point the suspects reportedly pulled guns on the salesmen and demanded the keys to the van. The van was recovered a short time later, sans gear.
The first notable head-scratcher in this story is the notion that such a thing as a traveling home theater salesman actually exists. But it was details surrounding the "home theater equipment" that officially set off the BS alarms here at Digital Trends.
If you can't tell from our superfluous use of quotation marks, this whole story stinks like two week-old garbage from a Chinese food restaurant.
According to the report, the van contained seven "JVR home theater systems" and eight "Bach & Odin projectors and screens." Ever heard of those brands? We hope not. They are bogus names designed to sound a lot like the brand names we're all familiar with. Brands such as JVC, or Bang and Olufsen, in this case. Unfortunately, the electronics inside aren't worth the ink printed on the box.
The garbage gear is prominently used as part of a White Van Speaker Scam – a skeevy practice so unfortunately popular, it has its own Wikipedia page and plenty of YouTube videos to go with it. In short, scammers load up on cheap home theater gear intended to look like the real thing, then sell it in parking lots using any number of excuses to explain to unwitting buyers why they're willing to let "name brand" gear go for so cheap.
From where we sit, the victims in this case had it coming. When cons get robbed, it's hard to shed a tear. Still, theft is theft, and guns are guns.
Warrants have been issued for Pitts and Walker, who are still on the loose. Perhaps they're laying low, about to discover how absolutely worthless their new speakers are. Serves 'em right.
Anyone with information on the case can remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward by calling 1-800-226-TIPS (8477).
The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not reflect the beliefs of Digital Trends.


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Ted Siefer's City Hall: Severance pay was last on mayor's budget listBY TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
March 09. 2013 9:20PM
One could imagine the department heads nearly choking on their coffee when they read the news that Mayor Ted Gatsas' proposed budget gave them nothing for severance pay.
The issue has been seized on by critics of the mayor's $138 million city budget, most fiercely by Ward 12 Alderman and mayoral candidate Patrick Arnold, who has derided the mayor's budget as so much "smoke and mirrors."
Last week, the mayor acknowledged that the department heads, who had been meeting with him over the past several months to craft their budgets, likely didn't know severance would be unfunded.
"There's no reason for them to know that," Gatsas said. "The severance was not funded because that was the last thing I did (on the budget). I didn't want to lay people off. If a department head were to do that later, that would be their decision."
Gatsas added that until four years ago, "there was never any severance in any budget."
Earlier last week, the aldermen, led by Ward 1 Alderman Joyce Craig, moved to get their own answers, voting to send a list of questions to the department heads, including how the unfunded severance line would affect their operations.
Severance has proved particularly costly this year, as a large number of veteran employees have sought to take advantage of early retirement incentives in union contracts that were extended last year for another two years. There were 29 retirements as of January, nearly triple the amount for the entire 2012 fiscal year, and severance payouts totaled $882,000, leaving the budget line overspent by nearly $200,000, with six months left in the current year.
The mayor has argued he had to make hard choices in a difficult fiscal climate, particularly in light of the additional $4 million the city would have to pay the state retirement system for pension costs.
"Anybody that wants to present another budget has that ability," Gatsas said. "The question is easy. The answer is hard."
Alderman Arnold? Anyone?
Brace yourself for another parking study. The aldermen voted Tuesday to have a Florida consulting firm assess the demand for parking around the city's Bedford lot, adjacent to the Millyard, at a cost of $14,000. The study would also examine the market for "new demand generators."
With new residential and commercial development in the mill complex, proponents of the study said it was time to consider converting the surface lot into a garage - or to develop or sell it, depending on the consultant's findings.
"The demand in the Millyard has changed in seven years. There's a lot going on with companies in the Millyard. We need to make sure they stay in Manchester," at-large Alderman Dan O'Neil said at Tuesday's meeting. "We've got to be proactive with this."
Gatsas clearly was not crazy about the idea, and he mentioned talks he's had with developers who may be interested in a condo parking facility, where individual spaces would be sold. More intriguingly, Gatsas posed the question, "What about a movie theater?"
The parking consultant, predictably, will be interviewing the relevant stakeholders, including Millyard tenants. A chief concern is that a new parking facility not "cannibalize" demand at the city's other garages and spaces.
There were only two votes against moving forward with the study: Ward 10 Aldermen Phil Greazzo, who, as he said, is "not a big fan of studies," and at-large Alderman Joe Kelly Levasseur.
"I'd like to get the free market on it if we could. I don't think we should do a study, but do an RFP," Levasseur said, referring to a request for proposals.
The Manchester City Democrats have a new a leader - and she's a familiar, if very young, face.
Elizabeth Kulig, who was elected chairman at the group's organizing caucus last week, is 21 years old, and she is by a long shot the youngest person to head up the local party. She'll graduate from Saint Anselm College in May.
Kulig was the campaign manager for school board member Donna Soucy in her successful run last fall for state Senate. She also ran Ward 6 Alderman Garth Corriveau's reelection campaign in 2011.
With the 2013 municipal elections looming and another round of state elections the year after, Kulig will have plenty on her plate. She says has the energy for it.
"That's one of the virtues of being young. You're able to put in the hours," she said.
After tabling the issue for weeks, the Board of School Committee is expected to finally debate and vote on a budget at its meeting Monday.
The next day, the board will hold a public hearing on the budget at City Hall. Given the outcry over crowded classes this year, the board can expect to get an earful. This year the superintendent has proposed a tax cap budget of $155.7 million and a "school approval" budget of $160 million, which is designed to meet minimum state standards.
It is the aldermen, of course, who will ultimately determine how much the district has to spend. They'll hold their public hearing on April 1 at Memorial High School. No fooling.
Ted Siefer may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @tbsreporter.


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The Brookfield R-3 Board of Education met in special session Monday night with Board member Stu McMains absent and President Jeff Vogel arriving late. This meeting was held to wrap up items from the recent meeting that Superintendent Dr. Paul Barger missed due to illness.
The Brookfield R-3 Board of Education met in special session Monday night with Board member Stu McMains absent and President Jeff Vogel arriving late. This meeting was held to wrap up items from the recent meeting that Superintendent Dr. Paul Barger missed due to illness.
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Vice President Dennis Fletcher. After the Pledge of Allegiance, the agenda was amended and approved unanimously, after a motion and second by Jim McIntyre and Marc Amer, respectively.
The Board then discussed the recent health insurance bids, and some possible confusion from potential brokers. During this discussion, President Vogel arrived at the meeting. Information was sent to Jason Weydert, and the question was raised as to whether or not the District is seeking one or three- year bids.
The Board discussed this matter and noted that the motion from the Board was to seek agents for one year bids. However, the District had the option to retain that agent for more time. Also, with the coming changes in health care legislation, the District will face restrictions concerning their health care options.
Dr. Barger noted that he does not have a preference as to the District being a solo buyer, or joining a consortium for health insurance. But the sticking point is that some legislation on the books will make school districts choose their options, and will limit their further options in the future.
A clarification will be sent to all of the interested brokers and should clarify any confusion that they may have had.
Dr. Barger reminded the Board of the pending election. The terms of Jim McIntyre and Stu McMains are ending. McIntyre, Derren Bodine and Mike Sattman have each filed for the two seats. The election is in April.
Next, the Board spoke about their efforts to improve their evaluation systems for teacher and administrators. Dr. Barger presented a bid from Learning Sciences for their i-Observation system and software.
The costs for this solo effort would be $32,240 in year one, $38,597 in year two, and $5740 per year after that. These costs include training, software and support for the District. The District could go in with other Districts in a consortium, which would reduce costs for R-3, but would also put them at the mercy of other partners for training times.
The program seeks to help teachers and administrators prform better through constructive observations, more fluid dialogue, and training to improve weaknesses. The program is used throughout the state of Florida, and is also used in Oklahoma as a state evaluation tool.
President Vogel asked Dr. Barger to guarantee that his budget for the next school year would meet all requirements, even if the District chose to go with the solo cost of this program. Dr. Barger noted that this was one of the top two priorities that the Board and he had agreed on for the coming budget, and that he would meet his targets.
The Board will vote on the potential acceptance of this program in future meetings.


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Raymond Alfred Karr
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Raymond Alfred Karr, age 89, of Pickford,, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie. He was born Feb. 12, 1923 in Dana, W.V., the son of Fred and Minnie Jesse (Dotson) Karr.
Ray grew up in Dana (Charlston) and when he was 17 years old, moved to Rio Grande, Ohio where he graduated from high school in 1941. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II (Pacific) and was part of the 52nd Combat Engineers, Company C. He became the Company Clerk and attained the rank of master sargent by the end of the war. When he returned home, he married Margaret Elizabeth "Margie" Richards on May 19, 1946. Ray worked as a steel fabricator and they lived in the Washington, D.C., Bowling Green, Va., and Detroit areas before making the Spring Hill/Brooksville, Fla. area their home during the mid-1970s. After Margie's death in 1999, Ray made his home near his son Bill in Pickford.
Ray has been very active with the 52nd Combat Engineers, Company C Veterans and attended nearly all of their reunions that began in 1949. He was also a longtime member of the Masonic Lodge after joining in Garden City in the early 1960s. Ray was a member of the American Legion Post No. 323 in Pickford.
Ray was an avid college football fan who especially enjoyed cheering for the Florida Gators. He enjoyed building model train boards which he often sold or gave away after completion so he could start a new one. Ray continued his steel fabrication work after retiring and made many ornamental artwork and gift items.
Ray is survived by two sons and their wives, Robert and Duane Karr of Milford, Michigan and William and Carol Karr of Pickford; four grandchildren: William (Laura) Karr, Matthew (Alicia) Karr, Dion (Katie) Krysmalski and Kellie Krysmalski; and four great-grandchildren: Celeste Karr and Joseph, Sophia and Eden Krysmalski. He is also survived by three sisters-in-law and many nieces and nephews.
Ray was preceded in death by his wife Margie and all seven of his siblings: sisters Inez Morgan and Mildred Winters and brothers Fred "Junior," Roger, Charles, Ford and James Karr.
Michigan services will be held Saturday, Nov. 17 at Reamer Galer Funeral Home, 24549 S. M-129 in Pickford. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m.-noon with the funeral service to begin at noon.
A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 11 a.m., at Florida Hills Memorial Gardens in Spring Hill, Fla..
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent to the Hospice of the E.U.P, 308 W. 12th Avenue, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.reamergalerfuneralhome.com.
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BEDELL, HENRY JAMES, of Chicago, Ill. formerly of Sault Ste. Marie died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 at his home in Chicago. He was born Jan. 13, 1923 in Zeba, Mich. Arrangements will be announced later by Clark Bailey Newhouse Funeral Home.


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Trees taken down to fight invasive insects at Bear Brook
At the end of a mud road by the Allenstown entrance at Bear Brook State Park sits heavy equipment and a sprawling and towering stack of cut trees.
Track-scarred earth, brush and branches litter the ground. At first, it might seem to be a significant logging operation in the middle of a state park.
But, what isn't immediately clear is that all of this activity is to protect New Hampshire's forests from a far more devastating, though nearly microscopic force: the red pine scale.
Red pine scales are an invasive insect that feast on red pine trees until the host dies after three to five years. They're a particularly nasty kind of infestation, being resistant to pesticides and without natural predators in New England, leaving their spread - largely through the wind, birds, and squirrels - unchecked and rapid once they've taken hold. Infestations in Connecticut and Rhode Island have virtually wiped out the red pine populations in those states, and have wreaked havoc in Massachusetts.
The Bear Brook infestation, discovered in August of 2012 and covering 120 acres of forest, is the insect's first appearance in New Hampshire, but forestry officials are taking action in the hope that that they can stop the invasion from spreading beyond the park gates, where it seems to be confined for the moment.
The only effective response, however, is to kill the host. That process began on Feb. 20, and the park visibly bares the scars.
"This isn't how we like to manage our parks. . It's a last resort," said Chief of Forest Management for the New Hampshire Forest Protection Bureau, Ken Desmarais.
"[But] if we didn't cut these stands, we would just have 120 acres of standing dead trees, and at that point we wouldn't be able to sell them, and we wouldn't have the manpower to cut them, and it would be too dangerous for people to recreate under them because they'd be falling down all the time."
Whether this will ultimately stop the spread, however, is uncertain. Massachusetts took a similar course upon discovering their infestation to no avail.
The bureau has yet to decide whether red pines will be reintroduced into the park. For the moment, because the trees don't naturally grow in the "pure stand" environment in which they were planted, the bureau is considering letting the forest repopulate itself naturally.
In the meantime, however, the forest will not be completely barren. Stands of young white pines, described by forest officials as "the next generation" of the forest, are growing nearby.
Red pine trees, which are native to the upper Great Lakes region, were introduced to the state park in the 1930s, as they were in many states in New England, when they were planted by the Civilian Conservation Corps, a workforce program under Franklin Roosevelt. Money was also raised by the Daughters of the American Revolution to plant and manage the red pine stands.
Why the parasites are showing up this far north now isn't clear. Desmarais theorized that they were able to make a foothold in the state because of the relatively warm winters in recent years. Red pine scales first appeared in North America in 1946, with the earliest reports being in Connecticut. According to the forest protection bureau, it's likely that they were introduced to North America at the 1939 New York World's Fair, where a number of exotic trees were imported for display. By the 1960s, the scales were found in New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.


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ADAMS TWP — Township police on Tuesday arrested a Mars High School student for allegedly making a bomb threat in the building the day before.
Township police Chief Bill Westerman said the investigation led to the arrest of the girl, who was not identified.
Further information about the girl, including her age, was unavailable.
Westerman said the case will be handled by Butler County Juvenile Court.
The high school was evacuated Monday afternoon after a written note was found attached to a stall door in the girls' locker room.
Superintendent William Pettigrew said the school reopened Tuesday morning following building searches Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning in which no explosives were found.
Pettigrew said the second search was a precautionary measure before students entered the building again.
The note, which was signed with the letter A, reportedly stated: "Good luck with the bomb. Have fun Mars High."


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