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Official Crustacean
Joined: 04 May 2005
Posts: 15485
Location: Paradox Realm
Posted: Fri 13 May 2005, 01:36
Post subject:
Puppy School for Beginners
Subject description: Getting started, Learning, Manuals etc
Puppy School
Distrowatch Review
Many Other Puppy types
Top Dog review
Puppy 8 Answers from SneakyLinux
Useful Installation info and Review from Distrowatch
Puppy FAQS
Best Live Distro 2010
Installing Puppy PDF
Beginners Help pet
from Smokey
Puppy Linux Links
Puppy on laptops
from Catdude
Book now available
Click HERE
for a review
Click HERE
for a great getting started article
Puppy Community Web Sites
Puppy manual
(English and other languages)
If you come across a Puppy download site
that wants passwords to download
user = puppy
password = linux
The Rute Guide
(Linux general knowledge)
Linux Cookbook
(more Linux general knowledge)
Main versions
Barry Kauler Website
Puppy Linux Links galore
Before you post a question on the forum, have you tried the beginners sticky?
Do a search of the forum or the Puppy Wiki (URL below). If you cannot find a solution and are posting to the forum, try to ensure that you have the following information available:
The make of your computer?
The amount of RAM (memory) installed?
The CPU (processor) speed?
What Hard Drives, CD-ROMs and DVD drives are installed?
The Partitions, size and type, on any hard drives?
What type of Keyboard & Mouse i.e. Serial, PS/2, USB or other?
Which version of Puppy you are working with?
Also could you describe any steps you have taken so far. If you have trouble gathering this information, get a friend to help.
When working, add "Solved" to the heading or post saying that the problem is fixed.
This thread is just an information thread
- so personally I don't answer any queries here
Here are some things to do:
Go to the Community wiki Site
join there too.
Help Out
Feedback and testing is always useful
Information and documentation exists in Puppy from the
Start menu (under help)
Learn to use the command line
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Site Admin
Joined: 04 May 2005
Posts: 594
Location: Far to the east
Posted: Fri 13 May 2005, 09:09
Post subject:
Nice post, I'll make it "sticky"
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Site Admin
Joined: 04 May 2005
Posts: 594
Location: Far to the east
Posted: Mon 15 Aug 2005, 23:12
Post subject:
to be fine with attachments, I guess it is possible that the topic that the attachment was against may have been deleted ...
Could someone please post the file on this topic ?
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Joined: 13 Aug 2005
Posts: 75
Location: Bowser
Posted: Wed 17 Aug 2005, 02:53
Post subject: Re: New Pups - Start here
Lobster wrote:
Linux and Puppy
is an experience.
You need to develop experience to make the best use of it.
Try the
Rute Guide
lobster, in retrospect i forgot to thank you for this most wonderfull link -
having no real live peers (so to speak) whom I can interract with when it comes to understand the fundamentals of linux, this is almost exacly what I was looking for without knowing it.
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Official Crustacean
Joined: 04 May 2005
Posts: 15485
Location: Paradox Realm
Posted: Thu 18 Aug 2005, 10:33
Post subject:
Questions should be asked in the appropriate forum thread
NEW Raspup for Raspberry Pi1-4
In BETA testing NOW
Slackware Current ScPup 32 and 64bit
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Official Dog Handler
Joined: 04 May 2005
Posts: 1238
Location: Queensland
Posted: Wed 16 Nov 2005, 05:36
Post subject: Message for new postings in Beginners
Here is the link to the subject discussed in the Beginners section regarding people posting queries with no or too little information.
and here is the relevant posting by me.
Something like:
Welcome to the Puppy Forum Beginners Help, before you post a question here have you tried doing a search of the forum or the Puppy Wiki (URL here) if you cannot find a solution and are posting here try to ensure that you have the following information available.
The make of your machine.
The amount of RAM (memory) installed.
The CPU (processor) speed.
What Hard Drives, CDROMs and DVDs that are installed.
The Partitions, size and type, on any hard drives.
What type of Keyboard & Mouse i.e. Serial, PS/2, USB or other.
Which version of Puppy you are working with.
Also could you describe the problem and any steps you have taken so far.
If you have trouble gathering this information see if you can get a friend to help otherwise include as much information as you can.
These steps are designed to help the people who contribute to this forum help you find a solution to your problem if it is possible, by including as much information as possible it reduces the amount of time that would be taken up by them requesting this data and you replying.
When and if your problem is resolved we would appreciate it if you could edit your original post and add Solved to the heading or at least add a post saying that the problem is fixed.
Thank you for reading this and we hope your problem can be resolved quickly.
Enjoy the Puppy experience.
How does that sound.
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Official Crustacean
Joined: 04 May 2005
Posts: 15485
Location: Paradox Realm
Posted: Mon 27 Mar 2006, 10:07
Post subject: Puppy Linux for Beginners
This link is now in the first posting and is a good start
NEW Raspup for Raspberry Pi1-4
In BETA testing NOW
Slackware Current ScPup 32 and 64bit
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Posts: 11
Posted: Tue 19 Jun 2007, 14:06
Post subject: Re: Welcome to Puppy
Subject description: audio welcome, links and getting started
Lobster wrote:
Download 4 min welcome audio 'pawedcast'
Is that you talking there?
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Joined: 15 Dec 2006
Posts: 115
Location: UK
Posted: Wed 20 Jun 2007, 02:18
Post subject: Re: Welcome to Puppy
Subject description: audio welcome, links and getting started
Ruppy wrote:
Lobster wrote:
Download 4 min welcome audio 'pawedcast'
Is that you talking there?
The first thing he says is "Hi everyone, Lobster here..."
I think that should answer your question.
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Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 31
Posted: Fri 16 Nov 2007, 10:07
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Nice links, Thanks.
I'd also like to thank all the people responsable for Puppy, great distro.
I am new to Linux so you'll be seeing lots of dumb questions for a while. I tried Puppy 2.something and was disappointed with the wireless (or lack of) communication. I went to 3.0.1 and it was there before I even thought about looking for it. Works great, no drop outs, just keeps going. I wouldn't mind a monitor in the system tray, something I could look at and see the signal strength. (Maybe I'll try to write that! Who knows.) Again, thanks for all your work.
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Posts: 2946
Location: Southampton, UK
Posted: Fri 16 Nov 2007, 12:03
Post subject:
don1500 wrote:
I wouldn't mind a monitor in the system tray
its in the network menu
on the options tab
check "display tray icon" and "start in tray"
to get it to run automatically on boot
make a directory /root/Startup with a capital S
create a symlink in /root/Startup to the rutilt executable using this command in the prompt
ln -s /usr/local/bin/rutilt /root/Startup/rutilt
right click on the tray icon to restore or minimise
community website
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Posts: 31
Posted: Sun 18 Nov 2007, 13:33
Post subject:
Thanks! But you took the fun out of trying to write my first linux program!
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Posts: 3
Posted: Sat 26 Jan 2008, 10:13
Post subject: 4Min down load pawed cast
Subject description: it want let me open any site or down load
Question How can I look at 4min down load for beginer It stop me . I'm stuck with small screen . any anwer
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Posts: 16
Location: Germany
Posted: Sat 16 Feb 2008, 20:38
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Subject description: more infos
Some further links and informations:
For German speaking:
Für Deutschsprachige:
Hier klicken:
First: In my eyes Puppy is the fastest desktop linux distribution: It's one of about two mini-ramdisk distributions known to me.
Ramdisk + mini = EXTREMLY FAST! 5-10 times faster then the "normal" big distributions of linux! Boot time too! Check it out if you believe or if you not believe.
(speed at 128 MB RAM and 133, 500 or even 1,3 GHz)
Intro into my little guide (not important)
I hope this infos and links make Puppy more easier to you as it is by itself! As much infos you need but as less infos as possible!
Thought as a
quick & easy guide
with direct links and correct and simply handling of installing more programs as in the normal packet manager available. All things are explained almost step-by-step but short, too. For more detailed infos see the forum and the link to the great and pictured handbook at the end of this guide.
Have fun with your Puppy and custumize it easily by saving your changes on your cd or dvd!
Direct link to the actual version (3.01, february 2008):
Maybe you need to follow a link to a newer version of Puppy if this text posting is to old. Then try this link:
If you have very old hardware (133 or 500 MHz? I don't know) and the first link doesn't really work well with your device then, but only then, try the retro version with an older kernel:
Burn the ISO file simply with any burn program on any system - but make sure that you don't burn it as data cd but as "burn ISO file" or "burn image". It's so easy, really!
When starting with Puppy make a backup of your personal file pup_save.2fs from time to time,
especially before doing bigger or more critical program installations (e.g. from PSI oder Gslapt)
Details for installing programs:
Please look for programs in this turn:
The normal packet manager on the top of the puppy screen: official, but less programs
PSI - Puppy software installer
more of luxorious programs, small, from users
Install it by downloading and installing step by step three things. you only have to download and click on each file.
The program itself:
Alternatively you can install most of this programs offered from the PSI installer by installing them manually from this great and well arranged site:
Almost all the Slackware Linux repository: Very many programs but even small programs need very much download volume, disk and RAM space. Maybe problems with program dependencies, e.g. a program needs a never library but puppy has installed and needs an older one.
It provides Gslapt (very simple, like Synaptic) and slapt-get (apt-get program for Slackware, more control over installation and dependencies but console-tool)
First step after installing: start Gslapt and
chance the slackware repository to the new correct download link:
A little KDE (50 MB with K3b burn tool and some network tools):
It's very slow on old computers!
You have to copy it to your other puppy files and after booting you have to click on menu - utilities - boot manager - then choose this SFS-File and make sure that it will really be loaded by (un-?)checking the box below.
You can install gnome and KDE programs without having installed Gnome or KDE. But it will require many dependencies if you don't use the installing method 1 or 2 above - Glapt/Slackware (3.) is not recommended if there are your seached programs in 1 or 2.
Big beginners question for this great feature:
How can I save all my settings, additional programs and personal data on a Puppy cd or dvd?
Experimental! Save always your data on another storage device, too!
1. Boot your Puppy.
2. Look on your devices button on the Puppy screen for your downloaded ISO-File. I don't want to explain again how to create a ISO if you don't have one or have still deleted it. So, please only in that case, download it again from here:
Maybe you need to follow a link to a newer version of Puppy if this text posting is to old. Then try this link:
Maybe it is a new Puppy version available so you should download a new ISO anyway.
3. It is recommended to use a CD-R or a DVD-R but not DVD+R or a RW. Put it into the burn drive now.
4. Click menu - multimedia - burn2iso and select your Puppy iso file. Then click NOT normal but MULTI for a multisession cd or dvd which we need.
5. Ready! When you shutdown Puppy regulary by clicking on menu - logout - shutdown then Puppy will ask you for "Save to CD". Make sure that your new burned CD/DVD is put on your burn drive and then press Enter on "Save to CD" and wait until Puppy has finished.
6. Now you can boot everytime with this new cd and at the end of the Puppy session you can save all your data and settings onto it like described in 5. One touch of a button.
More Questions?
Take a little look at the great handbook with much infos and very many step-by-step pictures!
Enjoy your Puppy and good work with it!
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Posts: 1
Posted: Thu 27 Nov 2008, 08:53
Post subject:
Thanks for this all information. I am new to this forum as well to the Puppy. Just studied about Puppy and want to install in my laptop. Still dont know how to install, or how to make it dual boot?
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The Displays That Time Forgot
Some people would have you believe that bakeries should update their window display cakes at least once a year or so. To this I say "pish tosh"! Why, check out these stellar examples, still sellin' the goods 10, even 15 years after they were made!
Wow, I don't know about you guys, but I am just itching for some cake right now. Or maybe just itching. Is that blood? Sweet!
(And before you ask, yes, I DO feel rather silly for censoring plastic boobs. Happy?)
Ah, nothing captures the essence of celebration quite like crumbling moldy icing and decapitated clown heads, am I right or am I right? Those customers will be pouring in any second now, I'm sure.
Or how about this one, sure to entice all the would-be brides out there:
Just ignore that fly on the top tier; he's been stuck there for a few weeks now, so we're pretty sure he's dead. Oh, and the flowers?
We call that color "perfect patina". It was inspired by the rusting water pipes in our basement. The dust really completes the look, don't you think?
Here's another one for the happy couple on their Big Day:
Ok, so the bride and groom's eyes have melted down their faces, and his hand has made a break for it down his leg. (Heh - "made a break for it") Even so, I have no doubt that the overall design of the bride huffily facing away from the groom and with her bags packed down below is a top seller.
UPDATE: Some of you have asked if all of these came from the same bakery. Nope! This lovely assortment represents *three* separate bakeries, and I believe all of them were open for business at the time. Ain't it great?
Thanks to Wreckporters Extraordinaire Monique R. and Melissa J.!


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Synthesizer Workhorse with Stripes.
Zebra is our wireless modular synthesizer. It combines many different types of synthesis with a powerful modulation engine. Imagine you can create any additive, freehand or spline-based waveform you like, apply a vast selection of spectral effects, morph between those waves and send them through classic synth filters. Perhaps use that entire sound as modulator for an FM oscillator, or route it through a comb filter the building block of physical modeling synthesis. All generator modules, all signal paths, all effects are stereo.
Although the possibilities are practically infinite, you will never be overwhelmed by needless complexity Zebra's adaptive interface only shows the modules you are actually using. It's a fascinating playground for sound designers! That's what Zebra is all about, that's why it has become so popular. That's why thousands of free presets are available online.
Stellar Features.
Point your mouse at the stars and learn more about each feature.
Data Display.
Quickly step through patches or instantly load a patch from the current directory. Show parameter values, unlock the demo (using your registration code) or switch between compatibility modes.
Generators Rack.
Control panels for any generators you use wave and FM oscillators, noise generators, comb filters, standard and x-modulation filters, sideband filters, mixers, ring modulators, waveshapers.
Unused generators will not appear in the rack What you use is what you see.
Create and organise your synth structure here. No cables or pins, but an ingenious 2D grid in which you place and reposition generator modules.
The signal flows automatically from top to bottom, but sidechains can also be defined (via right-click.
Performance Pads.
Four XY pads give you instant control of up to 64 parameters, each with a user-definable range.
Because they effectively bundle parameters together, XY positions are the perfect targets for automation within your DAW.
Patches Window.
Load factory presets or select from literally thousands of free patches as well as several commercial sound sets available online.
Hide/unhide or mark/unmark patches as personal favourites.
Undo, Info Style.
Step backwards or forwards through your edits (unlimited depth). Show individual patch information, load alternative skins, select GUI size from minuscule to cinematic.
Modulators Rack.
Control panels for all modulators you use envelopes, LFOs, mod mappers and modulation mixers.
Use a modulator (e.g. Envelope 4 or LFO 3) anywhere, and its panel will instantly appear in this rack.
Mod Mappers.
Unique and highly flexible processors containing up to 128 discrete values each.
Radically reshape modulation sources, create trains of sound (or round-robin effects) by stepping through values, add individual offsets across the entire MIDI note range hundreds of uses are just waiting to be discovered.
Patch Mixer.
Four channels, one for each lane of the Grid. Mute buttons, envelope selectors, modulatable pan and volume controls, effects bus routing selectors.
Oscillator Editor.
Load, create and store oscillator waveforms in this comprehensive Wave Editor the heart of Zebra2.
16 morphable waves per oscillator, 4 waveform modes including spline and freehand drawing as well as additive synthesis (128 partials.
Support for Scala format microtuning, two Glide rates (for odd/even numbered modules), truly global swing generator affects LFOs as well as arpeggios.
Effects Grid Panel.
Define your effects structure here. The signal flows from top to bottom, sidechains can be defined.
Effect control panels appear to the right of the grid. Not only chorus, delay and reverb, but also compressors, filters, EQ and more.
Four loopable Multi-Stage Envelope Generators with up to 32 segments each. Several drawing aids include magnetic positioning (vertical or horizontal.
Also velocity, trigger mode and rate controls, template load/save.
Why we think you'll love Zebra.
the unique patching system is a bliss to work with, complexity never gets in your way.
it is renowned for crystal-clear quality. which can turn dark dirty if you want.
no static samples here – pure synthesis delivers more expressive natural sounds.
heavily featured in blockbusters The Dark Knight, Inception, Transformers, Tron:Legacy.
the editor window is resizable, and there are some nice alternative skins available.
it has an independent charm, with a vibrant community of helpful users in the KVR forum.
the clever design and adaptive UI keep everything you need on a single page.
. and so much more.
Music made with Zebra.
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Pipeline Inbox: Minors' most talented team in 2014?
This has been a big week at MLBPipeline.com. We've started rolling out updated team Top 20 Prospects list as part of our 2014 Prospect Watch, and we'll continue to unveil new ones each weekday throughout the month.
Along with each Top 20, we'll have reports from each organization's Spring Training camp, and Bernie Pleskoff will project what each club's big league lineup should look like two years from now. We'll also have the writers who authored each Top 20 list take over the @MLBPipeline Twitter feed to chat with fans about prospects.
This has been a big week at MLBPipeline.com. We've started rolling out updated team Top 20 Prospects list as part of our 2014 Prospect Watch, and we'll continue to unveil new ones each weekday throughout the month.
Along with each Top 20, we'll have reports from each organization's Spring Training camp, and Bernie Pleskoff will project what each club's big league lineup should look like two years from now. We'll also have the writers who authored each Top 20 list take over the @MLBPipeline Twitter feed to chat with fans about prospects.
So stay tuned for what should be an exciting month. Beyond all of the Top 20s, we're also ramping up our coverage of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft and continuing our weekly Pipeline Perspectives and Pipeline Inboxes. Before you know it, it will be time for Opening Day.
Going into the season, which Minor League teams are most likely to contain the largest assortment of high-ceiling prospects, similar to last year's Hickory Crawdads? I'm thinking it might be the Wilmington Blue Rocks.
-- J.P. S., Springfield, Ill.
The 2013 edition of the Crawdads, the Class A affiliate of the Rangers, featured legitimate prospects at every position: catcher Jorge Alfaro, first baseman Ronald Guzman, second baseman Ryan Rua, third baseman Joey Gallo, shortstop Luis Marte and outfielders Lewis Brinson, Nomar Mazara and Nick Williams. There were a lot of boom-or-bust guys on that club -- Hickory ranked second in the Minors in homers (178) but also first in strikeouts (1,403) and sixth worst in batting average (.237) -- but a lot of intriguing ceilings as well. Electric right-hander C.J. Edwards also started the season with the Crawdads before going to the Cubs in the Matt Garza trade.
J.P.'s nomination of the Blue Rocks is an inspired choice. The Royals' Class A Advanced affiliate could include right-hander Miguel Almonte, third baseman Hunter Dozier, right fielder Elier Hernandez, lefty Sean Manaea, shortstop Raul Adalberto Mondesi and center fielder Bubba Starling.
I came up with six other impressive groups of high-ceiling players who could open the season together, though I have to throw in the disclaimer that this is all highly speculative and assignments are far from finalized this early in Spring Training. Here's the order in which I'd rank all of them:
1. Class A Advanced Lancaster (Astros): SS Carlos Correa, RHP Mark Appel, RHP Lance McCullers Jr., RHP Vince Velasquez, 3B Rio Ruiz, LHP Josh Hader. The No. 1 overall picks from the last two Drafts headline this contingent.
2. Double-A Tennessee (Cubs): 3B Kris Bryant, OF Albert Almora, RHP Edwards, OF Jorge Soler, RHP Pierce Johnson, RHP Corey Black. Almora and Soler both could begin the year with Class A Advanced Daytona, however.
3. Triple-A Pawtucket (Red Sox): RHP Allen Webster, 3B Garin Cecchini, RHP Matt Barnes, RHP Anthony Ranaudo, RHP Rubby De La Rosa, C Christian Vazquez. Could be bolstered further with LHP Henry Owens and 2B Mookie Betts during the season.
4. Class A Advanced Wilmington (Royals): See above.
5. Triple-A Oklahoma City (Astros): OF George Springer, RHP Mike Foltynewicz, 1B Jonathan Singleton, OF Domingo Santana, C Max Stassi. Baseball's best farm system has enough talent to stock two loaded teams.
6. Class A Advanced Myrtle Beach (Rangers): C Alfaro, 3B Gallo, OF Williams, RHP Alex Gonzalez, OF Brinson. Last year's Hickory nucleus, plus 2013 first-rounder Gonzalez.
7. Class A West Virginia (Pirates): OF Austin Meadows, C Reese McGuire, OF Harold Ramirez, RHP Luis Heredia, C Wyatt Mathisen, OF JaCoby Jones. Pittsburgh's Triple-A Indianapolis club won't be as deep but will have a dynamic 1-2 punch in OF Gregory Polanco and RHP Jameson Taillon.
How many of the 10 best prospects will graduate this year? What are your predictions for a preliminary top five next year?
-- Alex M., Willow Creek, Calif.
Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts (No. 2), Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras (No. 3), D-backs right-hander Archie Bradley (No. 5) and Mariners righty Taijuan Walker (No. 6) are the only locks in the MLBPipeline.com Top 10 to lose their rookie eligibility in 2014, and that assumes Walker bounces back from his spring shoulder problems. Twins outfielder Byron Buxton (No. 1) and Cubs shortstop Javier Baez (No. 7) could make their Major League debuts, but they don't figure to do so until late in the season.
My crystal ball reveals this projected top five for next winter: Buxton, Baez, Correa (No. 8), Cubs third baseman Bryant (No. 9) and Twins third baseman Miguel Sano (No. 4). Sano likely will drop a little after missing all or most of the season because of Tommy John surgery, but his long-term upside doesn't change. Athletics shortstop Addison Russell (No. 12) and North Carolina State left-hander Carlos Rodon (the favorite to go No. 1 overall in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft) are two more top-five candidates.
I have a lot of skepticism regarding your ranking of outfielder James Ramsey as the Cardinals' No. 7 prospect. What can you say to give me hope?
-- Jerry H., Columbia, Mo.
Ramsey was a polarizing prospect when St. Louis drafted him 23rd overall and signed him for $1.6 million in 2013. The Cardinals and other teams who like him projected him as an everyday center fielder who would fit nicely in the first couple of slots in a lineup. But there also were several clubs who thought Ramsey lacked a carrying tool and saw him as more of a fourth outfielder.
Power was the biggest question surrounding Ramsey, and he answered it by hitting 16 homers in his first full pro season, albeit accompanied by a lower-than-expected .265 batting average. I can see him becoming a .275/15-homer hitter in the Majors, drawing a healthy amount of walks and using his plus speed well on the bases and the outfield.
Ramsey may have to do that with a different team, however, as the Cards already have an outfield logjam in the big leagues and prospects Taveras and Stephen Piscotty knocking on the door.
Jim Callis is a reporter for MLB.com and writes a blog, Callis' Corner. Follow @jimcallisMLB on Twitter.


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Five Florida Panthers games wiped out as NHL cancels first two weeks of season
The Florida Panthers planned to raise their first banner to commemorate an on-ice achievement since their Miami Arena days on Oct. 13.
The pregame party to celebrate the Panthers' first Southeast Division championship is now officially on ice.
The National Hockey League locked out their players on Sept. 16 and canceled the first two weeks of the 2012-13 season on Thursday afternoon.
Florida was scheduled to open against the rival Lightning on Oct. 13. The Panthers also lost a home game against the Islanders (Oct. 18) as well as road games against the Islanders, Capitals and Lightning.
This is the third week of the lockout; Florida's preseason schedule was supposed to wrap up with a home game against the Lightning on Saturday.
Although the NHL and its teams say the cancellations were "necessary because of the absence of a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NHL Players' Association and the NHL," the players' association boss contradicted that in a statement released Thursday.
Donald Fehr, head of the NHLPA, reiterated that the union offered to work under the old pact as negotiations went on.
The NHL said rejected that earlier this summer and stood by its stance that if (and when) the CBA expired, the players would be locked out.
"The decision to cancel the first two weeks of the NHL season is the unilateral choice of the NHL owners," Fehr said in the statement. "If the owners truly cared about the game and the fans, they would lift the lockout and allow the season to begin on time while negotiations continue.
"A lockout should be the last resort in bargaining, not the strategy of first resort. … Nevertheless, the players remain committed to playing hockey while the parties work to reach a deal that is fair for both sides. We hope we will soon have a willing negotiating partner."
The Panthers next scheduled game is for Oct. 25 at Winnipeg. The home opener is now scheduled for Oct. 29 against the Columbus Blue Jackets.


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A reporter's inbox: Show a little respect
A journalist shares seven common PR sins to avoid at all costs.
After spending yet another maddening evening cleaning up my e-mail, I realized that many of the messages clogging my inbox stemmed from oversize attachments, press releases completely unrelated to my beat, and back-and-forth banter that could have been avoided with one phone call. As a journalist, I find that at least 75 percent of my e-mails are related to public relations.
Below are seven simple steps to streamline our communication, respect my inbox, and make both of our jobs easier.
1. Know thy reporter. Make an effort to reach out to reporters and know what exactly they're looking for in regard to sources and story ideas. If one specifically covers transportation issues, don't send him a press release on the hottest new lipstick. This may seem like an obvious request, but you don't know how many irrelevant pitches (and follow-up "Are you going to report on this?" e-mails) I receive daily.
2. Lay off the large attachments. I know one PR exec who routinely sends me press releases with 12 MB or more in images, PDFs and Word documents. Not only does this mean slower loading time and a clogged inbox, but my BlackBerry displays the dreaded "Message truncated due to size" error. I once missed timely reporting on a major real estate transaction because I couldn't view the e-mail immediately while on the road. Consider an online sharing service such as Dropbox for larger files, an FTP link, or setting up a media page on your client's website for journalists to download larger files.
3. Include pertinent media. If you have a great photo or video related to a pitch or press release, send it in the original e-mail (preferably linked, as per No. 1). It will save us both time in trying to get everything we need for a story.
4. Understand media requirements. Print and online publications have different needs when it comes to images. Learn about DPI, size, orientation, and file types. And learn how to edit images and videos. It's irksome to receive a 72 DPI, Web-ready image with JPEG artifacts and obvious stretching, when the publication really needs a high-resolution TIFF to fill half a magazine page. Don't understand that last sentence? You need to. Take a class, or consult an art/media director.
5. Keep it simple. Stick with basic file types when sending images or documents. Not all e-mail clients, word processors and smartphones accept all document types. One increasingly used format is Microsoft's *.docx file, a standard in Microsoft Office 2007 and above. If your recipient has a version of Word that came out before 2007, he may have to download additional software or use a conversion tool to read the file. Not everyone has updated software or a current smartphone, so it's best to stick with the more commonly used *.doc file or a PDF.
6. Back away from the priority function. Know which e-mails are important and which ones are not. One PR exec marks every single e-mail she sends me as high priority, even though 90 percent of her e-mails aren't exactly urgent. Generally, e-mails marked high priority mean the recipient should read your message as soon as possible. It's perfectly acceptable if you're on deadline, have to change a last-minute interview, or need to clarify an important point. It's not suitable for a general pitch or press release. If you overuse the priority function, the true meaning of the red exclamation point in your inbox is diluted.
7. Don't forget your contact information. There's nothing more frustrating than having to track down a PR exec's contact information, especially when an e-mail is sent from a general e-mail account. Please include your e-mail and phone number, if possible, so we know how to reach you with questions or requests. In many instances, one phone call can replace six back-and-forth e-mails.
Amanda Marsh is the New York City real estate reporter for Bisnow Media.
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I remember that in Jan-Apr '91 we had the Gulf War and then in June '91 we had Mt. Pinatubo erupt in the Philippines. Eventually, we had to evacuate Clark AB and all other U.S. installations included, in the process of ending our long time military association and presence in the Philippines and getting out from under the ash of the eruption.
During the Gulf War (including Desert Shield and Desert Storm) it was a busy time at the PACOM (USCINCPAC) command center at Camp Smith, Hawaii. I was superintendent of the Cmd Ctr and the "Blue Eagle" airborne command post (9ACCS) operations and AF SEA to the J-3. During Desert Storm, it was our first time in 20 years to witness, in real-time the "actual" missile (SCUD) firings on our Missile Warnings Systems through the "Defense Support Program. (DSP)" satellites. For the first time, ever, we were providing another nation (Israel) with tactical warning of missile events. Unfortunately, because of the short distances involved, it gave them only about 5 minutes advanced warning before impact.
I remember how enthusiastic our Cruise Missile target planners were about the reports of how accurate and clever were the target route packages, when one day, in a national newspaper a cartoon depicted a cruise missile, in downtown Baghdad, idling at an intersection red light before proceeding on to it's target. Another cartoon depicted a cruise missile idling in front of a 12' wall around Saddam's Comm HQ, eventually levitating to 15' and then proceeding to and destroying the target.
We had a huge, full-time, war battlestaff, 24 hours per day and for once, it seemed, that all were excited to be at work and marveling at the swift and momentous successes of U.S. and coalition forces.
The later, mid year evacuation, closing of installations and returning of our forces from the Philippines marked the end of another era of a long-time presence in the Pacific and the loss of a great AB with a long and memorable history. (Clark was once known to Airmen as the best assignment in the AF, bar none.)
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Michael Arrington may not have wanted TechCrunch Disrupt to be overshadowed by stories of the giants swallowing up the little guys but he got just that.
The founder of TechCrunch has a new funder ready to steal headlines. AOLannounced Tuesday that it has purchased the popular tech news site and its network of websites for an undisclosed amount. The announcement was scheduled to be made officially on stage at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference currently going on in San Francisco.
AOL Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong, who already operates gadget lust site Engadget, said in a statement that the acquisition of TechCrunch Inc. will further position AOL as it pushes to become the go to destination online for tech related news. Arrington said his new parent company's long term vision was a determining factor in the deal.
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Rockford mayoral candidates said the key issues facing the city are crime and the economy.
With little more than two weeks to go until the primary election, candidates are speaking at a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters about why they feel they should be elected, and what they would do to tackle the big problems.
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CONWAY, Ark.--The Birmingham-Southern softball team split on the road today with Hendrix on day one of the series, winning game one 8-1 but losing in the nightcap 5-4 at Warrior Field in Conway, Ark.
The Panthers move to 20-10 overall and 11-3 in the Southern Athletic Association, while the Warriors move to 18-8 overall and 8-4 in league play.
In game one, BSC scored its first two runs in the top of the first inning on a Hendrix error and an RBI single by sophomore Bethany Fronk. The Warriors put up their lone run in the bottom of the first, and BSC added three more in the bottom of the fourth, with two scoring on another Hendrix error and another courtesy of an RBI from sophomore Joanna Jernigan, putting the Panthers up 5-1.
Sophomore Taylor Bassett led off the top of the fifth with a home run to put BSC up 6-1, and RBIs from sophomore Alyssa Statham and Fronk in the top of the seventh put the Panthers up 8-1.
BSC recorded 12 hits, led by senior Brittany Berkopec who was 3-4. Freshman Deanna Creps was 2-3 and Statham and Fronk were both 2-4.
Fronk started in the circle and threw the complete game, getting the win to move to 15-7 on the season. She gave up four hits and one earned run with five strikeouts.
In game two, BSC got off to another quick start, scoring twice in the top of the first on another Bassett home run, this time good for two on the scoreboard. Bassett recorded another RBI in the top of the second on a single to put the Panthers up 3-0.
Hendrix got on the board in the bottom of the second, scoring on two RBI singles, and then took the first lead of the day in the bottom of the third with three runs scored on an RBI single and a two-run double, putting the Warriors up 5-3.
BSC cut it to 5-4 in the top of the sixth on a Statham RBI double, but the Panthers weren't able to score again to overcome the Warriors' single-run lead.
Both teams recorded 10 hits; Bassett led BSC, going 3-3 at the plate with three RBI. Statham and Jernigan were 2-3 and Fronk was 2-4.
Creps started in the circle and went 1.2 innings, giving up four hits and two earned runs before Fronk came in for the final 4.1 innings. She allowed six hits and three earned runs with two strikeouts, taking the loss to fall to 15-8.
The four-game series will conclude tomorrow with a noon doubleheader.


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This week there was an extensive menu of items from which to choose a topic for this column. But each news account seemed more depressing than the one before and I feared I'd write myself into a state of catatonia. There are so many things going wrong right now that we risk becoming numb to it all. I don't feel like writing about it, you don't want to read about it, so by golly, we're going to adopt an upbeat attitude.
Forget the "super committee" failure to reach a budget deal and looming national credit rating downgrades. Is there any possibility we can actually get out of this colossal debt mess? No problem. In fact, we can even keep the outrageous spending binge we have today. If we can just hold our spending levels where they are now, in 10 short years our debt will all but disappear. Could we really do that? On this day of optimism we will say, "Yes we can."
Let's ignore the Iranian capture of two CIA spy rings and the fact that our intelligence networks over there must be dismantled due to compromise. We'll be flying blind for a while, but heck, we never did have 20/20 vision. It's no secret that they're very busy with nuclear mischief far below ground, away from prying satellites. But hey, we've got the world's biggest bunker busting bomb — a 15-ton monster you just lob in the vicinity of your target. On top of that, last week Canada, Great Britain and the U.S. put the financial smack down on Iranian bank assets. Just last week? I know it's a little late in the game, but Ahmadinejad will come around when his checks start bouncing. No worries.
Then there's the drama of the Greece and Italy/Spain/Portugal financial defaults and the possible demise of the Euro as a unifying currency. But wait, they have a bailout solution. No they don't. Yes they do. No, it fell through. Now it's back on. Today, the spinner has fallen on 'yes they do have a solution.' You see? It's all good.
Closer to home our military is facing $600 billion in automatic budget cuts due to the sequestration clause. (No, we're not going into that — it'll just make us more depressed). Besides, Congress isn't going to let that happen. They raised the debt ceiling on the condition of spending reductions — then they take off that condition before it goes into effect. This is the way our government works: Both sides make up rules, then change them as the game goes on. It's never about winning, and since the people ante up the money to play, they have a jolly good time. Party on.
But in addition to spending cuts we've simply got to raise revenues (taxes for those on Planet Sheen). Yet President Obama wants to extend the payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits, which will reduce revenues. Yes, but if we raise taxes on the rich people they can pay for these tax reductions for the working (and not working) people. This is the holiday season after all, so sharing one's bounty with a neighbor, even if it is by government mandate, is in the spirit. Will this do anything at all for our sick economy? Doubtful, but it worked for Robin Hood so let's go with it.
The White House turkeys have been pardoned, so be of good cheer. Silver linings abound. I'm feeling better and I hope you do, too. It's much more fun to skirt the tough issues. Next week we'll explore the reality of angels and elves.
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LAKE FOREST – Devin Hester paused to ponder the question.
If he were an opposing team, would he kick the ball to himself?
"Yeah," Hester said Friday with a mischievous grin.
The Indianapolis Colts might be wise to decide differently in Sunday's regular-season opener at Soldier Field.
Hester, 29, is the most accomplished kick returner in NFL history as he enters his seventh season with the Bears. He has 17 kick return touchdowns (12 punts, five kickoffs) along with a missed field goal return touchdown in 2006, which places him within one return touchdown of Deion Sanders' all-time record of 19.
Could Hester tie or surpass the player known as "Prime Time" this season? The thought has crossed his mind more than once.
"It does," Hester said. "I'm not going to sit here and say it doesn't. It's one more record I can accomplish.
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Yet Hester cannot control how many opportunities he receives in the return game. His scoring ability has led some teams to punt the ball out of bounds rather than challenge the Pro Bowl returner.
In addition to making other tough decisions in his coaching debut, Colts coach Chuck Pagano must determine how to approach Hester.
"You'd like to say we don't have to punt, but I'm afraid that's probably not going to happen," Pagano said. "We're going to have to kick off to the guy. We're going to have to punt to the guy.
"He's arguably one of the best, if not the best, in the history of the game at returning kicks. We've just got to do a great job of containing him and trying to keep him corralled and make sure he doesn't get loose for a big play.
"If we don't have to kick to him, certainly we'll try not to."
Yet coaches have preached caution before and allowed Hester to beat them anyway. Hester returned three kicks for touchdowns in 2011, including a 98-yard kickoff return against Minnesota and punt returns of 69 yards and 82 yards against Carolina and Detroit.
Bears special teams coach Dave Toub has stopped trying to predict how teams will handle Hester in the kick return game.
"You really don't know," Toub said. "We've seen so many different things. It never surprises me, things that we get. When you think a team is going to kick away, they kick right to him."
That would be fine by Hester.
"The more balls I get, the more opportunities I get to showcase my talents," Hester said. "I'm all for it."
Bears bits: Running back Lorenzo Booker missed practice because of a head injury and is listed as questionable to play against the Colts. … Four Bears players are listed as probable: Brian Urlacher (knee), Adam Podlesh (hip), Chris Conte (shoulder) and Earl Bennett (hand).


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Parolees and ex-offenders often struggle to successfully reintegrate themselves into their community, an issue the Summit of Hope conference intends to change.
At the Summit of Hope conference, held last week at Lanphier High School, local groups partnered with the Illinois Department of Corrections and the Illinois Department of Public Health to provide parolees and individuals on probation an opportunity to receive services and encouragement on the way to becoming responsible members of their community. Participating Springfield groups included the Springfield Urban League Inc., Tower of Refuge, Fifth Street Renaissance and Springfield Community Federation.
Doris Turner, Springfield Ward 3 alderman and chief of the center for minority health services for the Illinois Department of Public Health, said she is pleased with how the events have been received across the state.
"This really began as an idea about what state agencies, working in partnership with communities, can do to reduce the recidivism rates across Illinois," Turner said. "These events have been very successful."
Turner said 412 ex-offenders attended the event.
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The statewide event, held for the second time in Springfield, included 50 to 55 vendors informing and teaching parolees and others about topics such as education, employment, banking, health services, dentistry and religion. Other agencies and organizations involved included Lincoln Land Community College, representatives of the Illinois Secretary of State and Illinois State Treasurer, and Springfield-based barber school Flawless Kutz.
Turner said about 100 organizations took part in the event.
Vendors provided services including free state-issued identification cards, HIV testing, dental examinations and tips on how to interview for a job.
Penny Harris, executive director of Fifth Street Renaissance, said her organization addresses recidivism in Illinois through their reintegration project.
"This program serves individuals who are coming out of correctional facilities who are HIV positive," Harris said. "We know this program works because it has a recidivism rate that is less than 10 percent."
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Harris said in addition to providing services and goods to parolees and others, it is also important for the ex-offenders to understand that someone cares.
"This building is filled today with individuals and agencies who care about their (ex-offenders') future," Harris said. "They are used to having people lock their car doors as they walk past, so when they walk in and have a smiling face to greet them and ask them questions about how we can help them, that truly means something to them. Sometimes change comes in very small steps."
Fifth Street Renaissance, a Springfield-based nonprofit agency that offers services to individuals and families in crisis, offered up to five free items like clothing or household goods to individuals who attended the event and also provided the free HIV testing booths.
Dominic Watson, project coordinator for the Springfield Urban League, Inc., said educating ex-offenders of their options will reduce Illinois' recidivism rate.
"We need to empower these individuals so they can go further in life. They often repeat their crimes because they feel like they don't have options," Watson said.
One individual was especially impressed with the event.
Massie Starks was arrested in 2010 and served two months in 2011 in the Macon County jail for writing a bad check to Party City in Decatur for "birthday materials" for her daughter's birthday. Following her release in 2011, Starks was placed on probation, but said she didn't follow her probation guidelines, which resulted in her spending an additional three weeks in jail.
"I had never been on probation before, so I really didn't take it seriously. I thought it was kind of a joke," Starks said.
Starks said the Summit of Hope conference has opened her eyes.
"The event today was absolutely wonderful," Starks said. "It's really hard for felons to get a second chance, and this program has provided me and others with the confidence that we can make it."
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Blackhawks beat Jets for second time in five daysby Brian Hedger
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks didn't play loose with the lead Wednesday night at United Center.
Instead of letting an early two-goal lead melt away in the third period, as they've done a few times this season, the Blackhawks pushed the pedal to the floor in a 4-1 win against the Winnipeg Jets.
"That's something we've been focusing on," Chicago captain Jonathan Toews said. "When you have teams coming in here really elevating their game to begin with, it's not always easy. But we really focused on that in the second and third [periods Wednesday], and it started defensively. [This] was a solid start, and we kind of sustained that pressure as the game went along."
It was the second comfortable win for the Blackhawks against the Jets in five days; they won 5-1 at MTS Centre on Saturday in Toews' homecoming.
Toews didn't score a point in the game played in his hometown, but he did score the first goal Wednesday night. It was the first of four straight scores by the defending Stanley Cup champions, who also got goals from Patrick Kane, Brandon Pirri and Patrick Sharp (one goal, one assist).
Defenseman Duncan Keith finished with two assists for Chicago (10-2-4), giving him 12 for the season. He almost had a third on Sharp's unassisted goal in the third period.
Keith's two-point night came as part of a strong defensive effort, which included regular defenseman Sheldon Brookbank playing forward.
Led by its defense, Chicago killed a pair of power plays in the first and gathered momentum that stuck with the team the rest of the game. The Blackhawks dominated puck possession to take pressure off goalie Corey Crawford, who made 24 saves and improved his record to 9-2-3 in 14 starts.
Devin Setoguchi scored his third goal of the season and Al Montoya (24 saves) took the loss in net for Winnipeg (6-9-2), which played without star forward Evander Kane (lower-body injury) for the second game in a row.
Jets coach Claude Noel was disappointed by how easily his team coughed up the puck, leading to two of the four Chicago goals.
"You have to manage the puck well," Noel said. "You want to start shooting yourself in the foot, it's in your net. We've given up nine goals in two games [against the Blackhawks]. Do we need to give up another four or five the next time to recognize this is what they can do? I understand we're not perfect, but those things hurt you. Your puck management has to be great."
Like the teams' first meeting, it was a close game early.
Toews started to change that with 2:31 left in the first period when he gave the Blackhawks a 1-0 lead. After getting out of the penalty box, he got right into the action by zipping a slick reverse pass to Kane for a prime scoring chance alone in the slot. Montoya, who's from Chicago, turned the shot away with a nice right pad save, but the Jets were unable to clear the zone.
Moments later, Sharp fed Toews near the front of the net and the Blackhawks captain tucked the puck under Montoya's pads for his eighth goal of the season and first since recording a natural hat trick at home Oct. 29 against the Ottawa Senators.
Kane made it 2-0 just six seconds before the horn sounded to end the first period, rewarding Brent Seabrook for a great stretch pass by firing a wrister from the left circle to beat Montoya high to the far side of the net.
It took most of the middle period for the Blackhawks to strike again. Pirri eventually pushed it to a 3-0 lead with 1:58 left in the second by firing a laser into the top right corner from the slot to cap a breakaway set up by a nice pass from Ben Smith in the neutral zone.
"It was good to keep pressing forward," Sharp said. "We've seen a few times this year we've had a two-goal lead and then gave it up in the third period. I thought the guys stayed focused and continued to press on, and we were able to get a couple more."
Pirri's wasn't the only breakaway Montoya faced in the period. About midway through the second, he had to make a pad save to stop Marian Hossa's break, which was also created by a nice stretch pass.
A couple minutes later, Chicago got a power play after some highlight-worthy stickhandling by Kane in the offensive zone. Just as he did in an advertising video that went viral during the preseason, Kane weaved around several Jets defenders in the offensive zone like they were orange cones. Eric Tangradi's trip was the only thing that stopped him.
"He had a couple shifts where he was putting on a show," Toews said. "When he gets it going, that one play where he drew the penalty, it was pretty fun to watch that. Not too many guys can do that. He was almost just horsing around, having fun and playing pond hockey. No one could take the puck from him. Pretty amazing skill."
Montoya helped thwart that Blackhawks power play, but couldn't keep the dam from breaking. Sharp sniped his fourth of the season from the left circle, unassisted, four minutes into the third for a 4-0 lead.
Setoguchi scored to end Crawford's shutout bid almost five minutes later.
Late in the game, Chicago's Brandon Bollig hit Winnipeg defenseman Adam Pardy hard with a legal check that knocked out a piece of glass in the corner of the Jets zone. Pardy's helmet was removed by a fan, who donned the protective headpiece for a brief time before it was retrieved and returned to the Jets blueliner.


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Paul Waldman / American Prospect: No More Saturday Mail? Blame Yourself.
Scott Nance / The Democratic Daily: Prominent Progressive To Fight U.S. Mail Cut
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Post Office To Eliminate Most Saturday Mail Delivery
Paul Constant / The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper: Postal Service to Stop Delivering on Saturdays
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USPS to announce Saturday service cuts in effort to slash costs
USPS to announce Saturday service cuts in effort to slash costs
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Abby Borovitz / msnbc.com: Goodbye Saturday letter delivery
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Postal Service plans to end Saturday mail delivery by August
Postal Service plans to end Saturday mail delivery by August
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Postal Service plans to end Saturday mail delivery by August
Postal Service plans to end Saturday mail delivery by August
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Alex Fitzpatrick / Mashable!: USPS Cutting Saturday Mail Delivery
Natalie Jennings / Post Politics: White House points to House inaction on USPS
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Postal Service to halt Saturday mail delivery in cost-cutting move
Postal Service to halt Saturday mail delivery in cost-cutting move
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Postal Service to End Delivery of Letters on Saturdays
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With Brennan Pick, a Light on Drone Strikes' Hazards — SANA, Yemen — Late last August, a 40-year-old cleric named Salem Ahmed bin Ali Jaber stood up to deliver a speech denouncing Al Qaeda in a village mosque in far eastern Yemen. — It was a brave gesture by a father of seven …
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Ed Krayewski / Hit & Run: John Bolton on Obama Drone Policy: Entirely Sensible, Extension of Bush Policies
Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite: NY Times Broke 'Informal Arrangement' Among News Orgs Not To Disclose Saudi Drone Base
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online: Let's Hope Obama's Secret Drone Base in Saudi Arabia Doesn't Inspire Blowback
Adrian Chen / Gawker: The Washington Post, New York Times and a Bunch of Other News Organizations Helped Keep a CIA Drone Base Secret
Washington Examiner: Morning Examiner: CBO's rosy assumptions can't hide government's spending problems
Chris McGreal / Guardian: John Brennan faces grilling over leaked drone memo as senators demand answers
David Kravets / Wired: Obama's Memo on Targeted Killings Is a Drone Strike on the Law
Stephen Green / The PJ Tatler: NYT Bemoans Lack of Coverage it Won't Provide
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GOP to offer sequester counter-plan …
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Peter Wehner / Commentary Magazine:
Drone Strikes, Waterboarding, and Moral Preening
Drone Strikes, Waterboarding, and Moral Preening
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix: The American public loves drones
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4th Annual TV News Trust Poll — PPP's annual poll on TV news finds that there's only one source more Americans trust than distrust: PBS. 52% of voters say they trust PBS to only 29% who don't trust it. The other seven outlets we polled on are all distrusted by a plurality of voters.
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Fox News Ends the Dick Morris Era
Fox News Ends the Dick Morris Era
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401Ks are a disaster: Column — Recent and near-retirees, the first major cohort of the 401(k) era, do not have nearly enough in retirement savings to even come close to maintaining their current lifestyles. — We need an across the board increase in Social Security retirement benefits of 20% or more.
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Obama to nominate head of REI for Interior secretary
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Obama to nominate CEO of outdoor equipment giant REI to become interior secretary
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Poll: Majority of voters back gay Boy Scouts
Poll: Majority of voters back gay Boy Scouts
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Nomaan Merchant / Associated Press:
Boy Scouts delay decision on admitting gays
Boy Scouts delay decision on admitting gays
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CHRIS ROCK: 'THE PRESIDENT IS OUR BOSS'... OUR 'DAD' — Comedian Chris Rock showed up on Capitol Hill today to support President Barack Obama's gun control proposals. Here is what he said during the morning press conference: … Apparently the comedian has flip-flopped on his previous gun control position, i.e. "bullet control" ...
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Caitlin McDevitt / Politico:
Chris Rock stands up for gun control
Chris Rock stands up for gun control
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BOSTON (AP) -- Federal officials are denying that a suspect is in custody in the Boston Marathon bombings.
A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press on Wednesday a suspect was in custody.
But the FBI and the U.S. attorney's office in Boston dispute that.
The official who spoke to The Associated Press did so on condition of anonymity and stood by the information even after it was disputed.
The official was not authorized to divulge details of the investigation. The official had said the suspect was expected in federal court in Boston.
Reporters and police have converged at the courthouse.
There is a possible break in the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing.
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CBS News confirms a possible suspect has been identified in the Boston Marathon bombing case. A law enforcement source says the young man was identified from surveillance video at the site of the second blast.
He was seen on a cell phone at the same time the first bomb exploded. Sources say investigators zeroed in on the suspect after checking cell phone records in the area at that exact time.
FBI photos from the Boston Marathon bombing investigation show the remains of an explosive device including twisted pieces of metal, charred wires, and a battery. One photo shows a half inch nail, and part of a zipper stained with blood. There are also photos of a bent metal lid with bolts.
The items are now being analyzed at FBI headquarters in Virginia.
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makeup and components," said Richard DesLauriers, FBI Agent in Charge.
Investigators say the crudely designed bombs were heavy, and carried to the scene in black nylon bags.
They were pressure cooker bombs, packed with shrapnel. The lid of one apparently blew onto the roof of a nearby building.
Similar devices have been used in Middle East terrorist attacks.
The pressure cookers briefly constrain the blast, and when the pressure is released, they can send heavy pieces of metal flying through the air.
Three people were killed, and more than 170 injured in the blasts.
Wednesday morning, doctors at Boston Medical Center said they performed amputations on five victims. They have also been removing debris from victims.
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President Obama will be in Boston Thursday to attend a memorial service for the victims.
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