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Illegal hunting trap suffocates retrieverBy BRENDAN CLOGSTON
Union Leader Correspondent
December 07. 2012 8:38PM
AUBURN -- New Hampshire Fish and Game is investigating an illegally set animal trap that killed a woman's dog on a well-used trail in Auburn Wednesday night.
Melissa Fogelson had been walking her 4-year-old golden retriever, Andrew, on a trail off Old Depot Road near Clark Pond in Auburn, using the trail because she believed it to be safe during hunting season, given the number of walkers and bikers who frequent it.
While on the trail, Andrew caught a whiff of something and ran over to inspect. What Fogelson didn't realize was that her dog was drawn to the bait on a lethal hunting trap.
The trap was a Conibear 220, an asphyxiating, "body-gripping" trap. It is nearly impossible to pull it open - and in fact harmful to the animal to force the trap open - particularly by one person. Instead, springs on opposite sides must be compressed and their safety hooks attached individually, a counterintuitive and difficult process even when not under stress.
"The more I looked at it the more I started to have a sense of what I might have to do, but I didn't have enough strength to do it," said Fogelson. "When I first looked at it I had no idea (what to do.) I tried - believe me, I was trying - but I couldn't get it off of him."
It took two police officers "with all of their strength" to remove the trap, she said.
The traps location and setting were illegal, officials said. Any trap over 6� inches wide must be set either 5 feet off the ground or under water. This trap was set on the ground.
"We have the laws in place for this exact reason," said Fish and Game Officer Chris McKee. "Any animal on the ground could've gotten into it, or person, or kid."
The trapper, whose name has not yet been released because the investigation is ongoing, is expected to be charged with trapping violations, which may lead to fines of up to $1,000, Fish and Game said. Fish and Game will also push for restitution for the dog owner.
The trapper, who has trapped in the past and took it up again recently, had taken the required courses and was aware of the laws, officials said. All of his traps in the area have since been taken down.
"I'm not really sure why he set it on the ground" said McKee. "He did what he did."
Auburn police Officer Anita Lombardo, who responded to the call, described the scene as horrible.
"I was thinking of a leg trap, like the bear trap you see in the movies," said Lombardo. "I was expecting to go out and find a panicking dog and panicking owner and together we'd get this dog out of the trap. I was not expecting what I saw. . When I went up, you couldn't even see where (the trap) was against his neck because it was so tight that it got lost in his fur. It was like a medieval torture device on this poor dog.
"When I went up the trail, I saw her sitting there, exhausted from carrying the dog from probably almost a mile out, just sobbing. . She just looked up at me and said 'I promised I would get him out.' . It was horrible. I couldn't even imagine what I would've done."
For Fogelson, who was not aware such traps existed and never anticipated to find one near such a busy area, public education on the devices and the laws "has to be" something that comes out of her story.
"Anybody could have landed in that trap," she said. "Kids, anybody else's dog, and truthfully no wild animal should die that way either. It was miserable. Supposedly they've found this guy and removed his traps, but that doesn't mean there isn't somebody else out there doing the same thing."
For now, Fogelson is just trying to make sense of what happened that night.
"I don't think I've hit anger yet. I think I'm getting there, but I still can't get over the shock and the surrealism and the fact that this even happened," she said. "All I keep seeing in my head is him being caught in the trap. I think I'm getting to anger, but I'm just heartbroken. He was my best friend, he was my kid, you know? He was just a four-year-old happy puppy playing in the woods."
This was first incident of its kind with body-gripping traps that McKee has encountered.
"The trapper is cooperating completely and fully, and is doing anything he possible can to help with us and the lady as well," he said.
McKee noted that the trapper hoped to eventually get in touch with Fogelson.


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"Earlier today, Samsung revealed that it won't update the Galaxy S, its most successful smartphone to date, to the latest version of Android. You might shrug and dismiss that as just more evidence of Android's inherent fragmentation or the need for buyers to beware, but I take grave issue with it. This is a decision based not on technical constraints, as Samsung would have you believe, but on hubris." This. A gazillion million thousand times this. Also: "It's simple: make a large high-end device, a smaller value device, and a QWERTY device. Maybe one or two other specialty form factors, tops. That's it. Update them once a year, and keep the names the same." It would make updating a hell of a lot easier. We don't need the Samsung Galaxy SII Epic 4G Touch Sensation.
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Judy J. Wing, 41, died Nov. 12, 2012, at Wesley Surgical Center, Wichita. She was born Jan. 12, 1971, in Greensburg to Willis West and Carol Sprier.
Judy graduated from Cunningham High School. She was a jail administrator for Pratt County, attended The Venue, and was a former president and board member of Kansas Jail Association.
On Feb. 22, 1997, she married Bobby Wing in Great Bend. He survives.
Other survivors include: children, Nick Heim and wife Shelby Lyn, Shelby Mardock and husband Nick, and Ty Wing; grandson, Ezra Mardock; mothers-in-law, Judy Yingling and husband Richard and Mary Heim; brother, Ivan Roberts; sisters, Marajah Sprier and Lisa Grinham; brother-in-law, Jimmie Kuhns and wife Jayne; sisters-in-law, Chris Farmer, Jamie Schmidt and Shauna Burdick; mother, Carol Sprier; and eight nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by: grandparents, Esther and George Unruh; father, Willis West; sister, Ana Sprier; father-in-law, Dave Kuhns.
Cremation has taken place.
Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, with Pastor Tyler Vance officiating. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery. Friends may sign the book 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday with family to receive friends from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Friday.
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Parking fight leads to arrest of Salem man
SALEM - A man was arrested after he threatened officers investigating his neighbor's complaint that he parked his vehicle directly behind hers, preventing her from leaving a Main Street apartment building.
Police said Keith Butzien, 27, moved his car but only after he greeted officers with a profanity-laced tirade. As police were leaving the 307 Main St. residence, they noticed him "flipping them the bird" from his apartment window and yelling something.
Six minutes later, the neighbor called police to report Butzien again had blocked her car.
Butzien, police were told, also shouted "Have a nice day pig" at the officers as they were leaving. Police again went to Butzien's apartment and was met by a "volatile, aggressive" Butzien yelling profanities, according to a news release. "I know your name and number, and I will see you on the street," Butzien allegedly threatened.
Officers told Butzien he was under arrest, and police said he immediately began "hostile actions toward the officers, who were able to quickly take him into custody."
He was charged with criminal threatening, resisting arrest and two counts of disorderly conduct.
Police said when Butzien threatened them, they heard a small child crying inside the apartment. One of the officers stayed with the child until care could be arranged.
Butzien's car also was moved so the neighbor could leave.
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Board rules it's too late for neighbors to appeal Weare gun shopBy NANCY BEAN FOSTER
Union Leader Correspondent
April 03. 2013 8:02PM
WEARE - A case involving a gun shop owner's right to run his business in a residential neighborhood is heading to court after the zoning board of adjustment ruled Monday night that an appeal by neighbors came too late after the business was approved by the town.
Michael "Gunny" Stevens of 161 Thorndike Road converted his home-based automotive repair business into a gun shop called Classic Armorer several years ago. At the shop, Stevens sells, fixes, and maintains firearms for folks all over town including members of the Weare Police Department. However, when Stevens opened a commercial firing range on the property in 2010, he caught the attention of his neighbors who started complaining about the noise.
The town has since filed a cease-and-desist order against Stevens, precluding him from using his yard as a commercial firing range, but shots can still be heard coming from the property because Stevens fires off rounds to check his work. The noise from the shooting, along with parking complaints and the presence of heavily armed people coming in and out of Classic Armorer prompted neighbors to file an appeal with the zoning board, stating that the business didn't belong in a residential area.
But after a lengthy hearing last month where Attorney Olivier Sakellarios, who represents abutter Al Provost, and Tony Soltani, who represents Stevens, presented their sides of the story, the board consulted with the town's attorney and ruled too much time has passed for an administrative appeal, said the town's Land Use Officer Chip Meany.
Meany, who recused himself from deliberations because Stevens is a friend, said that the board found that permission was granted to Stevens to run the gun shop out of his home in 2009.
"The appeal has to be made within a reasonable amount of time after a business is approved," he said, "and four years is just too long."
Sakellarios disagrees with how the board viewed the case and said that recent decisions by the board regarding the business opened up the right for neighbors to appeal. But he said he wasn't surprised that the board ruled in favor of Stevens.
"This is small-town politics going on. The members of the police department of clients, the code enforcer [Meany] had to recuse himself because he's friends with Mr. Stevens, even the zoning board chairman is a client of Classic Armorer," said Sakellarios. "We knew we would end up in Superior Court."
Sakellarios said he believes that once the case is moved out of Weare and into the court, the fact that the shop doesn't belong in a residential neighborhood will become obvious to the judge.
"He's clearly in violation. Clearly," said Sakellarios.
Soltani said the board "did exactly what it was supposed to do," and said the case is better suited for court.
"There is no doubt in my mind that this will end up in favor of the Stevens, and there is limited doubt in my mind that if they do take this to court they will be forced to pay attorney costs because of the frivolity of this case," he said. "I don't want to take money from them, but this is just not right."
In the meantime, the cease-and-desist order will continue to prevent Stevens from using his yard as a commercial firing range and he'll have to seek a site plan review from the planning board if he wants to reopen that component of the business, Meany said.


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Dorothy Geneva Zaritz of Ozark, Mo. formerly of St. James, Mo. passed away in Springfield, Mo. on Tuesday, January 15, 2013. She was 93 years, 6 months and 11 days of age.
Dorothy Zaritz was born on July 4, 1919 to her parents Henry and Jeffie Berry. Dorothy Berry was united in marriage to William G. Zaritz on January 29, 1934 in Waterloo, Illinois.
Dorothy Zaritz was a loving wife, mother and grandmother; great-grandmother and great-great grandmother. She was loved by all who knew her. Dorothy will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her.
Dorothy Zaritz is survived by one daughter: Phyliss J. Harper and husband Ronald of Ozark, Mo.; and one son: William Michael Zaritz; 15 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.
Dorothy Zaritz is preceded in death by her husband: William G. Zaritz on January 23, 1996; her parents: Henry and Jeffie Berry; two sons: Leroy Zaritz in 1985 and Robert Louis Zaritz in 2004.
Visitation for Dorothy Zaritz will be on Friday, January 18, 2013 from 6 - 8 P.M. at the Jones Funeral Home in St. James, Mo.
Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 2 P.M. at the Jones Funeral Home Chapel./ Music will be provided with Charlet Hemme at the organ. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery in St. Louis.
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April 01. 2013 5:27PM
The New Hampshire House is to vote on a state budget on Wednesday. We are somewhat surprised to conclude that the House budget, though a mess, is more responsible than the one proposed earlier this year by Gov. Maggie Hassan. It is far from a good budget, though, and to pass it the House leadership will rely on the same message used to win election: Trust us, we don't really want to raise taxes and spending to astronomical levels, we just want to undo what those crazy Republicans did in the last session.
Gov. Hassan proposed spending far more than the state had to spend. To do it, she raised a bunch of taxes and fees and included $80 million in revenue from casino licenses. The House cannot include the casino revenue because it did not pass the bill authorizing new casinos. So it had to scale back Hassan's spending by more than $50 million.
So the House budget is more realistic than Hassan's. Yet it includes enough new spending, paid for by tax and fee hikes, that it should not pass. There is the 30-cents per pack cigarette tax hike, which has been in the news a lot. But did you know that the budget hikes saltwater fishing license fees by 50 percent and increases marriage license fees? It also raises the gasoline tax by 12 cents per gallon and contains business tax hikes. For instance, the Legislature last year let businesses "carry forward" operating losses of up to $10 million on future tax returns. The budget postpones that law for a year.
It also contains policy changes that have no place in state budgets. Legislators in the last session finally zeroed out the state's Certificate of Need Board, which increases health care expenses by forcing providers to get board approval before buying certain new equipment or opening new centers. It suppresses competition, keeping prices high. The budget inexplicably brings this cost-raising, bureaucratic nightmare back to life.
To their credit, House budget writers resisted the temptation to fully fund every wish of their party's varied constituent groups, which are legion. They spend less on the University System of New Hampshire, for example, than Gov. Hassan proposed, and less on some social services. But they still spend more than the state has or is likely to have in the next two years. This budget is a return to the bad old days of pushing spending up beyond our ability to pay for it, with the design of justifying future tax hikes when revenues inevitably fall short of the politicians' "priorities."


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The Lady Panthers bested Palisade and host Delta. Grand Junction and Fruita Monument were first and second, respectively.
Madison VanBibber came in second in the 50-meter freestyle at 27.54.
Emily Harris swam to a third-place time of 1:05.45 in the 100-free. She also placed third in the 200-Individual Medley relay at 2:44.81, just ahead of fourth-place teammate Sera King (2:49.36). King came in third in the 100-backstroke at 1:15.63.
Kayla Hageman finished fifth in the 100-free in 1:09.53 and fourth in the 200-free (2:32.81). Amanda Haukeness placed seventh in the 50-free (30.98) and eighth in the 100-breaststroke (1:29.13). Amanda Kill was sixth (1:25.28) and seventh (2:44.93) in the 100-back and 200-free.
Selena LaPaz and Jasmyn Brendle were third and fourth at 7:30.08 and 7:47.57 in the 500-free.
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New features in Audacity 1.3
Beta version
Audacity 1.3 Beta is no longer our current version. It has become the new 2.0 version.
Changes in Audacity 1.3.14
- Bug fixes for:
- Interface:
- Excessive delay occurred when typing into labels in long projects.
- Last digit of TimeText controls could not be manipulated in some formats.
- (Windows, OS X) Play and Record shortcuts did not work after clicking in Device Toolbar.
- (OS X, Linux) Crash occurred if Toolbars were reset during playback or recording.
- Imports and Exports:
- MP2 files were not importable without FFmpeg library or an import rule.
- Files that could only be imported using FFmpeg imported as noise with no error message if FFmpeg was not available.
- Files containing PCM audio but an incorrect extension (such as MP3) caused a freeze.
- Effects and Analysis:
- An empty command could be added to a Chain which then displayed a Nyquist error message when run.
- Plot Spectrum didn't preserve signal level if multiple tracks were analyzed.
- Other bug fixes:
- Audacity has been provisionally fixed so that it can no longer create block files longer than the sample format or project format allows, and can no longer delete these, which led to data loss. Any overlong blocks found are preserved but "orphaned", so will appear as silence.
- Orphan block files were wrongly reported if cutting or copying to the clipboard then reopening the project in the same session.
- Fixed some crashes and incorrect movement of audio when dragging tracks.
- (Windows) Data loss is now prevented when encountering a corrupted .aup file created in ANSI builds.
- (Linux) Restore building if USE_PORTMIXER is not defined.
- Changes and Improvements:
- Normalize: Faster processing and improved interface. Left-right balance in unsplit stereo tracks is now preserved by default, with a checkbox option provided to process stereo channels independently.
- Spectrograms now allow window sizes up to 32768 and frequencies up to half the sample rate (the maximum possible).
- Mix and Render now preserves clip length by not rendering white space between time zero and first audio, and preserves audio before time zero. To retain silence before the audio starts, generate silence after render.
- Grouped some Edit Menu items into "Remove Audio" and "Clip Boundaries".
- CleanSpeech Mode removed from Interface Preferences (it still runs if it was enabled in a previous Audacity but can only be turned off there).
- (OS X) Added support for AudioUnit MusicEffects (but no MIDI support).
- (Linux) Set the per-user files directory per the program name set in configure.
- (Linux) Changed the default location of the Audacity temporary directory to be in /var/tmp not /tmp, so preserving the directory between reboots.
Please be aware of Known Issues at Release (also viewable in the included README.txt).
Changes in Audacity 1.3.13
- Bug fixes for:
- Interface:
- Cutting or copying from a track at a given sample rate into a track at another rate resulted in speed-changed audio.
- Generating inside a clip could modify the clip length or create spurious clips.
- Recorded stereo tracks were only half the height of imported or generated stereo tracks. Imported stereo files had a "1" appended to the track name.
- Edit > Region Save did not save the cursor position.
- (Windows) Projects crashed when clicking rapidly inside the interface or when applying repeated effects towards the end of audio tracks.
- (Windows) Some Unicode characters could not be typed into labels,or caused a freeze using some input methods.
- (OS X) Crash when quitting an empty project window, or when closing the main project window while a progress dialog was on screen.
- Numerous other interface fixes including Dependencies dialog, Keyboard Preferences and spurious lines drawn on waveform.
- Imports and Exports:
- Support added for later versions of the optional FFmpeg library up to current FFmpeg HEAD. This should significantly improve FFmpeg support on Linux. FFmpeg downloads for Windows and Mac updated to v0.6. This fixes mono AAC files importing as stereo, though current 0.5 versions of FFmpeg will still work.
- Both FFmpeg and LAME should now be properly detected even when other versions of those libraries exist on the system.
- New warning (on by default) for importing uncompressed audio files. Better error messages when read-directly uncompressed files are missing.
- Imported ID3v2 metadata tags were removed when exporting without the Metadata Editor appearing (for example, when using an export command in Chains). Note: As a result of this fix, ID3v1 tags must now be written by exporting using (external program) and an installed LAME.
- U-Law/A-Law files with WAV headers now use the standard 18 byte fmt chunk, so should now be recognised by most telephony applications.
- Variable bit rate MP3s exported using "MP3 Files" were larger than necessary because using the bit reservoir was disabled.
- (OS X) Files imported from iTunes could create invalid characters in the .aup project file, causing an error when re-opening the project. Note: An error "reference to invalid character number" will still occur if re-opening a project created in previous Betas that contains such characters. To fix the issue, open a back-up copy of the .aup file in a text editor, turn off word wrap, then in the line indicated in the error message, remove the string of characters that starts with and ends with a semi-colon (;).
- Other bug fixes:
- Nyquist effects: fixes for crashes, incorrect slider behaviour and better support for backslashes, double quotes and Unicode characters.
- (Windows and OS X) Processing of VST effects was substantially slower than in previous versions of Audacity.
- (OS X 10.5 PPC) A first-time installation of Audacity Beta would hang on launch if VST effects were detected.
- (Linux) Recordings made with the pulse device crashed or stalled when using overdub and/or software playthrough.
- (Linux) Play-at-Speed crashed at 0.08 speed or lower if Audacity was configured with libsamplerate.
- Changes and improvements:
- Control Toolbar renamed to Transport Toolbar.
- Device Toolbar (on by default) now contains all input and output device choices, including host and recording channels. Input/output choices are no longer in Mixer Toolbar on Windows XP or some older operating systems. New Transport > Rescan Audio Devices menu item to refresh the device list.
- New "Sync-Lock Tracks" feature (turned on in the Tracks menu) to allow groups of audio and/or label tracks to retain synchronisation when the track length changes.
- Equalization: New "Manage Curves" dialog for importing and exporting curves.
- Noise Removal: New "Sensitivity" slider to adjust the noise threshold, and new option to isolate noise.
- New "Extended Import" Preferences for specifying different importers to open specific file extensions.
- Improved Automatic Crash Recovery with all project changes autosaved.
- MIDI tracks can be vertically zoomed, time shifted and display bar lines. Note: the channel selection buttons are not available in 1.3.13.
- (Windows and Linux) The window Close button and other system close or shutdown commands now quit on closing the last window. File > Close now always clears to a new, empty project.
- (OS X) Simpler installer with top-level "Audacity" folder.
Please be aware of Known Issues at Release (also viewable in the included README.txt).
Changes in Audacity 1.3.12
- Bug fixes for:
- Imports and Exports:
- AAC files could not be exported at 48000 Hz
- When importing multiple native file formats using FFmpeg, all files after the first reverted to using the native importer
- FFmpeg custom export window too large on 800 x 600 resolution monitors
- Projects froze if files imported via On-Demand were no longer available
- (Linux) WAV/AIFF exports were corrupted if overwriting an aliased file which had been imported using the command line
- Labels:
- Cutting or deleting a region in the waveform and label track did not move the labels in advance of the cut
- Incorrect behavior snapping to labels and boundaries with Snap To enabled
- Labels can now be reversed if included with the audio selection using the command line
- Other bug fixes:
- When using non-English languages, Generate effects truncated the selected region
- Mice with high-precision scroll-wheels could cause a crash
- Changing recording preferences using the Transport menu did not update the menu in other open projects
- (Windows 7) Clicking in a file open or save dialog caused files or folders to disappear from the list, and file filtering was broken
- Changes and improvements:
- A hover tooltip is now provided if the Mixer Toolbar input selector cannot control the system slider for the selected input.
- More intuitive behavior when moving and resizing labels by dragging
- Support added for importing lists of files (LOF) containing relative paths
- Export Multiple: new option to use a numerical prefix before existing label or track names; "Success" dialog now resizable
- New Equalization preset "Inverse RIAA", with new button to invert other curves
- Timer Record now remembers last scheduled duration
- Meter Toolbar can now be made much narrower, and so more suitable for vertical orientation
- New Preferences choice for "System" language which is used on first run instead of asking user to choose language
- Warning now provided if WAV/AIFF exports are not successfully completed
- (Linux) Improved icon set in compliance with freedesktop.org Icon Theme Specification 0.6
Please be aware of Known Issues at Release (also viewable in the included README.txt).
Changes in Audacity 1.3.11
- Bug fixes for:
- Imports and Exports:
- Bug when exporting partial selections caused too much audio to be exported is fixed
- Fix corrupt files exported through FFmpeg when metadata included (metadata is now exported correctly in M4A files)
- Prevent saving a new Audacity Project over an existing one as this could corrupt both projects
- Improved help for files that cannot be imported because the relevant optional library is missing
- Effects:
- Allow effects which change the length of the audio they work on to also be applied to selected label tracks, thus keeping them synchronized
- Fixed inability in Nyquist plug-ins to add labels to an existing label track
- (Mac) Equalization window was corrupted after Preview
- (Linux 64-bit) Fixed crash Generating Click Track
- Audio Devices:
- Fixed bug causing recording to stop short when the recording sample rate is not supported by the sound device and libsamplerate is used for resampling
- Fix crash when opening Preferences on a machine where there are no available audio devices
- Fixes for bugs using Timer Record and Sound Activated Recording
- User Interface:
- Sizes of some dialogs adjusted to ensure they fit on the screen
- Fix for supposedly "hidden" items appearing on screen with large monitors
- Various keyboard shortcut and translation fixes
- Other bug fixes:
- Several timing-dependent crashes and minor incorrect behaviours have been fixed
- Windows installer now installs correctly over previous versions of Audacity
- Changes and improvements:
- (Windows) Better icon file with higher resolution and transparency
- New SoundFinder plug-in to label regions of audio between silences, so allowing silences between tracks to be excluded when exporting multiple
Please be aware of Known Issues at Release (also viewable in the included README.txt).
Changes in Audacity 1.3.10
- Bug fixes for:
- Imports and Exports:
- Freeze importing audio files when Default View Mode set to Pitch (EAC)
- Simultaneous On-Demand imports sorted incorrectly
- WAV or AIFF files imported as noise if Preferences set to copy in the data at 24-bit quality
- WMA exports corrupted if they contained metadata
- Metadata Editor appeared before the Export window when exporting to any format
- Effects:
- Crash or hang using Equalization on longer tracks
- Reverse did not reverse clip boundaries
- Nyquist:
- Excessive memory consumption led to slow processing or crashes
- Values appearing in text boxes not always the default or previously entered values
- Errors running in European locales where comma used as decimal separator
- VST effects remained in Effect menu even when re-scanned and no longer available
- Truncate Silence produced incorrect results if silences spanned a block boundary
- Other bug fixes:
- Spurious "not writable/disk full" errors when saving projects
- Playing, rendering or exporting multiple tracks led to desynchronized playback or loss of audio data
- Crash opening Preferences when no recording and/or playback devices enabled or connected
- Preferences window: OK button did not respond to ENTER when a tab selected in left-hand panel
- Mixer Board solo button handling
- (Windows) After a period launching correctly, Audacity sometimes did not come up on top at launch
- (Mac OS X) Correctly installed Help folder could not be found
- (Mac OS X and Linux) Output slider could affect VU playback meter which then did not reflect actual waveform volume level
- (Linux) Undoing or redoing a label edit could cause a crash
- Changes and improvements:
- Linked audio and label tracks disabled until a future version so they can be bug fixed
- Input volume slider will be disabled if it doesn't have proper control of system slider; use the system slider instead
- Proper support for copying/pasting label-with-audio including label text; new Edit > Paste Text to New Label menu item to paste system clipboard
- Contrast Tool now modeless, more intuitive handling of multiple project windows, various other minor improvements
Please be aware of Known Issues at Release (also viewable in the included README.txt).
New in Audacity 1.3.9
- Bug fixes for:
- Crash, slow launch or excessive CPU/memory use arising from automatic VST support:
- VST instrument plug-ins should now be correctly ignored
- VST effects now scanned only at start of first session that detects them, then cached
- Effects are now not loaded or opened until needed
- New "Effects" tab in Preferences to enable/disable VST effects and enable VST rescan on next launch
- Default View Mode now works
- Chains now always apply their stored parameters rather than those last used in Effect menu
- Non-MP3 files imported via drag or Recent Files caused crash if filter in file open window set to MP3
- AAC exports (using the optional FFmpeg library) silenced
- Generating audio always fitted the project in the window; fit now done only if generating in new track
- View menu items/shortcuts incorrectly disabled when playing or recording
- DTMF generator defaulted to zero duration on open
- Unwanted interactions between linked audio and label tracks
- (Windows XP) Failure to launch on some machines due to "incorrect configuration" issue
- (Windows) Crash importing a stereo file while a screen reader such as JAWS is running
- (Mac OS X) :
- Audio Units effects applied to all tracks in project even if not selected
- QuickTime importer now handles files greater than 16-bit or 64000 Hz
- Various other interface bugs
- Improvements:
- Compressor: new option to compress based on peaks, improved attack and decay time support
- Mixer Board: improved design, more responsive meters and now interacts fully with Track Panel in main window
Please be aware of Known Issues at Release (also viewable in the included README.txt).
New in Audacity 1.3.8
- New Features
- Effects and Analysis:
- VST Effects now display GUI by default
- Faster Equalization and Noise Removal; improved Truncate Silence and Click Track
- Chains applied to files now clear temporary data after processing each file
- Updated Nyquist implementation with support for SAL syntax and improved memory management
- Plot Spectrum now analyzes up to 237.8 seconds of audio, with separate windows for each project and improved display; new preferences for Spectrograms
- Contrast Analysis tool now modeless for easier use
- Interface:
- Draft Manual/Quick Help included in Windows and Mac installers
- New "Mixer Board" view with per-track VU meters
- Mute, solo, gain, pan and track height saved in projects
- More compact Preferences window with easier-to-use Keyboard tab and new toolbars shortcuts
- New Screenshot Tools and improved screen reader support
- Other:
- Record more than 16 channels (hardware/drivers permitting)
- Improved support for non-mmap ALSA devices such as PulseAudio
- 32-bit float data over 0 dB now handled without clipping
- "Stop" option when importing preserves already imported data
- AMR NB import and export now supported on all platforms if the optional FFmpeg library is installed
- Faster waveform drawing and better response in multi-track projects
- Bug fixes for:
- Export Multiple: failed if empty label encountered; files silenced if overwriting imported WAV files without copying them in
- Metadata Editor hidden if it was on a now unavailable second monitor
- Misaligned audio after "Split New" or Noise Removal effect
- Incorrect label movement and paste with linked audio and label tracks
- Equalization, Cut Preview and Advanced Mixing Options dialogue
- (Linux) Mixer Toolbar should now adjust levels and select input sources properly
- "Audio cache" preference caused crashes - data is now only cached in memory if available RAM is above a level defined in preferences
- Various other crashes
Please be aware of Known Issues at Release (also viewable in the included README.txt).
New in Audacity 1.3.7
- Improvements and new features
- F11 Full Screen mode
- High-quality "Sliding Time Scale/Pitch Shift" effect
- "Audio Contrast Analyzer" for testing audio on the internet for WCAG2 accessibility compliance
- On Windows, sound devices can now be opened using the more efficient DirectSound API
- As a first step towards improving latency correction, a fixed rather than variable correction is now applied, customizable in Preferences
- Numerous minor interface improvements such as Metadata Editor navigation, new "hh:mm:ss + hundredths" selection format
- Numerous usability and stability fixes
- Cross-platform Bug Fixes:
- Muting/soloing caused incorrect channel results in exported stereo files
- Nyquist effects: pasted unmodified audio into the result, no progress bar, truncation of processed audio on cancel
- Noise Removal: pasted unmodified audio into the result, unwanted filtering tail
- Uncompressed exports:
- Export as WAV could be corrupted if overwriting to same file
- Export multiple to uncompressed formats only produced 16-bit WAV
- Compressed exports:
- MP3 exports now produce correct bit rate mode, quality and length, with improved metadata visibility in player applications (Windows users will require the latest version of the LAME encoder)
- WMA exports containing metadata are now correct
- Restored support for multi-channel recording devices that can record more than two channels using Audacity
- Platform-specific Bug Fixes:
- Windows Vista: fixed crash opening Preferences with no sound devices enabled and connected
- Mac OS X and Linux:
- fixes for spurious clipping, label typing, no shortcuts after running effects
- project rate now always changes to respect that of first imported file
- Mac OS X only:
- fixes for inactive or corrupted menus, hidden dialogues, portable settings not detected, and inability to set independent Command and Control shortcuts
- FFmpeg installer now available
Please see the included README.txt for full details of changes, and for issues known at time of Release.
New in Audacity 1.3.6
- Major new capabilities
- FFmpeg support (downloadable separately) permits import and export of a much wider range of file formats, including WMA, M4A and AC3, plus import of audio from video files
- On-demand loading of uncompressed files eliminates the wait before files can be played or edited
- Linked audio and label tracks allow labels to move with their corresponding audio when cutting, pasting or changing speed or tempo
- Other features
- Hierarchical plug-in grouping for built-in plug-ins
- Sound activated recording
- Ability to save smaller, compressed project files
- MIDI files can now be imported, cut-and-paste edited, then exported
- Miscellaneous
- Transport menu for easy access to frequently used recording/playback commands and preferences
- Default View Mode Preference to choose Waveform, Spectrum or Pitch view
- Several bug fixes
New in Audacity 1.3.5
- Recording / Playback
- Several bugs fixed so that latency correction should be better, and more devices work correctly.
- Problems with invalid sample rates under Linux should be much rarer.
- Newer version of Portaudio library.
- New feature to record onto the end of an existing track (hold Shift while clicking Record).
- Import / Export
- Updated versions of Libogg, Libvorbis, Libflac, Libsndfile and Twolame libraries.
- Handling of unsupported file formats more informative.
- Handling of file names with slashes on OS X improved.
- New dialog allows replacement of illegal file name characters on all platforms.
- Interface
- Improved scaling and layout for rulers and VU meters.
- Envelope fixes/improvements including full control of undo/redo.
- New keyboard shortcuts and improved menu navigation.
- Preferences:
- More intuitive tab arrangement.
- New options for mute/solo and Metadata Editor behavior.
- Language can now be changed without restart.
- Expanded Build Information tab.
- Effects
- New Vocal Remover plug-in, improvements for Generate effects.
- Compilation
- Fixes when building Audacity with libraries disabled.
- Improvements to make Mac and Solaris builds easier.
- Security
- Full fix for issue CVE-2007-6061 on systems where temporary directories can be changed by other users (thanks to Michael Schwendt).
- Miscellaneous
- Updated translations for many locales.
- Several stability improvements.
New in Audacity 1.3.4
- New features
- New Welcome Screen with introduction to Audacity.
- Enhanced Windows Shell integration, so Audacity shows up in lots of Windows places such as "Open With".
- New keyboard command: "Mix and Render to New Track" (bound to Ctrl+Shift+M).
- New keyboard shortcut: "Shift-A" starts playback when stopped, or performs "Stop and Select" when playing.
- Added support for VAMP audio analysis plug-ins.
- Solo button solos only one track at a time, and a track cannot be both mute and solo.
- Interface
- Keyboard shortcuts for making short/long jumps along the timeline.
- Added "Snap To" in the Selection Bar.
- Made keyboard navigation easier when multiple menu items with the same first letter exist.
- Enhanced interface for label editing.
- Layout of OK/Cancel buttons consistency improved.
- "Select all audio in project, if none selected" (on by default).
- "Beep on completion of longer activities" (system bell, not main output).
- Other preferences cleaned up and explanations improved.
- Envelopes: Many fixes when copying / pasting / repeating.
- Many translation updates.
- Track height fixed in several cases.
- CleanSpeech mode switching without closing and re-opening fixed.
- Opening/Saving Formats
- Metadata editor added for OGG, FLAC and WAV/AIFF exports, and general improvements.
- Metadata import improved.
- Muted tracks are no longer audible in the exported mix.
- Effects
- Truncate Silence: support for multiple and stereo tracks.
Dtmf Generator:
- Added support for keypad letters.
- Added an amplitude control.
- Compressor: variable decay time added.
- Clicks at start / end prevented.
- Improvements to saved curves being found.
- Preview works correctly.
- "Merge" command appears in Undo history.
- Clipping detected more reliably.
- Nyquist plug-ins reviewed and enhanced.
- Better (and more) progress bars.
- Canceling effect always restores previous audio.
- Several improvement to effects in batch mode.
- Recording/Playback
- Improvements to latency correction.
- Updated version of portaudio-v19 library.
- Note that Help is no longer built in, but accessible on the Web via links in Audacity.
New features in Audacity 1.3.3
- Opening/saving formats
- Import of audio from QuickTime (mov, aac, m4a) files now supported on OS X.
- Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) wave files can now be imported.
- Metadata can be added to OGG files.
- Improved Export option selection.
- Additional export options added to MP3 and FLAC file formats.
- Command line exporter now supported on Windows and OS X.
- Effects
EQ effect
- Responsiveness improved.
- Several enhancements added.
- Batch support added.
- New Auto Duck effect
- Added previewing to AudioUnit effects.
- Much improved Noise Removal effect
- Effects previewing can now be canceled.
- New DTMF Tone Generator effect
- Additional options available in Noise effect.
- Improved the Tone Generation effects.
- Other features
- New built-in screen capture utility
- Major speed improvement in Spectrogram rendering
- Increased support for drag and drop on OS X.
- Support added for building against wxWidgets 2.8.x.
- Can now open multiple Audacity Projects at once from Explorer on Windows.
- Improved main window sliders.
- New support for snapping while selecting and sliding
- Improved track focus handling and visual feedback.
- Speed improvements and handling of resizing/zooming in tracks
- Spectrum view can now be zoomed.
- New internal file cache to improve handling of project files over networks
- Also
- Many improvements to language specific translations
- Numerous stability improvements
New features in Audacity 1.3.1 and 1.3.2
- Improved Toolbar Docking
- Track focus for improved keyboard navigation
- Repair and Equalization effects
- Timer Recording
- Project saving and recovery
- Selection Bar
- Mac OS X features


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After more than two hours of discussion, the Camden County Planning and Zoning Commission conceded to public comment which overwhelmingly opposed proposed revisions to the land use code.
After more than two hours of discussion, the Camden County Planning and Zoning Commission conceded to public comment which overwhelmingly opposed proposed revisions to the land use code.
The planning commission held a public hearing on the revisions Wednesday, Feb. 20. A standing room only crowd packed the hearing to voice what appeared to be unanimous opposition to the revisions. The revisions increased the penalties for planning and zoning violations.
After hearing from the public, the planning commission agreed to revisit the proposed changes. A second hearing will be held before any recommendations are turned over to the Camden County Commission for consideration. The county commission has the final say.
The revisions are Included in Article 600 of the zoning district's codes.
A majority of the concerns raised during the hearing questioned the wording of the section. Residents referred to it as ambiguous and vague, saying it left too much to interpretation and gave planning and zoning too much authority.
In the first paragraph of section 604, it states, "If the Administrator finds that any provision of the Unified Land Use Code is being violated, based on an appropriately filed complaint or inspection..."
The words 'or inspection' led many residents in attendance to believe that the County could conduct an inspection without notice.
"If someone comes on to my property without a warrant, it is a violation of my fourth amendment rights," one concerned resident said. "This is a violation to the fourth amendment rights as it stands."
Members of the planning commission did attempt to defuse the concerns, assuring the residents the intent was not to compromise their rights.
"No one comes on to your property if you don't want them to," planning commission member Bill Pragman said.
Bill Seib, who lives within the planning and zoning district, said while he believes in the need for land use codes, "I think the enforcement we are looking at here sucks, that's the nicest word I can come up with."
Nancy Steward, long time Camden County resident, agreed the word 'inspection' should be removed from the revision of article 600.
"We have a right to have our homes be our homes and not to have someone stop and find a violation," Steward said.
Stacy Shore, a lake area realtor, asked the planning and zoning commission to clarify the meaning of the word 'inspection.'
She said "Inspection is a really big word. Is it inside or outside?" She also questioned the meaning of the word nuisance which is also included in the proposed wording of Article 600.
The latest revision to Article 600 states, "If the evidence does not support a finding that the property, building or structure is in violation of the Unified Land Use Code, or nuisance and detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of Camden County, the County Commission shall issue an order setting forth specific findings of fact, based upon competent and substantial evidence, that no such nuisance exits."
"Folks, I went through the code and article 2 is filled with definitions. The definition of the word 'nuisance' is not in the code," Shore said.
The audience seemed in agreement that the potential $500 fine was simply too much. In the current Article 600, if a resident is found in violation, they could be punished by a fine up to $1,000 or a maximum of one-year imprisonment or both. The revision no longer includes imprisonment but instead includes a fine not exceeding $500.
"Those people fined $500 a day do not have the means to repair their homes will lose their homes. Those are their homes. You go and fine them $500 a day. That will affect them adversely," Shore said. "We want to be a part of the process, we do not want this to just happen to us."
One board member spoke up saying, "This was not put in place to generate revenue for the county."
"Zoning is here to protect your property," Commissioner, BJ Page, said. "Our intention is not to do something bad."
Most residents voiced their opposition saying the penalties were too strict.
"As a person that was raised here, I feel like we are getting very heavy handed on this," Jeff Shore said.
It all came down to the use of words and the alleged ambiguity of the revisions.
"There are too many unanswered questions concerning the wording," resident Brenda Goodman said. "Each of these words have a lot of meanings to a lot of people. It's just too ambiguous."
After listening to the public's concerns, planning and zoning commission decided to take the resident's concerns and propose more changes to the article.
"We will go back to the drawing board again and see what we can come up with and have another public hearing," Chairman Jerry Carroll said.


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In the following example, we're going to build a workflow for a 3 week course called " How to Expertly Gut a Fish. " It sounds messy, but don't worry. Nobody will be going home with salmonella today.
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After making a workflow, click the Edit button on the workflow itself to begin adding update emails. These emails are sent out relative to the time of purchase .time of purchase
In the below example, my first email will be sent out to all customers 2 days after a time of purchase.
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You can have an email only go to new customer of the workflow by selecting Only send this update to new customers . This means the email will not be queued up for current customers of the workflow, but when you get a new sale and/or follow, that customer will get the new email based on the time after purchase. Once an email is marked as new customers only and published, it cannot be changed. The publishing date of the email is the start date of when new customers will get the email for new customers only.
It's already that time of year again: pumpkin spice and predictions for the New Year! Forrester's Cloud team has been busy gathering, analyzing and prioritizing our predictions for what's ahead in cloud computing for 2018. As our 2018 cloud predictions published today, here's a sneak peek into what we see ahead for the most transformative technology trend of the past decade.
The cloud computing juggernaut has fueled digital transformation like no other technology disruption before it. Not only have public cloud platforms completely changed how companies of all sizes consume technology; the leading global megaclouds continue to innovate at breakneck speed. New analytics and machine learning services, IoT and edge computing services, powerful container-based development platforms, new database services, advanced SaaS apps that are even easier to buy, integration and API services to link it all together…the list seems endless, and it's getting longer.
Cloud now permeates all company sizes, industries, and geographies. And all of this innovation isn't only happening in the big public clouds; exciting new private cloud technology stacks and fresh partnerships between infrastructure vendor stalwarts and upstart cloud-native companies bring the power and energy of elastic, on-demand cloud services to the enterprise data center as well.
In 2018, we'll pass that magic threshold: Forrester predicts that more than 50% of global enterprises will rely on at least on public cloud platform to drive digital transformation and delight customers. As highlighted in our 2018 cloud predictions, cloud is truly business critical and is now a mainstream enterprise core technology.
Here's our top 10 list of what to expect with cloud in 2018:
Take note: Cloud is no longer about cheap servers or storage — it's now the best way to turn great ideas into amazing software, faster. In 2018, cloud computing will accelerate enterprise transformation everywhere as it becomes a must-have business technology.everywhere
To accelerate your journey to cloud in 2018, give any of us on the Cloud Computing Playbook team a call. Big thanks go out to my main collaborators on this report (be sure to read the latest cloud reports from each of them):
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i-House has some incredible news that we would like to announce to those investors, community users and media who have continually supported the ATO project in Japan.
i-House has received compliance documents from well-known U.S. law firms saying that it will meet the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and securities laws regarding utility tokens. At the same time, this will quicken the pace of i-House's entry into the U.S. market and getting listed on other exchanges.
As the world's first real estate blockchain application, i-House has utilized their advanced technology, investment background, and a strong team and platform to get listed on a number of mainstream exchanges in one month only. Through the release of the IHTPay, a digital payment method, and the entrance into the Japanese real estate industry, i-House had the first user who purchased Japanese real estate using the IHTPay payment tool in a short period of time. Apart from this, the new concept ATO project presales has been unprecedentedly hot. It is because of these achievements that i-House has the qualifications to meet SEC regulations as well as interrelated securities laws on utility tokens.
Using i-House's first ATO project as an example, local U.S. users can freely transact in this project by holding IHT. Of course, for those local ATO projects launched in the US, no matter if you run the platform or project, or are a local user or a user from another country, your use of i-House to conduct free transactions is permitted and protected.
The U.S. is an economic powerhouse, no matter if it is flowing abroad or attracting to within, the economy has great strength. Utilizing this juncture point, i-House will continue to actively negotiate with numerous local cooperative partners at full speed ahead. i-House will take their brand new ATO concept and apply it to more real estate development and management, thus being able to inject more vitality into the U.S. real estate industry and tourism market. This will allow an increasing number of partners and users to receive benefits from blockchain technology and the platform.
This recent news has further increased i-House's influence internationally and in the blockchain industry. i-House will certainly become the leader in this field as they continue to expand to an increasing number of countries, where they can create more value for the industry and market.
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DENVER The question is a mainstay on fifth-grade civics tests: Name the three branches of government.
Legislative, executive, and uh
A lot of people forget about the court system, but visitors to downtown Denver will have a much easier time remembering it thanks to a soaring new Supreme Court building just across the street from the golden-domed Capitol.
With a glass dome and atrium that opens up to a view of the Capitol, the building conveys a constant and not-so-subtle message to the governor and legislators across the street: Were here, and were watching you.
Shortly before the court moved in, Chief Justice Michael Bender and architect Curtis Fentress gave a tour, and Fentress pointed through the glass atrium to the Capitol.
You can sense the feeling that this is connected to the Capitol the third branch of government, Fentress said.
Co-equal, Bender chimed in.
The Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center partially opened this month, and more agencies will continue to move in throughout the winter.
Its a two-building complex that includes a courthouse for the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, plus a 12-story office building for the attorney generals office and eight other state legal agencies. About 1,100 employees will work in the new buildings.
The Legislature in 2008 raised the fee to file lawsuits in order to pay for the complex. The state is also saving money by not renting office space around Denver for its legal agencies.
It cost $258 million, but the repayment of debt will take 35 years and will cost more than $600 million.
Controversial court
Even without a swanky courthouse, the Supreme Court has managed to keep itself in the spotlight in recent years. In 2006, it kept an illegal-immigration measure off the ballot, and its rulings have shaped the states congressional districts for the last decade. It also has cleared the way for the Legislature to raise some taxes and increase school funding.
Republicans in the Legislature have been critical of the high court, calling it one of the most partisan courts in the country. Five of the seven judges were appointed by Democratic governors, although Gov. John Hickenloopers appointment, Justice Brian Boatright, is a Republican.
With the new building, the courts are trying to become a more visible part of the government and more accessible to average Coloradans. An education center on the first floor will be open to the public. Its geared to adults and students in grades eight and up.
The former Supreme Court building was not nearly as inviting. It was a gray rectangle on top of two small entryways on the first floor. Each had room for little more than a security checkpoint and an elevator shaft, and all the offices were on the second floor and above. The building lasted only 33 years.
The new court sits on the same block as the old Supreme Court building and state history museum. Both were demolished and replaced by the Ralph L. Carr complex and a new History Colorado museum, which opened earlier this year a block to the south.
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The new courthouse is built to last a century. Its courthouses have cameras pre-installed, even though the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals dont broadcast their proceedings.
That could change, though.
At the moment, the court is deciding about live video and audio, Bender said.
Attorney General John Suthers will move his staff of more than 400 into the office tower by March. His corner office overlooks Civic Center Park, which is notorious for drug-dealing and 4/20 marijuana rallies.
Ill be able to see the pot smoke rising from Civic Center plaza, said Suthers, a staunch opponent of marijuana legalization.
Currently, Suthers office occupies a 10-story building just north of the Capitol.
That building will be empty after the move, but the Legislature has already claimed at least two floors for future office space.


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July 15. 2014 9:46PM
Nashua officials seek advice on issue of student cellphone searches vs. privacy
By BARBARA TAORMINA
Union Leader Correspondent
— School officials want their attorney to weigh in on whether students have the same constitutional protection against cellphone searches as adults in New Hampshire.
The question was raised in the wake of the unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision last month banning cellphone searches by police without a warrant. According to the decision, scrolling through a cellphone, which is often loaded with personal information, is a violation of the Fourth Amendment that prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.
In New Hampshire, state lawmakers have also passed
, which goes a couple steps further and forbids warrantless searches of electronic devices in civil cases, and paves the way for lawsuits if devices are searched improperly.
Superintendent Mark Conrad told the Board of Education this week that he has asked city attorney Stephen Bennett for an opinion on how the laws on cellphone searches affect schools and students.
"The New Hampshire School Board Association has recently warned that we not search cellphones," Conrad told the board. He said he didn't feel the district was compelled to immediately follow that warning.
"It wasn't a legal opinion," said Conrad, who added it was more a warning to be cautious while legal experts sort through the issues.
In Manchester, school Superintendent Debra Livingston said she consulted with the school district's lawyer, and he does not believe the Supreme Court decision, which sets a standard for criminal law, applies to students. Livingston said principals search student cellphones and other property when they believe a student or the school could be in danger. That would include sexting, or sending explicit photos and messages, she said.
Laws have given schools their own legal standard — "individualized suspicion," or "a reason to believe" — to allow a search, Livingston said. In most cases, school officials notify parents if they search a student's personal property such as a phone or backpack, Livingston said.
In Nashua, Conrad added that cellphone searches are part of the school administration's offense against 21st century problems such as cyberbullying. Student sexting has triggered searches of student phones and devices in schools throughout the country.
"I don't think it is used a lot, but when it is it is crucial to an investigation," Conrad said.
"Attorney Bennett will offer a legal opinion, and I suspect you will see other opinions," said Conrad, who mentioned the issue was also being researched by an expert on school law at the University of New Hampshire.
"If the board thinks it needs to go further to the Policy Committee, we'll look at that," he said.
District 2 state Rep. Neal Kurk of Weare, who introduced HB1533, said the laws are already clear. Although obtaining a warrant prior to a cellphone search has been the common practice throughout much of the state for several years, Kurk said the bill establishes a clear and common set of rules.
"As for schools, a school is a public entity and just as much subject to this law as other public entities," said Kurk.
But there is, according to Kurk, one major difference.
"When it comes to children, different laws apply," he said.
Kurk said his bill protects school employees and adults from warrantless cellphone searches, but would not apply to students.
"The concept is a school has the right to do whatever is reasonable to provide a safe, educational environment," he said.
Kurk also said schools operate under the legal doctrine, "in loco parentis," which gives them the right to take on some of the roles and responsibilities of parents during the school day.
"It is not illegal for a parent to search a child's cellphone," said Kurk.
Nashua Board of Education member David Murotake, who originally raised the question about students and cellphone searches, said he was pleased the district was reaching out for some legal help.
"I think by the time school starts, we will have a plethora of interesting opinions on this," he said.
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PORT HURON, Mich. — A judge today sentenced a "tormented and disturbed" Michigan woman to at least five years in prison for falsely accusing two men of rape, a punishment that came just days after she pleaded no contest to a cancer scam in a separate case that also challenged her credibility.
St. Clair County Judge Daniel Kelly exceeded the guidelines, saying it would be a "travesty of justice" to sentence Sara Ylen to less.
In December, Ylen, 38, was convicted of making up a story about two men attacking her at her Lexington home, 80 miles northeast of Detroit. The jury also convicted her of tampering with evidence by using makeup to create what looked like bruises.
Ylen's integrity has been shattered after years of being considered a sympathetic figure in eastern Michigan.
She accepted thousands of dollars from supporters and was treated by a hospice service for two years after claiming to have end-stage cervical cancer that had spread throughout her body. But state police found no evidence confirming a cancer diagnosis, and Ylen on Monday pleaded no contest to fraud in Sanilac County.
"This is a tormented and disturbed woman who will go to extraordinary lengths to wreak havoc upon other individuals, potentially subjecting them to life in prison in order to gain sympathy and notoriety for herself," the judge said Friday.
Ylen declined to speak in court.
The judge noted that the two men could have been charged except for their "air-tight alibis" and doubts about Ylen's story by police.


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One restaurant didn't seem like it was enough. Sure there's a lot of work that goes into running such a business but - what's one more?
Victor Nunez is now on his third restaurant that he's owned and operated since moving from California 10 years ago. The One Stop Taqueria opened a month ago at 1740 E. Main Street in Cortez.
The Dolores restaurant, Vic's Diner, was the first after he moved to Colorado. His small diner, full of deli sandwiches and typical Mexican fare, was a favorite among Dolores residents.
When Nunez and his wife Magy decided to move into Cortez eight months ago, the Dolores restaurant had closed and Nunez was already contemplating his next step.
Beny's located at 640 S. Broadway, under Nunez's ownership and his son Beny's management, was the first restaurant he opened in Cortez. His daughter and his other son Victor serve in the restaurant and Beny cooks.
"My son is a good cook," Nunez said. "He's been in the kitchen, learning since he was seven."
Nunez also claims to be a good cook and says that he does most of the cooking at home. He loves cooking when he and his wife have guests. He loves organizing and preparing the large festive Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners.
As Beny's gained ground, Nunez saw that the restaurant and his son were both doing fine. He felt that Beny was capable enough to get by without his father there daily.
Plus, one restaurant wasn't enough. He had wanted to present a particular kind of Mexican food. One that differed from the others. One that would be quick, tasty and authentic.
So One Stop Taqueria became Nunez's second home, splitting half his time at Beny's and the other half at the new place.
Nunez said he has had his eye on the location for a while and was in talks of occupying the building once Mountain High Pizza relocated.
He knew what he wanted from this restaurant and how to deliver it.
Customers can come in, sit and dine, but the food is delivered to them very quickly.
But quick doesn't mean that there isn't quality in the food.
Nunez cooks all of his chicken, asada and carnitas by charbroiling them. His tacos are served open-faced with just a few fixings on top, including cilantro. Patrons can try traditional sodas, or Mexican Horchata, a coconut and cinnamon flavored beverage, along with other Mexican favorites. The salsa bar has six different kinds, two green salsas and four red. A sign on the bar says all sauces are mild. Nunez makes all of these himself.
"It's a lot of work to own a restaurant, but it's better than working alone and it's nice to be self-employed," Nunez said.
Nunez doesn't have any family secrets. He said his 88-year-old mother is still a wonderful cook, as is his wife, but all of the recipes at One Stop Taqueria are his own. His restaurant experience in California taught him other cultures such as Greek and Arab. He developed his own style of traditional Mexican cooking and is now passing that along to his children.
Nunez walks around the restaurant and visits with customers.
The many friends and fans of his food that live in Dolores saunter in from time to time to try his new dishes. He watches their reactions as they bite into tacos, burritos and tostadas.
"Everyone has been pleased so far," Nunez said. "They think the food is good. That's all that matters."
He's confident in his product and isn't worried about hard times.
"I try not to worry about slowing down," Nunez explained. "I hope we stay busy, that's what I want but I don't think about that when I open a business." Nunez said he looks to the Lord for opportunity. If a door is opened, he will walk through it and thankfully take what comes with it.


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Last Parisien dog and a big one!
Monday, April 04, 2011
BEAR'S Last Day in Paris
Last Parisien dog and a big one!
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"I was in Hermes" something or other...LOLOL!!! I would be right there with you! Those Hediard boxes are amazing too! Great post and looks like it was a great trip.ReplyDelete
.. sniff sniff ... well, time to plan for next trip ... I MUST tell you how much I listen to those Ines little RV snippets that you had on your post one day (ordered the book of course) but just today I played a few, and they put you in such a darn good mood. Thanks so much, Carol ... you are a gem.ReplyDelete
Welcome home...love the photos and the reminders of Paris. I had my first macaron yesterday in NYC! Delicious!ReplyDelete
Did bear share the pastry with you?ReplyDelete
I love your Paris's posts!! And the bear is so cute looking at the plane window...Wellcome back!! xxReplyDelete
Ah-glad to hear you're home safe and sound, Carol and Bear. Sounds like it was a fun trip. Welcome back state-side!ReplyDelete
Welcome home safe and sound.ReplyDelete
Welcome home to you, Carol and Bear.ReplyDelete
That last day, those last hours in a faraway place are so precious. I always felt so reluctant to leave a place I loved visiting and just wanted to absorb a bit more to take home with me.
I'm looking forward to hearing more about your trip. xo
I can completely relate to that bitter-sweet scurry around a city..knowing that you have to leave soon. Well it looks like you had a fun time, and bear did too, and we're glad to read that you're back home safely. As always, those laudrée treats look tempting and I think I would have probably waited the 30 minutes for one of those dreamy creations ;)ReplyDelete
Welcome back to you and Bear! What a lovely last day in Paris - even Paris in the rain is better than still snow on the ground in Minnesota.ReplyDelete
Sounds like you had a gorgeous trip, Carol. Looking forward to hear more about it!
(P.S. I've been techy while you were gone - check out my new photos and videos!)
I must say what a nice blog..I just loved it..I am waiting for it from such a long time..The clicks was just mind blowing..ReplyDelete
Welcome home!!! I enjoy reading all your stories and watching your great pictures, I was in Paris 5 years ago, and I haven't forgot a minute of it, and you really have refresh those memories, Thank you girl!!!ReplyDelete
P.S. Love your teddy bear!!!!


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April 03. 2013 10:46PM
Manchester police: Woman robbed South Willow St. sub shop
MANCHESTER - Police are searching for a woman who held up the D'Angelo's sandwich shop on South Willow Street on Wednesday evening.
Police said a woman claiming she had a gun went into the restaurant about 7:40 p.m. and demanded cash. The woman, described as white, in her 20s, with dirty blond hair and wearing a gray jacket and pink, hooded sweatshirt, did not display a weapon.
She left the restaurant and got into a small, blue, four-door car that reportedly was driven by a woman with long, dark hair, police said.
There were no customers in the restaurant at the time of the robbery and nobody was injured, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 668-8711. Anonymous tips for cash rewards can be made through the Manchester Crimeline at 624-4040 or online at manchestercrimeline.org.


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Posted on February 6, 2013
It didn't all start with Tom Clancy, but he was right in the thick of the HBB movement. And I do mean thick. Oh, before him there had been other HardBack Bestsellers, but not so many of them were such Honkin' Big Books.
They made Tolkien cut The Lord of the Ring into three volumes, but that was in the good old days. Perry Mason or Hercule Poirot would generally have the arsenic fancier put away by page 150. An average Harlequin Romance could get to its climactic clinch after 120 pages, and a trip to Saturn, complete with horrifying run-in with telepathic fiends and a wise extraterrestrial nutria, could be managed in 160, leaving several pages for Also By The Same Author and Don't Miss These!
Oh, yes: Gone With the Wind had been there earlier, making fans sigh for an even longer book, and a sequel. And before that there was War and Peace, legendary for length (only partly accounted for by those long Russian names.) But the watchwords of pop paperbacks seemed to be short and sweet: if you have something more to say, write another book.
Was it Shogun, by James Clavell, weighing in at nearly 1200 pages that started us off in the mid-70s? Suddenly, by the 1980s, the bestsellers that doubled as paperweights were everywhere. Love's Tender Fury convinced publishers that a steamy romance could be thicker than the Sunday paper and still sell. Tom Clancy was building an audience at the same time he built the length of his books. (We have actually had a Tom Clancy three-in-one volume come in, leading us to wonder whether it was worthwhile packing a box if one book would fill it.)
The movement gained momentum. James Michener brought us The Covenant, Texas and Alaska, novels of history which told about decades of events, very nearly in real time. David McCullough gave us Truman, to show nonfiction could weigh in as big as a novel, and Robert K. Massie brought out Dreadnought around the same time, on the history of, and roughly as long as, the battleship. Helen Hooven Santmyer bewildered publishers with And The Ladies of the Club, beloved by readers and critics even at 1344 pages. Louis L'Amour brought the quick, laconic western into epic length.
Several fantasy authors—Robert Jordan is one of the current favorites—gave us fantasy series epics, each volume of which is as long as The Lord of the Rings. Harry Potter showed us that younger readers could handle books the size of a sofa cushion, and the Twilight series followed suit (with somewhat larger print, I thought.) Writers now have the opposite problem the previous generation had. If they DO manage to wrap their story up in 140 pages, they complain, the agents just don't want to know: that's considered a novella now.
We have so far resisted the suggestions of kibitzers who suggest we should charge for books by the pound, or by the inch, rather than by the book. We feel that, after all, there's no guarantee that the person who buys And The Ladies of the Club is getting three times the enjoyment of the customer with The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, nor that McCullough's Truman is worth triple his 1776. We don't want to discourage people from buying HBBs, after all.
Clears a lot of shelf space when they do.