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John Timothy Evans, 86, Gallipolis, Ohio, and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, passed away October 11, 2012. An era came to an end with the passing of Tim Evans, the final survivor of the six founders of Bob Evans Farms. Tim was born in Gallipolis September 21, 1926. His business career was in place by the time he was 14, when his father would send him to West Virginia to bid on, and buy cattle for their farm. After graduation from Gallia Academy High School, he went straight into the business world, working at The Evans Packing Company, of which he became President, and retained that position until he retired in 1974. He remained very involved with Bob Evans Farms until 1991 when he retired from the Board of Directors. He then turned his attention to the pure bread angus business, as owner of Sunset Valley Farm. Tim was known and respected nationally as one of the premier cattlemen. He raised, bred and owned the national champion female in 2002, and was named Breeder of The Year in 2005.
Tim was a pillar of the community. He served on the Boards of University of Rio Grande, Holzer Hospital, and Gallia County Jr Fair. He was a long time member of Grace United Methodist Church. Tim gave generously to many causes for the betterment of southeastern Ohio, and assisted and inspired many youngsters, several of whom were interested in raising cattle.
In 1946, Tim married the former Betty Lou Rothgeb, who preceded him in death. He is also preceded in death by his parents, John Everette Evans, Jr. and Elma Reese Evans; and two sisters, Elma Louise Evans, and Bess Evans Grace Davis. He is survived by his wife Wylodine (Deanie) Evans, one daughter, Martha (Dr. Robert) Huestis, of Columbus, and one son David Timothy Evans, Ft. Lauderdale. Also surviving are Deanie's children: Dr. Gary (Sandy) Smith, Midland, Michigan, Greg (Karen) Smith, Bidwell, and Cindy (Brett) Epling, Bidwell. Seven grandchildren survive: Nicole Evans (Patrick) Porter, John Everette (Virginia) Evans III, Kimberly Evans (Billy) Thomas, Travis Evans Burlile, Heather Huestis, Gretchen Huestis, and David Timothy (Emily) Huestis. Deanie's nine grandchildren survive, along with 23 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held, Monday, October 15, 2012, at 1 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 600 Second Avenue, Gallipolis, with Bob Powell officiating. Burial will follow in Mound Hill Cemetery. Family will receive guests prior to the service, beginning at 11:30 a.m., until the time of the service. Donations may be made to Grace United Methodist Church or The University of Rio Grande. Willis Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements.
Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send email condolences.


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Hotels Near Michigan State Capitol - Lansing MI Michigan
Hotels Near Michigan State Capitol are listed below in the order of their distance. Search for cheap and discount hotel rates near Michigan State Capitol in Lansing MI for your upcoming individual or group travel. We list the best motels and hotels close to Michigan State Capitol so you can review the Lansing MI hotels below and find the perfect lodging.
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The Michigan State Capitol is the building housing the legislative and executive branches of the government of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in the state capital of Lansing in Ingham County. The present structure, at the intersection of Capitol and Michigan Avenues, is a National Historic Landmark that currently houses the chambers and offices of the Michigan Legislature as well as the ceremonial offices of the governor of Michigan and lieutenant governor. Historically, this is the third building to house the Michigan state government.
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Radisson Hotel in Lansing
111 North Grand Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 (Downtown-City Center)
: Lugnut Stadium, Impressions Five Museum, State Capitol, Women's Historical Museum
~0.14 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
University Quality Inn in Lansing
3121 East Grand River Ave., Lansing, MI 48912 (Downtown-City Center)
The University Quality Inn is newly renovated and conveniently located one mile from the Michigan State University campus and three miles from downtown Lansing. Our courtyard features a large indoor pool with pool slide, adjacent whirlpool and game area. The hotel lounge is poolside and is always a fun place for family and friends to gather and watch one of four televisions, including a big screen TV! All guests receive the full, hot breakfast each morning and each room receives two complimentary cocktails each night Monday through Saturday.
: 1 mile from MSU, 3 miles from downtown Lansing, near Potter Park Zoo, Impression 5 Science Museum, Meridian Mall, Lansing, Mall, and Eastwood Town Centre
~2.41 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Courtyard by Marriott Lansing in Lansing
2710 Lake Lansing Rd., Lansing, MI 48912 (Highway)
The Lansing Courtyard by Marriott is located on Lake Lansing Road, which is an exit 79 off US-127. Our location provides easy access to I-96, I-69, and US-27. The hotel is within 7 minutes of Michigan State University, the State Capital and downtown Lansing. For your member's enjoyment, we are located across the street from the Eastwood Towne Center, which offers fine dining and outstanding shopping. In April 2010, the Lansing Courtyard experienced a full renovation in which the whole property received new carpet, paint, bedding/mattresses, landscaping and a new Bistro.
: 5 minutes from Michigan State University, Lansing Center, Lansing Community College, Eastwood Towne Center, Cooley Law School, State of Michigan Capitol
~2.83 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Howard Johnson Inn & Suites in East Lansing
1100 Trowbridge Rd., East Lansing, MI 48823 (Highway)
We are located at the interchange of I-496 and US-127, at exit 9, Trowbridge Road. We are just one block West of the beautiful Michigan State University campus. Howard Johnson, East Lansing opened the doors on January 13, 2006 after undergoing a complete renovation.
: We are located 1 block West of Michigan State University, Potter Park Zoo, State Capitol, Impression 5 Science Museum, the MSU Pavilion, Spartan Stadium, Breslin Center, Train Station
~2.97 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Kellogg Hotel in East Lansing
55 South Harrison, East Lansing, MI 48824 (Suburban)
Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center at Michigan State University is a Full Service Hotel & Conference Center. Centrally located in the state between Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Kalamazoo. You will find well-appointed meeting and completely renovated guest accommodations, uncompromising service standards, and attentive, professional conference and catering staff. With over 35,000 square feet of flexible function space, & 160 guestroom and suites, Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center can service meetings, conferences, and functions of all sizes and is the ultimate choice for your next event.
: Michigan State Univeristy, Lansing Capital Buliding, Breslin Center, Wharton Center, MSU Art Muesem.
~3.08 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Hampton Inn East Lansing in East Lansing
2500 Coolidge Rd., East Lansing, MI 48823 (Suburban)
Whether business, politics, cars or just a little fun bring you to town, the Hampton Inn® hotel in Lansing makes the perfect home base for your trip. The Lansing Arts Center and the Lansing Mall are just a few miles from our hotel. In Lansing, we also have a terrific zoo (Potters Park Zoo) and, of course, the state capitol. All of this and more are just around the bend from our Hampton Inn hotel in Lansing. So the next time you cruise into Michigan's capital city, check into the Hampton Inn hotel in Lansing.
: Meijers, Applebees, Damons', Red Lobster, Eastwood Towne Center(Outdoor Shopping Mall with several restaurants, Court One, Starbucks, MSU Campus, Capitol
~3.30 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Candlewood Suites Hotel Lansing in Lansing
3545 Forest Rd., Lansing, MI 48910 (Golf Course)
Candlewood Suites is a 128 room property located on Forest Akers West Golf Course at Michigan State Univerity. We are also attached to the Henry Center for Executive Development (96, 000 Sq feet of meeting space) and the University Club at MSU, a priviate members only facilty. We are located on the south side of the campus of Michigan State University.
: Michigan State University, Potter Park Zoo Downtown Lansinng
~3.36 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Holiday Inn Express & Suites in East Lansing
2924 West Rd., East Lansing, MI 48823 (Suburban)
: MSU campus within ten mintues, Eastwood Towne center within walking distance, Nature walking trail nearby, Lake Lansing public beach nearby.
~3.58 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Redroof Inn Lansing East in Lansing
3615 Dunckel Rd., Lansing, MI 48910
~3.75 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Waterford Estates Lodge in Lansing
3600 Dunckel Dr., Lansing, MI 48910 (Highway)
Waterford Estates Lodge is ideally located adjacent to Michigan State University and just five minutes from downtown Lansing, the Michigan State Capital and General Motors. This Lansing hotel is easily accessible from Interstate 96 and Interstate 69 and close to popular area attractions like the Lansing Convention Center, Meridian Mall and the Potter Park Zoo. The Lansing Capital City Airport is 15 miles from the hotel.There are a wide variety of restaurants and cocktail lounges located in the area.
: Waterford Estates Lodge is ideally located adjacent to Michigan State University and just five minutes from downtown Lansing, the Michigan State Capital and General Motors. This Lansing hotel is easily accessible from Interstate 96.
~4.15 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Lexington Lansing Hotel in Lansing
925 South Creyts Rd., Lansing, MI 48917 (Highway)
The Lexington Lansing Hotel: •Located just off of I-496 at Creyts Road, conveniently accessible from all major highways coming into Lansing.•212 deluxe sleeping rooms all featuring the new custom designed plush top bed. Our guestrooms include non-smoking and barrier free rooms all of which have coffee makers, two telephones, voice mail, data ports, and iron with ironing boards.•24-Hour access to our recreational facilities which include an indoor pool, whirlpool, half court basketball court and Nautilus-equipped weight room including free weights.
: Michigan State University, State Capital Building, Potter Park Zoo, Capital Centre, Aim High
~4.49 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Governor's Inn & Conference Center in Lansing
6133 South Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing, MI 48911
~4.61 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Country Inn & Suites in Lansing
6511 Centurion Dr., Lansing, MI 48917
~4.66 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Gatehouse Suites East Lansing in East Lansing
1600 East Grand River Ave., East Lansing, MI 48823 (Suburban)
The Gatehouse Suites of East Lansing offers suites with fully equipped kitchens and living space. High speed wireless internet access and a full hot breakfast buffet are offered to all guests as well as a weekday light dinner meal(Mon - Wed).
: Michigan State University, Downtown Lansing, Breslin Student Event Center, MSU AG Pavillion, Meridan Mall, EastWood TowneCenter.
~4.74 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Magnuson Hotel Lansing in Lansing
6501 South Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing, MI 48911 (Highway)
This pet friendly Magnuson Hotels affiliate is located near Michigan State University, Michigan State Capitol, GM Grand River Assembly Plant, Lansing Center, Woldumar Nature Center, Lake Lansing, Funtyme Adventure Parks and Ingham County Fairgrounds.The Magnuson Hotel Lansing offers guests free continental breakfast from 6a-10a featuring Tim Hortons Café and Bake Shop doughnuts and coffee, fitness room, free high-speed wireless Internet access, guest laundry, business center, meeting facilities, free parking with room for large vehicles and a wakeup service.
: Potter Park Zoo, close to Michigan State University, convenient location with shopping and restaurants within walking distance.
~4.87 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Regent Inn in Lansing
6501 South Cedar St., Lansing, MI 48911
Regent Inn located in Lansing, a hot spot for creative energy, and visitors have their pick of innovative art galleries, talented local theatre groups and top notch music acts. An endless number of offerings will please any theatergoer, art aficionado or museum maven in your group. No visit to Michigan's Capital City is complete without a tour of the magnificent Capitol building. Lovingly restored to its Victorian grandeur, it must be seen to be truly appreciated.
~4.91 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Towneplace Suites by Marriott in East Lansing
2855 Hannah Blvd., East Lansing, MI 48823 (Rural)
The TownePlace Suites of East Lansing is an all suite hotel that offers many luxuries that most hotels charge extra for. With our home-like atmosphere and choice of studio, one, or two bedroom suites, we are ideally situated in the heart of East Lansing, just moments away from Michigan State University.
: Michigan Athletic Club (adjacent), Wharton Center for the Performing Arts, Breslin Center, Oldsmobile Park, Capital City Airport, Meridian Mall, Potter Park Zoo
~5.13 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Super 8 (east Lansing) in East Lansing
2736 East Grand River, East Lansing, MI 48823
~5.14 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Lansing Residence Inn West by Marriott in Lansing
922 Delta Commerce Dr., Lansing, MI 48917 (Highway)
Our hotel is located in the midst of the west side's shopping and dining district, it's smoke-free and features spacious studio, one and two bedroom suites with fully equipped kitchens including refrigerator, stovetop, microwave, toaster, coffee maker, dishwasher, flatware, dishes and cookware to prepare meals.
: MSU, LCC, Cooley Law School, Downtown Lansing, Lansing Mall, Potter Park Zoo.
~5.22 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Quality Suites Hotel in Lansing
901 Delta Commerce Dr., Lansing, MI 48917 (Suburban)
2011 Hotel of the year Award Winner. All two-room suites. Each suite includes a complimentary continental breakfast with a hot breakfast option and an evening social featuring 2 complimentary cocktails, beer or wine and hot appetizers.
: Michigan State University, Impression 5 Museum, Lansing convention Center, Spartan Stadium, Wharton Center, Potter Park Zoo, State Capital, Capital Centre
~5.22 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
West Lansing Fairfield Inn in Lansing
810 Delta Commerce Dr., Lansing, MI 48917 (Highway)
: Lansing State Capital 6 mi. Lansing Mall 1.5 mi.Grand Ledge Opera House 6 mi. Michigan State University-10 mi. Potter Park Zoo 8 mi. Impression V Science Museum 6 mi.
~5.22 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Best Western Plus Lansing Hotel & Convention Cente in Lansing
6820 South Cedar St., Lansing, MI 48911 (Convention Center)
The Best Western Plus Lansing Hotel & Convention Center offers 300 deluxe guest rooms/suites. All rooms feature air conditioning, two direct-dial speaker telephones, high speed wireless internet access, full size ironing board with iron, hair dryer, in room refrigerator and fresh brew coffee maker, HBO, same day laundry and dry cleaning available (Monday-Friday). Select rooms with 42' plasma televisions and microwaves.
: State Capitol Building, Potter Park Zoo, MSU, Lugnuts Minor League Baseball, IMAX Theater, Warton Center
~5.27 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Red Roof Inn in Lansing
7412 West Saginaw Highway, Lansing, MI 48917
~5.42 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Ramada Lansing Hotel & Conference Center in Lansing
7501 West Saginaw Highway, Lansing, MI 48917 (Suburban)
The Ramada Lansing Hotel and Conference Center is conveniently located right off I-96 at Exit 93B. We are only minutes away from the Capital and many other wonderful attractions in Lansing, East Lansing and Grand Ledge. All of our rooms come complete with 27" TV's, pay movies, coffee makers, iron/ironing board, data port phones and free wireless internet access. A full sized pool is the highlight of our indoor Atrium Recreation Center. We also feature a sauna, whirlpool, modern fitness center and playground located in the Atrium offering year-round activities for the children.
: Lansing Mall, The Summit and Aim High Sports Complex, Potter Park Zoo,Oldsmobile Park, Michigan State University, Botanical Gardens, State Capital, Michigan Historical Musem and The Ledges.
~5.42 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
Hampton Inn Lansing in Lansing
525 North Canal Rd., Lansing, MI 48917 (Highway)
The Hampton Inn Lansing hotel in Michigan is less than 10 minutes from the State Capital in beautiful downtown Lansing, Michigan, 15 minutes from Michigan State University campus, and 5 minutes from the Lansing Mall and other shopping attractions. Enjoy Michigan hospitality at many great restaurants located minutes from the Hampton Inn Lansing hotel. Join us on Monday and Wednesday evenings for complimentary pizza in our lobby. The Hampton Inn Lansing hotel now features in-room mini refrigerators and microwaves in all guest rooms, complimentary high-speed internet access.
: Within minutes of MSU, Capital Centre Sports Complex, Funtyme Adventure, YMCA, golf and shopping!
~5.53 Miles from Michigan State Capitol
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NEWBERRY – The City of Newberry, working to bring more events to town, will kick off its new season this week.
On Friday, the City of Newberry Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department will host the first of three spring movie events at the Newberry Opera House.
"Thunderstruck," a movie about a basketball star switching his talents with a klutz teenage fan, will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday at the Opera House.
In the past, the public could reserve free tickets for the movies but many patrons did not show up, which left empty seats, said Newberry Assistant City Manager Matt DeWitt.
This season the movies will be general admission with the first people to show up to get the seats. When the Opera House is full, no one else will be admitted.
Patrons will also be treated to free popcorn and soft drinks sponsored by Hardee's and First Baptist Church of Newberry.
City leaders also are working on a "couples only" movie night Feb. 2 – Groundhog Day – and hope to combine the evening with specials at local restaurants. The movie, ironically, will be "Groundhog Day."
Other movie events are scheduled for March 1 and April 12.
"This adds a piece of entertainment that is not in Newberry," DeWitt said of the movies, adding it's a treat for residents to go downtown to a movie instead of driving to Columbia.
He also hopes patrons will eat at downtown restaurants and visit local businesses before the movie then return to downtown at later dates.
In addition to the movies, Newberry City Manager Jeff Shacker said the city is looking at sponsoring 12 additional events this year, which will bring the total number of downtown events to 20.
The schedule is still in the works but the city has scheduled it annual Spring or Irish Fling for March plus the professional horseshoe tournament will return. Pork in the Park, the city's barbecue cook off, is scheduled for April 20.


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Stay At Home Mom Cashes In From Creating Mobile Apps From Home
By: Brendaliss Gonzalez
Updated: December 23, 2012
The more times you place the hat on the snowman, the more points to rack up.
"How many people have said, 'Ugh if there was just an app for that?' Well, probably all of us, but I wanted to be the person who says I wish there was an app for that I wanted to start creating them," said Tai Ann Cclendon.
It may seem easy, but there are a few obstacles along the way.
But, no matter how well you do, the point of the game isn't as much about getting the hats on the snowman as much as getting you into the Christmas spirit.
At least that's what Tai Ann Mcclendon was thinking when she created the mobile phone app.
"Who doesn't enjoy Christmas?", she said, "It's a beautiful season, it's full of a lot of joy and I wanted to do a game that would engage people in that kind of way."
Making apps has become a career for this stay at home mom.
It's a way for her to not only be creative, but make a few bucks at the same time.
"In the app world you have the opportunity to be inventive and creative without having a lot of upfront costs," she said.
Her biggest payoff, seeing them come to life.
"It feels really empowering to know that you can have an idea and you can take an idea into a practical product," said Mcclendon.
It's also a chance to make customized games that her own kids can enjoy.
"Well I always think its important that when you have ideas that you go for them," she said.
So far she's designed two other cell phone apps and they're not just games.
But this one may just be her favorite just yet, especially now that Christmas time is here.
You can purchase all of her apps including this one, let it snow in I tunes for 99 cents.


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Launched in 2008 Aclass Cruise is designed based on the Chinese legendary Red Dragon boat which carried goods from the North Sea to Singapore. With deluxe services, Aclass Cruise will show you the way relax should be. Aclass Cruise is one of the most luxurious traditional cruises in Halong Bay, a world heritage site. Are you looking for an unique and distinctive cruise in Halong Bay? Are you looking for a junk which is designed sophisticatedly in the Chinese ancient sail - boat and the local Halong fishing boat style? With the harmony of its style, decoration, set - up and impressive itineraries, Aclass Cruises hows you the way relax should be. Our well - trained and enthusiastic crew in traditional fishing costume always bring you a trustful and closer feeling. Based on the Ancient Halong Sail-Boat Style,Aclass Cruise are designed perfectly by wood, stone and bronze in harmony between tradition and luxury With a fully-equipped dinning room, a deluxe cabin with en-suite bathroom, sunbathing and relaxing area, a professional kitchen, a captain cabin and a separate Staff 'area. Quantity: 02 Ships Check in / check out: Check in time: 12.00 – 12.30pm Check out time: 11.30am For charter cruises can be later (check in) but no more than 17.00pm Credit cards accepted: Visa, Master, American Express Guide policy: English-speaking guide available. Escorted guide can be aboard without surcharge (for charter option) Children Policy: Child under 05 years old: US$30 (sharing cabin with parents without extra Bed) Child from 05 to under 12 years old: 75 % adult`s cost (sharing cabin with parents with extra Bed) Child over 12 years old: 100% adult`s cost (sharing cabin with parents with extra Bed) Boat details: Length: 25m Width: 6.5m Height: 6m Sun deck: 50m2 Ancient Chinese Sail-Boat Style with 3 Sails Oriental Decoration Style with wood, stone and bronze Room description: * Accommodation (Room type):
Heritage discovery (2 days – 1 night)
Day 1
Hotel or private address pickup with our shuttle bus. Short break half way
Arrive Halong Bay, welcome drinks. Check in to your cabin and set sail through the Bay while lunch is served
Visiting Cua Van floating village by kayak or local rowing boat
Drop anchor in the calm water surrounded by beautiful islets for swimming and snorkeling
Enjoy the complimentary sunset party on the sundeck with local wine and fresh fruits.
Join Cooking demostration
Dinner is served in the restaurant
Retire to your cabin or join the fishing excursion, watch a movie, have a drink at the bar, internet access or play exciting games. Overnight on board
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CHAPPELLS — A rural community with a single flashing light is the first in the Greater South Carolina District to open a Village Post Office.
On Thursday afternoon, Horne's General Store held a grand opening for the first VPO where the community gathered to welcome the unique idea of merging the convenience of a general store with postal services.
"The Village Post Office is a new concept to provide access to postal services for the rural community," said Harry Spratlin, communications coordinator for the U.S. Postal Service in the Greater South Carolina District.
The idea evolved in July 2011 for village post offices, explained Spratlin. The postal service surveyed the community of Chappells which "overwhelmingly chose to keep their post office open," said Spratlin.
Chappells has a post office across the road from Horne's with regular hours but Spratlin explained that this would offer "alternate access" to postal services since the store is open seven days a week from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m.
In the summer, the store will be open later, said Owner Ravi Nder Kumar, who bought the store in 2006.
Cathy Horne manages the store and Horne said they have a "wonderful partnership."
The store and post office are a central point in Chappells. Spratlin said that when the U.S. Postal Service held a public meeting in November, Horne was there and a connection was made.
"We hope for many more (VPOs) in the state of South Carolina," said Spratlin.
"We are here for you," Horne said as she addressed the packed store. She explained they sell stamps and boxes and that the employees have been taught what they need to know.
"Ravi (owner) and I both love this community and this is one way to give back," said Horne who describes Chappells as a "quaint little town."
In fact, Horne can recall the history of the town and the amenities that it used to have.
Horne explained that this will help the small community and save time while serving the clientele of Greenwood, Saluda and Newberry as people travel through Chappells to get from one point to another.
"It will help with the people who need stamps and there's no extra costs," said Kumar who explained that the business is a combination of a gas station, convenience store, fast food place and now post office services.
"What a great concept for Chappells which is in the corner of everywhere," said Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster.
Foster also joked that perhaps the store should be renamed Drucker's Store as he recalled a television show memory from years past that offered conveniences like Horne's.
"The Village Post Office is the perfect fit for the rural community, offering 10 to 14 hour days, seven days a week," said Margaret Floyd, retail manager for the Greater S.C. District for the U.S. Postal Service.
Another VPO scheduled for Cameron in Orangeburg County will open in a few weeks, Spratlin said.


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Are You Worried the Sequester Will Affect You?
Massachusetts is chock full of defense contractors, federal employees and federal program beneficiaries. Are you worried the U.S. budget sequester will hurt your family's finances?
The U.S. government has a week before its self-imposed sequestration deadline. If enacted, the across-the-board cuts to the federal budget could mean layoffs, decreased aid and lower government spending.
That could mean trouble for some popular government programs, such as Social Security and Medicare. Defense contractors are also preparing for lost and reduced contracts with the government.
Locally, it could also doom smaller programs that have a big impact. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program helps families in need pay for home heating oil and other energy costs. Massachusetts stands to lose over $11 million in assistance under this one program alone. Representatives Ed Markey and Jim McGovern are trying to shield the program from cuts.
Though designed as a tool to force Republicans and Democrats to negotiate smarter deficit reduction, the threat of indiscriminate cuts has not yet led to a brokered deal.
What about your own pocketbook: Do you think the sequester will affect you? Do you work for the government or in a job that is dependent on government programs? Are you worried sequestration will hurt you financially or be a drag on the economy? Or is it bitter medicine for a country that needs to lower its debt? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below.
9:01 am on Saturday, February 23, 2013
I don't think this should be characterized as "cuts" to the budget. It is simply a slowing down of the rate of increase to these budgets.
Nameless Conservative
9:19 am on Saturday, February 23, 2013
Correct Joe, only in federal government can you end up with more money this year than the prior one after a 'cut'. It's fearmongering pure and simple.
marc bowlen
9:52 am on Saturday, February 23, 2013
To bad for the people receiving benefits for not working! Let them freeze to death, better them than me, I work for a living, people on welfare make bad choices in life, maybe if they lose their free benefits they will be motivated to better themselves! As far as the government, I believe all employees in state, federal and municipal government should lose their pensions and never receive another pay raise til the national debt is paid off! They created the problem and they should pay for it, not the people!
J Smith
8:17 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
What about members of Congress? Their salaries and pensions are not affected. Shouldn't they also receive cuts in their salaries? Poor people are not the only ones affected. You might be working for a living now, but due to this sequester your company might be affected and you could be one of those looking for a helping hand.
Nameless Conservative
10:02 am on Saturday, February 23, 2013
Marc, I'm certainly not one to condone seniors freezing to death but morons like Markey talk form both sides of the mouth. One says they want to help seniors while the other is hell bent to keep fuel prices high by limiting supply in order to continue high profits for large oil companies because federal government gets 40% of it.
10:15 am on Saturday, February 23, 2013
The President has been offered the opportunity to chose where the 85 billion in cuts Could come from by the Republican House. Maybe if the guy wasn't such a filthy liar and actually put in a little more desk time, he could take up the challenge and make the cuts instead of trying to scare seniors and consumers of beef. This a manufactured crisis initiated by the criminal thugs in the White House and unfortunately is ultimately the fault of the 50.6% of the voters who installed this regime in power. All I can say is my hands are clean, I voted for the war hero in 2008, and the successful businessman/philanthropist in 2012.
10:36 am on Saturday, February 23, 2013
sequester shmester - the rising price of gas, food, taxes and the expense of daily living raising a family is what worries me and affects me every minute of every day - the scare tactics of the powers that be in DC do not draw me in--i am sick to death of the elite ruling class inciting fear and distrust among the masses - i am sick of fraud and entitlements by able body people who choose to live off the backs of working people and expecting to get more from the gvt the more woefully dysfunctional they choose to become - and i truly feel badly for the children caught up in the mess because they have no choice at all-what have we done?
Cool Fusion
12:26 pm on Saturday, February 23, 2013
As some here that have already posted.. Let it be known to all rational beings that will listen .. that the US budget will actually be higher in April than March even with the sequester that is really only a shallow reduction in increases. The president is using scare mongering tactics day and night to create fear in population. If he's lying about this.. what else is he lying about? Don't answer that !!!.. they may be children in the room who will be shocked to learn how much unsustainable debt that has been loaded on their future and may be prone to self-damage themselves.
Richard Yunker
6:38 pm on Saturday, February 23, 2013
Marc, I am a fire fighter and I pay in to my pension and signed away my right to get social security. Why do you want to take my pension?
Sean Ward
6:30 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
Nobody wants to take away a working mans pension. Your pension is at risk because of millions of people who live their entire life taking from the community without giving back. A single unemployed mother of three can make $70,000-$100,000 per year for life off federal, state and local welfare programs like section 8, food stamps, free cell phones, mass health and a dozen other handout programs. Do you make that much risking your life every day? Legitimate spending is being put at risk because of excessive entitlements and wasteful spending.
Richard Yunker
6:41 pm on Saturday, February 23, 2013
Also, I still have to work a second job where I still pay in to social security.
Steve Marino
7:21 pm on Saturday, February 23, 2013
This is nothing more then an opportunity for Obama to marginalize the Republican Party in the eyes of the uninformed, and just plain stupid people. He clearly knows that the strong majority of people that follow this ass have no clue what is happening and follow him blindly as they have so far.
The problem is that we are all going to suffer from his policies, and have to date.
Romney was wrong when he said that 47 percent of America will automatically vote for this give away our future president. It appears to be over 50 percent!
To date, we have no conservative leader that can effectively explain the damage this ass is doing to the present, and future of this country as did Ronald Reagan so clearly.
This country is in trouble and in danger of going bankrupt and this ass is not even talking about cutting anything. At what point do we say that this socialist is doing this on purpose to fundamentally change this country?
( His words, not mine!)
This sequestration is a good start to move in the right direction to save this country.
Now lets see if the Republican Party is serious!
Michael Alsup
4:37 pm on Sunday, March 3, 2013
Harry, WHile we cannot AFFORD to continue as a Nation of Working Class people pay for The 2 party 2 House System wtith limited or No Result and keep a nation Strong CAN We afford to "clean House " & to pay their Retirement and washing of Washintonian Hands and GUARENTEED bythat action NO Action No Change. Not on My Childrens Backs . Do you drive the Abe Lincholn Car or does it drive U
7:41 pm on Saturday, February 23, 2013
I'm not worried about $85 billion affecting me,...I am, however, extremely worried about $17 TRILLON in debt destroying the country.
Harry Birmingham
8:46 pm on Saturday, February 23, 2013
Naemhoisin ____ I heard that our country has more oil that can be used to make crude oil now w/o having to import crude oil as we do. Why has our cost of crude oil gone up so quickly when it is approx. $ 94 a barrel presently? When it was well over a $ 100 a barrel it didn't go up as much as it has in the past couple months. If I'm wrong tell me why we have the prices we pay for our heat and transportation usage when the crude oil available here isn't being given us to use and pay for at reasonable costs. If Washington would stop playing political games and stop big oil companies from gouging us with their oil profits and with the tax breaks they allow them we'd be a lot better off economically . I personally feel that the government should have its own refinery to service the military uses and any overage to be put on the open market. I know that sounds like making government another oil company but it would make the playing field level by being able to give any overage for open market to use. Why is it we can allow oil companies federal lands options,etc. for them to profit by oil exploration and development at our expense? I'm ticked off with the way our country is headed but most of all I'm ticked off with our elected officials for not doing our bidding as they were elected to do. Call me radical for what I've written here but I don't want to see our country go down the tubes because of them . JMHO whats yours readers?
Sean Ward
6:38 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
Harry, I'm generally against anything that comes out of Washington these days but one of few things I agree with is our strategic oil reserve. When the oil runs out (and it will) if we have not discovered an adequate replacement, the country holding the most of what is left is going to be the only safe place left on Earth. I want us to use what is here last. Make no mistake though. Gas and heating oil prices have nothing to do with US oil. These prices are exactly where our government wants them to be if not higher.
1:27 am on Sunday, February 24, 2013
i could be wrong about this but i do not think i am - to say that the govt reaps more profit from the high cost of oil than the oil corporations (ie taxes)--the environmental/energy policy of the left is to render oil unaffordable for mainstream America--al gore's own words that $5 a gal would be a good thing for America - but Obama disagreed ~ he thinks $10 would be better... so you tell me who is the bigger enemy - 'big oil' or BIG BROTHER?
Harry Birmingham
6:46 am on Sunday, February 24, 2013
You could be both right and wrong. We are paying tax on fuels but it hasn't increased in tax cost as yet. The cost increase is for its production and profits. Look to see where the money trial is. " Donations" to campaigns to pay oil back in tax breaks,etc. The bigger enemy are close to both. Oil for giving and Washington officials for taking the "donations".[ Its time for the lobbyists to go isn't it?] If oil products become unaffordable we stop in our tracks as a nation. That isn't going to happen because of their continual big oil huge profits. Our letting Washington allowing them to gouge us and fill their campaign pockets is. -- N.H. is thinking about a tax increase of 15 cents in the state fuel tax . Now that is a tax increase , not a fuel cost by big oil. I hope it doesn't come to be.
Nameless Conservative
11:25 am on Sunday, February 24, 2013
Harry, you are not connecting the dots. This isn't about highway taxes extracted from us directly at the pump, it is the fact that one of the expenses in making gasoline is the tax on the profit. If big oil company X makes a domestic profit of $10 billion - the federal government pockets $4 billion of it (for doing nothing) - and WE paid for every dime of that $10 billion at the pump. Therefore, big federal government is in collusion with big oil to keep oil profits high. It's real reason they do not want more competition to force prices lower, (and therefore margins), such as the Keystone pipeline or fracking or give small oil exploration companies the capital equipment write-offs they ought to be entitled to. BOTH big oil and federal government strive to throttle fuel supply in order to keep profits high and get more money out of us. Environment and 'climate' are complete smoke screens to their true agenda - they're thieves.
Carolyn Costain
5:07 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
All Big Brothers stock is in oil, Ex-president Bush family is sitting pretty on their stocks plus Georges multi- million+ pension!
Saber Walsh
6:44 am on Sunday, February 24, 2013
The cuts will effect EVERYONE. It's interesting how a White House concept suddenly has become the White House tool for pointing at the "other side." I'm so sick of this brinksmanship strategy.
Nameless Conservative
11:48 am on Sunday, February 24, 2013
As Dr. Ben Carson pointed out - Lawyers are trained to 'win their case' using the art of persuasion (and mud slinging) - not fix things, heal our country or plan for the future like engineers, doctors or business people. Is should not be a surprise then that when we send mostly a bunch of lawyers to Washington DC - they all end up fighting each other to 'win their case', (often with the US Constitution locked away in some closet).
Brian Fitzgerald
8:01 am on Sunday, February 24, 2013
The high cost of oil is a direct result of Obama's energy policy (using the term loosely). He has practically stopped all new drilling on federal land, most of the new exploration is on private land, he has killed the Keystone Pipeline that would create tens of thousands of jobs and ensure a steady supply of energy that would benefit us and our Canadian friends up north, instead we must enrich our "friends" in the Middle East. The subsidies to the oil companies usually go to small firms that produce energy that we actually use and is DWARFED by the "green" subsidies that go to politically connected Obama friends that produces very little energy. A bunch of Academics who never had real jobs telling us how to run our economy.......................As for the Sequester, they have been talking about this for a year and half and they still can't get it done? Maybe if they had actually passed a budget in the last 4 years they would have a better handle on where the money goes. Look for them to call Central Casting and parade the most vulnerable in our society in front of the cameras, as someone stated earlier it's not even an actual cut, it a slowing of the growth of government spending, the last time year to year government spending decreased was 1954!
9:15 am on Sunday, February 24, 2013
Both political parties are responsible for the mess we are in, not only financially, but with energy, education and so on and they will not solve these problems.
Dump both parties, abolish the Federal Reserve and kill the lawyers in Washington - You want to fix things?,...think bold - not parties.
12:50 pm on Sunday, February 24, 2013
A joke - I am amused at the way Obama has fear mongered this 2.4 % cut that he agreed to and signed to make his re-election easier. Also funny the way the lap dog press has helped him drum up fear - Draconian! Devastating! To Obama this is another way to get a tax increase/punishment on the successful to help fund his welfare state. Let the cuts happen - we have to begin to live within our means.
Nameless Conservative
12:54 pm on Sunday, February 24, 2013
Finally! I discovered the perfect graphic to show just how absolutely silly sequester mania actually is. Discretionary spending would basically be back to the exact SAME amount as it was in 2009, (you remember those dark days when federal employees didn't even have enough money to pay someone to carry their trash out to the curb, shameful.)
from: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/341106/sequester-proportion-yuval-levin
Harry Birmingham
7:49 pm on Sunday, February 24, 2013
A tax is a tax no matter what level of government it comes from. There - probably - is no doubt the prior readers and responders are right about what they wrote. If those elected in Washington were doing their jobs we wouldn't be having these blogging conversations . Those we elected do have some if not a lot of say and I blame them for not saying and doing what we want and I blame the funding of campaign election greed from lobbyist representing big business. -- question.. Why do we bother to elect them if the president has the final say in things? Answer... They allow and make the laws and pass the bills before for the the president to sign. He can raise hell about these things but he doesn't have all the say in them whether he likes or dislikes any thing from both houses before him for signing be it a republican or democrat bill or law. We can't always blame the president for every thing that has gone on when the twits we elected are to blame for not doing the things they should for us and the stability of our country. Please don't get me wrong as I'm not a real fan of the president any more than I am of the twits in the senate and congress we have representing us.
7:26 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
Executive Order in the hands of this man is a very dangerous thing - his own words- if congress does not do what he wants, he will bypass congress - because he believes he has that mandate from a 51% electorate
Harry Birmingham
8:24 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
I agree with you about his being a danger regarding executive order[s]. If the congress would only stand up to him by a majority of its members saying yes or no to any thing before him that should be enough to make him pass what is before him. you say he can bypass congress with his mandate from a 51% electorate . I'm confused with that knowing we elected these twits to represent us in all things before them. How in the world are we to be heard if the twits wont listen to us and do what ever they want in regards to serving the majority of the voters demands whether it be a 51% majority or not? That is the question and why they will not do what we ,the majority, want them to do. Where is the hand shaking across the isles of congress as was asked to enable the best for us all?
Saber Walsh
8:58 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
In case anyone missed it, DoD announced yesterday that 800,000 civilian jobs will be affected by this. This is just DoD -- there's much more. Meanwhile we see our First Family golfing with Tiger Woods and hanging with the stars at the Oscars while we hear the people who we are told are the "bad, evil capitalists" saying "the guy won't talk to us." Well, the evidence seems to be there: he has too busy a schedule for this, and when he gets to it, it will be another 11th-hour "I'm going to hold citizens hostage unless you bend to what I want" act.
I am so, so, SO sick of this.
Harry Birmingham
10:32 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
I do not think the DOD budget will be slashed. What with this world of terrorists abroad and here and with the never ending threats of war overseas we'd be crazy to slash military spending. We have a lot to contend with that and the ending of illegals entering the country and what to do with those already here. Wouldn't you or anyone else think that among these illegals are some terrorists that have slipped into the country ,I do. All the twits in Washington would be really stupid to allow slashing in these two important areas where its needed the most to protect the country. JMHO is all!!
11:14 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
In the mean time, as I'm a civil servant, my paycheck is being threatened with up to a 20% cut over the next 6 months. I'm not the one who decided to boost the federal deficit. The group I work in has seem budget cuts over the past three years. My available resources have dwindled and we no longer have training to maintain our skills.
And now that I have a kid in college with the expected tuition expense, they're telling me I'm going to lose pay because they can't figure out how to do what they've expected all of us to do in our personal lives: live responsibly, make sensible compromises and live to a realistic budget. I took the federal job for security at the cost of private sector opportunities with higher salary potential. And now, they're all saying that means nothing. If this is the wave of the future, good luck finding anyone with desireable skills who will take a federal job. Get accustomed to underperforming government programs and higher taxes to cover the costs. Good luck with that model.
Bryan McGonigle2
11:43 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
Sorry to hear that your work hours might get cut.
Instead of across the board spending cuts with entitlements apparently exempted, where would you make reductions in spending?
I would start by eliminating the subsidies to Big Solar and Big Wind for super expensive energy.
I'm also in favor of replacing pensions for new government employees with 401k's.
Nameless Conservative
3:50 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
Well I'm here a still a hopin ... can't tell ya fer what exactly....
marc bowlen
11:08 am on Thursday, February 28, 2013
Actually the elderly all voted for Obama! Let them freeze to death! That will save this country billions! My philosophy is every man for himself at this point! I don't need the government for anything! They steal and cheat me and my family everyday! If everybody was allowed to keep their money and we had very little government, no immigration, we would all be rich and prosperous and we would have no democrat scum sucking pigs! The only way America will survive is to overthrow the government by force! It may sound crazy and insane but look around you and see everyone suffering and your country crumbling! It will only get worse!
Rose R.
8:57 am on Saturday, March 2, 2013
No the elderly did not vote for Obama. I voted for Mitt, the man with knowledge on how to run things.
The welfare people are the ones who put him in. They want their free phones, EBT cards, free housing, free insurance that you & I have to pay for. I could go on. We had a great honest, sincere man in Mitt Romney. To bad they lied so much about him.
Alexandra Siwek
7:56 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
SHAME ON YOU. Such hatred and selfishness. It makes me embarrassed for this town. SHAME ON YOU.
Nameless Conservative
9:32 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Don't get too excited Alexandra, I suspect 'marc' is a 'poser'.
The TRUTH in the matter remains that the federal government will be able to spend MORE money this year than last year. How does having MORE money this year than last lead to ANY of the outrageous predictions currently being made by the left? Such is the nature of the radical left - to lie, misrepresent, vilify and scaremonger at every opportunity. It's all right out of Saul Alinsky's book "Rules for Radicals"; rules #3 and #9.
9:36 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Cuts happen today - everyone ok? Any reports of widespread hunger or looting?
Nameless Conservative
10:39 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Well now that you mention it, I am a little hungry. I think I need more than only that bowl of oatmeal I had earlier but it's a matter of speculation as to how widespread this problem is within the community...
Bryan McGonigle2
10:58 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
The Patch is now reporting that there are over 2200 federal employees in Essex County!
Stay calm, take a deep breath, and repeat after me - "RED ALERT"
Rumors that the oceans have started to rise are completely false but the earth appears to have a case of the sniffles.
Michael Quinlan
12:03 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
Outside of the usual hunger and looting, all is quiet.
12:29 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
Breaking News: the Dear Leader has blamed Republicans and continued the call more more taxes. Shocker. Film at 11.
1:26 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
Just back from a walk in downtown Salem. All seems quiet, too quiet. I took all my money out of bank expecting a run around 4pm. Also loaded up on canned good from Market Basket. Obama would never lie or exaggerate. Never.
3:28 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
It begs the question ... why on earth are there so many Federal Employees? When the Government becomes too large a share of the ecomony, we all suffer. They must make work for each other.
Oh, I also forget to say that my bunker is already at capacity ... somehow, 100 liberals showed up in the last hour ... empty handed by the way :-)
4:03 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
Stock Market finished up - rich get richer and for that I am thankful
Carolyn Costain
7:11 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
"What about Bob?" He must be taking a vacation day from insulting comment.


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Hello little tiny intsy bitsy people
First off, the rock for justice tour has been pushed back, not canceled. We wish we could give you a reason, but no reason was given to us :(! After we find the people responsible for this delay and make them suffer terribly, for a long time, in public, we will be right back on track. We've been told that the tour will happen a few weeks later than originally planned. So, we are going to try and turn this into a positive and swing up through the midwest after SXSW.
Now, of course booking a show anywhere in the middle of the US around SXSW, with only one week's notice is going to be tricky, but we are definitely playing in chicago at the very least before returning our lovely guitar and bass player to their rightful place in the lovely, illustrious and lotion soaked, Debello!
We hope to get some other shows along the way, so if you are around the midwest or on the way back to california and have any magical suggestions on what the hell we are supposed to do now, we welcome them.
In other news, we made a new album and it's better than our first album, which is in our minds, a plus! It will be out in May and you will like it as much as you liked our first album, only more. I'm very hungry.
sincerly… the truly cool,


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LUMBERTON — When it came to selling cars in Robeson County, no one has ever done it better than Lawrence H. "Sonny" Oliver.
"He put some iron on the street. He's a legend," said Lumberton businessman Bo Biggs, who remembers as a teenager washing cars during the summer at Jon-San Chevrolet and watching Oliver perform his magic. "His sales ability to sell cars was widely known."
Oliver, who also opened the first Sun-Do convenience store in Lumberton in 1978 and then went on to open Oliver's Oil Company in 1979, died recently at the age of 81.
"He was very intelligent and a good businessman," said Horace Stacy, a Lumberton attorney and friend of Oliver's for more than 50 years. "He did a lot of things for the community that people didn't know about. He thought a lot about Lumberton and Robeson County."
The son of the late Garvin Brooks "Bud" Oliver and Gladys Marie Britt Oliver, he attended the Long Branch Elementary School, Orrum and Lumberton high schools. He later attended what is now The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
During the Korean War, Oliver served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the 101st Airborne Division, and was always proud of having been a paratrooper, said Chris Oliver, Oliver's son.
Oliver's son now heads Oliver's Oil Company,named one of the top 100 privately owned businesses in the state eight out of nine years. He described his father as a "talker who loved people."
"It was always said that if Daddy tapped you on the back you were going to buy a car," Oliver said.
He sold cars for the former Jon-San Chevrolet from 1960 to 1982, and in 1976 is credited with selling 2,769 new and used cars.
Oliver was the leading salesman for General Motors for 15 consecutive years, and was inducted into the General Motors Hall of Fame as a member of the Honor Members Club.
"You would not believe the number of people who come up to me and tell me that Daddy sold them their first car," Oliver said.
Coble Wilson Jr., a former Lumberton mayor who was part owner of Freeman Motor Company during the 1960s, recalls the strong but "friendly competition" he had trying to best Oliver in sales.
"He was a straight shooter," Wilson said. "If you are going to compete against someone, he was the kind of guy you wanted to compete against.
"He was just a fine person, a real good guy," Wilson said. "Over the years we would often share war stories about the days in the car business."
Oliver credits his father with the success of the Sun-D convenience stores, that now total 15 throughout the area. The oil company is also thriving, with about 60 dealer sites throughout North Carolina and South Carolina.
"I think my father learned his good values of hard work and to always give something back to those in need from his mother," Oliver said. "One of the things that he always told me about business is to make your customer happy but don't promise things you can't do."
Oliver said that his father believed in helping people, including as a member of the Lumberton Jaycees.
"He gave a good deal back to the community," Oliver said. "He just loved people."


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Two things:
1. It would be nice for this list to differentiate those reserved words, which are language constructs used *with* parentheses (isset, unset, empty, eval, exit, die, ...) and those rather to be used *without* parentheses (all includes, echo, print, return, ...?)
This would really help define some common coding styles...
2. Do you write NULL, TRUE, FALSE or null, true, false? (I find CAPITAL letters better, however typing them can be annoying so I stick with using all lowercase letters, but what's the standard?)
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A continuación se muestra un listado de los identificadores predefinidos en PHP. Ninguno de estos identificadores puede usarse como identificador en sus scripts. Estas listas incluyen tanto palabras clave como variables predefinidas, constantes, y nombres de clases. Estas listas no son ni exhaustivas ni completas.
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[Editorial note: parent and self are reserved class names. Functions and constants with their names can be declared, but not userspace classes]
true, false and null are not listed because they are globally-defined constants, not reserved words.
No idea about parent or self, though.
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Naming a PHP5 class "variant" (with a constructor called the same) and then making an instance of it using __autoload triggers an error which disappears as soon as the name is changed. This should mean that "variant" is also a reserved word.


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2 years in SF.
3 years in Arizona.
3 years in Oakland.
He lost all of those jobs because the head coach was fired and they cleaned house. I'd be interested to see the average lifespan of an NFL OC at one place is, but I'm guessing the average isn't going to be much longer than 3 years.


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The more Curiosity gets to know Mars, the more it seems like a big red Earth.
Curiosity recently examined what appeared to be an ancient riverbed and conglomerate rocks similar to those at home. Now comes "Jake Matijevic" — a pyramid-shaped chunk of rock that's proved to be a surprise, even to NASA.
The space agency says that Jake (named for a legendary NASA engineer) is unique — unlike any rocks examined before on Mars.
And that's saying something. Previous rovers have examined hundreds of Martian rocks.
When Curiosity team members picked Jake, they were just hoping for a "simple and uniform" rock that would help them compare results from two chemistry instruments.
Jake was the first rock analyzed by the rover's arm-mounted Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer; it was about the 30th on this mission examined by the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument.
"It's a strength of Curiosity to have instruments that use different techniques to get at the same answers," Ashwin Vasavada, Curiosity deputy project scientist, said Friday. "But it's also a challenge for the science team, like trying to understand the plot of a story when one person saw the movie and another read the book. We were hoping that Jake M. had a simple plot."
But NASA got more than it expected. The rock was diverse, surprisingly so.
Testing results so far reveal a good match, Vasavada said, for a type of Earth rock.
"Our laser instrument saw a slightly different composition at every point it analyzed," Vasavada said. "... We see a composition that is a good match to a rare but widespread rock type on Earth, one that forms deep inside the Earth as magma moves around and partially crystallizes, leaving basalts that are rich in alkali elements like potassium."
He stressed that scientists can't be certain Jake formed in the same way as rocks on Earth.
"Like many aspects of planetary exploration," the scientist noted, "we use the long history of Earth studies to form our best ideas to explain Mars."
Scientists say the rock is more like rare volcanic rocks seen in places like Hawaii — those rocks are formed under high pressure, deep underground and once contained water. They don't know how old the Martian rock is.
Curiosity is spending about three weeks at Rocknest, the patch of dirt where it recently made its first scoop. After that, the rover team will direct Curiosity 100 yards to the east to do some rock drilling as the pursuit of information on possible previous microbial life on Mars continues.


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The U.S. Postal Service letters offered four options — cutting hours, switching to roadside delivery, look for an alternate location like a local business to act as a post office, or moving operations to another USPS site.
The letters have caused some concern in the communities and County Commissioner Jason Winters said residents will fight to keep the offices open.
Local USPS managers will share the results of the surveys at the public hearings, which will be at the post offices. The Lyerly session is at 2 p.m. and the Menlo meeting is at 4 p.m.
Surveys also are available at the facilities.
Visit http://thesummervillenews.com for more news from The Summerville News.


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AHL MVP Tyler Johnson captures goal-scoring title
It was announced Sunday that AHL MVP Tyler Johnson has captured the AHL's goal-scoring title.
It was announced Sunday that AHL MVP Tyler Johnson has captured the AHL's goal-scoring title.
The Syracuse Crunch has finally reached the Calder Cup playoffs after a rollercoaster season.
The Syracuse Crunch have overcome a season of incredible roster turnover to clinch both a playoff spot and home ice advantage for round one of the Calder Cup Playoffs.
Being a Syracuse Crunch fan with this group will never, ever be boring.
The Crunch are looking to break their first two-game losing streak of the season.
Syracuse plays its first non-Friday weekday game in quite a while.
The Crunch look to finish out their weekend on a winning note, after coming back 3-0 to win 4-3 in OT last night.
Game 15 for the Syracuse Crunch is against the Binghamton Senators.
Home should be where the heart is, but for the Syracuse Crunch, home is more where the heartbreak is.
It had been well over 3 and a half years since Helenius first (and only) AHL shutout.


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Put On The Spot: Kris Humphries Bobs-And-Weaves When He Is Asked "Do You Still Love Kim???" On Good Morning America
Posted on December 9th, 2011 - By Bossip Staff
Categories: Attention Slores, Ballers, Bangers, ChitChatter, Cry Me A River, Divorces, Get Your Life Together, Kim Kardashian, Lawsuits, matrimony-dom, News, Reality TV, SMH, Sports
The jury is still out on whether or not Kris was in on the shenanigans, but we're starting to believe that his feelings are really hurt. Continue »


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A new survey asked men and women to name the things they CAN'T STAND about each other. Overall, it seems men hate women's argument techniques . . . and women hate men's lack of cleanliness. Here are the top five lists for both.
--What Men Hate About Women.
#1.) Saying "I'm fine" when they're clearly not.
#2.) Talking too much.
#3.) Constantly asking what men are thinking.
#4.) Winning fights by crying. #5.) Never saying sorry, even when they're wrong.
--What Women Hate About Men.
#1.) Not listening properly. #2.) Not putting the toilet seat down. (--Apparently the women surveyed have been listening to a lot of stand-up comedy from the '80s.) #3.) Leaving nail clippings and beard shavings wherever they fall.
#4.) Having friends they don't like.
#5.) Hogging the TV remote.
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Dadiangas Torpedoes rule SarBay swim again, break own record
All-girl band General Luna to rock SarBay Fest
GUMASA, Sarangani (May 23, 2013) – General Luna band will hit Mindanao's biggest beach party on May 25 (Saturday night) here with waves of rock-based music. Local DJs Mau, Yancy and Lv from Davao City and DJ Moko from General Santos City will also be performing at all night partying in on May 24 and 25. (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
All-girl band General Luna will rock SarBay Fest
GUMASA, Sarangani (May 23, 2013) – A quintet, all-female Filipino artist group General Luna will hit Mindanao's biggest beach party here with waves of rock-based music, a genre which is largely male-dominated.
Local DJs Mau, Yancy and Lv from Davao City and DJ Moko from General Santos City will also be performing at all night partying in Gumasa, Glan on May 24 and 25.
What first comes to mind about General Luna is the fiercely dedicated patriot who fought with our heroes during the Filipino-American war or anything which relates to masculinity. Surprisingly, behind the rock band name, however, are girls playing a kind of music adored by many aficionados.
But more than the music they play, these girls show off both good looks and talent.
They make heads turn so to speak!
Nicole Asensio is the band's lead vocals. Composing the rest of the members are guitarists Caren Mangaran and Audry Dionisio, bassist Alexis Montemayor, and drummer Bea Lao.
It has been always rock band for SarBay but this year, it will be all females who will be performing at 10:45 Saturday evening (May 25) in the "Concert at the Bay and Splash in the Sky." (Beverly C. Paoyon/ SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
SarBay Fest is ready
Who can swim across Sarangani Bay in less than 3 hours?
By SERAFIN N. RAMOS JR.
MAASIM, Sarangani (May 21, 2013) – The open ocean swimming race from Maasim to Glan remains to be the much-awaited sports event in the eight-year history of Sarangani Bay Festival.
A total of 50 swimmers will again invade Sarangani Bay this May 24 to kickoff Sarangani Bay Festival, the biggest beach party in Mindanao. Will a team log the shortest time ever in the history of swim-across-the-bay?
2006 swim organizer Giuseppe Chew described the race as "the Sarangani Bay ultimate challenge."
It has a distance of about 15 kilometers.
Governor Migs Dominguez said the swim challenge is "one way (also) of helping our swimmers to be able to compete not only in swimming pools but also in international swimming competition offshore."
"This is not only about winning but also about finishing and conquering," he added.
On May 18, 2006, only three teams out of six entries finished the first-ever swim across Sarangani Bay witnessed by thousands of spectators.
The Dadiangas Torpedoes of General Santos City (4:05:18 hours) won by just two minutes ahead of MJ Powerpines of Maasim (4:07:12 hours). The Maasim Swimming Team clocked in 4:57:26 for 3rd place.
"This is the longest open ocean marathon swimming competition in the country and probably in Asia," said Chew.
"I really enjoyed it," said swimming athlete Ergel Arcinas of the 2006 race. "It was hard on our part since the water was salty and the bay has a strong current. We are used to swimming in the pool."
The following year, swim teams came from Davao City, Koronadal City, General Santos City, Polomolok, Maasim and the Philippine Navy.
The Gensan swimmers repeated their win and broke their own record that year (2007).
The swimmers finished in record fashion with the Dadiangas Torpedoes A successfully defending their title with a record time of 2:50:15.23 hours and received P40,000 for the top prize.
MJ Fighters B finished second (2:55:01.29 hours) and went home with P25,000 while the Tinoto Dolphins came in third to claim P10,000.
An all-female team from General Santos City clocked in 3:11:17.05 hours.
On May 17, 2008, 10 teams again raced from Maasim to Glan crossing Sarangani Bay in SarBay Fest's most grueling race and between one of the bay's narrowest points.
The Swim-across-the-Bay is a brainchild of former Capitol agriculture chief and marine biologist Giuseppe Chew who now lives abroad.
"I could still vividly remember well when I made my suggestion to the floor when we had our first meeting to conduct the Sarangani Bay Festival, everyone was laughing at me," Chew said in an email. "The suggestion was almost killed if not for Board Member Art Lawa who supported and believed of my grandiose plan," he said.
Chew said the Swim-across-the-Bay "turned out the best activity then and highly successful."
He said it is "the longest open ocean swimming competition in the Philippines and probably in Asia."
"Who would ever believe historic Sarangani Bay (mentioned in Pigafetta epic journal of Magellan's expedition), the deepest bay in the Philippines can be conquered with human prowess?"
"Even the local Coast Guard commander then did not believe it can be done when I called for a meeting to prepare for the medical emergency plan," Chew added.
And the rest is history.
Davao tankers ruled the 2008 swim.
The Sta. Cruz Seafoods Inc. team of Davao City outclassed seven others in 3:17:05 hours. However, it did not break the record of Dadiangas Torpedoes (2:50:15.23 hours) who did not field a team in 2008. The official time: Sta. Cruz team – 3:17:05; South Cotabato – 3:20:14, Sultan Team – 3:21:24.
On May 29, 2009, 12 teams joined the swim. The standings: 1st – Sultan Swimming Team (4:10:41); 2nd – Sea Lions (4:11:47) and 3rd – Tinoto Dophins (4:12:28).
In 2010, 1st – Dadiangas Torpedoes (3:16:47); 2nd – Sultan Team (3:22:18); and 3rd – MJ Power Team (3:22:46).
Eventually, Koronadal City's Sea Lions ruled the seas in 2011. Sea Lions with top swimmer Bonifacio Pagunsan crossed the finish line at 3:41:42. The Philippine Army's Tinoto Pirates got the second prize (3:53:28) while Dadiangas Torpedoes bagged the third place (4:05:19).
In 2012, the Dadiangas Torpedoes ruled the race for the fifth time. They clocked in 2:57:40 hours, beating nine other teams to the finish line. However, it was seven minutes short of breaking their 2007 (2:50:15.23) record.
Second place was the Sea Lions with 3:02:52 hours, only 1 minute and 40 seconds ahead of Davao's team GenSan View Resort (3:03:12 hours).
The 2012 race was one of the fastest, next only to the 2007 record.
Veteran Torpedoes member Lawin Dacera's tip to swimmers? "Our game plan was pretty easy. It's basically, go out there and swim hard, swim fast and don't really care if you got last or first. Just have fun." (Serafin N. Ramos Jr./SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
Smart partners with LGU for SarBay Run 2013
GUMASA, Sarangani (May 20, 2013) – Wireless leader Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has once again partnered with the provincial government of Sarangani for this year's Sarangani Bay Run for the Environment.
The fun run, which was organized by the Sarangani provincial government, is one of the highlights of the annual Sarangani Bay Festival.
The run, which Smart is supporting for the second straight year, will help protect and conserve marine resources in Sarangani Bay and Davao Gulf. Proceeds will fund WWF conservation and climate change adaptation projects in Mindanao, as well as the initiatives of Spectrum – a consortium of non-government organizations (NGOs) based in the region.
"We are proud to be part of this worthwhile undertaking. This is not just a fun run to celebrate the Sarangani Bay Festival but also a call to the public to help in efforts to protect and conserve the marine biodiversity in the region," said Atty. Maria Jane Paredes, head of Smart Public Affairs in Visayas and Mindanao.
The run will be held on March 24 at Gumasa, Glan, Sarangani, home to the famous beach in the southernmost part of the country.
The Sarangani provincial government has been holding the Sarangani Bay Festival since 2006 and activities like the Run for the Environment are in line with its goal to protect and promote the bay and the sea creatures that thrive in those waters.
Sarangani Bay is a 230-km stretch of shoreline that is not only a major source of seafood but is also a fast-rising center of marine eco-tourism in the country.
Smart continuously engages in partnerships with organizations that include LGUs, the academe, NGOs, government agencies and the private sector to help raise awareness on the need to protect and conserve the environment. SarBay Fest live web updates powered by SMART. (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
Tales and lots of fun around Sarangani Bay
By BEVERLY C. PAOYON and RUSSTUM G. PELIMA
GUMASA, Sarangani (May 17, 2013) – In some ordinary days, secluded resorts fronting Sarangani Bay in Gumasa, Glan are yet among the best options in Southern Mindanao to laze away from a hectic city life.
What makes it a perfect hideaway especially for romantic couples is the fact of being just there — sitting next to your beloved towards dusk mesmerized by the setting sun slowly painting the skies in transcending colors of pink, orange and gold illuminating the waters beneath.
It's placid. Only the ripples of unfurling waters and the oozing sea breeze are usually quite noticeable.
The waters are pristine and the long stretch of powdery white sand just matches the view of the bay and the shores that are lined with coconut trees and native cottages.
But soon enough, just before this summer season ends, this place will be crowd-filled kicking up one's heels for the biggest beach party in the South. Attendance was pegged at 57,000 in last year's Sarangani Bay Festival (SarBay Fest) and organizers said they are expecting more people this May 24 and 25, 2013.
Sailboats, banana boats and other water sports like jetski, kayak and skimboard are just few of those stuffs to enjoy with.
SarBay this year will start-off with the usual 15-kilometer swim-across-the-bay and a funrun for the environment. The rest of the two days will be packed with crowd-drawing beach sports activities, concerts and sunset-to-sunrise parties.
SarBay could be among the grandest beach festivals in the country as well.
Unlike the famous Boracay, Gumasa (pop. 2,792) is a secluded spot situated at the southern tip of the Philippine map yet with so much natural beauty. This place is truly breathtaking!
In its foreground is the historic Sarangani Bay whose legends about its origin are spread through word of mouth by generations. This is where Sarangani province and the nearby island municipality were named after.
Sarangani Bay was also believed to have been named after a famous Sangil voyager – Saranganing, who came from the coast of Indonesia and traded with the great Sultanate of Buayan, which is now General Santos City.
But the mystery of its tale lingers due to various versions.
According to Elias Colano, the oldest man alive that Sarangani Information Office interviewed in Balut Island in 2006, "there were two big men who rivaled for a princess" long time ago whose names were Saramanggi and Marama.
Colano narrated: "Because Saramanggi and Marama were eager to win the princess, these two big men fought. Saramanggi picked up a giant clamshell in his hand and cast it on Marama, but did not hit him. The giant shell landed on a mountain. The angered Marama retaliated and took half of the giant shell and threw it back to Saramanggi, but also missed."
Colano said that in order to maintain their dignity as noble warriors of the tribe, "the two men resolved their rivalry to a diving match where the first to get the bigger fish from the sea wins the princess' hand.
"Saramanggi dived first, but Marama stabbed him with a pointed bamboo (bangkaw) and killed him. Saramanggi's blood surged over the sea as a rock began to grow from his corpse," said Colano. "These are now called the Sarangani Island and Sarangani Bay in honor of the noble man."
Another legend, as recorded by the municipal government of Sarangani (Davao del Sur), refers to Sarangani and Balut as brothers.
Balut, a homebody, was the favorite of his mother. Sarangani on the other hand was an adventurer who sailed to other places and barter.
Balut died in the island while Sarangani, having gone to places by sea and became known to many, died in some place unknown. And so the bay was named after him.
One more legend also explains the beginning of a place by etymology where the name Sarangani was not ascribed to a person.
The Colano clan in Balut island who are the direct descendants of the first Sangil Sultan in Balut — Sultan Panurat — believes that the name referred to a place.
When their family was fleeing the northern part of Indonesia from the dominion of the Dutch in the mid 14th century, "our forefathers were asked where they were going, they said Sarangine," according to 80-year old Casili Tabi.
Sarangine, according to Tabi, means "This is our territory" or "We stop here."
"This was recorded by the chroniclers of (Ruy Lopez de) Villalobos who docked here for more than six months in 1543 in search for provisions as Sarangani, because of the sound," claimed Sangil Datu Osmeña Salisipan. Come and enjoy SarBay Fest in Gumasa on May 24-25, 2013. (Beverly C. Paoyon and Russtum G. Pelima/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
The next Sarangani leadership
ALABEL, Sarangani (May 16, 2013) – The provincial board of canvassers proclaims Thursday, May 16, the newly-elected Sarangani leaders to serve for the next three years. Second from left is Governor-elect Steve Chiongbian Solon, re-electionist Congressman Manny Pacquiao and Vice Governor-elect Jinkee Pacquiao. The Pacquiao-Solon team aims to bring more development and God-centered governance to the province. Incumbent Governor Migs Dominguez, who is serving his third and final term, has opted to take a break from politics this time. Governor Dominguez has brought three Galing Pook awards to the province for innovation and excellence in local governance. Dominguez is also the country's first Jesse Robredo Leadership Awardee. Come and enjoy SarBay Fest in Gumasa on May 24-25, 2013. (Aiza Cruz/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
Sarangani provincial officials proclaimed
ALABEL, Sarangani (May 16, 2013) – Unopposed re-electionist Rep. Manny Pacquiao, Governor-elect Steve Chiongbian Solon who was also unopposed, Vice Governor-elect Jinkee Pacquiao and Board Members-elect George Falgui (1st District), Virgilio Clark Tobias (2nd district), Hermie Galzote (2nd D), Abdulracman Pangolima (2nd D), Alexander Bryan Reganit (1st D), Eugene Alzate (2nd D), Elmer de Peralta, (1st D), Arman Guili (2nd D), Cornelio Martinez Jr. (1st D) and Cesar Nallos (2nd D) are proclaimed at around noon Thursday, May 16, by the provincial board of canvassers at the Capitol. For more news and updates, please visit the Province of Sarangani . Come and enjoy SarBay Fest in Gumasa on May 24-25, 2013. (Jake T. Narte/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
50 swimmers set to cross Sarangani Bay on May 24
By BEVERLY C. PAOYON
GUMASA, Sarangani (May 15, 2013) – A total of 50 swimmers will again invade Sarangani Bay this May 24 to kickoff Sarangani Bay Festival, the biggest beach party in Mindanao.
The swim-across-the-bay is believed to be the longest swim relay challenge in the country.
Ten teams composed of five swimmers will cross the bay exactly 5am from Kamanga, Maasim in a 15-kilometer race which finishes in Tango, Glan.
Event organizer Nimrod Butil said maritime traffic will not close the shipping lane to and from General Santos City's Makar Wharf during the race.
However, the swimmers "are allowed to cross… subject to no interference with commercial marine traffic," Butil said.
"Therefore, the responsibility is on each safety boat operator not to allow his swimmer to get in the way of shipping, because shipping has the right of way at all times."
Part of the mechanics of the swim race is calling participants to stay "50 meters clear of all commercial vessels and navigational buoys at all times."
"We have perimeter boats and we also have four sweepers yung mga speed boats natin para mas madali yung pag maneuver natin," Butil said.
The Coast Guard, Philippine Navy, Philippine National Police, Maritime Police and some provincial offices will assist as perimeter boat marshals.
An escort boat will be positioned five to 10 meters beside the swimmer who has to execute the minimum 2-minute swim before a relay exchanges at the side of the boat.
Since the swim-across-Sarangani Bay competition, dubbed as "Sarangani Bay Invasion," began in 2006, race record was noted to be improving each year.
Dadiangas Torpedoes of General Santos City ruled the race last year for the fifth time clocking in 2:57:40 hours, followed by the Sea Lions of Koronadal City with official time of 3:02:52 hours, only a slim difference of one minute and 40 seconds ahead of Davao's team GenSan View Resort (3:03:12 hours) which ranked third place.
Six new teams have registered to join this year whose interest was sparked by "Palawan challenge, Samal Island challenge and Boracay challenge" where swimmers talked about Sarangani's swim-across the-bay, Butil said.
Varsity swimmers from De La Salle University and Ateneo are joining the teams of Dadiangas Torpedoes of General Santos City and also teams from Kabacan and Kidapawan. Triathlon athletes from Cebu, Davao and General Santos will also join.
The first three teams to reach the finish line at Beachview Resort in Tango shall be declared winners with the 1st prize of P50,000, 2nd prize – P35,000, and 3rd prize – 25,000, all with medals and trophies. The rest of the team finishers will get a consolation prize of P6,000 each and a medal of "Invaders."
According to Butil, all swimmers who successfully cross Sarangani Bay will be logged in the "Book of Invaders," a database recognizing the swimmers' prowess.
Asked on the significance of the event, Butil said: "It is not only conquering Sarangani Bay. Ang atin doon is to really let it be showcased as a protected area… but hindi lang protected seascape, productive pa rin yung marine habitat nya."
In some instances, dolphins have joined the swimmers during the relay, Butil said.
Definitely, he said, the true essence why Sarangani is holding the festival every summer is the protection aspect for the preservation of the bay. Come and enjoy SarBay Fest in Gumasa on May 24-25, 2013. (Beverly C. Paoyon/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
Education volunteers thank Big Brother Migs
Education volunteers thank Big Brother MigsMAITUM, Sarangani (May 12, 2013) – Over three thousand education volunteers, teachers and stakeholders packed the Maitum Gym to celebrate the successes of Sarangani Big Brother reading program during the culmination day of its sixth season. The overwhelming clamor during the event Thursday, May 9, was for Sarangani Big Brother to continue. Governor Migs Dominguez, who is serving his last term, declared "the best is yet to come tomorrow." Sarangani Big Brother is one of the projects of Quality Education for Sarangani Today which won for Sarangani the Galing Pook Award 2012 for innovation and excellence in local governance. For more news and updates, please visit the  Province of Sarangani . Come and enjoy SarBay Fest in Gumasa on May 24-25, 2013. (Russel Delvo/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
RockEd concert tribute to education volunteers
RockEd concert tribute to education volunteersMAITUM, Sarangani (May 12, 2013) – Dong Abay (right) and his band the Tanods jam with education volunteers during a tribute concert for them Thursday, May 9, at Maitum Gym. The RockEd Sarangani trip was described by one organizer as "one of the best gigs we've ever held since 2005." RockEd is a volunteer group working to provide venues and events for alternative education. For more news and updates, please visit the  Province of Sarangani . Come and enjoy SarBay Fest in Gumasa on May 24-25, 2013. (Russel Delvo/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
Winning fotogs of Maitum Safari Photo Contest
MAITUM, Sarangani (May 9, 2013) – Maitum Safari Photo Contest winners pose with Elizabeth N. Ramos (center), contest organizer, after the awarding rites Wednesday, May 8, at the 14th Binuyugan Festival and 54th Town Anniversary. They are (from left) 1st placer Ritchie Tongo, a freelance photographer, who won the categories Bangsiyawan and Shoot-out and minor prizes in other categories; Afren de Guzman, 1st runner up in Beach category; 2nd placer Benigno Salcedo and 3rd placer Darwin Dulnoan. The Maitum Safari Photo Contest is the longest running and most prestigious safari contest in the region with the contestants' nutritional needs hosted by Cresing's Food Products every year. Come and enjoy SarBay Fest in Gumasa on May 24-25, 2013. (Jake T. Narte/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
Greased bamboo-climbing race
MAITUM, Sarangani (May 8, 2013) – Kids from barangay Mabay help each other to win the palo-sebo (greased bamboo-climbing)contest during the 14th Binuyugan Festival and 54th Town Anniversary with the theme "Paglingon sa Kulturang Kaugalian-Bayang Pinagyaman" held at the municipal park Tuesday, May 7. Palo-sebo (from the Spanish pole grease) is a popular children's game during town fiestas. Come and enjoy SarBay Fest in Gumasa on May 24-25, 2013. (Joylyn Ty/MAITUM INFORMATION OFFICE)
Binuyugan pageant winners
Binuyugan pageant winnersMAITUM Sarangani (May 8,2013) – Ms Binuyugan Pageant awards the Ms Maitum title to Allyn Hernal, 1st runner-up Adellah Jarabe (right), and 2nd runner-up to Airiz Corpuz (left) Tuesday night, May 7. The pageant is one of the highlights of Binuyugan Festival held at Maitum Gym, venue of the RockEd Sarangani concert with Dong Abay and the Tanods on May 9. The town is also celebrating its 54th foundation anniversary. For more news and updates, please visit the  Province of Sarangani . Come and enjoy SarBay Fest in Gumasa on May 24-25, 2013. (Jake T. Narte/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
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