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Aquino-Roxas Mindanao Peace and Development Agenda
Action Plan on Peace and Development in Mindanao
Peace and Security
Transparent and consultative peace process
Workable peace is possible only if supported by a broad, active and informed peace constituency.
- I will assume direct responsibility for the revival of the peace process with the MILF.
- I will reconstitute the peace panel with men and women of integrity who will directly report to me. There was a time when the peace process was doing well until the Arroyo Government began to use the peace negotiation as prop to political survival. I will see counsel from peace advocates like former OPAPP Secretary Deles, Peace Panel Head Afable and former Notre Dame University President, Fr. Mercado to put back on track the credibility needed in the peace process.
- I will ensure the participation of various Mindanao stakeholders – Muslims, Lumad, Christian settlers – in the negotiating panels and working groups;
- I will create a niche for the participation of other Muslim "gatekeepers" particularly traditional and LGU leaders, MNLF, the Ulama, Bangsamoro civil society.
- Request the Bishops-Ulama Conference to submit a report on the results of the consultations it conducted in the aftermath of the failed MOA-AD; likewise with all known civil society organizations and academic institutions which undertook similar consultations or researches in the past year, such as the University Network on the Mindanao Question led by the UP School of Law, the Consortium of Bangsamoro Civil Society, the Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy, and the Al Mujadilah Foundation.
The results of all these processes should be collated, with key points of agreement and contention identified for inputting into the peace mechanism, as appropriate. On this basis, a mechanism should be devised for these groups to participate in the continuing dialogue on and monitoring of their recommendations.
- I will immediately convene the Oversight Committee on the Organic Act on Muslim Mindanao (RA 9054) and complete a review and assessment of the implementation of the law. I will issue an Executive Order reviving/extending the function of the Oversight Committee, which was last convened before 2004 and which never completed its task, and impose a deadline for the completion of its work.
- I will order the Department of Foreign Affairs, with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), to give a report on the tripartite review of the GRP-MNLF Final Peace Agreement and cull the "immediate doable" measures that government can undertake.
- I will order an inventory of the backlog on assistance to MNLF rebel returnees, as the basis for determining the requirements and timetable for addressing the gap and closing the existing program, while a new program is crafted in cooperation with concerned LGUs and approximating the international standards on DDR (Disarmament, Demobilization and Rehabilitation) of former combatants.
Indigenous People
- We will review the recent appointment of the Commission to ensure they are in accordance with the law and rationalize the NCIP plantilla to professionalize the bureaucracy to do its mandate under the law, including the delineation of ancestral domains (AD) and support the development of the Natural Resource Management Plan (NRMP).
- I will work with IP communities and all land and resource-management related agencies for a thorough review of all Certificates of Ancestral Domain Titles (CADTs), Certificate of Ancestral Land Titles (CALTs), and Certificates of Free Prior and Informed Consent (CFPICs) issued towards weeding out those issued defectively, fast-tracking decisions on all pending applications, and providing support for development and implementation of the ADRMP for areas covered by CADTs.
- I will ensure basic education, health, and sanitation facilities and services for IP communities.
- I will look into the immediate situation of security of IP communities in areas of ongoing armed conflict.
Internally Displaced Families
Families displaced by conflict will receive full support to be able to return to their communities of origin, if they so desire.
- I will put up a compensatory fund which will provide shelter, food and livelihood assistance to enable the estimated 30,000 internally displaced families to return to their homes.
Lawless and Criminal Elements
I will dismantle private armies and take a firm hand against all forms of lawlessness
- I will ensure the prosecution of all identified perpetrators of the Ampatuan massacre. I am aware that the families of the victims and witnesses of the crime are vulnerable to harassment as well as bribes to weaken the case. I will ensure that families of the victims and witnesses of the crime will receive adequate protection and support as they work for justice.
- The Maguindanao massacre was not just a local Maguindanao problem. It was abetted by the national government with government policies and resources. DND should submit immediately the result of its investigation and inventory of the arms and ammunition confiscated from the Ampatuans and identify civilian and military leaders responsible for the build up of arsenal of the Ampatuans.
- I will revoke EO546. Never again will public funds be used to support and maintain a private security force.
- KFR incidents are national security concerns. I will commit full budgetary support to PACER in establishing and implementing an anti-kidnapping strategy in Mindanao; provide full support for the filing of charges against suspected perpetrators, including full protection for released victims and their families.
- Under my watch, I will ensure that all security forces will be insulated from partisan politics. I will implement the Defense Reform Program started by former DND Secretary Nonong Cruz which aimed to build a professional AFP. A professional AFP along with a professional PNP committed solely to defend the constitution and uphold the law is the key to the dismantling of private armies and implementing the gun control. All forms of excuses for self-protection can be abandoned only when citizens trust state security forces.
- We will aim to improve the ratio of security forces to our growing population.
- All appointments in the AFP and PNP will be based on merit and performance.
- Forces on the ground will be provided with adequate provisions, equipment and training to be able to discharge their duties effectively.
Performance Incentives
Setting National Policy: Performance- and outcome-driven over-investments in education, health, and employment interventions.
- I will match every peso invested by 4th and 5th class LGUs in basic education, maternal and child health care and potable water and latrines.
- Moreover, I will provide additional support to performing LGU's so they can fast track filling the gaps in attaining targets for their education, health and sanitation programs. In education I will support LGU efforts to attain 100% basic education enrolment, lowering dropout rates and increasing completion rates.
Transparent and proper use of public funds
I will ensure that all fund releases to all LGUs will be transparent and its utilization fully accounted for.
- I will support DBM's effort started by former Secretary Emilia Boncodin in regularly publishing and disseminating all releases to the LGUs.
- I commend COA for their fearless reports which exposed politically sensitive cases such as the Jocjoc Bolante fertilizer scam. I will ensure adequate support to state auditors for proper and accurate audit reports. And their reports will not end in filing cabinets. The OP will take the necessary action on irregularities in the COA reports.
Free and honest elections
I will ensure free, honest and orderly elections.
- I will release the Mayuga Report to make public the findings on the role of the military in the controversial 2004 elections.
- On the next ARMM election in 2011, I will install measures that will hold paramount the will of the people of ARMM. The military and the police will remain strictly politically neutral. They will ensure that the election is clean, orderly and peaceful.
To transform Mindanao into modern agricultural center and the nation's food basket.
I will address infrastructure gap in farm to market roads, irrigation and post harvest facilities.
Corollary to this, to substantially reduce post-harvest losses, post-harvest facilities will be provided to Mindanao corn, coconut and rice farmers while processing facilities will be made available to coastal fishers and aquaculturists.
Additional irrigated farms will raise cropping intensity and hence productivity contributing in the process to the attainment of the goal of self-sufficiency for specific commodities and bolstering export-competitiveness for others.
- During my term, I will improve its total road network by bringing its current paved road ratio closer to the national average. This will lower transport costs and post-harvest losses.
- Corn driers will be priority of DA under my watch. Every 1,000 hectares of corn land will be serviced by at least 1 corn drier.
- Irrigation coverage will be expanded. Mindanao has about 700,000 hectares of farms that need irrigation. We will expand irrigation facilities to service half of the area by the end of my term, subject to sound cost-benefit analysis.
Public Investment
In areas of Mindanao where private investors are hesitant to invest due to high risk and uncertainty, my administration will establish state enterprises that will partner with potential private investors or extend guarantees to them to spread the risks. The purpose is to generate investments in these areas as a way of jump-starting economic activities and providing employment opportunities so direly needed in these communities. This will be the government's direct assault on breaking the vicious cycle of lack of jobs, resulting to greater poverty, in turn partly fuelling the conflict, leading to lack of investments and lack of jobs.
- Among my priority will be government investment in the development of the Halal Industry. This, first and foremost, will answer the essential need of Filipino Muslims for access to food and non-food products that is consistent with their faith. This will also enable local producers, Muslims and non-Muslims, to partake of the multi-billion dollar world halal market.
- I will encourage investments in our energy sector to tap more diverse sources of power and lower the cost of energy in the long term. In the short term, I will support moves to mitigate the effects of the power crisis such as:
- Leasing power barges
- Contracting additional generating capacity through cooperatives and private utilities
- Allowing the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines to use ancillary services such as the contracting of back-up generating capacity
- Promoting demand side management
[Archived from the official campaign web site of President Benigno S. "Noynoy" Aquino III]


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Free event provides opportunity to learn about contracting with the government
Congressman Brian Higgins and the Niagara Procurement Technical Assistance Center, in conjunction with Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster, are presenting a free informational session for Niagara Falls businesses interested in learning more about contracting with the government.
"The government can do business anywhere, and we want them doing business right here in Niagara Falls and Western New York," Higgins said. "Local businesses are invited to come by and learn more."
The event will be held in the Council Chambers at Niagara Falls City Hall, 745 Main St., Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 10 a.m.
"We all know the government buys a lot of goods and services, and we all know local businesses have a lot of great products and services to offer," Dyster said. "However, the world of government procurement is very specialized, and the rules are often complex. That's why it's great to have a valuable resource like the Niagara Procurement Technical Assistance Center to help our local businesses pursue government contracts. I applaud Congressman Higgins for taking the lead to make sure local entrepreneurs have a fair shot at benefiting from our government's extensive purchasing program."
"Procurement technical assistance centers serve as a resource for businesses interested in pursuing government contracts. The Niagara PTAC can help local businesses understand the requirements and identify opportunities to sell products and services to the government," said Michael O'Connor, program manager at the Niagara PTAC.
PTACs are funded through cost-sharing cooperative agreements. The Niagara PTAC is supported in part through the U.S. Department of Defense and World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara.
To register for the Niagara Falls event, visit http://niagaraptac.ecenterdirect.com/Conferences.action. For more information, call Patrick Gould at Niagara PTAC at 716-286-8623 or Higgins' office at 716-852-3501.

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Biofuels offer U.S. farmers unprecedented opportunities to earn profits from their land but those opportunities come with significant challenges, say spokesmen for Texas corn and grain sorghum producers.
"We see a lot of opportunity to make a lot of money in this business," says Wayne Cleveland, executive director of the Texas Grain Sorghum Producers. "We are excited about the price of grain and the demand for corn and grain sorghum," adds David Gibson, executive director, Texas Corn Producers Board.
Cleveland and Gibson discussed opportunities for Texas grain producers during a renewable fuels seminar recently at Belton.
"The ethanol business is changing," Gibson said. He said geopolitics, especially in the Middle East, make ethanol production more promising than was the case just a few years ago. "They've cut back on oil production," he said "And increased demand from China and India has pushed prices up."
Gibson said crude oil projections just two years ago indicated potential prices of $35 a barrel in the near term and as low as $25 a barrel by 2015. "In 2006 Hurricane Katrina hit and oil spiked to $55 a barrel and got as high as $75."
Highs have eased off but long-term estimates still predict oil in the $45 to $50 per barrel range through 2015.
"At $45 profitability for ethanol stops," Gibson said. "But it looks like oil will stay at that level or above it, especially if the China demand continues."
To meet U.S. demand, entrepreneurs, investors and co-ops have built 97 ethanol plants across the country. Others are under construction.
In 2000, the United States produced 1.36 billion gallons of ethanol. By 2006 that figure had ballooned to 4.26 billion gallons. "We were close to 5 billion gallons by the end of 2006," Gibson said. In 2007, projections call for more than 7 billion gallons of ethanol.
Cleveland said investors spend about $1.25 per gallon to build a 100 million gallon per year capacity ethanol plant. Selling ethanol on the spot market pays for construction quickly, he said.
'Here to stay'
"With ethanol at $4 a gallon, some could paid off construction within a year," Cleveland said. "We're not likely to see $4 ethanol soon, but the momentum and the market are here to stay. A lot of 20-year old plants are paid for."
Cleveland said farmers have backing they did not have before. "Renewable fuel production has a 71 percent approval rate," he said. "And 80 percent of the folks (U.S. consumers) are pulling for you."
Gibson said U.S. grain producers need a good crop in 2007 to meet renewable fuel demand. "We need increased grain production in Texas from this next crop. We have good moisture and we need acres to meet the demand. In 2008, we'll need 3 billion bushels of corn or grain sorghum to meet demand for ethanol production."
Gibson said yield trend lines show increased corn production over the past few years with technology poised to take it even higher. "Companies are looking at drought and heat tolerance, for instance."
He's also concerned about losing farmland to urbanization. We have 160 million acres in the United States conducive to soybean and corn production. Acreage is decreasing. Acreage in CRP, especially in Texas, probably will not produce corn or grain sorghum efficiently. That's probably true in the Midwest, too."
Gibson and Cleveland are concerned about taking too much grain out of traditional markets, livestock and exports, particularly.
"Texas is a grain importing state," he said. "And ethanol plants need consistent supplies of grain to run every day. Growers need to be aware of an increased amount of grain coming in. We need it to keep the livestock industry viable."
Livestock concern
Cleveland said grain interests do not want to lose livestock the way cotton lost domestic mills. "We're meeting with the livestock industry," he said.
Cleveland said grain interests support a Texas A&M bioenergy alliance that combines agriculture and engineering to enhance renewable fuels research. "We hope to get $8 million from the state legislature to fund the initiative."
Cleveland and Gibson said the country needs research into plants and technologies that use feedstocks other than grain for ethanol. "We need more research into cellulosic ethanol," Cleveland said. "We need to use corn stover, wheat straw and other waste products to make ethanol. We have to do that."
Both said the industry needs producer involvement to maintain current grain markets and to meet increasing demands for fuel.
They also said the industry needs more research into how livestock producers can use distillers grain, a co-product of ethanol production. "Distillers grain replaces some of the grain used for fuel production," Gibson said.


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Let's face it, after the age of about six, legal opportunities to make minor, joyful spectacles of ourselves are few and far between. (True, Roughriders fans seem to find a way around the cultural and emotional barriers that prevent the rest of us from embracing our inner jubilant freaks on a regular basis but, well, we can't all be from Saskatchewan.) Wouldn't it be great, though, if every once in a while you could, for instance, get a stranger on the bus to look up from his iPad and smile? Or occasionally inspire the barista taking your coffee order to look directly into your eyes with a bit of awe and wonder? While we're not suggesting you leave the house in a watermelon helmet, we do think the coming festival season smooths the way for us to surprise, amuse, connect and otherwise jolt each other out of our routines, which can only make us a lighter, loftier, more harmonious bunch the rest of the year.
Calgary's Léa Selley—a self-taught face painter who has Spidermanned and princessed up thousands of Calgary faces—knows the power a little dose of out-of-the-ordinary can have on humanity. A former cartographer and web designer, Selley took up face painting five years ago on a whim at her daughter's Halloween birthday party. She was a natural at artfully transforming faces faster than you can say "gimme fangs" but also at the formidable task of getting kids to sit in a chair for upwards of 15 minutes at a stretch. Selley, whose three daughters admit that they have, at long last, grown weary of their mother's practice sessions, is now booked up year-round at Stampede events, Comic Con, private functions and, most weekends, a booth at the Calgary Farmers' Market. She loves the work, in part because of the celebrity pedestal she's put on when she arrives at kids' events, but also because of the magical inner transformation she sees take place in her customers.
"I think the reason kids love getting their faces painted is that it results in them getting a lot of attention, lots of smiles and eye contact and positive comments," says Selley. The magic isn't restricted to children: Selley has many return adult customers who come to her because "they want to feel special, get noticed, maybe get some good vibes bouncing off of everyone around them." Sometimes it takes a sparkly purple butterfly on the cheek or some glitter-rockstar eye makeup to kickstart a conversation.
So, while the myriad festivals we've presented here for your summer planning pleasure come complete with invitations to leave inhibitions at the gate and fall into a thoroughly exuberant groove with your fellow music-, poetry-, dance-, barbecue-, marathon- , opera- and food-lovers, you might want to keep an eye out for the face painters on the festival circuit this summer. They'll tease your most expansive, festive self out of hibernation—possibly for good. See the May 17th issue of Swerve for complete festival listings. —Jacquie Moore
Mega-Fest for the Mini-Set
What: Calgary International Children's Festival, calgarykidsfest.ca
When and where: Wednesday, May 22 to Saturday, May 25 at the Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts and Olympic Plaza. Cost: Free for open-air activities and $14.29 - $21.99 for performances.
Why go: Where else can the kids get painted up inside a whale, bust out some karaoke hits, take their arts and crafts to the next level and take in a stellar lineup of world-class children's entertainment? Why wouldn't you attend this action-packed four days of theatre, creativity and education? Um, wait, we mean why wouldn't you bring the kids?
Who's headlining: There are lots of big names on the roster this year including A Brown Bear, A Moon and A Caterpillar from Nova Scotia's Mermaid Theatre; The Tap Kids; a new interpretation of Pinocchio from Roseland Musical & Urano Dance Troupe of Spain; and Pete the Cat from Eric Litwin.
What's new: The "Festival at a Glance" download (available on the website) makes scheduling your fun-filled days a breeze. A few minutes of planning ahead will allow you to make the most of Kids' Fest's action-packed agenda.
What to wear and what to tote: There's no dress code in effect at this fest; just dress yourself and the kids for comfort and fun. But if history is any indication, you may also want to pack some raingear, just in case.
How to get there: Taking the C-train to the Olympic Plaza Station not only lends a sense of adventure to the field trip, it saves you the hassle and expense of parking downtown.
Face painter on site? Most def. —Meghan Jessiman
Two Wheels and Film Reels
What: Sled island, sledisland.com
When and where: The film fest runs Tuesday, June 18 to Tuesday, June 25; the main music fest runs Wednesday, June 19 to Saturday, June 22. Both take over a pile of venues in a bikeable radius around downtown Calgary.
Why go: It's not just music. There's comedy, movies and art.
Who's headlining: The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Joel Plaskett Emergency are some of the big band names, but new executive director Maud Salvi is excited about the film program as well, which includes Wavemakers, a documentary showing at the National Music Centre about the Ondes Martinot, "a really old musical instrument that very few people in the world play anymore," says Salvi. The vacuum-tubed, keyboard-like instrument is in the NMC's collection, so there'll be a post-screening demo. Salvi adds she's excited for the closing gala film, The Legend of Kaspar Hauser. The surrealist black-and-white techno western "sounds really crazy—in a good way," she says.
What's new: There are some new venues, Flames Central and the Golden Age Club, and the film program has a new partner, the Glenbow Museum, which will be hosting some of the screenings. Also, there will be a bike valet (think coat-check for your two-wheeled ride) at Olympic Plaza and in the East Village, which hosts a block party on the Thursday of the festival again this year.
How to get there: This fest is designed to be cycled. Get pedalling.
What to wear and what to tote: A helmet and a bike lock. You don't want to concuss yourself out of all the cool happenings—or have your precious ride yanked.
Face painter on site? Probably not, but no one will blame you for slapping some on yourself. —Jon Roe
Bust Out the DayGlo
What: Badlands Stampede Music Festival, badlandsmusicfest.com
When and where: Friday, July 5 to Sunday, July 7 at Canada Olympic Park, 88 Olympic Way S.W. Cost: $169 - $299.
Why go: Just because you couldn't make it to the California desert this past April for a certain (slightly overhyped) music festival doesn't mean you can't break out the DayGlo and crop tops and dance your fanny off right here in town. This is also the hottest option going for those looking to avoid the country-and-western scene unfolding on the grounds during the first weekend of Stampede.
Who's headlining: Though their names won't ring a bell for those outside of electronic-music circles, you will certainly know the chart-topping hits and remixes of these world class DJs when you hear them. Afrojack, Kaskade, Pretty Lights, Steve Aoki, Morgan Page, Matt & Kim and nearly a dozen others will be bringing their beats to the Badlands.
What's new: The whole shebang. This is the inaugural year for this three-day, adults-only dance party. Here's hoping it becomes an annual event.
What to wear and what to tote: Here's your chance to go all out with the festival-chic look that has become de rigueur with this kind of event. Just remember to keep your footwear functional and your purse "essentials" to a minimum—there is a pretty long list of security no-nos in effect (spiked jewelry, spray paint and pacifiers, for starters), so be sure to check the website for details.
How to get there: Carpool. Not only is it better for the planet, but COP's parking
is also limited.
Face painter on site? Not formally, but you know that with this crowd, someone's sure to bust out the paints. —Meghan Jessiman
A Swashbuckling Romp
What: Opera in the Village, 403-262-7286, calgaryopera.com/arghh
When and where: Thursday, Aug. 22 to Sunday, Aug. 25 in the Downtown East Village. Cost: $25 - $100 for mainstage performances; street activities are free.
Why go: It's a unique addition to the Calgary cultural scene. The inaugural year offers six mainstage performances of The Pirates of Penzance, a witty and oft-performed classic perfect for opera newbies and aficionados alike. "We chose it because it's light, comedic and in English. It's a fun romp," says Bob McPhee, Calgary Opera's general director and CEO. "It's certainly something that the whole family can enjoy. There is always a bit of a stigma around opera, and we think that people get scared off, so we hope this work will invite them in and make people comfortable."
Who's headlining: Internationally renowned coloratura soprano Tracy Dahl takes the stage as Mabel, the beautiful and independent love interest of a young pirate trainee. Award-winning baritone Brett Polegato plays the lead scallywag, the Pirate King.
What's new: Virtually everything. The event ventures into uncharted territory as Canada's first professional outdoor opera festival. Besides the mainstage performances, held in a huge 900-person tent with a stage and an orchestra, ye swashbucklers will discover outdoor fight demos, picnic lunches, singing competitions and more.
What to wear & what to tote: Anything suitable for a landlocked good time. There's no dress code but be prepared for Calgary weather. Pack a lawn chair or blanket for the after-dark outdoor pirate-movie screenings and bring your appetite: there will be plenty of pirate-friendly food and drink.
How to get there: If you don't mind walking, ride the LRT to the City Hall Station. Once you've regained your land legs, walk one block west to 6th Street S.E., then three blocks east. When you see a giant tent appear on the horizon, you're golden.
Face painter on site? As the full lineup of street entertainment is still being arranged, there's no guarantee. BYO eyepatch, just in case. —Kerianne Sproule
Show Up Hungry (Watch video behind the face-painting scenes)
What: BBQ on the BOW, bbqonthebow.com
When and where: Sunday, Sept. 1 at Eau Claire Festival Market. Cost: Free, if you're just coming to gawk and peruse.
Why go: You're a carnivore and you enjoy being steeped in the smells of roasting meat. This is Alberta's only barbecue competition sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society, the largest barbecue social group in the world. "Kansas City is the absolute centre of the universe when it comes to barbecue," says BBQ on the Bow Society president Terry Brow. This is the second year the BBQ on the Bow has hooked up with the KCBS, whose strict rules govern garnish (limited to lettuce, parsley and cilantro), fuel for the fires (wood, wood pellets and charcoal only) and the size of the chunks in the accompanying sauce (approximately 1/8-inch cubed).
Who's headlining: Local barbecue maven Jon Lord, former alderman and owner of Casablanca Video and head chef of Lords of the Grill, the two-time reigning champion of the competition.
What's new: The festival has a new event coordinator, Cindy McLeod, who works every year on the city's semi-annual Bluesfests. Also, it's looking to go bigger and better: more teams than the 35 that entered last year and even more delicious vendors.
What to wear and what to tote: If you're a messy eater, plan for succulent juices. Also, it's September in Calgary—it could rain or snow.
How to get there: Eau Claire is easily accessible by bike paths along the Bow River and a short walk from the C-Train downtown. There's also plenty of parking nearby for the auto-vehicularly inclined.
Face painter on site? There has been one in the past, but "we haven't determined that yet," says Brow. You may have to settle for the sauce tableau left behind by a well-enjoyed chunk of barbecued meat. —Jon Roe
Scotiabank Calgary Marathon: May 26, calgarymarathon.com. Save your energy for the race and don't groan at the impending pun: Canada's longest-running marathon is back for its 49th year. In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, security will likely be a little tighter than in past years, but the showcase event is unchanged. Those who don't compete can peruse the booths at the Health and Wellness Expo while waiting to cheer on the finishers.
Cyclepalooza: June 28 to July 7, cyclepalooza.ca. This 10-day fest is not about riding fast. There are no races (the closest thing to competition is the Intro to Bike Polo session). A more typical event is the Bush Porn Babes Potluck & Ride on July 2. The agenda (we use the term loosely) is: meet at Prince's Island around 7 p.m., eat, maybe play a little bocce, then join the casual ride around 8 p.m. Those who want to cut loose can stick a baseball card in their spokes.
Run at the Ranch: Aug. 25, transrockies.com/run-at-the-ranch. The ranch in question is the Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, which means that runners will be presented with gorgeous vistas as a reward for huffing and puffing up those trails. At the end of their run 5K, 10K or half marathon (there is also a kids' run and a 5K walk), as they contemplate their tired muscles, participants can take solace in the fact that a portion of the race proceeds go to the Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation.
Tour of Alberta: Sept. 3-8, tourofalberta.ca. Some of the world's top bicycle racers will cover 900 kilometres in six stages across the changing landscape of Alberta. Those who want to get a sense of the speed these athletes achieve should check out a prairie stage; those who want to get a better look at the competitors will want to take in the mountain stage. The tour wraps up downtown at Centre Street and Fourth Avenue. There should be a big party, even if the racers are too tired to participate. —Bruce Weir
Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Until Nov. 3, osfashland.org. Ashland, Oregon is situated between Portland and San Francisco, so you can choose to take either the southern or northern route. Once in Ashland, you also have a few choices to make. The festival runs three stages and is presenting 11 shows this season. The choice gets easier if you focus on the outdoor Elizabethan Stage, which, beginning in early June, presents Cymbeline, The Heart of Robin Hood and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Mountain Brewers Beer Fest: June 1, northamericanbrewers.org. Across the border you'll find a strange land that differs from ours in critical ways: no Loonies, no kilometres and hundreds of unfamiliar beers. Sample the wares of microbreweries from Idaho and parts further south. The biggies like Miller, Michelob and Guinness will also be available, but why would you pass up the chance to whet your whistle with a little something from Wyoming's Thai Me Up Brewery?
Penticton Elvis Festival: June 28-30, pentictonelvisfestival.com. Every year, before the city of Penticton celebrates the local harvest (Peach Festival, August 7-11), it deals with the Elvis nuts. The Penticton Elvis Festival is a celebration of the King that welcomes full-on impersonators and the merely besotted. Impersonators (both professional and amateur) compete, with the top pro gaining entry into the Ultimate Elvis Finals in Memphis in August. Mercy.
Bumbershoot: Aug. 31 to Sept. 2, bumbershoot.org. Seattle's annual farewell to summer is an excellent way to make use of the Labour Day Weekend. Bumbershoot has evolved over the years (it grew out of a festival founded in 1971, a simpler time when Sheb Wooley of Purple People Eater fame could be a headliner), but music remains the primary focus. This year's lineup includes Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, Bob Mould and Death Cab For Cutie. —Bruce Weir
Serbian Fest: May 18-19, serbianfest.org. Has the simultaneous arrival of spring and this Festival Issue left you itching to get out and broaden your horizons? If so, you're in luck because the third annual Serbian Fest goes this weekend. Make a beeline to Marda Loop to take in soccer, tennis (Novak Djokovic, the top-ranked player in the world, is Serbian) and basketball competitions. If you get hungry, search out the best spit-roasted pig and lamb this side of Belgrade.
Calgary Turkish Festival: July 5-7, calgaryturkishfestival.com. Seven years ago, when this festival began, organizers had the foresight to schedule it on the opening weekend of Stampede. At first blush, that seems suicidal; Stampede overshadows all other activities. But the first day of western revelry is the perfect time to kick off a get-together that celebrates seriously strong coffee. Of course, Turkish cuisine is not limited to the liquid. There are also kebabs, manti (Turkish ravioli) sarma (vine leaf rolls) and a homegrown creation known as the Turkish taco.
Fiestaval Latin Festival: July 20-21, fiestaval.ca. Mambo, salsa, rumba—Olympic Plaza is going to see a whole lot of shaking going on at this weekend festival that salutes the sunnier lands to the south. In addition to the entertainment, there will be Latin foods and crafts. And while many festivals have a beer tent, only Fiestaval boasts one in which drinkers are serenaded by mariachis. Play on.
Calgary Japanese Festival Omatsuri: Aug. 17, calgaryjapanesefestival.com. Celebrate the Land of the Rising Sun in the sunshine (hopefully) at the Bridgeland Riverside Community Centre and Park. Visitors can take in traditional dance and music as well as martial-arts demonstrations (karate, kendo and aikido) and sumo wrestling (in inflatable suits). Admission is $5; kids under 12 get in free. Get there early—the squid, frozen fruit and cold drinks often sell out. —Bruce Weir
Lilac Festival: May 26, lilacfestival.net. Technically, this early season classic is not a food festival, but don't kid yourself (also, please don't eat the lilacs): the resurgence of Fourth Street S.W. with its host of new restaurants makes it easy to get great food while you stroll among the 500 vendors. This year, the addition of Food Truck Lane will make it easy to quell the rumbling stomach. The fun begins at 10 a.m. with the parade.
Sun and Salsa Festival: July 21, visitkensington.com. Consider that marvel of structural engineering, the taco chip. The humble deep-fried triangles are capable of supporting not only a small mountain of salsa but also this festival, now in its 20th year. In addition to the sun and the spicy condiment, the festival features five stages of entertainment, the chance to observe artists creating a mural and the opportunity to browse the wares of the merchants of Kensington Village.
Taste of Calgary: Aug. 15-18, tasteofcalgary.com. It's a safe bet that when this popular festival launched 17 years ago, there was less emphasis on gluten-free and vegetarian options. But times and tastes change, and Taste of Calgary has evolved. The format hasn't changed, however: diners buy tickets for a dollar each and cash them in at 40 odd restaurants and beverage purveyors (items generally cost between two and four tickets). The walk between tents is short, but can be viewed as exercise by those seeking to justify a second helping of perogies.
Taber Cornfest: Aug. 23-25, destinationtaber.com. When life gives you corn, throw a cornfest. You might also want to stock up on dental floss before heading south to celebrate the harvest with the good people of Taber. Try your luck in the corn-eating contest, but those wishing to savour the peaches-and-cream goodness will find other diversions, including fireworks and, because man cannot live on corn alone, a chili cook-off. —Bruce Weir


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Real Salt Lake took a tough loss Saturday night in Los Angeles, falling apart in the second half in a 3-0 loss to the L.A. Galaxy.
After a 0-0 mark through one half, the head of star Zlatan Ibrahimovic started L.A.'s run.
In the 61st minute, RSL (7-7-1, 22 points) keeper Nick Rimando tried to punch away an attempt in front of his net but the ball instead bounced up harmlessly and into position for Ibrahimovic's skilled skull, which bopped the ball into the net.
Six minutes later, L.A. (6-7-2, 20 points) scored again when Servando Carrasco sent a deep entry pass into the box and into position for another Ibrahimovic header, snaking the ball past Rimando and inside the far post for a 2-0 lead.
It took only nine minutes more, in the 76th minute, for Ola Kamara to put a lefty flick past Rimando for a 3-0 lead.
RSL fell from third place to a tie for fifth in the Western Conference with Saturday's action.
LAFC (24 points) appeared to have salvaged a draw against San Jose with a tying goal in the 90th minute, then scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time to win and vault to third place.
Vancouver (23 points) demolished Orlando 5-2 to move into fourth, and Portland (22 points) played to a 0-0 draw with Sporting KC to pull even with RSL.


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PRINCETON-BY-THE-SEA -- Only a couple TV crews set up shop at Maverick's Beach on Friday, and no boats could be seen hovering by the big wave break. A lone helicopter made a brief pass through in the sky above, but didn't stay long.
As 16 of the 24 surfers invited as contestants in the Mavericks Invitational and numerous alternates trekked out to the beach for the opening ceremony of the 2012-13 big wave contest, not one sported movie cameras on their boards, nor the green dots and face paint used by stunt doubles to superimpose an actor's face onto their own.
Yes, things are back to normal now. All the craziness that surrounded last January's event kickoff, which was interrupted by the filming of the mid-budget motion picture "Chasing Mavericks," seems to have been washed away by the tide. But many contestants and organizers are hoping images of the break's monstrous waves as portrayed in the film that opened nationwide two weeks ago, and the men who ride them, have permanently captured the world's attention.
"Pretty much everyone in the world wants to see someone eaten by a tidal wave," said Anthony Tashnick of Santa Cruz, who showed up to the last opening ceremony in face paint because he had spent the day surfing stunt scenes for the film's main character, Jay Moriarity. "Hopefully, more opportunities will come from it."
Organizers and surfers alike are banking on it.
Though the Mavericks Invitational became part of the Big Wave World Tour last year, sponsors of the event -- which calls in 24 of the world's best big wave surfers on 24 hours notice to compete on waves larger than houses -- were hard to find. To the contrary, San Mateo-based Go Pro cameras and Sierra Nevada beer have already thrown their support behind this year's event, and other sponsorship deals are in the works. Surfers, meanwhile, hope the extra attention the break is getting will translate to extra cash from their sponsors if they get a chance to compete on the break.
The break's starring role in the coming-of-age film, which portrays Moriarity's push to surf it, is also expected to attract more lookiloos. Mavericks Invitational CEO Rocky Raynor said he expects nearly a third more people to attend the contest this year than any previous year.
"There is more excitement about the movie," Raynor said. "I think the day the contest happens the agencies are planning on 30,000 people being here, compared to 20,000 I think our best year was. So, we're talking about having a big number."
Few of those people will be able to watch the event with their own eyes, however.
Ever since a rogue wave in 2010 injured more than a dozen fans who had gathered on the beach and cliffs to watch the contest, the San Mateo County Harbor District has put a contingency on the contest permit, requiring organizers to close those areas to spectators. Raynor said about 15,000 fans can purchase tickets to the Maverick's festival at the Oceano Hotel and Spa, which will feature video screens with a live feed of the event. The rest can watch the broadcast at other restaurants near Pillar Point Harbor or on the event's webcast on their own computers.
More eyes watching could mean more pressure on organizers to run the event, which officially hasn't had contestable waves since Chris Bertish won it in 2010.
Raynor said that isn't a problem.
"No matter what, we'll have the contest," he declared. "The weather forecasters and our wave forecasters see a lot of stuff going on in the atmosphere, so maybe the contest could go off before the end of the year. We hope so, if it doesn't, it doesn't, but we definitely will have a contest this year."
Invitee Tyler Smith of Santa Cruz, a contestant every year since 2005, said that's good news. Smith -- who wasn't in and hasn't seen "Chasing Mavericks," but plans to -- tolerated all the hoopla that came with the filming of it. Now, though, he's happy to have everyone thinking about the contest again.
"Hopefully it brought the wave and contest and people involved into the mainstream spotlight," Smith said. "It might have taken away from the contest last year -- they didn't run it and people weren't able to focus on it. I think they wanted to do the Jay movie, and it deserved everyone's undivided attention.
"It worked out for them, but now it's back to business."
Brooke Wright contributed to this report.
Heat 1: Peter Mel, Dave Wassel, Mark Healey, Kelly Slater, Ken Collins, Rusty Long
Heat 2: Chris Bertish, Jamie Sterling, Grant Washburn, Shawn Dollar, Nathan Fletcher, Matt Ambrose
Heat 3: Tyler Smith, Ryan Augenstein, Zach Wormhoudt, Shane Dorian, Greg Long, Ryan Seelbach
Heat 3: Alex Martins, Anthony Tashnick, Grant "Twiggy" Baker, Ben Wilkinson, Carlos Burle, Shane Desmond ___
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Hooly Crap! That's Huge.Where are you going to put that thing? That take up a quarter of my Star Wars Room.Geat job so far, can't wait to see the end results.
As for the vinyl floor, it looks great. Did you paint it? I don't think it needs a wash, but I guess it wouldn't hurt!
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When I was involved we would wipe the drive (software) then pulverise it (literally reduce to powder) then burn the remains.
Thermite should do the trick :-P
Nice one oofki, but if you think of it, most of the makeup of a hard drive is already thermite (aluminium and iron/ferric oxide)
I take mine out to the tool and die shop where the older guys cut them in half with HUGH table saws and the young ones weld them back together again.
(Some times the welds actually hold)
I believe that for all intents and purposes, once a hard drive has been wiped it is probably too far gone to retrieve a worthwhile amount of data, by anyone. If you're paranoid use killdisk* or related software.
This is the one I generally use:
It is an open source (free) product.
Another open source project. Also called "Darik's Boot & Nuke", it is available as a self booting application for CD, DVD, floppy and USB drives.
In my opinion, you need to wipe a drive externally to be certain that everything is wiped.
I use DBAN with a simple zero overwrite before doing reinstalls/ghosts. In the old days there was an option in DOS to overwrite in this way (it actually overwrote with a pattern, rather than 0 or 1). With Vista, if you select a full format it will overwrite the drive with 0.
Other versions of Windows do not do this.
The reason that I do this is to make sure that I have a level playing field, and by writing to all of the drive I will get errors if it is damaged
The advantage of DBAN is that it will work with operating systems other than Windows, as it is self-contained
And just to lay some myths to rest:
There is no such thing as a "low level reformat" of a modern hard drive. This can only be done at the factory.
The Gutmann 35 pass wiping isn't what people think. I think that the maximum is around 17 passes. The others are to cover drive formats that might not be recognised, and applies to old technology.
Haha in response what you said to be a little while ago Nihil, I try not to remember makes up things as such as thermite, I am dangerous enough as it is :-P
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Coaching to success
Just three years ago the Washington Huskies were going through a very painful 0-12 season under fourth year head coach Tyrone Willingham. After the season Willingham was fired and the mighty Huskies were 12-47 during a five year stretch.
The Huskies were about to hire their fourth head coach in a span of seven seasons. The team had zero confidence as they were used to losing. The players were ashamed to even wear Husky football shirts in fear of being made fun of.
Then one man changed everything for the Huskies mindset. That man was young energetic but first time head coach Steve Sarkisian.
When Sarkisian took over the first thing he did was install confidence into his team. Unlike the two previous head coaches the players actually like Sarkisian and want to play for Sarkisian. Sarkisian right off the bat saw his team experience some success by upsetting #3 ranked USC Trojans 16-13 on my birthday September 19th, 2009.
The Huskies started off 3-3 under Sarkisian then went on a four game losing streak falling to 3-7. Since falling to 3-7 Sarkisian is now 12-7 at Washington including a third place finish last year in the Pac-10 and a 19-7 victory over #18 Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl. Sarkisian is known for taking plenty of risks during games and isn't afraid to fail.
That is the one thing he stresses to his players is that he coaches to success. Sarkisian doesn't call plays in fear of something negative happening instead he expects a positive outcome.
Look no further than the offense to prove Sarkisian's case of coaching to success instead of failure. This year the Huskies defense has allowed 21 scores where the Huskies had possession next. The Huskies have scored eight touchdowns in response, three field goals and only punted two times. When the Huskies give up a score there is no hanging your hands the offense just responds with a nice drive of their own.
Keith Pricehas been terrific this season but the few times he hasn't like throwing three interceptions he has bounced back. In fact one interception ended the Nebraska game while the other two interceptions Price has thrown a touchdown pass the very next drive.
Price has benefitted the most from Sarkisian. Price who is replacing Jake Locker (8th pick overall in the draft) and many felt he would be replaced by Nick Montana (son of Joe Montana) has exceeded all expectations. Price for the season is 75-112(67.0%) for 983 yards(245.8 per game) with 14 touchdowns to three interceptions. The school record for touchdown passes in a season was by Cody Pickett in the 2002 campaign while Price only needs 15 touchdowns in eight games possibly nine games.
Sarkisian stated in the offseason there is no quarterback controversy and he trusts Price with the offense. After the week one win over Eastern Washington he has allowed Price to open up the playbook. This dates back to last year against USC Jake Locker was injured for a moment on the USC one yard line. With the Huskies trailing 28-23 in the fourth quarter on came freshman quarter Price and with everyone expecting a run called Sarkisian trusted Price to throw the ball. Price would throw the go ahead touchdown.
That is what Sarkisian does he preaches success to these kids so they start to believe it themselves.
A perfect example of Sarkisian trusting his players happened very recently. During the Nebraska 51-38 loss true freshman running back Bishop Sankey fumbled the kickoff on the one yard line which changed the game. Sankey was down on himself but as Sarkisian pointed out to Sankey a man named Chris Polk did that just last year.
Polk would rush for over 1,400 yards and be named Holiday Bowl MVP. Sankey had his best week of practice during the week and Sarkisian rewarded him against California. Sankey had two carries for 16 yards on the Huskies touchdown scoring drive. Sarkisian didn't bury the true freshman on the depth chart instead he rewarded him.
In conlcusion, as a Huskies fan it has been great to watch this program evolve under Sarkisian.
Two years ago the Huskies were a bunch of overachievers who surprised everyone by going 5-7. Then last year had way too high expectations and saw the Huskies finish 7-6 with a Holiday Bowl win over Nebraska. This year despite losing Jake Locker I predicted improvement with an 8-4 maybe even 9-3 record.
The players love to play for Sarkisian and they aren't afraid to fail one bit. The team has won seven straight games in which the outcome was decided by under 10 points showing the mental toughness of the team. Sarkisian is recruiting at an incredible clip and the Huskies are also converting those key fourth and ones that they failed in the past.
Sarkisian said eventually the team will believe in getting those first downs. Such as last year against California instead of going to overtime Sarkisian went for the win on fourth and goal from the one yard line trailing 13-10. The Huskies scored a touchdown from Chris Polk on the play.
With Sarkisian the team is going in the right direction and as a Huskies fan I couldn't be happier!


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Any comment that claims something is easy, or simple or obvious is fine,.... as long as it is followed by the actual instructions and explanations to complete the task.
Editing a .conf file is exactly one of those tasks where detailed instructions are required. KitchM 00:52, 28 September 2009 (EDT)
At http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.4.0.html
Major enhancements in Samba 3.4.0 include:
Configuration changes: The default passdb backend has been changed to 'tdbsam'!
The default passdb backend has been changed to 'tdbsam'! That breaks existing setups using the 'smbpasswd' backend without explicit declaration!
Please use 'passdb backend = smbpasswd' if you would like to stick to the 'smbpasswd' backend or convert your smbpasswd entries using e.g. 'pdbedit -i smbpasswd -e tdbsam'.
--Juanmah 09:52, 29 November 2009 (EST)
Removal of section regarding 3.4.3
I removed the section about downgrading due to problems with version 3.4.3 and afterwards realized this section had only just been added today. I don't mean to step on any toes here! However, as far as I know, there is no reason to downgrade now. The problem with browsing workgroups was fixed by a patch added to version 3.4.3-3 of the smbclient package. Please correct me if I am wrong!
- No worries; it was not added today. A note about changes in 3.4.0 was added today under the "3.4.3 issues" section; I merely split it into a separate section. The note about downgrading was added some weeks ago. -- pointone 17:11, 1 December 2009 (EST)
Possible omission in the Installation section
The Installation section states: "Installing only the client program is sufficient for systems that are not meant to share files, only access them". However installing just the smbclient package doesn't result in the creation of an /etc/samba/smb.conf file that apparently smbclient complains about if absent http://pastebin.com/f793e7a08 . An /etc/samba/smb.conf file is only created when one installs the 'samba' package as well. Please make the necessary edits. ~ erythrocyte Thu Feb 4 21:16:00 IST 2010
- The article is correct; smbclient warns about a missing smb.conf, but still works fine (at least on my system).
- Also, users only looking to access files will most likely be using mount.cifs that's included with the smbclient package (and doesn't complain about smb.conf).
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SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — Kim Kardashian is playing Jersey shore tourist.
Kardashian and her friend, Jonathan Cheban, went on rides on the Casino Pier in Seaside Heights and stopped for frozen custard on Tuesday.
Her rep told the Asbury Park Press (http://on.app.com/1oiNy7o ) they were taping segments for the series "Kourtney & Khloe Take the Hamptons." Her sisters have been spending the summer in the exclusive Long Island enclave.
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Police were called as more than 2,000 people gathered on the Seaside Heights boardwalk to catch a glimpse of Kardashian after she had dinner on Monday.
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John DiStaso's Granite Status: Ayotte among GOP senators invited to dine with Obama Wednesday evening
By John DiStaso, Senior Political Reporter
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6: DINING WITH BARACK. President Barack Obama's new effort to personally reach out to Republican U.S. senators has included New Hampshire freshman Kelly Ayotte.
We've confirmed that Ayotte received a telephone call personally from the President on Tuesday afternoon and has been invited to be among about a dozen GOP senators to have dinner with Obama on Wednesday night.
(For earlier Granite Status reports, click on "Granite Status" above)
"They had a brief conversation and he invited her to dinner tonight," a source in Ayotte's office said Wednesday.
The Washington Post reported the dinner is scheduled to take place at The Jefferson Hotel, weather permitting.
The Post has described the series of calls being made by Obama to Republicans as a new "charm offensive" to bypass leadership and go to the rank-and-file. In the calls, the Post reported, the President has expressed a willingness to reform health and retirement programs if they agree to raise taxes to address the national debt.
White House press secretary Jay Carney has reportedly said the conversations have focused mostly on the budget but also on other issues.
The Post said other GOP senators invited to dinner and who plan to attend include John McCain of Arizona, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Dan Coats of Indiana and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin.


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Area Obituaries
William O. Edge, 86, of Grove Hill died Oct. 3, 2006 in a local hospital.
He was born Aug. 19, 1920. He was a native of Fulton. He was a member of Tompkins Baptist Church. He served as a deacon of the church. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Army Signal Corp. He was also a Master Mason and a member of the Grove Hill Volunteer Fire Department. He was retired as a salesman for Alabama Institutional Foods.
Survivors include his wife, Trula (Trudy) V. Edge, Grove Hill; one son, Ward (Esther) Edge, Grove Hill; one daughter, Brenda (David) Coleman, Jackson; one brother, Larson Edge, Moble; one sister, Thelma Pugh, Grove Hill; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Thursday morning (today) at 9:30 a.m. until time of the service at 11 a.m. at the Tompkins Baptist Church with Revs. Don Newton and Johnnie Gillis officiating. Burial will be in the Tompkins Baptist Church Cemetery. Lathan Funeral Home of Grove Hill will direct.
Active pallbearers will be Larry Edge, Billy Edge, Raymond Pugh, Terry Pugh, Rodger Pugh and John Jones.
Edd Dewayne Stifflemire, 51, of Grove Hill died Sept. 28, 2006 at Grove Hill Memorial Hospital.
He was born Aug. 3, 1955 in Grove Hill. He was a member of the Bassett Creek Baptist Church. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police. He was employed by the Town of Grove Hill as City Clerk.
Survivors include his wife, Stella Stifflemire, Grove Hill; three daughters, Pam (Scotty) Mercer, Laurel, Miss., Janet Byrd, Laurel, Miss., Debbie (Darren) Combs, Jacksonville, Fla.; four grandchildren.
The service was Oct. 1 at 10 a.m. at the chapel of O'Bryant Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Chris Kynard officiating. Burial was in the Bassett Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Grove Hill.
Active pallbearers were Royce Kelley, Lamar Hudson, Levon Hicks, Jack Jones, Michael Bailey and Winky Hicks.
Honorary pallbearers were Clarence Carpenter, Gray Mosley, Gene Barlow and Amos Johnson.
Pearlie "Big-Mut" Peavy Edwards, 101, of the Salitpa community of Jackson died Sept. 26, 2006 at her residence.
She was born Jan. 26, 1905. She was a member of Springfield African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church where she was active in the missionary society. She was recognized as the Church Mother. She was a retired domestic.
Survivors include one devoted and faithful daughter, Rosa Lee (Rev. Johnny Lee Cox Jr.) Cox; 11 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren.
The service was Sept. 30 at 11 a.m. at the Springfield African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Salitpa with Rev. Johnny Cox officiating. Burial was in the Good Hope Baptist Cemetery in Salitpa. Andrews Funeral Home of Jackson directed.
Thelma Johnson Pullom, 93, of the Ebenezer community of Jackson died Sept. 26, 2006 at Jackson Medical Center.
She was born Sept. 13, 1913. She was a member of the Ebenezer Baptist Church as a child and joined St. Union Baptist Church under watch care. At St. Union she sang in the senior choir for many years. She was a member of the Missionary Circle #3. She served faithfully and attended church regularly until her death. She retired as a cook.
Survivors include one son, Robert Lewis (Susie) Malone, Jackson; one brother, Agee Johnson, Jackson; three grandchildren; numerous nephews, nieces and friends.
The service was Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. at the St. Union Missionary Baptist Church in Jackson with Rev. James M. Howard officiating. Burial was in the Ebenezer Cemetery in Jackson. Andrews Funeral Home of Jackson directed.
Gabeler Clarke Philen, 85, of Fulton died Sept. 22, 2006 at Jackson Health Care Facility. She was born July 8, 1921.
Survivors include three sons, John C. Philen, Robert M. (Gloria) Philen, Robert Philen, all of Fulton; two daughters, Inez Russell, Barbara (Calvin) Barganier, all of Fulton; one sister, Georgia B. Clarke, Thomasville; one God-brother, John Lee Bettis, Fulton.
The service was Sept. 30 at 1 p.m. at the Spencer Chapel A.M.E. Church in Fulton with Rev. Clausell Boykin officiated. Burial was in the Liberty Cemetery in Fulton. Thomasville Memorial Funeral Home directed.
Essie Mae Wilson, of Lower Peach Tree, 66, died Sept. 23, 2006 in New York.
She was born Feb. 1, 1940. She was employed at the Huntington Freedom Day Care Center in New York.
Survivors include five brothers, James (Ernestine) Campbell, Mobile, Elder Willie (Donnell) Wilson, Deacon Louis (Peggy) Wilson, all of Fulton, Frank (Inez) Wilson, Saraland, Cossie (Bernice) Wilson, Mobile; three sisters, Mary Jean (Rev. Richard) Davis, Mobile, Jewel (Charles) Strickland, Deer Park, N.Y., Betty (Tommy) McCaskill, L.A., Calif.
The service was Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. at the St. Thomas A.M.E. Church in Lower Peach Tree with Rev. Lionel Smith officiating. Burial was in the St. Thomas A.M.E. Church Cemetery. Thomasville Memorial Funeral Home directed.
The family of Stephon (Bubba) Horn would like to express heartfelt appreciation for prayers, thoughts and acts of kindness shown during their time of bereavement.
Thanks so much
We would like to thank everyone for being so nice during Branton's stay in the VA Hospital. A special thanks to Drs. Neal and Maria Quendo and to everyone for your prayers. Please continue to pray for him.
Branton Gilchrist and family
Dear Friends and Family,
We wish to take this opportunity to thank you for the many ways you have remembered Bill during the past weeks. The cards and memorials have meant so much to all of us.
Bill made his home in Choctaw County, but his heart remained in Clarke County. To all of you who attended his service, we appreciate you sharing those moments with us. Your kindness will always be remembered.
The family of Bill R. Harrell,
Carol, Kay, Amy and Nick
In Memory of
Jesse Ford Brunson
Aug. 8, 1926-Oct. 3, 2005
The Broken Chain
You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide and though we cannot see you, you are always at our side. Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same; but as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.
Sadly missed,
Wife-Elizabeth and children
In Loving Memory of
Mrs. Georgia Barnett
Oct. 9, 1913-Nov. 24, 2003
BigMa, I believe God sent you
down from heaven
as a gift more precious than gold.
And even though you stayed
but for a little while we will
remember you as you were an angel of mine.
Today we think of your love, laughter and
all you left behind.
We love and miss you.
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KALAMAZOO—The new and much-anticipated Sangren Hall welcomed students with the start of the 2012-13 academic year.
The 230,000-square-foot, four-story, sustainably designed instructional facility is the home of the College of Education and Human Development and the Department of Sociology. The building features 50 classrooms with 2,435 instructional seats, an education library, and a large grants and research center as well as office and clinical space for several programs.
The $60 million structure, built with the goal of achieving LEED gold certification, was designed by SHW Group of Berkley, Mich. and constructed by Kalamazoo's Miller-Davis Co. A formal celebration, "Excellence Renewed," was set for Sept. 28. It also recognized the creation of an expansive pedestrian mall in front of Sangren and the recent, $1.7 million renovation of the nearby Lee Honors College.
In replacing the original Sangren Hall—already partially demolished and set to be completely razed—the new building stands to inherit its legacy as one of the University's most heavily used classroom facilities.
Supporting 21st century instruction, learning
Just as the first Sangren Hall, completed in 1964, offered campus the innovations of its day, the new version meets the modern educational needs of contemporary students, faculty, staff and the community at large.
The building has about 30 percent more instructional seats than the old Sangren. Its classrooms are flexible spaces that are configured to support student collaboration and modern instructional techniques. In "media" classrooms, for example, students may connect a personal laptop computer to display websites, documents and any other information from their computer onto a large screen for an entire class to view.
The building's library is intended to promote team building and group study as well. It has five meeting rooms, each with a wall-mounted flat screen to which students may connect a laptop. The library's books are on compact shelving units that move on tracks and save on space while containing a large amount of reading material.
Important role at WMU
Though now new, Sangren also has special historical significance. Like the original building, the ashes of WMU's second president, Paul V. Sangren, and his wife, Flossie, are interred there. And the University itself, founded as a teacher training school in 1903, has its roots in the College of Education and Human Development, one of the country's top producers of educational personnel.
Sangren is the setting for important work in the fields of education and sociology, impacting the local community, the state and even the nation. In addition to preparing thousands of undergraduate students for teaching careers, the college has graduate degrees in evaluation, measurement and research, educational leadership, counselor education, counseling psychology and other professional areas.
The college's McGinnis Reading Center and Clinic, on the fourth floor, offers literacy assessment and tutoring to the local community and school systems across the area. The sociology department's Kercher Center for Social Research, on the third floor, conducts contract research. The center's clients have included the Michigan Department of Public Health, state office of drug control policy, the U.S. Department of Education and other agencies.
Exemplar of sustainability
Part of this modern take on Sangren Hall includes thoughtful and detailed attention to its environmental impact. The building and surrounding features have been designed to meet some of the highest environmental and energy standards. The University is applying for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, gold certification level for new construction, a top designation for sustainability bestowed by the U.S. Green Building Council.
"This building is one of the most energy efficient on our campus and in the State of Michigan. Lowering our carbon footprint is good for the environment and lowering our operating costs is good for our students and taxpayers," says Pete Strazdas, WMU's associate vice president for facilities management.
In energy costs alone, the University expects to save some $345,000 annually. Savings are owed in part to energy efficient lighting, a mechanical heat-recovery system, high-efficiency motors, new efficient chilled water plant, occupancy sensors and daylight harvesting. Occupancy detectors moderate Sangren's heating and cooling system so that the optimal amount is used. And the building's plumbing system has been contrived to optimize water consumption.
Visitors to the building will notice the use of sustainable material, including bamboo wood veneer on doors and millwork and cork and terrazzo flooring. Salvaged granite has been used for exterior walkways, benches and the water feature outside Sangren. Sedum plantings cover a low roof and entry canopy on the south side of the building. The sedum-planted "green roof" is one aspect of the site's stormwater management system.
"We are retaining the stormwater runoff on this site using many best-management practices," Strazdas says.
Site irrigation and filtration includes gravel drainage strips, landscape swales, underground retention basins and water-efficient plantings. WMU had an opportunity to share the campus stormwater practices and Sangren site work with Dan Wyant, director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. He praised the University as a model for others in Michigan.
So in addition to being a cutting-edge classroom building, Sangren is an exemplar of sustainability. But for all these special qualities, Strazdas says that "the real reward is not the building itself. My biggest joy is seeing the students interact in this remarkable building. It's not about creating something cool for the institution, it's about how this building will help our students learn."
Sustainability Sangren style
- Estimated annual energy savings of $345,000
- Compared to original building, 30 to 35 percent energy reduction and 50 percent reduction in water use
- Green roofing at low roof and entry canopy on south side of building
- Water-efficient plumbing features
- Daylight harvesting
- Occupancy sensors
- Solar-shading devices
- Sustainable wood products
- Low-VOC (volatile organic compound) interior finishes
- Use of salvaged granite for paving
- 78 percent of construction debris recycled
- Storm-water management system that includes porous asphalt, gravel drainage strips, landscape swales and underground retention basins, water-efficient landscape plantings and irrigation
- Preferred parking for fuel-efficient vehicles
- Bike racks and changing showers/facilities
Sangren Hall construction by the numbers
- 165 workers per day
- 1,350 tons of steel
- 50,000 square feet of glass
- 50,000 square feet of cork
- 7,075 cubic yards of concrete slabs
- 750,000 square feet of drywall
The new Sangren Hall by the numbers
- Four floors, 230,000 square feet
- Among WMU's largest classroom facilities, replaces a 48-year-old facility
- Construction cost: $60 million, state of Michigan and University funding
- Built to LEED gold certification standards
- 50 classrooms with 2,435 instructional seats, including two 175-seat auditoriums
- Home to the College of Education and Human Development and Department of Sociology
- Includes an education library, as well as office and clinical space for several programs
- Location of McGinnis Reading Center and Clinic, which annually serves 150 to 200 Michigan children, from preschool ages through the eighth-grade
- Home of the Kercher Center for Social Research which conducts local, state and federal research
- Location of one of two WMU centers for Counseling and Psychological Services
- Site of the Tate Center for Research and Innovation, a large and flexible space used to develop innovative projects and programs, named after Merze Tate, a 1927 WMU graduate who became a distinguished diplomatic historian
- Interment site for the cremains of Paul V. Sangren, WMU's second president, and his wife, Flossie. Their ashes were moved to the new building Aug. 10


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Peter Ross: Controlled Irregularity
This smith's hand-forged tools and hardware combine art and function.
By Megan Fitzpatrick
Pages 64-68
November 2012, issue #200
Today, we aim for too much perfection; period work wasn't like that," says blacksmith/whitesmith Peter Ross. Handwork, he says, is a culmination of learning to do things quickly with few tools and little fussing, whether that's working with iron or working with wood. With a sufficient level of skill, "you end up with pieces that have a spontaneity…but in a fairly controlled way because of the person doing it." That ephemeral quality of controlled irregularity is what draws Peter to historical work.
Peter has been interested in period tools, hardware and techniques since his introduction to blacksmithing during high school, at what is now called the Long Island Museums at Stony Brook, in Stony Brook, N.Y. He then volunteered and was later employed at Old Bethpage Village Restoration, an 1860s living history museum on Long Island. After two years at the Rhode Island School of Design, Peter left college to work with Dick Everett, a smith who specialized in historic reproductions of house hardware, in East Haddam, Conn., before opening his own smithy on Deer Isle, Maine, in 1976. Three years later, he became a journeyman blacksmith at Colonial Williamsburg as the living history museum was transitioning the smithy from creating souvenir pieces to making authentic reproductions of historical metal artifacts. Peter soon became the shop's master, and until 2006 worked at Colonial Williamsburg where he investigated historical methods of work and produced metal work for the museum.
Today, Peter works in his (preternaturally clean and organized) one-man smithy in Siler City, N.C., where he makes and sells traditional hardware and tools, from gorgeous dividers to hinges of all shapes and sizes and period locks of every sort. And just about any custom piece a woodworker might want, including a replica of the massive holdfast shown in André Roubo's 18th-century book "L'art du Menuisier"; it weighs in at 9 pounds., 7 ounces, and is 18″ long. (Peter also makes excellent holdfasts in a more typical size.)
Same Work, Different Story
Though he no longer works at a museum, Peter still creates pieces that would be at home in the past – but now he works in blue jeans instead of breeches, and his commute is a stroll through the backyard of the old farmhouse that he and his wife, Louise, are renovating.
"The story is different; the tool is not. I pick my process for my own enjoyment," he says.
The forge in Peter's smithy uses an electric fan instead of a bellows, and he employs a power hammer for the initial steps in the hammering process, but the end result is the same – period-correct hand-forged tools and hardware.
"What I'm trying to do is make things out of the same raw materials and in a way that's indistinguishable between a new and period piece."
But those same raw materials can be difficult to come by, says Peter; there is now a limited supply of iron because it hasn't been smelted for 50-60 years, and many blacksmiths are in competition for available scrap. (There is hope for "new" iron, though, at least in small amounts. Peter has two friends at Colonial Williamsburg who are investigating traditional smelting processes, and they've had some success in producing small batches.)
Behind the building that houses his smithy, Peter hordes piles of rusting wagon wheels, fencing, farm equipment and other iron items, just waiting for him to turn old into something new (that looks old). And he never knows where scrap iron is going to turn up. Some of his stash is from a town in Vermont that flooded in the fall of 2011. "They were cleaning out one of the buildings and there was a rack of iron that had been there for 100 years," he says.
Today, many blacksmiths work in steel, which, because it's still being made, is easy to find. But Peter prefers the iron because the impurities make it less predictable. There's a lot more risk in working iron than steel, he says. "It's a lot like woodworking, with variable grain." The grain comes from the impurities in the materials, which stretch when the iron is heated and shaped. So when it breaks – and it does break – it breaks like wood. Iron is also softer than steel (which is typically iron with carbon, or another alloy such as manganese or tungsten, that acts as a hardening agent), so it's easier to manipulate.
Historic Philosophy
For Peter, spontaneity is more enjoyable than perfection – which is not to say his work isn't precise, but "precise" is quite different than "perfect."
"I do most of my work with hand tools and try to get things to come out consistently, but I also enjoy the irregularities," Peter says.
That's what draws him to historical work – both in working with iron and working with wood.
"When you really study antiques carefully, you can see there's a lot more reliance on practice than on lessons that have been established in a book. When you look at a real piece and you look at what's visible and not, there's a reasoned approach to putting extra time into areas that show – things that would be a waste of time in areas where it's not valued," he says.
"You see that in tools. Steel just the for cutting edge. Visible surfaces of tools that have to be more precise are ground or filed; other areas are left rough-forged."
But "rough" doesn't mean crude; it means simply that there's a minimum level of finish on a given surface – the finish that's necessary for the tool to work, Peter says.
"My interest in history is what went on in the workshop. What kinds of attitudes did they have about their work? Can you tell how carefully they used the materials and the tools? What was OK to hide? To show?"
Peter has his own research collection from which to learn; in a room behind his forge, he has floor-to-15′-ceiling shelving lining the walls, and it's stuffed full with old locks, hinges, tools and other period metal pieces.
Benjamin Seaton's Tools
Peter's contributions to woodworking go far beyond the work he does at his forge.
In 1994 and 1995, Benjamin Seaton's historic tool chest and its almost-pristine contents were on loan to Colonial Williamsburg from the Guildhall Museum in Rochester, England, for the exhibition "Tools: Working Wood in Eighteenth-century America." After the exhibit closed, Peter and Jay Gaynor, director of historic trades at Colonial Williamsburg, spent several months studying, measuring and drawing the tools. Peter and Jay's detailed drawings, along with new drawings of the chest by Mack Headley, are included in the second edition of "The Tool Chest of Benjamin Seaton," published by the Tools and Trades History Society. These drawings provide incredible insight into the crafts of both toolmaking and woodworking in the period, and are a goldmine of information for anyone interested in 18th-century tools and practices.
"We were careful to record how precise or imprecise they (the tools) actually are. The abundant flaws, irregular sizes and irregular shapes are very different from modern expectations, and call into question the assumption that good handwork must be done with super-precise tools."
The drawings record not only these irregularities, but also help to illustrate Peter's philosophy: "The value is in carefully researching and making something that matches.
"If you don't care about whether it's historically correct, it's probably better off to redesign things and come up with a contemporary form that's simply interesting to look at." PWM
Megan is editor of this magazine. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
From the November 2012 issue #200
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Check out all of Peter's Videos on blacksmithing:
Forging a Custom Hinge
Forging a Chest Handle
Forging an Iron Chest Lock
Forging a Striking Knife
Forging a Socket Chisel
Forging a Drawknife


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The whole concept of "subcultures" when it comes to fiction is inaccurate, though, because contemporary literary fiction is about as sub- to a culture as it's possible to get without hitting the ocean floor. Start talking about audience sizes, and the supposed subcultures don't seem so small anymore, unless you're comparing them to Hollywood, which is one of the only real general interest entities functioning in the U.S. anymore (probably to its detriment, but that's another subject altogether).
As forms of distribution change because of technology, then cultures and how we define them change, too. We can all get more specific stuff more easily than it could be gotten, say, thirty years ago. It's impossible to get any sense of what's going on with short fiction if you aren't also at least partially aware of things like the "long tail" concept:
Unlimited selection is revealing truths about what consumers want and how they want to get it in service after service, from DVDs at Netflix to music videos on Yahoo! Launch to songs in the iTunes Music Store and Rhapsody. People are going deep into the catalog, down the long, long list of available titles, far past what's available at Blockbuster Video, Tower Records, and Barnes & Noble. And the more they find, the more they like. As they wander further from the beaten path, they discover their taste is not as mainstream as they thought (or as they had been led to believe by marketing, a lack of alternatives, and a hit-driven culture).I'm not any sort of economist, so if this whole idea is full of horse effluent, let me know, but it makes intuitive sense to me, and it seems to be what's happening with short fiction, and one reason why "general interest" is becoming a contradiction rather than the convenience it's been until now.
An analysis of the sales data and trends from these services and others like them shows that the emerging digital entertainment economy is going to be radically different from today's mass market. If the 20th- century entertainment industry was about hits, the 21st will be equally about misses.
It's going to be more and more difficult for some places to maintain their audiences without radical change, but there are other markets that are probably capable of surviving just fine, and even prospering, with only an occasional tweak. The short story is not dead in American culture -- various Best of the Year anthologies, whether specific to one genre or more general, don't sell too badly, suggesting that what the contemporary audience wants is not so much a continual blitz of monthly fiction, but fiction in portable chunks. The monthly and even weekly delivery of fiction may get taken over primarily by internet publishers, while print publishers find more success with less-frequent publications. As someone who has an awful lot of magazines, I can't say I mind the idea of most magazines becoming internet publications, because, frankly, they take up less room, and if I happen to forget an issue, I can go back through the online archives rather than digging through boxes. If I can zoom in with Google, I like as long a tail as possible, but prefer a much shorter one when it's stored at home, wriggling over shelves and the floor.
Perhaps the real future is one that's more like what's done by Pindeldyboz, Rain Taxi, and various other magazines that have separate, complementary print and web editions. Maybe it's more like what Strange Horizons, Infinity Plus, and Fantastic Metropolis have done: web content primarily, with an occasional print anthology.
Short fiction writers may not be able to make the kind of money that F. Scott Fitzgerald got from The Saturday Evening Post (reportedly $4000, or, according to the Inflation Calculator, about $43,200 today), and it's certainly unfortunate that a high-paying market like The Atlantic is cutting down on its already-marginal supply of stories, but there are plenty of readers and writers of short fiction out there today, and a magnificent diversity of approaches and styles. With any luck, as markets for and distributors of short fiction find ways to adapt to changing circumstances, more people, rather than fewer, will make short stories a regular part of their reading life.


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2012: Will serve as a team captain for the Generals ... three-year letterwinner ... will look to compete for playing time with the defensive unit her final season.
2011: Appeared in 18 games with nine starts ... concluded the season with 17 caused turnovers, 15 ground balls, and three draw controls ... helped the Generals rank 24th nationally in scoring defense (8.60 GPG) ... collected three ground balls against both Stevenson (2/27) and Sweet Briar (3/30).
2010: Appeared in 18 games with 17 starts during her sophomore campaign ... finished the season with two points (1g, 1a) ... collected 15 ground balls while winning two draw controls and forcing six caused turnovers ... helped the Generals rank 18th in Division III in scoring defense (8.00 GAA) ... scored her only goal of the season in a 22-2 victory over Hollins (3/31).
2009: Played in 13 games with one start as a first-year … caused two turnovers, collected two ground balls and won a pair of draw controls … helped the Generals rank fourth in Division III, allowing an average of just 7.56 goals per game.
High School: Earned a pair of letters with the lacrosse team at Seaholm … also earned three letters in tennis … helped lead the lacrosse team to two Michigan State Championships ... named to the All-Midwest Lacrosse team as a senior … named to the all-state tennis team three times.
Personal: W&L and ODAC Scholar-Athlete … spent summer 2011 at Lake Atitlan, Guatamala where she desgined and conducted research in Solola ... serves as a student chair for the "23" student-athlete group … also active with the Student Environmental Action League, ESOL and FYOC … sociology and history with a global emphasis double-major.


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Philadelphia police are looking for fake valets who are stealing cars from Center City parking garages.
Two incidents have been reported at separate garages in the past week. Police aren't sure yet if the cases are related.
The first theft happened on Wednesday, when a man posing as a valet stole a car at a garage on the 1900 block of JFK Boulevard at about 3:30 p.m., said Officer Christine O'Brien, a police spokeswoman.
After a woman handed over the keys to her 2007 Toyota Camry to the purported valet, he fled with the car, O'Brien said.
The suspect was described as a black man wearing a black coat, dark jeans and a dark hat.
Then, on Friday, a man pretending to be a valet stole a vehicle from a parking garage on the 1500 block of Sansom Street at about 6:30 p.m.
The suspect approached a woman and handed her a ticket. After the woman got out of her 2013 Toyota Rav4 SUV, she noticed the ticket was expired, O'Brien said.
The man said there was a new system for issuing tickets and drove away in the SUV, O'Brien said.
That suspect was described as a black man between 30 and 40 years old, about 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 140 to 170 pounds. He was wearing a black jacket, a black wool cap and glasses.
Neither vehicle has been recovered.
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Crochet for the Kitchen
Inspired by the lovely old potholders from times past, this hands-on manual offers lovely kitchen patterns and projects for crocheters of all skill levels. Small projects, including placemats, dish cloths, and towels, can be completed in a short amount of time and offer a convenient outlet for trying out new yarns, color combinations, and stitches, or even learning to crochet. The back of the book includes a "Crochet School" with step-by-step illustrations. Combined with a crochet hook and a ball of yarn, this helpful tool is all a crocheter needs to get started on adorable kitchen accoutrements. Hardcover, 119 pages; Trafalgar Square Books.