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RALEIGH — Change was the theme of the day at the Wake County Track and Field Championships hosted by Athens Drive High School on Saturday.
On a day when nine county meet records fell, Southeast Raleigh's girls knocked off two-time reigning county champ Wakefield with 147 points. The Wolverines were second with 138.5, while Apex had 84 and Broughton had 60.
Perhaps the only thing that stayed the same was the team who has had to change coaches midway during the season.
Knightdale was on top of the boys' county competition, winning a third straight Wake title with 129.5 points. Broughton was second with 91.5 and Cary was third with 89, while Southeast Raleigh had 55.5.
"We just wanted to keep the tradition going," said Knightdale junior Marquavious Johnson.
David Castell resigned as the Knights' coach three weeks ago for personal reasons.
"For us, we take it as more motivation. We just want to make him proud," Johnson said.
Sprints: The Knightdale boys weren't far from the front on many sprinting events, and they were first in two of them.
Johnson set a new meet record in the 400-meter dash (47.61), and Bernard Freman (22.24) won the 200.
"It's a blessing. I wasn't expecting to beat a meet record," Johnson said.
Broughton's Therius Styles won the 100-meter dash (10.98) while Cary's Paul Taylor swept the hurdles, taking the 110-meter (15.40) and 300-meter (40.44) competitions.
On the girls' side, the five sprinting events were split between Wakefield and Southeast.
Southeast's Shakinah Brooks took the 100-meter dash (12.10), Jacklyn Howell won 100 hurdles (14.45) and Tametris Morrison won the 300 hurdles (44.33). Wakefield's Tiana Patillo took the 400-meter dash (55.82) and Tyra Lea broke a prestigous record in the 200-meter dash.
Lea's time of 24.08 bested former Southeast star Gabby Mayo's time in 2007.
"I remember watching her when I was smaller, and I thought she was amazing," said Lea, an N.C. State recruit who broke a Mayo state record in the indoor season. "So now it's cool that I get to be there too."
Field events: A big reason for Southeast's rise to first place in the county meet for the first time since 2009, where it had won five straight, came from the success of its field events.
Amara Bell took the high jump (five feet, three inches) and triple jump (37 feet, four inches) titles, while teammate Brooks won the long jump (18 feet, two inches).
"It feels good to contribute to the points, because for the last few meets, when we encounter Wakefield, they've beaten us," Bell said. "For awhile, we haven't been on top of things, being first and living up to the legacy, but now I feel like we're back on our feet."
Apex's Brianna Helsnis won the shotput () and in the discus she broke a 2006 county meet record with her toss of 133 feet, 10 inches.
On the boys' side, East Wake's Demontay Rhem missed tying the county meet record by two inches in the discus (155 feet, two inches). Holly Springs' Jack Nosbich (six feet, six inches) took home the high jump title while Knightdale's Jamie Brown (21 feet, one inch) won the long jump, Knightdale's Kimani Hoffman won the triple jump and Elijah Mallory won the shotput (53 feet, 3 3/4 inches).
Pole vault was done on Friday night, and Wakefield's Kristen Lee broke her own meet record (12 feet, 6 inches). Cardinal Gibbons' Jose San Miguel won the boys' title in a record-tying 14 feet, 6 inches.
San Miguel and Cary's Phillip Thomas both had that mark, but San Miguel held the tiebreaker determined by the number of misses.
Distance: The boys' individual winners in the distance events were Knightdale's Corey Aikens in the 800 (1:56.69), Broughton's William Roberson in the mile (4:23.68) and Cary's Bakri Abushouk, who set a new meet record in the two-mile (9:27.04).
On the girls' side, Apex's Torre Moser in the 800 (2:17.23), Broughton's Mattie Blue in the one-mile (5:12.81) and Cardinal Gibbons' Amanda Wiggenhorn in the two-mile (11:40.60).
Relays: Wakefield's girls were dominant in relays, winning the 4-by-100 (48.00), 4-by-200 (1:43.6) and setting a new meet record in the 4-by-400 (3:52.59). Broughton took the 4-by-800 in 9:29.7.
Two of the four boys' relays broke meet records. Wake Forest-Rolesville, anchored by Bryce Love – in his only event of the day – broke a new meet record in the 4-by-100 (41.96). Tyri Beard, Petey Williams and Chris Love made up the rest of the Cougars' relay.
Cary's team of Abushouk, Josh Barrett, Abel Tecle and Justin Lane set a county meet record in the 4-by-800 relay (7:52.20).
Knightdale won the 4-by-200 (1:28.66) and 4-by-400 relay (3:20.00).
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For months, Destynee Burkes, Tieyannie Hollis and Jamaal Jenkins have been involved in a hostile love triangle, according to investigators.
On Jan. 7, Burkes of Gulfport was found shot to death, execution style, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
Investigators said she had been shot in the back of the head at the La Quinta Inn, at 4999 34th St. N., in Lealman.
A week later on Jan. 14, Hollis was shot multiple times, including in the head at the Mariners Pointe Apartments, 1175 Pinellas Point Drive S., St. Petersburg.
Hollis, 31, is in critical condition at Bayfront Medical Center but may not survive, according to investigators.
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and St. Petersburg Police Office held a joint press conference Tuesday, Jan. 15, to say that the shootings have a common suspect, 25-year-old Jenkins.
Investigators are asking the public for help. He is armed and considered dangerous.
"He's a bad guy and he needs to get off the streets of St. Petersburg and Pinellas County," said Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri Tuesday. "This guy needs to get off the streets, and we need the public's help."
Police are looking for Jenkins and the car he was last scene driving. The car is a silver 2012 Chrysler 200. The tag number may be K91 1WU, but Jenkins has switched tag numbers on the car before, investigators said.
Since 2003, Jenkins has been in and out of juvenile lockups and jail for various crimes, including auto theft, burglary, child abuse, fleeing police and multiple drug charges.
He is currently wanted for first-degree murder, aggravated battery and attempted murder.
"He's made statements that he's not going back to prison," Gualtieri said. "So it appears from what he said, he wants to go the hard way and that gives us great concern.''
Authorities are "very concerned about the officers and deputies that are going to have to take him into custody," Gualtieri added. "He is a guy who is significantly affecting public safety here in St. Pete and Pinellas County."
Gualtieri said Jenkins is a transient who has lived in and out of motels along 34th Street. Jenkins, police said, has family in St. Petersburg who "haven't provided any information that's helped us," Gualtieri said. "We'll continue to try and talk to them but they can do better."
Burkes Shot to Death
Around 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 7, the Sheriff's Office's believes Jenkins shot Burkes in the back of the head, execution style, inside Room 120 at the La Quinta Inn.
From January - July 2012, Jenkins was in the Pinellas County Jail on drug charges. During this time, authorities said Burkes and Hollis became involved in a relationship
Gualtieri said on Dec. 26, Burkes and Jenkins were involved in an altercation in Pinellas Park about Burkes' relationship with Hollis. He said Jenkins allegedly rammed the back of Burkes' vehicle with his and pushed her into the intersection.
Burkes identified Jenkins to authorities as the suspect and a warrant went out for Jenkins' arrest for aggravated battery.
"He didn't want to go back to prison," Gualtieri said. "She was the one that identified him in the Pinellas Park aggravated battery. He was looking at significant time in state prison ... I believe that is a significant reason why he did what he did."
Hollis Shot at Mariners Pointe Apartments
Police arrived to the Mariners Pointe Apartments Monday and found Hollis shot in the head and multiple times in the torso at building 36.
Days before Hollis was shot, police had interviewed him about Jenkins and Burkes.
According to St. Pete Chief of Police Chuck Harmon, the department had been working with the Sheriff's Office prior to Hollis' shooting to help locate Jenkins because of his regular appearances at St. Pete motels on 34th Street.
"This is an individual (who is) a career criminal," Harmon said of Jenkins.
Hollis, Harmon said, is in critical condition at Bayfront but is not expected to survive his shooting wounds. His family has been notified.
Harmon said Tuesday during the press conference that he believes Hollis was stalked and targeted by Jenkins.
According to Harmon the two were involved in an altercation at a local park as recently as Jan. 6.
Police, Harmon said, are going through varying witness testimony as to exactly how the shooting occurred Monday. He did say Jenkins was alone in the Chrysler 200 Monday at the time of the shooting.
If you see Jenkins or the car he was driving, you can call the non-emergency number at 727-893-7780, Text-A-Tip to 727-420-8911 or leave a confidential tip at 727-892-5000.

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Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The Lord hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
Isaiah 48:12-16
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Revival at Liberty Chapel
Liberty Chapel Church, 464 Three Forks Road, Richmond, will be in revival, Oct. 1-5, 7 p.m., Evangelist Wayne House will bring the message each evening. "Everyone is welcome to come and worship with us," said pastor Roy Jackson.
Free-lunch ministry
Every Thursday, from noon to 3 p.m., Saint Paul AME Church, 437 Francis St., Richmond, serves a free lunch to all who come.
"This is an ongoing, weekly ministry to serve the hungry, the homeless and feed anyone who walks in our doors," says Pastor William R.T. Hale.
Abundant Life Ministries starts Sunday
Abundant Life Ministries, 1705 Irvine Road, will be having their fall revival, starting Sept. 30, at 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct.r 1,- 5 starting at 7 p.m. and Oct. 7-10 starting at 7 p.m. There will be a different speaker each night. The host pastor is Edwin Lainhart, for more details, call625-1755 or 625-5366 thank you everyone is welcome to come.
Mt. Pleasant Rally
Mt. Pleasant Church, Kirksville, will hold a rally Oct. 7 at 3 p.m. Dinner will be served. Rally guest will be David L. Ravicee of Winburn Drive Baptist Church, Lexington.
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The US military has awarded an $80 million contract to a prominent Saudi financier who has been indicted by the US Justice Department. The contract to supply jet fuel to American bases in Afghanistan was awarded to the Attock Refinery Ltd, a Pakistani-based refinery owned by Gaith Pharaon. Pharaon is wanted in connection with his alleged role at the failed Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), and the CenTrust savings and loan scandal, which cost US tax payers $1.7 billion.
The Saudi businessman was also named in a 2002 French parliamentary report as having links to informal money transfer networks called hawala, known to be used by traders and terrorists, including Al Qaeda.
Interestingly, Pharaon was also an investor in President George W. Bush's first business venture, Arbusto Energy.
Well, I'm sure Gaith Pharaon's connection to Arbusto, BCCI and criminality is just a coincidence. Just an accident of circumstance. What are the chances, really?
BCCI was the biggest bank fraud in history ($10-15 billion stolen). Some history:
In 1979, when [George W.] Bush started up Arbusto Energy in Houston, one of his investors was James Bath, the US business representative of Salem bin Laden-- [half] brother of Osama. Though it has yet to be proven, many suspect Bath's $50,000 investment came directly from Salem. Following bin Laden's death in 1988, his Houston-based interests were absorbed by Khalid bin Mahfouz. As a result, Bush soon found himself in hot water during the BCCI scandal, when investigations into the bank's finances revealed that many of the indicted BCCI executives invested heavily in Harken Energy (a reincarnation of Arbusto). Bush denied any knowledge of the BCCI investment, though this answer appears to be disingenuous at best. Bin Mahfouz, a BCCI principal, was implicated in the collective fraud, though not directly connected to Bush's company.
in the years after the collapse of BCCI, Khalid bin Mahfouz was still flush with cash. In 1992, he established the Muwafaq ("blessed relief") Foundation in the offshore Channel Islands. The U.S. Treasury Department called it "an al Qaeda front that receives funding from wealthy Saudi businessmen."


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Post game interviews with Spencer Hawes, Damien Wilkins and Dorell Wright after the 76ers defeated the Nets 106-97 at the Wells Fargo Center. Spencer Hawes led the way with 24 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocked shots. Damien Wilkins started and added 13 points in 35 minutes, and Dorell Wright added 15 points off the bench. (March 11th, 2013)
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Yet, for many users, such as manufacturers using CNC equipment, the microstepping technology still has some conspicuous drawbacks. Despite micro-stepping technology already on the market, step motors are still subject to vibration, noise and harmonic resonance issues because of the way they are driven. Even today's microstepping motors can break tooling such as bits when operating at higher speeds, and often have chatter problems that create flaws when cutting arcs or circular shapes.
Now those drawbacks have largely been overcome with the development of "SoftStep" microstepping, a technology that can virtually eliminate noise and vibration that have been problematic in the past.
"Through the SoftStep advancement to microstepping, a step motor drive is approaching the level of smooth performance of continuous rotation motors while still being a lower price option for machine builders," said Thomas Hart, president of Testra Corporation.
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The Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) is funding tow major projects on the Upper Texas Coast.
First off, in cooperation with Ducks Unlimited, CCA Texas will fund $200,000 of marsh shoreline revitalization along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) near Sargent.
"Additionally, in cooperation with Galveston Bay Foundation, CCA Texas will provide an additional $200,000 of funding for shoreline protection and marsh restoration efforts along the Oyster Lake shoreline of West Galveston Bay."
"Sometime back, we announced that coastal marine habitat protection was the next important step in CCA Texas' conservation focus and we are dedicated to that vision," said Mark Ray, CCA Texas Chairman.
"Since the inception of our habitat initiative, we have pledged and funded more than $2 million dollars in marsh restoration and reefing projects."
This latest CCA and DU partnership will help protect up to three miles of marsh shoreline along the GIWW near Sargent. Local erosion has caused severe loss of emergent and submerged vegetation threatening critically important local marsh habitat.
"A partnership between CCA and DU to enhance habitat along the Texas Gulf Coast is a win-win for fisheries, waterfowl and the people who enjoy them both," said Sean Stone, Ducks Unlimited Director of Development, South Texas.
"It's only natural that we combine our efforts, leverage our resources and together make a bigger difference along the Texas Coast."
Now onto the report…
North Sabine---Trout and reds are scattered the birds on plastics and live bait. Very few anglers out.
South Sabine---Very few reports.
Sabine Pass---Flounder are slowing but some large fish are coming on incoming tides in the south end of the channel toward the jetties.
Lake Calcasieu (Big Lake)---Very few reports.
Sam Rayburn---Texas Parks & Wildlife Department officials report largemouths are slow. White bass are fair on minnows, watermelon spinnerbaits, and white striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Bream are good on worms. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, shrimp, and minnows.
Toledo Bend---Texas Parks & Wildlife Department officials report largemouths are fair on soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Bream are fair on worms. Channel and blue catfish are good on liver, shrimp, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
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H1: Keep on the Shadowfell is a great place to start any new campaign, no matter what world you play in. We have the tools to help you step off on the fight foot.
By Greg Bilsland Art by John Stanko Cartography by Mike Schley
Don't wait until July to start your first Forgotten Realms campaign! With this conversion article, we tell you where in the Realms Shadowfell Keep exists and provide you with detailed information on integrating the mythology of the keep into your Realms campaign. The article also features bonus encounters usable in any game, Realms-based or not.
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If you're itching to kick off your first Eberron campaign and you've already picked up H1: Keep on the Shadowfell, then you're ready to go. This article gives you all the information you need to situate Shadowfell Keep in your Eberron campaign and get your first adventure started. You'll find updates to existing H1 encounters and details on how to adapt the plot to integrate more of the mystery of Eberron into the adventure.
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Many plots swirled around Shadowfell Keep, and not all of them were fully resolved. Some of you have likely already finished H1: Keep on the Shadowfell, but if you're a DM looking for more, check out this short series of bonus encounters based on the adventure. Even if you're not running H1, you can use these encounters individually or as a group to spice up any D&D adventure for 1st- to 3rd-level characters.


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A Quick Note about Who or Whom Cares
No one really has time on a Friday. We are all striving for one thing – get through the day and get to the weekend. Accordingly, whenever I actually post on a Friday, I'll make it a quick hit – 200 words or less
I had a fun discussion with an auditor the other day. (Well, fun to a grammar geek like me.) It was a discussion on the eternal dilemma - "who" or "whom". Her report included something like "they knew the rules as to who to send it to." After much discussion we landed on "whom."
(Don't write me – I really don't care what the right answer is. Allen, this means you!)
After she left, it hit me. The question "who or whom" was the least of that sentence's problems. It was a poorly written sentence which could only be corrected with the obliteration of "who/whom" and most of the offensiveness surrounding it.
I admit it; sometimes I will write around a grammar problem rather than determine the right answer. (I never get "effect" and "affect" correct – even after looking them up.) But sometimes writing around a grammar problem is the right answer. Because, more times than not, it isn't the grammar that is the problem, it is the writing.
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Knoxville — The Knoxville Shooting Sports Club will become a reality, after action taken by the School Board Monday night.
A group of parents and students, led by Andy Shives, had made the request to the board at a prior meeting. Grants are available from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to cover costs of forming a shooting club. What Shives and his supporters sought was sanction from the board to be an official school organization, one in which students would be eligible to earn letters as they do in other sports.
The board's discussion centered around whether or not to classify the shooting group as a "club" or a "team." In the end, the board chose to allow the group to be created as a "club." Most were concerned that the bodies governing school athletic events in the state, the Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union, do not recognize shooting as a high school sport.
Superintendent Randy Flack advised the board against sanctioning the group as a club for a number of reasons. Among them were the fact that the shooting club involves firearms and the district's insurance carrier advised against it.
Any time the club goes to an event, in which they are going to represent Knoxville, the firearms will travel in separate vehicle and not on the bus with the students.
In other board action, Northstar Elementary Principal John Keitges provided a presentation in regard to how the school plans to overcome its School In Need of Assistance designation. It will take at least two years for Northstar to get off of this list. To be removed from the list, the students must receive high percentile rankings in Math and Reading in the Iowa Assessment tests. Those tests will be administered in February 2013. Keitges said he is going to try to get the community involved to raise the excitement and awareness of the tests, in the hopes that will further inspire the students to do their best.
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GOSHEN — Lena M. Fricke, 100, died on Monday at Greencroft Goshen Health Care.
She was born in Chicago, Ill. May 16, 1913, the eldest child of Jacob and Annie Swierenga Molter.
She married Edward Fricke in Chicago Jan. 12, 1935. He preceded her in death June 10, 1942.
She is survived by a daughter, Leanne (Ronald) Schertz of Peoria, Ill; son, James Edward (Dorothy) Fricke of Lititz, Pa.; five grandchildren, James Edward (Karen) Fricke II, Christine Fricke (Anthony) Traini, Robert (Julia) Fricke, Kathleen Schertz (Todd) Yoder and Suzanne Schertz (William) Denneen; 13 great-grandchildren; and her brother, Jacob Molter Jr. of Bensonville, Ill.
In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her parents, three sisters and five brothers.
Prior to her marriage, she was employed by Continental Casualty Company in Chicago, Ill. Following the death of her husband, she and her children moved to Goshen in 1945, where she worked at Goshen College, ultimately as secretary to President Paul Mininger.
In 1959 she was employed by Menno Travel Service to manage the Goshen office of that company. In 1964 she was employed by Rieth-Riley Construction Company as executive secretary to the three Rieth brothers. She retired in 1979 and moved to Greencroft in Goshen.
She was raised and educated in the Dutch Reformed Church. She joined the Chicago Home Mission Mennonite church in 1935. Upon moving to Goshen in 1945, she became a member of the College Mennonite Church, where she was a lifelong member of the Crusaders' Sunday school class.
Cremation has been accorded. Burial of ashes will be at Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Ill. at a later date.
Friends will be received from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Meethinghouse of Greencroft, Goshen, and one hour prior to the 10:30 a.m. service Saturday in the Koinonia Room of College Mennonite Church, Goshen. Randy Roth, Greencroft Chaplain and the Rev. Willie Kanagy of College Mennonite Church, will officiate.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Greencroft Foundation, P.O. Box 819, Goshen, IN 46527-0819 or to College Mennonite Church.
Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen, is assisting with the funeral arrangements. Online condolences may be shared at www.yoderculpfuneralhome.com.


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A South Philadelphia hardware store is celebrating one hundred years in business this week.
Mitchell Cohen has been selling all manner of whatchamacallits, thingamabobs and doouhikies for as long as he can remember.
As the fourth generation owner of Cohen and Company Hardware and Homegoods at 615 East Passynunk Avenue, Cohen's love affair with tools and the people who buy them began when he was just a teen.
"I said, 'I really like this, dealing with people. And I didn't love going to school that much. (I'd say) let's go home, let's go to the store- let's go to the store on weekends- no, I want to work. I want to be with dad' "Michael said.
Now in its fourth location near South Street, Cohen and Company has become a neighborhood institution- a hundred years in business, through good times and bad.
Mitchell survives despite competition from the two giants of the industry; a Home Depot- just a short drive away opens earlier and closes later than Cohen's place seven days a week. Just a few blocks farther south, a Lowe's also has extended hours, and offers more products than Cohen could hope to stock in his small store.
Cohen insists he doesn't worry about the big boys. What he doesn't stock, he can usually order big ticket item or a couple of light bulbs all the while, making friends out of customers...
"I've had people come in to buy one little thing- it's a little pack of screws, and you wind up talking about how you're feeling or maybe suggesting a doctor to them or...so it's really about this community that's helped us survive all these years," Michael said.
Cohen's regular customers have followed him from address to address for decades. They are a loyal bunch.
This Saturday at noon, Cohen's will celebrate its hundredth birthday with a block party, right in front of the store. Everyone is welcome: longtime customers and perfect strangers.
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The Weatherford varsity boys basketball team nearly ended the night as celebratory as it began on Friday.
After the home crowd bade farewell to its seniors in a pre-game ceremony, the Roos battled back from a halftime deficit and forced an overtime period against Arlington Lamar. In the contentious extra five minutes, WHS fell just short against the playoff-bound Vikes, losing 38-37.
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HUD's New Neighborhood Stabilization Program makes it easier to get financial help.
Today's guest post comes from Brandon Laughridge of Mortgage Loan Place, which specializes in educating consumers on all types of mortgages with an emphasis on government loan programs.
Prospective homebuyers can now get significant financial help to purchase foreclosed properties, thanks to a federal grant program aimed at revitalizing blighted communities.
These incredible deals for purchasers -- with some down payments as low as 1 percent -- may also spur a rebound for many cities devastated by deep recession and a flailing housing market.
"One of the most important competitive investments in the Recovery Act is the additional $2 billion we've invested in the Neighborhood Stabilization Program to help communities purchase and convert foreclosed and abandoned properties into new affordable housing, land banks, or other options that preserve neighborhoods," U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said during a recent speech in Chicago. "These competitive funds will not only turn foreclosed properties into homes again, but also ensure that communities go about the rehabilitation and purchase process in a smart, collaborative, and, above all, sustainable way."
About $4 billion is available for municipalities and individuals nationwide. The Neighborhood Stabilization Program offers significant financial aid for low- and middle-income buyers interested in foreclosed homes.
Qualified buyers are required to put down at least 3 percent of the purchase price as a down payment, but only 1 percent of that has to come from the buyer's own pocket. The remainder can be covered by approved external funding sources, including Federal Housing Administration loans.
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This time, there was no slam-dunk debate winner.
In a Patch FlashPoll of influential Connecticut politicos taken in the hours after the first — and only — vice-presidential debate in Danville, KY, Republicans and Democrats alike thought their party's candidate emerged victorious.
Ten of the 12 Red Nutmeg Survey respondents thought Ryan won the day, with two declaring the contentious session a tossup. Despite these sentiments, six GOP respondents thought the national media would consider Biden the winner.
Eight of 10 Blue Nutmeg Democrats thought Biden bested Ryan, while two called it a draw. Seven out of the 10 thought Biden would be crowned the winner in the media.
'Biden's Arrogant Smile'
The story of the debate among Red Nutmeg respondents, though, seemed to be not the candidates' stance on the issues, but Vice President Biden's aggressive tactics.
GOP respondents were pointed in their criticism of Biden's strident attitude. One cited the vice president's "rude, condescending tone, his facial expressions, (his) laughing at Ryan and his self-serving demagoguing" as something that will stick in the craw of Connecticut conservatives. Others noted "Biden's arrogant smile while Ryan was speaking," and his "constant interrupting" as clarion calls to the state's Republican base.
Biden's aggressiveness, some GOP respondents warned, could backfire among swing voters in the state.
"Joe Biden's constant interruption of Paul Ryan and the moderator (and his) loud and aggressive tone, I believe, will turn off swing voters who are tired of the partisanship and lack of action from Washington, D.C.," one said.
Another said "Biden with his irritating smirking and condescending attitude was a turnoff.
Blue Nutmeg respondents, for their part, focused mostly on the issues when describing what would resonate with progressives and swing voters, citing "the discussion about the drawdown of troops in Afghanistan" and "Biden pointing out continuing inconsistencies in Ryan's voting record and his new statements as a VP candidate."
One Democrat pointed to the lack of specifics given by Ryan on his tax plan.
"Congressman Ryan wants voters to trust that the math adds up," the Democrat said.
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Republicans' opinions varied, though, on whether Ryan's performance would garner more votes for the Romney-Ryan ticket in Connecticut, a traditionally Democratic state. Three strongly agreed that the debate would gain Romney-Ryan votes in the state, while six "somewhat agreed" and three were "neutral."
One Republican went further out on a limb: "Ryan was very much on point, so much so I think he may be a better presidential candidate than Romney."
Another agreed.
"Ryan stayed composed and made the point that Obama has not kept his promises. Our economy is in trouble, and the present administration has not helped middle-class America."
Democrats, though, were in lockstep in thinking that Biden's aggressive tactics would help Obama's cause in Connecticut. All 10 of them strongly agreed or somewhat agreed that Biden's performance would help the Obama-Biden ticket.
"(The debate was) virtually a tie, but Vice President Biden brought momentum and made up for President Obama's lackluster performance last week," one Dem said.
Still, the overriding sentiment among Republican respondents to the FlashPoll was that Biden's tone and constant interruptions were disrespectful.
"I was embarrassed for VP Biden due to his smirking, inappropriate laughing and smiling at the wrong times," one Republican respondent wrote. "I expected more from our vice president. I thought Paul Ryan was a class act."
Patch's surveys are not a scientific random sample of any larger population but rather an effort to listen to a swath of influential local Republican and Democratic activists, party leaders and elected officials in Connecticut. All of these individuals have agreed to participate in the surveys, although not all responded to Thursday night's questions. Surveys were conducted between 10:30 and midnight on Oct. 11.
Patch will be conducting Red Nutmeg and Blue Nutmeg surveys throughout 2012 in hopes of determining the true sentiment of conservatives and liberals on the ground in Connecticut. If you are an activist, party leader or elected official and would like to take part in weekly surveys that last just a few minutes, please email Regional Editor Corey Fyke at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Red Nutmeg Roster: Mark Gill, Kevin Dombrowski, John Rodolico, Mike Cherry, Mimi Peck Llewellyn, Fred Camillo Allyn Jr., Fran Lowell, Julia Cronin, Bob Beaver, Mark Zacchio, Thomas Harrison, Britta Lerner, Lisa Bigelow, John Shaban, Ward Mazzucco, Dan Carter, Harry Thomas, Don Patterson, Harold Cummings, Brian Motola, William Nicholson, Mark Kalina, Adam Weissberger, Christine Vincent, Jack Scavone, Laura Roberts, Andy Powell, Anthony Candelora, Michael Doody, Rose Angeloni, Vin Candelora, Abbe Smith, Denise Hall, Peter Martin, Steven Adler, Burke Doar, Jay Sarzen, Meredith Trimble, Phil Dunn, Frank Morse, Todd Cusano, Marti Stiglich, Malvi Lennon, Jeff Ingram, Aaron Jubrey, Lisa Boccia, Jason Buchsbaum, Vinny Toscano, David Freudmann, Ric Hossak, Beverly Miela, April Holinko, Tony Lent, Jason Perillo, John Anglace Jr., Ross Mandell, Nathan McKay, Dorry Clay, Wendy Bury, Stephen Bessette, Christopher Davis, Chris Fryxell, David Reed, Sharon McLaughlin, Janet Wieliczka, Jeff Gutman, J.P. Sredzinski, Robert Yamin, Joe Cavo, Mark Boughton, Shay Nagarsheth, Michael McLachlan, Norbert Fay, Dan Steward, Kathleen McCarty, David Lewis, Alan Wilensky, Tim Herbst, Suzanne Testani, Susan LaFrance, Paul Lavoie, Diane Pomposello, Kristin Ingram, Stacy Geist, Jay Berardino, John Szewczyk, Jeremy Renninghoff, Pat Dinatale, Ed Bailey, Scott Kaupin, Patrick Droney, John Kissel, Tom Kienzler, Greg Stokes, Peter Tesei, Livvy Floren, Fred Camillo, Steven Warzoha, L. Scott Frantz, Frank Szeps, Bryan Perry, Ed Munster, Eloise H.P. Killeffer, James M. McLaughlin, Valerie M. Saiz, Nancy Haase, Charles Haberstroh, Avi Kaner, Michael Rea, Jonathan Steinberg, Lisa DiLullo, Mike Digrego, Michael. S. Casey, Pam Staneski, Tom Jagodzinski, Matthew Galligan, Timothy Becker, Mark Tweedie, Cheri Pelletier, Darren Cunningham, Sean Askham, William Stokesbury, Brian Ladouceur Jr., Cathy Durdan, Paul Henault, Len Cahill, Phil Williams, Phil Sengle, Vincent Cimino, Charity Folk, Stephen Walko, Daria Novak, Diane Carney, Linda Davis, Leora Levy, Aundré Bumgardner.
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Since Oakland introduced medical cannabis regulations in 2004, "the dispensaries have been so problem-free and crime-free that citizens who aren't participating hardly even know they exist," said Barbara Killey, an assistant to the Oakland city administrator. Killey, who oversees the permitting and regulation of the city's dispensaries, would rather the federal government legalize medical cannabis so that pharmacies could sell the drug. "Since that's not really a current option, then I think dispensaries are the next best alternative," she said. The collectives pay business taxes to the city, draw people to the community to shop and even reduce crime in their neighborhood because of the security they hire to protect their operation, said Killey. ... San Mateo's mayor agrees that patients are better served by cooperative or collective dispensaries which can offer medical cannabis in exchange for money. Forcing patients to grow their own medicine is "a very primitive way" of providing medicine, he said. "What if we decided that you could have all the aspirin you wanted as long as you grew the birch trees?" he said.Reason's report on medical marijuana dispensary regulation in Los Angeles earned a mention in the LA Daily News a couple of weeks back.
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In the heart of the heartland, Indianapolis mixes a big-city arts and cultural scene with small-town charm. Known for the Indianapolis 500, held every Memorial Day, the city pulls in millions of visitors every year for the famous car race and other diversions.
The gay scene in Indianapolis is fun, and folks here aren't timid about walking up and saying hello. Most of the gay bars and restaurants are scattered around a 10-blocks area just north of downtown, so it's easy to visit them all.
Bloomington, home to Indiana University, has another lively gay community. It's just 52 miles to the south, so it can be an entertaining side trip.
Next time your travel plans call for visiting Indianapolis, look forward to enjoying some Hoosier hospitality.
Getting here
Indianapolis International Airport has a shuttle bus service to downtown, as well as Champaign-Urbana, Bloomington and Lafayette.
IndyGo's Green Line express buses run between 5am and 9pm from the airport to most major hotels. Tickets are $7. Bus 8 provides slower local service for $1.75.
Getting around
IndyGo, the area public transportation, is handy for getting around the city with single-trips for $1.75 and daily bus passes for $4.
Local media & resources
The Word is an excellent gay newspaper serving Indiana and neighboring states. Nuvo is the local alternative weekly. Blooming Out , a weekly gay radio show, can be heard from 6 to 7pm every Thursday on 91.3 FM.
GayIndy.com is a website guide to the city. GayIndy.org is a useful website from the Indy RainbowChamber.
For news about the local leather community see Indiana Falcons. For what the bears are up to in the area, see Midwest Bear Pack, and MidWest BearFest for their big annual December events.
See IndyPride for info on June festivities and other goings-on, year-round. The Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival takes place each November. Pride of Indy Bands performances take place throughout the year.
Visit Indy is the useful general information site of the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association.
For map locations and website links to the businesses below, and more, see our gay Indianapolis listings pages.
Stone Soup Inn (1304 Central Ave; 866- 639-9550) lovely Victorian home guesthouse near gay clubs, gorgeous decor, in-room massages.
Villa Inn Restaurant & Spa (1456 N Delaware St; 317-916-8500), elegant luxury eight-room guesthouse, boutique dining, rooftop terrace, en suite kitchen, cable TV, DVD players/ library, spa massage, men's facials, sport manicure/pedicures. Fourth Friday guest chefs; second Saturday Mad Hatter Tea Parties.
The Westin Indianapolis (50 S Capitol; 317 262-8100), large, gay-friendly downtown hotel, hot breakfast, concierge, heated pool, gym, business center, steakhouse dining, coffeeshop/lounge, WiFi access throughout.
Bars & clubs
501 Eagle (501 N College), men's cruise bar, underwear and uniform nights, topless Tuesdays, pool tournaments, bare-chest contests.
Downtown Olly's (822 N Illinois), mostly men, video and sports bar, big-screen TV, friendly crowd, food service 24/7, Sunday brunch.
English Ivy's Restaurant (944 North Alabama), charming pub, stools around long bar, lively conversation, full restaurant, meat or veggie, late night menu 'til 3am nightly, Saturday/ Sunday brunch, WiFi access.
Gregs (231 E 16th), dance club, country music and hi-energy nights, pool tables, darts and games, outdoor patio, Friday nights country dancing, Saturday drag and talent shows; draws cowboys, leathermen, bears.
Metro Nightclub & Restaurant (707 Massachusetts), grand bar, affable locals' crowd afternoons and evenings, flat-screen TVs, poker, karaoke, lottery games.
Talbott Street (2145 N Talbott) big weekend gay dance club, young crowd, cocktail lounge, guest DJs, drag cabaret shows, theme nights.
Unicorn Club (122 W 13th) - CLOSED - young male strippers nightly, Sunday amateur try-outs.
Varsity Lounge (1517 N Pennsylvania) local pub, food, friendly bartenders and patrons make you feel at home.
White Rabbit Cabaret (1116 E Prospect), mixed crowd, cabaret acts, burlesque shows, performance groups, live bands.
Zonie's Closet (1446 E Washington) drag shows, local and national entertainment, buckets of beer daily.
Club Indianapolis (620 N Capitol Ave) modern, immaculate steam and dry saunas, fully equipped gym, outdoor patio, and video lounge, near downtown gay clubs. Open 24 hours daily for 18+ men, secure parking, in/out passes and special events. tanning beds, hot tubs, clothing- optional heated pool, personal trainer.
Amici's (601 E New York St), tasty Sicilian/Italian and Mediterranean cuisine, patio tables, wine list.
Barcelona Tapas ( 201 N Delaware), Spanish tapas evenings, sharing of plates, wine and conversation; Sunday Sangria brunch buffets.
Cafe Zuppa (320 N Meridian), good food, breakfast/lunch, art, historic building location, author book signings, Sunday brunch buffet,
Downtown Olly's (822 N Illinois) gay Indy's most popular Sunday brunch 11am to 2pm, gay sports bar and restaurant.
English Ivy's Restaurant (944 N Alabama) American cuisine, late menu, weekend brunch, nightly specials like pot roast, popular bar.
Forty Five Degrees (765 Massachusetts), stylish restaurant bar/club, lunch/dinner, small plates, sushi bar, full entrees, wraps/burgers, cocktails.
Henry's Coffee Bistro (627 East St), a coffeeshop with homemade desserts, breakfast sandwiches, lunch, weekend brunch, free WiFi, patio seating and they display the work of local artists.
Mass Ave Wine Shoppe (878 Massachusetts), gourmet sandwiches, soups, pizzas, tasting platters and small plates, 100 craft beers, wine by the glass.
Metro Grill (707 Massachusetts), restaurant in gay nightclub, daily specials, Sunday buffet brunch, dinner nightly.
Santorini Greek Kitchen (1417 Prospect), Fountain Square Greek/American lunch/dinner, falafel, humus, baba ganoush, chicken, turkey wraps/gyros, kebabs, house speciality potatos.
Varsity Lounge (1517 North Pennsylvania) friendly long-time gay/lesbian locals' bar and restaurant with booths, weekend buffet brunches.
See these and more restaurant/cafes on our map/listings page, with website links to each.
Circle Center Mall (49 West Maryland St) shops, restaurants, cinema under one roof, downtown Indy.
Toolbox (853 E 65th St), men's gear and accessories, top brands: Nasty Pig, Rufskin, Andrew Christian, etc.


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Julia Smith-Easley, MPH, Risk Communication Lead, Center for Global Health, Division of Global Health Protection, Emergency Response and Recovery Branch, served as a guest speaker at the Tom Harkin Global Communications Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The event, "Opening Program of the 2014 CDC National Undergraduate Public Health Scholars Program", focused on CDC's CDC's Emergency Response and Recovery Branch's efforts in global humanitarian emergencies. The event organizer remarked that the presentation was" very interactive and the speaker had useful and appealing materials."
Claire C Caruso, PhD, RN, FAAN, Research Health Scientist, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, gave two presentations for the 2014 Region IV VPPPA Safety & Health Conference in Asheville, NC. VPPPA (Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association, Inc.) is a global safety and health organization that supports worksites across the U.S. in their efforts to receive and maintain VPP status and build strong Safety Management System programs. She discussed the broad range of health and safety risks that are linked to shift work and long work hours and strategies that employers and workers can adopt to prevent these risks.
Diane Downie, MPH, Public Health Analyst, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Division of State and Local Readiness, Program Services Branch, served as a guest speaker at Segoe Terrance Apartments and West Madison Senior Center in Madison, Wisconsin. The event, "Million Hearts Program Overview" focused on educating residents on heart disease and stroke prevention as well as discussing the signs and symptoms of heart attacks and high blood pressure. The event organizer remarked that the presentation was "wonderful and everyone really enjoyed hearing Diane".
Emilio J. German, M.S.H.S.A., Public Health Analyst, Office of Health Equity, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, served as guest speaker at Clark Atlanta University's Whitney M. Young School of Social Work. The event focused on educating graduate social work students on HIV-related disparities affecting African American/blacks and Hispanic or Latino communities—specifically those in Atlanta. The event organizer remarked that the "sincere, enthusiastic, and informative presentation was very well received by the students. We could feel Emilio's commitment to the mission and goals of the organization."
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DANVERS — A 66-year-old Danvers man is heading to federal prison for two years, his sentence for running an illegal online betting ring out of his former homes in Peabody and Kingston, N.H., prosecutors announced.
John Giannelli Sr. had pleaded guilty in September to charges of money laundering, running an illegal gambling operation and violating regulations of the Internal Revenue Service, which investigated the case along with the FBI.
The two-year sentence, as well as a $452,000 cash forfeiture, were announced yesterday by federal prosecutors in New Hampshire.
Prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Concord, N.H., where the case was heard, said Giannelli ran a website that allowed some 300 customers to make sports bets online.
An analysis of computer records recovered by investigators after a search of Giannelli's home showed that in one 12-week period, the gambling operation generated profits of around $188,000. Prosecutors say the scheme went on for four years.
Giannelli then enlisted the assistance of one customer, who arranged to list him as an employee of his business, prosecutors said. He would send the cash from his illegal operation to that business, which would then return it in the form of a "paycheck," to make the money appear legitimate and hide its true origin, the basis of the money laundering charge.


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OTTUMWA — The defense team representing the man accused of killing an adult store manager doesn't want his criminal past to come up during the upcoming murder trial.
Bruce Darnell Pollard, 26, will head to trial on July 16 on charges of first-degree murder and first-degree robbery. He was arrested two months after the body of Cinema X theater manager Kenneth McDaniel, 70, was discovered inside the front door of the establishment on March 13, 2012.
Pollard's attorneys, Allen L. Cook III and Natasha O'Hollearn, plan to call Dr. Craig Rypma, a clinical psychologist from Des Moines, to testify to support their claims of Pollard's "diminished capacity."
But the state, represented by Assistant Iowa Attorney General Scott Brown and Wapello County Attorney Lisa Holl, said that any written report from Rypma is hearsay "that was created for the specific purposes of litigation in this case" and asked that it be inadmissible as evidence.
Prosecutors requested that Dr. Anna Salter, a clinical psychologist from Madison Wis., evaluate Pollard at the Wapello County Law Center.
The defense also asked that the state exclude character evidence from the trial, which the state resisted. Prosecutors plan to enter evidence of Pollard's alleged involvement in the robberies prior to, the day of and following McDaniel's murder, stating that his alleged "involvement in the robberies will assist the jury in identifying Bruce Pollard as Kenneth McDaniel's killer," according to court documents.
Pollard has also been charged in the armed robbery of the Sonic drive-in restaurant the night before the murder, as well as the armed robbery at the Jefferson Street BP convenience store two days after the murder.
The defense also wants to ban Pollard's prior criminal convictions from being entered during the trial, but prosecutors said they don't plan to enter the convictions into testimony unless Pollard testifies at the trial.
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Remember the meltdown of Wall Street, the crisis of massive Wall Street frauds that almost led us and the world to economic disaster, the story of murky mortgage bonds, the selling of these bonds worldwide marked AAA? Thanks to dishonest raters, devastation came to thousands of honest, hard-working people who played by the rules while Wall Street CEOs criminally maneuvered and gained massive wealth.
If it takes a Elizabeth Warren, now Sen. Warren, to help return to the financial sector a measure of responsibility to the nation and the world, I'm for it.
These white collar criminals should be put behind bars (none yet). My concern is, will past Wall Street leaders try to buy their way out of justice with money, smart, high-paid lawyers and compromise?
This is not a bargain to the American pubic nor is justice served.
With the leadership Sen. Warren and the active support of the presidency and the American people we can get better transparency and business practices. We all deserve better.
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Problem? Yup! Another courteous driver on the opposite side of the road that was kindly signaling me to "go ahead and turn" because I was at the stop sign first.
First of all, I'd like to thank the lovely gent for his courtesy, but second, I remember my driver's training that instructed us to yield right of way, meaning that he had the right of way because he was crossing M-37 and not turning.
Regardless of who was at the intersection first, he had the right to go first.
Too many times courtesy gets into the way at unlighted intersections and traffic slows. We need to remember that unless it's a marked four-way stop intersection (where first come turns first) we need to observe the right of way rules. Again, thanks to all the folks that waved me to go first, but I will always yield to the rules of the road.
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I was born and raised in Traverse City and raised my daughter there before we moved to Texas many years ago. I can't tell you how excited I was to hear on the Fort Worth, Texas, TV station that the Christmas tree that would soon arrive to be placed in downtown Fort Worth this year was coming from Traverse City. Although I have been coming back to Traverse City several times a year during the summers, I have never been able to make it back for the Christmas season and so miss the beautiful trees and everything else that goes with a Michigan Christmas. (Yes, even the snow.)
I am constantly telling everyone that Traverse City is such a beautiful place. Until I can return to the area, which is a plan for the future, seeing this beautiful Christmas tree will have to feed that nostalgic feeling I get every year during the holidays. So I will take my friends and we will all head for Sundance Square in Fort Worth, Texas, and I will feel a little closer to "home" this year.
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Point/Counterpoint - Ext3 vs. XFS
Unlike the Twitter-fest that was the previous column, this time Bill will be able to talk in full sentences—even if they are more than 140 characters! Stay tuned for Kyle's love of (and Bill's angst toward) XFS.
Kyle: Okay, I admit I use ext3 in plenty of systems. It's an all-around good filesystem, but when I need high performance, especially with large files, I always turn to XFS.
Bill: That's fine and dandy when you're running Debian or Ubuntu, but what about a Red Hat box? And, no, CentOS, although cool, doesn't count here. I'm talking the actual Crimson Fedora here—Red Hat. It doesn't support XFS in its kernel at all, does it? So, you're forced to build your own stuff, and then you're in for an admin headache.
Kyle: Well, you already ruled out CentOS, but if you are stuck in a Red Hat-like environment and want high performance, like XFS, you might have to stray from the list of supported packages and either use CentOS or a custom repository. In any case, it wouldn't be the first time an admin had to make up for the limited set of supported packages in Red Hat.
Bill: Pop quiz, hotshot: does that break you out of the support matrix for Red Hat?
Kyle: My understanding is that you would pop out of support only for problems that are directly related to the filesystem or kernel. I'll be honest though, in all the years I've had Red Hat support, I can't think of a time I legitimately needed it. I have, however, had plenty of situations where a developer wanted to use the filesystem like a database and store millions of files in huge nested directories—something XFS handles quite well.
Bill: Shhh. You'll anger a possible advertiser. Didn't we engage them once on a dm-mapper or ocfs issue or something? But yeah, that's a tangential thing—just because you don't use the support doesn't mean you don't need it. There's a reason you continue to pay that fee. And with respect to developers using the filesystem as a database, we've both seen that. XFS helps here, but redesigning your whole filesystem isn't necessarily a fix for poor software architectural design. (I used the architectural word in there—bonus points for me!)
Kyle: Yeah, yeah, put away your drafting table Mr Architect. We both know how rarely a sysadmin can dictate how a developer solves a problem. In any case, there isn't much of a redesign. In a Red Hat-based system, it's a matter of a different kernel package (included with CentOS) and reformatting a filesystem. With a Debian-based system, the ability is already there. In any case, you don't have to format everything with XFS, only the filesystems where it would benefit.
Bill: True. Speaking of ability, what about the ability to recover a system when things go pear-shaped? I've never had any luck fixing an XFS filesystem—they've always gobbled my data. Ext3 may be slow, but I've always been able to save something off a damaged filesystem.
Kyle: See, I've had the exact opposite experience. The one big advantage in my mind to XFS is how well the recovery tools work. I've lost data on basically every major filesystem out there from ReiserFS (let's not go there) to ext2 and ext3 and yes, even XFS, but whenever I've needed to do a recovery, the XFS recovery tools always have been successful, even when the problem was related to a bad hard drive controller.
Bill: Well, I may be biased, as I formatted my laptop with XFS at your behest some years ago and watched as a fun bug gobbled all my data. I never did recover that, if you recall.
Kyle: Like I said, I've had data gobbled by every filesystem. I'll also note that I never was really bitten by that bug, but I do remember a pretty nasty ext3 bug from a few years back that was so bad they actually labeled the kernel as defective after the fact. I've used XFS on my personal systems both for large file storage and even as the filesystem for my own /home directory on my personal laptop now, without issue. The fact is, I noticed a tangible difference on the speed of my system when I moved to XFS.
Bill: I know you have. You have a halo effect about you with things like that though. I have...the opposite effect. If it can break, I will break it. I've always been able to recover from an ext3 explosion. For me, it's not about the speed. The ext3 filesystem and tools are well known and have been shipped in everything. I know if my machine dies, I can move the disk to another Linux box and be able to read the filesystem, or I can use a "standard" recovery disk. Heck, there are even plugins for other OSes that can read ext3. Try that with XFS.
Kyle: My standard recovery disc always has been Knoppix [insert plug here], and it always has worked just fine with XFS filesystems. I'm not saying that XFS should be used for everything. There's a reason ext3 is the default filesystem for most distributions. After all, it offers good all-around performance for all kinds of filesystems. When you need high performance for terabytes of large files or millions of small files though, it's hard to beat XFS. Even formatting an XFS filesystem is substantially faster than ext3.
Bill: I'm not arguing that XFS isn't faster—it is, and by a large margin. I don't think it's as safe, however.
Kyle: I think these days the biggest risk on any system isn't from filesystem corruption. It's either from hard drive failure or from user error. In either case, if you are that worried, you should have a solid, tested backup system in place.
Bill: True, no filesystem or RAID is a substitute for a solid backup method. That's something we do agree on.
Kyle: The bottom line for me is that whenever I reach the limits of ext3, I know I have a solid, fast alternative in XFS. The XFS recovery tools are excellent, and in my experience, they work well. Plus, it's been available in Linux long enough to iron out any major bugs and is available in anything from CentOS to Debian to Ubuntu. When I want an ordinary filesystem, I choose ext3, but when I need speed, I choose XFS.
Bill: Except that XFS isn't available from Red Hat, and that's a considerable installed base. Just because something is faster doesn't necessarily mean it's the best long-term solution. XFS may be more capable, but the downside of possibly falling out of a supportable configuration at the enterprise level keeps me from deploying XFS on anything but nonessential gear.
Last minute note from Bill: Just as we were readying this for print, Red Hat announced that XFS will be in the Red Hat Enterprise 5.4 beta. My arguments will be sent to /dev/null after 5.4 releases.
Kyle Rankin is a Senior Systems Administrator in the San Francisco Bay Area and the author of a number of books, including Knoppix Hacks and Ubuntu Hacks for O'Reilly Media. He is currently the president of the North Bay Linux Users' Group.
Bill Childers is an IT Manager in Silicon Valley, where he lives with his wife and two children. He enjoys Linux far too much, and he probably should get more sun from time to time. In his spare time, he does work with the Gilroy Garlic Festival, but he does not smell like garlic.
Kyle Rankin is a director of engineering operations in the San Francisco Bay Area, the author of a number of books including DevOps Troubleshooting and The Official Ubuntu Server Book, and is a columnist for Linux Journal.
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Based on true stories, Jeremy Teicher's beguiling drama tells of two sisters from an isolated Senegalese village, south of Dakar. Coumba, the elder, has just graduated from school and her brother has fallen from the eponymous tree, breaking his leg. To pay the medical fees, their father proposes to marry off the younger daughter, Debo, who has just begun her schooling. Coumba, unhappy at this, concocts a plan to raise money and save her.
The film depicts traditional culture and how it clashes with the modern values imparted at school. It shows the effects of the patriarchal society on its young (and older) women. Simple in its storyline, script and characterization, the film possesses a compelling authenticity stemming from the involvement of the villagers who helped write the scenario and acted in the film. We are often surprised at the twists the story takes.
Teicher was only 22 when he began working on this project; his youthful commitment and energy are reflected in a style that is both fresh and colourful. As Teicher himself writes: "Our film speaks truthfully to what countless families in the developing world are experiencing today: the passion, frustration, and hope of young people who dream of building their futures through education."