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The global financial crisis has been a stark reality check for the European Union, exposing divergences over economic policy and highlighting the European Commission's growing difficulty in enforcing common rules.
Credit cards unkindest cut for U.S. consumers
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Government intervention or not, banks will be cutting up America's credit cards at an unprecedented rate, with grave implications for the economy and company profits.
Uncertainty paralyzes U.S. banking system
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Extreme uncertainty about the economic outlook and the depth of the recession has paralyzed normal lending activity by commercial banks in the United States and elsewhere. Even as the Federal Reserve has added liquidity and boosted bank reserves, the credit creation process has remained stalled as banks struggle to identify good borrowers willing and able to repay in a wide range of future economic conditions.
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After more than a year of denial, misdirected policies and a steadily worsening outlook, the past fortnight has witnessed a marked improvement. For the first time, there are reasons to be cautiously optimistic that the economy faces a recession rather than a prolonged slump, and recovery could get underway in H2 2009.
The world's expanding top table
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LONDON (Reuters) – Move over America! Make space Europe! The world's top leadership table is expanding to bring in emerging powers from Asia, Africa and Latin America to help rescue the global economy.
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TARP, bonuses, dividends and Waxman's letter
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By John Kemp
LONDON (Reuters) – The bitter political divisions between middle America and Wall Street on display when the House of Representatives first rejected the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act last month look set to be re-opened in even more dramatic form in the remaining months of the year.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some time before the end of the year it is a good bet that stock markets will throw off their gloom and begin a powerful rally of as much as 15 or 20 percent.
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LONDON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve has unveiled a dizzying array of new lending and liquidity support facilities over the last six weeks, but the diminishing law of marginal returns already looks to have set in. Each new lending and liquidity facility announced by the Fed is providing a smaller boost to confidence than the last.


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June 16, 2013
This weekend millions of Anglicans across the globe are celebrating the triumph of good over evil. For the first time in five years legitimate Anglicans have been allowed to pay homage to one of Africa's first Christian martyrs, Bernard Mizeki, at the shrine erected at the place where he was
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May 25, 2013
The Anglican Church of the Province of Central Africa (CPCA) is facing challenges that include a huge debt that was left behind by excommunicated Bishop Nolbert Kunonga. In an interview with RelZim, Bishop Chad Gandiya, who is now in charge of Harare Province diocese, said during the reign of Kunonga
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This video documents in a five-minute report the return of Zimbabwe's Anglicans belonging to the Church of the Province of Central Africa to their cathedral in Harare after the Supreme Court terminated Bishop Nolbert Kunonga's tenure on their properties across Zimbabwe. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G2Ubqw6Xyk]
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January 28, 2013
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January 22, 2013
The former Anglican Bishop Nolbert Kunonga of Harare was continuing to fight for control of church buildings and properties owned by the Anglican Church (CPCA), despite losing a legal challenge at the High Court in late 2012. Lawyer Jonathan Samukange filed a notice of appeal at the Supreme Court in December, challenging High
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January 17, 2013
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Kunonga refuses invitation to join Anglican church
November 21, 2012
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November 19, 2012
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The New York Rangers dispatched the Philadelphia Flyers in seven games, and on Friday, they will start a series with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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The City of Easton is set to show off improvements at the Simon Silk Mill.
The Simon Silk Mill was purchased in 2006 by the city. Since that time, Easton and the Easton Redevelopment Authority have been working to bring some life back into the building.
The Redevelopment Authority met Wednesday night, where a report was given by Executive Director Gretchen Longenbach about the current updates with the mill.
To clean up and repair the mill, the city is working to seal the doors and also board up open space. Doors that are accessible for entrance are being re-secured with heavy duty locks.
The Public Works Department, ERA, and Easton's Police Department are all working to begin a security plan for the Silk Mill site.
Further developments have been coming along, such as further progress to finalize the land development plan for site infrastructure and a traffic study and comments from PennDOT have been completed.
The City is still waiting for approvals from the Department of Environmental Protection and the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
Movies at the Mill, a film festival that is housed in the Mill, planning committees are continuing to meet and plan the event. The city has been working to bring attention to the redevelopment. A community arts center, artist live work facility, conference center and some retail, offices and restaurants were some of the possibilities for redevelopments.
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BAY CITY, MI — Bay City's Skipper Bud's is undergoing a total makeover.
"It was time, time for a facelift," said General Manager Tracy Danner.
The boat dealer and service center, formerly Brennan Marine, is located at 1809 S. Water St. near the Lafayette Bridge on Bay City's East Side. It boasts new, used and brokerage boats, parts, service, dockage and outdoor and indoor storage.
Skipper Marine Corp. purchased Brennan Marine in 2000 and changed the name to Skipper Bud's in 2005.
Danner said the project is being divided into two phases. The first phase began a few weeks ago, and the second phase is scheduled to take place next year.
The project includes plans to repaint buildings, add new lighting, replace 100 feet of seawall, put in new landscaping, straighten docks, remove dilapidated docks, put in a new dock near the showroom, patch and reseal asphalt and tear down two buildings.
"They're doing from the Lafayette Street Bridge to the end of the showroom this year," Danner said. "And then they'll do the rest next year."
One of the buildings slated for demolition contains a piece of history that members of the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society aim to preserve.
The 1,240-square-foot building Skipper Bud's officials referred to as "a steamship house," which hasn't been used in years, is to be torn down by OmniSource Corp. and scrapped.
Saginaw River Marine Historical Society President Don Comtois said it's actually a deck house off of a dredge.
The dredge called De Pere was used by John C. Meagher, a marine contractor in Bay City, Comtois said.
"They used the bottom part for a barge, but the deck house on the dredge is what you see down there at Skipper Bud's," he said. "It was used to dredge the Saginaw River."
He added, "This is what we were told. Try to take it with a grain of salt."
Saginaw River Marine Historical Society Vice President Don Morin said it "is an extremely rare, unique building." Sitting inside of it is another piece of history, an old belt-driven drill press.
Morin and Comtois estimate the building and the drill press to be about 100 years old.
"It represents the early industrial style of drill press, where they had leather belts hooked to a motor up above," Morin said.
Comtois said the drill press was made in Detroit.
"What really is kind of neat to see is, when you look at it, it's got casted in the metal, 'made in the … U.S.,' which you don't see much on machinery anymore," he said.
This type of machine was "extremely dangerous," Morin said. "Many a man lost his arm or got sucked in and pulled into the belts."
Although the drill press is not necessarily a piece of maritime history, it is a piece of history. Morin and Comtois are actively seeking a home for it, whether that be in a museum or with a collector.
"You network and you try to help each other, even if it's not your forte," Morin said. "You don't just turn a blind eye. You try to save the history where you can."
Morin said anyone with interest in the drill press can call him at 989-686-3663, or call Comtois at 989-686-1895 or 989-525-4089.
Another building on the property that formerly stored equipment and more recently has been used as a lunchroom, also is to be demolished, Danner said.
When asked why Skipper Bud's decided to launch this project now, Danner replied, "Sales are picking up, and the economy's really picking up here."
She added, "We've got new boats on site now."
Sales Manager John Kozuch said the showroom has new lighting, new supplies and new products.
Skipper Bud's sells fishing boats, deck boats, pontoons and runabouts, among others.
"We're just expanding everything," Kozuch said.
Crews with Causley Marine Contracting LLC were at the site Friday, Aug. 8, working on the seawall.
Service Writer Lori Ross said the hope is that cleaning up the property and giving it a new look will bring in more business.
Ross said the addition of new landscaping and picnic tables will make it a place "where people can come down here and enjoy the river again."
In addition to remodeling, Skipper Bud's is looking to hire two more service technicians with a background in marine service. These are full-time positions, Danner said. Pay likely will range from $15 to $23 an hour. Job seekers can apply in person or visit www.skipperbuds.com/page.aspx/pageid/76790/page.aspx.
Skipper Bud's has locations in Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Arizona and California.
— Heather Jordan covers business for MLive/The Bay City Times/The Saginaw News. She can be reached at 989-450-2652 or firstname.lastname@example.com. For more business news, follow her on Twitter and Facebook.


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Sunset Apollos (3-2, 0-2 Metro League) at No. 10 Southridge Skyhawks (2-3, 1-0), 7:30 p.m.: With junior tailback Devin Martinez limited by an ankle injury, the Skyhawks leaned on junior Maleke Nathman, who had 138 all-purpose yards in last week's 23-13 victory at Beaverton.
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In the Division 1 state swimming finals, the Byron Center freestylers finished in 17th place. The finals were held at Eastern Michigan last Saturday where the Bulldogs scored 46 points.
"We did very well, and it was a very fast meet," said Bulldogs coach Brian Blok. "The guys were very happy with how the meet went."
In the 50 free, Byron Center had two all-state finishes. Blake Koning and Jeff Saltzgaber finished back-to-back in seventh and eighth place, respectively. Koning also touched eighth in the 100 freestyle and Saltzgaber 15th. The two paired up with Josh Bultsma and Mikey Sturm in the 200 freestyle relay to take 15th. In the 500 free, Ben VanderWeide was 13th. Lastly in the 400 free relay, Saltzgaber, VanderWeide, Bultsma and Koning finished 16th in the final event of the weekend.
With the conclusion of its season, Byron Center graduates Koning, Saltzgaber, Bultsma, Landon Potts, Shane Bolhuis, Andy VanderWeide, Joe Halford and Jake Abbott. Saltzgaber and Koning earned all-state the past two seasons and all-conference for three.


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Thanks to David Aas for his feedback on my last column. It's good to know someone reads what you write.
Of course he and I will probably never agree on financial matters but, hey, that's diversity of opinion.
I do agree with him that George Santayana's quote ("Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it") can be used to support almost any argument.
I chose it in part because for the last 10 years of his long life, Santayana knew a stable financial period in which tens of millions of Americans earned their way into the middle class, a period when regulations were in place to prevent the reckless Wall Street practices that caused the 1929 crash.
As to "two major inaccuracies" in my analysis about tax cuts not automatically creating jobs, perhaps I didn't state it clearly enough. I'll try again.
To the extent that Wall Street is engaging in unnecessary and dangerous transactions instead of funding job creation, to that extent it is not creating jobs. Just cutting taxes doesn't necessarily mean the untaxed revenue will go for job starts.
As to my being "bitter" about Bush's tax cuts, I never was. I was disappointed, as I am now with talk about extending them forever. Representative Ryan is even proposing lowering the tax rate on the highest bracket to 25 percent, the lowest since, yes, President Hoover. Talk about not learning from history.
As to President Kennedy cutting taxes on the highest bracket in the early 1960s, he did: from 90 percent to 70 percent. President Reagan cut them again in the 1980s: from 70 to 50 percent. When President Clinton raised them from 35 to 39.5 percent, the economy boomed and we had a surplus.
My column pointed out that from the early 1940s to the early 1980s Wall Street was regulated, and from the early '40s to the early '60s the wealthy were taxed at 90 percent. And we paid off our WWII debts, financed the GI Bill, created jobs that boosted many millions into the middle class, and built the freeways.
That's history. It's also history that unregulated Wall Street crashed in 1929, and after regulations were dismantled, nearly crashed again in 2007.
Continuing deregulation is so not learning from history. Even deregulation champion Alan Greenspan admitted it was a mistake.
Another bit of history we tend to ignore is the wealthy paying taxes at 90 percent for 20 years. If we think about this at all, it's probably to wonder: why didn't they use their influence to stop this sooner? Well, they were part of the Greatest Generation.
They heeded the words in the Preamble of the Constitution: "promote the general welfare." They put the country's needs before their own wants. And in building the middle class, they looked out for us. Who are we looking out for?
We claim to be concerned about future generations of children but we're willing to cut the milk supply for today's infants by scrapping the WIC program. And many politicians refuse to consider even the slightest increase in taxes on the privileged. Instead, they want a significant decrease.
That makes about as much sense as parents with budget woes choosing to decrease their income by, say, switching to lower paying jobs, and then scrimping on their kids' food to make ends meet. No family would do something like this.
But our country might. And if it does, that will be remembered as a sad chapter in our history.
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Dr. Aharonov's sole, full-time affiliation is with Chapman University as a Professor of Theoretical Physics and the James J. Farley Professor of Natural Philosophy. He is also co-director of Chapman University's Institute for Quantum Physics. To learn more about Dr. Aharonov view his CV.


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They key to a great holiday party is a relaxed host. And that is easier than it sounds. All it takes is a little planning.
When I entertain, I make sure that all the food can be prepared and served or set out on a buffet with very little effort. At the very most, I include only one menu item that has to be cooked just before serving.
For that reason, I find beef tenderloin to be my entertaining slam dunk! Everyone loves beef tenderloin and it is good served chilled, at room temperature or warm. If you are serving it chilled or at room temperature, it can be made the day before, making it even more convenient.
It also is economical because you can slice it thin and get 20 to 25 portions out of a single tenderloin. If you like, you can splurge and buy prime tenderloin. Or if you plan in advance you can employ my trick and "wet age" it yourself in the refrigerator, resulting in a tenderloin with great depth of flavor.
Don't overcook
The key to a perfect beef tenderloin is to season it simply and not overcook it. I take the meat out when the internal temperature reaches 130 F and let it rest for a minimum of 15 minutes, the longer the better so that the juices redistribute and every slice is rosy pink with a soft, tender and buttery texture.
Beef tenderloin itself is a crowd pleaser, but I always have a couple of options to dress it up. My favorite is this very simple but light and tangy horseradish cream. I make it just before my guests arrive and set it out with the meat and a small selection of dinner rolls. Pumpernickel is my favorite, but seeded hard rolls, soft brioche and/or a crusty baguette also are good choices. Your guests can make their own sandwiches or eat the tenderloin simply with a dollop of the fluffy horseradish cream.
For the meat:
5-pound whole beef tenderloin
2 tablespoons olive oil
For the rub:
2 tablespoons kosher salt
1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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1 pint heavy cream
1 to 2 tablespoons refrigerated, white prepared horseradish (not horseradish cream)
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Fine-grain sea salt
Remove the meat from the refrigerator and let come to room temperature, about 1 hour. When the meat is ready, use paper towels to dry it. Brush the meat all over with a thin coat of olive oil. Set aside. Heat a grill to high.
To prepare the rub, in a small bowl mix together the salt, pepper, garlic and cayenne. Sprinkle the rub evenly over the tenderloin.
Place the tenderloin directly on the cooking grate and sear for 2 minutes on each side over direct high heat. After all the sides are seared, reduce one side of the grill to medium and the other side to the lowest possible heat. Set the meat over the cooler side and grill for another 30 to 40 minutes for medium-rare, or until a thermometer inserted at the thickest spot reads 130 F.
Alternatively, the tenderloin can be seared in a large skillet on the stovetop, then set on a rack over a rimmed baking sheet and roasted at 350 F.
When the tenderloin is done, transfer it to a platter, cover with foil and let rest for 15 minutes.
While the beef rests, pour the cream into a large stainless steel bowl. Using an electric mixer, whip the cream on high until it forms soft peaks. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of prepared horseradish. Taste and adjust, adding more horseradish if you like it stronger. Season to taste with lemon juice and salt.
Thinly slice the beef and serve with horseradish cream and dinner rolls. Servings: 20.
Nutrition information per serving (not including dinner rolls) (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 380 calories; 280 calories from fat (74 percent of total calories); 31 g fat (14 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 105 mg cholesterol; 1 g carbohydrate; 23 g protein; 0 g fiber; 650 mg sodium.


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Who knew there were so many romantics in West Michigan? It's enough to make even a cynic change her tune.
When we put a missive out to our readers to tell us about their great proposal stories for the "Merry Me" piece on the cover of today's Your Life section, we were flooded with tons of tales of romance and creativity. The stories are enough to crack even this rollergirl's tough facade. A man who glimpsed his beloved on an elevator and is married to her nearly 60 years later? Priceless.
Space issues meant we couldn't print everything, but these were just too good to let go to waste. The following stories are "extras" that couldn't make it into the print version of the Press without causing the slaughter of many additional trees. Unless noted, the stories are in the couple's own words. I appreciate our readers sharing their happiness with the Press and with the New Black.
Grab a cup of coffee and settle in for a read of the sugary sweet variety. If I missed your story, or you would like to have yours included in a "Vol. 2," feel free to send a note to firstname.lastname@example.com.
True love is a blind date
Dave and Nancy Wallace, 81, of Grand Rapids were featured in the print section of the proposal story.
Dave said the couple has had its ups and downs in 59 years of marriage. Nancy is now in beginning stages of dementia, and Dave is her caregiver. He is writing a book about "careloving," with the hopes of teaching people about how to get the most out of being a caregiver for someone you love.
"It's come full circle, we cuddle more," Dave said.
Dave is retired from ad writing, but continues to write for Lakeland Boating magazine.
Here is the couple's proposal story, as written by Dave.
"The actual proposal part of my story is almost incidental to the circumstances that surrounded the event. It all began in December of 1948. It was a weekend evening, and a formal Christmas party was under way in the fourth floor dining room of the downtown Grand Rapids Peninsular Club.
Our family was gathered in the second-floor lounge waiting for a table in the casual grill. I heard the familiar ring tone of the elevator stopping at our floor. I turned to look. The doors opened revealing a group of formally dressed partygoers on their way up. Right in the center of that crowd stood the most beautiful young woman I had ever seen.
The doors closed within seconds, and the elevator continued its upward mission to the party, but those few seconds of revelation left me with a lasting image of the mystery woman whose beauty had stunned me, and whose identity would seemingly remain unknown.
Fast forward three weeks to January of 1949. A sympathetic friend of mine who was well aware of my inadequate social life called to announce that he had set me up with a blind date. The only clue he offered was that she had a great sense of humor and that we should get along just fine.
Finally, it was date night! I rang the doorbell at the address given. The door opened, and there she was -- the very same beauty I had seen in the elevator at the club. I tried to hide my amazement and remain casual, but my heart was beating way out of control. We shared a Bob Hope movie at the Majestic Theatre. We laughed together at the same lines. We split a beer afterward and agreed to a second date.
I was so overwhelmed by this miracle of good fortune, and so sure that fate had delivered her to me as a personal favor, I blurted out my proposal before the second date was over. She laughed good-naturedly as though it were a joke, and suggested that I wouldn't know what to do if she had said, "yes." It seems she had just come off a bad engagement and was in no mood to start another -- especially on such short notice -- and with such an inexperienced suitor.
She worked in her dad's office, and I arranged to have a red rose and a proposal card sent to her every day for the rest of the winter. We continued dating, and I continued sending the roses and cards. In April she finally said, "yes." We were married in June. We are still together and still laughing at the same lines in the movies we see.
I once asked her what she saw in me on that first date, and she finally admitted it was the stunning, postwar, bullet nose Studebaker convertible I was driving at the time. I take no offense. All is fair in love and blind dating.
In a one-horse open sleigh...
Nate, 44, and Kris Vander Stelt of Grand Rapids were featured in the Press' story. Here's the complete tale.
Years ago I drove with Kris, my girlfriend, to northwest Iowa, for a family Christmas. On a cold, crisp Saturday morning I went out pheasant hunting with my grade school buddy -- a great start to the day. At noon I came home, cleaned up and mentioned to Kris that we should go take some pictures of the countryside.
As we drove out of town past the county fairgrounds, there was a man with a one-horse open sleigh enjoying the morning. Kris said, "We should do that sometime."
"OK, how about now?" I said.
We pulled up to the edge of the field. Little did Kris know that I had arranged this weeks earlier and that the man driving the sleigh was someone I knew from years ago.
"Hello, Pete," I said, as Kris looked on inquisitively.
"Hello, Nate, it's good to see you. And you must be Kristi," he responded. "It's cold out, folks, so hop on in, cover yourself with the large blanket and let's go for a ride."
Away we went. While trotting through a corn field, I proposed.
She said "yes," although 17 years later she jokes at times that she thought I was asking her if she thought it was cold out, rather than "Would you marry me?"
Ironically, the first to greet us as an engaged couple were a bunch of cows mooing in the field next to us and a pair of pheasants that flew up as we passed by. What a perfect day in Iowa!
Fairy-tale romance
Jennifer and Kevin Buck, both 30, of Caledonia were featured in the Press. They met and started dating through a series of interesting coincidences, including that both had interned at Walt Disney World. Kevin went out of his way to ensure a perfect proposal for Jennifer.
Here is the rest of their story, as told by Jennifer:
In December of 2005, we went on our annual trip to Walt Disney World -- it's a tradition in his family -- his parents, brother and wife, all join for vacation. Kevin's family was in a horrible car accident in which his grandmother was killed during the holidays a few years earlier, so his family decided to go to somewhere warm and fun to help cope with the loss.
On Thursday, Dec. 29, the day started out like normal. We were at the Magic Kingdom, my favorite park, which was jam-packed with guests. Kevin's brother, Steve, went to Guest Services to confirm dinner reservations, and came back with a Hidden Mickey Hunt packet. The directions stated we were to find 15 hidden Mickeys (the three-circle image of Mickey Mouse hidden throughout Walt Disney World) and write down the exact location and detailed description.
If you answered the questions correctly and completely, you could send in the packet and receive a limited edition Mickey pin, which I collected. I was all for the Mickey Hunt! We continued searching all day, looking, discovering, writing, and I even took a few pictures to "prove" we found them. About five hours later, just two questions were left which directed us to the Grand Floridian Hotel.
During my Disney internships, I had worked at the Grand at the front desk and was incredibly familiar with the hotel -- I answered the last two questions without even having to look. I was relieved to be done, and ready to go look in the gift shops. Kevin's sister-in-law, Terri, told me I had to look for the hidden Mickey in the carpet under the Christmas tree in the main lobby.
I argued that the carpet is the same everywhere; I did not need to look under the tree. She insisted, pointing at something, and I reluctantly got down on my hands and knees to peek under the tree. I saw a silver jewelry box with the initials "JLB" engraved on it, along with Tinkerbell. I immediately realized this was not a Disney-sponsored Hidden Mickey Hunt. I looked up at Terri, and she had the video camera out and was recording.
Terri asked me to open the box, which I did, and there was a folded piece of paper inside the red velvet tray. I read the piece of paper, and it stated this was my final clue. I was instructed to count and fill in the letters from my earlier hunt to spell out two words, which read "Wedding Pavilion." It took me about five minutes to figure it out, in which time I was shaking and crying.
I knew what was coming and was in shock. Terri and I went outside to the lagoon and walked over to the beautiful wedding pavilion where Kevin's brother, Steve, was standing in a Mickey shape drawn in the sand. I asked where Kevin was, and Steve said that I had to do this first and handed me Kevin's handheld computer, in which a video appeared.
The video started with the first notes to our song "You" by Jim Brickman and began showing pictures of our three-and-a-half years together. I was a blubbering mess, and it is all on videotape. Another of "our songs" started and more pictures continued to play. At the end of the video, Kevin came out from hiding by the building, and watched the rest of the video with me. As the final pictures faded out, and words appeared on the video, he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him.
It was 5:01pm, and the sun was just setting, the monorails are going by, and I am staring at Cinderella's Castle across the lagoon and at the most wonderful man in the world, indeed the man of my dreams.
Needless to say there was no special Mickey pin, although the Hidden Mickey rules sheet did say that "Substitutions could be made if prize not available." What a wonderful substitution.
Special brew
Phyllis Frederick, 64, an LPN shared how her husband, Roger, 60 proposed. They were engaged Christmas Day in 2000 and have been married six years.
Six years ago, I had a new friend from England. She got me interested in "brewing tea" the English way. I told my boyfriend that I wanted a pretty English teapot for Christmas.
On Christmas I opened my gift and it was a beautiful teapot covered with pink roses. Hanging out of it were two tags (like on teabags). One of them said "You're my cup of tea" and The other one said, "Will you marry me?"
The second one was attached to a ring box. "YES!" was my answer, we were married 9 months later under the big tree at the former Gibson's Restaurant."
TGI Engagement!
Jennifer Sadler shares the story of her downtown proposal from her husband, Joe. The pair live in Kentwood. She's originally from Port Huron, and he's from Byron Center.
A woman waits to be proposed to all of her life. Women dream of who they will marry and dream of their wedding day from the time they are very little. I think the marriage proposal is very important to the overall marriage. This is the way the man shows love, admiration, and respect for his lady. If a man is willing to work so hard for the "perfect proposal" than the woman will know he will work hard in their marriage also. (And hopefully, help in the wedding planning!)
My husband proposed to me in the most thoughtful way possible. He didn't need to spend money on a helicopter ride, limo, or a 2-carat ring to ask me for my love forever. He didn't need to submit our story into a television show or use a dog to carry the ring. He used his mind and his heart. The two things I love most about him.
I knew after our first "real" date that he was "the one." We had gone to TGI Friday's in Grand Rapids on the Fourth of July. About halfway through dinner, the friendship we had acquired over the months had moved into this new feeling. When we looked at each other, it was in new light. We weren't just friends anymore, we were in love. That night, Joe took my hand as we crossed Monroe Avenue to watch the fireworks. I had my own fireworks as I felt his hand take mine.
Joe and I had been dating for a little over three years. I was teaching high school language arts and he was both working and going to school full time. It was a Friday night and I had just gotten home from school. Joe asked me what I'd like to eat for dinner. I replied, "Chinese," and he asked if I wanted to go out. I was exhausted from taming the wild animals all Friday afternoon so I requested that we stay home. He looked disappointed.
"But there's a new Chinese restaurant downtown, I'd really like to try it. It's supposed to be really nice so we can get dressed up a little bit," he said.
That sold me. I love getting dressed up and I had just bought red sequined shoes that I'd had my eyes on forever. I had gotten up the courage to buy them, but not to wear them. This was just the opportunity!
Joe and I left to go out to dinner and I had no idea that when we would returned we'd be engaged!
Joe parked in the parking garage near The B.O.B and began walking. I had no idea where we were going since I had never heard of this "new restaurant.' After walking a few blocks, I felt a burning sting coming from both of my feet. I looked down to find large blisters already formed on my heels from my cute shoes.
"Joe, I can't walk any further," I said.
"We're almost there, don't worry," he said.
Little did I know now that 'there' was the moment in time I had dreamt about my whole life. "There" represented every day I looked at him and dreamed of our future. Had I know "there" was just minutes away, I would have sprinted "there."
Instead, I continued walking, complaining all the way. Joe just held my hand like usual. We had just walked past the B.O.B.'s back entrance when Joe received a phone call.
"Go around one more time," he said and hung up.
Though I thought it was strange, he quickly said his friend was looking for some place. As we were walking I felt Joe hold my hand a little tighter and he began leading me a little faster. Before I could ask why he was in such a rush, he pulled me into the middle of Monroe Avenue. I looked to see all of the traffic around us.
"What are you doing!?" I screamed in fear.
As my yell fell, I noticed the traffic had stopped. I looked for Joe. I found him a foot in front of me on one knee.
"Jen, 3 years, 2 months, 1 week ago, I held your hand across this street for the first time. I promise to love you, adore you, and take care of you for the rest of my life. I'd like your hand now in marriage, will you marry me?"
He was quite calm except his hand that held the ring box was shaking.
"Yes!" I answered, with a big smile on my face. As Joe opened the box and put the ring on my finger (the most beautiful ring I've ever seen) I saw a flash. I looked to my left and noticed Joe's best friend in the car next to us -- he was taking pictures.
"I had him follow us so he could block traffic," Joe said.
As Joe got back to his feet I noticed all the people around us on the sidewalk watching, I saw the parking garage attendant clapping and jumping up and down and I noticed that TGI Friday's was behind us. He had found the exact spot where we had held hands, where I had fallen in love with him, where our story began. But now our story truly began, together, hand in hand forever."
Soaring high for love
Kimberly Rozga, 25, of Grand Rapids is a facilities engineer at Bissell Homecare Inc. She recently became engaged to Geoffrey Ebels, 23, of Chicago, who works for TSA at O'Hare airport.
"I got engaged on Tuesday, October 30th, and here is how it happened:
I headed to class that afternoon after getting out of work only to find out that my class was canceled. I called my boyfriend Geoff to see if he wanted to meet up early since I had an extra three hours.
We were supposed to meet up to go flying later that night. I was told he needed to do some touch-and-goes to keep his certification current so he invited me along. This being the first curveball in Geoff's plan, he replied; "How about you catch up on some sleep, and I'll pick you up at the Jenison airport."
I was exhausted and jumped at the idea, thinking nothing of it. On my way home, my sister called and I told her I would be going flying later that night. She said that it sounded like fun so I invited her along saying I'd double-check with Geoff, but that it shouldn't be a problem.
This was curve ball No. 2.
I called Geoff to see if it'd be all right, and his response was that he'd have to see which airplane he had rented. In turn, Geoff called my sister to tell her the scoop and have her decline somehow. He then called me back and said it'd be fine. I called my sister and she declined saying she was too scared to fly with him. Still thinking nothing of it I went to sleep.
Geoff in the meantime was busy dodging my curveballs and plotting his proposal. Geoff, his mother and two sisters were busy setting up Christmas lights on the beach at Sandy Pines that read "KIM MARRY ME."
Geoff flew into the Jenison airport to pick me up for our flight. We took off just in time to see the sunset and the glow of the city lights beginning to appear. We got to his "destination spot" and he flew down just above the tree tops, keeping my wing up so I couldn't see the proposal on the ground below.
He began telling me how happy he'd been the last year and then he tipped the wing down and there in the sand perfectly clear was written my proposal. I had perma-grin as I turned back to Geoff who was holding the perfect ring. We went to kiss and hit our headsets together. Of course, I said "YES!"
We landed and headed back to my parent's house where we were met by our family. They had a cake and champagne and we had a little party. It was perfect.
Come to find out the proposal as stated above was not without its obstacles. Curveball No. 3 came when his sisters and mom plugged in the lights. Apparently, it blew a fuse and half the lights weren't lit. Fortunately, the ranger was able to get them a new fuse in time before we flew over top.
It was an incredible proposal that I'll never forget. I still get goose bumps.
Jumping for joy
Cathy, 26, and Daron, 35 Tilburt live in Grand Rapids.
"When my husband Daron decided to propose to me, he did it in a very fun and unusual way, at least I thought it was unusual. Daron loved to skydive and had 300 jumps under his belt. He has taken me to the drop zone numerous times and had talked to me about going skydiving with him at least once.
On Sept. 8, 2002, he finally talked me into jumping out of a perfectly good plane. We had to wait for one of the planes to get ready, so I was talking to Andy, the guy who was going to videotape my first jump. Daron was off talking with someone else. The video guy went to talk with Daron and I got to talk with Cheyenne, the guy who was going to be my tandem jumper.
The plane finally was ready and we went up to get ready for the jump. The view above Hastings was beautiful on that day and you could see for miles. It finally came time to strap into the tandem harness and Daron got ready to jump as well. The jump was scary, but, fun. It was wonderful floating to the ground and seeing the beautiful landscape around us.
Daron and Andy landed before Cheyenne and I. When I finally got on the ground, Andy was still videotaping away. It took me a little while to get to my feet because I was still a little light-headed.
Daron helped me to my feet, asked me how the jump was and gave me a kiss. With Andy still running the videotape Daron got down on one knee. He told me that he loved me and asked me to marry him. Of course, I, said "yes."
We have the entire wonderful moment on videotape, and I love that fact. I found out later that Daron had actually wanted to propose to me on the beach at sunset, but because I had to be to work early in the morning he changed his mind. I am actually glad that he changed his mind because being proposed to after going skydiving was unforgettable."
Christmas perfect proposal
Tammie and Jeff Palmitier of Hudsonville were married in June of 1983. They'll be celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary next year.
"My high school sweetheart, Jeff, and I were dating for four years. We were juniors in college and I was attending Grand Valley State College and he was attending Central Michigan University.
It was December 1981, and he wanted to take me out to dinner at the 1913 room for Christmas (he said). I had never been to the 1913 room before. So, I got dressed up, and he picked me up at my campus apartment. He came to the door and when we walked downstairs, there was a limousine in the parking lot.
He had arranged the limousine to take us to the 1913 room. This was my very first ride ever in a limousine. As we were riding in the back of the limousine, he pulled out a ring and proposed to me! It was so romantic. How could I say "no"? Of course, I said "yes."
Squeaky-clean proposal
Chad, 35, and Julie, 34, McCallum of Byron Center have been married 11 years and have two kids. Chad McCallum shared his story with me over the phone.
"The day we got engaged, we almost broke up," Chad said.
The couple had gone to church together in the morning and had later had a discussion in which they felt they were moving in different directions.
Chad didn't want to give up on the relationship and called Julie's father to ask for Julie's hand. He hung up on him three times before gathering the nerve to ask for his blessing. Chad had all grandiose plans for Wrigley Field, but they said no. He was going to take her to a spot on the river but thought it was too cliche.
Instead, they went for a car ride and Chad took them through an automatic touchless carwash.
"Somewhere between pre-soak and rinse, I asked," he said.
Her reaction? "Are we even dating?"
She, of course, said yes and the two have been happy together since.
E-mail Tricia Woolfenden: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Today's "Comment of the Day" was posted by SILive.com user myop1975 to a story about the proposed new observation wheel in St. George, reaction to the news, ranged from enthusiasm to opposition.
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As a St. George resident, I'm all for this. I think it's a great idea and hope it actually comes to fruition.


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Blythewood Vacation Packages
Many of Columbia's most popular attractions can be found close to Blythewood, so it is a convenient place to base yourself. The Village at Sandhill Mall and the Sesquicentennial State Park are two of the popular places to visit. If you have time, don't miss the Polo Road Ball Park and the Columbia Place Mall.
To better understand Columbia, head to one of its many cultural destinations. Book a tour, admire the interior of the building or simply enjoy the fascinating artworks at the South Carolina State Museum. If you enjoy art museums and galleries, browse the collections at the Columbia Museum of Art.
Discover the area's family-friendly side at the Frankie's Fun Park and the South Carolina State Fairgrounds. The kids are sure to have fun. You will love the amazing animal experiences at the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden.
When it's time escape the city, head to one of the many nearby green spaces. There are some nice urban parks, so take a picnic blanket to Finley Park.
Finding somewhere convenient to stay around the Blythewood area is a breeze. If you're looking for great service and a comfortable bed, check out the amenities at the Baymont Inn and Suites Columbia Northwest, the Affordable Suites Deluxe, and the Clarion Hotel Downtown.


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Teachers, parents, students and public education activists filled the Capitol Rotunda by the hundreds to call for more money for education to help school districts avoid another year of having to lay off teachers and eliminate programs, such as kindergarten.
In one of the larger rallies of this budget season, speaker after speaker voiced their displeasure with Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed funding cuts to public education last year, which he has defended as essential to the state living within its means.
Some attendees at the event held signs such as "One Term Toxic Tom" to show their displeasure with the governor.
The rally coincides with closed-door budget negotiations between Gov. Tom Corbett and top Republican lawmakers that focus, in part, on how much of Corbett's proposed cuts in school aid to roll back.
In the governor's budget proposal, he nearly flatlined the basic education funding line but injected a little more to help offset higher pension costs school districts are facing. He also eliminated the $100 million block grant program to school districts. The House and Senate are pushing to restore funding for the block grant program.Some lawmakers worry that the state will be faced with a wave of school districts in Pennsylvania's struggling small cities that are unable to open their doors this year or next. A recent survey by the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators and the Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials indicates that nearly half of the 281 districts who responded anticipate being in financial distress within three years.
One teacher, 31-year-old Jeremy Haloskie laid off Friday by Pocono Mountain School District, calls education a cornerstone of what America was built on and says the state should be able to find more money for it.
Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents' Association intern Michael Macagnone contributed to this article.


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MOBILE, Alabama – It's field trip day!
That's right, in a little more than one hour I'll be on site at the Airbus A320 final assembly line under construction at Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley with about 100 of my new favorite 8- and 9-year-olds.
Today is the latest installment of the "Watch Me Grow" series, giving Dr. Robert W. Gilliard Elementary School third-graders a firsthand look at the $600 million facility being constructed in what amounts to their backyard and, with any luck, a little inspiration for possibly pursuing future careers in the aerospace industry.
The regularly scheduled outings pair the Brookley neighborhood school and its Partner in Education Airbus Americas Inc., and today we'll be getting a tour of the building slated to supply all utilities to the new assembly line, including power distribution and backup generation, heating, cooling, chilled and drinking water.
Gilliard Principal Debbie Bolden told me during the first "Watch Me Grow" field trip in November the outings are one of many strategies the school employs to help its students "develop a vision for their future."
"We believe that this experience will generate an excitement for what is happening in the community in our students. Our hope is that by witnessing the construction of the facility and eventually seeing the airplanes being assembled will cause our students to become eager to explore the Aviation Center at B.C. Rain High School, and prepare them to join the workforce," Bolden said.
So stay tuned, and I'll have a complete report and new photo gallery around lunchtime. But be sure and check out the gallery in this post, too, from November. Part of the point of the partnership is document - in pictures - how this one class grows up alongside the Airbus FAL.
Look who's hiring
And in case you missed it yesterday, Airbus has fired up the "Help Wanted" sign again and is accepting online applications for pre-employment training through the Alabama Industrial Development Training program for its second wave of hourly manufacturing positions at the Mobile Aeroplex facility.
This second wave of hourly positions includes aircraft mechanics, cabin installers and aircraft systems installers. Starting pay rates for all of the positions range from $16.50 to $22.50 an hour plus benefits based on skills, experience and education.
Click here to read the complete job posting for these positions.
Office space available
The Bakery complex is a mixed use office/retail development located at 1100 Dauphin Street indowntown Mobile, currently listed for lease by NAI Mobile for $12 per square foot per year.
The available spaces have exposed brick walls and exposed beams throughout, and you can click here to take a closer look. A total of 9,400 square feet was still available for lease at last check.
Mark your calendar
Mobile Area Water & Sewer System and the City of Mobile Community Planning and Development Department will host a free small business credit repair workshop June 7 at MAWSS' Dennis Moore Training Center located at 210 Cox St. in Mobile.
The workshop, which runs from 8:30 a.m. until noon, will focus on minority- and women-owned businesses and cover personal credit repair techniques such as clearing judgments and liens. Participants will also gain training on how to prepare financial statements and check business credit history.
Workshop facilitators will include Johnnie Robinson with the city of Mobile; Shirley Sessions, Regions Bank; and Archinique Kidd, Underutilized Business Enterprise Coordinator with MAWSS.
For more information or to register, contact Kidd at (251) 694-3194 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Kelli Dugan is a business reporter in Alabama Media Group's Mobile hub, focusing primarily on aerospace and workforce development, but taking an occasional detour. Business Before Breakfast is an attempt to catch readers up on a variety of items while offering insights into the inner-workings of some of coastal Alabama's more interesting industries. The column typically appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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At the hearing: big questions
July 16, 2013 - John D'Agostino
Who better than state Assemblyman Andrew Goodell to question National Grid on its proposal to upgrade?
During Monday's Public Service Commission hearing at the Williams Center at Fredonia State University, Goodell won the applause of a crowd of more than 2,500 in attendance. Goodell's questions came after the presentations by NRG and National Grid.
Click on the link at right to hear the discussion between Goodell and William Melee of National Grid.
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text: .\" Copyright (c) 2003-2007 Tim Kientzle .\" All rights reserved. .\" .\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without .\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions .\" are met: .\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright .\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. .\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright .\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the .\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. .\" .\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND .\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE .\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE .\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE .\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL .\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS .\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) .\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT .\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libarchive/archive_write_disk.3,v 1.4 2008/09/04 05:22:00 kientzle Exp $ .\" .Dd August 5, 2008 .Dt archive_write_disk 3 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm archive_write_disk_new , .Nm archive_write_disk_set_options , .Nm archive_write_disk_set_skip_file , .Nm archive_write_disk_set_group_lookup , .Nm archive_write_disk_set_standard_lookup , .Nm archive_write_disk_set_user_lookup , .Nm archive_write_header , .Nm archive_write_data , .Nm archive_write_finish_entry , .Nm archive_write_close , .Nm archive_write_finish .Nd functions for creating objects on disk .Sh SYNOPSIS .In archive.h .Ft struct archive * .Fn archive_write_disk_new "void" .Ft int .Fn archive_write_disk_set_options "struct archive *" "int flags" .Ft int .Fn archive_write_disk_set_skip_file "struct archive *" "dev_t" "ino_t" .Ft int .Fo archive_write_disk_set_group_lookup .Fa "struct archive *" .Fa "void *" .Fa "gid_t (*)(void *, const char *gname, gid_t gid)" .Fa "void (*cleanup)(void *)" .Fc .Ft int .Fn archive_write_disk_set_standard_lookup "struct archive *" .Ft int .Fo archive_write_disk_set_user_lookup .Fa "struct archive *" .Fa "void *" .Fa "uid_t (*)(void *, const char *uname, uid_t uid)" .Fa "void (*cleanup)(void *)" .Fc .Ft int .Fn archive_write_header "struct archive *" "struct archive_entry *" .Ft ssize_t .Fn archive_write_data "struct archive *" "const void *" "size_t" .Ft int .Fn archive_write_finish_entry "struct archive *" .Ft int .Fn archive_write_close "struct archive *" .Ft int .Fn archive_write_finish "struct archive *" .Sh DESCRIPTION These functions provide a complete API for creating objects on disk from .Tn struct archive_entry descriptions. They are most naturally used when extracting objects from an archive using the .Fn archive_read interface. The general process is to read .Tn struct archive_entry objects from an archive, then write those objects to a .Tn struct archive object created using the .Fn archive_write_disk family functions. This interface is deliberately very similar to the .Fn archive_write interface used to write objects to a streaming archive. .Bl -tag -width indent .It Fn archive_write_disk_new Allocates and initializes a .Tn struct archive object suitable for writing objects to disk. .It Fn archive_write_disk_set_skip_file Records the device and inode numbers of a file that should not be overwritten. This is typically used to ensure that an extraction process does not overwrite the archive from which objects are being read. This capability is technically unnecessary but can be a significant performance optimization in practice. .It Fn archive_write_disk_set_options The options field consists of a bitwise OR of one or more of the following values: .Bl -tag -compact -width "indent" .It Cm ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_OWNER The user and group IDs should be set on the restored file. By default, the user and group IDs are not restored. .It Cm ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_PERM Full permissions (including SGID, SUID, and sticky bits) should be restored exactly as specified, without obeying the current umask. Note that SUID and SGID bits can only be restored if the user and group ID of the object on disk are correct. If .Cm ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_OWNER is not specified, then SUID and SGID bits will only be restored if the default user and group IDs of newly-created objects on disk happen to match those specified in the archive entry. By default, only basic permissions are restored, and umask is obeyed. .It Cm ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_TIME The timestamps (mtime, ctime, and atime) should be restored. By default, they are ignored. Note that restoring of atime is not currently supported. .It Cm ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_NO_OVERWRITE Existing files on disk will not be overwritten. By default, existing regular files are truncated and overwritten; existing directories will have their permissions updated; other pre-existing objects are unlinked and recreated from scratch. .It Cm ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_UNLINK Existing files on disk will be unlinked before any attempt to create them. In some cases, this can prove to be a significant performance improvement. By default, existing files are truncated and rewritten, but the file is not recreated. In particular, the default behavior does not break existing hard links. .It Cm ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_ACL Attempt to restore ACLs. By default, extended ACLs are ignored. .It Cm ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_FFLAGS Attempt to restore extended file flags. By default, file flags are ignored. .It Cm ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_XATTR Attempt to restore POSIX.1e extended attributes. By default, they are ignored. .It Cm ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_SECURE_SYMLINKS Refuse to extract any object whose final location would be altered by a symlink on disk. This is intended to help guard against a variety of mischief caused by archives that (deliberately or otherwise) extract files outside of the current directory. The default is not to perform this check. If .Cm ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_UNLINK is specified together with this option, the library will remove any intermediate symlinks it finds and return an error only if such symlink could not be removed. .It Cm ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_SECURE_NODOTDOT Refuse to extract a path that contains a .Pa .. element anywhere within it. The default is to not refuse such paths. Note that paths ending in .Pa .. always cause an error, regardless of this flag. .It Cm ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_SPARSE Scan data for blocks of NUL bytes and try to recreate them with holes. This results in sparse files, independent of whether the archive format supports or uses them. .El .It Xo .Fn archive_write_disk_set_group_lookup , .Fn archive_write_disk_set_user_lookup .Xc The .Tn struct archive_entry objects contain both names and ids that can be used to identify users and groups. These names and ids describe the ownership of the file itself and also appear in ACL lists. By default, the library uses the ids and ignores the names, but this can be overridden by registering user and group lookup functions. To register, you must provide a lookup function which accepts both a name and id and returns a suitable id. You may also provide a .Tn void * pointer to a private data structure and a cleanup function for that data. The cleanup function will be invoked when the .Tn struct archive object is destroyed. .It Fn archive_write_disk_set_standard_lookup This convenience function installs a standard set of user and group lookup functions. These functions use .Xr getpwnam 3 and .Xr getgrnam 3 to convert names to ids, defaulting to the ids if the names cannot be looked up. These functions also implement a simple memory cache to reduce the number of calls to .Xr getpwnam 3 and .Xr getgrnam 3 . .It Fn archive_write_header Build and write a header using the data in the provided .Tn struct archive_entry structure. See .Xr archive_entry 3 for information on creating and populating .Tn struct archive_entry objects. .It Fn archive_write_data Write data corresponding to the header just written. Returns number of bytes written or -1 on error. .It Fn archive_write_finish_entry Close out the entry just written. Ordinarily, clients never need to call this, as it is called automatically by .Fn archive_write_next_header and .Fn archive_write_close as needed. .It Fn archive_write_close Set any attributes that could not be set during the initial restore. For example, directory timestamps are not restored initially because restoring a subsequent file would alter that timestamp. Similarly, non-writable directories are initially created with write permissions (so that their contents can be restored). The .Nm library maintains a list of all such deferred attributes and sets them when this function is invoked. .It Fn archive_write_finish Invokes .Fn archive_write_close if it was not invoked manually, then releases all resources. .El More information about the .Va struct archive object and the overall design of the library can be found in the .Xr libarchive 3 overview. Many of these functions are also documented under .Xr archive_write 3 . .Sh RETURN VALUES Most functions return .Cm ARCHIVE_OK (zero) on success, or one of several non-zero error codes for errors. Specific error codes include: .Cm ARCHIVE_RETRY for operations that might succeed if retried, .Cm ARCHIVE_WARN for unusual conditions that do not prevent further operations, and .Cm ARCHIVE_FATAL for serious errors that make remaining operations impossible. The .Fn archive_errno and .Fn archive_error_string functions can be used to retrieve an appropriate error code and a textual error message. .Pp .Fn archive_write_disk_new returns a pointer to a newly-allocated .Tn struct archive object. .Pp .Fn archive_write_data returns a count of the number of bytes actually written. On error, -1 is returned and the .Fn archive_errno and .Fn archive_error_string functions will return appropriate values. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr archive_read 3 , .Xr archive_write 3 , .Xr tar 1 , .Xr libarchive 3 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm libarchive library first appeared in .Fx 5.3 . The .Nm archive_write_disk interface was added to .Nm libarchive 2.0 and first appeared in .Fx 6.3 . .Sh AUTHORS .An -nosplit The .Nm libarchive library was written by .An Tim Kientzle Aq email@example.com . .Sh BUGS Directories are actually extracted in two distinct phases. Directories are created during .Fn archive_write_header , but final permissions are not set until .Fn archive_write_close . This separation is necessary to correctly handle borderline cases such as a non-writable directory containing files, but can cause unexpected results. In particular, directory permissions are not fully restored until the archive is closed. If you use .Xr chdir 2 to change the current directory between calls to .Fn archive_read_extract or before calling .Fn archive_read_close , you may confuse the permission-setting logic with the result that directory permissions are restored incorrectly. .Pp The library attempts to create objects with filenames longer than .Cm PATH_MAX by creating prefixes of the full path and changing the current directory. Currently, this logic is limited in scope; the fixup pass does not work correctly for such objects and the symlink security check option disables the support for very long pathnames. .Pp Restoring the path .Pa aa/../bb does create each intermediate directory. In particular, the directory .Pa aa is created as well as the final object .Pa bb . In theory, this can be exploited to create an entire directory heirarchy with a single request. Of course, this does not work if the .Cm ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_NODOTDOT option is specified. .Pp Implicit directories are always created obeying the current umask. Explicit objects are created obeying the current umask unless .Cm ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_PERM is specified, in which case they current umask is ignored. .Pp SGID and SUID bits are restored only if the correct user and group could be set. If .Cm ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_OWNER is not specified, then no attempt is made to set the ownership. In this case, SGID and SUID bits are restored only if the user and group of the final object happen to match those specified in the entry. .Pp The .Dq standard user-id and group-id lookup functions are not the defaults because .Xr getgrnam 3 and .Xr getpwnam 3 are sometimes too large for particular applications. The current design allows the application author to use a more compact implementation when appropriate. .Pp There should be a corresponding .Nm archive_read_disk interface that walks a directory heirarchy and returns archive entry objects.


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Award praises OKC archbishop's 'rallying cry' against black massDec 5, 2014 - 09:35 am .- Oklahoma City's Archbishop Paul Coakley has received a Catholic leadership award for his prominent opposition to a satanic black mass in his city, as well as his work with Catholic Relief Services.
Petition against OKC black mass draws support of 85,000Sep 14, 2014 - 04:54 pm .- More than 85,000 people have signed a petition asking the city-run Oklahoma City Civic Center Music Hall to cancel a scheduled black mass, saying that is a blatant attack on the Catholic Church.
Successful Okla. lawsuit could stop future black massesAug 28, 2014 - 04:49 pm .- A lawyer who helped recover a stolen Host that organizers of an Oklahoma City black mass intended to desecrate said that the Church's legal victory could have far-reaching effects.
Okla. archbishop relieved at return of consecrated HostAug 21, 2014 - 04:35 pm .- Oklahoma City's archbishop voiced relief that satanists organizing a black mass in the city returned a stolen Host which was to be desecrated, restating his concern that the event should happen at all.
Black mass organizers face lawsuit over stolen HostAug 20, 2014 - 11:05 am .- Organizers of a satanic black mass slated to take place in Oklahoma City next month face a lawsuit on grounds that the consecrated Host used for the sacrilegious event is stolen.
Prayers urged as black mass organizer claims consecrated HostAug 8, 2014 - 04:07 am .- The purported use of a consecrated Host at a planned satanic black mass at an Oklahoma City civic center would be a "terrible sacrilege" that requires a prayerful response, the local archbishop emphasized.
Tulsa bishop urges prayer, fasting in response to black massAug 4, 2014 - 05:01 pm .- A novena of prayer and fasting leading up to the Feast of the Assumption has been planned to combat the Satanic black mass slated to take place at Oklahoma City's Civic Center in September.
Archbishop calls slated black mass offensive, horrendousJul 16, 2014 - 05:15 pm .- Archbishop of Oklahoma City Paul Coakley called a black mass scheduled to take place in the city's civic center an "obviously horrendous" act meant to offend much of the state's community.
Okla. civic center defends black mass with sex offenderJul 7, 2014 - 06:15 am .- A spokeswoman for the Oklahoma City Civic Center Music Hall defended a black mass being planned there by a convicted sex offender, even though it might involve the desecration of an actual consecrated host.
Archbishop asks Okla. civic center to reconsider black massJul 2, 2014 - 04:32 pm .- Just a few months after a black mass reenactment was planned – and then canceled – at Harvard University, another has been scheduled to take place at the Oklahoma City Civic Center on September 21, prompting calls for organizers to reconsider.
Thousands swarm Harvard campus for prayer, protestMay 13, 2014 - 06:00 pm .- Amid the last-minute cancellation of a planned satanic black mass re-enactment, some 2,000 people gathered on Harvard's campus to take part in a May 12 Eucharistic procession and adoration.
Satanic black mass 'postponed indefinitely' amid outcryMay 12, 2014 - 06:05 pm .- A satanic black mass re-enactment being planned by a student group at Harvard University has been 'postponed indefinitely' and will not take place May 12.
Masses, Adoration held across US in reparation for Harvard eventMay 12, 2014 - 05:20 pm .- Catholics across the U.S. and around the world are gathering to hold Eucharistic Adoration and Masses in reparation for the re-enactment of a satanic black mass being hosted Monday evening by a Harvard University student group.
Harvard black mass raises questions about application of toleranceMay 12, 2014 - 01:43 pm .- Harvard University's acceptance of a satanic black mass re-enactment on campus raises larger questions of tolerance and whether it is being applied selectively, scholars say.
Harvard president: satanic mass 'abhorrent' but may proceedMay 12, 2014 - 10:38 am .- The president of Harvard said that a student group's plans to hold a re-enactment of a satanic black mass are offensive, disrespectful and inflammatory, but will be allowed to proceed for the sake of free expression.
Satanic mass organizers: Catholic outcry paranoid, intolerantMay 9, 2014 - 12:10 pm .- A Harvard student group organizing a re-enactment of a satanic black mass on campus has dismissed Catholic critics, calling their views arrogant and their objections ignorant and intolerant.
Harvard 'black mass' event met with shock, outcryMay 8, 2014 - 12:31 pm .- A Harvard student group's plans to re-enact a satanic black mass on campus has prompted outrage from Catholics who say that the event is not educational, but sacrilegious, offensive and disrespectful.
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poetic and sly,
This review is from: The Damnation Game (Paperback)
Once again, Barker gives me a good reason to call him the Master of the Macabre.
Martin Strauss, ex-boxer, petty thief and gambler, gets offered the chance at early parole. The catch is that he would have to become the personal bodyguard of one of Europe's wealthiest businessmen: Joseph Whitehead. What could be wrong with that? A lot, as Marty will soon learn. Beneath the image of a calm and cool man in complete control of his life, Joseph is a man with a horrible and deadly secret.
In the closing days of WW2, Joseph had made a living in the demolished ruins of Warsaw as a thief and a cheat; he carried the persona of a man in control of his own destiny, who could outsmart any opponent. So when Joseph hears tell of a man, a mysterious card-sharp, living in Warsaw who cannot be beaten, Joseph jumps at the chance to test his skills. Joseph manages to walk away from the game with the man who calls himself The Last European with more then he could have ever dreamed. He is gifted with power, wealth, and fame; the price-tag for all of these gifts was a steep one: Joseph's soul.
Now, some 40 years later, The Last European is back to claim what he is owed; only Joseph doesn't want to pay up. Now Martin has a choice, he can return to prison and finish his sentence, or he can risk his soul in the protection of Whitehead. Martin may be in good physical condition, but the Last European has more than muscle on his side. He is the master of illusions, he can make you see and feel your worst nightmares in the flesh; his power is so terrible that he is able to raise the dead to aid him in his quest to get to Joseph. One such undead associate of The Last European's is Anthony: an overweight middle-age man with a habit of eating the little girls he so lovingly massacres.
This book was utterly guttural and vicious in it's imagery, while at the same time as clever and sensitive.
Pick it up if you want a good scare.
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Brad Goertz, Bob Boudreaux and Ron Jones talk with St.John Flynn.
The Front Row
"Next Fall"
Actors Brad Goertz and Bob Boudreaux, along with director Ron Jones, talk about Celebration Theatre's production of Next Fall by Geoffrey Nauffts. The play takes a provocative and hilarious look at faith, commitment and the unconditional love between two complicated men.


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No man is an island ... or a water boy
The Eastern States Exposition donated plants and employees' time to beautify the traffic island at the corner of Memorial Avenue and Main Street in West Side. The project is a cooperative effort of the Exposition and members of the Precinct 1 and 2 Neighborhood Committee.
Noreen P. Tassinari said she was pleased to hear that Dori Hayes, an active member of the committee, and her crew would be taking care of watering the new plants.
Stephen P. Hayes, husband to Dori, grinned. "I'm the crew," he said, adding, "I'm the water boy."
Adam Sandler, eat your heart out.
80 on 8/8/08
Celebrating one's 80th birthday is special enough, but for S. Joan Bowler of the Bondsville section of Palmer, it was extra special because it fell on Aug. 8, 2008 - all eights.
"I'm beginning to feel that number. When you get to be 80, you get to feel every ache and pain," she said.
But Bowler said she had a good time anyway celebrating her 80th birthday at her home, where five of her six children threw her a party. She is also a grandmother of 13.
"It happens once in a lifetime I guess . . . it was pretty special," said the former clerk for Metropolitan Life Insurance.
Table hopping in 'Hamp
Memo to self: Never go out to dinner with these two guys.
C & W recently spied Hampshire Sheriff Robert J. Garvey working the room at Roberto's in Northampton one evening. Shaking hands and small talk were the order of the night as Garvey was overheard telling some acquaintances that wife Jane, former Federal Aviation Administration chief and state highway commissioner, was on the fly from Colorado to New Orleans. "I wave at her when the plane flies by," he joked.
Garvey finally did get to sit down with his dining companions, only to be interrupted by another man about town, the Rev. Eugene D. Honan, South Hadley native and now pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Easthampton. Honan had made more than one stop of his own to chat with diners en route to his table and, when he found out the sheriff was in the house, it meant yet another visit.
Kurt Russell makes a visit
Snake Plissken is alive and well... well at least Kurt Russell is.
Russell, who spent part of his youth in Springfield, returned to the area recently for a Hadley wedding, according to John A. Rae, a taxi driver for the Amherst based Celebrity Cab.
Rae said he picked him up at the Amtrak station and recognized him right away. "I love Kurt Russell." He said some of his favorite movies are "Tombstone" in which Russell played Wyatt Earp and "Escape from New York" where he played Snake Plissken.
He asked Rae where he could get some good Chinese food and Rae brought him to Amherst Chinese. Russell said he was in town to go to a friend's wedding in Hadley, Rae said.
Rae said he wanted to say "Snake Plissken. I heard you were dead" That line was a running gag in "Escape from New York," but he didn't.
The supreme supreme
In a manner of speaking, you might now be able to call her the leader of the supremes.
State Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall was recently elected president of the national Conference of Chief Justices and assumed her position at the group's annual meeting in Anchorage, Alaska.
The conference looks to improve the administration of justice in the 50 states and five territories of the United States. With her new post, Marshall also becomes chair of the board of directors for the National Center for State Courts, the national information and research clearinghouse and "think tank" for state courts.
A peek at Patrick's digs
Gov. Deval L. Patrick may have banned the media from the picnic he and his wife, Diane, recently tossed for members of the state Legislature, but that didn't keep those who attended from talking about the shindig.
"Their home is lovely. It sits in a wooded area of Richmond, out on the Massachusetts-New York border, surrounded by apple orchards and fields. There is a manicured lawn behind the home that overlooks a small pond. There is a guest house, a garage, an in-ground pool and pool house, a tennis court, and a large field. The picnic was held in a big-top tent set up in the field," Westfield state Rep. Don Humason told his constituents in a newsletter. Humason and his wife, Janice, attended prior to heading back to the Whip City for the fireworks at Stanley Park on Aug. 3.
The menu included hamburgers, grilled chicken, sausages and salads with watermelon, fruit and ice cream for dessert. "I was one of only three Republican legislators to attend, but we were warmly received and welcomed," reported Humason, who added, "There were no speeches and no overt politicking." Of course, Humason's fellow legislators from east of Worcester all deluged him with comments about how far it is from Beacon Hill. His response? It's the same trip he makes to Beacon Hill each day during the legislative session.
A one-day summer read
In the recent issue of the magazine Real Simple, Amherst-based writer Augusten Burroughs, author of memoirs, including "Running With Scissors" and his latest "The Wolf at the Table," was asked to name a good one-day summer read.
He selected Carson McCullers' "The Member of the Wedding." "A slender 163 pages, but it inhales all the light, matter and gravity in the vicinity. Stunningly evocative and gorgeously written, this truly magnificent book will replace your entire life for one perfect day."
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Island native Melvin J. Akerley, 84, a Navy veteran who is remembered for devotion to his family, died Tuesday at his home in Brick Township, N.J.
Known by many as Mel, he was born in Tompkinsville. He attended McKee Vocational High School, and, as a student, won the 1945 American Legion Oratorical Contest.
Mr. Akerley served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Bushnell during World War II. He attended the Electrician Mates School in Great Lakes, Ill.
He worked as a radar foreman at the Nike Hercules Missile Program at Camp Kilmer, N.J. He then was a disposal specialist at the Military Ocean Terminal at Bayonne, otherwise known as MOTBY, before retiring as a logistics specialist at Fort Monmouth, N.J.
Mr. Akerley enjoyed music and dancing. When he wasn't spending time with his grandchildren, he was an avid history reader and accomplished writer who loved to tell stories of his upbringing during the Great Depression.
He was preceded in death by his first wife and lifelong friend, Dorothy Kepley.
Surviving are his wife Margaret Akerley; three sons, Gary, Melvin and Mark; two daughters, Kathleen Henderson and Bonny DiBernardo; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandson.
The funeral will be Saturday from the O'Brien Funeral Home, Brick Township, with a mass at 10 a.m. at the R.C. Church of the Epiphany. Burial will follow in St. Mary of the Lake Cemetery and Mausoleum, Lakewood, N.J.


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HOPE & HOPE Adult Day Program provide scientifically proven fitness programs for seniors and other community members through specialists.
Explore the innovative method of improving community's economic conditions through landmark EPIC social enterprising model.
The pioneer project of Solar Panel Installation in York Region by a non-profit organization. Also, take a tour of our Community Gardens.
Tons of community development and support activities including Moms & Tots training sessions, festivals and more.
Find out the right training for your career, from a range of simple MS Office to High Tech Solar Panel Installation Training.
A valuable resource of extensive research conducted by Human Endeavour about community related issues at root level.
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Enterprise Promotion & Innovation Centre
The first social enterprising project in Southern Ontario being replicated to other parts of the province also.
Enterprise Promotion and Innovation Centre (EPIC), a project of Human Endeavour, supports marginalized community members willing to become entrepreneurs, enter the work force, become an active part of society and participate in economic activities. Check out some of the social enterprises set up by EPIC, generating employment & self employment opportunities. EPIC also supports a number of independent community owned and operated enterprises.
Human Endeavour won Innovation Award by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in 2010.
Ontario South Asian Service Providers Conference
The purpose of the conference is to build the capacity of service providers who work with South Asian community to respond to the healthcare needs of their clients. The conference will cover some main health challenges faced by South Asians as well as emerging health issues and concerns relevant to this population. The presenters will also introduce existing resources, services and organizations working on these issues. Read More
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EPIC highlighted in the launch of the first Vaughan Community Wellbeing Report 2015.
The Vaughan Wellbeing Report covers Human Endeavour's outstanding contributions towards the Socio Econimic wellbeing of the community through its HOPE Wellness Program and EPIC Social Enterprising initiatives. The report concludes with four policy recommendations aimed at municipal and regional leaders.