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As far as the carb goes, I was affraid it was gummed up because I left fuel in it over the winter, so I already disassembled it, but put it back together when I discovered the original hole in my fuel line. I did not do a deep soaking and replace the gaskets, but instead, did a surface cleaning and blew her out with compressed air and then reassembled it to test if the air leak was causing the problem. And it was causing the major problem (not going over 5mph). So, I reused the gaskets I had, but that somehow seems wrong to me. I have done enough automotive tinkering in my teen years (intake manifolds, valve covers, quadrajunk carb swaps, the usual stuff) to remember you always want fresh gaskets. I think, since I had it apart, it should get new gaskets to make sure everything is sealed properly. And since I'm going to give her new gaskets, I might as well give her a good soak and a good cleaning before I put her back together the final time to make sure that a sticky valve or a clogged slow speed jet isn't contributing to my warm up problems as well.
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Charred Corn Salad with Basil and Tomatoes
My mom's birthday was earlier this month, and we finally got around to celebrating just this weekend. Shane and I hosted a cookout at our house - the first we've had in a while actually, and it was really fun! As usual, I stressed over the menu way too much, but in the end we decided to keep things really simple and low-key. My mom requested cheeseburgers, so we ran with that along with hot dogs, homemade baked beans, this charred corn salad, and a chocolatey dessert I'll be sharing here before too long.
I'll admit my motivation behind choosing this corn salad was a bit selfish. There's seriously nothing I love more during the summer than corn on the cob and while boiling it is fine, I especially enjoy throwing it on the grill and charring the kernels. Here, the corn is charred, then cut from the cobs and combined with red onion, tomatoes and basil, and tossed with olive oil and lime juice for a fresh, bright summer salad; it really is the essence of summer.
It's hard to tell from the pictures, but I really let the corn get quite dark on the grill. It had that smoky flavor yet still retained a little of its crispness. I loved how simple the salad was to put together, and even better, that it could be made in advance. The salad received a lot of compliments from everyone who tried it, and is a definite repeat here this summer!
Charred Corn Salad with Basil and Tomatoes
adapted from Bon Appetit, July 2012
12 ears of corn, husked
6 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
2 large tomatoes, cored and chopped
1 cup (loosely packed) fresh basil leaves, large leaves torn
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
Preheat your grill to high. Brush the ears of corn on all sides with 1 tablespoon of the oil. When the grill is hot, add the corn, and cook for 10-12 minutes, turning frequently, until the corn is charred on all sides. Transfer the corn to a platter and allow to cool slightly until you can handle it. Cut the kernels from the cob of each ear of corn and transfer to a large bowl. (You can make the corn up to 3 hours ahead of time - it's fine to sit at room temperature during that time.)
Add the onion to a fine mesh strainer. Rinse well with cold water (to mellow it slightly). Drain well, then add to the bowl with the corn, along with the remaining 5 tablespoons of oil, the tomatoes, basil, lime juice and thyme. Toss to coat, then season to taste with salt and pepper. (You can assemble the salad up to an hour in advance - let stand at room temperature.)
13 comments:
- Melissa Ruth said...
this looks SO good. i wish we could get corn on the cob here in spain!!
- July 23, 2012 at 3:11 AM
- Averie @ Averie Cooks said...
this looks so good! i just posted a corn dip/salad yesterday and I can't get enough summer corn (or watermelon!)
- July 23, 2012 at 3:26 AM
- StephenC said...
I would like to give this a try on my stove top grill (I don't have an outdoor gizmo).
- July 23, 2012 at 7:31 AM
Thanks for hosting! This salad is a great way to highlight sweet corn..light and delicious. I love the flavors of both basil and red onion so this was a real winner for me!
- July 23, 2012 at 7:41 AM
- Jessica@AKitchenAddiction said...
Oh, this sounds wonderful! I love the charred corn! I will have to remember this for our next cookout!
- July 23, 2012 at 9:05 AM
- Maria said...
Summer perfection!
- July 23, 2012 at 9:26 AM
- Cassie/Bake Your Day said...
I did something very similar yesterday, using leftover grilled corn. I love these flavors, they just scream summer!
- July 23, 2012 at 2:38 PM
- Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious said...
This looks amazing! And I bet that charredness brings in so much flavor!
- July 23, 2012 at 3:37 PM
- kita said...
Just made this tonight from Bon Appetit and loved it! Yours looks beautiful. :)
- July 23, 2012 at 10:55 PM
- Gloria - The Ginger Snap Girl said...
Grilled corn is one of my favorite summer veggies. We've made it once this summer and definitely need to make it again. The salad sounds like a great way to use it.
- July 24, 2012 at 1:00 AM
- Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes said...
Love the colors in this!
- July 24, 2012 at 2:38 AM
- amanda @ fake ginger said...
I love any kind of corn salad in the summer! I definitely wish I was raiding your fridge for leftovers right now.
- July 29, 2012 at 7:20 PM
This looks so good! How far in advance did you make this? Do you tnink you could make it the night before you want to serve it?
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Apple has released their latest iPad and it is of course faster and thinner then previous iPads. The iPad Air only weighs one pound and is a scant 7.5mm thick and has a super high resolution screen at 2048 x 1536.
Apple also updated the processor to the A7 which is a big jump up above the previous already fast processor they have been using in the IPad 4. You can get it in a 16GB, 32, 64 or a huge 128GB of on board storage.
It has a 1080p video camera on the back while the front has a nice 720p facetime camera.
Supposedly a 10 hour battery life like the previous ipads and they are of course using the lighting connector.
Apple is throwing in a bunch of great apps for free too. iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, Numbers, Keynote and more.
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About five years ago Motorola started the Droid line of phones and it has been one of their best selling brands. Android had just started to take shape and the Droid name was perfect and Droid became an almost generic name for android phones.
Moto has made 4 Droid phones each with a slide out keyboard and they also branched out two years ago to sell Droid RAZR phones that basically was a Droid without the physical keyboard. This year They're coming back with three new Droid models for the 2013 holiday season.
The first and main phone is the Droid Ultra, then the Droid Ultra Maxx and last the Droid Ultra Mini. They all have a custom Motorola dual core processor with a quad-core graphics processor and 2GB of RAM.
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Google has been trying to catch up to the iPhone ever since Apple launched it in 2007. They've almost matched the app store and the os and they almost beat the iPhone with the Nexus 4, but that was 2012 and it's 2013 so this means they're giving it one more shot.
Google has recently announced the Moto X phone and it's due out late this summer. It's a super high end phone that will compete with the iPhone, HTC One and the Galaxy S4.
No details as far as the Moto X specs go, but you can bet on all the high end specs for the camera and of course 1080p video recording. It will likely have a quad core processor and Google has said there are lots of cool and special software features not found in any other phones.
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It's up against the great galaxy s4 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S4
Tons of new phones
It seems like each year there are more and more smartphones being introduced. Last year 2012 had some amazing phones and phone companies managed to max out the specs of the high end smartphones in terms of the screen resolution at 1080p and the video resolution being able to shoot at 1080p.
What could phone manufactures do in 2013 to make the phones be an improvement over 2012 to sell well? It looks like several things are getting upgraded a couple breakthrough technologies too.
First up is the refreshed processors that are being bumped to quad-core vs dual-core. They're sticking with 2GB of RAM for now which is fine and they're pushing the on board storage to 64GB-128GB…this is actually needed if you take a lot of video at 1080p….it will eat up GBs fast. You can learn more about the new Verizon phones in 2013 here.
All the phone manufactures are working on better camera picture/video quality, software enhancements overall and the high end models are going with either wireless charging or waterproofing.
Unfortunately so far no company in 2013 has focused on one major issue..the BATTERY LIFE. Yes, please triple the battery life so my phone will last a full day of me doing whatever I want on it and not having to worry about it running down.
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Sony has been on the sideline over the last few years when it comes to high end smartphones. However, they've recently announced the new Sony Xperia Z and Xperia ZL. These are both running the same quad-core processor and have 2GB of RAM. They also have the same size screen.
The differences are in a couple areas.
The ZL is waterproof for a max of 30 minutes and as you can see by the video below it works well.
The second difference is that the ZL has a removable battery and a physical camera shutter button on the side of the phone that makes taking pictures incredibly fast vs the Z and other smartphones that only have a software shutter release.
The Xperia ZL and Z have different designs and the backs are different.
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Tag Archives: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Thu, Dec 12, 2013 | 16:25 GMT
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is now available on select iOS devices
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is now available for mobile devices, Rockstar has announced. The game has been upgraded for its mobile release with newly remastered graphics including dynamic and detailed shadows, greater draw distance, an enriched color palette, plus enhanced character and car models. It also incorporates touch controls and three different control schemes for driving and maneuvering. It also comes with full controller support, including Made for iOS controller capability on iOS7. It can be yours for $6.99 on select iOS devices via the App Store and will be "coming soon" to select Android, Amazon Kindle and Windows Phone devices.
Tue, Nov 26, 2013 | 16:37 GMT
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Mobile releasing next month
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas will be released on mobile devices next month, Rockstar has announced. The game has been upgraded for its mobile release with newly remastered graphics including dynamic and detailed shadows, greater draw distance, an enriched color palette, plus enhanced character and car models. It also incorporates touch controls and three different control schemes for driving and maneuvering. It also comes with full controller support, including Made for iOS controller capability on iOS7. It will be available for select iOS, Android, Amazon Kindle and Windows Mobile devices. More details are to be announced in the weeks ahead.
Fri, Apr 26, 2013 | 15:29 BST
Rockstar Steam sale has various titles for 50-75% off
Rockstar games are on sale through Steam this weekend.
Mon, Dec 10, 2012 | 02:10 GMT
GTA: San Andreas on PlayStation 3 from 12 December
PlayStation Hong Kong has listed Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas available for download from 12 December.
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Fri, Nov 02, 2012 | 16:35 GMT
Cypress Hill singer loses lawsuit with Rockstar
So you wanna be a rock superstar? And live large? Big house? Sue Rockstar? No, no you don't. All kidding aside, the backing singer for popular band Cypress Hill that sued Rockstar two years ago has officially lost his $250 million lawsuit.
Sun, Oct 28, 2012 | 22:52 GMT
GTA: Vice City and San Andreas rated for PS3 release
The ESRB has rated both Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for release on PlayStation 3. A PS2 Classic release seems quite likely, as Grand Theft Auto III arrived on the PlayStation Network in late July and was well received; additionally, Vice City is headed to mobile platforms to celebrate its anniversary, so Rockstar is clearly keen to continue leveraging its best-selling classics. We've asked for details.
Thanks, Gematsu.
Thu, Dec 09, 2010 | 08:58 GMT
Cypress Hill singer sues Rockstar over San Andreas likeness use
Amazing. Just amazing.
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 14:39 GMT
Grand Theft Auto Trilogy now available for Mac
The Trilogy includes Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Rockstar and TransGaming announced today three Grand Theft Auto titles are now available for Mac.
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 06:21 BST
Rockstar releasing last-gen GTA trilogy on Mac
Rockstar's announced it's releasing all three last-gen Grand Theft Auto tiles on Mac.
Tue, Mar 30, 2010 | 10:02 BST
Take Two issuing settlements over Hot Coffee
Take Two's now voluntarily issuing cheques to anyone offended by Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas's infamous Hot Coffee scenes.
Thu, Mar 04, 2010 | 12:09 GMT
PlayStation 2 turns 10 today
Guess what? Ten years ago to the day, Sony launched PlayStation 2 in Japan.
Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 11:01 GMT
Wii Play is best-selling game of all time in US
NPD's confirmed that Wii Play is the biggest-selling game of all time in the US, with Guitar Hero III and GTA: San Andreas coming second and third respectively.
Tue, Sep 01, 2009 | 23:36 BST
Take-Two reaches $20 million Hot Coffee settlement
Take-Two's reached a $20 million settlement in the Hot Coffee case, the company said today.
$15,200,000 will be paid by the company's insurancers, and $4,915,000 will be paid by Take-Two itself.
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Thu, Oct 16, 2008 | 07:59 BST
GTA: San Andreas confirmed for Xbox Originals
Microsoft's confirmed GTA San Andreas for release as an Xbox Original.
The game will hit Xbox Live next Monday, October 20, and will cost 1,200 MS Points.
Plenty more info through the link.
Wed, Aug 06, 2008 | 06:31 BST
Court refuses to certify Hot Coffee suit
According to this Kotaku story, a US court has refused to certify the proposed settlement class of the Hot Coffee lawsuit as too few people were offended by the matter for it to… matter.
This means that Rockstar may not have to settle the case at all.
As you'll recall, it was announced in June that a mere 2,676 people had signed up to claimed their $35 from Rockstar as a result of being traumatised by the image of a virtual man having sex with a virtual woman in GTA: San Andreas.
Just goes to show.
Fri, Jun 06, 2008 | 10:32 BST
San Andreas is biggest game in American history
According to Forbes, GTA: San Andreas is the biggest selling game in America ever. Crime pays, clearly.
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (9.43 million)
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (8.2 million)
- Madden NFL 2007 (7.7 million)
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (7.3 million)
- Madden NFL 2006 (6.65 million)
- Halo 2 (6.6 million)
- Madden NFL 2008 (6.56 million)
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (6.25 million)
- Grand Theft Auto III (6.2 million)
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Foreign ministers from Western powers and the Arab world will gather today to make preparations for a proposed Syrian peace conference.
William Hague and counterparts from 10 other countries will meet in London to discuss how to support the Syrian opposition ahead of the conference due to take place in Geneva.
The main Western-backed opposition umbrella group, the Syrian National Coalition, is scheduled to meet next month to decide whether to take part in the Geneva summit.
But one of the most prominent factions within the coalition, the Syrian National Council, has said it has no faith in negotiations with Bashar Assad's regime and won't be part of the Geneva process.
Assad has also cast doubt on the conference, brokered by the US and Russia, telling Lebanon's Al-Mayadeen TV that "the factors that would help in holding it are not in place if we want it to succeed".
"Who are the groups that will participate? What is their relation with the Syrian people? Do they represent the Syrian people or they represent the country that made them?" Assad said.
The countries in the "London 11", the core group of the Friends of Syria, will also try to shift the focus back to the humanitarian crisis after weeks of international attention on Assad's chemical weapons stockpile.
Foreign Secretary Mr Hague said the meeting was to "discuss preparations for the Geneva Conference, support for the Syrian National Coalition, and our efforts to achieve a political settlement to this tragic conflict".
Representatives of the Syrian National Coalition's leadership will attend the meeting in London, along with ministers from Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America.


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Oxfam's work—whether helping Guatemalan women organize to fight gender violence, funding irrigation projects in Ethiopia, or standing with people in Darfur—is about building the resilience of local communities over the long haul. We cannot prevent shocks, but we can help our sisters and brothers access some of the same resources we have to cushion us when times are lean.
We cannot rush from crisis to crisis with short-term fixes. What more evidence do we need than what is happening in East Africa now? This is not the region's first famine, but imagine the headline: Africa's last famine.
This, she explains, is the result of education.
Every month in the camps near El Fasher town, a team of health workers—elected by their community and trained by Oxfam—fans out to bring messages about health and hygiene to thousands of residents. The workers go house to house, teaching newcomers about disease vectors, hand washing, and the use of latrines, and they organize community-wide campaigns to clean everything from streets to latrines to household water cans.
You might think people would resent unsolicited advice about their personal habits, but the health workers generally get a warm welcome. Women, who have the primary responsibility for the care of children and homes, are happy to receive this information, say the workers. And for the most part they take the advice.
"If they don't want to accept what we are saying, we don't go harsh on them," says health worker Halima Nasur "We just communicate the information peacefully." But the cost of not heeding hygiene messages could be outbreaks of deadly disease, so the health workers sometimes ask community leaders to intervene. "They nicely teach a woman the importance of our work to her family. Then she listens."
For the health workers, their job is a labor of love. "I believe that all the people in the camp are my sisters and brothers," says Nasur. "We are never going to let our people down."
When it came to guarding the health of her family and community, Gado needed no coaxing. "From the public health women, I learned to cover food to keep away flies because they transmit diseases. I also learned about keeping things clean—our jerry cans, kitchen utensils, latrines, and my children's hands," she says. "Previously, my children didn't wash their hands before they ate. They were often weak and not healthy. Now, they wash their hands before eating. They don't suffer from diarrhea, and if they happen to get sick, it isn't something serious."
Once learned, it is hard to forget the life-and-death importance of good hygiene practices, and according to Gado, the work of Oxfam and the community health workers is likely to have a lasting impact. "I learned these values, and I'm going to apply them throughout my life," she says. "I would like to thank all of the people who have supported us," says Gado, "and I wish them good health."
]]>Around the camps of Darfur, trees are precious and few. The summer sun is fierce, and the shelter of trees is not so much a comfort as a necessity. Here in the shade, men weave colorful strings into beds, and women take turns pounding corn into meal with a giant mortar and pestle. Children play games and share the cool shadows with a donkey at rest.
Since 2003, when the crisis in Darfur drove millions of people from their homes into temporary settlements, the demand for firewood has taken a heavy toll on trees in and around the camps. But there are subtle signs of recovery: along the wide, sandy streets of the camps near the town of El Fasher, saplings of fruit and forest trees are emerging from behind protective fences built of brick and woven thorn.
The young trees were raised in a nearby nursery and distributed by the Darfur Recovery and Development Organization (DRA), a Sudanese partner of Oxfam. There are lemon and guava trees for fruit; the fast-growing neem, which has medicinal qualities; and the arak, which can survive any drought – 5,000 trees in all, distributed to the displaced communities for planting and care. Soon there will be shade and fruit, and the beginnings of a forest to replace those that were lost.
It was under a laloba tree that Adam Musa used to wait with 60 or 70 other men for an offer of work each day. The labor was hard – often loading trucks with sand, rubble, and bricks. Ten men might get hired on a given morning, but Musa was at a disadvantage: he was wounded in the war during an attack on his village. His right calf is scarred and painful, and he walks with a visible limp.
"If Allah has given you more life," warned his doctor, "you should not carry heavy things." But with parents and children to support, he had little choice.
It's different now, thanks to DRA and a gentle donkey named Murzoog. DRA worked with community leaders in the camps around El Fasher to identify 100 residents – of whom Musa was one – who were struggling to care for their dependents. The agency provided them with carts, donkeys, and training in the care and feeding of the animals – teaching them how to make a harness that won't cause injury, the importance of veterinary care, and how to provide all the nutrients a hard-working donkey needs to stay healthy.
He and Murzoog now make deliveries around the camp, hauling small loads of construction material, fuel, water, and whatever else needs moving. The work is easier and the money is better than before. Now Musa is able to send all his children to school and supplement their diet of sorghum and lentils with okra, tomatoes, dried meat, onions, milk, and salad. Sometimes there is rice for the children, he says. "It's everything we need."
In the nearby camp of Zamzam, Kobra Khatir hires people like Adam Musa to transport her produce, though not long ago, it was far beyond her means.
Khatir's husband was killed in the conflict, and for years she struggled to raise four young children on her own. When DRA asked community leaders in three camps near El Fasher to identify 150 women and youth who were in greatest need of assistance, she was chosen – a decision that has changed her life.
The agency provided her a grant of $135 and a series of trainings in entrepreneurship, and now she is a successful market vendor. "Before I received support, I had nothing," she says. "I used to go and work for people all day and come back with five pounds [$2.25]."
Now she sits in the shade of a laloba tree selling fresh food like limes, grapefruit, oranges, bread, and homemade peanut butter. Each day she earns two to four times what she used to make as a casual laborer – enough to feed and clothe her children and send them to school when they come of age. And she's saved up enough for a goat, so the children have milk – and the promise of more goats to come.
Like a skillful tailor, DRA gathers up the broken threads of life in Darfur and weaves them back together, matching the needs of the most vulnerable camp residents with the demands of the marketplace, and the needs of the environment with those of the people who live in it.
So far, it is working well.
"A vulnerable widow who had nothing in the past now has something," says Musa Ibrahim Musa, a community leader whose camp has benefited from all three programs of DRA. "The donkey cart program helped people earn an income. Trees are growing and maybe next year will bear fruit. These programs have really improved the lives of our people."
]]>Southern Sudan is one of the least-developed regions in the world. Its poverty, combined with limited government and aid agency capacity to respond to emergencies and deliver development, exacerbates the potential for renewed conflict.
The people of southern Sudan have shown extraordinary resilience to emerge from decades of war. If they are to have hope for the future, they urgently need development and protection from violence. Sudan faces many interlocking challenges, but if the international community acts now, they are surmountable.
]]>There are places in the world where it is a simple fact of life, but Darfur isn't one of them. Under the blazing desert sun, the fact of life is thirst, and finding clean water is anything but simple. In a region plagued by conflict and banditry, trekking to a source of water can be dangerous - matched only by the risk of drinking what you find there.
So when Oxfam Great Britain (OGB) and 15 other aid providers were expelled from Darfur in March of 2009, everyone braced for the worst. Without agencies providing engineers to ensure the flow of water to the camps, fuel to run the generators, and public health workers to supply critical materials and information, the risk of disease epidemics was very real.
But in emergencies, it is never wise to underestimate the power of communities.
In North Darfur, the community committees and leaders who had worked closely with Oxfam were able to quickly take charge of the diminishing water supply, supervising and protecting the facilities until outside help arrived.*
And the public health volunteers didn't miss a beat. "When an epidemic happens...it will not stop," says one. As stocks of hygiene supplies dwindled, she and others did what they still could do. "We did not stop guiding and working with our people. We never stopped raising awareness about health."
Meanwhile, Oxfam shifted gears. As OGB exited the region, Oxfam America – one of the few international agencies permitted to remain in Darfur - prepared for a massive scale-up. Soon Oxfam was again supplying water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene programs and materials to more than 235,000 people in the camps of North Darfur and was moving quickly to expand its programs to South Darfur.
The armed conflict has taken its toll on survivors. Faces there are etched with grief, loss, and fear, and the tone of the camps is grave. But on the subject of clean water, sometimes a note of satisfaction or even happiness creeps in.
"The clean water we get is what we want for eating, for drinking, for bathing, for washing, for taking care of our children," says a resident of Kebkabiya, where an Oxfam partner has taken charge of the water supply. "Because it's clean water, we don't have diseases or health problems. Isn't it good!"
As the crisis in Darfur falls off the headlines yet stretches on with no end in sight, the Oxfam taps convey more than water; they carry a heartfelt message from the outside world: We have not forgotten you.
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* In the interim between the exit of Oxfam Great Britain and the launch of the Oxfam America water and sanitation programs, a Sudanese government agency supported by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) was able to step in temporarily to fill some of the needs, such as fuel for generators.
]]>There is a question that haunts survivors of civil wars: how can I live with my neighbor? Negotiating high-level peace agreements may be tough, but try negotiating water rights with the same people who killed your loved ones.
Living side by side in North Darfur's northeastern region of Mellit are three major tribes - the Berti, the Zayadia, and the Meidob – who chose different paths and allies in the Darfur conflict. Neighbors became wartime adversaries, and access to water, firewood, and grazing and agricultural lands – once a symbol of peaceful coexistence – became flashpoints. The age-old system of keeping the peace among the tribes gave way to fear and violence, killings and reprisals.
It was into this setting that Ahmed Adam Yousif launched a year-long project aimed at reviving the peace. Yousif is the director of the Ajaweed Organization for Peace and Reconciliation, an Oxfam partner. He brought to the task strong relationships with tribal leaders and the skills of an ajaweed – a respected traditional mediator.
Trying out each others' moves
Yousif and his organization began by helping the Mellit communities form large tribal peace committees. After a period of discussion and training in conflict resolution, the groups created a single body to represent all three tribes.
Next came the activities: the peace committees sponsored inter-tribal drama productions in the high schools, song and dance performances, and sporting events in which each tribe first competed against the others and then intermingled.
"We were waiting to see who was going to kill each other," says Yousif, gravely.
Meanwhile, with the help of Ajaweed intermediaries, the inter-tribal committee began discussing areas of dispute.
Over the course of the year, there were exchange visits among the communities, and then the big event: a fair, in which each tribe shared its handicrafts, food, songs, and dances. At first, says Yousif, people would sing their own songs and perform their own dances, but after awhile they started trying out each others' moves.
Sometimes, he noticed older women crying at these events. They grew up at a time when the tribes lived together as neighbors, sharing celebrations and visits, and intermarrying, as well, but lately their days have been defined by isolation and fear. Overwhelming relief moved them to tears, he thinks. "When they see what's going on, they remember the past, and they can't control themselves."
The end of a mission
Standing on a cabinet next to Yousif's desk sits a tall whiteboard displaying a statement in flowing Arabic letters. It is a declaration of commitment, signed by the chief of each tribe in February 2009, pledging them to promote peaceful coexistence, trust, cooperation, stability, prosperity, and good human relations. It is a monumental achievement for Ajaweed and the tribes, but there's more.
In July of this year, the chiefs sat down for a three-day meeting to resolve an array of provoking problems – the theft of livestock, murder, and disputes over grazing lands and water sources. If Yousif was still waiting to see who would kill whom, he was doing it from outside the room, because now the group was functioning without the softening influence of intermediaries. And the meeting was a success.
"By this, we came to the end of our mission," says Yousif. The tribal leaders no longer needed a helping hand to resolve their most grievous differences.
As for the impact on the lives of community members, "We couldn't believe the outcome," says Yousif. "Life had become normal. Markets flourished. Roads opened. People moved freely and had access to water sources, farms, and forests. The entire picture had changed for the better."
Security had returned to their lives, and it wasn't from the barrel of a gun. "Security is not tanks and armies and machine guns," says Yousif. "It is perception."
Building on hope
If all this seems too good to be true, it is important to understand that for hundreds of years, these tribes have employed effective means of easing tensions, and preventing destabilizing reprisals when violence does erupt. Yousif and Ajaweed didn't step in to reinvent the wheel; they simply created the space for the communities to revive their own peace-building traditions.
Around the world, hopes for the future of Darfur hang on peace talks and peacekeepers, and the work of grassroots peacemakers is far below the radar. Yet, Ajaweed and the tribal committees have brought a measure of peace to tens of thousands of people in North Darfur. Now Yousif has set his sights of the troubled regions of Kutum and Kebkabiya, working from the hope and belief that war-torn communities there and everywhere have the desire and the strength to commit themselves to peace.
Many women in Darfur no longer have homes. They are living in crowded camps for displaced people where the simple stoves on which they cook define their days—days filled with treks for firewood that expose them to attacks and sexual assault, with dangerous hunts for work to earn money for stove fuel, with painful decisions about selling some of the food donors give their families so they can use the cash to buy fuel to cook the rest.
All of these choices are grim. But in Darfur, where more than six years of conflict have set 2.8 million people adrift, this is the reality. And that's why Oxfam America is launching an initiative, together with the Darfur Stoves Project and an in-country organization called Sustainable Action Group, to bring a new kind of wood-burning stove into the camps, a stove designed to reduce dramatically the amount of firewood families need each day.
The initiative is the latest step in Oxfam's ongoing program to help women in Darfur find cheaper and more efficient ways to cook. The goal is not only to keep them safer by cutting the amount of time they spend searching for wood beyond the safety of the camps, but to reduce the demand for the resource which is leading to severe deforestation in some areas.
"A huge issue for Darfur is its fragile environment," says Emily Farr, Oxfam's humanitarian livelihoods specialist who is overseeing the stove project. "Firewood is becoming more and more scarce, and large tracts of land—especially around some of the camps—have lost all their trees."
Called the Berkeley-Darfur stove, this new device could go a long way toward addressing that problem.
Made from sheets of metal, the new stove incorporates ideas provided by women themselves in the camps. Its design looks deceptively simple. A small opening for the firebox prevents too much fuel from being stuffed inside. The stove has tabs that can hold a plate for baking bread. And vents have been designed to limit the amount of air rushing in on gusty days.
Many women still cook on traditional stoves: three stones lodged into the ground with a chunk of firewood or charcoal burning in the center and a pot resting on top. The Berkeley-Darfur stove is 75 percent more efficient than the traditional stove and 50 percent more efficient than the clay models some families use. The metal stoves, which cost $20 each to make, last about five years—a good deal longer than the clay versions which can collapse after just four months.
Oxfam's plan calls for the distribution of 9,120 of the new stoves. Kits with all the parts are being manufactured in India, but the stoves themselves will be assembled in Darfur—with the help of local hands. That's one of the key objectives of the program: to offer displaced people training and a chance to earn a little income. Expectations are that each worker will be able to build about six stoves a day.
In a place that gets so much sun so much of the year why not provide people with solar cookers?
"In each of the camps where we work we have to consider what suits the situation best," says Farr. "Solar stoves can't be the only kind people have because there are many foods that can't be easily cooked using the existing affordable solar technology. If people can't cook their normal foods, they won't use the stove."
Likewise, in regions where there is a reliable supply of gas, it makes sense to equip people with gas stoves because they can be a lot cheaper for a family to operate than a traditional wood stove. In camps near urban areas, families can spend between $55 and $95 a month on wood for their traditional stoves. It's their second biggest expense after food. Refilling a gas cylinder costs $18, and the gas can last between one to two months. Gas stoves are also cleaner than wood—and women appreciate not having their clothes and bodies shrouded in smoke.
Oxfam and the Sudan Action Group also provided gas stoves to some of the families in Al Salaam and Abu Shouk camps outside El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur.
"People loved the gas stoves because the fuel is cheap, it burns clean, and food cooks very quickly," says Farr. "However, there are challenges with the supply chain: gas stoves are only an option where gas is readily available, such as in more urban areas." She notes that one local entrepreneur started a business ferrying empty canisters from a camp into El Fasher where he would have them filled and then return them to the camp –for a fee of 45 cents per canister.
While the majority of people who tried the stoves could afford them, some families found the monthly cost of the gas at $18 a canister too steep.
The cost of fuel—whether it's gas or wood—and its availability are things all stove projects have to take into account. If gas is available, will people have the money to purchase it? If not, then a smart stove project will include a way for people to earn an income, says Farr.
"In a place where we're using a model that burns wood and people are collecting it, we need to integrate peace-building and protection. Even if a stove uses less wood, women still have to go out and collect it—and they need protection," says Farr.
And so does the environment, she adds. Good stove projects, like Oxfam's, include public education about the environment and steps to protect it such as asking community members to plant and nurture tree seedlings.
]]>With some champions in Congress and support from the White House, we're hoping to see domestic legislation that not only fines companies who pollute, but also uses some of these funds to help affected communities build their resilience. If we are successful domestically, we can lay the groundwork for a global deal at the UN Climate Change Conference this December—an agreement that will create a more hospitable climate for us all.
Also in this issue: A force of peace in Peru; Rebuilding in Bangladesh; Oxfam America's new role in Darfur.
]]>The agency has had to hand over its laptops and communications equipment to the government. This will adversely affect its ability to carry out its work, which was reaching some 600,000 people across Darfur, in Khartoum state and the east of the country.
Oxfam GB estimates that its supply of clean water and other programmes can continue to be run by local communities and Oxfam-trained volunteers for a number of weeks but if its appeal to the government fails then its programme will have to close.
Oxfam GB's work in Darfur is its biggest emergency program in the world. It has operated in northern Sudan since 1983 and currently has 450 staff, 90 percent of whom are Sudanese. Oxfam is an independent, impartial non-governmental organization, with absolutely no links to the International Criminal Court. Oxfam does not have an opinion on the Court's activities, and our sole focus is meeting humanitarian and development needs in Sudan.
]]>The agency said it is appealing the decision and hopes the matter can be resolved quickly. The agency urged the government of Sudan to allow it to continue its vital humanitarian efforts, which affect hundreds of thousands of lives.
Penny Lawrence, Oxfam's international director, said, "If Oxfam Great Britain's registration is revoked, it will affect more than 600,000 Sudanese people whom we provide with vital humanitarian and development aid, including clean water and sanitation on a daily basis. 400,000 of them are affected by the ongoing conflict in Darfur, where people continue to flee from violence, and the humanitarian needs remain enormous. It will also affect another 200,000 poor people in the east of the country and Khartoum state."
Oxfam Great Britain has operated in northern Sudan since 1983 and currently has 450 staff, 90% of whom are Sudanese. Oxfam is an independent, impartial non-governmental organization, with absolutely no links to the International Criminal Court. Oxfam does not have an opinion on the Court's activities, and our sole focus is meeting humanitarian and development needs in Sudan.
]]>Known as UNAMID, and approved by the UN Security Council 18 months ago, the force today stands at less than 60 percent of its 26,000 members. It remains woefully short of basic equipment and specialized training. Only three of its expected 19 armed police units have been deployed, and the force is still waiting for the 24 rapid response helicopters it needs to monitor the vast Darfur region. The promise the UN Security Council made to the people of Darfur has not been kept. That UNAMID, one year after its deployment, is still so short of troops and equipment, is an indictment of the international community's response to the crisis in Darfur.
Many communities report feeling most afraid and at risk during the night when armed men routinely harass and intimidate civilians. Yet in most locations, UNAMID personnel are only present during the daytime. Efforts to establish a permanent presence, 24 hours a day and seven days a week, in locations such as Kalma camp in South Darfur are welcome, but they urgently need to be replicated elsewhere.
While UNAMID is seriously under-strength, it has shown that it can still have some impact with the resources it has—if it prioritizes effective protection activities. For example, women regularly face attacks and harassment when they go out to collect firewood or go to market. When UNAMID has carried out patrols to accompany them, women have reported feeling considerably safer and much less vulnerable to attack in some areas. However, these protection patrols are still not happening nearly often enough, and in many locations not at all, even in areas where UNAMID has deployed substantial troop numbers. UNAMID must prioritize such patrols, as well as patrols along main roads to secure the delivery of vital humanitarian aid to people in need.
A full strength UNAMID can make a real improvement in people's lives—if world leaders have the political will to make it succeed. The international community must ensure that UNAMID is fully deployed and supported as soon as possible.
There is still time to make UNAMID a success, but that time is running out. UNAMID itself has come under attack and 12 peacekeepers have been killed. Every day that passes with UNAMID unable to deliver the protection that civilians expect is another day that UNAMID risks further losing the support of the very people it is supposed to assist.
The international community is repeating the same mistakes it made with UNAMID's predecessor, the African Union Mission in Sudan, or AMIS. Initially, AMIS made a positive impact when it was deployed. But it was never given the troops, equipment, or support that it needed. AMIS was left demoralized, rejected by most Darfur residents, and unable to protect itself from violent attacks. UNAMID must not be allowed to suffer the same fate.
But UNAMID alone is not the solution to the Darfur conflict, no matter how large the force is. Peacekeepers cannot succeed without some sort of peace to keep, and UNAMID cannot be a substitute for sustainable peace. All parties must be pressured to immediately cease hostilities and return to the peace process.
]]>In the DRC, increasing violence has forced people to flee from their homes, and led to the deaths of almost 1,500 people a day. Though no other conflict causes that kind of death rate, Oxfam's workers hear similar stories of murder, rape, and displacement from men and women from Colombia to Sudan every day. Sixty years after the main Geneva Conventions enshrined civilians' rights to protection, they are violated in every current conflict.
Some states and non-state actors choose to kill civilians, or pursue strategies in which civilians are too likely to die. Some governments choose to protect their citizens: to keep them safe. Some do not protect all of them, or not well enough. There are, however, successful examples of protecting civilians that show what governments and others can do when they choose to.
They have an interest in protecting civilians, because mass atrocities fuel the conflicts that, in an interdependent world, create security threats that cannot be contained. And an increasing number of governments have a "moral interest" too, because their electorates expect them to help prevent, not just condemn, the atrocities they see beamed around the world through modern information technology.
To do so, they need to make four key changes.
In early 2003, two rebel groups—the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)—both from Sudan's western region of Darfur, launched major offensives on government bases there. The rebels claimed that Darfur had suffered decades of political marginalization and economic neglect from the Sudanese government in Khartoum. Government forces responded and the fighting escalated. Arab militia, commonly known as Janjaweed and widely believed to be supported by the government, attacked villages, forcing inhabitants from their homes—particularly in those villages and among ethnic groups thought to be sympathetic to the rebels. Now, those rebel groups have splintered into numerous factions and the situation is growing increasingly complex.
Estimates of the total number of people killed vary widely. The Government of Sudan pegs the figure at 10,000, while many activists say the true amount is up to 400,000. Most reports say around 200,000. Violence is one cause of death. Many people have also died from illness and malnutrition—particularly early in the crisis. Since then, the enormous humanitarian response has stabilized conditions in the camps, but renewed insecurity is threatening this progress, and the large-scale displacement of people across Darfur is continuing. Already this year more than 200,000 people have abandoned their homes in the face of ongoing attacks.
Some of Darfur's camps for displaced people are the size of small cities—teeming with tens of thousands of people, many of them having been there so long that they have replaced their makeshift shelters with homes of mudbrick.. But unlike cities in the western world, these dense settlements have no modern conveniences. Pit latrines and water faucets are all communal. Food is cooked over open fires. At night, it's dark. There is no electricity.
Shortages of basic necessities add to the tedium of days spent with little for people to do. For many stranded in camps far from their villages, fields, and pastureland, life has become one long wait—for food rations, for limited amounts of water, for peace. Because of attacks on its convoys, the World Food Program, which helps to feed more than 3 million people in the region, cut rations in half in May and threatened again in early September to suspend some deliveries. In July,2008, about 50,000 people got no food aid at all because of ongoing insecurity. And now, there are fears that malnutrition is rising again.
But leaving the camps is not an option. Many people no longer have homes to return to: The fighting has reduced their villages to ashes. And venturing beyond the perimeter of the camps exposes people to attack. There are continual reports of women being beaten or sexually assaulted when they leave to collect wood for their cooking fires or fodder for their animals.
Almost daily attacks—including vehicles being hijacked, aid workers assaulted, offices robbed—have made it increasingly difficult for humanitarian groups to meet the needs of some of the more than four million people across the region who need help. Darfur is a dangerous, and deadly, place to work.
More than five years after the conflict first erupted, millions of people continue to live in fear without adequate protection—even after the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution more than twelve months ago approving the deployment of the largest peacekeeping force in the world. Known as UNAMID, the force is meant to have 26,000 military officers, police officers, and civilian personnel. But by September, 2008, only a little more than a third of that force is now at work in Darfur—less than 10,000 troops—and they are short of not only things like helicopters, but some of the most basic equipment, too. Troops have been painting their helmets blue—the color the United Nations uses—because there are not enough UN helmets to go around. And forces can't go out on long patrols because they don't have enough ration packs to support those missions.
The international community has failed the people of Darfur by not giving UNAMID the support it promised. Countries around the world are responsible for the delays in deploying the troops and providing for their needs. The ongoing violence—perpetrated by the Sudanese government, rebel groups, and militias—is also hampering deployment. The logistical challenge is enormous in bringing large numbers of troops and equipment from Port Sudan across 1,000 miles of rough terrain—some of it without roads. And the UN's own lengthy procedures slow the works down, too. But Sudan has agreed to the force and it?s up to the international community to work with the government to ensure the troops are deployed.
UNAMID, however, is only part of the solution. A ceasefire and a return to peace talks are also essential.
The crisis in Darfur can't be resolved in isolation from other conflicts and tension roiling the region. There is violence in Chad and the Central African Republic. The peace in South Sudan is fragile. UNAMID is not the only peacekeeping force in the region. It needs to coordinate closely with others as any change in security in this part of the world could trigger large movements of people across borders. The peacekeepers must plan together to address the safety of everyone.


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On Tuesday October 16\, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.\, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints\, often referred to as the Mormons Churc h\, will host an open house at the meetinghouse located at 6301 Hiawatha R d. in Morristown.
\nPeople of all ages\, faiths and backgrounds are welcome.
\n"\;We are excited to extend the hand of fellowship to all who reside in the Lakeway Area\,"\; said Bishop David Durfey.< /p>\n
The Lakeway congregation\, numbering over 700\, consists of member s from the Hamblen\, Jefferson\, Cocke and Grainger County areas.
For more information\, call Sue Malone at 423-839-3830 or email


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Kill Tide Arts and Craft Festival
Fri, Aug 23 - Sun, Aug 25, 2013
Times: Friday & Saturday 10-5 / Sunday 10-3
Venue: Drummer Boy Park
Route 6a, Brewster, MA 02631
Contact:Terry Mullen
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The Brewster Late Summer Arts and Craft Festival will be held at Drummer Boy Park on Route 6A, in Brewster , MA on August 23, 24 & 25, 2013.
Juried Craftsmen and women will display and sell their American made works including Fine Jewelry, Original Watercolors, Pottery, Fiber Arts, Scarves, Quilting, Candles, Cutting Boards,
Fine Art Photography, Wall Hangings, Hand Made Soaps, Primitive and Folk Art, Dried Floral, Contemporary Art, Personal Care, Block Print Clothing, Country Woodcrafts, Oil Paintings,
Sheep Skin Fleece, Crystal , Blown Glass, Custom Signs, Lobster Rope Mats, Nautical and Shell Craft,
Enjoy Specialty Food Sampling of Herbal Dips, Jams, Jellies, Honey, Gourmet Cookies, Hot Sauces and much more.
Craft demonstrations and live musical entertainment complete this perfect summertime event.
Festival Hours on Saturday from 10am to 5pm and on Sunday from10am to 3pm.
Directions: From Route 6 take Exit 9 B onto Route 134, to, follow to Route 6A.
Free Admission, free parking and held rain or shine.
For more information call 603-332-2616 or visit www.castleberryfairs.com
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