This isn’t available in the current version of blender right? http://www.blender3d.org/cms/Mesh_editing_rewrite.425.0.html
face select and edge select stuff
It’s in BF Blender, the latest CVS. Get it here.
The latest builds are always in the Testing Builds forum on Blender.org site forums. I always go there and get the latest build. It’s a good habit.