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- File broadcasting in a node / grid (Middleware) [achieved]
Description: This experiments aims at improving the file broadcast software used in Grid'5000. Rather than a line of transfers, we are trying to mix peer-to-peer technology and broadcast trees to create a failsafe and noticeably faster tool, able to take into account the network structure.
Results: Firsts tests show that it would take something like 15-20 seconds to broadcast 450 Mb to 9 nodes. There's still an unidentified problem which causes results under the previsions (we suspect disk access), but this experiment is in standby for now (my internship has ended).
- Aggregation of tasks in CiGri (Middleware) [achieved]
Description: CiGri is a grid middleware made for harvesting the idle cycles of the Ciment group clusters. It's built to work on top of OAR clusters, submitting best-effort jobs through multiple clusters where there's free resources. It manages campaigns and is supposed to work on long periods. But there's a job submitted per resource available, and jobs can be of arbitrary length. We have (for now) a fixed overhead cost of 5-10s per job (mostly due to the network and SSH commands), which cripples efficiency in case of small jobs. Our goal is to regroup jobs in batches, in order to minimise the impact of these overheads. (This section was written around july 2009 and is now outdated, see below) : However, for now, the engineer responsible for the Ciment grid is in holiday, so deploying anything on these clusters is impossible. We are therefore going to use a G5K cluster for our tests. There'll be only a few best-effort jobs, on short periods of time. We'll start by night experiments, to check all technical aspects, then on weekdays to measure the performance gains. (end of outdated section) In the end, we didn't use Grid5000 : deployment of CiGri is a complicated matter, and we didn't manage to get it working before the CiGri admin came back from his leave.
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Before Game 4 against the Golden State Warriors, the Los Angeles Clippers found a way to protest owner Donald Sterling's alleged racist remarks.
The team reportedly held a meeting shortly after the audio tapes were made public on Friday night to discuss how it should handle the situation.
Before Sunday's game, the Clippers players sent a message of unity by taking off their shooting shirts and throwing them down on the court during warm-ups:
The Clippers took off their shooting shirts and dumped them at center court. pic.twitter.com/Nod5QWsWJy— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) April 27, 2014
The protest wasn't done there. The players turned the rest of their warm-up gear inside out:
Clippers take off warm-up gear, drop them at mid court t-shirts on backwards. pic.twitter.com/FbdNBzY2Js— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) April 27, 2014
CP3: "We're going to be one. Everything we do, we do it together." pic.twitter.com/aQC4kcNEMZ— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) April 27, 2014
#Clippers run out onto court, huddle up and remove their team issued gear, now all wearing red climalites inside out pic.twitter.com/JhhnUg3zpg— Madelyn Burke (@MadelynBurke) April 27, 2014
The Blazers wore black socks for their game vs the Houston Rockets on Sunday night:
#Blazers all wearing black socks for tonight's game to rally against racial injustice. Earl Watson: We wanted to show our league is unified.— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) April 28, 2014
Blazers in black socks pic.twitter.com/wF0I5UdJXH— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) April 28, 2014
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So my daughter will only be about 15 1/2 pounds when she turns one in a few weeks! sucha danity little girl!
My mom pointed out that she is such a tiny little girl today at target when another baby was near us that was very close in age! I tend to forget how tiny she is HAHA!
Oh and he still wears 12 months @19 months
My DS is tall but really skinny. He can still wear a size 2 diaper. He is 16.5 months old and weighs just under 20lbs
My oldest and youngest are both my tiny kids. My middle child is average height and weight. My oldest was in premie clothes until he was probably 4 months old (he was born at 37 weeks so never technically a premie).


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Steven Fogarty (2011 – 3rd) was left off the roster.
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CLEARWATER, Fla. — Everyone's just wild about Harry — as in Harry Connick Jr. — including the director (Charles Martin Smith) and his young co-stars (Nathan Gamble and Cozi Zuehlsdorff) of the inspiring new "Dolphin Tale."
Incredibly nice guy Connick plays Dr. Clay Haskett, a widower who runs the Clearwater Marine Hospital. That's where a stranded and injured dolphin named Winter is taken to fight for her life in the movie based on a true story.
The actor/singer/musician talks here about doing the film, his career and a few other things.
Why pick a role in a movie where you know you're going to be upstaged by an animal?
I've never worried about being upstaged. I do it every night on stage with my band. When you surround yourself with unbelievable talent, you kind of assume there's going to be upstaging.
Listen, especially with the cast in this movie, it's really not about me. I just happened to be a part of it. It was such a great story and it was fulfilling for me to do it because I enjoyed the character and the trials he endured as he was going through the process of trying to save this animal. But, let's face it: When you're up there with Morgan Freeman and people like that — and a dolphin — well, you have to take a backseat.
What about being wet half the time?
Well, the good thing about it was that we were here and it wasn't uncomfortable. There were a couple of times when the water was a little cold, but the wardrobe was basically T-shirts. I mean, you could roll out bed and be ready to go. It wasn't like other films where the weather can really be a drag.
Plus, just being around that animal was great. I've done a few things with dolphins, like taken my kids to swim with dolphins and things, but this was a whole different way of interacting. We really got to learn a lot. It was an amazing education.
Did you need any special training?
No. I mean, I did my own personal research just to try to know as much as I could before I came. But it was just all about getting as much info from the people that worked with her.
What did you learn from the experience working with the dolphin?
Aside from the technical things, a lot of cool stuff: echo location and things like that, how they breathe and how they eat, how their food has to be treated differently from some other animals, with very clean and specific preparation for their diet.
I think we always use the word "intelligence" when we're talking about these animals, but they're not intelligent like we are. It's like a parallel sort of intelligence, where you may cross paths with them occasionally and feel like there's a connection, but it's almost like they have an equal but separate type of intelligence. It's really hard to explain, but every once in a while, you really get the sense that they know what's going on.
Then again, that's coming from a sort of condescending perspective, as though dolphins have these moments of brilliance where they can understand things on a human level. I think it's more just a separate type of intelligence. It's like they're as intelligent, but we just don't get it.
Any danger in spending so much time in the water with dolphins?
Not at all. I mean, it's a big animal, and when you applied the prosthetic to Winter, you're talking about a couple of hundred pounds on a very muscular creature that, if you startled her could hurt you with a swipe of the plastic on her tale. But no, no danger really. It was the most laid-back and cool set I've ever been on.
You mentioned working with Morgan Freeman. What was that like?
I'm a fan, as most people are, but I was curious to see what his personality would be like, what his process would be like. I was really thrilled to find out he's a gregarious, incredibly intelligent, funny guy who loves music.
We talked about songs and songwriters. He has a massive knowledge of the "Great American Songbook," which I was really thrilled to know about. He taught me how to read on "Electric Company," with that Easy Reader character of his. I remember that vividly from childhood. That was right in my generation.
It was just great to see how he took lines and interpreted them, as well as what he was like between takes. It's fascinating for someone like me who's very much in a learning process to be around someone who's clearly mastered it.
You still feel like you're learning?
Oh, yeah. If you ask any musician or actor who's around my age, they're still . . . I mean, there are things I think I've done, maybe some things I'm starting to find are unique to myself and my talent, but, man, there's a ton to learn. I just got back from New Orleans, where I spent time with my old teacher, Ellis Marsalis. He's in his mid-70s and he's just practicing all the time. There are always things to learn.
Did you grow up with that kind of attitude?
Oh, yeah. We don't take people seriously who think they know everything. We all work with words and try to develop our craft. Every once in a while, you may have a good day and think, "Oh, that's cool," and then you go back to the drawing board and keep working.
You're going back to Broadway with "On a Clear Day." Why that show?
There are always scripts to read and projects to look at, but this one was different. I don't think it had been revived maybe once or twice since its creation.
I read the script and they've taken a completely different approach, and Michael Mayer, who's directing, has some really great ideas. He's very, very bright, and I like the creative team behind it. The songs are ridiculous, too — just plain great songs, and a great character.
I love being on Broadway. It was just a matter of finding the right thing. I don't get to do it a lot, and I'd just done a show where it was kind of typical '50s Broadway.
"The Pajama Game"?
Yeah, and it was great fun to do it, but I didn't know if I wanted to do something else like that. This came along and it was very, very different.
What does acting give you that you don't get in music?
When I sit there and try to write a lyric, it's one type of creative struggle. When I'm on a set, it's a more liberating feeling in that I don't have to create anything from nothing, but I have to sort of interpret something, which makes it more collaborative. On Broadway, there's the performance nature, which isn't there so much in filmmaking. Then, of course, playing the piano, too . . . it's all different.
I think whatever happened to my brain on the practical side is completely dormant and probably turning to mush, but the other side is very, very, very active, with all these little subtleties and sort of minutia about film acting that I just don't get from playing with my trio. Still, it all comes from that same source.
When you're doing music, are there times when you miss a film set?
If I've been on the road for six or eight months, yeah, I miss it, just like how when I'm on a film set, I'm thinking about music, but that's not so much.
I leap-frog. I have a very short attention span. I don't think I could do four or five movies in a row, and I don't think I could go on the road for a year. My Broadway thing, when June comes, I'll have had seven or eight months there. Then I'll need to do something else.
You looked bulked up in this movie. Did you train?
I like to exercise and eat right. I like to swing the kettle bells and work out like that. I don't really lift much weight, but I do a lot of interval stuff. I try to do that every day anyway.
From a parent's perspective, what does this movie give to kids and what can they come away with?
The basic sort of message, though I hate to say it because it feels nauseating to say, "Follow your dreams," but it kind of is. We never grew up with dreams in my environment because they would lambaste you if you mentioned dreams. It's just about how you practice as hard as you can and, if opportunity comes around, then great. If not, that's life.
In this case, it's about if you have a belief, stick to your belief at all costs. Don't compromise. I redefined. "Follow your dreams," but it happened to my character, and it happened to everyone in the film. They had a goal and they stuck to their goal and were able to follow through. Sometimes, that's very hard to do.
Did parenthood have anything to do with you taking this role?
No, other than I like to feed my (three) daughters.
What was it like acting with those kids in the film? They were kind of scene stealers, too.
Oh, yeah, and both are exceptional children. I've developed great friendships with both of them since then.
Nathan's type of intelligence may lead him outside the acting realm. I don't know what he's going to do. He's already a great actor, we all know that, but he's very, very bright and may end up doing something else in this business.
Cozi is just exceptional, man. Musically, she's brilliant. Incredible musical gifts, vocally and on the piano.
Do you prepare yourself in a different way to act with kids? Do you think, "I have to be really nice today to everyone"?
No (laughing). Actually, I like being around kids a lot. Sometimes, I prefer them to adults. We spent a lot of time together, whether throwing a football or going out to dinner, and we text each other all the time now. I mean, they're in my life. They're really good kids.
Cozi Zuehlsdorff
Hazel Haskett
"There's no one nicer than Harry, and the movie would not have been the same without him. It would be amazing to sing with him some day, too. I practice the piano every day, and Harry would teach me chords and things like that.
"Surprisingly, he didn't sing on set as much as Morgan (Freeman), who was always singing some kind of jazz under his breath. I would freak him out every once in a while by actually knowing the tune(s) because my mom and dad were in a band together and I got used to those kinds of songs."
Nathan Gamble
Sawyer Nelson
"Harry? What a guy! He's just fantastic and was so nice to work with. He just made the set so much fun and very comfortable."
Charles Martin Smith
"Harry Connick Jr. is ideal for this movie about families coming together. Winter (the dolphin) brings everything together, but Harry is the solid father figure everyone looks up to."
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Toyota team president John Howett was the first to threaten to walk away from Formula One if the F1 bosses go ahead with plans to introduce a standard engine in the series.
F1 is trying to reduce the enormous costs of competing in the series and requiring a standrad engine is an idea being kicked around. But manufacturers loathe the idea. If there's a standard engine there wouldn't be much left to differentiate a Ferrari from any other manufacturer.
So Ferrari issued the following statement:
In a statement issued following a board meeting at Ferrari's Maranello headquarters, the team made it clear that they did not believe the move to standard powerplants was right for F1.
"Whilst reiterating its wholehearted commitment to a substantial and needed reduction in costs in Formula One, starting with propulsion, the Ferrari Board of Directors expressed strong concerns regarding plans to standardise engines as it felt that such a move would detract from the entire raison of a sport with which Ferrari has been involved continuously since 1950, a raison d'etre based principally on competition and technological development," said the statement.
"The Board of Directors expressed the opinion that should these key elements be diminished, it would have to re-evaluate, with its partners the viability of continuing its presence in the sport."
If F1 wants to make itself into an IROC series, it will apparently do so without manufacturers, because Ferrari and Toyota won't be the only ones out the door.
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£103 million boost for renewables in Scotland announced – WWF Scotland comment
22 March 2012
The Scottish Government today published details on how it will use £103 million raised from Fossil Fuel Levy to boost local renewable projects, support district heating schemes, and on supporting wave and tidal developers. [1]
WWF Scotland's Director Dr Richard Dixon said:
"Using cash raised from polluting power production to support the development of clean, green energy solutions is exactly the right thing for governments to be doing.
"The focus on marine renewables and district heating are particularly welcome as these are two areas that need to grow quickly in the next few years if we are to cut emissions. However, we're also pleased to see help for smaller renewable schemes as we know there are many around the country who wish to take action within their communities.
"Alongside improved energy efficiency, Scotland can comfortably meet its future power needs from renewables. [2] Following an energy-saving, high-renewable path will create jobs, cut carbon emissions, generate investment opportunities and protect households from rising energy prices caused by the dwindling supplies of fossil fuels."
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[1] Scottish Government Fossil Fuel Levy release
[2] Joint NGO report on energy strategy for Scotland: Power of Scotland Secured http://assets.wwf.org.uk/downloads/power_of_scotland_secured.pdf


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Durga Puja in 2013 is going to be celebrated from 9th of October to October 14th. Find the table of Durga Puja 2013 schedule below –
When is Durga Puja in 2013 – Dates of Durga Puja 2013
Durga Puja Day 1 – 9 October 2013 – Panchami
Durga Puja Day 2 – 10 October 2013 – Sashthi
Durga Puja Day 3 – 11 October 2013 – Saptami
Durga Puja Day 4 – 12 October 2013 – Maha Ashtami
Durga Puja Day 5 – 13 October 2013 – Navami
Durga Puja Day 6 – 14 October 2013 – Vijayadashmi
About Durga Puja in 2013
Durga Puja is the festival of commemorating Goddess Durga, also known as Durgotsav and Sharadotsav. It is a ten day festival and each day has its own importance. Dates of Durga Pooja are decided from the Hindu traditional lunar calendar. The fortnights of the festival are known as Devi Paksha or Fortnight of the Goddess. Mahalaya precedes the Devi Paksha as it is the immediate day after the fortnight of forefathers (Pitru Paksha). Further, Devi Paksha ends on Kojagori full Moon night. This day is known as Kojagori Lokkhi Puja and Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped on this day.
Basically, this day is celebrated to honor the victory of Goddess Durga over Mahishasura. Durga Puja basically signifies the victory of good over evil.
Durga Puja 2013 is going to be celebrated with great zeal. Festival of Durga Puja has special significance in some parts of India, namely West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Bihar, Tripura and Orissa. These states officially go on a five day holiday during the festival. Durga Puja is mainly considered as the Bengali festival and as West Bengal and Tripura has biggest majority of Bengalis, it becomes the grandest festival of the year.
Apart from the above mentioned states, festival of Durga Puja is celebrated all around India and world with great zeal and gusto. Wherever Bengalis go, they always plan an event at the time of Durga Puja. Hence, this festival has become important part of everyone's life. Even in Bangladesh there is a 3 day holiday at the time of this festival, as 20% of their population is of Hindus and all the people celebrate Durga Puja with great fun. Durga Puja is now celebrated in various parts of the world and organized on a very large scale. It is said that Durga Puja's prominence boosted up during British rule in Bengal.
Festival of Durga Puja includes commemoration of Lord Shiva and Goddess Lakshmi as well as Saraswati with Lord Ganesha and Kartikeya. Lord Shiva is considered as the consort of Goddess and all other forms of God are considered as her children. Mother Nature is also worshipped at the time of Durga Puja. Kala Bou (nine plants) and banana tree signifies the nine divine forms of Goddess Durga.
Durga Puja Sadhana
To celebrate Durga Puja 2013, one should also know how to worship goddess during Durga Pooja in 2013. According to Hindu scriptures, Mantras chanted at the time of Navratra put special impact on one's life. On the other hand, if the mantras are particularly dedicated to Goddess Durga directly or indirectly, the effect multiplies to double. Hence, here we are offering you certain mantras to enchant Goddess Durga and fetch her blessings.
Mantras are chanted in a devotional ambience. Light some incense, offer some flowers to the Goddess and keep some water in a small bowl or any utensil. Apart from this, burn Dhoona with Loban to purify the environment. Now, we will know what to chant during Durga Puja.
You may also worship in Durga Puja according to your zodiac sign. Find your best suited way of Puja here – Durga Puja According to Zodiac.
Durga Puja Mantra
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Hi, I'm very new, actually never even tried anything like ethical hacking and/or computer programming.
But I am very techinally inclined and know how to work my way around computers.
What I am interested in are some basic things to get me started.
I would like to learn programing (like all of it.. seriously...) and am probably going to take some classes on it. But I would like some experience before hand.
Where should I look for some resources on programming?
What languages are the best to learn and what are the ones I should learn first?
I would also like to learn about hacking. I am not actually saying this as I want to hack somebodys computer but more saying this as I want to be like those people who test security systems on company servers and such. Like the guy that periodically tries to hack into a banks security system as to check for backdoors and breach points.
So my questions are, where should I go to learn about system security and such?
Where can I find some resources on learning to do these things?
Where can I learn to make my computers as safe as possible?
I'm not saying I have any illegal or potentially illegal content on my computer but I am a very paranoid person and have for a long time wanted to learn these trades as to keep myself protected.
Thank you for any help guys. I will be searching through your vast forum here so some of these questions may be answered before I get any replys. But thank you for any help.
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well let me start off my saying hello and welcome. this question gets asked a lot actually it was not long ago that i was asking the same thing. and the answer i kept getting was. "well it depends on what you want to do." at the time all i could think of was that i wanted to program. and i pretty much rolled a die to chose one, lol. i started with python, witch is largly a web based laugage but you will see how things go together and how they must go. and you will start to understand the basic things that make up a language. and it helps to know at least a little bit of what you are doing befor you jump into something like C++.
also you said you want to learn some hacking stuff hu? well i think if you know nothing at all you could start by going to www.hackthissite.org. make an account on that and give some of those a try. if you like web based things you might like it there. there are basic missions that will help build your understanding befor you jump into the realistic missions. it is mostly dealing with html, javascrpt, and there are a few applecation hacking mission. and since you claim to be paranoid i will say that hackthissite.org is total legal and safe. the worst thing that might happen is you could get a headache. lol.
also i think that the admin here and on pretty much any other forum will tell you is that we do not talk about doing illegal things. we talk about how to to do them and let each other know so that we can protect ourselves from such things.. or at least that is what most forums claim. and that is fine. you can use knowledge for good or for evil the final decision rests with.. the individual that comes across it.
well i hope you found some of this helpful.^^
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Yesterday I shared a photo with my O+U gals. "Damn it," I lamented, "WHY can't I get this awesomeness sooc from my dslr!?" After bitching and moaning and complaining and acting overall twatish, Erika finally offered: "Because they're different." Before you declare her Captain Obvious, stop a second. It's the truth, film is completely different (Yes, I am now Co-Captain obvious) and you are either have an alter set up to it in your living room or you don't.
Well, maybe only I do that. Case in point, meet my babies:
Put the phone down, stop calling the producers from Hoarders, and give me a second. Erika is right (just this once, don't go thinking I'm kissing your ass bitch) film is different, but not only are film cameras different from digital but each and every film camera is different from the next. The above image was shot with my F100 on Kodak Ektar 100. Had I shot it with a different camera or even a different film it would be completely unique to this. Shut up digital hoes. I hear you. All dslr cameras are different too. Sure, but while I find the difference with film cameras is a completely different signature, I find the difference in dslr tends to be a quality thing. C'mon, tell me, when was the last time you looked at a digital photo and yelled out "OH! That's SO 5DMarkII !!!!!" I call bullshit on you.
I hoard cameras whose signature I have come to admire and I compile wish lists of those film cameras I still need to buy. I do this with the intesity of someone obsessed with a dying art. That little film stockpile in the slideshow? The only reason it's so low is because I was cut off by my worried husband after a temporary fit of insanity in which I bought all the Kodak film in town upon hearing they were going bankrupt. It's the black cloud that hangs over all film photographer's heads. The cameras may go away, the film may stop being produced. At least it's over my head, and the justification I use for seeking them out one by one before they go extinct.
If you haven't tried some film lately, please do. For me. Yes I'm pushing my drugs on you. There is nothing like loading a new roll, each one a different experience altogether. There is nothing like the peace and thoughtfulness that goes into a shot you can't immediately erase and do over if you don't like it. There's nothing like prints in hand, every time. So do yourself a favour and give it a try. If it turns out you don't like it I know some idiot who will buy your camera off you.😉
And while you're at it!!!!!
Two of our O+U contributors have been chosen as finalists in Vista Branding's "What Is America?" contest! HOLY SHIT!!!! RIGHT!?? Show them some love and go vote for Laura and Kristin ! Then bookmark the pages and create several different Facebook profiles under funny names, continuing to vote while on the toilet, making supper, making supper on the toilet, waiting for that asshole to call you back, at the red lights, AT THE GREEN LIGHTS! Actually don't, vote once, we don't want them to get disqualified for running their show like mine.
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On November 12th, Andrea Gomes said a few words, we kicked off the coming Global Biz Week with an all-CISB, buffet style, multicultural dinner. The evening provided a perfect opportunity to mingle with students from other areas of study as well as experience some culture through food. Each of the different tracks brought a dish or two to represent their language focus, providing a world tour for the taste buds! Everything from sauerkraut to quesadillas to pot stickers made brief appearances and were consumed in record time.
Based on the number written on your nametag, everyone was divided at random into 10 tables of students from different tracks. After we'd finished eating and socializing it was time for International Trivia. Each table worked as a team to answer 30 questions, some of which were pretty simple, some of which were not. For example, Q: After which castle in Germany was the Disney "Sleeping Beauty" castle designed? A: Neusch…. I would give you the answer but for fear of spelling it wrong, you can look that one up yourself. Congrats to tables 7 and 10 for winning! Go Team.
One last quick reminder, don't forget to check out some of the events going on this coming week! If they're anything like last nights dinner, you won't want to miss them.
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An all new original single-player epilogue to the Future games.
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VideoGamer.com sits down, takes a breath and decides to predict what will happen at this year's Gamescom.
UK Video Game Chart: Call of Duty: Ghosts holds on to No.1
Xbox One version of Ghosts sells strongly.
Ratchet & Clank: Nexus will launch for PS3 on November 13
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The Gibraltar Savings Bank at present is providing the same services that have been provided in the past but is operating out of a new building that is the headquarters of the bank, in anticipation of its expanding role. The bank now operates from that building whereas before it used to operate from the Treasury Building situated in John Mackintosh Square - The Haven. So, in effect, the service that is being provided is better, but what is available to people making use of the bank are the ordinary accounts, where you need 7 days notice, which pays 2% interest and a number of other instruments, such as debentures and bonds which pay different rates of interest depending on how long the money remains in the bank.
The money can be put in bonds which have a one year fixed period and pays 3 ½ % interest rate or a five year fixed period which pays 5% or a ten year fixed period which pays on average 6 ½%. The ten year period is one which starts at a low rate of interest and the money can be withdrawn on the anniversary of the day it was deposited. The longer it is left in the bank the higher the interest rate. "So this is the only new thing the bank is doing; it is called an accumulator bond in which you deposit your money for one year and the rate of interest is 2%. And for every year after that the percentage increases by 1%. So in the 2nd year it increases to 3%; in your third year it increases to 4%; in your fourth year it increases to 5% and so on until the tenth year is reached and your increase is 11% interest. If the percentage of all the years is added up and divided by 10 it is 65% in10 years which is an average of 6 ½% per annum," says Joe Bossano, whose brainchild the Savings Bank has been ever since he was Chief Minister over 16 years ago.
The advantages of investing in the Gibraltar Savings Bank and its future plans
The advantage is that it is a rate of interest that is superior to anywhere else, where the money is left there for 10 years without being able to withdraw it. If the money is needed at any time then the opportunity is there to withdraw the money once a year. And that is the only new thing the bank has done so far.
What is planned for the future as from 1st April this year is to start offering current accounts to both individuals and businesses. The idea is to make this very competitive and extendable to people to be able to compete with other banks. The only condition on the current accounts will be that for an individual a minimum of £10 has to be left deposited in the account. A business account will have to have a minimum of £100. The bank will pay interest on the balance that is deposited in the bank on the current account and there will be no bank charges.
The money deposited in GSB is more secure than any other bank in the sense that banks are covered by European Legislation and therefore only something like £80,000 of the money is guaranteed. In the Savings Bank the guarantee is provided by the Government and there is no limit. The law says, since the bank started in the 19th century, that any failure of the bank to pay interest or pay back the money when it's due has to be met 100% by the Government, the Government being the owner of the bank. The bank does not have a share capital. Therefore the guarantee is higher than any other bank. The bank is not involved in investing outside Gibraltar. The money is either in Gibraltar or in UK Govt Stock and Bonds and in the Bank of England. The GSB is not dealing with investing abroad which other banks are; for the safety net of the EU is not enough to cover losses of over £80,000.
So ultimately the highest guarantee that can be provided is guaranteed by the state. In Gibraltar it is a legal requirement. The GSB, therefore, makes it compulsory.
The GSB prospects for the future
The GSB will mostly be attracting local small businesses. With the GSB all current accounts will operate electronically. Initially a visa card will be issued that can be used to withdraw money from the GSB or at any other ATM. Later on that Visa card may be used anywhere in the world. So, in effect, a current account in the GSB has the privilege of the money being able to be withdrawn anywhere in the world, and there will be no charges because it is not a credit card but a debit card, where you cannot withdraw more money than there is in the account. And businesses must leave a minimum of £100 before withdrawing the rest of the money. Individuals can withdraw all their money with the exception of £10 which must be left in the account so there is always a credit balance and the account does not operate in the red.
"We hope to be in the 1st phase on the 1st April this year. When we start doing that the first thing needed is the computer programme which already has been identified costing in the region of half a million pounds. And initially, to put it to the test it is going to be carried out with the three or four hundred trainees that are at the moment in the training companies under my dept where they are already being paid monthly. So in order to test that the system works well before outside customers are taken, for a number of months the wages of the trainees will be paid automatically. This in itself will improve efficiency and productivity because if at the moment 300 or 400 people are paid through transactions elsewhere it is not as easy or as smooth as having a situation where the trading company has as account in GSB and the trainees have an account there. Then automatically every year the money is taken from one account and placed into the other. Thus the trainee is paid up, there's an account for the Govt and automatically the tax on the trainees gets paid back into the account; therefore the money never leaves the bank. The money is being electronically moved from one account to another."
Bossano has complete confidence that the bank will be a success
Bossano personally believes that if the GSB is able to deliver that kind of development, not only will it provide an efficient service to the public and to the business community which will be very competitive but it will actually improve and increase productivity in Gib collectively (because there will be less people spending time with all the paperwork). So it has an economic advantage globally and an individual advantage in the service provided to the customers at very little cost. The interest will be low but it will still be better than anywhere else dealing with a current account.
"I know that there are a lot of people interested in using the bank even before we are ready. We have been approached by both the Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Small Businesses and people in the Finance Centres who have clients that are finding too many difficulties in opening bank accounts in Gib. The bank accounts in the Savings Bank have always been properly regulated. They were regulated since time immemorial even before the other banks were subjected to regulations from the EU or anywhere else. And just because there has been a change of Govt it doesn't mean that the regulations have stopped operating. So people have nothing to worry about with the bank. But, in any event, if the totally and unjust criticism which are partisan and political and self-serving not based on facts, deter people from using the Savings Bank, the criticism will not be a success, because there is such a long queue waiting to use the bank that nobody is going to be persuaded not to use it by Mr Feetham."


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The roundtable discussion will center around three new publications dealing with the end of the Cold War and potential lessons from the Cold War for current US foreign policy.
Saki R. Dockrill, Professor of Contemporary History and International Security, Department of War Studies, King's College London, and author of The End of the Cold War Era (2005). Dr Dockrill read for her PhD in the Department, and became the John M. Olin Fellow at the Department of History at Yale University. She joined the Department in 1990, first as a MacArthur Research Fellow and then as a full-time temporary lecturer. In 1993 Dr Dockrill was appointed Lecturer, and was, in 1997, promoted to Senior Lecturer. She was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (1922) and has been Teaching Fellow at the Institute of United States Studies, University of London. She is General Editor of the Macmillan/Palgrave's Cold War History, and is also co-editor of the Cold War History Journal published by Frank Cass.
James J. Carafano, Senior Fellow for National Security and Homeland Security, The Heritage Foundation, and author of Winning the Long War: Lessons from the Cold War for Defeating Terrorism and Preserving Freedom (2005). Dr. Carafano is one of The Heritage Foundation's leading scholars in defense transformation, military operations and strategy, and homeland security. He was an assistant professor at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. and served as Director of Military Studies at the Army's Center of Military History. He also taught at Mount Saint Mary College and served as a fleet professor at the U.S. Naval War College. He is a visiting professor at the National Defense University and Georgetown University.
Thomas M. Nichols - Chairman of the Department of Strategy and Policy at the US Naval War College, and author of Winning the World: Lessons for America's Future from the Cold War (2002). He where he also holds the Forrest Sherman Chair of Public Diplomacy. He holds a Ph.D. from Georgetown University, and the Certificate of the Harriman Institute for Advanced Study of the Soviet Union at Columbia University. He previously taught international relations and government at Georgetown University and Dartmouth College, and taught as a Secretary of the Navy Fellow at the Naval War College. He has served as an aide in the United States Senate, and was a Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.
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> Last time I tried Linux was back in the Win95 days. I'm now looking to
> get a new machine and actually comparing OS X, Vista, and [a little
> surprisingly to myself] Linux. I've gotten a copy of SuSE to test on
> my Laptop and everything has been going quite well, in fact.
> Hopefully no one minds some silly questions to help me make a
> decision...
> During the SuSE installation, the partitioning was extremely tricky.
> Back in the day I knew my way around fdisk quite well, but there was a
> lot here that was new (LVM, etc). I still don't know all the new lingo
> and acronyms. But, anyway, here's a few questions about the
> partitioning:
> - I actually had a few troubles getting it to recognize the hard disk
> after the partitioning happened (I was trying to keep my XP partition
> in place). I'd have to reboot and try again, but instead of having
> sda1, sda2, sda3, now it was sda4, sda5, sda6, etc. This happened a
> few times where the partition numbers just kept growing. I didn't know
> if this was alright or if old partitions (with what would become
> wasted spaces) were still floating around? Eventually I think I got it
> all worked out, but I still don't have sda's 2-5. Is this a problem
> and something I can fix?
> - Also, is there a reason that /home is partitioned out separate
> from /? In my trials of seeing what I could get working with Linux, I
> wanted to try the Cedega program with a few test apps. It was quite
> obnoxious when I was accidently running it as root and ran out of disk
> space on / installing an app when I had 20 gigs free in /home.
> Obviously I was able to fix the problem, but it wouldn't have been a
> problem if there was only / and the swap partition. Is there a way to
> fix this w/o reinstalling or is it like that for a reason?
> - Back to Cedega for a moment (perhaps this is better asked on their
> forums or Wine's?), is there a way of making it so that an installed
> app is available to all users and not just the one that installed it?
> Let me say for a moment that some awesome strides have been made by
> the Linux developers over the past 10 years or so. RPMs and YaST is
> very nice. Perhaps YaST is just for SuSE, but regardless, it is very
> nice and handy. Easy to install packages and manage them.
> The next set of questions is pretty much all about development. I'm a
> programmer, and so development tools are up quite high on my
> requirements list.
> - Last time I was using Linux it was pretty much gcc, make, and trying
> to figure out GUI programming with X. Is there much that's different
> today? Are there any nice IDEs for Linux outside of Emacs (yes, I've
> been in Win32 land for too long)? I have no idea if CodeWarrior or
> similar works on Linux. I've seen Eclipse, but actually don't know too
> much about it.
> - It took a while, but I was able to get glx working in X. If anyone
> can make strides helping that process out, man, for someone long past
> the point of caring about rpm -wtfomg, that would be very nice to just
> work out of the box. But, assuming it would normally, given that I'm
> buying a new machine, are there certain video cards that I should keep
> in mind (or stay away from)? Any limitations or some-such I should be
> aware of?
> Finally, I'm generally curious how the community feels about SuSE vs.
> the other distros. I admit, I solely picked SuSE based on it being
> backed by Novell. But there's also Ubuntu, RedHat, etc. Are they
> pretty much all the same thing or are there major differences I should
> be aware of? Are any of them better supported or have a better
> knowledge base to draw from? What about the installation process and
> getting 3D acceleration working out of the box?
> Thanks for taking the time to read and answer these questions, folks!
> Keep up the great work!
> Jeff M.
To answer a few of your questions:
I do believe that the best Linux compatible graphics cards are
Nvidia. In partitioning usually by default the Linux distribution
will use the free space on the disk if not told otherwise, usually by
clicking a different option. Typically the reason /home is separated
from / is so that if you have to reinstall or if you want to try a
different distribution you can just reformat and reinstall to the /
partition and leave the /home partition alone.
Personally, I like Ubuntu or Fedora Core, Ubuntu 7.04 which rolls out
Thursday has some nice features and is very easy to install and use.
In Ubuntu you can either use synaptic (graphical package manger), apt-
get or aptitude (from command line) to install programs. Also you can
install a program inside of Ubuntu by going to Add/Remove... and
selecting a specific program. Ubuntu 7.04 has a feature that allows
you to select the proprietary or restricted driver.
Fedora Core has similar tools as well like yum on the command line and
a similar graphical install similar to Ubuntu. Both installations are
fairly straight forward. Ubuntu usually comes as a Live Cd which
allows you to see if certain things work before you install. Then
when you want to install just click install on the Desktop of the Live
Cd. Fedora Core 6 has a similar install to SuSe, however, I find it
Hope that helps.


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The duos twist returned to Big Brother – gave those in danger a new lease on life this week.
"Rachel or Jordan were definitely going home but now just one of them needs to win veto and both of them are safe," Kalia said. "Twists always jack me."
And while Jordan was still devastated by the eviction of her boyfriend Jeff, Rachel – who has been showing a surprisingly sane side recently – had to focus her partner.
"This saved both of us," she told a tearful Jordan. "We have been having a horrible game. We have to put it behind us. When we win the veto, Shelly and Adam are forced on the block. This is our chance for redemption."
But Adam and Shelly were well aware of the importance of the veto as well.
"Now we need to win the veto more than ever," Adam told his partner, Shelly, who was already thinking ahead to Thursday's eviction.
"I have to win this veto or I am going out the door this week. I don't stand a chance against Adam," she said.
Meanwhile, Jordan hatched a backup plan, offering a final-four deal to Porsche to increase their chance of being taken off the block after the veto.
"Rachel and I have to go up there and talk to Porsche and Rachel has to keep her mouth shut. Rachel is the worst at talking to people," Jordan explained before acknowledging that Rachel is seen as a "liar" – in front of Rachel herself.
"Jordan, I've never heard you talk like that before," Rachel said as they left the HoH room. "Kalia and Porsche would be crazy not to take this final-four deal with us."
Maybe they are "crazy" but Kalia and Porsche decide to avoid making a decision until after the competition, which had the houseguests hanging on to dummies as long as possible.
"I'm just still too fat," Adam said of falling off first. (Later he was seen wearing a shirt that said "I put bacon on my bacon.")
Next to fall were Shelly and Jordan, while Rachel was holding strong with her legs straddling her "Brendan" dummy.
"My entire life is relying on Porsche and Kalia hanging on to their dummies," Shelly said shortly before both they both fell and Rachel won the veto.
"We're safe! We're safe," Rachel told Jordan while crying actual tears.
"I have no doubt in my mind that you and Rachel are going to send me out this week," Shelly said.
But she had a plan: After apologizing to Jordan for voting out Jeff, Shelly offered a final-three deal to the veterans.
"I would just like to stay with you and play the game. I am offering you a chance to get you further in the game," Shelly said before admitting to the cameras, "If I make it to the final three there is no way I'm handing them over the money."
So going in to Thursday's eviction, Rachel and Jordan have a big decision to make.
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Newly ordained Roman Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, recently took a vocal stand against President Barack Obama's birth control mandate. Now, some are calling him the "rock star" of the Catholic faith.
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Pope Benedict, 84, is growing weaker. He now enters the church on a wheeled platform, unable to walk the aisle.
Dolan is only 62 years old and has a common touch.
"He can present the gospel message, the message of Catholicism to people, with a smile, not a frown," noted Father Tom Reese of the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
The new cardinal is also humble and happy to be back in New York in time for Ash Wednesday mass.
"You always keep New York first, because first and foremost, the best way I can be a good cardinal is by being a good archbishop of New York," Dolan explained.
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I need to know good websites, to buy things, to watch online, etc....
There are a ton of good websites that you can watch anime on in the forumn "good sites" i believe it on the sixth page of anime forumns, there good places to buy anime at good prices are dvdempire, dvd planet both of which have links under the store section of manga.com and animeballz.com has really good prices, some dubbed and some not so be careful."Those who live in darkness wander aimlessly."
I am new to the Manga website, and I dont know much about the different websites.
Hope that helped, sorry i really didn't feel like typeing them all again. There is also a good one on the "free anime" forumn. My favorite is still liveanime.net though. "Those who live in darkness wander aimlessly."
Veoh.com, animethat.com, liveanime.net, zomganime.com, anime6.org, I think that's the bulk of them. If anyone finds more, add them in this forum. 92% of the teenage population would be dead if Ambercrombie and Fitch or Hollister said it was uncool to breathe.
crunchyroll.com I bring light where there is darkness. Hope shines brightly in my chest. In my heart there lies a bouquet of roseshttp://www.monstersgame.us/?ac=vid&vid=175002609
Nothing I shoot ever gets back up again.1. Animenewsnetwork.com2. Rightstuf.com3.Animeondvd.com4.discountanimedvd.com5. Animecastle.comThose are the ones i use most : )
well i use onemanga to read all mineif you are wanting manga i know a ton of sites to watch anime i use veoh,crunchyroll,or bleachexile.com I bring light where there is darkness. Hope shines brightly in my chest. In my heart there lies a bouquet of roses
I will try this site. I love posters and toys.
I am going to have to check out all of these sites... Dewa Mata,Niji-Hana "If you listen to the world, you'll hear all kinds of false claims about morality. But the gospel offers an unchanging standard of truth."
http://www.animecornerstore.com/dvdindex.htmlanother to get books, toys, and more is ioffer. "In everyone there is a demon, but those who can embrace it, not as a curse but as a gift, can use it as the sword of the heavens, or the spear of hell itself."
try this site ; zomganime.com ; veoh.com "past is passed and let the past passed away"
The three main sites that I go to to watch anime/ manga are youtube.com, veoh.com, & gofish.com
funimation.com has legal streams and you can purchase stuff from their online store. huluu also has legal streams.


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Armando Alves is Head of Social Media and Web Strategist at Fullsix,
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Previously he worked as Project Manager, Senior Interactive Developer and Head Of Interactive, exploring a wide range of technologies and programming languages.
He blogs at ASourceOfInspiration.com, an influential digital marketing blog, ranked on Advertising Age's Power150 and amongst the 50 most influential European marketing blogs, being guest speaker at conferences and training workshops about creativity, online advertising and the future of marketing. He's also a guest blogger at Osocio.org, the world's most recognized social marketing and non-profit advertising blog.
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Rivalry spurs Cuban's 'hate' for San Antonio
Owner Mark Cuban seldom attends Mavericks practices, but he dropped by American Airlines Center on Tuesday because he had other business there, he said.
After practice, Cuban spoke with coach Rick Carlisle, then held court with reporters for 12 minutes.
With the Mavericks leading San Antonio, 1-0, entering Game 2 tonight, Cuban said this series feels more like a conference final than the first round.
Cuban talked about the deep, long-running, respectful "hate" he feels toward the Spurs - and agreed with Dirk Nowitzki's assertion that this is the best Mavericks team of the Cuban/Nowitzki era.
"Yeah, it's not even close, but the league's better, too. So it's not 'Are we better?' It's 'how are we better relative to the rest of the league?' "
Early playoff results, he said, have confirmed his opinion that all eight Western Conference seeds are fairly well matched. But he laughed when asked if this Dallas team represents his best shot at an NBA title.
"You know, if you gave me 2-0 in the Finals, I'd say that's our best chance," he said, referring to the 2006 NBA Finals, when Miami overcame a 2-0 deficit to Dallas by winning four straight. "But I don't want to cost myself any more [fine] money from there.
"We have a good team, and we have a good coaching staff, and we have a unique opportunity. Now we just have to take advantage of it."
In 10 playoff trips during Cuban's ownership, the Mavericks have met San Antonio five times. Cuban was asked whether he would feel as strongly about the rivalry if the Spurs fell from the league's elite.
"No, I mean, I hate the Spurs," he said, laughing. "I have a hard time being civil to [Spurs owner] Peter Holt at the Board of Governors meeting, and he has a hard time being civil to me, even though we like each other.
"It's just what it represents. We can both be 0-80, and if those last two games are Spurs-Mavs, it's going to be like a playoff game because we dislike each other that much."
Asked whether the Feb. 13 trade with Washington has worked out even better than he expected, Cuban deadpanned:
"No, when I spend 30 to 40 million dollars, I try to have a high expectation. It's not like buying a Yugo - no knock on Yugo."
The post-trade 13-game winning streak and climb to No. 2 in the West are immaterial, Cuban added.
"Because if we don't win this series, everybody's going to say it was a failure. Right? If we don't win a championship, everybody's going to say it was a failure. That's really what it comes down to."


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Anne Lunney
HOLDEN - Anne (Kochinskas) Lunney, 92, of Flagler Drive, died Monday, September 18, 2006 in the Hospice Residence, 10 Judith Road, Worcester, after an illness.
Her husband of 54 years, Hugh T. Lunney, died in 1989. She leaves two daughters, Elizabeth A. Zeena and Ellem M. Zeena, both of Holden; a sister, Rose Klosowski of Bristol, Conn.; five grandchildren, Robert Zeena of Cheshire, Conn., Timothy Zeena of Boxborough, Richard Zeena of Princeton, Scott Zeena of Holden and Beth Dowd of Holden. Three brothers, John, Joseph and Peter Kochinskas, and three sisters, Mary DeSavage, Adele Degnis and Albina Tapley, predeceased her. She was born in Worcester, daughter of Adam and Eva (Ospipowich) Kochinskas, and lived in Holden for 40 years.
Mrs. Lunney worked at the Webster Square Stop & Shop for 24 years, retiring in 1979. She was a member of St. Mary's Church, the Holden Senior Walkers, and enjoyed spending time with friends at the Holden Senior Center.
The funeral was September 23, from Miles Funeral Home (www.milesfuneralhome.com), 1158 Main St., Holden, with a Mass in St. Mary's Church, Jefferson. Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery, Holden. Memorial donations may be made to the VNA Care Hospice Residence at Coe's Pond, 120 Thomas St., Worcester, MA 01608-1280.


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You might say that the first meeting this season between LSU and Alabama demonstrated what happens when an immovable object meets, well, another immovable object. The Tigers and the Crimson Tide, ranked No. 1 and No. 2 before their Nov. 5 game in Tuscaloosa, went into overtime having scored 6 points each.
Alabama missed a field goal during that overtime. LSU made one for the 9-6 victory.
November's match-up was billed as the game of the century, and for those who believe football should be more about not giving an inch rather than racing up and down the field, the game lived up to its billing.
And now the powerhouses meet again. The Tigers, who haven't lost a game all season, again play the Tide, whose only loss was to LSU. The stakes are even higher this time, and fortunately for us, the game is in our midst. They're meeting at the BCS National Championship Game being played right here in New Orleans, a city that's begun to feel a lot like the center of the sports universe.
Both teams have a history of winning it all, a healthy respect for the other, world-class coaches, outrageously zealous fans and a fierce desire not to lose. The match-up guarantees that this season's national champion will for the sixth consecutive time come from the Southeastern Conference. The SEC's streak began when Florida capped off its 2006 regular season with a win in the championship game. LSU was the next national champion. Then Alabama followed.
Hotel rooms in the city are nearly booked solid, and according to two ticket resale websites last week, at an average of $2,000, tickets for tonight's game are the highest ever for a college football game. As of Thursday, a ticket on the 50-yard line had an asking price of $5,460.
If November was the biggest game of the century, maybe this is the biggest game of all time. At least it's likely to feel that way for the fans of the team that finishes in victory.


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For the month of February, we're partnering with Ucan to give away two modern composting bins. Not only are they stylish, they make composting easy. The bins are designed for durability and have a convenient hidden handle. There's also a special ventalition system to cut down on odors. Two randomly selected winners will receive a Ucan Untrash can and a box of compostable garbage bags – each worth a total of $35. Look below for all the ways to enter to win. Entries will be received through February 29, 2012.
Do Your Part and Pick a Better Cup O' Joe
Are you someone who savors that morning cup of coffee? Do you enjoy the smell and taste of a freshly brewed pot? You'll enjoy it even more if you Do Your Part to seek out fair trade and organic coffees. And since October is Fair Trade Month, it's the perfect time to talk about why it's critical to seek out coffees that are cultivated with the planet and people in mind.
The Fair Trade label is an important one. It certifies that the people working to produce your coffee are paid a fair price and are working in good conditions. Since many coffee producers are small scale organizations in poorer countries, the Fair Trade program works to connect them directly to coffee importers around the world. This allows the producers to foster long lasting relationships that will help sustain their coffee businesses and improve their communities.
Seeking out organic coffees is another important decision. Look for the USDA organic seal and you'll know that your coffee beans were grown without pesticides that can pollute our land and water. This also means the farmers working that land and the people living in the surrounding communities won't come into contact with those toxic chemicals, either.
There's another thing to look for when shopping for the best beans. If you can, seek out shade-grown coffees. This means the valuable land used to grow the coffee wasn't clear cut which allows the natural habitat for birds and other animals remains intact.
So what if you don't brew your own and instead go to a coffee shop to get that morning jolt? There are still plenty of ways to Do Your Part on the go. First, ask where the beans they use come from and how the crops were cultivated. Next, bring your own coffee mug instead of using a paper coffee cup. Many coffee spots will offer you a deal to bring in one of your own. Starbucks and Peet's offer .10 off each time you do.
Many times, coffee shops will also give away their coffee grounds for free. Those grounds are rich in nitrogen which means it's an effective addition to any compost pile. That compost pile will eventually become free fertilizer for your lawn and garden. Straight coffee grounds are also good food for acid-loving plants such as azaleas, roses, and hydrangeas.
Something as small as your morning cup of coffee can actually make a big impact on our environment. Do Your Part as you enjoy your next cup of joe knowing that you picked the perfect blend for you and the planet.
WalMart Expands Food Waste Recycling
September 8, 2011
Nine WalMart stores in Florida will be the latest to recycle inedible fruit, vegetables and baked goods. The food waste will be taken to the commercial food waste recycler Organic Matters where it will be processed for use in animal food. The food waste will be collected by Quest Recycling which already collects food for recycling from more than 3,000 WalMart stores nationwide. The company only collects food that would otherwise be trucked to a landfill. Any food suitable for consumption is donated to food banks through the Feeding America program. For the remaining waste, WalMart follows the EPA's food waste hierarchy to create animal feed, energy or compost from expired food and other organic products.
WalMart says its partnership with Quest to divert food waste helped the retailer divert more than 80 percent of the waste sent to landfills in California. The company says its comprehensive waste reduction program is now being implemented across WalMart's 4,400 stores, Sam's Club locations and distribution centers. The company says if all stores were able to divert 80 percent of landfill waste, it would be the equivalent of taking more than 2 million cars off the road every year.
Expanding the recycled food waste program brings the world's largest retailer closer to its goal of creating zero waste. The company is also recycling cardboard, paper, aluminum, plastic bags and other items through the Super Sandwich Bale program.
The Superbowl of Recycling Competitions
August 18, 2011
It's the superbowl of recycling competitions. Schools across America are competing to see who can collect and recycle the most. Recycle-Bowl is sponsored by Keep America Beautiful, the non-profit agency that engages public and private organizations to take greater responsibility for improving their environments. Recycle-Bowl is the first-ever nationwide recycling competition for elementary, middle and high school students. The goal is to help students learn about waste reduction and environmental responsibility in a fun and interactive way.
Schools that compete in the Recycle-Bowl will receive a 'playbook' which provides teachers with recycling and educational resources including Clean Sweep U.S.A., an educational website designed to supplement environmental education curriculum. The site has online comic books with lessons about litter prevention, waste reduction, recycling and composting.
The in-school recycling competition begins in October and will run for four weeks. Schools will track and report how much recyclable material they collect. The school in each state that collects the most recyclables will receive a 1,000 dollar prize. A national champion will be chosen among the statewide leaders and will receive an additional grand prize of 2,500 dollars.
City Tests Compost Collection Program
August 3, 2011
More than 400 homeowners in Madison, Wisconsin are looking at their garbage in a whole new way. They are part of a composting pilot program to test the possibility of citywide organic collection. Homeowners in the program are each given a kitchen container and compostable bag to collect organic waste and an outside bin to put the waste in for collection each week. The goal of the experimental project is to compost items normally put in the trash and use the compost to add nutrients to soil. The Wisconsin State Journal reports in the month of July, more than 21 tons of organic waste was collected for composting and diverted from the landfill. The city is accepting most food scraps including fruits, vegetables, meat, fish and bones. Houseplants and weeds are also accepted along with compostable materials like paper towels, paper plates or any other paper product too contaminated to be recycled.
Several other cities already offer compost collection programs. San Fransisco created the first large scale urban collection of food scraps for composting in the country. Hundreds of thousands of residents and over 5,000 restaurants and businesses have diverted more than 600 tons of waste from the landfill. The compost is sent to the Recology composting facility which turns to food scraps and plant trimmings into nutrient-rich soil. The soil is used to produce organic food and wine in the San Fransisco area.
A compost pilot program in Denver, Colorado was so successful last year that the city is continuing it as a fee-based service. Participants receive a 65 gallon cart to collect food scraps and yard trimmings. The organic material is turned to compost and later sold to farmers and landscapers.
Local Green Guide: Food & Entertaining
We're all looking for ways to eat better while enjoying good times with family and friends. So, we're serving up a menu of delicious ideas. Feel free to sample responsible restaurants, buy better beer and wine, or even get inspiration on how to green your grilling routine.
Sustainable Seafood Guides
• Monterey Bay Aquarium
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Ocean Conservation
• Certified Sustainable Seafood
• Blue Ocean Institute
• Greener Choices
• US Department of Agriculture: National Organic Program
• US Department of Agriculture: Livestock
• Grass Fed Animals
• Locally Raised Meats
• US Department of Agriculture: Produce
• Pick-Your-Own Farms
• Certified Organic Community
• Community Supported Agriculture
• American Community Gardening Association
• Sustainable Foods
• Organic Gardening
Beer and Wine
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Consumer Reports
• Eco-friendly Cookware
• Sustainable Cookware
• Sierra Club: Grilling
• Green Guide to Grilling
• Earth Sensitive Barbecuing
Green Party Rentals
• Tips to Preserve Food
• Preserve Food
• Pick Your Own Food
Plastic Bottles
• Plastic Bottle Facts
• Water Bottle Blues
• Bottled Water and Energy Factsheet
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Coupon Mom
• Mommy Savers
• Smart Source
• Coupons
• Browse Coupons by Phone
• Coupon Clipping Resources
• High Tech Coupons
• Tips to Cut Your Grocery Bill
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Could You Live Waste-Free? More Families are Trying
July 14, 2011
The idea of living waste-free may sound impossible but more families across America are giving it a shot. In Austin, Texas, the challenge has turned into a reality TV show for four families. The local series is produced by the city's waste management program and follows four families as they try to reduce their waste to zero in five weeks. Each week in the Dare to Go Zero challenge, each family has to weigh the trash they produce. The family with the highest percentage of waste loss wins a home improvement package. The city of Austin is practicing what it preaches. In 2009, the city adopted a Zero Waste Plan with a goal of sending zero waste to landfills by the year 2040. The plan includes encouraging and educating residents about composting, recycling, reusing and reducing.
In California, the Johnson family is taking waste-free to the extreme. The family of four was able to fit their waste from an entire year into one small box. The family started a website, The Zero Waste Home, with daily blogs and tips on going waste-free. The Johnson's say before even thinking about reducing or reusing, families must first refuse, cut down on consumption and clutter. They even say recycling should only be done as a last resort.
A family in New York City challenge themselves to not only live waste-free, but without any environmental impact at all. For one year, Colin Beaven and his family unplugged from the electrical grid, traveled only by bike or foot and bought nothing except for food. Beaven calls it the No Impact Project and challenges others to take a one-week "carbon cleanse" by reducing their environmental impact in their daily lives.
While recycling rates in the U.S. have skyrocketed from 6 percent in 1960 to 33 percent in 2009 the average American still produces about four and a half pounds of trash each day.
Put Waste to Work During Compost Awareness Week
May 3, 2011
Did you know that about 30 percent of your waste is organic material that can be composted? That's a lot of valuable waste that could be going into a garden and staying out of a landfill. This week marks the 13th annual International Compost Awareness Week aimed at educating the public about the benefits of composting. Composting is an inexpensive, natural process that transforms your kitchen and yard waste into nutrient rich food for your garden. Keeping organic waste out of the landfill is also important because waste that is not exposed to air breaks down into methane gas which damages the Earth's atmosphere. It's estimated only 8 percent of Americans compost their waste, including cities where it is required like San Francisco and Seattle. Cities and states across the U.S. are hosting events to spread the word and celebrate composting awareness week. There is even a Facebook page dedicated to the week with information, giveaways and details about nationwide events. If you have never composted before and are interested in getting started, it's easy. Watch this DoYourPart video to find out how to get started. The Environmental Protection Agency also provides simple compost information including a list of what can and cannot be composted.
Turning Trash Into Energy
Nearly 97 percent of America's food waste ends up in landfills. A start-up technology company wants to change that and plans to take food and yard waste and turn it into methane, which can be sold as fuel. Harvest Power just raised more than $50 million to help ramp up efforts to produce renewable fuel. Investors include a firm co-founded by Al Gore. The company is in the process of building two large anaerobic digestion facilities which turn organic material into biogas. The biogas is then converted into energy like natural gas or electricity. In 2008, Harvest Power built what it calls North America's first commercial-scale anaerobic digestion site near Vancouver, British Columbia. The facility is able to process 30,000 tons of food waste every year. Company officials say they are on track to fundamentally change the way waste is managed around the world. Forbes reports a handful of cities including San Fransisco, require residents to separate food waste from other garbage. The city law passed in 2009 was the first of its kind in the U.S. The city provides residents with sealed compost bins for the food waste which is picked up every week. Harvest Power expects more cities to adopt such policies which would create business and divert waste from landfills.
Eco-Friendly Detergent Comes in Paper Bottle
March 14, 2011
Green products company Seventh Generation is launching a first-of-its-kind paper detergent bottle. Seventh Generation's new 4x concentrated laundry detergent will be sold in a bottle made of a cardboard shell. The shell is made from 70 percent recycled cardboard and 30 percent recycled newspaper molded into a rigid shape. Inside the shell is a plastic pouch with the detergent inside. When the bottle is empty you can take off the cap, pop off the shell, take out the liner and and recycle all three. The recycled shell can even be put in a compost pile. The detergent itself is twice as concentrated as the company's 2X formula and doubles the savings of water and energy from transportation. The detergent in the space saving bottle will clean about 66 loads of laundry. Seventh Generation says the new bottle uses 66 percent less plastic than typical 100 ounce 2X detergent bottles. About one-fourth of the new concentrated detergents will come in the paper bottle initially and will hit store shelves later this month.


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Shannon teaches Microbiology and has a Master's and a PhD in Biomedical Science. She also researches cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
In the viral life cycle there are two ways to reproduce. One results in thousands to millions of copies of virus (virions) being released in a few hours. This method results in the death of the host cell because the virions cause the host to lyse. This is the lytic cycle. The other replication method results in only a few virions being released at a time. The advantage is that the virus can survive and replicate inside a host for many years because there is no host cell lysis. This is the lysogenic cycle.
The main difference between the lytic and the lysogenic cycles is the location of the viral genome. In the lytic cycle, the genome remains in the cytoplasm. In the lysogenic cycle the genome enters the nucleus and inserts into the host genome. In both cases the virus is dependent on the host replication machinery to make viral proteins and genome (new virions).
For a virus to reproduce it must infect a host cell. To do this it must first come in contact with the host organism and enter the host organism. Exposure of the host to the virus is the first step in the viral life cycle. Viruses can enter a host in several ways. For example, through a cut in the skin, a mosquito bite (inoculation), or by direct contact with mucus membranes.
Once a virus has gained entry it can access target host cells. Viral proteins interact with host surface proteins during entry. The first step is attachment, which is when the viral particle physically attaches to the host. Next, the virus creates a hole in the host membrane. Finally, the virus injects its genome into the host.
At this point the lysogenic and lytic cycles diverge. In the lytic cycle the virus rapidly takes over the host machinery and forces it to make millions of new viruses. In the lysogenic cycle the virus genome enters the host nucleus and becomes part of the host genome.
Replication of a virus that has been inserted into the host genome (lysogenized) depends much more on the host cell's life cycle. The virus no longer has control of the host replication machinery. Instead, the virus is replicated whenever the host needs to produce proteins that are next to the viral genome. Thus, a virus inserts its genome into genes that are crucial for host survival.
Lysogenized host cells will still release new virions. However, viral release is not associated with host cell death nor does it cause host cell death. The usual mechanism of release for lysogenic viruses is budding of individual virions from the host. This does not harm the host because only a few virions leave the host at a time. A host cell can live with a viral infection for many months to years.
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Breakfast to Go: Pumpkin Blueberry MuffinsJulieVR
I always find myself baking with pumpkin in the fall, when its warmth and aroma seems the most gratifyingly cozy and old-fashioned. And it's great for more than just pies – nutrient-dense pumpkin, especially the canned variety, is low in calories and an excellent source of beta carotene. If you like to use applesauce to replace some of the fat in a recipe (a technique that works better with muffins, loaves, cakes and other similar baked goods), using pumpkin puree will add far more nutrients than applesauce will.
This is a great basic recipe to which you could add any type of berry or chopped fruit peaches, plums, apricots, apples, pears… whatever you like in your muffin. Chocolate chips are pretty fantastic, too. They freeze well, so are great to keep a stash of to pop into lunchboxes, or take to go if breakfast needs to be served in the car. We've been known to bring these, warm from the oven, on the walk through crisp fall leaves to school. A great way to start the day.
Pumpkin Blueberry Muffins
¨1/4 cup butter, softened¨
3/4 cup sugar¨
1 large egg¨
1 14 oz (398 mL) can pure pumpkin¨ puree
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
¨1 tsp. baking powder ¨
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt¨
2/3 cup buttermilk¨
1 cup fresh or frozen (unthawed) blueberries
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a medium bowl, beat butter and sugar for a minute, until well blended. Add egg, pumpkin and vanilla.
In another bowl stir together the flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add about a third to the butter mixture, beating on low or stirring by hand just until combined. Add half the buttermilk in the same manner, then another third of the flour, the remaining buttermilk and remaining flour along with the blueberries.
Divide batter among 12 muffin tins that have been lined with paper liners and bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden and springy to the touch. Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Makes 1 dozen muffins.


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Rachel Canning, the New Jersey teenager who sued her parents for financial support and tuition after she moved out of their house, dropped her suit Tuesday.
Appearing before Family Division Judge Peter Bogaard, Canning, 18, testified that she wished to dismiss her complaint against her parents, NJ.com reported. Bogaard ruled that Canning was acting voluntarily and granted the dismissal.
WABC was in the courtroom for the proceeding:
The court action came one week after Canning returned home to her parents, Sean and Elizabeth Canning.
That, in turn, came a week after Bogaard refused to grant Canning's initial request for $650 a week child support and payment of her tuition at Morris Catholic High School.
Canning left home in October, shortly before her 18th birthday and moved into the home of a friend. She sued her parents on Feb. 24, claiming they cut off financial and emotional support prior to Nov. 1, when she turned 18. Her parents contended in court papers that their daughter had refused to obey house rules, neglected chores and wouldn't break up with a boyfriend they thought was a bad influence.
When she unexpectedly moved home last week, her parents' attorney, Angelo Sarno, said the family wished to move on but that the legal case still was pending, Daily Record.com said.
The same day, Canning's lawyer, Tanya N. Helfand, filed papers saying she thought her client was being pressured by her parents and the media to move home. She asked that a guardian to represent Canning's interest and sought that hearings be held behind closed doors and case records be sealed. Bogaard declined.