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Microsoft to offer coupons for Vista
SEATTLE -- People who buy certain computers this holiday season will be offered coupons for free or heavily discounted upgrades to Microsoft Corp.'s long-delayed Windows Vista operating system under a program designed to spur PC sales despite the software's tardiness, the company said Tuesday.
Volunteer spotlight
The St. Johns County Council on Aging, 180 Marine St. needs office and skilled volunteers for its Care Connection Minor Home Repairs Program.
Neighbors: Halloween carnival at main library Thursday
Thursday evening the St. Johns County main Library's Halloween Carnival will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Face painting, carnival games, a costume contest and more will be part of the evening's fun. The library is at 1960 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Call 827-6940.
In service
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mark D. Morris has been decorated with the Air Force Commendation Medal.
There was incorrect information in Wednesday's front-page story on a family losing its home to fire.
Fun for all ages in coming weeks
Dining with the birds, a special day for kids and a gala Cabaret are among upcoming events to entertain all ages.
For The Record
Water adjustments City of St. Augustine will be adjusting the chlorine and ammonia levels for 30 days beginning Monday.
Tea to be served in the garden
The garden of the 254 year-old Pena-Peck House will be the venue for a Victorian Tea and Trunk Show Nov. 15, announces Linda Fabel, president of the Woman's Exchange. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m., allowing guests to view and purchase the creative wares of a number of vendors, which will be on display at the historic house.
Neighbors: Annual Lincolnville Festival set for Nov. 3-5
The 26th annual Lincolnville Festival will be held Nov. 3-5, at its original location on Washington Street, south of Bridge Street. Under the auspices of the Fort Mose Historical Society, the festival proceeds will go to that society's building fund, says Derek Hankerson, festival coordinator.
Go & Do
TODAY At the Limelight: "I'm Not Rappaport" will be on stage at 7:30 p.m. at Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., in uptown St. Augustine. The production runs through Nov. 5. Call 825-1164.
News & Notes
Hope for the holidays Community Hospice is offering Hope for the Holidays, a program to help those who have experienced the death of a loved one and will be dealing with this death during the holiday season.
Go & Do
TODAY Chorale: The Bethune-Cookman College Concert Chorale will present their Program of Distinction starting at 7 p.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Palm Coast. The performance will include concert musicians, liturgical dancers and soloists. The concert is free. Call 1(386) 445-4757.
Ancient City Kids Day set for Francis Field on Saturday
The 11th annual Ancient City Kids Day continues from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Francis Field Families will enjoy a fun-filled day with games, arts and crafts and entertainment while gaining information on the variety of services available to families in St. Johns County.
Plenty of croaker and reds
Sunrise on Sunday -- 75 degrees and not a breath of wind. Lake George's water was still in the high 70s, its slick surface littered with leftovers from the night's midge hatch. Mullet were flipping randomly about, and at Black Point, the first shrimpers were already tossing nets.
Red beans and rice in about 35 minutes
CONCORD, N.H. -- Speed wouldn't be enough.
Recipe Finder: Old-time pepper relish
Betty Cook of Finksburg, Md., was looking for a recipe for an old-time pepper relish similar to the one her mother made this time of year. It had red and green peppers, onions, sugar and vinegar.
Party down on Halloween
In this day and age "homemade" treats may not be preferred to the pre-packaged candy for handing out at the door, but if you are having a party, here are some treats that are easy and sure to please.
Kutzer releases 'Food for Soul and Body'
St. Augustine resident Jewell Kutzer, nationally known speaker/entertainer and also known as the Mayberry Momma, is debuting her new book "Mayberry Momma's Food for the Soul & Body."
Pan-seared fish is good for you
For instant gratification as meal times near, look no further than fish. Even if you shrink from eating raw fish, seafood often benefits from fast, light cooking. So it's a terrific deal for the cook on a tight schedule who wants to sit down with family or company to enjoy a dish whose taste everyone will remember for more than five minutes.
Time for hearty vegetable soup
Never mind that hearty vegetable soups are great for warming up during this increasingly chilly time of year. Or that they can pack tons of healthy produce and beans into a lean, savory package.
Grilled tri-tip beef roast takes on Italian flavor
Here's a dish for one of those days when the cook is grilling for a group of family or friends and wants beef on the menu. The recipe makes eight servings, but if your dining party numbers fewer than that, don't worry -- any leftovers will probably disappear quite quickly.
All Hallow's Eve
Halloween is one of the oldest celebrations existing in the Western world. Originally the pagan's Celtic harvest festival known as Samhain or "End of Summer," Pope Gregory IV incorporated the ritual into the Christian calendar by establishing Nov. 1 as All Saint's Day in 835 A.D. This officially made the last day of October All Saint's Eve or All Hallow's Eve, later shortened to today's Halloween.
Whip up some low-fat fettuccine alfredo
A fast and low-fat fettuccine alfredo that uses full-fat milk and cheese?
That expression looks familiar The signature family expression of joy or hangdog remorse might be more than a matter of monkey see, monkey do. It might be hard-wired into our brains.
New CT scanners find lung cancer sooner
CHICAGO -- A new generation of CT scanners that can detect cancer in the lungs as small as a grain of rice -- when the tumor is still highly curable -- is raising hopes that screening may dramatically reverse the grim outlook for lung cancer just as mammography did for breast cancer.
Fox pushes stem cell research
NEW YORK -- The symptoms of Parkinson's disease that all but ended Michael J. Fox's acting career are making him a powerfully vulnerable campaign pitchman for five Democrats who support stem cell research.
Calling the doctor after hours: 'Is this an emergency?'
The question is often asked by the answering service when a patient calls a doctor in the middle of the night: Is this an emergency?
Capital needs more U.S. troops
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The top U.S. military commander in Iraq said Tuesday that more U.S. troops may be needed in the capital to quell raging sectarian violence.
Girth adds to extra gasoline use, study says
CHICAGO -- Want to spend less at the pump? Lose some weight.
NASA launches twin observatories
CAPE CANAVERAL -- Twin spacecraft blasted off Wednesday night on a mission to study huge eruptions from the sun that can damage satellites, disrupt electrical and communications systems on Earth and endanger spacewalking astronauts.
Bush, fellow Republicans try to emphasize economy
WASHINGTON -- President Bush says the midterm elections will turn on two issues: "Who best to protect the American people and who best to keep taxes low." But perhaps unhappily for Bush, polls suggest voters don't believe it's either George Bush or his party right now.
'Accountability rests with me'
WASHINGTON -- President Bush took the blame Wednesday for the surge in violence in Iraq as that nation's prime minister ripped U.S. troops for raiding a militia stronghold in search of a missing American soldier.
Tuition, fees increase at public universities
College price increases slowed this year but they again topped inflation, and financial aid isn't keeping pace, a new report says.
Announcement draws skeptical reaction in U.S.
WASHINGTON Judging from the initial reactions, Tuesday's announcement by the top U.S. commander and top U.S. diplomat in Iraq of benchmarks for progress and a loose timetable for drawing down American troops appears unlikely to influence the Nov. 7 congressional elections.
Ethics probers question Hastert
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Dennis Hastert urged ethics investigators to work quickly to unravel the congressional pages scandal Tuesday, testifying before them just after a GOP lawmaker whose recollections differ from his.
U.S. officials work on timetable
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The top U.S. military and civilian officials in Iraq said Tuesday that they'd won agreement from the Iraqi government to set a timetable to tackle some of the country's most intractable problems.
Bush advisers blitz the radio airwaves from the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) President Bush's political top gun Karl Rove gushes with optimism about Election Day. National security adviser Stephen Hadley says the Iraqis need to do more to secure their nation \u2014 and do it faster. Presidential confidant Dan Bartlett takes a few verbal punches at Democrats.
Paul losing steam as it moves toward Mexico
SAN JOSE DEL CABO, Mexico -- Tropical Storm Paul quickly lost strength Wednesday as it swirled toward Mexico's mainland at the tip of the Baja California peninsula.
Cardboard box breaks man's fall
A 32-year-old man fell Tuesday about 25 feet from a ladder and safely landed on a cardboard box, according to St. Augustine Fire Department.
Jones tries to keep up momentum
Former state Sen. Daryl Jones, Democratic candidate for Florida's lieutenant governor, drew 150 enthusiastic supporters to the Plaza de la Constitucion in St. Augustine on Wednesday evening, most cheering the narrowing gap between the Democratic and Republican campaigns.
Fire guts home
A woman raising three grandchildren lost her home of 27 years to fire Tuesday, St. Johns County Fire Rescue said.
No surprises from Bryan, Sanchez forum
The two candidates for St. Johns County Commission's District 2 seat squared off at County Auditorium Wednesday night, but neither showed many new cards in a campaign deck that has been shuffled many times.
Police Report
POLICE REPORTS The following was compiled from police reports collected from the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office (SJCSO), St. Augustine Police Department (SAPD) and St. Augustine Beach Police Department (SABPD): JAIL LOG Who: Braendle, John David, 40, St. Augustine. Charge: Domestic battery. (SJCSO)
Suit filed in fatal crash
An assistant U.S. attorney charged with vehicular homicide was asked in a civil suit filed Wednesday if he had been a "functioning alcoholic" during the year leading up to the accident.
McElhone new principal at South Woods
Brian McElhone will be taking over as principal of South Woods Elementary, filling the vacancy left by Lionel "Skeeter" Key's extended leave of absence.
Discover Old St. Augustine
The new mosaic, between the Visitors Information Center and the city parking garage, was put together on Wednesday morning.
Forum today
The League of Women Voters, St. Johns County Unit, and The St. Augustine Record will host a forum at 7 p.m. today for two races on the Nov. 7 general election ballot.
Police Report: Jail Log
ST. JOHNS COUNTY Three men allegedly loitering and prowling around Flagler Hospital: Flagler Hospital security saw three men walking through the hospital parking lot attempting to enter vehicles early Wednesday morning, according to St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.
Family gathers for execution
Sixteen years after their daughter and sister, Tracy Paules, was brutally murdered, the Paules family gathered again in her name, perhaps for the last time.
Residents air concerns about decal system plan
Nearly everyone who attended the city's meeting Tuesday on its proposed residential decal system -- to allow only city residents to park in the neighborhood near Flagler College -- were against the plan.
Lovell, Mignon face off in school board forum
Incumbent St. Johns County School Board member Diane Lovell and long-time educator Bill Mignon faced off Wednesday at a forum, where they gave similar answers to each question.
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Thelma Pauline Rains
Thelma Pauline Rains, 75, of St. Augustine, died Oct. 22, 2006, at her home, Mrs. Rains was a native of Rockrun, Ala., born to Vermice and Katie Goss and moved to Florida in 1969. Mrs. Rains was retired from the West Company of Pinellas Park and moved to St. Augustine in 1999 working in the bakery department at Wal-Mart for over 10 years, a member of Friendship Baptist Church in St. Petersburg and she attended Freedom Baptist Church in St. Augustine.
Hugh DeCalb Cameron
Hugh DeCalb Cameron, 82, passed away after an illness on Oct. 24, 2006, at Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine.
Eugene Packard "Red" Werner
Eugene Packard "Red" Werner, 87, of St. Augustine, died Oct. 23, 2006, at Flagler Hospital. Mr. Werner was a native of Kenilworth, N.J., and had resided in St. Augustine since 1985. Mr. Werner had worked for the International Playtex Corp. in Dover, Del., and he served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Mr. Werner was a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church.
Richard Clyde McClung
Richard Clyde McClung, 84, of St. Augustine, died Oct. 23, 2006, at the Earl B. Hadlow Center in Jacksonville. Mr. McClung was a native of Columbus, Ohio and had resided in St. Augustine. Mr. McClung was a credit manager for the John Deere Tractor Company and he served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was of the Lutheran faith.
Mary Burney Hall
Mary Burney Hall, 94, of St. Augustine, died Oct. 21, 2006, at Samantha Wilson Care Center. Mrs. Hall was a native of Tallahassee and had resided in St. Augustine since 1937. Mrs. Hall was a domestic engineer and has served as the Usher Board No. 1 President, Sunday school superintendent, teacher, Home Mission Society president, City Wide Ushers Union, City Wide Missionary Society and the St. Johns River Baptist Association. She was a member of North City Baptist Church.
Diane Jane Ellerkamp
Diane Jane Ellerkamp, 40, St. Augustine, died Oct. 24, 2006 at her home. Mrs. Ellerkamp was a native of Oak Park, Ill., and had resided in St. Augustine for the past six years, moving here from West Palm Beach. Mrs. Ellerkamp was a homemaker.
Hailey Skye Taylor
Hailey Skye Taylor, infant, of St. Augustine, died at birth Oct. 22, 2006, at Flagler Hospital.
James Fredrick Hicks
James Fredrick Hicks, 76, of St. Augustine, died Oct. 24, 2006, at his home. Mr. Hicks was a native of Jacksonville and had resided in St. Augustine more than 30 years. Mr. Hicks was a land clearing and heavy equipment preparation contractor, and he served his country in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was of the Pentecostal faith.
Joyce Ann Session
Joyce Ann Session, 54, of St. Augustine, died Oct. 13, 2006, at Flagler Hospital. Ms. Session was a native of Miami and had resided in St. Augustine for the past 17 years. Ms. Session was a food service manager at Flagler College. She was a member of New St. James Missionary Baptist Church.
Letter: Haunted House at mall is fun, clever (and scary)
Editor: I attended the first night of the Horror Zone Haunted House at the Outlet Mall. What a grand adventure.
Perspective: A few liberal words on the meaning of words
The first time I was called a member of the "media elite," I was driving a 10-year-old minivan with close to 200,000 miles on it. I was many things. Elite wasn't one of them.
Letter: Gardner has worked to keep arts strong in city
Editor: As president of the Board of Directors of the Limelight Theatre as well as a lifelong theatrical artist, I want to express my support for George Gardner in his candidacy for City Commission Seat 3.
Editorial: Charles, Helhoski, George for beach commission seats
The St. Augustine Record recommends incumbent Frank Charles for Seat 3 over Mark Anderson; challenger Brud Helhoski over incumbent Michael Longstreet for Seat 4, and incumbent Ed George over Connie Oberman for Seat 5.
Editorial: New commission off to awful start
The new St. Johns County Commission is off to an awful start and the two new members haven't even been elected yet.
Letter: Charges were flying at Airport Board meeting
Editor: It is a shame that the Record did not have a reporter at Monday's St. Augustine Airport's monthly meeting. It was action packed.
Letter: Experience is trump Bryan holds over Sanchez
Editor: I was reading a recent St. Augustine Record letter to the editor regarding the District 2 race. The only comment I can agree with the writer on is that we have two candidates who are running a clean campaign -- but that's where it ends.
Letter: If you value Constitution, you'll vote for Harris
Editor: One of the most startling of the many horrible sights that emerged from Hurricane Katrina was the sight of New Orleans policemen -- embarrassingly absent during the breakdown of civil obedience in the ravaged city -- later dragging law-abiding citizens out of their homes and confiscating their legally owned weapons. One particular scene of an elderly woman callously slammed against the wall while police confiscated her small revolver was particularly revolting. These police activities were promptly declared illegal by the courts and the NOPD was accordingly chastised.
Letter: Sundeman defends goals for Mosquito board
Editor: In response to the Oct. 15 letter to the editor, I would like to affirm my main reasons for running for Seat 4 of Anastasia Mosquito Control District.
Rogers ruckus just the latest flap to engulf a World Series
ST. LOUIS -- Kenny Rogers has company. This is hardly the first World Series to be smudged by one strange play or disputed decision.
Top 25 Schedule
Thursday, Oct. 26 No. 10 Clemson at Virginia Tech, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 No. 1 Ohio State vs. Minnesota, 3:30 p.m.
SAHS jolts Belleview in 3
OCALA -- Playing in its first state volleyball playoff match in 11 years, St. Augustine looked like the playoff veteran rather than postseason novice Tuesday against Belleview.
The party continues, with or without cocktails
JACKSONVILLE -- Florida tight end Tate Casey grew up in Texas, far away from the Florida-Georgia rivalry. He was much more familiar with the Red River Shootout, the annual showdown between Oklahoma and Texas.
Agent says Yankees assure A-Rod he won't be traded this offseason
NEW YORK -- Speculation about the possibility of Alex Rodriguez getting traded will surely linger until he actually takes the field at the Stadium on Opening Day, but the embattled third baseman's agent said that he has received assurances from GM Brian Cashman that there will be no A-Rod auction this winter.
State golf: Nease girls seventh at 2A tourney
It was a nice day for the Nease girls and a rough one for the Menendez boys at the state golf tournament Tuesday.
West Texas pool offers rare desert diving
TOYAHVALE, Texas -- It's certainly not the first place you think of when you want to go diving. In fact, it may be the last.
Cross Country Regional Glance
District 1-4A Where: Santa Fe Community College When: Saturday, 9 a.m. girls, 9:30 a.m. boys Local team: Bartram Trail Outlook: Depth is the key in this sport, and that is the main strength of the Bears, especially the girls. However, both teams captured St. Johns River Athletic Conference championships.
Thaxton returns to practice
TALLAHASSEE -- Florida State linebacker Jae Thaxton returned to practice on Tuesday after missing over a month because of a concussion.
Visit from No. 10 Clemson a big test tonight for Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech got back to its hallmarks of dominant running and solid defense in a 36-6 victory against Southern Miss last weekend. The Hokies will find out how close they are to where they want to be when No. 10 Clemson visits Thursday night.
Romo to start for Cowboys
IRVING, Texas -- Drew Bledsoe knew his interception near the goal line just before halftime was a horrible play. He never thought it might be the last pass he'd throw for the Dallas Cowboys.
Golf: Nease girls fourth, Menendez boys 13th at state
VERO BEACH -- The Menendez boys golf team finished its season Wednesday with a 13th-place finish at the Class A state finals.
Reyes or Weaver? La Russa still figuring it out
ST. LOUIS -- Jeff Weaver and Anthony Reyes sat together in the interview room, looking at each other and waiting for questions. There was one they couldn't answer: Who's going to pitch Game 5 of the World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals?
Jags family has been happier
JACKSONVILLE -- The Jacksonville Jaguars want everyone to believe they're one big, happy, healthy family. The truth is they're as dysfunctional as a family on reality television, causing them to look like Super Bowl contenders one week and postseason pretenders the next.
Del Rio reverses stance on Leftwich, gets Garrard ready
JACKSONVILLE -- Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio has changed his stance again, saying quarterback Byron Leftwich's sore left ankle was indeed a problem in last week's loss to Houston.
Georgia juggles deep deck of receivers
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) --The season-long Georgia quarterback carousel ended last week, but now can coaches find reliable receivers for Matthew Stafford?
Two for Two
The state volleyball playoff opener went as expected for Nease. Easy. Bordering on boring. Over in three games.
Malkin scores again as Penguins double up Devils
PITTSBURGH -- Evgeni Malkin scored a goal in his fourth consecutive game to start his career, fellow Pittsburgh rookie Jordan Staal scored his third goal in two games and the Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Grant Hill a grand example for us all
ORLANDO, Fla. -- How many times has he turned on the radio in his car and heard some acid-tongued talking head lampooning his injuries?
Crist, Davis face off on education, taxes
DAVIE -- Standardized testing, property taxes and homeowners insurance were the focus of a debate Tuesday between Democrat Jim Davis and Republican Charlie Crist.
Two Fantasy 5 players share top prize
TALLAHASSEE -- Two winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $111,995.56 each, the Florida Lottery said Wednesday.
Rolling 'calm' before today's execution for serial killings
JACKSONVILLE -- Danny Harold Rolling, the state's most notorious serial killer since Ted Bundy, was "remarkably calm" as he awaited his execution for the grisly 1990 slayings of five college students in Gainesville, his attorney said Tuesday.
Rolling executed for five murders
STARKE -- As it was with his victims, in the end there was no mercy for Danny Rolling.
Federal judge invalidates 100-foot exit poll restriction
MIAMI -- A federal judge Tuesday declared unconstitutional a Florida law that prohibits exit polling within 100 feet of a voting place, finding there was no evidence that such surveys are disruptive or threaten access to voting.
Possible sanctions fail to slow nuclear expansion in Iran
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran confirmed Wednesday that it had expanded its controversial uranium enrichment program, a semiofficial news agency reported, even as the U.S. and its partners prepared a U.N. resolution to impose limited sanctions.
Teen in Argentina finds fossil skull of largest bird
LOS ANGELES -- A curious teenager in Argentina has discovered the fossil skull of the biggest bird ever found -- a swift, flightless predator 10 feet tall that pursued its prey across the steppes of Patagonia 15 million years ago, researchers at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County announced Wednesday.
Eskimos live in bird flu's flight path
KIPNUK, Alaska -- The 800 Yup'ik Eskimos in this wet and lonely village knew the situation was serious when government scientists began swooping in on bush planes.
Violence puts damper on Islamic holiday
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- In a city in which people are virtual prisoners in their own homes, even the preparations for the year's biggest celebration reminded the al Tmimi family that there was little cause for joy.
U.S. Troops Search for Missing Soldier
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. forces scoured central Baghdad on Tuesday looking for a missing U.S. soldier who was presumed kidnapped by insurgents while visiting his Iraqi relatives. The troops went door-to-door, manned checkpoints, stopped and searched cars, and showed pedestrians a picture of their missing comrade, hoping to generate leads on his whereabouts.
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In Growing Gold, a wise mother tricks her sons into learning the value of work. Warmly narrated by author and voice performer T.V. Padma, this traditional story from India depicts three boys who aren't interested in working on the family farm; instead, they spend all their time dreaming of gold. But when their mother suggests that gold is buried in the field, they have a change of heart. Throughout this short story, Padma brings a sly wisdom to the words of the mother, and an excited enthusiasm to the boys as they discover a new kind of riches.
©2008 T. V. Padma; (P)2008 August House Publishers, Inc.
"Growing Gold, uniquie way to teach children goals."
Yes, I would as it teaches kids the principles of hard work as well as how the success of it can be achieved, in its clever disguise.
The Story line and the narrator had a unique voice depicting keen interest.
No I have not. But I certainly will.
A unique way to teach children how to achieve goals.
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Shop owners in Hyderabad can keep their shops open through out the night since a model law that allows shops, malls and other establishments to operate throughout the year has received Cabinet approval, which will give them the flexibility to open and shut at their convenience. It seeks to allow malls and shopping establishments to remain open 24X7. If the Union cabinet proposal is accepted by the state government, shop owners of Hyderabad and Secunderabad will have liberty to open and shut their shops at their convenience.
It must be noted that business establishments remain open in areas like old city, Mehdipatnam, Gachibowli, Madhapur and other places till late night.
The Centre has been receiving suggestions from time to time to enact the model law, which the states could consider for enforcement either by adopting the central law or necessary modification by the state law.
Traders feel that it is a very welcome move and the model law will boost Hyderabadi economy.
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Popular Teas from GuayakiSee All 25 Teas
Recent Tasting Notes
My first fore into the world of yerba mate, and boy is it great! Earthy, naturally sweet, spicy, and strong! this tea has a rich creaminess from the cocoa even if you don't add milk. The flavor and aroma linger on your lips and tongue in a fantastic way. It's kind of like drinking a really delicious chocolate bar! Plus it is organic AND fair trade!
This is a really tasty way to drink your maté. My only complaint is that the tea bags themselves don't lend themselves to squeezing. One time I squeezed the bag after steeping and it came open slightly, letting the contents escape into my mug. I don't think I squeezed any harder than usual, but perhaps.
Went with Guayaki's instructions on this, I think 150 is a little low though. Might try 175 next cup. I've had bagged mate before from this brand, but not their loose stuff. Adagio is the only other company I've had to compare to.
This wasn't bad, I enjoyed it. Nice light herb flavor, I think I may steep longer next time. The full ten minutes sounds goods. I like my tea strong. :)
This is SO good cold brewed. I was stuck at work with no hot water and in desperate need of an energy boost so I threw a few of these into my water bottle. At first it comes off as a spicy mate then the chocolate hits! It reminded me of chocolate milk but with a little bit of maltiness to it. DELICIOUS!!
I didn't know what to expect when I bought this. But I really like it! It starts out as kind of a chai, cinnamon taste and goes into a chocolate/licorice taste. It's actually REALLY good. Kind of a creamy taste. Very delicious! :]
Guys. Baby ferrets are the cutest things. Mine keeps hopping around the kitchen attacking my feet…
But anyways… I've been so busy lately I finally have some time to just chill. Which is very nice. I'm still addicted to drinking out of my gourd(which is what I'm doing right now..). To be honest I don't really like the first two gourd fulls. They're just too strong in taste for me. But after that it's perfect. :]
So I bought a gourd and a bombilla with my birthday money. I've wanted one for a while but just never actually got one until now. I must say it takes practice to make it right so the leaves don't come up through the straw. I've been drinking mate in it for the past couple days and I'm addicted. I feel cool :] and I feel like it tastes better. Though that part might just be in my head.
:D I almost bought a gourd while I was visiting my folks. We went to the natural food store, & there they were, with their little straw. I stood there reading the instructions for making Mate in it. There was something about it that seemed to complex for me at the moment, so I didn't buy it. yet.
I've been a skeptic of yerba mate for some time now, but when a co-worker offered me a bag I thought I'd give it a try. It was a pleasant surprise.
Great flavor that's not overwhelming. 5 minute steep seems to be the perfect amount of time to make the tea enjoyable. Can't say much on the energy front, but just drinking it makes me feel great.
A good mate for sure. I favor the hot mate that you brew yourself, but this bottle is comparable in that you can expect that same deep, earthy flavor. If you are on the run and need some quick energy, a bottle of Guayaki is a good route to take but I wouldnt give it an A+
Not sure how I feel about this one. I have yet to find a chai that is "it"…and after drinking this one, I still haven't found it.
I need to steep this one for a long time to bring out the flavors. That said, it holds the delightful greenness that I hope for from mate tea. There's a sweet aftertaste that is almost medicinal—that's the part that gets me in the wrong way. Still not a bad cup! Warm on a cold day, add a wee bit of milk—what more could you ask for, in the end?
I received a can of this in my Foodzie tasting box for April, but, I didn't try it until now… mostly because I was a little afraid. My first tastes of Guayaki products were not positive ones, and I worried that this would be more of the same… but this is REALLY quite good. The lime and tamarind offer nice hints of tartness to offset the sweetness (it's a sweetened beverage), and there is just a hint of ginger in there too. I like how these flavors keep the tisane from being too cloyingly sweet. This is much better tasting – less sweet – than a typical can of soda.
And it is energizing, too, which I needed! I taste the yerba mate, but, it is not as strong as the flavors of lime and tamarind. There is an earthy vegetal note in the background, but nothing too strong and it all works together very nicely.
This is probably not something I'd stock the fridge with, but, it is something that if I found it while I was out and about and in need of something to drink, I'd reach for before I'd choose a soda or the average bottled ready to drink tea, which do tend to be too sweet for my liking.
I finished my bottle of this early in the morning. I had to get up at 3:30 AM to go back to school with my dad and this is just such a nice pick-me-up when I am exhausted. I am sad that I ran out because it was so tasty, but I am keeping the bottle to re-use so I can have a bottle of cold mate in my mini-fridge.


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Scott Jagow: A lot of people with adjustable-rate mortgages will be in for a rude awakening. Many of those subprime loans we've heard so much about started off with a "teaser" rate of 7 or 8 percent. In the next two years, those rates will jump up to about 10 or 11 percent. That adds several hundred dollars to a mortgage payment.
But there's word this morning the White House and several major banks are close to a deal to help these people. The idea is to temporarily freeze their rates. Alisa Roth explains.
Alisa Roth: Government offices like the Treasury Department, and companies like Citigroup and Countrywide that are heavily involved in the mortgage business, are negotiating the deal. It's supposed to make it easier for certain subprime borrowers to keep their homes.
The group is still working out the details. Any agreement would be voluntary -- although all group members have promised to go along with whatever they work out.
Sarah Ludwig is executive director of NEDAP, a New York nonprofit that works on economic justice issues. She says the plan sounds like a good start, but says it could end up being a case of too little, too late.
Sarah Ludwig: It's hard to comment without knowing how they plan to determine the affordability. There's another issue here which is that although this is a very important sort of first step, the resetting mortgages are not the only problem out there.
One of the biggest problems, she says, is that many people with homes now in foreclosure couldn't afford the payments to begin with.
An outline of the plan could be finalized as early as next week.
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"I'm a fabulist by trade," warns Gabriel Noone, a late-night radio storyteller, as he begins to untangle the skeins of his tumultuous life: his crumbling ten-year love affair, his disaffection from his Southern father, his longtime weakness for ignoring reality. Gabriel's most sympathetic listener is Pete Lomax, a thirteen-year-old fan in Wisconsin whose own horrific past has left him wise and generous beyond his years. But when this virtual father-son relationship is rocked by doubt, a desperate search for the truth ensues.
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Truth - Poem by Justin Reamer
Truth is one of the most
Sacred things in life,
Something we hold to be true,
Something we hold to be sacred.
It is what we believe in when
Looking for what is right.
Truth is one of Plato's Forms,
Which is Divine in its own right,
Which is one of the secrets of the universe;
We spend our lives 'remembering'
What we forgot about one of the Forms,
And Truth is one of them.
Truth is sacred.
With it, we can resolve conflicts,
Fight injustice,
Preserve equality,
And decide what's right.
Superman fought for
Truth, justice, and the American Way.
He fought all the bad guys
In those comic books who were all about themselves,
And were false, disloyal, and malicious.
King Solomon was all about truth,
For he believed in wisdom,
And sought truth from God
In order to make just decisions.
Truth was Divine in his mind.
Moses believed in truth,
When he led the Israelites
To the Promised Land,
And when he administered justice
Among those who made
The Golden Calf.
Moses sought truth from the Lord
In order to do what he thought was right.
Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., believed in Truth,
For he saw the injustice in his society,
And he fought for what was right.
Ghandi believed in truth,
For he saw what the Brits did
To the Hindu people
And all the Indians
(The people who lived in India)
And did what he thought was right.
He sought truth to teach people
What was true and taught people
What was peaceful and right.
Truth is a splendid thing;
It is sacred;
It is a gift we all share.
We have to use it correctly in order
To make it right.
It is one of Plato's Forms,
And it is the greatest gift we have.
Truth is glorious divine.
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I think putting a fiction character like Superman in the same category as Solomon, Moses, Ghandi, and Martin Luther Jr. sort of clouded whatever truth the poem was trying to convey. Superman never lived and he is NOT real. There's no truth to his existence or accomplishments except those in comics books. (Report) Reply
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Speculation about Newark Mayor Cory Booker's political future swirled Friday following a report that he was telling state party chairs that he is mulling a gubernatorial run against Gov. Chris Christie in 2013.
Booker disputed the report on WGBO's "Newark Today" on Thursday night, saying he is canvassing the state as co-chairman of the Democratic National Committee's platform committee and working to re-elect President Barack Obama. Booker will present the party's platform in a speech at the Democratic National Convention next month.
There will be "a lot of things to consider" after the presidential election, Booker said.
A possible gubernatorial run is "being asked by me by a lot of folks, and again my response is that those decisions have to wait," Booker said, adding he is focused on Newark and Obama's re-election.
A spokeswoman for Booker had no comment Friday on the report.
The report Thursday on politickernj.com said Booker and his political consultant, Mark Matzen, are conducting meetings with party chairs to inform them that Booker may want to be governor.
Louis Stellato, chairman of the Democratic Committee of Bergen County, said Booker has not told him about any potential gubernatorial aspirations.
"You hear rumors all the time that he might be running for governor, he might be running for senator," Stellato said. "He is a rock star in the Democratic party. He polls very well and he has virtually celebrity status."
Jim Schroeder, chairman of the Atlantic County Democratic Committee, said he was "surprised" to read the report and has not been contacted by Booker, but he is "encouraged" that the mayor may be considering jumping into the governor's race.
"I'm hopeful that we get the strongest possible candidate to run next year against Gov. Christie," Schroeder said.
Charlotte De Fillipo, chairwoman of the Union County Democratic Committee, said that while Booker is a friend, the two have not met to discuss his political future. Booker is, however, one of the candidates she would like to see challenge Christie.
"He has the ability to raise money. He certainly has the intellect and the drive. Those are requisites," De Fillipo said. "I'm not sure who else will be. It's a long way between now and next year. But he makes an entrancing candidate."
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|Masanori Satake, Takanori Masui, Tatsuhiko Yokohama
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a job processing device for executing prescribed jobs according to requests from users for copiers, printers, facsimiles or multi-purpose equipment etc., and particularly relates to technology for securely storing data stored in a job processing device.
2. Description of the Related Art
In recent years, digital copiers and multifunction peripherals loaded with large capacity storage devices such as hard discs have become common. Such large capacity storage devices can be used in applications such as storing original images temporarily in the case of making a plurality of copies of an original document or when carrying out dual-sided printing, or storing an original image read by a document reader in response to a scan request until a user has downloaded this original image over a network.
In recent years, with the background of increasing prevalence of networks and the accompanying misuse of information, there has been a tendency for the strength of information security management strength at enterprises to increase, bringing about the commencement of authentication systems such as ISMS (Information Security Management Systems), etc. Taking into consideration the risk of information disclosure due to extraction of a hard disc etc., regarding management of overall information security of an enterprise, it is not possible to ignore data left in large capacity storage devices for digital copiers or multifunction peripherals.
With regards to this problem, with the technology shown in Japanese Patent Laid-open Publication No. Hei. 9-223061, a secret document mode is provided at the copier, and when this mode is set, this image data is erased from the hard disc when this image data processing is complete.
With the technology shown in Japanese Patent Laid-open Publication No. Hei. 9-284572, image data stored in the hard disc is deleted when the copier is idle.
With the technology shown in Japanese Patent Laid-open Publication No. 2003-37719, whether image data for an interrupt job is deleted when an interrupt job is completed directly before returning to the processing before the interrupt, or is deleted after completion of the interrupted job, is decided according to the amount of data for this image data. Further, with this technology, image data on the hard disc may be deleted when a user does not operate the copier for more than a prescribed period of time, or when image data relating to this copying processing is deleted from the hard disc when a user gives an instruction to stop copying.
With deletion of the image data on the hard disc, simply deleting the image file from the file system is not sufficient as the actual data still remains on the hard disc. Therefore, in the related art, random data is written a plurality of times to the region for this actual data in cases up until the actual data is deleted from the hard disc.
Further, security can be improved by encrypting the image data and then storing the image data on the hard disc.
In the above related technology, it is not possible to read and write image data to the hard disc when image data is being deleted from the hard disc and it is therefore not possible to start a subsequent print process or image reading process during this time. For example, in the case of a color document having a large number of pages, after processing is carried out on this original document with a large volume of data, the time taken to delete the image data for the original document is long and a processing wait is therefore also considerable. With the technology of Japanese Patent Laid-open Publication No. 2003-37719, it is intended to reduce the influence of deletion processing by controlling the timing of carrying out deletion processing in accordance with interrupts and other conditions. However, there is no improvement with respect to the point that once deletion is started it is not possible to start other processing until the deletion is complete. Further, with the technology of Japanese Patent Laid-open Publication No. 2003-37719, there is the problem that actual data remains in its complete form on the hard disc until the time that the deletion process is executed.
As the present invention, there is provided a job processing device comprising a first storage device, a second storage device capable of having stored data erased at a faster speed than the first storage device, a storage controller for distributing and storing job data provided to execute a job between the first storage device and the second storage device, and a deletion controller for deleting job data stored allocated to the second storage device by the storage controller when a prescribed deletion condition is satisfied.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, volatile memory is used as the second storage device.
In a further preferred embodiment, an area that is part of a main storage device the job processing device is equipped with is taken to be the second storage unit.
In a still further preferred embodiment, the storage controller encrypts the job data and distributes and stores data resulting from this encryption between the first storage device and the second storage device.
In another preferred embodiment, the storage controller distributes and stores job data between the first storage device and the second storage device in accordance with a prescribed rule, and is further equipped with a rule manager for changing the prescribed rule.
Changes to the rules can be carried out according to, for example, the state of the job processing device. A "state" for the job processing device may be, for example, amount of free space or writing/reading speed of the second storage device, job processing device processing load, and presence or absence of a waiting job.
In a still further preferred embodiment, the job processing device is further equipped with a rule manager for changing the rule according to a job attribute. "Job attribute" may be degree of confidentiality given to the job, or type of document the job is for, etc.
The following is a description based on the drawings of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The following describes an example of the method of the present invention as applied to an image-forming device such as digital multifunction peripherals, etc. Namely, in the following, a description is given of a way of providing security protection for data received or generated in order to execute various types of jobs requested to an image forming device such as image data files generated by a document reader for copying or scanning, print instructions requested by a remote host, image data files developed as a result of such requests or received facsimile data, etc.
First, referring to
This image-forming device is a device such as a digital copier or digital multifunction peripheral that handles images obtained by optically reading an original document as digital data.
At this device, digital information such as a control program for controlling operations of the image-forming device is stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12. A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10 executes control of each part of the image-forming device by implementing the control program within the ROM 12. Programs describing each of the procedures of storing, reading and deleting files described in the following are stored in the ROM 12.
A RAM (Random Access Memory) 14 is the main storage device of this image-forming device and is used as work memory when executing the control program. The RAM 14 can be used, for example, as a page buffer for storing a one page portion of image data for supplying to the print engine 24.
A HDD (Hard Disc Drive) 16 is an auxiliary storage device for storing various kinds of data. For example, the image-forming device saves job data that is received or that is generated in the HDD 16 for various kinds of job that are requested. Original document image data read by the scan engine 22 for copying, print instruction data for security print processing (where user authentication is successful and processing to perform printing begins) requested by a remote host, image data obtained by developing this print instruction data, and image data read in by the scan engine 22 according to a scan instruction may be taken as examples of this kind of image data. This kind of job data file is deleted from the file system upon completion of the job. However, the problem that has existed from the related art, where if the file is simply deleted from the file system, actual data for this file remains on the HDD, still exists, but this embodiment provides a new way of resolving this problem.
An operation panel 18 is user interface means for displaying a user interface for the image-forming device and for receiving input for various instructions from the user. The operation panel 18 is typically equipped with mechanical operation buttons such as a copy start button etc. and a liquid crystal touch panel. The liquid crystal touch panel displays a GUI (Graphical User Interface) screen generated by the control program executed by the CPU 10, detects positions touched by the user on this display and passes these over to the control program. The control program then interprets this user input from the touch position information.
A communication interface 20 is a device for controlling data communication with a network such as a local area network etc. A print instruction etc. from the remote host is inputted to the image-forming device via the communication interface 20.
A scan engine 22 is a device for providing a scan function for creating electronic image data by optically reading an original document. An original document installed at an Automatic Document Feeder (omitted from the drawings) is sent to the scan engine one page at a time by the ADF function and is optically read.
The print engine 24 is a device for providing a print function for forming (printing) images on paper using image data provided under the control of the CPU 10.
With this image-forming device, in this embodiment, as a measure for improving security of stored job data files, job data files stored in a HDD in the prior art are stored distributed between HDD 16 and RAM 14. In other words, one job data file is stored split between a file 40 stored in the HDD 16 and a part 42 of the file stored in the RAM 14. It is possible to delete the part 42 of the file stored in RAM 14 when the job data file is deleted. Deletion of the data in the RAM 14 can be carried out at high speed. When data 42 in the RAM 14 is deleted, it is not possible to decrypt the original job data file using just the stored file 40 remaining in the HDD 16 and the secrecy of the job data can therefore be protected. In particular, if a configuration is adopted where a job data file is encrypted and then stored in a distributed manner between the HDD 16 and the RAM 14, the stored file 40 remaining on the HDD 16 is an encrypted job data file with a part missing. This makes decryption extremely difficult and ensures that security is kept high.
In this configuration, the job controller 100 receives job requests inputted from the operation panel 18 or the communication interface 20 and exerts control to execute job processing corresponding to these requests. Image-forming processing, various image processing, character recognition processing, and processing for sending to other devices etc. can be given as job execution. Receipt of interrupt jobs for jobs being executed and control of saving and returning of jobs accompanying these interrupts is carried out by the job controller 100. When the job to be executed is a job for which the temporary storage of data is necessary, the job controller 100 makes a request to the storage/deletion controller 110 with regards to this storage. Jobs requiring temporary storage of job data may be, for example, jobs where a plurality of copies are made of an original document, security print jobs, or jobs where a read image is temporarily stored in a secured private storage area in the HDD 16. In the case of a plurality of copies, the job is complete at the time when print output for the number of copies is finished. In the case of a security print, the job is complete when the user of the image-forming device is authenticated and the print output ends. With processing for saving a scanned image in a private storage area, the job is complete when a remote host finishes downloading data in the private storage area.
Further, the job controller 100 reads out job data saved temporarily at the time of use in order to execute a job and issues a request to read the job data to the storage/deletion controller 110.
The storage/deletion controller 110 is a module for carrying out processing for storing and reading job data files. When there is a request to store a job data file from the job controller 100, the storage/deletion controller 110 performs distributed storage of the job data file across the RAM 14 and HDD 16 in accordance with prescribed distribution rules (or procedures). Moreover, when there is a job data file read request from the job controller 100, the storage/deletion controller 110 reads the storage-distributed data from the RAM 14 and the HDD 16, reconstructs the original job data file through integration based on the distribution rules, and provides the original job file to the job controller 100.
The encryption module 112 encrypts data stored in the RAM 14 and the HDD 16 by the storage/deletion controller 110 in accordance with a prescribed encryption algorithm and decrypts data read out from the RAM 14 and the HDD 16.
A random number generator 114 is a module for generating random numbers for the processing of distributed storage by the storage/deletion controller 110 to the RAM 14 and the HDD 16.
A memory monitoring module 116 is a module for monitoring the amount of space in the RAM 14. Information regarding storage space obtained through observation is utilized in obtaining the extent to which the storage/deletion controller 110 distributed job data between the RAM 14 and the HDD 16.
A description is now given with reference to
When a request to store a job data file is received from the job controller 100, the storage/deletion controller 110 first encrypts this file using the encryption module 112 (S10).
Next, the storage/deletion controller 110 calculates the size of that part of the data of the encrypted job data that is stored in the RAM 14 (S12). This calculation calculates storage size using space in the RAM 14 obtained by the memory monitoring module 116 and a random number generated by the random number generator 114. The storage size may be made larger when there is more free space in the RAM 14 and adjustments are made using random numbers so that the relationship between space and storage size does not become fixed. This may be, for example, processing where a prescribed proportion of the free space in the RAM 14 is decided upon as a storage size reference value, with a storage size then being obtained by subjecting this reference value to adjustment using normal distribution random numbers generated by the random number generator 114. Insufficient work memory during storage processing can therefore be avoided by considering free space in the RAM 14 when deciding storage size. Further, the rules for distribution can be made more difficult to understand by changing the storage size using this random number and improvement in security can be anticipated.
When calculation of the storage size at the RAM 14 is complete, the storage/deletion controller 110 stores an amount of the encrypted job data (in the following, this is simply referred to as "job data") of this storage size from the top of the data in the RAM 14 (S14). It is also possible to decide data storage position (ex. start address) randomly or decide according to prescribed rules (storing at the top of the free space, etc.).
After storing in the RAM 14, the storage/deletion controller 110 calculates a size for storage to the HDD 16(S16). This storage size calculation can be carried out in the same way as for the calculation of storage size to the RAM 14.
When the size for storage to the HDD 16 can be calculated, the storage/deletion controller 110 makes distribution management information and writes this information to the HDD 16 (S18) and writes a storage-size portion of data to the HDD 16 from the top of the portion of job data yet to be stored (S20). In this process, the operating system of the image-forming device reserves a file region for storing the job data in the HDD 16 and writes the distribution management information and the job data to this region.
The process of steps S12 to S20 above is repeated until no un-stored portions of the job data remain (S22). As a result, the job data is stored in a distributed manner between the RAM 14 and the HDD 16. In this way, in the processing in
An example of a data structure for the stored file 40 generated within the HDD 16 as a result of the processing of
An example of a data structure for the distribution management information 410 is shown in
In the example in
A description is now given with reference to
When reading of job data file from the job controller 100 is requested, the storage/deletion controller 110 first accesses the head of the file in the HDD 16 (S30), reads the distribution management information 410, and reads data stored in a distributed manner at the RAM 14 in accordance with information for the storage device identifier 422, the storage position 424 and the data size 426 indicated in the distribution management information 410 (S32). When a plurality of storage devices are destinations for distributed storage, the data is read from each storage device in the order of the information 420 in the distribution management information 410 and combined. When reading of the data from all of the storage devices that are distributed storage destinations is finished, the data part 450 stored directly after the distribution management information 410 is read, and is combined at the back of data read from the distributed destinations (S34). Reading of job data is then completed by repeating this process (S36) until the end of the stored file 40 is reached. The job data read out is encrypted and the storage/deletion controller 110 therefore decrypts this job data using the encryption module 112 and provides decrypted job data to the job controller 100.
Next, a description is given with reference to
This deletion process is executed when prescribed deletion conditions are fulfilled with respect to the job data file. Completion of execution of a job using the job data file can be given as a typical deletion condition. The input by a user of an instruction to stop a job using a job data file is another example of a deletion condition. Further, an explicit instruction by a user to delete a specified job data file is another example of a deletion condition.
The storage/deletion controller 110 monitors for notification of job execution completion from the job controller 100 and user input from the operation panel 18, and waits to see if any of these deletion conditions is satisfied (S40, S42, S44). If any one of these deletion conditions is satisfied, the part 42 stored in the RAM 14 for the job data file for which a condition is satisfied is deleted (S46). Specifying of the portion to be deleted can be achieved by, for example, reading the distribution management information 410 in the stored file. This is data in RAM and can therefore be deleted quickly and completely. Next, the file 40 stored for the job data in the HDD 16 is deleted and the area for the stored file is freed (S48). This deletion process may also be a process for deleting file management information on the file system such as an MS-DOS (trademark) DEL command or a UNIX (registered trademark) rm command file deletion. In this case, actual data remains for the stored file 40 after deletion (until overwritten) but it is not possible to completely decrypt the original job data file with just the remaining actual data. Further, in this embodiment, the job data file is encrypted and then stored in a distributed manner on the HDD and RAM and it is therefore extremely difficult to perform decryption with just the actual data remaining on the HDD.
When deletion (S48) of the stored file is complete, the storage/deletion controller 110 gives notification (S50) of the fact that processing to delete the requested data is complete to the job controller 100. The job controller 100 receiving this notification permits execution of the following job. In this way, if, for example, there is a job (new job, job interrupted by another job, etc.) at the time of deletion, execution of this job is started or re-started.
In this way, according to this embodiment, by deleting data stored in a distributed manner at the RAM 14, the job data saved at the HDD 16 is made substantially invalid. This enables deletion of data at a substantially higher speed when compared to the case of the related art where data is randomly written any number of times over job data saved in its entirety on the HDD. Therefore, in cases such as when returning from an interrupt job or when a subsequent job is waiting, it is possible to delete data without the waiting job having to wait much at all. It is therefore not necessary for the deletion of job data to be postponed until completion of the following job.
Further, in this embodiment, RAM 14 that is volatile memory is used as the distributed storage destination for the job data. If power to the image-forming device is then turned off, the distributed data is erased, and the same results as for the aforementioned deletion processing are obtained.
One example that is appropriate is to delete data by repeatedly writing data in a random manner on the actual data for the stored files remaining on the HDD 16 at appropriate times after deleting the data in the RAM 14 as described above. It is appropriate to carry out processing to delete by randomly overwriting data at times when the influence to jobs is small, such as after a prescribed period of time for when the image-forming device has not been used, directly before going to a power-saving mode, or when the power switch is turned off. In this embodiment, the job data can be saved more safely than in the related arts from finishing the job to deleting data by overwriting randomly with data.
In the embodiment described above, the size of the data stored in a distributed manner in the RAM 14 is decided in accordance with the amount of space in the RAM and a random number, but this is given merely as an example. It would also be possible to take the size of the storage in the RAM 14 as a fixed value or decide this in a completely random manner without taking into consideration the amount of space.
Further, it is also possible to determine storage size taking into consideration conditions other than the space in the RAM. This example is shown in
First, when a job is waiting, or when the processing load on the image processing device is high, the deletion of data by writing data randomly at the HDD 16 will become slow to this extent, and the amount of data allocated to the RAM 14 is therefore increased in order to increase safety of the job data for the period of time up to the deletion. In this way, it is possible to make a larger amount of data disappear by deleting data within the RAM after job completion and the possibility of restoring job data is further reduced.
Information as to whether a job is waiting can be acquired from the job controller 100 and the processing load for the whole of the image processing device can be acquired from the job control device 100 or the operating system.
Further, when the degree of confidentiality for the job data is high, deleting as large a portion of this data as possible when the data is no longer necessary is effective from a security point of view. The amount of data allocated to the RAM 14 is therefore larger for a higher degree of confidentiality.
Degree of confidentiality of job data can be instructed by the user as one of the job attributes or can be determined from the job content. In the latter example, in the case of, for example, a security print, where high security is assumed, the degree of confidentiality of the job data is made high. It is also possible to register the degree of confidentiality of each job in advance at the image-forming device.
Moreover, in cases where there are a plurality of storage devices other than the HDD 16 to which job data is allocated, it is preferable for the amount of data allocated to the plurality of storage devices to be decided according to the speed of writing and reading to these storage devices. The speed of writing and reading to each storage device influences the speed of storing and reading of job data overall, and it is therefore preferable for the amount of data allocated to storage devices that write and read slowly to be small. For example, when data is allocated to an EEPROM in addition to the RAM 14, the speed of writing and reading to and from the EEPROM is slow compared to the RAM 14 and the HDD 16, and the amount of data allocated to the EEPROM is made smaller than the amount of data allocated to RAM.
Control of allocation according to content of the job data can also be considered. For example, job data is formed from a header section and a data section (body section). Control can therefore be considered where characteristics of the data are largely included in the header section, and a large amount of data for the header section is allocated to the RAM 14, while data for the body section is more commonly allocated to the HDD 16.
Further, in the above, the job data is distributed and stored after being encrypted at the encryption module 112. However, the distributed storage method of the present invention is still effective to a certain extent even when this kind of encryption is not carried out. Even without encryption, part of the job data is deleted as a result of deleting data within the RAM 14. This means that even if the HDD 16 is extracted, there is no possibility of complete job data being leaked.
When encryption of the job data is not carried out at the image-forming device, it is preferable to change the rate of allocation of data between the RAM 14 and the HDD 16 depending on whether the job itself is encrypted (for example, when print data itself from the host is encrypted) or not. Namely, when job data is encrypted, the proportion of data allocated to the RAM is made high so that as much information as possible is deleted from the job data as a result of deleting data within the RAM.
A method of allotting tag information (either one or both of a start tag and an end tag) mainly to RAM can also be considered as a method for distributing data between the RAM and HDD in the case of distributed storage where job data is structured documents where job data is provided with tags. In this method, it is possible to erase information regarding document structure by erasing data within the RAM. Further, a method is also appropriate where characteristic portions corresponding to the type of job data are allotted to RAM, so that when the job data is a business document, numeric information within a document is allotted to RAM with priority, and in the case of name list data, character strings corresponding to personal names are allotted with priority to RAM. The type of document can be obtained from attribute information for the job data file, etc.
In the above example, job data is allotted alternately to the RAM 14 and the HDD 16. However, in place of this, it is also possible to change the order of allocation between the RAM 14 and HDD 16 in a random manner. In this case, information for the order of the data stored in each distribution storage destination is included in the distribution management information 410.
In the above example, the distribution management information 410 is stored in the HDD 16 but this is not essential. Management information describing distribution conditions for job data with regards to each storage unit such as the distribution management information 410 may also be stored in the RAM 14 or storage devices within other image-forming devices.
A device structure that does not utilize the RAM 14 can also be considered as a modified example of this embodiment. This example is shown in
In this example, a storage/deletion controller 110 a just stores job data in the HDD 16 as in the related art after the job data is encrypted by the encryption module 112.
A feature of this modification is in processing for deleting the job data. Namely, as shown in
According to this embodiment, job data remaining on the HDD 16 when data of the job data stored in the HDD 16 has been erased from a plurality of locations is not complete job data, and even if the remaining data is extracted, the risk of a security leak is small.
In this example, a plurality of portions of encrypted job data are erased and it is extremely difficult to decrypt the remaining data.
Further, if the ratio of the size of these erased locations with respect to the overall job data is made small, the time required for the deletion processing is small and deletion processing can be executed without jobs that are waiting having to wait very long.
The above is a description of a preferred embodiment for the case of application of the present invention to an image-forming device such as digital multi-purpose equipment, etc. However, as is clear from the above description, the method for protecting stored data in this embodiment does not depend on the type of processing or the type of data to be stored and application to various job processing devices other than image-forming devices is possible.
Although a specific embodiment of the invention has been disclosed, it will be understood by those having skill in the art that changes can be made to this specific embodiment without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is not to be restricted, therefore, to the specific embodiment, and it is intended that the appended claims should cover any and all such applications, modifications, and embodiments within the scope of the present invention.
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