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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Pebbly beach fruit squares

Stuffed with dried fuit, and baked into a warm pastry crust, these cookies are something special. Use any dried fruit of your choice, raisins, cherries, cranberries, apricots, ginger, dates, or prunes.

By Sarah Murphy-Kangas,?In Praise of Leftovers / February 28, 2013

Sure, cookies aren't the healthiest snack, but sometimes a recipe like this one makes them worth it.

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For those of you aspiring to eat less sugar and more kale, I hear you. I'm with you. But on a cookie-baking roll. Forgive me.

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Sarah Murphy-Kangas is a cook, writer, mother, teacher, and group facilitator. She lives with her family in Seattle, Washington. She started her blog, In Praise of Leftovers, as a way to share her kitchen exploits with friends and family and further explore her obsession with food. Her favorite challenge is to make something out of nothing.

The New Dyson AM05 Is The Darth Vader Of Space Heaters

Beautiful design and utility are, in many ways, paramount when it comes to home electronics. That's why I was really impressed by the the new AM05 space heater/cooler from Dyson. It's a completely quiet, blade-less system that comes in a black and nickel color scheme that looks like it fell off of Boba Fett's Slave 1.

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Pandora establishes 40-hour mobile listening cap for free users

Remember the good ol' days of Pandora? Well, it turns out that you were living in it until today. Just this afternoon, the music streaming service revealed that it's become necessary to return to the 40 hour caps from times long ago -- only this time around, it applies only to mobile users. If you may recall, Pandora dropped these caps in September 2011, but steeper royalty costs have forced the company's hand in the matter. What does this mean for you? Well, unless you fit within the four percent of Pandora listeners that jam out on a mobile device for more than 40 hours per month, you're unlikely to ever notice the change. Meanwhile, heavy users will need to pay $0.99 to continue listening for the remainder of the month. Naturally, you can also lay down $3.99 per month (or $36 per year) for Pandora One, which will kick both those limits and pesky ads to the curb.

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All in: New Jersey gets online gambling - U.S. News

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie

By Tiziana Barghini and Hilary Russ, Reuters

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Tuesday approved online gambling within the state's border, a move that he hopes can help boost state revenues and revive Atlantic City casinos.

The measure, announced the same day that Christie unveiled his new budget plan for fiscal 2014, will legalize Internet gaming to New Jersey's 9 million residents and also create opportunities for European companies with expertise in running online gaming operations.

New Jersey, the 11th most populous state, will become the largest so far and the third in the United States to allow online gambling after Delaware and Nevada, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Nevada, home to international gambling Mecca Las Vegas, last week became the first U.S. state to allow interstate online poker.

"We are offering a responsible yet exciting option that will make Atlantic City more competitive, while also bringing financial benefits to New Jersey as a whole," Christie said in a statement.

The Republican governor signed the legislation after Democratic lawmakers agreed to make several changes, including a provision to review the program after 10 years to gauge its impact on problem gambling.

By legalizing internet gaming, New Jersey could see a huge jump in state casino revenue, to an estimated $436 million in fiscal 2014 from $235 million this fiscal year, which ends June 30, according to budget documents.

Earlier this month, the prospect of a quick approval of online gambling in New Jersey spurred gains among gaming companies on both side of the Atlantic amid hopes it could unlock a market worth up to $1 billion.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Adult home takes unusual approach to elderly care

CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y. (AP) ? At the Fellowship Community's adult home, workers are paid not according to what they do, but what they need; aging residents are encouraged to lend a hand at the farm, the candle shop or the pottery studio; and boisterous children are welcome around the old folks.

It's a home for the elderly in a commune-like setting, 30 miles from Manhattan, that takes an unusual approach, integrating seniors into the broader community and encouraging them to contribute to its welfare.

"It's a great place to live, and I think there's probably no better place in the world to die," says Joanne Karp, an 81-year-old resident who was supposed to be in her room recovering from eye surgery but instead was down the hall at the piano, accompanying three kids learning to play the recorder.

The 33-bed adult home is at the center of Fellowship Community, a collection of about 130 men, women and children founded in 1966 that offers seniors ? including the aging baby boom generation ? an alternative to living out their final years in traditional assisted-living homes or with their grown sons and daughters.

At most adult homes, a resident in decline would eventually have to go to a hospital or nursing home. But Fellowship has an exemption from state law that allows dying residents to stay there because "people have wanted to stay, and we have wanted to keep them," said administrator Ann Scharff, who helped found the community.

"We provide a space in which people can prepare to die in a way that is accepted and nourishing to them and fraught with meaning," Scharff said. "It's not something you run away from, but it's part of the whole spectrum of life, just as birth is part of life and is prepared for."

Situated on a hilltop in suburban Rockland County, Fellowship looks a bit like a village out of the past. Besides the farm and the pottery and candle shops, there are a dairy barn with 10 cows, a print shop, a metal shop, a "weavery" and a wood shop.

The 33-acre farm goes beyond organic, running on "biodynamic," or self-sustaining, principles, as much as a small farm can, said Jairo Gonzalez, the head gardener. Solar panels sparkle on the barn roof, and cow manure becomes compost.

Most of the adult home workers live in buildings surrounding it, as do about 35 independent seniors who don't yet need the services but plan to live out their days in the community. At meals, elders, workers and children dine together.

"We don't subscribe to 'Children should be seen and not heard,'" Scharff said.

Caring for the elderly is the main activity, but all the workers also have other responsibilities.

"In a typical work week, someone will be inside helping the elderly, meaning bringing meals, bathing, meds," said Will Bosch, head of the community's board of trustees. "But they'll also be doing building and grounds maintenance, planting, harvesting, milking."

Organizers decline to call it a commune but concede the spirit is similar. The philosophy behind it is called anthroposophy, "a source of spiritual knowledge and a practice of inner development," according to The Anthroposophical Society in America.

Elder care is practiced in somewhat similar fashion in at least two other anthroposophy-inspired communities: Camphill Ghent in Chatham, N.Y., and Hesperus Village in Vaughan, Ontario, near Toronto.

The area around Fellowship has several other organizations with ties to anthroposophy, including a private school, a bookstore and a co-op grocery that sells some of the community's crops. Fewer than half the adult home residents at Fellowship Community have any connection to anthroposophy, at least when they enter, Scharff said.

"We're an age-integrated community built around the central mission of care of the elderly," Bosch said. "The members want to be of service. They come because they know this is a place where they can contribute."

So Karp, the 81-year-old, teaches music and entertains the community at the piano.

"I think the reason people really appreciate this place is because they can be active and they can contribute and there's always something that needs doing," Karp said. "And it's nice when kids are glad to see you."

Other residents, or members, as they're called, have found similar niches.

Gwen Eisenmann, 91, a retired poet, leads poetry discussions and also likes to set the table before meals. Larry Fox, 74, a psychologist, treats patients at the Fellowship's medical office and said, "Where could I be at my age and be so happy to get up in the morning and look forward to the day?"

It's difficult, Bosch said, to find people to sign up for the communal life and work. It appeals to "people who are dismayed with the materialism of the world and are trying to get above it," he said. "People who are interested in an alternative lifestyle , not based on pocketing the most money they can for the least amount of work."

When elders come in, they pay a "life lease" of $27,500 to $50,000, depending on the space they will occupy in the adult home or the "lodges" surrounding it. In addition, they pay $700-$1,500 per month in rent, and up to $3,000 a month for care, depending on what they need.

Revenue from the adult home provides 60 percent of the nonprofit Fellowship Community's $3 million operating budget, with the rest coming from donations and the sale of produce, milk and crafts, home officials said. Donations completely fund the capital budget, make up any annual shortfall and subsidize the adult home.

The adult home is licensed and inspected by the state and is in good standing. It doesn't accept federal or state aid. Workers are paid according to need, and their housing, food and transportation ? there are community cars ? are included.

"Two people doing the same job might get very different stipends," Bosch said. "One might have children, one might not."

Matt Uppenbrink, 44, a former businessman in the fashion world who now lives at Fellowship with his wife and two children, is on the community's "financial circle" but also does his bit in the adult home.

"When I got my MBA, I didn't think I'd be helping somebody to go to the toilet," he said. "But years ago, with Grandma and Grandpa in the house, that's how it was done. What we do here is like helping a friend or helping a loved one. My dad is in a nursing home, and I wish he had this instead."

Rachel Berman, a 47-year-old former New York City teacher, lives at the community with her 10-year-old daughter.

"We cook, we farm, we care for the elderly," Berman said. "I was in the Peace Corps, and I lived for a while on a kibbutz in Israel, so community life was important to me."

The workers "get to see the stages of an elder's journey, different approaches to the end of life," Uppenbrink said. "You get to see the process happen. It gives you something to work with in terms of your own future."

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EDITOR'S NOTE _ Aging America is a joint AP-APME project examining the aging of the baby boomers and the impact of that so-called silver tsunami on society.

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Murder mystery swirls around Cleopatra's sister

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Researchers have reconstructed the face of Arsinoe IV, Cleopatra's sister, based on measurements from a skull discovered in Ephesus.

By Stephanie Pappas
LiveScience

A Viennese archaeologist lecturing in North Carolina this week claims to have identified the bones of Cleopatra's murdered sister or half-sister. But not everyone is convinced.

That's because the evidence linking the bones, discovered in an ancient Greek city, to Cleopatra's sibling Arsinoe IV is largely circumstantial. A DNA test was attempted, said Hilke Thur, an archaeologist at the Austrian Academy of Sciences and a former director of excavations at the site where the bones were found. However, the 2,000-year-old bones had been moved and handled too many times to get uncontaminated results.

"It didn't bring the results we hoped to find," Thur told the Charlotte Observer. She will lecture on her research March 1 at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh.

Bloody family history
Arsinoe IV was Cleopatra's younger half-sister or sister, both of them fathered by Ptolemy XII Auletes, though whether they shared a mother is not clear. Ptolemaic family politics were tough: When Ptolemy XII died, he made Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy XIII joint rulers, but Ptolemy soon ousted Cleopatra. Julius Caesar took Cleopatra's side in the family fight for power, while Arsinoe joined the Egyptian army resisting Caesar and the Roman forces. [Cleopatra and Olympias: Top 12 Warrior Moms in History]

Rome won out, and Arsinoe was taken captive. She was allowed to live in exile in Ephesus, an ancient Greek city in what is now Turkey. However, Cleopatra saw her half-sister as a threat and had her murdered in 41 B.C.

Fast forward to 1904. That year, archaeologists began excavating a ruined structure in Ephesus known as the Octagon for its shape. In 1926, they revealed a burial chamber in the Octagon, holding the bones of a young woman.

Thur argues that the date of the tomb (sometime in the second half of the first century B.C.) and the illustrious within-city location of the grave point to the occupant being Arsinoe IV herself. Thur also believes the octagonal shape may echo that of the great Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. That would make the tomb an homage to Arsinoe's hometown, Egypt's ancient capital, Alexandria.?

Controversial claim
The skull attributed to Arsinoe disappeared in Germany during World War II, but Thur found the rest of the bones in two niches in the burial chamber in 1985. The remains have been debated every step of the way. Forensic analysis revealed them to belong to a girl of 15 or 16, which would make Arsinoe surprisingly young for someone who was supposed to have played a major leadership role in a war against Rome years before her death. Thur dismisses those criticisms.

"This academic questioning is normal," she told the News-Observer. "It happens. It's a kind of jealousy."

In 2009, a BBC documentary, "Cleopatra: Portrait of a Killer," trumpeted the claim that the bones are Arsinoe's. At the time, the most controversial findings centered on the body's lost skull. Measurements and photographs of the incomplete skull remain in historical records and were used to reconstruct the dead woman's face.

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From the reconstruction, Thur and her colleagues concluded that Arsinoe had an African mother (the Ptolemies were an ethnically Greek dynasty). That conclusion led to splashy headlines suggesting that Cleopatra, too, was African.

But classicists say the conclusions are shaky.

"We get this skull business and having Arsinoe's ethnicity actually being determined from a reconstructed skull based on measurements taken in the 1920s?" wrote David Meadows, a Canadian classicist and teacher, on his blog rogueclassicism.

Not only that, but Cleopatra and Arsinoe may not have shared a mother.

"In that case, the ethnic argument goes largely out of the window," Cambridge classics professor Mary Beard wrote in the Times Literary Supplement in 2009.

Without more testing, the bones remain in identification limbo.

"One of my colleagues on the project told me two years ago there is currently no other method to really determine more," Thur told the News-Observer. "But he thinks there may be new methods developing. There is hope."

Follow Stephanie Pappas on Twitter @sipappas?or LiveScience @livescience. We're also on Facebook?and?Google+.

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UN removes Osama bin Laden from sanctions list

UNITED NATIONS (AP) ? The United Nations has finally removed Osama bin Laden from the list of al-Qaida members subject to U.N. sanctions, nearly two years after he was killed by U.S. commandos in Pakistan.

The U.N. Security Council committee monitoring sanctions against the terrorist group approved the deletion on Feb. 21, according to their website.

The al-Qaida leader was accused of masterminding the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, and on a crashed plane in Pennsylvania, that killed nearly 3,000 people.

"Bin Laden's removal from the list is a purely technical matter, and was conducted under the provisions related to deceased persons," Kurtis Cooper, deputy spokesman for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, said Tuesday. "This action in no way signals a change in the international or U.S. position on al-Qaida or Osama bin Laden's role in the tragic events of 9/11 and other terrorist acts and support."

The sanctions committee said the asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo no longer apply to bin Laden.

But it said member states requesting to unfreeze his assets must provide assurances to the committee that the funds will not be transferred to any other individual or group on the U.N. sanctions list.

The list currently includes 233 individuals and 63 organizations, foundations and companies.

Cooper said that the United States successfully pressed the Security Council to include a provision in a resolution last December updating the listing and delisting procedures for sanctions against al-Qaida that will prevent the unfreezing of funds that belonged to bin Laden if the United States or any other council member objects.

The Security Council first imposed sanctions against the Taliban in November 1999 for refusing to send bin Laden to the United States or a third country for trial on terrorism charges in connection with the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998.

The sanctions were later extended to al-Qaida and in July 2005, they were extended again to cover affiliates and splinter groups of al-Qaida and the Taliban.

In June 2011, the Security Council voted unanimously to treat al-Qaida and the Taliban separately when it comes to U.N. sanctions, a move aimed at supporting the Afghan government's reconciliation efforts and more effectively fighting global terrorism.

Bin Laden's designation on the sanctions list gave his name as Usama Muhammed Awad bin Laden with 13 "good quality" aliases and two "low quality" aliases. It gave four specific dates and two years, 1956 and 1957, for his birth date and noted that his Saudi citizenship was withdrawn and that the Taliban gave him Afghan nationality.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

LG Optimus G Pro: hands-on with the new Snapdragon 600 processor and 5.5-inch 1080p display (video)

The Pro version of last year's Optimus G comes in two flavors: Japan gets a 5-inch 1080p phone, while Korea (and the US) is treated to a 5.5-inch phone at the same resolution, but with Qualcomm's latest mobile chip, the Snapdragon 600. We're getting to grips with the Korean flavor here at MWC and while we're still waiting on a launch dates more specific than Q2, we couldn't help taking this particular G Pro for a spin.

While the original wasn't particularly lacking in the battery department, that increase in resolution has been fortunately accompanied by a bigger battery, up from 2,100mAh to 3,140mAh in the Korean edition and 3,000mAh in the Japanese. Design-wise, the lines are softer, more curved and -- if we're honest -- more like the Galaxy S III. There's now a curved physical home button lodged beneath the screen, with capacitive back and menu buttons either side of it that light up with the faintest glow. The back of the phone now gently curves into the rest of the phone, with that eye-catching "crystal reflection" effect now subtly shading into the sides. We've been aching to try out another phone with a next generation Snapdragon processor, and the 1.7GHz quad-core beast didn't disappoint in our brief time with the device. Navigation and basic tasks were buttery smooth, even with LG's slightly gaudy 3D animations and Emotion UI. While we're reserving full judgement for a review, we are impressed with how LG's decided to move forward with one of its most well-received smartphones in recent memory.

Terrence O'Brien contributed to this report.

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Chicago agricultural commodities keep sliding - Business News ...

Most Chicago agricultural commodities kept sliding on Monday, with only May corn gaining slightly.

The most active corn contract for May delivery gained 1.25 cents, or 0.18 percent, to close at 6.855 dollars per bushel. May wheat fell 13.5 cents, or 1.88 percent, to settle at 7.0525 dollars per bushel. May soybeans lost 8.5 cents, or 0.59 percent, to close at 14.3525 dollars per bushel.

Corn traded almost unchanged on Monday as the U.S. dollar went higher.

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported on Monday that U. S. private exporters sold 127,000 tonnes of corn to an unknown destination, supporting corn slightly.

Export data were also supportive to corn, which came in at 11.6 million bushels last week, up from 9.5 million bushels in the prior week. The cumulative shipment pace is now 39 percent of the USDA forecast, as against a 5-year average of 45 percent.

But weather outlook is not so good for corn, with only scattered rainfalls expected in Argentina and a blizzard moving out of the U.S. Midwest, a key corn growing area.

Wheat tumbled on Monday on a stronger greenback.

News that Egypt's imports may decline further in the coming months dampened wheat. The blizzard sweeping through the U.S. western plain also added a bearish tone to the wheat market.

Wheat exports last week stood at 21.2 million bushels, down from 30.3 million the week before. The cumulative shipment pace is now 64 percent of the USDA estimate, as against a 5-year average of 71 percent.

Though wheat feed demand in the United States may continue into the spring and even into the new crop corn harvest, the positive factor is being offset by favorable conditions in the U.S. eastern Corn Belt.

Soybean also went lower on Monday due to technical selling and profit taking.

Soybean exports last week were slightly below market estimates at 27.3 million bushels, down from 40.4 million the week before. The cumulative shipment pace is now 82 percent of the USDA forecast for this marketing year, as against a 5-year average of 67 percent.

The USDA also announced on Monday that private exporters sold 120,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans to China for the 2013-14 marketing year.

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Monday, February 25, 2013

HP launches Slate 7 Android tablet with Beats Audio for $169

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The HP Slate 7 is beyond fashionably late to the Android tablet party, but it tries to make up for its tardiness with a very low price. When the device arrives in April, HP?s first Google-powered tablet just announced at this year?s Mobile World Congress will cost just $169. That?s $30 less than the the Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire HD. So how does this value-priced device stand out? HP is playing up the Slate 7?s Beats Audio sound and wireless printing capabilities.

The Slate 7 certainly doesn?t look like a $169 tablet, thanks to its stainless steel frame and soft-touch back that?s available in gray or red. The device measures .42 inches thick (about the same as the Kindle Fire HD?s .41 inches) and weighs 13.05 ounces, making this tablet lighter than the Fire (13.9 ounces) but heavier than the Nexus 7 (12 ounces). The Slate 7 has a microSD card slot and microUSB port.

To differentiate its tablet, the Slate 7 is the first with Beats Audio built in, which is designed to deliver richer and more robust sound. According to Alberto Torres, HP?s senior vice president of its Mobility Global Business Unit, Beats really kicks in when you?re using headphones. However, the Slate 7 does sport stereo speakers. As you might expect from HP, the Slate 7 has wireless printing capabilities via ePrint. The app lets you print from most applications.

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The Slate 7 does skimp on some specs for its low price. For starters, the 1024 x 600-pixel display has a lower resolution than the Kindle Fire HD and Nexus 7 (both 1280 x 800). On the other hand, HP says its High-aperture-ratio Field Fringe Switching (HFFS) technology gives its panel wide viewing angles, whether you?re viewing documents or playing Angry Birds Space.

Powering this Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablet is a 1.6-GHz ARM A9 dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM, and you?ll find 8GB of storage on board. The Slate 7 features a VGA camera up front and a fairly low-res 3-MP camera on the back. By comparison, the Nexus 7 boasts a quad-core Tegra 3 processor, though HP claims that its device offers swift performance.

When we asked HP?s Torres whether shoppers will just opt for the faster Nexus 7 or more family friendly Kindle Fire HD for $30 more, he told us that ?we are going to have a very strong value proposition with Beats Audio and that the design is far superior than those other tablets that you mention.? Torres also reminded us that HP ?wants to be the leader in tablets so to expect other price points.? In other words, don?t be surprised to see a larger, more premium Android Slates in HP?s lineup in the not too distant future.

Stay tuned for Laptop's hands-on impressions of the Slate 7 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

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Conservative wins critical Cyprus presidency vote

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) ? Conservative candidate Nicos Anastasiades won Cyprus' presidency Sunday by one of the widest margins in 30 years, promising to do what it takes to quickly secure a financial rescue package from international creditors and prevent the country from sliding into economic oblivion.

Anastasiades, 66, won the runoff election with 57.48 percent of the vote, well ahead of left-wing rival Stavros Malas, who nabbed 42.51 percent, final results showed.

The election comes as Cyprus is negotiating a much-needed bailout with the eurozone's other 16 countries and the International Monetary Fund. The wide margin of victory in favor of Anastasiades indicates Cypriots are prepared, to a degree, to stomach what could be painful austerity measures attached to a bailout, as well as a snub to left-wing rule that many feel is responsible for the country's sorry economic state.

Anastasiades, who takes office March 1 for a five-year-term, promised to create a government of "national unity" though it was unclear what its composition would be.

"My first priority is to reinstate Cyprus' credibility," Anastasiades said in a speech after his victory. "I'm determined to work together with our EU partners, and at the same time, fulfill our responsibilities to the utmost. I am committed to making all the necessary measures to steer our country out of the economic crisis."

He added that he would move quickly to tap the country's newfound offshore natural gas deposits and apply to NATO's Partnership for Peace program, which allows for cooperation between the military alliance and non-member countries.

Most Cypriots are aware that there's little option but to secure outside financial help ? which will undoubtedly come with demands for public sector spending cuts and other austerity measures ? to end the uncertainty dragging down the economy. Cyprus has already enacted deep public sector wage cuts and tax hikes under a preliminary bailout agreement.

As election results trickled in, hundreds of Anastasiades' supporters poured into the streets of the capital, Nicosia, in celebration, honking horns and waving flags.

The new president will face a tough battle convincing reluctant countries, especially Europe's economic powerhouse Germany, that tiny Cyprus deserves help after its banks lost billions of euros on bad Greek debt.

"My government of national unity will make all the necessary structural reforms and, through dialogue with our European and international partners, will safeguard the longstanding strengths of our economy and serve the desired goal of growth and jobs," Anastasiades said.

His defeated rival said the new president could count on his support if his actions were deemed to be beneficial for Cyprus.

"We will stand by the new president if we assess his actions and policies to be for the good of the country because the unity of our people is what's most important right now," Malas said as he conceded the election. "At the same time, we will be strong critics of whichever actions and decisions that we deem not to serve the country's best interests."

Anastasiades has capitalized on what many feel were five years of failed left-wing rule under outgoing President Dimitris Christofias and his communist-rooted AKEL party that caused Cyprus' economic troubles.

Christofias was widely believed to have waited too long to respond to the crisis and to curb spending. He was also seen as dragging out negotiations with international creditors and missing the opportunity to secure a bailout earlier.

Anastasiades, who leads the main opposition Democratic Rally party, has boasted of his connections with Europe's center-right leaders and seeks to spend political capital he's built up over the years to convince Europe that Cyprus deserves help.

"When facing great challenges, we want Europe by our side," Anastasiades said.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso congratulated Anastasiades, saying Cypriots had given him "a strong mandate to implement his program of reform and to do what it takes to ensure fiscal and financial sustainability."

Barroso said he spoke to Anastasiades "and I have assured him that he can count on the continued commitment of the European Commission to assist Cyprus to overcome the challenges it faces."

Last year, Cyprus sought financial assistance of up to ?17 billion ($22.7 billion), a sum roughly equivalent to its annual gross domestic product, which has raised concerns about whether the country would be able to pay back any loan. The country has been unable to borrow from international markets since mid-2011, and turned to long-time ally Russia for a ?2.5 billion ($3.3 billion) loan to keep it afloat in 2012.

But Anastasiades' won't have an easy time negotiating a bailout without possibly more austerity pain for Cypriots, analysts said.

"It will be difficult to resist ... calls for privatizations and he will probably have to agree to sell a stake ? ideally for him, not a controlling stake ? in profitable government enterprises," Cyprus University political science professor Antonis Ellinas said. "The question is whether lenders think that this would be enough to make the debt sustainable.

"The risk Anastasiades ? and foreign creditors ? face, is that the new president will quickly lose political capital and become a lame duck long before recovery is in sight."

Cyprus, a divided island of around 1 million people in the far eastern end of the Mediterranean, is one of the smallest members of the 27-nation European Union. Cyprus was divided into a breakaway Turkish-Cypriot north and an internationally-recognized Greek-Cypriot south after a 1974 Turkish invasion triggered by a coup whose leaders wanted to unite the island with Greece. Nicosia is the world's last divided capital.

Anastasiades sent "a message of peace" to Turkish Cypriots, expressing a "sincere intention" to achieve a reunification deal with the support of the EU and "other friendly countries."

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Elena Becatoros in Athens contributed.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/conservative-wins-critical-cyprus-presidency-vote-185226675--finance.html

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Cap on charges lowered for some pensions

LONDON (Reuters) - Britons with private pensions that are part of an industry benchmark could see their final savings boosted by up to 8 percent after the amount of fees and charges levied on their pension pots was capped at 0.75 percent a year.

The Pension Quality Mark (PQM), which has over 170 pension schemes covering more than 300,000 members, has lowered its cap on annual charges and fees from 1 percent of the total value of an individuals' pension pot, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) said on Monday.

Private pension firms have been accused of failing to disclose some of the costs they levy on customers' investment funds, leaving people unaware that their pension savings were being eroded by the fees.

The average annual management charge on a workplace pension scheme is 0.77 percent, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

So-called defined contribution pension schemes, which offer less certainty for employees than schemes linked to their salaries, have become the norm for many workers as UK employers seek to reduce their exposure to costly salary-related schemes.

The government-backed "auto-enrolment" initiative is also expected to add up to 11 million extra people into workplace pension schemes - the vast majority being defined contribution plans.

Government and industry watchdogs have been pressing for greater transparency of pension charges after the auto-enrolment scheme started in October 2012.

In January, the ABI said it would force its pension and insurance company members that run some of the UK's biggest pension schemes to reveal fees and charges taken from employees' retirement pots.

The size of an employee's pension under a defined contribution scheme is determined by the size of contributions made into the pension, the performance of the investments in the scheme and the cost of an annuity at retirement.

The PQM was launched by the NAPF in September 2009, with pension schemes such as the BBC, L'Oreal and PepsiCo all signed up to the benchmark.

Pension contributions under PQM must equal at least 10 percent of an employee's salary, with a minimum employer contribution of 6 percent of salary.

The NAPF said the change would come into force in April 2013.

(Reporting by Sarah Mortimer; Editing by Mark Potter)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/cap-charges-lowered-pensions-151258306--sector.html

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UFC 157 prelims: Dennis Bermudez, Matt Grice deliver Fight of the Year candidate

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- UFC 157's preliminary card started with a bang and ended with a snoozer on Saturday.

Dennis Bermudez took a tight split decision in a fight that will go down as a fight of the year candidate. He won it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28 over Matt Grice.

Bermudez fell into full mount early in the round and rained punches down on Grice's head, but Grice got out and came back late in the round by leveling Bermudez with a left hook.

But it's the third round of the fight that the MMA world will remember. Bermudez threw everything but the kitchen sink at Grice, but Grice hung in. He continued to throw kicks and punches at Bermudez right up until the horn sounded and a grateful crowd in Anaheim came to its feet.

?That was insane. Somewhere around the second round I woke up and thought 'Oh, I?m in a fight, I think I am in California somewhere'," Bermudez said. "If he?d given me a reason, maybe I would have quit. I had that battle inside me where I maybe could have [quit] but I won that battle and from there got back into the fight."

Brendan Schaub used takedowns, and little else, to beat Lavar Johnson 30-27 on all the judges cards in the final fight of the prelims. With the crowd booing, Schaub repeatedly took down Johnson, who had little takedown defense.

Michael Chiesa continued his unbeaten streak with a rear naked choked of Anton Kuivanen. Chiesa rolled through to get into perfect position. He sunk in a rear naked choke that turned Kuivanen's face red. Kuivanen tapped at 2:29 in the second round.

Sam Stout managed another decision win, taking the split 29-28, 28-29 over Caros Fodor. 14 of his fights have ended with judges cards being read, and this decision put his record to 19-8.

Kenny Robertson made quick work of Brock Jardine. He stopped him with a knee bar at 2:57 in the first round.

"Sometime you gotta go with what you are handed. He was on top of me but didn?t have a great posture," Robertson said after the fight. "I saw the opening, so I grabbed his leg and hyper-extended it and he verbally submitted. I?ll take it. It is a first round win in the UFC."

For the card's opener, Nah-Shon Burrell and Yuri Villefort put on a thrilling bout that ended with Burrell taking the decision 30-27, 29-28, 29-28. Villefort had a strong first round, grabbing Burrell for two different submission attempts. But Burrell fought back in the second round, busting up Villefort's face with smart boxing. In the final round, Villefort grabbed a heel hook, but left his face open. Burrell used the opportunity to punch Villefort several time.

After the thriller by Burrell and Villefort, Neil Magny and Jon Manley's bout was a let down for the crowd in Anaheim. They spent much of the bout in a clinch, with Manley trying for a takedown that never came. Magny took the bout with better striking as the bout wore on.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/ufc-157-prelims-dennis-bermudez-matt-grice-deliver-033448621--mma.html

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Sunday, February 24, 2013

Bob Finnan's NBA notes: Winners and losers after the trade deadline

By Bob Finnan
RFinnan@News-Herald.com
@BobCavsinsider

New Orleans Hornets' Ryan Anderson (33) reaches for a rebound between Cleveland Cavaliers' Wayne Ellington and Marreese Speights (15) during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 105-100. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Of the dozen deals at the NBA trade deadline, most were salary-cap conscious.

There might not have been many blockbusters, but Memphis' trade of Rudy Gay to Toronto was certainly a headliner. However, that occurred on Jan. 31.

The Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors made deals to get under the luxury-tax threshold. Chicago tried desperately to follow suit, but the Bulls were unable to trade veteran shooting guard Richard Hamilton. Chicago will be a taxpayer for the first time.

There were 12 trades, involving 18 teams, and more than 20 players changed hands in the final 24 hours before Thursday's deadline.

The following are some of the winners and losers:

Winners

-- Cavaliers: GM Chris Grant stood pat at the deadline, but it wasn't because they didn't try to make a deal. Their big trade came on Jan. 22, when they acquired center Marreese Speights, guards Wayne Ellington and Josh Selby and a first-round pick from Memphis for Jon Leuer. They were able to keep their flexibility ? very important to Grant ? and $4 million in cap space.

Grant could conceivably clear out half the roster after this season. C.J. Miles, Speights, Ellington, Selby, Omri Casspi, Daniel Gibson, Luke Walton, Shaun Livingston and Kevin Jones could be free agents.

Grant wanted a first-round pick to go with his collection. However, he couldn't find a taker for Speights.

-- Houston: The Rockets were forced to give up on the talented Patrick Patterson, but acquired the No. 5 pick in the 2012 draft in Sacramento power forward Thomas Robinson in a six-player deal. The Kings viewed Robinson as their third big, since he couldn't supplant either Justin Thompson or DeMarcus Cousins. Two questions beg to be answered: Why draft him in the first place? Why give up on him eight months after drafting him? I'd love to know the Kings' thinking on this. Continued...

-- Golden State: The Warriors made two subtle moves by shipping out two former second-round picks in center Jeremy Tyler (Atlanta) and guard Charles Jenkins (Philadelphia) to get under the tax threshold of $70.8 million. Paying the tax is one thing. Being a repeat offender is disastrous. They didn't want to start the process.

-- Milwaukee: Adding a player like shooting guard J.J. Redick is huge, if the Bucks are able to re-sign him. On the surface, it doesn't appear as if Redick will want to stay in Milwaukee unless GM John Hammond overpays (which could happen). The move should keep the Bucks in the playoff race. It also gives them protection if guard Monta Ellis opts out of his contract. He might want to think twice about opting out of an $11 million contract. He might not be able to recoup that on the open market. "I don't know what Milwaukee is doing," TNT analyst Charles Barkley said. "They are just trying to cover the market on guards. They've got Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings. Reddick isn't better than either one of those guys. I don't know what they're trying to do."

-- Toronto: The Raptors shipped point guard Jose Calderon to the Pistons in the deal that added slick forward Rudy Gay. The Raptors have a completely new feel after adding Gay. They are talking playoffs in Toronto. That's probably not going to happen, but let them dream.

-- Phoenix: In an under-the-radar deal, the Suns got forward Marcus Morris from Houston for a second-round pick. He'll be reunited with twin brother Markieff Morris with the Suns. The Van Arsdale family will be excited. However, the Zeller family isn't. Tyler Zeller's brother, Luke, was waived to fit Marcus on the Suns' roster.

-- Portland: The Trail Blazers now have a legitimate backup point guard in Eric Maynor. In a deal concluded 30 minutes before the deadline, he was sent to Portland for the NBA rights to Greek player Giorgos Printezis.

Losers

-- Atlanta: After a lot of bluster, Hawks GM Danny Ferry was unable to trade forward Josh Smith. The Hawks will reshape their team in the offseason. They could have just three players under contract after this year: center Al Horford and guards John Jenkins and Lou Williams. The rest of the roster are free agents or don't have fully guaranteed contracts. No teams appeared to be willing to give up what Ferry wanted for Smith, who insists he never demanded a max contract. He told NBA.com's Sekou Smith, "I never asked for the max. Those words never came out of my mouth." That's good, too, because he's not a max player.

"You can't give up a valuable asset (to acquire Smith) when you don't know if the guy is going to stay with you beyond this year," Barkley said.

-- Sacramento: The Kings appear to be in cost-cutting mode, as the Maloof brothers are trying to move the team to Seattle. They saved about $1 million in the Robinson trade, and another million in salary savings. Sorry, but that's a total joke. "I don't think they got maximum value out of him," TNT analyst Kenny Smith said.

-- Washington: They dealt guard Jordan Crawford, a player in Coach Randy Wittman's rotation, for a journeyman center (Jason Collins) and an offensive-minded guard who will miss the rest of the season with an injury (Leandro Barbosa). Crawford went to Boston in the deal. I just can't figure this one out. I don't see how it benefits the Wizards. Continued...

Rumor mill

-- Cavs coach Byron Scott said he hasn't spoken to veterans and Gibson recently after they fell out of his rotation. "I haven't addressed it," he said. "I talked to ?Boobie' and I talked to Omri earlier this season. You always tell those guys who are veterans to just stay ready. The one thing about both of those guys is they've been very professional. They come to work every single day. They're just waiting to get their opportunity. If somebody gets injured or hurt or isn't playing well, they'll get an opportunity again. The second unit's playing well together, and our starters are playing pretty well. So, we're making some strides. We're going to keep it the same way unless something else changes as far as an injury or something like that occurs."

-- According to an Israeli website, Casspi wants a buyout. He's no longer in the team's plans. It wouldn't be surprising if the Cavs do buy him out. Gibson missed Saturday's game for personal reasons.

-- The Cavs will face LeBron James and the Miami Heat on Sunday night. "LeBron James will probably win his fourth MVP, but there has to be a lot of consideration for Tony Parker," TNT analyst Reggie Miller said. Barkley said he thinks the Spurs' point guard should be consideration, too. "Tony Parker should be the MVP," he said. "He's unbelievable."

-- Maybe injured Bulls point guard Derrick Rose should tell his brother to shut up. Reggie Rose, Derrick's brother and manager, said Thursday that the franchise hasn't put enough quality players around Rose to win a championship. He said that could be a "big factor" in whether he returns this season from a knee injury, he told ESPN Chicago. Reggie was concerned the Bulls didn't make any moves at the deadline to get better. The Bulls issued a statement from Rose on Thursday. "I have always felt that the Bulls organization's goals have been the same as mine and that is to bring another championship to this city," he said.

-- Speaking of keeping one's mouth shut, how about Mavericks owner Mark Cuban saying the Lakers should use their amnesty clause on future Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant? He made the comments on the "Ben and Skin Show" on ESPN Dallas. Bryant will make almost $30 million next season.

Quick shots

-- Scott said he's seen no evidence of Kyrie Irving's teammates being jealous of his success. "I think these guys understand we're still a team," Scott said. "As great as Kyrie has been playing, he can't do it by himself. You need those other four guys to be out there doing their job as well. I think that's the beauty of basketball. Our guys, I don't think they get jealous or anything like that. I don't care who scores, at the end of the day, there's two columns that really matter: that ?W' and that ?L.' That's it. I think our guys are starting to understand that."

-- Scott was asked recently why he's been keeping Jones, a rookie forward, with the club instead of letting him play in the NBA Development League. "He still has to learn our system, but it's still good to have him here to continue to go against these guys every day and continue to learn the system," Scott said. "For the most part, he'll probably be here for the rest of the year."

Information for the NBA notebook was gathered by personal interviews and from other beat writers around the league. Continued...

By the numbers

Odds are courtesy of Bovada, (www.Bovada.lv): Will the Lakers make the playoffs?

Yes -150 (2/3)

No +110 (11/10)

Source: http://news-herald.com/articles/2013/02/23/sports/nh6591802.txt

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Pentagon buyers authorized to discuss budget cuts with industry

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon's top weapons buyer on Thursday authorized Defense Department purchasers and program managers to begin talking to industry partners about plans for implementing $46 billion in budget cuts on March 1 and what impact it may have on business.

The directions from Frank Kendall, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, were the first time Pentagon contracting and acquisitions personnel have been authorized to consult with their industry counterparts about the upcoming spending cuts, known as sequestration.

Kendall said in a February 21 memorandum obtained by Reuters that Pentagon purchasers and program managers were "encouraged" to begin making contact with industry counterparts at the discretion of their managers and chains of command.

"It is important we keep industry informed about our plans and involved in our decision-making process to the maximum extent possible, particularly when ongoing or upcoming contract awards may be affected," Kendall said in the memo.

Company officials said they had been warning of the damage sequestration could cause and had been pressing for a solution.

"For over a year, Northrop Grumman has been vocal about the negative impacts sequestration will have on national security, the industrial base, the supplier chain, the workforce, and the national economy," Northrop Vice President Randy Belote said.

An official at another company, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, "we're encouraged by any efforts, and we're working closely with our customers to understand how sequestration could impact our programs."

"Significant delays in funding for any production program could threaten the stability of our supply chains, increase costs, prolong delivery schedules and ultimately weaken our national security posture," the official said.

The authorization for Pentagon purchasing officials to begin talking to their industry counterparts comes a week before $46 billion in across-the-board spending cuts are scheduled to go into force on March 1.

Pentagon officials have issued dire warnings in recent days about the potential impact of the cuts. The cuts will be compounded by the fact that the department did not receive an appropriation for this year and is being funded by a "continuing resolution" that keeps spending at 2012 levels.

Officials say 2012 funding levels are about the same as 2013, but the budget priorities are different and much of the money is in the wrong accounts. The Pentagon, they say, has little flexibility to shift funds between accounts and is facing a significant shortfall in some areas.

Kendall said talks with industry would help both sides prepare more effectively.

"Engaging in this dialogue will allow industry to more productively make their own internal business plans to deal with potential sequestration impacts," Kendall said in the memo.

"Feedback from industry will provide valuable insights as government managers decide how best to move forward in attempting to meet the war-fighter requirements and DoD (Department of Defense) needs under severely constrained budgetary conditions."

Kendall's memorandum also encouraged program managers and grant officers to quickly notify companies and universities carrying out Pentagon research about any plans to reduce their grants or awards funding.

"Program and awarding officials ... should work together to notify recipients as soon as practicable after decisions about reductions are made so that recipients have as much time as possible to adjust their program execution plans," Kendall's memo said.

The acquisitions chief said communication would need to be more limited if proprietary information were involved or if the contract was in the process of being awarded.

"However, as a general rule, transparency with industry and academia while we plan for potential sequestration and CR (continuing resolution) is in the department's long-term best interests," Kendall said.

(Reporting By David Alexander; Editing by David Brunnstrom and Stacey Joyce)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-buyers-authorized-discuss-budget-cuts-industry-040926302.html

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Travel & Leisure Blog's: The Advantages Of ... - hugoweaving

By Shannon L Smith

There are numerous fantastic reasons to employ a local charter flight. In a lot of scenarios charter flights are quicker and a lot more effective than their larger jet siblings.

Charter air travel vs. commercial air travel Regional charter trips hold up to 7 travelers every airplane. Charter airplane companies do not charge every passenger, instead they charge every flight and plane.

Charter Air travels Availability & Selection Trips that are booked with many regional charter flight business do not take care of blackout days or various other similar problems that are traditionally with commercial airline companies. Also throughout the hectic holiday season there are normally plane available. Passengers can additionally choose the type of general aviation airplanes they like.

Charter flight firms are available 24/7 and could provide quotes for your regional air charter flight. Your air travel may be set up and intended despite brief notice. When you call to set your timetable you will constantly talk with a representative that is experienced and able to intend even the smallest details of your trip.

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Plane security is the highest priority with respectable charter companies. All airplane satisfy the best security standards and air travel staffs and pilots have comprehensive encounter.

While jets do fly at faster speeds, general airplane planes are able to stay clear of jet streets during flights and fly lower making point-to-point air travels quicker 70 percent of the time.

Source: http://travel-leisure-blogs.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-advantages-of-charter-flight.html

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Friday, February 22, 2013

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FBI raids the Scooter Store

Approximately 150 federal and state law enforcement agents launched a massive raid on one of the biggest?perpetrators?of government fraud in America: The Scooter Store. Yes, that's right. The nation's largest provider of single-person electric vehicles and power chairs is the target of a federal investigation, probably because many of the people who ride around their "personal mobility?devices" don't actually need them.

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In January, CBS This Morning ran a cutting expos? on the company,?detailing how it "railroads" doctors into prescribing the chair for their patients, most of whom are on Medicare or Medicaid. That way they can bill the?government?for their highly dubious medical device, while the patient gets a cool new scooter without paying for it, and The Scooter Store makes a nice profit. Doctors and former employees told CBS that the company would harass physicians with non-stop phone calls and offices drop-ins in order to wear them down. The company even has a special department devoted to getting chairs for patients who had already been ruled ineligible by Medicare. No doubt the pressure comes because their ads guarantee that the chair will be free if they can't get you qualified.?

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The Scooter Store is so good at getting the chairs that a government audit found that they had overbilled Medicare by over $100 million between 2009-2012.?It's no wonder their ads brag that?"No other company will work harder to make you mobile."

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FBI agents would not provide details on any crimes or possible charges behind the search warrant, but 1,200 employees of the company were escorted from the headquarters in?New Braunfels,?Texas, on Wednesday, and were not allowed back into today, as investigators continue to dig for clues. Police also searched a related management company that The Scooter Store's sales records.

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Unfortunately, the FBI won't be going after the handful of customers who know they don't need a scooter or wheelchair, but still want the government to buy them one. Sort of like the people at airports who experience "wheelchair miracles" leaping up and running to their gate after an airport employee has helpfully pushed them most of the way. Officials at Los Angeles International Airport?estimate?that 15 percent of the people who request wheelchair?assistance?are faking it, because they want to skip lines and get on board their flights faster.?We're sure most Scooter Store customers are unhealthy people, innocently going along with the company's promises of getting out of the house more, but the disability fakers are the real criminals if you ask us.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/fbi-declares-war-scooter-store-165141419--finance.html

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Palestinians protest in West Bank, holy site

JERUSALEM (AP) ? Palestinians rallying in support of four hunger striking prisoners have clashed with Israeli forces in the West Bank and at a holy site in Jerusalem.

Israel's military said hundreds of Palestinians in Hebron and elsewhere in the West Bank threw rocks at soldiers who responded with tear gas. Palestinian emergency services said dozens were treated for tear gas inhalation and rubber bullet wounds.

In Jerusalem, dozens of Palestinians emerging from Friday prayers threw rocks at officers who responded with stun grenades, police said. That clash was at a key holy site known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary.

Protests have been ongoing for about a week. Israel holds a few thousand Palestinians on charges ranging from rock throwing to deadly attacks.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/palestinians-protest-west-bank-holy-143803950.html

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5 Surprising Ways to Save Money on Gardening Supplies : Garden ...

Gardening may be one of life?s simple pleasures. But between purchasing garden tools, seeds or plants and all the accompanying supplies, it can also be a pricey venture. But if you think outside the box, watch sale fliers and are willing to do a little driving around, you can save on sod, shovels and more.

1. Check out discount stores. Your local garden-supply store, nursery or home-improvement megastores aren?t the only places to shop. Take a look at the discount stores in your area, like Aldi, Big Lots, or Family Dollar. You might be surprised at what they have to offer ? and what a deal you can get on everything from tomato cages to planters to garden hoses.

2. Look at your hometown hardware store. I often find great values and rebates on certain lawn and garden items at my local Ace or True Value hardware stores.

3. Swap to save. There?s no need for both you and your next-door neighbor to have a full arsenal of tools and supplies. Consider setting up a barter or swap system with a friend or two that you trust and get along with (since I?m sure you?d like to get that edger back in a reasonable time frame.) Seed and plant swaps are another great way to save money by seed saving and sharing with friends and neighbors ? do a web search on ?seed swap? and plug in your city or county to see what?s in your neck of the woods.

4. Gardening, gently used. Another man?s unused mulch could be your treasure. Look on Craigslist, check the newspaper classifieds, or scour local yard-sale listings for mention of gardening supplies and tools.

5. Save at the Restore. Have you been to a Habitat for Humanity ReStore? They?re chock-full of bargains on building supplies, household items, appliances?and, yes, garden tools and supplies! Better still, proceeds from the store?s sales go to support Habitat?s work in your local community.

Source: http://www.hgtvgardens.com/tools-and-products/5-surprising-ways-to-save-money-on-gardening-supplies

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