weekly gossips

The faithful at the mosque in northern Virginia, where Anwar al-Awlaki once served as a magnet have different reactions to the news that was killed in an airstrike by U.S. forces.

After staying at the Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center, al-Awlaki moved to Yemen and become one of the most notorious terrorists of the world. Many worshipers at the mosque, said Friday that his mosque defiled Islam and all, calling the death of innocent citizens.

Syed Jouwad al-Awlaki is related to the mosque often got in the way of the spread of central and charities.

A top senator crashed after Bank of America company, one of the biggest recipients of taxpayer bailouts in the U.S., announced that they charge their customers a new fee of $ 5 per month for the use of cards Debit - if only to buy a coffee for $ 2.

Although the bank has no plans to charge customers to use the ATM, the fee would be triggered once a month, if buyers use their debit cards to make any purchase.

"Clearly, unfair, and I hope that their customers have the last word," said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.,.

An industry representative said that these rates may be more common as banks try to compensate for the loss of income from other fee that is capped with a new set of financial regulations.

However, the decision of Bank of America drew the anger for several reasons. The company is the largest U.S. bank deposits. And reaped $ 45 billion in federal bailout money - they get the first piece in 2008 and the rest in 2009 to cope with the loss of Merrill Lynch.

Durbin excoriated the company for "sticking" to their customers.

"It seems that old habits are hard to Bank of America. After years of raking in excessive profits of a trading system unfair and anticompetitive, Bank of America is trying to find new ways to pad their profits by sticking customers, "Durbin said in a statement.

While banks may be trying to compensate for lost benefits under the old system, Durbin said the system was unfair. Before, banks were collecting billions of dollars in fees from merchants when customers swiped their debit cards. As of October 1 regulation is the culmination of those fees.

"Banks are trying to offset their excess profits at the expense of their customers will eventually learn how a competitive market," said Durbin.

Bank of America to return all the ransom money he received in late 2009 - the federal government for more than 4 billion out of the organization.

The new rate applies to basic accounts and will add to the current monthly service charges.

I recently heard of a drink in secret. Kayakers to paddle in the waters near Washington, DC, told me of a mango fruit that grows along the banks of the Potomac - a familiar mottled skin and hides a tasty treat.

A tropical fruit-like here, really? Yep. It is the only member of a family tree tropical warm. You can not buy in stores from pawpaw, so that for years the only way to eat from the tree was.

I was intrigued. So I decided to find a single pawpaw.

Matt Cohen DC naturalist guide showed me how to find them.

We take the path of the Billy Goat on the Maryland side of Potomac River. "Wow," was the first word of my mouth when I tasted one that we find our way. It's kind of handle is the banana ... with a little hint of melon.

Today, all that tea drinkers presumed to take a walk, because it is the national coffee day
Caribou Coffee, 07/11, Thornton, and Krispy Kreme are making it easier to feed their addiction by providing free coffee cups in places across the country. (Note the fine print: 7 / 11 's gifts to the final 11 hours, and Caribou, is to buy one, get one for a friend free.)

Although rumored to be involved, Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks says it will not be delivering coffee, prompting one fan to write, "I still love coffee, and I still pay for it in the National Coffee Day, while others People moan and complain, and go to 07.11 for a [expletive] coffee. "

Discovered in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have been available only for display in a museum in Israel ... so far.

Thanks to digital photography experts and a project created by Google, high-resolution photos of five of the seven original manuscripts from the Dead Sea can now be viewed online. The Dead Sea Scrolls Digital website offers a look into the distant past, allowing users to view and examine the rolls in detail.

Photographed by digital photographer Ardon Bar-Hama, the images contain about 1,200 megapixels, according to Google, so that people can come to get a detailed view of historical manuscripts.

Opening the page of one of the parchments, as the Great Isaiah Scroll, greets you with a description of the manuscript, its history and its meaning. By clicking zooms the photo of the scroll itself so that you can not only read the words but feel the texture and age of the scrolls themselves. Zoom far enough even reveals some of the cracks, tears and holes that have invaded the paper in the last 24 centuries.

You can easily scroll from one page to another or from a specific page. Move your mouse over any part of the parchment shows the specific verse you are reading. Clicking on the verse provides an English translation of the ancient Hebrew text.

ACT scores to be replaced by the essay questions for some students

ACT scores will be less important to some prospective candidates to the DePaul University.

DePaulia reports that an application process optional test will be held from next year. Optional test policy allows applicants to choose between submitting ACT scores and other standardized test results, and responding to a series of essay questions. According to the site, athletes, international students are homeschooled and have yet to submit test results to college.

ACT scores and other standardized test scores be submitted after registration, but is designed for research purposes only and will not affect those who have been accepted. This is to help combat the idea that ACT and SAT scores are all that matter when applying to college. Since the details of the site, “Jon Boeckenstedt, associate vice president of DePaul’s Enrollment Policy and Planning, the school’s ultimate goal is to let people and students know that their four years in high school mean more than four hours on Saturday morning.”