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Student Accounts Frequently Asked Questions
Q. When is tuition due?
A. Tuition is due 7 days after the 1st day of the term/class, or 7 days after registration (whichever comes later).
Q. What is the best way to make a payment?
A. The most efficient and timely way to make a payment to your account is to pay online at http://www.ben.edu/MyBenU.
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This information is also available in the Course Schedule Book. Payment can also be mailed to Benedictine University, PO Box 809020 Chicago, IL 60680-9020 or Benedictine University, Ben Central, 5700 College Road, Lisle, IL 60532. Be sure to include your student ID on any payment. Credit card payments can also be made by phone by contacting Student Accounts at (630) 829-6503.
Q. May I pay with a credit card?
A. Benedictine University accepts MasterCard, Visa and Discover cards.
Q. What if I can't pay all of my tuition by the due date?
A.If payment in full is not received by the due date and your charges will not be covered by financial aid, you must be on a payment plan in order to avoid assessment of a late payment fee and financial hold to your student account. Benedictine University has teamed with Sallie Mae in providing the TuitionPay Plan. You can enroll online at https://tuitionpay.salliemae.com/ben or by phone at (800) 635-0120. Please note that tuition for the Fall term must be paid in full with the December 1st payment and tuition for the Spring term must be paid in full with the May 1st payment. Summer tuition payment plans begin June 1st with final payment on August 1st.
Q. I made a payment to Sallie Mae through the TuitionPay, but I don't see it on my BU statement?
A. Sallie Mae transmits payments to Benedictine University once a week. Sallie Mae waits one week for clearance of check or until next payment due date if payment is submitted early. Please note that you will receive a monthly statement from both Benedictine University and Sallie Mae when using the TuitionPay Payment Plan. Sallie Mae does not have access to your student account at Benedictine University, so if you have questions regarding your budget, please contact the Student Accounts Office at (630) 829-6503.
Q. What is Anticipated Financial Aid that appears on my statement and on my online account?
A. Anticipated aid shows the expected credit that will be posted to the student's account. These amounts are typically based on full time enrollment and are reviewed by the Financial Aid Office staff after the term has begun and before being posted to the student's account. All programs (Pell, MAP, institutional aid, Stafford and PLUS loans) have separate criteria that must be reviewed each term before aid is posted. The post date for anticipated aid that appears on the billing statement refers to the expiration date of that aid. If those aid amounts are not posted to your student account by the post date listed on your bill, please contact the Financial Aid Office for explanation.
Q. Where's my financial aid?
A. Financial aid is not credited to student accounts until the 2nd week of the term (after the 100% add/drop period).
Students should have received, or will be receiving an award letter from the Financial Aid office. To determine their out-of-pocket expenses, students/parents should take the total invoiced amount for the term, and subtract that term's portion of their financial aid.
Note: Federal Work Study should NOT be included (this is not an award, it is received as a paycheck only if the student works on campus). Loans may be disbursed minus up to 4% bank service fee(s).
Q. Why are parents not allowed access to their son/daughter's account without his/her permission?
A. The student is financially responsible for his/her Benedictine account, and is protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). However, students may grant permission for others to receive information regarding their account. Benedictine University offers a Authorization for Release of Confidential Information to Parent(s) Form, which may be completed and submitted by the student to provide consent. The completed form may be mailed, dropped off or faxed to the Office of the Registrar at (630) 829-6663.
Q. Why is my registration and/or transcript request blocked by Student Accounts?
A. Future registration and transcript release are not allowed on accounts with past due balances. In order to have the hold or block removed, you must pay your account balance.
Q. There is a credit balance on my account, how do I request a refund?
A. If a credit balance appears on your account as a result of this loan disbursement, the Student Accounts Office will process a refund within 10 to 14 days. When a student receives their refund depends on the refund method they have selected using their Benedictine University MyOne Money Card at www.MyOneMoney.com. The MyOne Money Card will be mailed to the student's home address on file with Benedictine University. Once the student has received their card in the bright GREEN envelope from Higher One, the student must login using their MyOne Money Card 16-digit card number. You are not required to open a OneAccount from Higher One, however you MUST make a choice for your preferred method of receiving the refund (debit card, electronic transfer to another bank of your choice or paper check sent via mail) To learn more about the MyOne Money Card, visit www.MyOneMoney.com.
Q. I'm getting Tuition Reimbursement from my employer… how does TuitionPay Plan work?
A. For a small enrollment fee, students can arrange with Sallie Mae's TuitionPay, a single tuition payment plan due at the end of the term (plus a grace period) with proper documentation from their employer.
* Documentation of your approval in your employer's tuition assistance plan must be submitted to the Student Accounts Office of Benedictine University prior to enrolling in this plan online at https://tuitionpay.salliemae.com/ben. An updated copy of the policy must be submitted every Fall term thereafter. Students may fax this documentation to Student Accounts at (630) 829-6501.
* After submitting documentation showing eligibility, student may enroll in the plan online at https://tuitionpay.salliemae.com/ben that best corresponds with their class and program. If the student's enrollment changes after the initial set up of this plan, the student will be responsible for adjusting the payment plan either online or with a TuitionPay consultant at (800) 635-0120.
* Due to new legislation, the Student Accounts Office does not have access to enroll students or make adjustments to these accounts. If the student makes a payment directly to Benedictine rather than to TuitionPay, it is the student's responsibility to contact the Student Accounts Office so that we may notify TuitionPay.Otherwise, late fees may incur on the account.
Q. If my company is late reimbursing me, may I wait for their payment and be allowed an extension on the tuition due date?
A. No, tuition is due on the published due date, even if a student's company is late with reimbursement. Regardless of when the employer reimburses the student, it is the student's responsibility to pay the balance in full on or before the tuition due date. Students who experience this delay from their employers typically pay tuition using a credit card.
Q. What if I haven't completed my coursework by the end of a term and my employer won't reimburse me until I have my grade… can I have an extension on the single-pay tuition due date?
A. No. Students are responsible for paying their tuition accounts in full by the extended single-pay due date whether or not they have received their grades. There is no additional extension for this plan.
Q. What happens if I don't receive my grades… can I wait and pay after I get them?
A. No. Students are responsible for paying their tuition accounts in full by the extended single-pay due date whether or not they have received their grades. There is no additional extension for this plan.
Q. Why did I get a $100.00 late fee?
A. Tuition must be paid in full or a payment plan be activated with TuitionPay through Sallie Mae before the payment deadline. If financial aid is expected to cover the full amount of tuition, fees and housing (if applicable), all financial aid documents must be submitted by the payment deadline. Please note: Students are responsible for paying any balance not covered by financial aid or tuition discounts by the payment deadline.
Q. What if I didn't receive a bill?
A. Tuition is due by the tuition due date whether or not a bill has been received. If a student has not received a bill, they may contact Student Accounts to determine the required amount due or they may view their account online at http://www.ben.edu/MyBenU.
Q. What is a bookstore voucher and how do I get one?
A. Book vouchers may be used at the Benedictine University bookstore to purchase required books and supplies. They may not be used to purchase non-related coursework items such as food or clothing. Book vouchers are available beginning two weeks prior to the start of the term through the middle of the second week of the term. They are available for online students three weeks before the term to allow for shipment of the book(s). A voucher will be issued only when a credit balance is anticipated due to financial aid credits that will exceed account charges.The maximum voucher amount is $800. If your anticipated aid is greater than your outstanding charges, you can use the voucher system by presenting your student ID at the cash register of the Bookstore upon checkout and mention that you would like to use your book voucher or by selecting the payment option of Student Financial Aid when purchasing your books online via http://www.yourschoolyourbookstore.com. Your student account will be charged for the amount of the book voucher used. This charge may take a couple of weeks to post to your account. If you receive a refund check from Benedictine University but the voucher amount has not been charged to your student account (review account on MyBenU), please contact the Student Accounts Office at (630) 829-6503 as you may need to return a portion of the refunded amount. NOTE: In order to qualify for a book voucher, your financial aid must be packaged and complete. If you qualify for a book voucher but your financial aid was not packaged until after the book voucher process has ended, or if your class starts after the book voucher process has ended, you may contact the Student Accounts Office to request a manual book voucher. For students enrolled in a cohort or learning team, please remember that each loan disbursement is required to cover a scheduled amount of credit hours and weeks. Because of this, it's possible to have a credit balance showing on MyBenU after a loan disbursement, but not be eligible for a book voucher.
Q. What is a 1098-T?
A. The 1098-T is an IRS form used to report educational-related expenses. Institutions are required to report on either payments received (Box 1), OR amounts billed (Box 2); not both. Benedictine University reports on Box 2 ~ Amounts billed for qualified tuition and related expenses.
The dollar values recorded on the 2013 1098-T are calculated based upon qualified transactions occurring between January 1 and December 31, 2013.
Q. Do I have to use form 1098-T?
A. No. If you are not paying taxes or your income is too high to qualify, you do not have to do anything with this form. If you think you received it in error, please disregard it. Questions regarding individual eligibility for education tax credits such as the Hope Tax Credit and Lifetime Learning Tax Credit should be referred to your income tax advisor or the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) at (800) 829-1040 or http://www.irs.gov. See Pub. 970, Tax Benefits for Education; Form 8863, Education Credits; and the Form 1040 or 1040A instructions. Benedictine University is unable to provide students and families with any tax opinions or advice.
Q. When can I expect to receive my 1098-T form?
A. The IRS tax laws state that all tax documents must be mailed by January 31st. Benedictine University has until January 31st to send out all 1098 tax documents. Please login to your MyBenU account to see if your tax form is available. From the Main Menu, go to Self Service-->Campus Finances-->View 1098T. If you haven't received the form in the mail, the form is also available to print using the online service. If you have not received a 1098T and cannot view it online, you may not be eligible to receive one. Please contact the Student Accounts Office at (630) 829-6503 for further explanation.
Q. What if the amounts on my tax form are incorrect?
A. First, check to see if there is a form from the previous tax year, look on that form, if Box 7 was checked on the previous year's form, then the tuition for the current tax year is on that form and is not included on the current tax year's form.
Second, check the current tax year form, if Box 7 is checked then it is including amounts for the academic period starting Jan - March of the next tax year.
Third, this form is for qualified tuition and related expenses only, room and board will NOT be included.
Fourth, if your grants and scholarships for the winter/spring terms are not reflected, check to see if box 2 and 7 are checked. Since registration for the winter/spring terms begins in November, many students will have been billed for tuition charges for the next tax year in fall of the current tax year, but the grants and scholarships for the winter/spring terms will not post to the student account until the next tax year. Therefore, those scholarships will be on next year's form.
Fifth, have there been any changes to your class schedule. If box 2 and box 7 are checked for spring of the current tax year, and a class is added after the bill was sent, that change will be reflected on next year's tax form.
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Big surprise: Oprah's interview with Bobbi Kristina, Whitney Houston's daughter, gave OWN its biggest ratings by a huge margin. The 90-minute interview garnered Oprah's Next Chapter 3.5 million viewers – most of those in its highly desired women 25-54 demo. Three and a half million doesn't sound like a lot, but in a universe where channels like WE, Oxygen, and Style duke it out for female viewers, it's huge. (Ratings info: Horizon Media.)
Just in the nick of time, too. OWN has been struggling since its inception January of last year. The network has yet to improve upon the ratings of 'Discovery Health,' which is what the channel space used to be. Oprah's pal, Rosie O'Donnell, has had to lay people off at OWN's The Rosie Show and retool its format, in the hopes of bolstering its ratings while cutting costs. OWN has tinkered with its top management several times, replacing its CEO position three times, if you count Oprah finally taking the helm last July.
You could almost see the look of relief in Oprah's face near the beginning of the interview when Bobbi Kristina said, for the first of three hundred times: "Nobody knows what a great person she (Whitney) was," and almost before she finished the sentence, Oprah literally looked the gift horse in the mouth and said, "That's why we're doing this show."
Really, Oprah?
Now, of course no one believes Oprah was jubilant when Ms. Houston passed away last month. Whoever got the signatures in place, though, was wise to get this thing on the air before the toxicology reports come back, and the immortal brilliance of Whitney Houston devolves into just discussion of mere human vulnerability.
Oprah's the consummate interviewer, so she didn't smirk when Krissi said she was going to carry on Whitney's singing and performing legacy. She also didn't point out the inconsistencies in Krissi's story that she and her mother slept side-by-side all day and all night before the morbid event. When Krissy profoundly announced that she still had all of her mother's things, Oprah had the good graces not to say what everyone else was thinking: 'So, you haven't auctioned off your mother's items and it's been three weeks already?'
It's not like we expected Oprah to ask the tough questions. After all, what can you ask of a child who has been both shielded and exploited throughout her short life? It is much kinder to ask things like, 'Have you had the visitation yet,' which prompted Krissy to bubble away about her mother's spirit flicking the lights off and on. Kudos to Whitney's brother, Gary, and sister-in-law, Patricia, for their careful responses throughout their interviews.
The second highest rated episode of Oprah's Next Chapter was with mogul pastor Joel Osteen, back in January. Still, this coup with Whitney's family drew nearly three times as many viewers. It's unlikely OWN can hit these numbers again any time soon, without a fresh scandal or death, but this one spike will give Oprah some breathing room.
Bobbi Kristina, get that name changed once and for all, and go your own way. Don't be remembered as the girl that saved Oprah's ego.
This article sounds like it should be in People magazine or In Touch. The slant sounds catty and is laden with personal feelings over facts. Forbes has never struck me as being that type of news medium. I guess when people can't find an angle they resort to high end trash talking. How unfortunate.
This article crosses the bounds. Is it really necessary to impugn Kristina for her name? She's all of 17 years old, yet this writer takes her to task for not changing it!
Worst of all, however, was the catty remark about Kristina hocking her mother's possessions.
I am offended by this article.
This article crosses the bounds. Is it really necessary to impugn Bobbi Kristina for her name? She's all of 17 years old, yet this writer takes her to task for not changing it!
Worst of all, however, was the catty remark about Bobbi Kristina hocking her mother's possessions.
Keep yer' hands off the kid. If you want to criticize Oprah, there are a few areas, one of which was that she put words in Bobbi Kristina's mouth. She often failed to let her fully express herself without interrupting.
I am offended by this article.
OWN network will always struggle as long as viewers are forced to feed on a steady diet of Dr. Phil reruns and Rosie. Programming on that network is boring and stale. There are times when there are hours and hours of just one show. Oprah could be competitive if not dominate during the daytime just by airing a couple of soaps. At least there would be original programming on.
As for this particular program – Oprah's Next Chapter, I see it as a desperate move to bring back some of the people who followed her faithfully for 25 years. It was a very good show and tastefully done, but I am betting that in the backs of thousands of views minds, we are feeling that this interview just came too soon. The raw emotion showed through and that along with the careful, thoughtful responses of Whitney's brother and sister-in-law made for a compelling program. There were a few holes like more explanation about Patricia's comment "looking for love in all the wrong places" and "young love". There could have been a teachable moment there. Another hole – if Bobby didn't introduce drugs to Whitney, was she into drugs before she met Bobby? Was she aware when the drugs started (Whitney said it started before The Body Guard) and why didn't anyone see it as a problem until the late 1990′s almost 10 years after that movie? And what about where they go from here?
This is a rare, but encouraging story for OWN. And it should rate high, as it's clearly a unique special that comes along (fortunately) only once in a great while and received massive media attention because of the subject and timely exploitation.
The key will be how Oprah's "next chapter" rates over the next month now that 3.5M viewers have had a chance to sample OWN.
The past month has not been kind to OWN as most "next chapter's" failed to crack the top 100 Sunday cable shows (25-54A) even with Oprah driving it.
Tony Robbins: 514,000
Paula Dean: 700,000-800,000
Brooklyn's Hasidic culture: 355,000
Here's hoping for Ms. Winfrey that now millions have found OWN they'll decide to return…if not there's another story to follow.
Ms. Bricklin,
I do not understand the tone of your article at all. Whether you're a fan of Ms. Houston or Ms. Winfrey or not, you've misjudged your audience. "Everybody" was not thinking of a grieving daughter pawning her mother's belongings, especially since it was public knowledge as of the air date that her mother left her estate to her daughter.
Also, so what if she repeatedly said "what a great person" her Mom was repeatedly? There are also millions of people who believe the spirits of loved ones visit them. Either entertainment journalism isn't "Forbes" forte or you should have passed when this was pitched or assigned to you. It's just a grouchy, pointless piece. I've been pitched articles I don't have enough insight to write and anyone with Google Search could've cobbled your story together. If I weren't typing this comment I'd have high-tailed it off this page a while ago.
Ms. Bricklin, I appreciate your response and my comment was not a personal attack on your writing, I just think that, like many of these commenters, I haven't seen the interview yet (DVR'ed on Sunday) and the headline of your piece was intriguing.
While Ms. Houston was not my personal icon, in this age of delayed entertainment with people watching the funeral on DVR and this interview days after the fact, the emotion of Ms. Houston's survivors is striking. Watching Cissy Houston supported by each arm as she followed her daughter's casket out of the church was beyond sad.
As for Bobbi Kristina, many of us (you also worked in TV), have heard on background the struggles this family had. Bobbi Kristina is at a vulnerable stage of grief and Oprah was also at the funeral at the family's request. I can see where the ratings were beneficial to OWN but I think the family reaching out to Oprah in a protected forum was the safest choice considering the international interest.
If Oprah were still doing her daily show she'd have had a ratings boost as well – I think her ratings for this interview show that Oprah's viewers will still flock to her at her best: which is being their proxy for current-zeitgeist interview subjects. Imagine when Demi is ready to talk!?
Thanks for your reply and while we can grapple and disagree, I'm not a disrespectful person and appreciate the discourse.
This article is HORRID. What an awful journalist you are and even more so a mean spirited person. Regardless of her name, you are talking about a child! And a child who just lost her mother no less. She is human. Are you?
You are obviously open to criticism of Oprah and OWN but you don't have to be so snarky and mean to a girl who JUST LOST HER MOTHER to do that. You need to grow up or go find some integrity. This article reeks of immaturity and absolutely lacks journalistic integrity. I agree with some of the other comments. Forbes needs to stick to money articles. Entertainment is not your bag.
This article is HORRID. What an awful journalist you are and even more so a mean spirited person. Regardless of her name, you are talking about a child! And a child who just lost her mother no less. She is human. Are you?
You are obviously open to criticize Oprah and OWN but you don't have to be so snarky and mean to a girl who JUST LOST HER MOTHER to do that. You need to grow up or go find some integrity. This article reeks of immaturity and absolutely lacks journalistic integrity. I agree with some of the other comments. Forbes needs to stick to money articles. Entertainment is not your bag.


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FAST FRESHMAN: Selinsgrove freshman tailback Juvon Batts has surprised and flustered opposing defensive coordinators with his electrifying runs as well as kick and punt returns.
It didn't take the Southern Columbia brain trust long Friday night to realize that, if they allowed Batts to continue what he was doing early in the game, they could have a difficult time putting the Seals away.
With Batts hauling the pigskin on kicks and punts, the Seals usually started their offense in good field position.
It was kick returns by the 5-foot-6, 156-pound Batts that helped set up the Seals' first two touchdowns as Selinsgrove was matching the unbeaten Tigers touchdown for touchdown.
He returned the first kickoff, after Southern's first TD, from the 3-yard line to the 35 where he was tackled by fellow freshman Blake Marks, possibly preventing Batts from taking it to the house.
On the ensuing scoring drive, Batts picked up 30 yards on six carries, including an exciting 15-yard gain when he seemed trapped in the backfield, but juked a would-be tackler and another where he spun out of a tackle in the backfield and picked up 13. Southern's Joe Kleman made a TD-saving tackle at the Tigers' 6. The Seals scored on the first of two senior fullback Mike Walter TDs to tie it at 7-7.
Southern went back on top 14-7 on the next series, but the Seals, again helped by Batts, tied it at 14-all, on a 5-yard run by sophomore fullback Zach Adams. This time, Batts took the Luke Rarig kickoff at his own 1, headed upfield and toward the left sideline, then back to the center and was again one defender short of a 99-yard TD run. This time Nate Hunter made the saving tackle at the Southern 37.


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I've been reading a lot in the BND lately about MidAmerica Airport near Mascoutah. Several times it has been referred to as "MidAmerica St. Louis Airport." Do you know the background and logic on that? Is there a real relationship with St. Louis? -- W.A. Malec
Even before the dedication ceremonies on Nov. 8, 1997, PR execs were hard at work devising the best way to lure people to a brand-new airport in "East County."
Back then, of course, hopes for the facility were soaring as high as a Boeing 777. In May 1997, a study commissioned by St. Clair County predicted that the airport would serve more than 1 million passengers in just two years.
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On TV, in papers, etc., I constantly hear flashy jewelry, watches, etc., referred to as "bling." Where did that word come from? It's not in my dictionary. -- Robert Day, of Fairview Heights
It might be time for you to flash some bling and invest in a new dictionary.
After popping up decades ago in a toothpaste advertisement parody, "bling bling" entered the lexicographers' bible -- the Oxford English Dictionary -- in 2003. Merriam Webster followed suit three years later.
As best researchers can tell, the idea for the term came from the old Ultra Brite toothpaste ad of the 1960s, which boasted, "Ultra Brite gives your mouth ... sex appeal!" And just before you saw the voluptuous woman or handsome hunk smile in the commercial, you heard a bell ring.
Comedians began associating this ting-a-linging with the "sound" of light hitting not only teeth but also gold and diamonds. Martin Lawrence, for example, would parody the Ultra Brite smile while saying "bling-bling." He reportedly also used the term on his TV series "Martin" to describe Jerome's stereotypical pimp jewelry.
The word quickly found a home in the hip hop culture to refer to any ostentatious jewelry or accessories, whether they be carried, worn or implanted (gold tooth caps). It then crossed over into general pop culture in 1999 when rap artist B.G. and the Cash Money Millionaires hit the Top 40 with their song "Bling Bling": "Every time I come around your city bling bling; pinky ring worth about 50 bling bling ..."
Now the word is everywhere -- even in places you might not expect. During a 2008 Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade, Republican presidential nominee-to-be Mitt Romney admired a baby adorned with a gold necklace and said, "Oh, you've got some bling-bling here!"
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Brian Krebs's "Krebs on Security" features an ATM skimmer that is chillingly well-camouflaged. After seeing photos of early, crude skimmers -- devices that capture your card number and work in concert with a hidden camera that records you punching in your PIN -- I assumed that I could rely on my own powers of observation to keep from falling victim to one. Now I don't think I can be so sanguine. Be sure to follow some of the links in the post for some hair-raising examples of the form.
This particular skimmer was found Dec. 6, 2009, attached to the front of a Citibank ATM in Woodland Hills, Calif. Would you have been able to spot this?Would You Have Spotted the Fraud? (via Neatorama)
This is fairly professional job: Notice how the bulk of the electronics fit into the flap below the card acceptance slot. Also, check out the tiny pinhole camera (pictured below), ostensibly designed to switch on and record the victim's movements as he or she enters their PIN at the ATM.
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53 Responses to "ATM skimmer -- could you spot it in the wild?"
InsertFingerHere says:
In Canada with the CIBC (at least where I've used them) the ATM's have a green translucent front on the card reader, shows there's nothing inside. Can't recall if there is a light in there or not.
In any case, before I put my cards in, I give that snout a good hard tug… enough that something would snap off if it were affixed lightly.
I worry more when the clerk at the gas station has the swiper below the counter. If I don't see it, I'll ask them to hold the swiper up so I can see it.
The other thing that is happening now is the crooks will steal the keypad off the counter, and replace it with one that has BT inside. Considering these are attached with a simple phone-jack connector, I mean.. holy crap, I saw that trick coming YEARS ago.
Best Buy used the same connectors to trigger an alarm if something gets lifted. Duhhhh…
Seems like the physical security of your card is almost an afterthought.
Ted8305 says:
Yep, I always give the card reader slot a firm wiggle and shake. Not enough to damage real ATM hardware, but hopefully enough to dislodge counterfeit parts stuck to the front.
When entering PINs, always cover the keypad with your off hand. Faking a couple of key-presses before, during and after the actual key pressing sequence is also a great idea.
darren says:
The only machine I ever stick my debit card into is my bank's own machines. Royal Bank machines have this green glowing anti-fraud thing, but really it's just to avoid utterly absurd service changes. I stopped making point-of-sale debit card purchases way back in the 20th century.
I use only my credit card for day-to-day shopping. If my credit card number gets swiped then who cares.
Anonymous says:
The easy solution is chipped cards. They're widespread in Europe and being introduced in Canada. It makes this sort of crime much harder by using encrypted data that cannot me copied.
Tynam says:
Anon @33: Sadly, there's nothing particularly secure about the European chip-based cards. (There's some security features that protect the bank, very few that protect the customer.) Usually, Chip and PIN is one more excuse the banks have to blame the customer and refuse to pay.
The data encryption on these things doesn't give you any real protection against man-in-the-middle attacks like the one in Cory's post. And nothing banks do now even begins to protect you against suppy-chain attacks. The criminals are pretty sophisticated these days. And the banks aren't.
buddyh says:
I happened to have been skimmed a year and a half ago at a gas station, which by the way is one of/or maybe the most frequent place that skimmers are applied to.
Since then, I only use credit at gas pumps – these skimmers primarily go after debit cards, and this after inspecting the reader at each pump.
Anonymous says:
There's only one person on here who had the right idea.
Only way to counteract the theft of your account is through optics and extremely well encrypted transmissions through a secured network that's NOT in use with telephone, the internet, or wireless connection.
Thumb prints, Chip and Pin, and even chip in body (see bible). can all be compromised, chips more so because RFID can be read wireless.
desiredusername says:
How about flat card swipe surfaces instead of a jutting ones?
Anonymous says:
This happened a month ago at a Citibank in Brooklyn, NYC.
Mitch says:
That's pretty impressive. The braille adds a nice touch.
Maybe they ought to have ATM machines display a picture of what the machine is supposed to look like before it prompts for your pin.
Anonymous says:
Random thought: When will we have our finger prints as our ATM pins. that will be a lot more difficult to fool.
zumdish says:
I used to program ATMs and have tons of experience with the hardware of nearly every manufacturer – that sucker would probably fool me! It looks really slick.
@Mitch: That braille IS a perfect touch, somehow it gives it just the right note of authenticity.
Anonymous says:
This has also happened to a friend of mine. A word of advice people, if you find one walk away from the machine before calling the popo.
jfrancis says:
Tug on every card reader before you use it. If it comes off in your hand…
TYR says:
In about 2003 I found a roughly similar skimmer (without the INSERT CARD misdirection) attached to my usual ATM. I removed it – it was secured by neat,thick strips of BluTack – and saw various electronic components I couldn't identify in sodium lighting. I was about to dial 999 on my mobile when I was assaulted by two men who wanted the device back quite badly:-) I elbowed one in the balls, but the other tore the gadget out of my hand and ran. I called the police, who left a message promising to call me but never did.
However, I did notice that all the ATMs in town were switched off that evening.
Gag Halfrunt says:
Chip and PIN cars still have magnetic stripes, so card numbers can be collected with a skimmer and used to make fraudulent mail order purchases. Which is where other security measures are supposed to come in, such as card security numbers (the three digit code printed on the signature strip) and looking for unusual transactions.
adamnvillani says:
Damn, I live in Woodland Hills. Thankfully I bank with Chase instead of Citibank, but still…
ecobore says:
For some years I have used my other hand and wallet to cover the hand entering the PIN. I do this in shop Chip and PIN machines too, so that anybody standing behind is stumped in the event they want to steal your wallet and use your card.
Adam Johanningmeier says:
One thing I would definately do is pull on the card reader to make sure it is securely in place if it feels loose in any way DO NOT USE that ATM.
Aurophobia says:
I didn't spot it in the wild when it was on the ATM outside my local bank. $1500 was stolen from my account before I noticed. Fortunately, my bank returned the funds but it was more than a little stressful.
Now, I always cover my fingers when I enter my PIN.
Anonymous says:
I get most of my cash from inside stores with a cash back option. Hopefully this is safer. I don't even know anymore!
Anonymous says:
I found one about a year ago on a CIBC bank machine in Canada. They have a transparent green card slot with an odd shape with LED's inside. When I walked up this lady took the bank machine to my left. I looked at it and thought "Those LED's look really dim." so I did what I usually do, gave the card slot a tug. Only this time it came off in my hand. Inside the transparent green plastic was 4 watch batteries and a chip. It was held on with double sided foam tape. I was thinking of taking the batteries out and smashing it on the floor but I thought someone might be watching, so I tossed it in the garbage and asked the other person if they had a card reader on their machine. When I did they jumped and then asked me where it was. I said I tossed it in the garbage and walked out.
She didn't follow me out even though she was finished on the machine. I then called the cops and told them about it so I'm sure they grabbed the security camera footage and probably found her digging it out of the garbage.
Anonymous says:
That ATM went out of service minutes after having the skimmer attached.
Anonymous says:
Many, many years ago someone designed a keypad for ATM machines that randomly placed the numbers on the keypad, so that the numbers where in different places for each use.
I thought it was brilliant but banks didn't want to *confuse* customers by having the numbers in different places every time the ATM was used.
I think with that method it would be pretty hard to tell which number someone was pressing just by watching their fingers though.
Uncle Geo says:
Interestingly, there have been some solutions, most notably iris scanning, that are difficult to hack (and work better than other biometric solutions like fingerprint scanners).
People, though, are squeamish about it (and maybe rightfully so -think Minority Report). There is no easy answer. Do we protect our biological identity or give it up to secure our money? We have a similar dilemma with terrorism which seeks to undermine our freedoms through fear. In the US after 9/11 the Bush administration made this decision for us.
I'm grateful for the common sense solutions I've heard here that I never would have thought of!
Jack says:
Chase has flashing green ATM card slots. Also, this kind of stuff mainly happens at non-bank ATMs. Like those machines outside of bodegas and other non-bank places. I'd recommend never using those.
Anonymous says:
Heh, I love in that all of those comments, every one of you posted more and more invasive forms of stopping all of this. Not one of you mentioned the method that I've used for 16 years. Use cash. I haven't had a bank account since 1994. I've been perfectly fine.
_wsh says:
The problem isn't with ATMs, guys…it's with permanent tokens in general. The way to solve this is with a card-based OTP (or even SecurID-style token) in addition to your PIN.
Buk says:
Personally I don't know why anyone even uses ATM's. I haven't used an ATM in about 10 years. My debit card and/or credit card is excepted everywhere I go. I see no need to carry any cash. Sure there's those odd times when I buy something under a dollar. But they are far and few between. The business still accepts my card even when they are loosing money due to processing fees. They know I'll be back and spend more next time. I even pay for pizza delivery via debit card on the phone when I order and include the tip. I can't think of a single time in those past 10 years when I actually needed cash for anything.
Courtney says:
I use the ATM (at my bank) to deposit random checks – credit card rebates, birthday/christmas, work reimbursements, etc about 10 times more than for getting cash.
solstone says:
An easy security measure to use, which I have been in the habit of for years now, is to pretend to push a much longer series of buttons when entering your pin while only actually pressing the buttons for your pin itself. This way even if they have skimmed the card they don't have a pin to use (at least if you are doing it right, since it will be really difficult for the little camera to determine when you were actually pressing and when you were just moving you finger over the button). I usually do a varying pattern of about 10 or 12 numbers, of which only four are the actual pin of course. It takes a little getting used to, but now that I am in the habit I don't even think about it.
That said, if it looks like an ATM has been tampered with I won't go near it.
technogeek says:
I've been combining fake keystrokes and keying with one hand held over the other for a long time. A good reason to continue that practice.
Anonymous says:
This will be defeated with a sound recorder. Most ATMs beep when you press the keys.
misterfricative says:
True, but on the ATMs I use, the beeps don't correspond to when I hit the keys; they come back at me with a delayed randomized rhythm all of their own. Which I actually find really off-putting. It's like trying to play the harmonium or trying to speak with a half-second delay of your own voice being piped back to your ears.
Anonymous says:
In my opinion the best thing to do is use ATMs that are in doors like a shop. They're far less lightly to get set up for skimming because of the risk of cameras and such
knoxblox says:
Just once, I'd like to find one in the wild so I could pull it off, stomp on it, and leave it as an example for the ATM thieves.
fartle says:
At least they diddnt exclude the blind from being scammed :)
Anonymous says:
@knoxblox if you ever do find one, please don't make as easy for the thieves to get away as you suggest doing.
Nylund says:
Could this problem be solved by using chip and PIN technology for ATMs? I mean, in non-US countries since the US doesn't seem to have any inclination of updating their technology like everyone else.
Anonymous says:
Chip and pin has been broken…
gollux says:
Read up on the various ways chip and PIN has been circumvented. If there's a way, it will be broken or circumvented.
Jonathan Badger says:
Well obviously. Chip & Pin were losers. Fish & Cushion, now…
solstone says:
Mitchell & Webb FTW!
hndspn says:
Here is an extensive post on ATM skimming operations uncovered in Australia and New Zealand >> http://aeonics.blogspot.com/2009/08/scamwatch-how-to-spot-rigged-atm.html
Anonymous says:
solution: go inside a bank and deal with a meat-based ATM unit.
Antinous / Moderator says:
go inside a bank and deal with a meat-based ATM unit.
But check for the nictitating membrane.
Anonymous says:
hahaha! that's hilarious!
ginatrujillo says:
Honestly couldn't say that I would notice this thing. It looks just like any other card reader, in fact, because of the little diagram attached I would be more inclined to thinking it was the real one out of the two.
It is pretty scary when you think about it. Just imagine how many identities could be stolen in a single day at a busy atm and nobody would be the wiser. I am in the process of getting my california real estate license, so I really can't afford to be robbed at this point!lol
Not that anyone would be happy about it!
LiudvikasT says:
Unfortunately theres nothing much you can do, except for not going to desolate atm's and demanding money back from the back when you happen to become a victim.
Anonymous says:
ATMs here, down in the great South, use 5 randomized combos of two numbers, in no particular order, on-screen when asking you to type your PIN.
Anonymous says:
Just today I was withdrawing large chunk of cash from ATM. As I was withdrawing the cash I looked around carefully if I am not followed, I inspected the card slot, gave it a strong pull, then I inserted my card (with chip), covered keypad with both my hands and with many, many 'false' moves of my hands I blindly typed my pin. I took my printed receipt with me. I always do it that way. As I was going through my routine I was thinking whether I was being a little bit too paranoid or not.
It looks like you can not be careful enough.
Anonymous says:
Anon delivers. Just go inside a bank. The only sure way.
Jonathan Harford says:
I'd be able to tell, but only because that braille reads "GOT UR CASH SUCKA"


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The British Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne has announced a surprise change of heart on games industry tax breaks in his Budget announcement.
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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal — Peter Robinson Jr. has been elected chairman of the Lockport city Republican committee.
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A suspect has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a man whose body was found in a Fox Island ditch last month.
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Jacob Glenn, 23 of Gig Harbor, was found dead Nov. 21 outside a grocery store on the island.
Pierce County Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said Glenn was fatally stabbed and that his death was a homicide, though the medical examiner's office said Sunday that the official cause and manner of Glenn's death were still being investigated.
Detectives arrested a 29-year-old suspect Friday night, though Troyer declined to provide specifics about what led investigators to the man.
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It is impossible to weigh the merits of selling children for bribes against the casualties produced by dysfunctional families.
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These are the extremes in Pennsylvania that seem to wend the maze of social responsibility from family services to family courts and then on to volunteer watchdogs for the courts and family services.
Once the cash-for-kids scandal broke, in which judges from Luzerne County sentenced juveniles to detention for minor infractions and received kickbacks from the institutions, it became clear that power over young lives could not be vested in the secret chambers of family court -- where all who work there answer to a judge, for better or worse.
Out of that grew the patch-on court appointed special advocates or CASA roles, possibly a good idea for the survival and care of children, but clearly a reaction to the failure of adults as parents, social service providers, other legal guardians and judges.
Now, the numbers show that the state is moving in a different direction. Fewer juveniles are being taken from their homes by court order, down 29 percent from 2007 to 2011.
Success is measured these days in terms of family unification, a kind of progression through the antecedents in a child's gene pool until aunts, uncles, grandparents or siblings can be organized into some sort of network that shores up or substitutes for the failure of traditional parenting.
Understandably, that sounds accusatory in the context of our cultural past, which lingers as the dominant concept for the cultural and institutional present.
Collectively, we still subscribe to a two-parent, nuclear family world. Actually, social evolution toward assembled families, single parenthood, two-income survival and mobility that imposes vast physical distance between generations all conspire to contradict our beliefs.
Asking the courts and caseworkers to bridge this gap between cultural memories and current reality condemns society to the climbing costs of perpetual patchwork.
If today's parents and families cannot keep it together well enough, long enough to nurture young lives, society needs to develop social supports that fill the void before detention or unification are the only remaining options.
For that, the better bet appears to be investment in quality early education and public school systems that coach and apply peer guidance well and wisely to correct and overcome dysfunction born of disadvantage.


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TRAVERSE CITY — Early revenue projections for the Michigan School Aid Fund suggest public districts throughout the state face another round of tough decisions about next year's budget.
Recent revenue estimates show $200 million less funding for schools across the state in 2013-14 compared to this year, based on a $54 million deficit and the exclusion of $150 million in "one-time" dollars previously promised to districts, Traverse City Area Public Schools Superintendent Stephen Cousins said.
Paul Soma, TCAPS' Chief Financial Officer, said that, if early projections remain accurate, TCAPS could face $1 million to $1.5 million in state funding cuts on top of the district's current $1 million budget shortfall.
"If we just go with those revenues we will be looking at up to $2.5 million in cuts after we've been cutting for years and years," Soma said.
Roughly 100,000 students are enrolled in TCAPS, meaning every $1 million in lost funding results in cuts of $100 per student. But Soma cautioned not to read too much into early projections.
"There is some sense of reality to them but they are estimates and they are subject to change," Soma said. "I never overreact to the first news."
The next step in the state budget process occurs Feb. 7, when Gov. Rick Snyder releases his office's preliminary budget.
Soma will present a projected 2013-14 budget to the TCAPS Board of Education shortly after the release of the governor's preliminary budget.
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"We're holding our breath right now, waiting to hear more information," he said.
Officials from other districts in the region also declined to discuss how their budgets could change ahead of Snyder's budget release.
Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools Superintendent Tom Stobie said his district, an out-of-formula district that receives the majority of its funding from local, non-homestead property taxes, greatly benefited over the last two years from the "one-time" funding allocations.
One of these allocations was called Best Practice Incentive and provided $52 per-pupil funding increases to districts that met 7 of 8 requirements, like offering online instruction to students and obtaining competitive bids for non-instructional services.
It remains unclear whether the Best Practice Incentive and other "one-time" funding sources will be included in Snyder's proposed budget.
"Our hopes are it will continue, but who knows what will happen," Stobie said.
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The range of emotion surrounding life-saving transplantation of a vital organ is extreme. It is the ultimate "good news-bad news" scenario.
First, there is the bad news. Someone, somewhere, has lost his or her life. Tragedy and heartache are overwhelming for the immediate survivors. In the midst of indescribable sorrow, a life-changing decision is made. Although a treasured loved one has slipped away, an organ, perhaps more than one, is donated to an anonymous recipient. The only thing known is that someone, somewhere will live a better, longer life because of this precious gift. Perhaps this knowledge will bring a shred of comfort to the survivors amid their sorrow.
And then, there is the good news. An anxious, gravely ill patient who has been hoping a long time for the opportunity to become healthy again suddenly gets her wish. The agonizing wait is over, and the promise of a better life takes hold.
Today, the "good news" has a name. It's Katelyn Newell, a Terre Haute second-grader who has been hospitalized since early January. The 8-year-old Deming Elementary student was born with a heart defect, but previous surgeries were unable to correct the problem. A heart transplant was her only remaining option.
On Wednesday, Katelyn got her new heart, and her new life. She is recovering from transplant surgery at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis. With her mother constantly by her side since she was hospitalized, they dreamed about this day. All the while, they knew the joy of a life-saving transplant would be the result of another family's sorrow.
The Wabash Valley community can share in both the joy and sorrow of this inspiring story. While feeling great relief and happiness that young Katelyn now has a fighting chance to rejoin her Deming classmates and live a more normal life, we can all temper our enthusiasm for the outcome with the understanding that an anonymous family and an unknown community are mourning a terrific loss. We join their grieving and offer prayers of sympathy and comfort.


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In the late 1970s and early '80s, ILB Randy Gradishar was the leader of Denver's Orange Crush defense — a 3-4 that gave up little ground to the opposition. Gradishar was compact but quick, with keen football instincts. Opposing ballcarriers hated having to play against him, but offered nothing but the utmost respect for him.
In 1977, Gradishar and his teammates took the city of Denver on a joyous ride, beginning with a 12-2 regular season and finishing in Super Bowl XII, where they lost to Dallas, 27-10. The following year Gradishar was named the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year — to this day the only Broncos defender to win the award.
A product of Woody Hayes' outstanding Ohio State teams of the early 1970s, Gradishar capped his collegiate career with a 10-0-1 season in 1974, including a 42-21 win over USC in the Rose Bowl. He was one of three Buckeyes to finish among the top six in Heisman balloting that year. Many Big Ten writers consider him to be one of the conference's all-time great linebackers.
During his 10-year NFL career, Gradishar, who's now 58 and working as corporate community director for Phil Long auto dealerships in Colorado, averaged more than 200 tackles per season and was named to seven Pro Bowls.
Who was the toughest back for you to bring down?
For the quick and fast guys it'd be (Walter) Payton and (Tony) Dorsett. For the bigger guys it was Earl Campbell and Mark van Eeghen. They were both 230 to 240 pounds back then, 30 years ago.
You had been to three consecutive Pro Bowls when you retired following the 1983 season. Why did you decide to leave the game at that point?
I had a goal when I first came to Denver that I wanted to play for 10 years. When I got to that 10th year, it was June or July before camp, I made my decision that I was going to retire and announced it on my way to training camp. The whole year was a fun deal … I was running my last sprints, lifting my last weight, playing my last game. I didn't want a coach to come along and say, 'Randy, you're losing a step, you're not as quick.' I wanted to leave at the top of my game.
Talk about the impact Ohio State coach Woody Hayes had on you.
His emphasis was paying forward. He always talked to his players about paying forward. Back then I didn't have a clue what that meant when I was 18, 19, 20 years old … (he was) a national figure, legendary college football coach, and the emphasis was on the ethics, morals and standards of the players' lives that he was trying to mold. Athletics eventually go and you get older, but it was the things you can carry on that matter.
Does it bother you that Hayes is often remembered most for his infamous punch in the 1978 Gator Bowl?
I went back after he had been fired and took him out to dinner — just to visit. He was the first to tell you he didn't condone what he did to get fired. He felt horrible. But he felt more horrible for that community, for his coaches and his players, for football and what it means across the country, and the alumni. There was real regret that he hurt a lot of people with his actions. But he'll always be remembered as a great, legendary coach, and you can certainly tell that on a national level because his name continues to come up. People remember the incident, but it's (miniscule) compared to his contributions as a coach, contributions to the community, to Ohio State and to football.
Talk about the military trips you've been able to take overseas.
I've had the opportunity to go three different times to Iraq, Afghanistan, Emirates … My first trip was in 2004, then again in 2005 and '07 — a bunch of us NFL guys through the USO and NFL. Having an opportunity to go over there and spend 10 days — we didn't sing or dance, just shook hands and talked to troops. None of us knew what to expect, hadn't been into a war zone and knew little about the environment. Going over those three times changed my life. I feel blessed to have been able to do it and thank our troops for serving our country.
The Denver Broncos got to the Super Bowl five times in the 1980s and '90s, but talk about that very first ride that you and your Orange Crush teammates took the community on in 1977 leading up to Super Bowl XII.
That was a major foundational block for the city. I think sometimes people forget John Ralston was the head coach prior to 1977, and through the draft created that defense with the exception of Billy Thompson, who was a product of another era — (Lyle) Alzado, (Barney) Chavous, (Rubin) Carter, (Bob) Swenson, (Tom) Jackson, (Joe) Rizzo and myself, Louis Wright and Steve Foley — that whole defense was drafted within a few years, and (head coach) Red Miller came in 1977. We just started winning, and the fans went nuts, went crazy with excitement and enthusiasm. Painting their houses. Everything was orange and blue. There had been 17 years of not winning many games and all of a sudden there was a playoff, an AFC championship and a berth in the Super Bowl. Even as a player it was exciting to see that kind of excitement and loyalty.
Talk about what keeps you busy these days.
I've been able to support some non-profits, whether it's the Salvation Army, Children's Hospital, the Boys and Girls Clubs — so that all keeps me going. And I get excited during the football season to meet and greet Broncos football fans. I've been able to remain connected to the community through working for the Phil Long Dealership group. We give to the community and youth organizations to help champion the self-esteem of our youth. I also still do some speaking and interacting with different companies.
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Mike Beacom is a pro and college football writer whose work has appeared in numerous print and online sources. He is also the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Football (Alpha, 2010).


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Twitterrific 5 goes iOS 7, enhances support for Chrome, Reading List, more
Twitterrific by the Iconfactory has been updated to better reflect the new iOS 7 design language. And if you thought it fit in before, you ain't seen nothing yet. Starting with a fantastic frosted Ollie splash screen, and moving into a bevy of design and programming touches simple but profound, with Twitterrific 5.5 the Iconfactory actually managed to make a great, future-thinking app even better.
Along for the ride are some new features as well, including support for opening links in Chrome for iOS, Reading List bookmarking, mobilizer view by default, iOS 7-style gesture navigation for the sidebar, and more.
Twitterrific is a Hall of Famer for a reason. The first iOS social app, it remains not only one of the best, but one of the most relevant.
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Would love to try it, but I'm having issues connecting to the iTunes Store. I guess everyone is trying to download the new Angry Birds Star Wars game.
I love Tweetbot, but, sadly, going into an iOS 6 app is very jarring now. I'm tempted to try Twitterrific (been thinking about it ever since version 5 came out), but I <3 Tweetbot.
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CUMBERLAND — The Maryland Firearms Safety Act — which will prohibit purchase of certain rifles and clips as well as change the process for buying handguns — will also expand the shooting safety zone around schools.
Senate Bill 281, sought by and eventually signed by Gov. Martin O'Malley, becomes law on Oct. 1.
Of the numerous amendments to the bill, one proposed by Sen. Rob Garagiola, Montgomery County, increases the zone in which it is illegal to discharge a firearm around an occupied school to 300 yards.
The actual wording from Garagiola's amendment is, "A person, while hunting for any wild bird or mammal, may not shoot or discharge any firearm within 300 yards of a public or nonpublic school during school hours or at a time when a school-approved activity is taking place."
Existing law treated schools the same as any occupied home in that the safety zone was 150 yards. The shorter distance will continue to be the safety zone for residences and other occupied buildings.
Maryland hunters are being made aware of the upcoming change on pages 7 and 16 of the recently printed Maryland Guide to Hunting & Trapping 2013-2014.
Earlier in the General Assembly session, Senate President Mike Miller introduced SB 754 that would have expanded the zone to 500 yards. That bill, however, did not make it through the legislative process.
"The new law will not apply to bows and arrows," said Paul Peditto, director of the Maryland Wildlife & Heritage Service.
Peditto said the Department of Natural Resources was not involved in the final decision to establish the amended safety zone at 300 yards.
The Times-News used Google Earth to determine which lands around schools in Garrett and Allegany counties could potentially be affected.
The newspaper did not attempt to identify owners of the lands or determine if those lands are used for hunting.
Some schools are within city limits where firearm discharge is already illegal by municipal edict. Examples in Cumberland would be Fort Hill High School and West Side Elementary.
Other schools have rural locations placing them near fields and forests that may be used by hunters. Such schools include Northern High School in Garrett County and Flintstone Elementary in Allegany County.
The most obvious example, however, is Northeast Elementary off Valley Road near Cumberland.
A 300-yard arc, measured from the main school building, reaches into forested hills as well as fields that could be hunting areas.
Bears have been sighted from or near the school in recent years. Deer are common in the area.
The law will apply to private schools as well. Although Bishop Walsh School is within the city limits where firearm discharge is illegal, a 300-yard distance would extend onto the northern slopes of Haystack Mountain, descending toward LaVale and past the Cumberland boundary.
Peditto said his interpretation of the safety zone amendment is that it will not apply to the youth centers operated by the Department of Juvenile Services.
Those centers, such as the one on Backbone Mountain in Garrett County, are surrounded by forest land, most of it in the public realm such as a state forest.
Neither does the law apply to universities, colleges or home schools.
Miller on Thursday and Garagiola on Friday did not respond to emailed requests from the Times-News seeking comment.
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Services for Terandy "T" Hampton will be held Saturday, at 2:30 p.m., at New Prospect Baptist Church, Meridian, with Rev. Jerome Roberts officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery with E.E. McDonald Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Yi boys! I've got an issue that I figured you (Slacker at least) and you listeners could help me with. My wife and I have a 9 month old and things haven't been the same since she was born. People told me that I would see some stuff in the delivery room that I wasn't ready for, but I REALLY wasn't ready for what I saw. To put it mildly, there was tearing, blood, poop, you name it. It kind of turned me off to anything south of my wife's border and we haven't had relations since our daughter was born. She is really starting to push the issue but it just grosses me out. Are there other guys out there that have gone through this type of thing? How did you get passed it?
Slacker had to really explain to Steve what things look like in the delivery room… Needless to say, Steve is freaked out because he thought that a woman's "mommy parts" were Disneyland until now… Slacker was with his wife for the birth of their first son, and she ended up having a c-section. He stayed behind the blue curtain that was blocking his view and declined when the doctor asked him if he wanted to cut the cord in fear that they would end up having another patient if he saw what was going on, on the other side of the curtain. Slacker and Steve both agree that William is probably seeing his wife as a vessel right now and want to help him get past that…
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