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Stanford University student Matthew Daniel, the Valedictorian for the Burbank class of 2013-14, endorsed Jesse "Tangk" Tangkhpanya for Burbank school board today, underscoring Tangk's strong support from Burbank youth.
"When I graduated school, my number one concern was the rising cost of tuition," Tangk said, "I would never have made it without subsidized loans and Pell Grants. That is why I am committed to address at the local level ways to lower overall student debt. Win or lose this election, I plan to highlight this discussion during our public forums, and demand that our next leaders come up with proactive solutions."
Additionally, 13-14 graduates Casey Moore and Johnnie Han endorsed Tangk as well. Moore and Han had the honor of being the only graduates that school year to be selected for full rides to Harvard University, a recent distinction for the Burbank Unified School District. Although pleased that these academic students received full rides, Tangk said that there was more that the District could do for those not as fortunate to receive fully paid college entry.
Opining on a recent event reported on the Burbank Leader, Tangk released a statement for the media: "This board unanimously voted to spend $80,000 on woodchips for one school," Tangk said. "That to me is unacceptable. That money could have went to supporting additional honors courses; courses that if taken, would have reduced the overall tuition debt of entering college students."
The top academic students have been politically active in honor courses and the fine arts. Moore was most recently a board member of the California YMCA Youth and Government group.


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CUYAHOGA COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Issue date: March 29, 2013 RFP title: Cuyahoga County College Savings Account Issuing department: Address: Office of Procurement & Diversity County Administration Building 1219 Ontario Street, Room 110 Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Using department: Address: County Executive Office County Administration Building 1219 Ontario Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113 Sealed proposals will be received until April 30, 2013 at 11:00 AM All inquiries should be emailed to Ken Surratt County Administration Building 1219 Ontario Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113 email: [email protected] RESPONSE PROPOSALS ARE TO BE MAILED OR HAND-DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO THE ISSUING DEPARTMENT SHOWN ABOVE. ANY PROPOSAL RECEIVED AFTER THE TIME AND DATE SPECIFIED ABOVE WILL BE RETURNED UNOPENED. All County contracts are subject to all applicable County ordinances, including, but not limited to, the Cuyahoga County Ethics Ordinance, Cuyahoga County Inspector General Ordinance, and Cuyahoga County Board of Control, Contracting and Purchasing Ordinance, and the successful bidder shall comply with all such ordinances as an integral part of all County contracts. Copies of all County ordinances are available on the County Council's web site at http://council.cuyahogacounty.us/. PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RQ# 27234) Pursuant to section 4.4d of the Cuyahoga County Contracting and Purchasing Ordinance, the Cuyahoga County Executive Office is now soliciting proposals from financial institutions interested in partnering with Cuyahoga County on its College Savings Accounts. A pre-proposal conference is scheduled for April 3, 2013 at 10:00 AM in the Cuyahoga County Administration Building, 4th Floor Multipurpose Room, 1219 Ontario Street, Cleveland, OH 44113. Attendance is optional for the pre-proposal conference. If you plan on attending please send an email to [email protected] noting your name and organization. Copies of the RFP are available from the Office of Procurement and Diversity. Financial institutions are also encouraged to register with the County's BuySpeed Vendor Registration Program on the Internet at www.opd.cuyahogacounty.us to receive notices of future bid opportunities [Phone: (216) 443-7200]. Awarded Contractors must be registered with the Cuyahoga County Inspector General. Information can be accessed on the Internet at www.inspectorgeneral.cuyahogacounty.us Completed response proposals must be submitted to the Office of Procurement and Diversity, County Administration Building, Room 110, 1219 Ontario Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, no later than 11:00 a.m. on April 30, 2013. Lenora M. Lockett, Director Office of Procurement & Diversity This notice may also be viewed at the following Cuyahoga County Internet Web Site: www.opd.cuyahogacounty.us REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: Cuyahoga County-College Savings Account I. Introduction: Cuyahoga County is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to select a highly qualified financial institution interested in becoming a partner for the Cuyahoga County College Savings Account Program. This Program seeks to expand the impact, effectiveness, and availability of College Savings Accounts (CSAs) as a tool to empower all Cuyahoga County children to pursue higher education by increasing their college-going aspirations and financial capability. Financial institutions may be interested in this opportunity to support increased family savings as a social value, build a partnership with Cuyahoga County, acquire new clients, and build customer loyalty. The financial institution selection will depend upon the ability and capacity of the institution to offer custodial savings accounts for minors participating in the CSA Program that best accommodate the needs of the beneficiaries and their families and Cuyahoga County. The County will sign an agreement with the financial institution in May 2013, with the intention to launch in fall 2013. The Cuyahoga County College Savings Account Program (Program) seeks to identify a financial institution that can: • Provide no-cost, deposit-only, custodial savings accounts designed to meet program participants' needs; • Provide multiple avenues for taking deposits from participants, including direct deposit/EFT; • Hold accounts until child reaches age of majority, and account funds can be disbursed to a higher education institution in the beneficiary's name or until funds can be transferred to account beneficiary, per instructions from program administrator; and • Report regularly on account activity and participation. Applicants will be asked to respond to several questions regarding institutional capacity for account delivery and monitoring and account characteristics. The information contained here includes everything the invited financial institutions will need to complete their proposals, including: • An overview of the Cuyahoga County College Savings Account Program; • A basic outline of the nature of the partnership between Cuyahoga County and the financial institution as well as partner role descriptions; and • An overview of College Savings Accounts (CSAs) in other areas of the country (see attachments) II. Cuyahoga County College Savings Account Overview In the fall of 2012, County Executive Ed FitzGerald announced the establishment of a college savings plan to fulfill this chartered commitment. The County intends to create the Cuyahoga County College Savings Account Program whereby the County will establish the expectation that all County children will attend college or get an advanced education by seeding accounts with $100 in the name of all County children entering kindergarten in fall of 2013. This approach changes community perceptions about making college an achievable goal. The scale, approximately 15,000 students, and scope of this initiative as well as the role of the County are unprecedented. The creation of the Cuyahoga County College Savings Account Program is primarily designed to increase college and vocational school graduate rates for County residents. The County will achieve this by first creating the expectation that post-secondary education is obtainable for all residents and secondly by 3 providing a modest financial incentive to offset growing post-secondary costs with incentives for additional saving. While these are the primary goals, there are other benefits which are expected to be realized: • Banking the unbanked. In a 2011 report from the FDIC, an estimated 8.5 percent of Cleveland area households were unbanked, a 2.2 percent (23,000 households) increase from 2009. This is compared to an increase of 0.6 percent to 8.2 percent of households across the nation. An additional benefit of the College Savings Account Program could be to change the banking behavior of our residents and increase savings and investment. • Increasing financial literacy and knowledge of residents. Increased knowledge will lead to better financial decisions that will also lead to in increased savings and investment. Banking the unbanked is an important first step. There exists the opportunity for our banking partners, schools and other community partners to use this program as a vehicle to educate residents on becoming better stewards of money, money that can be reinvested back into our community. • Creating a future workforce that has the knowledge and skills to make our County stronger. Postsecondary opportunities will increase the knowledge and skills of our residents thus making them more employable and ready to contribute to the social and economic growth of the region. III. Cuyahoga County College Savings Account Partners and Roles The partnership between Cuyahoga County and the financial institution will be defined by the following roles and responsibilities: Cuyahoga County will offer: 1) An initial account deposit of $100 per accountholder, which will include every child in Cuyahoga County who enrolls in Kindergarten, to include approximately 15,000 accountholders during the first year, keeping in mind the program goal that every child within the target population opens an account. 2) Account custodianship on behalf of every child enrolled in the Program. 3) Program coordination, including program administration, direct services, account enrollment, reporting and other duties. Account Ownership One critical component of a successful CSA Program is a non-parental account custodian to hold the accounts for the benefit of young savers. This custodial function will be served by Cuyahoga County. The following are some considerations that are ensured only through an organizational custodial relationship: • Families are protected from potential loss of state or federal benefits (i.e. TANF, SNAP, Medicaid, and/or Supplemental Security Income). • Incentive funds are safeguarded, ensuring that they are inaccessible until the student is ready to enter post-secondary school. • Account funds are used only for qualifying expenses. The Financial Institution Partner will offer: 1) Account Provision and Reporting • Provide no-cost deposit-only, custodial savings product for participants. Product will ideally be available for non-participants as well. • Open accounts in batches based on receipt of batched enrollment materials from program administrator. 4 • • • • • • • • • Communicate as needed with program administrator to transfer funds for County and incentive deposits. Differentiate between participant deposits and incentive funds and "flag" County and incentive funds to ensure they remain restricted. Provide multiple avenues for taking deposits from participants, including at branches, via direct deposit/EFT, etc. Provide periodic account activity and other metrics to program administrator via electronic file transfer, at least quarterly. Mail periodic statements to participants or provide participants with other access to account balances, at least quarterly but preferably monthly. Answer questions and resolve problems identified by program administrator and/or participants. Make account disbursements as needed, per instructions from program administrator: o Participant savings + incentives directly to institutions for qualified withdrawals. o Participant savings only (no incentives) for unqualified withdrawals. Unqualified withdrawals will result in the forfeit of incentives and closure of account. Train branch staff as needed to ensure that no withdrawals are made without proper permissions from program administrator/custodian. Facilitate the transfer of accounts to or from other financial institutions in the event the contract is modified or terminated, or on an as-needed basis. 2) Other Activities: • Assist with financial education resources and/or delivery to children, parents and schools. • Assist in the marketing and communications of the Program. • Offer other appropriate financial products to parents of participating children (checking and other savings accounts, 529 accounts, investments, etc.) • Provide additional incentives (financial or non-financial) to children and/or parents. IV. Notice of Intent to Apply The County will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing proposals if the staff understands the number of applicants that intend to propose proposals. Therefore, each potential responder is strongly encouraged to notify the County of the applicant's intent to submit a response by sending a short e-mail message. This short e-mail should provide (1) the applicant organization's name and address and (2) a general overview of your organization and its capacity. It is requested that this email be sent to Ken Surratt at [email protected] with "Intent to Apply-College Savings Account" in the e-mail subject line by April 5, 2013. Final submitted applications are not required to align with the information in this Notice of Intent to Apply. Additionally, the information and preliminary project proposal will not have any bearing on the final evaluation of a submitted application. Applicants that do not provide this e-mail notification may still apply for funding. V. Proposal Narrative The proposal narrative must describe the proposed model for service delivery, including how your institution will communicate with Cuyahoga County and the families that are participating in the Program as well as monitor and report on deposits and withdrawals. All proposals should reflect that the institution understands the College Savings Account as described in the overview of this RFP. Proposals should explain the institution's role in achieving the overall objective of increasing savings for post-secondary education, thus allowing Cuyahoga County residents to be 5 prepared to contribute to our local economy. Proposals should be as specific as possible in describing how the organization will provide services, what set of services would be provided, and how the proposed model would incorporate best practices. • Savings Account Description: a) Describe the type of account to be established. b) Describe the terms under which the account will be opened, including: i) Minimum deposit required –Five dollars is recommended ii) Minimum and maximum contribution per year, if any iii) Lifetime contribution limit, if any iv) Account maintenance fees, if any v) Interest rate offered on the account vi) Taxable portion of savings vii) Mechanism to ensure the account is deposit-only • Points of access by program participants: a) What points of access can you offer accountholders (e.g. branches, telephone, website)? Include number of local branches within the County. b) Do you have the capacity to open accounts at different sites? c) How can participants make deposits into the account? d) How can participants make account inquiries, such as account balance and transaction history? e) How would you handle general inquiries from accountholders? • Program implementation and monitoring a) Describe how you plan to differentiate between participant deposits and incentive funds, and "flag" County and incentive funds to ensure they remain restricted. b) Would you be able to report account data electronically to the program partner at least on a quarterly basis? c) What kind of reporting could you offer accountholders, and in what form (e.g. monthly, quarterly, yearly statements, web, mail)? d) Describe prior experience in measuring the performance and impact of programs offered by your organization. • Administrative Capacity a) Describe ability to provide project development and project management and tracking to manage the Program. b) Discuss institution's experience with the administration of complex projects, including collecting outcome data, managing projects for continuous improvement, and adapting services to achieve the outcome target(s). c) Describe Respondent's experience in providing a customized service to a large group in a short timeframe. • Relationship Management a) Describe past collaboration with Cuyahoga County or other government organizations, schools and non-profit entities. Please provide a letter of support from at least one such entity. b) Identify any other public and/or private entities, including sub-contractors, with which the institution intends to collaborate in order to execute services. 6 • Identify any questions or concerns related to the goals set forth in this RFP, and/or obstacles to achieving such goals, including ability gaps. VI. Budget and Budget Narrative Please include a budget that breaks down the cost for any of the services provided for five (5) years. Show cost for Cuyahoga County separately from costs for account holders. Detail both unit cost and estimated number of transactions used to determine total estimated cost. The Budget Narrative should describe the nature and timing of the costs included in the budget. VII. Letters of Support Please include at least one letter of support from a community partner. 7 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INFORMATION Proposal Format The County will not accept proposal narratives that exceed 20 pages in length. Any submissions over this page limit will be deemed unresponsive. In order for the County to evaluate response proposals fairly and completely, vendors should follow the format set forth herein and provide all of the information requested. Proposal shall be single-spaced with one inch margins. Response proposals that do not adhere to these formatting requirements may be considered non-responsive. Response proposals should be submitted in a sealed envelope with the name of the vendor and the relevant RFP name and number on the front. Proposals must be submitted with one original and 5 copies. A copy of the proposal must also be emailed to Ken Surratt ([email protected]). All response proposals submitted will become the property of Cuyahoga County and will not be returned. Conflict of Interest Each vendor shall include a statement indicating whether or not the organization or any of the individuals working on the contract has a possible conflict of interest and, if so, the nature of that conflict. The County reserves the right to cancel the award if any interest disclosed from any source could either give the appearance of a conflict or cause speculation as to the objectivity of the program to be developed by the vendor. The County's determination regarding any questions of conflict of interest shall be final. Scoring Criteria Criteria Savings Account Description Describe the type of account to be established. Describe the terms under which the account will be opened, including: Minimum deposit required –Five dollars is recommended Minimum and maximum contribution per year, if any Lifetime contribution limit, if any Account maintenance fees, if any Interest rate offered on the account Taxable portion of savings Mechanism to ensure the account is deposit-only Points of access by program participants What points of access can you offer accountholders (e.g. branches, telephone, website)? Include number of local branches within the County. Do you have the capacity to open accounts at different sites? How can participants make deposits into the account? How can participants make account inquiries, such as account balance and transaction history? How would you handle general inquiries from accountholders? Points 5 25 8 Program implementation and monitoring Describe how you plan to differentiate between participant deposits and incentive funds, and "flag" County and incentive funds to ensure they remain restricted. Would you be able to report account data electronically to the program partner at least on a quarterly basis? What kind of reporting could you offer accountholders, and in what form (e.g. monthly, quarterly, yearly statements, web, mail)? Describe prior experience in measuring the performance and impact of programs offered by your organization. 15 Administrative Capacity Describe ability to provide project development and project management and tracking to manage the Program. Discuss institution's experience with the administration of complex projects, including collecting outcome data, managing projects for continuous improvement, and adapting services to achieve the outcome target(s). Describe Respondent's experience in providing a customized service to a large group in a short timeframe. 15 Relationship Management Describe past collaboration with Cuyahoga County or other government organizations, schools and non-profit entities. Please provide a letter of support from at least one such entity. Identify any other public and/or private entities, including sub-contractors, with which the institution intends to collaborate in order to execute services. 10 Budget and Budget Narrative Letters of Support 25 5 VIII. Required Forms The vendor must complete and submit the following forms: Bidder Compliance Form - Blank copies of the above are included in the Appendix of this RFP. Original signatures required as indicated on the forms. Copies of the proposal documents will be acceptable only if they contain original signatures and required notarization on all documents. Vendor Checklist - A checklist is also included in the Appendix to assist vendors in the preparation of their response proposals to ensure compliance with all document requirements. Cover page Cover letter - original signature binding proposal must be included. Letter should include the following: • Telephone # & contact name • Brief organizational history • Years in the business 9 • • • Service type provided Legal corporate status Vendor Federal Tax ID # 10 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION RFP Contact All vendor communications concerning the RFP must be directed to the contact person listed below. Any oral communication will be considered unofficial and non-binding on the agency. Vendors should only rely on written statements issued by the County. Name: Ken Surratt Agency: Cuyahoga County Executive Office Address: County Administration Building 1219 Ontario Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113 E-Mail: [email protected] Pre-proposal Conference A pre-proposal conference for all participating vendors is scheduled as indicated below. Date: April 3, 2013 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Cuyahoga County Administration Building, 4th Floor Multipurpose Room, 1219 Ontario Street, Cleveland, OH 44113 The purpose of the conference is to discuss the work to be performed with prospective vendors and allow them the opportunity to ask questions concerning the RFP. It is strongly recommended that interested vendors attend. Vendors with a disability needing accommodation should contact the Office of Human Resources, Division of Labor and Employment Relations, 1219 Ontario Street, Room 417, Cleveland, OH 44113; Phone (216) 443-7229 (Voice) or 443-7002 (TDD) prior to the date set for the pre-proposal conference so that reasonable accommodation can be made. RFP Addenda The County reserves the right to issue addenda to the RFP at any time. Addenda, FAQ documents, and any other supporting documentation will be posted at the Western Reserve Plan website: http://www.westernreserveplan.org/en-US/Principle-5.aspx The County also reserves the right to cancel or reissue the RFP. However, if an addendum is issued less than seventy-two hours prior to the proposal due date, the closing date will be modified accordingly. 11 Proposal Response Date and Location The vendor's proposal, in its entirety, must be received at the location, by the date and time specified on the cover page of this RFP. Response proposals arriving after the deadline will be returned unopened, to their senders. The official closing time will be determined by the wall clock located in the issuing department as indicated on the cover page of this RFP. All response proposals and accompanying documents will become the property of the County and will not be returned. Response proposals should be submitted in a sealed envelope with the name of the vendor and the relevant RFP name and number on the front. Vendors assume the risk of the method of dispatch chosen. The County assumes no responsibility for delays caused by any delivery service. Postmarking by the due date will not substitute for actual proposal receipt. Late response proposals will not be accepted nor will additional time be granted to any vendor. Response proposals may not be delivered by facsimile transmission or other telecommunication or electronic means. Hand-delivered response proposals may be delivered ONLY between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, excluding holidays observed by the County. Proposal Opening Response proposals will be publicly opened at the Office of Procurement & Diversity, 1219 Ontario Street, Room 110, Cleveland, OH 44113. At this time, all response proposals will be opened, the vendor name read from the proposal cover page, and logged. No dollar amounts or other details of the proposal will be disclosed at this time. The submittal of a proposal will be considered by the County as constituting an offer to perform the required services at the stated fees. Required Review Vendors should carefully review this RFP for defects and questionable or objectionable matter. Comments concerning defects and objectionable material should be made in writing and received by the RFP contact at least ten days before proposal opening. This will allow for issuance of any necessary addenda. Protests based on any omission or error, or on the content of the solicitation, will be disallowed if these faults have not been brought to the attention of the RFP contact before the time set for opening. Proposal Rejection The County reserves the right to reject any or all response proposals at any time without penalty. Withdrawal of Response proposals Vendors may withdraw a proposal that has been submitted at any time up to the proposal closing date and time, by submitting a written request to the RFP contact listed above and the Office of Procurement & Diversity. Response Property of the County All materials submitted in response to this request become the property of the County. Selection or rejection of a response does not affect this right. 12 No Obligation to Buy The County reserves the right to refrain from contracting with any vendor. The release of this RFP does not compel the County to purchase. The County is not bound to accept the lowest priced proposal or any of the response proposals submitted. Cost of Preparing Response proposals The County is not liable for any costs incurred by vendors in the preparation and presentation of response proposals submitted in response to this RFP. Acceptance of Terms All the terms and conditions of this RFP are deemed to be accepted by the bidder and incorporated in its proposal except those conditions and provisions that are expressly excluded by the vendor in the proposal. Disclosure of Proposal Contents All documents submitted to the County as part of your proposal become public records after the County review is completed, and shall be made available for review and inspection by anyone requesting to do so. The County does not encourage the submission of confidential/proprietary information in response to this proposal. However, written requests for confidentiality can be submitted to the RFP contact. Neither a proposal in its entirety, nor proposal price information will be considered confidential or proprietary. Under Ohio Revised Code Section 149.43, the County will make a determination of application for disclosure on an ad hoc basis. The County shall not in any way be liable or responsible for the disclosure of any proprietary information if disclosure is required by law or by an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. In the event the County is required to defend an action for failure to disclose any aforementioned information on a Public Records Act request, the Proposer requesting confidentiality agrees to defend and indemnify the County from all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, in action or liability arising under the Public Records Act. Equal Opportunity Prospective vendors must comply with the applicable contract compliance procedures for equal employment opportunity as stipulated by Cuyahoga County. It is the policy of Cuyahoga County, to assure equal employment opportunity. Discrimination against any person in the recruitment, training, examination, appointment, promotion, retention, discipline or any other aspect of personnel administration because of race, religion, national origin, sex, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status is prohibited. Words of the masculine gender used in response proposals shall be deemed and construed to include correlative words of the feminine gender. Evaluation Process All response proposals will be reviewed to determine if they are responsive. They will then be evaluated by an Evaluation team. The Evaluation team will, if necessary: 1. Negotiate with multiple response proposals simultaneously 13 2. Merge response proposals, with the agreement of all parties The County reserves the right to award contracts to multiple vendors pursuant to this RFP. Contract Negotiations The option of whether or not to initiate contract negotiations rests solely with the County. The vendor is responsible for their travel and per diem expenses during contract negotiations. Debriefing Vendors who submitted an unsuccessful proposal may request a meeting for debriefing and discussion of their response proposals after receiving a Notice of Intent to Award letter. The request must be in writing addressed to the RFP contact. The debriefing is not to be seen as an opportunity to challenge the decision, nor will it include any comparisons of the vendor's unsuccessful proposal with any other vendor's response proposals. The department/agency will attempt to respond to questions and concerns in this debriefing. Protest Procedures All protests or concerns made pursuant to this RFP must be in writing and delivered to the Office of Procurement and Diversity (a) within five (5) business days after the Notice of Intent to Award has been issued if the proposer seeks as a remedy the award of the Contract or costs, or (b) before the closing date if the proposer seeks as a remedy the cancellation or amendment of the RFP. The protest letter shall include the following information: a. Name, address, email address, and telephone number of the protester; b. The signature of the protester; c. Identification of the contract at issue; d. A detailed statement of the legal and factual grounds of the protest, including submission of the detailed facts and all relevant documents, citation to relevant language in the solicitation, regulations, or law relied upon and all other matters which the protester contends supports the protest; and e. The form of relief requested. The protester must attend the award meeting of the Contracts and Purchasing Board, the Board of Control, or County Council to argue its protest to the recommendation of award. Proposer waives the right to protest an award when it fails to either file a timely protest letter or attend the respective award meeting of the Contracts and Purchasing Board, the Board of Control, or County Council. Contracting Requirements The successful vendor shall, upon notification of award, be required to enter into a contract with Cuyahoga County, Ohio and must comply with the contract terms and conditions defined herein. If the vendor is unwilling to agree to a proposed clause or term, then your cover letter must reference an appendix which identifies these clauses in dispute and should: 14 a. b. Suggest a specific alternative term, clause or approach; Provide an explanation of your reasons. Contract Processing The County department shall prepare the contractual agreement required by this RFP specification. This contractual agreement shall be fully responsive to the requirements defined in these RFP specifications. Proposal as Part of the Contract Part or all of the successful proposal may be incorporated into the contract. Commencement of Contract Performance In order to protect the interests of Cuyahoga County a contract must be executed by the County Executive and/or his designee before the goods or services as set forth in this RFP specification can be provided. Contract Term The term of this contract shall run concurrently with the County's four (4) year period of designation of county depositories, as required under O.R.C. § 135.33. The contract shall continually and automatically renew for an additional four years upon the county's designation of the successful proposer(s) as a public depository for active moneys. The negotiated contract may provide an effective start date different from the start date of the designation period, and may contain additional provisions for termination of the contract by one or more parties, for cause and/or for convenience. 15 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS The following terms and conditions shall apply to the contractual agreement between the successful vendor and the Cuyahoga County: 1. The contract shall be subject to interpretation under the laws of the State of Ohio, and subject to the review of the County Department of Law as to legal form and correctness. 2. The successful vendor shall agree to indemnify and save the County of Cuyahoga, Ohio harmless from suits or actions of every nature and description brought against it, for or on account of any injuries or damages received or sustained by a party or parties or from any act of the contractor, his servants or agents. 3. The County of Cuyahoga shall not assume responsibility for the payment of any personal property taxes for any materials not owned by the County of Cuyahoga, nor shall the County of Cuyahoga pay any insurance premiums for any coverage of any property not owned by the County of Cuyahoga, Ohio. No conditions shall alter this statement. 4. The County of Cuyahoga is a tax-exempt No. 29 political subdivision of the State of Ohio (Federal I.D. No. 34-6000817). Necessary tax exemption blanks will be furnished to the successful vendor when the contract is signed. 5. Acceptance of performance is a condition of the agreement. It shall be understood and agreed that an agent for Cuyahoga County shall determine finally the satisfactory quality of the services and/or materials furnished under the agreement. Failure to meet performance requirements is a reason for termination of the agreement, and the contractor shall be liable to the County for any excess cost and/or expenses incurred by the County thereafter. 6. In the event that the contract is terminated by the County of Cuyahoga, Ohio, thirty (30) calendar days advance written notice shall be given to the contractor. The contractor shall provide all services and/or materials required by the contract and the specifications to the date of termination. Under no circumstances shall the County of Cuyahoga, Ohio be responsible for any type of penalty payment upon the cancellation of the contact. The contractor, however, shall be paid for all services and/or materials provided to the date of termination. 7. By submitting a proposal, the vendor agrees on behalf of the submitting business entity, its officers, employees, subcontractors, sub-grantees, agents or assigns, that all resulting contract documents requiring County signatures may be executed by electronic means, and that the electronic signatures affixed by the County to said documents shall have the same legal effect as if that signature was manually affixed to a paper version of the document. The vendor also agrees on behalf of the aforementioned entity and persons, to be bound by the provisions of Chapters 304 and 1306 of the Ohio Revised Code as they pertain to electronic transactions, and to comply with the electronic signature policy of Cuyahoga County. 8. Anti-discrimination: The contractor agrees that in the employment of labor, skilled or unskilled, under this Agreement, there shall be no discrimination exercised against any person because of race, religion, national origin, sex, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status, and that violation thereof shall be deemed a material breach of said Agreement. 16 9. Americans with Disability Act (ADA): The Contractor shall certify that they are in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The Contractor assures that their facilities and services provide reasonable access to all persons with a disability or that reasonable accommodations can be made to provide access. The Contractor agrees to make any and all modifications (that do not impose an undue hardship) to assure access. 10. Social Security Act: The Contractor shall be and remain an independent contractor with respect to all services performed hereunder and agrees to and does hereby accept full and exclusive liability for payment of any and all contributions or taxes for social security, unemployment insurance, or old age retirement benefits, pensions, or annuities now or hereafter imposed under any Local, State or Federal Law which are measured by the wages, salaries, or other remuneration paid to persons employed by the Contractor for work performed under the terms of this Contract and further agrees to obey all lawful rules and regulations and to meet all lawful requirements which are now or hereafter may be issued or promulgated under said respective laws by and duly authorized State or Federal officials; and said Contractor also agrees to indemnify and save harmless Cuyahoga County from such contributions or taxes or liability. 11. Labor and Material: The Contractor shall well, truly and promptly pay or satisfy the just and equitable claims of all persons who have performed labor or furnished materials or equipment for said Contractor in the execution of this Contract, and all bills, costs or claims of whatever kind which might in law or equity become a lien upon said work. 12. Assignment: The Contractor shall not assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of this Contract, or his right to execute it, or his right, title or interest in or to it or any part thereof, or assign, by power of attorney or otherwise, any of the monies due or to become due under this Contract without approval of the Board of County Commissioners by resolution. 13. Ownership of Contract Products: All products produced in response to the contract will be the sole property of the County. 17 REQUIRED CONTRACT DOCUMENTS (To be completed by successful vendor at time of contract preparation) In addition to the contract agreement furnished by Cuyahoga County, the successful vendor shall provide the following documents within fourteen (14) calendar days of the RFP award date. Failure to provide these documents within this time frame may result in a rescission of the award. 1. Signature Authorization 2. Worker's Compensation Certificate (if required) 3. Certificates of Insurance (if required) 4. IRS Form W-9: Request for Taxpayer ID and Certification These documents are described in the following paragraphs. Signature Authorization The successful vendor shall provide one of the following signature authorizations: 1. For a corporation, a notarized certificate of power of attorney authorizing the individual's signature to bind the corporation or a notarized certificate of corporate resolution authorizing the signature of the document. 2. For the sole owner, a notarized statement indicating that the individual is the sole owner and is authorized to sign for and bind the company. 3. For a partnership, a certificate of partnership agreement showing the names and address of all partners and authorizing the signatures to bind the partnership. Worker's Compensation Certificate A Worker's Compensation Certificate is required from corporations and partnerships with employees. Sole proprietors and individual consultants are not required to submit this document. The contractor shall provide a Certificate of Premium Payment for Ohio State Worker's Compensation Insurance, or equivalent Worker's Compensation Insurance or letter of indemnification in lieu thereof. This document shall be current for the entire period of the contract. Certificate of Insurance The contractor shall have in effect during the term of the contractual agreement commercial general liability insurance and errors & omissions insurance. With the exception of errors & omissions insurance, all insurance policies must name the "County of Cuyahoga, Ohio" and its employees as an Additional Insured. 18 This insurance shall protect the contractor, Cuyahoga County and its employees, and any subcontractor performing work covered by the contractual agreement against claims for damage for personal injury including accidental death, as well as for property damages which may arise from operations under the contractual agreement whether such operations be by contractor or by any subcontractor or by anyone directly or indirectly employed by either of them. An exact copy of such insurance policy or policies shall be made available to the contracting authority for review upon request. A Certificate of Insurance with the following minimum levels of such insurance shall be submitted as follows: a. For Contractors with employees working outside of Ohio Worker's Compensation Insurance as required by the various state and Federal laws as applicable including Employers' Liability coverage with limits not of liability not less than: i. $1,000,000 each accident for bodily injury by accident; ii. $1,000,000 each employee for bodily injury by disease; iii. $1,000,000 policy limit for bodily injury by disease. b. Commercial General Liability Insurance with limits of liability not less than: i. $1,000,000 each occurrence bodily injury & property damage; ii. $1,000,000 personal & advertising injury; iii. $2,000,000 general aggregate; iv. $2,000,000 products/completed operations aggregate. c. Errors & Omissions Liability Insurance providing coverage for claims arising out of the provision of professional services with a limit of liability not less than: i. $1,000,000 per claim; ii. $1,000,000 aggregate. The Contractor shall either (1) require each of his subcontractors to procure and to maintain during the life of the subcontract liability insurance of type and in the amounts specified above, or (2) the Contractor shall insure the activities of the subcontractor in his own policy as specified above. The policy or policies shall contain the following, special provisions: • Thirty (30) days prior notice of cancellation or material change • A waiver of subrogation wherein the insurer(s) waives the rights of all recovery against the County. Any and all expense incident to the furnishing of all insurance required of the Contractor, as well as the legally required performance bond, shall be borne by the Contractor and shall be included in his unit price bid in the Contract. Letter of Indemnification in Lieu of Worker's Compensation Certificate and/or Certificate of Insurance (If either document is required above) 19 If the contractor cannot provide a worker's compensation certificate and/or certificate of insurance as requested, the contractor must, at the time of submission of the RFP, substitute a letter of indemnification for a worker's compensation certificate and/or certificate of insurance. Only in those circumstances where the vendor verifies being self-insured by means of documentation will the County consider the substitution of a letter of indemnification for a worker's compensation certificate and/or certificate of insurance. Such documentation, together with the letter of indemnification, must be submitted with the RFP proposal. Such a request will not be considered after the contract has been awarded. IRS Form W-9: Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification An Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification) is required from any successful vendor, prior to the execution of the contract with Cuyahoga County, must be completed. Vendors are encouraged to pre-certify with the Ohio Office of Budget and Management. 20 APPENDIX Required Forms This appendix contains the following forms that must be completed and submitted with the proposal. • Bidder Compliance Form • Vendor Checklist 21 BIDDER COMPLIANCE FORM Sections 4.8 and 4.10 of the Cuyahoga County Contracting and Purchasing Procedures Ordinance (the "Contracting Ordinance") require that all successful bidders certify compliance with each and every requirement listed below prior to execution of a contract with the County. By initialing next to each requirement below and by affixing my signature at the end of this document, I hereby certify that I or the company that I am authorized to represent (the "bidder") will be in compliance with each requirement at the time of execution of a contract with the County resulting from the bid this form is attached to. Failure to initial next to each and every requirement below may result in dismissal of the bid this form is attached to. If any material breach of the certifications required below occurs during the contract performance by the bidder, the County may exercise any or all contractual remedies, including, but not limited to, contract termination for cause. Please initial in the right hand column next to each criteria met 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Bidder is in compliance with Ohio's Drug-Free Workplace requirements, including, but not limited to, maintaining a substance abuse policy that its personnel are subject to on the contract (the successful bidder shall provide this policy upon request). Bidder does not have an Experience Modification Rating greater than 1.5 with respect to the Bureau of Workers Compensation risk assessment rating. Bidder is in compliance and will remain in compliance with Federal and Ohio Equal Opportunity Employment Laws. Bidder will pay the prevailing wage rate and comply with other provisions set forth in Sections 4115.03 through 4115.16 of the Ohio Revised Code and Sections 4101:9-4-01 through 4101:9-4-28 of the Ohio Administrative Code, including, but not limited to, the filing of certified payroll reports. Bidder has not been debarred from public contracts for prevailing wage violations or found or determined by the state to have underpaid the required prevailing wage, whether intentionally or unintentionally, even if settled subsequent to the finding, more than three (3) times in the last ten (10) years, provided that, when aggregating for any single project, no finding of an underpaid amount of less than $1,000.00 shall be considered, and no single finding based upon a journeyman-to-apprenticeship ratio shall be considered a violation of this provision unless as part of multiple, similar findings. Bidder has not been penalized or debarred from any federal, state, or local public contract or falsified certified payroll records, or has otherwise been found, after appeals, to have violated the Fair Labor Standards Act in the past seven (7) years, or during the bidders' entire time of doing business, if less than seven (7) years. Bidder has not had the professional license of any of its employees revoked for malfeasance or misfeasance. Bidder has not violated any unemployment or workers compensation law during the past five (5) years, or during the bidder's entire time of doing business, if less than five (5) years. Bidder does not have final, unsatisfied judgments against it which in total amount to 50% or more of the contract amount. Bidder will utilize, for work performed under the contract, supervisory personnel that have three (3) or more years of experience in the specific trade and who maintain the appropriate state license(s), if any. Bidder is properly licensed to perform all work as follows: (1) if performing a trades contract, shall be licensed pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 4740 as a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning contractor, refrigeration contractor, electrical contractor, plumbing contractor, or hydronics contractor; (2) if performing work regulated under Section 3737.65 of the Ohio Revised Code, be certified by the State Fire Marshall; and (3) if performing work under any other trade, occupation, or profession licensed under Title 47 of the Ohio INITIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 22 12 13 14 15 Revised Code, be licensed for that trade, occupation, or profession as provided in the Ohio Revised Code. If the applicable contract does not involve any of the above-described work, Bidder shall place "N/A" and his/her initials in the box to the right. Bidder will, if performing a trades contract pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 4740, not subcontract more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the labor, excluding materials, for its awarded contract, unless to subcontractors also licensed pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 4740 or certified by the State Fire Marshall pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 3737.65. If the applicable contract does not involve this type of work, Bidder shall place "N/A" and his/her initials in the box to the right. Bidder will provide access as needed and allow the Agency of the Inspector General to perform the functions provided for in Section 4.12 of the Contracting Ordinance. Bidder will require all if its subcontractors, at the time of execution of a subcontract, to make all of the certifications required within this form, except for certification numbers 7, 8, and 10. If the applicable contract does not involve the use of subcontractors, Bidder shall place "N/A" and his/her initials in the box to the right. Bidder has met and will comply with all provisions of state law relating to ethics. Bidder has also met and will comply with all applicable Cuyahoga County Ordinances, including, but not limited to, the Ethics Ordinance, Inspector General Ordinance and the Contracting Ordinance. Printed Name: _______________________________ Company: ______________________________ Signature: __________________________________ Date: _____________________ 12 13 14 15 h/bidder compliance, Ordinance No. 2011-0044 23 RFP VENDOR CHECKLIST This checklist will help vendors to submit complete response proposals. Response proposals missing required elements are incomplete. Please include the components listed below in your submission. ____ Cover page ____ Cover letter: (original signature binding proposal must be included.) ____ Telephone # & contact name ____ Brief organizational history ____ Years in the business ____ Service type provided ____ Legal corporate status ____ Vendor Federal Tax ID # ____ Table of contents ____ Proposal Narrative ____ Budget and Budget Narrative ____ Letters of Support ____ Required County forms completed: ___ Bidder Compliance Form ____ Required number of response proposals 24
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In the Western Balkans the EU can get back to basics - creating a safer, more prosperous region. PAUL KNOTT reports on its efforts in a historically combustible corner of the continent.
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The European Union was formed in the aftermath of the Second World War to end the horrific cycle of war, dictatorship and economic collapse that consumed the first half of the 20th century. This founding purpose has been obscured lately by arcane debates over customs unions and currency crises.
Such amnesia within the longer-standing EU member states of Western Europe was perhaps inevitable. The generations with living memories of how much worse things can be are dying out. And the benefits of European peace, democracy and cooperation have been ingrained for long enough to be taken for granted by most people.
But this does not mean that the European torch has gone out. Rather, it has been passed on to another part of the continent.
The flame is now being kept alive by the Western Balkans nations currently outside the EU. These countries have the most searing recent experiences of the problems that originally impelled the Union's creation. All have suffered the grim consequences of dictatorship, nihilistic nationalism and war.
Like Spain, Portugal, Greece and the Central European nations before them, the goal of European integration is inspiring the Western Balkan countries to build a better future for their people.
After years of corrupt, post-dictatorship administrations, Albania now has a progressive government that is creating a clean and fully-functioning democracy. Tiny Montenegro stood up against a Russian coup plot designed to derail its move to join NATO and, ultimately, the EU. Even Serbia, the source of many of the horrors surrounding the break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, is heading in a more enlightened direction.
The current star of the show is Macedonia. Until recently, it was best known for the ugly, jingoistic monuments erected by the previous nationalist regime, violence between its Slav majority and Albanian minority and an esoteric dispute over its name with Greece. The latter issue has impeded Macedonia's progress to EU and NATO membership ever since it won independence from Yugoslavia in 1991.
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev's reformist government in Skopje has changed matters with remarkable speed during its first year in power.
Macedonia has dramatically improved its prickly relations with all of its neighbours, notably by solving the naming dispute with Greece (henceforth the country's official name will be North Macedonia). Reforms to make the judiciary fully independent, end political direction of the police and guarantee media freedom are well underway. Transparency in making public sector appointments and awarding contracts is being greatly enhanced.
These measures will improve the economic climate and increase Macedonia's attractiveness to investors. Zaev recently told New Eastern Europe magazine this is crucial for ensuring his people feel the benefits of reform. The changes will "create the jobs and opportunities to keep our young people in the country and grow our living standards".
It matters to all of us that Zaev and his Balkan counterparts succeed because the nationalists are still lurking to drag the region back to the bad old days when its conflicts harmed the whole of Europe.
The good news is that the EU's positive image in the Western Balkans helps. As Macedonia's engaging and impressively dreadlocked culture minister Robert Alagjozovski explained to me at the recent 'Europe With A View To The Future' conference in Gdánsk, "the rosy view we have of the EU as a route to modernisation is actually a good thing. It drives reform and positive change".
A recent paper by Hannes Swoboda and Maria Eleni Koppa of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) identifies much that the EU could do to support the region's progress even before its nations qualify for full membership.
Their ideas include establishing a security union between the EU and the Balkan countries. As well as military cooperation, this union would tackle shared challenges such as organised crime, terrorism and people smuggling.
The EU's Structural Funds could be extended to these candidate countries before membership, subject to their ongoing implementation of governance and rule of law reforms. The improvements to public services and infrastructure brought by these funds would be very clear to the people.
The funds would also advance regional economic development. Neighbours such as Greece, Romania and Bulgaria are among the EU member states with the weakest economies. They would particularly benefit from increasing the Western Balkans' value as a market, in turn reducing their need for EU support. Boosting the whole area's employment opportunities would have a positive impact on other issues creating tension in Europe, including immigration.
The EU should stop treating these aspiring member states as a problem to be managed, with people whose expectations need to be lowered, and start seeing them as the assets they are. As Minister Alagjozovski says, "our establishment of clean government, freedom of speech and rule of law is a success story for Europe".
The EU needs all the success stories it can get right now. Embracing Macedonia and its neighbours would enable the EU to rediscover its original purpose and reinvigorate it with new enthusiasm.
The Western Balkans are the EU's best opportunity to revive its glorious tradition of guiding European nations from war, dictatorship and destructive nationalism to peace, freedom and democracy. Let's give our fellow Europeans the help they need to prepare for membership. Then welcome them in.
Paul Knott is a writer on international politics. He spent 20 years as a British diplomat, with postings to Romania, Dubai, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Russia and the European Union in Brussels.
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BILGI team member Ms. Aslı Gülüm got an honorable mention in the category Martin Domke Award, Best Individual Oralists. We congratule the BILGI team. For a complete list of the moot results, please check Vis Moot official website.
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Significant changes for UK companies are on the way courtesy of 'The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill'.
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill is currently making its way through Parliament.
The main measures that affect companies aim to:
- Reduce red tape whilst increasing the quality of information on the public register
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All companies will be affected by at least some of the changes, as the measures will change legal requirements on companies, including what they file with Companies House – which will impact companies' systems and processes. It is currently expected that changes will be implemented in three stages with those with the highest impact being delivered in the final stage. Further changes may also still happen during and following the passage of the Bill through Parliament with implementation expected to take around 18 months from the date of Royal Assent.
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Bearer shares
Share warrants to bearer (known as 'bearer shares') will be abolished. Any existing share warrants will need to be surrendered within 9 months
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A new process will be offered to provide a remedy where a company is using an address for its registered office but never had authorisation.
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The time it takes to strike companies off the register will be reduced.
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People with significant control (PSC)
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April 2016 onwards
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There will be a requirement to 'check and confirm' the company information and notify changes if necessary at least once every 12 months. This will replace the current obligation to file an annual return.
People with significant control (PSC)
Companies will need to keep a 'PSC register'. This information will be filed at Companies House on incorporation and updated at 'check and confirm' times.
Additional information
Companies will be able to deliver certain categories of optional information to the registrar.
Company registers
Private companies will be able to opt to keep certain information on the public register only, instead of statutory registers. This will apply to the registers of members, directors, secretaries, directors' residential addresses and the PSC register.
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The disqualified directors' regime will be updated and strengthened.
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Samsung has started selling a new Android smartphone in the Indian market. Dubbed as Samsung Galaxy Star Pro duos S7262, the phone is now available for a maximum retail price (MRP) for INR 7,550 but retailers are selling it for around INR 6,999. You can now grab the phone from your nearby brick and mortar stores or Homeshop18, which seems to be the only online seller to list the phone at this moment.
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any crudely or irregularly operated court, especially one so controlled as to render a fair trial impossible.
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Origin of kangaroo court
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Words nearby kangaroo court
kanga, kanga pirau, kangaroo, kangaroo care, kangaroo closure, kangaroo court, kangaroo dog, kangaroo grass, Kangaroo Island, kangaroo paw, kangaroo rat
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British Dictionary definitions for kangaroo court
kangaroo court
an irregular court, esp one set up by prisoners in a jail or by strikers to judge strikebreakers
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Cultural definitions for kangaroo court
kangaroo court
A court that ignores principles of justice; a court characterized by incompetence and dishonesty.
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Idioms and Phrases with kangaroo court
kangaroo court
A self-appointed tribunal that violates established legal procedure; also, a dishonest or incompetent court of law. For example, The rebels set up a kangaroo court and condemned the prisoners to summary execution, or That judge runs a kangaroo court—he tells rape victims they should have been more careful. This expression is thought to liken the jumping ability of kangaroos to a court that jumps to conclusions on an invalid basis. [Mid-1800s]
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Multicore Processors and Systems provides a comprehensive overview of emerging multicore processors and systems. It covers technology trends affecting multicores, multicore architecture innovations, multicore software innovations, and case studies of state-of-the-art commercial multicore systems. Cross-cutting themes of the book are the challenges associated with scaling up multicore systems to hundreds of cores. The architecture chapters focus on innovative multicore execution models as well as infrastructure for multicores, including memory systems, on-chip interconnections, and programming models. The case studies examine multicore implementations across different application domains, including general purpose, server, media/broadband, and signal processing. The authors of the chapters include leaders in the research of multicore architectures as well as designers responsible for the implementation of commercial multicore systems.
Researchers and practitioners will appreciate the projection of technology trends and its expected impact on multicore system design. The case studies throughout the book serve to provide insight into different approaches of designing multicore systems that will give the reader benefit of first-hand experience from the original innovators. Because of its emphasis on both fundamentals and on case studies, this book can serve as a primary textbook for an advanced course in parallel and multicore system design.


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Almond Oatmeal Cutouts
Almond gives these cutout oatmeal cookies added flavor. The dough is slightly sticky, so roll out the dough between pieces of waxed flavor.
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 30 min.
Makes2-1/2 dozen
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons almond extract
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/4 cups old-fashioned oats
- In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Combine flour and oats; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
- Roll out between pieces of waxed paper to 1/4-in. thickness. Remove paper and cut with floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutters.
- Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts2 each: 232 calories, 13g fat (5g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 62mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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Feb 13, 2014
great cookie. I love the almond flavour. My calorie counter reports 194 calories for each cookie. Quite a difference.
Aug 31, 2012
A crispy cookie with a very good almond taste. Even my neighbor enjoyed them a lot!


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Enter a neon world where movie magic comes to life and pulsating pop music is the soundtrack. Explore level after level of memorabilia from popular movies and TV shows and the stars who made them. You'll see authentic costumes and props, creatures from aliens to King Kong and, of course, Disney characters.
Stargaze, as you dine on traditional American cuisine under a planetarium-like night-time sky and rock out to continuous music videos playing on multiple screens. Then commemorate your trip to 'Hollywood' with merchandise and movie-themed souvenirs.


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Good evening lovely ladies hope you are all feeling okay today.
Had a laparoscopy December 2015 endo on uterus and bowel. Burnt off the endo on my uterus, but could not get to my bowel to remove. Referred to endo centre had my appointment on wed but the hospital who did my lap had sent no notes, so no pictures of my endo or bowel. On temp menopause by Decapeptyl injection and HRT. Having an internal scan in june. Does anyone know if endo on my bowel would show up on this type of scan. I am still in pain in my pelvis, back, uterus, ovaries, tops of my thighs. Groin, pain up my bottom. Painful bowel movements. Don't know what to do next. Just want to feel normal.Wouldo welcome any advice.
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I was 17 years old the first time I cruised, and of course it was my parents who planned the trip. I've never really asked them why they chose the way they did--they had never been on a cruise either, and the cruise we took was not one that many cruise newbies would attempt. It was a week-long, port-heavy Southern Caribbean schedule that sailed round trip from San Juan, Puerto Rico--which meant long flights there and back, with three children (ages 17, 15, and 12).
|Myself and Christy with our awesome waiter. I wish I could remember his name!
Of course I don't mean to sound as if I'm complaining. Although the window and the room itself were small and a bit crowded, this cruise on Royal Caribbean's Monarch of the Seas was still one of the best vacations I've ever taken, mainly in terms of service and food. There were also some great ports (including many that you would not get to visit on a regular old Eastern or Western Caribbean cruise leaving from a Florida port), namely St. Thomas (for the shopping), Antigua (for the beaches/snorkeling) and St. Lucia (for the scenery).
|On the catamaran for our amazing Antigua excursion
I previously mentioned the high quality of both the food and the service on this ship. Although ten years has gone by, I still remember the name of our waiter (Jamal) and how awesome he was. He knew all of our names, always commented on the fact that my father and I often ordered two desserts each, and was a very entertaining person in general. And the food that he served us was absolutely divine. To this day, I have not had a piece of cheesecake as light, fluffy, and delicious as the marble cheesecake we had for dessert one night, and the baked Alaska was far superior to the baked Alaska on my Princess Cruise (which was in Alaska!).
|Sailing away from St. Lucia
(Just a note: You know something was bad when I remember specific details of it nearly ten years after I experienced it!)
|With some of the awesome girls that I met through the teen group on the cruise
After our failed shopping trip, the party boat took us to a "private island"--which was smack in the middle of the murky lagoon that we had crossed to get to Marigot. The water was dirty and smelly. We tried to snorkel, but we couldn't see anything--and beyond that, we felt disgusting even swimming or wading in it. After about ten minutes, my sisters and I--the only ones who had been brave enough to get off the party boat and attempt to enjoy ourselves--boarded it again and merely sat around waiting for this awful excursion to end.
|We stayed up all night and watched the sun rise over the Caribbean.
In conclusion, after years of travel and now three cruises under my belt, I still remember Royal Caribbean as having the best service and food, and when we started discussing a European cruise for 2011, I knew that it had to be with Royal Caribbean. Not that I had a bad time on my Carnival or Princess cruises--I would go with either of those lines again, as well. I think only a second cruise on Royal Caribbean will solidify my opinion that they are the best out there for that price range and cause me to be a true Royal Caribbean aficionado. So here's hoping for that chance in just over a year ::fingers crossed::


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You'd think that since pacifiers are specifically for babies that they'd be safe for babies.
But the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that's not always the case.
Four Texas babies were hospitalized for botulism after they were given pacifiers.
These pacifiers, however, contained honey.
Most parents know that honey is not safe for infants.
According to Parents, children under the age of 12 months shouldn't have honey because it may contain spores of bacteria that cause botulism.
While honey is safe for people older than 1, babies have less developed digestive and immune systems to fight the negative effects of the spores.
"Botulism is a serious illness caused by a toxin that attacks the body's nerves and can cause difficulty breathing, paralysis and even death. Honey may contain bacteria that produce the toxin in the intestine of babies that eat it. By the time children get to be 12 months old, they've developed enough other types of bacteria in their digestive tract to prevent the botulism bacteria from growing and producing toxin," the Texas Department of State Health Services wrote in a press release.
The Texas Department of State Health Services says that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics have long warned parents about the dangers of giving honey to their babies.
The FDA says that the honey-filled pacifiers were all purchased in Mexico and that the babies became ill between mid-August and October.
The babies were hospitalized and given a life-saving treatment. They were residents of West Texas, North Texas, and South Texas.
The honey-filled pacifiers aren't very common in the U.S. but they are available online and through some specialty stores.
The Atlantic reports that studies around botulism and honey-pacifiers involve reports where the pacifiers were dipped in honey.
"Most aren't designed for the honey to be consumed, but some have a small hole so a child could eat the honey, or the pacifier could accidentally rupture or leak," the Texas Health Department's press release said.
"Parents should also avoid pacifiers containing any other food substance because they could also pose a risk of botulism."
A study published in the journal "Pediatrics" found that out of 397 parents in the Houston area 11 percent were giving honey pacifiers to their children.
About 81 percent of the parents in the study were Hispanic, indigent and out of the Mexican deserts.
According to The Atlantic, parents use these pacifiers out of tradition, because they are believed to help with ailments like constipation or colic, or because their babies preferred them.
About 80 percent of the parents in the study said they didn't know honey was potentially dangerous.
Botulism is a rare condition but modern medicine has made it less lethal.
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"Texas has had seven to eight cases of infant botulism per year in recent years. Ten confirmed or suspected cases have been reported in 2018."
Signs of botulism in babies include lethargy or a baby going "floppy" and a lack of appetite.
You should immediately see a doctor or go to the emergency room if you see these symptoms in your baby.
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Last weekend I had coffee with a new friend. She arrived at the table with a handful of perfectly smooth, uniformly flat, yellow ginkgo leaves. The miniature fall bouquet was the type of thing I would glue to a strip of paper and cover in Mod Podge, if I was 6 years old. Actually, I made decoupage bookmarks as holiday gifts three years ago, and they looked like they were made by a 6-year-old.
As much as we might try to capture the beauty of fall leaves, they are a lot like dragonflies. Without the help of a gentle wind and the reflection of the light, leaves just aren't as lovely without animation.
Mark Carlson called a few weeks ago to remind me not to miss his autumn dogwood trees before they fade. I visited his backyard last spring when the backyard was bursting with dogwood blooms of white and pink. Back then he boasted that the colors in fall would be equally vibrant.
Mark's a bit batty about his dogwoods. Everyone is allowed their passions, and if your passion includes a particular plant, more is apparently better.
His backyard is mostly lined with the deciduous beauties, which do well under a canopy of taller trees. Right now, the tips of his dogwood leaves are a burnt red, with green at the stems and along the stems. Red berries, the color of nandina, hang in clusters.
My guess is that the birds love the berries because dogwood trees are growing up and down Mark's entire street. It may not have been intentional, but it looks like he shared his dogwood joy.
The urgency of my visit was because Mark and his wife did not want me to miss anything this year. You see, dogwoods create color just a bit sooner than the other trees we love this time of year. When I drove toward his house, I saw Chinese pistache trees, with swirls of muted sherbet colors. Yet, those Chinese pistache will glow even more brightly as time passes.
When I cruise toward my house along The Esplanade, the ginkgo biloba are just nearing their prime, and will soon be so yellow they'll rival McDonald's golden arches.
By then, Mark's dogwoods will be a memory.
Dogwoods are even more astounding if the weather provides a few solid chilly nights, Mark explained, as hummingbirds dive-bombed past his head toward the outdoor bird feeder.
Mark's wife also pointed out quail that were waddling along the couple's wooden fence.
Why leaves change
I'm convinced that trees change color so that each season has something beautiful for humans to appreciate. However, there's also some science involved. As the nights continue to get longer, the cells near the leaf and the stem begin to divide and cause what is known as an "abscission layer." This layer blocks the tree from sending carbohydrates to the leaves, the United States National Arboretum reports in a lengthy article about science and trees. As the production of chlorophyll slows, the green pigment fades, and the other colors have their chance to shine, albeit briefly.
Around here, that means our evening walks look like strolling through a watercolor painting. As with every year, we never know how long the show will last. Last time I checked, rain is predicted for today and possibly this weekend. More storms will follow. If you're planning a Mod Podge project, take a puddle-stomping walk this weekend to gather supplies.
Follow garden enthusiast Heather Hacking on Facebook and Twitter. To send snail mail, P.O. Box 5166, Chico CA 95927.


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If you gathered from the pictures on this site that Bella is a bundle of energy and always on the go, sorry to break it to ya; you're wrong! I mean, like most dogs she loves to walk, run and chase, but these activities are for moments. Like a moment in the park, a moment in the field, a moment running after a squirrel.
Bella needs her sleep. It's a thing with these Shar-Pei. Not a bad thing mind you, but a thing. Bella sleeps a lot. Her breed needs it, that's just how it is. It's a bit weird because the reason for it is due to the other favourite pastime; guarding. Shar-pei stay more constantly alert than some other breeds because they're ALWAYS on guard and that whole on duty all the time stint is tiring man. So she sleeps… A LOT.
"Could you be quiet, I'm trying to…"


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