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Title 22: Foreign Relations
§212.1 Statement of policy.
Subpart B—Publication in the Federal Register§212.11 Materials to be published.
§212.12 Effect of nonpublication.
§212.13 Incorporation by reference.
Subpart C—Availability of Information for Public Inspection and Copying§212.21 Public records.
§212.22 Protection of personal privacy.
§212.23 Current index.
§212.24 Effect of noncompliance.
§212.25 Procedures for obtaining materials under this subpart.
Subpart D—Access to Agency Records§212.31 Availability of agency records.
§212.32 Identification of records.
§212.33 Procedure for making requests.
§212.34 Procedures for responding to requests for records.
§212.35 Schedule of fees and method of payment for services rendered.
§212.36 Denial of request for access to records.
§212.37 Procedures for agency consideration of appeals.
§212.38 Predisclosure notification procedures for confidential commercial information.
Subpart E—Exemptions From Disclosure§212.41 Exemptions from publication and disclosure requirements of subparts B, C, and D.
§212.42 Exemption from 5 U.S.C. 552.
Subpart F—Opening of Records for Nonofficial Research Purposes§212.51 General policy.
Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2381(a).
Source: 61 FR 43002, Aug. 20, 1996, unless otherwise noted.
Subpart A—General
§212.1 Statement of policy.
(a) It is the policy of the United States Agency for International Development (hereinafter "USAID" or "the Agency") that information about its objectives and operations be freely available to the public in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. 552, as amended; the President's Memorandum for Heads of Departments and Agencies regarding the FOIA, 29 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1999 (October 4, 1993); and the Attorney General's Memorandum of the same title and date. The Director, Office of Administrative Services, Bureau for Management, or his/her designee, is responsible on behalf of the Agency for administration of the provisions of the regulations set forth in this part.
(b) In addition, concerning the International Cooperation and Development Agency ("IDCA"), pursuant to executive order and delegations of authority USAID is responsible not only for management of its own affairs but also for those of IDCA. The policy of IDCA in the FOIA area has been determined by USAID to be identical to that of USAID, as stated in this section. Therefore, all policies and procedures set forth in this part apply equally to IDCA as to USAID; and it is intended that references in this part to "USAID" or "the Agency" shall, wherever appropriate, include or mean a reference to IDCA. Accordingly, all IDCA FOIA-related matters shall be referred to and processed by USAID staff under this part as though they were USAID matters.
(c) All records of USAID shall be made available to the public upon compliance with the procedures established in §212.33, except to the extent a determination is made to withhold a record exemptible under 5 U.S.C. 552(b). Such a determination shall be made pursuant to procedures set forth in §212.36, 212.37 and 212.38.
(d) The term "record" as used in this part includes all books, papers, maps, photographs, or other documentary material or copies thereof, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made in or received by USAID (including its missions or offices abroad), and preserved as evidence of its organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities. The term does not include copies of the records of other U.S. Government agencies, foreign governments, international organizations, or non-governmental entities which do not evidence organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or activities of USAID.
Subpart B—Publication in the Federal Register
§212.11 Materials to be published.
(a) USAID separately states and currently publishes in the Federal Register for the information and guidance of the public:
(1) Descriptions of its central and field organization and the established places at which, the officers from whom, and the methods whereby, the public may secure information, make submittals or requests, or obtain decisions;
(2) Statements of the general course and method by which its functions are channelled and determined, including the nature and requirements for all formal and informal procedures available;
(3) Rules of procedure, descriptions of forms available or the places at which forms may be obtained, and instructions as to the scope and contents of all papers, reports, or examinations;
(4) Substantive rules of general applicability adopted as authorized by law, and statements of general policy or interpretations of general applicability formulated and adopted by USAID; and
(5) Every amendment, revision or repeal of the material listed in this section.
(b) USAID Public Notice No. 1 and the USAID Regulations published in chapter II of Title 22 and in subtitle A, Chapter 7 of Title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations implement the provisions of this section.
§212.12 Effect of nonpublication.
The materials referenced in §212.11 shall not be binding upon or otherwise adversely affect a person unless either
(a) The materials were in fact published in the Federal Register or
(b) The person otherwise had actual and timely notice of the content of such materials.
§212.13 Incorporation by reference.
For purposes of this subpart B, USAID matters which are reasonably available to the class of persons affected thereby are deemed to be published in the Federal Register when they have been incorporated by reference therein with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register.
Subpart C—Availability of Information for Public Inspection and Copying
§212.21 Public records.
In accordance with this subpart, USAID makes the following information and materials available for public inspection and copying:
(a) All final opinions (including concurring and dissenting options), and all orders made in the adjudication of the cases:
(b) those statements of policy and interpretations which have been adopted by the Agency and are not published in the Federal Register; and
(c) Administrative staff manuals and instructions to staff that affect any member of the public.
§212.22 Protection of personal privacy.
To the extent required to prevent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, USAID may delete identifying details when USAID makes available or publishes an opinion, statement of policy, interpretation, or staff manual or instruction. USAID will, in each such case, explain in writing the justification for the deletion.
§212.23 Current index.
USAID maintains and makes available for public inspection and copying a current index providing identifying information for the public as to any matter which has been issued, adopted, or promulgated after July 4, 1967, and which is required by §212.21 to be made available or published. Publication of an index is deemed both unnecessary and impractical. However, copies of the index are available, upon request, for a fee based on the direct cost of duplication.
§212.24 Effect of noncompliance.
No final order, opinion, statement of policy, interpretation, or staff manual or instruction that affects any member of the public will be relied upon, used, or cited as precedent by USAID against any private party unless it has been indexed and either made available or published as provided by this subpart, or unless that private party shall have actual and timely notice of the terms thereof.
§212.25 Procedures for obtaining materials under this subpart.
(a) The materials required to be made available for public inspection and copying in accordance with this subpart are available to members of the public at USAID's Public Reading Room, Room 1113, 1621 North Kent Street, Rosslyn, Virginia 22209, which is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on holidays. All such materials are available in electronic form (disks) only; to a reasonable degree, assistance will be provided in use of necessary equipment.
(b) Requests for materials which are available under this subpart should follow the procedures under §212.33(a) of this part.
(c) The direct costs of any necessary duplication will be charged in accordance with the fee schedule set forth in §212.35.
(d) USAID Missions and offices in countries abroad are not responsible for the maintenance of the index and materials available under this subpart. However, insofar as they do have these materials, they will make them available to citizens of the United States who are present in their respective countries upon application made either or in person in writing to the USAID Director, or other principal USAID officer, c/o American Embassy in the applicable country.
Subpart D—Access to Agency Records
§212.31 Availability of agency records.
Upon receiving a request which reasonably describes a USAID record, and which is made in accordance with the provisions of this subpart, USAID will make such records, except the following, promptly available to the requesting party:
(a) Matters published in the Federal Register pursuant to subpart B;
(b) Matters made available to the public pursuant to subpart C; and
(c) Matters exempt from disclosure pursuant to §212.41 or §241.42 of this part.
§212.32 Identification of records.
The request for a record by a member of the public must contain a reasonably specific description of the particular record sought so that a USAID officer who is familiar with the subject matter of the request may be able to locate the record with a reasonable amount of effort. A description that includes as much information as possible, such as the subject matter, format, approximate date and, where pertinent, the name of the country or person involved, will facilitate the search for the requested record.
§212.33 Procedure for making requests.
(a) Requests for records, other than records available at the Public Reading Room identified in §212.24(a), may be made by a member of the public in writing only to the Chief, Customer Outreach and Oversight Staff, Room 1113, SA-16, Agency for International Development, Department of State, 320 21st Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20523-1608. The request and the envelope must be plainly marked "FOIA Request." Requests may be made orally, that is, in person, only for records and materials available at the Public Reading Room.
(b) Requests for records may be made directly to a USAID mission or office abroad only by a citizen of the United States who is present in that country and must be by written application to the USAID Director (or other principal USAID officer), care of the American Embassy in that country. Any such written request and its envelope must be plainly marked "FOIA Request."
(c) Only signed original (as opposed to electronically transmitted) requests are acceptable for procedures pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section. Telephoned requests, or in-person requests other than to the Public Reading Room, cannot be accepted. If a written request not properly marked "FOIA Request" on both the letter and envelope is thereby delayed in reaching the Chief, Office of Customer Outreach and Oversight Staff, such request will not be deemed received by USAID until actually received by that official. In the event of such a delay, the person making the request will be furnished a notice of the effective date of receipt.
§212.34 Procedures for responding to requests for records.
(a) Upon receipt by the Chief, Office of Customer Outreach and Oversight Staff, of a reasonably specific request made pursuant to §212.33 of this part, a maximum of ten working days will normally be taken to determine to what extent the Agency can provide the information requested. Upon the making of that determination, the person making the request will be promptly so informed. Copies of the releasable documents will be made available promptly thereafter upon receipt of applicable fees and charges as set forth in §212.35.
(b)(1) In unusual circumstances, USAID may not be able to determine the availability of the requested documents within ten working days, in which event the person making the request will be informed by written notice of the delay, the reasons for the delay and the date on which a determination may be expected. In this context, the term "unusual circumstances" refers to the following situations:
(i) When there is a need to search for and collect the requested records from field facilities or other establishments that are separate from the office processing the request;
(ii) When there is a need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine a voluminous amount of separate and distinct records which are sought in a single request; or
(iii) When there is a need for consultation (which will be conducted with all practicable speed) with another agency having a substantial interest in the determination of the request or among two or more components of the Agency, each having substantial subject-matter interest therein.
(2) The maximum time in making a determination of availability, in the event of such unusual circumstances, will be twenty working days from receipt of the request. In the event that only part of the permissible ten working days extension is used, then USAID reserves the right, if necessary, to use any remainder of such time for the determination of an appeal, if one is made.
(c) If a request is made to USAID for material that is controlled or held by another agency, the person making the request will be immediately notified that USAID does not have or control the requested material and he/she will be advised of the name of the controlling agency and of the address from which the material may be requested, unless the other agency has, by public regulation, delegated the release authority to USAID. If release authority has been delegated, USAID will follow the procedures authorized by the delegation in determining whether to release the information. If a request for material is referred to USAID from another agency, the time period for determination of release of the information will not start until the request is received by the Chief, Office of Customer Outreach and Oversight Staff; and the person making the request will be immediately notified of the referral and of the date the request was received in USAID. USAID will not accept referral of requests unless and until the Chief, Customer Outreach and Oversight Staff, or his/her designee, determines that the material requested is actually within the scope and control of the release authority of USAID.
(d) If only a part of a record is exempt from disclosure, then any reasonably segregable portion of such record will be furnished after deletion of the portions which are exempt, provided that the segregable portion constitutes an intelligible record which is not distorted out of context or contradictory to the substance of the entire record before segregation.
§212.35 Schedule of fees and method of payment for services rendered.
(a) Definitions. (1) Direct costs means those expenditures which the Agency actually incurs in searching for and duplicating (and in the case of commercial requesters, reviewing) documents in order to respond to a FOIA request.
(2) Search includes all time spent looking for material that is responsive to a request, including page-by-page or line-by-line identification of material within documents. Line-by-line search will not be done when duplicating an entire document would prove the less expensive and quicker method of complying with a request. ("Search" for this purpose is distinguished from "review" (see paragraph (a)(4) of this section).
(3) Duplication refers to the process of making a copy of a document available to the FOIA requester. Copies can take the form of paper copy, microfilm or audiovisual materials (among others) and will be in a form that is reasonably usable by requesters.
(4) Review refers to the process of examining documents located in response to a commercial use request (see paragraph (a)(5) of this section) to determine whether any portion of any document located is permitted to be withheld. It also includes processing any documents for disclosure, e.g., doing all that is necessary to redact those documents of exempt material and otherwise preparing them for release. Review does not include time spent resolving general legal or policy issues regarding the application of exemptions.
(5) Commercial use request refers to a request from or on behalf of one who seeks information for a use or purpose that is related to commerce, trade, or the profit interest of the requester or of the person on whose behalf the request is made. In determining whether a requester properly belongs in this category, the Agency will determine the use to which a requester will put the documents requested. Where the Agency has reasonable cause to doubt the use to which a requester will put the records sought, or where that use is not clear from the request itself, the Agency may seek additional clarification before assigning the request to a specific category.
(6) Educational institution refers to a preschool, a public or private elementary or secondary school, an institution of graduate higher education, an institution of undergraduate higher education, an institution of professional education, or an institution of vocational education which operates a program or programs of scholarly research.
(7) Non-commercial scientific institution refers to an institution that is not operated on a "commercial" basis as that term is referenced in paragraph (a)(5) of this section and which is operated solely for the purpose of conducting scientific research, the results of which are not intended to promote any particular product or industry.
(8) Representative of the news media refers to any person actively gathering news for an entity that is organized and operated to publish or broadcast news to the public. The term "news" means information that is about current events or that would be of current interest to the public. Examples of news media entities include television or radio stations broadcasting to the public at large, and publishers of periodicals (but only in those instances when they can qualify as disseminators of "news" who make their products available for purchase or subscription by the general public). These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive. Moreover, as traditional methods of news delivery evolve (e.g., electronic dissemination of newspapers through telecommunications services), such alternative media would be included in this category. In the case of "freelance" journalists, they may be regarded as working for a news organization if they can demonstrate a sound basis for expecting publication through such an organization, even though not actually employed by it. A publication contract would be the clearest evidence, but the Agency may also look to the past publication record of the requester in making this determination.
(b) Fees to be charged. The following specific fees shall be applicable with respect to services rendered to members of the public under this part:
(1) Commercial use requesters. Fees are intended to cover the full estimated direct costs of researching for, reviewing for release, and duplicating the records requested. Search costs are computed based on the following formula: hours spent by Agency personnel, whatever their grade and location, and rounded up to the nearest full hour, and including locality pay for Washington-based personnel only, at the basic annual rate then payable to U.S. Government employees at the GS-9/Step 4 level, times 1.17 (to factor in related benefits) and divided by 2080 (hours per work year). Review costs are computed based on the same formula but, instead, using the rate then payable to employees at the GS-13/Step 4 level. Duplicating costs are $0.20 per page. Search costs will be assessed even though no records may be found or even if, after review, there is no disclosure of records.
(2) Educational and non-commercial scientific institution requester. The Agency will provide documents to requesters in this category for the cost of duplication alone ($0.20 per page), excluding charges for the first 100 pages. To be eligible for inclusion in this category, requesters must show that a request is being made under the auspices of a qualifying institution and that the records are sought in furtherance of scholarly research, if the request is from an educational institution or scientific research, if the request is from a non-commercial scientific institution. Requesters eligible for free search must (as with all FOIA requesters) reasonably describe the records sought.
(3) Requesters who are representatives of the news media. The Agency will provide documents to requesters in this category for the cost of reproduction alone ($0.20 per page), excluding charges for the first 100 pages. To be eligible for inclusion in this category a requester must meet the criteria in paragraph (a)(8) of this section, and his/her request must not be made for commercial use. In reference to this class of requesters, a request for records supporting the news dissemination function of the requester shall not be considered to be a request that is for a commercial use. Requesters eligible for free search must also reasonably describe the records sought.
(4) All other requesters. The Agency will charge requesters who do not fit into any of the categories in paragraphs (b) (1), (2), and (3) of this section fees which recover the full direct cost of search, and for reproducing records that are responsive to the request, except that the first 100 pages and the first two hours of search time shall be furnished without charge. The hourly rates outlined in paragraph (b)(1) of this section will prevail. Requesters must reasonably describe the records sought. Moreover, requests from subjects for records filed in the Agency's Privacy Act System of Records will continue to be treated under the fee provisions of the Privacy Act of 1975 except that the first 100 pages of reproduction will be furnished without charge.
(c) Non-payment of fees. (1) The Agency will begin assessing interest charges on the thirty-first day following the day on which the requester is advised of the fee charge. Interest will be at the rate prescribed in 31 U.S.C. 3717.
(2) Where a requester has previously failed to copy a fee charged in a timely fashion (i.e., within thirty days of the billing date), the Agency will require the requester to pay the full amount owed plus any applicable interest as provided in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, and to make an advance payment of the full amount of the remaining estimated fee before the Agency begins to process a new request or continues processing a then-pending request from the requester.
(3) When the Agency acts under paragraph (c) (1) or (2) of this section the administrative time limits prescribed in subsection (a)(6) of the FOIA (i.e., ten working days from receipt of initial request and twenty working days from receipt of appeals from initial denial plus permissible extensions of these time limits) will begin only after the Agency has received fee payments described in this section.
(d) Advance payments or confirmation. Where USAID estimates or determines that allowable charges to a requester are likely to exceed $250, USAID will require a requester to make an advance payment of the entire estimated charges before continuing to process the request. Where the estimated charges are in the $25-$250 range, then USAID in its discretion, before processing the request, may require either—
(1) An advance deposit of the entire estimated charges or (2) Written confirmation of the requester's willingness, when billed, to pay such charges.
(e) Waiving or reducing fee. In accordance with section (4)(A)(ii) of the FOIA, the Agency will furnish documents without charge or at reduced charges if disclosure of the information is "in the public interest" in that such disclosure is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the Government and is not primarily in the commercial interest of the requester. A requester may at any time, up to a period not to exceed thirty days from the final USAID decision concerning his/her request, request such waiver or reduction of fee by letter addressed to the Chief, Customer Outreach and Oversight Staff; such request shall address the above criteria for waiver. Such request will initially be decided by the Chief, Customer Outreach and Oversight Staff, or his/her designee; such decision will normally be made, and the requester so advised, within ten working days of its receipt. The requester, if dissatisfied with that decision, may appeal pursuant to the same procedures as apply under §212.36 and §212.37 of this part.
(f) Restrictions on assessing fees. With the exception of requesters seeking documents for a commercial use, Section (4)(A)(iv) of the FOIA, as amended, requires agencies to provide the first 100 pages of duplication and the first two hours of search time without charge. Moreover, this section prohibits agencies from charging fees to any requester, including commercial use requesters, if the cost of collecting a fee would be equal to or greater than the fee itself. These provisions work together so that, except for commercial use requesters, the Agency will not begin to assess fees until it has provided such free search and reproduction. For example, for a request that involved two hours and ten minutes of search time and resulted in 105 pages of documents, the Agency will determine the cost of only ten minutes of search time and only five pages of reproduction. If this cost is equal to or less than the cost of processing the payment instrument—a figure which the Agency will from time to time review and determine—then there will be no charge to the requester.
(g) Other provisions—(1) Charges for unsuccessful search. The Agency will assess charges for time spent searching even if the Agency fails to locate the records or if records located are determined to be exempt from disclosure.
(2) Aggregating requesters. When the Agency reasonably believes that a requester or group of requesters is attempting to break a request down into a series of requests for the purpose of evading the assessment of fees, the Agency will aggregate any such requesters and charge accordingly.
(3) Effect of the Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Public Law 97-365). The Agency will use the authorities of the Debt Collection Act, including disclosure to consumer reporting agencies and use of collection agencies, where appropriate, to encourage repayment.
(4) Remittances. (i) Remittances will be in U.S. Dollars in the form of either a personal check or bank draft drawn on a bank in the United States or a money order.
(ii) Remittances shall be made payable to the order of the U.S. Treasury and mailed to the Chief, Customer Outreach and Oversight Staff, at the address set forth in §212.33(a) of this part.
§212.36 Denial of request for access to records.
(a) If it is determined that the Agency cannot comply with all or part of a request for records, the person making the request shall be immediately notified of the determination, the reasons for the determination, the name and title of each officer responsible for the denial, and the right of the person to appeal the adverse determination.
(b) The denial of a request for records may be made, initially, only by the Chief, Customer Outreach and Oversight Staff, or his/her designee.
(c)(1) Any person who has been denied access to records pursuant to this section may appeal the relevant decision not later than thirty days after the date of the notification of denial or, in the case of a partial denial, not later than thirty days after the date the releasable documents are actually furnished to the person making the request, whichever is later. The appeal shall be in writing addressed to the Agency's FOIA Appeals Officer, who is:
The Director, Office of Administrative Services, Bureau for Management, Room 803, SA-2, Agency for International Development, 21st and Virginia Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C., 20523-0217.
(2) In order for the Agency to make a timely response to the appeal, both the text of the appeal and its envelope must be plainly marked "FOIA Appeal". The appeal must contain a reasonable description of the record sought and withheld, a copy of the initial decision to deny access and any other information that will enable the Appeals Officer to make the final decision.
§212.37 Procedures for agency consideration of appeals.
(a) Upon receipt of the appeal by the Appeals Officer, a maximum of twenty working days will normally be taken to decide the appeal. In unusual circumstances, as defined in §212.34, the twenty working days may be extended by ten working days or by the number of days not used in the original denial of the request.
(b) If the appeal is granted, the person making the appeal shall be immediately notified and copies of the releasable documents shall be made available promptly thereafter upon receipt of appropriate fees as set forth in §212.35. If the appeal is denied in whole or part, the person making the request shall be immediately notified of the decisions and of the provisions for judicial review of the Agency's denial of the request.
(c) In the event a determination is not issued within the applicable time limit and the person making the request therefore chooses to sue the Agency, the Agency-level determination process shall nonetheless continue.
(d) If an appeal not properly marked "FOIA Appeal" on the text of the appeal and/or envelope is thereby delayed in reaching the Appeals Officer, it will not be deemed received by the Appeals Officer until actually received by him/her. In such event, the person making the appeal will be furnished notice of the effective date of receipt.
§212.38 Predisclosure notification procedures for confidential commercial information.
(a) In general. Confidential commercial information provided to the Agency shall not be disclosed pursuant to a FOIA request except in accordance with this section. For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) Confidential commercial information means records provided to the Agency by a submitter that arguably contain material exempt from release under Exemption 4 of FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4), because disclosure could reasonably be expected to cause substantial competitive harm.
(2) Submitter means any person or entity who provides confidential commercial information to the Agency. The term "submitter" includes, but is not limited to, corporations, state governments and foreign governments.
(b) Notice to submitters. Whenever the Agency receives a FOIA request for confidential commercial information and, pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section, the submitter of such information is entitled to receive notice of that request, then the Agency shall promptly notify the submitter that it has received the request, unless such a notice is not required pursuant to paragraph (g) of this section. The notice shall be in writing and shall either describe the exact nature of the confidential commercial information requested or provide a copy of the records or portion of the records containing the confidential commercial information. The notice shall be addressed to the submitter and mailed, postage prepaid, first class mail, to the submitter's last known address. Where notice is required to be given to a voluminous number of submitters, in lieu of such a mailing the notice may be posted or published in a manner and place reasonably calculated to provide notice to the submitters.
(c) When notice is required; related matters. (1) For confidential commercial information submitted prior to January 1, 1988, the Agency shall provide a submitter with notice of its receipt of a FOIA request whenever:
(i) The records are less than ten years old and the information has been designated by the submitter as confidential commercial information; or
(ii) The Agency has reason to believe that the disclosure of the information could reasonably be expected to cause substantial competitive harm to the submitter thereof.
(2) For confidential commercial information submitted to the Agency on or after January 1, 1988, the Agency shall provide a submitter with notice of its receipt of a FOIA request whenever:
(i) The submitter has designated the information as confidential commercial information pursuant to the requirements of this section; or
(ii) The Agency has reason to believe that the disclosure of the information could reasonably be expected to cause substantial competitive harm to the submitter.
(3) Notice of a request for confidential commercial information falling within paragraph (c)(2)(i) of this section shall be required for a period of not more than ten years after the date of submission unless the submitter provides reasonable justification for a designation period of greater duration.
(4) A submitter shall use good-faith efforts to designate by appropriate markings, either at the time a record is submitted to the Agency or within a reasonable period of time thereafter, those portions of the record which it deems to contain confidential commercial information. The designation shall be accompanied by a certification made by the submitter, its agent or designee that to the best of the submitter's knowledge, information and belief, the record does, in fact, contain confidential commercial information that theretofore has not been disclosed to the public.
(5) Whenever the Agency provides notice to the submitter in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section, the Agency shall at the same time provide written notice to the requester that it is affording the submitter a reasonable period of time within which to object to the disclosure, and that, therefore, the Agency may be required to enlarge the time within which it otherwise would respond to the request.
(d) Opportunity to object to disclosure. To the extent permitted by law, the notice required by paragraph (c) of this section shall afford a submitter a reasonable period of time within which the submitter or its authorized representative may provide the Agency with a written objection to the disclosure of the confidential commercial information and demonstrate why the submitter believes that the records contain confidential commercial information whose disclosure would, probably, cause substantial competitive injury to the submitter. Except where a certification already has been made in conformance with the requirements of paragraph (c)(4) of this section, the objection shall be accompanied by certification made by the submitter, its agent or designee, that to the best of the submitter's knowledge, information and belief, the record does, in fact, contain confidential commercial information that theretofore has not been disclosed to the public. Information provided by a submitter pursuant to this paragraph may itself be subject to disclosure under the FOIA.
(e) Notice of intent to disclose. (1) The Agency shall give careful consideration to objections made by a submitter pursuant to paragraph (d) of this section prior to making any administrative determination of the issue. Whenever the Agency decides to disclose information despite the objection of a submitter, the Agency shall forward to the submitter a written notice which shall include:
(i) A statement of the reasons for which a submitter's disclosure objections were not sustained; and
(ii) A description of the information to be disclosed.
(2) To the extent permitted by law, the notice required to be given by paragraph (e)(1) of this section shall be provided to the submitter a reasonable number of days prior to the specific disclosure date.
(3) Whenever the Agency provides notice to the submitter in accordance with paragraphs (e) (1) and (2) of this section, the Agency shall at the same time notify the requester
(i) That such a notice has been given and
(ii) Of the proposed date for disclosure.
(f) Notice of lawsuit. When a requester brings suit seeking to compel the disclosure of information for which notice is required pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section, the Agency shall promptly notify the submitter that such suit has been filed.
(g) Exceptions to notice requirements. The notice requirements of this section shall not apply if:
(1) The Agency determines that the information should not be disclosed;
(2) The information has been published or has been officially made available to the public;
(3) Disclosure of the information is required by an Agency rule that;
(i) Was adopted pursuant to notice and public comment;
(ii) Specifies narrow classes of records submitted to the Agency that are to be released under the FOIA; and
(iii) Provides in exceptional circumstances for notice when the submitter provides written justification, at the time the information is submitted or a reasonable time thereafter, that disclosure of the information could reasonably be expected to cause substantial competitive harm;
(4) For purposes of paragraph (c) of this section, the information requested was not designated by the submitter as exempt from disclosure when the submitter had an opportunity to make such designation at the time of submission of the information or within a reasonable time thereafter, unless;
(i) The Agency has substantial reason to believe that disclosure of the information would result in competitive harm; or
(ii) The designation made by the submitter appears obviously frivolous; except that, in such case, the Agency must provide the submitter with written notice of any final administrative disclosure determination within a reasonable number of days prior to the specified disclosure date.
Subpart E—Exemptions From Disclosure
§212.41 Exemptions from publication and disclosure requirements of subparts B, C, and D.
None of the provisions of subparts B, C, and D which provide for publication and disclosure of certain information and records shall be applicable to matters that are:
(a) Specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive Order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy and are in fact properly classified pursuant to such Executive Order;
(b) Related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of the Agency;
(c) Specifically exempted from disclosure by statute;
(d) Trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged and confidential;
(e) Interagency or intra-agency memorandums or letters which would not be available by law to a party other than an agency in litigation with the agency;
(f) Personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
(g) Records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production of such law enforcement records or information:
(1) Would reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings;
(2) Would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication;
(3) Could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
(4) Could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source, including a State, local or foreign agency or authority or any private institution which furnished information on a confidential basis, and, in the case of a record or information compiled by a criminal law enforcement authority in the course of a criminal investigation, or by an agency conducting a lawful security intelligence investigation, information furnished by a confidential source;
(5) Would disclose techniques and procedure for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law; or
(6) Could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual.
(h) Contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of any agency responsible for the regulation or supervision of financial institutions; and
(i) Geological and geophysical information and data (including maps) concerning wells.
§212.42 Exemption from 5 U.S.C. 552.
Whenever a request is made which involves access to records described in paragraph (g) of §212.41 and the investigation or proceedings involves a possible violation of criminal law; and there is reason to believe that the subject of the investigation or proceeding is not aware of its pendency, and disclosure of the existence of the records could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, the Agency may, during only such time as that circumstances continues, treat the records as not subject to the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552 and this subpart.
Subpart F—Opening of Records for Nonofficial Research Purposes
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(a) The Agency will open its records on an equitable basis to all individuals engaged in private research as soon as such action may be taken without adversely affecting the national security, the maintenance of friendly relations with other nations, the efficient operation of the Agency, or the administrative feasibility of servicing requests for access to such records.
(b) Access for research purposes to the classified foreign policy records in the Agency's custody will be governed by the regulations of the Department of State with respect thereto, as set forth in part 6, chapter II of title II of the Code of Federal Regulations. Application for such access may be made to the Chief, Customer Outreach and Oversight Staff, at the address listed in §212.33(a) of this part. That officer, or his/her designee, in consultation with the Director, Historical Office, Department of State, or his/her designee, will determine the action to be taken and will so advise the researcher.


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Don't get me wrong, ClickBank is pretty good. But there are a couple of areas where their system is less than ideal. Firstly, that $50 setup fee. Secondly, the fact that they don't allow the sale of physical products. Come to think of it, there are quite a few things that I don't like about ClickBank.
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Sackett Victory Holds EPA Accountable…but by How Much?
By Senator Rand Paul (KY)
On March 19, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency concluded one of its longest-running enforcement matters – a 22-year battle with 80-year-old Massachusetts cranberry farmer and Korean War veteran, Charles Johnson. Mr. Johnson's crimes were neither violent nor extreme. Rather, Mr. Johnson has spent the past 22 years – and $2.5 million – embroiled in litigation with the EPA for the right to expand his cranberry farm. Now, Mr. Johnson and his family must spend hundreds of thousands of dollars more to create 26 acres of wetlands and to pay a $75,000 fine to the EPA.
If only the Johnsons' case was unique.
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court heard the story of Mike and Chantell Sackett, who were slapped with $75,000-a-day fines and no legal recourse to challenge them, simply for trying to build a house on a dry tract of property they had purchased in Priest Lake, Idaho. Other houses had stood on that same property for years, but for the Sacketts to continue construction, they would have been required to obtain a building permit costing more than the value of their land. On March 21, 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that the Sacketts had the right to challenge the EPA's actions in court.
The Johnsons and the Sacketts are part of a growing group of families and businesses that have been subject to reckless, arbitrary and aggressive enforcement by the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers, many afforded no legal recourse to fight back. These agencies spend millions of dollars a year to prosecute law-abiding citizens, many of whom have no idea that they've even broken the law in the first place. In President Obama's most recent budget proposal, the Army Corps of Engineers was budgeted $205 million for "wetlands enforcement." In the Johnson case, it has been speculated that the EPA spent as much as $5.5 million to pursue one farmer. When presented with these facts at a Property Rights Roundtable I hosted in the Senate in October, 2011, many of the participating Senators and Representatives echoed each other in disbelief – "I can't believe this happens in the United States."
Ambiguity in the law – particularly when it comes to the definition of "navigable waters" – has allowed these agencies to grow dangerously out of control. Nowhere is this better demonstrated than in the guidance document, jointly released by the EPA and the Army Corps on April 27, 2011. In this guidance document – which allows agencies to give themselves authority by "interpreting" statutes – the EPA and the Corps seek to claim federal jurisdiction over "all waters … subject to the ebb and flow of the tide." This includes canals, ditches, and something called "ephemeral streams," which form for a few hours after it rains. This guidance document is nothing short of a power-grab by the EPA and the Corps – a blatant attempt to remove "navigability" as a component of federally regulated water bodies, and thereby assert government control over all waters of the United States.
It is not an overstatement to say that the EPA and the Corps are waging a war against private property owners in the United States. While it is true that environmental protection is important, it must be balanced with the fundamental American right to private property – guaranteed to each citizen in the Constitution. There is only one way to restore this balance: Congress needs to redefine the definition of navigable waters – and in doing so, give the EPA and the Corps strict statutory limits of how far they can regulate.
In February, I introduced S.2122, the Defense of Environment and Property Act, to restore this badly needed clarity and common sense to federal water policy. My bill takes the necessary step of re-defining navigable waters to be "permanent, standing, or continuously flowing bodies of water that form geographic features commonly known as streams, oceans, rivers and lakes that are connected to waters that are navigable-in-fact." This language comes from a plurality opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in the 2006 landmark case, Rapanos v. U.S. Next, the bill retracts the troubling rules and guidance documents that are the crux of EPA and the Corps overreach – and then prohibits the EPA and the Corps from further regulating or "interpreting" the definition of navigable water without explicit Congressional consent. S.2122 also contains a dedicated section to protect the rights of states to have primary authority over the land and water within their borders. Finally, the bill takes the important steps of barring federal agents from entering private property without the express consent of the landowners, and requires the government to pay double the value of the land to any landowners whose property value is diminished by a wetlands designation.
S.2122 is a necessary first step towards protecting families like the Johnsons and the Sacketts, who have now given up years of their lives defending themselves against their own government. Gary Baise, a former EPA official, commented on the Johnson case recently, noting that the EPA "had it out for Charlie from the beginning.Charlie is a gruff old guy, and they don't accept anyone who stands up to them, so they will punish you. They punished Charlie and his family."
It is time to put a stop to this abusive behavior by agency bureaucrats.S.2122 is a necessary first step toward righting the balance between regulatory agencies and the Constitutional rights of American citizens.
To learn more about the Defense of Environment and Property Act, please visit my website.
Senator Rand Paul is a Republican from Kentucky. The views in blog posts are those of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the American Legislative Exchange Council.
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The violation of property rights are unconstitutional whether they are violated by the federal EPA or the 'state' family court system. The problem is NOT the size of government it is the legislative unwillingness to address Public Corruption.
Here is a fully researched and documented case in evidence: http://lillycollette.blogspot. com
Summary: unmarried childless man's name forged to a marriage license. He was forced to sign over his home to one NOT his wife and support her illegitimate child which he could not have sired. All this without representation, without a hearing, and without a court order.
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The Legislature is once again in session, and as usual, that means Utah's liquor laws are being reviewed. In some years, the review is by lawmakers who want to stiffen the laws. This year, it's actually by lawmakers looking to normalize a few of the state's quirkier laws.
Rep. Kraig Powell, R-Heber City, wants to tear down what has been known as the "Zion Curtain," a barrier or curtain that is supposed to prevent restaurant-goers - particularly children - from seeing the actual drinks being poured. His argument is that he believes it exudes a negative connotation for the hospitality industry in tourist-reliant Park City and elsewhere. House Speaker Becky Lockhart also questioned the need for the barriers in her opening speech Monday at the start of the 2014 legislative session.
As this debate begins, lawmakers learned this week that the Utah Bureau of Investigations has determined that fewer underage drinkers are being served in the state's eateries. Regardless of what you think about the "Zion Curtain," this is good news. After more than 1,000 spot checks over the past year, investigators found that Utah restaurants sold to minors on 16 percent of the undercover visits in 2013, a steep drop from 29 percent the year before.
That 16 percent of minors were served is too many, despite the improvement. But this report serves as a good reminder that all the laws we have in Utah - among the strictest in the nation - still can't prevent the misuse of alcohol. Clearly, we still need better education and, frankly, open discussion between parents and children about the use and misuse of alcohol.
While we believe Utah's liquor laws should be eased to make the area even more attractive to tourists who don't necessarily have the same beliefs as the dominant culture, we also believe minors have no business drinking alcohol.
The UBI found that most of the errors came at busy times in restaurants during which servers tried to cut corners by either not looking at identification closely or not looking at it at all.
Most reasonable people recognize the rationale behind these laws. Nobody wants drunk people operating a motor vehicle. And most people believe - or at least are comfortable with the idea - that 21 is an agreeable age at which people should be able to make the choice if they want an alcoholic beverage.
We applaud the UBI's efforts to curtail drinking among minors. That's a responsible activity and a worthwhile use of investigators' time.
As for the "Zion Curtain," tear it down. Remove any mystery that may be out there for people young and old about what happens when and where the drinks are poured. Allow the drinks to be poured out in the open. And then be willing to have discussions with our young people about why they should wait to drink and, when they choose to do so, that they do so responsibly.


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The Zen Center's Board of Trustees provides oversight of the Center's business and financial operations as well as a sounding board for the Center's Abbot, Roshi Kjolhede. The board consists of six trustees, three of whom are elected by the Center's membership, two of whom are elected by the trustees, and one who is appointed by the Abbot.
Officers of the Zen Center include a president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer, all of whom are elected by the Board of Trustees.
You may contact the Center's trustees and officers by sending an email message to trustees at rzc.org.
Trustees and Officers pictured above, from left to right:
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Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede (Honorary Trustee and President)
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CLYDE'S ETHAN OTT (15), JUSTIN COOK (4) AND ARIC THURN (88) celebrate a touchdown during the 2008 Sandusky Bay Conference-Suburban Lakes League All-Star Football Game on Monday in Genoa. / Photos by Jonathon Bird/News-Messenger
GENOA -- Gibsonburg's Bo Faunce caught a 38-yard tipped touchdown pass from Elmwood's Nathaniel Fitch late in the fourth quarter as the Suburban Lakes League defeated the Sandusky Bay Conference 12-7 in a senior all-star football game Monday.
The SLL has won two of eight meetings in the series.
The Golden Bears' Ben Hobbs recovered a fumble in the end zone for the SLL in the third quarter.
Clyde's Justin Cook caught a 30-yard scoring pass from St. Mary Central Catholic's Ryan Heath late in the second quarter. Heath, who was named SBC offensive MVP, completed 7-of-13 passes.
Oak Harbor's Spencer Skinner, who was defensive MVP for the SBC, forced a fumble to set up Cook's touchdown.
Fitch was offensive MVP for the SLL while the Comets' Josh Teet was defensive MVP.
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Almost non-existent 30 years ago, the rate of suicide and self harm amongst the First Australians has reached crisis levels, particularly in remote communities and particularly amongst youth.
In the Northern Territory, Indigenous youth suicide is 10 times higher than for non-Indigenous youth. Suicide has become the 2nd leading cause of death for Aboriginal men in the NT after cardiovascular disease.
In the Kimberley of Western Australia, there has been an average of one attempted suicide every week since the start of 2012.
Families are reeling in grief, and communities are overwhelmed with what many are calling "an epidemic of self harm".
Something is desperately wrong, and urgent action is needed to restore the balance of life in Aboriginal communities.
The state of Indigenous suicide in Australia has now become one of the country's foremost human rights issues, of which little is known by the public or acted upon by the Government.
Suicide is an act of desperation, driven by a combination of life factors that negatively impact on that person's social and emotional wellbeing. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, these factors are quite distinct from the rest of the population. The following 'risk factors' have been identified by community leaders, Elders and those working closely with Indigenous communities in Australia.
Unresolved historical and inter-generational trauma (frontier massacres, dispossession from traditional lands, assimilation policy, Stolen Generations, racism, abuse)
Loss of cultural identity and spiritual connection to land
Cross-cultural confusion and erosion of cultural resilience
Family disconnection and isolation of youth
Unemployment and lack of opportunities
Welfare dependency
Lack of self respect and self confidence, in particular amongst Indigenous men
Poverty and overcrowding
Disempowerment and loss of community control and traditional authority
Ongoing racism and institutional prejudice
Social breakdown
Susceptibility to drug and alcohol addiction
In order to address the factors identified above, a holistic and community driven approach is needed to improve the social and emotional wellbeing of Indigenous people in Australia. Elders and community leaders are calling to lead in the process of healing their communities. The 'protective factors' that have been shown to improve their wellbeing and reduce the risk of suicide include:
Keeping culture and language strong
Living on or maintaining relationship with traditional lands
Bridging the divide between youth and Elders
Community empowerment and self determination
Recognition of Customary Law and discipline
'Two-way' education at school
Engaging activities for youth in communities
Culturally-appropriate job pathways and work opportunities
Elder driven on-country healing programs for youth
The current approach of government policy and service delivery is not working. Top-down policies and programs are contributing to the loss of Elders' control and governance roles in their communities. And most damagingly, the benefits of cultural identity and practice for social wellbeing are being neglected by contemporary mental health practice.
A new direction is needed that is driven by Indigenous Elders' wisdom, to reconnect their youth to community, family and culture, thereby restoring harmony in their communities.


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Creating Video Games: Level Design
Saturday April 19, 2014: 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm -- Downtown Library: Training Center
This event is intended for adults and grade 5 and up
Bring your dream game levels to life by learning the tools used in real video game development studios. The GameStart staff will lead a workshop on how to create and play your own levels using the Unity game development environment. No experience necessary!


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Wounded Warrior Wives Retreats
Hope for the Home Front is teaming up with Operation Homefront to host the following retreats for wives of wounded warriors!
We are pleased to join with Operation Homefront and their generous sponsors to present a modified version of our weekend retreat program. JOIN US!
Together we are working to ENCOURAGE, EDUCATE and EMPOWER the home front!
- February 3-5, 2012 – Ft. Bliss, TX
- March 2-4, 2012 – Ft. Lewis, WA
- March 16-18, 2012 – Ft Stewart, GA
- April 20-22, 2012 – Ft. Campbell, KY
- May 4-6, 2012 – Ft. Carson, CO
Please visit Operation Homefront's website to register and/or to learn more about these exciting events.
Hope for the Home Front presents When War Comes Home DON'T RETREAT retreats for the purpose of offering information and encouragement to attendees. They are not designed or intended to provide professional counseling or any type of mental health treatment. Persons who feel they need such therapy should immediately contact a licensed therapist.
Retreat Benefits
- Meet and make new friends with other women who love and live with a combat veteran.
- Get the latest updates on medical, psychological and spiritual insights about PTSD and TBI.
- Gain a better understanding of your own issues including Secondary Traumatic Stress and Compassion Fatigue.
- Experience a safe, confidential environment where you can be transparent.
- Learn about local and national resources available and ready to help you and your loved ones.
- Be pampered! Get a chair massage, a manicure or a facial!
- Build your own customized support network.
- Construct your own plan for personal wholeness and health.
- Be assigned to a Care Team Member who will pray, offer guidance, support and encouragement throughout the retreat and for the following year.
- Rekindle hope and renew your strength for the journey.
- Be inspired and motivated to get back into life and to engage in compassionate service as a part of your own healing.
- Remember how to laugh!
- Be honored for your service and sacrifice
Get Involved!
Partner with us to offer hope and healing to military families all over the world!
As you may appreciate, to organize a retreat of this nature and do it well, there is much groundwork to be laid and planning to be done. Help and assistance is needed in various ways at every location. Specifically, each retreat requires financial support, 'boots on the ground' retreat team development, planning, publicity, sponsorships, local care givers, childcare, hospitality, and so much more.
We are also exploring the possibility of hosting retreats in the following geographic areas:
- Virginia Beach
- Fort Bragg
- Upper U.S. Northwest (N. California, Washington State, Oregon)
- Fort Campbell
- Fort Hood
- San Diego
- Hawaii
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The landmark Johnson County Courthouse may have been one of the best investments made by early residents of Johnson County. It continues to survive and serve the area's burgeoning population, thanks to creative maintenance, refurbishing and most importantly, thoughtful adaptations by the legions of public servants who have "made do" under the strain of limited and inappropriate space.
A July 14 Press-Citizen news story ("This is a time bomb") presents an unbiased and accurate account of the perils associated with the use of an outmoded and overburdened facility.
I was a member of the study committee of "The Overcrowded Jail" that filed its report with the Board of Supervisors in 2000. I can attest to the almost impossible conditions of the totally inadequate jail facility.
As a small claims mediator for 10 years, it is not possible to adequately characterize the lack of much needed privacy as we scrounged for a space to mediate a case.
Along with these challenges, our county board has been faced with coordinating a bond referendum in the context of demands by other taxing bodies as well as the growing reluctance of a tax adverse public.
Kudos to the supervisors and the planners who have creatively found a solution that most cost effectively addresses the jail and courthouse requirements.
Do not prolong the agony of the dilemma. Vote 'yes' for the Nov. 6 Johnson County Justice Center referendum.
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Kid and Baby Robots Get Creepy Emotional Faces
The one thing robots, despite ever-increasing powers, tend not do very well is emote—just think of Asimo's blank face and you'll see what I mean. But here come Noby and M3-Kindy to change that ... and seriously creep you out.
The two bots were revealed today by creators the JST Erato Asada Project—a research team dedicated to investigating how humans and robots can better relate to each other in the future and so that robots can learn better (though given the early stages of current artificial intelligence science, it's almost a case of working out how humans can feel better about interacting with robots). Team leader Professor Minoru Asada from Osaka University feels that one way robot intelligence can be boosted is to get them to learn in a similar way to the way we do, and these robots are part of this effort.
The first is M3-Kindy, a 27-kilo machine with 42 motors and over a hundred touch-sensors. He's about the size of a 5-year-old child, and can do speech recognition, and machine vision with his stereoscopic camera eyes. Kindy's also designed to be led around by humans holding its hand, and can be taught to manipulate objects.
But it's Kindy's face that's the freakiest bit. It's been carefully designed so that it can portray emotions. That'll undoubtedly be useful in the future, when, for instance, having more friendly, emotionally attractive robot carers look after elderly people and patients in hospitals is going to be important. But it also unquestionably raises some of those same vaguely unsettling emotions as you get when watching Sonny in I, Robot.
And if Kindy has given you goose-bumps, then Noby will have you running out of the room. It's a similar human-machine interaction research droid, but is meant to model a 9-month-old baby, right down to the mass and density of its limbs and soft skin. It's strictly designed to help test "cognitive development" models for artificial intelligence by replicating some of the same interactions with the world that a 9-month-old does.
Both 'bots teach us something about the imminent future though: We're just getting used to gadgety-looking robots like Roombas in our lives, and we know robot butlers and health carers are just around the corner. In just a few years then, these devices will be able to emulate facial expressions, and we'll have to get over our fears of a smiling-faced robocalypse pretty quickly.
To keep up with this news follow me, Kit Eaton, on Twitter. That QR code on the left will take your smartphone to my Twitter feed too.
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This robot is teetering on the perilous edge of the Uncanny Valley. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U...
Sorry, but this is just plain creepy. If I saw one these things in the middle of the night, I'd hit it with a baseball bat!


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The De Graaf lecture was established in 1988 in honor of Dr. Clarence De Graaf, who was a legendary presence in the history of Hope's English department. We thank his daughter Ruth De Graaf Dirkse and his son-in-law Lamont Dirkse, and the rest of Dr. De Graaf's family for this gift. Over the years the De Graaf lecture has brought us a procession of luminaries. It was initiated by Thomas Werge of Notre Dame, who had been one of Dr. De Graaf's students; since then we have been privileged to hear from such admired scholars as Lawrence Buell, V. A. Kolve, Jane Tompkins, Tom Shippey, Terry Eagleton, Stephen Sumida, Ed Folsom, and Kenneth Price.
Dr. De Graaf taught at Hope for forty-four years, from 1928 to 1972, and for twenty-five of those years he served the department as chair. The son of Dutch immigrants, he grew up in Grand Rapids, where his father ran a small grocery business on Leonard Street and delivered his wares by horse and wagon. But the family believed in education, and Clarence was able to graduate from Calvin College and later to receive his doctorate from the University of Michigan. As a professor and even as department chair he insisted on teaching the full range of courses, from freshman composition on up: but his real love was the poetry of Milton. Indeed, I am told that when a future son-in-law politely asked Dr. De Graaf for the hand of his daughter Ruth in marriage, the good professor pointed out that the young man had never taken a course from him, a delinquency to be made up without delay; and it was thus, like Jacob laboring for Rachel, that Lamont Dirkse spent an entire semester reading Paradise Lost.
Dr. De Graaf loved his work at Hope and turned down more than one offer to teach elsewhere. Over the years, he was a major figure in shaping the department: he presided over the enormous influx of ex-G.I.s in 1946, and he was responsible for the hiring of professors whose names are now similarly legendary: Henry ten Hoor, John Hollenbach, Jim Prins. As a teacher he was demanding but fair, and he was generous enough to overlook a few absences when the perch were biting. He was learned, kindly, and gratified by his students' achievements. But there were many things students did not know about Dr. De Graaf. That he was an avid fisherman and hunter, for example. That he enjoyed boating and owned a Chris Craft. That in winter he liked to skate on Lake Macatawa. That he raised dahlias. That he worked tirelessly for his church on Fourteenth Street but also held season tickets for the Grand Rapids Symphony. That he read the Banner and other church papers but also devoured the Atlantic Monthly.
Clarence De Graaf was the best of the old tradition: steadfast, hard-working,
free from malice and not given to self-dramatization. As former colleague Dirk
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a courtly man. His acute sense of human limitations was balanced by his good
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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object Oriented Software
By Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, and John Vlissides (1997)
If you could only have one of the software books published in the last decade of the twentieth century, this is the one you want to have.
Pattern Languages of Program Design 3
Edited by Robert C. Martin, Dirk Riehle, and Frank Buschman (1997)
Robert C. Martin is the founder and president of Object Mentor. He is an industry-recognized expert in Agile methodologies and object-oriented design. More about Bob
This is the third of the PLoP proceedings. It is a good source of design patterns specifically related to software development.
Pattern Languages of Program Design 2
Edited by James Coplien and John Vlissides (1996)
The second of the PLoP proceedings, also a good resource for design patterns.
Pattern Languages of Program Design
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Alexander Skarsgard may be sinking his teeth into a new project about an eco-terrorist group. Rumors are circulating that the True Blood hunk will join the flick with Brit Marling who co-wrote the film with Zal Batmanglij, who is also directing.
The East revolves around a female agent who infiltrates an eco-terrorist group. The title of the thriller refers to the group's name. If these rumors are true and everything comes together, Skarsgard will play the terrorist group's leader who is out for revenge against unethical corporations.
The movie will be produced by Michael Costigan and as of right now there is a possibility they will shoot in Nashville in October and November.
Skarsgard continues to make a name for himself as vampire Eric Northman and in the new flicks Straw Dogs, Melancholia and Battleship.
The actor has also been known for his relationship with Kate Bosworth, which fell through awhile back. Skarsgard is now currently shooting with Julianne Moore in the indie drama What Maisie Knew.
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Killclimbz and Snowolf - Thanks for the comments and input.
The only powder I've been in is a few inbound glade runs at Breckenridge with depths up to mid-shin and pockets where it had drifted to mid-thigh. Even that really felt different, very floaty and a different weight distribution. Unfortunately, between now and the proposed trip I don't know how/where I could get any more powder experience. I am getting married in June so all vacation days and money are going to the wedding and honeymoon. I won't be able to take a trip out west this winter. My only hope is that I have co-workers in the Portland area and I am going to try to set up an excuse to get out there for a late afternoon meeting on a Friday and stretch it into a weekend trip.
So any first-timer tips on riding powder?
From what I understand, Snowwater does have cats for those days when the helicopter cannot fly. My coworker (also in Portland) who went with them said the best day of his trip was a cat day when the heli couldn't fly because they got dumped on.
A 3 or 5 day trip would be easier on the wallet but part of my thoughts were that a 7 day trip does give me more flexibility to take a day off, or alternate days, and still get a lot of vertical. I need to look into their itinerary on 5 and 7 day trips to get a better idea of how much time I'd have available. Starting a good fitness program early will also be critical for me!
I downloaded the book Killclimbz suggested on my kindle last night and started reading. I certainly have no illusions that anything I do between now and then is going to be anything more than token/intro knowledge but I'd rather have some basic knowledge on the subject than none at all and above all - be humble that Mother Nature can ruin your day in a heartbeat so pay attention and listen to the guides!
I am leaning more towards my SL at this point. My Premier is from before NS did R&C, it is a camber deck. I love my Proto but I'm thinking between the two for this type of riding the SL may be better just due to the directional nature of the board and the off-set vs. a true centered twin. Am I over-thinking the differences between the two boards in these conditions? I am a gear-whore of the first order and buying a new powder specific deck... I mean you know, if someone with lots of experience in backcountry riding on an internet message board happened to say I'd be better off with a powder board well darnit how could I NOT go buy one. It would be silly to ignore advice like that. Mmmm, new gear!
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A globally leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices was seeking ways to streamline its HR function, processes, and technologies that were faced with concerns of high costs and inefficiencies. The HR model detracted from the company's ability to integrate acquisitions and lacked the scalability to support growth plans. It needed a solution that would allow the company to reach decisions about the selection, implementation and operation of a leading practice HR Service Delivery Model. Guiding principles included service quality, operational efficiency, timeliness, cultural fit, scalability and cost. To achieve its goals, it engaged Deloitte Consulting LLP's for assistance in helping develop and implement a new Human Resources (HR) Service Delivery Model based on industry-leading practices that facilitated their business and HR strategies, while simultaneously helping reduce costs and improve the operational efficiency of the HR function. The Deloitte Consulting team developed a comprehensive baseline of the current cost to deliver HR services, considered the estimated cost advantages/disadvantages of implementing a new HR Service Delivery Model, and provided data to help the company decide whether or not to pursue the new HR Service Delivery Model. Also, for reducing costs while increasing efficiencies and value, the company decided to redesign its HR Service Delivery Model and to outsource non-strategic, transactional processes and supporting technologies. Deloitte Consulting helped define the scope of HR services to outsource and help develop a high-level view of the retained HR function.


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The Stark Atrium is the new name for the large lobby space that is central to Memorial Hall at the Masonic Conference Center - Patton Campus. Constructed in 1998, this is the first area to be named as a result of the Capital Campaign for the Masonic Charities of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania and represents a very significant contribution by Bro. Robert F. Stark to the Masonic Villages and the Pennsylvania Masonic Youth Foundation. His interest in giving back to the fraternity and to youth is natural - he credits much of his personal and fraternal success to his experiences with DeMolay.
Bro. Bob is a 45-year member of Pennsylvania Freemasonry. He was entered into Lucius H. Scott Lodge No. 352 on March 13, Crafted on April 10 and Raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason on May 8, 1961.
Bro. Bob's introduction to Freemasonry came from his involvement with DeMolay, which he joined at the age of 19, on Feb. 21, 1959, as a Charter Member of Chester Chapter, Order of DeMolay. Bro. Bob was a DeMolay prodigy, for in just two short years, he had served as Master Councilor and Scribe of the chapter. He also received two key awards - the Representative DeMolay Award and Distinguished Service Award, and ultimately was honored as a recipient of the Degree of Chevalier.
Not long after he joined the lodge, he became Chapter Advisor of Chester Chapter, and led the chapter to national recognition as Chapter of the Year. The chapter had a reputation as one of the top chapters for many years. He served on the staff of many national DeMolay Leadership Conferences, and was renowned for his public speaking abilities and his ritualistic performances. He was awarded the Guild of the Leather Apron, also known as the Advisor of the Year Award, in 1966.
Bro. Bob served as District Deputy for DeMolay District 41 in the southeast corner of Pennsylvania for many years.
He also served as Director of Membership for New Jersey DeMolay in the mid-1970s for several years when they needed his expert services.
Bro. Bob served as Worshipful Master in 1969 and again in 1977. After the merger of Lucius H. Scott Lodge on Dec. 27, 1994, Bro. Bob transferred his membership to Concord Lodge No. 625.
Bro. Stark is a court stenographer, having attended Temple University and graduating from the Stenotype Institute of Washington, D.C., in 1959. Recognized for his expert skills, he was the National Typewriting Champion in 1964. He has taught and written about his craft for many years. He is a court reporter for the San Diego Superior Court of California and to this day has avoided computerization, while still providing the fastest turn-around of court documents in the district.
Bro. Bob was coroneted an Honorary Member of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, with the 33º in 1979. He was a resident of Broomall and has lived in San Diego, Calif., for the past 26 years. While living in San Diego, he studied acting and starred in several plays. He is also a member of the Franklin Legacy Society.
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1600 block of North Stewart Road, Madison Township - A 31-year-old man who was walking in and out of traffic Thursday afternoon was issued summonses for possessing drug abuse instruments and intoxication. He had a crack pipe, deputies said.
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And as the temperatures continue drop, you should take special care to ensure your pets are staying warm too.
Vets say keeping them brushed out and clean is important, but this definitely isn't the time to shave off that thick fur.
"Animals can get frostbite," says veterinarian Justin Seely. "Dogs and cats can get frostbite on the ears so you want to make sure, that's where it comes back to having a good shelter where they can get out of the wind."
Vets like Seely say it's okay to stop using flea and tick prevention until about March when the weather begins to warm up again; but heartworm prevention should continue throughout the year.
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