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Our first entry this month came from Becky at Mint Custard with her aptly named Andy Murray Mint Slice which has a gorgeous mint fondant filling. Unfortunately, Andy has already been knocked out of the doubles but he could console himself with a slice of this. He is however going strong in the singles having just beaten Stanislas Wawrinka.
Dolly Bakes, she recreated the Olympic Stadium in cake. Renowned for her amazing bundts, this one is no exception!
Liv a little Bakery you're missing out on some fantastic treats. These patriotic flag cookies are perfect for supporting Team GB. I've got my flag all ready for my visit to the Olympics next week.
Vanilla Frost and was designed for a birthday boy who loves penguins. My favourite are the penguins running/waddling around the track!
Caroline Makes showing some support for Team Russia with these lovely White Russian Cupcakes. Caroline gave these a bit of a kick by using creme de cacao liqueur and a chocolate liqueur that she bought in Rome. These were made for Caroline's birthday party hence the cocktail cupcakes. The party had a shoe theme so these cakes were finished off with cute little pink shoes cut out of Mexican modelling paste.
Becky from Mint Custard was really quick off the mark this month with not one but two entries. These Olympic torch cupcakes are her second. The cones are painted gold and I love the multi-tonal icing which really captures the essence of the Olympic flame. All we need now is David Beckham to carry them!
The award for most enthusiastic supporter of the Olympics definitely goes to the next entrant. Kate from What Kate Baked, Kate has been baking Olympic treats right up to the start of the Olympics and she was also a cloud wrangler in the opening ceremony no less, taking unpaid leave to do so. If you'd like to know a little more about cloud wrangling, you can read all about it here. Kate's entry was this lovely Chocolate and Pisatchio logo cake.
The next entry is my contribution, between myself and co-host Rachel we seem to be attempting to recreate the Olympic park in cake. I created a velodrome coffee cake, complete with cyclists.
Dawn from Mummy's Little Peeps created thse cute little medal cupcakes. They're vanilla cakes with vanilla buttercream finished off with red, white, blue and gold stars and an edible gold medal. Let's hope this bodes well for Team GB and they'll be many gold medals to come.
The next entry is fab, not only is the recipe an Australian classic but the decoration is also supporting Team Australia. Lady Lunchalot produced these Green and Gold Lamingtons with marbled green and gold batters. Then instead of the traditional chocolate coating, these were coated in lime and lemon jelly before being rolled in coconut. This is an inspired recipe and very inventive.
And now for something a little bit different from That Facepainter. A fab Olympic cake drawn with facepaints!!
Caroline Makes has also been busy this month with a second entry. She created this Black Forrest Roulade to support Team Germany. This was made with a Slimming World recipe no less, so it's not only tasty but also healthier...perfect for athletes in training!
These cupcakes from Susie at Fold in the Flour sound delicious, they're choc chip and orange, a great flavour combintation. The frosting is orange coloured and flavoured and to give it that extra flame effect the cupcakes were sprinkled with red glitter.
Our first Olympic ring entry was from Catherine Haslam @cathaslam. She made these lovely cupcakes with each one having a different colour ring. Altogether they look really effective.
Hopefully these muffins from Janice at Farmersgirl Kitchen will herald a gold rush for Team GB. These muffins deserve a medal themselves. The Elizabeth Shaw chocolates are the perfect option for the medals and they're also fabulously patriotic with the little Union Jacks which incidentally are homemade too!
Angela at Garden, Tea, Cakes and Me executed her Olympic cake perfectly. This is a vanilla sponge topped with buttercream and sugarpaste and finished off with fabulous Olympic rings.
Baker extrodinaire Ros from the More than Occasional Baker produced these super cute Olympic Ring Mini Cake Doughnuts. They were made in a mini doughnut pan and Ros actually made 80 of these...that's a lot of doughnuts but perfect if like me you'll turn into a couch potato during the Olympics!! I love the different colour icings for each Olympic ring too.
This is the second entry from Angela at Garden, Tea, Cakes and Me.This Olympic Torch Tower came about after trying a new sponge recipe which yielded slightly disappointing results. Part of the sponge went into a triffle and the rest produced this fab tower. Circles of sponge were cut out and stacked with buttercream and jam, then the whole thing was finished off with red, white and blue sprinkles and an Olympic torch which was actually made using an ice-cream paste mould!
Nicola at Lazy Cupcakes made these patriotic cupcakes for an Olympic themed party. They're vanilla cupcakes in Union Jack cases on a Union Jack Stand. Go Team GB!
To finish we have these lovely British Cherry and British Strawberry Cupcakes from Maggie at Kitchen Delights. They're delicious chocolate cakes topped with luscious strawberries and cherries sprayed gold. Another tasty treat to support Team GB.
Thanks to everyone who entered Calendar Cakes this month, all the entries were amazing and it's lovely to see so many people getting behind the Olympics. This is a mouth-watering array and I'd love to try each and every one of them!! :-)


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Farm negotiators shift on subsidies
Bowing to pressure from corn and soybean interests, farm bill negotiators are testing new options for paying crop subsidies on some variation of a farm's historic base acres— rather than what's actually being planted each year.
The reversal dashes early hopes— shared by the House and Senate— to adopt a more transparent system of paying on planted acres. Indeed, a major criticism of the current direct cash payments to farmers is that the money goes out regardless of what is being planted, if anything at all.
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The rough goal now is to pay on 85 percent of base acres for both the new revenue and price loss programs in the proposed commodity title. Following Wednesday's break-out session, there continues to be optimism that a deal is possible, and a meeting of the full House-Senate conference could be called next week.
( Also on POLITICO: Full agriculture policy coverage)
But much depends on what scores come back from the Congressional Budget Office Monday. And at this stage it seems almost certain that the House will not vote before it goes home next Friday, Dec. 13th.
From a political standpoint, the shift back to a base acre approach testifies to the immense power of corn and soybeans, which came to fear they would be exposed to trade complaints if subsidies were tied to current production.
Midwest Republicans in the Senate, allied with corn and beans, were most adamant that base acres be used for a new target price program advocated by the House. But as corn prices have fallen over the summer, the Senate's own revenue protection option—paid on planted acres —became vulnerable to the same complaint.
Last week the National Corn Growers Association and America Soybean Association, which had supported planted acres themselves, warned they would oppose the bill unless all payments were decoupled from current production.
( Also on POLITICO: John Boehner floats farm bill extension)
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) relented Wednesday in talks with the Senate. And his ranking Democrat, Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson, confirmed Thursday that he is going along reluctantly in hopes of getting to a deal.
"Don't ask me to defend it, that's all I told them," Peterson joked with reporters. And he cautioned that any agreement was preliminary subject to the scores. "We've never had the base acres scored," Peterson said.
Special accommodations will have to be made for millions of "orphaned" cotton base acres, no longer qualifying for the commodity programs. At the same time, negotiators are testing what it will cost if farmers were to be allowed to reallocate plantings within their base.
Such a reallocation seems almost certain for farms with a cotton base—but which have been planting other crops in recent years. But if done on a national scale, the costs could be high given the expansion of corn.
( Also on POLITICO: Big trades advance farm bill talks)
For example, a farmer in Arkansas, who has 1,000 acres of rice base acres but has been planting 500 acres of corn and 500 acres of rice in recent years, would he be allowed to reallocate his base according to these plantings? On one hand that makes sense, but given how much could be paid out for corn in 2014 under the Senate's revenue protection program, there is the risk that the costs will balloon in CBO's scoring.
In aggregate numbers, the estimated 260 million base acres counted today in farm programs are not so different from the average of real "planted" acres. But within that universe, huge shifts have taken place as corn and soybeans have grown more dominant while rice, cotton and wheat plantings have declined
For example in the South, about 12 percent of the base acres went unplanted in a recent year compared with just 3 percent in the Midwest. Oklahoma and Texas alone accounted for more than 4 million unplanted base acres or 26 percent of the total for the nation that same year.
At the same time in Midwest states, plantings over base totaled almost 9.5 million acres in 2010 — more than double that of the South. And in Kansas and North Dakota, corn plantings have soared as land has been pulled out of the conservation reserve program.
Corn and soybeans' victory in this case comes at the expense of those Midwest farmers who had been hoping that aid would be distributed according to average planted acres of recent years. In many cases that would be significantly higher than a farm's base acres.
The other side of the coin is that the drop in corn prices means that corn growers will very likely qualify for generous assistance under the new Agriculture Risk Coverage program, which is the mainstay of the Senate's commodity title.
So much so, that if corn were to reach $4 per bushel in 2014, a farmer could double what he now gets in direct cash payments—paid on base acres.
At POLITICO's request, the NCGA recently provided such an analysis based on an Illinois farm with a harvested yield of 175 bushels per acre. At a $4 per bushel price in 2014, the NCGA's own numbers show that the farmer would get $53 per acre under the new subsidy structure — twice the $25 per acre he receives in direct payments for the same county.

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Q: I am building a 1976 Chevy Vega. When completed, it should weigh about 2,900 pounds, driver included. My intention is for it to be a high-revvin' street car. It has a Vortec 350 block, GM LT4 HOT Cam, Dart SHP heads, and an Edelbrock Torker II intake. It is equipped with a 700-R4 trans and 4.10:1 rear gears. I plan on using a 650-cfm carb with an electric choke. Should I go with vacuum or mechanical secondaries? What about the new Street Demon carb that allows for adjusting the secondary?
A: This question has been debated ever since Holley (and similar-style carbs) gave hot rodders a choice between vacuum or mechanical secondaries. However, regardless of secondary actuation method, virtually any four-barrel carb can be tuned to affect how the secondary-side responds.
Controlled-secondary carb: The most common four barrel configuration, this type of carb operates only on the primary side until a certain amount of airflow is attained. In the Holley world of controlled-secondary carbs, a vacuum diaphragm plus a diaphragm spring controls secondary throttle-blade opening. Vacuum for the diaphragm is supplied initially from one of the primary venturis. As rpm increase, so does velocity through the primary venturi, resulting in a progressively stronger vacuum signal. Once the signal reaches a certain threshold, suction against the diaphragm overcomes the tension of the diaphragm spring, allowing the secondary throttle plate to begin opening. This in turn establishes flow in the secondary venturis. When this occurs, the primary vacuum signal will be augmented by vacuum from one of the secondary venturis. The rate of secondary opening is therefore regulated by the amount of vacuum through the venturis versus the tension of the diaphragm spring. Up to a point, hot rodders can tune the opening rate via different-tension diaphragm springs.
The other popular style of controlled-secondary actuation is by means of an air valve (also known as an auxiliary throttle valve). You can find variations of air-valve actuation on the Rochester Quadrajet, as well as on Carter carburetors and their descendents such as the Edelbrock (AFB and AVS clones) and the Street Demon (an evolution of the old ThermoQuad).
A vacuum signal from the primary venturi initiates secondary actuation. As the secondary throttle blades open, the initial signal is augmented by an increasing signal from the secondary venturi until the secondaries fully open. When rpm decrease to the point at which secondary airflow isn't needed, the check ball in the diaphragm's vacuum-supply passage blows off its seat, instantly releasing vacuum from the diaphragm and allowing the return spring behind the diaphragm, plus airflow acting against the throttle blades that are offset on the throttle shaft to close the throttle. There's also a mechanical override link that ensures postivie secondary closure whenever the primaries close.
As used on Carter-style carburetors, manifold vacuum and air velocity regulate the secondary opening rate instead of venturi bleed vacuum. The air valve is located above the throttle plates and is held closed by either a spring (on a ThermoQuad) or a counterweight (on original AFB carbs). In this design, mechanical linkage starts the secondary opening process, which induces manifold vacuum to start pulling airflow through the venturis. The manifold vacuum signal in turn starts to open the air valve. At this point, ever-increasing airflow through the venturi progressively opens the air valve even more. Theoretically—assuming the rest of the carb is properly tuned—this makes for very smooth-opening secondaries. On a ThermoQuad-style carb and its descendents, you can tune the opening rate by increasing or decreasing the secondary throttle-valve spring pressure.
Controlled-secondary carbs may offer more flexibility in a setup where airflow velocity through the boosters is insufficient for good throttle response. Because it feeds the engine only as much air and fuel as it will accept at different rpm and load ranges, a controlled-secondary carb has the ability—within reason—to self-adjust to engine size and offer more tuning flexibility on mild engine and drivetrain combos. This type of carb can provide a broader operating range than would normally be practical for a given-size carburetor.
Properly tuned, controlled secondaries should deliver superior fuel economy compared with a mechanical-secondary configuration—which is one reason most OE-application Holley carbs back in the muscle-car days had vacuum secondaries. Their broad adaptability for a wide range of engine sizes also means Holley doesn't need to offer a large variety of vacuum-secondary carbs with different cfm ratings. For example, if you use a 750-cfm vacuum-secondary carb on an engine that only needs 650 cfm, the vacuum secondaries probably won't open fully (even with the softest diaphragm spring), so it's pretty hard to over-carburete a controlled-secondary configuration.
Mechanical-secondary carb: On this configuration, the secondary throttles are operated exclusively by a direct mechanical link from the primaries. Most of the mechanical-secondary Holley-type carbs we're familiar with have progressive linkage that delays the secondary opening until the primaries have opened about 40 percent. In addition to the typical primary-side accelerator-pump circuit, most mechanical-secondary carbs have an additional accelerator-pump circuit for the secondary venturis that ensures adequate fuel supply when the throttle slams open (hence the "double-pumper" moniker). Without such additional fuel enrichment, a bog could result at low rpm due to insufficient signal for initiating main-system fuel flow.
A mechanical-secondary carb's enrichment characteristics are regulated by the accelerator-pump capacity, the accelerator-pump cam configuration, and (most important) the accelerator-pump nozzle-size (aka the pump "shooter" or "squirter"). All can be tailored to fine-tune the fuel curve, developing smooth linearity with no bog or hesitation in a performance motor. However, dialing in a double-pumper requires more effort and know-how than the more forgiving controlled secondary design. In summary, mechanical-secondary carbs are much more sensitive to engine size, drivetrain gearing, vehicle weight, and rpm range compared with the controlled secondary configuration, which is why the double-pumpers are offered in many more cfm ratings than the vacuum-secondary carbs.
In a no-holds-barred performance application, a mechanical-secondary carb does have advantages over a controlled-secondary configuration. Assuming it's properly sized and fine-tuned for the application, due to its quicker-opening secondaries, when you slam the throttle full-open, a double-pumper carb has the potential to generate better throttle response and make more power than a controlled-secondary carb with the same airflow (cfm rating). Until its secondaries fully open, a controlled-secondary carburetor has more pressure drop under the throttle plates compared with the mechanical-secondary unit; less pressure drop below the throttle plates translates into the engine receiving a denser air/fuel charge. Greater charge density translates into higher engine output.
That dovetails with the importance of sizing a double-pumper correctly. If intake-manifold vacuum is low, velocities and signals are also low. The only thing to tide you over on a double-pumper is the pump shot—but the larger the carb, the higher the airflow needed to start the main system. If the mechanical-secondary carb is too large for the application, the pump shot gets used up before the main system starts, resulting in hesitation or bog.
Specific recommendations: So how does all this apply specifically to your 350 Vega? From the information provided, you appear to be right on the bubble. Ground with a 112-degree lobe-separation angle, your GM LT4 HOT cam has 218/228 degrees duration at 0.050, and a valve lift of 0.492/0.492 inch with 1.5:1 rockers or 0.525/0.525 inch with the 1.6:1 rockers it's really designed for. In a 350 Chevy, it should make peak power around 5,500 rpm, which means you need to shift around 6,000 rpm to remain in the torque/powerband "groove." That's not really "high revvin'" in the small-block-Chevy scheme of things. I'm also assuming that with a stock 350 Vortec-era short-block, even with the 64cc-combustion-chamber version of Dart's SHP aluminum heads, the static compression ratio still comes in under 10.0:1. You didn't share the auto trans' torque converter stall-speed, so again I'm assuming a stock or near-stock configuration at around 2,000 rpm or lower. A single-plane intake manifold like the Torker II is not as strong down low as a modern high-rise, dual-plane configuration. (I'm guessing you're using it because it clears the stock Vega hood.) Taken as a whole, this fairly mild setup generally calls for a vacuum-secondary carb. On the other hand, the Vega's fairly stout 4.10:1 rear gears, plus its light weight (less than 2,900 pounds with driver and fuel), is a configuration that generally behaves well with a double-pumper.
In this instance, and because the Vega is primarily street-driven, I would say the features that weigh in favor of selecting a vacuum-secondary carb slightly outweigh those in favor of a mechanical-secondary carb. Specifically, I'm concerned about the possible lack of low-end signal on the single-plane Torker II intake, mild torque converter, and low compression ratio. Now if you were willing to install a modern, high-rise, dual-plane intake (which probably calls for a hoodscoop on your car), and the true compression ratio is actually 10.0:1 or higher, in a lightweight car like the Vega, the double-pumper would be the better choice if you are willing to invest the time and effort required to properly dial it in.
In fact, regardless of the carburetor's secondary actuation method, good dual-plane intakes like the Edelbrock Performer RPM (PN 7101) or Air-Gap with isolated runners (PN 7501), and the Weiand Stealth (PN 8150) or Stealth Air Strike with isolated runners (PN 8501) will outperform the Torker II, extending the rpm band both down low as well as on the top end.
And yes, a 650-cfrm carb (give or take 25 cfm) would indeed be in the ballpark for your application.
|Use a Controlled-Secondary Carb If…
|Use a Mechanical-Secondary Carb If…
|A controlled-secondary (vacuum-secondary) carb is probably the best choice if the majority of the following factors apply to your combo:
|A double-pumper (mechanical-secondary) carb is probably the best choice if the majority of the following factors apply to your combo:
|Off-road/all-terrain racing
|Drag racing, road racing, and oval-track racing where allowed by the rules
|The car is primarily used on the street
|The car is not a fulltime daily driver
|Fuel economy is important
|Fuel economy is not a primary concern
|Part-throttle driveability and sustained highway cruising at lower rpm is a primary concern
|Maximum full-throttle performance and top-end power is a primary concern
|Torque is more important than power
|Power is more important than torque
|The camshaft duration at 0.050-inch tappet lift is less than 230 degrees (based on a typical 350ci engine)
|The camshaft duration at 0.050-inch tappet lift is 230 degrees or higher (based on a typical 350ci engine)
|Max engine speed is 6,000 rpm or less, especially if using a single-plane intake manifold
|Max engine speed is 6,500 rpm or higher with any intake or 6,000 rpm or higher with a good dual-plane, high-rise intake
|The car weighs more than 3,500 pounds (including driver and fuel)
|The car weighs less than 3,500 pounds (including driver and fuel)
|The engine has 9.5:1-or-less true static-compression ratio
|The engine has a 10.0:1 or higher true static-compression ratio
|The car has a manual transmission with a 2.56:1 or numerically higher First-gear ratio and a 3.55:1 or numerically lower rearend ratio
|The car has a manual transmission with a 2.56:1 or numerically higher First-gear ratio and a 3.70:1 or numerically higher rearend ratio
|The car has a manual transmission with a 2.20:1 or numerically lower First-gear ratio and a 4.10:1 or numerically lower rearend ratio
|The car has a manual transmission with a 2.20:1 or numerically lower First-gear ratio and a 4.56:1 or numerically higher rearend ratio
|The car has a two-speed automatic transmission with a 2,500-rpm or lower torque-converter stall speed and a 4.10:1 or numerically lower rearend ratio
|The car has a two-speed automatic transmission with a 2,800-rpm-or-higher torque-converter stall speed and a 4.56:1 or numerically higher rearend ratio
|The car has a three- or four-speed automatic transmission with a 2,000-rpm or lower torque-converter stall speed and a 3.55:1 or numerically lower rearend ratio
|The car has a three- or four-speed automatic transmission with a 2,300-rpm-or- higher torque-converter stall speed and a 3.70:1 or numerically higher rearend ratio


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Ms. Barbara Hoblitzell
Principal Policy Analyst
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Dear Ms. Hoblitzell:
You have requested a written opinion from the Office of General Counsel regarding the applicability of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. §1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) to the U.S. Department of Education's Office of the Ombudsman. Specifically, your inquiry is whether borrower information protected under FERPA can be disclosed by an educational institution to the Ombudsman and/or her designated representative(s) without the borrower's written consent, or whether the borrower must provide prior written consent for the disclosure to be made. The Office of General Counsel has forwarded your inquiry to the Family Policy Compliance Office (FPCO), which is charged with providing technical assistance on FERPA, for a reply.
FERPA applies to all postsecondary institutions that receive funds under a program administered by the Secretary of Education. FERPA requires that postsecondary institutions annually notify parents and eligible students of their rights under FERPA. FERPA generally requires postsecondary institutions to afford eligible students access to their education records, as well as to afford them the right to consent to most disclosures of information from education records. There are 15 categories of disclosures in FERPA, however, that are permitted without the student's prior consent.
One such exception to the requirement that student consent be obtained is found at 20 U.S.C. § 1232g(b)(1)(D), which allows for the nonconsensual disclosure of education records
"in connection with a student's application for, or receipt of financial aid."
The implementing regulations also permit disclosure of personally identifiable information from an education record without the student's prior consent when:
(i) [t]he disclosure is in connection with financial aid for which the student has applied or which the student has received, if the information is necessaryfor such purposes as to:
(A) Determine eligibility for the aid;
(B) Determine the amount of the aid;
(C) Determine the conditions for the aid; or
(D) Enforce the terms and conditions of the aid.
34 C.F.R. § 99.31(a)(4) (emphasis added).
The Office of the Ombudsman was established by the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, Public Law 105-244. The Ombudsman is charged with providing timely assistance to borrowers of loans made, insured, or guaranteed under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) by receiving, reviewing, and attempting to resolve informally (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary) complaints from borrowers of loans made under Title IV of the HEA. The Ombudsman may, as appropriate, work with other offices within the Department of Education, institutions of higher education, lenders, guaranty agencies, loan servicers, and other participants in the Title IV loan programs in the performance of its functions.
Student borrower complaints to the office of the Ombudsman typically involve the following issues: whether the loans have been accurately reported (number of loan, type of loan, balance of loans); whether the default status of the loan is appropriate; whether the customer service provided by the holder of the loan is appropriate; whether the borrower has been properly granted or denied a deferment or forbearance; whether the balance owed on the loan is correct, and reflects all payments made; whether the borrower is eligible for an administrative discharge of the loan; why a borrower's income tax refund has been offset to reduce the loan balance; and whether the borrower is eligible for a loan consolidation.
Although FERPA does not specifically permit educational institutions to disclose student education records to the Ombudsman without the borrower's prior consent, such disclosure is permissible. As previously indicated, the Ombudsman is charged with assisting borrowers of Title IV funds in resolving complaints they have about their Title IV loans. The Ombudsman is also is charged to work with, as appropriate, other offices within the U.S. Department of Education, institutions of higher education, lenders, guaranty agencies, loan servicers, and other participants in the Title IV loan programs in the performance of its functions. Because the Ombudsman is charged with resolving student complaints about Title IV loans, we recognize that the Ombudsman will need to see education records in order to resolve complaints that arise in connection with a student's application for or receipt of financial aid. Thus, we find that educational institutions may make disclosures without student consent to the Ombudsman if the disclosure is in connection with the student's receipt of Title IV loans.
As explained above, the FERPA regulations state that the disclosed information should be necessary for such purposes as to determine eligibility for the aid, determine the amount of the aid, determine the conditions for the aid, or enforce the terms and conditions of the aid. Therefore, we believe that if the information is necessary for the Ombudsman to perform her statutory duty of providing assistance to a student borrower in resolving a complaint about the student's Title IV loan, it meets the requirement of being disclosed in connection with financial aid which the student has applied or received. Further, we believe that in carrying out her statutory duty of assisting student borrowers, the Ombudsman will be enforcing the terms and conditions of the aid. Finally, we note that the disclosure of information to the Ombudsman frequently will be necessary for the Ombudsman to assist students in determining the amount of or the conditions for the aid received or the student's eligibility for aid.
In sum, we find that Title IV institutions do not have to obtain prior consent of the borrower before releasing information to the Ombudsman and/or her representatives so that the Ombudsman may resolve student borrower complaints concerning Title IV loans.
As a reminder, FERPA establishes certain record-keeping requirements regarding requests for access to and disclosures of education records. 20 U.S.C. § 1232g(b)(4)(A); 34 CFR § 99.32. The FERPA regulations state that an educational agency or institution (1) shall maintain a record of each request for access to and each disclosure of personally identifiable information from the education records of each student and (2) shall maintain the record with the education records of the student as long as the records are maintained. The record of disclosure must also include: (1) the parties who have requested or received personally identifiable information from the education records, and (2) the legitimate interests the parties had in requesting or obtaining the information. 34 CFR § 99.32(a). If an educational agency or institution discloses personally identifiable information from education records with the understanding that further disclosures will be made, the educational agency or institution's record of disclosure must include the names and legitimate interests of the additional parties. 34 CFR § 99.32(b).
I trust that this is responsive to your inquiry.
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The Blow-Me-Down Snowriders Club was started in 1971 as a family oriented, non-profit organization. We now have approximately 56 miles of trails that wind through the towns of Cornish and Plainfield that are groomed and maintained by the volunteer time of our members.
Member of NHSA. www.nhsa.com
Meeting Schedule
Monthly meetings of the Blow-Me-Down Snowriders Club are held at Gil Wilson's heated garage at 169 Route 120 in East Plainfield on the second Tuesday of the month, starting at 7:00 p.m. from September through April. We hope to see you there.
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The way the story goes, a group of frequent skydivers were knocking back a few beers when the idea struck them: Hey, why not take our favorite pooch the next time we go? The guys taped the whole event, which we'll take as evidence that Otis enjoyed his trip through the air. Er, we hope.
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2011 SVPA Ground Breaking
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Artist rendition of the new Visual and Performing Arts Center
Despite providing students world-class exposure to the arts and theatre, Western Connecticut State University's School of Visual and Performing Arts has been without a place to call home since it was founded in 2006.
That's about to change.
On Monday, Oct. 17, university officials broke ground for a $97 million School of Visual and Performing Arts Center to house the school on the Westside campus. Construction and funding was approved by the state legislature and Gov. M. Jodi Rell and preliminary planning and design work has been completed. On March 25, 2011, Gov. Dannell Malloy gave final approval for the bonding to permit the groundbreaking.
Following an outdoor ceremony and ceremonial shoveling of dirt at the location where the new facility will be constructed, the hundreds of people in attendance moved into the Westside Campus Center Ballroom. The festivities there featured a performance by the WCSU Jazz Orchestra, selections from Irving Berlin's "I Love A Piano" by the department of theatre arts, and selections from Menotti's "The Old Maid and the Thief" by the WCSU Opera Ensemble. A flash mob performance of a song from "Sweeney Todd," the theatre arts department's fall production, also entertained the crowd.
A sample of art work by WCSU students, faculty and alumni were available for viewing during the ceremony. The exhibit has moved to Higgins Annex on the Midtown campus where it will be on display from October 20 through December 1.
The new facility, expected to be complete in 2014, was designed by an award-winning team of architects and technical consultants lead by the architectural firms of Holzman/Moss/Bottino and Amenta/Emma. The building will house a 350-seat concert hall, a 350-seat theater, an art gallery, a recording studio and state-of-the-art rehearsal, classroom and studio art facilities.
The SVPA brings together art, music and theatre arts departments for the better development and promotion of the arts disciplines. The school has the potential of establishing Western as the premier regional center for cultural, intellectual, and artistic excellence.
The school will capitalize on its location in Fairfield County, home of many artists and friends of the arts, and within easy distance of the artistic and cultural centers of New York City. This proximity has allowed the university to draw faculty from leading professionals in the arts, which translates into offering students a world-class educational experience.


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Professor Michel Gagner – the sleeve surgery inventor- invited Dr. Hayssam Fawal (BSC Medical Board Director) and his Team to perform a Gastric sleeve surgery with live transmission from Makassed hospital in Beirut to IFSO2014 congress in Montreal Canada using the "Block Anesthesia technique-performing the surgery in awake patient- on August 26,2014.
(For more details: http://www.ifso2014.com/ )
N.B : BSC Team performed in Beirut the first Bariatric procedure in awake patient done under "Block Anesthesia" in the year 2010.
To watch to surgery details please click the following link (Real Video):
August 26,2014 : "Live transmission for a sleeve gastrectomy in awake patient (Block Anesthesia Technique )":
Successfully the BSC Team finished the live transmission for a sleeve gastrectomy in awake patient (Block Anesthesia Technique ) from Beirut/Lebanon to Montreal/Canada...... Tough case. Great team.
Many thanks to all personnel at M.G.H who supported this event:
- The chief of Makassed Association Mr. Amin Daouk.
- The Hospital Director Mr.Ghaziri.
- The chief of staff Dr. Mogharbel.
- The chair department of surgery Dr. Oweidat.
- Our anesthetists Dr. Naja and Dr. Kanawati (their assistant Lamo Mneimneh).
- My residents: Bob, Ali and Diaa.
- My nurses: Ahmad, Ziad and Malek.
- Operating room chief: Mr. Itani.
- The IT department and their chief Mr. Ziad.
- The biomedical engineering and their chief Mr. Bakhach.
Great thanks also for "Auto suture" and "Lemke" personnel and company.
Many Thanks to Mrs. Iman Abi Nakad who help us in transmitting this event to the media.
We wouldn't forget of course our young brave lady Miss N.A.
Thanks for you all.
You made it a successful event...
BSC Team
August 28,2014 : "Presentation ":
Next day Dr. Fawal travelled to Montreal , Canada to present a lecture about "Sleeve Gastrectomy under regional anesthesia" :
Finally, a nice meeting with Dr. Michel Gagner "the father of Gastric Sleeve Surgery":


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Twenty-two Marion County students earned spring semester honors at Kansas State University:
Florence: Jaclyn Deforest.
Hillsboro: Aaron Klassen, Bryant Miller, Alex Nuss, and Candace Weinbrenner.
Lehigh: Neal Kaiser.
Lincolnville: Taylor Harms.
Marion: Samuel Ehrlich, Patrick Hodson, Louis Holt, Tristan Snelling, Derek Stuchlik, Eric Vogel, and Julia Zeiner.
Peabody: Alexandra Holm-McDowell, Broderick Kyle, Seth Methvin, Derrick Till, Courtney Traxson, and Joseph Zappone.
Tampa: Matthew Klenda.
University of Kansas
Maggie Powers of Marion received a master's degree in occupational therapy May 17 from the University of Kansas.
She has accepted employment in Topeka and will begin practice there in July.
Her parents are Michael and Judy Powers.
McPherson College
Four Marion County students were named to spring honor roll at McPherson College:
Goessel: Matthew Richards.
Hillsboro: Karis Janzen.
Marion: Ashley Evans.
There also was one honorable mention selection:
Hillsboro: Tiffany Rooker.
Manchester Universtiy
Kristen Hoffman of Hillsboro made the dean's list at Manchester University in Indiana. Hoffman is a graduate of Goessel High School and a senior sociology major.


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A's bats provide plenty for dominant Gray vs. O's
OAKLAND -- The A's secured Sunday afternoon's series win over the Orioles with great ease, getting yet another superb start from Sonny Gray to complement a frenzied offense that was firing on all cylinders.
Gray's dominance is becoming routine, particularly of late. The same could be said of the A's as a team, too.View Full Game Coverage
OAKLAND -- The A's secured Sunday afternoon's series win over the Orioles with great ease, getting yet another superb start from Sonny Gray to complement a frenzied offense that was firing on all cylinders.
Gray's dominance is becoming routine, particularly of late. The same could be said of the A's as a team, too.View Full Game Coverage
The right-hander's two-hit performance over 6 2/3 innings gave them their Major League-leading 61st win, a 10-2 romp over the Orioles that kept their 1 1/2-game lead in the American League West intact.
The A's busted out for 15 hits, getting at least two from six of their starting nine, and their 10 runs were their most since June 17.
"Our bats just got rolling," said John Jaso, "and like they say, hitting is infectious. Our team responded that way."
Perhaps these are the things expected of first-place clubs -- except, as good as the A's have been, their offense had dipped in numbers this month. They entered the day batting just .234 in July with an average of 3.53 runs per game.
Their rich pitching has kept them in games, and it was in top form on this day.
Gray was one out away from completing seven innings for a fourth straight outing, but Manny Machado's RBI single on Gray's 106th pitch forced A's manager Bob Melvin out of the dugout.
Still, the only other hit he allowed was a fifth-inning RBI double to J.J. Hardy. He walked two and struck out eight while surrendering just one earned run in the win, his 11th of the season and fifth in a row.
Gray has produced a 0.95 ERA over his past four starts, the result of just three earned runs allowed over 28 1/3 innings, and his season ERA is down to 2.72. He's also 8-1 in games that follow an A's loss.
"He's been really consistent for us," said Melvin. "You're always kind of nitpicking with him when he's not. A little worried, again, anytime you get him some time off, but he was on it from the first inning on."
"I actually felt a little bit of the break to be honest," Gray said. "My stuff, it was OK, wasn't as sharp. I kind of lost it there. And as the game kinda went on, and we put some runs together, which was big, I could take a deep breath and just start attacking the guys."
Another baby-faced hurler, Kevin Gausman, didn't fare as well. Baltimore's righty held the A's to just five baserunners over seven innings six weeks ago but couldn't even get past the fifth in this one, allowing five runs on nine hits and two walks.
The A's got all over him right out of the gates, getting a leadoff base hit from Coco Crisp, along with an RBI triple from Jaso, who added a run-scoring single to his day in the fourth.
They plated three more in the fifth and an additional three in the sixth, improving to 30-5 when Crisp scores.
Josh Donaldson collected two hits and two RBIs and is now 4-for-12 with five RBIs since the start of the season half, after finishing the first one with a .238 average.
Craig Gentry also drove in two, as did Stephen Vogt, who finished with a team-high three hits.
"We had a good approach today, made a tough pitcher who pitched well against us last time work, and that's usually when we're at our best," said Melvin. "You make a guy work, make him a little more predictable, get in some better counts, then you pass the baton on to the next guy. That's what we did well today."
Gray did almost everything well.
"He's one of the best pitchers in the American League right now, statistically, and you saw why today," said Orioles manager Buck Showalter. "Real good angle on his slider, command. It's not like he's picking on us -- he's been doing it most all year."
"I feel good," said Gray. "Just really can't wait to get back out there every time I come off the mound."
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com.


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Rock for Tots Concert
Photo courtesy of: Paul Pollard
Rock for Tots Auction
Photo courtesy of: Paul Pollard
Feb 27, 2014
By Jack Jeffery, APR
A local musical fund-raising endeavor is extending its impact in a manner that strikes a chord with area youth by utilizing higher education to open doors for prospective students.
The Rock for Tots, Inc. OU-C Scholarship Endowment, housed within The Ohio University Foundation, will provide financial support for an incoming Ohio University-Chillicothe freshman student from the region who demonstrates financial need and academic aptitude.
The Rock for Tots benefit event has been a Chillicothe institution for 28 years. The annual concert/auction event benefits charities that support children during the holiday season. The Chillicothe Campus scholarship endowment continues in that noble spirit by improving the quality of life for area residents.
"Since the first concert in 1985, we have been so blessed, and we are currently assisting 34 children's charities in southern Ohio," Rock for Tots promoter Paul Pollards said. "We have helped young people in a number of ways, and we thought it would be appropriate to also inspire youth through education. We have worked with Ohio University-Chillicothe over the years, and we thought the Chillicothe Campus would also be an ideal partner for this effort."
Scholarship endowments lessen the financial burden of college, thereby allowing recipients to focus more on their studies and less on their finances. Consequently, the student-recipients have brighter dreams and fewer debts upon graduation.
Endowments produce interest income, which funds the scholarships and ensure the gifts have long-lasting benefits.
This gift is part of The Promise Lives Campaign, Ohio University's capital campaign which seeks to raise $450 million by June 30, 2015. The Campaign has raised more than $447 million in support of students, faculty, programs, partnerships and select facilities at Ohio University.
Funds raised for the Chillicothe Campus will support scholarships and the construction of a planned Academic Success Center, which will connect Bennett Hall and the Stevenson Center, tying together academic and student services resources. These projects support the campus' mission of offering area residents access to a well-rounded, quality educational experience that prepares them for lives of impact. Learn more at www.ohio.edu/campaign.
Learn more about contributing to Ohio University-Chillicothe's scholarship program or naming opportunities for the Academic Success Center by contacting Joyce Atwood at atwoodjohio.edu or 740.774.7732.


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"Internet hackers have acquired a dubious reputation for piracy, sabotage and the spilling of sensitive secrets, but an authoritative Vatican publication appears to rehabilitate them and traces parallels between hacker philosophy and the teachings of Christianity."
http://www.techworld.com.au/article/382 ... s_hackers/
I am going to ignore the obvious here and go for something a little more subtle. How do you think this is going to change the public view of hackers in general? While mass-media outlets such as Faux News and CNN have traditionally had a huge influence on how people think of us, we haven't really seen much from the religious front. Do you think the Vatican's new stance will have any positive outcome?


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By Jennifer Stewart, Purdue University
Purdue Extension agricultural economists who follow farmland values agree that farmers need to carefully assess land prices and farm financial health before investing.
According to the Purdue Farmland Value Survey, Indiana farmland values have nearly tripled in the last 10 years - from an average of $2,509 per acre in 2003 to $7,446 in 2013. But abundant corn and soybean crops in 2013 have caused commodity prices to fall, making farm profit margins much tighter. Less profit means less money available to invest in farmland.
AgDay: Land Values Slip
Farm income increased in the fourth quarter of 2013 (relative to a year earlier), according to the latest Agricultural Finance Monitor, published by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
While this hasn't yet reduced the demand for farmland, Craig Dobbins said it could.
"The next couple of years for farmland values are going to be a little less certain than the last few years have been," he said. "Commodity prices have come down significantly in the last year, so these large returns we've kind of become accustomed to for the last few years have now shrunk."
"The probability of farmland values staying flat or seeing a small decrease is much bigger than the probability that we're going to see another double-digit increase."
That uncertainty prompted three of Dobbins' colleagues with Purdue's Center for Commercial Agriculture to publish a paper that takes a closer look at what the current farmland market could mean for buyers.
The paper, Farmland: Is it Currently Priced as an Attractive Investment? is authored by agricultural economists Tim Baker, Mike Boehlje and Michael Langemeier. In it they analyze farmland value trends and compare the attractiveness of investing in farmland with that of other investment portfolio choices, in terms of long-run risk, return and inflation hedge characteristics.
While the results showed that farmland can be a good investment when compared with stocks, they also showed that now might not be the right time to make a purchase.
"Even though our data confirms the conventional wisdom that farmland has high returns, low risk and is a good inflation hedge, the current price to rent ratio suggests this is not a good time to buy," the paper states. "Those purchasing farmland today should not ignore the prospect of 'buyer's remorse.'"
For farmers who are still considering a farmland purchase, Dobbins said it's important to do an overall farm analysis to see how the added expense would fit.
"If the purchase fits in well with the plan for the farm business and there are sufficient cash reserves to withstand a downturn for the next two to three years, then go ahead," he said. "But if it in any way threatens the farm business then I would want to be very, very cautious about making this purchase."
While farmland values likely will hold steady for much of 2014, Dobbins said cash rents likely would come down sooner. With current crop input costs, the breakeven price for corn would be $5 per bushel. Right now corn prices look to stay closer to $4 per bushel.
The shrinking or even disappearing profit margins mean growers won't be able to afford the high cash rental rates of recent years.
"Tightening crop margins may have a more immediate impact in the cash rent market," Dobbins said. "For those using flexible cash leases or crop-share leases, an automatic downward adjustment in 2014 will likely occur. For those with a multi-year lease established under the assumption that corn and soybean prices would remain high, there may be a need to visit with the landowner."
See what farmland values are in your area. Plus, get information on cash rent rates on AgWeb's Farmland Value Guide.


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Mr. Kevin Pollpeter
Kevin Pollpeter is China Program Manager at Defense Group Inc.'s Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis. Previously, he was a researcher at the Rand Corporation. Mr. Pollpeter is widely published on China national security issues and focuses on the Chinese space program. He has travelled widely in Asia, including China, where he lived for 2 years. Mr. Pollpeter has advanced Chinese language skills and holds a master's degree in International Policy Studies from the Monterey Institute of International Studies.
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SSI books and monographs by Mr. Kevin Pollpeter
Building for the Future: China's Progress in Space Technology during the Tenth 5-Year Plan and the U.S. Response
March 21, 2008
Authored by Mr. Kevin Pollpeter.
This report assesses the progress of China's space program during the Tenth 5-year Plan (2001-05), examines the implications of this rise, and proposes a course of action for managing the effects of increased competition on the U.S. space program.


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Damn. We'd heard we were living in a world where women strive to be on top! And yet. Missionary beat Cowgirl in yesterday's game. And that wasn't the only surprise.
Of-the-people dessert Ice cream beat elite treat Truffles. It was close — 55 to 44. (Not as close as Missionary vs. Cowgirl, which was 50.42% to 49.58%. As commenter Kaylie Bee wrote, "I can't believe cowgirl lost. You lazy bitches!") And in a twist, adult indulgence Dark Chocolate won over childhood favorite Fudge. No time to cry about what could have been. We have to press on… We're days from the Final Four!
If you're just joining us, click here for a printable PDF of the original bracket, or click the image at left for an updated version. Rules of gameplay can be found here.
Today, we have four fierce matches. In the Sex Conference, it's Shower vs. Spoon and BDSM/Kink vs. Doggystyle. Tough choices, guys. Hot and steamy vs. warm embrace. Handcuffs vs. rear entry.
In the Chocolate Conference, it's pretty epic: Hot Chocolate vs. Cake and Frosting vs. Brownies. So many sentimental feelings! So many childhood favorites! But someone's going down.
You know what to do, people. Vote. VOTE!!!! The polls close at 1am EDT.


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During New York Fashion Week Pantone Launched Men's Sportswear Collection Through Experiential Popup Store at Scoop NYC
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 11, 2014 – On a cold New York Fashion week evening, key media personnel and influential lovers of color came together to warmly welcome Pantone, the world's most iconic name in color, into fashion. To unveil their new men's sportswear collection Pantone Colorwear has launched a popup store in New York's Meatpacking District, dazzling visitors with a color explosion that encircles the store space from front to back.
A direct reflection of the modern philosophy of design, Pantone Colorwear thoughtfully combines emotion and functionality for empowered style aligned with comfortable usability. Taking the staples of every man's wardrobe – tees, tanks, pants, shorts, sweaters – the collection presents a sophisticated twist of basics in an elegant contemporary style. The attention to detail and garment finishing results in a genteel collection of haute basics, available in Pantone's immense range of standardized colors. The SS14 collection also colorfully incorporates polo shirts, hoodies, jackets, cardigans and accessories, as well as their previously-release swimwear collection.
"Having been such a defining guide and inspiration in color for decades, this exciting new apparel line makes so much sense for Pantone to extend their color leadership into the fashion industry," says Deepak Gayadin of Pantone Colorwear's US arm, Empire & Branch. "We're very excited to be launching Pantone Colorwear here in North America, and proud to be doing so here in New York City."
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Italian bond yields have risen above the critical seven percent mark. So where does this leave Italy and what can the rest of Europe do?
I don't think the CNBC team in Rome would mind me telling you that they're knackered. (A bit like Roman politics? - Ed). Anchor Ross Westgate and producer Vitoria Pirone have been putting in some fairly serious hours this week. They'd had to. Italy's crisis has been moving incredibly fast. And if in the middle of the New Zealand election coverage you haven't quite absorbed this, it is a very, very big deal.
Although at the time this is posted nothing is confirmed, it is very likely that Mario Monti, a.k.a. "Super Mario," will be Italy's new Prime Minister. He is the kind of man who might be described as an impeccable bureaucrat. The anti-Berlusconi. He served many years on the European Commission and is a big fan of the euro.
After years of corrosive scandal, many commentators outside Italy have been amazed it's taken this long for Silvio Berlusconi to go. Long enough, it seems, to ruin his beautiful country. On Wednesday, Italy's borrowing costs for its two-, five- and ten-year sovereign debt rose above seven percent. That is considered the red line for bond prices – the level above which its debt becomes unsustainable. And we know what comes after that. We know all too well, because Greece has led the way into a spiral of unsustainable debt and a bailout from Europe. It has come with painful austerity requirements attached.
Greece already has its new prime minister – they're falling like flies these days in Europe. Lucas Papademos is a former banker and he slips, without any sign of a parliamentary vote or much less a public one, into the role. For the protestors who hit London's streets again this week, worrying about the absence of democracy, it plays into their worst fears – the bankers and bureaucrats are taking over.
The absence of a public mandate is indeed grim and difficult to support, but then, some may argue, the plebiscite gave us Berlusconi in the first place. Silvio had no particular love for democracy. Media domination, sure. Head scarves, "bunga bunga" parties and avoiding court have also proven popular pastimes Mr. Berlusconi.
So where does this leave Italy? And more importantly, where does it leave the euro zone? Well, quite simply, if Italy leaves, the project is finished. Italy is the third-largest economy in the euro zone and also the world's third-biggest sovereign bond market.
There is no way the already stretched euro zone bailout fund, the EFSF or European Financial Stability Facility, can cope.
That's why so many have been saying this week that Italy's problems can be solved only by Italy.
Greece may be a different matter. But it would hurt a lot. Not least of all, if Greece left and returned to its old currency, the drachma, it would still have billions in euro-denominated debt to pay back. And that would instantly become massively more expensive as its new-old currency catastrophically devalued.
We are in a real mess in Europe, no two ways about it. There are plenty more long days coming for reporters and producers at CNBC.
The euro zone turns 13 in January next year. An unlucky number for some perhaps, but we can only hope it's not unlucky for the shared currency itself.


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Receiving benefits
Determining the start date
BWC does not pay Temporary Total (TT) Compensation for the first seven (7) days of an injury until the injured worker has been unable to work for 14 or more consecutive days. Once the injured worker has missed 14 or more consecutive (calendar) days, BWC will compensate them for the total number of days missed.
For example, if a worker is injured on July 1st, and:
- Cannot work from July 1st through July 30th
- The injured worker is paid for July 1st through July 30th (including July 1st through July 14th)
- Cannot work from July 1st through July 12th
- The injured worker is paid for July 8th through July 12th (but will not receive TT Compensation for July 1st through July 7th, unless he/she still cannot work on July 14th or after)
The first seven (7) days are payable with other types of compensation benefits. An injured worker's medical-only claim in Allowed status may qualify for benefits even if there is no lost time from work. Contact a Medical Claims Specialist (MCS) for details.
Paying benefits
BWC's electronically deposits all payments (compensation) unless there are reasons why they can't (extenuating circumstances) or if the injured worker does not have a Social Security number.
If the claim is in Allowed status, BWC will mail the first compensation payment as a paper check (also called a paper warrant) to the injured worker's home address (or designated locale) via U.S. mail, along with a letter about signing up for direct deposit. BWC also provides overnight delivery for paper checks that are lost in the mail or were not mailed in a timely manner.
Unless the injured worker provides the existing personal bank account information, BWC will set up the injured worker with a Key Bank Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) debit card account. The EBT debit card provides 24-hour access anywhere MasterCard is accepted.
All BWC benefit payments are eligible for the following payment methods. The injured worker can:
• Deposit benefit payments and/or travel payments directly into one of their existing personal checking or savings accounts. This is called Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) and the payment is automatically transferred to their bank. To apply for this service, complete the (A-12) ACT Enrollment and Direct Deposit Authorization form.
• Enroll in the Key Bank debit card program. If the injured worker does not have a personal bank account, Key Bank will issue a debit card and have the benefit payment automatically transferred to that debit card account. This is called Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT). To apply for this service, complete the (A-21) EBT – Electronic Benefit Card Enrollment Application.
For more information about BWC benefit payment programs, contact a local claims office or call BWC at 1-800-644-6292.
Changing financial institutions
To change a financial account from one bank (financial institution) to another, complete the (A-35) Direct Deposit ACT Bank Change form. This is a direct deposit change form.
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Oddworld Inhabitants' cult hit has enjoyed a fresh wave of re-appraisal ever since HD remakes for the game popped up recently. There's been a Vita version in the works, but a previously stated mid-November release date has come and gone. Now dev studio Just Add Water has tweeted that the shinier version of Stranger's Wrath will hit Sony's portable in about two weeks.
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18 days ago I quit smoking! I didn't plan for it, didn't really intend to do it but a few weeks ago I knew a quit was coming so I bought a box of nicotine patches. On December 16th I ran out of cigarettes and remembered I had the patches so I put one on. I haven't smoked a cigarette since and haven't used a patch since December 25th.
Interestingly enough, I've had not major cravings. I've had fleeting thoughts of cigarettes, a hand full of minor desires for one, and Saturday night I wanted a cigarette for several hours but other than that, it's not been bad. The last time I quit, on January 2nd of 2007, I had a similar reaction but did chew the heck out of cigarette-length cut straws! I had a few of those ready this time but haven't used one.
I thought it would be good to have a visual reminder of how much money I'm not spending on cigarettes so every day I put into a pretty jar one penny for each dollar I haven't spent on cigarettes.
The picture above, taken yesterday, represents 144 dollars not spent on cigarettes. Several people have asked what I'll do with the money I don't spend killing myself and I've given that quite a bit of thought. Half will be saved to take myself on a nice vacation and the remainder will go to a local charity I've chosen. I think those are both good things to do with the money.


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Adobe Sustainability Policy Statement
September 8, 2014
At Adobe we believe that we have an obligation—to our employees, our communities, our investors, our customers, and to the environment—to operate in a sustainable manner.
Action Statement
Sustainability at Adobe is based on our guiding principles: creating healthy and innovative work environments, reduce operational costs and increase productivity by conserving resources and reducing waste, operating profitably, fostering a culture of involvement in sustainability through employee engagement, and enabling our customers to become more sustainable through their use of our products.
Specifically, Adobe will:
· Continue to develop digital products designed to enhance the sustainability initiatives of both employees and customers
· Increase the amount of Adobe software that is sold digitally, decreasing the need for product packaging and shipping
· Continue to reduce packaging used per unit to greater than 90% from 2011 levels, and for the remaining physical products, continue to procure recycled content as much as possible
· Increase tracking of sustainability measures throughout Adobe's product supply chain through comprehensive reporting metrics
· Contract with third party providers and suppliers to operate sustainably and to reduce waste
· Educate employees on sustainability for both home and work through a combination of employee communication, webinars and on-site presentations
· Engage employees on sustainability through Adobe's Green Team volunteer network
· Measure Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 (business travel) carbon emissions annually and implement strategies to reduce them
· Develop ability to measure all Scope 3 emissions and continue to work to reduce overall carbon footprint
· Ensure that we utilize energy responsibly through the
implementation of energy efficient projects and by our choice of renewable and alternative sources whenever possible
· Set annual conservation targets for energy, water, solid waste, and carbon emissions and implement plans to meet them
· Procure building materials with full disclosure of content from our vendors, preferably with recyclable materials
· Achieve solid waste diversion at a rate of 95% or more by 2015 through a combination of composting, reusing, and recycling, for all sites, as feasible
· Continue to reduce domestic irrigation water usage
· Report results of our sustainability program to employees, executive management, and other stakeholders at least annually
· Ensure compliance through a combination of self- and third-party audits and certifications
Adobe employees, vendors, and visitors have a legal duty to ensure that all country appropriate environmental laws and regulations are met. For any potential environmental violations, such as spills, strange odors, inappropriate chemical disposal, etc., report them to your Adobe manager or, for vendors and visitors, to your Adobe contact. You may also contact Facilities at 6HELP or the Global Securities Operations Center at 1-408-536-4444.
Adobe expects that each employee, vendor and visitor will follow the above practices to ensure that Adobe meets its reported sustainability goals. Please follow the guidelines set in this policy statement and for further information in http://gws.corp.adobe.com/Sustainability/index.html.


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"There's no such thing as a free lunch."
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Such words have never been more relevant to consumers being pitched no-cost mortgages, which offer borrowers the ability to pay no closing fees.
No-cost loans do provide the consumer another choice in world of mortgage financing. On the other hand, the fees associated with procuring these loans still need to be paid, and the cost comes in the form of a higher interest rate, costing the borrower more over the life of the loan.
Crunching the numbers
Here's how a no-cost loan works: The mortgage lender offers you a higher interest rate in exchange for providing you a credit to cover your closing costs.
For example, assuming a loan amount of $300,000 and closing costs of $2,600, the lender might offer you three distinct choices:
- 30-year fixed rate mortgage at 3.26 percent with 1 discount point (based on 1 percent of the loan amount) and you paying $2,600 in closing costs.
- 30-year fixed mortgage at 3.5 percent with no points and you paying the $2,600 in closing costs.
- 30-year fixed mortgage at 4 percent, no closing costs.
Comparing options 2 and 3, here's how the math breaks down:
The 30-year fixed mortgage at 3.5 percent contains total interest paid over the life of the loan in the amount of $184,968, so the total cost of the mortgage (computed by adding the closing costs to the interest paid over the full term) is $187,568.
With the 30-year fixed rate no-cost option at 4 percent, the total interest over the full term of the loan comes to $215,609.
The total cost difference is $28,041, or about $85 per month.
So if the closing costs are $2,600, you would actually break even in about 30 months by paying the closing costs yourself and forgoing the no-cost option.
Length of loan
Ultimately it boils down to how long you plan to keep the loan. (Notice that's how long you keep the loan, not how long you keep the house.)
If you plan on keeping the loan for:
- 3 years or less: A no-cost loan makes sense considering that you're going to be paying off the loan anyway.
- 5 to 7 years: A no-cost loan begins to look less attractive than its fee mortgage counterparts.
- 10 years or longer: No-cost loans take a backseat to fee mortgages.
If you're in the process of refinancing and qualifying for a mortgage is tight, then it might be beneficial to use a no-cost loan option. For example, if you have to pay down your principal balance to refinance your mortgage loan, a no-cost loan might make sense considering your cash assets would be going to the principal balance to reduce the amount financed.
Securing the lowest possible mortgage rate is on every consumer's mind these days, but in order to achieve that, a no-cost option wouldn't be suitable. To get the best possible interest rate and subsequently the lowest monthly mortgage payment, consider taking out a no-points mortgage loan or a loan containing discount points, so long as the interest rate is favorable.
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I complimented The Gazette last week for your editorial page. I can�t wait to see the next few local editorials on the �Revaluation 2015� announcement.
These are my feelings about the unsurprising announcement. It�s just another of the county commissioners boo-boos. When Jason Williams acknowledged there was an elephant in the room, if he were listening, he could have heard the rest of us in the herd trumping in chorus. We�ve all been roaring foul at least three to four years.
Revaluation is at least that long overdue. Knowing state laws require revaluation at least every eight years, who is surprised? If eight wasn�t the law and the current depression lasted 10 years, the county council would put off revaluation 12 years. Of course their object is to collect undeserved revenue, not run the government honestly.
How unfortunate to have moved back to Gastonia when we did from South Carolina. Our bad timing. As soon as we bought our home, our bank-arranged appraisal was out of date. And even though they charged us for the appraisal, we had to request our copy of it. The bank was probably ashamed of the appraisal just like the council should be ashamed of ignoring our depressed home values.
Our esteemed county government well knows they are gouging all of us every year on taxes. The excuse that a fair assessment value of our property couldn�t be obtained due to foreclosures and market values is like saying, �It�s worthless to pay an appraiser to evaluate your property.� That�s like calling all appraisers liars.
Appraisers, I don�t believe are liars. They justly use accepted formulas. The county council uses obvious tomfoolery and expects constant approval and acceptance from us. They, like Obama, are can kickers.
What to do? Sell out again. Get out of home ownership again or rent. No property tax. This 74-year-old made a bad mistake coming back home. Pray for them that despitefully use you.
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Jamie Theriot (born January 30, 1979 in Arnaudville, Louisiana) is an American jockey. The son of Thoroughbred horse trainer Harold Theriot, he is a nephew of jockey Larry Melancon.
Jamie Theriot, who began riding on bush tracks in his native Louisiana, turned professional at age sixteen. He has competed primarily on the Louisiana-Arkansas-Kentucky racing circuit, where he won a riding title at Evangeline Downs in 2001 and the 2003 riding title at Oaklawn Park Race Track.
In 2007, Theriot won his first Grade 1 race, capturing the Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes aboard Purim at Keeneland Rqace Course. On May 17, 2008, Theriot rode in his first American Classic, taking sixth place aboard Kentucky Bear in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. On June 18, 2008, he became the seventh rider in Churchill Downs history to ride six winners in a single day


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10 minutes of some pretty amazing Bioshock: Infinite gameplay footage.
Lionhead Studio's 11 year-old boy simulator, Milo, got axed.
Pokemon: Black and White sold 2.6 million copies in 2 days in Japan.
The truly interesting looking Bulletstorm gets a cannonball gun.
Netflix finally treks north - Canadian PS3 and Wii owners can start streaming right now. Sorry, Canuck 360 owners, you'll have to wait until "soon" gets here.
In a not so genius move, last week Good Old Games pretended to go out of business to ... attract business. What they got was ire. And business.
StarCraft II gets its first post-launch balance patch.
Man, for a game sold on its online coop capabilities, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is missing a lot of online coop.
A Mad Max open world game? Count me in (though I hope this guy is retired).
Yep. Inception video game.
Rumor: HD collections of Prince of Persia and Splinter Cell series are coming.
Little Big Planet 2 has been delayed until next year.
Cave Story is going portable, and thankfully is being developed by the same studio (Nicalis) who put out the Wii version.
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silk down to the most junior barristers."
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The clerks are described as "helpful," "generous" and "very good at knowing what you want."
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"8 New Square is undoubtedly one of the leading sets for trade mark and copyright cases within the media and entertainment sphere, so much so that stablemates here frequently find themselves pitted against each other in major cases."
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Teva, Accord, Lupin, and Generics UK trading as Mylan v Gilead Sciences Inc.
Case Summary | Judgment | 13 January 2017
Daniel Alexander QC and Lindsay Lane appeared for one claimant (Teva), Daniel Alexander QC and Jaani Riordan appeared for another claimant (Lupin), and James Whyte appeared for the defendant (Gilead), in these actions concerning Gilead's Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) for an anti-retroviral drug combining tenofovir disoproxil and emtricibatine (marketed by Gilead as 'Truvada').
The claimants contended that the product the subject of the SPC was not protected by Gilead's patent in accordance with article 3(a) of Regulation 469/2009/EC (the "SPC Regulation"). The question of compliance with article 3(a) turned on whether claim language referring to tenofovir disoproxil and "optionally other therapeutic ingredients" was enough to protect the combination .
After a review of the CJEU case law, Arnold J concluded that it was not clear whether it was sufficient for the grant of an SPC in regard to such a product that it fell within the scope of the claims of a basic patent in force, or whether something more was required. He therefore referred to the CJEU the question:
"What are the criteria for deciding whether 'the product is protected by a basic patent in force' in article 3(a) of the SPC Regulation?"