As noted on the 2014 schedule of payment dates, regular payment dates for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) are advanced if the usual date falls on a day when financial institutions such as banks or credit unions are closed.
Jackdaw Book Report. A jackdaw is a collection of interesting artifacts that provides information about a particular subject, period, or idea. The term comes from the British name for a bird, similar to the American grackle that picks up brightly colored, interesting, and attractive objects and carries them off to its nest. For children, jackdaws are particularly useful for building background and interest in books, stories, and other texts.
Project Coast. Project Coast was a top-secret chemical and biological weapons (CBW) program instituted by the South African government during the apartheid era. Project Coast was the successor to a limited post-war CBW program which mainly produced the lethal agents CX powder and mustard gas; as well as non-lethal tear gas for riot control purposes.