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When: Thursday, March 31, at 5 p.m.
Where: French Building auditorium, 148 Concord St., Manchester, www.nhia.edu, 836-2573
Info: www.lumenarts.com
A seer once told Julius Caesar, "Beware the Ides of March." It seems the seer should have also warned against splattering paint.
For the third time, actor and classicist Sebastian Lockwood will take the stage and bring to life and eventually death the story of Julius Caesar, the most victorious general in Roman history. But what makes this performance, titled Paint Caesar Dead, unique, is that as Lockwood builds to the plays climax — when Caesar is stabbed 23 times by conspirators in the street — about 10 students from the New Hampshire Institute of Art will be painting and illustrating on the stage alongside him.
"At the beginning it feels very chaotic," Lockwood said. "The audience doesn't know where to focus."
But then the lights change and Lockwood begins the story and both he and the artists enter into a poetic rhythm. Paint Caesar Dead is based on Lockwood's original work Caesar the Man from Venus, in which Lockwood suggests Julius Caesar descends from the female goddess Venus herself. Throughout the performance, Lockwood, using the first person, weaves viewers through some of Caesar's "early adventures with the pirates, with the courts, his adventures with the wild and impossible Mark Antony and then his great conquest of Gaul with the surrender of Vercingetorix," according to a description of the play found at www.lumenarts.com.
There will also be students acting as centurions and playing other roles. The artists begin with blank canvases and work as the story unfolds, and all of their works will be directly related to the performance. When Caesar is stabbed so too do the artists stab their creations. When the performance is finished, the artists turn their works around so they can be enjoyed by the audience.
Lockwood said after he did the first performance of Paint Caesar Dead, people were surprised he would repeat it a second and now a third time. But he is very much an impromptu performer and so his energy and performance change depending on the artists on stage. He feeds on their rhythm and concentration and even when they look up when he tells a joke.
"My performance is sort of a like a dance," Lockwood said.
Lockwood said there can be great contrast between the works of the illustrators and the painters. He said the illustrators' pictures might be a perfect representation, while the painters are affected by the mood. He said they may also paint several images on top of each other on a single canvas. Lockwood said one year he had a sculptor on stage and he hopes to get another one.
Lockwood loves working with the students and believes this project is a stretch for them. While many are seasoned artists, few have worked live in front of a crowd before or under such a strict deadline. As he relies so heavily on improvisation, Lockwood does not give many instructions to the students. Some thrive on this freedom, while others want more guidance.
"One student kept asking me what to do," Lockwood said. "Finally, I told him to just do it."
Lockwood, who performs other classics like The Odyssey, Beowulf and The Epic of Gilgamesh, decided the Caesar piece should be the one used with the artists because it was his own text and he could bring a whirlwind of energy to the piece. To hear Lockwood talk about Caesar is to hear passion personified.
Lockwood believes the Roman leader masterminded his own death because he was such a polarizing figure and knew he could never accomplish what he needed — to change Rome from a city made of stone into a city of marble — while he was alive.
He wrote his piece just as the HBO series Rome came out. Lockwood wanted to create a contrasting Caesar to the one portrayed in the show. His Caesar walks fearlessly into his destiny, which is a message Lockwood relays to his students all the time.
The performance will be held in the French Building at the Art Institute, which with its large columns looks like Jupiter's temple, making it the perfect setting for the show.
"It is always fun to recreate Rome," Lockwood said. "There is something deliciously depraved about Rome."


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The Council of the European Union in June said it welcomed Yemeni efforts to find peaceful solutions to ongoing national security challenges but expressed concern about its stability since President Ali Abdullah Saleh resigned in 2012.
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Israel Releases Video of Raid on Aid Flotilla
Israel has released a video of the early-morning raid on a blockade-violating aid ship headed for Gaza that resulted in the shooting deaths of nine activists. It appears to show soldiers being beaten with metal pipes and thrown overboard.
On Monday morning, the Israeli Defense Force conducted a raid on a flotilla of ships violating an Israeli blockade by bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza. During operations on one ship, the Mavi Marmara, at least nine of the activists were killed, and several more injured. Many of the injured, members of a group called the Free Gaza Movement, were Turkish citizens, and in response, Turkey has recalled its ambassador and cancelled planned joint military exercises. Several countries have condemned Israel for the attacks, and an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council has been called.
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Free class on Crusades Jan. 21 in Clinton
CLINTON -- The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the study of Western Civilization (AHI) will offer a free, public course on the history of the Crusades beginning Jan. 21 at the AHI's headquarters at 21 W. Park Row, Clinton.
"The Crusades in Context" will be taught by AHI resident fellow Dr. Christopher Hill, an award-winning scholar and teacher. The course will meet on Monday evenings from 6-8:30 p.m. and last 12 weeks ending April 15.
The course, which is part of the AHI's 2012-13 programming devoted to the theme of civilizational struggle, will focus on the European attempts to retake the Holy Land during the Middle Ages. The course will place the Crusades into the context of their time showing how, ironically, contact with Islam transformed Europe and began its march toward philosophy, science and exploration that would ultimately make the descendants of the Crusaders the most powerful nations on earth.
Topics will include the roots of the Crusader idea, the formation of Islam and its rise to prominence, the initial victories of the Crusaders and their long defeat, the impact of Muslim learning on the west, and the Mongols who worked simultaneously from the east, and briefly forged one of the greatest empires in human history.
Hill earned his Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin in 2008 and has advanced degrees in both medieval and modern European history. He has taught at the University of Texas and Hamilton College, where he received the Sidney Wertimer Award for excellence in teaching in 2010. While a graduate student, he composed a novel satirizing political correctness on a fictional college campus. In 2000, the book "Virtual Morality" won the Editors' Book Award from Pushcart Press.
Refreshments will be served. All are welcome, but space is limited.
To enroll, email classes@theahi, or call 315-381-3335 for more information.


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Rob Ryan was the architect of a New Orleans Saints defense that went from historic laughingstock to one of the league's stingiest in one season.
Ryan received plenty of praise for his efforts, but hasn't received a single interview for a head-coaching job in a year in which there has been no shortage of opportunities.
This reality doesn't sit well with New York Jets coach Rex Ryan, who is baffled his twin brother has received the cold shoulder.
"It was one of, in my opinion, the greatest coaching jobs in the history of the National Football League," Rex Ryan said during a practice at the Senior Bowl, via the New York Post. "You go from 32nd in the league, and they were closer to 33rd in the league than 31st, improve 130-something yards a game and 10 points a game.
"He doesn't get an interview? They had more injuries than any team in the league. He had to make adjustments constantly based on personnel. I just thought it was one of the greatest coaching jobs."
A report surfaced last week that Rob Ryan's shoulder-length silver hair is considered an impediment in advancing his career.
"Maybe that's it." Rex Ryan said. "I told him, 'Dude, how about you go get a haircut? It makes no difference.' I said, 'You can wear the Fu Manchu if you're bald.'
"I can't explain it. Is it the hair? I don't know. I'm trying to get him to get a haircut. Hopefully, this is one of the things that motivates him to do so."
Don't cut your hair, Rob Ryan. To do so would be to kowtow to The Man himself. You are better than that, and we believe in you.
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Susan Stroman is the recipient of five Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, five Drama Desk Awards, eight Outer Critics Circle Awards, a record five Astaire Awards and the George Abbot Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre. Along the way she has had the opportunity to direct and/or choreograph fifteen Broadway shows, beginning with the 1992 Gershwin musical comedy CRAZY FOR YOU®. In today's post she discusses how dance becomes a part of the narrative in CRAZY FOR YOU®:
CRAZY FOR YOU is about that passion you have for something you love – whether it be a young couple falling in love as they waltz under the desert stars, or a small town rediscovering a long lost sense of pride and community. Bobby Child loves to dance. During the show, his love for dance turns into something greater – his love for Polly and his love for renewing life in a dying town.
Part of the joy in creating CRAZY FOR YOU was the love of the theater all the collaborators shared, and our passion to bring this show to the stage. It was a great association between all of the creative team, designers and producers. We all took CRAZY FOR YOU to heart and its memory fills us all with a great sense of pride and joy.
The choreography in CRAZY FOR YOU depicts the time period of New York in the 1930's. This time period is rich with dance styles. There is tap dancing, ballroom dancing, comic dancing and acrobats. The girls in the show hit certain poses in their choreography that reflect the architecture of the period.
The plot of an Easterner going West helps with the style. The characters from New York dance with more style, grace, and posture than the characters from Deadrock, Nevada. The characters from the West dance closer to the ground and wilder.
The characters in CRAZY FOR YOU all dance with emotion, and every step helps tell the story. Each number propels the plot forward. The character Bobby Child helps all the townsfolk find their inner rhythm in "Slap That Bass". Then, at the end of Act One when he feels he has failed the town, Polly and the townsfolk sing "I Got Rhythm" and show Bobby Child how he has given them all a great gift – rhythm, music, and a partner.
In "Shall We Dance", Bobby and Polly fall in love. The dance starts out flirtatious and then ends up very romantic. The tempo and meter of the beautiful melody helps tell the story. When Bobby and Polly are being coy and shy, the rhythm is played in a soft shoe; when they are chasing each other it is played in a fast 2/2 time; when they are very romantic it is played as a grand waltz. We really see them fall in love by using choreography and beautiful Gershwin music.
I will never forget teaching the dancers how to use a pickaxe or a mining pan! It was enormous fun experimenting and dancing with all the tools that one might find in a hardware store. Each day of my original rehearsal was filled with excitement and energy, and I'm sure that your group will find your rehearsal to be the same.
How wonderful it is that CRAZY FOR YOU is available for a whole new generation of theatregoers. Maybe a young audience member will be lucky enough to find his or her passion! And to quote Bobby Childs, "Nice work if you can get it!"
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by Alex Cooper, sports information student assistant
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Georgia College sophomore Yannick Hass (Troisdorf, Germany) has been selected as the Peach Belt Conference Men's (PBC) Tennis Player of the Week, while helping the Bobcats tennis team to a 9-4 record. It is the first time this season the sophomore has been honored as he joins three other teammates who have also garnered the PBC honor this season.
Hass went 3-1 in singles play at the first position, and 3-1 in doubles at first doubles, as the Bobcats played two ranked opponents this past week.
Hass' only singles loss was against the Division II No. 1-ranked player Bruno Savi of No. 3 University of West Florida. Coming into the match, the undefeated Savi had only dropped one set all season, but Hass became only the second player this season to beat Savi in a set winning the first set 6-4 before falling in three. Hass only suffered one other loss this week, dropping his doubles match with partner Alex Schubert to West Florida's Savi and Tony Rajaobelina, 8-3.
After the first match of the week, Hass went a combined 6-0 against Tuskegee University, No. 21 GRU Augusta, and Davis & Elkins University. He defeated Oshane Trail of Tuskegee 6-0, 6-2 and at doubles with Schubert took down Trail and Andrew Knight 8-2.
Against No. 21 GRU Augusta, Hass was the only Bobcat to win at both singles and doubles, defeating Victor Cabellos 6-3, 6-3, then grinding out a 9-8 victory with Schubert over Cabellos and Victor Guimaraes. The final match of the week saw Hass defeat Vincent Harmon of Davis & Elkins 6-3, 6-2 in singles, and then Charles Brunel and Simon Meriau, 8-6 in doubles with Schubert.
Hass improved his Southeast Region ranking to No. 11 this past week, moving up five spots, and he and Schubert vaulted up to No. 5 in the region at doubles play after previously being unranked.
The men's tennis team next takes on No. 23 University of West Alabama Friday, March 28 at 2 p.m. at the Centennial Tennis Center Facility.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit GCBobcats.PhotoReflect.com to purchase photo prints from home athletic contests.


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Another day, another reminder of just how absurd Machete Kills is going to be. In the latest red band trailer for Robert Rodriguez's star-studded action comedy, we get an even better look into Danny Trejo's mission to slaughter every bad guy in his way, as ordered by President Charlie Sheen, and Sofia Vergara, Lady Gaga, Michelle Rodriguez, Antonio Banderas, Cuba Gooding Jr., Amber Heard and Mel Gibson are all as equally violent and insane as the next guy.
In fact, the only thing missing from this new red band trailer is maybe like a pterodactyl that poops flashbang grenades and is voiced by Octomom. And Bruce Willis, because I'm honestly pretty surprised that he didn't agree to a cameo in Machete Kills as well.
If that's not enough action for you crazy kids, there's also a new clip featuring one of my favorite cliché scenes – the room with a wall full of guns. Also, Johnny Depp's girlfriend is there.
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Aubrey Watzek Library Poetry Series
Date: January 25, 2006 Location: Watzek Library
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Aubrey Watzek Library Poetry Series
Local poets with national reputations will read from their works this spring. Included in the series are the noted poets Judith Barrington, Vern Rutsala, Jim Shugrue, Lisa Malinowski Steinman, Jerry Harp, and Ursula K. Le Guin. The final reading in the series will be from the work of graduating seniors in assistant professor Mary Szybist's creative writing class.
These poets all have large followings. They include National Book Award winners and finalists, Oregon Book Award winners and finalists, with dozens of publications among them.
All readings are free and open to the general public.
Vern Rutsala
Professor Emeritus
Lewis & Clark College
Wednesday, January 25, 7 p.m.
Aubrey Watzek Library Classroom
Vern Rutsala taught at Lewis & Clark College for over forty years. He is the author of twelve collections of poetry, including The Window, Laments, The Journey Begins, and Little-Known Sports. Among the awards for his work are a Guggenheim Fellowship, two NEA grants, the Juniper Prize, an Oregon Book Award, two Carolyn Kizer Poetry Prizes, the Duncan Lawrie Prize, a Pushcart Prize, the Akron Poetry Prize, the Northwest Poetry Prize, and a Masters Fellowship from the Oregon Arts Commission. His book The Moment's Equation (Ashland Poetry Press 2005) is a finalist for the National Book Award in Poetry.
Jerry Harp
Visiting Professor of English
Lewis & Clark College
Wednesday, February 22, 7 p.m.
Aubrey Watzek Library Classroom
Jerry Harp is a visiting assistant professor of English at Lewis & Clark College. He is the author of two poetry collections: Creature (Salt, 2003) and Gatherings (Ashland Poetry Press, 2004). winner of the 2004 Robert McGovern Prize from the Ashland University Press. He is currently working on an edition of Donald Justice's letters.
Jim Shugrue &
Lisa Malinowski Steinman
Reed College
Wednesday, March 8, 7 p.m.
Aubrey Watzek Library Classroom
Jim Shugrue was born in Chicago, and now lives and writes in Portland, Oregon, where he works at Reed College. His poems and reviews have appeared in journals such as International Quarterly, Fine Madness, and Poetry East; and in two chapbooks: Small Things Screaming (26 Books), a finalist for the Oregon Literary Award, and Icewater (Trask House Books, 1997). His work has been recognized by an Oregon Arts Commission poetry fellowship and by the (New York) Open Voice Award. A founding editor of Hubbub Magazine, he was elected to PEN for his editorial work. He has taught workshops and/or given readings at the University of Connecticut, the Chicago Public Library Reading Series, Reed College, the University of Idaho, the University of Montana, and elsewhere.
Lisa M. Steinman teaches at Reed College and co-edits the poetry magazine, Hubbub. She has received NEA and Rockefeller fellowships and has also published two books about poetry, Made in America (Yale University Press), and Masters of Repetition (St. Martin's). Her poems have been published in The MA Review, Prairie Schooner, Notre Dame Review, The Women's Review of Books, and elsewhere. Her poetry collections include Lost Poems, Ordinary Songs, All That Comes to Light, A Book of Other Days, and Carslaw's Sequences.
Judith Barrington &
Ursula K. LeGuin
Wednesday, March 22, 7 p.m.
Templeton Student Center, Council Chamber
Judith Barrington is the author of three poetry collections, a prizewinning memoir, and a text on writing literary memoir. Her work has been included in numerous anthologies, including The Stories That Shape Us: Twenty Women Write About the West, A Formal Feeling Comes, From Here We Speak: An Anthology of Oregon Poetry, The House on Via Gombito, and Hers 3. Her awards include the Andrés Berger Award for Creative Nonfiction, the Dulwich Festival International Poetry Contest, and the Stewart H. Holbrook Award for outstanding contributions to Oregon's literary life.
Ursula K. Le Guin writes both poetry and prose, and in various modes including realistic fiction, science fiction, fantasy, young children's books, books for young adults, screenplays, essays, verbal texts for musicians, and voice texts for performance or recording. She has published six books of poetry, twenty novels, over a hundred short stories (collected in eleven volumes), four collections of essays, eleven books for children, and four volumes of translation. Few American writers have done work of such high quality in so many forms. Three of Le Guin's books have been finalists for the American Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, and among the many honors her writing has received are a National Book Award, five Hugo Awards, five Nebula Awards, SFWA's Grand Master, the Kafka Award, a Pushcart Prize, the Howard Vursell Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the L.A. Times Robert Kirsch Award. In 1982 Lewis & Clark College awarded her its honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters.
Lewis & Clark College seniors
Wednesday, April 19, 7 p.m.
Aubrey Watzek Library Classroom


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Some animals just don't seem to understand that we need to see out of the windshield, and that sitting right on it harms our ability to do that.
Fortunately, most of the time here the car isn't actually driving, but we're not sure it would really matter to these critters. They seem quite comfy on there. Least they could do would be to take care of all the bugs.
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My name is Jon Dollery and I'm the new Mapping Officer at the Royal Commission. Being a new member of the team and new to the Commission, I thought it would be a good idea to post a blog about my first week and to share with you my experiences and the type of work that I have been doing.
As many of you will know, the first day starting anywhere can be quite daunting, no more so than for myself starting at the Royal Commission! In the past, I have been involved with archaeological excavations in and around Wales. My most recent experience involved running the archaeological excavations at the National Botanic Garden of Wales, I have also had the opportunity to work alongside some of the Commission's staff as well as hearing about some of the Commission's amazing partner projects.
At 9:30, Monday 17 June, staring up at the Commission's offices in Aberystwyth, I felt extremely nervous to say the least. Luckily everyone within the office was really supportive and my first day flew by. In the morning I started my induction to learn about the Do's and Don'ts of working within the office. In the afternoon I was introduced to the team I will be working with - the Data and Technology Team - and everyone was very friendly.
On Tuesday I started work on a project, involving aerial photographic mapping in conjunction with the Uplands Archaeology Initiative. My role in this project will be to use the aerial photographic collections within the Commission and GIS software to identify potential archaeological features that have so far not been discovered, which I can honestly say is one of the best jobs in the world! The area I have been looking at is residual moorland within north Monmouthshire which has some interesting archaeology. So far, I have found a few circular enclosures, lots of peat cutting trenches, a few potential sites for buildings as well as lots and lots of pillow mounds (rabbit warrens).
Also during the week, I completed the induction programme which has been very useful. I have met lots of new faces and have had a tantalising glimpse of future projects that I'll hopefully be involved with... I can't say much more really... apart from watch this space; July and August are going to be brilliant!
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College Department of Athletics held its annual Senior Awards Banquet Wednesday night, handing out the year-end honors during finals week.
Baseball's Daniel Bick (Alpharetta, Ga.) was named Senior Male Athlete of the Year, while softball's Whitney Okvist (Kennesaw, Ga.) took in Female Athlete of the Year honors.
Bick also won the John Kurtz Award for most outstanding baseball senior, while Bryan Fox (Roswell, Ga.) earned the Dr. J. Michael Peeler Award for most outstanding golf senior.
Bick was a unanimous All-Southeast Region shortstop last season, picking up an All-Peach Belt Conference (PBC) First Team slot as well. The senior was put on the Tino Martinez Watch List for 2014, the honor given out to the top Division II baseball player in the country.
Okvist was a First Team All-American in 2012, earning slots on the All-Southeast Region teams twice. The four-time All-PBC honoree ranks fifth in Division II history in stolen bases, owning the Bobcat records in that category as well as hits and runs scored.
Fox was an All-PBC First Team selection this season, finishing as tournament runner up at three different tournaments this season.
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Life And Near-Death In Texas
Last night's Republican presidential debate [1] generated no shortage of headlines and much coverage of the record number of prisoner executions during the administration of Texas governor Rick Perry.
Asked by NBC's Brian Williams if he struggles with the idea that any one of those executed prisoners might have been innocent, Perry answered: "No, sir. I've never struggled with that at all. ... In the state of Texas, if you come into our state and you kill one of our children, you kill a police officer, you're involved with another crime and you kill one of our citizens, you will face the ultimate justice in the state of Texas, and that is, you will be executed."
Much of the coverage thus far has focused on the theatrics of Perry's staunch defense of Texas' system for capital punishment, rather than the substance. The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza wrote this morning [2] that Perry was one of the "losers" last night, but "salvaged the second half of the debate with a very strong answer on the death penalty." For those wondering what was so "strong" about it, tough luck: Cillizza didn't explain. In today's Politico "Playbook [3]," Mike Allen counseled Perry to "give the same answer on executions in every debate."
A few media outlets have noted Texas' controversial record [4] on capital punishment, and some [5] even spotlighted [6] the case of Cameron Todd Willingham [7] as a counterpoint to Perry's faith in the Texas criminal justice system. Willingham, convicted of murdering his three daughters by arson, was put to death in Texas in 2004. Perry denied a stay of execution to allow the state to review evidence that the fire science used to convict Willingham was spurious. In 2009 he abruptly replaced [8] several members the state forensic science commission just before it was scheduled to hold hearings on the matter.
Willingham's case is an important one, but we should also be talking about the many wrongly convicted prisoners freed from death row in Texas in the last ten years. They, more than the unresolved Willingham case, demonstrate conclusively not just that the Texas criminal justice system is capable of making catastrophic errors when meting out capital punishment, but also that such errors happen with appalling frequency.
The Death Penalty Information Center maintains records [9] of all death row exonerations in the United States going back to 1973. Of the 138 inmates exonerated in that time, 12 have been from Texas. The most recent was in 2010 when Anthony Graves [10] walked out of prison after 18 years. Texas Monthly meticulously detailed [11] the sequence of judicial travesties that led to his death sentence. Perry himself commented [12] on Graves' release, saying the exoneration shows that "we have a justice system that is working."
In 2009, Robert Springsteen [13] and Michael Toney [14] were released from death row in Texas. Springsteen was cleared by DNA evidence, and Toney's conviction was thrown out due to prosecutorial misconduct. Improved DNA testing technology also spared the life of Texas inmate Michael Blair [15], who was released from death row in 2008. Ernest Ray Willis was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in a Texas courtroom in 1987. He was released [16] in 2004 when a review of his case revealed that prosecutors had withheld evidence.
The lives of these innocent men were spared by dint of incredible good fortune and the dogged work of journalists, lawyers, and other people working on their behalf. That there are so many of them forces us to believe that there are others languishing on death row because they lack resources and advocates. Can we really assume in good faith that the justice system will automatically correct its mistakes before they can't be reversed?
In a 2006 opinion [17] upholding the constitutionality of the death penalty, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia wrote that there has never been a case in which an executed prisoner has been clearly and incontrovertibly proven innocent after the fact. "If such an event had occurred in recent years," Scalia wrote, "we would not have to hunt for it; the innocent's name would be shouted from the rooftops by the abolition lobby."
Well, we've had several near-misses in Texas, not to mention the dozens of exonerations in other states. And if their names aren't going to be "shouted from the rooftops," they should at least be mentioned when reporting on capital punishment in the Lone Star State.
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Air New Zealand thanks mums for their high-flying efforts
The airline enlisted the help of some of its youngest customers to share some of the challenges of flying with young children - including everything from frantic toilet runs to crotches splashed with wine.
The video has been popular offshore, as well as here in New Zealand, with almost 900,000 views in China alone and international media coverage, including The Daily Mail.
Air New Zealand General Manager Global Brand and Content Marketing Jodi Williams says the airline is celebrating Mother's Day with a warm-hearted take on the inflight moments when mums really shine.
"Many parents will be familiar with the juggling act and challenges that can come with travelling with young ones and one of our key roles is to make the journey as smooth as possible whenever families fly with us.
"We're delighted so many people have enjoyed our Mother's Day message so far and we hope all mums enjoy their special day on Sunday."
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Air New Zealand is proud to be a member of Star Alliance. The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition and seamless service to the international traveller. Its acceptance by the market has been recognized by numerous awards, including the Air Transport World Market Leadership Award and Best Airline Alliance by both Business Traveller Magazine and Skytrax. The member airlines are: Adria Airways, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Avianca, Avianca in Brazil, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SWISS, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI and United. Overall, the Star Alliance network currently offers more than 18,500 daily flights to 1,330 airports in 192 countries.
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- How do you give your mother's eulogy? asked a reader. Readers and I responded with tips and examples, and we got the inquirer's tips in return, based on her successful effort. Her personal goal: Not crying during the eulogy. Find out how she pulled it off.
- How to approach a tough topic: 5 ways is a post that applies to many difficult speaking challenges, eulogies included. It's a good way to step back and see the eulogy in context, with practical steps toward getting it done.
- Should you use notes--or not? That's a question many speakers have, but there are particular considerations about notes for a eulogy. Learn about them here.
- Maya Angelou's eulogy for Coretta Scott King is among the most popular entries in our Famous Speech Friday series. This post includes video so you can see her thrilling delivery, and hear her vivid descriptions and funny, very personal stories--the factors that make this a eulogy to remember.
- Remembering the deceased's toughest moments might be part of your task as a eulogist. In this post about Lady Bird Johnson, Bill Moyers--an aide to her husband--recalled her strength as a speaker in the face of hostile audiences, part of the reason she's in our Famous Speech Friday series.
- Caroline Kennedy's eulogy for her uncle Edward Kennedy, another of our Famous Speech Friday entries, is a great example of how to weave laughter, personal details and emotion in your eulogy for a special person in your life.
- Is your eulogy a tribute? Perhaps you're delivering a tribute to a famous person, rather than a eulogy for one you knew personally and well. Jennifer Granholm, then the governor of Michigan, delivered a stirring tribute to civil rights leader Rosa Parks at a memorial service with a standing-room-only crowd.
- Is your eulogy for a large group? War-zone journalist Marie Colvin gave this moving account of her fallen colleagues at a special memorial service. She used the moment to make clear what their work is really like, from risks to ordinary moments. It's a eulogy all the more moving in retrospect, as Colvin herself was later killed in action.
Inspiration, ideas and information to help women build public speaking content, confidence and credibility. Denise Graveline is a Washington, DC-based speaker coach who has coached nearly 200 TEDMED and TEDx speakers--including one of 2016's most popular TED talks. She also has prepared speakers for presentations, testimony, and keynotes. She offers 1:1 coaching and group workshops in public speaking, presentation and media interview skills to both men and women.
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The all-in-one on giving a eulogy: 8 tips and models for speakers
"I gave my mother's eulogy yesterday without tears and used some of the tips from The Eloquent Woman," wrote one reader, who consulted our blog and our readers for advice, then reported back. This saddest of speaker tasks has come back again and again in our coverage, and this roundup has inspiration, tactics and real-life examples to help you speak under tough circumstances. Here are eight tips and good examples on giving eulogies effectively:
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The Bill Frist Rx
Meet former Sen. Bill Frist, a renegade "Obamacare"-loving Republican who is in the mood for some real bipartisanship.
Yes, the same Frist who as Senate majority leader led an army into the culture wars over Terri Schiavo and whose efforts in 2004 to unseat his then-rival, Minority Leader Tom Daschle, led to a nasty — and personal — Washington battle royal.
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Now, Frist is pushing for a national conversation on end-of-life care and dismissing "caricatured" talk of death panels. He's committing Republican heresy in endorsing elements of the loathed Affordable Care Act. He's standing shoulder to shoulder with Daschle in search of a bipartisan way to tackle one of the thorniest problems around: how to get control of health care costs before they sink the economy.
The Frist-Daschle reconciliation, in particular, is a source of amazement to some longtime Washington observers.
"I didn't think they would ever talk again," said Bill Hoagland, a budget expert and former aide to Frist who has joined the duo on a health cost control initiative at the Bipartisan Policy Center. "I was surprised, pleasantly, that they would work together."
Daschle told POLITICO, "He's been a very important partner and I would say has become a friend in spite of the fact that we've had a difficult history."
"That is past and we now find much more in common than not," he added. "We both know that we need to find a consensus way forward."
Frist, a heart and lung transplant surgeon who is now focused on research and policy, is working on a sweeping list of bipartisan health issues. A conservative who left Congress in 2007, before the tea party arrived, he is flexing his independence as a private citizen.
"I am supportive of exchanges and 'Obamacare' generally," Frist told POLITICO. He noted that the law's core ideas of an individual mandate and state-based health insurance exchanges have conservative roots.
And he isn't particularly shy about it either, to the irritation of erstwhile colleagues and conservative activists who have been battling to repeal "Obamacare" since it became law.
In a recent essay in The Week, Frist urged states to get on board with the insurance exchanges and said he supports the government-subsidized expansion of insurance.
"As a doctor, I strongly believe that people without health insurance die sooner," Frist wrote. People can go to the emergency room, but they delay treatment of health concerns, skip preventive care and when they finally seek treatment, their condition is worse and more costly, he continued. "State exchanges are the solution. They represent the federalist ideal of states as 'laboratories for democracy.'"
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Eat Bulaga September 22 2016
Eat Bulaga! is the longest running noon-time variety show in the Philippines produced by Television And Production Exponents Inc. (TAPE) and aired by GMA Network. The show broadcasts from The New TAPE Studios (Eastside Studio) at the GMA Broadway Centrum in New Manila, Quezon City. Eat Bulaga! is aired Weekdays at 12:00 NN to 2:35 PM and Saturdays at 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM (PHT). The show is also broadcast worldwide through GMA Pinoy TV. The name approximately translates to "Lunchtime Surprise!".
The show celebrated its 36th year on Philippine television on July 30, 2015, holding the record of being the longest-running noontime variety program on air in the history of Philippine television.
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Current and seasonal segments (as of August 2016)
Bulagaan is a veteran segment of Eat Bulaga! featuring hosts delivering "knock-knock" jokes in a classroom scenario, with the hosts divided into groups, dressed in school uniforms, and singing their answers to the teacher's question. After performing, the group spins a giant roulette (numbered from 00 to 100) which is the basis of their score. The group with the lowest score will be punished at the end of the segment and later going free-for-all, throwing cream pies at each other. This segment occurs once in a while, usually during holidays or other special occasions.
Eat Bulaga! Lenten Special
Eat Bulaga! is preempted on Holy Week and instead airs drama specials on Holy Monday to Holy Wednesday. In 1981, Eat Bulaga! started a tradition of presenting a Lenten offerings starring the show's host and also features guest actors. The Lenten offerings had an eight-year hiatus from 2003 to 2013, and returned in 2014, and airs yearly since then.
Dabarkads Awards
Since 2014, Dabarkads Awards are held annually to recognize the Best Story, Best Actor, and Best Actress on that year's Lenten specials.
Hakot Pa More!
A reincarnation of the former EB segment, Hakot All You Can. One audience member has the opportunity to win a cash prize based on the weight of the coins that they scoop and transfer from any of the six coin basins to the weighing scale in the center of the stage. After the first 30 seconds, one of the That's My Baes will assist the contestant in gathering more coins for the remaining 30 seconds on the timer.
Juan for All, All for Juan: Bayanihan of d' Pipol
Dubbed by Joey de Leon as "Bayanihan na may kasamang swerte", this segment shows the true purpose of Eat Bulaga! — to help less fortunate Filipinos and to give happiness to every Juan who supported them throughout the years. Included in this segment is the "Plastic ni Juan Project", where the plastic bottles they collect from the barangays they visit are turned into school armchairs, to be given to their chosen school in a specific barangay.
Sugod Bahay
The first portion of Juan for All, All for Juan. Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola, Paolo Ballesteros, and Maine Mendoza are the primary hosts of this segment, who are on-location at the chosen barangay for the day, with Vic Sotto, Tito Sotto, Joey de Leon and Allan K hosting in the Broadway Studio. A studio host draws an entry from a box containing registration forms from the chosen barangay and calls that person to confirm their name and address. The barangay hosts then go to the home address to meet and congratulate the winner. The winner is interviewed shortly by the hosts about family, work, health, and other interesting things about their life. The winner is given food, cash, and other prizes from the sponsors of the show, including appliances from Hanabishi, an O+ Android smartphone, grocery showcase from Puregold, and a raffle entry for a chance to win house and lot from Lumina Homes. Aside from the sponsor's prizes, the winner also receives a final cash prize from the show itself.
This segment is done everyday, Monday to Saturday, with locations ranging nationwide – from barangays and subdivisions across Metro Manila, all the way to provinces in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. There, they usually have their selected contestant registered the previous day, with a copy of their entries sent back to the Broadway Studio to be drawn the next day.
Barangay Bayanihan
The Sugod Bahay hosts will announce the barangay's name and the phrase, "Bayanihan na!". The Filipino term "bayanihan" refers to a spirit of communal effort to achieve a particular objective. All who wish to be eligible to win must bring specific items that the hosts mention and must then race to the numbers laid out on the streets in under a minute. The studio hosts pick a random number. The person standing on that number and the four next numbers receive cash prizes and gift packs from the show and its sponsors. The line with the most behaved people, dubbed as the "Bayanihan Line", receives P1,000 each (for a total of P20,000). In the event of bad weather, the studio hosts select seven entries. The seven winners must each bring plastic bottles and their registration forms to receive P10,000.
This segment revolves around the love story of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza as the fictional couple known as AlDub, accompanied by the comic triumvirate of Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola, and Paolo Ballesteros as the three lolas. Initially started as vignette characters for Problem Solving, the concept of the pre-Sugod Bahay segment morphed into a continuing street sketch comedy due to the chemistry and drama between Mendoza and Richards. This entirely new concept was eventually entitled Kalyeserye.
Music Hero
Music Hero is a daily talent competition for child musicians who are skilled at playing musical instruments, such as piano, guitar, or drums.


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Cat for Application Development
I originally designed Cat as an intermediate language, but also wanted it to be directly usable by programmers who wanted to hand-write Cat libraries. I added a few extensions to Cat to make it more attractive for programmers. One thing I noticed was that it was hard to translate programs from other languages into Cat, especially when multiple arguments were concerned. A classic example is:
double quadratic(double x, double a, double b, double c) { return a * x * x + b * x + c; }
In Cat, this would be expressed as something like:
define quadratic { [[[dup dup *] dip * swap] dip * +] dip + }
Clearly, there are better techniques in this particular example (Slava Pestov shows two alternatives using Factor; see factor-language.blogspot.com/2007/03/evaluating-quadratic-polynomial.html) that leverage other properties of the quadratic equation; however, the core issue remains that converting formulas with multiple arguments can be hard in stack languages.
Using named parameters in Cat, you can write:
define quadratic(x a b c) { x x * a * b x * + c + }
Functions with named parameters are converted in point-free Cat (that is, Cat without named parameters) by the compiler in a preprocessing phase. Cat also lets anonymous functions accept named parameters. For example, an anonymous function that swaps two values can be written as "\x.\y.[y x]".
Rewriting Rules and Partial Evaluation
As a compiler and tool developer, one of the most attractive aspects of Cat is that program transformation is simple and can be done using a system of rewriting rules. Manfred von Thun has described a rewriting system for Joy (www.latrobe.edu.au/philosophy/phimvt/joy/j07rrs.html). I've implemented a similar rewriting system called "MetaCat" as an extension to the Cat interpreter for expressing rewriting rules. Example 6 presents some MetaCat examples.
In these rules, you use lowercase letters preceded by a dollar sign ($a) to refer to any expression that generates a single value ("1 2 +"). Uppercase letters preceded by a dollar sign ($A) refer to arbitrary length expressions bounded by square brackets. By applying rewriting rules that guarantee convergence (repeated application of the rules is guaranteed to reach a point where further application causes no more changes), you are effectively constructing a partial evaluator for the language (citeseer.ist.psu.edu/610056.html). Partial evaluation is the compilation technique of evaluating portions of a program related to the statically available input. A common example of partial evaluation is constant folding (aka "constant propagation"). This means you can use rewriting rules to evaluate expressions ahead of time, making the code more efficient in terms of space and speed. Another interesting fact is that you can use the rewriting rules to express the semantics of instructions.
rule { swap swap } => { } rule { dup swap } => { dup } rule { $a pop } => { } rule { dup eq } => { pop true } rule { true $a $b if } => { $a apply } rule { [$A] apply } => { $A } rule { [$B] [$A] compose } => { [$B $A] } rule { $a [$B] papply } => { [$a $B] } rule { $a [$B] dip } => { $B $a }
The MetaCat rules can be used to express deforestation algorithms (http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/593502.html), such as those used in the Glasgow Haskell Compiler (citeseer.ist.psu.edu/article/peytonjones01playing.html). A deforestation algorithm is an algorithm for eliminating the construction of intermediate data structures (trees or listshence, the name) during a computation. For example, two successive map functions can be fused into a single map function:
rule { $c $b map $a map } => { $c $b $a compose map }
Because there is only one call to map, you eliminate the construction of an intermediate list. You can see the example at work in this example:
define scale_vector { [*] papply map } define translate_vector { [+] papply map } define example { 2 scale_vector 1 translate_vector }
After inline expansion, you get:
define example { 2 [*] papply map 1 [+] papply map }
Now, you partially evaluate the papply functions:
define example { [2 *] map [1 +] map }
If evaluated directly, you would need to allocate an intermediate array before arriving at the final result. Applying the map fusion rewriting rule gives:
define example { [2 * 1 +] map }
This is more efficient because no intermediate array is generated. I have only scratched the surface of possible rewriting rules.


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Request for Applications: The Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, 8801-8803 [2012-3528]Download as PDF
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 15, 2012)] [Notices] [Pages 8801-8803] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2012-3528] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Request for Applications: The Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Request for applications. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, State and Private Forestry, Cooperative Forestry staff, requests applications for the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (Community Forest Program or CFP). This is a competitive grant program whereby local governments, qualified nonprofit organizations, and Indian tribes are eligible to apply for grants to establish community forests through fee simple acquisition of private forest land. The purpose of the program is to establish community forests by protecting forest land from conversion to non-forest uses and provide community benefits such as sustainable forest management, environmental benefits including clean air, water, and wildlife habitat; benefits from forest-based educational programs; benefits from serving as models of effective forest stewardship; and recreational benefits secured with public access. Eligible lands for grants funded under this program are private forest that is at least five acres in size, suitable to sustain natural vegetation, and at least 75 percent forested. The lands must also be threatened by conversion to non-forest uses, must not be held in trust by the United States on behalf of any Indian tribe or allotment lands, and if acquired by an eligible entity, must provide defined community benefits under CFP and allow public access. DATES: Application deadline is May 15, 2012 for submitting applications to the State Forester or equivalent official of the Indian tribe and June 14, 2012 for State Forester or equivalent official of the Indian tribe submitting the applications to the Forest Service. ADDRESSES: All local governments' and qualified nonprofit organizations' applications must be submitted to the State Forester of the State where the property is located. All Indian tribal applications must be submitted to the equivalent official of the Indian tribe. The Forest Service encourages applicants to contact and work with their State Forester or equivalent official of the Indian tribe when developing their proposal. The State Forester's contact information may be found at http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/programs/loa/cfp.shtml. All applicants must also send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com to confirm an application has been submitted for funding consideration. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions regarding the grant application or administrative regulations, contact Kathryn Conant, Program Manager, 202-401-4072, firstname.lastname@example.com or Maya Solomon, Program Coordinator, 202-205-1376, firstname.lastname@example.com. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CFDA number 10.689: To address the goals of Section 7A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103d), the Forest Service is requesting proposals for community forest projects that protect forest land that has been identified as a national, regional, or local priority for protection and to assist communities in acquiring forestland that will provide public recreation, environmental and economic benefits, and forest-based educational programs. Detailed information regarding what to include in the application, definitions of terms, eligibility, and necessary prerequisites for consideration can be found in the final program rule, published October 20, 2011 (76 FR 65121-65133), which is available at www.fs.fed.us/spf/ coop/programs/loa/cfp.shtml and at www.grants.gov (Opportunity number CFP-FS-1002011). Grant Application Requirements 1. Eligibility Information a. Eligible Applicants. A local governmental entity, Indian Tribe (including Alaska Native Corporations), or a qualified nonprofit organization that is qualified to acquire and manage land, as defined at Sec. 230.2 of the final rule. Individuals are not eligible to receive funds through this program. [[Page 8802]] b. Cost Sharing (Matching Requirement). All applicants must demonstrate a 50 percent match of the total project cost. The match can include cash, in-kind services, or donations, which shall be from a non-Federal source. Additional requirements and information are found in Sec. 230.6 of the final rule at www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/programs/ loa/cfp.shtml. c. DUNS Number. All applicants shall include a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number in their application. For this requirement, the applicant is the entity that meets the eligibility criteria and has the legal authority to apply and receive the grant. For assistance in obtaining a DUNS number at no cost, call the DUNS number request line 1-866-705-5711 or register on-line at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. d. Central Contractor. Prospective awardees shall register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award and remain registered, during performance, and through final payment of any grant resulting from this solicitation. Further information can be found at www.ccr.gov. For assistance, contact CCR Assistance Center 1- 866-606-8220. 2. Award Information Total CFP funding anticipated for awards made under this program is $1.35 million. Individual grant applications may not exceed $400,000. Awarding of grants under this program is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds. If additional funds are appropriated for CFP in 2012, the Forest Service will award additional projects from this solicitation with the additional funds. No legal liability on the part of the Government shall be incurred until appropriated funds are available and committed by the grant officer for this program to the applicant in writing. The initial grant period shall be for 2 years, and acquisition of lands should occur within that timeframe. The grant may be reasonably extended by the Forest Service when necessary to accommodate unforeseen circumstances in the land acquisition process. Written annual financial performance reports and semi-annual project performance reports shall be required and submitted to the appropriate grant officer. 3. Application Information Application submission. All local governments and qualified nonprofit organizations' applications must be submitted to the State Forester where the property is located by May 15, 2012. All Indian tribal applications must be submitted to the equivalent official of the Indian tribe by May 15, 2012. The State Forester's contact information may be found at http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/programs/loa/cfp.shtml. All applicants must also send an email to email@example.com to confirm an application has been submitted for funding consideration. All State Foresters and equivalent officials of the Indian tribes must forward applications to the Forest Service by June 14, 2012. 4. Application Requirements The following section outlines grant application requirements: a. The application can be no more than eight pages long, plus no more than two maps (eight inches by eleven inches in size), the grant forms specified in (b), and the draft community forest plan specified in (d). b. The following grant forms and supporting materials must be included in the application: (1) An Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424); (2) Budget information (Standard Form SF 424c--Construction Programs); and (3) Assurances of compliance with all applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies (Standard Form 424d--Construction Programs). c. Documentation verifying that the applicant is an eligible entity and that the land proposed acquisition is eligible lands (see Sec. 230.2 of the final rule). d. Applications must include the following, regarding the property proposed for acquisition: (1) A description of the property, including acreage and county location; (2) A description of current land uses, including improvements; (3) A description of forest type and vegetative cover; (4) A map of sufficient scale to show the location of the property in relation to roads and other improvements as well as parks, refuges, or other protected lands in the vicinity; (5) A description of applicable zoning and other land use regulations affecting the property; (6) A description of relationship of the property within and its contributions to a landscape conservation initiative; and (7) A description of any threats of conversion to non-forest uses, including any encumbrances on the property that prevent conversion to nonforest uses. e. Information regarding the proposed establishment of a community forest, including: (1) A description of the benefiting community, including demographics, and the associated benefits provided by the proposed land acquisition; (2) A description of community involvement to-date in the planning of the community forest acquisition and of community involvement anticipated long-term management; (3) An identification of persons and organizations that support the project and their specific role in establishing and managing the community forest; and (4) A draft community forest plan. The eligible entity is encouraged to work with the State Forester or equivalent official of the Indian tribe for technical assistance when developing or updating the Community Forest Plan. In addition, the eligible entity is encouraged to work with technical specialists, such as professional foresters, recreation specialists, wildlife biologists, or outdoor education specialists, when developing the Community Forest Plan. f. Information regarding the proposed land acquisition, including: (1) A proposed project budget (section Sec. 230.6 of the final program rule); (2) The status of due diligence, including a signed option or purchase and sale agreement, title search, minerals determination, and appraisal; (3) Description and status of cost share (secure, pending, commitment letter, etc.). Section Sec. 230.6 of the final rule; (4) The status of negotiations with participating landowner(s) including purchase options, contracts, and other terms and conditions of sale; (5) The proposed timeline for completing the acquisition and establishing the community forest; and (6) Long term management costs and funding source(s). g. Applications must comply with the Uniform Federal Assistance Regulations (7 CFR Part 3015). h. Applications must include the forms required to process a Federal grant. Section Sec. 230.7 refers to the grant forms that must be included in the application and the specific administrative requirements that apply to the type of Federal grant used for this program. 5. Forest Service's Project Selection Criteria a. Using the criteria described below, to the extent practicable, the Forest Service will give priority to applications that maximize the delivery of community benefits, as defined in the final rule (see Sec. 230.2 of the final rule).; and b. The Forest Service will evaluate all applications received by the State Foresters or equivalent officials of the [[Page 8803]] Indian tribe and award grants based on the following criteria: (1) Type and extent of community benefits provided, including to underserved communities. Community benefits are defined in the final program rule as: (i) Economic benefits such as timber and non-timber products; (ii) Environmental benefits, including clean air and water, stormwater management, and wildlife habitat; (iii) Benefits from forest-based experiential learning, including K-12 conservation education programs; vocational education programs in disciplines such as forestry and environmental biology; and environmental education through individual study or voluntary participation in programs offered by organizations such as 4-H, Boy or Girl Scouts, Master Gardeners, etc.; (iv) Benefits from serving as replicable models of effective forest stewardship for private landowners; and (v) Recreational benefits such as hiking, hunting and fishing secured through public access. (2) Extent and nature of community engagement in the establishment and long-term management of the community forest; (3) Amount of cost share leveraged; (4) Extent to which the community forest contributes to a landscape conservation initiative; (5) Extent of due diligence completed on the project, including cost share committed and status of appraisal; (6) Likelihood that, unprotected, the property would be converted to non-forest uses; and (7) Costs to the Federal Government. 6. Grant Requirements a. Once an application is selected, funding will be obligated to the grant recipient through a grant. b. Local and Indian Tribal Governments should refer to 2 CFR part 225, Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments (OMB Circular A-87) and 7 CFR part 3016 (Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments) for directions. c. Nonprofit organizations should refer to 2 CFR part 215 Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Other Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals and Other Nonprofit Organizations (OMB Circular A-110) and 7 CFR Part 3019 Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and other Nonprofit Organizations for directions. d. Forest Service must approve any amendments to a proposal or request to reallocate funding within a grant proposal. If negotiations on a selected project fail, the applicant cannot substitute an alternative site. e. The grant recipient must comply with the requirements in section Sec. 230.8 in the final rule before funds will be released. f. After the project has closed, as a requirement of the grant, grant recipients will be required to provide the Forest Service with a Geographic Information System (GIS) shapefile: a digital, vector-based storage format for storing geometric location and associated attribute information, of CFP project tracts and cost share tracts, if applicable. g. Any funds not expended within the grant period must be de- obligated and revert to the Forest Service. h. All media, press, signage, and other documents discussing the creation of the community forest must reference the partnership and financial assistance by the Forest Service through the CFP. i. Additional conditions of the grants awarded under this program are found in section Sec. 230.9 of the final rule. Dated: December 21, 2011. Robin L. Thompson, Associate Deputy Chief, State & Private Forestry. [FR Doc. 2012-3528 Filed 2-14-12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-11-P


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Family Communication
During the years ahead, you'll experience many of the same growing pains every parent faces as their child matures and gains independence. But you will have an additional transition to make – helping your child to manage diabetes.
Your family has its own way of communicating and working together to solve problems and face everyday challenges. After a child's diabetes diagnosis, it's more important than ever to talk with each other, even when it hurts.
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There is a fine line between caring and nagging – between showing concern and hovering. How do you achieve the balance?
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When a child is diagnosed with diabetes, the whole family is affected - especially siblings.