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Prescribed burning is a commonly used management tool at Loess Hills State Forest. When conditions allow, burning may occur anytime with little advance notice. When used for management, prescribed burning can enhance habitats for rare species of plants and animals, restoring/maintaining fire-dependent natural communities, wildlife management, maintenance of view sheds, hazardous fuel reduction, and helping to control invasive species.
Before visiting the forest please contact the visitors center (712-456-2924) to ensure units you want to visit will be open to the public. For more information on using prescribed fire as a management tool please contact the DNR Fire Program at 515-233-8067 or visit http://www.iowadnr.gov/fire.
Loess Hills State Forest (LHSF) is located in west-central Iowa in Harrison and Monona Counties. It is comprised of 4 units totaling 11,600 acres. The Little Sioux Unit, 3,825 acres, lies between the towns of Little Sioux and Pisgah. The Preparation Canyon Unit, 4,125 acres, is located north of the Town of Pisgah. This unit has a small lake with good fishing. An overlook, constructed in 1997 with REAP monies, provides visitors with a spectacular view of the forest, prairies, the Missouri River Bottomlands, and Nebraska.
Loess Hills State Forest Management PlanLoess Hills State Forest, brochure
Interest in forming a Loess Hills State Forest had been expressed for some time prior to its being recommended in the Iowa Conservation Commission's 1985 Forest Resources Plan. When the State Lottery became a reality, acquisition of the forest became possible. First lands were acquired in June, 1986 with purchase of the Bothwell and Hrabik properties. Prior to the start of acquisition, the area was a mixture of private ownership. Mid America Council of the Boy Scouts of America was one of the largest land holders in the area with 1840 acres. Average size of acquisitions through June of 2007 was 143 acres and they ranged from 3 to 1037 acres.
The first acquisition was made in 1986 using LAWCON and Lottery funds. Since Resource Enhancement and Protection, (REAP) funds became available in 1987, approximately $400,000 of the annual land acquisition account for IDNR has been used for the forest. As of July 2007, 7.8 million dollars have been used for acquisition from REAP, Lawcon and Legacy monies.
Land is acquired only from willing sellers. An average of 563 acres has been purchased each year. The largest acquisition was the Rice property, 1037 acres in the Preparation Canyon Unit, purchased in May 1993.
In September 1989, the city of Pisgah donated a 3 acre lot to be used as the site of the forest headquarters. A combination office/equipment storage building was completed in July, 1993, at which time Governor Branstad, other officials and local citizens held an open house to observe completion of the building. A visitors center was completed in October 1999 at which time Governor Vilsack, other officials and local citizens held an open house. The center is open on the weekends from 1-4pm by local volunteers from April thru October. The center is also used throughout the year for meetings and travelers visiting and learning about the Loess Hills from the displays.
The Loess Hills of western Iowa were formed from 20,000 to 10,000 years ago of finely ground windblown silt from the glacial deposits. As the Pleistocene glaciers melted, the Missouri Valley became a major channel for tremendous amounts of water. Each winter season, as the quantity of melt water was reduced, large areas of flood-deposited sediments were left exposed to the wind. Silt, clay and fine sand were lifted by the wind, carried to the east and deposited. The bedrock of Harrison and Monona Counties is limestone upon which lies a mantle of drift, sand, gravel, loess, and alluvium. It determines most of the surface features in the counties today.
Three layers of loess have been deposited in the Loess Hills--Loveland, Post-Kansan and Post-Iowan. The Loveland Loess is a water deposit formed during the melting of the Kansan Glacier. It is a compact, heavy, reddish clay which is very sticky when wet. It is highly valuable in the dry hills because of its ability to retain moisture.
The Post-Kansan Loess is fine and compact and light blue in color. It takes up moisture slowly when wet but retains it relatively well.
The Post-Iowan Loess is the immediate subsoil of the upland regions of the hills. It can occur up to 90 feet in depth, deeper closer to the Missouri River. It breaks vertically into irregular columns causing frequent slippage and faulting at the surface.
The thickness of the loess and differences between the soils formed in the loess are related to the distance from the source of the loess. The loess is the thickest in the bluffs, reaching more than 200 feet deep in some areas. In places, mainly on steep hillsides adjacent to stream valleys, the Wisconsin loess has been removed by geologic erosion. Here, glacial till, or in a few places the Loveland Loess deposit is exposed on the surface.
The Loess Hills are an outstanding example of two basic geologic processes the strong influence of past eolian or wind deposition as well as erosional sculpture of the land. These origins contribute to potential environmental hazards of slope failure and collapse. In addition, the association of the loess, the topography, and the vegetation combine for a classic display of the interdependence between geology and ecology. In this high relief area, the terrain supports a mosaic of unique ecological niches.
The soils of the Loess Hills State Forest were formed in loess, alluvium, and glacial till; most soil series formed in a loess parent material . Loess is yellowish-brown, wind-deposited material consisting largely of silt particles. This specific soil forming factor is what gives Iowa's Western Loess Hills their name as well as their peculiar form. The steep bluffs, comprised solely of loess soil, rise to between 150 and 250 feet above the Missouri River bottom land. The native vegetation of these soils was almost exclusively prairie grasses, with some timber along streams and drainage ways.
The steep, ridged topography, combined with the special physical properties of loess, create some problems in the Loess Hills. The angles of the slopes often range from 50 to 75 degrees; this is due to the geo-technical or engineering properties of the soil. The loess, composed primarily of coarse silt particles, has a very low shear strength when water-saturated, so that often it cannot bear its own weight. However, when relatively dry, the loess develops a greater apparent cohesion; this allows the loess to maintain the spectacularly bold bluffs and ridges-forms along the Missouri River valley. These special soil properties impose some serious limitations on any development involving roads and buildings.
Loess is easily eroded by running water. This factor, combined with its collapsibility, contributes to another major problem -- soil erosion and resultant gullying. Some of the highest soil erosion rates in the nation, averaging about 40 tons per acre per year, have been documented in this region. The resulting high sediment loads in local streams necessitates continual maintenance of drainage ditches and stream channels and results in detrimental conditions for many aquatic species.
The Loess Hills State Forest is made up of six general soil associations that are located in Harrison County and five general soil associations that are in Monona County. The Nine different soil associations of the two counties are the Sarpy-Albaton-Carr, Albaton-Haynie-Onawa, Luton-Keg, Kennebec-McPaul-Nodaway, Hamburg-Ida-Monona, Monona-Ida-Napier, Luton-Salix-Blencoe-McPual, Kennebec-Zook-Mcpaul, and the Hamburg-Ida-Castana-Napier.
The climate in the Loess Hills is of the continental type, characterized by wide variations and rapid changes in temperature. Snow cover of nearly an inch is common for about 47 days per winter. Winter conditions are often mild with temperatures ranging from 20 to 25 degrees Fahrenheit, with occasional sub zero temperatures. During the spring, average temperatures range from 45 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit. The average monthly rainfall during the spring reaches nearly 4.6 inches. The extent of precipitation is enough to cause erosion in the loess as well as damage to facilities. The last spring freeze usually occurs about May 1, and the first fall freeze occurs about September 6.
The growing season is about 160 days. Summer temperatures average between 71 and 76 degrees Fahrenheit with some high-temperature extremes above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. These high temperatures along the ridges and south facing slopes create an environment which is dry enough that only adapted vegetation can survive and grow.
The average total precipitation for the entire year is about 31 inches.
The predominant plant communities on the forest are prairie, savannas, and hardwood stands that contain species like bur oak, red oak, black walnut, hickories, basswood, elms, ashes, Kentucky coffee tree, cottonwood, ironwood, and red cedar. If one species was to be singled out as typical it would be bur oak due to its ability to grow on dry sites and withstand fire. Black walnut is the most important and valuable commercial species. The forest contains many areas of natural prairie comprised of big and little bluestem, Indiangrass, sideoats grama, and forbs such as yucca, pasque flower, and lead plant. Some prairie ridges are very diverse with 100-350 different species.
About 800 acres have been planted to red oak, black walnut, bur oak, green ash, white ash, poplar, shrubs, and pine.
About 400 acres of native grasses and local ecotype seed have been planted.
The Loess Hills of western Iowa exhibit a unique diversity and abundance of wildlife species. The Hills, once home to black bear, elk, buffalo, antelope, and wolves now support populations of smaller animals. This change which occurred with the change in land cover since settlement when the Loess Hills were transformed into a diversity of vegetative cover and wildlife. Both fire control and agriculture have played important roles in this transformation.
The advance of woodlands and agriculture have confined prairie communities to narrow ridges and steep hillsides. On the other hand, forests and agriculture brought with them new and varied species of wildlife. Species such as prairie chicken, prairie rattlesnake, and plains pocket mouse have decreased while white-tail deer, raccoon, quail, pheasant, and wild turkey have flourished. This trend has led to a concern for the protection of endangered and/or rare species and their associated habitats.
The forest is named after the geological formation that reaches its fullest development only in western Iowa and in China. The Loess Hills are a unique formation and their existence and the fact that they have become vegetated with forest species in recent years played a role in the decision to develop a state forest in this area.
Three of the Units, Mondamin, Pisgah and Little Sioux are named for towns in the vicinity. The Preparation Canyon Unit is named after a small settlement, no longer in existence, of Mormon travelers who split off of the Salt Lake City migration.
The Gifford Unit, located near Council Bluffs, is a forty acre tract of timber on the Missouri River flood plain given to the state by the late Dr. Gifford. The Gifford unit is not properly a part of Loess Hills Forest, but is managed as an administrative unit of the forest.
The Loess Hills State Forest is managed in accordance with the IDNR Forest Ecosystem Management Guide. The woodlands are managed for several benefits including production of wood products, wildlife, quality water, recreation, and protection of plant and animal communities.
Each of the units also have areas of savanna where trees and prairies are managed together. These have been demonstration areas featuring fire and other management tools. Savannas occurred in the area in pre-European settlement times.
Prairies were common components in the Loess Hills landscape in pre-European settlement. About 2,200 acres of prairie ridges and seedings are being managed with fire on 2-5 year burn rotations. There are over 2,500 acres of prairie, woodlands and savannas burned annually on the forest throughout the four seasons. Additional work is also done to remove and manage red cedar and other woody vegetation from the prairies.
Preparation Canyon State Park, 340 acres, is located on the northeast corner of the Preparation Canyon Unit of the state forest. This park offers picnicking and hiking trails with backpack camp sites. The site of the town of Preparation, a Mormon gathering place with an interesting history is located in the southeast corner of the park and is managed by the LHSF staff.
The Pisgah Unit, 2,554 acres, is located east of the Town of Pisgah. This Unit is the site of the forest headquarters, which was built on a 3 acre lot donated to the Iowa DNR by the Town of Pisgah in 1989. The headquarters and visitors center is located two blocks west of State Highway 183, at 206 Polk Street.
The Mondamin Unit, 1,096 acres, is east of the Town of Mondamin, 3 miles on Highway 127.
The entire forest is open to hunting except for areas within 200 yards of residences and the headquarters area. The entire forest is also open to hiking, nature study, and cross country skiing on the 38 miles of trails are located across the four units. There is good all weather and dirt road access to the forest area's 42 parking lots.
Loess Hills State Forest
P.O. Box 158, 206 Polk StreetPisgah, Iowa 51564
The forest headquarters is located two blocks west of Hwy. 183 in the town of Pisgah.
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F-Sat-Sun: 1pm - 4:30pm
Oct 29 - May 2M-W-F, 9am - noonand by appointment. Please call to schedule a visit. 712-456-2924
Little Sioux Unit
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Mondamin Unit
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Pisgah Unit
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Preparation Canyon Unit
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Jones Creek Pond Trail Map
Jones Creek Pond Depth Map
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Aerial Maps provide information regarding boundary lines and trails.


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By Claire Walla
It's happened. My undying loyalty to wheeled transportation's been put into question.
It's not exactly the bus's fault. The Jitney has been my preferred mode of transportation over locomotives since I discovered that the Long Island Rail Road only offers two inconveniently well-spaced Sunday trips from Penn Station back to the remote depths of the East End: one a-tad-too-early (11:45 a.m.), the other way-too-late (9:16 p.m.).
But as smooth and luxurious as the open road may be, my preference has been lured beyond tracks and wheels.
Earlier this month, I headed to the East Hampton Airport to meet Andrew Clark, co-owner of Fly the Whale, a relatively new sky-high venture with regular weekend service through that well-traveled airway between the Big Apple and the East End.
I had never been to the East Hampton terminal before. As far as I could tell, it was unofficially reserved for portly businessmen in seasonally light-colored suits and statuesque women in multi-colored, floor-length sun dresses and oversized shades, flanked by a pair of leather bags fashioned by someone with an Italian-sounding name. (I saw at least one of each.) Stepping foot on that tarmac essentially required a certain amount of disposable income ($990 round-trip on The Whale, to be exact).
It's not a financial realm with which I'm very familiar. I approached the airport in a purple sun dress, weighted down by a worn A.D.I.D.A.S. gym bag left over from my high school days as a power forward and an oversized all-weather Timbuk2 bike-messenger bag from the same era.
So, you ask, what was I—vintage bags and all—doing here, at the East Hampton Airport, just minutes away from my own chartered flight to the Manhattan?
It turns out we Hamptonians have the great fortune of being perfectly placed to take advantage of Fly the Whale's "dead legs." These are the trips this sea plane makes back to the city on Fridays after having dropped well-festooned urbanites off out east, and on Sundays after it's brought the thoroughly bronzed city-dwellers back home. And at a whopping discount of 80 percent (which makes each leg of the journey a mere $100) even I and my high-school gym bag were ripe for the occasion.
My instructions were as follows: head to the tarmac Friday afternoon at 4:10 p.m. Pretty simple for airport protocol in this day and age. (No hour-long check-in. No metal detectors. No cumbersome customs agents.) And sure enough, as I wandered out into the sun's butterscotch glow and stood amid the cacophony of rumbling Cessna's on the black asphalt—which felt like a Technicolor version of "Casablanca"—I bumped into a bearded guy in aviators, khakis and dock shoes, who looked too easy-going to be a passenger.
This, I learned, was Kerry Hanger—the pilot.
Fly the Whale was established in the Hamptons last year after Hanger and Clark purchased their own sea plane from the one-and-only Hamptons-based pop star-turned aviator: Jimmy Buffet, who was then looking to ditch the 10-seater for a brand new set of wings. (Said new-and-improved Buffet-mobile—nearly identical to this one—sat just a few wing-spans away on the tarmac.) The appropriately named Hanger, the son of a Canadian pilot who himself flew a commercial airline route between the U.S. and Europe for several years; and Clark, who had been a real estate agent in Manhattan; teamed up with Melissa Tomkiel, a Manhattan-based lawyer who quit her job last year to join the boys and work full-time for The Whale. (The team spends its summers in the Caribbean chartering island-hopping flights, catering primarily to those seeking refuge at Richard Branson's private island.)
Once the clock struck 4:30 p.m., we hopped in the veritable aeronautic mini-van and were off to the city.
You've probably heard it said life is a journey, not a destination. And in this case the journey was certainly grand.
At first the plane rocked gently like a kid on a balance beam with arms outstretched in attempt to gain composure, but it quickly steadied and rose swiftly above the tree-line, which from only a few hundred miles up looked like a fluffy green beard growing atop the East End. We continued effortlessly above residential areas, and—just for fun—descended to a stretch of airspace only slightly above the waves, soaring along the bayside cliffs of Stony Brook, low enough to look into the eyes of each boater we passed—though only momentarily (we were clocking speeds of 170 knots, or 196 mph, after all).
The landscape changed around Queens, and suddenly we were approaching the lumbering swathe of skyscrapers fighting for space on the isle of Manhattan. From this vantage point—seemingly at eye-level with the monstrous buildings—the entire city looked accessible, almost reachable, as if made out of Legos. Flying parallel to the eastside skyline, we slowly sank back to Earth, finally hitting the East River with a few delicate taps before floating over to the dock at East 23 Street.
Life is usually more heavy on the journey, less focused on the destination. But, when it comes to getting off Long Island, ultimately it's the destination that really counts.
We made it in about 40 minutes.
It's true: $200 is still a pretty penny for a weekend romp in a city not exactly known for being cheap. It's precisely $147 more than a round-trip Jitney ticket.
But when you've got less than 48 hours to walk about town—32 tops, when you factor in sleep time—slicing through the atmosphere will give you about three more hours to do with what you please.
Is it worth $147?
Consider this: on the way back to the East End, if the plane is packed with enough Sag Harborites, The Whale's been known to touch down in the middle of Sag Harbor Bay, bringing passengers within steps of Main Street.
Out of the city and into the village in the time it takes to watch a sit-com?
That's pretty darn convenient.


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The reverse of this coin features a cougar that appears to be attacking the engraving around the bottom of the field. It's claw has ripped through the line surrounding the wording, and the detail present on the cougar is breathtaking. From it's realistic fur and whiskers to it's fierce canine teeth, we can see why the cougar is such a feared predator. New for an RCM limited bullion series coin, this coin features micro engraved radial lines as well as a laser engraved maple leaf mint mark that contains the year of manufacture.
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Warner Bros. is turning to Supergirl to battle Disney for a piece of the girls market the Mouse House dominates with its Princess franchise.
The studio has teamed with JCPenney to launch Supergirl as a lifestyle brand aimed at 8- to 12-year-old girls with clothing that prominently features the S-shield.
Warner Bros. Consumer Products enlisted five-time gymnastics Olympic medalist Nastia Liukin to lend her name to the new line as its spokesperson and push a message of empowerment.
Products, made up of T-shirts, dresses, dancewear and other apparel, will be priced from $20 and $38 and hit store shelves July 20, timed for the back-to-school season.
The Supergirl by Nastia line is the first of several new products WBCP is expected to introduce around the high-flying heroine after focusing heavily on the 6- to 8-year-old boys market using DC characters like Batman and Superman.
The girls market is just too lucrative to pass up.
Disney Princess has turned into a $4 billion-a-year juggernaut for the Mouse House since it bowed in 2000, selling apparel, toys, books, movies, games and other merchandise featuring nine characters like Snow White, Cinderella, "The Little Mermaid's" Ariel, "Beauty and the Beast's" Belle and now Tiana from "Princess and the Frog."
Warners saw an opportunity with Supergirl because "the Supergirl S-shield is embraced the world over as a symbol of girl power," said Brad Globe, president, Warner Bros. Consumer Products.
The studio has spent the past four years supporting female athletes with the Supergirl Jam, an all-girls action sports competition and music festival, and this month, launched the inaugural Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup, to honor the accomplishments of young, rising female gymnasts.
JCPenney will promote the line with circular advertising, direct mail and integrated social media, as well as in-store promotions and appearances by Liukin across the country later this year.
For the retailer, the new line "provides another compelling reason for customers to shop with JCPenney," said Clark McNaught, senior VP and general merchandise manager of JCPenney's children's division.


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The Family Office Exchange last week rolled out the FOX Wealth Center to support investors and wealthy families in addressing the challenges of managing family wealth.
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It seems like every Aussie I come across on the web has a style sensibility I envy. The latest is Fiona, a.k.a. fede shop on flickr. Check out this lovely booth that is already getting a lot of use:
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Though Palestinians still don't have their homeland, one family comes alive in all its complex humanity in a powerful exhibit at the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University in Waltham.
Though Palestinians still don't have their homeland, one family comes alive in all its complex humanity in a powerful exhibit at Brandeis University in Waltham.
In "100 Steps to the Mediterranean,'' artist Dor Guez transports visitors at the Rose Art Museum into the living room of his extended family through videos that give a voice to the Christian Arab minority of a Jewish nation.
Combining four videos, archival photographs and striking lightbox images, Guez constructs a multilayered installation that provides a living context – historical, social and cultural – for the Monayer family that demands empathy and redress for their marginalization.
Hosting Guez' penetrating videos and evocative photos as the first show of the reborn Rose Art Museum just as new Director Christopher Bedford arrived was a brave choice.
Co-curator Dabney Hailey, the Rose's director of academic programs, said the museum wanted to show Guez's work because he "beautifully and responsibly explores issues relating to social justice.'' "… The administration has embraced the show,'' she said.
Gannit Ankori, professor of art history and theory and chair in Israeli art, co-curated the exhibit with Hailey.
Entering the darkened, high-ceilinged Lois Foster Gallery is like stepping into the Greek Orthodox St. George Church in al-Lydd where the Monayer family has sought solace and sanctuary over the decades.
Descended from Christian Palestinians and Jewish Tunisians, Guez has transformed the gallery into a multicultural space in which visitors feel the contrary tugs, like the Monayers and most citizens of Israel, of faith, ethnicity and politics
At the gallery center, a 7-minute, two-channel video installation, hanging midair, depicts the church's brilliantly illuminated iconostasis that typically divides secular from sacred space. A multilingual sound tracks shifts between Hebrew and Arabic with bursts of Greek and English, liturgical pronouncements and oud music, that pulls visitors into a sensory new world.
Rather than merely give viewers something to look at, Guez creates a hall of mirrors so the gallery also becomes the town of Lod, the Ben Shemen forest and the Mediterranean coast of Jaffa.
Visitors soon realize that the internally-illuminated lightbox images, videos and archival photos make a unified installation that conveys the experiences of a marginalized Christian minority family in a predominantly Jewish society with a Muslim subculture.
Guez uses the moving and static images of videos and photos to let viewers experience the uncertainties and indignities of ethnic and religious marginalization.
In the videos, several generations of the Monayer family lament the injustices of life in Israel, celebrate the ties of blood and culture that have helped them endure hardship and testify to the resilience of their identity in an exhibit that puts a human face of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
He has constructed a mini-theater so viewers can watch the videos in turn as if listening to the oldest, middle and youngest generations tell related stories.
Totaling about 40 minutes, the four Monayer family videos initially seem like straightforward evocations of three generations of family history.
Sitting in the dark, the viewer becomes at once a guest and complicit listener as each speaker – an elderly, now deceased patriarch, his son and his young daughter – recount with a mixture of fatalism and anger the indignities they have endured squeezed between the governing Israelis and Muslims who significantly outnumber them.
In the first video, "July 13,'' Jacob Monayer recalls Israel's 1948 War of Independence during which he was among 1,000 Palestinians who refused to leave the city of al-Lydd, sought refuge in a church while their homes were looted and were later forced into a fenced in area they called the Lod Ghetto, an ironic echo, perhaps, of the Warsaw Ghetto where Jews were forced to live by the occupying Nazis.
In the succeeding videos, family members wrestle with how to define themselves as a "minority within a minority'' in a volatile political environment.
Whether a Jewish student or members of other ethnic or cultural minorities, virtually any viewer will sense a connection with the Monayers who have struggled, perhaps as the viewers will, with the larger moral question of how to live in a society that restricts their freedom.
If they feel uncomfortable, Guez has achieved his goal.
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'The Fourth Wall' deconstructed at genre-busting classical concert
The imaginary wall at the front of a stage is known as "the fourth wall" in theater-speak. It divides audience from performers, and it is through the fourth wall that a performance is viewed. Tonight, however, flutist Hilary Abigana, percussionist Greg Jukes and trombonist Neil Parsons break through that imaginary boundary with their hybrid arts ensemble, "The Fourth Wall," a fusion of music, dance and theater. One of the ways that fusion takes form is that the musicians all like to get airborne. At one point or another, all members of the group play instruments while their feet, literally, are not touching the ground. "In practice, we'll think, 'How can we lift Hilary while she's playing her instrument?' and then we'll figure out how to do it," said Abigana. In this way, dramatic musical moments can be accented by movement. The musicians of The Fourth Wall are dancers and actors too. Members met in Tales & Scales, a company that does multidisciplinary story-based programming for kids. "We wanted to open up that style to include all ages and then push that envelope of not just being solely story focused, maybe become a little more abstract in our movement choices," Abigana said. New interdisciplinary works and reinterpretations of established repertoire are all game.The group breaks the fourth wall by talking directly to the audience, sometimes even asking them to participate. "We have no printed programs; we talk to them about the music – what we like about it, what we find interesting about it, getting our audiences to know a little about us not just as performers on the stage but people as well," Abigana said. Members hail from The Eastman School of Music, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, Ohio University and Rice University's Shepherd School of Music. All are classically trained musicians.Abigana is an alumnus of the National Repertory Orchestra, the orchestral fellowship program that brings 89 young talents to Breckenridge for eight weeks each summer to perform a full orchestral repertoire. The National Repertory Orchestra presents tonight's program, which will be held at The Lodge at Breckenridge and includes free desserts and coffee at intermission. It is sponsored by The Gold Pan Saloon, Hyman Foundation and Summit Daily News."Honestly it's very different for musicians to perform in this way," Abigana said. "Dancers are very interested in how they perform and what the performance is like, as are actors. Musicians sometimes forget that we are also being watched as well as being heard.""We've gotten a very warm reception from what we do," she added. "It's different; it's fun. I like to think our audiences leave having experienced a very different type of show and a very different type of night out."
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MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin announced Thursday the signing of forward Tim Bozon to a three-year contract (2013-14 to 2015-16). As per club policy, financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
In 69 games with the WHL's Kamloops Blazers in 2012-13, Bozon collected 91 points (36 goals, 55 assists). He scored 14 of his goals on the powerplay and added two shorthanded tallies. He ranked second on his team in goals (tied with J.C. Lipon) and points, while finishing third in assists. Bozon served 58 penalty minutes and led his team with a +37 plus/minus differential. He added six points (4 goals, 2 assists) in eight playoff contests. He completed his season by suiting up for Team France at the IIHF World Championship presented simultaneously in Stockholm and Helsinki, notching one helper in five games.
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When preparing your federal tax return, don't forget to count your gifts to charity. Your giving attitude can do more than make you feel good for helping others. When tax filing time arrives, your gifts also might help you lower your tax bill since they may be deductible donations.
There are many ways to give, the most common being cash donations. In the Internal Revenue Service's dictionary, cash includes not just currency, but also monetary amounts donated by check, credit card and cellphone texts. When you do donate money, be ready to deal with IRS documentation rules.
The one other thing to remember is your philanthropic timing. So your donations will count when you file your return in the spring, make sure your charitable gifts are made by Dec. 31 of the previous year.
IRA direct rollover
If you are 70 ½ or older, you can have money from your individual retirement account sent directly to a charitable organization. Both traditional IRA and Roth account holders can do this, but it generally is more beneficial to traditional IRA account holders because much of the money in these accounts is eventually taxable.
Older traditional IRA owners must take required minimum distributions, or RMDs. With the charity rollover option, they can meet this requirement by having up to $100,000 of their annual RMD go straight to an Internal Revenue Service-qualified charity. That way, they comply with the RMD rule, but the distribution is not counted as taxable income to the IRA owner.
The charity rollover option also might be a good strategy for individuals who face donation limits based on their income. Generally, you cannot donate an amount that exceeds 50 percent of your adjusted gross income. But when the money goes directly to the charity from the IRA, it doesn't count against that limit because it's not included in the filer's gross income.
The one drawback is that such direct gifts are not deductible by the donor. That, however, might not be that much of a disincentive.
Taxpayers must itemize to claim any charitable deductions. But many older taxpayers, like the majority of filers of all ages, choose to claim the standard deduction instead. In fact, many older taxpayers find the standard amounts even more appealing because they are larger for filers 65 or older.
The IRA rollover to charity option gets special treatment for the 2012 tax year. The option technically expired at the end of 2011 and was not renewed until Jan. 1, 2013, as part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, also known as the "fiscal cliff" tax bill.
Under the new law, taxpayers who took RMDs in December 2012 can donate cash equal to that distribution (again up to the $100,000 limit) to charity between now and Jan. 31. That contribution amount then would not count as taxable income for the 2012 tax year.
Any 2013 IRA contribution of RMD money, however, must be made as a direct transfer between the retirement account and the charity.
'Good' household goods
Many charities are happy to accept used clothing and household goods, and you're allowed to claim the fair market value of those items as a tax deduction. But to make sure that the value was at least somewhat valuable, a law was enacted in 2006 that requires any donated household goods be in good or better condition. The change was designed to solve two problems.
First, some taxpayers were using charitable organizations as dumping grounds for articles that really should have been put in a garbage can instead of a donation bin.
Secondly, the value of these donors' claims on the raggedy goods was much too high, meaning they got a larger tax break than they should have. This is the same issue lawmakers confronted when they tightened rules a couple of years ago on donated cars.
Now the IRS can deny deductions for items that are deemed of "minimal monetary value." When your total amount of donated articles — or as the IRS calls them, noncash gifts — exceeds $500, you have to file with your tax return Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contributions, detailing your generosity. Taxpayers still can inflate the used property's value on the form, but with the new guidelines and charitable groups' reminders of it, lawmakers are hoping that individuals will follow the new rules. From the enforcement side, don't be surprised to find tax examiners taking closer looks at this form and asking more follow-up questions than usual about deductible donations.
The rest of the rules remain
From a tax standpoint, the key contribution consideration is just how much of a break your deductible donations will produce.
The amount depends on how you file your taxes. Charitable contributions generally only help you at tax-filing time if you itemize deductions. That means you have to keep track of what you give and file the long Form 1040 and Schedule A.
If you opt instead to take the standard deduction when you file your return — the choice made by most taxpayers — your donations will still help the organizations you give to, but they won't help cut your tax bill. You can't add your donation totals to your standard deduction to increase that amount.
So how do you know whether you should itemize or claim the standard deduction? Start by finding your standard deduction amount, which is adjusted annually for inflation. Then add up your deductible expenses, such as your charitable donations, plus mortgage interest, plus real estate taxes and the like, to determine if that total is more than your standard deduction. If so, you'll want to itemize.
Tallying your tax benefit
OK, you've determined that itemizing is the way to go. Now it's time to tally your big-heartedness.
A nice thing about charitable contributions is that, unlike medical or miscellaneous deductions, there is no threshold amount to meet. You can give as little as $5 and still add it to the rest of your itemized deductions.
You're also not limited to monetary donations. You can give merchandise, appreciated assets, count the miles you drive for a worthy cause, even deduct part of the price of a ticket you purchased to attend a charity event.
But there are still a few IRS rules you must follow to make sure your contributions pay off at tax-filing time.
To be tax deductible, charitable contributions must be made to qualified organizations. This is especially important when disasters prompt giving; too often, con artists use such tragedies to take your money and give nothing to those suffering. Organizations can tell you whether they are qualified and if donations to them are tax deductible. You can also read the charity's literature to ensure that it is fully recognized by the IRS.
For complete peace of mind, check out the agency's online list of exempt organizations or call the IRS toll-free at (877) 829-5500 and ask about the group's tax status.
If you get anything in return for your donation — merchandise, goods, services, admission to a charity ball, banquet, theatrical performance or sporting event — you can deduct only the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the charity's thank-you token or benefit. For example, if you give your local PBS station $100 and get a $25 DVD of a "Masterpiece Theater" performance in return, you can only deduct $75.
Documenting your donations
When you give goods instead of cash, charities typically provide a receipt to help support itemized claims. But it's up to you — not the IRS, not the charity — to assign a precise value to your donation.
Of course, the IRS has rules on how to decide what a donated item is worth: Claim its fair-market value, or what a willing buyer would pay for that item in its current shape — not what it was worth when it was new.
Accurate valuation of your donations is even more important with the law that household goods be in good or better shape in order to be deducted. Bankrate has some work sheets to help you figure the appropriate amount.
Even though you generally don't have to include substantiation of your gift giving with your return, it's a good idea to keep a record of your deductible donations. So when Goodwill asks, "Do you want a receipt?" say "Yes." If they don't offer, ask for one.
Those receipts will help you meet an IRS requirement, in effect since 2007, that requires you be able to document every gift, regardless of amount. This rule applies to donations of cash or by check, electronic funds transfers, credit card charges and payroll deductions. With these gifts, if the IRS asks, you must show an official record, such as a statement from your bank or credit card company, or a written statement from the charity showing the organization's name and the date and amount of the contribution.
Acknowledgment of your benevolence is necessary when your gifts are large. For a cash contribution (and for tax purposes, cash means actual dollars, checks or credit card payments) of $250 or more, you must get a written receipt of your donation from the qualified organization before you can claim the deduction.
And don't forget, when you donate more than $500 worth of goods to charity, you must detail your generosity and include with your tax return Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contributions. Take this deduction amount and forget the form, and the IRS could disallow your claim.
In an even bigger giving mood? If you claim a deduction of more than $5,000 for an item, the IRS wants more than just your word. You must have a qualified appraiser provide the value and then attach an appraisal summary (Section B of Form 8283) to your tax return.
Extravagant giving
And while Uncle Sam basically views charitable gifts as a good thing, he has his limits.
In some cases, the IRS won't let you claim all your contributions in one tax year. Generally, your donations cannot be more than 50 percent of your adjusted gross income, although in some instances the limit is 20 percent or 30 percent, depending on the type of property you donate and the type of organization to which you give.
You can carry over your excess contributions for up to five more tax years, but your carry-over amounts still will be subject to the original adjusted gross income limitation rules.
Beginning with the 2013 tax year, the tax value of charitable contributions might be limited for certain individuals. Taxpayers who make more than certain amounts must reduce their overall itemized deductions claim. This limit applies to single filers making $250,000 or more, head-of-household taxpayers earning $275,000 or more, and couples filing jointly with combined income of $300,000 or more.
More details on charitable contribution tax deductions and possible limitations are found in IRS Publication 526, Charitable Contributions, and Publication 561, Determining the Value of Donated Property.


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The is the outline for one of my presentations at last weekend's Brigham Young University Computerized Genealogy Conference. The Deseret News chose to report about the conference using this class as an example:
Deseret Morning News Genealogy venturing into podcast territory "Podcast is another means of getting the word out on genealogy subjects without the expense..."
- Record your podcast's "talking/interview" content.
- Add "bumper music" at beginning and end – custom, 15 seconds or voiceovers.
- Use additional "bumper music" to segway between recorded segments.
- Mix it down to .mp3 format.
- Publish podcast where people can find it on the web.
Typically podcasts are made in homes or small businesses, to save the cost of a recording studio. So unless you have access to tens of thousands of dollars of equipment, consider this stripped-down approach.
- (optional) A microphone attached to your computer's sound card if you are doing "in person interviews. Usually not powerful enough to record a telephone call.
- Headset (with USB connection to your computer) Don't skimp here – this is how your voice will sound to the world, so make it good. I have a Logitec, and the reason I bought this one is that I inadvertently cut the cord on my old Logitec headset.
- USB portable digital recorder. You'll be happy with the sound quality of those offered by Sony or Olympus in the $100-200 range. Also, the cheaper recorders tend to cut off the recording after about 15 minutes even if there is plenty of space on the unit's drive. Because it is USB, it is easy to transfer recorded interviews to your computer.
- Wired or wireless 6.0 digital telephone WITH speakerphone option to record telephone interviews.
- Don't use the tape recorder hookup for your phone from radio shack. Your side of the conversation will be too loud compared to your caller's voice.
- Yes, you CAN record Skype calls, but the quality is very poor and the software to do it acts squirrely.
- Audacity (I started with this.) It is free, open source audio recording & editing software for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.) http://audacity.sourceforge.net
- Mixcraft (This is what I use now, because it produces clearer podcasts, and allows multiple overlapping tracks with differing aspects of volume, fading, etc.) "Mixcraft™ is an affordable multi-track audio and MIDI recording studio that enables you to compose original music, record your band, create a podcast, or remix a song. Use it as a multi-track recorder or as a music loop remix program." Download the free trial. http://www.acoustica.com/mixcraft
- Audacity Audio Converter Pro (sometimes files come to you in different formats, and you need a converter.) "… will convert MP3, WAV, WMA, CDA & OGG files with just a right click!" http://www.acoustica.com/audio-converter
Following my signature is a stratchy version of a Mixcraft screen shot showing the first 21 minutes of a recent podcast before it was crunched into .mp3 format and published on the web. Each segment can be rearranged by dragging and dropping it to a different place on the time line.
Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
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ARLINGTON — Heinz Lycklama is a churchgoer. Francis Barden is not. Barden started questioning religious doctrine in childhood. Lycklama is a devout Christian. They have chatted about their differences for years, over coffee and via email. And yes, they are friends.
Both live in the Gleneagle community, and belong to a mens group that meets weekly at the Gleneagle Golf Course clubhouse. The group is called ROMEO — for "Retired Old Men Eating Out," Barden said.
"We're a bunch of guys, 25 of us, who meet every Wednesday," said Barden, 77. "It became obvious that Heinz and I are on the opposite side of the street. So he and I started meeting at Haggen in Arlington, having coffee and debating."
On Feb. 26, the two friends took their debate public with an evening presentation called "Does the God of the Bible Exist?" at Arlington's Atonement Free Lutheran Church.
"We're guessing we had around 250 people," said Pastor Rick Long, leader of the church. Long said one family drove from south of Tacoma for the program that lasted more than two hours.
Long, who served as moderator, did get a few laughs when he opened the program with a disclaimer. "It should be said that though this question is being debated in this setting, it's not really a question to this congregation," Long told the audience. "We do have firm confidence that the testimony of the Bible is true, and the God of the Bible does exist."
What the crowd heard from Lycklama and Barden certainly didn't solve the question. And if people came expecting rant-and-rave arguments over social issues or the intersection of politics and religion, they were surely disappointed.
In long statements and rebuttals, both men used the delivery style of a college lecture. They made their points touching on ancient history, archaeology and biology as much as on biblical teachings.
Lycklama, 69, argued for existence of the biblical God. He has bachelors degrees in engineering and physics and a doctorate in nuclear physics from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. He worked in the research division of Bell Telephone Laboratories in New Jersey before moving to California to work on development of Unix operating systems.
His scientific knowledge never rocked his faith. "I'm a devout Christian. I believe the Bible is God's word," he said.
In fact, Lycklama said it is because of the intricacies of the universe and the human body that he believes so strongly in a divine creator.
"The complexity of the universe, the complexity of life can't happen by chance," Lycklama said. He also said that while many statements in the Bible are "clearly literal, in some places it uses poetry and allegorical language."
"You have to look at the context," he said.
Lycklama, who doesn't believe in evolution, differs greatly from Barden in how he sees the earth's age. Lycklama believes the earth is no older than 6,000 to 10,000 years old. Yet Barden, in his argument, spoke about human beginnings in what is now Africa more than 200,000 years ago.
Barden made a point to say he is not an atheist. He was raised in Seattle as a Roman Catholic, attended Catholic schools, and even considered the priesthood. "I'm not saying God doesn't exist," he told the crowd. "I'm not ready to make that kind of statement."
Much of Barden's argument centered on his studies showing that the nature of God, as portrayed in the Old Testament and New Testament, borrows elements from gods of earlier religions and myths. He used the example of God, with a long white beard, as painted by Michelangelo on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. "That's not God, that's Poseidon," he said. " … That's what God looked like to Michelangelo."
Barden also claimed that no archeological evidence has been found of exiles and migrations described in the Bible.
For Lycklama, what can't be explained is a matter of faith. "Some things we don't understand," he said. His knowledge has boosted his belief in God. "My view on DNA, that information in our cells didn't just happen by chance. It's very structured information, and clear evidence of design."
When Barden had doubts as a child and nuns advised him to "accept on faith," that only fueled more questions. In his view, "we are basically all energy." That pure energy, he said, may be the force that is called God.
Their theological differences are great, but the men clearly respect one another.
At the end of Lycklama's presentation, Barden said "Oh boy, that's a big act to follow."
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Fla. town on edge as Trayvon Martin case goes to court
- George Zimmerman is accused of profiling%2C killing Florida teenager
- Many see the case as racially motivated
- Trial hailed as second %22Trial of the Century%22 in central Florida
SANFORD, Fla. — For more than a year, the Trayvon Martin murder case has ignited protests, death ttravhreats, online campaigns, and become the center of national discussion about race, gun laws and self-defense.
Monday the trial finally starts.
Supporters of George Zimmerman and Martin have waged emotionally charged arguments about the deadly encounter Feb. 26, 2012, in this small southern city. The Internet has buzzed with debates about whether Zimmerman was defending himself against an aggressive teen who had begun pummeling him or whether he had profiled and murdered a black, unarmed 17-year-old.
"This is the second trial of the century as far as central Florida goes," said Dave Sirak, chairman of the Central Florida Media Committee, referring to Case Anthony's as the first. "This trial feels larger than the Casey Anthony trial though because we are seeing international interest right off the top."
His group has been helping coordinate media logistics for the trial for months. Court officials have said they will hold daily drawings to assign 24 courtroom seats to members of the public.
Now, 15 months after the teen's death and in a Seminole County courthouse just 6 miles from where Zimmerman shot Martin, a jury will decide a case in which racial profiling and Florida's self-defense laws are on trial alongside Zimmerman.
Did Zimmerman kill Martin because of his race or was Martin the aggressor and Zimmerman legally defended himself with lethal force?
Jury selection for the televised trial was set to begin Monday.
"Both sides are going to have to be careful in juror selection because the race issues in this case are highly charged," said Randy Reep, a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor in Jacksonville. "If I was the prosecutor in this case, I would be desiring to have black people or other minorities who have had bad experiences based solely on their 'profileable' characteristics."
Those people, Reep said, are more likely to relate and side with Martin. He added that's a departure from common scenarios because usually defense attorneys want black jurors who they believe are more likely to be distrustful of law enforcement officials.
In this case, defense attorneys will be looking for people who don't believe police enforce rules enough, Reep said.
"The most important thing will be picking a jury that will follow the law, will look at the facts in a fair manner, and that is going to not be sidetracked by the other issues," said Elizabeth Parker, a former prosecutor who is now is now a criminal defense attorney in Palm Beach, Fla. "What is important is what happened that night."
Circuit Judge Debra Nelson, who has already ruled that the 500 potential jurors' identities will remain anonymous, will likely ask those summoned what they know about the case, Parker said. Nelson may later sequester the jurors selected to hear the case.
Zimmerman, who has pleaded not guilty to a second-degree murder charge, is claiming he shot Martin in self-defense. Free on $1 million bond, Zimmerman remains in hiding. Talks of Zimmerman's injuries from the alleged fight, the firing of Sanford's police chief, residents' 911 calls, and court hearings about voice experts have kept the case in media headlines.
Prosecutors plan to argue that Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, profiled Martin, wrongly assumed he was a criminal, disregarded a police dispatcher's instructions not to follow the teen, confronted the young man, and killed him.
What the six-person jury deciding Zimmerman's fate rules comes down to several key questions that experts say sit at the crux of the case: Who initiated the confrontation on that dark rainy night in Florida? Whose voice is heard screaming for help on a 911 tape moments before the shooting? And, can prosecutors overcome reasonable doubt without any eyewitnesses to the fight?
"Without eyewitnesses, without somebody saying this is exactly how it happened, it is a circumstantial case," Parker said. "Those are difficult cases for prosecutors. Reasonable doubt is a really high burden."
Still, what is clear is this: At about 7 p.m., Martin, wearing a dark hoodie, bought Skittles and iced tea at a 7-Eleven and then walked back to Retreat at Twin Lakes, a gated community, in Sanford, Fla. He staying with a friend of his father's after being suspended from his high school in Miami for having marijuana residue in a bag.
Five to 10 minutes later, Zimmerman spotted Martin walking in the neighborhood and called police. "We've had some break-ins in my neighborhood, and there's a real suspicious guy," he told a dispatcher. "This guy looks like he's up to no good or he's on drugs or something."
Zimmerman began to follow Martin, remaining on the phone with the officer who later tells Zimmerman he doesn't need to follow Martin. The call continues for a few moments and then Zimmerman says police can call him when they arrive.
Exactly what happened next remains a mystery.
A 911 recording of a resident's call is an important clue. During the person's conversation with a dispatcher, a voice is heard screaming "Help!" The screaming abruptly ends with a loud gunshot.
Zimmerman's lawyer, Mark O'Mara, says the voice on the 911 call belongs to Zimmmerman, who was walking back to his vehicle when Martin punched him out of nowhere.
The two fought, began wrestling on the ground, and Zimmerman says Martin started slamming his head into a concrete sidewalk. Zimmerman then says Martin reached for Zimmerman's gun and that he shot the teen in response.
O'Mara says he's confident that once a jury hears the facts, they will realize the case that's garnered the nation's attention is a straightforward self-defense case.
"My guy was trying to do what he thought was right when he got attacked," O'Mara told USA TODAY. "Trayvon Martin overreacted and got aggressive. That's what happened. Color had nothing to do with that night."
Martin's side of the story will never be fully told. However, a friend claims she was on the phone with Martin before and during the confrontation. In her version, Martin, scared and out of breath from running, unsuccessfully tries to lose Zimmerman. "I hear this old man say, 'What are you doing around here?,' " the girl said in an interview with an assistant state attorney. "Then I could hear the grass."
"The evidence is overwhelming," said Benjamin Crump, an attorney for Martin's family. "Trayvon was yelling and screaming for help, and he was shot and killed by George Zimmerman."
Photos shortly after the confrontation show Zimmerman with several a bloody nose and cuts on his head. An autopsy report says Martin died of a gunshot wound to the chest and had no other injuries.
"Zimmerman wasn't doing anything illegal when he was monitoring Martin," Reep said. "If I was the attorney on this case, I'd want people to remember that there is no indication that Zimmerman was trying to engage Martin."
Without eye witnesses, Reep says he believes Zimmerman will be acquitted.
Prosecutors, however, contend there is enough evidence to prove that Zimmerman murdered Martin.
Assistant State Attorney Bernie de la Rionda said he plans to convince six jury members that Zimmerman acted "imminently dangerous" and demonstrated a "depraved mind without regard for human life" — Florida's definition of second-degree murder.
He may call to the stand residents who called 911 during and after the confrontation, Sanford police officers, and officials from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
He may also try to use evidence such as Zimmerman's failed application to become a police officer, his past calls to police and Martin's phone records from the night of the shooting.
Meanwhile, Judge Nelson has already ruled that lawyers can't discuss a toxicology report that shows Martin had marijuana in his system the night of the shooting, Martin's school records, any history of fights, any drug use, or any photos or text messages found on the teen's cellphone. She also said witnesses can't discuss whether they think the charges against Zimmerman are politically motivated.
The case gained national attention when Martin's father, Tracy Martin, aided by an attorney and public relations firm, voiced outrage that the killer of his son had gone free without a trial. Police the night of the shooting detained Zimmerman, questioned him, and released him. State prosecutors initially declined to press charges.
Tracy Martin said he continues to be haunted by the moment he identified his son's dead body on Feb. 27, 2012. He called 911 the morning after the shooting to report his son missing. Soon, he was talking to police officers and looking at a photo of Martin lying dead on the ground.
After learning his son's shooter had not been arrested, Tracy Martin contacted Crump who after some time enlisted the help of a public relations firm.
"If we hadn't gotten involved in this case, I think nobody would have known who Trayvon Martin was," Crump said. "Nobody would have cared about this young black unarmed teenager. His family would not have gotten their day of court. I'm proud to help people get their day in court."
Weeks after Crump got involved, the story look off and the nation focused on the narrative of a young unarmed black teen who was killed while walking home with a bag of Skittles and iced tea. Even President Obama commented saying: "If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon."
People — fixated on Martin, Zimmerman and Sanford, Fla. — debated about race and stand-your-ground laws, which Zimmerman's attorney early on claimed justified the killing.
Florida's stand-your-ground laws state that a person does not have to retreat in the face of a threat and can use deadly force if fearing danger of death or serious harm.
Following the shooting, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights announced it would launch a special investigation into how race affects the enforcement of stand-your-ground laws across the nation. Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, also established a task force to review his state's stand-your-ground law. Martin's parents publicly lobbied for such laws should be amended.
But O'Mara eventually changed his argument to simple self-defense saying Zimmerman could not retreat so the law didn't apply to his case. O'Mara says he hopes jurors will agree but says he's worried jurors will feel pressured to convict given the amount of publicity the case has received.
"This is not a civil rights case," O'Mara said. "We have 45 witnesses who all say George is a peaceful, mellow, non-racist.
Crump disagrees and says a guilty verdict will send a message that racial profiling and discrimination will not be tolerated. "We have to keep fighting to make America live up to its creed of equal justice for us all," he said.
As evidence, Martin supporters point to the firing of Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee, who was let go after the department was strongly criticized for its initial investigation into Martin's death. The teen's parents also settled a wrongful-death settlement with the Twin Lakes Homeowners Association that could have paid $1 million or more.
Despite all the public attention and questions, at the heart of the case is two families who will sit opposite each other in a courtroom every day this summer.
On one side, George Zimmerman's brother, parents and other relatives will listen to lawyers trying to take away their loved one's freedom. Several family members, who have also been in hiding, will have security.
"I'll be attending to support George and to support the truth," George Zimmerman's brother, Robert Zimmerman, told USA TODAY. "This trial will not just exonerate George. It will be an indictment of the people who deceived the public, filed a criminal affidavit and presented half-truths to get someone charged."
Just cross the room, Martin's father and mother, Sybrina Fulton, and close family members will sit and listen to details about how the teen died. Fulton, who has been traveling and doing countless appearances since last year, says she will attend the trial every day.
"I know it's going to be very difficult, but what could be more difficult than us losing our son?" Fulton said. "We want justice, and we want everyone to remain calm."
It's a request she's made over and over again. And it's one, Seminole County Sheriff Donald Eslinger says the more than 18,000 people who have protested in Sanford have abided by. Through all the demonstrations, Eslinger said there hasn't been one arrest or one law broken.
He says he hopes that fact will remain true throughout the trial. Still, his office, with help with other agencies, will have extra security to make sure the court remains functional with all the new foot traffic. About 100 journalists will be in the courthouse. Twenty-four reporters will sit inside the actual proceedings.
In downtown Sanford, city officials have created designated public assembly zones, created emergency plans for the announcement of the verdict, and have increased the number of officer on foot patrol.
However, residents and city leaders acknowledge that even though talk about the case has lessened, most in Sanford want a resolution to the case.
"Everyone is one pins and needles waiting to see what happens," said Sanford Police Chief Cecil Smith.


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