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COMMUNITY-BASED PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION RESEARCH Release Date: September 2, 1999 RFA: ES-99-012 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Letter of Intent Receipt Date: October 19, 1999 Application Receipt Date: December 13, 1999 THIS RFA USES THE "MODULAR GRANT" AND "JUST-IN-TIME" CONCEPTS. IT INCLUDES DETAILED MODIFICATIONS TO STANDARD APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS THAT MUST BE USED WHEN PREPARING APPLICATIONS IN RESPONSE TO THIS RFA. PURPOSE The purpose of awards in this program is to develop community-based public health research approaches to diseases and health conditions having an environmentally related etiology and determine the impact of these methods. Moreover, awards are intended to stimulate further advances in the design and implementation of prevention and intervention methods that are appropriately applied to environmental health. HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000 The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2000," a PHS-led national activity for setting priority areas. This Request for Applications (RFA), Community-based Prevention and Intervention Research, is related to one or more of the priority areas. Potential applicants may obtain a copy of "Healthy People 2000" at http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/pubs/hp2000 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Applications may be submitted by domestic and foreign, for-profit and non- profit organizations, public and private, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, units of State and local governments, and eligible agencies of the Federal government. Racial/ethnic minority individuals, women, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply as Principal Investigators. MECHANISM OF SUPPORT This RFA will use the National Institutes of Health (NIH) research project grant (R01) award mechanism. Responsibility for the planning, direction, and execution of the proposed project will be solely that of the applicant. The total project period for an application submitted in response to this RFA may not exceed 5 years. Competitive continuation applications from existing grantees in the NIEHS Community-based Prevention and Intervention Research Program in their fourth year of support will be accepted for consideration under this RFA. Such applications must follow PHS 398 guidelines for competitive renewal, including a progress report. Such applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Program Staff listed under INQUIRIES for additional guidance. The anticipated award date is July 1, 2000. It is anticipated that the maximum award will be $300,000 direct costs per year for each grant. Specific application instructions have been modified to reflect "MODULAR GRANT" and "JUST-IN-TIME" streamlining efforts being examined by the NIH. Complete and detailed instructions and information on Modular Grant applications can be found at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/modular/modular.htm FUNDS AVAILABLE The NIEHS intends to commit approximately $2,500,000 in FY 2000 to fund approximately five new and/or competitive continuation grants in response to this RFA. An applicant may request a project period of up to 5 years and a budget for direct costs of up to $300,000 per year. Because the nature and scope of the research proposed may vary, it is anticipated that the size of each award will also vary. Although the financial plans of the NIEHS provide support for this program, awards pursuant to this RFA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the receipt of a sufficient number of applications of outstanding scientific and technical merit. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES Background The mission of the NIEHS is to define: how environmental exposures affect our health; how individuals differ in their susceptibility to these effects; and how these susceptibilities change with time. To help reduce the burden of environmentally associated diseases and health conditions, the NIEHS must: (1) provide the scientific basis and foundation that is necessary for understanding the impact of the environment on human health; (2) translate this information into prevention and intervention strategies; and (3) communicate this information to the public. The current initiative spans all three of these elements within the missions of the NIEHS. Environmental health policy is only as good as the scientific foundation upon which it rests. Recent advances are enabling scientists to develop more detailed and meaningful insights into the effects of environmental agents on basic cellular processes. This knowledge in turn can be used to cultivate intervention schemes based on an enhanced understanding of molecular mechanisms. In 1992 the NIEHS issued an RFA to develop interventions at the molecular level for diseases with an environmental etiology. That RFA focused on generation and use of molecular biomarkers to assess the effectiveness of intervention strategies. In 1996 the NIEHS released an RFA to develop novel culturally relevant prevention/intervention activities in economically disadvantaged and/or underserved populations adversely impacted by an environmental contaminant. Environmental health concerns addressed by awards made in response to this RFA included programs that address: exposure to agents that exacerbate asthma; reducing agricultural pesticide exposures and reduction of exposure to lead. The challenge remains to continue to develop community-based prevention/intervention strategies that address other environmentally influenced health outcomes in medically underserved communities, e.g., low birth weight in infants, autoimmune diseases, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. An understanding of the environmental components and basic biology of disorders can lead to prevention and intervention strategies to circumvent adverse health effects. Such strategies can be classified as primary, secondary, or tertiary prevention. Traditionally, most approaches have focused on primary prevention techniques aimed at intervening before disease arises, such as eliminating or reducing environmental exposures. As our understanding of the molecular and cellular basis of environmentally associated diseases increases, secondary prevention and intervention techniques can be developed to diagnose and treat people exposed to an environmental contaminant. These molecular intervention techniques, such as early detection screening, rely on manipulation of underlying biological mechanisms, e.g., activation/inactivation of particular genes, enzymes, or receptors. These methods may be especially useful in dealing with environmental exposures that are ubiquitous or difficult to eliminate. Tertiary prevention measures seek to limit injury and disability in people already affected by a specific disease process. Prevention and intervention schemes must also take into account the social and cultural lifestyle and behavioral factors that contribute to environmentally associated disorders. It is part of the responsibility of the NIEHS to provide the scientific underpinning that can delineate the contribution of societal and cultural behaviors in development of these disorders. The cultural diversity inherent within various racial/ethnic groups has generally been overlooked by investigators conducting prevention research. Thus, there is a critical need to address diverse, culturally relevant contexts and disease etiologies in environmental health. The present RFA seeks to implement culturally relevant prevention/intervention activities in economically disadvantaged and/or underserved populations adversely impacted by an environmental contaminant. Research efforts to identify the sources and effects of hazardous environmental exposures among underserved populations have been insufficient. Little is known about the types of environmental agents to which members of such groups are exposed, both at home and at work. Members of economically disadvantaged and/or underserved populations suffer disproportionate levels of morbidity and mortality. Additionally, they are most often the populations with the highest degree of exposure to environmental agents and are frequently the populations with the least information available as to the health consequences of such exposure. Factors such as malnutrition, health status, and socioeconomic status, in combination with behaviors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, and drug use may significantly influence the dose response, metabolism, and health effects of hazardous substances. Geographic location may also play a role in determining the degree and effect of environmental exposure among socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. For example, inner city residents often live in homes with high lead levels and are exposed to higher levels of air pollution. Toxic waste sites, nuclear facilities, and chemical plants are often located in rural areas. More effort must be devoted to identifying disadvantaged populations having high levels of exposure to environmental hazards and to generating prevention and intervention strategies to mitigate the health effects of these hazards. The current RFA is intended not only to foster additional refinement of intervention methods but also to strengthen the participation of affected communities in this effort. Given the complexity and magnitude of environmental health problems, research endeavors aimed at improving our knowledge of and ability to resolve these issues can benefit from establishing collaborative relationships with the communities experiencing these problems. Such community research partnerships have benefits for both the researcher and the community. These partnerships can, for example, facilitate the definition of important environmental issues and concerns, the development of measurement instruments that are culturally appropriate, and the establishment of trust that will enrich the value of data collected. This scheme emphasizes the involvement of community members throughout the research process, from development of research questions to interpretation, application, and dissemination of results. Only through realization of this final leg of the NIEHS mission, i.e., communication and partnership formation, can we ensure that research findings reach and are made relevant to affected individuals and communities. Objectives and Scope This RFA will support research activities that develop and implement improved prevention and intervention strategies related to environmental health that are designed to include community-based, culturally appropriate approaches applicable to underserved populations. Community-based prevention/intervention research seeks to expand our knowledge and understanding of the potential causes and remedies of environmentally related disorders, while at the same time enhancing the capacity of communities to participate in the processes that shape research approaches and intervention strategies. Community-based research is thus more than just a community placed outreach activity. These research projects are community driven and responsive so as to maximize the potential for change in knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. They are conducted in a manner that reinforces collaboration between community members and research institutions. Relevant results from these projects are disseminated to the community in clear, useful terms. Moreover, these studies are designed to be culturally appropriate, i.e., due consideration is given to the social, economic, and cultural conditions that influence health status. Identifying and incorporating unique cultural factors into intervention strategies may result in increased acceptability, use, and adherence. Each application should develop a comprehensive, strategic plan with time schedules and milestones to address all key aspects. This plan should include: o Identification of target community. Population(s) should be clearly identified, community boundaries described, and known environmental health hazards delineated. o Community collaboration. How will communication and regular exchange of information and ideas between community members and institutional researchers be initiated and enhanced? How are productive relationships with local representatives established and maintained? How are local organizations and leaders recruited? What are the mechanisms for communities to identify their environmental health needs? How will activities be designed to meet these needs? How will findings be disseminated within the community? o Research program definition and implementation. A variety of research designs may be proposed. Primary, secondary, or tertiary prevention strategies may be included. Interventions should be based on appropriate behavioral and scientific theories. They should also be built on the results of previous methods shown to be efficacious in changing risk factors related to knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Interventions should use multiple, culturally sensitive, community-based approaches and be adapted to the special needs of underserved populations. o Evaluation. Both outcome and process evaluations should take place. Only projects having well developed, comprehensive evaluation plans will be supported. The application must include detailed descriptions of process and outcome evaluation, specify the measures and instruments for data collection, and indicate a time frame for conducting all evaluation activities. Experimental design is not restricted by this RFA. Applicants should develop their own independent design and provide appropriate justification. Designs should focus on an integrated approach employing various culturally appropriate factors that have been previously shown to be effective. It is important that the study population be clearly identified and that community involvement in developing the design be demonstrated. An experimental design with a defined hypothesis is the preferred approach. A randomized design, comparing specially constructed interventions against usual and customary conditions, would be one appropriate study design to test intervention models. Other designs may also be considered responsive. Elements that may be considered in assembling a research design include sampling procedures, instrumentation and measurement, data collection, quality control, recruitment, retention, tracking and follow up, and data analysis. State of the art econometric techniques for measuring cost effectiveness of prevention efforts may also be included. Applicants are encouraged to test and compare multiple innovative strategies and to assess their relative effectiveness. Community-based Research Community-based research seeks to enhance the capacity of communities to participate in the processes that shape research approaches and intervention strategies. Active cooperation and participation of organizations within the community(ies) that is (are) the focus of the study are essential components of the research. Hence, applicants must describe an existing or proposed involvement with one or more community-based organizations in an area having an underserved population adversely impacted by an environmental contaminant. This connection is essential to the development of community-based approaches and should also enhance the potential for long term impact of the project. Community input is most meaningful and best utilized if it is built into the research process from the outset. Community representatives should be given a voice in choosing research topics, developing the application, collecting data, and interpreting results. Thus, projects should be community-driven and community-responsive. Research efforts should reinforce the collaborations between communities, health care providers and scientists. Results generated by the research should be disseminated to community members in useful terms. This will mandate that all facets of the project design be culturally appropriate. Involvement of an Historically Black College or University, Hispanic College, or Tribal College and/or recruitment of staff from the community may be appropriate. However, such efforts will not substitute for direct involvement of a community-based organization. Applications lacking an existing or proposed link to a community-based organization will be considered to be nonresponsive to this RFA. The NIEHS has been active in developing pioneering efforts with translational research programs. Innovative programs linking environmental health scientists with health care providers, community members, educators and schools are making tremendous impacts on environmental health awareness in medically underserved communities across the nation. The NIEHS has supported the development of programs that are at the forefront of community input and participation with regard to environmental health concerns. Benefits of community-based research include: o The formation of bridges between scientists and communities that allow both to gain in knowledge and experience. o Better definition of a particular environmental health concern. o Assistance in development of culturally appropriate measurement instruments, thus making projects more effective and efficient. o Establishment of a level of trust that will enhance both the quantity as well as the quality of data collected. o The community gains more knowledge about environmental health problems; and has a role in addressing those problems. o Relationships are built that can have a longer term impact or influence on those problems. Principles of community-based research include: o Community-based research seeks to enhance the capacity of communities to participate in the processes that shape research approaches and intervention strategies. o Active cooperation and participation. o Community members have a voice in choosing research topics, developing projects, collecting data, and interpreting results. o Projects are community-driven and -responsive. o Research efforts reinforce collaboration. o Results are disseminated to the community in useful terms. o Designed to be culturally appropriate. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Annual meetings, to be held in Research Triangle Park, NC, are planned for the exchange of information among investigators. Applicants must budget travel costs associated with these meetings in their applications. In addition, since these projects are community-based and embrace both research demonstration and dissemination, applicants are expected to maximize opportunities for information exchange between institutional researchers and community members. As part of this program, applicants must generate a report that describes community input, program implementation, and relevant findings. This report must be produced at least annually and distributed among community members in such a way that it can be easily comprehended by the public. Applicants must budget for production and dissemination of such reports. This requirement is intended to establish a minimal level of communication among project participants; additional, more frequent dissemination efforts may be appropriate. Relationship to Environmental Justice Activities conducted under this RFA should be consistent with Federal Executive Order No. 12898 entitled, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low Income Populations. To the extent practicable and permitted by law, grantees shall make achieving environmental justice part of their project's mission by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse human health effects of environmental contaminants on minority and low income populations. The current RFA builds upon the framework established by the separate NIEHS grant program entitled "Environmental Justice: Partnerships for Communication." That program, initiated in 1993, supports outreach, training, and education efforts that will become the catalyst for reducing exposure to environmental pollutants in underserved populations. Its main objective is to establish methods for linking members of a community, who are directly affected by adverse environmental conditions, with environmental health researchers and health care providers. This endeavor will help to ensure that the community is aware of basic environmental health concepts and that they have a role in defining problems and shaping approaches to their solution. The present RFA differs from the Environmental Justice grant program in that the former is a scientific research demonstration and dissemination project, whereas the latter is an education project. Thus, this RFA is intended to support specific, rigorous, scientific research projects that develop and implement community-based, culturally appropriate prevention/intervention strategies in underserved communities. The Environmental Justice program supports education projects that enhance the flow of information and communication among scientists, health care providers, and community members. Although these programs are complementary, it is important to differentiate the substantial research orientation of this RFA from the educational goal of the Environmental Justice program. INCLUSION OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS It is the policy of the NIH that women and members of minority groups and their subpopulations must be included in all NIH supported biomedical and behavioral research projects involving human subjects, unless a clear and compelling rationale and justification is provided that inclusion is inappropriate with respect to the health of the subjects or the purpose of the research. This policy results from the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 (Section 492B of Public Law 103-43). All investigators proposing research involving human subjects should read the "NIH Guidelines for Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research," which was published in the Federal Register of March 28, 1994 (FR 59 14508-14513) and in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, Vol. 23, No. 11, March 18, 1994, available on the web at: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not94-100.html INCLUSION OF CHILDREN AS PARTICIPANTS IN RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS It is the policy of NIH that children (i.e., individuals under the age of 21) must be included in all human subjects research, conducted or supported by the NIH, unless there are scientific and ethical reasons not to include them. This policy applies to all initial (Type 1) applications submitted for receipt dates after October 1, 1998. All investigators proposing research involving human subjects should read the "NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Children as Participants in Research Involving Human Subjects" that was published in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, March 6, 1998, and is available at the following URL address: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not98-024.html Investigators also may obtain copies of these policies from the program staff listed under INQUIRIES. Program staff may also provide additional relevant information concerning the policy. LETTER OF INTENT Prospective applicants are asked to submit, by October 19, 1999, a letter of intent that includes a descriptive title of the proposed research, the name, address, and telephone number of the Principal Investigator, the identities of other key personnel and participating institutions, and the number and title of the RFA in response to which the application may be submitted. Although a letter of intent is not required, is not binding, and does not enter into the review of a subsequent application, the information that it contains allows NIEHS staff to estimate the potential review workload and avoid conflict of interest in the review. The letter of intent is to be sent to: David P. Brown, M.P.H. Division of Extramural Research and Training National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences P.O. Box 12233, MD EC-24 111 T.W. Alexander Drive Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Telephone: (919) 541-4964 Fax: (919) 541-2503 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com APPLICATION PROCEDURES The research grant application form PHS 398 (rev. 4/98) is to be used in applying for these grants. These forms are available at most institutional offices of sponsored research and from the Division of Extramural Outreach and Information Resources, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7910, Bethesda, MD 20892-7910, telephone 301/710-0267, Email: email@example.com. The modular grant concept establishes specific modules in which direct costs may be requested as well as a maximum level for requested budgets. Only limited budgetary information is required under this approach. The just-in-time concept allows applicants to submit certain information only when there is a possibility for an award. It is anticipated that these changes will reduce the administrative burden for the applicants, reviewers and Institute staff. The research grant application form PHS 398 (rev. 4/98) is to be used in applying for these grants, with the modifications noted below. BUDGET INSTRUCTIONS Modular Grant applications will request direct costs in $25,000 modules, up to a total direct cost request of $250,000 per year. Applications that request more than $250,000 direct costs in any year must follow the traditional PHS 398 application instructions. The total direct costs must be requested in accordance with the program guidelines and the modifications made to the standard PHS 398 application instructions described below: PHS 398 o FACE PAGE: Items 7a and 7b should be completed, indicating Direct Costs (in $25,000 increments up to a maximum of $250,000) and Total Costs [Modular Total Direct plus Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs] for the initial budget period Items 8a and 8b should be completed indicating the Direct and Total Costs for the entire proposed period of support. o DETAILED BUDGET FOR THE INITIAL BUDGET PERIOD - Do not complete Form Page 4 of the PHS 398. It is not required and will not be accepted with the application. o BUDGET FOR THE ENTIRE PROPOSED PERIOD OF SUPPORT - Do not complete the categorical budget table on Form Page 5 of the PHS 398. It is not required and will not be accepted with the application. o NARRATIVE BUDGET JUSTIFICATION - Prepare a Modular Grant Budget Narrative page. (See https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/modular/modular.htm for sample pages.) At the top of the page, enter the total direct costs requested for each year. This is not a Form page. o Under Personnel, List key project personnel, including their names, percent of effort, and roles on the project. No individual salary information should be provided. However, the applicant should use the NIH appropriation language salary cap and the NIH policy for graduate student compensation in developing the budget request. For Consortium/Contractual costs, provide an estimate of total costs (direct plus facilities and administrative) for each year, each rounded to the nearest $1,000. List the individuals/organizations with whom consortium or contractual arrangements have been made, the percent effort of key personnel, and the role on the project. Indicate whether the collaborating institution is foreign or domestic. The total cost for a consortium/contractual arrangement is included in the overall requested modular direct cost amount. Include the Letter of Intent to establish a consortium. Provide an additional narrative budget justification for any variation in the number of modules requested. o BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH - The Biographical Sketch provides information used by reviewers in the assessment of each individual's qualifications for a specific role in the proposed project, as well as to evaluate the overall qualifications of the research team. A biographical sketch is required for all key personnel, following the instructions below. No more than three pages may be used for each person. A sample biographical sketch may be viewed at: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/modular/modular.htm - Complete the educational block at the top of the form page; - List position(s) and any honors; - Provide information, including overall goals and responsibilities, on research projects ongoing or completed during the last three years. - List selected peer-reviewed publications, with full citations; o CHECKLIST - This page should be completed and submitted with the application. If the F&A rate agreement has been established, indicate the type of agreement and the date. All appropriate exclusions must be applied in the calculation of the F&A costs for the initial budget period and all future budget years. o The applicant should provide the name and phone number of the individual to contact concerning fiscal and administrative issues if additional information is necessary following the initial review. The RFA label available in the PHS 398 (rev. 4/98) application form must be affixed to the bottom of the face page of the application. The RFA label and line 2 of the application should both indicate the RFA number. Failure to use this label could result in delayed processing of the application such that it may not reach the review committee in time for review. In addition, the RFA title and number must be typed on line 2 of the face page of the application form and the YES box must be marked. The sample RFA label available at: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/label-bk.pdf has been modified to allow for this change. Please note this is in pdf format. Submit a signed, typewritten original of the application, including the Checklist, and three signed, photocopies, in one package to: CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 6701 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, ROOM 1040, MSC 7710 BETHESDA, MD 20892-7710 BETHESDA, MD 20817 (for express/courier service) At the time of submission, two additional copies of the application must be sent to: David P. Brown, M.P.H. Division of Extramural Research and Training National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences P.O. Box 12233, MD EC-24 111 T.W. Alexander Drive Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Telephone: (919) 541-4964 Fax: (919) 541-2503 Email: email@example.com Applications must be received by the application receipt date listed in the heading of this RFA. If an application is received after that date, it will be returned to the applicant without review. The Center for Scientific Review (CSR) will not accept any application in response to this RFA that is essentially the same as one currently pending initial review, unless the applicant withdraws the pending application. The CSR will not accept any application that is essentially the same as one already reviewed. This does not preclude the submission of substantial revisions of applications already reviewed, but such applications must include an introduction addressing the previous critique. REVIEW CONSIDERATIONS Upon receipt, applications will be reviewed for completeness by the CSR and responsiveness by NIEHS staff. Incomplete and/or non-responsive applications will be returned to the applicant without further consideration. Applications that are complete and responsive to the RFA will be evaluated for scientific and technical merit by an appropriate peer review group convened by the NIEHS in accordance with the review criteria stated below. As part of the initial merit review, a process will be used by the initial review group in which applications receive a written critique and undergo a process in which only those applications deemed to have the highest scientific merit, generally the top half of the applications under review, will be discussed, assigned a priority score, and receive a second level review by the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council. Review Criteria The goals of NIH-supported research are to advance our understanding of biological systems, improve the control of disease, and enhance health. In the written comments reviewers will be asked to discuss the following aspects of the application in order to judge the likelihood that the proposed research will have a substantial impact on the pursuit of these goals. Each of these criteria will be addressed and considered in assigning the overall score, weighting them as appropriate for each application. Note that the application does not need to be strong in all categories to be judged likely to have major scientific impact and thus deserve a high priority score. For example, an investigator may propose to carry out important work that by its nature is not innovative but is essential to move a field forward. (1) Significance: Does this study address an important problem? If the aims of the application are achieved, how will scientific knowledge be advanced? What will be the effect of these studies on the concepts or methods that drive this field? (2) Approach: Are the conceptual framework, design, methods, and analyses adequately developed, well-integrated, and appropriate to the aims of the project? Does the applicant acknowledge potential problem areas and consider alternative tactics? (3) Innovation: Does the project employ novel concepts, approaches or method? Are the aims original and innovative? Does the project challenge existing paradigms or develop new methodologies or technologies? (4) Investigator: Is the investigator appropriately trained and well suited to carry out this work? Is the work proposed appropriate to the experience level of the principal investigator and other researchers (if any)? (5) Environment: Does the scientific environment in which the work will be done contribute to the probability of success? Do the proposed experiments take advantage of unique features of the scientific environment or employ useful collaborative arrangements? Is there evidence of institutional support? In addition to the above criteria all applications will also be reviewed with respect to the following: o Extent of community sanction/liaison. Rationale for selection of the targeted population and documentation of environmental health needs and risk factors. Evidence of access to, interaction with, and participation of community members and community leaders in development and conduct of the project. Establishment of collaborative interactions among all project participants. Extent to which the design demonstrates sensitivity to cultural and socioeconomic factors in the community. o Demonstration of effective communication channels between researchers and community members. Plans for useful and practical dissemination of project activities and findings within the affected community(ies). Active involvement of at least one community based organization is a minimal requirement for responsiveness to this RFA. o Appropriateness of proposed budget and duration in relation to the project's objectives. o Adequacy, appropriateness, feasibility, and comprehensiveness of the evaluation plan, including sufficient allocation of resources. o Feasibility of plans for independently continuing the program. Evidence of continuing commitment on the part of the proposing institution(s). The potential long term impact of the proposed project is especially important. In addition to the above criteria, in accordance with NIH policy, all applications will also be reviewed with respect to the following: o The adequacy of plans to include both genders, minorities and their subgroups, and children as appropriate for the scientific goals of the research. Plans for the recruitment and retention of subjects will also be evaluated. o The reasonableness of the proposed budget and duration in relation to the proposed research. o The adequacy of the proposed protection for humans, animals or the environment, to the extent they may be adversely affected by the project proposed in the application. o The initial review group will also examine the provisions for the protection of human subjects and the safety of the research environment. Schedule Letter of Intent Receipt Date: October 19, 1999 Application Receipt Date: December 13, 1999 Peer Review Date: March 2000 Council Review: May 2000 Earliest Anticipated Start Date: July 1, 2000 AWARD CRITERIA Criteria that will be used to make award decisions include: o scientific merit (as determined by peer review) o availability of funds o programmatic priorities. INQUIRIES Inquiries concerning this RFA are encouraged. The opportunity to clarify any issues or questions from potential applicants is welcome. Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to: Frederick L.Tyson, Ph.D. Chemical Exposures and Molecular Biology Branch National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences P.O. Box 12233, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, MD EC-21 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Telephone: (919) 541-0176 FAX: (919) 316-4606 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Direct inquiries regarding fiscal matters to: Carolyn B. Winters Grants Management Branch National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences P.O. Box 12233, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, MD EC-21 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Telephone: (919) 541-7823 FAX: (919) 541-2860 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com AUTHORITY AND REGULATIONS This program is described in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 93.113, 93.114, and 93.115. Awards are made under authorization of the Public Health Service Act, Title IV, Part A (Public Law 78-410, as amended by Public Law 99-158, 42 USC 241 and 285) and administered under NIH grants policies and Federal Regulations 42 CFR 52 and 45 CFR Parts 74 and 92. This program is not subject to the intergovernmental review requirements of Executive Order 12372 or Health Systems Agency review. The PHS strongly encourages all grant recipients to provide a smoke-free workplace and promote the non-use of all tobacco products. 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Developed an iPhone application Mosaic New Music for Parma Recordings to promote the 2010 compact disc release of music by composer members of the Society of Composers, Inc. available free at the Apple iTunes app store. Guest composer at the UNC-Greensboro New Music Festival 9/21 – 9/23/10. Paper presentation on the Mosiac New Music iPhone application at the National Conference of the Society of Composers, 11/11 – 11/14/10 at the University of South Carolina School of Music.
Waves of Amber by J.W. Turner, cello at Radford University on 10/30/10.
Waves of Amber by Jeffrey Krieger, cello at Radford University on 4/1/10. Le Sens by Castillon Trio at Stamford (England) International Music Festival on 7/27/10. For Every Season by Anthony Taylor, clarinet at UNC-Greensboro New Music Festival on 9/21/10. Waves of Amber by J.W. Turner, cello, at Appalachian State University and Winston-Salem State University on 11/5 and 11/15/10. Le Sens at Society of Composers Region 4 conference at UNC-Greensboro on 2/4/10.
Bruce Mahin was invited to be Composer-in-Residence for three days in November 2008 at Winston-Salem (NC) State University. Several of his works, including including Cyclic Maneuvers, Shadows, Le Sens, and Freedom Lost were performed November 15.
The Winston-Salem State University string trio introduced Le Sens for string trio March 20, 2008, at the New Horizons concert, Radford (VA) University.
Pianist Lisa Weiss will present Freedom Lost February 6, 2009, at Western Illinois University; February 15 at Christ and St. Stephens Church, NY: February 18 at Goucher College, Baltimore, MD; pianist Chung Ha Kim will perform the same work February 9 at Radford (VA) University.
Bruce Mahin was selected for the 2007 Distinguished Creative Scholar Award by Radford (VA) University. He was a resident at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris during September and October 2007, where he completed music for a video about the New River. He also completed a string trio that will be premiered in spring 2008. During November 2007, he conducted research in Glasgow at the Computer Music Studios at the University of Glasgow as part of the Network for Interdisciplinary Studies in Science, Technology, and Music (n-ism) Project [www.n-ism.org].
The Scottish Voices, led by Graham Hair, introduced Platonic Drowse for voices and harp at the Glasgow Scotland West End Festival, along with a performance of Safe in Shade.
Freedom Lost, written for the fifth anniversary of September 11, 2001, was performed at the Southeastern Composers League Forum in Greensboro (NC), at the Western Illinois University New Music Festival, and the at a New Horizons concert at Radford (VA) University. Skye Lines for clarinet, piano and percussion was performed in two concerts at Radford University.
"Non-Linear Temporal Constructs and the Loss of Self in Edgard Varese's 'Octandre,' Jackson Pollock's 'Lavender Mist,' and Robert Penn Warren's 'Being Here' " in Current Issues in Music, Vol 1, 2007, Sydney.

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There is a lot of good news in the Advocates for Children Of New Jersey's (ACNJ) 2nd annual School Breakfast report.
There's a 21% increase in the number of children from low-income families receiving breakfast at school resulting in 28,000 more children getting a healthy morning meal each school day and schools are serving an estimated 5 million more meals over the course of the school year. There's some bad news too. Just over a third of eligible kids are getting breakfast at school.
Advocates for Children of New Jersey executive director Cecilia Zalkind says the 21% increase, "Is news to celebrate, but we're still serving only 35% of children who are eligible for school breakfast….There are 471,000 children eligible for free or reduced price breakfast and just 35% of kids received it in March 2012…That leaves a lot of room for improvement."
ACNJ's report spotlighted "breakfast champions" – the 20 districts with high concentrations of poor children that are serving the highest percentage of eligible students. The average participation rate in these 20 districts was 72% in March 2012 – more than double the state average of 35%."
Zalkind explains, "There's no state contribution. It's fully funded federally and we're turning back money because we're not serving all children who are eligible……It's not a question of money. It's not a question of understanding it's a good idea. It's just dealing with the logistics of when to serve it, where to serve it and how to clean it up."
If other school districts have found the answer to these questions, Zalkind feels every district can too.
She says, "We urge school leaders — superintendents, school boards, principals and teachers — to follow the lead of our breakfast champions and step up to meet the school breakfast challenge."


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In February 2004, Canada was the first NATO member to ratify Lithuania's accession to the alliance. Since then, both countries have participated in the ISAF mission in Afghanistan. Lithuania presently contributes 95 military personnel to the mission in Afghanistan, including special task forces operating in the country's south. Canada is also a leading member of NATO when it comes to language and peacekeeping training in Lithuania. Hundreds of Lithuanian officers and senior general staff received instruction in Canada.
Canada and Lithuania signed a Youth Mobility Agreement in 2009. The objective of this agreement is to promote the mobility of young Canadians and Lithuanians through new work and travel opportunities. Under this agreement, young adults between the ages of 18 and 35 can easily obtain a work or residence permit to engage in short-term employment in the other country. Canada and Lithuania also signed a Social Security Agreement in 2006, which helps Lithuanians living in Canada and Canadians living in Lithuania to qualify for social security benefits.
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In all likelihood the one syringe was not enough. The swelling in you rlips probably gradually decreased over the two weeks.
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Sydney is the only coastal city in Australia that still pumps out virtually untreated sewage into the ocean.
Each year the city discharges 380,000 megalitres of primary treated sewage into the sea - the equivalent of 380,000 olympic-sized swimming pools.
The sewage plant at Malabar, which deals with half of the city's waste, and the one at Bondi remove only 50 per cent of the solids in the sewage and leave large amounts of nutrients, which can harm the environment. The plant at North Head lets through 70 per cent of solids, including grease and heavy metals, as well as the nutrients.
Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth all use secondary treatment, removing not only nearly all the solids and nutrients from the sewage, but disinfecting the waste with chlorine or ultraviolet radiation.
The chief executive of the Australian Water Association, Chris Davis, said these cities had raised their standards because of the damage primary treated sewage had caused to the environment.
Sydney has been able to continue to discharge primary treated sewage because it has deep offshore waters and a fast moving coastal current.
"Sydney is just damn lucky it has the ocean current. It is the only city with these coastal conditions," Mr Davis said. "Some people would maintain it's not the right thing to do, to discharge huge quantities of waste to the sea. Other people say this is just using the natural assimilative abilities of the ocean.
"The truth is probably somewhere in between."
Mr Davis said the question was whether to upgrade the treatment process, or work towards whittling down the flows by recycling wastewater in plants closer to the source.
Whatever decision is made, Sydney may still find itself lagging behind Melbourne, which is raising its standards still higher.
The Eastern Treatment Plant, which deals with half of the city's waste,
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I take it you are referring to the two grooves on top of the receiver that many 22 RFs have to mount a scope?
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Resolution 008-12-COE Amend Department of the Environment Record Retention Schedule and Policy
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Resolution amending the Department of the Environment's Record Retention and Destruction Schedule and Policy to change the retention of records of payments on contracts/agreements from "life of agreement + 20 years term retention" to "life of agreement + 2 years term retention" or the term required by the funding source and all references of the term "destroyed" to "recycled".
WHEREAS, Chapter 8, SEC. 8.3 of the San Francisco Administrative Code requires each department head to maintain records and create a Records Retention and Destruction Schedule; now, therefore, be it,
RESOLVED, That the Commission on the Environment adopts the attached Record Retention and Destruction Schedule for the Department of the Environment, which Schedule changes the retention period for records of payments on contracts/agreements from "Life of Agreement + 20 years" to "Life of Agreement + 2 years", and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that by doing so, the Commission on the Environment also amends the Record Retention and Destruction Policy to change all references to the term "destroyed" to "recycled" with the understanding that any confidential documents will be shredded before being recycled, and, be it,
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Commission on the Environment empowers the President of the Commission to sign off on the Department of the Environment Record Retention and Destruction Schedule and Policy on behalf of the Commission.
I hereby certify that this Resolution was adopted at the Commission on the Environment's Meeting on November 27, 2012.
Monica Fish, Commission Secretary
VOTE: Approved (7-0)
Ayes: Commissioners Tuchow, Gravanis, Arce, King, Mok, Stephenson and Wald
Noes: None
Absent: None
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A Capital Time in Wellington's Marathon
A Capital Time in Wellington's Marathon
Almost 5000 runners and walkers from 17 countries turned out in perfect running conditions for the 29th Armstrong Motor Group Wellington Marathon. And while the national titles up for grabs, the Half Marathon distance took centre stage.
Wellington's Tim Hodge, the defending national half Marathon champion, was keen to repeat. But the 26 year old had a rare off day and would finish off the pace in 12th. Pre-race co-favourites Matt Harris (Akld), Daniel Balchin (Chch), Rowan Hooper (Wgtn) and Jonathan Jackson (Akld), however, lived up to their billing with an exciting race that came down to the last kilometre.
Harris had shown good form coming into the national title race with a win in the 10k event at the Christchurch Airport Marathon. But he also had the slowest half marathon best of the four favourites.
But in the end it was leg speed that made the difference, with Harris and Balchin moving away from Hooper and Jackson in the final few kilometres before Harris dropped Balchin with a furious final 500m to win by four seconds in 1hr 08min 32secs.
Balchin held on to second place, 12 seconds clear of Hooper who held off Jackson by five seconds.
The race for honours among women was dominated by an experienced trio with an average age above 40. And the eldest woman won.
Katikati's Sally Gibbs once again illustrated why she's one of the best masters runners in the world. The 51 year old added the national half marathon title to the full marathon title she won in Rotorua just seven weeks ago.
In Wellington a group formed through the early kilometres that included Rotorua third placegetter Katie Kemp and recent Christchurch Half Marathon winner Gabrielle O'Rourke and former Auckland and Rotorua Marathon winner Lisa Robertson. Gibbs and Kemp moved clear in the second half before Gibbs found another gear in the final kilometres to win by 19 seconds in 1hr 18min 50secs.
Kemp was comfortably second, two minutes and 20 seconds clear of O'Rourke, who scored a national bronze almost 20 years after winning the half marathon title herself.
Wellington Scottish continued their dominance of the national club scene, winning the national team title in both the men's and women's races.
In other running, with the national half marathon race overshadowing the normally feature full marathon event it proved a perfect opportunity for Waikato farmer Phil Murray to take out his first major win.
In a close race Murray had to come past Gavin Stevens (Akld), Brian Garmonsway (UH) and Daniel Clendon (Wgtn) to win. Pacing himself to perfection he hit the front in the final few kilometres to finish just 34 seconds clear of Clendon, who continued his run of runner-up slots in his hometown race.
In the woman's race Wellington's Maree Rajpal beat Aubrey Begley by 3min 20secs in 3hrs 20min 22 seconds.
The 10k saw Wellington's Cameron Goldsmid clock up yet another win this season, this time 55 second ahead of Lower Hutt's Luke O'Donnell in 31min 44secs. Lower Hutt's Nicole Mitchell won the women's race by the same margin, clocking 38min 28secs to beat Wellingtonians Elaine Brent and Kelsy Foreman.
Founded by the Wellington Marathon Clinic in 1986, the Armstrong Motor Group Wellington Marathon has always been a race catering for all age and ability. As well as the full marathon, half marathon and 10k they also have the Kids' Magic Miles, where Wellingtonians Felix Williamson and Sophie Atkinson led in 425 keen kids.
Other keen kids included more than 250 Scots College middle school students who participated in the 10k raising funds for the Blind Foundations guide dog training programme.
In 2015 the Armstrong Motor Group Wellington Marathon will celebrate its 30th anniversary.


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Last month Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif., U.S.A.) came out with the iCloud, a cloud service unique to its products. Since then, more companies have been announcing their moves into the cloud computing business.
On Monday, Microsoft (Redmond, Wash., U.S.A.) CEO Steve Ballmer spoke at Microsoft's annual Worldwide Partner Conference, and urged its partners to join Microsoft as it moves into cloud technology.
"We've got 41,000 partners now who identify themselves primarily as Cloud partners, people who've come into the Microsoft ecosystem, in some sense for the first time, because of the opportunities represented by the Cloud," said Ballmer at the conference. "This journey to the Cloud with us is going to be one of the most beneficial transitions for all users of information technology around the planet. It's disruptive technologically. We're redoing things in our business model. You're going to have to continue to re-map and re-skill and re-train yourself for this new world."
This push by Ballmer was preceded by the April launch of Office 365, a cloud-based version of its office software. According to Microsoft, less than two weeks after the official launch of Office 365, more than 50,000 organizations were trialing the service.
On Tuesday of this week, Citrix Systems (Fort Lauderdale, Fla, U.S.A), a software company, announced it has completed the acquisition of Cloud.com, a provider of software infrastructure platforms for cloud providers, thus moving itself into the cloud computing business. The price of the acquisition was not disclosed.
Also on Tuesday, VMware (Palo Alto, Calif., U.S.A.) a virtualization software company unveiled a cloud infrastructure suite, vSphere 5, created to assist companies in building intelligent virtual infrastructures. Along with the announcement, VMware also unveiled: vShield, a security, control and compliance software for cloud security; vCenter Site Recovery Manager, a built-in storage replication for information recovery; and vCloud Director, a self-service model for provisioning infrastructure services.
As many software companies break into cloud computing, other companies such as Ciena (Linthicum, Md., U.S.A), a network equipment provider for backhaul, see the role they can play in the industry.
"The fact of the matter is that cloud will only happen if the right underlying infrastructure is in place and if that infrastructure is capable of evolving as cloud services evolve. In the cloud world, demands on capacity and connectivity are fluid, entirely dependent on businesses' specific requirements at any given time," said Tom Mock, senior vice president of Corporate Marketing and Communications for Ciena. "The network supporting those requirements needs to be able to reflect their fluidity with intelligent bandwidth capabilities that allow it to be as elastic, programmable and, in a sense, 'virtualized,' as storage and servers are today. The ideal to aim for is a fully integrated infrastructure and service offering, combining flexible, SLA-assured, secure computing power with elastic and scalable storage, supported by a high-performance backbone and bandwidth-on-demand"
With companies making transitions into cloud technology, the industry is set to grow in the upcoming years. According to technology research company ICD, cloud computing is expected to exceed $11 billion by the end of 2013.


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Adventure Stage Chicago, a program of the Northwestern University Settlement House, creates dynamic theatre for young audiences. All performances are at...
Multiethnic theater ensemble of teenagers that creates and
performs original works.
Children's music and theatre classes and performances.
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artistic expression, education and entertainment.
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Adam Knott EMERITUS (5)Structurally, musically and conceptually one of the most ambitious and incredible albums e...Nick Mongiardo CONTRIBUTOR (5)Soaring crescendos and beautiful yet sinister ambiance make for a stunning masterpiece of ...SomeGuyDude (3.5)The template for crescendo-rock, LYSFLAtH may be considered a standard-bearer, but its myt...brainsheldis (5)As the first decade of the first millennium comes to a close, we should all sit back and a...
S. G. Shaw (5)...Adam Turner-Heffer (3)The Montreal many-piece post-rock band's transitional but flawed album....Killtacular (3.5)...Joe Costa (5)Epic, sprawling, and absolutely essential to those who claim to enjoy music. One of my pe...
Joanna van Schaik (4)Pretense and songwriting collide....
Album Rating: 4.5Damn average went up to 4.5
Digging: Uchu Conbini - Feel the Dying Note
Album Rating: 5.0goddamn this review is amazing
Album Rating: 5.0Great review, brah. This album is a spiritual journey.
stopped reading after that awful first sentence
Album Rating: 5.0Cool man, enjoy your Reliant K albums.
Album Rating: 4.5this overtook f# in terms of votes
oh dear
Digging: Denzel Curry - 13
Album Rating: 4.5F# A# 00 is still better for me, but this is awesome all the same
Album Rating: 4.5the artworks on the vinyl sleeves for this are awesome
yeah this is probably my favorite vinyl that I own
Album Rating: 4.5i still need to get this on vinyl, i have everything apart from this and allelujah. I'm hoping to get them both at some point in the next few months.
I feel bad for you if the biggest reason you celebrate human hope is this album... what a joke.
"Cool man, enjoy your Reliant K albums."
Thanks, I will. Unfortunately I won't be able to celebrate human curiosity, hope, or despair with it :|
also F# >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this
relient k!!
Album Rating: 5.0"Thanks, I will. Unfortunately I won't be able to celebrate human curiosity, hope, or despair with it :|"
Well that's what this album is for!!
Album Rating: 5.0best album ever madeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Album Rating: 3.0hard
Album Rating: 4.0more gr8 than boring but yeah too much boring drags it down
Digging: Destroyer - Kaputt
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EXCLUSIVE: Zach Braff, whose play All New People premiered last summer at The Second Stage Theatre in New York, is bringing the comedy for a 10-week run at London's Duke of York Theatre starting February 22. This time, Braff will star in his play, making his UK stage debut in a production directed by Peter Dubois. Braff didn't appear in the New York run of the angst-filled comedy. In the UK performances, he'll play Charlie, a guy who hits rock bottom on his 35th birthday and wants to be alone at his wealthy friends' luxury Long Beach Island apartment. His escape is interrupted by a parade of misfits who turn his trip upside down. Before it hits London, All New People will play the Manchester Opera House February 8-11 and the King's Theatre in Glasgow on February 14-18. Braff is currently shooting the Sam Raimi-directed Oz: The Great And Powerful, which will wrap by year's end.
Zach Braff Takes His Play 'All New People' To UK — This Time He'll Star In It
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Maybe Europe will like him
when and where will tickets go on sale??
Gotta get tickets for that Manchester show.
Wow! Can't wait! When and where can you get tickets??
way to shaft the start of the U.S. show. now that's how you show appreciation!


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Perry Pearl
The Class Role Husband to perky newswoman Holly, whose high school sweetheart also just happened to come out of the closet at their prom.
Argument Against Is happily married and has a 5-year-old daughter.
Argument For Named that daughter Oprah because "I'm a fan!"
(On a scale of 1-10, 1 being not gay, 10 being gay) Gay vibe: 8
Justin Suarez
Ugly Betty Role Betty's fashion-magazine-reading nephew.
Argument Against Talks like a tough guy, saying his own mother is "full of crap."
Argument For Refused a helping of flan, claiming "I'll get fat"; built an award-winning diorama of Martha Stewart's jail cell.
Gay vibe: 5
Help Me Help You Role One of Ted Danson's group-therapy patients.
Argument Against Had a girlfriend and paid $1,700 for Knicks tickets.
Argument For Those Knicks tickets were for a guy he appeared to be flirting with; lost girlfriend after she caught him watching gay porn.
Gay vibe: 10
Bobby Stevens
Smith Role Criminal mastermind working on a few last scores before retirement.
Argument Against Likes to beat people up. Plus, he really seems to dig his sexy wife.
Argument For Nothing yet. But he is impeccably dressed, so there's always a chance.
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LAFAYETTE — Bell Helicopter is expected to begin assembly operations by 2016 at a new $26.3 million facility at the Lafayette Regional Airport, company officials said Wednesday.
The company is set to start hiring next year for the estimated 115 new jobs at the assembly plant, which comes in addition to Bell's two existing repair and overhaul facilities located in the Lafayette area.
"We know the dedication of the workforce here, and that was a big driver," Bell Helicopter President and CEO John Garrison said at a Wednesday event to mark the start of construction for the facility.
The 82,300-square-foot assembly plant is taking shape on 14.5 acres at the Lafayette Regional Airport.
The state is paying for construction of the plant, which will be owned by the airport and leased to Bell.
"We are proud to have a leader in the industry locate in Lafayette," said Lafayette Regional Airport commissioner Paul Segura.
The plant will produce the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X.
The first 505 test model is under construction at a Bell facility in Canada and is expected to take flight later this year, according to information from the company.
Garrison said the company has received more than 200 purchase agreements with deposits for the new aircraft, far exceeding expectations.
"We have already increased our production output above our initial projections," he said.
Paul Watts, who has been tapped as general manager for the Bell's new Lafayette plant, said the facility is expected to make up to 200 aircraft a year once production is in full swing.
He said the plant will gradually ramp up production over two-and-half-years.
Bell will retain the 60 jobs at its two existing facilities here, according to the company.
"Bell has had a longterm commitment to Lafayette and our community," said Lafayette Economic Development Authority President and CEO Gregg Gothreaux.
In addition to funding construction of the new Bell Plant, the state has offered incentives that include $4 million in lease support, $3.8 million for infrastructure and equipment, and $200,000 in relocation expenses.
Bell officials said the company will invest $11.4 million in equipment.
The 115 new jobs will have an average salary of more than $55,000, according to information from Gov. Bobby Jindal's office.
Jindal, who was at Wednesday's event, said state economic development officials estimate that work related to operations at the new Bell plant will create another 136 indirect jobs.
"I have always wanted good, clean, high-paying jobs for our citizens," Lafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel said in a statement. "Bell Helicopter brings that, plus the added value of showcasing the abilities of or people to the world."


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American Idol's Own Mardi Gras: NOLA Auditions
Last night, we embraced the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler in the place in our heart that we used to hold for Cowell and Kara DioGuardi. Wait, did people actually have a place in their heart for Kara? (Check out our premiere recap here!) Tonight, Seacrest, in his spray tan nature, takes us…Details


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A small battle was waged twenty years ago in the spring of 1992 over the selling of the a copy of a first edition Knopf The Colossus, signed and inscribed by Sylvia Plath to Ted Hughes.
On June 3, 1992, a letter was published in The Times called "War-Plath" (p. 14). The article quotes expresses the concern of the "Sylvia Plath Society" that this one sale might be "the first of a tranche of Plath's books and papers Hughes might sell." The article quotes Elizabeth Sigmund as saying, ''I think it is amazing that he is selling this book, which should go to the family. If he does not want it he should give it to the children, Frieda and Nicholas, or to one of Britain's libraries.'' It also says Sigmund is the president of the Society! It was then stated that, "[t]he next volume to reach the market would be Plath's annotated version of T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets*." Hughes and his wife Carol responded, "This volume of Colossus was owned by one of Sylvia Plath's and Ted Hughes's children."
Bookseller Rick Gekoski's reply, "Collector's Items," ran six days later (June 9, 1992, p. 13). I disagree with his statement that this copy "has no substantial research value, and libraries are characteristically wise enough to avoid buying such collector's items," because I think it does. But it is possible we are just thinking differently about it because of our respective interests. I am certain the book could provide some kind of research value, and as a rare book and manuscript dealer, it is likely that less interesting or relevant material has passed through his shop that less research value. Gekoski ends his response saying, "Sylvia Plath has been dead for 29 years; isn't is time that the carping misapprehension regarding the slightest of her affairs, and of those who knew her, was laid to rest?"
This is awfully naive, and it is arguable that even the Plath Estate itself certainly would not have wanted Plath's affairs to rest. The controversy sells books. It keeps her name in the public and attaches to the words "Sylvia Plath" an allure of mystery, highly charged emotions, contention, etc.
Gekoski writes at length about about this purchase and sale in his chapter "The Colossus" which was printed in his 2004 book Nabokov's Butterfly: And Other Stories of Great Authors and Rare Books (New York: Carroll & Graf), pages 109-120. I wrote a little bit about it in 2007. In that review, some of the details that were relayed I have since found out were erroneous. I should probably update the post, but that seems to me like cheating. Anyway, looking at Gekoski's comments above, consider how he tells the story of The Colossus in Nabokov's Butterfly: "If you don't immediately feel how exciting this book is – if you haven't, in some form or another, just whispered 'that is so fabulous!' to yourself – I'm afraid you don't have the makings of a book collector. I'm not even sure if I would like you very much." Like I said in my blog post, I agree wholeheartedly: that is so fabulous. And, I think there is research value in the book.
Anyway, basically the run down is that Ted Hughes gave the book to his son Nicholas Hughes, and Nicholas Hughes in turn sold it to Gekoski. Gekoski, after a period of time where the book simply sat on a shelf, sold it "to a canny and discriminating poetry collector in Philadelphia" (119). The book eventually sold again, for a higher price as you might imagine, to a different collector. Who that collector was the ended up with it, no one would say.
Until now...
(Was that dramatic?)
Well, we finally know in whose collection this book can be found. Published in 2011, American Prayer gives us "A look into Richard Prince's private library and his influences, published on the occasion of an exhibition of the artist's work at the Bibliotheque nationale de France, Paris." Exhibition installation photographs can be seen here. And, included in the book on page 14 is a gorgeous, lovely image of the inscription. I presume this means that the book was included in the exhibit. Wish I would have known about it, as it would be truly fabulous to see.
Prince's book collection is evidently legen - wait for it - dary. In browsing the internet, I stumbled on this interview on Artinfo, in which Prince says he [had at that time in 2008] recently purchase typescript carbon's of Plath's Ariel. This is likely the same group of typescripts I blogged about here. This would be truly fabulous to see, as well.
*Regarding Plath's copy of T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets. It did eventually sell, and you can learn a little bit about it - and a lot of other great stuff - in "These Ghostly Archives 4: Looking for New England" by Gail Crowther and myself in Plath Profiles 5, out this summer. And if you have not read Gekoski's Nabokov's Butterfly (in the UK as Tolkien's Gown), please do so.
03 June 2012
The Battle over Sylvia Plath's Colossus
Labels: Book collecting , Elizabeth Sigmund , Links , Rick Gekoski , Sylvia Plath , Ted Hughes , The Colossus
4 comments :
Can't wait to read it! Glad you are writing about Four Quartets!
- 03 June, 2012 11:51
- Peter K Steinberg said...
We don't write that extensively on it, so please do get your hopes up too high...but its location has never been stated (I don't think) and it's never been used as a resource in Plath scholarship. The book, though, is a fascinating specimen of Plath and her "active readership" with her books.
- 04 June, 2012 10:18
Wow, it's great to see the pictures of Plath's inscriptions to Ted and her mother:
Thanks for the heads-up, Peter!
- 05 June, 2012 10:33
- Peter K Steinberg said...
~VC: amazing work. Bravo & thank you!
- 05 June, 2012 10:35
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Publications & Acknowledgements
- BBC Four.A Poet's Guide to Britain: Sylvia Plath. London: BBC Four, 2009. (Acknowledged in)
- Biography: Sylvia Plath. New York: A & E Television Networks, 2005. (Photographs used)
- Connell, Elaine. Sylvia Plath: Killing the angel in the house. 2d ed. Hebden Bridge: Pennine Pens, 1998. (Acknowledged in)
- Crowther, Gail and Peter K. Steinberg. "These Ghostly Archives." Plath Profiles 2. Summer 2009: 183-208.
- Crowther, Gail and Peter K. Steinberg. "These Ghostly Archives, Redux." Plath Profiles 3. Summer 2010: 232-246.
- Crowther, Gail and Peter K. Steinberg. "These Ghostly Archives 3." Plath Profiles 4. Summer 2011: 119-138.
- Crowther, Gail and Peter K. Steinberg. "These Ghostly Archives 4: Looking for New England." Plath Profiles 5. Summer 2012: 11-56.
- Crowther, Gail and Peter K. Steinberg. "These Ghostly Archives 5: Reanimating the Past." Plath Profiles 6. Summer 2013: 27-62.
- Crowther, Gail and Peter K. Steinberg. These Ghostly Archives: The Unearthing of Sylvia Plath. Oxford: Fonthill, 2017.
- Death Be Not Proud: The Graves of Poets. New York: Poets.org. (Photographs used)
- Doel, Irralie, Lena Friesen and Peter K. Steinberg. "An Unacknowledged Publication by Sylvia Plath." Notes & Queries 56:3. September 2009: 428-430.
- Gill, Jo. "Sylvia Plath in the South West." University of Exeter Centre for South West Writing, 2008. (Photograph used)
- Elements of Literature, Third Course. Austin, Tex. : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2009. (Photograph used)
- Helle, Anita Plath. The Unraveling Archive: Essays on Sylvia Plath. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2007. (Photographs used, acknowledged in)
- Helle, Anita. "Lessons from the Archive: Sylvia Plath and the Politics of Memory". Feminist Studies 31:3. Fall 2005: 631-652.. (Acknowledged in)
- Holden, Constance. "Sad Poets' Society." Science Magazine. 27 July 2008. (Photograph used)
- Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women, Motion Picture. Directed by Rachel Talbot. Brookline (Mass.): Jewish Women's Archive, 2007. (Photograph used)
- Plath, Sylvia, and Karen V. Kukil. The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath, 1950-1962. New York: Anchor Books, 2000. (Acknowledged in)
- Plath, Sylvia, and Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil (eds.). The Letters of Sylvia Plath, Volume 1, 1940-1956. London: Faber, 2017. Forthcoming.
- Plath, Sylvia. Glassklokken. Oslo: De norske Bokklubbene, 2004. (Photograph used on cover)
- Reiff, Raychel Haugrud. Sylvia Plath: The Bell Jar and Poems (Writers and Their Works). Marshall Cavendish Children's Books, 2008.. (Images provided)
- Steinberg, Peter K. Sylvia Plath (Great Writers). Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 2004.
- Steinberg, Peter K. "'I Should Be Loving This': Sylvia Plath's 'The Perfect Place' and The Bell Jar." Plath Profiles 1. Summer 2008: 253-262.
- Steinberg, Peter K. "Sylvia Plath." The Spoken Word: Sylvia Plath. London: British Library, 2010.
- Steinberg, Peter K. "'They Had to Call and Call': The Search for Sylvia Plath." Plath Profiles 3. Summer 2010: 106-132.
- Steinberg, Peter K. "This is a Celebration: A Festschrift for The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath." Plath Profiles 3 Supplement. Fall 2010: 3-14.
- Steinberg, Peter K. "A Perfectly Beautiful Time: Sylvia Plath at Camp Helen Storrow." Plath Profiles 4. Summer 2011: 149-166.
- Steinberg, Peter K. "Proof of Plath." Fine Books & Collections 9:2. Spring 2011: 11-12.
- Steinberg, Peter K. "Textual Variations in The Bell Jar Publications." Plath Profiles 5. Summer 2012.
- Steinberg, Peter K. "Writing Life" [Introduction]. Sylvia Plath in Devon: A Year's Turning. Stroud, Eng.: Fonthill Media, 2014.
- "Banking on his passion for Plath" by Melissa Davis Haller. UMW Today. Spring 2005.
- "Sylvia Plath's Three Women to be staged in London" by Alison Flood. The Guardian. 3 December 2008.
- "FBI files on Sylvia Plath's father shed new light on poet" by Dalya Alberge. The Guardian. 17 August 2012.
- "There Are Almost No Obituaries for Sylvia Plath" by Ashley Fetters. The Atlantic. 11 February 2013.


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Who is he?
A railroad track toward hell?
Breaking like a stick of furniture?
The hope that suddenly overflows the cesspool?
The love that goes down the drain like spit?
The love that said forever, forever
and then runs you over like a truck?
Are you a prayer that floats into a radio advertisement?
I don't like you very well.
You don't suit my clothes or my cigarettes.
Why do you locate here
as large as a tank,
aiming at one half of a lifetime?
Couldn't you just go float into a tree
instead of locating here at my roots,
forcing me out of the life I've led
when it's been my belly so long?
All right!
I'll take you along on the trip
where for so many years
my arms have been speechless
Poet: Anne Sexton
Poem: Despair
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