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The Raelettes (or occasionally The Raelets or The Raeletts) were an American girl group formed in 1958 to provide backing vocals for Ray Charles. They were reformed from the group The Cookies. Between 1966 and 1973, the Raelettes recorded on Tangerine Records as a separate act produced and accompanied by Charles.

History
Reformed by Ray Charles from the all-girl singing group The Cookies, Charles first invited The Cookies for a recording session in New York City, in August 1956, where they taped "Lonely Avenue", "I Want To Know" and "Leave My Woman Alone". The Cookies' lineup at the time consisted of Margie Hendrix, Dorothy Jones, and Darlene McCrea.

The Raelettes were officially established in 1958. The first lineup consisted of Darlene McCrea, Margie Hendricks, Patricia Lyles, and Gwendolyn Berry. The Raelettes were an integral part of Charles' organization and provided backing vocals on various hits, such as "Night Time Is the Right Time" (1958), "What'd I Say" (1959) and "Hit the Road Jack" (1961).

In the early years, Margie Hendrix was the Raelette's foremost member. Ray Charles said about her: "Aretha, Gladys, Etta James — these gals are all bad, but on any given night, Margie will scare you to death." Ray and Margie had many affairs, but she started using drugs and alcohol and after a final argument in 1964, she was fired from the Raelettes and later died in 1973.

The group always consisted of 4 or 5 singers. The ever-changing lineup included Minnie Riperton, Merry Clayton, Clydie King of the Blackberries, Edna Wright of Honey Cone, and latter-day Supreme Susaye Greene.

Charles also produced and played piano on solo singles for various Raelettes. He formed Tangerine Records in 1962, and the Raeletts released three top 40 R&B hits between 1967 and 1971: "One Hurt Deserves Another" (1967), "I'm Gettin' 'Long All Right" (1968), and "Bad Water" (1971). The compilation Souled Out was released in 1970, featuring songs R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner had recorded for Tangerine.

In the 1970s, Mable John sang lead vocals and the Raelttes toured independent of Charles. After she left the Raelettes returned to the background for good, with various lineups backing Charles until his death in 2004.

Members

Shalaine Adams
Mabel Armed
Fritz Basket
Dorothy Berry
Gwen "Squatty Roo" Berry
Tangy Biggers
Anita Brooks
Alexandra Brown
Helen Bryant
Dottie Clark
Merry Clayton
Chrylynn Cobb
Trudy Cochran
Kathryn Collier
Sharon Creighton
Pamela Diggs-King
Karen Evans
Verlyn Flenaugh
Lillian Fort
Valerie Geason
Renee Georges
Deborah Gleese
Rita Graham
Susaye Greene
Katrina Harper-Cooke
Avis Harrell
Margie Hendrix
Peggy Hutcherson
Denise Jackson
Doretta James
Mable John
Ann Johnson
Clydie King
Beverly Ann Lesure
Pat Lion
Pat (Priscilla) Lyles
Kathy Mackey
Tammy McCann
Marilyn McCoo
Gladezz McCoy
Darlene McCrea
Tonette McKinney
Paula Michelle
Janice Mitchell
Mae Mosely-Lyles
Vernita Moss
Paula More
Kay Nickerson
Pat Peterson
Bobbie Pierce
Madelyn Quebec
Patricia Richards
Minnie Riperton
Donna M. Jones
Ruby Rae Roberson
Vermetea Royster
Mae Saunders
Cynthia Scott
Linda Sims
Bettye Smith
Gwendolyn Smith
Joy Styles
Barbara Nell Terrault
Brianna Perry Tucker
Andromeda Turre
Lalomie Washburn
Tracey Whitney
Elaine Woodard
Angela Workman
Edna Wright
Estella Yarbrough

Discography

Albums

 1970: Souled Out (Tangerine 1511) – The Raelets with Ike & Tina Turner
 1972: (Ray Charles Presents) The Raeletts, Yesterday... Today... Tomorrow (Tangerine 1515)
 1993: The Raelettes, Hits And Rarities (Titanic Records TR-CD 4422)

Singles

References

External links

 Rita Graham website

 Ray Charles Personnel and Co-Performers
 Ray Charles & The Raelettes

African-American girl groups
Ray Charles
Musical backing groups
Tangerine Records artists
Musical groups established in the 1950s
Musical groups disestablished in the 2000s
1950s establishments in the United States
2000s disestablishments in the United States

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Pablo Picasso Three Women at the Spring Fontainebleau, summer 1921
MoMA, Floor 5, 513 The David Geffen Wing
6' 8 1/4" x 68 1/2" (203.9 x 174 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Allan D. Emil
© 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Pablo Picasso has 1,246 works online.
There are 2,410 paintings online.
We have identified these works in the following photos from our exhibition history.
Summer Exhibition: New Acquisitions; Recent American Prints, 1947–1953; Katherine S. Dreier Bequest; Kuniyoshi and Spencer; Expressionism in Germany; Varieties of Realism
Jun 23–Oct 4, 1953
XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection
Oct 19, 1954–Feb 6, 1955
1 other work identified
Picasso: 75th Anniversary
May 4–Sep 8, 1957
Picasso in the Museum of Modern Art: 80th Birthday Exhibition
May 14–Sep 18, 1962
Art in a Changing World: 1884–1964: Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
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Picasso in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art
Feb 3–Apr 2, 1972
Mar 29, 1972–Apr 21, 1980
Pablo Picasso: A Retrospective
Selections from the Collection (1993)
Mar 15–Jul 6, 1993
Selections from the Permanent Collection of Painting and Sculpture
MoMA2000, ModernStarts: People, Composing with the Figure
Oct 7, 1999–Feb 1, 2000
Mar 16–Sep 26, 2000
Matisse Picasso
Feb 13–May 19, 2003
Painting & Sculpture II
Nov 20, 2004–Aug 5, 2015
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Provenance Research Project
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John Quinn, New York. Acquired from the artist through Henri Pierre Roché, May 1922 - in Quinn's collection until his death in 1924
Estate of John Quinn, 1924 - 1926
Paul Rosenberg, Paris
Mrs. Mary / Meric Callery, New York. By 1940 - at least 1945
[Carlo Frua de Angeli, Milan (Mary Callery's second husband) ]
J. B. Neumann (Jsrael Ber Neumann), New York. By 1948
Mr. and Mrs. Allan D. Emil, New York. Purchased from J.B. Neumann, c. 1948 - 1952
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Allan D. Emil, 1952
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It may be cliché, but the "New Year-new you" spirit is here again. By now we are all well-aware that, in order to achieve optimal health, we need to get moving! Physical activity is crucial to wellness, but often, our noblest of exercise intentions are sabotaged by musculoskeletal injury. With many people doubling-down on fitness and wellness goals for 2016, the AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill™ can provide a safe, effective, enjoyable way to improve conditioning, shed excess weight, and achieve better health.


Today, I'm happy to announce the official release of Logicly version 1.9. As you may recall, generating a truth tables was added in Logicly 1.8. Soon after truth tables introduced, a number of you requested the ability to export them to a CSV file. Starting in Logicly 1.9, you'll find a big Export CSV button right where you need it.
When you update to Logicly 1.9, you'll also receive a number of important bug fixes.
BTW: When editing links a good feature would be to highlight the connection point where we are dragging into so that we know that the drop will be accepted and not have to retry (very frustrating).
Phillippe, thanks for the feedback! I'm building a new version of Logicly from the ground up that I think will clear up any memory issues.
The highlight when a drop can be accepted is a great idea! I'll keep it in mind for a future update.


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National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Training Modules to Enhance the Rigor and Reproducibility of Biomedical Research (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
R25 Education Projects
Reissue of RFA-GM-15-006
RFA-GM-18-002
93.859; 93.213; 93.279; 93.121; 93.853
The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The over-arching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation's biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs.
To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on developing courses for skills development - specifically, exportable training modules designed to enhance the rigor and reproducibility of biomedical research, targeted to trainees and researchers at any level.
June 29, 2018, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. All types of non-AIDS applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due on this date.
October - November 2018
It is critical that applicants follow the Research (R) Instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide except where instructed to do otherwise (in this FOA or in a Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts). Conformance to all requirements (both in the Application Guide and the FOA) is required and strictly enforced. Applicants must read and follow all application instructions in the Application Guide as well as any program-specific instructions noted in Section IV. When the program-specific instructions deviate from those in the Application Guide, follow the program-specific instructions.
Applications that do not comply with these instructions will not be reviewed
The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research educational activities that complement other formal training programs in the mission areas of the NIH Institutes and Centers. The over-arching goals of the NIH R25 program are to: (1) complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation's biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs; (2) enhance the diversity of the biomedical, behavioral and clinical research workforce; (3) help recruit individuals with specific specialty or disciplinary backgrounds to research careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences; and (4) foster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral and clinical research and its implications.
The over-arching goal of this R25 program ais to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation's biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs. To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on:
Courses for Skills Development: Specifically, exportable training modules designed to enhance the rigor and reproducibility of biomedical research, targeted to trainees and researchers at any level.
Several studies have shown that a substantial amount of basic and preclinical published research results cannot be reproduced by other laboratories under the conditions described in the publications. This has major implications for the credibility of science in general and for expensive follow-on translational and clinical research, which may be undertaken on the basis of faulty preliminary results. In most cases, the lack of reproducibility is not due to intentional fabrication or falsification of data. Rather, in many cases there is a lack of awareness or adherence to sufficiently high standards in the planning, execution, interpretation and reporting of scientific experiments and their results. Examples include inherently weak experimental designs; over-interpretation of statistically marginal differences in results; variability of materials, such as differing brands, composition of media or reagents; differing or evolving strains of organisms and cells in culture; other variables or sources of bias that have not been adequately controlled or included in the experimental design; issues of interpretation such as confirmation bias; or issues related to reporting of results such as publication bias, lack of transparent presentation of methods, or undue emphasis on publication in high impact-factor journals.
A study of the published literature has found large numbers of reports where basic information such as the numbers of animals, definition of control groups, randomization, blinding, and so forth cannot be determined. There is some speculation that this trend is driven by the desire to publish shorter papers and the tendency of some journals to minimize space allowed for descriptions of the methods. It is also likely related to the pressure to publish in a relatively few high-profile journals. Some journals have taken steps to address these issues including allowing the publication of expanded methods in supplementary material. NIH has voiced its concerns over these matters publicly (http://www.nature.com/news/policy-nih-plans-to-enhance-reproducibility-1.14586) and NIGMS has published a Request for Information (NOT-GM-14-003) to solicit feedback from the scientific community on how additional offerings might complement existing training efforts on rigor and reproducibility. Based on the received feedback, NIGMS, in collaboration with other NIH Institutes and Centers, issued a FOA for the development of training modules to help with improving good research practices (RFA-GM-15-006). NIGMS proposes to continue addressing the need for training in areas relevant to data reproducibility in this reissued and revised FOA.
Research Education Objectives
The purpose of this FOA is to develop exportable training modules in areas with the potential to enhance data reproducibility and to provide for communication and coordination of the development and deployment of such modules. The resulting modules will be relatively short units of training of sufficient depth and coverage to empower the trainee with the knowledge and skills to improve the rigor and reproducibility of their research. Exportable in this case means shareable and accessible, open educational resources. The target audience for these modules are trainees and researchers at any level. It is expected that the proposed training modules will identify deficiencies and teach best practices in one or more of the following general areas:
Scientific culture and principles: examples include, but are not limited to, how to avoid confirmation bias in hypothesis testing; how to defend against the subtle influence of pressure to produce exciting findings; how to ensure adequate oversight when the rapid pace of scientific advances may mean mentors are unfamiliar with technology used by their trainees; the bias against publishing negative results.
Good laboratory practices and record keeping: examples include, but are not limited to, the considerations for consistent validation of reagents and use of appropriate standards; how to identify and control for relevant biological variables; how to improve authentication practices for cell lines and other biological reagents; how to improve laboratory notebook keeping practices; how to determine which procedural details and metadata should be recorded; how to maintain timely and complete records of data, metadata and workflow.
Experimental design and analysis: examples include, but are not limited to, how to carefully account for all significant potential biases; how to determine whether controls and replicates are adequate; how to ensure adequate statistical power; how to deal with outliers appropriately. For the topic of experimental design and analysis, only advanced modules which build upon the modules developed earlier through this initiative or those that deal with aspects not covered in existing modules will be considered. Topics covered previously include, among others, blinding and randomization, sample size, replication, minimizing bias, robust statistical analysis, cell authentication, and appropriate use of animal models (more information - https://www.nigms.nih.gov/training/pages/clearinghouse-for-training-modules-to-enhance-data-reproducibility.aspx)
The training modules are expected to cover material not typically taught as part of current institutional coursework. For example, modules that simply replicate material found in standard courses of statistics are discouraged. However, it is expected that the developed modules could be utilized as learning material in future courses to enhance and standardize the concepts of rigor and reproducibility. Materials should be derived from the training needs experienced by laboratory personnel.
The participating Institutes and Centers are committed to supporting modules that cover a wide range of issues relevant to enhancing the rigor and reproducibility of biomedical research. It is unlikely that more than one award will be made to develop modules on the same topic.
Program Structure for Module Development and Accessibility
This training may take many different types of formats and approaches, but should be timely, informative, engaging, and easily and freely accessible. Some general expectations are as follows:
Platforms: examples include, but are not limited to, interactive, online modules; videos or case studies with supporting discussion materials, problems, etc.; Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs); computer-video simulations.
Module length: short but will depend on the area(s) selected.
Length of awards: it is expected that all modules will be developed, piloted, and disseminated within the first two years of the award; budgets may be awarded for up to three years to allow module evaluation and module modification/maintenance in year three.
Awardees will be expected to attend at least one PD/PI meeting held by the NIGMS Division of Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity during the term of the award. The intent is to have the grantees share their knowledge and insights into developing engaging and informative educational modules and subsequently present an overview of the modules they have developed, results of pilots, and plans for outreach and evaluation to the wider education community.
Once the modules have been developed and made available, links to these educational resources will be posted and maintained on the NIGMS web site (https://www.nigms.nih.gov/training/pages/clearinghouse-for-training-modules-to-enhance-data-reproducibility.aspx).
Research education programs may complement ongoing research training and education occurring at the applicant institution, but the proposed educational experiences must be distinct from those training and education programs currently receiving Federal support. R25 programs may augment institutional research training programs (e.g., T32, T90) but cannot be used to replace or circumvent Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) programs.
Grant: A support mechanism providing money, property, or both to an eligible entity to carry out an approved project or activity.
The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
The following NIH components intend to commit the following amounts in FY 2019:
NIGMS: $1,500,000, 4-6 awards
NCCIH: $150,000, 1 award
NIDA, $300,000, 1-2 awards
NIDCR: $100,000, 1 award
NINDS: $150,000, 1 award
Application budgets may request up to $250,000 in direct costs to cover the entire award period, but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. Budget categories should not include inflationary escalation for recurring costs in out years.
Applications may request award periods of up to three years.
Other Award Budget Information
Individuals designing, directing, and implementing the research education program may request salary and fringe benefits appropriate for the person months devoted to the program. Salaries requested may not exceed the levels commensurate with the institution's policy for similar positions and may not exceed the congressionally mandated cap.
Other Program-Related Expenses
Consultant costs, equipment, supplies, travel for key persons, and other program-related expenses may be included in the proposed budget. These expenses must be justified as specifically required by the proposed program and must not duplicate items generally available at the applicant institution. Limited program evaluation costs are allowed up to a maximum of $3,000 for the project period. This includes salaries for evaluation consultants, if any.
Indirect Costs (also known as Facilities & Administrative [F&A] Costs) are reimbursed at 8% of modified total direct costs (exclusive of tuition and fees and expenditures for equipment), rather than on the basis of a negotiated rate agreement.
Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)
The sponsoring institution must assure support for the proposed program. Appropriate institutional commitment to the program includes the provision of adequate staff, facilities, and educational resources that can contribute to the planned program.
Institutions with existing Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) institutional training grants (e.g., T32) or other Federally funded training programs may apply for a research education grant provided that the proposed educational experiences are distinct from those training programs receiving federal support. In many cases, it is anticipated that the proposed research education program will complement ongoing research training occurring at the applicant institution.
Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
System for Award Management (SAM) (formerly CCR) – Applicants must complete and maintain an active registration, which requires renewal at least annually. The renewal process may require as much time as the initial registration. SAM registration includes the assignment of a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code for domestic organizations which have not already been assigned a CAGE Code.
NATO Commercial and Government Entity (NCAGE) Code – Foreign organizations must obtain an NCAGE code (in lieu of a CAGE code) in order to register in SAM.
eRA Commons - Applicants must have an active DUNS number and SAM registration in order to complete the eRA Commons registration. Organizations can register with the eRA Commons as they are working through their SAM or Grants.gov registration. eRA Commons requires organizations to identify at least one Signing Official (SO) and at least one Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) account in order to submit an application.
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from diverse backgrounds, including underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and women are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.
The PD/PI should be an established investigator in the scientific area in which the application is targeted and capable of providing both administrative and scientific leadership to the development and implementation of the proposed program. The PD/PI will be expected to monitor and assess the program and submit all documents and reports as required.
Buttons to access the online ASSIST system or to download application forms are available in Part 1 of this FOA. See your administrative office for instructions if you plan to use an institutional system-to-system solution.
It is critical that applicants follow the Research (R) Instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide, except where instructed in this funding opportunity announcement to do otherwise. Conformance to the requirements in the Application Guide is required and strictly enforced. Applications that are out of compliance with these instructions will not be reviewed.
For information on Application Submission and Receipt, visit Frequently Asked Questions – Application Guide, Electronic Submission of Grant Applications.
All page limitations described in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide and the Table of Page Limits must be followed.
Follow all instructions provided in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
SF424 (R&R) Other Project Information Component
Follow all instructions provided in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide with the following modification:
Facilities & Other Resources. Describe the educational environment, including the facilities, laboratories, participating departments, computer services, and any other resources to be used in the development and implementation of the proposed program. List all thematically-related sources of support for research training and education following the format for Current and Pending Support.
SF424(R&R) Senior/Key Person Profile Expanded
Follow all instructions provided in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide with the following additional modifications:
Include all personnel other than the PD(s)/PI(s) in the Other Personnel section, including clerical and administrative staff.
Applicants should budget travel funds to attend at least one TWD program director meeting in year 02 or 03
Budget categories should not include inflationary escalation for recurring costs in outyears.
PHS 398 Research Plan Component
The Research Strategy section must be used to upload the Research Education Program Plan, which must include the following components described below:
Proposed Research Education Program
Program Director/Principal Investigator
Institutional Environment and Commitment
Evaluation Plan
Dissemination Plan
Research Education Program Plan
Proposed Research Education Program. While the proposed research education program may complement ongoing research training and education occurring at the applicant institution, the proposed educational experiences must be distinct from those research training and research education programs currently receiving federal support. When research training programs are on-going in the same department, the applicant organization should clearly distinguish between the activities in the proposed research education program and the research training supported by the training program. The research education proposed must be targeted to trainees and investigators at any level.
State the goals for education and justify the area of training selected for module development in terms of its relevance and potential impact on improving the development of skills and knowledge important for conducting rigorous and reproducible research. Describe the subject material to be covered. Describe the format for the training module proposed and justify it in terms of the education goals. The length of the proposed training module should be explained in terms of scope and depth of coverage of the subject matter. In addition, how the research education will be utilized by trainees or investigators should be described - for example, a module on how to avoid confirmation bias to be taken by all beginning laboratory workers, or a module on appropriate design of animal studies to be taken immediately prior to beginning such work. Describe the plans for piloting and evaluating the effectiveness of the training module.
Describe plans for making the proposed training module section 508 compliant of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. '794 d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (P.L. 105 – 220; see http://www.section508.gov/ for additional information).
Provide a timeline for module development, piloting and refinement, dissemination, evaluation, and maintenance. This timeline must propose making the training publicly available within two years of the award date.
Program Director/Principal Investigator. Describe arrangements for administration of the program. Provide evidence that the Program Director/Principal Investigator is actively engaged in research and/or teaching in an area related to the mission of NIH, and can organize, administer, monitor, and evaluate the research education program. For programs proposing multiple PDs/PIs, describe the complementary and integrated expertise of the PDs/PIs; their leadership approach, and governance appropriate for the planned project.
Institutional Environment and Commitment. Describe the institutional environment, reiterating the availability of facilities and educational resources (described separately under "Facilities & Other Resources"), that can contribute to the planned Research Education Program. Evidence of institutional commitment to the research educational program is required. A letter of institutional commitment must be attached as part of Letters of Support (see below). Appropriate institutional commitment should include the provision of adequate staff, facilities, and educational resources that can contribute to the planned research education program.
Evaluation Plan. Applications must include a plan for evaluating the activities supported by the award in terms of their frequency of use and their usefulness. The use of multiple evaluation approaches is highly encouraged as is testing several groups with different characteristics. The application must specify baseline metrics (e.g., numbers, educational levels, and demographic characteristics of test group) in a structured format, as well as measures to gauge the short and long-term success of the research education award in achieving its objectives. Applicants are expected to obtain feedback from test group to help identify weaknesses and to provide suggestions for improvements, and make the evaluation and feedback data available to NIGMS staff.
Dissemination Plan. A specific plan must be provided to disseminate the finished training modules nationally and make them freely accessible. In addition, links to these modules will be posted and maintained on the NIGMS web site.
A letter of institutional commitment must be attached as part of Letters of Support (see section above:"Institutional Environment and Commitment."
If you answered "Yes" to the question "Are Human Subjects Involved?" on the R&R Other Project Information form, you must include at least one human subjects study record using the Study Record: PHS Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information form or Delayed Onset Study record.
Organizations must submit applications to Grants.gov (the online portal to find and apply for grants across all Federal agencies). Applicants must then complete the submission process by tracking the status of the application in the eRA Commons, NIH's electronic system for grants administration. NIH and Grants.gov systems check the application against many of the application instructions upon submission. Errors must be corrected and a changed/corrected application must be submitted to Grants.gov on or before the application due date and time. If a Changed/Corrected application is submitted after the deadline, the application will be considered late. Applications that miss the due date and time are subjected to the NIH Policy on Late Application Submission.
For assistance with your electronic application or for more information on the electronic submission process, visit Applying Electronically. If you encounter a system issue beyond your control that threatens your ability to complete the submission process on-time, you must follow the Guidelines for Applicants Experiencing System Issues. For assistance with application submission, contact the Application Submission Contacts in Section VII.
All PD(s)/PI(s) must include their eRA Commons ID in the Credential field of the Senior/Key Person Profile Component of the SF424(R&R) Application Package. Failure to register in the Commons and to include a valid PD/PI Commons ID in the credential field will prevent the successful submission of an electronic application to NIH.
The applicant organization must ensure that the DUNS number it provides on the application is the same number used in the organization's profile in the eRA Commons and for the System for Award Management (SAM). Additional information may be found in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
Only the review criteria described below will be considered in the review process. As part of the NIH mission, all applications submitted to the NIH in support of biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research are evaluated for scientific and technical merit through the NIH peer review system.
For this particular announcement, note the following: The goal of this R25 program is to support the development of exportable training modules designed to enhance data reproducibility and to target the research education of trainees and researchers at any level.
Reviewers will provide an overall impact score to reflect their assessment of the likelihood for the project to strongly advance research education by fulfilling the goal of this R25 Education Program, in consideration of the following review criteria and additional review criteria, as applicable for the project proposed.
Reviewers will consider each of the review criteria below in the determination of scientific merit, and give a separate score for each. An application does not need to be strong in all categories to be judged likely to have major scientific impact.
Does the proposed program address a key audience and an important aspect or important need in training in rigor and reproducibility? Is there convincing evidence in the application that the proposed program will significantly advance the stated goal of the program?
Is the PD/PI capable of providing both administrative and scientific leadership to the development and implementation of the proposed program? Is there evidence that an appropriate level of effort will be devoted by the program leadership to ensure the program's intended goal is accomplished? If the project is collaborative or multi-PD/PI, do the investigators have complementary and integrated expertise; are their leadership approach, governance and organizational structure appropriate for the project?
Taking into consideration the nature of the proposed research education program, does the applicant make a strong case for this program effectively reaching an audience in need of the program's offerings? Where appropriate, is the proposed program developing or utilizing innovative approaches and latest best practices to improve the knowledge and/or skills of the intended audience?
Does the proposed program clearly state its goals and objectives, including the audience to be reached, the content to be conveyed, and the intended outcome? Is there evidence that the program is based on a sound rationale, as well as sound educational concepts and principles? Is the plan for evaluation sound and likely to provide information on the effectiveness of the program?
Will the scientific and educational environment of the proposed program contribute to its intended goals? Is there a plan to take advantage of this environment to enhance the educational value of the program? Is there tangible evidence of institutional commitment? Where appropriate, is there evidence of collaboration and buy-in among participating programs, departments, and institutions?
For research that involves human subjects but does not involve one of the six categories of research that are exempt under 45 CFR Part 46, the committee will evaluate the justification for involvement of human subjects and the proposed protections from research risk relating to their participation according to the following five review criteria: (1) risk to subjects, (2) adequacy of protection against risks, (3) potential benefits to the subjects and others, (4) importance of the knowledge to be gained, and (5) data and safety monitoring for clinical trials.
For research that involves human subjects and meets the criteria for one or more of the six categories of research that are exempt under 45 CFR Part 46, the committee will evaluate: (1) the justification for the exemption, (2) human subjects involvement and characteristics, and (3) sources of materials. For additional information on review of the Human Subjects section, please refer to the Guidelines for the Review of Human Subjects.
When the proposed project involves human subjects and/or NIH-defined clinical research, the committee will evaluate the proposed plans for the inclusion (or exclusion) of individuals on the basis of sex/gender, race, and ethnicity, as well as the inclusion (or exclusion) of children to determine if it is justified in terms of the scientific goals and research strategy proposed. For additional information on review of the Inclusion section, please refer to the Guidelines for the Review of Inclusion in Clinical Research.
Recruitment Plan to Enhance Diversity
Training in the Responsible Conduct of Research
Generally not applicable. Reviewers should bring any concerns to the attention of the Scientific Review Officer.
If support for development, maintenance, or enhancement of software is requested in the application, the reviewers will comment on the proposed software dissemination plan.
Applications will be evaluated for scientific and technical merit by (an) appropriate Scientific Review Group(s) convened by CSR, in accordance with NIH peer review policy and procedures, using the stated review criteria. Assignment to a Scientific Review Group will be shown in the eRA Commons.
A formal notification in the form of a Notice of Award (NoA) will be provided to the applicant organization for successful applications. The NoA signed by the grants management officer is the authorizing document and will be sent via email to the grantee's business official.
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alias message Sends a message to a channel you've already joined pub Hello, world!
say message Posts a message, spoken from your character's point of view Use only for IC text say Hello, Kasei!
message Posts a message without context, like pose without the name Prefix a spoof with %r%t to add in a carriage return and a tab to increase readability! spoof %r%tThe trainers and their Pokemon all let out a collective gasp. That wasn't a rock; it was a rock Clauncher!
ooc message Posts a message out of character, for communication with other MU*ers rather than their characters ooc I'd love to RP with you! Just let me put on some music, first.
whisper Amunra=Hello, Amunra. How are you today?
whisper Merkabah Delphi=How are you two doing today?
page Lepus Bastion Lore=Wow! I've never seen you all online at once before!
Unfindable: This is a useful command if you do not wish to have people constantly walking in on you where ever you are on grid, or just want some privacy. Type who #p to set it and who #!p to unset it. Once set your location on the who list will be obfuscated.
To view the ingame help for +finger, just type +info #help, or look below here.
Temp fusion: +tempfuse slotnumber, for example +tempfuse slot1, or slot2, ect.
Permafusions: Type +fusion to bring up your stored perma-fusions.
Temporary fusion requires a Bond stat of 140 or more with the Pokemon, and Permanent fusion requires a Bond stat of 255. Due to system limitations, items cannot be held by a Pokemon when it fuses.
In a temporary fusion, the Pokemon's gender is used. This can be averted if the Pokemon's bond stat is at 250 or more, in which case either the trainer's or Pokemon's gender can be chosen whenever fusion is performed.
In a permanent fusion, the choice of gender between the trainer's or the Pokemon's is made only once, at the time of the permanent fusion. The command to perform a Permanent fusion is +permfuse slot<#>. For example: +permfuse slot2. IMPORTANT! Once a Pokemon has been used in a permanent fusion, it is a part of the character forever. There is no way to return that Pokemon to your party as a separate entity.
Temporary fusions can un-fuse by typing +unfuse. This sends the Pokemon back to the trainer's current group, or - if the group is full - back to a slot in a Box. If all Boxes are full, un-fusing is impossible.
+sheet Shows your current forms stats/attacks, and a list of your inventory items.
+sheet/pokemon a quick, but in-depth overview of your whole team, sans showing moves or stats.
+Award/balance to see your total.
+Award/market to see the stuff you can buy.
+hold slot[#]=[item] gives a Pokemon in your party an item to hold, replace [#] wth the number, remember to keep 'slot' there, though!
+use me=[item] This one targets yourself, best for boosters and the like!
+use slot[#]=[item] Targets a pokemon in your group!
+scan Shows you a list of Pokemon in your current area, and how often they are likely to appear!
+scan #help Tells you how to use more advanced +scan commands, have fun!
+pvp/create to make a new request.
+pvp/join [name] to join a request.
+watch <name> Watch the PvP match that <name> is currently a part of.
+pokegive <name> Offer a pokemon to someone.
+poketake <name> Receive a pokemon from someone.
+pokedeny <name> Decline someone's pokemon offer.
+pokegiveclear Clear offer data/Cancel offer.
+gohome Creates a home room and takes you into that room.
+homedesc Allows you to input a description for your home space. This description will automatically be applied whenever you type +gohome.
wa #roomhide Allows you to hide your home room from the whereare command. wa #!roomhide allows you to stop hiding your home room.
+out Whenever you are in a home room, you can type this to leave it and return to the location you occupied before you entered the home room. If the owner of the room types this, all current occupants are removed as well.
See the Gyms page for a more detailed explanation of Gym Challenges.
+abortchallenge Aborts a currently engaged Gym Qualifier Challenge.
If and when you look to join one of the Factions, you'll need to set up your +notes with some aspects of your character, including strengths and weaknesses.
+note Coatl This will show you a list of Coatl's notes! If you use this on yourself, you'll even see notes you made that aren't approved yet!
+note Coatl/Being Amazing This will let you read Coatl's note about Being Amazing!
+note/set Coatl/Being Amazing=Not so good at this, but I have awesome staff friends. This will let me make a note containing some short descriptive text! You can use your character's name, or just "me". If you already had that note approved, this won't blow the old one away yet. We have to approve the change, and the old note will stay until then.
+note/rem Coatl/Being Amazing This will make me sad.
+note/unapprove Coatl/Wall of Text I made a big long wall of text. Then I found a very embarrassing typo in a sentence about challenging a gym leader to take their badge. I didn't want to delete the whole thing forever, but I really needed it to stop showing that to everyone right now! Now I can still look at it and redo it later.


SYDNEY, June 18th, 2018 – The Australian hardcopy peripherals (HCP) shipments fell 8.8% year on year (YoY) in the first quarter of 2018 to 446,000 units, according to the IDC Asia Pacific Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker. Both laser and inkjet markets have contributed to the decline, reducing 8.6% and 9.3% YoY respectively.
The laser printing industry continues the downward trend, which was primarily driven by the sales volume loss of low price-band models. Combined shipment of copier-based and printer-based laser declined by 8.8% YoY, while fax-based laser fell sharply (-72.1% YOY) and its share is now less than 0.3% in the laser market, evaporated two-third in a year.
Most key players displayed a negative YoY performance in varying degrees during 2018Q1, as shown in Figures below.
For inkjet printers, Canon dropped over one-fifth of its shipments since 2017Q1, as their focus shifted higher value models. Brother and HP Inc. filled the gap left by Canon, increased their inkjet market share by 1.2% and 2.8% respectively.
For laser peripherals, Fuji Xerox experienced a decline of 30% as they are still trying to recover from top-level executive and board resignations after the accounting scandal. HP Inc., Ricoh and Kyocera Document Solutions were consistent with the shrinking market. Brother, in contrast, took share from competitors and posted positive YoY growth of 6.5%, hence strengthening its position in the laser market.
"As the print space in Australia reaches saturation, brands try different tactics to enhance market share. Some have changed strategy to reallocate resources to high end products to help improve profit" says Jimmy Li, Associate Market Analyst at IDC Australia. In Australia, top 5 HCP brands dominated over 94% of the entire market. IDC research found that shipment units of those models with relatively low speed or low price had significantly decreased over the past two quarters; colour laser printers in 1-20 ppm speed range recorded a 51.3% YoY decline, whilst mono laser shipments decreased 19.9% YoY. Similarly, Inkjet models priced <AUD$131 (i.e. <USD$100) dropped by 13.5%YoY.
An abnormal phenomenon was noticed in the past quarter, showing that laser multi-function peripherals declined more and recovered slower than single function. By the end of March, SFPs had occupied 46.6% in the laser market which was a 1.6% YoY growth.
Kyocera Document Solutions experienced positive performances over the last year. When others suffered, it managed to not only maintain but also snatched share from others. Kyocera enjoyed a 24.0% YoY increase in copier-based laser, together with a long-term shipment expanding for print-based laser units. The key point of the sales strategy was to award resellers / dealers well for their great and loyalty seems to have worked.
The 2018 HCP forecast still shows downward trend in Australia, for both inkjet and laser markets. Brands will focus on maintaining profitability in inkjet space and compete on click charge to keep market share in laser market.


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.class Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage$2;
.super Ljava/lang/Object;
.source "AppDataUsage.java"

# interfaces
.implements Lcom/samsung/android/settings/datausage/trafficmanager/DatePickerAlertDialog$OnDateSetListener;

# annotations
.annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/EnclosingClass;
    value = Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;
.end annotation

.annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/InnerClass;
    accessFlags = 0x0
    name = null
.end annotation

# instance fields
.field final synthetic this$0:Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;

# direct methods
.method constructor <init>(Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;)V
    .locals 0

    iput-object p1, p0, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage$2;->this$0:Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;

    invoke-direct {p0}, Ljava/lang/Object;-><init>()V

    return-void
.end method

# virtual methods
.method public onDateSet(Lcom/samsung/android/widget/SemDatePicker;JJ)V
    .locals 8

    const/4 v6, 0x1

    const-string/jumbo v0, "AppDataUsage"

    new-instance v1, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    invoke-direct {v1}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;-><init>()V

    const-string/jumbo v2, "onDateSet(), mStartTime:"

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    invoke-virtual {v1, p2, p3}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(J)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    const-string/jumbo v2, ", mEndTime:"

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    invoke-virtual {v1, p4, p5}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(J)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    invoke-virtual {v1}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->toString()Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v1

    invoke-static {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/secutil/Log;->i(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I

    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage$2;->this$0:Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;

    invoke-static {v0, p2, p3}, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;->-set4(Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;J)J

    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage$2;->this$0:Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;

    invoke-static {v0, p4, p5}, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;->-set2(Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;J)J

    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage$2;->this$0:Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;

    invoke-static {v0}, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;->-wrap2(Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;)V

    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage$2;->this$0:Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;

    invoke-static {v0}, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;->-get5(Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;)Lcom/android/settings/datausage/CycleAdapter;

    move-result-object v0

    invoke-virtual {v0, v6}, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/CycleAdapter;->setIsSettedDate(Z)V

    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage$2;->this$0:Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;

    invoke-static {v0}, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;->-get5(Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;)Lcom/android/settings/datausage/CycleAdapter;

    move-result-object v0

    invoke-virtual {v0, p2, p3}, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/CycleAdapter;->setStartTime(J)V

    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage$2;->this$0:Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;

    invoke-static {v0}, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;->-get5(Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;)Lcom/android/settings/datausage/CycleAdapter;

    move-result-object v0

    invoke-virtual {v0, p4, p5}, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/CycleAdapter;->setEndTime(J)V

    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage$2;->this$0:Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;

    invoke-static {v0}, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;->-get5(Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;)Lcom/android/settings/datausage/CycleAdapter;

    move-result-object v7

    new-instance v0, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/CycleAdapter$CycleItem;

    iget-object v1, p0, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage$2;->this$0:Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;

    invoke-virtual {v1}, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;->getActivity()Landroid/app/Activity;

    move-result-object v1

    move-wide v2, p2

    move-wide v4, p4

    invoke-direct/range {v0 .. v6}, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/CycleAdapter$CycleItem;-><init>(Landroid/content/Context;JJZ)V

    invoke-virtual {v7, v0}, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/CycleAdapter;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)V

    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage$2;->this$0:Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;

    invoke-static {v0}, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;->-get4(Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;)Lcom/android/settings/datausage/SpinnerPreference;

    move-result-object v0

    iget-object v1, p0, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage$2;->this$0:Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;

    invoke-static {v1}, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;->-get5(Lcom/android/settings/datausage/AppDataUsage;)Lcom/android/settings/datausage/CycleAdapter;

    move-result-object v1

    invoke-virtual {v1}, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/CycleAdapter;->getCount()I

    move-result v1

    add-int/lit8 v1, v1, -0x1

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Lcom/android/settings/datausage/SpinnerPreference;->setSelection(I)V

    return-void
.end method

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Can you have delicious eggplant without hours of work?
So, I am looking at these recipes to give me some wisdom, and I will only feature ones with relatively short prep times. Because we are looking for sustainable changes here.
Eggplant and pasta go together, which makes this veggies the perfect substitute for meatballs. These eggplant meatballs from The Iron You looks relatively simple (and super delicious) and you could pop them on top of a pile of spaghetti or next to a salad.
If you like something with a little bit of spice, The Brick Kitchen has an amazing Eggplant Shakshuka recipe. It looks easier than you expect and has stellar reviews. You can even add chickpeas if you want it a bit heartier.
I love how many spicy recipes are inspired by this veggie, and this 30 minute (!!! so easy!!) recipe from Minimalist Baker looks so flavorful. This Jerk spice eggplant combines classic jerk seasonings with delicious vegetarian ingredients. She also has a really simple eggplant bacon recipe. And I know my kids are in every time we pair things with white rice. For a twist on this, check out this kebab recipe from Went Here 8 This.
These eggplant pizzas from Eat the Gains would be absolutely perfect for kids. I mean, they look like kid-sized pizzas! You cut them up, throw them on the grill, and add her brilliant toppings. This could totally change our mind on eggplant.
Want another take on eggplant? This Moroccan Honey Glazed Eggplant from Bunsen Burner Bakery has a completely different flavor profile, but doesn't it sound good? Out of the box for our house, but I am really tempted to try it!
To be honest, I would hate this recipe from gourmandelle, because I am not an olive person, but I know eggplant and olive is amazing together (even my preschooler likes that combo). If you also love a classic eggplant and olive, this looks like a unique, but not too labor-intensive option to try.
For more spice, you could try this Baingan Bharta recipe from Tickling Palates. If you make it, be sure to invite me over. Totally different, but her recipes are amazing.
What is your favorite eggplant recipe? It's amazing how versatile this vegetable is! So many ideas, without one bite of meat!


Didn't Walmart see a downfall of Flipkart before buying a share of it?
I don't see a great future of Flipkart in India. It's going down every day and customers are running away from Flipkart due to their poor services and great service given by Amazon. Not sure how Flipkart guys were able to transfer their headache to Walmart, but for sure Walmart is going to regret this buy.


Scripture Alone is the sole infallible rule of faith for humanity. God has given his people special revelation in the Holy Spirit inspired scriptures. God's word is sufficient, "...for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God p may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." - 2 Timothy 3:16. Therefore, Hope Community Church relies on scripture alone to understand who God is and who we are.
According to the scriptures, God's people are saved by God from their sins through faith alone. Our faith in God to do as he's promised is credited to us as righteousness (Romans 4). Though we are saved by faith alone, a true, living faith that bears fruit. Therefore, our faith will be reflected through our works (James 2).
Salvation from our sin is not something we can earn, as we are completely incapable of doing so (Romans 3). Therefore, our faith is not something we generate within ourselves. Rather, faith is a gift of God that is given to us out of his grace alone (Ephesians 2).
Everything and everyone exists for the glory of God alone. Therefore, at Hope Community Church, you will find that worship focuses on giving God, not the preacher, not the musicians, and not the congregation members, ALL the glory.


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The well proportioned superyacht S S FREEDOM is a sailing yacht. This 36 metre (117 ft) luxury yacht was developed by Blue Trend Yachts in 1956. S S FREEDOM was formerly named Gdynia 16. She is a classic twin masted schooner. The graceful sailing yacht has been brought about from the naval architecture of Captain Hoss.
The yacht's general design work came from Captain Hoss. The technical naval architect intellectual property are a work of Captain Hoss. Created at Blue Trend Yachts this yacht was constructed within Germany. She was successfully launched in Germany in 1956 before being handed over to the owner. A reasonable proportion is manifested with a widest beam (width) of 6.61 m or 21.7 feet. With a 3.8m (12.5ft) draught (maximum depth) she is reasonably deep. The material steel framed wooden was used in the building of the hull of the sailing yacht. Her superstructure above deck is built out of wood. Over the deck of S S FREEDOM she is 29 (95.1 ft) in length. In 2000 extra refit work and updating was in addition performed.
This yacht utilises a single agile LEYLAND diesel engine(s) and can drive at a dignified top speed underway of around 10 knots. The engine of the yacht creates 150 horse power (or 110 kilowatts). Her total HP is 150 HP and her total Kilowatts are 110. Her propulsion units are a single screw propeller.
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I'll try to make this short, because my feelings on this game are simple.
First of all, I've said it once and I'll say it again, it warms my heart that the developers called this a roguelite, and not a roguelike.
The game plays like a real-time Brogue. That's great. I love it.
I've played 16 hours, and have only beat it once, on challenging (the middle difficulty). Replayability seems to be pretty high, but I suppose only time will tell.
The dungeon generation is really clever, and the basic gameplay is fun.
Also the developers update the game a lot, and listen to feedback. Just be careful if you plan on let's playing it, because they will watch it, and when you start doing well, they'll nerf bows.
Basically, it's a good time. I'd say give it a shot, if you're into this kinda thing.
But a picture is worth a thousand words, as they say. So I've got some gameplay footage for you, if you like. Watch one of the latest videos, if you're just looking to see what the game is like in its current state.


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In her inauguration speech, she said her priority was to "empower Liberian women in all areas of our national life. She also launched the Liberia Education Trust. We recently funded a reading-enrichment program for girls in primary school who hail from poor and disadvantaged backgrounds.
First, despite geographic proximity, economic exchange, and even periods of political unity, across both the Straits of Sicily and the Straits of Gibraltar, modern and medieval scholars often conceive of North Africa and Europe in separate terms.
Second, studies of the Maghreb and Western Europe are lopsided.
There are far more studies of the European side than of the Maghrebi side, despite the existence of plentiful sources for both regions. Thus emerges a complex picture of relations, memories, symbols, and approaches as interactions between two dominant faiths, Christianity and Islam, must be juxtaposed with two dominant ethnic and linguistic groups Berbers and Arabs within Islam that have simultaneously divided and united the distinctive culture of the Maghreb and Europe.
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There are several reasons for a reluctant view of the Western Mediterranean as a cultural sphere. For instance, Larouia history of the Maghreb, distances itself deliberately from European colonialist histories that attempt to use medieval history to lay claim to North African lands.
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SDF-1
SDF-1 Proteins, Antibodies, cDNA Clones Research Reagents
All SDF-1 reagents are produced in house and quality controlled, including 2 SDF-1 Antibody, 65 SDF-1 Gene, 2 SDF-1 Lysate, 7 SDF-1 Protein, 2 SDF-1 qPCR. All SDF-1 reagents are ready to use.
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SDF-1 Protein (7)
Recombinant SDF-1 proteins are expressed by HEK293 Cells, E. coli with fusion tags as N-human IgG1-Fc, Native, N-His, N-cleavage, C-human IgG1-Fc.
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SDF-1 antibodies are validated with different applications, which are IHC-P, WB, ELISA.
SDF-1 Lysate (2)
SDF-1 overexpression lysate was created in HEK293 Cells and intended for use as a Western blot (WB) positive control. Purification of SDF-1 protein from the overexpression lysate was verified.
SDF-1 cDNA Clone (65)
SDF-1 cDNA clones are full length sequence confirmed and expression validated. There are 13 kinds of tags for each SDF-1 of different species, especially GFP tag, OFP tag, FLAG tag and so on. There are three kinds of vectors for choice, cloning vector, expression vector and lentivrial expression vector.
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SDF-1 Background
The human stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF1), also known as CXCL12, is a small (8 kDa) cytokine highly conserved chemotactic cytokine belonging to the large family of CXC chemokines. SDF1 is expressed in two isoforms from a single gene that encodes two splice variants, SDF1α and SDF1β, which are identical except for the four residues present in the C-terminus of SDF1β but absent from SDF1α. The chemokine CXCL12 [stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1)] binds primarily to CXC receptor 4 (CXCR4; CD184). The binding of CXCL12 to CXCR4 induces intracellular signaling through several divergent pathways initiating signals related to chemotaxis, cell survival and/or proliferation, increase in intracellular calcium, and gene transcription. CXCL12 and CXCR4 that have been widely characterized in peripheral tissues and delineate their main functions in the CNS. Extensive evidence supports CXCL12 as a key regulator for early development of the CNS. In the mature CNS, CXCL12 modulates neurotransmission, neurotoxicity and neuroglial interactions. CXCL12 has crucial roles in the formation of multiple organ systems during embryogenesis and in the regulation of bone marrow haematopoiesis and immune function in the postnatal organism. Although considered an important factor in normal bone metabolism, recent studies implicate CXCL12 in the pathogenesis of several diseases involving the skeleton, including rheumatoid arthritis and cancers that metastasize to bone. The CXCL12/CXCR4 axis is involved in tumor progression, angiogenesis, metastasis, and survival. Pathologically enhanced CXCL12 signaling may promote the formation of new vessels through recruiting circulating endothelial progenitor cells or directly enhancing the migration/growth of endothelial cells. Therefore, CXCL12 signaling represents an important mechanism that regulates brain tumor angiogenesis/vasculogenesis and may provide potential targets for anti-angiogenic therapy in malignant gliomas.
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Unfairly dubbed 'the wheelbarrow' due to its ugly twin underseats exhausts that were forced upon it by emissions laws, the 2006 model's fairing was also more bulbous and less sharply styled, offering the rider more wind protection at the expense of that aggressive look. Add to this a longer wheelbase, more relaxed chassis geometry and a (much-needed) Öhlins steering damper for the first time and fans of exciting Kawasaki sportsbikes were quick to lament the loss of the ZX-10R's wild side. The fact the engine actually boasted increased power and torque as well as a more refined power curve with less of a jump when it really came on song was overlooked and this led to the 2006/07 ZX-10R being one of the more unloved Ninja generations. But don't let this put you off buying a used one.
Yes, the 2006/07 Ninja is less of a beast than the original, and lacks its bad boy reputation, but is this really a terrible thing? When it comes to road riding it is far easier to live with and has considerably less tendency to throw a wobbly over bumps that often results in the front end getting slap happy on the original Ninja. The slightly sluggish steering only really comes to light on a track, the heavy underseat pipes are very easy to replace and the motor is all Ninja and seriously fast with 165bhp at the rear wheel and top speed of over 180mph, which is more than enough! All in all, there is very little not to like, especially when you see its price in the used market.
Unpopularity equals a deal and the 2006/07 Ninja is a very good value used litre bike. It may be viewed as a bit of a black sheep in the Ninja line-up, but remember up until the all-new 2011 generation, this was the only ZX-10R to have enjoyed any success in WSB. True, it was a bit of a freaky wet race, but the record books still show that Chris Walker stood on the top step at Assen in 2006 and that's all that matters!
Very little goes wrong with this generation of Ninja and it is an extremely safe secondhand buy. Aside from the fairly standard used buy checks of worn head bearings, seized suspension linkages and crash damage, you shouldn't encounter any major technical issues. As with any older sportsbike, assume the suspension is in need of an overhaul unless the owner has had it done recently and watch out for the more expensive 16,000-mile valve clearance service, which does boost the bill. Towards the end of 2006 and into 2007 the Ninja was sold with twin Akrapovic silencers in an effort to boost buyer's interest. These not only look far better than the ugly stock cans, they also shed a stack of weight hanging high at the tail, which makes a big difference to the bike's handling so look out for them on a used bike but don't pay any extra for them. Some owners lower the Ninja's gearing in an effort to gain a bit more of an acceleration thrill, which is a reasonably good tactic but not for everyone. It is always worth asking if this mod has been done as you will need an electronic device to correct the speedo's reading as it will not be accurate any more.
The original Ninja ZX-10R appeared in 2004 and remained unchanged through 2005 until the 2006/07 model replaced it. This generation came with twin underseat pipes, a revised chassis, a new look, altered dash and a tweaked engine with a heavier crank to make it less aggressive on the throttle. It was never physically changed aside from colours but was sold with Akrapovic silencers in an attempt to shift stock before being updated again in 2008. This generation featured a side mounted exhaust and traction control (KIMS) for the first time. It was replaced in 2011 by the all-new ZX-10R, which featured BMW-matching electronics as well as a new engine and chassis.
The 'wheelbarrow' 2006/07 model remains pretty unpopular in the used market, but the tide is starting to turn and prices are on the up. You can get a really nice 2006 bike for in the £4000 region in a private sale if you go for the unpopular silver colour, but tidy green ones go for closer to £4500 to £5000. There is little difference between the price for 2006 and 2007 models, instead it goes on condition, extras and colour – owning a green one will cost you a premium!
www.chriswalkerkawasaki.com - Who better to ask about the 2006 Ninja than the man who won a WSB race on it? Unsurprisingly, Walker is a huge fan of this model and loves to chat about them.


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Marcha de las calaveras
"It was billed as "the first act of collective psycho-magic in Mexico."
The call made by the cult mystic Alejandro Jodorowsky said the event would seek to "heal" the country of the cosmic weight of so many dead in the drug war, by gathering for something he called the March of the Skulls.
On Sunday, on a wet and frigid morning in this mountain capital, hundreds of Jodorowsky fans answered the open convocation.
They donned black top hats and black shawls, and carried canes and Mexican flags colored in black. They wore calavera face paint or masks to give themselves the look of stylish skeletons gathered in this often-surreal city in the name of Mexico's tens of thousands of sometimes nameless drug war dead.
"Long live the dead!" they shouted." [via]
"Jodorowsky, director of surrealist films "El Topo" and "Holy Mountain," practices a brand of psychotherapy termed "psychomagic," which requires that some symbolic event, whether individually or collectively, can in fact transmogrify into reality and thus heal individuals or groups therapeutically.
On November 28th, according to Los Angeles Times reporting, Jodorowsky attempted a mass demonstration of his brand of psychomagic in Mexico. The goal was to heal the souls of the dead who have fallen in Mexico's long-running and ultra-violent drug war.
Jodorowsky called the event Marcha de las Calaveras, or, March of the Skulls.
And while nothing quite compares to tens of thousands of dead, apart from large-scale genocide, America could certainly use its own psychomagical event, not this Judeo-Christian paradigm that preaches weakness and supplication at the feet of the rich and powerful, for deliverance will be had in heaven." [via]
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Port commissioner appointments stalled, Bus Rapid Transit gets green light
Theresa Adams on July 19, 2012
It was the final meeting before the council adjourned for its summer break. The agenda was packed, and so was the room as representatives came out to support or oppose two particular items on the agenda: Mayor Jean Quan's proposed appointees for the Board of Port Commissioners, and a Bus Rapid Transit project that would extend 10 miles from San Leandro to Oakland and make passenger service throughout the area more efficient.
Quan had asked the council to confirm the reappointment of James Head and the appointment of Bryan Parker and Cestra "Ces" Butner to the Board of Port Commissioners. Discussion among the councilmembers started with a request from council president Larry Reid (District 7) to have the item put over until the council returns from summer recess, because the issue of the reappointment of current commissioner Margaret Gordon has not been resolved. Gordon's name was not on the list of appointees advanced by the mayor.
Reid indicated that past presidents had received cooperation from the council when making a request for a delay. "I hope the same courtesy and respect that has been extended in the past will be extended to me and I will just leave it at that," Reid said.
Councilmember Desley Brooks (District 6) said that every councilmember present previously said they would vote for Gordon if a proposal to re-appoint her came before them. "I ask you to honor your word because if your word doesn't mean anything then we send the wrong message to the public," Brooks said.
In response to Reid's request for a delay, the mayor said, "Change is hard, but the change to the Port of Oakland is absolute critical. There are things down there, construction projects that have to be finished in the next 17 months or we lose millions of dollars."
Reid's motion to delay failed with 4 no votes and 3 ayes.
Following the vote to move forward with the appointments, dozens of employees from organizations including the Alameda Central Labor Council, the Metropolitan and Oakland Chambers of Commerce, Teamsters from Local 853 and members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245 and other union workers wearing tags supporting Butner, Head and Parker asked the council to approve the mayor's appointment recommendations.
Rodney Smith, a teamster with Local 853, said he has resided in Oakland for 30 years and has had the opportunity to work for Butner in West Oakland and at Horizon Beverage. "On behalf of Ces Butner, he will be a great commissioner he looks out for the best interest of the working family," Smith said. "If if wasn't for Ces Butner, myself and my family would not be in the great position we're in today. He has done countless things in this area and he will be a voice for West Oakland. I support the mayor's slate and I urge the council to vote yes."
But Oakland resident Matt Duncan asked the council to instead retain Gordon, saying she became a voice for West Oakland when she was appointed and that she has worked hard on environmental issues such as the pollution problem in the port. "If you do not re-appoint commissioner Gordon, West Oakland will lose that voice. I urge you to please consider retaining commissioner Margaret Gordon," he said.
Following the public comments, Reid made a proposal to go forward with the reappointment of Head and move the discussion of the appointments of Parker and Butner to the first meeting after the break, but the council declined the proposal.
The council then took a vote to approve all three appointees, but the motion, which required a majority vote of 5-2 to pass, failed with a final count of 4-3. Pat Kernighan (District 2), Nancy Nadel (District 3), Libby Schaaf (District 4) and Jane Brunner (District 1) voted in favor of the proposal with Reid, Brooks and Ignacio De La Fuente (District 5) opposing. Rebecca Kaplan (At-Large) was absent from meeting.
The agenda item that drew the most attention from the public was the motion to approve the Bus Rapid Transit project, also known as BRT. The $170 million AC Transit project will extend from San Leandro to downtown Oakland with the goal of making bus travel more efficient.
According to AC Transit director of services Tina Spencer, who gave a presentation at the meeting, the new service would be more efficient than the current system, which has long wait times, and will operate much like a train station in that it would add raised platforms and bus-only lanes. Buses on the line will arrive every 5 minutes. The project will also include street resurfacing projects and reconfigure driving lanes.
It is projected that the new system design would increase ridership, drawing an additional 5,900 commuters, Spencer said. The new transit system would also require reconstruction and reconfiguration of some areas on Broadway and International Boulevard that would eliminate approximately 600 parking spaces.
During the public comment period, some residents expressed concerns about the project, stating that a better use for the money might be to use it to replace old buses. "I am one of the biggest opponents for this project," said Elmhurst resident Jacquee Castain, objecting to the extended construction period, which would begin in 2014 and continue into 2016. Castain said the construction would be more harmful than beneficial to businesses in the area.
"Do you think a city like San Francisco would agree to remove two out of four traffic lanes on a major commercial corridor and 537 on-street parking spaces?" said Oakland resident Joyce Roy. She argued that this would lead to traffic congestion. "You are going to find that we are going to have another College Avenue when this opens," she said.
Alyssa Evans from Youth Uprising read a letter in support of BRT from one of its young adult board members, Nick Harris, who was unable to attend the meeting. Harris' letter said the group is excited that public transit will become more efficient and that the raised platforms will provide better accommodations for people in wheelchairs.
Dave Campbell, the program director for the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, said he spoke for the nearly 1,000 members who are Oakland residents and who support the BRT Project. "It's not only a great bicycle project because it's going to get continuous bike lanes from downtown Oakland to downtown San Leandro," Campbell said. "It is a wonderful achievement and it is also going to make this corridor a much better corridor for transit service."
Construction for the project is expected to generate as many as 7,000 jobs, according to AC Transit. The council asked AC Transit representatives about finding options that would encourage hiring Oakland residents to work on the project. "How will we ensure Oaklanders reap the benefit of these contracts?" asked Brooks.
As a result of this discussion, councilmember Nadel (District 3) suggested an amendment stating that AC Transit representatives must provide periodic reports that include information about the construction companies utilized for the BRT project. AC Transit General Manager David Armijo agreed to amend the resolution to state that AC Transit will encourage project contractors and subcontractors to voluntarily hire local Oakland residents.
With this agreement in place, the council voted unanimously to approve the amended resolution. There was a round of applause from the room.
Finally, the council reviewed a proposal to adopt a resolution amending the Oakland Army Base construction project's jobs policies. Brooks requested weekly reporting requirements for contractors and subcontractors in lieu of the current monthly reporting guideline. The data contained in the report would provide information about the workers such as their trade, city of residence, work hours, sex and race. The objective is to give Oakland residents an equal opportunity to work on the Army Base project, Brooks said.
Brunner, who supported Brooks' amendment, said she was concerned about the broad language regarding hiring requirements contained in the original port agreement that the council previously voted on. "If we don't have a process that we are tracking and if we don't have a process that—in a timely manner—we can ask the contractor to fix, then we are not going to get local hires," she said.
Brunner pointed out to Marc Stice, counsel for California Capital Investment Group, one of the Army base project developers, that there were not enough favorable votes in the room at the moment to pass the resolution amending the reporting guidelines and finalize the contract agreement with the city. Brunner suggested that the Stice advise the developer to continue to work with the city to come up with a process for monitoring jobs until the matter can be discussed again at a future council meeting.
A motion to move the resolution to the agenda for the meeting after the break was approved.
City council salutes Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Rev. Wortham Fears.
In other business, the council approved a resolution to honor Rev. Wortham Fears, who served as a Marine during World War II, and who last month received the Congressional Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House. Fears was among 20,000 black men who trained at the segregated Montford Point.
De La Fuente said that Fears helped to influence President Harry Truman's decision to de-segregate the armed forces, and read an excerpt from the speech given by President Obama during the June 27 ceremony: "For outstanding perseverance and courage that inspired social change in the Marine Corps."
"Semper fi," Reid said to Rev. Fears, a term used by Marines meaning "always faithful."
"I never dreamed in this lifetime that I would be a recipient of the Congressional gold medal," Fears said. "20,0000 [African American soldiers] were trained at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina and 13,000 were deployed to the South Pacific. Many did not return. Thank God he spared my life, I came back."
Council meetings will reconvene in September.
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Marty Price on July 19, 2012 at 9:43 am
I am a long time supporter of the mayor but on the issue of Margaret Gordon I find her totally misguided. Ms. Gordon was working on environmental quality and fighting for West Oakland residents while the mayor was still a PTA mom at Joaquin Miller and not in politics. When Dellums appointed her it was the first time we the pepople had a representative on that commission. Mr. Buttner is an astute businesmen but he has taken from the neighborhood, not given. Even DelaFuente who used the same argument to block Ms. Gordon, the mayor now advances"we need business people on the port commission" recognizes how tired and trite that arguement is and voted to keep her on the commission. Maargaret Gordon has been a singular force rallying the folks in that community around air polution. She needs to stay, and our mayor needs to support the peole who mend, and keep the fabric of our community together in the face of high odds.


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