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Yesterday, actress Jane Lynch, best known for her role on Glee, along with the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), unveiled a new resource to help parents and students find the best way to finance a college degree. The new National College Finance Center website, collegefinancecenter.org, along with a "Don't Major in Debt" PSA were revealed. The free and unbiased website will help students and parents find the right loan and understand the terms, and help young adults manage their debt. State-specific information about available grants and scholarships will also be provided to help customize the right path to your teen's college education.
Jane Lynch became involved with the campaign after seeing her own nieces and nephews struggle with debt during college and after graduating. Knowing her 10-year-old daughter will be looking at universities in the not too distant future made helping the organization even more important to Jane.
College debt is now the number two reason people file for bankruptcy, a statistic the National College Finance Center hopes to change soon. Whether your teen is heading to college in the next few years, or even if a university education is far off in the future, you can start educating yourself on the best way to make that degree a reality without being saddled with debt.
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Global pay-TV market added nearly 47 million subscribers in 2012 reaching a total of 864 million subscribers. "The growth in satellite, cable, and IPTV markets was strong, although digital terrestrial TV growth was flat in 2012. ABI Research expects that the pay-TV market will continue to grow in 2013 to reach 907 million subscribers," said Jake Saunders, VP and practice director of core forecasting.
Worldwide IPTV subscriber base has been increasing rapidly over the past few years. In 2013, the worldwide IPTV subscriber base is expected to add over 9 million subscribers to reach 79.3 million. More than half of the net addition will be from Asia-Pacific; China alone is expected to add more than 3 million subscribers.
The cable TV market will remain strong, especially due to the growth in Asian Pacific markets such as China and India. Cable TV will maintain the largest market share of the overall pay-TV market in 2013. However, rapidly growing IPTV will cause cable's market share to decline to 65.4% in 2013 from 66.2% in 2012.
At present, 33% of worldwide pay-TV subscribers are using High Definition (HD) TV services. HDTV penetration is the highest in North America followed by Western Europe; accounting for 84% and 76% of total pay-TV subscriptions respectively. As many of the countries in different regions are trying to switch over to digital transmission, the number of HD channels and packages offered by the operators increase. "Worldwide HD service adoption is expected to grow. ABI Research forecasts that 38% of global pay-TV subscribers will be subscribing to HDTV services in 2013," noted Khin Sandi Lynn, research analyst.
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Participating Organization(s)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Funding Opportunity Title
Diabetes Research Centers (P30)
Activity Code
P30 Center Core Grants
Announcement Type
Reissue of RFA-DK-08-008
Related Notices
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number
Companion FOA
Only one application per institution is allowed, as defined in Section III. 3. Additional Information on Eligibility.
Catalog of Federal Domestics Assistance (CFDA) Number(s)
FOA Purpose
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites new and renewal applications for Diabetes Research Centers, formerly named Diabetes Endocrinology Research Centers (DERCs) and Diabetes Research and Training Centers (DRTCs). Diabetes Research Centers are designed to support and enhance the national research effort in diabetes and related endocrine and metabolic diseases. Diabetes Research Centers support three primary research-related activities: Research Core services, a Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) program, and an Enrichment program. All activities pursued by Diabetes Research Centers are designed to enhance the efficiency, productivity, effectiveness and multidisciplinary nature of research in Diabetes Research Center topic areas. The NIDDK Diabetes Centers program in 2011 consists of 16 Centers each located at outstanding research institutions with documented programs of research excellence in diabetes, endocrine and metabolic diseases. Information about the Diabetes Centers may be found at the following URL: http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/Research/Centers/CenterPrograms/.
Posted Date
March 17, 2011
Letter of Intent Due Date
May 31, 2011
Application Due Date(s)
June 30, 2011, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
AIDS Application Due Date(s)
Not Applicable.
Scientific Merit Review
November/December, 2011
Advisory Council Review
January, 2012
Earliest Start Date(s)
April, 2012
Expiration Date
July 1, 2011
Due Dates for E.O. 12372
Not Applicable
Required Application Instructions
It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the PHS398 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. While some links are provided, 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 may be delayed or not accepted for review.
Part 1. Overview Information
Part 2. Full Text of Announcement
Section I. Funding Opportunity Description
Section II. Award Information
Section III. Eligibility Information
Section IV. Application and Submission Information
Section V. Application Review Information
Section VI. Award Administration Information
Section VII. Agency Contacts
Section VIII. Other Information
1. Program Objectives
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) invites applications for Diabetes Research Center grants to support research in diabetes mellitus and its complications, and related areas of endocrinology and metabolism.
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions and accounts for a huge national burden of morbidity, mortality, and health care expenditures. The mission of the Diabetes Centers is to serve as a key component of the NIDDK-supported research effort to develop new therapies and improve the health of Americans with, or at risk for, diabetes and related endocrine and metabolic disorders. The Centers promote new discoveries and enhance scientific progress through support of cutting-edge basic and clinical research related to the etiology and complications of diabetes, with the goal of rapidly translating research findings into novel strategies for the prevention, treatment and cure of diabetes and related conditions.
To accomplish this mission, the Diabetes Research Centers:
• Create an environment that supports important and innovative research;
• Raise awareness and interest in fundamental and clinical diabetes research at their institutions as well as locally, regionally, and nationally;
• Enhance diabetes research education and training opportunities for patients, students, scientists, and clinicians;
• Attract and retain early stage investigators and investigators new to diabetes research;
• Provide core services that leverage funding and unique expertise;
• Foster interdisciplinary collaborations, especially in the emerging areas of research, to catalyze new ideas and scientific approaches;
• Promote the translation of scientific discoveries from bench to bedside to community to improve public health.
2. Center Structure and Activities
The NIDDK Diabetes Research Centers are part of an integrated program of research support designed to enhance multidisciplinary cutting-edge research in diabetes and in related areas of endocrinology and metabolism. Diabetes Research Centers are intended to improve the efficiency and collaborative nature of diabetes research by providing shared access to specialized technical resources and expertise. In addition, Centers enhance translational research by providing a framework for fostering synergy between basic scientists and clinical investigators, with the goal of promoting rapid progress toward a treatment or cure for diabetes and its complications. Diabetes Research Centers support three primary research-related activities: (1) Research Core Services that provide resources to enhance the efficiency, productivity, and multidisciplinary nature of research in designated topic areas; (2) a Pilot and Feasibility Program designed to foster the development of new investigators and to provide seed-support for innovative high-risk projects; and (3) an Enrichment Program to promote interdisciplinary interaction and training of investigators in areas of NIDDK interest.
Institution and Research Base
A Diabetes Research Center must be an identifiable unit within a single institution such as a university medical center, or within a consortium of cooperating institutions. In either case, Diabetes Center applications must be associated with an existing program of excellence in biomedical research in diabetes and in related areas of metabolism and endocrinology. Program excellence is measured through a consistent and outstanding record of productivity and peer-reviewed research funding in diabetes and related research areas. A high level of integration and close collaboration among Center personnel from diverse scientific disciplines is an important feature of a successful Diabetes Research Center. Accordingly, the applicant should clearly state considerations for Center membership with specific reference to the potential of members to form interactive, collaborative and synergistic relationships. Center applicants should identify one or more central themes or focus areas that link Center investigators and their research programs.
Diabetes research often requires the use of specialized technologies and resources to support a cohesive research effort. The goal of the Diabetes Research Center program is to make state-of-the art technologies and resources readily accessible to a broad spectrum of investigators who are pursuing studies in relevant topic areas.
Administrative Core
Diabetes Research Center applications must include an administrative core that will be responsible for allocation and oversight of Center resources. The Administrative core will also be responsible for planning an enrichment program and for implementing a process for solicitation, review and selection of projects for the Pilot and Feasibility Program within the Center. In addition, all Diabetes Research Centers will be required to maintain a Center website, with the administrative core taking primary responsibility for its curation and oversight, as well as for ensuring proper and seamless integration of the Center website with the NIDDK Center program website. The Core Center Director should provide at least 1.2 person months (calendar year) effort on the Administrative Core and a total of 2.4 person months (calendar year) effort distributed among the Administrative and other components of the Center. One or more Associate Directors should be named who will be involved in the administrative, scientific, or training efforts of the Center and who will serve as Acting Center Director in the absence of the Director. A process must be in place that would be used to recommend a successor to the Director, if needed. An administrative assistant may also be proposed.
Biomedical Resource Cores
Diabetes Research Centers are designed around research cores that provide shared, specialized technical resources and/or expertise that enhance the efficiency, productivity, and multidisciplinary nature of research performed by Center-affiliated investigators. In a Diabetes Research Center, cores are intended to facilitate basic, clinical and translational research in diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic diseases in order to accomplish the stated goals of the individual Center and of the NIDDK Centers program.
Each research core should provide state-of-the art services to multiple funded research projects. A Center may support research at a single or set of cooperating institutions through an Institutional Core. In addition, Diabetes Center applicants may propose to share core services or functions with other Centers in the Diabetes Center program in order to expand, enhance, or increase the cost-effectiveness of research activities at the Center institution. Examples of biomedical cores that would be considered responsive to this Request for Applications include, but are not limited to:
These cores are not listed in any particular order, nor do they represent a comprehensive list of possibilities. In responding to this FOA, applicants are encouraged to propose cores that address specific objectives based on the unique requirements of investigators at the applicant institutions. Particular emphasis should be placed on services that support and foster interdisciplinary, integrated and translational approaches to research in Diabetes Center topic areas. Preference will be given to core support services that are not readily available or cost-effective when supplied from commercial sources, and techniques or technologies that may be technically challenging or require specialized expertise, equipment or infrastructure. Proposed Diabetes Center research cores may be an institutional shared research core. In such cases, the research core support provided by the Diabetes Center should be proportional to the use of the institutional research core by Diabetes Research Center members. As with other research cores, details about access and prioritization of center members to the shared research core(s) should be provided. Moreover, the applicant should document that the Diabetes Center will be in a position to have some input to, and oversight of, the shared institutional core with respect to its management, planning for future changes and improvements, etc.
The need for core support from the Diabetes Research Center must be well justified, with clear documentation of a broad user base of NIDDK-funded investigators pursuing research activities in Center topic areas, as well as diabetes investigators with other sources of peer-reviewed support. Participants in the Diabetes Center program are encouraged to become fully integrated into, and synergistic with, other NIDDK- and NIH-funded Core Centers within their institutional setting. This includes the clinical research homes being established by the Clinical and Translational Science Awards supported by the National Institutes of Health (http://www.ctsaweb.org/) and other related NIH roadmap activities, and any related NIDDK-funded Center programs such as the Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) Program http://www3.niddk.nih.gov/centers/norc.shtml) and the Centers for Diabetes Translation Research (CDTR; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-10-009.html). Applicants should provide information on other programs supporting related resources at their institution and describe the nature of synergy and integration between the Diabetes Research Center and these other activities. Applicants must also clearly describe how duplication or redundancies of effort, services and resources will be avoided.
Pilot and Feasibility Program
The Diabetes Research Center Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) program provides seed support for new and innovative research projects directed at basic biomedical, clinical and translational research questions relevant to diabetes and its complications. Typically at least 20-25% of the Center direct costs, exclusive of equipment, should be for support of P&F projects.
Funding and Duration of Support: It is anticipated that up to $50,000 in direct costs per year for up to two years will be provided for the majority of approved P&F projects. However, a limited number of proposals may be selected for support as enhanced P&F awards with prior NIDDK approval. Enhanced P&F awards require prior approval from NIDDK and will be selected from worthy proposals in the following three project categories: clinical and translational research awards, clinical and basic research innovative partnership awards, or technology research and development awards. These enhanced awards may be funded at up to $100,000 direct costs per year and for up to 2 years. Efforts to increase the number of P&F awards and availability of funds for the program through the use of program income or alternative funding sources are particularly encouraged.
Eligibility: The P&F program is particularly directed at new investigators and established investigators new to diabetes research. Established diabetes investigators pursuing high impact/high risk projects or projects that are a significant departure from their usual work are also eligible for support under the Diabetes Research Center P&F program. P&F programs may also be structured to provide support for establishing interdisciplinary collaborations and to help forge new partnerships between basic scientists and clinical researchers. While the distribution of P&F funds to be used in each award category is ultimately at the discretion of the Center P&F committee, it is expected that the Center P&F program will, where possible, place particular emphasis on funding innovative clinical and translational research projects.
Named New Investigator [optional]
Each Diabetes Research Center may provide salary support for a P&F project recipient whom they designate a Named New Investigator. Support for this individual is generally for 2 years, and cannot exceed $90,000 per year, additional appropriate fringe benefits, and 9.0 to 12.0 calendar months effort. These funds are included in the Administrative Core budget, and the initial Named New Investigator should be clearly identified in the application. The individual selected should be a New Investigator who meets the P&F project eligibility criterion and is a permanent resident or US citizen. Individuals are eligible only once for this support. Subsequent candidates for this position are nominated by the Center and reviewed by its External Advisory Board. Appointment of the Named New Investigator is contingent upon the concurrence of the External Advisory Board and the NIDDK program director.
Enrichment Program
The Diabetes Research Center enrichment program should be designed to advance translational research in diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism and promote scientific exchange among investigators with research interests in these topic areas, and to enhance interactions between diabetes researchers and investigators from other fields with relevant expertise. The enrichment program can support activities such as seminars, guest speakers, visiting scientists, consultants, and workshops. Applicants should describe any training opportunities afforded by the Diabetes Research Center for Center participants, and document ways the Center may facilitate, enhance or foster the institutional training environment. Specifically, Center applicants should provide information on related NIDDK T32 training programs at the Center institution(s), and describe how the Diabetes Center will help to integrate, facilitate and enhance activities of T32-supported trainees. A letter from the PI of any related NIDDK-funded T32 at the Center institution should be included that acknowledges and details how the PI of the T32 intends to promote cohesive interactions between the two programs.
Training postdoctoral fellows to conduct research in diabetes is an associated activity of a Diabetes Research Center. While stipends for fellows cannot be funded from the Center, the establishment of a Center should provide an enhanced environment for research training. Just as in the case of funding for individual research projects, funding for fellowships should be sought from NIH NRSA institutional training grants (e.g. T32, T35) and individual fellowships (e.g. F30, F32), and other sources such as private foundations, and commercial companies.
Additional Opportunities for Resource Cores (opportunities to exceed the $1M direct costs cap, but not to exceed $1.25M in direct costs)
The principal goal of the opportunities listed below is to provide NIDDK Diabetes Center research core services (and pilot and feasibility grant opportunities) to diabetes researchers at institutions that are not currently served by an NIDDK Diabetes Research Center.
1) To broaden the scope and reach of current research core services, a Center may propose to serve a wider scientific community on a geographic or national level through the establishment of a Regional/National Shared Resource Core that is located at a different institution. Such a Regional/National Core may not be established with an affiliated hospital of the applicant organization; such an arrangement would be considered an institutional, rather than a regional/national, core for the purposes of this FOA. If the Center is primarily located at an affiliated hospital, core(s) based at another affiliated hospital of the same academic institution will not be considered Regional/National Shared Resource Cores. With a regional or national core located at a different institution, the Center will service a specific research base that is expanded beyond investigators at the academic institution and/or affiliated hospitals where the Center is primarily located. Support for the expansion of the Center P&F program to investigators at the institution where the Regional/National Shared Resource Core is located may also be requested (see below).
2) A Diabetes Research Center Core may serve a wider scientific community on a geographic or national level through the establishment of a Regional/National Shared Resource Core that is located at the applicant institution or an affiliated hospital. Such a Regional/National Shared Resource Core should provide a plan for expanding core services to investigators outside of the parent academic institution and its affiliated hospitals. Applicants should document that there is sufficient demand by the wider scientific community for the expansion (or establishment) of the proposed core services. The research base in diabetes at the institution(s) that would use the regional core(s) should also be documented. Plans for prioritization of research core services, as well as training to the broader research community, should be provided. Support for the expansion of the Center P&F program to the partnering institution(s) may also be requested (see below).
3) To broaden the scope and reach of the Diabetes Research Center P&F program, a Center may propose to serve a wider scientific community by expanding the Diabetes Center P&F program to a different institution(s). Expansion of the P&F program to an affiliated institution/hospital is encouraged, but will not be considered a Regional/National program for purposes of expanding the allowable requested funds. In general, NIDDK currently expects Diabetes Research Centers to allow investigators at affiliated hospitals or institutions to participate in the Center P&F program. Applicants may request funds to expand their P&F program to researchers at non-Diabetes Research Center institutions, and the applicant should provide details on how F&A costs for P&F grants will be handled with the partnering institution(s).
Subcontracts (subcontracts for this funding opportunity have no direct costs cap)
Diabetes Research Centers may propose partnerships that establish research cores and/or P&F programs at institutions of higher education (i.e., rural institutions, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) and Hispanic-serving Institutions (HSIs) and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions), or other agencies that focus on underserved or health disparity populations. The primary goal of such partnerships is to foster scientific collaborations and to provide access to the Diabetes Research Center infrastructure to investigators at these institutions or organizations in order to foster health disparities research in populations disproportionately affected by diabetes. All funds exceeding the cap proposed for this purpose must be awarded to the institution that serves underserved or health disparity populations. Funding for activities supporting the collaboration at the Diabetes Center institution must be included with the Diabetes Research Center cap.
Additional Features
Cooperation, Coordination and Integration: applicants from institutions with an NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award program (http://www.ctsaweb.org/) are strongly encouraged to utilize the CTSA as a resource for enhancing clinical research programs within the Diabetes Research Center. In such cases, appropriate letters of support from the CTSA program director or principal investigator should be included with the application detailing plans for appropriate integration and synergy of the Diabetes Research Center and CTSA activities. In addition, applicants should address the potential for integration, harmonization, and enhancement of Diabetes Research Center activities through cooperation with other NIH-supported core facilities at the applicant institution. Other NIH-supported Centers and associated cores at the institution should be identified, and assurances provided that overlap or redundancy in core services will be avoided unless expressly required to fulfill the mission of the Diabetes Research Center.
The Diabetes Research Center must provide support for enrichment activities to foster multidisciplinary approaches to diabetes research and to attract new investigators or investigators with relevant expertise to diabetes research. While many of these activities occur at the grantee institution, applicants are encouraged to suggest coordinated efforts, such as educational activities, that might operate on a regional or national level and involve multiple Diabetes Research Centers. The application should include a statement regarding willingness to participate in such activities.
The proposed budget should include travel for the Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) and Associate Center Director, or other key personnel, to attend an annual Diabetes Research Centers meeting. The application should include a statement of willingness to attend this annual meeting of Diabetes Research Center Directors.
Core access and Cost Recovery: core resources must precisely define issues regarding access to core services, including investigator eligibility requirements for services, and policies and procedures for prioritization of services when demand exceeds capacity. Financial considerations such as calculations that justify investment of funds in core services (e.g. comparative costs of other sources of proposed core services) and policies for cost recovery from investigators for use of services should also be included.
Center Evolution: Centers must document policies and procedures for ensuring continuing evolution of core services in response to changing needs. New technologies or services might appear that should be supported, existing technologies might become less important, or economic changes might obviate the need for core services, such as the availability of cost-effective commercial services or core services provided by the research institution. Cores should address the issue of allocation of resources to development of new technologies versus provision of services with existing technologies. In addition, cores must have well-defined policies to insure that intellectual property is identified and appropriately protected, but that intellectual property issues do not impede sharing of resources.
Funding Instrument
Application Types Allowed
The OER Glossary and the PHS398 Application Guide provide details on these application types.
Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards
The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations, and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
The NIDDK plans to commit $5.0M for 3 awards in FY2012.
Award Budget
Application budgets are limited to $1.0M per year in direct costs unless the applicant organization proposes to provide regional or national core services as described in the Funding Opportunity Announcement. Applications proposing a Regional/National Shared Research Resource Core are limited to $1.25M per year in direct costs. These budget limits are exclusive of: (a) first year equipment costs, (b) direct costs on subcontracts, health departments, community health centers or other agencies that focus on underserved or health disparity populations for the purpose of establishing collaborations and providing access to the research infrastructure to investigators at these institutions to foster health disparities research in populations disproportionately affected by diabetes, and (c) F&A costs on consortium and subcontract arrangements. It is anticipated that the award budget will be directly correlated to the breadth, quality and relevance to diabetes and related areas of the research base being served by the Center.
Award Project Period
The project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed five years.
NIH grants policies as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement will apply to the applications submitted and awards made in response to this FOA.
Higher Education Institutions:
The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
For profit Organizations
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply. Foreign (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not allowed.
Applicant organizations must complete the following registrations as described in the PHS398 Application Guide to be eligible to apply for or receive an award. Applicants must have a valid Dun and Bradstreet Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number in order to begin each of the following registrations.
All Program Directors/Principal Investigators (PD/PIs) must also work with their institutional officials to register with the eRA Commons or ensure their existing eRA Commons account is affiliated with the eRA Commons account of the applicant organization.
All registrations must be completed by the application due date. Applicant organizations are strongly encouraged to start the registration process at least four (4) weeks prior to the application due date.
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.
For institutions/organizations proposing multiple PDs/PIs, visit the Multiple Program Director/Principal Investigator Policy and submission details in the Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Component of the PHS398 Application Guide.
Because a Diabetes Research Center has a large and complex administrative structure, the Project Director/Principal Investigator must have strong leadership abilities and demonstrated proficiency in managing large, multi-component projects.
This FOA does not require cost sharing as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Only one application per institution is allowed.
NIH will not accept any application in response to this FOA that is essentially the same as one currently pending initial peer review unless the applicant withdraws the pending application. NIH will not accept any application that is essentially the same as one already reviewed. Resubmission applications may be submitted, according to the NIH Policy on Resubmission Applications from the PHS398 Application Guide.
Research Base: Successful Diabetes Research Center applications require an existing program of excellence in biomedical research in the area of diabetes, its complications, and in related research in endocrine and metabolic diseases. To justify Center support, the Diabetes Research Center must serve a large research base of NIDDK-funded investigators pursuing research activities in Center topic areas, as well as diabetes investigators with other sources of peer-reviewed support. Suggestions for describing and presenting this research base in the application are included in the Administrative Guidelines for NIDDK Diabetes Research Centers (http://www.niddk.nih.gov/fund/other/guidelines.pdf).
Applicants are required to prepare applications according to the current PHS 398 application forms in accordance with the PHS 398 Application Guide.
It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the PHS398 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 may be delayed or not accepted for review.
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 IC staff to estimate the potential review workload and plan the review.
By the date listed in Part 1. Overview Information, prospective applicants are asked to submit a letter of intent that includes the following information:
Descriptive title of proposed research
Name, address, and telephone number of the PD(s)/PI(s)
Names of other key personnel
Participating institutions
Number and title of this funding opportunity
The letter of intent should be sent to:
Francisco O. Calvo, Ph.D.
Chief, Review Branch
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
6707 Democracy Boulevard, Rm. 752
Bethesda, MD 20892-5452
(for express/courier service: Bethesda, MD 20817)
Telephone: 301-594-8897
Email: email@example.com
Applications must be prepared using the PHS 398 research
grant application forms and instructions for preparing a research grant
application. 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 (U.S. Postal Service Express or regular mail)
Bethesda, MD 20817 (for express/courier service; non-USPS service)
At the time of submission, two additional paper copies of
the application and all copies of the appendix files must be sent to:
Francisco O. Calvo, Ph.D.
Chief, Review Branch
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
6707 Democracy Boulevard, Rm. 752
Bethesda, MD 20892-5452
(for express/courier service: Bethesda, MD 20817)
Telephone: 301-594-8897
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
All page limitations described in the PHS398 Application Guide must be followed, with the following exceptions or additional requirements:
All instructions in the PHS398 Application Guide must be followed, with the following additional instructions:
Supplemental Instructions for the Preparation of Diabetes Research Center Applications
Content and order of information to be provided should be presented in the form and format as described in the Diabetes Center administrative guidelines (http://www.niddk.nih.gov/fund/other/guidelines.pdf) with adjustments as indicated in this FOA. An overview of the structure of a responsive Center application is provided below. Every effort should be made to provide information in tabular or chart form where indicated in the guidelines to facilitate application preparation and review. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in return of the application without review.
1. Detailed Budget for Initial Budget Period (398- Form Page 4)
2. Budget for Entire Proposed Project Period (398- Form Page 5);
3. Consolidated budget for first year of requested support (See Guidelines Illustration I; budgets for each individual Core should immediately precede the narrative for each Core)
4. Distribution of Professional Effort (see Guidelines Illustration II)
Biographical sketches for principal investigators on proposed P&F projects should be included within the P&F program section.
Facilities and Major Equipment: general overall description of research facilities (space, equipment, collaborations, etc.) and the major, shared pieces of equipment to be used by Center members should be provided.
Specific core facilities, equipment, and special resources should also be listed in each core component.
SECTION 2: ADMINISTRATIVE COMPONENT (Research Strategy is limited to 6 pages)
New applications: Emphasize the anticipated impact of the establishment of a Diabetes Research Center on the research base. Include an indication of how the establishment of a Diabetes Research Center will provide added dimensions and new opportunities for diabetes and related research, along with increased cooperation, communication, and collaboration among investigators.
For Renewals: Progress including description of significant findings and new participants.
Document collaborative efforts using a format such as Guidelines Illustration IV to aid in the review process.
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Resource Sharing Plan
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Information on the process of receipt and determining if
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Applicants may track the status of the application in the eRA Commons, NIH's electronic system for grants administration.
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All NIH awards are subject to the terms and conditions, cost
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Pre-award costs are allowable only as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Applications must be received on or before the due dates in Part I. Overview Information. If an application is received after that date, it will not be
Upon receipt, applications will be evaluated for completeness by the Center for Scientific Review and responsiveness by NIDDK, NIH. Applications that are incomplete and/or nonresponsive will not be reviewed.
Applicants are required to follow the instructions for post-submission materials, as described in NOT-OD-10-115.
Reviewers will provide an overall impact/priority score to reflect their assessment of the likelihood for the Center to exert a sustained, powerful influence on the research field(s) involved, in consideration of the following review criteria and additional review criteria (as applicable for the Center 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. For example, a Center that by its nature is not innovative may be essential to advance a field.
Does the Center address an important problem or a critical barrier to progress in the field? If the aims of the Center are achieved, how will scientific knowledge, technical capability, and/or clinical practice be improved? How will successful completion of the aims change the concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services, or preventative interventions that drive this field?
Are the PD/PIs, collaborators, and other researchers well suited to the Center? If Early Stage Investigators or New Investigators, or in the early stages of independent careers, do they have appropriate experience and training? If established, have they demonstrated an ongoing record of accomplishments that have advanced their field(s)? 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?
Does the application challenge and seek to shift current research or clinical practice paradigms by utilizing novel theoretical concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions? Are the concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions novel to one field of research or novel in a broad sense? Is a refinement, improvement, or new application of theoretical concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions proposed?
Are the overall strategy, methodology, and analyses
well-reasoned and appropriate to accomplish the specific aims of the Center? Are potential problems, alternative strategies, and benchmarks for success presented?
If the project is in the early stages of development, will the strategy
establish feasibility and will particularly risky aspects be managed?
If the Center involves clinical research, are the plans for 1) protection of human subjects from research risks, and 2) inclusion of minorities and members of both sexes/genders, as well as the inclusion of children, justified in terms of the scientific goals and research strategy proposed?
Will the scientific environment in which the work will be done contribute to the probability of success? Are the institutional support, equipment and other physical resources available to the investigators adequate for the project proposed? Will the project benefit from unique features of the scientific environment, subject populations, or collaborative arrangements?
As applicable for the Center proposed, reviewers will evaluate the following additional items while determining scientific and technical merit, and in providing an overall impact/priority score, but will not give separate scores for these items.
The following additional review criteria apply to all new and renewal Diabetes Research Center applications. Foremost, does the research base to be supported by the Center show evidence of a strong and consistent record of productivity and peer-reviewed funding in Center-related research areas? Is the requested budget directly correlated to the breadth, quality and relevance to diabetes and related areas of the research base being served by the Center? Do the proposed cores fill a need present in the diabetes research community, and will they provide services that would otherwise be unavailable, or be more cost-effective to conduct centrally? Is the necessary technical and analytical expertise available? Does the application demonstrate ability to monitor use and utility of the cores, and provide approaches to ensure continuing development and evolution of services as needs of the community change? Do the existing Centers show clear evidence of successful implementation of a recharge structure to support expanded and/or evolving Center activities? Do the new proposals document a clear intent to implement a recharge structure to support expanded and/or evolving Center activities?
Protections for Human Subjects
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 Human Subjects Protection and Inclusion Guidelines.
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As applicable for the Center proposed, reviewers will consider each of the following items, but will not give scores for these items, and should not consider them in providing an overall impact/priority score.
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Select Agent Research
Reviewers will assess the information provided in this section of the application, including 1) the Select Agent(s) to be used in the proposed research, 2) the registration status of all entities where Select Agent(s) will be used, 3) the procedures that will be used to monitor possession use and transfer of Select Agent(s), and 4) plans for appropriate biosafety, biocontainment, and security of the Select Agent(s).
Resource Sharing Plans
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Wouldn't say no to a Lucha Libre grappler with masks as weapons, either.
If you match up three of the same images, all three boxes will shake before switching to different images of Teddy.
*SSSSIIIIGGGGHHHH!!!!*Welp. So much for anything interesting from Atlus for the next year. >.>
I still have hope. D:I mean why is the site red when Persona 4 is Yellow.Persona 3 is BluePersona 4 is Yellow andPersona 5 will be Red. IT HAS TO BE. PLS. ;-;
I'd be surprised about Conception 2, except it seems to be a "thing" now to bring over super-niche JRPGs that test the limitations of the ESRB.


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DOES GOVERNMENT REGULATION WORK? by ERIC L. STATTIN, National Service Director for Savings and Loan, Los Angeles Regulation of business by government is not new. The Emperor Hammurabi established a central government in Babylon around 2000 BC and promulgated a code of over 300 laws. Some dealt with business activity and seemed to be aimed at assuring integrity in business dealings. Some 15 centuries later, Aristotle wrote the following: "He who purposes duly to manage any branch of economy should be well acquainted with the locality in which he undertakes to labor and should be naturally clever, and by choice industrious and just; for if any one of these qualities be wanting, he will make many mistakes in the business which he intends to take in hand." Aristotle was talking about management of business, not its regulation by government. Today, however, much business decision-making and policy-setting are preempted by specific government regulation or by a regulatory agency. Are the qualities Aristotle required in a business manager present in today's regulatory bureaucracy? One way or another, most of American business is regulated by federal, state, and local government. Some industries are more closely regulated than others: the railroads, truckers, and public utilities, for example. They have territories, rates, quality of service, and even accounting systems prescribed for them. Financial institutions are also closely regulated by federal and state authorities, and it is the effectiveness of that regulation which is to be questioned here. Does government regulation of financial institutions work? There is plenty of evidence that government regulation of financial institutions does not work. There is even more public opinion to that effect. A skeptic might even suggest that in those circumstances where regulation does seem to work, other factors are really responsible. The present regulatory system was shaped by conditions which were generally negative and which the public and the institutions themselves wanted to avoid repeating. Of all the calamities, the Great Depression was probably the most profound. Notwithstanding this negative genesis, most regulators of financial institutions see their role as one of making positive contributions to our society and our economy. Naturally, there are obvious conflicting interests. Businessmen, homeowners, and trustees of deposit insurance funds would measure success differently. How regulators deal with these interests is one way of gauging their success. The Regulatory Tightrope The Home Owners Loan Act of 1933 and the National Housing Act of 1934 were drawn to provide emergency relief to homeowners then suffering from the Depression and to encourage future thrift and home ownership. The federal savings and loan system, Federal Home Loan Bank System, and Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) were created to help meet these objectives. Federal insurance of bank deposits came into being also. Perhaps the greatest conflict among regulators of financial institutions is that which exists between the providers of capital and the users of capital. Other conflicts exist within the classes of capital providers and within the classes of capital users. Lately there have also arisen conflicts between regulatory agencies. For example, the SEC and federal bank regulators disagree over how full " f u l l" disclosure should be for publicly owned banks. The SEC wants bank stockholders to be fully informed, while bank regulators are fearful that bad news might cause the depositors to lose confidence and bolt. How do the regulators deal with conflicts and decide which policy will best serve the "public interest"? The savings and loan industry represents a simple example of providers (mainly individual savers) who had put up $286 billion at year end 1975. How does the Federal Home Loan Bank Board balance thrift, economical home ownership, and the interests of the FSLIC? A federally chartered savings and loan organization is required to make most of its home loans to people of modest means. Regulations also prescribe the maximum loan to value ratios and require that most loans be made on properties within a prescribed distance of their off ice. Such limitations are intended to reduce the investment risk, and thus protect the savers' interests and the FSLIC. But what happens when people of less than modest means expect or are perceived by politicians as deserving to become homeowners? Many of these families cannot come up with a 20 percent down payment on even a $30,000 home. When that home inflates in value 10 percent or more annually, the prospective homeowner is further behind. The government's response has been to subsidize both the risk and the direct cost of housing. The problem is that a few of these arrangements are in the form of hidden subsidies that offer a potential for regulatory abuse. For example, the FHLBB is under no legal or self-imposed 34
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Conservation is a fundamental responsibility of the J. Paul Getty Museum and an essential element of the Museum's mission, which includes acquiring, conserving, exhibiting, and interpreting works of art. Within the collection are classical antiquities; European paintings, drawings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, and decorative arts; and photographs.
Conservation is an integral part of almost all of the activities of the Museum. The conservation professionals in the Museum's conservation departments -- as well as a varying number of interns and other trainees, and guest conservators -- perform a wide range of services. They support the Museum's effort to exhibit and interpret the collections now, and to preserve them for the enjoyment and education of future generations.
A few basic principles underlie the Museum's conservation work.
Avoiding deterioration by eliminating its cause is more effective and less expensive in the long run than repair. For that reason, the Museum pursues an aggressive program of preventive conservation that includes climate control and environmental monitoring; design of mounts and display cases; pest management; and storage, packing, and shipping methods. Mitigating the effects of earthquakes is a special challenge in California. The Museum is recognized around the world for its research in this area and for the solutions it has developed.
While no treatment is 100 percent reversible, Museum staff aim to come as close as possible to that standard. Since methods for cleaning, reassembly, and restoration are subject to periodic reevaluation because of technical innovations and changing values, it is important that work be reversible so as not to impede the efforts of future conservators.
Aesthetic responsibility
Not only do Museum conservators preserve the collection, they help make works of art readable to visitors so that they see the art rather than any damage to it. As a result, most restorations are designed to be invisible to the naked eye. In some complicated instances, however, this may involve a balancing act, employing suggestive measures to make the work appear complete while not obscuring the visual difference between original work and restoration.
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The Getty Museum has approximately 25 conservators and support staff. Within the Museum there are four conservation departments. To learn more about their work, click the video icons in the box on the right.
In addition, the Getty Conservation Institute's Museum Research Laboratory provides service to the Museum's conservation departments performing scientific analysis of works from the collections to support treatments, studies of technology and materials, and collaboration with the conservators and other institutions.
Separate from the Getty Museum is the Getty Research Institute, which maintains a Conservation and Preservation Department for the collections of the Getty Research Library.
Internship Program
The Getty Museum has an active internship program. Twelve-month internships are offered in several of the Museum's conservation departments. The internship program is organized and administered by the Getty Foundation.
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Basically they're adult mitts in miniture. Designed specifically for children's hands they give much better purchase and comfort over longer distances.
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Generous Amara palms, Lycra back, terry thumb and velco closures-everything you would expect on a basic to mid price adult glove.
Well made. Should survive thrills, spills and trips through the washing machine.
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Thick padded palms, good construction
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Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Yes
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Age: 35 Height: 1m 81 Weight: 70 kilos
I usually ride: Rough Stuff Tourer Based around 4130 Univega mtb Frameset My best bike is: 1955 Holdsworth Road Path and several others including cross & traditional road
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
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Add 30 and 38, and what do you get? In California, the answer is zero.
How can that be, you ask? Because in this state 30 and 38 are the numbers of ballot propositions which are on the verge of cancelling out each other to produce a big, fat zero.
It was bad enough that both initiatives qualified for the ballot. Each seeks tax increases for several years with most of the Jerry Brown promoted-Proposition 30 money and all of the Molly Munger promoted-Proposition 38 money dedicated to public education.
Californians don't like raising taxes for just about anything, so when presented with two such proposals, you could already see voters asking, "why? Can't you guys get your act together?"
Then matters worsened for the education community. At first each side touted the virtues of its proposition without attacking the other in what was seen as a "gentlemen's agreement" of sorts.
But as the day of reckoning has neared, the agreement has dissolved into all-out battle.
These days, the airwaves are filled with finger-pointing laced commercials, adding to the voters' disgust. With Proposition 30 hovering at just over 50 percent approval and Proposition 38 in the minus column, political cannibalism is in full swing. Somewhere, Howard Jarvis must be smiling.
If both measures fail -- and that possibility now increases every day -- the outcome will be nothing less than catastrophic for California's future. Brown has warned that the K-12 school year will be reduced by three weeks.
Additionally, there will be yet another round of cuts to community colleges, the University of California, and the California State University system.
As it is, California ranks 47th in per capita K-12 education funding, community colleges have decreased capacity by 25 percent, and CSU is admitting no new students in the spring. That's how things are now.
If you think this picture is ugly, just wait. The sky will fall in November 7th if neither of these propositions passes.
Come early May, when parents have to deal with kids out of school, and kids have to cope with falling farther behind their peers elsewhere, and would-be college students have to put off their education for the lack of funding, people will ask in shock, how could this happen?
Part of the answer will lie with a cynical public that just wouldn't believe the education doomsday claim. But another part will come from the dueling campaigns which will die from each other's shots as much as anything else.
And people wonder why California is so dysfunctional.


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This is one of Tubs all time favorite pieces simply because not only its beauty but also its uniqueness. (Thank you RobZ for allowing us to use your photo!) First off you will not find too many SPS with pink polyps and secondly the solid shade of green is not your typical acro green. It becomes very vibrant at it's best and couple with pink polyps makes it special. As a topper it has a purple base on the growth edges !!. The original colony was lost, but two very large colonies were grown from a frags by Hugo Zuniga. These two colonies were lost during the summer of 2006 due to a tank crash. This coral has been very difficult to find as a result. FWIW, this was a originally a salvage frag that I got from Steve Tyree and turned out to be a beauty.
(Due to the very limited availability, priority will be given to those placing larger orders with ExoticFrags.)
The frags we received from Karl are pieces from the base of the coral. Being that this coral encrusts before growing branches, half the work is already done. :)
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Avoiding Home Repair Fraud
The storms that recently struck some Georgia communities have put a number of residents in the position of having to repair and rebuild homes that were damaged. This is a good time for all Georgians to be reminded of how to choose a reputable contractor so that you don't end up with someone who does shoddy work, exceeds agreed-upon costs or takes longer than promised to complete the job. More seriously, there are scammers who specifically try to exploit disasters such as the recent storms. They know that people who have experienced this type of devastation may be so desperate to get their lives back to normal that they don't question the costs they're quoted or thoroughly check out the person they're hiring. In addition to charging exorbitant prices, home repair scammers may charge for unnecessary repairs, do sub-standard work or accept payment for work that never gets done.
So, how do you choose a competent builder and ensure you're getting a fair deal? It's important to do your homework first.
Tips on Choosing a Contractor:
- Ask friends, neighbors and coworkers for referrals.
- Contact local trade organizations, such as the Home Builders Association of Georgia, to find contractors in your area.
- Check with the Better Business Bureau to see if there are any complaints against the business.
- General contractors, electricians, plumbers and heating and air conditioning contractors must be licensed through the Secretary of State. You can go to the Secretary of State's website at www.sos.georgia.gov to verify that a contractor has a valid, up-to-date license. Note that certain specialty occupations such as roofers, painters, drywall contractors and repair handymen are not required to be licensed by the state.
- Ask to see the contractor's business license and then check with the county or city business license department to make sure it is valid.
- Ask for references of customers who had projects similar to yours. Contact each reference and inspect the work if possible.
- Get written estimates from several companies for identical project specifications.
- Always insist on a contract for work to be performed, with all guarantees, warranties and promises in writing. Agree on start and completion dates and have them written into the contract.
- Make sure contractor gets a building permit, and that he does so under his name or the name of his business.
- Ask to see proof of insurance (personal liability, workers' compensation and property damage).
- Consider setting payment terms in conjunction with completed stages of the job.
- When the job is done, make sure it matches the terms of the contract.
- Do not pay for any work that is incomplete.
How to Spot a Scam:
- Work is unsolicited, repairman goes door-to-door. He may show you checks received from other neighbors as proof of his credibility.
- Business is not listed in the local phone directory or contractor refuses to give out his address.
- No written quote/contract.
- Contractor only accepts cash as payment.
- Contractor offers special introductory offers or a discount valid only for today.
- Insistence that you pay in full before all work has been completed.
- Small job expands into huge job, or additional problems are later "discovered".
- High pressure sales tactics, scare tactics or threats.


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Yup, it is the special time of year again folks. When we all get restless and thinking toward what is our favorite US event. This is an event that has been going on for several years now and it is always a major highlight of our year.
For the uninitiated, The Dragon is a stretch of road that lies between Tennessee and North Carolina, it is known by many names, but it is officially known as US Highway 129. It is a marvelous stretch of road known to automotive enthusiasts the entire world over.
We always expect a large turnout, and this year will be no exception. Barring any landslides, floods and other unforeseen acts of nature, we will have a good run!
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Description for Polyscias guilfoylei crispa
Polyscias fruticosa, or Ming aralia, is a perennial dicot evergreen shrub or dwarf tree native to India. The plant grows fairly slowly but can reach up to 1 to 2 meters in height.
Planting and care
One important thing to keep in mind when growing Ming Aralia indoors is that it must be kept constantly moist. Even in the winter, when most houseplants need a reduction in the amount of water they receive, this plant's soil should still be kept consistently moist (but not wet).
Caring for Polyscias guilfoylei crispa
- Keep your aralia in very bright light. Some direct sun is best. Full afternoon sun may be too much. They can be pruned to shape. They do not mind being fairly root bound for long periods of time.
A good shower to clean the leaves from time to time either outdoors or in your bathtub is very helpful. Fertilize regularly.
Typical uses of Polyscias guilfoylei crispa
Special features: Tropical specimen/accent or hedge for frost free areas. Where not winter hardy, plants may be grown indoors in containers.
Ornamental use: The plant is used for ornamental purpose.
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D-Fuse are a London-based artist collective who work across a range of media. Founded in the mid-1990s by Michael Faulkner, D-Fuse's output encompasses installations, film, experimental documentary, photography, live cinema performances and architectural projects. Beginning in graphic and web design and VJing, D-Fuse's work has evolved to address social and environmental themes and explore collaborative processes. Besides work with groundbreaking musicians from a wide range of genres including Steve Reich, Beck, Hauschka, Scanner and Swayzak, much of D-Fuse's output since 2004 includes sound and music by audio director Matthias Kispert.
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Re-construct takes its cue from the live cinema performance piece Particle, which strips back the visual façades of the city to reveal an immaterial web of connections beneath. Using the three-dimensional space of the CineChamber, Re-construct follows a trajectory from abstraction to reconstruction analogous to the technique of particle synthesis, creating a narrative that plays out as much through immersive spatial experience as it does over time. Investigating an urban space that is at the same time real-and-imagined, the project merges layers of experience that range from the existential to the reflexive, from singular observations to abstract patterns and textures.


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IBM has announced that two IBM System x servers featuring Intel 6-core processor technology recently topped four benchmarks, including:
- The first single x86 server to burst through the 1 million transactions per minute barrier on a TPC-C benchmark. This was achieved with an 8-socket System x server running 64-bit IBM DB2 9.5 on Red Hat Linux 5.2.
- The highest 4-socket x86 server TPC-C benchmark, delivering more transactions per minute than any other 4-processor server.
- Highest 4-processor performance and overall best price/performance on the TPC-E benchmark, outpacing the Dell 4-way server in both performance and price/performance.
- The world record for 8-processor results on two-tier SAP SD Standard Application Benchmark.
IBM claims it dominates the high-end scalable x86 market, defined at 8-socket systems and above, with more than 60 percent share in 2007 -- three times more than its closest competitor, according to IDC.
"The latest world-record database and enterprise resource planning benchmark results posted by IBM are testaments to the performance of the Intel Xeon Processor 7400 series with IBM's eX4 chipset," said Kirk Skaugen, vice president and general manager Intel's Server Platforms Group. "These represent more compelling examples of how Intel technology paired with the innovative fourth generation of IBM's X-Architecture is providing IT managers' greater performance, scalability and investment protection for their enterprises."
Both the System x 3950 M2 and x3850 M2 support IBM's virtualization technologies including WebSphere Virtual Enterprise. As part of a SmartSOA approach, WebSphere Virtual virtualizes application servers through policy-based workload, application health,and application edition management.


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