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Marxism, modernization theory, poststructuralism, and even feminism have ceased to be topics of heated debate among historians. In fact, "theory" has declined everywhere in the humanities. In my field of the French Revolution, reputations were once made by either upholding or debunking the Marxist interpretation. In the 1980s, as Marxism withered along with Soviet power, the linguistic turn and feminism took up some of the theoretical slack; proponents of the former argued that power had to be understood in cultural and linguistic terms, not just economic and political ones, while advocates of the latter showed the negative effects of the French Revolution on women's rights. And now? Most historians—not just those of the French Revolution—are treading water, waiting for the next big thing to pop up from under the surface. Historiographical debates continue, of course, but they have assumed a surprisingly moderate tone: power is linguistic and political, women gained in some ways and lost in others, the bourgeoisie might not have been rising in the Marxist sense but social conflicts certainly fueled revolutionary events, and so on. I suspect that similar trends could be discerned in almost every field of historical study.
Have we moved, then, from the Age of Paradigms to the Age of Plagiarism? Rather than fight cultural wars, dispute theories, hurl historiographical epithets like sectarian labels (such as "revisionist" and "postrevisionist" in the history of the French Revolution), or agonize about historical objectivity in general, historians and the public are now consumed with scandals about plain old veracity, the truth about one's actions, the truth about the evidence available in the archives, and true representations of one's own originality. Historians may question whether any account can be objective in a scientific sense, but the public rightly expects historians to hold to a high standard of truthfulness about themselves and their work. The attention given to the succession of offenses has shown that we do share standards of evidence, even if we can't agree on objectivity in general.
I take the concern over historical truth and documentation to be a sign that we have entered a time of taking stock, a period that probably inevitably follows one of heated historiographical and theoretical controversies. It is easier to agree on the need to credit others properly for work used than to agree about interpretations of the French Revolution or the virtues of poststructuralism. It is also easier for the public to grasp the issues under discussion. It is no accident that most of the plagiarism cases have involved historians who write "popular" history, that is, books that ordinary people actually read, books that are largely devoid of historiographical and theoretical controversy. These are the history books whose success with the public has drawn the attention of journalists and whose defects make good copy.
I do not pretend to understand the full meaning of the focus on plagiarism, and in any case it should not obscure some of the other interesting aspects of our current trend of taking stock. One such aspect is the recent proliferation of encyclopedia projects. Encyclopedias are popping up like mushrooms after a rainstorm, and like mushrooms they only appear when the conditions are just right. The new crop of encyclopedias ranges from overviews of the social sciences as a whole to periods of history to individual cities. The sudden, uncoordinated, and virtually simultaneous production of so many new encyclopedias shows that publishers, at least, are taking stock by seeking the synthesis of all that specialized knowledge scholars have produced in the last decades. The encyclopedic impulse no longer has much in common with Diderot's 18th-century Encyclopédie, which announced its aim to mobilize all of human knowledge as an arm of social criticism. Instead, the recent boomlet in encyclopedias reveals the intellectual trends of our time; they reflect no particular theoretical bent and try to mediate the historiographical controversies without simply reducing their content to the lowest common denominator of scholarly agreement. They usually represent therefore a summing up of what has been accomplished rather than a forging forward. Yet encyclopedias probably also now resonate with skills we have developed using CD-ROMs and the Internet. You aren't meant to read an encyclopedia like a book from start to finish; you seek answers to particular questions, you surf looking for especially attractive sites, and you only dip in where it looks inviting. Can it be that the 20th-century's stodgiest symbol of middle-class social mobility has become the model of postmodern intellectual consumption in the twenty-first?
Theories have not disappeared without a trace in this era of taking stock; they have been incorporated into historical work, in some cases so subtly that they aren't recognized as such anymore. You don't have to be a feminist to ask about the effects of World War I on gender relations or a poststructuralist to wonder if national identities are historically constructed. Even the most recent of theoretical perspectives—what is called, somewhat inelegantly, "postcolonialism"—has suffered the same dulling of its cutting edge and at the same time still influences historical studies.
What remains, then, when the theories have gone? Most influential at the moment is a process rather than a theory: globalization. Although some might think that globalization is just an updated form of modernization, it really isn't. Modernization theory held that European—and in particular the English and then American—examples would serve as the model for the rest of the world and that modernization was ineluctable. Modernization implied a teleology. In contrast, I take the term globalization to be nonteleological, at least in terms of values and ways of life. Globalization is worldwide integration through technology and market exchange, but we have learned the hard way that integrative processes do not necessarily lead to a convergence of values (an endorsement of modernity or Westernization). Just how this process of globalization will affect our theoretical models is still unclear; it does seem, however, to rather definitively put to rest any notion of "the end of history." One reason "postcolonialism" has attracted so much attention is that it can incorporate globalization more easily than many other theoretical models.
Historians have never been all that comfortable with theory, so it should perhaps not be surprising that the discipline is relatively undisturbed by the recent decline of theory in the humanities. Indeed, we might take a certain collective satisfaction in noting that many of the disciplines in the humanities have reacted against theory by becoming much more historical (the "new new historicism" in English literature being only the most recent example). Despite occasional proclamations that one or another type of history is the only one worth doing (I remember a statement like this about quantitative history by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, not too long before he switched to cultural microhistory), historical work taken as a whole can best be characterized as reflecting "mindful eclecticism." Different problems often require different methods of approach, and no one method can answer every question we might want to ask. And the questions keep changing as current events force us to re-evaluate our past. Who knows what the next big thing will be? It does not seem unlikely to me that it will be some kind of revival or refashioning of diplomatic and/or military history. All I know for sure is that nothing remains the same, not even the discipline most closely attuned to the past.
—Lynn Hunt (UCLA) is president of the AHA. She can be reached by e-mail addressed to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai
Lee Jay Walker
Modern Tokyo Times
Japanese animation is rich and varied and Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai (We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day) is full of mystery because the storyline is very emotional. Also, the main characters are a mixed bag of individuals. Therefore, Tatsuyuki Nagai, the director, is clearly creative and the series shows you the development of each character and is based on a tragic event which took place during their childhood.
It is about the closeness of six children who have strong bonds until the tragic death of one of the children called Meiko "Menma" Honma. After this event they drift apart and Jinta Yadomi desires to shut the world out.
Therefore, Jinta Yadomi begins to develop hikikomori symptons because he is very reclusive and the future looks grim because he is trapped by the past. However, one day during the hot summer an individual called Menma appears and after this things begin to change because Menma resembles an adult Meiko if she had lived.
Jinta is the main male character because before the tragedy struck he was full of life and the leader of the Super Peace Busters. However, the death of Meiko and his mother changes everything and his world becomes based on staying at home, sleeping, withdrawing himself from society and playing video games.
It is also apparent that Jinta had deep feelings for Meiko despite suppressing his feelings when they were children.
Menma becomes a turning point because when she appears in his life he starts to come out of his shell. However, rather than seeing Menma to be a ghost he believes that Menma is a reality of his stress. Therefore, Jinta starts to re-connect with people whom he once held so dearly in his life.
The main female in the series is clearly Meiko Honma and she is of mixed blood but despite knowing clearly about her death her thinking is different. For instead of feeling bleak and full of morose she is very outgoing when she re-connects with Jinta.
Meiko cherishes her memories and holds them dearly unlike Jinta who collapsed internally and withdrew from society. This paradox also makes the series tick because it is full of emotion and focuses on real life issues and how they alter people differently.
Despite aging naturally it is clear that Meiko uses language which is caught up with the time of her death. Meiko still retains the same dress that she had on the fatal day which took her life.
Only Jinta can see Meiko but in the series her nickname is used and Menma (Meiko) does at times feel sad, despite trying to hide this from Jinta. This applies to the fact that her friends and family can't visually see Meiko.
However, Meiko can interact in the world because she can play video games, cook, eat, and so forth. Also, people can feel something even if they don't understand what it is and later in the series this theme is developed. Therefore, others begin to understand when Meiko writes in her dairy and makes a noise after deliberately dropping it on the floor in order to get their attention.
Naruko is also a very interesting character because she hides her true feelings and concerns for Jinta. Also, her feelings for Meiko are complex because on the one hand she admired her but on the other hand she was jealous.
In truth, every character is different and fascinating and they have all reacted to their childhood in different ways.
If you really like animation that is based on real emotions then Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai will appeal greatly to you.
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As more and more cities implement BRT, we are gradually learning what works and what doesn't.
DON'T put your BRT in an outer lane by the curb
Much more than median lanes, curb-side lanes are prone to delay from turning vehicles and stopping taxis and to conflict with bicycle users. So ...
DO put BRT in the median location
It simply works better in most circumstances.
DO have lots of doors ... and make them wide ones
Walter Hook of ITDP says that the "size and number of doors is more important than bus size" for speed and capacity of your BRT system.
DO have level boarding of the buses
Having no steps up when boarding makes for speedier boarding and universal accessibility.
DO have prepaid boarding in stations
This also speeds up boarding.
DON'T skimp on pedestrian access to the stations
Some people think this is only an issue for median BRT lanes. Wrong! Either way, passengers need to cross the road safely. As I have explained before, regardless of where in the street the BRT is, someone making a round trip will end up crossing the whole road to finish their journey. Delhi's BRT is one that has faced disinformation on this issue.
DON'T put your first BRT where buses face no traffic delays
Walter Hook of ITDP points out that Beijing's first BRT route made this mistake. There is physical separation on sections with no congestion but no physical separation where there is congestion. So when we factor in the new need to transfer, the BRT system actually increased passenger travel times rather than decreasing them! So ...
DO put your first BRT corridor where buses are severely slowed by congestion
... so that BRT really makes a difference and so the speed improvement will be dramatic.
DO put BRT in corridors with lots of buses
If a corridor has a huge number of buses contributing significantly to congestion then a closed BRT that replaces all of those buses can improve speeds for everyone. This is very often the case in Latin America, where bus congestion has been common.
Fewer buses, higher system capacity.
DON'T plan an under-capacity system
If patronage is likely to grow then planning your system with inadequate capacity can be a mistake. Jakarta's Busway is an example of a system designed with relatively low capacity but which already needs much more, especially at interchange points. Jakarta's BRT buses have only one door, causing delays at all busy stations.
DO design for buses to pass each other at stations
This can make a huge difference to the capacity of the system. If space is tight, there may be a space-saving design that can achieve this.
Acknowledgement: Most of these tips are adapted from ITDP's work, and especially from a photograph-rich presentation by Walter Hook (pdf here). ITDP's BRT Planning Guide is a vital reference. Any mistakes are mine.


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Participating Organization(s) |
National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is developed as a Common Fund initiative (http://commonfund.nih.gov/) through the NIH Office of the NIH Director, Office of Strategic Coordination (http://dpcpsi.nih.gov/osc/). |
Funding Opportunity Title |
2013 NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program (DP1) |
Activity Code |
DP1 NIH Director's Pioneer Award (NDPA) |
Announcement Type |
This is a reissue of RFA-RM-11-004 |
Related Notices |
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number |
Companion Funding Opportunity |
None |
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s) |
93.310 |
Funding Opportunity Purpose |
The NIH Director's Pioneer Award initiative complements NIH's traditional, investigator-initiated grant programs by supporting individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering and possibly transforming approaches to addressing major biomedical or behavioral challenges that have the potential to produce an unusually high impact on a broad area of biomedical or behavioral research. To be considered pioneering, the proposed research must reflect substantially different scientific directions from those already being pursued in the investigator's research program or elsewhere. |
Posted Date |
August 7, 2012 |
Open Date (Earliest Submission Date) |
September 10, 2012 |
Letter of Intent Due Date |
Not Applicable. |
Application Due Date(s) |
October 9, 2012, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. |
AIDS Application Due Date(s) |
Not Applicable. |
Scientific Merit Review |
May 2013 |
Advisory Council Review |
May 2013 |
Earliest Start Date(s) |
September 2013 |
Expiration Date |
October 10, 2012 |
Due Dates for E.O. 12372 |
Not Applicable. |
Required Application Instructions
It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the SF 424 (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 may be delayed or not accepted for review.
Part 1. Overview Information
Part 2. Full Text of the Announcement
Section I. Funding Opportunity Description
Section II. Award Information
Section III. Eligibility Information
Section IV. Application and Submission
Section V. Application Review Information
Section VI. Award Administration Information
Section VII. Agency Contacts
Section VIII. Other Information
Pioneer Awards are designed to support individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering and possibly transforming approaches to major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research. The term pioneering is used to describe highly innovative approaches that have the potential to produce an unusually high impact on a broad area of biomedical or behavioral research, and the term award is used to mean a grant for conducting research, rather than a reward for past achievements. Biomedical and behavioral research is defined broadly in this announcement as encompassing scientific investigations in the biological, behavioral, clinical, social, physical, chemical, computational, engineering, and mathematical sciences that have the potential to improve the public health.
To be considered pioneering, the proposed research must reflect ideas substantially different from those being pursued in the investigator's research program or being pursued elsewhere. The program is not intended to expand a current research program's funding in the area of the proposed project. While the research direction may have as its foundation the applicant's prior work and expertise, it cannot be an obvious extension or scale up of a current research enterprise which could be anticipated to be competitive as a new or renewal R01 application. Rather, the proposed project must reflect a fundamental new insight into the potential solution of a problem, which may derive from the development of exceptionally innovative approaches and/or from the posing of radically unconventional hypotheses. Applications for projects that are extensions of ongoing research should not be submitted.
Pioneer awardees are required to commit the major portion (at least 51%) of their research effort to activities supported by the Pioneer Award research project. Effort expended toward teaching, administrative, or clinical duties should not be included in this calculation. Applicants with current research commitments exceeding 49% must provide a detailed explanation describing how their effort on existing grants will be adjusted to permit them to devote the required minimum effort to the Pioneer Award project. Applicants who will not be able to meet this requirement should not submit applications.
The NIH Director's Pioneer Award initiative is part of the NIH Common Fund (formerly known as the NIH Roadmap), which supports cross-cutting programs that are expected to have exceptionally high impact. All Common Fund initiatives invite investigators to develop bold, innovative, and often risky approaches to address problems that may seem intractable or to seize new opportunities that offer the potential for rapid progress. The NIH Director's Pioneer Awards initiative is a component of the Common Fund High-Risk Research Program that also includes the NIH Director's New Innovator Awards, the NIH Director's Transformative Research Awards, and the NIH Director's Early Independence Awards.
Funding Instrument |
Grant |
Application Types Allowed |
New |
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, and the availability of funds. NIH intends to commit approximately $6,000,000 for at least 7 awards in fiscal year 2013. |
Award Budget |
Awards will be for $500,000 direct costs each year for five years, plus applicable Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs to be determined at the time of award. |
Award Project Period |
The maximum project period is 5 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 Institutions) are
not eligible to apply.
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
Applicant organizations must complete the following registrations
as described in the SF 424 (R&R) 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
All Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s))
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 4-6 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 Program 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.
Only single PD/PI applications are allowed. Applications with multiple PD(s)/PI(s)
will not be accepted.
This FOA does not require cost sharing as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Applicant organizations may submit more than one application, provided that each application is scientifically distinct. PD(s)/PI(s) may submit only one application in response to this FOA.
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.
Applicants must download the SF424 (R&R) application package associated with this funding opportunity using the Apply for Grant Electronically button in this FOA or following the directions provided at Grants.gov.
It is critical that applicants follow the 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 may be delayed or not accepted for review.
For information on Application Submission and Receipt, visit Frequently Asked Questions Application Guide, Electronic Submission of Grant Applications.
The forms package associated with this FOA includes all applicable components, mandatory and optional. Please note that some components marked optional in the application package are required for submission of applications for this FOA. Follow all instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide to ensure you complete all appropriate optional components.
All page limitations described in the SF424 Application Guide and the Table of Page Limits must be followed, with the following exceptions or additional requirements:
Description of the PD/PI's Most Significant Research Accomplishment: one page maximum
Follow the instructions provided in the SF424 (R&R)
Application Guide, with the following modifications:
Item Number 4.b:
Agency Routing Identifier Field: Scientific Area
Designate one scientific area from the list below by entering the one-digit code and the name of the scientific area.
1 Behavioral and Social Sciences
2 Chemical Biology
3 Clinical and Translational Research
4 Immunology
5 Instrumentation and Engineering
6 Molecular and Cellular Biology
7 Neuroscience
8 High Throughput and Integrative Biology
9 Quantitative and Computational Biology
The Scientific Area Designation is to assist in assigning applications to reviewers. To select the most appropriate scientific area code for your application, you should consider whether reviewers who are knowledgeable in one or another scientific area would be most likely to appreciate the significance of the project, the innovativeness of its approaches, and its potential impact.
The scientific areas are very broad and frequently
overlapping. Pioneer Award reviewers are chosen for their breadth of knowledge
and expertise and their ability to review a broad range of applications. Choose the one science that is most
appropriate for your proposed project.
Enter only the one-digit code followed by one space and then the name of the
scientific area (e.g., 1 Behavioral and Social Sciences); do not use quotation
marks, dashes, or other characters.
1 Behavioral and Social Sciences. Incorrect: 1 Behavioral and
Social Sciences ; 1 Behavioral and Social Sciences; 1: Behavioral and Social
The selection of scientific area by applicants is solely to aid in selection of
the most appropriate group of peer reviewers and does not in itself affect an
application's funding potential. The application requirements and
instructions are identical for all the scientific areas. All nine
scientific areas are considered as a single competition, are reviewed in the
same time period and by the same panel, and compete for a single source of
Note: The scientific area designation (one digit code and name of scientific area) must also be included at the beginning of the Essay.
Item Number 8. Type of Application: Must be New .
Item Number 12. Proposed Project: Enter start date: 09/30/2013; Enter end date: 7/31/2018.
Item Number 15a. Total Estimated Project Funding: Enter $2,500,000. (See note below.)
Item Number 15b. Total Non-Federal Funds: Enter 0.
Item Number 15c. Total Federal & Non-Federal Funds: Enter $2,500,000.
Item 15d. Estimated Program Income: Enter 0.
Note: The Budget Request is entered only on Line 15a and c, as described above. Funds may be requested for personnel (including co-investigators and collaborators), supplies, equipment, sub-contracts, and other allowable costs. Only the five-year total $2.5 million -- should be entered on Line 15a and c. Applicable Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs will be determined at the time of award and should not be included in the budget request. A detailed budget is not requested and will not be accepted.
Follow the instructions provided in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide, with the following modifications:
Field 9: Bibliography & References Cited: DO NOT USE. Reference citations are not required, but may be included in the essay and will be included in the five-page limit.
Field 10: Facilities & Other Resources Statement: 1 page maximum.
Field 11: Equipment: DO NOT USE.
Field 12: Other Attachments: Attach description of no more than one page of the PD/PI's single most significant publication or research accomplishment that supports the PD/PI's claim of innovativeness and demonstrates the PD/PI's ability to successfully conduct high-risk, high-reward research. Limit description to one single accomplishment, not a summary of several accomplishments, multiple publications, or background narratives. Publications or other documents will not be accepted.
Follow the instructions provided in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide, with the following modifications:
- Project Director/Principal Investigator Field: Attach
Biographical Sketch.
Attach PD/PI's biographical sketch, two pages maximum, following the format on
the Biographical Sketch Format Page shown in the Application
Guide, Section 4.5. omit Section A Personal Statement and Section D -
Research Support. A list of current and pending support must be submitted
on the SF 424 Senior/Key Person Profile Component. No biographical
sketches of potential collaborators or other key personnel are to be submitted
and will not be accepted. Information on potential collaborators is not
required but may be included in the Essay.
PROFILE - Project Director/Principal Investigator; Field: Attach Current and Pending Support: Attach a list of Current and Pending Support from all sources, including current year direct costs and percent effort devoted to each project. Use the format for Other Support shown in Section III.1.8 of the Application Guide. Include overlap and the major goals of each project listed, both current and pending. A statement must be included that, if chosen to receive an award, the applicant will commit a minimum of 51% of his/her research effort to the project supported by the Pioneer Award. It is incumbent upon applicants to convince the reviewers that they will be able to devote the required minimum 51% research effort to the proposed project, and that the Pioneer Award project will be the major focus of their labs. Applicants with current research commitments exceeding 49% must provide a detailed explanation describing how their effort on existing grants will be adjusted to permit them to devote the required minimum effort to the Pioneer Award project. Applicants who will not be able to meeting this requirement should not submit applications.
PROFILE - Senior Key Person 1: Do not use. Submit information only for PD/PI. Information on collaborators or other key personnel is not required but may be included in the Essay.
Cover letters should be included to provide names and affiliations of significant collaborators for the Pioneer Award project. Letters of collaboration are NOT permitted.
Given the lack of a detailed research plan in the application, budgets are not required and will not be accepted for this FOA.
All instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide must be followed, with the following additional instructions:
2.1: Introduction to Application: Do not use.
2.2: Specific Aims: Do not use.
2.3: Research Strategy: Upload Essay of no more than five pages here.
In five pages or less, describe your innovative vision for addressing a major biomedical or behavioral problem or challenge, the importance of this problem or challenge, and your qualifications to engage in groundbreaking research. No detailed scientific plan should be provided since the research plan is expected to evolve during the tenure of the grant. The essay should include the following sections in the order given with the headings as shown below:
Scientific Area: The Scientific Area must be included at the beginning of the Essay; (e.g., 1 Behavioral and Social Sciences).
Project Title: The project title must be included at the beginning of the Essay.
Project description: What is the scientific problem or challenge that will be addressed, and why is this important? What are the pioneering, and possibly high-risk, approaches that, if successful, might lead to groundbreaking or paradigm-shifting results? The writing should be at a level that conveys the significance and impact of the application to broadly knowledgeable scientists with different expertise domains.
of PD/PI's innovativeness: What concrete evidence can you
provide for your claim of innovativeness? For example, qualities common to many
highly innovative people include an interest in, and the ability to integrate,
diverse sources of information; an inclination to challenge paradigms and take
intellectual risks; persistence in the face of failure; an ability to attract
the right collaborators; and the energy and concentration necessary to plan and
execute effective strategies for accomplishing goals.
How the planned
research differs from the PD/PI's past or current work: How
does the proposed project represent a new and distinct direction for your
research? While a new research direction may have as its foundation the
applicant's prior work and expertise, it cannot be an obvious extension or
scale-up of a current research enterprise, which could be anticipated to be
appropriate for a new or renewal R01 application. Rather, a new research
direction must reflect a fundamental new insight into the potential solution of
a problem, which may derive from the development of exceptionally innovative
approaches and/or from the posing of radically unconventional hypotheses.
Applications for projects that are extensions of ongoing research should not be
Suitability for
Pioneer Award program: Why is the planned research uniquely
suited to the stated goal of the Pioneer Award program, rather than a more
traditional grant mechanism?
Note: References are not required but if included must fit within the five-page limit. Figures and illustrations may be included but must also fit within the five-page limit. Letters of collaboration will not be accepted. Information on collaborators may be included in the Essay and their names and affiliations should be listed in the Cover Letter Component.
Inclusion Enrollment Report: Do not
Progress Report Publication List: Do
not use.
Multiple PD/PI Leadership Plan: Do not use.
2.13: Consortium/Contractual Arrangements: Do not use.
2.14: Letters of Support: Do not use.
2.15: Resource Sharing Plan: Do not use.
2.16: Appendix: Do not use.
DOCUMENTS TO BE UPLOADED: The following table is a summary of the documents that must be uploaded to the application. Detailed instructions for completing each application component are below.
Document Name |
Form/Field |
Special Instructions |
Cover letter |
Cover letter component |
List significant collaborators for proposed Pioneer Aware project. Letters of collaboration and biosketches of collaborators are not allowed. |
Abstract |
R&R Other Project Information Component, Field 7 (Project Summary/Abstract) |
Maximum 30 lines of text. |
Public Health Relevancy Statement |
R&R Other Project Information Component, Field 8 (Project Narrative) |
2 3 sentences maximum |
Facilities & Other Resources |
R&R Other Project Information Component, Field 10 (Facilities and Other Resources) |
One page maximum |
Description of the PD/PI's Most Significant Research Accomplishment |
R&R Other Project Information Component, Field 12 (Other Attachments) |
One page maximum. Describe only the single most significant accomplishment. |
Biographical Sketch |
SF 424 R&R Senior/Key Person Profile, field titled Attach Biographical Sketch |
Two pages maximum; omit section A - Personal Statement and D Other Support (Current and Pending Support information submitted separately see below). Submit only for PD/PI. |
List of Current and Pending Research Support |
SF424 Senior/Key Person Profile Component |
Provide current year direct costs to applicant and percent effort for each project. Include a statement that if chosen to receive an award, the PI will devote a minimum of 51% of his or her research effort to the Pioneer Award project. If appropriate, include an explanation of how effort on existing grants will be adjusted to allow the PI to devote the required minimum effort to the Pioneer Award project. |
Essay |
PHS 398 Research Plan, Field 2.3 (Research Strategy) |
Five pages maximum; must include science area (1-digit code and name of science area at beginning of essay) No Specific Aims page is to be provided. |
Human and Vertebrate Animal Subjects Plans (If applicable) |
PHS 398 Research Plan Component, Fields 6-10 |
Complete instructions for the PHS398 Research Plan component are in the SF424 Application Guide, Section I, Part 5 (Competing PHS 398 Components) see page I-109. There are also supplemental instructions for preparing the human subjects plan in Part II of the Application Guide. |
Resource Sharing Plan
Individuals are required to comply with the instructions for the Resource Sharing Plans (Data Sharing Plan, Sharing Model Organisms, and Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS)) as provided in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide, with the following modification:
Appendix materials are not allowed.
Letters of reference are an important component of the
Pioneer Award application. Applicants must arrange to have three (and no more
than three) letters of reference submitted on their behalf. Applications that are missing
letters of reference will be considered non-responsive and will not be reviewed.
Late letters will not be accepted. Letters must be submitted electronically paper copies will
not be accepted.
Applicants are
responsible for monitoring the submission of their letters in the grant folder
in the eRA Commons to ensure that three letters have been submitted prior to
the submission deadline.
Letters must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. (local time of the referee) October 9, 2012.
To submit a letter of reference, the referee (the individual submitting the letter) will need the following information:
Funding Opportunity Number (FOA) for this announcement: RFA-RM-12-015;
The PI's (Applicant's) Commons User Name - (Note: Referees do not need to be registered in the Commons and do not need their own Commons User Name only the PD/PI's (Applicant's) Commons User Name is required);
The applicant's first and last name (note the name must match exactly the applicant's name in the Commons);
The URL to the letter submission page: (https://public.era.nih.gov/commons/public/reference/submitReferenceLetter.do?mode=new); and
The letter of reference submission deadline: The deadline for receipt of letters is 5:00 p.m. (local time of the referee) October 9, 2012.
Letters of reference are confidential. Applicants will not have access to the letters. E-mail confirmations will be sent to both the applicant and the referee. The confirmation sent to the applicant will include the referee's name and the date and time the letter was submitted. The confirmation sent to the referee will include the referee and applicant's names, a confirmation number, and the date and time the letter was submitted.
Note: Since e-mail can be unreliable, it is the applicant s responsibility to check the status of his/her letters of reference periodically in the Commons.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to send the following to
their referees or to send their referees the following link to this
information: (http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/pioneer/LettersofReferenceFormat.aspx).
Instructions for
Letters must be submitted to the Commons at (https://public.era.nih.gov/commons/public/reference/submitReferenceLetter.do?mode=new) by 5:00 p.m. (local time of the referee), October 9, 2012. Late letters will not be accepted and applications with fewer than three letters may not be reviewed. Letters must be submitted electronically paper copies will not be accepted.
IMPORTANT: The applicant's name should be placed at the top of the letter. Although signatures are not required, the letter must include a signature block with the referee's full name, title, institution, and contact information.
In two pages or less, describe the applicant's qualities that support the applicant's claim to scientific innovativeness and creativity. When possible, give specific examples that illustrate these qualities. Address the likelihood that the applicant will conduct groundbreaking research in the proposed research area.
Note: The letter submission page can be accessed
without signing into the Commons, and referees do not need to be registered in
the Commons. Referees must enter the following information when
submitting letters:
REFEREE INFORMATION (the
individual providing the letter of reference):
Referee s First and Last Name
Referee s Email Address
Referee s Institution/Affiliation
Referee s Department
APPLICANT INFORMATION (applicants must send this information to their referees):
Applicant s Commons User Name (User ID), (Important this must be the applicant s, not the referee s, Commons User Name (User ID). The letter will not be linked to the appropriate application if the Applicant s User Name is not entered here.)
Applicant s Last Name. (Note: must match exactly the applicant's name in the Commons).
Funding Opportunity Number (FOA) of this announcement: RFA-RM-12-015
Confirmation Number (Required only when resubmitting a letter, that is, when submitting a revised or changed/corrected letter for the current FOA).
E-mail confirmations will be sent to both the applicant and the referee following submission of the letter. The e-mail confirmation will include a Confirmation Number that will be required when submitting revised or changed/corrected letters. Print the confirmation e-mail for your records.
Note: If you submitted letters for Pioneer Award applicants in prior years, you must submit new letters of reference this year. Previously submitted letters will not be retrieved.
Please see the detailed instructions on submitting letters of reference at http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/pioneer/LettersofReferenceFormat.aspx), and the Frequently Asked Questions at (http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/pioneer/faq.aspx). Send question to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Part I. Overview Information contains information about Key Dates. Applicants are encouraged to submit in advance of the deadline to ensure they have time to make any application corrections that might be necessary for successful submission.
Organizations must submit applications via 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.
Applicants are responsible for viewing their application in the eRA Commons to ensure accurate and successful submission.
Information on the submission process and a definition of on-time submission are provided in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
This initiative is not subject to intergovernmental review.
All NIH awards are subject to the terms and conditions, cost principles, and other considerations described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Pre-award costs are allowable only as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Applications must be submitted electronically following the instructions described in the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide. Paper applications will not be accepted.
Applicants must complete all required registrations before the application due date. Section III. Eligibility Information contains information about registration.
For assistance with your electronic application or for more information on the electronic submission process, visit Applying Electronically.
All PD(s)/PI(s) must include their eRA Commons ID in the
Credential field of the Senior/Key Person Profile Component of the SF
424(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 Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Additional
information may be found in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
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Upon receipt, applications will be evaluated for completeness by the Center for Scientific Review and responsiveness by components of participating organizations, NIH. Applications that are incomplete and/or nonresponsive will not be reviewed.
Post submission materials will not be accepted.
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 and behavioral research are evaluated for scientific and technical merit through the NIH peer review system.
For this particular announcement, note the following:
The Pioneer Award (DP1) applications are meant to support
individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering -- and
possibly transforming -- approaches that, if successful, will have a major
impact on a broad area of biomedical or behavioral research. Pioneer
Award applications do not require preliminary data, scientific aims, or a
detailed research plan. Accordingly, reviewers will emphasize the
1) the significance and innovation of the proposed project;
2) the investigator (evidence for past innovation; and the PD/PI's
demonstrated ability to devote 51% or more research effort on DP1 project); and
3) the suitability of the proposed project for the Pioneer Award mechanism, which includes evidence that the proposed research is of sufficient risk/potential impact that it is more suitable for the Pioneer Award program than for a traditional grant mechanism, and that the proposed research represents a new research direction for the PD/PI. A new research direction is defined as a significant departure from the direction of ongoing or previously funded research in the PD/PI's laboratory.
Reviewers will provide an overall impact/priority score to reflect their assessment of the likelihood for the project 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 project proposed).
Reviewers will consider each of the review criteria below in the determination of scientific merit. An application does not need to be strong in all categories to be judged likely to have major scientific impact.
Does the project address an important problem or a critical barrier to progress in the field? If the aims of the project 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/PI, collaborators, and other researchers well suited to the project? 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)?
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 project? 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 project 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 project 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.
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.
Inclusion of Women, Minorities, and Children
When the proposed project involves clinical research, the committee will evaluate the proposed plans for inclusion of minorities and members of both genders, as well as the inclusion of children. For additional information on review of the Inclusion section, please refer to the Human Subjects Protection and Inclusion Guidelines.
Vertebrate Animals
The committee will evaluate the involvement of live vertebrate animals as part of the scientific assessment according to the following five points: 1) proposed use of the animals, and species, strains, ages, sex, and numbers to be used; 2) justifications for the use of animals and for the appropriateness of the species and numbers proposed; 3) adequacy of veterinary care; 4) procedures for limiting discomfort, distress, pain and injury to that which is unavoidable in the conduct of scientifically sound research including the use of analgesic, anesthetic, and tranquilizing drugs and/or comfortable restraining devices; and 5) methods of euthanasia and reason for selection if not consistent with the AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia. For additional information on review of the Vertebrate Animals section, please refer to the Worksheet for Review of the Vertebrate Animal Section.
Reviewers will assess whether materials or procedures proposed are potentially hazardous to research personnel and/or the environment, and if needed, determine whether adequate protection is proposed.
Not Applicable.
Not Applicable.
Not Applicable.
As applicable for the project 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.
Applications from Foreign Organizations
Not Applicable..
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
Not Applicable..
Budget and Period of Support
Reviewers will consider whether the budget and the requested period of support are fully justified and reasonable in relation to the proposed research.
Applications will be evaluated for scientific and technical merit by (an) appropriate Scientific Review Group(s) convened by the Center for Scientific Review on behalf of the Office of the Director, NIH, in accordance with NIH peer review policy and procedures, using the stated review criteria. Review assignments will be shown in the eRA Commons. Using the review criteria stated above, those candidates identified as the most outstanding will be invited to Bethesda, MD for interviews in May 2013. Interviews will be conducted by a panel of distinguished outside experts. Final selection of awardees will be made in August 2013 by the Director, Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director, NIH, based on the outcome of the initial peer review, the recommendations of the second level of review and programmatic considerations.
As part of the scientific peer review, all applications:
Appeals of review results for applications submitted to this FOA are not allowed.
Applications will be assigned to the appropriate NIH Institute or Center. Applications will compete for available funds with all other recommended applications submitted in response to this FOA. Following initial peer review, recommended applications will receive a second level of review by the appropriate Council-level body). The following will be considered in making funding decisions:
Applicants will be notified of the outcome of the first review phase - whether or not they have been selected for an interview in April 2013. Awardees will be notified in August 2013. Awards will begin in September 2013."
Information regarding the disposition of applications is available in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
If the application is under consideration for funding, NIH
will request "just-in-time" information from the applicant as
described in the NIH Grants
Policy Statement.
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.
Awardees must comply with any funding restrictions described in Section IV.5. Funding Restrictions. Selection
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Lou Jiwei said that leaders are satisfied with the country's economic performance so far this year and that in the first five months China had created up to 6 million jobs, 60 percent of this year's target.
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Nestled deep in the forest, all is as it should be in the village of Blessed Hope – and that's how chief hunter Dari Finbarr likes it. Then one stormy night the embodiment of death for Humans stumbles into their home: a Szari girl.
The Szari! A race of powerful beings who sought the extinction of Humankind, and were only stopped by the Tzaro people in a brutal war that is still whispered about in hushed voices. A sole Szari warrior is capable of wiping out entire Human settlements by themselves.
The strange, silent Szari is nothing like how the tales describe however; and though it risks his life, Dari is given the task of guarding her until the wise Tzaro are brought to decide her fate. Until then many questions arise, but no answers can be found in the girl's sad green eyes.
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4. David Backes, St. Louis Blues
Backes lays a big hit on a Norway player during the 2010 Winter Olympics
BORN: May 1, 1984
HOMETOWN: Spring Lake Park, Minnesota
LAST SEASON: Tallied 31 goals, 31 assists for 62 points in 82 games for the St. Louis Blues. Led all NHL forwards with a plus-32 rating.
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Tyler Biggs |
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Dean Blais |
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Seth Jones |
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Ron Wilson |
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David Backes |
Oct. 7 |
Rocco Grimaldi |
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Zach Parise |
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David Backes is a guy you want on your team, plain and simple. He does it all.
The 2010 Silver Medal Olympian can score, assist, hit, fight and cover his rear-end in the defensive zone. Perhaps one of the most overlooked stats from the 2010-2011 NHL season: Backes led all forwards with a plus-32 rating.
Let me say it again: A plus-32 rating … on the Western Conference's 11th-place team. The Blues didn't make the playoffs – they weren't even close, really – but Backes grinded out all 82 games posting impressive numbers in all aspects of the stat sheet. He posted a career-high 62 points and earned his first-ever NHL All-Star selection.
He was rewarded for his hard work.
In early August, Backes was named the 20th captain in St. Louis Blues history. Quite an achievement for the former Minnesota St.-Mankato standout.
Here's what Backes told Dan O'Neill of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
"What a great honor and challenge to face, especially in our division," Backes said. "You look at Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit's captain), Jonathan Toews (Chicago), Shea Weber (Nashville), Rick Nash (Columbus) . . . guys that are all world-class players. To be seen in the same light as them, and to lead my troops against their troops, what a great challenge, what a great opportunity. Not only to play against them, but to get the better of them on a regular basis.
"There's no promises as far as victories, but the effort, dedication and will that our team is going to show is going to be second to none."
Backes shows up to play. We've seen it in both the Olympics and the NHL. If the Blues make a playoff run this year, it will be on his back.