text:
Posted byGeetanjali Prasad September 15, 2021 September 16, 2021 Posted inExplorationTags:adventure, courage, everest, everester, fearless, inspiration, motivation, mountaineering, mounteverest, northeast, sports, travel
TINE MENA: THE FIGHTER
A young girl tucked far away in a remote corner of rugged terrain, expanse of wild greens, icy streams and colossal mountains so close that she could hear them roar, as if calling out to her. She fought and fought hard to slowly but steadily tread her path towards the top of the world to create history. There are some stories which touch the heart so deep that it becomes hard to disconnect. Tine Mena's is one such story, she inspires and pushes to achieve the best version of ourselves. I recently heard from someone, as long as you live, struggle will accompany you so no matter what the goal in life is, there are lessons to be learnt, motivation borrowed and an unwavering resolve to just go for the peak you wish to conquer in life. If Tine Mena can, so can all of us!
Here's an excerpt from my interview with Tine Mena, who climbed Mount Everest at 25 in 2011 making her the first woman in North East India to achieve this feat. There was an earnestness and humility of a simple yet passionate woman who lives where she belongs, in the lap of nature, in a remote corner of India hoping to encourage, guide and change young lives with mountaineering and adventure sports like she did hers'.
Tine Mena photography: Roing, Arunachal Pradesh
Tine Mena was born in Echali village in Arunachal Pradesh, cut off from civilisation. She is the eldest of the two surviving children out of 17. The rest passed away during childbirth due to lack of medical care.
Tine with her parents & younger sister
Belonging to the Idu Mishmi tribe of the state, hunting animals was a regular ritual both for survival and as part of custom. Tine often accompanied her Naba (father), Buge Mena on his hunting trips witnessing some hair raising scenes of animal-human encounters in the wild.
Tine's father Buge Mena in traditional Arunachali clothing
"We lived a poor tribal life with no comforts, disconnected from any basic facilities. There was no concept of agriculture in the village so we sustained on exploits from my father's animal hunting."
Homes in Echali village
But Tine was made for bigger encounters with near death, fighting nature's fury on her way to conquering the highest peak known to man, Mount Everest! And conquer she did when all seemed to go against her.
Tine hails from a village where electricity, roads or even food cultivation was a crisis.
"We used to walk 3 days on foot to the nearest village where we could get rice to eat."
Tine and her family later moved to Roing, the district headquarters of the Lower Dibang Valley for education and a more accessible life. To make a living and contribute to running the household, Tine enrolled herself with the Indian army as a porter, well not as a girl!
"I was 17 when I started working as an army porter in my district. Girls were banned from applying as a porter but I was desperate to earn as my father couldn't bear all the expenses, so I dressed up as a boy and was inducted by the Army. We used to carry almost 20 to 25Kgs of weight for 5 to 6 hours daily for Rs 1500."
Representational image from The Week
"Soon my lie was caught but realising that girls could do it too, the Army lifted this ban."
It was during her porter days where she clearly displayed her strength, stamina and endurance that came naturally to her from living in the mountains, when she was encouraged to take up serious mountaineering.
Tine was shown the Everest dream at a time when she didn't even know what Everest was!
Mount Everest image for representational purpose
Eventually Tine managed to enrol herself at the Manipur Mountaineering Institute in 2008 and later trained at the Himalayan Institute of Mountaineering, Darjeeling bagging the gold medal for the best student in her batch in 2009.
Tine climbed Mount Kolahi, Jammu and Kashmir in 2009 organised by NE Adventure Foundation Guwahati, Shivalinga (6543 mt), Garhwal in 2010 and finally Lama Wangden peak (6200mt), Sikkim as part of her pre-Everest expedition organised by Indian Mountaineering Federation.
Images from Tine's various mountaineering expeditions
It was time to go all guns blazing towards her goal but her preparation was marred by tragedy. Tine lost her mother.
"When I was training for advanced mountaineering with a single minded focus on Everest, my mother passed away. It was a painful time and I was going to give up because I was not in that mental state of mind but my father supported me and encouraged me to fulfil my Everest dream."
But the road to Everest was not an easy one. As a private climber Tine had to gather a fund of almost 25 Lakhs to cover her expenses for travel, licenses & permissions in Nepal, her sherpa, tents, oxygen, food and gear.
"I had no money. With my mother's demise and financial constraints, I didn't think I would make it. I worked hard and did a lot of labour work like tree cutting, breaking boulders and selling broom sticks, herbs and vegetables to save for Everest."
There was still a long way to go before Tine had the money she needed so she made an appeal for funds . Fortunately help poured in not just from government employees and local politicians but also from people in her district who contributed with whatever they could.
"The day of my travel for Everest summit was just 10 days away and I was still short of Rs 15 Lakhs. I wanted to let it go but I still took one last chance and approached Jindal Steel & Power in Arunachal. They agreed to sponsor!"
Tine receiving sponsorship from Jindal Steel & Power
"The price for gear and equipment for climbing Everest were exorbitant which I couldn't afford so I bought everything second hand from a store in Nepal with whatever money I was left with."
Representational image from one of Tine's expeditions
Tine's ascent to Everest was an adventure of another level, there came a point when she and her sherpa Tsering Dorje were not sure whether they will make it back alive.
Actual images from Tine's Everest expedition
"We faced heavy snow storms and blizzards. It was blinding and the icy winds were so strong that it seared right through our bones. The tents had blown away and we saw all the other climbers had started to make their way down giving up on their dream of the Everest peak but I did not. This was after all a chance that I fought for so hard till the last ray of hope."
Actual image from Tine's Everest expedition
"I insisted to my sherpa that we must continue. Fortunately we found a tent of one of the climbers and waited till the storm subsided. There was hardly any food left so I wrapped a piece of cloth tight around my stomach to resist hunger."
Image sourced from slideshare
On 9th May 2011, after more than 15 hours of unforgiving and harsh obstacles, Tine finally accomplished her mission of looking down at the world from the top. At the age of 25, she had successfully summited Mount Everest making her the first woman from the North-East to do so!
"I can't describe what I felt at the Everest peak. There was a flood of emotions. There was no one else there, just the two of us as everyone had already retreated because of the hostile weather condition. I wanted to scream and tell everyone, I did it!"
Tine had not just traversed a journey of 15 hours, it was her perseverance, grit and determination of all those years that she struggled and fought to elevate herself from a small remote village and emerge from oblivion to limelight.
After all the accolades though, the limelight soon faded and Tine's struggles continued. Her house was destroyed in a fire and she lost all that was dear to her including her Everest records, pictures and certificates. With the help of villagers and some local assistance, she built a house for herself again but earning an income has been a challenge.
Image of the lost home
10 years passed but the job promised to Tine by the government after her Everest achievement remained unfulfilled until recently when the Arunachal Pradesh cabinet headed by Chief Minister Pema Khandu announced the appointment of Tine Mena along with another Everester from the state, Tapi Mra as Adventure Promotion Instructors in the Department of Youth Affairs. While the news has already floated in the media, she is awaiting her official letter of confirmation and assurance of a source of income (as of the day of interview on August 10, 2021).
Screenshot from East Mojo article
"I want to urge our country's youth to go outdoors, explore and develop a love for nature, sports and adventure. And I hope our government encourages and facilitates more youngsters who do not have the financial means or the right training to help them achieve their goals and make their country proud."
Tine with husband Pronov and sons
Settled in Roing with husband Pronov and two young children, Tine runs a home stay called Mishmi Hills Camp and an adventure school offering various activities in Arunachal Pradesh. Tine is also fond of riding bikes and photography.
Tine's Mishmi Hills Camp in Roing
Published by Geetanjali Prasad
For a decade or so, I worked as a television news reporter, producer and anchor and dabbled in genres like entertainment, business, real estate, sports and travel for different television channels. Currently since the last five years, I am taking care of the subject of climate change and green buildings by visual storytelling through digital platforms for an American organisation. I have started this blog purely for love of writing and pursuit of extraordinary stories (as the name suggests) by looking for people who have done immensely inspiring work or overcame situations that demanded exceptional grit and determination. I want to document and share these stories with the world in the hope that it motivates more people including me to be just a little kinder to everything and everyone (including animals & environment) around us, a bit more fearless to fight for what is right and the endurance to achieve what we envision.	View more posts


text:
Duke Energy responds to veto of Senate Bill 71
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- Duke Energy today issued the following statement regarding Governor McCrory's veto of Senate Bill 71 in North Carolina.
Senate Bill 71 has broad bipartisan support from lawmakers, the environmental and business communities who recognize the opportunity for North Carolina to continue leading on this issue.
We don't understand why the Governor would veto a bill that makes North Carolina's Coal Ash law even stronger. Very importantly, it reconstitutes a Commission that will evaluate the safety and cost of any closure plan on customers.
The legislation gives our state the flexibility to make better basin closure decisions based on new information and the completion of facility improvement projects. Senate Bill 71 also encourages safe recycling of coal ash, which is non-hazardous, and gives plant neighbors certainty about their water quality. Extensive science and engineering studies demonstrate that basins are not impacting neighbor wells, but extending a permanent water supply to those neighbors benefits all customers because it preserves the wide range of closure options.
About Duke Energy
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a S&P 100 Stock Index company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK. More information about the company is available at duke-energy.com.
The Duke Energy News Center serves as a multimedia resource for journalists and features news releases, helpful links, photos and videos. Hosted by Duke Energy, illumination is an online destination for stories about remarkable people, innovations, and community and environmental topics. It also offers glimpses into the past and insights into the future of energy.
Follow Duke Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
North Carolina, Coal Ash, Corporate

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
You are at:Home»Inside Fordham»FordhamScience: I Feel the Earth Move…
FordhamScience: I Feel the Earth Move…
By Fordham News on	 June 25, 2010 Inside Fordham, Science, University News
On Wednesday of this week, The New York Times City Room blog asked "Earthquake Shakes New York: Did You Even Notice?"
It turns out some people did notice. They called their local news outlets, who in turn called the News and Media Relations Bureau at Fordham. They were all looking for Benjamin C. Crooker, Ph.D., associate professor of physics and director of the Fordham University Seismic Station.
We couldn't reach Crooker that day, but happily for the readers of Science Friday, he did give a great interview to The Observer, the Lincoln Center student newspaper, in February: "Fordham Monitors World's Seismic Activity."
What about New York? Can a big one happen here? The odds are against it. The biggest quake in recent years here was in 2002, when a magnitude two earthquake hit New York City. It was caused by an "ancient" (meaning relatively inactive) fault, Cameron's Fault, which runs through 125th street, said Crooker.
Inside Fordham also wrote about the Seismic Station a couple of years ago: "New York's Shaky Legacy Traced to Rose Hill Underground."
Fordham is one of a handful of broadband seismographic stations in the New York-New Jersey region that feeds its data to the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades, New York, which in turn compiles and sends all the regional data to Boulder. The Guralp DM24 CMG3T machine, which combines the functions of a seismometer and digitizer, helps researchers make, effectively, a "CAT scan of the Earth," according to Crooker. "Fordham's station is like one cell in a giant camera," he said, "used to build a seismic map of the earth."
Just in case you're wondering, the earth did not move for the News and Media Relations staff on Wednesday.
Benjamin C CrookerScience FridaySeismic Station


portable use. About half my sparcbooks have sleds, optimistically.
Any tadpole series 2 (P-series, N40, AlphaBook, Sparcbook) sled will work.
Sparcbook 3000 series caddies look identical but will not.
> a drive caddy to hold anything.
> drive... That would be embarrassing!
> > Sorry I can not assist you directly.
> > Hope that there is something here that helps.
> >> drive? I know they're difficult to find.
> >> I have a 3TX in great condition, but no drive.


WITH demand for allotments increasing significantly in recent years, one local representative has welcomed news that South Dublin County Council are to speed up the availability of unused plots in Corkagh Park.
He continued: "On a recent visit to the allotments to meet plot holders, some of the unused plots were overgrown, neglected, and encroaching onto well-maintained plots.
There are currently 425 council allotments at four locations across the county in Bohernabreena (297), Palmerstown (76), Tymon Park (13), and Corkagh Park (39).
Annual rent ranges from €50 to €250, depending on the size of the plot, with a deposit of €50 required.
Allotments can provide a good source of affordable fresh food, and it is recommended users spend up to six hours a week on plots to keep them in good condition.
The council say demand for allotments has "increased significantly" in the last number of years, and those interested in applying for a plot, can do so on www.sdcc.ie/services/parks-and-recreation/allotments.


Everybody in The Netherlands knows Gazelle, it is for already more than 100 years one of the major Dutch manufacturers of bicycles. It is well known that the Dutch prefer to use their bikes, instead of a car or public transport, for getting around in the city, for commuting to work, and for weekend bike rides through the countryside. Gazelle primarily produces bikes for these purposes and these bikes are robust and rather heavy. But Gazelle is also well known for the steel road bikes called "Champion Mondial". These high quality steel bikes were sold in large quantities for many years and they are perfectly suited for retro events like L'Eroica. The Gazelle Champion Mondial was the bike for many amateur road cyclists and some professionals. When visiting Berlin, were many young hipsters ride steel bikes, I was surprised to see several Gazelle Champion Mondial bikes riding around. Apparently, with the growing demand for retro steel bikes, the Dutch Gazelle Champion Mondial has become a popular, second hand, export item.
There is a Dutch website with information about the Gazelle Champion Mondial. You can find here brochures, models, colours, frame numbers and associated year of manufacture and frame sizes.


text:
Jameon Kalchevis Lewis (born November 26, 1991) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Mississippi State.

Early years
Lewis attended Tylertown High School in Tylertown, Mississippi, where he helped lead his team to the Mississippi 3A State Championship. As the starting quarterback, Lewis only lost 4 games from his sophomore to senior year. Lewis led the chiefs to back to back State Championships appearance, winning his final year.

Lewis was rated as a three-star recruit by 247sports.com and Rivals.com.He was also rated no. 24 top prospects in MS regardless of position. Listed on the Jackson (Miss.) Clarion Ledger's 40 most wanted recruits. One of the two quarterbacks chosen for the Mississippi-Alabama all star game roster.

College career

Freshman and sophomore seasons
After redshirting in 2010 season, Lewis caught 4 passes for 113 yards in his first college game, a 59–14 over Memphis. He caught only three more passes in the 2011 season. Lewis would play in all 13 games in 2012, recording 10 catches.

Junior season (2013)
Lewis had a breakout year in 2013. In a 62–7 win over Troy, he recorded a passing, rushing, and receiving touchdown. He had his first 100-yard receiving game in 59-26 loss to LSU, and also recorded touchdown passes in games against Kentucky (a game in which he repeated the feat of throwing, catching, and running in a touchdown) and Texas A&M.

In the 2013 Liberty Bowl against Rice, Lewis set a school single-game record with 220 receiving yards, bringing his season total to 923, the fourth-most single-season yards by a receiver in school history.

Senior season (2014)
Lewis threw his fourth career pass (also his fourth career touchdown pass) against South Alabama. He missed several games during the season with a leg injury but caught enough passes to rank 8th on the Bulldogs' career leaderboards in receptions and 10th in yards at the time.

Statistics

Professional career
Lewis was signed to the Toronto Argonauts practice squad in October 2016. He was re-signed by the team in December. The Argos had made a lot of changes in their front office the following year, and Lewis was waived after mini camp.

On March 22, 2018, Lewis was assigned to the Albany Empire. On April 7, 2018, he was placed on reassignment.

References

1991 births
American football wide receivers
Canadian football wide receivers
African-American players of American football
African-American players of Canadian football
Mississippi State Bulldogs football players
People from Tylertown, Mississippi
Players of American football from Mississippi
Toronto Argonauts players
Albany Empire (AFL) players
Arizona Rattlers players
Living people
21st-century African-American sportspeople

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Hey, sorry about that! It seems to be a problem with Unity itself as another Linux user also reported the problem and even offered a solution that he had found on other Unity games. The problem is that it launches as full-screen and some strange issues occur during the splash screen that causes that. Launch with the following argument and it will solve your issue until we find a more permanent solution.


text:
Home GÜNLÜK YAZILAR ENDONEZYA Changes in Indonesian Foreign Policy after Elections
thenewturkey.org
Changes in Indonesian Foreign Policy after Elections
Presidential and parliamentary elections were held in Indonesia on April 17. If the geographical scope of this Archipelagic country is taken into consideration, the fact that these elections were carried out in a single day is quite noteworthy.
According to an unofficial quick count system, Joko Widodo, the incumbent president, gained the majority of votes. If the processes in the past elections are anything to go by, it can be accepted that the current results will not change and that the winner will be announced on May 22.
As the largest Muslim country and the third biggest democracy in the world, one can imagine that Indonesia is among the salient actors to intervene in global developments – in particular those affecting Muslim communities in distinct geographies from the Middle East to the Asia-Pacific region. However, the socio-political reality in Indonesia does not allow one to easily reach this simple conclusion.
There is no doubt that Islam being the prominent religion in Indonesia, ruling parties and political leaders feel obliged to approach various religious groups and individuals in order to gain power and legitimacy through establishing various alignments with relevant social segments. This process is also, to some extent, observed in the legislation processes and the implementation of various policies.
On the other hand, the multi-religious nature is also a factor that must be considered by the Indonesian government as there is no doubt that this creates a dilemma and constrains the government when deciding on how to prioritize on related policies.
Beyond this, one must remember that Indonesian nationalism emerging from Java Island is considered as another fundamental source for national politics. In this regard, politicians and political parties are forced to merge nationalist and Islamist perspectives in their discourse, as has been observed in the latest elections.
Indonesian foreign policy
There are some important components that determine the direction of Indonesia's foreign policy. Firstly, although twenty years has passed, it can be observed that reforms that were put in place after the fall of the Suharto regime is still continuing today.
Indonesia's foreign affairs are still under the strong fundamentals established in pre-independence years, which had limited space for Islamic discourse and actions, especially in terms of international politics.
While national politics is dominated by actions designed to gain the upper hand in power struggles by political elites and distinct interest groups, foreign policy is yet to be developed on a primary level to deal with regional issues in the Asia-Pacific and global problems related to Muslim minorities, such as the Rohingya issue, Islamophobia, and the case of Palestine.
The reform era dealt with the re-modification of state institutions, curbing corruption practices from the provincial level to the ministerial stage, improving and upgrading infrastructures with effective policies, decreasing regional economic disparities and so on. This process has made central governments focus on national issues, rather than international ones.
In addition to the above-mentioned subjects, regional and global security problems related to subsequent terrorist attacks in various countries have been of primary concern for Indonesia. Given the realities emanating from kidnappings and killings in the islands of southern Philippines to terrorist organizations in the Middle East, these issues have been closely observed by national security agencies. Besides this, the Indonesian governments in recent decades have been alert to developments rooted in the Middle East and has taken various counter-measures against the effects of these activities from seeping into the country.
Representing mainly the nationalist world view, Indonesian governments, through various agencies such as the military, police and elected national parliament members, have been skeptical towards Middle Eastern politics, which is shaped by multiple conflicting parties.
Any unrestrained or misguided involvements in Middle Eastern politics or cases related to Muslim minorities in the Asia-Pacific region would perhaps cause unintended consequences among some circles in the country. Thus, Indonesia's foreign policy is quite sensitive in this issue and has been considered as a matter of national security.
One can assert that Indonesia needs strong alignments in foreign affairs in order to act accordingly with any issues that Muslim communities face in both regional and global settings.
As observed in the case of the persecution and ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims, just like other regional countries, Indonesia was not able to take any firm stand against Myanmar. This is not only related to the commitment of the non-interference principle in the ASEAN charter, but also due to the loose alliances among member countries, including Malaysia and Brunei, against these sorts of developments.
Overall, Indonesia's political environment does not permit much room for the president and government to take a leading role in regional and international crises related to Muslim minorities.
In this regard, there appears to be a dichotomy of views, since the government and a significant segment of the public differ on their views on Muslim-related issues in the global setting.
The above-mentioned issues, in particular those related to terrorism, are forcing the Indonesian government to redefine Islamic discourse in the country. It is also observed that political and religious elites have initiated a further understanding of domestic and traditional Islamic practice, which is known Islam Nusantara. Even during the Yudhoyono governments during 2004-2014, a similar principle appeared in the form of religious tolerance with prevailing democratic practices.
The initiation of the idea of this process undoubtedly occurred in the years after the bombings in 2001 and was put into practice after the expansion of Daesh. It seems that the triggering point for the Jakarta regime to prioritize a peaceful Islamic view was molded historically. While this policy aims to create confidence among the general public and international community, it prevents the government from participating more freely in international matters.
It is undeniable that some political parties seem to have a quite strong Islamic tendency, either from the traditional or modern perspective. And this may give a wrong impression to outsiders in the sense that these political parties have a strong influence upon the decision-making processes of the government towards molding foreign policy.
It should be noted that the religious tendency of political parties and the social makeup of the majority of the population does not mean that political Islam has the upper hand in national politics. On the other hand, major political parties seek the assistance of Muslim groups and use Islamic rhetoric to seek political legitimacy for their own purposes, which does not translate to a more active national or international role. It is quite practical and pragmatic to appropriate the Islamic stand for personal political gain and/or the betterment of a particular political party's image in front of the general public.
This was quite significantly observable during the campaign process and the selection of the candidate for the deputy position in the presidential election on April 17. The campaign process contained significant Islamic discourses from both the coalition blocs of Jokowi and Prabowo; it mainly served to divert the relevant critics and attacks from either opposition side.
Though some religious groups argued that Jokowi is a secular person and criticized certain policies of his, Jokowi strategically picked up Amin Ma'ruf, a distinguished board member of the Nahdat'ul Ulama (NU) and former leader of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) as his deputy. Some have argued that the new government would be actively and constructively involved in matters related to Muslim minorities due to the role that Jokowi's deputy will play. However, the abovementioned facts are still substantially relevant. And it is expected for the new cabinet under Jokowi will divert from earlier mainstream policy.
https://thenewturkey.org/changes-in-indonesian-foreign-policy-after-the-elections
Previous articleEndonezya seçimlerinde kazanan Jokowi / Jokowi the winner in Indonesian elections
Next articleEndonezya'da seçimler ve siyasal aktörler / Elections and political actors in Indonesia


Starting early in the morning, 2018 All Youth Day: Annual Youth Horse Judging Competition takes place in Champions arena at the Celebration grounds in Shelbyville, TN. 4-H and FFA and individuals are invited to participate. Please call Paulette Ewing and/or Mallory Maddox at 931-359-0592/0593 for more information on the competition that awards cash and prizes for the youth that judge the best. T-shirts* and lunch provided to the participants and their sponsors who bring them to the event.
Entry Deadline is August 10, 2018. For more information, see the entry form below.
I attended the Youth Day on Saturday and I am confused about one particular category that wasn't awarded the same as all the others which was the Senior Reasons category. Could you elaborate on why that particular category, which was the hardest one, was not awarded the same as the others? I would appreciate it very much. Thank you!


text:
This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

List

|}

Key

Notes

References
 All entries, addresses and coordinates are based on data from Historic Scotland. This data falls under the Open Government Licence

Girthon
Gatehouse of Fleet


text:
Tensions rise as AG's visit nears: Protest planned in light of Cuccinelli's recent legal option
by studentmedia Posted on March 25th, 2010 in Uncategorized
By Kevn Loker, C2M Executive Editor
When an elected official — or any other successful public figure — returns upon invitation to his or her alma mater, they usually receive a warm welcome.
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's situation is a bit more complicated.
A potential 200 Mason students, faculty, alumni and community members will be on site to protest Cuccinelli's law school visit slated for 5 p.m. Tuesday evening, according to Robert Pilaud, past president of the George Mason University School of Law (GMUSL) Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Law Association (GALLA) and current secretary of the Lambda Alumni Chapter of the George Mason University Alumni Association.
The protest comes over two weeks after a letter the attorney general wrote to Virginia universities was leaked to the public.
In the letter, Cuccinelli gave a legal opinion advising the state institutions to remove 'sexual orientation,' 'gender identity' and 'gender expression' from the language of their nondiscrimination policies on the basis of current Virginia state law as determined by the General Assembly. [An op-ed written by the attorney general defending his position can be found in today's Opinion section.]
The letter sparked an onslaught of outrage across the state, with online social media websites Twitter and Facebook harboring the most intensity and anger. Ken Cuccinelli's fan page in particular was bombarded with personal attacks and messages; some said that he lacked the people's support, others called him homophobic and others said that the AG's letter belonged "in the garbage."
But the protest at Mason won't be the state's first. Earlier this month, more than 1,000 people demonstrated at Virginia Commonwealth University in opposition to Cuccinelli's letter, marching their protest to the steps of the capitol in Richmond.
"We found out mid-Spring Break that [Cuccinelli] was going to be on campus," said Cathryn "Kate" Oakley, the current president of GALLA who has taken the lead in organizing Tuesday's protest.
"We're not in any position to march on the capitol ourselves . . . [but] we have a unique opportunity to make our voice heard.
Cuccinelli, an alum of both Mason's graduate program and the university's law school, was invited to speak at his alma mater shortly after being elected attorney general last fall and long before recent uproar. According to Assistant Dean for Management and Planning Rich Kelsey, reaching out to Viginia's attorney general is tradition, and logical.
"We try to get every AG we can," said Kelsey, referencing the educational significance of having an attorney general speak at a law school. "[The position is] the top legal office in Virginia." The last four attorney generals have all spoken at the law school, including the state's current governor, Bob McDonnell.
And Cuccinelli's status is further special to the greater university — he's also the highest elected state public official to have graduated from Mason.
"It's important in our protest that we're respectful of Cuccinelli's role and legal opinion," said Oakley, emphasizing her hope that protesters remain positive in their signs and chants, while still admitting that the AG's opinion, right or wrong, does hold power in the state of Virginia. "As a Mason alum, he has some sort of sense of what he's doing."
"He has excellent training," she said.
A Greater Goal of the Demonstration?
Though the flier for the protest says the demonstration and rally is in response to the attorney general's appearance and specifically in response to Cuccinelli's letter, Oakley said she also hopes their efforts make a point to university administration.
Shortly after the letter went public, Rector Ernst Volgenau sent a message to all Mason students, faculty and staff emphasizing the Board of Visitors' commitment to the issue and the embracement of diversity "which has become [the university's] hallmark." Vice President of University Life Sandra Hubler Scherrens sent out a similar message to University Life staff, emphasizing the Core Value "Embrace Our Differences," and calling for reaffirmation of the office's core values with its daily interactions with students.
Another joint-statement in response to Connect2Mason inquiry by Assistant to the President and Director of Equity and Diversity Services Corey Jackson, Provost Peter Stearns and Senior Vice President Maurice Scherrens, echoed similar language, saying that "the university community, including the LGBTQ community, can be assured of our unwavering commitment to nondiscrimination."
Oakley says she thinks the response is missing something.
"I felt that the response that Mason sent out didn't really go far enough in standing up for the LGBTQ community," said Oakley. "I felt that [it] was pretty wishy-washy. I didn't think that was really 'standing up.' It doesn't show a real commitment."
Protest organizers are additionally circulating a petition in hopes of receiving more concrete support from university administration. The petition, which will be circulated at Tuesday's protest as well as online, calls for "the president and Board of Visitors of George Mason University [to] defend vigorously the current nondiscrimination policy of the university and change it only if ordered to do so by a court of last resort."
Current university policy (1201) does include sexual orientation as a protected class as part of the university's "institutional commitment to nondiscrimination." In light of Cuccinelli's letter, however, the policy's legality within state law is more than fuzzy.
The Board of Visitors' agenda for March 24, the day after the protest, includes an executive session for consultation with legal counsel. The number one and two items are 'Pending Litigation' and 'Attorney General Advice.' The Board of Visitors were not available for comment when Broadside went to press.
Senior Vice President Maurice Scherrens did confirm, however, that the university may receive further correspondence from the AG's office in the near future regarding the legality of the current policy. He also commented on legal collaboration with other state universities.
"Since all Virginia state colleges and universities have similar non-discrimination policies, I do expect that the schools will get together and discuss what response, if any, is most appropriate," Scherrens said. "I think it would be a most powerful response to have a unanimous position taken by all institutions, but that is a decision that every institution will need to make."
Event Details: Protest and Law School Event
The protest, which has largely been organized through a Facebook event, is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m., an hour before the law school event, and will be accompanied by a rally. Virginia Delegate Adam Ebbin, Arlington County Chairman Jay Fisette, Former Virginia Delegate Steve Shannon, the university's Associate Director for LGBTQ Resources Richard Chollar and Mason student and alumni leaders have been confirmed as speakers.
According to Oakley, the protest and rally will occur despite possible rainfall.
"It's a rain or shine sort of thing," said Oakley. "We're there because the Attorney General is there."
The law school event is closed to Mason Law School students and faculty with a valid ID. Oakley said she encourages any interested law school students to attend the attorney general's speech and, if they so wish, to ask questions regarding the nondiscrimination policy.
As of Friday, Cuccinelli said he had no plans for his speech to directly address nondiscrimination policy and/or his now well-publicized letter at Tuesday's event.
"Someone may have a question," he said. "I have a nasty habit of frequently answering questions asked of me."


text:
SU-EATABLE LIFE
Research Grants: BCFN YES!
BCFN Incontra il Pubblico
Cibo e migrazioni
Food paradoxes
Doppia Piramide
Eating Planet
Milan Protocol
Youth Manifesto
Right to food map
Media award
We, food, our Planet
Students and sustainability
Gunter's fairy tales
sCOOL FOOD
FSI Edu
BCFN YES!
BCFN YES! 2018
Meet the Alumni
Spreading knowledge about food, nutrition and sustainability.
The main food and environmental challenges facing the planet.
Double pyramid
Food sustainability and environmental sustainability: eating healthily while protecting the planet.
"Food and Sustainability: Building Our Future" for an alternative development model.
Un impegno condiviso per la sostenibilità dei sistemi agroalimentari.
The commitment from young researchers around the world to tackle the key food paradoxes.
Monitor food sustainability across the world.
A competition to reward excellence in journalism that reports on food sustainability.
Understanding the present, building the future.
Sustainable diets to reduce CO2 emissions and water footprint in Europe: discover the project
A global vision for the different aspects of food and environmental sustainability.
We support research led by young people, for a new understanding of sustainable development.
A contest which rewards innovative sustainability projects from young research fellows.
BCFN meets the public
Workshops and consultations to draft co-authored documents and inspire institutes and stakeholders.
An observatory that studies the geopolitical link between food and migration flows in the Mediterranean.
The pledge of commitment from the young Research Fellows.
We are a group of young, international Research Fellows committed to promoting sustainability.
All the BCFN Foundation Alumni, their stories, ideas and sustainability projects.
Engaging children, educating the new generations.
An online training program for teachers and digital tools for students.
Young people, SDGs and food. Our Survey collected whit IPSOS Italy.
A free online course on sustainability in the Mediterranean area.
The tales written by Gunter Pauli to speak to children about sustainability.
A learning module to educate children towards responsible food consumption.
A free learning course for any school, any level.
An educational module based on the Food Sustainability Index.
The BCFN Foundation is privately held, apolitical and non-profit.
A multidisciplinary, independent think tank working for food sustainability.
Scientists and international experts who grapple with sustainability in different, yet complementary, contexts.
The group that coordinates and manages the Foundation's projects.
A network of collaborations to help us create food sustainability and environmental sustainability, together.
An international contest for young people.
The 2018 edition of the contest for young people on the theme of sustainable development.
Previous editions, finalists, winners and international expert judging panels.
BCFN YES! 2017 > BCFN YES! 2016 > BCFN YES! 2015 > BCFN YES! 2014 > BCFN YES! 2013 > BCFN YES! 2012 >
Digitising
Italy and Food
weekly report (current)
BCFN
Experts coming together for concrete solutions.
International Forum on Food and Nutrition
The global event on issues of food and sustainability.
#ACTIONFORCHANGE
Let's turn these words into action together.
BCFN Empowering Youth
A way to approach the Forum addressed to young students and researchers from around the world.
Food, People, Planet
GLOBAL NEWS THIS WEEK
A review of the latest news, facts, commentaries on various insights on sustainable food systems
Telling the story behind food sustainability and unleash the potential of information and communication to find solutions to the most critical threats to our global food system
A long way from sustainable agriculture
Produced by VirginiaTech, the document identifies the problems related to sustainable agriculture, food production and the potential solutions.
According to the Global Agricultural Productivity Report (GAP) prepared by the Global Harvest Initiative (GHI), a VirginiaTech non-profit organization, one of the leading US universities, global agricultural production needs to increase by 1.73% per year in order to feed 10 billion people by 2050. The GHI was founded in 2010 to study strategies to enable sustainable agriculture to keep pace with global population growth and is considered an important institution for the study and implementation of sustainable agriculture.
At the moment, say the authors of the report, the amount of food produced in China and South Asia is growing, but it is falling in particular in low-income countries, where there are high rates of food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty among the rural population.
The crisis needs to be addressed urgently: according to VirginiaTech experts, soil erosion and desertification have reduced productivity in some parts of the world by 50%, with an estimated loss of 400 billion dollars a year. As Barilla Foundation has also been reporting for a long time, we are witnessing one of the most significant food paradoxes: the coexistence of over 150 million hungry children under the age of 5 with more than 38 million overweight children of the same age.
Even though a plant-based diet is preferable, given food requirements and existing habits, and in order to provide sufficient food of animal origin while achieving global objectives in terms of nutrition and environmental protection, productivity growth needs to be accelerated, particularly in small and medium-scale livestock farming, dismantling large farms.
According to the US experts, productivity growth is achieved by using technology that allows agriculture to be sustainable through precision, improving seeds and adopting more efficient livestock feeding and animal welfare practices. Productivity is also supported by maintaining ecosystems, for example by protecting bees and preventing erosion.
Sustainability strategies
Environmental sustainability initiatives should prioritize regions with rapidly growing populations, low rates of agricultural productivity and significant changes in consumption patterns, as they are the main drivers of sustainable agriculture. In low income countries, the situation is alarming: productivity is only increasing by 1% a year, far below the United Nations target.
"If the production gap remains this large precisely where the population is greater and where food consumption practices are also changing, it will be impossible to go back, permanent harm will be done to the vitality of the agricultural sector and, looking ahead, it will be harder to reduce poverty, malnutrition and obesity" says Ann Steensland, author of the 2019 edition of the GAP Report.
The study also identifies strategies to cope with the problems: it is essential to invest in research in the field of public agriculture, but also in services and consumer education. It is important to improve infrastructure and market access (from transport to the means to reduce waste and costs both for producers and consumers) as well as to build lasting partnerships between the public and private sectors, particularly for the management of natural resources, for commercial agreements on a regional and global scale, implementing transparent policies to facilitate the movement of services and products.
We have new updates, research and projects for you all the time!
Keep following our analysis on sustainable development and find out more about relationship between food, health and the environment.
Subscribe to the BCFN Foundation Newsletter
The future of food is growing with us
Subscribe to newsletterComplete the form to receive updates
Privacy Information Food Sustainability Media Award
© 2020 Some Rights Reserved Fondazione Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition
We always have new updates, studies and projects for you.
Subscribe to our newsletter, to learn more about the connection between food, health and environment.
This website uses profiling cookies, including third-party ones, to send you advertising and offer you services which reflect the preferences you have shown during browsing. If you continue to browse the website by accessing any area or selecting any element of it (such as an image or a link), you consent to use of cookies.
Click on the following link to view our extended cookie policy, which provides a description of the categories present and the links with the personal data policies of the third-party processors. You can also decide which cookies to authorise or whether to deny consent for all or only certain cookies. Continues


Our team just finished rewinding a 13,800 volt, 25MW ASEA natural gas turbine generator stator in our Birmingham Service Center. The unique coil design was manufactured at Precision Coil and Rotor, our sister company. We provide turn key services for industrial motors and generators primarily in the southeast. We are expanding our operations and are looking to add experienced motor and generator winders, machinist and mechanics to our facilities. Want to join our growing team? Check out our newly update Careers page to see all of our open positions.


Haptoglobin phenotype prevalence and cytokine profiles during Plasmodium falciparum infection in Dogon and Fulani ethnic groups living in Mali.
The Fulani are known to have a lower parasitaemia and less clinical episodes of malaria as compared to the Dogon sympatric ethnic group, living in Mali. Higher circulating malaria-specific antibody titers and increased pro-inflammatory cytokine levels have been shown in Fulani individuals. Several studies have tried to link haptoglobin (Hp) phenotypes with susceptibility to malaria, but without consensus. This study investigated the role of Hp phenotypes and cytokine levels in Dogon and Fulani during asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infection.
Two different cohorts were combined in this study: a 2008 cohort with 77 children aged between two and ten years and a 2001 cohort, with 82 children and adults, aged between 11 and 68 years. Hp phenotypes in plasma were measured by Western Blot. Circulating levels of sCD163, IL-6, IL-10, IFN-γ and TNF were measured by ELISA. Multiple regression analysis was performed to associate Hp phenotypes with cytokine profiles. In addition, in vitro stimulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) with Hp:Hb complexes was performed and cytokine release in corresponding supernatants were measured using cytometric bead array.
The results revealed a higher Hp2-2 phenotype prevalence in the Fulani. The Hp2-2 phenotype was associated with a higher susceptibility to P. falciparum infection in Dogon, but not in Fulani. In concordance with previous studies, Fulani showed increased inflammatory mediators (IL-6, IFN-γ) and additionally also increased sCD163 levels compared to Dogon, irrespective of infection. Furthermore, infected individuals showed elevated sCD163 levels compared to uninfected individuals, in both Fulani and Dogon. Multiple regression analysis revealed that the Hp1-1 phenotype was associated with higher levels of TNF and IFN-γ, as compared to the Hp2-2 phenotype. In vitro stimulation of PBMCs with Hb:Hp1-1 complexes resulted in a pro-inflammatory cytokine profile, whilst stimulation with Hb:Hp2-2 complexes showed a more balanced profile.
Ethnicity might be an important confounder on the Hp phenotype-dependent susceptibility to malaria and future studies could consider taking this into account when designing new immunological studies. Although, the relatively small sample size used in this study warrens for precautions in the interpretation of the data and these findings should ideally be validated in a bigger cohort.


text:
Claudina Núñez Jiménez (n. Lota, Chile, 16 de noviembre de 1953) es una política y dirigenta social chilena. Militante del Partido Comunista (PCCh). Fue alcaldesa de Pedro Aguirre Cerda entre 2008 y 2016. Actualmente es Consejera Regional (CORE) por la circunscripción Santiago VI de la Región Metropolitana.

Biografía
Nació en Lota, Chile, hija de Manuel Núñez, minero del carbón y de Filomena Jiménez, de origen humilde, emigran hacia Santiago en 1957 y se instalan en la toma de terrenos de la Población La Victoria.

Sus estudios de secundaria los realizó en la Escuela Consolidada, actualmente Centro Educativo Ochagavía. A los veinte años ingresa a la carrera de Tecnología en Alimentos en la Universidad Técnica del Estado, de la cual fue expulsada, junto a 500 estudiantes, tras el Golpe Militar de 1973.

Durante su adolescencia comienza su labor social en la organización de salud parroquial y el comité de allegados de su población. Se transforma en presidenta del comando poblacional en tiempos de la dictadura y, luego, en presidenta de la Junta de Vecinos.

Entre 1980 y 1990 asume la presidencia de la Coordinadora Metropolitana de Pobladores. Debe sobreponerse a la pérdida en 1984, a manos de Carabineros, de su amigo el Padre André Jarlán. En  1985 fue relegada a la austral isla de Melinka.

En 1990, como Presidenta de la Coordinadora Metropolitana de Pobladores, formula y trabaja para la postulación en grupo a programas habitacionales de pobladores sin casa y fue precursora del Programa de Pavimentos Participativos del SERVIU Metropolitano, el cual es ahora aplicado a nivel nacional.

Carrera política
A la edad de 11 años ingresó a las filas de las Juventudes Comunistas, desde ahí inició su vida de militante en el Partido Comunista, una de sus primeras labores fue vender el diario El Siglo.

Debido al retorno de la democracia, puede incursionar de lleno en la política, así en las elecciones parlamentarias de 1989, fue candidata a diputada por el distrito 27. Entre 1992 y 1996 volvió a presidir la junta de vecinos de su población. En 1992 fue elegida como concejala de Pedro Aguirre Cerda, siendo reelecta en 1996 y 2000.

En 2004 postuló a la Alcaldía, perdiendo por algo más de mil votos. Fue premiada el año 2005 por el Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile, por su contribución al desarrollo de la urbanización social y por el Servicio Cristiano para el Desarrollo, por su trayectoria social a favor de los pobres.

En 2006 viajó a Canadá para participar en el foro de Vancouver de la Red de líderes comunitarios de base de América. Se embarca, además, junto a los pobladores de la comuna, en la modificación del plan regulador.

En 2008 ganó las elecciones municipales de Pedro Aguirre Cerda, obteniendo el 52,63%. Ganó la reelección como candidata única de la oposición para el periodo 2012-2016. En las elecciones municipales de 2016 perdió la reelección.

En 2021 se presentó como candidata a Consejera Regional (CORE) por el distrito electoral Santiago 6, resultando electa

Historial electoral

Elecciones parlamentarias de 1989
 Elecciones parlamentarias de 1989, para el Distrito 25, La Granja, Macul y San Joaquín

Elecciones municipales de 1992
Elecciones municipales de 1992, para la alcaldía de Pedro Aguirre Cerda
(Se consideran sólo los candidatos electos como alcalde y concejal, de un total de 31 candidatos)

Elecciones municipales de 1996
Elecciones municipales de 1996, para la alcaldía de Pedro Aguirre Cerda
(Se consideran sólo los candidatos electos como alcalde y concejal, de un total de 28 candidatos)

Elecciones municipales de 2000
Elecciones municipales de 2000, para la alcaldía de Pedro Aguirre Cerda
(Se consideran sólo los candidatos electos como alcalde y concejal, de un total de 19 candidatos)

Elecciones municipales de 2004
Elecciones municipales de 2004, para la alcaldía de Pedro Aguirre Cerda

Elecciones parlamentarias de 2005
 Elecciones parlamentarias de 2005 a Diputado por el distrito 28 (Lo Espejo, Pedro Aguirre Cerda y San Miguel)

Elecciones municipales de 2008
Elecciones municipales de 2008, para la alcaldía de Pedro Aguirre Cerda

Elecciones municipales de 2012

Elecciones municipales de 2012, para la alcaldía de Pedro Aguirre Cerda

Elecciones municipales de 2016

Elecciones municipales de 2016, para la alcaldía de Pedro Aguirre Cerda

Elecciones municipales de 2021
Elecciones municipales de 2021 para la alcaldía de Pedro Aguirre Cerda

Elecciones de consejeros regionales de 2021
 Elecciones de consejero regional, por la circunscripción Santiago VI (Sur) (El Bosque, La Cisterna, La Pintana, Lo Espejo, Pedro Aguirre Cerda, San Miguel y San Ramón)

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Nacidos en Lota
Comunistas de Chile
Alcaldes de Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Concejales de Pedro Aguirre Cerda


text:
from packetbeat import BaseTest

class Test(BaseTest):

    def test_ipv6_thrift_framed(self):
        self.render_config_template(
            thrift_ports=[9090],
            thrift_transport_type="framed"
        )
        self.run_packetbeat(pcap="ipv6_thrift.pcap",
                            debug_selectors=["thrift", "ip"])

        objs = self.read_output()

        assert len(objs) == 17
        assert all([o["type"] == "thrift" for o in objs])
        assert all([o["client_ip"] == "::1" for o in objs])
        assert all([o["ip"] == "::1" for o in objs])

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Q: WordPress get custom post type categories Hello
I need to get custom post type categories in WordPress.
For example, if I have post type "movies" and I have "movie 1" and "movie 1" has 3 categories like cat1 (cat_ID = 10), cat2 (cat_ID = 11), and cat3 (cat_ID = 13). I need to display, in my single-movies, all 3 categories (with their links).
categories: cat1, cat2, cat3.
And, if I want to exclude 1 or more categories in my page, I need it also.
for example echo movie_categories(exclude=11,13): the result will be:
categories: cat1.

A: You can just set multiple categories in the arguments of you WP_Query.
new WP_Query('cat=10,11,13')
Example:
<?php
  $allcategories = new WP_Query('cat=10,11,13');
  if ( $allcategories->have_posts() ) :
    while ( $allcategories->have_posts() ) :
      $allcategories->the_post(); ?>

<?php the_content(); ?>

<?php endwhile; endif; ?>

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Ravi Venkatesan
Chairman of the Board, Bank of Baroda
Ravi Venkatesan was the former chairman of Bank of Baroda. Board mMember at Rockefeller Foundation. Founder of Social Venture Partners India, a pan-India network of engaged philanthropists. Partner at Unitus Ventures. Former chairman of Microsoft India and Cummins India. Former board member and co-chairman of Infosys Ltd, and also served on the Boards of AB Volvo, Thermax Ltd. and Harvard Business School.


View the RCR Training and UF requirements below for each sponsor (NSF, USDA NIFA, NIH) as well as instructions on how to navigate to the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) for RCR Training.
In response to NSF's requirement, the University of Florida requires all students and postdocs conducting research and paid (salary and/or stipend) directly from a NSF sponsored project to complete the RCR Training provided through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI).
1. What is the background behind this training requirement?
NSF RCR Training Requirement implements provisions of the America COMPETES Act. The NSF RCR guidelines are published at Part I – Grant Proposal Guide and in Part II – Award and Administration Guide.
2. Does the NSF have a RCR FAQ website?
NSF maintains a RCR FAQ website at Responsible Conduct of Research Frequently Asked Questions.
3. When does this training requirement go into effect?
RCR Training Requirement is effective on those NSF research awards funding new full proposals submitted to the NSF on or after January 4, 2010.
4. Who must complete the RCR training?
The NSF requires all undergraduate, graduate students and postdocs who receive NSF support (salary and/or stipend) to conduct research be provided training in the Responsible Conduct of Research.
5. What are UF's Responsibilities?
At the time of a NSF proposal submission, the Division of Sponsored Programs (DSP) certifies that the University of Florida has a plan to provide appropriate training and oversight in the responsible and ethical conduct of research to undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers who will be supported by NSF to conduct research.The University of Florida must be able to verify that undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers supported by NSF to conduct research have received RCR Training.
6. What is UF's RCR Training Plan?
7. Where do you go to Log-in, Register and Complete RCR Training?
8. How does UF verify completion of RCR Training?
Each student and postdoc who is paid (salary and/or stipend) directly from a NSF sponsored project will be notified by email that they must take the CITI on-line RCR Training. The email will provide instructions and navigation to myUFL which will be the gateway to CITI RCR Training.The University will track and verify RCR Training completion of students and postdocs using the myUFL system.
9. What are the Principal Investigator's Responsibilities?
Principal Investigator's (PIs) do not need to document anything in the proposal on RCR Training. DSP certifies to the NSF that RCR Training is provided when submitting a proposal.PIs of NSF sponsored projects are encouraged to complete the CITI on-line RCR Training and have RCR discussions with their students and postdocs.DSP will call on PIs to help direct students and postdocs to Login, Register and complete the RCR Training.
10. How many times will a student or postdoc need to take RCR Training for a NSF grant?
UF's current requirement is to take the RCR Training once.
11. Do volunteers on an NSF project require RCR Training?
Volunteers are not required to take the UF RCR Training. The NSF regulation and UF's implementation only requires students and postdocs who are paid directly (salary and/or stipend) from a NSF sponsored project conducting research to take the UF RCR Training.
12. Will UF accept RCR Training received from another Institution?
UF will not accept RCR Training received from another Institution. You will be required to take UF's RCR Training.
13. When does RCR Training need to be completed?
Students and postdocs who are paid (salary and/or stipend) directly from a NSF Sponsored project will be notified by email to complete the RCR Training through the CITI on-line service provider.The expectation is all students and postdocs find time immediately upon receipt of the email notification to log-in, register and complete the UF RCR Training.The email notification will continue every 2 weeks with the Principal Investigator copied until the RCR Training is completed.
14. What happens when a student or postdoc cannot or did not complete the RCR Training?
The expectation is all students and postdocs will take the RCR Training. DSP will have the ability to track students and postdocs that do not complete RCR Training. In those cases DSP will contact the individuals directly as well as contact the Principal Investigator for assistance.If there are circumstances that prevent a student or postdoc from taking the RCR Training, the student, postdoc and/or PI should notify the RCR Compliance Coordinator, as soon as possible.
15. Who at UF can be contacted with questions about the NSF RCR Training Requirement?
Questions may be directed to Stephanie Gray, Associate Director of Research and RCR Compliance Coordinator.
NIFA requires all program directors, faculty, graduate students, undergraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and staff who are paid from NIFA grants receive training in Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). The RCR training provided to each individual must be documented and is subject to NIFA review.
Full text can be found on page 5 of the NIFA's February 2013 Agency-Specific Terms & Conditions (PDF). For newer versions of the NIFA Agency Specific Terms and Conditions, please visit the NSF host website.
In response to NIFA's requirement, the University of Florida requires all Principal Investigators, faculty, graduate students, undergraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and staff who are paid (salary and/or stipend) directly from a NIFA sponsored project to complete the RCR Training provided through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI).
Full text can be found on page 5 of the NIFA's February 2013 Agency-Specific Terms & Conditions (PDF).
For any newer versions of the NIFA Agency Specific Terms and Conditions, please visit the NSF host website.
2. When does this training requirement go into effect?
NIFA's RCR Training Requirement became effective for awards subject to the February 2013 Research Terms and Conditions (see page 5).
3. Who must complete the RCR training?
In response to NIFA's requirement, UF requires all Principal Investigators, faculty, graduate students, undergraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and staff who are paid (salary and/or stipend) directly from a NIFA sponsored project.
4. How will I know if I am required to take RCR Training?
All Principal Investigators, faculty, graduate students, undergraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and staff who are paid directly from a NIFA grant will be notified by email that they must take the CITI on-line RCR Training. The email is generated every two weeks until RCR Training is completed. The email will provide instructions and navigation to myUFL which will be the gateway to CITI RCR Training. By navigating thru myUFL the University is able track and verifies RCR Training completion.
5. Where do you go to Log-in, Register and Complete RCR Training?
6. How many times do I need to take RCR Training at UF?
If your myUFL record indicates you have previously completed RCR Training you will not be requested to take the training again.
7. What are the Principal Investigator's Responsibilities?
Besides taking the RCR Training, Principal Investigators are encouraged to have RCR discussions with their students and postdocs.
In addition, the Division of Sponsored Programs will call on Principal Investigator's to help direct students and postdocs to Login, Register and complete the RCR Training.
8. What are UF's Responsibilities?
The University of Florida must provide RCR Training and be able to verify that Principal Investigators, faculty, graduate students, undergraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and staff who are paid (salary and/or stipend) directly from a NIFA sponsored project have completed RCR Training.
9. How does UF verify completion of RCR Training?
By navigating thru myUFL to CITI, the University is able to track and verify RCR Training completion as well as track those that are required to take RCR Training but have yet to complete.
10. What are the Principal Investigator's Responsibilities?
11. Will UF accept RCR Training received from another Institution?
12. When does RCR Training need to be completed?
The expectation is immediately upon receipt of the email notification for you to log-in, register and complete the UF RCR Training. You do not need to complete the RCR Training in one session. CITI will save your place and you can pick –up where you left off upon your return.
The email notification will continue every 2 weeks with the Principal Investigator copied until the RCR Training is completed.
13. What happens when a student or postdoc cannot or did not complete the RCR Training?
The expectation is all PI's, faculty, students, postdocs and staff will take the RCR Training.
DSP has the ability to track all those that are required to complete RCR Training. In those cases where completion appears to be delinquent DSP will contact the individuals directly as well as contact the Principal Investigator for assistance.
If there are circumstances that prevent completing the RCR Training, the student, postdoc or PI should notify Stephanie Gray, RCR Compliance Coordinator, as soon as possible.
14. Who at UF can be contacted with questions about the NIFA RCR Training Requirement?
This RCR Training requirement applies to the following programs: D43, D71, F05, F30, F31, F32, F33, F34, F37, F38, K01, K02, K05, K07, K08, K12, K18, K22, K23, K24, K25, K26, K30, K99/R00, KL1, KL2, R25, R36, T15, T32, T34, T35, T36, T37, T90/R90, TL1, TU2, and U2R.
Principal Investigator's must submit an RCR Training Plan in the proposal submission that meets the RCR Training expectations of the NIH.
The PI is responsible for maintaining RCR training records to document that all NIH supported trainees, fellows, and scholars received the required instruction.
UF course GMS 7003 Responsible Conduct of Biomedical Research is a common element of most UF NIH RCR Training Plans.
The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) offers online RCR Training by discipline (Biomedical, Social and Behavioral, Physical Science, Humanities, Engineers) is also a good source of RCR Training and can be included in a NIH RCR Training Plan.
By following the navigation to myUFL and then to CITI the University of Florida is able to document and verify RCR Training completion of individuals and be capable of responding to sponsor's request to document compliance with grant RCR Training requirements.
Login, register and complete your RCR Training, today.
Go to myUFL and login using your GatorLink username and password.
Click Main Menu > My Self Service > Training and Dev – CITI only > Click CITI Training.
You have now entered CITI. A CITI profile consisting of your name, email, and affiliation with UF has automatically been completed for you.
You are asked to "Add a course or update your learner groups for University of Florida".
Select the appropriate RCR Training course for your area of research (Biomedical, Social and Behavioral, Physical Science, Humanities, Engineers).
To add the course to your "My Courses" click the "CONTINUE" button.
To begin your RCR Training, Click the "Enter" hyperlink.
You may complete the RCR Training in one or multiple login sessions.
If multiple sessions, always login to CITI through myUFL and navigate to CITI RCR Training.


text:
Panthro is a fictional character of the ThunderCats franchise. He is the strongest and usually associated with strength of body and will. He wields a set of nunchaku given to him by Jaga before arriving on Earth. The role he plays for the team ranges from warrior to mechanic, and occasionally counsel for the young Lion-O. Normally exemplified by a cheerful disposition, he is, however, also quick to lose his temper (sometimes even with Snarf's pranks) and has a paralyzing fear of bats and a dislike of spiders.

1985 series

Panthro is a mechanic and elder of the Thundercats. He was played by Earle Hyman. Panthro is based on a panther.

2011 series

Panthro is a soldier of the Thunderian Army who disappeared. In this version he is larger and more muscular than the supporting cast. He is portrayed by Kevin Michael Richardson. Panthro also cannot swim.

Thundercats Roar

Panthro appears in the 2020 version of ThunderCats.

In popular culture
Kenan Thompson appeared dressed as Panthro during Chadwick Boseman's monologue on Saturday Night Live in 2019.

Reception
Panthro has received a mixed reception by critics. Some have praised the character for being racially inclusive. Other critics have complained that the character has stereotypical African American traits. io9 ranked Panthro the 7th best ThunderCats character. Comic Book Resources ranked Panthro the 7th worst ThunderCats character.

References

Anthropomorphic animal characters
Fictional characters who can stretch themselves
Fictional characters with superhuman strength
Extraterrestrial characters in television
Fictional humanoids
Fictional mechanics
Fictional nunchakuka
Fictional panthers
Fictional refugees
Fictional soldiers
Male characters in animated series
Martial artist characters in television
Television characters introduced in 1985
ThunderCats


text:
Samana è una città dell'India di 46.509 abitanti, situata nel distretto di Patiala, nello stato federato del Punjab. In base al numero di abitanti la città rientra nella classe III (da 20.000 a 49.999 persone).

Geografia fisica
La città è situata a 30° 9' 30 N e 76° 11' 35 E e ha un'altitudine di 239 .

Società

Evoluzione demografica
Al censimento del 2001 la popolazione di Samana assommava a 46.509 persone, delle quali 24.485 maschi e 22.024 femmine. I bambini di età inferiore o uguale ai sei anni assommavano a 5.850, dei quali 3.193 maschi e 2.657 femmine. Infine, coloro che erano in grado di saper almeno leggere e scrivere erano 30.537, dei quali 17.126 maschi e 13.411 femmine.

Note

Centri abitati del Punjab


text:
Nutrition and Malnutrition pp 73-118 | Cite as
Maternal Leukocyte Metabolism in Fetal Malnutrition
Jack Metcoff
About 15 percent of successful pregnancies yield low-birth-weight babies (less than 2500 g). It is estimated that the low birth weight in about one-third to one-half of these infants is not due to prematurity, but is the result of fetal malnutrition (FM).1 An indeterminate number of surviving fetally malnourished babies have permanent physical, neurologic, intelligence or learning defects. In addition, about one-third of fetal deaths has been ascribed to fetal malnutrition. It has been suggested that maternal malnutrition may represent a teratogenic insult during the embryonic life of some infants.
Fetal Growth Pyruvic Kinase Fetal Death Glycogen Storage Disease Adenylate Kinase
Gruenwald, P.: Infants of low birth weight among 5,000 deliveries. Pediatrics, 34:157, 1964.Google Scholar
Usher, R.H.: Clinical and therapeutic aspects of fetal malnutrition. Ped. Clin. N. Amer., 17: 169, 1970.Google Scholar
Laga, E.M., Driscoll, S.G. and Munro, H.N.: Comparison of placentas from two socioeconomic groups. I. Morphometry. Pediatrics, 50:24, 1972.Google Scholar
Winick, M.: Cellular growth of human placenta. III. Intrauterine growth failure. J. Pediat., 71:390, 1967.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Rosado, A., Bernai, A., Sosa, A., Morales, M., Urrusti, J., Yoshida, P., Frenk, S., Velasco, L., Yoshida, T. and Metcoff, J.: Human fetal growth retardation. III. Protein, DNA, RNA, adenine nucleotides and activities of the enzymes pyruvic and adenylate kinase in placenta. Pediatrics, 50:568, 1972.Google Scholar
Laga, E.M., Driscoll, S.G. and Munro, H.N.: Comparison of placentas from two socioeconomic groups. II. Biochemical characteristics. Pediatrics, 50:33, 1972.Google Scholar
Metcoff, J., Wikman-Coffelt, J., Yoshida, T., Bernai, A., Rosado, A., Yoshida, P., Urrusti, J., Frenk, S., Madrazo, R., Velasco, L. and Morales, M.S.: Energy metabolism and protein synthesis in human leukocytes during pregnancy and in placenta related to fetal growth. Pediatrics, 51:866, 1973.Google Scholar
Bergner, L. and Susser, M.W.: Low birth weight and prenatal nutrition: An interpretative review. Pediatrics, 46:946, 1970.Google Scholar
Zamenhof, S., Van Marthenus, E. and Grauel, L.: DNA (cell number) and protein in neonatal rat brain: alteration by timing of maternal dietary protein restriction. J. Nutr., 101:1265, 1971.Google Scholar
Scott, K.E. and Usher, R.: Fetal malnutrition: its incidence, causes and effects. Amer. J. Obstet. Gynec, 94:951, 1966.Google Scholar
Naeye, R.L.: Malnutrition: a probable cause of fetal growth retardation. Arch. Path., 79:284, 1965.Google Scholar
Naeye, R.L., Diener, M.M., Harcke, H.T., Jr. and Blanc, W.A.: Relation of poverty and race to birth weight and organ and cell structure in the newborn. Pediat. Res., 5:17, 1971.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Metcoff, J., Yoshida, T., Morales, M., Rosado, A., Urrusti, J., Sosa, A., Yoshida, P., Frenk, S., Velasco, L., Ward, A. and Al-Ubaidi, Y.: Biomolecular studies of fetal malnutrition in maternal leukocytes. Pediatrics, 47:180, 1971.Google Scholar
Vital Statistics of the United States, 1968. U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Public Health Service, Washington, 1970.Google Scholar
Urrusti, J., Yoshida, P., Velasco, L., Frenk, S., Rosado, A., Sosa, A., Morales, M., Yoshida, T. and Metcoff, J.: Human fetal growth retardation. I. Clinical features of sample with intrauterine growth retardation. Pediatrics, 50:547, 1972.Google Scholar
Drillien, C.M.: The small-for-date infant: etiology and prognosis. Ped. Clin. N. Amer., 17: 9, 1970.Google Scholar
Chase, H.P.: The effects of intrauterine and postnatal undernutrition on normal brain development. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 205:231, 1973.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Dobbing, J.: The later development of the central nervous system and its vulnerability. In: Davis, J.A. and Dobbing, J. (Eds) Scientific Foundations of Paediatrics. London, Wm. Heinemann Medical Books, 1973.Google Scholar
Cragg, B.G.: The development of cortical synapses during starvation in the rat. Brain, 95:143, 1972.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Bass, N.H., Netsky, M.G. and Young, E.: Effect of neonatal malnutrition on developing cerebrum. Arch. Neurol., 23:289, 1970.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Gambetti, P., Autilio-Gambetti, L., Gonatas, N.K., Shafer, B. and Stieber, A.: Synapses and malnutrition. Morphological and biochemical study of synaptosomal fractions from rat cerebral cortex. Brain Res., 47:477, 1972.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Bernal, A., Morales, M., Chew, S. and Rosado, A.: Effect of intrauterine growth retardation on the biochemical maturation of brain synaptosomes in the rat. Personal communication.Google Scholar
Shelley, H. J.: Glycogen reserves and their changes at birth and in anoxia. Brit. Med. Bull., 17:137, 1961.Google Scholar
Lubchenco, L.O. and Bard, H.: Incidence of hypoglycemia in newborn infants classified by birth weight and gestational age. Pediatrics, 47: 831, 1971.Google Scholar
Eaves, L.C., Nuttall, J.C., Klonoff, H. and Dunn, H. G.: Developmental and psychological test scores in children of low birth weight. Pediatrics, 45:9, 1970.Google Scholar
Fitzhardinge, P.M. and Steven, E.M.: The small-for-date infant. II. Neurological and intellectual sequelae. Pediatrics, 50:50, 1972.Google Scholar
Cravioto, J., DeLicardie, E.R. and Birch, H.G.: Nutrition, growth and neurointegrative development: an experimental and ecologic study. Pediatrics, 38:319, 1966.Google Scholar
Lubchenco, L.O., Hansman, C., Dressler, M. and Boyd, E.: Intrauterine growth as estimated from liveborn birth-weight data at 24 to 42 weeks of gestation. Pediatrics, 32:793, 1963.Google Scholar
Dobbing, J.: Vulnerable periods in developing brain. In: Davison, A.N. and Dobbing, J.G. (Eds) Applied Neurochemistry. Oxford, Blackwell Sci. Publ., Ltd., 1968.Google Scholar
Zamenhof, S., Van Marthenus, E. and Grauel, L.: DNA (cell number) in neonatal brain: second generation (F2) alteration by maternal (F0) dietary protein restriction. Science, 172: 850, 1971.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Metcoff, J.: Biochemical marker of intrauterine malnutrition. In: Winick, M. (Ed) Nutrition and Fetal Development. New York, John Wiley & Sons (in press).Google Scholar
Ghosh, S., Bhargava, S.K., Madhavan, S., Taskar, A.D., Bhargava, V. and Nigam, S.K.: Intrauterine growth of North Indian babies. Pediatrics, 47:826, 1971.Google Scholar
Miller, H.C. and Hassanein, K.: Diagnosis of impaired fetal growth in newborn infants. Pediatrics, 48:511, 1971.Google Scholar
Habicht, J.-P., Yarbrough, C., Lechtig, A. and Klein, R.E.: Relation of maternal supplementary feeding during pregnancy to birth weight and other socio-biological factors. In: Winick, M. (Ed) Nutrition and Fetal Development. New York, John Wiley & Sons (in press).Google Scholar
Dubowitz, L.M.S., Dubowitz, V. and Goldberg, C: Clinical assessment of gestational age in the newborn infant. J. Pediat., 77:1, 1970.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Leise, E.M., Morita, T.N., Gray, I., LeSane, F. and Rodriquez, M.: Leukocyte enzymes as indicators of nutritional deficiency. Biochem. Med., 4:347, 1970.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Galbraith, P.R., Chikkappa, G. and Abu-Zahra, H.T.: Patterns of granulocyte kinetics in acute myelogenous and myelomonocytic leukemia. Blood, 36: 371, 1970.Google Scholar
Mitchell, G.W., Jr., McRipley, R.J., Selvaraj, R.J. and Sbarra, A.J.: The role of the phagocyte in host-parasite interactions. IV. The phagocytic activity of leukocytes in pregnancy and its relationship to urinary tract infections. Amer. J. Obstet. Gynec, 96:687, 1966.Google Scholar
Mitchell, G.W., Jr., Jacobs, A.A., Haddad, V., Paul, B.B., Strauss, R.R. and Sbarra, A.J.: The role of the phagocyte in host-parasite interactions. XXV. Metabolic and bacteriocidal activities of leukocytes from pregnant women. Amer. J. Obstet. Gynec., 108:805, 1970.Google Scholar
Holmes, B., Page, A.R. and Good, R.A.: Studies of the metabolic activity of leukocytes from patients with a genetic abnormality of phagocytic function. J. Clin. Invest., 46:1422, 1967.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Williams, H.E. and Field, J.B.: Low leukocyte Phosphorylase in hepatic phosphorylase-deficient glycogen storage disease. J. Clin. Invest., 40:1841, 1961.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Loh, H.S. and Wilson, C.W.: Relationship between leucocyte and plasma ascorbic acid concentrations. Brit. Med. J., iii:733, 1971.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Gordon, R.O., Oppenheim, J.J., Souther, S.G. and Spinson, E.B.: Immediate in vitro leucocyte DNA synthesis: an early indicator of heart allograft rejection. Surg. Forum, 22:258, 1971.Google Scholar
Koler, R.D. and Vanbellinghen, P.: The mechanism of precursor modulation of human pyruvate kinase I by fructose diphosphate. In: Weber, G. (Ed) Advances in Enzyme Regulation 6:127, Oxford, Pergamon Press, Ltd., 1968.Google Scholar
Metcoff, J., Frenk, S., Yoshida, T., Torres-Pinedo, R., Kaiser, E. and Hansen, J.D.L.: Cell composition and metabolism in kwashiorkor (severe protein-calorie malnutrition in children). Medicine, 45:365, 1966.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Yoshida, T., Metcoff, J., Frenk, S. and de la Pena, C.: Intermediary metabolism and adenine nucleotides in leukocytes of children with protein-calorie malnutrition. Nature, 214: 525, 1967.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Yoshida, T., Metcoff, J and Frenk, S.: Reduced pyruvic kinase activity, altered growth patterns of ATP in leukocytes, and protein-calorie malnutrition. Amer. J. Clin. Nutr., 21:162, 1968.Google Scholar
Selvaraj, R.J. and Bhat, K.S.: Metabolic and bactericidal activities of leukocytes in protein-calorie malnutrition. Amer. J. Clin. Nutr., 25:166, 1972.Google Scholar
Jemelin, M. and Frei, J.: Leukocyte energy metabolism. III. Anaerobic and aerobic ATP production and related enzymes. Enzym. Biol. Clin., 11:289, 1970.Google Scholar
Yoshida, T., Meteoff, J., Morales, M., Rosado, A., Sosa, A., Yoshida, P., Urrusti, J., Frenk, S. and Velasco, L.: Human fetal growth retardation. II. Energy metabolism in leukocytes. Pediatrics, 50:559, 1972.Google Scholar
Taylor, C.B., Morris, H.P. and Weber, G.: A comparison of the properties of pyruvate kinase from hepatoma 3924-A, normal liver and muscle. Life Sciences, 8 (Part II):635, 1969.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Campos, J.O., Koler, R.D. and Bigley, R.H.: Kinetic differences between human red cell and leukocyte pyruvate kinase. Nature, 208:194, 1965.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Onishi, T.: Studies on the mechanism of decrease in the RNA content in liver cells of fasted rats. II. The mechanism of starvation-induced decrease in RNA polymerase activity in the liver. Biochem. Biophys. Acta, 217:384, 1970.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Burgess, R.R.: RNA polymerase. Ann. Rev. Biochem., 40:711, 1971.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Brasel, J.A.: Newer tools for the diagnosis of malnutrition, Ped. Annals, 2:18, 1973.Google Scholar
1.Oklahoma University Health Sciences CenterOklahoma CityUSA
Metcoff J. (1974) Maternal Leukocyte Metabolism in Fetal Malnutrition. In: Roche A.F., Falkner F. (eds) Nutrition and Malnutrition. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 49. Springer, Boston, MA


text:
THE 49ERS LOSE THEIR COOL AND GET HOT
In mannerly San Francisco the pros are sitting down to rah-rah dinners, and the city's sedate fans are applauding politely again
Tex Maule
After the SanFrancisco 49ers won their second straight game of the season at Kezar Stadium,the team repaired to a dining room atop a nearby brewery for a postgame dinner.This kind of togetherness is not unusual elsewhere in the league, but ingenteel San Francisco, where the fraternal roar of Lions is greeted with painedshudders, it is practically unheard of. Remarkably, it was the playersthemselves who arranged the party. In earlier times they finished their gameand went their separate ways. The dinner marked a first for the 49ers and wasevidence of a new and burgeoning spirit.
"We were nevertogether as a team," says John Brodie, the quarterback. "At practicethe offensive and defensive units are separate. After practice everyone wentoff in different directions—across the Golden Gate Bridge to Marin County, overthe Bay Bridge to Oakland, out the Bayshore Freeway to Redwood City or Athertonor Palo Alto. We never had a kind of team feeling, so some of us thought that adinner like this would help."
He paused for amoment.
"Ofcourse," he said cautiously, "we don't want to overdo it. I think threeor four times a year will be enough."
This sophisticatedattitude toward team spirit is as much a reflection of San Francisco as it isof the players. The 49er fan is probably the best mannered, least excitable inpro football. In most NFL parks you will see banners flying with fulsomephrases such as "We Love Our Colts" (with the O's in the form of aheart), or you will be deafened by the blast of air horns celebrating ahome-team touchdown, but in Kezar Stadium a crayoned bed sheet is frowned upon,and a man who dares tootle a raucous horn is promptly escorted from thepremises to the polite applause of his neighbors.
The press box inKezar Stadium has the air of a country club; it is the only one in pro footballwhere women are not only allowed, but welcomed. It is populated in large partby civic officials and their wives, with working sports-writers spotted hereand there like raisins in a poundcake.
In recent years,as the 49er fortunes ebbed, there have been times when there were as manypeople in the press box as in the stands. Their combined total often wasexceeded by the squadrons of gulls which appear about the middle of the fourthperiod looking for rare bits of popcorn and creating an understandablenervousness in punt receivers, who must look up for the ball.
Unfortunately? thesophistication that makes San Francisco a delightful city has made the 49ers,over the years, a less than frightening football team. One coach, quittingafter a couple of years of despairing effort, explained that too many of theplayers owned convertibles and that there were too many distractions in the Bayarea.
Red Hickey, atough coach of the blood-and-guts school, tried to whip the 49ers into anappropriate frenzy by the free application of an abrasive tongue, but hesucceeded only in creating a mood of sullen rebellion. Under Hickey, the 49erssubsided after one lone year near the top—they tied Detroit for the WesternConference lead in 1957 but lost the title in a playoff game—to the bottom ofthe Western Division and stayed there two more years under his successor, JackChristiansen. But Christiansen, a tough, aggressive player on a recklessDetroit team in the 50s, now seems to have discovered how to get the most outof his team. The 49ers are on the move, as they proved in a rip-roaring secondhalf in Sunday's 27-24 loss to the powerful Colts, and the fans are becomingenthusiastic.
"No one thingstarted us back," says Lou Spadia, the general manager. "A lot of smallthings started us down, and a lot of small things have contributed to ourcomeback, too."
Spadia is onlypartially correct. The 49ers' rise can be traced, as Spadia says, to a numberof things, but none of them is very small. The most important is Christiansen.Another is Brodie, a handsome whilom golf pro, who has suddenly learned tocontrol his approach shots. Then there is Ken Willard (see cover), a powerfullybuilt outfielder who turned down $80,000 from the Boston Red Sox—and probablymore than that from the American Football League—to play in the NFL. Andfinally there is John David Crow, the injury-ridden halfback who is one of thebest runners in football when a) he is allowed to play, and b) he remembers totake the ball with him on his runs.
Put them alltogether and add a good, experienced offensive line, exceptional receivers anda quick and opportunistic defense and you get the most improved football teamin the league.
It may also be theNFL's happiest and most relaxed team, an excellent State of affairs broughtabout by Christiansen, who came to the 49ers in 1959 as an assistant coachafter eight years with the Lions. There he was the leader of Chris's Crewwhich, for four or five years, was the best secondary defense in football, andhe still holds the league record for scoring on punt returns. He startedworking on the rudiments of this achievement as a rookie, when he shared safetyon punts with Doak Walker. In a game against the Los Angeles Rams, JoeStydahar, the Ram head coach, told Norman Van Brocklin, "Punt away fromWalker. Punt it to that skinny rookie." The spindly-legged Christiansen ranthe ensuing punt back 69 yards for a touchdown. Later in the game Stydahar,believing the run to have been an accident, again instructed Van Brocklin topunt to the skinny rookie. This time Christiansen ran the punt back 47 yardsfor another touchdown.
As the leader ofChris's Crew, Christiansen created a feeling of insouciant daring and animmense pride on the Detroit defensive team, and he did this without thebravura that generally accompanies such deeds. Just as quietly he has instilledthe same qualities this season in the entire San Francisco team; if, as someclaim, a team reflects the personality of its coach, this is nowhere more truethan with the 49ers.
"He's theeasiest coach I ever played for," says Crow, who has played for many andwho came to San Francisco from the St. Louis Cardinals in the off season in atrade for Defensive Back Abe Woodson. "Oh, he may get mad and chew you outif you need it, but he's been a player recently and he knows how to treatplayers. He doesn't humiliate you, and he doesn't talk it up too much. This isa game for professionals and we don't need pep talks, and here we don't getthem."
Crow, who has beenone of the best running backs in the league for seven years, helps the 49ersnot only as a ballcarrier but as a stabilizing influence on the rest of the SanFrancisco backfield, which is composed of rookies and second-year men.
"I'm the oldhead with a bunch of kids," he says, "but I learn a lot from them, too.Of course, I don't help them so much that one of them will take my job away.That's too much."
Crow fitted easilyinto the 49er offense.
"It's simplerthan the Cardinal offense," he says. "We have fewer plays, but we hitevery hole and we hit them all in several different ways. Only trouble I hadwas getting used to the offensive line. You'd be surprised how different itlooks to a running back behind a new line. I had to get my timing worked outwith the guards and tackles; I played behind Ken Gray at St. Louis for sevenyears and I knew what he was thinking, and then Charley Johnson and I used totalk things over a lot; he was a young quarterback and I could talk to him.Brodie is a veteran, and he knows his own mind and what he is going to do. Wedon't have to talk so much."
It has been onlyrecently that Brodie, despite his eight years in the league, has known his ownmind. The former Stanford star started the season by completing anextraordinary 75% of his passes in the first two 49er games against Chicago andPittsburgh. On at least one occasion last year (against the Baltimore Colts ina 14-3 loss) he was so far off target that he sat in the dressing room and weptafter the game.
"I wasconfused," he said the other day, "and because of that I didn't throwwell. Now everything has been simplified. Our line blocking has beenstandardized. Our pass patterns are simpler, and the receivers run themexactly. Dave Parks, for instance, has made the biggest improvement of anyplayer I have ever seen, primarily because he runs his patterns exactly thisyear. A lot of that is due to Christiansen, but a lot comes from Y. A. Tittle,too. You have to have a quarterback coach who used to be a quarterback. Ifyou've never played the position, you can't think like a quarterback. You watchwhat happens with Charley Johnson, now that the Cardinals have Bobby Layneworking with him. He's bound to improve. What did he throw against the Browns?Six touchdowns? And Layne had been working with him for only a week!"
Although Brodie isreluctant to talk about it, his improvement as a quarterback stems from thedeparture of Red Hickey, who quit as head coach of the 49ers after the thirdgame of the 1963 season. Hickey's scarifying tongue had wounded but did notinspire Brodie.
"We used tolearn a new offense every week," Brodie said. "We had the shotgun for along time, with me at tailback if we were going to throw and Kilmer at tailbackif we were going to run. We were telegraphing our punches. Then in one gameagainst the Rams, we tried to fool them. I was going to do the running, andKilmer would pass. We got clobbered, and I nearly got both ankles broken tryingto run. I'm not valuable to the team running; I'm valuable throwing the ball.Tittle knows that and so does Jack."
Unfortunately, in1964, Christiansen's first full season as the San Francisco head coach, Brodiewas about as good a runner as the 49ers had. J. D. Smith and Don Lisbon wereinjured, and by the end of the season the top ballcarrier on the club was arookie free agent named Dave Kopay. He gained an anemic 271 yards in 75carries. Kopay is improved this year, but he has the club to thank for this asmuch as his own hard work. The 49ers went after the best running back availablein this year's draft—the 230-pound Ken Willard, an All-America at NorthCarolina—and they signed him. Willard's pro debut was spectacular. After hisfirst two games he was second only to Jim Brown in rushing.
"It feelsgood," Brodie says. "It's comforting to look back and see those goodrunners and know that the defense isn't stacking against your passes."
Willard is athickly built, crew-cut blond with the heavy thighs and strong buttocks of apower runner. He also has surprising speed and he is intelligent, which doesnot hurt his running either. He averaged B as an undergraduate at NorthCarolina and is now studying law at Santa Clara.
"I could havequit high school when I was 17 and signed with Boston to play baseball," hesaid the other day. "I was just about as big then as I am now and I couldhit the long ball often enough. They sent Ted Williams down to Richmond to talkto me and they offered me a lot of money. I thought about it, but I wasn't sureI would be dedicated enough to my education to go back winters to get mydegree. Then I had read somewhere that only about 7% of all baseball rookiesever make it in the major leagues, and I thought about traveling around inbuses in the minors and I hate buses. So I went to North Carolina on a footballscholarship."
Willard, whobecame a strong NFL supporter through watching Washington Redskin telecastsduring his high school and college years, never considered the AFL, althoughBuffalo wanted him. "I was picked by Buffalo in a secret draft a weekbefore the 49ers drafted me, but I wasn't interested in the AFL and I didn'tlike the secret draft. I guess maybe if I had come up to the pros five or 10years from now, when the AFL is better established, I might have beeninterested."
Willard did notreport immediately to the 49ers this summer. Instead he played with the CollegeAll-Stars against the Cleveland Browns, a preparation for pro ball that hewould recommend to any aspiring rookie. "It is a gradualindoctrination," he says. "I started with the All-Star Game in Buffalo,where you play against the best college players. Then I went to the All-Starcamp at Northwestern. We scrimmaged the Chicago Bears, and I got my first tasteof the pros. Then we played the best of the pros—the Cleveland Browns—in theAll-Star Game. So the transition [Willard talks like this] from college toprofessional football was gradual."
Ken and Bonnie,his young, lovely wife from Richmond, live a two-minute drive from the 49erin-season camp at Redwood City with Scott, a 3-month-old son who looks like afuture tackle.
"I learned alot from watching John David," Willard said the other day, while Bonniegave Scott a bottle. "He's a finesse runner. He runs with a low, shufflingstride, like Jim Taylor or Jim Brown. They don't pick their feet up, and theyare always on balance. In college I hit the hole as fast as I could. But Inoticed Taylor takes his first couple of steps very quickly, then hesitates andlooks for an opening. I tried that against the Steelers and it worked outpretty well, I think."
"One thing Ilike about pro football," Willard said, echoing Crow, "is that thecoach doesn't spend any time trying to key you up. These guys are pretty easyabout a game. You'll see someone, just before the start, sitting reading abook. This is an intangible, but it is important. I don't like to be pumped upbefore a game. I'll get myself up and I don't need outside help."
Of hisnoninspirational technique, Christiansen says: "It's all over by Saturday.Nothing I can say just before a game is going to change it. If you are properlyprepared, you'll play well. If you're not, Sunday before a game is toolate."
Christiansen, tallbut no longer spindly, is open and honest about himself. He was surprised whenhe was named head coach of the 49ers, because there were other coaches on thestaff who had more experience. He was selected during a two-hour conferencebetween Spadia and Vic Morabito, the president of the 49ers, who has sincedied. Spadia today cannot remember exactly why they settled onChristiansen.
"I liked himbecause the players liked him, and he always had something to offer inmeetings," Spadia says. "Logically, we should have picked a guy likeMoose Myers, who had coached College of the Pacific, but we picked Jack. We'rehappy about it. It was a complete change from Hickey, who did a good job for usand wasn't fired. Coaches get praised too much for winning and blamed too muchfor losing."
Basically, thedifference between Christiansen and Hickey was in their first approach. WhileHickey was critical and demanding, Christiansen was critical and tolerant.
"You get a lotof young ball players in camp, but always they seem to break down to twokinds," Christiansen says. "There are a few who need to be kicked inthe butt to produce; there are a lot more you have to handle gently and topraise. Our idea is to handle everyone gently at first, not hurting thesensitive ones. Later we can use the needle on the ones who need it."
Christiansenbelieves in delegating responsibility, a factor that many think has helped theteam.
"A head coachdoesn't have time to coach any more," Christiansen says. "He has totake care of public relations and organization. All I do on the practice fieldis supervise. Last year I tried to work with the backs, but I didn't have thetime. So now Tittle works with them. When we're concentrating on defense, he'sover at the side working with Brodie and George Mira and the receivers. Ithelps."
The 49ers workeven after practice, a fact that has impressed Hugh McElhenney, San Francisco'smarvelous halfback of some years ago. "This is the first time in a longwhile I've seen this kind of a 49er club," he said. "I watched thempractice the other day. Used to be when practice was over everyone went in. Nowthey stay out and run pass patterns or plays. They work extra. They think theycan win it."
POWERFUL ROOKIE Ken Willard ignores a hard hand on his helmet and bulls to a gain.
POISED VETERAN John Brodie, enjoying new help from fine running backs, fires off pass.
ONCE BLASÉ, YOUNG SAN FRANCISCANS EAGERLY CLUSTER AROUND BRODIE'S CAR


"This amazing opportunity to create at the tip of your fingertips." Read more.
"Ball's talk spoke to wayfinding—the human quest of identity and for meaning." Read more.
"Improv is listening to respond or listening to listen." Read more.
"The role of the artist is to listen." Read more.
"CreativeMornings is my kind of design conference: local, no-frills and grounded." Read more.
"This third go-around felt like a movie with a bold start, a fulfilling middle, but a confusing ending." Read more.
"The refrain of Freimuth's presentation was 'balancing convention and fantasy.'" Read more.
"Rebecca Ussai finds insight and inspiration in Disney…" Read more.
"It is the headiness of color that drives painter Reginald Baylor to find refuge in his process." Read more.
"Art was always a pretty big thing in our family." Read more.
"In creating public art, the collaborative duo recommends: 'Let it live. Let it go wild.'" Read more.
"To be in the wonderful world we live in." Read more.
"Charles Adler's work on Kickstarter has had a profound effect on the worlds of art and design." Read more.
"During the Q&A, someone asked the Truppes how they acquired their first client." Read more.
"Hancock persists to advance her usefulness through her design studio and beyond it." Read more.
"Barney and her design team inherited more than a century's worth of history." Read more.
"Blazevich's craft of physical correspondence is extraordinary, because it's unusual." Read more.


List your home "BY OWNER" in the ODESSA, TX local ODESSA MLS. Included is a REALTOR.COM listing. Sell "BY OWNER" and save the entire commission. ODESSA, TX FLAT FEE REAL ESTATE SAVES YOU THOUSANDS!
ODESSA, TX FOR SALE BY OWNER IN MLS will save you thousands of dollars in real estate commissions. We offer choice of real estate brokerage throughout the entire state of TEXAS.
ODESSA – ECTOR COUNTY NATIONAL EXPOSURE: Your listing will receive NATIONAL EXPOSURE on sites like MSN®, Yahoo Real Estate®, and 1000's of other Realtor® websites which offer MLS searching capabilities to the public.