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Q: What is the IRB?
A: The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a compliance committee responsible for the protection of the rights and welfare of individuals who participate as subjects in research conducted under the auspices of the Ball State University. The IRB is responsible for reviewing and approving all projects which involve human subjects, which are submitted through IRBnet. A researcher cannot begin working on any research project involving human subjects without IRB approval.
Q: What constitutes human subject research?
A: As defined by the federal regulations, research is the systematic investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.
• systematic investigation – a plan for collecting data consistently and reliably
• designed – is the intent of the investigation to examine hypothesis or to support a research claim
• generalizable – the impact of the research reaches beyond the research population, adds to a body of knowledge; a common test is whether the researcher plans to present or publish the data in a professional platform
A human subject is defined as a living individual about whom an investigator (whether faculty or student) obtains either (1) data through intervention or interaction with the individual, or (2) identifiable private information.
• Living individual – dead people do not usually count; they do count if information about a dead person can identify a living person and put the living person at risk
• Intervention – physical procedures by which data are gathered (e.g. blood or tissue samples) or a manipulation of the subject or the subject's environment preformed for research purposes
• Identifiable private information – may include secondary subject if the identifiable private information can identify a family member or some other person close to the subject
The Office for Protection from Research Risks (OPRR) provides decision trees to help explain what constitutes research with human subjects.
Q: When am I required to submit a proposal to the IRB for a project involving human subjects?
A: All research that involves human subjects must be submitted to the IRB for review and approval before the investigator can begin the study.
Q: Do I need IRB approval to begin the collection of data?
A: Yes. You cannot begin any portion of your research until you have IRB approval. It is important to consider the IRB timeline when building your research schedule to avoid any delays.
Q: Do research projects conducted by Ball State students require IRB approval?
A: If the project meets the definition of "research" and "human subjects" it requires IRB approval. If the project is going to be used in the classroom only to teach research methods, the project may not be considered human subject research. However, this means that at no point during or after the conclusion of the course can the results or data be used for research purposes (i.e., reported in a manuscript or conference presentation). Students should discuss these limitations with their instructor or faculty advisor to determine if IRB approval is needed.
Q. Are there different categories of review?
A. There are three categories of review depending on the amount of risk to the subject:
• Exempt review – Exempt review is a category of review, it does not mean exempt from review. There is essentially no risk to the subject.
• Expedited review – There is minimal risk to the subject.
• Full review – There is more than minimal risk to the subject.
Q: What constitutes an "exempt" protocol?
A: Research activities in which the only involvement of human subjects will be in one or more specific categories may be exempt from further IRB review once the pre-review has been conducted by a designated member of the IRB. Determination of exemption must be based on regulatory and institutional criteria and documented.
Q: If my project qualifies as an exempt protocol, does this mean that I don't have to submit the protocol for review?
A: No. "Exempt review" is a category of review, and does not mean exempt from review. In an exempt study there is essentially no risk to the subject.
Q. What is minimal risk?
A. According to the federal regulations, minimal risk means that the probability and magnitude of harm or discomfort anticipated in the research are not greater in and of themselves than those ordinarily encountered in daily life or during the performance of routine physical or psychological examinations or tests.
Q: Can the requirement for a signed consent be waived?
A: Yes. If the research is exempt, the signature requirement for consent may be waived. If expedited or full board then the board would have to decide whether or not to waive the signature requirement, on a case-by-case basis, based on the level of risk to the subject(s). Consent information must still be provided to the subject(s) through a cover letter or verbal script, only the signature portion is waived.
Q. What should I indicate as the project begin and end dates?
A. The begin date of the project is the anticipated date that the research will begin AFTER IT HAS RECEIVED IRB APPROVAL. The begin date should not be a date prior to the approval of the research project by the IRB. A suggestion for the begin date is that you use "Upon approval of the IRB".
The end date is the date that the investigator anticipates completing the research AND the analysis of the data. Because the privacy issues remain until the data analysis is complete or the data have been de-identified, the investigator must maintain the approval of the project until the analysis is complete. If the data collection and analysis will exceed the original approval period, the researcher will need to request a Continuing Review of the project for an additional period as not to exceed twelve months. To maintain the continuous approval of the project, the Continuing Review must be submitted to the IRB in sufficient time (usually one month prior to the expiration date) to allow for the review and approval by the IRB of the Continuing Review.
Q: I don't know where to start to submit a proposal for review, what needs to be included?
A: If you are creating a new study, you must provide the following:
1. The IRB Human Subjects Application Form (can be found on the Study Designer page within IRBNet from the Forms and Reference Library drop-down menu)
2. The researcher and all key personnel (the faculty mentor, any person who interacts with the research subject or the data) must have on file with the IRB a copy of the CITI Completion Certificate for the online tutorial before the IRB can approve an application to conduct research.
If appropriate:
1. The consent form
2. All non-standardized instruments (surveys, questionnaires, test instruments, etc.)
3. A list of interview questions
4. Letters of permission to conduct the research
5. Any other documents relevant to the research project
Forms for submitting your proposal can be found in IRBnet under "Forms and Templates" in the "Ball State University IRB Documents for Researchers" library. For additional, more detailed instructions and resources on how to submit your proposal, visit the guidance pages for How to Submit a Research Proposal.
Click here for instructions on how to create, modify, submit, etc. a study.
Q: What information needs to be included in the Informed Consent document?
The Consent Form May be Either of the Following:
A. A written consent document that embodies the
elements of informed consent described in 21 CFR 50.25 and 45 CFR 46.116(a).
This form may be read to the subject or the subject's legally authorized
representative, but, in any event, the Investigator shall give either the
subject or the representative adequate opportunity to read it before it is
signed. The subject must also be given a
copy of the signed form.
B. A "short form" written consent
document stating that the elements of informed consent as required above have
been presented orally to the subject or the subject's legally authorized
representative. When this method is
used, there shall be an impartial witness to the oral presentation. The IRB
must approve a written summary of what is to be said to the subject or
representative. The subject or the representative signs only the short form
itself. However, the witness shall sign
both the short form and a copy of the summary, and the person actually
obtaining the consent shall sign a copy of the summary. A copy of the summary
shall be given to the subject or the representative in addition to a copy of
the short form.
Sample informed consent forms are available in the Study Designer page within IRBNet from the Forms and Reference Library drop-down menu. Click here for a complete list of required and additional elements of the informed consent document.
Q: How long should it take for my project to be reviewed and approved?
A:The Office of Research Integrity recommends submitting research
proposals one month prior to the date when a researcher would like to
begin the project to allow plenty of time for board discussion and review.
Projects should be submitted no later than 3:00 P.M. on the
Wednesday prior to the board meeting.
If an initial review of your project results in exempt status, the study will be reviewed on a rolling basis. If the initial review of your project results in an expedited or full board decision, your study will be reviewed at the next expedited or full board meeting. The IRB Expedited Committee meetings are held to review and approve protocols once a week during the school year and every two weeks during the summer, and the Full Board meetings are held once a month during the school year and as needed during the summer. The IRB does not meeting during semester breaks or spring break. Projects must be submitted by the deadline in order to be reviewed at the next meeting. Researchers will be notified of the IRB findings within a week of the meeting through an email generated by IRBNet.
Q. When can I start my research?
A. You can begin your project AFTER IT HAS RECEIVED IRB APPROVAL. You cannot begin collecting data prior to the approval of the research project by the IRB.
Because the privacy issues remain until the data analysis is complete or the data have been de-identified, the investigator must maintain the approval of the project until the analysis is complete. If the data collection and analysis will exceed the original approval period, the researcher will need to request a Continuing Review of the project for an additional period as not to exceed twelve months. To maintain the continuous approval of the project, the Continuing Review must be submitted to the IRB in sufficient time (usually one month prior to the expiration date) to allow for the review and approval by the IRB of the Continuing Review.
Q. What may delay the review and/or approval of a research protocol?
A. Frequently, protocols are approved during the initial IRB review. When protocols do not receive approval, however, it is usually because the IRB needs clarification and/or additional information. Some of the more common omissions are listed below.
• Not following the guidelines for writing the protocol – The guidelines provide guidance as to the basic information required in the protocol. The application/narrative template and guidelines can be found in the Study Designer page within IRBNet from the Forms and Reference Library drop-down menu. Bear in mind that some of the members of the IRB may not be familiar with the area of your research. Therefore, the protocol should be written with sufficient clarity and detail that a person with no background in your field would understand the research. Do not assume that "everyone knows that…"
• Not proofreading the protocol – The majority of problems in a protocol can be detected by proofreading.
• Missing PI and/or Faculty Sponsor signatures - According to the Chair of the IRB, all new studies and their revisions must be signed by the PI (and their Faculty Sponsor if the PI is a student or not affiliated with Ball State University) before it is scheduled for review.
• Not providing the questionnaire – If you have developed a questionnaire or a survey (this includes the demographic sheet), you must include this instrument in the protocol for review. If you are using a standardized instrument that is not well known or if there is a possibility that the IRB may not be familiar with the instrument, you should include the instrument with the protocol.
• Not providing the recruitment materials – Any document used to recruit participants for their research must be reviewed by the IRB. This includes recruitment flyers, posters, advertisements (e.g., for newspapers, radio, television, etc.), emails or letters, etc.
• Not providing the general questions used in an interview or focus group – When the research involves interviews with the participants, a list of the general questions that will be used must be included as a part of the protocol. The list of questions is to provide a feel for the direction the interview or focus group will follow. It is understood that follow up questions on the topic are often necessary. Such questions, as long as they remain within the scope of the general topic, often cannot be anticipated and therefore do not need to be included in the list of general questions.
• Not providing the introductory script – An introductory script (whether read or written) or an introductory letter used to introduce the study and its purpose must be reviewed by the IRB.
• Not providing a letter of permission to conduct the research for an institution outside of Ball State – When conducting research at an institution or organization other than Ball State, the investigator must obtain the written permission of the appropriately authorized official from the institution or organization. The permission letter must be on the letterhead of the institution or organization and have the original signature of the authorized official. The majority of problems in a protocol can be detected by proofreading.
• Not providing a complete informed consent form -sample informed consent forms for adults, parents, and children can be found in the Study Designer page within IRBNet from the Forms and Reference Library drop-down menu. It is important to include all of the required information in the consent form.
If the research is to be conducted at another university or at an institution such as a hospital, the researcher must contact the institution's IRB to determine whether that IRB must review and approve the research.
Q. Can I get retrospective approval for data collection I have already carried out?
A. The IRB cannot give retrospective approval for research conducted in the past. IRB approval to conduct research must be obtained prior to any interaction with research subjects; this includes the recruitment of subjects to participate in the research.
Q. What is archival data?
A. Archival data are data that were collected in the past, usually for a purpose other than research. The complete data set must exist prior to the initiation of a research project using the data.


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By Cliff Brunt, The Sports Xchange
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Cody Zeller had 19 points and nine rebounds to help No. 3 Indiana beat No. 1 Michigan 81-73 on Saturday night.
Victor Oladipo scored 15 points, Christian Watford had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell added 14 points and five assists for the Hoosiers (20-2, 8-1 Big Ten), who won their fifth straight and took sole possession of first place in the conference standings.
With No. 2 Kansas losing at home against Oklahoma State earlier in the day, Indiana likely will regain the No. 1 ranking it held in the preseason.
Trey Burke had 25 points, eight assists and five rebounds for Michigan. Tim Hardaway, Jr. had 18 points and Nik Stauskas and Mitch McGary each scored 10 points for the Wolverines (20-2, 7-2). Glenn Robinson III, who entered the game averaging 12.1 points, finished with two on 1-of-6 shooting from the field.
Indiana crushed rival Purdue 97-60 on Wednesday night, and the Hoosiers looked no different in the early going against the Wolverines. Indiana led by 15 in the first half but settled for a four-point lead at the break.
Burke's 3-pointer in the opening minutes of the second half cut Indiana's lead to 38-37.
With Indiana leading by three, Jordan Hulls fouled Stauskas on a 3-pointer, and Stauskas made all three free throws to tie the score at 40.
A 3-point play by Oladipo put the Hoosiers back up by five, and a 3-pointer by Hulls bumped the Hoosiers' lead to 49-40.
The lead reached 11 before Michigan rallied again. Hardaway made a 3-pointer to make it a 53-49 game.
Two monstrous putback dunks by Zeller gave Indiana a 61-55 lead. A 3-point play by Burke made it a three-point game, but Hulls came right back with another 3-pointer, and the Hoosiers remained in control the rest of the way.
Indiana made its first six shots from the field, including four 3-pointers, to take an 18-7 lead, and the Hoosiers extended the advantage to 26-11 on a breakaway layup by Zeller.
Michigan started to find its footing midway through the first half. Hardaway made a layup to cut Indiana's lead to 28-17, and later, McGary scored in close on a lob by Stauskas to make it 28-21. A dunk by Jon Horford made it a five-point game with 5:37 left in the first half.
Michigan knocked its deficit down to five again on another basket by McGary, but Zeller scored on a thunderous putback dunk on the other end with 37 seconds left in the first half. Burke hit a deep 3-pointer at the buzzer to cut Indiana's lead to 36-32 at the break.
Burke led the Wolverines with 14 points at halftime. Indiana might have led by more if not for 10 first-half turnovers.
NOTES: Michigan was off to its best start in program history. ... It was just the second meeting between the schools with both ranked in the top five. ... Michigan was the first team in the nation to reach 20 wins. ... ESPN's "College GameDay" was in Bloomington on Saturday.


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Bowdoin Student Recounts Field Work in Israel
Story posted July 29, 2010
First, we dug — handpicks, hoes, picks, brushes, sieves, buckets, dirt. It was a 4 a.m. wakeup, two breakfasts and all, for about three and a half weeks.
I'm a classical archaeology major at Bowdoin and I've just now returned stateside from working at the Tel Kedesh project in Israel's Upper Galilee for nearly two months. Tel Kedesh was my first dig, and, being a small project with a super friendly team, was a wonderful place to learn how archaeology is done.
I had been in a state of high excitement since October when I received funding from Bowdoin's Grua/O'Connell Research Award and a Faculty Scholar Grant to go to Israel over the summer to start research on my senior honors project focused on the ancient Phoenicians while on an archaeological project.
The site is in Israel's Upper Galilee, up near the Israel-Lebanon border. Historically, Tel Kedesh has been in kind of a fringe border-zone, which makes it particularly interesting for investigating cultural identity under changing political control. The project focuses on a Persian/Hellenistic Administrative Building in use about 5th to 2nd Century BC, which was reoccupied by "squatters" shortly after the building was abandoned around 140 BC.
The site has been under investigation since 1997, by Professors Sharon Herbert (of the University of Michigan) and Andrea Berlin (Boston University), and this was the last field season — half excavation and half study and analysis.
I assisted in pottery analysis in the study season: During excavation, we washed (literally sitting under a tree with buckets of water and scrubbing shards with brushes) all the pottery we pulled out of the dirt we sieved.
During the study season, we sorted and counted the diagnostic shards — rims and bases of pottery that had been saved from all previous seasons — to determine what specific vessel shapes were represented in the recovered pottery, as well as approximate vessel counts. This data can be used to specify chronology as well as reveal more about how much and what kind of vessels were being used — cookware, table ware, storage jars, for example — and economic/trade information.
When I moved onto the diagnostic shard sorting I found that looking at a bit of rim, comparing it to a diagram, and imagining the rest of the shape so I could identify it, was, at first, simply mind boggling. But when it needs to get done, I discovered that you learn how to do it pretty fast, especially when you are working with particularly forgiving people who explain things well and are willing to teach a poor confused undergrad.
The team was mostly comprised of Ph.D. candidates and recent recipients, in addition to two other undergrads, two professional conservators, architect, artist, registrar, and two directors. We lived on the moshay, a sort of gated cooperative community of Ramot Naftali, at the Avitan Guesthouse, so the living conditions were pretty plush (we got fed good food — falafel on Fridays — and didn't have to hand wash our laundry).
Shabbat, Saturday, was our day off, thus Friday nights were traditionally dance party nights for the Kedesh crew. On Saturdays, we'd relax, read, go to the pool, and sometimes go to other sites or other towns if we were getting moshav-fever. As it has always been an important geographic and historical spot for human occupation, Israel has a crazy-large number of archaeological sites, and many are open to the visitors, so I got the opportunity to visit a few super interesting ones, including a very well preserved Roman town, an ancient synagogue with a mosaic floor, and a Crusader castle.
During excavation we worked with a crew of Druze workmen who work on archaeological projects all over the region. The Druze are a religious and cultural people who mostly live in Israel's Golan Heights, across the border in Syria, and in Lebanon, and I swear they are some of the friendliest people I've ever met. Hani, one of the Druze who worked in my trench, and I had a lot of fun as he taught me words in Hebrew and Arabic. Interestingly, for the first time, there were two young women working on the Druze crew, which is something no one at Kedesh had seen or heard of before.
There was something tremendously satisfying about watching the sunrise over the site and shine on the nearby orchards, about tearing the dirt off of a good plaster floor that has been covered for centuries, about holding a lamp, a piece of jewelry, or even a humble shard — knowing that someone held it before you. Working and researching for the summer in Israel helped confirm for me that I do indeed want to continue pursuing this classical archaeology thing in graduate school and probably as a career too.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will vote next week on a proposal that would require a floating-share value for the riskiest type of money-market mutual funds, two people briefed on the matter said.
The floating-share proposal would apply only to funds that buy corporate debt and cater to institutional clients, said the people, who asked not to be named because details of the proposal haven't been made public. The commission announced in a notice posted on its website yesterday that it would meet on June 5 to consider rules governing money-market funds.
The proposal is the SEC's response to the role that money funds played in the 2008 financial crisis, when investors fled from "prime" funds, whose holdings include short-term corporate debt such as commercial paper. The failure of the $62.5 billion Reserve Primary Fund, caused by losses on debt issued by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., triggered a wider run on money funds that helped freeze global credit markets.
Money funds, which hold $2.6 trillion in assets, are now allowed to keep a stable value of $1 a share, which makes them appealing to investors and companies that use them like cash accounts. SEC Chairman Mary Jo White has said any changes to money funds would maintain their value to investors.
Supporters of a floating-share price for money funds say it would limit runs by conditioning investors to accept that the value of an investment will vary. The money-fund industry has said a floating-share price would destroy the appeal of money funds, although the fund industry's trade association issued a more measured statement yesterday.
'Extensive Research'
"We look forward to seeing the rule proposal on money market funds that the commission plans to consider at next week's meeting," Mike McNamee, an Investment Company Institute spokesman, said in the statement. "We expect this proposal will reflect the extensive research and discussion among commissioners and staff since last summer."
The proposal appears to have support among commissioners. Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar has said the new proposal is improved over a version that commissioners discussed, but never voted on, in 2012 under former Chairman Mary Schapiro. Aguilar said May 9 that he hadn't found anything objectionable in the proposal.
Commissioner Elisse B. Walter told reporters last week that she likes the proposal. She declined to describe its substance before it is made public.
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Today's new video demonstrates just how good the HTC One X camera is compared to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Sony Xperia S. We can see the One takes a photo in just 0.7 seconds, and it takes 4 photos per second (max of 99) in the burst mode. Best of all, these exciting new camera features are available across HTC's entire One lineup (X, S, and V).
I recently found myself using my camera more than ever, and I admit that I'm a little disappointed with the Galaxy Nexus camera. It can take great photos, but it's slow to start up and it struggles with low light situations. It's nice to see HTC raise the bar for camera phones, and we hope more handset makers follow.
How important is camera performance for your next smartphone purchase?
Highlights of HTC ImageSense include:
- Superfast Capture - HTC One dramatically reduces the time it takes to capture those key moments. In just 0.7 seconds you're able to take a shot, and with a new superfast 0.2-seconds autofocus, continue to take nearly unlimited continuous shots simply by holding the shutter button.
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The Lady Leopards' softball season is drawing to a close with the last game of the regular season being played on Wednesday.
Today (Wednesday) Banks County hosts Dawson County in the final game and senior night. The game was rescheduled from this coming Thursday due to the number of Homecoming activities and festival, according to school officials.
The three seniors on the team, Laura Rose Pickens, Courtney Entrekin and Brooke Harris have helped mold the team into shape this season.
Banks County is 13-9, 5-4 heading into the final region showdown. Dawson County is also 5-4 in the region and Banks needs the win to remain in the third place spot in the sub-region standings.
Courtney Entrekin makes solid contact with the ball during Tuesday's win over Rabun. Justin Poole/staff
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Many of my friends have asked me how to become a scuba dive Instructor and although I am by no means the ultimate specialist I can share some tips on how to become a scuba dive Instructor, keeping in mind that things can change very quickly in the diving industry.
First of all I would say that there are several schools, companies or organizations to go with for those interested in becoming dive instructors. The two main organizations are PADI or Professional Association of Dive Instructors founded in the late 1960's and SSI or Scuba School International founded in 1970. Both are international companies and are therefore found and recognized worldwide.
To reach instructor level you have to do a certain amount of certifications. With PADI this is more or less the fastest path to become an instructor:
- Open Water Diver Certification: 4 logged dives
- Advanced Open Water (AOW) Certification. Before doing the AOW you normally have to have 20 logged dives recorded in your log book
- Rescue Diver Certification
- EFR Certification
- Dive Master (DM) Certification (1st PADI Professional certification). Before doing the DM you normally have to have 40 logged dives recorded in your log book and at the end 60
- IDC (Instructor Development) Course. Before enrolling onto the IE (Instructor Examination) you normally have to have a minimum of 100 logged dives.
With SSI this is more or less the fastest way to become an instructor:
- Open Water Diver, Level 1: 5 logged dives
- Level 2: 12 logged dives
- Level 3: 24 logged dives
- Level 4: 50 logged dives
- Level 5: Dive Guide Certification (1st SSI Professional certification): 50 logged dives
- Level 6: Dive Master: 50 logged dives
- Dive Control Specialist
- Open Water Instructor. You need a minimum of 75 logged dives before and 100 logged dives at the end of the course.
If you are starting from scratch you can in theory become an Instructor in more or less 6/7 months, at least with PADI. I personally recommend gaining some experience as a Dive Guide or Dive Master before enrolling into the Instructor course for 2 main reasons. First to get some experience and knowledge of the dive industry and its people, in particular with the people managing or owning dive shops or dive centers. The second big reason is money. Get some experience first to see if you really want to invest another 2500/3000$ average in course cost and fees. If money is not an issue then go for it!
Many IDC centers offer package prices that cater for all the different entry levels from non-divers to all the certified levels. You can check them online by looking for "IDC centers". I would say that if you start from scratch it will cost you roughly 5000 to 6000$ in courses and fees. Then you have to take into account the fact that during the few months that you are doing the courses and dives you have to feed and lodge yourself very often at your own cost. So be generous when you prepare your budget! You can actually choose the countries where you decide to do your course accordingly to the languages and/or resources you have to invest. The 2 cheapest countries in the world for courses costs are Honduras (Utila) and Thailand.
Before enrolling onto an IDC course, not only you will need a certain amount of dives but also your complete set of diving equipment and this amounts to an average of about 2000$ depending on the brands and conditions of the gear you go for.
As far as salary is concerned once you are a DM or an OSWI, it depends hugely on the country in which you work and even the dive center you work for. There are no strict regulations worldwide as to how much a dive pro should earn so it is down to each individual to negotiate their contract and salary when they can. What I can say is that you don't become a dive instructor to make big money!
Now there are ways to cut down the costs of the courses. There are many dive shops who will train you as a DM for free in counterpart of you working for them for a pre-arranged period of time. If you think of this option beware as some employer will try to squeeze you like a lemon and treat you like a "glorified slave". Once again there are no regulations there so it's up to each individual to negotiate terms. One thing that I have noticed is that it can be a bit more challenging to find jobs as a DM in some tropical countries as generally they tend to employ locals as DM.
To summarize I would say that there are as many positive sides as there are negatives to become a dive instructor. It's a great job but it can be quite a precarious one, very often you don't get a written contract of employment; you get paid in US dollars, when you are sick or when the port is closed due to bad weather for instance, you don't get paid either. This being said you can get written contracts and a base salary but this is mainly in more structured or bigger dive shop chains.
I hope this answers a few questions and helps some of you to make the right decisions for yourselves. If you have other questions, please feel free to post them!
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IBM is a far more profitable company than either HP or Dell. This can largely be attributed to IBM's 40+% gross profit rate from its high-margin services business, which generates over 50% of its overall revenue. As a more profitable enterprise, IBM has the opportunity to reinvest in its business and take back the leading spot in the IT industry.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has proposed saving more than $4 trillion over the next decade in his "fiscal cliff" talks with Republicans. House Speaker John Boehner has offered a comparable figure, and two years ago an influential bipartisan commission headed by Democrat Erskine Bowles and Republican Alan Simpson suggested $4 trillion as well.
What's so special about that number?
Nothing really, say many economists. The real key is preventing the enormous $16.4 trillion debt the government owes from growing faster than the now $15.8 trillion U.S. economy.
Following is a look at the parties' debt-reduction goals as Obama and Congress try figuring out a way around the "fiscal cliff," a wave of broad tax increases and automatic spending cuts that begin to hit when the New Year begins.
Q: If our debt problem is so bad, is anything wrong with trying to reduce its growth by $4 trillion over the next 10 years?
A: Many economists — but not all — say it's a good step as long as it's done in a smart, credible way.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects that without a deal to curb annual budget deficits now exceeding $1 trillion, the government's cumulative debt will climb by an additional $10 trillion over the coming decade. Trimming $4 trillion off that projected growth would ease future taxpayers' burden in servicing the debt.
Economists say the real objective is to enact tax and spending policies that put the debt on a long-range path so it's growing no faster than the U.S. economy, and eventually growing slower than the economy. The $4 trillion figure could accomplish that, but there's nothing magical about that number.
Q: Why is curbing the debt's growth key?
A: Because if the economy grows faster than the debt, that means the government is probably capable of collecting enough taxes to pay its interest on the debt each year. That, in turn, gives confidence to creditors so they will keep lending money to the government and charging it low interest rates.
Not long ago, the goal used to be balancing the budget. Government deficits have gotten so bad that nobody talks much about that anymore. Instead, the more realistic aim is controlling the debt's growth in hopes that a stronger future economy lets the government reduce its debt.
Q: Not everyone thinks a deficit-cutting deal like this is needed now. Why?
A: Many liberals would rather focus on stimulating economic growth and creating jobs through government spending. They argue that efforts to control the debt should wait a few years until the economy is sound again. On the other side, deficit hawks wouldn't mind seeing an even bigger deal now, though they say the bulk of the savings should be timed until later this decade, when presumably the economy will be stronger.
Q: Will the package that Obama and Boehner are working on put the debt on a downward path compared to the economy?
A: That is the big question. Economists say any deal needs to contain long-term reliable savings, like new revenue and steps to reduce the growth of health care programs like Medicare, the big drivers of federal deficits. One-time money-raisers like selling government property or cutting popular programs that lawmakers would likely reverse in coming years would be less credible and give less confidence to the financial markets.
Q: Does the government have a good record of controlling the debt?
A: Not in recent years. That's thanks in part to the recession of late 2007 to 2009 and low economic growth since then. Annual deficits mushroomed because the economy slowed the growth of federal revenue even as it prompted higher federal spending in efforts to spur employment and help low-income people.
As a result, the national debt — the cumulative money the government owes — exceeded the $15.8 trillion size of the entire U.S. economy this year. The last time that happened was 1947, when the government was still repaying its debts from fighting World War II. In contrast, since the mid-1950s the debt has remained less than 70 percent of the size of the economy — usually well under that — until 2009.
Q: At what point is the ratio too high?
A: Economists disagree on exactly where that number is. A recent study of historic data for 44 countries by economists Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff found that nations whose debt exceeded 90 percent of the size of their economies tended to see economic growth slowed by a full percentage point — a damaging reduction no country wants to see. Other experts say there is no clear cutoff point and cite that unpredictability as part of the problem.
"The trouble is you'll know you hit it when interest rates explode and we're in a crisis like they are in Europe," said William Hoagland, a former top GOP Senate budget aide who is now a senior vice president with the Bipartisan Policy Center, a private group that seeks policies both parties can support.


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Still zero. I think the first sightings of this wave hit Pittsburgh just this week though, which hopefully it hits in droves because pegs are bare at many retailers once again save for TRU who have a plentiful (but fairly updated) supply of figures.Target and WM can't seem to get enough stuff in routinely by my area... They suck eggs this year.
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I have a flash that pulls in 20 random numbers out of 80 from a string each of those numbers is a movieclip named B1 B2 B3 B4 all the way to 80
Do you know how to assign or attach a animation ball bounce to the numbers (the numbered movieclis) that when picked it will play that animation everytime the numbers get generated
I have a 2 sec interval between draw numbers.
if you can use a pre-coded easing (like Bounce), use the tween class. otherwise, create a 1x1 pixel movieclip with the motion you want, assign your B movieclips logical linkage ids and attach them to your tween 1x1 px movieclip.


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|2010-07-27, 13:48
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Hi guys! Totally forget about this thread in the midst of loads of things I had to do today. Really sorry about that. Anyway, thread is up. Hopefully I'll add to the opening post once I watch the episode whenever that is.
Have fun!
Absolutely no manga spoilers in any anime-only threads such as the weekly Episode Discussion threads. That means, no hints, or vague remarks about a future event from the manga, even within the spoiler tags. Inability to observe this rule will sresult in a BAN!
|2010-07-27, 15:18
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Kinda dissapointed, somehow the manga scenes looked better... especially when Soi Fon was screaming Hachi's name. She looked more panicked there. But I'm glad that anime allowed Barragan to actually use his axe which in manga was just for show and was completly ignored later on.
Though I liked Soi's comment when Omaeda caught her once again "Will you stop that?", he surely saves and grabs her a lot in anime. Heck, he was about to hug her in the end.
Well I finally saw what I wanted and now I'm officialy done with Bleach, will check only spoilers for next week chapter and that's it.
Might come back when fillers will start, that is if they will be worthy.
See ya everyone, it was nice to talk to you all. Hope to see you all on other anime threads, take care
|2010-07-27, 15:28
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That was a pretty good episode. I'm just sad he is dead. I really loved his character, his release was bloody awesome and completely unique amongst any arrancar we've seen, loved his voice actor...just truely 1 great character
My tribute to the King of Huceo Mundo.
|2010-07-27, 16:56
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Pretty good episode IMO. Seeing the trio in action again was nice. And more Aizen is even better for me. So now that this is out, I can finally re-ask the question to all the anime viewers. Was Barry a Vasto Lorde? Because the dialogue definitely suggests he was not yet an arrancar. It'd also be pretty silly for the guy to call himself a king without at least achieving the final menos evolution.
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|2010-07-27, 17:54
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Then again, I'm pretty lazy
|2010-07-27, 19:12
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Spoiler for Episode 281:
If I'm wrong, you can shoot me later.
|2010-07-27, 19:33
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I doubt that Aizen would just flee to HM without any plan. Besides that one eyed monster would not help him to escape just like that. Aizen had to make some preperations before his departure and here is the proof of it.
It is not a plot hole!
I can't believe I'm protecting Kubo about plot holes 0_0
|2010-07-27, 20:48
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Spoiler for Episode 281:
I'm pretty sure Hitsugaya (who was going by here-say alone) simply stated that their "combat capabilities are above that of our captains" -- which is kind of vague. It's not quite the same as implying that they're "CONSIDERABLY more powerful" or just plain in a league of their own. And that was the first and last time the vasto lorde's combat capabilities were brought up IIRC.
So if I had to go by Barry's performance, I'd say he lived up to the title. Afterall, in a 3-on-1 battle between a VC, Captain, and a VC-level Vizard, he didn't lose because he was overpowered. He lost because he was outsmarted and way too arrogant for his own good.
|2010-07-27, 21:58
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Oh crap, we all just saw Ai-chan's shikai, how are we supposed to know whats real now? What if Ai-chan makes us see thing that aren't real?
|2010-07-27, 22:21
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Was the second best part of this arc, I'm glad they did justice to Barragan with this and the last episode. He was by far the most conceptually interesting and powerful Espada IMO. Looked like a real evil character, not a clown in white suit like many other espadas look like even during release. He could probably take on anyone except Yamamoto in the whole story, everybody else just pales in power, including Aizen. Just cover everything with Respira and it doesn't matter if you're under illusion or not.
Now I'm looking towards the best fight of the manga, it should be close and hopefully won't be separated by filler before its time comes.
|2010-07-28, 08:02
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Unforgivable...Unforgivable...Totally *yawn* Unforgivable
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|2010-07-28, 08:09
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Who's to say reiatsu can't age, when even the kidou it fuels does? Also very much doubt that Barragan himself can be suppressed with mere reiatsu like lesser espadas or lieutenants. I think only Yamamoto could pull off continuously incinerating him over time, overwhelming him a la Soifon's bankai.
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I see what you mean but, that's still assuming the reiatsu managed to get to him and overpower him, and there were no instances of any primera espada or decent captains being overwhelmed with mere reiatsu so far. Not even by Aizen or Yamamoto.
As for brute force, Kenpachi always fought brute force opponents save for Tousen, which required some wits. Just brute force wouldn't save him from there. And Barragan was only defeated by means of wits, not brute force as well. Vaizards were aware that brute force wouldn't cut it, so it was Hachizen who came to Soifon's aid.
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JAMES CITY — The Virginia Legacy Soccer Club announced last week that it will join the National Premier Soccer League as an expansion team. Some time this fall the club will invite fans to pick a team nickname and, who knows, can a furry Muppet-like mascot to fire up younger fans be far behind?
Bobby O'Brien, Legacy's executive director, said the club is in the process of developing marketing ideas to draw fans for the NPSL debut in May 2014. Once there, he believes they'll like what they see.
"This is the fourth tier of soccer in the United States," O'Brien said. "It's very competitive."
The NPSL is a semi-pro league that William and Mary coaching legend and Legacy board member Al Albert says is comparable to Division I collegiate soccer. Two Major League Soccer franchises, D.C. United and the New York Red Bulls, field under-23 feeder teams in the more than 60-team NPSL.
Legacy will compete from May to July in the Mid-Atlantic Conference, which includes D.C. United U-23 as well as two teams from the Richmond area, one from Raleigh, N.C., and another from Myrtle Beach, S.C. Legacy will be a mixture of area college and high school players, as well as guys such as O'Brien, who graduated from Virginia Tech several years ago but is still in playing shape.
"This team fills a void that's been missing since the Legacy's Premier Development League (PDL) team (disbanded) a few years ago," Albert said. "This gives younger (high school) players a chance to train against older players, which is something they don't get enough of in this country.
"Usually they have to train against players their age. Older players in this country need more games, and this gives them 12 to 15 more each summer."
Legacy played in the PDL from 2002-09 and, at its peak, drew more than 600 fans per game. Albert and O'Brien see area colleges like William and Mary and Christopher Newport University providing a significant core of players to the team, which should help draw fans. Players from other colleges, college grads and high school players will round out the 24-26 man roster.
"It's not a prerequisite that you played for the Legacy, but we want players to have some kind of tie to the area," O'Brien said.
Two of the area's best high school soccer players of 2013 said they plan to play for Legacy in the NPSL.
"This is going to be pretty high quality soccer," said Lafayette's Emery Trott, who will play for Haverford College in Pennsylvania in the fall. "College soccer is much faster than high school and this is great for getting ready for that."
Tabb's Riley Maw, who's headed for W&M, said, "This is a great opportunity (for area fans) to see a kind of professional aspect of soccer. This is almost like an elite college soccer program.
"It's the next step for the club itself, to have a team at the third or fourth highest level of soccer. It's a good way to give back to the Legacy, and the kids who play for the Legacy have a place where they can go with the club."
O'Brien said giving younger Legacy players something to shoot for is a big reason the club joined the NPSL. He said it's not certain yet where the team will play.
Wanner Stadium in James City County, which O'Brien calls a fine facility, is a possible destination. But Legacy might choose Cooley Field in Williamsburg or CNU on occasion, he said, because those cozier venues put the fans closer to the field where they can create a more exciting atmosphere.
"Virginia Legacy is excited to bring the professional soccer experience to thousands of players, parents fans and soccer supporters in this region," O'Brien said. "We want to make this a fan-friendly atmosphere with a high quality of soccer.
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The Bushies take a big bite out of the Army Corps of Engineers budget.
The Bush administration is maniacally intolerant of dissent. It doesn't give a damn what Congress thinks about anything. The good news is: That combination of enforced loyalty and executive arrogance is reining in the environmentally disastrous, economically ludicrous pork-barrel projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This fledgling corps reform campaign hasn't gotten much attention—because "corps reform" sounds like something Michael Dukakis might read about on the beach, and environmentalists are too busy portraying President Bush as the second coming of the Exxon Valdez to give credit where it's due—but corps reform could end up doing more to benefit the American environment than a dozen Arctic refuges.
Take the Oregon Inlet jetties project, a $108 million boondoggle that for years was the pet project of Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C. The corps wanted to build two of the world's largest jetties near the tourist beaches of North Carolina's Outer Banks, ostensibly to protect local fishermen who had complained about treacherous seas. But scientists had warned that the jetties could create a serious erosion problem, ravaging the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge and Cape Hatteras National Seashore. And the General Accounting Office had concluded that the corps study justifying the jetties was wildly flawed; the project's cost to taxpayers worked out to more than $500,000 per affected boat.
For those of us who follow the surreal multibillion-dollar world of water projects, there is only one surprising thing about that paragraph: It is written in the past tense. That's because the Oregon Inlet project died Thursday at the age of 33. It was killed by the White House, in one of the boldest presidential efforts to stop a water project since President Carter enraged Congress with a "hit list" targeting 19 of them in 1977. Every modern presidential administration has wanted to stop stinkers like Oregon Inlet, but every previous administration has been stymied by disobedient corps officials who see boondoggles as their livelihood and powerful congressional porkers who use the corps to steer jobs and money to their constituents. But the Bush team doesn't allow disloyalty, and it doesn't kowtow to Congress. Instead, it has cut the corps budget, frozen all new construction, and ordered the corps to focus on projects with real benefits and less outrageous environmental costs. The result should save money and wetlands.
The Army Corps is one of the most bizarre bureaucracies in the federal government and one of the most effective at generating work to keep itself busy. From its roots as a tiny regiment in George Washington's army, it has grown into a public works behemoth with 35,000 employees—more than the departments of Labor, Education, and Energy combined. A third of them work on military programs that are usually uncontroversial—the recent flap over the contract to Halliburton in Iraq was an exception—but the rest focus on civil works that reflect the agency's addictions to concrete and the control of nature. The corps has dredged and deepened America's ports and harbors, armored and manhandled America's rivers, and pumped sand onto America's beaches. It has built thousands of dams, dikes, locks, levees, seawalls, and floodgates, often justified by dubious economic benefits. And in the late 1990s, under leaders who behaved like dot-com executives seeking to increase market share—"Seek Growth Opportunities" was actually one of three planks of the agency's "Corps Vision"—the corps mission expanded to include construction of schools and sewage plants, cleanup of hazardous and radioactive waste, and massive restoration projects designed to revive ecosystems it damaged in the past. It is now overseeing an $8 billion effort to resuscitate the Florida Everglades, the largest environmental project in world history.
Over the years, the corps has become a true rogue agency, operating virtually independently of its supposed bosses in the executive branch, taking marching orders almost exclusively from the congressional porkers who lard its budget with their pet projects. The corps has clashed with every president since Franklin Roosevelt, and it has won almost every battle, thanks to its protection racket on Capitol Hill. In 2000, for example, after corps leaders were caught manipulating an economic study in order to justify a billion-dollar Mississippi River project and devising a secret "Program Growth Initiative" in order to boost their budget by 50 percent, the Clinton administration tried to issue a few mild guidelines reminding them to obey civilian authorities. But a few powerful senators vowed that the guidelines would not stand, so the administration withdrew them a week later. Sen. Christopher Bond, R-Mo., then proposed legislative language designed to prevent any administration from changing anything about the corps at any time.
The Bush administration does not get bullied like that. The early proof came just five months after then-Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., persuaded Bush to name former Mississippi Congressman Mike Parker to oversee the corps. Parker was accustomed to the annual kabuki game accompanying corps budgets: Presidents always propose cutting them, but Congress gleefully restores the cuts. So when he testified before the Senate Budget Committee, he told corps defenders like Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and Bond that the agency needed much more money than the Bush budget was offering. Budget Director Mitch Daniels promptly shot off a memo to the White House, complaining that Parker and the senators "had reached convivial agreement that the president's budget is unacceptable and probably just a cynical ploy." And Bush just as promptly fired Parker, the first administration official to get the ax. Republicans and Democrats on the Hill howled in outrage—one proposed a tickertape parade for Parker; another lumped the Daniels budget office in with the "axis of evil"—but Bush aides made it clear they could not care less. The administration's only public statement was to wish the critics a happy Valentine's Day.
Daniels, a tight-fisted budget hawk who was once spotted picking change out of a toilet in college, has been the administration's most aggressive advocate of corps reform. He rejected the corps justification of its $140 million Dallas Floodway Extension, a ridiculous flood-control scheme pushed by GOP Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas. He pushed a "no new starts" policy that has forced the corps to focus on its $23 billion backlog of approved projects. And his budget zeroed out some of the worst corps stinkers, including a $188 million plan to build the world's largest flood-control pump to drain the lower Mississippi Delta and a $319 million irrigation bonanza for a few Arkansas rice farmers. "Mitch Daniels," one liberal enviro says, "is why God invented conservative Republicans." Corps leaders have begun to absorb his message, pledging that the era of mission creep is over, vowing to rebuild their shattered credibility. The general in charge of civil works recently issued a stunning memo acknowledging that an "overall decline" in corps planning was having "unacceptable consequences" on the agency's recommendations to Congress.
Now the White House Council on Environmental Quality has scuttled the Oregon Inlet jetties, arguing that the clear costs to taxpayers and barrier beaches do not justify the hazy benefits to fishermen. "We're a cost-benefit administration," says CEQ chairman James Connaughton. If that's true, then many corps projects could be in deep trouble. Even an internal Pentagon investigation in 2000 concluded that corps cost-benefit analyses are systematically skewed to justify large-scale construction projects.
Of course, the corps is still beloved on Capitol Hill, and there could be political consequences if the Bush administration keeps pushing for change. Some historians believe that Carter's hit list ruined his relationship with Congress—and he only managed to kill one of the 19 projects on the list. It is not yet clear how deeply President Bush is willing to antagonize traditional corps defenders like the Farm Bureau, the barge industry, and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Ted Stevens of Alaska. He did not veto last year's corps budget, even though Congress predictably rejected his proposed cuts. He passed up a chance to cancel a particularly egregious $108 million plan to protect flood-prone farmland in Missouri. And the administration has not pushed a Clinton administration proposal to end corps dredging on the almost bargeless Apalachicola River—even though Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida supports it.
Still, because Bush is caricatured so often as a despoiler of nature, it only seems fair to point out that his underlings are moving the corps in a greener direction. Are the Bushies motivated by genuine concern for the environment? Or are they just trying to save some money?
Who cares?


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This is a bit tough to make out — Blogger won't let me enlarge the picture any more than this — but I find it to be deliciously ironic.
Is that supposed to be an apostrophe in the second mistakes?
It's hard to see, but there's definitely no apostrophe after sellers!


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The Eagles announced Monday morning that they've agreed to terms on a one-year deal with defensive tackle Derek Landri.
Landri's had an interesting couple of years. In 2010, he was a full-time starter with the Panthers. The Eagles brought him in to camp last summer, but cut him before the regular season. After an Antonio Dixon injury, he rejoined the team in Week 5 and went on to lead the Eagles with eight tackles for loss. Landri also added two sacks and 18 quarterback hurries.
As part of the defensive tackle rotation, he played about 44 percent of the snaps, according to Pro Football Focus. But his playing time increased as the season went on. Landri played over 55 percent of the team's snaps in the final four games.
The Eagles now have Cullen Jenkins, Mike Patterson, Dixon and Landri as pieces of the defensive tackle rotation. Cedric Thornton, an undrafted free agent last year, could also be in the mix.
But I don't think this signing has much of an effect on the team's draft plans. If they view someone like Mississippi State's Fletcher Cox as a difference-maker, they could still go that route and create some competition/depth going into training camp.
Meanwhile, the Eagles have set up their roster to really take the best player available in the first round. I'll write more about this on Tuesday, but that could include defensive tackle, linebacker, wide receiver or cornerback.
The Eagles' defensive line accounted for 47 of the team's 50 sacks last season. Other than Juqua Parker (1.5 sacks) and Trevor Laws (1 sack), every lineman who played in 2011 will have a chance to earn a roster spot in 2012.
In case you missed it from earlier today, I posted on the Eagles' reported interest in Dolphins safety Yeremiah Bell.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Europe's association of public broadcasters pulled the plug Wednesday on transmissions by the sacked workers of Greece's now defunct state broadcaster ERT, after the station's newly set-up successor started airing news programs.
Greece's conservative-led government cited the need to cut costs due to the country's severe financial crisis for its decision to abruptly close ERT on June 11 and fire all 2,700 staff. The ensuing international outcry led to a severe political crisis that saw a small left-wing party withdrawing from the country's fragile three-party governing coalition, leaving the government with a tiny majority in Parliament.
The fired workers have been producing round-the-clock programing for more than two months from ERT's headquarters, which they have taken over, in defiance of the government shutdown. The Geneva-based European Broadcasting Union, an association of the continent's public broadcasters, streamed the transmissions by satellite and the Internet, maintaining that "independent public service media is indispensable for democracies, culture and societies."
But the EBU said it would halt its streaming of the transmissions after an announcement that a new, temporary state broadcaster would begin broadcasting news programs nationwide on Wednesday.
"The EBU made a commitment to supply satellite capacity and relay the ex-ERT signal until a terrestrial signal carrying basic public service media output could be established," it said in a statement posted on its website. "This pledge has been honored."
Defiant former ERT workers vowed to continue their broadcasts via the Internet.
"We will keep on working and producing the same complete program that we have been producing up to today. It will be available online for everyone, from our live streaming," Panagiotis Kalfagiannis, head of the POSPERT union of broadcast employees, told The Associated Press. "What we will lose is the capacity to have transmissions ... by analogue TV signal."
While websites using the EBU transmission went dead as the signal was cut at 10 a.m. local time (0700 GMT), news programing with the old ERT logo continued uninterrupted via another site.
Greek unions criticized the EBU's decision, with the country's largest civil servants union, ADEDY, describing the European broadcasters' decision "a severe blow" to ERT's former employees.
POESY, a nationwide journalists' union, appealed to the EBU to restart transmissions, "given that the government is not implementing the requirements that the EBU itself has set for independent and objective public information."
But the European broadcasters said they had fulfilled their role.
"The new signal is now up and running and they're producing news bulletins. And the news bulletins should be available in every household in Greece. So the screen is not black anymore," EBU Director General Ingrid Deltenre told the AP in Geneva.
She said that as long as the news bulletins "have the quality that the Greek audience judges to be good" then the EBU would not resume the former ERT employees' transmissions.
"What we want to prevent is that we have black screens. There shouldn't be black screens. There should be a proper, independent, good news bulletin, at least, as a minimum requirement," she said.
Greek authorities recently announced that more than 500 people had been hired on a two-month contract for Greece's new interim state broadcaster, which so far has born the simple logo of 'Public Television.'
Its first news program, a two-hour broadcast that began at 8 a.m. Wednesday, focused mainly on the analysis of domestic news by a panel of journalists, but also included international news items based on the BBC website and footage from Al-Jazeera and British broadcaster Sky News.
A total of 2,000 people are to be hired for the full-fledged public broadcaster, which the minister in charge of the public broadcaster, Pantelis Kapsis, said should be formed before the end of the year.
John Heilprin in Geneva, and Srdjan Nedeljkovic and Rafael Kominis in Athens contributed.


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HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) - The 2011 Conference USA champion Southern Miss football team has accepted a bowl invitation from the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl to play Western Athletic Conference member Nevada (7-5).
The game will take place on Dec. 24 from Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, which will be a 7 p.m., CT start and ESPN will broadcast the Christmas Eve contest.
"I am extremely excited for this football team and coaching staff to have the opportunity to make our first trip to the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl," said Southern Miss football coach Larry Fedora. "This is a tremendous trip for this Conference USA championship team that reached new heights this season and we are thrilled about the opportunity to face a very talented Nevada squad."
The Golden Eagles, which won their school-record 11th game in a 49-28 triumph at Houston in the C-USA title match yesterday, will play in their 10th consecutive bowl game and the 14th in the last 15 years.
This will be the first appearance by the Golden Eagles in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl.
"We are pleased to reward our football coaches and our student-athletes with a trip to play in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. I would like to congratulate Coach Fedora, our assistant coaches, and players who made this recording-setting year possible," said Southern Miss Athletics Director Richard Giannini. "We are very proud of what we have accomplished this season and we look forward to the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. It is our hope that we will be able to have a strong contingent of Golden Eagle fans to be able to make the trip and share in the celebration of this truly exceptional year. "
The Southern Miss Department of Athletics wants Golden Eagle fans to know that the priority deadline for tickets is Dec. 7. Ticket prices are $40. Fans can go online at SouthernMiss.com, call 1-800-844-TICK (8425) or visit the Pat Ferlise Center Monday through Friday from 8 a.m., until 5 p.m., to purchase tickets. Please check with ticket representatives regarding incentives for multiple ticket purchases.
"It is with great pleasure that I am able to invite the five-time and current Conference USA champions University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles to a well-deserved bowl appearance in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl," said Sheraton Hawaii Bowl Executive Director David Matlin said. "The Sheraton Hawaii Bowl has enjoyed great quarterback play over the past nine years and we are especially excited at the opportunity to showcase Southern Miss' Austin Davis to the nation via ESPN on Christmas Eve. Congratulations to Coach Fedora and the entire Southern Miss community on a championship season."
This will be just the Golden Eagles' second trip to the state of Hawaii as they defeated the University of Hawaii 28-26 in Honolulu.
This will be the third meeting between Nevada and Southern Miss with the Golden Eagles winning the inaugural contest ,35-19, in Hattiesburg on Sept. 20, 1997, and then capturing a 55-28 decision in Reno on Nov. 21, 1998.


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LA / Barstow / Vegas - 2013
AMA District 37 Dual-Sport
Friday, November 29, 2013 at 6:00 AM - Saturday, November 30, 2013 at 10:00 PM (PST)
Event Details
LA / Barstow / Vegas - 2013
District 37 Dual Sport has succeeded in making LA-B-to-V the most famous and longest two-day Dual Sport ride in the world. This is the 30th year for the best 400 mile-plus dual sport ride of the year. This year's tour will start the day after Thanksgiving, using creative routes chosen to Barstow and Las Vegas. Your gear bag will be transported from point-to-point each day. Large Adventure bikes, vintage bikes, side-hacks and small displacement bikes are all welcome to join in the fun with the regular dual sport bikes-as long as they are street legal.
After an overnight stop in Barstow, the route continues to The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for the exciting Saturday night Awards Ceremony with a raffle and lots of prizes. Visit the dual sport message board at www.district37ama.org for updates or to arrange carpooling for the ride.
Make plans now to participate in this fall classic ride!
START Day 1 - TBD, California - Friday Nov. 29th, 2012
FINISH Day 1 - Barstow, California
START Day 2 - Barstow, California - Saturday Nov. 30th, 2012
FINISH Day 2 - Las Vegas, Nevada
If you register after Nov 15th, 2013, an additional $30 late fee will be applied.
- There will be Hors D'oeuvres Saturday evening
- Garmin GPS tracks available at the event
- The LABtoV ride is very proud to benefit the Toys for Tots Foundation
For more information:
Kieth Huff: 562-244-0244
Paul Flanders: 626-446-7386
When & Where
Palmdale Supercycles
38910 Carriage Way
Friday, November 29, 2013 at 6:00 AM - Saturday, November 30, 2013 at 10:00 PM (PST)
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AMA District 37 Dual-Sport
AMA District 37 Dual-Sport is composed of local clubs and promoters that are involved in organizing American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) sanctioned rides in Southern California. Our goal is to organize and provide enjoyable dual-sport adventures for the on/off-road enthusiast.


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SiânE friend Dylan, a 14 year old ex rescue now very spoilt by his devoted owner
SiânE friend Dylan, a 14 year old ex rescue now very spoilt by his devoted owner
Davy, ♥SiânE♥&♥Ella♥
& sometimes Cassie the cocker AKA 'the black shadow''
~♥Blind Dogs See With Their Hearts♥~
My cavalier not spoilt...I'm just well trained!
I know those pictures of the puppies are adorable, but I just prefer the older dogs, so sweet and dignified...that is such a wonderful picture... -Natalie
Barkleigh Biancaâs mom and dad
He is so sweet - I always like the oldies too, but I love Dylan the best because he let's me imagine what my Lucky will look like when he turns 14.
Mom to ruby Cavalier Sparky & red Lhasa Apso Caroline
RIP my sweet angel dog Lucky
Oh my goodness. What a face! It says it all.....what a beautiful beautiful face.
Mary-owned by Maya, Scout, Jazz and Sassy
Annie at the bridge 3/13
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should dance......
What a wonderful picture of a very sweet wise looking guy! I have such a soft spot in my heart for all the old timers. I only pray that we get so many happy healthy years with our dogs.
Molly and Murphy (tri), Katie (ruby), Casey (B/T),Spike the wonder pup (tri), Suzie (tri) and Penny (blen)
He has a very sweet expression - looks like a real sweetie pie. I love his cropped ears, it makes him look like a puppy
Molly (Blenheim) & Bella (Tri)
Honey, Cassie & Tiki (Cavalier Angels)
So handsome! He has a little puppy's face!
Proud mom of Spencer (tri), Izzy (blen), Tilly (tri) and Howie the cava-cat
Oh yeah, he sure is a handsome gentleman. I too adore the senior citizens.
~ Sam, Sonny & Beau ~
What a beautiful and very regal looking gentleman he is!
Loving mom to Jake, Shelby and Micah
Dylan is such a delicious little gentleman. Have you turned that pic into a painting or something, Donna? It's wonderful


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FAO Director-General meets with head of Montenegro delegation at the Regional Conference for Europe
3 April 2014, Bucharest, Romania – FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva met today with Blagota Radulovic, Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development of Montenegro and head of the country's delegation at the 29th FAO Regional Conference for Europe.
The Assistant Minister expressed the Montenegro Government's willingness to transfer knowledge and expand scientific cooperation with FAO.
Blagota Radulovic also highlighted Montenegro's readiness to celebrate the International Year of Family Farming in 2014.
More than 600,000 small farms in the country continue to play a key role in food security. "The country needs FAO advice on sustainability and further development of these family farms," the Assistant Minister said.
Among the other issues discussed was a new Country Programming Framework for FAO work in Montenegro, which is expected to be completed and signed soon.


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