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|Toshiba HD-A2. Image: Toshiba
The battle for the future of the high-definition DVD has taken an intriguing turn: For the first time, mega-retailer Wal-Mart (WMT) has begun selling a player for less than $200.
In various online forums, enthusiasts have reported seeing the Toshiba HD-A2 HD DVD player available in stores for $198, significantly less than its common price of $230-$280.
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Such low prices could shift momentum in the high-definition format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray, which are vying to be the successor to today's ubiquitous DVD. Like mainstream DVD players, HD DVD and Blu-ray players accept DVDs. But they also play high-definition discs in their own formats, which look sharper on today's large, flat televisions.
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"We reduced our HD DVD Toshiba player, the generation-two, to $198 earlier in the week," Wal-Mart spokeswoman Melissa O'Brien confirmed. "It's happening now, and that's really all I can tell you. We don't give any information on what we're planning to do for the holidays. We know HD DVD and Blu-ray are going to be popular items this holiday season for some of our customers. ... They will be more popular this year than they were in previous years."
O'Brien said rumors that each Wal-Mart store would stock only 18 units of the Toshiba player were false. "There are no limited quantities for stores or purchases."
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If the cut-rate Toshiba HD DVD players prove especially popular, Wal-Mart's move could also set up a holiday-season retail showdown with Best Buy (BBY), Circuit City (CC) and others who rely on popular items to lure shoppers into stores. Those other retailers could feel pressure to stock their own low-cost HD-DVD players to drive store traffic.
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Blu-ray has an early lead, but that doesn't count for much. What matters is, who will have the lowest-priced high-definition players at a decent quality level when mainstream consumers finally start buying HD?
If the mainstream starts buying HD players this holiday season, expect to see HD DVD surge ahead of Blu-ray in a big way. Market makers like Wal-Mart will run with whatever player they can price below $200, just to draw people into stores. And most people in the mainstream won't necessarily buy 10 HD movies; they'll buy one or two, and wait for the studios to follow the installed base.
And if HD DVD sells big, you'd best believe the Hollywood studios will follow. Aside from Sony, they really don't care which HD format wins – just as long as they get to sell a lot more movies.
It's not clear what the Blu-ray camp will do to respond to the price cuts. While the Sony-backed Blu-ray format has more support from Hollywood studios as mentioned above, Blu-ray players also cost more than HD DVD to manufacture. That's why Blu-ray players continue to cost more than $400 while HD DVD is available for half the price.
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|Transformers on HD DVD, released October 16, had a stronger launch week than any HD title so far.
Blu-ray does have its technical advantages. Chief among them: its discs hold more information than those from the HD DVD format, potentially allowing studios to pack more special features and higher-quality audio onto a disc. Blu-ray's manufacturing costs will also come down over time -- but if HD television buyers choose this holiday season as the time to seriously consider getting a high-def player, Blu-ray will be at a disadvantage because of some of the choices Sony made in developing the technology.
"Sony has great technology, but Sony many times makes closed technology," said Randy Giusto, group vice president of the mobility, computing, and consumer markets at technology research firm IDC.
Meanwhile, there are signs that this could indeed be the season where holiday shoppers open their wallets for HD equipment.
The summer blockbuster Transformers, released on HD DVD on October 16, has had the strongest debut of an HD movie so far, selling 190,000 copies in its first week.
Also, the large-sized LCD market is expected to reach 370 million units by the end of 2007, according to researcher iSuppli. That could create a hunger for high-definition players that connect to them. "iSuppli expects 20 percent unit growth for monitor panels, 35 percent growth for notebook panels and 51 percent growth for the TV panel market in 2007 compared to 2006," said Sweta Dash, director of LCD and projection research for iSuppli.
The cost of HD players at Wal-Mart:
- Blu-ray at Wal-Mart: Sony ($488), Phillips ($498) and Samsung ($448 and very limited; not in all stores)
- HD DVD players at Wal-Mart: Toshiba ($198) and RCA ($298)
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Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing
Advisory Ruling on Nursing Practice
Title: Nurse Practitioner as First Assistant in Cardiac Catheterization
Advisory Ruling Number: 0201
The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (Board) is created and authorized by Massachusetts General Laws (M.G.L.) c. 13, §§ 13, 14, 14A, 15 and 15D, and G.L. c. 112, §§ 74 through 81C to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the Commonwealth through the regulation of nursing practice and education. In addition, M.G.L. c.30A, § 8 authorizes the Board to make advisory rulings with respect to the applicability to any person, property or state of facts of any statute or regulation enforced or administered by the Board. Each nurse is required to practice in accordance with accepted standards of practice and is responsible and accountable for his or her nursing judgments, actions, and competency. The Board's regulation at 244 CMR 9.03(6) requires all nurses to comply with any other law and regulation related to licensure and practice.
Date Issued: July 10, 2002
Date Revised: March 9, 2016
Scope of Practice: Certified Nurse Practitioner
To guide the practice of the Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP) who functions as First Assistant at cardiac catheterization procedures to meet client goals including, but not limited to, health promotion, client teaching, health risk reduction, and promotion of safety and comfort.
Cardiac catheterization is an invasive procedure performed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory or electrophysiology laboratory in which one or more catheters are introduced into the heart and selected blood vessels to measure pressure, perform angiography, record electrical activity or perform interventional procedures such as angioplasty and ablation.
For each cardiac catheterization in which the CNP is designated as the First Assistant, there must be a clearly identified primary operator. A primary operator is a physician who is credentialed and experienced in all aspects of the performance of the procedure, including pre-procedural and post-procedural care of the patient. The primary operator must be scrubbed and able to provide hands-on supervision during the cardiac catheterization. CNPs are not authorized to perform cardiac catheterization as the primary operator.
The CNP will only assume those duties and responsibilities within his or her scope of practice and for which he or she has acquired and maintained necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities and only after appropriate education and demonstrated clinical competency. Competencies the CNP as First Assistant must acquire and maintain, include, but are not limited to:
- Pre-procedural assessment and evaluation;
- Indications, risks and benefits;
- Cardiac anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology;
- Technical proficiency;
- Emergency and resuscitative measures;
- Radiation safety;
- Management of complications; and
- Post-procedural care.
Education and Training
In addition, the CNP must comply with institutional based training consistent with the initial and continuing educational and clinical requirements specified in 105 CMR 120.405(K)(3):
(a) Didactic Content
1. Digital image acquisition and display;
2. Contrast media;
3. Fluoroscopic unit operation and safety;
4. Image analysis;
5. Radiation biology;
6. Radiation production and characteristics; and
7. Radiation protection.
(b) Clinical Component
1. Clinical competency requirement: 40 clinical hours performing fluoroscopic procedures in a fluoroscopic suite under the direct supervision of a physician who meets the requirements of 105 CMR 120.405(K)(1)(a) or (b), a medical physicist, or a radiography educator. "Direct supervision," means physically present where the fluoroscopic procedure is being performed and immediately available and able to provide assistance and direction throughout the procedure;
2. Fluoroscopic device orientation: safe and proper manipulation of the fluoroscopic device.
Verification of competence must be determined by the credentialing criteria of the employing agency. The range of technical procedural duties for which the CNP may be privileged by the employing agency include diagnostic and/or therapeutic (interventional) fluoroscopic procedures, including operation of the fluoroscopic system when required for the production and display of serial x-ray images for the purpose of observing real-time motion of anatomical structures. Pursuant to the employing agency policies and procedures, the range of technical procedural duties may extend into additional clinical areas when the CNP meets the requirements of this Advisory Ruling.
CNPs employed as a First Assistant at cardiac catheterization practice only in facilities that have institutionally generated, approved and signed policies, procedures and protocols indicating the role and functions of the CNP as a member of the cardiac catheterization team.
Informed Consent
The patient will be informed of the role and functions of the CNP as First Assistant at cardiac catheterization and demonstrate acknowledgement in a manner determined by the employing agency.
CNP as First Assistant at Cardiac Catheterization will make accurate, complete, and legible entries (pre-procedural, intra-procedural, and post-procedural) in the medical record as indicated by policies and procedures of the employing agency, Federal and State requirements, and accepted standards of nursing practice.
105 CMR 120.400: X-Rays in the Healing Arts
105 CMR 130.000: Hospital Licensure
ACE Standards for Catheterization Laboratory Accreditation, Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence (2011). Accessed 1/9/15 at http://www.google.com/url?url=http://www.cvexcel.org/FileDownloadForm.aspx%3Fid%3Ddcd8aefc-9b27-48d7-99a7-6528a49fd675%26t%3D634355303610570000&rct=j&frm=1&q=&esrc=s&sa=U&ei=HehPVOaKFuvCsASCoYHoCA&ved=0CCAQFjAC&usg=AFQjCNEYYfxDkR0hcF6mW12NfASezjKdOw
2012 American College of Cardiology Foundation/Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Expert Consensus Document on Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Standards Update, J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012;59(24):2221-2305. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2012.02.010. Accessed 1/9/15 at http://content.onlinejacc.org/article.aspx?articleid=1212373
This information is provided by the Division of Health Professions Licensure within the Department of Public Health.

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UPS Game Changers: Gen-6 car
June 26, 2013, George Winkler, NASCAR.com
Back in January during the Sprint Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway, NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France said officials would measure the success of the new Generation-6 car by examining lead changes, driver feedback and how the car races on various tracks.
It was a matter-of-fact statement but seemed like a fairly bold one at the time considering most of us hadn't seen the new vehicle in competition. But those in the know must have felt confident about the car, and, as it turns out, with good reason. So far the Gen-6 car is living up to its preseason billing, and its implementation is becoming a game-changing moment in the sport.
Now that the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is coming off its first road course race of the season, fans and officials have gotten to see the vehicle perform on all the different styles of tracks that the series has to offer. And while most people who follow the sport on a weekly basis probably would agree there has been more drama this season, it's good to have the numbers to back it up.
Mike Forde, NASCAR's Senior Manager of Content Communications, shared some of the data he and his team have collected through the first part of the season. And as you will see, the numbers are strikingly in favor of the Gen-6 car.
Starting out with passing, we've seen records set or tied this season in races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (31 green-flag passes for the lead), Auto Club Speedway (41 green-flag passes for the lead), Charlotte Motor Speedway (35 passes for the lead for the Coca-Cola 600) and Dover International Speedway (25 passes for the lead). All four of those tracks are intermediate in size.
That's not to say the Gen-6 car hasn't had its moments on short tracks and superspeedways as well. Richmond International Raceway, a short track, saw one of the season's most exciting finishes when Kevin Harvick passed four cars in the final three laps to win.
Close finishes, in fact, have been a hallmark of the new car, with the margin of victory through 15 races (1.066 seconds) at its lowest point since 2002.
As for superspeedways, Talladega produced a 1-2 finish by David Ragan and David Gilliland of Front Row Motorsports, an example of the parity that the Gen-6 car has helped to create. Another smaller team, Furniture Row Racing, has already led more laps than ever. An element of unpredictability has reigned, as well, such as Martin Truex Jr. snapping his 218-winless streak on the road course at Sonoma.
"It has been a little equalizer, absolutely, because it forced teams like us that generally don't go through our complete inventory over the off-season, it forces us to really go through," Ragan said after Talladega.
There are other impressive numbers, too, including a higher percentage of cars (81.7 percent) finishing races compared with last year (76.1), and more cars (49.2 percent to 39.4 percent last year) finishing on the lead lap, too. It is all adding up to better racing, and the numbers are helping to tell that story.
Still, some of us prefer the human element, and Clint Bowyer provided us with one of the more memorable driver quotes about the Gen-6 car after the Richmond race.
"Whoever designed this new car, we should kiss 'em every weekend," Bowyer said. "It's (Gen-6) creating drama. We haven't seen racing like this in years, since I first started in this sport (in 2004). When you can leave a race track and there's people in tears because they won, and in tears because they got crashed, that's what brings us to the race track, that kind of racing and determination and passion."
Others have given positive reviews, too, marveling at the grip and speed that the car has shown, especially in the corners. Said Carl Edwards to SCNow.com in May at Darlington, "I glanced down and saw 193 (mph) headed into Turn 3 before I had to turn my attention back to the track. This car is fast."
Your next chance to see Edwards go fast will be this weekend at Kentucky Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, TNT) driving the No. 99 UPS Ford. And whether or not he wins he'll still be a game-changer simply by driving the Gen-6 car.


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Dr. Jasper, one of the hospitalists, is VERY VBAC friendly and she is very relaxed in her style, too---not jumpy to do interventions. As a side note, Jasper will also deliver a breech baby (not footling) for a multip, though not for a first-timer. Jennifer says she's a cowboy doc who does things her own way (she's a DO by training which may explain her trust in a woman's body).
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A 49-year-old Toledo man died after his car struck a utility pole in Williams County early Sunday.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, 49-year-old David Kirk was driving on U.S. 20 in Madison Township when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a utility pole. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Boys' hockey loses one game, wins one
The Packer boys hockey team suffered its fifth East Region regulation loss of the season on Saturday, falling to the Bruins of Fargo South-Shanley 7-1 at Scheels Arena.
However, they managed to bounce back on Monday evening with a 3-2 victory over Devils Lake.
The only West Fargo goal against the Bruins came from junior forward Riley Vareberg 13 minutes into the second period. Senior forwards Tyler Berginski and Jake Wasem each earned an earned assist on the goal.
Senior goalie Bailey Vareberg stopped 16 shots on goal in two periods of play. Junior Darek Turner entered the game in the third, tallying 12 saves.
Monday's goals came from three different players: Sophomore Stone Sandoval and seniors Tyler Berginski and C.J. Lenzmeier.
Junior defenseman Jake Hoy added two assists in the game.
Vareberg managed to stop 29 of the 31 shots he faced.
The Packers will host the Jamestown Bluejays tomorrow evening at Veterans Memorial Arena. They then travel to Fargo North on Tuesday evening to face the Spartans. Both games begin at 7:30 p.m.


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More Gift History refinements
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Here at Buy Our Honeymoon, we're of the opinion that nothing on the site is ever completely finished. We can always make small improvements here, little adjustments there. Last month, we made some changes to your Gift History, the section of the site that lists the gifts that have been reserved from your registry by your friends and family. We've now refined this a little bit further.
Where we didn't have any payment information recorded for a gift, we marked it on your Gift History as pending. But since PayPal only informs us that a payment has been made if your guest clicks a button to return to your list when their transaction is completed, this would be misleading if your guest had paid through PayPal, but didn't click the button to let us know. The Gift History made the status of that payment seem more tentative than it actually was — pending suggested that further action needed to be taken, when really all the message meant was that our site hadn't been informed that payment had been made.
So we changed the message to read TBC, which we hope is less confusing. We've also added a new FAQ to our online help to clarify this.
Sometimes, a guest will prefer to give you the money themselves instead of using your PayPal account, so we've also made it easier for guests to indicate to the site if they intend to pay you in person. Guests can do this from their Gift Review screen, and also by clicking a link in the confirmation email we send at the time they reserve their gift. Your Gift History, of course, will reflect this, so you can easily keep on top of things.
Finally, we've added a new feature to allow you to send a polite automatic nudge email to any guests who have reserved a gift from your registry, but haven't yet paid by PayPal (or indicated that they intend to give you the money in person). You can do this by clicking the Send reminder link against any relevant items in your Gift History. Of course, if you'd prefer us to contact anyone personally, we'll be very happy to do so.
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Dassault Systemes' Fe-Design unit has released SIMULIA Tosca Structure version 8.0, including the new sizing module, which the company says offers new topometry applications for the automotive industry.
Users in industries like wind energy and aerospace also profit from this tool for their engineering tasks, the company says.
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The Government of Grenada through the ministry of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs established the Sandy Island Oyster Bed Marine Protected Area (SIOBMPA) in July 2010. SIOBMPA comprises of 787 hectares of extensive reef systems with a wide variety of coral species, extensive mangrove forest and sea-grass beds as well as small islands, located on the southwest coast of Carriacou. It is considered to be one of the most important marine ecosystems in the region and a culturally significant area for the people of Carriacou. The community adjacent to SIOBMPA, L'Estere, has a population of about 771 persons. Approximately 80 of them are registered fishers, with an unknown number of unregistered fishers.
The SIOBMPA is managed under a Co- management agreement between the National MPA committee and the SIOBMPA Co-management Board. The National MPA Management Committee through the Ministry of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs is responsible for the provision of MPA wardens and assisting with infrastructure. Day to Day operations of SIOBMPA such as warden supervision is to be carried out by the Fisheries Officer for Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs.
Photos: Scenic view of the Sandy Island Oyster Bed MPA in Carriacou (above); As with many places in the Caribbean, fish play an important role in home food (right, S. Lee).
Through a C-FISH partnership, SIOBMPA has been able to:
The Ministry of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs currently employs three MPA wardens for SIOBMPA. Day to day activities are currently managed by the former Chair and representative of the Ministry of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs, on the SIOBMPA Board, who is also a full time employee of the Ministry, in another capacity. The current priority needs include the following:
- A full time manager and an additional warden to enhance management capacity.
- A purpose-built patrol boat and equipment for communication and safety to enhance the enforcement capacity of the MPA.
- Communication and GPS equipment to enable fishers to exploit fishing resources further offshore.
- Opportunities for peer to peer learning exchanges with fishers at successful MPAs.
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We've enjoyed several biking weekends over the past month and have been loving the beautiful fall colors, the cooler temperatures for climbing hills, and the chance to continue doing a sport that we love on trails that are much quieter these days. Below are five places that we've enjoyed fall biking as a family. I hope you'll get the opportunity to plan a trip to one of these locations over the next month. They are also great destinations for a Thanksgiving road trip should you want to make a long weekend out of your adventures.
|Fall biking in Drumheller, Alberta Badlands
Fall Biking! 5 Places to Explore with your Family
1. Drumheller and the Alberta Badlands
We took advantage of a free day to go explore Drumheller a few weeks ago. We checked out a brand new bike trail while there (new to us that is) and rode our bikes from just outside McMullen Island Park to the Royal Tyrell Museum on the river parks trail system so that we could take advantage of our Experience Alberta's History Annual Pass.
|Biking the Drumheller River Parks Trail System near McMullen Island Park
While the paved riverside trail was generally easy, there is one long hilly stretch leading up to the museum that younger kids may have to walk. I'd also strongly advise sending adults down the hill first on the return ride. There's one blind corner and if you're going too fast, you could easily collide with people walking or riding up. Other than this section though, the ride is relatively flat and you can start your ride downtown by the giant dinosaur if you want to ride further. Our shortened trip from outside the town core was only 6 km return at most.
|Biking to the Royal Tyrell Museum, Drumheller
The other bike ride that we LOVE in Drumheller is a bit more "off the beaten path" and will have you feeling like perhaps you should be on a motorized version of your bike. Earlier this summer we rode to the ghost town of Wayne where we got to cross 11 one-lane bridges on a scenic country road. The ride is short and is approximately 10 km return. A stop at the Last Chance Saloon breaks the trip up and makes for an extremely pleasant outing.
|Biking the road to the Ghost Town of Wayne, Drumheller
Notes if you want to bike to Wayne with children:
- You will be sharing the road with vehicles and motor bikes. This is not a bike path. Make sure your children know to stay to the right side of the road. We found most vehicles and bikers to be very respectful of us and most let us cross the bridges first before passing.
- The motorbikes were quite scary at times when they came up behind us in groups of 10+ riders. Children with sensitivities to loud noise might not enjoy this ride.
- You will be visiting a "biker bar" should you choose to stop at the Last Chance Saloon. Most visitors to Wayne arrive on motor bike and you will most likely be the only guests on "pedal bikes." There is also a very good chance that you will be the only people with children in the bar. Needless to say, language is sometimes an issue and conversations around you might not always be family-friendly. We didn't really find this to be a big problem but I would suggest going early in the day before the bar gets too busy.
|Parked outside the Last Chance Saloon in Wayne
2. Jasper, Northern Rockies
Last September we took a weekend trip to Jasper and fully enjoyed biking around the Town of Jasper's easy trail system. I've written about all of our favourite trails in Jasper in this story: The Best Family Bike Trails in Jasper so you can plot out your adventure should you wish to plan a trip north for Thanksgiving.
|Biking Jasper's Easy Trail System
Given Jasper's location, 5 hours from Calgary or 4 hours from Edmonton, you'll need to find a place to stay. I have two suggestions for you that won't involve camping (unless you like cool-weather camping.) First, book a private room at the HI Athabasca Falls Wilderness Hostel. The rooms sleep 5 to 6 people with two bunk beds and a double bed. Cooking facilities are located in a separate shared cabin and the hostel is quite cozy for a wilderness facility. Bathrooms (pit toilets) are located outside but there is clean filtered drinking water, electricity, and heat at the hostel to make you very comfortable for a weekend.
For more information on the Athabasca Falls hostel, visit the website at the link above. I've also checked and as of right now, there is at least one private room available both Saturday and Sunday night of the Thanksgiving weekend. After this however, the hostel is closed until November 10th so plan your trip before or after this time period.
|Checking in at Athabasca Falls Hostel
The second option that I enjoy for cool weather "glamping" in Jasper is to book a cozy resort style cabin with a kitchen. Last fall we stayed at the Pine Bungalows, but it's already closed for the season. Fortunately there are plenty of other options here.
And if you want to plan your trip for later in October, try to plan it around the Jasper Dark Sky Festival. You'll be able to bike all day and then spend your evenings star gazing or attending free interpretive science shows.
|Jasper has many cute cabin resorts perfect for a fall biking weekend
3. Lake Louise, Banff National Park
After hiking in snow last weekend it feels crazy to recommend Lake Louise as a prime "fall biking" location but fortunately the snow tends to stay higher up until November so you still have a month to get out and enjoy the great bike trails here. And yes, I said "bike" trails! Lake Louise has some awesome trails that are much more fun on a bike than they would be on foot. And, they are super fun with kids!!
We spent a day biking at Lake Louise this month and discovered two prime trails for families. The first one is the Tramline Trail which takes you from the lake all the way down to the village. Don't make the kids bike back uphill to the lake at the end and skip setting up a shuttle. We just hung out at the coffee shop in the village while the dads biked back up the road for the vehicles parked at the lake.
|Biking from Lake Louise down to the Village on the Tramline Trail
The Tramline Trail is 5 km in length and loses 186 metres in height, all on a good double wide trail that is tracked and groomed for cross country skiing in the winter. The trail is a bit bumpy in spots and I advise having hand brakes for it. That being said, our youngest group rider had coaster brakes and was riding a small 14" bike - and did just fine.
|Easy riding on the Tramline Trail at Lake Louise
The second trail that we enjoyed biking was the Bow River Loop which circles the village and campground area. The full loop is 7 km and is relatively flat. The trail is more narrow than the Tramline Trail (single track in nature) but is definitely not super skinny. Kids will enjoy the occasional roots and flowy sections, the bridges, and opportunities to get close to the Bow River.
After riding the Bow River Loop once, I think it will become an annual favourite for our family and I can see us camping at Lake Louise next summer so that we can spend the weekend biking.
|Scenic riding on the Bow River Loop, Lake Louise
Where to stay at Lake Louise this fall:
We stayed at the HI Mosquito Creek Wilderness Hostel on the Icefields Parkway, roughly 20 minutes away from Lake Louise. This hostel has a private family cabin with two bedrooms and communal kitchen/living area in the same cabin. It sleeps 10 people if you book the full cabin or can be reserved separately if you just want to book one of the two bedrooms for 5 people. We always book the whole thing and travel with another family.
Alternately, there are dorm room cabins at Mosquito Creek that sleep 12 people. Kids have to be 6+ to sleep in a shared dorm room but we always get around this by booking an entire dorm room. We travel with two other families and this easily fills a dorm. The hostel has two sleeping cabins and then a communal cabin with fireplace room and kitchen. It is very cozy for a weekend away. Note that it is definitely a wilderness property (pit toilets outside,) but that there is electricity, clean filtered drinking water, and heat in the cabins.
|HI Mosquito Creek Hostel, Icefields Parkway
The Mosquito Creek Hostel is unfortunately closed from October 10th through November 10th but does have available dorm beds over the Thanksgiving weekend. It will then open up again for ski season in November. In the meantime, there are private rooms located at the HI Lake Louise Hostel and Alpine Centre where you can hop on the bike trails right from your hostel front door.
|Stay at the Lake Louise Alpine Centre and you'll be steps away from the bike trails
Another affordable option for families with children over the age of 6 is the HI Castle Mountain Hostel. While this hostel has no private rooms, it does have gender specific dorm rooms and is a very luxurious hostel with indoor plumbing, showers, electricity, and heat. The hostel is located approximately 20 minutes away from Lake Louise and would be awesome for a fall weekend getaway.
|Bridge crossing on the Bow River Loop, Lake Louise
4. Rocky Mountain House, Central Alberta
When I think of "National Historic Site" I always seem to think "mountains." This definitely isn't the case in Rocky Mountain House where you can bike to the National Historic Site there to learn about our fur trading history, aboriginal peoples and explorers. We visited the site over the September long weekend and biked the Petro Canada Bicycle Trail from the Town of Rocky Mountain House. The trail was 5 km in length (one way) and relatively flat. We chose to just ride one way while dads rode back for the vehicles so that we could explore the bike trails around the Historic Site after arriving.
|Biking on the Petro Canada Bicycle Trail into the Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site
At the Rocky Mountain National Historic Site, we enjoyed biking the David Thompson Trail which is a 3.2 km loop. It took us to the 1799 fort sites of the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company. We biked past the heritage camping area (where families can stay in traditional tipis or canvas tents,) checked out the Brierley rapids (the furthest point the explorers could get in their canoes, going upstream,) and got up close to the bison paddock.
|Interpretive Trails at the Historic Site, great for biking or walking
While the Interpretive Centre at the Historic Site is closed for the season after October 1st, you can still bike into the site and explore the park trails. You can also buy tickets for special Halloween themed events in the park running from October 6th through the 15th. Time your trip over Thanksgiving and you can still camp at nearby Crimson Lake Provincial Park. After that, you'll have to look for accommodations in the Town of Rocky Mountain House.
|Displays at the Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site
If camping at Crimson Lake for Thanksgiving, make sure you check out the Amerada Mountain Bike Trail, 10 km in length, or the Twin Lake - Crimson Lake Trail which connects Rocky Mountain House with Twin Lake and Crimson Lake.
|Biking the Amerada Trail, Crimson Lake Provincial Park
For more information on camping at Crimson Lake Provincial Park, please check out my previous story: Crimson Lake Provincial Park - Hidden Gem in Alberta Campgrounds.
|Biking the Twin Lake to Crimson Lake Trail
5. Invermere, Radium Hot Springs, and the The Columbia Valley, BC
I couldn't write a fall biking story without including my absolute favourite place to ride in October. This is a regular destination for us over Thanksgiving and the fall colours are absolutely beautiful in this valley.
|Thanksgiving Biking in Radium Hot Springs, Sinclair Creek
For a complete list of bike trails that I recommend for families, check out my previous post on the Best Family Bike Trails in the Columbia Valley.
|Scenic Views on the Old Coach Trail, Columbia Valley
Also check out Autumn Mountain Biking in the Columbia Valley.
|The Radium Hot Springs Bike Park - always a hit with the kids!
For other inspiration, read The Best of the Columbia Valley (Radium Hot Springs to Invermere - and beyond)
For accommodations in the valley, I'll have to leave the searching to you because we always rent a condo. Owner Direct Vacations is a good place to get started.
For campers, the Red Streak Campground in Radium Hot Springs is open through the Thanksgiving weekend as is the Canyon RV Resort in Radium and the Fairmont Hot Springs RV Resort.
|Deja View! (the unofficial name for the single track loops off of the Old Coach Trail)
Top Gear that We Recommend for Fall Biking
Along with a good bike (because it always starts there) I recommend three key pieces of clothing to make cool weather biking enjoyable.
First, we love wearing a Buff or similar version of the classic "tubular head wrap" underneath our helmets on cooler days. This keeps your ears and face warm without creating a lot of bulkiness underneath the helmet.
|Can you see the purple buff under my helmet? My ears were toasty warm on this chilly ride
Second, gloves are paramount to fall biking happiness! And while I'm partial to a cheap pair of fleece mittens for myself, we have two current models of bike gloves that we swear by for our son. On warmer days, we love the ZippyRooz Half Finger Gloves that we got from the Alberta company All Out Kids Gear.
The ZippyRooz gloves have more padding on the palms than the previous kids bike gloves we had and have finger loops to help kids pull their gloves off (without turning them inside out!) They are honestly the best style of bike gloves I've seen yet for kids on the market and are super stretchy so that I can easily get them on my son's hands. (unlike our previous ones where it was always a battle!)
The Zippy Rooz bike gloves come in fun colours and designs along with a full finger version that we'll have to check out for cooler weather next.
|ZippyRooz Bike Gloves for warm fall days
The other gloves that we like for colder days are the Outdoor Research Flurry Wool Gloves. My son's are a bit more "basic" than the current model at MEC but we love how warm they are. They also allow kids to still use their brakes and gears (unlike bulkier gloves or mittens.)
|The OR Flurry gloves double well as cool weather hiking gloves
Finally, a light puffy is KEY for cool days on a bike. Nothing super heavy but just a light insulated jacket. We are partial to the kids' North Face Jackets and my son is currently wearing the Boy's Thermoball Full Zip Jacket that we got from Canadian company, Altitude Sports. While we wouldn't wear insulated jackets when climbing big hills, they are awesome for leisurely cool weather bike rides, trips to school, and chilly fall days.
|Autumn hiking in our new North Face Thermoball puffy
Gearing up for autumn hiking and biking? Check out online companies All Out Kids Gear and Altitude Sports. Both offer free shipping and great refund policies.
|Fall biking at its finest
End of Season Thanks Yous
Thank you to the many sponsors and groups who helped make the content in this story possible.Thank you to Alberta Parks for giving me the honor of being an Alberta Parks Ambassador this season. This has given us the challenge we needed to go out and explore new campgrounds, new parks, and new bike trails.
Big thanks to All Out Kids Gear, ZippyRooz, and Altitude Sports for helping us gear up for fall and for our outdoor pursuits.
Huge thanks to Hostelling International who put us up for a weekend at the Mosquito Creek Hostel so that we could finally spend a weekend biking at Lake Louise.
And finally, we are continually grateful to Spawn Cycles for allowing our son to ride such an amazing bike. We still swear by the 20" Savage 1.0 that Noah rides and thanks to a great mountain bike instructor, he is finally starting to see the value in riding UP the mountain before he can enjoy the ride down. (something I wouldn't want to make my child do on a heavy box store bike that weighs more than he does.)
|Parting shot


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It was with great anticipation and excitement this week that we brought to you for the first time "Gold & Black Illustrated EXPRESS," our new weekly publishing platform during football and basketball seasons.
GBI EXPRESS is an online publication produced weekly during the heart of Purdue's sports seasons, taking the place of our weekly print magazine.
Gold & Black Illustrated as you've known it for the past two decades will continue to publish in the form of six yearly, full-color, glossy magazines to be printed every other month throughout the year, tackling the most compelling subject matter such as bowl season, NCAA Tournament time and football's national signing day.
But EXPRESS takes the place of our weekly tabloid publication.
Why the change?
Countless factors led to us making this move, but the absolute bottom line is that our new format allows us to get you the information you want when you want it. It's critical for us to be able to get you your magazine in a timely manner.
GBI EXPRESS is distributed electronically in PDF format, allowing you access to the magazine almost literally as soon as we're done running spell check.
During the 2010 football season, you'll have the magazine up on your screen before dinnertime every Wednesday.
If you've received our magazine in the mail in recent years, you may be aware of the difficulties we've had delivering you our publication in a timely, relevant manner.
This move alleviates all such concerns.
If we're previewing a Purdue-Notre Dame game, you will have your magazine right in front of you days before the Boilermakers and Fighting Irish kick off, rather than - in some cases - days or even weeks after the game's been played.
We can't emphasize enough that the most important factor here is that our new format gets your magazine to you as soon as possible.
How do you read the new magazine?
Each week, the PDF will be linked at GBIPrint.com for users to download in a matter of mere seconds.
It can then be read right there on your computer or even your mobile device.
And yes, the PDF can be read on an iPad, Kindle or Nook.
If you have provided us with your e-mail address, we'll send a bulletin at the time GBI EXPRESS posts which includes a direct link and your user name and password.
Are GBI EXPRESS and GoldandBlack.com the same thing?
No, they are not.
GBI EXPRESS and GoldandBlack.com remain separate products requiring separate subscriptions, but the new print format does allow us to integrate the two to make the GBI EXPRESS experience even better.
You'll find embedded in the magazine links to our GoldandBlack.com player biographies, video, audio and much, much more.
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Home Kitchen....love My Oven! Samsung Review
Business By Kitagrl Updated 8 Jul 2009 , 1:10am by beachcakes
Just had to share that several months ago I got a new oven for my home kitchen. I'm not able to build on or make anything semi commercial yet but I wanted more room to bake so anyway...I got a Samsung oven. The capacity of the Samsung (or LG actually but they cost even more) are the largest among home ovens so I got one, and then ordered an extra rack. (The professional Samsung comes with three racks, the home one only two for whatever reason, but the exact same capacity and interior design as the professional!)
So anyway its REALLY helped my baking days. The oven is a couple of inches wider inside than my old oven and then with three racks I can fit quite a few layers of cake in there. Right now I'm baking two 10's, two 8's, two 6's, and a 14" and if I wanted to I could fit a few extra in there too.
So anyway I just wanted to share that, in case any home bakers are searching for a new oven...the Samsung has a nice large capacity and bakes nicely too. The only thing I have found is NOT to put any cakes in until its completely preheated! (That means nothing in a "cold" oven) because its optional convection...and when its preheating the fans blow to preheat evenly. I have found out if I put cake in when that preheat fan is still blowing, it will brown the top of a pan of batter!
But that's easy to work around.
It cost about $899 at Best Buy (the online price was cheaper, so they took that price at the local store) plus I got the service plan with it so all in all about $1000. Well worth it!
Sounds like you and I are almost alike!! I bought the LG (but it was a great deal on sale) for THAT reason (the oven size) I looked into the commercial ones, and was going to get one, but they told me it would void the warranty if it was installed in a home kitchen (even a licenced one)
Congrats on the new toy - ain't it great when you can get sooo much more done in the same amount of time??
I got the LG and I love it. I went for the convection one, and I never have gotten used to that, but I love the oven anyway.
I couldn't get past the bright blue interior of the LG. haha.
I couldn't get past the bright blue interior of the LG. haha.
Oh, I love that bright blue interior. I don't know why, but I do!
I have the over the stove microwave that matches the oven - it has the bright blue interior too!
Isn't that funny....I remember looking and looking and looking at that one in the store and thinking "I don't think I can look at that every baking day." haha.
This is awesome! My oven is on it's last legs, so this info will be very helpful! Thanks!


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Gasp…shifty eyes…..I didn't admit that.
Thing is concealer, for some reason, is oddly addicting. Don't get me wrong color cosmetics are my bag all the way but I love me some concealer when it comes to obsessing over base products.
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Sleeping With the Cellphone: The 20-Something Donor
Are people in their 20s really that much different from their older peers?
A recent study by Convio, Edge Research, and Sea Change Strategies shows that this emerging generation of donors gets involved with charities in a decidedly new-media way.
An article in this week's Chronicle shows how nonprofit groups are changing their fund-raising strategies to appeal to donors in their 20s and offers tips for how to connect with Generation Y.
Before proceeding with social-media plans, fund raisers and others should look at the statistics here, which provide some food for thought for those who are trying to decide whether social media is worth their time.
While we've pointed in previous posts to the notion that social-media sites like Twitter and Facebook are not raising huge pots of money for most groups, it is also worth noting that nonprofit organizations neglect Twitter, Facebook, text messaging, and other social channels at their own peril.
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Vladimir Markman, Sverdlovsk Jewish activist accused of hooliganism and giving slanderous information about the Soviet Union abroad, was convicted today in Sverdlovsk to three years on special regime, which is hard labor, Richard Maass, chairman of the National Conference on Soviet Jewry, reported. According to Maass, Roman A. Rudenko, procurator general for the entire Soviet Union, presided at the trial.
Commenting on the trial, Maass said, "With the cruel and barbaric sentencing…there can no longer be any doubt that Soviet policy, however extensive the recent propaganda attempts by Soviet officials have been, is continuing to reflect the view that Soviet Jews, and particularly Jewish activists, will be stopped." Maass also said that the persecution and hounding of Markman, before his arrest and prior to "this farce of a trial," speaks for itself. Both Markman and his wife had reportedly been harassed in the weeks since his arrest April 29. They had been attempting to obtain a Moscow lawyer and move the trial to Moscow, where foreign journalists would be present. Maass explained that "Soviet officials counted on the relative isolation of the city of Sverdlovsk to cover up what is a blatant and gross travesty of the word 'justice.'"
He further said, "We fear now, that based on this conviction, in the remote town of Sverdlovsk, a broad 'conspiracy plot' may be charged against others. Soviet officials, who believed they would bury this case and set an example for other Jews, are mistaken. We are asking prominent individuals…to make it clear to Soviet officials that this type of 'star-chamber' procedure can no longer be covered up."
The NCSJ is sending letters and telegrams to all their constituent agencies and local communities, to legal associations and individual lawyers, as well as US government officials. Telegrams have gone to Pres. Nixon and the State Department protesting the conviction. Many have expressed fear that the evidence gathered at Markman's trial will be used at further trials of Jewish activists in Moscow, the NCSJ said.
The NCSJ had reported previously that a Soviet telephone operator had testified at the trial that she had overheard Markman giving "slanderous information" about the Soviet Union during an alleged telephone conversation with Israel. The defendant was reported at the trial to have said that anti-Semitism did exist in the Soviet Union.


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- Transport: By car.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive Addis Ababa and Transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Addis.
Day 2: Drive to Langano, en route visit Lake Zway-shelters a variety of water birds. Continue driving to Lake Langano, Abyata and Shalla National Park. Overnight in Langano.
Day 3: Drive to Arbaminch via Sodo; continue driving to Chencha (Dorze people). Overnight in Arba Minch.
Day 4: Drive to Netch Sar National Park passing through Arba Minch Forest and crossing the Bridge of Kulfo River–people call it The Bridge of God, reach Netch Sar, here you can find a great number of birds and wild animals species. After lunch boat trip on lake Chamo. Overnight in Arba Minch.
Day 5: After breakfast drive to Jinka on the way visit, Tsemai, Benna, Ari tribes. Overnight in Jinka.
Day 6: After breakfast visit the Mursi Village (Mursi people are very colorful with a lot of body decoration, ornaments and most remarkable characteristic is the lip disk for which they are famous over the world). Overnight in camping at Mago.
Day 7: Drive to Murle on the way visit Karo Village and wildlife (Karo people are noted for their colorful body painting). Overnight in Murle Camping.
Day 8: Drive to Turmi, visit the Bume people and overnight Turmi at Hammer people camping site.
Day 9: After breakfast visit the hammer people, colorful markets at Dimeka or Tumi–depending up on the day. Hammer people dances and if possible their marriage ceremonies with the jumping of bulls. Overnight in Turmi Camping.
Day 10: Drive to Omorate for Dassanech people and villages, back to Turmi for Overnight stay.
Day 11: After breakfast drive to Konso, through Erbore people. Overnight Konso.
Day 12: Visit Konso Village-Konso people are famous on Terracing, drive to Abra Minch for overnight stay.
Day 13: After breakfast drive to Awassa on the way visit Wondo Genet, have an opportunity to bathe in the natural hot springs and hot swimming pool. Continue driving to Awassa for Overnight stay.
Day 14: Drive to Bale National Park, via Shashemane and other smaller towns until you reach Bale region late in the afternoon. Overnight in Goba Ras Hotel.
Day 15: After breakfast one can enjoy driving, hiking and photo safaris activities in and around the National Park. Then drive back to the hotel late in the afternoon. Overnight in Goba Ras Hotel.
Day 16: Early in the morning drive to Sof Omar cave and observe the gorgeous bank of the Weyb River which flows through the cave. Then drive to Sodore Resort area for an overnight stay.
Day 17: After breakfast bathe in natural hot springs and International hot swimming pool in Sodore Resort area, drive to Addis Ababa for overnight stay. Overnight in Addis.
Day 18: City tour of the capital and Transfer to Bole International Airport for final departure.
Bale Mountains National Park (BMNP): With their vast moorlands, extensive heath, virgin woodlands, pristine mountain streams and alpine climate, the Bale Mountains remain an untouched and beautiful world. Rising to a height of more than 4,000 meters, the range borders the southern highlands of Ethiopia. The establishment of the 2,400 square kilometers park was crucial to the survival of the mountain Nyala, Menelik's bushbuck and Simien red wolf. The Bale Mountains offer some fine high altitude horse and foot trekking, and the streams of the park are well stocked with rainbow and brown trout. The park contains the highest peak in southern Ethiopia, Tullu Deemtu. The centre of the park is the high saneti plateau of 4,000 meters, which is crossed by the highest all-weather road in Africa.
Mago National Park (MNP): The MNP is situated within the Great Rift Valley system in the southern Nations Nationalities and peoples region. It is one of the principal but also the youngest national park, established in 1978 with a total area of 2,620 squire kilometers. The MNP is located adjacent to the Omo National Park in the south–eastern part close to the Kenya border. The Mago River and the Mursi Hill range form the western boundary. The Mago hot spring and Mago Mountains from the northern boundary.
The park as it is with Omo National Park has always been known for its wealth of wildlife varieties and is perhaps comparable to those of east Africa. Among big mammals: Buffalo comprises the highest population as compared to other conservation areas in Ethiopia. There are Warthog, Bush pig, and carnivores including lions, leopards, Cheetah, Wild dog, Caracal, Bat-eared fox and many species of smaller mammals in the park. The riverine forest has many colobus and grivet monkeys. Baboons are very common.
Lake Langano: It is an exotic resort located some 200 km south of Addis. It is one of the most popular beaches in the country. The outstretched lake view surrounded by a rocky promontory and a white beach, spotted with graceful acacia trees, adorn the place with serene beauty unmatched any where in the Rift valley. Lake Langano, being set against the undulating residual 4000 meters, breathtakingly attracts holidaymakers to water-ski, windsurf, sail, swim of bask in the blazing sun or stroll along the slopes of the sandy beaches.
Lake Abyata and Shalla: Lake Abyata and Shalla constitute a national park of the same name. Although they are separated by only 3 km strip of land, the two lakes are quite different. Shalla, the southern lake is enclosed in a 266 m. deep crater while Abyata is a large shallow brackish lake no more than 14 m. deep anywhere. Shalla is mostly inaccessible, except for its eastern shores with steaming hot springs, hot enough for instant cooking. That may be just as well since it seems to serve as the breeding ground for many species of water birds (such as its Pelican Island) that congregate at Lake Abyata. More than 300 species of birds have been recorded in the 1,040 kilo meter squire Abyata and Shalla National park including up to 200,000 greater Flamingoes.
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To reach the IRB office, email email@example.com or call 31--977-7744.
All faculty, staff and students at Saint Louis University conducting research involving human subjects must submit their research protocol to the IRB for review and approval prior to commencing the project. In order to assist investigators in deciding whether a planned activity constitutes as research involving human subjects, the IRB has created the educational brochure, "Is Your Project Human Subjects Research? A Guide for Investigators" and a human subjects research determination checklist to assist in determinations.
If uncertain, or for official determinations of whether IRB submission is required, complete the SLU IRB human subjects research determinations form.
Full board applications must be submitted by the deadline to be assigned to the next IRB meeting. Exempt and expedited submissions do not; they are reviewed as submitted.
In some departments/schools, there is a Protocol Preparation Committee (PPC) that conducts scientific review of protocols prior to submission to the IRB.
If your department or school has a PPC, you must submit your protocol to the PPC for review prior to submitting to the IRB. The PPC will review your protocol for scientific merit and adherence to IRB instructions. This process is built into eIRB.
For further guidance, refer to these study guidelines.
If a class research project is designed or done with the intent to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.
If you plan to publish your data in any way (e.g. abstract, article or poster) or plan on sharing your data outside of a classroom setting, then you should certainly contact the IRB.
The approval stamp date corresponds with the date that the IRB gave the study approval (e.g., the IRB meeting date). The approval termination is the date that IRB approval of the study expires (typically one year from the approval date, but could be less). If a consent document was modified during the approval period, the stamp would also have the date that the change was approved (it corresponds with the date that the IRB signed a change-in-protocol form).
Subjects who enroll on a study must sign a valid consent document (i.e., the study approval has not expired). This consent is valid for the duration of the subject's participation unless changes to a study require a subject to be re-consented with a modified document. For more information, see the consent do's and don'ts.
If your project involves recording identifiable personal information with health information (PHI), then HIPAA applies. See the HIPAA tip sheet for scenarios to help you.
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Yes, if it meets the criteria for a reportable SAE per SLU guidelines. The SAE decision tree is available to assist in making determinations.
The reporting requirement stipulates that the serious adverse event be reported in three calendar days. If some details of the report cannot be completed, submit the report with a statement that a revised report will be submitted to the IRB when the details are known.
SAE reports can be submitted in eIRB during all hours.
No. The IRB does not require submission of events that are not reasonably related to the protocol (e.g., motor vehicle accident).
Be sure to describe in detail which personnel are being deleted vs. which personnel are being added. You must also provide a brief description of the new study personnel's roles and responsibilities for the project (e.g. Joe Smith, the new research coordinator, is responsible for screening potential subjects, obtaining informed consent, and follow-up calls). Also, when adding new personnel, proof of training will be required if it does not populate into eIRB.
Yes, however, it is important to state in your protocol how the email addresses were obtained (i.e., The PI is a professor and has email addresses of his students in a distribution list, the potential subjects have agreed to be contacted for research by signing up for a registry online or the list has been made accessible for research purposes to the PI).
When contacting subjects directly (via mailed letter or email message), the introductory paragraph should include a general statement regarding how the investigator obtained the subjects' contact information (e.g., "We are contacting members of the XXX Association regarding..." or "You are receiving this questionnaire because you are a health care provider in the state of Missouri.")
De-identified, according to HIPAA (or "the Privacy Rule") means health information about an individual that does not identify an individual and with respect to which there is no reasonable basis to believe that the information can be used to identify an individual is not individually identifiable health information. (45 CFR 164.514 (a-b)).
Data can be de-identified if:
Coded means that:
According to the definitions above, both terms are designed to protect the identity of the subject in combination with information recorded for the study. Coding can be a method used to protect identifiable health information. Coding may also be used in studies that do not collect health information. If a study is collecting private or sensitive information (e.g., alcohol consumption, sexual orientation, abuse history), but not health information, coding is a method that can be used to protect the identity of the subjects providing such information.
The sponsor needs to make sure an investigator is using an IRB that complies with the requirements from 21 CFR 56 [see 21 CFR 312.23(a)(1)(iv)]. The sponsor views a membership list as one marker of compliance. The FDA information sheets (see "Sponsor-Investigator-IRB relationship" in the 1998 update) state:
FDA regulations [21 CFR 312.23(a)(1)(iv)] require that a sponsor assure the FDA that a study will be conducted in compliance with the informed consent and IRB regulations [21 CFR parts 50 and 56]. This requirement has been misinterpreted to mean that it is a sponsor's obligation to determine IRB compliance with the regulations. This is not the case. Sponsors should rely on the clinical investigator, who assures the sponsor on form FDA-1572 for drugs and biologics or the investigator agreement for devices that the study will be reviewed by an IRB. Because clinical investigators work directly with IRBs, it is appropriate that they assure the sponsor that the IRB is functioning in compliance with the regulations.
Some sponsors operate outside of the United States and have asked for a written statement that the IRB is in compliance with the ICH guidelines. They commonly refer to 5.11 ("Confirmation of Review by IRB/IEC"). These are guidelines only and are not regulations.
The Saint Louis University IRB membership often changes (especially during the course of the study which can be several years). Therefore, in response to these requests, the IRB provides two standard letters (IRB membership and conflict of interest forms) to address the sponsor's concerns related to IRB compliance.


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Broadway dance comes to the bergenPAC when the New Jersey Ballet revives "Ballet on Broadway" Saturday, May 2 at 8PM in Englewood.
Featured are two Broadway production numbers by award-winning choreographer Patti Colombo; the Challenge Dance from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Too Darn Hot from Kiss Me Kate. Plus the New Jersey premiere of March, a fast, flashy, high-steppin' ensemble piece by Broadway veteran James Kinney that's bound to make you feel deliriously, glad-to-be-alive happy.
Earlier this year, James choreographed an original new dance work for DANCE TRACKS NYC, set to Stephen Sondheim's "Another Hundred People" (part of a three-part suite) inspired by a recording with an orchestration by Luther Henderson and conducted by Paul Gemignani, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The piece was performed with a hand selected group of 7 dancers at Lincoln Center's Clark Theater. The piece generated excitement and Dance Tracks Director Pamela Pardi asked James to continue fleshing out the piece and come back in April for another showcase at The Alvin Ailey Dance Theater. He expanded the piece to 12 dancers. That piece had a Working Title of "March" and also included the music of George Gershwin, which was the remainder of the three-part suite. For this New Jersey Ballet debut, Kinney is being assisted by Jessica Dillan, who danced the female principle role in the original staging.
Ballet on Broadway takes place at bergenPAC, 35 North Van Brunt, Englewood. Tickets range from $20 to $50. Click here for more information.
This season, New Jersey Ballet becomes the first New Jersey dance company to reach the half century mark and only the second professional performing arts organization in the state to do so.
For nearly half a century, New Jersey Ballet has thrilled audiences from Bergen to Cape May with top quality professional ballet and has given hundreds of thousands of adults and children their first introduction to ballet and inspired in many a lifelong love of the arts.
The repertory includes works choreographed by some of the greatest names in the world of dance: Balanchine, deMille, Tudor, Nebrada, North, Pourfarrokh, Taras, Sappington, Renvall, Tomal, Vernon, Vesak, Petipa, Chabukiany, Saint Leon and Bournonville. The company's artistic advisors include 3 of the greatest international dancers of the 20th century; Edward Villella, Eleanor D'Antuono and Leonid Kozlov, who coach the dancers in repertory they themselves danced at New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and the Bolshoi.


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It wasn't a typical Saturday afternoon at Planet Hollywood's Pleasure Pool, where the weekly bikini contest took on a different flavor leading up to the finals over Labor Day Weekend.
Contributing photographer Tom Donoghue, who was on duty for the weekly poolside assignment under the sizzling sun, reports that there were flips, jumps and splits. Two contestants from California tied for first place, the first time this competition has seen a draw.
The ladies decided to do push-ups to determine a champion, and they still tied, so the final result was two winners. The runners-up hailed from Seattle and Wisconsin.
There are only three weeks left until the overall $5,000 winner is crowned, and then it's another year until the next weekly set of bikini contest photos as summer quickly fades away.
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