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Misconduct in Research
I. Introduction
The principles that govern scientific research are well established and have long been applied toward the discovery of new knowledge. High ethical standards based on these principles are a critical responsibility of faculties and administrators of academic institutions, and accuracy in the collection and reporting of data is essential to the research process. Dishonesty in these endeavors runs counter to the very nature of research, which is the pursuit of the truth.
The academic community is ultimately responsible to the public, and public trust in the academic community is absolutely vital. It is in the best interest of both the public and academic institutions to prevent misconduct in research and to deal responsibly with instances where misconduct is alleged.
II. General Premises
- This institution should accept as faculty members only those individuals whose career activities demonstrate the highest ethical standards. To this end, the credentials of all potential faculty must be thoroughly examined in order to verify all claimed accomplishments of a candidate.
- Since research results should always be supported by verifiable evidence, faculty and staff should maintain sufficient written records or other documentation of their studies.
- Faculty are responsible for the quality of all research reports based on their own efforts or on the collaborative work of students, technicians, or colleagues, especially those which bear their names. No faculty member should allow his or her name to be used on any research results for which that faculty member cannot assume full professional and ethical responsibility.
- This policy and the associated procedures set forth herein apply to all individuals at Murray State University engaged in research, whether paid by, under the control of, or affiliated with Murray State University, such as scientists, trainees, technicians, and other staff members, students, fellows, guest researchers, or collaborators at Murray State University.
III- General Provisions
- If either the inquiry or the investigation determines the allegations to be unsubstantiated, the University will make a diligent effort to restore the reputation of those accused. Also, the University will make every possible effort to protect the positions and reputations of those persons who, in good faith, made the original allegation.
- In connection with research funded pursuant to the Public Health Service Act, if Murray State University plans to terminate an inquiry or investigation for any reason without completing all relevant requirements of the Public Health Service regulation, a report of the planned termination shall be provided to the Office of Scientific/Research Integrity [hereinafter referred to as the OSI], including a description of the reasons for the proposed termination.
- In regards to research funded pursuant to the Public Health Service Act, the University
President shall notify OSI at any stage of the inquiry or investigation if:
- There is an immediate health hazard involved;
- There is an immediate need to protect Federal funds or equipment;
- There is an immediate need to protect the interests of the person(s) making the allegations or the individual(s) who are the subject of the allegations as well as his/her co-investigators and associates, if any;
- It is probable that the alleged incident is going to be reported publicly;
- There is a reasonable indication of possible criminal violation. In this instance, the University shall inform OSI within twenty-four (24) hours of obtaining that information.
- The University shall take interim administrative actions during any inquiry or investigation, as appropriate, to protect Federal funds and to insure that the purposes of the Federal financial assistance are carried out.
IV. Definitions
"Misconduct" or "Misconduct in Research" means fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, or other practices that seriously deviate from those that are commonly accepted within the academic community for proposing, conducting, or reporting research. It does not include honest error or honest differences in interpretations or judgments of data.
- "Inquiry" means information gathering and initial fact finding to determine whether an allegation or apparent instance of misconduct warrants an investigation.
- "Investigation" means the formal examination and evaluation of all relevant facts to determine if misconduct has occurred or, if misconduct has already been confirmed, to assess its extent and consequences or determine appropriate action.
V. Administrative Procedures
There are two separate phases involved in any misconduct charge: an inquiry and an investigation. An inquiry is the initial step after an allegation of misconduct is made. It is intended to determine if there are grounds for the allegations; it generally involves fewer people; and it is more informal than an investigation. An investigation, on the other hand, is conducted after an inquiry has clearly established that there are sufficient grounds for a full, thorough, and formal investigation.
A. Inquiry
Any employee of this University or other person as noted in section II(4) who has reason to suspect any other employee or other person as noted in section II(4) of misconduct with regard to either the conduct or reporting of research has the responsibility of following up those suspicions via the appropriate channels.
- Allegations of misconduct in research are to be made only on the basis of substantial evidence as opposed to insignificant deviations from acceptable practices, technical violations
of rules, simple carelessness, and minor infractions. It is the responsibility of
any employee or other person affiliated with the University as noted in section II(4)
who becomes aware of genuine evidence of scientific misconduct to present this, orally
or in writing, to the immediate supervisor of the individual(s) believed to be engaged
in misconduct. This letter/document should include a date and the supervisor should
record the date. The supervisor should keep in mind that a decision made by the President
to form an investigation committee will have to occur within sixty (60) calendar days
of this date.
Misconduct in research allegations are a very serious matter and all parties involved should take every possible measure to assure that the rights and reputations of all individuals named in such allegations as well as individuals who in good faith report the apparent misconduct are carefully protected.
- Upon receipt of an allegation of misconduct, an immediate inquiry shall be undertaken and must be completed by way of a final written report of the inquiry by the President within sixty (60) calendar days of its initiation unless circumstances clearly warrant a longer period. The written report shall state what evidence was reviewed, summarize relevant interviews, and include the conclusions of the inquiry. If the inquiry takes longer than sixty (60) calendar days to complete, the record of the inquiry shall include documentation of the reason(s) for exceeding the sixty (60) day period.
- An inquiry is initiated by the immediate supervisor of the individual(s) believed to be engaged in misconduct through a careful examination of the facts involved in the allegations, including interviews with all persons involved. Upon receipt of an allegation of misconduct, the immediate supervisor, as specified above, shall ensure that all original records and materials relevant to the allegation(s) are immediately secured. Said supervisor shall make an inventory of the records/materials and document the chain of custody of same. All others who may become involved in the inquiry/investigation (as the case may be) shall likewise document the chain of custody of said records/materials. If misconduct is not suspected, all parties are notified in writing of the decision. Said report along with a copy of the relevant records/materials shall be kept in a secure manner in the Office of the Provost for a period of three (3) years following termination of the inquiry. If misconduct in research is suspected, the immediate supervisor of the individual(s) in question must notify his or her immediate supervisor, who must inquire further. If all supervisors agree that misconduct is not suspected, all parties are to be notified in writing of the decision and said report along with a copy of the relevant records/materials shall be kept in a secure manner as specified above. If all supervisors suspect misconduct, a written report shall be prepared by said supervisors specifying the evidence reviewed, summarizing the interviews, and stating their conclusions. All supervisors conducting the inquiry should be individuals who do not have real or apparent conflicts of interest in the case, are unbiased, and should have the necessary expertise to evaluate the evidence and issues related to the allegation, interview the principals and key witnesses, and conduct the inquiry. This report shall be submitted to the Provost and to the accused individual(s) within forty-five (45) calendar days from the initiation of the inquiry. The accused individual(s) may file a written response to the report with all of the involved supervisors and with the Provost. Same must be filed within seven (7) calendar days of the date of the report. If the Provost is the accused individual, the report shall be sent to the President and the President shall assume all of the responsibilities of the Provost as pertaining to the misconduct inquiry and investigation.
- If, after reviewing the inquiry report, the Provost concludes that misconduct is not suspected, he or she will provide written notification to all parties of the decision. If the Provost concludes that the possibility of misconduct in research exists, he or she must immediately inform the President in writing, who has final responsibility for determining whether an investigation is warranted. The Provost's written determination shall be made within ten (10) calendar days of the supervisors' report; however, the Provost is prohibited from entering his report until subsequent to the seven (7) day waiting period for the accused to file a written response.
- If the President determines that it is not necessary to undertake an investigation, he or she will within sixty (60) calendar days from the date the inquiry commenced write a report which includes the reasons for this decision. A copy of the President's report will be sent to the individual(s) accused of misconduct and all other parties. This report, the inquiry report, a copy of the relevant documents/materials, and the report of the Provost shall be filed in a secure manner in the Office of the Provost for a period of three (3) years following termination of the inquiry. Same shall, upon request, be provided to the Director, OSI (if the research in question involves funding pursuant to the Public Health Service Act).
- If the President determines that the possibility of misconduct in research exists, he or she shall notify, in writing, within sixty (60) calendar days from the date the inquiry commenced, the individual(s) accused of misconduct, all other parties, and immediately appoint an investigating committee (membership described below). Said committee shall be appointed and the investigation shall begin within thirty (30) calendar days of the President's determination to proceed with an investigation. The President shall also (if such research is being conducted pursuant to or under a grant issued by the Public Health Service) report the decision to initiate an investigation to the Director. OSI, on or before the date the investigation begins. The notification shall include the name of the person(s) against whom the allegation(s) have been made, the general nature of the allegation(s), and the Public Health Service application or grant number(s) involved. This report along with the inquiry report and report of the Provost shall be filed in a secure manner in the Office of the Provost for a period of three (3) years and shall, upon request, be provided to the Director, OSI.
- Notification for any research inquiry (other than research instituted pursuant to Public Health Service Act) shall be provided to other external agencies to the extent required by the regulations of the granting authority or as may be deemed appropriate by the President.
B. Investigation
- Once the decision is made to conduct an investigation, the appointed committee members shall consist of a department chair, a dean, and three (3) tenured faculty members who have the expertise to deal with technical aspects of the activities in question. The department chair and the dean shall be from outside the accused individual's department and college, respectively. One (1) of the faculty members will be from the accused individual's department while the other two (2) will be from outside the accused individual's department. The University's General Counsel shall act as an ex-officio and non-voting member of the committee. The accuser and all others having real or apparent conflicts of interest will not be appointed to the committee. The committee will elect its own chair, and the chair shall conduct meetings of this committee as frequently as may be necessary in order to determine whether or not the activities in question represent misconduct in research. All such meetings and the deliberations thereof shall be held in the strictest of confidence to protect the affected individual(s). Those accused of misconduct shall be afforded an opportunity to appear before the committee to comment on allegations and/or findings of the committee. The committee shall complete its investigation and submit a final report to the President within ninety (90) calendar days of initiation of the investigation. A copy of said report shall be forwarded to the accused for comments. Any response by the accused shall be filed with the President within ten (10) calendar days of the committee's report.
- If the investigation involves funding pursuant to the Public Health Service and if the committee determines that it will not be able to complete the investigation and forward same to the President for a final decision to be reached within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days, the committee shall submit to OSI a written request for an extension that explains the delay, reports on the progress to date, estimates the date of completion of the report, and describes other necessary steps to be taken. If the request is granted, the committee shall file periodic progress reports as requested by the OSI.
- The University shall (if the research in question involves funding pursuant to the Public Health Service Act) promptly advise OSI of any developments during the course of the investigation which disclose facts that may affect current or potential Department of Health and Human Services funding for individual(s) under investigation or that the Public Health Service needs to know to ensure appropriate use of Federal funding and otherwise protect the public interest.
- The final report of the committee shall be submitted to the President and shall set forth the policies and procedures under which the investigation was conducted, specify how and from whom the information was obtained in regard to the investigation, the findings and basis for said findings, and the actual text or an accurate summary of the views of any individual(s) found to have engaged in misconduct. The final report shall also include any sanctions that the committee recommends be taken by the University. If no appeal is taken by the accused within fifteen (15) calendar days of the committee's report, the committee's report shall be deemed final, and if the research involves funding pursuant to the Public Health Service Act, a copy of same shall be forwarded to the OSI. Should the committee recommend that the accused be sanctioned by termination, such recommendation shall automatically be reviewed by the President as per section VI.
- All documentation relative to an investigation and the findings of an investigation shall be maintained in the Office of the Provost by the University for a period of three (3) years. If the research in question involves funding pursuant to the Public Health Service Act, same, upon request, shall be made available to the Director of the OSI.
VI. Appeal Process
In the event of an official finding of "misconduct in research" by the investigating committee, the accused individual(s) shall have an opportunity to appeal. A written appeal of the committee's decision may be made to the President of the University within fifteen (15) calendar days of the committee's determination and shall be restricted to the body of evidence already presented, along with the accused's response, if any. Upon receipt of an appeal, the President shall review the committee's report and all other documentation and shall notify the appellant/accused, in writing, within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of the appeal of his/her decision. If the President determines that the alleged misconduct is substantiated by the findings, appropriate action shall be taken which may include:
- Withdrawal or correction of all pending or published abstracts and papers emanating from the research where scientific misconduct was found;
- Removal of the responsible person from the particular project, letter of reprimand, special monitoring of future work, probation, suspension, salary reduction, or termination;
- Restitution of funds as appropriate.
The decision of the President in hearing the appeal shall be final as to all issues with the exception of termination of an employee. If the research in question involves funding pursuant to the Public Health Service Act, a copy of said decision shall be forwarded to the OSI. Notification for any research investigation (other than research instituted pursuant to the Public Health Service Act) shall be provided to other external agencies to the extent required by the regulations of the granting authority or as may be deemed appropriate by the President. If the committee recommends termination, the President shall have the authority to reduce the recommended sanction and, if not, must refer the matter to the Board of Regents for further consideration. The decision of the Board of Regents shall be final.
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Several business executives and entrepreneurs were among the more than 150 people who signed a letter to President Barack Obama this week urging him to reject the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.
It's the latest salvo as efforts to sway the Obama administration's long-awaited decision on the pipeline intensify. Many of the letter's signatories are major donors to the Democratic Party.
While Keystone XL's southern leg has been completed, the northern portion — which would cross the national border to carry crude produced from Canada's oil sands into the United States — has been mired in a fierce political fight. In June, Obama said he would approve Keystone XL only if the project "does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution." A federal environmental analysis, expected to be released in coming months, will be vital in determining whether the pipeline meets that threshold.
The letter to Obama rejects an argument that Keystone XL wouldn't affect the pace of climate change because the oil sands will be mined whether or not the pipeline is built. The signatories said that other modes of transporting the crude — like rail — would be less economical.
"Our biggest fear is … that huge, new, long-term commitments to fossil fuel infrastructure will needlessly prolong fossil fuel addiction past the point of no return for a livable climate," the letter stated. "We find the argument that Keystone XL will not increase emissions disturbingly fatalistic."
You can view some of the letter's signatories in the slideshow above and read the full letter here:

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The creations I have made and also some of my husbands art.Now and then you may find a family member photo...just because!!
About Me
- Ann
- I am a mother of 2 and a grandmother of 4. I have 2 cats and 1 dog. My husband is an artist...he is an amazing person!! I love to create art..I love to alter ANYTHING. I also make primitive cloth dolls. I love to make jewelry as well.My home is my sanctuary and it is filled with my husbands art and my creations. I hope you like what you see...none of it is "perfect" in everyone's eyes...but I am proud of everything I've made.
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A DeKalb man is in trouble after allegedly trying to trick a drug test by wearing a fake penis.
Clinton Jackson, 23, is charged with violating his probation and attempting to defeat a screening test.
According to the Chicago Tribune, Jackson's probation officer noticed him pulling on something while he was taking the test, and discovered a fake penis connected to a hose and a bag filled with urine.
Jackson appeared in court Wednesday and was held on a $1,000 bond, according to the newspaper.
A product called "The Original Whizzinator," designed to beat drug tests, made news in 2005 when a Minnesota Vikings running back was caught with one at the Twin Cities airport.


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When I reviewed the Samsung Q30 back in January 2005 I decided that it was a great ultra-portable notebook, but the lack of PC Card slot concerned me. Plus, the fact that the Q30 doesn't have an optical drive is a definite issue these days, with machines like the Sony VAIO TX2XP sporting a DVD writer while remaining feather light and wafer thin. I was therefore very pleased when the Samsung Q35 landed on my desk and addressed both those issues.
To be honest the Q35 isn't exactly a natural replacement for the Q30, since it weighs over a kilo more than its older sibling. Of course I'm not suggesting that 1.89kg is heavy for a notebook, but when you consider that the Q30 only weighed 822g, almost any other notebook seems portly by comparison. But with dimensions of 299 x 214 x 35mm (WxDxH) the Q35 is still pretty damn small by anyone's standards.
Like most Samsung notebooks I've looked at, the Q35 is finished in matt silver and it looks pretty good. There is a rumour of a gloss red version of the Q35 appearing though, something that the company did with the Q30 as well. Opening up the lid reveals a 12.1in widescreen display, complete with high-contrast glossy coating. With a screen resolution of 1,280 x 800, you're getting a decent amount of desktop real estate considering the physical size.
In use the screen is very bright, with vivid colours making it ideal for watching the odd movie on a plane or in your hotel room. That's not to say that the screen isn't good for general application work, because it is. However, as I always mention, some people just don't get on with these glossy screens, especially where there are multiple light sources around you. Of course if you don't like high contrast screens on notebooks, you're going to have to get used to them, because the majority of notebooks I see these days have them. It's a good thing that I like them then.
Despite the small dimensions, the keybaord is very good. I've stopped being surprised at ultra-mobile notebooks having good keyboards because all the major players seem to have cracked this issue. Sony, Fujitsu-Siemens and now Samsung have all managed to squeeze good quality keyboards into the slimmest chassis. The keys aren't too small, and there's a good amount of travel, with a solid break. What's really impressive is that there wasn't the slightest hint of flex no matter how hard or fast I typed.
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Browns top Bengals for 1st win
Cleveland, OH – Brandon Weeden threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns and the Cleveland defense found the end zone once, leading the Browns to their first win of the season Sunday in a 34-24 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.
Montario Hardesty had 56 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries, and Josh Gordon caught three balls for 99 yards and a score for Cleveland (1-5).
"It was a good win, and to see the fans, that made me feel really good, seeing the fans happy and having that first win at home in front of our home crowd," said Browns safety T.J. Ward, who had three tackles on the day. "It looked like a packed house, like it was a full stadium today, and it was just a good feeling."
Benjamin Watson had one touchdown catch, and Trent Richardson -- who entered the day tied for second in the league with four touchdowns -- carried 14 times for 37 yards before exiting with an injury.
The Browns' defense had a huge day, with Sheldon Brown returning an interception for a touchdown and Billy Winn recovering a fumble that he took back 35 yards with Cincinnati threatening late.
Cincinnati's Andy Dalton was 31-of-46 passing for 381 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions, and A.J. Green made seven grabs for 135 yards and two touchdowns.
Tight end Jermaine Gresham caught three balls for 68 yards and a touchdown and BenJarvus Green-Ellis carried 16 times for 62 yards for the Bengals (3-3) in defeat.
"We did a lot of very good things, but when you turn the ball over, you're gonna lose," Cincinnati head coach Marvin Lewis said. "And today, we turned the ball over. We did a little better job and got some plays defensively...but we have to win the battle on third down because that's the key to football."
After the Bengals went three-and-out to start the game, Cleveland gave the ball right back when Weeden was picked off deep in Cincinnati territory.
The Bengals used the change in momentum to get on the board, with Dalton linking up with Gresham on a 3rd-and-2 pass over the middle. The big tight end ran through the Browns' secondary on his way to a 55-yard touchdown reception.
Cleveland and Cincinnati traded punts near the end of the first, giving Weeden an opportunity to make up for his costly mistake early in the second quarter.
On a 3rd-and-8 from the Browns' 29, Weeden took the snap out of the shotgun, looked left and found a streaking Gordon, whom he hit in stride for a 71-yard TD strike to tie the game at 7-7. The play marked the Browns' longest play from scrimmage this year.
Both teams failed to move the ball past midfield on each of their next two possessions, with only Cincinnati getting to their own 48-yard line with 6:33 left in the half.
Late in the second, though, Cleveland was forced to punt from its own 18, with the Bengals' Brandon Tate returning the ball 32 yards back into Cleveland territory.
An additional 5-yard penalty set Cincinnati up at the 27-yard line, and the Bengals used the favorable field position to retake the lead.
Following two Green-Ellis runs for 23 yards, Dalton hit Green in the back of the end zone for a 4-yard touchdown strike, allowing Cincinnati to roll into the half up 14-7.
Cleveland got three points back early in the third, mainly due to special teams play, as Josh Cribbs fielded a punt at the Bengals' 10 and returned it 60 yards back to the Cincinnati 30-yard line. On 4th-and-3, Phil Dawson hit a 41-yard field goal to cut the Bengals' lead to 14-10.
Dalton's interception on the Bengals' next possession gave Cleveland the ball back just a minute later, setting up a 38-yard field goal from Dawson with 6:27 left to make it a one-point game.
Cleveland forced the Bengals to go three-and-out, and took a 20-14 lead early in the fourth quarter. Starting from Cleveland's own 34, Weeden led the Browns on a 10-play, 66-yard scoring drive, capped by a 1-yard TD run by Hardesty on the first play of the fourth.
After Dawson's kickoff went out of bounds giving Cincinnati the ball at its own 40-yard line, the Bengals came back with three points of their own when Mike Nugent hit a 44-yard field goal to end an eight-play scoring drive to make it a 20-17 game.
But Cleveland answered on both sides of the ball to put the game out of reach.
Cribbs began by returning the kickoff back to the 37 yard line, and the Browns offense put together another scoring drive, with Weeden hitting Watson for a 3-yard TD pass six plays later.
Sheldon Brown then picked off Dalton on the first play of Cincinnati's ensuing possession and returned it 19 yards for a score, increasing Cleveland's lead to 34-17.
The Bengals cut the lead to 34-24 with 5:21 remaining, when Dalton orchestrated a no- huddle scoring drive and linked up with Green for a 57-yard TD.
And although Cincinnati was threatening to score after forcing the Browns to punt, any chance of a comeback came to an end when Winn recovered a Dalton fumble at the Cleveland 23-yard line and advanced the ball 35 yards back into Cincinnati territory, and Usama Young picked off Dalton with under two minutes to play.
Game Notes
Richardson suffered a flank injury in the third quarter and his return was listed as questionable by Cleveland ...The Bengals had 438 yards of total offense compared to 328 for the Browns.


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The U.S. government has until January to solve the so-called fiscal cliff crisis. Eastspring Investment's Nicholas Ferres talks to the WSJ's Deborah Kan about how he's preparing for the worst-case scenario.
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Golden Axe review (Genesis)Reviewed January 14, 2004
Marc Golding says: "It seems as if some nefarious evildoing knave by the name of Death Adder (how corny is THAT name) has stolen a Golden Axe. The Golden Axe isn't a weapon you get to use or anything, it's just the sacred artifact that needs rescuing, in place of your girlfriend or sensei. As such, it's rather difficult to care about your quest. I mean, if my girl was kidnapped, I'd be quite riled up and ready to choke a few throats, but the disappearance of a kitchen knife or toolshed mainstay doesn't get me going. "
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For the last month or two, the planet Saturn has been on the far side of the sun, but emerges this week at dawn right next to the brilliant planet Venus.
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In this case, both Venus and Saturn are on the far side of the sun, viewed from the moving planet Earth. The result is that Saturn appears to be moving away from the sun while Venus appears to be moving toward the sun. The two planets will appear to pass on the morning of Nov. 27, when they will be separated by about the width of the moon.
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Venus is close to the sun and close to us, which combine to make it very bright. Saturn is far from the sun and far from Earth, combining to make it appear very dim in contrast to brilliant Venus.
Venus is a bright but featureless white gibbous shape, 87-percent illuminated, like a miniature version of the moon when it is four days past full, while Saturn is girdled by its famous rings.
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There will be an even closer alignment of three solar system bodies on Dec. 21 this year. This is not the alignment you may have heard of associated with the 2012 Mayan apocalypse hoax.
On Dec. 21, there will be a transit of Venus visible only from the planet Saturn. Like the transit of Venus visible from Earth earlier this year, the planet Venus will appear to cross the face of he sun, but you would have to be near Saturn to see it. This is another three-object alignment: sun, Venus, and Saturn.
There are, of course, no humans anywhere near Saturn, but there is a sophisticated probe named Cassini in orbit around Saturn, and astronomers plan to use Cassini to observe this transit.
As to that other "planetary alignment" predicted for Dec. 21, supposedly involving all eight planets, that is quite simply impossible. In fact, all eight planets have never aligned, not even once, in the entire 4 billion plus years that the solar system has existed.
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grae313 wrote:My biased opinion:
Yale is good in quantum computing, but if you have interest in anything else besides this, Cornell is the place to be. Cornell's nanofabrication facilities are the best in the country, and I formed this opinion after touring Berkeley, UCSB, and Stanford. The number, variety, and quality of instruments combined with their availability to students is unparalleled. We have top professors, amazing resources, and fantastic people. Yale has strong names in that one field, but does not have a comparably strong reputation overall in physics. At Cornell you will have the best equipment there is available to you 24/7 and the freedom to work with any professor in any department who will accept you as a student in their lab.
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A few days ago, a tech investment firm Andreessen Horowitz put $15 million into a site called Rap Genius.
Rap Genius is a lyrics site that helps readers figure out what the words behind a song really mean. The community can leave in-line annotations that analyze lyrics, literature, and even presidential speeches.
The site began as a fun weekend side project three years ago; it was created by three friends from Yale. Now Rap Genius is now one of the most-visited lyrics sites in the world.
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We spoke with the three founders, Mahbod Moghadam, Tom Lehman, and Ilan Zechory, about their rap-focused rocket ship. We caught them just before a Jay-Z concert, where they were scheduled to meet the musician after his show.
Here are some of the highlights:
- When Andreessen Horowitz invested, cofounder Ilan Zechory tells us it was like "peanut butter meeting chocolate."
- Most websites have white backgrounds. Rap Genius is black with neon fonts. The founders think it's "chill."
"It's something you can look at in your dorm room, when you're on drugs. That's what we're trying to build," one of the founders joked.
- One year from now, the founders think Rap Genius will be "the biggest site in the whole Internet."
We interviewed Zechory, Moghadam, and Lehman about how Rap Genius came to be and how it works. Here's a lightly edited transcript:
Business Insider: Marc Andreessen*, who cofounded Netscape, said Rap Genius is building a feature that he always intended Web browsers to have: annotations. How do you feel about that?
[That] was amazing. We didn't realize that until we got to know him. There's Ben [Horowitz] on the one hand who's basically obsessed with Rap Genius; he just loved the site, he uses it and he obviously loves rap. And then Marc came in and was into the annotate-the-Web thing and it was kind of like, peanut butter meets chocolate.
Are celebrities invested in Rap Genius or do they just use it to explain their lyrics?
Celebs are using the site. Tons of rappers are using it because they like it. All of these rappers and music labels have approached us because they think it's a cool concept and community and they want to get in front of all the fans who are into the lyrics. So yeah, it's just all love. But no, they aren't invested, they're just users.
How did Rap Genius start?
I'm from Detroit, Tom is from Miami, and Mafut is from LA. We all met at Yale. And we've been at it for three years. It started as a fun project with our friends and we came out kind of organically. We were all working other jobs and this was just a little weekend project. Then people got into it. They liked the idea of listening to a song and reading about it and clicking around to find out things they didn't quite realize. Little by little, people wanted to contribute, not just read the site.
After several months there were so many people contributing that it made sense to open it up and let anyone contribute and earn points for good explanations. We'd identify people who were good and make them editors with more site privileges. People who were really, really devoted could be moderators and they could pick other editors and police the site.
I love putting up annotations and funny explanations. You create a lasting document for everybody else.
How can more than one person comment on lyrics without over-riding someone else's work?
There's only one explanation per line, unless it's green. Then there could be two explanations, one from a famous, verified person and another from the community. Anyone can leave comments, but those comments either get rejected, left alone, or incorporated into the official explanation. The point of having official explanations is A. It doesn't get crowded out by noise, and B. It makes it seem more like God is talking.
The community is how we derive meanings but there are people who are hooked on Rap Genius who doesn't even realize it's crowdsourced. They just think it's one dude or God that's talking.
Are rap lyrics the only things being annotated on Rap Genius? What other kinds of content is the community sifting through?
It's maybe 90% songs, but thousands of things that aren't songs such as poetry, literature, random technical stuff, and science papers are being commented on. Your average rap fan has a lot of other interests and we see people flow out from rap into whatever else they want.
Barack Obama's State of the Union address was on Rap Genius. I was blown away. The explanations were so much better than anything I could have done.
How much traffic does Rap Genius get per month?
It changes so fast, it's exploding. It's literally millions of unique visitors. In a year from now it will be the biggest site in the whole Internet.
That's a pretty aggressive statement.
Well so far we've done just hip hop and it's huge. So once we have equal sized things for the bible and law and indie rock and country music and poetry, it's going to be nuts. And we think eventually everything on Business Insider is going to have the Rap Genius annotations because it's just more interesting to read.
What was it like for you the first time a celebrity used Rap Genius?
We're going to the Jay-Z concert tonight with another rapper who uses Rap Genius. He was the first to annotate another rapper's stuff, and we'll hopefully meet Jay-Z with him tonight.
Nas was the first rapper to get into Rap Genius. He's the godfather of the whole verified account feature. We love him.
If you're a notable person, rapper, writer, or even if you're an up and coming amateur, you can get verified.
What about copyright issues? How can you legally post lyrics and book excerpts?
Some books are in the public domain, like Moby Dick. Then there are some books that aren't in the public domain. And when people start to annotate these things, they create something new so people aren't just coming for the book anymore. They come for the meaning. But for now, just because people are reading it on the Web, we split up books into excerpts or chapters.
What's with the black background and neon font all over the site? There's hardly any white on Rap Genius.
It's cool man! A lot of people say black is bad for the eyes. But it's chill. It's something you can look at in your dorm room when you're on drugs; that's what we're trying to build [laughs].
Black is in the Rap Genius colors, so we're going to stick with that theme. We want kids to like it.
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As a homebirth midwife there is always that week in antenatal care where my clients and I discuss what will be done with the placenta. Some choose to freeze it to decide later, some wish to just dispose of it, others feel a connection to their placenta and wish to celebrate and commemorate it and some, like every other mammal on earth, choose to consume it. So when I ask the question, 'so what do you think you'll do with your placenta', they almost always say, 'well what are my options'. This blog post aims to give you a few ideas if you wish to immortalise, commemorate, celebrate, honour or harness the power of your placenta.
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(WIRED) -- AT&T broadband users will soon face a cap on the amount of internet data they can download a month.
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DSL and UVerse connect fairly directly to a hub -- unlike cable connections where users share a local loop that can become congested. Bulk-bandwidth costs for an ISP are a tiny portion of its business costs, and those prices continue to fall even as users consume more and more data.
So, how could a user end up hitting these caps? Streaming video such as HD movies from Netflix, using bittorrent to download movies and heavy gaming with services like Steam can easily eat up lots of data, especially in households with multiple heavy internet users.
AT&T isn't the first large broadband provider to impose caps. Comcast imposed a 250-GB cap shortly after the company was caught throttling bittorrent downloads.
Time Warner Cable tried going further with trials of a service that imposed very low limits for users, which led to a furor among users and lawmakers.
There's little data to demonstrate whether large ISPs actually are experiencing real issues with congestion. Skeptics see the limits as ways to discourage cable video customers from "cutting the cord" and getting their video online, or as a way to pocket profits instead of re-investing in bulking up their infrastructure.
Derek Turner, the research director for the net neutrality advocacy group Free Press says the limits will discourage online innovation, and that with the growth curve of internet usage, the limits will soon catch many internet user.
"When ISPs force their customers to watch the meter, experimentation, innovation and business will suffer," Turner said.
"AT&T's actions are another troubling symptom of a broadband market that lacks meaningful competition, and this move may be the start of a race to the bottom among other providers to see who can squeeze its customers the most. At worst, this is a plan designed to discourage cord-cutting and pad profits; at best, this is another example of an antiquated phone-company business model being forced onto an otherwise vibrant and limitless marketplace."
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Pretty simple equation for me... AT&T institutes download caps = all AT&T accounts cancelled. I pay for 4 different u-verse accounts in my family, and for 3 different offices accounts. The service has already recently taking a huge web performance hit recently, web pages often go unbrowseable from all my different accounts, while other non-web traffic has no problems getting through. As it is, because of the poor support and sub-optimal network quality with all of the u-verse accounts - I end up getting at least 10% of my traffic as retransmission traffic, and the quality of the streams through web services often is throttled for services like ESPN3.com to where I can't even maintain 3 out of 5 quality on the stream, and yet I have no problems on my RCN accounts at the same time.
If I feel I need to cancel my u-verse accounts, I will also be cancelling all of my Metro Ethernet Services through AT&T. I fell victim to the one bill thinking a long time ago, and have removed all my other services from AT&T up until this point, landline, cable, cellular service due to degrading support and service quality while prices have risen. It looks like soon my internet and connectivity services will follow.
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I'll probably drop my 6.0 plan. It's just a power move to hurt Netflix so they can keep on with their tv service...
Btw AT&T doesn't use nodes like cable companies do, so I don't see how data hogs are slowing others down.
Moved to the U-verse board.
I recently heard about this move and needless to say I am quite aggravated. I have just upgraded to the highest bandwidth / speed offering available for u-verse.
First off, what is the point in having high bandwidth offerings if you cannot take advantage of them. With that much bandwidth, 250GB will be used in less than a week.
I live in a household of 4 family members. All of which utilize the internet on a daily basis. 2 kids playing internet games. Wife reading emails and watching videos. Myself streaming video, audio and gaming. I also program so the internet is a vital resource for information as well my connection back to my office. I can see me exceeding my limit in less than a week. With family overseas, Skype has been perfect for staying in touch and this will limit our usage of that as well... The rates offered to the country we call are more than we we want to pay on a regular basis. Not covered under international dialing packages.
Out of curiosity I wrote a quick script to scrape the "Traffic Statistics" from my gateway. What I found was just with streaming audio that I can get to about 8Gb in roughly 3 hours. I say about because I do not know how much of that is background traffic such as OS updates or my browsing. If I were to through on my connection back to the office, which is a constant VPN connection, I'd imagine it could grow substantially.
As a family we enjoy watching movies together so Netflix is the ideal choice. Streaming those movies is perfect as we can decide that night what we want to watch. I occasionally use Hulu as well provided through AT&T for watching shows. How will this impact my downloading shows through U Verse to my iPhone for viewing later? It's bad when they have also placed caps on the internet through the smart phones. I also use the smartphone internet for work as well.
These limits will do nothing but hinder me and may cause issues with my work duties if I cannot afford to connect back to the office after exceeding the 250GB limit. I will be tweaking my scripts further to get finer detail for my usage but at first glance, this does not look good. I may have to seek Internet access elsewhere. I can see where my usage may be considered heavy but I expect quite a bit when I pay as much for my features as I do. Perhaps I should just drop the service as a whole... We could probably use the exercise anyway.
Where can we write to voice our concerns over this change? Aside from TV, what will not count against the bandwidth?
If you are going to cap your customers, you should remove the "We don't limit bandwidth" page related to U-Verse. (http://www.att.com/u-verse/explore/resource-landing.jsp)
I should probably add to that putting a cap on the internet kind of defeats the idea of cloud publications I would think.
I also order my software electronically whenever possible and those files can be large... 180MB - 2GB alone.
It seems to me as well that the website content these days is happiest with greater amounts of bandwidth which I would translate to meaning more data transferred for a better experience.
With the news events lately too, I have been streaming video from UStream as well as from friends Japan.
Just more thoughts on the matter.
- edited 03-17-2011 2:02 PM by pamelaz
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This is just another case of the big companies flexing their muscles.
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While AT&T is not like a cable modem system where 500 or so homes share a "local node" near the home, there is still a point at the Central Office where all the DSL lines come together and go to the internet backbone. So you still "share" the central office's total bandwidth. While I am sure they have a large pipe, many people running high speed downloads at the same time does indeed slow down others as the total bandwidth is used up. You are right, it is not the same as cable, but it is still a shared system.
Strangely, while cable modems share a local node for bandwidth, they also share bandwidth at their head end as well with all the nodes. They have two limits that are shared, while typically DSL has only one (although the local concentrator where the DSL terminates may also have bandwidth shared limits, your CO may vary!)
I find it amusing that AT&T and Comcast (and other service providers) all flap their wings and pound their chests at just how much "faster" they are than their competition. And then they limit how much you can use. What's the point of being faster if the quantity is small? It is like having a fire hose attached to a 5 gallon bucket. Yea, you get the water fast, but you use it up quickly and have nothing.
Yea, I have heard the arguments that 150GB is a lot of data, and while I suspect that I seldom reach that amount, I have, and probably will more and more as more of my services move to streaming and more and more of my software is downloaded, etc. etc. I am a Microsoft Developer, and ALL their software, hundreds of gigs of it is distributed electronically now. If I have to do an update, it will cost a small fortune in AT&T charges.
And I am a good citizen. When I download such data, I throttle my speed so I do not use all 6 Mbps (which they have not provided in a long time!), and run it slowly during the days and evenings, and only speed it up some (to 3 Mbps) during the nights. I guess there was no reason to do that.
I have AT&T DSL, AT&T home phone service, and AT&T Cell service, and should this change take place, I will seriously consider moving services. Right now, Comcast offers 250 Gb/month, which is a more reasonable limit (if limits can be reasonable). but 150 is just too low. And I was thinking of getting Uverse when it came t my area, but this will just push me to renew a new 2 year contract with Dish network. No to UVerse now. And when my iPhone contract expires, this is just another reason to consider moving to Verizon.
Think about this carefully AT&T. Yes, I know you need to manage bandwidth usage, but I have to agree with others, this is just your way of stopping streaming video from companies like Vudu and Netflix, and hoping people will buy more from you. For me, it will just have the opposite effect. I need a reason to drop my landline, stay with Dish, and move to Verizon cell service. This is reason enough for me.
As a broadband engineer, I fully understand the need to control bandwidth, but a cap with high rates is not the answer. Here is a suggestion: Lower your rates for each of the plans, and then add a smaller fee for each 10 GB of data after that. So instead of $35, offer 6 Mbps/100 Gb.month for $25, and then charge $2.50 for each 25 GB over that. Now, smaller users get a break, and bandwidth hogs like me pay more, and it is still reasonable.
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They act as if this will only hurt big gamers who sit on their butts all day, but in reality, it is us hard working people it is hurting. good luck
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I just realize this is not the end. At&t, we the people will not stand for what you are trying to do. We will not be undermined by this PONZI scheme. That is all I have to say.
All I'm going to say is that it's going to hurt those on disability that can't get out of the house. AT&T Should at least be fair to those on SSI payments and etc when it comes to the internet.
This is extremely disappointing that they have decided to take things down this road. I, for one, will be cancelling my service before May 2nd.
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Contact: Peter Genzer, (631) 344-3174
February 24, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory will participate in a pilot initiative to make it easier for private companies to utilize the Laboratory's research capabilities. The program will harness America's unique advantages in innovation to create jobs and accelerate the development of new clean energy technologies.
"The Agreements for Commercializing Technology will cut red tape for businesses and startups interested in working with our nation's crown jewels of innovation, the national laboratories," said Energy Secretary Steven Chu. "This initiative will also strengthen new domestic industries by helping to bring innovative, job-creating technologies to the market faster."
Previously, companies wishing to partner with the laboratories for commercial research had two options: signing a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) or a Work For Others (WFO) Agreement. The eight laboratories participating in this pilot program intend to offer a third, more flexible option: an Agreement to Commercializing Technology (ACT).
ACT was created to address concerns that have been raised by industry and to remove barriers that sometimes got in the way of commercializing technology under a CRADA or WFO agreement. Specifically, under an ACT:
"Brookhaven was pleased to play a strong role in the development of the ACT mechanism and now, with the opportunity to be a pilot lab, we look forward to putting it into action," said Brookhaven Lab Director Sam Aronson. "This is an important step forward on Brookhaven's path toward increasing the impact of our research, as it will open doors for new types of collaborations and expedite the translation of our discoveries into tomorrow's market applications."
The participating labs are:
DOE's laboratories have a long tradition of working with businesses and academia on scientific research and technology development efforts that have generated many advances, spawned new businesses and supported the creation of new industries and jobs.
ACT complements the goals of the Administration's "Startup America" initiative and is part of DOE's broader efforts to support startups and small businesses, including the "America's Next Top Energy Innovator" Challenge, which gives startup companies access to the Energy Department's thousands of unlicensed patents at a greatly reduced cost and paperwork.
To view the FAQ on Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT), visit http://technologytransfer.energy.gov/ACTpilotFAQ.html.
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Homeschooling on a Shoestring
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In homeschooling vernacular, expensive is a relative term. While the average cost is about $500 a year per child, this goes down a bit in families with more children, since resources can be shared, membership costs are not multiplied, etc. If your children have been in private school for $4,000–10,000 a year per child, you're probably planning a vacation with your homeschooling savings and are only reading this article to kill some time! But if they've been in a conventional school setting or are just beginning school, it's prudent of you to count the cost, to be prepared. You'll want to invest in your core curriculum materials first, then add other items as your budget allows
It is possible to homeschool with just a Bible and a library card, but most of us will add a bit. I was able to homeschool seven children at a time for less than $100 in a year, once I had accumulated a few non-consumable resources. Here are a few ideas to homeschool on a shoestring budget:
Save on textbooks and other curricular materials
Use multi-level curriculum
Use grade-specific materials for each child for skills subjects such as math and language arts, then use multi-level materials for content-area subjects such as science, social studies, character/Bible, art, health, etc, working with all of your children together, to economize on time and money! Here are a few suggestions:
Re-use your material for a later student
Invest in reusable, non-consumable texts rather than workbooks. This works especially well for:
Don't make it complicated
Math + language arts + well-rounded reading/hands-on discovery in other subject areas = a common sense basic curriculum for little money. For example:
These totals would be even lower if the materials were purchased used; books could be re-sold to recoup some of the funds at the end of the year.
Save on school supplies and furniture
Budget-minded lesson planning
Frugal field trips
Field trips can help excite a child about an upcoming topic, or give closure to a topic already covered. Many facilities offer group rates; invite another family to join you to meet the minimum and provide "socialization" at the same time! Other venues offer student discounts or family discounts (one family of 12 got a group discount and the cashier gave the husband the bus driver freebie!). Theme parks, state fairs, historic sites, and other public attractions often promote discount days for homeschoolers. Find field trips in your area.
Join your state and local groups
Consider joining your state organization and local support group, where you will often find timely information on discounts, contests, workshops, book and clothing swaps, sports programs, field trips, and more—what a bargain for a small fee each year. The membership itself will often qualify you for an educator's discount, and membership in some state organizations yields a nice discount on your HSLDA membership!
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For a more comprehensive overview of the expenses involved in home education, read the article, "What Does It Cost to Homeschool?"
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G'day guard - the Irish emigrants joining Australia's police force
A Dublin beat, dwindling pay and rising taxes couldn't compete with the appeal of Australia, and now Peter Crosbie is just one of many ex-gardaí who are policing in Perth.
I SPENT SEVEN years in the Garda in Dublin, but last year morale in the force was at an all-time low. Pay packets were shrinking, resources were being cut, and for me, the writing was on the wall about what I would have to do to improve things for myself and my family.
I met my wife Janey on a backpacking holiday in Australia in 2003. Life was great over there but I had my heart set on becoming a guard, so she came back with me to Ireland when my visa was up and I started training down in Templemore.
I was stationed in south Dublin. It was a nice area to work in and I had good friends in the force, but my overtime hours were slashed to almost nothing last year and the universal social charge was taking a huge toll on my wages. I was down a few hundred euro every month. It was very difficult trying to keep up the mortgage and we had to stop paying for extras, such as life assurance.
I was hearing stories of fellow guards who had so little money left after paying the mortgage that they were sleeping in their cars outside the station because they couldn't afford the petrol to drive home. My colleagues were supportive of my decision to leave for Perth. They understood.
Our long-term plan was to go back to Australia eventually, but we thought we'd be closer to retirement. I'm only 34 now, but when we weighed up the pros and cons we knew we would have a much better quality of life over there. I was granted a career break from the guards, so we packed up last December. We were extremely lucky to sell our house in Celbridge, making only a tiny loss on what we bought it for in 2009.
The Western Australian Police have a walk-in recruitment centre in Joondalup in Perth, which is their equivalent of Templemore. I explained I was an ex-garda, and they were very enthusiastic. They know members of the Garda Síochána are well trained. I resigned from my career break with the Garda and signed up for a three-month transitional course to join the force here, which I'm halfway through now.
There's a problem with biker gangs running the drugs trade over here in Western Australia, but they don't have the same level of gangland killings that they would in Ireland. There are public order and drug problems, but the level of violence and serious crime is lower than at home. I'm looking forward to getting out on the beat.
I am already being paid as a constable with five years' experience, and when I finish my training in six weeks' time I'll be promoted again. My full seven years in the Garda Síochána will be recognised.
I have met at least 20 ex-gardaí working out here in Perth so far who have left the force and emigrated to Australia. Some of them are senior sergeants, from Clondalkin, Crumlin and Tallaght, and they are all doing well for themselves.
The pay is much better generally, even when I convert it to euro and compare it with what I was getting in Ireland during the boom. But Perth is an expensive place. Groceries and services over here are extremely dear. We laugh sometimes about how we didn't appreciate Aldi and Lidl back in Ireland. Out here, your weekly groceries for the family could be $250 (€200), which is double what we spent at home.
But the quality of life is so much better. With the weather the way it is in Ireland, our four-year-old son Finn was stuck indoors a lot of the time, and we didn't want that kind of life for him. Every day he can go out and play in the sunshine with his cousins, or go swimming at the beach or in the river.
LEAVING MY mum and dad was very difficult. My older brother married an Australian too and he's living in Melbourne so it is very hard for them. There were many tears shed when we were leaving Dublin Airport but they could understand why we were going.
People ask if they would come here to Australia, but they are at a stage in their lives where uprooting so far from what they know just isn't an option. They both like Australia, but they have lost their two sons to this country so it is a thorn in their side in a way. They find it quite a sterile place. Australia has the sun and surf, but it doesn't have the history and the arts and the culture that Ireland does.
I teach Tae Kwon Do to kids in my own club called Cú Chulainn on a Sunday morning, and the response to being Irish over here is overwhelming. Every parent that comes in is either first, second or third-generation Irish.
They love the idea of their kids being taught by an Irish person in a club with an Irish name. I'm surrounded by Irish so I don't really get homesick.
We're settling well and know we're here for the foreseeable future. It was hard to go but we know we've made the right decision for our family.
– In conversation with CIARA KENNY
Western Australia targets experience
THE POPULATION of Western Australia is growing by more than 1,000 people per week, putting enormous pressure on the resources of the police force.
The current government made an election promise to employ an additional 500 officers by 2014, which will involve "aggressively" recruiting officers from overseas, according to commissioner Karl O'Callaghan.
Speaking at a parliamentary committee meeting last week, O'Callaghan said the force was planning to hire officers who had already served in other countries such as the UK and Ireland to save the time and cost of training new recruits. The WA Police will be in London next week to recruit up to 150 frontline uniform police. Is is specifically looking for gardaí and UK police officers with between three and seven years' service.
Officers who have been trained in other countries need to complete a 13-week transition course at the WA Police Academy in Joondalup before joining the force. The starting salary on offer will depend on the number of years experience the officer has, but a garda with three years' experience will be granted $66,339 (€52,256) per year excluding allowances and overtime.
Gardaí, who will have spent at least two years at the Garda College in Templemore, are regarded as highly trained by the WA Police. Officers in Australia undergo just 27 weeks of training before joining the force.
The application deadline for the London recruitment drive was October 1st, but another event may be planned for next year if this one proves successful.
Irish people with permanent residency in Australia can apply to the WA Police at any time. See stepforward.wa.gov.au for details.
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