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Oilers coach Eakins defined by total commitmentby Dan Rosen
The climbs burned his churning legs. The descents made Edmonton Oilers coach and personal fitness fanatic Dallas Eakins squeeze his handlebars so tight he could see his knuckles turning white.
When the shotgun was fired this past Saturday to signal the start of the Leadville 100, a grueling 104-mile, out-and-back, high-altitude bike race through the rough Rocky Mountain terrain, starting and finishing in Leadville, Colo., Eakins began a journey that would test his body, his mind and his resolve.
He finished in just over 11 hours, holding his daughter Emerson's hand as she ran beside his bike for the final few feet to the finish line.
"There are so many times when you start negotiating with yourself, like, 'What am I doing? I'm just going to quit,'" Eakins told NHL.com. "But you don't quit and you continue on through it."
Eakins has pedaled in the race (he doesn't use the word compete because, "I'm just trying to survive") since 2010 and once again his near half-day journey, which starts at an altitude of 10,152 feet and takes him as high as 12,424 feet, captured everything he is about and everything he wants his new players to know about him.
"This is a total personal thing for me and I don't do it to show my players anything, but I think the thing that it does show anybody that knows me or knows my family is that with my job and my life there is a commitment to it and I'm all in," said Eakins, who was hired by the Oilers on June 10 after spending four seasons coaching the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. "That is what I'm going to ask from my players, times 10. That's the only way you can be successful. That commitment comes through in practice habits, fitness level, attention to the detail of our systems, the character of being a good teammate, supporting one another. I'm certainly going to ask them to be committed."
Eakins witnessed commitment of the inspiring kind near the end of his challenging ride Saturday. It's turned into a frozen moment in his mind.
"You've got to picture this," Eakins said. "You're in this local high school gym and there's 2,000 racers and then they have a lot of family and crew with them, so maybe there are 3,000 people in there. Every year they clear the path from the back of the gym to recognize someone in the race. Up walked from the back of the gym a [war] veteran, a young man who is a double amputee, both arms, and he was racing."
The man's name, according to Fox News, is Matt Dewitt, who lost both his hands in a grenade explosion while stationed in Iraq in 2003. He rode with hooks for hands.
"I saw him then and it touches your heart, inspires you, but when I was finishing, with about two or three miles left, I came around the corner for the last gradual climb and the veteran was there with his support guys who were riding with him and they were putting his prosthetic hand back on the bike, getting him set up," Eakins said. "I heard them say, 'Come on man, you've only got two or three miles left, you can do it.' I'm just going by and suddenly all the pain that you're in just goes away."
As Eakins pedaled on, he wondered how Dewitt possibly could have handled the terrifying descents "that bring the hair on the back of your neck up and make you feel the sense of danger in your body" with mere hooks for hands.
Then another thought entered his mind.
"How about this," Eakins said, his voice rising. "I just caught him with three miles left. It's amazing to me.
"When you're talking to someone who has done the race, there is a connection and they understand, but it's hard to put into words what that race brings to every individual."
And so Eakins will not try to use his experience in the race as a coaching tactic to motivate his players when they're hunched over and tired in training camp or trying to overcome the inevitable bouts with adversity throughout the regular season.
He doesn't think it'll be necessary. He figures his players already will know the type of coach they're getting when they arrive for training camp.
"Listen, everybody goes and looks each other up," Eakins said. "I've done my homework on our players and I'm sure they've gone about finding out who the heck this new coach is. If they can see that, hey, this [race] is what he's into, at least they know I'm all business and I'm going to be committed."
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Indianapolis, IN – Baylor head women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey has been suspended for her team's next NCAA Tournament game for a violation of tournament policy.
The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee announced the suspension on Tuesday for Mulkey, who made disparaging comments about the officials during Baylor's regional semifinal loss to Louisville on March 31 at the Oklahoma City Regional.
Louisville upset the top-seeded Lady Bears, 82-81, and after the contest Mulkey had some harsh words about the officiating.
"I thought that all three of them, if they go past this round of officiating, it will be sad for the game," Mulkey said at the postgame news conference. "I thought the two critical calls at the end of the game were really bad."
Mulkey also received a public reprimand for the comments. The committee noted that it's Mulkey's second act of misconduct during the past three NCAA tourneys. The committee believed "a more stringent penalty is appropriate to prevent these actions from continuing."
She also received a public reprimand for comments to the media during the 2011 tourney. Mulkey was upset Baylor was put in the same bracket as Texas A&M. The Aggies beat Baylor and went on to win the title.
"The committee unanimously felt that the behavior of coach Mulkey was unacceptable and has no place in the women���s basketball championship," said Carolayne Henry, chair of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee and senior associate commissioner and senior woman administrator at the Mountain West Conference.
The committee also announced it was withholding Baylor's team championship per diem during the regional round of play. The suspension shall apply to the next NCAA postseason opportunity that Mulkey will have as a coach, even if she's not at Baylor.


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 26, 2013) -- Tonight's game between Tennessee Tech and ETSU has been postponed until Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m.
With back-to-back wins for the first time this season, the ETSU men's basketball team will be aiming for a third straight victory when the Buccaneers travel to take on former Ohio Valley Conference foe Tennessee Tech Tuesday night at the Eblen Center.
Tip is set for 8 p.m. (EST) and the game can be heard on any of the Buccaneer Sports Network's radio and web streaming outlets.
This matchup begins a stretch of three out of four games on the road for the Bucs (2-4), who be trying to get a victory over the Golden Eagles so they can return home on Saturday with a chance to even their overall record at 4-4.
For more on Tuesday night's game, read the game notes below or click on the game notebook link to the right. For more on ETSU men's basketball throughout the 2013-14 season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's hoops link.
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The ETSU men's basketball program was glad to see the 2012-13 campaign come to an end, following a season which saw the team face multiple obstacles and challenges -- such as a brutal schedule that featured the likes of North Carolina, Arizona, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech, Georgia and Hawaii ... Other issues for the team included senior post Lukas Poderis (Port Richey, Fla.) missing the season with ankle injury that he suffered in the preseason, senior guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis) being academically ineligible for the first two months of the year, and two other senior guards who were expected to be major contributors were dismissed from the team in early November for violations of team rules … This left head coach Murry Bartow and his coaching staff with a young, inexperienced group of underclassmen, several true freshmen, one redshirt freshman and a pair of junior college transfers … Those obstacles proved to be tough to overcome, as the Buccaneers posted a 10-22 record and finished 8-10 in Atlantic Sun Conference play … It was the toughest campaign in Bartow's 10 seasons at ETSU, a tenure that has produced many championships, postseason tournament appearances and 20-win campaigns … In all, Bartow's teams have earned three NCAA Tournament invitations (2004, 2009 and 2010), one NIT appearance (2007), and one CIT berth (2011), and the Bucs have eclipsed 20 wins five times. … This year, the Bucs will once again take to the floor with a young squad made up of several new faces … In fact, despite the return of the 6-fooot-9 Poderis, the Bucs have just five players back this season who played significant minutes a year ago.
The series vs. Tennessee Tech
The Bucs and Golden Eagles have met 71 times since beginning their basketball series back in 1923 ... ETSU holds a 36-35 edge in the all-time series, but despite having won six in a row, the Bucs have lost the last two meetings, including a 65-62 setback on Nov. 17, 2012 in the Bucs' season opener.
Last time out against Tennessee Tech
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 17, 2012) – Trailing Tennessee Tech by 13 points late in the second half, the ETSU men's basketball team rallied to get within two with 14 seconds remaining, but a game-tying 3-point attempt by Buccaneers' senior guard Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) missed the mark as time expired and the Golden Eagles escaped the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center with a 65-62 victory in non-conference basketball action. ... ETSU got a team-high 19 points from senior guard Marcus Dubose (Hartsville, S.C.), while Cooley netted 17 in the loss. Meanwhile, junior forward Hunter Harris (Nashville) pitched in 14 points and seven rebounds, and redshirt freshman Lester Wilson (Knoxville) had 12. ... For Tennessee Tech, guard Jud Dillard led the way with a game-high 25 points and grabbed a double-double with 10 rebounds. ... The Bucs once again showed flashes of the talent and potential they have, putting together a 14-0 offensive run in the first half to take a 24-17 lead with just under eight minutes left in the half. Tech rebounded at that point and managed to cut their deficit to three at 29-26 at the break. ... In the second half, ETSU struggled for the first 15 minutes of play and looked on as Tech held a lead of more than 10 points for much of the second half. The Golden Eagles shot a strong 65 percent from the floor in the second half and we're an equally impressive 53 percent from the floor for the game, however ETSU did manage to outscore the Golden Eagles 18-8 to end the game and make for an exciting finish.
Last time out
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 23, 2013) – Putting together its best all-around effort so far this season, the ETSU men's basketball team remained perfect inside Freedom Hall Civic Center with a 66-58 victory over Stephen F. Austin. ... With the win, the Buccaneers are now a perfect 2-0 in the three-game First Bank and Trust Company Roundball Showcase at Freedom Hall, and improved to 2-4 overall on the year. Meanwhile, the Lumberjacks – a team that went 27-5 last year and won a regular season championship in the Southland Conference– dropped to 3-2 on the season. ... Those impressive individual performances included junior guard Rashawn Rembert (Tampa, Fla.), who finished with a team-high 18 points and collected two steals in 40 minutes of action. In addition, freshman guard A.J. Merriweather (Jackson) scored 12 points and pulled down nine rebounds in 34 minutes of play, senior forward Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard (Georgetown, S.C.) finished with 10 points and five boards, and sophomore point Petey McClain (Mobile, Ala.) provided stability down the stretch with eight points and two assists on the night. ... Despite falling behind by 10 early in the first half, the Bucs used a 19-4 run of their own to answer the challenge and build a 27-22 edge with 4:03 left in the first half. Ultimately, the Bucs would lead by six at the break, 32-26. ... In the second half, ETSU basically held a double-digit advantage most of the way and led by as many as 13 at 46-33 with 12:59 left. The Lumberjacks managed to rally however, pulling to within four following back-to-back 3-pointers from Deshaunt Walker and Jacob Parker to make it 58-54 with 1:36 left in the game.
Bucs improve defensively, but inside game struggling
A year ago, ETSU allowed teams to shoot a high percentrage from the field and from the 3-point line ... This year, ETSU's defensive efforts have paid off as the Bucs have held teams to just 41 percent shooting from the field and 28 percent from 3-point range ... However, as the Bucs have improved on the perimeter, the team has struggled in the paint ... Currently, ETSU's rebound margin is -4.2, and the Bucs have been out-rebounded by a total of 229-204 ... Those numbers have led to more second chance points for opponents and the reason for two close losses for the team.
Merriweather continues to shine, posts double-double
Freshman guard A.J. Merriweather (Jackson, Tenn.) has certainly made an impression in the early going this season, and he continued to make more news against Morehead State (11/12) ... The 6-2 guard collected his first career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, to go along with a pair of assists, a block and a steal in 35 minutes of play ... His current team ranks are first in rebounding (7.5 rpg), third in steals (1. spg), third in scoring (9.8 ppg), and third in minutes played (28.8).
All-around effort by Gadsden-Gilliard impressive
Setting new personal bests with 12 rebounds and six assists in the win over Samford (11/21), senior forward Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard (Georgetown, S.C.) had people thinking "triple-double" when he added an 18-point effort to his statistical line ... The Bucs hope that KGG can make these types of efforts more consistent ... So far this year, KGG has games of 31, 18, 16 and 10 points, to go along with outings of just two and four points of output.
KGG, Merriweather enjoy strong debuts at Charlotte
With his career-high, 31-point effort in the loss at Charlotte (11/8), senior forward Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard (Georgetown, S.C.) certainly made an impression on those inside Halton Arena. ... Along with KGG's showing, freshman A.J. Merriweather (Jackson, Tenn.) did not shy away from the challenge of his first college game and the assignment of defending Charlotte guard Pierria Henry ... While KGG finished with career bests for points (31), field goals made (10) and 3-pointers made (4), Merriweather finished with 10 points to go along with team highs for rebounds (7) and steals (3) in 29 minutes of play.
Young Bucs still face obstacles with experience
The last two seasons, ETSU head coach Murry Bartow has faced the challenge of developing a roster with minimal experience ... As the 2013-14 Buccaneers begin play, Bartow is once again looking at a team with several new faces and limited playing time ... In all, the Bucs return just six players who saw time on the floor last sesaon, while there are a total of seven newcomers to the program ... When counting the entire 15-man roster, the Bucs have a total of just 11 varsity seasons between the team for an average of less than a season per player.
Shuffling starters the "new normal" for Bucs
Last season, ETSU head coach Murry Bartow used 17 different starting lineups in the team's 32 games ... Injuries and dismissals left the ETSU's coaches searching for the right combination all season. ... Bartow hoped to find more stability with his rotation in 2013-14, however he has now used five different starting lineups in six games so far this season.
Rembert hoping to stay hot as 2013-14 season begins
Junior guard Rashawn Rembert (Tampa) has made the most of his increased playing time over the last two seasons, having made a 3-pointer in 35 straight games dating back to last season ... Last season, Rembert ranked fourth in the A-Sun in 3-point field goal percentage at 39.7 percent for the year. ... This year, Rembert has shown signs of expanding his offensive productivity, as he averaged 21.0 points per game in the Bucs' exhibitions against Milligan (10/29) and Mars Hill (11/2) ... In fact, he put up a stunning 33 points on nine made 3-pointers in the win over Milligan.
Bucs have tradition of postseason appearances, success
The ETSU men's basketball team has enjoyed its share of postseason success and ranks as one of the nation's most prestigious basketball programs ... The Buccaneers have earned berths to the NCAA Tournament nine times (1969, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010) and NIT twice (1983, 2007) ... In 2011, the Bucs made their first ever appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, winning twice and advancing to the semifinals of that event ... It was the program's 12th postseason tournament appearance all-time.
Three-point streak for Bucs dates back nearly 20 years
Since Feb. 16, 1987 in a game against Davidson, the Bucs have made at least one 3-pointer in 800 consecutive games. ... ETSU was 0-for-8 in that 1987 game.
ETSU picked among nation's best "Prestige" programs
In the modern era for NCAA Division I-A basketball – marked by the expansion of the NCAA Tournament field to 64 teams in 1984-85 – the ETSU men's basketball program ranks in the Top 30 percent of the 300 programs that were eligible for the postseason at that time, this according to ESPN.com's "Prestige" ranking released back in 2008 ... Since that time, the Bucs have only added to their list of prestigious honors … The Bucs -- who have enjoyed nine NCAA trips, one NIT and one CIT berth, 14 20-win seasons, and a slew of conference regular season and tournament championships since 1984-85 -- ranked tied for 82nd out of 300 teams, meaning they were in the Top 27 percent of schools making the list. ETSU was ranked ahead of every current Atlantic Sun team, as well as former SoCon rivals Appalachian State, Western Carolina, Georgia Southern and UNC Greensboro. In addition, at that time the Bucs ranked ahead of SEC schools such as Tennessee, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Georgia, Mississippi and Auburn, as well as programs such as Notre Dame, DePaul, Bradley, Clemson and Fla. State.


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Southwest Florida's "Modern Rock Band" A200 recently released its latest single "I'm Not Perfect" on iTunes Tuesday, announced Jason Polly, lead singer of the band.
The five-member group includes Ed Ziehm, drums and vocals; John Housely, lead guitar and vocals; Vic Jimenez, bass and vocals; Bob Tabarrini, guitar and vocals; and lead singer Jason Polly.
Although collectively they have been performing for more than six years with nearly 20 years on the Southwest Florida music scene combined, A200's music has played as far away as Canada to the north and throughout the Midwest, with CDs and merchandise sales in Ireland, France and Germany.
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Each band member has a distinct musical career in and out of Florida, including lead guitarist John Housely, who toured with local hard rock band Blackfoot. With all five accomplished singers, these guys are able to offer a wide range of material in their performances.
"Everything about the act is professional from the stage show, the road crew, the traveling rig and our own brand of rockin' originals. In fact, we're already booked for the remainder of 2013," Jason said.
Although their fans may be drinking adult beverages while listening to them, they have a strict no-drinking rule while the group performs.
The band is privileged that they have shared a stage with the likes of rock band 10 Years, Papa Roach, Buck Cherry, Chevelle, Alice in Chains' Jerry Cantrell, and heritage acts like ZZ Top, Cheap Trick, Joe Walsh, the Smithereens and Blues Traveler.
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For the multitudes who never saw this coming, there's no need to fret. Even Martin Kaymer is a little taken aback by how well this has gone for him.
"I said to my caddie, there were a couple of shots today that I was surprised how good they were," Kaymer said. "Because I was not expecting to hit it that close, because it was a tough pin and all of a sudden you end up with a very good birdie chance and you would have taken four from the fairway."
He might not be as surprised as Brendon Todd, the former Green Hope star from Cary. Todd is playing out of his mind a mere hour from where he grew up. But he knows he's not dreaming, because only in a nightmare would he still be six strokes back in second place despite going into the weekend 4-under par in the U.S. Open.
"I even watched a little bit of coverage this morning," Todd said. "(Kaymer) hit a shot on 17, the par 3, and it landed 10 feet left of the hole and he was like, shocked. He was like mad. I mean, those were my good shots this week."
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Halfway through, it's Kaymer's tournament to lose. Which isn't to say he'll win: The German still has 36 insanely tricky holes to play. As Phil Mickelson said after his round, "You never know what will happen in a U.S. Open. We've always had crazy things happen. So you just never know."
But after firing twin 65s to make major-championship history, there is ample retrospective evidence that Kaymer might thrive here, even if no one could or would predict the degree to which he has dominated so far.
Kaymer is coming off a resounding win at The Players a month ago on a course as fiendish as any major venue. He's a former world No. 1 who won the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in 2010, a course similar in appearance to Pinehurst with its waste bunkers and natural areas. He shined under pressure at the Ryder Cup in 2012, making the putt that retained the trophy for Europe.
Kaymer might just be one of those guys who doesn't have the high-octane game to shred the TPC of Wherever Falls and Brown Shoe Country Club and the week-in-week-out birdie-happy courses on the PGA Tour, but has the unflappable mentality to excel when par is elevated to a laudable score.
On the second hole Friday, his 11th, he stood waiting in the fairway for Keegan Bradley and Jason Dufner to hack their way out of the wiregrass. On the third, he drove the green at the short par 4 and two-putted for birdie while they both missed wide left. No mistakes, no mercy.
Both his game and his personality recall the similarly steady and stoic Retief Goosen, who won two U.S. Opens, including the battle of attrition at Shinnecock in 2004. In black hat, shirt, pants and shoes Friday, Kaymer looked like a valet-parking attendant. He betrayed all the emotion of one, on and off the course.
"It gets boring the words that I use, but I mean there's not much to say," Kaymer said. "It's just good right now the way I play golf."
With all the red numbers on the leaderboard, the USGA will surely unleash the back tees and precarious pins it has been saving for the weekend. That might just play into Kaymer's robotic hands. Making the golf course harder might just make it harder for anyone else to make enough birdies to catch him.


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To conduct human subjects research in which Clarkson University is a participant, follow these steps:
Read the Clarkson University Policy on Research With Human Subjects in sections 6.4 Research and Consulting and 6.5 Research Involving Human Subjects of the Clarkson University Operations Manual and applicable sections of the Clarkson University Human Research Protection Program Policy and Procedure Manual.
When familiar with Clarkson's policy, Take the CITI Human Subjects Research Training Course. You must successfully complete the appropriate training course to conduct human subjects research at Clarkson. For help in identifying the appropriate course to take see the CITI Human Subjects Training Research Instructions.
After you have read Clarkson's policy and completed the Human Subjects Research Training Course, prepare your IRB protocol using the form and guidelines provided below and submit it to Rebecca Thatcher, IRB Administrative Assistant, CU PO Box 5630, or at firstname.lastname@example.com. Please use this e-mail for any and all correspondences regarding the IRB. You may also cc Dr. Johndan Johnson-Eilola, Chair of the IRB, at email@example.com.
IRB Protocol Submission & Meeting Dates - 2017-2018 Academic Year
Protocols must be submitted to the Sponsored Research Services no later than noon on the submission deadline date (two weeks prior to the selected meeting date) in order to allow the IRB Chair time to pre-review protocols. Protocols with significant issues may require revision before being accepted for review by the full IRB. Please note that any required revisions, as a result of the pre-review, would need to be completed no later than one week prior to the selected meeting date.
|Submission Deadlines
|Meeting Dates
|January 12, 2018
|January 26, 2018
|February 9, 2018
|February 23, 2018
|March 9, 2018
|March 23, 2018
|April 13, 2018
|April 27, 2018
|May 11, 2018
|May 25, 2018
*Dates are subject to change and will be posted accordingly*
IRB Forms
Continuation and/or Modification Request 10/07/15
IRB Protocol Form 03/08/18
IRB Protocol Guidelines 10/30/14
Exemption Request from Full IRB Review NEW 01/11/18
Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Request 12/07/07
Adverse Event and Unanticipated Problem Report Form 07/07/15
Human Subjects Research Determination Form 04/10/14
IRB Study Closure Form 05/29/12
Collaborating Investigator Agreement 06/10/2013
Clarkson University Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines
Guidelines for Using Mechanical Turk 07/30/15
Clarkson University Policy on Research With Human Subjects
Clarkson University Human Research Protection Program Policy and Procedure Manual
Internet Recruitment of Subjects Guidance 11/20/17
IRB Audit Procedure
Clarkson University Conflict of Interest Policy
Clarkson University Conflict Disclosure Form
Clarkson Human Subjects Payment Policy NEW 03/31/2017
Exercise Safety
Federal Regulations and Guidelines
Terms of Clarkson University's Federalwide Assurance with DHHS OHRP
Federal Regulations 45 CFR Part 46 (DHHS, Common Rule)
Belmont Report
The American Psychological Association's Ethical Code, Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
21 CFR Part 50 (FDA) - Regulations for the Protection of Human Subjects
21 CFR Part 56 (FDA) - Institutional Review Boards
21 CFR part 812(FDA) - Investigational Device Exemptions
Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
New York State Article 24-A Protection of Human Subjects
Additional Resources
The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) - Click here for the OHRP Decision Tree
NIH Guidance for Research Involving Human Subjects - Click Here
NIH Guidance on Research Involving Human Specimens - Click Here
Research Involving Private Information or Human Specimens - Click Here for NIH Decision Tree
OHRP Guidance on Coded Private Information or Biological Specimens
NIH FAQs for Research Involving Human Specimens, Cell Lines, or Data - Click Here
The Office for Human Research Protections (DHHS) has developed an International Compilation of Human Subject Research Protections. The compilation lists the laws, regulations, and guidelines of over 50 countries where DHHS funded or supported research is conducted.
The compilation provides direct web links to each country's Key Organizations and laws, whenever available. OHRP believes this compilation will help IRB's, researchers, and others to meet the regulatory requirements to assure that research comply with applicable law.
The compilation can be accessed on the OHRP Web site. To use the compilation, go to page three and then click on the country of interest.
Education and Training
Take the CITI Human Subjects Research Training Course
Clarkson Human Subjects Research Workshop Presentation
Human Subjects FAQ's and Sample Scenarios
OHRP FAQ's - Click Here
Why is review necessary?
Review protects people from being subjected to scrutiny, measurements, procedures, or other interventions that violate their basic human rights or otherwise put them at unacceptable risk. Review also protects you, the researcher, and Clarkson University from repercussions of placing subjects at risk. Finally, in an atmosphere of increasing public concern about research with human subjects, review protects the very existence and viability of such research. Review assures the public (from whom study populations are recruited) that the study they are about to participate in has been overseen by the institution supporting the research, in accordance with recognized ethical principles. Research that has not undergone review will be refused funding from public sources.
How does Clarkson comply with requirements for review?
The federal government sets forth procedures, guidelines and practices to be followed by institutions receiving federal research support. In most cases, for the reasons outlined above, institutions follow these guidelines and practices for research with human subjects whether or not federal funding is involved. Each institution is responsible for appointing members to and maintaining the records of an Institutional Review Board (IRB) and for maintaining an official Assurance of Compliance on record with the Department of Health and Human Services. Clarkson University's Assurance document can be viewed on file in the Sponsored Research Services. In addition, each institution is responsible for providing training in the responsible conduct of research with human subjects. For most institutions of Clarkson's research make-up, this means providing a link to an online course, making training materials available and generally providing guidance on regulations.
What does review involve?
Clarkson's IRB meets monthly, on dates which are set in advance of each term, usually in the second half of each month. Faculty members or students wishing to conduct research with human subjects complete an application (research protocol) which describes the project in full, in terms understandable to lay readers (that is, all abbreviations are spelled out in full, non-specialist language is used, etc.). The IRB Coordinator can give guidance on appropriate language. The protocol is submitted to the Sponsored Research Services at least one week in advance of the IRB meeting date (some members are located off-campus, and protocols need to be copied and mailed to them). The members meet, discuss questions they may have, and vote on approval, non-approval, or approval-pending-resubmission of the protocol. The IRB Coordinator then forwards a decision memo notifying the researcher of next steps, if any are needed.
What research should be reviewed?
"Research" means any data collection through any means (surveys, performance on tests, observation and the like), which is used to make generalizable statements (generally speaking, this means that the data or results are published, in any form, via the world wide web, poster presentation, or scholarly paper). It also refers to data, the source of which can be identified. In other words, if you collect names, birth dates, student ID numbers or any other identifying information that could allow you to trace the data back to their source, you are conducting research that will need review at least on some level. Research involving certain degrees of risk (information collected might damage economic status or employability, for example) to subjects also requires review.
What research does not need review?
To ensure adequate oversight of research with human subjects, you should not make this call yourself; consult the IRB Chair, or the IRB Coordinator, who can make a determination for the institution. Generally, "research" does not refer to data gathering in order to improve teaching or education-related practices limited to your own class or project. It also does not refer to market research, the sole purpose of which is to improve a specific process or product (unless, of course, that research will be made public). Studies of public officials or behavior observable in everyday public life is also exempt, if no identifiers are used.
Are there any special cases?
Research conducted on students, except to improve your own teaching, is in a category of its own. Surveys or questionnaires administered to Clarkson students must be approved by the Vice President for Student Affairs, and, if identifiers are used, by the IRB.
What does this mean in practice?
Here are some examples. These examples do not cover every case. If you are unsure about any aspect of review, please contact the IRB Coordinator.
Professor Dokainish does research on his class:
Professor Firaz Dokainish wants to find out if his class is understanding the material he taught them last week. He administers a quiz. This is collection of data to improve his own teaching, and it will not need full review. Professor Dokainish can proceed with the quiz, collect and analyze the results. The following term, Professor Dokainish decides he'd like to use this (now archival) test data and he'd like to gather fresh data from his new class for comparison purposes, because he'd like to publish a paper on the technique he used to teach the first class. He can use the archival data without seeking full review; however, he needs to submit a protocol to full review to administer the test to the new class.
Sophomore student does research on her dorm mates:
Ramona Lions, a sophomore E&M student, decides to administer a survey to students in her dorm on their uses of tobacco. She plans to leave the surveys in a lounge, with a cardboard box beside them for anonymous collection, and will not gather any information (name, room number, student number, birth date) that could allow her to trace the data to its source. She will not observe students filling out the survey. In this case, Ramona needs to seek review by the Vice President for Student Affairs. She does not need full IRB review.
Professor Smith gathers data at town meetings:
Professor Louise Smith wants to gather data for a paper she's writing on speech-making by public officials. She'll attend several public forums and town hall meetings, and will observe these officials in action. She'll record, by means of pen and paper and a camcorder, what they say, how they sound, look and behave. Professor Smith does not need full IRB review for research on public officials.
Professor Halberstam collects data with a team of students:
Professor Michael Halberstam is conducting research with a team of undergraduates who'll help him collect data. He is measuring, through the use of calipers, the ratio of fat to muscle on two groups of pre-menopausal women who have never had children. His study must be submitted to full IRB review.
MBA student does customer research:
Norris Jones, an MBA student, seeks to learn more about customer behavior. He plans to share his results with his colleagues in his honor society by posting the outcome on the society web site. He will interview children at local middle schools about their candy purchases. He will record their names and ages. Norris needs to seek full IRB approval for his study.
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CONCORD — Segan Rodney, a 17-year-old from Barrington, said she wants to become a firefighter because she takes pride in helping others. She looks forward to the hours of working in the grime, sweating in burning buildings and crawling up 40-foot tall ladders.
But for all the obstacles she will have to overcome, Segan faces a unique challenge in her chosen career path — her fear of heights.
"I do have a fear of heights," she said, unabashedly. "But I know that's something I'm going to have to get over and I can do it. I love being able to help people and just enjoy knowing that you can help them on their worst day of their lives."
The soon-to-be senior at Dover High School was one of 28 cadets this past week who participated in the six-day long Camp Fully Involved at the New Hampshire Fire Academy in Concord. The camp stands as an all-girls training ground for teens ages 14 to 20 considering fire or emergency medical services for their future.
Looking at a fire engine ladder extended up a tall a red building — designed to house "controlled" propane fires for trainees to put out — Segan said she was actually excited. Having successfully tackled the repelling course on Wednesday, she said all she had to do to conquer her fear last Thursday was take the first step.
"It's pretty much easy from there," she said. "I'm the only one in my entire family (who's been in fire service). There have never been any firefighters in my family. I'm really trying to impress them and I know they're proud of me."
Segan received a scholarship to attend the camp on behalf of a fallen lieutenant fireman from Dover. But several scholarship winners attended last week's Camp Fully Involved to honor Sarah Fox, a firefighter of the Portsmouth Fire Department who died in December from breast cancer.
Russ Osgood, a firefighter who worked closely with Fox, and who volunteered as an instructor at the camp, said he was thrilled to see so many young women embodying Fox's spirit. He noted Fox's stepdaughter, Cassie, was also attending the training, in a manner he described as a "grieving process" for her.
Osgood serves as vice president of the Portsmouth Firefighter's Charitable Association and formed the fundraiser "Sarah's Ride" to support the Sarah Fox Memorial Fund. The fund provides scholarships to young women looking to attending Camp Fully Involved and a motorcycle ride is planned for September to provide even more scholarships.
"Sarah was our sister, basically. Losing her was a big hit to us," Osgood said. "If we can take that money and raise money so more women in the future can learn this is an awesome, fun career, they can go on and do it."
Among the recipients of the scholarship this year was Osgood's daughter, Carly.
Carly Osgood, 14, said she was happy to be train the company of her dad, hoisting ladders and hosing down dumpster, vehicle and building fires. She said she was especially pumped for last Friday's "burn," where the cadets headed to Nashua to put out a "live" fire in an uncontrolled setting.
"Seeing my dad be a firefighter and everything, it's definitely inspirational to see what he does," she said. "I really wanted to give it a shot and see what I could do."
Carly, a York, Maine, native, added she was thinking of Fox on the hot summer's day, as she hydrated while some ladies rushed over to a burning car to pose for photos after putting out a rigorous blaze.
"It's a lot of blisters and cuts but you work through it," she said. "There's sweat and grime, but at the end of the day, we're like, 'Oh my gosh, I can't believe we went into that burning building to put out a fire.' It's awesome."
Segan Rodney summed up her experience from the week in a phrase: "Girl power."
Jess Wyman, director of the camp and a member of the Nashua Fire Department, said the whole basis of Camp Fully Involved comes from the idea of female empowerment. She founded the camp six years ago and this year stands as the first time the organization has aligned itself with the Sarah Fox Memorial Fund.
"I think the Explorer programs are fantastic for both male and female kids," Wyman said, referencing all-gender programs that train teenagers in the field. "But we found, if we take the boys out of the picture, (young girls) don't have to worry about being judged. They don't have to worry about any pressure. It's just them and the skills we're trying to teach them."
She added the camp has a 67 percent rate of attendees going on to full-time fire and emergency medical service, or other jobs in the field. The camp trains girls from all over the world and for the first time this year, provided services to a deaf teenager so she could train.
Another teen, Shelby Wheeler, 16, who said she is captain of her Explorer post in Milford, sought to embody her uncle's legacy by signing up for the live-in camp.
"My uncle was a police officer and when I was six, he passed away at 39 from a heart attack on the way to work," she said. "Ever since then I've really wanted to take on something in emergency service — Firefighting's the way to be. I don't mind getting dirty and sweaty, like I am now. I want to kind of carry on something that he was doing."
Katie Everts, a firefighter for the Durham department who volunteered as an instructor, said she wished such realistic training was available to her when she was a teenager. She said she felt the girls were incredibly brave to take the plunge this summer, some of them with no experience in the field whatsoever.
"They have the courage. And, they're only 14- to 20-year-olds," she said. "They have the courage to come here from all over the place, to sit in a burning hot building and sweat their faces off."
Everts said she also knew Sarah Fox, like many firefighters in the Seacoast area, and felt like the camp and its attendees were reflecting the values she stood for.
"Sarah was a great person. She's just an inspiration. You go around the Seacoast, everyone knows her," he said. "She was a really good mentor and someone for these girls to idolize. She did so much for us in the fire service."
She added the culture of firefighting for women is "getting better," but noted her line of work is always difficult, whether a fighter is male or female.
In the scorching heat, as girls worked in the hot sun hacking down rooftops with axes and prying open jammed doors, several firefighters stood around, offering advice and instruction to the young girls.
"What do you think, ladies? Are you ready?" asked one instructor, as an engine's ladder extended.
Several cried out in excitement and rushed over for their first-ever climb.
"Your legs are going to burn," said one cadet to a fellow peer, regarding the assuredly intense workout ahead.
Carly Osgood said working with her female peers in this capacity is simply "awesome."
"Your hair might be a messed up but we're like, 'Oh, whatever,'" she said, beaming with a smile, her braided pigtails only slightly frizzed. "We just keep going. It's awesome to hear different stories of the girls. And (Sarah), she was a big inspiration in my life. She was amazing."
Asked if she was remembering the female firefighter today, Osgood responded, "Definitely."


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AMERICUS - A four-run second inning paced the Thomas University (Ga.) baseball team in a 7-2 win over Georgia Southwestern at Hurricane Stadium on Tuesday.
The loss is the eighth straight for a GSW squad that continues to struggle at the plate. Southwestern (1-9) could muster only three hits against Thomas, with two coming in the 'Canes two-run seventh inning. Thomas, on the other hand, belted out 13 hits and improved its record to 8-5 this spring.
GSW entered Tuesday's matchup with all the momentum in the series, having won seven of the last eight meetings between the schools.
TU collected five hits, including a double by Brett White, to put GSW in a 4-0 hole early. A pair of singles and a GSW error in the third helped the Night Hawks extend the advantage to 5-0.
A leadoff walk and two more singles in the fifth put the Night Hawks ahead 6-0 and a final run in the seventh gave TU a seven-run lead.
John Duran opened the GSW seventh with a double and Michel Coffey followed with a single to start the Hurricanes rally. A botched double play attempt allowed Duran to score on the next at bat as Gabby Ramirez reached first and Coffey advanced to second. After a strikeout, Beau Parker walked to load the bases and all runners proceeded to advance when a wild pitch allowed Coffey to score. Another walk loaded the bases once again with one out, but the rally fizzled there as reliever Jacob Davis struck out the next to batters to end the inning.
GSW starter Matthew Suggs (0-3) pitched 4 1/3 innings and surrendered six runs on nine hits. He struck out eight and walked one. Hunter Thompson allowed a run in his 2 2/3 innings of work while striking out two. Justin Lott and Gray Carden each pitched an inning of scoreless relief.
Ben Overman (1-0) threw 6 1/3 innings for Thomas and struck out nine. He walked two and held GSW to three hits. Davis and Trent Stoker struck out two apiece and combined for 2 2/3 innings of near-perfect relief.
The Hurricanes did not have a batter record multiple hits.
Joey Kampfer and Jesse Piccolo tallied three hits apiece for TU. Sergio Delgado collected two hits and drove in two.
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University of South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw has been named co-offensive player of the week by the Southeastern Conference after his record-setting performance led the No. 6 Gamecocks to a 31-10 win over Missouri.
Shaw threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns and completed a school-record 20 consecutive passes to finish the game.
He shared the offensive honor with Arkansas' Cobi Hamilton who amassed 303 receiving yards and three touchdowns on 10 catches against Rutgers, an SEC record.
Shaw's 20 straight completions are tied for the second most in SEC history with Ole Miss' Kent Austin, who had 20 straight against Tennessee in 1982. His completion percentage of 95.2 is also a school record and ranks second in SEC history.
"I have a lot of guys around me that made those plays happen," said Shaw after the win. "There's a lot of positive vibe in the locker room."
The 6'1" 207 lb. junior likely silenced those critics who had questioned Steve Spurrier's decision to start him Saturday after a shoulder injury forced him out of two of the first three games of the season. He sat out the other game.
"Connor, of course, 20 of 21, got off to a slow start. He missed his first one I think," said a chuckling Spurrier Saturday night. "He was sensational."
The conference also named Ace Sanders co-special teams player of the week.
Sanders' six punt returns for 106 yards including a 49-yard return in South Carolina's 31-10 win over Missouri. The 49-yard return set up the Gamecocks' first score of the game. The junior also had a 23-yard TD scoring catch in the game.
South Carolina will return to action next Saturday in a SEC matchup against Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Commonwealth Stadium. The game will be televised on either ESPN or ESPN2.
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Sunday, November 14, 2004
Pickoff Moves
The War Of The RoseJon links to this Sacramento Bee story indicating the Dodgers have signed minor league catcher Mike Rose as a minor league free agent. Rose hit .281/.407/.401 in 2004 with the Oakland A's AAA River Cats affiliate in the hitter-friendly PCL; contrast this with David Ross's .297/.384/.519 in his last full year in AAA Las Vegas, 2003.
Also signed as free agents from Oakland's AAA River Cats were Mike Edwards (.287/.384/.432) and Jon Weber (.343/.381/.468). The article incorrectly says the Dodgers still control Todd Hundley, when in fact he is a free agent.
Frank Expands Home TurfJaimie McCourt has purchased the house next door. If the two properties were to be combined, they would be among the largest contiguous parcels in Holmby Hills.
That's nice, but we'd better have Beltre signed by Spring Training or know the reason why.
Byline BingoAm I missing something, or is this the first time Ken Rosenthal's byline has appeared in a Times story? The story itself contains standard-issue CW (Beltre won't sign with the Dodgers, Glaus will go to Boston) as well as speculation that Beltre might end up in an Orioles uniform. He also suggests Belly might not end up in Seattle because "the Mariners rarely spend big and play in a park that neutralizes right-handed power." This interests me because U.S.S. Mariner has actively stumped for the M's to sign him; and ESPN's park factors seem to indicate Safeco's a slightly better park for hitting homers than Dodger Stadium.
The Free Agent Glass Yanked Half EmptyFor those so inclined, Leone For Third has his free agent destination picks up.
The Yanks will have a logjam at several positions, to say the least.
Still The OriolesFrom Will Lingo's chat:
Q: Ron from South Bend, IN asks:
Where would have Townsend been in this list if he would have signed?
Will Lingo: Ouch. That was a painful draft pick to not get anything out of. Considering the Orioles had no chance to sign him, I never really looked at Townsend in comparison to any of their other guys, but he has the stuff to be considered with Penn and Adam Loewen, who are the top two pitching prospects in the organization.
Q: Toby Boyce from Delaware, Ohio asks:
The O's Top 10 seems to be significantly older than what we are used to seeing in Baseball America. Is the system that thin? Or are these late bloomers that are just now asserting themselves?
Will Lingo: The system is pretty thin.
Q: Ulrath from Virginia.... asks:
Is there any hope at all?
Will Lingo: I think that's a good question to end on. Thanks for joining us and I hope Orioles fans get all the free agents they're hoping for this Christmas.
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When Chuck Hagel walks into his hearings before the Senate Armed Services Committee this morning, he'll be a favorite (though not a sure thing) to win confirmation as secretary of defense. But he still won't be a favorite of many progressives.
By now, high-profile Democratic senators have gotten in line behind the president's nominee, though not before making their chilliness known. Chuck Schumer of New York -- seen as a crucial vote because of his cachet as a defender of Israeli interests -- announced his backing, in somewhat tepid form, only after a one-on-one meeting. Maryland's Ben Cardin suggested that while he was open to voting for Hagel, the former Nebraska senator wasn't his first choice. The turning point for many on the left seems to have been the harsh criticism he received from conservatives; some liberal pundits explicitly made the argument that the nature of the opposition to Hagel proved he was the right choice.
Still, that doesn't mean there's wild enthusiasm about him in the Democratic defense establishment. I spoke with some wonks to see why they weren't more excited about Hagel. Many of them preferred to speak on background, citing the close-knit circle they ran in, but they offered a picture of the reasons for reservations among progressives.
- Hagel Might Be Right on Iran, But... : Like Obama, Hagel has voiced a deep skepticism about American military adventurism overseas, including any sort of action in Iran. And of course, many on the left agree. But all that shows is that Hagel is an old-school, small-'c' conservative -- it doesn't mean that he's a liberal who shares the same goals. Hagel has also said publicly that he supports the end of "don't ask, don't tell," which he once voted for, and apologized for anti-gay comments he made years ago, but even those who take his reversals at face value worry he doesn't share their values on other cultural and strategic issues. Hagel -- along with just-confirmed Secretary of State John Kerry -- is expected to be more cautious and reluctant about American force than the outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton or Robert Gates and Leon Panetta, the first two Obama defense secretaries.


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OXON HILL, Md. (AP) -- The 85th National Spelling Bee is under way.
Thirteen-year-old Kevin Lazenby of Opelika, Ala., stepped to the microphone Wednesday morning at a convention center outside Washington and correctly spelled "witticism."
The 278 participants won local and regional spelling bees to make the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Each gets the opportunity to spell two words during Wednesday's preliminary rounds. Their scores will be combined with scores from a 50-word computer test to determine the field of no more than 50 semifinalists.
This year's Scripps National Spelling Bee includes the youngest speller ever -- 6-year-old Lori Anne Madison of Lake Ridge, Va. Three of last year's finalists are back for another try, and two spellers made the bee for the fifth straight year.


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NWSB Insider and Vancouver Canucks' blogger Kevin "The Flying V" Vanstone is back to give you his love 'em and hate 'em from Vancouver's win over the N.Y. Islanders. The Vancouver Canucks escaped another close game on Tuesday beating the New York Islanders in overtime thanks to the late heroics of Kevin Bieksa. Sunday in Columbus Jeremy Welsh, Tom Sestito, and Dale Weise combined for only 12:17 of ice time. Tuesday Andrew Alberts (Vancouver's 12th forward) and Tom Sestito combined for only 3:07 on the ice.
ICYMI…Canucks vs. Islanders: Van City escape OT in exciting 5-4 win
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Little boy proposes to his crush with real diamonds
Little boy proposes to his crush with real diamonds
Millie, an adorable little girl from England, returned from school with some fabulous news recently. Tommy popped the question.
And boy did little Tommy go all out.
"She keeps telling us she got a ring her bag, so like anyone we was expecting the Haribo ring," Millie's dad said in a recorded video.
No big deal right? It's actually kind of cute... until you see the ring that Millie actually got. Then it gets hilarious.
"Tommy has stolen his mother's engagement ring, with three enormous diamonds, and proposed to Millie!," her father says while holding the expensive ring.
Since being shared to Facebook on November 16, the recording by Millie's shocked dad and amused mom has been watched 23 million times.
"Go on then Tommy!"


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Media Millionaires
Journalism by and for the 0.01 Percent
Mainstream journalism is, we're often told, in a state of severe crisis. Newsroom employment began to decline as a result of corporate takeovers in the 1990s. Then the digital revolution destroyed the advertising market, plunging the industry into serious doubt about its very business model.
But times aren't rough all around. There are many pundits and TV anchors who are doing very well in the media world, racking up millions of dollars from their media contracts, book deals and lucrative speaking fees. Though they don't generally approach the compensation packages awarded to network morning show hosts like Matt Lauer or evening anchors like Diane Sawyer, they're not exactly hurting.
Of course, being the boss means the biggest payday—and media company CEOs have been posting unbelievable incomes. In 2012, CBS head Les Moonves made $62 million, Disney's Robert Iger made $37 million and Rupert Murdoch of Fox took home a comparatively modest $22 million (New York Times, 5/5/13). Don't feel sorry for Murdoch, though; as No. 91 on Forbes' list of the world's richest people, with an estimated net worth of $11.2 billion, he's unlikely to go to bed hungry.
The media business outstrips other industries in generously compensating its top executives (New York Times, 5/5/13), and those resources could of course be put to better use by hiring reporters. But that's not the way the system works. And it's not just the bosses getting rich. Indeed, many high-profile members of the media elite live a rather charmed life. The journalism business looks to be in a disastrous state—but the view from the top is just fine.
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North Carolina Professor to Deliver Brigance Lecture• March 18, 2011 Share:
A University of North Carolina Rhetoric professor will deliver the annual Brigance Forum Lecture. Dr. J. Robert Cox will speak on "Climate Scientists as Cassandrea? Complexity, Communication, and Democracy.
The lecture will be held at 8 p.m., Tuesday, in Korb Classroom at the Fine Arts Building. The Greek goddess Cassandra could prophesy future disasters, but was cursed with the inability to get anybody to believe her.
Dr. Cox is a Professor of Communication Studies and the Curriculum in the Environment and Ecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
His research focuses on rhetorical theory, environmental communication, and the critical study of the discourse of social change agents and social movements. He is the author of three books and numerous other publications.
Cox has served as president of the Sierra Club. During that time he counseled then-Vice President Al Gore.
The Brigance Forum is an annual public lecture in memory of the late William Norwood Brigance, teacher, scholar and leader in the Speech Association of America. In his 38 years at Wabash College, "Briggie" taught generations of Wabash students how to be more effective when they spoke and, through his textbooks, taught thousands more in American high schools and colleges.
The Brigance family, friends, former students whom he taught, and those who continued the tradition of speech at Wabash after him, have, through their contributions, endowed the program as an ongoing memorial to William Norwood Brigance.
His talk is free and open to the public. A reception will follow his talk in the lobby.


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Five hundred kilometers due east of our coast stands the last remaining shard of the rim of a massive, extinct volcano. Rising 600 metres out of the sea, it is the largest single volcanic stack on Earth. The rest of this enormous crater has been completely eroded away over the last seven million years.
To attempt to understand the forces at work capable of wearing such a structure to nothing is impossible. To attempt to make a painting about it also seems futile, but this remnant of the forming of the Earth became an obsession and something I needed to conquer.
This painting of Ball's Pyramid is built up from the scrapings of previous failed attempts to paint it. I've gotten some way toward knowing this rock but I haven't conquered it yet.
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CRESTVIEW � One of the city�s little-known gems, the McMahon Environmental Center, is tucked away on two and a half acres off Mapoles Street, in the shadow of a state forestry fire observation tower.
CRESTVIEW � One of the city�s little-known gems, the McMahon Environmental Center, is tucked away on two and a half acres off Mapoles Street, in the shadow of a state forestry fire observation tower.
The park is a destination for local Boy and Girl Scouts, Crestview Public Library kids groups and students from area schools.
However, the McMahon Center is also one of the city�s Parks and Recreation Department�s most underused facilities.
The Kiwanis Club wants to change that.
�What we would like to do is take it on as a project for our club,� Kiwanis Club Public Service Committee chairperson Jim Lundy said. �There are some really nice things on this property. The museum has some really good things there.�
Named in honor of retired forester John McMahon, the center and the Kiwanis have been intertwined over the years. The club sponsored a Boy Scout troop at the park, and helped maintain the park until the state turned the facility over to the city.
The center is unique among the city�s parks. Its mission is purely educational: to teach park users about the region�s native flora and fauna.
The center contains more than 100 native trees, each labeled for identification; a fishpond; and a butterfly garden built as a project by Girl Scout Yvonne Masters. The park�s small museum contains exhibits about area animal and aquatic life, and local forestry traditions and industry. Its open-air pavilion is used for educational programs and kids� picnics.
Local Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts periodically visit the center. Nearby, at the foot of the tower, is a former scout hut, once a forester�s cabin, from the days when a Kiwanis-sponsored Boy Scout troop was based at the park. In December, Jacob Somers, an Eagle Scout candidate with Troop 773, produced new identification plates for the trees, McMahon said.
�There have been several Eagle projects there over the years,� Boy Scout area Unit Commissioner Rae Schwartz said. �It�s a great facility for the community. Our scouts would be happy to work with the Kiwanis on enhancing it.�
McMahon said he was encouraged by the Kiwanis offer and looks forward to working with the club to enhance the center and attract more visitors.
�There are so many possibilities there,� he said. �I can see some they haven�t even thought of it yet.�
Lack of staff at the park is one reason it is underused, McMahon said. Though retired, he frequently serves as a guide through the environmental center when groups visit.
�The city is fairly limited in manpower and they don�t have many people trained in environmental subjects,� he said, adding foresters would make ideal partners with the park�s redevelopment. �We have contacts in many areas and we could get specialists in many subjects to come over to the park and do presentations.�
�The Kiwanis has historically been involved with building parks and recreational facilities,� Lundy said. �In the big picture, the goal was to make (the McMahon Center) more user-friendly to the public so that the public would come to use it.�
Speaking before the Crestview City Council at its Jan. 14 meeting, Lundy said when his committee prepared to visit the park prior to preparing their offer to the city, only two members knew where it was located.
The site�s potential is almost limitless, he said.
�One of the problems we have right now is we don�t know exactly what we can do,� he said.
The club wants the community�s input on how to enhance the park, and would undertake coordination of fundraising to enhance the facility, Lundy said.
�We would take surveys of what community would like to see as a use for the property,� Lundy said. �We see it as basically recreational and educational.�
Councilwoman Robyn Helt praised the Kiwanis Club for its offer. At the recommendation of city attorney Jerry Miller, she moved to direct city staff to work with the club as it formulated a plan for the park. Helt�s motion passed unanimously.
�We are going to take this one step at a time,� Lundy said. �The Kiwanis is not looking to do this by ourselves. We�re looking for other organizations to partner with.
�The next thing is to put together a more formal plan and present it to the city.�
Want to go?
The McMahon Environmental Center is at 130 Butler Circle, off Mapoles Street. The park grounds are always open. Call the Crestview Parks and Recreation Department, 682-4715, ext. 123, to visit the museum by appointment. John McMahon, retired forester and the park�s namesake, is often available to guide groups around the park.
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Gigabyte GA-MA69G-S3H Motherboard
Hear the peaceful calm (HTPC), that would be not having to hear your children screaming "where did you put my movie!" That's the acronym I would use for HTPC, but it actually stands for Home Theater Personal Computer. We have to face the facts that computers are becoming more prevalent in our everyday lives than ever before and manufacturers know this and are producing more products that are targeting these areas more than ever. When looking at an HTPC, High Definition (HD) is the key whether it is video or sound, and there are only a few components left that aren't compatible with this standard.
When building an HTPC, most look to achieve the HD standard at a minimal cost, so to accommodate this we are seeing more motherboard manufacturers produce boards with onboard HD video and sound. Some have HDMI capabilities, which will also carry sound, and some choose to use DVI as the way to transport the HD digital image. With straight DVI, these motherboards must have an additional sound source onboard since, at this time, DVI is incapable of transferring sound by itself. We are also seeing two formats of motherboards that are equipped with the HD qualities, Micro-ATX and ATX. Micro- ATX allows for a smaller system case which will be more compact, whereas ATX will require a normal sized case and may not fit in most entertainment centers.
In our quest to build the perfect HTPC, Overclockers Club is reviewing a total of four integrated motherboards; this review's focus will be the Gigabyte GA-MA69G-S3H, which is Full ATX. This Gigabyte motherboard contains HD Audio, HDMI out, Video and is Crossfire capable.
Gigabyte is a well-known industry manufacturer of motherboards that was founded over two decades ago. Along with motherboards, Gigabyte also produces graphics cards, notebooks, digital home entertainment appliances, mobile and handheld devices, and networking servers.
Closer Look:
The white and green box is not as image laden as some of its competitors, but is still bright enough to catch your eye. While the S3 is the biggest image on the box, what caught my eye was the S-Series print that has an aluminum glow. The back of the box describes the board's features. When you open the box, you will find the board's bundled accessories and underneath it all is the board itself.


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IIRC, Chase allows transfers from one person to another (only one) designated relative in the same household.


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Mensa is not selective. Top 2% translates to 1/50 people. Considering the tens of thousands of people you encounter in daily life, that's a lot of people. It's not like scoring 98th percentile on the LSAT, where the entire body test-takers sample only an upper slice of the general population.
moreover, i know several married gay couples that use the word husband and wife.


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Are you, like Richard Yarrell, obsessed with the upcoming HTC EVO 3D? Sprint's follow-up to their best selling Android phone hits stores June 24th for $199, but the early reviews are already beginning to roll in. Edgar covered 7 reasons to trade in your EVO 4G for an EVO 3D, but does the phone actually live up to the hype? Read on after the jump to see what experts are saying.
We already know all about the EVO 3D specs, so how is the overall user experience? I read through all the reviews, and it sounds like the 3D display is a gimmick, battery life is better than the EVO 4G, the dual-core Snapdragon offers speedy performance and the call quality has some issues.
- Myriam Joire of Engadget: "While the EVO 3D looks solidly built and feels substantial, the materials used fail to convey the same sense of quality as the Sensation … After topping off the EVO 3D, it only took 14 hours and 44 minutes to drain the beefy 1730mAh battery down to 7% … The EVO 3D's qHD touchscreen is a mixed bag … While 3D is fun and whimsical, we can't help but think it's just a gimmick … Ultimately, we've come to think of the EVO 3D as a Sensation with a lesser camera, cheaper materials, worse battery life, and without the ability to roam worldwide."
- Sam Biddle of Gizmodo: "I particularly loved (and, by the handset gods, demand this of all phones) the thick hardware camera shutter–hold to focus, click to shoot … The EVO 3D is the first phone to ever literally hurt my face … It gave me a headache. I wanted to look away. And for what? A 3D effect that just isn't very good."
- Ross Miller of This is My Next: "A few editors on staff complained of minor headaches after more extensive use … Still, when the 3D works, it's impressive, and everyone I've shown it to feels the same way."
- Jonathan Geller of BGR: "After using the device for around 10 minutes on and off, I finally got the hang of the perfect positioning, and 3D content looks good, not great … Using the phone on the EVO 3D hasn't been the best experience … At the end of the day, the EVO 3D is a better, faster, thinner, lighter, and more capable EVO 4G."
- Bonnie Cha of CNET: "The 3D features are a fun addition, but it's the HTC Evo 3D's zippy performance and improved battery life that make this Android smartphone one of Sprint's best … The HTC Evo 3D's design is updated but familiar, and anyone upgrading from the Evo 4G should feel right at home with the smartphone … We also got a bit of a headache after a while, and, more often than not, 3D photos just made our eyes hurt … Starting with a full charge in the morning and with moderate to heavy use (including playing 3D games and video), we were able to go a full day, sometimes early into the next day, before needing to recharge."
- Eric Zeman of Phone Scoop: "The material – mostly plastic, rubber, and glass – are of the best quality and feel fantastic in the hand … The camera button itself is perhaps the best camera button on any smartphone, ever … Call quality, however, wasn't so great. Voices were often garbled, making me ask those with whom I spoke to repeat themselves … It is, without doubt, the fastest Android handset I've ever used … Viewing 3D content on the EVO 3D's screen gives me a headache, plain and simple … My biggest gripe with the EVO 3D is the wireless performance. It's bad enough that the WiMax radio barely worked, but add to that poor 3G performance, and poor voice performance, and you've almost killed off all the reasons to buy any phone."
- Roger Cheng of The Wall Street Journal: "You might get dizzy staring too deeply into the Evo 3D, but Sprint Nextel Corp.'s newest flagship phone is worth risking a little motion sickness … I was able to go through nearly an entire work day, while keeping the 4G radio on for most of the time, running it as a hot spot to power a tablet, and making a few phone calls … While the Evo 3D has several strong points, working as a phone isn't one of them."
If you're on Sprint, please let me know what you think of the early reviews. Is this your next phone? Does it live up to the hype? Will all the 3D headache claims make you reconsider your purchase?


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Moe vs Kawaii
The word "moe" has become a lot more prevalent in the western anime community in the last 3-4 years. I know this word has existed in Japan (not sure if it's otaku terminology or Japanese) for a while now but the earliest I remember it being mentioned was in Haruhi (I think Genshiken too) which was translated as "turn on" or "fetish". So technically you can find anything "moe".
Nowadays the word "moe" seems to refer to anything cute. Pretty much anything that is slightly cute (art style, actions, personality, voice) is called moe. It's pretty synonymous with "kawaii".
Although what I noticed is that it's usually the weaboos that use "kawaii" in their words but have no idea what "moe" means. And the non-weaboos use "moe" all the time but don't see it as weabooish. Maybe it's cause there's no translation for "moe".
Many western fans mistakenly think 'moe' is a tangible attribute of something whereas it is basically the feeling the *viewer* has. People can get feelings of 'moe' over a variety of things. Some series use art techniques that generate 'moe' in the viewing audience and those are sometimes called 'moe shows' or 'moeblob shows'. However, the feeling can be generated from watching a character drawn in other styles as well.
It is a slang word: a pun derived from a Japanese word that literally means "budding," as with a plant that is about to flower and a homonym for the word for "burning" ... in other words, its an armwaving way of trying to describe a passionate feeling for something that isn't necessarily erotic/sexual. That warm, fuzzy feeling that something must be worshiped and protected. ;)
The situation reminds me of the German word "gestalt" which doesn't have a direct translation so it just gets imported. Haruhi... well, I blame some of the fansubbers for a rather loosely translated bit of dialog in that scene contributing to the problem (there was also some intentional satire in the scene on the otaku culture that was taken seriously by some viewers).
From what I can understand about Japanese culture, "moe" does indeed refer to "turn-on" (Lucky Star is probably what taught you that XD) It's not always sexual but it normally refers to "fetishes". "Kawaii" can literally describe anything that is "cute". But "moe" and "kawaii" are not the same. For example, a Japanese girl would call a puppy, clothes, or flowers "kawaii". She would not refer to them as "moe". A Japanese man would call a maid, a schoolgirl, or a bishoujo figure "moe". But he could also call them "kawaii" as well.
Does that help? :heh:
So these days, aside from otaku, normal people in Japan also use the word "moe" in their life? I've always thought that it's used exclusively in otaku culture only.
"Moe", as a popular term, simply took off more than "Kawaii" did. Of the two terms, I encounter "moe" a lot more than i do "kawaii".
So if somebody uses "Kawaii" a lot in what they say or write, it can seem a bit exotic even to many online anime fans. "Moe", OTOH, is a term that just about every online anime fan has at least a passing familiarity with, whether or not they like characters/shows commonly considered "moe".
Moe actually doesn't strictly apply to living beings. otaku have been known to call moe on trains, model guns, techs, etc, etc (like how Daru of Steins Gate call the LHC moe).
Also, "moe" is not to be mistaken with "moeru", though sometimes, they're interchangeable, I think. Literally, "moeru" is closer to "turn on" than "moe", because "moeru" literally means "on fire", but it's more commonly used in a shonen manga/anime where characters suddenly get in an exciting situation.
Moe= "turn on" comes from the a.f.k. fansubs version of Haruhi, which is how most western fans encountered the show back in 2006. It's not really an accurate translation because as Vexx says, it doesn't translate well into English... a.f.k. just tried to come up with something that worked for the scene.
As for what the term means, I endorse Vexx's definition:
I would define the relationship between moe and kawaii as that moe is a feeling often invoked by something kawaii. I generally find myself responding to things designed to invoke the moe with a mix of protectiveness and something else I can't really define. Sorta like big brother/fatherly instinct, but not quite. "Moe" is really hard to translate...
So really,can't blame them,they're just going off the translations they've seen,but still when I read stuff like this
Hey, if the iPad can be magically so can Matsuri Shihou or Yune. Add Utena and you've got the revolutionary part down too.
(Oh come on, it was too funny to pass up.)
I don't doubt that most anime fans know what "kawaii" means, but it's certainly used a lot less often than "moe" or "tsundere" is, giving "kawaii" a more exotic feel as such, imo.
One of the signs of a weaboo is if they use the word "kawaii" in an english sentence instead of cute. Like "That was so KAWAII!!! <3" or "He's a baka". Or add honorifics (-san) when talking to people.
The reason you don't see the word being used in anime communities and blogs is because they're not weaboos. They tend to know more about Japanese culture but don't worship it like an idiot or pretend to be Japanese. Those are weaboos. Intentionally using Japanese words in English to appear knowledgeable when there's a clear translation for it.
Youtube for example is full of weaboos. These people don't know how to download anime/manga beyond searching youtube or google. Very few people like weaboos.
Words like "moe" and "tsundere" have no direct (english) translation. You can translate "Kawaii" as "cute" or "Baka" as "idiot".
Myname is describing the "small" faction of people one encounters at American japanese cultural festivals, or haunting asian markets, bookstores, anime conventions. My rule of thumb is that they're embarrassing to even stand near - and I can stand near almost *anyone* :) .
Of course, when someone uses the "w--" word, the rest of the group should respond with the paddles - that's the game after all :)
I see kawaii used a lot more often than I'd like, because I don't see that the word has any purpose when communicating in English at all. But if anyone has a dissenting opinion on that, I'm willing to listen.
Edit: Late response is late, Myname pretty much said it, albeit a little more harshly than me. :)
Just on the thread title:
When I look at "moe" and "kawaii", my initial reaction asks: "WTF is the difference?" It'd be hard for an anime girl to be "moe" and uncute at the same time; although, that can very well happen depending on personal preference. There are some girls, whom someone would find cute, while another finds those same ones as annoying or as an outright bitch.
Sometimes when I go to edit the "moe" article over in Wikipedia; sometimes, I'd just wonder: "What is 'moe' really anyways?" The answer would be: "You know it, when you see it." In general, male characters wouldn't fall into this character, unless you happen to swing that way. In that case, stay away from me. LOLOLOL
Nevertheless, a strong element of cuteness does go along with "moe".
Oh, and speaking of Wikipedia -- if anyone can find articles (not blogs) on moe, that'd be helpful, particularly stuff in Japanese (that I can't read). I'm sure someone has written something about this topic.
I really don't get the point of trying to segregate moe' and fetishism when the two can certainly overlap. Or what, I'm the only one around here who's found characters that make me feel so moe' that I mistook it for its own fetish altogether?
As for the word kawaii I can safely say that even during my enthusiastic years that I never used the word because it just seems too weird. Nonetheless I have no problem spamming sugoi words like uguu all day without batting an eye desu but I digress. Save the usage of the word kawaii to cute anime girls (or...traps :P) describing cute things so the audience can feel moe' for someone who is cute for being moe' over something cute.
Maybe it's just me but whenever someone uses the word "kawaii" and they aren't Japanese, it screams "Weeaboo" to me. Yeh yeh I know it's derogatory but seriously that person is asking to be ridiculed.
"Moe" on the other hand seems to be a generalised word in the anime fandom these days. I won't go into the debate of what it actually means (we'll be here for years debating that) but anyone who watches more than just the mainstream shonen titles (Naruto, One Piece, Bleach - wait Bleach finished. OMG) knows what it is.
Let me give you a example:
"OMG. Your bento is so Kawaiii! Itadakimasu!"
See what I mean :heh:. It just sounds totally wrong. Compare that to this:
"Oh wow. That was totally moe!"
In my understanding...
"Moe" is more of character (traits, etc) of a person while "Kawai" is more based on a character's appearance (physical).
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