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There are now over 7,000 people,over half of them children, with safe water and hygienic sanitation at their homes. For the vast majority this outcome is beyond their wildest dreams. Their lives have been forever transformed.
Year Project Homes People Details
Las Mesas Sur, Matagalpa (1)
Construct 70 VIP latrines
Villa Siquia, Palwas
Construction of 41 VIP latrines
El Platanillal
48 residences and 4 institutions (two in houses) plus a church and school
46 families composed of 188 inhabitants
The residents of El Platinillal have no access to clean drinking water. This is a rural community with a high poverty rate (82% of the population earns an average of $85 US per month.) The need is to build a new water and sanitation system to provide access to clean water and sanitation services in a sustainable way.
Jardin del Eden (1)
50 families and 1 primary school
216 inhabitants (97 women and 119 men)
Due to excessive population growth, the gravity-flow water system built in 2007 is not able to provide clean water to about one/third of the current population, especially children and the elderly. The main objective of the project is to rehabilitate and extend the current water system in a sustainable way in order to reduce the risks in case of natural disasters, and supply water to the growing community in a sustainable way.
69 residences plus a school & a church
281 people, including 147 men and 134 women
Ocotal needs to replace a water system that was constructed several years ago and has deteriorated badly over the last few years
Calderon
Calderon is a rural community located in the central part of the Atlantic Autonomos Region South. 57% of families do subsistence farming--corn, beans, yucas & malangas 71% obtain & use untreated water from rivulets & river edges Calderon needs 7800 gallons/day to meet WHO standards. The spring which has been encapsulated provides 13,900 gallons/day.
La Esperanza Rancho Grande
La Esperanza is divided into 3 sectors, each sector separated from the others. Each is like a neighborhood. They are called 1) El Triunfo. 2) El Carmen. 3) La Esperanza. The population census of 2005 categorized the entire La Esperanza community as one of severe poverty. La Esperanza is over 150 miles from Rio Blanco. It takes 8 hours to reach by truck and approximately 10 hours by bus. To reach the Municipality of Rancho Grande from La Esperanza takes an hour & a half by vehicle. There is no public transport. From Rancho Grande there is a truck/bus to within 2-3 miles of La Esperanza. People walk the rest of the way
Las Maderas
Las Maderas is a sector of the larger community of Las Mercedes and is within the municipality of Matagalpa. Most families engage in subsistence agriculture raising such products as corn, beans,potatoes. They sell surplus products in Matagalpa. 97% of families own their home.
El Achiote Kuskawas
El Achiote Kuskawas is located in the municipality of Rancho Grande in the northeast portion of the District of Matagalpa. Completion of this project solves their great need for access to abundant quantities of safe water as well as hygienic sanitation.
Valle de Casa
84% of population do subsistence farming and are involved in cultivating corn & beans mainly. This project was completed in record time by the villagers in spite of very steep and very rock laden soil All labor for the project was provided by villagers with no monetary compensation.
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Tae Kwon Do, loosely translated meaning "The Way of Kicking and Punching", can trace its heritage back to the origin of all martial arts. Tae Kwon Do reaches back approximately 1500 years to the warrior class known as the Hwarang, which loosely translated means 'The Way of Flowering Manhood'.
The Hwarang were young noblemen who studied indigenous kicking arts and weapon training as well as poetry, music and calligraphy. These young educated warriors were instrumental in the original unification of Korea.
In the early 1900's, the Japanese occupied Korea and suppressed the practice of Martial Arts. The dedicated practitioners of martial arts left Korea to continue their practice elsewhere. Korea was again liberated after World War II and many of those practitioners came back to their homeland. In the early 1950's, General Choi Hong Hi and several other renowned martial artists joined in an attempt to form a unified martial arts system for their country, which they named Tae Kwon Do. Later, Tae Kwon Do migrated to the United States via soldiers who had been stationed in Korea and Korean Masters, who immigrated to the US, and has become one of the most well known martial arts in the world today, as well as becoming an Olympic Event. The first Tae Kwon Do championships took place in Seoul Korea in 1973 and have been an Olympic event since 1988. The emphasis of the art is on kicking. Approximately 60 to 70 percent of the strikes are done with the foot. Most of the spectacular jumping and spinning kicks seen in today's movies are Tae Kwon Do kicks, making it as much fun to watch as it is to learn.


Montana Snowbowl, Discovery and Blacktail Mountain were all forced to close Monday due to extremely cold weather and wind. The three areas will stay closed for Tuesday. The weather service at Snowbowl recorded temps of -10 degrees Monday morning with 30 mph winds. Some gusts were up to 56 mph making it feel like -43 degrees.
The forecast for Missoula shows the high to be 1 degree, which would hold the record if it does not warm up much more than that. The lowest recorded high temperature for January 3rd was 3 degrees in 1959.


Academic Regulations are approved by the University Senate to govern the progress of postgraduate students through programs of study leading to degrees awarded by the University Senate.
Applications seeking admission to a master's or diploma program should have obtained a bachelor's degree from a recognized institution, or an approved equivalent qualification; and satisfied specific requirements prescribed by the School and department concerned as to their fitness to pursue postgraduate study.
Applications seeking admission to a PhD program should normally have obtained a master's degree from an approved institution, or presented evidence of satisfactory work at the postgraduate level on a full-time basis for at least one year, or on a part-time basis for at least two years; and satisfied specific requirements prescribed by the School and department concerned as to their chosen subject of research, as well as their fitness to undertake the research.
Applicants should observe the application procedures set out by the Academic Records and Registration Office (ARRO).
Selected applicants may be invited for an admission interview. Successful applicants will receive an offer of admission from ARRO, and may be required to satisfy specified conditions. Applicants receiving an offer will be expected to accept or decline by a specified date.
The University welcomes applications from qualified students from outside Hong Kong to seek admission at the postgraduate level. Non-local students should note that they are required to apply for a student visa/entry permit before they commence their study in Hong Kong. In addition, they will not be allowed to take up any employment in Hong Kong, unless otherwise advised in writing by the Immigration Department of the HKSAR Government.
Under special circumstances, students may apply in writing to ARRO for deferred admission to a subsequent term. Requests will be considered on an individual basis by the relevant School/department, who will notify the applicant of the outcome. All approvals for deferred admission are valid for not more than two consecutive regular terms, after which re-application for admission to the University must be made.
Students who have withdrawn from the University may apply for admission into any program of study by following the regular admission procedures. However, those who are required to withdraw from the University due to academic reasons or failure to meet the prescribed conditions set for re-enrollment at the end of an academic leave may not apply for re-admission into the same program.
Associate postgraduate (PG) students are self-financing students who enroll in individual credit-bearing postgraduate courses instead of any degree programs. Subject to the approval of the home School, these students may normally take and/or audit no more than six credits of course in any one term. Once enrolled, students are not allowed to add or drop courses, or change their enrollment status.
The University is under no obligation to admit a person who carries course credits earned through the Associate PG Students Scheme to any degree programs of the University. Following the University's regulations on credit transfer, department may determine whether credits previously earned through the Associate PG Students Scheme can be transferred if the students concerned are admitted to any degree programs.
Taught postgraduate students enrolled in tertiary institutions outside Hong Kong who wish to study at the University on a short-term basis may be admitted as visiting postgraduate (PG) students. They normally enroll for one regular term, and can, at the most, enroll for two regular terms. Visiting PG students may take courses, but are not enrolled in a specific program of studies, except for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. Visiting PG students may not receive a degree or diploma award of the University in the capacity of a visiting student.
Students from institutions outside Hong Kong may enroll as visiting internship students to take a special project course at the University for one to six months, to fulfill their directed research or internship assignment which is part of the program requirements at their home institution. Visiting internship students are enrolled on the School but not on specific programs of the University.
Enrollment in programs involves payment of tuition and other prescribed fees, and completion of the registration process. Failure to enroll in the program in any regular term will result in automatic withdrawal from the program and the University, unless a formal approval of Leave from Study has been obtained from the student's major department (see section 3.7 below). Moreover, a student must be officially registered in the program in the term when he is being considered for graduation from the program concerned.
Unless prior permission from the Director of Academic Records and Registration is obtained, students are not permitted to concurrently register for another program at this University or at another tertiary institution. If students are found to be registered elsewhere without seeking prior approval, they will normally be required to discontinue their studies at this University.
Non-local postgraduate students admitted to the University in a particular academic year must complete registration in their programs by the end of the add/drop period in the Fall or Spring Term. Under special circumstances, students may apply in writing to ARRO via the department for late program registration for the term concerned.
Most postgraduate programs are available on both full-time and part-time basis. The taught programs leading to the EMBA, MA, MBA and MSc degrees, as well as graduate and professional diplomas are suitable for students interested in part-time study. The MPhil and PhD are research degrees, and students in some disciplines may be required to participate in research on a full-time basis.
Postgraduate students may apply to their department, prior to the beginning of any term, for transfer from full-time to part-time status or from part-time to full-time status. When such a transfer is allowed, the remaining program requirements will be determined.
Taught postgraduate students may not engage in part-time employment for more than 10 hours per week in regular term, and 20 hours per week in winter break.
Research postgraduate students in receipt of postgraduate studentships (PGS) are not allowed to take up any part-time work, summer work or internship. Students not receiving PGS may apply for taking up part-time work, and summer work, subject to the endorsement of the Dean or the Dean's designate and approval of the Provost or the Provost's designate.
The normative period of study for the part-time professional diploma programs is one year, whereas that for the part-time graduate diploma programs is one year and a half. For the full-time graduate diploma programs, the normative period of study is half a year to one year.
The normative period of study for completing a PhD degree in full-time mode is four years after the first degree with a reduction of one year if a relevant research master's degree is earned prior to entering the PhD program. For an MPhil degree in full-time mode, the normative period of study period is two years.
The maximum period of study for a graduate diploma program is three years whereas that for a professional diploma is two.
Students are discouraged from interrupting their program of study. In exceptional circumstances with sufficient justification, student may apply for Leave from Study for one regular term, subject to approve of the major department. Applications for Leave from Study for two consecutive regular terms require the approval of the Dean or the Dean's designate. Applications for Leave from Study for more than two consecutive regular terms will normally not be considered. Any exception to this rule requires the approval of the Provost or the Provost's designate.
Those students whose date of submission of thesis copies for examination falls short of the four-week period prior to the start of a regular term are not eligible to apply for retention of student status.
During this four-week non-fee paying period, students are still regarded as students of the University and are entitled to normal student services. However, they are not entitled to receive postgraduate studentships nor to University student accommodation.
The respective thesis examinations should be held within the first three weeks of the following regular term, leaving at least one week for the candidates to submit the final version of their theses.
In the event that students are unable to submit their completed theses before the end of the four-week period, they are required to register as regular students to maintain their student status. Students are required to complete program registration, enrollment in class, and pay the tuition for the term concerned.
Research postgraduate students who are studying beyond the normative period of study and in their final stage of thesis writing may apply to register as Continuing Student, and pay a reduced tuition fee. Their previous mode of study, whether full-time or part-time before changing to Continuing Student status, will remain unchanged. The application, duly considered and endorsed by the thesis supervisor, and department head or PG coordinator, has to reach ARRO at least four weeks before the start of the term the Continuing Student status is to be effected.
A student may change from one program of study to another with the permission of the major department to which the student wishes to transfer. If a transfer is approved, that department will determine which credits from the student's former program apply to the new program. Normally, the transfer will not be effected until the following regular term. Students who wish to transfer to another program of study in the middle of a term should obtain the prior approval of the major department and the Dean or the Dean's designate. Unless there are extenuating circumstances, requests for program transfers to be effected in the middle of a term are not supported.
Only students who have completed the clearance procedures for withdrawal will be entitled to receive refund of caution money and a free copy of the transcript of studies.
Students should ensure that they understand the curriculum requirements of their program and plan ahead to complete their program within the permitted duration of study. Deviations from University requirements must be approved by the Provost or the Provost's designate. Deviations from School/ departmental requirements, or requirements of major programs must be approved by the Dean or the Dean's designate.
[Detailed curriculum requirements for students admitted in the current academic year are published at publish.ust.hk/prog_crs_ar, and for students admitted in previous years at www.ust.hk/provost/pg/pg_catalog/intro.html].
Students on graduate diploma programs must fulfill a minimum coursework requirement of 15 credits. Those on professional diploma programs must fulfill a minimum coursework requirement of eight credits.
These are coursework degrees for which students must fulfill a minimum course requirement specified by individual programs. Students may also undertake a project under supervision of a faculty member. Projects require the submission of a written report, as specified by the department, and carry a maximum of nine credits.
Besides fulfilling coursework requirements, all research postgraduate students are required to conduct research and defense it to a Thesis Examination Committee.
Research postgraduate students who wish to appear before a Thesis Examination Committee must indicate to his major department at least six weeks before the proposed date of the thesis examination. Inadequate notice served for taking the thesis examination will result in required postponement of the thesis examination. To avoid unnecessary delay in graduation, students are advised to schedule their thesis examinations well in advance, and avoid conducting thesis examinations towards the end of a term, in order to allow sufficient time for revisions and other post-examination arrangements.
On successful completion of the thesis examination, candidates must submit two identical clean unbound original copies of the thesis to the major department, which will arrange for the appropriate signatures of approval to be obtained. The department will then forward the signed copies to ARRO for follow-up action. When bound, one copy will be retained by the department and one by the Library as an archival copy in the open collection for the student author and other interested visitors to access on campus.
At the time of submission of the printed copies to the department, the student should have submitted an electronic copy of the thesis to the University Library's E-thesis Database. Students are required to provide a printed copy of the email acknowledging receipt of the e-thesis when they submit the printed copies of the thesis to the department for forwarding to ARRO as proof.
Candidate who misses the deadline for the submission of the final thesis copies will be considered to have failed to meet the thesis examination requirements and will be deemed to have failed the requirements of the degree program being pursued. If the delay in submitting the final thesis copies is no fault of the candidate, he may appeal to the Provost for an exception to be made for the above rules to be lifted.
Class enrollment deals with the selection of and registration in appropriate courses for a specific term. Class enrollment in a specific course for a term requires approval from the major department. The student's program registration will be revoked without formal enrollment in any class. Students should ensure that they have properly enrolled in the courses specified for a term. Students whose names are not on the class enrollment list will not be allowed to sit for examinations of the specific courses concerned and will not be awarded any grades for the courses.
Students should acquaint themselves with the general rules for postgraduate class enrollment and departmental course requirements for the program. They should also read the course description and requirements carefully before selecting a course.
For students on graduate diploma programs, unless restricted by program regulations, a maximum of three credits of approved undergraduate courses at 4000-level may be used for postgraduate credit. Students on professional diploma programs are not allowed to use any undergraduate courses for postgraduate credit.
For students on research degree programs, unless restricted by program regulations, a maximum of six credits of approved undergraduate courses at 4000-level may be used for postgraduate credit. Of the six credits, no more than three may be from the student's major department.
The normal study load for students on part-time postgraduate diploma programs is six credits for each regular term. The maximum load is eight credits per term. For full-time postgraduate diploma programs, the minimum study load is nine credits per regular term.
Students registered as Continuing Student can only enroll in the thesis research course. Students should ensure that they enroll on the appropriate thesis research course when they begin their thesis research work. They should continue to enroll in the thesis research course until they have submitted their thesis.
If a course designates other courses as its pre-requisites, students must have taken and passed the pre-requisites before they may enroll in the course, unless exemption is granted by the course offering department. If a course designates other courses as its co-requisite, students must have taken the co-requisites prior to, or at the same time as, the specified course. Exemption from pre-requisite or co-requisite requirements require the approval of the instructor of the course concerned.
A co-listed course is a course offered under more than one course code. Differences in assessment schemes or assignments for students enrolled in different classes will be explained to students at the beginning of the class. Students may enroll in and earn credits for only one of the co-listed versions of the course.
With the permission of the course instructor, postgraduate students may enroll in a course as an auditor, who attends a course and participates in activities up to and including the writing of the final examination but not receiving a formal grade. Subject to satisfactory completion of requirements set by the course instructor, the course will be designated 'AU' on the student's transcript; otherwise the course will be removed from the class enrollment record.
The credit load of audit courses is counted toward the study load of a student. Students on taught postgraduate programs may not be allowed to audit courses without enrolling for normal coursework simultaneously in a term. Exceptions may be allowed for Summer and Winter Terms with the approval of the program director concerned.
Students may make changes to their class enrollment during the add/drop period scheduled at the beginning of each term. Changes made in this period will not be reflected in the student's record.
Requests to add or withdraw from courses after the add/drop period will not be accepted, except under extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the student. Students wishing to request for course add or withdrawal after the add/drop period will be required to provide the department with full justification for making the application. The request has to be supported by the course instructor concerned, and endorsed by the department head, and the Dean or the Dean's designate before it is forwarded to the Provost or the Provost's designate for consideration.
Course substitution may be granted if the student can provide evidence, such as a transcript and course syllabus, that a course is equivalent in content and level to another course taken elsewhere, for which a satisfactory grade has been obtained. The course taken previously should be equivalent to 4000-level or above.
Application must be made to the major department during students' first term of study after admission. Students on postgraduate diploma programs must submit their applications within the first month after admission. The application must first be reviewed by the course instructor on the equivalency in course content and level; if supported, approval from the department head/ PG Coordinator is required.
If approved, no credits will be given for the exempted course, and the student will be required to take an approved alternative course to fulfill program requirements.
Application must be made to the major department during their first term after admission. Students on postgraduate diploma programs must submit their application to the major department within the first month after admission. For students who complete studies elsewhere during their registration at HKUST, for example on an exchange program, applications must be submitted to the department for approval within one month after students' return to his study at HKUST. Late applications will not be considered.
vi. Subject to the approval of the major department, credits earned from a postgraduate diploma of the University may be transferred to its articulated graduate diploma or master's degree program.
Transfer credits granted will not be included in the calculation of grade averages, but the courses approved for credit transfer will be reflected on students' transcript.
Students who had previously withdrawn from their program of study at the University but who, after a period of time, are re-admitted to a program of study at the University, may be allowed to transfer their previous course grades and credits to the new program of study. Such a transfer of course grades and credits is restricted to courses which had been completed within five years prior to the resumption of studies at the University. In addition, these credits must not have been used to earn any academic qualifications either at the University or elsewhere.
Grade with grade points assigned are the default grades for courses. Other grading scheme may only be used where this is approved for the course.
Grades given in each course are based on student performance in the final examination, tests, essays and reports, presentations and other forms of classroom participation, assignments, and laboratory exercises, although not all these elements may be present in each course. A failing grade in the laboratory component, if any, of a course may result in a failure in the whole course. The instructor in each course will announce the course grading scheme to the class in the first week of lectures.
1. A failed course (graded F) will not be credited toward a degree.
2. The Pass, Ungraded (P) grade is given only for courses that are indicated in the course description in the Course Catalog that they will be graded as such.
3. The HP, P, LP, U and Y grades are for use exclusively on courses of the Kellogg-HKUST Executive Master of Business Administration and the HKUST Executive Master of Business Administration programs offered by the School of Business and Management.
4. An Unsatisfactory (U) grade will not be credited toward a degree.
5. An Incomplete (Y) grade is used when there is initial delay in coursework. This grade must be converted to a regular grade within a specified deadline; otherwise it will be converted to an "U" grade.
6. The Audited (AU) grade will be assigned when an auditing student has completed, to the satisfaction of the instructor, any conditions established at registration as an auditor. If the conditions are not met, the course will be deleted from the student's record.
7. An Incomplete (I) grade is used when work is necessarily delayed through no fault of the student, such as a medical problem or an equipment breakdown. This grade must be converted to a regular grade at least one working day before the start of the following regular term; otherwise it is converted to an "F" grade. The I grade given to students on postgraduate diploma programs must be converted to a regular grade within one month from the last day for grade reporting for courses, which is normally the sixth working day from the last day of examinations for the rest of the courses. Otherwise it is converted to an "F" grade.
8. When progress in thesis or project work is satisfactory but not scheduled for completion at the end of a regular term, the Permitted to Proceed (PP) grade is used.
9. The Withdrawal without Penalty (W) grade is given when a student is granted special approval for withdrawal from a course after the add/drop period.
After the examination period, students are required to check their own course grades which are available on the web-based student information system. Course grades will be posted on this web-based system as soon as they become available, but not later than six working days from the last day of the examination period for the term.
A grade average (GA) is the average weighted grade obtained in a group of courses where each course is given a weight equal to its credit value. Transfer credits, exchange credits, and courses graded HP, P, LP, U, Y, AU, I, PP or W are not included in the calculation.
A student may apply for a grade review of a course in which the student was enrolled in the term just completed. Students who consider that a mistake has been made in the process of calculating or determining a grade for a course may apply for a review of the grade. They should first discuss the matter with the course instructor as soon as the course grades are released. Where a clerical or administrative error has been made, the course offering department will report the revised grade to ARRO.
Requests for review of course grades should normally be resolved at the department level. Students who wish to appeal against the decision of the department must do so in writing to the Dean of the School within two weeks of receiving the decision stating the grounds for the appeal. Upon receipt of the written appeal, the Dean will determine whether or not a further review of the grade should be granted and how the review will be conducted. The Dean's decision is final.
A course with a grade lower than C shall not be credited toward a program although it will be reflected in the student's record. Only two courses (excluding audited courses) in a postgraduate program may be retaken, and each may be repeated only once. The new grade obtained at the second attempt will replace the previous grade in the calculation of the grade point averages.
If students wish the University to take into account medical reasons or some other extenuating circumstances beyond the student's control that have affected their performance in an examination, or ability to attend an examination, or to complete other assessment activities, they must report the circumstances of the case in writing and provide appropriate documentation to ARRO within one week of the scheduled date of the assessment activity. The Director of ARRO will review the case and make a recommendation to the relevant Dean or the Dean's designate. The student will be notified of the result of the request within one week from the date the request is lodged with ARRO. The make-up examination, if any, will be held within five weeks after the regular examination period. The format of the make-up examination will be decided by the course instructor concerned.
Students who fail to maintain good academic standing in a term will be issued a letter of warning by the department head.
Students who fail to maintain good academic standing in two consecutive regular terms will have their records reviewed by the department and may be required to take academic leave and have their study suspended. The academic leave will last from one to three regular terms during which students may apply for re-enrollment in their program of study at the end of their suspension. If this application for re-enrollment is approved, certain conditions may apply and the student must regain good academic standing in the term immediately following re-enrollment. Students will be dismissed from the University if the conditions are not met. If re-enrollment in the program is not granted by the expiry of the academic leave, the suspension will be converted to a dismissal from the University.
All research postgraduate students are required to submit by the end of June every year a written review of their study progress in the past twelve months, and describe their study plan for the twelve months ahead, using an online proforma designed for this purpose. The progress report will be read by members of the Thesis Supervision Committee, and their evaluation will be discussed with the student concerned. The progress report will also reviewed by the PG Coordinator of the home department, and necessary action may be taken to address issues of concern.
Students who fail to submit the duly completed and approved report to ARRO by the stipulated deadline may not be allowed to register for their program of study in the following year.
When students have completed the degree requirements for an award, or are enrolled in courses that will complete the requirements for an award, they will be included in the list of pending graduates.
If a student has taken more courses than required by the degree, the department may recommend ARRO certain courses included in the calculation of the CGA be excluded from the GGA calculation to improve their GGA. Otherwise, all courses taken will be included.
Endorsement by School Boards or its Postgraduate Studies Committee is required to confirm the graduation list and any special recommendations by departments for degree completion. Departmental and School recommendations are then considered and approved by the Committee on Postgraduate Studies (CPS), as delegated by the Senate.
The official degree diploma is issued only after degree conferment. The University confers degrees twice a year, once in April/May and once in November. Diplomas are normally distributed to graduates within one month after the conferment of the degree.
There are four Academic Terms in each Academic Year, namely Fall (normally from early September to late December); Winter; Spring (normally from early February to late May); and Summer (normally from early June to mid-August). Fall and Spring Terms are considered as regular terms. For most students, attendance for Winter and Summer Terms is not required.
An academic program is an official program recognized by the University, which constitutes a carefully constructed set of academic requirements. Unless specified otherwise, the term "program" refers to an academic program wherever it appears in this document.
At the beginning of each regular term, there is an add/drop period in which students may make changes to their course enrollment. Changes made on class enrollment during the add/drop period will not be appeared in the students records. After the add/drop period, students may not be permitted to add or drop courses for that term.
An Award is an academic qualification granted by the University Senate on the completion of the requirements for the award. The successful completion of an academic program is recognized by the award of a degree or diploma, and the degree title appears on an official diploma.
A concentration is a defined grouping of electives, as stipulated in the program curriculum, sometimes as a University-approved requirement and sometimes as a departmental recommendation. Completion of concentration requirements will be formally noted on student's official transcript but not the diploma.
Courses are the basic unit of instruction from which programs of study are built. Courses are normally taught in the regular terms. All courses are designated by a course code, course title, and vector.
The course offering department is the unit responsible for a course, normally a department or division. PG courses are offered by all academic departments, the Language Center, the Student Affairs Office, as well as the Center for Enhanced Learning and Teaching.
Each course is assigned a course vector which indicates the number of instructional hours required and credits to be earned through the completion of courses and other assessed learning activities. The requirements for an award normally include completion of a minimum number of credits.
Where approval of the Dean is required, applications or requests should be directed to the Office of Associate Dean (Postgraduate), or, for programs under the Interdisciplinary Office (IPO), to the Office of the Director of IPO.
The University Senate awards seven types of postgraduate degree: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science (MSc), and Graduate Diploma (GD).
A degree program is an official program recognized by the University Grants Committee. A degree program constitutes a set of academic requirements, the successful completion of which is recognized by the award of a degree. The degree title appears on the official diploma.
An academic department or division of the University. A student's major/home department is the academic unit which offers the specific degree program that the student is enrolled.
Courses may be assessed for grade points. A table of grade points relative to letter grades is provided in the Academic Regulations. Advanced credits, exchange credits and courses graded HP/P/LP/U/Y, and courses with grades of Incomplete, Audit, Pass, Ungraded, and Permitted to Proceed, do not count in the calculation of grade point averages.
At graduation, a GGA will be calculated from the courses that are presented for an academic award. The GGA for all postgraduate programs must be at least 2.850.
A postgraduate option is a program "nested" within an official postgraduate degree program which is handled within HKUST much as if it were a separate, free-standing degree program. The successful completion of the requirements of an option is recognized on the transcript of the graduates, but not on the diploma.
Where the approval of the Provost is required, applications or requests should be directed to the Head of Postgraduate Studies Administration Unit of the Office of the Provost.
The University offers five types of taught postgraduate programs, namely Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science (MSc), and Graduate Diploma (GD). Programs leading to a taught postgraduate degree usually only require the completion of coursework.
Academic transcript provides a full record of students' academic results and performance.
The HKUST University Senate is the highest academic body of the University. The University Senate regulates admissions, degree requirements and all matters relating to teaching and learning. The University Senate also awards all degree awards of the University.


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Indigenous Leaders in London to Call for Help Against Threatened Amazon Destruction by Mega-Dams
By Russ Slater | 02 March, 2011
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Three Amazon indigenous leaders have travelled to London to rally public, press and government support of their communities' fight against socially and environmentally destructive mega-dams planned for the Amazon basin.
Chief Almir Narayamoga Surui, leader of the Suruí tribe of the Madeira River Basin, Brazil; Ruth Buendia Mestoquiari, President of Central Asháninka of the Ene River, Peru; and Sheyla Yakarepi Juruna, representative of the Juruna tribe of the Xingu River Basin, Brazil, (pictured in main image above with Bianca Jagger) have travelled to Olso, Geneva, Paris and now finally London to highlight the violation of indigenous peoples' rights their peoples are facing with the planned construction of these Amazon mega-dams that will destroy enormous areas of rainforest and displace thousands of forest-dwelling peoples. The indigenous leaders are here with the support of the Rainforest Foundation UK, in conjunction with other NGOs Amazon Watch and International Rivers, with financial support from Rainforest Concern.
The Brazilian Government's mega-dam plans in the Xingu, Madeira, and Tapajós river basins including the controversial Belo Monte Dam and the Madeira Dam Complex – both in the Brazilian Amazon – and six dam projects including the Pakitzapango Dam in the Peruvian Amazon, threaten many different indigenous and non-indigenous communities, many of which have been living in these forests for thousands of years. The delegation is hoping to ensure respect for the rights of local populations whose livelihoods depend on these riverine ecosystems, while highlighting alternatives to these projects for meeting Brazil's and Peru's energy needs.
Sheyla Yakarepi Juruna, Representative of the Juruna Tribe of the Xingu River Basin, Brazil said: "We are here to show the international community that we are not being heard and that the Brazilian Government is seriously violating our rights. It is also consistently violating its own laws. We need to take the mask off of the Brazilian Government to show what they are really doing to our people and to the Amazon. The Government speaks about sustainable development and human rights. How can this be true when they are forcing these projects of destruction on us? We need to tell the other side of the story."
Rainforest Foundation Founding Patron Sting has been a long-standing objector to dams in Brazil, and now also Peru, which threaten the Amazon rainforest, also rallying other public, social and cultural figures in the push for indigenous voices to be heard in response to these mega-dams which now extend to Peru.
Sting, founding Patron of the Rainforest Foundation said: "In its voracious appetite for energy, and facing concerted opposition at home for its plans to dam rivers in the Amazon Basin, Brazil is now looking to colonise parts of neighbouring countries for energy production. This does not solve the environmental problems caused by large dams in rainforests nor reduce the impacts on indigenous people – it merely exports them. Peru's Asháninka people have been granted the legal rights to their land in the Peruvian Amazon, and this should not be arbitrarily overturned by a Brazilian company, in defiance of international law on the rights of indigenous peoples."
The delegation hopes to encourage European governments to utilise their abilities to influence Brazilian energy policy, but also to place pressure on the European stakeholders and the main financier of these projects – the Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES) – to refrain or withdraw their support.
Ruth Buendia Mestoquiari, President of Central Asháninka Del Rio Ene, Peru said: "The Brazilian Government is exporting a false development model to my people by pressuring the Peruvian Government to build dams on our lands and using its development bank and its companies to implement these projects that will only bring more poverty, not development. The Brazilian Development Bank is financing projects that are deeply affecting the peace of my community in the central Peruvian jungle. They are not worried that these projects will force my people from their land and end our way of life."
Chief Almir Narayamoga Surui, Leader of the Suruí Tribe of the Madeira River Basin, Brazil said: "We are here to bring awareness of these serious problems. We bring our worries and our experience of realities on the ground in our communities, such as what is being done on the Madeira River, building dams that jeopardize the survival of isolated indigenous peoples. The government says it is concerned with green and sustainable development and the protection of human rights, but we see that their practice is quite different. I wonder how the Brazilian government feels; how can they promote projects that could force a people to extinction?"
Bianca Jagger, Founding Patron of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation, Council of Europe Goodwill Ambassador and patron of the Amazon Charitable Trust said: "The Pakitzapango hydroelectric dam will devastate human lives and biodiversity by submerging and therefore destroying thousands of acres of forests and agricultural land. It is deplorable that the Asháninka people should have to implore and appeal to the better nature of their Government, who have an obligation to protect their human rights and habitat, but who instead continue to violate these fundamental rights. They must be held accountable."
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This ministry is designed to help people who are involved in or attempting to reach those involved in deceptive groups. Groups such as: Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, New Agers and various other groups outside of Biblical doctrines.
Importantly, this ministry not only deals with belief systems but the mind control techniques used within these groups. This ministry is primarily done through educating the individual or individuals desiring to learn.
– Pastor Chris is trained in Christian Apologetics and cult studies!


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Trevor Cole was a columnist with the Globe and Mail for nearly fifteen years, and his journalism has won nine National Magazine awards. His novels have been shortlisted for numerous prizes, including the Governor General's Literary Award, the Commonwealth Writer's Prize for Best First Book, and the Rogers' Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. His darkly comic novel Practical Jean won the Leacock Medal for Humour. His latest book, The Whisky King (HarperCollins Canada), is his first foray into non-fiction, and tells the intersecting story of two Italian Canadians, one of Canada's biggest bootleggers of the Prohibition era, and Canada's first undercover Mountie. Trevor Cole lives in Toronto.
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We have a major flooding concern here in the Piedmont to deal with over the weekend. Saturday and Sunday will send incredibly heavy rain our way. Late Saturday, the southern Piedmont is ground zero for a major flooding threat, on Sunday, that threat will shift toward the Foothills.
Rain: The rain will continue to increase in coverage and intensity Saturday night & Sunday. Generally, our area should plan on 5 - 10 inches, but more than 10 inches of rain is possible in the southern Piedmont and in the Foothills.
Flooding: Flooding will be severe in some areas. Especially the southern Piedmont on Saturday, and the Foothills on Sunday.


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Hi! I'm Meri. I'm the owner and founder of Terra Firma Cosmetics. I manufacture and sell natural beauty care products for woman who care about what they put on their skin. I'm passionate about helping women feel on the outside the way they are on the inside–simply beautiful.
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My customers are my number one priority and I genuinely care about their overall well being (not just their looks). I believe it's my ethical responsibility to provide top of the line, safe and healthy products that deliver in value. It is possible to have an effective beauty care routine with pure and natural ingredients.
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Addressing traffic concerns, Cobb to embark on transit study this summer
TOPICS:Cobb County DOTCobbLincSmyrna
CobbLinc transfer station at Cumberland -(photo by Haisten Willis)
Posted By: Haisten Willis June 3, 2017
The Cobb County Department of Transportation (DOT) is scheduled to begin a transit study this summer that will look into the feasibility of projects ranging from bus service rerouting to rapid transit from Kennesaw to Atlanta to a potential MARTA rail extension from the Hamilton E. Holmes station to Six Flags.
While the study won't make any official recommendations, and the final decision will be made by voters and elected officials, the study could become a key part of the area's transportation future.
"The study will focus on what we are going to do in order to update our transit system in the next five years," said Cobb DOT Planning Division Manager Eric Meyer. "There will also be a component looking at some bigger ideas beyond five years."
While the contract has not officially been executed yet for the transit service plan, Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates has been approved to help carry out the study, which comes with a $696,539 price tag.
The shorter-term portion of the study focuses on factors such as how to improve existing CobbLinc bus service along with a limited-stop service known as CobbLinc Route 10x that will be starting up next year. Issues include potentially rerouting the buses because of shifts in ridership and running earlier and/or later due to changing work schedules.
CobbLinc, formerly Cobb Community Transit (CCT), has been around for 27 years and has applied for a grant to begin Sunday bus service for the first time either late this year or in early 2018.
CobbLinc bus stop at Six Flags Over Georgia — photo by Haisten Willis
"The transit study is really focused on improving the system we already have," Meyer said. "Where do we have situations where people are standing on buses because not enough are running? How do we improve on-time performance and reliability and the capacity of our existing bus fleet?"
The only new transit being discussed in short-term is the Connect Cobb bus rapid transit (BRT) that would run from Kennesaw to Midtown Atlanta. Meyer describes it as "rubber tire rail" that would simulate light rail with a dedicated lane, passenger prepayment and level boarding on 60-foot articulated buses. The major advantage of BRT is the system would cost roughly $500 million rather than the $3-3.5 billion price of a rail system.
However, the BRT's biggest cheerleader was former Cobb Commission Chairman Tim Lee, who is no longer in office after losing a re-election bid to current chairman Mike Boyce last November.
"There are no plans at this time for implementing the project," Meyer said.
The long-range portion of the study is more open-ended and will include looking at the potential for BRT/rail from Six Flags or the Cumberland area to Atlanta, or from Cumberland to Perimeter Center and Doraville. Cobb DOT will seek input from residents for suggestions on how to move forward with projects beyond regular local bus service. The study is likely to run for between 12 and 18 months.
It's one of several transportation studies set to kick off as metro Atlanta continues targeting its infamous traffic issues. District 2 commissioner Bob Ott has been appointed to a new state commission to study Georgia's public transit needs. The commission, which was created during the recent legislative session by House Resolution 848, will study Georgia's transit needs and analyze ways for the state to adequately plan and provide for those needs.
Elsewhere, the City of Smyrna has applied to the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) to fund a Smyrna transit analysis and feasibility study. The city council passed the motion 4-2, with the opposed representatives saying they feel it's a waste of taxpayer money.
Cost is always a major factor when talk of public transit arises, and it will be a big focus of the Cobb study as well.
"At a staff level and study level we'll be looking at what are some of the most cost-effective transit options for Cobb County," said Meyer. "That includes the bus routes connecting to MARTA. When we do talk about projects like connecting Six Flags to the Hamilton E. Holmes MARTA station, we'll look in terms of performance but it will be up to our elected officials and other stakeholders to decide what is worth pursuing."
The local study will also include at least two rounds of public meetings throughout the county, along with passenger surveys, focus groups, social media promotion and potentially a dedicated website.
Ultimately, there is a wide range of potential recommendations that could be made over the next year.
"If you're looking at extending heavy rail to Six Flags, is that something Cobb enters into an agreement with MARTA on? Do we find the revenue ourselves? Or is it something where we explore joining MARTA? " said Meyer. "We'll try to present good information to our decision makers."
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Is Some Private Adult Space and More Storage on Your List of Wants?
Renovating a heritage home is always a challenge, it's important to ensure the home fits the needs of a modern family without destroying the qualities of the original home. Power Lane House by CHORDstudio is all about finding a way to create a private retreat space for the parents of a growing family plus extra storage area without impacting the heritage home. Are you up to the challenge?
Set in this inner coastal suburbs of Sydney, this site also included access to a rear laneway. The main objective for the clients was to find space for a parents' retreat and storage space for the family's large collection of outdoor sporting equipment (kayaks don't tend to fit into standard cupboards).
The extension includes an upper floor addition dedicated to the adults in the family, including a peaceful master bedroom, sitting area, deck, generous walk-in-robe and an ensuite bathroom. A new garage connected to the rear laneway was also designed to house the sporting equipment. The garage is designed to visually tie in to the style of the new addition, making the garden feel more like a sun-filled courtyard.
The outcome is an upper level extension which sits behind the ridgeline of the existing home with a roof angled away from the street. Visually, this means the extension is obscured from the street, leaving the street-front largely intact. The ridgeline folds down again towards the back of the house to maximise light into the backyard.
The roof of the garage follows this line to connect the two buildings. The garage wall slopes back towards the laneway, again a strategy to bring maximum light into the backyard.
Power Lane House manages to fulfil the clients' brief or a retreat space, storage space and maximum light all without affecting the look and feel of the heritage home. The benefit of this is that an old house has been tweaked and updated for the needs of modern living. It's a challenge to achieve this balance, but CHORDstudio have shown sensitivity and creativity in their design which offers the best of both worlds - old and new.


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Keyport, private firm sign $300 million pact
Chris Barron, Sun Staff — Apr 2nd, 2004
Team Keyport Services of Poulsbo began a contract Thursday worth up to $300 million for services it performs for Naval Undersea Warfare Center at Keyport.
It is similar to the standard civilian contract Team Keyport has had since 1999, when it was awarded a five-year, $180 million deal.
This contract, with four one-year options worth nearly $55 million per year, covers professional, engineering and business management services.
Team Keyport Services is a joint contractual bidding unit primarily comprising two large defense businesses -- BAE Systems Technology Solutions and Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. It includes 24 other subcontractors and small-business members.
Approximately 345 employees fall under the contract, but no new jobs were created. Keyport employs more than 500 contractors at its facility.
Raytheon also handles Keyport's torpedo production services under a separate contract administered by Naval Sea Systems Command.
The duties for Team Keyport under the new contract are the same as the one that just expired. It will provide technical and engineering support for virtually all programs and processes at Keyport and its detachments, Keyport spokeswoman Diane Jennings said.
A majority of the work will be performed at Keyport, with small percentages at the base's detachments in Hawaii, California and Nevada.
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No crisis in sewer and water systems
Oct 23rd, 2004
Warnings that the city of Poulsbo needs to address its water and sewer capacity have cooled off after a re-evaluation by new Public Works Director Jeff Lincoln. Lincoln, who arrived in August after the retirements of City Engineer John Stephenson and Utilities Manager ... [Read More...]
Pentagon to hold back on Halliburton
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon plans to withhold about $300 million in payments to Halliburton Co. because of possible overcharging for meals served to troops in Iraq and Kuwait, defense officials said Wednesday. Starting next month, the Defense Department will begin withholding 15 percent of the ... [Read More...]
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using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections.Generic;

[AddComponentMenu( "FingerGestures/Components/Finger Cluster Manager" )]
public class FingerClusterManager : MonoBehaviour
{
    [System.Serializable]
    public class Cluster
    {
        public int Id = 0;
        public float StartTime = 0;
        public FingerGestures.FingerList Fingers = new FingerGestures.FingerList();

        public void Reset()
        {
            Fingers.Clear();
        }
    }

    public DistanceUnit DistanceUnit = DistanceUnit.Pixels;
    public float ClusterRadius = 250.0f; // spatial grouping
    public float TimeTolerance = 0.5f;  // temporal grouping

    int lastUpdateFrame = -1;
    int nextClusterId = 1;
    List<Cluster> clusters; // active clusters
    List<Cluster> clusterPool;
    FingerGestures.FingerList fingersAdded;
    FingerGestures.FingerList fingersRemoved;

    public FingerGestures.IFingerList FingersAdded
    {
        get { return fingersAdded; }
    }

    public FingerGestures.IFingerList FingersRemoved
    {
        get { return fingersRemoved; }
    }

    public List<Cluster> Clusters
    {
        get { return clusters; }
    }

    public List<Cluster> GetClustersPool() { return clusterPool; }

    void Awake()
    {
        clusters = new List<Cluster>();
        clusterPool = new List<Cluster>();
        fingersAdded = new FingerGestures.FingerList();
        fingersRemoved = new FingerGestures.FingerList();
    }

	public void Update()
    {
        // already updated this frame, skip
        if( lastUpdateFrame == Time.frameCount )
            return;

        lastUpdateFrame = Time.frameCount;

        fingersAdded.Clear();
        fingersRemoved.Clear();

        for( int i = 0; i < FingerGestures.Instance.MaxFingers; ++i )
        {
            FingerGestures.Finger finger = FingerGestures.GetFinger( i );

            if( finger.IsDown )
            {
                // new touch?
                if( !finger.WasDown )
                {
                    //Debug.Log( "ADDED " + finger );
                    fingersAdded.Add( finger );
                }
            }
            else
            {
                // lifted off finger
                if( finger.WasDown )
                {
                    //Debug.Log( "REMOVED " + finger );
                    fingersRemoved.Add( finger );
                }
            }
        }

        // remove fingers from clusters
        for( int i = 0; i < fingersRemoved.Count; ++i )
        {
            FingerGestures.Finger finger = fingersRemoved[i];

            // update active clusters
            for( int clusterIndex = clusters.Count - 1; clusterIndex >= 0; --clusterIndex )
            {
                Cluster cluster = clusters[clusterIndex];

                if( cluster.Fingers.Remove( finger ) )
                {
                    // retire clusters that no longer have any fingers left
                    if( cluster.Fingers.Count == 0 )
                    {
                        //Debug.Log( "Recycling cluster " + cluster.Id );

                        // remove from active clusters list
                        clusters.RemoveAt( clusterIndex );

                        // move back to pool
                        clusterPool.Add( cluster );
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        // add new fingers
        for( int i = 0; i < fingersAdded.Count; ++i )
        {
            FingerGestures.Finger finger = fingersAdded[i];

            // try to add finger to existing cluster
            Cluster cluster = FindExistingCluster( finger );

            // no valid active cluster found for that finger, create a new cluster
            if( cluster == null )
            {
                cluster = NewCluster();
                cluster.StartTime = finger.StarTime;
                //Debug.Log( "Created NEW cluster " + cluster.Id + " for " + finger );
            }
            else
            {
                //Debug.Log( "Found existing cluster " + cluster.Id + " for " + finger );
            }

            // add finger to selected cluster
            cluster.Fingers.Add( finger );
        }
    }

    public Cluster FindClusterById( int clusterId )
    {
        return clusters.Find( c => c.Id == clusterId );
    }

    Cluster NewCluster()
    {
        Cluster cluster = null;

        if( clusterPool.Count == 0 )
        {
            cluster = new Cluster();
        }
        else
        {
            int lastIdx = clusterPool.Count - 1;
            cluster = clusterPool[lastIdx];
            cluster.Reset();
            clusterPool.RemoveAt( lastIdx );
        }

        // assign a new ID
        cluster.Id = nextClusterId++;

        // add to active clusters
        clusters.Add( cluster );    // add cluster to active clusters list

        //Debug.Log( "Created new finger cluster #" + cluster.Id );
        return cluster;
    }

    // Find closest cluster within radius
    Cluster FindExistingCluster( FingerGestures.Finger finger )
    {
        Cluster best = null;
        float bestSqrDist = float.MaxValue;

        float sqrClusterRadiusInPixels = FingerGestures.Convert( ClusterRadius * ClusterRadius, DistanceUnit, DistanceUnit.Pixels );

        for( int i = 0; i < clusters.Count; ++i )
        {
            Cluster cluster = clusters[i];
            float elapsedTime = finger.StarTime - cluster.StartTime;

            // temporal grouping criteria
            if( elapsedTime > TimeTolerance )
                continue;

            Vector2 centroid = cluster.Fingers.GetAveragePosition();
            float sqrDist = Vector2.SqrMagnitude( finger.Position - centroid );

            if( sqrDist < bestSqrDist && sqrDist < sqrClusterRadiusInPixels )
            {
                best = cluster;
                bestSqrDist = sqrDist;
            }
        }

        return best;
    }
}

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using System;

namespace TheaThePhotographer
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            int numberOfPictures = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
            int timeToFilter = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
            short filterFactor = short.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
            int timeForUploadingOnePic = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
            double filterFactorInPercent = (double)filterFactor / 100;
            double filteredPictures = Math.Ceiling(numberOfPictures * filterFactorInPercent);
            long timeForFiltering = numberOfPictures * timeToFilter;
            long timeForUpload = timeForUploadingOnePic * (int)filteredPictures;
            long timeNeeded = timeForFiltering + timeForUpload;
            long seconds = timeNeeded;
            long minutes = seconds/60;
            long hours = minutes/60;
            long days = hours/24;

            TimeSpan time = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(timeNeeded);
            Console.WriteLine("{0:D1}:{1:D2}:{2:D2}:{3:D2}", time.Days, time.Hours, time.Minutes, time.Seconds);
        }
    }
}


In January 2019 I participated the Berlin International Film Scoring Competition. Here's my entry.
Disagreements are fine is a release by an alternative rockband called Previously True. For this production, I worked as a mixing and mastering engineer with a tiny touch of producing.


Wheel2Wheel Holidays is part of Sports Tours International which was established over 30 years ago and is today one of the UK's largest specialist travel companies. Wheel2Wheel Holidays was established in 2012 to meet the growing demand for leisure cycling holidays.
We have a choice of cycle tours throughout Europe and beyond that allow you to explore some beautiful areas, landmark destinations and historic regions in your own time and your own pace.
Wheel2Wheel Holidays is based around the idea that the bike is just the means to get around. We want you to explore as much as possible and use your bike to seek out new things rather than spend all day in the saddle!
We have put together one of the widest possible choices of cycling holidays in available in Europe, so we will have a cycling tour that is ideal for you at a great value price.
My role at Wheel2Wheel Holidays: Plan and prepare the cycling holiday programs, manage the website, write email newsletters and also deal with customer / local agent queries.
My hometown is: Gosport, but I am an honorary Mancunian after living here for 10 years!
In my free time: Cycling around the country and trying to explore new places.
Interesting fact: I write guest blogs for the Ordnance Survey website about my travels on my bike.
My role at Wheel2Wheel Holidays: Book and organise cycling and walking holidays, and preparing travel documents.
In my free time: Spending time with my family, going for walks with my dog, and watching my son play football for his local team.
Interesting fact: I am a season ticket holder at Leigh Centurions RLFC.
I work mainly with our sister brand – Freewheel Holidays now, but you may hear from me occasionally to discuss your booking with Wheel2Wheel Holidays.
Your cycling holiday is protected by the ATOL arrangements when you book your holiday or travel, that includes flights and accommodation.


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Dostoevsky's The Idiot – Some random thoughts
April 4, 2022 davidmvining
So, in response to Kurosawa's adaptation of Dostoevsky's The Idiot, I decided to read the original novel (namely the translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky), and I came away with a few thoughts.
In the book's introduction by Pevear, he describes the writing process Dostoevsky had for the book. Written outside of Russia, he had developed a full plan for the book that he tossed after beginning, instead essentially writing the first seven chapters from the hip with the central idea of writing the human Christ in the form of Prince Myschkin.
What we end up getting is a meandering narrative after its introduction that moves from one instance of Myschkin influencing the world around him in Pollyanna-ish fashion. In particular, Parts 2 and 3 feel shockingly unimpactful to the central story of the twisting love affairs between Myschkin, Nastassya Filippovn, Rogozhin, and Aglaya Ivanovna. In fact, Nastassya and Rogozhin disappear for something like half of the book. Novels don't need to be rigorously focused on one thing, but the near-complete detachment for about half of the book from the characters that define the beginning and ending feels weird.
It really feels like Dostoevsky was in search of a story, but the fact of the matter is that Myschkin is a really passive character. His form of goodness prevents him from being active, especially when it comes to the two women in his life. His love is so pure that he doesn't actually want anything for himself, so he kind of just sits around until one of them demands that he take them. I'm not really sure how the women would find him so desirable beyond his money (a plot element injected into the beginning of Part 2, coming out of nowhere in a way that feels like Dostoevsky trying to find a way to keep Myschkin in the company of these relatively well-off people without him being a leech).
The reputation of the book upon its publication wasn't all that positive, and Dostoevsky himself seemed to consider the book some kind of failure, an experiment in creating the ideal man in narrative form gone wrong. That reputation has risen considerably since, but I don't think it really deserves it. I've read both Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamzov, and I found both of them engaging reads, even in the large tangents present in the narrative. The Idiot is the lesser work of a novelist who was capable of much, much better.
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Have you guys heard the news? KENS Apothecary recently launched their latest store located on the ground floor of the Old Wing in 1Utama Shopping Centre! Some of you may know the old outlet located at the New Wing, however, with the relocation of the store within the mall comes a bigger and better shopping experience for all you KENSApothecary lovers out there!
So what's new with KENS? Well you can expect in-house brands like Diptyque, Ren, Dr. Brandt, Jack Black, Annick Goutal, Atelier Cologne, Sachajuan and By Terry to grace the shelves of the new store.
Newer brands are also joining the line-up such Talika, a French brand that specializes in light therapy and eyelash extensions; Marvis, designer flavoured toothpastes from Italy, and Janeke Brushes, high-end bristles for your crown and glory.
The interior of the store is light and airy with touches of mid-century design elements here and there. The copper façade provides an element of luxe to the store without being to showy, a perfect mix to showcase the products.


Novex® singleplex and multiplex assays, based on Luminex® xMAP® technology, provide a versatile platform that gives users more flexibility and a greater array of options for measuring single or multiple analytes. The new line of paramagnetic bead assays was carefully designed and tested to help ensure that sensitivity, range, and correlation to other assay systems are maximized, using some of the same components as our polystyrene bead assays. This means that the paramagnetic and polystyrene bead–based assays perform with comparable quality and consistency (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Consistency across assay systems. Monkey peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were stimulated in vitro with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and A23187 for 72 hr. Markers were detected using the Monkey Cytokine Magnetic 28-Plex Panel, and the results were analyzed on the Luminex® 200™, MAGPIX®, and FLEXMAP 3D® systems.
Table 1. Overview of the Luminex® instrument systems.
diodes (LEDs), and then detects and analyzes the beads using a CCD camera (Figure 3). The MAGPIX® system is thus a more compact, robust, and cost-effective multiplexing tool. In addition, streamlined startup and shutdown protocols, and minimal maintenance requirements make the system easy to use—ideal for both new and experienced users. The MAGPIX® system is a compact benchtop instrument with a multiplex capability of up to 50 analytes. It features simple out-of-the-box setup and interactive software. For more details, please contact your Life Technologies sales representative or visit lifetechnologies.com/magpix.
The Luminex® 100/200™ system is a compact analyzer that performs up to 100 assays simultaneously in a single well of a microtiter plate. This flexible system is based on the principles of flow cytometry, integrating key xMAP® detection components to meet the multiplex testing needs of research laboratory professionals. For more details, please contact your Life Technologies sales representative or visit our Luminex® Instruments page for additional information.
The FLEXMAP 3D® system combines differentially dyed fluorescent microsphere sets with an innovative instrument design to take bead-based multiplexing technology to the next dimension, and is capable of multiplexing up to 500 analytes simultaneously. For more details, please contact your Life Technologies sales representative or visit lifetechnologies.com/luminexinstrument. The Luminex® 100/200™ and FLEXMAP 3D® systems have gained wide acceptance for use in applications such as protein expression profiling, focused gene expression profiling, and disease testing. These instruments perform sample analysis using flow cytometry, exciting samples with two lasers, and evaluating the results using real-time digital signal processing and xPONENT® software to distinguish bead color (analyte) and assay signal-strength (R-PE) fluorescence intensity (Figure 4).
Figure 4. The Luminex® 200™ and FLEXMAP 3D® instruments analyze the results of fluorescent bead–based assays using flow cytometry, exciting samples with two lasers, and evaluating the results using real-time digital signal processing and xPONENT® software.


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USDA offers 2018 MPP-Dairy opt-out option
Progressive Dairyman Editor Dave Natzke Published on 31 August 2017
The enrollment period for participation in the 2018 Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) is open Sept. 1, but don't rush into your Farm Service Agency (FSA) office just yet. And, U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue has given dairy farmers another option – they can opt out of MPP-Dairy altogether next year.
The MPP-Dairy enrollment period for calendar year 2018 is Sept. 1-Dec. 15, 2017.
"Secretary Perdue is using his authority to allow producers to withdraw from the MPP Dairy Program and not pay the annual administrative fee for 2018," said Rob Johansson, USDA acting deputy undersecretary for farm production and conservation. "The decision is in response to requests by the dairy industry and a number of MPP-Dairy program participants."
To opt out, a producer should not sign up during the annual registration period. The decision would be for 2018 only and is not retroactive.
In reality, opting out of the 2018 program will save most dairy farmers just $100, the administrative fee to enroll. About 93 percent of dairy farmers participating in 2017 signed up for the minimum catastrophic coverage (protecting a margin of $4 per hundredweight), which required no additional premium payment. By opting out, a producer would not receive any MPP-Dairy benefits if payments are triggered for 2018.
Bradley Karner, USDA acting director administrator of farm programs, issued a notice to state and county FSA offices regarding the opt-out provisions. Full details were also to be published in a Federal Register notice.
The voluntary program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, provides indemnity payments to participating dairy farmers when the U.S. average milk income margin – the difference between the price of milk and feed costs – falls below the coverage level selected by the producer.
Under provisions contained in the original program, participants could adjust margin coverage levels and percentage of milk covered annually, but had to remain in the program until it expired at the end of 2018.
NMPF: Opt out opens door to LGM-Dairy for 2018
Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), said offering the option of opting out of the MPP-Dairy in 2018 was acknowledgement dairy farmers were dissatisfied with the program.
"The Margin Protection Program (MPP) in its current form has been a disappointment to many dairy farmers, which is why NMPF has been working both with the USDA and Congress to make significant improvements to the program," Mulhern said. "We had earlier suggested to USDA that, given this level of dissatisfaction, one option would be to allow farmers to opt out of the MPP in the coming calendar year.
"The announcement to allow farmers to opt out of the program in 2018 is a welcome development, in that it acknowledges the widespread dissatisfaction among farmers enrolled in the program," Mulhern continued. "Simply put, the way the program was enacted in the 2014 Farm Bill, it does not meet the needs of America's dairy farmers today and declining participation levels amply illustrate farmers' disenchantment with the MPP."
Mulhern noted that opting out of MPP-Dairy would make dairy farmers eligible to participate in the Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy (LGM-Dairy) program, a separate margin insurance program administered through the USDA's Risk Management Agency. Current law prohibits dairy farmers from participating in both programs simultaneously.
Farmers who elect to remain in MPP-Dairy for calendar year 2018 must pay the minimum $100 administrative fee. They have the option of selecting a different margin level and may change the percentage of milk production covered. If buying up coverage above the base $4 per hundredweight (cwt) level for 2018, dairy producers can either pay the premium in full at the time of enrollment or pay 100 percent of the premium by Sept. 1, 2018. Premium fees may be paid directly to FSA, or producers can work with their milk handlers to remit premiums on their behalf.
USDA has a web tool to help producers determine their desired level of coverage.
Dairy operations enrolling in the program must also meet conservation compliance provisions.
For more information, visit FSA online at or stop by a local FSA office.
Hold off on 2018 MPP-Dairy sign-up
Citing recent volatility in both milk and feed prices, the University of Wisconsin – Madison's Bob Cropp, professor emeritus, and Mark Stephenson, director of dairy policy analysis, recommended dairy farmers hold off on locking down MPP-Dairy coverage levels for 2018. Waiting until the Dec. 15 closing date nears will give farmers time to evaluate market trends before buying coverage for the year ahead.
USDA urged to improve dairy income insurance option
The fate and framework for MPP-Dairy beyond 2018 rests in the hands of Congress and the 2018 Farm Bill, and political activity continues.
Adjustments to MPP-Dairy have been the subject of both House and Senate ag committee hearings, and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) has taken its priorities to Capitol Hill.
"Looking ahead, Congress must make more resources available to the MPP, so that the program provides a more effective, affordable safety net – one that provides support when farmers need it," Mulhern said. "We are currently working with lawmakers to secure program improvements that will restore farmers' faith in the value of the MPP. We also will continue to work with USDA and Congress to develop additional risk management options for dairy producers."
In August, more than 25 members of Congress representing both parties sent a letter to Perdue, urging him to use his authority to provide dairy farmers with financial relief and insurance options similar to those offered under the USDA Risk Management Agency's Federal Crop Insurance Program. The letter criticized the current program and asked the USDA to define milk as a distinct agricultural commodity eligible for Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) coverage.
The American Farm Bureau Federation is finalizing a Dairy-Revenue Protection program and plans to submit a proposal to the FCIC in October. An online survey is available to collect farmer input.
Congress also continues to wrestle with a federal budget, which could include a Senate Appropriations Committee proposal to jump-start MPP-Dairy changes before the 2018 Farm Bill.
However, that proposal, including lowering insurance premiums for smaller dairy herds, is not garnering universal support.
In a weekly newsletter to members of California's Milk Producers Council (MPC), Geoff Vanden Heuvel, MPC board member and economics consultant, said the dramatically lower premiums for smaller producers, without any reductions for larger producers, increases the disparity in federal safety net protection.
"Milk Producers Council supported the creation of the Margin Protection Plan because it provided a safety net that was available to all producers regardless of size," Vanden Heuvel said. "The program that Congress created already favors the small volume producers through reduced rates. This proposed change by the Appropriations Committee greatly exacerbates the current situation."
Under the proposed premium restructuring, a farmer producing less than 5 million pounds of milk annually could insure a $8-per-cwt margin for a premium of 15 cents per cwt, while the cost for a larger herd (milk production above 5 million pounds annually) would remain at $1.36 per cwt.
"We appreciate the desire by the Appropriations Committee to strengthen the MPP with more resources, but believe those resources should be deployed in a way that does not pick winners and losers among American dairy farmers."
During 2016, 78 percent of dairy operations enrolled in MPP-Dairy had a production history of less than 5 million pounds of milk, according to analysis by John Newton, director of AFBF's Market Intelligence. These farms, however, represented less than 20 percent of the covered milk in MPP-Dairy.
The farms with a production history of less than 5 million pounds of milk correspond to approximately 217 milking cows based on USDA's estimate of 2016 milk production per cow of 23,037 pounds per year; the median size of dairy farms in the U.S. is 223 milking cows. Thus, farms at or below the median size will see their costs for buy-up coverage drop substantially.
Under the proposal, dairy operations with less than 5 million pounds of production history would see their premium rates for buy-up coverage drop by as much as 78 percent, Newton said. The cost for $8 buy-up coverage would drop from 47.5 cents per cwt to 15.3 cents per cwt, a decline of 68 percent. The most popular buy-up coverage levels during 2015 and 2016, $6 and $6.50 per cwt, would see their premiums drop to 1.7 cents and 4.3 cents per cwt, respectively.


Unlike most of the other Lectures-in-Song celebrating historical aspects and outsized personalities of American Popular Song, SPRING INTO SUMMER is not so much informative as it is a contemplative, pleasurable stroll through an art gallery or a beautiful natural setting, each song painting its own evocative image.
"April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom...." "Will you remember: springtime, lovetime, May?!" "It´s June in January because I´m in love..." "I´m as corny as Kansas in August, high as the flag on the Fourth of July..."
When is life sweeter than when the air is warm, the fields are green and the trees are in bloom?
Utilizing more than 50 highly "seasoned" song selections and a few precious fragments of poetry, SPRING INTO SUMMER answers those mysterious questions posed by the warm months as only the Great American Songs can: simply, sweetly, perfectly.


ST. PETERSBERG, FL – When people in the sports world talk or think about the "Big O," the first name that comes to mind is Hall of Famer basketball great, Oscar Robertson. To me, the "Big O" means Orestes Destrade.
Orestes is the Tampa Bay Rays "Diamond in the Rough." He is the class of the Ray's organization. Let me add, that the Rays have some incredible people that you can make this argument for. People like Dewayne Stats, and Jake Hornstein, etc. The list goes on and on. I am a board member for the Ted Williams Hall of Fame and I have gotten to know a lot of the very fine people that work for the Rays. It's not fair to single one out over another, but I have known Orestes since he was a Yankee farm hand and I can honestly say that he was always very solid and mature as a kid. He always helps all of our young players, both English speaking and Latinos in every facet of life and yet he was a kid himself.
If you want to know about the Big O and his baseball exploits, then you can Google him. I like talking about the person that I am lucky to call my friend. A person that is so proud of being a part of the Rays organization that it makes me jealous because I know how much I love the Yankees. The Big O is a person that is so tireless in his efforts to reach all people whether it be in St. Pete, Bradenton or Tampa. This spring, I don't know how many functions I have attended and this man is always there. Orestes, I am sure, doesn't realize that he makes me better at what I do because he is truly a great example. I am sure people from other organizations have learned a lot from the Big O just by watching what he does.
Let's not forget that actions speak louder than words! Besides Orestes responsibilities as a FOX Sports analyst doing pre and post-game shows, the Rays were very smart in appointing the Big O "Director of Baseball and Community Outreach." Orestes is just a good guy that works for a good organization in a good town. Kudos to the Tampa Bay Rays, they know what they have in the Big O and vice versa. I like making fun of the Big O because sometimes I see his ad campaigns with Genuine Motors, Granite City of Tampa or Appliance Legal Funding. I say next you're going to tell me that you represent a golf resort, and he said with his shy little boy looks, "I represent Stream Song Golf." I could only smile and say that it couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
Even though he only played for the Yankees for a very short time, his leadership skills left a lasting impression on George Steinbrenner who would always go out of his way to say hello to the Big O whenever he ran into him.


We wake to a glorious sunrise across foggy paddocks, the bellbirds are singing. The forests rise high around us. Moss clings to branches and Autumn is in the air. I cross the old wooden bridge. The town itself is heartbreaking; pub store and roadhouse all closed or boarded up.
So sad. I had the impression that your townships are fairly far apart. I must be wrong, as these citizens must shop somewhere ….
I would guess that they'd shop over the border in Eden, New South Wales. It's about 60kms away.
It looks like beautiful country, maybe people will move back there, retirees maybe?
I'd say Mallacoota might be picking up a few retirees but even more so the Sapphire Coast.
Such a shame to see places slowly dying like that. Happens all over the world but still sad.
Certainly in this country there are two factors. The improvement in cars and farms growing larger. To make a decent living the farms need to be larger and these days use less manual labour so when a farmer retires the property often gets taken over by a neighbour. Before long there are less people living in the district and the smaller towns just shrivel up. Meanwhile one town will gradually grow to become the district hub. I guess the same thing has been happening for centuries hence the little signposts with quaint names and nothing left but a ruin or a creek.
I think this happens everywhere with small businesses and villages being swallowed up by larger ones. Sad to see but not much you can do to stop it.
I do admire the efforts of the small towns that say "No we will not die!" And come up with brilliant and often quirky ways to reinvent themselves. Like Winton in Qld, beef cattle to dinosaurs is quite an historical leap.
All the lost dreams of those who set up the businesses. Such a shame.
It is interesting to see the towns that survive and go on to become ever larger cities while others shrivel and die. A lot can be said for the reliability of the motor car and the ease with which one can drive further.


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ModeliciousBites : don't overdo it with Isabel Marant!
Amazing right? Every piece is made from the finest fabrics with stunning crystal embellishments.
But sometimes you can do it all so so wrong.By pairing all of them together in one outfit though, Jessica overdid it.