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Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning British monarch in history on Sept. 9, 2015, when she surpassed the reign of her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria. She celebrated her 90th birthday the following April.
In this photo, the queen views a painting of herself by British artist Henry Ward at Windsor Castle, on October 14, 2016. The painting was commissioned to commemorate the Queen's six decades of patronage to the British Red Cross.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, seen in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, in a photo released in celebration of their platinum wedding anniversary on Nov. 20, 2017.
They were 21 and 26 years old when they married in 1947.
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Governor Generals during a family photograph (L-R back row) Sir Tapley Seaton Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dame Marguerite Pindling The Bahamas, Dame Cecile La Grenade Grenada, Sir Jerry Mateparae New Zealand, Rt Hon David Johnston Canada, Sir Iakoba Italeli Tuvalu, Grand Chief Sir Michael Ogio Papua New Guinea, Sir Elliott Belgrave Barbados, Sir Peter Cosgrove Australia, Sir Rodney Williams Antigua and Barbuda, (L-R front row) Sir Patrick Allen Jamaica, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Dame Pearlette Louisy St Lucia, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II, Sir Colville Young Belize, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Sir Frederick Ballantyne St Vincent and the Grenadines, Sir Frank Kabui Soloman Islands, ahead of a lunch at Buckingham Palace on June 10, 2016 in London, United Kingdom.
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(L-R) Anne, Princess Royal, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Charles, Prince of Wales, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, Prince George of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh watch a fly past during the Trooping the Colour, this year marking the Queen's 90th birthday at The Mall on June 11, 2016 in London, England. The ceremony is Queen Elizabeth II's annual birthday parade and dates back to the time of Charles II in the 17th Century when the Colours of a regiment were used as a rallying point in battle.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh wave to guests attending "The Patron's Lunch" celebrations for The Queen's 90th birthday on The Mall on June 12, 2016 in London, England.
10,000 guests have gathered on The Mall for a lunch to celebrate The Queen's Patronage of more than 600 charities and organisations. The lunch is part of a weekend of celebrations marking Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday and 63 year reign. The Duke of Edinburgh and other members of The Royal Family are also in attendance. During the lunch a carnival parade will travel down The Mall and around St James's Park.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II turned 90 on April 21, 2016. To mark the milestone, she posed for a series of portraits at Windsor Castle by photographer Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair, including this cover photograph. The queen is seen here with her beloved corgis Holly (being held) and (from L-R) Willow, Vulcan and Candy. It must be said that Vulcan and Candy are actually dorgis, a breed the queen created. The issue of the magazine, which includes photos of the royal family is available Thursday, June 2, 2016.
Click through for a look at Britain's longest serving monarch from childhood to the present day.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 90th birthday in a giant extravaganza on May 15. She become the longest serving British monarch on September 9, 2015, surpassing the record set by her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria with more than 63 years on the throne. Now at 90-years-old, Elizabeth is also the country's oldest ever monarch.
The Queen delivers the Queen's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament in central London, on May 18, 2016.
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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge along with Queen Elizabeth II during the final night of the Queen's 90th Birthday Celebrations at Windsor on May 15, 2016 in Windsor.
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Princess Elizabeth is taken for a ride in the grounds of Windsor Castle, with her cousin, the honorable Gerald Lascelles, right, son of Princess Royal in 1927.
More photos: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
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Princess Elizabeth, is introduced by her mother Elizabeth, the Duchess of York, to disabled soldiers at an exhibition of their work in London, May 16, 1933.
Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, center, waves as she stands on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London with her grandparents King George V and Queen Mary, May 6, 1935. Her sister, Princess Margaret, is just visible over the balcony edge.
Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, and her companion Shaun Plunket take the penguins for a walk at London Zoo, June 30, 1938.
Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, right, and her sister, Princess Margaret, in their Girl Guide uniforms, practice their bandaging skills, August 1943. Princess Elizabeth is wearing the badge of the swallow patrol and two white stripes, which indicates that she is patrol leader.
Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, right, enjoys a joke with her father, King George VI, in the grounds of the Royal Lodge in Windsor, England, August 20, 1946.
Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, sits in Natal National Park, South Africa on her 21st birthday, April 21, 1947. In the background are the Drakenberg Mountains.
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Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, and her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, wave to the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London, after their wedding on November 20, 1947. From left to right, King George VI, Princess Margaret, Lady Mary Cambridge, the bride and bridegroom, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary.
Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, wears a silver gown with a diamond tiara and pearl necklace on August 30, 1949.
Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, front left, helps her daughter Princess Anne stand on a wall, watched by King George VI, behind left, Queen Elizabeth, right, and Princess Margaret at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, in August 1951.
Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, stands with her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, and their children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, at Clarence House, the royal couple's London residence, in August 1951.
Queen Elizabeth II, left, stands with her grandmother, Queen Mary, center, and her mother, Queen Elizabeth, at the entrance to London's Westminster Hall as her father's coffin arrives to lie in state on February 11, 1952.
Upon the death of her father, Elizabeth ascended the throne at the age of 25 on February 6, 1952.
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Britain's Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, kneeling, places his hands between those of his wife, Queen Elizabeth II, as he swears homage, during her coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953.
The coronation was postponed more than a year for an appropriate period of mourning for King George VI.
Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the Imperial Crown, carries the symbols of authority, the orb and the sceptre, as she leaves Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953, at the end of her coronation ceremony.
Queen Elizabeth II, center, laughs with the Duke of Gloucester, left, while Princess Margaret smokes a cigarette in a long holder, behind, as they watch the Olympic horse trials at Badminton, Gloucestershire on April 23, 1953.
Queen Elizabeth II addresses a vast gathering of more than 250,000 people at the Ramlila Grounds, a huge public meeting place, outside the walls of Old Delhi, India on January 28, 1961.
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Queen Elizabeth II is seen during the State Opening of Parliament in London in April 1966.
Queen Elizabeth II receives congratulations from well-wishers during a brief walkabout in London on June 7, 1977.
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U.S. President Ronald Reagan, left, on Centennial, and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, on Burmese, go horseback riding on the grounds of Windsor Castle, England on June 8, 1982.
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Queen Elizabeth II -- the Queen Mother -- with her daughters, The Queen (in blue) and Princess Margaret (left) and Prince Harry (youngest son of Diana Princess of Wales) on right with other members of the Royal family watch an honor guard in London, August 4, 1997.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, look at the mass of floral tributes laid outside Buckingham Palace in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, September 5, 1997.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles walk behind the Queen Mother's coffin following her funeral at Westminster Abbey in central London, April 9, 2002.
Royal dignitaries and politicians from around the world gathered at Westminster Abbey to pay their respects to the Queen Mother who died March 30, aged 101.
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Queen Elizabeth II waves from the Gold State Coach during Golden Jubilee procession, London, June 4, 2002.
Queen Elizabeth II watches as a swarm of bees encircle chairs on the lawn of Windsor Castle in Berkshire April 15, 2003.
The Queen was amused when a swarm of bees delayed proceedings during her review of the Grenedier Guards at Windsor.
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Queen Elizabeth II sits in the Regency Room at Buckingham Palace in London on April 19, 2006, as she looks at some of the cards which have been sent to her for her 80th birthday, which she celebrated two days later.
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Queen Elizabeth II smiles with Prince Harry during the Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, England, April 12, 2006.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, walk at Broadlands in Romsey, southern England in 2007.
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Britain's Prince Charles kisses the hand of his mother, Queen Elizabeth, during a visit to the Chelsea Flower Show in London in this May 18, 2009 file photo.
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Queen Elizabeth ll receives a bouquet of flowers during a walkabout outside Manchester Cathedral following the traditional Royal Maundy Service on April 5, 2007, in Manchester, England.
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose with Queen Elizabeth II during an audience at Buckingham Palace in London, April 1, 2009.
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Queen Elizabeth leaves after attending a service of commemoration to mark the end of combat operations in Iraq at St Paul's Cathedral, London in this October 9, 2009.
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Queen Elizabeth II walks with her husband Prince Philip through the Royal Gallery after delivering her speech during the State Opening of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament in London, November 18, 2009.
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Queen Elizabeth II leaves Buckingham Palace in a horse drawn carriage to attend the State Opening of Parliament in London, May 25, 2010.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, attend the Royal Wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton (now Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge) in London, April 29, 2011.
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Queen Elizabeth II accepts flowers from people crowding the banks for the Brisbane River after a river cruise in Brisbane, Australia, Octoer 24, 2011. The queen was on her first visit to Australia since 2006.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Edward watch the winners enclosure after the Queen's horse lost in the Epsom Derby at Epsom Racecourse in southern England, June 4, 2011.
Queen Elizabeth in London, February 29, 2012.
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (L) laughs as Queen Elizabeth gestures during a visit to Vernon Park in Nottingham, England, June 13, 2012.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth leaves after the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, May 8, 2013.
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Members of the British royal family (L-R) Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Prince Harry, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, watch the fly-past on the balcony at Buckingham Palace following the Queen's Birthday parade, 'Trooping the Colour,' in central London on June 15, 2013.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is pictured after recording her Christmas Day broadcast in the State Dining Room at Buckingham Palace in central London on December 10, 2014. She spent Christmas Day at her Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England.
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Queen Elizabeth II looks at a Corgi dog as television presenter Paul O'Grady (2nd R) smiles during the Queen's visit to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in London, March 17, 2015.
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Senior members of Britain's royal family stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in the annual Trooping of the Colour ceremony to celebrate the Queen's official birthday in central London, June 13, 2015.
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge and Prince George of Cambridge talk to Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Phillip, Duke of Cambridge and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrive at the Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham Estate for the christening of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge on July 5, 2015 in King's Lynn, England.
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Queen Elizabeth II sits in her private audience room in Buckingham Palace next to one of her official red boxes in which she receives documents and papers from government officials in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth in London on September 8, 2015 in a photo taken to mark the moment she becomes Britain's longest reigning monarch.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth boards her carriage as she travels on the new Scottish Borders railway line, in Scotland, September 9, 2015.
Queen Elizabeth officially opened the new Scottish Borders Railway on the day she became Britain's longest reigning monarch.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth leaves after attending a Maundy Thursday service at St George's Chapel in Windsor, Britain on March 24, 2016.
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Four generations of the Royal family, from left, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince George and Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge. The image, released wednesday April 20, 2016, is from a photo shoot for the Royal Mail in the summer of 2015 in the White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace in London for a stamp sheet to mark the 90th birthday of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.
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Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales as she arrives for the final night of her week-long 90th birthday celebrations at Windsor on May 15, 2016 in England.
Scenes from the life of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II are shown during the final night of The Queen's 90th Birthday Celebrations at the Royal Windsor Horseshow in the grounds of Windsor Castle, west of London on May 15, 2016.
The event tells the remarkable story of the Queen's life encompassing a reign spanning more than 60 years. The sovereign last year overtook her great-great-grandmother queen Victoria to become Britain's longest-serving monarch
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Queen Elizabeth laughs as she attends the final night of her week-long 90th birthday celebrations at Windsor on May 15, 2016 in England.


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Hybrid courses replace face-to-face in-class time with online activities. So for instance, a 50% hybrid course would mean that you only meet once a week in-class rather than twice a week. The rest of the course will take place online using discussions, videos, assignments or other online activities. The time schedule will tell you how much of a course is online.
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BALTIMORE – The UMBC volleyball team kicks off its 2013 season on Friday at the GW/Nike Invitational in Washington, D.C. The Retrievers open the season with a match against SEC foe Ole Miss at 5:00 p.m. at the Smith Center before returning on Saturday to take on tournament host George Washington and in-state rival Maryland at 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., respectively.
Scouting the Retrievers
Although the UMBC volleyball team has made a school-record five consecutive trips to the America East Championships, the Retrievers are not content. Getting to the tournament is nice, but the ultimate goal of winning the league and reaching the NCAA Tournament has still not been obtained since 1998. With this firmly in mind, the 2013 Retrievers look to take that next step and have built the team and program in this fashion.
UMBC returns five starters and a total of 12 letter-winners from last year's team which posted an 8-4 record in the America East, a school-best since joining the league in 2003. In addition, the roster features six seniors who know what it takes to succeed.
The Retrievers are most experienced at setter and in the back row where 2012 America East Co-Setter of the Year Mallory McIntyre (Winnipeg, Manitoba/St. Mary's Academy) returns to guide the offense, and seniors Hallie Carter (Huntingtown Beach, Calif./Edison) and Ali Goc (Oshawa, Ontario/R.S. McLaughlin) bring on-court leadership to the group. McIntyre broke out last year in her first season as UMBC's setter, leading the league in assists, sending them out at a 9.78 per set clip. Carter and Goc, meanwhile, have done nearly everything on the court for the Retrievers during their first three seasons as they have combined to miss only one set over that span.
McIntyre has plenty of options to spray the ball to as junior Hannah Schmidt (Catonsville, Md./Mount de Sales) and sophomore Sherelle Walker (New Freedom, Pa./Susquahannock) bring firepower from the outside. Last season the duo combined for 598 kills while Walker was third in the conference in hitting percentage (.252).
Up the middle, redshirt sophomore and 2012 America East All-Conference Second Team selection Krystal Mlemchukwu (Baltimore, Md./Western Tech) looks to continue her progression as one of the best middles in the league. Also an All-Rookie team honoree, Mlemchukwu finished fourth in the America East in hitting efficiency and fifth in blocks per set (0.85).
Scouting the Rebels
Ole Miss returns three starters and eight letterwinners from a squad that finished the 2012 season with a 12-17 record overall. The Rebels finished sixth in the SEC West last season with a 6-14 mark. Entering his 12th year in Oxford, Miss., head coach Joe Getzin holds a 145-182 record.
The Rebels look strong up the middle as sophomores Nakeyta Clair and Ty Laporte both return. The pair, who are both over 6-0, combined for 149 total blocks as rookies last season while Laporte recorded a team-best .302 hitting percentage. Leading hitter senior Kara Morgan hopes to build on a stellar junior campaign in which she paced the Rebels with 311 kills while hitting .223.
Inside the Series
UMBC and Ole Miss have never met on the court for volleyball. The Retrievers are 0-3 all-time against SEC schools, falling to Arkansas last season at the Adidas/Michigan Challenge (0-1 vs. Alabama; 0-1 vs. Arkansas; 0-1 vs. Auburn).
Scouting the Colonials
George Washington went 10-18 overall with a 7-7 record in the Atlantic 10 in 2012 but returns seven letterwinners and brings in seven newcomers for the new campaign. Third-year head coach Amanda Ault has guided GW to a 30-28 record in her first two seasons with a 19-5 mark at the Smith Center.
The Colonials bring back two of their top hitters from 2012 in senior middle Jamie Armstrong and junior hitter Kelsey Newman. Newman was one of only two Colonials to record 200+kills and 100+ digs a year ago while Armstrong led the team with 80 total blocks.
Inside the Series
GW outlasted UMBC is a thrilling five-set contest last season in Washington, D.C. to extend its all-time lead to 20-1. The Retrievers picked up their only victory against the Colonials on Sept. 19, 2008 in a three-set sweep at the West Virginia Volleyball Classic.
Scouting the Terps
Maryland brings back five starters from last season in which the Terps went 17-15 overall and 8-12 in the ACC to finish eighth. Under sixth-year head coach Tim Horsmon, the Terps are 66-95 while he is 291-188 in 14 seasons as a head coach.
The Terps return three of their top attackers from 2012 with outside hitter Ashleigh Crutcher coming off of a 443-kill performance as a sophomore. Adreene Elliott (312 kills) and Mary Cushman (240 kills) also return for Maryland who must replace both setters from last season who each dolled out 600+assists last year.
Inside the Series
Maryland has won all ten meetings between the in-state rivals, but the two schools have not met since 2009 and only twice since 2002. The Terps took that contest in four sets with the Retrievers winning the second frame, 25-20.


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We provide a series of 3-5 individual consultations to help you get or keep your academic work on track. We work with you on the obstacles to progress, developing strategies to overcome them. These consultations have been very successful and popular.
We offer a summer dissertation group that meets once weekly. The Dissertation Group addresses problems in working on and completing the dissertation. In a safe and confidential atmosphere, students have a chance to share their experiances and the group works toward finding solutions to obstacles.
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Writing Center:
The following websites all advertise for-fee dissertation coaching, but they also provide free articles and advice about doing the dissertation:
Newsletter (you can subscribe for free) and dissertation tips
Under "Resources," articles on mastering aspects of the dissertation
Many useful comments and suggestions for doing the dissertation, created by two of the Wellness Center's outside workshop consultants
There are many good books on writing the dissertation. Here are some that students have found especially helpful:
Writing the Dissertation in 15 Minutes a Day
Joan Bolker. Holt McDougal, 1998.
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Written by the co-founder of the Harvard Writing Center. Advice on disciplining yourself to work at least 15 minutes a day, choosing a topic and advisor, setting short-term deadlines, and planning life after the dissertation. Helps you to view the project in positive terms, reminding students that their interest in their thesis can make it a pleasurable adventure rather than a dreaded chore. Offers suggestions for discovering your own individual work strategies that can promote productivity.
Finishing Your Dissertation Once and for All
Alison B. Miller. American Psychological Association, 2008.
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Combines psychological support with a project management approach that breaks tasks into small, manageable chunks. Suggestions for overcoming anxiety, self-doubt, procrastination and perfectionism, all of which impede progress on the dissertation. Tips for working productively, interacting with advisors and committees and taking care of yourself along the way. Includes exercises to reinforce the strategies described.
Destination Dissertation
Sonja K. Foss & William Waters. Rowman & Littlefield, 2007.
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This book takes you through the dissertation journey by outlining concrete and efficient steps for completing each part. Gives many useful examples from throughout the dissertation process, including how to create a proposal and how to approach data collection and coding.
How to Complete and Survive a Doctoral Dissertation
David Sternberg. St. Martin's Press, 1981.
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Topics include: refuting the "magnum opus myth" to selecting a topic, choosing an advisor and committee, thinking about publication, and looking beyond the dissertation. Offers concrete suggestions for time management, dealing with procrastination and negativity, and more.
Writing the Winning Thesis or Dissertation
Randy L. Joyner & Allan A. Glatthorn (Editors). SAGE Publications, 2005.
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Flowers are the RAGE these days. Wear them in your hair, on your wrist, a jacket or a coat, on a velveteen ribbon around your waist... or sew several to a pillow, fill a bowl, upscale a gift. If you're planning a wedding, these airy flowers add an etherial, romantic touch wherever you use them. They can be rather expensive to buy, but are downright cheap to make. And with just a little practice you can turn out a dozen of these beauties in one afternoon.
I've always enjoyed melting things, and these flowers give me a legitimate reason to light a candle and melt some fabric. Because, that's really all you do to make these flowers. Synthetic fabrics will melt when held near a flame. They will also ignite if you put them too close, so before you get started, look for a draft-free spot away from anything flammable where you can focus on what you're doing (without helpful kiddos or pets).
Fabric and Other Supplies
- Synthetic fabrics like nylon organza and polyester satin and lining fabric. They are inexpensive and melt easily. You can use only organza in a single color, or you can mix colors and add in some poly lining fabric as I did in the photo at the top of this page. I like the way the different fabrics and colors add depth to the flower. In the flower above I used a turquoise bubble organza, champagne sparkle organza, plus medium and dark turquoise poly lining fabric.
- A heat source. I use a votive candle because it will burn a long time and it's short, so I can sit while I work. Some people use a lighter, but I find that more difficult to control. Some people use a jar candle, but I often use the slightly cooler side of the flame to melt more heat-sensitive fabrics (like organza).
- A pattern ( optional, cutting free-form flowers is faster and can look great). I've included two templates. If you are cutting a bunch of pieces, cut the outer pieces first so you can keep using the same pattern by cutting it smaller and smaller. You can cut through several layers of fabric at a time.
- Beads or buttons . For the center of the flower, you can sew in a fancy rhinestone button, or a single pearl bead (as shown above), or a half-dozen seed beads.
- Aluminum foil. I usually work on a piece of aluminum foil. It's non-flammable and if there are drips, I have not ruined anything.
- A sewing needle
- Thread in a coordinated color, or a transparent/invisible nylon thread
- Straight pins
- Scissors
- Bottle of water (just to be safe)
Getting Started
- Find a draft-free location to work. The smallest breeze moves the heat from your candle and changes how it affects the flower. If you can avoid any draft, you can maintain significantly better control.
- Before you cut out your flowers, I suggest that you cut several free-form circles and practice with them until you get the hang of it.
- If you choose to use a template, download and print the Circle Template and/or Flower Template.
- Determine how many flowers you want to make, the size and relative fullness. You can use as few or as many layers as you like. Generally at least five or six layers are needed, but you can use many more if you want to make a big full flower. The flower shown above is five inches and has thirteen layers. Begin with a slightly larger size shape than you want for your finished flower because the heat and melting will shrink the fabric.
Making the Flower
- Cut your shapes.
- Hold one piece at a time over the candle flame. You don't need to be very close to the flame for the fabric to begin to melt. Slowly rotate the fabric until you have gone all the way around and have achieved the style of edge you like.
- Start with the your largest piece and work down to the smallest.
- Stack your layers from largest to smallest. The flowers actually look prettier if you're not too perfect in how you arrange them.
- Shift layers from side-to-side until you achieve a natural look.
- Pick up your flower, keeping a finger in the center and at the base so your arrangement doesn't slip. Use a straight pin from the backside through the uppermost layer and back to the back side as shown.
- Sew your bead or beads into place.
Hints and Tips
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SEC573: Automating Information Security with Python New
Sun, May 21 - Fri, May 26, 2017
All the labs in SEC573 have tied back to practical use cases. I will be able to use the info immediately.
SEC573 is a course every cyber analyst needs! The instruction and course material is the best I have seen in the 500+ hours of training I have received.
All security professionals, including Penetration Testers, Forensics Analysts, Network Defenders, Security Administrators, and Incident Responders, have one thing in common. CHANGE. Change is constant. Technology, threats, and tools are constantly evolving. If we don't evolve with them, we'll become ineffective and irrelevant, unable to provide the vital defenses our organizations increasingly require.
Maybe your chosen Operating Systems has a new feature that creates interesting forensics artifacts that would be invaluable for your investigation, if only you had a tool to access it. Often for new features and forensics artifacts, no such tool has yet been released. You could try moving your case forward without that evidence or hope that someone creates a tool before the case goes cold...or you can write a tool yourself.
Or, perhaps an attacker bypassed your defenses and owned your network months ago. If existing tools were able to find the attack, you wouldn't be in this situation. You are bleeding sensitive data and the time-consuming manual process of finding and eradicating the attacker is costing you money and hurting your organization big time. The answer is simple if you have the skills: Write a tool to automate your defenses.
Or, as a Penetration tester, you need to evolve as quickly as the threats you are paid to emulate. What do you do when "off-the-shelf" tools and exploits fall short? If you're good, you write your own tool.
Writing a tool is easier said than done, right? Not really. Python is a simple, user-friendly language that is designed to make automating tasks that security professionals perform quick and easy. Whether you are new to coding or have been coding for years, SANS SEC573 Automating Information Security with Python will have you creating programs to make your job easier and make you more efficient. This self-paced class starts from the very beginning assuming you have no prior experience or knowledge of programming. We cover all of the essentials of the language up front. If you already know the essentials, you will find that the pyWars lab environment allows advanced developers to quickly accelerate to more advanced material in the class. The self-paced style of the class will meet you where you are to let you get the most out of the class you can. Beyond the essentials we discuss file analysis, packet analysis, forensics artifact carving, networking, database access, website access, process execution, exception handling, object oriented coding and more.
This course is designed to give you the skills you need for tweaking, customizing, or outright developing your own tools. We put you on the path of creating your own tools, empowering you in automating the daily routine of today's information security professional, achieving more value in less time. Again and again, organizations serious about security emphasize their need for skilled tool builders. There is a huge demand for people who can understand a problem and then rapidly develop prototype code to attack or defend against it. Join us and learn Python in-depth and fully weaponized.
You Will Learn:
- How to leverage Python Scripting to maximize the effectiveness of your penetration tests.
- How to use TCP Sockets to build network applications.
- How to develop Web Application attack tools.
- How to parse TCP Packets and PCAP data to extract valuable data.
- How to use advanced application concepts, such as threading and message queueing.
Course Syllabus
SEC573.1: Essentials Workshop with pyWars
Jonathan Thyer
Sun May 21st, 2017
The course begins with a brief introduction to Python and the pyWars capture the flag game. We set the stage for students to learn at their own pace in the 100% hands-on pyWars lab environment. As more advanced students take on Python-based Capture The Flag challenges, students who are new to programming will start from the very beginning with Python essentials, including:
- Python Syntax, Variables, Math Operators, Strings, Functions, Modules, Control Statements, Introspection
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
SEC573.2: Essentials Workshop with MORE pyWars
Jonathan Thyer
Mon May 22nd, 2017
You will never learn to program by staring at PowerPoint slides. The second day continues the hands-on, lab-centric approach established on day one. This section covers data structures and more detailed programming concepts. Next, we focus on invaluable tips and trick to make you a better Python programmer and how to debug your code. Day two includes topics such as:
- Lists, Loops, Tuples, Dictionaries, The Python Debugger, Coding Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts, System Arguments, and the ArgParser Module
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
SEC573.3: Defensive Python
Jonathan Thyer
Tue May 23rd, 2017
Day 3-5 Automating Information Security: The next three days are focused on expanding your Python skills, leveraging modules and performing important operations used by all information security professionals. You will learn about file operations, log analysis, database operations, low-level network operations such as Raw sockets and packet parsing, high-level network operations such as HTTP and authentication, object oriented coding, regular expressions, subprocess execution and automation and much more. We demonstrate that these skills are common to every security profession and useful to everyone regardless of your discipline by giving each of the three days their own theme.
Day three includes in-depth coverage about how defenders can use Python automation as we cover Python modules and techniques that everyone can use. Forensicators and offensive security professionals will also learn essential skills they will apply to their craft. We will play the role of a network defender who needs to find the attackers on their network. We will discuss how to analyses network logs and packets to discover where the attackers are coming from and what they are doing. We will build scripts to empower continuous monitoring and disrupt the attackers before they exfiltration your data. Day 3 topics include:
- File Operations, Python Sets, Regular Expressions, Log Parsing, Data Analysis tools and techniques, Long Tail/Short Tail Analysis, Geolocation acquisition, blacklists and whitelists, Packet Analysis, Packet reassembly, Payload extraction
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
SEC573.4: Forensics Python
Jonathan Thyer
Wed May 24th, 2017
On day four we will play the role of a forensics analyst who has to carve evidence from artifacts when no tool exists to do so. Even if you don't do forensics you will find these skills covered on day four are foundational to every security role. We will discuss the process required to carve binary images, find appropriate data of interest in them, and extract that data. Once you have the artifact isolated, there is more analysis to be done. You will learn how to extract metadata from image files. Then we will discuss techniques for finding artifacts in other locations such as SQL databases and interacting with web pages. Day 4 subjects include:
- Acquiring Images from disk, memory and the network, File Carving, the STRUCT module, Raw Network Sockets and protocols, Image Forensics and PIL, SQL Queries, HTTP Communications with Python built in Libraries, Web communications with the Requests module
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
SEC573.5: Offensive Python
Jonathan Thyer
Thu May 25th, 2017
On day five we play the role of penetration tester whose normal tricks have failed. Their attempts to establish a foothold have been stopped by modern defenses. To bypass these defenses, you will build an agent to give you access to a remote system. Similar agents can be used for Incident response or systems administration, but our focus will be on offensive operations.Today's subjects include:
- Network Socket Operations, Exception Handling, Process execution, Blocking and Non-blocking Sockets, Asynchronous operations, the select module, Python objects, Argument packing and unpacking
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
SEC573.6: Capture the Flag
Jonathan Thyer
Fri May 26th, 2017
In this final section you will be placed on a team with other students. Working as a team, you will apply the skills you have mastered in a series of programming challenges. Participants will exercise the skills and code they have developed over the previous five days as they exploit vulnerable systems, break encryption cyphers, analyze packets, parse logs, and automate code execution on remote systems. Test your skills! Prove your might!
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
Additional Information
Laptop Required
Students are required to bring their own laptop so that they can connect directly to the workshop network we will create, and thus get the most value out of the course. It is the students' responsibility to make sure that the system is properly configured with all drivers necessary to connect to an Ethernet network.
Some of the course exercises are based on Windows, while others focus on Linux. VMware Player or VMware Workstation is required for the class. If you plan to use a Macintosh, please make sure you bring VMware Fusion, along with a Windows guest virtual machine. All of the VMWare products are available at www.vmware.com.
You are required to bring Windows 10 (Professional), Windows 8.1 (Professional), Windows 8 (Professional), Windows 7 (Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate) or Windows Vista (Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate) either on a real system or a virtual machine. You will need administrative access to your Windows computer and the ability to install various software packages, including Python, on that computer.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You may also be required to disable your anti-virus tools temporarily for some exercises, so make sure you have the anti-virus administrator permissions to do so. DO NOT plan on just killing your anti-virus service or processes, because most anti-virus tools still function even when their associated services and processes have been terminated. For many enterprise-managed clients, disabling your anti-virus tool may require a different password than the Administrator account password. Please bring that Administrator password for your anti-virus tool.
The course includes a VMware image file of a guest Linux system that is larger than 15 GB. Therefore, you need a file system with the ability to read and write files that are larger than 15 GB, such as NTFS on a Windows machine.
Enterprise VPN clients may interfere with the network configuration required to participate in the class. If your system has an enterprise VPN client installed, you may need to uninstall it for the exercises in class.
You will use VMware to run Windows and Linux operating systems simultaneously when performing exercises in class. You must have either the free VMware Player or later or the commercial VMware Workstation 8 or later installed on your system prior to coming to class. You can download VMware Workstation Player for free https://my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_workstation_player/12_0.
Alternatively, if you want a more flexible and configurable tool, you can download a free 30-day trial copy of VMware Workstation here. VMware will send you a time- limited license number for VMware Workstation if you register for the trial on its website. No license number is required for VMware Player.
We will give you a DVD full of tools to use during the class (which is yours to keep). You will need a DVD drive to read the tools on that DVD for the course. We will also provide a Linux image with all of our tools pre-installed that runs within VMware Player or VMware Workstation.
You do not need to bring a Linux system if you plan to use our Linux image in VMware. However, you are required to bring VMware Workstation or VMware Player. The class does not support VirtualPC or other non-VMware virtualization products.
Mandatory Laptop Hardware Requirements
- x86- or x64-compatible 2.0 GHz CPU minimum or higher.
- An available USB port.
- 4 GB or higher recommended.
- Ethernet adapter: A wired connection is required in class. If your laptop supports only wireless, please make sure to bring a USB Ethernet adapter with you.
- 15 GB available hard drive space.
During the workshop, you will be connecting to one of the most hostile networks on planet earth! Your laptop might be attacked. Do not have any sensitive data stored on the system. SANS is not responsible for your system if someone in the class attacks it in the workshop.
By bringing the right equipment and preparing in advance, you can maximize what you will see and learn - and have a lot of fun doing it!
If you have additional questions about the laptop specifications, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Who Should Attend
- Security professionals who want to learn how to develop Python applications.
- Penetration testers who want to move from being a consumer of security tools to being a creator and customizer of security tools.
- Technologists who need custom tools to test their infrastructure and want to create those tools themselves.
A basic understanding of any programming or scripting language is highly recommended but not required for this class.
Other Courses People Have Taken
What You Will Receive
- A virtual machine with sample code and working examples.
- A copy of Violent Python: A Cookbook for Hackers, Forensic Analysts, Penetration Testers and Security Engineers, T.J. O'Connor's critically-praised book that shows readers how to forge their own weapons using the Python programming language.
- MP3 audio files of the complete course lecture.
You Will Be Able To
- Write a backdoor that uses Exception Handling, Sockets, Process execution, and encryption to provide you with your initial foothold in a target environment. The backdoor will include features such as a port scanner to find an open outbound port, techniques for evading antivirus software and network monitoring, and the ability to embed payload from tools such as Metasploit.
- Write a SQL injection tool that uses standard Python libraries to interact with target websites. You will be able to use different SQL attack techniques for extracting data from a vulnerable target system.
- Develop a password-guessing attack tool with features like multi-threading, cookie handlers, support for application proxies such as Burp, and much more.
- Write a network reconnaissance tool that uses SCAPY, StringsIO, and PIL to reassemble TCP packet streams, extract data payloads such as images, display images, extract metadata such as GPS coordinates, and link those images with GPS coordinates to Google maps.
Hands-on Training
The Python Essentials Workshop labs - Variables, functions, modules, if/elif/else, for, while, list, dictionaries, sets and more
pyWars labs - An online programming competition that runs the first five days of class with additional hands on labs for beginners and expert challenges. Challenges include reverse engineering malware, malware covert channels, cryptography essentials, advanced regular expressions, advanced network communications and more.
Practical application labs - The application of coding concept are applied to build tools for defenders, forensicators and penetration testers. The labs cover Parsing logs files to identify hackers, Long Tail/Short Tail analysis of logs, Capturing and Parsing Network Packets, Carving forensics artifacts from binary data, Retrieving SQL data, Interacting with Websites, Process execution, Exception handling, synchronous and asynchronous network communications and more. The Python modules and concepts covered in these labs include: File Operations, Python Sets, Regular Expressions, gzip, collections module, freq.py, Geolite, scapy, reassembler.py, struct, sockets, select, Python Objects, argument packing and unpacking, sqlite3 , urllib,urllib2, cookielib, requests, StringIO, and more.
Capture the flag - Test your ability to apply your new tools and coding skills
Press & Reviews
"SEC573 is vital for anyone who considers themselves to be a pen tester." - Jeff Turner, Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions
"So far the content of Python for Penetration Testers has been great. I have learned several things, even as an advanced user." - Matthew Garfinkle, ManTech International Corporation
Author Statement
Good scripting skills are essential to professionals in all aspects of information security. Understanding how to develop your own applications means you can automate tasks and do more, with fewer resources, in less time. As penetration testers, knowing how to use canned information security tools is a basic skill that you must have. But knowing how to build your own tools when the tools someone else wrote fail is what separates the great penetration testers from the good ones. This course is designed for security professionals who want to learn how to apply basic coding skills to do their job more efficiently. The course will help take your career to the next level by teaching you the essential skills needed to develop applications that interact with networks, websites, databases, and file systems. We will cover these essential skills as we build practical applications that you can immediately put into use in your penetration tests.
- Mark Baggett


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CLAN Cancer Support has north east announced the appointment of Alastair Brookes as its new head of fund-raising.
Mr Brookes has been chosen for the key role and brings with him more than 20 years of experience in the third sector.
With strong links throughout the business community and north-east Scotland, he has previously held roles in a variety of organisations including Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDFR) and Tay/Northsound Radio.
While at JDRF, Mr Brookes was responsible for the strategic development of the organisation's fund-raising strategy throughout Scotland, driving forward awareness of the charity and financial support. He also led the development and delivery of a number of high profile fund-raising events.
In his new position he will lead income generation, develop fund-raising activities throughout CLAN in the community network and be a key member of the senior management team.
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When I was younger maybe. Since my heart attack, I'm usually more frustrated at the things I need to do, know how to do, and just can't anymore.
It's hard to find someone to handle a few piddle things for me, because doing so doesn't earn them enough money to make it worth their while. Or they charge way more than the totality of the jobs should cost.
Before my late wife was wheelchair bound, she had several simple little things she did each morning, like I do now. Like fill the bird feeders so she can watch the birds through the window. I used to get up an hour earlier than normal to do several little things she used to do before I left for work. Most of them were unnecessary things, but made her day brighter.
As her condition got worse, the number of things increased. I set down plates, flatware, and prepared foods in the fridge so she could reach them from her wheelchair. I'm sure you can visualize all that needed done before I left. It wasn't too long before I had to quit work to stay home with her during the day, so found things to do I could do at home to earn an income.
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The Best Current NFL Helmets
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It's not often that people who are big on sports take the time to admire the artwork that adorns the players of their favorite teams, but this list of the best current NFL helmets is the place to talk about how good football teams look when they're beating each other up. Some of the greatest franchises in sports are here contending for the top current NFL helmet, as worn by the best NFL teams of the year.
Many NFL helmet logos are classic while some are constantly reworked to sell more NFL team merchandise, but these are the best NFL helmets of the recent season. Whether you're a fan of the classic styling of the Cincinnati Bengals, or prefer the classiness of the New Orleans Saints, all of the NFL team logos are here to choose from as you vote on the greatest current NFL helmet.
What team has the best helmet in the NFL? What NFL team has the best logo? Vote for whatever you believe to be the top current NFL helmet and find out! All 32 of the coolest NFL teams are listed, so vote up your favorite NFL team logos and vote down the worst NFL logos on helmets.


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In his conversation with BBC Radio presenter Sarah Montague in London after receiving Templeton Prize on 14 May, His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his strong optimism that freedom will definitely dawn in Tibet soon. Excerpts from the interview:
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Q: Your first home of course is Tibet and you have been living in India since you went into exile there. You've always said that you would expect for a hope that in some point of your lifetime Tibet might be free. Do you sill stay that?
His Holiness: Of course. Why not? Firstly, although when we became refugees many Tibetans felt it is only matter of years, within few years we might have the opportunity to return. Things are not easy, it may take decades. So therefore, right from the beginning our slogan is 'hope for the best, but prepare for the worst'. Now fifty-three years have past, but during these years there were lots of changes in mainland China, particularly in the last 10 – 15 years. And it is still changing. After all, human values including democracy, open society, freedom of individual, are our basic rights. So, eventually, people's understanding and awareness, and also economic condition will become better. I think these desires cannot be stopped. So things will change.
Q: What you look at what has happened in Arab Spring over the past year and you also look at 34 monks and nuns in Tibet setting themselves on fire to try to create awareness on what's going on in Tibet. It does not look though as much is changing. It still looks as China is instransigent on this. I wonder why you are so hopeful now.
His Holiness: It is a very sensitive political issue, and since my complete retirement last year I do not make comment on political matters. Having said this, the Chinese government still keep secret the self-immolation incidents from the Chinese people. Few days ago, the Chinese government issued an English version of events making us scapegoats for the self-immolations in Tibet. But they never mentioned about these events in Chinese language because they are sensitive to their own people. If (Chinese) people know that then they will automatically raise questions, why? Then it is not easy (for Chinese government) to explain.
Q: You are 76 now. Can you ever imagine that you would be able to go back to Tibet at some point in your life?
His Holiness: I think at practical level my health is quite good. So I am expecting another 10, 20 years. So within that period, definitely things will change.
Q: Definitely things will change. But you have had no communication with the Chinese government. There is nothing on the face of it from what is being said.
His Holiness: At the government level, since the beginning of last year, there has been no contact. However, our contact with the Chinese people, mainly, not in the sense of public meetings or talks which we can't, but with intellectuals, writers, some retired officials, we have quite close contacts. In the last few years, I have personally met over thousand Chinese, including students, professors, writers, businessmen. Some of them have very close link to leaders. I think, almost everyone when they have this understanding about the reality, are showing sense of solidarity. And then I have also met a number of Chinese Buddhists, I think several thousands. They are very very eager to learn and follow Tibetan Buddhism. So things are changing.
Q: And yet you have yourself talked of the fact that there was a plot to assassinate you by Chinese agents.
His Holiness: Yes, we received some information few years ago that some Chinese agents recruit some Tibetans, mainly ladies, carry some poison in their hair, scarf. We received that kind of information. Whether this is true or not, is impossible to cross check.
Q: People want you touch you and want you to touch them the whole time. Does it must make you think and stop supposing and be bit more fearful?
His Holiness: I think 99 per cent of people seemed to love me. So I always show as like their own brothers and sisters. But in the meantime my officials take some caution.
Q: Do you ever get angry what China is doing to Tibet?
His Holiness: No, never. No use. My anger towards my staff members if they make little mistake here and there, I burst.
Q: But to the Chinese government you never get angry.
His Holiness: No use. If I develop anger, suffer myself. It will not help our problem. For example, during the 2008 crisis and the 10 March, I felt experience almost like 10th March in 1959. Helpless, fear and anguish. Then I visualise about these Chinese officials who took these decisions and also Chinese leaders. With our practice of take and give, that is take their fear, anger, suspicions and give them my compassion, forgiveness. So that kind of practice is immensely helpful to keep my peace of mind. If I develop towards them, that anger will never bring harm on them but it will harm myself.
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In September 2016, RWTH Aachen launched its new Teaching & Learning Process Portal, complementing and expanding the internal RWTH Wiki.
The RWTH Wiki established in 2013 as part of the PuL project to provide information about the most important legal regulations, internal guidelines, and work processes surrounding exam, course, and student management.
As part of the new quality management system for teaching and learning, all processes derived from RWTH's quality objectives are now depicted alongside the processes surrounding exam and course management.
The new process portal is as an important step in establishing a quality management system, as it serves to improve the processes and procedures in teaching and learning. The decision making processes, competences and responsibilities defined and described in the portal help university members to effectively carry out the processes in teaching and learning, increase their transparency, and improve the flow of information between all involved individuals. Moreover, the portal serves as a resource of training for new employees. The portal will be continually expanded to include all quality-relevant processes in teaching and learning.
A new element for the documentation of processes is the process map, which also serves as a structuring tool for new processes still to be documented.
The Teaching and Learning Process Portal can be accessed from within the RWTH network, informing members of the University on topics such as:
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Jan 18, 2011 | 528 Minutes
"Skillful…Talty has woven a vivid picture of a dangerous journey and a country in crisis."–Publishers Weekly
"Riveting, informed…A great read for Tibetophiles old and new."–Kirkus Reviews
"It was perhaps history's most momentous escape: the Dalai Lama fleeing over the roof of the world from Mao's advancing troops. I loved losing myself in ESCAPE FROM THE LAND OF SNOWS and you will too."–James Bradley, New York Times bestseller author of FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, FLYBOYS, and THE IMPERIAL CRUISE
"An amazing, behind-the-scenes account that reads like a bound-for-the-big-screen thriller. Talty vividly captures the Tibet I know and have immense respect for — including its harsh beauty, epic terrain and fiercely resilient people. Reading this, I was completely absorbed as a series of divine prophecies cause a small peasant boy – the future 14th Dalai Lama — to be chosen to lead his people, and as threats from marauding Chinese occupiers send that same boy, now a young man, on a dangerous gauntlet through the Himalayas. Talty shows in the most compulsively readable way how a champion for peace came by his warrior instincts."–Ed Viesturs, 7-Time climber of Mt. Everest and author of NO SHORTCUTS TO THE TOP: CLIMBING THE WORLD'S HIGHEST PEAKS
"ESCAPE FROM THE LAND OF SNOWS reads like a great adventure yarn, yet along the way Talty helps us see the Dalai Lama not as statesman or symbol, but as a courageous and terrified young man forced to undergo one of history's most remarkable and unlikely transformations. We watch as a cloistered, teenage monk is thrust onto the world stage, finds himself in the path of Mao's juggernaut, and then rises — beyond all expectations — to the monumental task before him. This wonderfully rich narrative should be required reading for anyone who cares about Tibet, the Dalai Lama, or the power of spiritual integrity."–by Greg Mortensen, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller THREE CUPS OF TEA and the New York Times bestseller STONES INTO SCHOOLS
"Loaded with hard, vivid detail and marked by a wonderful cast of characters…Few people know the facts of the Dalai Lama's escape from Chinese-occupied Tibet. That will change with this marvelous book. Acclaimed author Stephan Talty takes us with the Dalai Lama on a dangerous journey over the Himalayas while being pursued by Mao's soldiers. Meanwhile, U.S. President Eisenhower and millions around the world eagerly follow his daring escape. You will, too, as you turn these pages."–Jean Sasson, New York Times bestselling author of PRINCESS and GROWING UP BIN LADEN
"Riveting…Talty's portrait of the young Dalai Lama is nuanced and compelling; his account of the CIA's involvement is thriller ready; and his unique coverage of the news frenzy and shenanigans that ensued as the fleeing Dalai Lama became a cold-war hero is fascinating…Talty is also acutely attuned to the tragedy and grace of the Dalai Lama's long exile." –Booklist (Starred Review)


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2020 Olympic bid cities make case to IOC members
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- The three cities vying to host the 2020 Olympics are making their pitches to IOC members, hoping to seize the momentum in the final two months before the vote.
On Wednesday, Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo were laying out their plans to the general assembly of the International Olympic Committee, the first time they have made presentations directly to the electorate.
Of the IOC's 100 members, 86 were attending the proceedings. Among those absent were FIFA president and Swiss member Sepp Blatter and Britain's Princess Anne.
It's a potentially pivotal moment for the cities in the run-up to the Sept. 7 vote in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was at a similar meeting in 2009 that Rio de Janeiro won over the members in the race for the 2016 Olympics.
Up first in the presentations was Istanbul, whose bid has been shaken by the anti-government protests that swept Turkey last month. Madrid and Tokyo were to follow.
The meetings were taking place behind closed doors at the Beaulieu convention center. Each delegation had 45 minutes to make speeches and show videos, with another 45 minutes allotted for questions and answers.
Last week, the IOC released a technical evaluation report on the cities. The report did not rank or grade the cities, but Tokyo appeared to come out the best overall.
Istanbul is bidding for a fifth time, Madrid is back for a third consecutive time and Tokyo is trying for a second time in a row.
Istanbul is inviting the IOC to take the Olympics to a new region, to a predominantly Muslim country for the first time, to a city that connects Asia and Europe.
Tokyo claims to be a "safe pair of hands" at a time of global economic and political uncertainty.
Madrid, despite Spain's severe financial troubles, boasts that it would spend far less money than the others on infrastructure because 80 percent of its venues are already in place.
Istanbul probably had the most at stake Wednesday, needing to reassure members in the wake of the unprecedented street demonstrations across Turkey last month that led to a crackdown by the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayypip Erdogan.
"Although the games will be seven years ahead, what's going on (in Turkey) right now is important to the voting of the members," senior Norwegian IOC member Gerhard Heiberg said. "There will be many questions, absolutely. This is a good opportunity for Turkey, for Istanbul, to answer the questions and lay it out in the open how they think, what they're going to do about it."
On Thursday, the six candidates running to succeed Jacques Rogge as IOC president will present their platforms to the assembly.
Rogge is stepping down in September after 12 years in office.
The contenders are: IOC vice presidents Thomas Bach of Germany and Ng Ser Miang of Singapore, executive board members Sergei Bubka of Ukraine and C.K. Wu of Taiwan, and former board members Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico and Denis Oswald of Switzerland.


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Al-Bayaty, F.H. and Taiyeb-Ali, T.B. and Abdulla, M.A. and Mahmud, Z.B. (2011) Antibacterial effects of Oradex, Gengigel and Salviathymol-n mouthwash on dental biofilm bacteria. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 5 (6). pp. 636-642. ISSN 1996-0808
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Three mouthwashes Gengigel, Oradex and Salviathymol N, were tested using experimental microorganisms included Fusobacterium nucleatum, Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus constellatus, Eikenella corrodens and dental plaque. Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli were used as internal controls. Antibacterial activity was done by diffusion test. Minimum inhibitory concentration test and assessment of bacterial morphology was carried out using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Results showed that Oradex had a higher antibacterial effect, followed by Salviathymol N; Gengigel mouthwash have weak antibacterial effects against tested microorganisms and dental plaque. SEM observations demonstrated that chlorhexidine exhibited obvious changes in that most of the bacteria loss their original shape and became irregular. The cell also shrunk, became reduced in size. Salviathymol N showed some significant changes while Gengigel failed to exhibited changes on the bacterial morphology of the tested microorganisms. In conclusion Oradex and Salviathymol N can be used as antibacterial mouthwash for chemical plaque control. Gengigel demonstrated weak antibacterial effects which could not be recommended as anti-dental plaque agent.
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Marco Rubio says Second Amendment is unique in speech to NRA
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., went all in for gun owners in a speech to the NRA as the potential presidential candidate sought to squelch any doubts about his commitment to gun rights.
Rubio was one of a few 2016 Republican presidential hopefuls who spoke at the NRA's annual convention in Indianapolis on April 25. He described the right to own a gun as part of the American Dream, highlighted the "futility" of existing gun laws and chastised the media for stigmatizing gun owners.
At one point, Rubio described the Constitution of the United States as unique.
"I'm always amused that those who come up to me and say no other country has a constitutional right like this," he said. "As if to imply that there is something wrong with us. But we say no other country has a constitutional right like this not with scorn, but with pride."
Wayne LaPierre, the NRA's executive vice president and CEO, made a similar statement during his own speech to the annual meeting, saying, "Our Second Amendment freedom separates us from every other country on earth."
Is it correct that the United States is the only country that gives residents a constitutional right to bear arms?
The Second Amendment
The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
We asked several legal experts if the United States is the only such country that has a constitutional right to bear arms.
Tom Ginsburg, University of Chicago international law professor and co-director of the Comparative Constitutions Project, has studied gun rights in national constitutions dating back to 1789.
Only a minority of constitutions have ever included gun rights, and the number has dwindled, Ginsburg concluded in a 2013 article he wrote with Zachary Elkins, a University of Texas government professor. But Ginsburg added in an interview with PolitiFact that "the precise language in each constitution is different, and no other country has the 'well-regulated militia' language."
Of the constitutions that do have an explicit right to bear arms "ours is the only one that does not explicitly include a restrictive condition," wrote Elkins in a New York Times op-ed.
The Constitutions Project zeroed in on two countries:
"We code only Mexico, Guatemala and the U.S. as having a right to bear arms," Ginsburg told PolitiFact. While the constitutions of Haiti and Iran do mention guns, "the provision was too ambiguous for us to consider it a true right to bear arms."
Here is how the Comparative Constitutions Project translates the right to own arms in Guatemala and Mexico:
• Guatemala Article 38: "The right to own ('tenencia') weapons for personal use, not prohibited by the law, in the place of inhabitation, is recognized. There will not be an obligation to hand them over, except in cases ordered by a competent judge."
• Mexico Article 10: "The inhabitants of the United Mexican States have the right to possess arms in their residences for their protection and legitimate defense, except such as are expressly forbidden by law or which have been reserved for the exclusive use of the Army, Navy, Air Force and National Guard. Federal law will determine the circumstances, conditions, requirements, and places in which the bearing of arms by inhabitants will be authorized."
The authors of the article concluded that "the U.S. Constitution is alone in omitting any written conditions under which the government can regulate arms and munitions. In other countries, the right is typically limited to self-defense, either of the home or the state itself."
Guatemala, they note, "gives its citizens the right to own weapons for personal use in the home and states that citizens can only be forced to relinquish guns by judicial order. Haiti gives citizens the right to use guns to defend the home but explicitly denies a general right to bear arms."
They added that in the United States, the judicial branch has ruled that some restrictions on gun ownership are permissible -- they just aren't outlined in the Constitution itself.
"U.S. courts have allowed some exceptions to unconditional gun ownership in the form of local, state and federal statutes restricting ownership or possession of firearms," the authors wrote. "In this way, the courts have served to render constitutional law somewhat less exceptional than the text itself would suggest."
Other legal experts we consulted agreed that Mexican and Guatemalan constitutions come closest to the United States', at least up to a point.
"If the question is an express right to arms in the nation's Constitution, there's also Mexico, Haiti, and Guatemala," said David Kopel, research director at the Independence Institute and adjunct professor of Advanced Constitutional Law at Denver University. "The Mexican and Haitian governments essentially ignore the right, and get away with doing so. For example, there is only one gun store allowed in the entire nation of Mexico." (There is a long list of criteria to buy a gun at this sole legal outlet, according to the Washington Post.)
The NRA didn't respond directly to our fact-check, but Kopel told PolitiFact that he frequently writes for the NRA's magazine.
One law professor also suggested we look at Switzerland. PolitiFact explained in a fact-check in 2013 that the Swiss government requires nearly every able-bodied young male adult to serve in the citizen militia, where they are issued a military rifle. The guns are supposed to be for military use only, not for personal defense. Anyone who wants to keep the weapon after their years of service can do so if they can provide an acceptable reason; the gun is then refitted to limit its firepower.
Switzerland does not have a constitutional right to keep and bear arms, Kopel said.
Rubio's response
We sent Rubio's spokesman a 2010 article in Slate that stated Mexico, Haiti and Guatemala have the right to bear arms in their Constitutions though it stated that Guatemala was the only one as broad as our Second Amendment.
Spokesman Alex Conant said the language in the Guatemalan Constitution isn't as strong as the language in the U.S. Second Amendment, which includes "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
Conant also suggested we take a look at the characterization of Guatemala's gun laws on www.gunpolicy.org, a website hosted by the Sydney School of Public Health that supports global efforts to prevent gun injury. The website calls Guatemala's gun laws "restrictive" while it labeled our gun laws "permissive."
"All you seem to have established is that one country has some language similar to ours, but in practice does not treat the right in the same way," Conant said.
Our ruling
Rubio said during a speech to the NRA that "no other country has a constitutional right" like the Second Amendment.
Mexico and Guatemala have the right to bear arms in their constitutions. However, the Second Amendment is unique because it is the only one that doesn't include restrictive conditions within the constitutional language. We rate this claim Mostly True.https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/14f1a5cd-b5af-4306-9584-881b45ebd01b


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NCCCO reviews all potential participants' applications before admission to the Workshop is granted. All applications must include payment and resumes or will be considered incomplete and will not be processed. The overhead crane workshop is strictly limited to eleven (11) participants. The workshop is filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Overhead Crane Operator Certification Exams Offered
For the convenience of those who are not currently certified in the overhead crane category, NCCCO's Written Certification Exam will be administered during the first hour of the first day of the workshop. Overhead Crane Practical exams will be conducted during the remaining two days of the workshop. NOTE: Written Certification and Practical Exam fees are not included as part of the Practical Examiner Workshop fees and are due at the time of testing.
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Aishwarya Rai: Gucci Girl Takes Cannes
Aishwarya Rai continues to kill it on the red carpet at the Il Gattopardo premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 2010 Cannes Film Festival on Friday (May 14) in Cannes, France.
The 36-year-old Indian actress wore a one-of-a-kind Gucci magenta pleated chiffon twisted halter neck gown open back and full floor length skirt. She was joined on the red carpet by her mom Vrinda Rai.
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