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MPhil Thesis
- Preparation of the thesis
- Expected requirements
- Standard of examination of creative work
- Editing of theses
- Completion seminar
- Writing a thesis in a language other than English
- Word limit
- Published material
- Format of the thesis
- Thesis preparation and binding
- Notice of intention to submit thesis
- Thesis submission
- Final form of the thesis
- Making your thesis available on the University of Melbourne institutional repository
- Resources for thesis preparation
Preparation of the thesis
Candidates are strongly advised to discuss with their supervisor(s) the style of writing to be used in the thesis before writing begins.
In all cases the supervisor should be consulted at the beginning of the work. The stages of investigation and writing are likely to vary according to the nature of the subject and should be worked out in consultation with the supervisor.
The thesis should include a general discussion of the candidate's results and findings, and of their significance in relation to the current state of knowledge in the field.
In some disciplines it will be appropriate to concentrate the review of the literature and extended general discussion in introductory and concluding chapters, in other disciplines the review and discussion should be distributed throughout the thesis.
For research topics in the experimental and theoretical sciences, the laboratory or development phase of the work may require the closest supervision and discussion with the candidate.
In the case of creative arts disciplines where the thesis may take the form of creative works and a dissertation, the candidate should specify the form and presentation of the thesis including the proportion to be presented as creative work and the proportion to be presented as a dissertation. The creative work and dissertation must be presented as an integrated, coherent whole.
At the stage of thesis preparation, the candidate should be able to express themselves with precision, clarity and conciseness.
The candidate's supervisor must be consulted on the general form and the content of the thesis up to the stage of the final draft.
Expected requirements
In order to pass examination, and thus qualify as the basis for the award of the MPhil degree, candidates should be able to:
- Demonstrate advanced learning in research skills and mastery of appropriate techniques, such as the use of archival or primary evidence, analysis of data, judgement of conflicting evidence
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge in the area of their research
- Demonstrate an understanding of, and commitment to, research ethics and integrity.
The format and style of MPhil theses can differ as it is expected that a thesis be written to the convention of that field. Examiners are asked to consider, where appropriate, the following questions:
- Does the candidate show sufficient familiarity with, and understanding and critical appraisal of, the relevant literature?
- Does the thesis provide a sufficiently comprehensive investigation of the topic?
- Are the methods and techniques adopted appropriate to the subject matter and are they properly justified and applied?
- Are the results suitably set out and accompanied by adequate exposition and interpretation?
- Are conclusions and implications appropriately developed and clearly linked to the nature and content of the research framework and findings?
- Has/have the research question/questions been tested or explored according to the disciplinary norms?
- Is the literary quality and general presentation of the thesis of a suitably high standard?
- Does the thesis as a whole constitute a substantive original contribution to knowledge in the subject area with which it deals?
Standard of examination of creative work
The creative work and dissertation will be examined as an integrated whole. In order to pass the examination, and thus qualify as part of the basis for the award of the MPhil degree, the creative work must have the following attributes:
- The creative work demonstrates a professional level of familiarity with and understanding of contemporary work in the field
- The creative work demonstrates a sufficiently comprehensive investigation of the artistic form and creative content
- The methods and techniques applied in the execution of the work are appropriate to the subject matter and are original and/or aesthetically effective
- The creative work is presented in a sufficiently professional manner
- The creative work demonstrates a sufficiently high standard of literary, visual, digital, musical or performance literacy and quality
- The research question(s) has/have been identified and tested through the creative work
- The documentation of the work, (including catalogue/ program material where appropriate) is sufficiently thorough and is of a standard that will ensure the work provides a reference for subsequent researchers
- The creative work and the dissertation together constitute a substantive original contribution to knowledge in the subject area with which it deals
- The interface between the creative work and the dissertation is appropriate and substantiated.
Examiners are advised that they may ask for creative works to be represented or re-documented if they do not meet the above criteria.
Editing of theses
Editing in this context is defined as the detailed and extensive correction of problems in writing style (eg ghost writing) as opposed to providing general guidelines about problems with style and accuracy, or proof reading for mechanical inaccuracy.
As early as possible in the candidature the supervisor must assess the candidate's writing abilities. In the case of MPhil candidates this must be an integral component of the formal review process, which requires the candidate to provide a piece of written work. This should be of sufficient length to demonstrate writing proficiency and indicate the standard of the candidate's composition skills.
If the supervisor considers that further work is required in areas such as composition and grammar, for the candidate to be successful in completing the MPhil, the supervisor should then provide advice and assistance as to how an appropriate standard can be achieved. The supervisor should explain the level and extent of support the candidate can expect of them as supervisor. Such advice may include referral to the units such as Academic Skills and the Academic Support Team at the Melbourne School of Graduate Research (MSGR).
The supervisor should continue to monitor the candidate's progress in order to resolve any ongoing difficulties.
Supervisors should advise candidates about structure, style, and general editing issues and should guide their candidates accordingly. It is appropriate for supervisors to undertake some editing tasks, but within limits. A thesis must express the candidate's voice. Any assistance with writing must be conducted as part of the overall learning process. Any additional assistance received by the candidate must be fully supported by continuous feedback from supervisors as part of the integral learning process. The integrity of the work relies on the thesis as demonstrably the candidate's work and must indicate that the candidate has the ability to write and argue with clarity.
Acquiring expertise in writing and editing is often seen as important professional development for graduate researchers. Colleagues may be appropriate readers and editors of a thesis, and candidates should be encouraged to explore alternative avenues for assistance available from within their department and the wider University community.
Only in rare and exceptional circumstances and with the knowledge and support of supervisors, should candidates use paid editorial assistance from an outside source.
The use of third party editorial assistance, either paid or voluntary, must be acknowledged in the Preface and is limited to the guidelines adopted by the University. Refer to the Editing of Research Theses by Professional Editors.
Completion seminar
All candidates are required to make a public presentation of their research findings at the University in the three months prior to submitting their thesis for examination. The public presentation is regarded as an important part of candidature. The seminar should present the objectives, methods, findings and significance of the candidate's thesis research.
The opportunity to take part in a completion seminar gives the candidate the opportunity to receive constructive feedback from informed and experienced researchers. It is timed to enable the candidate to refine the thesis, and if necessary, to further develop the personal skills needed to present their arguments effectively, with a positive contribution to learning. The completion seminar also provides the University the opportunity to verify that the candidate owns and understands the research they are presenting. It illustrates that candidates have the oral presentation and other research attributes expected of graduate researchers from this University, and ensures equity among graduate researchers in procedures for reporting on their research.
Format of the seminar
The seminar will normally be no less than an hour (including time for questions and feedback from the panel and general members of the audience). The panel may require the candidate to remain in closed session for further discussion as necessary. The candidate should present a thesis summary and chapter outline to members of the panel at least one week in advance of the presentation. The materials should not exceed 2 000 words and should provide a brief overview of the aims and scope of the thesis and of the main results. In addition the candidate should provide a brief abstract of no more than 100 words to facilitate publicity of the seminar and provide a hard copy of the presentation to the panel for departmental records.
Attendance at the seminar
The time, thesis title and candidate details should be advertised in appropriate University and/or research institute media within the Melbourne region and relevant regional campuses to encourage attendance by interested persons.
Membership and role of the panel
A panel which consists of a minimum of three members including the thesis supervisors and the head of department or nominee must be present. While many panels may be wholly internal in membership, external membership of the panel is also appropriate, and members may be drawn from any suitable tertiary institution/research organisation. The candidate's advisory committee should act as the panel, but may also include additional members where required.
Panel members should be at least broadly knowledgeable about the field of study, and might be expert in some aspect of the research topic. However, they are not required to be expert in the same sense as the thesis examiners, to be familiar with the written work of the candidate, or to have read a full draft of the thesis in preparation for the seminar. Rather, their role is to provide general feedback on the material as presented to them in the seminar. The panel chair should be a member other than a supervisor. The panel members are expected to complete a report which notes the strengths and weaknesses of the work as presented and may identify to the candidate how particular aspects of the thesis might be enhanced.
Submission of thesis form
Completion of the seminar requirement will be signed off by the supervisors and head of department on the Completion Seminar section of the Submission of Thesis: Statement by Candidate, Supervisor and Chair of Examiners form and will include the date and location of the completion seminar.
The completion seminar is a hurdle requirement for submission of the thesis. Candidates leaving Melbourne earlier than six months prior to completion of their thesis should expect to return to the University to present the completion seminar, or may be given permission to present an equivalent 'progress' seminar prior to departure.
Writing a thesis in a language other than English
All theses should normally be written in English. Should a candidate wish to write a thesis in a language other than English, an application must be made to the Research Higher Degrees (RHD) Committee at an early stage in the candidature. The RHD Committee will consider such an application only if full justification is provided by the department for presenting a thesis in a language other than English.
Where permission is granted, a substantial summary of the thesis (approximately 2 500 – 5 000 words) in English should be bound in the thesis and should include an introduction, brief chapter outline and a conclusion.
Word limit
Candidates should aim to write a thesis of approximately 30 000 – 40 000 words. Candidates should consult their department to determine the appropriate length within this range for a thesis in their discipline. The word limit is exclusive of words in tables, maps, bibliographies and appendices. Footnotes are included as part of the word limit. Appendices must be limited to supporting material genuinely subsidiary to the main argument of the thesis.
Candidates may write up to 50 000 words without seeking special permission from the RHD Committee. In exceptional circumstances, an application can be made to the RHD Committee to submit a thesis that is longer than 50 000 words. The application must be made prior to submission of the thesis. It must include the justification for the request, the expected length of the thesis and be supported by the supervisor and head of department, who must also certify that the proposed examiners do not object to examining a longer thesis.
In the case of creative arts disciplines where the thesis may take the form of creative works and a dissertation, the integrated thesis should normally represent the equivalent of 30 000 – 40 000 words. The creative work component will be determined between the candidate and supervisor and be relevant to the proportion of the thesis submitted as creative work. The length of the dissertation will also depend on what proportion of the thesis it constitutes, but will normally be at least 50% of the integrated thesis, between 15 000 – 20 000 words.
Published material
Candidates are strongly encouraged, where appropriate, to publish work from their MPhil research during candidature. However, the preparation of publications should not impede progress on the thesis, which must remain the candidate's and the supervisor's priority.
While work from the thesis may have been published prior to submission, the thesis must be presented, in both form and content, as a unified whole, and be prepared specifically for submission for examination for the degree. A candidate may not include the actual publications such as reprints or journal articles in their published form as part of the body of the thesis.
Material that has been published may be included, for example as chapters of the thesis, provided that it is suitably acknowledged in the text and the Preface. Actual publications, such as reprints of journal articles, published creative writing and catalogues and documentation of public performances or exhibited work, may be included in an appropriate form in the appendix, including for example a DVD, CD or URL.
Work carried out in collaboration with others, and the nature and proportion of the contribution of others, must be clearly indicated in the Preface and in general terms the portions of the work that the candidate claims as original.
Where multi-author published material is included in the thesis, the candidate must prepare a statement explaining the contributions of all involved. The statement must be signed by all authors and be included with the Submission of Thesis form.
Note: The above advice is subject to any obligations or contractual agreements with a third party that may encumber the publication of a candidate's research but not the inclusion of such work in the candidate's thesis.
It is expected that the thesis will reflect work done during the period of candidature but may include related preliminary material provided that it has not contributed to an award of a previous qualification. If work has been used for the award of another qualification it should be explicitly stated in the body of the text and in the Preface.
Format of the thesis
It is impractical to lay down general regulations on preparation, form and content of theses as the presentation may vary across disciplines. Some departments issue instructions on these matters. A thesis should include the following formatting:
- International Standard Paper Size A4 (297 x 210mm)
- 1.5 spacing and presented in a clear and legible font and would normally be expected to be double-sided
- Left and right margins of no less than 30mm and page numbers that appear inside the margins
- Pages that are numbered consecutively and clearly
- Folding diagrams or charts arranged so as to open to the top and right.
Before producing final copies of a thesis for submission, the candidate should ensure that all the spelling, grammar, punctuation and choice of language are correct and the bibliography is complete and exact.
In the case of creative arts disciplines the thesis may take the form of creative work plus dissertation. The creative work may take the form of performance, exhibition, writing (poetry, fiction, script or other written literary forms), design, film, video, multimedia, CD, DVD or other new media technologies and modes of presentation. Where appropriate to the study, the creative work must be comprehensively documented. Either the documentation or the creative work, or both, must be submitted with the dissertation.
The dissertation and the creative work should be considered as complementary, mutually reinforcing parts of a single project. The candidate may argue, however, that the relationship between the two parts contributes to the originality and creativity of the whole.
The dissertation should not simply describe the creative work and how it was undertaken. While it should include information on the materials and methodology used and elucidate the creative work and place it in an artistic, intellectual and/ or cultural context, the dissertation must answer to the requirement of every MPhil research thesis that it makes an independent contribution to existing scholarship in the area of research.
The format of the creative work component of the thesis will be agreed between the candidate and supervisor, and be approved by the head of department at the formal review. The format of the dissertation component will normally meet the guidelines for a written thesis set out above.
Where the creative work component involves a performance (dance, drama, music), a good quality recording of the performance must be included as part of the thesis. Where the creative work component involves exhibited visual art works, good quality photographic reproductions of the work must be included as an appendix to the dissertation.
Order of contents
A thesis follows the following order:
- Title page
- Abstract
- Declaration
- Preface (if applicable)
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Contents
- List of tables, figures and illustrations (if list items are fewer than 10 in number, this is not necessary)
- Main text
- Bibliography or List of References
- Appendices
A thesis must be preceded by a title page. The title page of the thesis should show the:
- Title of the thesis
- Full name of the author (as it appears in the Student Portal)
- Degree for which submitted (see below)
- Month and year of submission
- Name of the department or faculty in which the research was carried out and the words: "Submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Philosophy".
The University logo is not permitted to be used in the thesis.
Example of title page
Title of the thesis
Full name of the author
Submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Philosophy
Month Year
Department or Faculty
The University of Melbourne
Candidates who have submitted a thesis consisting of creative work, where the creative work is not bound together with the dissertation (eg exhibition, performance, poetry, screenplay, novel), shall state: "Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Philosophy (by creative work and dissertation)".
Candidates who have submitted a thesis consisting of creative work, where the creative work is bound together with the dissertation (eg poetry, screenplay, novel), shall state:
"Submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Philosophy (by creative work and dissertation)".
The title page must be followed by an abstract of 300–500 words in English (in the case of creative arts the Abstract must include a description of the form and presentation of the creative work).
The following declaration page, signed by the candidate:
This is to certify that:
- the thesis comprises only my original work towards the MPhil except where indicated in the Preface,
- due acknowledgement has been made in the text to all other material used,
- the thesis is less than 50 000 words in length, exclusive of tables, maps, bibliographies and appendices OR the thesis is [number of words] as approved by the Research Higher Degrees Committee.
If applicable, a Preface includes where appropriate, a statement of:
- Work carried out in collaboration indicating the nature and proportion of the contribution of others and in general terms the portions of the work which the candidate claims as original
- Work submitted for other qualifications
- Work carried out prior to MPhil candidature enrolment,
- Any third party editorial assistance, either paid or voluntary (as limited to the Editing of Research Theses by Professional Editors guidelines) and/or
- Where a substantially unchanged multi-author paper is included in the thesis a statement prepared by the candidate explaining the contributions of all involved. A signed copy by all authors must be included with the Submission of Thesis form.
Thesis preparation and binding
Theses should normally be bound using thermal binding. Thermal binding must be used with covers strong enough to resist damage by bending or knocking. Twin-ring, spring-back and spiral binders are not acceptable, as theses bound in these ways frequently do not survive travel through the post. Thermally bound theses should not exceed 300 pages (absolute maximum thickness of 35mm per copy).
If there are photographs or charts which need to be included in the thesis, facilities are available for colour laser printing and photocopying in the Graduate Student Association (GSA)and a scanner is available in the Graduate Presentation and Publishing Centre. The GSA also provides a thermal binding and photocopying service.
Notice of intention to submit thesis (80-word summary)
Approximately three months prior to the expected date of submission, the candidate is required to submit an 80-word summary of the thesis argument. Candidates are required to discuss the timeframe for thesis submission with their supervisor prior to submitting an 80-word summary. All candidates are required to have met the minimum period of candidature at the University and must have had their candidature confirmed prior to thesis submission. Refer to Early submission of thesis for further information.
In addition, all candidates are required to have presented their research findings at a public completion seminar in the six months prior to submitting their thesis for examination.
The 80-word summary should be submitted via the online form.
In addition to the 80-word summary the following information is required:
- Candidate's name
- Student number
- Thesis title
- Degree
- Department
- Supervisor(s) (if required a Change of Supervisor(s) form is available in my.unimelbl)
- Current mailing address
- Estimated thesis submission date (this is the date that candidate intends to submit their thesis for examination and it may not necessarily be the Expected Thesis Submission Date that appears in my.unimelb).
The summary activates the process of nominating potential examiners for the thesis. The estimated thesis submission date helps examiners in scheduling their workload to accommodate their examination of the thesis.
Candidates are not informed of the names of persons nominated as possible examiners, but are permitted to name individuals whom they believe would make unsuitable examiners. Candidates who wish to name individuals whom they do not wish to act as their examiners should provide a written statement of the names and substantiated reasons for such exclusion, to the Chair of Examiners, through their supervisor, at the time of submission of their 80-word summary.
In the case of creative arts disciplines where a thesis consists of creative works and a dissertation, and where the creative work component includes performance or exhibition of visual art works, candidates are additionally required to submit an extended abstract of 500 – 1 500 words to the Chair of Examiners for forwarding to the examiners at least one week prior to the viewing, unless the dissertation is submitted around the same time as the viewing.
Note: If more than three months lapses between submission of the 80-word summary and the thesis for examination, it is recommended that you notify the Examinations Office two weeks before the thesis is to be submitted to avoid delays with the examination. The Examinations Office can be notified by email.
Thesis submission
Three copies of the thesis should be submitted for examination with the candidate's name clearly marked on the spine, with the family name in capitals. In the case of creative arts disciplines where the creative work component is a performance or exhibition of visual art works, and three examiners are appointed, four copies must be submitted within six months from the time of the viewing. Any additional documentation, eg video of the performance, must be supplied to the examiners with the dissertation. Where a candidate submits the thesis by courier (or mail) MSGR will send a thesis receipt by post.
The Submission of Thesis: Statement by Candidate, Supervisor and Chair of Examiners form, sent by MSGR on receipt of your 80-word summary, certifies that the thesis comprises only the candidate's original work, and that due acknowledgement has been made to all other material used. A supervisor (normally the principal supervisor) and Chair of Examiners (normally the head of department) will be required to certify that the thesis is ready to proceed to examination.
The form also includes a section where the candidate (in consultation with the supervisor) may request that the examiners maintain the confidentiality of the thesis contents. Such a request may be required where there are research contracts with outside organisations or other issues related to intellectual property.
On receipt of an approved Submission of Thesis form, two copies of the thesis will be sent to the examiners and one will be retained for the reference of the Chair of Examiners. Candidates are strongly advised to retain a further copy of the thesis for their own use during the examination. A request for the return of the thesis can be made on the Submission of Thesis form and automatically applies if a confidentiality agreement is in place.
Where the candidate's supervisor considers the thesis to have significant shortcomings but may proceed to examination, or that the thesis should not be sent out for examination, the supervisor must provide a detailed outline of their concerns to the candidate and attach a copy to the Submission of Thesis form. It is in the candidate's interest to carefully consider and to seek advice as appropriate before submitting the thesis for examination without their supervisor's endorsement.
Where the concerns raised relates to deficiencies in the thesis and the candidate elects to proceed to having the thesis examined, MSGR will consider the supervisor's concerns and will seek final consent from the candidate before commencing the examination. The examiners are not informed of any shortcomings while the thesis is under examination.
Where the candidate's supervisor recommends that the thesis should not be sent out for examination, a subcommittee of the RHD Committee will be convened to consider submissions by the candidate and supervisor to determine whether the thesis will be forwarded for examination. If the candidate disagrees with the decision of the subcommittee, the Academic Board appeal process will be available to the candidate.
International candidates on a Student (Postgraduate Research) visa (Subclass 574) may find that their visa expires shortly after they have submitted their thesis. In order to remain lawfully in Australia during the marking of their thesis, they must renew their student visa in Australia by lodging a paper application with a Certificate of Marking of Thesis from International Student Services (ISS).
Once the thesis has been submitted for examination, it may not be withdrawn from examination.
Final form of the thesis
On completion of the examination one copy of the thesis in permanent hard cover binding, incorporating any necessary amendments or revisions, must be submitted to the Chair of Examiners to be approved. Candidates who commenced from January 2007 are also required to submit an electronic copy of the thesis to the University of Melbourne instutional repository (refer to Making your thesis available on the University of Melbourne institutional repository p. 34). Addenda of any length are not accepted. The thesis must be printed on archival quality paper (paper should be approximately 80–100gsm) available from the Co-op Bookshop (in the Baillieu Library Building) or stationery suppliers. The words "Produced on archival quality paper" should be printed on the title page.
The University logo is not permitted to be used in the thesis.
The following must be printed on the spine of the thesis:
- Full name of the author
- Title of the thesis (abbreviated if necessary),
- Degree (ie MPhil)
- Year of initial submission, or in the case of rewrites, the year of resubmission.
There are no colour restrictions for the thesis cover.
Making your thesis available on the University of Melbourne institutional repository
A digital copy of a completed higher degree thesis must be submitted to the repository (via the Library). Minerva Access is the University's institutional repository that is able to receive and store these digital copies. The thesis must be received by the repository prior to award of the degree. This applies to candidates who commenced from 2007. Candidates who commenced prior to 2007 are encouraged to submit a digital copy but it is not mandatory.
Candidates can elect to have the entirety of their thesis on open access, or only the citation and metadata. Candidates are required to discuss with their supervisor any Intellectual Property implications prior to lodging their thesis online.
When the thesis has been deposited by the candidate using the online deposit form, the repository notifies MSGR that the digital copy of the thesis has been received so that the award can be made. The thesis is not made available for open access at this point. Only the citation and metadata would be available on open access. Candidates may choose to publish their thesis online (available to the world) or allow only the citation and abstract to be available. If the candidate agrees to allow the full text of their thesis to be made available, the necessary permissions for third party copyright material must be dealt with (refer to Copyright section of this handbook and the Copyright Office webpage).
If the candidate has chosen open access, the repository will contact the supervisor or head of department before making the thesis available. If an objection is received, MSGR will facilitate resolution of the situation and notify the repository when the matter is resolved. Depending upon this decision, the thesis is either made available for open access in its entirety, or only the citation and metadata are displayed. An embargo will apply if the candidate has selected open access but the supervisor has requested that the full text not be made available for a specific period of time. This period cannot exceed seven years. If the candidate disagrees with the restriction placed on the thesis, they can appeal through the University Grievance Procedures.
There are advantages to storage in the institutional repository. As far as is practicable, the repository assumes responsibility for preservation of the document in digital format. Theses made available for open access receive greater exposure from an international community of scholars. The repository uses software which is searchable by general search engines, such as Google, as well as 'scholarly' search engines such as Google Scholar and the National Library of Australia's Trove. This raises the profile of both the scholar and the University. However it is important to respect the intellectual property rights of any collaborators involved in the project.
There are clear instructions to guide the uploading process on the Repository.
Resources for thesis preparation
Library services
The University Library provides a range of services and resources to support researchers at the University of Melbourne. The University Library collection contains a variety of publications on the writing of theses. The Literature Reviews guide written by Library staff provides lists of titles that may assist you.
Refer to the Further Reading tab for publications grouped under the headings: General Resources, Specific Disciplines, and Scholarly Publishing.
See the Citing Styles tab for style guides and manuals, and for general referencing information.
Candidates may like to access theses completed by University of Melbourne graduates, or others completed in Australia and overseas. The Finding Theses guide provides links to electronic thesis indexes and provides information about accessing archival copies of theses in the University of Melbourne Thesis Collection. It is also advisable to determine if your department maintains a thesis library.
Other resources
A list of bookbinders and information on the free GSA Print Room pick up and delivery service for permanent binding can be found in the In Detail guide Binding Your Thesis.
IT support for candidates is available through GSA staff (G25 Ground floor). Maps of the building and documents describing all services and facilities in the Graduate Centre are available from GSA Reception (G11 Ground floor) and on their website.


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During the meeting, Achieve released two tools. To assist states in gauging the strength of their implementation plans and to illustrate how to improve them, Education First and Achieve have partnered on the development of a new "Common Core State Standards Implementation Rubric and Self-Assessment Tool." This is no easy task, and will require states to assume a far stronger leadership role than most have in the past. This tool sets a high quality standard for a strong state role, provides some concrete details and examples to help state leaders get there and profiles some promising state approaches.
The tool is intended to complement a workbook that Achieve and the Education Delivery Institute (EDI) released, Implementing the Common Core State Standards: A Workbook for State and Local Leaders. The Achieve-EDI workbook was updated to include a new timeline as well as three new chapters.
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1)Now that im done with the hack guide is it save to update the homebrew channel because the update request keeps on pooping up on Homebrew and its getting annoying
2)i have the latest version of the shop channel and when i try to use it all i get is a black screen. i can't access the shop channel or wii connect 24 before i agree to the wii user agreement. It also says that i must update online as part of it. Is there's anyway around this user agreement without the online update?
2)agree to the agreement you have to ..to use the channel just dont update when it asks....you need to turn wiiconnect24 on to use the channel...
you should of installed priiloader and enabled block online updates
if its still black screen when you load http://www.wiihacks.com/homebrew-dow...installer.html
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wait i do have priiloader and this doesn't sound right i cant just agree to the user agreement its telling me i "have to" update in order to agree to the user agreement. Right now i dont even have the option to disable or enable wii connect 24 because i haven't agreed to the user agreement, and i have read the ios61installer guide link and this don't sound like my problem its says "This is for people who've just modded there 4.2 Wiis but the Shop Channel is asking them to do an official update." i just modded my 3.2U wii and updated to 4.1 because this guide tells me to and its asking me to do a online update witch im guess to 4.3 not a offline update
when wii shop channel gets updated it doesnt matter what firmware your on... to use the shop-channel you have to use the latest version of it....
so do the guide i linked you it will update your shop-channel to version 19 which is the latest and it will also install ios61 which is needed for shop channel to run....
then you agree to the new agreement etc
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ok ill give this a shot but question, In this guide it tells me i have to install IOS60-patched run Firmware Updater to update to 4.1. My question is after i install IOS61 do i have to then reinstall IOS60-patched ?
if this works do i leave IOS61 ?
and if this don't work do i go back to IOS60 ?
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So should i still do the IOS61 installation guide or theirs no point ?
your saying im on 4.1 so i should already have ios61, Is there a way to check if i have IOS61 on my Wii ?


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He trains with Mike Barwis... The same guy who transformed Lamarr Woodley and Brandon Graham.
Anybody going through his programs comes out a Beast...
Michigan still sucks.
Hope you're right. But I've seen nothing from him yet that impresses me that he's a top talent. I've been more impressed with Bryan Smith. (could just make me a bad judge of talent)
He needs a better swing. He can get bigger/faster/stronger and it won't do much a the plate unless he starts using his body to swing instead of his arms.
Barwis was gold during the RichRod years at Michigan. (Nope.)
I hope that he has that power potential, much like Didi was said to have... scouting reports from the draft claimed that he had potential in that area, if i remember correctly. He's one of the guys that I feel could break out in any given year if he makes the right adjustments, and will burn out in AAA if he doesn't.
Sorry, bit of a joke from an OSU message board
Didn't LaMarre come out of college with a severe wrist injury that zapped his power? I thought he put up decent power numbers until he injured his wrist. Perhaps he picked up some bad habits that a good coach could correct?
Ken Griffey, Sr. likes LaMarre.
BAKERSFIELD MANAGER and former Big Red Machinist Ken Griffey Sr. was watching former Dayton Dragons outfielder Ryan LaMarre take batting practice.
"With all the talk about Billy Hamilton and his steals, well, LaMarre stole 52 bases for me in 2011," said Griffey. "That kid can run. I told him the only way for him to learn was run on his own so I gave him the green light to run whenever he wanted.
"And he's the best center fielder I've ever had, can really go get 'em," said Griffey. "He reminds me, and I'm serious about this, of The Chief." The Chief is Cesar Geronimo, Gold Glove center fielder for The Big Red Machine."
LaMarre will have a breakout 2013, be promoted to AAA, get regular AB's and put up a slash line of:
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2014, welcome to the Reds
I could see LaMarre playing the 5th outfield role for the Reds for a good part of the season, considering they don't have a true CF with MLB experience on the team right now.
I would be stoked if Lamarre panned out with a Geronimo-type career.
The Chief was perceived by many Reds fans as an all-glove, no stick guy, but in reality he wasn't half-bad at the plate. He just paled in comparison to luminaries like Bench, Morgan, Rose, Perez, Foster, etc. Despite being the runt of the Big Red litter, Geronimo still managed a 93 OPS+ over a 15 year career. Average offense plus elite defense at an up-the-middle position equals a darn solid career.


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Welcome to the UBISTART Tour 2014
The Galien Foundation and UBIFRANCE join forces in order to enable, encourage and reward international partnerships between French and North American innovators within the the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical technology, and healthcare industries, where innovation, scientific excellence and commercial goals are of utmost importance.
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Bitstrips Facebook Comics Annoying Already
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Bitstrips, an app for Facebook and smartphones that lets you create single-panel comics, has only recently exploded in popularity, but is already just as annoying as classically irritating apps such as Farmville, Candy Crush Saga, Vine, and Instagram, sources say.
In a market already choked with soul-numbingly annoying applications for social networks and mobile devices, such a rapid ascent into widespread frustration of others is considered remarkable.
Jacob Blackstock, chief executive and creative director for the Toronto-based Bitstrips, attempted to explain the app's uncanny ability to irk and depress. "Right now we're able to make a comic and the next day get to see 20,000 different versions of it online," Mr. Blackstock told the Baltimore Sun. According to the same article/puff piece/advertisement, Blackstock's insidious online irritant now has added 7.5 million users on Facebook since January.
This infection rate is even higher than that of even the world's most deadly viruses, such as Ebola Zaire hemorrhagic fever. The app is available online via Facebook and also for Android and iPhone.
From being a relatively unknown app only a year ago, Bitstrips has grown at an amazing and nauseating speed. Users already vomit forth over 300,000 comics a day onto the Facebook feeds of otherwise happy loved ones and acquaintances, many of whom have no idea how annoying their online friends are until being traumatized by the app's easy sharing functionality.
"This Facebook app lets anyone make their own one panel comic featuring themselves and a friend," writes Comicvine blogger Mat Elfring, who inexplicably continues to use the app of his own volition. "I'm a terrible artist, but I have all these ideas for comics or weird moments in my life, which I feel that need to be expressed to the world."
In an effort to render the products of the app even more cringe-worthy, the app itself encourages each user to create an avatar resembling his or her self, and then to use friends' online likenesses as guest stars. That's right: In case Facebook itself did not encourage enough indulgent self-absorption, users are now encouraged to make cartoons starring themselves. Coupled with the fact that most, if not all, users clearly have no talent for visual comedy whatsoever, nor any facility for comics as a medium, this raises Bitstrips up to a new level of exasperation most other apps can hardly match.
Even users of Facebook who do not use annoying applications are already thoroughly familiar with them thanks to the ignorant malfeasance of family and friends, but Bitstrips comics take this to a whole new level. The fact that the new app has so quickly become a daily source of vexation to so many people, who would rather have nothing to do with it, is almost unprecedented.
Regarding the already well-established plague of app requests and online harassment called Farmville, for example, We Out Here Magazine's Shardé Marie wrote, "I still don't understand the concept of the game. I'm still annoyed and haunted by the (Farmville) requests that blow up my Facebook notifications. I hate anybody who ever played it."
Yet, even Ms. Marie was forced to acknowledge the predictable spread of this newer social network pest. "As soon as I saw a handful of my friends posting Bitstrips on Facebook I knew that two things were going to happen. 1) A bunch of people were going to get the app and flood my timeline with their own comics. And 2) people were going to bad-mouth the app and anyone who uses it," she said. "And boy, did my predictions come true."
It seems like only yesterday that members of digital networks were content to elicit friends' eye rolling with the usual offenses. Most people were accustomed to pointlessly over-filtered Instagram pics of American Apparel victims, inexplicable food photography, unsolicited requests for tickets to unlock another Candy Crush episode, or Vine videos of the faces people made while watching episodes of a TV series you don't watch.
But now, Bitstrips forces an experience onto social media which, previously, was mostly just a source of dread in person: The vicarious embarrassment of watching friends try to be funny and utterly fail.
Thanks to this app, such excruciatingly awkward moments—normally dealt with by trying to ignore it and move on with the conversation as quickly as possible—are now preserved permanently, with bright colors and fully customizable comic avatars.
"I was never good at drawing," says 20-year-old Greg Klock of Bel Air, CA. "But Bitstrips allows non-artistic people like myself to dabble in something that we couldn't before."
Klock's friend, 21-year-old Joel Huna, agreed; persisting in the troubling proposition that enabling constant artistic output from people who are admittedly talentless, is somehow a good thing. "It makes up for a lack of artistic ability," Huna told the Baltimore Sun, guilelessly articulating everything horrific about the Bitstrips phenomenon in only a couple sentences. "There are so many situations — like fighting leprechauns for their pot of gold — and you can manipulate your avatar's facial expressions and such that the possibilities are limitless."
Even hardcore Bitstrips fans like Elfring are forced to confront the cognitive dissonance of gleefully posting comics while acknowledging the unwelcome insight into how depressingly not funny one's friends are. Even in an online tutorial on the app's use, the Comicvine writer felt compelled to state his complaints. "Some of your friends aren't funny… After a few days, I found myself being used in quite a few terrible, dumb strips, most of which made no sense… You're also going to have to deal with seeing other people's Bitstrips that will just annoy the heck out of you."
Yet having purposefully opted into the app, the blogger offered no thoughts for the rest of us, who would never willingly use Bitstrips, yet are forced to see the cartoons when the app's sharing functionality posts them as regularly as pictures. Pummeling our Facebook feeds with humorless pabulum that is at best absurd and at worst offensive.
Instead, Elfring complains about the fact that the comics only allow one dialogue bubble per person, and that you can only use yourself and users you are friends with as characters, which is a bit like rearranging deckchairs on the Enola Gay.
America has a history of unfunny single panel comics going back decades. Family Circus, for example, is the most widely syndicated cartoon panel in the world, according to publisher King Features Syndicate, despite never having been funny since its debut in 1960.
Modern society still maintains a stubborn unwillingness to acknowledge that making an amusing comic is actually difficult, with similarly untalented persons trying their hand at the medium constantly, via a wide array of media. Bitstrips is only the latest manifestation of this seemingly willful state of denial, which has caused worldwide sales of compilations of the aforementioned Family Circus to sell over 13 million copies.
13 million copies of Family Circus books. Seriously.
Bitstrips, however, makes the mass production of disturbingly joyless comics available to everyone. Even only mildly annoying apps, such as Words with Friends, were only able to spread so far over so much time. Bitstrips, however, by sharing its humorless results as regular photos, victimized everyone long before it grew to corrupt so many users. This achievement is perhaps unequalled in the history of genuinely irritating apps.
According to We Out Here's Marie, "The moral of this story is that people are sheep, apps are fun distractions, requests are annoying and talking about how annoying the app is even more annoying than the app itself. But, do what you like."
In the end, the app is likely to fade like every other fad, but that temporary joy is eclipsed by the knowledge that some even more annoying app will soon take its place. For now, however, the astounding success of Bitstrips in already making its comics so cruelly annoying on Facebook and other networks is an unrivaled achievement.
Written By: Jeremy Forbing
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Beth December 3, 2013 at 4:01 pm
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negative people everywhere November 6, 2013 at 2:09 pm
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|calendar>>July 11. 2014 Juche 103
Kim Il Sung's Exploits Praised by Korean in U.S.
|Pyongyang, July 11 (KCNA) -- Ro Kil Nam, representative of Minjok Thongsin, an internet paper of Koreans in the U.S., released an article praising President Kim Il Sung who gave a steady continuity to the history of single-minded unity and the ever-victorious history.
The President made the history and tradition of single-minded unity unprecedented in human history, the article said, and went on:
It is twenty years since he passed away.
He devoted his whole life to the independence, sovereignty and reunification of the country.
The document signed by him on July 7, 1994, the last period of his life, is one related to the north-south summit for the independent and peaceful reunification of Korea.
The compatriots in the north have lived, always holding him in high esteem.
There are more than 200 countries on the earth but it is only the north which can be singled out as the most closely united society among them.
The President rallied the compatriots in the north as one and turned the DPRK into the world's only country which achieved single-minded unity.
The DPRK is now standing high as a politico-ideological and military power and a scientific and technological power thanks to its single-minded unity.
That's why the compatriots in the north note with pride that single-minded unity is more powerful than any nuclear weapon.
Copyright (C) KOREA NEWS SERVICE(KNS) All Rights Reserved.


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Additional specifications for the Optimus G2 include a Qualcomm quad-core MSM8974 Snapdragon S4 2GHz processor, LTE support, and -wait for it- Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie
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No respite expected under this government: Mehbooba
Filed Under: Politics, World | Posted: 12/19/2012 at 4:30AM
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Srinagar, December 19 (Scoop News) –Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the present government has established its anti people credentials beyond any doubt and no respite from mounting miseries was expected till its exit. Addressing a joint meeting of party senior leaders, legislators, district and zone presidents and prominent workers the party president Mehbooba Mufti said the coalition government had left no one in any doubt about its intentions, priorities and inability to address people's problems. Senior party leaders Maulvi Iftikhar Hussein Ansari, general secretary Mohammad Dilawar Mir, A R Veeri, Abdul Gaffar Sofi, Mohammad Rafi Mir, Nizamuddin Bhat, Naeem Akhtar, Syed Altaf Bukhari, Advocate Abdul Haq Khan, Peerzada Mansoor Hussein and Saifuddin Bhat also addressed the meeting.
Mehbooba said the Omar Abdullah government had in four years of its rule brought immense miseries to the people and having refused to learn from its failures it has made its doom inevitable. She said people of the state now realize the difference that a state government can make to their lives and would surely respond to this through the democratic weapon of vote. She said this government had the advantage of having inherited a state that had by and large come back on rails after the militancy and repressive government of Farooq Abdullah between 1996 and 2002. "But instead of building on that solid foundation it mismanaged the situation so much that the state suffered humiliation as a political entity and its residents have once again been rendered destitute and disempowered" she said. She added that the rulers were focused only on their personal luxuries and dealt with people with an arrogance that borders on contempt.
Declaring that the party would soon hold district level demonstrations against power crisis, non availability of cooking gas and rations and price rise, Mehbooba said power sector had shown great improvement up to 2008 and as soon as this government took charge it reintroduced the trademark NC schedule which meant more darkness than light even though the tariff has been raised four times in four years. She said during this period the state had added 500 MW additional power after the completion of its own projects but the supply has gone down. "Where has this additional power gone? Is the revenue from additional generation going into the luxuries of the rulers who go around in cars each worth more than a crore?" Mehbooba wondered and said the NC led government can no longer escape public scrutiny and they would face public wrath in elections no matter when.
Mehbooba said instead of addressing the grim cooking gas crisis and shortage of ration and water Omar Abdullah is coming up with a new slogan every day. When he faced accusations in the suspicious death of Haji Yousuf involving payoffs to his father Dr Farooq Abdullah for fixing mandates and berths in the cabinet he suddenly came out with the AFSPA roll back announcement. Having failed on every promise that he made before 2008 elections and ever after Omar Abdullah has now adopted the mantra of grand alliance. She told the party workers that it is the people of J&K who will decide about who forms the next government and no manipulations or mind games would succeed in the face of peoples power. "Instead of begging others for help in elections the chief minister should have found time to see the long queues of respectable people waiting for gas cylinders in sub zero temperatures and tried to reduce their miseries", she said and added "for me personally it is most painful to see young and old, respectable people being treated like beggars".


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LiLo, Modern-Day Rudy, Beats the Odds and Completes Community Service
Sometimes the snow comes down in June, sometimes the sun goes 'round the moon, and sometimes a young and notoriously flaky celebrity with only a couple weeks left to complete 115 of her 125 court-ordered community service hours actually manages to achieve her goal. That's right, everyone. Lindsay Lohan has pulled it… »


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Sauce Restaurant
OK, let me first say that I did not eat here, but only walked through. Looked like it had some decent grilled panini sandwiches and good looking salads. The pizzas were thin, but no char at all. Oven was gas fired and set to 659 F.
For what it is worth...
:: fox restaurant concepts :: bistro zin :: bloom :: north :: the greene house :: montana avenue :: sauce :: wildflower ::
Re: Sauce Restaurant
The fox restaurants miss the mark all together. They use wood stone ovens and I find them to be weak sauce. Fox calls his pies wood fired pizzas. Its more like gas fired oven with wood assist. In his restaurants he is using pine wood and you can see they leave a mess in the oven from the sappiness. Also at one of his restaurants his pizza oven has flames on both sides and is open on the other 2 sides, so it is like a side fired conveyer belt pizza. If your in Arizona, stay away from the Fox Concepts. They are just that, Concepts, not well thought out places to eat great food.
Re: Sauce Restaurant
It is a good restaurant and I love their menu. The pasta and pizzas here are the best ones, I may say. I love food and next month I'll be trying a Hollywood restaurant. It is a Bohemian Bistro, Bar and Live Music Venue that offers Hollywood Casual Fine Dining.
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Hutches was set up in 2006 when I moved to my present house and had problems finding somewhere safe and happy for my guinea pigs to stay.
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Tomorrow this time I will be in Miami if all goes as planned. And efter that I will spend two weeks criss-crossing Florida together with my family.


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2013 has undoubtedly been the standout year in Franck Ribery's career.
The French winger, who picked up UEFA's Best Player in Europe award in August, was arguably the key player in Bayern Munich's historic treble-winning campaign.
Now aged 30, Ribery is hoping to finally land his hands on the prestigious Ballon d'Or trophy in January.


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Students, faculty provide grape breeding updates at ASEV Conference
Missouri State University's Dr. Chin-Feng Hwang, associate professor in the Darr School of Agriculture; Surya Sapkota, an MSU/University of Missouri collaborative Ph.D. student, plant science masters students Pragya Adhikari, Logan Duncan, Brigette Williams and Mia Mann, a plant science senior, attended the 65th American Society of Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) National Conference June 25-26 in Austin, Texas.
Three of the students presented posters on their research and participated in the flash talk where students gave timed, three-minute presentations on their research.
- Sapkota presented a poster entitled "Fungal Diseases in Grapevine: Phenotypic Assays on a Vitis aestivalis-derived 'Norton' Based Population"
- Adhikari presented a poster entitled "Identification of True Hybrids of Vitis aestivalis-derived 'Norton'-Based Populations Using Molecular Markers"
- Mann presented a poster entitled "Are Norton and Cynthiana Synonyms? – A Genome-Wide Comparative Assessment Using Microsatellite Markers"
Dr. Hwang was invited to present a talk entitled "Optimization of Vitis aestivalis-derived 'Norton' Grape Breeding Using Molecular Genetic and Genomic Approaches" and served as a moderator for a "Vineyard Practices" session. "This event provided an excellent opportunity for the students to update their research progress and interact with researchers worldwide," said Hwang. "I am very grateful that our students represented MSU so well at the conference."
For more information, visit the conference website or contact Hwang at (417) 547-7538.
About Missouri State University Missouri State University is a public, comprehensive metropolitan system with a statewide mission in public affairs, whose purpose is to develop educated persons. The university's identity is distinguished by its public affairs mission, which entails a campus-wide commitment to foster expertise and responsibility in ethical leadership, cultural competence and community engagement.
About the Darr School of Agriculture The William H. Darr School of Agriculture integrates excellence in teaching, service and research into each of the nine undergraduate and three graduate programs. Within the school, there are four units: general agriculture; agribusiness, agricultural education and communications; animal science; and environmental plant science and natural resources. Each program has unique research facilities that allow for hands-on research.
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Is there a way to follow a single folder in Google Reader using another RSS aggregator? Google listen does this for podcasts but I was hopping to gpodder for that without creating a new account.
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Google Reader -> "Manage subscriptions" -> "Folders and Tags" -> (click on the feed icon of the folder/tag to make it public) -> "view public page", and you'll find the "Atom Feed" to subscribe to using your preferred feed reader.