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The headline said it all: "American scientists develop technique for cloning monkeys"—or so we thought (see Choudhary, 1997). One week after Ian Wilmut's announcement that he had successfully cloned a sheep named Dolly, scientists in Oregon reported that they had successfully cloned rhesus monkeys. Three years later, BBC News gave an update on this same group of researchers in an article titled "Scientists 'clone' monkey" (see Whitehouse, 2000). However, most researchers have dismissed these headlines and announcements, due to some fairly noteworthy "technicalities." Truth be told, the Oregon Regional Primate Research Center has succeeded at cloning monkeys only from embryos, not from an adult animal. In the most recent case, they simply took an embryo that was at the eight-cell stage and split it into four genetically identical, two-cell embryos—in other words, little more than "artificial twinning" (Whitehouse, 2000). While these "technicalities" may seem insignificant, in light of recent announcements, the fact that we have never cloned monkeys from adult cells becomes extremely significant.
A major snag has developed in the race to see who can become the first person to successfully clone a human being. It appears that while researchers have no problems cloning sheep, goats, mice, cows, and rabbits, primates and humans may prove beyond our reach. Gerald Schatten, of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, stated it is almost as if someone "drew a sharp line between old-world primates—including people—and other animals, saying 'I'll let you clone cattle mice sheep even rabbits and cats, but monkeys and humans require something more' " (as quoted in Vogel, 2003, 300:225, emp. added). In fact, scientists in the United States have reported that hundreds of attempts to clone monkeys have all ended in failure. Dr. Schatten and colleagues noted: "Although rhesus embryos begin development after embryonic cell nuclear transfer (ECNT), there has only been one report of rhesus births after ECNT, and that report has not been replicated" (Simerly et al., 2003, 300:297, parenthetical item in orig.). That one birth was a female monkey named Tetra.
Some might argue that researchers are simply giving up too soon—after all it took 277 failed attempts before Dolly was successfully implanted. However, Dr. Schatten and his colleagues used 724 eggs from rhesus monkeys, and their efforts resulted in only 33 embryos—with not a single viable pregnancy. And these are the results from only one lab. For several years, scientists all across the globe have been busily trying to clone both monkeys and humans. Schatten's group has shifted its focus to what might be the cause of this "sharp line" that seems to be preventing humans from cloning primates. Researchers know that something "critical" is "left out" or missing during the initial stage where the DNA is stripped from the original cell. Dr. Schatten and his colleagues believe that "something" is motor proteins. Motor proteins play a critical role in properly organizing DNA, before a cell divides and grows. If the DNA is unable to duplicate itself perfectly before the cell divides, normal growth cannot occur.
As Vogel reported, a look at unfertilized rhesus eggs provided a key in pointing researchers toward an answer. Schatten and his colleagues found that "spindle proteins are concentrated near the chromosomes of unfertilized egg cells—the same chromosomes that are removed during the first step of nuclear transfer" (300:225, emp. added). In other mammals (i.e., non-primates), these proteins appear to be scattered throughout the egg; thus, when the egg's chromosomes are removed, enough are left for cell division to proceed.
If this hurdle weren't enough, biologist Rudolf Jaenisch of the Whitehead Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and his colleagues found additional evidence of developmental problems for cloned animals. He reported in the April 15 issue of Development that genes important to early development frequently fail to be activated in mice embryos cloned from adult cells. Without these genes being turned on, the cloned embryos never get enough stem cells to grow on. These researchers compared gene activity from mice cloned from adult cells to those cloned from immature cells (pluripotent stem cells). The results from their experiment were easily observed, as the mice cloned from immature cells had higher survival rates and were far hardier than those from aged adult cells. As Robert Cooke noted:
Apparently, in the death of cloned embryos, important genes remain in their adult form—that is, they are shut down…. [E]ven if the genes are reprogrammed correctly, the rearrangement of chromosomes during cell division can still go haywire. In all mammal cases—natural or cloned—each new embryo must be a product of stem cells that have grown and differentiated to become all the various kinds of tissue the body needs. And during this process, if too few stem cells are made, or not enough of the right kinds of stem cells are made, the developmental program gets derailed (2003).
While scientists may eventually resolve the nuclear transfer problem by isolating those essential motor proteins, it is hard to imagine that there will be a "quick fix" for faulty gene regulation that Jaenisch and his colleagues uncovered. Such biological roadblocks may slow the race to produce a human clone. As Schatten noted: "This reinforces the fact that the charlatans who claim to have cloned humans have never understood enough cell or developmental biology" to succeed (300:227). Indeed it does.
Bortvin, Alex, Kevin Eggan, Helen Skaletsky, Hidenori Akutsu, Deborah L. Berry, Ryuzo Yanagimachi, David C. Page, and Rudolf Jaenisch (2003), "Incomplete Reactivation of Oct4-related Genes in mouse Embryos Cloned from Somatic Nuclei," Development, 130:1673-1680, April 15.
Calvin, Simerly, Tanja Dominko, Christopher Navara, Christopher Payne, Saverio Capuano, Gabriella Gosman, Kowit-Yu Chong, Diana Takahashi, Crista Chace, Duane Compton, Laura Hewitson, and Gerald Schatten (2003), "Molecular Correlates of Primate Nuclear Transfer Failures," Science, 300:297, April 11.
Choudhary, Naela, (1997), "American Scientists Develop Technique for Cloning Monkeys," Discovery Channel, [On-Line], URL: http://www.exn.ca/Stories/1997/03/03/04.asp.
Cooke, Robert (2003), "WHY Cloning Fails," Newsday.com, [On-Line], URL: http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/health/ny-dsspdn3221172apr15,0,6599736.story?coll=ny-discovery-print.
Vogel, Gretchen (2003), "Misguided Chromosomes Foil Primate Cloning," Science, 300:225-227.
Whitehouse, David (2000), "Scientists 'Clone' Monkeys," BBC News, [On-Line], http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/602027.stm.
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Editor's Note: The following story from The Boston Globe clearly shows how technology has invaded and transformed the campground.
Chris Szymczuk and his son Tommy were grilling bread for BLTs outside their camper at the Bay View Campground in Bourne, Mass., and with Tommy's XBox 360 and cellphone nowhere in sight, the Bridgewater father pronounced himself happy.
"It's a little bit of heaven," Szymczuk said.
That is how he sees technology-free vacation time together. Tommy, 13, enjoys undiluted family time, too, but only up to a point. "Half the time we're doing nothing," he said, recalling evenings spent around a campfire. "That's when I text or play some Xbox."
Father and son smiled at each other under the bright July sun. "I learn to deal with it," said Szymczuk, who works for a wine and liquor distributor. "It is what it is," Tommy replied.
Technology, having transformed the rest of life, is going after the family vacation. Parents and kids are equally guilty of clinging to their mobile devices, though for anyone who has learned about the night sky from an app — or answered a work e-mail from the beach — technology can enhance a vacation, or make it possible for some adults to get away at all. But the benefits of vacationing as a family may be lessened if each person spends the holiday physically present but mentally elsewhere.
How much of an impact is technology having? Even the age-old refrain from the back seat — "Are we there yet?" — is under fire.
"Sometimes, the kids are almost reluctant to get out of the car," said Brad Harrington, executive director of Boston College's Center for Work & Family. You reach your destination, but instead of hopping out, the children stay buckled in. "Just one more level," they beg, thumbs working their game players, or, "Let me finish this episode."
"There are times in the journey where you'd like them to unplug and interact," Harrington joked, "even if it's to fight."
Statistics do not exist on the percentage of teenagers who go an entire week on Cape Cod texting so furiously they do not even realize they are away, or the number of hours toddlers spend pleading with parents to stop checking e-mail and help with the sand castle.
But mobile devices have become so much a part of the family vacation that campground owners say offering Wi-Fi service is almost a must — and some guests prefer a spot with a strong signal to one with a view of the trees. Front-desk clerks report that families arrive with so many devices that hotels have had to add power strips to rooms. And some vacationers admit they are more interested in photographing the moment for Facebook than being in the moment.
The New Yorker recently summed up the new vacation style with a cover illustration showing a family on a sunny beach — all communing with their mobile devices as they pose for a photo. The title: "Capturing Memories."
"You can't sit by the fire now without thinking you might be getting a text," said Kenny Barrus, a 53-year-old advertising contractor from Plymouth. He had installed a removable 22-inch TV screen on the exterior of his camper, the better to enjoy the great outdoors with his wife, Donna. "We like to watch 'Big Brother' and the news and talk," he said.
Who needs to spend tech-free time with family on vacation, anyway? Don't we live with these people all year long?
Yes, but vacation time is important for families, said Susan Krauss Whitbourne, a professor of psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. "They give you shared experiences that become part of a family's history."
The less time a family spends interacting, Whitbourne warned, the less members have in common, and the less they have to talk about with each other in the future. And the clock is ticking.
"Kids grow up fast," she said. "If you don't capture those times together, when you're older you'll look back and think, why didn't I take advantage? You'll forget all those tweets, but it's the silly, goofy things you do together" that will have lasting importance.
Set Some Parameters
Ideally, the memories created are not of enormous family fights over screen time, she added, suggesting that rather than ban Internet devices outright, families agree ahead of time on parameters.
"It's not the technology that ruins [vacations]," she explained, "but the resentment that's caused."
In the right dose, of course, technology can be a nice addition to a vacation. There is the pleasure of ganging up on the annoying GPS voice barking out driving directions. It's fun to huddle around a laptop and watch a movie, and reassuring to be able to Google "what does poison ivy look like?" And in this day and age, who could possibly find the best fried clams within 5 miles without a smartphone and Yelp?
Despite the near-constant presence of screens in our lives, technology's reach continues to grow. Last year, for the first time ever, the number of connected devices with wireless subscriptions outnumbered the U.S. population, according to CTIA, a Washington, D.C.-based wireless-industry trade association.
Now, those 327.6 million tablets and phones are changing the definition of what it means to be "good" on vacation. In the past: holding yourself to one double-scoop of ice cream a day. In 2012: staying off the BlackBerry.
Arguing about screen time has become a staple of the family vacation. When Mary Meli told her tween he could not spend forever on his laptop during an upcoming trip to Maine, he quickly got defensive. "You're ruining my life," Jack, then 12, responded.
But as many a parent knows, kids are not the only ones who suffer when technology is limited. "What have I done to myself?" Meli worried after laying down the law. Jack's younger sister, Claire, 11, could relate. "Sometimes I wish he was on his laptop," she said. "He likes to torment people."
But pity the plugged-in. As David Greenfield, an Internet addiction expert, explained, wireless devices are like mobile slot machines, delivering hits of dopamine that, admittedly, family members don't always give us.
"Real life doesn't seem as 3-D or stimulating as technology can make it," Greenfield said. "Staring at a sunset isn't like watching a funny YouTube video."
Quitting Cold Turkey Isn't Easy
For kids and adults who spend the majority of their non-vacation time online, quitting cold turkey isn't always easy. Like muscles, the skills it takes to enjoy nature or converse face to face with people can atrophy, said Greenfield, director of the Center for Internet and Technology Addiction, in West Hartford, Conn. The good news, he added, is that if you spend a week without technology you start to "re-experience real-time living." The bad news: one week is the length of many vacations.
Some more bad news: the rocky economy. Many workers are so concerned about keeping their jobs that they don't even take time off. A study by research firm Harris Interactive found that 57 percent of Americans ended 2011 with unused vacation time. Those who vacation often feel the need to stay connected.
"I've been on the phone [working] while I was at Disney," said Carole McKeon, a real estate broker from Foxborough. She was relaxing, if only for a moment, with her family at Old Silver Beach, in North Falmouth, and explaining that when work calls you've got to grab the opportunity.
"It brings a lot of stress," she said.
As McKeon talked about her plugged-in vacation style, it was obvious that the torch — or, in this case, the phone — had been passed to a new generation. Her son Ryan, 23, of Foxborough, was searching the beach for an area with a strong signal. He was oblivious to the sound of the lapping waves and somewhat unhappy that the cloud-free sky was making it hard to see his phone's screen.
"They should make an iVisor," he said, cupping his hand over the device.
Ryan wanted to hang out with his family and girlfriend, but he was job hunting. "Especially in this day and age where it's tough to get a job out of college," you have to be immediately responsive, he said. "I am aware that I am on a beach, but my mind is in my e-mail."
Back at the Bay View Campground, Mary MacDougall, a seventh-grade math teacher and mother of two from East Taunton, was chatting with a pal outside her camper. She had her copy of "Fifty Shades Darker" and her iPhone — two staples of summer vacation in 2012 — within close reach.
Like someone in denial about how much money they spend on vacation, MacDougall underestimated the amount of technology she had packed. "We have a laptop and two iPhones," she said. Then she amended that. "And an iPod Touch." She paused. "Do DSes count?" she asked, referring to hand-held gaming devices. Final tally for the family of four? Two DSes, two iPhones, one iPod Touch, and one laptop.
All that technology has made vacation less relaxing, she said, and there have been battles with Colin, 9, about disconnecting. But there is a plus. One morning, Colin was up and dressed with no nagging.
His inspiration: The stronger Wi-Fi signal outside the camper. "He needed it to load Angry Birds Space on his iPod Touch," MacDougall said.

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A dialogue between the companies amid challenging conditions in aluminium markets.
A dialogue between the companies amid challenging conditions in aluminium markets.
An open meeting presenting the details of a new action plan.
Landsvirkjun's results for the first nine months of the year 2019.
According to Moody's, the upgrade reflects the continued improvement in the company's credit profile.
Outstanding companies build their business on a strong foundation and are focused on the interests of investors and shareholders.
Kristín Linda has participated in various international co-operations on environmental issues.
Strong cash generation and a historically high equity ratio.
Follows successful placing of a USD 200m green bond in 2018
The original power contract between the companies dates from the year 1975.
Net debt continues to decrease and the equity ratio strengthens.
The assets and transfer of the shares have negligible effect on the balance sheet and operations of Landsvirkjun.
Jónas Þór Guðmundsson re-elected chairman of the board.
S&P Global Ratings revises Landsvirkjun's rating outlook from stable to positive on improved financial position.
Landsvirkjun owns 64.7% of Landsnet.
The Green Bond Pioneer Awards are the premier annual recognition of achievement by organisations, financial institutions, governments and individuals who have demonstrated leadership through pioneering initiatives and green issuance and have provided positive examples of climate resilient and low carbon investment in a diverse range of nations and markets.
Another record year for power generation and operating performance.
Operations have already begun in Blönduós and construction work to expand the data center is currently underway.
Revenue, EBITDA and profit increase between periods.
Landsvirkjun is number three on Creditinfo's list.
A notable milestone in the construction of the Kárahnjúkar Power Plant was reached today, when water from the Hálslón reservoir was diverted into the installation's headrace tunnel.
Geysir Green Energy (GGE) and Landsvirkjun have signed an agreement regarding the purchase by GGE of Landsvirkjun's 24.35% holding in Enex.
In this image, taken last Sunday, Hálslón Reservoir looks like any other lake in Iceland as seen from space.
Landsvirkjun has signed an agreement to access Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT's) extensive Industrial Liaison Program with the intercession of Reykjavík University.
Thirty-four lectures covering research, preparation and construction of the structures at Kárahnjúkar, Fljótsdalur and the headrace tunnel under Fljótsdalsheidi.
Work on the first borehole in the Icelandic Deep Drilling Project will commence shortly in Krafla, according to a formal announcement made at a press conference today. Further drilling will follow at Nesjavellir and Reykjanes.
Landsvirkjun has decided in cooperation with the engineers and contractors involved in the project to hold a technical seminar on the 690 MW Kárahnjúkar Hydroelectric Project in September this year
Landsvirkjun and Norðurál have signed an agreement in which the energy provider will supply the Grundartangi aluminium smelter with electricity in the short-term, during 2007 and 2008.
Landsvirkjun recorded a profit of ISK 19,132m for the first six months of 2007. Profit from operations was ISK 5,469m, while liquidities from operations totalled ISK 4,026m.
The agreement guarantees Becromal 75 MW of power from Landsvirkjun. A new power station will not be necessary to support this sale.
VistOrka, the largest shareholder in Icelandic New Energy, recently accepted delivery of 10 Toyota Prius hydrogen-powered vehicles. Landsvirkjun has decided to purchase two of these vehicles.
According to a benchmarking study, by Price Waterhouse Coopers in Belgium for Invest in Iceland Agency in association with Teymi, Hitaveita Suðurnesja, Orkuveita Reykjavíkur, Farice, Siminn, and Landsvirkjun, Iceland stands out as a location for Data Centers.
Each summer, Landsvirkjun (National Power) opens many of its power stations to travellers. This year, five stations are open to the public, as well as a Visitor Centre in the Végarður community centre in Fljótsdalur, where the Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Project is introduced.
Landsvirkjun's 2006 financial report was approved on 12 March 2007 at a meeting of the Board of Directors.
In June 2006, Landsvirkjun was invited to take part in the Global Roundtable on Climate Change (GROCC).
HydroKraft Invest is the name of a new international investment company that was founded today, jointly owned by Landsvirkjun and the Iceland-based bank Landsbankinn.
The General Meeting of Samorka (federation of Icelandic district-heating enterprises, electric utilities, and waterworks), held last Friday, approved a climate affairs resolution.
This agreement extends a previous contract concluded in April of 2001, with the objective of nurturing basic studies in specialised areas connected to research on and exploitation of the country's energy resources and the effects of exploitation on society and the environment.
The Landsvirkjun Energy Division, which is in charge of the company's electrical power production and handles the operation and maintenance of all Landsvirkjun power plants, has been awarded the Icelandic Standards EN ISO 14001 environmental management certificate.


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By Caroline McGraw [1] Mar 21, 2013 0 [2]
Sleepless in Norfolk
It sounds strange to say that the most important lesson I learned at the disability and inclusion conference I attended this past weekend in Norfolk, Virginia had nothing to do with the program itself. But nevertheless, it's true.
It was 1:00 a.m. last Friday, and I was trying to sleep. Several factors conspired to keep me awake: I was in an unfamiliar place, in a different time zone. I was keyed up from speaking at the conference's opening banquet; I'd shared stories about my brother Willie [3], and they'd been well received. And I'd eaten a small dessert, so I had sugar and adrenaline coursing through my veins. Furthermore, I knew that I needed to lead a workshop the next day, so I kept thinking, "I only have so many hours of sleep before my alarm goes off." But the main reason sleep eluded me was that the people next door had their TV on at top volume. And after I'd done relaxation exercises, put pillows over my head, and fashioned "earplugs" out of Kleenex, it started getting to me.
Who were these people to be so inconsiderate? I thought. (I'm the kind of person who will use just one wastebasket in my hotel room, so that the cleaning crew won't need to do extra work.) With every such thought, my anger grew. In fact, it mounted until I felt I might scream or cry. A sense of deja-vu struck me as I lay fuming. Why does this feel so familiar? I wondered. Why do I feel so powerless? Why can't I call the front desk like a normal person? (Why didn't I call hours ago?)
Suddenly, I had it: this reminded me of home. Or at least, home as it was when I was in high school, when Willie started having meltdowns [4] and waking up in the middle of the night screaming and smashing things in his room … the room next door to mine. I used to lie in bed at night and think: How can he do this? Why can't he get control? Doesn't he realize how his behavior is hurting everyone? Why can't we stop this?
Since I was tired, some deep-down, buried part of my brain took over that night in the hotel. Unconsciously, I'd decided that the best thing to do was what I used to do when Willie would wake up and start yelling in the middle of the night: wait it out. Try not to hear what you hear. Wait for Mom and Dad to come, wait for the struggle to cease. Only get up if it sounds like they need your help. Otherwise, put your pillow over your head, with the knowledge that you can't change what's happening.
The anger I was feeling was old anger. As I lay in the hotel bed, I felt how I used to feel—upset that my sleep and peace were gone, and that there was nothing I could do about it.
In the midst of this, however, some radical thoughts flitted across my mind. What was true before isn't true now. What if you had permission to take care of yourself tonight? And what if you could trust that, no matter what, you will get enough sleep?
But how can five hours be enough?! I thought.
For tonight, it will suffice [5]. Maybe what's really keeping you awake is this anger, this learned helplessness. This insomnia is actually an opportunity in disguise; you won't be able to sleep until you make the choice to let these old "coping mechanisms" go. After all, they're certainly not serving you now.
Once I realized this, I was able to act. I stepped out and knocked on my neighbor's door, asking that they turn the volume down. When minutes passed with no response, I surmised that the inhabitants must be asleep (!). I called the front desk. At last, the volume lowered, and I drifted to sleep.
When I awoke the next morning, I was tired, but OK. I led the workshop, and it went well. And that afternoon, I went back to my room, put my head down, and went out like a light.


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by Amy Fontinelle
Some people love to talk stocks, and some people love to laugh at those people when they try to sound smart and important but they don't know what they're talking about. If you want to be a part of group No. 1 and avoid being the brunt of the jokes from group No. 2, you've come to the right place. This article will help you sound knowledgeable and wise while talking about the market. Here are five things you shouldn't say, why you shouldn't say them and what an experienced investor would have said instead.
Statement No. 1: "My investment in Company X is a sure thing.
"Misconception: If a company is hot, you'll definitely see great returns by investing in it.
Explanation: No investment is a sure thing. Any company can have serious problems that are hidden from investors. Many big-name companies - Enron, WorldCom, Adephia and Global Crossing, to name a few - have fallen. Even the most financially sound company with the best management could be struck by an uncontrollable disaster or a major change in the marketplace, such as a new competitor or a change in technology. Further, if you buy a stock when it's hot, it might be overvalued, which makes it harder to get a good return. To protect yourself from disaster, diversify your investments. This is particularly important if you choose to invest in individual stocks instead of or in addition to already-diversified mutual funds. To further improve your returns and reduce your risk when investing in individual stocks, learn how to identify companies that may not be glamorous, but that offer long-term value.(To learn about other "sure things" that went bad, read The Biggest Stock Scams of All Time.)
What an experienced investor would say: "I'm willing to bet that my investment in Company X will do great, but to be on the safe side I've only put 5% of my savings in it."
Statement No. 2: "I would never buy stocks now because the market is doing terribly."
Misconception: It's not a good idea to invest in something that is currently declining in price.
Explanation: If the stocks you're purchasing still have stable fundamentals, then their currently low prices are likely only a reflection of short-term investor fear. In this case, look at the stocks you're interested in as if they're on sale. Take advantage of their temporarily lower prices and buy up. But do your due diligence first to find out why a stock's price has been driven down. Make sure it's just market doldrums and not a more serious problem. Remember that the stock market is cyclical, and just because most people are panic selling doesn't mean you should, too. (To learn more read, What Are Fundamentals? and Buy When There's Blood In The Streets.)
What an experienced investor would say: "I'm getting great deals on stocks right now since the market is tanking. I'm going to love myself for this in a few years when things have turned around and stock prices have rebounded.
"Statement No. 3: "I just hired a great new broker, and I'm sure to beat the market."
Misconception: Actively managed investments do better than passively managed investments.
Explanation: Actively managed portfolios tend to underperform the market for several reasons. Here are three important ones:
- Whenever you make a trade, you must pay a commission. Even most online discount brokerage companies charge a fee of at least $5 per trade, and that's with you doing the work yourself. If you've hired an actual broker to do the work for you, your fees will be significantly higher and may also include advisory fees. These fees add up over time, eating into your returns.
- There is the risk that your broker might mismanage your portfolio. Brokers can pad their own pockets by engaging in excessive trading to increase commissions or choosing investments that aren't appropriate for your goals just to receive a company incentive or bonus. While this behavior is not ethical, it still happens.
- The odds are slim that you can find a broker who can actually beat the market consistently if you don't have a few hundred thousand dollars to manage.
Instead of hiring a broker who, because of the way the business is structured, may make decisions that aren't in your best interests, hire a fee-only financial planner. These planners don't make any money off of your investment decisions; they only receive an hourly fee for their expert advice. (To learn more, Understanding Dishonest Broker Tactics and Words From The Wise On Active Management.)
What an experienced investor would say: "Now that I've hired a fee-only financial planner, my net worth will increase since I'll have an unbiased professional helping me make sound investment decisions."
Statement No. 4: "My investments are well-diversified because I own a mutual fund that tracks the S&P 500."
Misconception: Investing in a lot of stocks makes you well-diversified.
Explanation: This isn't a bad start - owning shares of 500 stocks is better than owning just a few stocks. However, to have a truly diversified portfolio, you'll want to branch out into other asset classes, like bonds, treasuries, money market funds, international stock mutual funds or exchange traded funds (ETF). Since the S&P 500 stocks are all large-cap stocks, you can diversify even further and potentially boost your overall returns by investing in a small-cap index fund or ETF. Owning a mutual fund that holds several stocks helps diversify the stock portion of a portfolio, but owning securities in several asset classes helps diversify the complete portfolio. (To get started, read Diversification Beyond Equities and Diversification: It's All About (Asset) Class.)
What an experienced investor would say: "I've diversified the stock component of my portfolio by buying an index fund that tracks the S&P 500, but that's just one component of my portfolio."
Statement No. 5: "I made $1,000 in the stock market today."
Misconception: You make money when your investments go up in value and you lose money when they go down.
Explanation: If your gain is only on paper, you haven't gained any money. Nothing is set in stone until you actually sell. That's yet another reason why you don't need to worry too much about cyclical declines in the stock market - if you hang onto your investments, there's a very good chance that they'll go up in value. And if you're a long-term investor, you'll have plenty of good opportunities over the years to sell at a profit. Better yet, if current tax law remains unchanged, you'll be taxed at a lower rate on the gains from your long-term investments, allowing you to keep more of your profit. Portfolio values fluctuate constantly but gains and losses are not realized until you act upon the fluctuations.
What an experienced investor would say: "The value of my portfolio went up $1,000 today - I guess it was a good day in the market, but it doesn't really affect me since I'm not selling anytime soon."
These misconceptions are so widespread that even your smartest friends and acquaintances are likely to reference at least one of them from time to time. They may even tell you you're wrong if you try to correct them. Of course, in the end, the most important thing when it comes to your investments isn't looking or sounding smart, but actually being smart. Avoid making the mistakes described in these five verbal blunders and you'll be on the right path to higher returns.
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Amy Fontinelle earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington University in St. Louis. In addition to writing for Investopedia, Amy also has her own personal finance website, Two Pennies Earned, which makes it easy and fun to save more, earn more and be financially secure both today and in the future. Amy is also a special contributing writer to the website Personal Finance Advice. When she's not writing, Amy enjoys photography, traveling and trying new restaurants. To learn more about Amy, please visit her personal site.


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Part I of this document took a hard look at the realities ahead. Part II critiques what several economic theorists see as possible routes forward for the "big picture" economy. In today's post, we'll look at some of the sources Rob Hopkins listed.
In Part III, we'll go through what we can do at the grassroots scale, as individuals and communities, to build the local resilience which will help us weather the coming storm. This post is an excerpt from a longer paper, "Economic Resilience," which is being posted online in serial form. Links to the full document can be found here.
A look at the sources Hopkins listed:
Daly and his Steady State Economy poses a nice idea: we understand that the presumption of perpetual growth won't work, so instead of growth, let's keep it steady. We don't have to grow; we'll just create a nice steady plateau, right where we are now.
But right now we're at five-planets-worth-of-consumption.
Hmmm, Daly conveniently overlooks that part. We cannot expect to maintain a steady state economy at present levels because present levels are deep into planetary overshoot. That means we must phase back quite a bit before we establish that steady plateau.
Just like Holmgren's Energy Descent curve contains within it the concept of powerdown, we'll have to phase back from five-planets-worth-of-consumption to something more aligned with one-planet-worth-of-consumption before we stabilize into that steady state. Thus Daly's diagram, instead of looking like the tidy arc in the inset image, should instead be bell-shaped like the "Creative Descent" track on the Holmgren diagram, toward greater well-being at lower GNP. Daly's blue "Lifestyle" oval is drawn in entirely the wrong place.
Although in 2008 Daly recognized that the end of the growth economy was coming, his writings are still very much concerned with the globalized economy – how to tweak it with taxes, or new definitions of "income" and GNP. But you cannot tweak a doomed, crumbling structure.
Daly's flat plateau concept was useful in opening people's minds to begin to think out-of-the-box, to consider what a post-growth economy might possibly be like. But with our Transition movement awareness of the limitations that peak oil will impose, we understand that relocalization is inevitable. And as far as local solutions, what I have seen of Daly's writing gives us very little to work with.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's circular model has some great graphics and good concepts, that just like in nature everything should be regenerated: renewable energy, waste for one industry should become raw materials for another, etc. But there is no mention of the staggering economic adjustment that limited oil in the system is going to bring; there is no mention of the significant energy descent journey.
Just like Daly, the Ellen MacArthur ideas avoid mentioning five-planets-worth-of-consumption. In order to get to the level at which we can maintain that nice circular model, there must first be a powerdown. There must first be a very substantial cutback in consumption and volume levels.
Stoneleigh's estimate on the devaluation of Hopkins' house may have raised his skepticism, but her forecasts seem pretty good for some neighborhoods ("Housing bust creates new kind of declining city" and fresh declines, L.A.Times). In my opinion, she's right on target with her understanding of the big picture, and the show isn't over yet.
Stoneleigh (aka Nicole Foss) explains that much of what might look like solid substance in our economy is really inflated valuations, exotic derivative financial vehicles, and credit. Like a bubble blown in chewing gum, these devices haven't made the gum-wad grow; rather they've created the illusion of tremendous "growth."
In Stoneleigh's Transition Conference talk, she brings out the issue of the credit markets. In my talks I call those the dandelion fluff.
An economy should be built upon fairly solid transactions: I build a chair, and you buy it. You bake a loaf of bread, I buy it. These are solid economic transactions. But it gets really weird and warped when one bank is buying another bank's mortgage paper at a discount, or you're buying a stock which is valued not by underlying assets but merely by its popularity in the market, or you're drawing cash out of a refinance on the real-estate-bubble-inflated value of your house. That's fluff.
And at present, fluff transactions amount to 349% of the solid transactions! Our economy is very much out of touch with the real stuff of the planet.
(As an aside, even those supposedly solid transactions in the GDP figures are far from it; many of them are fluff as well. Read about what they put into the GDP figures.)
I haven't heard what Stoneleigh uses for source material, but her projections aren't too far off from Robert Prechter's calculations which come up with some of the same answers about the depth to which the markets will eventually decline. Referring to the emotions-of-a-market diagram again, you'll see what I mean that the show isn't over yet.
Stoneleigh talks deflation; others talk inflation. Which will we see? Honestly, it doesn't matter. The magnitude of the looming inflation and/or deflation is so extreme that it will destabilize the steady economic system that most of us alive today have always known. Thus our Transition communities must prepare for either, for both, and for cataclysmic systemic failure. (What can we do? See Part III)
Tim Jackson's Prosperity Without Growth is the most interesting of the resources that Hopkins listed. In critiquing these resources, I was looking for writers who acknowledged the full reality that developed countries will have to do some significant adjusting downward, both in expected volume of economic transactions and in material lifestyles, before we can stabilize to a level where the "without growth" part can realistically take place. While Jackson doesn't completely dodge it, he puts it so politely and politically that it might easily be missed.
His chapter "The Myth of Decoupling" is key to his discussion of this necessary downward adjustment. Decoupling means disconnecting. "Relative decoupling is about doing more with less: more economic activity with less environmental damage." Absolute decoupling is "the situation in which resource impacts decline in absolute terms."
If you can slog through the heavy economists' lingo, you'll eventually learn Jackson agrees that our society hasn't yet tried very hard to achieve decoupling. He does understand that absolute decoupling is indeed essential -- decreasing our resource impacts overall. But despite Jackson's (buried) admission that "Business as usual is grossly inadequate," it seemed like Jackson still harbored a hope that somehow a redefined version of "growth" might still be possible.
In other chapters, Jackson strongly endorses the idea of government stimulus. He goes to great lengths to explain what "green stimulus" might look like and how it could be designed. He endorses investing in jobs, assets and infrastructure – and doesn't seem to notice that even if these are "green," the best they could achieve would be relative decoupling rather than absolute.
Jackson's suggestions presume that a drawn-out, leisurely timeline is available, and they completely overlook the warning rumbling and crumbling that is becoming increasingly evident within our economic systems. These big-picture suggestions offer us little in the way of suggestions for what to do at the local level to develop resilience to major systemic shocks.
Jackson's TED talk is fascinating in that he honors the inner journey -- both the journey which got our developed societies so very far off track, and the values we can celebrate as we create the new structures which we will have to create.
He explains that humans have deep evolutionary tensions between what he terms "self-regarding behaviors" and "other-regarding behaviors," and in this he is aligned with Jeremy Rifkin ("The Empathic Civilization" YouTube). Jackson explains that we have another set of tensions between our drive for novelty (new stuff, new ideas, new adventures, new experiences, our adaptive aspect) and tradition (the things essential for the stability to raise families and form cohesive social groups). He points out that our current economy encourages only one narrow quadrant of the human soul. And he concludes that radical change in the economy isn't about changing human nature but rather about recognizing the depth and breadth of the human psyche.
In Jackson's Totnes talk, a much more informal forum, Jackson's understanding of powerdown and economic contraction are at last revealed. The most powerful moment of all my Jackson reading or viewing came when he gently reminded Naresh that rather than merely creating the more-resilient economy of the future, the task we currently face is that we must build resilience through collapse.
(To be continued ...)
This post is an excerpt from a longer paper, "Economic Resilience," which is being posted online in serial form. Part I explains the problems, because we have to understand what we are working with in order to begin to solve it. Part II critiques what several economic theorists see as possible routes forward for the "big picture" economy. But the central question of this document is what we can do at the grassroots level. Part III (approximately 70% of the document) offers a panorama of ideas for building local economic resilience. Links to the full document can be found here.
Continue to next post in the series
Joanne Poyourow is the initiator who brought the ideas of the international Transition movement to many areas of Los Angeles. She is actively involved in the Transition Los Angeles city hub. She was a CPA in public practice for more than 13 years and holds a degree in Business Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara.


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A few weeks ago I made you aware that RootsTech 2013 was about to start their annual conference in Salt Lake City, UT. That time has now come and gone. RootsTech 2013 is now history and should be proudly basking in how successful this year's edition turned out!
Dick Eastman has reported in his online Newsletter about the events that transpired at the conference that was held from March 21 to March 23. Here is a link to Dick's blog post providing a very nice summary overview of the conference:
Dick Eastman's Newsletter Post About RootsTech 2013 In Salt Lake City, Utah
Here is a quote (following in Italics) from Dick's post about the magnitude in numbers that puts the success of this conference in perspective:
"The RootsTech Conference is now the largest genealogy conference in North America. Actually, it earned that title last year but then grew by more than 50% this year. I know it was big because I am exhausted. My feet hurt, my back hurts, I haven't had much sleep, and I am tired. In other words, it was a great conference!
Sponsored by Family Search, the RootsTech Conference was held for three days at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. More than 6,700 people from 49 U.S. States (why was no one there from Delaware?) and 17 countries were in the Salt Palace Convention Center for the opening day of the RootsTech Conference on March 21. I never heard the final attendance numbers, but I saw a long line of people on the opening day waiting to purchase tickets at the door. Obviously, the final number was higher than 6,700.
That number does not include the nearly 2,000 teen-agers who attended a special "genealogy for youth" session on Saturday. Boy Scout merit badges for genealogy were awarded to many at this session. If you add in the teen-agers, the total attendance at RootsTech 2013 had to be nearly 9,000 individuals.
As if that isn't enough, another 10,000 people viewed classes and events via live streaming online video, and another 4,000 participated by remote satellite broadcast at Family History centers in 17 locations in seven countries, including the United States, according to FamilySearch.
That totals about 23,000 people, give or take a few, who attended or at least watched some part of RootsTech2003. Who says the popularity of genealogy is slipping?"
The numbers to me are staggering. National conferences of the recent past are often considered very successful if attendance is somewhere in the 2,000 to 2,500 range. Look at Dick's reporting of the statistics on the event and one would have to assume that the attendance figures among all of the categories is like "knocking it out of the park".
I highly recommend visiting the RootsTech website and spend some time looking at the magnificent set of 13 videos of a variety of the programs that occurred over the 3 days. These are free to look at on the site. They are brilliant in terms of video quality. If I look at only a few, I like to spend some time looking at the Keynote speakers. These speakers generally give us a "big picture" view of genealogy and things related to genealogy. They are often "rah rah" kind of motivational speeches that often can get our genealogy jump-started again if we were temporarily unmotivated.
Visit the RootsTech 2013 site at:
Somehow this conference has really taken off like a rocket ship and has been bucking the trend of smaller and smaller audiences attending national conferences.
I just feel the excitement looking through some of the online videos.
The people and the topics are really buzzing.
RootsTech 2014 is already on the drawing board.
February 6 through February 8, 2014 will be the days to do it again in Salt Lake City, Utah!
Read through all of Dick Eastman's post of the event from the above link I have provided.
Check out the RootsTech 2013 videos from the above link. You will not be disappointed.
Get your "genealogy engine" jump-started!
Tony Kierna
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Graduate Admissions and Application Procedures
- Website: www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants
- Email: servicepoint [at] mcgill.ca
Deadline: Admission to graduate studies operates on a rolling basis; complete applications and their supporting documentation must reach departmental offices on or before the Date for Guaranteed Consideration specified by the department. To be considered for entrance fellowships, where available, applicants must verify the deadlines with individual departments. Meeting minimum admission standards does not guarantee admission.
Application for Admission
Application for Admission
Revision, October 2012. Start of revision.
Application information and the online application form are available at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply. Applicants (with some exceptions) are required to provide the names and email addresses of two instructors familiar with their work and who are willing to provide letters of reference in support of the applicant. McGill will request the reference letters on behalf of the applicant. All applicants must themselves upload an unofficial copy of their complete academic record from each university-level institution attended to date. If admitted, each student will be required to send, or ask the appropriate university authorities to send, an official or certified copy of their complete, final academic record from each university-level institution attended to date. McGill graduates do not need to submit McGill transcripts. See www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply/submitting-your-documents/sending-official-doc for instructions on mailing official documents to McGill. Please note that all documents submitted to McGill University in support of an application to be admitted, including, but not limited to, transcripts, diplomas, letters of reference, and test scores, become the property of McGill University and will not be returned to the applicant or issuing institution under any circumstance.
A non-refundable fee of $100 in Canadian funds must accompany each application; otherwise, it cannot be submitted. This sum must be paid by credit card when submitting the online application form and is non-refundable. Candidates for Special, Visiting, and Qualifying status must apply and pay the application fee every year (i.e., every Fall term).
It is recommended that applicants submit a list of the titles of courses taken in the major subject, since transcripts often give code numbers only. Transcripts written in a language other than English or French must be accompanied by a translation prepared by a licensed translator. An explanation of the grading system used by the applicant's university is essential. The applicant should also indicate the major subject area in which further study is desired.
Completed applications, with uploaded supporting documents, must be submitted according to individual department Dates for Guaranteed Consideration. Applicants should contact the department concerned, or see: www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/programs. International students are advised to apply well in advance of the Date for Guaranteed Consideration as immigration procedures may be lengthy. Applications received after the prescribed Dates for Guaranteed Consideration may or may not be considered, at the discretion of the department. Candidates will be notified of acceptance or refusal by Enrolment Services.
Admission to graduate programs at McGill is highly competitive and the final decision rests with the Graduate Admissions Committee. Admission decisions are not subject to appeal or reconsideration.
Revision, October 2012. End of revision.
Admission Requirements (minimum requirements to be considered for admission)
Admission Requirements (minimum requirements to be considered for admission)
Revision, October 2012. Start of revision.
Applicants should be graduates of a university of recognized reputation and hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent, as determined by McGill, in a subject closely related to the one selected for graduate work.
The applicant must present evidence of academic achievement: a minimum standing equivalent to a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0 out of a possible 4.0 or a CGPA of 3.2/4.0 for the last two full-time academic years. High grades are expected in courses considered by the department to be preparatory to the graduate program. Some departments impose additional or higher requirements.
See www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply/prepare/requirements/international-degree-equivalency for information on grade equivalencies and degree requirements from countries in Europe and around the world. These equivalencies and requirements are provided for information only and are subject to change without notice.
Admission to graduate programs at McGill is highly competitive and the final decision rests with the Graduate Admissions Committee. Admission decisions are not subject to appeal or reconsideration.
Revision, October 2012. End of revision.
Application Procedures (for All Admissions Starting Summer 2013)
Application Procedures (for All Admissions Starting Summer 2013)
Revision, October 2012. Start of revision.
Application Checklist
All supplemental application materials and supporting documents must be uploaded directly to the McGill admissions processing system. See www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply/submitting-your-documents for information and instructions.
- Online Application for Admission form: www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply/ready.
- Application fee: $100 for each form you submit (you may indicate two programs on each form), payable by credit card when you submit the form. Some programs may charge additional fees. If applicable these will be automatically charged when you submit the application form.
- Transcripts: your complete record of study from each university-level institution you have attended to date. Uploaded copies will be considered as unofficial; final, official copies will be required once you are offered admission.
- Reference letters: on the application form you must provide the names and email addresses of at least two professors who are familiar with your academic work. McGill will contact these referees and invite them to upload references on your behalf. N.B. some departments require more than two referees; please consult Admission Requirements and Application Procedures for each department at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/programs.
- TOEFL/IELTS, GRE, GMAT results: when registering for the test please ensure that you request that results be sent directly to McGill University. McGill will then receive the results electronically, directly from the testing agency.
For detailed information regarding additional documents that may be required by certain departments, please consult Admission Requirements and Application Procedures for each department at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/programs.
Document Checklist Terms
Document Checklist Terms
The following terms appear on the Document Checklist and are items or documents that you may be required to upload as part of your application for admission. Please ensure that your use of certain terms conforms to the following definitions:
Audition: a trial performance where a performer demonstrates their suitability or skill.
Curriculum Vitae: an overview of the applicant's experience and other qualifications, including employment, academic credentials, publications, contributions, and significant achievements.
GMAT: Graduate Management Aptitude Test (see Admission Tests)
GRE: Graduate Records Examination (see Admission Tests)
Interview: a conversation between the applicant and a McGill representative, using a structured, standardized approach to allow for comparison and analysis of responses from all applicants interviewed; in person, via telephone, Skype, etc.
Personal Statement: an essay in which the applicant describes their reasons for applying to graduate studies and indicating qualifications, qualities, or circumstances the applicant feels to be significant; usually provides information about educational and professional goals and discusses the applicant's interest in the desired field of study.
Portfolio: a collection of the applicant's best work to date, selected by them, and intended to show their mastery of a given style or variety of styles; different samples of their artistic work.
Recording: an unedited recording (audio or video) of the applicant performing at least two contrasting pieces; minimum 20 minutes.
Research Proposal: a detailed description of the proposed program of research, including proposed Thesis Supervisor(s); describes the research background, significance, methodology, and references; may include expected results; may include a detailed curriculum vitae.
TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language (see Competency in English)
Writing Sample: a recent sample of the applicant's written work, on any topic (not necessarily within the desired field of graduate study) and not necessarily previously submitted for evaluation or publication.
Written Work: a sample of the applicant's written work, drawn from essays, papers or other work previously submitted for academic evaluation or publication, and falling within the desired field of graduate study.
Revision, October 2012. End of revision.
Admission Tests
Admission Tests
Revision, October 2012. Start of revision.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ 08540) consists of a relatively advanced test in the candidates' specialty, and a general test of their attainments in several basic fields of knowledge for which no special preparation is required or recommended. It is offered at many centres, including Montreal, several times a year; the entire examination takes about eight hours, and there is a registration fee. Refer to www.ets.org/gre for further information. Only some departments require applicants to write the GRE examination, but all applicants who have written either the general aptitude or the advanced test are advised to ensure that official test results are sent to McGill directly by the testing service.
This credential is of special importance in the case of applicants whose education has been interrupted, or has not led directly toward graduate study in the subject selected. In such cases the department has the right to insist on a report from the Graduate Record Examination or some similar test. High standing in this examination will not by itself guarantee admission. The Miller Analogies Test may be used similarly. Some departments of the Faculty of Education also require the taking of various tests.
Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT)
Applicants to graduate programs in Management must ensure that official results are released to McGill by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). The test is a standardized assessment offered by the GMAC to help business schools assess candidates for admission. For further information, see www.mba.com/the-gmat.
Revision, October 2012. End of revision.
Competency in English
Competency in English
Applicants to graduate studies must demonstrate an adequate level of proficiency in English prior to admission, regardless of citizenship status or country of origin.
Normally, applicants meeting any one of the following conditions are NOT required to submit proof of proficiency in English:
- Mother tongue (language first learned and still used on a daily basis) is English.
- Has obtained (or is about to obtain) an undergraduate or graduate degree from a recognized foreign institution where English is the language of instruction.
- Has obtained (or is about to obtain) an undergraduate or graduate degree from a recognized institution in Canada or the United States of America (anglophone or francophone).
- Has lived and attended university, or been employed, for at least four consecutive years, in a country where English is the acknowledged primary language.
Applicants who do not meet any of the above-listed conditions must demonstrate proficiency in English using one of the following options:
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): minimum acceptable scores are:
Competency in English iBT (Internet-based test) PBT (paper-based test) CBT (computer-based test)* 86 overall (no less than 20 in each of the four component scores) 550 * The CBT is no longer being offered and CBT results are no longer considered valid, or being reported by ETS. N.B. an institutional version of the TOEFL is not acceptable.
- IELTS (International English Language Testing System): a band score of 6.5 or greater.
- MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery): a grade of 85% or higher.
- University of Cambridge ESOL Certificate in Advanced English (CAE): a grade of "B" (Good) or higher.
- University of Cambridge ESOL Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): a grade of "C" (Pass) or higher.
- Edexcel London Test of English – Level 5 – with an overall grade of at least "Pass."
- McGill Certificate of Proficiency in English or McGill Certificate of Proficiency – English for Professional Communication: Certificate of Proficiency awarded. McGill Certificate of Proficiency in English or McGill Certificate of Proficiency – English for Professional Communication: Certificate of Proficiency awarded.
In each case, applicants must ensure that official test results are sent to McGill directly by the testing service. Applications cannot be considered if test results are not available. These scores are general minima; some departments may set higher requirements.
Revised – July 2008
Admission to a Qualifying Program
Admission to a Qualifying Program
Some applicants whose academic degrees and Standing entitle them to serious consideration for admission to graduate studies, but who are considered inadequately prepared in the subject selected may be admitted to a Qualifying Program for a master's. The undergraduate-level courses to be taken in a Qualifying Program will be prescribed by the department concerned.
Qualifying students are registered in graduate studies, but not as candidates for a degree. Only one Qualifying year (i.e., two full-time terms) is permitted.
In all cases, after the completion of a Qualifying year or term, an applicant interested in commencing a degree program must apply for admission by the Dates for Guaranteed Consideration. Successful completion of the work in the Qualifying Program (B- in all courses) does not automatically entitle the student to proceed toward a degree. Qualifying year students must apply for admission to the program for which they seek qualification.
In cases where a department recommends a change of registration from Qualifying Program (Fall) to Master's Degree First Year (Winter), students must apply to the degree program by the Winter departmental Dates for Guaranteed Consideration. A Qualifying year applicant admitted to a Winter term as a first term of studies must apply for admission for a Fall term as his/her second term of studies.
Students who are ineligible for a Qualifying Program may apply to the appropriate undergraduate faculty for admission as regular or Special Students, and seek admission to graduate studies at a later date. The normal admission requirements must be met and the usual procedures followed.
Admission to a Second Degree Program
Admission to a Second Degree Program
A candidate with a given higher degree may apply for admission to a second degree program at the same level but in a different subject. The normal admission requirements must be met and all the usual procedures followed.
Admission to Two Degree Programs
Admission to Two Degree Programs
Revision, December 2012. Start of revision.
Students may, with special permission granted by the Graduate Admissions Committee (composed of the Dean and Associate Deans of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies) and in consultation with the Graduate Admissions Unit of Enrolment Services, be admitted to two degree programs or to two departments or faculties. Students are never permitted to pursue two full-time degree programs concurrently.
Revision, December 2012. End of revision.
Admission to an Ad Personam Joint Program
Ad Personam joint graduate programs are restricted to Master's thesis option and Ph.D. programs. Approval for the joint program must be obtained from Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. The request shall be signed by the Chairs of both departments involved and shall explicitly list the conditions imposed. The student shall undertake research under the joint supervision of both departments.
This program is described in more detail at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply/prepare#program.
Reinstatement and Admission of Former Students
Reinstatement and Admission of Former Students
Revision, December 2012. Start of revision.
Students who have not been registered for a period of less than two years and who have not officially withdrawn from the University by submitting a signed Withdrawal Form to Service Point are eligible to be considered for reinstatement into their program. The student's department must recommend, in writing, that the student be reinstated, stipulating any conditions for reinstatement that it deems appropriate. If the student's department chooses not to recommend reinstatement, the student may appeal to the Associate Dean (Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). The decision of the Associate Dean (Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies) shall be final and not subject to further appeal.
Revision, December 2012. End of revision.
Reinstatement fees will be charged in addition to the fees due for the academic session into which the student has been reinstated. The amount of the reinstatement fees is the tuition portion of fees owed for all unregistered terms, up to a maximum of two years just prior to the term of reinstatement.
If an individual has not registered for a period of more than two years, their student file will be closed. These individuals and those who have formally withdrawn may be considered for admission. Applicants' admission applications will be considered as part of the current admission cycle, in competition with other people applying during that cycle and in accordance with current graduate admission procedures and policies.
Procedure: Requirements for completion of the program will be evaluated. Some of these requirements may need to be redone or new ones may be added. Applicants must inquire about the fees that will be charged.
Revised – Council of February 9, 2004.
Deferral of Admission
Deferral of Admission
Under exceptional circumstances, an admission for a particular semester can be considered for a deferral. This can be considered only if the student has not registered. If the student has already registered, no deferral can be granted. The student must withdraw from the University and apply for admission to a later term.