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YPN Miami has been doing a wealth series based on the bestselling financial wisdom book The Richest Man in Babylon. Each series included an intimate chat session with a business mentor with Bill Diggs, President of the Mourning Family Foundation, as our first mentor and speaking on what he would do differently about money and business at 21 years old knowing what he knows know. Teri Williams, President & CEO of One United Bank, the nation's largest Black-owned bank led meetup #2 and shared her financial wisdom.
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From CNN:
It's a theory many drivers have held since their first speeding ticket, that citations are somehow connected to a special perk for the officer writing it.
Now, a memo among Atlanta police officers has reignited such suspicions.
"The mayor has designated traffic court and ticket revenue for future pay increases," Atlanta Police Union President Ken Allen wrote this month.
Some residents scoffed at the idea.
"I'm probably going to switch from sales and join the police force in that case, if that's the way it's working," one resident, Ken Miller,told CNN affiliate WSB-TV. (more)
While some fear that tying pay to ticket-writing productivity, some believe there are very good reasons for doing so:
Tucson Police Chief Roberto Villasenor requires his officers to make an average of at least one traffic stop a day. He said many important arrests stem from traffic stops.
"That's where we get most of our narcotic arrests. We get a lot of warrants we've been able to serve," Villasenor told CNN affiliate KGUN. "There's benefit from traffic (stops) that have been proven in city after city. I'm just saying we can't forget that's part of our job." (same source as above)
I think most people drive over the speed limit a good deal of the time, so there's probably little need for the police to fabricate false speeding tickets and no doubt it has some effect, however small, on the speed at which people drive. It also leads to other arrests for more serious crimes.
So, why not?
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Wouldn't a better idea be to create and addon device that made it so that vehicles could drive themselves, without violating any traffic laws? This is probably too much to ask for, but basing police pay on tickets would make sure that cops are doing their job, and if there were an effective, and anonymous way to report overreactions and abuse of power, we could ensure that they do their job properly. It would also lift some burden off of average taxpayer's shoulders. The main problem with law enforcement at the moment, is that there is no counter system to keep it in check, which is why the NSA can spy on you, and how Policemen can go so long abusing their power before IA steps in and stops it. Citizens should have the power to counter their behavior without interfering in their actual job.
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Cops are some of the worst traffic violators I've ever seen. At least where I live, they drive on average around 30 miles over the speed limit, tailgate, I often see them run the less busy intersections without even slowing down. And there's not an effective way for citizens to put a stop to it.
Take speeding for example. First Pullover: Warning. First offence: $500 fine. Second offence: $1000 fine. Third offence: $2,000 fine. Double it every time. Once it hits $16,000: seize the car. On $32,000 loss of license. If they're driving a car without a license or a car that belongs to someone else: 30 days in jail the first time, 60 days the second time, 120 days the third time, and so on.
Maybe everyone speeds because the goddamn limits are set too low and everyone knows it. Of course that makes it easier for cops to find speeders, since everyone is made into a criminal by the system. Do you really want such harsh penalties for arbitrarily imposed laws?
You sound an awful lot like the "law and order" types you no doubt abhor here. One joint? Six months in jail! Two joints....? THAT will stop people from doing drugs!
I'll agree with you about running stops etc., with the caveat that THAT happens, at least around here, because we frequently see lights timed so that traffic backs up a mile on a major highway or arterial because they get only 30 seconds of green while the cross street enjoys a minute of utterly traffic free green. So although the law itself is not arbitrary and has good rationale, in combination with downright stupid decisions on how to time lights, its effect is to greatly increase frustration. To the point where people come up with conspiracy theories (they are hoping to make more money writing serious tickets, they are hoping people will burn more gas idling in traffic, etc.) on why things are so dumb.
You go on to mention driving in the passing lane, and I would wager that is the biggest single cause of road rage that isn't direct provocation. I will regularly see somebody "parked" in the left lane of I-25 with a line of 20 cars waiting for him to get the fuck out of the way. It's taking him five minutes to pass a group of three cars in the right lane. Yet this is the one rule you never see enforced.
Playing devil's advocate, since we know from personal experience that most people drive at least a little over the limit most of the time, asking officers to issue some minimum number of traffic tickets will help minimize their time at Duncan Donuts or Starbucks. When I lived in Portland, there was a Starbucks at a major corner in a part of town with lots of high end condos. There would be anywhere from 2 to 5 officers in there at a table or a couple of tables almost all the time. I wondered why since it didn't strike me as a high crime area. A high value area, perhaps, but not high crime.
Anyway, they were not out there solving crimes or stopping speeders. Perhaps a ticket-writing requirement with reasonable and not excessively-high goals would have resulted in a bit more policing and fewer kaffee klatsches.
In Germany, there are no speed limits on the motorways (autobahns) and they seem to be able to avoid crashing. There are probably sub-rules, such as no under-21's on the motorways, but other than that, their system appears to work for them.
In the UK, there are speed cameras on motorways and on major roads. These work by triggering a camera flash if you pass between two points faster than would be feasible if you are only overtaking legally. It is automated, to such a degree that the penalty notices are issued automatically, although you do have the right of appeal. The camera system can also be loaded with information regarding stolen vehicles to enable police to intervene when one is spotted.
The 70mph maximum speed limit is probably outdated now, as cars have become more sturdy and powerful. Even so, and assuming it is still a valid restriction, why are cars built to do speeds of 130mph or more if that's never an option? Why can the cars not be fitted with a 'damper' so that if the car exceeds the limit for longer than reasonable, the car automatically cuts back down to 70mph?
An automated system may enable some of those traffic cops to retire, or spend their time doing more practical activity.
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I suppose a public lashing is out of the question then. Would never work either?
For breaking speed limit rules?
Laughs, they use the cane in Singapore for a multitude of offences - the strangest of which I think is for foreign tourists who overstay their visa periods. Take a look at the wiki entry here - I linked directly to the salient part, but the entire page is interesting. I also understand that it works quite well as a deterrent!
There is no reasonable comparison between marijuana use and motoring. The former is harmless and should be decriminalized. Nobody dies from smoking pot and the smokers effect their own bodies.
Not so fast.
First off, most of the time marijuana users smoke it. Putting smoke in one's lungs can't ever be a good idea. What benefit could it have for the lungs over and above breathing just fresh pure air?
Secondly, stoned can't possibly be the best way to operate heavy equipment.
Finally, I hope we can agree that the American Lung Association, whose primary concern is in the prevention and treatment of cancer says this:
Marijuana smoke contains a greater amount of carcinogens than tobacco smoke. In addition, marijuana users usually inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer than tobacco smokers do, further increasing the lungs exposure to carcinogenic smoke. Marijuana use is not only associated with adverse physical effects, but also mental, emotional and behavioral changes.
People who smoke marijuana frequently, but do not smoke tobacco, have more health problems and miss more days of work than nonsmokers. Many of these extra sick days are due to respiratory illnesses.
Patients considering using marijuana for medicinal purposes should make this decision in consultation with their doctor, and consider means of administration other than smoking.(source)
Singapore is not comparable to the US nor the UK for that matter.
In my view incentivizing the enforcement of laws with the proceeds from that enforcement will always lead to corruption of the system.


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So the question I asked myself that cold early morning on the grimy sidewalk, as bundled-up commuters hurried past was: Why?
Thousands of bundled-up abortion opponents rallied Monday on the Mall, encouraged by recent federal and state GOP wins and hopeful about proposed measures that would further tighten bans on federal funding for abortions.
But with balmy outdoor temperatures in the forties and fifties, it became excruciatingly hot with thousands of bundled-up bodies waiting in a concrete sweat lodge beneath the stadium.
At each stop, I peer down at the people walking along the cobblestone sidewalks: young mothers pushing bundled-up babies in prams; old women wearing small flowered hats pinned primly to their hair; groups of teenage boys, their legs lost in the billowing fabric of their trousers, hurtling their way toward the bus.
Before a bundled-up crowd of 10,500 inside the tournament's new stadium, both players had to deal with a wet and slippery court, as well as swirling winds.
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Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino (FSY), from Wailuku, Hawaii, bucked the bundled-up trend, dressing as if it were a day at the beach.
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Inside, oblivious drivers exiting for the evening pass choreographer Zach Woodlee putting the warmly bundled-up Glee kids through a rigorous routine.
Sixty-four bundled-up Digital China employees from Shanghai, Guangzhou and Nanjing left family celebrations, and, box by box, the company managed to cut its losses to only $150,000.
It crept into her fragile bones and hung there like a wraith for hours afterward, reminding her of a time when she used to run out to greet the snow, a bundled-up child clinging to each hand.


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"Whodunnit?" is not your granddad's game of "Clue," nor is it a fusty version of an Agatha Christie novel.
"CSI" creator Anthony E. Zuiker, for his first foray into unscripted TV, has come up with a show he's dubbed a "cinematic murder mystery of tomorrow" that's a bit sinister but still "fun and digestible."
It may also be the first of its kind in a new subgenre that Zuiker called "reality fiction," which puts its participants into made-up crime scenarios and captures their in-the-moment reactions.
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|The series centers around Ben Tennyson a ten-year-old boy on a cross-country summer vacation, with his cousin Gwen and their grandfather Max On their first night camping in their grandfather's RV affectionately named the "Rust Bucket," Ben finds an alien pod with a mysterious watch-like device named the Omnitrix. The device then permanently attaches itself to his wrist giving him the ability to transform into a variety of alien life-forms each with its own unique skills and powers. With his new found super powers Ben has to learn the responsibilities of being a hero. Ben Tennyson, a 10-year-old boy, discovers a magical device that can turn him into 10 different alien heroes, each with its own unique abilities. With this newfound power, Ben, Grandpa Max and cousin Gwen help others and stop evildoers – but that doesn't mean he doesn't cause some super powered kid mischief once and a while.


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Burlington, Mass.-based Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions, the new entity formed by Philips' acquisition of Color Kinetics, recently completed the finishing touches and officially unveiled its new 50,000-square foot corporate headquarters, merging the principles of green design with innovative uses of its LED lighting technology throughout. As the leading global research & development center for Philips' entire LED luminaires business, the new space is both a testing ground and showplace for the future of light.
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The goal of manners I is to instruct handlers how to teach their dogs commands and skills so they become well-behaved, life- long companions. Emphasis is placed on developing a positive relationship between dog and handler, using motivation and praise. We will focus on attention (the foundation of all training), Moving Attention, Greeting People & Dogs Politely, Solid Sit Stay & Down Stays, Heeling, Recall, (coming when called), Leave - it. Manners II proofs Basic Manners I. Off leash heeling, Greeting People & Dogs Politely, Solid Sit Stay & Down w/time & distractions, Recall, (coming when called), Leave - it. Weeks 4-6 are field trips.
Agility is a sport in which a dog demonstrates its agile nature and versatility by overcoming different obstacles. It is a game of physical skill, control, patience and teamwork between handler and dog. It strengthens the bond between dog and owner. Agility courses usually consist of tunnels, jumps, tire jump, pause table, weave poles and contact obstacles, which include the a-frame, dog-walk, and see-saw. These classes are geared towards competition.
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Went to see my NS ON 10/7/09 with results of updated full spinal MRI. Basically a check up. It's been 2years since I've had an MRI and 4years 8 months Post OP.
MY Thoracic shunt is holding it's own since the surgery with no complications.
As the radiology reports states: Post gadolinium ( or MRI with contrast) images demonstrate no evidence of abnormal enhancement within the vertebrae or spinal canal
My NS said my syrinx represents a very thin line.
I have disc desiccation at L3-4 and L4-5. That is drying of the disc. L1-2 L2-3 L3-4 L4-5 there is dick bulging with no significant canal stenosis. I've had a very physical and active life style and some of this is associated with just getting older. I am pushing 55.
I have trouble with my right leg and foot and associated fatigue when walking and the NS says this is caused by the SM.
With his suggestion I am going to start Physical Therapy for my lower back and he does think this will help me walk better. We both agree I may not be walking today without that surgery.
Since there is no cure and we must help ourselves I am pleased with these results and happy to share this with those fighting this disorder as I have been.
I only hope there are others out there that are or will be as fortunate I have been.
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A granny square quilt for a very special little girl, just needs binding!
This is made from the Spin Cycle pattern by Cluck Cluck Sew, I used Basic Grey Kissing Booth. The top is finished and is ready for quilting!
This was done to test a pattern for OTL Designs. Top is finished ready for quilting.
This is a Schnibbles pattern from one of the books, but made with layer cakes instead of charm squares. Needs a border and then it will be ready for quilting. This will be for my Mum.
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The Vetrax system is designed as a medical analytic solution sold only through veterinarians. Veterinarians prescribe Vetrax to their clients as a comprehensive plan to provide the highest quality of care possible, allowing clients to spend as much time as possible with their dogs. Veterinarians and staff gain a unique, constant insight into behaviors of the patients, allowing them to manage the care of the dogs in a way not feasible prior to Vetrax. Communication systems within the Vetrax Portal and Vetrax App provide clinic staff and clients a simple and easy way to collaborate with the care of the dogs.
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Several months ago UVU Athletics and Studios and Broadcast Services began talks with Fox College Sports (FCS), a national broadcast provider which reaches 56 million homes, to discuss the possibility of airing UVU Athletics on its network … [More]
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The UVU Archives is ramping up its responsibilities to be the central repository to gather and preserve the University's history. We need to develop a campus culture of sending historical documents and materials to the archives so that we can retain our history in one central place … [More]
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You have all seen the billboards and bus ads proclaiming Utah Valley University an "engaged" university. What does that mean? One important component of engagement deals with the institution's involvement with local communities. Essentially, we want to be both in the community and of the community … [More]
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You're paying tuition, and putting in the time to get an education; now find out how you can make your education pay off … [More]
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The famous economist Dr. William Baumol has shown that all of the economic advances since the mid-15th century have been the result of innovation. Further, the pace of innovation has been increasing over time, and we now live in an age wherein innovation is practically exploding. Who knows? Maybe the solutions to some of life's most fascinating challenges are harbored in the heads and hearts of people walking the halls at UVU … [More]
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I didn't plan on commemorating Valentine's Day, but then I thought it would be a good excuse to write about my favourite historical couple: the rather amazing Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin, who were political philosophers, novelists and key figures in a British discourse on the French Revolution, known as the Revolution Controversy, which took place in the 1790s.
Wollstonecraft is mostly known for A Vindication on the Rights of Women (1792) in which she attacks the sexual double standard, argues the necessity of "a revolution in female manners" and emphasises the need for women to receive proper education. She envisioned a society founded on republican principles, in which the cornerstones were educated women who were the intellectual equals of their husbands.
Godwin was an early utilitarianist who is remembered for his novels, one of which is Caleb Williams, Or Things as They Are (1794), in which he criticises the abuse of aristocratic and institutional power. He met Wollstonecraft for the first time in 1791 at a dinner hosted by the radical publisher and bookseller Joseph Johnson, a dinner to which Godwin had invited himself because he wanted to meet Thomas Paine who were among the guests. Paine was not a particularly talkative man however and to Godwin's dismay it was Wollstonecraft who dominated the conversation that evening. In his biography on Wollstonecraft, published after her death, he writes:
We touched on a considerable variety of topics, and particularly on the characters and habits of certain eminent men. Mary, as has already been observed, had acquired, in a very blameable degree, the practice of seeing every thing on the gloomy side, and bestowing censure with a plentiful hand, where circumstances were in any respect doubtful. I, on the contrary, had a strong propensity, to favourable construction, and particularly, where I found unequivocal marks of genius, strongly to incline to the supposition of generous and manly virtue. We ventilated in this way the characters of Voltaire and others, who have obtained from some individuals an ardent admiration, while the greater number have treated them with extreme moral severity. Mary was at last provoked to tell me, that praise, lavished in the way that I lavished it, could do no credit either to the commended or the commender. We discussed some questions on the subject of religion, in which her opinions approached much nearer to the received ones, than mine. As the conversation proceeded, I became dissatisfied with the tone of my own share in it.
He thought she was too critical and talkative and he was annoyed that he did not get to lead the conversation or talk as much as he wanted to. When he made a note of the evening in his diary he misspelled her name. "The interview was not fortunate." he states "Mary and myself parted, mutually displeased with each other."
They met a few times after this, but then Wollstonecraft went away to France to write. She met the radical author Helen Maria Williams, experienced the tumult of the revolution and fell in love with Gilbert Imlay. They had a daughter, Imlay left them both and Wollstonecraft tried to win him back by travelling to Scandinavia in 1794 to do business on his behalf. Imlay attempted to profit from the political situation by transporting goods through the British blockade of France, but his ship and its valuable cargo went missing. Wollstonecraft didn't manage to locate the ship or reconnect with Imlay, but the trip resulted in her autobiographical memoir and travel narrative Letters Written in Sweden, Norway and Denmark (1796.) It was very well received and it made a deep impression on Godwin. Wollstonecraft visited him in January shortly after the publication of her Letters and they fell in love, slowly but passionately. Godwin writes:
The partiality we conceived for each other, was in that mode, which I have always regarded as the purest and most refined style of love. It grew with equal advances in the mind of each. It would have been impossible for the most minute observer to have said who was before, and who was after. One sex did not take the priority which long-established custom has awarded it, nor the other overstep that delicacy which is so severely imposed. I am not conscious that either party can assume to have been the agent or the patient, the toil-spreader or the prey, in the affair. When, in the course of things, the disclosure came, there was nothing, in a manner, for either party to disclose to the other. […] It was friendship melting into love. Previously to our mutual declaration, each felt half-assured, yet each felt a certain trembling anxiety to have assurance complete.
The couple lived together for seven months in two adjoining houses, making it possible for them to both enjoy domestic happiness and be able to work independently. When Wollstonecraft became pregnant they decided to marry in order for their child to be legitimate, despite neither of them initially wishing to be wed. Wollstonecraft were (according to Godwin) reluctant to legally commit to another man after her ill fated relationship with Imlay and Godwin abhorred the institution of marriage which he considered: "so contrary to the genuine march of sentiment, as to require the overflowing of the soul to wait upon a ceremony, and that which, wherever delicacy and imagination exist, is of all things most sacredly private, to blow a trumpet before it, and to record the moment when it has arrived at its climax."
Tragically Wollstonecraft died from an infection shortly after giving birth to her second daughter Mary (who later married the poet Shelley and wrote Frankenstein.) Godwin despaired and wrote in a letter to a friend: "I firmly believe there does not exist her equal in the world. I know from experience we were formed to make each other happy. I have not the least expectation that I can now ever know happiness again." After her death Godwin wrote Memoirs of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in which he recalled her unconventional life and defended her actions, both of which were frequently criticised by her contemporaries. "There are no circumstances of her life, that, in the judgment of honour and reason, could brand her with disgrace." he writes. "Never did there exist a human being, that needed, with less fear, expose all their actions, and call upon the universe to judge them." Godwin described not only her intellectual talent but also included accounts of her love affairs, suicide attempts and illegitimate child. He undoubtedly wrote the memoirs to pay his last respects to a woman he loved and admired, but it was badly received and he was accused of stripping his dead wife naked for all to see. Rather than celebrating Wollstonecraft, the biography gave her an undeservedly bad reputation and she was barely read for the next hundred years. Talk about killing someone with kindness. At least their reputation.
In a rather sentimental, but undeniably evocative passage in his book Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle (1913), Brailsford writes: "Had Mary Wollstonecraft lived they must have moulded each other into something finer than nature had made of either. The year of married life was ideally happy, and the strange experiment in reconciling individualism with love apparently succeeded."
So there you have them, my very favourite couple: the-very-nearly-but-not-quite-proto-feminist and the-very-nearly-but-not-quite-proto-anarchist, and their unconventional marriage of minds.
All quotes are taken from Godwin's 'Memoirs of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' except for the first which is from Wollstonecraft's 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.'
This post presents their relationship only from Godwin's point of view, as I did this a quick write up for Valentine's Day. I will probably revisit this post later to add some of Wollstonecraft's thoughts as soon as I can locate an edition of her letters.


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Missions and Twin Lakes
Twin Lakes is a missions-focused ministry. Our summer camp program provides a place where campers can have an absolute blast and the best week of their life, but our primary focus for summer campers and conference guests is to present to them the saving work of Jesus Christ in various ways throughout their stay. Everything we do, even activities, has a Gospel purpose.
When guest groups arrive at Twin Lakes, they are presented unabashedly with the Gospel; no matter who they are. Our staff is hired with that vision; we have all experienced the grace and mercy of God in our lives and hope to make it real everyone who comes through our gates.
Twin Lakes & Peru Mission Summer Camp
In 2006 Peru Mission contacted Twin Lakes...
...Here in Peru, God has seen fit to send many children to our churches. For instance, our newest church planting effort in the Arevalo community has more than half its Sunday morning attendance in children. It is not uncommon for 60 children to show up without their parents for Lord's Day worship and Sunday School. The Arevalo community is not alone; we also have high attendance of youth at all our churches. God has given us an amazing opportunity to reach the next generation for Christ ... We are convinced that one of the ways the gospel would have an immense impact in the lives of thousands of children is to mimic your summer camp program here in Peru. It is staggering to consider the possibility that in one generation, Trujillo can be transformed into a society filled with converted and committed Christians.
Visit Peru Mission's website: www.perumission.org
Every winter, Peruvian summer, since 2008 a team of Twin Lakes staff heads to Peru for the purpose of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with Peruvian children. Every year lives are changed, churches strengthened, faiths deepened and relationships developed further. Over four days of day camp we share the vision of Christian camping - to provide a fun, outdoor environment for children to experience new activities and learn what it means to glorify God with their life.It is an unforgettable experience for the children, who would normally never have access to such an event, but it is also an opportunity to reach out to their parents, and to develop leadership and unity among the churches in Trujillo.
Thank you to all who have been involved in prayer support, financial support, and so many other ways! God has used you as well in this ministry!
Twin Lakes was asked to return to Peru because Christian camping mets a great need in strengthening the churches in Trujillo. Here are some ways how Christian camping helps the church in Peru:
- Christian Camping reaches children and families with the Gospel. In a week full of fun and worship, many children for the first time hear the gospel proclaimed and see the gospel portrayed through the godly character of the counselors. One pastor told me that several of the children who went to camp last year are now members of the church along with their families. Praise God!
- Christian Camping encourages covenant children. Many of the kids who attend are already believing faithful Christians. Camp is their reward for good Sunday School attendance. They are already looking forward to the next camp, where they will aspire to be a camp leaders one day.
- Christian Camping trains a new generation of leaders. Along with evangelism, developing new leaders is a top priority of Peru Mission. Camping provides a dynamic context for cultivating intentional sacrificial service. It is our prayer that Peruvian counselors will one day be godly parents, faithful church leaders, and influential community citizens.


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text: On Jul 4, 2005, at 2:12 AM, Alexander Griekspoor wrote: > If I understand it right, a BCSequence object than becomes "typed" > on the basis of the BCSequenceSet it has been assigned right? Koen > or Charles, could you do a proposal on what the BC world would look > like if we choose this model of the general BCSequence object. > Could you perhaps speculate/describe: > > 1 how you create such objects > 2 what role sequence sets play in this > 3 how one would be able to get its "type" > 4 how you would do a simple reverse and what would be returned (for > DNA and Protein) > 5 how you would do a translation from DNA to Protein > 6 how annotations would fit it? Just as an exercise, I will briefly answer these questions: 1. The objects are created by the IO or by passing a string: - the type might be guessed - the type might be passed as argument, in which case the default BCSymbolSet is used (with all the ambiguous symbols) - a symbol set is passed as argument, which restrict the symbols that can be used 2. Symbol sets (I think that is what you meant?) are used to filter the sequence symbols. They are also used to translate from char to BCSymbol, as a char meaning is dependent on the symbol set, e.g. can be an alanine or an adenosine. The symbol set is the best object to ask. For performance, we might end up having a char/BCSymbol array as one of the ivar. 3. The type is set by an ivar. The BCSymbolSet also has a type and has to be the same. This is the current implementation. 4. To get the reverse, you take all the chars and put them backwards. Ah! OK, I guess you meant 'complement'. If not DNA, return self. Otherwise, you get the array of symbols, and ask each symbol its complement, and then create the array of chars. 5. The current code is fine. I would however make BCCodon a subclass of BCSymbol for consistency. 6. Annotations are independent of sequence type. OK, we are done, let's call it version 1.0 ;-) charles -- Xgrid-at-Stanford Help science move fast forward: http://cmgm.stanford.edu/~cparnot/xgrid-stanford Charles Parnot charles.parnot at gmail.com


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Dustin's Fantasy campaign
After 14 sessions, our fantasy campaign is now closed and on the shelf. I had a blast running and playing in it! Thanks to everyone for bringing your badass characters to the table, and for your imagination, your tactical acumen and your great humor. I'm proud that this was so far our longest-running campaign. I'll be taking a temporary hiatus to focus on home life, but looking forward to rolling 3d6 with you guys again one day.
This fantasy campaign takes place in Elyria, a TL3 (+1 for certain technologies among certain races) prime material plane. In terms of theme and tone, it will be a combination of GURPS Dungeon Fantasy and classic high fantasy, definitely some strong D&D influences. Swords, sorcery, monsters, dungeons, castles, high adventure! Combat and exploration will be big parts of the game of course, but unlike the DF series, I do also envision opportunities to use some social skills, it's not going to be strictly 'chop up the monsters and take their stuff.' Check the Wiki tab for a variety of character creation and setting notes.
As background, this is a world my brother and I originally created for D&D, and I'm happy for the chance to port it over to GURPS. We set out to make this a collaborative effort – while some of the history and locales have been established as canon, we wanted this to be a setting where anyone could add their own details, historical figures, new locations, etc. and run the game they envision. I'd like to continue that tradition here; it's my hope that I could GM some games while also giving other people the opportunity to run something (thereby giving me the chance to be a player as well!), all set against the same Elyria background so that other players can use the same PCs, etc. For that reason, no comprehensive world map exists, as we didn't want to limit ourselves or other GMs from adding their own elements to the setting.


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Computer Science studies the technology that has become ubiquitous in our global, connected society. Traditionally, the computer had been the primary object of study. Nowadays, globally distributed information processing services have taken center stage, with the Internet connecting a wide variety of information processing devices, ranging from mobile phones to data centers operated by the world leadership companies. The technical side of Computer Science deals with computer operations, like system software, computer networks, and programming environments. The theoretical foundations cover, for example, limits of what can be computed, computational efficiency, correctness, and the intricacies of concurrent execution. Software engineering studies construction and maintenance of large and often mission-critical software systems that need to be maintained by large teams of people. Because of its prominent role in everyday life, non-functional aspects of information technology are gaining importance in Computer Science, most notably the energy efficiency of data centers, and the security of computer systems.
Students aiming to enroll in the Master Computer Science are required to have a solid background on the level of a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, or similar. The program is structured in multiple, focused specializations from which a student chooses one according to personal preferences.
If you are interested in this programme, you could also check out our Master's programme in Parallel and Distributed Computer Systems, founded by Prof. Andrew S. Tanenbaum.
The Master's programme of Computer Science currently offers six distinct tracks:
Joint degree programme
Computer Science is a joint degree programme of VU Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam (UvA). Courses are taught at locations of both universities. VU and UvA jointly issue a degree certificate to graduates. As a Computer Science student in Amsterdam you benefit from expertise, networks and research projects at both universities and affiliated research institutes.
Curriculum overview
The Master Programme Computer Science is a two-year Master Program, consisting of 120 ECTS.
General structure of the programme:
Master core (42 EC)
The Master core consists of 3 components:
1. One of the following five courses on societal relevance of computer science:
2. Seminar and Literature Study
3. Master's Project (30 EC)
Restricted choices (12 - 18 EC)
For ensuring the breadth of the program, all students must have followed at least one course out of each of the following restricted choice areas.
Foundations of Computing and Concurrency, choose one from:
Logical Verification
Term Rewriting Systems
Distributed Algorithms
Advanced Logic
Protocol Validation
Mathematics, choose one from:
Coding and Cryptography
Experimental Design and Data Analysis
Programming, choose one from:
Individual Systems Practical
Kernel Programming
Internet programming
Programming Multi-core and Many-core Systems
Parallel Programming Practical
Android lab
Software Testing Practical
Concurrency and Multithreading
High Performance Computing and Big Data
Software Engineering, choose one from:
Service Oriented Design
Software Asset Management
Software Architecture
Software Testing
The Master's programme of Computer Science currently offers six distinct tracks:
A track consists of 6 courses (potentially containing some constrained choices).
Track courses are only given in the 8-week periods.
The courses are scheduled in such a way that these can be followed consecutively during the first three semesters:
Semester 1 = Year 1, periods 1 & 2
Semester 2 = Year 1, periods 4 & 5
Semester 3 = Year 2, periods 1 & 2
Students are allowed to follow in Semester 1 track courses scheduled for Semester 3, and vice versa.
It is possible for students to change track after Semester 1.
Free choice: (18 - 30 EC)
A list of pre-approved courses for free choice, consisting of the restricted-choice courses, and all other courses (Master level) given by the CS dept of the VU and the Informatics Institute of the UvA. This explicitly covers courses from the Masters Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, and Logics.
The vast majority of our students (90%) embark on a career in areas like consultancy, the software business, other private sector businesses or the government sector. Computer scientists are welcome in a variety of jobs including systems manager, information analyst, software engineer, policy advisor or project manager. Many of our former students now work at companies such as Philips, Deloitte en Touche, IBM and the Royal Dutch Navy. Others have created their own company, sometimes right after graduation.
The most typical job our graduates pursue is that of software engineer. Examples of other jobs are:
PhD positions
Graduate students with excellent grades can apply for a PhD position. These are normally awarded for four years, during which time the student is expected to finish his or her PhD thesis. A PhD can lead to a career in business or research. Some of our recent PhD graduates now work as researchers or engineers at companies like Google.com or Amazon.com. Others embarked on an academic career, either at VU Amsterdam or other prestigious universities such as MIT, Cornell University and ETH Zurich.
SBBA Bèta Career Event
Each year the Stichting Bèta Bedrijvencontactdag Amsterdam organizes a Career Event. The career event offers lectures, workshops and a speed-date lunch to enable students to meet with future employers.
More information on SBBA can be obtained at www.sbba.nl.
The Master's programme of Computer Science currently offers six distinct tracks:
Big Data Engineering
In the internet era, data plays center stage. We all continuously communicate via social networks, we expect all information to be accessible online continuously, and the world economies thrive on data processing services where revenue is created by generating insights from raw data. These developments are enabled by a global data processing infrastructure, connecting the whole range from small company computer clusters to data centers run by the world-leading IT giants. In the Big Data Engineering track you study the technology from which these infrastructures are built, allowing you to design and operate solutions for processing, analyzing and managing large quantities of data. This track is part of the joint Master in Computer Science, in which renowned researchers from both VU and UvA contribute their varied expertise in one of the strongest Computer Science programmes available in Europe.
Track coordinator: Adam Belloum
Track core courses:
Large-Scale Data Engineering
Web Data Processing Systems
Web Services and Cloud-based Systems
Information Visualization
Data Mining Techniques
covers compulsory choices: Programming
Computer Systems Security
The Amsterdam-based Master track in Computer Systems Security is unique in the Netherlands in focusing on system security issues in operating systems, hardware and applications. Have you ever wondered how attackers bypass even the most advanced security mechanisms, how we can reverse engineer state-of-the-art malware, or in general, what "hacking a system" is all about? This specialization in Computer Systems Security, a joint effort by VU Amsterdam and University of Amsterdam, is different from security tracks in other universities which tend to focus more on formal methods or the math behind cryptography. Instead, we focus on systems. Our philosophy is that you learn by doing and, moreover, the way to learn most about security solutions is to break them. So, you will learn how to write exploits and how to bypass some of the strongest defenses commonly deployed. The courses are extremely challenging and most of them have a very hands-on character.
In particular, students graduating in the Computer Systems Security specialization have knowledge of
Track coordinator: Herbert Bos
Track core courses:
Computer and Network Security
Cybercrime and Forensics
Binary and Malware Analysis
Kernel Programming
Secure Software
covers compulsory choices: Programming
Foundations of Computing and Concurrency
This track aims at Computer Science students with a general interest in Computing and Concurrency and the application of formal methods for system design. Computing is a fundamental phenomenon in computer science and we provide courses addressing this field in a wide range: from distributed algorithms to protocol validation, and from term rewriting to logical verification. In order to enhance background knowledge and to support the further study of foundational questions some general courses in logic and mathematics are provided as well. Concurrency naturally occurs in the specification of distributed systems, and their analysis, verification and implementation require a systematic approach, aided by formal methods.
Track coordinator: Femke van Raamsdonk
Track core courses:
Protocol Validation
Distributed Algorithms
Advanced Logic
Logical Verification
Term Rewriting Systems
covers compulsory choices: Foundations
Internet and Web Technology
Internet and the World Wide Web play a central role in our society, and have changed the way software systems are engineered and provisioned. Recent advances in virtualization techniques as well as the emergence of Software-as-a Service (SaaS) and cloud-based paradigms have enabled new ways of providing and exploiting computing and IT resources over the Internet. This track aims specifically at preparing students to work in such a complex, dynamic and distributed environment. It gives both in-depth understanding of the key components in developing distributed software- and service-based systems over the Internet, and provide the students with technical and critical thinking skills for the design and performance evaluation of such systems.
Track coordinator: email@example.com
Track core courses:
Internet programming
Service Oriented Design
Distributed Algorithms
Performance of Networked Systems
Web Services and Cloud-based Systems
covers compulsory choices: Programming, Foundations, Software Engineering
Parallel Computing Systems
Parallel computing systems are ubiquitous today. From laptops and mobile phones to global-scale compute infrastructures, parallel computing systems drive the world we live in. Although motivated by advances in hardware design, the many-core revolution has a profound impact on engineering software: Only software explicitly dedicated to parallel architectures can fully exploit today's hardware potential and benefit from future gains in hardware performance. Only software engineers who are true experts in parallel computing systems can make an impact on future software. For this track, leading research groups in the areas of parallel system architecture, programming parallel systems, and performance optimization team up to educate the future experts of the many-core age. This track covers all aspects of parallel computing systems, from hardware to software, and the entire range of scale from laptops to compute servers, GPU accelerators, heterogeneous systems and large-scale, high-performance compute infrastructures. The track includes much practical work that uses a unique, world-class infrastructure, the Distributed ASCI Supercomputer (DAS). Being around for almost two decades, the brand new 5th generation system DAS-5 covers the entire range of scale of parallel systems today and is equipped with a variety of the latest many-core devices. The track also optimally benefits from the local SURFsara supercomputing center and the Netherlands eScience Center, that both are involved in numerous real-world applications.
Track coordinator: Clemens Grelck
Track core courses:
Parallel System Architectures
Programming Large-scale Parallel Systems
Parallel Programming Practical
Programming Multi-core and Many-core Systems
Performance Engineering
covers compulsory choices: Programming
Software Engineering and Green IT
Software engineering applies a systematic and quantifiable approach to the development, execution and maintenance of complex software. Green IT is the study and practice of environmentally sustainable computing. The combination of Software Engineering and Green IT in one track provides the students with the instruments necessary to gain a holistic understanding of large-scale and complex software systems, to manage their evolution, assess their quality and environmental impact, quantify their value and sustainability potential, and organize their development in different local and distributed contexts. Software engineering and Green IT is a broad and comprehensive field, in which engineering plays an important role, next to social, economic and environmental aspects. The field continually evolves, as the types of systems and the world at large do change as well. The field is being influenced by practices and development paradigms such as outsourcing, global software development, service orientation, smart and pervasive computing, and energy-aware software engineering.
Track coordinator: Patricia Lago
Track core courses:
Service Oriented Design
Software Asset Management
Software Architecture
Software Testing
Green Lab
covers compulsory choices: Software Engineering
Reputation of the programme
The Computer Science programme at VU Amsterdam has a solid reputation for its approach to the subject. One faculty member, Professor Andrew S. Tanenbaum recently won the prestigious IEEE James H. Mulligan Jr. Education Award and a grant from the European Research Council of 2.4 million euros. Also, nearly 100% of computer science students find a full-time job that matches their qualifications before the day of their graduation. As a student, you will profit from the expertise of VU Amsterdam's research groups, and from their contacts at national and international level.
Individual programme of study
You will be encouraged to compile your personal programme of study, in consultation with your own coordinator who remains on hand to help with any queries you may have throughout your programme.
Interdisciplinary programme
Computer Science at VU Amsterdam is very broad and wide-ranging compared to other universities. You will choose a specialization as part of the programme. Beside the compulsory courses, you will have the opportunity to take optional courses from the whole range of computer science.
International setting
The city of Amsterdam is a very welcoming environment for international students and staff. Our Computer Science department is also very international-oriented: 40 nationalities are represented among our academic staff, and our students come from many more different countries.
If you would like to know more
Come to one of our information days or order the brochure.
Information days
Order the brochure
2 years
1 June for Dutch students. 1 April for EU/EEA and non-EU/EEA students.* * EU/EEA students with an international degree who do not need housing services through VU Amsterdam can still apply until 1 June.
1 September and 1 February
- Big Data Engineering
- Computer Systems Security
- Foundations of Computing and Concurrency
- Internet and Web Technology
- Parallel Computing Systems
- Software Engineering and Green IT
Computer Science, Mathematics and Business
The software behind mobile phones
New types of mobile phones with all kinds of novel features seem to appear every day. But the software inside is not redesigned and rewritten every time. The programs can simply be expanded by adding new "building blocks" from time to time. But just how do you go about doing that?
The technology behind P2P
What kind of technology makes BitTorrent work? Nowadays, millions of people use P2P programs. These networks have to manage their structure autonomously, regardless of the number of people joining or leaving the system at any time.
Are these transactions secure? What kinds of technologies are at work here?
Digital social networks
Social networks are very important in most people's lives. Nowadays, there are also lots of digital social communities, like Facebook or Hyves. How are these social networks built up, what specific technologies make them tick?
GSEEM stands for Global Software Engineering European Master. It is an international Double Degree Master programme for students in Computer Science and specializing in Software Engineering. A student enrolled in GSEEM spends one academic year at the VU Amsterdam and one academic year at one partner university. Students from our GSEEM partner universities are encouraged to opt for this programme through their respective contact persons:
|Partner university
|Contact person
|Mälardalen University (Västerås, Sweden)
|Prof. Ivica Crnkovic
|University of L'Aquila (L'Aquila, Italy)
|Dr. Henry Muccini
|VU Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
|Dr. Patricia Lago
VU Amsterdam offers two profiles (SA and WS). The other universities offer:
Each profile is made of a package of modules, to be agreed with each partner university. All modules are taught in English.
Double Degree and Mobility
A student registered in GSEEM studies one year at one of the three partner universities and one year at VU Amsterdam. It is possible to spend abroad either the first year or the second year. The Master project is carried out during the second year, eventually abroad.
Each partner university recognizes a Double Degree to all students that are regularly enrolled and that obtained at both visited universities at least 60 ECTS points in Master modules (including 30 ECTS of Master thesis in the second year). Students visiting VU Amsterdam, in addition, must be regularly enrolled at the moment in which the Degree is granted. The degree granted by VU Amsterdam is the Master in Computer Science with specialization in software engineering. The Master diploma further specifies the taken modules. Further information can be obtained through the official GSEEM website.
Admission requirements
You must have completed your Bachelor study when you start with the first year of Master studies. In addition, you must pass 60 ECTS in Master modules/thesis, or plan to achieve this objective before starting your stay abroad. Exceptions can de discussed case by case with the local International Master Coordinator.
Student experiences from VU Amsterdam
You can read the experience of Alessio Sclocco below.
How and when to apply?
Links to the courses and content of the programme
The courses that are given in this master can be found through the online studyguide
Note that at the moment there is no seperate section which contains all the GSEEM courses.
The courses that are required and the optional ones can be found on the GSEEM website.
Further information
Further information can be obtained through the official GSEEM website or by contacting Dr. Patricia Lago
We offer a special programme in Computer Science for outstanding students from our partner universities that consists of one full year of study at VU Amsterdam. You should be able to obtain at least 60 ECTS in courses and complete a Master's project in this one year. Application for this programme is open to those who have finished courses at the Master's level at one of our partner universities for at least 60 ECTS which provide exemptions from Master's courses at VU Amsterdam.
Students from our partner universities are encouraged to opt for this programme through their respective contact persons:
|Partner university
|Contact person
|Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest, Hungary)
|Prof. Z. Horvath
|University of Warsaw (Warsaw, Poland)
|Prof. Janina Mincer-Daszkiewicz
|Jagiellonian University (Krakow, Poland)
|Prof. K. Ciesielski
|Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic)
|Tomas Bures
|Amrita University (India)
|Dr. Maneesha V Ramesh (director, Amrita center for international programs)
A limited number of fellowships (VUFP) is available for (partial) funding of this programme. Please note that the application deadline for VU Fellowship Programme (VUFP) is 1 February. Students that would like to apply for VUFP, also have to apply for the short track master programme before 1 February!
More information on the VU Fellowship Programme
Student loan
If you pay tuition fees and do not receive another Dutch income on the basis of your study, you may be entitled to a student loan. Please apply well in advance. For information please contact the Informatie Beheer Groep by telephone (+31 505 997755) or visit their website: www.duo.nl.
How and when to apply?
Please send the following documents (also) by regular mail to:
VU Amsterdam
International Office / Degree Mobility Unit
De Boelelaan 1105
1081 HV Amsterdam
1. A completed application form signed by a senior faculty representative at your home university; please mention your VU student number (which you will receive once you have started your online application)
2. Your CV / Resume in English;
3. A form with list of completed courses (transcript of records) taken at your home university and a list of courses that you still intend to take at your home university. Please have these lists signed by a faculty representative from your home university;
4. Recommendation letters from a senior member of your faculty (professor at your department).
Admission and scholarship assignment
In April, the Examination Board of the Faculty of Sciences will decide which applicants will be admitted to the Short Track Master's programme in Computer Science. Requests for courses exemptions will be evaluated as well. Applicants will be notified by May the result of their application, and if applicable, scholarship.
More information?
For practical matters, like accommodation, living costs, financial aid, work, etc., please contact our International Office: firstname.lastname@example.com
Please consult the website of the Internship Office for Mathematics and Computer Science for information on internships and work placement opportunities. See
Internship office Computer Science
Michal Szymaniak, software engineer @ Google Headquarters, California
Can you summarize your study curriculum at VU Amsterdam?
I did my bachelor studies in Warsaw university, and the first year of my master's. I then took the opportunity to follow an international short track master's program in Amsterdam, which gave me a joint master degree from both universities. I enjoyed my stay at the VU so I started a PhD in the same group. My research topic was "Latency-Driven Replication for Globally Distributed Systems".
How did you end up working for Google?
I received my doctorate from the VU in 2007 and then started working for Google. It was in fact a straightforward transition after my summer internship with Google in 2005, when I validated some of my research ideas on the Google's global infrastructure. The internship was also a great opportunity to find out how Google works and how it touches lives of millions of people every day. Looking back, I think it was that prospect that ultimately convinced me to join.
What is exciting in your job?
Very often, we launch new product features to a small group of users and then analyze how they react to it. If the response is favorable, then we launch the feature to more users. Otherwise, we drop or fix the feature and try again. Being a researcher, I like this approach a lot - its being based on facts helps us quickly make right choices without being overly attached to any initial intuition.
What kind of work do you do?
As for my own career at Google, I first worked on the system that identifies Google users such that they can personalize our applications to their own needs.
Peter Mika, researcher @ Yahoo! Research, Barcelona
"After finishing my MSc and PhD degree both at VU, I got a job as a researcher at the European research lab of Yahoo in Barcelona, Spain. The most visible part of my work is that I contributed to the conceptualization and design of SearchMonkey. SearchMonkey uses semantic technologies to improve how search results are displayed, by including images, links and data inside the abstracts. I like this job because I'm interested in applying semantic technologies to improve search. This not only means Web search, but also searching inside the vast content assets owned by Yahoo, including news, finance and product data, emails, videos and images, social networks, user profiles and much more."
Christian Rossow: PhD student @ VU Amsterdam
"VU Amsterdam is an excellent learning environment with international multi-cultural flair. Driven by my interests, I followed the Computer Science Master studies at VU Amsterdam and was never disappointed in my choice throughout the two years. I particularly liked the flexible study programme, which allows you to choose theoretical and practical subjects from a wide study catalog. And whatever course I took, I was satisfied with a high quality of teaching. To me the studies at VU Amsterdam were a perfect preparation for my current PhD career." Any questions? You can visit my personal website for contact details: http://www.christian-rossow.de
Alessio Sclocco: finishing the GSEEM international double degree programme @ Italy
Alessio was in Amsterdam at VU Amsterdam in 2010. We asked him some questions about his experiences here.
Who are you and what master have you done?
My name is Alessio Sclocco and I come from a small town in the center of Italy called Pescara. At the VU I am enrolled in the GSEEM program (Global Software Engineering European Master), an international double degree master in computer science - software engineering specialisation
Which bachelor did you do before and how did you hear about this master?
I did my bachelor in computer science at the University of L'Aquila, a small university not so far from my hometown. One of our professors back there told us about the opportunity to enroll in this master and study at two universities in different countries. I really wanted to have an international experience so I applied few days after my graduation.
What are you experiences with this master?
I liked the international background of this master, having to travel to a different country, meeting students from all over the world, it was great. It was an opportunity to form an international network for me; I should say that before coming to Amsterdam all my friends were from, almost, the same place as me and we were talking the same language. I had the opportunity to get in touch with some companies during my studies in Amsterdam, but I preferred to postpone everything until my graduation.
Where are you now and how did you like the VU?
Now I am living in my hometown in Italy, where I am finishing to write my master thesis and giving the last exams of the master.
The VU was a great place to study and I am looking forward to be back there for my master presentation. The courses I took were really interesting, and I had the opportunity to discover fields of computer science that previously I didn't know a lot about. For example I had no experience in parallel computing before the VU, and now I am doing my master project in this field.
Something that I really liked is that you can really feel that what you are studying is at the border line with research, so you always study new and exciting things, and many times the lecturers are also the authors of the scientific papers you are studying on. I am still in contact with some of my fellow students at the VU, and I am glad I had the opportunity to meet them.
What are your plans after finishing the master?
I still have to decide. I want to apply for a PhD in computer science, but if I will find a challenging job before, then I can decide to move into the private industry. However I will decide as soon as I will finish to write my thesis.
Tudor Didilescu is doing his MSc in Computer Science with a specialization in HPDC (High Performance Distributed Computing).
I applied for a MSc. at the VU Amsterdam in January 2009, while finishing my bachelor at "Gh. Asachi" Technical University of Iasi, Romania. For my bachelor, I have majored in Information Technology, graduating in the top 5 students of my year. Fortunately, my application has been approved and I received a VUFP scholarship for the first year, a financial study aid that I was able to extend for my second year as well by having good academic results.
I have initially followed a Software Engineering track, thinking that it would allow me to work more with design patterns and high level application development techniques while developing actual software. The courses on this track are more theoretical than I expected and since I am a very practical person, I decided to switch to the HPDC specialization. It gives me the necessary balance between the theoretical content (Parallel Programming, Distributed Systems) and practical work (Parallel Programming Practical, Cluster and Grid Computing, Operating Systems Practical).
I like this master because it is challenging. It gives you a glimpse of the immensity of computing power out there and all the possibilities that it brings with it. It looks at emerging paradigms such as Cloud computing and lets you explore this for yourself in a competitive manner. Large scale distributed computing is the future and I am confident that this master will help me greatly in my future career.
I live at the Uilenstede campus, in Amstelveen - a 15 min walk to the university. The university is very European; it has a great deal of cultures and diversity. I like the infrastructure and facilities that are made available to students, and especially students from the Faculty of Sciences. I consider it to be a good place to study and a great place to meet lots of interesting and really smart people (either professors or fellow students)
After finishing this master, I plan to work in the industry as an IT professional at one of the major corporations out there today (Microsoft, Google, Amazon etc.) and get the opportunity of participating maybe in some of the projects that will shape the face of computing in the following decades.
Alexandru Irimiea is an High Performance Distributed Computing (HPDC) student at the VU
After finishing my Bachelor in Computer Science I had a hard time deciding between going directly into Industry or following a Master Program in a foreign country. I eventually chose the Industry and only after another two years did I pursue my initial intuition.
Being intrigued by the increasing presence of the paradigm of distributed computing I picked the HPDC track of the Computer Science Master Program here at VU. Of course, I made a number of assumptions about life in The Netherlads, the teaching level at VU and other aspects. In hindsight, though not all were correct or complete, after almost one and a half years spent here I believe that I made a very good choice. The teaching environment was all that I expected and more. All the professors are passionate about their particular field of interest and manage very effectively to inspire and motivate students. The courses are varied and offer together an in depth understanding of the broad field, allowing the students to make an informed decision regarding their future careers. Each year the content is updated and refined in order to fit in new advancements or to address student observations. The intense theoretical courses are combined with stimulating practical ones, where the challenges range from modifying the Minix kernel to programming clusters, grids and event the clouds of Amazon. To our surprise, for the last example we even needed a credit card! God forbid there is an unobserved bug that leaves processes running (and thus cash flowing out of your credit card!) Don't worry, it's not that expensive :-).
But what about social life? Well, the University and the campus offer a true international environment, which, of course, is infused in the particular culture of the country. I honestly cannot keep up with all the social and sports events that are available to me. The various student organizations make sure that you don't miss your weekly borrel, the chance to ski in the Alps or the hitchhike competition to I don't know what European capital. This place really confirms that indeed you can study harder and enjoy life better at the same time. I made a lot of new friends from all over the world, had new experiences and learned new things from them.
What will happen next is that I will choose a company that does something that I find particularly exciting and apply to work for it. I did not decide yet since I still have some time left here and am eager to start working for the Master Project, which can have quite some impact on this decision. With the toolkit that I will have built in the two years spent here I am confident that I will succeed in any environment.
Bas van Dijk is busy with this master: Internet and Web Technology
My name is Bas van Dijk, I am currently taking a masters degree in computer science with a specialisation in Internet and Web Technology. Before I started at the VU, I was in an accelerated program of informatics at the HvA Amsterdam. This master offers me a wide variety of courses like operating systems, distributed systems and human computer interaction, and offers me flexibility in planning my study. I especially liked the more practical courses like computer graphics and network programming.
I live in a small city near Amsterdam, traveling to the VU takes me about 50 minutes by public transport. The reason I chose the VU was for its informal atmosphere and its interesting program. Starting at a university as an HBO student turned out to be quite hard for me. There was a large difference between the way I was used to work and the way things work at a university. Nowadays, I am quite used to it and have found my flow.
After my master I plan to start a new web development company together with a fellow student of mine. Five years ago I started my own company (http://www.happyfish.nl) and after my master I want to expand this even further. I like the freedom of entrepreneurship and I am really looking forward to getting started.
Please note that starting in 2018-2019 the Master's programme Computer Science is a joint degree programme with the University of Amsterdam (UvA). Courses are given at the two Faculties of Science. Graduates receive a diploma accredited by both universities.
The Computer Science programme is open to both Dutch and International Students with a background in Computer Science. Admission is based on a strict selection procedure. The Faculty's Admission Board will decide upon your admission after having evaluated your complete online application. If you have read the admission criteria below and feel you are eligible for admission, please take the following steps to submit your application. Note that the initial application procedure is fully online and that scans of your relevant documents are required.
Students with a Dutch degree from another university than VU Amsterdam can check the Dutch info on application here. Already a Master-student at VU and do you want to re-apply for next year? Please check VUnet. If you have nearly completed your Bachelor and want to do a Master, please apply on studielink.
Admission to a Master's programme: the Bachelor-before-Master rule
The Bachelor-before-Master rule is applied to all VU programmes. This means that you can only start a Master's programme on 1 September if you have obtained your Bachelor's degree. Uncompleted Bachelor's subjects are not permitted if you want to start a Master programme.
What does this mean now for students? - You may have to adjust your study plan. For example, if you're planning a semester abroad in the first semester and you would like to start the following Master's programme in September, please note that every part of the Bachelor's study programme has to be completed – not only the compulsory parts of the programme. Other (short) interruptions of your study programme can also have an effect on your ability to proceed onto a Master's programme. If the Bachelor's programme is not fully completed, you cannot start the Master's programme until the start of the next academic year. Take this into account when planning your study path! Please contact our faculty's study advisors when you have any questions.
Contact the Track Coordinators for specific information about the different tracks:
|Big Data Engineering
|dr. Adam Belloum
|Computer Systems Security
|prof. dr. H.J. Bos
|Foundations of Computing & Concurrency
|dr. F van Raamsdonk
|Internet & Web Technology
|dr. J. Urbani
|Parallel Computing Systems
|dr. Clemens Grelck
|Software Engineering & Green IT
|prof. dr. P. Lago
The Computer Science programme is open to both Dutch and International Students with a background in Computer Science. Admission is based on a strict selection procedure. The Faculty's Admission Board will decide upon your admission after having evaluated your complete online application.
In order to gain admission to the Computer Science Master's programme, you will need to have at least a Bachelor's degree from an accredited research university including at least three full years of academic study amounting to a minimum of 180 ECTS or equivalent. Academic writing skill is to be demonstrated by submitting a thesis. We do not require a GRE or GMAT test score. A Bachelor degree obtained at an applied university or higher vocational education (HBO in Dutch) in most cases does not grant direct access to the programme (only exceptionally high ranking students stand a chance of admission).
Specific requirements for the Computer Science master's programme
For admission to the Computer Science programme, a Bachelor degree in Computer Science or a closely related Bachelor is required. In general, we expect the following subjects to be part of your Bachelors programme:
- Programming
- Algorithms
- Computer Systems
- Computer Networks
- Software Engineering
- Logic
Any one of the following subjects will increase your chances of admission:
- Databases
- Automata
- Graph Theory
- Compilers
- Machine Learning or Artificial Intelligence
- Mathematics (Linear Algebra, Discrete Mathematics, Statistics)
This list is not exhaustive and having these courses on your diploma does not guarantee admission, however they are a strong indication of your admissibility.
General language proficiency requirements
VU Amsterdam requires international applicants to take an English test and to submit their score as a part of the application. Exceptions are made for students who have completed their education in Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand or Australia or who have obtained an international Baccalaureate or European Baccalaureate diploma.
Admission to a Master's programme: the Bachelor-before-Master rule
The Bachelor-before-Master rule is applied to all VU programmes. This means that you can only start a Master's programme on 1 September (or on 1 February) if you have obtained your Bachelor's degree. Uncompleted Bachelor's subjects are not permitted if you want to start a Master programme.
What does this mean now for students? - You may have to adjust your study plan. For example, if you're planning a semester abroad in the first semester and you would like to start the following Master's programme in September, please note that every part of the Bachelor's study programme has to be completed – not only the compulsory parts of the programme. Other (short) interruptions of your study programme can also have an effect on your ability to proceed onto a Master's programme. If the Bachelor's programme is not fully completed, you cannot start the Master's programme until the start of the next academic year. Take this into account when planning your study path! Please contact our faculty's study advisors when you have any questions.
Please note that starting in 2018-2019 the Master's programme Computer Science is a joint degree programme with the University of Amsterdam (UvA). Courses are given at the two Faculties of Science. Graduates receive a diploma accredited by both universities.
If you have read the admission criteria below and feel you are eligible for admission, please take the following steps to submit your application. Note that the initial application procedure is fully online and that scans of your relevant documents are required.
Students with a Dutch degree from another university than VU Amsterdam can check the Dutch info on application here.
Step 1: Meet the admission criteria
Step 2: Prepare documents and apply online
Dutch students or students with a Dutch University degree, please follow: Online application for students with a Dutch University degree
Students with an international degree, please follow: Online application for students with an International University degree
For International degree holders, digital scans of the following documents are required:
Detailed descriptions of the required documents can be found here
Step 3: Await decision on admission
The admission board will review your application as soon as it is complete. Normally this takes about four weeks, but it might take longer in busy periods so be sure to apply as soon as possible. If you gain admission, you will receive a letter of conditional admission by email. You can start planning your move to Amsterdam!
Step 4: Finalize your registration and move to Amsterdam!
Make sure to finalize your registration as a student before the start of the programme. The conditions include sending a certified copy of your diploma and submitting the results of your English language test. Also, arrange payment of the tuition fees or authorize VU Amsterdam to withdraw the fees (you need to have a European bank account for this option). Here you will find an explanation of the registration procedure and the relevant deadlines. When all conditions are met you will receive a confirmation of your registration and you will be ready to start your programme at VU Amsterdam!
Further information about
Tuition fees
Contact for International Degree StudentsFor detailed questions about the Master's programmes or the application procedure contact your International Student Advisor at the International Office:
There are several possibilities for obtaining funding. VU Amsterdam, the Dutch governement and other organisations offer scholarships, fellowships and grants.
Contact the Track Coordinators for specific information about the different tracks:
|Big Data Engineering
|dr. Adam Belloum
|Computer Systems Security
|prof. dr. H.J. Bos
|Foundations of Computing & Concurrency
|dr. F van Raamsdonk
|Internet & Web Technology
|dr. J. Urbani
|Parallel Computing Systems
|Jacopo Urbani
|Software Engineering & Green IT
|prof. dr. P. Lago
General information about VU Amsterdam
Please phone us at +31 (0)20 598 5000 (Monday – Friday, 9:00 to 12:00). You may also e-mail us at email@example.com.
Would you like to read the key points of the Master's programme? Order the brochure. Or find out more about the Master's programmes and visit our information days.


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Monday, April 29, 2013
The lake is out!
15 comments:
- DJan said...
That middle picture is indeed magical. I think I see some fairies sitting on those "islands," too. :-)
- April 29, 2013 at 8:05 AM
- Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...
Indeed, lakes are much better melted!
- April 29, 2013 at 9:13 AM
- Tina Fariss Barbour said...
I like that saying--the lake is out. It's been freed of the ice.
Your pictured lake is so lush--so much life going on there! Great photos.
- April 29, 2013 at 9:58 AM
- Hilary said...
I like the expression "the lake is out" .. kind of like the sun coming out. It is indeed a magical spot and would draw me to explore.
- April 29, 2013 at 10:24 AM
- Rita said...
Gorgeous pictures! Happy Spring. :)
- April 29, 2013 at 2:41 PM
- Creations By Mit said...
Gorgeous photos!! Glad to hear Spring has finally made it out your way!! We are just starting to get leaves here in New England!!!
- April 29, 2013 at 3:21 PM
- Linda said...
Glorious photos! So nice to see spring "springing" up everywhere now.
- April 29, 2013 at 10:30 PM
- Tweedles -- that's me said...
And what a beautiful lake it is!
- April 29, 2013 at 11:57 PM
- Cat Chat With Caren And Cody said...
so gorgeous!
- April 30, 2013 at 5:26 AM
- Linda Hensley said...
Where I live, Spring is when the river breaks. Yay for warm weather!! Beautiful photos.
- April 30, 2013 at 7:38 AM
- Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...
Yay you have spring (I'd never heard that saying 'the lake is out' but it makes perfect sense!).
And while your tropical lake pictures are beautiful and amazing, it has to be even more special to enjoy your Minnesota ones after the long wait for them!
- April 30, 2013 at 10:48 AM
- barbara l. hale said...
Wonderful photos! What a beautiful place!
- April 30, 2013 at 12:04 PM
- SquirrelQueen said...
Wow! I hope everyone enlarges your photos to see all the gorgeous details. That is one lovely lake, I can see why this one is your favorite.
Also I wanted to tell you about a logo design contest going on in the month of April. Some info and a link are on my pet blog today. Don't know if you would be interested but I would love to see your take on the design.
- April 30, 2013 at 6:38 PM
- Golden Woofs! SUGAR said...
Woof! Woof! It's been a cold and long winter in Minnesota. I bet the sunshine feels good. Beautiful lake. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar
- April 30, 2013 at 10:03 PM
- Pat Tillett said...
Yes, it is a beauty! I'm sure glad the lakes in my area don't freeze...
- May 1, 2013 at 1:15 AM


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Welcome to the 2nd Annual European Proton Therapy Congress
In recent years, proton therapy has caught up with conventional photon therapy technology. As a result, the proton therapy industry is growing rapidly, with over 50 centres operational globally and many more being built. With clinical evidence supporting the benefits of protons beginning to emerge for more and more indications, the local demand for proton therapy is increasing and many cancer centres are considering this as a viable development for the future.
The Proton Therapy Congress will bring together leaders from a multitude of disciplines to show case unpublished data, new technological advances and translational case studies to highlight not only the strengths of proton therapy, but also the challenges surrounding its optimisation, and practical implementation.
The processes involved in developing and managing a successful centre will be explored, highlighting case studies and lessons to be learned from prestigious centres and examining the challenges around building a business case for proton therapy, turning the proton therapy vision into a clinically and commercially viable reality.
The Proton Therapy Congress is a place for leading medical directors, clinical oncologists and medical physicists, health and business administrators, insurers and payers, governing bodies, private enterprises and ground breaking solution providers to discuss ideas, form collaborations and identify strategies for development.


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Imperial Tax Law
The Belted KnightUnder Imperial tax law, all tenants of a lord's demesne are required to render service as a sort of tax. This labor is used to till the lord's fields, plant his crops, and harvest his grains. This form of tax is also found in cities where the required labor is used to repair roads, build public structures, and maintain aqueducts or sewers (in those cities ancient enough to possess either) as well as to repair walls. Residents can commute these costs to gold, though such commutation is fairly rare and onerous—the gold-price of a day of labor is generally set as higher than the wages of someone working, so the lord can both make up for the lost labor and profit from the commutation.There are several kinds of peasants and their taxes are assessed differently depending on their status and the amount of land they own. These are:Virgaters: the wealthiest peasants, they own a virgate of land or more. Whether they are servile (cannot sell the land, owe two workdays a week instead of one every two weeks, etc.) or free is independent of their wealth.Half-virgaters: those who own less than a virgate but enough to feed themselves, these peasants are generally free. They owe one workday every three weeks (two every three weeks if they are servile).Cotters: peasants who own only a cottage (or in extreme cases, a cot) they must supplement their farming labor with work for the lord or other local peasants in return for enough to feed themselves. They owe only the one traditional labor a year, the great harvest (at which they are fed in return for their several days of work).All people living in a city are assessed ad censum, or by head, meaning that larger families tend to owe more in terms of labor. While labor commutation is rare or almost nonexistent in the towns and vills, it is common in cities for it to be commuted to kind (butter, apples, etc., assessed as a value of the labor provided) or in gold, particularly when the peasant is a wealthy merchant glad to be free of traditional labor-duty. Still, it is not uncommon to see a work-gang composed of city-folk who are providing their traditional one work-day a month for their magnate.
Amongst the men of the north you may hear the term "belted knight" bandied about quite a bit. Even in elvish lands, you're likely to hear someone speak of the "sworn" or "anointed" knights. The conception of knighthood is not invariable, however; the precise meaning of that phrase depends on where you find yourself.Knights, general. The term knight comes from the Eylic/Orthr word for a servant, particularly a boy-servant. In High Varan they are called milites which refers instead to ancient soldiers of the empire. No matter where you are, the concept of knighthood has a military aspect. It evolved over time from an apparent union of horsemanship and military service and knights are generally associated with horses (or mounts of some kind) throughout the north.Imperial - Term: Milite Honorific: SieurIn the empire, knights are elite soldiers supported by grants of field and property form their lord. These fields are worked by the local peasants that owe labor to the demesne, thus freeing the knight for military service. Attaining knighthood is, like many imperial offices, celebrated by a vigil and the award of a special and distinctive belt, in this case a gold-paneled sword-belt with scenes of battle and blessings inscribed on it.Knights may be chosen for other duties besides their military ones or in addition to them, adding to the stipend received from their lords. Serving as bailiffs is a common use of knights, as is being promoted to a magisterial position to oversee the local curia and law courts. Knights in the empire are technically possessed of that mystical quality nobilis and can never be considered to be servile under any legal definition of the term.Imperial knights are generally created to help lords meet the legal requirement of supporting elite warriors from their lands. However, it is also possible to be knighted for performing some extraordinary service to a lord, usually a military one. Knightship is not hereditary, nor are the children of a knight necessarily expected to serve (though they certainly have a leg up, as they are generally trained by the local master-at-arms).In the empire, fidelity is generally taken to mean devotion to a house or noble family. Knights, ideally, will be deferential to all members of the family which elevated them and do their best to serve the interests of the family as a whole. Many of the new-style of imperial tragedies focus on the conflicting loyalties a knight must feel for both his emperor and his lord.Elvish - Term: Vannottu Honorific: TyrElvish knights are anointed for a number of reasons, generally military ones as well. Unlike imperial knights, elves made into Vannottunoi are considered to be personally bonded with the noble who knighted them. While a strong element of fidelity is common to all knights the land over, elvish knights do not necessarily feel an attachment to the house of their lord, but to their lord himself.Unlike imperial knights, elvish knights rarely fight unmounted. They serve as traveling companions and elite swordsmen, eschewing the use of most other weapons as blunt or inelegant tools for battle. Elvish knighthood has a religious element as well, though it is intertwined with the notion of personal loyalty to one's lord.Elvish knights, unlike most others, form a hereditary class from which they are drawn. They are the least of the elvish noble class in any kingdom (to be elevated to knighthood for battle is far less glorious than to be elevated, for example, for brilliant poetry to a lordship). Elvish knights train for most of their young lives, mastering the sword and shield as well as horsemanship or, in the case of Vesimian Sea-knights or Talimisian Sky-knights, ships and pegasi.


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The organization has served the students well of the college of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences of Texas Southern University. This alumni association is not officially recognized by the school or university and is a corporation that is a separate intity. The alumni association is a corporation ran by a board of directors and not by the university. Their are no financial disclosures made to members on a quarterly or annual basis which their should be. The organization has not made a clear distinction between itself and the alumni association that represents the College of Pharmacy and Allied Healths Science and recognized by the University and National Alumni Association. Most students and almuni members are not aware of this and should be.
The TSU School of Pharmacy Alumni Association, Inc. was founded in 1979 by 18 dedicated pharmacy alums who possessed a desire to assist the pharmacy students financially and support their Alma Mater! These pioneers developed a support system for the College and its programs and encouraged inner city minority students to pursue their dreams of becoming health care professionals. To date this organization has raised thousands of dollars to award underprivileged pharmacy students with scholarships and grants to assist with their tuition and to pay for the Pharmacy NAPLEX Exam after graduation. In addition, the organization host an Annual Continuing education Conference to help educate pharmacist throughout the State of Texas and keep them abreast of changes in medication therapies and treatment modalities of various disease states. You may reach this organization at 1-866-783-5455 or firstname.lastname@example.com to donate. We are a 501c3 tax-exempt organzation.


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People are my inspiration. The human form, in its many poses, excites me. Although I am moved by the natural places that we sentient beings discover, cultivate or trod on, I love more to paint us in these settings.
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I'm very fond of rice pudding – even eating it for breakfast, if there's any left. Thanks to Dreena Burton, author of The Everyday Vegan – check out my review of it Here – I can now make an even better rice pudding – arborio rice pudding. Who knew?
I've never used arborio rice until I got a copy of The Everyday Vegan. I found the rice easily at my local bulk store, and it's made a real difference in the creaminess factor of this dish.
I really love this recipe, and have only made a few changes to the original found in The Everyday Vegan: Recipes & Lessons for Living the Vegan Life.
I try to switch out and incorporate ingredients that will help lower blood pressure, and/or lower bad LDL cholesterol, so I added dried cranberries, but you could also use raisins. I also used unpasteurized, local honey for the sweetener. The fresh nutmeg on top is a nice bonus.
This pudding is soo yummy, and really filling, so you might want to save it for breakfast or a snack-if you can.


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The three new Meizu MX4G device is leaked.
by Jan 21, 2014 9:12 pm0
The one of Chinese smartphone manufacturer Meizu is now ready to hit European market, and now we have a leaked information about the three new Meizu MX4G devices.
The new Three Meizu MX4G series are Mini, Uni and Pro series, those device has teased by the Company's CEO Jack Wong.
While for now we only has the leaked information that the Mini version will has 5 inch screen size, while the other model will packs with 5,5 inch screen size with 2,560 x 1,536 display.
The MX4G series may not ship for a long while; Meizu tends to launch flagships later in the year. Even if that's true, we suspect that many will like knowing what to expect so far in advance.