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Why volunteer to teach overseas when you can get paid to do so? The first benefit of volunteering is that most volunteer programs provide training and coordinate logistics and paperwork for you, from finding a school to arranging visas. In addition, volunteer programs frequently offer more challenging and more rewarding assignments. As a volunteer, you are more likely to teach low-income children in rural areas, adolescents in youth programs, or adults in grassroots organizations. Paid teachers often work for businesspeople or their children.
All volunteer programs are not equal, however. There are vast differences in expenses, training provided, types of placements, and quality of services. Before you compare programs, take time to explore your own needs and interests. How long can you volunteer? Where do you want to go? How much can you spend? Who do you want to teach?
The following evaluations of five of the most popular volunteer programs are the results of four years of research in over two dozen countries. Our book, How to Live Your Dream of Volunteering Overseas, which contains more extensive evaluations, is based on interviews with hundreds of volunteers. Be aware, however, that program quality varies from year to year and from country to country. Your best strategy is to contact recently returned volunteers from the program you are considering.
Peace Corps
The most common Peace Corps assignments are teaching (including English), business skills, and environmental education. The main advantageand disadvantageof the Peace Corps is that it is part of the U.S. government. You usually receive a modest salary, end-of-service payment (about $8,000), excellent health services, good language training, substantial length of service (two years plus three months), and evacuation in the case of political instabilityor really bad weather. On the negative side, the Peace Corps only accepts U.S. citizens, does not give volunteers a choice of country, and provides poor technical instruction. Volunteers cannot be political; for example, they cant be members of groups such as Amnesty International and cant even tell people how they vote. Some volunteers resent being a happy face sticker on the often disruptive U.S. foreign policy, in the words of one volunteer. Twenty to 30 percent of volunteers do not complete two years of service because of problems such as illness or a mismatch between volunteers and their placements.
WorldTeach appears to do a better job than the Peace Corps in helping volunteers find appropriate placements. In several countries, including Ecuador and South Africa, it forms partnerships with environmental organizations; volunteers teach local residents to become environmentally sensitive tour guides with ecotourism projects. The program thus helps promote local economic development through environmental conservation and education. Volunteers report a high level of satisfaction with their placements and WorldTeach support services. The main drawback of WorldTeach is its price tag of $4,000 to $6,000, but the organization provides assistance with fundraising and volunteers earn a salary while overseas.
VIA/Volunteers in Asia
VIA, formerly known as Volunteers in Asia, places volunteers in China, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Laos, mostly as teachers at colleges and universities or workers with nongovernmental organizations. Some summer volunschools. All training takes place in the San Francisco Bay area and includes cultural issues. Applicants must have prior teaching experience or take classes in Teaching English as a Foreign Language. Participants in VIA programs generally report a high level of satisfaction, praising the tight-knit organization for its training, support, and alumni program
Cross-Cultural Solutions
Cross-Cultural Solutions (CCS) offers the opportunity to volunteer with local community organizations such as a school for children with disabilities in India, a womens group in Ghana, or a health clinic in Peru. Emphasis is usually more on culturally sensitive support for local development efforts than on intensive teaching. The careful matching process, top-notch local staff, and comfortable but modest group living quarters create a positive ex-perience for most CCS volunteers. We recommend CCS for people who want to learn about local peoples efforts to promote development in their own communities.
Institute for International Cooperation And Development
Institute for International Cooperation And Development (IICD) is a highly controversial organization that offers opportunities to teach English, farming, and AIDS education. The parent organization, Tvind, is considered by some to be a cult and is currently under investigation by the Danish police authorities for tax evasion. Volunteers complain that training is woefully inadequatefor example, some are expected to teach lifetime farmers how to farm when the volunteers have virtually no farming experience themselvesand placements are often dangerous. Many volunteers dropped out of the program, complaining that the organization appears to be more focused on raising money for IICD than helping people overseas.
Other Opportunities
Dozens of additional volunteer placement programs offer teaching assignments. We investigated and profiled 80 organizations, more than half with teaching opportunities. In addition, we met dozens of volunteers who had independently created their own volunteer teaching positions. Regardless of your country of interest, timeline, and budget, you are bound to find at least one organization thats right for you, providing a teaching opportunity that wont put much money in your pocket but will certainly enrich your life. Next time we will explain how to create your own volunteer teaching positions, without the support of a volunteer program.
COLLINS, De ZEREGA, and HECKSCHER are co-authors of How to Live Your Dream of Volunteering Overseas. See Zahara Heckscher's bio for more information about her work.


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Gary Barlow- Forever Love
From 'open road' album
A great song by Gary Barlow. Originally played on piano,
but sounds perfect on acoustic guitar.
Hope you enjoy it!!
Tabbed by Janus Gottlieb
Intro: G EM9 Cadd9 D-Dsus4 G
G D- (Dsus4) EM9 G
Love it has so many beautiful faces
Cadd9 D G D
Sharing lives and sharing days
G D (Dsus4) EM9 G
My love it had so many empty spaces
Cadd9 D G
I'm sharing a memory now I hope that's how it stays
Now I'm deep inside love and still breathing
She is holding my heart in her hand
Cadd9 BM Cadd9
I'm the closest I've been to believing
This could be love forever
G D (Dsus4) EM9 G
All throughout my life the reasons I've demanded
Cadd9 D G
But how can I reason with the reason I'm a man
Solo: G D EM9 G Cadd9 D G D*2
In a minute I'm needing to hold her
In an hour I'm cold, cold as stone
Cadd9 BM Cadd9 D
When she leaves it gets harder and harder to face life alone
Now my dreams are filled with times when we're together
Cadd9 D G
Guess what I need from her is forever love
G EM9 Cadd9 D G
G D EM9 G (forever love...!) Cadd9 D G D*2

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"Barring bad luck, Jackson will take a lot of beating."
That was the sentiment yesterday from top trainer Mike de Kock, whose training ring is just up the path from Brett Crawford, trainer of Jackson, the hot favourite for today's Vodacom Durban July.
Jackson finished off his preparation with an easy canter on the sand at Summerveld yesterday morning and trainer Crawford declared his charge ready.
Alarmingly though, the colt has been on the drift in the betting. Late yesterday he was on offer at 22-10 after being as short as 14-10 before the draw for barrier positions was made.
Ominously, three of De Kock's runners, Ilha Bela, Vettel and Gorongosa, were bracketed on 8-1 joint second favourites. Of the trio, Gorongosa has been the "money" horse, shortening from 20-1 earlier in the week.
However, Crawford, relaxed in front of a foreign media contingent, was quietly confident that he had got his charge spot on. Although expressing concern over Jackson's wide draw and weight, he thought he had the best horse in the race.
De Kock agreed, declaring yesterday that the favourite would be hard to beat.
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De Kock also heaped praise on Jackson's rider, Karis Teetan. "He is one of the best three or four jockeys in the country so I don't think there are any worries there."
However, he was not giving much away on his runners. "They will have to go to beat Jackson, but my one benefit is that three of my four jockeys have been July winners so they know what it's about."
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Fish breathe underwater, which means they take in oxygen from water instead of from the air like you do. While a fish swims through the water, its gills absorb the oxygen in the water and pass it through its bloodstream and membranes.
How Tadpoles Breathe
Before they get big and leave the water, you can watch how tadpoles breathe in this frog activity. All it takes is a steady hand and some patience.What You'll Need:
- Tadpole
- Clear plastic cup
- Pond water
- Eyedropper
- Food coloring
Step 1: Look in shallow ponds for tadpoles. Catch one good-sized tadpole and put it in a clear plastic cup of pond water.
Step 2: When the tadpole is sitting still, fill an eyedropper with food coloring. Slowly and gently lower the tip of the eyedropper into the water until the tip is close to the tadpole's mouth. You may want to practice with a water-filled eyedropper until you can do this without disturbing the tadpole.
Step 3: Once the eyedropper is in place, slowly squeeze out one drop of food coloring into the water in front of the tadpole. Slowly and carefully remove the eyedropper and closely observe the tadpole. If the animal hasn't moved, colored water will soon stream out from the gills on the sides of the tadpole's head.
The tadpole breathes by drawing water through its mouth and passing the oxygen-rich water across gills that contain small blood vessels. The tadpole takes in oxygen from the water and releases carbon dioxide. The water passes out of the gill openings.
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The Belltower on Placerville's turned in to a Christmas Can Tree Monday morning thanks to El Dorado County Association of Realtors members, who wanted to raise awareness and funds in the fight against local hunger.
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The Belltower on Placerville's turned in to a Christmas Can Tree Monday morning thanks to El Dorado County Association of Realtors members, who wanted to raise awareness and funds in the fight against local hunger.
Over the years, EDCAR has raised thousands of dollars for the Food Bank of El Dorado County.
"This is our largest fund raising event each year, raising several thousand dollars," said Steve Cockerell, branch manager of Vitek Mortgage. "In 2000 we began partnering with the Food Bank who has always provided our supplies for our contests and to create the Can Tree at the Belltower since that time."
In 2011 EDCAR raised $5,000 for the Food Bank of El Dorado County, which provides nutritious foods that supplement El Dorado County's at risk seniors, families and children in communities from El Dorado Hills to South Lake Tahoe.
"Many people are struggling in our current economic times, including Realtors and their affiliates" said Mike Sproull, founder of the Food Bank of El Dorado County. "Even in these tough times the Realtors keep their commitment to El Dorado County's most at risk population. For more than 25 years they have made a difference and I'm proud of this relationship that guarantees a safety net for our neighbors in need."
The Food Bank was founded in 2000 and is the largest collaborative charity in El Dorado County. For more information visit foodbankedc.org or call 530-621-9950.
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London - Only just got used to Zumba fitness classes? Well, it's already time to move on — as far as exercise is concerned, 2013 is all about Ugi and Sh'Bam.
It may sound like the boot, but Ugi is a total body workout, in which enthusiasts use a squishy, weighted ball to do one-minute bursts of 30 exercises.
The ball can be stood on, sat on, picked up, tossed to a friend and used as a weight.
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FUGLY!: The Ugliest Video Game Characters of All Time
20. Mileena (Mortal Kombat Series)
Mileena has all of the bullet points of what defines a sexy female character. Nice body? Check. Seductive eyes? Yep. Always wears a bathing suit? Check. So why is she on this list? As soon as she removes her mask, the reason is obvious. She has fangs for teeth and he voice of the crazy cat lady from The Simpsons. Sexy? No way. Imagine what those things can do to a man's body.
19. Boogerman (Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure)
Millionare named Snotty Ragsdale by day, crime fighter known as Boogerman by night. Despite his classy secret identity, Boogerman fights crime in the most low-brow style possible. He use nasal mucus as a projectile weapon. He farts. He even uses toilets as a mode of transportation. Sure, other super heroes like Batman using an aray of gadgets and superpowers, but do any of them have the natural "in-stinks" of Boogerman?
18. Birdo (Super Mario Series)
If you thought having a chick with a huge hole for a mouth would be a uh, good thing, think again. Birdo's infamous for having a long, dark history of gender mix-ups and sexual innuendos. In the first edition manual of the North American Super Mario Bros 2, Birdo is referred to as a male that believes he is female, and would prefer to be called "Birdetta". Regardless of what Birdo is, one thing is certain: it is one ugly girl/guy.
17. Wario (WarioWare Series)
Wario's kind of like his rival Mario, except he lacks any form of modesty. If his looks aren't enough to make you burp up your lunch, he also lacks the ability to hold in his flatulence, and is always eating garlic. Additionally, he's a fatso. Not the best ways to impress the ladies, Wario.
16. Q*Bert (Q*Bert)
What the hell is Q*Bert? Besides looking like an orange nasal aspirator, Q*Bert lacks any arms, and is known for his nose that looks uncomfortably close to a man's unmentionables. The disturbing appearance is suported by his mouth, as well. Whenever he gets hit in the head, he cusses out the world with his famous line, "@!#?@!?". Does he kiss his mother with that mouth... or whatever it is?
15. Jimmy Hopkins (Bully)
Look at the smug look on this jackass' face. It's no wonder why Jimmy's such a terror at Bullworth Academy, the fictional boarding school in Bully. If I had a mug like that, I'd feel like the world owed me a lot.
14. Voldo (Soul Calibur Series)
Sure, Voldo can be considered attractive to some. If you're into S&M and necrophilia, that is.
13. Baraka (Mortal Kombat Series)
Baraka (not to confuse the name with Barack Obama), is one of the many unattractive characters in the entire Mortal Kombat universe. This ugly guy has blades everywhere. His arms, his teeth, and who knows what else. There's one thing that's endearing about Baraka though: he certainly has the biggest smile of any other video game character.
12. Mario (Super Mario Series)
Put aside all of the fond memories and positive biases that you may have with Mario. You may have never considered it, but Mario's one ugly dude. He's short, overweight, hairy, and sounds like an Italian Mickey Mouse.
11. Adelbert Steiner (Final Fantasy IX)
Steiner is the head knight for the Knights of Pluto in Final Fantasy IX, and is completely devoted to Alexandria and Princess Garnet. Seriously though, eyeliner? What kind of knight wears eyeliner? Then again, this is the world of Final Fantasy we're talking about here.
10. Max Payne (Max Payne I & II)
Max Payne has always been ugly. In the past, he'd always have that constipated/I-just-ate-a-lemon look on his face. Due to technological limitations, his face was always like that. Has your mother ever told to that your face will get stuck when making funny faces? I suppose Max's mom never got the memo.
In the upcoming sequel, Max Payne 3, he will look significantly worse. Just look at the poor guy. Is that vomit on his shirt?
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Wednesday December 11, 2013Gators Show Signs of Taking Shape in Impressive Win over Kansas
Seniors Casey Prather and Will Yeguete salute the crowd after Tuesday night's 67-61 win over No. 13-ranked Kansas.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- No one can doubt that Kansas, with all those lottery-pick underclassmen, has some the best players in the country.
But after Floridas 67-61 defeat of the Jayhawks Tuesday night, its clear the Gators have one of the best teams in the country -- and one that should only get better as guys get healthier and the roster takes shape over the next few weeks.
Senior point guard Scottie Wilbekin scored a season-high 18 points, dished six assists and pilfered four steals, and 19th-ranked UF used a 21-point first-half blitz to shell shock the 13th-ranked and turnover-plagued Jayhawks, eventually finishing off a mega-quality win before a sold-out OConnell Center crowd of 12,423.
UF (7-2) started four seniors and a sophomore, compared to KUs four freshmen and a sophomore. Debate away whether experience proved to be the difference -- especially after watching Jayhawks rookie Andrew Wiggins go off for 26 points and 11 rebounds, the only KU player in double figures -- but there are very few situations the Gators have not collectively been in.
A lot of talented players that are one-and-done, if they have the opportunity to go into the NBA right away, I think they should take that opportunity, UF center Patric Young said. But the guys here are going to develop and progress and go through battles together and know what it takes to win. It's tough to beat guys like that; guys like us who have been through stuff like that."
Not that KU, which looms a dangerous team come March, didnt give it a run.
Wiggins looked like a four-year player out there at the end, Wilbekin joked after seeing the 6-foot-8 forward being heralded as the potential No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft next June rain in a pair of late 3s to throw a scare into the home team and crowd. We did a good job of sticking to the process, staying tough and staying together. When they started inching back into the game, we handled it.
The Gators (7-2), winners of 21 straight at home, shot just 37 percent for the game and were blasted 40-30 on the glass, but forced the Jayhawks (6-3) into 24 turnovers -- KUs previous high this season was 16 -- that led to 28 points and allowed UF to build an 18-point first half lead.
Florida led Kansas 36-21 at the break, but the Jayhawks awakened to score 40 second-half points and managed to whittle the lead down to four, 65-61, with 8.5 seconds to go.
Thats when guard Kasey Hill, in his first game back since suffering a high-ankle sprain Nov. 18, sank two free throws and basically iced the game.
That would be Kasey Hill, the freshman.
Were just now starting to come together and still got so much work to do, Hill said. Were going to get even better and we have more time to play together.
Sophomore forward Dorian Finney-Smith came off the bench to score 15 points, hitting four of his six 3-point attempts, and grab five rebounds. Young was good for 12 points and six rebounds. Wilbekin, showing zero effects from the ankle sprain that forced him from last weeks last-second loss at Connecticut with three mintues to go, finished 7-for-12 from the floor and hit a couple treys.
The Gators, though, struggled to make just 20 of 34 free throws (58.8 percent), with forward Casey Prather (12 points, 5 rebounds) making that statistic respectable by hitting 10 straight in the second half to help stave off the Jayhawks comeback.
Good thing UF built that big lead.
After watching his team start just 1-for-7 from the field -- with some really bad offensive possessions -- Coach Billy Donovan slapped a 1-3-1 zone on KU and put his bigs out front to harass the smaller Jayhawks guards.
And off the Gators went on that 21-0 blitz.
Kansas went nearly nine minutes without a point, as UF turned a 10-3 deficit into a 24-10 lead before Perry Ellis made a driving runner to break the KU drought at the 8:43 mark.
Their previous field goal came at 15:51.
I think we should have had an electrical shortage and cancelled the game after that, Kansas coach Bill Self said. We played pretty well the first four or five minutes, but we were awful after that. And Florida played great.
Donovan and his coaches warned their players they had not seen the best of the Jayhawks, but were about to.
Seriously? Who scores 21 straight against one of the marquee programs in college basketball history?
Theyre going to come out and play hard, Donovan said.
KU went 6-for-12 from distance in the second half and went to the free-throw line 15 times. Unlike the Gators, the Jayhawks made most of theirs (15 of 19 for the game) and made things just uncomfortable enough, especially with UF repeatedly going to the free-throw line.
Prather finished 10-for-12 there, while his teammates combined to go 10-for-22.
It was enough. Barely.
These are the kind of wins that can define your regular season, Wilbekin said. It was a big game, we all knew it, and we just wanted to come out and get the W.
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Explaining My Position on Secular Bear Markets
Posted By Barry Ritholtz On February 11, 2013 @ 8:21 pm In Cycles,Markets | Comments Disabled
I hate seeing myself misquoted, misinterpreted, or just misunderstood.My prior explanations (see this [1] and this [2]) about how Secular Bear Markets reach their final denouement was apparently too subtle.
Since nuance apparently gets lost on some people, so let me make this as clear as possible:
1. A Secular Bear Market began in March 2000.
2. I DO NOT KNOW IF ITS OVER. It could be, but I suspect it is not. I do think that it is in the process of coming to an end, and that's why I used the baseball metaphor of in the 7th inning.
Note: "Coming to an end" does not mean over. I erroneously assumed most people would understand what "in the 7th inning" meant — to those folks overseas, an American game of baseball has 9 innings. The 7th inning means its late in the game, but there are still a few innings left to be played.
3. If it has not already ended, then the bear market is entering its 14th year.
4. We don't have a lot of examples of Secular Bear Markets — see the chart below — but it is a decidedly small sample set of only 4 over the past century.
5. These secular bears have all lasted between 12-22 years.
6. Based upon this small history, even if this bear runs 22 years, we are closer to the end than the beginning.
7. The FOMC policies of QE/ZIRP are the wild cards. I believe we would have had at least one 20-30% correction but for the last 2 QEs. That washout would have been our 1979-81, and it could have helped set the stage for the end of the Secular Bear.
8. Normally, we should be seeing lower P/Es and even lower interest in Equities. However, we once again look at the actions of the Fed as a complicating factor. This makes interpreting where we are in the cycle, a challenge under normal circumstances, that much more difficult.
9. I don't know how to interpret the secular bear metrics in light of the Fed's active intervention in the markets. It is a case of first impression.
10. I do not believe the US has followed Japan into a 30 year deflationary period. They are just too dissimilar to the USA — their Keiretsu system is different than our corporate sector, their demographics, their unified, non-diverse culture, their export driven economy, even their risk averse approach to entrepreneurship.
I hope this clarifies things for anyone who may have misinterpreted what I said.
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November 26, 2015
Big–Game hunting season ended Sunday in Coloardo, and so will the collection of deer, elk, and moose heads for chronic wasting disease testing.
Colorado Division of Wildlife spokesperson Randy Hampton says the number of heads submitted this year is down statewide from previous years. He says the public is becoming used to the idea of the disease, which affects the nervous system of members of the deer family. Hampton says that is slowing the advancement of scientific knowledge about the disease.
Hampton says Colorado is at the forefront of science when it comes to C-W-D, but hunters will need to continue their efforts in providing specimens to answer more questions about the disease.
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