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There are a few different ways to study abroad at UVM. Most students seeking a semester or year-long abroad experience go through an external program, an exchange program or a UVM Semester Program. These programs can be found on the approved programs list. Students seeking a shorter program take FLPA courses. The following types of programs are available for UVM students who wish to study abroad:
UVM exchange programs are an excellent way to spend a semester or year immersed in a new culture. When you study abroad on one of UVM's Bi-lateral Exchange Programs, or the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP), you take advantage of significant academic and financial benefits. See the exchange program page for full details on applications and costs.
ISEP exchange priority deadlines are August 10 and January 10.
UVM exchange deadlines are August 10 and January 10.
Faculty-Led programs offer a unique, short-term study abroad experience. Faculty members design courses that take place abroad and the class travels as a group to the course destination. These courses are offered through Continuing Education and students going abroad on a FLPA program will follow a different procedure than students going on other study abroad programs. Find more details on the FLPA page.
Many UVM students study abroad through an external program. These are programs offered through other institutions and they vary in cost, credit transference and financial aid portability. Several external programs which have a proven record of successfully transferring credits back to UVM can be found on the approved programs list.
External application deadlines are;
- September 24 for January and Spring Semester Programs
- February 15 for Summer, Fall and Academic Year Programs
The Buckham Overseas Program (BOSP) is a full-year or semester program for English majors to the University of Kent in Canterbury, England. Students receive UVM credit and work closely with UVM English professors to design their programs. Students on this program are eligible to use their entire financial aid package and will receive a scholarship covering the cost of their airfare. Please see http://www.uvm.edu/~english/?Page=BOSP.html for more information.
Earn a full semester of UVM credits as you live and learn with UVM professors in Mexico. Get out of the classroom with field study excursions and overnight visits to indigenous villages. Courses will enable students to better understand the cultural, political, economic, and historical forces influencing life today in Mexico. All classes are taught in English except for Spanish language lessons. Students on this program are eligible to use their entire financial aid package. More information can be found at http://learn.uvm.edu/travel/oaxaca_abroad/.
The UVM program in Belize focuses on sustainable development, combining academic coursework with service/project-based learning. Galen University, with its commitment to sustainable development, provides the academic framework through classes taught by UVM and Galen faculty. Belize-with its community-based approach to solving problems and its unique natural and cultural resources including one of the most protected and bio-diverse ecosystems on earth-provides the "laboratory" in which classroom theories can be applied in a developing-country context. For more information, please visit http://learn.uvm.edu/travel/belize/.


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Bluefin Robotics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Battelle that specializes in underwater vehicles for government and commercial clients, announced yesterday that it is acquiring SeeByte Ltd.
SeeByte, headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, provides computer software for underwater sensors, vehicles and systems.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Bluefin and SeeByte have worked together for more than five years developing software for Bluefin's underwater vehicles, said Bluefin President and CEO David P. Kelly.

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Find Your Passion: Total Immersion
By Richard LeComte
Gustave Hahn-Powell entered The University of Alabama looking for exotic topics that a large research university could offer. What he found was a strong interest in the language, music and philosophy of Japan, some 7,000 miles from Tuscaloosa.
"I always wanted to study a foreign language … something really different," says Hahn-Powell, who studied in New College, an interdisciplinary arm of UA's College of Arts and Sciences. "So, when I got to the University, I said, 'Well this is a huge University. There are all these opportunities.' I said, 'well, now I can take Japanese, so why not?'"
Hahn-Powell took advantage both of the extensive programs in Japanese language and culture at UA as well as the freedom to pursue an independent course of study at New College. Along the way, he studied for a year at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, a program of UA's Capstone International study-abroad programs. For his senior project in New College, he analyzed and compared haiku written by master Japanese poet Matsuo Basho and the contemporary American poet Gary Snyder.
"I'm examining the role of language in Zen writing, specifically its poetry," said Hahn-Powell, who worked with Dr. Marysia Galbraith prior to his May 2008 graduation. "So, I'm looking at Matsuo Basho, the innovator of haiku. He didn't invent haiku, but he made it its own poetic style. I'm looking at three of his haiku specifically. I'm reading a bunch of linguistic texts and Zen writing to get a sense of how language functions in the poems to convey the Zen aesthetic."
But Hahn-Powell's interests stretch far beyond linguistics. He enjoys playing the shamisen, a three-string instrument that's been called a "Japanese banjo." His first encounter with the shamisen was at a meeting for Nozomi Daiko, UA's taiko, or drum, ensemble. Hahn-Powell says he had no aptitude for the rhythm required of taiko, but the shamisen was another instrument entirely. He enjoys performing with two of his mentors in Japanese language, Dr. Koji Arizumi on flute and Laurie Arizumi on drum.
"Even though I dabble in music, I wouldn't consider myself a musician," he says. "I try to learn as much as I can."
While in the UA program in Japan, Hahn-Powell discovered yet another facet of his interest in Japan – the philosophy and meditational style of Zen. In Kyoto, a city filled with ancient temples, he found a teacher through the recommendation of a neighbor in Kyoto. On his first visit, he was sore from a recent skiing trip, but the Zen priest showed him a video and put him through the ropes, and soon he was deeply involved, following the disciplines of posture, meditation and breath that characterize the philosophy.
"When I first read about it, I thought, wow, this is wild," he says. "This is so different from anything I've read before or thought about. So, it kind of stuck out in my mind. But, when I actually did that in Japan, the Zen priest there said Zen isn't something you read about – it's something you do. So I threw all that aside."
Hahn-Powell describes Zen as a great reason to get up in the morning – he says he feels a lot better going about the day after his 7 a.m. meditation. He participates in a meditation group in Tuscaloosa.
"I get up at like 6, 6:30 a.m., and… I really don't want to get up," he says. "I don't have class today; what am I doing? But then I go to meditation, and after I think, I'm thankful for the experience. I feel great, and the rest of the day seems somehow more valuable."
Of course, there's more to it than that. It's experiencing life in the moment, which is something we all have trouble doing most of the time.
"I guess Zen is sort of a living in the real world or experiencing the world as much as one possibly can," he says. "Essentially, you have to be in the present moment, and it's an exercise in cultivating mindfulness. The person who practices Zen maybe would grow more aware of their life and the world around them."
Originally from Iowa and Illinois, Hahn-Powell is a graduate of Bob Jones High School in Madison, outside Huntsville. After considering other options, he picked UA because of its rich offerings for undergrads, including the Blount Undergraduate Initiative, a six-course liberal arts curriculum in the College of Arts and Sciences.
"This is a huge university," he says. "There are so many resources. I wasn't exactly sure what I wanted to do. I had so many interests. So, I thought, you know, why am I going to spend all kinds of money somewhere else when I could come here? I came down, and I really liked it. I found out about the Blount program, and that was really attractive. It was one of the decisive factors."
Once at the University, Hahn-Powell tried different directions until he hit New College, which allowed him to follow his expanding universe of interests.
"It took me a year to find it, but the search was worth it," he said. "I had a friend in New College. I came over and talked to some people one day, and I realized that this is the perfect place for me. I can consolidate all of my interests. I can find a way to bring these things together."
Hahn-Powell is following his passions as a graduate student at UA in applied linguistics in the English department.
"After that, I could go work in Japan or China, wherever I wanted to go and work," he says. "Or, if I find I'm really interested in linguistics, maybe I'll try to go to a Ph.D. program, maybe in Hawaii where I could integrate East Asian studies and linguistics."
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This story is part of the Find Your Passion series. To learn more about how you can find your passion at The University of Alabama, please visit UA Undergraduate Admissions.


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#56137 - 02/09/02 11:06 PM words to live by
Carpal Tunnel
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Emanuala pointed out in another thread
about 2 for the money we say;
prendere due piccioni con una fava:
to catch two pigeons by means of (just) one broad bean (used as a bait).
and i let it drop.. but in english, the closer expression to match the italian would be:
To kill 2 birds with one stone..
before you've killed them, you better not count on them..
Don't count your chickens before they have hatched.
and a sure thing is always best
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
for every saying, it seems, there is one contrary--
Absences make the heart grow fonder.. or is it
Out of sight, out of mind!
which are your favorite little maxims.. and do you know the opposite? or a different language version?_________________________
my other obsession
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#56139 - 02/10/02 08:33 AM Re: words to live by
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Out of sight, out of mind!
Not necessarily so opposite. When the object of our affections is out of sight we forget the bad things remembering only the good and become fonder.
#56140 - 02/10/02 09:30 AM Re: words to live by
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Loc: lower upstate New York
My favourite little max I'm.
Stunning use of anastrophe you provide!
#56141 - 02/10/02 11:04 AM Re: words to live by
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My favourite little max I'm.
That's more than GREAT, that's MAX!
#56142 - 02/10/02 11:17 AM Re: words to live by
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Everything comes to him who waits.
Then Thomas Edison's take on the same:
Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.
Best regards,
#56143 - 02/10/02 11:57 AM Re: words to live by
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Everything comes to him who waits.
Words my personal physician lives by: Everything waits who comes to him.
#56144 - 02/10/02 06:40 PM Re: words to live by
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My favourite little max I'm.
This was great--you're mine, too!
#56145 - 02/10/02 07:28 PM Re: words to live by
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Everything comes to him who waits.
Not he who waits on tables!
#56146 - 02/11/02 12:50 AM Re: words to live by
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Maxims and opposites:
You can't teach an old dog new tricks. - You're never too old to learn.
Look before you leap. - He who hesitates is lost.
A penny saved is a penny earned. - Penny wise, pound foolish.
But as for favorites, ahem. The ones below aren't time-honored, but they certainly Sound maxim-ish!
In the beginning, there was order. Random order.
You can't tell which way the train's gone by looking at the tracks.
Tsyganka, who finds that a bird in the hand is usually messy
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction ReviewBy Jake Gaskill - Posted Apr 13, 2010
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction marks a huge departure from the previous four games. Sam Fisher returns in a leaner, stripped-down game that has some stealth, but is heavy on the action. Factor in a fantastic co-op mode and you've got a game absolutely worth playing.
The Pros
- Super slick movement and combat
- Mark and execute is a blast to use
- Co-op story mode is tons of fun and has a great twist ending
The Cons
- Doesn't feel like Splinter Cell
- Mark and execute works a little too well
- Action/stealth line hard to see at times
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction takes the acclaimed stealth-action franchise into new and somewhat surprising territory. Super-spy Sam Fisher is now a swift and vicious force of nature capable of dispatching an entire room of thugs with a single push of a button. It's the most dramatic progression in the series so far, but if you decide to avoid the game because of the monumental change, you're making a big mistake.
Classic Clancy
As with all Tom Clancy tales, Conviction is ultimately about power-hungry individuals in positions of great influence who use weapons of mass destruction to cause widespread chaos. However, the driving force this time around is Fisher's search for the truth behind his daughter Sarah's death, and that adds a much appreciated humanity to the onslaught of mass murdering and neck snapping that Fisher dishes out over the course of the game. Because one of the major plot twists comes in the third of the game's 11 story missions, I can't really talk too in depth about the plot without spoiling it. Suffice it to say, there's more to Sarah's demise than Sam could ever have expected.
The general idea is that a group of some of the world's most powerful government officials plans to use three EMP devices stationed around Washington D.C. to provide cover for a much larger and more devastating series of events. Typical Clancy narrative, but it serves as a solid enough backdrop for a series of heart-pounding and gorgeous set pieces through which to engage in tons of fast-paced and fluid combat scenarios.
Lock and Load (and Hide)
Unlike previous Splinter Cell games, Conviction puts a much higher emphasis on action than stealth. You'll still be spending a good deal of time shooting out lights and hiding in shadows while you wait for the right moment to pounce, but the new mark and execute mechanic, combined with a larger arsenal of more powerful and better handling weaponry, push you toward engaging enemies when you might have otherwise avoided them in previous titles. As a long time Splinter Cell fan, the shift away from the more methodical, weighty feel of the previous games is somewhat disappointing at times. No lock picking, no hacking, no knife, no vent crawling (outside the one or two instances where you're forced to), no carrying bodies; in other words, all the little moments that were used to break up the action have been stripped out in favor of straight-up action. For a lot of Splinter Cell haters, this will be seen as an absolute blessing, and while I'm sad to see these elements go, the game still manages to deliver a thoroughly enjoyable and slick actions-stealth experience; it just ends up feeling more like Batman: Arkham Asylum than a Splinter Cell game, which isn't bad; it's just surprising.
In addition to Sam's newfound agility, which allows him to jump out of windows, slide into cover and shimmy along ledges and pipes with incredible speed, the biggest new feature is the previously mentioned mark and execute system. To pull this off, you simply mark enemies -- up to four with the right weapon and upgrades -- take down an enemy with a melee attack and then when the marked targets are in range, you tap a button and Sam enters a slow-motion sequence in which he dishes out one perfect headshot after another. Side observation: You learn to mark and execute during a flashback sequence 20 years prior to the events of Conviction, which means Sam knew how to use mark and execute even before the first Splinter Cell game. Why is he just now getting around to putting this awesome, awesome ability into practice?
Plot inconsistency aside, mark and execute is an incredibly satisfying mechanic. However, it's so effective and so simple and fun (and can sometimes result in you firing through walls when you clearly shouldn't be able to) that it ends up making enemy encounters feel similar. As a result, the game can be beaten on normal in around seven or eight hours, whereas previous installments take a few hours more simply because you'd never be able to run through guns ablaze the way you can here. Yet there are times when Conviction provides painful reminders that stealth is still very much a part of the game. The identity crisis is understandable in some ways -- Ubi Montreal removed franchise-defining features to make the game more accessible to a wider audience -- but it's still frustrating when you aren't entirely sure what kind of game you're playing.
Spy Angry!
Stealth is no longer indicated by a meter on the screen or a device strapped to Sam's body. Now, when Sam's hidden, the onscreen color desaturates. It feels more natural than previous games, but it also mutes many of Conviction's gorgeously rendered environments. And while you do eventually acquire a new sonar-based version of Fisher's classic night-vision goggles, the earlier levels (when you don't have them) are much more intense, since each enemy isn't mapped out for you. In fact, the initial stages in which you toil with limited resources were some of my favorites because they forced Sam to rely on his world-class spy skills rather than high-tech gadgets, a much more coercive change of pace than the amped-up action.
Sam can also interrogate enemies now. These sequences are quite brutal, and effectively convey his rage. Speaking of Sam's emotions, the game employs a nifty technique of projecting mission objectives and information on various surfaces (walls, floors, Washington Monument, etc.). The system is visually appealing, but there are instances when Sam's inner feelings are projected, and these come off as a bit melodramatic, if not unnecessary. I don't need to see "anger" scrawled across a wall when I can hear Sam yelling as he tosses a computer monitor across the room.
Kill Together, Die Alone (And/or Together)
Like its predecessors, Conviction features competitive/co-op multiplayer and a five to six hour story-based co-op mode that serves as a prequel to Fisher's story. The competitive multiplayer modes take all of the main game's action and bundles it into several distinct packages, which are solid enough distractions. However, co-op is the real gem here, as it not only tells the story of how one of the EMP bombs found its way to Washington D.C., but it also features some of the most thrilling and joyous moments of the entire game. And that's all before the fabulous twist ending, which is executed brilliantly and is one of the most heart-pounding gaming moments I've had in a long time.
Coordinating attacks as the spy duo of Third Echelon's agent Archer and Russian operative agent Kestrel is inherently cool, and thanks to the slick mechanics, and the ability to share mark and executes for simultaneous kills, you're able to swiftly and efficiently take down rooms of enemies in all manner of acrobatic and brutal ways. Strangely enough, the game's faster pace and feel fits better in the co-op mode, because it tells the story of two young spies, who would naturally be lighter on their feet than an aging agent like Fisher.
Splintering Off
Splinter Cell: Conviction represents the most significant evolution of the series to date. While it sacrifices a lot of what made the franchise unique -- picking locks and hacking are out -- it fills in the gaps with some of the most enjoyable and fluid gameplay you'll find this year. If you've avoided Splinter Cell games in the past because of the rigid gameplay, Conviction is the most likely the game you've been waiting for. For longtime fans, there's plenty to love here. It also helps if you don't fear change.


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Employees of the Indian Health Service (IHS) are expected to conduct themselves professionally and ethically while in the workplace. Professional and ethical conduct includes refraining from all inappropriate use of information technology (IT) resources while in the workplace.
I would like to remind all of you that the IHS has a zero tolerance policy regarding the use of Government computers, telephones, facsimiles, Blackberry® smartphones, or any other IT resource to access sexually explicit or sexually oriented materials for non-clinical or non-research purposes. Activity of this type is inappropriate and will not be tolerated. Anyone who misuses Government IT resources in this manner will be subject to disciplinary or adverse actions, criminal penalties, and/or financial liability in accordance with Federal regulations and guidelines.
Disciplinary or adverse actions will include, but are not limited to, suspension, reassignment, written reprimand, demotion, or removal. Confirmed misuse of a Government computer to access sexually explicit or sexually oriented materials is subject to a minimum penalty of suspension from duty without pay for at least 14 days, or more as the nature of the offense warrants.
Every instance of confirmed misuse will require management to evaluate and determine the appropriate level of discipline. The Director, IHS Headquarters Division of Human Resources (DHR), or your organization's designated Regional Human Resources Officer (RHRO) shall be consulted regarding the appropriate level of disciplinary or adverse action for any employee who uses a Government computer to access sexually explicit or sexually oriented material. The name and phone number of both the DHR Director and the RHRO may be found on the following IHS Web site:
When an incident or a suspected incident is brought to a manager's attention regarding an employee's use of a Government computer to access sexually explicit or sexually oriented material, the Director, DHR or the RHRO should be consulted to initiate an investigation of the circumstances to determine if there is inappropriate behavior and activity. The findings of their investigation will, if applicable, assist management in determining the appropriate disciplinary response in accordance with Federal guidelines and regulations. Depending on the severity of the violation, disciplinary or adverse actions will include, but are not limited to, suspension, reassignment, written reprimand, demotion, or removal.
The IHS is authorized to restrict the use of its computers and network systems when presented with evidence of violation of IHS policies and standards of ethical conduct. Safeguarding the integrity of computers, networks, software, and data is everyone's responsibility. All users are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with these responsibilities.
The IHS has implemented a Web traffic filtering and monitoring tool to enforce the Agency's Internet use policy. The IHS uses this tool to assist with restricting access to and monitoring access to Web sites that may be inappropriate or dangerous to the IHS network. The Web traffic filtering and monitoring tool maintains a listing of sites visited by IHS users.
Please review Part 8, Chapter 6, "Limited Personal Use of Information Technology Resources," Indian Health Manual, for guidance and a complete description of the appropriate and inappropriate uses of IT resources. The chapter may be found at:
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A major focus for the Peace Corps program in Tanzania is secondary education. The country has a critical shortage of math and science teachers at the secondary school level. Due to lack of financial and human resources, the government is not able to attract the number of teachers it requires. Current Volunteers teach mathematics and science subjects in both private and public schools, as well as information and communication technology (ICT) at teacher colleges. All Volunteer teachers in secondary schools help with computer skills training.
Education Volunteers also work in resource identification and development, curriculum improvement, and extracurricular and community projects. Volunteers incorporate issues important to the surrounding community into their lesson plans, including HIV/AIDS, environmental education, and girls' empowerment.
The health education project increases basic health knowledge and improves health attitudes and behaviors of Tanzanian youth, particularly in the area of HIV/AIDS prevention. Volunteers are assigned in communities with functioning schools, primary and secondary schools, a health center/dispensary, and a functioning village government.
An environment project addresses basic village-level needs for the conservation and development of natural resources. The project has expanded to address community needs and national strategies, including the National Poverty Reduction Strategy Plan and a local government reform program that decentralized economic planning down to the district and village levels.
The project empowers Volunteers and their counterparts to make use of existing indigenous knowledge in agriculture, soil conservation, small-scale agribusiness, environmental education, home gardens, and HIV/AIDS awareness while mitigating its impact to agriculture and food security in the rural areas.
All Volunteers are involved with HIV/AIDS prevention activities. They may also help care for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) or orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) by providing nutrition education through permaculture and sustainable agriculture activities so these groups can live longer more productive lives by boosting their immune systems.
Peace Corps History
Main article: History of the Peace Corps in Tanzania
Peace Corps Volunteers first arrived in Tanzania (then called Tanganyika) in 1962. Since then, approximately 2,000 Volunteers have served in Tanzania, working in education, health, the environment, and agriculture. In the early years of Peace Corps/Tanzania, most Volunteers focused on education.
As a result of political disagreements over the Vietnam War and former President Julius Nyerere's philosophy of self-reliance, the Peace Corps withdrew from Tanzania from 1969 to 1979. The Peace Corps had another, shorter period of interrupted service in 1991 and 1992 because of tensions and security concerns related to the Persian Gulf War. In 1992, a thorough evaluation of the Peace Corps' development priorities in Tanzania led to a decision to focus efforts on revitalizing the program in secondary education. In 1996 Peace Corps/Tanzania launched an environment project, and in 2000 it initiated a school health education project. Today, Peace Corps/Tanzania has about 130 Volunteers; half of them serve in the education project, 30 percent in the environment project, and 20 percent in the health education project.
Living Conditions and Volunteer Lifestyle
Main article: Living conditions and volunteer lifestyles in Tanzania
Volunteer sites range from towns in the far north like Bukoba, Mwanza, and Musoma on Lake Victoria to towns in the deep south like Mtwara and Lindi. No Volunteers serve along the western borders with Burundi, Rwanda, or Lake Tanganyika. Health Volunteers are assigned to communities where there is a primary and secondary school and health center. Education Volunteers are posted at or near secondary schools in both rural and urban sites, while environment Volunteers work in village communities. The determination of a Volunteer's site is made during training, after staff members have had an opportunity to match an individual's strengths and capabilities with the needs of the host community or school.
Main article: Training in Tanzania
Training is an essential part of Peace Corps service. Learning to live and work in a new culture and environment can be quite challenging. The goal of pre-service training is to give you enough skills and information to allow you to live and work effectively in Tanzania.
The five major components of training are technical skills, cross-cultural adaptation, language, personal health, and safety and security, which are presented in an integrated manner. You will live with a Tanzanian family and interact daily with Tanzanians during most of your training. You will also have opportunities to work with and learn from Tanzanians in real-life experiences. Education Volunteers will spend three weeks at an internship school near their host family's home. Environmental Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn directly from farmers in the villages where their training takes place. Health Volunteers will be able to gain valuable experience in schools and health facilities near their training site. The training period can be both stressful and exhilarating. You will confront a new culture, work to gain fluency in a new language, learn new professional skills, and build support systems with others who are going through the same roller-coaster of adjustments. You will need patience, flexibility, energy, and good humor to get the most out of this rich experience. You will find the Peace Corps' training staff ready and willing to accommodate your needs and help you get off to the best possible start. The Peace Corps anticipates that you will approach training with an open mind, a desire to learn, and a willingness to become involved.
Health Care and Safety
Main article: Health care and safety in Tanzania
The Peace Corps' highest priority is maintaining the good health and safety of every Volunteer. Peace Corps medical programs emphasize the preventive, rather than the curative, approach to disease. The Peace Corps in Tanzania maintains a clinic with full-time medical officers, who assist Volunteers with their primary healthcare needs. Additional medical services, such as testing and basic treatment, are also available in Tanzania at local hospitals. If you become seriously ill, you will be transported either to an approved medical facility in the region or to the United States.
Diversity and Cross-Cultural Issues
Main article: Diversity and cross-cultural issues in Tanzania
In Tanzania, as in other Peace Corps host countries, Volunteers' behavior, lifestyle, background, and beliefs are judged in a cultural context very different from their own. Certain personal perspectives or characteristics commonly accepted in the United States may be quite uncommon, unacceptable, or even repressed in Tanzania.
Outside of Tanzania's largest cities, residents of rural communities have had relatively little direct exposure to other cultures, races, religions, and lifestyles. What people view as typical American behavior or norms may be a misconception, such as the belief that all Americans are rich and have blond hair and blue eyes.
- Possible Issues for Female Volunteers
- Possible Issues for Volunteers of Color
- Possible Issues for Senior Volunteers
- Possible Issues for Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual Volunteers
- Possible Issues for Married Volunteers
- Possible Religious Issues for Volunteers
- Possible Issues for Volunteers With Disabilities
Frequently Asked Questions
Main article: FAQs about Peace Corps in Tanzania
- How much luggage am I allowed to bring to Tanzania?
- What is the electric current in Tanzania?
- How much money should I bring?
- When can I take vacation and have people visit me?
- Will my belongings be covered by insurance?
- Do I need an international driver's license?
- What should I bring as gifts for Tanzania friends and my host family?
- Where will my site assignment be when I finish training and how isolated will I be?
- How can my family contact me in an emergency?
- Can I call home from Tanzania?
- Should I bring a cellular phone with me?
- Will there be e-mail and Internet access? Should I bring my computer?
Packing List
Main article: Packing list for Tanzania
This section has been compiled by Volunteers serving in Tanzania and is based on their experience. Use it as an informal guide in making your own list, bearing in mind that experience is individual. There is no perfect list! You obviously cannot bring everything we mention, so consider those items that make the most sense to you personally and professionally. You can always have things sent to you later. As you decide what to bring, keep in mind that you have an 80-pound weight limit on baggage. Luggage should be durable, lockable, and easy to carry. Because you will probably travel a lot by bus, duffel bags or small internal frame backpacks are more practical than suitcases.
- General Clothing
- For Women
- For Men
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- Personal Hygiene and Toiletry Items
- Kitchen
- Entertainment
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See also
- Volunteers who served in Tanzania
- Friends of Tanzania
- List of resources for Tanzania
- Pre-Departure Checklist
- Inspector General Reports
External links
- Peace Corps Journals - Tanzania
- Information on Travel into and around Tanzania - WikiTravel includes international travel routes for visitors as well as general guidelines and tips for general tourism in the country.
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Why I Chose Westminster for Counseling
Answers for the Human Condition
By David Powlison, Executive Director, CCEF
Should you go to a theological seminary to train in counseling? Should young men and women with counseling promise pursue studies at a seminary or Bible college? Twenty-five years ago, this might have seemed like a nonsense question. Should you go to Virginia to study the geology of Vermont? Order a Big Mac at Burger King? People went to seminary to study Bible, church history, theology, and preaching. They went there to become preachers, missionaries, chaplains, and Bible professors. But counseling? Serious, intentional, one-on-one talking to people was the property of secular graduate schools. Seminary was about proclamation, not conversation.
But twenty-five years ago I did go to seminary to train in counseling. And—with appropriate cautions—I heartily recommend the same today. There was no counseling degree offered at the time, but the theology and Bible courses were strikingly relevant to a young man who came with counseling questions and aspirations. I was taught about human nature; about suffering and God's providence; about the work of Christ's grace to forgive and remake us; about the way fallen thought suppresses true knowledge of self, God, and circumstances; and so forth. Though most of the courses didn't make "counseling applications" in any detail, they were unmistakably about the "stuff" counseling deals with. What I learned of theology and the Bible, even of church history, has been as significant as the formal counseling courses for my maturing as a counselor.


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It's been a month and a half since we last "halfed" it. Do you remember what to do? 🙂
I write my sponsored child because . . .
It's been a month and a half since we last "halfed" it. Do you remember what to do? 🙂
I write my sponsored child because . . .
I'm one of those sponsors who didn't read this blog… because I didn't know it was there! (I never saw the "blog" link…) Now I can't remember how I stumbled on the blog, but I will be forever grateful.
So although I am finding/replying to this post much later than it was started, I just want to say thanks to all of you who have indicated the importance of the letters and personal correspondence with the children.
What got my imagination going and my heart aching is when I found out that centers kind of made a production out of handing out the letters…. some even read the letters out loud to the entire group. And then I realized how many months Ludis went to the center and was faced with NOTHING… because I didn't put myself in her place and realize how important a simple letter was to her…. I felt so awful.
Now I am making up for it big time… but I hate that I wasted all that time in between and hurt her little heart.
So I think steering sponsors to this blog would go a long way towards getting more of them to write. But they have to be willing to weed through the posts….
I'm sure grateful though!!! :o)
Hi, Philipe,
You are so blessed to be able to be right there with the children. I'm just curious, what country are you serving in?
I'm not sure what to say about how to motivate the sponsors. Maybe the children can ask the sponsor to please write them, but I think the problem is that the sponsors sometimes don't understand what the letters mean to the children. They could also get correspondents for those children, if they don't want to write, but I doubt that most of them that don't write even know of this possibility. I think the best ones to deal with this would be office of the country, where the sponsors live. Part of the problem probably is also, that the sponsors that don't write the children, probably don't read this blog. In other words, most of them probably think of the sponsorship as being more of a financial commitment than a commitment of their heart towards that child. (I know I'm generalizing here)
When I started sponsoring my first child about 4 years ago, I was very eager to write her, but then I remember doing an interview with Dr. Wess Stafford about 2 1/2 years ago and me asking him if the child that I sponsor knows who I am. Now, I think back on that question and, I sort of laugh, because I realize how little I understood the sponsorship even after having sponsored a child for over 1 1/2 years. It's one of the reasons, why when I present Compassion to potential sponsors, one of the main topics that I emphasize is the personal relationship that I have with the children. That's how I present it. In some of the presentations, the main issue is the poverty and that the sponsor can stop the poverty with their financial contribution. Of course, it's not wrong, but I could see in a lot of sponsors their mind, their financial contribution is the sponsorship. I always tell the sponsors that it takes 3 things to sponsor a child.
1. Pray for them,
2. Write them a letter from time to time.
3. The financial commitment.
Then I tell them that that is the actual order of importance in the sponsorship. Then I also tell them that the 3 things are like ingredients of an applepie, in other words, if one of them is missing, the whole pie tastes bad.
I think it is a bit out of your realm of influence though. But I definitely share your passion for this.
Thank you so much for being there with the children!!!
Hi Kees
thanks for your reply i really appreciated it so much and i totally agree with every word u have said.
the thing is that the cildren LOVES to write to their sponsors,at least thanking them for the financial support they offer the kids,but the sponsors dont realy reply back,and as the sponsors are from other counrties,so i dont get the chance to see them or talk to them, i was thinking of writing a sentace at the top of each letter that a child send to move the sponsors 3Hs(Heart,head and hand :)) to write his child back
i have aslo read the story you mentioned in your blog about the sponsored child who was cyring for not receving letters from his sponsor.the thing i was wodering about,is how to really move the sponsors compassion to write back without making it as a sort of begging from the child or touching his dignity in a bad way,bas i really dont find it easy,as i am not even familiar with the cultures of the sponsors in other counrties,i am more aware with my served kids:)
thanks again and sorry for the long reply
Originally Posted By Philipei am a servant of some sponsord child,their sponsors send them money,but they dont want to send them letters,though the kids always send them,but they never reply
is there any verse from the bible or a word to write on the letters from the children to motivate the sponsors to write them back?
Hi, Philipe,
That is a great question and it is very important to me. As a matter of fact, I wrote a blog on that very topic:
I don't know if there is any 'verse' that would motivate them. I've talked with quite a few sponsors about this. One thing that comes up quite a bit is that many sponsors don't know how important these letters are to the children. Whenever I find a sponsor for a child, I always tell them about it. As a matter of fact, I always say something along the line of to only sponsor the child, if they were going to write.
I know Compassion will try to remind them to write by mail. I think it would be great if on the form that the sponsors sign up on, that it would include a line that would show the importance of writing the letters. Most sponsors don't read the inside of the child packet till after they get home. I've been to events where Compassion was presented and the need to sponsor children and sometimes, the importance of letters is not brought up. So, sponsors sponsor a child, not having any idea that writing letters is really an important part of the sponsorship.
I think what happens is that of all of the ministries, child sponsorship is different than other types of support. If I were to support a missionary or a mission organization with my money, it doesn't really make too much difference if I write the organization or not. With child sponsorship, it is totally different. The sponsor actually gets to have an important part besides the finances in the ministry towards that child in the letter writing and prayer.
So, if I meet sponsors, the thing that I tend to tell them about is how important the letters are to the children and how they react to the letters. That's always a huge eye opener for the sponsors. I think it's extremely important. I'm as excited about a sponsor that starts writing as I'm about a new child getting sponsored.
i am a servant of some sponsord child,their sponsors send them money,but they dont want to send them letters,though the kids always send them,but they never reply
is there any verse from the bible or a word to write on the letters from the children to motivate the sponsors to write them back?
I write to my sponsored children because there is no way I could not do it. Because I love getting their letters. Their wisdom astounds(sp) me sometimes. And best of all I love being a part of thier world.
many people do not!
I like hearing they are praying for me!
I like getting mail!
I like getting letters in different languauges!
I enjoy learning how others write and encourage their sponsor kids.
I enjoy writing and it is fun!
I want them to know I think and pray about them and desire them to WIN!!!!!!!
……because I want her to know I care! I want to know more about her and to answer all the questions that she asks me.
I love them.
…because God brought this beautiful little girl into my life!
I write my children, because they are my children. I love them like my own family. They are very important to me and I want them to know that. Also, when I go visit them, I can really see the impact of the letters. They save each and every one of the letters and the whole family reads them. I couldn't imagine not writing them.
My little girl lives in Kenya.
I write because I know the power of the written word. And selfishly I absolutely love knowing the little stuff I send may brighten someone's day all the way across the globe.
I write to my children because I want them to know how special and precious they are and that I care and love them.
I also love recieving letters from them.
All of my children are still to young to be writing there own letters, but one of my little girls wrote one sentence on her last letter and it said "I love you but God loves you more" she is only six years old and she also wrote it in english. When I read this it brought tears to my eyes. I was so touched by it.
…it makes me feel good about myself and I LOVE getting letters.
…I want her to know that I care about her.
I would write every day but I don't want to overwhelm her! That's why I have requested a Correspondence child. I can't wait to be able to write to another child.
…we want to remind him that he is important and loved!
…the more I write the more I will visit, and the more I visit the more likely the dreams I tell them I want to become a reality and the dreams they tell me they want to become a reality will become a REALITY and when those dreams become a REALITY I hopefully will look back and think…"man, good thing I chose to believe encouraging bible verse filled letters between us would make a HUGE difference!!!!!!!" Because it did and does!
I Peter 5:7 "Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for YOU!!!"
I write to my sponsored children because I want them to know that I love them and writing helps to build a relationship with them. I have to admit that I love getting letters from them, too.
I write to my two sponsored boys because I want them to know that even half a world away, they are loved and thought of and believed in.
I feel that it shows Patric the love that he deserves as a young, growing man of faith.
…I feel that writing to them and praying for them is an EXCELLENT use of my time!
… I want her to know how special and loved she is.
I write to my sponsored child because my letters they are the relational bridge between here and there.
… because it is the best part of the sponsorship, for both me and my sponsored children!
I write to my Sponsored Children because I know how important it is and I know what it means to them. I write to encourage them and tell them how important they are to me and how special they are. I write because I love them and want to encourage them.
she loves getting my letters and I love getting hers! Also, Michelle Tolentino's video message really inspired me to write more too!
I write my sponsored child because he lost his mother and because I love him. If I passed away, my greatest hope would be for someone to reach out to my child with a mother's love. That's the role I see myself playing in my sponsored child's life.
I think about his mom often and I feel a bond with her. It's such a privilege to continue the work she started with this little boy.
words of affirmation, encouagement, challenge,and love…can do what no amount of money ever could.
Because it is ultimately me who is getting the blessing. I took on the responsibility to sponsor children, that doesn't mean writing a check every month. That means that I give 100% of my love to them. Give them a shoulder to lean on from another country.
I write my sponsored children because I love them, because it is my privilege to do so, because I want to speak life into their lives, because I want them to know that they are not forgotten or alone, because God chose them for me to sponsor. Not only do I write these precious children, but I have my children write them as well. Thank you for the opportunity to make a difference….
everbody has to die and stand in front of the King.
it's so fun to imagine the smiles on their faces when their name is called. And because I LOVE to get letters back.
Because our letters mean everthing to our children. I just got back from Peru and when you ask children do you get letters from their sponsors the ones that do faces light up the ones that don't almost have tears in their eyes. Please write your child today.
now I kind of understand how important it is.
During our first 5 years of sponsorship every letter from Yefredy spoke about how some day she hopes to meet us in person. I wrote the checks, and once in a while wrote a letter. 2004 was a particularly busy year for me. I continued to write the checks, but never seemed to make time to write the letters. We continued to get letters from Yefredy, and it was clear she was having a tough year.
In February 2005 we got a letter from Yefredy thanking us for the Christmas gift she had received from us. She also wanted us to know that she was sad because she missed her father. She was also sad because her grandfather had died. Lastly, she was sad because she hadn't gotten a letter from us in a long time. She told us that she thinks of us as her family, and wants us to never forget her.
My wife and I felt sad and ashamed when we received that letter. In a few short years, she had gone from hoping to meet us in person, to hoping for a letter from us.
We wrote to her that day, and told her we were sorry. We told her we will never forget her because she is like a daughter to us. Then we told her we would come see her.
The following January we were in the Dominican Republic on a sponsor tour, and we were forever changed by the experience. We used to think we couldn't afford to go. Now that we have met our sponsored children, we cannot afford to stay away.
Sorry for the long answer.
I want them to write back!
I write my sponsored children because . . .
* I remember how excited and loved I felt when I got letters as a kid.
* I can't be there to encourage them in person.
* until I can visit, that's the best I can do.
* I love to send stickers 😛
* every child should be able to know that they have at least one person in the world who thinks they are wonderful.
I write my child because I was impressed by another child we visited on my Compassion trip to Guatemala. When we visited the home of one of the Compassion kids, the first thing he did was go into his stuff and show us his letters from his sponsor. Made me sad I hadn't written as often as I should, which MY child did say to me when I met him. That's the other reason – when he asked why I didn't write to him very much. So I started writing more and most times, when I get a letter, I turn right around and send something back, whether online or by hand…mostly by hand.
We write our sponsored children because it helps us know where our money is helping, since they usually tell us what they're able to do with it.
It helps us learn about different cultures, and it gives us something to look forward to when we get letters from our kids. We love sharing interesting things we've learned or experienced. For instance, our favorite baseball team made a milestone last night, so we're looking forward to sharing that with our newest son from the DR.
We have tulips in our yard, so we plan to tell our daughter from Mexico about them, and ask her to tell about what plants are near her home.
We asked our daughter Ana from Mexico, and our correspondence son from Rwanda to pray about our last two music events, so we're looking forward to telling them how they went! Because we encourage our audiences to sponsor children, we ask our sponsored and correspondence kids to pray for the unsponsored kids and also for the people we talk to about Compassion, that God would lead them to sponsor a child. We can't wait to tell them that 3 kids were sponsored!
Stay in touch, and have a blessed weekend!
Andy and Miranda – In Him
…I want her to know that I love her and I am thinking about her.
…I want to develop a relationship with her.
…I remember how much I loved getting letters when I was her age.
…because I want her to know that the love of Jesus can cross any barriers and that because of Him someone she's never met loves her and cares for her.
…it's not everyday that you can write a letter to an angel.
…it is my favorite thing to do! (And the reason for that is because I love them and love to encourage them. I write at least monthly.)
…because I want them to know they're loved and cared about, by both God and me. Because I want to be the adult in their life who encourages them, building them up instead of tearing them down and crushing their dreams.
And because I like doing it. 🙂
I write to my sponsored child because I want them to know how much I care about them…
…and because I love getting letters back from them!
…I want them to feel loved and special.
God's Word doesn't return void!!!!!!!
I am encouraged knowing my letters are encouraging them.
For MANY reasons…
But mostly because I have visited these families in their homes and have seen the tears on the faces of the children whose sponsors do not write.
Our financial support is important, but these letters we write and the love that pours through them is critical to this mission.
…I love her!
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Famed musician/producer Joe Henry helmed Meet Me at the Edge of the World, the latest album from Cincinnati duo Over the Rhine, and the results sound precisely like everything else in the band's soft-lit catalog. This is not necessarily a bad thing. For more than two decades the husband-wife team has specialized in crafting gorgeous, lovelorn pop songs that, like the season's first snow, are pretty to take in even if they rarely make much of an impact.
The duo returns to the Lincoln Theatre Thursday, Dec. 5, for its annual holiday concert, which should draw heavily from its new album.
Matt the Electrician opens the show.
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In order to increase speed and access, the campus connection to the Internet is scheduled to be upgraded in July. There will intermittent Internet outages during the following times:
- Friday night, July 20th from 11 PM to Saturday morning, July 21s at 7 AM.
- Saturday night, July 21st from 11 PM to Sunday morning, July 22nd at 7 AM.
This will affect services requiring internet access, such as email, the Faculty, Student and Employee centers HRIS and Finance. Questions or comments may be directed to email@example.com.


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From Government 2.0 to Society 2.0: Pathways to Engagement, Collaboration and Transformation
Report, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
October 2011
Authors: Zachary Tumin, Former Special Project Assistant to the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program (STPP) Director, September 1, 2010December 31, 2013, Archon Fung, Faculty Affiliate, Scince, Technology, and Public Policy Program
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Cyber Security Project; Science, Technology, and Public Policy
In June 2010, 25 leaders of government and industry convened to Harvard University to assess the move to "Government 2.0" to date; to share insight to its limits and possibilities, as well as its enablers and obstacles; and to assess the road ahead. This is a report of that meeting, made possible by a grant from Microsoft.
Around the world, public services have undergone significant changes over the past 25 years, often based on the introduction of management approaches from business and evolving along the waves of revolution in information and computing technologies, from main frame to PCs to web to networks.
Today, the global recession coupled with changes such as the retirement of the post-World War II generation, the emergence of millennials, new waves of interactive communications technology and low-cost collaboration platforms is sparking a next wave of citizen engagement, reform of government and the transformation of service. There is great interest, globally, in the power of ideas like collaboration, transparency and participation. Where there is action, it taps the power of networks spanning the boundaries of government, citizens and the private sector to engage all.
These collaborations reflect a profound realization that neither government, service providers, nor citizens can often accomplish their purposes without collaboration. In a networked world, the speed of change, the pace of risk and the breadth of opportunity means no one institution, organization or individual can go it alone. Especially now, with governments around the world facing financial crises, joining up and co-producing services with citizens, industry and non-governmental organizations seems essential.
Even in flush times, such cross-boundary collaboration is difficult. Old-school legacy arrangements can stop innovation cold. Funding is stovepiped. Information is highly compartmentalized. Computer systems cannot easily operate together. Hierarchies are slow to change. Information assurance and privacy clash with calls for transparency and openness. Shared missions have no one uniquely accountable for outcomes. Even with all the obvious failures of recent years, from 9/11 to Katrina to the global financial crisis, agencies, organizations and units persist in "going it alone."
Especially in difficult times, when the "pie" is shrinking, individuals, institutions and societies tend to hunker down to assure their "slice" stays the same. At the level of government, for example, some agencies retreat to statutory core mission. Many managers are more risk-averse than ever. Oversight intensifies, shared mission-vision takes a back seat and investment in innovation dries up. Collaboration is a last resort to be trotted out only when youre backed into a corner.
Yet evidence suggests, also, that in such times governments around the world may be more prone to reducing barriers to change, and experimenting more. Switching costs have lowered. Digitally enabled collaborations and innovation have blossomed. The technologies of smartphones and tablet, cloud and open platforms make adoptions light, fast and agile. All these moves provide clear evidence that the potentials for gains from new network-enabled collaborations are high.
Certainly corporate networks and citizen networks are not waiting they proliferate. The emergence of a generation of digital natives now makes connectedness a fact of life, and with it, a host of emergent new arrangements and solutions. Government, nongovernment organizations, industry and citizens now can, in theory, tap the power of all to produce wellness, safety, prosperity as never before. There is awareness, eagerness and readiness.
JetBlue is among many firms that now monitor Twitter and jump all over negative tweets to fix what's wrong as quickly as possible even while passengers are still standing in line! Senior executives in industry and government have internal company blogs where they communicate new directions to employees and take comments right over the heads of managers. The Vice Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff (a Marine Corps 4-star General) is famous for his blog. Other corporate and government leaders maintain Twitter feeds where they communicate with all Secretary Costin in Brazil. for example, has 6,000 of her teachers following her. Many cities and towns are now opening discussions directly with constituents around budget priorities and letting them vote on capital budgets how should $X be spent?
Read the full report: http://www.innovations.harvard.edu/cache/documents/19773/1977353.pdf
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Bandits Get Weekend Split, Sneak by Swarm
from press release
Hat tricks from Dhane Smith and Chad Culp, and a six-goal 4th quarter helped the Buffalo Bandits (1-1) claw their way to victory over the Minnesota Swarm (0-1) in front of a home crowd of about 15,000 people at the First Niagara Center on Saturday night. The win means the Bandits are now 8-2 after losing the first game of the season, and 14-8 in home openers.
"We made it hard, but I'm really proud of the way the guys played and the way they buckled down in the second half," Bandits head coach Darris Kilgour said. "I don't know why we came out the way we did, but it was a good win overall."
The Bandits began their home opener the same way they began their game the night before: trailing. Ryan Benesch added a goal 2 and a half minutes into play and another one eight minutes later to give the Swarm a 2-0 lead. Tyler Hass's goal just 20 seconds later would chase starting goaltender Anthony Cosmo for the second straight night and put the Swarm up, 3-0.
Kurtis Wagar once again stepped in and played well. He stopped 22 of 31 shots in his second straight relief appearance, and made a big save in the final minute of the game to preserve the win for the Bandits.
"It's good to get your feet wet and know you can handle the load," Wagar said. "Being a backup goalie, I know my role. Cosmo is our guy but I have to do my job when I'm called upon."
The Bandits got a bit of a spark from the goalie change, scoring two goals less than a minute apart to bring the score within one. Then, history appeared to be repeating itself, as Minnesota scored five of the next seven goals to give the Swarm an 8-4 lead.
It was once again penalty trouble that led to the Bandits' big deficit. The Bandits took four penalties, including another five-minute major, called against John Harasym for cross checking. The Swarm went 3-4 on the powerplay.
"We're not being very smart," Kilgour said of the undisciplined play the last two nights. "Tonight, we started out the same way."
The Bandits were able to come within one as Mark Steenhuis, John Tavares, and Jay Thrombert all scored to bring the score to 8-7.
The Swarm were able to pull away once more, with two straight shorthanded goals to make the score 10-7. What would follow can only be described as a see-saw fourth quarter. The Bandits answered the Swarm's shorthanded goals with four straight goals in a span of five minutes from Dhane Smith, Steenhuis, and two goals from Shawn Williams to take an 11-10 lead.
Ryan Benesch would answer with two goals in less than a minute to give the Swarm another one goal lead, 12-11.
The Bandits then got their best opportunity of the game, and they took advantage of it. The Swarm took two penalties within a minute to give the Bandits a 5-on-3 advantage late in the 4th quarter. Chad Culp completed his hat trick with four and a half minutes left in the game.
Then, rookie Dhane Smith completed his hat trick 20 seconds later to give the Bandits the lead, 13-12, and net his first career game-winning goal.
"Honestly, I don't even remember what happened on the winning goal," Smith said after the game. "They gave me the chance to go one-on-one with the defender. I beat him, and I kind of closed my eyes and shot it, and it went in."
The Bandits will have a week off before playing the Rochester Knighthawks (0-1) in Rochester at 7:30 PM (KB1520/The Lacrosse Network).
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The Consortium, held annually in Clovis, N.M., is an educational program designed to teach college students from across the country about the multifaceted dairy industry, with focuses on improving industry competitiveness and the production of safe, wholesome products.
"The Southern Great Plains Dairy Consortium has been a wonderful experience," student Heather Eagle from Three Rivers said. "I sincerely hope that universities and communities will continue to support agriculture, especially within the field of dairy. Milk rocks!"
Consortium professors spend six weeks teaching students a wide array of vital dairy subjects.
From the producer's perspective, Jonathan Vander Dussen, a producer in the Clovis, N.M. area said, "This program is a great way for students who are interested in learning about the dairy industry to gain well-rounded knowledge of all the different aspects involved in producing milk and large herd dairy management. Growing up in a dairy-producing family, this class would have been a great asset for me. I would have been able to visit other dairies and learn why they do things the way they do, how different techniques work for them, and learning from the dairy specialists about what directly influences all aspects of producing in the dairy industry."


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"All the books and magazines that you sent me helped re-enforce my new-found Catholic beliefs. After reading them and praying, I now have no doubts about the Catholic faith and I am rejoicing in the truth. It is good to know the truth! God bless Catholic Answers!"
"I am come here to die, being a Catholic, a priest, and a religious man, belonging to the Order of St. Benedict; it was by this same order that England was converted."


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Felton, Shumpert, Anthony, Stoudemire, Chandler.
Felton, Kidd, Shumpert, Anthony, Chandler
Felton, Shumpert, Smith, Anthony, Chandler
Felton, Shumpert, Anthony, Stoudemire, Chandler
Felton, Shumpert, Copeland, Anthony, Chandler
With Iman Shumpert back and Raymond Felton getting closer, Mike Woodson is going to have some interesting choices to make regarding his starting lineup.
Shumpert started Thursday because Woodson didn't want the second-year guard to tighten up after warmups.
The Knicks are getting healthier -- Iman Shumpert made his season debut Thursday in London.
Many believe Shumpert will eventually start for the Knicks anyway. But what happens to Jason Kidd when Felton comes back? Does he go to the bench?
What about Amar'e Stoudemire? Will he eventually return to the starting lineup?
Below, we present a few potential starting fives for the Knicks, once everyone is healthy.
Felton, Kidd, Shumpert, Anthony, Chandler: Assuming Woodson wants J.R. Smith to continue coming off the bench, this is the best starting five in my opinion, although that comes with a caveat*. This lineup allows Carmelo Anthony to stay at power forward, where he can take advantage of mismatches. And it keeps a two-point-guard configuration on the floor, which the Knicks have had success with.
(*The Knicks, though, would benefit from bringing Kidd off the bench after Felton gets back. Kidd has been playing too many minutes with Felton out, and bringing him off the bench would allow Woodson to keep him fresh for late in the regular season and the postseason.)
Felton, Shumpert, Smith, Anthony, Chandler: This is the Knicks' best five-man unit, in my opinion. It's unlikely to be the team's starting five, though. Woodson likes to have Smith's scoring off the bench. Though it's worth noting that, of the Knicks' five-man lineups that have played at least 50 minutes together, two of the top three in terms of projected win percentage have Smith at shooting guard, according to 82games.com. This is the lineup that will likely be finishing games once everyone is healthy.
Felton, Shumpert, Anthony, Stoudemire, Chandler: This lineup inserts Stoudemire back into the starting five. The issue here, as has been discussed, is the spacing between Stoudemire and Anthony -- and, more importantly, Stoudemire and Chandler. On Thursday, Stoudemire looked extremely strong off the bench, and it appears he'll have continued success taking advantage of overmatched defenders in opponents' second units. So I think he should continue to come off the bench.
What do you guys think? If you were Woodson, what would your starting five be?
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Last edited by NYk_Reloaded718; Jan 19, 2013 at 12:20.
Better offensively than defensively but not horrible on D either
Shump and Cope >> Kidd Brewer
Both Melo and Cope will present problems for PF's trying to guard them
Kidd brings intangibles Shump does not have but defenses will have to commit to Shumps penetrations more than they do Kidd's
"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
"I'm not going nowhere"
"That is one of the reasons why I wanted to come here to New York, just so I could take on those pressures and those challenges." -Carmelo Anthony
Voted for Felton, Shump, Melo, Amar'e, Tyson. Difficult to leave Kidd out, and maybe a bit harsh as he's played pretty well this season. However with Kidd coming off the bench it saves his legs a bit. Amar'e has looked ok off the bench coming back but I think he will start eventually and he and Melo I think are starting to work better together with Amar'e realising this is Melo's team now. JR off the bench is a cert, love the offence and energy he brings to the second unit.
Minimize the time Stat, Melo and Chandler are on the floor at the same time. We've seen Stat at the 5 so I like this lineup as well for stretches of the game.
Felton, Shumpert, Smith, Anthony, Stat:
Kidd should definitely rest till PO. When Felton back, Kidd shouldn't play in b2b games, use Prigioni as backup.
PG Felton 28min/Kidd 20min
SG Shumpert 24min/Smith 24min
SF Melo 33min/Copeland 15min
PF Camby 12min/Wallace 10 min/Stoudemire 10min/Novak 16 min
C Chandler 28min/Stoudemire 20min
Prigioni (only garbage time and b2b games as 2nd PG)
Brewer (only garbage time)
James (only garbage time)
Thomas (only garbage time)
If Wallace can't play, bring on Martin, we need size.
ESPN Insider doesn't expect the Knicks to make a move. BTW, the 8.8% is the chance for us to win an NBA ring among three systems this writer used.
5. New York Knicks | 8.8 percent
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] made his season debut in London on Thursday, and while his game showed plenty of rust, he was able to log 15 minutes without any trouble. Ray Felton is due to return from his hand injury before long, so New York will soon have as close to its full contingent of talent as it's going to get this season. [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] insists that his foot problem isn't going to end his season, but it's also not known when he might get back on the court.
If Wallace's injury does become a season-ender, then maybe the Knicks will seek another big man for insurance, though the depth chart still has [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] and [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. The roster is at the 15-player limit, the Knicks are way over the tax line and they don't have any cap exceptions left to use. Chances are, they won't be making any major moves.
The biggest area to upgrade is the perimeter defense. The Knicks are allowing far too many 3-point looks, and according to HoopData.com, rank 19th or lower in percentage allowed in each zone from 10 feet and out. A return to health by Shumpert is the best option for shoring up this weakness. If someone does emerge on the buyout market, the Knicks could open a roster spot by eating the rest of [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]'s contract, as his performance in limited minutes hasn't been of much help.
The Knicks can afford to be patient as they wait to see if Shumpert can play a major role and if Wallace can get back onto the floor.
Last edited by tiger0330; Jan 19, 2013 at 14:46.
I am really suprised that 3 people voted to have Amare in the starting lineup with Anthony and CHandler. Amare still needs to score consistently to be in the starting lineup.
However Amare is beginning to thrive in his role as backup center. With Sheed and Camby out I believe Amare should stay as the back up and have plays run for hom with Prigs at the point and JR/Novak/Cope hitting outside shots to spread the floor for him.
I voted for Felton/Kidd/Shump/Melo/CHandler. Our perimeter defense is at its best with this lineup and we have the miss match with Melo at PF.
The best statistical lineup is Felton Kidd JR Melo and Tyson which is a +63. However JR and Amare are thriving in their role and we should keep them there unless there are injuries.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
ReLoaded .. your lineup of Tyson/Melo need Ibaka, or Evans, or a strong defensive-rebounder in it for the midseason & postseason games.
Your lineup of Felton, Shumpert, Smith, Anthony, Chandler: would be considered a small-ball lineup with 4 players who can put the ball on the floor .. its a decent lineup to trade-points .. it's weakness is giving up offensive-rebounds (with Tyson defendin-peremeter LOL).
Felton is our 28 minutes startin PG throughout the regular season.
JR.Smith is the SG that belongs with Felton in the starting lineup ..
the two have to learn to co-exist in the backcourt through the midseason.
especially if JR & Felton plan on being Knicks in the 2013-14 season.
A 2nd season Shumpert is our 30 minute weapon u bring off the bench to opose the weakness in our oponents backcourt guards rotation for STOPS .. Shump is a finisher not a starter.
Kidd is the best PG to tutor the future of Shump performance throughout midseason, this brings Kidd off the bench with Shump .. at least untill the postseason games.
Melo is our 32 minute startin SF .. a position where he could get his best mismatch on offense .. however on DEFENSE we dont want Melo defending bigmen anywhere near the paint. We need Melo to follow Paul Pierce defensive strategy. We need our center & PF to co-exist down-low on the defensive-end so they dont get caught up in the low-post switches.
Novak & Copeland are decent peremeter SF .. although both have a grade C- minus when trying to defend the PF post .. poor box-out, and poor at claiming rebounds.
Our starting PF should be either Novak, or Kurt, or Sheed, until Amare is ready to take the starting job.
After Amare's Fire-Extingusher postseason in a lineup with JR/Melo/Tyson, the best way Amare performance could help the Knicks be a winning postseason team is to bring Amare off the bench in his own 2nd-unit lineup without Tyson/Melo/JR.
A 2nd-unit lineup fits Amare perfect .. Amare career is use to being in a short 6 to 7 man rotation .. since Amare return to the rotation coach Woody been shufflin Amare in and out of 20 different lineup changes ..
This is not the way to GELL Amare into a rotation with 9 new teammates.
Starters .. Felton/JR/Melo/Novak/Tyson
2nd-Unit .. Kidd or Pablo/Shump/Copeland/Amare/Camby
Felton, Shumpert, Anthony, Stoudemire, Chandler:
Felton will be back in the starting lineup when healthy.
Kidd has x-amount of minutes he can play, if he's going to end games, he'll come off bench, as per start of season. Knicks can use his presence as the double-headed PG we've seen, and 3-point charge off bench.
Shumpert is better than Brewer or Cope, is another PG-type distributor, and a better defender. The fact that he's in starting lineup the second he's able to play attests to fact that Wood Son loves him and wants him there.
STAT, if he's ever going to gel with Melo, needs to get in the starting lineup as soon as he's able, he's better than Sheed or Thomas, who Knicks had starting as second big in his absence.
Felton/STAT is a tried and true formidable P&R combo yet to be seen, that needs run in starting lineup.
Melo/Chandler goes without saying.
I guarantee this lineup will be Wood Son's thinking within the next couple weeks, as long as everyone stays healthy.
i like a lineup of felton, shumpert/kidd, melo, copeland, and chandler. i just like this lineup because without camby and sheed this lineup gives us a little extra size in the frontcourt. i know copeland isn't the best defender or rebounder, but until shumpert plays for a couple weeks i wouldn't want him to play bigger forwards.
I thought the first option would win by a landslide. It's the best mix of guard play and spacing. We were at our best at the beginning of the year with Felton,Kidd,Brewer,Melo, and Tyson. Replace Brewer with Shump and we'd be even better. It also allows us to have almost as strong a second unit as a first.


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Phillies Talk podcast interview
Waiting is the hardest part.
Just like last year at this time, thoughts of the 2012 Phantasy Camp this coming January are constantly hitting me. I feel like Chris Volstad facing Ryan Howard. The reality of the situation is running me over like a freight train… a freight train full of sunshine in the middle of winter, endless buckets of sunflower seeds and Double Bubble, and some of the best damn memories any baseball fan can remember.
Luckily, my 2011 Camp experience is technically not over. Come August, I will have one more huge fantasy come true right before the Phillies take on the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park. But I'll save that until later…
Until then, it's watching the Phillies lead the pack in the Majors, guiding my softball team (hopefully) to another championship game appearance, and hitting the gym on a regular basis. Yes, hell has indeed frozen over. More trips to the batting cages are definitely on the docket as well. I am NOT embarrassing myself in front of Milt Thompson again.
As it is that time of year when folks are filling out their applications or still trying to decide if that trip to Clearwater is worth it, I thought I would revisit an interview I gave for the Phillies Talk podcast back in February. If you didn't get a chance to listen, you can click below, or visit the Fightin Phillies website here.


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Local linemen ship out to help with Sandy damage
Local linemen will soon be on the East Coast to help restore power to millions of homes affected by superstorm Sandy.
The Bonneville Power Administration is sending 19 linemen and 14 utility trucks to help with the recovery efforts.
"It's our job," linemen Kurk Shriver said.
"There's people out of power and we can go help them and bring the quality of life back to their area and that's what we do," he said.
"This will be a first. It's a team effort and we wouldn't be helping the people of New York if they weren't here helping us so everyone is working together to do what needs to be done," Shriver said.
The linemen may be working to restore power on the east coast for up to two months. That could mean spending the holidays away from family, a sacrifice they are willing to make to get the job done.
"Honestly a little scared, a little sad to see him go," Mary Beth Evans said.
Evans' husband, Jarad, volunteered to go without hesitation.
"Those guys are, they go wherever, they work in all sorts of weather, they do whatever is needed so they are a tough crew and we love em' and praying them there and back safe," Evans said.
In all it will take three cargo planes to get all of BPA's equipment to the East Coast.
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The Washington State football game against Brigham Young University, scheduled for Sept. 14, 2013, has been moved to Sept. 14, 2019, it was announced Thursday. The game is the second of a home-and-home between the schools that began earlier this season. The 2019 game will be played at Martin Stadium.
Additionally, WSU announced that it has added Southern Utah to its 2013 schedule to replace the BYU contest. That game will be played Sept. 14, 2013 at Martin Stadium.
"At our request BYU has agreed to move our 2013 game to the 2019 season," said WSU Director of Athletics Bill Moos. "This move will provide greater balance to our future schedules."


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My sitter keeps mentioning that I should start to think about cereal for my son. He is taking anywhere from 5-7 ounces in the two bottles she gives him during the day and I am pumping about that at work. She keeps mentioning that if he is taking between 30-32 ounces a day that he should get cereal? I have not heard about this nor can I find anything out there about giving cereal based on the amount of EBM a child is taking. We don't go for my son's 4 month appt until the end of next week and he will be almost 5 months at that time. Has anyone ever heard of this? I don't think I am going to start anything until I talk to the doctor but I did not want to start until around the 6th month.
Thanks for helping!!


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On Town Meeting Day and by a four-vote margin, voters defeated a proposed budget of $1,998,890, which was an increase of $62,267, or 3.2 percent.
Despite the increase in the budget, the tax rate is projected to drop 2 cents, from $1.64 to $1.62, due in part to the towns common level of appraisal rising from 91.2 percent to 95.85 percent.
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I first came across the poster for Andy Warhol's film "Woman in Revolt" while doing research for a documentary, "Beautiful Darling," that I was editing about one of its stars, Candy Darling. The poster is red and black and features Candy with her fist thrown toward the camera. I always thought it was a great poster.
"Beautiful Darling" was the first film that I edited and so as a present to myself after I finished work on it I purchased the poster on eBay. List price, the poster was $700. I got one in very good condition for $350. Not bad, eh?
It came folded, wrapped in two plastic zip lock bags and a priority mail envelope. I carefully unwrapped it and laid it out on my floor. It was striking and large. I was happy with my purchase.
I took it around the corner from my old apartment in Brooklyn to a local frame store to have it framed. The framer told me that an original poster like this should be linen backed so that it is preserved and doesn't lose its value. He recommended a guy for me to send it to.
"He's the best, and right here in Brooklyn."
I thanked him for being so helpful and took the poster home. This was proving to be a little more difficult than I expected.
Real life took over and I never got a chance to send it to the linen backing guy. My lease was up at my apartment and work was busy. The box sat next to my door in its original priority envelope. Every few weeks I would see it and think, "Yeah, I really need to do that." I packed it up carefully in my move into Manhattan but still didn't send it.
A month or so went by with the poster by the door of my new apartment before I finally called the guy. We spoke on the phone and he seemed great. I sent it to him. He received it. He wanted the money up front and I paid him. He explained what he was going to do to the poster (acid wash, restore the folds, clean up the corner and, of course, the linen backing) he told me it would take about a month to finish. That was in April.
Cut to: A few weeks ago, I met up with the director of "Beautiful Darling" for drinks. He asked me how the poster had turned out. I had completely forgotten about it.
The next day, I emailed the poster restorer. No response. I called. No response. I left a message. I emailed again. A few days later, his phone was disconnected.
My heart sank. I started to fear the worst. He had stolen the money and the poster. It must be worth more than I thought. I worried. I was leaving these nasty messages for this guy and what if he was dead?
It started to become my obsession. I thought about it constantly and did tons of Internet research. He had moved since I sent it to him. He had a youtube account that he had logged into recently. His son was named Zachary. Weird.
I told a friend the whole story over lunch.
"Where is his office?" my friend asked.
"Brooklyn Navy Yard."
"It's right by my place. I'll go by there tomorrow."
The next day was Friday. I was heading out of town to a friend's wedding upstate. I was in the car when my phone buzzed a text: "Got your poster. The guy is crazy. I just called the cops."
He explained to me what had happened. He had showed up and the guy had been in his office with an associate. My friend had told him that I had been trying to get in touch with him. The linen backer had told my friend to leave. My friend had refused to leave without the poster while trying to keep things calm.
The guy said, "Fine!" and grabbed the poster and shoved my friend out the door saying, "If you ever come back here I'll kill you."
I didn't know what to say. The whole thing had escalated so quickly and without my control.
My friend continued, "The cops didn't really want to file a report, but they did scare the linen backer into refunding your money. Let me know if he doesn't."
The next day the linen backer wrote me back three sad emails about having fallen on hard times. That he didn't really have the money to refund but that he would scrape it together. He told me that he wished he had returned my emails but that he was very busy. He told me that sometimes he gets headaches. He was trying to make me feel bad. It worked.
Now it seems like maybe he would have gotten around to my poster after all. Maybe it was leaning against his door the same way it was leaning against mine.
Now it's up to me to get it done again. Hopefully it won't lean too long.