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Berry Bounty
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Learn how to grow traditional and unusual berries and which are suitable for your particular climate. Many of the berries have been hailed as superfoods; with this book you will learn how to grow them organically whether in small gardens or pots. There are profiles on blueberries, brambleberries, gooseberries, mulberries, raspberries, feijoas, mangosteens, tamarillos, cape gooseberries, strawberries and many more. As well as advice on care and maintenance, you will find growing requirements, how to identify and deal with pests and diseases, methods of propagation, pruning techniques and recipes. We have been waiting for a long time to offer an all-Australian berry book: there is no longer any need to get confused by books from the US or UK, as this full colour title will become a classic. 224pp
Citrus: A Guide to Organic Management, Propagation, Pruning, Pest Control and Harvesting
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A comprehensive guide to the most popular backyard fruit tree, covering the history of citrus, numerous varieties, propagation, cultivation, pruning, pest and disease control, harvesting & storing fruit. With illustrations and colour photos, it is informative, enjoyable and endlessly useful to the citrus grower. 167pp
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Queer Comedy Turns 4!
Queer Comedy at Zanies celebrates 4 years of bringing queer-inclusive comedy to Chicago! The Anniversary show will take place on Tuesday July 21st, 8:30 pm at Zanies Comedy Club 1548 N Wells. Queer Comedy was the first show to bring ongoing queer standup comedy to a mainstream Chicago venue and has been going strong with national headliners, contests and tours. To celebrate 4 years, creator and host Adam Guerino welcomes a hilarious lineup of queer and queer-friendly comedians including Ali Clayton, Rachel McCartney, Sonia Denis, Marla Depew, Trannika Rex, Joseph William Reese and Julie Paradise.
Since its inception in 2011, Queer Comedy at Zanies has been named the Advocate.com's "9 LGBT Friendly Comedy Shows You Should Be Supporting," featured in Chicago Tribune's "Stand-up Scene," Timeout Chicago's "Critic's Pick," The Redeye's "Do" and included in Chicago Reader's "The Agenda" and "Culture Vulture" with the praise "More, please."
Comedians who have appeared at Queer Comedy at Zanies have also appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Chelsea Lately, @Midnight, The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, BET, TBS Just For Laughs, SXSW, Comedy Bang Bang, The Pete Holmes Show, Last Call With Carson Daly, A Night At The Apollo, and Last Comic Standing. The upcoming show will continue to show that whether audience members are queer or straight, laughter knows no sexuality.
Tuesday July 21st, 8:30pm, $15 tickets available at Chicago.Zanies.com or at the door. Zanies Comedy Club 1548 N Wells. For more information, hi res photos or a saved seat, don't hesitate to reach out.
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12 U.S. Code § 2074 - Production credit association capitalization
In accordance with section 2154a of this title, each production credit association shall provide, through its bylaws and subject to Farm Credit Administration regulations, for its capitalization and the manner in which its stock shall be issued, held, transferred, and retired and, except as provided in subsection (b), its earnings distributed.
When the bylaws of an association so provide and subject to the general directions of the Farm Credit Administration, available net earnings at the end of any fiscal year may be distributed on a patronage basis in stock, participation certificates, or in cash. Any part of the earnings of the fiscal year in excess of the operating expenses for such year held in the surplus account may be allocated to patrons on a patronage basis.
A prior section 2074, Pub. L. 92–181, title II, § 2.3, Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 593; Pub. L. 96–592, title II, § 203, Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3440; Pub. L. 99–205, title II, § 205(e)(6), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1704, related to loans, discounts, participation, and leasing, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 100–233, § 401.
1992—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–552 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "Each production credit association at the end of each fiscal year shall apply the amount of the earnings of the association for such year in excess of the operating expenses of the association (including provision for valuation reserves against loan assets in an amount equal to one-half of 1 percent of the loans outstanding at the end of the fiscal year to the extent that such earnings in such year in excess of other operating expenses permit, or in such greater amounts as are deemed necessary under generally accepted accounting principles, until such reserves equal or exceed 3½ percent of the loans outstanding at the end of the fiscal year, beyond which 3½ percent further additions to such reserves may be made, if deemed necessary under generally accepted accounting principles) first to the restoration of the impairment, if any, of capital, and second, to the establishment and maintenance of the surplus accounts, the minimum aggregate amount of which shall be prescribed by the Farm Credit Bank."
Pub. L. 100–233, title IV, § 401, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1622, provided that this section is effective 6 months after Jan. 6, 1988.
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New 2018 Newmar Ventana 3709
The Ventana 3709 class A diesel motor home by Newmar features a full wall slide out, a rear bath, a half bath, plus much!
As you enter the coach, the full wall slide features a 74" hide-a-bed sofa, booth dinette, refrigerator, and pantry for your non-perishables, plus in the bedroom there are two wardrobes, chest of drawers, and an overhead TV.
The slide out behind the passenger's seat features a double kitchen sink on an angled countertop, three burner range, fireplace with LED TV on a power lift, and overhead cabinets stretching the whole length of the slide out.
Both the driver and passenger seat easily swivel around to provide more seating in the living area.
Just before you enter into the rear bedroom you will find a half bath including a toilet, sink, linen cabinet, and overhead storage.
The walk through bedroom has a queen bed slide out with nightstands on each side. In the rear of the coach is the spacious master bath. There is a 36" corner shower, toilet, plus a wardrobe with bi-fold doors, sink with overhead cabinet, and wardrobe or washer and dryer along the rear wall, and so much more!
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Derwentwater Swim
Keith and Peter started the Lakes Challenge with swimming Derwentwater (6.25k) South to North. The entry point was the National Trust car park at the south east end of the lake
As they entered the water at 9 am under blue skies they were hit by the expected cool water temperature of 15 degrees. The Lake however was calm and apart from the cold water conditions were ideal for swimming. After a fast swim they exited the water at Derwentwater Marina (Portinscale) at 10:30.
To keep warm they headed straight for the showers. Then into their cycling gear and set off at 10:50am to Seathwaite at the foot of Scafell. This short cycle through Keswick and then round the lake and down the valley to Seathwaite took just thrirty minutes. After a quick coffee they changed into their running gear and were away to start the climb at 11:30am.
Scafell Run
The weather had started to change but still fine with good visability. At this time we had no inclination of the weather conditions that were to come. The run went well and we reached the summit in 1hour and 35 minutes. Slightly misty on top with moderate winds. The run down Scafell again went well although conditions underfoot were very wet. They finished in a total of 2hours 35 minutes. Well up on schedule at this stage.
Cycling to Wastwater
After a quick change back into their bike gear they were off again at 2:30pm and staight into the climb up Honister Pass. This was follwed quickly by Newlands and Whinlatter. Everything seemed to be going well. However as they descended into the Ennerdale Valley they were hit by strong head winds and heavy rain, this made the going really tough. By the time they had reached Swarth Fell and Cold Fell the driving rain had got even worse, progress in the wind was slow and it seemed ages before they reached Wastwater. In fact the ride had taken them an extra hour more than anticipated reaching the Youth Hostel at the west side of Wastwater at 6:30pm. They had lost the time gained earlier but were still on track.
Kayaking Wastwater
After changing from their wet biking clothes they were quickly into their kayaks on what seemed a tranquil Westwater. After 10 minutes they were out in the middle surfing large waves. This would have been okay in sea kayaks but not in unstable marathon kayaks. The last mile was especially difficult as the waves changed direction and hit them sideways on. Finally they reached the bottom end of the lake were they dragged their kayaks up to the road.
By this time (8pm) the light was beginning to fade so lights were needed on the bikes as well as a change of clothing, doing this and trying to keep dry in driving wind and heavy rain is impossible.
Cycling To Newby Bridge
They eventually set off at 8:30pm with Hardknott and Wrynose passes waiting in the dark. The ride to the foot of Hardknott was relatively easy but would change on the two passes!
The only good thing to emerge from riding over the passes in darkness and terrible weather conditions was the fact there was no traffic! After a brief stop at the Three Shires Inn,no unfortunaty not for a pint, we continued on to Newby Bridge. During this section of the ride the rain was now bouncing off the road. Would it ever ease. We finally reached Newby Bridge at 11:30 in what had become a very hard 3 hour ride. Now slightly behind schedule.
Kayaking Windermere
After changing clothes and fitting lights to the kayaks as well as taking food and drink they launched from the Swan Inn at 12:15am and travelled up the river Leven into the Lake at Fell Foot. Fortunatly the wind had dropped but the rain continued. Navigating the lake in darkness proved challenging but Keith and Peter knew the lake well so little time was lost. After stopping briefly at the ferry point (Windermere) for a drink they pushed ahead to Waterhead and Ambleside. Everything had gone smoothly but with Waterhead in sight the wind was back whipping up large waves. The last mile was mainly surfing with water coming over and into the kayaks. They were both glad to be back on dry land, if you could call it that, with the car park at Waterhead flooded. It had taken 3 hours and 15 minutes.
Cycle to Derwentwater
After a break at Waterhead and another change of clothing they set off for the final bike leg and final major pass over Kirkstone at 4:15am still in torrential rain. As they started to climb Kirkstone the mist had descended and visibility was difficult but they knew this was the final big climb and pressed on.
After a slow descent they passed the shores of Ullswater and headed up via Troutbeck to the A66 as dawn was breaking. On reaching the main road the rain eased somewhat as they headed towards Keswick and the bottom end of Derwentwater. There was litte traffic on what usually is a very busy road and they reached their original starting point at the National Trust Car Park at 6:45am. Now only the kayak of Derwentwater was left.
Kayaking Derwentwater
They quickly got into their kayak gear and set of at 6:58am with the finish in sight and the 24 hours target was well in thier grasp.
The lake was relatively calm and they made good time landing in Derwentwater Marina at 7:48am - yes you guessed it- the rain had stopped and the sun was breaking through the clouds.
A total time of 22 hours 48 minutes. 1 hour and 22 minutes within schedule


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- Artist: Domenick Swentosky
- Genre: Rock
- Release Date: 4/3/2007
With an earthy acoustic rock / pop sound combining the elements of saxophone, harmonica and some tasteful looping, Domenick brings a unique sound to the singer / songwriter genre. While gigging for the last six years, he has honed his skills as both the energetic crowd pleaser, and the subtle tunesmith, and has gained the enthusiastic support of a wide-ranging audience. At thirty-one, Swentosky has been playing guitar for twelve years, saxophone for twenty-two years and harmonica for five. He was a member of The Penn State Blue Band, and played guitar in a couple rock-n-roll bands before branching out on his own. Domenick lives in central Pennsylvania. He's also a heck of a fly fisherman. The album 'Greytime' was written over the course of a couple years. While coming out of a bad relationship and into a good one, while coming out of the workforce and back to college, and while getting back to music and coming into his own as a songwriter, Domenick began writing for the first time. What emerged was an album that tells a story. Appearing in the order they were written, the songs here truly form an 'album' of material. You can hear the progression from wanting and wondering to discovery and enlightenment. With bluesy songs like 'Come On Around' and 'Just a Memory,' Swentosky is found a bit angry and lamenting the long end of a broken love, while the acoustic ballad 'The Last Time' and up-tempo 'Hideaway' speak of a new love found with a new way of life to go with it. The song 'Saturday' is literally a marriage proposal and the arrangment of 'Storm Inside the Calm' shows Domenick's talent for both simple and complex arrangments. With saxophone and harmonica work sprinkled throughout, 'Greytime' has a lot of life in an acoustic album. Swentosky often writes with big, moving melodies that stick in your head. Experience ..... Greytime.
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I had the shock of my life yesterday as I walked around the Pentagon Shopping Centre in Chatham.. especially the top floor… I just couldn't believe how many shops were vacant.
Now I don't go into town that much.. to be perfectly honest I only go to Chatham, if I absolutely need something that I can't get in my local high street or retail park.
Casting my mind back to when the Pentagon opened its doors in the 1970's, and how it was alive and buzzing with new shops opening, compared to the cold stark realisation of our current economic times, the changes today are really apparent.
HMV, with signs saying that the store will be closed on the 23rd January, 2013. JJB no longer present. Peacocks now a thing of the past. You can really see how this recession is hitting our local High Streets. Even the Pentagon Grill has gone..
Along with the unforgettable Woolworths on the High Street, located as you exited the Pentagon by Burtons/Dorothy Perkins.
Shops that were giant names, like Dixons, replaced by cheap pound shops..
But then it dawned on my, I am as much to blame for their doomed destiny as the recession itself… Why? Because I want cheap goods, I want the luxury of not having to try and park and go out on cold winter's mornings to get things. I want home delivery.
Unfortunately, this recession has made us all tighten our belts.. If we can get something a couple of quid cheaper from the likes of Amazon or other online stores… we will do. We are having to rein in those purse strings, and not spend as much as we would like… so a few pounds saved here and there soon add up.
I don't know where this recession is going to go, but I can tell you, I don't feel confident about the future. I don't feel as if there is light at the end of the tunnel.. And I definitely don't feel as if we are 'all in this together', as the Tory/Lib coalition keep telling us.
I don't see prospects of our youth of today, feeling like we did back in those days gone by, where we could walk into jobs more freely. I don't see our youth of today, holding much hope out that they will land a decent job so that they can start earning a decent crust and having a comfortable lifestyle.
And I can foresee, more shops closing … and our High Streets turning into Ghost Towns..
This town, is coming like a ghost town
Why must the youth fight against themselves?
Government leaving the youth on the shelf
This place, is coming like a ghost town
No job to be found in this country
Can't go on no more
The people getting angry
This town, is coming like a ghost town
This town, is coming like a ghost town
This town, is coming like a ghost town
This town, is coming like a ghost town


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The Amazing Race Australia – Lucky For Paul He Doesn't Want To Be Popular
Does Steve speak or has he worked out the best strategy in dealing with Paul is to just shut up and nod your head? Paul continued his reign as the Reality TV Douche of the Year he managed to push over Grace, and also boast about his very high IQ. He also revealed that he had been bullied at school but I am not sure that is a reason to now treat other people with such contempt.
Also Steve must be now realising what it was like to be Hitler's personal assistant. You can't quit because of the situation, and you just have to put up with the ramifications that occur because of the behaviour of the other person.
Sarah and James were the first to leave the pit stop at 5.47am in Dubai and they had to a marina to get their next clue at the Dubai Pearl which was a boat. Sarah as always was sensitive to the Islamic country she was in and was wearing a tight mini skirt. But to be fair the cheer leaders and Grace were also wearing lycra.
Grace who sees herself as a princess could not be classified as a feminist, she said she has to learn to shut her mouth and her brother Joseph agreed. He said she had now realised that everything she did was wrong and everything he did was right. She likes to play the princess role, and he the arrogant brother. It is a wonder him and Paul are not BFF's.
Sarah is overbearing and treats James as a child and chided him for helping the other teams. There are tactics when to help teams, and when it is a time they are all going to catch up as was this case. Also she does not listen to him at all.
The policemen started the leg having another disaster with taxis and were heading off in all directions. They thought there luck should change soon.
Conversely the Italian girls were again lucky as they left the pitstop at 9.42, four hours after the first team and now they were not going to be too far behind as the other teams could not get their next clue until 9.30am.
At this point Grace was being a dick and was teasing Paul about reading the clue, and he took it the wrong way and exploded at her. Neither of them were shown at their best.
It was time for a Detour. They had the choice between – Count 'em Up and Price 'em Up. Count 'em up was counting a sack of dried limes and Price 'em Up the team had to a jewellery store and then arrange seven pieces of jewellery in order of price.
Most people did the counting however the jewellrey didn't appear to be as bad as first thought. Though it stumped Sticky and Sam for awhile.
Paul got the limes counted in one go as did the coppers but everyone else did it twice, with some teams quitting and swapping tasks.
The cops then managed to beat Paul and Steve to the U-Turn and U-Turned them which meant they had to go do the jewellery task. But because Paul as an IQ in the top 2% of the country, something he must have been busting to get on camera, he did it easily or so he reckons.
It was then off to Turkey. All the teams were on the same flight. James and Sarah and the Italian girls got very lucky as the Emirates flight was delayed and they managed to get on.
When they got to Istanbul and going towards the Blue Mosque, Paul was running along and Grace was knocked over by him. Unfortunately none of the cameras caught this "money shot". He said it was an accident and she was yelling "Are you that threatened?
They then had to go to the Hagia Sophia for a Road Block which was a memory one.
Paul did it and completed it first go, as did Jo from the cheer leaders. This meant Paul and Steve were the first to the pit stop winning a Rally experience.
However Ross and Tarryn, Emilia and Lucy, and Sarah and James were struggling.
Tarryn was shocked that her father was fallible, in fact she said what was hard was knowing her father was a lot smarter than a lot of the other teams that got through. She really needs to get him off a pedestal.
James and Sarah took a four hour time penalty for not completing the task, and Lucy and Emilia solved the puzzle and managed to come in at team number six. Tarryn and Ross also took the four hour time penalty as well however lucky for them it was a non-elimination round.
Their penalty in the next round is a thirty minute time one if they don't come first in the leg.
Pit stop placing
1. Paul and Steve
2. Michelle and Jo
3. Sticky and Sam
4. Joseph and Grace
5. Shane and Andrew
6. Lucy and Emilia
7. James and Sarah
8. Tarryn and Ross
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22 comments
- 1 par3182 { 06.26.12 at 1:14 am }
Four camera crews on the scene and not one caught the incident a week's worth of advertising has exploited. I hope someone got fired.
- 2 Pangus { 06.26.12 at 6:18 am }
"the Italian girls got very lucky as the Emirates flight was delayed and they managed to get on."
What airlines will do for the Amazing Race.
- 3 PollyB { 06.26.12 at 7:04 am }
Grace's attitude got me thinking about parents. As young'uns we were encouraged, by both parents, to have opinions and stand up for them. Mum may have been sorry for that at times! Last night I was wondering, and not having a clue, what it was like for Grace growing up in her family home. Seen and not heard for the females only?
Anyhoo, got a good look at Sarah's arches last night. Is she kidding?!?! Her 'friends' aren't very honest!
I'm glad Emilia & Lucy have a good head start on the last 2 teams. They're funny.
- 4 librarygirl { 06.26.12 at 7:49 am }
Polly B, I love Lucy and Emilia. They have fun whatever happens.
Really enjoying this series. I like the new time slot too – means I can watch a half hour of Masterchef while they cook in the pressure test, watch AR, but switch back at 8.00 p.m to see who has been elimiated and miss all the stupid drawnout judging. Of course I have the recap here on MC to catch up the part I missed.
- 5 Jo-anne { 06.26.12 at 8:42 am }
Paul is such an nasty competitor. I am sure that he will get his comeuppance in the end. All evil little men do. I feel sorry for Steve. It's a wonder they are friends at all.
- 6 KJ { 06.26.12 at 9:19 am }
In Paul we have the ultimate chicken and the egg question. Is he an a***hole because he was bullied, or was he bullied because he was an a***hole? Am loving the show in any case, great casting, and I hope ratings pick up now that it's in a better timeslot.
- 7 TickledPink { 06.26.12 at 9:44 am }
I love the Italian girls attitude to everything, seems like they just laugh it off and aren't taking things so seriously – good on them!
Paul is such a piece of work..
- 8 Daze { 06.26.12 at 10:01 am }
Am enjoying this show, having accidentally tuned into the repeats on weekend. Now of course I've missed an episode because I didn't see who got eliminated with the broken pots (Aura spray girls?) or why Tatt lady got eliminated.
As for Paul, he reminds me with all his bragging, like Jason Coleman in Celebrity Apprentice ' I've chore'd 468 shows this year alone' lol. But boy, he did give up easily on the raft challenge and wanted to throw the towel in –
Am enjoying the sisters, the twins and Grace – all great personalities; as for the cougar, oh please! All I see is a hammer banging away at her toy boy's brain
And it's ironical how all the flights are always "delayed", yeah, right.
- 9 littlepetal { 06.26.12 at 11:03 am }
Can't stand Paul. Waiting for him to embarrass himself on national TV.
- 10 PollyB { 06.26.12 at 11:43 am }
I think he's well and truly embarassed himself, littlepetal!
- 11 Bolders { 06.26.12 at 11:52 am }
This is the first season I've watched and I am enjoying it. It's not as annoying as I feared. I was concerned that they were going to be like the Americans with their yelling at locals and frustration that the whole world doesnt speak English nor ready to help them win some tv show.
Agree the Italian girls are a hoot. They are good value with a great sense of humour.
I did like Grace earlier but she really was a dick to Paul.. She is one of those people that don't know when to let things go and allow people to cool down. I hate that pick picking away until they get the comforting response they crave even after THEY've pushed the person beyond the limits of a joke. I think children have a better perception of others than Grace showed.
I really don't hate Paul. There are many boys I know of different ages, who, for whatever reason, don't like to be teased, or humiliated. They tend to grow out of it later on but they are just serious dudes that's all.
Grace should have kept her mouth shut after the 10th whiny "read the rules".
- 12 Old Spice { 06.26.12 at 12:10 pm }
"I did like Grace earlier but she really was a dick to Paul.. She is one of those people that don't know when to let things go and allow people to cool down. I hate that pick picking away until they get the comforting response they crave even after THEY've pushed the person beyond the limits of a joke. I think children have a better perception of others than Grace showed.
I really don't hate Paul. There are many boys I know of different ages, who, for whatever reason, don't like to be teased, or humiliated. They tend to grow out of it later on but they are just serious dudes that's all.
Grace should have kept her mouth shut after the 10th whiny "read the rules"."
I agree Bolders – Grace admitted she was winding Paul up for her own entertainment, which is classic bullying. I actually warmed to Paul after this because I saw that he really is quite vulnerable. What the people often focus on is the reaction of the victim rather than the action that provoked the response. Anyway loving the series but sad that the Indigenous boys were eliminated so early on – they were my favs.
- 13 Marepoppin { 06.26.12 at 12:22 pm }
I'm with you, Old Spice. Boulders is right, Grace bullied a humourless individual into a threatening response. She's a complete imbecile— all I have to do for the whole race is not talk and we will win—-. I too wish the cousins hadn't been eliminated so early. Not really warming to this seasons cast; much preferred last years
- 14 Sioux Denim { 06.26.12 at 12:23 pm }
Thanks RR for this weeks recap – spewin, my tuner didnt record!! I know I could have watched in online but far more entertaining reading it here…. Really should have followed your lead Librarygirl – MChef is so drawn out I could have just flicked back to it – oh well!
Agree with all – love the Italian girls – they probably dont have a chance of winning without that competitive streak but heh, they enjoying every minute of their adventure…..
Was really disappointed last week with Kym & Donna getting eliminated, they must have been driving round Dubai for at least 6 hrs – they were so gutted – I still dont understand why they didnt just ask someone for directions – I didnt see any other teams with maps so they all seemed to find the racecourse….
Paul is a goose – having not seen the incident though I cant really comment – but I havve thought he was a goose since day 1!!!
- 15 Chunks { 06.26.12 at 1:25 pm }
I'm loving this show. Never would have thought you'd get such great competition between Aussie contestants. Usually we're too busy being nice to each other to ramp up the angst. As much as Paul is a deluded dick, he makes for great television, as do Grace and Sarah the Eyebrows. Can't decide whether I want Sticky and Sam or the Cheerleaders to win.
- 16 Mahlia { 06.26.12 at 4:11 pm }
Paul is the greatest anti bullying message you'll ever see!!
If he was bullied!
- 17 ex essex { 06.26.12 at 4:14 pm }
I love the Italian Sisters. They are a total craic. What lovely, happy attitudes. I can't imagine them being too bummed out when they get eliminated. They just seem to laugh at the entire situation
- 18 Warble { 06.26.12 at 4:49 pm }
I disagree. I think Grace was merely taking the opportunity to give Paul a taste of his own medicine and he couldn't hack it. Let's face it, he admits he's evil and winds people up – he is also intimidating. I'm not going to feel sorry for a bully when he gets back some of what he dishes out.
- 19 Leodoggone { 06.27.12 at 1:23 am }
@Warble. Did not notice Paul purposely winding anyone up. He may be accused of many things (egotistical, aggressive, not friendly to other teams, playing the game tough) but bullying or bad mouthing other teams is not one of them. Grace on the other hand is a repressed female ("I have to keep my mouth shut") who takes it out on Paul because her brother (maybe family) is such a mysoginist. At the end of the day, Paul is a serious individual who does not cope well with being humiliated and I have seen these types. I have friends today who were similarly bullied in school turning out just like Paul. They are not bad or mean spirited. They are just coping with what happened in school and all this aggression and ego is a cover for their vulnerabilities.
- 20 EH { 06.27.12 at 12:09 pm }
Agree with Leodoggone. Yes, Paul is arrogant but he is good at what he does – numbers, photographic memories and puzzle solving although he did crack during the making of the raft.
I notice the American version (I am a big fan of TAR) doesn't go to the extreme to villainise an individual or a couple in almost every episode. They might have some annoying couples, ill mannered individuals but I have not seen so much focus / attention being put into editing to villainise a certain individual. I feel uncomfortable watching the episode this week. It did raise my attention whether they really didn't get the money shot or they didn't want to show us the incident because it was too obvious that Paul knocked down Grace by accident just to polarise our opinions?
I remember seeing the rockabilly couple's pots (in India) being knocked down by Paul's backpack last week. It did seem to me that the two carts were so close & it was unintentional as Paul back was facing the rockabilly couple cart.
Paul is a little different from Richael & Joel where they were beyond competitive, unfair play & their chantings were annoying.
I know this is controversial but I have seen many Asians growing up in Australia, being smart and all at school and were singled out and bullied by the average joes purely because they were different. Some would crack under the pressure and some grew up with a protective nature that almost come close to being anti-social behavior just to protect themselves from being hurt. They thrive to be best and care less about how others feel because of their past experience (no one cared about me & why should I care about them). I am not saying this to justify Paul's behavior/mannerism but I feel the editing had gone too far to focus on villainise Paul to make it a talking point rather than focusing on other fun aspects of the race.
I watched the latest American TMR season 20 that ended no long ago, the celebrated the brotherhood of Bopper & Mark. They are the stars of the episode. There are many positive parents & kids, siblings, friendships, relationships moments that I can remember, but I don't remember much about any stand out villains, perhaps the lesbian couples on season 17 & the winning couple of season 19, Ernie & Cindy. Cindy is a bit like Paul, competitive, smart, come across as being arrogant and self-centered but the season didn't portray on her as much as Paul, Chris, Joey & Richard being d$&@ heads.
I like the American version because there is always positiveness come out from the racing experience. Yes, there were 'Jersey Shoreness' of Joey "Fitness" & Danny in season 20 but they didn't exploit them like they did with the cougar – the boob shots, g-string….
The constant bickering between couples (cougar, Chris & Anatasha), the talk of bullying, over villainising certain individuals seem have gone a little overboard and overshadow the overall racing experience. TMR is one of the most successful RTV in American history & I hope the Aussie version will follow suit.
- 21 KatInEurope { 06.28.12 at 12:37 am }
I <3 the Italian Sisters, they are quality.
Sarah Eyebrows is just madness, think is between Cheerleaders, StickyMate and maybe the coppers for the win?
Shame Aura Spray went out early – they were top telly.
Paul? There are no words.
- 22 Davo { 06.29.12 at 9:01 pm }
Paul is classic comedy gold. Inside his own mind, he's God's gift to the world and simply cannot understand that other people think he's a douche.
But he's the star of our Amazing Race drinking game. Whenever Paul using F instead of TH (like last week, he said they were a massive FREAT not THREAT), you have to take a drink. You'll be completely hammered by the pitstop.


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Jersey health department to buy Roseneath home
Jersey's health department will buy two buildings for homeless islanders.
It is paying £40,436 for the former site of the Roseneath home which closed in December after funding problems.
The department's proposing to buy 6 and 7 Springfield Crescent from the Nemo Charitable Association, which has ceased to operate.
Jersey's Health and Social Services Minister, Deputy Anne Pryke, said she was pleased the department could help vulnerable islanders.
She said: "The purchase of these buildings by Jersey Property Holdings, on behalf of the department, will help us to provide accommodation and support for those who need it."
The former Roseneath properties had been used as day centres for islanders with problems such as addiction and family troubles.
Now Health and Social Services will convert them to a place people can stay rather than visit during the day.
States departments, care organisations and charities will support the residents in improving their lives.
The States transferred number 7 Springfield Crescent to the Nemo Charitable Association in 1994 at a nominal value so they are buying it back for a small sum.
Number 6 Springfield Crescent was acquired by the association in 1988 and a Health department spokesman said the sum of £40,436 reflected the cost of winding up the charitable association's operations.


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H.E. Dr. In Viracheat
Assoc. Prof. Diep Seiha
- Create an environment that promotes an excellence
- Create an environment that promotes an excellence in teaching, learning, research, educational, and scholarly activities.
- Create an environment that promotes the well being, health, and safety of all students in the university.
- Provide a relevant, accurate, reliable, and timely information access to students and management in relation to their specific purposes and benefits.
- Promote a healthy lifestyle and well being environment for all students and university members.
- Students must achieve their academic goals.
- Provide learning support and academic advising services on each university campus that help improve the learning process.
- Promote the best practice learning environment through internship and fieldwork studies.
- Provide effective conflict-resolution methods that assure the free and fair learning environment to each member of the university community.
- Promote student awareness and knowledge about personal health and timely health-related problems.
- Reduce all risk factors associated with health problems, such as sexual harassment and abuse.
Increase factors of healthy behaviors ad better lifestyle choices for the university community.
- Develop a market-based research approach that helps reduce unused data.
- Keep all communication platforms changed and updated to serve the benefits and interests of all students and the university members.
- Keep all students and management to effectively identify and assess the competitive performance, market change, and macro environments that affect the university positioning.
- Encourage sports and recreation cultures that support a variety of interests and values in the university community.
- Encourage each student to be involved with sports and recreational activities.
- Build Bright is the University of excellence in sports and recreational activities.
In terms of its fast moving and diverse training programs offered to both graduate and undergraduate studies, Build Bright University (known in short as BBU) is one of the leading universities in Cambodia. Build Bright training programs are offered to meet the needs of learners and researchers under local and internati§onal context. BBU has become a community itself, rather than university.
Community based campuses at most remote provinces are BBU's strategic locations,
Student Supporting Service
The service is currently available to students include: Admission service, Career info service public relations service, academic info service, Student Housing & Dining services, telecommunication & transportation services, internet and other nonacademic services
Admission Service
What do you need to know before you apply? Admission to study at Build Bright University is competitively selective as the number of qualified learners is increasing every year than the university can accommodate. Build Bright welcomes all kinds of learners from within and outside the country, who bring to the university a wide rage of social, cultural, ethnic, and educational backgrounds. We appreciate students with diverse talents, interests, and backgrounds, and accept the contributions they make. The Office will refer to Reception Desks located at each university study center which are supported and assisted by both Academic and Finance Division, for all information and instructions related to application deadlines, application process, admission requirements, application forms, credit transferring, tuition fees, and payment terms.
Career Information Service
Students are provided with updated information on self-assessment tools, career options and job vacancies, which are posted on the university's job information boards at each study center. In most cases, students are contacted by phone or by email directly from the Division of Student Affairs for their interview and training placements. Students registered with BBU may also take advantage of the Resume and CV referral service to access employers who are interested in BBU students but not intending to come to the university study centers.
Public Relations Service
The Office has worked closely with other institutions including private organizations, public institutions,and nongovernmental organizations to promote the relationship with these institutions and to facilitate Build Bright students to participate all kinds of social and public events. Remarkably, we have sent our students to attend several dozens of social and public events a year. This includes conferences, seminars, trainings, public debates, workshops, meetings, TV shows, Red Croos and Community Services, etc.
Academic Information Service
Part of information provided to students is related to academic queries or complaints due to problems or difficulties students might have in getting access to what they need. The Office will direct all academic concerns to the Division of Academic Affairs for solutions.
Student Dining & Housing Services
The university also provides on-campus services to students, professors, staff, and other members of the university community who are studying, researching, teaching, and working at all Division of the university. These services including dining services provided at each university study center and information directories on student housing and accommodation search.
Telecommunication and Transportation Services
- Telephone Service:
Due to increasing the popularity of mobile phone uses among students in the university, the telephone desk service is not yet available for public use in the university buildings. However, some public phones have been setup on the university study centers by the telecommunication companies for public use. In an emergency case, the university's telephone services will be available to handle the situation.
- Transportation Service:
Students are welcomed to visit the Office for queries on finding transportation means to and from the Build Bright University and their destinations. For questions regarding transportation links between the capital city and other provincial towns, the university has made the connection with transportation companies including bus companies which make it easier for students and other university members to arrange their trips right on the university study center. situation.
- Internet Service:
Internet facility is provided for free use of students, lectures or professors and all staff of BBU to facilitate their learning, teaching and research works on and off study center. Internet or proffessors in all BBU's libraries and computer Labs and in each division for all staff, In addition, Wi-Fi internet service is provided for all users at eash study center, Who have their own wireless devices or personal Labtops.
Student Counseling Service
From our experiences, we have learned that most students especially those who are in the first-year programs often have difficulties in adopting new learning environments in the university, where the learning, researching, and teaching models Public Telephone Service located is available on the campus 30 are quite different from what they have experienced in high school or in their previous study environments. In responding to this, we acknowledge that student counseling service in forms of learning support service, facility support service, academic, career and personal counseling are very useful tools in helping students, especially new students to adjust their university lives that lead to achieving their future academic goals.


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Michelle Lawton Bio
Michelle has over 20 years of marketing experience – with 15 years on the client side in brand management with Procter & Gamble, Pepperidge Farm, Lavazza Coffee and Remy Cointreau and 5 years on the consulting side as svp at Sterling Brands. She has managed brand strategy, positioning, qualitative/quantitative research and design planning for clients including Campbell's, Nestle, Celestial Seasonings, Ben & Jerry's, McCormick, Alouette Cheese, Kozy Shack, The U.S. Potato Board, and many others. At Sterling, she was also the creator and team leader of an annual trends presentation to inspire clients.
Delight in Food & Wine
Michelle's passion began in the mid-90's when she was recruited to Remy Cointreau as Brand Director for the Antinori family of Florence, one of the world's oldest and most distinguished wine producers as well as for Champagne Krug, Piper, and a range of boutique wines. During her tenure, Antinori was named a "Hot Growth brand" by the Wine Spectator and the Piper Heidsieck Champagne business doubled from innovative millennium marketing. Michelle has travelled extensively throughout Europe has had some unusual culinary experiences, inspiring her to complete a certificate course at the French Culinary Institute and an advanced certificate in Wine & Spirits Education from the WSET in London. Long term, she is committed to a career which combines her love for good food and beverages with supporting companies that promote wellness. In her free time, she enjoys entertaining-especially making risotto for friends and family.


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The Paralympics and the Olympics are well known sporting events, and maybe in time the
, an Olympics for bionic athletes, will be too. The games are to take place in Switzerland in October 2016. Events will include races between avatars of folks paralysed from the neck down using a brain interface for control, and races for competitors wearing prosthetic limbs and exoskeletons. One aim of the games is to push development of assistive technologies towards devices that people can really use in everyday life. The games will also allow people to compete who have never had the opportunity before, as even the Paralympics excludes some technology. An element of fun can push many things along.
GOOD ENOUGH: That camera lens in your phone is a curved piece of transparent material such as glass that bends light onto a sensor. There's a limit though to how small such lenses can be made. There could be another way to capture images: a grating etched with a spiral pattern through which light can enter from every orientation. The grating itself is smaller than the tip of a pencil. The images are low quality, but sufficient to reveal the subject, even if not every tiniest detail. The sensor itself captures a jumble of spirals, but software then turns that mess into a recognisable image. The highest-resolution prototype sensors at the moment can handle 128 by 128 pixels. Such low cost image sensors could find a place in security systems, toys and wearable devices. Can tiny size replace megapixels as the most desired feature?
KILL IN THE DARK: You might expect that a light-activated antimicrobial surface would stop working if the lights go out — and in the past, that's been the case. Some dyes react to bright light by producing highly reactive oxygen radicals that damage bacteria cell walls. This could be very helpful in places like hospitals, but turn the lights off and that useful property stops working. A team from University College London worked with different combinations of the dyes crystal violet and methylene blue with gold nanoparticles on the surface of silicone, using an organic solvent to swell the silicone so the methylene blue and gold nanoparticles diffused through the polymer. Then they added a thin layer of crystal violet dye. This process produced the most potent bactericidal effect ever observed in such a surface, but the big surprise came with the sample that was left in the dark, as it continued to kill bacteria. The team hope the new process will have applications for hospitals. Those surprises are the best findings of all.
UPHILL SPECIAL: Skiers fully expect a lift to take them to the top of a mountain, so why shouldn't city cyclists get a lift up hills? In Trondheim, Norway, the Trampe bicycle lift does just that. The road up the hill is 130 metres long. To one side is a rail with a footplate every 20 metres. Stand on your bike beside the rail, put your foot on the plate and then enjoy the ride at about 1.5 metres per second. Cyclists in hilly cities anywhere will surely welcome this.
BRAIN ON SHOW: One woman in Holland now has a see-through skull, thanks to 3D printing and a 23 hour life-saving operation. She suffered from a rare condition where her skull became unusually thick, leading to pressure on her brain. Over 3 months doctors at Utrecht University made a perfect plastic copy of her skull using a 3D printer and then fitted it to her to replace her own skull. You don't see that every day.
Miraz Jordan, knowit.co.nz


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For stargazers with a trained eye and the proper equipment, Halley`s comet already is making its appearance in Palm Beach County. But for now, the once- in-a-lifetime phenomenon is just ``a little smudge`` in the sky, astronomers say.
Comet Halley, which appears once every 76 years, will be visible to the naked eye, in its full glory with its tail extended, by April, astronomers say. But Tom Hoffelder of Jupiter couldn`t wait that long to spot the intergalactic traveler.
Hoffelder became the first person in the county to sight the comet Oct. 12, when he rose at 5 a.m.
His sighting may have been the first in the state. But it did not come to light until astronomers at the Gibson Observatory in West Palm Beach saw the comet Monday night, said Gary Bogner, director of the observatory.
``It was just a small fuzzy spot,`` Hoffelder, 38, said of his first sighting.
``I knew it wasn`t a star, but it could have been a nebula (cloud of dust and gas) or a (star) cluster. It wasn`t until I went back the next morning to check to see if it had moved that I knew it was the comet,`` he said.
Very few people who saw the comet in 1910, when it last appeared, are still alive. But charts marked the place to look for people like Bogner, Hoffelder and Gregory Zentz, president of the Astronomy Club of the Palm Beaches.
Bogner and Zentz confirmed that Hoffelder was apparently the first person in the county to spot the returning comet.
Zentz said he used a telescope to catch a glimpse of the comet 10 days after Hoffelder.
``It`s just a little diffuse smudge at this point,`` Zentz said Wednesday. ``I saw it last night with binoculars. It was clear to me.``


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ENSAI - Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Analyse de l'Information
(National School for Statistics and Data Analysis)
ENSAI is the top graduate school specializing in Statistics in France (a French Grande école, and more specifically, one of the prestigious écoles d'ingénieurs). Historically associated with INSEE (Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques, the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies) and with funding from both the French Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of the Economy, ENSAI offers 6 specializations, as well as the possibility of PhD supervision in these specializations by a member of faculty following graduation:
Advanced Statistical Engineering
Data Modeling for Spatial Analysis and Health Economics
Data Science
Quantitative Marketing and Revenue Management
Risk Management and Financial Engineering
Admission to ENSAI is usually preceded by two years of post-secondary, intensive preparatory classes in either Mathematics or Economics, followed by nationally competitive examinations. Students can also apply through a few other admission routes, such as after having completed a BSc or the first year of a MSc in a related field. ENSAI's education trains its students to become qualified specialists in Statistics, capable of information processing and analysis. Students acquire threefold expertise in Statistics, Quantitative Economics and Econometrics, and Computer Science, universally recognized in all professional sectors. They become sought-after, highly paid professionals.
Upon completion of the 3-year program, graduates become engineer-statisticians. They obtain the Diplôme d'ingénieur, equivalent to a Master of Science (MSc) in Statistics (representative of a total of 5 years of higher education and 300 ECTS credits). ENSAI has been accredited since 2002 to award this degree by the French Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (the CTI, Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur).
ENSAI has also been accredited by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research to deliver two Master's degrees:
Master of Science in Statistics for Smart Data
Master of Science in Public Statistics
These are two-year programs that are open to French and international students with varying backgrounds. Students can often transfer directly into the 2nd year (level M2) if they have the necessary prerequisites.
For the purposes of n+i students, engineer-statistician students (pursuing the diplôme d'ingénieur, or "n+") begin following courses in ENSAI's 2nd-year program (level M1), and with satisfactory results, they continue on to the 3rd-year courses (level M2) with a specialization in one of the six fields listed above.
ENSAI may award n+i students admission to complete either simply a master "n+" (the diplôme d'ingénieur) and/or a master "i":
> Master "n+":
- Diplôme d'ingénieur de l'Ensai, a graduate-level statistical engineering degree, equivalent to a Master of Science (MSc) in Statistics
> Master "i":
- Master of Science (MSc) in Statistics for Smart Data (DNM - Diplôme national de master)
(1-year program starting at M2 level for students having successfully completed a minimum of 4 years of higher education and holding at least the equivalent of a BSc in a related field. See program page for all details)
> Additional Master "i" (through double degree agreements with external institutions):
- Master of Science (MSc) in Finance: Advanced Studies and Research in Finance (through agreement with the Institut de Gestion de Rennes [IGR-IAE])
- Master of Science (MSc) in Mathematics and Applications, specialization Mathematical Statistics (in conjunction with the Universities of Rennes 1 and Rennes 2, INSA Rennes, and ENS Rennes)
- Master of Science (MSc) in Public Health, specialization Modeling in Clinical Pharmacology and Epidemiology (through agreement with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Rennes 1)
- Master of Science in Statistics and Econometrics, specialization Public Statistics (with the University of Rennes 1)
> For more information: ENSAI's International Brochure (2017)
ENSAI is located on the Ker Lann Campus, near the cosmopolitain city of Rennes, France. A mere 85-minute train ride from Paris by TGV, Rennes is known for its numerous cultural events and festivals, as well as being a lively college city with two major universities plus a number of graduate schools, accounting for some 80,000 students (totaling roughly one third of its population).
Rennes is the capital of Brittany, a region renowned for some of France's most spectacular coastline and landscapes. Brittany is continually ranked among the top places for living, working, and tourism in France.
Home to ENSAI since 1996 and located just outside of Rennes, the green Ker Lann Campus was created in 1990 and now welcomes about one thousand students annually. This technology campus is home to institutions of higher educational, professional training centers, and businesses. The aim of having a joint business and educational park is to encourage contact and partnerships between academia and the professional world. This location is ideally suited and offers pleasant working and living conditions with a wide range of facilities covering accommodation, catering, sporting activities and associations.
ENSAI's corporate partnerships
To help students enter the To help students enter the professional world, ENSAI has put at its students' disposal a vast network of professional contacts, both domestic and international. ENSAI seeks professional partners in order to:
- promote networking between students, graduates, professors, and executives
- create synergy through common actions concerning research, communication, internship opportunities, graduate recruitment, and teaching
ENSAI's domestic corporate partners include: ACP, Air Liquide, Amaris, Anaya, Banque de France, BIPE, Bluestone, BNP Paribas Personal Finance, CGET, Crédit Agricole S.A., Crédit Agricole 35, Ined, Inserm, IPP, Karavel, Keyrus Biopharma, Médiamétrie, Quintiles, Semsoft, Servier, French Statistical Society (Société Française de Statistique - SFdS), Société Générale, Soft Computing S.A., Solocal Group, SNCF, Unédic
Business Networking Forum
This annual event every November brings together current ENSAI students and professionals from more than 40 businesses (many of whom are represented above). This highly anticipated event allows graduate students to acquire valuable information about employment and internship opportunities, and even to start networking for their future careers.
Internships Abroad
ENSAI engineer-statistician students not only regularly go abroad for their internships but often choose to puruse international internship opportunities even after completing their mandatory period abroad. The following is a non-exhaustive list of companies/organizations abroad where ENSAI students have completed their internships:
- Canada: Statistics Canada, University of Montréal - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ)
- China: BNP Paribas Hong Kong, Tongji University, Agricultural Bank of China, Northeast Securities Co Ltd,
- Germany: European Central Bank, Federal Statistical Office of Germany, ATS GmbH, Sanofi-Aventis GmbH, Kissel & Wolf GmbH, ATS Computersysteme GmbH
- India: World Health Organization
- Ireland: Voluntary Health Insurance Company (VHI), Central Statistics Office (CSO), University College Dublin, Forfas
- Luxembourg: Eurostat, Dexia BIL, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- New Zealand: Auckland University of Technology,
- Spain: Vistaprint España, Portaventura, Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology, Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, IDESCAT - Statistical Institute of Catalonia
- Switzerland: World Health Organization, Nestlé, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Averion International
- United Kingdom: Amaris, Dunnhumby, Creativ-Ceutical, GlaxoSmithKline, Millward Brown UK, HSBC Bank, Eurostar, Clarins, British Airways, Office for National Statistics (ONS), I3 Innovus, University of Aberdeen, University of Southampton, Emnos UK Ltd.
- United States of America: Library of Congress, Sabre Research Group, Columbia University, University of California - San Francisco, University of California - Santa Barbara, Colorado State University (CSU), Stony Brook University, Rutgers University, University of Northern Iowa (UNI), Société Générale (NYC), American Express, The NPD Group Inc.
ENSAI has been a member of the n+i Network since 2008 and regularly welcomes students.
At ENSAI, n+i students (with the exception of the MSc of Big Data progarm) enter directly into the second-year courses (level M1), followed by third-year courses (level M2) during their last year.
"N+i" Network students may come to study for 2 years at ENSAI to complete a Master "n+" (ENSAI's diplôme d'ingénieur), and/or a Master "i" (entry into ENSAI's 2nd year/equivalent to 1st year of a Master's), or one of ENSAI's two Master of Science degree programs.
Students interested in coming to ENSAI should follow the general "N+i" application guidelines and procedures (ie. create a profile and choose ENSAI as one of their preferred institutions). ENSAI considers candidates from all found selection rounds. and must apply.
N+i students must arrive at the ENSAI at the beginning of the first week of September when the academic year for second-year students begins (the year into which n+i students integrate).
Academic Calendar (Exact dates to be published at www.ensai.fr every Spring for following year):
Second Year for Engineer-Statistician Students (2A) (M1/first year of graduate-level studies):
> First semester: first week of September* – first week of January
> Second semester: second week of January – late June (end of May if no resits)
+ 2-month internship (July + August)
Third Year for Engineer-Statistician Students (3A) (M2/last year of graduate-level studies):
> First week of September – end of March
> 5-6 month internship: April - August/September
MSc in Big Data Students (M2/last year of graduate-level studies):
> First semester: first week of September – mid-December
> Second semester: early January – mid-April
+ 5-month internship (May - September)
All students:
> All Saints' break: 1 week in October/early November
> Christmas break: 2 weeks in late December/early January
> Winter break: 1 week in late February/early March
> Spring break: 1 week in March/April (except MSc in Big Data students)
Foreign students through n+i may be eligible for the scholarships available from the "n+i" Network (Bni). Other than those, there are also some possibilities:
• International students are entitled to an accommodation allowance (APL/ALS) from the French government to help with the cost of rent (see Accommodation section).
• Gustave Eiffel scholarships from the French government (BGF) for international students admitted to a degree awarding program and showing proof of outstanding academic performance (application deadline in December).
• French Embassy scholarships program: For more information contact the local French Embassy.
When other foreign students (non-n+i students) come to ENSAI, other grants or scholarships they may receive come from their home country and/or sending institution (if they're studying abroad temporarily from another university or engineering school).
Annual Tuition/Registration Fees (frais de scolarité/inscription):
Master "n+" (Diplôme d'ingénieur):
+ €285* student health insurance coverage (mandatory)
For all Master "i" except MSc in Big Data:
+ additional specific program cost (see each program's specific cost under Academic offering)
+ €285* student health insurance coverage (mandatory)
*Students who receive ENSAI's grant based on financial need (see above) are exempt from these fees.
For MSc in Big Data (Master "i"):
+ €285 student health insurance coverage (mandatory)
Students following the MSc in Big Data program are not eligible for ENSAI's grant based on financial need.
** Depending on candidate's status. See MSc in Big Data brochure for details.
To find out more about the Cost of Living while studying at ENSAI, please consult the "Practical Life" section (pg. 11-14) of ENSAI's International Brochure (in English).
NB. Students are not required nor expected to buy books, except for certain optional language courses (roughly €20-30 per book, in this case).
Through various channels, ENSAI welcomes many different foreign students. There is a network of associations in the city of Rennes to welcome and help you once you arrive, such as the Rennes International Mobility Center (CMI) (Centre de mobilité internationale de Rennes), which organizes cultural excursions and events like the Tam-Tam Festival, a series of welcome days for new foreign students.
> ENSAI's International Brochure (in English) (2015)
> CampusFrance - Come Study in France
> The International Student's Guide to Rennes (comprehensive French-English bilingual guide, courtesy of the CMI in Rennes)
> Ker Lann Campus Welcome Guide
> Map of Ker Lann Campus
As for student life at ENSAI, associations play an important role:
Students' Union
The Student Union (bureau des élèves) co-ordinates all the student associations. It oversees the running of a number of clubs: bridge, cinema, chess, music, photo, skiing, theatre, rock, humanitarian, lectures, debates, and games. It manages the school cafeteria and organizes Freshers' Weekend, the annual ski trip, and cultural and entertainment evenings; it also has its own publication (Plaquette Alpha).
> Students' Union 2014 brochure
ENSAI Gala Association
This organization plans the annual ENSAI Gala. More than just an event, the Gala is organized by the students themselves. This annual tradition allows for students of all generations and graduating classes to come together in a festive atmosphere. The evening almost always has a theme, accompanied by various eclectic activities.
ENSAI Junior Consultant (Junior-Entreprise)
ENSAI Junior Consultant functions as an actual consulting firm, where students provide companies and local authorities with advanced studies using their tri-fold skills in the fields of Statistics, Computer Science, and Economics.
> Junior Entreprise's Lip Dub
Business Networking Forum Association
This association is responsible for fostering and maintaining contact between students and the professional world through organizing professional networking days and forums between students and professionals, as well as lectures and debates.
ASCAS - Alumni Association
The ENSAI Alumni association, ASCAS, encourages contact between the school, current students, +4,000 alumni, and companies. It organizes networking events and activities, publishes a magazine and alumni directory, helps welcome new students and sits on the various school boards (Improvement Council, Teaching Committee, etc).
Inter-School Cultural and Sporting Association
This association brings together the three Grandes Ecoles on the Ker-Lann campus: the School of Environmental Engineering (EME, Ecole des Métiers de l'Environnement), ENS Rennes (Ecole Normale Supérieure de Rennes) and ENSAI. The association is a member of the French University Sports Federation, and it allows students to play sports competitively or for recreation, and to participate in cultural activities.
Improv'ENSAI Association
This improvised drama association organizes drama games and exercises to bring students together. It thus seeks to develop team spirit, stage awareness, and self-confidence and fluency when appearing in public.
All Ker Lann Campus residence halls are open to foreigners as well as French students.
ENSAI highly recommends that n+i students rent studios with Résidence Univercity, a residence hall particularly acute to the needs of foreign students (contact: +33 2 99 05 92 10, email@example.com). Former n+i students have always been highly satisfied with the quality of personalized services at this residence hall.
All newly admitted students should reserve accommodation as early as possible in the summer preceding their arrival, as vacancies are scarce by August.
Students can also apply for lodging in the residence halls in Rennes.
Alternatively, students may also independently search for and secure privately-owned accommodation off-campus (in Rennes or surrounding towns).
The accommodation office of the student mutuelles (complementary health insurance coverage) also offers a certain number of places. SMEBA, one of the student insurance mutuelles, has an accommodation office with ads for student rental accommodation that can be consulted free of charge all year round. In order to take up one of these offers you have be a SMEBA member and take out their University Insurance coverage.
Students can also go to the Student Accommodation Centre in Rennes upon arrival; it is open every year from early July to late October at 3 place Saint Melaine in Rennes. This Centre is a joint partnership between Rennes Municipality, the Compagnie Générale des Eaux, France Télécom, the MNEF, the Centre d'Information Jeunesse Bretagne (CIJB), the Transport Rennais (STAR) network and the Agence Départementale pour l'Information sur le Logement (ADIL).
There are various accommodation halls and studio appartments in the surrounding area, as well as some local authority appartments.
All students at the school are entitled to enjoy the various facilities organized by the CROUS, Centre régional des œuvres universitaires et scolaires (a regional organization providing student grants, accommodation and dining halls). The ENSAI student card gives access to the dining halls for lunchtime on the campus and in Rennes. ENSAI students pay the student rate (full, 3-course meal for approximately €3). In addition, there are restaurants on and near the campus.
Depending on the type of housing chosen, the residence halls on the Ker Lann Campus (Bruz) and in Rennes usually range in price from €400 - €550 per month to rent a private, student studio flat; depending on the price and if they're shared flats with kitchens, these can range in size from 15-30 m2. Sharing an apartment with other students in Rennes is usually less expensive.
However, international students in France (like French students) are entitled to an accommodation allowance, or rent subsidies from the French government to help with the cost of monthly rent. This allowance comes from the CAF (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales) in the form of Aide au logement, otherwise known as APL/ALS. Students must wait to apply for this until after they have arrived in France, begun studies, opened a French bank account, and secured permanent accommodation. Full eligibility entitles students to benefit from approximately €200 per month (amount reimbursed to student retroactively starting during second month of residence); so the net cost of rent works out to be approximately €200 - €350.
To find out more about the Cost of Living while studying at ENSAI, please consult the "Practical Life" section (pg. 11-14) of ENSAI's International Brochure (in English).
At ENSAI, approximately 18.3% of the student body* is composed of foreign students (transfer students, students from exchange programs, foreigners having been admitted from the competitive exams, etc.).
All of our foreign students have studied engineering and/or Applied Mathematics beforehand and are thus well prepared to follow the curriculum.
* 2014-2015 academic year
To find out more, please consult:
- ENSAI's International Brochure (in English) (2015)
Other key figures about ENSAI:
- 414 students in total, of which 240 engineer-statistician students (including 53 foreigners), 94 INSEE civil servant student statisticians, and 80 students in the Master of Public Statistics program.
- Foreign students (exchange programs and degree-seeking): 18.3%
- 21 permanent lecturers
- 475 professional teachers from the corporate, academic and civil service arenas
- 39 administrative and technical staff
- 2 in-house research teams (laboratoires)
- 5 French and international PhD students
- 7,250 m2 of buildings
- 162 computers for student use
- 165-hectare campus, 98 of which are developed (60%)
- 16 Erasmus+ bilateral agreements signed with academic institutions in 7 European countries, plus agreements in the USA, Morocco, Tunisia, and China
- 31.4% of all engineer-statistician internships were completed abroad in 2014
- 100% of engineer-statistician students complete obligatory 4-week period abroad (internships or studies) (n+i foreign students can be exempt of this graduation requirement)
- 98% net employment rate for engineer-statisticians polled one year after graduation
ENSAI has been a member of the n+i Network since 2008 and regularly welcomes students.
At ENSAI, n+i students (with the exception of the MSc of Big Data progarm) enter directly into the second-year courses (level M1), followed by third-year courses (level M2) during their last year.
ENSAI has been awarded the Erasmus Charter for the Erasmus+ Program 2014-2020/21.
Erasmus Annex/Data Sheet (for inter-institutional agreements)
Erasmus Strategy Statement (in French)
Sixteen Erasmus agreements have been established with higher education institutions in seven European countries: Aarhus Universitet (Denmark); Technische Universität Dortmund, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (Germany); University of Limerick Ireland); Università di Bologna, Università degli Studi di Palermo (Italy), Academia de Studii Economice din Bucuresti (Romania); Universitat de Barcelona, Universidad de Sevilla, Universitat Polytècnica de Catalunya - UPC (Spain); and University of Sheffield, University of Southampton, University of Glasgow, Queen Mary, University of London, University of Warwick (United Kingdom). An agreement through the Franco-German University program (Université Franco-Allemande - UFA) allows students to complete their third academic year following an all-English curriculum at either Humboldt Universität zu Berlin or the Universität Mannheim in Germany with the aim of obtaining degrees from both ENSAI and the respective German institution. Additionally, double degree partnerships signed with Tongji University in Shanghai (China), the Institut National de Statistique et d'Économie Appliquée (INSEA) in Rabat (Morocco), and the École Supérieure de la Statistique et de l'Analyse de l'Information (ESSAI) in Tunis (Tunisia) allow their students to study at ENSAI during their final two years of graduate studies (Master 1 and 2 level) in order to receive degrees from both institutions. An agreement with the University of Southampton offers students the opportunity to complete their third academic year studying in the Department of Economics at Southampton to receive a MSc in Economics and Econometrics.
An agreement through the Franco-German University program (Université Franco-Allemande - UFA) allows students to complete their third academic year following an all-English curriculum at either Humboldt Universität zu Berlin or the Universität Mannheim in Germany with the aim of obtaining degrees from both ENSAI and the respective German institution. Additionally, double degree partnerships signed with Tongji University in Shanghai (China), the Institut National de Statistique et d'Économie Appliquée (INSEA) in Rabat (Morocco), and the École Supérieure de la Statistique et de l'Analyse de l'Information (ESSAI) in Tunis (Tunisia) allow their students to study at ENSAI during their final two years of graduate studies (Master 1 and 2 level) in order to receive degrees from both institutions. An agreement with the University of Southampton offers students the opportunity to complete their third academic year studying in the Department of Economics at Southampton to receive a MSc in Economics and Econometrics.
In the United States, agreements with Colorado State University (CSU) and the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) allow select students to spend a gap year studying between their second and third academic years (in between their M1 and M2, or [post]graduate studies) at one of these American universities. Moreover, a partnership with Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in New York state allows select ENSAI students to complete the second semester of their second year of studies at this institution.
ENSAI continually seeks out ways in which to expand the offering of international opportunities for its students. In addition to double degrees and bilateral agreements, ENSAI also signs various agreements with strategic partners, such as the MoU (memorandum of understanding) with East China Normal University (ECNU) in Shanghai (China).
Motivated students have been known to complete their third year of studies in a foreign university which has not signed an agreement with ENSAI but whose program has been approved as equivalent or compatible. Through these cooperations, students in the past have attended institutions such as: Université de Montréal (UdeM) in Québec (Canada); Columbia University (NY, USA); London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Imperial College London, University of Essex, The University of Warwick, University of York (United Kingdom); and University of Vienna (Austria).


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China is wrong...
Chinese student :D
I'm a China student who is learning english now,but the most serious problem in my study english is lack of vocabulary. So I want to remember new words every, but I find so times I will forgot the word which I'v remember yesterday......... :( SO I'm very worry about this.......Who can help me?
China is wrong...
Chinese student :D
When languages are very different, remembering words can be very difficult. You have to use the words. If not, then they'll just disappear.
Here's my preferred way:
1. Get some movies in English.
2. Before watching, find the subtitles on the internet, write down the words you don't know.
3. It's a shameless plug, but I suggest my software (available at wordoholic.com | memorize foreign words in (almost) no time ) to memorize the words.
4. Watch the movie with subtitles OFF and catch the words you've learned.
Generally speaking, I'm against subtitles as you tend to read them narrated instead of watching a movie.
I understand how it must be difficult to remember the words you learnt yesterday, I also have the same problem as a learner.
but there is no magical way to learn english at ease
You should work hard. sometimes it must be pain, but as I can see with what you have wrote on this thread, you are a begginner .
so Try to Learn Basic words and grammar rules and read some beginner-leveled books, which you could enjoy reading or watch your favorite movies with a subtitle.
in this way, you would get familliar with English, and you would absorb the words you need to speak english and never forget.
Good luck!
The essential thing is to use the words as often as possible.
The second thing is to listen to radio broadcasts or spoken word recordings rather than watching films. The act of watching distracts from hearing and understanding the words and how they are used.


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SAYREVILLE – The New Jersey chapter of the Sierra Club, the nation's oldest and largest grassroots environmental organization, recently announced their endorsement of John Wisniewski (D-Sayreville) in his bid to represent the 19th Legislative District in the General Assembly.
"Preserving New Jersey's diminishing green spaces and farmland is crucial to ensuring that future generations of New Jerseyans have clean air to breathe and clean water to drink," said Wisniewski. "Having the support of the Sierra Club means having more than a century of experience fighting for a cleaner environment on our side."
Wisniewski worked to secure state grants towards preserving a 16.75 acre farm, the last farm operating in the 19th Legislative District, from almost certain development.
"By purchasing the development rights of the Deiker Farm, located between Bordentown Avenue and the Garden State Parkway in Sayreville, we have ensured that at no time, can the land be used for anything other than agricultural purposes," said Wisniewski. The development rights were purchased by the Borough of Sayreville for $3.5 million, with nearly $2.6 million coming from state agricultural grants.
"In its efforts to fight rampant overdevelopment and sprawl and focus on smart planning, the work of the Sierra Club is crucial to protecting New Jersey's quality of life," said Wisniewski. "I look forward to partnering with Sierra Club members throughout the district to ensure our shared message of conservation and preservation is heard loud and clear."
Hailed by The Star Ledger as a perfect example of what can happen when different layers of government work with private business, Wisniewski brought together local, county, and state officials with the private sector to finally begin the cleanup of the former National Lead site in Sayreville. Once the site is remediated, part of that deal is to set a side 70 acres of land for open space. The financing of the deal consisted of $8 million from Middlesex County, $8 million from the redeveloper, $5 million from the DEP, and $800,000 from Sayreville. "It is a proud achievement for Sayreville, Middlesex County, and the State of New Jersey. I am honored to have played a part," said Wisniewski.
The Sierra Club traces its roots to 1892, when noted conservationist John Muir founded the organization. Muir is widely credited with influencing President Theodore Roosevelt to create the nation's first national parks.
The Sierra Club boasts an estimated 20,000 members in New Jersey, the tenth largest of the organization's 65 chapters in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The 19th Legislative District includes the municipalities of Woodbridge, Sayreville, Carteret, Perth Amboy, and South Amboy.
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Fiber-optics: Alternative Technologies
by Art Hiester
Comparing Fiber-Optic Technology to Planned Satellite based Gigabit Internet (SpaceX and OneWeb). Some Thoughts about future broadband deployment in Estes Park.
In the below report, NEO Fiber provided detailed engineering and financial analysis of broadband service options for the area served by Estes Park Power and Light Division.
The analysis is based on extensive, real-world experience and industry-standard assumptions.
Based on NEO Fiber's analysis, the Town of Estes Park has an opportunity to facilitate access to financially sustainable, state-of-the-art broadband service that would provide:
Competitive broadband internet speed and cost to business and residential customers,
Funding entirely through user fees,
Approximate 10 to 12 year debt retirement of $27 - $30 million of infrastructure buildout costs,
Provides a source of revenue to the Town similar to that since 1945 from the Power and Light Division,
Private-Public Partnership opportunities for local internet service providers.
NEO Fiber examined, in detail, five different models of service delivery. After extensive evaluation, the only two financially viable models were 1) Retail Services to Businesses Alone or 2) Retail Services to Businesses and Homes. These two models were financially viable because they provided sufficient income from user fees to retire infrastructure buildout debt.
The other three models, 3) Infrastructure Owner Only, 4) Government Services Provider, and 5) Open Access Provider, did not produce sufficient income to retire infrastructure buildout costs.
There is strong public support for access to competitive broadband as demonstrated in the February 2015 SB-152 special election results, and as found in the NEO Fiber broadband survey in which 93% said they would be interested in accessing a faster, more reliable broadband network.
Competitive broadband is essential to sustaining and developing Estes Park's economic and cultural vitality.
This was reflected in the recent Federal Communications Commission's (FCC)
NEO Fiber Draft Deliverable determination that broadband internet access is a utility, as necessary to contemporary life as electricity, roads, and water systems.
In NEO Fiber's broadband survey and public engagement discussions, it was clear that Estes Park's current levels of broadband service are considerably more expensive and slower than what is currently available in our competitors' areas within Colorado, nationally, and globally.
If providing competitive broadband services to Estes Park were financially attractive to the private sector, it could be argued that it would have already happened. High initial capital costs, higher than public sector borrowing costs, need for higher return on investment than in the public sector, and our comparatively small customer base and consequent small revenue stream, make private sector provision of speed and cost competitive broadband service unlikely.
In the course of its evaluation of broadband delivery options, NEO Fiber met with all of the local service providers. Along with the general private sector issues identified above, restricted access to capital and return on investment concerns may limit local internet service provider ability to furnish more competitive broadband services.


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The amount of evidence lost in the case as a result of e-mail retention lapses by the microprocessor giant has far exceeded anything the company hinted at when it first made its stunning admission six months ago, said chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
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The ultimate Protein Bar Revealed – Part 3 of 3
09 Jan
In parts 1 & 2 in December 2014 I revealed our plans to not only launch a new protein bar but to actually build a protein bar factory ensuring we could produce the best protein bar possible. You can read those articles by clicking on the links below;
Today I announce our plans to make the world's best protein bars (Part 1)
Making the World's best Protein Bars – The Key ingredients (Part 2)
To briefly recap; at Reflex Nutrition we never do things by halves and to produce the protein bar of our dreams meant a very bold move, the building of a new state of the art factory. We are now very close to the launch of the all new R-Bar, a protein bar that will deliver on every level;
- Ultra high quality EU sourced milk proteins, completely FREE from soy protein
- 20 grams of protein per 60 gram bar.
- Source of healthy fats
- Made using super highly quality cocoa butter, natural flavours and sweetened naturally with stevia.
- Packed full of freshly ground non GMO nut butters
- Made using Deep Green Energy and made in accordance with ISO9001 quality control procedures
- FREE from Isomalto-oligosacchardies (see Part 2 to find out why)
- Completely FREE from palm oil.
- No added sugar & gluten free.
The R-bar utilises the slogan 'Protein, Bar None'. We feel that this helps to capture the unique nature of this bar. Something I have not spoken about are the flavours we have created. It has taken over a year to get these perfected and it stands to reason that we feel we have something very special to offer both in terms of taste and texture. Before I go into detail about each of the flavours I'd like to mention the perfectly soft texture of these bars. Please note that you do not need to microwave these bars to eat them!
Chocolate, peanuts and caramel! Who can resist? A blend of the finest cocoa powder, cocoa butter and freshly roasted and ground peanut butter fused together to create a sumptuous chocolaty experience which is boosted with caramel chunks!
A chocolate lovers dream concoction made with the finest cocoa powder and butter, blended with freshly roasted and ground almond butter. Surprisingly generous dark chunks of interwoven chocolate make this bar simply irresistible!
White Chocolate Raspberry Ripple
An amazing mix of real freeze dried raspberries and freshly roasted and ground almond nut butter blended with serious chunks of white chocolate. A wonderfully aromatic flavour which is simply irresistible!
Wonderfully fragrant freeze dried apricots carefully folded into a sumptuous blend of roasted almonds and white chocolate. Fruity, fresh and sumptuous all at the same time!
Decadent, sweet, chocolatey, indulgent, call it what you will, it tastes too good to be true. But it's the real thing with nutritionals that don't lie. It's protein magic!
The marriage of luxurious cherries, the finest roasted almonds and pure cocoa butter come together in way that will astound you. A unique take on a Cherry Bakewell that will leave you wanting just one more every time!
You'll also notice that the packaging looks very different to what you might expect to see from Reflex Nutrition. We really wanted to capture the feeling of indulgent confectionery as well as the flavour sensation of the bar. Each box of bars is wrapped in cellophane just like a luxurious box of chocolates with a gold tear strip.
At Reflex Nutrition we simply cannot wait to start full production on the R-Bars because first and foremost we've run out of lab samples. They've all been eaten! Roll on launch date! It's not that far off, a month or so, and everyone will be able to have the bar of their dreams. Keep an eye on the Facebook and Twitter Pages for giveaways etc.


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Archive for February, 2014
Exercise Selection: Risk vs Benefit
These days, many people get their exercise information from magazines, blogs, and YouTube videos. Some of these resources are great and some are the worst kind of schlock. The result of access to this information without the proper filter is ineffective to downright dangerous exercises being done by unsuspecting people trying to better their fitness levels. The filter that could help you figure this out is weighing the risk vs the benefit.
Every exercise carries some risk. It may be only of muscle strain or of dropping the weight on your foot, but there is some risk. Risk can be minimized by either not doing the exercise or by making sure that you have a safe, proper progression to the exercise. The choice of not doing the exercise is where you weigh risk against the benefit.
What is the benefit of the chosen exercise? Is the benefit something that will directly help you reach your goals? Is the benefit something you can accomplish with a safer exercise? (Why take the risk if you don't need to?)
There may be times that you may need to do risky exercises, such as you are a circus performer and the movement is necessary to be able to do a skill in the performance. But many times you see people do dangerous things that have no real world purpose. They just look cool to do. If you think looking cool is worth the risk, knock yourself out (maybe literally).
For the sake of getting the most out of your workout as safely as possible, always weigh the risk vs the benefit. If you are unsure what those are, seek the advice of a certified personal trainer. Good luck in reaching your goals.


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Part 3 of Star Trek: Of Gods and Men is now available! Friday night we sent a link out to all our newsletter subscribers and today, this morning, we have released it well ahead of its 5:01 pm release time. For those who have already seen parts 1 and/or 2 and still have the link, part 3 is also now on that same link so you wont need to have an email sent to you. For those that don't have the link please click below and follow the instructions:
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Nursing Student wanting an overseas placement and needs help
I am currently finishing my second year of my BSc in Nursing at university and I am interesting in doing one of my placements overseas. I would preferably like to work in the orphanges in Romania, however, I am open to other suggestions. The problem I am having is that my university insists that I make all the contacts alone, and have provided me with little guidance. I am trying desperatly to speak to someone who is familiar with this area of nursing and who may know of someone I could contact to speak with about this. I would love to have the opportunity to take part in such a rich learning experience and feel I have a lot to learn and offer the different people I would meet. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Nursing StudentApr 27, '00I've lived in Japan, Spain, Korea and Alaska. Your best bet would be military bases overseas. You can contact any base hospital in the states to find out about openings. These are well-paid, safe positions. Take it from me, Romania and the former eastern bloc countries are not the safest place for a young american without the language and cultural skills needed to survive. Good luckMay 8, '00first I comment you on your enthusiasm and determination. Perhaps you need to look at volunteer organizations to be able to get the position you want. Keep in mind however that many volunteer services want experienced staff and might not want to give a student seeking placement a try.. But you can give it a try.
Here are a few sites I found that might be of interest.
http://www.healthcaretraveler.com/re.../volunteer.cfm http://www.hvousa.org/volunteer.html http://www.dwb.org/ http://www.healthcaretraveler.com/ht...tep=5&catid=22
Good luck. Let us know how you do.Jun 16, '00Hello Jackie,
This reply may come to late and for that i'm sorry. I have just read
your post to the allnurses.com bulletin board inquiring about overseas
placements. There are many many options available as a student. I
would suggest you start with the following: The Canadian Nurses
Association has links to various agencies which send nurses overseas. I
think their URL is http://www.cna~nurses.ca You can also try the
Canadian Public Health Association http://www.cpha.ca and the Canadian
Society for International Health http://www.csih.org . If those don't
pan out feel free to contact me.
Good Luck
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