, river of Botswana. It emerges near Maun and the Thamakalane River, developing from the outflow of the Okavango Delta, Botswana. It flows in a southeasterly direction to Lake Xau (Dow), then north to enter the Makgadikgadi Pans after a course of 190 miles (305 km).A.
The project is comprised of a flock of miniature nomadic sheep, a “green” barn with a Mother Sheep, shepherds, an online photo archive; and public participation.
The installation looks both to the past and future, to the high-tech and low-tech, to public policy and individual responsibility for the stewardship of our world. It questions the techno-ecological idealism that promises to “save” the natural environment through human constructs and intervention without any personal accountability.
By referencing the relationship between shepherd, sheep and land, the artwork reclaims our collective human responsibility for the environments we create and inhabit.
Created with the In-kind support of SoloPower.**Please close your bags - wallet stolen from high school student on Tokyo vacation**

On the morning of 23rd July, a wallet was stolen from a bag worn over the shoulder(s) of a female high school student who was going to board the train at the JR Tokyo Shinjuku station. The thief, who is a man, was immediately caught as he was seen by a police officer that was stationed there.

The high school student came from Aichi Prefecture, and she was on her summer vacation. Her bag was opened, and (inside her bag) her wallet was at the top.

As the bag was already opened, one can imagine that it must have been easy for the thief to steal the contents. The police asks that people to be careful and to ensure that they close their bags at all times.Looks like Harper and his cronies are at it again!
The federal government has done itagain. Canadians are facing another omnibus ‘budget’ bill thatwould put our fish, our coastlines and our democracy at risk. I amasking you to writea letter to Minister Oliver and your MP calling for them to standup for the environment and democracy and reject those harmful amendmentstoday.
In October, Finance Minister Joe Olivertabled Bill C-43, the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2. Buriedamong its nearly 500 pages are changes to the Canada Marine Act thatwould allow port lands to be exempted from federal legal protection ofterrestrial species at risk, as well as from federal environmental reviews.
Standup for strong federal environmental laws today.
The amendments would give Cabinetbroad, sweeping powers to hand over control of Canada’s marine ports to anyperson, including provincial governments or even industry itself. Theywould also let any person – including industry – write the rulesfor reviewing activities in ports, limit who can have a say, and evenadjudicate disputes over those activities.
I don’t know about you, but my Canadaincludes waters rich with fish and a coastline teeming with life. My Canadaincludes a robust democracy in which citizens have a say in projects thataffect them. My Canada has strong federal environmental laws to protectthe things I care about most, like clean water, wild spaces and myability to participate in reviews of projects that put those values at risk.
Bill C-43 threatens those values, and I urgeyou to take action. Writea letter to Minister Oliver and your MP today calling for them tostrike out the harmful amendments to the Canada Marine Act proposed inBill C-43. But please don’t delay: the Bill could be passed as early asnext week.
Formore information, readthe legal backgrounder to the changes to the Canada Marine Act in Bill C-43 by theWest Coast Environmental Law Association. You can learn more about thesechanges, as well as the 2012 gutting of Canada’s environmental laws by BillsC-38 and C-45, at envirolawsmatter.ca.Then add your voice to thousands of others by writinga letter to Minister Oliver and your MP today.
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When is the next election, not that that is going to change much. Letter to minister has been sent. Protection of our coast should be one of the top priorities.
Placement, Credit, and Registration
Placement and Credit General Information
Credit and placement).
Advanced placement and/or credit for work done before college enrollment can be based on one or more of the following grounds:
- CEEB Advanced Placement exams, or IB (International Baccalaureate) exams
- Swarthmore College departmental exams. Several departments offer such exams, including Math, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Modern Languages and Literatures. (See the following sections for details.)
- College courses taken elsewhere. Placement may or may not be granted for such courses. Departments must be consulted. Departments set their own policies regarding any credit, but credit awards are rare and not to be expected. Students will not receive credit unless they formally apply to the Registrar and the department(s).
- Foreign secondary work considered the equivalent of work in the American higher education system (e.g., British A- Level work or other examinations): Credit and placement for foreign secondary school work is given by departments in consultation with the Registrar. Students should consult the Registrar for specific procedures. They will not receive credit unless they formally apply to the Registrar.
Credit will be granted by the Registrar only on receipt of (1) written credit validation from the relevant department and (2) an official copy of the academic record (transcript or certificate).
A record of credit awarded for work done elsewhere appears on each of the student's grade reports. If a student believes there is a discrepancy, the Registrar should be consulted.
Each department sets its own policy about awarding credit or advanced standing, and some departments require a placement examination or a course at Swarthmore to validate a student's previous work. As stated above, departments make a distinction between advanced standing and credit, and first-year students often need help understanding the various departmental nuances. Please refer to the Registrar's AP or IB Placement page for department policies.. Please refer to the Registrar's Transfer Credit Policy page for details..
Receiving Credit for Study Abroad
Full information on all aspects of off-campus study, including credit, is available in the Off-Campus Study office, located in Cunningham House.
Below is an excerpt from the Off-Campus Study Faculty Handbook:
In recent years, approximately forty percent of our graduates have studied abroad or participated in other approved, credit-bearing Off-Campus Study programs. A large majority of students participate for one semester, a small minority for two semesters. Students can participate during the second semester of sophomore year, either semester of junior year, and—with permission of the major department—during the first semester of the senior year.
Students who wish to participate in the Off-Campus Study program must attend a general information session (normally offered one or more times each week when classes are in session). During these sessions they will learn about the application process, policies and procedures, and the credit approval process. Students are also required to have an advising session with one of the Off-Campus Study advisers and must complete an online Off-Campus Study application, specific to each program, available on the Off Campus Study website, in addition to any other applications and forms required by the program to which they choose to apply. The application deadlines are normally early October and early February, however some programs have deadlines that are even earlier than that and some programs operate on a rolling admissions basis, so that it benefits the student to apply early in the application cycle. Therefore, those students may come to you even earlier to discuss pre-estimation of credit. Most Swarthmore students are accepted by their first-choice program and therefore, the large majority of the outgoing group is certain of destination by mid-semester. Only a small number learn of their plans later in the semester.
To receive Swarthmore credit students must conform to the provisions of the Swarthmore Semester/Year Abroad Program. Students who wish to receive credit must, for the semester or year abroad, pay the full Swarthmore charges of tuition, room, and board (excluding the student activities fee). Financial aid is normally applicable to approved Off-Campus Study programs. Students may receive up to five (5) credits for a semester or ten (10) credits for the year from a Swarthmore Semester/Year Off-Campus Study program.
Since off-campus study is an officially recommended part of the College's degree program, specific procedures have been established to award Swarthmore credit for off-campus study, to reduce uncertainty both for students undertaking off-campus study and for the academic departments and credit granting programs of the College.
For students enrolled in the Swarthmore Semester/year Off-Campus Study Program, an equivalent full load of Swarthmore degree credits will be guaranteed in advance for successful completion of a normal full load in either a semester-long or academic year-long program by obtaining the U.S. equivalent of a straight C or better in each course