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Vacation Like It's 1800
Chautauquas, gatherings originally created to spread culture and the arts to rural people, are having a resurgence in the U.S. Anne Tergesen explains.
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ORLANDO, FLA. (April 3, 7:45 a.m. ET) — Phthalate-free flexible vinyl compounds that have bio-based plasticizers and reduce CO2 emissions by 41 percent have been developed by Teknor Apex Co. and are being incorporated into several commercial applications just now appearing on retail shelves.
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Now I have assumed by "look after" you mean some form of social welfare. Other options of "look after" are available and have been tired as well. The founding of Australia for example. England still exists so this option perhaps has merit.
Britain was glad to see the back of them. We sent all our criminals to Australia and all our religious nuts to America. ;)
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Britain was glad to see the back of them. We sent all our criminals to Australia and all our religious nuts to America. ;)
I really shouldn't giggle, but it is hard not to do so ....
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So was it a good move to go and live next door to the religious nuts;-)
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Interesting, so the US tax code that prevents the write-off of capital loss against income acts to increase the risk of those who have venture capital to invest. So any tax on a venture (corporation) increases the risk to the venture capitalist. Interesting. Perhaps society should tax the retention of capital that is not invested in ventures, e.g. in a mattress, and not tax ventures e.g. corporations.
I'm in favour of "Ad-Venture" capitalism. i.e. where the money is invested in startup companies and used to fund research on new products and ideas. Investing in Production is what Capitalism is all about, not playing silly games with CDO's. Persons who invest in start up companies should be entitled to a tax break. No tax break for investing in Blue Chip companies though. they should be rewarded for taking the risk
Now as to population, today the planet has far too many. The conquest of resources is at an end. So it looks like not just one society but all are at risk. Of course society could adopt mandatory birth control, e.g. Zero Population Growth.
I had no clue you were so conservative.
Not a conservative, I hate the terms liberal and conservative, they have become so bastardised they're now meaningless. I'm a fence sitter, I can see good and bad in both ideologies. The good I support, the bad I either ignore or oppose as required.
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Here's a nice bit of disingenuousness. There is talk that the Conservatives are willing to allow the deadline to pass, allow the breaks tax breaks to end, and then when they actually negotiate a middle tax rate can claim to have "lowered" taxes.
Technically, that is a true statement but another is the lower taxes are actually more than the wealthy are currently paying. So they are lowering taxes but the wealth would still pay more.
The end result is an odd face saving that isn't really.
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Britain was glad to see the back of them. We sent all our criminals to Australia and all our religious nuts to America. ;)
Britain does have a long history of shipping people off to other continents, huh.
Maybe it's time to build colonies on the moon :-). Lets practice in Antartica first.
Seriously though there is lots of good discussion in here as I read through everything. I must agree that it is probably cheaper to provide *better* assistance at the government level than to say cut programs which would in turn bring more costs elsewhere.
Gary has a point in mentioning the method in which investment capital is taxed. I do not think cutting corporate taxes is the answer, but perhaps restructuring the tax code so corporations are more motivated to spend and less motivated about consistently higher profits.
Here's another question that I cannot believe I'm going to ask. What has happened to any society that ends up in that "bread and circus" phase? Has any society come out of this and grown into power again, or have they all withered away as history has taught me?
I guess a good question is what comes next. We have the "bread and circus" already, so what now. Yes smarter spending habits, and limits on austerity, but where do we go from there, how do we stay afloat and enter another golden age? Personally I don't think it's mathematically possible.
And @Skil, this is why I cannot buy into that party. They have an agenda and it's NOT the American public. The Dems, while not really any better at least try to attempt to meet in the middle, where as the Repubs just wanna help their fat old white buddies.
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Britain does have a long history of shipping people off to other continents, huh. Maybe it's time to build colonies on the moon :-)
Many SciFi novels and films predict prison colony planets in the future.
but perhaps restructuring the tax code so corporations are more motivated to spend and less motivated about consistently higher profits.
Powerful shareholders dictate company profits, to maintain their dividends. If they don't get the returns upon their investments, they walk away and put their money elsewhere. Pension funds also have a fiduciary duty to their pensioners to maintain their index linked income.
The whole shebang is a vicious circle, all interlinked.
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The sin-gal largest power the fed exercises over states is to with hold money.
with all fed money come rules, rules that by their fed nature must be 1 size fits all.
The united way used to take care of a lot of local or regional problems but now
can't because they administer fed funds.
Indian tribes that take large amounts of fed money do worse than tribes that don't.
In almost all cases solutions tailored to local conditions will do more good for
less money than 1 size fits all fed solutions.
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Even if you don't care about the suffering averted and the higher probability that their pursuit of happiness will be successful for adults who will have had less exposure to lead as children, government programs that remove lead from the environment mean both more revenue and lower expenses to your government overall.
Why would anybody not be for that?
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Why would anybody not be for that?
Taken in isolation, of course not. But the world doesn't work in isolation. If the money cut from that can be put into a slush fund to be doled out to potential contributors to the reelection campaign, then it makes sense to cut it.
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Care to test that hypothesis? ;)
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Care to test that hypothesis? ;)
Aaaaaand that that, this thread just got ridiculous.
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Aaaaaand that that, this thread just got ridiculous.
Then you have a higher threshold for ridiculousity than most.
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I'm not surprised that you're frustrated, but if we were to get "the government out of the help equation as much as possible," you'd be getting nothing at all from the government instead of $10 less. And then where would you turn?
I agree We should, but I don't know if the political will is there to do that. Me I get SSI which is Supplemental Security Income since I'm disabled, since I live in CA I do not get any Food Stamps, nor do I get any Rental Assistance from the State of CA as that's a closed program, nor do I work, I'm barely able to take care of Myself or where I live, besides I'd need money to move, just moving 55 miles($610) and to setup utilities($291) in city that I'd like to move to would cost $901.00, the limits I live under could use some reform, currently the Liquid Asset Limit is $2,000.00 and this is composed of ones monthly check and any savings(the current limit is $2,000 and has been this way since 1989, before 1989 it was $1,500), cause I live in CA I get $866.40 and I do exist on that, $710 comes from SSA and $156.40 comes from the CA SSP and both are managed by the SSA, SSI is not lavish, I manage the money very well, I can make some repairs, but if I needed to replace My 14 year old car I do not have the income, nor replace a clothes washer or dryer in less than 3 months without some difficulty, like eating, nor can I bury My Mother or Myself as the cost has to be $1500 or less or the burial expenses suddenly become a spendable resource(stupid), a so called spendable one, the same goes for Life Insurance, the value of which is also limited to $1,500.00 and both $1500 amounts have not changed since 1972. Sure there have been repeated efforts in Congress to change the $2000 limit to $10,000 and to make both of the $1500 items non spendable resources, but then when was the last time You saw a $1500 Life Insurance policy? Bipartisan bills to reform these problems have been tabled(killed) in a House Committee by the Republican Party over ideology and not money.
SSI is also something that people who get SS or SSDI can get, I just get SSI, it's not like I wanted to be disabled, life happens.
Some object to people who get SSI from being online or voting or even having the same rights as non-disabled people, this is wrong, some also object to one having something they don't or even trying to be more efficient, Me I like PCs, I have a cat and one day I'll get My aquarium up and running, I also have a 57" HD 1080p capable TV which is 20' away from the desk that My PC is sitting on, if the TV were smaller I could still hear what it says, but I would not be able to see it as well, plus I have a car which is a necessity out here in the CA high desert as is being online since some of My food is ordered online as is the sweetener for My coffee which cost Me $19.28 for 1500 packets(delivered) which is replacing an older box that has lasted almost 1 year so far as it's almost empty.
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- If you were looking for the Pokémon whose name is sometimes abbreviated as "Cress" in competitive play, see Cresselia (Pokémon).
| Cress
コーン Corn
|"Triple Trouble!"
Artwork from Black and White
|Eye color
|Hair color
|Striaton City
|Cilan, Chili (brothers)
|Trainer class
| Gym LeaderBW
Pokémon TrainerB2W2
| Black and White
Black 2 and White 2, Masters
|Leader of
|Striaton Gym
|Trio Badge
|Specializes in
|Water types
|Anime debut
|Triple Leaders, Team Threats!
|English voice actor
|Tom Wayland
|Japanese voice actor
|Makoto Ishii
Cress (Japanese: コーン Corn) is one of the three Gym Leaders of Striaton City's Gym, known officially as the Striaton Gym. He specializes in Water-type Pokémon. He gives the Trio Badge to Trainers that chose Tepig as their starter Pokémon if they defeat him.
- 1 In the games
- 1.1 Pokémon
- 1.2 Quotes
- 1.3 National Gymquirer
- 2 Artwork
- 3 In the anime
- 4 In the manga
- 5 Trivia
- 6 Names
- 7 Related articles
In the games
Cress appears in Pokémon Black and White as one of the Gym Leaders of Striaton City's Gym, alongside Cilan and Chili. This Gym is the first to be challenged by the player. Cress battles the player if Tepig is the chosen starter Pokémon. Trainers who defeat him will receive the Trio Badge, along with TM83 (Work Up).
During the two years between Pokémon Black and White and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Cress, along with his brothers, retired from being Gym Leaders to train.
Pokémon Black and White
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Tag Battle
Cress can either be partnered with the player, or be one of their opponents.
Pokémon World Tournament
Cress uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. He will always lead with his signature Pokémon, Simipour.
Unova Leaders Tournament
Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament
Pokémon Black and White
- Entering the Gym
- Cilan: "Welcome to the Striaton City Pokémon Gym."
- Chili: "I'm Chili! I light things up with Fire-type Pokémon!"
- Cress: "I'm a Water-type specialist, and my name is Cress. Pleased to make your acquaintance."
- Cilan: "And my name is Cilan. I like Grass-type Pokémon."
- Cilan: "Um, you see... As for why the three of us, um, are all here is, well, er..."
- Chili: "Oh, enough! Listen up! The three of us will decide whom you'll battle! It'll be based on the type of the first Pokémon you chose!"
- Cress: "That is indeed the case. And the partner you first chose was <type> type, it seems."
- If the player's starter Pokémon is Snivy or Oshawott
- "How exceedingly lucky for you that you do not have to face me."
- If the player's starter Pokémon is Tepig
- "That is correct! It shall be I and my esteemed Water types that you must face in battle!"
- Before battle
- "What incredible luck for you--you get to battle the best among the three of us."
- During battle (the first non-KO HP loss)
- "I see... That might be a good attack."
- After sending out last Pokémon
- "I'll put all my hopes on my last Pokémon!"
- Being defeated
- "Lose? Me? I don't believe this."
- After being defeated
- "Why, you're quite remarkable. It's the Pokémon League's rule, so--please take this Badge."
- After the battle (regardless of starter Pokémon)
- "If there were 17 siblings in the Striaton City Gym... There could be a specialist for each type of Pokémon."
- Post-game
- "...We heard about the incident with N's Castle. If we had received the message in time, the three of us could have helped."
Badge Case
- The fundamentals of Pokémon battling are type matchups! They're important!
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Memory Link - A Triple Team
- Striaton Restaurant - Present
- (to player) "I hope today is a special day for you."
- (After speaking to the other brothers) "A day that's important to me, Cress..."
- Striaton Trainers' School - Flashback
- "I guess you're right."
- "You're overthinking it, but I can't say the possibility is zero."
- "Based on your appearance, you must be the Shadow Triad. But why are you here?"
- "We have to admit it. The three Leaders of Striaton City make one full-fledged Trainer."
- "Of course, I, Cress, was thinking about that, too."
- "OK. So as for the replacement Gym Leader..."
- End of flashback (if initiated by Cress)
- "Part of my past I want to forget... No, I mustn't forget it."
- Before battle (first round)
- "That is correct! It is I, Cress, Water-type enthusiast, whom you must face in battle!"
- Before battle (second round)
- "What incredible luck for you--you get to battle the best among the three of us."
- Before battle (final round)
- "Just as water flowing from high places to low places is natural, so is my victory."
- Being defeated
- "Lose? Me? I don't believe this."
- If the player is defeated
- "This is the appropriate result when I'm your opponent."
- After being defeated
- "How amazing! Even if there were a lot of reasons, you managed to defeat someone as impressive as me!"
- After winning
- "How amazing! Even if there were a lot of reasons, you managed to take on someone as impressive as me!"
- In the lobby, after the tournament
- "The pairings for the tournament partly contributed to your victory. Please keep training. I plan on retraining myself with the aim of defeating you after you've become even stronger."
Striaton City - Striaton Restaurant
- Asking to team up
- (first visit)"I'm a Water-type specialist, and my name is Cress. Pleased to make your acquaintance. You there. Would you be so kind as to be my partner in a battle with my siblings?"
- (subsequent visits)"What do you think? Will you partner up with me and compete with my siblings?"
- No: "Oh, what's this? I'm amazed you turned me, Cress, down."
- Yes: "That's wonderful. With me, Cress, as your partner, victory is assured."
- Before battle
- "That is correct! It shall be I and my esteemed Water types that you must face in battle! Let's us begin, then! In garde, user of Grass-type Pokémon -- Cilan -- and of Fire-type Pokémon -- Chili!"
- After battle (victorious)
- (on stage)"My attacks flow like water. You were blessed with an amazing partner."
- (main area)"Battling together with you helped me find new potential in myself. That's what I think. I'd like it if you were to team up with me tomorrow as well."
- If loses to the player
- "Lose? Me? I don't believe this!"
- After battle (loses to the player)
- "Losing made me realize something. If I were to team up with you, our onslaught would be like a torrent!"
National Gymquirer
- Jingle: "Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"
- Page: "That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name Cafélover! Thank yooou! 'Recently, I saw Striaton Gym's three Gym Leaders, and they were all out of order! Like, Chili was Cilan, and Cilan was Cress!' Hmmm. Well, I'm not saying you're crazy, but...are you sure they weren't just standing in front of a mirror? 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"
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In the anime
In the main series
Cress debuted in Triple Leaders, Team Threats! alongside his brothers, and fellow Gym Leaders Cilan and Chili. Along with Chili, he first appeared when Cilan brings Ash to the Gym, where he then proceeded to take his drink order. Ash declined, saying that he wanted to battle the Gym Leader, and as he got up to leave, Cress and his brothers introduced themselves as the leaders. They then led Ash to the battleground, where they introduced their individual Pokémon.
He was the second to battle Ash, and proceeded to defeat Pikachu, despite his Panpour's type disadvantage. At the beginning of Dreams by the Yard Full!, he and his brothers presented the Trio Badge to Ash. Later, he and Chili said goodbye to Cilan, who had decided to travel with Ash and Iris.
He appeared in a flashback in A Connoisseur's Revenge!, where he and Chili informed Burgundy that Cilan had gone on a journey and could not battle her again.
In A Call for Brotherly Love!, Cress informed Cilan over the phone of the reason why Chili was not at the Gym. Contrary to what Chili had said, he had not left in order to study but had run away. Chili had asked him the night he ran away why he kept losing. Cress told him that he focused too much on offense while giving little consideration to defense. As he feared, Chili took it as an insult and ran away. Cress was pleased when Cilan told him he would help Chili with his battle style and help get his confidence back and thanked him for it.
Cress appeared in a fantasy along with Chili in A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team! and in a flashback in Curtain Up, Unova League!. He also made cameo appearances in the ending Let's Join Hands and in the ending credits of Genesect and the Legend Awakened.
In Survival of the Striaton Gym!, it was revealed that Cress, as well as Chili, had lost to Morana, and had Cilan not defeated her, they would have lost the Striaton Gym. After Cilan's victory, he returned to Striaton City alongside Chili.
Cress, like his brothers, tends to speak about Pokémon in relation to their element, in this case, water. Unlike his brothers, Cress tends to speak about himself in third-person in the Japanese version. All the brothers tend to use hand positions like rock, paper, and scissors—in Cress's case, he tends to accentuate words with his fingers.
This listing is of Cress's known Pokémon in the anime:
Panpour was given to Cress at a young age when his brothers were also given their first Pokémon. It first appeared when Cress showed what Pokémon he has and Ash scans it on his Pokédex. It was shown to be an extremely powerful Pokémon, able to defeat Pikachu without suffering any damage despite having a type-disadvantage. It was the second Pokémon to face Ash in his Gym battle, Ash used Pikachu.
|Triple Leaders, Team Threats!
|Voice actors
|Kiyotaka Furushima
|Marc Thompson
Voice actors
In the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer
Cress briefly appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer as part of a team with his brothers Cilan and Chili.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Cress, along with brothers Chili and Cilan, are the triplet Gym Leaders of the Striaton Gym. Although they each got their Gym Leader job individually, they were assigned to one Gym. It is later revealed that they were given the shared job to help teach newer Trainers about type advantages. Due to the type they each specialize in, it was the perfect job for them.
Cress and his brothers are first seen in Black's imagination as he sets out on his journey to beat the Pokémon League. Cress later appears in person at the Striaton Gym with his brothers. With the help of his Panpour, Cress serves tea to Black to signal the start of their Gym battle against the challenger. Although only Black challenged the Gym, the brothers allow his friends, Cheren and Bianca, to challenge it as well. After Black, Cheren, and Bianca clear the Gym challenge, they face the Striaton triplets in a battle. Due to the type advantage their Pokémon have over their opponents, Cress and his brothers prove to be powerful Trainers. Despite the clear advantage they had over their opponents, Cress and his brothers are defeated when Black has his Tep use Pansage's fallen leaves to revive his teammates, allowing them to win the battle 3 to 2. Having lost the battle, Cress presents the challengers with the Trio Badge. Sometime later, Cress and his brothers prepare to head out to an unknown location.
The brothers later confront the Shadow Triad near the P2 Laboratory. They reveal that even though they weren't at Nacrene City during the Dark Stone incident, they were assigned to follow their enemies if the other Gym Leaders were defeated. The Shadow Triad prove to be very powerful foes, and even after evolving their Pokémon, Cress and his brothers still weren't strong enough to defeat them. Suddenly, the Gym Leaders are saved by Keldeo, who had been watching the battle with its mentors. Believing that the Striaton Gym Leaders to be the better humans, Keldeo attacks the Shadow Triad. Before it can continue, the Shadow Triad attack Keldeo and trap it. Keldeo's mentors, Cobalion, Virizion, and Terrakion jump down to save it by attacking the Shadow Triad along with Cress, Cilan, and Chili.
He, like his brothers, tends to move his arms in a certain position. In Cress's case, they are kept crossed in front of his chest.
Simipour is Cress's only known Pokémon that first appeared as a Panpour. Along with being his main Pokémon, Simipour assists Cress and his brothers in the kitchen by pouring water for tea. It, as a Panpour, was used against Black, Cheren, and Bianca in a Gym battle. Despite proving powerful, they are defeated after the time limit ends after Chili's Pansear is defeated, making the challengers' win with 3 to 2.
Later, it was used to battle the Shadow Triad in a Triple Battle. Although the battle was tough, Panpour was given a Water Stone, enabling it to evolve into a Simipour to become stronger. Despite this power up, it was still being defeated before Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion, attacked both groups to rescue the Keldeo the Shadow Triad had captured.
|A Nickname for Tepig
In the Pocket Monsters BW Good Partners manga
Cress first appeared in BWGP03. Aside from being a Gym Leader, he was a teacher in a Trainers' School located in Striaton City. When Takurō and Mashiro went to the school, Cress told them about Bado and explained as to who he was. Professor Juniper had him teach the two about the basics of Pokémon while they were there. He gave them an assignment to do. While Mashiro was able to finish it, Takurō had to stay behind.
Later, he appeared in Takurō's flashback where he advised him to go to Wellspring Cave in order to go to the next town as going to different places is an important part of being a Trainer.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
In Pocket Monsters BW, Cress appears along with his brothers Cilan and Chili. They are seen in PMBW02, where Red and his Pokémon visit a restaurant owned by the three brothers. Clefairy tries to instigate a fight between the brothers, but fails on many occasions.
This listing is for Cress's Pokémon in the Pocket Monsters BW manga.
Panpour is the only known Pokémon of Cress's. It was sent out while he, Cilan and Chili were battling Red's Clefairy. Unfortunately, Clefairy took the attacks the elemental monkeys were using and made himself some green tea.
- His Japanese Leader title, shared with Cilan and Chili, is トライアル トライアングル.
- Cress is the only Gym Leader whom Ash has lost to in an official Gym battle and hasn't needed to rematch in order to earn the Gym's Badge.
|コーン Corn
|From Corn, similar to Dent and Pod. May also refer to tricorn.
|From Garden cress and Watercress. Related to Cilan's and Chili's names.
|From noix, nut.
|From Maiskolben (corncob). Related to his brother's name, Benny (Cilan) and Maik (Chili).
|From mais, corn.
| Maíz
|Direct translation of the Japanese name.
|콘 Corn
|Transliteration of his Japanese name.
|Chinese (Mandarin)
|寇恩 Kòu'ēn
|Transliteration of his Japanese name.
|Chinese (Cantonese)
|寇恩 Kau Jān
|Same as Mandarin name.
|Transliteration of his Japanese name
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|Gym Leaders of the Unova region
|Non-player characters in the core series games
|Anime characters
|This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.


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The circus that surrounded British heavyweight Dereck Chisora during his unsuccessful attempt to take the WBC title from Vitali Klitschko continued after the fight, when fellow Brit David Haye arrived to, apparently, start some shit.
And shit was started, as you can see in the video above. Haye, who lost to Wladimir Klitschko in his last fight before retiring, interrupted Chisora's post-fight presser and then decked him in the face. (See the Daily Mail for an unreal photo of the punch.) What came next is tough to see from the video we have, though we cranked up the gain so you can see a bit more. At one point Haye swings a photographer's tripod, while Chisora weaponizes a beer bottle. Haye's manager Adam Booth ended up with a bleeding gash on his head, though it's unsure who caused it—a close inspection of the video reveals he might have taken the blow from Haye himself.
It's a complete clownshow, and the fact it takes place in what appears to be a nightclub makes the whole scene that much more surreal/awesome/ridiculous. If Haye is angling to come out of retirement for a bout with Chisora, he'd be smart to, in the future, leave the planning up to somebody else.
h/t to Balls.ie, with help from the BBC & SportingLife.


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Education Melts Icicles at City Hall
by Gregory Thomas
Gregory Thomas is past president of Affordable Comfort Incorporated and is currently chair of the Affordable Comfort Housing Performance Association.
Instead of showing up at the official's house with just a tape measure and flashlight, IES president Al DeDominicis also brought a blower door, a digital manometer, slides, a slide projector, and a screen. This was more than an estimate or an audit; this was an educational event. The focus of his presentation was the problem-solving ability of diagnostics and whole-house treatments.
The city official had direct experience with building failures. In the Northeast, buildings often suffer from ice dams, peeling exterior paint, poor indoor air quality, mold and moisture damage, and high heating bills--all symptoms of performance failures. The city of Syracuse and the affordable housing groups it funded had experienced all of these problems in both new and renovated housing.
IES won this official's respect for its work. So when the company went to city hall to promote high-performance construction for builders involved in low-income housing, it found receptive ears.
IES had another advantage in approaching the city: the company had been certified as a Quality Assurance Provider (QAP) by NYSTAR. NYSTAR is New York's energy efficiency certification program for new homes. QAPs are the field inspectors for NYSTAR, reviewing plans, checking insulation, testing with blower doors, and offering advice to builders who want NYSTAR certification for their houses. Being a QAP gave IES more credibility as it pointed out the public benefit of the whole-house approach being advocated. It showed that IES was more than just another money-hungry contractor.
IES teamed with NYSTAR to submit a proposal for the city to fund a low-cost, citywide educational effort for builders of affordable housing. The submission gave IES a chance to present its home performance case to a wider range of city officials and advisory board members. The company collected letters of support for the concept of high-performance housing from cities with existing programs, regional and national not-for-profits, and mortgage lenders with energy-efficient mortgage programs. The city was especially receptive because NYSTAR had already developed locally applicable standards for high-performance housing.
Public officials and builders were concerned about the expected effect of high-performance construction on the building budget. They questioned the calculation basis of estimated energy savings. They also wanted to understand why these would be healthier homes to live in. Once they understood more about the benefits of well-built homes, city officials were convinced.
The city council agreed to pay IES to provide NYSTAR training to local housing groups. IES expanded the training by inviting groups from outside the city to attend for a fee, which helped defray the cost of the training. The workshop brought the builders' attention to home energy performance failures. In particular, the architect and the construction supervisor for Time of Jubilee Homes (a local not-for-profit housing developer) were impressed by the potential to improve the quality of the housing they built.
IES took its diagnostic equipment to Time of Jubilee architect Michael Geraghty's house. After a blower door test and a diagnostic audit, Geraghty began to see that building performance was more than the listed efficiency of the specified equipment and insulation levels. Beginning with his next round of houses, he specified air sealing, spray cellulose, advanced framing, sealed-combustion heating, and a mechanical ventilation system.
The extras added some initial cost, but this was offset somewhat by reductions in framing and the elimination of building wrap. Time of Jubilee contracted with IES for the spray cellulose walls, open-blow cellulose attics, air sealing, duct sealing, and mechanical ventilation. Construction manager Pat Dumas adjusted the work schedule to accommodate the advanced specifications.
Once the buildings were done, IES certified that they were up to NYSTAR standards. As part of the certification, IES tested every building with a blower door. To avoid the possibility of improprieties in the self-inspection, IES retained all test results so a NYSTAR representative could eventually confirm the certifications with random testing. Being a QAP, IES was able to provide both installation services and NYSTAR certifications for a lower total cost than if Time of Jubilee had paid both a contractor and another QAP or energy rater.
After several buildings were complete, Time of Jubilee and IES coordinated an open house that was attended by the mayor of Syracuse, Roy Bernardi. The open house included a computer kiosk running a slide show about the home's NYSTAR features, a small poster at each feature's location, and DeDominicis' presentation of a NYSTAR certificate to Time of Jubilee. Even though there was a blizzard outside and the ventilation system was running on high, the amount of hot air produced by the proceedings required that the heating system be turned off for the duration.
IES received a side benefit from the open house. Neighbors noticed that the new house did not have any icicles, while the houses next door, built the year before, had icicles down to the ground. IES picked up some more diagnostic energy audits.
After all the good press, IES and NYSTAR submitted another proposal for city funding. This time, they wanted to train city inspectors and housing program subcontractors in home performance techniques, and to improve the city's rehab specifications. The proposal, originally submitted at $14,000, was eventually funded for $5,000. The Norwest Mortgage Foundation, the charitable wing of the largest mortgage company in the country, is also contributing to the effort to increase home performance.
With the start of this heating season, Time of Jubilee is building 12 more houses, all following NYSTAR standards. The construction process has smoothed out and things are moving along briskly. In addition, the local utility now has a full-scale promotion for certified home performance contractors after a pilot project with IES. But that's another story.
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Edible Holiday Gifts with Amy Pennington
Local foodie celeb and author of this year's must-have cookbook, Urban Pantry, Amy Pennington is teaming up with Slow Food Seattle on Thursday, December 2nd from 6-8pm for a fun and festive evening of edible gift-making at Seattle's Vineyard Table!
Amy will demonstrate a variety of the thrifty, sustainable, and seasonal recipes that have prompted praise for Urban Pantry from everyone from the Seattle Times to Sunset to Gwyneth Paltrow, focusing on edible gifts that can be prepared in any home kitchen.
Participants will each receive a signed copy of Urban Pantry and get to take home a sample treat from those created during the evening. Organically produced wine from Snoqualmie Vineyards and light snacks will also be provided.
Tickets are $25/person and include a signed copy of Urban Pantry & your edible gifts!
Gift items such as...
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Colours Colombia
Colours Colombia is a new startup company developing an online store to sell both direct to consumers and retail stores items of high quality that are unique and distinctive. For example handicrafts, pottery, jewellery from Colombian artisans.
Having the opportunity to share the people, the culture and the country through the items they produce and the stories behind the items is what Colours Colombia is all about!
We had a nice plan to do this right with a full marketing design but business has got in the way, now the boss is going to a trade show and he needs the business cards soon.
The business cards would be used to promote the store for both Latin american companies that would be supplying the company as well as being used for potential buyers and consumers.
At this point the target market is the north american and european markets
Aim is to have a card that will be used to direct people to the web as well share contact info for suppliers and buyers. I will be putting the design onto high quality paper.
It would be great to have some colombian design element if possible
for example Caña flecha woven pattern or Sombrero Vueltiao
Colours that I would like to see would include the Colombian flag colours
No logo options are of interest, using words to convey message
One ideas using handwritten style font for all or some of the words for example - Virgin brand
Another idea around the boardroom table was using a Scarlet Macaw (type of parrot) as a design element.
I would like to see both sides of the card used
One side advertising website (colourscolombia.com) or just name Colours Colombia
Just a few ideas, not tied to anything at this point looking to see what is possible.
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It was just after Labor Day in 2008 when Malia Burns took a break from the commotion at the Seattle wedding reception of her dear high school friend, Rose Pierce.
Alone in a small alcove away from the action, Malia was watching the Ohio State-USC game on one of the many TVs stationed around the room. (The wedding couple are huge college football fans.)
"All of a sudden, Rose's aunt and uncle walked up to me and we chatted maybe a half an hour," Malia said. "And at some point (Aunt Cindy) asked if I was single and I said I was and she said, 'You have to meet this wonderful young man, Bill Kiolbasa. We met him at the rehearsal dinner last night.'"
Malia did not suspect she had just been targeted by shuttling matchmakers, Cindy and Jeff Pierce, of Tucson, Ariz.
Based on their rave review of Bill, Malia walked up to the bride and said, "Who's this Bill Kiolbasa guy?"
Bill, the bride explained, was a Chicagoan and her great pal from Notre Dame, where they both went to college (hence the passion for college football).
"He's the greatest guy in the world," Rose said, "Would you like to meet him?"
"Absolutely not," Malia replied.
"I was a little shy … I'm not bold at all. I said, 'No, that's OK.'"
Meanwhile, on the other side of the reception hall, Aunt Cindy and Uncle Jeff were working on Bill. And they pretty much got the same reaction from him.
They told him, "You really have to talk to this girl we met. She teaches for Teach for America and lives in New York. That's not so far from Chicago."
"They were selling pretty hard," Bill said. "They made me a little nervous. They pointed her out and I said, 'OK, OK.'"
But he didn't make a move. "I was kind of dragging my feet."
Meanwhile, the love shuttle continued with Cindy and Jeff back at Malia's side to report, "Well, we've told him that he should come introduce himself" and Uncle Jeff piped up, "If he doesn't, he's an idiot."
Now back to the reluctant Bill, where Cindy and Jeff pressed on. "I'll go outside, take a lap, take a deep breath and I'll say hello to her," Bill told them. "If you come back before I do that, you're going to make me so nervous I wouldn't be able to."
(A side note: Cindy Pierce said this is the only time she ever acted as a matchmaker but after meeting Malia and Bill separately that weekend she had "just an overwhelming feeling" they'd be good together.)
And so Cindy and Jeff backed off — but they spotted Bill as he caught Malia's eye. The two young people smiled at each other and pretty soon they were dancing the night away.
At an after-party at Malia's parents' house, Malia said, "I fell asleep on his lap on my parents' couch. He sat up straight all night long so he wouldn't wake me up."
"From the moment I was leaving to go back to Chicago I started thinking, 'When could I see her again,'" said Bill.
Two weeks later, Bill flew to New York for the weekend. Two weeks later, Malia flew to Chicago. "Every two weeks, that's what we did: Delta shuttle from Midway to LaGuardia. Usually about $220 round trip," said Bill.
By Christmas, less than four months after they met, they were telling each other, "I love you."
When the school year ended, Malia, who is now 28, moved to Chicago. She got a job teaching in a charter school network. And Bill, also 28, an accountant, became so compelled by her passion for helping students that he took a charter school accounting job to help the school make the best choices on where to spend its limited funds.
When she was ping-ponging between Bill and Malia, matchmaker Aunt Cindy's parting words were, "Invite us to your wedding."
And so they did.
Bill Kiolbasa and Malia Burns were married July 7 on Orcas Island, off the coast of Washington, north of Seattle.
The guests got a laugh when they read the wedding program. It was imprinted with a quote from Bill — something he told Malia on the dance floor, 30 minutes after that first meeting:
"I want to be an honest gentleman about this, so I need to tell you that I don't think anything truly romantic could happen from meeting at a wedding."
Matchmakers, be brave! Sometimes your efforts will be rejected, disparaged or ignored. But once in a while, even when the singles are reluctant, wonderful things can happen.


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This one is duck breast with black raspberry sauce, for two.
Two duck breasts
1 Shallot chopped
2 Cloves Garlic minced
Cup of Black Raspberries
Cup of Ruby Port
Crushed black pepper
Olive Oil
Two large potatoes cut into small cubes
1 Onion sliced
½ cup Chicken Stock
Pound the duck breast, sprinkle one side with pepper and then flour; do the same for the other side.
I keep some black raspberries from my garden frozen whole through the winter. When I want some, I remove as much as I want, let them warm up and then run them through a sieve to remove as much of the little seeds as possible.
In a skillet with a little olive oil, brown the duck at high heat on both sides and remove.
Deglaze the skillet with ½ cup Port until it cooks down to half; then, bring heat to low, add the shallot, half of the garlic, raspberries, and the rest of the port and let simmer, but don't let it dry out. If that is about to happen, add wine.
In a pan, add tablespoon oil, onion and cook on medium for a minute; then, the rest of the garlic and cook for another minute; then, add the potatoes, sprinkle as much paprika as you want on them, add stock, mix things up, cover and simmer on low flame until the potatoes are soft—it should take about twenty or so minutes.
Gauge your stovetop and calculate how much time you need to allow the potatoes to cook so that the potatoes and the duck are ready at the same time, based on how rare—or not—you like your duck.In another pan add a teaspoon olive oil over low heat; then, add the duck breast and let cook for about three minutes, turn over and let cook for three minutes; then, cover for two minutes. Check the duck breast to see if it is as rare as you like it, or not too rare. If you need to cook more, keep watch over the breast so that it doesn't overcook (I like mine pink to juicy). Always remember that meat cooks a little more after you turn off the flame.
When done, the potatoes should be soft and moist. If they are done slightly before the duck, just turn off the flame and let them sit covered.When it is done, plate the duck, either pour the sauce over it or beside it, whether you like to cut and dip or sauce and cut.
Before serving the potatoes, sprinkle some pepper over them (salt too if you use it, I never do).
Add your greens of choice or salad.
Which wine would you pair with this meal?
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Variety of diseases transmitted by ticks
There are a variety of diseases transmitted by ticks in Minnesota. The most well-known is Lyme disease. Lyme disease is caused by bacteria that are transmitted from deer ticks to humans. In 2011, there were 1,201 confirmed cases in Minnesota according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Human anaplasmosis is also caused by bacteria that are transmitted from deer ticks to humans. This bacterium was formerly known as human granulocytic ehrlichiosis. This is not as common in Minnesota as Lyme disease, but has been more prevalent since the early 1990s. There were 782 confirmed cases in 2011.
Babesiosis is a protozoan infection that is transmitted by deer ticks. Babesiosis is not very common in Minnesota. Most humans infected do not have symptoms. Those with symptoms often have babesiosis as a co-infection with Lyme disease. People without a spleen are more likely to get babesiosis. There were 56 confirmed cases in Minnesota in 2010 and 72 in 2011.
Ehrlichiosis is the general name used to describe several bacterial diseases that affect humans from an infected tick. The bacteria include Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Ehrlichia ewingii, and a potential third species called Ehrlichia muris-like (EML). Ehrlichiosis is commonly confused with human anaplasmosis. Human ehrlichiosis caused by the first three bacteria is endemic to the southern states and is carried by the Lone Star tick. Epidemiologists believe the Ehrlichia murin-like agent can be transmitted by deer ticks, hence making its way to Minnesota. Ehrlichiosis was first reported in Minnesota in 2009. There have been few cases reported in Minnesota of ehrlichiosis.
Powassan virus is a virus that is transmitted from deer ticks to humans. The virus transmits very quickly from the tick to a human — once the tick is attached, it generally affects the central nervous system (causing inflammation in the brain, spinal cords and surrounding membranes). There have been about 15 cases of Powassan virus in Minnesota from 2008-11. Although the risk in Minnesota is very low, the virus is very serious.
Two very uncommon diseases from ticks in Minnesota include Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness (STARI). Both are extremely rare in Minnesota, but a few isolated cases have been reported, all cases of RMSF were confirmed in southern Minnesota, all cases of STARI were confirmed from patients who had traveled to south central states.
One disease we often do not think of coming from ticks, but rather, infected water supply, is tularemia. Tularemia is a bacteria that is transmitted from ticks that are infected with the bacteria after feeding on animals (especially rodents, rabbits, hares, beavers) that are also infected with the bacteria. You can also contract tularemia from coming into contact with infected animals, waste, water or soil. The bacteria can live several weeks in soil, water or carcasses. Although tularemia is easy to catch, and very little of the bacteria are needed to make a human sick, it is not very common in Minnesota.
Symptoms and testing
Patients with a tick disease have fever and chills, headaches, muscle and/or joint pain and fatigue. Sometimes patients will also present with additional symptoms of decreased appetite, nausea, vomiting and a rash. In general, as health care professionals, we start thinking about tick-borne illness in late spring through mid-fall.
Tests that help in the diagnosis of a tick disease include looking at the patient's complete blood count and liver tests. We will often see a low white blood cell count, low platelet count, and elevated liver enzymes. Specifically in babesiosis, often the kidneys are not functioning properly, and there will be low platelets and low hemoglobin.
Confirmatory testing for some of the tick diseases are available in a clinic or hospital setting. There are some tests not commercially available, which means if the health care provider is suspicious of Powassan virus, blood or cerebral spinal fluid would be sent directly to the Minnesota Department of Health for examination.
Some hospitals and clinics are capable of completing all of the tick disease testing in their own facility. There are other clinics and hospitals that send the blood sample to an outsource lab for testing. Regardless, results generally take a few days to complete.
Some patients will ask about testing the tick itself. Although this is commercially available, most experts do not recommend testing of the ticks since the results do not affect how a provider would choose to manage the patient.
Test results can vary depending on when the patient is tested. For example, the antibodies found in Lyme disease typically appear within one to two weeks following the appearance of signs and symptoms; other antibodies appear two to six weeks following the onset of the erythema migrans rash. Therefore, it is not recommended to test the patient at the time of the bite. Often patients have a "false negative test," simply because the test was drawn too soon after the bite. This is why often patients start treatment based on signs and symptoms (clinical presentation) and immediate changes we see in labs (low white blood cell count, low platelets, increased liver enzymes). It is important to get lab tests to confirm the infection if your provider recommends treatment. And your provider may recommend extended treatment based on your results.
For patients presenting with symptoms, confirmed laboratory testing or high suspicion of disease are treated with antibiotics generally for 14 to 30 days, depending on the severity of symptoms. Most are treated with doxycycline. There are alternative antibiotic choices for patients with antibiotic allergies or for children under the age of 8, due to the side effect of doxycycline potentially staining (darkening) the adult teeth that have not come in yet. For patients suspicious of babesiosis or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, the provider generally will discuss treatment with an infectious disease physician first.
There is efficacy in treating a tick bite with preventative antibiotics in patients that meet a specific set of criteria. This includes presence of rash (erythema migrans), the deer tick was attached to the human for greater than 36 hours and the patient presents within 72 hours, the tick was engorged (meaning full of human blood) and the patient is in an area of high incidence. The patient must meet all of the criteria for prophylaxis to be given. The recommended treatment is doxycycline 200 milligrams once for adults and weight dosed for children over the age of 8. If there is an allergy to doxycycline, there are no recommendations for prophylaxis.
Recurrent symptoms
There is much debate on this topic. The first approach for the patient that feels they have recurrent symptoms or incomplete resolve of the disease should be for the provider to determine: does the patient have a co-infection, was the initial treatment adequate, was the initial diagnosis correct, was the original test a false-positive and the patient has developed a new problem? Patients with persistent or recurrent symptoms but without objective (confirmed testing) findings may have a post-infectious process, meaning other mechanisms may be involved. The Minnesota Department of Health recommends treating the symptoms with other medications, considering failed antibiotic therapy is also reasonable and accepted, but this is often determined by an infectious disease specialist.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 10 to 20 percent of patients treated for Lyme disease with a recommended two to four week course of antibiotics will have lingering symptoms of fatigue, pain, joint and muscle aches. Some patients experience symptoms for up to six months. Although this is often referred to as "chronic Lyme disease," this condition is properly known as "Post-treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome."
The exact cause is not yet known. Most medical experts believe the lingering symptoms are the result of residual damage to the tissues and immune system that occurred during the infection. For example, this is known to occur in patients that are treated for Streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat) and develop rheumatic heart disease.
Regardless of the cause of the lingering symptoms, to date, studies have not shown patients improve with long-term antibiotics versus patients given a placebo (not antibiotics). This doesn't mean providers are dismissing the patient's symptoms or disease process, it simply means long-term antibiotic treatment doesn't help any more than a placebo (sugar pill). The CDC recommends patients journal their symptoms, sleep patterns, diet, activity to help their provider determine a diagnosis and the best course of treatment. For those who want to research on their own as well, be well-informed; consider the source when researching information available on the Internet.
The National Institute of Health has trials currently in progress, as well as trials for which they are actively recruiting patients who have been diagnosed with Lyme disease. Information is available at http://clinicaltrials.gov/ and search for Lyme disease in the search tool bar.


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Once your application is complete, it generally takes 5 business days to be notified of an acceptance decision on your application.
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
Once your application is complete, it generally takes 5 business days to be notified of an acceptance decision on your application.
No. Turn in every form as it is completed in any order. Once all of the forms are completed and recorded on your online application, your file is complete and your application will be considered.
Please contact the Experience China Administrative Office at 715-425-3238 to inquire about the possibility of still participating in the program. We are occasionally able to accommodate late applicants, but it requires a commitment on the part of the applicant to complete all application materials on a condensed timeline.
The Recommendation Form should be filled out by one of your professors, or an academic advisor. In some circumstances, it may also be completed by a current or former employer, coach, or high school teacher.
Once you are accepted, the application fee is not refundable.
Yes, the deposit is built into the overall program fee and will appear as a credit on your bill for the term you study abroad.
The Experience China program is first and foremost an academic program. As such, you are required to display a level of academic preparedness indicative of an ability to be successful as a student abroad. The ExC program is aware that, for a variety of reasons, your GPA may fail to meet the 2.25 requirement while not necessarily indicating an inability to be successful as a student. If you do not meet this minimum and still wish to participate, you will need to display a commitment to, and potential for, academic success by providing the ExC program with the following additional application materials:
Additional recommendation: Submit an additional recommendation form, completed by a University faculty member or academic advisor attesting directly to your low GPA and preparedness for an education abroad experience.
Student explanation: Provide an explanation of why your GPA fails to meet the minimum requirement and how you plan to be successful as a student in China.
Proof of GPA improvement: Demonstrate that you are in good academic standing (2.00 cumulative GPA) by the end of the academic term immediately preceding your experience in China.
With advance notice, it is possible for students to participate in back-to-back terms of the Experience China program. Students participating in this type of experience will be required to obtain an X student visa.
If a student wishes to participate in the program a second time, but not back-to-back semesters, priority will be given to applicants who have not had a previous experience with the program. If space is available after all first-time applicants have been accepted, returning applicants will be allowed to participate barring any previous record of disciplinary action while participating in the ExC program
If a student has a previous disciplinary record with the program, their participation will be granted solely at the discretion of the ExC administrative team. Returning participants are highly encouraged to participate in an internship or independent study to deepen their experience and engagement with the local culture.
As usual, this depends on your lifestyle! Previous participants have spent an average of anywhere from $1,000 to $3,500 on personal spending while abroad. It is important to know your budget and be mindful of this. There are many low-cost options for traveling in China. Students can stay in hostels and take advantage of student concession rates on attractions and entertainment.
Please see the following budget for a general idea of costs.
You should be able to apply financial aid to your semester abroad. If you intend to use financial aid, you must plan ahead! Be sure to speak with your home campus Financial Aid Office to obtain details on how to apply your aid to your study abroad experience. Your program fee, with the exception of any amount covered by financial aid, is due prior to your departure.
The best advice is to bring a debit card (preferably Visa) from an account that will be kept supplied with money. Several banks do not charge an extra fee for withdrawing money from ATM's with a debit card and they give the best exchange rate. Past students agree that the debit card is the easiest, fastest and best money saving form of receiving money in China.
Credit cards (MasterCard, Visa, and American Express) are increasingly accepted throughout China's bigger cities, but are not widely used in rural areas, or even smaller businesses in China's larger cities. Before your departure, it is important that you notify your bank and credit card company that you will be out of the country, and provide them with specific dates. If you fail to notify your credit card company, they may put a hold on your account.
It can provide peace of mind to bring some funds in travelers checks, or hard currency, in case of an emergency or if your debit/credit cards are lost or stolen. It can be cumbersome, however, to cash travelers checks and students are often charged a cashing fee at a poor exchange rate meaning the amount received is substantially less than expected. All airports have an Exchange Bureau which is a convenient place to make a small exchange of hard currency. You should be aware that Exchange Bureau's also often offer poor exchange rates and charge service fees.
The official Chinese currency is Renminbi (RMB or CNY). The basic unit is the yuan. The exchange rate changes almost daily, you can use a site such as the one here to calculate the exchange rate on any given day.
Mail is delivered daily to the ZISU campus where it is then distributed to the appropriate departments/buildings. Mail can be delivered to the following address:
New campus address:
Experience China Program
(Your Name)
Yazhengyuan 5
Zhejiang International Studies University
299 Liuhe Road 310023 Hangzhou, China
浙江外国语学院 310023 中国浙江省杭州市留和路299号
Tel: 0086-571-88214360
电话: 0086-571-88214360
if needed, Downtown address:
Experience China Program
(Your Name)
School of International Education
Zhejiang International Studies University
140 Wensan Road, Hangzhou, 310012, China
杭州 文三 路140 号 浙江 外国语 学院 国际 学院 , 中国310012
At most times throughout the year, China is 13 hours ahead of Wisconsin however may be 12 or 14 hours ahead at different points in the year as a result of Daylight Saving Time. To calculate the time difference between Wisconsin and China on any given date, you can use the time zone calculator found here.
Yes, there is wired and wireless internet access available in each room. Wireless internet is widely available throughout much of Hangzhou as well.
Yes, a laundry is available in the International Student Dorm. Dryers are not widely used in China. The ExC program will provide drying racks for student rooms so that you may dry your clothes. Clotheslines and drying racks are also available in the residence hall courtyard.
Yes, each room has its own bathroom. You can expect the accommodations to be very similar to a typical U.S. hotel with toilet, shower, and sink.
You should plan to bring enough prescription medications with you to last the program duration (program lasts around 90 days, not including travel time or extensions for travel). A copy of any prescriptions you have should also be brought with to China.
Because you are required to live on-site at the ZISU International Student Dorm, and attend classes through the ExC program, a very significant and rewarding component of the ExC program is the host student program. The host student program is non-residential, meaning you do not live with your host student. Students have found that the opportunity to get to know a local student enhances their understanding of the Chinese host culture. While each host student is unique and does different things with their students, participants are often invited for meals, occasional outings to local points of interest or other activities that allow interaction with individuals outside the program.


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Speaking for the first time since the Philadelphia Eagles cut DeSean Jackson, coach Chip Kelly told reporters multiple times on Monday that releasing his top wide receiver was done for "purely football reasons."
"We just wanted to go in a different direction. It had nothing to do with any article. Purely football," Kelly said, per the New York Post's Bart Hubbuch.
The Eagles cut Jackson last month shortly after an NJ.com article claimed the receiver had gang ties. While Kelly said the team didn't release Jackson because of the publication, the coach couldn't explain why the cut came so soon after the story, per the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, also speaking Monday, told reporters the team decided to cut Jackson immediately after the season ended.
"Chip told me he wanted to attack the wide receiver position differently," Lurie said.
The second-year NFL coach said once the team tried to go in a different direction, it attempted to trade the receiver.
"We had no offers for DeSean," Kelly said, noting Jackson's onerous contract as a burden to a trade. "It doesn't matter what we wanted, because we had no offers."
Kelly said he wasn't worried about losing a 1,332-yard receiver, simply stating that the Eagles receiving corps will "be all right."
Lurie dismissed the idea that Jackson landing with the division rival Washington Redskins was a blow to Philly.
"We're not afraid of any player going to a team in our division," the owner said. "Let's check back in three years and see where we're at."
As was the case the day Jackson was cut, the Eagles clearly have faith in Kelly and his offense to make up for losing a dynamic playmaker.
The latest "Around The League Podcast" breaks down the draft with NFL Films' Greg Cosell.


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T-Time At The Detroit Grand Prix In Belle Isle
On a very tight street course and a former staple on the Champ Car Series, the race featured three of the "Transition Team" drivers in the final "Firestone Fast Six" shootout in the knockout qualifying format used for street/road courses.
At the end of the 12 minute session where the drivers are ranked by the fastest time they are able to post, Justin Wilson (NHL Racing) and Oriol Servia (KVRT) filled the second row in positions 2 and 3 on the grid. Graham Rahal, Wilson's teammate was not able to improve beyond position #6.
On a very tight street course and a former staple on the Champ Car Series, the race featured three of the "Transition Team" drivers in the final "Firestone Fast Six" shootout in the knockout qualifying format used for street/road courses.
At the end of the 12 minute session where the drivers are ranked by the fastest time they are able to post, Justin Wilson (NHL Racing) and Oriol Servia (KVRT) filled the second row in positions 2 and 3 on the grid. Graham Rahal, Wilson's teammate was not able to improve beyond position #6.
Originally, the Detroit GP was held around the Renaissance Center downtown and the track was hard on both car and driver. The racing surface was very rough and included a railroad crossing! The circuit was also very narrow with concrete barriers surrounding the track with little run-off room. This resulted in a high level of attrition. By 1989, F1 had had enough and terminated the Detroit GP, but CART stepped in and raced at the current location, but not the current configuration, on Belle Isle. Michael Andretti won the pole of that innaugural race at Belle Isle, but at the end of the day it was Emerson Fittipaldi, winner of that year's Indianapolis 500, who emerged victorious. Belle Isle was also the location of Helio Castroneves first major open-wheel victory, finishing first in both the 2000 and 2001 GPs. 2001 was the last year for the CART races at Belle Isle, and racing didn't return until Roger Penske organized a complete revamping of the circuit in 2007. The area was made much more accessable and many of the fan areas and paddock areas were paved to avoid the mudpits that the paddock had become in previous years. Image Credit: IndyCar Garage
This excerpted from autosport.com -
Dixon beats Castroneves to pole
By Matt Beer Saturday, August 30th 2008, 17:07 GMT
Pos Driver Team Time:
1. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1:12.2861
2. Helio Castroneves Penske 1:12.7649
3. Oriol Servia KV 1:12.9618
4. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1:13.0530
5. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1:13.1004
6. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1:13.6464
7. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 1:12.9511
8. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 1:13.2339
9. EJ Viso HVM 1:13.5354
10. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 1:13.9158
11. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 1:13.9267
12. Will Power KV no time
13. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 1:14.1623
14. Vitor Meira Panther 1:13.6678
15. Darren Manning Foyt 1:14.2619
16. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 1:13.9010
17. AJ Foyt IV Vision 1:14.3486
18. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 1:15.0969
19. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 1:14.4841
20. Ed Carpenter Vision 1:15.3061
21. Alex Tagliani Conquest 1:16.6407
22. Jaime Camara Conquest 1:16.7047
23. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold 1:19.0865
24. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 1:22.3955
25. Tomas Scheckter Luczo Dragon no time
Reference Here>>
Lap Notation of the Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone:
Green Flag – The race starts on Belle Isle.
A clean start until Milka Duno tries to chop down on Bruno Junquiera, touches tires and is spun out of turn #3.
Officials rule the Bruno was guilty of avoidable contact and sent to the back of the grid. Thomas Schechter pulls in and un-straps to get out of the car – reports of a broken driveshaft.
Four cars at the back of the field peel off and top off on fuel.
Green Flag re-start – Dixon leads Castroneves, Servia, Wilson, Briscoe, Rahal, and Kanaan.
Dixon and Castroneves pull away from the field and have a two second cushion.
The lead has grown to seven seconds. If the race were to end this way, Dixon would capture the season points' championship over Castroneves.
The lead is now over 10 seconds from P2 to P3.
Dan Weldon pits early in order to put in place a different fueling strategy.
Bruno Junqueira has made the biggest move up the field so far moving six spots from 24th to 18th.
Everyone is holding station in the top seven positions mentioned before. The rest of the T-Team drivers are running Viso in 9th, Power in 10th, Moraes in 17th, Junqueira in 18th,
#34 Jamie Camara takes out #10 Dan Wheldon going into turn 9. Weldon is penalized for unavoidable contact for tapping Jamie Camara in the corner.
The field pits with Dixon in but Castroneves stays out to counter the strategy of Dixon. Most of the leading positions stay out.
Green Flag restart – Dixon back in position #18 behind Buddy Rice.
Dixon moves past Rice and now sets up behind Alex Tagliani in position #16.
All of the cars are bunched up after the restart, very tight single file racing.
Castroneves is turning two laps a second faster than Dixon who is stuck back in the field; Helio has a sixteen second advantage and growing.
Dixon gets passed by Ed Carpenter for P15. The lead pack of #3 Castroneves, #5 Servia, #02 Wilson, #11 Kanaan, and #17 Hunter-Reay have checked out from P6 #33 EJ Viso.
Castroneves and the leaders are expected to pit in four laps.
Race in the race has EJ Viso is just ahead of Will Power as the highest T-Team points leaders for rookie-of-the-year, if Power passes Viso, he will take the points lead.
Dixon down 27 seconds to leader Castroneves.
Servia, Kanaan and others pit … Castroneves solders on.
Wilson and Castroneves pit.
Danica Patrick and Darren Manning get together and further down the track EJ Viso taps the wall … all three cars are out.
These incidents move Dixon up to P5. Helio, Justin Wilson were able to maintain P1 and P2 respectively … followed by Servia and Kanaan in P3 and P4.
Danica Patrick was able to come in and get restarted and rejoins the field.
Green Flag restart – If the race were to end right now, Dixons championship points' lead would be cut to just 20 from 43.
Hideki Mutoh's car is off the pace and is getting passed and drops four positions to P15.
Castroneves and Wilson pull out a 2 second lead over Oriol Servia in P3. Junqueira is now up 12 positions to P12 from P24 where he started the race.
Bruno Junqueira of Dale Coyne Racing is now up to P10.
#3 Castroneves and #02 Wilson have checked out and opened a 5 second lead over P3 #5 Servia.
Justin Wilson of Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing prepares to run at the Detoit Grand Prix on Belle Isle. Image Credit: Andy Sallee (2008)
The Race is half way over and #3 Helio Castroneves has been in control for most of the race.
Castroneves has pulled away from Justin Wilson by a margin of three seconds.
Castroneves now leads Wilson in P1 by 5.4 seconds and Dixon in P5 by 16.3 seconds.
Rahal pits, giving Junqueira P8 up 16 positions from his start.
Power has contact with Ryan Hunter-Reay while battling for position and damages both cars. Dixon dives into the pits. Will Power stays out a couple of more laps while his wing flaps around
With Dixon pitting, Junqueira to P6. Wilson pits from P2.
Briscoe pits to leave room in the pit box for the expected pit in for Castroneves.
Dixon is 43 seconds behind Helio.
Helio Castroneves takes what he hopes to be his last pit stop. Servia was able to get past and this leaves Dixon 33 seconds behind P2 Castroneves.
This should be good to go till the end.
Servia comes in while P1 and comes out in P4 behind Kanaan.
Dixon short fueled at his last pit stop and has to throttle back in order to make it to the end. Dixon is behind Servia in position 5 and if the race ends now there will be a 20 point margin and the championship goes to Chicagoland Speedway.
Fourth Full Course Yellow of the race for #10 Dan Wheldon and #19 Mario Moraes in turn 8.
Pits open but none of the leaders come in.
Castroneves captures the three bonus points for leading the most laps in the race.
Green Flag restart and it is a sprint to the end of the race. Dixon is quagmired in P5 and still has to conserve fuel.
Wilson makes a move for the lead and gets blocked – Officials rule that Helio has to give up the position and drop to P2.
Castroneves begins to move out, gets space and does not let Wilson by.
Castroneves complies with the IRL ruling and gives up the lead to Justin Wilson. The Penske team states that the delay was tactical.
#02 Wilson is in control and it's his race to lose. With 14 laps to go P1 thru P3 have checked out from P4.
Race Control: This is now a 2 hour timed race. This means that the race will be shortened from its scheduled 90 laps.
Rahal pits for fuel. With under 4 minutes left in the race is #02 Justin Wilson's race to lose.
#02 Justin Wilson wins the Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone. He is the ninth different driver to win this year and the 41st to win an IRL race. Hats off to Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing.
After Wilson was P2 Castroneves, P3 Tony Kanaan, P4 Oriol Servia, P5 Dixon, P6 Ryan Hunter-Reay, P7 Bruno Junqueira … from P24, P8 Will Power, P9 Ryan Briscoe, and P10 AJ Foyte IV.
Justin Wilson sends additional congratulations to team owner Paul Newman. His dedication of this race to Paul is poignant in that team owner Paul Newman is suffering from cancer and the situation looks terminal.
The Championship moves on to the penultimate race of the season in Chicago (the final race is set for the streets of Queensland, Australia – Nikon Indy 300 - Sunday, October 26 aired at 10:30 p.m. ET, Oct. 25 ESPN).
Castroneves finishes the race 30 points behind Scott Dixon which means that all Dixon has to do is finish eighth at the PEAK Chicagoland Indy 300 next weekend (Qualifying: Sat, September 6 - Race: Sun, September 7).
This excerpted from autosport.com -
Wilson takes first IRL win in Detroit
By Matt Beer - Sunday, August 31st 2008, 21:44 GMT
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 87 laps
2. Helio Castroneves Penske + 4.4058
3. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green + 17.6815
4. Oriol Servia KV + 26.5468
5. Scott Dixon Ganassi + 27.7185
6. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman + 28.2688
7. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne + 28.6815
8. Will Power KV + 28.8776
9. Ryan Briscoe Penske + 35.5244
10. AJ Foyt IV Vision + 38.1040
11. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green + 38.3811
12. Darren Manning Foyt + 44.4662
13. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan + 47.8028
14. Ed Carpenter Vision +1:01.2770
15. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne + 1 lap
16. Danica Patrick Andretti Green + 1 lap
17. Vitor Meira Panther + 4 laps
18. Marco Andretti Andretti Green + 6 laps
19. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold + 11 laps
20. Dan Wheldon Ganassi + 23 laps
21. Tomas Scheckter Luczo Dragon + 31 laps
22. Alex Tagliani Conquest + 33 laps
23. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold + 41 laps
24. EJ Viso HVM + 55 laps
25. Jaime Camara Conquest + 71 laps
Reference Here>>
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U.K. High Court Orders ISPs to Block The Pirate Bay
The U.K.'s High Court has ruled that five ISPs in the region must block file-sharing site The Pirate Bay for copyright violations.
Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2, and Virgin Media must block the website within the next few weeks, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Britain's music industry trade group.
"We can confirm we have received a court order which we plan to comply with," Orange, which runs Everything Everywhere with T-Mobile, said in a statement.
"We have received a court order requiring us to block access to The Pirate Bay," TalkTalk also confirmed. "We will comply with the decision made by the court and are in the process of doing this. TalkTalk have always maintained that we are not in principle against blocking provided there is a court order."
"Virgin Media has received an order from the Courts requiring it to prevent access to The Pirate Bay in order to help protect against copyright infringement," the company said. "As a responsible ISP, Virgin Media complies with court orders addressed to the company but strongly believes that changing consumer behavior to tackle copyright infringement also needs compelling legal alternatives, such as our agreement with Spotify, to give consumers access to great content at the right price."
Virgin said it will start implementing the block within two weeks.
O2, meanwhile, said "we have no option but to comply with this order."
"On the wider point about copyright infringement, we have always said that music rights holders should continue to develop new online business models to give consumers the content they want, how they want it, for a fair price," O2 continued.
Sky did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Music Industry vs. Pirate Bay
BPI first went after The Pirate Bay in July 2011, when it demanded that the site stop infringing on its members' content, to no avail. The organization then asked the ISPs to voluntarily block The Pirate Bay, but the companies refused to do so without a court order. As a result, BPI asked the court in December to require blocking.
In February, the U.K. High Court ruled that The Pirate Bay violates copyright regulations. "They go far beyond merely enabling or assisting," Justice Arnold said at the time. This week's ruling goes one step further to actual require that ISPs block The Pirate Bay.
"The High Court has confirmed that The Pirate Bay infringes copyright on a massive scale," BPI CEO Geoff Taylor said in a statement. "Its operators line their pockets by commercially exploiting music and other creative works without paying a penny to the people who created them. This is wrong - musicians, sound engineers, and video editors deserve to be paid for their work just like everyone else."
The Pirate Bay has not yet addressed the ruling on its blog or Facebook page. After the February ruling, however, the site was defiant, arguing that the High Court was corrupt and "technically uneducated."
That ruling came about a month after The Pirate Bay started shifting away from torrent files to another format, dubbed "magnets," a more modern way of sharing data that may help it go further underground.
"As we've said before, the 29th of february is the last day we offer torrents in it's [sic] current form. Then it will be all magnets, which works pretty much the same," the group wrote on its Facebook page. "Before you go 'oh ma goood why why why?!!!11', please understand that it's a necessary move in the saga known as The Pirate Bay. Not having torrents will be a bit cheaper for us but it will also make it harder for our common enemies to stop us (which they can't. but everything that makes it harder for them brings more lolz to our lips)."
Earlier this year, Sweden's Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from the founders of The Pirate Bay Peter Sunde, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Fredrik Neij, and Carl Lundstrom who were found guilty of copyright infringement in April 2009.
The founders were sentenced to one year in prison, and hit with fines of about $32 million Swedish kroner (about $4.5 million) for their involvement in The Pirate Bay P2P site.
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