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Best hotels in Milan
Known worldwide as the center of fashion, yet having over 26 centuries of fascinating history, Milan is a truly unique tourist destination. Loose yourself shopping in a city known for worldly pleasures, take in a cathedral or two, and then enjoy a real taste of Italy in one of the fine restaurants. Whatever the reason for your visit to Milan, there's no better way to book one of the many incredible Milan hotels than with Hotels.com: the experts in travel. Discover the hidden beauty of this timeless city by checking out the wide selection of incredible hotels in Milan on our website. We at Hotels.com have handpicked hundreds of accommodation options in Milan to suit any budget or travel style, so you're bound to find the perfect hotel for you. Simply browse through hundreds of hotels on our website, or call us on the phone to have one of our representatives find the hotel that's perfect for you. When booking online, our quick and convenient process is sure to make finding your dream accommodation a cinch. All Hotels.com a hotel are listed with all the relevant information, photos, as well as reviews from real Hotels.com users, so you know you're making the right choice.
What's Milan like?
A wonderful blend of the old and the new, Milan is a must-visit location for anyone with a cultural thirst. Unlike Rome, which locals call "old Italy", Milan is defiantly "new Italy" as the main industrial, commercial and financial center of Italy. Yet, Milan boasts dozens of some of the oldest churches in Italy, so seeing several during your visit is a must. We recommend finding a place to stay near the Duomo, Milan's main cathedral, built in 1386. You can even climb up to the roof and enjoy the stunning views of the city. Be sure to visit Saint Mary of the Graces, home of Leonard Da Vinci's "Last Supper" fresco. Love to shop? Milan is world famous for its shopping, and its fashion districts, so why not check out Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, the mother of all shopping malls, and treat yourself to something classy? And if you're lucky enough to be visiting during the Spring or Autumn fashion fairs, you might even catch a glimpse of a supermodel being chased by international paparazzi. Football lovers rejoice, Milan is home to two of the best teams in the world: AC Milan and Inter Milan. Both teams share the San Siro stadium, so why not book one of the many Milan hotels close to the stadium, where you can enjoy a game or two?
Tips for Getting Along with Locals in Milan
The locals in Milan are a people with a love for life, but they do have a particular way of doing things. A little know-how will go a long way during your stay in one of the many Milan hotels. We at Hotels.com have a few tips to help you enjoy your stay to the fullest. Although fashions come and go, one thing that has stayed strong in Milan is a proud traditional of great Italian home cooking. During your visit, your taste buds will go wild! To have breakfast like a true local, sit at the bar, and order a caffe espresso and a brioche. If you sit down, you will often be charged much more. And although not as famous for pizza as Naples, great pizzas can be found all over Milan, especially near Maghera Street. Although it's very common here to eat the pizza with a knife and fork, you can use your hands if you want to. As far as tipping goes, the Italians don't tend to leave restaurant tips anymore, so don't feel obliged. With its humid subtropical climate, Milan tends to have hot sunny summers, so bring a hat and plenty of sunblock. If you're visiting in the winter, it will likely be cool, so wrap up!
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Gruesome, Nasty and Bloodthirsty Poems
Now enjoy some of Andrea's gruesome, yucky, bloodthirsty poems and other horrible stuff in bad taste.
All of these poems go down really well with kids on Andrea's school visits - for some reason children can't get enough of the gruesome and gory. Maybe it's because it makes a pleasant change from the usual school diet of poems about the 'seasons' or 'poems from other cultures'. They're all good performance poems too, although your teachers may not be too impressed!
My mummys an ancient Egyptian
Her insides are full of decay
When the weather is hot
She smells such a lot
My friends wont come over to play
Grandma was eaten by a shark
Dad, by a killer whale
And my baby brother got slurped up
By a rather hungry sea snail
A cuttlefish cut my mum to bits
An octopus strangled my sister
A jellyfish stung my aunties toes
Giving her terrible blisters
A pufferfish poisoned my grandpa
A dogfish ate my cat
And then a catfish ate my dog!
I was very upset about that
So you go for a swim if you like
Just dont ask me to come too
Im staying here with my camera
I cant wait to see what gets you!
Henrietta Bat
Thought she was a cat
She caught a little mouse
And brought it in the house
She nibbled off its head
To make sure it was dead
Then she licked off all the mud
And sucked out all its blood
Yum, yum! sang Henrietta
Ive never tasted better.
This is the life for me
A mouse a day for tea!
But Henriettas luck
Ran out when she got stuck.
She couldnt move at all .
The cat-flap was too small
Suddenly she spied
Six shining little eyes
It was the mouses mother
His sister, and his brother
Henrietta shrieked
As they nibbled off her feet
She screamed and sobbed and cried
As they nipped out both her eyes
So learn from Henrietta Bat
Never try and be a cat
(Or How To Fix Very Annoying Neighbours)
We borrowed Next Doors hamster when they went off to Wapping
We promised to look after it and clear up all its droppings
Until Mum said, I cant be bothered to go and do the shopping.
Why dont I just cook Hammy instead? Im sure hell taste quite nice
Hed make a most unusual pud with chocolate sauce and spice
Or I could do him Indian with poppadoms and rice.
We told Mum she was brilliant and to Hammy we said, Bye
We chopped his little head off and we baked him in a pie
When Next Door came to get him back, we sharpened up the knives
For why stop at the neighbours pets, when you can eat the neighbours?
(Its fun to sometimes try a really unfamiliar flavour)
And if Next Door annoys you, youll be doing yourself a favour.
PS Please don't try this at home we love hamsters
When Grandma came to babysit
She looked a little strange
Her nose had grown much longer
And her ears had really changed
And where her missing teeth had been
Sharp fangs were now arranged.
When Grandma came to babysit
She didnt seem quite right
Her voice was dark and huffy
And her eyes glowed in the light
Well have a lovely time, she growled
You wont forget tonight.
When Grandma came to babysit
The room seemed strangely chilled
While Grandma heated up the pot
We couldnt move - until
She growled, I think Ive changed my mind
Id rather have you grilled.
The shock of what she said
Began to ripple through our veins
We summoned up our strength and ran
Alas, it was in vain
Our hopes were dashed
As Grandma slashed
And all of us were slain.
There once was a girl from Dundee
Who ate garden worms for her tea
They wiggled and poked
So much that she choked
And then died in immense agony
Daniel had a new computer
Shiny, and beyond compare
Trouble was, this prize possession
Little Daniel wouldnt share
Seven sisters and a brother
Couldnt wait to have a go
But every time they tried to use it
Little Daniel shouted, No!
But shouting wasnt good enough
So Daniel levered up the floor
And with the wooden planks he boarded
Up the windows and the door
You should have heard Dans brother and sisters
Wail and sob and scream and shout
They couldnt get in to play computers
But little Daniel couldnt get out
So firmly had he nailed the floorboards
He was well and truly stuck
And though he screamed and sobbed and shouted
Daniel had run out of luck
I wish I hadnt been so selfish,
Sighed Daniel, with his dying breath
Then, all alone with his computer
Little Daniel starved to death
Because Ive decided to learn about the invention of poisons for History,
And have agreed to record bottom burps for the percussion project in Music,
At the same time as promising to research the nature of diarrhoea for Biology
And unpleasant gases for Physics .
And because Ive said that I'd try a few ancient painting materials (like blood) in Art,
And have sworn to make a bigger effort with my slicing and dicing technique in Cookery,
As well as my under-arm throwing (of severed limbs) in P.E
And because Im determined to hide the evidence in far-away places for Geography,
Not to mention my lifelong ambition to set a world record for Running Away in Games
I need one of you lovely pupils to help me ..any volunteers?
Graham was a little boy
His mothers pride, his fathers joy
They thought him absolutely great
Except when he was very late
He did it quite deliberately
But that was a mistake - youll see
He started being troublesome
When he was in his mothers tum
Most babies take just 40 weeks
Before you hear their howls and shrieks
But Grahams mum had no idea
Her son would make her wait three years!
And it got worse as Graham grew
He upset everyone he knew
By forcing them to wait for hours
While he spent eons in the shower
And promising that hed be ready
As soon as I have found my Teddy.
His mother cried, his father hissed
About the trains and boats they missed
And Grahams teacher kicked and punched
When Graham turned up after lunch
But Graham laughed at everyone
He thought that being late was fun
Until one day he was invited
To Buckingham Palace, to be knighted
They asked him to arrive at four
But Graham thought that was a bore
Instead, he turned up without warning
At four oclock the following morning!
The stars were bright, the moon was high
When Graham finally arrived
The Queen was busy counting sheep
In an attempt to get to sleep
And all of London was in bed
Except the ghost without a head
The headless ghost was pale and gaunt
The Palace was its favourite haunt
It liked to roam around the grounds
Making frightening ooing sounds
It held a sword, all bloody red
And in the other hand, its head
Graham was frozen to the core
Hed never seen a ghost before
He stood there, paralysed with fright
As something sparkled in the night
It was the sword which gleamed and flashed
And Grahams head fell with a crash
Thus Graham met a grisly fate
His punishment for being late
Every day, after school
I play with my brother
I punch him
and he punches me
Afterwards we play
Smearing Blood On The Carpet
Who Can Run The Fastest
Before Mum Sees?


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Home Page Chess Life Magazine 2007 October Counterplay
|September 20, 2007
Last move wins
Editor, Chess Life:
Here is a rules change that should make chess a viable game in its present format for a long time. Why not stipulate that the person making the last move wins? This does away with the artificial requirement that grandmaster draws are not allowed. This assures that the players really have to play out the draws. This would allow time forfeits to remain the same. However, it would mean that a player who stalemates his opponent wins. In time scrambles, this could get wild.
The only exceptions: 1. The side with material against a bare king cannot lose on time; 2. It is a draw in the event of bare kings; 3. Every piece against a bare king can either checkmate or stalemate; however, it is clear that the bishop is far more valuable than a knight; 4. The score of the game must be accurate, and, if done electronically, the side who achieves a three-fold repetition is automatically given a draw without having to claim it. This will have a ripple effect in simple endings.
Richard Moody, Jr.
Schoharie, N.Y.
We receive a steady stream of letters proposing rules changes, more than on any other subject. This one we almost dismissed right away until we saw the writer's name—when the idea comes from someone with a proven history of thinking of chess in a fresh way, it must be taken seriously. (Moody came up with a new third move in the ancient King's Gambit, a move Kasparov called "perfectly playable." See www.chesscafe.com/text/leval04. txt) So we sent Moody's letter to David Kuhns, chair of the USCF rules committee, for his thoughts:
David Kuhns responds:
Any change like this would fundamentally change the entire strategy of the game, and change endgame theory completely.
It is so different that I would classify it as a "variant".
This variant would not be ratable in the current system.
I do not think that it would make the game any more "viable," just different. The game in its current form has been viable for a very long time (about 800 years now), and will remain so.
There are many ideas to reduce the number of quick draws, all of which have failed. I am very skeptical that this would work. But, that being said, I will not dismiss the idea out of hand.
"Last move wins" is the rule in checkers (stalemate wins). Even at that about 95% of tournament checker games are draws.
Xiang Qi (Chinese Chess), has the stalemate=win rule, and repeating a position is not allowed unless forced (thus no three-fold repetition rule). It has very few draws.
I think that I would adopt that (no repetition allowed) as well, rather than it being an automatic draw.
What if no progress is being made for a very long time (our current 50-move rule)?
I would be interested in the results if you were to try it in a tournament setting (unrated), and with strong players (those that would normally have a high percentage of draws). Their feedback would be invaluable.
See also Encyclopedia of Chess Variants by David Pritchard. Some of those are very playable, indeed with the exception of those tested in time (Xiang Qi and Shogi, for example), though they will always remain in the background.
Letters are subject to editing for content and length. Send your correspondence to [email protected] Senders should not expect a personal response.


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If the opening celebration is any indication, Veloro Bicycles in Redwood City will treat its customers well.
The performance bike shop is open for business. It's a modest-size shop selling road bikes, with names like Cervelo, Scott, Wilier, and Eddy Merckx.
Proprietor Mitch Gardina and Store Manager Gebhard Ebenhoech hosted Friday night's meet and greet to inaugurate the new business. The paint has barely dried and they're still outfitting the store in the heart of downtown.
Gebhard, who has been in the bike industry for decades, says personalized attention to bike fitting will be the shop's hallmark. Having the proper fit is a big part of how you'll enjoy your ride.
While mingling with guests, I came across several fellow Palo Alto Bicycle employees from the 1980s. Todd Pugsley, former mechanic, is now an operations manager at a systems/computer hosting company. Michael Johnston, former sales, is a realtor. Terry VerHaar, former manager, is now doing video production. Check out his first show – Bay Area Cycling Scene.
There's a lot to be said about Bay Area cycling. It could make a nice weekly TV show.
An ideal time to buy a bike is when a new shop opens. Guaranteed, you're going to get personalized attention, and that means a lot when buying a bike. Veloro phone (650) 241-1060.


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Why Hall and Oates Belong in the Rock Hall of Fame. No Kidding
You've laughed at them. You've mocked them. You've scorned them. And, really, it's been with good reason. Without much debate (hell, even the two men agree), Daryl Hall and John Oates were responsible for some of the cheesiest '80s music videos in the history of cheesy '80s music videos. Just watch as they dress up in trench coats and clap-clap during "Private Eyes." See Oates stumble through an enormous drum during "Out of Touch." Need to observe a man two-stepping along a cloud? Hall does so—clumsily—in "Method of Modern Love." How about the worst of the worst of the worst of the absolute worst—the duo's "Jingle Bells Rock" remake?
Trust me, watch it. Watch it twice.
Hall & Oates brought us the thickest mustache this side of Pete Vukovich. They brought us "Maneater"—a song that battles any of Peter Cetera's solo offerings for all-time dreck. They brought us bad wardrobes, clumsy dance moves, a comeback album (1997's Marigold Sky) that sounds as if it took 20 minutes to plan and record.
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West Ham 2 Manchester United 2: Robin van Persie saves Sir Alex Ferguson's men
A dramatic late Robin van Persie equaliser rescued Manchester United from FA Cup elimination at West Ham United.
Last Updated: 05/01/13 8:26pm
Joe Cole - who re-joined West Ham from Liverpool on Friday - had looked set to inspire the Hammers to victory in a fairytale second debut.
The midfielder created both headed goals for the excellent James Collins either side of half-time to cancel out Tom Cleverley's opener.
However, substitute Van Persie stepped off the bench to score a wonderful equaliser in the last minute of injury time to set up a replay at Old Trafford on 16th January.
It had been a bright start by Manchester United and the visitors thought they had gone ahead on 16 minutes when Danny Welbeck swept home a low cross from Javier Hernandez but the offside flag was up.
On 23 minutes, Sir Alex Ferguson's side took the lead, as another Hernandez cross was met by Cleverley and the midfielder swept the ball home in acres of space at the back post.
However, just four minutes later, West Ham were level when Cole had the ball on the left and his floated centre was met with a powerful header by centre-back Collins, which left United goalkeeper David De Gea rooted to the spot.
West Ham turned the tie around on the hour mark, with Cole again the provider, as he delivered another perfectly-weighted ball from the left which Collins met with a header.
With 23 minutes left, Ferguson had seen enough, making a double change as Van Persie and Antonio Valencia replaced Hernandez and Paul Scholes.
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Shifting IT to a Business Service Focus
Many industries are facing major disruptions to their business models, as global economic pressures, new routes to market, pervasive connectivity, global market access, lower barriers to entry, and new expectations from tech-savvy consumers are creating a new imperative to drive greater innovation.
However, while demand for creative and disruptive technology services has never been higher, the IT department's ability to respond with speed and agility is hampered by flat budgets, decreasing resource capacity, and concerns about security and compliance. Join CA Technologies on June 27, to learn how to actively respond to this new "Innovation Imperative" and shift your IT strategy to a Business Service focus to help ultimately grow your business.
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This seems to be getting more difficult every year! 2011 was filled with so much great music and I feel like I had such little time to appreciate that. This year's rankings were truly the hardest ever to compile. Looking past the sheer volume of great new (and "newish") acts which have emerged, old favorites returned with new offerings, there's also the fact that my tastes have been diverging in two distinct directions.
My love for shoegaze has has come into the forefront this year, somewhat shattering the usual suspects for top 25 positions. Nevertheless, all those beautiful walls of noise simultaneously crashing down upon my ears couldn't ever make up for good song writing and talented vocalists. I think that's reflected in the mix of albums in this year's Top 25.
I had originally planned doing "reviews" for the top 10. However, I only had enough patience and focus to get the top spot for you. I have included a sample mp3 for each of the top 25 albums. If you would like to grab all of these at once (plus a few bonus tracks), click here.
[UPDATE DEC 26 2011] The honorable mentions have been updated after reading my colleague betweenthesound's amazing 2011 write up. If you haven't seen that, you should go read it now (or perhaps right after you finish this post). She managed to (once again) slam me with a gang load of records that were way beneath my radar, but that would definitely have put huge dents in my Top 25 list as it stands.
Without further ado, here they are…
Top 25 Albums:
25) Asobi Seksu – Fluorescence
24) The Mountain Goats – All Eternals Deck
The Mountain Goats – High Hawk Season
23) The Dodos – No Color
22) Radiohead The King Of Limbs
21) Brute Heart – Lonely Hunter
20) Future Islands – On The Water
Future Islands – Give Us The Wind
19) Dearling Physique – Deadeye Dealer
Dearling Physique – Oh This Currency
18) Neon Indian – Era Extraña
16) Thurston Moore – Demolished Thoughts
Thurston Moore – Orchard Street
15) Screen Vinyl Image – Strange Behavior
Screen Vinyl Image – My Confession
14) The Vera Violets – In Between Fires
The Vera Violets – Down Tonight
13) The Horrors – Skying
12) Ladytron – Gravity The Seducer
11) The Antlers – Burst Apart
The Antlers – Every Night My Teeth Are Failing Out
10) Active Child – You Are All I See
09) I Break Horses – Hearts
08) Atlas Sound – Parallax
Atlas Sound – My Angel is Broken
07) Laura Marling – A Creature I Don't Know
06) Zola Jesus – Conatus
05) PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
PJ Harvey – In The Dark Places
04) M83 – Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
M83 – Raconte-Moi Une Histoire
03) Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
Anna Calvi – Love Won't Be Leaving
02) Brief Candles – Fractured Days
01) Ringo DeathStarr – Colour Trip
In nearly every review, interview, blurb, or blog post post you'll read about Ringo Deathstarr, you'll find three common elements.
1. Trio from Austin
They've actually gone through a couple lineup changes over the past 5 years, but have mostly stuck to this formula. The creative element is lead vocalist/guitarist Elliott Frazier. After bassist Alex found her way into the band (2007) by apparently just showing up for practice, things have mostly settled down, just finding the right drummer (as of this writing / hopefully "final" – that's Daniel Coborn).
2. These guys sound like My Bloody Valentine
Drownedinsound put it this way " If in the meantime you've lost your copy of Loveless, you could do far worse than listen to Colour Trip." Yeah, it's true. Too bad Loveless
3. The bassist (Alex Gehring) (now going by "galexy") is so hot
So there, that's out of the way. If it's a more recent post you might read about how these kids just toured the UK/Europe with The Smashing Pumpkins. I have to admit kind of hate those dudes, but ultimately it means more exposure for Ringo Deathstarr and so I guess it's not a bad thing. Moving beyond those tidbits, you get into a the music.
In case you haven't noticed I don't do traditional reviews. I leave it to others to finely dissect the record. Instead of telling you how it sounds (just listen for yourself), I offer you how the record felt. Colour Trip hit hard for me. This was probably my favorite record Fever Ray's 2009 debut, and going back further it would have to be Snowden's Anti-Anti (2006). Before I totaled my car, this record could very often be heard at extremely high decibels pulsing through the streets of Baltimore weekday evenings. Dark reverberation and the haunting fuzz draped chanting of Alex form the basis of my song of the year – Two Girls (stream/download below). For the life of me I can't tell you what the fuck she is saying, but she is saying it just right. Besides being the single most addicting track of 2011, there's an equally worthy video directed by Alex, which you can also find below. Be forewarned: One might say it's NSFW.
Honorable Mentions [Highly Recommended]
Austra – Feel It Break
Girls – Father Son Holy Ghost
Hunx & His Punx – Too Young To Be In Love
Metronomy – The English Riviera
Radical Face – The Family Tree – The Roots
Shad[]wb[]x – Lady Doome [EP]
St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
Washed Out – Within & Without
Honorable Mentions [Enjoyed]
Arc In Round – II [EP]
Apparat – The Devil's Walk
Battles – Gloss Drop
Björk – Biophilia
Big Black Delta – BBDLP1
Bombay Bicycle Club – A Different Kind Of Fix
Bon Iver – Bon Iver
Brazzaville – Jetlag Poetry
Chad VanGaalen – Diaper Island
Class Actress – Rapprocher
Com Truise – Galactic Melt
Computers Want Me Dead – Computers Want Me Dead
Cut Copy – Zonoscope
Destroyer – Kaputt
Dolorean – The Unfazed
Ducktails III – Arcade Dynamics
East River Pipe – We Live in Rented Rooms
Echo Orbiter – More Batteries
Feist – Metals
Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
Grimes & d'Eon – Darkbloom [split ep]
Haley Bonar – Golder
Haujobb – New World March
Hercules & Love Affair – Blue Songs
High Places – Original Colors
IAMX – Volatile Times
Iron & Wine – Kiss Each Other Clean
Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
LAKE R▲DIO – Delta
Little Insects – Brighter Than Darkness
Lorelle Meets The Obsolete – On Welfare
Lumerians – Transmalinnia
Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
Malajube – La Caverne
Morpheme – Infection
Niva – Feverish Dreams [EP]
Mogwai – Earth Division [EP]
Music for Headphones – Life.in.Mono
Niva – Feverish Dreams [EP]
ohGr – Undeveloped
Passwords – Passwords
Phantogram – Nightlife [EP]
Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't – Lost in the Pancakes
Prefuse 73 – The Only She Chapters
Rachel Goodrich – Rachel Goodrich
Seapony – Go With Me
Smith Westerns – Dye It Blonde
Starfucker – Reptilians
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Mirror Traffic
Stevie Nicks – In Your Dreams
Stumbleine – All for your smile
Taken By Cars – Dualist
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Belong
The Rosebuds – Loud Planes Fly Low
The Sea and Cake – The Moonlight Butterfly
Tropic of Cancer – The End of All Things
TV On The Radio – Nine Types Of Light
Tycho – Dive
Ume – Phantoms
Vondelpark – nyc stuff and nyc bags [EP]
Wagon Christ – Toomorrow
Warm Ghost – Uncut Diamond EP
Wooden Shjips – West
Woodsman – Mystic Places
Wire – Red Barked Tree
Young Galaxy – Shapeshifting
Yuck – Yuck
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Here are some pointers I can pass along about the move itself.
1. Save more money. Calculate the amount of money you think you're going to need, double it, and make that your new goal. Even if you don't reach it, you'll be better off for having tried. Moving is always full of unexpected expenses, and with a move of this magnitude, the expenses increase accordingly.
2. Bring a big wad of cash with you. While you can withdraw Canadian currency using your US ATM card, getting the contents of your US bank account transferred to a Canadian bank account is not simple and doesn't happen instantly. We didn't do this and I wish we had. It wasn't awful to fix, but it created a few more steps, and no one needs more work at this time.
3. Apply for an Social Insurance Number right away. You can print and fill out the form in advance, then take your passport and your confirmation of landing to a local Human Resource Centre. It isn't hard to do, and you'll want to get that number as soon as possible. Unless you're self-employed or have guaranteed employment, you'll need this number in order to work.
4. You don't need an SIN to open a bank account.
5. After emigrating, you will have no credit. Zero. No matter what you've done in the US, your credit history is wiped clean and you'll be starting all over. Keep this in mind if you're thinking of applying for a mortgage, car loan, or anything like that. Your US credit record is not accessible to Canadian banks and businesses, although you can get a copy of your credit record before you leave. As soon as you have your SIN, you can apply for a Canadian credit card to begin amassing a fledgling credit history.
6. Before you leave, get a copy of your driving record. For US citizens, this is called an "abstract", and you get it from your state's Department of Motor Vehicles. You'll need it to get auto insurance, but Canadian insurance companies cannot access it. I would have missed this entirely, but for a helpful Canadian insurance agent who I was emailing with before we left. We ended up at Motor Vehicles on our last day in New York. Put this on your advance things-to-do list.
7. You'll have to clear customs at the border. Make a list of everything you're bringing with you, assign an approximate (Canadian) dollar value to each item, and total it. You don't have to itemize every single thing, but everything must be accounted for - for example, "clothing," "stereo equipment," "living room furniture". The list should be divided into two sections: what you're physically bringing with you, and what is arriving at a later date. Print out two copies and have it with your passport and other documents when you arrive.
We were fortunate to find out about this and do it in advance. While I was breezing through customs, I saw a woman struggling to fill out the form while her three little kids squirmed and squabbled. I felt so sorry for her - and it wasn't her fault, this information is not easily found.
8. Which brings me to my last point. On that wonderful day when you receive your acceptance notice - "Your processing for Permanent Residence in Canada is complete..." - the envelope will include a little green postcard. On the postcard is a website: Direction Canada. This is the place to go - it's full of essential information for your move. However, it's just a postcard thrown in your envelope. Your papers don't say, "Visit this website for essential information." There's no checklist or list of "what you should know before your move". Bookmark this site and read, read, read.
That's it for now. To Nick and Mason, Daniel and Alan, the woman in Virginia who is studying French, the witchy couple in California, and all the good people who've emailed me about their hopes and plans, I wish you all the best of luck. I wish you the kind of landing we're having.
29 comments:
Thank you Laura!!!!
Hopefully, we are not that far behind you
- Friday, September 09, 2005 6:25:00 AM
- Kyle_From_Ottawa said...
After emigrating, you will have no credit. Zero. No matter what you've done in the US, your credit history is wiped clean and you'll be starting all over
I was hoping that had changed now that Canada uses TransUnion and Equifax as well.... at least I warned you.
- Friday, September 09, 2005 7:03:00 AM
- laura k said...
at least I warned you.
You did indeed, and I was glad of it. Hopefully I can pass the info on to someone else.
- Friday, September 09, 2005 8:14:00 AM
- Kyle_From_Ottawa said...
So, does Toronto seem really small to you?
I mean, if you count the whole "Golden Horseshoe" region from Oshawa to Niagra that's around 7 million people, which is definitely big city. But you're coming from a place that has more people than all of Australia.
- Friday, September 09, 2005 8:30:00 AM
- laura k said...
So, does Toronto seem really small to you?
I don't know Toronto well enough to answer that yet. I would only compare Toronto proper - not the whole area - to NYC itself. If you take in the whole Golden Horseshoe, then you'd have to compare it to the entire NYC metro area, which is a megalopolis. So I think the comparison would be Toronto to New York.
I'll let you know.
- Friday, September 09, 2005 8:49:00 AM
When you mention having your credit history wiped, does that happen as part of immigration or is it just that Canadian lenders don't look at US credit histories?
I know that if I'm able to GTFOOD, the first thing (well, aside from kissing the ground) I'd want to do would be to buy a house. That might be difficult to do without credit, even if I did have either (a) title to the now-rental house in the United States or (b) a large wad of CDN$ from selling the ex house in the United States. If I could use my US credit history before immigrating, I could at least try to buy the house before finalizing the migrant visa at the customs house.
- Friday, September 09, 2005 10:55:00 AM
- barefoot hiker said...
I know that if I'm able to GTFOOD
I blush to confess, it took me nearly a minute to figure this one out... "go to food...? get food...? get fuc-- oh, that's kind of rude... Great White Nor-- no, that doesn't work... get the fuc-- um, rude again... oh, wait a minute, I've heard this... out of Dodge!" :)
But anyway, you guys are sure making me glad I don't have to move to Canada. I pride myself on parking three or four rows from the mall entrance and figuring I went the extra mile, never mind all this stuff.
- Saturday, September 10, 2005 3:26:00 AM
- laura k said...
When you mention having your credit history wiped, does that happen as part of immigration or is it just that Canadian lenders don't look at US credit histories?
Neither, really. Canadian institutions (not just lenders - also utilities, cable providers, etc.) have no access to your US credit history. They simply can't see it. So you are regarded as having no credit history at all. This would be the case before or after immigration.
We are renting, and we got our own Equifax report to show our prospective landlord. I don't know how one would go about buying a house, b/c we weren't in the market. But I do know (via the blogosphere) at least two other Americans who emigrated to Canada who did buy houses. They might tell you how they went about it. You can email me for their info if you like.
- Saturday, September 10, 2005 3:53:00 AM
- laura k said...
I know that if I'm able to GTFOOD
I blush to confess, it took me nearly a minute to figure this one out...
It took me a few moments, too. :)
I pride myself on parking three or four rows from the mall entrance and figuring I went the extra mile, never mind all this stuff.
LOL, that's a good one. It is an enormous amount of work. That's why (I think) more disaffected liberal Americans don't do it. It requires a shitload of motivation.
Shitload being, of course, the official measurement of disaffectation.
- Saturday, September 10, 2005 3:57:00 AM
- James Redekop said...
Apropos nothing, there's a little Canadian reference in today's Get Fuzzy comic strip.
- Saturday, September 10, 2005 4:10:00 AM
- mkk said...
Thanks for all this useful information. We may be needing it sooner than we once thought!
- Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:18:00 AM
Oh, there's one other thing I wanted to ask about, too. You mentioned elsewhere that the immigration form wanted to know every address you've lived at before wmtc-day; that's every street address, I presume?
(This is something that fills me with dread and horror, because I've lived in about 19 different locations, and don't remember most of those addresses. "Tidy recordkeeping" is not a hallmark of my lifestyle, unless your definition of "tidy" includes "packrat in a windtunnel"
- Monday, September 12, 2005 12:38:00 PM
- laura k said...
Yes, every street address. I also lived in a gazillion places in my late teens and through my 20s. I rummaged through my "archives" to find letters and postcards addressed to me at various places. I remembered "the big apartment on that corner" and "that dinky place with the awful roommates", and then matched the memory to the address. It sounds like yours might be more difficult to piece together.
- Monday, September 12, 2005 1:18:00 PM
Probably. I think I'll have to inquire if staying with friends for a month means I have to supply an address. If not, then the hardest part will probably be "the (underwater) flat in New Orleans", instead of "the mobile home park that was levelled for a subdivision"
- Monday, September 12, 2005 9:31:00 PM
- laura k said...
I don't think staying with friends for a month needs an address. But you do have to supply something for every time period. Meaning, if you write Trailer Park A from Oct 92 to December 92, then the Friend's Basement B has to start with January 93. You might put "stayed with friends, unsure of address". I think it's better to do that than leave blank time.
- Tuesday, September 13, 2005 3:43:00 AM
Thanks so much for sharing your blog with the world. My partner and I have a permanent resident application in process and have just been asked to pay the right of permanent residence fee as one of the final steps in what has been a looooong process. While we're anxious about leaving the Big Apple, we're looking even more forward to the prospect of becoming Torontonians and more importantly, Canadians.
Thanks again for sharing.
- Saturday, September 24, 2005 7:57:00 PM
- laura k said...
Why thanks, Matt! Good luck to you and your partner.
Several blogs on my blogroll are couples waiting on their application, too. Check out "Life Without Borders," "Wondrous Canadian Renewal" and "Would Be Canadians" (links on the right).
Thanks for stopping by, hope to see here you again.
- Sunday, September 25, 2005 4:57:00 AM
- Michael said...
Thanks for your blog. My partner and I got our "Your application has been placed in queue" letter Aug 2005 and have been waiting impatiently since then, trying to decide if we should try to find jobs and get a work permit while waiting for the permanent residence to come through.
Regarding your mention of not having a credit history, while that is certainly true in many instances, we found a banker who was willing to pull our US credit history and give us a loan to buy a house in Ottawa. So, if you're interested in something big, like a house, there are banks who can access the US info -- just takes a little effort to find them. Hope this helps.
- Friday, February 03, 2006 5:19:00 AM
- laura k said...
if you're interested in something big, like a house, there are banks who can access the US info -- just takes a little effort to find them.
Hm, interesting - and surprising. I've been told that Canadian banks actually cannot do that - not that they won't, but that they can't. It's not a big issue for us, as we're not buying a house, but it is for many readers.
August 2005 - you haven't been waiting long at all yet. I know it can be hard to be patient. Hang in there.
Thanks for posting, and for reading wmtc. Good luck with your application! Feel free to keep in touch.
- Friday, February 03, 2006 6:33:00 AM
- Michael said...
I suppose it's possible that Canadian banks can't do mortgages for non-residents. Our loan is actually termed a home-equity loan, even though it's for purchasing the house, for reasons I never fully understood. http://www.mortgageprokingston.com/us.html mentions US residents getting financing for Canadian property (though we didn't use them.)
Thanks for the words of encouragement. It hasn't been that long since August but we worked for about 8 months before that getting all the documentation and such together so it feels like we've been waiting quite a long time. Anyone know anything about applying for a work permit while a PR application is in process? Merci bien!
- Friday, February 03, 2006 3:16:00 PM
- laura k said...
I know what you mean. It took us many months to do our applications, too.
Also, waiting may have been easier for me because I was really into enjoying my last months as a New Yorker. :)
I don't know much about work permits, I'm afraid. I know you'd need a bona fide job offer, in writing. You probably know that yourself.
Many people have emailed me who are (or were) living in Canada, working, with a work visa, while they applied for PR status. They mostly came to Canada first, to work, then applied for Permanent Residence once they were here.
One person emailed me not long ago. Email me for his info if you want, and I'll ask him if it's ok.
- Saturday, February 04, 2006 8:31:00 AM
- dan said...
(I hope you're settling in well--we moved in August of '01, and I applied for citizenship in Nov. of last year; my partner will apply quite soon.)
Two things that it might help to have somewhat visible.
1) If you're lucky enough to live in Chicago or the northeast, it's probably a very good idea to get a bank account with Harris or BankNorth well before you leave; they are owned by BMO and TD, respectively. (I think this was easier back when we did it, because TD still owned Waterhouse.) Because my partner and I both had accounts with TD Waterhouse, opening accounts with regular TD was easy, and they were able to access our credit records. We actually closed on our house before moving to Canada, also; you just need a talented mortgage broker who's willing to work for her 1.5%.
2) Similarly, if you have a credit card with Capitol One, you can move to Canada, and call them and say, "Hey--I need a card through your Canadian subsidiary", and poof! A credit card with a Canadian bank happens. (Don't keep it too long; the rates suck, and they still don't have decent online banking...)
The point is that if you've got enough time to plan ahead, you can take advantage of the international nature of finance.
- Tuesday, March 21, 2006 1:19:00 PM
- laura k said...
Thanks for your comments, Dan.
I don't know Harris or BankNorth, but we have a Capital One account with excellent credit, and there was nothing they could do for us in Canada. Perhaps regulations have changed in the intervening years.
I do know many US-to-Canada immigrants have bought homes before moving. Because we're renters, I never learned how they did it. Nick and Mason (Life Without Borders) might be interested to know.
Thanks again. We've been here six months now and are very happy.
- Tuesday, March 21, 2006 1:32:00 PM
- Linda said...
Hi Laura,
You have been on my mind so much lately so I went to Google and found you. It was great to know that you moved to Canada. It must be lovely. I'm still in PA.
I also got caught up with some of your articles. Great writing!
My mother and I plan to visit some of our relatives in Canada some day ... if you meet anyone named Carnegie they are probably related to us. My third cousins were famous hockey players in Canada many years ago.
If you get a chance I've created a new blog called thirdshiftblues. It's for all the word processors out there working on the third shift in law firms around the city ... we have to do something with our downtime.
Take care and be well.
- Sunday, May 28, 2006 10:55:00 PM
- laura k said...
Linda?! My old word-processing buddy?? How totally great to hear from you! I will reply over at your blog.
- Monday, May 29, 2006 4:38:00 AM
- lm.music said...
I keep researching how to move to Canada, and everyone keeps saying that you have to have at least $800,000 or you have to own a business. Is this true? Is every American who moves to Canada ridiculously rich? How can I move to Canada as a middle class person without a college degree?
- Wednesday, June 02, 2010 6:47:00 PM
- laura k said...
lm.music, with respect, you couldn't have been doing much actual research if this is all you've come up with. Go to the CIC website, read everything that applies to you, then you can email me if you have specific questions. But "what everyone keeps saying" is not research. Best of luck to you.
- Wednesday, June 02, 2010 7:07:00 PM
- honeybunni said...
I don't think that I can thank you enough for having posted all this. I have wanted for quite some time to relocate from the States, but wasn't sure of exactly where I wanted to go. Once my 19 year old daughter and I did some research and decided on Canada, we now have a very clear goal of what we need to do, but were unsure of where to begin(there are SOO many rules!). But at least now we have a loose outline to follow. Thanks so much for the detailed info!
- Tuesday, October 16, 2012 6:50:00 AM
- laura k said...
honeybunni, thank you for thanking me. It means a lot. Good luck!!
- Friday, October 19, 2012 5:01:00 AM


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Having built a legacy of unmatched expertise and a dedication to results, Brooks—like many other healthcare organizations—came face-to-face with major challenges in early 2000. Dramatic changes in research and the practice of rehabilitation medicine were under way, and economic and regulatory pressures required that Brooks expand its business and broaden its reach to remain competitive and relevant. Streamlining operations and building expertise among all staff became the first order of business. But in reality, these goals could only be achieved with a major shift in the cultural mindset.
Building a team for growthThe question of who would lead the organization through this era of change became evident when Doug Baer was promoted to CEO in 2002. While sustainability and financial performance are measures of success for any CEO, Baer's leadership philosophy was what truly provided meaning and inspiration to his team and created the momentum for change.
"To be successful in our dynamic environment," he says, "it was imperative we develop leaders throughout the organization who would challenge the process and strive to develop new and innovative programs."
From the beginning of Baer's tenure, Brooks started to have a different look and feel. Baer brought in Michael Spigel, now executive vice president and chief operating officer, who continued to push a new cultural standard with his passion for leadership development.
"I've always had a strong belief that if you influence people, you are in a leadership role," adds Spigel. "At Brooks, I wanted to be sure that we developed rich programming for both clinical and nonclinical staff that was open to every- one—regardless of title or position."
Once more talent was on board— including Karen Gallagher, vice president of human resources and learning; Edith Katz, employee development manager; and Monica Chandler,learning manager—Brooks finally had a solid team experienced in leadership development to complement the clinical expertise of the medical staff and move the organization forward.
To ensure Brooks's success, it became clear that nothing short of a revolutionary culture shift would shake people out of their comfort zone. Building leadership capacity in every- one, at every level, was essential. With no personal development programs available to build on, Brooks turned to The Leadership Challenge leader- ship development program by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner. Several staff members already had seen first- hand the power of this research- and evidence-based model to transcend organizational hierarchy—making leadership everyone's business. Brooks's leaders were confident it would be both sustainable and flexible because the program's core practices were grounded in everyday behaviors and actions.
While many at Brooks understood that developing leadership talent was inherently the right thing to do, pro- gram advocates set out to do more. By implementing The Leadership Challenge program, they proposed to demonstrate that it also was good for business by delivering a positive return-on-investment.
Brooks's focus on a continuum of learning In structuring its 12-week program, Brooks incorporated a variety of tools required as prework, including a goal- setting assignment, various exercises, and the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) 360-degree assessment instrument. In addition, the program design integrated an action learning frame- work to create a unique continuum of learning built around a model that includes conceptual learning, home- work, lab classes, and ultimately, application.
In the first few conceptual classes, participants share their Personal Best Leadership stories, review important concepts related to the Five Practices model, and begin defining their guiding values and beliefs—an essential step to mastering the first of the five practices, Model the Way. With coaching and guidance from the program facilitator, learners review their LPI data and, based on both self-measurements and insight from others, draft a personal leadership development plan that remains the focus of their work throughout the workshop.
"Change projects" have become a key program component. Participants are tasked with identifying a process or function they feel passionate about changing, and engaging their manager or a member of the senior leadership team in helping to refine and sponsor the initiative. Incorporating what Kouzes and Posner call "outsight," learners develop an action plan that includes research into best practices other high-performing organizations have used to successfully execute similar opportunities.
Practice is the focus of the lab classes. In a safe learning environment, participants share their homework assignments, including their visions and change project ideas, before presenting to constituents. For example, learners describe the current and desired future state of their change project, present their action plan, and learn how to provide balanced feedback as they give and receive input on the message and delivery.
Most important, learners take their learning back to their work, setting dates in their development plan to apply what they've practiced in class. "At the end of the program, these leaders are ready to be the effective change agents we need to continue Brooks's success," says Katz.
The full executive team participates in a special celebration, sending a positive message to everyone about the importance of this program. Also, each participant's next level manager provides a personal story that acknowledges the positive contributions being made to the individual's team, department, and the overall organization.
A leadership development strategy that delivers Collaboration within teams and throughout the organization is critical to success. Within Brooks, stories abound of how The Leadership Challenge experience continues to serve as a training ground for individuals to collaborate across functions and departments, turning ideas and visions into reality.
For example, when an orthopedic clinic manager wanted to make evidenced-based research easily accessible to staff therapists across the system as they developed care options for patients, the Scholarly Resource Center was born. Through a connection made during The Leadership Challenge program with an IT colleague, all Brooks therapists now access the latest peer-reviewed research—with a click of a mouse through the eBrooks intranet.
After finishing the Brooks leadership challenge program together, Joanne Hoertz, vice president of nursing, and research director Holly Morris saw how the new Nursing Research Council could benefit, too. "This program was an innovative and creative way to build cohesiveness among the members, focus on group goals and objectives, and develop as both leaders and role models within the nursing department," says Morris.
For the HR and employee development team that designed and implemented this powerful culture- shifting program, the "hard" bottom-line results are undeniable. According to Spigel, "We set out to make sure that The Leadership Challenge program solved real business problems. And we are not disappointed. For example, our new electronic online payroll communication system, eStubView, was a direct result of the out-of-the-box thinking the program generated. It has already delivered $50,000 in cost savings."
Brooks continues to move full steam ahead, capitalizing on the goals it has already reached. While the ROI is, of course, important to Brooks, Baer also notes, "Now that we've had more than 200 people complete the course, we are seeing how The Leadership Challenge program has helped us achieve many of our other goals in addition to improved financial performance, including higher staff retention, and improved quality and patient satisfaction."
And Gallagher agrees: "Employees are now asking, 'How can I make a difference?' And to me that speaks volumes to what we see as the real success of The Leadership Challenge program. The increase in employee engagement has been phenomenal." Recent survey results published by The Advisory Board Company ranked Brooks's employee engagement scores in the 91st percentile—outperforming 112 of the 125 healthcare organizations that participated in the survey. "Fundamentally, we've changed the lexicon."
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