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Chapter 9 – The education market
Posted on March 20, 2013 by Tim Swanson
[Note: below is Chapter 9 from Great Wall of Numbers]
Over the past four years I have had a chance to live and work throughout China. This was done in the capacity as an instructor, teacher and professor at a variety of colleges and schools across the country. Along the way I have met numerous fellow travelers, international teachers and businesspersons who have worked across the wide expanse of China's educational systems.
I say systems because there is a cornucopia of private international schools, public schools, specialized Montessori schools and a seemingly infinite amount of training centers called bǔxíbān (companies and institutions that typically offer after-school programs such as EFL, GRE, GMAT, art, business and math training). These all exist to meet the demand of an extraordinarily large population that culturally values formalized schooling for educational attainment.
For example, in 2006 there were an estimated 16.7 million students studying at 336,200 elementary schools and 21.2 million students studying at 361,300 junior high schools (the reason for the relative decline and difference in the cohort sizes has to do with the one-child policy).123 More than 9 million high school seniors take the national college examination (gaokao) each year, the top percentage of which typically then study overseas.4 And approximately 8 million college students now graduate each year in China, a rate that has quadrupled since 2002.5
In addition, as I mention below, there are a number of extra-curricular training centers called bǔxíbān that cater to the growing domestic demand for foreign educational services. For instance, in 2011 more than 20,000 Chinese high school students took the SAT as part of their quest to study overseas.67 With 58,196 test-takers from the mainland, one in five people who took the GMAT in 2011 was from China – a 45% increase from the previous year (and up from 11,000 in 2008).89 Both tests are conducted entirely in English. New Oriental Education – among many other training centers – alone trains and tests up to 200,000 students a year in standardized tests like TOEFL and SAT.1011
EFL market
In January 2009, then-Premier Wen Jiabao stated that there were roughly 300 million English learners in China. For perspective, there are 600 times more Chinese studying English than Americans who study Mandarin.12 From primary school through the first two years of college, nearly every student in China is required to take English. One of the subjects tested during the gaokao, the annual national college entrance exam, is English. And with great commitment comes great costs. In 2002 the estimated price tag on EFL education was $1.4 billion and according to a 2009 McKinsey & Company report, "China's foreign-language business is worth $2.1 billion annually."13 As I mention below, this is substantially lower (5x) than their peers such as Japan and South Korea.
Who teaches these EFL courses? According to People's Daily, approximately 100,000 foreign teachers and experts are recruited each year to work on the mainland.1415 But before jumping on a plane and starting a new EFL division of your company overseas consider that not only would you need various licenses to start up a new firm, but that the EFL market is already sorting the wheat from the chaff.16 For example, a large number of nation-wide EFL providers including: Disney English, Wall Street English and English First (EF) are owned and operated by foreign companies. EF is actually the world's largest EFL company, with 34,000 employees and more than 500,000 paying students globally. New Oriental Education and Ambow Education were both founded by Chinese nationals.17 They rank among the top EFL providers in China and are even traded on the NYSE.
So like all business startups, be sure to do a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis and identify what your company can provide that is not already being serviced. Even with these well-funded incumbents, a case could be made that entrepreneurs (both foreign and domestic) can still create a profitable business model, catering to specific niches (e.g., first-contact health care providers, hospitality managers, financial and securities traders, lawyers and paralegals).18
While some have argued that EFL might be bubble activity, there is arguably a lot of organic, bottom-up support for this drive into English. For instance, according to Jun Liu, English professor at the University of Arizona, as of 2007 about "40,000 foreign companies have been set up within China and employ 25 million people."19 As a consequence a lot of the day-to-day operations are conducted in English, such as emailing, accounting, finance and sales. And this outward push from within organizations can be illustrated by firms such as Air China – the third largest carrier in China – which has introduced an incentive program for its employees to learn English from a large TEFL provider. Similar incentive programs exist at foreign-owned multinationals such as Eli Lilly, Metro (a large German supermarket chain) and Intel. On a governmental level, in a bid to help tourists and foreigners, one such firm – English First – was even hired to teach taxi drivers and volunteers during the Shanghai 2010 Expo; they were also the official trainers for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
And with a goal of becoming distinguishable and eventually an international brand, most businesses and large SOEs have adopted English names such as China Unicom, Lenovo, Agricultural Bank of China, China National Petroleum, State Grid and China Railway.2021 As I mention later in Chapter 12, this push outward presents an opportunity for US companies and institutions to help market and educate Chinese firms looking to do business overseas. On this note, in June 2012, Shaun Rein, the author of "The End of Cheap China," made the case that China will continue to need American education and American educators.22 He makes a persuasive call for US-based educational entrepreneurs as well as educational companies and institutions to set up shop on the mainland. And if you do not, someone, perhaps even your competition will.
What you and your firm can do
For perspective, South Korea, which invests more on EFL education than any other country, collectively spends between $10-$15 billion a year on EFL education; one 2005 estimate put the figure even higher, 1.9% of GDP (approximately $16 billion).23 And with a number of domestic programs similar to its neighbors, Japan spends about $8 billion a year on EFL.24 Thus with a population ten times the size of Japan and a GDP six times the size of South Korea, there is a lot of potential room for EFL growth in China, which as noted above, spent $2.1 billion on EFL in 2009.
How much do these programs at a language center typically cost? I spoke with a high level Chinese manager in charge of operations at a large EFL training center in Pudong, Shanghai who has had 20 years of experience working at Disney English, Wall Street English, EF, Web English and Huapu (the latter two are Chinese-owned and managed). According to her, "ten years ago it was a seller's market as there were relatively few language centers and as a consequence they could charge enormous tuition fees, upwards of 400,000 RMB [$64,000] a year primarily because there was and still is a large demand for authentic face-to-face experiences. In return the centers provided one-on-one intensive training with laowai – native English speakers – for hours each day. Today, because the market has matured over the past decade, the average high-end language package now costs about 30-40,000 RMB [$4,800-$6,400] annually in larger cities like Shanghai and Beijing – which is still a somewhat high amount considering the annual wages for most urban residents is less than $9000 a year. Yet, there still a number of firms such as RISE and baite (百特英语) that specialize in providing English-only, total immersion environments for their customers – at a substantial cost."
One of the ongoing issues that any service provider in any country must continuously deal with is figuring out the right price point for attracting potential customers. Online education is one way to create flexible rates; as a consequence several EFL programs are now available at substantially lower costs compared with ten years ago (e.g., 500 RMB per month). Another example is while the value of an EFL package is subjective based on each individual's preferences, there are ways to make repayment easier.25 Take for instance, payment plans. At some language centers they are now allowing customers to pay by installment. And according to this same source, even though 10-20,000 RMB [$1,600-$3,200] a year is now considered a "reasonable sweet spot" in the mind of the typical middle class worker in a Tier 1 city; some of these consumers still would like flexibility and assistance and thus providing month-to-month billing allows them to achieve a win-win compromise.
Catering to specific clientele
In November 2012 I spoke with Cathy Su, a six-year marketing veteran at English First (EF) and Fujian native, about education-related business opportunities in China. According to Su, "parents will go to great lengths to sacrifice themselves for their child's educational future. For example, in order to send their children overseas, many are essentially price inelastic. Some are willing to invest and spend substantial amounts in order to help their children get an overseas education. They do this for multiple reasons, yet in every case, the students all need both coaching and training to prepare for standardized tests like the SAT, GMAT and TOEFL in order to matriculate overseas."
While there are cultural components (such as li or 禮) to this seeming inelasticity one of the key issues that Chinese families currently face is as Charles Zhang (the founder of internet giant Sohu) recently explained in an interview,
"I believe the US system is definitely better than the Chinese system. First of all, China just has way too many people. The entire system becomes very competitive and thus opportunities are limited. Education in China is not education; it is selection. Of course, the biggest selection process is the national college entrance exam, the Gaokao. The Chinese system naturally must prepare children to study for this inevitable exam, but the preparation is the complete destruction of creativity."26
Zhang's comments were similarly echoed by Paul French, the Chief China Market Strategist at Mintel who recently noted that, "[t]here simply aren't enough places at enough good universities for all the Little Emperors capable of attending and passing the required exams."27 Little Emperors (八零後) are single children born and raised under the one-child policy. And due to this confluence of scarcity and demographic pressures, this ultra-competitive labor market has motivated parents to push their only child to accumulate other degrees and certificates (see below). For example, according to a report from Mintel, "three-quarters of middle-class Chinese parents expect their child to earn a postgraduate degree, while only 32% said they would be happy if their child stopped at the undergraduate level."28
This sentiment was similarly noted by Wendy Bao, with whom I also spoke in November 2012. She is originally from Zhejiang and has worked throughout EF over the past 10 years in positions such as a product manager, market analyst and in business intelligence. According to Bao, "Chinese parents care more about education for kids than themselves. Or rather, if there was an investment decision between the two, Chinese parents will invest more in their children's education and extracurricular activities because they see their progeny as more important than their own personal achievements."
Such sacrifice is illustrated by the family of Wu Caoying, who now attends a three-year polytechnical school. Growing up in Shaanxi province, she is the only child of her parents. Her father works in a coal mine, earning $500 a month and her mother earns $12 a day "tying little plastic bags one at a time around 3,000 young apples on trees, to protect them from insects."29 Together they have scrimped and saved for their daughters education and spend more than 50% of their monthly earnings so that their daughter could attend a boarding school during high school and can now matriculate to the polytech. In return, Caoying is expected to help take care of her parents after they retire.
While part of the education-centric ethic stems from various Confucian teachings (e.g., xiushen or修身) that most Chinese are taught from a young age another reason why foreign degrees are sought is that this highly competitive labor market has led to credentialism (e.g., obtaining a certificate or degree merely to collect it for your resumé and CV).30 As a consequence Cathy Su also thinks that because of this education ethic, that in addition to traditional EFL training there is essentially an insatiable demand for niche services such as SAT coaching. This may be especially true since the middle class is expected to grow from 300 million today to an estimated 600 million by 2020.31 And as I noted in Chapter 6, with a growing middle class comes growing disposable incomes. Furthermore, wealthier Chinese families are increasingly looking to send their children abroad in part because of the hyper competitive domestic climate and due to the perceived creativity-friendly environment at Western institutions. For example, a 2012 report from Hurun regarding high net worth individuals (there are approximately 2.7 million HNWI in China), "85% plan to send their children abroad for education."3233
And what do these Chinese students do after completing their degrees? While many of them obtain permanent residency, others return to the mainland (see 'brain drain' in Chapter 19) as future innovators and policy makers. For instance, several of the largest internet companies in China were founded by Chinese nationals who attended US institutions for college and graduate school. Charles Zhang (Sohu) graduated from MIT; Robin Li (Baidu) graduated from SUNY Buffalo; Joseph Chen (Renren) graduated from University of Delaware, Stanford and MIT; Gary Wang (Tudou) graduated from Johns Hopkins and the College of Staten Island; James Liang (Ctrip) graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology; Victor Koo (Youku) graduated from Stanford and UC Berkeley; and numerous executives in the management teams at Sina and Tencent attended a US college. In addition many others at Alibaba attended other Western institutions or joint ventures like the China Europe International Business School, the first business school to offer an MBA on the mainland.3435 Harvard has several programs designed specifically to educate and facilitate information exchange with future Chinese policy makers. One of its programs called China's Leaders in Development brings in "50 to 60 official each year."36 Its Kennedy School has trained 150 Chinese officials since its program began in 1998. All told about half of the 668 Chinese students in the 2012-2013 school year at Harvard are enrolled in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.37
In fact, while the legal issues are still being sorted out, there may be opportunities for both non-profit and for-profit traditional brick-and-mortar schools in larger mainland cities. For example, many Chinese families are faced with a dilemma in terms of educational options on the mainland. On the one hand they can send their children – or usually the only child – to public schools. While some of the public schools are opening special classes for students wanting to study abroad (SAT, AP, A-level prep), public schools are usually considered substandard due to lack of funding and rote memorization learning methods. Another viable choice is for families to try and help send their kin overseas yet this is financially cumbersome to most middle-class families.38 A third option is private schools, yet there are currently very few private schools on the mainland, thus the other two options above place many families in an uncomfortable bind (e.g., they would like their children to receive the best education possible but have limited choices).
This may be changing however. Two years ago Wellington School, a 150-year old British school, was replicated in Beijing.39 For £15,000 a year ($23,800), Beijing parents can now send their children to this new school based on the British public school system. Oxford International College (unrelated to Oxford University) charges up to $41,700 a year in its private schools located on the mainland and also emulate the British education system.40 And while it take some time before such imports are more widely accepted, the only other alternative currently is international schools, though while relatively popular, they are also both very exclusive (you typically need to have a foreign passport to be eligible) and prohibitively expensive ($10,000-$35,000 a year).41 Yet the trend towards international schools is growing. According to Reuters, there are now 338 such schools (up from just 22 twelve years ago) whom collectively enroll 184,073 students.42
Or conversely perhaps your firm can help place Chinese students in American schools. For example, according to the Association of Boarding Schools, "about 5,600 students from China [are] enrolled in its 285 member schools in the US this academic year [2012-2013]."43 According to the US Department of Homeland Security, in 2010-2011 the amount of Chinese students studying at private schools in the US was 6,725, up from 65 in 2005.44 In terms of costs, some international programs like Leman Manhattan Preparatory School in Manhattan cost $68,000 a year (30 out of the 40 international students at Leman are currently from China).45 Other boarding schools in the New York metro area cost an average of $46,875 a year. As a consequence, the opportunities for foreign experts and entrepreneurs looking to wade into both sides of the market may be viable, even for administrative tasks.
For instance, US institutions and organizations collectively spend $980 billion annually on education, twice as much as China.4647 Due to a variety of factors including large spending per capita, US institutions continue to attract foreign talent. For example, there were 765,000 foreign nationals studying in the US in 2011 – including 158,000 Chinese (there are now 194,000 Chinese studying in the US).4849 And according to the US Department of Commerce, these foreign students contributed $22.7 billion to the economy and many stay after graduation (Chinese students alone added $5 billion to the US economy in 2012).50 Thus in an effort to improve both the quantity and quality of its graduates as well as raise its standing on league tables and rankings, every level of the Chinese government is implementing plans to invest ever larger sums of funds into education; including recruiting foreigners (for comparison, 24,000 Americans studied in China in 2011).51
Yet, with the administrative, marketing and teaching prowess gained from over six decades of being at the top of the international educational marketplace, managers and entrepreneurs at US institutions could conceivably capitalize on their skill bases and leverage them in China's expanding market.5253 A year ago, in March 2012, Stanford University opened the doors to a new joint venture, Stanford Center at Peking University making it one of the first permanent higher education facilities to open on a Chinese campus.54 NYU has set up the first Sino-US joint venture university that will award a double bachelor's degree (from both the local Shanghai branch and NYU in Manhattan). Classes began in the fall of 2012 and students from the mainland will pay 100,000 RMB ($15,948) a year to attend.55 And Julliard, the performing arts conservatory, is building a campus in Tianjin (southeast of Beijing) catering to students aged 8 to 18.56
At the same time however, enthusiasm should be tempered as a joint Yale University – Peking University undergraduate program "collapsed" this past July due to "high expenses, low enrolment and weaknesses in its [Yale] Chinese-language programme."57 Similarly, Duke University's venture with Wuhan University has run into several major problems. The construction of the new Duke Kunshan joint campus has been delayed five times over the past three years due to "slow" and "shoddy" workmanship.58 Thus success in this segment is not necessarily a foregone conclusion.
Another role that foreign administrators may be able to utilize is that of an agent, or admissions consultant. According to one estimate, "8 out of every 10 Chinese undergraduate students use an agent to file their applications."59 These agents in turn will help candidates fix their admissions essays, find the best references to write recommendation letters and otherwise guide clients through a streamlined process to foreign-based colleges.60 Maybe you and your company can utilize your expertise to work with new clientele.
However, as touched on above, the mainland education industry can also be tricky. For example, in order to be granted a license, certifications have to be recognized by the Ministry of Education.61 Online-awarded degrees and certifications are typically not accredited by the Ministry. As a consequence you may have to set up a physical brick-and-mortar office in order to do business within the Chinese marketplace. In addition, alternative certification programs such as Microsoft's MCSE, Cisco's CCNA, Huawei's HANA and others like Certified Nutritionist are increasingly prevalent – so as long as they are recognized by what the Ministry deems as a legitimate institutional authority.
For instance, what if your company trains and educates workers in an ISO management process in the US? If you wanted to expand into China you may need to reinvent your firm on the mainland by creating a brick-and-mortar office location before you can legally market within China. A consequence for failing to do so would be the trials faced – according to a source at the company – by the University of Phoenix, which despite its 35 years of history, was originally not seen as a legitimate degree awarding institution in China.
National Quality Assurance (NQA) is one of the largest ISO registrars in the world and an Accredited Certification Body (ACB) that coordinates with regional sub organizations to train, audit and certify organizations and companies in ISO 9000 family of quality management certifications. SNQA is the organization in charge of verifying, confirming and auditing ISO 9001, ISO 13485, TL9000, BRC-CP and several other standards on the mainland.62 In January 2013 I spoke with Jason Jia, who is managing the new Wuhan, Hubei office for SNQA. Jia is originally from Anhui but has spent the last 3 years working in sales for SNQA. He noted that, "there are long-term opportunities for foreign ISO experts that can provide to mainland firms such as training and auditing services. However one of the challenges facing these same companies is that communication issues are usually a big problem. In addition, the maintenance and foreign labor overhead expenditures relative to local labor are usually cost prohibitive and as a consequence the daily maintenance fees are typically so high that most Chinese firms cannot afford it. For example, we as a certification organization pay the auditor company a daily training and on-site verification fee and this quickly adds up when taking into account the relatively higher per hour costs charged by foreign companies."
One lively human resource area within the education labor market provides large compensation packages yet has relatively few candidates: if you have internationally recognized awards, Chinese institutions will hire Western superstar teachers to improve their table rankings.63 For example, three years ago Jiao Tong University in Shanghai scored a coup, recruiting French virologist Luc Montagnier, who discovered HIV and subsequently received the Nobel Prize in 2008. Another case is, Rao Yi, who grew up in China but spent 22 years at Northwestern University before being lured back to become the dean of Life Sciences at Peking University.64 All told, the Chinese national government in a project dubbed the "1,000 talents program" (see more below in Chapter 15) is offering perks and bonuses up to $150,000 in an attempt to lure "foreign-educated Chinese scientists, academics, financial experts, and M.B.A.s."65 And according to Wang Huiyao, head of the Center for China and Globalization, approximately 15,000 individuals have come to the mainland through this program.66
At the same time, if your goal is acting as an intermediary and talent recruiter, expectations should be tempered with a dose of reality. For example, Pat Sullivan, an accountant and chairman of international recruiting at Young Harris College told me in March 2013 that there are a number of obstacles created by current US immigration policies, which put numerous roadblocks in the way of foreign students seeking to study in the United States. According to her, "The paperwork required for US Visas, health certificates, assurances of financial solvency, and other forms are always more time consuming than one would expect. Planning for the arrival of foreign students must begin months in advance and requires the active participation and assistance of the host educational institution."
Consequently, for those entrepreneurs looking to open up a new seminar or class room system, several questions need to be answered: where will you find customers who are willing and able to pay? How will you build, manage and incentivize a sales force team to convert leads into customers? Who will teach and design the curriculum for the courses? Where will these seminars and courses be held?
In terms of taxes, there is one other challenge for foreign-owned companies that is not entirely unique to the EFL industry, yet should be recognized and addressed. As mentioned above, each province has its own legal requirements for business licenses and certifications.67 For example, in Shanghai, in addition to a college degree a foreign teacher is required to have at least 2 years of previous teaching experience as well as a TEFL certificate from an authorized institution. On the business end, due to relatively strict capital controls (e.g., individuals are limited to $50,000 in transfers annually) it can be relatively complex to repatriate your profits and assets from schools as there are also numerous taxes, tariffs and levies that do and do not apply specifically to educational companies. While not explicitly discouraged, creative accounting, subcontracting and the "Hong Kong shuffle" (see Chapter 10) have become increasingly popular tactics by EFL firms to reduce tax liabilities.6869 Thus it is recommended that you speak with an attorney or tax expert before you invest in a new EFL program.
Cloud education
In terms of educational activities irrespective of being indoors or outdoors, according to its September 2012 report, Distimo noted that the popularity of English-based apps in China for the iPhone still remains very high.70 It is the 2nd largest installed language for apps overall and thus foreign entrepreneurs – including those in the education industry – may be able to turn this embedded built-in language base to their advantage. Because the userbase is already largely familiar with Romanization, that is one less problem to be concerned with. You might consider creating online virtual EFL classrooms based on apps for smartphones and tablets or rolling out cloud-based video courses that can be viewed by anyone with an internet connection.
In fact, one point Wendy Bao explained to me was that online classes and programs like Khan Academy will be the future of education. Khan Academy is a popular non-profit educational organization that focuses on making micro lessons on a variety of topics and has delivered more than 200 million lessons online.71 In Bao's words, "while online courses may have a slower uptake in China due to a limited – yet growing – telecommunication infrastructure, because of their inherent flexibility for being offered and accessed throughout a wide variety of time slots, this will enfranchise rural and urban students who can now utilize global knowledge databases. These same students – who due to their inland locations and schools lacking the funds would otherwise not have access to experts including foreign instructors whose language skills are highly sought after and could be substantially cheaper via telepresence."
Yet again, one challenge, as Bao mentioned, is that the telecom infrastructure is still relatively limited in bandwidth. For example, as I note later in Chapter 15, according to their Q3 2012 speed survey, ChinaCache, the largest domestic content delivery network (CDN), notes that while the overall speeds are a little slower than previous speed rankings, Shanghai currently leads the country in average speeds at roughly 3.44 Mb/s and Beijing is 10th at around 2.5 Mb/s.7273 Akamai Technologies (a global content delivery network provider) ranked China's average internet-connection speed at 94th globally, at 1.6 Mb/s.74 In addition, depending on the regulatory and monitoring issues discussed in Chapter 20 with the Great Firewall, quality of service and bandwidth may decline as you leave the larger Tier 1 cities. Thus entrepreneurs should take these factors into account while making a business plan.
In December 2012 I spoke with Eric Azumi, vice-president of information systems at EF. According to him "the online market is just now beginning to be tapped.75 There have been limitations that continue to be overcome including computational and bandwidth issues that arise in every country but especially in China. Voice recognition services similar to Siri will probably be the next technology incorporated into this segment and eventually, as the online industry matures, it will be commoditized. What I mean by that is that at some point all competitors will have very similar software stacks in terms of features and functionality, yet there is always room for value-added services – especially as more direct-teacher training is replaced with mobile learning."
Azumi gives as an example, the technical changes over the past 15 years as online classrooms evolved from text-only, to incorporate audio, then video via telepresence (e.g., webcams) and as he predicts in the near-term, real-time voice recognition. Yet again even with all of these competitive forces with large, well-funded, experienced incumbents he thinks that "because of the relatively low barriers to entry just about anyone can still set up an educational center in China and elsewhere, especially if they cater to niche groups or provide a unique environment such as how coffee shops in Japan have been turned into English conversation centers that provide both relaxed and informal way of improving language skills. And because people by-and-large still insist on face-to-face time, the general acceptance of online education will take time to diffuse here and around the globe. Furthermore even with the advent of on-demand instructional services there are still many opportunities for traditional schools in 2nd & 3rd Tier cities which are still nascent markets that have not been exploited yet." These technological challenges and opportunities related to cloud computing are further expanded on in Chapter 13.
Yet for those willing to face these technical challenges, the financial rewards could be lucrative. According to one recent estimate, up to 380 million people in China will "need high-quality education and training resources across the country" from 2012 to 2017.76 And a large percentage (~30%) of these people are expected to utilize online services and tools, creating a potential market worth an estimated $11 billion in revenue. However, to temper any get-rich-quick enthusiasm, the amount of investment into Chinese education companies fell to $46 million in 2012, less than a quarter of the previous year.77 Why? David Chen of AngleVest – a venture capital group focusing on angel rounds – noted that "the timeframe for growing an education business can be drawn-out, and a challenge for fund managers who have to achieve returns by a specific date."78 Thus once again, while there is potential revenue there is also required patience for returns on investment.
Takeaway: The education market in China has the potential to be both large and profitable. However, gone are the days when you could merely jump on an airplane, get off and instantly set-up a market-leading company. The industry has become increasingly competitive with both professionalized workforces and various rules and regulations such as licensing and certification guidelines. But as long as the Chinese economy and population continue to grow, there should be continued opportunities for entrepreneurs and companies who have done their due diligence. This chapter does not discuss guanxi, a cultural phenomenon involving personal connections within the hiring and deal making process in all Chinese business transactions. But that is a very complex topic worthy of several copious volumes and touched on in Chapter 10.
Number of Elementary Schools Shrink in China as Population Ages from Xinhua [↩]
Age will weary the Chinese miracle from BusinessSpectator [↩]
More specifically, "Despite a 40% increase in population since 1976 the number of primary school students has gone down by 33%, from 150 million to 100 million, and there were half as many primary schools in 2010 as there were in 2000." See 停止计划生育政策的紧急呼吁 from Eduzx.net [↩]
The peak was 9.5 million in 2006. It has declined in part because of the one-child policy and also because many students are matriculating overseas for education. See More students choose to study abroad from People's Daily and The gaokao: still life's most important test? from China Daily [↩]
The number of higher education institutions doubled in ten years, from 1,022 to 2,263 in 2011. This includes a combination of both universities and junior colleges. For comparison roughly 3 million students graduate from US universities and junior colleges each year. There are now 11 times as college students in China as it had in 1989. See China's Ambitious Goal for boom in College Graduates from The New York Times, China's Graduates Face Glut from The Wall Street Journal, Chinese Graduates Say No Thanks to Factory Jobs from The New York Times and A work in progress from The Economist [↩]
Testing time for study abroad from China Daily [↩]
Currently there are no SAT test centers on the mainland due to restrictions by the government. Thus students wanting to take the SAT must go elsewhere, typically Hong Kong. See "洋高考"来势凶猛国内高校面临挑战 from Sohu [↩]
See Chinese Flock to the GMAT from The Wall Street Journal and China Outperforms U.S. on GMAT from The Wall Street Journal [↩]
This growth in GMAT testing and overseas matriculation is one of the reasons why US institutions that provide MBAs have grown from 26,000 to more than 168,000 annual graduates from 1970 to 2009. There are a number of mainland based MBA schools as well including the top ranked Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in Beijing. See Is the MBA Obsolete from Forbes, China Best Business School Leadership MBA from Forbes and Game Changers: Guanghua Cai from Fortune [↩]
China's Test Prep Juggernaut from BusinessWeek [↩]
New Oriental is currently involved with a class action lawsuit that alleges the company did not clearly state that students in franchises (which the company does not own) were counted among the overall headcount (e.g., headcount inflation). See New Oriental faces class law suit in the US from China Daily and New Oriental Sinks as Block Renews Allegations: China Overnight from Bloomberg [↩]
An education exchange would strengthen ties with China from Politico [↩]
Chinese Learn English the Disney Way from The Wall Street Journal [↩]
China to recruit foreign experts through Internet from People's Daily [↩]
In addition to traditional formats and courses, the EFL market in China also includes: IELTS, TOEFL, SAT, GRE, GMAT and LSAT. [↩]
For a step-by-step procedure, see Starting a Business in China from the World Bank. See also New Path for Trade: Selling in China from The New York Times [↩]
Ambow is currently facing a lawsuit by investors who accuse it of fabricating acquisitions to bolster its revenue numbers. See Ambow Education Investors Pursue Lawsuit as Shares Plunge from Bloomberg [↩]
Teaching English in China: What You Need to Know from Yahoo! Voices [↩]
The Impact of English in China by Jun Liu [↩]
As I note in Chapter 14, through the mass consumption of Western entertainment, the Romanization and Latinization of both mainland businesses and cultures continues. And yet this is not the only area in which Western culture is absorbed on the mainland. According to Yasmin Haskell, "The Chinese already appreciate the importance of these sources [European sinologists]. Several years ago they were sending local students on scholarships to learn Latin at European universities. Today, as I am reliably informed by a senior American colleague, they are training up thousands of Chinese teachers of classics – not the Chinese classics of Confucius and Lao Tzu, that is, but those of ancient Greece and Rome." See We must look to an ancient tongue to understand Asia from The Australian [↩]
Another on-going long-term opportunity for brand marketers is working with these large SOEs as they internationalize and go abroad. While they typically dominate their specific market segments domestically (in part because of their monopolistic privilege) they have had uphill challenges in expanding abroad. See BCG: Chinese State-Owned Firms Not So Muscular Abroad from The Wall Street Journal [↩]
China Needs American Education. Here's How to Bring It There from Forbes [↩]
See English language education in Korea, fad or the future? from Yonhap and The Economics of English by Hyo-Chan Jeon [↩]
See Japan Launches primary push to teach English from The Guardian, The Economics of English by Hyo-Chan Jeon and Elementary Schools to get English from The Japan Times [↩]
The economic term for this is the "subjective theory of value" in contrast to the classical "labor theory of value." See Chapter 4 entitled The Subjective Theory of Value by Thomas Taylor [↩]
An Interview With Charles Zhang, CEO of Sohu from Agenda [↩]
China's Middle-Class Parents Underwhelmed by Undergrad Degree from The Wall Street Journal [↩]
Ibid [↩]
In China, Betting It All on a Child in College from The New York Times [↩]
As one of my Chinese mentors in Singapore explained, the cultural component should not be overlooked or downplayed. There is a Confucian virtue called xiushen (修身 or self-cultivation, improvement, rectification) which has been enshrined at a deep cultural level across the Chinese populace that Western education, especially at tertiary levels, and particularly in the fields of science, technology, management, marketing and finance will probably see strong demand for years to come. This is not simply a calculation concern (to improve one's income potential), but even more so a cultural phenomenon. [↩]
600 million middle-class Chinese by 2020: think tank from Xinhua [↩]
See p. 10 The Chinese Luxury Consumer White Paper from Hurun [↩]
The target schools abroad, especially in the US are elite institutions like the Ivy League. See Chinese flock to elite U.S. schools from CNN [↩]
To be even handed there are also several successful domestic tech firms founded by homegrown talent that did not matriculate overseas such as Jack Ma (Alibaba) and William Ding (NetEase). [↩]
USC's Marshall School of Business has a joint international venture with Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, offering an executive MBA since 2004. [↩]
Harvard Trained Communists Vie for Power as Party Gathers from Bloomberg [↩]
Some of these new "special" programs (preparatory courses often taught by foreigners) are called "American-Chinese cooperation programs" and are being implemented at public schools, yet they also have their own admissions hurdles. For example, they all require their own entrance examination and some of these programs charge up to 100,000 RMB ($15,000). See "洋高考"来势凶猛国内高校面临挑战 from Sohu [↩]
See British public schools exported to China from BBC and China creates a replica of famous British public school Wellington College near Beijing from Daily Mail [↩]
An Oxford in Changzhou? International schools spread across China from Reuters [↩]
SMIC Private School in Shanghai is estimated to cost around $11,000 a year whereas the British International School in Shanghai purportedly costs $30,000 per annum. [↩]
Spreading their wings early from China Daily [↩]
Can U.S. Universities Stay on Top? from The Wall Street Journal [↩]
Various levels within the Chinese government are attempting to recreate the education boom laid forth by the G.I. Bill through their own $250 billion a year initiative. See China's Ambitious Goal for Boom in College Graduates from The New York Times [↩]
Chinese boost for US colleges from Shanghai Daily [↩]
It is not just US colleges that have benefited from this international student pool. According to an Al Jazeera report, "British universities receive more students from China than any other country outside of the European Union." There were 67,235 Chinese international students in the 2010-2011 cohort in the UK. See Chinese students choosing to study abroad from Al Jazeera [↩]
Students from China add $5b to US economy from China Daily [↩]
Ten Years of Rapid Development of China-US Relations from Xinhua [↩]
Prior to World War II, the leading institutions of both the sciences and social studies were in German-speaking countries. German, not English, was the lingua franca of the academic world for nearly a century. [↩]
One tool that all administrators and application departments in any country can now utilize to screen potential candidates is IntialView which is an interview platform that is becoming increasingly popular among both by applicants and administrators (38 out of the top 50 US colleges now accept interviews from this platform). See China's InitialView gains traction as most top US universities now accept its candidate interviews from The Next Web [↩]
Stanford research center opens at Peking University from Stanford [↩]
Shanghai NYU will open for fall of 2013 from Shanghai Daily [↩]
Juilliard to Bring New York-Style Teaching to China from The New York Times [↩]
Foreign universities: Campus collaboration from The Economist [↩]
Duke Kunshan University delayed again, following communication and funding problems from The Chronicle [↩]
Forged Transcripts and Fake Essays: How Unscrupulous Agents Get Chinese Students into U.S. Schools from TIME [↩]
While there are many genuine applicants, foreign admissions consultants should be aware that considerable amounts of fraud have taken place in this subindustry. In fact, one report in 2011 based on a survey of 250 Beijing high school students matriculating to the US "concluded that 90 percent of Chinese applicants submit false recommendations, 70 percent have other people write their personal essays, 50 percent have forged high school transcripts and 10 percent list academic awards and other achievements they did not receive." See A Chinese Education, for a Price from The New York Times, The China Conundrum from The New York Times and Busted: Fraud in China by Tom Melcher [↩]
SNQA [↩]
Chinese Universities Send Big Signals to Foreigners from The New York Times [↩]
'Sea turtles' reverse China's brain drain from CNN [↩]
Steal this Scientist from The Daily Beast [↩]
Reverse brain drain: China engineers incentives for "brain gain" from Christian Science Monitor [↩]
For a step-by-step procedure, see Starting a Business in China from the World Bank [↩]
For a concise explanation see PRC Taxes on Hong Kong & Foreign Companies: Clarifications, Changes, Challenges & Opportunities from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. And while not exactly the same, there is a similar method of reducing tax liabilities used by numerous multinationals; see 'Double Irish With a Dutch Sandwich' from The New York Times and Google Revenues Sheltered in No-Tax Bermuda Soar to $10 Billion from Bloomberg [↩]
See In Reversal, Cash Leaks Out of China from The Wall Street Journal and The Mechanics of Moving Cash Out of China from The Wall Street Journal [↩]
According to Distimo, "Applications with Chinese as a language in the top 200 were responsible for the largest share of the free downloads in China at 73 percent. English was responsible for only 69 percent of the free downloads among the top 200 in China." See App Distribution Becomes A Global Game: The Shift Of Power & Impact For Developers from Distimo [↩]
One Man, One Computer, 10 Million Students: How Khan Academy Is Reinventing Education from Forbes [↩]
ChinaCache Releases Third Quarter 2012 China Internet Connection Speed Rankings from China Web Report [↩]
For comparison, the average download bandwidth in the US is 11.6 Mb/s. See International Broadband Data Report (Third) from the Federal Communications Commission [↩]
China's 'Wall' Hits Business from The Wall Street Journal [↩]
To be balanced I should point out that there are several other competitors that offer online language learning services including TellMeMore and GlobalEnglish. [↩]
Tencent Eyes Growing Online Education Market in China from Caijing [↩]
China Investors: We Don't Need No Edukation from The Wall Street Journal [↩]
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package org.softeg.slartus.forpdaplus.listfragments;

import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.SharedPreferences;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuInflater;
import android.view.MenuItem;

import org.softeg.slartus.forpdaplus.Client;
import org.softeg.slartus.forpdaapi.IListItem;
import org.softeg.slartus.forpdaapi.ListInfo;
import org.softeg.slartus.forpdaapi.TopicsApi;
import org.softeg.slartus.forpdaplus.MyApp;
import org.softeg.slartus.forpdaplus.R;
import org.softeg.slartus.forpdaplus.listtemplates.ForumTopicsBrickInfo;
import org.softeg.slartus.forpdaplus.prefs.ForumTopicsPreferencesActivity;
import org.softeg.slartus.forpdaplus.prefs.ListPreferencesActivity;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URISyntaxException;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.util.ArrayList;

/*
 * Created by slinkin on 03.03.14.
 */
public class ForumTopicsListFragment extends TopicsListFragment {
    public ForumTopicsListFragment() {
        super();
    }

    @Override
    public void saveCache(){

    }

    @Override
    public void loadCache(){

    }

    @Override
    protected void sort(){

    }

    private String getForumId() {
        return getArguments().getString(ForumCatalogFragment.FORUM_ID_KEY);
    }

    private String getForumTitle() {
        return getArguments().getString(ForumCatalogFragment.FORUM_TITLE_KEY);
    }

    @Override
    public String getListName() {
        return super.getListName();
    }

    @Override
    public String getListTitle() {
        return getForumTitle();
    }

    @Override
    protected ArrayList<? extends IListItem> loadTopics(Client client, ListInfo listInfo) throws IOException, ParseException, URISyntaxException {
        SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(MyApp.getInstance());
        return TopicsApi.getForumTopics(client, getForumId(),
                prefs.getString(getListName() + ".sort_key", "last_post"),
                prefs.getString(getListName() + ".sort_by", "Z-A"),
                prefs.getString(getListName() + ".prune_day", "100"),
                prefs.getString(getListName() + ".topicfilter", "all"),
                prefs.getBoolean(getListName() + ".unread_in_top", false),
                mListInfo);
    }

    public static void showForumTopicsList(Context context, CharSequence forumId, CharSequence forumTitle){
        Bundle args = new Bundle();
        args.putString(ForumCatalogFragment.FORUM_ID_KEY, forumId.toString());
        args.putString(ForumCatalogFragment.FORUM_TITLE_KEY, forumTitle.toString());
        ListFragmentActivity.showListFragment(context, new ForumTopicsBrickInfo().getName(), args);
    }

    private static final int FILTER_SORT_REQUEST = 0;

    @Override
    protected void showSettings() {
        Intent settingsActivity = new Intent(
                getContext(), ListPreferencesActivity.class);
        getContext().startActivity(settingsActivity);
    }

    @Override
    public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
        super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);

        if (requestCode == FILTER_SORT_REQUEST && resultCode == ForumTopicsPreferencesActivity.RESULT_OK) {
            loadData(true);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
        super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);

        MenuItem item = menu.add("Фильтр и сортировка")
                .setIcon(R.drawable.ic_menu_preferences)
                .setOnMenuItemClickListener(new MenuItem.OnMenuItemClickListener() {
                    @Override
                    public boolean onMenuItemClick(MenuItem menuItem) {
                        Intent settingsActivity = new Intent(
                                getContext(), ForumTopicsPreferencesActivity.class);
                        settingsActivity.putExtra("listname", getListName());
                        startActivityForResult(settingsActivity, FILTER_SORT_REQUEST);
                        return true;
                    }
                });

        item.setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER);
    }
}

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I think one of the judges really really liked MK's ADITL (if not all)!!!... I'm not sure if he is actually a judge or just the referee standing by...but he was sitting in the middle of the panel!!! When MK was waving and doing her cute little courtseys...he had this big smile on his face!!!...It was a really huge smile!!!
Hey KARIN I saw that too! Did you guys see the lady judge on the panel with a blue jacket laught *i think* when Yagundin fell on his spiral? You can see it in the slow motion right after when he came out of his betsi squat move after the fall. Since Delphi chat is so troublesome for many, I am working at getting a new chatroom for MK's fans !!!
I think it was a "oh man...ouch!!!" expression!!! But that guy had a glowing smile about MK didn't he??? :O) Cardiologist Dr. Googoo...lub dub lub dub!!!...sorry we got carried away and forgot... I edited mine as you can see!!!
Googoo...Was telling you guys that a judge was smiling...a spoiler??? Oopsies if it was!!! Lub dub lub dub lub dub...waiting for ladies' final results!!!
Diane...but it wasn't me!!!...It was Gentle...LOL!!!
yes Karin, I know..I wasn't directing my statement at you really. Anyway, as I just put in my edited post above, saying a judge is smiling implies that Michelle skated well, and that is a spoiler.


The National Monument designation ensures that the National Park Service can work to preserve the memory of the largest and most controversial WWII incarceration facility for Japanese Americans. We're grateful to the Tule Lake Committee among others for honoring this important site in the story of the mass incarceration. More details from the Conservation Fund.
Two of us here at Densho have personal ties to the camp. My mother and grandfather were bullied by extremists there after my uncles got out. Geoff, our Information and Technology Director, tells us his mother was born at Tule. The family could have left before the place became a Segregation Center for the "disloyal," but they decided against moving his grandmother in her advanced pregnancy. For our Digital Archive, we've gathered many wrenching testimonies of Tule Lake. Now the site of shame for so many thousands will not fade from national memory.


Antonelli College has been a well-known member of the visual arts community in Cincinnati, Ohio, since 1947. Our mission is to empower individuals by providing quality, focused education and the development of life-changing skills.
The college began as the Gebhardt Art School in 1947 with a philosophy of educating the total artist, based on the fundamentals of craftsmanship. In the mid-1970s, the college was renamed the Ohio Visual Art Institute, and in 1982, it became Antonelli College.
During the 1990s, degree programs were added in business and technology, and in January 2005, even more programs were added in the medical and massage therapy fields. In January 1996, branches in Jackson and Hattiesburg, Mississippi, were opened, thus continuing the long-standing tradition of quality career education.
The primary goal of Antonelli College is to create an environment that prepares each graduate to become a qualified professional and a well-rounded individual.
Antonelli College offers quality training that is essential for students who wish to acquire the skills necessary to gain a competitive edge in the world today. The objective of Antonelli College is to provide a solid foundation of skills, knowledge and training in a student's chosen field. Training programs offered by the college are designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in their chosen field. Students are trained for the business world of today and tomorrow.
The Antonelli College philosophy of teaching is a combination of direct involvement and critical thinking. To us, direct involvement means hands-on training and real-world education to help our students become competent in the use of the many tools and techniques of their chosen careers. Critical thinking means students should inquire, analyze and understand ideas and processes in depth to apply what they learn to all types of situations that they may encounter after graduation. By encouraging academic inquiry and practical application of specific concepts, Antonelli College prepares its students to achieve success.
Antonelli College follows a semester calendar, and all references to an academic term in enrollment agreements and other documents are references to a sixteen-week semester. Two sixteen-week semesters comprise an academic year. Three sixteen-week semesters (Fall, Spring, and Summer) or 48 weeks of instruction are scheduled in a calendar year.
Each semester is further subdivided into two eight-week modules of 37 instructional days each (counting Monday through Friday and excluding student holidays).
Please see your campus' calendar for the current year's class schedule or request one from our administrative offices.
You have the right to inspect and review information contained in educational records maintained by Antonelli College.
You have the right to request an amendment of an educational record that you believe to be inaccurate, misleading or otherwise in violation of your FERPA rights. This includes the right to a hearing should Antonelli College decide not to alter a record according to your request.
You have the right to restrict the release of information that may be disclosed on an unlimited basis by Antonelli College personnel in response to oral or written requests. Certain exceptions to this rule are specified in the Act.
You have the right to file a complaint with the Department of Education concerning any belief you have that Antonelli College has failed to comply with the provision of FERPA. Written complaints should be directed to The Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-4604. Phone: (202) 260-3887 Fax: (202) 260-9001.
Click on "Get data for one institution/campus" on the right side of page.
In the Name of Institution field, type "Antonelli College." Click search.
Reports for the Cincinnati, Hattiesburg and Jackson campuses will appear.


It's 3:00am and you've just wandered back to your hotel room after a night of drunken revelry at pure platinum. It's a struggle to just keep your eyelids open; you're so tired you don't even bother to brush your teeth.
In the back of your mind you remember that there's a game tomorrow morning and you're supposed to be shooting it.
Hummmm, better set the alarm.
You reach over to the clock radio on the nightstand and ponder for a few minutes, then slide a switch and push a couple of buttons.
"My alarm didn't go off' or "I didn't get my wake up call" are not considered acceptable excuses to your assignment editor or the DOP, or the publisher.
Grundig Porsche design, AM, FM stereo, International shortwave radio alarm.
What you need is a Travel clock radio. One that you carry with you on the road for use at budget priced (read cheAP) lodgings that have no such amenities or at "W" properties that have combo clock radio / CD player / cassette players that require a degree in electrical engineering to operate.
$149.95, Grundig Porsche design, AM, FM stereo, International shortwave. 5.5 in wide, 3.5 in high, 1.25 in deep.
Nice yuppie leather case and a sleek F.A. Porsche design. Sound quality is really good. Auto channel scanning is a little iffy with moderate to weak stations. Setting the alarm time can be a little tricky.
$99.95, Grundig eTraveller VII, AM, FM stereo, International shortwave. 2.5 in wide, 4.5 in high, .875 deep. Thin and light profile, kinda like an oversized Star trek communicator except that it opens sideways.
Grundig Traveller II, AM, FM stereo, International shortwave radio alarm.
Killer-stomper dual conversion super heterodyne circuitry locks in the weakest signals. The all-band continuous short-wave coverage makes it easy to listen to radio free Osama land. Sound is a bit on the tinny side and the interface takes a little getting used to.
$49.95, Grundig Traveller II PE, AM, FM, International shortwave. 5.5. in wide, 3.5 in high, 1.25 in deep. Old school analog knob tuning makes getting weak stations a hit or miss affair, especially with the shortwave frequencies. Sound quality is ok though. Excellent user interface, just flip down the front cover and rotary dial lets you chose from 24 different time zones. Once you set the home time, turning the dial lets you jump from time zone to time zone without having to reset your clock. Plus it has dual display showing your home time and your current time zone. Another killer feature is the "HWS" humane wake system. When the alarm goes off, it starts off softly and builds in volume over a minute, either music or tone. No more getting jolted out of bed.


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Pensacola City charter referendum, 1916
From Pensapedia, the Pensacola encyclopedia
On October 10, 1916, a referendum election was held to consider various changes to the Pensacola City charter, principally to return the City of Pensacola to a mayor-council government. The previous charter, adopted in 1913, had moved Pensacola to a city commission government.
The electorate failed to approve the 1916 charter, voting 1225-575 to reject the proposed changes and retain the commission form of government.
Charter Board[edit]
The Charter Board which developed the 1916 charter was created by the Florida Legislature in 1915.[1] The members of the board were as follows: Philip Keyes Yonge, chair; I. H. Aiken, Max Lee Bear, Louis de M. Blocker, R. M. Cary, J. H. Christie, William Fisher, S. F. Fulghum, Charles Hartman, C. J. Levey, John A. Merritt, William L. Moyer, G. H. Muller, C. M. Sweeney, and John G. Welsh.
Deliberations[edit]
The Charter Board convened on June 12, 1916. On August 24, the Charter Board voted by an 11-1 margin to approve a revised charter and submit it to a referendum election. The full title of the document was:
AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PENSACOLA
to abolish the offices of City Commissioners, and the existing Commission Form of Government; to provide the number, powers, duties, compensation, terms of office and the time and manner of the election and appointment of the officers and boards, in whom the corporate powers of the City shall be vested, and who shall possess and exercise the jurisdiction, powers, rights, privileges, and duties vested and imposed by existing laws and ordinances in and upon the City Commissioners, the Board of Commissioners and the other offices and boards of said City.
↑ Chapter 6940, Laws of Florida 1915.
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Battle of Armagideon (Millionaire Liquidator) è un album reggae del musicista giamaicano Lee Perry, pubblicato nel 1986 dalla Trojan Records su LP e nel 1988 su CD.

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Album del 1988

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My Oxford Year//It wasn't a inappropriate mayfly romance.
Leah on the Offbeat: Great yet manipulates fave characters?
Hey readers! How is your week going? I'm back with this a review of a book that kind of disappointed me yet I also enjoyed a lot. AAAARGH.
A Girl Like that: Diverse but how gritty is too gritty?
Our Year of Maybe is an astonishingly subtle book. It's about a toxic, codependent relationship, and what it means to be attached to another person, and the effect that can have on you. I loved Rachel Lynn Solomon's first book, You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone, and after reading Marie's interview with Rachel Lynn Solomon, I knew that I had to read this too. It was just as emotional and deep and clever and authentic.


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Interlogix Showcases Intelligent Home and Small Business Solutions at ISC West
LAS VEGAS, April 15, 2015 — Interlogix, a global leader in security and life-safety solutions, is highlighting products that make home and small business security stronger and more convenient at ISC West, April 15-17, booth #18019, in Las Vegas. On display are the Interlogix ZeroWire™ self-contained, wireless security and lifestyle enhancement hub, the Advisor™One touch screen panel, and the new ITI wireless siren. Interlogix is part of UTC Building & Industrial Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).
The ZeroWire system features a built-in Wi-Fi radio and Web server for the greatest versatility in placement, offering fast installation and robust control options. It supports a variety of devices to heighten security and enhance the connected experience. The system can be controlled directly through the keypad and remotely using the Interlogix UltraSyncTM mobile application for iOS and Android. ZeroWire provides integrated support for IP cameras, including the ability to view live video and replay captured alarm or action-triggered video. The system also contains a Z-Wave® radio, which enables users to control Z-Wave connected lights, thermostats and locks.
Other ZeroWire system features include:
· Support for up to 64 security and life safety sensors — door/window, glass break and environmental sensors; motion, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors
· Support for up to 20 key fobs that can be used for locally arming and disarming the panel, turning on or off a Z-Wave-enabled light, or activating the panic feature from a compact, remote device
"The ZeroWire system, with its advanced cloud features and user-friendly operation, is an ideal choice for those demanding a complete, cost-effective solution for both security and interactive control," said Paul Van der Zanden, general manager, global intrusion and alarm monitoring solutions, Interlogix.
Interlogix is also showcasing new lifestyle capabilities for its AdvisorOne system. AdvisorOne is a self-contained, 7-inch color touch screen panel that features advanced life-safety functions and now offers local and remote control of door locks, lights, thermostats and electric appliances via the Z-Wave protocol. Other built-in lifestyle applications include real-time news, traffic and weather information. The panel can also serve as a digital photo display.
Core security management features continue to be offered by AdvisorOne through wired and wireless sensors covering up to 100 zones. Additionally, the system provides multi-language support, one-touch buttons to call emergency responders, and two-way communication for quick action during emergency events. Video from IP security cameras can also be viewed on the panel.
"Interlogix has responded to customer demand to deliver a range of lifestyle features to AdvisorOne's advanced technology," said Van der Zanden. "The system now provides an ideal blend of security, safety and lifestyle-enhancing features."
Also new from Interlogix is the ITI wireless siren that provides audible notification of alarm system events in a location separate from the alarm panel. This one-piece solution requires no additional panel hardware or software modifications, and is compatible with Interlogix Simon® XT and Simon XTi platforms.
The siren contains a multi-colored LED indicator showing the unit's status and an optional chime setting that provides an audible notification when doors and windows are opened. The wireless siren is AC-powered and equipped with a battery to provide 24-hour backup power during a power outage. Up to four sirens can be added per Simon XT or Simon XTi system.
ZeroWire and AdvisorOne are available now through authorized Interlogix channel partners. The wireless siren will be available early summer. For more information, visit www.interlogix.com/where-to-buy/.
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Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Recent commercial real estate transactions in New York.
This building in Greenwood Heights has two two-bedroom apartments, both delivered vacant. Credit…Bestreich Realty Group
Recent Sale
194 30th Street (between Fourth and Fifth Avenues)
Built in 1910, this 9,516-square-foot, two-story building in Greenwood Heights has two two-bedroom apartments. The building was delivered vacant to a developer who plans to build a new residential building on the lot.
Buyer: Daniel Kaykov
Seller: Jose Barreto
Brokers: Derek Bestreich, Luke Sproviero, Adam Lobel, Toby Waring, Gabriel Kates and Daniel Shawah of Bestreich Realty Group
These two buildings, built in 1794, are considered among the oldest in Manhattan.Credit…Michael Sherman
279 Water Street (at Dover Street)
This 5,653-square-foot property in Lower Manhattan consists of a three-story wood building and a four-story brick building connected on the first and second floors. Both buildings were built in 1794 and are considered two of the oldest in Manhattan. The Bridge Caf? occupied the ground floor of both buildings before closing in 2012. The upper floors in both buildings are vacant lofts.
Buyer: Under the Bridge
Seller: Bridge Associates
Broker: Michael Sherman of Baseline Real Estate Advisors
This building in SoHo, the site of the Broome Hotel, was built in 1825. Credit…Keller Williams NYC
431 Broome Street (between Broadway and Crosby Street)
This five-story building in SoHo was built in 1825 and fully renovated in 2014. It contains the 14-room Broome Hotel, which occupies 7,480 square feet and includes a 1,040-square-foot cafe and a retail area with a street display. The property also has a 2,500-square-foot basement and a courtyard.
Seller: Pacific 4
Broker: Raphael Sitruk of Keller Williams NYC


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Area resident Sybil Rowe, a senior, had identified that the preservation of the natural beauty and integrity of Grandview Heights in the face of massive development could be focused on the majestic evergreens indigenous to our neighbourhood.
Note: This is being recounted in the Priority Concerns section of the GHSA website although at this time, the association had not been formed. The actions of this solitary resident, in addition to others indicated in the Priority Concerns section are, however, among those which coalesced neighbourhood residents into forming a stewardship/neighbourhood association.
The potential park area is the former Dogwood Stables property, 2770 168th St. This 9 acre parcel "had been previously acquired by the City for land banking for future park purposes, either on that property or on another suitable location when Grandview Heights Area 5 went through the NCP process." Ted Uhrich, Parks Planning, Research and Design Manager.
Below is a map of the location of the property. Click on it and the photos below for a larger view.
The trees are so tall that only a partial image is possible.
2. Creation of a green park for families at the nine- acre property site on the 2700 block on the east side of 168th St.
Close to 780 individuals signed this petition which was administrated by Sybil on foot in the winter months by doing door-to-door visits in the neighbourhood for over eight weeks. She also sought signatures at Grandview Corners and other area gathering places. The response was overwhelmingly positive, with just a few who did not want to get involved or were involved in the development industry (according to the petition's administrator).
The reason this task took so long, in Sybil's eyes, is because people were concerned with the pace of development, the cutting down of trees, and traffic in Grandview Heights. She recounts that people signing her petition often held her for over 30 minutes discussing these issues central to development of Grandview Heights at the present time.
New residents constantly expressed that all the green and beauty they had moved here for was being destroyed.
"The first thing that struck me, of course, was it's beauty, a magnificent, treed property, so typical of what people associate with Grandview Heights. A great asset, especially for a park, is it's accessibility from three streets, 168th.St., 169th.St., and 28th.Ave. There is a myriad of wonderful walking trails through the trees, then one comes upon a small, sunny clearing, that was probably, once a riding ring. I could see here a tiny tot's area, complete with a jungle gym, swings, teeter totters, sand box, etc. One good thing about this spot, is it's proximity to 169th.St. i.e. far side of the park and away from the busy traffic on 168th. I certainly know that I would appreciate this location as a mom with a young child. At the far end, is an open meadow, where one could visualize a baseball diamond or, maybe, a tennis court…..
In March 2014, Sybil applied for a delegation to City Hall to request a meeting with Mayor and Council to present her petition and rationale.
Sybil consequently spoke with Councillors Villeneueve and Rasode on the telephone about this issue. With the development of Orchard Grove already in play with the construction of the Grandview Aquatic Centre and other development applications at initial review, Councillor Rasode intervened to have a stop order on tree destruction on any trees on 168th from 24th to 32nd until further investigation could occur.
Sybil was later given permission to appear before the Parks committee. Councillor Linda Hepner, Laurie Cavan (GM Parks) and others were in attendance. She presented her petition and a short presentation that she had actually written for Mayor and Council.
After the presentation, she was informed that she should have presented to the Environmental Committee not Parks but because she had already presented to Parks, any delegation to the Environmental Committee was cancelled.
At this point, Sybil contacted Alex Browne at the Peace Arch News and several newspaper articles were written about her quest. You can read them here.
Within a few weeks of these articles, Councillor Hepner called Alex Browne at the PAN to inform him that in fact, the Park Committee had decided to grant Park status to the property. Also at this time, it was said that Engineering would be exploring the issue about street trees on 168th. Alex Browne was the person to contact Sybil to congratulate her on her success.
On April 28, 2014, the new designation of the banked land as passive forest park was announced.
The Parks department subsequently sent a letter to Sybil dated May 21, 2014 confirming that the nine-acre property would be preserved as a passive forest park.
The Heritage tree preservation on 168th St, according to the Engineering Department, is still on going pending assessment and possible alteration of centre line of 168th St to accommodate them. Check back with this Priority Concern to find out more about the Heritage Tree designation as it progresses.
Sybil's advocacy of tree preservation is documented in the Press section of this website. Here is an article that reflects some of the challenges she faced.
Here is the confirmation of the passive forest park designation.


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Dudley v. North Kansas City Hospital
TERRY M. DUDLEY, Plaintiff,
NORTH KANSAS CITY HOSPITAL, et al., Defendants.
James P. O'Hara U.S. Magistrate Judge.
The pro se plaintiff, Terry M. Dudley, filed this employment-discrimination action against her former employer. She has moved to proceed with this action in forma pauperis (ECF No. 3). The undersigned U.S. Magistrate Judge, James P. O'Hara, respectfully recommends that the motion be denied, but that plaintiff be given three months to pay the filing fee.[1]
Section 1915 of Title 28 of the United States Code allows the court to authorize the commencement of a civil action "without prepayment of fees or security therefor, by a person who submits an affidavit that . . . the person is unable to pay such fees or give security therefor."[2] To succeed on a motion to proceed in forma pauperis, the movant must show a financial inability to pay the required filing fees.[3] "One need not be 'absolutely destitute' to proceed [in forma pauperis], but [in forma pauperis] need not be granted where one can pay or give security for the costs 'and still be able to provide himself and dependents with the necessities of life.'"[4] "Proceeding in forma pauperis in a civil case 'is a privilege, not a right-fundamental or otherwise.'"[5] The decision to grant or deny in forma pauperis status under § 1915 lies within the "wide discretion" of the trial court.[6]
Plaintiffs affidavit of financial status indicates that although his income is "not large, it allow[s] [her] some discretionary spending money."[7] Plaintiff is employed and earns a net income of approximately $2, 200 a month. Plaintiffs monthly expenses are not excessive, totaling about $1, 483. The difference between plaintiff's monthly income and expenses is $717. In addition, plaintiff reports having cash on hand in the amount of $50. She owns a Chrysler 200 automobile valued at $12, 000. Plaintiff has no dependents.
Based on this information, the undersigned concludes that plaintiff has sufficient financial resources to pay the court's filing fees. Accordingly, pursuant to Lister v. Dept. of Treasury, [8] the undersigned hereby issues this report and recommendation to the presiding U.S. District Judge, Carlos Murguia, that plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis be denied and that plaintiff be permitted to pay the requisite filing fee in three equal monthly installments. If plaintiff does not pay the fee, the undersigned recommends that this case be dismissed without prejudice.
Plaintiff is hereby informed that, within 14 days after she is served with a copy of this report and recommendation, she may, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Fed.R.Civ.P. 72, file written objections to the report and recommendation. Plaintiff must file any objections within the 14-day period allowed if she wants to have appellate review of the proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law, or the recommended disposition. If plaintiff does not timely file her objections, no court will allow appellate review.
[1] The undersigned is not herein addressing whether plaintiff has filed this lawsuit in the correct U.S. District Court, given that all defendants appear to be residents of Missouri and the events giving rise to the lawsuit appear to have occurred in Missouri.
[2] 28 US.C. § 1915(a)(1).
[3] Lister v. Dept. of Treasury, 408 F.3d 1309, 1312 (10th Cir. 2005); United States v. Garcia, 164 Fed.Appx. 785, 786 n.1 (10th Cir. Jan. 26, 2006).
[4] Lewis v. Center Market, 378 Fed.Appx. 780, 785 (10th Cir. 2010) (quoting Adkins v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 335 U.S. 331, 339 (1948)).
[5] Green v. Suthers, No. 99-1447, 208 F.3d 226 (table), 2000 WL 309268, at *2 (10th Cir. Mar. 27, 2000) (quoting White v. Colo., 157 F.3d 1226, 1233 (10th Cir. 1998)).
[6] Garcia, 164 Fed.Appx. at 786 n. 1. See also Lister, 408 F.3d at 1312 ("[W]e review the district court's denial of IFP status for an abuse of ...