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Proponent's argument to vote Yes:Rep. OBEY (D, WI-7): The cash for clunkers program has proven even more wildly popular than its strongest supporters had predicted. Just last month, Congress passed the program, which provided up to $4,500 if you trade in your old gas guzzler for a new car that gets better mileage. That was done in the hopes of spurring some new car sales and encouraging people to be a little more environmentally friendly. We provided $1 billion in the supplemental to get it going, enough for about 250,000 sales--which was just about exhausted in one week. This bill transfers $2 billion from the Department of Energy's Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee program, which doesn't expect to award funding until late next year.
Opponent's argument to vote No:Rep. LEWIS (R, CA-41): In the majority's haste to slam legislation with no time for consideration or amendments, we are now seeing the effects of such shortsighted martial law tactics.
Senator Feinstein tried to negotiate some changes to improve the program but was told that it was this way or the highway. Not one hearing on the Cash for Clunkers program, not one hearing on how the first billion dollars has been spent, not one hearing on how much money the program will need to get through the fiscal year.
Many of my colleagues will say, This is a great program, and it is necessary for the revitalization of the car industry. I'm not really going to argue with those goals. However, are we sure this program is working like it's supposed to? I don't think so. This program has only been up and running 1 week. If that is how the government is going to handle billion-dollar programs affecting all Americans, I ask, Whatever will we do if the administration takes control of our health care system?
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Sen. CRAIG: "Eminent domain was elevated greatly as an issue following a highly controversial 2005 Supreme Court decision known as Kelo vs. The City of New London. Since that decision, we as a nation have allowed state & local governments to utilize eminent domain to force landowners to yield their property to private development. Farmers and ranchers in particular have become vulnerable to state and local governments taking their property for economic development or open space designations. My amendment is a very targeted amendment. It addresses only cases in which private working agricultural land is taken and turned into public open space."
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Sen. HARKIN: This amendment doesn't reach the Kelo decision [because Kelo was about taking open space for private development]. Under this amendment they can still do that.
CRAIG. Oh, I disagree totally. We reach a portion of Kelo that is now most frequently impacting farms and ranches, and that is open space for open space.
HARKIN. The amendment has the Federal Government telling a local government what it can and cannot do within its own jurisdiction.
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Double-Amputee Sprinter Oscar Pistorius Will Be First Amputee to Compete in the World Championships
Oscar Pistorius of South Africa just qualified for the 400-meter and the 4x400-meter relay races at this year's World Championships, his first trip there. That's an amazing feat in itself, but made more amazing as Pistorius is a double amputee, using two carbon-fiber Cheetah prosthetic legs to run. He'll be the first-ever amputee athlete to perform at the event.
Pistorius, at 24 years old, has had his share of difficulties in competing with able-bodied athletes. His prosthetics were at one time declared to represent an unfair advantage over the athletes using the flesh-and-blood legs they were born with, rather than the space-age sproing-y Cheetah legs Pistorus uses, though he was eventually cleared for Olympic competition.
Pistorius isn't a favorite at the World Championships--his qualifying time, a personal-best 45.07 seconds, was just barely fast enough to earn him a ticket to the games in Daegu, South Korea--but he calls it "the highest-profile and most prestigious able-bodied event which I have ever competed in."
We've previously called for a league of exclusively performance-enhanced athletes, but it sounds like Pistorius is thrilled just to compete with the best able-bodied sprinters in the world.
It's not fair to have him compete. He certaintly has an advantage with those Cheetah legs. Lighter weight, higher and faster rebound with each stride, doesn't experience muscle fatigue in the calves and expends less energy because he doesn't have to power anything below the knee. Not to mention each step is almost perfectly consistent with the last. I wouldn't be suprised to learn that he doesn't use as much quad or hamstring as able body athletes either.
I'm really happy for the man, it's amazing that he can still do what he loves inspite of his injuries. Plus it's comforting to know that current technology is advanced enough to produce prosthetics that can compare or even improve human ability(although improvig it in only a few specific areas and not as a whole). But he still shouldn't be allowed to compete. They really do need a seperate category for exceptional people like him.
Yes the lower legs do work that aid in running. But these prosthetics mimic the same motion as the calves and ankles without the need to burn energy. AND the meterials used can create more of a rebound and forward propulsion vs mucle fiber, ligaments and bone. Did we mention it weighs less than those listed? In the end his prosthetics are more efficeint in this one particular range of motion. How can he not have an advantage?
He doesn't feel anything from those legs. He has no feedback. Our standing position is a constant battle against falling, subconsciously correcting ever single disbalance.
Without any feedback, he has to consciously correct his stance. Running is easier than standing, but he has to be more cautious if he wants to keep running.
This should prove interesting.
Also, I highly support the idea of a different league for enhanced athletes. It would create motivation for innovating in the domain of prosthesis amongst many others. Plus it would also create a dream similar to the able-bodied league : sport for humans and beyond humans, without the condescencion attached to the paralympic games.
While this is awesome and I commend the man for getting back up and helping science push forward, I do have to agree that having him compete against athletes who have to deal with muscle strain, fatigue, and other bodily issues in the portions of his legs that are missing is a little unfair. Regardless though, I am happy to see that people who have to have limbs amputated can look to him as hope that one day they will run too.
Sir, Good luck in your races!
It seems that the lack of feedback from below the knee & lack of direct control would offset the lower weight and higher rebound.
A league for augmented athletes would give rise to even greater competition and support from the manufacturers of these devices. Increasing private funding in ways similar to how auto racing has increased the interest in performance development in that area. It will be interesting to see how this plays out in the future. (super-athletes?)
I see a lot of misconceptions in the comments here regarding prosthetic technology. the claims that this is cheating or otherwise provides an unfair advantage are wrong. The disadvantages far outway the benefits. Having lighter legs is no replacement for the real thing.
This is why the olympics reversed their position, the evidence claiming he had an advantage was lacking. Furthermore, you need only look at all the military amputees returning to active lives. They may be able to run, play sports, even return to active service, but their mobility and speed never return to the levels they enjoyed when able bodied.
The day may come when the technology can surpass the human body, but we still have a long way to go.
I am curious as to why so many folks think the prosthetics would give that fella the advantage. Lets compare shall we?
1.A normal athlete's legs are a part of him and cannot fall off if he pushes to hard. 2. If the normal athlete qualifies for a race he is allowed to run it and because he has no idea how fast others can run he must run as fast as he can in order to beat othe possible qualifiers. ok so we just covered two minor points that prove that this fella with the prosthetic legs has the same chance to win as does anyone else who qualifies for the race. The only difference being that instead of maybe losing a shoe he could lose an entire leg during the race. As for sandbagging the qualifying race? highly unlikely as he would not know how fast the others could run of if they are sandbagging as well therefore. LET the Man run! he has earned it, he qualified, the only advantage he has is that he is obviously a tuff competitor to continue to run after losing both legs. That determination is his only advatage and shame on anyone for suggesting otherwise.


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Understanding the etiologic mechanisms underlying impaired glucose tolerance in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) would assist development of therapies against this comorbidity. We hypothesized that in patients with OSA impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) would be associated with elevated levels of hormones associated with appetite regulation (leptin, ghrelin, neuropeptide Y [NPY] and peptide tyrosine–tyrosine [PYY]).
We studied 68 OSA patients (mean AHI 22 events/h) and 37 age and weight matched healthy controls recruited by advertisement. All participants received a standardized evening meal, attended polysomnography and an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) on waking. Hormones were measured in blood taken before sleep (22:30) and at the start of the OGTT.
Impaired glucose tolerance was present in 54% of patients and 32% of controls (p = 0.05). The only differences between groups was that leptin was significantly higher at 22:30 in OSA patients compared to controls (9.6 ng/L vs 7.9 ng/L, p = 0.05). OSA patients had marginally elevated plasma NPY levels at 22:30 (56.6 [52, 67] pmol/L vs 51.1[47.3, 61] pmol/L; p = 0.04). No differences in ghrelin, PYY or NPY were observed between patients with IGT and those without. However OSA patients with IGT had significantly higher value of leptin at both 22:30 (10.9 [7.7, 15.9] ng/mL vs 7.4 [5.6, 12.3] ng/mL, p = 0.02) and 07:00 (11.6 [7.6, 16.2] ng/mL vs 6.9 [5.4, 12.6] ng/mL, p = 0.024) than those without. In multivariate analysis the only major association of leptin was body mass index.
Clinically significant abnormalities of appetite regulating hormones are not present in OSA. Appetite regulating hormones did not differ in OSA patients with and without impaired glucose tolerance.
Papaioannou I; Patterson M; Twigg GL; Vazir A; Ghatei M; Morrell MJ; Polkey MI. Lack of association between impaired glucose tolerance and appetite regulating hormones in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med 2011;7(5):486-492.
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07:16 AM ET 09.20 | At the very least, Kobe Bryant was back in the Lakers' training room on Thursday morning. [Bryant] continued rehabbing on his surgically repaired left Achilles tendon, the latest involving running at 75 percent of his body weight on a treadmill. Lakers athletic trainer Gary Vitti expects Bryant remains a "few weeks away" before advancing to full-weight bearing running, though he added "there's no projected date" on whether Bryant could play in the Lakers' season opener Oct. 29 against the Clippers. It all fits the Lakers' conservative approach in ensuring Bryant doesn't return from an injury he suffered April 12 before it fully heals. "He's doing well and has had no setbacks," Vitti said Thursday at his trainer's office at the Lakers' practice facility in El Segundo.
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So much for the black mamba. Like I said, the Achilles is often the kiss of death in a sport where jumping is paramount.
No. The NBA kiss of death is signing with Cleveland...
No. The NBA kiss of death is signing with Cleveland...
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I would hate to watch Kobe play at less than himself. He has set such high standards.
Who comes back first?Kobe, bynum or down?<runs for the bunker>
That's the order I would go with. Kobe, Bynum, then Oden. Kobe is determine to make it back before the 1st game while the other 2 are just content that they have a contract and are in no hurry.
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Who comes back first?Kobe, bynum or down?<runs for the bunker>
What about DRose?
Take The Season Off, Bro.
You make a good point Jack. Lakers are not going anywhere as long as Dumby is the coach. Kobe should take his time like DRose did, but he is a professional and fierce competitor. So he will play if he feels he can do it.
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How the heck did you get down out of oden........
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MMA, what up? How are you on this Friday?
Kobe is DONE. Achille's injuries are so tough to come back from. Not that he won't eventually recover, but to actually make it back before the beginning of the season in a month or so...not happening. Besides, what does he have left to prove? He's won every conceiveable award the NBA has to offer except citizen of the year, so I think he can ride off into the sunset and never have to regret anything he's accomplished in his storied career (at least on the court).
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Let The Man Be..He Has Enough Money To Wear Whatever He Wants & Not Give A F#*$ What People Think...
That's not Ambercrombie, this man got a 50 million dollar deal from Atlantic, WTF would he have on that lame apparel?? ESPECIALLY when he has his own clothing line AKOO (A King Of Oneself), notice the wallpaper post up behind him!! Get right bruh!!
dirtiest rapper from the south. T.I. sucks monkey balls. he is awful. and those shoes! YUK!!
Jordan 3's are "Yuk"? Wtf? Rick Ross hurry up and die first those seizures and now you cancelling shows, go eat some McRibs and have a heart attack.
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Difficulty: Intermediate
3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
1 ¼ cups sugar
¾ cup brown sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs, room temperature, beaten
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup fresh diced pineapple, with juice
1 cup chopped, toasted pecans
3 ripe bananas
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2. Prepare the cake pans with baking spray and line with parchment paper rounds.
3. Combine all of the dry ingredients in a large bowl by hand with a wooden spoon or a rubber spatula.
4. Add eggs and oil, stirring by hand until the dry ingredients are moistened.
6. Stir in vanilla, pineapple, pecans and bananas.
7. Pour batter evenly into the two prepared cake pans, scraping bowl with a rubber spatula. Spread batter with an offset spatula so that it is evenly in pan.
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2. Start whipping egg whites on medium low speed in the mixer by themselves (no sugar or butter yet) until the whites are foamy and opaque. It should look like the head of beer.
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4. Once all the sugar is in, increase the speed of the mixer to high and whip until the mixture is shiny and stiff. You now have a meringue. You know when your meringue is done when you pull out the whip, hold it horizontal, and if you have what looks a "sparrow's beak" on the end of the whip.
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Ex-Vivo Reversion of Platelet Inhibition Induced by Prasugrel
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The purpose of this ex-vivo study is to estimate the optimal platelet quantity necessary to reverse the antiplatelet effects of prasugrel.
Condition | Intervention |
Acquired Platelet Disorder |
Other: Ex vivo addition of normal platelet rich plasma to prasugrel-treated platelet rich plasma |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Observational Model: Case-Only Time Perspective: Prospective |
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- Platelet reactivity assessed by light transmittance aggregometry (LTA) after ex-vivo normal platelet addition [ Time Frame: within the first 6-24 hours after antiplatelet drug loading dose ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA
Estimated Enrollment: | 36 |
Study Start Date: | September 2011 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | July 2013 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | July 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Groups/Cohorts | Assigned Interventions |
Study patients
Acute coronary syndrome patients with a recent loading dose of prasugrel (6-24h)
Other: Ex vivo addition of normal platelet rich plasma to prasugrel-treated platelet rich plasma |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Study Population
Patients with acute coronary syndrome who received a loading dose of prasugrel within 6 and 24h.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Prasugrel loading dose 6-24h before inclusion
Exclusion Criteria:
- Clopidogrel loading dose
- GPIIbIIIa use within 10 days before inclusion
- Known congenital thrombopathy and/or congenital coagulation defect
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Responsible Party: | Fanny Bonhomme, MD, University Hospital, Geneva |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01839968 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | 11-117 |
Study First Received: | April 22, 2013 |
Last Updated: | April 24, 2013 |
Health Authority: | Switzerland: Swissmedic |
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Blood Platelet Disorders Hematologic Diseases Prasugrel Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists Purinergic Antagonists |
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Complete beginner here and still currently on trial version of PE 10
I have several hours of footage taken with a GoPro HD Hero2 at 960p 48fps (mp4) and am trying to create my first movie
Output would primarily be for online viewing (YouTube/ Vimeo etc ) followed by whatever format is best for viewing on PC and iPad
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Could someone point me towards the best project settings to use when creating my first project? I dont see a 48fps option, yet not sure whether that is relevant ev
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If you need any more info before being able to help, jsut let me know. The footage looks great in its raw form
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Sinkhole or pothole? Sweetwater is set to fix a hole in the ground, no matter what it's called.
Two weeks ago, on Sept. 12, Mayor Jose Diaz called for an emergency meeting to get approval from commissioners to repair what he called a "sinkhole" located in the right-of-way in front of a house on the 11200 block of Southwest Fourth Street.
"It was brought to my attention we have a sinkhole," he said at the meeting. "I think it's a great liability for the city. It can cause an accident to a car, person or animal."
However, city consulting engineer Eric Gomez said the hole, which is 3 feet by 4 feet and approximately 6 to 8 inches deep, is not completely characterized as a sinkhole.
"I would not call it a sinkhole. The area affected is surrounding an existing catch basin that is used to collect runoff water from rain events. This catch basin structure has been there for many years, and it appears that when the catch basin structure was installed, the immediate surrounding area was not appropriately backfilled and/or compacted," he said. "This lack of material and/or compaction would cause the area to drop down. It is more like a pothole than a sinkhole."
Sinkholes have been in the news in Florida. Just recently in Ponte Vedra Beach, a car fully submerged underground. In Orlando, a 60-foot-wide sinkhole caused a three-story building to collapse, forcing guests out of their rooms. In March, a 100-foot sinkhole opened, which swallowed and killed a man in Hillsborough County.
A sinkhole is a depression or holes in the land surface, usually occurring in the west-central part of the state. It is the result of dissolving of the underlying limestone, according to the Southwest Florida Water Management District.
"You never know about a hole or what the ramifications are or what is around it," said Gomez.
The hole is around a drainage structure and rain has damaged it over time, but it's not as dangerous as those appearing in the news as of late.
"It's Mother Nature; after so much rain, the area around the structure caved in," Gomez said. "It's not a sinkhole like up in Tampa."
The city will pay $4,575 to Rumbo Drainage & Paving Inc., which will fill it in and add asphalt to repair it.
The issue has been in the area for a while.
"We tried to fix it once, but the rain brought it down," Gomez said. "The job that the city did wasn't enough."
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Hampshire board office employees told auditors that Friend and Mezzatesta "threatened, verbally abused and intimidated them." They alleged that Friend ordered them to do things that were "highly irregular."
One board office employee broke down in tears last month when she spoke with audit team members, fearing retaliation from board office administrators, according to the report.
"It was a breakdown of leadership at all levels," said state schools Superintendent David Stewart.
State school board members ordered him to launch investigations of Hampshire's hiring practices, grants and other "serious deficiencies" at the board office.
Board members also directed Stewart to send a team of education consultants immediately to Hampshire County and report back within 60 days. Afterward, the county will have six months to fix the problems or face a state takeover.
Hampshire County school board President Brenda Pyles, who attended Wednesday's meeting in Point Pleasant, declined to comment on the report.
"We need to show this to the rest of the board and go from there," said Pyles, a strong supporter of Friend and Mezzatesta.
The team of auditors from the state Office of Education Performance Audits inspected Hampshire's central office last month.
They found at least two state grants that weren't spent as intended. Mezzatesta helped to secure both grants.
A $100,000 "staff development" grant from the Department of Education went to pay substitute teachers. Most of a $75,000 grant intended for special education students went to seven volunteer fire departments in Hampshire County. Mezzatesta diverted the education funds to the fire departments, letters show.
"I'm sitting here with a grave sense of outrage," said Priscilla Haden, a state school board member.
Board members plan to demand that the grant money be returned, if investigators confirm it was misspent.
"It's state money. It's taxpayer money," said board member Lowell Johnson. "It's important that we send a message that when we issue a grant, it's to be used for the purpose for which it was specified."
The audit team also determined that Hampshire schools improperly sent leftover federal migrant student money to a Regional Education Service Agency in Martinsburg.
The auditors also targeted Hampshire schools' hiring practices.


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Courts-martial for the soldiers charged in connection with the death of Army Private Danny Chen of Manhattan are being moved from Afghanistan to Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
Fort Bragg's commanders have accepted jurisdiction in the case.
The 19-year-old Chinatown native shot himself in Afghanistan apparently after being ridiculed by fellow soldiers in his unit because of his ethnicity.
Eight soldiers face court martial.
City Council Member Margaret Chin released a statement applauding the decision, saying the move was "the only way to ensure transparency and accountability in this case."
Last month, Chin and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn wrote a letter to the Regional Commander in Afghanistan urging the Army to convene the courts-martial to the United States.


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This weekend is jam packed with road closures and majpr events, so make sure you PLAN AHEAD! Here are the closures organized by the roads they impact:
I5 in Seattle:
-Ther Mercer on/off-ramps from I5 will be CLOSED from 11pm Friday through 5am Monday. The University Street on-ramp to NB I5 will also be closed.
-Up to THREE LANES of Northbound I5 at the Ship Canal Bridge will be CLOSED from 11pm Saturday to 9am Sunday for pavement repair.
-Up to THREE LANES of Northbound I5 at the Ship Canal Bridge will be CLOSED from 11pm Sunday to 5am Monday for pavement repair.
I90 in Bellevue:
-One lane of Eastbound I90 from Bellevue Way to I405 will CLOSE from 5am-7am Saturday for bridge inspection.
-The HOV lane Eastbound I90 from Bellevue Way to I405 will CLOSE from 7-10am Saturday for bridge inspection.
SR99 near SeaTac:
-Southbound SR99 ramp to EB SR518 will be CLOSED from 11pm-6am Friday-Saturday and Saturday-Sunday for concrete replacement.
I405 in Bothell/Kirkland:
-Up to three lanes of Southbound 405 will be CLOSED from NE 70th St and SR520 from 8pm Saturday. Lanes will start reopening at 5am Sunday.
-The NE 85th St on-ramp to Southbound 405 will be CLOSED from 10pm Saturday to 8am Sunday.
-The NE 70th St on-ramp to Southbound 405 and the Southbound 405 off-ramp to NE 70th St will be CLOSED from 8pm Saturday to 8am Sunday.
SR513 in Seattle (Montlake Boulevard):
-ALL Northbound lanes of SR513/Montlake Bouldvard between NE Pacific St and NE Pacific Place will be CLOSED from 7pm Friday to 4am Monday for Sound Transit work. One Southbound lane will also be closed. Detours will be posted.
I5 Skagit Detours: Here is the information from the DOT.
Friday June 7: Marivers vs. NY Yankees, Safeco, 7:10pm
Saturday June 8: Mariners vs. NY Yankees, Safeco, 1:10pm
Saturday June 8: Souders vs. Vancouver Whitecaps, Century Link, 7:30pm
Sunday June 9: Mariners vs. NY Yankees, Safeco, 1:10pm
Sunday June 9: Seattle Pacific University Graduation, Key Arena, 2pm
PLAN AHEAD this weekend!!!!


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Shoes are arguably the most important accessory when assembling your holiday ensemble, which is why we've curated a selection of festive footwear for you today, dear readers! From sequin-encrusted flats to bow-embellished pumps, we're quite certain after today's slideshow you'll be prepared for whatever seasonal activity comes your way!
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Chinese Program
Chinese Course Offerings
The Chinese Language and Culture Program started in the fall of 1968 as part of the Tri-College East Asian Studies Program. It is one of the earliest Chinese language and culture programs in the state of Minnesota.
The following courses serve to fulfill the global language requirement at CSB/SJU:
- Chinese 111 (Elementary Chinese I)
- Chinese 112 (Elementary Chinese II)
- Chinese 211 (Intermediate Chinese I)
We also offer the following upper division classes:
- CHIN 212 (Intermediate Chinese II)
- CHIN 311 (Chinese Conversation/Composition I)
- CHIN 312 (Chinese Conversation/Composition II)
- MCLT 315: Chinese Literature in Translation
Fulfills humanities, intercultural and gender requirements of the common curriculum, and counts toward the Chinese minor (through the Languages & Cultures Department), Asian Studies major and minor (through the Asian Studies Program) - GEND 290B Chinese Women in Literature
Fulfills humanities, intercultural and gender requirements of the common curriculum. Also counts toward the Chinese minor (through the Languages & Cultures Department), Asian Studies major and minor (through the Asian Studies Program), and Gender Studies major and minor (through the Gender Studies Program)
The Chinese Minor Program
We offer a Chinese minor (20 credits) through the Department of Languages and Cultures (LC).
This includes the following classes:
- CHIN 311 or 312 (4)
- One Chinese studies course from the Asian Studies Program or the Gender Studies Department, such as GEND 290 B: Chinese Women in Literature, HIST 316: China in Revolution, 1800-1949, and HIST 317: The People's Republic of China
Note: Some of the study abroad courses taken at the Southwest University can count towards the minor. For questions on credit transfer, please contact Dr. Sophia Geng.
Cultural Activities
There are numerous opportunities throughout each semester for students to engage in cultural activities on campus. Among those events are the Dumpling Social, Chinese Corner, and Movie Night.
Making Chinese dumplings at the Dumpling Social
Study Abroad in China
Students at CSB/SJU have the option of studying in China for an entire semester or for a three-week summer term.
As a study abroad student in China, you have the opportunity to admire Chinese traditions in calligraphy and painting, to participate in Wushu or martial arts, and to appreciate the natural beauty of the rural countryside, and bamboo forests of the panda.
- Explore the cultural heritage and historical richness of China.
- Travel to Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Guangzhou, Zhanjiang, Xuwen, and Hainan Island.
- Be introduced to intercultural communication, Chinese language, Chinese history, and Chinese culture.
- Stay with a Chinese host family.
- Participate in the traditional forms and rituals of martial arts.
For more information, view our Education Abroad programs in China or contact Sophia Geng.
May Term to Mainland China and Hong Kong