The imported long-life milk is ok if you opt for the lower fat versions. They don't seem to have the aftertaste of the full fat versions.
I would buy the fresh milk, but getting to the shops is inconvenient. I usually by 50 Ltr at a go in Metro.
I don't know how long you have been in China, so forgive me if I am telling you what you already know.
The problem with fresh milk, that you need to be aware of, unless you know the farmer, and get it from the farm beware.
In Zhengzhou, the guy would turn up every morning with a milk churn. However most of us thought it had been watered down. Milk from the cow is rarely if ever thin and always high fat. If you think the milk may have been watered, you don't know where the water came from. Gerardia is almost endemic in SW China.
If you think that a farmer would not water for profit, when selling to people he does not know, then you have not been in China very long. And let me add that the closer to Beijing you get the more ethics there seems to be, hmmm! (clears throat), this is relative. Kunming is further from BJ than ZZ.
You can get home market milk, but there have been scandals even with the biggest producers. That is why most of us now opt for imported milk. You can get home produced pasturised milk in the supermarket. You buy this in 1Ltr tetra packs. Or you can get the bags of milk, but these are usually only about 100-250ml, or thereabouts. Most of this comes from Mongolia or Shanghai (hardly local).
The imported long-life milk is ok if you opt for the lower fat versions. They don't seem to have the aftertaste of the full fat versions.
I would buy the fresh milk, but getting to the shops is inconvenient. I usually by 50 Ltr at a go in Metro.
I don't know how long you have been in China, so forgive me if I am telling you what you already know.
The problem with fresh milk, that you need to be aware of, unless you know the farmer, and get it from the farm beware.
In Zhengzhou, the guy would turn up every morning with a milk churn. However most of us thought it had been watered down. Milk from the cow is rarely if ever thin and always high fat. If you think the milk may have been watered, you don't know where the water came from. Gerardia is almost endemic in SW China.
If you think that a farmer would not water for profit, when selling to people he does not know, then you have not been in China very long. And let me add that the closer to Beijing you get the more ethics there seems to be, hmmm! (clears throat), this is relative. Kunming is further from BJ than ZZ.
You can get home market milk, but there have been scandals even with the biggest producers. That is why most of us now opt for imported milk. You can get home produced pasturised milk in the supermarket. You buy this in 1Ltr tetra packs. Or you can get the bags of milk, but these are usually only about 100-250ml, or thereabouts. Most of this comes from Mongolia or Shanghai (hardly local).
I know the AIHS offer more that for FT (16hr). Visa and live in package.
Breaking contracts, as in leaving without notice, is not advised (as mentioned above)
Uni contracts usually state that there should be no outside work, without permission; and so it is allowed. Unless it affects your teaching for them, they don't care.
Apart from exam time, your 16 hours is just that. The rest of the time is yours. If you are an experienced English teacher, then very little class prep is needed. However, subject teaching requires a lot more work (as mentioned in Sbs earlier post).
My current batch was made with a flavourless yog that I think had sugar. It turned out fine.
I would be concerned about using a flavoured yog. If the flavour was acidic/fruit juice, it may cause separation. I had this with my first batch.
This turned out like cottage cheese, and so I assume the Yog machine can help with making cottage cheese.
I see on CGTN that the government has just released its 3rd wave of environmental inspectors across the nation, to evaluate local government performance. It looks like they are getting serious this time.
Also a good example of why due process, and public defenders are needed. This includes the defense having access to forensic evidence.
This guy was lucky.
@ Peter, people have been jailed for handling stolen rental bikes, there was a news story on local TV a couple of weeks back, and I think people were jailed in 3 separate cases. I think in two cases it was 15 days, I think the cops are targeting this, as the whole bike thing is a government initiative.
There are also grass roots volunteer groups liberating stolen bikes, and reporting stolen bikes. I think people trying would get reported, unusual for china as that is.
These bikes are probably too highly visible and recognizable to just chuck on the back of a sanlun che, and ride them through a scrap metal dealer's gates.
I visited Dali, 2-3 years ago, and cycling around the lake I could not believe that they had built hotels/guest houses along the shore side.
One also needs to think about the run off from the construction sites, going into the lake, with local small building firms doing the jobs.
I am glad that they finally jumped on this.
A few years ago, someone told me that several thousand Chinese business men, on business trips, just disappear every year. I am sure that shipments of goods disappear at an even more alarming rate. I wonder how many truck drivers are hijacked heading south and west, once they leave China. Probably a very big business opportunity for a logistics security service provider, with experience of this kind of work; which FSG seems to have.
A reasonable choice of lumber that has improved over time. Fancy hardwoods like walnut, and mahogany are in abundance. There are some plywood and rubber-wood boards available. There are also some kiln dried imported softwoods and merbao available. Some of the lumber is very green, so look for the kiln dried if you need stable timbers.
Echo everything said by others.
Breakfast great and the serve from 8am. Most other places say 9am and they still are not ready.
Sandwiches are cheap 22-32, and really packed full of filling. We got some sandwiches for a day out, the only mistake I made was ordering two, as this was too much. These are seriously good sangars, and they are wrapped in alu foil.
In fairness to Metro, they are a wholesalers, and not really a supermarket. Hence the need for a card, which can be got around.
They have improved in the year I have been away. They now carry a more consistent range of imported foodstuffs and they also seem to have sorted out the mported milk supply.
They have a wider range of electrical appliances now, there is a coice of more than one toast. There is also a better range of seasonal non foods, like clothes, shoes, garden furniture and camping gear.
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Up to 1,000 Dali businesses to close in face of new policy
Posted byI see on CGTN that the government has just released its 3rd wave of environmental inspectors across the nation, to evaluate local government performance. It looks like they are getting serious this time.
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Posted byAlso a good example of why due process, and public defenders are needed. This includes the defense having access to forensic evidence.
This guy was lucky.
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Posted by@ Peter, people have been jailed for handling stolen rental bikes, there was a news story on local TV a couple of weeks back, and I think people were jailed in 3 separate cases. I think in two cases it was 15 days, I think the cops are targeting this, as the whole bike thing is a government initiative.
There are also grass roots volunteer groups liberating stolen bikes, and reporting stolen bikes. I think people trying would get reported, unusual for china as that is.
These bikes are probably too highly visible and recognizable to just chuck on the back of a sanlun che, and ride them through a scrap metal dealer's gates.
Up to 1,000 Dali businesses to close in face of new policy
Posted byI visited Dali, 2-3 years ago, and cycling around the lake I could not believe that they had built hotels/guest houses along the shore side.
One also needs to think about the run off from the construction sites, going into the lake, with local small building firms doing the jobs.
I am glad that they finally jumped on this.
Blackwater founder bringing new security firm to China
Posted byA few years ago, someone told me that several thousand Chinese business men, on business trips, just disappear every year. I am sure that shipments of goods disappear at an even more alarming rate. I wonder how many truck drivers are hijacked heading south and west, once they leave China. Probably a very big business opportunity for a logistics security service provider, with experience of this kind of work; which FSG seems to have.