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Rochester ( or ) is a city on the southern shore of Lake Ontario in western New York State. Rochester is the third most populous city in New York, with over 210,000 residents, and its metropolitan area has a population of nearly 1.1 million people.

Rochester was one of America's first boomtowns, rising to prominence as the site of many flour mills along the Genesee River, and then as a major hub of manufacturing. Several of the region's universities (notably the University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology) have renowned research programs. In addition, Rochester is the site of many important inventions and innovations in consumer products. The Rochester area has been the birthplace to such corporations as Kodak, Western Union, Bausch & Lomb, Gleason and Xerox that conduct extensive research and manufacturing in the fields of industrial and consumer products. Until 2010, the Rochester metropolitan area was the second-largest regional economy in New York State, according to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, after the New York City metropolitan area. Rochester's GMP has since ranked just below that of Buffalo, New York, while still exceeding it in per-capita income.

The 25th edition of the "Places Rated Almanac" rated Rochester as the "most livable city" in 2007, among 379 U.S. metropolitan areas. In 2010 "Forbes" rated Rochester as the third-best place to raise a family. In 2012 Kiplinger rated Rochester as the fifth-best city for families, citing low cost of living, top public schools, and a low jobless rate.

1. What city has a population of 210,000?
2. What were there many of back then?
3. And it became a large hub for what?
4. Name an institution there with a well regarding program for research?
5. Name another.
6. Which contact lense related company started there?
7. Were there any others?
8. What the name of the company born there that has a photograph related service
9. Which Metro area is larger?
10. What does it beat it though?
11. What name did it get in 2007?
12. By?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Rochester
2. flour mills
3. manufacturing.
4. University of Rochester
5. Rochester Institute of Technology
6. Bausch & Lomb
7. no
8. Kodak
9. Buffalo
10. per-capita income
11. most livable city
12. Places Rated Almanac

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More college graduates in China are seeking for work experience instead of advanced degrees, a survey shows. The practical approach, coupled with a record number of students graduating from college, is expected to strengthen competition in the job market, analysts said.

More than 76 percent of university students said they wanted to work after earning their degrees this summer, up from 68.5 percent in 2012 and 73.6 percent last year, according to poll results from Zhaopin.com, a major online agency, Zhu Bo.

The annual survey also shows that about 20 percent university graduates chose to further education after graduation, while about 3 percent wanted to start their own businesses.

Zeng Hao ,a 25-year-old media major, managed to land a job in a publishing company in Zhongshan, Guangdong province, before he received his master's degree from the University of Macau in June. " Work experience really matters in the publishing industry" he said.

Wei Guihong , a program administrator at Nanjing University, said about 60 percent of the school's graduates entered the labor market every year. "More and more students majoring in a foreign language choose to go abroad to continue their studies to improve their language skills," she said continuously, "That's perhaps a bright future."

Liu Junsheng , a researcher at the Labor and Wage Institute of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, believes that economic conditions play a vital role in shaping college graduates' choices ."There were fewer job opportunities in the market. " he said. "Although academic degrees still matter, more and more employers value job seekers' work experience." he said.

The Zhaopin.com survey shows that each of the graduates sent resumes on average to about 28 potential employers and received five interview opportunities.

1. what percent of students start working after graduation?
2. what about the ones who don't?
3. where do some of them go to do so?
4. what country is this happening in?
5. has the amount of graduates wanting to work increased from last year?
6. by how muc?h
7. where did this result come from?
8. what amount of grads want to begin their own business?
9. what did Zeng Hao major in?
10. what line of work did he end up in?
11. where?
12. what kind of degree did he receive?
13. from which school?
14. around how many applications do grads send out?
15. and how many interviews do they go on?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. 60 percent
2. some chose to further their education
3. seeking work experience instead of advanced degrees
4. China
5. yes
6. 7.5%
7. Zhaopin.com,
8. 3 percent
9. media
10. at a publishing company
11. Zhongshan, Guangdong province,
12. masters
13. University of Macau
14. about 28
15. Five

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What would life be like if you give up using your cell phone? Will it become boring? Twenty-eight eighth-graders at St. Matthew School in San Francisco will tell you it can still be rich and colorful. These students took part in their school's "tech-free" challenge. They couldn't use cell phones for two weeks from Nov 11 to Nov 22. The idea was to help students understand how technology has affected their lives, said Denise Uhl, principal of the school. Uhl did a survey on technology usage among the eighth-graders before thinking of the challenge. She found that 84 percent of the students said they didn't like it "when everyone was on their cell phones", but they didn't know what to do about it. The answer was actually easy --- to stop constantly using cell phones. To help students understand the point, Uhl created the activity. It was warmly welcomed among students. "I wanted to sign up for the tech-free challenge because it was just really a good idea to do it," eighth-grader Joe told local newspaper Catholic San Francisco. "I wanted to get closer to my family. And it really worked. I started to hang out with my family more. We watched more family movies and we played a lot of board games." The activity also helped students develop their interests. During the two weeks, Lucas said he spent much more time outside, picking lemons in his garden. Maddie finished a painting and Cassie created a scarf on a loom .

1. Will life be exciting without a phone?
2. When did the students stop using phones for the challenge?
3. Where was the school loacted?
4. What was the name of the educational building?
5. What was the name of the head professor?
6. Name one of the individuals that partook in the study.
7. Did he spend more time outdoors?
8. Who else partook in the study?
9. What did she do while not on her telephone?
10. What local paper wrote about the project?
11. Could the children play apps on the telephone while on the project?
12. Did the children think the project was beneficial?
13. Who was a local 8th grader who screened films with loved ones?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. can be
2. Nov 11 to Nov 22
3. San Francisco
4. St. Matthew School
5. Denise Uhl
6. Lucas
7. YES
8. Maddie
9. finished a painting
10. local newspaper Catholic San Francisco
11. No
12. yes
13. Joe