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*** 2013 Emergency Contact Information (updated on 05/07/13)
I. To Listen Heart Beats Of The City
A. International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT) Studio:
The studio has online webcam, live DJ talks, pop music tailored to college students, instant music logs, chat room to make friends, podcasts, etc.
To view the DJ live on Webcam: (Note: the time in Taiwan is 13 hours ahead of the U.S., DJ talks start at 7pm US time on weekdays)
http://www.icrt.com.tw/listen_ourwebcan.php?poId=3&ptId=3
To play the live broadcast: (This link can be used when the Webcam video connections have reached their cap.)
http://www.icrt.com.tw/listen_online.php?pageOneId=6&pageTwoId=18&poId=3&ptId=1
To review program schedule:
http://www.icrt.com.tw/onair_program_ie.php
To find out the top 10 songs of the week:
http://www.icrt.com.tw/onair_top10.php?top_type=1&poId=5&ptId=19&pthreeId=16
To keep track of songs on music log:
http://www.icrt.com.tw/listen_musiclog.php?pageOneId=6&pageTwoId=19&poId=3&ptId=7
To connect ICRT listeners via Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=55062882352&ref=mf#!/group.php?gid=55062882352&v=info
B. Radio Television Honk Kong (RTHK) Radio Stations:
The RTHK has five stations, two (#3 & #4) of which are broadcasts online in English. Video programs are available on podcasts.
To listen Radio Station 3:
http://programme.rthk.hk/channel/radio/player_popup.php?type=live&player=media&rid=174
To listen Radio Station 4:
http://programme.rthk.hk/channel/radio/player_popup.php?type=live&player=media&rid=175
To review program schedule:
http://programme.rthk.hk/channel/radio/channel_index.php
To watch podcast stations: (podcast programs are updated regularly)
http://podcast.rthk.hk/podcast/index.php?lang=en-US
II. Program Items
A. Affiliated Universities
National Chengchi University in Taipei: http://www.nccu.edu.tw/english/
National Central Police University in Taoyuan: http://www.cpu.edu.tw
WuFeng Technology University in Chiayi: http://www.wfu.edu.tw
B. Lodgings
1. National Chengchi University International House in Taipei:
http://incoming.iep.nccu.edu.tw/sites/default/files/International%20House1.pdf
2. WuFeng Technology University in Chiayi:
http://www2.wfu.edu.tw/wp/lifehouse/
3. Y-Loft Hostel in Hong Kong:
http://http://www.youthsquare.hk/eng/yloft_hostel_rooms/
C. Campus Instructions
1. Step by Step to Study Abroad:
http://www.valdosta.edu/cip/StudyAbroadGuide.shtml
2. Steps for Students with Financial Aid Studying Abroad:
http://www.valdosta.edu/cip/StudentswithFinancialAid.shtml
D. USG Study Abroad Orientation Handbook
http://www.valdosta.edu/crju/taiwan-hk/documents/USG_Handbook.pdf
E. City Exploration
Hong Kong Tourism Board:
This governmental website provides easy links to different interests.
To review main attractions and descriptions:
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/attractions/sightseeing-guide.html
To find things to do:
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/index.html
To plan your own sightseeing:
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/planner/eng/
Taipei Travel Net:
This site is sponsored by the Tourism Bureau of the Taipei City Government, it offers maps, videos, albums, sightseeing guides, flash games, everything useful for foreign tourists to know.
http://www.taipeitravel.net/en/
Wikitravel:
This website provides useful information for travels in the above cities. Enter the city name in the search box at the site to locate particular link to a city.
F. Learning Chinese
Chinese also known as Mandarin is a common language used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. The following link takes beginning learners to a multimedia site where Chinese can be learned easily and interactively.
http://edu.ocac.gov.tw/interact/ebook/digitalPublish2/cn500/class/shock/index2.htm (If Internet Explore browser does not work, you should try Mozilla Firefox)