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Use Co-Workers to Help You Get a Job Out of Your Internship
Trying to turn that internship into a real job come graduation? This is just one of many tips in our Internship-to-Job Series.
If you want to work full-time where you intern, sometimes, all you need to do is make sure that everyone in the office knows – in fact, spreading the word is the key to entering most job markets. You need a lot of people looking for jobs for you. You need people on your side. The people you work with at an internship aren't thinking about you unless you give them a reason to. And people in other departments probably don't even you're an intern.
There are two ways to making sure co-workers know you're on the job hunt:
For low-level co-workers – your "pals" – it's okay to straight-up ask them to keep a look out for work, and to spread the word among their peers.
For upper-level co-workers and people you don't know, it's a little more difficult. You need to implicitly ask for a job. Blatantly asking a high-level VP or a boss for a job will seem needy and desperate. Instead, you want to use your internship as access for an "informational interview" – you can Google that, if you're not sure what it is. Basically, you're going to schedule a meeting with them to "ask for career advice." You can schedule that sort of thing through an introduction at the company or even by a cold email.
When it comes time for the chat, let them connect the dots. Someone who is about to graduate and is asking for career advice clearly needs job. They'll take note. Also, make sure they know you love working at their company.
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Born with the sight, Lara McInnis is ambivalent about her paranormal ability. Oh it's useful enough some of the time with her psychotherapy patients. But mostly it's an embarrassment and an inconvenience—especially when her visions drag her to other worlds. Or into Goblin dens. In spite of escalating violence, incipient food shortages and frequent power blackouts, Lara is still far too attached to the comfortable life she shares with her boyfriend, Trevor, a flight attendant who lost his job when aviation fuel got so expensive—and so scarce—his airline went out of business. Forced to seek assistance to hone her unusual abilities in Psyche's Prophecy, Book I of this series, Lara is still quite the neophyte in terms of either summoning or bending her magic to do much of anything.
Reluctantly roped into channeling her unpredictable psychic talents to help a detective who saved her from a psychopathic killer, Lara soon finds herself stranded in the murky underbelly of a world inhabited by demons. The Sidhe offer hope, but they are so high-handed Lara stubbornly resists their suggestions. Riots, death on all sides, a mysterious accident and one particular demon targeting her, push Lara to make some hard decisions. When all seems lost, the Dreaming, nestled in the heart of Celtic magic, calls out to her. Heeding its summons brings sorrow, while opening the gates to a new life.
"With multiple threats brewing, Psyche's Prophecy builds up with intense suspense, keeping me from putting it down. The paranormal aspect of it is very interesting, and the characters are so well developed they seemed like real people. I especially enjoyed the deepening relationship between Lara and her boyfriend, Trev. They learn to trust in each other, and their love pulls them through the hardships they face. Ann Gimpel uses her own expertise as a psychologist to make this story believable. Her prose flows in beautiful sentences, making it fun and easy to read." --Book Reviews by Aubrie
Chapter One
Doctor Lara McInnis began the day clinging to a slender island of solace. Hours later, waves of patients, errands and phone calls had pounded against that island till it was nothing but a rubble heap. Rubbing wearily at her eyes, Lara finally gave up and closed them. For a moment or two she thought she might get away with it, but then an image of Arabel, her longtime receptionist, lying in a pool of her own blood rose out of some subterranean reservoir. The grizzly scene was so real, Lara's stomach clenched. And then, like an unwelcome tape loop, it played again. And again. Opening her eyes didn't help one whit. Arabel was just as bloody and just as dead.
Lara collapsed into the chair generally reserved for her patients. Outside her western window a scarlet sunset streaked the Seattle skyline, adding its bloody motif to the one already playing in her head. Disgusted with herself, she got to her feet and began pacing the length of her spacious office, burning a track in the Oriental rug. She knew she should be boxing up client files, but couldn't force herself back to a task she was ambivalent about—at least not until she could get her emotions under better control.
The doorknob rattled. It startled her, and Lara's heart jumped into overdrive. In her current state, the familiar sound was like a reproach. "How could I not have locked it with everything that's going on?" she muttered as she rushed into the outer office. Arabel's desk, another Oriental rug and ornate Victorian furniture with floral upholstery flashed past the edges of her vision, but she was focused on the door as she watched the knob slowly turning.
This is ridiculous, she told herself. It's probably a pharmaceutical salesman thinking I'm a psychiatrist.
Or that demon that's been dogging you, a darker inner voice insinuated.
Since the only other option was throwing herself out a second-story window and hoping for the best, Lara crossed the few feet to the door and yanked it open. A decidedly overweight woman jerked her hand away from the doorknob and eyed Lara balefully out of rheumy, blue eyes. Pale brown hair, going gray, was gathered into an untidy bun, and fat rolls bulged over too-tight jeans and under an inadequate T-shirt.
"Missus Stone." Lara tried to smile as she coaxed her heart back to a normal rhythm.
"Hmmmmph, surprised you remember me."
"Of course I do." Lara stepped aside, gesturing for the woman to enter. The last thing she wanted was another patient visit, but it would verge on the unethical—never mind the rude—to ask Myra Stone to go away without at least finding out what she wanted.
Lara waited while Myra stalked past her, looked inside the inner office and circled back to stand in front of Lara, hands on her hips. "Guess she's not here," Myra snapped as she sat down in one of the reception chairs.
"If you're looking for Caren, no; she's not," Lara agreed, mystified. "Is your stepdaughter missing?"
The woman grunted. She still had an expression on her face that could curdle milk, but she knotted her fingers together and said, "How about if you sit down, and you and me can have a little talk?"
"Okay." Lara kept her voice as neutral as she could, pulled the office door shut—taking care to lock it this time—and rolled Arabel's chair out. Her butt had barely grazed the seat cushion when the woman started talking.
"I don't think spending time here is helping Caren. Nope, not at all," Myra complained in an unpleasant, nasal twang. "I never know where she is. She's still taking what doesn't belong to her; and that father of hers, well he's not any help at all. So it's just me." Accusatory eyes drilled into Lara. "All my real kids turned out fine. This one, she's just a bad seed." Rooting around in a battered handbag, Myra pulled out a cigarette. "Do you mind?"
"Uh, yes; I'd prefer you didn't smoke," Lara managed, struck by the gall of the woman and offended to hear her belittle her stepdaughter so blatantly. Caren had said Myra hated her, but Lara had assumed it was just teenaged hyperbole.
Myra stuffed the cigarette into her T-shirt pocket and pushed her bulk upright. "Not much reason for me to stay," she muttered. "Really thought she'd be here. You're the only one she ever says anything good about."
If she felt like one of your real kids, maybe she'd say good things about you—or feel safe enough to love you . . . Discouraged by the woman's callousness—after all, Caren had been through hell in her sixteen years—Lara stood, too. Trying for a positive spin, she said, "You must be concerned, or you wouldn't have come looking for Caren. Would you like to make an appointment, Missus Stone? I already told you on the phone I'm closing my practice, but I'd be glad to find a time slot for you in the next couple of weeks. We could talk about some of the challenges of step-parenting and how hard it is for abused children to learn to trust—"
"Nah." Myra waved her to silence. "Hell, my uncle did me and I didn't turn out like her. I didn't cut school or steal stuff. Or carve on myself." Shuffling over to the door, she pulled it open and stalked out into the hall, the tiny chink in her armor replaced by a brittle, defensive anger.
"Well, think about it," Lara persisted, addressing the woman's back as Myra headed for a stairwell. Drawing the door shut behind her, she retreated to her office, thinking that Myra could do with a smattering of psychotherapy herself. Yeah, like about ten years worth. Crimson from the sunset bled through stained-glass windows, casting her familiar furniture in an eerie light. Lara wrapped her arms around herself, seeking the warmth of her own body for comfort.
That poor child . . . From abusive kin to a stepmother who doesn't want her. Sorrow for Caren replaced the Arabel tape loop as color faded from the room. Lara decided it was an improvement, all in all, and she kicked a box over a few inches so she could open the lower drawer of her filing cabinet. Pushing her long red hair back over her shoulders, she proceeded to dump banded files into the banker's box without any particular regard for order.
The outer door of her office rattled again. This time, though, it was a key sound.
"In here, Trev," she called back, straightening to greet her longtime boyfriend.
Trevor, his usually buoyant mood notably subdued, held out his arms. "'Lo, Lara. Sorry I'm a bit late but . . . well, never mind; it will keep." He scanned the room with his intensely blue eyes, taking in her half-finished packing job. "How much more . . ." he began tentatively as he put his arms round her for a hug.
Shooting him a look laced with pain, she shook her head. "I don't know. I'm doing this as fast as I can in between seeing patients who want a last session or two. Thank god Arabel started calling all of them before . . ."
His arms tightened around her. "Doesn't matter, love. It'll be done eventually." Blonde curls brushing against her face, he kneaded her shoulders with both hands. "Bloody hell, you're wound up tighter than a spring." The familiar clipped tones of his British accent washed over her like a balm.
"Feels heavenly," she breathed. "I didn't realize how . . ." Her voice trailed off.
"Well, maybe I did, but I've been forcing myself not to pay attention." She pulled away, sinking onto the floral couch spanning part of one wall. Exhaustion dragged at her as she dropped her head into her hands, rocking slightly.
Pushing a couple of boxes out of the way, Trevor joined her. "I miss Arabel, too, you know." There was a catch in his voice that he tried to clear away. "Any of those ready to take home?" he asked, pointing at the half dozen boxes littering the floor.
"Yeah, those three." She jabbed her index finger at a corner of the room. "They're records from patients I haven't seen in at least a couple of years."
"What are you going to do with the others?" His voice was gentle, but he placed a finger under her chin, forcing her to look at him. "What are you saving them for?"
"Guess I can't very well keep any of them," she muttered. "It's not like we're even going to be here after a little while."
"No," he agreed solemnly. "It's not. And we're not."
Pursing her lips into a thin line, she found her feet. "Okay, then," she snapped, angry with the universe that seemed to be stealing her life away. Pulling open file drawers, she grabbed a few charts and dumped them onto her desk. "I need these since I'm not quite done with these people, but all the rest can go."
Nodding, Trevor joined her in front of the twin horizontal files, and together they began to move twenty years worth of Lara's psychology practice into the waiting cartons. "You'll need more boxes," he noted after a few minutes. "Lots more."
"Thought we could fill these, dump them at home, and then I'd just bring the empties back tomorrow and begin all over."
"Ah, brilliant. Of course; that's the obvious thing to do." Grunting, he shouldered a box and headed for the door. "I'll be back directly for another."
"Right behind you," she said, picking up a box. "I do feel better when I'm doing something other than wallowing in my own misery."
"That's my girl," he shot back over his shoulder.
The minute Trevor opened the door of his old Mercedes convertible, Gunter, their eleven-week-old German Shepherd lunged out of the car, making a beeline for Lara. The little black puppy yipped, whined and launched himself at her, pulling at her wool skirt with his claws. "There, there, little man," she cooed, putting her box down so she could unhook his feet from the fabric of her skirt. "Yes, yes; I've missed you, too."
As she fondled the puppy, she glanced at Trevor. Dressed in faded blue jeans, a green chambray shirt and a tan corduroy blazer, his tall, lanky frame exuded its usual casual elegance. "How'd your day go?" she asked.
"Not bad," he replied, shoving his box of files into the car's small trunk and reaching for the one she'd set on the sidewalk. "We'll have to put the rest in your car, love. No more room in here." He slammed the car's boot. "I started really taking stock of what's in our house . . . and making lists. Went down to the waterfront, too." His lips curved wryly. "Didn't find much in the way of antique farm equipment, but I did get some leads. Bloke at the flea market looked at me as if I were daft."
She flashed him a weak smile. "Well, dear, I suppose it's not every day they get customers hunting for scythes, or whatever it was you asked for."
"Let's get those other boxes down here. Then we can walk the pup before we go home."
Lara inclined her head and turned to go back into her building. Lucky for us the electricity's not on the fritz. It's almost dark out here. Power outages had been hit-and-miss. More often than not, she'd had to use a flashlight to find her way out of her building. Back in the office, she continued throwing files willy-nilly into the boxes she'd bought earlier that day. An orderly part of her rebelled when she looked at the files, no longer alphabetized, lying on their sides like beached whales. "It doesn't matter," she muttered fiercely. "All we're going to do is burn them."
She remembered something Raven had told her. Your thought patterns are still trapped in your old life. That is what has brought modern civilization to the brink of extinction: an intransigent unwillingness to change anything.
As she thought about Raven, a vision of the tall, broad-shouldered Sidhe with his flowing black hair filled her mind; and the amulet Lillian had given her, nestled between her breasts on its golden chain, thrummed approvingly. Lara grasped the moonstone through the fabric of her teal silk blouse, enjoying its warmth. Raven and Lillian: two ancient creatures, somehow alive and well in the early years of the twenty-first century. Doesn't matter why or how, I'm just glad they're here, helping us.
Trevor strode back into her inner office. "Got another box ready?" he asked, looking confused. "I know you told me earlier, but I don't remember."
"Uh-huh." She crooked a finger off to the side. "That one. I'll just finish this one and cart it out. Then there'll only be two more to fill and we can head home."
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• Length: 300 Pages
Release Date: November 30, 2011
•Gypsy Shadow Publishing
Ann Gimpel is a clinical psychologist, with a Jungian bent, who practices in a very isolated area high in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. Her avocations include mountaineering, skiing, wilderness photography and, of course, writing. A lifelong aficionado of the unusual, she began writing speculative fiction a few years ago. Since then her short fiction has appeared in a number of magazines, webzines and anthologies. She has published three novels, Psyche's Prophecy, Psyche's Search and Psyche's Promise. A husband, grown children, grandchildren and three wolf hybrids round out her family.
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How would you spend the day if the world was ending tomorrow?
I would make a delicious pasta meal, sit in the sunshine drinking wine and proclaim my love to family and friends!
Your best and/or worst meals ever
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Where might your fantasy road trip take you?
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Lachlan Balfour is a law and arts student who's been at bFM since mid-2017. When he's not reading cases you can find him tweeting about British politics, prison reform and complaining about public transport.
On the wire today: we speak with Te Roopu Nahinara National Party MP Amy Adams, on Simon Bridges expense leaks and the assisted dying bill that is being debated in parliament now.
Next, Producer, Stewart Sowman-Lund speaks with Ian Magan from the New Zealand Promoters Association, following the news that the Commerce Commission will be taking Viagogo to court over ticket resales.
Following that, we cross to Rachel McDonald to find out what is happening in Australian news, as a Senotor's maiden speach has been condemned by other politicians for being too racist.
After that, Laura Kvigstad speaks with senior lecturer, Bruce Cohen and dean of the faculty of arts, Robert Greenberg about course deletions in the school of social sciences at Auckland Uni.
And finally, Kelly Enright comes back to speak with Kitty Lin about the chinese vegan valentine's dinner and what it means to eat sustainably.
A new Senator's maiden speech was so racist, Australia's most prominent racist politician condemned it, the Australian government is tearing itself apart over a proposed energy plan, and the Australian bushfire season is here already, with out of control bushfires sparking around New South Wales this week.
On Wednesday, the Commerce Commission announced it will be taking ticket resale site Viagogo to court, saying it breached the Fair Trading Act.
Since the start of last year, the Commission has received more than 400 complaints about the Switzerland-based website, primarily concerned with the selling of fake tickets. However, is Viagogo the only source of problems for promoters, performers and consumers in the entertainment industry?
Ian Magan is a member of the New Zealand Promoters Association. Stewart Sowman-Lund spoke with him following the Commerce Commission's announcement, and started by asking him how good the news is.
Kitty Lin, founder of Vegan Restaurant, Green Time, speaks to Kelly about sustainability and food creativity. The restaurant is involved with two events this week, celebrating culture and food creativity with a climate conscious and vegan twist.
The first is known as 'the Night of Sevens', or Chinese Valentines Day, celebrates the Legend of 'The Cowheard and the Weaver Girl' where the seventh daughter of the heavens and a human boy fell so deeply in love they gave up their heavenly and worldly duties. This festivity is being held as part of American Express Auckland Restaurant Month. Kelly asked first, what traditions they are bringing to this celebration.
Senior Lecturer, Bruce Cohen explains what the process of cutting courses in the school of social sciences has been like and what he expects the ramifications will be for the deletions. To hear the full story click here.
This Day in History takes us back to 2012 for the Marikana mine shooting, which left dozens of striking workers dead.
Oscar spoke to Pippa Coom, the chair of the Waitemata Local Board about the proposed planning for the potential reinvigoration of Te Wai Orea Western Springs Park. Focussing in on it as the intersection of urban planning and democratic participation, We looked more into the processes than the details of the project itself, discussing the involvement of public in these processes, the health of our natural public spaces and the importance of holistic planning moving forward.
Maori students and staff of the University of Waikato flocked to the Office of the Vice-Chancellor Neil Quigley in their dozens on Tuesday, to protest the restructuring of New Zealand's first independent school for Maori studies. The remodelling comes only 18 months after the faculty became independent. Both Maori students and their supporters gathered to sing waiata and protest peacefully, presenting their case to the Vice Chancellor with "aroha" and a Mana Maori that they hope will show they want to come to a resolution without any conflict. Truly Harding, a student at the University, spoke to reporter Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira today about what the restructuring means for those students taking Maori and Indigenous studies, and why the issue is so important for Modern Maori to get involved with.
This interview is a highly anticipated one. Lillian Hanly got to speak with Dr Cornel West and asked him to introduce himself with a one liner - he called himself a black intellectual freedom fighter. This encompasses his many roles as an American philosopher, political activist, author, social critic and commentator. He has been a professor at Harvard, Princeton and Yale Universities. He calls himself a jazz man in the world of ideas, and often speaks through his love of jazz and blues music. He's even made a number of spoken word and hip hop albums. Other important things you might want to know about him is that he was in both the Matrix sequels. His work focuses on race, gender and class in American society. He is here in Auckland this week for an event called Polarised, a discussion between himself and Douglas Murray, a well known conservative and critic of Islam whose book The Strange Death of Europe gives firsthand accounts and criticisms of mass Islamic immigration and problems of multiculturalism in the EU. Lillian started by asking Dr. West about this event.
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Should You Go for a Nintendo Games Console?
The hardcore Nintendo fans will certainly go for the brand's games latest console or its predecessor to enjoy their favorite games and motion sensing game play. However, most buyers will need to take a closer look at Wii and Wii U to make up their mind. This review is designed to help you with this.
Design and Operation
The Wii U console is longer than its predecessor Wii but it has about the same depth. Its curved edges give it a sleeker appearance. Both consoles have simple and intuitive buttons and disc trays.
The new model works with 25GB optical discs but it is compatible with DVDs so you can enjoy your all time favorite games too. The device does not work with CameCube discs, however.
You can expect powerful yet quiet operation from both Wii and Wii U. They offer excellent graphics too. Even though the devices are excellent performers, many experts consider them not to be quite on par with their main rivals and namely Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Gaming Experience
You can enjoy games in HD format with Wii U and this will definitely enhance your game playing experience. You will find HDMI cables in the package so you can start playing high definition games straight away. Both console offer motion sensor game play. It is intuitive and a lot of fun. You should not expect any performance glitches.
The major experience enhancer, however, is GamePad, the tablet controller of Wii U. It weighs just over a pound and measure 10.2 by 5.3 inches, but it gives you super comfortable gaming experience thanks to the sufficiently large intuitive buttons and the 6.2-inch touchscreen. With GamePad, you can enjoy two-screen gaming and off-TV play. You can readily continue playing even if you have to leave the room. You can also enjoy group games with up to 5 players.
Game Titles
Wii U is backward compatible so you can enjoy your favorite Wii games on it as well. In addition, you will get exclusive titles like Nintendo Land and the AAA New Super Mario Bros. U in high definition. The library, which features plenty of third party titles, offers a huge variety of options. Some popular picks include the Call of Duty, Batman and Assassin's Creed series.
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Another important factor is how long is the warranty for. Most spin bikes have a warranty of at least one year but the more expensive models usually come with two years warranty. In addition a few spin bike companies will come and fix your spin bike in the home and if they can't do that they will come and pick it up and deliver it again or a replacement as quickly as possible.
Best Spin Bikes UK
So now you know all you need to know before buying a spin bike here are our list of the best spin bikes UK customers and the rest of the world for that matter can buy.
Best Spin Bike On A Budget
If you are looking for the best spin bike on a budget look no further. The first models in our spin bike reviews of the best spin bikes UK residents can buy are the budget models.
When buying a cheap spin bike buyers should be wary as there are a number of badly constructed cheap chinese versions out there to be avoided.
JLL IC 200 Indoor Cycling Exercise Bike
Resistance: adjustable friction resistance
Flywheel: 10 Kg
Seat: adjustable both vertically and horizontally
LCD: displays time, speed, distance, calories and odometer
Dimensions: 103 x 51 x 116 cm
Weight: 27 Kg
Warranty: 12 months
Our View
This is without doubt the best spin bike on a budget UK customers can buy. At a little over £100 you get a sturdy well made spin bike with many features that you would expect from more expensive spin bikes. Been direct chain driven there is also the advantage of getting that genuine cycling experience that you don't get with some other models .
This bike comes with a 10 kg flywheel which isn't the heaviest, but it still does the job it is supposed to do and can give a medium intensity workout. The resistance system is friction based which has had one or two bad reviews, due mainly to the fact that these customer spin bike reviews say it wears down too fast. However replacements can be bought for around £7 if the warranty has run out.
The LCD is pretty basic looking with the JLL IC200. Consequently this also means it is easy to navigate through the 5 monitor functions. Speaking of the monitor functions these are as follows time, speed, distance, calories and odometer.
With an adjustable seat and handlebars in addition to a fairly comfortable padded seat this model has many of the perks associated with costlier models.
To sum up for a fraction over £100 this is the best spin bike on a budget. With a good number of customer reviews saying this is the best spin bike for home use at a cheap price, i would recommend taking a look at it if you are looking for good cheap spinning bike.
Best Spin Bike Under £200
Bodymax B2 Exercise Bike
Resistance: magnetic resistance
Flywheel: 22KG
Max user weight: 125kg.
Seat: adjustable both vertically and horizontally
Handlebars: fully adjustable
LCD: time, speed, RPM, distance, calories, telemetric pulse (chest strap optional extra) and temperature
Dimensions: 112cm (H) x 105cm (L) x cm 48(W)
Weight: 34 Kg
Warranty: 1 year home warranty (parts only)
Our View
To be recommended as Amazon's choice model the Bodymax B2 Exercise Bike must have a lot to offer. The first noticeable thing to say about this spinning bike is the price, this is obviously a budget spinning bike, however, it is of very good quality. With a solid and sturdy design any potential buyer is certain to get a very robust model.
In terms of features it comes with a magnetic resistance system and a 13 kg flywheel. With a wide range of resistance, which is adjusted via the quick release tension adjuster, the Bodymax B2 is suitable for both beginners and intermediate users of spin cycles.
The LCD display has a total of 7 monitor functions for tracking workout data these include time, speed, RPM, distance, calories, telemetric pulse (chest strap optional extra) and temperature. Due to the decent amount of monitor functions it is easier to keep track of any improvements with your fitness levels.
The seat and handlebars are both fully adjustable allowing for maximum comfort when you find the perfect riding position. The pedals are self balancing and feature footstraps for a firm and secure footing. So, no more grazes on the old shins! Owwww.
With good customer feedback and a very good 4 star rating on Amazon previous buyers of the Bodymax B2 seem to be very happy with their purchase. This is usually a very good indicator of a good exercise bike.
WE R SPORTS RevXtreme Indoor Aerobic Bike
Resistance: magnetic resistance
Flywheel: 22KG
Max user weight: 125kg.
Seat: adjustable both vertically and horizontally
Handlebars: fully adjustable
LCD: time, speed, distance, calories and odometer
Dimensions: 104 x 107 x 54 cm
Weight: 52 Kg
Warranty: comprehensive warranty included
Our View
Coming in at way under the £200 mark is the RevXtreme indoor exercise bike. The first thing to say about this bike is how easy to assemble it is, the second is that the seat on this spin bike is easily the most comfortable to date that I have used, due too it been very thickly padded. All the attachments are quick release making it easy to adjust the seat and handlebars for multiple users.
The most mentionable features are the very heavy 22 kg flywheel and the overall design. As you can see from the image above this is a very modern looking spinning bike.
The LCD display has the following 5 functions time, speed, distance, calories and odometer.
Weighing in at 52 Kg this is a heavy model, which is a good thing. The heavier an exercise bike is the more sturdy it is likely to be.
This bike has made the list on many of the best spin bike reviews and will continue to do so for a long time to come. The last thing to say is that it comes in multiple colour options and has a water bottle carrier.
If you are on a budget of £200 this is one of the best spin bikes for under £200 and is better in terms of quality than some of the spin bikes we have tested that cost quite a bit more.
JLL IC 300 Indoor Aerobic Exercise Bike
Resistance: adjustable friction resistance
Flywheel: 18 Kg
Max user weight: 130 kg.
Seat: adjustable both vertically and horizontally
LCD: displays time, speed, distance, calories, odometer and pulse
Dimensions: 110cm (H) x 127cm (L) x 51cm (W)
Weight: 50 Kg
Warranty: 12 months
Our View
Here we have another model by JLL who are known to make some very good but reasonably priced exercise equipment. The main differences when compared to the JLL IC 200 is that this comes with a heavier flywheel for a more intense workout and the LCD also shows your pulse due to the sensors in the handlebars. The seat can be adjusted to fit almost anyone as long as you aren't seven-foot tall. For a little extra money you do get more with this model and there really isn't a bad review to be found on this spin bike.
Best Spin Bike Under £300
JLL IC300 Pro
Resistance: magnetic resistance
Flywheel: 20 kg magnetic flywheel
Max user weight: 130 kg.
Seat: adjustable both vertically and horizontally
Handlebars: fully adjustable
LCD: time, speed, distance, calories, pulse and RPM
Dimensions: 104 x 107 x 54 cm
Weight: 52 Kg
Warranty: comprehensive warranty included
Our View
Yes, another model by the JLL brand. This time its the Jll IC300 Pro which is the best-selling spin bike in the UK and comes with excellent customer reviews and feedback on Amazon. This really is a great value for money spin bike and it comes with some good features and specifications making it a good all-rounder.
First of all there is a 22 Kg flywheel which at the top end will provide a good workout even for experienced users. To adjust the resistance all you have to do is turn the dial located beneath the handlebars.
The LCD features 6 monitor functions and gives a good amount of workout data, these are time, speed, distance, calories, pulse and RPM. The JLL IC300 Pro has built-in pulse sensors in the handles which are said to give a very accurate reading which is a rarity among even the best spin bikes.
With a maximum user weight of 130 Kg and the bike weighing 52 Kg, this is obviously a very well-built exercise bike. If there is one exercise bike that we would definitely recommend then it is the JLL IC300 Pro Indoor Exercise Bike.
Best Spin Bike Under £500
JTX Cyclo 6
Resistance: magnetic resistance
Flywheel: 22 Kg magnetic flywheel
Max user weight: 160 kg.
Seat: adjustable both vertically and horizontally
Handlebars: fully adjustable
LCD: displays time, speed, distance, calories and odometer
Dimensions: 131cm(l) x 65cm(w) x 126cm(h)
Weight: 64 Kg
Warranty: comprehensive warranty included
Our View
Fit Bike – Magnetic Pro
Resistance: magnetic resistance
Flywheel: 22KG Perimeter Weighted Flywheel
Max user weight: 150 kg.
Seat: adjustable both vertically and horizontally
LCD: displays time, speed, distance, calories and odometer
Dimensions: 125 x 62 x 132 cm
Weight: 61 Kg
Our View
The Magnetic Pro by Fit Bike is a professional spin bike that is found in many commercial gyms up and down the UK. This spin bike comes with a modern sleek design and is built to last been made from the very best materials. The bike weighs 61 Kg which is more than most spin bikes and ensures that it will be stable when in use. The main attractive quality of this exercise bike is the magnetic resistance system, most spin bikes tend to use a felt pad for their resistance system and when compared to the magnetic system they tend to be a lot noisier when in use. This makes the magnetic Pro the ideal spin bike for home use.
Gym Quality Spin Bikes
As mentioned earlier "gym quality" is a term we use lightly at Fitness Fighters. If something is not up to a commercial gym standard then we will not recommend it as been so.
The following models however, are just that. These are the best of the best in the UK and come with all those little extras that you only get with gym standard exercise bikes.
Sportstech Professional Indoor Cycle SX500
Resistance: magnetic resistance
Flywheel: 25 Kg
Max user weight: 150 kg.
Seat: adjustable both vertically and horizontally
LCD: all Info Display + pre-programmed trainings
Dimensions: 142 x 62 x 122 cm
Weight: n/a
Our View
The latest model to hit the spin bike market is the Sportstech SX500 Professional Indoor Cycle. This is the ultimate model in home spin bikes and due to this only just recently been launched there isn't that much customer feedback on it to be honest. However the little feedback that is available is very positive and speaks highly of pretty much every feature and there are a lot of them.
So lets take a look!
Due to this been a top of the range model you would expect a very hard workout to be offered with this model and that is exactly what you get. With a whopping 25 Kg flywheel the resistance at the top end is going to make you sweat. In addition this model features a low-noise belt drive system which is said by previous buyers to be virtually silent.
The LCD gives the user all the workout data needed and more to track any progress and improvement. Most noteworthy are the built-in training programs which are designed to push you to your limits. Another positive is the app compatible console which allows a street view display through Google Maps. This does require a tablet to utilize this feature and there is a built-in tablet holder to keep it secure while exercising.
Other features include a fully adjustable seat and handlebars. There are also anti-skip pedals with adjustable pedal baskets for a firm and secure footing.
As you can see the Sportstech Professional Indoor Cycle has a lot to offer. This does come at a price of course, however, if you are looking for the best spinning bike to come out for a long time then this is the one. With all the little extras, such as padded arm rests, the designers behind this model really have thought of everything.
Benefits Of Owning A Spin Bike
The cardiovascular benefits of using a spin bike are phenomenal. Using a spin bike regularly whether at a spin class or home will help your lung capacity to increase as well as help build endurance and stamina. If your out of shape and looking to rebuild your fitness then spinning is an excellent way to do this.
Muscle Toning
Muscle toning and spin bikes go hand in hand. A spin bike workout will focus mainly on the core muscles, however during a workout you will realise that many muscles are also worked from calves and thighs to buttocks and arms. If you are looking to build muscle from spinning simply set the tension of the bike to a higher setting and give them muscles the pain they deserve.
Burn Calories
The amount of calories burned during a spinning workout depends on the intensity of the workout you give yourself. An average workout of 45 minutes can burn roughly 600 calories. Spin bike workouts are well-known to be one of the highest calorie burning exercises you can do. If you are looking to lose weight quick you can't go wrong with a spin bike.
Low Impact Exercise
Using a spin bike is considered to be a low impact exercise. What this means is that there is not much pressure placed on the joints that are used during exercise. When compared to rowing machines or treadmills the impact forces on the joints used are significantly lower. This means that spin bikes are perfect for older people or those with arthritis or joint problems etc.
Low Injury Risk
When put up against other exercises such as jogging or cycling the risk of sustaining an injury from spinning is considerably lower. The obvious reason for this is that you are stationary and avoiding all the other hazards associated with jogging and cycling etc.
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Final Words
All in all spin bikes are a really good way to fight for your fitness. If you are looking for the best spin bikes UK customers can buy or the best budget spin bike, hopefully we have covered everything you need to know to get what you want when deciding which spin bike to buy.
Below you can find a few more of the exercise bikes we have reviewed and recommend.


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"In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power." -Cicero
A few weeks ago, I posted a simple article titled: "A Garden and a Library: Everything You Need" that featured some of the remarks of Cicero, a famed historian from Rome who witnessed the fall of the Republic and the beginnings of the decline of the empire under despotism.
After browsing through some old photos I took in Rome and throughout Italy, I realized how visible this cycle of decline can be for those who have eyes to see… i.e. those who know at least some history and can see how it is being repeated to all our horror.
Slideshow: Vital History – He who forgets the lessons of the past is doomed to repeat it. (Scroll over photos to read quotes)
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Photos by Aaron Dykes.
The Roman Republic was never perfect or kind, of course, but it was a respectable system, which established laws and a reasonable distribution of power and rights to a certain extent. Though it thrived on war, empire, colonialism and slavery, it clearly declined under dictatorship and over-expansion, after Caesar crossed the Rubicon, as it were.
Cicero was an advocate of the Republic, which he saw as the best form of government. Dictatorship was a nasty and brutish power shaft, while a system overrun by plebiscite power is given to cheap manipulations and the erosion of individual rights.
He witnessed dangerous strains of both, as Caesar took power. Later, he was branded an enemy of the State by Mark Antony and murdered, after giving speeches decrying the tyranny of the times and advocating instead a return to the Republic.
Such are the wages of speaking truth to power. Subsequent decline and ruin has been sharply noted by historians. Reference: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbons.
Today, we must recognize that we are witnessing a similar decline, though the names, circumstances and decorations have been largely changed.
We, too, live through an age of mass mind control – with our modern plebiscites captivated with entertainment and technology, and degraded enough to cheer on immorality, criminality, murder and depravity.
We, too, have seen our Republic crumble into ruins; our rights have been eroded, erased, violated, displaced; petty dictators and usurpers have sought the crown, or certainly abused their powers.
The institutions have fallen, thoroughly corrupted to the extent they were ever fair to begin with.
More bread and more circuses, perpetual wars and wanton looting and criminal seizures will increase; debts will accumulate, and the masses will accept handouts in exchange for dictatorial powers, just as they acquiesced to Mark Antony's subtle bribe in his speech after Caesar's death, where he named the public as a beneficiary to his will, with his estates, roads and treasure chest an offering to his ascension to power (as portrayed in Shakespeare's drama, anyway).
Mark Antony in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar:
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
The evil that men do lives after them;
The good is oft interred with their bones;
So let it be with Caesar.
The noble Brutus hath told you Caesar was ambitious:
If it were so, it was a grievous fault,
And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.
Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest—
For Brutus is an honorable man;
So are they all, all honorable men—
Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral.
He was my friend, faithful and just to me:
I thrice presented him a kingly crown,
Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?
Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;
And, sure, he is an honorable man.
I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke,
But here I am to speak what I do know.
You all did love him once, not without cause:
What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him?
O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason. Bear with me;
My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,
And I must pause till it come back to me.
But yesterday the word of Caesar might
Have stood against the world; now lies he there.
And none so poor to do him reverence.
O masters, if I were disposed to stir
Your hearts and minds to mutiny and rage,
I should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius wrong,
Who, you all know, are honorable men:
I will not do them wrong; I rather choose
To wrong the dead, to wrong myself and you,
Than I will wrong such honorable men.
But here's a parchment with the seal of Caesar;
I found it in his closet, 'tis his will:
Let but the commons hear this testament—
Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read—
And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds
And dip their napkins in his sacred blood,
Yea, beg a hair of him for memory,
And, dying, mention it within their wills,
Bequeathing it as a rich legacy
Unto their issue.
Have patience, gentle friends, I must not read it;
It is not meet you know how Caesar loved you.
You are not wood, you are not stones, but men;
And, being men, bearing the will of Caesar,
It will inflame you, it will make you mad:
'Tis good you know not that you are his heirs;
For, if you should, O, what would come of it!
You will compel me, then, to read the will?
Then make a ring about the corpse of Caesar,
And let me show you him that made the will.
Yet hear me, countrymen; yet hear me speak.
Why, friends, you go to do you know not what:
Wherein hath Caesar thus deserved your loves?
Alas, you know not: I must tell you then:
Moreover, he hath left you all his walks,
His private arbors and new-planted orchards,
On this side Tiber; he hath left them you,
And to your heirs for ever, common pleasures,
To walk abroad, and recreate yourselves.
Here was a Caesar! When comes such another?
Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot,
Take thou what course thou wilt!


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It is my pleasure to invite you to attend the 13th International Symposium on Mutation in the Genome: detection, sequencing & interpretation ("Mutation Detection 2015"), a biennial meeting of a series that this time will be held in Leiden, the Netherlands, a historical city with a strong human genetics history.
By attending this important event you will:
The first meetings in this series starting in 1991 in Oxford focussed on methodology developed to find mutations/variants in DNA. When we fast-forward on 25 years we find cheaper and cheaper methods being used to do the same more sensitive, more effective and ever faster. Over the years we have seen new technologies emerging to (a) analyze the output from the sequences, (b) assign pathogenicity to variants, (c) databasing, (d) pre-conception testing and (e) personal genomes. As a consequence the content of the meeting series and the interest of the participants has moved in the same direction.
I therefore invite you to submit your abstracts as soon as possible, and encourage your hard working staff to travel to Leiden for this special meeting. As we wish to release the programme as far ahead as possible in advance of the meeting, we will be very strict on abstract deadlines.
See more about Leiden by watching this video here.
Print a flyer to put up in your institute here.
Scientific Programme Committee
This meeting is intended to provide all participants with an opportunity to contribute and learn.
Whats new for 2015
Invited Speakers
Thierry Voet
Siddharth Subhas Dey
Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Integrated genome and transcriptome sequencing of the same cell (Nat Biotechnol. 2015 Jan 19. doi: 10.1038/nbt.3129)
Prof. Sir John Burn
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
The Global Variome
Johan T. den Dunnen
Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Nederland
RNA, The Neglected Molecule
Mats Nilsson
Stockholm University, Sweden
Spatially resolved mutation detection and sequencing in situ
Ivo Gut
Fundacio Privada Parc Cientific de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
de novo Assemblies
Stefan White
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Rare, non-coding DNA variation and disease
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Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
A blend of diverse Napa Valley vineyards that embody depth, complexity and concentration. Aromas of black currant and mocha. Dense layers of cassis, blackberry and graphite with supple tannins.
This spectacular site located above the Napa Valley near Atlas Peak produces a cabernet sauvignon of pure and focused mountain fruit. Ripe red berries, red licorice and dried herbs give way to big, bold tannins.
At the foot of Spring Mountain, this vineyard produces a soil and mineral driven cabernet sauvignon. Aromas of ripe black currants and damp earth; dense palate of bittersweet cocoa and pipe tobacco; endless finish.
Situated on gently slopped terrain Coombsville is know for its cool climate and unusual soils. Aromas of cassis, mocha and black olive; intense palate of moist earth and dark chocolate with bold, chewy tannins filling the mouth.
Choice vine rows within this historic vineyard produce an impressive, muscular, complex cabernet sauvignon.
Finely sculpted layers of cassis, cocoa and graphite with an endless finish graced with velvety yet stately tannins.


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Scholarship Program for Druze IDF Veterans - תכנית מלגות לדרוזים ותיקי צה"ל
One of the areas of concern that the Israel Independence Fund has is the status of the Druze community of Israel. The Druze in Israel have embraced Jewish independence since 1948 and fought and died alongside us in every war since.
While many Jewish philanthropies and philanthropists concentrate their "coexistence" work in Israel with communities which express antagonism to the very existence of a Jewish State, a policy which has not worked and has clearly boomeranged on us despite the investment of huge financial resources, few if any seek to further the interests of the 120,000 Druze, whose sons continue to faithfully serve in the Israel Defense Forces.
We seek to strengthen Israel's bond with the Druze community of Israel by providing educational opportunities to a community, pilloried in the world wide Arabic speaking media for their commitment to Israel on the one hand and not fully understood and appreciated by many Israeli Jews on the other. We seek to do this with a simple and effective platform: the provision of university scholarships to qualified Druze candidates who have completed their service in the Israel Defense Forces.
One Year Academic Scholarship $ 4,000.


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GCS at the ABIA
Written by Greg Alcorn on September 22, 2010
Once Again GCS is attending the American Bankers Associations ABIA Conference taking place in Phoenix, Arizona today, tomorrow and Friday. The ABIA Conference website provides a description: "Financial institutions and insurance service/product providers are recognizing insurance sales through the bank-distribution channel as a proven fee incomeproducing opportunity. This is the pre-eminent annual meeting of this


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Washington: The United States and its coalition partners conducted eight air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and seven in Iraq since early Thursday, according to the US military.
In a statement on Friday, the Combined Joint Task Force leading the air operations said the strikes near al Raqqah, Kobani and Dayr az Zawr in Syria hit numerous armored vehicles used by the militant group as well as two units of fighters, among other targets.
In Iraq, the air strikes near al Asad, Mosul and Sinjar hit five units of Islamic State fighters, three buildings, three fighting positions and other targets, according to the statement.


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Taiwanese pop diva Teresa Teng performed Asia's second virtual concert, "If a Wish Could Be Made: Teresa Teng 20 Years Anniversary Memorial Concert in 3D", was successfully held at the Shanghai Stadium on 8th August, 2015. Developed by Digital Domain's MOVA technology, Ms. Teng was returned on the stage, enthralled her fans which she performed a number of duets with singer Fei Yuqing.
Digital Domain has teamed with China's leading digital sports broadcaster, Letv Sports, to broadcast the 2015 International Champions Cup (ICC) China in a record-breaking 360-degree virtual reality livestream provided by IM360. The event features premier European clubs including AC Milan, Inter Milan and Real Madrid, who go head to head in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Shanghai on July 25th, 27th, and 30th, which is the first major sporting event to be aired live via immersive video in China.
Thanks to the cutting-edge Virtual Human technologies from Digital Domain, Taiwanese pop diva Teresa Teng performed Asia's first virtual concert, "If a Wish Could Be Made: Teresa Teng 20 Years Anniversary Memorial Concert in 3D", thrilled 7,000 audience for over two hours at the Taipei Arena.
In the industry and Greater China first, Digital Domain shot the virtual human concert with their patented 360-degree camera technology from IM360. The technology allows the full 360-degree environment to be shot from multiple angles, enabling the viewing public who couldn't be there in person to experience the event."
Digital Domain CEO Daniel Seah discusses his company being nominated for an Oscar for their work on the movie "X-men: days of Future Past."
He speaks to Bloomberg's Angie Lau on "First Up."
Digital Domain VFX Supervisor Interviewed
Visual Effects House Celebrates Despite Industry Troubles - "X-Men: Days of Future Past Visual Effects Supervisor, Lou Pecora interviewed about the Oscar nomination.
Debut in Asia: The Opus Jay 2013 World Tour (Taipei – 6-8 September, 2013 and Hong Kong – 13-17 & 19-22 September 2013)
Digital Domain 3.0, Inc., Jay Chou and the Teresa Teng Foundation worked together to showcase the reappearance of the late songbird, Teresa Teng, out of the memory of the audience. This was made possible by fusing Digital Domain's avant-garde "Virtual Image Reconstruction Technology" and the traditional projection technology. Teresa Teng traversed time and space to perform with Jay Chou onstage by singing her classic song of "How Do You Say?(你怎麼說)". She also performed with Jay Chou in singing his "Love in the Mundane World(紅塵客棧)" and "Beyond a Thousand Miles(千里之外)". The effect was so enchanting that brought the audience into hysterical scream of excitement.
Mr. Daniel Seah (CEO of Digital Domain 3.0, Inc.) said, "The huge, positive response to "Virtual Teresa Teng" in Taiwan demonstrates the global appeal of this type of entertainment. We are honored to have had the opportunity to apply Digital Domain's creative leadership to honour an artist as beloved as Teresa Teng and look forward to bringing new experiences of iconic performers to fans all over the world."
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When I got this news, a huge smile spread across my face! Jake the blind Pyr mix has a home!
Jake has been in rescue for almost 6 months, with very little interest in him.
A little birdie told me he is being adopted by a family who has already adopted once before from us. God Bless the people in this world who aren't afraid of a little imperfection!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Pending Adoption for Jake
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Gaps Identified; Building Blocks to Understanding Outlined
The fast-growing cyber security insurance market could triple in size by the end of the decade, despite communication problems that often make it difficult for information security and insurance professionals to work together. The communications gap is so wide that only 30% of underwriters and 38% of InfoSec respondents believe they even speak the same language, according to the results of the SANS Cyber Insurance Survey, conducted in conjunction with Advisen, Ltd. and sponsored by PivotPoint Risk Analytics, to be released by SANS Institute on June 21.
"As cyber insurance becomes part of more organizations' cyber resilience strategies, information security professionals and risk managers must take a holistic view of cyber security, and they must have a common framework for working with insurance brokers and underwriters. Today they don't," said Julian Waits, CEO, PivotPoint Risk Analytics.
Despite the need to work closely together on policies, the survey showed that the two groups don't share a common definition of a concept as fundamental as "risk." "Closing those gaps in terminology, assessment, communication and investment will move us closer to being able to achieve that goal," saysBarbara Filkins, SANS Analyst and author of the survey.
The whole field is so new and the threat environment changes so quickly that it is difficult for insurers to determine which risks pose a significant threat to a specific customer. "Legal terminology is also so new and amorphous that it is difficult to know what protections the language of an insurance policy actually provides," according to Ben Wright, a SANS senior instructor, author and practicing attorney who contributed to the report.
Both sides are working to resolve those gaps and uncertainties, Waits said. "This research provides a clear understanding of the gaps, and is an important step toward building a bridge."
This collaborative effort of SANS, PivotPoint Risk Analytics and Advisen identifies the gaps inhibiting the communities from working together effectively and provides the building blocks needed to reduce the risk of financial loss associated with cyber incidents.
"The cyber insurance market is growing rapidly, and organizations of all types and sizes now purchasing cyber insurance. Consequently, information security professionals and cyber insurance brokers and underwriters are interacting more frequently. We at Advisen are delighted to work with PivotPoint and the SANS Institute to help understand how these interactions can be more productive," said David K. Bradford, co-founder and chief strategy officer, Advisen Ltd.
Full results of the survey will be shared during a June 21 webcast at 1 PM EDT
Those who register for the webcast will also receive access to the published results paper developed by SANS Analyst Barbara Filkins with contributions by Ben Wright and David Bradford.


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You Can Be Stress Free Travel When you Travel With Kids!
Here are 10 easy tips that can help you lessen your stress as you travel with your kiddos.
1. If at all possible, don't have a layover.
- If you can fly direct that makes it much easier on kids. If it's not a possibility then give yourself plenty of time between flights. Your child needs to be able to run around a bit and get out some of the energy that has been balled up during the first flight. Many airports have play areas for kids so check and see if that's true for your connecting airport. If so, give your family enough time to be able to relax and play before you get on the next flight. Hopefully your child will run and play and be nice and tired for the second leg of your journey.
2. Have plenty of snacks for your child.
- This is essential as many airlines do not provide food and the food you can buy is not always very good. Fresh fruit, nuts, and crackers are always good choices. Unless your child is allergic then of course that won't work for you. Only you know what snacks are best for your family but whatever choice you make, bring them in baggies or plastic containers as that minimizes mess. If you bring something like an apple or an orange I'd suggest cutting it up and/or peeling it before you get on the flight. That way, your snack will be ready and you won't have to worry about making a mess in your seat by trying to peel fruit.
3. Bring a seat.
- If your child sits in a booster seat/carseat you can bring it on the plane with you. However, this will only work for kids that have a seat that is paid for and not a lap child.
4. Bring headphones.
- If your kid plays with electronics make sure you bring headphones. Your fellow passengers will appreciate the fact that you aren't making everyone in your immediate vicinity listen to their electronics.
5. Bring gum.
- Sometimes the pressure on our ears for takeoff and landing can be hard on a kid so chewing gum during those times can sometimes alleviate any pressure. However, please don't let your child smack on the gum as that is really annoying to the people sitting around you.
6. Buy toys from the dollar store.
- If you just want some cheap toys for the plane ride go to the dollar store and pick up some things, they have great items for cheap. Crayons, coloring books, etc. and because things are so inexpensive, you can get plenty of choices for your kids and if they lose them you won't be upset. This way you can leave your expensive toys at home. You can also go by the library and get books if you have room in your carryon for those.
7. Make sure to bring a change of clothes for your child.
- You should also pack one for you in your carryon. Accidents happen all the time on planes when people travel with kids and if you check your bag and need to change clothes you won't be able to do so until you get to your destination.
8. Don't check a bag.
- I know, I know, you think it's impossible. Well I'm here to tell you it isn't. Get a good carryon (with wheels) and pack all of your essentials in that. Many times families are traveling to a place where there is a possibility to do laundry which makes packing much easier. Use packing cubes and color coordinate your clothes. Doing that will save so much time and by not checking a bag you will alleviate any stress that comes if your bag doesn't show up on the carrousel at your arrival airport.
9. Prepare your child for the long flight.
- It's not really fair to expect your child to sit in a seat for hours if it's not something they have done before. You can have practice sessions at home. I wouldn't suggest trying this just a few days before the flight, this needs to be done well in advance. For instance, if you are going to be flying on a 5 hour flight, try sitting with your child on the couch for an hour without letting them get up. See how many things you need to keep their attention during that time period. Then increase it little by little so you can gage how many times you think your child may need to get up during that flight. Of course this won't be exact but this can help you to prepare. If your child can sit and play with games the whole time then great. But your child may not so you need to know that and then you need to figure out what can be done to keep him or her entertained during the flight.
10. Bring medication.
- Even if your child isn't sick or isn't prone to sickness, bring over-the-counter meds that may be helpful in the event your child gets sick. Motion sickness, Diarrhea, cold, flu, allergies…these are all meds that you can be prepared for. Get your 3.4 ounce bottles and fill them with the liquids you need. Make sure to label them so you know which is which. And by all means, make sure you keep these with you on the plane and do not put them in your checked bag.
Is there anything you would add to this list? How do you get through a flight with your kids?


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The 120 values in the lower-left corner indicate mushrooms that are actually edible but were classified as poisonous.
- Example – identifying poisonous mushrooms with rule learners
- from Machine Learning with R
- Publisher: Packt Publishing
- Released: October 2013
This is incorrect. The 120 values in the lower left were classified as edible when they were actually poisonous. To validate, run table(mushrooms$type), and you will see that the original data listed 4,208 as edible, and 3,916 as poisonous. In the confusion matrix, you see the 4,208 that were listed as edible on line 1, and the 120 + 3,796 = 3,916 are listed as poisonous on line 2, which corresponds to the actual values. Since we know the 3,916 are actually poisonous, and 120 mushrooms were classified incorrectly per summary(mushroom_1R), we can see that the 120 value in the lower left of the confusion matrix must have been classified as edible when they were actually poisonous.
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Appeal following shooting in Ilford
News • Feb 05, 2017 18:26 GMT
Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses after a man was shot in Ilford.
At 04:57hrs on Sunday, 5 February, police were called by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) to a man injured in High Road, Ilford.
Officers attended along with LAS and found an injured 22-year-old man inside a car. He was taken to an east London hospital where he remains with serious injuries.
The man is believed to have been shot and also sustained minor knife injuries. His condition is not believed to be life-threatening.
Detectives from the Trident and Area Crime Command are investigating. Enquiries continue in order to establish the full circumstances.
Any witnesses, or anyone with information that may assist the police investigation, should call officers from the Trident East Reactive Team on 101 or contact police via Twitter @MetCC.
To remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or give information via the crimestoppers-uk.org website.
= One man has been arrested on suspicion of affray. He has been taken to an east London police station, where he remains in custody.


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BidVertiser doesn't calculate revenue in real time, revenue is updated once in 24 hours during business days and once in 72 hours on weekends. This is because conversion data is only calculated once a day, and cannot be updated in real time. Earnings may still increase slightly after this time as the revenue is put through a final audit (it will not be reduced). When we receive the information from our partners, we will update it in your account. So this means whilst it may not look like you've earned anything, it could just be it's not yet been calculated.
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Hello Buddies! Summer has come early here where I live (Marbella) and during the spring break I style some items that I bought in sales (3€ the blue top and 6€ the skirt, both in Stradivariuss). I love those skater skirts and I think that suits me very well and I feel comfy, that's for me it's the more important thing. If you wear fancy clothes but you're not confortable, people are gonna see that and you won't look 100% like you. Maybe that's why I don't use heels very often, I can barely walk in heels! haha hope you like it and let me know!
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Campus life
A variety of organisations and clubs are available at the University of Liechtenstein - these always look for new members and motivated students that are willing to participate in events and also want to support with any activities.
If you have an idea and would like to establish another club or student organisation at the University of Liechtenstein, we're always happy to support you with the initiative. For further information, please send a mail to Sina Reubelt.
The following organisations can be found at the University of Liechtenstein:
AIESEC is world's largest non-political, non-religious and non-profit youth-led organization. AIESEC offers you a global platform to gather practical experience during an internship or a voluntary opportunity in more than 125 countries worldwide. If you want to develop yourself personally and professionally, like more than 30.000 other students yearly, click on the link below and find out more about your opportunities!
Get in contact with the organizers of AIESEC for Liechtenstein if you're interested in actively engaging with AIESEC or if you look for an international internship or voluntary opportunity. Further information can also be found here.
The buddy programme is run by ESN Liechtenstein. A "buddy student" is a regular University of Liechtenstein student who either has taken or is planning to take part in an exchange programme, or a person who enjoys meeting people from other cultures.
Your buddy can be a first contact in addition to the International Office staff. In case you have questions concerning life in Vaduz or studying at the University of Liechtenstein, you may choose to get in touch with a "buddy" before arrival. Your buddy may pick you up from the railway stations or bus stops, take part in events organized for incoming students and / or plan their own activities with you.
If you're interested in taking care of international students, please directly contact the Buddy programme's organizers or contact the International Office. Participating in the Buddyprogramme, you're chances to receive the first choice during your application process for your own semester abroad will increase drastically.
If you would like to get in contact with a buddy because you're doing your semester abroad in Liechtenstein, please also get in contact with the Buddy Programme's organizers or the International Office.
The buddy programme is always looking for motivated buddies to take care of incoming international students!
Club Alpbach
Club Alpbach Liechtenstein is a non-profit club which aims at supporting and maintenance of European Collaboration. Every year, young people with a connection to Liechtenstein are enabled to exchange ideas and experiences with remarkable personalities and experts from the areas of economics, politics and culture. Additionally, a scholarship is awarded to motivated students.
Please get in contact with Club Alpbach's organizers, visit their website and get actively engaged to enhance your network and actively collaborate with the other members.
Data Science Club
The Data Science Club is a group of Master Students who work together on Data Science projects by leveraging existing individual knowledge, group collaborations, and applying this to real world projects. We have an addiction to solving problems, growing our skill-set, and learning new technologies. Our goal is to work on real world projects for the University,companies, and competitions while being recognized as a viable option for partnership.
Master students with interests in Statistics, ML and AI, programming, and willing to spend 10+ hours a week working on the projects welcome to apply. Knowledge in one coding language and work experience required.
Data Science Club meets weekly on Wednesdays from 1:30 PM to 6 PM in S6.
Get in contact with the Data Science Club"
Erasmus Student Network Liechtenstein
ESN Liechtenstein is part of one of the biggest interdisciplinary student associations which is represented in 40 European countries with over 500 sections. It aims at providing help for international students coming to Liechtenstein as well as for students planning an exchange semester abroad.
ESN offers support for newcomers during the orientation phase and facilitates the integration process by organizing cultural events and excursions. By that, the Liechtenstein culture and contact with local students should be fostered.
If you're interested to enhance your contact to other cultures and engage in ESN activities, or if you want to go abroad with Erasmus, we're the organization you should contact!
We're happy to receive your questions or suggestions, or just see you at one of our meetings!
Further information can be found on our website or Facebook!
foraus - Forum foreign policy
The Think-Tank foraus shapes foreign policies with the ideas of hundrets of young and clever minds who are engaged with us on a voluntary basis. With an unique Grassroots-Modell, we build up on a network of members from research, public service, diplomacy and economics, who use foraus as innovative platform for their publications as well as short analyses and blogposts as well as top-class debates' organizations.
Just get in contact with foraus Liechtenstein and get involved with the creation of Liechtensteins' foraus Think Tank and enhance your network.
Landsmannschaft Invictus zu Vaduz
The Landsmannschaft Invictus zu Vaduz is a students` fraternity for male students. They offer a tight network with lots of contacts and various activities.
Further information is provided on their homepage and on facebook.
If you're interested to become part of the fraternity as well as their network and continuous meetings, you can get in contact with them directly or have a look at their website.
JCI - Junior Chamber International Liechtenstein Werdenberg
JCI is an association of young and entrepreneurial thinking people from the Liechtenstein and Werdenberg region. It offers its members an exciting mix of professional networking, personal development and insights into a variety of businesses as well as the possibility to create the future.
If you're interested in participating in a JCI event, please get some more information about the uücoming events on their Homepage.
Students' Office SPINNEREI
SPINNEREI is the student`s office at the University of Liechtenstein. On the SPINNEREI Facebook page you can find information about current events, campus life and other campus matters. SPINNEREI organizes various events during the semester.
If you want to join events, just stop by! You can also check out our Facebook page or just come by in our office in S11! If you have wishes or ideas for further events. please share your thoughts with us and we'll try to get your idea going!
START Network Liechtenstein
START Liechtenstein is a student initiative at the University of Liechtenstein and part of the international START global network.
Motivation meets innovation! Their most important task can be described as passing on the philosophy of gaining, exchanging and perfecting the knowledge about both entre- and intrapreneurship.
If you're interested in actively engaging with START and improving your network, just get in contact with the responsible people from START or have a look at their Facebook page!
This rhetoric club aims to improve speaking abilities. The procedure follows the agenda of a Toastmasters International meeting - therefore, prepared speeches are given, focusing on speech projects, as well as spontanious table topics. Any speech is evaluated by other participants in a constructive manner in order to recognize strengths and overcome weaknesses.
Meetings are conducted most of all in English but if wanted also in German, and other languages might apply in the future.
If you're interested to participate in events or if you have further questions, please get in contact directly with the responsible members of ToastmastersLie.
The Student Representation presents the interests of all enrolled students towards the official bodies of the University of Liechtenstein. As an independent body, current interests and long-term concerns are raised for a constructive collaboration with other university stakeholders.
From the student body and with a student perspective, the ULSV realized and transfers potential to keep on developing our University.
If you also want to become the student's voice, please get in contact with us directly or join us for one of our "Kaffeekränzle". Further information can be found here.
The Unichoir performs at official events of the University of Liechtenstein. Therefore, it meets in accordance to upcoming events whereby its repertoire depends on the upcoming events and interests of participating students and employees of the University of Liechtenstein. Everybody is welcome who likes to sing.
Just send a mail and get to know when the next rehearsal takes place.
Unisport - LHSV
The University Sports Federation of Liechtenstein aims to outline the importance of sport at universities. For that reason it organises a sports programme for students in Liechtenstein and for Liechtenstein citizens studying abroad. This offer is also available to alumni. Furthermore, it lies in itsresposibility to send students to international University-Championships.
If you would like to join the sports offers or join international championships, please just get in contact with us or just stop by in S11.
All offers are available on the LHSV Website!
Women in Business Network
The Women in Business Netzwerk enables a get together of female students and other women in the region in relaxed atmospher. Here, a network creation as well as knowledge exchange can happen.
Therefore, every last Tuesday of the month, a lunch at Njord Restaurant takes place.
In addition, a networking apéro takes place twice a year where interested personalities will give short speeches about a variety of topics and the possibility to exchange ideas and thoughts is created.
If you're interested in joining the business lunches, you can sign up (without commitment) for the newsletter that just sends quick Outlook reminders for the lunch dates.


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An Oswego man who died at an August car show after setting his own truck on fire and then attacking a man at knifepoint died of cocaine intoxication, according to officials.
An autopsy performed by the DeKalb County Coroner's Office determined that the immediate cause of Ricke van Riper's death on Aug. 28 was cocaine intoxication, according to a press release today from the Kendall County Sheriff.
According to reports at the time, Van Riper arrived at the car show in Newark and began arguing with his estranged wife. During the argument, witnesses told police that Van Riper poured gasoline on his own truck and lit the vehicle on fire. As the fire was burning, the man went into the truck and took out several knives, the Kendall County sheriff's office said.


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Gorilla Toys for Kids
Purchasing outdoor Gorilla toys for kids will encourage them to be active as they enjoy outdoor activities on a swing set created just for them. From playsets to swings and accessories, Gorilla Playsets will encourage children's enthusiasm for open-air playtime.
Gorilla Playsets Brand
Since 1992, the company has been providing ready to assemble playsets using top materials and lumber. By providing everything in just one kit, all a parent needs to do is use household tools to complete the project. Using regular tools like drills, hammers, levels, and wrenches, anyone can follow the easy instructions to create his or her own backyard wooden toy oasis.
The set comes with a warranty for 10 years on all wooden pieces of the sets, and for one year for all other parts. Gorilla Playsets cares about children's safety and offers tips for safe playing and maintenance on their website.
Swing Set Gorilla Toys for Kids
Creating a safe and fun zone for children to play in is essential to any parent. Affordability and ease of assembly are also factors when purchasing outdoor playsets for kids. Gorilla Playsets offers four series of swing sets, each featuring a basic set that is subsequently built upon. Price ranges vary, with most sets shipping free to many areas.
Jungle Series Swing Sets
The basic Jungle Series offers affordable fun for kids of all ages. The Jungle Escape features a climbing wall, monkey bars, two swings, trapeze bar, rope ladder, sandbox, slide and canopy. The Adventure builds upon the Escape design, making a larger canopy area and bigger climbing wall, along with adding a safety stepladder.
Congo Series Swing Sets
The Congo Series offers three options for outdoor fun. The Outing's options include a slide, swings, climbing ladder, and more. The Climber II includes a picnic table, longer slide, and tire swing beam. The Climber Redwood II has similar features to the Climber II but features California Redwood lumber and Western Red cedar decks and panels.
Blue Ridge Series Swing Sets
The Blue Ridge Series offers four different premium swing set options:
- Overlook: Features in the Overlook include safety handles, steering wheel, telescope, and built-in picnic table.
- Overlook Redwood: The features are similar to the original Overlook, but it is made of California Redwood, with pine posts and Western Red cedar decks and panels.
- Chateau: Instead of a canopy roof, find a Tongue and Groove wood roof on this set which also has a telescope and built-in picnic table.
Playset Swings and Accessories
Gorilla toys for kids do not just end with large playsets. The company also offers a variety of optional add-ons and stand-alone outdoor toys to create a fun play area. Consider purchasing the following options for a Gorilla Playset:
- Tic Tac Toe Spinner Panel: Add a game to a wooden playset railing.
- Full Bucket Swings: The bucket design makes the swing a toddler toy, perfect for those aged 1-3, these swings are safe and comfortable.
- Sea Saw: A playground favorite for the home, available in California Redwood or preserved pine.
- Buoy Ball w/Trapeze Bar: Children can bounce around on this inflatable rubber ball, in choice of four colors.
- Safety Pad: Protect kids from play injuries by putting these pads where they are needed.
Purchasing Gorilla toys for kids can turn a plain backyard into an outdoor adventure for children of all ages. The affordability and ease of construction will make parents and grandparents pleased, too.


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Colors Related to this Name: Blue
Qualities Related to this Name: Romantic, Nurturing
Popularity: This is a very popular name in the US. Ranking #70 in 2013 and #66 in 2014.
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