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10 Sanity Checks to Do During Wedding Season
Wedding season can be super stressful for everyone, but here are ten great ways to keep yourself sane!
When you get to a certain age, your social calendar is suddenly filled with weddings — and of course, the accompanying engagement celebrations, bridal showers and bachelor/bachelorette parties. If you're attending multiple functions over the span of just a few months, it can be more than a little overwhelming, both mentally and financially. But you can survive wedding season with your sanity intact and your bank account still in the black by following these 10 expert-recommended ways to fully enjoy your loved ones' nuptials without compromising your well-being.
1. Resist the urge to compare.
If you're single (or attached but not yet engaged or married), it's easy to analyze your relationship status every time a wedding invitation arrives in your mailbox. Rather than comparing yourself to others, remember that every couple has issues and you don't need to follow anyone else's timetable, says relationship coach Jonathan Bennett.
"Weddings only show a positive, highly idealized side of the bride and groom's relationship," he says. "Just because your friend is getting married, that doesn't mean you're somehow inferior or doomed to be unhappy. Keep an upbeat, positive attitude and use every wedding as a chance to meet new people." You never know: Your soul mate just may be sitting at the next table.
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2. Make a budget.
With gifts, travel costs and other expenses, attending weddings can get pricey. (Understatement, right?) "If you have a busy wedding season ahead of you, I recommend making a budget ASAP," says New Orleans- and New York City-based wedding planner Janessa White.
"Figure out how much money you have available to spend and how much time off you can take. Don't make any decisions or commitments until you've done this." If you're overcommitted and freaking out over the money and time you're putting into attending people's celebrations, you won't enjoy them, she says.
3. Just say no when you need to.
You don't have to RSVP yes to every wedding you're invited to. "We live in time when everyone thinks they have to do everything and not miss anything," says Charlotte, North Carolina-based wedding planner Tiffany Pritchett. "If your life is crazy, or if you just don't have the money to travel and do all that's involved, don't go. I know it's not a fun decision, but that's life sometimes, right?"
Especially if you haven't seen the bride or groom in a long time or aren't as close with the couple, it's fine to say no. "Weddings are not the best time to catch up with the people getting married since they're so busy," says travel blogger Karen Ertrachter. "Instead, send a polite gift and, if appropriate, schedule a catch-up lunch — your treat."
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4. Don't force yourself to travel.
Be realistic about your vacation days and how much you're willing to spend, both in time and money, to attend a couple's celebration. "If the distance is so far that you can not go without spending more time in transit than at the actual wedding, it's OK to decline an invitation," travel blogger Karen Ertrachter says. In fact, many couples that have destination weddings, especially international ones, expect that a good percentage of their invited guests may not be able to make the trip. Remember that it's their choice to travel, but it doesn't have to be yours.
5. Allow yourself to skip pre-wedding festivities.
You may need to compromise on how many wedding-related functions you attend in order to stay on budget and allow yourself to recharge during wedding season. That may mean saying no to all of the additional engagement soirees and showers, if necessary. While the proper thing to do is to send a gift even if you're not attending, this can really add up. "Maybe spring for the wine glasses at one party and then buy the couple a nice bottle of wine to go with the wine glasses if you get invited to another," wedding planner Tiffany Pritchett says. "But don't feel obligated to bring a gift to every function."
6. Go beyond the hotel room block.
Don't assume that the hotel the couple suggests is the only place you can stay. It's worth doing a little research to make sure that the rate they got for their room block is indeed the best price or whether there might be a less pricey option nearby. "A large family of five might require at least two hotel rooms — quite expensive in large metropolitan areas like New York or L.A.," says Montreal-based wedding photographer Jimmy Chan. Do what you can to make the trip easy on your wallet, especially since you've already committed to traveling.
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7. Buddy up.
Get together with some friends to share costs. You may consider getting a vacation rental and making a weekend of it. "In a place like Austin, for instance, there are some awesome Airbnb options," wedding planner Tiffany Pritchett says. "Do some research and make the most of the fact that you'll be in a cool city."
She also suggests sharing gift costs with friends too. "If there's a big item with a hefty price tag that you know they've been dreaming of and really want, don't hesitate to ask your group of friends to go in on it," she says. "My husband and I and our group of friends combined our efforts to get one couple a grill. They were super happy, and they invited us over for cookouts. Win-win."
8. Scope out the registry early.
Speaking of gifts, make sure you peep the couple's wishlist as soon as you can, lest you get stuck with having to cobble together a random assortment of within-budget kitchen utensils or spring for a big-ticket item that you can't afford. If you view the registry early, you'll have your pick. And unless you know the couple really, really well, don't go rogue when it comes to the gift, wedding planner Tiffany Pritchett says. "Buying what you think they need or have to have can sometimes backfire," she says. "When in doubt, cash, check or gift cards from the stores where the couple has registered will go a long way."
9. Plan your outfits ahead of time.
Plan your wedding outfits early — everything you'll wear from head to toe — so that you can start gathering the necessary items well in advance. From earrings, bras and wraps to bow ties, socks and cuff links, make a list of everything you'll need for each occasion. "The more you can do in advance, the better off you will be when it comes time to pack and leave," says professional organizer Annie Draddy. "It isn't fun trying to find a strapless bra or a cute pair of silver heels the day you're leaving while last-minute work deadlines are piling up." True that.
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10. Stay organized.
Once you decide to attend a wedding or pre-wedding celebration, book your hotel, rental car, flight — everything you might need to get there — ASAP. This way, you won't miss out on good deals and you won't be scrambling to figure out your arrangements. Then keep everything in order so you know exactly where you need to be and when.
"Summer gets busy, so put everything (and I mean everything) down in your calendar — from the start time for the wedding events and transportation information to the travel and hotel locations and reservation confirmation numbers," professional organizer Annie Draddy recommends. If you're feeling ambitious, you can also create a printed itinerary with all the necessary info so you can see everything at a glance.
What Do YOU Think?
Are the costs of attending weddings these days too high? How will you pick and choose whose celebrations to attend? Should brides and grooms try to cater to their guests' budgets when planning their nuptials? Let us know in the comments below!
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Solutions to the Food Challenge
Public Lecture to Explore Solutions to the Food Challenge
Speaker Julia Bailey-Serres of UC Riverside will discuss how crop yield can be improved in the face of climate change
(May 25, 2010)
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Julia Bailey-Serres is a professor of genetics in UCR's Department of Botany and Plant Sciences.
Titled "The Food Challenge: Waterproof Rice and Other Solutions," the hour-long lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in Room 302, Highlander Union Building, formerly the Commons. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Seating is open.
In her talk, Bailey-Serres, a professor of genetics in UCR's Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, will talk about world population growth; hunger; the challenge of global food security; different types of plant stress; solutions to drought stress; and solutions to flooding stress.
"Climate change has a dramatic effect on agriculture," Bailey-Serres said. "Drought, heat, and flooding stress are just some of the consequences of climate change. For every one degree increase in average temperature during the growing season in the United States, it is anticipated that crop yields will decrease by 10 percent. Each year flooding events devastate crops in the United States and elsewhere."
As a plant biologist, Bailey-Serres is interested in how her work, which goes from DNA to proteins to the organism, can contribute to global food security. Her research focuses on unraveling the complexities of plant response to environmental challenges with the aim to provide modern solutions to agricultural challenges.
"Feeding the world's expanding population will require production of considerably more food," she said. "The current estimate is that yields of the major crops – corn, wheat, rice and soybean – will need to double by the year 2030. The anticipated increase in temperatures and weather extremes in crop growing areas necessitates the development of crops that are more able to adapt to extremes in environment. Solutions to this challenge include identifying genes that function to provide stress resilience, such as the rice Sub1A gene, which dramatically improves the survival of complete submergence.
"Now that we have the ability to make any rice cultivar submergence tolerant, we want to increase the tolerance," she said. "The goal is to make the plant capable of enduring the stress at different times in its life cycle."
For several years, Bailey-Serres's lab has worked on how plants endure periods of low oxygen. She explained that for a plant, low oxygen stress comes about when the root system is waterlogged or the entire plant is flooded. Specifically, her lab is studying the signal transduction that happens when oxygen levels fall; how change in environment is perceived; and how the plant cell responds to protect itself from the energy crisis that occurs when oxygen levels are limiting.
Bailey-Serres received her doctoral degree from Edinburgh University in 1986. She was a postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley from 1986-1990, sponsored by a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellowship and a USDA independent postdoctoral research fellowship. She brought her research on plant response to low oxygen stress to UCR in the summer of 1990 as an assistant professor.
She was awarded UCR's 2002 Outstanding Faculty Mentor – Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research. She was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2005. That year she also established UCR's first National Science Foundation-sponsored Integrative Graduate Education Research and Training (IGERT) Program that facilitates research interactions between biologists, chemists, computer scientists and engineers. In 2008, she held the F.C. Donders Chair in Plant Genomics at Utrecht University and was the lead recipient of the USDA National Research Initiative Discovery Award. This year, she was elected a fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists.
Her talk is being hosted by UCR's College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and the Science Circle, a group of university and community members committed to advancing science at UCR and in Inland Southern California.
The talk is the last of five lectures scheduled this year. The lecture series, titled "Global Climate Change: Causes, Impacts, Solutions," aims to boost the public's awareness and understanding of climate change and of how science works.
More information about the lecture series can be obtained by visiting www.cnas.ucr.edu, calling (951) 827-6555 or emailing Carol Lerner.
Teachers interested in receiving professional development credit for attending the lecture series must make arrangements in advance with University Extension.
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The University of California, Riverside (www.ucr.edu) is a doctoral research university, a living laboratory for groundbreaking exploration of issues critical to Inland Southern California, the state and communities around the world. Reflecting California's diverse culture, UCR's enrollment has exceeded 21,000 students. The campus opened a medical school in 2013 and has reached the heart of the Coachella Valley by way of the UCR Palm Desert Center. The campus has an annual statewide economic impact of more than $1 billion.
A broadcast studio with fiber cable to the AT&T Hollywood hub is available for live or taped interviews. UCR also has ISDN for radio interviews. To learn more, call (951) UCR-NEWS.

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"Friday, the sixth day of the celebrations [24 July] bore a military air. It was the grand day for the soldiers and sailors who gathered at Quebec. The militia of Canada, numbering about twelve thousand men, and the naval defenders of three nations numbering about five thousand, passed in review before His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales."
"From early morning troops had been marching through the streets until at ten o'clock the vast concourse of men, steeds and guns had assembled on the Plains of Abraham ... . A special stand had been erected on the grounds where sat three thousand spectators among whom were the official guests ... . On the ground below were thousands of people watching the event."
The Quebec Tercentenary Commemorative History (Quebec: Daily Telegraph, 1908), 77.
Dedication of Battlefields
As part of the military review on Friday 24 July, the Plains of Abraham were dedicated as a national battle field. "The review was a memorable one, for not military grandeur alone was displayed. The very interesting and simple ceremony of handing over the deeds of the battle-fields to the Canadian people was also enacted."
After inspecting the assembled troops, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales said: "It affords me the greatest pleasure to hand over to Your Excellency, the representative of the Crown in Canada, the sum of $450,000, which through the patriotism of British citizens in all parts of Canada and of the Empire and the generosity of French and American sympathizers, has been entrusted to me in order that the historic battlefields of Quebec, on which the two contending races won equal and imperishable glory, may be acquired for the Dominion and preserved under the special supervision of our Sovereign, as a permanent shrine of union and peace. I place in your hands, as representative of the Sovereign, the charge of the sacred ground, which it is my pleasure to present to you on the 300th birthday of Quebec as a gift to the people of Canada and the Crown."
The Quebec Tercentenary Commemorative History (Quebec: Daily Telegraph, 1908), 77-78.


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The Academic Experience
University Honors Scholars Curriculum
The UHS curriculum offers scholars unique courses specifically designed for the UHS cohort; small classes taught by excellent, full-time faculty; honors general education courses; an interdisciplinary approach to course content; preparation for conducting research. The curriculum culminates in the writing and presenting of an undergraduate honors thesis. All Honors College students are required to carry a minimum of 15 credit hours each semester.
In addition, University Honors Scholars are encouraged to pursue other opportunities such as study abroad, a Washington Center Internship, or department or college internships.
The program includes:
- Eight semesters of Honors Colloquium (8 hours total) - Collo provides opportunities for new scholars to engage in orientation activities, and all scholars to engage in public service, small group activities, personal and professional development,and academic and social activities.
- Honors Quest I & II (6 hours total; fall and spring freshman year) - Quest is a yearlong literature and philosophy seminar that the UHS freshman cohort takes together. The first half meets the GE humanities requirement and the second semester gives students either English 1020 credit or a philosophy elective.
- Honors Artistic Experience (3 hours; spring freshman year) - Meets GE Fine Arts Requirement
- Honors Sophomore Seminar (3 hours; fall sophomore year) - Currently Great Ideas in Science
- Honors Intro to Women's Studies or Honors Intro to Cultural Anthropology (3 hours; usually spring of sophomore year) - Meets GE social/behavioral sciences requirement
- Honors Literature (3 hours) -Meets GE literature requirement
- Honors electives (12 hours total) -Within the student's major, minor, or general electives
- Honors Foundations of Research (2 hours; spring sophomore year or fall junior year) -Foundations prepares students for their thesis work.
- Honors Thesis in the student's major (6 hours over two semesters, usually senior year) - Often counts as major electives depending on department.
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Standard optical systems in ophthalmology are strictly dedicated either to retinal or to anterior segment imaging due to the refractive properties of the eye. We demonstrate a swept source optical coherence tomography platform with an electrically tunable lens (ETL) for versatile 3D in vivo imaging of both the eye's anterior segment and the retina. The optimized optical setup with adaptive operational states of the ETL permits focusing on the retina and on the anterior segment. Dynamic control of the optical beam focus allows for OCT image enhancement, leading to the visualization of the vitreous details at both the vitreo-lenticular and vitreo-retinal attachment sites in an unprecedented manner. ETL tuning enables sequential visualization of the anterior and posterior segment of the eye, and such whole eye imaging can be also used to perform quantitative ocular biometry.
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How to Calculate Towing Capacityby K.K. Lowell
To safely and legally tow a trailer of any type with a vehicle, you must first determine the towing capacity of the vehicle. This calculation can be made with information from the vehicle data tag on the driver's door post.
Step 1
Locate the vehicle data tag on the driver's door post.
Step 2
Note the CGWR. This is the combined gross weight rating. It is the maximum allowable weight your vehicle, with cargo and passengers, and a trailer can weigh.
Step 3
Determine the loaded weight, with passengers and fuel, of your vehicle. This is most accurate by weighing the vehicle on a public scale. These can be found at truck stops and some moving companies. Check also at landscape supply companies and sand and gravel yards. If a scale cannot be found, estimate the weight by adding the curb weight of the vehicle and all passengers and cargo.
Subtract the loaded weight of your vehicle from the CGWR rating of your vehicle. The resulting number is your towing capacity. Keep the weight of your trailer under this number to be safe and legal. Weighing your trailer when fully loaded is most accurate.


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SUCCULENT GARDEN WORKSHOP – Heather Givans
February 1, 2019 @ 9:30 am - 4:30 pm$45
Succulent Garden Quilt
Heather Givans, Crimson Tate
IMPORTANT message from Heather: DO NOT CUT YOUR FABRICS before workshop!
If you missed Heather Givans' November Workshop, you'll have another opportunity to spend time with this creative force! Heather will be returning to Mudsock on February 1 for a 6-hour workshop using her Succulent Garden pattern.
Sign-up for this workshop has already started, and only six spaces remain. Sign up now and pay for the workshop at the sign-up table at the November meeting. Succulent Garden pattern is not included; you will also need a large template, a few of which Heather will bring to sell.
A few of us already own the pattern and can share it if you chose not to purchase one. Deadline for payment is November 12.
Click to download detailed supply list.
Supplies Needed:
- sewing machine
- rotary cutter + mat
- quilter's ruler
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Burbak: People's Front to remain in negotiations on premier and government
Chairman of the People's Front faction Maksym Burbak says his political force doesn't intend to leave the negotiation process regarding the formation of a new coalition, the appointment of a new prime minister and a new composition of the government.
"The People's Front as a responsible political force remains in the negotiation process," Burbak told reporters in the parliament's building, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
At the same time, he called on the Petro Poroshenko Bloc members to officially announce about their candidate to the post of prime minister and composition of the future government.
As earlier reported, Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, a participant in the talks on the appointment of a new prime minister and government, stated that the People's Front could leave the negotiation process.
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Andritz has received an order from Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Japan, to deliver a PowerFluid circulating fluidized bed boiler with a flue gas cleaning system.
The PowerFluid boiler to be supplied by Andritz features lowest emissions, high efficiency and availability, as well as highest fuel flexibility. It forms an essential part of a high-efficiency biomass power plant for supply of green energy to the national grid. The biomass power plant fired with wood pellets and palm kernel shells as main fuels will generate around 74.8 MWel of power.
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The Trans America Challenge 2018
27 May - 17 June 2018
New Orleans - Rest Day
And all that jazz
We had country in Nashville, we've had the blues in Memphis and as we're in New Orleans we've got jazz. The all America Musical tour is now pretty much complete.
Here, on the banks of the Mississippi there's been plenty to see and do today from the delights of Bourbon Street through the eclectic culture and markets of the French Quarter, to a trip on the Natchez paddle steamer which weighed anchor at 11.30am for a civilised mid morning cruise.
A ride in a horse drawn carriage to and from the impressive Jackson Square was also an option which didn't raise too much of a sweat. An important consideration in these parts.
There were plenty of choices for lunch as well with crawfish, lobster and alligator vying for top billing on the chalkboard menus.
After one week on the road there's obviously a bit of fixing, fettling and fiddling to be done, but this rest day seems to be dedicated to kicking back and taking it all in.
As the sun set, an oyster festival with live jazz and cool beers in nearby Woldenberg Park proved the ideal way to round things off before a suitably early bedtime.
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The phrase "healthy stress" doesn't seem to make sense does it?
The word stress generally has unhealthy connotations but in some circumstances it can be healthy.
Stress is inescapable. We all feel stress at different times in our life. We are physically able to handle certain types and amounts of stress and sometimes even benefit from it. The difficulties come when we are unable to handle it.
What is the difference between healthy and unhealthy stress?
Here are some points to consider in terms of healthy and unhealthy stress.
Healthy Stress – a Motivator
Without pressure we wouldn't get very much done! Stress, of sorts, is what motivates us to earn money, parent our children, build relationships, play sports. If there wasn't an element of healthy stress involved in all those areas we wouldn't be anywhere near as as successful at those things as we are!
It's when the stress tips over into too much stress that it becomes unhealthy and causes us problems.
Healthy Stress – Reaction Time
Have you had that situation when driving, or doing something else that could be dangerous when not done properly, where something you're not expecting happens; you get a burst of adrenaline and you are able to avert whatever danger you found yourself in?
Your stress response is partially responsible for your quick action, as you can usually tell by how you feel immediately after that stressful situation has happened! Stress can motivate us into taking quick, sometimes life saving, action.
And you may have heard of those scenarios where a Mother has managed to lift a car off her toddler and other such miraculous feats that can only be put down to a massive surge of adrenaline and strength borne out of deep love and caring for the child.
Healthy Stress – Release of Endorphins
Endorphins are the 'feel good' neurotransmitters. They are the natural pain relievers released by the body when it's stressed or in pain.
One way to bring this endorphin-releasing stress into the body in a healthy way is to exercise. You shouldn't over-exercise, causing unbearable pain but it's ok to push yourself and 'feel the burn'. Therapies such as massage and acupuncture can also stimulate the release of those 'feel good' endorphins.
Healthy Stress – Other Health Benefits
Recent research has shown anti-tumour activity in cases where people are subject to healthy stress, which would seem to indicate that healthy stress can stimulate the immune system.
Unhealthy Stress – Constant
Constant stress, where you don't return to normal between stressful situations, is generally unhealthy stress. It can be constant worry, exhaustion and depression and, along with all the other negative repercussions, with the ongoing release of cortisol, the 'stress hormone', it can lead to weight gain.
Unhealthy Stress – Immune System
Your immune system is weakened if you are exposed to continual stress. You are more likely to catch every day illnesses as well as being more prone to more serious illnesses, such as cancer.
Unhealthy Stress – Everything Becomes Stressful
People who have ongoing stress issues tend to find most of life stressful in the end. Everyday stressors that people can usually cope with become too hard to deal with and add to the chronic stress that people suffer.
Developing a more detached view of these potential stressors can help people to cope with these stressful life situations.
So, we know that people need some stress in their lives but only at a healthy level! Once you learn what causes your stress, you can learn the best ways for you to reduce it and deal with it.
Download my Stress Reduction Checklist to help you to identify your stressors and ways to reduce their effects on you with ideas for how to avoid stress and embrace peacefulness.


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Thomas A. Roberts
Assistant Sheriff
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Tom has been in Law Enforcement for the over 30 years serving as a Law Enforcement Specialist in the United States Air Force for 9 ½ years and Police Officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) the last 23 years.
During his tenure at LVMPD, he rose through the ranks from Police Officer to Assistant Sheriff working a wide variety of assignments at LVMPD. As a police officer he worked as Patrol Officer, Field Training Officer, Bike Officer, Problem Solving Unit and Narcotics Detective. As a Sergeant he worked Bike Patrol, Internal Affairs, Narcotics Interdiction Task Force, Criminal Apprehension Team Task Force and Crisis Negotiator for SWAT. As a Lieutenant, he worked Patrol, Internal Affairs and as a member of Executive Staff as the Director of Intergovernmental Services. As a Captain, he led the Southeast Area Command, South Central Area Command and Office of Internal Oversight.
He was appointed to the rank of Deputy Chief in October of 2013 and led the LVMPD Patrol Division and then the Investigative Services Division. Tom was appointed to Assistant Sheriff in December 2015.
Tom is the Treasurer of the Friends of Metro Foundation, Co-Chair for the Rebuilding Every City Around Peace (RECAP) community Initiative, and a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
He is the recipient of three Unit Medals of Valor, three Unit Exemplary Service Awards and the Unit Community Service Award.
Tom has an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice from the Community College of Air Force, a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) and is pursuing his Master's in Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma.
Tom has been married for 28 years and has two sons who attend UNLV.


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Dr. Jason Michael Peck has been a Research Fellow of the Center for Faith and Human Flourishing at LCC International University since 2017. Dr. Peck received a BA from Bard College, and an MA and a PhD in German Languages and Literatures from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Peck previously taught German language, German-Jewish philosophy, and comparative literature in the department of Modern Languages and Literature at the University of Rochester. His research interests include Kantian philosophy, Jewish contributions to German Idealism and early Romanticism, and political theology in the works of Paul Celan and Jacob Taubes. His current monograph project is entitled, The Poetics of Debt: Political Theologies From The Merchant of Venice to the Occupy Movement (Brill, forthcoming). On November 14, 2017 Dr. Peck presented his inaugural lecture at the Center for Faith and Human Flourishing entitled, "The Poetics of Debt: A Genealogy." On March 1, 2018 Dr. Peck presented a lecture at the CFHF entitled, "Human (and Non-Human) Flourishing in Kafka."
"Currencies of Love: Political and Ethical Economies of Language in Shakespeare," in Politics Otherwise: Shakespeare as Social and Political Critique, Leonidas Donskis and J.D. Mininger, eds.
LCC author(s): Jason Peck, Ph.D. J.D. Mininger, Ph.D.
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LCC author(s): Jason Peck, Ph.D. J.D. Mininger, Ph.D.
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LCC author(s): Jason Peck, Ph.D.
European Romantic Review, Routledge, 2015.
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The 1st public biobrick: exploring public access to the tools of synthetic biology
For those in London next week, University College London are hosting a synthetic biology exhibition and Q&A session. UCL have teamed up with a group of 'biohackers' (citizen scientists in molecular biology) to create the world's first 'Public BioBrick'. Join them for an evening exhibition and Q&A hosted by UCL iGEM with C-LAB.
Grant Museum of Zoology, 24th September, 7-8.30pm
Free drinks will be served (with a unique molecular science twist!)
Please join us in the Jeremy Bentham Pub on University Street for a reception after the event.
Details and registration here.
Further detail (stolen from their website):
Synthetic biology, which is based on principles from engineering, attempts to standardise genetic sequences like electronic components, so that lego-like 'BioBricks' can be plugged into each other with ease, to create entirely new functional systems in microorganisms. This could include transforming bacteria into machines for sensing and degrading pollutants.
The UCL team participating in this year's international competition for synthetic biology, iGEM, are attempting to highlight issues of public access to these tools, by being the first team to work with the London Biohacking group to create a 'Public BioBrick' to be submitted to the iGEM registry for future use in competitions.
The London Biohacking group are part of a wider DIYBio movement which is dedicated to the democritisation of science, and making biology an accessible pursuit for citizen scientists. Working with the UCL group over the last few weeks, the 'biohackers' have chosen to create a BioBrick which can degrade mercury, a common water pollutant in India. To do this, they have designed the necessary genetic components and used their public lab at the London Hackspace to replicate the gene and prepare the E.Coli for genetic transformation. The second stage of actual genetic modification has been completed in the licensed UCL lab to comply with UK regulations.
Artistic Advice for the exhibition comes from C-LAB's Howard Boland, an artist/researcher working with Synthetic Biology.


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Adults (Ages 18 and up) who have never tried gymnastics, who were once gymnasts, or who want to challenge themselves will have a fun time learning proper progressions. You'll improve your strength, flexibility, and body awareness, as well as master fundamental gymnastic skills. And if you're also a talented gymnast, we'll take you, too. We can keep you challenged!
Ages 18 and older are welcome to join.
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Detox For Facebook
Detox for Facebook is a handy extension available for Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. Once installed, it replaces your Facebook feed with design/development related feeds. It has settings for Read More
Facebook's Little Red Book
I love this idea: Facebook's Little Red Book is a document they use internally to communicate their overall context as a company. As the company of Facebook grew, we faced a lot of challenges. One of Read More
Revealed: Facebook's Project to Find Out What People Really Want in Their News Feed
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The Creepiest Things You Can Do on Facebook
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I recently visited the monk Minh Duc who founded the Nuyen Khong pagoda and its gardens some 25 years ago. I first found his work on the Internet, and after writing him a request, was honored to use it in my book Learn Calligraphy on page 78.
My second visit included a camera crew that is shooting a program about calligraphy—mine and his—for broadcast in early April 2014 on VTV4. The workshops I teach in basic Roman calligraphy seem to have raised general interest.
Meanwhile, here is a demonstration of his technique, though he demurs at the term. He says he harmonizes his writing with the landscape around him; certainly he has shaped the pagoda's landscape to harmonize with a Zen outlook on life. "The present moment," his follower explains to me, is what guides all good Buddhists.
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K Pop Boy Group SF9 Reveals Dance Video for 'Fanfare'
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Rookie k pop boy group SF9 has released their dance practice vide for their latest release titled Fanfare. In the newly released video, SF9 teach viewers the moves to their debut track, "Fanfare". SF9 is a nine member boy group under FNC Entertainment. Check out their dance practice video and share your thoughts with us!


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Harry Hookey is one of the modern day troubadours of Australian music touring & writing constantly & filling his sets with a mix of sublime originals across the folk, rock alt country genres as well as a mix of fantastic covers. He plays the weekly Sunday Sessions at Goldfish Hunter Valley on Sunday August 3.
There have been some fantastic artists filling the 1:30 to 5pm slots over the last year at the popular wine country venue and Harry will only add to the quality come August.
Harry has just finished his first debut album with Nash Chambers producing and brothers Jack and Sam performing. "I feel incredibly privileged to be where I am and am so happy and proud of this first album. I am loving every stage of this journey – I never want to be the tortured artist."
It will be released by Essence Music on Warner Music Australia later this year.
Harry's cut his teeth as a solo performer in the noble art of busking on Melbourne street over the past 5 years as well as winning competitions with punk rock band, The Bystanders, an outfit he formed with 6 other law students. Performing came naturally for Harry and whilst he and Jack were backpacking overseas they tried their hand at playing in the US scene.
"Our first US gig was in a strip joint in New Orleans", he laughs. "Jack and I would travel from town to town, see a sign outside a bar saying 'Live Music' so we'd go in and see if we could get a spot."
Catch Harry live at Goldfish Hunter Valley on Sunday August 3 and find out more about him by visiting his website.


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Ebola Virus: The Facts You Need to Know
As the deadly Ebola virus gains more attention around the globe, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning Americans to avoid travel to some West African nations.
The CDC has sent more than 20 staffers to West Africa to help control the outbreak and plans to send 50 more to assist in screening passengers.
Stateside, Border Patrol agents and CDC staffers are on the lookout for people displaying signs of the illness.
Here are some things to consider while traveling the rest of this summer:
- The virus is transmitted through direct contact by blood or other body fluids. It is not airborne.
- It has a 60 percent fatality rate.
- The death toll for this outbreak is at 900 and climbing.
- There is currently no vaccine or cure.
- Treatment is experimental.


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Sense of Humor
- What is humor?
- What makes a joke funny?
- How important it for you that your friend or significant other has a good sense of humor?
- Is a good sense of humor a sign of intelligence and confidence?
- How does a person's sense of humor change with age?
- What are the funniest children's comments you can remember?
- Do you like memes?
- Have you ever tried to write memes?
- Do you enjoy telling anecdotes? Can you tell us your funniest one?
Single mothers
Questions for discussion:
- What are the factors contributing to the changes in society for single mothers?
- Where are the families and society social structures heading to in the modern world? How was the situation in the past?
- Why it's mothers who raise children after divorce in Russia? How is it in other countries?
- What is it like to be a single mother?
Vacation and Travelling
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Vacation and Travelling
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City Life
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Junk Food
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- What things do you first notice about someone's appearance?
- What do you think when you look at yourself in the mirror?
- What, in your opinion, is special in your appearance?
- What styles of dress do you like most of all?
- How much time do you spend on your appearance when you want to look really good? What is good looking for you?
Questions for discussion:
- Do you schedule your day? Do you need planning in your everyday life? At work?
- Do you use personal assistant, any planning apps or personal organizer?
- Do you plan your deals for a week, a month, six months?
- How do you prioritize your deals?
- Why is planning important for work?
Questions for discussion:
- What electronics and household appliances can you manage without? For how long?
- How many electronic devices and household appliances can you remember?
- Do you remember how did the first mobile phone look like?
- At what age did you get your first mobile phone? How did it look like?
Partnership & Teamwork
Questions for discussion, Partnership:
- What is a partnership for you?
- Do you think personal partnership should be treated same as work or business partnership?
- Have you ever been in a business partnership?
- What is necessary for successful business partnership?
Should we work less?
Many of us tend to think of our brain not as muscles, but as a computer: a machine capable of constant work. Not only is that untrue, but pushing ourselves to work for hours without a break can be harmful, some experts say. The idea that you can indefinitely stretch out your deep focus and productivity time to these arbitrary limits is really wrong. It's self-defeating," says research scientist Andrew Smart, author of Autopilot. "If you're constantly putting yourself into this cognitive debt, where your physiology is saying 'I need a break' but you keep pushing yourself, you get this low-level stress response that's chronic – and, over time, extraordinarily dangerous."
Part I, questions for discussion:
- What is responsibility?
- What should a responsible friend/spouse/parent/sibling/grandparent be like?
- What are the responsibilities of parents? Should parents support their children financially while they are studying at university?
- Do you agree that in Russia there are many adults living in dependence on their parents?
- How should kids be raised so that they become responsible and not live off their parents?
5 ways to build lasting self-esteem
Everyone is in favor of high self-esteem — but cultivating it can be surprisingly tough. Psychologist Guy Winch explains why — and describes smart ways we can help build ourselves up.
Many of us recognize the value of improving our feelings of self-worth. When our self-esteem is higher, we not only feel better about ourselves, we are more resilient as well. Brain scan studies demonstrate that when our self-esteem is higher, we are likely to experience common emotional wounds such as rejection and failure as less painful, and bounce back from them more quickly. When our self-esteem is higher, we are also less vulnerable to anxiety; we release less cortisol into our bloodstream when under stress, and it is less likely to linger in our system.
Cheating in School
There have always been kids that have chosen to cheat in school, but today's tech gadgets have made it easier and more common than before. With the majority of teens and tweens carrying cell phones, answers to test questions can zing around a classroom in minutes. Here are some examples of the ways teens are cheating at school:
Morality, Empathy and Altruism
- What qualities does a high-minded person have?
- Do we need religion to be people of good morals? Are we obliged to religion for the existence of morality?
- The vision of morality is different in various cultures. Why?
- Is it necessary to create universal moral values? If so, what should they be like?
Respect and Tolerance
- Who do you respect most of all? Why?
- What qualities should person have to earn your respect?
- Have you been in a situation when you didn't respect a person, but he/she did something that made you change your attitude to him/her? What did he/she do?
- Have you been in a situation when you weren't respected by someone, but afterwards earned his/her respect? What had changed?
Personal Identity
- What views have you changed during your lifetime? How and why did you change them? Think about:
- religious worldview;
- political views;
- attitude to bad habits;
- attitude to money;
- attitude to time;
- views about relationships;
- views about marriage and family;
- views about friendship;
- preference in music, books, movies.
Intelligence (revised)
- What is intelligence?
- What makes a person intelligent?
- Should a person read a lot to be intelligent?
- Do you need higher education to be intelligent?
- Should an intelligent person have high morality?
- Is being intelligent means being able to think critically?
- Does intelligence make people more attractive?
- Who is the most intelligent person around your way?
- Who is the most intelligent person among famous people? Why do you think so?
Doctor, make me feel good!
Questions for discussion:
- Are you interested in the way our body works?
- Have you ever wanted to become a doctor or a nurse?
- Why do some people choose the profession of a nurse, not a doctor?
- What do you think is the hardest thing in working as a doctor? As a nurse?
- What is a good and a bad doctor? How do you find out that a doctor is good?
Work-life Balance (revised)
Loving your job is BAD for your career as you work too hard in the evenings and are outperformed by colleagues who come in refreshed
- People who feel their job is integral to their life may find it hard to be productive
- These people are less able to successfully disengage from work in the evenings
- This limits their energy levels the following morning and their ability to focus
Teenagers: Why do they rebel? (revised)
Teenagers say what REALLY annoys them about their mothers
Singing in the car, trying to be one of the gang and Facebook friend requests: Teenagers give their (toe-curling) views on what REALLY annoys them about their mothers
- Joe Lawrence, 17, from London, is sick of his mother Julia singing in the car
- Olivia Becci, 17, from London, wants her mother Anna-Maria to stop trying to be one of the girl gang when her friends come over to her house
- Seth Daker, 18, from Ripponden, West Yorkshire, wants his mother Nicky to stop sending him friend requests on social media including Facebook and Twitter
Critical Thinking
Why do lions have manes? And what noise should a new musical instrument make? Why Oxford University asks its applicants bizarre questions
- Oxford University reveals the conundrums it poses to candidates in interviews
- Law applicants could be asked about running red lights on empty roads at night
- Biological sciences candidates face questions about why lions have manes
- It comes just days before the October 15 deadline for would-be undergraduates to apply for a place to start at Oxford next autumn
New Year and Christmas
How to Make (and Keep) a New Year's Resolution
Are you making a resolution for 2018? Warning: More than half of all resolutions fail, but this year, they don't have to be yours. Here's how to identify the right resolution to improve your life, create a plan on how to reach it, and become part of the small group of people that successfully achieve their goal.
Is Empathy Overrated?
Reading: While it may result in tremendous good, empathy can also be narrow, biased and surprisingly insensitive, argues psychology professor Paul Bloom.
Does empathy make the world a better place? It certainly looks like it. After all, empathy drives people to treat others' suffering as if it were their own, which then motivates action to make the suffering go away. I see the bullied teenager and might be tempted initially to join in with his tormentors, out of sadism or boredom or a desire to dominate or be popular, but then I empathize — I feel his pain, I feel what it's like to be bullied — so I don't add to his suffering. Maybe I even rise to his defense. Empathy is like a spotlight directing attention and aid to where it's needed.
Dog's dinner: DNA clue to how dogs became our friends
Dogs have been dining on human food scraps since the early days of their domestication, it appears.
Our canine companions developed the ability to digest starchy foods during the farming revolution thousands of years ago, according to DNA evidence. Scientists think dogs may have been domesticated from wolves when they came into settlements, scrounging for food. Modern dogs can tolerate starch-rich diets, unlike their wolf cousins, which are carnivores.
Copyright and Internet Piracy
Our Lost Culture: What We Lose From Having Killed The Public Domain
Yesterday, for Copyright Week, we wrote about transparency (and the lack of it in making copyright law). Today's issue is the public domain. While we just wrote about the lack of new works going into the public domain this year (as happens every year in the US), I've seen some copyright maximalists asking why this is a big deal, since all the works listed are readily available to purchase. This is uninformed in the extreme. In the past I've suggested that everyone interested in these issues owes it to themselves to read James Boyle's excellent book, The Public Domain, and I'll reiterate that recommendation now. Not surprisingly, the book is available online for free, though you can also purchase a copy, which is a worthwhile investment.
Positive Thinking: Is it something we all need to learn?
Why pessimists have a reason to be cheerful
Whatever explains Japan's chart-topping life expectancy, it isn't being really chipper all the time
For critics of positive thinking like me, as well as for plain old curmudgeons (also like me, to be fair), it's an awkward truth that an optimistic outlook does seem to lead to a healthier life. Scientists, with their annoying fixation on facts, have published study after study suggesting that an upbeat attitude protects you from cancer, heart disease and stroke. In one big analysis of American women, the most optimistic were 29% less likely to die, during a six-year follow-up, than the least; in another, involving men too, people with positive views of ageing ended up living longer.
Do we need psychologists?
Bosses should be sent on mental health courses to stop employees becoming stressed and depressed, claims major study as expert reveals tips to make you happier at work
- Employees reported 18% less sick days if their manager went on the course
- Hectic workloads can often lead to poor mental health - resulting in sick days
- The world-first University of New South Wales research is dubbed 'promising'
Professional Identity
Choosing a profession
- What is your profession? What personality traits one should have to get it?
- What influenced your career choice? By what criteria did you make a choice?
- What kind of talents does a person need to be a professional in your field of work?
- What are your talents? How do you utilize your potential at work? Which of your talents do you develop just for yourself as a hobby (if you have one)?
Hobbies and Interests
- What hobbies do you have?
- Name three hobbies that you would have liked to try out and why?
- What are your interests? Is there any activity you would really like to do, but have no time for it?
- How do you usually spend your free time? How do you perceive it: as an opportunity for rest & relaxation or the time for developing yourself, making something important?
- Have your hobbies changed throughout the years? How have the changed and why do you think that is?


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Overseas Distribution
① Robam Overseas Business Expansion Strategy
In 2008, Robam formally started a 5-year strategic plan. Since then, the company entered into the next 5-year golden development period. Based on Southeast Asian markets, Robam strives to expand overseas markets, continue to focus on medium and high-end kitchen appliances and diligently work to become the most competitive enterprise in the kitchen appliance industry.
② Robam Overseas Agents
1. In 2009, the company signed an agency agreement with a Chinese agent in France. As a result, Robam appliances have been increasingly used by Chinese families in France.
2. On June 5, 2010, Robam signed a cooperation agreement with a Myanmar agent and began to enter into the Myanmar market.
3. On July 19, 2010, the company signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Pakistan's RUBA Group and Robam appliances began to be used by Pakistani families.
③ Agents' Activities
1. On December 10, 2010, Myanmar agents successfully held an exhibition in their local market to introduce and promote Robam brand appliances.
2. On December 20, 2010, Robam's first specialty store in Myanmar opened.
3. In August of 2010, Pakistan offices of Robam were established in Karachi and Lahore.
4. In October of 2010, Pakistani agents held a promotional meeting of Robam appliances in their local luxury hotel. In the same month, Robam supplied appliances to 26 agents in Pakistan.
5. In November of 2010, a Robam kitchen appliance showroom was set up in the headquarters office of Pakistan.
6. In March of 2011, Robam's new VI stand was sampled on the Pakistani market.
7. In April of 2011, a Pakistan marketing conference of Robam was held at the Hangzhou Robam Appliance Company.


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The first major confrontation between the newly-arrived armies would take place at Biyed, a jungle planet in the FR1707 system. There, a spearhead force of Chaos Marines would encounter a large raiding force of Orks, led by the renowned Mek warchief Frazzleboom Bloodyspanna.
The two forces deployed. Two of the objectives lay in or near the Orkish starting point, and a third lay well within the Chaos Marines' deployment area. The fourth was located in an area of sparse woods in the centre of the otherwise heavily-jungled terrain. Strange radiation—doubtless due to Goatronium deposits—permeated the battlefield, potentially causing havoc with vehicles.
The Orks struck first. Three Deffkoptas of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Savagefang Squadrons darted forward, and fired their rokkits towards the approaching enemy. There was a huge explosion, and the sole Chaos Predator battle tank was little more than smoking crater. Moments later, a blast from a Shokk Attack Gun laid waste to the surviving piece of enemy armour, a Rhino filled with Khorne Beserkers. In a few short minutes, Chaos had been shorn of all their heavy support.
The dark psychotic reavers were not ones to dismay easily, however—or indeed at all. Four Warbikes raced to try outflank the Orks on the left, while the Bezerkers and a platoon of Plague Marines pressed forward to the central objective. The third and final unit of Chaos Space marines secured the objective in their original deployment area.
The Bezerkers and Plague Marines soon came under withering fire from the Deffkotpas, as well as the Shokk Attack Gun, while the Bikers went to ground after being hit repeatedly by a ramshackle but deadly Orkish Boomgun mounted on old, looted Imperial Baslisk. One unit of Shoota Boyz took heavy fire, and briefly fell back before rallying.
As the armies closed, a horde of Slugga Boyz charged the remnants of the Plague Marines, wiping them out. Their joy (and unrestrained looting) was shortlived, however, as they were in turn charged by the Bezerkers, and slaughtered to a greenskin. The surviving Bezerkers then advanced into the woods, where another unit of Shoota Boyz were waiting for them.
The Shoota Boyz emptied dakka into their foes, then charged. Most of the Chaos troops fell, but a single brave warrior fought, outnumbered, throwing back endless waves of Orks in a bloody demonstration of Chaotic fighting prowess until he was finally crushed—literally—under a mass of irate green attackers.
The unfortunate bikers righted their bikes and were preparing to resume their advance when another round from the Boomgun landed among them. When the dust cleared, there were none left.
This left only a single unit of Chaos Space Marines. Deciding that it was better to live to corrupt another day, they retreated from the battlefield—closely followed by a barrage of obscene Orkish taunts and gestures, gutteral shouts of jubilation, and squabbles over who got to loot what from the fallen warriors.


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School superintendent looks to shake up administrative structure
WESTPORT — Westport elementary schools will not lose their respective assistant principals in charge of overseeing special education as some parents had feared, at least according to Superintendent Colleen Palmer's proposed administrative structure.
"The SPED community was really worried about the positions of SPED vice principals in all the buildings," said Merrily Bodell, a member of Westport's SPED PTA at the Monday meeting of the Board of Education, at which Palmer presented her plan for the coming school year. "(I'm) really thrilled that there is not a proposal to change that at all."
Special education parents this fall expressed some concern after Palmer stated a plan to assess the allocation of the district's administrative resources based on school size and need. Many feared the district's unique model for its elementary schools — in which one of two assistant principals at each school oversees special education — would be scrapped in an effort to
re-allocate and designated special education assistant principals might be eliminated in a shuffle.
Palmer, however, debuted a plan Monday that would see only one elementary school, Coleytown, which has the lowest enrollment, lose an assistant principal. Additionally, Palmer's plan calls for the elimination of the directors of elementary education and of secondary education.
Even as those three positions would be eliminated, they would be replaced by three new ones: an assistant superintendent of schools, a district-wide director of academic programs and services and a pre-K through fifth-grade district math coordinator.
Under the new arrangement, elementary school assistant principals would no longer be required to work on the formulation of district-wide curriculum, allowing them to instead focus on their respective schools.
In support of the proposition, Palmer cited enrollment projections from two consultants — New England School Development Council and Milone & Macbroom — that show the school district could lose roughly 150 students over the next five years, on top of a decrease in enrollment of 300 over the last decade.
"The current way we're structured does not promote coherence and collaboration as much as I would like to see," Palmer told the board. "I'm trying to separate the district work from the building work."
Palmer stressed that the rejiggering was not financially motivated and estimated it would not cost or save the district money. Palmer added that no administrators currently working in the district would be without a job as a result of the shift.
The proposal was met mostly by support among the board and public in attendance, especially from SPED parents, like Bodell, who view the shift as a way of lending better support to Staples High School, where many felt more special education resources were needed.
Some Coleytown parents expressed concern, though. Youn Su Chau, vice president of Coleytown's PTA, asked that the board hold off on the restructuring.
"The bottom line is an administrative resource is being taken out of our building," Chau said.
The board did not vote on the administrative restructuring and will meet again Jan. 2.
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What dominated Asia's Google search terms in 2015
SINGAPORE — Google just released its annual search trends for 2015, and some of the biggest events to capture headlines ranged from tragedies like the Paris attacks to the FIFA scandal in sports, to celebrity gossip around people like Lamar Odom.
Drilling down the topics to some of Asia's cities, it's clear that people here were concerned with a wide breadth of issues, but many of those were related to environmental concerns and natural disasters in the region.
See also: How the world Googled in 2015
The annual illegal burning of crops in Indonesia, for instance, made it to the top search in Singapore, which was affected by the smog that drifted over to the island state. Singaporeans were also worried about the spread of the MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) virus, which was also the top search in South Korea, which suffered an outbreak this year.
In Asia, where in many of its countries a smartphone is considered a status symbol, and where people in developed markets typically carry more than one mobile device, it's perhaps unsurprising that the iPhone 6S was a top search in more than one country. Singaporeans, Japanese and Hong Kongers were especially crazy about the Apple phone — which debuted in "pink" for the first time.
The release of WhatsApp on web browsers also earned it a hot search in Singapore and Malaysia.
Searches were also dominated by local TV shows and music in each country — showing that the world isn't all collectively glued to the Kardashians and extended family. In Hong Kong, local TV shows like The Empress of China trended, and in the Philippines, afternoon variety show Eat Bulaga captured local hearts so much that multiple search terms related to the show (including both of its stars, individually) made it to the top ten list in the country.


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ServicedApartments.NL Welcomes Corporate Housing Living as a New Partner
ServicedApartments.NL is excited to announce its new partner—Corporate Housing Living.
Designed with the needs of corporate individuals planning to stay in the Netherlands for more than six months in mind, Corporate Housing Living will provide a home away from home in central locations and neighbourhoods throughout major cities in the Netherlands.
The first residences, dubbed the Falcon Living apartments, are new and distinguished "canal houses", located in Amsterdam's former Jewish quarter. The area is known for its history and large variety of museums. While Waterlooplein, which is home to an almost daily market, good public transportation links, and a variety of dining and shopping opportunities, is only a three-minute walk away.
High ceilings, luxurious furnishings, Smart TV, and a fully equipped open plan kitchen are all at the ready. After a day in the busy city, individuals can enjoy summer days and evenings from the private terrace with its superb views of and along the canal. Utilities, weekly cleaning, and other serviced apartment perks are, of course, also included.
"We want to offer a place that people can really call home for a while." explained co-owners Michael Berendsen and Jouke Baaima, "As we were expats once ourselves, our passion lies in making sure that our residents feel happy and right at home here in the Netherlands."
And a home away from home, where you feel like part of the neighbourhood, enjoying life as a local, is exactly what Corporate Housing Living can offer you.


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The Rocky Mountain Conservancy's (RMC) Conservation Corps and High School Leadership Corps programs are currently looking for students to work in and around Rocky Mountain National Park this summer.
The High School Leadership Corps is open to all high school students in Colorado ages 14-17. It is a two week residential program based in Rocky Mountain National Park. During the program, youth will complete service projects, participate in a variety of trainings, and camp in the backcountry, according to rmconservancy.org.
There are 20 spots available for the two summer sessions RMC is offering this year. Last year one student from Estes Park High School was selected and RMC Conservation Corps Manager Geoff Elliot said he hopes more Estes students will be able to participate in 2018.
Visit rmconservancy.org/learn-us/high-school-leadership-corps/ to learn more and to apply online.
The Conservation Corps is a summer long residential program for college level students ages 18-25. There are six crews each working in Rocky Mountain National Park and the surrounding National Forests on trail management, habitat restoration and historic conservation projects.
Participants will receive AmeriCorps Educational Awards to use toward college credit, student loans and other education costs. Visit rmconservancy.org/learn-us/rocky-mountain-conservation-corps/ to learn more and to apply online.
"The goal of these programs is to expose youth to the outdoors, to teach about conservation, to develop leadership skills and provide a pathway to natural resource careers," Elliot said.
The Conservation Corps programs have been nominated for a Public Lands Alliance Outstanding Public Engagement award this year. RMC has also been nominated for the Publication of the Year Award for its "ABC Rocky!" alphabet book.
The awards focus on nonprofit organizations doing great work on public lands, Elliot said. The winners will be announced at the end of February at the Public Lands Alliance Convention in Palm Springs, California. Elliot said members of RMC will be in attendance.
In addition to a panel of judges the public can vote for the award nominees by visiting pr.easypromosapp.com/entries/820823.


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If you are looking for a new bike, regardless of ride style, type or level of skill, you need to choose the best bike for your body type, budget and experience. You will also need to know what kind of bike ride you are looking for.
The Best Bike Brands by Type
There are several factors that go into assessing the best bike brands in the world. Some primary considerations are innovation, persistency of quality, and who puts riders at the top of podiums. With that being said there is a quiet revolution going on within the biking world. There are millions of busy Moms, stressed college students, and middle-aged people simply trying to lose weight that need served.
Often these rankings focus on the highly intense world of Road cycling or the ultra-cool world of Mountain biking but this review tries to account for the other 98% that need a high quality bike they can afford. But also giving credit to the bike brands on the bleeding edge of innovation that inevitably trickles down to everyday bikes.
You will see companies founded by recent MIT grads and also companies founded in the 19th century that continue to innovate. There are brands that I love that got left on the cutting room floor but I will continue to reevaluate and rank as new bikes are delivered or new areas in biking start to emerge.
Ranking the best brands is a step in the research journey but if you truly want to find the best bike for your needs, select the bike type that you are most interested in and carefully go through the bike reviews and you'll find your match.
Known For: Cruisers
An American bike company based in Hermosa Beach, California. The company was founded with a mission to design and build a clean, simple, easy to ride bikes offered at an affordable price. The company wants to preserve the simplicity of the bike in their designs. Firmstrong's mission is to design bikes that blend style and functionality.
BikesReviewed Recommends: Firmstrong Urban
The Firmstrong Urban (for women) secured pole position in our Best Cruiser Bikes Buyer's Guide For 2019.
27. Ancheer
Known For: E-bikes
Another California based company that mostly outsources their manufacturing to production facilities in Taiwan and China. This company is a large player in the e-bike world and also carved out substantial market share in the simple indoor bike vertical. This company focuses on efficient designs and has developed one of the best logistic networks in the industry. This translates into a consistent product at a good price point.
BikesReviewed Recommends: Ancheer Power Plus
The Ancheer Power Plus is our pick for the best value for money electric bike in 2019.
26. Scott Bike
Scott started out not even making bikes or bicycle parts. The first foray of the company was actually ski poles. Ed Scott pioneered the first aluminium ski poles in 1958, from there the Scott company grew to more exciting and adventurous modes. Formed in 1989 when Charley French made the first aerodynamic handlebar. The bike side of the company grew like wildfire and by 1995 Scott was a household name. The Endorphin was Scott's first carbon bike and with wins in the Olympics and the World Cup, the name and the company took off.
25. Giordano
Giordano bikes, based in New Jersey, are inspired by the rich cycling history of Italy. Their products focus on combining Italian tradition with the latest advancements in bicycle technology. The company is dedicated to providing enthusiast-level bicycles to their customers. The company is very concerned about the safety of the customers. They do not ship a product until they are confident that it is safe enough for their own family.
24. Montague Bikes
Known for: Folding Bikes
Montague is a bike company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They are at the forefront of evolving bicycle technology, focusing on Folding Integrated Technology. David Montague founded the Montague Corporation in 1987 while a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He immediately focused his designs on folding bicycles that offered space-saving convenience without sacrificing performance.
Known For: Road, Mountain, Hybrid
A company that is based out of China and is relatively new to the American bike market. BEIOU had it origins in the Carbon Compost and manufacturing industry. They took this expertise and started to apply it to bikes. As you are searching for a light-weight, the search inevitably will lead to carbon frames, forks, and structures. BEIOUS is the leader in replacing the old style steel and aluminum frames with Carbon, and doing it cost effectively.
22. Schwinn Bikes
An industry leader in cycling since 1895, Schwinn is practically a household name. Today, they offer innovative bike solutions for a variety of fitness riders at affordable price points. You can find their branded items in large retail stores, and their signature items at select retailers across the country. The act that made Schwinn a household name was their insistence that their bikes not be rebranded by retail stores. They wanted their name and their guarantees to remain on the bike, and because of that stubbornness/insight a STRONG brand was born.
BikesReviewed Recommends: Schwinn Discover
The Schwinn Discover won second place (and top budget pick) in our Hybrid Bike Buyers Guide for 2019.
21. Marcy Bikes
Known for making affordable home-based fitness solutions, Marcy has a line of exercise bikes to suit nearly every rider. By combining technology with space-saving features and great functionality, they give their customers lots of ways to get an intense cardiovascular workout without needing to leave the house.
20. Fortified Bikes
Known for: Hybrid
Fortified is a bike company that creates hybrid bikes for urban life. The company was founded and run by two friends: Tivan Amour and Vlad Pick (after having their bikes stolen) that had a desire to build, sell and grow a community of bikes that are unstoppable, that can't be stolen and will last for years., who after having their bike lights stolen, wanted to find a solution.
19. Mongoose Bikes
Known for: BMX
Founded in a Southern Californian garage in 1974 and now currently headquartered in Wisconsin. Mongoose has always been an aggressive brand focused on the innovation of performance bikes. Their products have consistently pushed the limits of what bikers can do, and their sturdy frames and handlebar configurations have allowed riders tremendous creativity.
BikesReviewed Recommends: The Mongoose Legion
The Legion series dominated our BMX Buyers Guide for 2019. With The Legion L40 and L80 coming in first and second place for kids.
18. Magnum Bikes
In 2010 Magnum Bikes entered the scene with a vision of revolutionizing the electric bicycle industry. Focused on innovative technologies and high-quality designs with a luxe aesthetic, the company began producing e-bikes that made waves on an international stage. Magnum creates many of their bike components from scratch, and have a design team that conceptualizes everything from circuit boards to molds to ensure that every step of the process meets their high standards. For pieces they don't build in-house, they partner with top brand name companies to ensure that their expectations of quality are met.
17. Fuji Bikes
Known for: Road, Hybrid, Mountain
Fuji has been around for over a 100 years. Having gone through a few reorganizations and acquisitions the company continued to focus on being an innovator. During the early 1980s, Fuji developed touring bicycles, and in 1986 was one of the first to develop titanium frames. Currently part of the Advances Sports International brand, which includes Kestrel and SE.
16. Sixthreezero
The company prides themselves on producing bikes that are durable, reliable, comfortable, and affordable. They stand behind their products 100%. Sixthreezero allows customers to test-ride a bike for 365 days after purchase. If at any time during the first year a customer does not love their bike, sixthreezero will accept a return. They don't charge restocking fees and will pay the return shipping.
BikesReviewed Recommends: SixThreeZero Ride in the park
With one of the highest scores received by any bike we reviewed, the Ride in the park clinches top spot in our Hybrid Bike Buyers Guide for 2019.
15. Critical Cycles
known for: Fixed, Hybrid, Cruiser, Folding
The company made it mark in the best Fixie bike market and then quickly moved into all forms of casual biking. The company's statement does the best job at defining what makes it special: "born of an ambition to eliminate the barriers to adventure and powered by an ethical business model and small team of innovators. We savor every moment we have outside and want to share our appreciation of fresh air with you."
14. Vilano Bikes
Based out of Elkton, Florida the company focused on filing a niche in the "cool design" area. Often their bikes will have colorful, sleek frames, thoughtful color schemes. This brand is definitely focused on the aesthetics, and does it quite well.
BikesReviewed Recommends: Vilano Diverse
The Vilano Diverse 3 is our budget road bike pick for 2019. Read more about it in our Road Bike Buyer's Guide
13. AddMotor
Known for: E-Bikes
Based out of California this company had its origins in motorcycles. In 2011 the company turned its focus to the burgeoning e-bikes industry and has never looked back. Specific to electric bikes this company focused on capturing the off-road niche and their bikes can be found to have fat tires, sturdy frames, and long battery life.
BikesReviewed Recommends: Addmotor Motan or Hithot
The Motan and Hithot deliver bigtime in the mid-range e-bike category (mid-range for ebikes being around $1000)
Known for: Fixed gear Bikes
6KU is most known for the "Fixie" style bike. This style of bike was built with simplicity in mind. Instead of having multiple gears these bikes have just one and allow you to pedal forward or backwards. 6KU is one of three new brands under the parent company Avant Sports, 6KU was created as an answer to the growing demand for high-quality fixed-gear bikes at affordable prices. The company founder, JW, started his journey back in 2012 and was disappointed with the quality that factories delivered on his designs.
11. Santa Cruz Bikes
Do one thing and do it well. Santa Cruz bikes are built for top end riders that need a special bike. Santa Cruz has a rotating line up of mountain bikes and all are made from aluminum and carbon fiber. Santa Cruz doesn't offer any other type of bike except for mountain bikes. However, when it comes to the mountain, Santa Cruz delivers.
10. Exerpeutic Bikes
Known for: Indoor
Known for their home-use exercise equipment, Exerpeutic is a manufacturer of treadmills, ellipticals, and a line of indoor bike options. By combining the latest technology with upright, recumbent, and training models, Exerpeutic gives you the tools to get an effective cycling workout at home.
BikesReviewed Recommends: Exerpeutic 900XL and 1000
Two of the best recumbent bikes on the market, the 900XL particularly shines for big boys looking for a indoor recumbent exercise bike.
9. Bianchi Bikes
Known For: Road, mountain, hybrid
Bianchi was founded over 125 years ago in Milan, Italy. The father of the safety cycle and the first modern bike, Bianchi has consistently been on the forefront of bicycle innovation. Later innovations was the first BMX bike and later the first Mountain bike. Obviously this is the grandfather of the biking world and their pricing reflects both the heritage and quality of the product delivered.
8. Salsa Cycles
Known For: Touring, Mountain
Founded in 1982, Salsa was acquired by QBP in 1997 and is one of the premier mountain bike manufacturers in the world. Their mission is to "inspire adventure by bike". This company sponsors hundreds of riders throughout the world and is dedicated to providing the best bike so its riders continue to dominate the MTB competitions. By the way, the also make a very impressive road bike. They were also the first to introduce a carbon fat tire option. Innovators!
BikesReviewed Recommends: Salsa Cutthroat and Marrakesh
Possibly the two best bang for your buck touring bikes, the Cutthroat slices up any off-road trial, while the Marrakesh handles the tarmac.
7. Pure Fix Bikes
Known For: You guessed it..Fixed gear bikes
Founded six years ago in a dorm room, Pure Cycles is the brainchild of Austin, Jordan, and Michael. After spending time looking at the empty bike racks on campus, they started asking students why they weren't riding. They found common themes in the answers they received- people wanted bikes that were affordable, simple, and looked great, and from there Pure Fix Cycles was born.
BikesReviewed Recommends: Pure Fix Original
The OG of fixed gear bikes, the Pure Fix Original owns the highest score we've ever given any bike on our site, read our Fixed Gear Buyer's Guide for more.
6. Kestrel Bikes
Known For: Road Bikes
Formed in 1986 by Trek employees and Aerospace engineers, Kestrel has introduced many cutting-edge and forward-thinking designs. With a goal to make faster, lighter and better handling bikes for athletes, Kestrel started working with carbon-fiber.
Their first design, the Kestrel 4000, released in 1987 was an all carbon, full aerodynamic design. Kestrel didn't stop there, releasing designs with the first full-carbon fork, the first completely 3-D molded design, and seat tube-less designs.
5. Specialized
Known For: Road Bikes
Specialized was founded in 1974 by Mike Sinyard. Based in California, the company intially focused on importing Italian parts and evolved to manufacturing their own. In 1981 Specialized released their first two models. Rivaling the biggest names in cycling, Specialized was bought by Meridia Bikes (a 40 percent share) in 2001 and has relaunched with new efforts and even better designs.
BikesReviewed Recommends: Specialized Sirrus
Specialized's entry level road bike is one of our favourites in this price range. We'd recommend the Sirrus to anyone looking to get started in road cycling events.
4. Cannondale
Known For: Road, Mountain, Hybrid
Cannondale got their start in 1973 by crafting and releasing bike accessories. They were the first company to introduce the Bugger, a bicycle trailer. They followed that up with a canvas bag that they produced in a loft above a pickle factory. By 1983 Cannondale started to innovate with aluminum being introduced into the frames but did so with a larger frame tube that introduced stiffness and efficiency into their bikes. In 2004 they led the industry with the aggressive adoption of Carbon into their assemblies and their bikes continued to outperform. Cannondale is a company that is driven with an engineering mindset.
3. Trek Bikes
Known For: Road, Mountain
Founded in 1973 focused on building mid to high-end bikes in America. During this time the only top end models were from overseas. Trek made a reputation in quality, craftsmanship and work ethic. The Trek 850, in 1983, was the first mountain bike they ever released and it soon caught on that Trek was a name to remember. By the late 1990s they were building all ranges of bikes for all riders: children to athletes and everyone in between. By 2001 they had introduced electric-hybrid bikes for endurance riders and trainers. The Trek FX1 is the best hybrid fitness bike due to its popularity, reviews and sales.
BikesReviewed Recommends: Trek 520
When it comes to rugged touring bikes, Trek hit a home run with the 520. No one will fault you for picking this touring bike above the competing models from Salsa, and the 520 came in one point shy of claiming top spot for the 2019 Touring Bikes.
2. Diamondback
Known For: BMX, Mountain, Road, Hybrid
Founded in 1977 as a California company, it was originally a BMX brand. A major bicycle manufacturer based in Washington state, Diamondback Bicycles offers an array of models you can ride on the trails or the road for men, women, and children. One of the innovations pioneered by Diamondback is the Knuckle Box suspension, which is found on its Mountain Bikes. In 1999 the company was purchased and later merged with Raleigh Bicycle company.
1. Giant
Known For: Road, Mountain, Hybrid
Founded in 1972 in Taiwan it took nine years to release their first model. Giant has always been known for quick assessing market trends and improving them. While Kestrel may have the first all-carbon design, Giant was the first to use computer aided design for carbon frames. In 2004 Giant incorporated Maestro suspension and revolutionized off road capabilities. By 2010 they were winning awards for nearly every design they created and introduced Liv/Giant in 2011. Liv/Giant specializes in designs specifically built for women.
Our Favorite Bikes From Each Category
Best Road Bike
Kestrel Talon
Best Hybrid Bike
SixThreeZero Ride in The Park
Best Mountain Bike
DiamondBack Overdrive
Best Electric Bike
Ancheer Power Plus
How You Should Choose Your Brand
Now that we've done a broad ranking of the best bike brands for 2019., let's zoom in to your needs.
How do you select the best bike, brand and fit?
Here's our step-by-step approach which will take you from casually browsing for a bike online, to getting the right bike and brand delivered to your doorstep.
Step 1. Select your Bike Type
The first, and most important part to selecting the right bike is figuring out what you plan to use it for. Do you need a city bike to commute with, are you going camping with your bike, or perhaps training for the Tour de France?
Check out the quick summary of each bike type below. Click on the red button if you want to get our take on the best bikes of each type.
If the idea of cruising down the highway as fast as you possibly can, then a road bike is exactly what your adventurous spirit needs.
Mountain bikes are ideal for all sorts of conditions. While they're a bit heavier and slower than a road bike, they're easier to ride.
Electric bikes (also known as e bikes) are perfect for long-distance riding, or when you just don't feel like working up a sweat!
Hybrid bikes are all about versatility. While they don't really handle specific tasks as well as a dedicated bike, the appeal is that it can do both.
Cruiser bikes have had a resurgence in the last decade or two. With large tires, the ride is considerably more comfortable and smooth.
If getting from point A to point B is too boring, you might be looking for a little bit more fun. Are you looking for the best BMX bike for adults or kids?
No speeds and gears, fixed gear bikes are known for simplicity. Fixies are popular - they're easy to tinker with, and you have a lot of control.
Folding bikes are more than just a gimmick. Being able to fold your bike up and carry it is incredibly useful in bustling downtown areas.
An exercise bike alows you to workout in the comfort of your living room. Looking for an upright, spinning or recumbent bike?
Step 2. Deciding On A Brand
Brand goes with performance and your bike type.
You don't want to go with a popular bike brand just because you have heard of it. If you are looking for the best cruiser bike, for example, for every day casual riding, you won't want to spend your money on a Santa Cruz model designed for downhill racing.
While most brands will manufacture most types of models and types, the one for you will come down to budget, comfort and performance.
Mountain Bike Brands
Almost without fail, every manufacture will have a mountain bike in their lineup. This doesn't mean it is the best option. Best mountain bike brands such as Giant and Fuji provide some of the best MTBs built because that is the main focus of the company.
BEIOU shouldn't be overlooked in the mountain bike category either. Their standards will ensure a great ride with a budget friendly model.
Road Bike Brands
Road bikes are designed for riders that want to train, or that never like to go off-road. The best road bike brands are:
Triathlon Bike brands
Just as with any other category, more than brand will make a triathlon bike. For the serious athletes out there, two names stand above the rest. Kestrel has won more triathlons than almost any other bike brand.
Vilano has excellent triathlon bikes for smaller budget professionals.
Urban and Fixie brands
Daily commuters and urban riders will get the most from Fortified, Firmstrong and Scott.
If a single gear or Fixie is your thing, then look no further than 6KU, Pure and Critical Cycles.
Downhill and BMX bike brands
When it comes to downhill racing, one brand is more dedicated and experienced than any other: Santa Cruz.
However, for those riders looking for style, tricks and track riding, BMX bikes don't get any better than those from Mongoose and Diamondback.
Specialty Bike brands
Fitness bikes have two brands solely dedicated to your needs: Exerpeutic and Marcy. If, however, you are looking for an electric/hybrid bike then you will want to focus your attention to Addmotor, Ancheer or Magnum.
For a folding bike, you should scan the options over at Montague.
Finally, if you want a daily cruiser to just ride around in, Sixthreezero has you covered.
All-Around brands
If you want to dabble in a little bit of everything, then you want to look for the best all-around bike available.
In this instance, Trek and Specialized will have you covered.
No matter what you are in to, there is a bike brand just for you.
Step 3. Find The Best Fit
Once you know what type of bike you prefer you need to find the best fit. You will need to be able to stand, straddling the top bar with your feet flat on the ground. You should measure your inseam height from the ground to your crotch and ensure the bike will fit that measurement.
You will be able to adjust he seat height as well as the handlebar height on most every model, including the lean and angle. If you are on a mountain bike, for example, you will want a more back angle seat and down angle handlebars to provide the best maneuverability.