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The Dear Hunter: Act IV – Rebirth In Reprise [Album Review]
Scot Lade | September 14, 2015 September 15, 2015 | Reviews
Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise
Cave & Canary Goods/Equal Vision Records [2015]
Fire Note Says: Casey Crescenzo continues the Dear Hunter story – with diminishing returns.
Album Review: Since we last checked in with the titular character in The Dear Hunter series, mastermind Casey Crescenzo has tasted the sweet flavor of artistic freedom. After 2009's Act III: Life And Death he (and his erstwhile colleagues, of course) embarked on a genre defying group of EP's known collectively as The Color Spectrum, and then he released the brilliant stand-alone album Migrant in 2013. That record took everything he had learned from years of toil and tears and distilled it all into what I considered to be one of that year's finest. Now back to what has been planned as a six record saga, Crescenzo still sounds terrific but the weight of the vague and directionless story is affecting the songwriting.
To say I was excited about this installment is an understatement. But after over a month of non-stop listens it is clear that this may be the weakest in the series. Not that there's anything really wrong going on here, it's just that I'm not falling in love. There is a melancholy in these songs which the instrumentation only adds to. Strings underpin many of the more melodic sections and the whole thing (at seventy-four minutes) is, at times, a slog to get through. Don't get me wrong: like all his work, there are plenty of stellar passages and moments of absolute beauty. Despite its Arcade Fire meets Of Monsters And Men anthemic aspirations, "Waves" turns out to be one such moments. This is the closest we get to the material found on Migrant. It could be a hit in some alternative universe even though it feels ten years too late. "The Old Haunt" returns The Dear Hunter to some of their rockier past and does, in fact, remind you that this is the guy who got kicked out of the emo band The Receiving End Of Sirens.
The album's centerpiece is certainly "A Night On The Town." Clocking in at over nine minutes it is not only the longest song here but it is also the one that most directly connects Act IV to its predecessors. All of Crescenzo's prog leaning come to the surface and it truly is a stand-out. Its clever arrangement keeps it lively and even the mellow middle section works to the betterment of the whole. Unfortunately there are some less effective tracks after that. "Is There Anybody Here?" stalls all the momentum with its faux R&B. Next up, "The Squeaky Wheel" is one of those straight up songs that The Dear Hunter usually hits out of the park. Here it sits flat with distracting orchestration that adds very little. The period pieces which appeared on Act II as "The Bitter Suite, Parts 1-3" get companions in Parts 4-6 this time around and it is an interesting barometer, showing how far The Dear Hunter has come. And yet they feel hollow compared to the earlier suite. Indeed, much of what has passed for progress is the source of this album's malaise. This band is better with some rough edges.
In the end I can only be this critical of an artist whose work I truly respect. And it may be that, with time, I gain a new appreciation of this album. But with each spin I found my thoughts wandering, the mind-numbing story becoming less and less relevant and those lovely turns of phrase that Crescenzo has perfected being more irritations than earworms. Perhaps six albums is too long for any attention span. And then again, maybe four is as well.
Key Tracks: "A Night On The Town" / "The Old Haunt" / "Waves"
Artists With Similar Fire: The Reign Of Kindo / Closure In Moscow / Coheed And Cambria
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-Reviewed by Scot Lade
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Scot Lade is the Prog Rock critic for The Fire Note. He has played in many bands (Disorderly Conduct, Foul Existense (sic) and wedgepiece) as a singer/songwriter/guitarist, worked in radio, music publishing and managed record stores in Florida - basically every aspect of the music business.
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The Smarty Party, as it's come to be known — that part really is true — took place on April 1 at The Breakers in support of the South Florida Science Center.
Caroline Cummings Rafferty, Mary Freitas and Elizabeth Gordon were chairwomen for "Avant Garde Cuisine: The Science of Food" event, which included a cocktail reception and silent auction, dinner, a live auction and an appearance by celebrity chef Richard Blais.
The energetic, affable and very funny Blais demonstrated the science of molecular gastronomy, one of the many branches of food science that incorporates the chemical transformation of ingredients into cooking.
We know, it sounds like a real snooze. But it totally wasn't.
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The War Against Human Nature: What Does 'Unreasonable Pressure' Mean?
Posted on | May 7, 2015 | 74 Comments
The Sexual Assault Task Force at the University of Kansas has some very strange (and by "very strange" of course I mean, typical feminist) ideas about what "sexual assault" involves:
Under "Recommendations for Policy and Process Improvement," the task force recommends clarifying the definition of "incapacitation" in order to differentiate between "wrongful" and "permissible" conduct.
A university spokeswoman told The College Fix by email that the school defines incapacitation as an "inability to make informed, rational judgments."
When substances are involved, "incapacitation" refers to how "alcohol or drugs consumed" can affect decision-making, including consequences and judgments, the spokeswoman said, responding on behalf of the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access. . . .
(Fact: Young people commonly get drunk or high for the specific purpose of lowering their inhibitions, thus to facilitate or enhance sexual activity that they would be too afraid or embarrassed to initiate or enjoy if they were sober. This is what was meant by the old joke in which the "mating call of the Southern sorority girl" was described as, "Woo-hoo! I am SO drunk, y'all!")
The Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access uses "incapacitation" as part of its multifaceted definition of sexual violence: "Taking sexual advantage of another person without consent, including causing or attempting to cause the incapacitation of another person." . . .
(Fact: The legal drinking age is 21. If university officials are worried that "incapacitation" due to drunkenness is a contributing factor in sexual assault cases — as it obviously often is — the most obvious expedient would be to crack down on underage drinking by students. Yet because administrators at almost every university tolerate illegal underage drinking by freshmen and sophomores, we are told there is a "rape crisis" on campus when it usually seems more like a "drunk teenage sex crisis" on campus.)
The Kansas task force also acknowledges the vagueness in defining coercion as "unreasonable pressure for sexual access" because it does not distinguish between "coercive" versus "non-coercive sexual conduct." . . .
The Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access uses the word "unwelcome" several times to describe prohibited behavior: One of those is "unwelcome efforts to develop a romantic or sexual relationship" or "unwelcome physical touching or closeness."
You can read the rest of that.
Here, in the effort to add "coercion" to the definition of sexual assault, we see the real agenda behind feminism's "rape culture" discourse. To put it bluntly, it is an attempt to criminalize male heterosexuality.
If you have studied feminist writing about sexuality, you know that they stretch the word "coercion" beyond recognition, so that male behavior which is entirely normal, customary and lawful is depicted as part of a "continuum of sexual aggression." A presentation called "Understanding the Continuum of Sexual Violence" describes it this way:
Sexual violence is supported by the attitude or viewpoint that women are sex objects, and often takes the form of suggestive looks or actions, sexist comments, and sexual exploitation. All too often our society treats objectification of women as a cultural norm that does no real harm. Men whistling at and calling out to women on the street is tolerated, jokes or rude comments are the daily fare of talk shows and other media venues, and sexually pornographic material proliferates under the guise of freedom of speech and expression. All too often, none of this is considered "criminal" but is part of a largely accepted societal attitude towards women.
The level to which our society accepts sexual objectification creates a foundation where this becomes the absolute value of women.
What is involved in this, you see, is the creation of a connect-the-dots theory about "rape culture" in which anything that is deemed offensive, from "suggestive looks" to "jokes or rude comments," is construed as part of a "societal attitude" that contributes to sexual assault. By this means, every double-entendre in an old Marx Brothers comedy becomes part of "rape culture," while every vintage pin-up is also implicated in this "continuum" because it involves "sexual objectification."
So now, in attempting to codify "coercion" and "harassment" as part of university policy, we find ambiguous phrases like "unreasonable pressure for sexual access" — how much "pressure" is "reasonable"? — as well as the use of the word "unwelcome" to describe "efforts to develop a romantic or sexual relationship" or "physical touching or closeness."
Stipulate that some guys have deficient social skills, and are not good at "reading signals," as we used to say, while other guys simply don't know how to deal with rejection. Especially when we are talking about young guys (teenage boys, really, 18 or 19 years old, and away from home for the first time) it is inevitable that many of them will make awkward ("unwelcome") attempts to "develop a romantic or sexual relationship." This is inevitable, as I say, and unless you are engaged in a War Against Human Nature, you expect young women to be prepared to deal with male attention that is "unwelcome," as well as "pressure" that is "unreasonable."
Feminist ideology, however, demonizes male sexuality in such a way as to relieve women of all responsibility in negotiating the ordinary difficulties of normal sex life. Any attempt to advise females about avoiding sexual danger is condemned by feminists as "blaming the victim." When confronted with the typical "he-said/she-said" cases that are cited as evidence of a campus "rape epidemic" — which usually involve what seems to be an unhappy misunderstanding between two drunk teenagers — your effort to discuss the ambiguities without presuming the guilt of the accused male could result in you being branded a "rape apologist."
An 18-year-old college freshman starts knocking back tequila shots at a party, grinding on the dance floor with any guy who strikes her fancy and — surprise! surprise! — wakes up naked the next morning beside a complete stranger, with only the vaguest recollection of how she got there or why she's feeling so sore and sticky. It's impossible under the circumstances to prove she was raped, but her predicament (alas, too common in the binge-drinking "hookup culture" that prevails on many campuses) can be interpreted by a school disciplinary tribunal as sexual misconduct by the guy who "got lucky" with the drunk freshman and he may face expulsion as a penalty.
Is there a problem with sexual behavior on university and college campuses? Yes. It involves porn. It involves booze. It involves a decline of Judeo-Christian morality among youth. Even if you're an atheist, even if you think illegal underage drinking is acceptable, even if you approve the Internet-driven flood of pornographic filth into the impressionable minds of adolescents — even granting all those caveats and exemptions for liberalism's see-no-evil attitudes about such things, can't we agree that this convergence of harmful influences creates a potentially dangerous sexual climate?
Although I know "Jackie" at UVA lied about being gang-raped at Phi Kappa Psi, I would never want my daughter to set foot in a frat party, or any other situation where college boys are getting drunk. Whether or not any of them could be trusted sober, they damned sure can't be trusted when they're drunk, and any college girl foolish enough to think otherwise is likely to wake up sore and sticky the next morning. You can go chant slogans at a "Take Back the Night" rally if you want, but you're never going to win a War Against Human Nature.
Meanwhile, the attempt to criminalize male heterosexuality — which is what feminism's "rape culture" discourse is really about — is likely to have consequences that neither the feminists nor their opponents can anticipate. Culture shifts often operate like Newton's Third Law of Motion, where there is an equal and opposite effect. The degrading influence of pornography has inspired truly disgusting behavior among some young people (see paragraphs 16, 18 and 26 in the Nungesser v. Columbia lawsuit). Yet if that is the "equal" effect of the Newtonian equation, we can also perceive an opposite effect in the noticeable increase of women preferring lesbian relationships to such painful degradation in the contemporary "hookup culture." We may observe that Emma Dawson, who was an ardent advocate of "sex-positive" feminism at Wesleyan University, thought it was a "good opportunity to remind everyone I'm queer" after she gained notoriety by making a public issue of her herpes infection.
The word "queer" has been popularized to include a wide range of sexual behaviors, so that a "queer feminist" is not necessarily a lesbian. Because she recounts various heterosexual exploits in her herpes narrative, we may presume that "queer" for Dawson signifies she's a sort of bisexual Ado Annie. So, she's a herpes-infected 22-year-old queer who paid $47,972 a year to get a bachelor of arts in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Probably a Democrat, too.
Gotta be pretty bad out there, if any guy would resort to "unreasonable pressure for sexual access" to girls like that.
"Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools . . ."
Category: Crime, Culture, Education, National Offend a Feminist Week, Sex Trouble
74 Responses to "The War Against Human Nature: What Does 'Unreasonable Pressure' Mean?"
Kirby McCain
May 8th, 2015 @ 7:52 pm
I'm single, so it's off to the Mammary Observation Bar for me.
The young men are responsible for both their own behavior and girls' behavior.
My son attends a highly regarded, yet inexpensive state STEM university which is consistently ranked among the best for "return on investment." His means of dealing with the weirdness? Ignore girls at college. Stick to the ones from church and his (protestant parochial) high school. Don't participate in the hook-up culture.
In other words, remember how you were reared.
Jeanette Victoria
The same should go with voting…we are in this mess because most woman are to easily manipulated and they believe all sort idiotic things to vote in any rational manner
My most persistent anon twitter barnacle was the result of me posting that perhaps it isn't a good idea that a girl get blind drunk in public because she might become the target for scummy men who might rape her.
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Robert What?
Don't even get me started. I think the only people who should be allowed to vote are those with "skin in the game", i.e., productive taxpayers. In addition, anyone who is a net recipient of government benefits should not be given the vote. This includes welfare recipients at the bottom, but also includes government contractors, lobbyists, etc, at the top. Of course, this will never happen so it is really just a mental exercise. But yes, I would say that 19th Amendment was one of the worst. But then so was the 17th: that one transformed the US from a Democratic Republic into to a Democracy. It's been all down hill from there.
What is it about progressives and feminists that accuse the innocent and innocent men especially of all sort of perversions. Projection? What kind of gutter delling mind comes up with such evil intent? http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/outer-east/men-feeling-under-siege-after-revelation-man-was-wrongly-accused-on-facebook-of-being-a-creep/story-fnrwkhlp-1227346583430
I agree. It should be male head of household who pays taxes and owns property
theoldsargesays
I took a look at that link and did a little reading about Wabash College- it seems to be a good school, an island of sanity in a sea of perversion in the education system these days.
No doubt it's because they're not part of the "system". From what I gather they rely solely on endowments and private fundraising.
May 10th, 2015 @ 1:01 am
Men, drink a lot and stay away from drunken women. It's really helpful if you have one or two dozen best friends that can testify to where you were at 1 or 2 a.m. on a Thursday night. Speaking from experience.
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The War Against Human Nature: What Does ?Unreasonable Pressure? Mean? : The Other McCain
I would be happy with the franchise being for anyone who pays net taxes and/or serves in the military, regardless of sex, as long as it's a direct democracy.
There is no reason for us to go through this charade of electing these clowns. Let's just vote on everything ourselves. Techies like me can make it happen.
Oddly enough, I ended up at a Mammary Observation Bar tonight, for the second time in my life (this time unplanned). It was an interesting experience.
One of the things that put me off the first time was how depressed I got afterward from how they were just pretending to be interested in you, when they were really interested in your money.
So I really appreciated how this one girl, who was so athletic on the pole that at one point I literally broke out in spontaneous applause, was so open and honest about her motivation.
She would actually just look at you and say "money." And I can respect that.
Prime Director
May 10th, 2015 @ 4:15 pm
Pbbbbtttt… smoke pot, read voraciously and dissociate.
But don't knock it :^)
mitchell DAY
May 10th, 2015 @ 10:50 pm
Gee, I thought they were taking their lead from the ComIntern! Oh wait. It's the same thing these days!
Steve Sailer calls it the circular firing squad.
"Some girl goes strutting through the streets of New York City"
And of course what she was wearing had NO part in eliciting the catcalls.
"anyone who is a net recipient of government benefits should not be given the vote."
Damn Straight! I've recently come to that same conclusion.
That's right. Initiative, referendum and recall at the Federal, State and Local level. But it would have to be immune from Judicial review or else the Judges will just strike down whatever we vote for!
Best line in a movie, EVER!
May 11th, 2015 @ 12:53 am
And then issue a gag order on the people involved in the case, so that they could throw them in jail for contempt if they talked about it.
To paraphrase the inimitable Mark Steyn: people who get most of their goodies at taxpayer expense inevitably vote themselves more goodies at taxpayer expense.

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The American Eagle 1/4-Ounce Gold Coin is one of the most popular coins of all. In just one year (2015), the US Mint produced over 122,500 of these coins. That means they're at a great price now for investors to buy but it also shows you just what a popular, striking design they must feature.
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Three men have been found guilty at the Old Bailey of the murder of a teenager who was shot dead in Ilford in revenge for a violent armed row in a fast food restaurant.
Sami Omar, Suleman Roberto Mohamed and Jordie Kibusi, all from Ilford face lengthy terms in jail after the murder of 19-year-old Abdifatah Sheikhey who was blasted in the chest and abdomen at the junction of Bedford Road and Ilford Lane.
It is believed that the evening before, on March 20, the victim and Omar - who were known to each other - had a violent armed altercation in a fast food restaurant in Ilford Lane, and the murder was a revenge attack.
Abdifatah, who was from Poplar, was sitting in the passenger seat of a black Mercedes saloon when a white BMW 4X4 pulled up beside his vehicle when the revenge attack happened at around 10pm on March 21.
The court heard how on the evening of the killing one of the three got out of this car armed with a handgun and with his face covered, and shot Abdifatah repeatedly while he sat helpless.
The shooting took place in Woodlands Road. The vehicle Abdifatah was in was driven the short distance to Bedford Road.
Omar, Mohamed and Kibusi then made off in the BMW, which was found abandoned the next day in Express Drive, Goodmayes.
CCTV of the incident and the surrounding area before and after the murder was retrieved and viewed, and officers were able to follow the journey of the BMW, and identify the suspects.
The BMW had been informally rented by Kibusi who gave a different first name when he picked up the car. The vehicle had a tracker device fitted, and it showed that the car was stationery at the scene at the time of the murder. Analysis of Mohamed's phone records also placed him in the area at the time.
The suspects were arrested on Tuesday, March 28 and Wednesday, March 29, and answered "no comment" to the questions about the crime put to them. They were subsequently charged on Thursday, March 30 with Abdifatah's murder.
DCI Chris Jones said: "This senseless murder - believed to have been committed in retaliation for a clash between the victim and one of the suspects - has devastated Abdifatah's family.
"These three suspects went out with the sole intention of tracking down Abdifatah and causing him serious harm.
"With a firearm in their possession, this tragic outcome was inevitable. They now face a significant period in jail, and I hope the verdict will allow Abdifatah's family to come to terms with his death."
Omar, 21, of Kingston Road, Mohamed, 21 of Kingston Road and Kibusi, 21 of Wisteria Close will be sentenced at later date.
Two other men, both aged 23, who were arrested on 28 March on suspicion of murder were released with no action being taken.


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National Disability Insurance Scheme Overhaul 'Penny Wise, Pound Foolish'
by zenger.news June 10, 2021
CANBERRA, Australia — An architect of the National Disability Insurance Scheme is maintaining pressure against a proposed overhaul of the program.
Bruce Bonyhady, the inaugural chairman of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, is aghast the Morrison government remains committed to introducing an assessment model universally slammed by the disability community.
He believes the independent assessment policy will undermine the scheme.
"It cannot possibly identify individual needs," Bonyhady said on June 10.
The government wants to replace typical National Disability Insurance Scheme support packages based on funding approved for participants with similar circumstances with personalized budgets based on independent assessments.
Disability Minister Linda Reynolds has indicated the government is pushing ahead with introducing independent assessments later this year. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image)
The disability community fears independent assessments are nothing more than a cynical cost-cutting exercise, shifting decisions on support packages from medical experts to anonymous bureaucrats.
Disability Minister Linda Reynolds has indicated the government is pushing ahead with introducing independent assessments later this year.
She is adamant the changes will make the National Disability Insurance Scheme sustainable in the long term.
Bonyhady is concerned attempts to save money on administrative costs will create a false economy.
"An absolute foundation of the scheme is best quality planning, and if that takes a little bit longer and costs a little bit more, it contributes to the sustainability of the scheme," he said.
He said the "Robo-planning" proposal had fuelled enormous outrage, disquiet, and unanimous opposition.
"The government needs to go back to the drawing board," he said.
"It also needs to have a much more open dialogue with the disability community and engage in real consultation and real co-design."
The government wants to replace typical NDIS support packages, based on funding approved for participants with similar circumstances, to personalised budgets based on independent assessments. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image)
The Morrison Government considers any abuse, neglect, or exploitation suffered by any National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participant to be abhorrent and is committed to improving the quality and safeguards in place to protect National Disability Insurance Scheme participants from harm.
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, on June 3 introduced legislation that strengthens the National Disability Insurance Scheme Quality and Safeguards Commissioner's powers to improve supports for National Disability Insurance Scheme participants.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Improving Supports for At-Risk Participants) Bill 2021 builds on actions already taken by the Quality and Safeguards Commission in response to the review by the Hon. Alan Robertson SC.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme Commissioner commissioned the Robertson review to examine the adequacy of the regulation of National Disability Insurance Scheme services provided to Ann-Marie Smith, an National Disability Insurance Scheme participant. She died tragically and needlessly in April 2020.
"I continue to be deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic death of Smith and cannot state more whole-heartedly the Morrison Government's commitment to taking action to protect National Disability Insurance Scheme participants better," said Reynolds in a statement.
(Edited by Vaibhav Vishwanath Pawar and Ojaswin Kathuria)
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Musician Kevin Lavitt debuted an amazing concept video last week with the assistance of some awesome friends of his. The multi-instrumentalist showcases his talents in an amazing bird's eye view sequence shot by Brian Oh. Don't need to say much else, just enjoy the juicy sounds and watch the magic unfold in the music video for True Colors. For more on Kevin Lavitt, visit his website here.


This class is creative - it has you moving in all sorts of different directions with plenty of options to play how you want to. Get out of your head and into your body with this funky freshness!
This class was amazing and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Today I wanted to do something different and this totally fit the bill. Absolutely no "business as usual". There were unusual variations on almost every pose and transition and the hour of class flew by. I really enjoyed the non-intimidating invitations to try side crow and handstand. Perfect. I will definitely revisit this one over and over again. Thank you.
The title for this class is perfect! It is invigorating for the mind and body because it s nothing like a typical flow. It s also very opening for the hips. Some of the transitions could have been better instructed. Thanks, Channing, for keeping yoga fresh!
I really enjoyed this class. She starts is slow, with some nice movement and stretches and then the flows are different and fun.
Good stuff. Channing is always challenging. She is very no-nonsense (which I enjoy very much). I am definitely needing work on all the floating poses but really like being able to see that Wade occasionally does a modification that is more accessible for those of us less flexible. This is tough to follow, if you are not familiar with all the various yoga poses as there are many balancing moments where you should not be "spotting" towards the media screen.
Funky is not the word I would use to describe this class. I have enjoyed other classes with Channing before but this one was challenging to finish. Right from the beginning, there was no warm up to speak of. I found myself trying to stretch cold, tight muscles. Breathing was rushed and the flow was so choppy. The music was distracting. Even Wade appeared to be struggling to keep up at times. Obviously, others found this class to be rewarding. I stuck it out but in the was not satisfied. I do enjoy the more challenging poses and that is why I give it even 2 stars.
I have to be honest - I was skeptical that it would be that different but it was totally awesome! I ve practiced for years and could never get into reverse birds of paradise and totally rocked it in this class. LOVE!
Pretty great and challenging class. I would almost call it, this little pigeon went to yoga. I look forward to more.
I really enjoyed the class. The transitions are very fast, lots of hip stretches (if you don t like pigeon pose, this one isn t for you)! Perfect way to wake up and get out all the kinks!
Wow, what a fantastic class! Great flow timing, smooth transitions, fun, and interesting! Lots of variations on classic poses. I love Channing s verbal style: clear, concise instructions and no "filler" talk, which lets me focus on executing the poses correctly. I ll need to do this 2 or three times to memorize the class so that I don t need to glance at the video. 5 stars!
The sequence in the flow was great. The instructor seemed a little disinterested.
Really great class for re-opening hips and shoulders and mind in the middle of my day. The flow worked well for my dancer s brain. I will return to this.
Very innovative sequence; really great!
It felt like one big stretch...till I noticed I was dripping in sweat. Channing is a really straight-forward instructor and I really enjoyed the non-traditional sequencing of the class. The pigeons that kept returning were great for working my hips and there s a good emphasis on balance and twisting.
Wow! This was so much fun! I will definitely do it again. Channing and Wade play well of each other. Only issue I had was the music got very loud toward the end - right when I wanted to relax and wind down. It also made it difficult to hear the instructions.
A little disappointed in the class, it was not the challenge I was hoping for. Although the flow was certainly "funky" and different than any sequence I have done before, it felt a bit boring, especially going through it three times.
Channing is the best teacher on this site. Wonderful, creative flow!
I m a big fan of Channing s classes, and this one is no exception.It s not your typical flow, so you ll have to be ready to try something new if you do this class. There are plenty of twists and a few arm balances, and my hips felt nice and loose after all those pigeons! I didn t feel like I built a lot of heat since the flow was a moderate pace, but I felt like I worked.


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Lusasul
Love Ring // Sterling Silver
By Joel Escalona
Size 5 Size 6 Size 7 Size 8 Size 9 Size 10
Lusasul makes sleek jewelry with a dramatic edge. From statement-making rings and classic link bracelets, to necklaces that seem to defy physics, their collection of gold and silver jewelry illustrates the perfect balance of strength and beauty.
Lusasul was created by industrial designer Carmen Zambrano, who became enticed by the allure of Mexican craftsmanship while working with jewelers in Zacatecas, Mexico. He believes that every piece of jewelry is a personal sculpture, and a unique expression of both the artist and the wearer. Every piece from Lusasul presents an impressive mix of handcrafted heritage with new manufacturing techniques that set it apart from your average piece of jewelry.
OriginMexico
— Luxury Jewelry
— Total Weight: 4 g
— Band Width: 4mm
Are the rings and pendants solid SS?
Yes, the rings are solid made in .950 sterling silver.
Joel Escalona
Joel Escalona has been described as one of the most influential designers of his generation in Mexico. He is strongly interested in the duality of function and aesthetics with obsessive attention to detail. His work has been exhibited in the major design capitals of the world such as New York's ICFF, Paris's Maison & Objet or Salone Internazionale del Mobile Di Milano.


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Q: PHP - MYSQL - SQLSTATE[HY093]: Invalid parameter number i have little problem with inserting data to my database.
I get this error but i have no idea way. I have almost identical query on other script and it works fine but this one does not. I check the POST data on chrome inspector it shows fine.
if you have idea whats wrong with it, let me know.
Thanks in Advance.
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        ':id_client' => $client_ids,
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        ':cl_email' => e($_POST['fact_email']),
        ':cl_tel' => e($_POST['fact_tel']),
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        ':cl_provincia' => e($_POST['fact_dir_provincia']),
        ':cl_city' => e($_POST['fact_dir_localidad']),
        ':cl_cod_postal' => (int)$_POST['fact_dir_cod_postal'],
        ':fact_urgencia' => '1',
        ':fact_name' => $fact_name,
        ':fact_tipo' => $fact_tipo,
        ':fact_total' => $fact_total,
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          ':id_fact' => $fact_id,
          ':fact_desc' => e($_POST['inv_desc'][$key]),
          ':fact_qty' => (float)$_POST['inv_qty'][$key],
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A: I'll explain you why this error occurs.

SQLSTATE[HY093]: Invalid parameter number

This error basically occurs because of the following reasons.
Reason1
As the error name suggests, there is some difference between the number of parameters in your prepared query. What I mean is, take a look at the following example:
$s = $conn->prepare("INSERT INTO table(column1,column2) values(:column1)
$s->bindParam(':column1', $column1Value);
$s->bindParam(':column2', $column2Value);

Now, this will generate the error you mentioned because you're trying to insert into 2 columns, but are only providing value for 1.
Reason2
$s = $conn->prepare("INSERT INTO table(column1) values(:column1,:column2)
$s->bindParam(':column1', $column1Value);
$s->bindParam(':column2', $column2Value);

Now this would generate an error because you're trying to insert value into one column, but providing 2 values inside the VALUE section of the query.
Reason3
$s = $conn->prepare("INSERT INTO table(column1,column2) values(:column1,:column2)
$s->bindParam(':column1', $column1Value);

In this case, you've written the query part correct. However, you missed binding the parameters for the second value, the :column2.
These are the reasons why this error bumps up. Check your code and you'd find out what error out of these 3 you've made.

A: It appears that there is no :fact_tax_rate. Looks like a typo. Your last insert statement column inserts :pres_tax_rate.

A: Your first insert has the wrong variable name for the second to last value. Change :pres_tax_rate to :fact_tax_rate

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That's what we're going to talk about in this set of two videos.
objective, you may be confronted to this dilemma.
Should I be confronting myself to a given market, a benchmark, a market index?
Actually, the two may not be necessarily mutually exclusive.
to a given benchmark, and also to the competition.
hence it's more the peer group analysis which will be relevent.
how it's performed here in this video.
especially in the hedge fund industry.
But first let's have a look at how we can get to this peer group analysis.
the equity in the stock market index of your home country.
This tends to be a frequent bias that clients have.
They go to a bank, a wealth manager.
the [INAUDIBLE] if they're in France or the S&P 500 in the US.
to that of the stock market index.
may be a very tiny fraction of your whole portfolio.
So, that's not the good benchmark to have a look at.
the assets returns which a friend of yours has made.
company this number may clearly be biased.
return you have achieved in the previous year, last year.
management is that past returns are no guarantee for future performance.
we know what the right benchmark isn't.
besides the market indices is the peer group is the competition.
we do this for one month one quarter, one year up to ten years.
So the height of the bars indicates the range.
you see that the range is like from 2 to 22%.
we have and the for the ten year return.
it says 5 to 25 percentile.
we talk all the funds which enter the universe and we segment it.
here we will have the top 5 to the top 25 funds, okay?
that's the yellow part of the bars.
and, so on until the 95 to 75 returns.
those who will be the last five in the range of this performance.
and you see that over one year, it's within the top five performing funds.
It's almost at the top, very top.
This happens actually over two three five and ten years.
so it's the best performing fund.
how you may select a manager and indeed this is very crucial.
when you select managers, hedge funds managers.
you put some benchmark just to have an idea of what the market has been doing.
actively tracking or trying to deviate from a benchmark.
if you're talking about an equity long short type of hedge fund.
instance Benchmark 1 and the MSCI World.
Which is the standard index which is used for world equities as Benchmark number 2.
the product, does not perform as well as in the previous slide.
we put the year first which is most relevant to us, it's the last year.
so the first year we would put on this chart is 2011.
There is something actually very interesting on this chart.
the red square is way at the bottom of the range of performance.
the worst manager of all the lot, say a hundred managers, if that's the universe.
And then you see that in 2009, he ends up being the first.
So you remember that cartoon I showed you actually was the opposite, right?
There was this really outperforming, award winning fund manager.
the boss believes in mean reverting assets here it's somewhat the same.
performing managers in a given year, maybe next year you end up being the first.
has been a bit early and putting more risk in his portfolio.
If you remember, actually 2008 was a severe down market.
and they start bottoming out in March 09.
he tilted his equity portfolio towards growth stocks.
in 09 when markets turned around in March it went up like a rocket.
anyhow, this is typically the kind of analysis you do.
you see how a fund is positioned relative to the competition.
So peer group analysis may be performed using various criteria.
we'll see in the next video how useful this measure can prove.
which is more suitable for hedge funds.
months where the manager has been achieving positive returns.
So when is peer group analysis useful?
to spot the best managers to assemble in a given portfolio.
So it would be a portfolio of funds, either traditional or hedge funds.
these various, quite restrictive criteria as I've indicated here.
that's pretty standard in the fund industry.
plus annually of the three not since inception.
And then, no losing months that may be tricky if you include the period of 2008.
Quite difficult to find a manager there who hasn't had a negative month.
be above a 1.4, so good luck to find that manager.
then you may need to refine your criteria.
of how to use peer group analysis to spot the best performing manager.
you need to select good managers among a universe of peers.


with a big project getting underway and some relaxing on the agenda.
so that is all good.
Last night, someone played a trick on me- but it was actually a big treat.
and I started to freak out a bit at first.. but then then saw my oldest son and his girlfriend walk around the corner and smile.
They drove up for a couple days as a surprise and to log some brother time with Mr. SoCal.
To say I am pretty excited to have all 3 of my babies home again at one time is an understatement.
So, you know... just watching, listening and enjoying.
We are gearing up to work on the bathroom next week- which means-picking up supplies and making some decisions on what to go with.
I am stuck in between classic, and ohhhh I love it.
of tiling, grouting and all that fun stuff to do.
I'll get some project photos for you coming up soon.
I had a great time last weekend in Tiburon with Balsam Hill getting a few sneak peeks at what's coming this year with Christmas and a whole new home decor line.
Can I just say, I am excited?
I will be sharing some of the amazing pieces that are inspiring me.
And maybe an occasional behind the scenes sneak peek.
The Spring/Summer edition of Romantic Lifestyle is here! Over 140 pages of flower filled inspiration - and just $8 for a digital download.
Grab some quiet time, and grab an instant download to enjoy.
can you do something amazing AND keep it easy?
and in case you are wondering- yes, it rained AGAIN in the middle of the night.
this time I actually did get out of bed and run around a bit.
and over at Ebay as well.
and if you are looking for a great retailer in Nor Cal for this piece- check out McCreerys. They deliver all.over. the. northern half of the state.
You have a good looking group there. Have a great weekend!
Its so wonderful to have the cute babies home! I look forward to your bathroom renovation photos. I definitely want all the details, we have two bathrooms to renovate. Love to see what you're up to. Have a wonderful weekend with your family.
Courtney: Your children are adorable! Have lots of fun with them this weekend!
Did I see basketweave tile in there? When we remodeled our bathroom last year, I wanted to do marble basketweave tile flooring soooo badly, but alas, it was not in the budget at the time, so we went with ceramic hex tile instead. I really like the tile, but oh, I would love to do basketweave some day. It's so beautiful! Can't wait to see what you decide to go with in your bathroom!


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This course i s ideal if you are interested in acquiring professional training in the world of theatre, cinema and television costume design. You will learn to apply your personal creativity, technical knowledge and artistic skills and be prepared for a career in this exciting field.
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In February 2014, men dressed in camouflage, driving armored trucks and carrying military-issue weapons emerged from the Russian military base in Sevastopol and began streaming across the Ukrainian province of Crimea. Within hours, they had occupied town halls and television stations. Within days, they had co-opted local thugs and criminals to create a provisional government. They held a tightly controlled referendum and announced that residents of the region wanted it to belong to Russia.
While it unfolded, Russian spokesmen, journalists and Internet trolls deliberately cloaked the invasion in a thick cloud of falsehood. The annexation was described as a revolt against "Nazis" and "fascists" in Kiev who had staged a coup d'etat; in fact, Ukraine's pro-Russian president had fled the country after ordering his troops to fire at people demonstrating against his increasingly corrupt and authoritarian rule. Russian President Vladimir Putin gave emotive speeches and announced the annexation of Crimea in March. A hyper-patriotic victory campaign lauding the acquisition of Krym nash — our Crimea — followed.
Abroad, the push to control Crimea and the rest of eastern Ukraine raised alarms: This was the first time since 1945 that a European border had been altered by force. But inside Russia, it was a perfectly sensible course of events, consistent with nearly a century of Ukraine-phobia. Embedded deep within Russia's national consciousness is a knowledge of Ukrainians' thirst for autonomy, awareness of Ukraine's unpredictability — and an old fear that Ukrainian demands might spread to Russia.
In 2014, Russian officials looked with horror at the young people waving European flags and calling for democracy in Kiev's Maidan Square and were determined to make sure such a movement would never spread to Russia itself: A mass anti-corruption protest — particularly one that ends with occupation of the dictator's palace — is what Russia's corrupt oligarchs fear most. Putin witnessed exactly that kind of "chaos" as a young KGB officer in Dresden in 1989, when the fall of the Berlin Wall struck him as catastrophic. He now blames protests against him on "foreign agents" and Hillary Clinton.
But the need to control Ukraine also has important roots in Russia's historical memory, and the KGB's. Turbulence in Ukraine hits panic buttons, because anarchy in the Soviet Union's agricultural heartland has nearly destabilized Moscow more than once. Perhaps the best way to explain Putin's paranoia and covetousness toward Kiev is this: Russia remembers those moments well.
Russian unease about Ukraine goes back to the very beginning of the Soviet Union, in 1917, when the Ukrainians first tried to set up their own state. During the civil war that followed the revolutions in Moscow and Kiev, Ukrainian peasants — radical, left wing and anti-Bolshevik all at once — rejected the imposition of Soviet rule. They pushed out the Red Army and, for a time, had the upper hand. But in the anarchy that followed the Red Army's retreat, Polish armies as well as the Czarist White Army reentered Ukraine. One White general, Anton Denikin, crossed into Russia and came within 200 miles of Moscow, nearly ending the revolution before it really got underway.
Those harsher tactics included the blacklisting of many Ukrainian towns and villages, which were forbidden from receiving manufactured goods and food. They also prohibited Ukrainian peasants from leaving the republic and set up roadblocks between villages and cities, preventing internal migration. Teams of activists arrived in Ukrainian villages and confiscated everything edible, not just wheat but potatoes, beets, squash, beans, peas, farm animals and even pets. They searched barns and closets, smashed open walls and ovens, looking for food.
After the famine, Stalin launched a new wave of terror. Ukrainian writers, artists, historians, intellectuals — anyone with a link to the nationalist governments or armies of 1917-1919 — was arrested, sent to the Gulag or executed.
His goal was no mystery: He wanted to crush the Ukrainian national movement and to ensure that Ukraine would never again rebel against the Soviet state. He spoke obsessively about loss of control because he knew that another Ukrainian uprising could thwart the Soviet project, not only by depriving the U.S.S.R. of grain but also by robbing it of legitimacy. Ukraine had been a Russian colony for centuries; the two cultures remained closely intertwined; the languages were closely related.
If Ukraine rejected Soviet ideology and the Soviet system, Stalin feared that rejection could lead to the downfall of the whole Soviet Union. Ukrainian rebellion could inspire Georgians, Armenians or Tajiks. And if the Ukrainians could establish a more open, more tolerant state, or if they could orient themselves, as so many wanted, toward European culture and values, then why wouldn't many Russians want the same?
Like Putin many decades later, the Bolsheviks went to great lengths to hide the true nature of their policy in Ukraine. During the civil war, they disguised their Red Army as a "Soviet Ukrainian liberation movement." Stalin — commissar of nationalities at the time — created fake mini-states in Ukrainian provinces, designed to undermine the Ukrainian government in 1918, much like the "Donetsk People's Republic" seeks to undercut the Ukrainian government today.
In the aftermath of the 1932-33 famine, a drastic information blackout was imposed. The deaths of millions were covered up and denied. It was illegal to mention the famine in public. Officials were told to alter the causes of death in public documents. In 1937, a Soviet census that revealed too many missing people in Ukraine and elsewhere was repressed; the heads of the census bureau were shot. Foreign journalists were pressured to conceal the famine, and with a few exceptions, most complied.
Of course the parallels are not exact: Putin's Russia is not Stalin's Soviet Union. Still, more than 80 years after the famine and more than two decades after the collapse of the U.S.S.R., the relationship between Russia and Ukraine has come full circle. Once again, a Russian leader speaks obsessively about the "loss" of Ukraine. Once again, a regime based in Moscow sees the Ukrainian national movement as an existential, internal threat. And once again, Moscow has gone to extraordinary lengths to ward off the Ukrainian challenge. As in 1932, the constant talk of "war" and "enemies" in Ukraine remains useful to Russian leaders who cannot explain stagnant living standards or justify their own privileges, wealth and power.
But history offers hope as well as tragedy. In the end, the famine failed: Ukraine was not destroyed. The terrorization of the Ukrainian elite failed, too: The Ukrainian language did not disappear. The desire for independence persisted, as did the desire for democracy, or a more just society, or a Ukrainian state that truly represented Ukrainians. When it became possible, Ukrainians expressed these desires. In 1991, they voted overwhelmingly for independence. Ukraine, as the national anthem proclaims, did not die.
In the end, Stalin failed, too. A generation of Ukrainian intellectuals and politicians was murdered in the 1930s, but their legacy lived on. The national aspiration was revived in the 1960s; it continued underground in the 1970s and 1980s; it became open again in the 1990s. A new generation of Ukrainian intellectuals and activists appeared in the 2000s.
If Putin's Russia is not Stalin's Soviet Union, modern Ukraine is not the Soviet Republic of Ukraine, either. It is a sovereign state, with its own civic leaders and its own politicians, its own media and its own army. Above all, Ukrainians can now write their history and decide for themselves if this cycle of violence will finally come to an end.


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Food Recall Warning – Robin Hood Brand All Purpose Flour Recalled Due to E. coli
By Gateway Gazette 5 years ago
Why you should take note?
The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with federal and provincial public health partners to investigate an outbreak of Escherichia coli, called E.coli O121 that has now been linked to Robin Hood All Purpose Flour, Original. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a food recall warning advising Canadians of the recalled product that has been distributed in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The investigation is ongoing and it is possible that additional products linked to the outbreak investigation may be identified.
Canadians are advised not to use or eat any Robin Hood All Purpose Flour, Original sold in 10 kilogram bags with a code containing BB/MA 2018 AL 17 and 6 291 548 as these products may be contaminated with E. coli. For additional recall details, please consult CFIA's recall notice. Restaurants and retailers are also advised not to sell or serve the recalled product, or any items that may have been prepared or produced using the recalled product.
This outbreak is a reminder that it is not safe to taste or eat raw dough or batter, regardless of the type of flour used as raw flour can be contaminated with harmful bacteria such as E.coli.
E. coli are bacteria that live naturally in the intestines of cattle, poultry, other animals, and humans. Most E. coli are harmless to humans. However, there are many different strains of E.coli, and some varieties can cause serious illness.
While most people made ill by E. coli experience a few days of upset stomach and then recover fully, infections can sometimes be life threatening.
Investigation Summary
There have been 25 cases of E.coli O121 with a matching genetic fingerprint reported in four provinces: British Columbia (12), Saskatchewan (4), Alberta (4) and Newfoundland and Labrador (5). The illness onset dates range from November 2016 to late February 2017. Six individuals have been hospitalized. These individuals have recovered or are recovering. No deaths have been reported. The majority (54%) of the individuals who became ill are male with an average age of 24 years.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a food recall warning for Robin Hood All Purpose Flour, Original linked to this outbreak. During the food safety investigation, samples of Robin Hood flour were collected and did test positive for E.coli O121. Several individuals who became ill reported having contact with Robin Hood flour. The investigation is ongoing and it is possible that additional products linked to the outbreak investigation may be identified.
Who is most at risk?
Although anyone can get an E.coli infection, pregnant women, those with compromised immune systems, young children and older adults are most at risk for developing serious complications.
What you should do to protect your health?
Check to see if you have the recalled product in your home or place of business. If you do:
Do not use or eat recalled Robin Hood All Purpose Flour, Original. Secure the recalled product in a plastic bag and throw it out or return it to the store where it was purchased for a refund.
If you have flour without its original packaging and are unsure if it is included in the food recall, throw it out just to be safe.
Thoroughly wash any containers that were used to store the recalled product before using them again.
If you suspect you may have used recalled flour to make baked goods or a non-baked product, such as children's play-dough, throw it out. Wash all surfaces or containers where the product may have been used or stored.
Wash your hands with soap and warm water immediately following any contact with the recalled product.
For general use of flour, the following tips will also help reduce your risk of becoming ill:
Do not taste raw dough or batter. Eating a small amount could make you sick.
Bake or cook items made with raw dough or batter before eating them.
Always use hot water and soap to wash any bowls, utensils, or surfaces that flour was used on.
Wash your hands with soap and warm water immediately after touching flour, raw dough or batter.
Contact your healthcare provider if you think you have become ill from eating raw dough or batter or from consuming or handling a flour product.
People infected with E.coli can have a wide range of symptoms. Some do not get sick at all, though they can still spread the infection to others. Others feel as though they have a bad case of upset stomach. Still others become seriously ill and must be hospitalized.
The following symptoms can appear within one to ten days after contact with the bacteria:
severe stomach cramps
watery or bloody diarrhea
little or no fever
Most symptoms clear up within five to ten days without needing to see a healthcare professional. However, some people who are infected with E.coli develop life-threatening symptoms, including kidney failure, seizures and stroke. While most individuals will recover completely, others may suffer permanent health effects, like kidney damage. Death can also result in extremely rare cases.
What the Government of Canada is doing
The Government of Canada is committed to food safety. The Public Health Agency of Canada leads multi-jurisdictional human health investigations of outbreaks and is in regular contact with its federal and provincial partners to monitor and take collaborative steps to address outbreaks.
Health Canada provides food-related health risk assessments to determine if the presence of a certain substance or microorganism poses a health risk to consumers.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) conducts food safety investigations into the possible food source of an outbreak.
The Government of Canada will continue to update Canadians if new information related to this investigation becomes available.
E.coli Fact Sheet
Food Safety Tips
Be Food Safe
Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency
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UK textiles brand Camira and ege carpets will present Common Threads during Clerkenwell Design Week (CDW), a curated event celebrating yarn - the raw material at the heart of both companies. Taking place in Camira's newly refurbished showroom designed by Angela Gidden MBE, the space will take visitors through the process of how textiles come to life, from raw yarn through design inspiration to manufacture, with an end product designed, "with nature at its heart."
The showroom will feature an installation of thread art by textile designer Debbie Smyth, whose work blurs the boundary between fine art and textiles using thread and pins to create artworks.
She will be running live demonstrations each day at 11am and 2.30pm, and each session will have its own theme, such as The Craft of Design, The Art of Making, The Heart of Nature and The Graft of Contract.
Smyth says that she enjoys, "taking thread out of its comfort zone," and presenting it on a monumental scale to create, "an eye-catching and in some cases jaw dropping effect".
Camira's new worsted wool Landscape Collection; its bast-fibre fabric Main Line Flax; and its Velvetesse Collection will be on display.
Camira would like to invite CDW visitors to view Smyth's feature installation and enjoy a complimentary "fruit of the loom" smoothie.
Clerkenwell Design Week 2015 takes place from 19-21 May.


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The Kalia Women's Fitness Tank is more than your average fitness top. It was designed for riders who live active lifestyles and want something that looks good on and off the bike. This tank features lightweight, moisture-wicking materials to keep you fresh and dry, and a semi-fitted profile and drop tail for versatile comfort and coverage.
Lightweight fabric delivers ultimate moisture management
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Some of the brands I've partnered with.
I'm Ty Bardi, a Creative Director with extensive campaign experience on both the agency and corporate side. I brainstorm, write and direct live-action, animation, web, social and experiential. The creative is unique, the process is fun!
I really believe it's possible to tell a human story about any subject, even abstract things that don't involve humans. And that's important, because making it human is the only way to get other humans to care about it.
I'm also part of the San Francisco comedy scene, but I can't say I do that for a living (can anyone?) I write shows for Killing My Lobster and others. Come out and see a show sometime! It's why you live in the city, isn't it?


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 Federal Republic of Germany, die englische Bezeichnung für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland, z. B. als olympisches Länderkürzel von 1968 bis 1988
 Forschungsreaktor Geesthacht (FRG-1 und FRG-2)
 Fremdrentengesetz
 Fritz Reuter Gesellschaft
 Frente Republicano Guatemalteco (Guatemaltekische Republikanische Front), eine politische Partei in Guatemala
 Funktionale Renormierungsgruppe, ein Konzept der theoretischen Physik
 Flughafen Republic (IATA- und FAA-Code)

FRG als Unterscheidungszeichen auf Kfz-Kennzeichen:

 Deutschland: Landkreis Freyung-Grafenau

FR-G steht für:
 ehemaliger ISO-3166-2-Code der 2015 aufgelösten französischen Region Champagne-Ardenne

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Taxon: Nicotiana acuminata (Graham) Hook.
Brandwagt, B. F. et al. 2001. Most AAL toxin-sensitive Nicotiana species are resistant to the tomato fungal pathogen Alternaria alternata f. sp. lycopersici Molec. Pl.-Microbe Interact. 14:460-470.
Clarkson, J. J. et al. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships in Nicotiana (Solanaceae) inferred from multiple plastid DNA regions Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 33:75-90.
Goodspeed, T. H. 1954. The genus Nicotiana Chron. Bot. 16:421-423.
Lewis, R. S. & J. S. Nicholson 2007. Aspects of the evolution of Nicotiana tabacum L. and the status of the United States Nicotiana germplasm collection Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 54:729.
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=300389. Accessed 22 April 2019.


It's my kid's fault!! I've gotten caught up in the latest craze...Pokemon Go! Last week my 2 daughters & I were in Charleston, SC, making wedding plans for my daughter, Jenny, who will be getting married there in 3 months! None of us had ever been there and there are so … [Read more...] about Pokemon Go Punch Art!


About Big Kids Toys Auto Center is conveniently located in Clovis, CA. Our shop is staffed with expert technicians who provide quality repair and maintenance service. Call or email us to set up an appointment today.
"customer service is awesome, and our exp. there is always hassle free."
04/19/2019 - "Dependable. Honest. Courteous. KNOWLEDGEABLE!! All with big hearts!"
"If you like cars, it's always enjoyable to take a repair need into Keith's. The last time I was there,..."
"Spoke with Jacqueline. She said the service turned out great and everyone was very informative, which..."
04/13/2019 - "Best repair shop in the valley"
"Everyone of your employees treat your customers as if they are related as well they're all very..."
04/18/2019 - "Carolyn Adams 1960 Firebird"
"I feel the job was done satisfactorily. However, I do think the $149.00 diagnose charge was..."
"Did the work asked for and did not pressure "up selling" anything. Made suggestions and prioritized..."
Being in an accident is stressful without having to haggle with insurance. Robert and his crew handled everything from the rental car to negotiating with the agents, plus their coffee is pretty awesome! You can not go wrong with Big Kids! He and his wife have been trusted vendors for over 2 years, and I will not trust anyone else with my vehicles. They are responsible with everything they deal with. Check out their cool and classy office as well! Can not say enough about them!
What can I add which hasn't already been said over and over.
After being t-boned in my 29 day old truck, I was devastated. 6 months after the crash, I dare you to tell me which side was damaged!
Robert states in no uncertain terms he works for you, not the insurance companies. His results support that claim. Every detail was attended to while my truck was being repaired.
I'll be a return customer for sure!
Roberta said the business has always been friendly. They have given her timely service.
BKT is the very best place to take your vehicle for repair or body work. Robert & crew go above & beyond any other business I have ever dealt with. Awesome!
Spoke with Carol. She said they were pleasant and the work was efficiently done.
Marilynn said she is very satisfied with this business. They are honest and perform the work both, quickly and efficiently.
Brant said the price at this business was reasonable. They got him in and out right away.
Dutch said the people are friendly and he enjoys going to this business.
I was very pleased with how quick the service was on my Ford Edge, it only took about 15 minutes.
Kathy said they do great work at this business and for a fair price.
I like the fact that it's so close to us and they took us in, in just a short notice. Great service over all!
Bought 2 cars from this company. Awesome service. Very prompt.
Karl said his service was wonderful. Everyone was courteous, they were polite and the service was completed in a timely manner.
and friendly and very prompt.
Darlene said they are very professional at this business and take good care of their customers. They follow-up on their work.
Very knowledgeable staff with fast professtion sevice.
Barbara said they did everything to her vehicle that needed to be done.
Shanna said the service is always fast and done right.


Hotel was very clean and the staff was very polite.
the services, location cleanliness ... everything was quite good. its very near to the center so we could go around for a walk easily.. the view from my room was quite good. the staff was helpful and nice.
We staying in Crystal hotel several times, and it's always so nice to return back ! Staff in the hotel it's so nice , friendly, professional, helpful! We love it ! Everything about this hotel it's 5stars !
Friendly welcome, great location, comfortable bed, good view over the town.
Very clean beautiful big room, friendly people, very close to center.
Very nice hotel! Excellent quality of breakfast, very clean room, nice new furniture! Recommended!!!
Offering a spa centre, Crystal Hotel is 150 yards from the centre of Kakopetria Village. It offers stylish accommodation with mountain views. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout. Facilities include a restaurant and a bar.
Fitted with design items and neoclassical furnishings, all rooms and suites at Crystal open to a balcony. Each has a seating area with flat-screen TV and a minibar. Some come with a hot tub.
Guests may start their day with a buffet breakfast at Forest restaurant, where Cypriot dishes are served for lunch and dinner. The roof terrace Sky Bar prepares snacks and refreshing cocktails.
The property features banquet facilities to host meetings and conferences. Guests may use the pool and the spa centre of a neighbouring property.
A mini market is 100 yards away. The church of Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis is at a distance of 1.2 miles. Troodos Ski Centre is 12.4 miles away, while Nicosia City is at a distance of 34.2 miles.
Crystal Hotel has been welcoming Booking.com guests since 25 Sept 2013.
Stylishly decorated, this air-conditioned room opens to a patio with mountain view. It has a flat-screen TV and a minibar. Free Wi-Fi is available.
Fitted with a hot tub, this stylishly decorated, air-conditioned suite opens to a balcony and a patio with mountain view. It has a seating area with flat-screen TV and a minibar. Free Wi-Fi is available.
Fitted with a hot tub, this air-conditioned superior suite features design items and neoclassical furnishings. Opening to a balcony and a patio with mountain view, it has a seating area with flat-screen TV and a minibar. Free Wi-Fi is available.
Please note that children under 18 years cannot be accommodated in a room without being accompanied by an adult.
The room is modern but not so clean. The wall was moisture.
I booked the suite for 110 per night and in the room we didn't have necessary equipment such as a tray with a set of water glasses, kettle, coffee cups, coffee etc! The mini bar was empty not even a bottle of water i had to request it!! Also the room was not properly clean!! The bathroom needs maintenance the towels are very old and look like they have been used a lot! Also the breakfast was very poor!! Also the room was very dark the lights were not working probably!!! Very disappointing!!!
Only the location i can recommend!
The suite should have slippers and hairdryer but they were given at the reception. The heating in the bathroom was not working, WiFi also was not working in the suite.
Poor breakfast, didn't clean the room nor the bathroom.
Poor cleaning, the room had a weird cigarette smell.
The signal of the Tv. They didnt did anything to fix it. The fridge was broken.


That's how mine was. The moving 15 kilometres away and setting up a new home with the old furniture and stuff.
Am officially a villager, as of today. For the first time in my life. I know, I know, it did seem as if, but no: as of today only.


Voice over IP (VoIP) is a digital technology that allows voice and video calls to be conducted over an public or private IP network using a combination of computers and IP phones at both ends (as opposed to the PBX phone system using analogue technology to carry voice-only calls over a public or private telephone network using a combination of telephones and fax machines at both ends). Through the appropriate digital gateway, the digital IP telephony (IPT) System is able to communicate seamlessly with an analogue PBX phone systems over the analogue telephone network and vice versa.Based on the VoIP technologies, the IPT system not only allows voice, data and video to share the same network cable (hence reducing cabling and support cost), but also offers many features normally not found or cannot be implemented under the conventional PBX system such as broadcast or targeted delivery of digital news in voice, text and/or images. As such, the university has decided to gradually phase out the existing PBX system and adopt the IPT technologies in all new buildings and offices.
The CityU IP Phone project started in 2002 by replacing in Festival Walk Office (FW) 300 phone lines subscribed from the commercial phone service provider with IP phones and installing 450 new IP phones in Phase I of the Student Hostel. In the Fall of 2003, another 140 phones in student rooms of Jockey Club House and To Yuen Building were upgraded to IP phones. Since 2004, the coverage of IPT has been gradually extending to new staff offices, public phones, and Phase II of the Student Residence. Up to now, we have around 6500 IP phones installed in the Student Residence, main campus and remote offices.
The IPT system is composed of a Cisco Unified Communications Manager Cluster, a Unity Voice Mail System, a Fax Server, Voice Gateways and IP phone sets inter-connected through Cisco routers and switches. The IPT core equipments and core network are built with full redundancy and highest priority is given to voice traffic to ensure best quality and reliability. The following picture depicts the architecture of the IPT on the campus network.
This web site aims at providing CityU members information of the CityU IP Phone Systems including quick reference of different models of IP phone handsets and features of phone services provided by the Computing Services Centre.
IP Phones can be relocated to anywhere on the network without reconfiguration.
Share cabling and management cost with the data network.
Telephone number is associated with an IP phone, not a location.
Can push message onto a single, a group, and groups of IP phones.
Personal phone profile of an IP phone can be exported to and inherited by other IP phones.
Seamlessly Integrate with WiFi and Video IP Phones.
Enhance learning and communication by setting up highly-collaborative meetings, training sessions, and presentations using voice, video, or web conferencing provided by the IPT system.
Able to access web information from an IP Phone using keypad or speech.
Allow simple transactional requests (e.g., request for information) to be raised through an IP phone using keypad or speech.
Remain reachable by having ubiquitous access to voice, email, and fax messages from an IP phone or a PC anywhere on the Internet.
Much easier to cater for or meet future phone needs as the capacity of IPT system is scalable while "add and change" is easy.